Handgun three days before the officerinvolved shooting. Reporter police say there is no dash cam or body cam video available of this incident, and so an independent investigation and pending the outcome of their findings, officer raja has been placed on paid leave. Kendis and reena, back to you. Elizabeth, thank you so much. St. Louis area police are increasing patrols around predominantly black churches after six arsons in the past two weeks. Authorities believe the fires are linked but arent sure whether race has played a part in the arson. The aclu calls it domestic terrorism. The pastor of one of the churches is calling for a prayer meeting today at noon. If someone is attacking that or stepping on that, americans should come together in one voice and say this is wrong. The region of course has been rocked by racial tension since the shooting of a black teen last year. The churches include catholic, lutheran, baptist, and nondenominational congregations. A major health alert this m
Its less than ten seconds and hes lying on the street, mortally wounded. Reporter in a statement, an attorney for the officers, kevin fry and lou toth, calls the shooting justified. And argues officer fry opened fire after chatman pointed a dark object at them. A black iphone box was recovered on chatman, but no weapon. Weve had enough. Our voices are going to be heard. Our young people are going to be on the street. And we want justice. Reporter and prosecutors did review the case but determined criminal charges against the officers were not warrant bpd alex perez, abc news, chicago. Parts of the northeast are bracing for a noreaster this weekend and some have already gotten a taste of what may come. Lakeeffect snow made for a treacherous commute around watertown new york last night, my first tv market where visibility was down to less than a quarter of a mile at times. Mild with rain in much of the northeast. The coldest air of the season freezes midwest. Mountain snow in the rockies
Round up 11 million undocumented immigran. Critic blasted the eisenhower directive. They say mexicans were treated soo in so inhumanely the program prompted a congressional investigation. Trump also failed to mention the official name of the 1950s initiative was operation wetback. That was a racially of course offensive term for mexica. A day after taking part in the undercard debate new Jersey Governor Chris Christie putting pot smokers on message. His message to Recreational Marijuana users. Get high now. Christie told supportrters in iowa that when he becomes president he wilill aggreively enforce the federal drug law, eveven in states that have legalized marijuana. I doctually wonder what nancy reagan would have said about this whole legalization of marijuana. At this point. The just say no campaign, right . I wonder. Thats a good point. L right. So as you know, america honored its veterans. The scandalplagued Agency Charged with handling their benefits came uer fire agn. This time
Well get to that later on in the show. We want to talk a little bit about e real guys and young women running for office. It is heating up with a bitter war of words between two gop hopefuls as the Vice President takes his time to make a decision. Six of the republican candidates descended at megachurch in plan texas, making a personal appealal to thousands of christian conservatives. Donald trump did not attend. He was too busy trading jabs with jeb bush. Its your voice, your voice. Devin dwyer covering the campaign. Jeb bush and donald trump going at it over 9 11. Jeb said we were safe with my brother. We were safe. Well, the World Trade Center just fell down. Im not blaming anybody but the World Trade Center came downwn. When he saididweresafe, thats not safe. Jeb bush fired back in a new Campaign Video and ontov. It looks as though hes an actor playing the role of president not boning up on n the issues. Reporter it began last week when trump suggested in an interview that george w
Homecoming parade goers saturday morning at Oklahoma State university. Were gonna need a bunch of help. We got a car through a crowd up here. Reporter the casualty count is staggering. Four dead and 47 injured. It hit people, just like thump, thump, thump. As people were flying. Most of the people i saw were just laying on the ground in crumpled messes. Reporter police say this is the woman responsible for all of the carnage 25yearold adacia chambers, arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. Shes also facing four counts of Second Degree murder. The District Attorney says investigators believe chambers was using drugs. Coworkers say chambers was sent home early from her job at this local Fast Food Restaurant just before the crash at 10 30 in the morning. Among the fatalities, retired 65yearold osu professor marvin stone and his wife bonnie. 23yeaearold nita nakal, an mba student from the nearby university of oklahoma, and 2yearold nash lucas. His father posting on facebook