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i'm natalie allen. space is hard, but worth it. the experimental spaceship ii broke up in a test flight high above southern california. one pilot killed, the other seriously injured. kurdish forces are in kobani to help fight isis. 100 peshmerga fighters crossed over turkey. they have been trying to fend off an isis advance for some six weeks. >>> a u.s. marine is back on american soil after being freed at the order of a mexican judge. andrew tahmooressi was arrested after finding guns in his truck at a check point. he says he made a wrong turn on the u.s. side of the border. >>> a third victim in a u.s. shooting passed away. she died friday in washington state after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. the shooter killed himself in the school cafeteria after shooting others. >>> israel has partially reopened a revooefed holy site in jerusalem. tensions over the closure are still boiling. only muslim men and women over 50 were able to attend the prayers known to jews as the temple mount. violence erupted a short distance away. [

i'm natalie allen. >>> and i'm george howe, we begin in ferguson, missouri, where darren wilson decidedo resign after he was found not guilty in the shooting death of michael brown. >> he decided to resign after the violent threats were made against his department. in his resignation letter he said it is my hope to work in police work, but it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. i would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process. >> and we are already hearing reaction from protesters there in ferguson. many are saying that wilson should have resigned a long time ago. listen. >> he is 112 days late. thank goodness, we're so glad. >> do you think his resignation means anything? >> no, it does not. >> no, it doesn't. it just means he got away with murder. he is free, he has gone to live his life and do whatever he wants to do. that is all it means. >> and those were just some of the protesters back on the streets saturday. so far there have been no arrests. other protesters from ferguson are marching to the missouri state capi

i'm natalie allen.nd we begin with news the united states is preparing to accept another ebola patient from west africa. he is a doctor who became infected in sierra leone although it is not clear if he was treating ebola patients at the time. the surgeon is a sierra leone national and is married to a u.s. citizen and they have children. the surgeon will arrive in nebraska this weekend if his condition is stable enough to allow travel. the surgeon will be admitted in omaha to the unit where two other patients were successfully treated. the staff there says they're ready. >> we hope this patient is stable enough, healthy enough where they can get him to us and hopefully we can do what we have been doing with the last two patients and care for them appropriately. >> sierra leone has seen more than 5300 cases of ebola and more than a thousand deaths. cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen talked with cnn's anderson cooper about the u.s.'s track record so far. >> eight patients have lived, one has

i'm natalie allen. >>> the united states is stepping up its battle against isis. the white house is sending up to 1500 more troops from the next several weeks to serve in noncombat royals. u.s. president obama also requested more money to fund the mission. chief u.s. security correspondent jim sciutto has details. >> reporter: iraqi forces in battle against isis, encouraged by recent iraqi successes against the terrorist group including the retaking of a key border crossing with syria, now the president is authorizing another 1500 troops doubling the number of u.s. forces on the ground and the orders will put them closer to the front lines adding two more operation centers beyond baghdad and irbil and in several more sites around the country to train iraqi and kurdish brigades. their role is not changing, advise, assist and train but it is a major expansion of u.s. boots on the ground. >> there's no intent to put the trainers out in the field with these units once they're trained. >> reporter: to finance the expansion the president is asking congress for nearly $6

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i'm natalie allen. you're watching cnn. a record heat wave has temperatures soaring in brisbane, australia, but it's likely to be a chilly weekend for russian president vladimir putin. he and the leaders of the world's wealthiest economies are in town for the annual g-20 summit. their goal, figure out how to boost economic growth an the world but mr. putin faces growing criticism for russia's military intervention in ukraine. senior white house correspondent jim acosta is in brisbane and joins us with more on the expectations from this summit and the icy cold war as the local newspaper put it there, jim, as far as putin's arrival there. >> reporter: that's right. absolutely, natalie. i mean the temperatures from a fahrenheit standpoint will get up to 108 degrees here tomorrow in brisbane but the chill around vladimir putin will certainly cool things down at this g-20 summit. if you just consider the welcome that the russian president received here in australia, the prime minister tony abbott only sent l

i'm natalie allen. a u.s.ld in a mexican jail is back home after being freed at the order of a mexican judge. he was arrested in march on gun charges after customs agents found weapons in his truck at a tee wanna check point. the marine says he made a wrong turn on the u.s. side of the border. >>> crowds outside the army headquarters celebrated after the chief of the armed forces said he was taking control of the west african country. but just hours later, a lieutenant guard made a rival claim. the former president resigned after a violent protest. >>> disaster for richard branson's galactic spaceship two as it breaks up during a test flight. the experiment tall craft had just separated from the plane carrying it. one pilot was killed, the other seriously injured. branson says there was extensive ground testing of all parts of the spaceship. >>> invest garigators are look the reason for the crash. some clues might be found in pictures that were taken of friday's test flight at the moment the breakup took place

i'm natalie allen. our top story, a u.s. defense official says new air strikes in syria appear to have killed a key member of the al qaeda-linked khorasan group. david drugeon is described as a french jihadist and skilled bomb maker. sources say he has been developing explosives to be smuggled on to airplanes. officials believe he has also been helping move fighters to and from europe and plotting attacks in europe. air strikes targeting drugeon back in september failed. cnn terrorism analyst paul cruickshank explanation what may have changed. >> suggesting the united states has very good intelligence about the movements of khorasan operatives, particularly of drugeon suggests they either have a guy inside the group or near the fringes of the group, or they were able to pick up specific electronic transmissions indicating their movements. >> drugeon is believed to have been in a vehicle hit in a series of five strikes in sarmada. official says the strikes destroyed several khorasan buildings, including a suspected bomb facto

i'm natalie allen. ahead this hour, president barack obama, takes immigration reform into his own hands. >> we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. we were strangers once, too. and whether our forbearers were strangers that crossed the atlantic, the pacific, or the rio grande, we are only here because this country welcomed them in. >> an emotional appeal from the president for his executive action. details on what's in the plan. and personal stories from the people it will affect. >>> also, what congress plans to do about it. we'll dig into republican claims that mr. obama is overstepping his authority. >>> also ahead, word that the police officer involved in the shooting death of michael brown plans to resign. we'll see how the community is preparing for a possible grand jury decision on friday. >>> we begin in washington, where u.s. president barack obama, has unveiled his executive order to overhaul immigration. it would allow as many as 5 million people to stay in the u.s., offering them l

i'm natalie allen. ahead this hour, it is deadline day for talks over the future of iran's nuclear program. but both sides still appear to be far apart. plus a grand jury reconvenes monday in the shooting death of michael brown. we'll take you to ferguson, missouri to show you how the community is bracing for a decision in the case. and later -- >> we felt sick and we just -- >> we still feel sick. >> yeah. we just wanted that baby to know it was okay. >> tra >> trapped for days in a storm drain until bikers came by. now a newborn baby was able to survive. we will have that later in this hour. we begin in vienna. diplomats there coming down to the wire, trying to reach an agreement. on iran's nuclear program. negotiators gave themselves until monday. so far no signs of an agreement. joined by nic robertson. he's in vienna where the talks are going. and reza sayah is in tehran. nic, let's begin with you. how much time is left? >> reporter: 15 hours left. the talks are still going on in earnest, it appear

i'm john vause. >> i'm natalie allen. yes, thank you for being with us.ur top stories. >> the white house has confirmed isis as beheaded a fifth westerner. president obama called the execution of peter kassig an act of pure evil. kassig first went to the middle east as a u.s. soldier, later returned as a medical worker, aiding syrian refugees. >> new video appears to show the fiery aftermath of malaysia airlines flight 17 moments after crashing in eastern ukraine. the amateur video shows people reacting in shock and confusion. dutch officials say recovery of the wreckage finally started on sunday. they were moving it bit by bit. investigators were delayed many months because of the ongoing fighting there. >> a dismal third quarter pushed japan back into recession and experts were forecasting growth of more than 2% but instead the economy shrank. the yen slipped to a seven-year low against the u.s. dollar. >>> well, leaders from this weekend's g-20 summit in australia are getting mixed reviews. they say they accomplished a great deal. >> of course, they'd

i'm natalie allen. ahead this hour -- ♪ >> children brainwashed by isis.'s exclusive look inside an indoctrination camp run by the islamic militants. also ahead, this banker now charged in a gruesome killing at a hong kong high-rise. one of the victims found stuffed inside a suitcase. and later -- she spent the final chapter of her life fighting for the right to die. brittany maynard i

i'm natalie allen. iraqi military and tribal forces are battling isis militants in the city of ramadi. we're told at least 23 tribesmen and isis militants have died in the fighting. the battle is happening close to the main government complex in the province. >> reporter: a critical battle for ramadi, the capital of iraq's anbar province, is being fought with isis militants coming as close as a couple hundred meters from the government complex in the city which includes the military command for anbar. isis militants have cut off the main military supply line from the air base when they launched their offensive on friday. it was a coordinated attack on a number of areas. from talking to people in the city, including the deputy governor, the battle is fluid. while the army and tribes manage to put back isis from some of the areas, fighting is ongoing in the eastern suburb that's along the only military supply line into ramadi. isis controls almost all of anbar province, living the sunni territory to neigh

i'm natalie allen. >> i'm george howell. your world headlines.yptian court is expected soon to announce it's verdict in the murder retrial of former president hosni mubarak. this case concerns the killing of hundred of anti-government demonstrators in the 2011 uprising, the very revolution that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as the country's president. >>> nigeriian officials believe boko haram is to blame for a mosque attack that killed at least 120 people. it was massive. two suicide bombers struck inside the mosque and a third bomb exploded outside the mosque as the people were running out. close to 300 people were hurt. authorities say the death toll could rise. >>> at least 15 people were arrested in the u.s. city of ferguson, missouri, as protesters continued, and again, clashed with police and national gardsmen late friday night. officers rushed to the group, rushed them the minute they stopped onto the street outside the police department. the protesters are angry officer darren wilson was not indicted in the death of teenager

i'm natalie allen. u.s. officials say more than a dozen federal investigators will be in california's mojave desert for about a week examining the huge eight-kilometer site of virgin galactic's spaceship disaster. the national transportation safety board says friday's flight was heavily documented with six cameras aboard the experimental craft when it suddenly broke apart high above the desert and crashed killing one pilot, injuring the other. still, the agency says it could actually take one year before its investigation is complete. >>> virgin galactic founder richard branson says the dream lives on and met with reporters saturday. here's some of what branson said. >> we are determined to find out what went wrong and we're working with the authorities to get that information. it is too early for me to add any details of the investigation at this stage. we've always known that commercial space travel is an incredibly hard project. we've been undertaking a comprehensive testing program for many years and saf

i'm natalie allen. ahead this hour -- ♪ >> children brainwashed by isis. cnn's exclusive look inside an indoctrination camp run by the islamic militants. also ahead, this banker now charged in a gruesome killing at a hong kong high-rise. one of the victims found stuffed inside a suitcase. and later -- she spent the final chapter of her life fighting for the right to die. brittany maynard is now dead at the age of 29. we will get to her heart-wrenching story later this hour. thank you again for joining us. but we begin with isis. it has carried out another ghastly display of brutality, this time in iraq. we are going to show you pictures isis tweeted out, but we want to warn you they are graphic. the militants say they executed members of a sunni clan in anbar province west of baghdad. these pictures show the aftermath. a tribal leader says about 50 members were abducted early saturday. they're part of a sunni militia fighting isis in anbar. iraq says ice igs may have killed more than 300 members of the

i'm natalie allen. coming up this hour, president obama in beijing. will his global clout take a knock after tough losses in the u.s. midterm elections? we'll have a live report on that. >>> these two american men are free but we don't know why north korea let them go. we'll look into it. >>> plus balloons fill berlin's sky as the tributes to the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall come to a close. >>> we begin with the president's trip. the leaders of china and japan have held their first face-to-face talks since both leaders took office. chinese president xi jinping and japanese prime minister shinzo abe shook hands at the apec summit in beijing monday. the meeting is considered a breakthrough in tensions between the two countries mainly over a long-standing territorial dispute over a chain of islands in the east china sea. the last formal meeting at this level between china and japan took place nearly three years ago. >>> u.s. president obama is also in beijing for the apec meetings. it is the f

i'm natalie allen., takes immigration reform into his own hands. >> we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. we were strangers once, too. and whether our forbearers were strangers that crossed the atlantic, the pacific, or the rio grande, we are only here because this country

i'm natalie allen. we will persevere and move forward. the words of branson.wo suffered an anomaly breaking apart above california's

i'm natalie allen. hugs, tears, and words of thanks. this was the scene of washington state about three hours ago as two americans imprisoned in north korea return to the u.s. kenneth bae, seen here, had been held for more than two years. matthew todd miller had been detained since april. they were freed after u.s. director of national intelligence james clapper flew to pyongyang the capital at the north's invitation. clapper carried with him a letter from u.s. president barack obama for north korean leader kim jong un. kenneth bae expressed his gratitude at a news conference shortly after he landed in the u.s. >> i just want to say thank you all for supporting me and standing by me during this time. and it's been just amazing to see so many people involved getting me released for the last two years, and not to mention the thousands of people that have been praying for me as well. so i just want to say thank you all for supporting me, lifting me up and not forgetting me. at the same time not forgetting

i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm errol barnett.ere are the top headlines we're following for you right now. >> president barack obama has put forward america's most sweeping immigration reform in decades, and all by executive order. his plan offers some five million undocumented immigrants temporary protection from deportation. >> this was the chaotic scene in mexico city just a few hours ago. the demonstrators gathered to protest the government's response to the disappearance of 43 students. police used fire-extinguishers who disperse some protesters who they say threw molotov cocktails in front of the national palace. >>> with japan in a recession, prime minister shinzo abe has set up elections december 14. days ago, he said he'll day plans for a second sales tax increase due next year. he'll delay that until 2017. now back to our top story. president obama's immigration order caps years of bitter debate in congress. he called on lawmakers when he first became president and again when he was re-elected two years ago. mr. obama sa

i'm natalie allen.hour, it is deadline day for talks over the future of iran's nuclear program. but both sides still appear to be far apart. plus a grand jury reconvenes monday in the shooting death of michael brown. we'll take you to ferguson, missouri to show you how the community is bracing for a decision in the case. and later -- >> we felt sick and we just -- >> we still feel sick. >> yeah. we just wanted that baby to know it was okay. >> tra >> trapped for days in a storm drain until bikers came by. now a newborn baby was able to survive. we will have that later in this .

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i'm natalie allen. >> i'm john vause. great to have you with us. ahead at this hour, an act of pure evil. the white house lashes out after isis militants behead another u.s. aid worker. >>> caught on video. newly released recordings shed new light on the killing of an african-american teenager by a white police officer in ferguson, missouri. >>> also ahead, vlad against his critics. the russian leader heads home early after a frosty reception at the g-20 summit in australia. >>> and wet phone? you hate when that happens. no problem. we'll tell you about a company that says it can save your phone if the unthinkable happens. that's coming up. >>> there's a lot to get to at this hour, but we begin with that grim confirmation from the white house that isis has beheaded a fifth western hostage. peter kassig was in the middle east first as a u.s. soldier, but he returned later as an aid worker. he began delivering food and medical supplies to refugee camps in lebanon. president barack obama called kassig's murder an act of pure evil. his family says he w

i'm natalie allen.ginia has suspended all fraternity activities until the beginning of next year as police investigate claims of a brutal gang rape at a frat party. it started after a report from "rolling stone" magazine after a woman said she was frustrated. there's a history of this going back for decades. >> reporter: it's a shocking allegation of rape at the university of virginia. a report in the current rolling stone magazine alleging a culture of rape and sexual assault there, including a story about a student considering suicide after she went to a party in 2012 and was allegedly gang raped. quote from the article. grab its leg, she heard a voice say, and that's when jackie knew she was going to be raped. she remembers every minute of the agony. >> he was doing what a normal girl on a date would do, and he led her upstairs where she was taken into a room and ambushed by these men. >> reporter: since the article, another student has come forward, similar story, same fraternity. >> i had to walk o

i'm natalie allen. >>> the united states is stepping up its battle against isis.

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i'm natalie allen. thanks for watching cnn. >>> pen to paper. u.s.resident obama signs executive orders a day after announcing his controversial immigration reform plan. republicans say they are ready for a fight. a wall of police. authorities gather on the streets of ferguson, missouri, in the leadup to the highly-anticipated grand jury decision. we will be keeping an eye on that for you. >>> and no laughing matter. bill cosby defends himself against the rape allegations after one journalist says he sounded the alarm years ago. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the

i'm natalie allen. hugs, tears, and words of thanks.ashington state about three hours ago as two americans

i'm natalie allen. coming up this hour, president obama in beijing.s. midterm elections? we'll have a live report on that. >>> these two american men are free but we don't know why north korea let them go. we'll look into it. >>> plus balloons fill berlin's sky as the tributes to the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall come to a close. >>> we begin with the president's trip. the leaders of china and japan have held their first face-to-face talks since both leaders took office. chinese presi

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. >> i'm natalie allen at cnn center. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world.ate. we are seeing an airplane that has just arrived. we believe it is carrying two american citizens who have been released by north korea. they're arriving back at joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state. on this airplane we believe is kenneth bae, held for more than two years by north korea, and matthew todd miller, who had been detained since april. their release came after u.s. national intelligence director james clapper flew to the capital of north korea, pyongyang, at the north's invitation to discuss these two men. he apparently carried a letter from president obama to north korean leader kim jong un. less than a month ago north korea released american jeffrey fowle. he had spent five months in detention. there are now no other u.s. citizens detained in north korea. north korea issued a statement about the two americans saying in part, "president obama made repeated requests and an earnest apology and assured a guarantee there would be no recurrence of similar incidents."

i'm natalie allen.s., while top officials in washington hint at a change in policy on the ground in iraq. >> i'm not predicting at this point that i would recommend that those forces in mosul along the border would need to be accompanied by u.s. forces, but we're certainly considering it. >> and later at this hour, we're taking you live to myanmar where barack obama and fellow nobel peace lawyureate will be speaki in just a little bit. also, gunat

i'm natalie allen. >> i'm john vause. great to have you with us.this hour, an act of pure evil. the white house lashes out after isis militants behead another u.s. aid worker. >>> caught on video. newly released recordings shed new light on the killing of an african-american teenager by a white police officer in ferguson, missouri. >>> also ahead, vlad against his critics. the russian leader heads home early after a frosty reception at the g-20 summit in australia.

i'm natalie allen. a new message from isis tops the u.s., while top officials in washington hint at a change in policy on the ground in iraq. >> i'm not predicting at this point that i would recommend that those forces in mosul along the border would need to be accompanied by u.s. forces, but we're certainly considering it. >> and later at this hour, we're taking you live to myanmar where barack obama and fellow nobel peace lawyureate will be speaki in just a little bit. also, gun battles rage in eastern ukraine and nato officials say they're being fuelled by russian weapons flowing across the border. are russian troops there as well? we want to begin with news the united states is preparing to accept another ebola patient from west africa. he's a doctor who became infected in sierra leone, though it's not clear if he was treating ebola patients at the time. he's a sierra leone national and a permanent resident of the u.s. he's married to a u.s. citizen and they have children. he will arrive in nebraska

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natalie? >> ron allen in ferguson. >> weekend "today" sheinelle jones is here with breaking news out of texas this morning. >> yes. a gunman is dead after a shootout with police on the downtown streets of austin, texas. the suspect was shooting at police headquarters and other nearby buildings. he was shot and killed by police. police still aren't sure about the motive. no one else was injured in the incident. >>> some dramatic video this morning of two new york boys being can pulled to safety after being buried in a snow bank for several hours. a plow operator inadvertently pushed snow over their fort norkts realizing they were there. >> the snow was probably six or seven feet tall. >> early thanksgiving morning, captured on a cell phone camera, shows police and residents frantically digging out two boys buried in snow for hours in subfreezing hours. >> wasn't thinking much, just trying to get to the kids. >> police say the cousins, ages 9 and 11, were building a fort when a plow driver, clearing the lot, dumped more snow on top of them. when the boys didn't return home around 10:00 pm, newb

natalie? >> ron allen in ferguson, missouri for us, thank, ron. >>> caught in the cross fire, a police officer wounded by a ricochet of bullets and another officer is stabbed while confronting a knife-wielding man at a naval submarine base. this happened thursday night in groten, connecticut. officials say an officer fired at the man when he tried to enter the base through a pedestrian gate. another officer was hit by the bullets, but is going to be okay. the suspect was not hurt, but was turned over to local police. >>> president obama will travel to australia today to take part in the g-20 economic summit. earlier, the president met with myanmar's pro-democracy hero, awning sang suu aung san suu kyi. he was released from house arrest four years ago and is now a member of parliament. both leaders say they want to see more progress towards democratic reform in the country. >>> and a big honor and a huge surprise for nbc's own brian williams thursday night. he was inducted into the new jersey hall of fame, but it was a surprise to almost everyone when the boss showed up to make the presentation

natalie, willie. >> ron allen in ferguson, thank you, ron. >> sheinelle jones here with breaking news out of texas. >> we start with that a. gunman is dead after a shootout with police on the downtown streets of austin, texas. authorities say the suspect was shooting at police headquarters and other buildings, he was shot and killed by police. police still aren't sure about the motive. no one else was injured in the incident. >>> some dramatic video of two new york boys pulled to safety after being buried in a snow bank for several hours. a plow operator pushed snow over their fort not realizing they were there. >> the snowbank was probably over six or seven feet tall. >> a dramatic scene captured on a cell phone camera shows a group of residents and police frantically digging out two boys buried under a snow bank for hours. >> it was all just really adrenalin. wasn't thinking of much to get the kids. >> reporter: the cousins, ages 9 and 11, were building a snow fort across the street from an apartment complex, when a plow driver who was clearing the lot dumped more snow on them. when

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allen has more. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. that report appeared in "the st. louis post dispatch," unable to reach the chief or prosecutor for comment, but we reached tom jackson who confirmed he was warned by federal agents he was the target of two men indicted last week onle from weapons charges. jackson said he was not told details, but believes the threat was credible. overnight, flash points like the streets outside ferguson police headquarters were relatively calm. as chief tom jackson reviewed, he was told of a death threat and takes that seriously assuring him he said it was under control. that revelation, as the demand for justice for michael brown echoes coast to coast. after a grand jury's decision not to indict officer darren wilson. several hundred demonstrators, most peaceful, out in force late wednesday in los angeles. a major highway blocked in dallas. protesters in the streets of downtown washington, d.c. while back in ferguson along a street of battered and boarded shops, folks like natalie pick up the pieces. >> there was a chair thrown thro

natalie's cakes were damaged. she set up a crowd funding site to help are with repairs. it's already raised $200,000. >>> an nfl star is putting his admiration into action. should jared allenemodels housing making lives easier for vitd rans returning from duty with devastating wounds. >> thanksgiving and football and our military has become intertwined. i get it. it's one of america's favorite holidays and sports. a lot of times the terminology gets intertwiend, but coming from a military family, i understand that there is no comparison. being in a war, what was it really like? well, it was really like -- >> you're just walking along. the next thing you know, i was -- basically a loud explosion. >> i stepped on a pressure plate ied. >> that's when the explosion went off. >> i was blown through the air, kind of felt like i was floating in the air for a second. hit the ground. >> and then it's like, oh, okay, that really happened. >> my name is joshua. i was in the u.s. army. >> colin faust, i was a sergeant in the united states marine corps. >> i was in the united states marine corps. >> we have an obligation to serve those who serve us when they come home. and what home to