To Chris Mcdaniel saying are you going to challenge the results and the response was stay tuned . A nasty finish to a tough race. Mississippi Tea Party Candidate Chris Mcdaniel with a not so conciliatory speech after losing to incumbent senator thad cochran. There is something a bit strange. There is something a bit unusual about a republican primary thats decided by liberal democrats. Thank you all for being here to help celebrate a great victory. This is your victory. Reporter cochrane, who trailed mcdaniel in the republican primary june 3rd spent the past three weeks courting voters outside the gop base, including africanamericans, pointing to federal funds he secured throughout his 36 years in the senate. And to those who say, you know what, you have been reelected time and time again, your opponent says its just too much. Youve been there too long. Well, im the choice the people have made freely and openly. Reporter in the largely africanamerican precinct we visited, turnout was u
Teen is shot dead. New video of rioting and looting in ferguson, tempers reached a boiling point sunday night. Looters ran sacked stores during a vigil for 18yearold michael brown. A struggle over a cops gun led to his fatal shooting. Browns family is not buying it. This morning the Community Remains on edge bracing for more backlash. Nbcs jay gray has more. Reporter crowds gathered in ferguson, missouri, sunday night to march for justice and peace. But their vigil quickly turned violent. Dozens of Police Officers from st. Louis and surrounding areas rushed in as an angry mob lit fires and looted local businesses, frustration boiling over after michael brown, an unarmed 18yearold was shot and killed during a struggle with a Ferguson Police officer saturday afternoon. The protesters tried to push through barricades but a line of officers and riot gear held their ground. The violence continued late into the night while Civic Leaders called for calm and promised justice as the investigati
Address since being indicted yesterday on two felony charges of abusing his power. Perrys lawyer says the charges are, quote, political abuse. Soon we will hear from perry himself. But first, major developments in ferguson, missouri. The towns fragile peace crumbled during last nights protests of the killing of 18yearold Michael Brown. Looters struck three stores in ferguson. Police in riot gear really did not intervene much at all. Those Peaceful Protesters tried to stop the looters. Also another very Significant Development. Cnn has just learned that the Justice Department asked Ferguson Police to hold off on releasing this Surveillance Video that allegedly shows brown in a Convenience Store threat. Ferguson Police Released that video yesterday, though, despite the Justice Departments objections. Well get into much more of that this hour as well. As i said at the top, any minute now Texas Governor rick perry will be speaking out publicly for the first time after being indicted yester
Outbreak where its really happening, thats in west africa. As we speak, president obama is receiving an update from his National Security team and public girls on the growing Ebola Outbreak. The meeting happens as spains Public Health Ministry Reports that a spanish nurse has contracted the illness, becoming the first person to contract it outside of africa. And it is coming as american officials are weighing whether to institute extra screening of travelers from ebolastricken countries. According to anthony fauci, all options are being looked at, the question is whether the extra level of screening is worth the resources you need to put into it. But members of the Republican Party apparently already have the answer to that question. Washington needs to take immediate steps to minimize the dangers of ebola and other infectious diseases. To begin with, Customs Officials and Border Patrol agents at all points of entry should immediately be directed to conduct enhanced screening procedure
Which begins right now. Good morning, everyone. Welcome in to fox and friends. We are live this morning with the latest on the ebola scare and what is unfolding through in the heartland this morning. And now we are learning that the hospital dallas worker tested positive for the ebola virus. Something people were concerned about. We dont know if this hospital worker had seen patient number one in the United States before he had tested positive for ebola. Obviously, this is something we are very concerned about. And a lot of Health Experts including the cdc say transmission in america with properly protected workers was almost impossible. So disturbing news this morning that, in fact, unfortunately, one Health Worker in dallas has been infected with ebola. With the airborne issue, right . We are hearing we dont know exactly what it was, the direct contact with bodily fluid, thats what we have been hearing. You cant get it through the air, we dont have to worry about that. Nothing to see