darren wilson resigns from the ferguson police force, saying he fears for his and other police officers' safety. many locals say it should have happened months ago. some ugly scenes in cairo, after charges against egypt's former leader are dismissed. and perhaps looking a little bit tired. pope francis' trip to turkey draws to a close. how he and other leaders tried

to mend bridges between their faiths. we welcome our viewers around the world and in the united states. i'm george howell. >> and i'm zain asher. we begin in ferguson, missouri where officer darren wilson has resigned. now that comes nearly one week after a grand jury decided not to indict him in the fatal shooting of michael brown. wilson told the st. louis post dispatch that he decided to resign after threats to the police department. >> is he said it was my hope that the community would heal. i would like to thank all my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process. >> we're hearing from many

protesters. >> many are saying he should have redined a long time ago. >> my reaction is he should have been fired or in jail a long time ago for the murder of mike brown. >> took too long. >> he's 112 days late. >> thank goodness. we're so glad. >> he should have been fired on day one. once the word came out on him shooting mike brown, i think they should have not put him on leave. he should have resigned or they should have fired him. >> clearly a lot of anger there. but there's no doubt officer wilson's life has changed dramatically. he remains in hiding, moving from house to house, fearing his safety just as he has done every day since the deadly confrontation in august. >> as our bryan todd explains, the grand jury's refusal to indict wilson has done nothing to change his life in the shadows. >> reporter: despite not being

charged with the murder of brown, darren wilson is now still in hiding. cnn learned it began just days after the shooting in august when officer wilson was mowing his lawn. he got a call telling him his home address was circulating online. within three hours, he was packed and gone. >> he had to leave the grass, literally half mowed. and he had to go into hiding because there are death threats out on him, bounties placed upon his life. >> reporter: since that time, he has moved from house to house, even staying with his lawyers for a short time. he's changed his appearance, even wearing a beard at times. he often goes to movies cloaked in darkness. wilson talked about his precautions. >> where you sit in a restaurant to, you know, where you drive. everything. everything has to run through your head all the time, to make sure no one's following you,

everything. you hear, you see someone look at you, lean over and tell someone a secret and that second person looks at you like do they know who i am. >> reporter: his address was published online likely inadvertently as part of his marriage license. his lawyers say immediately after the shooting, wilson wanted to return to his job as a police officer. one of his own attorneys told him if he did he could be executed in a blind alley. >> it's not a great leap to think that if officer wilson were to start patrolling the streets of ferguson again that somebody sees what shift he's on, makes a call and pulls him into a bad situation. >> reporter: officer wilson has been told it would be prudent to change his name and appearance. he will always have to be sharpening his alertness, his awareness.

he'll likely be looking over his shoulder for quite some time. brian todd, cnn, washington. >> protesters were back on the streets saturday night. so were national guards men. >> other protesters are marching to the missouri state capital, roughly 190 kilometers or 120 miles. they started out after gathering at the apartment complex where michael brown was shot and killed. >> and even in this tragedy and anger, there can certainly be some tender, hopeful moments. i want you to take a look right here, a 12 year old african-american boy, you can see tears streaming down his face, clearly crying, emotion a there he is hugging a white police officer. this is at a rally about ferguson that actually took place in portland, in oregon.

the boy's name, devontae hart. he was holding a sign, saying that he was offering free hugs. >> the police officer asked him why he was crying, and the boy said he was just upset about how police treat young african-americans. that's when the officer asked if he could have one of those hugs. the 20 year old photographer who captured this photo says hundreds of people have e-mailed about it. he says he thinks everyone was clamoring for help. it's a powerful image after all the things we've seen in ferguson. the hosni mubarak case is far from over. >> and that's because egypt's top prosecutor plans to appeal the decision. he was cleared from all charges relating to the deaths in the 2011 revolution.

as a result, cairo police fired tear gas. the controversial ruling led to protests and clashes. at least one person was killed. right now it's unclear whether mubarak will be allowed to go free or serve time on an embezzlement charge. ian lee has been following this. tell us about the reaction on the streets and what you saw as far as the protests. >> reporter: well, george, last night hundreds of people gathered close to tahrir square, protesting against the police and also the government. really, i heard a lot of the same chants that i heard in 2011 during that revolution also last night. the protests were largely peaceful. just chanting, gathering in the square. that's when, after a while, we saw police start using water canons and tear gas and bird

shot to start disbursing the crowds. we witnessed people spreading all over, but they were very defiant, saying they are not going to give up. last night into the night these clashes continued. we're hearing now from the ministry of health that two people have been killed, and dozens of people have been arrested. and a lot of this anger against that verdict or acquittal, rather, that mubarak could possibly walk free, a lot of the people wondering who is going to be held accountable for the hundreds of people who died during egypt's uprising. right now it doesn't hook like anyone will be. >> so ian, the big question now to this situation, this story is, will he walk free? what's the latest that you're learning due to that other embezzlement charge? will he still have to serve some time? or will he soon walk a free man? >> reporter: well, egypt's judicial system is notoriously ambiguous. he could, from what we're

hearing from experts, walk free. he had a three-year sentence for embezzlement. he has already served three years in jail, in prison in the runup to this hearing. technically, he could walk free, but i've also talked to other lawyers who say he does have months left on his conviction. either way, this is not going to please people in the street whose would demand that he be held accountable. and we're seeing that the prosecution is appealing this acquittal. they're going to take it and try to get that acquittal reversed and uphold the initial verdict, which was life in prison, george. >> ian lee joining us from cairo. we appreciate your reporting there. well, pope francis is nearing the end of his three-day trip to turkey. the latest details on his visit and the last day schedule are straight ahead. and isis militants control vast stretches of iraq, and now

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welcome back. pope francis is wrapping up his three day trip to turkey. he's expected to give a joint public blessing shortly with leaders of the orthodox christian shchurch. they've been celebrating at the

patriarchal church of st. george. cnn has more on the pope's trip. >> reporter: pope francis arriving in istanbul on day two of his very challenging visit to turkey, challenging because of the plight of christianity in the region. now this portion of the trip is at the invitation of orthodox patriarch bartholomew intended to solidify the two churches. but the message is interfaith dialog. pope francis visiting the blue mosque, conducting brief prayers before he moved on to the aya sophia museum. perhaps epit mizing what the

pope wants to accomplish. it was originally built as a church but then it was re-purposed into a mosque. now it's a museum. the plight of christians at this point in history, in the middle east is perhaps at its most tenuous that it has been in the past century or so. for the last decade, christians have seen themselves driven out of both iraq and syria, first by al qaeda and then by isis. pope francis really trying to emphasize the need to build that pillar of trust across both religions. the concern is that if the status quo is allowed to continue, we could no longer see christians able to live in peace in some parts of the middle east. arwa damon cnn. >> the pope said that the international community needs to

do more to help turkey deal with the 1.6 million refugees fleeing from isis. the taliban militants stormed a home for aid workers, touching off a three-how much bat with security forces. two aid workers were killed before the afghan troops killed the three attackers. and six weeks after british troops pulled out, taliban and afghan forces are clashing there as well. in iraq, kurdish fighters a and isis militants are battling it out. the observation group says five u.s.-led coalition air strikes targeted isis positions inside the city. >> fighting there has been going on for months. isis is also keeping up the pressure in iraq.

it controls vast territory in the western part of that country. >> and for months, the militant group has been perched right outside baghdad's doorstep. we toured the command system with an iraqi commander. >> reporter: this is life in baghdad, car bombs, suicide bombs, roadside bombs. thousands wounded and killed. bombs that could strike anywhere at any time. and that's how it's been for more than a decade. still, life goes on in this city, while isis might be on baghdad's doorstep, the threat remains. >> we capture so many inside baghdad. we're still working on sleeper cells. in general, now there is no fear from the previous times.

>> reporter: the interior ministry gives us a rare tour of baghdad checkpoints. >> this is where we check the cars. if there's a sign of any vehicle, we will send it on that place to check it by hand and by, stiles by canine. >> reporter: for year, iraq's depended on this device, now known to be a fake explosives e detector. the maker was sentenced for fraud. police say it was a golf ball finder with the label removed. but his lawyers say he was not responsible for any attacks. iraqi officials have insisted that at times the device works. they'll deploy the first batch of newly scanning vehicles.

>> there are very modern. >> reporter: they plan to have these exclusive scanners all over the city with a focus on baghdad's gates. >> logically we are try to reduce the number of these checkpoints. and the civilian intelligence units will be here in so many phases. the policeman searching the back of the car. there is kind of bombs or tools or weapons. and by the way, isis trying to get the benefit from some special places in each car. >> reporter: he says every day is a learning experience for the security forces and the people of this city. >> baghdad yan people want to survive. they are challenging any isis any things we have the will to live, and we will do it. >> reporter: no one knows where

the next threat will come from. all they can do is try and be a step ahead. cnn, baghdad. now on to the coverage of ebola and the crisis happening there. the number of confirmed and probable and suspected cases now tops 16,000. that's according to the world health organization. in most cases, it's been in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. the agency says so far the virus has killed almost 7,000 people. it also says the situation in liberia, which is the hardest-hit country, has stabilized in the past few weeks, so a glimmer of good news there. >> but also good news is that u.s. scientists say that a human trial of an experimental ebola vaccine was in fact a success. cnn's richard quest spoke with margaret harris from the world health organization about the challenges the agency now faces.

>> reporter: if this works or is the best solution so far, you're going to need money for the vaccines, infrastructure to get the vaccines into country and personnel to actually vaccinate them. otherwise you'll be sitting there with an answer but nobody on the other question. >> you're absolutely right. it's all very well having the magic bullet in your hand, but it's got to be delivered. and that is indeed the hardest part. that's the hardest yard of all the yards you've got to cover, that getting those vaccines out to every place. we know it's a very difficult place to do anything in, any kind of medical care is difficult to achieve, that's why we've got raging epidemics, a raging outbreak in these countries. so absolutely. we're going to have to have a lot of personnel. we're going to have to have excellent infrastructure. we'll have to manage the chain.

and there are a large number of people working out how we're going to do that. >> clear a lot more work to be done. >> but scientists say the vaccine is now going to go on to even bigger trials, using even more people to determine if it's good enough to prevent an ebola outbreak. >> a vaccine would be a great thing. we keep focusing on this. it's not going away. >> and it's about time. they need to get to them quickly. 7,000 people have died from this outbreak. >> absolutely. on to the next story here. a 13 year old boy reunites with his mother four years after he went missing, but where he was found is very disturbing. that story is straight ahead.

okay. welcome back, everyone. well, a 13-year-old boy has been reunited with his mother four years after he'd been reported missing. that's very good news here. >> but unbelievable what happened. police found him in a house not far from us here in atlanta. he was hidden behind a false wall. ryan krueger from affiliate wxia has the story. >> i was kind of shocked. you think you know somebody. >> reporter: julie had no idea that the 13 year old boy who her son played with every day at this house was being held against his will. >> it shocked all of us, honestly. they were really nice people, open, like hey, come over anytime you want. >> reporter: according to clayton county police, the

13-year-old was kept behind a fake wall inside this home in duke court in jonesboro. they say they saw the boy out here all the time, in the yard, but they had no idea he was being held captive. >> the mother told me he was home schooled. i didn't question as far as why he was always home. >> reporter: ocono lives across the street and says they saw the boy nearly every day. but now he's left wondering if there were any warning signs they missed. >> gosh, it was right up under our nose and we could have done something if we had known, but he never was in distress it didn't seem like. >> the young man didn't seem like he was in distress or anything. you never know behind closed doors. >> reporter: in jonesboro, 11 alive news. >> people say they should have seen the warning signs, but it's impossible to tell with these things. police arrested five adults, including the boy's father and stepmother. >> they were all charged with

obstruction of justice, false imprisonment and cruelty to children. time for a check of the weather. drought-stricken california is now due for rain and lots of it apparently. >> getting some relief from the drought they've experienced. it's a very thirsty state. and they will take whatever they can get, i'm sure of it. just a statistic for you. we have a low pressure system developing across the pacific. we're going to see a dip in the jet stream over the western half of the united states, and this is just the beginning of the rainy season across this area. people from los angeles to san francisco getting used to

rainfall this time of year. and we want to see the reain. it just hasn't come yet. coastal rain will bring much-needed relief. we're already experiencing that relief across central and northern parts of california, including san francisco, some snowfall near the sierra nevada mountain range which is good for anybody who likes to ski or snowboard. look at all the rainfall on the increase across the state. and there's even more across the pacific. that system is just off your computer or television screen, but it's set to come onshore. it should bring us the rainfall by tuesday and wednesday for the entire state of california. now so far, to this date, we've experienced less than 5 millimeters of rainfall in los angeles. less than 10 for san diego. san francisco at 22 millimeters. we should roughly see around 26

for those locations. and this is really only between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall for our domestic viewers. the forecast however, brings in one or two inches of rainfall, even higher amounts floor san francisco. and as we travel north of san francisco, you'll see that we could exceed 5 to 6 inches of rainfall through the middle of next week. los angeles, again, tapping into some of that rainfall as well. the rest of the country, warm in the east, but we do have a cold front that is going to drop the temperatures from chicago to minneapolis. >> this is one of the worst droughts that california has ever experienced though. i'm glad they're finding some relief. >> one of our correspondents did a story about the drought, he showed a river bed, it used to be a river, and now it's dry. >> it was several feet where it should be. >> i know they want the rain. derek, thank you. hundreds of protesters in

ferguson, missouri are now embarking on a 100-plus mile trip across the state. the story straight ahead.

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with the x1 entertainment operating system. welcome back to our viewers in the united states and and the world for our continuing news coverage here on cnn. i'm george howell. >> and i'm zain asher. in egypt, government-controlled media report prosecutors will appeal the dismissal of charges against hosni mubarak. there were clashes that left at

least two people dead. it is unclear if the former president will continue to go free. pope francis is expected to give a public blessing shortly in turkey. he's offering it with the spiritual leader of the world's orthodox christians. he met with the chief rabbi. he is pushing for interfaith peace. later on today he is going to be meeting with school children before flying back to the vatican. a court in qatar has overturned the convection of an american couple in the death of their baby. matthew and grace heim had been found guilty of starving to death their adopted daughter. they maintain the child suffered an eating disorder. we want to go back to a story we've been watching all

week. protesters in ferguson took to the streets after the announcement that officer wilson had resigned. >> wilson told the st. louis post dispatch that he always wanted to be a police officer, but when he heard that the department was getting violent threats he knew that he had to step down. protesters said he should have immediately resigned after the shooting in august. >> it's unclear what darren wilson's going to be doing with his life next, but hundreds of protesters left ferguson on saturday, they were headed for the missouri state capital on a march. >> they are pushing for police reform in the state and on a national level. and they want people to know that the violent protests that we've seen there after the grand jury's decision, those violent protests do not represent their message. one of the organizers spoke to our ed lavandera. >> when you talk about being effective, i think the image of you guys walking past the burned

out buildings and the destruction on florissant is t left on a lot of people. >> it represents a loss of property and a loss of trust. a loss of moral credibility. and we believe that we're 99.9% of these young practitioners of democracy have protested for over 100 days, non-violently. we want to make clear that that's the message. michael brown's family want his memory to be honored by justice for him and his family but also row form of this system. we believe that that can be brought about. >> activists will march nearly 120 miles, that's about 190 kilometers, making a trip that will last them about a week. meanwhile, this week in

ferguson, missouri, one woman watched her business burn to the ground on tv. can you imagine? that's right after the jury made that announcement on monday. >> but like many business owners, she's very hopeful that she'll get back on her feet. george sells of our affiliate ktvi has this story. >> reporter: it should be a dream day for a small business. >> normally a great day. >> reporter: but for juanita morris, there isn't a business anymore. fashions are boutique burned with so many others monday night. she watched on television as her life's work was raized by rioters. >> when you get anger in you, it's hard to get out of the and i think all of this came from anger. and what happens when you do things when you're angry, you have to come back and apologize, say i'm sorry, or you done said the wrong thing or done did the

wrong thing, and some things you can't go back and fix. >> reporter: she believes she can stick this. she's already started a "go fund me" page online and has insurance money. she plans to rebuild. >> location, location is the best thing for a business, and i think this was an excellent location. ♪ >> reporter: her optimism is shared in other places in town. the taste of honey hair salon started a party in the parking lot. >> we're trying to keep ferguson alive after all it's been through. we're struggling to come back alive. all of our businesses have suffered badly. >> reporter: and as crews of volunteers scramble to make art of the signs of unrest, they are trying to raise money to bail some of the many victims here

out. >> any business that's a mom and pop, independent business we're trying to help. quite frankly, there's not enough money to go around. we need our help from our state and federal governments. they just must help us. >> reporter: in the midst of tragedy, everyone here is desperately trying to look in one direction. >> we can't go back and fix this. only thing we can do is go forward. so that's what i'm looking for, is to go forward. >> and that report from george sells from affiliate ktvi. we want to move on to this story in ohio. they released video into the shooting death of a child. he had been brandishing what appeared to be a pistol and now is known to be a fake. it was never relayed to the police officer. the video is disturbing. you do see a 12 year old child

in it die. we go through this timeline with great sensitivity and care, but take a look at this story. >> reporter: this video was recorded on a security camera in cleveland park, and it 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, a video his family wants you to see. first we see him pacing the sidewalk, brandishing what looks to be a weapon, at one point even taking a two-handed shooting stance. all the while, police say he was being watched. >> a gentleman sitting in the gazebo is the gentleman who called into our dispatch center. >> reporter: here's that initial call to 911. >> i'm sitting in the park by west boulevard. there's a guy that held a pistol. >> reporter: the call are points out the gun is probably fake.

>> it's approximately fake, but you know what, it's scaring t [ bleep ]. >> reporter: the object that looks like a handgun is really a pellet gun, and rice seems to point it at this person whose identity is blurred. he's also seen here reaching for a cell phone, then having a conversation. minutes later, rice moves to the gazebo where he's 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 few seconds later she describes rice but fails to pass along the words the 911 caller used about the gun probably

being fake. >> a black male on the swings, wearing a camouflage hat, a gray jacket with black sleeves, he keeps pulling a gun out of his pants and pointing it at people. >> reporter: what happens next happens very quickly. officer frank garmback driving and officer timothy lowman. >> young man pulled the weapon out, and that's when the officer fired. >> reporter: in the dispatcher's audio, you can hear the officer's grim call for help. >> shots fired, male down. black male, maybe 20, black revolver. >> reporter: even as they call for help, the officers still not understanding that they'd shot a 12 year old boy carrying a toy gun. >> this is not an effort to

exonerate. it's 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've got two officers that were out there protecting the public that just had to, you know, do something that nobody wants to do. >> a story that's gaining a lot of traction here in the united states. police releasing that video. as a matter of being completely transparent. and it's a video the family wanted people to see. the officers involved in the incident both remain on administrative leave. the world mourns the loss of australian cricketer phil hughes. he would have been 26 years old

today. plus u.s.ski racer lindsey vaughn opens up about her relationship with tiger woods.

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the head by a ball. it ricocheted off equipment when it was hit. he died from his injuries at the hospital. >> it's been a tragic week in the world of cricket. an accident struck phil hughes. he died from his injuries two days later. he was 25. he was a few days shy of his 26th birthday. he would have turned 26 today. the australian cricket team postponed its first match with in india to let players grieve. players on australia's rugby team played tribute to him before their match in england on sunday. and in australia, a league of footballerstheir own moment hat of silence.

people are laying out cricket bats to honor hughes, using the #putupyourbats. >> it was created by a man from sidney who said he's amazed by the global response. u.s. skier lindsey vaughn is set to return to the slopes, but it hasn't been clear and it hasn't been easy for her to get back into the situation there. >> she missed much of the last two ski seasons due to serious knee injuries. she opened up to cnn about her injury and the other sports star who is the source of her inspiration. take a listen. >> hi. >> reporter: hello, lindsey. there have been a few bright spots along the way, like adopting her dog leo. >> he was hit by a car before i adopted him.

his back leg is a little shorter. i scooped him up, and we both were doing rehab together. >> reporter: lindsey also opened up about her relationship with boyfriend tiger woods and how he's been a source of inspiration. >> you're so upset. tiger and i went through rehab with both of our injuries at a similar time. we're both in the gym together and motivating each other and both frustrated but, you know, i think we both helped each other a lot through that time. and you know, i draw a lot of inspiration from him. and i think he does the same with me, and we continue to push each other, and it's a really positive relationship in that way. we're just two athletes trying to do the best we can at our sports. there's other stuff that goes along with it for both of us. there's media and stuff like that. but that's all a part of sports and a part of being a successful

athlete, and we both understand that. yeah. we just take it in stride. >> now is his skiing better than your golf? >> it's tricky. i have a hole in one. i, i have a hole in one. but he's pretty good. he's a pretty good skier. we're highly competitive. so, you know, we're competing at every single thing that we can. and unfortunately, he holds the record in ping-pong. i have only one victory to, i don't know how many hundreds of times he's beaten me, but yeah, he's pretty much better at me at everything except skiing the so unfortunately, he's winner of the two of us. one group of sailors is out on the volvo ocean race. one ran aground. the sailboat is severely

damaged. there you see it. >> at least everyone is safe. but this happened after the boats traveled into a tropical cyclone. it's in the middle of the indian ocean. we are hearing that there were wind gusts up to 35 knots. how bad is the situation out there? >> they're starting to move away from what was the tropical cyclone. it was a pretty weak storm. but nonetheless, they used that cyclone to their advantage. they got to the west side of the storm which you can see here. and they used the momentum and the wind to just propel them forward, making their boat cruise at speeds of around 35 to 45 kilometers per hour. impressive stuff. and just a small back story on the boat that actually ran aground on the reef outside of ma rishs. that happened in the middle of the night and was valued at

about $6 million. the captain who made the decision to evacuate made the decision, and they had to wade through shark-infested ocean water, knee-deep to find a small, rocky outcrop so they could be rescued. inspirational story. people thinking about them quite a bit. they have been rescued and are safe, but they have to contend with not only bruised egos but a wrecked ship. the storm system continues to move away from the latest leading boats, and they're on their way to abu dhabi and they're starting to work their way into the doldrums, that is the equator. we've got a lot of damage coming out of parts of europe thanks to a low pressure system near the

straits of gentlemibralter. you can see some winds with this system, the shading of red indicating wind gusts near 60 to 70 kilometers per hour. this is where we're expecting stronger winds and rain. that's all the time we have at the world weather center. >> that was an intense video. it took a lot of focus. you had to be really focused. >> flooding. >> thank you. we appreciate it. next on cnn. move over barbie. a new doll is on the market. i love this story. and it's aimed at changing the perception of what's normal. that's coming up.

okay. welcome back, everyone. this is a story i like, by the way. but the traditional barbie doll may be in for some stiff competition this holiday season. >> that's because there is a new doll out there. as robyn curnow explains, the crea creator of the doll wants earn to know that average is beautiful. >> reporter: barbie is facing competition from lammily. she looks like a shorter, brunette version of barbie. her creator, nikolay lamm designed the doll to look like

the averaged-sized 19 year old american woman. you can even buy a pack of stickers to give her acne, cell light and stretch marks. he created them to start a conversation. >> i feel that by making things like this kind of more mainstream so if you do, if someone does have acne one day or cell light or stretch marks it's not a big deal. >> reporter: lammily started out as an art project. it got so much support he was able to raise half a million dollars in 30 days. but the toy maker says the biggest test was seeing how kids would feel about lammily. >> she's so pretty. >> she looks like my sister. >> she looks more like a person. >> reporter: while the reaction from children and online has been largely positive, some

critics question the doll maker's slogan, average is beautiful. barbie said the doll was never designed to be realistic. so far, the campaign has allowed him to ship some 22 thousand dolls. >> i'm just trying to create an alternative. there's no reason why in the toy world, you know, a barbie doll and a lammily doll can't be friends. you know is like a super model. one is just like a, i don't know, like the girl next door or something. they can co-exist peacefully. they don't have to be at war with one another. >> reporter: if lammily is a success, he plans to expand the line to include male dolls as well as dolls from different

ethnicities. >> so you have a lammily and barbie can be friends. >> a super model and an average doll can be available. the first day that doll was available, the website crashed. it might indeed catch on and put barbie out of business. i like that idea, though. thank you so much for joining us. i'm zain asher. >> and i'm george howell. we will have live reporting for you. you're watching cnn, the world's news leader.

well three days of interfaith dialog in the muslim world in turkey there is coming to an end for pope francis.

we will be live in istanbul coming up. in the united states, officer darren wilson brakes ties with the ferguson police department. will it be enough to calm the still-tense situation there. and this has given people pause after all the heartache over michael brown's death. who and what is behind that snapshot. >> it is a beautiful shot. i'm george howell. >> and i'm zain asher. we want to get to the top stories. let's again in ferguson, missouri where officer darren wilson has now officially resigned. >> this comes a week after a grand jury decides not to indict him in the shooting death of michael brown. >> reporter: it is the letter that will close one chapter in the ongoing drama in ferguson. darren wilson's resignation