Months on campus. After incidents of racism and hate crimes went un noticed. Abcs alex perez takes us to mizzou. Nats thank you god today a triumph after winning a battle over racial inequality on campus. Tim wolfe im resigning as president of the university of missouri system the breaking point, members of the Football Team going on strike, vowing no more games until president tim wolfe resigned. The coach who supported the players speaking tonight coach i did the right thing and id do it again tensions on this predominately white campus, bubbling for months. In september the student body president payton head posting on facebook that someone continuously screamed the n word at him other students recounting similar stories. Late last month a swastika found in the bathroom of a dormitory. Frustrated demonstrators said president wolfe wasnt quick enough to condemn the graduate student Jonathan Butler going on a hunger strike. Tensions flaring friday night after wolfe had this to say whe
They get more the legality of the lounge. From m government. Deborah efforts university of missouri have been effective. This morning the president of the university stepped down. Over the Weekend University of and 30 football players. Joined calls for their tim wolfe to resign. Down this mornrng. Amidst acacsations that the schoho did not do enough. To address racism and racial intolerance on campus. Deborah turning now to the president ial race, gop candidate ben carson. Is facing questions about his life story just ahead of tomorrows nationally televised debate. Abcs tom llamas has more from the campaign trail. This morning as dr ben carsons life story is under the microscopethe leleing gop presididtial candidate is firing backcalling the investigations a witch hunt. Sot carson puerto rico youre asking me about something that occurred 50 years ago, and you expect me to have the details on that . Forget about it, its not gonna happen carson forced to answer questions about stories in
Show at seaworld in San Diego Park, yore out of luck. Seaworld is ending all killer whale shows in san diego. This comes after attendance at the San Diego Park dropped and seaworld faced animal cruelty claims, after the 2013 documentary blackfish, aired. At an investor conference, seaworld announceceit will phase out the shows by t t end of 2016. And it will debut a new orca experience with a strong conservation message in 2017. Now the ceo of sea world is speaking about the changes. Theres a lot of factors and i think we have to see how it all plays out. Its going to be focused more on the natural setting, Natural Environment and also the natural behaviors of the whale and it will have a strong conservation message. Jessica rae there is no word on if the shows will also end at seaworlds otherer parks. Jessica rae the santee sioux tribe of flandreau south watched their recent progress marijuana lounge go up in smoke over the weekend the tribe decided to put a hold on their operation. S
You couldnt actually see it across the street, it moved quickly but it was a wild ride. Elizabeth strong wind caused widespread damage across a lot of the state. This was the scene on southwest 26th in des moines. Where more than the second floor of nearby jefferson elementary. A powerful nearby was snapped at its base, leaving that area pitch black after sunset. My heart just stopped, i couldnt believe how much damage happened in such a short amount of time. Unbelievable. Elizabeth the National Weather service will be surveying that area along southwest 26th to determine if the damage was caused by wind or an actual tornado. Eric in knoxville, extensive damage on the east side of town there. Downed trees and power lines and debris all over the road. Some homes were damaged but Jennifer Mcgrath was home alone when the storm slammed into her home. Petrifying, your house shakes and you think it will come up. You hear glass breaking and things being thrown. Eric the police chief says is t
Off its foundation. Ten years later. Today marked one decade since a destructive tornado tore through the town of stratford. How the community observed the anniversary and the progress its made in the years since. Pros and cons. The intensely controversial Bakken Oil Pipeline was the subject of a public hearing today in iowa. The arguments for and against it. And where it goes from here. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 pause for nats of tree chopping this was a common sound across iowa today. Clean up is underway following yesterdays storms. And this team. Is a group of volunteers. The workers from Valley Church tackled debris on des moines south side today. Good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us cleaning up from the storms. The National Weather service was out surveying damage. So far, they determined that five tornadoes touched down in iowa yesterday. The strongest, an ef2 in the lake rathbun area. Estimated pea