I onto want to say the investigation once completed we will sit down with the District Attorney and review it but i want to make it very clear there are no criminal charges pending at this time. This is an ongoing investigation. Stewart, a threetime National Champion was questioned last night. Today he planned to race in watkins glen, new york. A short time ago his race Team Announced he wouldnt. Its just an unbelievable tragedy. Our hearts go out to obviously kevin and his family. Thoughts and prayers. This is a very tough, very emotional time for everybody. His family, our family, stewart hoss, tony stewart, we feel as a group tony will not drive today. Reporter in a statement nascar says, quote, our thoughts and prayers go out to family, friends, and fell low competitors kevin ward. We support Tony Stewarts decision to miss todays race and well continue to respect the process and timeline of the local thoughts and will continue to monitor this situation moving forward. The sport mou
Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im debra feyerick. Im john berman. Its 4 00 a. M. In the east. We would like to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. After sundays bombing of a u. N. Shelter in gaza. They called the attack disgraceful. The u. N. Described it as moral outrage and criminal attack. Israel is suspending their fire for a seven hour humanitarian ceasefire. John, does hamas seem to be willing to support this ceasefire . If so, what can actually be physically achieved in seven hours . Reporter well, at this point, hamas says they will not go along with the ceasefire. They dont trust the israelis. They believe its an attempt to divert attention away from what happened at the school. The israelis say they were attacking three members of the jihad on a motorcycle. Apparently, they passed near the front gates of the school. Nine people died from shrapnel after it was fired. As for what can be done in the seven hour ceasefire, they need to get ai
It as payback for the death of a palestinian bus driver under disputed circumstances. Our ben wedeman joins us now from jerusalem live with the very latest. So ben, take us through what we know right now about this attack on worshippers in the jerusalem synagogue and how much authorities are learning about the two suspects who were shot and killed by police. Reporter yes. Rosemary, we understand from the Israeli Police that two men from palestinian East Jerusalem from the neighborhood of jebal mukabr came at 7 15 in the morning, thats less than three hours ago, to this synagogue behind me in the har nof neighborhood of west jerusalem. They entered the synagogue. They were armed with knives, axes, and a handgun according to the police. Now, eyewitnesses tell us that they saw a commotion outside the synagogue shortly afterwards. One woman said she saw a man bloodied and wounded sitting by the front steps of the synagogue, and then she saw the attackers, the presumed attackers coming out
Virginia campus and says some of the items may not be true. Well explain. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is monday, december 8th. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. Breaking overnight. A new night of violence and protests in berkeley, california. One of the few places where violence have broken out in the killings of eric garner and Michael Brown. Some hurled rocks and bottles at police and tried to set a patrol car on fire. Looting and vandalism broke out. One hit in a hammer. The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life threatening. Elsewhere across the country, the protests were peaceful. That can be seen on so many of the signs. There will be another demonstration at 8 00 a. M. This morning at u. S. Capitol building. In new york, 300 arrests. On sunday, people gathered at times square and Grand Central station where our nick valencia has caught up with them. Reporter you can see people chanting slogans f
Northeast trudges through rain, snow, sleet and ice. We will tell you what you need to know. It looked pretty. Vermont is supposed to look like that. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. President obama is walking a fine line this morning in the wake of the senates report on the use of torture by the cia after the 9 11 attacks. The president who banned harsh techniques after taking office, supports the report. The democrats are upset that the president has not endorsed the conclusion that it prevailed on intelligence. Senator mark udall is calling for him to resign. Director brennan and his cia today are continuing to willfully provide inaccurate information and misrepresent torture. In other words, the cia is lying. The republicans mounting a coordinated attack on the Senate Report calling the release a danger to americans and a bet y betrayal of promises made to americans. To defend it as effective. We did exactly wh