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the protests much michael brown. iisrael has carried out 100 airstrikes. >> today there has been an outpouring of support for james foley and widespread condemnation from the islamic group who murdered him. foley was abducted 15 months ago while working in syria. since then his family has been waiting and hoping for his return. the islamic state group claimed in reaction to american air

attacks they beheaded foley. >> he was strong, courageous, loving to the end. we just hardly recognize our little boy. he just--he was just a hero. >> you know from the videos his last wor last words were i wish i could see my family. >> so jim had a big heart. just, i just, that's what we shared with president obama. you know, we pray that jim's death can bring our country together in a stronger way, and the values that jim hold dear. >> held dear. >> jim would never want us to hate or be bitter, and we cannot do that.

so we are just very proud of jimmy. >> president obama spoke earlier today about foley's death. he was forceful in joining leaders across the globe in condemning the islamic state group. libby casey has this report from washington. >> reporter: president obama condemned the beheading of american journalist james foley, an act that shocked the conscience of the entire world. the president's statement from his vacation at martha's vineyard came a short time after the security council confirmed the authenticity of the video saying it was, indeed, james foley who was murdered and another journalist who was threatened. the islamic state fighters saying they would kill others as

well. president obama did not address that and went after islamic state fighters saying it was the world against them. they said the islamic state or icel have been killing thousands of muslims, christians, and trying to commit genocide on the yazidi people. >> let's be clear about isil, they have killed innocent people and committed cowardly acts of violence. they've murdered muslims, both sunni and shia, by the thousands. they target christians and religious minorities driving them from their homes, murdering them when they can. >> condolences have been pouring in from all over the world from the secretary general of the u.n. who extended his deepest

condolences, also from u.k. prime minister david cameron, who cut short a vacation to return to london and convene meetings after the video. the prime minister calling the act shocking and depraved. there is extra concern in the u.k. because the man who committed the murder of james foley appears to have a british accept. so countries around the world are wondering what it will be not just in iraq and syria but around the world. >> coming up later this hour we will discuss the options and pitfalls facing the obama administration. and in ferguson, missouri, peaceful days have finally gun to turn into, well, actually violent nights. calmer previous demonstrations last night police say there were

smaller crowds, fewer confrontations and no tear gas. 47 people were arrested mainly for defying orders to disperse. attorney general eric holder is in ferguson conducting an investigation into michael brown's shooting death. robert ray is there for us. what can you tell us about th eric holder's first day in ferguson. >> reporter: he arrived here in the 10:00 a.m. hour. he was almost treated like a celebrity, people very happy to see him here. he made it clear to students that change is coming, trying to calm the situation here. he moved on to a restaurant where he shook hands and had conversation with local residents. also we're told he met with

captain ron johnson, who is with the highway patrol and who has had boots on the ground the last few days. he has been meeting with the fbi to make sure that the evidence brought in is being sifted through appropriately. but this is what attorney general eric holder said to some of the residents. >> i need to be here i'm a little disturbed to see questions why was i here. my answers were why wouldn't i be anywhere but right here right now. we want to help if we can. we want to listen, that's the main part of the trip. we want to listen to the issues and figure out ways in which we can help. >> reporter: tonight there will be demonstrations in front of the county prosecutors office, and they'll march over to the main drag over here in ferguson

where they're expected to have peaceful marchs. people are happy that attorney general eric holder is in town, and we'll have demonstrations throughout the evening. there is a church in st. louis that is holding a fundraiser tonight for residents of ferguson here that have run into some money issues because of some of the looting and protesting over the past 11 or 12 days. >> robert ray who is on the ground in ferguson. hopefully it will be another peaceful night as it was last night and we'll keep track of everything. as the state grand jury begins to hear evidence of the shooting this is what is clear so far. officer darren wilson shot and killed dinne michael brown. he was not stopped because he was a suspected participation in

a robbery a at a convenience store. at least one shot was fired inside the car. witnesses told different stories of that initial counter and what happened next. a friend said brown was trying to surrender when he was killed. another witness said brown was shot when he tried to run away from officer wilson. an autopsy founds that he was shot six times. the pa thought gist said that brown was most likely killed by a gunshot to the top of his head. tell us what it all means in terms of what is being presented to those folks in the grand jury now. >> reporter: you know, there is an old expression that any prosecutor worth his salt could

indict a ham sandwich because in the grand jury proceedings all the rules favor the prosecutor. he gets to decide which witnesses to call. he gets to decide what evidence to put before this grand jury. all the cards are in his favor. he controls the entire proceedings and their secrets. >> in other words, even though there are several witnesses. people who might have been part of the police report. there are people who claim they saw different things. it's likely that all of them would be presented before the grand jury without much difficult questioning about anybody's single credibility, right? >> that's true. the prosecutor here is very experienced, he's been doing it for 4 years and is a career prosecutor and is very experienced. he said he's going to put every piece of evidence in front of this grand jury, and it's not going to be quick. he wanties i wants to do it right, he doesn't want to do it

quickly. it may stretch out to october. >> it must be probable cause, greater than a 50% chance that a crime was committed, doesn't that suggest to you that in all likelihood give the number of people who claim they saw michael brown being shot, that this prosecutor will bring some sort of indictment and let a criminal trial figure this one out? >> look, i don't want to make a prediction of what's going to happen, i'm not in there. but i can tell you that it's even less than 50%. 50% or more is the preponderance of the evidence. here it's probable cause. you have to have a really strong suspicion that a crime has occurred and that the officer is guilty of that crime. so it's a very low burden, less than 50%, and only they know. only the people who are in that room who are going to hear that evidence will decide. and it doesn't have to be unanimous like a criminal jury.

>> and the grand jurors themselves, they're sworn to secrecy, and the witnesses are usually instructed to stay silent but there is nothing keeping any one witness who goes in front of that grand jury coming out on the steps saying 2 this is everything that i was asked and this is everything that i've told them. >> that is true. we've seen in many grand juries the where the microphones have been set up and witnesses with tell whatever they want. prosecutors don't like that. we'll hear drips and drabs. i don't think the prosecutors will be able to keep a lid on all the witnesses who have come before them, but we'll be able to hear and get a picture of what those grand jurors are seeing and hearing. >> and the prosecutor because he lost his life responding to a crime which there was a black suspect, there have been so many family members who have been police officers, what are the criticisms that the prosecutor

should be recused from this case. >> i think its offensive. he has been entrusted by the people of st. louis county to carry out his job. he has done it with distinction for 24 years. i think he's able to put any personal biases aside and try and pursue justice in this case. he should not recuse himself. >> we'll squeeze in a little more time and ask you, you mentioned perhaps mid-october. why would it take that long given that the prosecutor could have the grand jury meet five days a week if he wants and bring in a threshold to bring in an indictment is so low? >> because a lot of evidence may not be ready. when they do an autopsy, and we've even heard from dr. baden, who did the autopsy for the family, the second autopsy, by the way, the federal government is down there right now, eric holder, as you mentioned, arrived today, and the federal government is doing a third autopsy, a lot of that evidence

is not ready yet. toxicology won't come in for several weeks. there are ballistics, and other things that need to be done. this incident is only a week old. there is a lot of processing of the scene, of the evidence, of everything that needs to be completed before it can even be ready to present to the grand jury. >> this does not preclude the federal government from bringing a separate civil rights case against the ferguson police department irrespective of the indictment against the police officer? >> that's right. they are separate sovereigns. we've heard so many times that somebody in this country is not subject to double jeopardy. you can't be prosecuted twice for the same thing. but when it's a separate sovereign meanin meaning the federal government prosecuting and the local state prosecutors

prosecuting for criminal violations that does not offend double jeopardy, and he could face two trials in this case and then a third for a civil case. >> indeed, indeed. former prosecutor for the l.a. prosecutors. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> michael brown is one of four unarmed black men killed over just the last month. but the officers involved rarely face criminal charge. roxana saberi has more on this. roxana? >> the attorneys i spoke to say the statistics are hard to find but it is clear that officers in this cases usually walk away. they say that one reason is that jurors and judges tend to give them the benefit of the doubt. michael brown's parents say this unrest will likely continue until the officer who shot and killed their son is brought to justice. >> we need justice for our son. [applause] >> reporter: but more often than not these officers walk away. the outcome is rare to have an

indictment and then once the indictment its even rarer for that officer to be tried and convicted. >> reporter: one law professor found 21 cases where officers killed an unarmed back perso black person only seven ended in criminal charges. in 1997 new york police shot the unarmed immigrant from guinea striking him 19 times. the four officers involved were acquitted of all charges. >> you have this officer's perspective, they fear for their life. as long as they can put that doubt in the mind of the jurors then they can be acquitted. >> reporter: three years later the police officers shot a man who held up a toy pistol. the department felt it was justified and settled with his family for $225. there are many reasons why these cases don't go to court or end in convictions. >> there aren't witnesses,

often. the person who is killed is not available to testify as to his side of the story, and so you have the police officer's testimony, and you also have a close relationship often between the police and the prosecutors. >> the prosecutor in missouri is facing criticism he will favor the officer who shot michael brown, but he's refuse to go step down. >> one thing that i have pledged is that we'll do a full, fair, complete impartial investigation into this. nothing will be left untouched. >> anotheofficers have charged henry davis for destruction of property because they said he had bloodied their uniform. >> thank you. on america tonight joie chen for "flash point point: ferguson."

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the islamic state said it will kill another journalist if there are continued airstrikes. they threatened to kill a journalist. >> the man who killed james foley concealed his head with a black hood. he has a british accent from the london area. >> acts are looking to authenticate the video, to make sure that it is genuine, sadly it appears to be, and then to see if we can identify the individual in yes. >> up to 500 british muslims are known to be fighting in syria and iraq with the islamic state. part of an increasing number of foreign volunteers. muslims have appeared in videos

celebrating the group's ideology and violent activities. in junes these men were used in this recruitment feared. in february, from southern england this man appeared in this video before he killed himself driving this improvised truck bomb into the walls. his family thought he had gone to syria on humanitarian efforts. >> the scale of foreign volunteering in syria is unprecedented. we haven't seen anything like that since the afghanistan conflict in 1980's against the soviet union. it really could potentially give rise to a new generation of jihadists who become involved in organizations like al-qaeda. >> the appearance of the video forced david cameron to cut

short his vacation. >> we know for a too many british citizens have traveled to iraq and syria to take part in extremism and violence. what we must do is redouble all our efforts to stop people going, take away the passports of those contemplating travel and arrest those who are taking part in this violence. >> reporter: the rise of the islamic state seems to be providing additional motivation for many to join it's ranks. and perhaps one day return to their home countries. european involvement in the fight against the islamic state has been limited to air sport and the promise of new weapons. that could change and while this video will be of real concern to europe's leaders it might help them persuade skeptical publics that greater participation militarily over there may help keep people safe over here. simon mcgregorwood, london.

>> more from james jeffrey, ambassador to turkey. do you believe this video will perhaps embolden western leaders to get more engaged in more aggressive posture towards islamic state? >> i believe it will, but as president obama said today we need to bear in mind that what happened horrifically to mr. foley is what has happened to thousands, perhaps tens of thousands who live in the middle east at the hands of the isis over the past two years. we need to think of the overall impact, it's extraordinary, it's a threat to all of us, and it needs to be stopped. >> regardless, we know the government has been using contacts in turkey and russian intermediataries to reach isis, but fair to say there was no leverage with this group as there was with the taliban. >> a, there is no leverage. b, the united states has a

policy over many years not to negotiate seriously in sense of purchasing those who are held hostage. we violated that a few times. lebanon in the 1980's, but it's standard procedure for the united states. it's been very hard absent military operation to get people held by them back. >> are there limits to what u.s. air power can do in terms of pushing isis back? >> there are limits to pushing it back. when they move out of their areas, out of the urban areas where they have at least support of the ac mandarin questio acquiescence of the population, they are good targets of air power. but to dig them out of the sunni area parts of iraq, we need as president obama said a political process that can bring in the sunni tribes, mobilize the population against them as we

were able to do against the forefathers. this is doable, but it will take time. >> as far as taking time in the political reconciliation we saw last week presiden prime minister nouri al-maliki greed to step aside, and his replacement will come in and this will mark the first peaceful transition using democracy in iraq. how confident are you that this will lead to an unified iraq? >> this is actually the second, i'm confident that we'll be able to reach out to sunni and kurds. but we can't wait for the perfect government. there are people fighting for key infrastructure including arab tribes in the anbar province, and further north. doing some strikes in areas other than those of kurdistan

would probably send the right signal to all the iraqi people that we're ready to help. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> wall street was pleased with news that the federal reserve may raise interest rates sooner than later. the dow gained 19 points and the nasdaq and s&p 500 was also higher. settling with the federal authorities over the sell of mortgage securities. officials tell the associated press that the bank will pay $10 billion in cash and provide $7 billion in consumer relief and it would admit misrepresenting the quality of its securities. coming up we'll talk to amnesty international about its visit to ferguson, missouri, and what the group is observing and what it's trying to do on the ground. plus a look at the criticism

from both political parties as to how president obama is handling the unrest in ferguson. and amidst a broken cease-fire israel's prime minister is vowing the country will not stop until quiet is restored.

>> another revenge of protest. in a couple of hours there will be a rally outside of ferguson, missouri, prosecutor's office. robert ray is live in ferguson. give us a break down of what's going to be happening this evening. >> reporter: well good afternoon, david. first of all the attorney general arrived earlier today. he's meeting with fbi officials

in st. louis regarding the investigation in the death of michael brown. in ferguson it has been very peaceful. there has not been activity on the streets. still a police presence. tonight there will be demonstrations outside of the county prosecutor's office. it will drag over to the main drag which is a quarter mile down th the hill behind me. there are religious volunteers who have been asked to step in and walk with these young pro tessers which they have been doing over the past couple of days. last night it thames the crowd down as these elders have been able to talk down these young people who are very upset after the 12 days of marching down here. we'll see ho how the evening goes. we're expecting a peaceful night and people are happy that attorney general eric holder came to town. >> it axe like the vice

presidential aircraft, the images playing out in the media, what kind of attention has holder been getting from local television in the area? >> reporter: a lot. almost received somewhat of a celebrity. i think it's been nearly two weeks now, and people are very happy that someone from the federal government from washington, d.c. have arrived here in town to ensure that the proper evidence is give to the grand jury over the next few weeks. so there is some hope here and eric holder, like he said to a group of students today, a change is coming. >> robert ray in ferguson, missouri, thank you. president obama is taking heat from both political parties and how he has approached the shooting of michael brown and his reaction to the violence and unrest in ferguson. we have more on the line the president has to walk in light of the controversy. >> reporter: just six months into the job. president obama stepped on a

very sore spot. a mistrust between the police and many african-americans. >> the police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof they were in their own home. >> reporter: mr. obama's off hand criticism of the arrest of his friend unleashed fury on both sides. it became a distraction of a first-term agenda. since then it has not gotten any easier for mr. obama. in two recent public statements he stepped gingerly around the racial turmoil happening in st. louis. >> for a community that is rightly hurting and looking for answers, let me call once again to seek some understanding rather than simply holler at each other. >> reporter: to many

african-americans including professor paul butler statements like that lack passion. >> there is a problem if there are 53 officers in ferguson, and only three are african-american. even though the city is 70% plaque. why couldn't the president speak out against that? there is a problem, there is discrimination problem. >> reporter: a pew poll suggests 80% of african-americans say the shooting in ferguson raise issues of race. while 40% of whites say it is raising more attention than it deserves. when the case of trayvon martin was in courts he said he could

have a son that could look like trayvon. >> i don't see that it's productive when politicians organize conversations. they end up being stilted, politicized and folks are locked into the positions that they already have 2347 many like professor butler believe that's not good enough, and president obama has fallen short as champion of the cause. >> he has talked about race reluctantly. when he does it's often as though he's translating the concerns of african-americans to white people. >> reporter: after two days of meetings at the white house, tuesday the president lifted off from the south lawn, headed back to martha's vineyard to resume his vacation. even as attorney general eric holder cut his short to head to ferguson. >> mike viqueira life for us at the white house, mike? >> reporter: david, that's right. i think with eric holder they're

making the rounds meeting with youth groups and law enforcement, meeting with department of justice personnel and investigators as well as fbi. there are really two things he's going for here. number one is a practical function that he's serving in the civil rights investigation. there is really only so much the federal government can do at this point. but in a symbolic effort, here is a powerful african-american man a long-time friend of the president going there, assuring everyone by his very presence that he is there, the federal government is watching this very closely, trying to calm the waters. we'll see in the coming days what kind of effect that's had. >> we want to ask you about some of the imagery of this day. we saw some of the pictures, and robert ray has been reporting

it's been wall to wall, the vice presidential aircraft is the one they decided to use not the regular department of justice aircraft that holder would normally use. >> reporter: i think they're breaking out the 757 part in parcel what we're talking about right now. there's been some talk why hasn't president obama gone. he was asked that by a white house reporter the other day while he was on his vacation break. he didn't want to put his thumb on the scale. the standard playbook. you go into a problem area, this was true a couple of months ago as well. go there and own it. you don't go there unless you have a solution, something to announce, something that will make tangible progress and change on the ground. either by making that announcement or it has happened a couple of days before the president's arrival. what has he done, and that has

garnered criticism. he has sent eric holder instead, and there is talk that eric holder wanted to do this. president obama didn't have to send him. the function is to a certain degree symbolic, but that's not to under cut or denigrate or some how diminish what eric holder is doing there. at this point people want to be reassured. >> mike viqueira at the white house, great stuff as always. thank you. let's go back to missouri and go the organization amnesty international. first, let's set the record straight. people have asked were you kicked out of the city by ferguson police? what really happened? >> amnesty international was not kicked out of ferguson by police. when the police asks non-media to leave the scene we decided for the safety of those around us we should also leave. so we walked forward to the

front of the line. they shouted us to get down, myself and one member of our delegation, we got down on our knees and another officer waved us through. i'm sure as members of the press you can empathize with this encounter while not necessarily as dramatic as it may seem or has been portrayed, the overall lack of transparency for human rights observers and underscore some of amnesty international's concern not for ourselves but for the community who have gathered here to exercise their rights for peaceful protest and the way those rights have been curtailed. >> tell us what you're seeing an there is heavy attention on eric holder's visit and the media, it's nonstop. what are you sensing is happening today? >> well, i certainly think that eric holder's visit is an

important one, and i think that we're cautiously optimistic. now that he's here on the ground. more importantly i hope that the community is cautiously optimistic. it's become clear this is no longer a conversation just about mike brown's death. this is a conversation that has been had by the people in the community of ferguson and the communes of color across the united states on things like race, class and justice. and now is the time for the rest of the nation to enter that conversation. and attorney general eric holder is a critical piece to that conversation. they'll lead by following and listen to the community members who are on the ground engaged in non-violent activism, resistence and bringing this forward. >> amnesty international is not known for going into american

cities. usually in gaza and other cities. what do you hope to accomplish? >> amnesty international has a long history of looking at human rights in the united states. we look at criminal justice, police and excessive use of force. justice as if we were in any other country around the world we look at human rights. we recognize that the underpinning of the universal declaration of human rights is inherent human dignity, and we ensure that justice is taking place. we hope to bear witness as we always do on union rights. this is unique that we not only have observers but we have organizers on the ground who are working with the community, livin listening and trying to understand how we can more support them. and those who are concerned and paying attention to what happened here, we can hear their voices and follow their lead. >> jasmine, thank you for

joining us. >> thank you. >> ferguson is cleaning up the damage and trying to figure out what's next. natasha joins us live. natasha, you've spoken to many business owners. >> reporter: we've spoken to a lot of business owns and employees. they've lost thousands of dollars in damage, lost inventory and lost sales. this barbecue behind me was losed last week and it just reopened last week. charles davis is the most cheerful business owner we've encountered on a strip that has repeatedly turned into a battlefield once sunsets. they opened the day before michael brown was shot and killed. then protesters, activists and journalists descended on this town of 21,000, and they blocked to this restaurant to grab a

burger or some other fried comfort food. davis said his wife grew up with brown's mother. he is a ferguson resident. but he's also been a businessman for 26 years. he knows this kind of publicity alone is priceless. >> from a business pe perspective, it has been great. >> hairstylist say the loss of back to school business has cost her as much as $700. she said her clientele is staying clear of the area and at times she has avoided work due to the chaos. >> this is my work. >> reporter: one of the complaints that emerge are african-american business owners are a minority in ferguson. one business posted a sign saying black owned. davis said his business was borne out of grit and following

his father's advice. >> one thing he told me was, son, as african-americans we don't have the luxury to sit down and plan. we just have to do. >> reporter: he hopes the protests stops, but the people keep coming. we spoke to one business owner. he has been here for 18 years but his business suffered $25,000 in looting damn. he said i love ferrell, why would i leave? >> now going oversea, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he will not stop airstrikes until his citizens are secure. rockets fired from gaza and israeli airstrikes hitting gaza target. hamas denies responsibility for breaking the truce. israeli responded by aiming at

one of hamas' military leaders. he survived but his family was killed. what do they signal in terms of the escalation of the conflict? >> reporter: it signals that the conflict will remain for the next 24 hours. vowing that the airstrikes over 100 just today will continue until the rockets from gaza stop. >> reporter: only the guarantee of the calm and safety of the citizen also bring an end to the operations. therefore i will continue to operate with firmness. this is not finished, not for a minute. we're talking about a continued campaign. >> now one of those airstrikes, as you mentioned, is head of

hamas military, hamas said he would survive, and hamas said that his wife and child were at home at the time. they were both killed. we saw their funeral this afternoon among the two dozen palestinians who have been killed in the last 24 hours. >> what does hams say, regardless whether it's hamas or islamic jihadists firing the rockets, does it matter from the israeli perspective? >> reporter: well, i think it does. hamas said it's in charge of gaza, and hamas has been doing the talking in cairo making a peace deal. hamas claims to speak for all of the militant wings inside of gaza. you might not be surprised that hamas was very defiant after the netanyahu speech. we heard them call the entire operation a failure.

>> netanyahu's speech is a pathetic attempt to heal the israeli psyche from its leadership. it shows lack of seriously in achieving a cease-fire. we will continue to protect and defend our people against israeli crimes or foolishness. >> reporter: hamas has fired more than 200 rockets, david, one of the largest barrage since this conflict began. >> do the israelis have an idea of how many rockets exist? how long can they go? >> reporter: it can go for a

while. that's one of the criticisms. it intelligence officials say there were between 9,000 and 10,000 rockets. there is a believe that hamas fired 3,000 of those. israelis destroyed another 3,000. and hamas has still more than 3,000 rockets and they could launch as many as they did today for the next 15 days. that will give you a sense of how many rockets hamas is capable of firing and how difficult it is to remove that capacity. >> nick schifrin live from jerusalem. thanks as always. pro russian separatists have shot down an ukrainian fighter jet. 34 civilians and nine soldiers have been killed in the last 24 hours. the ukrainian government denies it is targeting civilian areas. aid is desperately needed and

there is a sign that the convoy at the russian board may be allowed in. coming up, a curfew to help stop the spread of ebola, but will it be enough? we're back after this.

>> taking a look at news around the world. in japan a landslide in the outskirts of thei hiroshima city. five valleys in the issues collapsed because of heavy rains and officials say they cannot confirm how many people were killed or injured just yet. >> the police. >> california wildfire.

we have more with news around america. >> reporter: eight homes have been destroyed and 1800 houses have been threatened. the blaze at lake isabella is 18% contained. residents from 200 homes are under evacuation orders. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. in chicago two suspects are under arrest following the hostage stand off that lasted more than 0 hours. the suspects barricaded themselves. they let four children go overnight after hours of talks. the remaining four were freed this morning after authorities stormed in. >> we entered the door by taking the door down. once we had the first down occupied we were able to move rapidly up to the second floor and enter the room where the hostages were being held and we were able to get everybody down and secured, and get the

hostages out. >> reporter: two hostages were wounded and both are expected to be okay. trainers at seaworld will never again swim with orcas during a show. the park was given a citation and recommendation that trainers stop going in the water with the orcas. now seaworld challenged it, but an appeals court upheld it, and the park won't appeal further. trainers can still swim with the orcas during training exercises. an ice bucket challenge has gone presidential. president george w. bush is the latest. >> i've been challenged by several americans to bring awareness to the als campaign. woody johnson, our daughter, jenny, and recently rory

mcilroy. to those who challenged me, i don't think its presidential for me to be splashed with ice water, so i'm simply going to write a check. >> that check is for me. i didn't want to ruin my hairstyle. >> the former president nominated bill clinton to take the challenge. president obama was nominated last week by ethyl kennedy. he opted out but vows to take an donation instead. >> good for him. >> reporter: that was fun video to watch. >> coming up, how social media is trying to keep the gruesome images of james foley's death from being shown. we'll here more from that story next.

>> these young people deserve justice >> anatomy of a protest... >> ...the police look like they're getting ready to come down the street >> with militarized police departments >> forces their message... >> they're actually firing canisters of gas... >> a fractured community demands answers >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> faul lines, al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> there blocking the door... >> ground breaking... >> truth seeking... >> we have to get out of here... award winning investigative documentary series... special episode ferguson: city under siege only on al jazeera america >> it will remove the video from its platform, and urging users not to share the images. maria ines ferre has that story.

>> reporter: some journalists ask not to share it and asking for blackout saying describe their crimes don't publish their propaganda. and maureen writes, let's not give this demonic group any more power. also twitter users even photograph shopped the new york cover today with a picture of james foley on assignment with matthew writing, hey, new york post, we fixed your front page for you. >> there are still many is accounts out there, david, and suspended users can open up accounts using different e-mails and just repost material, so it's difficult to contain. >> indeed, marie y thank you. one of the worl world's most influential yoga gurus has

died. he has been practicing yoga for 80 years. he has made yoga accessible to people around the world. we have more on his legacy. >> this is one of the few times these yoga students will ever sit still in class. they're here to mourn the passing of bks p iyengar. >> he would practice yoga for more than six hours every day. every hour of every minute he thought of yoga. he developed many new techniques that will come to the rescue of many of the modern medical problems. >> iyengar began to study yoga when he was a child with health problems. he taught the solely india tradition through his books and videos.

today it allows opportunities with varying skills and fitness to practice joe about a. >> iyengar retired in 1984 but continued his you practices in writing. many yoga the world over bears his name. at in government yoga school iyengar's teachings are studied in the classroom and practiced in the studio. he's credited with making yoga accessible. >> yoga has been made very simple for us, and people who found yoga difficult and did not practice it, it has been made easy for them, too. >> reporter: iyengar was awarded two of about a's highest honors and his influence will long be remembered. al jazeera, new delhi. >> finally a quick remind for join tony harris an with oh

special coverage of flash point:ferguson the way forward right here on al jazeera america. that is it for this hour. i'm david shuster. "inside story" is next. for more on these stories and around the world you can always head to www.aljazeera.com. >> a changing community, a new majority, and a power structure still in the hands of an old guard. it's "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez