They are from the uk or whatever country they are from or whether it is americans, they were going on vacation. They had in choice. Reporter leo a professor of Eastern European studies at Lasalle University says maybe now the world will Pay Attention to is what going on over there so good may come of it, but now the the world will focus on this. And they will say stop, you cannot do this. Reporter incident may have happened half a world away but tomorrow here on the parkway in center city there will be, it will be a vocal point of the mass demonstration, a number of ukraine an organizations, planning to protest, and rally denouncing the downing of the jet liner and condemning those responsible. We are live on the parkway, dann cuellar for channel six action news. Thanks, dann. Our coverage of the crash of the Malaysia Flight 17 continues on the six abc news app. We will alert to you new developments as this story, continues to unfold, and there is a lot have of unfolding yet to do. We
New details emerge in the Police Shooting of a black teenager now ten days ago. Racially charged protests in the streets again turned violent with shots fired leading to chaos and confusion. Some demonstrators clashed with police who fired tear gas and smoke canisters. And now the National Guard is on the scene trying to help restore order. Abcs Tahman Bradley is in ferguson now with the latest live for us this morning. Good morning, tahman. Reporter devin and michelle, good morning. The governor lifted the curfew and ordered in the National Guard to protect peaceful demonstrators, but once again things got out of hand. At least two people were shot and there were more than 30 arrests. Overnight, the streets of ferguson again looked like a war zone. The missouri National Guard assisting state and local police, but there was little order. Angry demonstrators lobbed molotov cocktails and other objects. Police fired back with tear gas. There were multiple arrests. I want to encourage the
We begin with defense secretary chuck hagel raising the alarm about the Islamic Militant group known as isis. The sobering new warning the sobering new warning about the imminent threat comes as an International Hunt is under way for the militants who murdered journalist james foley. Theyve also threatened to kill a second american journalist theyre Still Holding hostage. Abcs susan saulny has the latest now from washington. Reporter a new longterm military offensive opening in the battle against militant islam in iraq and possibly syria. As the International Hunt for the brutal killers from isis who executed american journalist james foley intensifies, the officials at the pentagon and state department preparing americans for what could be an extended operation to crush the terrorist group and bring foleys captors to justice. Were pursuing a longterm strategy against isil because isil clearly poses a longterm threat. Reporter u. S. Military officials expect isis, also known as isil, t
Weather causing everything from flooding rains to dry and dangerous heat. In parts of the east coast, people are drying out this morning following a day of torrential downpours. While in the west, windy and dry weather have created ripe conditions for wildfires. Fastmoving flames wiping out entire neighborhoods. Four fires in North Central washington coming together as one burning 380 square miles, more than four times the size of seattle. This fire, as im sure you guys know, just exploded. There are still lots of homes threatened, not imminently. Reporter new video by drones showing the widespread damage. Warren smethers lost his dream home that he purchased just three weeks ago. I just try to keep looking on the positive side. Ive been in tears. Reporter temperatures have cooled helping the 1600 firefighters, but no rain is expected in the area until tomorrow. In north dakota fargo feels more like florida with temperatures soaring into the 90s. As the sun set, the heat and humidity f
And a very good tuesday morning, im dan kloeffler. Im brandi hitt. We begin with the u. S. Taking a dramatic step forward in the fight against islamic militants in syria. The Associated Press saying surveillance flights have begun indicating air strikes could be next inside the wartorn country. A significant step toward military action in syria. This morning, president obama has authorized surveillance flights over the country in what could be a warmup for air strikes against isis, the Jihadist Group fighting Government Forces there. Ive been involved in the middle east for nearly 50 years and ive never seen anything like this. Reporter the administration has long resisted military operations in syria, a country involve advantaged by a threeyear civil war. But that approach appears to be shifting. Following the murder of american jesse kinch james foley at the hands of isis. One potential target, the northern syrian city of raqqah. Its the safest territory that currently exists. Report