in ferguson and across the country. they support what is going on because they say the decision newt indict darren wilson was not the right decision. >>> the police officer accused in shooting michael brown is speaking out for the first time. he said he fired because he feared for his life. darren wilson telling abc news that brown reached into his police car, grabbed for his gun and then punched him repeatedly. wilson said brown walked off and then stopped. >> when he stopped, he turned and faced me. and as he does that, his right hand immediately goes into his waistband. and his left hand say fist. and starts charging me. >> what did you think when you saw that? >> i didn't know. my initial thought was, is there a weapon in there? >> even though he hadn't confrontsed you before? >> it was still an unknown. >> some of the eyewitnesses have said at that moment he turned around, he turned around and put his hands up. >> that would be incorrect. >> no way? >> no way. >> brown's blood was found in the police car of the off

she has been in ferguson several times. give me your reaction to these photos and documents, jamal lemieux. >> i have looked worse than darren wilson in the pictures after having a few sleepless nights with a newborn. >> you have been watching all the pictures from ferguson tonight. tell me what you - other than these pictures of officer darren wilson - talk about the reaction in ferguson together, and - i mean, when we started the conversation hours ago, it has just grown and gotten worse. >> i don't know how it ends. it's a bigger question for us to answer, or a continued to seek answers for. why hasn't this answered sooner. why hasn't it happened. someone is killed, a black person is killed under similar circumstances every 28 hours. how long can people go on with the foot of the government and local law enforcement on their necks without answers and accountability and be expected to continue to function and pay taxes, be polite and ask nicely could we have justice, could you maybe possibly consider putting this person i

in ferguson and other places. and we want to make sure everyone has an opportunity to he say what's on their mind and actually to participate in peaceful protest. >> now, miller, i have also heard that you condemned the prosecutor, bob mccullough in the case. you think that the grand jury process was rigged that he put so much information out there for the grand jurors that essentially confused them and intended in their confusion to avoid an indictment for the police officer. >> let me say for someone who has been a prosecutor for decades, to actually behave the way he did in this case raised major concerns and actually fed concerns we had early on. the naacp called for mr. mccullough to be recused early in the process. we asked for a special prosecutor to come in from day one. we recognized his background that he comes from a big family of. >> no, no, no. we know that. >> his father. >> look, everybody knows that hilary. >> his behavior had been established and contentious to african-americans and other perpetra

joining me now, trymaine lee from ferguson. everybody on the streets upset by the announcement from the grand jury, but beyond that, in terms of looking forward and looking to the future, are there specific things that the protesters are looking for that can be done, that could come out of this positively speaking? >> now, there are groups that have organized from the very beginning, their main goal under a big banner that black lives matters and under that, systemic changes they want on the ground, in terms of the way the warrants, fines and fees are used. they adopted an ordinance about the way that money is used. they want more participation in the system. if you listened to president obama's speech tonight and he talked about the frustrations that many black communities in particular have with law enforcement. he said, it's not just a ferguson issue. it's an american issue. so a lot of this is about raising awareness. those in civil disaobedience training, those who are planning disobedience in the coming days, that will be

ferguson, missouri. two arrests so far in ferguson, missouri. in new york city, getting word that, arrests are imminent, if, if the protesters are unruly. we look at live pictures here. we are live on the streets of ferguson. live on the streets of new york city. live on the streets of los angeles. as well as atlanta and cities across the country. when we come back, we will talk how parents are speaking to their kids about this, police and race. the generational disconnect as well as well as other, other facets of this growing story here in the united states. we're back just on the other side of a quick break with breaking news. you on the runway.going tod (vo) don't let a severe cold hold you back. sir? (vo) theraflu starts to get to work in your body in just 5 minutes. (vo) theraflu breaks you free from your worst cold and flu symptoms. (vo) theraflu. serious power. with my andi can...m tracfone, order more shaving cream. pay the electric bill. keep towels piping hot. get kids to sit still. play beard styling tunes. learn new razor tricks. hir

ferguson. nationally the number of suburban grew by 139% between 2000 and 2012. that is almost three times as fast as the pace of growth of concentrated poverty in america's inner cities. peter koy wrote the peace "injustice in ferguson," detailing racial and income inequality in and around ferguson. these two are often not disconnected. and i thought my earlier guest, normman white who said in a place like ferguson, getting a traffic ticket can be the entry point into the criminal justice system. what does that mean? >> there was a report in the works at the time of the shooting of michael brown that named ferguson as long as two other towns of being particularly bad offenders on this principal, blacks being disproportionly stopped by police. and when they were unable to pay their traffic tickets, getting points on their licenses, and sometimes being put in jail for nonpayment of traffic fines. when you get thrown in jail, you lose your job, so something as simple as getting stopped by the cop

ferguson is in st. louis county, but at this point, we have no reason to believe that this has anything to do with the issue here in ferguson, deb. >> and right now, police try to maintain calm and maintain control over it. but they have cordoned off the area where all of those businesses were burned. you've got arson investigators going in there to see whether perhaps -- is it possible there could be some convictions or charges, i should say? >> reporter: well, it's -- right. it's hard to do. it's hard to find that. but they will go through video. they will go through footage they will see from news outlets, they will see what they can find because there are a lot of cameras going on while you're out there watching these buildings start to burn. i have to say while i was standing out there on west florissant it did look suspicious. you talk about businesses affected and obviously jobs as well, deb. >> clearly this not going away. there are going to be a lot more layers to what is a very complicated sto

today i am joined by local clergy, ferguson business owners, ferguson residents, and members of the ferguson city council. twenty-four hours ago, st. louis prosecutor bob mcculloch announced the decision of the grand jury. although we can't speak concerning the decision of the grand jury's decision our words are the brown family. words cannot express the grief they're dealing with. many of our residents, citizens, and business owners are asking for prayers during this time of unrest. we truly understand that the world is watching, both the city of ferguson and the st. louis region as well as the state of missouri. i would like to make this statement perfectly clear: we would like to thank the many police officers, firefighters, and missouri highway patrol troopers for putting themselves in harm's way to protect our citizens and our businesses. unfortunately, as the unrest grew and further assistance was needed, the national guard was not deployed in enough time to save all of our businesses. the decision to delay the deployment of national guard is deeply concerning. we're asking the governo

after in ferguson, missouri. firefighters are still fighting a wave of fires that tore through that city overnight following that grand jury decision not to indict officer wilson for the shooting death of michael brown. at least a dozen buildings have burned. it is making headlines around the world. we're going to look at the reaction now. michael brown's parents asked to observe four and a half minutes of silence between the announcement and falls of protest, but that fell on deaf ears. a reporter was punched in the face by a protestor. the new york daily news said michael brown's parents will launch a campaign calling for police officers to wear body cameras, video of the interaction between officer darren wilson and michael brown would have given more evidence. >> they accuse the media and internet of the unrest in ferguson, the prosecutor did, then delayed the announcement by talking for several minutes before he revealed the decision. the media figures and social media then lashed out that the notion of medi

so chuck, let's start with ferguson. was that another area, do you think, where president obama came into office with great expectations among the black population in america and perhaps hasn't lived up to those expectations? >> i think there always will be some in the african-american community who believe he's not done enough and he took pains and i think his advisors took pains not to look like he's the black president. he's never wanted to be that. he's never wanted to be known as -- he doesn't want that to be the first line of his legacy. it's going to be. there's nothing he can do about that. he's the first black president here in america. but he doesn't want that to define his legacy. >> when something like this happens, does that increase the pressure on him in the white house? >> it does. he feels that pressure. what's interesting that i've noticed what's different, he's been very uncomfortable with this story, much more so than trevon austin. trayvon martin situation in florida, the unarmed teen abler, the pers

what is going on on the streets of ferguson, missouri right now. live pictures in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. still smoldering and burning this morning after demonstrators set buildings and police cars on fire in the downtown area. >> and there was gunfire, rock throwing and looting throughout the night. many protesters breaking store front windows with what appear to be bats and emptying shelves. police seemed very disheartened by all the violence. >> disappointed in this evening. i really don't have any hesitation in telling you that i didn't see a lot of peaceful protests out there tonight. i'm disappointed about that. i'm not saying there were not folks out for the right reason. i'm not saying that wasn't the case. i'm saying this unfortunately spun out of control. what i have seen tonight and i have been out there all evening in the middle of it with captain johnson, what i have seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we had in

the reality is what we see in ferguson is not restricted to ferguson. there are other communities around this country that have these same issues that have to be dealt with and we at the justice department are determined to do all that we can to bridge those divides. we launched in september our building communities of trust initiative to provide training to law enforcement and communities on biased reduction and procedural fairness, and we plan to apply evidence-based strategies to five pilot sites around the country. this is all designed to bridge those divides, bridge those gaps, between law enforcement and the communities that they serve. these gaps, these divides, exist in other parts of the country beyond ferguson and our focus will be national in its scope to try to deal ultimately with these issues. we will continue to advance this work, as i said, in cities around the country in the coming weeks and months by bringing together elected officials, law enforcement officials, and community leaders, both to ensure dialogue, but also action. this isn

and that's not why ferguson, missouri's blacks aren't voting. >> but if you look at ferguson. if blacks actually started going to the polls, i betcha today start happening. >> isn't that a chicken and an egg? >> i'm saying that we have to look at where we're at. i'm a huge proponent of voting. we have to get out this and participate. >> an issue about voter registration laws, but some people are motivated by racism, and also the issue of having an i.d. to go vote, that's not the prevailing problem. in a place like ferguson, missouri, they drive to get around. are we muddling issues? we know that people are not represented well in ferguson and across this country in communities like that, and we don't have the same problem in new york city, or philadelphia. >> i disagree. i still believe that there were communities that are not well represented in inner cities as well. and it's not only by politicians. it's by media, and it's just in general. our voices are not heard. so when our voices are not heard, whether it's through media, or through the political process, we have to take

for the time being, daniel 123-4678 ferguson >>> ferguson is not the only place protests are taking place. it's spread across the country in industries in chicago, new york, and greensboro, sacramento. showing solidary with the protest. you are looking at live pictures from oakland, california. marchers shutdown the 580 freeway in both directions. carrying banners that read arrest darren wilson, the police officer in question, of course. >>> new yorkers took to the streets in force. these are the scenes in manhattan, civil rights activist reverend al sharp tonight that daniel mentioned earlier condemned the grand jury i decision. and protests came to the steps of the white house crowd gathered there. and then marched down the street, carrying placard condemning the jury's verdict in support for the people of ferguson. >>> tom ackerman is in washington, d.c. not far away from where those protests took place. let's talk, tom, about the kind of national consequences as we look, show our viewers live pictures from ferguson. a place that people probably never heard of until michael brown

we are also much rent a building on fire and ferguson. we have a lot more details on the situation as it continues to unravel both in ferguson and tear in oakland right after a short break. ♪ [instrumental music] ♪ hey john,whoa!k it out. yeah, i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv. and the tablet worked just fine. but i wanted to see if the phone would work as well. so i shrunk sharon. every channel is live just like on tv. but it's my phone. it's genius. shh! i'm watching tv. tiny sharon is mean. i'm right here. watch any channel live on any device around your home. download the xfinity tv app today. ♪ ♪ it's a marshmallow world in the winter. ♪ ♪ >> this just in to the kron 4 newsroom. sui understand that this is a little caesar's restaurant on fire. >> grant: protesters have stopped all lanes of traffic on 580 in oakland. the spectacle in oakland all lanes of 580 near lakeshore and grant avenue is not shut down. we will have more after the break. (male announcer): this is the bay are

a small community, ferguson. about 70% of the community is african-american, we're told. there's maybe 50 or 60 police officers in ferguson. all but three of them are white. is that what the justice department is looking into right now, whether there's built-in racism in the ferguson police department? >> well, obviously that in and of itself is not a civil rights violation. i think they're going to examine whether or not there's any kind of discrimination in terms of hiring practices but also in connection with the enforcement of the law. i think that's -- they're going to look to see whether or not, is there a pattern and practice of discrimination based upon race. that's what the department is going to look at. and, again, i'm hopeful that irrespective of what's happened with respect to the state charges, the department of justice is going to move forward with this investigation in a professional, straightforward way as it would normally do in any case. >> yesterday the president spoke out on what's going on i

she joins us live from ferguson, missouri. you were living as i was to the news conference a while ago from the governor of missouri, jay nixon. harsh, shrill in his town, talking about an increased presence on the streets of ferguson tonight. last night there were 700 national guardsmen on the streets. monitoring and protecting infrastructure. that number is going to increase dramatically to 2200. i don't know what kind of mix of military forces we might be august talking about. that might be an issue to watch later in the evening. and the governor was asked about the plan we had been discussing throughout the day. which was the plan to protect businesses there in ferguson. that's what you were told by business owners as to the plan for the national guard. but apparently that plan changed. >> yes, and i don't know what happened between the planning and then what transpired last night. but clearly there was a problem. clearly the people along florissant avenue did not feel like they were protected. you talk about the 1500 addi

we were with him last night on the streets of ferguson. ferguson has erupted. we will be back in a minute. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from st. louis, missouri, from clayton and ferguson. and despite the subfreezing weather here, ferguson is on fire. our guest are reverend osagyefo sekou, pastor from the first baptist church in jamaica plain , massachusetts who was dispatched to ferguson by the fellowship of reconciliation. he went to high school in st. louis and has family in ferguson. and jelani cobb is associate professor of history and director of the africana studies institute at the university of connecticut. he is also a contributor to the new yorker. reverend, let's begin with you. described the scene of the streets. and we're finished here, these protests are not finished. you're headed to yet another protest right behind us. we are standing in front of the clayton courthouse where the grand jury deliberated over the last months. the clayton courthouse is

ferguson is a suburb of st. louis. we're not talking about east sher you canniville in some far off land. not to have a camera or a battery for the recorder, to not take measurements this is absolutely unacceptable. i'm not saying this in a matter of arrogance, or intellectual con desen shun, this is something that is basic. you could take a student in his first year of criminal forensic science and in any university of america and they would tell you how to conduct an investigation in a shooting. >> quite damning there. and it took them over a hour to call the medical examiner. and the guy not having a working camera, it is a huge mistake. is this something that could have impacted the forensic evidence, that could have impacted what really happened, it could mean that we'll never know what happened that day? >> well we don't know how much of this gloss-over that the grand jury heard or didn't hear about the forensic mistakes really impacted them. when i look at the overall global view of what happened and how it happ

regresamos a ferguson, viviana Ávila quÉ es la que puedes ver dÓnde te encuentres? >> exactamente, asÍ es, estamos justo al frente del departamento de policÍa ya que la situaciÓn se pone cada vez mÁs tensa, como lo mencionaba mariana hemos sido testigo de cÓmo un carro de la policÍa del condado de san luis ha sido incendiada y en este momento podemos ver cÓmo la fuerza policial estÁ desplegada a lo largo y ancho del departamento de policÍa, vemos nuevamente los vehÍculos blindados, anteriormente desde aquÍ se lanzaron gases lacrimÓgenos contra la poblaciÓn, queda tambiÉn un pequeÑo grupo de manifestantes que estÁn protestando por supuesto su descontento, precisamente por la decisiÓn del gran jurado. nosotros preparamos la siguiente informaciÓn, luego de tomada la decisiÓn del gran jurado el dÍa de hoy. >> despuÉs de tres meses de deliberaciÓn no encontraron causas para acusar a darren wilson. la decisiÓn provocó la inmediata reacciÓn del presidente barack obama que dijo que la familia brown fue la que mÁs perdiÓ con la muerte de su hijo. p

this is ferguson. how big is ferguson? 2 miles, if that. 2.2 miles i believe it is. he's a battalion. you can put them. once you have the defense there, the protesters, if you have the national guard, 53 cops in ferguson, they can't do anything. >> two seconds - i have robert ray standing by in a tough situation again. robert? >> yes, john, there's fire erupting again, probably half a block from where we are. we are trying to make sure we don't take it. as you see, that building - literally ferguson is on fire on this street. gun fire is raining out, and the police and fire department are trying to figure out how to combat the situation right now. behind us there are... >> we are beginning to lose the signal. we'll get back to robert ray. we have john terrett in ferguson - jean -- john, you were the first one to say it - out of control. for your information, we are looking at a picture of a large group of protesters watching - walking down a major thorough fair, in some cases confronting police or are followed by police. this appears to be by no means over for the ni

we are live in ferguson, missouri. cnn's reporters are on the scene of protests all over this country. joining us first now is paul in los angeles. paul? >> well, don, i am right outside los angeles police department it is. >> protesters are often times nose to nose with officers. "hands up don't shoot" is what they're saying. there hasn't been any shoving or violence here. again, this is a protest that started miles away. people marching through streets of downtown los angeles. and go ahead, if you can get an indication of the intersection. what they've also done is laid down intersections and blocked them, but the police have given them a lot of room as well. we have seen mainly peaful demonstrations. people expressing their views, among other things saying we've got your surrounding lapd. back to you, don. >> all right, let's go to the east coast now. miguel marquez walking the streets of new york where protesters are out in force there. miguel? >> knot, south east and west. we're on the west side highway now. i wan

well, it is a long-standing ordinance in the city of ferguson that we give priority to residents of ferguson, so absolutely if we have good and qualified people who are r residents of ferguson, they will get the first crack at jobs in our city, and that wouldn't change for law enforcement. >> anything special to give them to come to this area to move them in? >> well, sure. i mean, you are going to get a nice little stipend that wow would not have gotten if you stayed where you are, so if we hired someone from the surrounding community, and decided to move into our comm e community, obviously, a stipend for that. and being a community of our size, it is difficult to require residen residency, but we can incentivize it. >> and considering what we have been through since august, how hard to be somebody who wants to be a police officer in ferguson, missouri? >> well, i know that the ferguson, police officers and the officers who have stood by us and dedicated to the job, and they are proud to be be ferguson police officers -- >> and recruitment. >> i know, but within the law enforcement communi

they did not do that in ferguson. from the start, it's not the system, it's the people that work within the system. work. >>ism that's correct. >> ron davis, his son jordan davis. we appreciate you joining us thoughts. >> the justice system will be toasted in ohio, where the grand jury will vet the killing of a -- investigate the killing of a 12-year-old. a face off began in a playground with a toy group. here is sara hoy. >> reporter: this is the scene of yet another police shooting. the victim a 12-year-old boy killed outside a rec centre in cleveland. >> reporter: the guy was tamir rife, his rifle. >> in this instance, it's inrequestable from a -- ingbable from a firearm. guns are not toys. parents need to be aware of that. police say officers mistook the gun for a real gun. saturday's shooting came as the nation awaited the grand jury decision on whether the charge the officer who fatally shot missouri. >> whether there was ferguson there or not doesn't matter to me. what marts to me is -- matters to me is that it

, reporting tonight from ferguson, missouri. >>> and good evening on a cold night here in ferguson, missouri. the epicenter of it all last night. it was along this very stretch of roadway that the finding of a grand jury was converted to violence that raged here last night. and make no mistake, it was urban combat. there are still shell casings here underfoot. a police commander said last night that first volley of tear gas they fired was because officers encountered so many guns within the crowd they were worried they may not make it out of there. some of the protesters then turned to forceable entry. nen the looting and the fires started. cars and businesses mostly. 25 structures torched in all. 82 arrests were made last night. all of it because a grand jury did not return an indictment against the white police officer who shot and killed michael brown, an unarmed black teenager. there were protests in other cities last night as well, but nothing like this. and tonight we know more about the grand jury proceeding and the toll from what happened here. even as right now ferguson police are g

protesters took to the streets of ferguson. rocks and bottles started flying, along with tear gas from police. demonstrators set several buildings on fire, looting some of them. vandals smashed police car windows, some of even trying o'tip it over. in spite of the brown family and president obama asking for peaceful protest. >> we need to recognize that this is not just an issue for ferguson, this is an issue for america. >> reporter: and tonight ferguson along with cities across america are reacting to the grand jury's decision not to indict police officer darren wilson. several buildings are on fire. people marching in the streets. police in riot gear surrounding buildings and protesters. gunshots were fired if the area. civil rights leader al sharpton reacting. >> it was expected but still an absolute blow to those of us that wanted to see a fair and open trial. i think that it is clear that even when you see a blow coming that you expected, it still hurts nonetheless. >> the rioting in the streets of ferguson comes after mo

this is more than ferguson. this is a conversation that is happening and needs to happen. >> these vents are all standing on each other's shoulders, and there is now, really finally, a kind of national conversation certainly among some americans about the fairness of the criminal justice system, the fairness of the criminal justice system particularly towards black and brown men. but in minority communities overall. just in the last couple of weeks a young man walking down the steps in a brooklyn housing project shot in the chest by a rookie policeman. wasn't a suspect. was not involved in the commission of a crime. was not as far as commissioner brattan said doing anything but walking down the steps. he's now did. a 12-year-old in a cleveland park playing with a toy pistol shot dead by police. of course, the internationally known case of trayvon martin, and with michael brown there are some disturbing parallels, certainly seen by observers in minority communities that in many of these cases details about the pa

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ferguson, decision. the grand jury's announcement, will anyone face trial for the death of unarmed teenager michael brown gunned down by per darren wilson. >> our shared hope is regardless of the decision, people on all sides show tolerance, mutual respect and restraint. >> will the decision ignite a

no person who loves ferguson would burn ferguson. of course they are outsiders, but outsiders are simply those out for themselves. it wasn't their wall greens that burns and it doesn't value if it doesn't cost you, looting is redpribtation on meth. who are the other outsiders? isles an ugly game we perpetuate, we go and they perform. and when all that's left are sichbders, we can return to our cities, and our stores and our cafes will be fine, but ferguson is done, it's dead, you can't blame the cops for that. so eric, i just wanting to play this ferguson prosecutor, the most significant challenge is us. >> the most significant challenge encounters in this investigation has been the 24-hour news cycle and it's insatiable appetite for something, for anything to talk about, followed closely behijd the nonstop rumors on social media a. >> you see the fire, you see the cars star to shake, the cameras goo there, the ratings go like this, we continue to do that, people realize that they're on tv, and they continue. we talk a lot about free

the reality is that what we see in ferguson is not restricted to ferguson. there are other communities that have these same issues that have to be dealt with and we at the justice department are determined to do all that we can to bridge those divides. we launched in september our building communities of trust initiative to provide training to law enforcement and communities on bias reduction and procedural fairness and we plan to apply evidence-based strategies in the five pilot sites around the country. this is all designed to bridge those divides, bridge those gaps between law enforcement and the communities that they serve. these gaps, these divides exist in other parts of the country beyond ferguson and our focus will be national in its scope to try to deal ultimately with these issues. we will continue to advance this work, as i said, around the country in the coming weeks and months by bringing together elected officials, law enforcement officials and community leaders both to ensure dialogue but also

i love ferguson. it was started by the small business community here in just a little store down the road. because they love this community, and they hope what we saw last night does not come back tonight or any other night. greta? >> griff, thanks. it doesn't look like everybody loves ferguson if they are going to burn their own community down. thank you, griff. tonight for the first time we are hearing directfully officer darren wilson he spoke to abc news george stephanopoulos. >> once he is coming in that direction, if he hasn't stopped yet, when is he going to stop? after he is coming at me and i decide to shoot, i fired a series of shots and paused. >> what did you see? >> i noticed at least one of them hit him. i don't know where. i saw his body flinch a little after that i yelled stop get on the ground giving him the opportunity to stop. and he ignored all the commands and he just kept running. and so after kept running again, i shot another series of shots. and at least one of those hit him b

these are live pictures from ferguson. you can still see the smoke as they are battling the blazes there. at least 12 buildings, we're told, set on fire overnight. some police cars, this by demonstrators and protesters in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict police officer darren wilson for the shooting death of michael brown. the governor of missouri overnight announced he will send in additional national guard troops to bolster security. a lot of people wondering why they were not there overnight. cnn cameras captured breaking windows and clearing out the shelves, looting. police in riot gear lobbed smoke bombs and tear gas overnight. many of our reporters were caught in the middle of it. you can see the seasons greetings sign there. the most iconic sign in the country tonight as you see the tear gas swelling and demonstrators running underneath. >> a powerful reaction from the congressional black caucus in the wake of the grand jury ruling. congresswoman marsha fudge calling the decision a miscarriage of ju

ferguson, i get harassed on the daily. its f*áked up laws, its f*áked up s*át, it's harassment that go on every f*áking day including myself. including these black males. when you feel like a target, when you feel like a f*áking target how the f*ák you gonna react? >> so the guys protecting the convenience store are saying they blame the police for inflaming the situation for appearing in the armored vehicles and the riot gear again and they say that's the reason why people got angry and looted stores. we're going to ask why they deployed like this after everything else that's happened. >> who's in charge here? >> what do you need? >> who's in charge here? >> what do you need? >> i need to speak to the commanding officer. >> stay right here. >> thank you. >> are you the commanding officer? >> no but what we need is for you to get to a safe spot please. >> we've just been spending time with the crowd and they've asked why the police have deployed in this way with the armoured vehicles, and military gear they're -- >>

today i'm joined by local clergy, ferguson business owners, ferguson residents, and members of the ferguson city council. 24 hours ago, bob mccullough announced the decision of the grand jury. although we cannot speak concerning the decision, our thoughts and prayers are with the brown family. words cannot express the grief with the loss of their loved one. many of our residents, business owners and citizens are asking for prayers during this time of unrest. we truly understand the city is watching. we'd like to thank the many police officers, firefighters, and missouri highway patrol troopers for put themselves in harm's way to protect our citizens and our businesses. unfortunately, as the unrest grew and further assistance was needed, the national guard was not deployed in enough time to save all of our businesses. the decision to delay the deployment of the national guard is deeply concerning. we are asking that the governor make available and deploy all necessary resources to prevent the further destruction of property and the preservation of life in the city of ferguson. many of our re

for the first time ferguson police officer darren wilson in his own words. welcome to "the kelly file," everyone, i'm megyn kelly. this is a live look at ferguson, missouri, tonight, much of that city in ruins after riots exploded last night. demonstrators enraged by a grand jury's decision after three months of considering the case do not indict officer wilson in the death of michael brown. now the protests spreading nationwide to half a dozen cities. look at this melee here in new york city. police surrounding one man. and when he starts to fight, others jump in. some throwing punches at the cops. look at this. unbelievable. and now tonight for the first time we hear from officer wilson, that he felt he had to shoot michael brown because he believed that michael brown would kill him. watch. >> he threw the first punch? >> yes. he threw the first one and hit me in the left side of my face. >> you know, some of the witnesses have said that they saw you trying to pull him into the car. >> that would be against every training every taught to any law enforcemen

what we see in ferguson is not restricted to ferguson. there are other communities around this country that have these same issues that have to be dealt with and we at the justice department are determined to do all we can to bridge those divides. we launched in september our initiative to provide training to law enforcement and communities on bias reduction and fairness, and we plan to have evidence-based strategies in five pilot sites around the country. this is all designed to bridge those gaps between law enforcement and the communities that they serve, these gaps, these divides exist beyond ferguson. our focus will be national in its scope to try to deal ultimately with these issues. we will continue to advance this work in cities around the country in coming weeks and months by bringing together law enforcement officials and community leaders both to ensure dialogue but also action. this is not just about talking, we want to take concrete steps to address these under lying barriers to trust. i briefed the president today in the oval

gf noof not just in ferguson. protesting the grand jury's decision not to indict officer darren wilson. daily beast columnist ron christie writes justice was served and there is a much bigger problem in our country. he joins us now. ron, thanks for being "on the record" tonight. >> nice to see you. provocative column and article tell us where you are coming from and you were in the middle of this last night. >> justice was served. we know as lawyers fifth amendment you have to have an indictment or presentment in order to move forward on capital case. it's based on fact and based on evidence. my contention for my column for the daily beast was a lot of the folks that we saw protesting already had a predetermined outcome. if the white officer was not indicted, america was racist and bad. if he was indicted, america is racist and bad. coming home from fox news i ran into the middle of this in new york city. i respect your right to peacefully protest. i don't respect your right to bang on the windows and scratch the

. >>> ferguson, what comes next? let's play "hardball." ♪ ♪ >>> good evening, i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. all eyes on ferguson once again after a night of violence following the decision that a grand jury has decided not to file charges against darren wilson in the shooting date of michael brown. dozens of people were arrested. 12 businesses were set on fire. other stores were looted. some protesters threw rocks and bottles at police. police responded by firing tear gas. they say at least 150 gun shots were fired. two police cars were set on fire. missouri governor has ordered hundreds of additional national guard troops to ferguson. and today the attorney for michael brown's family, benjamin crump, called the legal process broken. late today michael brown's father told reverend al sharpton he felt authorities have crucified his son's character. >> i was upset. i didn't understand. it just let me know that where we live is not where we thought -- or what i thought. it's what people been saying all t

they did not do that in ferguson. from the start, it's not the system, it's the people that work within the system. >> and that does not always work. >>ism that's correct. >> ron davis, his son jordan davis. we appreciate you joining us once again and sharing four thoughts. >> the justice system will be toasted in ohio, where the grand jury will vet the killing of a -- investigate the killing of a 12-year-old. a face off began in a playground with a toy group. here is sara hoy. >> reporter: this is the scene of yet another police shooting. the victim a 12-year-old boy killed outside a rec centre in cleveland. >> reporter: the guy was tamir rife, his weapon, a fake air rifle. >> in this instance, it's inrequestable from a -- ingbable from a firearm. guns are not toys. parents need to be aware of that. police say officers mistook the gun for a real gun. saturday's shooting came as the nation awaited the grand jury decision on whether the charge the officer who fatally shot michael brown in ferguson, missouri. >> whether

took over ferguson and lit it on fire. i'm not sure that nothing could change. >> there are protests taking place around the country. large crowds taking to the streets in new york city. protesters marching down broadway, blocking traffic. police say they have only arrested a few people in manhattan since the protest began. last night causing gridlock. police say they can stay as long as they wish. they are protesting the shooting of a 12-year-old boy over the weekend. at stanford university, 200,000 gathered to express anger. police redirected traffic. president obama is in chicago to promote his immigration plan, but took time out to address the situation in ferguson, missouri. >> if any part of the american community doesn't feel welcomed or treated fairly, that is something that puts all of us at risk. and we all have to be concerned about it. so my message to those people who are constructively moving forward, trying to organise, mobilize and ask hard important questions about how we improve the situation, i want all

i saw the ferguson police department -- the ferguson police force last night. i did not see a number of national guardsmen. we saw a number of vehicles but they appeared to be driven and operated by members of the highway patrol. that's something that's -- that we know the mayor's going to talk about here in just a few moments. you know, it's going about what we've been talking about here the past week or so. there were expect takings because the guard was called up and the state of emergency had been declared. i think there were expectations that -- there were expectations there were going to be things in place that might have prevented what we saw last night unfolding. what we heard from ron johnson and two other law enforcement heads, what we saw last night was far worse than what we saw in the wake of michael brown's death. there were fewer protesters. >> on that point there was a lot of discussion back in august about who exactly the protesters were and whether or not some of the people inciting violence were coming in from outside and what the different b

here's a live look from ferguson right now as you can see a sea of people outside the ferguson police department with officers in their riot gear waiting. we have live team coverage of no tonight's a explosive announce. the dave kinchen is live in center city and chris o o'connel no north philadelphia. >> garrett tenney is live in ferguson tonight. garrett. >> i can tell you guys i just heard from the salt lake -- rather, the st. louis county police department that shots have been fired here in ferguson following that announcement that officer darren wilson will have no charges brought against him in the shooting death of michael brown. as soon as that announcement came, crowds of hundred to 200 people outside the ferguson police dement let outside, began cheering, few folks were cheering. but the most part clashes began with police and that's what is looking like picking up across the city. >> no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson. >> st. louis county prosecutor making announce many this evening. the grand jury declining to indict officer wilson for shoot

arson and rioting erupt in ferguson. this is the new york times today, protester in front of police vehicles with his hands up, hands up, don't shoot, continued rally cry for protesters upset by the grand jury decision no one will be indicted for the shooting. l.a. times had a full color photo, ferguson erupts, and then a picture of the mother of michael brown wailing and crying into the reaction to the news from the grand jury last night. this was the front page of the washington post today. this was the front page of the chicago tribune today. this was the front page of the boston globe today. this was u.s.a. today, moments after the grand jury announcement was made last night when protesters rocked and smashed windows of a st. louis police car. crowds that protested in ferguson last night were not the crowds largest turning out there since the case first erupted with the shooting on august 9th, but the headlines from around the country, the front pages around the country show what happens in ferguson now is a matter o

our correspondent is also in ferguson. he described the furious scenes he had witnessed following the announcement of that decision. >> reporter: things are incredibly tense here outside ferguson police station. you can see the police there in their riot gear. that's because some shots have just been fired. this is where a lot of protesters and activists gathered to hear that announcement. the crowd is silent around here as they listen to the announcement on a car radio. when they heard there was no indictment for the police officer who killed michael brown, it was chaos for a while, and then they did settle into a peaceful protest, and one of the protesters here is with me, charles miller. charles, explain your reaction to with a you've heard, that there is going to be no indictment for the police officer. >> i think a lot of people are upset. i'm particularly very upset about it. you can't just go shoot an 18-year-old who's unarmed on the street, despite what the story may have been, he is unarmed and you are an armed la