good afternoon. welcome to a brand-new hour of america's news headquarters. i'm lee land vittert. >> i'm heather childers. thank you for joining us. nice to be with you. >> you as well. >> topping our news for you this hour, ray rice can suit up again and take to the field if foreteam wants him. a judge slapping down the league's indefinite suspension of the pro football star. and a brand-new russian nuclear missile roars from the tube. a decade in the making. and president obama and his staff digging for the legal authority before issuing an

executive order on immigration. that is our top story. the president reportedly asking advisors to read the fine print and push hard for the limits of presidential authority and that group included jay johnson, secretary of homeland security. they all eventually determined, as we know, at least they say, that the law was on their side, allowing them to make sweeping changes to our nation's immigration policy. peter doocy has more from washington. hi, peter. >> reporter: hi. the president did not make an impulsive or sudden decision when using executive authority to change the immigration system in this country because now we know he indeed did she he and jay johnson had thoughtful discussions. it's reported that johnton met with the president five different times this summer and it was johnson who eventually drafted the executive orders oh.

remember, it was dhs that had to deal with housing and feeding and otherwise caring for tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors who flooded across the border and overwhelmed several southern states earlier this year. back in march we just learned there was a meeting where the president hosted immigration activists which the time describes as not going well because no matter what the president said, these activists apparently wanted more and more done to stop deportation. and the impact of dave brat defeating eric cantor is being felt again in the wake of the president's executive action because after cantor went down, in part because his constituents didn't believe he was strong enough in his stance on immigration reform, speaker boehner saw president obama at a white house event honoring pga golfers of all things, and it was then that the speaker leveled with the president and said, there was basically no way the house would ever all come together and pass the kind of comprehensive immigration reform he was looking for.

dhs secretary johnson told the president he didn't have the legal authority to stop deportations for 7 million people the way a comprehensive senate bill may have, but he did have the authority to stop deportations for about 5 million people and that is exactly what the president recently announced. heather? >> congress returns next week. we'll see what they have to say about it. peter doocy, thank you. nfl runningback ray rice can now play in the nfl if any team will sign him. he recently won an appeal overturning his indefinite suspension after fallout from a video why he was seen hitting his then fee onstay in an elevator. after weeks of appeals and arbitration, rice is free to sign with another team. but the bigger question remains, who is going to want him? dominic denatale has the details from our west coast news room. >> reporter: hey there. actually he's already being signed up by the fans, at least, 168,000 people, believe it or

not, on yahoo's fantasy leagues added him, but no sign yet that any real world nfl teams are interested. tony richardson, the former two-time all pro nfl player, says chances are slim ray rice will actually get picked up. >> i don't think there is a team that will touch him. i think he's toxic right now. he admitted his mistake, he's been punished for it and should be allowed to play. but i don't think he will ever play in the national football league again. >> reporter: an arbitrator on friday threw out suspension, saying the nfl decision to change his orange suspension from two games, you may remember that, to an indefinite suspension was arbitrary and abuse of discretion. the nfl soon after announced rice is eligible to play upon signing a new contract. meanwhile, rice's wife has been in front of the camera again talking about the moments after her then fiance beat her. >> i didn't speak to him the entire ride home.

he tried to talk to me. i didn't want to hear anything. i just knew he hit me and i was completely over it. of course in the back of my mind and in my heart i knew that our relationship wouldn't be over because i know that this isn't us and it's not him. >> reporter: it was about a month to go before the end of the season. not much time for someone to take highman of the he has been one of the best runningbacks in the business and that may work in his favor. back to you. >> we'll see if a team wants him and willing to deal with a pr backlash. coming up later this hour, we're going to talk with sports attorney about what could be next, where might rice play, and could there be more fallout perhaps not only for the nfl player, but also for the nfl commissioner. to missouri where governor nixon is calling for a special state legislative session. he wants to address resources for the national guard and state police who are putting in

overtime trying to restore calm after this week's violent protest. meantime, a 120-mile long naacp march is underway, calling for reform in the police department. mike tobin is live in ferguson, missouri with the very latest and i'm sure more on this march that's going on. mike? >> reporter: exactly. the afternoon here has been owned by sporadic marchers popping up all over the place. in clayton, missouri, at the justice center, that event called the mothers march included a mock shooting and a die-in which all the demonstrators layed on the ground pretending they were dead. the naacp gathered at the spot where mike brown was killed and set off on that 120-mile march to jefferson city. the target of that demonstration is racial profiling. >> we have called for the resignation of the chief of police. we have called for the

appointment of a special prosecutor. more importantly, we called for an end to racial profileing. >> reporter: with governor nixon looking for emergency funding for the national guard presence, all eyes really are looking toward this evening. it's better weather, the demonstrators will be out once again. the question is whether there will be violence one more time. heather, back to you. >> let's hope not. mike tobin live, thank you. people in wyoming are trying to clean up after hurricane force winds whipped through the state there yesterday causing power outages and knocking out some windows. meantime, thousands of homes in the northeast are still without power today. utility crews are work to get things back up and running following a massive nor'easter that came barreling through new england earlier this week just in time for thanksgiving holiday. meteorologist janis dean is live in the fox extreme weather center with what things look like now. >> much calmer, especially

across the new england area and some good news. we'll have a brief warm-up over the next 24 hours. you can see on the satellite radar imagery, not too much to tell you about. a little bit of lake effect snow, but nothing that's going to be causing any big problems. as you can see as we go through sunday and monday, we're going to see a warm-up. 50s and 60s further south you go. 40s for parts of northeast where we are trying to get the power back on for those folks. we do have some snow showers along a cold front that's going to plunge southward. and you mentioned in places across the northwest where we have hurricane force winds. we've got a couple of storm systems moving in. one that's going to bring much needed rain to california. but also seeing the potential for strong wind gusts across the northern rockies, northern plains as that next cold front moves through. taking a look at the forecast radar heading into monday and tuesday, we've got moisture work its way into california, which is great news. look at this next batch moving as far south as southern

california where they really need the rain. so that's great news. liquid sunshine to them. there is your forecast precipitation as we head through month the rain will get as far south as central california, then the next batch as we head into next week will get into southern california. and you can see all of that snow across the rockies. for your travel forecast tomorrow, not too bad, especially across the northeast where we have that nor'easter on wednesday and thursday. look for showers over the great lakes, ohio valley, chicago, you could see a few delays here. colder temperatures as that cold front moves through. brings arctic air down towards the northern plains. then we'll deal with the snow across the northern rockies and then the rain over california. all in all, not a bad forecast, which is great news 'cause man, they were giving me a hard time last week. >> it's a lot easier to get home from grandma than it is to get to grandma's on wednesday for sure. >> thank goodness. >> indeed. thanks so much. >> thank you.

who can ever give janis a hard time? n never. >> i love how excited she gets when she gives the forecast. pope francis in the middle of a three-day visit to turkey. today he visited some major religious sites, including the blue mosque where he offered a silent prayer. and joining him was the grand guy from istanbul who says he hopes the visit will contribute to world families the pontiff celebrated mass for istanbul's tiny catholic community. at least two people have died in a taliban attack in afghanistan. homicide bombers and gunmen stormed a guest house used by foreign businessmen and diplomats in the capitol of kabul. at least one of the deceased was a foreigner. security services raided the building rescuing six people before the bombers detonate their vests. this is the latest in assevers deadly aassaults targeting the diplomatic district. it comes as the parliament ratified a status forces agreement with the united states, granted immunity to

american troops stationed there. with a loud roar and a blinding flash of light, russia test fires a brand-new intercontinental ballistic missile. a russian defense official says the missile launched from a you nuclear submarine from beneath the surface othe bering sea. this is the second successful test launch after a troubled development over the past decade. the missile is designed to carry nuclear war heads and it landed on a training ground in far eastern russia near alaska's aleutian islands. it will be the third nuclear capable sub in russia's fleet with five more in production. there has been a shocking ruling out of egypt. nearly four years after the revolution swept that country, an egyptian court dismissed murder charges against former president hosni mubarak. the 86-year-old was charged in connection with hundreds of deaths during that 2011 uprising

. we all remember the pictures there. those protests rocked egypt, rocked the arab world and eventually ended mubarak's three decades in power. today many observers believe the court's decision shows that mubarak's influence hasn't changed much since then. john huddy reports. >> reporter: the courtroom burst into cheers and applause after a judge dropped murder charges against former egyptian president hosni mubarak. he was accused of ordering the death of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 arab spring uprising that ended his nearly three-decade reign. close to 900 protesters were killed during the 18 days of demonstrations. but the judge said the charges were politically motivated and that his 2012 conviction was

flawed because of technicalities. egypt's former interior minister and his aides were also acquitted of the same charges. outside the courtroom, his supporters celebrated the judge's decision by singing and dancing. others, including relatives of those killed by security forces, held pictures of their loved ones and screamed that mubarak obvious executed. the ruling comes just a day after deadly protests and demonstrations against egyptian president, a political ally of mubarak. but the 86-year-old mubarak will not walk free just yet. he still is serving a three-year sentence for embezzlement. leeland. >> the more things change, the more they stay the same in the middle east. thanks. the president of nigeria vowing to track down those responsible for yesterday's deadly bombing at a mosque. a hospital worker says the explosion killed more than 100

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thank you for staying with us on this saturday afternoon. i'm for a quick check of your headlines. boston is bidding for the 2024 summer olympics. nearly 100 colleges are forming the backbone of boston's bid, saying their resources will keep the games affordable and compact. robert deniro is serving as a special economic envoy to antigay and barbados. according to a estimate from the prime minister, this comes after

he committed millions of dollars in investment to redevelop a resort there. and the u.n. is releasing new numbers on ebola in west africa, showing over the course of the outbreak, more than 16,000 people have fallen ill. the overall death toll is inching toward 7,000. the country of sierra leone is grappling with the worst rate of infection. members of congress return from thanksgiving break next week trading turkey for a lame duck session. high on the agenda, the executive order on immigration. the house judiciary is planning hearings and house republicans are putting together a bill in response to the white house action. tammy bruce is a radio talk show host and fox news contributor and basil is a democratic political consultant and president of basil smichael associates. thank you for being with us. so let's go through what we

anticipate happening next week in the order that it is supposed to happen. tuesday, december 2, we mentioned the house judiciary committee. they've already announced they will be holding hearings on what they are calling the president's power grab.at same day later one house republican conference, they've announced they will meet to discuss forwarding a bill regarding the president's actions. tammy, i will start with you. what can they do, should they do and is this a wise move at all? >> the american people have seen hearing after hearing after hearing. i'm not a republican. i'm a conservative. we've seen there has been a lot of talk and not a lot of action. so the mid terms was a message to stop obama, but to perhaps get certain things done. i think what the republicans should do is pile the bills into the white house. not just one bill on border security. but they've been talking about this for six, ten years. they should have a number of bills. they can be short, not complicated. and the hearings, it's kind of interesting for the last six years, whether it's the irs or fast and furious, not much

happens. i think that the american people are tired of the politics that that represents and they do want barak obama to be stopped. they want this at least for the new senate to be able to deal with this. and i don't know if really the republicans at least with this kind of line - up that you've described really are exhibiting that the kind of gravitas that the american people want to see? >> bails, your thoughts? >> i agree with so much of what you said. i think they should pile the president's desk full of bills. i don't think they have the gravitas to get things done for this fact, we've heard for a number of months that the president was planning to use executive action and the congress has not legislated, done what they're supposed to do, legislate any fixes to a potential action that they saw coming down the pike. they have not done that. and i understand that there are hearings and such coming up, but the american people want action. they just don't want the

hearings. they actually want -- >> and how will it help, what is the end goal for piling his desk with bills is this. >> the goal here -- this is partly political. politics is the struggle for power. this will show at least the american people, it's a great opportunity for the republicans to show the american people what they stand for and what barak obama will have to do is veto these bills. now, he might think, well, i'm president and i'll do it with my pen and phone and stop the bills. but it will really expose him for the obstructionist that he is. so that's one of the political benefits that the republicans can grab on to. but also it's an opportunity to actually act, to show that they want to try to govern. the other issue is going to be the lawsuits that supposedly the republicans are going to file against the president which will ultimately probably get to the supreme court because this is what the republicans should do is stop the nature of what obama is trying to do, which is change the presidency and end the

unconstitutional acts. >> what about that, basil? you mentioned earlier that congress did not act and so therefore, the president took action. but that's not the way our system works. >> sure it does, because he has these powers and presidents have used these powers before. the first george bush used the power as did ron reagan. >> but those were on bills that had already been passed and already existed. >> and they used their executive authority to actually extend what was given in the bill -- >> that's the difference, basil. that's significant. >> no, listen. i believe you that it is significant, but what i am also saying -- >> and it's unconstitutional. >> no, it actually is constitutional. what i'm also saying is what congress has failed to act is president should act. what they're going to do in this new congress is defund all of the things that he set out to do with his executive action. that's not the right thing to do. that's punitive. that's not productive. >> that's a specific thing that congress can do. >> they probably will do that.

and the problem is if you listen to what the president said, he said if he's taking these moves this part because immigration has been -- the department has been woefully underfunded. what are you going to do? take more money out? >> they had -- he had the presidency for two years o'clock complete control of congress for two years. and nothing happened. and only does this after the midterm, complete repudiation specifically of actions like this. he clearly did not hear that message. i'm hoping the republicans did. and that bill acts accordingly. >> go ahead. >> the senate did act and in fact, the senate passed a bill with a super majority of 68 votes, including republicans. so they did act. but it got stopped somewhere. >> but then the house did not act, so therefore, there was no bill for the president to add on to. >> but there was action. >> the democrats controlled both, the house and senate, nothing occurred. >> okay.

we've run out of time. we will say on wednesday, then they're going to talk about homeland security and security at the border as well. >> that will be more politics. at least it will remind the american people what's at stake here, especially when it comes to jobs. >> okay. 5 million more people coming into the country. >> they're already here. >> 5 million jobs. >> we have to wrap it up. so sorry. >> 6 million new people coming in. not good for the economy. >> all right. thank you for joining us. don't forget new york congressman peter king is on the homeland security committee. we mentioned that. he will sit down with maria bartiromo on sunday morning. futures tomorrow before hearings next week on border issues as they relate to the president's immigration actions. catch it tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. eastern right here. leeland? ray rice can once again play for the nfl. now all he needs is a team to even him. we're going to break down where he might get a contract.

and we're out on the streets for small business saturday. bryan llenas is. >> blackfully can be fun if you're not tackling someone for a tv. small business saturday, that's right. go to your local business and buy something fresh. the new concept, not really. but people are loving it. we'll bring you more from any blue ribbon general store here in brooklyn, new york, next.

it is the bottom of the hour on this saturday. time for the top of the news. the government of afghanistan is approving two key security agreements. the afghan parliament ratified the bilateral security agreement allowing the u.s. to target the remnants of al-qaeda, plus train and supply afghan forces. they also approved the nato

status of forces agreement, giving nato the authority to carry out its missions. about 100 people gathering in ferguson, missouri for a march to the state capitol. that is about 120 miles. the march was organized by the naacp in response to the killing of michael brown. and the grand jury's decision not to indict him. and a college student home for thanksgiving disappeared after a night out in philadelphia. shane montgomery met up with friends wednesday night at a bar and last seen at 2:00 a.m. when a bouncer escorted him out. shane's mother is now offering a a $10,000 reward. heather? >> today shoppers are out for small business saturday, including president obama, who was accompanied by his daughters. they're christmas shopping at a book store in washington, d.c small business saturday began back in 2010 to support local stores between black friday and

what's become known as cyber monday. brian llenas is live in brooklyn where small stores are packed. there is a lot of folks behind you now, bryan? >> reporter: hi. that's right. this store here in brooklyn, new york, has been packed all day. in fact, they're having a better saturday after thanksgiving than they did last year. small business saturday, they're hoping it's going to become a part of the election kahn as we continue. it's only five years old, but thus far it's becoming a $6 billion kind of holiday and local businesses are hoping that continues as we move forward here. the store owner says she loved country general stores growing up and was inspired to open a city living general store in 2007 at the start of the recession. a quarter of the things she sells are made locally, half a made by independent makers. trinkets and household items and pillows, ornaments made by local artists and children's toys, she says small business saturday in the neighborhood is bigger than

black friday. >> the customers that we have are coming to support local independent stores and not really thinking so much about the tv that they can get at 6:00 o'clock in the morning and big box retailer. >> reporter: there are plenty of benefits to buying local as well. for one, you're supporting jobs, small businesses account for about 60% of the new job growth since the end of the recession. secondly, about 70% of the money you spend in local businesses finds its way back into your community. and the majority of people who shop local say they do it because it's gratifying. >> much homier feel. you see your neighborhood and friends here, maybe you know the shop owners. they might be with a family. >> reporter: the average american will buy about 30% of their holiday gifts at local businesses. here at the general store, you can buy things like the bubble wrap calendar, one of my favorites. and you can do things like buy

home made treats for your dogs and these are great little gifts for people and for leeland, i got him bacon socks, because i figure he can use that. besides that, these are the kind of things he can get at the general store. it's again, go to your local businesses. it's fun. >> yeah. everything is better with bacon. that's what they say. >> except chocolate. >> thank you. >> actually chocolate covered bacon i heard is good, too. we have a fox news alert. the attorney for darren wilson, the officer involved in the fatal shooting of michael brown who was recently cleared by the grand jury, he has resigned from the ferguson police department. this is obviously a significant development. this is one of the things the protesters have said they wanted to have happen. he had been suspended with pay since the shooting that sparked all of those riots and obviously the violence that has occurred over the past couple of days. i want to bring in steve, an attorney and litigator to talk about this right now. how big of a development is this

in terms of the legal status for darren wilson going forward? >> i think in terms of darren wilson, i think what he had to do, he had to resign because he's trying to get the benefits associated to his employment. all those benefits that he would accumulate if he stayed for 20 years, i think this was all about leverage and they did it in a tactful way because there was so much backlash. and quite frankly, where was he gog get a job? he couldn't go back to the force. >> a lot of people brought that issue up. he couldn't get a job. there has been widely reported he just married a woman ho is pregnant with his child. another police officer who is there. more importantly, though, in the larger sense of this, how do you read this in terms of letting some of the steam out of the pot that's become the pressure cooker in ferguson? we heard from mike tobin, there are more demonstrations planned. this seems to have been well engineered in terms of when this announcement came out. >> it was well calculated. i think they had to. they were getting so much backlash.

i deal with a lot of professional athletes, a lot of athletes have chimed in. there are a lot of people disappointed. i think is the right thing to do and i think it had to be done and it had to be done quick complete efficiently. >> one of the things that's been discussed here going forward in terms of the legal situation in ferguson, you have the civil rights investigation by eric holder and the justice department. a lot of people say the burden of proof would be too high. but the other thing that has been discussed is a possible civil lawsuit by the brown family for wrongful death. in terms of how the case proceeds going forward, because the standard of proof in a civil case is so much lower, does the fact that he has resigned from the force mean anything? does he still get the kind of protections from the union and all that that he would have had he stayed on? >> yeah. he is. he probably right now, there is some type of leverage in terms of brokering of a deal in terms of the immunity in terms of what they're going to cover. legal costs are very expensive and quite frankly, something

like this had to be covered for them to actually get the deal as quickly as they did. i tend to think yes, 100%. i think that something like this was done in a calculated manner to get a quick resolution for this. >> obviously we've seen things so far being relatively peaceful there inside of ferguson, at least today. one of the main points the protesters have asked for, one of their demands was that darren wilson leave. the other being that the police chief be fired. talk to me a little bit in terms of what the negotiations go on here in terms of do you fire someone? do you ask them to resign? do you give them some kind of severance package, which we may learn more about? how do those negotiations work in terms of a civil servant and the city itself? >> i think from what i know, and i don't deal with this on a daily basis, but i will say this, it is a leverage. it is a negotiation in terms of who has the leverage and in

terms of how many years would have to be paid out. but as of right now, i think that because the issue is getting so much attention, you need to squash this right away. so in terms of getting the best possible payout and a short period of time, i think you need to do it. >> quickly speaking in terms of who would you rather represent as the legal situation goes forward, would you rather want to be darren wilson's defender as a litigator kind of civil wrongful death suit or want to be on michael brown's' parents side as they try to go after not only conceivably wilson, but the ferguson police department? >> oh, i would want to go after the police department. i would want to defend and actually go out and advocate and try to make a stand because i think if you do that, you can make some valid points in terms of what happened and what wasn't done. but if you're really going to be pro-active in taking a side, i think that's the side i would take. >> allall right. attorney and litigator here to talk about this. we want to update our viewers on

the breaking news. darren wilson, the police officer involved in the shooting in ferguson, missouri who shot and killed michael brown resigned, according to his lawyer, effective immediately. august 9 was the shooting. grand jury came back a couple of days ago. a lot of violence inside ferguson. today as more protests are planned, nightfall in st. louis, it's announced he has resigned. we'll be right back uis, and i quit smoking with chantix. i had tried to do it in the past. i hadn't been successful. quitting smoking this time was different because i got a prescription for chantix. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. the fact that it reduced the urge to smoke helped me get that confidence that i could do it. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. some people had seizures while taking chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix or history of seizures.

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we have a fox news alert for you. as we've been telling you, officer darren wilson, the officer who shot and killed michael brown in ferguson, missouri, has resigned effective immediately. we want to continue the conversation now on the implications of this with susan estridge, a professor of law and political science at usc ask a fox news contributor. susan, this news just coming in, breaking news. what are the legal ramifications

for officer wilson moving forward now that he's resigned? >> it doesn't make any difference at all. technically he was cleared by the grand jury, so obviously he is a very lucky guy. but he continues to face possible charges in two areas. one as mentioned earlier, in the state courts he's going to face a civil wrongful death action. that action will be brought by mr. brown and his family. it has a lower standard of proof, meaning you have to prove not beyond a reasonable doubt, but only by a preponderance of evidence that what he did was wrong. but that action is going to go forward anyway. meantime, i think you're going to have a very strong push at the federal level for a civil rights action against him and that one is going to go forward under the holder administration and under the justice

department. so technically it's not like congress. there is this great deal in congress that if you're subject to an ethics investigation and you resign, basically it goes away. that is fortunately not how the criminal justice system in the civil justice system work. but hopefully i suppose for mr. wilson's point of view, hopefully this will take the temperature down a little bit. i think that's really the explanation. >> we can hope for that. but here is the question, it doesn't affect him. what about the police department itself? will it affect them any way and were they possibly held accountable and now they will not since he's no longer a member of the force? >> well, whether they should be held accountable, whether they did things wrong, whether they failed adequately to supervise their department, all of those issues are going to be judged in light of what happened on the night michael brown was killed. not in light of what they decided to do three or four

weeks later or three or four months later. having said that, they may politically get some points in the community. maybe a jury will be less hostile, saying they accepted his resignation. i think what this really is is his own effort to make it look like he's, quote, taking some kind of responsibility. he's not really taking any responsibility, but he's resigning from a job he's never going to get back anyway in an effort to make it look like there has been some kind of justice here. but from the legal point of view, nothing has been decided and really nothing significant changes. >> what about the possibility of officer wilson suing the department or suing anyone based on perhaps being pushed out, being forced to resign? >> oh, you know, depending on his lawyer and his lawyer's

desired balance between helping your client in the long run and making a lot of spectacular tv news in the short run, i suppose wilson could come up here and say, i've been pushed out, or my resignation was what we call a, quote, constructive discharge. that is i'd like to sue saying i was forced in effect, to resign, but i didn't really want to. i want my job back. i'm the police officer of the year. you can bring a lot of different lawsuits. but if you ask me, do i think there is a good prospect that this guy has a good claim on his job in perpetuate going forward, the answer is no. >> one quick answer to this, in reference to the police department, because this is what i was trying to get at, now that he's resigned, federal charges, if those are brought, holder's investigation continues, does then the police department have

any protection in terms of not testifying or sharing information with him now that the officer has resigned, information withholder? >> well, the police department has to provide certain information to the government just like everybody else. a federal investigation going forward and the police department of ferguson has no right -- now the individual officer as a member of the police department may have been trying to take steps within the police department to block the distribution of information, but -- >> no way will this be affected? >> right. >> okay. >> it might change courthouses. >> all right. susan, thank you so much. we're going to have much more on this coming up after the break. so stay with us panera bread, our hearty all-natural turkey chili is back in season. slow-cooked with turkey raised without antibiotics, tart tomatillos, chilies, carrots, edamame and more.

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days. st. louis post dispatches website published wilson's resignation. i resign my commission with as a police officer with the city of ferguson. i have told that my employment may put the resident and police officers at risk which is a circumstance i can't allow. for obvious reasons, i wanted to wait until the grand jury made the decision before i resigned. it was my hope to continue police officer. it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. i would like to thank my supporters and fellow officers throughout the process. that is officer darren wilson resigning. i want to bring in ron wheeler former dc detective who was on the ground in ferguson.

rod, i want to start with this. obviously there are protest planned for tonight and the weather got better in ferguson. does this let some of the steam out of the pot or does it matter? >> reporter: the issues in ferguson leland are greater than the shooting of michael brown. i think the shooting of michael brown was igniting everything that went on out there. but the issue was much greater than that. and the other issue, the officer was pushed out. he obviously was forced off of the police deputy, and so i am wondering what was the term was his resignation. the officer did not have to resign because he beat the charge in the grand jury, i think that is the greater concern here. >> rod, this is heather childers here. i talked to you from the beginning.

continuing with what you were just saying, perhaps it was a move to protect the police chief or the governor. there were calls for both of them to resign as well as you well know. >> reporter: i think you are right. it was a political move i think. and the main issue that sets a precedent. every time a police officer is involved in a controversial the shooting, that officer whether or not found guilty has to leave. that sets a bad pres deps for the city. i believe it was politically motivated and the officer wilson is the scapegoat in this particular case mainly because the governor and the police chief could not get their act together. and so now the officer has to leave. >> rod, you spent time on the ground there, is there any way he can spend time in a police officer? >> i don't think so.

having been on the police force many, many years, in this particular situation, i think it is better for him to leave and try to go elsewhere just for his own safety and safety of his family. let's face it. they will be always at risk in that area. but again, what was the terms of his resignation. this officer, and this is so important, this officer did not have to recipe based on political, or because of people's political reasons. >> rod, we have to wrap you up. thank you for joining us in the conversation. much more coming up in the report with julie bandaras. >> good night. i'm an idaho potato farmer

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