58 degrees below zero. I wonder if they eventually got on that plane . I wouldnt. Have a great day. Fox friends starts right now. Bye. Good morning. It is wednesday, november 26. Im elisabeth hasselbeck. A massive noreaster threatening the bigiest travel day of the year, snow and ice disrupting thanksgiving plans for millions. Hundreds of flights are already canceled. Youre going to want to check yours. Maria molina is tracking the storm straight ahead just for you. Pretty much everybody is awake right now. Overnight more violence flares in the streets of ferguson, missouri as the officer at the center of it all breaks his silence on television. I can feel his hand trying to come over my hand and [inaudible] and try to she me with my own gun. Thats when i pulled the trigger for the first time. Why officer Darren Wilson says he was just
doing what he was trained to do. Hes the motivational speaker who inspired no one . You people are here trying to do a good jb. Dont waste your time. It doesnt do you any good. The customers dont care about it, and neither do you. That is not Norman Vincent peale. Was the smoking clown invited back to burn through more taxpayer cash at another g. S. A. Convention . I know i was going to get the smoking clown video. Mornings are better with friends. Nothing says thanksgiving week like a smoking clown. That does it right there for you, the rainbow wig. Ready for a big, big day . It is a big day. A lot happening overnight. More violence erupting in
ferguson. Take a look at the police car here. It was actually set on fire. It was. And a bunch of people were arrested as well. Joining us live from ferguson with the breaking details, once again our man adam housely. Adam, a quieter night but the National Guard was out in full force . They were steve. Im going to give you a live look and then well show the video from last night and explain the dinners. First of all, a live look, were in old town ferguson. This is where the police and fire station are. As you pan around you can see this road is now open. It was here where the protesters gathered last night. Lets go to the video last night. We can show you they set a car on fire. They originally started outside the Police Station and fire station. They then dispersed a little bit and then walked down the street and hit businesses that had not been torched or van daldized vandalized the night before. They tried to torch the car. One guy set himself on fire with a molotov cocktail. That is about the time the police and National Guard stepped in and stopped it. More than 40 people were arrested. A lot of people in ferguson are saying why didnt they do that the night before and defuse it before it got more out of control. It seems like they took control at that point and within a few minutes started to get the crowd knocked down in size. There were a few more skirmishes but the good news is that was basically the extent of the violence here. Driving around this morning as compared to last night and the night before, there is a significant presence of National Guard troops around not only ferguson but st. Louis. I was in downtown last night checking the area out around 8 00 or 9 00. Outside every major courthouse or building that had anything to do that was official you would see a humvee with guards standing outside or near it. They definitely have control of this area. The question is for a lot of people we spoke to last night and again this morning is why didnt they do this response the first night . Why did they wait to do that kind of response last night. Thats the big question. We watched the governor last night tell everybody i had the National Guard but they were in different locations. Now we have more that are actually going to be in protecting the stores. I just dont understand whats going on there. It makes me think when the Lieutenant Governor goes after the governor there is a real political problem and a lot of people lost their businesses because indeed. Adam, thank you very much. All right. At the crux of all of what is going on in ferguson, missouri, was the struggle between officer Darren Wilson and Michael Brown on that day in august. We have not heard from mr. Wilson so far until last night. He sat down with George Stephanopoulos in ferguson, missouri. Abc got the exclusive rights to the interview. Apparently they did not pay him any money but here he is, officer wilson, explaining what happened that day. He threw the first punch . Yes. He threw the first one and hit me in the last side of my face. Some of the witnesses said they saw you trying to pull him into the car . [inaudible] training ever taught the Law Enforcement. I thought the immense power he had and the way i described it it was like a fiveyearold going against hulk hogan. That is how big this man was. [inaudible] im going to shoot you. His response, he grabbed my gun. His response was youre too much of a [bleep] to shoot me. I could feel his hand try to shoot me with my own gun. That is when i pulled the trigger for the first time. Why not stay in the car . Hes running away . My job isnt to just sit and wait. I have to see where this guy goes. You felt it was your duty to give chase . Yes, it was. That is what we were trained to do. When he stopped he turned and faced me. As he does that his right hand immediately goes into his waistband and his left hand is at his side and he starts charging me. What did you think when you saw that . I didnt know. My initial thought was was there a weapon in there . Even though he had not pulled anything the first time he confronted you . It was unknown. Some of the witnesses said at that moment he turned around, he turned around and put his hands up. Incorrect. No way . No way. People come off saying he looks cold. The daily news says hes cold as ice. I thought he looked young, young as could be. I just thought he was telling a story as he remembered it. Thats the closest weve come to hearing any sort of accounting. We saw pictures come through yesterday. We hear his accounts last night. He went on to actually talk about the heart under his badge and the remorse he feels and what he would say to Michael Browns family. Take a listen and look. The brown family came
out with a Statement Last night where they said we are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequences of his actions. What do you think when you hear that . I think those are grieving parents mourning the loss of their son. Not only that they could say again, im sorry that their son lost their life. It wasnt the intention of that day as to what occurred that day, and theres no, nothing you can say thats going to make a parent feel better. It sounds like you dont think you were responsible . I did my job that day. Do you feel any remorse . Everyone feels remorse when a lifes lost. I might have told you before i never wanted to take anybodys life. You know, thats not the good part of the job. Thats the bad part of the job. So, yes, there is remorse. He essentially went on to say basically he was going to kill me or i was going to kill him. And the grand jury believed his testimony that it was a case of, a clear case of selfdefense. He also revealed that that was the first time he ever, ever used his gun during the job aside from target practice and stuff like that. Nonetheless, theres been a great deal of interest. We know that we saw the ratings, we know a lot of you people are interested in this. Were all interested in it. Bernie goldberg was on with bill oreilly last night and talked about how some people are trying to make this a blackwhite thing, a civil rights case. How does bernie feel about it . Listen to him. More than a few journalists especially on television are trying to turn this into a civil rights story, but you know what . Ferguson, missouri, is not selma, alabama. 2014 is not 1965. And Michael Brown is not emmitt till or medgar evers
or any other black person shot by a white big got. Michael brown that day stole stuff from a Convenience Store and roughed up the owner who was half his side. Michael brown thought he would get away, according to the grand jury, with roughing up a cop. He brought about his own demise. It is a tragedy when any 18yearold is killed and especially for the parents. We certainly sympathize with that. But Michael Brown was the bad guy in this case, and please, american, lets not turn this kid into some kind of civil rights marytr, because that he is not. Also others pointing out that there have been 244 teens that have been killed in chicago. The Major Networks along with other cable news outlets here have not been covering that. The majority of those are black males. No word said about that death toll. Yet the focus here of course. Really asking for equal opportunity when it comes to advocacy for these young black males. Sure. To bernies point, keep in
mind it seems the grand jury agreed with essentially the testimony we just saw the officer give George Stephanopoulos and decided not to indict. They apparently, there were many witnesses but a least a half dozen africanamerican witnesses came forward and affirmed what officer wilson said. On some of the channels it has been very clear to them what happened, but you listen to him, you make your own decision. The grand jury, though, ultimately decided that there wasnt enough there to send him to trial. The Investigation Continues at the federal level. The president yesterday goes out to speak about immigration, gets interrupted quite on. Before he does that, kind of ripped about what this means, what this trial means and he understands the frustration of these communities. Did point out in a very slow, modulated tone that this is not the way to act. He said these acts are illegal and felonies and looting, obviously. So well see where we go with this. Let us know what you think when you hear officer wilson speaking. Email us, tweet us, tell
us what your reaction was listening to the officer speak about shooting Michael Brown. The Huffington Post rights the b. S. Meter was off the charts. The daily news says cold as ice. What is your impression because this is the first time most of us have seen him talk. He said it was him or me. The other thing making headlines is the weather because it is thanksgiving eve and travel plans are being broken right now many sorry tort bearer of sorry to be the bearer of bad news. A massive nor easter is packing heavy snow and rain pounding our country at this very hour. 200 flights already canceled. Thousands more delays are expected. New yorks la guardia airport, jfk, newark and Washington Reagan National being hit the hardest this morning. Triple a is estimating 46 Million People will try to travel 50 miles or more on
this thanksgiving holiday. A new case of home grown terror in minnesota. Two men indicted for aiding isis, one an 18yearold stopped at an airport on his way to the middle east. Now his lawyers say investigators str it all wrong investigators have it all wrong. This young man is far from being a threat to anyone. He is not one of the organizers. The other suspect slipped past the f. B. I. Hes now fighting for isis in syria. Some Community Leaders say that prosecutors are going after the wrong guys. [inaudible] the kid was brain washed. Why not go after the big guys . Authorities estimate a dozen minnesota residents traveled to syria to fight with isis within the last year. A top contender to succeed defense secretary chuck hagel just dropped out of the running, but a new name has just come into the mix. Michele flournoy taking herself out of contention. Sources say she wants to be Hillary Clintons pentagon chief. As for the new name floating around reports say Homeland Security chief jeh johnson being considered for the job. He is a former general counsel for the d. O. D. Those my friends are our headlines. Back to you guys. Thank you, ainsley. Sorry. I just dont like ainsley brian, youre fired. Coming up on this wednesday that actually feels kind of like a friday, attention passengers. We need you to push the plane. Thats right. What went wrong forcing all those people out into the below zero temperatures to push the jet. Then defense secretary chuck hagel is out. Who will replace him . Pete hegseth is here live with his topic. I pick pete. Fact. When you take advil you get relief right at the site of pain. Wherever it is. Advil stops pain right where it starts. Relief doesnt get any better than this. Advil. So you can see like right here i can just. You know, check my policy here, add a car, ah speak to customer service,
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group that we have seen. Theyre beyond just a terrorist group. This is beyond anything that weve seen, so we must prepare for everything. Joining us right now to weigh in, pete hegseth. He is a Fox News Contributor and president of concerned veterans for america. Pete, first off, we know that michele flournoy, we thought she was going to get the job or at least get nominated for the job, is now out. We know others like senator reid is now out. So who is in . Good question. They mentioned jeh johnson and that would be your insider type pick, somebody already close to the president , would lean towards hes a lawyer . Hes not a war fighter, not a typical defense chief. But at this point theyre closing ranks around folks that are loyal to the president. Who would want the job right now is the problem. After you mow through three defense secretaries, shouldnt we be asking maybe its not them . Maybe its me. Maybe the president should
be asking am i the one pushes them out because of my ridiculous policies. I would say someone like petraeus but been through the ringer. I would throw out h. R. Mcmaster, led the fight in talifar, a thoughtful guy, soldiers soldier. Evidently the president said what are your ideas chuck hagel for fighting isis, and basically he was radio silent. Turns out being antiwar buddies in the senate is not enough of a resume to be a good defense secretary. That is how these guys grew together. They were antiwar folks in the senate. Then he shows up, has to fight senate and turns out to be a tough enemy and the president says not so much. Lets talk about the v. A. Someone is getting fired and it is sharon hellman. She is the latest. What do you think . Is she a symbol or does she
deserve it . She deserves it. 270 days too late. 90,000 paid administrative leave later. Sharon hellman is finally gone. Not going to fix everything but for those who followed this closely and i know you guys have she covered up the secret list from the beginning. The fact that it took nine months to fire her is indicative of how bad the v. A. Is. Theres about 30 other people that could be fired as well. Thanks, pete, well see what happens in the next few days, who gets nominated. When that person gets nominated theyre going to have to defend the iraq policy and isis policy. A top democrat has regrets when it comes to obamacare. We took their mandate and put our focus on the wrong problem. Health care reform. Details of the major aboutface from the third most important senator on the democratic side. Plus the Holiday Travel season now in full gear and that means theres a good chance youre going to get
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