i'm meg oliver. 21-gun salutes will fire in cuba's largest cities today as the island nation begins a week-long choreographed farewell to its long-time leader fidel castro. the communist dictator, who wore his animosity toward america as long as his trademark beard, died friday at the age of 90. manuel bojorquez is in havana. >> reporter: meg, cubans are grieving today as the death of fidel castro has started to set in. while a divisive figure abroad, on this caribbean island castro was admired by many. as flags flew at half staff over havana, some cubans could not hold back their tears. victor manuel said he felt like he had lost a patriarch. the father of our family, the father of the revolution he said. revolution plaza was quiet. workers were busy preparing for two days of tributes to the dictator, who led the country for half a century. thousands of cubans will pay their respects in the shadow of the monument to national hero jose marti and a sculpture of revolutionary leader che guevara. inside the havana cathedral leticia fonseca prayed and reflected. "fidel was someone that al

, i'm meg oliver, with a western edition of the broadcast. 21-gun salutes will fire in cuba's largest cities monday - as the island-nation begins a week-long, choreographed farewell to its longtime leader fidel castro. the communist dictator - who wore his animosity towards america - as long as his trademark beard - died friday at the age of 90. manuel bojorquez is in havana. today as the death of fidel castro has started to set in. while a diswissi divisive figur, here on this caribbean island, he was loved by many. as flags flew at half staff over havana, some cubans couldn't hold back their tears. >> no podemo. >>> victor manuel he felt he had lost a patriarch. the father of our family, the said. havana's normally bustling revolution plaza was quiet. workers were busy preparing for two days of tributes to the dictator who led the country for half a century. thousands of cubans will pay their respects in the shadow of the monument to national hero jose marti and a sculpture of revolution leader che guevara. inside the havana cathedral, leticia fonseca prayed and reflected. fidel castro was

tonight -- there are concerns about the safety of the civililians living in iraq's second largest city. there are reports that isis fighters are removing people from their homes, to use as human shields. new tonight -- we have a look at what it is like on the very dangerous road. leading into mosul. that was reporter arwa damon on the front line of the battle. this is the skyline of mosul -- iraqi forces are facing sniper fire -- explosives and barricaded roads. isis has held the iraqi city for more than two years. it is believed that once troops enter mosul, it will trigger the fiercest fight yet. in the two week long offensive. coming up in tonight's edition of people behaving badly: >> reporter: will want to be a part of this to here at the san francisco headquarters and volunteers making calls to potential voters and sending tax and another party gatx for a volunteer during the last debate showed up here the next day watch people get hung up on. the double standard all sides at this stage the chair to get them to go out and the troops have battled and tonight and the second-largest

>> stewart: iraqi military commanders said today they're trying to retake the country's second largest city, mosul, neighborhood by neighborhood; and deliver food to civilians trapped under isis control since 2014. iraq is a predominantly muslim country, but there is a small christian community that has been there for centuries. this weekend, in the liberated northern iraqi town of bashiqa, ten miles outside mosul... bells tolled, and a new cross was erected at a church that reopened today for the first time in two years. in tonight's signature segment, "newshour weekend" special correspondent christopher livesay brings us the second part of his reports from inside iraq: a look at how iraqi christians are coping in the war-torn country. >> reporter: iraq's nineveh plains lie between the kurdish north and the arab south. the area is home to a variety of ethnic minorities, including a group of people known as assyrians. they are descendants of the world's first christians, whose presence here dates back to the first century a.d. they speak a dialect of aramaic similar to the language spoken b

city. the largest gap has been preside39 days.e get a secondary batch of moisture from the gulf of mexico. it could bring rainfall and snowfall across the northeast. the rainfall potential is impressive. 4 to 6 inches in northern alabama. parts of northern georgia could get a couple inches out of this. the fire situation would be alleviated. >>> thank you, pedram. the dow, nasdaq and s&p all sitting at record highs this morning. investors setting to take a step back. dow futures set for losses this morning. the shares in asia lower and oil prices are the reason. it now appears opec countries will not reach a deal to cut production. >>> investors can be thankful for gains last week. something we have not seen in years. the stock market has been quiet thanksgiving week. slim gains or losses each of those weeks. the dow is up this year. 1.5% over just the past four sessions. the down side to the stock market rally. mortgage rates are spiking. the average 30-year fixed rate is 4.19%. on election day, it was 3.62%. the increase comes f

it is the second-largest city in the state, and the swingingest city in the state. a lot of independent voters there have a black hole politically on who votes from one year to the next, but that really could be the city that is decisive. >> have newspaper endorsements made a difference? james: of course they are waning in, like everywhere else, but it has been a mixed bag. kelly ayotte has been getting some of the liberal papers endorsing her, saying she is a moderate voice. democrats would contest that. the other papers have been endorsing maggie hassan. it has been an even split. >> we will look for your reporting online. boston globe.com. james pindell is a political reporter. thanks for being with us. ♪ ben is my older brother. he is so funny and smart, and my best friend. all families have challenges, and my mom instilled in us early on, the importance of finding solutions to the challenges, and working hard with your community to get things done. she made it possible for ben and meet on the family just like any other.that's part of the reason she got involved

the goal for assad and the russians is to capture all of aleppo, which before the war was the largest city in syria. you capture aleppo and essentially you have most of the population under government control. you have a long strip of cities going from aleppo to damascus, beirut to the mediterranean. i.s.i.s. is being squeezed in the west and east, raqqa will fall and who becomes president of the united states will be faced with a feta come pli which is now we control most of the country. >> rose: we the government of syria have regained control our country, what the president of the united states inaugurated on january 20 will face. >> yes. i think assad finds himself in a strong position. frankly, that's why he had a bunch of journalists in. they haven't had american journalists in syria for three years at least. >> rose: they haven't let american journalists in three years? >> they haven't been granting visas in for three years, two at least. >> rose: just to get into the country. >> just into the government-controlled parts of syria. they have been keeping everybody out. >> rose: i tho

to government forces bas force assad will gain control of 4 of the largest cities.y initial thought, this is bad news. the notion that assad may end up winning this worries me. >> well. 8 years ago, he owned it. we didn't have problems over there. it worries me too. but what worries me more, this administration, obama administration, when we pulled out of iraq, we made iraq a proxy ofiran. now you have shia crescent from iran iraq into syria that we'll be faced with. that is a problem. but the important thing is no american president, since before world war ii, has ever been faced with such a dilemma and unstable region as the middle east in that time frame. after world war ii. we stabilized with it victory of world war ii, now this administration is leaving the most destabilized middle east in its history, it will be very difficult for the new dodge administration in president-elect trump to resolve this problem, we will have to do it, we have to rebuild it, it is not going to come out the same way. we have to work closely with russians and our allies in the middle

for the first time in two years iraqi troops are now in the outskirts of the country's second largest city. they were facing the fiercest resistance yet from the isis militants holding the city -- but still pushed on yesterday. the general says the troops have taken over the state television building. although they're in the city though -- the fight to retake the the city is still expected to last weeks, or months. the trial against former south carolina police officer michael slager is expected to officially begin today. he's accused of he pulled over in charleston. jury selection in the case began monday -- and after the defense reviewed the choices overnight -- a judge says the 12 person jury should be seated this morning. opening arguments could come later in the day. while protesters are still flocking to standing rock to protest the north dakota pipeline -- state leaders are asking for money to help pay for the police presence there. the state agreed to borrow an additional four- million dollars to cover the rising law enforcement credit to ten- million. the governor says they've ask

. >> reporter: city leaders from the four largest bay area cities, san francisco, stay, oakland and fremont, came together at the manufacturing summit discussing their goal to bring more manufacturing jobs to the region. those four cities combined already have about 100,000 jobs at manufacturing companies. >> one out of every four jobs in fremont is connected to manufacturing. we are very proud to be the home of tesla which those numbers make it the largest manufacturer in the state of california. >> reporter: the ceo of the nonprofit sf made put on the event. she says even in this pricy region, manufacturing can thrive. >> it really is about growing what's already here. and i think people are always surprised that this is the second largest manufacturing region in the state and this is the biggest manufacturing state in the country. >> reporter: the mayors on stage said their goal to create a pipeline to fill middle class manufacturing jobs. >> we have talent and that talent us is just engineering or design -- isn't just engineering or design. it's the talent of an amazing population that

five miles from the second largest city. iranian backed shiite militias launched a missile to the west of seoul. despite the positive news for pentagon admitting defense secretary ash carter is worried about malicious the above listed. >> of course he's concerned. he's seen from past history with some of these forces have done. at this moment our support continues to be through the government of iraq and prime minister a body and forces on the ground can do in operations and will continue to support those forces operating under control of the government of iraq. cheryl: iraqi forces had -- nicole: the city of philadelphia may be in for a nightmare. transit workers walked off the job earlier this morning after contract negotiations broke down. the striker shot down bus, trolley lines for nearly a million trips a day. you've also got about 60,000 students to use it to get to and from school. the two sides are divided over pension and health care issues. cheryl: a major explosion along the colonial pipeline in central alabama.

iraq launched an operation on second largest city and the extremist group's last major bastion in the country. meanwhile-- the government sent half a dozen trucks of food to be distributed among civilians in iraq. several people are without homes this morning after a fire broke out at apartments in colorado springs. one apartment is destroyed and eight others are damaged after last night's fire. according to the gazette-- no one was hurt-- but the fire captain says one person was treated for smoke inhalation. it took about 15 no word on the cause just yet. denver public schools is looking into who may have spray painted hateful messages on the walls of an elementary school. how the students, parents and the principal are responding to the vandalism is showing their true spirit. someone vandalized isabella bird community school with spray paint over the weekend. the vandal drew a swastika on the building - and also spraypainted the playground and the sidewalks. when word spread about what happened-- parents rallied and strength. the school is closed this week for fall break. when stude

. >>> the intense fight to push isis out of iraq's second largest city and our teams right there in the middle of all of it. some incredible and frightening pictures that you will only see here on cnn. this is mosul, where iraqi troops are fighting house to house, push them out. listen to these word. they are the raw notes from our senior international correspondent, arwa damon. she was right in the middle. these are her word. a massive flash of orange, a s massive explosion when we were stopped. my ears are ringing. everybody coughing from the dust and the dirt kicked up. out the back window, i saw family running with kid. it was a suicide car bomber, they said. i can't stop thinking about that family and all of the others. let's go live to arwa damon. those were her words. she is now safe, just about 55 miles away from all this happened. arwa, you and your photographer, 24 hours, you are stuck in the middle of this. i read the entirety of your notes. it's remarkable. talk to me about living through it. you have covered so many war zones. how is this different? >> reporter: well, poppy

friends here and let the great coworkers so t >> they're trying to drive prices that a second largest city. >> the airport can be a stressful place during thanksgiving holiday the passengers at the san jose airport are getting a little convert from a robot. a robot can take a selfie think ascended to they could host a dance >> they can give you directions. >> the idea is to offer travelers a little something extra. information with a little bit of silicon valley flair there as well. [laughter] check out this drone cooking thanksgiving. it's from montel robotic. mill from the cares to the mashed potato even deep fries the turkey. >> i did not know drones to do that. >> it made a huge mess. >> take a look at this holiday tradition. this is in houston. a black friday shopping line keep are standing in line for pie. they've been in line for over an hour to snag this pie though the store closed just before 6:00 p.m. just after running out. >> con camry camera a black bear of how i do not want to wait. the bear was cut rating a couples freezer in the garage that wasn't the big surprise. the home

the goal for assad and the russians is to capture all of aleppo which was the largest city in syria. essentially you have most of the population under government control. you have this long strip of cities going from aleppo to damascus over to the mediterranean. then, isis is relentlessly being crushed and squeezed in the east. raqqa will probably fall soon. whoever becomes president of the united states is essentially going to be faced with we now control most of the country. charlie: we need a government to regain control of the country. that is what you think the president of the united states would face. dexter: assad finds himself in a very strong position. i think it is why he had a bunch of journalists there. they haven't had any american journalists in syria for years. charlie: they have not let any american journalists in? dexter: they have not been granting visas to anyone. in two years, nothing. charlie: just to get into the country? dexter: to get into the government controlled parts of syria. the only way to get in -- it's possible. basically, the only journalists getting

mosul is the second largest city in iraq and the last major city held by isis in that country. the operation to retake isis from the islamic state started a providing air strikes and other support with this. most of the gain has been on the east side of that city. ben? >> thank you, tim. a piece of history from the holocaust is sold for $2 a. woman in long island found a jacket in the back of a closet, paid it and donated to a holocaust center in new york city. it was worn by a prisoner that received the concent his family says he never knew they saved the jacket. it is going into an exhibit about his life. >> we are learning more about the president-elect donald trump wants to do the first days in office. >> today the president-elect is expected to meet with the new york times after taking another swipe at the media on twitter where he laid out the president-elect donald trump outlined the first one days in office and withdrawing from the trade deal and taking action on immigration. the release is following the meetings on monday from rick perry to scott brown and the networks

to find and fully prosecute the culprits. >>> as coalition forces consolidate the hold on the largest city, the leader of isis appears to be urging his militants not to give up the city. isis released often audio tape that said was from baghdadhi, and if true, it's the first time he was heard from in a year, and in a recording, he calls for suicide attacks in other countries. iraqi forces are knocking off isis resistance in a neighborhood in eastern mosul. >>> protesters and police clashed at new orleans where former kkk leader was speaking. demonstrators were angry that duke was using a historically black university for his views. police used pepper spray when some protesters tried to enter the debate hall. what do you think is the worst and best airport in this country? >>> well there is a new list out thanks to the folks over at pointsky.com. the travel site had the list and found that phoenix sky harbor airport is the best in america. and laguardia airport in new york -- >> oh, no surprise to me. if you've been to la guardia, you understand. >> i think when donald trump says the third

. >>> the intense fight to push isis out of iraq's second largest city and our team is right there iniddle of all of it. some incredible and frightening pictures you will only see here on cnn. [ gunshots ] >> this is mosul where iraqi troops are fighting house to house trying to push them out. they are the raw note sent to us from senior international correspondent arwa damon. right in the middle of all of this violence in this chaotic gun battle. again, these are her words. a massive flash of orange, a massive explosion, just when we were stopped. my ears are ringing. the door couldn't come up fast enough. everyone coughing from the dust and dirt picked up. out the back window i saw a family running the widskids. it was a suicide car bomber. i can't stop thinking about that family and all the others of the let's go live to arwa. you and your photographer, 24 hours. you're stuck in the middle of this. i read the entirety of your notes. it's remarkable. talk to me about living through it. you've covered so many war zones. how is this different? >> reporter: well, poppy, our photographe

the islamic state group has controlled mosul for over two years and the city is its largest strongholdn iraq. earlier this month, some iraqi troops were able to enter the city. now the iraqi government says its forces control about one-third of the eastern side of the city. troops have been advancing slowly and cautiously as they search for islamic state fighters and bombs. the militant group continues to fight back using residents as human shields and carrying out suicide attacks. an official at an iraqi military field hospital told nhk that since the battle moved to highly populated areas, more civilians have been killed or injured than soldiers. islamic state militants are expected to further intensify their offensive given rise to concerns that the civilian death toll will only continue to increase. >>> it's time now for the latest in business news. leaders of japan and russia are scheduled to meet in japan next month. in the meantime, officials from both countries had been working on an economic cooperation plan. our ramin mellegard, sorry, ramin, joins us now from our business de

the islamic state group has controlled mosul for over two years and the city is its largest stronghold in iraq. earlier this month, some iraqi troops were able to enter the city. now, the iraqi government says it forces control one-third of the eastern side. but troops have been advancing slowly and cautiously as they search for islamic state fighters and bombs. the militant group continues to fight back using residents as human shields and carrying out suicide attacks. an official at an iraqi military field hospital told nhk that since the battle moved to highly populated areas, more civilians have been killed or injured than soldiers. islamic state militants are expected to step up their offense oive giving rise to concerns that civilian death toll will only continue to increase. u.n. officials have begun providing aid to residents in a district in mosul retaken by iraqi troops. the u.n. children's fund said its emergency funds are enough for 30,000 people and include food, water purification tablets and diapers. the u.n. world food program also delivered supplies of rice and flow fl

>>steve: the situation troops are trying to push prices out of the second-largest city in more than two years the troops have entered the city of mosul is been described as fierce and expected to last for months their formerly the again if i could go house-to-house in the heart of the city what traps along the wind. >>reporter: a return our chances in the 74 cast will have that for you in just a little bent coming of the brand new edition of people behaving badly a simple traffic law local drivers cannot seem to stop breaking not in my neighborhood we talk to furious residents after rv dollar set up camp near their home. >>steve: that ban parking recreational vehicles along city streets that in turn forced them to move out of the city and we explained that created a new problem. >>reporter: is put many of them a tight spot they're losing their property but it may not be as safe haven for very long able to live nearby are concerned about the impact they're having on the neighborhood he was worried that the dollar's may dump trash or so which along woodland that was one of the reasons the

it's been two weeks since the offensive to take iraq's second largest city began. about 60,000 iraqi and kurdish fighters w >>> the city of ornld released audio recordings between police and the gunman who murdered dozens at the pulse nightclub. as kenneth craig reports, gun man omar mateen explained his motives. >> what are you reporting? >> what? >> i want to let you know i'm in orlando, and i did the shooting. >> reporter: that was orlando in his own words confessing to a police dispatcher that he carried out the worst mass shooting in modern history that left 49 clubgoers dead. on monday, a judge released the audio recordings moments after the city dropped its objection. the first call made by mateen came in at 2:35 a.m. on june 12th. >> i pledge baghda baghdadi. >> reporter: 30 minutes later he made another call this time negotiated. >> they're killing a lot of innocent people. what am i to do here when my people are getting killed over there? >> reporter: mateen said his attack at pulse nightclub was revenge for a u.s. air strike that killed an isis leader. >>

. >>> another break and when we come back, the changes afoot in the nation's largest city because it is suddenly home to the >>> a couple of things here before we go on the 11th hour, or whatever hour this is where you are. this is seattle, just one of the cities where we've had protests tonight. we've had police choppers and tv news choppers up and aloft in the skies over so many cities this evening, again, mostly peaceful protests but a lot of these have come out of nowhere, thousands of people here in new york just appeared out of nowhere after a long march. there's portland. a lot of people in the bay area tonight. for a lot of people this election hasn't gotten real yet but on the web it sure is beginning to look real. the trump/pence ticket now has a web site. this is a dot-goff. it is greatagain.gov. there is the logo, president-elect donald j. trump. that's real. the nypd and secret service have a real task ahead of them as trump tower is right smack dab in the middle of mid-manhattan. that's tiffany's on the left and the police barricades were up for the whole campaign but no

there's heavy resistance but forces are getting closer to iraq's second largest city kicking isis out. the major issue is lack of hops. there are leaving iraqi medics with a lot of work to do civilians have fled that area. for those that have not been able to get out, aid is crucial. there's more than 1 million people living in mosul. see people running for limited supplies. iraqi forces struggled to keep this crowd organized when handing out supplies. >>> the pope's holy year of st. francis door was shut sunday. new this morning, pope francis extended priest permission to resolve women who have had abortion. the church sees it as a sin, but everybody has the chance to be forgiven, he says. >>> this friday is black friday, supposed to be the kickoff to the busiest shopping period season is losing luster. one possible reason is the shopping season is getting longer with some dealsle stretching back to halloween. people don't put that emphasis on that day >>> for now, tonka trucks are pulled from shelves. apparently the toy burst into flames in a car over the shops and online for now. >

the latest push in the now iraq's second largest city. iraqi troops have retaken the state television building but isis fighters are putting up stiff resistance and house-to-house fighting to gain full control could take months. >>> oklahoma police released dramatic video of the shoot-out with murder suspect michael vance. the video shows vance driving a truck being chased by a state trooper on sunday. the trooper fires his rifle through his vance was wanted for killing two relatives and shooting three law enforcement officers. eventually, vance gets out of the truck as troopers continue to fire, killing him. >>> the trial of a former south carolina police officer charged in the murder of walter scott, an unarmed black driver, resumes today. cell phone video captured scott being shot and killed last year. officers for officer michael slager want the video kept out the jury selection was yesterday and continues this morning. >>> investigators are now trying to figure out if he suffered some sort of medical emergency. >> reporter: no childr

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new tonight-- a fire forces thousands of people out of their homes in israel's third largest city. the fires... fueled by dry weather and wind... tore through haifa's northern neighborhoods. in a rare move, the country called up hundreds of military reservists-- to help fight the flames. luckily, no one is seriously hurt. israeli leaders say 'arab 'palestinian' leaders say they have offered israel help-- in battling those flames. there are 'new' deadlines and safety orders... for the owners of the 'troubled' woodlake dam in moore county. the dam nearly failed during hurricane matthew... forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people. an i-team investigation found years of negligence by the owners and lack of enforcement on the part of d-e-q... led to the dam's demise. the new order requires engineers to begin work on a temporary breach and have it completed by march. the owners must also submit a plan to repair the dam... within the next three months. if the owners miss those deadlines, they could face fines of up to five hundred dollars a day. the i-team will keep you covered. a ral

protesters have marched in opposition to donald trump's three nights in some of america's largest cities. the concord rally was peaceful as organizers conveyed their disappointment with the election. disheartened by donald trump who they say does not represent america's good values. >> america is not meant to be hateful. >> i am here because i had three granddaughters. and i am upset. thing we need to do more of. mike: supporters say it is important for others to see what they call a showing of strength. >> remember, through all of this hatred, you must be the change you wish to see. mike: they hope their voices are heard by a like his leaders. >> it is hard to be heard by the government and state officials. i know that you can contact them are easy to ignore. mike: with the rally falling on a holiday, organizers say they are not trying to distract from the significance of veterans day. >> donald trump has said many ignorant things to veterans and we want to be here with them. mike: tonight, there was another crowd at a peaceful port -- at a square. another rally is scheduled there for s

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. >>> a series of anti-trump protest took place in at least 7 of the largest cities. >> these are the images that we are seeing around the country just over 24 hours after the race was called. thousands taking to the streets. the protests have been peaceful. police allowed people to march and even on major highways. >> here at host they marched from cleveland state to public square disrupting traffic and there were some mentions of black lives matter. obviously in the city centers clinton overperformed trump and not surprising this is where we are seeing some angry people. we spoke with one of the protesters about why they felt illegal immigrant. i am poor. it affect me really deeply as much as it affects everybody else i can't stand having him as president. >> in new york city they gathered in the light rain. massive crowds peacefully disrupting traffic. they marched for about two miles to gather in front of trump tower. heavy security was there because the president-elect was reportedly upstairs ms part of the reporting was he has begun assembling the team members that are likely to

right now there are two offensives happening, one to recapture the second largest city in iraq, mosul. the other to regain troell control of what the isis terrorists tall wir caliphate dmaept raqqah, syria. late saturday forces began the mo move, and the u.s. support providing air operations, it comes at a time u.s.-backed iraqi forces are pushing forward right to the heart of mosul. [ gunfire ] the battle for iraq's second largest city is bloody and brutal as convoys move through neighborhoods, isis militants are using civilians as human shields and using their homes for cover. one of our own cnn teams witnessed the battle firsthand. awful. while traveling with iraq-led forces in mosul, our senior international correspondent arwa damon and our photojournalist brees lennay were caught up in an isis ambush and spent 28 hours under attack. they were trapped not knowing if they would survive. fortunately they did. arwa is joining us now. she's safe. she's near mosul not that far away. arwa, it is not often we see this kind of warfare up close. you saw it. you experienced it. i know you,

the latest push in the now two-week campaign to retake iraq's second largest city. iraqi troops have retaken the state television building but stiff resistance and house-to-house fighting to gain full control could take by a s trooper on sunday. the trooper fires his rifle through his windshield. vance was wanted for killing two relatives and shooting three law enforcement officers. eventuly to fire, killing him. >>> the trial of a former south carolina police officer charged in the murder of walter scott, an unarmed black driver, resumes today. cell phone video captured scott being shot and killed last year. officers for officer michael slager want the video kept out of trial. the jury selection was yesterday to figure out if he suffered some sort of medical emergency. >> reporter: no children on board the bus with a bus that dli collided with another bus. the driver of the school bus died. >> the yellow school bus was going to pick up its first student a few blocks from here to take them on to the >> reporter: the impact sheared off the side of a bus and scatterer

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that spread across the country's third largest city of haifa. more th were forced to evacuate. some returned today to see what's left of their homes. more than a dozen fires are burning across israel. so far no serious injuries or deaths have been reported. in a rare move-- israel called up military reservists to help battle the flames. new tonight-- baltimore police shoot a man they say was wielding 'knives'. officers responded to a report of a man threatening people. witnesses say the man 'refused' to drop the weapons. officers then used a stun gun. when that didn't work-- two in critical condition. this is the second police shooting in baltimore this week. an update tonight-- to a deadly shooting at a flag football game in louisville, kentucky. people were gathered in the park, yesterday afternoon... for the annual thanksgiving tradition... when gunfire rang out. two people died and five others were injured. today, the police chief said a group not affiliated with the game... gathered in the park. there was a dispute and guns were pulled. the shooters are still on the loose