Deescalate limited military actions and avoid civilian casualties. The white house statement about the content of the phone call between trump and dick and were probably drafted before the conversation took place because it did not reflect the truth well earlier the u. S. Secretary of state denied washington was sending a thirty thousand Strong Security force to the border between syria and turkey u. S. Officials were quoted as saying the force would include kurdish fighters but according to Rex Tillerson those officials misspoke in the plans were misrepresented antiwar activists Richard Becker says the Turkish Military advance in syria has created a difficult situation for the u. S. Of course the Nato Alliance is not a defensive alliance its an office of alliance thats headed by the United States and which so many more countries now belong to since the fall of the soviet union but turkey despite that expansion continues to occupy a very important place in nato and so again here we hav
Police trying to piece everything together. The injured officers have been identified this afternoon by Boston Police commissioner as Police Officers Richard Cintolo and matt morris both longtime members of the Boston Police department and rushed to mass general with multiple gunshots and went into surgery overnight tonight and listed in critical but stable condition. As for the shooter, 33yearold Kirk Figueroa. He was wearing a bulletproof vest at the time all this went down and armed with a tactical rifle. All this street here in east boston. He was eventually shot and killed by police in a ferocious firefight. Now investigators have been trying to peace all this together through the day and what led to figueroa opening fire on police. Boston Police Commissioner evans explaining today it was other officers who dragged the injured officers to safety, saving their lives. Both officers at this time condition. Mayor walsh and myself visited the officers this morning and, you know, theyre
Observe Daylight Saving time . Its a good question. Many of you submitted and tonight Nicole Brewer sheds light on the matter. Those stories and more are straight ahead but we begin tonight with a last minute deal that will likely prevent new Jersey Transit workers from striking. Good evening, im jessica dean. Im ukee washington. Rail Union Workers and new Jersey Transit reach a den at a tiff agreement tonight on new crack. Were still eight waiting details. At the center of the dispute was wages and the amount that employees contribute for health benefits. About 105,000 people commute into new york city each day on new Jersey Transit. New jersey governor christie spoke tonight. I want to thank all the people of new Jersey Transit and our negotiator and the Union Representation for maintaining good faith negotiations throughout, all the talks and for averting what could have been a very difficult troublesome work stoppage. The agreement will now be voted on by the more than 4,000 member
Spoke tonight. I want to thank all the people of new Jersey Transit and our negotiator and the Union Representation for maintaining good faith negotiations throughout, all the talks and for averting what could have been a very difficult troublesome work stoppage. The agreement will now be voted on by the more than 4,000 members of the rail union. Two lanes i name were shut down tonight due to smoke drifting over on to the highway. Chopper he three over the brush fire this was the scene just south of levick street near the taconypalmyra bridge in the northeast earlier. That fire is now out. The cause is under clear. Tonight police are searching for a man wanted for a sex assault in northeast philadelphia. Take look at this sketch of the suspect. Police say a 22yearold woman was walking on rhawn at winchester wednesday night when the man approached her from behind, taped her mouth shut, cuffed her wrists to her ankles and forced her into the woods. If you recognize this man, call police.
Sense, its also true that lawyers for the agencies that those responders work for also play a very, very Important Role. And were privileged today to have an outstanding panel of lawyers from various agencies at the federal and local level, some now in private practice, who have served in those Important Roles or do so today. And to give us some insights about the role of a lawyer in Emergency Preparedness and response. And with that id like to introduce the panel by having them introduce themselves to you and then well get right into it. Good afternoon, im adrian sevier. Im the chief county of the Emergency Management agency. Ive been with fema for 15 years. Ive had a variety of positions at the agency starting what we called then a field attorney. So i deployed to the joint field offices that fema sets up when the president declares a major disaster or emergency. Ive held a variety of positions at fema. And again ive been the chief council since for about a year now. Im dan connelly,