. >> reporter: the shop owner had apparent lly given him permissi to sell in front of his store. protesters rallying in support of sterling's family today. >> as a mother, i have now been forced to raise a son who is going to remember what happened to his father. >> reporter: their son standing beside her overcome by emotion. >> he has to watch this and this was all over the outlets. >> reporter: the louisiana governor announced the justice department will be the lead agency investigating sterling's death. >>> new this morning, a judge in south africa sentenced double amputee oscar pistorius to six years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend. he was originally convicted in 2014 of manslaughter. an appeals court overturned that ruling. the sprinter faces 15 years in prison for shooting the 29-year-old model through a bathroom door in 2013. >>> president obama today announced he will slow the drawdown of u.s. troops in app afghanistan. this is a compromise. 8,400 troops will remain into next year. the president had planned to drop that number to 5,500. republican leaders in co