my concern is for next generations and what they re walking into. reporter: the epa was pressed on why of all agencies it could not prevent something like this from happening. the answer, there will be an independent investigation to figure that out. thank you. the suburban st. louis city of ferguson is on edge again tonight in a grim case of deja vu. that police officer was cleared of any wrongdoing, but now more violence, more raw emotion, and more shootings. we are in ferguson tonight. reporter: they re waiting for nightfall. protesters they they want to demonstrate peacefully. police officers say they want to same.
good morning. i m michelle franzen. i m kendis gibson. good morning. i m michelle franzen. i m kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we re following on world news now. in suburban st. louis, the mother of a black man shot by a white cop does not want these protests. she wants to know more about what happened. police say the victim pulled a gun and that they have surveillance video that proves it. a pilot from jordan has been captured by isis fighters in syria. the militants claim to have shot his plane down but the u.s. says that s not true. jordan is part of the u.s.-led coalition fighting isis. a lab technician at the cdc in atlanta is being monitored for three weeks after possibly coming into contact with the ebola virus. the head of the cdc has ordered a full review of what led to that incident. and several thousand
christian pilgrims turned out for christmas eve services in bethlehem. the crowds are down this year because of violence in gaza. those are some of our top stories on this christmas day, thursday, december 25th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. we begin with the latest police shooting controversy. there were christmas eve protests in suburban st. louis, just a few miles from ferguson. an 18-year-old black man shot dead by a white police officer in the town of berkeley in missouri. abc s alex perez reports this case is different from ferguson. reporter: mayhem in berkeley, missouri. protesters looting and tossing fireworks at officers. all this after a white police officer shot and killed 18-year-old antonio martin at another gas station nearby. police say the officer was responding to reports of a robbery and released this surveillance video. watch closely.
convenience store that s become the epicenter of demonstrations for more than a week. some rioters placed landscaping blocks across florissant to prevent police vehicles from getting through. there were reports of gunfire, amid the confusion, and word of at least two injuries. after about an hour police appeared to have regained the upper hand as demonstrators moved out of the area. the scene was similar to the one that unfolded after midnight sunday morning, when police used tear gas on protesters after one demonstrator had been shot by another. seven people were arrested on the first night of the curfew. jim ryan, abc news, suburban st. louis. a preliminary autopsy released overnight found that michael brown was shot at least six times. abc news has confirmed that the results of the private autopsy conducted for the family found that the 18-year-old was shot four times in the arm and twice in the head. a forensic pathologist flown in from new york says all bullets were fired into b
this morning on world news now disturbing new details about robin williams and his final days. what his wife is now saying about his state of mind and his physical health. tension in missouri. another night of rallies in suburban st. louis. why unarmed teen was shot and killed by police, the big secret in the case revealed today. safety alert, playground equipment that can heat up and burn your children. while there may be more summertime risks at the park than you might think. and family affair kim kardashian and kanye west s baby daughter, just a year old and already had her first job. that s in the skinny on this friday, august 15. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning on this busy friday, i m michelle franzen.