>> i'm joie chen, i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> a night of rage as ferguson goes up in flames, fires, looting and gunshots on the streets of a divided city. >> our community takes responsibility for what happens tonight, as far as tearing our community apart. >> a grand jury decision leading to protests, the decision

spawning rallies from new york to washington to california. >> there are ways of channeling your concerns constructively and there are ways of channeling your concerns destructively. >> welcome to al jazeera america, os our coverage continues. >> firefighters are working this morning to put out dozens of fires across ferguson, missouri following the decision not to indict officer darren wilson. >> police used tear gas and smoke bombs to disperse the crowds. we have reaction from the white house and we have more

grand jury decision. >> it's freezing cold, there are fires burning, there are people still on the streets this morning. there's active crime scene behind me and we are trying to figure out exactly what happened last night. >> anger and violence quickly escalated overnight in ferguson, missouri after a grand jury failed to indict darren wilson in the fatal shooting of michael brown. multiple shots rang out, businesses set on fire, burning out of control, flames engulf a little caesars pizza place while smoke envelopes this auto zone. at this local car lot, flames jumping from one vehicle to the next. >> there's at least a dozen buildings that have been set on fire.

>> some protestors were peaceful, but others jumped on this police cruiser, this man throws a brick, smashing the windshield. some others rocked another police car, so hard it almost tips over. police confiscated this handgun from protestors along with these bricks. >> we've had incidents with officers hit by rocks, batteries. i personally heard about 150 shots fired. >> police in riot gear responded with smoke and tear gas. it looked like a haze covered the entire area. >> what i've seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we ever had in august and that's truly unfortunate. >> some people on the street were surprised. >> see, we're a peaceful people, these elements, i have no idea where they come from, we don't know these people. my people went home. my people went home. we live to fight another day.

>> looting broke out at several businesses, including this dollar store. a night of violence with dozens of arrests, but police say none of their officers fired their guns. >> unfortunately, the non-indictment has just set off feelings that have been repressed and repress ford a long time. >> a community fractured by a racial divide that some say must heal. >> the if we're going to survive, we have to come together and what happened tonight can't happen, can't continue on. >> the question, you heard the one woman say these are not my people who caused this hair cock last night. the question is where are these young men and women from, where did they come in from, what were their motives for causing all this violence and damage that officers said he heard about 150 rounds fired off. i can tell you right now, our

team probably heard just about the same. >> you described what you saw last night as a crime scene. explain. >> it is an active crime scene according to the police department right now. perhaps you see those flashing lights over my shoulder. that is ferguson. i'm in jennings right now at the command center where there is staging. west florissant avenue, fires were set and burning as the wind is still pumping up and adding flames to those fires this morning. that's where the gunshots were. they have that cordoned off and the police are actively looking at that as a crime scene, trying to take apart everything, pick up bullet casings and get those fires out. >> robert, thank you very much. >> lets turn to john tar let

live in ferguson. john, you were live outside the courthouse when the decision came down. what happened there. >> a crowd of 500 peaceful protestors were outside the police station here in ferguson, listening to a large speaker system that had been set up and it was relaying the words of the stews prosecutor bob mcculloch. it took the crowd a while to count on and the chant went on, no indictment. at that point, the police barricades and fire station behind me were attacked. police came out in full riot gear. the walgreens down the road was set on fire and ransacked and a

couple police cars set on fire. the prosecutor made the point and in his very long testimony. he prepared notes that lasted 20 minutes and gave questions for half an hour, as well. he said that the grand jury had done a good job, taken it very, very seriously, had given up a lot of their lives for the work, but in the end, the scientific evidence simply wasn't there. take a look. >> all decisions in the criminal justice system must be determined by the physical and scientific evidence and the credible testimony crop rated by that evidence, not in response to public outcry or for political expediency. >> the prosecutor released 4,800 pages of evidence from the grand jury. in it, the most interesting part of the testimony, because we haven't heard from him until now is what officer darren wilson himself had to say to the grand

jury. the gist of that is he asked mike brown and a friend to get out of the road. they came over and pushed the car door on to him, mike brown punched him through the open window and at that point, officer wilson fired on michael brown. >> you yourself were caught up in the chaos, hit by tear gas. let's take a look at that. certainly we are glad you are ok. tell us what happened there. >> we had just come off the air and deciding where to position ourselves to record what was happening in the street when all of a sudden without warning, a number of tear gas canisters were fired, at least one of them landing very, very close to our vehicle. we scrambled to get into the vehicle, thinking that we would

be safer, but unfortunately, the opening of the doors drafted in lots of the tear gas, so we found ours in the vehicle with a lot of tear gas and we took a lot of it onboard, but we are ok. the st. louis police say they weren't firing tear gas, they were firing smoke canisters, but that was clearly tear gas. >> the announcement made at night during a holiday week. how do you think that impacted the protest? >> that is the talk of the radio stations here this morning, all the local radio stations are asking that exact question. we were asking it ourselves last night, why in the world would you make an announcement as contentious at this at 9:00 in the evening eastern time, 8:00 local time, because darkness always makes things worse. the answer is we don't really know. i can only assume that they know the schools are closed this week and most people would have been in their homes safe and sound

and portelli, they wanted to get it out of the way in one evening. i don't think they were expecting the reaction they got. >> certainly not. >> let's go to mike viqueira tracking the reaction from the white house. last night the president was very clear addressing the nation. >> the president appeared shortly after the decision of the grand jury was made known, issuing a call for peaceful protest if there was to be protest and a call for calm, as well, lodgely echoing the call made by the parents of michael brown before that grand jury decision was announced. even as the president took to the podium, the unrest had already begun and despite his calls for calm, a police car was being set aflame. the president as he that done before in the wake of the tray john martin case and else where,

talked about the underlying racial tensions in society and the need for law enforcement and the black community to come together and reach a new understanding. here's more of the president. >> we need to recognize that the situation in ferguson speaks to broader challenges that we still face as a nation. the fact is in too many parts of this country, a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. >> the president also admonished the media, dell, saying that the media plays a role or implied that the media with the coverage, the widespread coverage, legions of media there in ferguson to chronicle the events here, he implied that the media plays a role i inciting tt unrest. there are are two investigations that the justice democratic has

lynched, one a civil rights investigation to investigate whether michael brown's civil rights were violated, investigating the shooting and the kill of michael brown, the other is a larger investigation by the justice department of the ferguson police department as a whole to determine whether there is a pattern and practice of racial profiling on the part of ferguson police. >> eric holder, who had made a trip when the unrest first began in the summer put out a statement reading in part: >> mike viqueira live in

washington, thank you. >> officer darren wilson has thanked supporters for standing by him during what he calls a stressful time. he wrote: >> also this morning, michael brown's parents quickly reacting to the grand jury decision, as well. >> we are following their response. john, what is their attorney saying? >> essential a lot of reaction to this whole situation. michael brown, sr. and leslie mcfadden were not together when the decision came down. soon after, they spoke as one with the statement condemning the outcome. >> a mother's grief, leslie reacting to the news that the police officer would not be

indicted, standing on top of a car in downtown ferguson as the decision was announced, first she screamed, then she broke down in tears, shouting that the grand jury was wrong. she was quickly whisked away by supporters. a short time later, she and michael brown's father released a statement calling for calm. we are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequence of his actions. we ask that you channel your frustration in ways that will make a positive change. protestors in ferguson were anything but positive, torching a number of local businesses, brown family attorney benjamin crump spoke to aljazeera by phone. >> an inherent conflict of interest when you have the local prosecutor deciding whether to indict a local police officer when he has a as i am beonic relationship with the police

department and police officers. if we continue to do the same things, we shouldn't expect different results. >> nearly a thousand miles away in new york city, shock and disbelief in harlem, hundreds gathered in the offices of the reverend al sharpton's reaction network. sharpton, who's been a close supporter from day one, saying he never had any confidence in the local prosecutor. >> it was expected, but still an absolute blow to those of us that wanted to see a fair and open trial. i think that it is clear that even when you see a blow coming that you expected, it still hurts nonetheless. >> both of brown's parents are expected to speak as a news conference today, scheduled for

noon eastern time near ferguson and they will be joined by the reverend al sharpton. back to you. >> all right, john henry smith for us, thank you. >> you saw the reaction in new york. this was the anger from the grand jury decision as it rip thatted across the country, philadelphia several people marching to city hall. that protest was peaceful. in oakland, 500 people marched, making their way on to both sides of interstate 80. some people in the crowd set off fireworks and vandalized a police car and bank. in sanford, florida, where trayvon martin was shot and killed protestors watched the decision outside the courthouse and held a silent vigil holding up signs asking for peace and justice for all. >> one police officer near st. louis was shot in the arm last night near washington university, not far from ferguson. county police say it was not related to the protest.

the officer has been hospitalized and a search for the suspect underway. of course, we'll have much more from ferguson, speaking live with our political contributor. >> we have another big story, the president looking for a new defense secretary to replace chuck hagel, hagel stepping down after two years on the job. he says he will stay in office until his replacement can be named and confirmed. any indication of just who the white house is looking at as its next secretary of defense? >> well, officially, there's no official indication, but there's a lot of informed speculation here in washington. a name coming to the top is michelle floynoy, someone who was in the front running to be

undersecretary when chuck hagel was named. the number two at the pentagon and jack reed, the senator from rhode island, but he's taken himself out of the running. the search for the successor is likely going to take a little time and will mean that chuck hagel will remain until probably early next year. >> defense secretary chuck hagel is still the pentagon chief and performed the adult of welcoming the new zealand defense minister hours after he announced he was stepping down as soon as is replacement is confirmed. president obama who turned to the represent senator and former enlisted soldier to manage the end of the afghanistan war portrayed the departure as a mutual decision. >> last month, chuck came to me to discuss the final quarter of

my presidency and decided it was an appropriate time for him to complete his service. >> hagel has been losing the confidence of the white house after his inability to make the case for the president's foreign policy especially in battles isil in iraq and syria. >> the secretary is fully committed to his job as defense secretary, and leading this department, and looks forward to doing that. >> just last week, hagel was asked point blank if he still enjoyed the full support of the president. >> i don't think i'd be here if i didn't, but you'd have to ask him that. i see him all the time. >> one of the pentagon's sharpest critics, chairman john mccain blamed hagel's departure on frustration with the white house inner circle, writing:

pentagon officials dispute that, one defense official insisting it was a mutual decision, not about any disagreement over policy or strategy. >> the republicans, some of whom didn't embrace chuck hagel when he was nominated to be secretary less than two years ago were rallying to his defense on capitol hill. outgoing house armed services committee chairman called hagel an excellent secretary and said it is going to be difficult to replace him. chuck hagel had a rocky confirmation hearing, stumbling on a few answers to questions

and he only was confirmed with four republican votes and he was a former republican lawmaker. traditionally, the president has been able to get the person that he wants to be the defense chief, so it might be a little rocky, but lightly he will be able to get his nomination confirmed. >> jami mcintire in washington, thank you very much. >> of course we've got thanksgiving coming up and one of the busiest travel days could get ugly. >> really? >> i take the could out of that sentence. i do think it is going to be ugly in a few place. we had the front move through the east coast yesterday. we talked about this, the lingering frontal boundary still into florida. southward, we are seeing more rainfall and an area of low pressure is developing. this moves on to the atlantic side, developing more into a nor'easter.

that's going to cause is big problems. already in the meantime, we're going to see the rain build up in florida, today, then rain starts to spread up the coastline. the front brought in colder air. by the time this hits the northeast, two to four inches in florida today, but as the rain moves up the coastline and then gets colder, well, we could be talking some areas more interior six to 12 inks. by the coastline, one to three, places like new york city on the cusp, maybe three to six inches. we have winter storm warnings up and it depends, if this system shifts, it could be more or less. >> last week we were talking about seven feet in buffalo. >> yes. >> and before that, the polar vortex you don't like to mention. >> violence erupts in ferguson, missouri. >> the question asked what went

wrong. >> fears of flooding in buffalo are subsiding. >> dramatic i am manuals overnight in ferguson, missouri. so many money stories sound complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down the confusing financial speak and make it real.

>> we shouldn't have even had to get here as an american people. if the police had done their job properly, mayor communicated, government acted, you wouldn't have had to necessarily have this whole trial situation occur. while it's going to be a while that people are going through the evidence, there have been plenty of mistakes made that still need to be evaluated. >> you are a professor of political science, african-american, people are going to weigh every word that is said from this point forward. based on what you have seen and heard, based on the evidence, did the grand jury make the right call? >> well, no. that was revealed when the prosecutor was explaining the situation. if you boil it down to the most simplistic level, the whole purpose of an indictment is to investigate if there is ambiguity in the story. if anything is unclear, you indict and have a trial. the fact that the prosecutor said that you had conflicting

stories from eyewitnesses means it's not a clear story which means an indictment would have been of the most reasonable thing to do. his office and many believe did their best job to make sure an indictment was not going to happen. >> did the city make the right preparations and if they did, what went wrong? >> no, they didn't make the right preparations at all. when the governor announced a week in advance that he's declaring a state of emergency, the immediate thought that i had is then what have you been doing the last two months. they didn't have nearly enough people on the ground, little or no communication with community leaders and fact that you had buildings burn where there were police and fire around demonstrate there was not enough preparation, communication and unmitigated incompetence on the part of many government agencies in missouri. >> thanks for being with us.

stay with us. in five minutes, we'll go back to ferguson, missouri. >> first, buffalo new york, where fears are blooding are starting to subside as seven feet of snow melts. officials say the water build up has been moderate and isolated so far. there are wet basements, but no major crisis at many feared. a blood warning still remains in place. >> we want to go back to nicole mitchell. the weather has been a new story as of late and this is yet another day. >> the big story is the nor'easter because so may be of the airports and hubs are going to be impacted. places like montana picking up snow and this will move across the country, part of a system that will rein hans colder air that we have. higher are elevation could see over a foot of snow with all this. i want to give this silver

lining, ski resorts, big sky, for example, opens for thanksgiving, so this is good news for skiers. >> fires, looting, gunshots, all of this, the fallout from the grand jury decision in ferguson, missouri. >> we have coverage, next. >> the rage in ferguson, making headlines around the world. we'll tell you what michael brown's parents are calling for. >> first a look at the dramatic images overnight in ferguson, stay with us.

brown. >> things are calmer in ferguson, missouri this morning, but is it the calm before another storm? there are fears the violence could escalate again, overnight, fires and gunshots raging across the city. >> this following the grand jury decision not to indict dig. we begin in ferguson

>> she could barely get any words out at all. >> of course you're on a the streets of ferguson last night in the middle of those protests. what else did you see? >> the crowds started to disperse after police fired tear gas. several people got hilt with canisters, including myself. it get pretty nasty. we were talk with kids in front of a beauty supply store and watched that exact same store go up in flames. we started to see that as you walked down the streets fire after fire, police cars being set on fire and turned over. it got pretty hairy. >> from the beauty store to a walgreens, other stores, cars being burned. businesses vandalized, did you see any specific cases of protestors acting out? >> well, we did see everyone

getting together to try to turn over a police car. i would say that we didn't actually see anyone light anything on fire, but you started to see them right afterwards as we'd show up and get there maybe five minutes after something happened. it got pretty scary at times. >> what about today? do you have any sense that the protestors are going to be back on the street? >> well, you know, things right now are pretty call, but tensions here are high. people are really upset by this verdict. you just never know what could happen. >> thank you. >> robert ray is at the command center in nearby jennings. i want to say in advance that we may and probably will to have cut you off, because they are getting rode to hold a news conference, in fact i'll get back to you. these are the police officials getting ready to talk about what

they say, what happens, what comes next and whether or not the violence that took place in ferguson, missouri last night will happen again. >> before i address what happened here, i want to first and foremost condemn the terrible violence that occurred in ferguson. it's unacceptable. it's wrong. the vast majority of people living in our region condemn it, as well. i think the unfortunate part about it is what that violence does is it not only puts a black eye on our community, but really sets back the cause of social justice. violence doesn't solve anything. if we're going to have real change in this community, it's going to take all of us working together and not committing violence. what happened in st. louis city largely peaceful protesting, but there was some violence, as

well. as you can see walking up and down the street, a number of windows were broken, about 21 windows broken here. seven in other places in the city of st. louis. there were 21 arrests, six city violations, as well as about 15 felony violations. the chief's going to talk a little bit more about that. i will tell you that here on grand avenue, this is a very good community of a lot of people who care deeply about our city, vesting in the community, working hard to really bring back this area of the city. they don't deserve it, people of our community did not deserve even this kind of violence that occurred in the city of st. louis. i will tell that you we're going to be prepared for this evening, as well, and i'll turn it over to the chief to let him give his thoughts about what happened and what we plan on doing as we go

forward. >> i couldn't have been more proud of the police officers that respond to this. they were able to address the issues that were presented to them, we work well with the organized groups to facilitate their marches up and down grand, but at some point, individuals, criminals, began to break windows along with corridor, began to act in a way that none of us like to see in our city, none of us want to see in our city. we asked the individuals to leave the area. many did, pothos who didn't continued to break windows, 21 windows smashed. we had felony arrests for unlawful use of a weapon, prosecutor testers brought guns. officers deployed at 45 locations i believe did have a positive impact.

we saw bans of individuals roaming the city looking at opportunities to commit crimes and at every turn they encounter police officers and members of the national guard. i was very pleads with the way the plan worked. moving forward, we're going to see the presence of the police department at organized events just as we have seen, but you're going to see more of them and very early on because we know what's capable of happening in these crowds. you will see an intervention when we see criminal activity. we do not tolerate criminal activity, window smashings, looting crime associated with these. while we support everybody's rights to have their voices heard, you will see a large police presence and see an intervention much more quickly than last night. >> were you disappointed the rules of conduct didn't hold better? >> first, i'm disappointed in any and all the violence that occurred and as the chief says, we don't tolerate violence. the people that were committing violence, the people looting, smashing windows, that's not

protesting. that's criminal conduct and more than disappointed, i'm outraged by it and its something we are not going to tolerate. i will also echo what the chief said about the men and women of the st. louis police department, i'm very, very proud of they will. they did a great job last night dealing with large crowds and a lot of activity going on at once at different locations. they were professional, they handled themselves with restraint and again, we learned -- we're learning as we go forward, as well. we learned since august 9 on how to do things better, but also, we learned i think last night some things we can do to help prepare us even better for the night, as well, for tonight. >> can you talk about the shutdown of i-44 and why that was allowed to happen for so long. >> it wasn't that it happened for so long. it takes time to conduct

resources to make sure people are protected. while it may have been seemed like a long time, our effort was to make sure no one was hurt. i think since you brought that up. it is interesting to note while the majority of the protestors were at the that end of grand avenue, the first window smashings were happening at this end. i'll the organized protestors were distracting us, criminals were starting to commit crimes on this end. we will ever more resources tonight to make sure if the groups divide, we have the resource to say handle that. >> can you talk about strategies here? at sometimes almost all officers would disperse and crowds would come back and they'd come back. can you talk about that strategy. >> that goes to the rules of engagement about coming in as professionally as we can with

minimal force as we can. we would clear the streets and the crowds would rebuild just as used. when the presence wouldn't work, we moved to smoke and cleared the street and they would come back. that's what we saw all night. the crowd would never disperse, they would go and thin out and they be come back. what we did learn is a large presence, very early on will be a deterrent and that's what you'll see again. if you come together where the idea of having your voices heard, that's one thing. criminals were using the cover of the organized protest to do their activities. >> you've been listening to a news conference by the mayor of st. louis and police chief there telling reporters that there were 16 felony violations last night, also pointing out that the protestors in some cases brought guns to the scene. let's go to robert ray. i apologize for cutting you off. you're at the command center in jennings. you're a good way from the unrest that we saw last night,

but as we can see, there is police activity over your shoulder. what's happening right now? >> good morning, dell. the sun is starting to come up here. over my shoulder, that is the beginning of where the unrest occurred last night, west florissant street. that goes for about a quarter mile to a half mile, that's where the fires are continuing to burn this morning. that's where the gunshots went off last night, and, you know, you just heard in that press conference them talking about some of these people that called themselves protestors but are not protestors, they're just young, angry people that cited all this violence last night. we went through to kind of find out where some of these kids are from, and it turns out, most of them are from this area, ferguson, st. louis, jennings, not oh whole lot of out of

towners on this list we obtained. we were just talking about that earlier in the show as to where these bad demonstrators came from. seems most of them are from this pocket, dell. >> live in jennings, very good perspective, thank you very much. >> let's bring in a former assistant attorney general from the justice department. first your reaction to the grand jury decision. >> i think that it was -- could have gone either way. it was interesting that the prosecutor built a case by putting all of the documentation, the science and testimony he could into the case, that's not typically done, as we though, but this is not a typical case. there's almost nothing about this case that's typical. >> there's the old saying you can indict the ham sandwich if you are a prosecutor. was there probable cause to

indict officer darren wilson? >> >> you were spiced that they did not return a manslaughter indictment. >> i thought they would. i thought they would so that they would air before a jury what would happen in the event that there was a level of recklessness that is commensurate with a manslaughter indictment. the grand jury, you have to pay some heed to the grand jury that had to consider that and decided that the recklessness was not there. that makes the possibility of an indictment by the justice democratic more difficult. >> the family has said they will explore every legal avenue if there was no indictment, what would those be?

>> two, possibly three. the first is to top rate with the u.s. department of justice, which has a separate statute, a separate investigation into this particular case, and they would cooperate with them and say we think that there's been a denial of rights under section 242 of 18u.s.c., an old reconstruction statute that says if under the color of law, meaning a police officer denies you your rights, you have a federal cause. that's one. second is a civil action. they can sue and probably will sue the police department and the city for wrongful death. that's a different -- that is not controlled by what happened yesterday. the third opportunity is to work with the justice department on their broader investigation into the conditions that led to this in ferguson. >> i want to go back to that civil rights violation. if there is evidence of a civil rights violation against michael brown, what are they? >> it's a violation of his rights to be secure in himself,

in his home in this particular case, wasn't in his home, under federal law. that he can argue that he was denied that. his family can argue on his behalf that he was denied that by virtue of a color of law violation, meaning a police officer. that is a statute, federal statute that comes out of post civil war days. >> thanks very much for being buzz. he have it you to stay about us, because you are going to be back with us throughout the morning, as well. >> much more from ferguson in just a few minutes and we'll go back to our team on the ground in the next hour. >> targeting isil in iraq and syria, the pentagon changing the fight. >> chuck hagel announces his resignation. who might take his place. >> another look at dramatic images from ferguson, missouri.

>> it is the morning after in ferguson, missouri. firefighters are still fighting a wave of fires that tore through that city overnight following that grand jury decision not to indict officer wilson for the shooting death of michael brown. at least a dozen buildings have burned. it is making headlines around the world. we're going to look at the reaction now. michael brown's parents asked to observe four and a half minutes of silence between the announcement and falls of protest, but that fell on deaf

ears. a reporter was punched in the face by a protestor. the new york daily news said michael brown's parents will launch a campaign calling for police officers to wear body cameras, video of the interaction between officer darren wilson and michael brown would have given more evidence. >> they accuse the media and internet of the unrest in ferguson, the prosecutor did, then delayed the announcement by talking for several minutes before he revealed the decision. the media figures and social media then lashed out that the notion of media were to blame instead of the death of michael brown, so the debate continues at this hour. >> u.s. officials launched to

seven airstrikes against isil fighters in iraq since friday. we are live in baghdad. how affective were these coalition strikes? >> they are very effective, particularly up in parts of iraq where isil do have a significant presence. we are seeing a degrading of their ability to ment attacks in iraq and against iraqi forces. however, there are complaints made particularly by the kurds up in the north saying that these airstrikes aren't attacking isil where we need them to be attacked, therefore isil are gaining strength at the border crossings with syria, which is still open, allowing isil fighters to come into iraq, mosul and back up their troops where they're fighting against kurdish peshmerga forces. the coalition has made a difference but there are

increasingly louder voices saying we need airstrikes more targeted where isil are now in strength particularly in iraq, up in mosul andancy border crossings and in anbar province. >> let's talk the resignation of defense secretary chuck hagel. any reaction in iraq to this? >> there won't be any officials reaction. that's not something they'll want to comment publicly on. i've been speaking sips the announcement was made to a variety of security defense establishment officials and what everybody is telling me is that all eyes are now on the future. chuck hagel resigned, they were expecting that once they fan to hear rumors in washington, but now everybody is very worried about who the next person might be. there's always a fear that there are some people in america looking to send in combat ground

troops in iraq and that will remind people of the occupation and invasion of iraq. that's something they want to avoid. the official position has always been that no ground troops, u.s. ground troops or any ground troops in a bottom bat role will be allowed here. that's just something the government is sticking to. there are fears that the u.s. strategy might be in disarray because of this resignation and they're wondering what the future might hold. >> you will certainly see, thank you. >> secretary hagel raising question about the white house strategy toward syria in a memo that wound up being leaked. was that the reason he was forced to resign? >> no, i think it's much more complex. i think what the president is trying to demonstrate is that he took the election very seriously and the fact that they did not

react to the initial incursion by isil seriously and he's going to force somebody out who should have helped him do that. >> larry, do you think that there are going to be foreign policy changes with regard to isil? i prefaced that by saying they don't want american boots on the ground, but there is a tenor in washington calling for just that, despite the fact the polls indicate the public wants otherwise? >> i don't think we'll put boots on the ground. chuck hagel has been marginal advised, more and more power went to the white house staff and general dempsey, if you've seen press conference and testimony, it was always general dempsey out front. i think chuck felt marginalized.

he had become less and less relevant. >> is this a case where there are two ideologies at war, one about winning isil, the other the wishes of the american people who want to stay out of the middle of the quack meyer? >> there is no question there are the two contrasting positions. the american people don't want boots on the ground and the problems the democrats and obama faced in the election had nothing to do with that specific issue, there was an overall feeling that the word was not going the way that people liked and that obama had been too passive in dealing with it. secretary hagel had given his experience in vietnam where he was an enlisted soldier, no doubt that he was animately opposed to that. you may remember at a republican in the senate, he turned against the war in iraq. >> former assistant secretary of

defense joining us, larry, thank you very much. >> turning to breaking news from nigeria, two powerful explosions ripped through crowded market in the northeastern state of born know. dozens are dead, the region is a boko haram stronghold. >> a deadly shooting in cleveland will go to a grand jury. officials will turn over all evidence in the death of a 12-year-old carrying a pellet gun when officers shot and killed him. police say he reached for that gun when they told him to put his hands up. >> we are looking at very busy precipitation that could impact millions of people. >> if you're getting the jump start today on the holiday travel, it's going to be one of the better days. a little disturbance around the great lakes, light areas of store. frontal boundary to the southeast and into the rockies. the other big temperature thing

that we've noticed is when that front went through, really dropped temperatures. a record high of 72, today in the 60's, tomorrow there might be snow, so it's really going to be a big turnaround. it's the system that moves up the coastline tomorrow and includes snow north northeast, then things settle for thanksgiving and clear out, but tomorrow will be messy. >> nicole has a tent in the weather offers, she'll be here 24 hours a day. >> yes, you can come check on me, del. >> sweeping changes will make it impossible for you to ignore how many calories you're eating, the f.d.a. requiring chain restaurants, super markets, convenience stores and other establishments to list calorie counts on the food they sell. >> ahead, our legal contributor is going to join us with the next steps for michael brown's family and the other legal options as they search for justice. >> live from ferguson, inside

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>> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. >> all eyes are on ferguson, the city trying to recover from a night of chaos and violence. >> firefighters are trying to put out dozens of fires. many buildings and cars set ablaze overnight, businesses were looted all following the grand jury decision not to indict officer darren wilson. >> smoke bombs and tear gas was used to disperse the crowds. >> we have more on the grand jury's decision in ferguson, but we begin in jennings, a short distance from ferguson. some small business owners came out unscathed. are they worried now they won't be so lucky if things flare up again today? >> did absolutely, very concerned at the fact that their businesses are in harm's way of these demonstrators, looters,

these young, angry people that have showed a lot of force last night and lit businesses on fire. since august, a lot of these little small businesses have lost about 75% of their income stream, because of what occurred just three and a half months ago. clearly insurance is pretty much the only way that they're going to survive if they've already been looted, as well. who knows the constrictions and restrictions of the insurance policies that they have based upon whether or not your business gets torched, so these are tough times for these people trying to make a living. >> give us an idea of the scope of what we're seeing because sometimes the lens make things look large. was there one area where there was widespread looting and violence or was it happening all across ferguson? >> >> about a two-mile stretch on

florissant street. if you take it to the police department last night, over in that pocket, as well. about a two-mile stretch of businesses where it all occurred. you're right about the lens. it's important to note sometimes the camera can isolate something and make it look much worse than it was. i can tell you with no exaggeration, it was very violent with gunfire and fires. absolutely, i would not exaggerate that at all. very testy, bad situation for anyone caught out there in the center of it for police and for peaceful protestors caught out there when these, you know, i hate to use the word hooligan, but i will, when the holligan's came out. >> are police expecting the same

today. >> they're prepared for anything, saying they will not accept what occurred last night to happen again today. we will see more police out in force, the national guard is showing a bigger presence this morning and more national guard is on the way. >> thank you very much. >> let's turn live outside the police department this morning. you were there when the prosecutor made the announcement last night, laying out the case for no indictment. >> the evidence released by the st. louis county prosecutor overnight, and the most interesting aspect of it is that we hear from officer darren wilson in his own words from the first time. we also hear from eyewitnesses, dorian johnson, friend of mike broken says that mike brown was approaching the officer's car to show him that he was unarmed.

another witness says that he stormed the police car full force. it's all in 5,000 pages worth of evidence that is now in the public domain. they were the words that set off a chain reaction. >> after their exhausting review of the evidence, the grand jury deliberated over two days, making their final decision. they determined that no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson. >> outrage moments later outside ferguson's police station and soon quickly spreading to the streets with acts of violence. before the announcement clearing darren wilson, conflicting testimony was cited, including that wilson stood over brown and fired several shots into his back. some witnesses disagreed on whether brown's hands were up when he was shot. >> the common and highly effective method for challenging a statement is to compare it to the previous statements of the

witness for consistency, and to compare it with the physical evidence. >> the prosecutor indicated brown scuffled with officer wilson as he tried to get out of his patrol car, his begun unholstered and discharged twice. the darren wilson met 25 times in a three month period. they heard over 70 hours of testimony from more than 60 witnesses, including medical, forensic and firearm experts and officer wilson himself. they poured over photographs not only from the crime scene, but also darren wilson in the wake of the shooting, those findings just part of the grand jury's decision determining wilson did not commit a crime, raging from first degree murder to involuntary manslaughter. >> it must be determined by the physical and scientific evidence and credible testimony corroborated by that evidence, not in response to public outcry or for political expediency. >> that's bringing little comfort to the thousands

protesting the decision, from brown's parents to the residents in ferguson. >> civil rights leaders nationwide. >> it is a sad commentary on the pattern unarmed black teen shot and killed and it seen at justifiable homicide. >> of course the big question now going forward is what happens as daylight breaks in ferguson. we just heard a news conference, playing saying that there's going to be a zero tolerance for anybody causing any kind of violence or damage to property. >> obviously everyone is sort of bracing to see what daybreak will bring. robert ray saying from his perspective the police are certainly getting ready if this

does happen again. how about from your per sective? do you think protestors will carry on as they did overnight? >> it's very difficult to say. we're now approaching thanksgiving, only a couple of days away and there is snow in the forecast, the weather already very, very cold here and more snow coming in. it's tough to know whether these protests will continue in the vain they continued last night or will be dampened. the police will allow peaceful protest, but the moment property is attacked or anyone hurt, they will move in. as somebody said to me a few moments ago, the problem is the police in ferguson. none of these demonstration or protest get out of hand in my the police show up. that's the view from ferguson. >> live for us in ferguson, thank you. >> let's go to mike viqueira. the president waking up this morning to find out about the violence as are all of us, many of us went to bed with it, but he was clear last night to the protests should have stayed

peaceful. >> he was clear, but his appearance really displayed the limits of presidential power. just minutes after the grand jury decision was announced in ferguson, the president appeared in the white house briefing room. he called for calm, called for peaceful protest if there was to be protest while recognizing the right to stage those protests. he largely echoed what michael browns parents does before that grand jury decision was announced. even as he spoke, a split screen action, the president walking for calm on one side, the other side the unrest beginning in earnest in ferguson with police correspond attacked, store fronts attacked, really an odd juxtaposition there for the president of the united states. he called for law enforcement to work with the community and not against the community. let's listen. >> there are still problems, and communities of color aren't just making these problems up.

separating that from this particular decision, there are issues in which the law too often feels as if it is being applied in a discriminatory fashion. >> of course the president has another item on the agenda, the big picture from washington, pushing his immigration executive action. he travels to chicago, which no one needs to be reminded is only 300 miles to the north of st. louis and ferguson, missouri. he's going to be talking about immigration there. a lot of people are wondering when and if president obama will make the trip to ferguson. >> f.b.i. agents have been on the ground now for months, what is the status of that investigation? >> this is a part of the department of justice, actually two investigations are on going now, one a civil rights investigation approximate the shooting itself to see whether officer wilson violated the civil rights of michael brown in shooting and killing him. the other, a separate investigation into the larger

issue of whether there is a pattern and practice of racial discrimination and racial pro feeling on the part of law enforcement to the police department in ferguson, attorney general eric holder put out a lengthy statement in the wake that have grand jury decision reading in part: >> attorney general holder says the investigation could be wrapped up very soon. >> the decision in ferguson sparked protests around the country. in new york city, demonstrators shut down three bridges after marching across manhattan. there were a number of arrests, including in times square where the police commissioner was

spattered with fake blood. >> in chicago, more than 200 protestors marched from police headquarters to the loop. police briefly shut down lakeshore drive and other streets as they walked with the protestors through downtown. demonstrations will resume this morning. >> michael brown's family calling for peace after that decision was announced. brown's mother taking part in those protests last night. >> when she heard the decision, she burst into tears. they have launched a campaign to get every police officer nationwide to wear a body camera. they are set to speak to reporters at noon eastern time. >> officer darren wilson isho sd

him. >> we are getting new in sight exactly what officer darren wilson was thinking when he shot michael brown. >> we will now go into it in more detail. darren wilson told a grand jury that he had never used his weapon in six years, but said he did so on august 9 because he feared for his life. >> in transcripts of his grand jury testimony, officer darren wilson's side of the story is being revealed for the first time. wilson said michael brown used profanity saying blank you and what you got to say when officer wilson asked him to walk on the sidewalk and not on the street. wilson blocked their path waiting for backup to arrive. if i can buy 30 seconds of time, someone else will be here, make the arrest and we're all good. it didn't happen that way.

wilson testified brown blocked his door when he tried to open it, then pumped him several times. on his fight with brown, wilson tested i felt that another of those punches in my face could knock me out or worst. i've taken two to the face and didn't think i would, the third could be fatal if he hit me right. wilson drew his gun because he couldn't reach his mace and didn't have a taser. he testified after telling brown to back off or he would shoot, brown replied you're too much of a blank to shoot me. wilson testified two shots went off in the car and he fired three more times as he chased brown. later, wilson testifies that brown was "just coming straight at me like he was going to run right through me." by the time the incident was over, wilson fired 12 of the 13 bull mitts in his gun and brown was dead. in a statement, wilson's attorneys said the officer

followed his training and followed the law. wilson released a letter thanking his supporters saying all of you are simply amazing and i don't know how toing that you all enough. >> it's interesting to note that at no point in his statement did wilson express any remorse for shooting michael brown or the unrest that followed. he didn't mention michael brown at all nor call for calm as the grand jury decision was made known. >> if the perception is that it is almost impossible to indict an officer for excessive force, what message does that send to the residents of ferguson, missouri, because after all, there is an 18-year-old boy who is dead and an officer going free and that 18-year-old boy was never charged with any crime. >> i think the message is what we're seeing. we're seeing the result of the message on the street to a large

extent. also we also have to understand what makes good t.v. is not necessarily a complete picture of what is going on. there is still respect for the grand jury process and for going forward on a peaceful basis. the kent state case was interesting for that very reason, because we did indict a number of people who had fired on demonstrators, and tried them, but that in particular case, the judge who had been appointed to the court by john f. kennedy said you haven't made your case when it comes to intent. there was not a sufficient intent to harm anyone, nor was there a sufficient recklessness for us to go ahead. in that particular case, we lost in trial. that's not true for the rodney king case in california. that went the other way. rodney king was beaten as we all recall, badly after he was already subdued. >> the bottom line seems to be that you think it should have been left up to the jury to

decide, not the grand jury. >> yeah, i, myself, based upon what i saw, i thought i saw a manslaughter case, because i thought that there was a level of recklessness. does that mean i'm disagreeing with a good faith judgment by the grand jury? i'm not, but that's what i saw based upon what has been on television. for that reason, i would have seen a petit jury, regular jury trial. the defense has a chance to stand up and defend officer wilson. he didn't even have that in this grand jury, so he might argue, hey, it was easier to indict me than to convict me and yet you didn't indict me so the evidence must be strongly in his favor. >> will the federal investigation net different results? >> i think the federal investigation probably won't. now will the justice department, my old division indict for under section 242 for a violation, i

don't know. i don't know that they know yet, presumably not. i think that the other investigations, since we have two cases here, we have the case in the grand jury and the shooting, we have the broughter case of what the pattern and practices are of the department, the police department in ferguson. that second point that general hold hear put into place may end up being long term -- >> will they indict just because they don't want to see the public go crazy. >> you can't do that. they won't do that. >> thank you. >> we'll have more on the reaction in ferguson, missouri at 8:30, talk to our reporter who was in the courthouse during the decision. >> turning now to our another top story, defense secretary chuck hagel stepping down. he'll stay on until president obama finds his replacement. >> there are already some names

popping up at potential replacements. what can you tell us? >> it's the short list of people that have captured the conventional washington wisdom. they make a lot of sense. the first name and name that has come up the most is michelle, former undersecretary of defense for policy, essentially the number three position at the pentagon, also the former number two, ash carter, former deputy defense secretary, also name came up from mental. there was a lot of buzz initially about jack reed, a member of congress from the armed services committee from riled. senator reed took himself out of the running, saying he wants to serve the people of ride. a lot of focus has been back on the front runner for the job back when president obama tapped chuck hagel instead, she would be the first woman defense secretary if she was appointed, highly qualified, and seen

somewhat aligned with hillary clinton, who is expected to be a presidential candidate in the next go around, so those are the names floating around. nobody seems to have a real inside crack on who's going to get the job. >> what do you think hagel's legacy will be? >> he had a fairly short tenure as defense secretary, less than two years, but tackled pretty big issues. one is overhauling the adjustment strategic forces, the nuclear forces and some of the lapses there. his focus has also been an getting a handle on sexual harassment and assault in the military. he said appointed the number of panels to review those kinds of interests to try to toughen policies there, and i think also, he'll be known as a defense secretary who would relate to the troops. he was the first former enlisted man to rides to the top post at

the pentagon. >> all right, live for us in washington, d.c., thank you. >> the weather over the river and through the woods, as if you're hitting the road for thanksgiving, a near easter will be adding to your headaches. >> let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell. say it ain't so. >> i can't. we had the cold front that moved through the coastline yesterday, 72 in philadelphia, that is gone. it's going to get colder tomorrow. the boundary that extends still into florida, we have a low pressure area developing on that, so heavy rain southward. overnight tonight, it's moving into the mid atlanta in the mideast. it continues to develop as it is in the atlantic and on the coast, you'll also have winds on the northern side of all this. we had the cold air coming in, more being reinforced. that does mean some of that will be able to convert later tomorrow into areas of snow.

you'll look at cities like new york, those temperatures will fall in the afternoon, switching from rain to snow. along the coastline, it will be wet and still a little residual warmth so not all will stick. interior, we could ever some places see ago foot of snow. >> the family of michael brown set to speak this morning following the grand jury decision. we will discuss the legal steps they might be able to take next. >> getting the upper hand against isil. >> eight cross on the streets of ferguson, missouri last night following the grand jury decision. primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back.

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>> the buildings are still smoldering as the sun comes up in ferguson. >> after scenes are playing out

across ferguson, missouri, fire crews trying to put out belies. a dozen buildings have burned, countless cars after a grand jury declined to indict darren wilson. michael brown's mother was very emotional. she will speak to the media later today. >> you have been following this case since day one. do you think the grand jury got it right? >> i thought i saw at least a manslaughter occur, based on the facts we know, but i also agree with something the prosecutor

said, and i've always said this in every case i've ever tried and covered. the only people who have all the fact and see the fact as they come in and deliberate the facts as they come in are the jurors in that room. the rest of us, the media and the people on the ground, you don't know the case the same way and don't deliberate the case the same way. that's why when you lose a juror, you have to start all over again, because that's a different jury. i really am loathe even with the great injustices that have happened in this country to second guess the jury. i am very surprised. it's not that i thought i saw, but the facts that were laid out from this jury may be different

from the facts i thought i saw as a citizen. >> you said state of mind, something that probably is going to play a pretty significant role in the grand jury's decision. now we're hearing from officer wilson directly, he said that brown looked like a demon. how much weight do you think the grand jury -- >> huge. it's very unusual for a defendant to heavy before a grand jury and he testified for hours and state of mind central to this case, his words had a play a significant role in their decision. i think that was a huge part of it. it's all about the officer's in any self defense case, about the defends state of mind, but when it's a police officer, it's all about his state of mind. at the moment, the split second as they say last night that he pull that had trigger. i think that was the single most important factor for this. >> >> the family set to hold a news conference. what is next, do they have a

civil case now? >> i think they do, but it's very difficult to bring a civil case where a criminal case was not forthcoming. the underlying facts are on a successful criminal action. without those, it's hard to make up your civil case in court. they have some very good policy measures they are trying to make, the body cameras for police officers and the like that they have been pursuing. they certainly can go forward with a civil case, but it's much more difficult if you haven't been successful in criminal court. >> thank you for your perspective. >> snowy weather in the northern plains may be causing people heading out for the thanksgiving holiday. >> we have another system, not quite as potent as the nor'easter, widespread snow, places like montana moving into

the dakotas, winds gust to go near 50 miles per hour. there's definitely a wind element with this system, as well that's going to be blowing around the what snow we have. extreme elevations, especially a foot of snow, lower elevations six inches. thanksgiving holiday can be a big ski destination or ski vacation time and a lot of the resorts open up for thanksgiving, so they're appreciating this. winter storm warnings up, we also have the nor'easter. i'll have more on that in a little bit. >> it's going to be messy, thank you. >> a violent nice in ferguson, missouri, we have a live report from ferguson. >> turkey president's comments about women's role in society called sexist.

>> another look at the violence that erupted last night in ferguson, missouri.

>> who is going to replace chuck hagel as secretary of defense? we'll talk with the former director of the c.i.a.'s counter terrorism center. >> president obama giving were you ever this nation's highest honor to a diverse group of activists, artists and scientists. >> the sun is rising now in ferguson, missouri showing the extent of the damage there. 150 shots were fired overnight. dozens of buildings were burned to the ground. >> sebastian walker joins us. you've been covering the protests in ferguson since they erupted over the summer and were in the room when the grand jury announcement was made. he will us about that moment.

>> this was a long awaited moment. it's been more than three months now since michael brown was shot acknowledge process that taken all of that time. there was a real atmosphere of anticipation, everyone eagerly awaiting the decision. the prosecutor's tone was pretty defiant, talking about the pressure that the jurors felt from the media and the public. he said that their job had been to look at the physical evidence and credible testimony and put personal jeb das and public pressure aside, so he was injury defiant in that the process was, you know, very on track and as soon as he made the statement there was no indictment at all, there were a couple of gasps from some in the room. it was a very tense atmosphere inside that room.

immediately from that point, as soon as we came out of the door, we heard police sirens going, reports that people had gathered outside the police department here and that the situation was getting extremely tense on the streets. >> last night, of course, we saw what took place around the area there in st. louis. how long did it take before you saw some more severe violence or unrest throughout the night? >> we came straight down here, actually. this was where there were reports of tear gas already being used. the crowd had been dispersed and initially the first wave by the time we got here but as soon as we got to the end of the street here, there were two police vehicles on fire, lines of police in riot gear, firing tear gas in the street, they were definitely firing tear gas along the street here. people in the streets were just really enraged, the atmosphere

similar when we were here after the initial shooting. people saying they've been peaceful for so long for more than three months while this process played out. they were saying at this point, they don't have anything left to be peaceful for. they were saying that there is no justice and the that the decision the grand jury made is not a fair reflection of what took place here where michael brown was killed. >> thank you so much. >> from a law enforcement angel, how is this going to end? officers take aboath to serve and protect the public, but what happens when the public sees the police as the enemy. >> this is going to be the on going discussion and has been the on going discussion. you mentioned about the 1960's and civil rights movement and all of those things are correct and we've evolved greatly over the course of 50-60 years, but

we have a lot further to go. the law enforcement has to be within the fabric of the community, not as an occupying force that some see it as. they need to be integrated into the community, find the true problems, address them and work together to fix it. >> to that point, much of what's come up before as we talk about the actual police department here is the diversity of the police department, the fact that it does not reflect the community that they are supposed to serve and protect. the fact that the diversity of the police department is paramount, is that where they need to start bridging the divide here? like trying to diversify. >> certainly that is an element that has to be addressed. the problem here is that we have to get our young people looking at law enforcement as a viable career path. they can't be conducting themselves like michael brown

did conducting a strong armed robbery and then confronting police that led to his death. law enforcement did do their job. officer wilson got the call that there was a suspect, he came upon michael brown and his companion, stopped them. michael brown attacked the officer. those facts are the ones that came out in the grand jury. >> but the officer also fired that shot, that fatal shot. i've known an awful lot of police officers, we should point out, cops never win when somebody dice, but is officer darren wilson now vindicated? is that the word you would use? >> i wouldn't. if the jury process in the open had been allowed to go through its natural course, and i'm not saying that officer wilson should have been indicted, the facts are clear, however, the public needs to know all of that

evidence, to the prosecutors presenting that in snippets -- >> also -- >> double jeopardy. >> there was no cross examination. if this has gone to trial, we would have heard exactly what officer wilson told the grand jury but the cross examination by defense. is that a major flaw? >> no, the defense here is officer wilson's defense. it's officer wilson who was alleged to have done something wrong. that's what this investigation is about and they found that under the color of law, that officer wilson acted reasonably under the circumstances and there was not enough probable cause to indict. >> officer wilson put out a statement thanking people for their support and said i'd love to hug each and every one of you, but i've got to keep faith and keep my family safe and stay indoors and out of the public. do you think he's going to have to stay out of law enforcement. is his career over?

>> unfortunately, yes, even though i wouldn't call it a vindication fed gone to trial and exonerated and found inning so that no further state charges can be brought, that would have been preferable, even though it would have been difficult. i've seen the same thing in my county where we had a racially involved shootings where the officer was brought to trial, and eventually found not guilty. the issue doesn't change. lives have been affected, but now, the idea of law enforcement and race releases in the united states is front and center, and that's where we should focus our efforts. >> thank you for being with us and your perspective, thank you very much. >> we're joined now by august political contributor. what you are hoping to come out of these protests? >> someone made a comment

earlier back in august that this is all a beautiful disaster. i'm hope that go happens again. we're not done with this fight. we still have work to do and obviously want reforms in the pros of policing, so we just come back, go back to the drawing board, regroup and see what we can do to come out better. >> during our last our when we talked to you. there were tears in our eyes. describe if you would the emotion that you feel right now, was it betrayal, anger, what is it that you feel, what is it that almost had you at a moment of tears on nothing television? >> last night's decision to me personally as a mother, you basically, i basically felt as if i was told that my son's life doesn't matter and that the only person that will only every protect and serve him is his mother and that's an extremely hard pill to swallow, so yeah. it's a tough reality right now.

>> the police have an obligation to protect themselves. they're always going to say that the violence is initiated by the protestors, they're always going to say that they showed restraint. you have tomorrow that the police are still in the cross hairs of a federal investigation, because the department of justice is here, so no matter what happens, the police are never going to take any responsibility for any provocation or violence against protestors. >> what do you do next, what do you make sure that that anger that you feel, that emotion that you turn it into something that produces something. after all, michael brown is dead, darren wilson vindicated by the grand jury. what do you do to turn your anger, your emotion into anger?

just to understand that this isn't new. there was a civil rights movement before. there's going to be growing pains, you're going to lose a couple of battles but that doesn't mean you lose the entire war, so really just taking those emotions, sitting for a minute and processing it and moving forward understanding that this isn't going to be easy, it is not going to be a cake walk. it's been only 100 days. we've got a ways to go and keep hope. we're spreading awareness, other cities are going to stand up, so good things are happening, just right now, this particular decision right now hurts. >> thank you both. >> the emotion that she portrays is the emotion that spilled over last night. >> absolutely, she has a young son, she wants to protect him and she has to have these conversations with him, because this is something that affects her family directly. >> defense secretary chuck hagel

resignation putting pressure on the white house to replace him. >> it's time for our big quote. plenty of reaction in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict darren wilson in the death of michael brown. >> one national leader saying we need to recognize that the situation in ferguson speaks to the broader problems that we still face as a nation. >> the man calling for peace in the wake of this decision is next.

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woman's conference in istanbul. he said gender equality is against nature and feminists do not grasp the importance of motherhood. >> military sources saying that since friday, there have been two dozen strikes. all of this coming just one day after you reported that iraq forces said they have retaken two territories once under isil control. are we seeing the tide change against isil? >> the short answer to that is no. we are seeing some victories against isil in certain provinces, tiny victory, in anbar province, mosul is where

isil has the biggest presence. they are expanding and remaining. that's their motto when these airstrikes happen. we are seeing that you are getting a clearing of the areas where isil are at their weakest, but where they are strongest is at the border with syria and they are able to back their fighters up from syria. that's really where the fight will take place next. yes, they're on the back foot, in the provinces weakened, but in iraq, generally near getting stronger. >> isil changing the strategy of the obama administration, once the focus on winding down tryings in iraq, now the u.s. presence increasing by the day and this latest news to the defense secretary is stepping down, how is that going to affect the fight against isil where you are? >> people are now looking towards the future. the fact that chuck hagel

resigned had no impact here. this is seen as domestic u.s. politics. people are now worried about the future, who might come in, this is a republican senate. there have been republicans that have been openly saying that we need ground troops in iraq, the pentagon has a similar view. that really concerns people here, is will the new secretary of defense be able to deem with the senate that is clearly hostile to some of obama's policies, this is all a real concern. the idea that the americans can come in with large amounts of ground troops is seen as a complete no-no here. there are increasing voices in iraq that are saying up in mosul towards the border crossing where isil have their strength, that might be what we need. it's all about the future, looking to see who takes that job next and the impact on u.s.

policy here are. >> the bottom line in baghdad, no u.s. troops on the ground. >> the head of the phoenix v.a. hospital has last her job. sharon he willman has been on administrative leave since may. that hospital was at the center of complaints that veterans were put on long waiting lists. more than 500 v.a. employees have been fired since june. >> it will soon be easier to know how many cames you eat in your males. food sellers will be required to clearly post the calorie contents of the food they sell. the f.d.a. said the rules will apply to establishments with 20 or more locations. companies have a year to comply. >> a huge honor at the white house for 18 amazing people awarded with the presidential medal of freedom. tom brokaw, stevie wonder, ethel kennedy and meryl streep were

honored. >> i love meryl streep. i love her, her husband knows i love her, michelle knows i love her. there's nothing either of them can do about it. >> just in case you missed it. he loves meryl streep. wonder's talking album book was the first record the president bought with his own money. i had that album as well. >> three major airlines are waving change fees for anyone flying to the east wednesday. united, american and delta all say you have to take your new trip within a few days. >> nicole mitchell joins us with more on the headaches that mother nature is causing. >> good morning. we have a couple areas we've been watching, everything from the snow in montana around the great lakes. as we head south, that's the lingering frontal boundary, heavy rain for georgia and

florida. already this morning, and more for the rest of the day. here's how this spreads out. orlando could see two oh four inches, as that system movers into the atlantic, develops into a nor'easter. enough that have will be cold enough that on the backside, we are watching for areas to develop into snow this is mid-day tomorrow, moves out quickly for thursday, improving conditions. in the meantime, wednesday is a mess. the coastline one to three inches, but place farther north like new york city could be three to six. we just had the warm weather, not all going to stick, but if the system shifts one way or the other, could get very sloppy. >> a foot. not good, not good at all. >> the nation still collectively holding its breath as we monitor ferguson this morning.

fire crews still putting out blazes. the grand jury decision not to indict police officer darren wilson sparked violent protests, stores looted. police turned to tear gas to try to get things under control. >> let's check in with our reporters on the ground. we begin in jennings. >> police expecting more of the same today? >> good morning. they are expecting whatever comes their way and they'll be more prepared for whatever happens, according to them. this morning, they said they are going to be out in larger forces and they're going to be having more national guard on the streets. the place last night where the most violence occurred on west florissant street, the lights behind me that perhaps you see that some of the buildings still on fire where the gun shots were, that is all blocked off.

officially blocked off. it doesn't look like protestors are going to make they are way into that pocket, although clearly ferguson is not just that little street. they could make their way to other areas. the police definitely preparing for the worst, and hoping for the best here today, this very cold and windy day here. >> there's always an audible gasp as something like this happens and people wake up and drive around and see the violence. give us an idea of the scope, violence and looting that happened last night in ferguson, missouri. >> about a two-mile stretch on west florissant street here in ferguson, where over a dozen structures are still on fire. boy, just garbage everywhere, looting everywhere, people going into certain stores, and literally taking the measured out, then lighting the place on fire.

you know, there are bullet shells clearly on parts of west florence streets. at least 150 rounds went off in an hour period while we were live on television on aljazeera america. it's not a good-looking scene, and it's going to take a long time for this community to try to figure out where they go. >> thank you very much. >> we are live outside police headquarters in ferguson. you had seen the national guard overnight. is there a big police presence this morning where you are? >> not at the moment, no, there's a helicopter overhead, a police car down the road protecting the police headquarters here, where we are at the moment. we did see the national guard last night. when the shift change happened here after the protest died down at this end of town, the police officers went home, having been on duty for the afternoon and

evening, and or at least they went inside and were replaced by members of the national guard in full riot gear. the governor called for reinforcements. ron johnson, the police officer in charge of the missouri highway patrol says that he welcomes the arrival of the extra help. >> as reporters, we never want to become the story, but you got caught up in the thick of the story, even tear gas. >> tear gas is fire and crowd running back this way. [ screaming ] >> let's up, get in the car. john, get in the car. >> tell us more about what

happened there. >> it all happened so quickly, one moment the police were advancing and we were preparing to report, the next people were shouting they're coming, they're coming and the next, there were tear canisters flying around. we wanted to try to continue reporting, but knew we had to try to get our gas masks on. they were in the car. we went into the car and sat in the car, but the affect of opening and close be the doors drab the tear gas in. we were worse off in the vehicle with that the police said they weren't using tear gas, but they were. >> we're certainly glad that you and robert ray are safe and ok this morning. >> stay with us for our continuing coverage of now the aftermath of the ferguson decision, a live update two minutes away. this is a live protest now that is start to go breakout in ferguson, missouri. what we saw last night continues into this morning. this is clayton, which is not far from the scene of all of

that violence and a reminder that tomorrow, we are going to bring you the latest news and analysis as the city reacts to the grand jury decision. >> that's it for us here in new york. >> here now, another look at all of the images out of ferguson, missouri, the violence that followed that decision not to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. it all happened on august 9. there was tension leading up to last night, that tension exploded on the streets of ferguson, missouri. this is what happened. these are the pictures just after the announcement was made that darren wilson would not be indicted. we will see you right back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. we are going to leave you with the images of what is happening right now in ferguson, missouri, protestors once again taking to the streets, this is clayton missouri and we have a news brief in two minutes and coverage continuing throughout the day as aljazeera where the

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we are a nation built on the rule of law. and so we need to accept that this decision was grand jury's to make. >> protesters defy the u.s. participate's call for calm after a grand jury decided not to put on trial a police officer for shooting on unarmed black teenager. ♪ you are. watching al jazeera live interest our headquarters in doha. also coming up, the final results are in, tunisia's presidential election