hello, everyone, i'm don lemon reporting live from ferguson, missouri. wolf blitzer is off today. of course we'd like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we've got a lot to cover today when it comes to ferguson. city leaders are calling for

nighttime quiet and reconciliation. they're asking people to stay at home at night and promising to take step toward healing division and addressing community concerns. the investigation into the fatal police shooting that led to the unrest is moving forward today. and we're learning more about the police officer's version of what happened the day he shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown. let's get you up to speed on everything. the highway patrol captain in charge of security is also urging people to protest during the day, not at night. peaceful demonstration, descended into chaos again last night. police say two people were shot by other civilians. 31 people were arrested. and attorney general eric holder expected here tomorrow to assess the situation. he'll check on the progress of the justice department investigation into the shooting. also, a local grand jury could begin hearing evidence in this case as early as tomorrow. and a caller to a st. louis

radio station is offering new details. here's what that caller, who only identified herself as j josie, told kfta. listen. >> michael takes off with his friend. they get to be about 35 feet away. and, you know, darren's first protocol is to pursue. he stands up and yells police. michael and his friend turn around and michael starts taunting him. oh, what are you going to do about it, you know, you're not going to shoot me. and then he said all a sudden, he just started to bum rush phi. so he just started shooting. and he just kept coming. >> all of that contradicting the account of other witnesses that say that brown was trying to surrender. >> when they were running, they weren't reaching for anything. it just seems like he was running for his life.

he put his hands into the air. being compliant. and he still got shot down like a dog. >> president barack obama again calling for calm in ferguson. listen. >> to a community in ferguson that is rightly hurting and looking for answers, let me call, once again, for us to seek some understanding rather than simply holler at each other. let's seek to heal. rather than to wound each other. >> and since we've just heard from the president, let's bring in our white house correspondent, our senior white house correspondent, as a matter of fact, mr. jim acosta. some are calling for more outreach from the president. are there any plans for him to come here to ferguson? >> no plans at the moment, don. the president is being cautious about this. you heard the measured tones he was using yesterday. i talked to some senior white house officials about this idea earlier this morning. they said a couple of things. one is there are no plans for

the president to go to ferguson but that is not off the table. that could happen in the future. obviously, they want to wait for things to quiet down. they are concerned about a presidential visit swallowing up law enforcement resources to provide security for the president, if he were to come into ferguson. we were just up in martha's vineyard. and just when the president goes out to continue, local police have to cordon off the area to make sure the president is safe. the other part of this, you've heard some calls for the president to give some sort of big speech on racial issues. i talked to another senior white house official about that and they really feel like that could be, quote, pouring gasoline on a fire at this point. i think what they're hoping for is with the visit of the attorney general, eric holder, to ferguson, that will send a message that the federal government is keeping an eye on what's happening, that there will be a civil rights investigation, and they're also pointing to, quite frankly, the visit by the justice department official who leads the federal government's cops program, computer oriented policing

program. they think a big part of the problem in ferguson is policing. they're not sure that the policing techniques being used on the ground in ferguson will get the job done. so ronald davis is going in today, on behalf of the federal government, to advise local law enforcement organizations on how perhaps they might be able to calm things down, don. >> all right, jim akocosta, tha you. we're et gogetting new informat about the federal autopsy conducted on brown. evan perez joins us with that. we've learned some new details. >> right, we know the federal examiner has finished the autopsy of michael brown's body. we know they've finished it, but they're not going to release the results of that autopsy just yet. they're also not releasing it to the family members. they say the federal government wants to finish the fbi investigation into the civil rights investigation that's being done here. and it's not until then before we'll know the final results of that, don.

>> so the prosecuting attorney today responded to calls that he recuse himself from this case. why do some people want him to step aside and what is his office saying about it? is he saying anything about it? >> well, yeah, he is. there's been some criticism locally. first of all, because he made some criticisms himself of the governor when he replaced the st. louis police from being in charge of security there and brought in the state police to handle security. and so he's been very vocal about that. and also, very frankly, he has his own personal history. he was a child when his own father, a police officer for the st. louis police department, was kill as he was trying to carry out an arrest. there's been some criticism perhaps he cannot be impartial. we've heard from mr. robert mccullough's office in response to that criticism. here's what they have to say. mr. mccullough has been elected prosecutor in st. louis county since 1991. he's been re-elected every four years by an overwhelming majority of st. louis county.

the people have faith in mr. mccullough and he'll continue to do his duties. this is not going to quiet this down obviously. i should add the federal government believes the investigation being done by the county is very fair and they don't see any reason to doubt that that is going to be done properly, don. >> all right, thank you very much, evan perez, our justice correspondent in washington. meantime, back here in ferguson, missouri, this ferguson, missouri, is represented in the state senate by democratic maria chapel nidap. she joins me now. what are your thoughts today about another night of unrest? >> obviously, there is not a master plan that has been put in place, and there's complete unrest. what we are dealing with right now are two groups of people. one protesters who are peacefully demonstrating, expressing their first amendment rights. and then we have a smaller group of people who have been

infiltrating themselves in the crowds and creating all of this unrest. i've been getting reports from my constituents that there are anarchists who are among the crowds who are inciting the crowds to attack police officers. and many of the reports i've been getting today is these folks are from miami, they're from chicago, they're from california. >> was going to ask you who are they, why are they coming in here? >> well, i'm hearing some of them are the new black panthers perhaps from california. i think there's some folks who are from the south. chicago, miami. and so i've had a report today just five minutes ago, in fact, of one of the peaceful protesters who has been recording who these people are. if we have to do arrests, citizen arrests, we will do that. because the message is these people are taking away from michael brown and from what we are trying to establish here in the community. >> but is it disingenuous to say everyone who is creating havoc? i don't mean the people marching

with signs, i mean the people breaking windows, throwing molotov cocktails, would it be disingenuous to say they are from all out of the area? >> i don't think it would be an inaccurate statement to say that. what i'm saying is the reports that i've getting, and i'm getting them frequently because i'm trying to make sure i know everything that's going on, a good bunch of the people who don't have the true interest at heart when it comes to getting justice, they are a part of the looting, they are a part of just attacking police officers and such. >> what do you say to that? >> it's unfortunate. we don't want them here. we want them to go away. because this is about the justice and freedom of people who live here. >> and every -- what do you -- asking this question what do you expect to happen tonight? i asked you this question yesterday and the day before that and the day before that. >> i will tell you from the peaceful protester perspective, we're going to keep on marching. >> even though the city has called for a moratorium on

nighttime marching, you're going to continue? >> i think so. it's a first amendment right issue. we're still peaceful. we want to identify who these outsiders are. they're not welcome to missouri, period. and we're going to continue on. and i have to tell you, this community has been injured so many times before the death of michael brown. and now, with what st. louis county police officers did with the tear gassing. and so the demonstrations are going to continue until there's an arrest, until this officer is on leave without pay. >> okay, we've got to run. thank you. we appreciate it so much. the state senator here in ferguson, represents ferguson. meantime, michael brown's parents are reaccount anning to the results of the private autopsy. we learned details on that yesterday. did they get the answers they were looking for? one of the men who performed it will join me live in just moments. but up next, the police response in ferguson, have they gone too far with a heavy hand and heavy

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welcome back, everyone, live in ferguson. it was a restless night in ferguson with protesters squaring off against police. firing tear gas into the crowds to keep them in line. attorney general eric holder will be here tomorrow to check in on the investigation into the shooting of michael brown. joining me from washington is judge william webster. a former director of the cia and fbi. so, judge, what is it that attorney general eric holder is looking for when they comes here to ferguson?

>> well, that remains to be seen. i think he wants to be sure that all addressive steps are taken to protest the civil rights of american citizens and also to be sure that police officers who have responsibilities are treated with respect and they are properly trained and perform as they were supposed to. >> let's talk about that independent prosecutor. many people are calling for an independent prosecutor here. they say that bob mccullough can't be trusted in this case because of his familial ties to police. how will the decision to have him removed, how will that go about? >> well, i'm not certain about the procedures that you would follow for that type of purpose. if it's in order, the best way would be to have some understanding by consent. but so far as i know, i have not

heard a case made for taking the prosecutor out of his sworn duties and his responsibilities. i think that's a matter for a conversation and discussion. whatever procedures are followed, we want to enjoy the confidence of the citizens of ferguson and the rest of the country. >> you mentioned the police response during the l.a. riots. how does this compare? does it compare? >> well, i brought along my book, which you may or may not be able to see, but this is the report that we did in 1992. it was a significantly larger event. for police officers were acquitted of beating rodney king whose name has been immortalized for what it stands for today, which presep tated a riot that

lasted a -- let's call it a civil disorder, which lasted for six days. we did, with over 100 volunteers, to produce this report. basic conclusions may not be too far off of what we find with respect to the problem in ferguson. and that is, the absence of clear emergency preparations and responses. and a failure to work more with community oriented policing. that is to say such as we saw captain johnson doing a few days ago and working with the people who are there to make lawful protests and keep it from becoming unlawful. >> right. judge william webster, we appreciate you coming on cnn. we'll have you back. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> and still ahead here on cnn, who is to blame for the ongoing unrest each night here in ferguson, missouri?

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to veto funding unless a county district attorney stepped down. his attorney tells cnn that he will go to the travis county courthouse to be fingerprinted and have his mug shot taken. again, texas governor rick perry will turn himself in on that conspiracy charge to the travis county courthouse today or he will be fingerprinted and booked. stay with cnn throughout the day for news on this breaking story. back now here in ferguson. within just the last few hours, we learned that the third autopsy on michael brown has been completed. the department of justice says it won't release any details from the report until the federal civil rights investigation is done. and last night's chaos here in ferguson came just hours after we heard the results of the private autopsy. his parents reacted to them this morning on nbc's "today" show. >> i want to ask you about autopsy that was conducted on behalf of your family by dr dr. baden. i don't want to go into great detail, but we do know he was shot six times.

did you learn what you think you needed to know from that autopsy that gives you a clearer picture of what happened to your son that night? >> no. >> what more do you need to know? >> why. what was the cause for that excessive force, you know, -- >> at least six shots, but nothing that necessarily backs one version of events over another. i want to bring in now our guest, a forensic pathologist who worked with dr. baden on the autopsy. you are obviously looking at the evidence presented to you. what impact do you think it will make that your autopsy was the second one performed on michael? does cha hang how accurate it can be and how it will be

perceived? >> i'm association sorry, repea question, i didn't quite hear you, i apologize. >> that your autopsy is the second one, the one performed within the middle. your details may be different than the first one and the second one, the third one, the third one may contradict something you have. how does, does that have any bearing on the accuracy of your autopsy, that it companies in the middle, it's the second one? >> sure, let me just say, i'll reiterate what dr. baden says, is she is a well-respected medical examiner, she runs a good office, and dr. baden and i both feel that she is -- her autopsy or her office's autopsy is not going to differ much from ours. we really believe that. there might be a few discrepancies. and there may be none. that's why it's very critical that we get access to the first autopsy to compare their results

with ours and have an understanding of what they were seeing versus what we were seeing. as far as the third autopsy -- i would just say on the third autopsy, same thing, it would be nice to be able to review their results and compare theirs with ours. and that's really where you're going to see any differences, if any actually exist. >> but they're saying they're not going to share anything until there is a grand jury and that, you know, that it is absolutely called for. what exactly do you need, though, to build a complete picture of what happened here? >> the most critical, two critical pieces of information that we need would be the first awe topcy results. the autopsy report, the toxicology report, the clothing. we really need to be able to examine the clothing that michael brown had on the day this incident occurred. and then we also need to really

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is going on in ferguson, missouri, in america, okay, these are armed police are semiautomatic rifles, with batons, with shields, many of them dressed for combat. now, why -- >> i don't know what's in those guns. i'm not going to see this end in a disaster tonight. >> the police are over here warning people, get out of the roadway. we're going to follow that advice. come over this way. somebody just threw something.

all right, we're going to step -- these are stun grenades, don. stun grenades. these are stun grenades. not tear gas. clearly, clearly, the crowd throwing things at the police on this other side of west florissa gl t. that's tear gas. that's tear gas. that's definitely tear gas. we're going to walk down the street to get away from the tear gas. >> we're told where we are -- did someone get shot? >> yes, that's what they're

saying. >> there's an abundance of police activity. i'm being told here someone in the car that just pulled up in front of us got shot. they pulled someone out of the car. where we are here. someone was just put out of the car. they came down the street. we're told that person got shot. we're being told by police to put these on. to put on our gas masks. and as a matter of fact, i am going to do this. because i need to be here. can you help me with this, mark? we have been told by cnn management that if this -- if something starts to happen, that we must protect ourselves and that's exactly what we're going to do here.

how you doing, jake, did you get hit by gas? >> yeah, we all did, we all got hit by gas. you all right, man? this is a photographer who got hit pretty badly by the tear gas. dude, you all right? what happened? >> i got hit with a canister. everything came up. >> what precipitated that? >> people weren't leaving the middle of the rode. they dragged all the cones. and the yield, do not enter sign

in front of the police line like 100 feet away. the police kept asking them to leave. when they didn't leave, they just launched more gas into the crowd. that was that. yeah, i just couldn't breathe. i've been here the whole week. the people of ferguson have given me water, given me rides, protected me, helped me hide when police were firing the little rubber bullets on us. i have to say, hey, i love the people of ferguson, and i know there's issue, but i hope they get the right thing done, because they've been really good to me. >> everyone who is not credentialed media, you need to disperse immediately. >> police are moving in. the protesters are saying this is our house, we're not going anywhere. the police are moving in in force. >> huge police presence for a

very small number of protesters. presumably the ones who have left, who had their hands up, have now been arrested. >> hang on, jake, hold on. officers -- say again -- >> -- area of public safety. >> there's been a gunshot victim. please leave. >> okay, as we have said earlier, that there was possibly a gunshot victim. they're asking us to clear the area. >> this has to stop. it has to stop. i don't want anybody to get hurt. i don't want an officer to get hurt. i don't want a citizen to get hurt. we have to find a way to stop it. our citizens are calling us -- my phone, i'm getting texts, people are calling. people in the streets are saying, you've got -- it's got to stop.

>> it's really amazing to watch it back like that. my colleagues did a fantastic on. from the crews out here to my producer, our jake tapper, ed lavandera, every single member of this team did a great job. but really it's not about us. we're paid to do this. but the people of ferguson did not sign up for this. we're here to tell their stories as best we can, and as respectful as we can. we will continue to do that until this comes to some sort of solution or resolution. and we appreciate the people of ferguson and we are honored to be here just to tell their story and to help them. and also to tell the police department's side of the story as well. there's always two side, to the story and the truth is often somewhere in the middle. we'll keep that in mind. the city of ferguson tells residents to stay home, by the way. the plea follows more than a week of unrest after police shot and killed an unarmed teenager. we'll speak with a reverend

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back now live in ferguson, missouri. the chaos we've seen erupt on the streets has put ferguson in the national spotlight. the response to that chaos, the armored vehicles, sparked a broader discussion now on the militarization of our local police. now the pentagon may become an official part of that conversation. want to bring in now our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. bar ba barbara, what is the defense secretary doing? >> hagel is saying to his senior staff, i want you to give me every piece of information about this pentagon program to transfer excess military equipment to local police jurisdictions around the country. i think a really important starting point is not everything you see out there really does come from the pentagon.

there are other government agencies that have the equipment. police departments often go out and purchase tactical equipment on their own. but there is a pentagon program to transfer excess military gear to local police jurisdictions. it was supposed to be so the police would not be overmatched by heavily armed drug gangs, so they would be ready for an terrorist attack in their community. so hagel is saying let's have a talk about this inside the senior staff. what are we doing? get me all the information. one of the real questions is, is the equipment that's being transferred appropriate? is it being used appropriately? that's putting the pentagon in a very tough position. once it goes to the local police department, the pentagon has really no control over how it's even used. >> and what about -- well, i'm sure that now some of it's probably in the process, in the pipeline. is there even a pause in this program to give equipment to

local agencies? what can we expect? >> yeah, what's really happening here. i think president yesterday probably put a bit of a marker on the wall on this when he said he wants to have a review of all of this. and he wants to see exactly what's going on. this is a congressionally mandated program. the congress put it into law. really, if they're going to change it, if they're going to put it, congress need, to get involved. the president made a really good point. in this country, we hold the u.s. military and domestic law enforcement very separate and very different. how the u.s. military is equipped and prepared for combat, oversees, is one question. how the police protect local communities in this country is quite another. the president is making that point. making the point he wants to have a look at all of this. and if he wants to have a look at it, you can bet the pentagon and the rest of the government is going to have a look at it too.

don. >> barbara starr, pentagon correspondent. everyone was hoping for a peaceful and uneventful night in ferguson, missouri, last night. it was not to be. this reverend tweeted, tonight was another travesty, a gross violation of the civil rights and human rights of the people of ferguson. god is watch and so is the world. the reverend is here with me. describe what happened last night. when did it turn ugly and why? >> last night, as has been the case for so many nights, young people and other residents of ferguson organized themselves in a very powerful very respectful very dignified and peaceful way to do what any american citizen is encouraged to do when they believe their government has wronged them and that is to organize themselves into a peaceful protest. address their grievances. that's what we saw last night. that effort was met with a military opposition on the other side, it seems. there was an extraordinary display of both police and

national guard and other law enforcement officials with large military-like cannons, with automatic weapons. it was terrorizing and traumatizing. >> okay, so let me just push you on this a little bit. and there were so members of the community out there, members of the clergy out there. if there were more people who were from the area who were involved, who were standing there along that road -- it's not that long a road. >> right. >> saying, hey, guys, hey, young folks, what are you doing? so what is the community doing? if it's a police department, you think, you know, behind those actions, what's the community doing? >> i think the community's doing quite a lot. i went to several meetings yesterday. >> are there enough people in the community out there? >> we would like to see a lot more. this is really an issue around the country. dr. king encouraged us. he said, we should be on the

lookout. ways in which the system would make it difficult for folks to express their human and civil rights. that's what we're seeing here in ferg sob. certainly we need more people. let's be clear, last night, folks were trying to exercise their right of protest. >> you mentioned dr. king. dr. king faced much more opposition than that. dr. king was about peaceful protesting, nonviolence. >> absolutely. >> and maybe some of it was sparked by the presence of police. >> right. >> in the civil rights movement, for dr. king, they did not let people who commit the military, national guard, whoever came in, still peaceful, still held their ground, and made a huge difference, changed the world. >> absolutely. that's what's in the heart of folks here. i certainly can't speak for them. we and my organization, pico and other clergy are here to bear witness and what we're seeing are people of ferguson, significant numbers of young people who are mounting these amazing peaceful protests and

are quite literate on the issues and understand both the political and the civil and human rights issues. and we want to give support to them. we want to give voice to them. i invited some to come on the show today. they're working in other meetings across the county to organize their voice. one of the things they want me to say is that they're here, they're organizing, they understand the consequences of this moment in terms of their own rights and free dopes. they love their community. they love their justice. >> the most terrifying odds, right, something significant could come out of this, and it is incumbent. i'm doing my job, telling what happened. the leaders of the community have to get out there and teach the young folks how to do it. i've got to run. but best of luck to you. we're all rooting for you. we want something good to come out of this. thank you very much. appreciate that. we're going to turn to other news and talk about rockets

firing once more between gaza and southern israel. who fired first and what it means for the peace process going on in cairo. that's when we come right back. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice.

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see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. . just hours after it was extended, the truce in the middle east has been broken. israel says three rockets were fired into southern israel by gaza. cnn's fred pleitken is live for us. >> reporter: hamas sent a tweet earlier saying they are not responsible for the rockets. but the question is, has that derailed the cease-fire talks to where a cease-fire is impossible? what we're hearing from the

palestinian negotiation, they say that the prospects for reaching some sort of an agreement at this point about three hours before the cease-fire runs out are, quote, slim. for a while it looked as though the talks were doomed altogether when violence erupted earlier today. it started, as you said, with the firing of three rockets from gaza towards a town in southern israel. what happened was a flurry of israeli strikes in retaliation. we counted about 20 strikes that happened all over gaza from the south to the north. most of them the palestinians say hit farmland. the farmland has been used for rocket launchers as well. what we saw was the iron dome deflecting rockets. there was a flare-up in violence. right now, don, that has died down once again but, again, it's three hours. right now the israeli delegation has gone back to israel from cairo. we're waiting to see whether any cease-fire extension can be

reached. but the chances aren't really big at this point. >> all right. fred, thank you very much. coming up, back to ferguson and the impact on the community that could have a lasting effect long after the protests end. that's next.

. so the world is watching what happens here in ferguson. they are focused on the racial

divide here. the imbalance of power. but as our ana cabrera reports, there's another side to this story that could take an even bigger toll on the future of this community. >> reporter: if race is one issue driving the protests in ferguson, socioeconomic disparity may be the other causing an eruption in disruption. >> if the people with power and influence don't patrol it, don't show any interests in it, it's going to continue. >> reporter: but now life has become even harder for some following the ongoing destruction and looting. businesses are boarding up. >> you guys are closing up? >> yeah, we're going to close it up. we're going to board it up. >> reporter: until when? >> we're going to be gone. >> reporter: this beauty supply store was broken into and looted twice in one week.

>> now i have to look to feed my family in a different way. >> reporter: businesses have taken a huge hit. one business owner has said he's lost $1,000 a day, about 60% of his revenue since the protests began. >> property values are going to go down. >> reporter: one economic expert says the business climate in ferguson may be reminiscent of what happened with the l.a. riots in the early '90s where some businesses never rebuilt and unemployment skyrocketed. >> especially when you've got smaller-owned businesses as opposed to the big walmarts and other chain stores. as much as they'd like to rebuild and as much as they might love their community, they are not going to be able to economically survive and that's heartbreaking for a lot of the residents. >> we still have children here, families here. you can't destroy everything here. we're here. >> reporter: young mother bianca lives within eyesight of where

michael brown was shot feels her community is spiralling out of control. >> i think it's going to get worse than this. >> reporter: you think it's going to get worse? >> i think it's going to get worse. >> reporter: she worries about the future for her family and especially her 3-year-old son gregory. >> you look at your child and say i don't want my child to go through this. >> reporter: she wonders if her son will be treated fairly as he grows up. will her town be able to bridge the racial and socioeconomic divide that appears wider and deeper than ever? >> tonight on cnn in america, a cnn special report. a cnn town hall on the subject that is gripping ferguson and america. race. how can we make sure that what is happening here does not go on across america. "race in america," a cnn town hall event right here on cnn.

that is it for me, don lemon. thanks for watching. for our viewers on cnn international, stay tuned for news. and for those in the united states, stay tuned for "newsroom." brooke baldwin is next. hi there. i'm brooke baldwin. this is cnn's special live coverage on the crisis in the streets in ferguson, missouri. the conflict is predominantly between white police and hundreds of mainly black protesters. the scene is relatively calm but overnight it is chaos. police arrests at least 31 people. two people were shot. not by police but what authorities are calling crowd-on-crowd crime. and we're