Good evening. And we begin this thursday night with the allout manhunt for the gunmen who opened fire on Police Officers overnight in ferguson missouri. Two officers suddenly ambushed in the middle of what was a peaceful protest. It came just hours after the Ferguson Police chief announced he is resigning. Demonstrators had gathered. Heres what they heard. [ gunshots ] gunshots and screens, protesters and police running for cover. Images of one of the officers down. Police barricading themselves behind cars. Seeking cover behind a brick wall. Tonight, a manhunt still under way as weve watched the s. W. A. T. Teams sweep through neighborhoods all day. President obama tonight saying violence against police is unacceptable after Authorities Say the officers were shot just because they were Police Officers. Abcs alex perez is in ferguson tonight. Reporter tonight, in ferguson a manhunt. A s. W. A. T. Team descends on this home tearing apart the roof looking for the suspect who shot two Pol
Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with that headline breaking from philadelphia. Federal investigators just moments ago revealing that sudden acceleration just before the amtrak train derailed. These images of the crash site from above, where three cars there on their side another nearly flipped. One of those cars virtually incinerated. Tonight, the death toll rising to eight. They believe the rest of the missing now accounted for. And tonight here an abc news exclusive. The lawyer for the engineer on what his client remembers. And this evening, weve learned that engineer now agreeing to talk to federal investigators. Were going to begin with that new piece of information, authorities says the train was going more than 100 Miles Per Hour and that it sped up moments before the crash. Abcs david kerley takes us right up to those tracks. Reporter today, we walked onto the tracks. Eight lives lost here. Amtrak asking us not to focus on t
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Week with the esquire polled began with what they called the new American Center. The study indicates that there is a middle ground among the electorate. In order to facilitate the conversation we will be dividing the lines regionally. Where would you put yourself in your political ideology . Where would you do find it . For those of you in the eastern 212 tral time zones, 585 3880. Two 02tain and pacific, 585 3881. Send us a tweet, http twitter. Com cspanwj, or an email, journal cspan. Org. Any email this morning, the theington post and this headline this morning from the jpmorgan post, chase has reached a tentative agreement with the Justice Department to pay a record 13 billion. Morning,t story this there is a similar headline on the front of the Washington Times here go something they talked about online, where would you place your own political ideology echo here is the breakdown. Those that describe themselves as bleeding hearts, 10 , the gospel left, 11 , the minivan , the mba m
Theres likely to be a runoff as no candidates across the two percent needed to avoid a second round. As the top stars are falling due to false bank at news from the start with new sanctions for moscow United States and other nations in the g seven have agreed to impose additional punitive measures on russia. In response to its actions in ukraine washington accuses the common and not following through with last weeks agreement to de escalate tensions in the east of the country. New sanctions could come as early as monday our washington correspondent book out there gives us a closer look. It will be targeting individuals and entropy. Well what about me than to prevent the people of the water at the others fall by the sink or tub after he was rushing back to the individuals in each country will decide and we already know that there will be split. Or even different individuals sanctioned by the European Union on one side of the state of the United States will be aiming at a so called prude