rioting on the industrials of united states after a grand jury decides not to en diet police officer for killing a black teenager. 18-year-old michael brown was shot dead in ferguson, missouri in august. his death provoked nationwide outrage. we are a nation built on the rule of law. and so we need to accept that this decision was the grand jury's to make. there are americans who agree with it. and there are americans who are deeply disappointed think evening angry. it's an understandable reaction. but i join michael's parents in asking anyone who protests this

decision, to do so peacefully. ♪ ♪ hello and welcome to al jazerra live from doha. i am veronica pedros actual the main story at this time, of course, the situation in the united states. but we do have other news, including no deal on iran's nuclear program. but the talks to find a settlement are extendsed in to june. and mapping the icy waters of the antarctic, how scientists and robots are charting the extent of global warming. ♪ ♪ so they are the scenes that the u.s. hoped it would never see again. armed police, tear gas, burning buildings. protesters took to the streets following the decision not to charge a white policeman who

shot dead an unarmed black teenager earlier this year. the death of 18-year-old michael brown in the missouri town of ferguson struck a nerve across america. i want to show you the scenes in ferguson right now. and in the last few minutes we have heard police reporting that it has been much worse this evening in the aftermath of that grand jury decision, than it was in august after the actual killing of michael brown. unclear what these pictures show right now. it is the scene in ferguson, missouri, after that grand jury indictment. earlier we were seeing aerial pictures of buildings burning. police told us that dozens of buildings had been set on fire. that they had had to use tear gas in some cases and that they were seeing some very heavy weaponry being used. in deet, they were saying that they were very disappointed at the situation that had unfolded.

they had purposefully taken a more hands off strategy, they said. having spoken to people in the community in the run up to the grand jury. announcement. nevertheless. they say these seem to be people who were not intent on peaceful demonstration. on peaceful protests. more updates, of course, when we get them. but some background now from victoria gatens by. >> reporter: violent protest on his the streets of ferguson. angry crowds set buildings and cars on fire. and gunshots were heard. the police and national guard officers responded by firing tier gas at some protesters. the violence follows a grand jury's decision not to prosecute a white police officer over the killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown. >> they determined that no probable cause exists to file any charges against officer

wilson and returned a no true will on each of the five indictments. the physical and scientific evidence examined by the grand jury combined with the witness statements supported and substantiated by that physical evidence tells the accurate and tragic story of what happened. >> reporter: while protesters showed their anger on the streets the he the, the ground y issued a statement and asked for calm they said: >> reporter: the lawyer representing michael brown's parents said the family was hard broken and frustrated by the decision not to prosecute the police officer who shot dead their son. >> they really wanted equal justice for their child. they really wanted the killer of their unarmed child to be held accountable. they want people to try to be

peaceful, they want people to try to contain their emotions. they are very draw frustrated. they know others feel their pain. >> reporter: the death of michael brown has divided the city of ferguson on one side residents of this mostly black area and their supporters, on the other a mostly white police force and there have been protest in other u.s. cities following the grand jury's decision including in new york and the capital washington d c. president obama called on those who want to protest to do so peacefully. but he also had a message for the local police force in ferguson itself. >> our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. they've got a tough job to do, to maintain public safety, and hold accountable those who break the law. as they do their jobs in the coming days, they need to work with the community, not against the community, to distinguish the handful of people who may

use the grand jury's decision as an excuse for violence. >> reporter: the police officer who shot michael brown has welcomed the grand jury's decision saying in a statement that he had followed his training and followed the law. but many in ferguson don't accept that. and they are making their feelings known on the streets of this racially-divided city. victoria, al jazerra. all right. these are pictures coming in now from ferguson, missouri. what we are seeing are those cars that we saw on fire a bit earlier. now those fires being put out by firefighters. and a few minutes ago we heard from the unified police command that is trying to keep order in the area. in the aftermath of the grand jury announcement saying that firefighters hadn't been able come in because the situation was too dangerous. so it does look as if the situation has calmed down

somewhat. the police also said that his officers have come under attack. >> a lot of gunfire. i am disappointed this evening. i really don't have any mess take in -- hesitation in telling you that i didn't see a lot of peaceful protests out there tonight. and i am disappoint today that. i aal not saying there weren't folks out there for the right reason i am not saying that wasn't the case, but unfortunately some punish out of control. frankly what i am seeing tonight and i have been there all evening right in the middle of it, along with captain johnson, what i have seen tonight is much worse than the worst night we ever had in august. officer darren wilson issued a letter thanking his supporters. in it he says:

>> daniel lack is in ferguson and sent this report. things have definitely calmed down here in ferguson. when the grand jury announcement came down early in the everything, people had been gathering for several hours outside the police department and a couple of other places in the community. and when they got word that officer darre darren wilson waso be charged in connection with the death of michael brown, things erupted. there were crowds pushing forwards towards the police barriers, pushing them over, police fired tear gas, there were reports of heavy automatic gunfire at one point. so heavy that the federal aviation administration shutdown incoming flights in to the airport didn't want to take a chance with passenger safety. also a number of businesses and shops set on fire, causer as -- cars as well remember a couple of police cars, things did calm down as it got later in the evening. it's a very cold tphao*erl night here in ferguson that probably helped calm things down a

little. the problem now is moving forward. are these scenes going to be repeated or will the call of michael brown's family, civil rights leaders and indeed evening president obama put peaceful protests, will those be heeded? probably say the activists we have been speaking to and members of the community. people want their message to get out. the sort of discrimination that leads to the shooting of michael brown and daily petty harassment here in a place like ferguson by the police force of citizens that needs to stop. and message means peaceful marching in the streets where their anger can be seen but violence is not dominating. whether that message gets across or whether those scenes of violence return remain to be seen. protests at the verdict have spread across the country rich. across the u.s. in cities including new york, chicago, and greensboro, north carolina. action have a tests have held demonstrations in solidarity with the ferguson protesters. in oakland, california, marchers

shift down the 580 freeway approximate both directions. carrying banners that read arrest darren wilson. new yorkers took to the streets in force. civil rights activist referents al sharpton condemned the grand jury decision. and protests tame to the steps of the white house, crowds gather there and then marched down "u" straight condemning the verdict in support of the people. tom ackerman is in washington, d.c. >> the unrest in the streets of ferguson after the grandeurs a nouns. that there would be no indictment of officer darren wilson has been accompanied by other demonstrations, although so far nonvee lent in other cities. seattle, new york, oakland, california where deck straighters shutdown an interstate highway. at the same time, president obama counseled that the demonstrations should be able top express their anger at the

results, but at the same time, respect the police for the job that they are doing by and large in most communities in protecting them. at the same time, the attorney general of the united states indicated that even though the officer had been found not to be guilty of any offense by the local authorities, a federal investigation will proceed continuing both with his behavior, examining his behavior, but also look more broadly at the conduct of the ferguson police department which has been accused of discriminatory policies against blacks in various measures and however it is the question here, though, is whether charges will be brought in this case either for the -- against the officer or the police department. and by historical examination that that has rarely been the case in the united states,

because police officers by and large do get the benefit of the doubt. michael brown's death has in many ways divided not only a city, but a country. john hendon examines how the events in ferguson sparked so much anger. >> reporter: the path to a racial show down in ferguson, missouri goon a summer's day on began field street. within 24 hours race divided a suburban city and a nation. on one side residents of a mostly black town and supporters frosting sometimes angry. on the other hand, a mostly white police force dressed like soldiers and bearing down on protesters in military personnel carriers built for war. firing tear gas at demonstrators. >> hey, we have press over cheer. >> reporter: and an al jazerra crew. the standoff came over a america icon front take in the street, unarmed african american 18-year-old michael brown and a friends, in a police car, darren wilson a white police officer in

his 20s. the confrontation here took 90 h90seconds. michael ground supporters says he was shot six times, place say he was killed while fighting with officer darren wilson and struggling for his gun. for four hours michael brown's body lay in the baking sun a scene recorded by angry neighbors. >> do you see anything that would have caused a threat to the police officer, they shot that bay boy because they wante. >> reporter: ferguson's was wants i said across the country i. >> let me call once again for us to seek some understanding rather than simply holler at each other. >> reporter: in the aftermath of the shooting, hundreds of arrests. block after block of devastated businesses. in four months of demands for a grand jury toy indict the

officer for manslaughter or everybody murder. >> my hope is that we can move forward as soon as possible on the healing. >> reporter: the outcry on canfield street my well as transformed this town. and everybody in the obama era, perhaps tempered talk of a post racial america. john hendon, al jazerra, ferguson, missouri. all right. we'll keep you up-to-date offense that main story we are covering on al jazerra. but we do have news that has just come in of a building that's collapsed in the egyptian capital cairo. at least 12 people have been killed. the building collapsed in the early hours of tuesday morning. seven people are reported to have been injured, but others are still thought to be missing under the rubble. more updates as we get them,. all right, and still to come on al jazerra, a tram ride through the divided city of

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♪ ♪ hello again. recap of the top stories on al jazerra. and violence has erupted across the united states after a grand jury decision not to en diet a white police officer month shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in august. michael brown was shot dead in the missouri town of ferguson and this is the scene in ferguson right now.

29 people have been arrested after the grand jury announcement u.s. president obama called for calm in a nationwide address monday he urged americans to accept the grand jury's decision. onto other news now. and world leaders who failed to reach a nuclear deal with iran are now looking to persuade skeptics on both sides that an agreement can be reached. a week of talks in vienna fizzled with the u.s. u.s. and its allies declare seven months extension on the deal. they want to limit teheran's's ability to make a nuclear weapon. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: the talks have broken up without agreement but secretary carey and the other kr ministers involved were putting on brave faces. the messaging termly this is not the end of the road. >> today we are closer to ideal that would make the entire

world, especially our allies and partners in israel and in the gulf, safer. is it possible that in the end we just want to arrive at a workable agreement? absolutely. certainly we are not going to sit at the negotiating table forever. absent measurable progress. but given how far we have come over the past year and particularly in the last few days, this is not certainly the time to get up and walk away. >> reporter: in teheran, president rouhani was similarly upbeat. sooner or later he said there will be an agreement. >> translator: we haven't reached a final agreement, but we have made progress. today things are quite different to three months ago. >> reporter: but how much will have changed four months from now? by which time the partie partiea

framework agreement will be in place or seven months time when they hope finally to reach ideal? this is a process cloaked in secrecy, being watched closely by conservative skeptic on his both sides in and in which deadlines have come to mean the. two already missed two new ones in place. we thought that we were in for a pete of geneva last year. negative predictions right up until the last moment and then ideal suddenly emerges. well, that isn't the case here. the question i think is whether in this extension period, enough progress can be shown to have been made to convince skeptics ranged on both sides of this process to carry on supporting it. >> it will be more difficult for the obama administration to convince the congress to put more on table, on the table, and bring about bigger sanctions relief. >> reporter: what we know is that significant gaps remain in negotiations to limit iran's

ability to produce weapons-grade materials in return for sanctions relief. what we don't know, and aren't likely to be told, is precisely how far apart the two sides really are. they now have seven more months to succeed, where up to now they have failed. jonah hull, al jazerra, vienna. egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi has met italy's leader during his first european trip after taking office. the situation in the middle east was on the agenda in talks with prime minister there. sey also met pope francis at the vatican. the pope asked sisi to promote peace in the region. al jazerra continues to demands the release of our three firmist who his have now been held in prison in egypt for 33 days. peter greste, mohamed far me and bahar mohamed were jailed on false charges of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against their

convictions. there have been two separate explosions in the cap dal of afghanistan, authorities say six army personnel were injured when the mini bus they were in was hit by a roadside bomb. eyewitnesses say civilians were also injured. in a separate incidents a man was arrested after throwing a hand grenade. there are no reports of casualty. we are also getting a report that three policemen have been killed. chuck hagel has resigned as u.s. defense secretary aviles than two years in the job. with the obama administration facing criticism over the fight against isil it seems the president decided it was time for him to go, white hospital correspondent patty culhane has the details. >> reporter: it was all hugs and kind words as u.s. president obama announce the defense secretary chuck hagel wag leaving. >> that's the kind of class and integrity that chuck hagel has

always related 78 behind the scenes it was a lot less friendly, hagel was, in essence fired. the issue the fight against isil. >> i think he wants to project a stronger face of the administration with regard to overseas threats i don't think he felt secretary hagel was the man to do that. >> reporter: the recent election sent the message americans are not happy with the president's handling of foreign policy and don't think his strategy to combat isil will work. but analysts say they don't expect big policy to change. >> he wanted to minimize american involvement. and now he's perhaps hoping that some good options will appear with a new secretary of defense, but my own view is that's not going really happen unless the white house itself is willing to see america do a lot more in these crises. >> reporter: when secretary hagel took the job the main goal unwind the war in afghanistan and is rink the budgets. the obama administration says that's changed now. the main focus has to be

defeating isil and they say someone else would be better prepared to do that. on his way out, hagel defended his leadership. >> i believe we have set not only this department, the department of defense, but the nation on a stronger course toward security, stability, and prosperity. if i didn't believe that, i would not have done this job. >> reporter: a job he'll continue to do until his replacement is confirmed. patty culhane, al jazerra, washington. residents across jerusalem remain on high alert a week after five israelis were killed in a synagog by palestinian attackers that incidents followed weeks of back and forth attacks in the city. jerusalem is in many ways gripped by anger and fear a climate visible on the have industry's trams which link occupied east jerusalem with the, we andrew simmons explains. >> reporter: in the ancient city of jerusalem. this is no add tram line, it following a route of violent

division between jews and arabs running along part of what was the green line that separated jordanian east i can' east jerue west before the 19674 war. stop by stop this tram follows tragedy. it links occupied east jerusalem with the west of the city n doing so it's become a folk the point for anger in this conflict. but here, right now, there is a sense of frustration, of fear. that isn't surprising most places you look there is a gun in sight. fewer people are getting on board now. the concrete is to prevent attackers from crashing dollars to crowds. two people were killed here a fortnight ago. and two weeks early he should at the next stop a woman and a baby were killed in both attacks the palestinian drivers were shot dead. >> translator: there is fear when you get on the train.

but we have to reach a solution. we all live here. them and us. the train is ours and theirs. >> the arabs have to understand that there i this is our place . we are at home. they will never throw us. >> translator: since the start of the incidents, there are fewer on the tram. we are setting up for work now, but we don't know what will happen to the way. anyone can hair as us and we are very nervous. >> translator: the feeling is not good. it's very scary. you have to be careful of everybody. >> reporter: predictably at night the risks are higher. this is only a few meters a what a 16 year olds palestinian was snatched from outside his home in july by a jewish gang and later burned to death the killing followed the murderer of three i israelis and so the cyce

of violence began. a short distance away, there is the aftermath of confrontation. rarely a night goes by without some trouble. when will it stop? could it get worse before it gets better? >> translator: god willing we hope the situation will go back to the way it was before. once there is peace, they will feel safe and we will too. >> translator: we are neighbors who have to live together. that's how it is. >> reporter: but is that wishful thinking? the tram heads back west with no solid hope of it one day symbolizing the peaceful coexistence of jews and arabs. andrew simmons, al jazerra, east jerusalem. a poe bot robotic submarino dive in to the see to map how thick the ice is. british scientists home their work will better understand the impact of global warming our environment editor nick clark has more.

>> reporter: pouring throug pow. >> reporter: powerinpowering thn the name of science, it heads south, its mission to measure the thickness of sea parts in pats of antarctica, crucial information to the scientist in the context of climate change. the so-called sea bed robo robos deployed. weighing 200 dee lows and two meters longs it's been designed by the on or about graphic institute in the u.s. as it's submergeed in the icy water the complex on board software fires up. most survey instruments look down at the sea floor this, one has an upward facing sonar, it's propellers and directs are controlled remotely from on board the shippen abling it to former details mapping underneath the ice. >> when we look at if from the surface we see all these jumbled blocks but it's hard to see in what it looks like your honor

next and how thick it is because it's really hard to drill through this ice. so what we have here is this robotic submarine going underneath the ice looking from the bottom. giving us a 2d map. >> reporter: the robot's imagery is crun crunched with satellitea providing a rip tableau of information about its structure and how it's changing. >> here we find that the sea ice is shrinking rapidly, compared to other areas in the antarctic and we are trying to understand practice process is why this area is reducing. >> reporter: so far, only a small area has been mapped. about the size of 100 football pitches. the scientists say this is an important step in making the kind of routine measurements to understand the large scale changes that are happening in anantarctica. nick clark, al jazerra. a reminder that you can keep

up-to-date with all of the news on our website aljazerra.com. that's it there. once again, it's aljazerra.com. if you don't know it already. the president sees new and looming threats in syria, iraq, and afghanistan. so the old secretary of defense had to go. it's "inside story." ♪ ♪ hello i am ray suarez. calling chuck hagel an exemplary defense secretary. president obama bid him farewell after just two