>> hello, everyone. welcome to our viewers around the united states and the world. good to be with you. >> here are the two major stories we're following if for you this hour. australia and the cricket world devastated right now this morning by the death of cricketer phillip hughes after a reality tragic and bizarre accident on the pitch. we're going to hear reaction to those who loved him. >> plus, a third night of protests in ferguson, missouri. this time mostly calm. very different than what we saw two nights ago when there was rioti

rioting, when there was luting. burned down buildings. very calm. michael brown's parent, by the way, sharing their disgust right now with the first public comments from officer darren wilson. he says that he had a clear conscious. what they say their focus is on now. that's going to be coming up. >> well, it is just past 6:00 p.m. in sidney, australia where the nation is mourning the loss after 25-year-old cricketer. obviously the nation pretty much devastated by his death. all after this freak accident that came out of nowhere. >> this is just two days after being hit by a ball on tuesday. he was wearing his helmet. it seems the ball struck him in the neck in the location of an artery that was fatal. doctors hut him into a medically

induced coma. absolutely tragic. you just heard a short time ago from australia captain michael char clark. he was very emotional. he read a statement from hughes' family. take a listen. >> it's been a difficult few days. we appreciate all the support we've received from family, friends, players contradict australia and the public. we would like to thank the medical staff for their great efforts with phillip. we love you. >> that was captain michael clark. he immediately left the room after that. he was very emotional.

anna koran is in hong kong with more detail to the world's reaction on hughes' death. the reason the family was able to get through this it, the mother and sister watched as this tragic incident happened. we'll continue to bring you new information. it is 1:00 a.m. at ferguson, missouri. want to bring you the latest there as well. a third night of protests had turned out more peaceful, actually. but some demonstrations broke out once again in other cities across the u.s. >> and racial tensions have soared since monday, two days ago when a grand jury announced, or the prosecutor rather announced that the grand jury had decided not to charge ferguson police officer darren wilson in michael brown's death.

he shot michael brown, who was an unarmed black teenager. wilson does reman on the force. there was a chance he might resi resign, but as of now, he's still on the force, but technically on paid administrative leave. tuesday's protest brought more damage and dozens of arrests. even that was more severe than the night before when the national guard was only partially deployed. many officials are now raising questions about that. including ferguson's mayor. >> i was assured and our community was assured that if it was getting out of control, if the national guard was needed, at that point, you're beyond antagonizing the destruction is already under way. there's no reason not to deploy them. i have no idea why they weren't deployed. >> that's trust rating.

>> as it turns out, it was quieter this evening. you've got members of the national guard standing there as well as in front of the ferguson police department. so far, the numbers we've seen out here tonight, smaller than what we've seen in the past. demonstrators have been peaceful. we heard them shouting some on senseties as members of the national guard. it doesn't mean that it is not tense. it is. but it's still a peaceful demonstration that we've seen out here. one of the organizers telling me, even though the numbers may be small tonight, he says that did you not mean that protesters will not be coming out here night after night after night in their support of michael brown. >> and now that officer darren wilson has given his version of the shooting, michael brown's

father is responding to that story. >> his mother also talks about the reaction to the decision and her husband, whose michael brown's stepfather, his call to the crowd that has now come under major criticism. >> reporter: michael brown's mother reacts to officer darren wilson explaining why he shot and killed her son. >> i gave myself another mental check-up, can i shoot this guy? legally can i? and the answer was i have to. if i don't, he will kill me if he gets to me. >> mcfadden says she doesn't believe a word of wilson's story, but the grand jurors clearly did. and along with other evidence decided not to indict him. she said no one from the city of ferguson has reached out to her after her son's shooting. she says that's why she and her current husband chose to listen to the announcement of the grand jury decision among the

protesters outside the police department. >> i felt the need to do that because one, they never addressed us. and two, you heard our pleas and our cries for everything to go the way it should. third of all, we heard this, and it's just leak i had been shot. like you shoot me, now. just no respect, no sympathy, nothing. and so my emotions were raging. i had to let them know, you just don't -- this could be your child. this could be anybody's child. >> she reacted with sorrow. her husband responded with anger. >> [ bleep ]. >> he accused by some in the public with inciting the riots with those words.

>> he was speaking with emotions just like mine. it's one thing to speak and one thing to act. i'm a grieving mother. that's my husband. he's been around michael at least four years. so he's grown to love him, not as much as i do, but he's grown to love him like he loves his own children. so when you're that hurt and the system has did you this wrong, you may say only things as well. >> one mile stretch of road in ferguson, close to car, close to pedestrians because the burnt out buildings on that road are now being considered to be crime scenes. >> a strip of stores burned in

ferguson monday night. meantime, authorities are trying to determine who stole an ar-15 semiautomatic rifle. this is from one of the police officers that burned during that night's disturb been as. >> there's been a suicide bomb attack in kabul, afghanistan and some injuries right now are being reported. a spokesperson for the british embassy there says the british embassy vehicle was indeed struck. there are early indications that the attacker may have actually been riding a motorcycle and perhaps had targeted a convoy in the afghan capital. but at this point, the details out of kabul right now are few and far between.

phillip hughes died after being hit in the head two days after what was seen as a catastrophic injury. michael clark read that statement on the fwlaf of the family. he was visibly grief stricken and obviously de stated by this news, which is only just emerged in the past few hours. >> that's right. michael clark and phillip hughes, such close friends and teammates. the captain has been at fill hughes' bedside for the last two days. the outpouring of love and support we are getting, you

know, from within the cricket world, and obviously all the fans and supporter, certainly we heard during that press conference we heard about the cricketer phillip hughes was, how admired he was, hown't rped, how loved. australia cricketers can have a bit of a reputation, but phillip hughes was just loved by all. people who knew him said no one had a bad word to say about him. he was just a genuine guy who was hardworking, had incredible work ethic. and even though he had experienced ups a endowns during his cricket career, he always wanted to get back on top, so much so that he was considered to play for australia during a test next week in brisbane.

>> without a doubt, a rising star whose cricket is the best was ahead of him. >> phillip hughes, the 25-year-old batsman playing in a sheffield shield match in the s.a.g. in sidney. a routine match taken to the pitch as he has thousands of times.

he had massive hemorrhaging on the brain. he described the head injury as catastrophic. he collapsed on the field. he stopped breathe on the field. he had emergency surgery to try to relieve the pressure on hi brain. >> i want to read some tweets from those people that he played with. he played county cricket over there. and this was a tweet that kay out earlier.

we heard from a former english cricketer. a very saddam day for the world of cricket. sean abbott is the 22-year-old bowler, australian bowler who bowled that fateful ball that hit phillip hughes. you can only imagine what sean abbott, the 22-year-old bowler must be going through right now.

a sri lankan batsman said rest in peace, phil. your life hauz touched and inspired so many. you will be sorely missed. our prayers are for you and your family. and as you mentioned, his mother and his sister were at the s. emt g. catching this match when he was hit by that fateful ball. >> this is devastating for australians and really the tight knit community. the cricket world is there and we've just seen there through the tweets you heard, it's impacting the larger global cricket family. >> we appreciate your insight there. >> 30 million people in the eastern part of the country are battling a big storm.

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you now have a severe winter storm causing trouble for a lot of travelers headed to their thanksgiving holiday destination. >> freezing rain and snow along the east coast forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights on wednesday. the icy conditions created even more problems on the roads. take a look at this. now it looks like things should get better as the thanksgiving holiday gets into the full swing. >> it sort of make mess happy that i'm working. traditionally, i would prefer to be spending thanksgiving with my family. i'm happy i'm working. so i don't have to be out in the snow. >> i see what you're like. interesting. it is that time of year. it is coordinating with one of the busiest travel holidays of the season.

>> upwards of 5,000 delays along the east coast. inbound and out of bounds impressive stuff coming out of that area. i do have good news to report. we are starting to clear things out very quickly. three major metropolit poropoli pretty much in the clear with the exception of new york. just a few flurries remain for you. this is a look at travels across the east coast in terms of the airports. you can see the green color. that means low delays expected this thursday morning and into the afternoon as well. heavy snowfall has becaused people to shovel the snow.

>> there was 150 canceled or delayed flights. we saw over a foot of snowfall. if you can imagine, it impacted the major international airport along the east coast. >> here's the low pressure system as it exits very quickly across the northeast across canada and halifax and only a few flurries remain on thursday morning. just in time for the big macy's thanksgiving day parade. of course, everyone wanting to see santa. there was about an inch of snow. just to put it in perspective, this time yesterday, 40 million people under a winter storm watch. now only 5 million people under a winter storm warning. we're expecting another two to

four inches as the storm quickly departs. highest snowfall totals into maine, but the major metropolitan areas pretty much clear things out. the forecast looking very nice aside from a few flurries. zain, errol, back to you. >> sad about the nor woo'easter. in atlanta, things are quite warm. >> it's actually not that warm. thanks. >> still to come on cnn, a frightening statistic from latin america. according to a new report, police in brazil are killing an average of six people per someday. we're going to be looking at one case where officers are being accused. that is coming up after this break.

>> ferguson, missouri, isn't the only place we're seeing outrage over police shootings in the u.s. in brazil, civilians are killed by police at a much higher rate than in the states. >> we have startling statistics to share with you. the families of four young men are desperate for answers about their deaths. and as our shasta darlington tells us, they accuse police of

torture, murder and a cover-up. this video does contain graphic video. >> on the outskirts of the city, we find the grave. the families still haven't added the names of two young men. they were shot dead by policemen along with two teens. police will only say they were killed in a shootout after a chase in a stolen car. the mother said they disappeared when they took a break from a party and later turned up dead. i lost my son, i lost my son she said. she still keeps her sons' clothes neatly folded in a room the whole family shares. the toothy grin and thumb's up play on the screen. the four young men were killed

in september. it was at the funeral that friends said they received anonymous messages. luon's brother thinks it's an attempt at intimidation. it doesn't matter if you're white, black, blue or gray. if you were born in poverty, you were born in guilty. the families believe it all points to torture. we counted 13 bullet wounds on 18-year-old luon's body, some forming a ring around his neck. in one photo, paol a's body is in the backseat and another it's in the front seat. the defender's office agrees. >> that indicates the police used the force illegally. but it also points out to the fact that they magt have been

executed. it's very likely they have been execut executed. >> they sent a summary to investigate. state officials declined interview requests but said they were investigating the case. friedman says sadly it was not an isolated incident. >> it's a very serious case itself, but it's also representative of the reality in brazil. >> policemen killed more than 11,000 civilians in 2009 to 2013 according to a recent report by the watchdog forum on public safety. abusive use of lethal force the group concludes in the report. the police in the united states killed the same number of police over 30 years. here, the mothers have been telling us they don't want their sons going out at night even for

a job and they're just as afraid of police as they are of gangs. da silva says he just wants to know what happens to his brother and make sure it never happens to the son he left behind. shasta darlington, cnn, sao paulo. >> still to come for you on cnn, a dad day for cricket as australian batsman phillip hughes dies after suffering a terrible and what seemed to b a freak injury during a match. we'll look at the life and legacy of the player coming up. >> and also, much more on ferguson. michael brown's parent, you can see there they've been speaking out about the grand jury's decision. we'll have more on what they think of officer darren wilson's version of events. ♪ did you know you can use an iphone 6 to make a call from almost any apple device? really? yeah. give me a call on that macbook. alright, call you now. [ringing] [french accent] hello, pierre's bistro. uhh, i'd like to make a reservation. [french accent] there's nothing available! goodbye.

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>> we want to get to the headlines. just two hours ago getting this information. he died two days after being hit in the neck by a ball during a cricket match. by all accounts a freak accident. he had been wearing a meth helmet at the time of the accident, but the ball struck him in the neck behind his left ear ear. there is anger nationwide.

>> crude oil prices are down nearly a third since june. hong kong police are working to keep protesters from regrouping at a site in mongkok. trying to clear a demonstration camp on wednesday. we do have an explosion at the afghan capital. you can see the aftermath of the blast. there are reports of injuries in this attack in kabul which apparently had targeted a british embassy vehicle.

you can see a blownout car there. we haven't so far been able to confirm any deaths, but we have been able to confirm at least some injuries. >> yeah, and this is really our first opportunity to get a look at this video. there are reports that the attacker may have been riding a motorcycle. that blast could be heard throughout the capital. >> we want to get over the main story this evening. this is the shocking death of cricketer phillip hughes who died just a couple of hours ago at the age of 25. just a few days shy of his 26th birthday. obviously australia right now clearly in mourning. >> that certainly is the case. we want to show you what the chief of the south australian cricket association had to say

after hearing the news. >> this is a devastating day for all of us. the entire cricketing community is in shock and struggling to come to terms with the death of such a popular and talented player. loved by everyone phillip was a quality guy and a remarkable talent. he had in friends and teammates both here, interstate and overseas. and it is important that we offer them all the support they need to help deal with the tragic event. >> patrick snell has a look at the life and legacy of this young but legendary player. >> australian cricketer phillip hughes was struck down in the prime of his life after suffering a devastating blow to the head during a sheffield shield match between his south

australian team and new south wales at the sidney cricket ground. born to an italian mother, hughes who grew up on a banana farm arounund 300 miles from sydney would go on to have a successful and widely traveled career as well as signing up for mumbai. hughes who was also a talented r rugby league leader played for his country at just 20 years of age against south africa. things didn't start too well for them either as he missed for a duck in his very first innings. they got better still when in just his second match, he then became the youngest cricketer ever to record back to back centuries in a test match in durbin. >> a great case.

somebody who had a real srt of fearless and a really sort of charismatic way of going about life. he didn't think about things too much. he was very much see ball, hit ball. he had a really big impact in my career in terms of the way he went about things. he was the young aussie kid on the block at the time. he took things in stride. he shared a world record 10 wicket stand of 162 against england. nugs who also became the first australian batsman in the history of the one-day international game to score a debut would go on to play a 26 test.

>> really hardworking guy. played a couple of test match against him. he didn't have a good run. he did have a coup of good knock against us. >> it wasn't all quick sailing. at one point, he was away from the test scene for almost a year. michael clark for the forthcoming series with india. >> for more now on phillip hughes and how he will be remembered let's turn now to peter fitzsimmons. so peter, thank you so much for joining us. australia, really in mourning. cricket really is a national sport.

people were hoping he would full through from this freak accident. how is he going to be remembered by teammates and cricket fans all across the country? >> in the summertime, cricket unites us. it's a national passion in australia right now. just depletely stunned, shocked, disbelieving that a young man in the time of his life could be engaged in the passion of his life, among the world's best. wearing protective gear and by what seems like a complete freaky ball that wasn't a vicious ball as bounces go. just another -- it appears to have hit him in the part of the body just under the helmet. and done terrible damage.

australia was hoping against hope that he would come out. owl of the news that was leaking out was pretty bad. for many of us, the best hope would be that maybe something like the brain injury sustained by michael schumacher where he may be under care for a while and be able to go home and then maybe hopefully come bit by bit given up hope to play cricket again and then this stunning news this afternoon that he had passed away. the thoughts almost australia. sean abbott was a young bowler who is upand coming 22 years old on the edges.

it shouldn't be on his conscious. he hasn't done anything wrong. but it will be something that will no doubt be troubling him very deeply. >> yeah, and i mean, clearly this was not sean abbott's fault. this was obviously a freak accident. but, you know, one thing that might be hard for a lot of people to understand is that listen, he was wearing a helmet at this point in time. it was a freak accident, it hit part of his head that wasn't really covered. what do you think -- i mean, do you think helmets can really ever offer full protection in this kind of sport. >> the best cricketer, the best batsman, the world has ever seen the pitch is very short and

would come up around the ears and it was metropolitan b to intimidate the batsman. and it conduct duk suk seed ed. it doesn't until 1970s that players started wearing helmets and with the helmets, there was far greater safety. but you would think that balls whipping around players' heads there would be a lot more injuries than there actually has been. but in terms of first class cricket, the best of the best, it's 40 years since we've had a bad injury, a really bad injury. now, in the case of phillip hughes, it was a mortal injury. but we go back to 1977, he was hit by a cricket ball. the danger of these balls and yet in the case of phillip hughes, there will now be discussion about whether the bounces should be banned.

i suspect it won't be. australia is in such deep mourn, there is discussion as we speak about whether the test match, the international match played between australia and india is about to take place, whether it should be abandoned. we' i'm writing a peaciece at t moment that the game should go ahead but the money raszed in tickets should go to brain injury charities. >> and indeed, the world has lost an i amazing cricket per .so much potential. again, our thoughts and prayers are with his family right now. thank you so much. >> and to the other major story we're following. want to get back to ferguson, missouri, where michael brown's parents say they just simply don't believe officer darren wilson's account of what happened back in august. >> we spoke with sonny hostin

about what he said. take a listen. >> what's your response to that? >> he's a murderer. if he was conscious of what he was doing, he understood his actions. he understood exactly what he was doing. he didn't have a second thought, a pushback thought or nothing. what do you say to those people who did loot and riot in your son's game? >> i say they didn't do it in my

son's name. that's not what we're about. seem people are angry for their own reasons. there's lots of people from everywhere through something stlar to these. and we didn't know, because we had never went through it. now can i can relate to those people. >> i' not angry at them, but the's not -- they're not showing respect to my son by doing it that way. >> you said you want something to change, something to happen. what do you think now that there's no indictment. what do you think justice can be for you now? >> another trial. federal trial. i have faith in a different decisi decision. >> i have been encouraging supporters around the country to help them with the proposed michael brown law, which is to have video body cameras on every

police officer. if you've got video, body cameras, it will be transparent. >> rosemary church spoke with the retired police captain and former activist in the civil rights movement. charles alvin worked extensively with the king center here in atlanta, spreading martin luther king jr.'s message of nonviolent change. and he's been to ferguson, missouri, several times in the past few months. rosemary asked him about the violence that we've all witnessed there over the past few days. >> when the decision came out, there were several people who were from the national association who had different agendas.

>> the mostly peaceful crowds. when you have an ins accident like this, you attract a lot of people from nationwide. we knew they were coming from all over the nation to come. they were extremists, they were provocateurs to start something, a race war. they wanted a black-white race war. they want a police and civilian war. a lot of people had ideas and agendas, hidden agendas. and so we had to make sure that the people didn't get tied up in that type of action. so they were -- they would do things very professional. and it's a mob mentality. and then emotions overflowed and then you had the riots. >> because captain johnson insisted that the community couldn't blame outsiders, out of towners. he said this is the responsibility of those of us in

the community. so are you saying for the most part these agitators came from outside? or they just tended to leave those groups who were more vulnerable to that message. >> i would say from my interpretation, they lay at the people. the people there were concerned. a lot of people out who were very concerned. a lot of them said we don't want vie leps, but they were leadership, the people that laid the violence and provocateurs were not that many, but they were professional. >> where does it go from here? we understand, we have to focus on one issue. and the king center has stayed in st. louis. now we need to look at one specific thing in policing and we need to take it to the state level, with eneed to take it to the national level and make sure that people understand, this is one thing we're going to work on. not a whole 10 or 12 things. one thing at a time where we come together. it has to be a people problem, not a race problem.

dr. king taught us that you take it beyond race. and so we're looking to say how do we want our police officers to function in a free society? and what is the strategy of community problem solving. how do we talk to the community and work together as police officers and community and how do we do it in a nonviolent fashion where we don't use violent words, we don't use violent emotions and we don't use anything violent physically. so that's the way out is to look at what's brought us so far. and the king center has a program. it teaches officers to use philosophy in everyday work. they teach you how to use it in your everyday domestic problems. it's a universal application that says we're going to look at violence and address it so that we don't become involved in it or anticipate in it. >> thank you so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> okay, coming up after the break, it is the kind of discovery that could make a

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moment. they've had golf ball sized hail and you can see some of those hefty thunderstorms moving through the vicinity across the eastern parts of australia. threat's move on to the rest of the world. and we have got some hefty weather coming out of the europe. in fact, we have had a very, very rienny past couple of days over the south of france. exceeding 600% of its normal november precipitation. that is in nice, france. and we've got more wet weather in store for us. you can see a storm system just entering the coast near portugal and spain. we're expecting this to continue into the next 48 hours. heavier hateful near the south of france in the border of spain. we're expecting anywhere from 30 and upwards of 80 millimeters of hateful. pretty warm as well as our jet stream starts to ridge over the

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>> protests over ferguson are mostly calm right now. but a fire at one church may mean that racial tensions are not easing any time soon. we want to start in sydney, australia where a nation is mourning, really sad about the loss of cricketer phillip hughes. >> the 25-year-old batsman has died after being hit in the head by a ball during a match. he was wearing a helmet at the time but the ball struck him behind his left ear. he was placed in a medically induced coma and he never regained consciousness. >> clearly a freak accident and we heard a short time ago from michael clark. he read out a statement from hughes' family. >> we are devastated by the loss of our much-loved son and

brother, phillip. it's been a very difficult few days. we appreciate the support from family, friends, fans and cricket australia. cricket was phillip's life. we want to thank the staff at the hospital and medical staff for their great efforts with phillip. we love you. >> anna koren who has more from australia. as we listen to that statement there. he did all he could to keep it together before he rushed out and was overcome with emotion. talk to us about the impact this death has and what people in australia are feeling at this hour. >> you mentioned michael clark managing to hold it together.

that would take an enormous amount of courage. he has been at phillip's bedside with the family hoping and praying that phillip would somehow come out of this metaically induced coma. but as we know from the doctors, he suffered massive bleeding. a huge hemorrhage on the brain and despite emergency surgery on tuesday after he was struck by that fateful ball he never recovered. and this time this afternoon, sydney time, he passed away. but there has been an outpouring of grief, support and love for the hughes family and the australian cricket team and for those who were fans of phillip hughes. he was 25 years old but left a lasting impression on the game and listening to the chief executive of cricket australia he said the best cricket for

phillip hughes was yet to come. he was potentially going to be selected for the test against india next week. this was a cricketer who just had so much ahead of him. but the australian prime minister, tony abbott he spoke a short time ago about what this mean first the country and how millions of australians are mourning right now. take a listen. >> the death of phillip hughes has shocked and dismayed millions and millions of australians, obviously, our thoughts and prayers are with his family, with his friends. we should also remember sean abbott who would be devastated at this tragic accident. the thought that a player in his prime should be killed playing our national game is shocking and sobering.

we should be conscious of the risks that our sportspeople run to give us the pleasure that they do. but, i guess at a time like this, it's important to remember our sportspeople, to be conscious of their feelings, but most of all, simply to think and pray for the family and friends of phillip hughes. >> it's worth mentioning that phillip hughes's mother and sister were in the stand watching this match on tuesday when phillip was struck by that ball, described as a bouncer, a very fast ball that hit him in the neck. the prime minister also mentions sean abbott. he was the 22-year-old bowl whoever bowled that ball.

you can only imagine what he must be going through. we know he has been at the hospital. he certainly was at the hospital when it was announced that phillip hughes had died. but the cricket community is reaching out not just to sean abbott but to the hughes' family. this is a time that i guess, it's not easy for everybody to understand why this has had such a huge impact on australia and the cricket world. this doesn't happen. this is a routine game. this is something he would have done thousands of times, take to the cricket pitch to meet a fastball. but tragically, it has ended like this. and now just want to read you some tweets from members of the english cricket team. phillip hughes played over there and obviously has lasting friendships and so i just want

to read you some tweets now from england cricket. phil was admired and respected with all he played with and against and will never be forgotten by the cricket community. and from a former english cricketer, he said a very sad day for the world of cricket. so sorry for phillip hughes and his family and spare a shaugt for sean abbott. he has been with counsellors. and cricket australia watching him closely. he is carrying a heavy weight on his shoulders right now. >> that's the difficult part for people in australia and looking up to these guys asking the question why did this happen, there is no valid answer or an answer that would help those who are feeling the hole and the

loss. this was the -- the ball just seemed to hit him at a very sensitive spot in his neck causing this bleeding. he stood up for a moment but he never regained consciousness after that. anna coren live for us in hong kong. a reaction to the death of phillip hughes. thanks very much. >> the hearts of australians will be heavy. he was an inspiration for a lot of people in his area. we want to turn to ferguson protests. another night of racially charged protests in the united states including in oakland, california. these protests are spread across the country as well. you are seeing protests to the south in los angeles, too. >> and these really represent more efforts to seek justice after a grand jury refused to charge a white police officer in ferguson, missouri for killing

michael brown, an unarmed black teen. federal investigators are investigating a fire that destroyed a church where brown's father was a member. some suspect it was targeted after the grand jury decision was revealed. >> authorities in ferguson hoped that freezing temperatures would help keep violence to a minimum and it has been quieter the past two nights. jason carole has the latest. >> reporter: a small number of protesters have gathered in front of the ferguson police didn't. they have moved from this side of the street to the other side of the street. you have members of the national guard standing there as well. so far the numbers out here tonight, smaller than what we've seen in the past. demonstrators have been peaceful. we have heard them shouting obscenities at the national guard. doesn't mean it is not tense, it is but it is a peaceful demonstration out here. one of the organizers saying

even though the numbers are small tonight that does not mean that protesters will not be coming out here night after night after night in their support of michael brown. jason carroll, cnn, ferguson, missouri. >> the violence immediately following monday's grand jury decision was staggering. this shocked a lot of the residents and left a number of buildings burned or looted and many businesses boarded up. sara sidner has more on. that. >> reporter: on the streets of ferguson the morning light reveal the devastation. >> stop throwing objects at the police and disperse immediately. >> reporter: the announcement from the grand jury brought an explosion of violence in ferguson. rioters torched this store. the store lit up the night sky and continued to burn the next day.

fergus ferguson market and liquor is where brown allegedly store cigarillos. but some stood up for his town. >> tell many what you're doing out here. >> i saw people looting. that's not what i'm about. i want to protect it. >> reporter: others tried to save kathy's kitchen. >> leave this alone. leave this alone. >> reporter: still, even kathy's was vandalized. business owners boarded up, hoping for the best but their efforts were no match for the fury. this is what is left of little seers, flood beauty supply. 2,000 national guard troops were ordered to the streets on tuesday. still another police car was set on fire and flipped over.

more businesses were trashed as police tried to break up crowds with tear gas and smoke bombs. natalie's bakery is damaged. >> it feels like the twilight zone but i'm having to live it and the destruction here is unbelievable. >> reporter: by daylight there were glimmers of hope. volunteers turned up to help with the cleanup. natalie turned to crowd funding for help. more than $100,000 has been pledged. at kathy's kitchen. >> i can rebuild. i will make it. >> thanks to sara sidner for that record. we'll look at the investigation into the shooting and why experts say it was filled with mistakes. we want to bring you more on a severe winter storm that is causing major trouble for travellers heading to their thanksgiving holiday destinations in the u.s.

seeing freezing rain and snow along the east coast. you can see right here, cancelled flights forcing hundreds of travellers if not thousands to line up wednesday at the airports. take a look at the roads. the icy conditions creating problems for the millions of people driving for the holiday. >> that was all wednesday. we are approaching thursday now. tell us what difference a day can make? >> it truly can. yesterday at this time we had 40 million united states residents under a winter storm watch or winter storm warning. tonight we have 5 million. the storm is on the exit and moving away from the northeast. here's the radar for new york city, philadelphia, and washington. you can see how not much remains aside from a few flurries.

a rain/snow mix for the big apple. boston has maybe another two hours of maybe snow showers, let's call it. but this storm is starting to exit and we still have again winter storm warnings in effect for much of maine, vermont and new hampshire where they could experience 2 to 4 inches max over the course of the storm. it is moving quickly to the northeast in time for the macy's thanksgiving day parade at 9:00 a.m. in new york city. we could see a few snowflakes but nothing too significant which is good news. >> thank you. we appreciate it. happy thanksgiving, by the way. >> same to you. new details ahead on the police shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a toy gun. >> we are getting new information on this. wii going to show you what we're learning from new audio and video recordings the police have

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chaotic scenes there in hong kong. you are looking at clashes that broke out there after authorities cleared a demonstration camp on wednesday. a lot of tension happening there in that particular area of hong

kong as those people demand free elections for 2017. >> hong kong police are out in force and they're working to keep these pro-democracy protesters from regrouping at a site. we have seen a back and forth there over the past few weeks. for more on this still-developing situation let's go to cnn's asia-pacific editor andrew stevens. >> lets than 24 hours after the site was cleared it is back to business as usual. there are few indications that this part of hong kong was occupied, a tent city, if you will, for two months. the only indications are red tape and a heavier police presence. but it doesn't mean that the protests here are over. they are just moving to the side streets around the main protest area. >> what happened? >> i don't know. >> this was the scene just a few hours ago as hundreds of

protesters clashed with police who were trying to clear the streets around that protest site. several were detained in these confrontations. but this morning it's very quiet. but police fear that the protesters will come back in the evening hours. and local media are saying that more than 6,000 officers will be deployed on the streets until sunday to stop the protesters trying to reoccupy. and this isn't even the main protest site. this is. this is a city, a tent city in the financial heart of hong kong. the main protest site. as you can see hundreds and hundreds of tents here. as yet not one injunction has been approved to start clearing this area. and when they are approved it's going to take some time to get them all clear. the students say they will continue to protest and they will protest until they're arrested. but for many, the end may now be

in sight. andrew stevens, cnn, hong kong. >> those students there, clearly not backing down. we turn now to another developing story. israel has revoked a woman's residency permit because she was married to one of two palestinians who killed five people at a jerusalem synagogue last week. the officials say this woman you can see will be deported to the palestinian territories and will no longer be eligible for financial assistance or benefits from israel. this development coming after prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he would revoke the rights of terrorists and their relatives. >> translator: i intend to propose a bill to the cabinet calling for the rev cation of the rights of residency of those who are involved in terror.

the terrorists and the relatives and those who sport them from israel's residency rights. >> a human rights group condemned the deportation calling it a form of collective punishment. bulgarian prosecutors have charged an ama'am and six others with inciting jihad. >> they are saying they are a link for westerners who want to join isis in syria. they were detained in a massive police operation. >> the two brothers are the fish british citizens sentenced for attending a terrorist training catch. one there serve four years and the other three years behind bars.

>> reporter: prime minister cameron has made a point of pushing through tougher anti-terror legislation because of this concern, what to do about british nationals fighting with isis in syria and iraq that may be returning home. here are some of the main points to the bill submitted to parliament today. universities may be required to ban extremist speakers as part of an effort to require schools to push a counter extremist narrative. and police may have the power to take a passport of a terror suspect as they travel across the border. police would have the power to take the passport of anyone they thought might be traveling to join a group like isis in syria or al shabab in somalia. the government would have the power the prevent british citizens from returning to the uk for up to two years if they are suspected of engaging in terror activity abroad. this is in particular for those

fighting with isis in syria now. interestingly, this bill would also compel data companies to retain user information to be handed over to police as they investigate terror suspects. as you can imagine these are all points that are under a lot of criticism. muslim groups fear this will marginalize groups in british. and many wonder where is the court role in all this. and privacy advocates are upset it may mean user data being handed over to police and government when e-mail and online surveillance is at an all time high. the bill still needs to be debated and votes upon before it becomes law. cnn, london. well, the events in ferguson, missouri, have renewed

the conversation about race in america. >> still ahead, hear why some say hope in america's first black president is fading. >> i think ferguson signifies the end of the age of obama. it's a very sad end. we began with tremendous hope and we end with great despair.

welcome back, everyone. 30 million people in the eastern united states have been battling

a big storm and this happening on nothing less than america's busiest traveling holiday of the year. airlines cancelled nearly 750 flights and more than 4700 flights have been delayed. >> reporter: from the airports to the highways a messy travel day in the northeast. coastal rain and inland snow causing delays for airline passengers and drivers alike. >> it's frustrating. but i have a reunion of 30 family members to get to tomorrow in pennsylvania. nothing's going to stop me. >> reporter: it started with virginia snow in the mountains. a wintery day from d.c. to new york. but inland it's snowier causing tie-ups and accidents. and snow continues into tonight in pennsylvania, and new england. >> in pennsylvania on the turnpike, motorists had to negotiate this heavy snow all

day. state officials said state police and national guardsmen were at the ready. but if you don't have to go out in this stuff, don't go. here is hartford, connecticut and central massachusetts this afternoon. plenty of wet snow and more to come. >> it's a little tough to get a change lanes right now. so visibility is getting ready bad. >> reporter: good news for the ski resorts but bad news for the 41 million people expected to drive during this holiday nationwide especially in the areas shown in red. at airports hundreds of flights delayed or cancelled by mid afternoon. >> we were notified that the flight was cancelled. >> reporter: and the weather is colder this evening. passengers may find it hard to rebook. >> it's not too bad yet. but i feel bad for people flying out later today. >> reporter: brian todd, cnn, chester springs, pennsylvania.

it is on days like that i'm grateful to be happy and warm in the studio. let's get more from meteorologist derek van damme. you were bound to be caught up in this somehow. >> we have a bit of good news, zain on this thanksgiving. we have good news and that is coming from the storm system on the east coast. it is starting to improve and slowly -- or quickly exiting along the major metropolitans on the east coast including new york, philadelphia, and washington, d.c. boston still has a few snow showers in the area. the heaviest of the snowfall in maine. but we have to be careful with the airport delays. you can see how many we

contended with. 750. and really was newark airport that had the most cancellations. but even though i just checked the faa website a moment ago, there are not any major weather delays on thursday morning we could see an effect from the cancellations on wednesday. the green indicates low airport delays across many of the major airports on the east coast. but let's look at the winners or the losers, this is snowfall totals for dulles in washington, d.c., doesn't look that impressive but it set a daily record. but what a difference 30 miles makes. they saw upwards of a foot of snow. can you imagine if it was a little eastward it would have been a lot different. here's the storm system as it exits to the northeast. just in time for the parade on

thursday morning we are expecting a few flurries in downtown new york city. that's all from the weather center. we'll have more news coming up in a few minutes.

whether you're watching in the u.s. or elsewhere around the world we appreciate you staying with us on cnn. >> i want to get to the headlines at this hour. australian cricketer phillip hughes has died. this information just coming to us two or three hours ago. he died two days after being hit in the neck by a ball during a cricket match. he was just 25 years old. three days shy of his 26th birthday. this is a freak accident.

he had been in a medically induced coma since tuesday. he was wearing a helmet during the match but he was struck in the neck in an area that was not covered by the helmet. >> there is anger nationwide including in los angeles over a grand jury's refusal to indict the ferguson police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teen in august. a suicide bomber has killed at least five people in kabul, afghanistan and wounded 35. the attack apparently targeted a british diplomatic vehicle. a car was attacked but they did not provide details. >> we want to get back to one of our top stories, the death of australian cricketer, phillip hughes. >> we heard from the australia

team captain and doctors who treated hughes at the hospital in sydney behafore he died. >> without doubt, he was a rising star. whose best cricket was still ahead of him. he was a hero to kids around the nation, particularly those in the region around his hometown in new south wales. >> everyone at that press conference really expressing their shock and their sadness at this moment we want to turn to sydney morning herald sports writer, peter fitzsimmons. what is your reaction to this news? >> just stunned shock that just to put you in the picture with australia we have codes of football that divide us between our passions. but the thing that unites us as

a country is cricket. we all follow cricket closely. phillip hughes was widely admired. he set records in his career. he was the youngest to get two centuries in two innings. and i suppose something like the equivalent of hitting three home runs in a baseball match or something like that. but he was a prodigious talent. in cricket, the bouncers are when they running and bowl the ball and you put it at a short pitch on the delivery so it bounces up around the batsman's head. that is a tactic to intimidate a batsman. and it has been going on since the 1930s. in all that time we have never had a first class cricketer be hit in the head and be killed by it. we have been doing it in this

country for 80 years. the ball that killed him was not a particularly vicious ball. it did not appear to hit him in a particularly hard. but it did hit him in the part of his body or head just below the helmet that clearly did mortal damage and nobody can quite believe it. there is discussion in contribute circles about whether the test match to be played starting next tuesday in brisbane and india should be called off. i have suggested that the match should go ahead but the proceeds should go to charities for brain injuries. >> who knows, peter. maybe it will be looked at if those bouncing tactics could be amended in any way.

the ball seemed to strike him on his neck on the artery that ended this young star's life. but certainly you and other australians will be looking into all this in the days and weeks to come. but for now, it's just mourning the life and the lost future of this young man, phillip hughes, there, that's the sydney morning herald's writer peter fitzsimmons speaking to us. thank you for your time today. >> thank you. now we want to turn to ferguson, missouri. we look at the steps took during the investigation of the shooting of michael brown. >> experts have sharp criticism for how it was handled. here's our pamela brown. >> reporter: officer darren wilson breaking his silence and insisting what he did was right. >> the only emotional i felt was

fear and it was survival and strange. >> and you are convinced when you look through your heart and mind if michael brown was white it would have gone down the same way? >> yes. >> no question? >> no question. >> but now as evidence presented to the grand jury becomes public new questions emerge. immediately after the shooting, officer wilson washed blood off his hands. he told the grand jury, from everything we have been taught about blood you don't want it on you. i had to wash my hands. so i go to the bathroom and wash them. and officer wilson's gun was not turned over or fingerprinted immediately after the shooting. instead he brought it back to the police station and put his gun in an evidence bag. >> i think the gun should have

been taken and secured. i think that the blood should have been swabbed and secured. >> the police sergeant who was the first to interview wilson after the shooting said he didn't take notes or record it saying i did not have a recorder and number two i didn't take notes because at that point in time i had multiple things going through my mind besides what darren was telling me. the way the scene is processed is in question. the prosecutor asks did you take photographs? and the ned med call examiner replied no. because the battery in my camera died. and the medical examiner says it was not necessary to take distance measures at the scene. it was self explanatory, somebody shot somebody. >> i cannot believe that anybody would have had the audacity, the stupidity to have made that statement. you want to note everything in terms of measurements and photography. you want everything in meticulous detail.

>> and a one-time supporter of president obama now says that ferguson is the latest incident that tarnishes the president's legacy. cornel west is a scholar and activist and now one of obama's biggest critics. >> i think ferguson signifies the age of obama. it's a sad end. we start with tremendous hope and end with great despair. because we have a jim crow criminal justice system that does not deliver justice for black and brown people and especially black and brown poor people. it's sad that wall street executives can go through free and drone droppers can go free and torturers can go free but police who kill our precious children walk free. we weep and fight back.

but there is a class war and racial war against black and brown youth and when you get a case like ferguson one out of 11,000 cases did not have grand juries that did not deliver an indictment. here you get one out of the 11,000 but it's that's the peak of the iceberg. you have dallas and cleveland and white plains, oscar grant. we can go on and on and on. and the sad thing is we have a black president and black attorney general. we have a black head of homeland security. but not one federal prosecution of a case against a policeman killing a black youth under five and a half years have had all black folk in place. >> but dr. west we are seeing all over the world. i remember being abroad outside the united states when president obama was elected people were

crying in europe. they saw this as a dawn of a new era to set an example for the rest of the world. >> absolutely. >> you have had harsh words for president obama. you tweeted that obama's empty knew tally and political coward i -- cowardice. >> he has launched initiatives for young black men to better their lives. why are you so harsh on him? >> i have a deep commitment to the truth and the condition of truth is always to allow suffering to speak. i have a profound love of those friends who are called the retched of the earth. i don't care if they are being bombed by israeli defense forces in palestine or subordinated in russia or mistreated in

guatemala or if they are black, white, or red and poor in the united states. president obama chose the drone presidency rather than cutting back on the drones. he chose the massive surveillance rather than protecting rights and liveties and chose not to give one speech that focuses on the jim crow justice system that is targeting black and brown youth saying the era of police impunity is over. i am going to ensure as president that every american citizen especially black and poor and brown, will be treated well. we never got that. >> to mr. west's point, the michael brown's case is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this issue in the u.s. ferguson is not the only place

we are seeing outrage right now. a camera in cleveland, ohio captured a confrontation between police and a 12-year-old boy who was carrying a fake gun. >> it happens so quickly. we want to warn you that it does contain very disturbing video. here's our george howell. >> reporter: this video was recorded in a cleveland park and shows tamir rice moving in and out of view. keep in mind these are the last few moments of this 12-year-old's life. video his family wants you to see. first he is pacing the sidewalk, brandishing what looks to be a weapon. at one point taking a two-handed shooting stance. all the while he was being watched. >> the gentleman in the gazebo called into the dispatch center. >> here's the call. >> i'm sitting in the park.

and there's a guy in here with a pistol. he is pointing it at everybody. >> the caller points out twice the gun is probably fake. >> the guy keeps pulling it in and out. it's probably fake. >> this is why the man called 911. >> the object that looks like a handgun is a toy pellet gone and rice seems to point it at this person. police say he is also seen here reaching for a cell phone, then having a conversation. minutes later, rice moves to the gazebo where he is now alone. this just minutes before police arrive and now we know exactly what the dispatcher told the responding officers before they arrived. notice how she never relays the information that it may be a fake gun. >> everybody is tied up with priorities. supposed to be a guy on swings

with a gun at people. >> she describes rice but fails to pass along the words that the 911 caller used about the gun probably being fake. >> in the park by the youth center is a black male sitting on the swing wearing a camouflage hat with a great jacket and black sleeves with a gun. >> the officer driving and one in the passenger seat. >> the officers ordered him to show his hands and to drop the weapon and the young man pulled the weapon out and that's when the officer fired. >> in the dispatcher's audio you can hear the grim call for help. >> shots fired. male down. black male, maybe 20.

black revolver or black handgun. send ems this way. >> george howell, cnn, atlanta. >> a heart breaking mistake that could have been avoided. in a statement about that video, tamir rice's family say they believe the situation could have been avoided and tamir should be alive. the case will go to a grand jury for possible charges. we have a police story with a twist coming up. cops in hot pursuit of a motorcycle gang but the bikers record the entire chase. we're going to take you along for the ride and show you how this ended. next. it's more than the driver. it's more than the car. for lotus f1 team, the competitive edge is the cloud. powered by microsoft dynamics, azure, and office 365, the team can gain real time insights and instantly share information around the globe. when every millisecond counts,

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welcome back, everyone. shakespeare enthusiasts are thrilled by the discovery of an extremely rare first folio. someone had incorrectly cataloged it 200 years ago. he told his boss i think i have 2.5 million pounds in my hands. a treasure. there are fewer than 240 copies of the first folio. it was published back in 1623,

seven years after his death. without this collection, much of shakespeare's works would have been lost to later generations. it's the only source for 18 plays including "macbeth." we've got developments as it relates to a weather system near australia. derek van damme is tracking all this and can bring us up to speed. what is happening? >> we are tracking severe weather that has moved through brisbane, australia in queensland recently there have been reports of flooding downtown in the surrounding areas. 82,000 customers without power because of the storms that have moved through. and even the city's rail service is currently suspended. checking up on the latest internet and social media tweets. here's brisbane.

you can see how they are moving in a northeasterly direction. they created golf-ball sized hail as the storms movedly the brisbane about two hours ago. there are a few scattered showers in the area and rough weather impacting parts of queensland at the moment. in europe they are experiencing heavy weather. this is in an area that is very, very saturated. we have had wet conditions for the past several weeks near the border of france and italy. there is more rain to come. nice, france in the southern parts of france has over 600% of its normal rainfall already in the month of november. we have a few days to go and there is more rain to come. that's all the time we have from the world weather center but we have more news and headlines coming up after a brief break. my name's louis,

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this is cool. a bunch of bikers in l.a. went wild with police right on their tail. we report on motorcyclists behaving so dangerously it might give you road rage. >> reporter: crazy, reckless, asinine. a pack of motorcyclists taunting a police car giving chase.

doing stunts and not just doing wheelies. but doing wheelies right next to the police car. this brazen six-minute video was posted on youtube that shows bikers in los angeles. driving on the wrong side of the road, running red lights. when a police car tries to cut them off it's hard to tell who is chasing who. there is a police chopper with a spotlight giving chase from above which is why the bikers take cover under an overpass, a few dozen of them and make a mass exodus. though the chopper and its spotlight are still there. and the only accident seen on the video one of the motorcyclists wipes out. we have no idea if he was

seriously hurt. one biker says to another -- jackets handed over to make identification harder. they turn down a pedestrian walkway and come out driving without lights, turn down an alley, park in the dark. the guy who posted the video says a few of the riders were caught and arrested but most escaped. we tried to confirm that with los angeles police. but lapd said they were too tied up with the ferguson protest to deal with questions about this. motorcyclists gone while. police seem powerless to do anything but let these bikers slide. cnn, new york. >> wow. rough riding. >> indeed. >> thank you so much for watching this hour. >> we made it. stay with cnn for more news after this break.