Defense but browns Family Lawyers argue the teen was trying to surrendered. We object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of Michael Brown jr. s family that this process is broken. Reporter meanwhile, Community Leaders are pleading for calm. Were crying out to all of you all. For peace, and for healing with us. This is not the answer to continue to destroy us. Reporter and the hope is with the National Guard troops coming into st. Louis and ferguson that police will be able to better focus their efforts on dealing with the demonstrations as they get under way tonight. And the National Guard troops will focus on protecting businesses in government buildings here in the area. Garrett are you getting any sense from protesters or protest groups if theyre planning to do anything different tonight than last night . The protests you actually are able to speak to, those are the ones out here to do it peacefully. They say they hope itll be different. They have plans to come out and demonstr
Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. Im matt lauer. Good morning everyone. Im Savannah Guthrie along side al roker and Natalie Morales. Welcome to day nine of the Government Shutdown. No end in sight. Embarrassing for lawmakers in washington. We want to report some furloughed workers are back on the job. They are with the centers for Disease Control and prevention. Theyre back on the job. Theyre still not being paid but theyre brought back in because of a salmonella outbreak linked to chicken. First, todays top story that Andrea Mitchell broke. It is a story of military families caught in the middle of the political infighting. This is the live look at Dover Air Force base where behind those gates, family members are gathering for a somber ceremony as they collect their loved ones remains. It is happening about 100 miles way from washington where
And embarrassing. The Government Shutdown is halting military death benefits for families of the fallen. At least 17 Service Members have died since the shutdown began october 1st, including four on sunday in afghanistan. Military families are outraged. Among those lost, 24yearold private first class joseph peters. His wife and mother of their 20monthold son saying, quote, yes, it is upsetting, because my husband died for his country and now his family is left to worry. My husband always said if something happened to him, we would be taken care of. Im a stayathome mom, which is what my husband wanted. He wanted me to take care of our son, end quote. Among the benefits currently denied 100,000 known as the death gratuity paid to families within days of the death. Along with 12 months of housing allowance. And the Senate Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle voiced their anger. Lets sit down and get out of this so that these families whose loved ones just died, just died, will receive the
But a private charity stepped in to do what the government did not do. Take care of the families of fallen u. S. Service members. This morning a solemn ceremony. Some families paid for the flights themselves. Because of the Government Shutdown they didnt get death benefits. 100,000 normally paid within 36 hours of a death to help cover immediate cost. The charity has stepped in to take the place of the government. Im hoping this say temporary measure and not longterm but were in it as long as we need to be. The mother of Jeremiah Collins back home in milwaukee. For the sacrifice our kids are making at the age that theyre making them, i dont understand how this can be a benefit thats withheld. I will not i wont ever understand it. Reporter another of the fallen, special agent joseph peters, a 24yearold intelligence ofcer from springfield, missouri serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq and the father of a 20 month old son. His wife ashley issued this statement. It is upsetting b
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