Overnight, this question, are Police Handling the situation correctly . Do what is necessary to help determine exactly what happqned and to see that justice is done. And should president obama leave his vacation, step in, and try to control the chaos . Hey, good morning, everybody. Extraordinary pictures coming in overnight from missouri, as the man in charge of controlling the violence in ferguson is caugha in an apparent contradiction. Heres what captain ron johnson said yesterday about the impending curfew. Listen. Tonight, we wont enforce it with trucks andut aht ay well communicate. But hours later, they did, in fact, use tear gas. Captain johnson saying it was because officers saw man who had been shot and they needed to disperse the crowd in order to reach that wounded man and get him to the hospital. There are no signs that the disorder will end anytime soon. We have Team Coverage from all the angles this morning, including former new York City Police commissioner ray kelly off
Was trying to blackmail the socialite. Why he was asking for a big ransom and what she is claiming now. And the fishing trip that turned into a fiveday nightmare. A california man stranded in the mountains, drinking out of puddles, carving a goodbye message to his family. This morning, the remarkable rescue story in his own words. And we do say good morning, america. Good to have you back, george. Good to be back. You know, its been so busy around here. As you are fully aware. And that situation down in ferguson, escalating overnight. We have new pictures coming in. Just such scary scenes. See the police in full riot gear right there. There were explosions in the streets overnight. No evidence that things will calm down. The first day of School Canceled again this morning. Abcs Steve Osunsami has the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, george. I can still smell the tear gas in the air, and its been hours. The National Guard is on its way. Things went from bad to worse when dem
And theyre what . Remember that break in at the socalled largest closet in the country . A man who claims to be the burglar now says the jewels, bags and furs he stole are fake. Both the victim and the thief are telling their side of the story today, monday, august 18th, 2014. Announcer from nbc news this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im matt with tamron, natalie, and dylan. Good to see yowl you all. Good morning. Unfortunately we start the week with images nobody wanted to see especially the people in ferguson, missouri. Violence protests overnight. Images like this being seen everywhere this morning. Tear gas used, some of the people protesting using milk, pouring it over their face to get rid of the stinging in their eyes from that tear gas. It was an emotional roller coaster when you compare those images to the ones from the Inspirational Church service right afte
National guard. Molotov cocktails were thrown at police and gunshots fired. The New York Times reporting a privacy autopsy found Michael Brown was shot at least six times. Kurdish forces taken iraqs mosul dam. Do you think were in greater danger now than 9 11. I do only because the threat matrix is so wide. Perry says he was standing up for the rule of law. If i had to do it again i would make exactly the same decision. The wiki leaks founder has appeared live on television. Hundreds of campers have been forced to flee a fast moving brush fire in southern california. Raging really quick. Pope francis has ended his visit to south korea. He challenged the north and south to find a way to forge peace. The investigating the cause of that fatal Freight Train collision. All that wow, cameraman of the day award. Look at that. An Alabama Family snagging this 1,000 pound reptile. Thats a big boy. Mone davis her Pennsylvania Team is back on the diamond. What do you think is limit is for her. To
Beheading of james foley by an islamic extremist. Militants say they executed foley in retaliation for u. S. Air strikes in iraq. A nice of protests in ferguson briefly turning into a tense confrontation. Authorities believe that they were successful. I believe there was a turning point made. In arizona, rising waters resulting in dramatic rescues after heavy monsoonlike rains. As much as 8 inches fell in some areas. It was like the beginning of watching noah or something. In california firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire near Yosemite National park. The fire scorched more than 300 acres of land. In the middle east more rocket fire. Air strikes after peace talks failed. Texas governor rick perry formally booked on felony charges. Im going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being, and we will prevail. A tense hostage situation in chicago. Two officers were wounded. The suspects took six children. Four have been released. Beer drinkers beware. There could be somethi