for chief flynn to step in a make the bold decision to terminate officer manney -- former officer manney'smployment, that was a step in the right direction to build more confidence with the city of milwaukee police and the general public. however, the milwaukee police association, they need to step in a be very critical of chief flynn doing nothing but diminish of the step that she flynn has taken. representative barnes, first of all, the reaction among the citizens of milwaukee to this case, the protests that have been occurring in the blocking of the highway, the governor walker's decision to put the national guard on standby? >> governor walker is no stranger to protests and protesters. to signal he was going to call in the national guard, as he did almost four years ago when we saw what became act 10, it is a scare tactic. it is a way -- waste of taxpayer money. there is no indication yet of the protests were going to get out of hand, no indication that they would be violent. they had not been. there have been no arrests until the incident on the freeway. it is a shame we see not only

s office said manney acted in self-defense.ercation for breaking protocol. the feds have opened a civil rights probe into the case. avlgts new report by house republicans states a certain bias. ster stems from the targeting of conservative groups. extra scrutiny of tea party groups was isolated says obama administration. and resulted from confusing regulations. >>> the salvation army got a diamond-encrusted cross, dropped into a boston area ketal week ago, the donor, an australian mother who left a note asking that the cross be sold and the money used to be help the less fortunate. her way of thanking the people of boston, particularly brookline for embracing her family. that is lovely. >> that's the good stuff. that's what that is. >> they're important inflection points, the news is so predominantly heavy. it's always questioning humanity and you see the best is out there as well. >> thanks so much, christine. the relationship between the u.s. and north korea getting more frosty, if you can believe it. cnn has learned the pent

hamilton grabbed manney's baton and hit him. manney opened fire, shooting hamilton 14 times. the shooting led to manney's firing for violating department policy for handling people with mental illnesses. but on monday, milwaukee county district attorney john chisholm said he had found manney acted in self-defense. >> after carefully analyzing the investigation, the forensic evidence in the case, the law, and the conclusions about the local use of force experts and the report have come to the conclusion the criminal charges are not appropriate in this case. i am releasing all the information related to this investigation so that you, the public, can see all of the facts related to this decision. >> the shooting of dontre hamilton has sparked mass protests in milwaukee including a highway shutdown friday which resulted in 74 arrests. the justice department has announced a federal review of the case. the united states has rejected as absurd north korea's call for a joint investigation into the hack of sony pictures. the obama admin

manney is still trying to get his job back. >> i would expect him to appeal his termination.pose his rehiring. i don't think he should be a police officer. dl dont-- >> thee protests broke out after the decision was announced. the u.s. department of justice will do a civil rights review of that case as it has done with some of the other high-profile incidents we've seen. >>> now, still to come here on cnn, a meteorologist shot outside his tv station makes his first public appearance and describes how the shooting unfolded. >>> plus, it is the movie north korea does not want you to see and for now they may have gotten their way but sony pictures says it's not over yet. that's next here on cnn. >>> still no claim of responsibility for two explosions both believed to be caused by bombs. >>> the first blast rocked a bus station in gombe killing 20 and suspicion fell on boko haram. later an explosion hit a market in the city of bauchi causing a massive fire. red cross workers are reporting heavy casualties. >>> now, many of the recent terror attacks in nigeria have been pinned to

manney fired on him hitting him 14 times. >> there is little doubt that officer manney was exposed tosk of death at great bodily harm. they are not allowed to employ force to kill, they are not allowed to use force to wound. they are allowed to employ force to stop the threat. and as long as that threat is present, they are authorized to use force. >> the d.a. calls the death a tragic incident for the hamilton family and for the community. >> well, a nevada police officer saved the life of a three-year-old boy who was choking on a piece of candy. mariana and her husband rushed their son into a grocery store when he began cloaking on a jaw breaker. officer quinn abbother was offer duty and just a block weigh when he heard the call. as he was giving help to the boy his body camera suddenly switched on. >> i took the child from the father. i turned him upside down over my knee and began a reverse heimlich maneuver. come on buddy. that you go. >> the jaw breaker popped out of the boy's throat and paramedics determined he was in good enough shape to go home with his parents. >> and it's ti

the prosecutor says officer christopher manney acted in self-defense. in april officials say he grabbed manny's baton. hamilton was mentally ill. manney was fired. >> shoppers might have to step up their game to find those final holiday gifts given that christmas eve will feature a lot of rain. "action news" is in haddonfield new jersey last night where stores stayed opened until midnight to accommodate late night shoppers. many big box stores will be opened around the clock until christmas like kohl's. >>> ups said yesterday was its busiest shipping day with 34 million packages going out. >>> some folks will be using the skies to head to their christmas destinations. weather could cause delays up and down the east coast. that's a live look at philadelphia international airport. no delays right now. light traffic right now and the only collection of delays we could find are in dallas where they're get something pretty heavy rains. seven cancellations there. call ahead, 1800phl gate if you're going somewhere or picking someone up. >>> you can go to 6abc.

said christopher manney shot dontre hamilton in april.ishes say punches were thrown on both sides and the officer was hit with his own baton before opening fire hitting hamilton 14 times. the u.s. attorney has ordered a federal investigation. in the meantime manney is fighting to get his job back. >>> the superintendent of the upper darby police department wants his office to be extra cautious. he cites the deaths of michael brown and eric garner as well as the weekend murder of the two police officers in new york city. michael chitwood wrote a letter to his office reading in part "please take nothing for granted when answering calls we classify as routine. nothing is routine. remember, the overwhelming members of our community support us and are law-abiding citizens ." new tonight a community comes together following last week's shooting rampage in montgomery county. as "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt tells us their purpose was twofold, to honor a life lofton pray for the recovery of another. >> reporter: we spotted about 900 stud

the prosecutor says christopher manney won't be charged because he shot the man in self-defense.amilton's family is now demanding a federal investigation. protesters expressed their outrage over today's decision in downtown milwaukee. police say manney was performing a welfare check on hamilton when hamilton grabbed the officer's baton and hit him with it. that's when manney opened fire. >>> north korea has been knocked offline in the wake of the hack scandal. it's not known if the internet problems were an act of retribution or who was responsible. north korea is firing back at accusations it's behind the massive sony hack, saying the worst is yet to come. the communist regime accuses the obama administration of making the controversial film "the interview." north korea wants the u.s. to agree to conduct a joint investigation proving the communist regime is not responsible. if not, the country says it will attack the white house, the pentagon and all of the u.s. the state department responded this afternoon saying it's still confident the communist country is behind this cyberat

they say manney was mentally ill.arges calling the shooting an act of self did he first saying that manney attacked the officer grabbing at his baton. however, the officer involved has been fired. hamilton's brother says that officer was "filled with hate." >> just about 6:37 on the clock and brand new, the strange discovery of an embalmed head in the woods of western pennsylvania has police mystified. it was of a woman and was that found in beaver county. they released a sketch of what the woman might look like saying she was likely in her 50's. they do not know how long ago she may have died or why. police are checking with medical schools in order to determine if the head came from a cadaver. >> a major christmas storm is brewing in some areas just as millions of american families are about to get out there to brave the roads and airports. many americans are expected to be greeted way very wet but not white christmas this week. but it depends on where you are. if you're over the rockies, the people out there will d

officer christopher manney shot dontre hamilton 14 times.said hamilton fought with him and grabbed his baton. the district attorney ruled it a case of self-defense. >> in reviewing this case, we came to the conclusion that based on all the facts, all the circumstances present to a reasonable officer in officer manney's position at the time the circumstance occurred, that his use of force was privileged and was justified. >> woodruff: officer manney has since been fired. hamilton's family today asked for a federal investigation, and also called for calm. >> ifill: president obama announced his pick for the number two spot at the justice department today. sally yates is federal prosecutor for the northern district of georgia. if she's confirmed by the senate, she'll oversee day-to day operations at justice. >> woodruff: the french firm alstom-s.a. will pay a record $772 million for violating u.s. laws against overseas bribery. the power and transportation company pleaded guilty today in federal court in connecticut, where one of its american a

this happened back in april when officer christopher manney confronted dontre hamilton.o the officer, they got into a confrontation. the officer claims that hamilton grabbed his baton and struck him and that is when the officer used deadly force to defend himself in self defense. the officer fired from his job. the police chief saying the officer did identify hamilton as mentally ill and did not follow training and he instigated that fight. again, the case went to a prosecuting attorney and decision not to charge the police officer. however, we have learned that the federal government will be looking into this case. the justice department plans to investigate as well. george howell, cnn, milwaukee. >>> thanks. breaking overnight. police arresting a delta airlines baggage handler for allegedly running a gun smuggling operation aboard passenger jets between atlanta and new york. eugene harvey and mark henry used carry-on baggage to transport weapons. one suspect admits to bringing 18 guns, 7 loaded, to a flight to new york. including an ak-47 and ar-15. we will hear more a

if the department should pursue a federal rights that coming after decline to charge christopher manney with a crime after shooting hamilton 13 times. he said he believed he was in danger. he was not fired for the killing itself but was fired for failing to follow department rules in the moments leading up to the altercation. the district attorney maintain's former officer's use of deadly force was justified. >> under these facts and circles, he was confronted with a situation that posed a real threat of death or great bodily harm. was he justified in using force. was the amount of force appropriate. my conclusion is, yes. >> hamilton's family said that he has received treatment for schizophrenia but he was nonviolent. protesters are expected to continue. dozens were arrested over the weekend after demonstrators shut down part of this roadway. request for national guard response if needed. while protesters in wisconsin remain vigilant new york has paused at a critical time in the national conversation. the question remains will the protest pause in new york city slow the national gain.