1. 7 million. People stealing foods out of a bird feeder caught. This worked like a charm. Good morning. It is wednesday, august 20. Im elisabeth hasselbeck. We begin with a fox news alert. They are calling it a message to america. Isis terrorists beheading an american journalist. As far as brutality goes, these people are just butchers. Isis not stopping there. They are threatening to kill another american. Meanwhile, its thent view we never thought we would replay. This is james foley after he survived a kidnapping in libya with bill oreilly. Ive got to stick to my story, make sure i tell the absolute truth that im a his last interview with
fox news coming up. Eric holder heading to ferguson today to help the investigation, but is he the right guy for the job . Things racial, we have always been and we, i believe, continue to be in too many ways essentially a nation of cowards. In ferguson today are we a nation of cowards . We report, you decide. Because mornings are better with frie
A public viewing and private service for george floyd. This one is in North Carolina. You know his death is what sparked the renewed focus on racial injustice. Overnight there are calls for change that could be heard across the nation. Much of the focus obviously on Police Brutality here in america, but these are also protests going on around the world. Some parts of the Law Enforcement culture are in question. Over the last several days youve seen the videos likely on social media, here on air of course, of Police Firing tear gas and rubber bullets at nonviolent protesters. And there is an investigation right now after a 75yearold man was shoved to the ground. Our reporters, correspondents are standing by covering all of the angles of the story. We want to begin this morning in new york, looking at the latest and breaking it all down for us. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. Many more protests are scheduled today including large ones in certain parts of the country he
Violence, fewer clashes with police, isolated pockets now of looting. The president s threat of military action, uniformed military on the streets of American Cities, still hanging over these protests. Still there were hundreds arrested across the nation last night. On the same day George Floyds family marched through the streets in his hometown of houston, and just a remarkable moment, listen to George Floyds 6yearold daughter and her mother this morning. What was your dad like . He played with me. She didnt have to play with nobody else because daddy was going to play with her all day long. What do you want people to know . That i miss him. Civil rights investigation into the Minneapolis Police department has now officially been opened. Lets begin this hour with brynn gingras, she joins us in new york. Brynn, as jim said at the top, it really was quite a different night in new york. Reporter yeah, poppy, it was completely different than what we have seen in past nights. Jim also said
Were following the breaking news. A st. Louis suburb reeling from unrest and growing fear. Scenes like this could be repeated in the coming hours. The more governor jay nixon has announced the state Highway Patrol will be taking over security in ferguson, missouri, the town thrust into the spotlight with the shooting of an unarmed black teenager. The outrage thats boiling over in protests and the Dramatic Police response. Were also following breaking news in iraq where the Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki has Just Announced he is stepping down, clearing the way for a new government amid the growing isis threat. We have our cnn Global Resources on both stories comprehensive coverage with our reporters and youre guests. Lets begin with our National Correspondent Jason Carroll in ferguson, missouri. What are you seeing there now, jason . Well, wolf, im sure you can hear honking going on and you can still see some of the protesters who have already started to gather out here just as they did
Tonight, we are all in. Our objective is clear. And that is to degrade and destroy isil. The march to war. The president vows action on isis, as Congress Demands a vote to authorize military intervention. Tonight well talk to a u. S. Senator and look at the flip side of intervention. Then the smearing of Michael Brown. Who is trying to obtain his juvenile criminal records and for what purpose . Sometime i felt like giving up and stuff. I said, i cant do that. Exonerated, two half brothers spent 30 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. One even used in a republican backed Willie Horton Style Campaign ad. And with the world in turmoil, sean hannity calls on a renowned Foreign Policy expert. Listen to this on this isis thing. Phil robertson weighs in on isis, well have the full analysis. Either convert them or kill them. All in starts right now. Congress tonight is marching toward a vote to give president obama the authority to begin an assault on isis, also known as the Islamic