. welcome to our viewers in the united states and round the world. i'm max foster in london. the cricket star phillip hughes is dead. we will look back at the 25-year-old impact on the sport. a much quieter night on the streets of ferguson. why this story is making headlines in the united states and around the world. and a wild start to a busy holiday weekend in the u.s. we'll show you what the weather has in store over these next few days. we begin this hour in ferguson,

missouri where a third night were calmer. only a few dozen protesters took to the streets outside police headquarters. just as authorities hoped, freezing temperatures kept violence to a minimum. public outrage on monday when the grand jury did not indict darren wilson. the officer shot and killed michael brown in august setting off tension in the city. despite the unrest in ferguson, protests broke out in other cities. this is the scene in oakland, california for demonstrators took to the streets. demonstrators in los angeles and most demonstrations are peaceful, this week, we have seen protests block bridges and tunnels and major highways. questions remain over how the grand jury investigation was

handled. some experts criticized the process saying mistakes were made. our pamela brown has more. >> reporter: among the evidence to the grand jury, pictures of blood and pictures of the car where the confrontation began. witness accounts outside of the car recorded from 70 hours of grand jury testimony from around 60 people over the course of he three months dramatically differ. >> the prosecutor chose to present those witnesses, even the contradictory evidence. deciding i'll let the ordinary citizens decide. >> reporter: the 210 pound officer said he felt like a 5-year-old holding on to hulk hogan when brown reached in his car and fought for his gun. he said brown then walked away from the car and turned back to wilson and making a grunted

sound. wilson said brown's hand was tucked in his waist band and ran toward him. officer wilson opened fire. he was 350 feet from wilson's car and his blood 25 feet farther east. >> the blood trail indicated that michael brown turned and approached back to officer wilson. >> reporter: other witnesses said wilson was the aggressor. he gets out immediately and starts shooting. one of the biggest points of contention. whether the unarmed 18-year-old was surrendering. >> he turned around with his hands up beginning to tell the officer he was unarmed. >> reporter: one witness said i never seen him put his hands up. he started charging toward the police officer. other recollections were not clear cut. one said brown did not raise his hands, but never charged the officer. instead, he staggered slowly

toward him. prosecutor bob mccolluch said some lost credibility. >> michael brown had no injuries to the back of his body. >> reporter: pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> we will bring you more from ferguson late they are hour and how the protests are viewed across the globe. that story in ten minutes for you here on cnn. a severe winter storm is hampering thanksgiving travels across the northeast. rain and snow has fallen in washington, pennsylvania and new england. up to 45 centimeters of snow is blanketing west virginia. with thunder snow reported around baltimore and parts of new jersey and new york. airports with 748 flights were canceled on wednesday. here is good news for travelers.

forecasters say the fostorm is retreating. meteorologist derek van dam has more for us on the u.s. travel. >> coinciding with the busiest travel holiday in the united states. we see the storm system exiting the northeastern parts of the u.s. there is still a possibility, max, of a knock on effect of the delays we experienced on wednesday. here is the latest radar. you see the major metropolitans in washington and philadelphia and new york clearing out. still some possible as the annual macy's day parade starts in a few hours. cancellations up to 750 as you mentioned before. it appears we have very low delays expected across the major international airports across the east coast because this storm is slowly exiting the region. you see the low pressure as it

moves toward halifax. only a few flurries remain. an isolated shower or two. it appears temperatures are going to start to warm up in the long term, believe it or not. this time yesterday, we had upwards of 40 million people under a severe winter storm warning. only 5 million people across vermont and maine under that same winter storm warning. this is the snow accumulation going forward into the next 24 hours. roughly 2 to 4 inches across the remaining parts impacted by the storm, that includes augusta, maine. that is lowslowly exiting. it could have a ripple effect into this thanksgiving. max. thank you very much. turning now to very sad news out of australia. the australian cricketer philip hughes has died. he has been in a coma since an accident on tuesday when a ball hit him in the head. now australians and cricket fans

are mourning the loss of an accomplished player and his tremendous potential. australia's prime minister tony abbott expressed his sympathies. >> the death of phillip hughes has shocked and dismayed millions and millions of australians. obviously our authorities and prayers are with his family and friends. we should remember sean abbott who would be absolutely devastated over this tragic accident. >> patrick snell has more on the life and legacy of one of australia's admired sports members. >> reporter: phillip hughes was struck down in the prime of his life after the devastating blow to the head during a match with his south australian team and new south wales at the cricket

ground. born to an italian mother, he grew up on a banana farm 300 miles from sydney. he would go on to have a career with the english hampshire and wilshire and mumbai. hughes was also a talented rugby lead player. he hit the cricket scene at 20 years of age against south africa in 2009. things didn't start too well for him. he was dismissed in the first innings. it is a mark of his character and grit that hughes hit back to top score with 75 in his second knock. he got back to still in his second match, he became the youngest cricketer to record back-to-back test matches in durbin. >> a great kid. somebody who had a real fearlessness and a really sort

of khcharasmatic way about life. he was somebody who was see ball, hit ball. he had a really big impact in my career in terms of the way he went about a things. he was the young aussie kid on the block at the time. he took things in stride. >> reporter: another career highlight for the left-hander came in the asher series where he shared a stand of 163 with ager of england. hughes was the first australian batsman to score on the debut to play a total of 26 tests amassing more than 1,500 runs in the process. >> a good guy. a really hard working guy.

loves the game of cricket. played a couple of test matches. he had a couple of good knocks against us. you can just see he is talented. he did well when we came county cricket. >> reporter: it wasn't all sailing for the cricketer at the highest level. his batting technique came under scrutiny and away from the test scene for almost a year. it is believed he was in contention as replacement for injured captain michael clarke with the series for india. >> patrick snell reporting there. family and friends have been at hospital. it has really hit a nerve, globally. the life cut short. the potential that patrick was talking about. >> you can see that phillip hughes had notable achievements.

many thought he could have been that. he was signalled as a potential great as a very young man. max, that counts for the outpouring of emotion and throughout the world. cricket from west indies and india and to play a test match next week. whether that goes ahead is in doubt. tributes set on twitter or giving interviews of what a terrific guy he was. to update everyone, i think most people watching this don't know how can a cricket ball hit a batsman and kill him. >> especially wearing a helmet. >> it hit below the helmet at the base of the skull. the doctors said it was a one in a million case. only 100 case where is it compressed the major artery carrying the blood to the brain and the artery split leading blood to the brain. the surgery failed to save his life. >> do you expect it to spark a

big debate? safety or a freak accident? >> it is a split on that. i think people agree it was a freak accident, but why not look at safety. whether is the nfl or formula one. there is a restriction in the batsman's movement. this never happened in more than 100 years of cricket history. >> the bowler, sean abbott. he is now part of the story. sadly. >> this is a young man playing the sport he loves. >> 22. >> and you kill your best mate. can you imagine how that feels? he was at the sydney hospital and was speaking to hughes' sister and the captain michael clarke. what do you say to the sister of the guy that you just gone on to kill? i know cricket authorities will give him every assistance to try to counsel him and help him get over something he probably will never get over.

>> alex, thank you. cricket star phil hughes dead at the age of 25. we'll be right back with more news after this short break.

no justice. no peace.

>> ferguson protests have gone international. hundreds gathered in front the u.s. embassy in london to show support. braving the cold november drizzle, they waved signs saying no justice, no peace. the protests have been grabbing headlines around the world. what are the other countries saying about it? here's a look. so much of how america is portrayed abroad can be undermined by the pictures. land of the free. we shall overcome. the american dream. the pictures carried worldwide, including here on the state-owned russia today. >> a strong sense here that the justice system failed michael brown. >> the newspaper pointed out plainly that a predominately white jury chooses not to pursue another white. accused of murdering a black in

a predominately black city. it wasn't just an unarmed black teenager can be shot by a white police officer, it is how america erupted in response. as protests spread, a skism appeared across society. a divided america. >> do you agree this is an american problem and how do we fix it? >> i do agree. it is an american problem. it is ferguson and far beyond. >> even here in the u.k., the closest of american allies, people are asking if america is really the country they thought it was. >> the president whose election was meant to usher in a racial of harmony, is how many of the other towns have the same cocktail of problems that one spark could ignite just like ferguson. >> america is the most powerful

nation on the planet. that puts it under closer scrutiny and in this case, the world is talking note of what's being revealed. for more on the global reaction to ferguson and protests in london, daniel mcavoy is a civil liberties lawyer. he joins me now. there are parallel cases in the u.k. that is why it resonates here. >> yes. there is a great worry about policing both sides of the atlantic. disproportionate use of force and use of firearms. the scale used in america is more worrying. >> we have the peaceful demonstrations in london yesterday. in solidarity, but is this message a problem? a problem with black communities disenfranchised from the entities that run the community. is that the issue? >> i feel from the clients i talk to and i know my clients

were at the protest last night, there is a real resonance because of racial profiling which they feel is unfair and disproportionate number of black people caught up in the criminal justice system and victims of violence by the police. i think it resonates in that sense. >> in terms of the view from looking across the atlantic, is there a sense of failure in the american system that this is allowed to happen? >> i think there is some of that. the concern i have when looking at it and this will be shared by clients of mine is a failure both sides to really look at how they collect evidence at the scene and achieve justice for families. a failure of independent investigation into the matters. the grand jury system that resulted in the decision a few days ago seems very unworkable and broken. it sounds as if the people presenting the says did not aim to get an indictment.

there's the same feeling that the systems in place, the checks and balances aren't working and the people in place to make the independent system work effectively are not doing their job properly. it is a broken system that needs fixing. >> and david told me he was involved in the london riots of mark duggan's shooting. he says it is simply a case of making the community feel involved in the decision making process. >> i think it is some sense of not just the decision making process, but the checks and balances are working properly. if the complaint commission doesn't do effective investigations and the grand jury isn't delivering justice in america, these are the checks and balances. if they are not working effectively, people cannot buy into the checks and balances. they feel disenfranchised. they feel racism through the

system. not just police engaging in the black communities, but supposed to deliver justice. we need to do better here as well. there is more to be done here. the fact there are some few prosecutions, let alone convictions against people in custody is an indication of a failure here as well. >> daniel, thank you for joining us. still to come, yet another police officer's split second decision is under the microscope today after he shot a 12-year-old boy. details ahead.

ferguson isn't the only city where there are controversy over police shootings. a deadly confrontation in cleveland, ohio. we have cnn's george howell with the latest. we want to warn you of the disturbing video. >> reporter: this video was reported on a security camera in a cleveland park. it shows tamir rice running in and out of view. these are the last moments of the 12-year-old's life. we see rice on the sidewalk brandishing a weapon. even taking a two-handed

shooting stance. all the while, police say he was being watched. >> the gentleman in the gazebo is the gentleman who called. >> reporter: here is the initial call. >> i'm sitting in the park at west boulevard by the train station. there is a guy with a pistol. it's probably fake, but he's pointing it at everybody. >> reporter: in fact, the caller points out twice it is fake. >> it is probably fake, but it is scaring people. >> reporter: here is why the man called 911. the object that looks like a handgun, we know now is really a toy pellet gun. rice seems to point it as this person whose identity is blurred. police say he is also seen here reaching for a cell phone and 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. >> a guy sitting on the swings pointing a gun at people. >> reporter: a few seconds later, she describes rice, but fails to point out the words that the 911 caller used about the gun probably being fake. >> in the park by the youth center is a black male sits on the swings. he is wearing a camouflage hat with black sleeves and gray jacket. >> reporter: what happens next happening very quickly. officer frank garmak driving and officer timothy loman. >> the officers asked to show his hands and drop the weapon. the young man pulled the weapon out. that's when the officer fired.

>> reporter: in the dispatcher's audio, you can hear the grim call for help. >> radio. shots fired. male down. black male. maybe 20. black revolver or black handgun. send ems this way. >> reporter: the officer is still not understanding they shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a toy gun. >> this is not an effort to exonerate. it is not an effort to show the public that anybody did anything wrong. this is an obvious tragic event where a young member of our community lost their life. we have two officers that were out there protecting the public that just had to do something that nobody wants to do. >> reporter: george howell, cnn, atlanta. next on cnn, from one police controversy to another. several officers in hong kong

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and a 12-year-old boy carrying what turned out to be an air gun. tamir rice was shot by a cleveland police officer two seconds after they arrived. he died on sunday. a day after he was shot. the case will go to a grand jury. australian cricketer phillip hughes dies two days after being hit in the neck with a ball during a match. he was 25 years old. he was in a medically induced coma. the ball struck him in the neck behind his left ear. cnn's ana corwin has more. >> reporter: this is a freak accident. that is what people are struggling to come to terms with. how could philip hughes take to the cricket pitch in a state

match. south australia and sydney on tuesday. something he has done thousands of times and be hit in such an unusual place. in the neck. you know, with it hitting the artery. compressing it to the point where it splits. he has the massive bleeding on the brain. i think it is the freakish element to the tragedy, which people are just struggling to come to terms with. as is in the u.k., cricket in australia is the national sport as india and pakistan and you know, south africa. it is just one of those sports that really unites the country and the people become so passionate about it. it is revered and respected. phillip hughes, only 25, he was going to turn 26 on sunday. he has had ups and downs in his

cricket career. he was considered in the test match in brisbane next week. he had the baggy green. kept number 408. he wore it proudly when he represented australia. i think in australia and among the cricket world, across the globe, people are definitely mourning. the australian prime minister tony abbott spoke with phillip hughes as a young man living his dream. let's listen. >> the thought that player in his prime should be killed playing a national game is shocking and sobering. we should be conscious of the risks our sports people run to give us the pleasure that they do. >> reporter: so that is part of

what the prime minister said. he also made mention of sean abbott who was the bowler who bowled that fateful ball. 22-year-old bowler from new south wales who is clearly going through a great deal of pain right now. we understand he was at hospital in sydney when phillip hughes passed away earlier today. we know he has been speaking to counselors and obviously the australian cricket team has rallied behind him as have the australian community. certainly we can only imagine what he must be going through right now, max. >> so much support pouring in for him. must be a difficult situation. how do you think the sport will respond from this? we heard from alex earlier. he said this was a freak accident. he was wearing a helmet. maybe future matches and safety

will be looked at as well? >> reporter: certainly, we heard from the manufacturer of the helmet saying that they will review, you know, the safety mechanisms. obviously, that will be thoroughly looked at. they asked for tv footage of the accident. they will, you know, launch an investigation into it. we do understand, however, he wasn't wear the newest version of that helmet. but as, you know, we heard from alex earlier, cricketers want that protection, but they also don't want to be limited in their movement when they are out there on the cricket pitch. so this is, perhaps, a debate that will follow the death of phillip hughes as to how much safety is required. you know, at the end of the day, cricketers get hit all the time and they get hit in the head. this was a ball, described as a bouncer. a fastball. the way it then sort of comes up

and approaches the cricketer, clearly, he wasn't able to gauge it. and hence it connected with his neck and sadly hit that artery which then split and hemorrhaged. you know, if you have seen the footage, he staggers and collapses on the cricket pitch. he was unconscious immediately and stopped breathing. he had to be resuscitated on the field and then he was taken to hospital where they tried to perform emergency surgery to relieve the pressure on the brain and removed part of the skull. sadly, max, it was not enough. the damage had been done. he passed away earlier today. >> anna coren, thank you.

the fallout from the injugr jury not to indict officer darren wilson is being held in ferguson, missouri. arson and looting and many locally owned stores were among the targets. cnn's jake tapper reports some of the shoppers are facing the difficult decision to rebuild or simply walk away. >> i can help. >> reporter: they were told they would be protected. store owners in ferguson were told their businesses would be safe. >> together, we are all focused on making sure the necessary resources are at hand to protect lives, protect property and protect free speech. >> reporter: but on monday night, that pledge fell apart. we first met ibra in august after cleaning up the meat market. >> this freezer is usually

filled up. >> reporter: just down the road we see this surveillance store of the market being looted the same august night. both stores closed early on monday before the grand jury decision announced. owners and employees anxiously awaited. law enforcement focused on one strip of ferguson near the police station and protection for many businesses was nowhere to be seen. chief john belmar of the st. louis county police defended their decisions. >> did we let things happen? certainly not. it is difficult to manage on west florissant based on the lay of the land. >> reporter: dellwood market looted again. >> we are talking 13 and 14-year-old girls coming in here. we are talking guys that could be my dad. >> reporter: it was worse for ibrahim. >> they showed the helicopter

above us on west florissant. i saw the store smoking. i said it is over. >> reporter: jay is an attorney for sam's meat market. >> we sat down at sam's with a member of the justice department who assured us the number of the businesses that there was a plan and they were not going to let happen what happened last time. >> reporter: sam's meat market and the area is treated as a crime scene so it was closed off. we spoke with his attorney in front of another destroyed business. >> is there anything salvageable? >> it's done. everything's done. >> reporter: he shot this cell phone video of the inside of his family's business. >> it hurts. i don't know why this was done. i don't blame the community or protesters. opportunityists. if i had known this would happen, we would have protected our business. >> reporter: he was watching his security feed of the dellwood market from his home. >> i called 911 and said they could make their way around here

because it was about to go down. the response was they are too busy. >> reporter: both families immigrated to the united states to build better lives. now they must rebuild again. ibraham's family came from kuwait before the first world war. now ferguson is all too familiar to the home he left. >> i left the war zone and back in a war zone. >> reporter: it is clear that local and federal officials believed there was a plan in place to protect businesses as you heard in our piece. we reached out to the u.s. justice department to see what went wrong. they have no comment. jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> a reminder, you can follow the developments on the michael brown shooting by logging on to our web site cnn.com/ferguson.

it is early morning of thanksgiving in the united states, but some have trouble getting home. the winter storm is sweeping across the east coast affecting 30 million people from north carolina to maine. heavy snow is blanketing philadelphia and washington and new york and new england. meteorologist derek van dam is back. >> good morning, max. people are waking up to what is a winter wonderland. we had some serious travel delays on what is actually the busiest travel holiday of the year. of the american holiday calendar. we had 742 cancellations on wednesday. delays upwards of 5,000. now conditions are improving dramatically as the storm system exits the new england coast. there will still be a ripple effect from the cancellations and delays that took place yesterday. this is the latest radar across

the u.s. the major center of the storm system edging quickly away from all of the major metropolitan areas, including washington, d.c. and philadelphia and new york city and now even boston. often a few very light flurries or showers remain as the storm quickly exits to the east. you can actually see that what we have some big things planned this morning, including the annual macy's thanksgiving day parade. it looks as if santa claus will stay dry as he makes his appearance and temperatures will be mild. in fact, above freezing. any precipitation that does occur will be in the form of liquid. maybe a sprinkle or two at best. you can see what is left of the storm system. only a few flurries or light sprinkles. be careful of the slick spots on the roads. we still do have about 5 million people under a winter storm

warning for new hampshire as well as vermont and maine this morning for the next 4 to 6 hours. we could experience between 2 and 4 additional inches of rainfall. here is something interesting to note. we talked about the arctic plunge we had this time last week. that cold air is starting to ex exit. we will say hello to warm air for the eastern half of the united states. if you are traveling to atlanta, chicago, new york city, you can see the temperatures on the upswing right through the end of the holiday weekend. that is all the time we have from the world weather center, but we will have more news with max foster coming up after a short break.

university of virginia is at the center of disturbing allegations of sexual assaults on campus. "rolling stone" magazine published a student's account. the dean is defending the school's response. cnn's joe johns reports. >> reporter: protests and angry accusations at university leadership. the fallout from an explosive article in "rolling stone" recounting in detail the alleged gang rape at the fraternity house two years ago of a female student named jackie. >> i can tell thank you i spoke to 38 sexual assault survivors

last year. >> reporter: this is the head of the board that investigates the misconduct allegations. a few weeks before the article, she in an interview with a student reporter defended the fact that no student has been expelled for rape or sexual assault since 1998. not even the ones who admitted their guilt to her in informal sessions. >> i feel if a person is willing to come forward in that setting and admit they violated the policy when there is no advantage to do so, that does deserve some consideration. that they are willing to say i have done something wrong and i recognize that and i'm willing to deal with it. that's very important to me. >> reporter: dean aramo put the responsibility of filing a complaint on the victim. >> they are not looking for expulsion. they are not looking for that sanction. they are looking to be able to look in the eyes of the per person and say you wronged me and they are generally feeling

satisfied with the fact the person has admitted they have done something wrong. >> reporter: listen to the student reporter press aramo. >> do you not think it is damaging for sexual assault victims to see the person who raped them? >> i think it can be. so why are they allowed back on grounds? >> because i think we are trying to balance the rights of the individual whose being accused as well as the rights of the complainant. >> reporter: scores of current and former students have written letters supporting dean aramo and despite the way her case was handled, jackie, has stepped back into the spotlight again to show her support as well. writing dean aramo has truly saved my life f. it were not for her, i do not know if i could be alive today. we reached out to dean eramo, she works behind me in the building. she not make herself available

for comment and said the dean would not call us later for a conversation on the phone. joe johns, cnn, charlottesville, virginia. in hong kong, several are arrested over protests last month. the video of the alleged beating caused outrage across the city. it shows officers appearing to kick and punch a man in a dark corner. the victim was identified as a member of the local political party. after the break, we hit the roads with a pack of bikers in los angeles. it will be quite the ride. not even traffic police were able to keep up. stay with us.

take a look at this. a motorcyclists in los angeles went on a wild ride. police chasing them the whole way. cnn's jeanne moos shows the riders going so dangerously, it may give you road rage. >> reporter: crazy. reckless. asinine. pack of motorcyclists taunting a police car giving chase doing stunts and not just wheelies, but wheelies next to the police car. this brazen six-minute video was posted on youtube showing bikers in los angeles driving on the

wrong side of the road. running red lights. with a police car trying to cut them off, it is hard to tell who is chasing whom. more often than not, it seems the police car that is surrounded. there is even a police chopper with a spotlight giving chase from above which is apparently why the bikers take cover under the overpass and a few dozen of them. then make a mass exodus. the chopper and spotlight are still there. the only accident is a motorcyclist wipes out. we have no idea if he was seriously hurt. at one point. jackets handed over, we're guessing to somehow make identification harder. eventually, they turned down a pedestrian walkway. they come out driving without lights. turn down an alley.

park in the dark. the guy who posted the video says a few of riders were caught and arrested, but no escaped. we tried to confirm that with los angeles police. but lapd said they were too tied up with the ferguson protests to deal with questions about this. motorcyclists gone wild. police seem powerless to do anything but let the bikers slide. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> the video currently with 827,000 views. people are watching it. you are watching cnn at the moment. "early start" is next. for you in the u.s. and international viewers, will be back with a check of the headlines for you.

police out here is crazy. nobody trusts. so i decided to pull out my camera every time they come over here. >> new york city police officers are about to takedown eric garner. he is suspected of selling lucys. or loose cigarettes. >> at any point, it could be you. it could be your loved one.