Today's Situation Room:
Wolf Blitzer delivers the most important breaking news and political, international, and national security stories of the day. Tune to The Situation Room weekdays 5-7pm ET on CNN.
Officer in Ferguson relieved for rant
An officer assigned to crowd control in Ferguson is relieved of duty after video of controversial remarks surfaces. CNN's Don Lemon reports.
FBI cracks down on aircraft laser attacks
There is a growing threat to airplanes and helicopters from an unlikely source - laser pointers. Officials say the "attacks" on aircraft are posing a great danger, and the FBI is cracking down across the country. CNN's Rene Marsh reports.
Classmate: He acted normal
A classmate of a teen who is accused of killing his teacher talks to Wolf Blitzer about her interactions with him.
Use of force justified in DC car chase?
A driver has a confrontation at the White House and speeds away towards Capitol Hill. Police pursue, and in the chaos that follows, they shoot and kill the woman behind the wheel, Miriam Carey. Today, many are asking, "Were their actions justified?" CNN's Brian Todd investigates.
Gupta: Feds didn't address everything
Dr. Sanjay Gupta reacts to the Justice Department's announcement that it won't block laws that have legalized marijuana in states like Washington and Colorado.
Australia shocked, outraged by "boredom" killing
Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Michael Vincent explains his country's reaction to the murder of Chris Lane.
Police chief: Some of teens have records
Three teens in Duncan, Oklahoma, face charges in the death of an Australian college baseball player. The small town's chief of police tells CNN's Jake Tapper about the teens' prior records and other details from the crime.
Hostage, gunman dead in bank standoff
It was a story that broke in The Situation Room last night: An armed gunman takes three hostages at a bank in St. Joseph, Louisiana. Now, one hostage is dead, and the suspect has been killed by police. CNN's George Howell updates us on the story, digging into who the suspect was and what motivated his alleged crime.
Gunman takes hostages in Louisiana bank
Wolf Blitzer speaks with the Homeland Security spokeswoman for Tensas Parish, Louisiana, after a gunman takes three employees hostage inside a bank in St. Joseph.
A drug sentence plan with bipartisan support
Attorney General Eric Holder unveils a new plan to end mandatory minimum sentencing for low-level drug crimes, with broad support from the ACLU to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).
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