we begin with our report from north dakota labor day weekend. it was saturday september 3rd, when unlicensed dakota access security guards attacked water protectors trying to defend a sacred tribal burial site from destruction. >> criminals! you guys are criminals! go get your money somewhere else! >> yeah, you! yeah, you! amy: were standing at the destruction site of the dakota access pipeline. it looks like there are at least three bulldozers that are, to peoples surprise, at thiss moment, actually bulldozing the land. theres a helicopter above. theres security here. and hundreds of people have been marching up, when they heard that the construction site is actually active right now. >> my name is jacob, jacob johnson. im from spokane, washington. im hopi and akimel oodham. amy: and can you describe what you see, what theyre doing? jacob johns: they aretheyre bulldozing. theyre bulldozing and preparing to put ininstall a pipeline toto go into thedeep in the river. amy goodman: and above, we see a helicopter. jacob johns: the helicopter itself

we begin with our report from north dakota labor day weekend. it was saturday september 3rd, when unlicensed dakota access security guards attacked water protectors trying to defend a sacred tribal burial site from destruction. >> criminals! you guys are criminals! go get your money somewhere else! >> yeah, you! yeah, you! amy: were standing at the destruction site of the dakota access pipeline. it looks like there are at least three bulldozers that are, to peoples surprise, at this moment, actually bulldozing the land. theres a helicopter above. theres security here. and hundreds of people have been marching up, when they heard that the construction site is actually active right now. >> my name is jacob, jacob johnson. im from spokane, washington. im hopi and akimel oodham. amy: and can you describe what you see, what theyre doing? jacob johns: they aretheyre bulldozing. theyre bulldozing and preparing to put ininstall a pipeline to go into thedeep in the river. amy goodman: and above, we see a helicopter. jacob johns: the helicopter itself has

we last saw her when we were in north dakota. and here in marrakech is kevin hart, the assembly of first nations regional chief of manitoba. we saw him labor day weekend in north dakota. we welcome you both to democracy now! begin with you. you're in new york. you were leaving one of the protest yesterday in new york against the dakota access pipeline. this is breaking news as of yesterday that energy transfer partners, the company of kelce to stopommittee seeking the obama administration from what he calls interfering with the building of the pipeline. they are saying they already have the right to build under the missouri river. can you respond to this suit? >> first of all, clean drinking water is not a political issue. it is a human right that we should all have in the united states of america and the rest of the world. to say that this is some type of interference, political interference, miscalculates what drinking water really is. this company proceeded to build a pipeline without having to permit under the river. they act

williams county, north dakota. if i were somewhere at the end of the earth and thinking of home, the thing that i would remember would be winter. the enormous, frozen silence. fromnow, cutting us off the world like a wall. the wind, slicing across the field. it might seem like a sort of desolate place to some, but we are mostly norwegian of this way and we got an old immigrant prayer that goes -- should all things perish, fleeting as a shooting star? god, let not the ties break the bind me to the north. [choral singing] ♪ >> 8:00 monday morning. [bell] >> i've already put in an hour of chores at the farm by the time i turn up at the school. one room country schoolhouse at the edge of a week field. at these kids with the rest list faces, grandchildren of pioneers, descendents of the .ong rifle and the plow i find myself wondering -- of that crowd searching spirit that trails,e men along the is it still alive in them? in me? this familiar stretch of land were to suddenly become frontier again, how would we survive?

you are right that this is not -- north dakota is not where these e conflicts are happening. here are tribal conflicts with other jurisdictions, state government, county government, federal government all over the country. a lot of that stems from the fact at one point in time, their erritory was essentially at least for the sioux, wherever he buffalo roamed, it was a broad territory and it is complicated to figure out how to now. things fair that is an issue that will keep playing out, we're not going to ave an end to the conflicts with any one policy decision. host: as far as the pipeline, how does e sflult this, what is the ending or result?e guest: a number of things could happen. the obama administration could this final easement, the last piece to finish the pipeline could be finished, the protests could escalate again, but ultimately not be able to stop construction and the pipeline go into service. the obama administration could not grant the easement, in that case, the company, dakota access, would have to pay a lot a new routegure out and figure out place where peop

speaking to us from north dakota. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. when we come back, we ask, who is kelcy warren, the ceo of energy transfer partners. we will be speaking with the indigo girls, will the musical group who have played standing folkand also at warren's festival in texas bank, but are now leading a petition of singers musical groups to stop supporting the dakota acaccess pipeline.. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: indigo girls singing at "honor the earth." this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amamy goodman with nermemeen shaikh. nermeen: we turn now to look at the texas billionaire behind the dakota access pipeline -- kelcy warren, the ceo of energy transfer partners. described by bloomberg as "among america's new shale tycoons" warren is personally worth $4 billion. he has become a major donor to the republican party. during this election cycle he , gave over $500,000 to super pac backing former texas governor rick perry. he also maxed out his donations

-- north dakota legislature and the governor? >> what is happening, it is unfortunate with the state government. there has been an oil boom in north dakota. and's 2003. -- since 2003. the exploitation of fossil fuels with fracking. in the northwest region of north dakota, there is an influx of people. our and implement rate was 5.0% united states and was two point percent in north dakota. what was happening, major crimes were being committed. .urders, rapes, sex trafficking the worst drugs you can think of being trafficked through there. we did not see militarization of law enforcement. we did not see national art being deployed. we did not see the state call a state emergency. this has been going on for all must a decade. but as soon as indigenous people and all of the supporters come together to stand up against fossil fuels, the state says, let's throw $10 million at this and make them go away. our commitment is not going to go away. the state has to understand that. a lot of this forces a necessary desk force is unnecessary.

north dakota has been in the news recently as members of the standing rock tribe and their sympathizers have been protesting the dakota access oil pipeline, which would crossed the tribe's ancestral lands and environmentally sensitive areas. next, we travel back to the early 1950's when oil was first discovered in north dakota american frontier is it 28 minutes home funded by the american petroleum institute to promote the financial benefits for farmers for leasing land for oil exploration. ♪ narrator: the wind blows west from the great lakes. the wind sings like a wild bird across the northern states, coming at last to this place. miles of prairie of across montana and dakota. they call it the williston basin. ♪ narrator: not so long ago, this was frontier. listen closely and you will hear the old echo of covered wagons, the phantom shadows of pioneers fighting for their lives against the will miss. -- the wilderness. ♪ narrator: they began with nothing, with their bare hands in a bucket of hope, breaking the land with freedoms plow, like fargo,ns stampede, bluegrass, beaver lodg

(this is north dakota expect snow!) the army corps decision friday by the army corps of engineers has caused the camp to beef up in september. dakota kidder is from fort yates and says they'll be there despite the cold. (dakota kidder, fort yates, nd) "purchased yurts that's kind of like a tepee and of course the heavy duty tents to prepare for winter. us as people we're north dakotans - our campers our people here i'm sure are strong enough to weather through." a small action or protest was lead by the women of the camp to walk up toward the barrier on 1806 lined with law enforcement. pipeline construction is protected by officers. doesn't mean much to protesters because of government treaties with native tribes aging back to the 1800s. (joye braun, indigenous environmental network) "it's pretty presumptuous for the army corps of engineers to assume that they can evict us off of our own land." in a statement sent saturday the cheyenne river sioux chairman mentioned a 1940s government project called pick-sloane where ov

monday protesters in north dakota forced the capitol to go into a soft lockdown. construction has been halted as the army corps of engineers said monday that more studies and tribal input are needed. the rallies around the country today are taking place outside banks that helped finance the project as well as outside army corps of engineers offices or ote in milwaukee dc fox6 news. brendan dassey has until noon to tell authorities where he plans to live now that the judge has ordered his release. this while prosecutors appeal the ruling that overturned his conviction in the 2005 murder of teresa halbach. investigators had tricked dassey into confessing he helped his uncle - steven avery - with the crime. the case gained national attention after netflix released their series called : "making a murderer. dassey's legal team has since issued a statement that reads : "we are in the process of making arrangements for his release and hope that brendan will be reunited with his family by thanksgiving. meanwhile - the state has appealed the ruling..and wisconsin attorney

shuttle about 470-thousand barrels of crude oil daily from north dakota to illinois...through south dakota and iowa. monday protesters in north dakota forced the capitol to go into a soft lockdown. construction has been halted as the army corps of engineers said monday that more studies and tribal input are needed. the rallies around the country today are taking place outside banks that helped finance the project as well as outside army corps of in milwaukee dc fox6 news. now developing - a federal judge has ordered brendan dassey be released from prison while prosecutors appeal an already overturned conviction. brendan dassey has until noon to tell authorities where he plans to live now that the judge has ordered his release. he was convicted in 2007 of helping his uncle steve he was 16 years old at the time. fast forward to 2016...a judge ruled in august... dassey's statement's to investigators were coerced. he overturned dassey's conviction which the state is currently appealing. wisconsin attorney general brad schimel is expected to fight the decision... by filing an emergency motion i

protesters and police face off in at the site of the dakota access pipeline in north dakota. hundreds of demonstrators tried to cross a bridge...and police tried to block them. authorities used water cannons and what appeared to be tear gas to push the large group back. police say protesters set fire to two trucks and several parts of the bridge. at least one person was arrested. the 1,200-mile, four-state pipeline is being built to carry oil from western north dakota to a illinois. the standing rock sioux and environmentalists have been protesting the construction has been for months. the sioux's reservation lies near the pipeline route, and the tribe's allies fear a leak could contaminate their drinking water. they also worry that construction could threaten sacred sites. the u-s coast guard -- coming to the rescue -- in massachusetts over the weekend .. a crew of six was rescued from a sinking boat -- five miles off the coast of new bedford yesterday. a rescue crew from a nearby coast guard station and a helicopter the call. commercial salvage arrangements have been made f

pipeline to bring crude oil from north dakota to illinois. the route is near the standing rock sioux reservation. they fear it might contaminate water and land. >> this morning, we are here to stand in solidarity with the sioux and, um, the rest of the world to let people know that it's time to end the fossil fuel industry. it's time to go to renewable sustainable

even this one right here at the north dakota capital. so far more than 500 people been arrested. >> police moved in and arrested more than two dozen protesters in north dakota today. about 400 people blocked tracks delaying trains for three hours. officers in red deer used pepper spray and stun gun on protesters who refuse backers of say the pipeline is the safest way to transport oil and could make the u.s. less dependent on other countries. >>> denver will become the first city to allow pot in bars and restaurants. it is not a free-for-all. you have to get approval before creating pot use areas before inside and outside in you can't smoke inside by the use of edibles. >>> expect to see more people passing through this thanksgiving. nearly 50 million americans are expected to travel nationwide making it the busiest holiday rush and almost a decade. more than half will be lying and one air -- airline is making sure you don't lose your arrow -- luggage ever again. and delta now has baggage tags that have chips that had a radio signal allo

in bismarck, north dakota. the group gathered to pray and some refused to leave a target store. the cheyenne river sioux tribe is calling for a boycott of >>> the standing rock sioux tribe says the army corps of engineers plans to shut down the area where protesters have gather for month. activists have been trying to block construction over concerns. the project is largely finished except for a stretch beneath the a missouri river reservoir. arizona congressman says it's disturbing president-elect trump holds stock in energy transfer partners the the pipeline raising concerns about a potential conflict of interest. trump spokeswoman told the associated press, quote, we were in the process of vetting various structures with the goal of the immediate transfer of management of the trump organization and its portfolio of businesses to donald, jr., ivanka and as well as team of highly skilled executives this much is a top priority and a structure that's selected will comply with all amicable rules and regulations.

on monday north dakota's state capitol building was on a "soft lockdown" due to protesters. people also marched in the streets of bismarck. the proposed pipeline would shuttle about 470-thousand barrels of crude oil daily from north dakota to supporters say the pipeline will provide energy independence and create jobs. but critics say the pipeline would be an environmental disaster... that could destroy sacred native american sites...belonging to the standing rock sioux. construction has been halted as the army corps of engineers said monday that more studies and tribal input are needed. in milwaukee the 10 am rally outside wells fargo is organized by a new solidarity coalition. another protest is scheduled for between 530 and 630 tonight on the lakefront, near the collectivo. that one is organized by the group 350 milwaukee. an update now on the brendan dassey case. a federal judge has ordered he be released from prison while prosecutors appeal already overturned conviction. nicole joins us now with the latest. brendan dassey has until noon to that the judge has ordered his

. >> and a local father explains why it was so important for his daughter to witness the north dakota pipeline protest firsthand. >> news3 starts now. >> more than 13 hours later, the lights are slowly coming back on at the paris resort but when will the firefighters give the all clear? i'm marie mortera. the lights are beginning to come back on but guests are still not back inside the hotel now. news3's christy wilcox, you say it's going to be a couple of hours before that will happen. >> reporter: that's right jim, there are frustrated people but fire safety testing is going on. it will be about two hours before those guests who were concerned could get back into says she's looking forward to her wedding. >> it's in february. when we got engaged in cancun. >> she's worried she will not have a dress for her big day. >> my wedding dress is there. >> stephanie and her fiancee allen were in their room when construction woe intermediate a power line. so many wonder, what's next? >> we need to put our bag down somewhere, and i don't need to sleep here anyway right? >> guest safety, rich b

the concern for those who live he north dakota is that part of the pipeline that crosses through the missouri watershed under the lake which is a source of drinking water here and they fear the potential for contamination if something goes wrong with the pipeline. c.u. denver professor was at the camp and told us what is happening here is a situation with many layers. >> in my field, we talk a lot about wicked problems, which are problems in which we see no foreseeable end in sight. has gotten to wicked problem status? i don't. i think that there will be an end in sight and i think that there are opportunities to coalesce around the issue and try and build a dialogue between or among all the parties that are involved. >> the story here is complex. the intersection of business interests, tribal treaties and the federal government will break all of that down in our stories later today on reservation in north dakota, 9 news. >>> and a happy veteran's day to you today with clear, cold conditions to start the day. we are anticipating a few clouds coming out of the dakotas late this aftern

it's 98% done in north dakota, and it's 86% complete overall, all the way from north dakota to illinois. that includes the route around and up to the final two-tenths of a mile portion of the missouri river which is where most of this protest is occurring. this area of the river known as lake ow owahe requires one remaining federal easement. the segment at the center of this debate is a small section pranked to v.a. verse under the lake which would occur at a depth of 92 to 117 feet below the riverbed. in other words, the pipeline doesn't enter the river at all. it's about a hundred feet below the river. and that's very important to understand. in fact, where it crosses as i say underneath the river, it is a hundred percent adjacent an existing natural gas pipeline. in other words, it follows a pipeline that's already built and is there now, an existing natural gas pipeline. this was done so that any ground disturbances would not harmony cultural or tribal features. that's why they followed this right of way. okay, so let's put this into perspective a little bit. we've got another chart

access pipeline, bigger than many communities in north dakota. among the people here at the camp the protests here began in april when native americans from the nearby standing rock reservation came out to try and stop construction of the dakota access pipeline. the more than 1,100 mile long pipeline crosses several states and the intention is for it to carry more than 400,000 barrels of oil every day from north dakota to illinois. the concerns for those who live on the reservation is part of the pipeline that crosses water here and they fear the potential for contamination if something goes wrong with the pipeline. c.u. denver professor was at the camp and told us what is happening here is a situation with many layers. >> in my field, we talk a lot about wicked problems, which are problems in which we see no foreseeable end in sight. do i think that the apo has got to a wicked problem status? i don't. i think that there will be an end in sight and there are opportunities to coalesce around the issue and try and build a dialogue between or among

and abc's phillip mena is in north dakota tonight. >> reporter: overnight, protesters in north dakota vowing they're not backing down, after an evening of violent they're firing at us. >> reporter: sheriff officials confirming rubber bullets and tear gas were used against the group. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: and fire hoses against an estimated 400 protesters. >> oh, [ bleep ], oh, [ bleep ]. you all right? they just shot him for speaking. >> reporter: organizers saying at least 17 people were taken to the hospital for injuries. it's the latest in a month's long standoff of a $3,800,000,0 north dakota to illinois. the standing rock the company in charge of building the pipeline saying they are willing to discuss safety concerns, but -- >> as far as the route, that's not going to change. >> reporter: david, protesters and authorities are concerned tonight about more scenes like that, as temperatures are again expected to drop below freezing. david? >> phillip mena with us tonight. thank you. >>> when we come back, there is dementia in america. >>> and the police chase ending in a

pipeline to bring crude oil from north dakota to illinois. the route is near the standing rock sioux reservation. they fear it might contaminate water and land. >> this morning, we are here to stand in solidarity with the sioux and, um, the rest of the world to let people know that it's time to end the fossil fuel industry. it's time to go to renewable sustainable resources like wind, solar. it's time to change. >> reporter: now, this is one of many local protests we have seen in the bay area. this is one from citibank on halloween where activists were protesting the financing of the pipeline and about a dozen activists were arrested. the gentleman i spoke with here this morning said he wasn't a protestor he was a protector. again the protest or the "action" starts at 6:30 this morning. they are planning on marching to the office of the army corps of engineers on market street. live in san francisco anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> president-elect donald trump meets with vice president- elect mike pence in new york today as he continues to build his

melinda: a surprise for protesters gathered in north dakota. ben: they were interrupted by a herd of buffalo. you can see them running here. many of the protesters are native american. buffalo are considered sacred in the culture. protesters cheered when they saw the protest is over an oil pipeline that would run through tribal lands. melinda: look at the little guy. they are cruising. ben: wisn 12 news time is 5:41. passengers on a flight get a note passed out before takeoff. melinda: the instructions it had and why they all agreed to help out a father on board the halloween flight. ben: and an unexpected journey. the dog that ended up 1100 miles away from home and how social media is reuniting the lab with johnson: social security is a legal ponzi scheme. senior 1: ron johnson is attacking social security. senior 2: he wants to let wall street risk it in the stock market. johnson: free money... young people don't really necessarily understand finance. college student 1: ron johnson voted to raise the cost of student loans - college student 2:

access pipeline in north dakota. he says the restaurant is typically very involved in the community and outreach so supporting these protesters seemed like the right thing to do. >> owner of the coronado located near 7th street and mcdowell deciding to donate 100% of food sales to those protesting the on a typical friday night, food sales pull in around 1500. he thinks tonight they may double that. >> so far in the first hour of our cherty event we seen what we usually see is -- we never had like the line is at some point out to the sidewalk. we never had that before. >> demonstrators are protesting against the crude oil pipeline said to cross the missouri river just upstream from the standing rock sioux reservation. tribal members fear because of contaminated and harm sacred lands. those taking in the vegetarian cuisine here at the coronado tonight are happy knowing they are giving back. >> for those of us who feel like it's really important for those people's voices to be heard and for those causes to be remedied a

we'll see who joined the senator in north dakota. ((brian loftus)) >>> 8 news now is teaming up with businesses around the valley to help local military families and those who can't afford the holiday dinner. our goal this year is to help 25- hundred local families ... through help of southern nevada n operation warm heart. we're collecting turkeys .. as well as canned goods and non- perishable food items. you can also donate cash and gift cards .... so extra turkeys can be purchased./// ((you're watching the valley's news leader... with brian loftus, kirsten joyce, sherri swensk and demetria obilor. sen. bernie sanders / (d) former presidential candidate: we are not going to allow a pipeline to endanger the clean water that millions of people depend upon."/// ((brian loftus)) >>> the company behind the controversial dakota access pipeline is asking a federal court permission to complete the project in a disputed section of north dakota. ((kirsten joyce)) >> on tuesday, the movement against the pipeline got some help bernie sanders a

she had him baptized and dropped him off at the north dakota children's home in fargo, north dakota. when he was 3 months old he was adopted by a wonderful family. chris and jenny hill and their daughter janet, grew up in this home in north dakota, population 912. clint growing up in that tiny home in north dakota, did you always want to be a secret service agent? how did that come about? >> not at all. my intention when i was in college was to become a history teacher and coach athletics. the korean war interceded and i had to go into the military. i went through basic training in the us army and they send the to the army intelligence center where they me as a special agent in counterintelligence which i did that for a number of years. it was time to get out i looked around at what i wanted to do the rest of my life and i wanted to continue the same type of activity. an extremely small organization and a great history of investigation so i applied. there are only 269 agents in the entire organization at that time worldwide. almost impossible to get in unless somebody died or retired

why tensions are rising in north dakota over a major pipeline project. those stories and more tonight on "nightly business report" for monday, november 14th. >>> good evening, everyone, and welcome. the dow sets yet another record, but we begin tonight with china's warning shot. the world's second largest economy said president-elect donald trump would be naive to launch an all-out trade war against china. an op-ed in the chinese-backed newspaper, "the global times" said any new tariffs would trigger immediate counter measures from beijing. this comes in response to donald trump repeatedly saying on the campaign trail that the u.s. would punish beijing with high import tariffs in response to what he considers unfair trade practices. he also wants to brand china a currency manipulator. the stakes, of course, could not be higher. americans love iphones and other goods, from furniture to nike they get at low cost from china, but they resent the job loss that many rightly or wrongly lay at beijing's doorstep. >> with china, they dump their product all over t

dakota. >> i'm from north dakota and it is really affecting me to see my relatives suffer and have to fight and put their bodies on the line. i will do this in my city in the bay area and let them know i care for them and i will do all i can to be in solidarity. it will tap into crude oil and reduce our dependence on foreign oil and worked out to the arm corps and the pipeline project this morning but they have not returned our calls. organizers say they will be out here for quite some time and they will be out here for a few more hours and new in front of city hall in longer blocking off the local streets so you have see the lingers making their way to this area and moist of the streets are now back open so that is the update here, jessica castro for abc. all the protests causing major traffic headaches in san francisco this morning. >> as you heard, tracking the trouble spots and jessica is suggesting it is getter better. >> that is the first place i heard it. you can see the flows at a local legal. we obviously still have a lot of red this is where the crews or the protesters were

north dakota highway patrol says they weren't using concussion grenades and says the claim is false. "there are many witnesses and they have scrap metal, and the sheriff's office says they did it to themselves that they blew up their own bombs or something that's ridiculous " ""there is no merit to that, but i assure the citizens of north dakota, the citizens of bismarck mandan area that law enforcement is investigating this, and all the facts will be out there " reservation say at least 26 protesters went to the hospital sunday night. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. stay with tv9. it's . now, one last look at this rain continues today with totals generally approaching a half inch to thr spots. later today, the rain comes to an end, but the clouds remain, and these clouds will be part of the weather story going through the rest of the week. plan on highs around 40 for thanksgiving and not much better for friday. there remains a chance of flurries on friday morning as well. saturday should be dry, but our next trough of low pressure looks to arrive

a north dakota lawmaker says donald tr the bakken oil pipeline. congressman kevin cramer helped write trump's pro- oil energy plan. now, he says trump could help the progress of the pipeline that will run from north dakota to illinois, cutting through iowa. a portion of the route in north dakota has been the site of protests in recent months. the standing rock sioux tribe says it's concerned the pipeline will harm drinking water and cultural sites. but the company building the pipeline, dakota access, says it's moving ahead with the project. now for a quick check on your we'll see a stronger wind out of the southwest, which will help to drive temperatures well into the 60s across the area. this will be about 15 degrees above normal this afternoon for this time of the year. our next cold front will pass through the region dry going into our veteran's day, but it'll be cooler for sure with highs limited to the 50-55 range. this weekend couldn't be better for mid-november with highs in the 50s on saturday with low 60s likely on sunday. 10-20. high: 6

. >>> the pipelined protest in north dakota almost got out of control today. amends the gun attempted to the road. this happened near mandan about an hour north of the standing rock reservation. >> reporter: this is the missouri river and part of it feeds into the only source of water for the standing rock sioux reservation. at a nearby construction site for the dakota axis pipeline a protest against it turned chaotic. within minutes of the protest starting near the dakota axis pipeline construction site, chaos. a man in a truck trying to get down the public road. >> go back. >> reporter: attempting to drive through the crowd. while brandishing a gun. >> it was terrifying. >> reporter: in the crowd of a few hundred, people from colorado. who had come to north dakota to i just saw that man almost run over the disable elder with the walker. and wave his gun. >> they've been trying to intimidate us 524 years. we know who has the weapons and it's them not us. >> reporter: simon moya-smith feels a connection to this area denver is a relocation city. because of his

and abc's phillip mena is in north dakota tonight. >> reporter: overnight, protesters in north dakota vowing they're not backing down, clashes with law enforcement. >> they just fired at us. they're firing at us. >> reporter: sheriff officials confirming rubber bullets and tear gas were used against the group. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: and fire hoses against an estimated 400 protesters. >> oh, [ bleep ], oh, [ bleep ]. you all right? they just shot him for speaking. >> reporter: organizers saying at least 17 people were taken to the hospital for injuries. it's the latest in a month's long standoff of a under construction, from western north dakota to illinois. the standing rock the company in charge of building the pipeline saying they are willing to discuss safety concerns, but -- >> as far as the route, that's not going to change. >> reporter: david, protesters and authorities are concerned tonight about more scenes like that, as temperatures are again expected to drop below freezing. david? >> phillip mena with us tonight. dementia in america. >>> and the police chase ending

and abc's phillip mena is in north dakota tonight. >> reporter: overnight, protesters in north dakota vowing they're not backing down, clashes with law enforcement. >> they just fired at us. they're firing at us. >> reporter: sheriff officials confirming rubber bullets and tear gas were used against the group. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: and fire hoses against an estimated 400 protesters. >> oh, [ bleep ], oh, [ bleep ]. you all right? they just shot him for speaking. >> reporter: organizers saying at least 17 people were taken to the hospital for injuries. it's the latest in a month's long standoff of $3,800,000,001,200-mile pipeline under construction, from western north dakota to illinois. the standing rock the company in charge of building the pipeline saying they are willing to discuss safety concerns, but -- >> as far as the route, that's not going to change. >> reporter: david, protesters and authorities are concerned tonight about more scenes like that, as temperatures are again expected to drop below freezing. >>> when we come back, there is news about alzheimer's and de

and the governor of north dakota takes action against the dakota pipeline. and what he ordered and the surprising reaction from law enforcement. we are live with that story. >> right now, concerns in north dakota where there is new fallout from the governor's stand against the thousands of protestors who are protesting the pipeline. the governor ordered that the protestor ares to evacuate the camp and they have no plans to enforce the orders from the governor. william is live in los angeles. >> reporter: the governor is warning the protestors to leave, saying it is not safe here and if you get hurt, it is your fault and not our and north dakota is not liable if you are hurt. most of the protesters are from out of state and live nothing tents far from medical care and lack of reliable roads. >> being outside exposed to the elements even short periods of time depending on temperatures brings life threatening conditions including frost bite and hypothermia. >> there is a foot of snow and freezing temperatures. and the governor ordered the protestors to evacuate

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acces bakken oil pipeline in north dakota. today they were outside boyd's grille and spirits in iowa city, trying to fill a truck with supplies. they're looking for items like heavy winter clothes, sleeping bags, military tents, natural medicines, and more. this group supports the members of the standing rock sioux tribe who fear the pipeline could harm sacred sites. " it's our role in humanity to be caretakers of this earth so we can leave it as a better place than we found it for the future generations. " this evening the group will start driving to north dakota to meet the protestors on what they call the front lines. did you know you could find a taste of washington d-c in dubuque? it's this house that looks just like the white house. m attention than normal... that's next here on t-v he wants working in the real white house. decades ago ronnie mcdonald designed his home in dubuque to look just like the white house in washington d-c. kcrg t-v nine's katie wiedemann shows how mcdonald's house right now is dubuque's own rona

the fact are we work with the state of north dakota, we worked with the federal government to assure us that we were not disturb anything historical sites. we hired archaeologists. the state of north dakota concluded that the-- the army corps of engineers concluded we have not damaged any historical sites. >> brangham: last question for you. president trump, president-elect trump is-- i know he holds some stock in your company reportedly, and i know you're a big supporter of his. do you think when he becomes president that he will simply authorize the construction of this pipeline? >> well, i don't think-- i don't think a president actually authorizes an easement. i think he alowlz the rules, procedures and laws-- >> brangham: but you think it will happen when he takes over. >> i do, yes. >> brangham: and what happens to the protesters at that point? i mean, the ones that i've spoken to said they are not going anywhere and they're building shelters for the winter and will wait this out. >> the people of north dakota are generally wonderful people, law-abiding, nonviolent people and t

time now is x:xx --- clash in north dakota over the construction of an oil pipeline... this morning, neither side is budging plus...new clues are providing some answers in that deadly it's a story we brought you as it was breaking on good morning las vegas this week... police say they still havent' determined how fast the two buses were going when they crashed early tuesday morning.... investigators say by looking at the destruction....it couldn't have been caused by a slow- moving vehicle. in a recorded 9-1-1 call a man was going 90-miles-per-hour! both drivers of the school bus and commuter bus died in that crash along with four riders on the commuter bus.... fortunately, no children were on board. pause for nats protesters and law enforcement clash in north dakota at the construction site of a controversial pipeline... police showed up decked out in riot gear and armed with pepper spray...but protesters say protesters are trying to stop construction of 12-hundred mile pipeline from north dakota to illinois. they say the pipeline would distrub native american cultural

and abc's phillip mena is in north dakota tonight. >> reporter: overnight, protesters in north dakota vowing they're not backing down, after an evening of violent they're firing at us. >> reporter: morton county sheriff officials confirming rubber bullets and tear gas were used against the group. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: and fire hoses against an estimated 400 protesters. >> oh [ bleep ]. oh [ bleep ]. you all right? they just shot him for speaking. >> reporter: organizers saying at least 17 people were taken to the hospital for injuries. it's the latest in a months-long standoff in a 200-mile pipeline under construction, from western north dakota to illinois. the standing rock sioux tribe the company in charge of building the pipeline saying they are willing to discuss safety concerns, but -- >> as far as the route, that's not going to change. >> reporter: david, protesters and authorities are concerned tonight about more scenes like that, as temperatures are again expected to drop below freezing. david? >> phillip mena with us tonight. phillip, thank you. >>> when we come ba

and abc's phillip mena is in north dakota tonight. >> reporter: overnight, protesters in north dakota vowing they're not backing down, after an evening of violent they're firing at us. >> reporter: sheriff officials confirming rubber bullets and tear gas were used against the group. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: and fire hoses against an estimated 400 protesters. >> oh, [ bleep ], oh, [ bleep ]. you all right? they just shot him for speaking. >> reporter: organizers saying at least 17 people were taken to the hospital for injuries. it's the latest in a month's long standoff of a under construction, from western north dakota to illinois. the standing rock the company in charge of building the pipeline saying they are willing to discuss safety concerns, but -- >> as far as the route, that's not going to change. >> reporter: david, protesters and authorities are concerned tonight about more scenes like that, as temperatures are again expected to drop below freezing. david? >> phillip mena with us tonight. thank you. dementia in america. >>> and the police chase ending in a violence cr

and abc's phillip mena is in north dakota tonight. >> reporter: overnight, protesters in north dakota vowing they're not backing down, after an evening of violent clashes with law enforcement. >> they just fired at us. they're firing at us. >> reporter: sheriff officials confirming rubber bullets and tear gas were used against the group. >> i can't brea >> reporter: and fire hoses against an estimated 400 protesters. >> oh, [ bleep ], oh, [ bleep ]. you all right? they just shot him for speaking. >> reporter: organizers saying at least 17 people were taken to the hospital for injuries. it's the latest in a month's long standoff of a $3,800,000,001,200-mile pipeline under construction, from western north dakota to illinois. the standing rock the company in charge of building the pipeline saying they are willing to discuss safety concerns, but -- >> as far as the route, that's not going to change. >> reporter: david, protesters and authorities are concerned tonight about more scenes like that, as temperatures are again expected to drop below freezing. david? >> phillip mena with us toni

dakota at the north dakota access pipeline. this is where the pipeline is due to across the missouri river. the governor has come out with an executi protesting and who have been clashing with law enforcement officers, that they would need to be leaving immediately. his executive order went into effect today. saying that because of the winter conditions that are coming through, those people will need to leave. the governor's office says that law enforcement will not be used to compel them to leave, but they just don't have the manpower to do it. one way or another, winter corner starting on different does not december 5. the area where they are protesting will be close to everybody. scott, back to you.>>> the states chronic absenteeism advisor board met and they are planning to recommend a standard definition of what chronic absenteeism is. it should be missing 10% or more of the school days in a given year. they hope the state will create a campaign to promote good attendance.>> aligning on common definitions was a foundationa

monday protesters in north dakota forced the capitol to go into a soft lockdown. construction has been halted as the army corps of engineers said monday that mr the rallies around the country today are taking place outside banks that helped finance the project as well as outside army corps of engineers offices or other federal buildings. live sundays fatal crash in ozaukee county... 66-year old john tepp-er tepper was on his harley in the town of saukville, when investigators say a 30-year old driver failed to stop at a stop sign. as many as 30 people rushed to the scene of the wreck, trying to help the motorcyclists who was hit. ml 'i saw that there was a man lying unconscious - i thought - in the middle of the road. so i pulled over and ran down to see if there was anything i could do to help.' melissa lengling people to rush to teppers side.she says he regained consciousness... and tried to stand on his injured leg but she got him to stay on the ground until help arrived. she says she was shocked to hear later that tepper died from his injuries. the driver of t