michael slager is charged with murder for the death of walter scott. shooting scott in the back. if he's convicted, slager could face anywhere from 30 years to life in prison. ben: new this morning, a bomb scare at an elementary school in alabama. a bomb squad blew up an explosive device while the school was on lockdown. officials found it on the hood of a cafeteria worker's car. investigators say no students were in danger because the car was parked far away from the building. it's not clear yet who put the explosive device there. melinda: parents at an elementary school in oregon are upset about the newest it's a satanic club started by a group of local satanists. they say it's an alternative to religious after-school programs like a bible study called the good news club. some parents say they're upset and religious leaders are praying and protesting. >> i'm upset because we didn't get a say in this. we have a club here because it students would need a permission slip to attend meetings. it's not clear if anyone will join the club. >> new this morning, a police department in te

michael slager is charged with shooting and killed walter scott. he shot him eight times after scott ran during a traffic stop. slager faces between 30 years and life in prison if he's convicted of murder. election say is just four days from now. this morning, we're taking a deeper look at another big race in eastern iowa. senate district 32 covers bremer, buchanan, southern fayette, and northern and eastern black hawk counties. the incumbent -- is the democratic senator brian schoenjahn. his challenger -- republican craig johnson. kwwl's elizabeth amanieh tells us more about their campaigns. both candidates for senate disitrict 32 put incumbent democratic candidate brian schoenjahn- a former teacher himself-says he knows the value of a proper education. "that is the way iowa has always operated, our priority opponent-candidate craig johnson puts just as much priority on education but wants to scale back another pressing issue for both candidates? mental health services in the state of iowa. senator schoenjahn noting concern over the recent closure

michael slager is accused of shooting walter scott as he was running away. the jury is made up of 11 white people and one african-american person. ben: we're learning more about a deadly school bus crash in baltimore earlier this week. records show the 67-year-old driver had a hisry violations. officials say on tuesday, the school bus, which had no students on board, rear-ended a car, veered into oncoming traffic, and slammed into a commuter bus. both bus drivers died along with four passengers. 10 other people were hurt. three are still in the hospital this morning. melinda: right now, the fbi is looking into a hate crime at a mississippi church. a fire badly damaged this historic african american sanctuary late tuesday night. investigators believe the suspect who set the fire also spray painted the words "vote trump" on the side of the baptist church. church leaders say the building is 80% destroyed. ben: a thief with a sweet tooth and a conscience. police at kansas state say someone broke into a student's car and only got away with a kit-kat. the freshman

slager showed little emotion as his lawyers told jurors the shoots were lawful because they say slager and 50-year-old walter scott fought to the ground before the gunfire. however, that struggle was not caught on video. of 1 and one is black. the man charged with killing two iowa police officers is behind bars. scott michael greene was booked in des moines this afternoon. police say greene fired upon the officers while they were sitting in their patrol cars in separate attacks early wednesday. he surrendered to authorities hours later, but had been hospitalized for treatment of a pre-existing medical condition until today. officer charged in a shooting is headed to trial. officer devon kramer is accused of shooting an unarmed man in the back. today she waived her preliminary , hearing. she's charged with aggravated battery in the march shooting of 26-year-old manuel burnley. burnley had been removed from a county bus for being disorderly. according to the criminal complaint, kraemer shot burnley as she and her partner struggled to handcuff him. today's hearing was observed by members

the former officer, michael slager took the witness tan in his own defense yesterday testifying that he feared for his life. he claimed before the video started walter scott grabbed his taser. scott was seen on the tape running away and was 18 feet from the started shooting. >> i didn't know it would go the distance so i fired my firearm until the threat was stopped. >> slager had trouble explaining what he is seen doing here picking up the taser from one location and moving it closer to scott's body and faces 30 years to life if convicted. >>> a brief court appearance for the tennessee bus driver accused of killing six people. johnthony walker was led into court shackled and ha handcuffs. he's due back in court december 15th. >>> mcdonald's is experimenting with a new preparation for its burgers. the fast food giant has been testing the use of fresh, not frozen beef on the hamburgers in the dallas area. that is being expanded to restaurants in oklahoma. customers like the way the fresh burgers taste better. >>> new details in the alleged abduction of a california mother. her conditi

in south carolina, officer michael slager taking the stand in his own defense, charged in the shooting death of driver walter scott, after a routine traffic stop. here's abc's steve osunsami. >> i made the decision to use lethal force, because mr. scott never stopped. >> reporter: this former police officer took a giant risk testifying. jury's eyes and told them that at this very moment, when he started firing at walter scott in the green shirt, he felt afraid for his life. >> i fired until the threat was stopped, like i'm trained to do. >> reporter: scott was unarmed, and is clearly seen in this cell phone video running away. prosecutors say it was murder, and made slager stand up and hold a tape ruler to show jurors how far scott ran. a whole 18 feet before slager slager is claiming that scott grabbed his taser in a fight before the cell phone recording. >> and i saw that taser coming at me, coming at me like this. >> reporter: but he now admits that scott didn't run away holding it. people in the courtroom shook their heads as slager struggled to explain this -- why he picked up the

michael slager is expected to provide explanation for shooting walter scott at least seven, no, rather eight times as he ran away. the nation. prosecutors arguing that slager shot in self-defense. >>> workers are expected to walk off the job today at 20 airports including chicago's o'hare airport. they're holding a so-called day of disruption to call for a $15 minimum wage. janitors, security guards and baggage handlers are among the airport workers protesting. >>> despite a weekend full of online deals, cyber monday sales still soared rising more than 10% from last year. but some websites couldn't keep up with the traffic including nordstrom. reports on twitter said websites for banana republic, the gap and old navy also had issues. all of those sites were back up and running within a few minutes so it's good that they bounced back in time to make more of those billions we're expected to tally later on in the week. >>> well, it's about to become safer to post a negative review on sites like yelp and tripadvisor without the backlash. a bipartisan bill protecting the rights of unhappy c

michael slager didn't have to testify. but he clearly wanted to tell his own story in his own words. at times he was tearful. >> my family has been destroyed by this. the scott's family has been destroyed by this. it's horrible. >> reporter: former north charleston police officer michael slager was here on the witness stand trying to convince jurors he's not a murderer saying that he killed walter scott in 2015 because at the time he says he felt threatened. >> and at that point i made the de because mr. scott never stopped, he's always dangerous. >> reporter: but prosecuted asked how dangerous could scott have been as he was running away from the officer unarmed. they even made slager stand up and hold a tape ruler to show how far scott ran before slager started firing. it was 18 feet. >> i didn't know what was going on with all that so i fired my firearm until the threat was stopped. >> reporter: shortly after the on the witness stand he said he now knows that's not true. that it fell to the ground. slager says the two f

michael slager testified yesterday and broke down in tears. >> it is a roller coaster, the families are destroyed by this. it is horrible. >> she lot scott in the back and over for a tail light violation. he told the court that scott faukt back after being tased. if convicted he could face 30 years in prison. >> tulsa police officer is facing trial for shooting and killing a driver. the officer thought he was trying to get a weapon out of the car. dash cam video shows he had his hands in the air and investigators never found a weapon. shelby is manslaughter. >> a police department gets too many donations, they have been collected the stuffed animals to hand out the stuffed animals to kids involved in a crime. now they are expanded the stuffed hugs program since they have received so many donations and handing them out to any kids that visit the station. it is helping the kids deal with >> we can turn around something with a potentially negative long standing effect on the children and they can turn it around and think of us in a positive. >> local cleaner is donating services to clean u

michael slager was an officer in north charleston last year when he shot and killed an unarmed black man after a traffic stop. slager faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted. a luxiourius living space -- now sinking. a legale expected today regarding the millennium tower in san francisco. the high-rise building selling condos for millions of dollars. people who live there are now suing because the building is sinking well this is something everyone is talking about today -- a moment in american sports history. the cubs win the world series. and as you can see -- the team taking the world series trophy back to chicago. while cub fans were excited -- some indian fans reacted to their loss of the championship... claw, never give up. always there, never give in. i'm proud of our indians, i'm proud." "cleveland needs to stay classy. kodos to the cubs, they ended their drought. we'll be back." time the cubs won the world series -- those who were -- don't remember it. meet hazel. she grew up within walking distance of wrigley field. she was born in august 1908 -- she's 108 years old -

michael slager is charged with shooting and killed walter scott. he shot him eight times after scott ran during a traffic stop. slager faces between 30 years and life in prison if he's convicted of murder. driving more than one-hundred pe the driver -- not ticketed. he's the police chief of an arkansas town -- but he was off duty. this dash cam video shows the officer chatting with the chief after a chase. everybody parted ways. but now -- the mayor of the town believes an investigation is in continuing coverage -- a state capitol building is locked down -- because of dakota access pipeline protestors. a group of about 50 protesters traveled from the camp's standing rock to the capitol grounds in they then decided to take a lap around the grounds and continue judicial wing of the capitol building -- trying to talk to the governor. authorities arrested 14 protesters. today, we'll get a better idea of the employment picture across the country. this morning the bureau of labor statistics will release job numbers for the month of october. most economis

today, opening arguments are set to begin in the murder trial of michael slager was an officer in south carolina last year when he shot and killed an unarmed man after a traffic stop. his attorney says there's more to it than what you see in cell phone video. they filed a motion to ask the judge to block the video from being introduced as evidence. slager faces 30 years to life in decision 2016 coverage: five days from election day -- so much attention is on the presidential race. but there are critical state elections we're keeping a close eye on. one of those for senate district 30 -- county. incumbent jeff danielson up against bonnie saddler. kwwl's macleod hageman spoke with both. business owner and republican candidate bonnie sadler serves on the iowa alliance in homecare board -- says she brings a background in health care and business to the table. "i feel like i have a good want to be at home and receive the most therapies they can at home, and it's the most cost that's not the type of person iowans need... "we have to improve in iowa, and wen supports infrastructure improvement

michael slager was an officer in north charleston last year when he shot and killed an unarmed black man after a traffic stop. slager faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted. luxury sinking. a legal development is expected today regarding the millennium tower in san francisco. the high-rise building selling condos for in the middle of an earthquake zone. the tower has sunk 16-inches. and started tiltin. decision 2016 -- the latest battleground map showing a narrower path to victory for hillary clinton... as both tracie potts is in washington with the latest. "nice and cool. right, stay on donald trump, staying on message overnight in florida: "that sounds more like of a clinton campaign in north carolina... where african-american turnout is down from 2012. not good news for arizona... a red state. "we have a real chance to turn this state blue again." her latest message: imagining a trump presidency: together." (ad nats) clinton's now seeing trump-sized crowds: 15- thousand in arizona last night. tracie potts, nbc news, mike pence will be in iowa -- he'll be in warren county. c

a jury is expected to be seated today in the michael slager trial. shocking video showed him shooting walter scott as he ran away during a traffic stop in to a late night swim. rest and relaxation turned into panic. take a look at this surveillance video out of zimbabwe; a crocodile dives into the pool and goes toward the woman. the man instantly jumps out of the water the sudden attack. a dog is pulled from the rubble of an earthquake -- alive. italian firefighters rescuing the dog -- which despite being covered in dust -- appears to be unharmed. no deaths or critical injuries have been reported after sunday's quake. many people had left the affected areas after another 500- million dollar high-voltage interstate power line could be built. the power line will stretch more than 125 miles between dubuque county and dan county wisconsin. if built -- the line would go in service in 20-23. today -- we could learn is the federal reserve will raise a key interest rate. this comes following a two day meeting. analysts don't expect that rate hike now... but

michael slager is accused of shooting walter scott as he was running away. person. ben: we are learning more about a deadly school bus crash in baltimore earlier this week. records show the 67-year-old driver had a history of traffic violations. officials say on tuesday the school bus, which had no students on board, rear-ended a car, veered into oncoming traffic and slammed into a , commuter bus. both bus drivers died, along with 4 passengers. 10 other people were hurt. three are still in the hospital this morning. melinda: mississippi church. a fire badly damaged this historic african-american sanctuary late tuesday night. now, police are questioning a person of interest. investigators believe the suspect who set the fire also spray-painted the words "vote trump" on the side of the baptist church. church leaders say the building is 80% destroyed. ben a thief with a sweet tooth : and conscience. police at kansas state say someone broke into a student's the freshman says he noticed the candy was missing from his car, but everything was still there. the candy thief l

. >> the video showing officer michael slager shooting walter scott was played in court as the and abc's marci gonzalez joins us in studio with more. >> reporter: it is video that's been viewed millions of types sparking outrage and protests and is a key piece of evidence in this trial. scott's mother was too emotional to stay in the courtroom as it was played and the bystander who recorded it testified about what he called an injustice he'll never forget. for the first time jurors seeing this now infamous video police say shows former north charleston p killing walter scott. the man who recorded those eight gunshots taking the stand friday. >> he shoot the man running from him. >> reporter: feidin santana describing that april day in 2015 coming across officer slager running after scott an unarmed man he just pulled over for a broken taillight. describing hearing a taser just before he hit record. >> i didn't know what was happening and just the electric >> reporter: slager who was fired soon after the video surfaced and has pleaded not guilty to murder maintains he shot scott because w

. >> reporter: scott was shot and killed by michael slager in april of 2015. a jury of 11 white men and women and one black man is tasked with deciding if slager is guilty of murder or acted in self defense. >> he should have been prosecuted for it. >> he he forcefully resisted to the extent they were both fighting on the ground. >> reporter: the jury saw cell phone video showing slager including his gun as scott ran away. slager then fires eight shots. five hitting scott. and drops it next to scott's body. >> i didn't want to be involved. at the same time, the morals and values did not allow me to do that. it was an injustice what i saw. >> reporter: scott's death was one in a series of violent confrontation with law enforcement and african-american citizens. fuelling protests against perceived police bias across the country. scott's family continues to ask for justice will do its job and at the end, hopefully we will get justice. >> reporter: slager out on bond faces 30 years to life if convicted. for "today," sarah dallof, nbc news. >>> now to a ruling in a

michael slager took the stand in defense saying he felt total scott, got control of his taser and pointed it at him. however, scott was dozens of feet away from the officer and his stun gun before he was shot. >> i didn't know the distance, so i fired my firearm until the threat was stopped. >> slager had some trouble explaining what he's seen doing here, picking up the taser from one location and moving it closer to scott's body. he faces 30 years to life if professor injured in thursday's campus rampage says he's withholding judgment about the student who launched that isis called the student one of their soldiers and investigators are searching for ties to the attack. terrorist group. brian ross with more. >> reporter: isis is claiming the ohio state attack is carried out by what its called one of his soldiers of the islamic state. abdul razak artan >> reporter: just five months ago, he was graduating with honors from community college in ohio. leading one of the victims to wonder what happened. >> pictures of the graduation shows a jubilant young man, so for this to happen four to fiv

lice officer michael slager nay has moved into the second day today. he's charged with killing an unarmed black man in a traffic stop last year. cell phone video captures him shooting walter scott in the back as scott ran away. prosecutos say scott let his sense of authority get the best of him. >>> new details about the deadly bus crash in baltimore this week. state regulators say the driver of the school bus should not have been behind the wheel. his commercial driver's license suspended two months earlier. glenn chapel convicted of a violent crime which would prohibit him from driving a school bus. six people died including chapel. >>> harvard has cancelled its scouting reports about the women's team. the ivy league university first learned of the so-called rating system in 2012. they thought it was isolated it that season. the president says the school is looking into whether the behavior is taking place for ries championship today. ry, the parade honoring the chicago cubs kicks off at 10:00 a.m. in south downtown for a noon rally. >> the mayor pro

slager's attorneys disagree -- saying the now- former officer had little time to make decisions. slager faces between 30 years and life in prison if convicted of continuing coverage -- request granted. due to media coverage -- a former teacher's sexual exploitation high teacher mary beth haglin plead not guilty. her trial will now be in tama county and begins november 28th. in june -- haglin admitted to having a relationship with a 17-year-old student while teaching at the school. she told kwwl she was sorry but hadn't ended the relationship. in september -- haglin went back to jail after violating a no contact order -- caught on camera during her crime watch daily interview. a former teacher in texas could spend 30 years in prison for havinr middle school student. the teacher -- who's 24 -- was involved with a 13- year-old student. she pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault. police busy investigating multiple reports of gunfire in waterloo. last night -- several chidlren playing inside a home when it got hit by bullets. the house is in the 400 block of dawson street. no one

michael slager is charged in the shooting death of walter scott last year. slager has said he stopped scott for a broken tail light... but then he took off running... and officer slager chased after him. shortly after -- the officer shot at him. slager says he now has nightmares and can't sleep. you any indication of compliance pulled my firearm and i pulled the trigger. if convicted, slager could get 30 years in prison. an oklahoma police officer who shot and killed a man in september will stand trial for manslaughter. officer betty shelby was charged te in september, which was captured on camera. the judge decided to go ahead with the trial after reviewing the video in the courtroom. shelby said he disobeyed her commands and she thought he was trying to get a weapon from his car. but police videos showed crutcher with his arms in the air before the shooting. investigators never found any weapons in his car. working towards a solution. people come together in waterloo to talk about vioelence. this year the city's seen three know how they can help. the naacp

michael slager is charged in the shooting death of walter scott, who was not armed. slager has said he stopped scott for a broken tail light... then scott took off running. slager says he was in fear for did he ever give you any indication of compliance or surrender? no. not at all. and what did you do next? at that time i... i pulled my trigger. the shooting happened last year. an oklahoma police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in september will stand trial for manslaughter. the officer says the man did not follow her instructions and she thought he was trying to get a weapon from his car. police videos showed him with his arms in the air before the shooting. investigators never found any weapons in his car, but say he was high on drugs. buildings have burned in the tennessee wildfires. the national park service says the fires have burned 15-thousand acres so far. the mayor of gatlinburg -- who lost his own home -- says his thing to watch... "it happened so fast it was staggering when you've got wind up to 87 miles an hour pushing fire, i mean people were

michael slager is charged with scott. he shot him eight times after scott ran during a traffic stop. slager faces between 30 years and life in prison if he's convicted of murder. a woman who's been missing since august has been found alive in south carolina.. police say she's been held captive since she disappeared. she was found chained up. the woman told investigators there coiuld be as many as four bodies on the property, but investigators have not been able to confirm that. with kidnapping. wells fargo's legal mess just got the bank is now being investigated by the powerful securities and exchange commission. the s-e-c has joined the ranks of other government agencies looking at wells fargo. the bank is accused of creating as many as two million fake accounts. senator elizabeth warren recently asked the s-e-c to look into whether wells fargo violated whistleblower protection laws. election say is just four days from now. this morning, we're taking a senate district 32 covers bremer, buchanan, southern fayette, and nor

this morning, the final stages in the trial of michael slager, the former police officer accused of walter scott's murder. stopped. >> in his first detailed public account of what happened back in april of 2015 -- >> in my mind, fear and scared. >> slager told the jury he pulled scott over for a broken taillight and was about to write him a warning when scott suddenly bolted from his car. >> people don't run from -- >> prosecutors say scott fled because he was behind on child support payments and feared being arrested. slager said he three times, but that didn't stop scott from grabbing the stun gun. >> it was total fear that mr. scott couldn't stop. >> the cell phone video, he says, picks up the encounter seconds later as scott breaks away from the struggle. slager now says in hindsight he would not have chased scott on foot and instead would have called for backup. >> his entire testimony was what he would have done different and was just shocking. >> the trial, now in its third week, has been emotional for walter scott's family. his mother breaking down on the witness stand. >> he said