This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. This is our western edition. Protesters are gathering outside the Police Department in ferguson mo at this hour. This is a live picture. In a few minutes, well know the grand jurys decision in the Fatal Shooting of michae michaen by Darren Wilson, Ferguson Police officer. Late today the announcement came that the jurors have decided whether there is probable cause to charge the officer with a crime. The announcement is expected about 6 00 pacific time. We have two reports tonight. First to Mark Strassmann tonight in the courthouse in clayton. Reporter weve watched National Guard troops go inside the county Justice Center behind me where tonights announcement will take place. Theyre part of a security plan that has been in the works for weeks to try to accommodate and handle this coming wave of protesters. chanting reporter by mid afternoon, a Different Energy with protropicaprotesters. As soon as Michael Brown senior learned of tonights announcement, he drove here to thank supporters. How are you feeling . Trying to stay strong. Reporter are you confident you will get what you want . I believe in the lord. Reporter the grand jury, made up of seven men and five women, three of them black, nine of them white, have reviewed this case since august 20th. Officer Darren Wilson was among the witnesses who testified. He could be charged with murder, voluntary or Involuntary Manslaughter or nothing at all. It takes nine of the 12 to agree to an indictment. On august 9th, wilson fatally shot 18yearold Michael Brown during a confrontation on canfield drive. Minutes earlier, this video shows brown and a friend allegedly stealing cigars from a Convenience Store. Its unclear if wilson was aware of browns involvement in the Convenience Store incident. What is clear is that there was a confrontation. Wilson claimed he feared for his life and shot brown after a struggle over the officers gun. Brown was unarmed. And some witnesses said brown raised his arms in surrender moments before he was killed. His body lay in the street for four hours. The shooting caused ten days of volatile and often violent protests. Police wearing riot gear fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators. Stores were burned and looted. Dozens of people were arrested. I do not want people this this community to think they have to barricade their doors and take up arms. Reporter protesters still insist officer wilson represents a national issue, the racial profiling and unnecessary shooting of black teenagers. Protester rick cannamore has stute outside Ferguson Police headquarters five times a week since august. If the grand jury charges officer wilson, will you be happy . Reporter and if the grand jury doesnt charge officer wilson . Well, like everybody, we just feel like its just another slap in the face. Reporter ferguson schools will be closed tomorrow. Hundreds of Police Officers here have begun to work 12hour shifts pelley mark, thanks very much. Lets have a look, now, at the scene there. Michelle, what are you seeing . Reporter well, scott, if you take a look over here, you see that this growing number of protesters has increased in number, from about 30 an hour ago to some 300. What they did was they walked down south florson avenue adjacent to the ferguson Police Department here. They cut off a major intersection. So police cut off the entire street to traffic. Then maybe ten or 20 minutes ago, two supporters of officer Darren Wilson showed up, and things got quite tense. There were some shouting from both sides. That died down to some degree, and now protesters are out here once again across the street where the barricades where, where some 30 police are standing guard over those barricades and are holding down the fort, keeping watch over not only the Police Department but what they say is keeping the peace here in ferguson. Pelley michelle miller, live outside the Police Station. Rikki klieman has been a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney now a legal analyst for cbs news. What are some of the things a grand jury has to consider before it makes a decision about whether to indict the officer . Well, they have a low standard of probable cause, which means just more probable than not, like 51 . It is not as high as at a trial, proof beyond a reasonable doubt, which is close to 100 . But they do have a high bar here because its not only the charges that they must consider, which range from firstdegree manslaughter and firstdegree murder to seconddegree manslaughter, seconddegree murder, and different punishments for those, ultimately, but they also have to look at this ultimate defense. You and i, your viewers can use deadly force if we are faced with deadly force. However, a Police Officer in missouri has much greater powers than that. He is allowed to take a life and, in these circumstances, officer wilsons story may or may not provide the basis for his legally being able to do that. Pelley cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. Rikki, thank you very much. A decision from the grand jury in about 20 minutes now. Pelley in another big story, after that historic snowfall in the buffalo area last week, temperatures were well above freezing today. The seven feet of snow on the ground and on some rooftops is starting to melt. Thats raising the risk of flooding. And then there is a noreaster, which is expected to hit the east coast on the eve of thanksgiving. We have more on the threatening weather from Jericka Duncan. Reporter higher temperatures and rapidly melting snow have buffalos residents on edge. With the areas creeks expected the reach almost nine feet overnight, preparations are under way to contain the surge. This man lives 50 feet from this creek in west seneca. Is this more destructive than the snow . Yes, hands down, because its unstoppable. Reporter in the lexington greene neighborhood, flooding is boequent. Last january, ice jams caused flooding in more than 70 holmes and businesses throughout the area. Today theyre prepared. This emergency flood alarm is warning the neighborhood that waters are getting dangerously high. Jim nicholas works with the towns sewer department. We shut off a gate, and we turn on internal pumps that shoot the water back out to the r eek in a separate pipe so that these people can remain safe and not have to worry about the flood. Reporter on top of potential flooding, 60 mileperhour wind dosts are expected this evening, which could down trees and power lines, adding to extreme Winter Weather that came early and fast. It could get real bad. I hope it doesnt. I really dont. Weve been through enough with all this. Reporter while this area keeps a close eye on possible flooding, a noreaster is pelley Jericka Duncan in the thick of it tonight. Jericka, thank you. A a. A. A. Survey finds that more than 36 million americans plan to travel 50 or more miles over the river and through the woods this Holiday Season. Most of them will be traveling by car. There was a surprise announcement at the white house today. Defense secretary chuck hagel resigned. Hagel is the only republican on president Obamas National Security team, and he was apparently forced out after less than two years. David martin is at the pentagon. Reporter the appearance of president obama and defense secretary chuck hagel was the final act in the kind of theater that takes place only in bshington. Even before the midterm election, hagel began talking to the president about his role in the final two years of the obama presidency. All the while reading news stories based on Anonymous Sources that change was needed in the administrations National Security team. After three meetings in which the president never asked hagel to stay, the defense secretary, a veteran washington politician, took the hint and submitted his resignation. A decorated combat veteran whose body still carries shrapnel from his wounds in vietnam, hagel seemed like a natural for secretary of defense under president obama. As a republican senator, he had accompanied thendemocratic senator barack obama on a politically charged trip to iraq and afghanistan in 2008 and shared his skepticism about sending more troops to fight there. But starting with a lackluster performance in his confirmation hearing, hagel disappointed the white house when it came to publicly defending the president s policies, actually having to be corrected on the critical subject of iran. By the way, i have just been handed a note that i misspoke and said i supported the president s position on containment. Reporter for his part hagel told others he was fed up with micromanagement by the white house, a common complaint at the pentagon but hardly grounds for resignation. The bottom line, scott, is that hagel didnt jump, he was pushed. White house Officials Say the president simply lost confidence in his ability to run the department of defense. Pelley david martin at the pentagon tonight. David, thank you. Of course, afghanistan will remain a top concern for the next defense secretary. Today two american troops were killed when a bomb exploded near their convoy in kabul. 52 americans have been killed this year in afghanistan. Today was the deadline for reaching a deal over limiting Irans Nuclear program, but there was no deal and the talks were extended for seven more months. In return for reducing its uranium enrichment, economic sanctions againstiran would be eased under an agreement. We have two reports tonight, first Margaret Brennan in vienna. Secretary of state john kerry said substantial progress was made, margaret, so why no deal . Reporter well, scott, one of the major sticking points is when sanctions would be lifted. Iran wants all of them removed immediately. The u. S. Is only willing to suspend some gradually if iran complies. On the american side of things, they want iran to get rid of nuclear fuel that could be used to build a weapon. So while the talks continue, Irans Nuclear program will be frozen as a result of an agreement they reached last year, but there is a big risk to dragging this out, and thats the republicanled congress. Some of them think these talks are a waste of time and have threatened to add more sanctions, which could put these talks in peril. So secretary kerry has asked them to hold off, but he says, we would be fools to walk away now. Pelley and lets walk over the liz palmer, who is in the iranian capital, tehran. Liz, ith no deal, the economic sanctions remain in effect. How are they reacting to this . Reporter todays result was a crushing disappointment for the millions of iranians who had allowed themselves to hope that there would be a deal today. In fact, we went to the Tehran Stock Exchange first thing this morning. It was full of investors watching for news from vienna that they hoped would give their battered economy an immediate boost. Well, it didnt happen, but president hasan rohanni was on television saying the deal was progress and he had no doubt there would be a deal eventually. The people feeling relieved in iran tonight are the hardliners. They never wanted a deal in the first place and they have zero interest in seeing any kind of warming of relations with the united states. Pelley so negotiations to continue for several months. Liz palmer in the iranian capital, and Margaret Brennan traveling with secretary kerry in vienna. Thank you both. Today, a texas judge threw out the homicide conviction of a woman involved in a fatal wreck. This after General Motors admitted that her car had a defective ignition switch, the same defect that is linked to at least 35 deaths. Jeff glor is following this. Thank you. Reporter Candice Anderson walked out of a courtroom today after a decadelong struggle to clear her name. I never thought this moment would come, never in my wildest dreams did i ever think it would come down to this. Reporter anderson was driving this saturn ion when it crashed in 2004. The air bags never deployed. Her fiancee, michael erickson, died. The car went this way and here. Reporter in june, she told us how she was thrown through the windshield and barely survived. The emotional guilt all these years, questioning if i was at fault for his death. Ive carried it for so long. Reporter anderson did have a trace amount of antianxiety medication in her system, but no other drugs or alcohol. She was charged with manslaughter and pleaded guilty to criminal negligent homicide. Now General Motors has sent a letter acknowledging the vehicle was defective. It is information g. M. Never released when anderson was originally prosecuted. Bob hilliard is andersons lawyer. Shes had to live with the conviction, but even worse than that, shes had to live with the death of her fiancee, the death that did not have to happen. With anderson cleared, prosecutors in texas said they will explore criminal charges against g. M. Gm told us, we have and will continue to cooperate with authorities investigating the ignition switch issue. Pelley anderson spent no time in prison but five years on probation. Thats right. Pelley thanks very much, jeff. A Top University is taking drastic action after reports of a sexual attack at a frat house. And well take you up close to a rocket disaster when the cbs evening news continues. Evening ne the heart. I minimize my sodium and fat. Gotta keep it lean and mean. Pear uhoh. Heart i maximize good stuff like my potassium. And phytosterols, which may help lower cholesterol. Major im feeling energized already. Avo new delicious ensure active heart Health Supports your heart and body, so you stay active and strong. Ensure. 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Tom bunting graduated last may and says he knows the student, identifies only as jackie. She cites a sense of entitlement on campus and says the community has been putting the schools reputation above its students. If we cheat, youre suppose to out that person, if you assault or rape another human being and try to cover it up, thats not honorable. Reporter the elite university has expelled more than 100 students over the last 15 years for violations of its strict honor code, that code covers lying, cheating and stealing, but not rape. Tommy reid is the president of the intrafraternity council. No individual alone can solve this cultural problem. It takes a strong and committed community. Reporter annie forest, who says she was sexually assaulted freshman year, says its not just a problem here at u. V. A. I do believe there is a rape culture on the grounds, however, i dont believe its unique to u. V. A. I believe it extends far past just our grounds. Reporter University PresidentTeresa Sullivan has called the allegations appalling and will be meeting with student groups next week. Scott, u. V. A. Is one of more than 80 scho violence. Pelley juliana goldman, thanks. President obama awards the nations highest civilian honor to a very distinguished group. Thats coming up. cheering yeah touchdown nice catch whos ready for half time . Yes ok im going to draw something up new. Wide receiver goes deep all the way to the corner and. Who ate the qua