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korea. in a century after the panama canal opened, work is underway on a rival passage from the atlantic to the pacific. ♪ good to have you with us. peace in ferguson, missouri barely lasted 24 hours. today, the community is cleaning up a mess from looting overnight. peaceful protesters fought off people breaking store fronts. >> investigations have begun, fbi agents going door-to-door searching for witnesses last week when a police officer shot and killed michael brown. once again, we are waiting on a live brief from ferguson, missouri. we will bring that to you as soon as it happens. first, diane esterbrook is joining us live there. i know there has been a lot of activity. what's been happening so far today diane? >> reporter: the clean-ups have commenced today from some of the

looting that we saw last night. we are, as you mentioned, waiting for this press conference to start with the governor and captain ron johnson from the missouri highway patrol. earlier this afternoon, about two people turned out for a vigil at the site where michael brown was killed just one week ago. we talked to one man who explained why he came today and brought his young son with him. >> i want him to be aware of what's going on. when he gets older, he can say, you know, i was there at that moment. he might not understand it now, but he will be able to say, i was there, you know, when the world makes its change. >> and this is one of those events that has really turned the attention of everyone, not just here in st. louis but the whole nation, their eyes on ferguson. thomas. >> people are watching. how are people feeling there about police interaction at this point, diane? >> well, there is a lot of frustration. you know, earlier in the week,

they were frustrated because -- and angry because the police would come in. they were, it seemed like it was a war-like zone. they were using tear gas. they were throwing tear gas at people, peppering people with rubber bullets. some were protesters, some were looters. but captain johnson, when he took over on thursday, asked the police to, the state pat who had taken over control that they step back and let people peacefully protest. they did that thursday night. last night, of course, the situation turned violent again. a lot of the businesses in ferguson along that highway where people were protesting and then later looting, when things turned violent, they said the police presence was nowhere to be seen. we talked to some businesses this morning that were frustrated. one business owner said when he came in this morning at 5:30, there were people milling around outside his business, his windows and door had been smashed. the inside had been looted. it was just out there open.

he said his security company had contacted him around 1:hurt this morning. he contacted police. they said that tehey would tell him when it was safe for him to go inside. he said the police never contacted him. a lot of frustration in the town of ferguson this afternoon. thomas. >> a lot of frustration. i know people are concerned about the investigation, itself, with the f.b.i. now involved, are residents any more confident that this investigation will be handled properly? >> reporter: . >> there are questions about a prosecute be named to replace the county prosecutor. he is very closely associated with the police. they said they are not sure that they can get a fair investigation. he is not sure that the county can get a fair investigation with mccullough at the helm. he has been meeting the last couple of days with the missouri attorney general to see about

getti getting a special prosecutor appointed. that would apparently take some petitions, several names signed to a petition and a judge would have to step in and do that. so, that could be a lengthy process, but this investigation is expected to go on for a few weeks at the very least. >> once again, we are waiting on a live briefing from ferguson where the governor, jay nixon and state highway are patrol ron johnson will be joining us. michael brown was a black teenager while the police officer who shot him was white. >>, alone, is sparking a debate over the racial make-up of police departments. watch dog groups say the problem is not the color but racially skewed policies. shihad ratanzi reports. >> three of ferguson missouri's 53 police officers are black. so the killing of a black teenager has again raised questions about institutional

racenism u.s. law enforcement. those who monitor the police say the racial make-up is not the fundamental problem. it's the policies they enforce. in new york city, a majority of police officers on the beat are black, latino or asian but it's still minorities who are overwhelmingly targeted. here in mainly black bedford. is it toverson, the police issued 8,200 tickets for riding a bike on the sidewalk which in 2008 in 2011. >> compares to 32 tickets issued in nearby white park slope. >> watchdog grooubz argue the main problem isn't police diversity? >> diversity will probably help but won't make a significant difference. in new york city, whether it's a white cop or a cop of color, that officer has to get with the program. >> program in new york city is to focus on low-income communities of color and to focus on petty infractions that results in harassment. >> 86% of those arrested in new

york for miss demeaningors in the first six months of this year were black. activists allege police officers view minorities as the easiest way to meet arrest quotas. they review the police as unpredictable armed occupiers. >> 30% of that population -- >> even the executive districtor of the organization representing black officers in the u.s. seemed resigned. >> i would hope that african-american or latino officer or someone would have a little bit more understanding but to be very honest, depending upon the environment you are in, that is impossible. >> critics argue there is no room for communal mutual trust under a leadership that insists on adversarial mil tarized policing. until that changes, they argue, the police will continue to shoot, and the unarmed will continue to die. shiba rattanzi, new york. >> there are many questions that remain unanswered about the death of michael brown and the response to the protests that

followed. earlier, i spoke with brian levin. i asked him his opinion on what's going on ferguson? >> there are so many dynamics here, first, the democratic changes that were taking place in the community have to be reflected in the police department. so there are several things. one, does the department represent the diversity of the community it's serving? this is a community that is in change. one thing that's interesting about the st. louis in tmetro a it has been predominantly people of color. suburbs with an amalgam of different downs and jurisdictions much less diverse. >> that's one thing. you have to have some kind of diversity within the police department. you need executive leadership. you need very clear policies and procedures and training. >> what do you make of the criticism that the ferguson police department was heavy-handed, almost military tear style when approaching and dealing with the community? >> ask your crew. right? if the fuse media, itself, is getting hit, it tells you

something. when i was on an nypd, among the first things that they taught involved the right to protest and, also, the right of the media and, of course, new york, you have a lot more media intensive town. but i think part of this is due to the fact that they don't have experience with large crowds, number 1. and, number 2, they did not have the requisite training for this kind of stuff. and even smaller departments, ones like ann a ahem which is not small relatively speaking but smaller than chicago, phillie. what kind of crowd are you handleing? it goes about not only with how you approach them. is it a militaristic response but how you divide up the kw5d rants where people are marching. all of these kind of things can make or break. >> you are saying there were several mis steps alonged way?

>> i don't know. i wasn't there. but let me put it this way. perception can become reality and certainly, when you have a crowd that is emotional and really riled up, it's different than a more quiet crowd, and you have to approach it different. you don't want to escalate things. and sometimes, it's the way that you allocate the police officers, how are they dressed? how are they positioned? all of these things can make a difference. look what happened once the missouri state police came. also let me just say one thing, a shout out to some folks who are really good and i encourage people, community relations service justice department, a very little known part of the justice department. they are not about prosecutions. they are not about arrests. they are about deescalating racial tensions and help police departments with situations like this. >> looking ahead in this investigation, how will federal law factor in? >> great question. there is a post-civil war law that was used in the rodney king

case. it's called deprivation of civil rights under color of law. it's found in u.s. code 18242, and what it says is, if someone's rights were deprived intentionally by a government actor that's under color of law, then the feds have jurisdiction, and there is both state jurisdiction, where police officers can be prosecuted and there is also federal jurisdiction. there is now basically a concurrent investigation, and it would behooves all if there was some kind of coordination where pieces of information weren't leaked out. >> a lot of questions remain, brian levin, good to see you. thank you for joining us? >> thank you for having me. >> we take you live to ferguson, missouri. we are waiting for a live briefing, the governor and state highway patrol ro ron jon will speak shortly. as soon as the press conference begins we will take you live to ferguson, missouri. we invite you to take a look at

the deeper crisis. the investigation into michael brown's death and the response by police. >> that's a deeper look tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5 pacific. another developing story we are watching, texas governor rick perry says he stands by a veto that led to his indictment friday. >> just as i have following every legislative session during my service as governor, i exercised this authority to veto funding for an office whose leadership had lost the public's confidence by acting inappropriately and unethically. i whole-heartedly and unequivocally stand behind my veto. and i will continue to defend this lawfully action of my executive authority as governor. >> in a statement an hour ago, he added that the indictment, itself, was an abuse of power and challenged the character of rosemary lindbergh, the travis

county district attorney who was charged with a dwi and refused to resign. if convicted of even one count father could face up to 99 years in prison. the prosecutor in the case spoke more about the specific charges. >> the grand jury has spoken at least there is probable cause to believe he committed two crimes, two felon crimes. for count one, it's a 5 to 99 years in prison. and for count 2, it's two to 10 years in prison. i looked at the law. i looked at the facts, and i presented everything possible to the grand jury. >> this is a very involved case. let's take a look at the timeline of events that led up to perry's indictment. travis county district attorney rosemary lyndberg is arrested for driving while intoxicated. a petition is filed to remove her from. at the same time, she please guilty to that dwi and is sentenced 30 to 45 days in jail. the austin american statesman reports that governor perry was pushing for her resignation and threatening to veto funds to her

public integrity unit if she didn't step down. governor perry vetoes funding in texasance for. after an investigation, a special grand jury finds no criminal wrongdoing from lum giring her arrest. a judge rules lehmberg will not be removed from. perry is indicted in abuse of power. founder of brooklyn strategies and former cuomo advisor. >> good to be back. >> he stood his ground? >> he did. he did a good job doing it. the only court that matters right now is the court of public opinion, and he knows that because he is a seasoned politician. and his opening salvo was impressive. now, the other side has to punch back and we will see how they do. >> he is going to fight these, continue to fight this, but be arraigned in a couple of weeks. >> he will. he is going to go through a series of very embarrassing events. getting arraigned, having to go

appear in court is going to be damaging just visually to his reputation, and he is going to have to governor and try to preserve his political career at the same time. it's a big task despite what the charges might be. >> once again, governor perry came out. he said he is going to fight this to the very end. let's listen in once again. >> this indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power. and i cannot and i will not allow that to happen. i intend to fight against those who would erode our state's constitution and laws purely for political purposes, and i intend to win. i will explore every legal avenue to expedite this matter. >> fear and unrest and entire world looking for answers. >> we are going to get back to

governor perry in just a moment. a situation involving him. but first, let's take you to, to a life briefing in ferguson missouri where governor jay nixon. >> the unspeakable sadness of a mother who won't see her son again. in the anguish of parents throughout the region, struggling to teach their kids to trust among so much strife. like all of the world, what we have seen the past few days, tremendous acts of grace, generosity, and courage. people of all races the and creeds joining hands to pray for justice for the family of michael brown and just last night, the courage and resolve of peaceful protesters who stood up against violent instig ators, volunteers coming out, coming forward, even in this morning's steady rain to help their neighbors pick up the pieces. as governor, i am committed to making sure the forces of peace and justice prevail.

>> that's why earlier in the week, i call department of justice to conduct an independent investigation of the shooting death of michael brown, an investigation i am glad to say is being beefed up with additional fbi agents canvassing this area over the next several days. i am to think general holder. we had a good, thoughtful discussion yesterday and i appreciate deeply his leadership and support. >> that's why two days ago, as we saw escalation and the need change in shift, i put the missouri state highway patrol in charge of maintaining safety and security in ferguson. i want to personally think captain ryan johnson for his outstanding leadership in helping bring calm to the streets of ferguson while maintaining the rights of citizens to engage in peaceful protests. >> balance is important. the first amendment is extremely important. in action times like this, people being able to speak their concerns is vitally important. as a result of those actions, we have begun to see progress.

on thursday night, peaceful protesters of all ages, races and creeds here in ferguson and in cities and towns across the nation. 80 separate cities called in one united voice for justice to be served. last night, except for a very now, the folks on the streets of ferguson last night were peaceful demonstrators, but we also saw a pattern develop last night where after hours of peaceful protesting, small groups took to the streets with the intent of committing crimes and endangering citizens. >> is unacceptable. each step of the way this week, i have been in touch with these local leaders. i just met once again with them to discuss the best course forward. i share their frustration and their conviction, and we cannot allow the ill will of the few to undermine the good will of the many and continue to put the people and businesses of this

community in danger. if there was an easy way to separate those who hurt from those who helped, we would. but it's hard. sometimes, especially at night, we can't. so to protect the people and property of ferguson today, i signed an order declaring a state of emergency and ordered implementation after curfew in the impacted area of ferguson. again, this is not to silence the people of ferguson or this region or others. but to contain those who are drowning out the voice of the people with their actions. we will not allow a handful of looters to endanger the rest of this community. we still need more answers about what happened last week and i will push for those answers and demand transparency and

accountability. there are a lot of people working that right now. a lot of people. but if we are going to achieve justice, we must first have and maintain peace this is a test the eyes of the world are watching. this this is a test of whether a community, this community, any community, can break the cycle of fear, distrust and violence and replace them with peace, strength and ultimately, justice. it will not happen in one night. but that is where we will start. so tonight, let that journey continue. in the morning, this community will rise with sun to renew its quest for justice. to go through a couple of the operational choices and hear from a couple of officials, this

challenging time, it is nice to have veterans of law enforcement working in a coordinated fashion. >> excuse me, governor. you need to charge that police with murder. it doesn't take that long for an investigation! . >> the task that we have at hand, the task for which i have the task to lead is a task, first of all, to represent the people of the state and people of this area, but, also, to make sure that we have peace and security. let us go through the decisions that have been made and the implementation of that in order to begin that process and then we will be glad to take questions. let me first introduce to you the colonel, colonel ryan

repoler. >> i command 1240 troopers from jefferson, missouri. i cannot solve this. the at any rate of a good leader is recognizing the resources he has to put at play when problems come up. two days ago, i placed captain ron johnson in command of the highway patrol operations here in ferguson, missouri. he is the most outstanding resource that i, as a colonel can bring to this problem in ferguson, missouri. i think you have seen his actions over the last few days. i think you have seen what he is capable of. and i am going to turn this over to him. he's been here for 12 years as a troop commander in this area. he grew up in this community. he knows this community. he can far better solve this problem than i can from geoff city. i will turn the podium over to him. he will announce the plan for this curfew and how we are going to bring peace back to this community. captain johnson? >> why does it take so long to

get a killer cop? >> good afternoon. i have been tasked to provide security for the people of this community, allow them the right to speak, allow them the right to express their feelings. as far as the investigation, that is nots my task. >> that's not the task of the highway patrol. the governor enacted a curfew to allow us to provide safety for the citizens of ferguson, but, also, to maintain the right of the people. >> curfew will start today. it would run from 12:00 midnight is when the curfew will start until 5:00 in the morning. we will enforce that curfew in an effort to provide safety and security to the area. before i go on any further, there are some things when i was out yesterday in a crowd that i was asked about. and i have been promising that i will talk, i will communicate the things that we talk about

behind closed doors. i will communicate with you. there was some talk about having more eyes on this investigation. i can tell you this morning at about 9:00 o'clock this morning, the f.b.i. brought 40 agent did in and went to the canfield area and went door to door to try to find other witnesses that may have a better part or saw the incident. they contacted several witnesses, and they went to several homes where people weren't there. the homes that they went to and people weren't there, they left this card. they will pass this card out to clergy, and if you are a witness or you have any information, you can contact your clergy. you can look on the door of your home. you will see this card. what i would ask, that if you fill out this card, make sure you are filling out with valid information. let's not just send a lot of cards which invalidates those who have valuable information to make sure that the proper justice is done in this case.

i will answer any questions, but i can tell you that the past few days, i have seen a great people standing up with a lot of pride. i have seen a great people stand up and speak their voice. i have seen people show capacity toward each other, strengthen each other, and that's what we are going to talk about today is the positive xwak impact our community is showing on this nation and we will survive this, and we will make a change. >>. >> governor nixon, a question for you. >> if i could. >> the curfew law. >> i could, before we -- before we get to lengthy questions, i committed first of all, to our host to make sure that he had the right to speak, and i want to thank personally representative reverend, friend tom mcmorries pearson. this is your house that we are in, the lord's house, and i would ask if you would like to make any comments before -- we will take questions. we will we will be glad to take questions, but reverend pearson.

>> thank you, governor, and all of the elected officials and the law enforcement officers who are here the great the saint mark church is we are a family and we view this community as our family. so we wanted our place to be open to anyone who wanted to come here and have their peace and have their say. we have not restricted anyone from coming here. and i want to thank the governor for coming here today. we are in this community, and we want to do our part to make it a great community. we, like everybody else, wants to see justice in this case, and i believe with the people that have been sentence here from d.c. and other places, we will see justice. in the words of amos, as i step

to the side, let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. god bless you, and god keep you is our prayer [applause.] . >> one more, the senior elected official who has been intimately involved in day 1 to make sure the resources were necessary not only in this region but equally around the country, congressman from this particular district, our good friend? >> thank you, governor nixon. let me also say that i want to tip my cap to the missouri highway patrol. i was able to walk with captain ron johnson last night for about two hours along west flor cent boulevard listening to my constituents, listening to the their pain, listening to their concerns and their demands about

what they have wanted. and it was a very peaceful assembly, and that's what we want that to continue to be along that stretch of street and i want to commend the law enforcement for toning it down, for pulling it back, and showing a human side to this community, and that's what -- that's what we first have to do. we first have to relate to each other and look at the way we have police this this community and hopefully change it for the better. so we will stop there and open it up for questioning. >> governor nixon. >> already you declared a state of emergency. i understand you have the right to set a curfew. i think i have been told you also have the right to take the investigation away from bob mccullough. you have that authority. are you going to take the

investigation away? >> our focus at this time clearly is on the security here, making sure we get peace. as i said before, there are a number of people, people of good will, people of good strength that are working extremely hard to get justice. >> do you have that authority? >> i am not going to -- as i said when i got involved in this at an operational level, our focus was security. we are going to maintain that focus while continuing to comment and support appropriately. another question here? >> [simultaneous speakers.] >> governor, how do you and captain johnson, how are you all going to enforce this curfew tonight peacefully without -- are you going to do tear gas again? are you bringing back military force? how are your plans to enforce

this curfew? >> the best way for any -- we will hear from him. we will hear from him. we are here. you know, the best way for us to get peace is for everybody to help to make sure everybody gets home safe tonight at 12:00 o'clock and gets a good solid five hours sleep before they get up tomorrow morning and that we are going to -- >> we want justice. >> focus on security and not injustice. [shouting away from microphone.]. >> why wasn't police officer allowed --

>> if he want justice, for those that -- i will let you just a second. i will let you yell at me next. if we want -- >> simultaneous speakers.]. >> if we want justice, we cannot be distracted. we must be focused on making sure that people are allowed their first amendment rights but we do so in a peaceful fashion. we cannot have looting and crimes at night. we can't have people fearful. >> we can't have police officers shooting people. >> governor, my question is how do you plan to enforce the curfew [simultaneous speakers.]. >> governor, last night -- >> columbia hospital. >> governor knows my story.

now, last night, captain johnson, there was -- >> a question. >> simultaneous speakers.]. >> for two hours straight. wait a minute. wait a minute. wait a minute. store owners had to defend their stores with their own firearms. >> well, that, what we have police guarding our homes and businesses. >> first here go ahead. captain? >> i am going to talk to the gentleman here that asked the question first. and i am going to tell you that what we are doing now is not who we are. it's not who we are. yelling at each other is not going to solve that. we are all talking about the same concerns and the same fashion. the frustration in your home is in my home. it's in my home. and i have given you all of the answers i know and i am going to continue to give that. i don't care who you are, how old you are, and i don't care if you were a peaceful protester

last night or if you were a rioter last night rioting, you will still get those same answers. so tonight, we will enforce that curfew. we won't enforce it with trucks. we won't enforce it with tear gas. we will communicate. we will talk about, you know what? it's time to go home. it's time to go home. you have not seen a heavy-handed approach. last night things were different that precipitated that. you saw that. i can tell you because someone is standing straight, there is not going to be an ormored truck. you saw people sitting in the street. they had a chance to get up. >> that's the way it's going to continue [applause.] . >> thank you. >> why don't the police stop killing our children? >> we will answer one question at a time. >> you are not aware, even though you are in command, were you not aware the s.w.a.t. teams were being sgloid last night? did you know about that? >> yes. i did. >> you gave that order?

>> yes. yes. >> tear gas last night? >> no. can i answer your question? can i answer your question? >> simultaneous speaers". >> there are reports this happened without you knowing it. >> that's why i am asking. >> let me answer the question. last night, we had several officers that were trapped in a parking lot. they tried to get out. we sent an armored vehicle to help them out. we sent two armored vehicles to help them out. we had three officers injured. one officer deployed, one can of tear gas. he was there. he made that decision. i got a call on the phone and i said, i am back en route. i got out of my bed and i went en route and i said, make sure we are not going to use any force that's not necessary, and it was one can that got out. those officers got out. i removed those officers out, and the next thing that you saw was a group of officers standing on the roadway and, yes, that

happened. >> why can't they release a picture of the officer who killed the man. >> that's not a part of my investigation. listen, and we can't did he -- we cannot answer that. we cannot answer thbecause that's -- listen. [indistinct speaking away from microphone". >> those who don't intend to keep peace are the ones remaining, will you be in direct communication with us? we have had the person that can be in contact. we have made a request for a two-way radio. can we have a direct contact with someone so we can say all of the peacekeepers are out? >> you can. you know, i have seen you out on the street and i have seen you out with those gentlemen with the black -- red bandannas on their face and walked up to you and talked to them and some were angry. some didn't like with a i wanted to say. i listened. yes walk away. i have talked to you every night and talked to them every night. i will continue to do that. we will be in this together. >> will you provide for our leader, our two-way radio so we

can say all of the peacekeepers are out before any additional action is taken? >> we are not using a two-way radio. i can tell you when i am there on the ground, you can talk with me. you can walk with me? >> how do we find you after curfew has ended and everyone is not gone? how do we find you to let you know that all of those who intend to keep peace are gone and those who don't intend to keep peace are staying? >> we have -- >> simultaneous speakers away from microphone.]. >> i want you to tell me justice for mike brown. >> the gentleman -- we've got a question. i am going to -- you are next. you are next. you are next. [indistinct speaking away from microphone." "johnson, stick with the issue. >> you are next. we are neck. >> let's answer this question

first. >> hold on one second. this is very important. >> a question. >> hold it. hold it. hold it. >> will you be answering my questioning? >> can we -- do you want to answer that one? >> my name is malik shabaab. i am the president of black folks of jefferson. as you well know on thursday might, my group and thanks to you, but my organizers along with the blue black panther party and the nation of islam, we are the ones who put those men in the streets and we controlled the flow of traffic. and i personally shut down the avenue at 2:00 o'clock with cars and cones and cleared everybody out. there were no incidents on thursday night. okay. so, you were there. you witnessed that. so what i am saying is tonight, with the curfew being at 12

midnight, it seems to be a tight curfew line that could be a prescription for a confrontation, and i don't know if it is as easy as it is asking people to leave at that time as you may believe it to be. and so what i am saying is right now, we are organizing. we have at least 100 or 150 men working with the various organizations i just named an the national action network to make sure that this doesn't at the time ear ate into a situation where everybody is tear gassed and demonstrate look bad and it turns that way. so is there anyway that the curfew could be pushed back some and that there are some -- there is some dialogue here for some rules of engagement because i don't believe that the police could enforce the curfew without a confrontation, but i do know that the forces that are under

our command can bring this to a conclusion with the demonstrators being able to get their message out, our message, too, also able to bring this to a decent conclusion? >> what is the time frame -- >> simultaneous speakers.] >> a specific question here. kate time be extended, and can the burden action ending the demonstration tonight? can that be on us so that we don't have what happened last night, it was falsely reported on friday morning that it just ended by magic. it did not end by magic on thursday night. it ended because we ended it and we have the rapport with the demonstrators. they respect me. they respect us. we can talk to them and get them to leave. every time the police show up, they converge.

that was only because. >> ron johnson, will you meet with the people to develop a strategy? >> let him answer the question. >> i am going to answer. i am trying. i am trying. i am going to answer your question. >> yes, sir. >> first of all, i want to say that those groups that he talked about that helped us on thursday night, he is absolutely correct. and when i met with the governor that next day, i said, i do not know the name of those groups. i said, but they were gentlemen in black pants and cherts and they got out there and they did their job and i told that to the governor and i will tell that to the nation. those groups helped and they are a part of this. and the curfew is going to stand, but i ask that you still help us and get it out. we are going to need you. we have citizenship who live in homes, elderly citizens who live in homes with kids. kids are going to school. we have got to have our rest. we've got to have our rest. we are angry. we may not be able to get out of my home and go protest and i don't want to stop that. and what they are thanking me

for is that we are allowing them to voice their opinion. and i walked up today, there was a motorcycle group out here who walked up and said, you tell us what time. hold it. you tell us what time. i ask you help us. i am going to tell you that we can't do it. we can't do it. there was a gentleman in a crowd and everyone would say captain johnson, great job. you turned this around. you had the crowd gone. he said, well, captain johnson, you go ahead and do it. he said because we were out there. i said, you are right. captain johnson didn't do it. you did it. it was some of the young men helping you. and i appreciate it [applause.] . >> we can't call 9-1-1, star 55. nobody was able to respond from 3:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. when the citizens that you are asking to help you, we called 9-1-1, called the count, the local police and everybody was pushing the buck just like we are chasing our tail. you are asking us to help but we

don't know how to help. >> can i answer that? >> why we are going to clear those streets because we did have citizens who called, and we were unable to get to them. we are going to clear those kansas streets so we can handle the sick cases. we are talking about 9-1-1. people are not getting their call. we talked about that. the representative talked about where should they call? i said, you have them call 9-1-1 and see a state patrol car or a county police car. >> that's why we have though clear those streets. i know you are trying but people get sick at 1:00 o'clock in the morning, at 2:00 o'clock in the morning. so we are going to do that. we are going to work and we are going to do that. let's work and get this part done and see what gangs that we make [simultaneous speakers ] . >> i can tell you this. this morning, this morning, we talk about investigation, the governor. listen. can you get somebody else to

investigate? he's been all the way to the white house. you saw 40 f.b.i. agents today and they are coming back. they are getting cards. >> that's what they are doing. they were there today. i brought these cards. i said i want you to give me a card so everyone can know they exist. [simultaneous speakers.]. >> stop killing our people, police. stop it now! . >> if i could please -- can i please? >> simultaneous speakers". >> to make sure that there are no abuses after the curfew. will the media be allowed out to repo at curfew? will you allow legal observers, the media out on the street to report after midnight?

>> [they attacked women and children. kept stacking, they stacked. they went to the press and spreading a bunch of lies. this is not working. the police are attacking. they are attacking us. tear gas and women and children. we rescued these women and children. they wouldn't let us go. they attacked us. the police is attacking us, an tagnizing this group. >> how long are the state of emergency last? answer that question, please. >> little excuse me. can you explain why this -- >>. >> i will answer this one first. >> one at any time. one at any time. >> the anger of the people when the whole reason the people are in the streets for a week is because people are demanding justice. there has been no arrests. there has been no indictments and people know that this poor child, this 18-year-old young m man, was killed in cold blood. there has been no arrest. and people are demanding

justice. >> that's why people are on the street. now, this whole press conference has been turned into tan explanation of why you are controlling people's anger and suppressing people's anger and telling people to calm down. why is that the case? [applause.] question over here our hope is that we will get situational awareness tomorrow morning. our help is that with the help of all, tonight will be a more peaceful night than last night while allowing the appropriate emotions and energy and allowing folks to speak out. [simultaneous voices from the audience.]. >> the second question and. >> just let him answer. let him answer the question. >> our full hope and expectation is that, you know, we will --

>> check, bro. a check. please answer the question. you can't interrupt him while he is explaining. >> i can't hear you. >> clearly, the media has a role in helping here clearly -- >> answer about the length of the state of emergency. >> situational aware necessary tomorrow morning. we will watch this one day at a time. this is not normal in, and our hope is that we return back to a peaceful normal. >> killing our children isn't normal. >> wait. wait. wait. wait. wait. >> governor, i am going to call on representative pearson and congressman clay wants to say something. >> listen. listen. [simultaneous speakers from the audience.]. >> excuse me. excuse me, if you would. excuse me.

[simultaneous speakers from the audience.]. >> instead of putting a curfew on these people. >> not going to work. >> come on. >> not going to work. >> police department down in west florida. >> stop. stop. stop. >> that's not going to work. i tell you. we got to get. the gentlemen asked another question. explain it. let me tell you this. let me tell you. >> go ahead. >> i want to explain while this will not work tonight. putting police officers in front of those businesses, in front of these businesses -- listen. just listen. a question and answer kind of deal. you have to be able to listen. if you put officers in front of the buildings where all of the demonstrators are, the demonstrators are going to converge on the officers. the officers are going to take a posture against the demonstrators and they are we are going to have a big battle.

the solution is, we can control the security situation ourselves. now, i am asking for an extension of the curfew. but within the zone, we have enough manpower to be able to let our people get their message out and then we don't need anyone in there. i do say the time is -- >> let me suggest to captain johnson -- >> yes, sir. >> let me suggest to captain johnson that he work with you, that he work with you on some leeway and some time. you know, but let me make a point, too. i have heard a lot of concern about prosecution. and let me clear up some facts for you. can you hear me now? let me clear up some facts about prosecution of this case. first of all, on monday, i asked attorney general eric holder to

take over the entire case and to prosecute it as a civil rights violation, and i will continue to pursue that. but i think for some in this room, your answerer is mis directed on a state charge of murder, the county prosecutor files the charges am. now, so, if you -- >> let's go to clayton then. >> i agree with you. i am willing to go. i agree with you. [speakers from the audience.]. >> wait a minute. it's very peculiar that the victim -- i would rather we get -- i would rather that we get to all of the facts, let the process go forward and let the feds prosecute because you are not going to get a fire trial in st. louis county with this scenario. [simultaneous speakers.].

>> one thing for the press. >> one thing for the press. one thing for the press. one thing for the press, please. captain johnson will find a staging area that you can get to that will allow you to have access to the zone tonight to make sure that transparency is carried out during this process. he will have a staging area that will then allow folks to get in. we want to make sure as we are doing this that there is transparency during the entirety of the process. i can guarantee you that captain johnson will make that stage available and make sure that members of the press have access to openly and fairly record, openly and fairly see and openly and fairly show the country, the world, whoever, what's going on. thank y'all very much for your time. [simultaneous speakers.]. >> once again, you are watching a live briefing from ferguson,

missouri. you clearly heard the frustration coming from the community there demanding answers tots situation, a shooting death of an unarmed am teenager and you heard from the governor as at a time state highway patrol ron johnson has relayed to the community took over some of the latest details here the governor says the investigation will be beefed up with additional f.b.i. agents. we heard the number, 40 fbi agents going door to door looking for any possible witnesses. also, the governor has enacted a curfew starting tonight at 34id night until 5:00 a.m., a curfew to enforce the safety of the people. let's listen once again. we will get to that in just a moment. i want to go to diane esterbrook following this piece closely for us in ferguson. safety is the top priority as we heard from the governor. >> reporter: it is. it is the top priority, but

there are a lot of questions. they talk about this curfew, but as yet, we haven't heard how they are going to enforce the curfew. the captain johnson said that they are not going to bring in -- they are not going to be using tear gas. they are not going to be bringing in big military equipment, to tank-like vehicles. but how are they going to enforce this curfew? are they going to be arresting people? and i think that's why you heard a lot of contentious -- some questions from the audience mostly from the public, how is this going to be enforced? people are very concerned about that. there was somebody asked a question about, what happens if there is an emergency and, you know, who do we call? we had some issues the last couple of nights where we called 9-1-1 and we couldn't get out or nobody responded. so, i think it's not clear how -- how authorities are going to be responding tonight if somebody violates a curfew. i also wonder, too, who is going to be out on the streets? is this going to be the highway

patrol is going to be out on the streets? is it going to be county officers? is it going to be a combination of both? >> diane, we also heard as we mentioned state highway patrol captain ron johnson restoring the peace and getting to the bottom of this investigationtion but they can't continue the investigation until they have peace. let's listen once again to ron johnson. >> the past few days, i have seen a great people stand up with a lot of pride. i have seen a great people stand up and speak their voice. i have seen people show compassion toward each other, strengthen each other, and that's what we are going to talk about today is the positive impact that our community is showing on this nation, and we will survive this and we will make a change. >> talk about making a change, diane. how are people feeling about the police interaction so far? >> well, to date, they haven't been all that happy. let me back up a minute. earlier in the week they were not happy with it. they felt the police were going

too over the top. they were stopping protesters. they weren't -- they didn't want people protesting after 6:00 o'clock when people would go out and protest and sometimes there was some rioting. there was tear gas being used. there were some rubber bullets being fired. then when they brought in, when the state, when the governor brought in captain johnson from the highway patrol action he stepped back a little bit and allowed for peaceful protests. people seemed to be satisfied with that thursday night but then again, we saw last night, we had rioters come in, looters come in and the police stepped back and a lot of people in ferguson, particularly in that area where we have been seeing a lot of protests, were unhappy that the police weren'tsponding. we talked to some businesses today who were looted and said, where were the police? they were not contacted by the police. we talked to a store owner this morning who came in at 5:30 and found his windows had been broken, his door had been broken. he lost about a thousand dollars worth of equipment, and there were people still roamming

around outside and he got -- the police, nowhere to be seen. so, you know, i think they are looking for a balance. they want to be able to go out and protest. they want to be able to go out on the streets, but they also want to know that the police are protecting them. and i think that's been the issue to date. >> there has been a lot of criticism, diane, about the police force being heavy-handed, if you will. here is what the state highway patrol ron johnson said about that? >> tonight we will enforce that curfew. we won't enforce it with truck. we won't enforce it with tear gas. we will communicate. we will talk about it's time to go home. it's time to go home. you have not seen a heavy-hand would sproechlt last night, some things precipitated that. you saw that. you saw that. i can tell you because someone is standing in the street, there is not going to be an armored truck coming out. you saw people sitting in the street. they got a chance to get up. >> that's the way it's going to continue. >> diane, do we know? are there any planned vigils or protests planned for tonight?

>> i haven't heard any planned vigils or protests for font. we did run in to earlier this morning a pastor from a local church trying to get together. he said about 200 clergymen to be out in the area keeping an eye on things the question is will people like that, there was question about allowing people who were peaceful demonstrate orders, would they be able to be out there and i think captain johnson said they might beability work with those people. i don't know of any vigils tonight. i don't know of protesters tonight. typically those protesters come out usually around 4:00, 5:00 o'clock and usually out until about 10:00, 10:30. if things go the way they have been going the last week or so, it would seem that those people would be finished protest can, the legit 3459 protestods would

be finished protesting by midnight. >> individuals actually ask for the curfew. if you are joining united states, the governor of missouri, jay nixon announcing that he has beefed up the investigation calling for additional agents to go door to door looking for any possible witnesses. he enacted a curfew starting tonight at 34id night until 5:00 a.m. >> so to protect the people and property of ferguson today, i signed an order declaring a state of emergency and ordering implementation of a curfew in the impact in the curfew in the impacted area of ferguson. >> again, this is not to silence the people of ferguson or this region or others but to contain those who were drowning out the voice of the people with their actions. >> we once again will be following the latest developments throughout the evening. our diane estabrook joining us from ferguson. we invite you to join us as we take a deeper look at a crisis

in ferguson. the investigation into michael brown's death and the response by police. >> that's a deeper look tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 pacific. once again, "al jazeera america" will be following the latest developments out of ferguson. i am thomas drayton in new york. thanks for joining us. for news, updates around the world, you can always join us on aljazeera.com. thanks for watching. pa

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