what's the cost? how will it impact our future? >> i hope that when i'm 50 i'll be a millionaire from this >> from fiction to fact, al velshi investigates the business of space on al jazeera america >> the reason i have a clean conscience is i know i did my job right. >> darren wilson talking about the shooting death of michael brown. the national guard once again is forced to use tear gas on demonstrators and reaction to the grand jury decision across the nation. >> two men charged with conspiring to support isil. >> dozens arrested in hong kong

as police clash with pro democracy demonstrators trying to clear the streets, aljazeera in the crowd as police moved in to break things up. >> canceled flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year, hundreds of flights are scrapped as a major storm bears down on the east coast. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm erica pitzi. it's calmer in ferguson, missouri thanks to stepped up support from the national guard. >> 2,000 missouri national guard assisted riot police as protests turned violent for a second straight night. the man in the center of the controversy is breaking his silence, officer darren wilson giving his first t.v. interview. we are live in ferguson, missouri, again this morning. police more than prepared tuesday night for another round of protests.

>> police were ready last night, a very different feel in the town of ferguson. nonetheless, there were sporadic outbreaks of violence. angry protests turned violent again overnight in ferguson. >> the justice system again has failed. >> as the crowd showed their prust weighs with the grand jury decision not to indict darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. >> something that to change. >> protestors tipped over a police cruiser and set it on fire. police responded with tear gas. >> once again, there are those that are stuck on violence. >> more than 40 people were arrested. police also confiscated a molotov cocktail among other things. >> rocks, bottles, a sock extension. broken tent poles that were hurled at the officers.

>> a second night of unrest was nothing like the first. this time, there were more police and national guard troops on the ground. meanwhile, officer darren wilson broke his silence explaining what he says happened the day michael brown was killed. >> i reached out my window with my right hand to grab on to his forearm because i was going to try to move him back to get out of the car where i would be no longer trapped. i felt the immense power he had. it was like a 5-year-old holding on to hulk hogan. he was very large, a very powerful man. >> you're a big guy. >> yeah, i'm above average. >> wilson is 6'4" and brown about an inch taller at 6'5". as ferguson struggles to heal, so does michael brown's family. >> my emotions are all over the place. i don't know what to feel, you

know, i'm just hurt. i'm empty. >> overnight, a familiar slogan, indicating protestors aren't going away. >> there were around 60 arrests on the first night, monday night here. last night, there were 45 arrests according to the authorities. >> now we have heard from the officer, officer darren wilson. what are people saying about that interview last night? >> a lot of people here feel that officer darren wilson had had a long time to prepare for that interview, that there was a strategy behind that interview, that he had been coached and they feel that in many ways, what you saw on television was a performance by officer darren wilson. now to be fair, officer wilson also has many supporters in the area and in the town of ferguson. they are not very vocal, they don't appear on television, but

they are present on line. you can see their comments there and he has raised through his supporters the sum of around $400,000. according to his supporters, he knows that his career is over, so the live that he knew has come oh an end and he will have to find a new way of making a living going forward. >> the violence captures the attention of the cameras, but were there peaceful protests last night? >> there were. it's reported and was on monday night, as well, that what happened was although you saw the scenes of violence particularly on monday, there were also plenty of supporters who barricaded mom and pop businesses, and prepared to protect those so that as the violence was going on all around, they were standing outside, sending the more violent protestors away, so that's something that the town of ferguson is quite proud of. a lot of people here are talking about that. i'm going to move to one side,

if i may and show you what we have behind us this morning. this used to be a beauty supply store. you can see the word beauty is now lying in the rubble and that has become one of the most iconic sights of what's happened here in ferguson. >> thank you very much. >> our robert ray last night was hit with tear gas covering the protests. >> gas! gas! go! [ coughing ] >> fortunately, neither robert nor his crew were hurt. let's go now to senior washington correspondent mike viqueira. good morning to you. president obama is condemning the violence in ferguson.

let's listen to what he had to say in an appearance in chicago on tuesday. >> there are productive ways of responding and express be those frustration and there are destructive ways of responding. burning buildings, torching cars, destroying property, putting people at risk, that's destructive and there's no excuse for it. >> does the president have plans to travel to ferguson? >> it's a measure of how concerned the white house is especially after that split screen par cox where you have the president calling for calm while on the other side of the screen, you have police cars being overturned and burned. now the white house says under a lot of pressure now from many quarters of american society and the press about the president going to ferguson, the white house now saying it's under consideration. when you consider a presidential

trip in the wake of a disaster, an undo burden on law enforcement and local authorities who have other things to contend with, obviously. there's an ongoing investigation as we've heard from the department of justice, a civil rights investigation, two parallel investigations. the president's visit maybe seen as shading or influencing those, putting a thumb on the scale. when you look at the other side of this, the president in the wake of other tragedies and disasters nationwide, sandy hook, connecticut, tucson in the wake of the gabby gifford shooting, joplin after tornadoes, a lot of people think the president should be there, this is a perfect place for the president to try to stop the violence and bringing people together as he has stated is his goal. >> what steps is the department of justice taking now? >> well, the president met yesterday before leaving for

chicago, where you saw those remarks he made at the top of an appearance surrounding his immigration initiative, met with eric holder, of course the outgoing attorney general in the oval office. he was seen there with valerie jarrett by the press awaiting his departure. the president and eric holder are talking about regional meetings, starting a dialogue, while they recognize that a talk isn't going to do enough, but doing something to address these underlying issues, the mistrust between law enforcement and the community, eric holder saying in a statement: >> the president and eric holder announcing an initiative to begin die logs next week.

>> thank you, mike. >> demonstrators take to the streets in more than a dozen maker cities from coast-to-coast overnight and into this morning, thousands gathering in minneapolis just a yours after the shocking hit-and-run incident, a woman dragged more than 20 feet by a car to try to push through the crowd. she was not injured seriously. the driver was later stopped by police but not charged. in narc, bringing the big apple to a standstill, marching from downtown omitted town and back to the manhattan bridge, shut down the fdr drive and west side highway. at one point, they tried to walk through the lincoln tunnel but were stopped by police. >> in oakland, california, a mob smashed windows and looted several stores. they set fires in the streets. protestors marched on to local freeways, shutting down two interstates before police cleared the scene. >> in ferguson, what the brown

family are saying about their next legal steps. >> investigators are on the scene of a shooting near ferguson. two f.b.i. agents were shot. the two are said to have suffered life threatening injuries. they were responding to a call for a person barricaded in a house. the f.b.i. said it is not connected to the protests over michael brown's death. >> iran's supreme leader said the west has failed to bring his country to its knees and won't be able to do so. the iowa toll la's comments were tuesday first after iran and the west agreed to an extension of nuclear talks. all sides have until july to make a deal. >> u.s. commandos held rescue eight al-qaeda hostages being held in yemen. two dozen special operations forces and troops threw to the area near the saudi border, hiked to a mountainside cave where they surprised the

captives. none of the hostages were american. >> two somali-american men facing federal charges accused of helping isil. an 18-year-old was arrested in the minneapolis airport in may before flying to turkey. another suspect is still on a the loose. he flew to turkey in may. one appeared in court on tuesday. >> the events at the airport in may were an ababrasion in this young man's life. he's not been anti social, he's not been a problem in any way. >> federal prosecutors say the men had plans to fight with isil in syria. >> in iraq, peshmerga forces put down an isil attack on a mosul dam supplying electricity to much of the country. we have the story from baghdad. >> kurdish peshmerga forces confirmed a major attack that began around 11:00 p.m. on tuesday when two suicide bombers

hit kurdish peshmerga forces on the outskirts of the dam, and then there was a major offensive towards the dam itself. there are varying figures as to how many isil fighters were involved, up to 200, others say as little as 40. about 40 minutes into the assault, coalition airstrikes were called in and they were able to beat isil back. this is a very key dam. it's the lifeline effectively for iraq is where most of the water for the rest of the country is managed and holding on to it crucial. isil fighters swept across the country in june. it has scene clashes but nothing of the scale we so you tuesday night. >> several towns near the dam are still under isil control. >> the people are raqqa are stuck in a death trap. >> on the ground, they're being

killed by isil, bombed by the syrian government from above. we have the aftermath of a deadly day. >> this is inside raqqa after the northern syrian city was hit by a series of airstrikes, cars set alight and buildings destroyed. as people pick through the remains of their homes and businesses, they must be wondering when this nightmare will end. ten airstrikes targeted markets and residential areas in the city's center. other public buildings, including the national museum and mosque were hit. activists say many victims were women and children. raqqa is controlled by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. it's been targeted by the u.s.-led coalition and forces loyal to president bashar al assad's regime. syrian air strikes have

increased. for people living there, the situation is getting desperate. airstrikes at night, on the ground, isil kills you. the assad regime launched more than 1500 airstrikes in syria in the past month. in raqqa, volunteers collect bodies and brace themselves for more attacks. this is the reality of life in raqqa. >> more than 12 million syrians desperately need help. aid is getting in from turkey and jordan, but that's not enough. three quarters of syrians are living in poverty, school attendance dropping 50%. >> in libya, airstrikes hit a military air base. it's the last functioning airport in tripoli and still operating. the airstrikes came shortly after the prime minister of the

self declared government said they are at war. >> afghanistan's president launching a review of its military, asking top advisors to come up with a new manual for military operations as troops prepare for a new mission after next month. under the guidelines, u.s. troops will be allowed to go after taliban fighters, not just members of al-qaeda. >> more clashes in hong kong, scuffles broke out when riot police arrested dozens of protestors including two student leaders at the heart of the pro democracy movement. protestors fought back and police had to us ba tons and pepper spray. rob mcbride has more from hong kong. >> hundreds of police officers, hundreds more in reserve are clearing now the whole length of the main thorough fair, which runs through the district and was the site of this occupation site and protest. the police tactics seem to be to

advance a few liters to secure the road, arresting people, removing barricades, and also threatening to use what they call minimal force. they've put forward these yellow towers, carrying officers armed with a pepper type spray. it has been used before. the implied threat is if the last of these demonstrators don't disperse, it will be used again. >> after three hours, there was peace at the site of the clashers. >> demonstrators in mexico, relatives say their loved ones were beaten by police after detained. >> officials are developing new ways to find malaysia airlines

flight 370. they receive weekly reports of debris on the australian coastline, but nothing has been identified as part of the missing aircraft. it disappeared with 379 people onboard. >> striking workers in sierra leone dumping victims outside the streets on the hospital, demanding hazard pay for handling ebola cases. italys first patient is stable after arriving in rome. the world health organization said a december 1 target for treatment and protocols may not be met in some parts of west africa. >> holiday plans looking messy, 200 flights canceled and 100 delayed because of a storm. >> nicole mitchell has been tracking storm and joins us with the latest. how bad is it going to get? >> it's going to be a mess. when the airlines say we'll let you wave those change fees. they like their money. they don't do that for no

reason. we have this potent system moving up the coastline, bringing rain to the southeast yesterday, has made its way through the mid atlantic. i haven't seen snow hit the ground, but as the nor'easter develops, we're going to get colder air continuing to move in. what starts at rain will shift to snow. this moves through the coastline quickly today. as we put this into motion, it clears entirely for the day on thanks, maybe just a couple lingering flakes well to the north during the day, but a much clearer travel day thursday. today, especially interior, places could see up to a foot of snow. if you're closer to the coastline where temperatures stay milder longer, you could be talking about a come slushy inches for places like new york city, but widespread winter warnings are up.

>> traffic was heavy coming in this morning as people are getting an early jump. >> that's smart if you can get out early. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> the parents of michael brown opening up. >> they're calling the grand jury decision unfair. an attorney close to the brown family will join us live. >> the university of virginia dealing with the issue of sex assaults on campus. >> a driver leading police phon a high speed chase goes off the road. we'll tell you how it ends when we come back. >> $702 billion is the big number of the day. >> how apple is setting a record on wall street. primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back. i'm not going anywhere this time. >> only on al jazeera america.

>> our big number is the new record value for america's biggest company. >> apple shares hitting $19 per share. >> even with that give back, apple is worth 1.7 times as much

as the number two company, exxon-mobil. >> michael brown's father are speaking out about that grand jury decision. he talked to msnbc saying the decision has convinced him that missouri didn't care about his son's murder and black people in general. >> i didn't understand. it just let me know that where we live is not where we thought or what i thought is what people have been saying all the time, for a nice little minute, that this was a racist state. >> both of brown's parents continue to ask protestors to marsh peacefully. the director of the live free campaign is traveling between california and ferguson since protests broke out in august. pastor, thank you for being with us this morning. captain ron johnson talking about the lack of clergy out

with the protestors monday night. was that statement accurate from what you see? >> first we want to continue to offer our condolences to the family of michael brown and this community. i think the comments of captain johnson are outrageous and inaccurate. the truth of the matter is there have been dozens of clergy not only active in the last couple of days, but active throughout the hundred days of the peaceful protests that have happened as we were pursuing justice for michael brown. for captain ron johnson to make such a disturbing and inaccurate claim, the evening after many of us were tear gas attempt to go hold the line and counsel and help support grieving and very painful reactions to the no indictment decision, we think is a continuous pattern of reckless

and irresponsible public comments and leader ship by the political leaders of this region and certainly law enforcement and it is a very, very shameful thing for him to say knowing that we were out there, many of us in clergy collars, in crowds, very disappointed that he would say that. >> i want to you address the allegation made yesterday that authorities allowed ferguson to burn. the mayor then came out later and criticized the national guard response and then the governor had this to say: >> all agree that the violence in the areas of ferguson last night cannot be repeated. that is why in order to protect lives and property, we are bringing more resources to ferguson and other parts of the region to prevent a repetition of the lawlessness experienced overnight. the national guard presence will be ramped up significantly in ferguson and ensuring that they are ready to act quickly to prevent violence. >> 2,000 troops on the street last night.

do you think the national guard should have been ramped up earlier? >> no, i am one of these who do not believe that national guards and soldiers of war have any place on the streets of america to deal with protests. we are a city in the united states -- >> with all due respect to the protestors and those who protested peacefully, two dozen buildings burn and shots were fighter, more than 150. >> so i think it's critical to appreciate that we believe if there was adequate planning, if we had continued to have a transparent negotiations and conversations with the don't shoot coalition and many of us in the department of justice leading up to the day, if there was better planning on when the announcement would have been announced and not at 9:00 at night and without less than 12 hours of notice, much of this could have been resolved, because we could have been in

place to help have a more peaceful response. the fact of the matter is is there has been mismanagement from the governor on down. i think it's important for to us appreciate that responsibility has to lie with the governor and many other people, as well as those who engaged in these acts of vandalism and violence, but please understand, we do not believe that soldiers should be patrolling the streets of our communities particularly the ones who were here several months ago tear gassing us and shooting us with rubber bullets. i myself had guns put in my back. we weren't burning buildings then. we have to have deescalation before we ramp up to the militarization in this country. >> you make the trip from california to ferguson. are you concerned with demonstrators marching in oakland that oakland california should be one michael brown away

from being just like ferguson? >> not only am i concerned about oakland, i'm concerned about this whole country. appreciate every 24 hours, an unarmed african-american person is shot by law enforcement, by vigilante and those are just the independence we have. we have over 17,000 police agencies away from the country and less than 1,000 of them are reporting the number of officer-involved shootings. i am afraid that our country is teetering on the drun brink disr because we are not able to get under control rogue police officers that are afraid. if you are that scared of african-american men, you should not police in african-american communities. i'm afraid for oakland, chicago, detroit, richmond, for atlanta, i'm afraid for my cousins, my daughters. we have to get this under control. we have to work together, but it starts with us looking each other in the eyes and remembering that we are all

human beings created in the image of god and that is the beginning and then accountability, conversation and collaboration must follow. >> pass tore michael mcbride, thank you for your time. >> the northwest is dealing with strong winds and snow. let's get a check of the forecast, nicole mitchell now. it looks like it's going to be a messy holiday travel day. >> it's been persistent, not just the snow out there, but areas of rain in washington. rivers are up right now, though recede today, but more moisture coming in. the radar, this is what i mean by persistent, the banding over montana. it's just the flow set up in one area and will continue to do so. you can see that piece of energy that's keeping the snow going, but very clearly a weather system. this front will move in later tonight. while a break today, we're looking at more rain for the coastline into the day tomorrow. in the meantime, the snow stays in place, as well, so it is

going to stay messy. a lot of ski resorts open for the holiday. they are loving the snow at least. >> there's the good news. >> another restless night in ferguson, missouri. >> crowds continue to protest the decision not to indict officer darren wilson. we'll speak with an attorney close to the brown family live in ferguson this morning. >> an international manhunt trying to track down 18,000 officials fleeing that country. the staggering amount of money they may have taken with them. >> a brush with death for one australian woman while she was hanging her laundry. >> legal potshots trying to cash in on the holiday shopping season, one of the stories caught in our global net.

>> you're looking live at new york city, where the weather is going to get pretty rough today, snow expected as the city gets ready to host the macy's

thanksgiving day parried tomorrow. ahead this half hour, through the lens of the racial divide in america, one african-american pastor reflects on the grand jury decision. >> the university of virginia vowing to stop sexual assaults. a woman was assaulted on that very campus. >> in silicon valley, affordable housing shrinking in one of the wealthiest cities in america. >> two men facing federal charges, accused of making plans to. >> isil. one was in a minneapolis courtroom tuesday, the second suspect flew to turkey in may. >> 100 protestors arrested in hong kong, riot police clearing barricades.

demonstrators have been there since september. >> in ferguson, a coupler night, more than 40 people arrested. >> let's go live to ferguson, missouri this morning. good morning to you, the national guard had a heavier presence out there on the street last night. you think this is the status quo moving forward? >> yes. this is the strategy but the in place by the governor. 1500 guards members on the streets bringing the total in the ferguson area to 2200. you saw the difference it made. a lot of people are unhappy that the guard has been called into their town, but accept the fact that now that they're here, what we saw last night was better than monday night. if you thought they weren't ready for are what the protestors, those hell bent on

causing destruction were going to do on monday, they certainly were ready last night and that's the way it's going to be for the foreseeable future, according to the governor. >> let's talk more about the people in the community. how are they reacting after 48 hours of chaos and violence. >> well, they're upset. people were told that this height happen, but i don't think they were prepared for the scale of what happened on monday night. it's come as a bit of a shock, even though they knew it was a distinct possibility. here's one woman who sums her feelings up, speaking up for a very large part of the community in ferguson. she's very down about what's going on. >> sad, very, very sad. it's just unbelievable. i don't understand it. i mean protests, yet, but yea all this destruction, i don't

get it. we come now to the national holiday of thanksgiving. >> thank you. >> demonstrators hitting the streets in more than a dozen major cities, protestors in washington, d.c. chanting hands up, don't shoot and no justice, no peace. they blocked traffic in washington, d.c., around chinatown and massachusetts avenue. reports on social media say an american flag was burned, people winding up outside the white house later in the evening. >> demonstrators in los angeles tried to get on to the freeway before police fired foam bullets to scatter the crowd. debris was thrown on to the roadway, blocking traffic. it led to a tense standoff when one protestors jumped up on to a squad car. >> in cleveland, the protest,

hundreds of demonstrators calling out authorities in ferguson and their own police department. a boy with a pellet gun was shot by police there. they went on to a state highway. police diverted traffic but did not take action to break up the rally. >> more than two dozen people protested in atlanta, demonstrators blocking i-75 and 85. police in riot gear respond to the scene but did not stop the rally. one trooper was injured when a protestors threw a road flair at him. most of the arrests came at midnight when the rallies were dying down and police ordered people to disperse. >> president obama is considering traveling to ferguson after things quiet down there. he's spoken often about race relations in this country. we look at where things stand six years after he was elected. >> for 34 years, hanna hawkins

has done this, feed the people of her community. she said it's only been getting harder. >> even the middle class don't have anything. they're constantly every month taking people down sizing and dell heating them from the welfare roles. >> statistically across the country, the african-american community continues to struggle even during president obama's time in office. >> the unemployment rates for african-americans has barely moved from when the president took over at the height of the financial cries. it's still just over 12%, and increasing numbers feel that race relations are bad. that's a dramatic increase from six years ago, when the election of the first african-american president seemed to indicate that change in race relations.

>> frustrations that we've seen are not just about a particular incident. they have deep roots in many communities of color who have a sense that our laws are not always being enforced uniformly or fairly. that's an impression that folks have and it's not just made up. >> he's promising a renewed push to help the african-american community. >> hello, how are you doing? >> tara gregg believes it will get better even as she waits for a handout because her food a assistance has run out. >> i'm hopeful and willing. i know, because i see it, i see the future. >> like generation before her, she hopes it will be different, if not for her, but for her son. patty calendar has in, aljazeera, washington. >> an attorney is close with the brown family and traveled with them to geneva for a hearing.

thank you for being with us. the family's attorney benjamin crump saying the grand jury process was unfair. what did he tell you? >> i think you're asking me if the decision was fair. one of the things that was a revelation once the transcript was released was the fact that the wrong law was actually given to the grand jury members. they were given an old missouri statute which had a wrong standard for when a police officer can use force, a more relaxed standard and it was only later in the grand jury process when the prosecutors admitted their error, and gave the grand jury members a new law. of course by then, they'd already been influenced by the wrong statute, which they had printed out and failed to give

the corrected updated jury instructions to, so that was one of the major issues that was a revelation when the transcript was reds. when the family's attorney mentioned that, they were correct, there were many issues like that. that wasn't the only issue, there were many issues. >> the process itself, the grand jury process should be indicted, he said. was the grand jury highjacked by a prosecutor and i'm using a phrase, hell bent on acquitting officer darren wilson and convicting michael brown? >> i'm sorry, can he repeat that? >> yesterday in the news conference, they said this the prosecutor was hell bent on acquitting officer darren wilson and convicting michael brown. >> yes. it's correct. i think you look at the remarks that the prosecutor made, he spent a great deal of time talking about michael brown. we're forgetting that it was

darren wilson who was under scrutiny here and his actions, not michael brown's actions. only way michael brown's actions become relevant is the decision as to whether or not to stop him initially, and even the interaction in the car was less relevant as to what happened and you said of the car, as time went by and the interaction moved away from the car 20, 30, even 40 feet away. there are a number of issues that raised concern in that matter. >> have you entertained the possibility that michael brown may have been wrong, officer darren wilson now speaking out says that he beliefs he did nothing wrong and would act in the same way if the situation happened again. your thoughts? >> yeah, that was a devastating statement that i heard darren wilson had made. again, he took someone's life here and again, as the

interaction moved away from the car and we see that there are gunshots that continued for quite a bit of time even with a time gab as he moved farther and farther away from the car, i think the eyes of the world and united nations and others have to wonder about when there's a limit to the excessive use of force under darren wilson's perspective. we just don't see a reasonable limit there. >> that speaks to the second part of my question, it does not speak to the first part. have you opened your mind to the possibility that this officer may have been right? >> oh, yes, ok, i didn't hear the first part. i think that you also have to have an open mind as to the possibility. as an attorney be you look at facts and try to make your own judgments based on the facts that you realize split second

judgments have to be made. i think darren wilson's interactions with michael brown, the problem is as you move farther and farther away from initial action which darren wilson initiated, you're looking at the use of deadly force as opposed to any other sort of technique. remember, michael brown didn't have any weapon on him. he was running, had already been shot by this person, so as you move farther and farther away from the momentum when this young teenager had been shot, had no weapon, was running away, it becomes harder to justify the killing of him, so i definitely have an open mind to the facts, but you the facts just don't seem to suggest that a killing was necessary, in my view. >> thank you for joining us. we thank you for coming back repeatedly with our show. we're going to go back to ferguson for the very latest and talk to jami floyd about the

criticism directed at the st. louis prosecutor. >> arkansas and mississippi could become the next steps to allow same sex america. federal judges tuesday ruled bans in both states unconstitutional, but the rulings pend appeal. >> china suing people suspected of fleeing that country with billions of dollars, capturing and arresting 300 final i was. beijing believe 8,000 fled the country taking with them $129 billion. the u.s. has rejected signing and extradition treaty for subjects accused of the crimes. >> prisoners in egypt were honored last night last night in new york, a moment of silence held. today marks 333 days since

aljazeera correspondents were detained. aljazeera rejects all charges against them. >> hanging laundry turned into a brush for death for this woman in australia. she was in her background when a sinkhole opened beneath her feet. she fell nine feet into the hole, which was partially filled with water. neighbors heard her screaming and called for help. she was pulled from the pit. it was caused by an old well on the property. >> a high speed car chase came to a smashing end in oklahoma city, the driver dodged police for 20 minutes before coming to the end of the road. he got a running start and crashed through a about her cade, but the vehicle got stuck in a chain link fence. officers chased him by foot before a bystander tack would him in our parking lot. >> a siberian tiger released into the wild by president vladimir putin is now the prime suspect of a recent goat killing spree in northeast china. a witness saw punk you are holes in the goat's skull the size of

a finger. two goats are killed, three now missing. the tiger's name is usten. they are tracking it. >> nasa installed its first 3-d printer in space, successfully printed its first project, a part for the printer itself, complete with a made in space logo and maybe one small port for a 3-d printer, powan giant leap for space exploration. >> deals in states where marijuana is legal, offering their own door buster deals. the new york daily news saying they are attracting customers with high end holiday strains and pot and pumpkin pies. a warning to santa if there are milk and cookies left out for you. >> that is not mistletoe. >> no. >> vowing to take action and stop intercept assaults on campus. >> the university of virginia

accused of turning a blind eye to rapes. a former alum speaks out about her own assault. >> off the coast of new zealand, a ship wreck located 100 years after it sunk. >> there's nothing better than the day at the lanes, bowling with frozen at your keys for a good cause.

>> time for one of today's discoveries. a new zealand filmmaker releasing this video. >> the ship sunk off new zealand 112 years ago. onboard are the remains of 500 chinese miners. their bodies were being returned to their homeland for burial.

>> all of this footage is going to be featured in a documentary about the ship. >> obesity has now been linked to cancer. the world health organization saying 4% of cases can be linked to being overweight and obese. it's worse in north america, 10,000 cases here connected to being overweight. >> change is coming to the university of virginia, that according to school leaders who were criticized in rolling stone magazine about the way they handle campus sex assaults. last night, leaders vowed to take action. >> we do not tolerate this type of behavior. >> officials vowing at a crock down on cases of sexual assault on campus. an emergency meeting was called in response to an essay, in it horrific allegations of gang rape during a party at a fraternity house two years ago plus claims that the university

failed to protect the female students. >> jacki's experience should not have happened and nothing like it should ever happen again. >> university president sullivan has asked police to investigate the 2012 incident. authorities request anyone who may know what happened that night to come forward. >> there were people in that room who saw and heard what has been called shocking and horrifying and gut wrenching, and i hope that those by standers have the moral courage to come forward and help us with that investigation. >> in the wake of the scandal, uva plans sweeping reforms, like curbing underage drinking and encouraging rape victim to say report any incidents. while the university is talking about a zero tolerance policy now, a school dean says in the last seven years, no student who has admitted to sexual assault

that been expelled. >> they are willing to say i've done something wrong and recognize that and i'm willing to take my licks and deal with it. >> a graduate of the university of virginia and sexual assault survivor is now you a project coordinator for sexual misconduct response and prevention at the university. she joins us via skype from baltimore. thank you for joining us. u.v.a. adopt add zero tolerance policy yesterday that board members will vote on in december. do you think that policy that teeth in it? >> it will depend on what it entails, but it's a good gesture to begin with to say at least now the board is very aware of what's been happening and engaged with the issue, which holds promise. >> emily, you were also mentioned in this article and as a sexual assault victim, too. you were one of the first people jacki, the victim opened up to. how did you help her through this experience and have you

talked with her since the article published? >> i will say that i have spoken with her recently and i can say that she's well. as far as helping her through the experience, i did what any good advocate would do, very simply just believe, reassure that it's not their fault and reflect back the feelings that they're sharing with you, because they're entitled to feel what they're going through. >> let's talk about suspended sore routes and fraternities for the rest of the year. is that good enough or is this problem permeating beyond the greek life? >> if you removed all fra tents and sore rights i don't mean every campus on america, you would still have sexual assaults. it's not necessarily enough, but i will say that this kind of pause in the greek life is a good opportunity on reflecting going forward, both students and administrators get that pause to really look at what we should do

going forward into that next semester and in the years to come. >> another thing that the board is talking about is cracking down on underage drinking. is it too simplistic to blame alcohol? >> it's very simplistic in some ways, but we do initialize associated with a substantial number of sexual assaults that occur on college campuses. again, just like fra tents, every college campus dry, there would still be sexual assault because it stems from an issue of power, control and violence rather than just drunkenness, but it is an interesting and mitigating factor that has to be con tended with. we don't want the unintended alcohol poisoning where no one calls 911 anymore because they worry about punishments from underage drinking. >> thank you so much for joining us.

>> just in time for the holiday shopping season, a bill of rights for retail workers, a vote by the san francisco board of supervisors was unanimous. businesses will be required to give workers predictable schedules, they'll also have to pay them for last minute changes and time spent on call. the chamber of commerce calls those rules onerous. >> a check of your holiday forecast is not looking too good. nicole mitchell here with more. >> the holiday itself was lovely. we just to have get there first and so many people traveling, especially air travel today. as the system that crawled up the coast causing problems. by tomorrow, looking better. look at new york, rain, switch to go snow. these temperatures in the 40's, that's early in the day, they're dropping through the day. tomorrow, 39, sunshine and it looks like it will stay through the holiday weekend. this is important for new york, because the macy's parade tomorrow, even the winds die down by then.

with a nor'easter, winds in the 20-30-mile per hour range. that's good, you don't want the balloons attacking. tomorrow oh, look how much clearer a forecast this is. we're going to see snow in the northern tier, we have it this morning and into the west coast. friday possibly not as big a shopping day, a lot of people are start to go shop on thursdays. once we get through today, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. >> the left overforecast is good. nicole, thank you very much. >> the halladay season is a time for charity. some in cincinnati found a unique way to give back. yes, that's bowling with frozen turkeys. it's been happening at fountain square for years, participants had to donate canned goods or cash to take part. that's not too easy to throw those frozen at your keys.

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ground in pro democracy activist camps. >> the down side of the tech boom for some living in silicon valley, how the suction of some could create a real housing crisis for those who are not millionaires. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm erica pitzi. calm on the streets of ferguson this morning after a night police call much better than the night before. >> there was violence. riot police using tear gas and smoke bomb to say break up crowds got me from more than 2,000 missouri national guard soldiers on the ground. >> it comes as officer darren wilson is speaking publicly for the first time. >> i had reached out my window with my right hand to grab on to his forearm, because i was going to move him back so i was no longer dropped. i felt the immense power that he had. it was like a 5-year-old holding on to hulk hogan. >> president obama voicing his displeasure with the on going violence.

>> burning buildings, torching cars, destroying property, putting people at risk, that's destructive and there's no excuse for it. >> we have team coverage this morning. mike viqueira is tracking the reaction from washington, but we're going to start with john in ferguson, missouri. police stepping up their presence on day two of the ferguson protests. what's the latest? >> the latest is that if you thought the authorities here were not ready for the violence that happened on monday, then they certainly were on tuesday. it was a very, very different feel in ferguson last evening compared to what happened after the grand jury decision was handed up. there was sporadic violence in the town. outside the city hall, a police cruiser was set ablaze and there were around 40 arrests, but what is being pointed to as the main

reason for the comparative calm in ferguson last night is the adding of another 1500 members of the national guard. the governor told us there were 700 guard members backing up authorities here and the police and last night, that was pretty much trimmed to 2200. >> tell us about that building that you're standing in front of. some say little a stunning image of monday's aftermath. >> let me step aside. we are on west florissant avenue where much of the violence happened down the road from the he pie center of it. as the camera zooms in, you can see as the camera zooms in, you can see that this was once a beauty store. the word beauty, which was part of the storefront sign has collapsed along with the rest of the building and now lies in the rubble, and this has become one of the most iconic sights from

the trouble here. >> we finally heard from officer darren wilson last night. how are the people of ferguson reacting this morning? >> we've heard in the last half hour or so from leslie, michael brown's mother, and she says that the words spoken by officer wilson in the television interview yesterday only add insult to injury and are disrespectful. a lot of people here feel that officer wilson had a strategy in that interview, that he had a long time to think about it, and that he was coached and what he saw on television yesterday was close to a performance. however, it's also worth making the point that in ferguson and in this area, officer wilson has many, many supporters. you don't see them on television very often, but they are vocal on line. they have raised something like

$400,000 in his name. now, his supporters say that he knows that his police career is over, so the life that he once had has ended and he must find a new way of making a living going forward. >> there's talk that he will face a civil suit, as well and will need that money. john, thank you very much. >> let's go to senior washington correspondent mike viqueira. good morning, at an appearance in chicago tuesday, president obama said he has no sympathy for those who destroyed their own communities. take a listen. >> for the overwhelming majority of people who feel frustrated and pain, because they get a sense that maybe some communities aren't treated fairly or some individuals aren't seen as worthy as others, i understand that. i want to work with you and i want to move forward with you. your president will be right there with you. >> what else can we expect from

the president right now? >> the white house has really struggled in the aftermath of that grand jury decision and unrest in ferguson. the president talking tougher against protestors and those who would cause damage to the community and property and individuals there in ferguson, while at the same time, as you just heard him expressing empathy and a need to address the concerns, this divide between law enforcement and the community not just in ferguson, but nationwide. nothing points that out more than the split screen, the president appearing in the briefing room and then on the other side of the screen seeing the violence that was unfolding, police cars overturned even as the president called for calm. the president is under a lot of pressure, erika, you're right, to go to ferguson, a lot of people walking for him to do that. in august when this crisis first began, eric holder went yesterday, the president met with him to talk about

immigration. the white house is saying that a trip is under consideration, all the usual concerns are there, the president's presence would interfere with law enforcement, there's an gone going department of justice consideration, as well. if you look at it in disasters and cries over the course of the obama administration, joplin, missouri for tornadoes or sandy hook elementary school, the president has gone. a lot of people want him to do the same in ferguson. >> you mentioned the d.o.j. investigation, what steps are federal law enforcement officials taking now? >> eric holder made comments yesterday. there are two on going investigations, one a civil rights violation. one is seeing if the d.o.j. can revamp patterns and practices within the department. eric holder said it's time for

concrete steps, not just talk. the question is what can be done besides talking and symposiums and conferences and things of that nature. here's more of what eric holder had to say yesterday: >> it is an opportunity for us to find those things that bind us as a nation, to be honest with one another about those things that continue to divide us and to come up with ways in which we he make this union even more perfect. >> again, eric holder trying to walk that same line as the nation's chief law enforcement officer condemning the violence taking place on the streets while at the same time saying he's encouraged by those who would engage in peaceful protests. erika. >> thank you, mike. >> we coffer the news, sometimes we become part of it. last night, one of our teams got caught up in the protests in ferguson, that's robert ray and his crew. suddenly, protestors and police gathered and he was hit with tear gas.

take a look. >> gas! gas! go! >> neither robert nor his crew were hurt. >> thousands gathered in minneapolis, this hours after a woman was dragged more than 20 feet by a car that tried to push through a protest. she was not seriously injured. the driver was later stopped by police, but not charged. in new york, traffic was blocked in manhattan. the f.d.r. drive and west side highway were closed. they tried to walk through the

lincoln tunnel to new jersey but were stopped by police. >> in oakland, california, looting, as an angry mob smashed windows at a strip mall, grabbing what they could. they set garbage fires in the streets. protestors marched on to the free ways, shutting down two interstates before police cleared the scene. >> two charged with trying to help isil. one was charged in a courtroom. another suspect is still on the loose, he flew to turkey back in may. the men were making arrangements to travel to syria and become isil fighters. >> in iraq, peshmerga forces pushing back isil fighters at the mosul dam, suicide bombers hit first, followed by dozens have isil members. coalition members beat back the attack. control of the dam is critical. it plies electricity to much that have country. >> adjustment special forces carried out a raid on an al-qaeda timeout in yemen and

rescued eight hostages. about two dozen commandos and yemenis troops surprised the captors. a shootout killed one of them. none of the hostages are americans. >> top advisors are asked to come up with a new manual for afghan forces in light of new guidelines giving u.s. troops permission to go after taliban fighters there, not just members of al-qaeda. u.s. combat operations officially ended in december in afghanistan. >> in libya, airstrikes have hit a military air base. that's the last functioning tripoli airport. >> it comes as the united nations is asking all sides not to undermine the political process there. we report on the fighting taking lace in benghazi. >> this is the effect of the fighting in benghazi, the once

busy streets on their battle grounds. these are the districts in the north of the city. for the past month, the group has fought the general for control. he insists he has the upper hand. >> all the people fighting now are residents and the nationalist youth of benghazi, the first to fight the terrorists. the situation is good. we are taking control. >> this is disputed. in recent days, fighters have attacked bases around the cities international airport. across libya, it's a similar story. this week, forces have bombed tripoli's second airport. it is in the hands of forces that support the general national congress. a supreme court ruling has left the government of the g.n.c. as the only legitimate one in

libya. >> the national salvation government has always adopted the policy of peace acceptance and dialogue, yet now we are forced by what is happening to embrace the policy of war and armed confrontation. >> the united states nations expressed deep concern about the airstrikes against the airport. >> it's a new step in the wrong direction against the political dialogue. once again, the united nations would like to call on all libyans, particularly those who are using force not to do anything to undermine the political process. >> with rival armed groups fighting each other in the streets, the u.n.'s preferred political process seems a long way off. dominic cane, aljazeera. >> an arrest warrant came for

the general hours after tuesdays airport attack. >> new details from cairo, an investigation to the protest after president morsi was overthrown last year. his supporters were found to be the first to open fire at one demonstration in august. a police officer was killed. a dozen morsi supporters are now serving prison sentences related to those protests. >> our friends and colleagues currently held in prison in egypt were honored last night during the international press freedom awards. a moment of silence was held, today marking 333 days since they were detained. we are keeping our fingers crossed that they maybe released by christmas. >> in hong kong, police arresting protestors including two student leaders at the heart of the pro democracy movement. >> police tore down barricades and pulled down tents. we have the latest from hong kong. >> to many protestors, a rude

awakening by bayless declaring this was the day they had to move out or face arrests. even ruder, a confrontation with student leaders who have complained of excessive police force. >> a few minutes later, he was under arrest again, grabbed as police started clearing the barricades, pushing demonstrators back. >> because the force of the police is too strong for us. we have no weapons. >> the police tactic seems to be to advance and remove obstacles are there and arresting anybody who obstructs them. in doing so, of course, they are moving the demonstrators back into a smaller and smaller area. >> the protest camp has been the site of some of the worst confrontations, especially between protestors and local

people. many here applauded the police action. >> are you happy? >> yeah, very happy! >> even among the supporters of the campaign for democracy, there has been growing dissatisfaction after two months of occupying roads with no apparent success. >> is this the end of the movement? >> no, absolutely not. >> never will be the end, it's only beginning. >> the occupation of other sites on hong kong island continues, but as demands for full democracy go unheeded, the yellow umbrella symbol looks increasingly battered. >> in main that land china, most news about the protests have been censored. residents have gotten get word about what's happening. >> the weather making its way up the east coast as thousands of you head out for thanksgiving. >> it could be really messy. >> a lot of the wave of airlines deal with this, because this is

a big flying day as people get out is just by canceling flights. some left are start to go delay, philadelphia up to two hours with all this rain moving up the coastline at ryan and now starting to see more snow. this is predominantly rain, but as cooler air movers in on the backside, we are starting to see place right along the border of verge, west virginia starting to see more snow. more will convert to snow later in the day. through the rest of the day, dealing with it into late this evening, it starts to move into extreme new england and then by tomorrow, mostly clearing out. interior, there will still be some of this left on the ground, but look how much clearer that forecast is as we get into the day on thursday. that is an improvement. in the meantime, winter storm warnings up almost the entire northern half of the eastern seaboard. some of those snow to get will be up to a foot of snow. it is going to be a big mess. >> thank you very much.

>> picking up the pieces in ferguson, missouri, business owners surveying the damage of their stores, how they plan of to go forward. >> getting a handle on that obesity in america, the f.d.a. making sure you know how many calories there are when you eat at a restaurant. >> nasa is trying to figure out just what is that mysterious fire in the sky.

>> taking a look now at the video shot by our citizen journalists around the world. two kayakers off of hawaii were forced on to nearby walks by bad weather. they were hoisted onboard a jet ski. >> a twister reportedly hit 20 homes, but there are no reports of injuries. this is the second twister to touchdown in south africa which sees more tornadoes than any other african nation. >> a fireball in the sky near alabama.

it's 14-inches in diameter weighing 120 pounds. it was likely traveling at 67,000 miles an hour before it broke apart 27 miles above earth. >> as we have been he reporting, ferguson picking up the pieces this morning after two violent nights. >> it was calmer last night, but monday, some stores were burned, others damaged by looters. this is all that is left of some businesses. owners must now decide how to move forward. we have more. >> in ferguson, neighbor helps neighbor, sweeping up glass and boarded up windows broken monday night. restaurant owner was overwhelmed by the support. >> people locked all their arms together and they stood in front and blocked the restaurant. >> he and his wife own kathy's kitchen and another restaurant they hope to open in the spring.

both were damaged. >> when you listen on the news and listen to the governor, you expected the national guard. i expected the police and them to work together to have better protection. they told us they would protect the business and everything around here. >> a dozen businesses along west florissant avenue were damaged or destroyed. >> we have been begging for protection from the beginning. >> a volunteer for a non-profit promoting ferguson is outraged by the violence and said the governor and national guard dropped the ball. >> the business is the blood of the community. when they take the businesses down, what do they expect no they are not going to have any jobs here, we're going to leave. >> restaurant owner is still committed to ferguson. >> if i'm the only one here brick by brick, i will open it. it will take more than a few rocks and sticks from stop me from doing what i have to do. >> he just hopes his community

is as committed to him. >> there are reports that the majority of businesses damaged in the violence are owned by minorities. >> former top officials at the pentagon said she is not interested in becoming the next secretary of defense. her name has been removed from the list. she was a candidate last year when then secretary leon panetta resigned. she served in the pentagon from 2009-2012. >> new york senator chuck schumer said democraties were wrong for putting the affordable care act ahead of other issues like the recession in 2008. he said he still supports the legislation but admits most americans were happy with their employer provided coverage at the time. >> president obama expected to take action to curb greenhouse gases, the white house set to delay regulation designed to limit ozone emissions at factories and power plants in

the countries, especially the midwest. >> a new era of awareness at place we say eat. >> chain stores, restaurants, all going to be required to post calorie counts on their menus. >> not everyone is onboard. >> the f.d.a. said americans get one third of their calories eating out, leading to more obesity and heart disease. >> if people know more about the calories in their food, they can make choices and hopefully, choices that will actually contribute to their health. >> the f.d.a. is issuing new rules, requiring large chain restaurants, drive-thrus, and pizza places to post calorie counts on their menus. the rules will apply to vending machines, some prepared food at super markets and alcohol at bars, though not mixed drinks. >> if i have a craving, i'm going to eat it anyway. >> some days i care, some days i don't.

>> menus will have to include saying 2,000-calories a day are used for general nutrition advice but calories vary. >> given how much americans are eating out and what a negative impact it has on their diet, menu labeling is a great step forward. >> nearly 20 cities and states including new york and california already require chain restaurants to list calories, and some restaurants like mcdonald's voluntarily do. the new f.d.a. rules are the first nationwide requirements. the national restaurant association voiced support, saying diners and restaurants will have a new tool to make chases for right for them. critics say there's no proof that labeling will reduce obesity. grocery stores are not chain restaurants. we are disappointed that the final rules will capture grocery stores, imposing a large cost and burden on our members. >> it will be a change for them,

but it will be an important change in terms of what consumers want. hopefully at the end of the day, it will benefit everyone. >> rules were required to be created on labeling calories. restaurants have one year to comply. it is not clear how the rules will be enforced. >> a 2008 study found people reduced their calorie consumption by 6% after starbucks started posting calorie counts. >> we've talked about the storm that is going to hit the east coast, but now finding out the midwest could be a mess, as well. you're tracking that storm. >> and another on the west coast. we have different things we're monitoring. minnesota, iowa getting snow now. this part of the country handles snow pretty well, a couple slick spots on the road. what i'm most concerned about is a cold front bringing in high winds. tomorrow morning, parts of iowa

into minnesota, sub zero wind chills, 20 below zero is what it would feel like. bundle up heading out for those holiday meals. this has brought a persistent flow-in so we have stubborn snow and rain that has come through the region. the front will reinforce this. i mentioned the stubborn snow, montana, wyoming getting more of that today, so we have the winter storm warnings in effect and the little bit of a break, but more system rain, seattle under a flood watch because we've had the rain and this will add to all of it. there is a very busy day, tomorrow it quiet down, so at least we have a little light at the end of the tunnel. >> what did they see in the grand jury in the shooting death of michael brown. we break down the eyewitness testimony she says is often unreliable. >> a tech boom in northern california creating a high demand for real estate. the fight some residents are now

wage to go stay in their homes. >> a driver leading police on a high speed chase in oklahoma city. the daring move he made after his vehicle was stuck.

>> you're looking live this morning at a very wet times square in new york city. rain is expected to turn to snow. the city under a winter storm warning just a day ahead of the macy's thanksgiving day parade. nicole mitchell will ever all the details throughout the morning. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead, there are growing calls for police to wear body cameras. we'll tell you what some are now doing to document their encounters with authorities. >> got an extra $37,000 to spend? we'll tell you about the thanksgiving meal that all that money can buy. >> a look at our latest headlines, two student leaders among the protestors arrested in hong kong.

scuffles broke out when riot police cleared barricades. supporters of the pro democracy movement have been camped out there since september. >> a major storm system is working its way up the east coast, bringing rain and snow and potential headaches for the millions traveling for thanksgiving. some areas may see more than a foot of pretty sure powder. airlines have announced at least 200 flight cancellations. >> a heavier police presence overnight in ferguson keeping protests calmer. protestors burned a police car and broke windows at city hall, but nothing like monday. more than 40 people were arrested. >> joining us now from ferguson, missouri is our correspondent. last night calmer than monday, largely because of stepped-up police presence. what did you see? >> it was definitely a lot calmer, about 100 people gathered, just like the night before, except that this time,

protestors were trying to work with police, trying to calm the crowd. every now and then, people would throw objects. the police really target the people in the crowd, they went after the bad apples, which would create a little bit of a ruckus. we witnessed probably seven or eight arrests over the course of about an hour, but it was really nothing compared to the night before. there were some looting attempts, the walgreens, there was an attempt at looting. there were some -- there was a police car that was rocked back and forth, there were a couple attempts at fires, but things were pretty much put out immediately. the comparison to the night before, it was very calm. >> can you give us a sense of how dangerous it gets during these protests? >> you know, it's -- it's no more dangerous for us than for a lot of the people there.

you really get into the thick of it when you start getting tear gassed and there was a little bit of tear gas last night, nothing compared to the night before, where we put on our gas masks and we go, we're prepared for anything, so we're right there. we actually have that luxury where a lot of the people that get stuck in the crowd don't, because it's really quite effective, it disperses the crowd immediately. your eyes burn, you can start throwing up. we saw a lot of that. every now and then, you can get hit. i got hit with one. you saw a couple of people in the crowd get hit. it's not like getting hit with a rubber bullet, but it's not pleasant. it can get hairy. >> you were there in august and the police took a lot of heat back then and in september during the initial aftermath of the michael brown shooting. from what you're seeing now, how are they handling the situation this time around? >> there's no question that there are a lot more that are

prepared with hundreds of hours of training. they are not reacting to the crowd the same way they were before. they are not allowing themselves to get heated by the protestors, not allowing themselves to overreact, and that was a big difference, before, you know, they didn't know how to handle these crowds where now it's clear that they do, and frankly, they're doing a pretty good job. >> stay safe as always. thanks. >> the justice department began its own investigation. >> some violently protested the decision not to indict darren wilson, while others looked ahead to the next chapter, the u.s. justice departments

investigation into the killing of michael brown. >> we're going to hold out hope that at some point, justice will be served. >> the justice department has two investigations underway, one examining whether officer wilson violated brown's civil rights, the other a broader look at the ferguson police department as a whole and whether the predominantly white democratic exhibits a pattern of discrimination or excessive force, a pattern of violating the civil rights of ferguson's residents, a majority of whom are black. >> they will be conducted rigorously and in a timely manager so that we can move forward at expeditiously as we can to restore trust to rebuild understanding and to faster cooperation between law enforcement. >> legal experts say the tougher case to bring will be against the officer. the department of justice would have to prove that officer wilson intended to vital brown's civil rights. >> they will be looking for

anything that's unusual in his actions that would not be the normal course of actions that an officer would have taken. >> as for the investigation into the ferguson police department, barbara calls that a slam dunk. >> i say that we are definitely going to see a signing of abuse here, avasion of the civil rights laws. the question will be what is the remedy. what will the justice democratic do. >> it was the violent police beating in los angeles of unarmed motorist rodney king over 20 years ago that helped lead congress to pass a law authorizing the department of justice to investigate police departments for civil rights violations and to order measures to force those democrats to change their practices. justice has investigated 20 police departments in the past five years, ferguson joins this list. >> there's a real chance that the civil investigation will bring about broad-based reforms

to the ferguson police department. >> the justice department is now working on best practices to help law enforcement handle protests. >> we're hearing from officer wilson himself in an interview defending what he did that august night. >> it's always going to be something that happened. >> you are -- you have a very clean conscience. >> the reason i have a clean conscience that i know i did my job right. >> wilson said he and brown struggled. he called brown "very powerful." eyewitnessesness brown had his hands up when wilson shod and killed him. for more on the witness testimony, we are joined by our legal contributor jami floyd. good morning, thank you for joining us. you have claimed that eyewitness testimony is totally unreliable. why did the prosecutors in this case present so much of it, 60

eyewitnesses here. >> i wouldn't say it's totally unreliable, but one of the least reliable forms of evidence, although juries love it. there's nothing a juror likes more than a witness on the witness standpointing to a defendant and saying that's the guy, i saw him do it, right? that's what we love, that's what we see on television and that's the most compelling form of evidence, but it's not the best form of evidence. even prosecutor mcculloch for all his criticism said at his press conference that eyes withs are notoriously unreliable. the evidence in this case, the witnesses were all over the map. what they agreed upon were two things, the moment the confrontation started and the moment it ended with they killed him, and that's pretty much it. everything in between was in disagreement. >> is it because eyewitnesses are so emotional, caught up in the moment or just prone to

discrepancies. >> all of that. we bring our biases to what we see, our history to what we see and the emotion of the moment, the adrenaline surge, and also a different vantage point. the incident here if you look and i started now to read very carefully the different accounts that have been released, the incident here diverges clay at the critical moment where michael brown turns around. there are very different accounts of what happens when he turns around, and critical difference is where were his hands. everybody has a different account of where his hands were. down, up, and was he lunging, was he falling, was he charging, everyone seems to have a different approach to that, and everyone i think is telling the truth. their version of the truth. >> prosecutors got the chance

with this grand jury to point out those discrepancies in the eyewitness testimony, defense not there, no one there to challenge. >> that's the problem with a grand jury. how is that kind of procedure working? >> the prosecution puts forward the witnesses, but there's no intensive cross examination. it's not an adversarial system. the witnesses present their evidence, but the grand jurors don't cross examine. the prosecution picked apart some of the witnesses, brought up that of their credibility problems, but didn't with other witnesses, and there's no real effort on the part of anyone to present a cross examination the

way you see in a trial. that's why perhaps here a trial would have been a better thing. >> let's talk about the comparison between eyewitness testimony and ballistics. which one do you feel had the strongest evidence in this case. >> what's inning here is the only real definitive ballistics in this case was in the car. the ballistics evidence and autopsy evidence in the car is very, very clear what happened inside the automobile. once you get out of the car and darren wilson is pursuing michael brown, it becomes much less clear what went on and so do the eyewitnesses. again aba trial might have been more dispositive of what went on, we could have cross examined the witnesses and we could ever had expert witnesses. >> police in oklahoma city used their feet to catch this man on a high speed chase. the driver dodged police for 20 minutes before he crashed

through the barricade. the car got stuck in a fence. a bystander helped stop him in a nearby parking lot. >> two more states may soon allow same-sex marriages to go forward, arkansas and mississippi and separate rulings on tuesday, federal judges threw out the bans in those states, those rulings are on hold, same-sex marriage legal in 35 states and the district of columbia. the tech boom in california, rising prices a down side. residents in palo alto are now fighting to stay, because they can't afford to move. there's more at stake than just a roof over their heads. >> palo alto, california, the heart of silicon valley, where tech millionaires live and home to stanford university. in the middle of it all sits ben in a series at a mobile home park, providing affordable housing in a city that's become rich from the tech boom.

a developer has offered the lots owners millions to build luxury apartments here. it would displace the current resident. >> if this place were to close, i don't know where i'd go. i don't know where 90% of these people can go. >> they work in tech. they are silicon valley's gardeners, housekeepers, cooks and nannies. while they've benefited from the same economic growth, they've also become its earliest casual casualties. they've paid hundreds of dollars in rent where the median home price is under $2 million. >> the mobile home park has 400 low income residents, many hispanic and they want to stay, because it has one of the best school districts in the state. >> for the family, the school district has been transformative. erika now leads the community

battle against the eviction and says in many ways, it's more about actions to education than a real estate wrangle over compensation. >> my parents came from mexico, and we grew up here in palo alto, mostly, and i was the first one to graduate from college in my family. >> the value of diversity has not been lost on more affluent neighbors, some have joined the fight to keep ben tevita in palo alto. >> the risk of that prosperity is we lose diversity in the range of families. >> the residents have turned this into a legal fight and offered to buy the property as a collective. >> these units will never come back if they're gone. i think everybody loses if the park is closed. >> the property owner would not speak to aljazeera, though their attorney pointed out that private land owners have the right to sell their own real estate, something residents

acknowledge as they face an uncertain future with their families. >> melissa said all of silicon valley added over 200,000 new housing units. of those, only 350 were considered to be affordable housing. >> shot 41 times by police, another incident that sparked outrage. >> up next, we'll talk to the mother on the grand jury decision in ferguson and whether police officers should wear body cameras. >> it's time now for our big quote. >> amid the continued frustration in ferguson, there's a member of the obama administration trying to find light in the darkness. >> this is an opportunity to be honest with one another about those things that continue to divide us. up next, the man behind the message.

>> who said this is an opportunity to be honest with one another about those things that continue to divide us? >> our big quote is from attorney general eric holder, talking about the obama administration's efforts to tackle mistrust between police and communities across the country. >> in ferguson, michael brown's parents are responding to darren wilson's first comments about the shooting of their son, calling them an insult after injury. the parents are pushing for police to wear body cameras. >> people are recording encounters themselves meanwhile. some of these doing it are black teens with cell phones. >> in the two years he's been driving, he has been pulled over seven times and only twice has it been for any discernible reason. he and his father say it doesn't make sense. >> i'm in school, i have two jobs. i recently moved out to my own place, so i mean, i feel like,

you know i'm doing the best i can as, you know, for my age or whatever. i've had the last person actually ask me did you steal this car. he asked that question. this is a normal traffic stop, why are you asking me that, you know. >> he's telling me he's going to arrest me and he's arresting me. >> african-americans are much more likely to be pulled over for police for investigative stops to search the car. one study suggests that african-american males are three times more likely to be pulled over than white counter parts. john purrries, a member of rodney king's legal case said cell phone footage can make all the difference in courts. >> when cell phones came out, i myself would use a cell phone. when i got stopped, i'd tell someone on the phone i've been stopped and hold it up.

>> a passer by can record anything in public. san francisco that policies in place. >> you're at a safe distance, i'm dealing with a person. >> an officer showed us what he considers the proper distance. >> if i cross over. >> if you approach me, right, that's way too close, because now i to have deal with you. >> how and when should a driver go for his phone. the issue is so new that no clear legal guidelines are established. it's up to the officer in question. >> certainly if the situation's calm and you want to record it, absolutely, and you can do so by holding your phone with your hands visible near your steering wheel. >> my phone is in my pocket. i'd like to record this. >> the officer can be looking oh to make sure that there's no weapon. >> put your phone down. >> in cases where reaching for a phone doesn't cause the officer to go for his gun, the phone

becomes a problem. >> when can you take away a phone? >> if a person is cited for interference, if there's any evidence, then quick request it or seize it. >> they are still not certain. >> i've kind of left it up to him. i mean, i've looked at different options, you know, if i were to record, i'd probably put some type of hidden camera in my car. again, because it's not a set law, they can do whatever they want. >> jacob ward, aljazeera, oakland, california. >> in the morning for somewhat happened in ferguson bears similarities to an incident 14 years ago in new york. four new york city police officers were acquitted after shooting and killing a 23-year-old immigrant from guinea. he reached for his wallet in the doorway of his apartment building, which was dark. police said they feared he had a gun and fired 41 shots. he was struck by 19 of those bullets. his mother is the founder of the

foundation for her son. she joins us. thanks for being with us. i want to take you back to february, 2000, thousands of people protesting in new york after the officers shot and killed your son and they were acquitted. one of those protestors said the message was loud and clear, take a listen. >> because we know they made a statement today that what they did to him, they could do to any puerto rican, dominican, black brother out here, and sisters, as well. >> february of 2000, could have been last week in ferguson, missouri, has anything really changed since your son was shot and killed by police? >> thank you for having me. my heart is broken, and my heart goes out to leslie today. as you said, almost 15 years ago, it could have been the same

story all over again. much have not been done. the problem, i think, is that whenever an incident happened, people will rise up, we will have few debates and then we move on and we pretend that everything is ok. this is the proof that my son when he was denied down and we went through the trial and acquittal and we went to the justice department and advocated for positive changes, it was to prevent the future michael brown from happening. all these young folks who are supposed to have a bright future have been taken away unjustly. my son -- >> did you think that 15 years later, we would be still having this dialogue now concerning the issue of police in the minority community? >> actually, i didn't think it would be this way, because we have done so much work.

unfortunately, it didn't pay off the way we were hoping, because the unit responsible for taking my son's life, where on civilian clothes and detectives used by then the department of nypd, they were using the stop an frisk system, and that strict crime unit was disbanded. nationwide, we debated about how we can bring community and police relation to improve it, and raise awareness, but however, if i was told when i was told in 2000 inial been knee that my son was responsible for his own death, that is not surprising for michael brown to be killed today and his family with him not even have the court see of sitting in a court of law to have their son's case be tried in the justice system. i'm not surprised at all. i am not surprised.

>> the brown family calling for all police officers to wear body cameras. do you believe if the officers who killed your son had been wearing body cameras, they would have been less likely to use deadly force? >> i do believe that even though many civil rights activists think otherwise, i do believe if those officers had the body cameras to document their actions, maybe my son would be alive today. maybe they will think twice before coming and upper handing my son for no reason. there was not even a 911 call that night. my son was in his own vestibule. i support that idea of advocating for law enforcement to wear this new technology to document their conduct and actions so that the community will rest assured that if an incident like this happens again, we can at least have the

evidence to be used and find out what went wrong. >> you believe then and i want to make sure we have this correct that body cameras are the solution to this problem that if these are recorded, they will be the answer to improving community relations with police, as well as having that evidence needed for a conviction or non-conviction. >> i do believe that is one part, but it's not the whole effectiveness that we are looking for. we are looking for trust, to rebuild the trust between the community and police. right now, there's a mistrust, and rightly so, because if our sons, black sons and hispanic went in the neighborhood being judged by the way they look, not because of their actions, we believe that something is wrong. even though body cameras will help. however, if the police are not

seeing our children as normal citizen who are doing no harm to anybody, then the problem will continue, even with body cameras, because they have to be part of the community, not against the community, because we have no choice. we walk with them. we need them, we are not against all the police, but this is something that the brown family is calling for, and i think there's something worth to explore and implement. >> thank you for being with us this morning joining us from washington, d.c. >> let's get a check of the major storm system that may cause travel problems for millions. >> everything from the snow in the northern rockies and mid with evident, the biggest problem is moving its way up the east coast, heavier amounts of snow interior, some places could see over a foot. the coastline, new york city, starting at rain will convert to snow later into the day. that could be a slushy mix,

already causing delays at airports. clears out for the northeast through the weekend. that is great news for the big macy's parade tomorrow. >> all right, nicole, mitchell, thank you so much you. >> that's it for us here in new york, i'm del walterser. >> stay with us.

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