>> been a busy day and busy night. we'll continue to follow all of it on fox news. >> you know what we'll be talking about the rest of the day on fox. you're going to want to watch all day long. for now, "fox & friends" starts. >> bye. good morning. it is tuesday, november 25. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. like a war zone, violence flares on the streets of ferguson as the grand jury decides not to indict officer darren wilson. police cars set ablaze, businesses are looted, even burned to the ground. we are live in missouri with the breaking developments. >> it took a grand jury 97 days to examine mountains of evidence including these just released proof of officer darren wilson' injury photographs. how these pictures played a big role in the grand jury's decision. >> as the president spoke, the protesters became violent.

>> i also appeal to the law enforcement officials in ferguson and the region to show care and restraint in managing peaceful protests that may occur. >> today al sharpton headed to ferguson. "fox & friends" starts now. >> let's get to that fox news alert for you. fire fighters battling massive flames as violent protesters in ferguson burn as many as 12 local businesses to the ground. >> our community is about to take -- has to take responsibility for what has happened tonight. we have done something here that will impact our community for a long time. >> bringing it to adam housely who is live in ferguson. adam, what can you tell us this morning? >> you talk about the fire fighters, elisabeth. you can still smell the

smoke in the air as they're trying to put out some of the fires. we're told by authorities 25 separate fires were started last night in a two-hour time frame. behind me, some of the fire crews that have come out here. this is from university city which is not far from here. they're coming in with escorts. you'll see bell ridge police coming in as part of the mutual aid. mcdonald's was looted. next door is a business. we're staying back here. i'll explain why in a second. next door was a business that had cell phones, next door was a beauty store now burned to the ground. this is the main thoroughfare here in ferguson. this straight is shut down. right there where mcdonald's was looted, for at least two miles is considered to be an active crime scene. when you get down there further, which we were earlier this morning, it is literally business after business that has been burned down and looted. they looted it first, you

find some of the shoes in the middle of the street still. then it was burned and fire fighters weren't allowed to go in for some time. not far from here in another part of ferguson, old town ferguson, an area where a lot of businesses are located, there was a lot of looting there and problems there. my colleague mike tobin was there last night when the tear gas flew. take a listen. [coughing] >> we just had a big volley. there's another round that went out of the tear gas coming out of the police vehicles in that direction, again intended to and very effective at disbursing these demonstrators for a short period of time. you can see one of the tear gas canisters on the ground dispersing right now, deploying the tear gas. we're just a couple hundred

yards away. >> fire crews coming back right now looking at some of the different places that are smoldering. that business they are coming from, where the beauty store was located -- i'll back up here -- and where the cell phone store was located. they're checking that out and are going to head down the street. earlier in the day the governor was here and spoke to the community about being calm. he had lunch right there. all around here is where it was looted. all around here is where there were problems last night. my colleague was out here. he had problems and shots were fired around here. still very tense this morning but there are no rioters athis hour on the street. now it's cleanup mode. >> adam, we thank you for the great work you're doing. stay safe and stay with us. >> you wonder where the national guard was. i didn't see them at all. i saw them the day before. >> the mayor of ferguson requested the national guard be called out last night, and the governor,

>> in chicago, hundreds march through the streets but no arrests reported there. >> none of the protesters saying nypd, kkk, how many kids will you kill today? that is what they were screaming in new york city. if you were watching coverage last night it was extraordinary because you've got the prosecutor from st. louis county, bob mcculloch not only announcing there will be no indict but he went through the evidence which was handy. they thought about everything and went through it including pictures released last night of officer darren wilson after the shooting in, as you can see, an emergency room. >> for the first time really we got a detailed assessment of what officer wilson said he went through from his perspective.

when they looked at the eyewitnesses, the eyewitness accounts seemed to go to the forensic results and corroborated in many ways according to the grand jury what wilson was saying. in the end there wasn't enough to indict. here's prosecutor mcculloch. >> when statements changed witnesses were confronted with the inconsistencies and conflicts between their statements and physical evidence. some witnesses admitted they didn't actually sea the shooting or only saw a part of the shooting or only repeating what they heard on the streets. some others adjusted parts of their statements to if i the facts. others stood by original statements even though their statements were completely discredit by the physical evidence. >> after 70 hours of testimony, 60 witnesses, a jury made up of seven men, five women, nine of whom were white, three of whom were black, they met 25 times over the course of three months and they came out with no indictment. rudy giuliani said that

they showed courage. >> you have the governor announce a state of emergency. you have these people sitting in a grand jury. can you imagine the fear they must have had of the conclusion they had to reach? these people have to live there. maybe it's their stores that are now being broken. maybe it's their homes that are going to be burned. it took a tremendous amount of courage to come to the conclusion that no charges should be filed here. so the evidence, the evidence of the police officer's innocence must have been overpowering. >> apparently at the end the jurors and also the prosecutors in presenting the evidence felt that officer wilson in the police car felt like he was defending himself and he went out on the street. at one point he said when michael brown was around him, apparently he, the window was open, he socked him a couple of times. and he said i drew my gun. i said get back or i'm going to shoot you. michael brown grabbed his gun and said you are too much of a blank to shoot

me. then there was a struggle. and he said -- the officer did -- i felt like a five-year-old holding on to hulk hogan. that's how big he felt and how small i felt. he ran off. at one point mr. brown turned around and charged him. the gunshot wounds are consistent with somebody whose body was bent forward at the waist charging the police officer. >> you've got two things. the facts of this case. then you've got the history of what's going on between the police department and the people of ferguson. let's look at how both families are reacting. the mom of michael brown immediately collapsed outside the police station. then the family released this statement. quote, we are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the consequences of his actions. we respectfully ask that you please keep your protests peaceful. they didn't. answering violence with violence is not the appropriate reaction. >> you understand, as any parent would, it is absolutely heart breaking sitting on top of a car

bleeding ne heart at the loss of her son and then officer wilson, he's asked to be protected as well during this time. this is a gut wrenching time across the nation. darren wilson actually reacted to the grand jury decision, and this is his statement here. i would like to thank you all for standing up for me during this stressful time. i wish i could attend and meet you, hug you and personally thank you for all of your continued support. however, due to my and my family's safety i am unable to. please keep my family in blue in your hearts and prayers. they have all made a sacrifice in their own lives in order to work successive hours through the heat and rain to ensure the riots and protests in ferguson were as safe as they could be. >> meanwhile the president of the united states, after the trouble started, the president went out from the white house and made a statement asking people to stay calm. and he did a good job saying that. unfortunately for him, the optics were on one side you

have the president of the united states and on the other side you've got looting and businesses being destroyed, and people were doing exactly what the president was asking them not to do. >> not to forget that al sharpton earlier on commented at a meeting on february 5 the president indicated to him that he was concerned that protesters stay the course. >> stay on it. the president's statement on george stephanopoulos's show i thought was right on, last night i thought was right on but no one was listening to the message. 1:30 their time it became clear they said it was the worst side of looting and the mayor of st. louis said he's very disappointed and we have to take responsibility in our own community. you can't blame it on outsiders anymore. >> at one point last night a fox news camera man lost -- the camera was broken. a protester wearing a mask -- watch this right

here. steve harrigan. that guy right there. grabbed the camera, broke it live on tv. harrigan and the person absolutely fine. also a reporter from cnn hit in the head by a rock while she was covering the story. >> this after we saw mike tobin, our own being faced with tear gas down the street. >> it is a dozen minutes after the top of the hour on this very busy tuesday. coming up, was it a good idea for the president to come out and speak or did it make matters worse? >> the white house says defense secretary chuck hagel stepped down. was he really fired? brand-new details ahead.

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a fox news alert for you now. mayhem and chaos overnight in ferguson as violent protesters react to the grand jury's decision not to indict officer wilson. last night president obama took to the air waves and tried to instill calm. >> there are still problems and communities of color aren't just making these problems up. separating that from this particular decision, there are issues in which the law too often feels as if it is being applied in a discriminatory fashion. >> but did the president in fact strike the right tone?

our coverage continues as executive director of the black sphere kevin jackson -- kevin, good morning to you on this pretty intense morning after a night of violence erupting in ferguson. initially i want to ask you what was your first reactions to the grand jury's decision not to indict officer wilson? >> well, elisabeth, i don't think anybody was surprised by the decision. they had given up enough bread crumbs to understand what was going to happen. enough of the forensic information had leaked out to know that the way darren wilson called it pretty much was the way it had happened. >> what is your gut instinct here on how this is handled by the president? steve alluded to earlier today how we saw the president speaking about being at peace for the sake of the family, yet right on the other side of the screen we saw violence. fires being set, automobiles being turned over, highways being shut down. did he strike the right tone? >> yeah, i thought it was

completely symbolic of obama's america, where he's saying one thing and the opposite is happening behind him. whether it's benghazi, whether it's the i.r.s., whether it's whatever the issue is, he's lying about it and all around him rome is burning so to speak. i said earlier on a program on fox the other day that black america does not have a cop problem. black america has a liberal democrat problem. when you look at the areas where all of these different conflagrations occur and all this strife and looting and loitering and all the other things that were happening it's in cities controlled by liberal democrats. all of the strife that's going on in these communities is created by some democrat who -- and let's be hob nest. there's somebody behind the scenes here who was celebrating everything that happened last night. the sad thing is all the burnings, all the things that occurred in ferguson, these are the same people who are going to go back to the community and they're going to lament that there

are no jobs, that there is no opportunity. but yet they're burning the town down at the behest of somebody who is sitting back sipping cocktail behind a gated community. >> then you have al sharpton vowing to fight on. take a listen. >> he says we have to press on and fight on and on february 5 the president actually went to ferguson -- was not on his official agenda. and al sharpton said we have to continue to put pressure here and make sure these protests have support they need. why is this happening? why not a stronger word prior to the event that we saw? we have the police chief saying this is worse than the worst that he saw in august, kevin. >> right. you had a civil rights leader who came on and he talked about the civil rights aspect of it. he was exactly right. there would be people rolling over in their graves. the real issue here is al sharpton is not creating any new opportunities. while he was busy planning these types of events to

happen in 20-plus cities around the country, he was doing nothing proactive because that's what leftists do. i talk about it in my book race pimping, the multitrillion-dollar business of race liberalism. you think about the amount of money and amount of energy spent fighting these thugs. why are we doing this? we're doing this over the death of a kid who according to sharpton is the modern day civil rights representation for him and his elk. this is pathetic. >> is he not? >> of course he's not. i'm talking about michael brown and neither is al sharpton. i've said this before and i'll say it again, this was an insult to america. it was an insult to black america specifically because they want us to buy into this -- pardon me? >> go ahead. >> they want us to buy into a narrative that the death of michael brown is symbolic for something. we don't have a cop problem in america. are there problem cops? sure. but black america does not have a cop problem. the cops do more in our

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we do have some other stories making headlines on this tuesday morning. two american troops were killed in afghanistan when a bomb attached to a bicycle exploded near a military convoy in kabul. so far nobody has claimed responsibility for that murder. this on the heels of afghanistan's deadliest attack this year, the death toll rising to 50 after a homicide bomber blew himself up at a volleyball tournament on sunday. the embattled head of the phoenix v.a. hospital out of job.

she was formally removed from her post after being on administrative leave since may. hellman was at the center of the whistle-blower complaints exposing secret wait lists leading to the deaths allegedly of as many as 40 veterans at that facility. brian, over to you. >> word this morning that defense secretary chuck hagel did not step down but was indeed fired. but why? >> already the white house people are leaking, well, he wasn't up to the job. believe me, he was up to the job. it was the job that he was given where he really was never really brought into that real tight circle inside the white house that makes all the decisions which has put us into the incredible debacle we're in today throughout the world. >> susan rice, valerie jarrett agreeing to that. what really happened? let's ask the washington bureau chief for "the sun times." he's building -- he's been following this story and is

the author of "dead man rising." what is the official account for why chuck hagel is not there is -- not there? >> he was forced out. they didn't think he was up to the job. that briefing, behind the scenes briefing we're getting now is that he was too passive, wasn't the right person. >> you're equally tapped in with the u.s. you've been here 12 years. what's the mental when you have flee defense -- what's the message when you have flee defense secretaries in that short period of time? >> chaos and confusion. this was the person president obama trumpeted as the right person for the job at the beginning of last year. yesterday when he was effectively firing him he was saying to people he based in an exemplary fashion and this is the right guy. it's a message that doesn't project confidence. >> what do you hear and what do you believe? who can replace him?

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police arrested at least 29 protesters and fire fighters are still battling flames that have engulfed at least a dozen buildings, many of them businesses, local businesses, many of them total losses and may never open again. >> because they might not have insurance. rioters in oakland setting cars on fire. in new york, nypd commissioner was spotted with fake blood -- paint rather. a gathering in front of the white house for peaceful protests. >> 12 jurors finding no probable cause in the grand jury room to charge officer wilson. how did they come to that decision? and was justice served? joining us is fox news legal analyst arthur aidala and rod wheeler. good morning, guys. rod, you feel there was enough evidence, that the officer should have been charged with manslaughter? >> yeah. at the very minimum, steve,

i think he should have been charged with manslaughter. let's go back a little bit and i'm not so much concerned about the outcome or the findings of the grand jury. my problem with this whole thing is the fact that this case was tried before a grand jury, and this was not a jury trial. when you listen to exactly what the prosecutor said yesterday, he laid everything out which was great. he laid out a case that should have been presented before a jury. a trial jury, not a grand jury. and it makes me wonder who did he go in there representing? and it also makes me wonder whether or not officer darren wilson was begin his due process. think about it. if the way that mcculloch laid out the case this should have never gone to the grand jury in the first place. >> the prosecutor was in the position where he was damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. he could have cherry-picked

his witnesses and said i'm going to put the procop witnesses in and make sure there is not an indictment or vice versa. i think he took the best route. he threw it all in front of the grand jury and let the chips fall where they may. if i beg to differ if this was in front of a regular jury in a trial there would be a defense attorney ripping those witnesses apart. there never would have been a conviction. >> i agree with you, arthur. the area is, and you know this as well as i do, in a grand jury proceeding you only put your best evidence, you only put your good witnesses before the grand jury. that's how it typically is. that's why benjamin crump made the argument -- and i think it was a good argument -- he made the argument why is this prosecutor changing the way in which these situations are typically handled? we can't turn a blind eye to that argument. >> let's keep agreeing with each other. what you said which i thought was right on, if you look at the evidence as

a whole which you thought was so bad, why did the prosecutor go to the grand jury? the thing is he had to go to the grand jury because of political reasons. he couldn't say i looked at all the evidence and i'm not putting this before a grand jury. but as you know because you've testified thousands of times, that prosecutor has to live with that case. if you do put the evidence a certain way where he does get indicted you've still got to pay the piper down the road and stand before 12 jurors and try to get a conviction. if you know your evidence, you cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt those charges ethically as a prosecutor you have to go before a judge and say your honor, i know all the evidence. there is no way i can convince 12 jurors beyond a reasonable doubt so i'm dismissing the charges. >> are you saying arthur might be wrong? that the prosecutor had a stronger case than it appeared and should have put it in front of a jury? >> no. you know, what i'm saying is that typically with grand juries and i've been involved in many of these cases mostly involving homedz, you only --

homicides, you only present the evidence to the grand jury that is going to make your case at that time. i think that is why we're seeing the rioting now. people think officer wilson was found not guilty. that is not the case. officer wilson was nf charged with any crime. he was never charged with any crime. they are rioting for the wrong reason. >> my humble opinion and you've been out there, those people are rioting, they don't even know what's going on. there is a difference between protesters and rioting. kudos to the people who are peacefully protesting. people breaking into a liquor store to steal a couple of bottles of gin and vodka, that's got nothing to do with michael brown. it is a horrible mark on his and his family's legacy. they begged for peace. as the president is speak, you see that tv, they try to flip over a police car, i know you agree with me those are not the people who really know the facts of this case, who know the grand jury process. those are people looking

for an excuse to cause trouble. >> i agree with you. i totally agree with you, arthur. >> i don't know why they made the announcement at night. they would have made it a lot easier on law enforcement if they did it during the case. >> i was peripherally involved in one of the biggest cases, the crown heights case. before the verdict was announced, that the guy was going to get acquit acquitted, dlfs a tremendous amount of coordination between the district attorney office and law enforcement as to when, how, where the announcement was going to take place to make sure there was none of this rioting. we don't know whose fault to whom -- >> the worst coordination i've seen. >> they wanted the children to be home from school, they wanted people to be home from work. the unspoken victims are all of those store owners. black friday is a couple of days away. they make their living, they put kids through school and pay the mortgages and those businesses are gone and one

of the guys said there may not be insurance to back them up. everyone loses. >> and the young individuals right now who are stuck in this mess as well living in fear. >> arthur aidala and rod wheeler thank you very much. great analysis. exactly 22 minutes before the top of the hour on this tuesday. we've got headlines with heather much >> we have other news. a texas woman once blamed for causing a crash that killed her fiancee now clear of any criminal charges. general motors now taking the blame for the crash that killed gene ericcson ten years ago. the auto maker says that its faulty ignition switches caused kansas anderson to lose control of her car and crash into a tree. her record now wiped of wrongdoing. browns quarterback johnny manziel allegedly involved in a fan beatdown. the scene unfolded at a cleveland hotel. the fan apparently wanted a hug from johnny football.

that is when police said manziel's entrurnlg hit the man in the face. manziel is not listed as a suspect in the police report and no arrests have been made. other football news, the new york jets, the buffalo bills squaring off but football wasn't the only action on the field. two fans running on to the field in the middle of the third quarter, one of them running right towards the jets as they lined up for the play. cameras cut away as security tackled. buffalo wins big 38-3. >> right now outside in new york city it is 64 degrees. maria molina is out there. maria, even though it is nice temperature-wise, there's a big storm coming. >> that's right. we have big changes on the way across parts of the northeast, the mid-atlantic and it has to do with the storm system that today is developing across portions

of the southeast and it is going to be producing showers and storms out there. some of those storms could produce isolated severe weather across parts of central florida this afternoon and this evening. look at what happens here. as we head into tomorrow an area of low pressure starts to develop and tracks up the coast and some colder air is going to start filtering eastward across portions of the northeast. that's going to be transitioning that rainfall over to snow and it could be quite significant in some areas. we already have winter storm watches that have been issued for as far south at parts of virginia all the way to maine. new york city now is included in that winter storm watch. generally speaking we're looking at four to eight inches of snowfall across these areas but locally across parts of new england and areas farther inland, those areas could pick up more than a foot of snow. it's going to be a travel nightmare on one of the busiest travel days of the year. let's head back inside. >> thank you for that, maria. >> 20 minutes before the top of the hour.

we continue our top story, the chaos not limited to missouri. thousands filling times square here in new york city, even the new york police department's commissioner bratton hit with fake blood. we're live on the ground next. >> outrage after a convicted cop killer is compared to martin luther king jr. in a student's lesson plan. what is going on in our schools? the wife of that slain cop here live with us next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ]

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>> a fox news alert. chaos not limited to missouri as protesters take to the streets across the nation. here in new york thousands of demonstrators filling the streets, one even

attacking nypd commissioner bill bratton. wnyw reporter terry drew live in times square with us. good morning. what can you tell us this morning? >> the protests began in new york city shortly after the grand jury's decision was read in ferguson last night, and many demonstrators still out here this morning. if i take a step aside you'll see there is a group of a few dozenen people gathered here in times square. many of them have been out here since last night. the announcement in ferguson sent hundreds of people on the move in new york city. take a look at video from last night. you can see demonstrators in union square holding signs saying things like black lives matter and they chanted no justice, no peace. during the demonstration in times square new york city police commissioner brat top was sprayed with fake

blood. officials said the person who threw that fake blood and ran away is in police custody and will be arrested. back out here live, some of the people here in times square told me they have been out here since about 9:30 last night and they plan to be out here throughout the day today. >> we will keep you updated. >> overnight cars and buildings up in flames in ferguson, missouri, stoors looted, ransacked and even burned to the ground. joining us on the phone is an attorney who represents several stores in ferguson, missouri, jay cantor. what businesses to you represent? >> ferguson market and sams meat market. >> those were total losses? >> ferguson market was once again looted. sam's meat market was burned to the ground. and the others were

attempted to be burned down and the fires went out. >> about 3:30 a.m. crews still battling five or six active fires in the area. there seems to be a total loss for these businesses. without hope of recovery. do you see it differently? >> no, i don't. the would have the-case scenario for these businesses, and i don't see them recovering from it. >> what were you told about the security? and what actually happened? >> we were told by government agencies -- in fact i met with the justice department as late as friday nate, told that there was a plan, told that the law enforcement, it was going to be different this time around, that they would be protected. they knew who the people were that were going to cause this kind of trouble, and that it wouldn't happen again. >> and what happened? there seemed to be no

security and it did happen again, only worse? >> absolutely. once again rather than being ready for something to happen, they just allowed it to happen once again. by the time law enforcement did appear on the scene, things were out of control and the businesses were completely looted and/or burned to the ground. >> i understand one of your businesses, sam's, probably going to go out of business for dpood. you said they had an idea going in who the people were going to be who would be the troublemakers? are these people who live in the area? are these out of towners or fringe groups? >> i believe the focus would be out of town dpriewps. this took on a life of its own. these were not out-of-town people. these were folks from the

area. >> why were these local business owners left vulnerable a second time in your opinion? >> because once again these are minority-owned businesses and i think at the end of the day they were going to sacrifice and say we're not going to do anything because we don't want to beoo aggressive. we don't want to show -- i don't know. it's beyond me. >> it's befuddling. now everybody suffers because there is no convenient place to get food or anything else in the area. i don't know what the message is. jay, thanks so much. >> terrible. 11 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up straight ahead, outrage after a convicted killer is compared to martin luther king jr. in a student's lesson plan. what is going on in our schools? the wife of a slain cop here next.

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in other news on this tuesday, outrage in california as school officials in oakland reinstated a controversial curriculum involving convicted cop killer jamal. in an asoonment about government

oppression, he, the cop killer, is compared to martin luther king, junior. with questions like what do students think of this statement? the media, prison system and law enforcement organizations have censored al jamal? we're now joined by maureen faulkner, whose husband was murdered by mumia abu jamal. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> well, thanks to your complaints about him being included in the curriculum, he was taken out. but now they've put it back in. what was your main complaint originally about the comparison between him and martin luther king? >> my major complaint was jamal is a cold, convicted murderer who shot my husband in the back and then between the eyes. martin luther king, in my eyes, was a good man. he was a man that tried to bring people together, to lift people up. and he was a peaceful man.

and he was far from this murderer. and i think people should be absolutely outraged they are comparing martin luther king to jamal. >> absolutely. he's been in the news for years, ever since he murdered your husband. i just don't get the celebrity and hollywood fascination with this guy. he's a convicted cop killer. >> yes, he is. but you know what? he had a persona. people went for that for many years when he was on death row. he's been taken off of death row since and now he's been without possible parole. mr. wilson, the superintendent decided to have the curriculum. he actually says that he doesn't believe jamal is guilty of the crime and i'm thinking, look at these young impressionable adults. what are they teaching them in america today?

>> absolutely. you make a good point. we were talking during the break because the news overnight last night, you're in philly for a fund-raiser there -- was that the officer involved in the shooting death of michael brown was not charged. the grand jury is not going to charge him. he's not going to go to court. curious your feelings about that. they both involve police officers. >> you know, i feel as though the grand jury made the decision and now our country is being destroyed from this decision. there was not rioting that went on when my husband was shot in the back and then shot in the head. and also we were having a fund-raiser last night at the irish pub back here in philadelphia for survivors for widows who have lost their loved ones from crime, from murder. we didn't have -- we had a good

turnout, but not what we would have. >> because all the people were afraid to go out last night in philly as well. we thank you for joining us today. >> thank you, steve. >> more "fox & friends" straight ahead ♪ (holiday music is playing)

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for calm of the it's busy day. you're watching "fox & friends". video in showing of what's left of local businesses in ferguson. you can see shattered glass everywhere after rioters looted that beauty store. >> at least a dozen businesses were actually torched. if you see that right here. >> our community has got to take responsibility for what happened tonight. we definitely have done something here that is going to impact our community for a long time. >> joining us now on the ground is adam housley where it still smells smoky, doesn't it. >> reporter: yes. to give you an idea of of the destruction, look at the shopping center. we've been here before, this

summer. we were here last time. the riots were nowhere near here last summer. this is a good two miles away. it took out every single one of these stores. they looted them all, including this restaurant. the laundromat here on the end and burned this place down. you can see the ferguson firefighters are still here. they've been working all night. they had to pull back because shots were being fired and they had to be escorted back. you can see this business is completely destroyed. they're still having problems with flames and flare-ups. they were in there a couple hours ago. firefighters were having to deal with it and the hot spots. this is one of at least 12 major buildings that have burned down. 25 fires all told, according to authorities. some were car fires set on fire in downtown ferguson in the old part of town of the these guys have been working all night. you have law enforcement here as well. we have seen some national guard troops now stationed in front of some fire stations.

you're seeing some of the humvees around with the american flags on the back. we saw five bus loads come in at one point. to give you an idea of the magnitude going on, besides the distance of the destruction, we can also show what some miff colleagues went through. listen to how mike tobin dealt with some of the stuff that was going on, including tear gas. (coughing). >> we just had a big volley. there is another round of the tear gas coming out of the police vehicle in that direction. again, intended to -- and very effective at disbursing these demonstratorring for a very short period of time. you can see one of the tear gas canisters on the street dispersing right now. we're just a couple hundred

yards away. >> reporter: it's definitely no fun. last night tear gas there. it was four separate areas where there were riots. two areas on this area. one in the old town and one over in south part of st. louis. we can go right over here and show the firefighters still inside this business that's going to get looted trying to make sure it's at least secure enough that they can lead it. back to you in new york. >> adam housley live in new york, where it looks like a bomb we want -- went off. >> the thing is, nothing should have been a surprise. it's not a condensed and thick area. it's amazing the businesses we've been staring at were all targeted and destroyed. >> but remember the first night of the violence, the police there were accused of having such heavy handed tactics, this time they decided to dial it back a little bit. i know the mayor of ferguson called for the national guard, but the governor did not release them. maybe they didn't want too many

cops on the street. i'm sure the sun comes up in ferguson, there is going to be a lot of explaining to do. >> and the good news is nobody was killed. so there was 150 shots, nobody killed. >> that's right. now this. demonstrators from coast to coast protesting in the streets. thousands gathering right here in new york city. meanwhile in new york city, the hecklers were yelling nypd, kkk, how many kids are you going to kill today? new york city's top cop, bill bratton, as you can see, splattered with fake blood from a paint bomb after a protesters threw it hit him and parts of his entourage. the guy who threw it, quickly arrested. >> demonstrators in los angeles remaining mostly calm. laying in the road. up north, a different story in oakland. rioters setting off fireworks and setting cars ablaze.

search people arrested. >> in chicago, hundreds were in the streets. no arrests reported. >> as we just herod from the correspondent in times square, people mass not guilty times square waiting to see what will happen today. last night the prosecutor for st. louis county did a really good job where he came out and he explained that there was no probable cause and the grand jury had cleared officer wilson. but then he went through some of the mountains of evidence and he made it very clear that the evidence supported that officer wilson acted in self-defense. in fact, talked about how one witness even said that -- there is one of the images that the grand jury was shown -- >> we saw it for the first time yesterday. >> the witnesses describe as mr. brown was in a full charge toward the officer and some of the gun shots were consistent with his body being bent forward at the waist, which would suggest he was coming at the officer and that's when the officer fired the fatal round.

>> here is that prosecutor with some of the statements that the witnesses made saying there were inconsistencies there. >> statements changed, witnesses were confrontedith the inconsistencies and conflicts between their statements and the physical evidence. some witnesses admitted they didn't actually see the shooting or only saw part of the shooting, or only repeating what they had heard on the street. some others adjusted parts of their story to fit the facts. others stood by their statements even though they were the physil evidence. >> let's see what the justice department does now. there what we heard, no indictment there. one of the first people on the scene was michael bodien to take a look at what they saw and how we can reconstruct the shooting death of michael brown. here is dr. bodien last night. >> one gunshot entered the hand,

which was the hand in the car. one in the back of the forearm. then there was another one in the front of the forearm, front of the upper arm. there are three bullets that struck mr. brown right in sort of a cluster. one in the top of the head, one in the top of the forehead that went down into the upper shoulder, upper chest, and one in the upper chest. they're all -- the only way that could have happened is if mr. garner was 6' 5. had to be bent down with the top of his head facing the gun because the bullet struck him in the top of the head and the other two bullets were parallel. so. >> and the prosecutor last night talked about how all three of the autopsies that were performed on mr. brown were all

consistent showing the entry of the bullets like that, which is consistent with mr. brown being down like this and as the prosecutor testified -- told us last night, it was consistent with one of the witnesses who said that man right there, michael brown, was charging at the police officer and that's why he shot him fatally. >> 70 hours of testimony, seven men, five women. five white, three black, hearing all of that and deciding that no indictment. >> they heard michael bodien, too. >> they sure did. the president took to the air waves at the same time he saw violence erupting. did he miss an opportunity to unite in this moment? take a listen. >> michael brown's parents have lost more than anyone. we should be honoring their wishes. i appeal to the law enforcement officials in ferguson and the region to show care and

restraint in managing peaceful protest. >> i don't think he could have done any^ more than he did. as soon as the prosecutor left, he hopped on television. it was three minutes and he was back on, i believe it was 10:00 o'clock a the night eastern time. i thought his message was as clear as possible. just nobody listened. nobody listened. >> no one was listening. the message wasn't being heard. not to forget that february 5 he did have a meeting there with reverend al sharpton and according to him, he did say that he wanted to -- >> you mean november 5? >> day after mid terms, that he wanted those protesters that were protesting peacefully to stay on track, according to the reverend. so there has been some mixed messaging. last night that seemed down the middle of the road. >> some people were reacting now because of the grand jury's deciding not to clear -- to clear him. others were using it as an excuse to do it. some of the trouble makers from out of town. >> heather childers has been

following other stories that matter to you most. >> quickly for you other headlines. a u.s. serviceman is reportedly freed in an overnight raid in yemen. this is good news. the american worker was one of eight hostages held by a group linked to al-qaeda. it's not clear how long they were held. yemeni special forces carrying out the rescue. seven kidnappers killed in the operation. two american troops are dead, killed on afghan soil when a bomb attached to bicycles exploded near a military convoy in kabul. so far no one claimed responsibility for that attack. this coming on the heels of afghanistan's deadliest attack this year. the death toll now rising to 50 when a homicide bomber blew himself up at a volleyball turn a amount on sunday. chuck hagel officially resigns and there is speculation that he was fired. tensions grew this summer when he said that the isis threat was

like nothing they had ever seen. president obama must choose his force. defense secretary in less than six years. among the names floated around, ashton carter and michelle flournoy. jack weed of rhode island, but as of yesterday, he says he is not interested in that job. and coming up at 7:20, we will ask admiral john kirby all about that shakeup. and the embattled head of the phoenix v.a. hospital shaken out of a job. she's removed there her post. she was on administrative leave since may. hellman was at the center of whistle blower complaints about secret wait lists leading to the deaths of as many as 40 veterans. so she's out. those are a look at your headlines. >> thanks. what a busy news day. more on our top stories.

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fox news alert. people across the country who have nothing to do with the case in ferguson are reacting to the grand jury's decision not to indict officer darren wilson with violence and looting. but how are families reacting, the mother of michael brown harassed outside of the police station as her family pleaded for peace in this statement. we are profoundly disappointed that the killer of our child will not face the of his actions. we respectfully ask that you keep your protests peaceful, answering violence with violence is not an appropriate reaction. and here is officer wilson's statement. >> i would like to thank you all for standing up for me during this stressful time. i wish i could attend and meet

you, hug you and personally thank you for all of your continued support. however, due to my and my family's safety, i am unable to. please keep my family in your hearts and prayers. they have all made a sacrifice to their own lives in order to work excessive hours through the heat and rain to ensure the riots were as safe as they could be. >> officer wilson's friend, jeff, has talked to darren and joins us this morning. thank you for being with us, jeff. what did officer wilson have to share with you that you can tell us this morning? >> his thoughts, which is obvious from his statement, are with his brothers and sisters in law enforcement. he's very concerned about their welfare. you can imagine him being a police officer and having to sit on the sidelines while officers are in harm's way as a result of something that happened to him. it's hard for him to watch. >> is he fearful for his own

family's safety and his own? did he make remarks with regard to that? >> well, i'm not going to go into a lot of detail about when or how i talked to him or his whereabouts. but obviously safety is a grave concern for him and his family. >> and we respect that. understanding his main concerns there, the community in complete unrest in violence as we saw. you were there. what are you anticipating moving into today? and more importantly, what do you want people to know about officer wilson, what kind of guy is he? who is he? >> well, listen, he's just a cop who was responding to a call for a baby, african-american baby who was gravely ill and was in his area. he responded because he's there to serve that community and he observed a crime in progress,

suspect from a crime that had just occurred. as he was leaving there, then the rest is history now. this is a trying time for him and our entire community. >> it absolutely is. our hearts break for both families that are involved to see this unrest. what would his family want to say, in your opinion, to the family of michael brown hearing that he did not receive the consequence that he deserved, can't fall easily on their ears. >> well, of course not. we believe in a system of justice in this country and prosecutor mccullough, to his credit, introduced every single piece of physical evidence, every witness, every witness statement, every piece of forensic evidence and now he's being criticized harshly for introducing all that evidence. imagine a tsunami of criticism that would have followed if he would have withheld even one piece of evidence.

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in an unexpected move, defense secretary chuck hagel announced yesterday his resignation, raising more questions than answers in the face of numerous global crises, sxhshp &c@ was he forced out? does it signal a defense strategy shift in the obama administration? let's talk to pentagon spokesman rear admiral john kirby who joins us today from the pentagon. good morning to you, sir. >> thanks for having me. >> why was he fired? >> i don't think he was fired at all, steve. i think that's a wrong interpretation here. >> there are a lot of people in

washington who say, make no mistake, he was fired. >> he was not fired. secretary and the president had a series of discussions about his future and the future of the pentagon and direction that the obama administration wanted to take in the last two years and i think both men determined that this was the right time for him to step down and for a new leader to come in and head the defense department. he issued more than a dozen reforms. he managed the rebalance of the asia pacific, and of course helping draw down the mission in afghanistan while going after isil in iraq very, very aggressively. there has been a loft accomplishments under his watch. he's product of those and now he believes and the president agrees with him, that it's time for a new leader to take the s going to stick around until somebody new has been confirmed by everybody down there in washington, d.c but you were talking about his

accomplishments, but you were also talking about the things that face us right now and that's why it's curious that at this point where yesterday it was all about iran and the deal with iran and that fell through. then you got isis and then the war in afghanistan. it would seem like this is not a good time to switch horses. >> there is no question that there is a lot of crises around the world and the u.s. military remains engaged in more than 100 countries around the world. there's a lot going on here at the pentagon and in the defense department. secretary hagel helped put this defense department on a firm footing. there is still uncertainty. we have a loft budget uncertainty with sequestration. he has put this building on a firm footing going forward and i think that's why both agreed he accomplished what he set out to accomplish on the job and it's time for a new leader. >> i don't know if you saw it, but isis of all groups, took credit for squeezing him out. do you have to wonder on -- on twitter and social media -- you

do have to wonder, though, the bad guys out there, and there are a lot of bad guys in the world, they see us, the folks in your building where i'm sure morale is kind of crazy right now, they see soon we will have had four secretaries of defense in six years. and to them it looks like they don't know what they're doing or there is chaos there. >> look, having a secretary of defense serve about two years is not abnormal. not atypical. in fact, that's about the length of time that secretary hagel's predecessor served. and anybody who wishes this country ill has no reason to take any heart in any changes of leadership here at the pentagon. look, i have been in the military 28 years and i move every two or three years to new jobs all the time. it's common in our culture that you get fresh leadership every now and then. that's the way things work. believe me, nobody who might be an enemy of the united states should take comfort in that. >> morale at the pentagon is? >> it's high. look, we're mission focused here. there is a lot going on.

everybody is committed to it. when the secretary left the white house yesterday, he came back, had a meeting with his senior leaders, service secretaries, service chiefs and his message was simple. i'm back at work. it's time to put things back on the calendar. let's go. there is no stutter step. there was no taking foot off brakes. we're moving out. there's a lot going on. >> terrific. admiral, always a pleasure. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. 28 minutes after the top of the hour. another fox news alert. the grand jury has spoken and this is how people in ferguson, some of them, reacted. so what's next for that city which also in chaos? and why is al sharpton heading to ferguson? want food stamps? you better show your i.d why the white house is targeting one state for their antifraud policy where they want to see i.d. before you get those when i crave a smoke

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fox news alert. chaos overnight. in moments, we're expecting to hear from officials in missouri right now. >> that's right. firefighters working in the aftermath of huge blazes ignited by violent protesters. 25 fires breaking out during the night. many of them cars fully engulfed

in flames as you see here. as many as 12 buildings are being considered total losses as of this morning. police in ferguson arrested at least 29 people. >> the overnight demonstrations were not only in ferguson, missouri, rioters in oak lapped, california, setting cars on fire. in new york city, our police commissioner, bill bratton, was splattered with fake blood, as you can see on the right side of your screen. crowds also gathering in front of the white house last night for what remained peaceful protests there. >> the attorney for the michael brown family speaking out late last night after a grand jury decided not to indict officer darren wilson.mbp >> it's always a travesty when our judicial system fails to respond to a very horrific situation like what we saw here today. >> did they fail? as riots rage on, is it time to put aside the disagreements and respect the rule of law?

joining us is peter johnson, jr. >> good morning. >> i guess i know the answer to that. as a man of the law, you say respect the grand jury's decision. >> i think all americans agree with that. we have to have confidence in the rule of law. you can disagree with the grand jury determination. you can parce it out. you can find the evidence on the internet and see this witness said this. 59 other witnesses said that. there should be or should not be an indictment. at the end we have to pull together as americans and say this is the best system in the world and we need to respect it. so now we're going to have, unfortunately, flames fueled. al sharpton is already fanning those flames. other people who are acting in disrespectful and really not patriotic ways, are going to cause problems. >> eric holder really getting into it now. he has two opportunities now for the justice department to pursue criminal charges. this is what he it has to say here. investigation in the missouri

city police were force this. and they will work with leaders across the country to foster effective relationships between law enforcement and -- >> let's go out to the st. louis and ferguson area right now. chief of police and the mayor of st. louis. >> it's unacceptable. it's wrong. the vast majority of people living in our region condemn it as well. i think the unfortunate part about it is what that violence does is it not only puts a black eye on our community, but it really sets back the cause of social justice. violence doesn't solve anything. if we're going to have real change in this community, it's going to take awful us working together and not committing violence. what happened in st. louis city largely peaceful protesting. but there was some violence as well. as you can see walking up and down the street, a number of windows were broken. we had about 21 windows broken

here. about seven windows broken in other places in the city of st. louis. there were 21 arrests. six city violations, as well as about 50 felony violations. the chief is going to talk a little bit more about that. i will tell you that here on grand avenue, this is a very good community of a lot of people who care deeply about our city who are invested in their community. they are working hard to really bring back this area of the city. they don't deserve it. people of our community do not deserve even this kind of violence that occurred in the city of st. louis. i will tell you that we're going to be prepared for this evening as well. i'll turn it over to the chief to let him give his thoughts about what happened, what we're planning on doing as we go forward. >> thank you. good morning. as the mayor said last night, i couldn't have been more proud of

the police officers that responded to this. they were able to address the issues that were presented to them. we worked well with the organized groups to facilitate their marches up and down grand. at some point individuals, criminals, began to break windows along this corridor, began to act in a way that none of us really like to see in our city. one of us want to see in our city. at that point we gave an order to disperse. we asked the individuals to leave the area. many of them did. but those that didn't continued to break windows along this corridor. the mayor said 21 windows smashed. we had felony arrests for unlawful use of a weapon, possession of firearms. so protesters brought guns to the environment. again, i couldn't be more proud of the officers. the plan that we had with the national guard is to deploy them throughout the city at about 45 locations. i believe did have a positive impact. we did see bands of individuals roaming throughout the city looking for opportunities to commit crime and at every turn, they encountered police officers

or members of the national guard. so i was very pleased with the way that plan worked. as we move forward, we're going to continue to see the presence of the police department at organized events just as we have seen. you'll see more of them. and very early on, because we know what's capable of happening in these crowds. very early on, you will see an intervention when we see criminal activity. we do not tolerate criminal activity. we do not tolerate window smashing issues looting, crime, associated with these. while we support everybody's right to come out and have their voices heard, you will see a large police presence and when crime starts, you'll see us intervene much more quickly than last night. >> we're disappointed the rules of conduct didn't hold better. >> first of all, i'm disappointed in any and all the violence that occurred and as the chief says, we don't tolerate violence. the people that were committing violence, that the people looting and smashing points, that's not protesting. that's criminal conduct and it's even more than dis-- i'm more

than disappointed. i'm outraged by it and as the chief says, we're not going to tolerate. i will also echo what the chief said about the men and women of the st. louis police department. i'm very, very proud of them. they can a great job last night dealing with large crowds and a lot of activity going on at once at different locations. they were professional. they handled themselves with restraint and again, we learned -- we're learning as we go forward as well. we learned since august 9 on how to do things better. but also we learned i think last night some things we can do to help prepare us even better for tonight as well. >> can you talk to us about the shutdown of i-44? >> we've been listening to a live press event. st. louis police chief and the mayor of st. louis talking about violence last night. peter johnson, jr. continues with us. peter was talk being how it's important for the people of america to respect the rule of

law which was netted out. >> i think at this point we need redemption, not rage. we need reconciliation, not revenge. we heard the mayor and chief police talking about what's gone on in that area and brian and i were all talking about that. we've got buildings burning. we've got businesses looted and closed. how many arrests were there last night? >> 29 or 30. >> watching a live fox news coverage, i saw 100 people breaking into ferguson market, the liquor store. so are they meeting their burden in terms of enforcing the law? are religious and civic leaders meeting their burden in ensuring that we act in a calm, respectful way? we may not like the decision. but this is the decision of the grand jury. >> but peter, the mix is as we were discussing in the hallway, the cops were too tough last time of the they gave the wrong message last time. so this time they were maybe too passive and in turn, the

religious leaders and president of the united states, no one could suppress that crowd. >> i always thought that was nonsense, uniforms provoked people to riot. makes no logical sense. >> that's an excuse. >> so the president was asking people for calm and at the same time, the riots continue. >> it also shows the message has not gotten through in six years with mr. holder and mr. obama and people don't believe that racial problems have been improved in this country. but the greater issue is are we going to act like americans? americans respect the rule of law. this is not some eighth world country. when a determination comes down, 60 witnesses, 25 days of testimony, all available on the internet. >> today you can read all of it now. we can talk about it. we can discuss it. but in the end, it's not about bringing down buildings or hurting people or threatening or even lawsuits. we have to understand what the

stakes are and what the true stake holders are and that's us. >> you were talking about religious leaders. he's a religious leader burks tv rabble rouser, al sharpton is going back to ferguson later today. >> i think he made some statements already last night about what he says should go on. do we have that shot in terms of what he says? >> we do. >> i think people should see what he said. >> we said from the beginning that we had little or no confidence in this local prosecutor. we can lose around, but the fight is not over. >> doesn't sound like he respects the decision. >> what's the fight? >> in terms of lawyer's fees? is the fight in terms of what's going to be achieved in a civil rights lawsuit n a federal courtroom? what is the fight? obviously there are a lot of folks in this country who have no confidence in trust in the police. that's the fight. that's the fight, education.

police need to do a better job. but communities and community leaders need to do the very best job to ensure that there is no violence going forward. does a disservice to everyone in this country. >> talk about civic duty. peter johnson, jr., thank you. >> thank you. 17 minutes before the top of the hour. we move ahead and we'll continue following this story. plus a huge thanksgiving storm to ruin travel for millions of americans. maria molina with what you need to know next. >> get the shovel is here, which means it's time for the volkswagen sign-then-drive event. for practically just your signature, you could drive home for the holidays in a german-engineered volkswagen. like the sporty, advanced new jetta... and the 2015 motor trend car of the year all-new golf. if you're wishing for a new volkswagen this season... just about all you need is a finely tuned... pen. hurry into the sign-then- drive event and get a five-hundred- dollar black friday bonus

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of the southeast. look what starts to happen as we get into tonight and also into tomorrow morning. this area of low pressure develops and tracks right up the east coast. with it, we're expect to go see some very strong winds. winds in themselves would be enough to be looking at travel delays at the airports. but in addition to that, we also have some heavy rain and temperatures that will be cold enough by wednesday across parts of the northeast and mid-atlantic that we are going to be seeing that transition from rain over to snow. it could be quite heavy at times. expect to see those travel delays all up and down the i-95 corridor, including the roadways and also the airports. by thanksgiving day, the storm system departs and we're look at much better conditions. perhaps travel on thanksgiving day itself is a much better day to do that. otherwise winter storm watches are in effect from as far south as virginia all the way to parts of maine. many areas that are in these watches could be look at four to eight inches of snowfall. inland, we could be seeing more than a foot of snow. let's head back inside.

>> over the river and through the woods could be tough this year. thank you. now more on our top story. a fox news alert for you. rioters tearing apart ferguson over the not guilty verdict. but protesters are taking to the streets around the country. wfld reporter is live in chicago. good morning to you, anita. obviously tumultous night. what is it like? >> really quiet last night and again this morning. we don't expect to hear and see any kind of violence. some of the protesters for this morning's protest at state and jackson arrived and a little further to the south, you'll see some of the chicago police department has also arrived because they received word from our reports that this was going to possibly take place today. and looks like it's going to be. last night we did see about 200 protesters who marched from the police headquarters, 35th and michigan.

then they went to the thompson center and protested. mainly very peaceful. but at some point the chicago police department did lose a little bit of control from the crowd as they tried to corral them. they took over parts of lake shore drive. at some point they were in the police officers' faces and they were using profanity. but police used restraint and they're very experienced in this kind of thing. so in injuries and no arrests in chicago. reporting live from state and jackson, we'll toss it back to you. >> thank you very much. >> we put a big question on facebook to let you sound off 'cause i know you have a lot to say. sharon said they are protesting injustice and promoting it. none of those innocent business owners deserve this. we agree. >> another says this, thank you for grand jury for doing your job and having the integrity to make a decision that may have been difficult due to social media and other bias. >> and what we're going to do now when we're not on, we'll go on back and interact with you on

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welcome back. time for news by the numbers. first, 1%. that's the bonus irs staffers are getting. but only those who didn't violate the irs code to conduct are eligible. and next, 3,415. that's how many regulations the white house will add for 2015. the info quietly released before the holiday. and finally 19. that's how many people received the presidential medal of freedom. among them, human rights activist ethel kennedy. she's also the mother of fox news correspondent doug kennedy. she was honored for her fight against poverty.

stevie wonder and meryl streep also received the honor. fix your food stamp policy or lose funding. that's what the federal government is now telling the state of maine for requiring food stamp applicants to have their photos taken in order to receive an ebt card. the government is now warning that the policy raises significant civil rights concerns. here to weigh in is a reporter for the national review. what's the problem here? >> i think basically maine has been the most aggressive state in the nation for welfare reform. this is part of that package. it runs very contrary to the federal trend where we've seen this massive growth in benefits. i think it's about curb not guilty maine. if they're successful, other states will follow suit. >> welfare reform that president clinton pushed forward with the backing of congress. looking at some of the stat, maine feels it's spending too much money and too many ineligible people are receiving food stamps and they're

requiring i.d it seems like we should be on the same page. >> yeah. new york and another state requires that, so that undermines the federal government's whole case. it's a huge problem in maine. you've got $3.7 million a year wasted on public benefits fraud. i think this is a common sense measure that really helps cut back on that. >> here is the statement on this about the programming and how they're jeopardized. any individual who applies for a snap card on behalf of eligible household members must be able to access the program without fear. without fear. without fear of proving that you're an american citizen. >> yeah. i think a lot of liberals have said because somebody who might be disabled or elderly can't go out and get benefits. but they've done this in a senator way. there are carveouts that if you are elderly or disabled, you can have somebody else do it. so i think this is not really about ebt photo i.d it's about the federal government being intimidated by what the state of maine is doing. >> what do you think the republican governor will do?

>> i think he's been aggressive and he's got a strong stand on it. he was homeless in his youth. he really understands what it's like to be poor and coupled it with aggressive attempts to get people into job, get them self-sufficient. >> how do you think it will play out? >> i think it will pan out great. this last election was a welfare reform. he won. it's exciting stuff. >> we take a quick break to find out what's happening with entitlements. coming up, overnight, ferguson, police cars and businesses set on fire. looters taking whatever they want. we're live on the street, top of the hour. and should president obama be taking a cue from australia onç immigration? how that country was able to cut down on the surge of illegals, by getting tough. ♪ ♪ i'm an idaho potato farmer

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good morning. it is tuesday, november 25. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. like a war zone, violence flairs on the streets of ferguson as the grand jury decides not to indict officer darren wilson. more than 80 arrested as businesses are looted and burned to the ground. we're live on the streets of ferguson for you. >> we are. as the president called for calm, the protesters became violent and later today, in fact, this is what was going on while the president was talk. later today al sharpton is heading to ferguson. will they calm the flames? we're going to report and you will decide. took the grand jury months to go through all that evidence, including newly released proof of darren wilson's injuries. how these pictures played a big role in the jury's decision. so did they get it right? we'll examine because mornings

are better with friends. >> fox news alert. take a look at this brand-new video. this used to be a booming business in ferguson, missouri. now it's just a pile of smoldering rubble. >> violent protesters torching more than a dozen buildings as they rioted through the streets. >> our community has got to take responsibility for what happened tonight. we definitely have done something here that is going to impact our community for a long time. >> that is an understatement. joining us now is adam housley. we just heard the number of arrests went up. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yeah. see that white bus that passed me? that's full of national guard. we've seen a lot of them this morning. the question is last night where were they? that's the sixth bus load we've seen this, mo.

back to the arrests. but now we've been told more than 80 have been arrested. what's interesting about that is of the 80 arrests, only one was for arson and we know there were 25 fires last night. some of those were car fires. because lot of them ended up doing this. this was salon at one point. look at this shopping center. at the end of it, completely destroyed. if we come to this side, we'll walk around and show what you the damage is like all up and down this area of ferguson, fluorescent, one of the main thoroughfares. every single business here was looted, was torn apart, was beat up, was basically trashed. they got to the end, the beauty supply, they set it on fire. what makes it interesting is we were here this summer, this is a mile and a half, two miles from where the rioting was back then and what happened last night is there was rioting down there, two miles away. there was rioting here. there was rioting in old town ferguson and also some rioting

in an area south of st. louis, about 20 miles from here. we went there this morning as well and they were still at 12:30 or 1:00 o'clock in the morning, rioters there that stopped our car from going through the intersection and try to stop us at one point. but we got around them. the problem was very widespread. the firefighters here were fighting this fire. look at this. it's gone. this area, they had to back out because there were gun shots. they heard gun shots here and a number of other locations. firefighters had to back out when the gun shots were heard and a lot of these businesses just burned. i've never seen anything like this. that's fluorescent. a main u.s. city street. four lanes. look in the distance, there is still smoke. there was a fire there 'til five minutes ago. that may be the last -- there is still a couple more burning. they're not fully engulfed anymore now. it's more dowing what's left. but there is still problems and

these guys have been fighting the fires all night. >> what are you anticipating tonight? what's the word in terms of preparation and anxiety level? what's expected tonight, adam? >> people are pretty shell shocked here, as you might imagine. i think what surprised me was the amount of national guard troops that have now come in. people ask why weren't they here last night, including police officers i talked to this morning, late last night were asking the same questions. there is a huge presence here now of that law enforcement and of national guard. will that stop? last summer, three months ago issues it didn't. we kept having problems every night. will protesters move to other parts of the city? we don't know. the big question here is people don't know what to expect. >> adam housley live on one of the main streets of ferguson, missouri, where unemployment was already high and with so many businesses now out of business, only going to go higher. >> four minutes after the top of the hour. that's not the only place that

violence broke out. in oakland, california, rioters set afghanistan fireworks, setting cars ablaze. several people arrested. >> however, demonstrations in los angeles remaining mostly calm with many just peacefully marching or lying down in the road. >> and here in new york, the city's top cop, bill bratton, splattered with fake blood after a protester threw a bag at him and his entourage. that man was quickly arrested by police. take a look at that photo. >> one of the big decisions this morning, the thing we need to analyze is the indictment that did not come forth and why. with us right now to discuss the details of this case as we know them, arthur aidala. you were there to do incident analysis last night and continue to read more about the three months of testimony. did they make the right decision? >> look, they made the decision based on their analysis of witnesses that they saw face-to-face. we're reading it on a piece of paper. that's why we have live trials. that's why we don't do it via

transcript. and these are grand jurors who weren't brought in just to do this case. they were already grand jurors before this case even happened. so they were almost like professional grand jurors. they know what it's like to assess people's credibility. and the prosecutor had to make a decision. do i just put in evidence that's good for one side or good for the other? do i kind of try to put the fix in or do i just lay it all out there and see what happens? and that seems to be what he did. >> people are like what, he didn't argue for his side. you're not supposed to argue in the grand jury. that's not a prosecutor's role. a prosecutor is a legal advisor saying here is the evidence, here is the law. tell us what you'd like to do. >> one bit of that evidence included the photo of officer wilson right after the shooting, which we didn't see until yesterday. how much of a role do you believe this played? >> i believe that definitely played a role. when any case, when you look at it, you look at inconsistencies in the eyewitnesses.

that's the key thing. as a young prosecutor i did it, as defense tornade it. and here, when the prosecutor gave his statement, there were three levels. he said witnesses were inconsistent with their own statements. their first statement and second statement didn't match. then witnesses were inconsistent with other witnesses. that's at the second level. then as a third level, they were inconsistent with physical evidence and the expert evidence. so the grand jurors knowing if they ruled there was not going to be an indictment, they knew there was going to be rioting and problems and they still couldn't find enough to indict. if i had one more second, there has been a lot of comparisons of this case to the trayvon martin case. they want to know how come there was an indictment there. there wasn't an indictment there. there, the prosecutor took it upon herself to just say we're going forward with these charges. nobody heard all the evidence. there, mr. zimmerman, the defendant, was not a police officer in uniform where everybody knew what his role was. there, trayvon martin was a kid walking to his dad's house, not

someone who just committed an armed robbery and we now know, brian, that the police officer knew that this was a suspect, this wasn't a kid walking down the street. trayvon martin was walking to his dad's house. this was the guy matching a description who commit add felony. i know nobody wants to say this, but if he hadn't gone in there and stolen those cigar, we wouldn't be here talk being this. >> that's why he stopped him. we're getting portions of his testimony, the cop's testimony, he said when i grabbed him, i felt like a five-year-old holding on to hulk hogan. that's just how big he felt and how small i felt. the only way i can describe it is it looks like a demon. that's how angry he looked. he a also said i drew my gun. i said get back or i'm going to shoot you. he said you're too much of a blank to shoot me. one of the eyewitnesses say that mr. brown turned around, turned back at the cop and arged him, quote, like a football player with his head down. >> and the fox news producer who

was there asking the prosecutor the questions said, were there any people of color who said that michael brown turned around and charged at the police officer? and the district attorney said why yes. absolutely. michael brown did not commit an armed robbery, but he committed a robbery with force. he used physical force, which is a felony. so i don't want to make it seem like there was any weapon involved. >> we thank you for articulating all of that for us. >> it's a lot. >> but you broke it down. thank you. heather childers has the headlines for us. >> other stories that we are following. we begin with a fox news alert. two big stories concerning our troops this morning. two american soldiers dead, killed on afghan soil when a bomb attached to a bicycle exploded near a military convoy in kabul. also overnight, u.s. hostage reportedly free after a raid in yemen. the american, one of eight hostages held bay group linked to al-qaeda. yemeni official forces carrying out the rescue with u.s.

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fox news alert. violent protests engulf ferguson overnight, even as president obama made a public call for people to calm down. >> michael brown's parents have lost more than anyone. we should be honoring their wishes. i also appeal to the law enforcement officials in ferguson and the region to show care and restraint in managing peaceful protests that may occur. >> did the president miss an opportunity to unite? here to react, radio talk show host and fox news contributor, laura ingraham. did you have a problem with the president's tone last night or the fact that they spoke right after the indictment verdict? >> well, a couple of things here, brian. first of all, it's always a tragedy when a young person of any color dies unnecessarily, either because of his own fault in part or because of the police or another criminal. so that's obvious here.

but the thing that you notice last night is that feelings really overran facts. in the feelings of outrage and injustice -- we heard a lot about that last night and the previous few months after we learned about this tragic shooting. for the president to come out last night -- and he had a couple of good lines. peace, calm. that's fine. you wonder whether doing this and coming out as this is unfolding really helps at all. one would think that we would discuss this matter if we're going to discuss a local crime story to this extent, we'll discuss it before hand and say, the grand jury has its work to do and the rule of law must be enforced, and we're going to wait to see what happens to this grand jury before you frankly send the justice department in to canvas the neighborhoods and talk to community leaders because when he did that initially, that gave a lot of people the impression that justice was not done or was not being done. in fact, this was a broad

indictment of the way police treat people of color across this country, which i thought was unfair from the beginning toward the police, not that all police are perfect. they're not. but i think the administration from the very beginning did more to perhaps stoke unrest and dissatisfaction than to c calm things. even if they wanted things to be calm. so i'm not sure what the president accomplished last night. >> it was unfortunate for the white house, optically, there he is calling for peace on one side of the screen and on the other side of the screen, ferguson was on fire! >> yeah. i saw that and if it wasn't so sad, it would be funny. but of course, businesses and livelihoods were destroyed last night. people's lives have never been improved from rioting. look what happened in washington, d.c. where i'm broadcasting from just a few blocks from here in the late 1960s. did the lives of african-americans get better? it gets worse for the very

people that the peaceful protesters supposedly they care about. it gets worse for everybody. so the split screen of obama saying we got to be calm and the police have to show restraint. were the police showing restraint? i guess the buildings were allowed to burn because police were afraid to come in with tactical vehicles too close to the looters. afraid perhaps, i don't know. >> i like the way the president spoke last night, but i understand where you are coming from. >> it would nice to have a split screen when the president talks about a lot of these issues where emotion is running high, whether it's about well, we want a nation of dreamers. let's have a split screen with people walking across the border. >> a lot of emotion here, al sharpton got in there and vows that the fight must remain. take a listen. >> we said from the beginning that we had little or no confidence in this local

prosecutor. we can lose a round, but the fight is not over. >> i have little to no confidence in al sharpton. where was he this past weekend when we had three shot dead in chicago, 15 wound, including two black males? dead because of gang violence in chicago. he has done more to make this situation more like a powder keg than to quell it. so al sharpton, of course, his racial outrage was on. but i'm not sure what he's doing to really help causes of a loft these problems that are afflicting good people and innocent people in neighborhoods where they really need a break. i don't think al sharpton has been there. >> laura ingraham, thank you. always great to have you here. coming up on this tuesday, watch out for the buffalo. the wild rampage caught on camera. >> plus, word from the border the president's news traveled fast and furious. people are trying to pour. a man who has been trying to

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quick headlines with other news stories. brand-new numbers not what you want to hear before a huge travel week. turns out near collisions happen about once every day on a u.s. airport runway across the country. that number is up 75% in the last decade. troubling. wild new video just in, a water buffalo caught rampaging through the streets. 14 people were injured and several cars were damaged. it happened in china where police there ultimately had to shoot the animal to stop it from

trampling more people. wild rampage. >> we'll follow that story. actually we won't, barely a week after the president reveals a plan to let millions of illegals stay in the u.s., new reports say there is already a surge of illegals crossing the texas border. >> our next guest from australia said they had the same problem until a conservative government took over. so should the president be taking a cue from them when it comes to immigration? nick adams is a best selling author and joins us now on the curvy coach. >> great to be back. thanks for having me. >> so first off, we have an immigration problem. are we handling it the wrong way? >> i think so. absolutely you are. the speech that the president should have given last week was we are going to determine who comes into this country and the circumstances under which they come. if you come to america illegally, you will never get to stay. you will never become an american. we will send you home. >> right you have applied for a green card to become an american

citizen. >> sure. >> and you're all hung up in red tape! >> that's exactly right. as millions of other people right around the world that want to become an american, want to do it the right way. >> what's involved with that, cost and time? >> incredible cost, incredible time. we're talking tens of thousands of dollars. we're talking lots of time, years. yet if go across the border or been here five years, all of a sudden you're in. so it's very disappointing, very frustrating not just for me, but most importantly, it weakens america. >> why do you think -- what is australia doing about the very same situation, although you don't have borders, you have water. having said that, what is your policy? >> we had a terrible problem. we had tens of thousands of illegal immigrants coming on lots and lots of boats because we weakened our border protection policy. a conservative government came in and said this has got to stop. we are a generous and caring people, but we have laws and things need to happen the right

way. so we got tough because we know that things like amnesty only lead to more and more illegal immigration. >> the removal of the returns when you look at a year looks like near tripled. in 2013, 464. in 2014, 1385 removal there is. >> it's straight from the pelosi institute and it's the last thing that america needs. >> the pelosi institute? >> it's terrible. >> because in australia, they said okay, we're going to do -- this new conservative government -- we're going to do something about the illegals. if you were here illegally, you're not going to become a citizen and then it just stopped. >> then it stopped. for the last ten months, we have not had one single illegal immigrant arrive. >> not one? >> not one, elisabeth. it's a great story and the one that president obama should be talking about. at that hardly warrants a fox news alert that the first responsibility of any government is to secure its borders and

that amnesty is going to lead to more and more illegal immigration. >> is there a pushback in australia from people who say we should be opening up our borders. >> you've always got the pelosi correct cast, brian, the same people that are behind the idea that because i'm a white christian middle class male, i don't get an opinion or a voice. but if i was a naked gay ecuador i didn't know wind turbine engineer at the bank of jihad, the world would be at my feet. >> by the way, you just described our next guest. >> that's great. but it's really, really important that america understands that what president obama said the other day will fundamentally change this nation. >> the american boomerang is the book. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. straight ahead on this tuesday, it's our top story. riots break how long -- breaking out in ferguson, missouri. looting, instruction.

and the people who live there not happy about what happened. >> our community has got to take some responsibility for what happened tonight. we definitely have done something here that is going to impact our community for a long time. >> indeed. up next, religious leader who is furious with the protesters and the looters. and no protests when this officer was killed. instead the convicted cop killer is still being compared to martin luther king, junior in schools. that officer's widow speaks to us straight ahead. holiday music ]♪ can you help me up? [ snow intensifies ] [ sleighbells ring in the distance ] aleve. all day pain relief with just 2 pills. get back to being you.

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fox news alert. ferguson, missouri erupting overnight. this is the cover of the local newspaper. the st. louis dispatch. it shows after a grand jury decided not to charge officer darren wilson in the shooting of michael brown. >> buildings going up in flames and looters smashing into

businesses. as many as 12 buildings are being considered, quote, total losses. at least 80 people arrested. 61 of whom are in ferguson. >> police saying over 100 gun shots rang out during the night. this .45 caliber hand gun seized from a protester. >> and around the country, protesters have been taking to the streets. you have crowds gathering in front of the white house for peaceful protests. oakland, more flames as rioters set cars on fire. in new york, crowds gathered in times square. they marched for blocks and gained steam. nypd commissioner bill bratton splattered with paint that looked like fake blood. >> and as businesses burn to the ground, there will community leaders calling for calm amid the chaos. among them a pastor harry jackson who joins us right now. good morning to you, bishop. we thank you for joining us here this morning. >> good morning. >> do you believe in your heart that justice is served last night?

>> i believe that we've got to trust the process. last weekend a group of community leaders, including captain johnson, alveda king, martin luther king's niece, myself and leaders from all over the area got together, talked about a strategy to go forward. at this point we have to understand justice will not be served unless we engage the process of bringing racial healing to the nation. i believe that church has got to arise. she's got to take the leadership, bringing together blacks and whites and we've got to do things like feeding the poor, reaching out to the least of these. last weekend was an urban regionence that bishop green here in st. louis camem/xl up wh which would really be a interacting group that caused civic involvement of a multi-racial group, energized by

the principles of faith. >> sure. i understand when you heard the decision initially you were angry. you were frustrated. but then when you saw the response, the looting and the destruction and the shooting in ferguson, you were really furious at that. >> well, i was, because we're better than that, steve. i think that we as a nation have not come to the promised land yet in terms of race. we've made major progress. but i believe that the frustration that was exhibited last night really shows that we've got a lot of work to do and i hope we just don't go back to sleep and wait for this to happen in dc or happen in new york. we've got to act now. >> bishop, two things i don't understand. we had three months to think about this indictment. you could go either way. if it went the wrong way, according to some, if the cop was not indicted, we knew there was going to be some potential

violence. but yet the violence was to the tenth power as it was in august. and then we knew that there should have been some type of counseling going on, but doesn't seem like anything was even done. so now what have we been doing for the last three months? >> i think that's exactly the problem, why the summit this past weekend. brian, we need tracks that we can begin to move on toward greater racial harmony in the nation. we've got to take positive action. so the riots, the challenge is just an expression of frustration. it seems like we're really not getting the leadership from the church and the community that says let's take these steps. in a few days, there is going to be a multi-racial, multi-recall if you recall feeding program in the city of st. louis by multiple churches and they're going to take action to begin building greater relationships and to lift this community.

something like that needs to be laid out. >> you mentioned leadership. do you believe that the president in his press conference following the grand jury's decision was an effective message to the people? we're seeing split screen that we saw last night of violence as he asked people to move in peace >> elisabeth, i think his motivation was ultimately to assuage the anger of the black community. i don't think he spoke to whites. but here is what was missing to me. i believe that the power of his speech on race -- remember when he was running for office the first time -- was so healing. it brought people together. it was the buzz all around every water cooler in america. i don't think he brought that passion to that discussion and that passion, that direction, that leadership might have helped us and might lift us as a nation to say hey, there is hope. and we can see some happening in this really critical time in the

nation. >> bishop, final question for you. this sunday, or the next time you were in front of your congregation, what's your message going to be about ferguson? what's the headline there? >> i think the headline is that we shall overcome, question mark. and meaning that we're going to see this thing in racial harmony, king's dream is going to be revisited, revitalized, if we step up and engage and talk in the times of peace. not just in the times of war or problems or outrage. >> a moving message you delivered today. thank you so much for being with us. we appreciate your time. >> thank you for >> we got a lot happening this morning. heather childers is standing by with headlines for all of you at home. >> hello. some other headlines to check out for you quickly here. no protesters or riots when this officer was killed. instead his murderer is still being compared to martin luther

king, junior, in school. one school in california reinstating a controversial curriculum involving convicted cop killer mumia abu-jamal. the objective lesson asks to compare him to martin luther king, jr. when it comes to oppression by the u.s. government. abu-jamal killed philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner back in 1981. faulkner's wife says it is hurtful to compare the two and wants the lesson dropped. the events in ferguson last night also tough for her to watch. >> rioting that went on when my husband was shot in the back and then shot in the head. abu-jamal is a cold, convicted murderer who shot my husband in the back and then between the eyes. martin luther king, in my eye, was a good man. he was a man that tried to bring people together, to lift people up. and he was a peaceful man. and he was far from this

murderer. >> abu-jamal supporters argue his trial was unfair. texas woman once blamed for causing a crash that killed her fiance, now clear of any criminal charges. general motors now taking the blame for that crash that killed gene ericcson ten years ago. the auto maker stays its faulty ignition switches caused candace anderson to lose control of her car and crash into a tree. her record now wiped of any wrongdoing. and johnny manziel involved in a man beat down in a cleveland hotel early saturday morning. a fan apparently just wanted a hug from johnny football and that is when police say manziel's entourage struck back, hitting the man in the face. manziel is not listed as a suspect in the police report and no arrests have been made. speak of football, some other football news for you, the new york jets and the buffalo bills squaring off, but football wasn't the only action on the

field. can you see the highlighted area? that's a fan, two of them, running onto the field in the middle of the third quarter. one of them running right towards the jets as they lined up for the play. cameras put away as security tussled the pair and police arrested them for disorderly conduct. buffalo winning big 38-3. >> bizarre. they had to play in detroit because of the snow in buffalo. so there is 10,000 people who didn't care about both teams. >> thank you very much. one other bit of news, our producer has confirmed that embattled obamacare architect jonathan gruber is going to testify before congress on december 9. house oversight committee, 9 a.m that's going to be great to watch. you'll see it right here on fox. >> we will bring that to you. for now, few thanksgiving storms threatening travel for millions of americans. maria molina, what do we need to know as we head into turkey

travel? >> good morning. we have a storm system developing right now across portions of the southeast. this storm is going to be moving up the east coast and it's going to be producing some very strong winds from parts of the mid-atlantic to new england. we're also going to be seeing areas of heavy rain and eventually it's going to get cold enough that that rain will be transitioning over to snow. because of that, we do have winter storm watches in effect from as far south as virginia all the way to maine and some of these areas are expecting four to eight inches of snow. inland areas and some of the higher elevations could see more than a foot of snow. so this is going to be a nightmare for anyone trying to do any travel at the airport, or on the roadways and if you're not impacted by this storm, on wednesday, expect to see trickle down delays because of all the weather going on across parts of the east. let's head back inside. >> and everyone is traveling 'cause gas is so free.

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homicide bombers this morning. witnesses say two teenage girls targeted a market in nigeria. bowboko haram is believed to be responsible. sexy russian spy anna chapman now putin's new weapon of mass distraction? a propaganda video shows chapman shooting guns and driving a tank. it's a bid to pretty up russia's army damage. chapman was one of nine spies here in the united states, amosed by the f.b.i. four years ago as part of a spy swap. overnight hundreds of people staging a peaceful protest outside the white house. inside president obama urging calm. stark contrast to the reality playing out in ferguson.

wendell goler live at the white house where it's quieter today. what's the message from the administration this morning? >> the message here is let's fix this so no one thinks it's going to be easy. president obama said nobody needs good policing more than those in poor communities with higher crime rates. he said police put their lives on the line every day, but they need to work with the community. not against it. he said the ranks need to be representative of the communities they serve. the violence in ferguson, missouri, had already begun when the president made appeal for calm. he echoed michael brown's parents and asked that the protesters be peaceful and police officers to show restraint. he said there are problems in black communities that people are not just making up. >> there are issues in which the law too often feels as if it is being applied in a discriminatory fashion. i don't think that's the norm. i don't think that's true for the majority of communities or

the vast majority of law enforcement officials. but these are real issues. and we have to link them up and try not to tamp them down. >> attorney general eric holder released a statement last night saying that justice department's investigation is ongoing and has been independent of the local investigation from the start. but he also noted that federal civil rights law impose has high legal bar and urged law enforcement to avoid excessive uses and displays of force. back to you. >> wendell, thank you very much. >> talking about the new secretary of defense and who that might be. meanwhile, 11 minutes before we're through. remember the magician who changed a veteran's life forever? >> are you one of those street musicians who turns that into a wad of money? >> wad of money? seriously. because i actually have a wad of money. how did you know? >> we love him and that magician

is back at it again. just wait until you see what he did this time. he joins us live next. >> joining us now, we got martha mccallum, she will be appearing in 11 minutes. >> as herself. >> indeed we will. what a morning. we are getting ready for a news conference from ferguson on the massive rioting and violence last night there as the national guard makes its presence known, rolling in buses this morning. some wondering why that presence wasn't bigger sooner. we're going to talk about that. will the president head to that? another big question. al sharpton heading this. what good will that do? we will ask juan williams that. karl rove and rich lawry is here and more on what lies ahead for ferguson. bill and i will see you at the top of the hour.

are you going to turn ha into a wad of money? >> wad of money? seriously? because i actually have a wad of money. >> how did you do that? >> how did you know? >> i still get tears watching that. do you remember this magician who changed a homeless veteran's life forever? he is back doing good again. rob anderson collected thousands of dollars for veteran, including one who recently lost his job. take a look. >> the content of this envelope will cover the cost of your rent for the next 12 months, on behalf of me and the many people that want to thank you for what you do and what you've done as a veteran. >> magician rob anderson and that veteran, johnny hicks, join us now. we're more than honored to have both of you here today.

rob, you're such a do gooder. it's incredible that you continue doing so again and again. this time with johnny here. johnny, we watch right there. our hearts beat with yours as you open that up and hear the gift that has been given to you. what did it mean to you when you realized that you had been helped? >> it was very uplifting and everything, to give me a sense of belonging that someone was out there willing to help from you such a low point in your life after what had happened to me and everything. it was special. it really was. >> you served this great nation for 20 years plus, to see that reaction was heart warming. rob, why are you doing this? >> i mean, you know, first of all, thanks again for having me back. i like helping people. i don't know what else to say. there are a lot of people out there that just need a little bit of assistance. there are people that have served this country, done great things for this country we live in and given me the opportunity

to live the life that i want to live. i figure what better way to give back than to use like some of the talents that i have and to use the online reach that i have to help some of these people out. >> it is a perfect time of year with such a message of hope and giving. we have to say, rob anderson and johnny hicks, thank you for your service and for your thoughtfulness this time of year. we love having you here. >> definitely. >> thanks a lot. >> thank you. more "fox & friends" just moments away that's all i crave. that's where this comes in. only nicorette gum has patented dual-coated technology for great taste. plus nicorette gum gives you intense craving relief. and that helps put my craving in its place. that's why i only choose nicorette.

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don't miss it. those dogs are mirror with us live. >> and i might as well bring in my dog. >> because it's going to to be perfect weather. we'll have snow tomorrow. >> he loves the snow. >> bye, everybody. bill: good morning, everybody. more than 60 people have been arrested after a night of violence and sheer anarchy in mountain midwest. >> this is tear gas and it will clear the crowd. bill: no charges were darren wilson in the death of michael brown. good morning. there is a lot to go through. martha: i'm martha maccallum. after months of poring over the evidence, the st. louis county prosecutor announced the grand