. >> maria ines ferre has stories across america. ines. >> hours before the west indianaian daindiana -- indian o people were stabbed to death along the parade route. the annual event celebrates caribbean culture. >>> storms rolled through nebraska. officials were up at the crack of dawn assessing the damage. houses cars and campers were destroyed. restoring power near dakota city. in hawaii a wildfire that started with two kids playing with a lighter continues to burn today. the fire started ten days ago. it has consumed a thousand acres and 50% contained. >>> the muscular dystrophy organization is accepting donation through labor day, part of its annual telethon. a final tally is expected tomorrow. the telethon was founded by jerry lewis who founded it 40 years ago. >>> joey chestnut ate 195 wings in 12 minutes. >> oh my! >> and he broke his previous record set two years ago when he ate nearly eight pounds of chicken wings in 12 minutes. chestnut currently holds 33 different competitive eating records including apple pie fish tacos,

maria ines ferre with more on that. >> reporter: a man is accused of beheading an employee with a knifethe 30-year-old was attacking another worker when he was shot by a company official. robberies say the suspect was trying to convert employees to islam. local authorities have asked fbi for help in the case. >> due to the manner of death and the initial statements of coworkers and other initial information that our investigators have gathered, we requested the assistance of the fbi. >> reporter: authorities are waiting for the suspect to regain consciousness to charge him. >>> in northeastern pennsylvania the hunt for an accused cop killer is about to enter a third week. investigator say he is a survivalist and believes he's hiding out in the woods of the poconos mountains. this week the police searched an abandoned hotel in the area but once again found no sign of the man. >>> a driver who ran into a pedestrian bridge causing it to fall has died. the bridge collapsed on a six-lane freeway. they're not releasing the name of the driver, and no word why he hit the bridge. >>> a balloon f

maria ines ferre is back with us on that story. . >> one of the protesters is samuel chew, one of the occupy central hong kong organizers. i talked to him earlier about how these protesters are organizing. take a listen. >> social media only works if there's good organizing. people on the ground, culture that gets built up on the streets where people are and i think what you're seeing is really social media taking off because there is a very disciplined, strong network of connections on the ground. >> and a group of hong kong journalism students started a facebook page just to verify information for protesters, such as which street entrances to use and where to find first aid stations, they are documenting things like where to find food, water bottles and boxes of feed foodfood.people are picking up , recycling in some areas. university medical students, a sign pointing towards a first aid station and this woman here is signaling where to exit in case of tear gas. now people who know about tear gas are ferguson demonstrators they ha

maria ines ferre is here. >> comedy to criticize i.s.e a look at this aloney toon style cartoon posted on youtube. ♪ ♪ >> it's not just cartoons, a palestinian channel recently aired the parody. watch. and the lebanese producer says using is a tire is a way of rejecting is and so people are not so afraid tony. >> that's it for the news hour. "real money" with ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. >> the financial crisis may be over, but some aspects of our lives will never be the same. we're now living in what is being called the new normal economy, and today i'm explore how it has changed the way americans live and work. how it is altering your job prospects, and what it means for your investments or savings. i'll tell you how to adapt and make sure your future is secure. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money" ♪

maria ines ferre had as that story and more headlines making across the headlines in the u.s. >> reporterthe training comes the following of a choke hold death of an unarmed man this summer. new york police chief william brattan said that the program will begin next month and expand over 20,000 officers who patrol the streets. it will include how to talk with the public, how to de-escalate tension and how to use force if necessary. >>> new orleans former mayor ray nagin went to prison today. a public defender in new orleans is appealing his conviction. >>> 100 hikers at yosemite park are glad to be safe after a fast-moving wildfire forced a series of helicopter rescues a small brushfire exploded into a large wall fire sunday. it prompted officials to evacuate the hikers. >> i didn't expect the helicopter, but things happen. >> reporter: dozens of firefighters were working to extinguish the fire and it is believed to have been sparked by a lightening strike on july 20th. it burned 700 acres and sent smoke rising behind the iconic peak that dominates the yosemite valley. >>> statewide emerg

. >> maria ines ferre. >> reporter: a man at an oklahoma food plant is accused of beheading a man with a knife. police asked the fbi to investigate the case after several workers say the workers was trying to convert people to islam. authorities are waiting for the suspect to regain consciousness to charge him, the hunt for an accused cop killer is about to enter a third week. investigators say he i he he is a survivalist and that he is hiding out in the poconos mountains. >>> the police in detroit say a driver who ran into a pedestrian bridge causing it to fall has decide. the bridge collapsed on to a six-lane freeway. they're not releasing the name of the driver and no word yet why he hit the bridge. >>> and crews are able to stamp out wildfires in california. much-needed rain helped 800 wildfires on scene. they contained all but one wildfire in the last few weeks. wildfires have destroyed dozens of homes and thousands of businesses. 300 million 300 buildings are still under concern. >> attracting criticism, a group behind ads are reporting about jihad in america. >> reporter: city l

maria ines ferre has that headlines and other news making it's way across the u.s. >> reporter: he'llend 17 years behind bars. he shot 19-year-old ranisha mcbride when she showed up drunk on his front porch before dawn. he apologized at his sentencing. >> i caused the loss of a life. she was too young to leave this world. and for that i'll carry that guilt and sorrow forever. >> waver was convicted last month after a trial that centered on whether the 55-year-old had reasonable belief that he was in danger. he woke up to hear pounding on his doors and shot mcbride because he feared for his life. in ferguson, missouri, a judge said that michael brown had no felony convictions or charges. the disclosure came after a media request for browns july recordjuvenile records. juvenile records are normally confidential in missouri. the police say he had no adult record either. >>> the ruling breaks the streak for gay marriage supporters who had won more than 20 consecutive rulings. the judge also upheld the state's refusal to recognize same-sex marriage performed legally elsewhere. this is the

maria ines ferre has the news making headlines across america. >> reporter: halliburton agreed to pay $1.1 billion to 89 claims stemming from the bp oil spill. it killed 11 workers and sparked the largest offshore oil spill in history. the money will be paid into a trust until appeals over the next two years. police reports describe the moments after a nine-year-old accidently shot and killed her instructor with a an uzi. the girl said the gun was too much for her and had hurt her shoulder. the family thought that she had been injured by the recoil. this did not realize that the instructor had been shot and killed. prosecutors are not filing charge in the case. >>> the police are looking for eight teenagers who are part of a large group who broke out of a large national youth center. they climb under a weak spot in the fence. the police caught up with some walking along roads or coming out of the woods. others were handed over by their families. >>> another dispute from a reclining seat. another passenger demand that th they land the plane so she could get off. she said she was emotio