PBS NewsHour

News Wrap: National Guard to pull out of Ferguson

Clip: 08/21/2014 | 3m 1s

In our news wrap Thursday, the governor of Missouri ordered the National Guard to begin withdrawing from the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. A police officer was suspended for pointing a semi-automatic rifle at a crowd of protesters Tuesday night, and threatening to kill one of them. Also, a college friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice charges.

Aired: 08/21/14

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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