Historically black Womens College cuts ties. We begin with a live picture from sydney australia. Its now just after 3, threws afternoon there. After a night of violence, and a day of sorrow, mourners are paying their respects at the site of a 16 hour standoff ending with two hostages killed. It started when a man known to local police burst into a coffee shop, heavily armed. Jonathan betz is here with the betill betills. Details. This man worked alone but was influenced by i. S. I. L. He was known to authorities, and had been arrested a number of times, leaving some to question why he was on the streets. Reporter flags lowered across sydney and prayers for the victims. Hundreds mourned at a churn service, blocked from the scene of a standoff. Hours earlier, flashes of gun fire, and panicked hostages marked the end of a siege. Two hostages were killed, as well as the gunmen. They made the call because they believed that the time if they didnt enter there would have been many more lives
Theyve the police told us we were in a safe spot. But a short time later, the Police Officers went down the main street and people were running towards us and we heard the multiple bangs, flashes, bullets going off and bullets and flood lights flooding the neighbourhoods, and helicopters overhead shining a spotlight on where some of the people were dispersing too. All right. Lets go back and start from earlier today. What was the show of force on the street when it came to the police . Well, it was similar to what we have seen the last two nights. And as you know, things were the worst it seemed on sunday night as looting began, as people began to cause damage, light fires, and there was a little less of that, there was the same force, but over the day today we have seen a large number of Police Officers from other municipality, militarytype vehicles and a lot of tactical officers around the area. From what we understand from people there in the middle of ferguson, it was largely peace
Missouri, where this america tonight special report flashpoint ferguson. We have come to missouri for that reason. This community, the area, the eastern part of the missouri is a flashpoint for conversations about race, the use of police force, and about the ability of a community to rise up and speak for itself. It began with the death last week of an unarmed 18yearold man, Michael Brown, and anger that emerged in the community because a Police Officer used his gun. We have continuing coverage here. We have gone to the command center of the counter event of the local Law Enforcements, the Country Police and the state Highway Patrol. They have gathered and been at work at this location, organising themselves, being prepared for, at any time, possibility of renewed confrontations to break out. It has not been the case. There are protest under way at the hour and have been decidedly nonviolent. There has been no clashes reporteded so far. Protests began with a march from st louiss very p
Good evening im julie chen reporting at this hour from missouri, for this special report, flashpoint Andrej Meszaros missouri. This whole area has become a flash point about race, the use of police force, and the ability of a community to rise up and speak for itself. It began with the death last weekend of an unarmed 18yearold man Michael Brown, and anger that emerged in the community because a Police Officers used his gun. We are continuing our coverage here, and have gone to the command center of the current event of the locality Law Enforcement, the county police and state Highway Patrol. They have gathered and been at work for hours, organising themselves, being prepared for at any time any possibility of renewed confron stations to break out confrontations to break out. That has not been the case. There has been protests but no clashes have been reported so far. There was a march from st louis gateway often, the gate way of the west through the streets o where the young 18yearold
Crisis and the first confirmed case in new york. A 33yearold doctor testing positive. Greg spencer recently returned to the city after treating ebola patients in africa. He is in quarantine in the bellevue hospital. We go to Jonathan Betz with more. Civic leaders say they knew it was likely to happen, new york feels prepared. It is bound to set off alarms in the countrys crowded city. Reporter its the first case of ebola in a large densely populated city. Confirmed thursday evening by officials. We want to state at the outset theres no reason for new yorkers to be alarmed. Media reporters identified him as craig spepser spencer, working with Doctors Without Borders rgs treating ebola patients in guinea. He left africa and on tuesday he was tired. The next day he wept bowling and rode on the subway. Thursday, he reported a high fever of 103 degrees. He alerted Doctors Without Borders and the Citys Department of health. Paraimmediatics in full protective gear rushed him to new yorks bell