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Republican party spokesman, agreeing with the white house. >> i was taken aback that there was some, you know, a political operative on capitol hill who did use the occasion of the thanksgiving -- of the thanksgiving-themed event to criticize members of the first family. >> reporter: it has long been a bipartisan goal to respect and protect the privacy of presidential kids, living in a fish bowl through no fault of their own. but that hands-off policy has limits. chelsea clinton, like the obama ...

A congressional republican staffer is resiping after she slammed president obamas teenaged daughters. elizabeth lauten was communications director for steven fincher, but it was her own communication on facebook that got her into trouble. dana bash reports. >> you are hereby pardoned. >> reporter: it was a standard first family event, pardoning the thanksgiving turkey, until a republican congressional aide wrote a mean spirited rant on a facebook page about the presidents teenaged daughters. try...

Will make police more accountable. >> when i tried to describe to people as why this time will be different, and part of the reason why this time will be different is because the president of the united states is deeply invested in making sure that this time is different. >> that was president obama this afternoon. michelle kosinski joins us now live from the white house. michelle, what actual change did the president implement today? there was an executive order. what does that do? >> reporter:...

The police commissioner promised to get to the bottom of it. >> defined in the departments patrol guide that this would have appeared to have been a chokehold. >> reporter: a grand jury was convened to decide whether or not the officer should be indicted. it began hearing testimony back in september. >> i just want them to do the right thing and give me justice for my husband. >> reporter: the jury is expected to announce its decision by the end of this week. meanwhile, the community is working ...

Gardner, who had asthma, died after a police officer put him in a choke hold. he can be heard on amateur video gasping and repeatedly saying "i cannot breathe." a new york grand jury decision expected this week on whether that officer will face criminal charges. randi kaye reports. >> reporter: july 17th, eric gardner is about to be arrested in staten island, new york, for illegally selling loose cigarettes, but something goes horribly wrong and its all caught on tape by a bystander. >> im mindi...

Muffled by the pavement. >> i cant breathe. i cant breathe. >> reporter: what police may not have known was that gardner suffered from asthma. his body appears to go limp. gardner was later declared dead at a nearby hospital. police say he had a heart attack and died on the way. less than a month after his death, the new york city medical examiner made the official ruling. the cause of death, compression of neck, a chokehold. plus compression of chest and prone positioning during physical restra...

More breaking news. getting new information about an fbi warning to the u.s. military. a law enforcement official tells cnn theyre concerned that isis is tracking personal information on social media about specific u.s. soldiers. pamela brown reports. >> reporter: tonight the fbi are sending out a new warning to the u.s. military saying isis members are not only calling on attacks against americans but also spotting and assessing like-minded individuals currently living in the u.s. they may be a...

Bulletin sent overnight warning u.s. soldiers to be extra cautious about posting identifiable pictures and information on social media, anything that would make them easy targets for isis inspired terrorists. >> tons of people dont think through exactly what sort of information theyre providing online and in their social media that has gps material, that has friends, contacts and others, family members, that, in the hands of those that wish us harm, could be really dangerous. >> reporter: law en...

Gasping andsaying, i cannot breathe. a grand jury will meet to discuss whether that officer who face criminal charges. randi kaye reports. >> reporter: july 17th, eric gardner is about to be arrested in staten island, new york, for illegally selling loose cigarettes, but something goes horribly wrong and its all caught on tape by a bystander. >> im minding my business, officer. im minding my business. please, just leave me alone. >> reporter: thats gardner, a black 43-year-old father of six weig...