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break in violence in ferguson, missouri. demonstrators and police march together in a city torn apart after the shooting of an unarmed teen by an officer. >> they want to get it. peaceful demonstrations have been going good. and shows of support for ferguson protesters. around the country thousands thousands attend vigils and moments of silence from coast to coast. and closing candlestick. paul mccartney help san francisco say good-bye to its iconic stadium ♪ ♪ eight days a week this is the "cbs morning
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news" for friday, august 15th, 2014. good morning to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, there is a shift this morning in ferguson, missouri. michael brown, the unarmed black teen was shot and killed last week end by a police officer. in the same st. louis suburb where protesters and police clashed violently, residents are now shaking hands with officers, a sign of common ground. brown's death spurred a national moment of silence last night. all organized through social media. rallies took place in at least 90 cities, including st. louis just outside of ferguson. about 100 people marched to the stadium. the group chanted, hands up, don't shoot, outside the cardinals game. the protests reached the iconic times square in new york city. hundreds of people marched from union square to broadway.
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the rally was mostly peaceful. police set up barricades to control the crowd. missouri state highway patrol is now overseeing security in the city where michael brown was killed. it's a job the police captain takes personally. >> things are going great. people have a chance to say what they want to say. it's peaceful so you think it's been going good. >> reporter: missouri highway patrol captain ron johnson put his own boots on the ground in ferguson, missouri. >> say what you've got to say. just do it in peace. just do it in peace. i know there's frustration out there, but i can see the frustration in my home. >> reporter: he's in charge of securing the tent city. the furg son native has a real stake in success. >> i came out and talked from my heart. this is my integrity here. i run these streets. that's not going to change. >> reporter: governor jay nixon announced the move thursday, promising a change in tone of the violence that plagued the city nightly.
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>> let's not kid ourselves. this has been a difficult zone. >> reporter: protesters took to the street again thursday evening, but police not in riot gear mingled with the crowd shaking hands. some say it's already making a difference. >> i think they finally getting the message that we're really trying to get over to them. i know for sure, i ain't going to say i think, i know for sure that we will get justice. >> reporter: many of the protesters are from nearby communities and more are arriving every day. residents say they just want things to remain calm. >> i want this to be peaceful. you know, a peaceful demonstration. >> reporter: omar villafranka, cbs news, ferguson, missouri. president obama is keeping an eye on developments in ferguson, missouri. he made his first public comments on the situation while vacationing on martha's vineyard. >> there is never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting.
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there's also no excuse for police to use excessive force against peaceful protests. >> attorney general eric holder spoke with michael brown's family thursday promising a full federal investigation into the shooting. white house is praising white house is praising nuri al-maliki's decision to step down. he's agreed to step down. his shiite dominated government had been accused of creating a sectarian rift in iraq that helped isis gain power in recent months. the united states hinted that more military help in fighting isis was possible but only in if malaki resigned. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. president obama is not committing to extending airstrikes against isis, but he is promising more humanitarian aid to iraqis who have been threatened by the militants. >> we're going to be working with our international partners
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to provide humanitarian assistance to those suffering in northern iraq. >> president obama crediting the military for stopping isis's advance on mount sinjar where thousands of religious minorities were trapped. he says air drops of relief supplies coupled with ore supplies were effective. >> because of thee efforts we do not expect there to be an additional effort to evacuate off the mountain and it's likely we'll have to continue air drops on the mountain. >> the pentagon was preparing a massive relief operation that could have put hundreds of boots on the ground. but an assessment from a team of green berets found that less than half of 5,000 people on the mountain wanted to come down. several who made it down tell a different story. >> what was it like on the mountain? >> the mountain is not good. we don't have water. we don't have food. the people there is very tired. >> reporter: the united nations
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says the humanitarian crisis on mount sinjar is not over. while the situation there is unclear, there seems to be a threat. >> the threat is not over. it's not like we're breathing a sigh of relief because things look to be better on the mountain. >> reporter: and the united nations appears ready to take isis head on. the security council just approved a draft resolution that would punish the recruitment and financing of fighters and also demands that all al qaeda linked groups disband and disarm. they'll vote on that this afternoon. >> susan mcginnis, thank you. pope francis took a bold stance on consumerism on the second day of his tour. he urged young asian catholics to push material things aside. in a special mass pope francis says the focus on wealth and competition creates self
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fishness and strife. two amish sisters are back home this morning after an apparent abduction. the girls, age 12 and 7, were apparently taken from a farm stand in northern new york wednesday night, but they were dropped off at home last night just miles from their own. there's still no information on any possible suspects in their disappearance. and there's new insight into the death of robin williams. his wife revealed that he had another personal struggle, that he wasn't ready to share. john blackstone reports on the comedian's fight with parkinson's disease. >> reporter: for those struggling to understand robin williams' suicide, a statement from his wife adds new context. susan snyder says in a written release, he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of anxiety, depression as well as early stages of parkinson's
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disease which he was not ready to share publicly. parkinson's causes debilitating shaking or loss of muscle control. the director of the parkinson's association in los angeles. >> it's not unreasonable that the suicide could be connected to parkinson's disease. >> wineman's husband michael was diagnosed with parkinson's 15 years ago. >> people are living very long lives with parkinson's. you know, muhammad ali, you see that his face is frozen. you know, perhaps mr. williams was afraid that that might happen. his facial expression is so much a part of who he is and what he does. >> reporter: michael j. fox's acting career was limited as his symptoms with parkinson's forced him to cut back. john blackstone, cbs news, san francisco. michael j. fox posted on twitter yesterday, stunned to learn robin had parkinson's disease.
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pretty sure his support for our foundation predated his diagnosis. a true friend. i wish him peace. well, coming up on the morning news, coke strikes a deal with an energy drink giant. and later in sports, a little league team with big dreams. we will hear from the chicago players trying to make history. this is the "cbs morning news." . air. you get a natural look without the gray. only just for men has airactiv. the only technology that uses oxygen in the air to get rid of gray while leaving the natural variations in your hair. no ammonia. no peroxide. no overcoloring. just air... just you... and the look you want. just for men. mmmmmmm. look out. now there's even more of the amazing cinnamon taste you love on cinnamon toast crunch.
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race in michigan. this is the second race the three-time nascar champion has skipped in a week. last saturday the car he was driving hit and killed 20-year-old kevin ward jr. during a dirt track race. meanwhile, ward's family and friends gathered in his hometown of turin in upstate, new york, thursday for his funeral. a standing room only crowd filled a high school auditorium to remember ward as a racer who loved to make others laugh. many in the crowd wore ward's number 13 or honored him with orange, white, and black balloons and ribbons. on the cbs "moneywatch" now, driving up car loans and a monster deal for coca-cola. wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. the price of oil is down and the price of benchmark u.s. crude fell $2 to $95.58 per barrel thursday. that's because of concerns of economic weakness in europe might lower the demand.
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wall street they'll be watching new data on production and u.s. consumer sentiment. the dow jones gained 61 points, nas take up 18 and the s&p 18 points. auto loans jumped to their highest level. they issued $101 billion in the second quarter in new auto loans. that was driven by a big increase in risky subprime borrowers. coca-cola buys part of monster. the world's biggest soda maker wants to benefit from the surging popularity of energy drinks. coke is acquiring a 16.7% stake in the energy company monster beverage. the deal is valued at more than $2 billion. anne-marie, you might know a little bit about that. >> yes, certainly. i probably should buy some stock. wendy gillette at the new york stock exchange. straight ahead, your friday morning weather.
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this is humira at work here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. in sports, rob manfred will be the new commissioner of baseball. major league baseball owners voted to make manfred the 10th commissioner. he has served as the chief operating officer for the past year. he will replace bud selig. he will retire in january. selig has been commissioner since 1992. and the little league world series is underway in williamsport, pennsylvania. after thre decades a team from chicago is back representing a city dealing with crime and other challenges. as is reported, the team has hopes of winning it all.
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>> reporter: the little leaguers from the south side of chicago are on their way to achieving their goal. jackie robinson west won 12-2. >> i want to win it. take the title home. >> reporter: 12-year-old ed howard and the rest of jackie robinson west are a bright spot for city caught in a devastating cycle of violence. >> i think it means a lot. it means that we can be good. >> reporter: it's been 31 years since jackie robinson west played here, and as the only all black team, these players realize their place in baseball history. it comes at a time when the number of african-americans in major leagues has dwindled to just 8%. 12-year-old trey hondres says it's all about work and hard work. >> you always dreamed to be here before and now we're saying, we're here. the best day of my life. >> reporter: the team clinched
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its spot with a grand slam in last weekend's championship game. an all african-american team has never won the world series. the manager says they have the skills to make it happen. >> we ready to make our city proud. >> reporter: now they focus on winning again when they play sunday afternoon. jarica duncan, cbs news, south williamsport, pennsylvania. when we return. spectator sport. we will take you to the nfl's newest and most high tech stadium. a shuttle? yeah, carbon fiber wings, it works. better get an a. you mean, he better get an a. that's what i said. agree to disagree. no during toyota's anual clearance event, get 0% apr financing on a 2014 tundra. offer ends september 2nd. for great deals on other toyotas, visit toyota.com this is gonna be great for my shuttle. my shuttle. toyota, let's go places. it means trying something new.
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,,,, here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. fans of the san francisco 49ers will tryout the nfl's most cutting edge stadium this sunday. we look at how fans can enjoy the new silicon valley stadium.
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>> reporter: here's what happens when a stadium is built from the ground up in silicon valley. an interactive activity lets fans cozy up. >> here you see our quarterback colin who comes out. you'll see him do his signature move. >> reporter: for more fun. play one of the four motion sensing games. more than 1200 wi-fi hot spots placed above and below the seats allow fans to share game day selfies and tweets online without frustrating delays. it doesn't matter which of the 68,500 seats you're sitting in, you can order a hot dog and beer without missing a moment of the game using the stadium's mobile app. >> we've created a system where in a prescribed period of time you'll get a hot dog and beer at your seat. >> reporter: it offers a slew of features. for replaying they can use 13 different angles. >> right after a play.
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kaepernick throws a touchdown to crabtree, you can see it. >> reporter: the app also tells you which bathroom has the shortest line and the wave finding allows you to find things. the 49ers are also putting tech to work to solve a major problem. we have a video demonstration of how to get to your parking spot. >> and it's not just the stadium that's wired but the players will be, too. they want to put sensors in shoulder pats. >> there's something they're talking about in the helmets and the shoes. >> reporter: in the quest for a sixth super bowl trophy, the 49ers will take advantage of every edge they can. meanwhile, farewell to san francisco's candlestick part from paul mccartney. mccartney performed last night at the stadium. the stick shut down for good after the show. ♪ ♪
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here's another look at this morning's top stories. iraqi prime minister nuri al-maliki is stepping down. the united states is applauding the move after they say he created a religious rift in the country. humanitarian aid will continue. a peaceful tone to the fifth night of protests in ferguson, missouri. people are seeking justice in the weekend police shooting of 18-year-old michael brown. many shook hands and spoke with police officers, a change from riots earlier in the week. and outrage over last week's killing of michael brown spread quickly across social media. as jim axelrod reports, the internet is playing a key role in the way americans protest today. >> reporter: there is nothing new about the racial tension
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underpinning the events in ferguson, missouri, nor in the power of an image to rouse people to action, but what is new about ferguson is the role of social media in spreading that message wider and more quickly, particularly for african-americans. andre fields is a 27-year-old political aid. >> it's a community that could not have been built before social media this way? >> not this -- well, it could happen, but not this quickly. >> reporter: there have been somewhere near 6 million tweets related to the ferguson shooting since saturday. many organized around hashtags like, if they gunned me down. down. they place two pictures, one that plays into stereotypes and one that doesn't and asked which the media would use. >> it's bringing awareness and saying, okay, you need to tell the whole story. >> reporter: while more whites than blacks use it, the disparate leaves when using social media.
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12% use twitter more. the online magazine, the verge. >> the digital divide is such that having access to broadband internet is lesser in poorer communities, urban communities than having access to a smartphone gives you a powerful chance to use the internet in a way that other people may not. >> smart phones are more social media driven? >> you'll jump on it because that's what you have in your hand. >> the picture of the police dogs was taken on may 3rd, 1963. of course, no one saw it until may 4th when the paper came out. it now just takes seconds for social media to rocket images around the globe shaping people's sense of the story as they did. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, we'll go to ferguson, missouri, to take a look at the new police
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strategy to deal with protests over the killing of teenager michael brown. we will also speak with missouri governor, jay nixon. plus, the former band director at osu is fighting for his job back. we'll have details. and we'll meet the most famous cover band in the internet age. that is the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com www.vitac.com
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august 15th. i'm michel your realtime captioner is linda macdonald. time is 4-- here's meteorologist lawrence with check of weather. paul mccartney and candlestk park were supposed to be the stars.
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good morning,. good morning, i'm michelle griego. frank mallicoat is off today. >> you're not sick anymore. >> we have some changes we're coming right back for the weekend. we have warm weather on tap for the bay area today but a lot of fog out there right now. we'll check the weekend forecast coming up. >> one more workday to go. this is what it looks like heading to the richmond/san rafael bridge. we have overnight roadwork in both directions in richmond on the approach between canal and castro so i swear, there's some traffic out there somewhere! i'll find it. >> thank you. paul mccartney and candlestick park were supposed to be the stars but here's what many people will remember about last night's concert. yup, traffic gridlock outside the stick. some fans never even got to the concert. they were still in their cars more than an hour after the show started. >> 3 1/2 hours driving!

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