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troublemakers. many of whom are from out of town. >> these are the criminals looting our stores, that a few nights ago, put bricks along the roadway. these were the criminals shooting at police last night behind bushes and buildings. we had four officers injuried with minor injuries. we had no protesters injured as a result of any of our activity. we did have two were shot by guns within the west forestson by the groups here. >> with the curfew no longer in place and national guard on the scene to help back up police. the night began with largely calm protest until things took a dramatic turned around 10:00 p.m. michael brown's parents were asked if they thought the violence was a distractions to the investigation of their son's death on the "today" show. >> it is a distractions. but we won't let us distract us to the point where we lose focus. we have to remain focussed and
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we have to remain strong and the violence needs to stop. when justice is prevailed, then maybe they'll regain their trust in the locals. right now it's out of control. >> and while discussing the case for a second time yesterday, president obama got even more forceful regarding the violence that continues. >> we've got to make sure that we are able to distinguish between peaceful protesters who may have some legitimate grievances and may be long standing grievances, and those who are using this tragic death as an excuse to engage in criminal behavior. >> msnbc.com reporter join me now from ferguson. thank you for joining us. amanda, let me talk with you. you were in the mist of this last night. you had captain johnson saying small group of people he believes from out of town. no protest were injured.
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officers were injuried. you had the president saying there may be some people small group of people trying to take advantage of this to create havoc and break the law here. what are you seeing there today? especially as it relates to the small group of people we're being told is responsible for so much violence and chaos still. >> you know what we're seeing on the ground right now are a number of residents who are taking to the streets and cleaning up the remanents of the protest from last night. you see many residents in orange jackets walking around picking up trash and really getting the movement started for the day of protests. tvm during the day we see the main line supporters who are typically supporting the brown family, supporting justice, and they're doing more traditional protesting. but as nightfalls, that is when, as you said, we see a different crowd. it shifts to a younger crowd who
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are in many ways rowdy. it doesn't seem clear they're a part of the main movement that is trying to get justice. >> are the people involve whod are behind the main movement, are they expressing frustration they want, for example, the curfew to be reinstated. what are they saying about the people. presenting a counter picture than what they want presented to the world. >> i agree. but i do not think they feel the curfew is the best route to be solving this problem. last night we saw a number of these peaceful protesters. they linked arms together and created a human barrier in front in between the police that were on ranks and ready in riot gear. and the hot-headed protesters. now the protesters linking arms were facing the hot-headed youngsters and they were walking forward in a line and swooping them up. giving them bear hugs and trying to calm then down. and for a large portion of the night, that did, in fact work.
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they were able to get off the streets as the police were asking. after a certain point of time when the night did turn later we saw the unrest. >> their hard work and attempt to get control of the situation, those peaceful protesters and hard work ended up not paying off. and that's heartbreaking to hear. the other part of this is are the business owners. i know, you spoke with a couple as well. what are they saying? we're on our tenth night here. >> yeah. you know, they're picking up the pieces the morning after just like amanda was talking about. i've seen a number of them this morning and yesterday sweeping up the front broken windows of their stores. i spoke to the locals state senator this morning who was concerned about the economic impact that this is going to have on the local area where you have a lot of businesses that already were struggling. there's a concern not only the cost of repairs, but the damage that it's going to have on
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people willing to go out and shop. i know, senator claire mccass -- were some of the business owners you spoke with today in that area african-american business owners? >> yes, absolutely. it's mostly african-american owners and employees along this avenue. and the state senator i spoke to is an african-american who is concerned about her community. >> all right. zack, thank you very much. thank you for your reporting. great job out there. meanwhile, as we said earlier attorney general eric holder will be in ferguson tomorrow to meet with federal investigators and local officials appearing on "morning joe" today senator claire mccaskill stressed the importance of federal importance. >> it has largely come at the
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hands and by the work of the federal government. not state and local. there is a natural distrust that is historic of state and local authorities. so having the federal government do a parallel investigation. it's an important point i don't think has been made not just on the ground, not just going out independently and canvassing witnessing but duplicating all the forensic work. >> and joining me now live is legal analyst, a st. louis native. thank you football joining us. i wanted to have you on as soon as possible to talk about the process. we heard mike brown's parents say there will be no peace until there's justice. they see justice as an arrest in their son's death. what do you see as a timeline here as local officials say it's not going to happen overnight. >> what is going to happen we're hearing that the local district attorney for st. louis county is going to take this case to the
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grand jury as early as tomorrow. the grand jury process is done in secrecy. the district attorney will present evidence to a panel of jurors, effectively, in this case 12 individuals randomly selected. they'll make a determination as to whether there's probable cause to issue an arrest warrant for the officer. there are a lot of concerns about the grand jury. one, the fact it is in secret, and two, the fact that the district attorney is going to be conducting the grand jury. robert has been the district attorney for about 23 years or so. so, you know, the family and the community is very concerned about transparency and about fairness in this entire process. >> with that said, the process of the grand jury, for example, the independent autopsy commissioned built family. would that be a part of what is presented? >> up to the district attorney. he decides what evidence will be presented. that includes what witnesses he will call, what forensic
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evidence, and any evidence that he believes is important for those grand jury jurors to call his call and determination. >> is that his call alone? >> absolutely. the family and what the family would desire to see presented it's not their opportunity. it's not a trial. there won't be a determination of guilt or innocence. summerly an opportunity for the district attorney to present evidence and the grand jurors to determine if there's enough to move forward with an indictment. >> when you say it's up to the district attorney which witnesses would be presented, i mean, we've heard from eye witnesses who were there on the scene. how could they possibly be eliminated from the process or not included given they were there? >> i think those witnesses will be included in the grand jury presentation. again, not the call of the public. but as you said, those witnesses have been so vocal. we've heard the talk about what they saw on the day michael brown was shot. more than likely they'll be presented but there's also the josey. yesterday we heard from the
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woman who called into a radio station and saying she had information about what happened, as you heard. her story was very different than the eye witness accounts that we heard from the young man that was with michael brown and the woman who said she witnessed the whole incident herself. so it will be interesting to see if that woman, josey, whose last name hasn't been revealed if she's also called to testify during the grand jury. >> with that said, with your expertise in the area, we won't hold you to it. time line wise, what seems most realistic here? >> you know, grand jurors sometimes can make decisions in a day. what we're hearing from the district attorney's office he expects it to take more time. they're already laying the groundwork and foundation and saying it's going to be a elaborate process. the presentation of evidence in this situation is going to take longer. so, you know, as difficults a its for -- >> does -- when they say a more elaborate more detailed process.
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does that make you feel confident in the transparency and there's an acknowledgement of the sensitivity here. you have the attorney general of the united states coming down on wednesday ordered a separate autopsy for the federal government. does that make you confident there will be transparency? >> no, tamron. unfortunately not. the way this matter has been handled by the chief of police, the way the matter has been handled by the city doesn't instill confidence at all. i'm glad to see attorney general visiting st. louis, seeing him step up and seeing the fbi present. i believe the federal government is going to have to play a more prominent role in the investigation for the community to feel like it is fair and transparent. because that hasn't been happening at the local level. >> thank you so much for your time wa rrareva martin. >> joining me now patricia
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bynes. >> tell me how you would describe the situation last night and this morning. >> last night and this morning i know there really several incidents with confrontations between the police and people who were agitated. there were instances where there were people in the street and the police were asking people to, you know, leave and go home. and they would throw smoke bombs at them. i had to run one time from into s.w.a.t. trucks and people being peaceful. there's a lot of tension here. and a lot of people feel their lights are being violated. >> when captain johnson says that the people injured yesterday were police officers not protesters, and that it was protesters who were firing off weapons who were throwing molotov cocktails. is that not accurate?
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>> i don't know and i wouldn't doubt that's not true. there's a lot that goes on out here on both sides. and i think that's what people need understand. there is not just one side is doing this or one side is doing that. there's a lot that goes on out here. nobody can see it all, but if the captain says that's what happened, i mean, i don't have any reason to believe that doesn't happen. that has happened out here in the past. >> what many of the protesters have said some of those that we've heard from, anyway, that this will go on until justice is served. until we hear back regarding an indictment and charges against the officer who shot mike brown. with that said, this process could go on for some time. we spoke with a legal analyst who said it hasn't happened overnight and they're not expecting a rush here. captain johnson said it may be weeks or a month. he said we have to have calm to our community. how do you think calm can be restored to the place where you live, the place you call home?
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>> right. i don't know how to answer that question because there is -- it's so -- it's based on how individuals feel. i know, that nobody can keep this up all night. but the people who are peaceful, i definitely see them being committed to the cause. the people out to cause trouble, i know that the police are pursuing them and pursuing them even more aggressively now. we want calm and peace. i don't see this continuing to go on for weeks and months at the time. because if people are breaking the law, the authorities are going to get them. >> thank you very much. democratic committee woman of ferguson, missouri. thank you for your time. our coverage of developing news continues. ferguson mayor james knowles will join me for a live interview. the police response to a protest have come under fire. after a tense night of chaos. what are the tactical options available to stop the violence? i'll talk live with former atf
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special agent jim kavanaugh. and new rocket attacks from gaza breaks the fragile seize fire between israel and hamas. an out of control wild fire forces thousands to evacuate in california. the flames close in on a propane plant. it's one of the stories we're following around the "newsnation." please join the conversation. you can find my te team @"newsnation." you can find me on facebook, twitter, and instagra instagram @tamronhall. which must be named after the... that would be rocky the flying squirrel, mr. gecko sir. obviously! ahh come on bullwinkle, they're named after... ...first president george rockington! that doesn't even make any sense...mr...uhh...winkle. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. so factors like diet can negatively impact good bacteria?
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welcome back. we have more to follow, in fact, we have breaking news. the associated press is reporting now that the staten island prosecutor said he's taking new york city police choke hold death case to the grand jury. we're just getting this
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information in. district attorney daniel donnavan said he has gotten permission yesterday to impanel a essential grand jury and begin presenting evidence next month. mr. garner died after attempts of arresting him for selling illegal cigarettes. we're getting the information in. this is the video that went viral around the country. the breaking news at associated press reporting that the staten island prosecutor said he's taking new york city police choke hold death case involving eric garner to a grand jury. the district attorney said he has permission to impanel a special grand jury and begin presenting evidence next month. there's movement involving the case. we'll continue to follow any investigation we're able to get regarding the grand jury being empanelled. and back to the ferguson case, the police response to protesters in the streets.
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>> move, move, move! move it! >> we learned 78 people were arrested between late last night and early this morning. earlier police had said it was 31 arrests. captain ron johnson from the missouri highway patrol said outsiders are instigating the violence and condemned officer's actions this morning. >> throughout the night the officers acted very straight and calm. despite pockets of disorder and coming under violent attacks. once again, not a single bullet fired by officers despite coming under heavy attack. >> joining me now is jim kavanaugh, retired atf special agent. thank you for joining. we're learning 70 people were arrested between late last night and early this morning. we know the police involved in this have a credibility problem from the beginning as people saw
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the militarized reaction to the protesters early on. with that said, captain johnson, i think, is a person that is viewed, i think, if objectively, as a guy with credibility here. what he said on sunday to his consistency up until this point. how does he gain control of this situation and does it really rest with this guy at this point? well, he's a tough commander there, tamron. he has been, you know, changing the tactics which is the mark of a leader and commanders there. i think it's good. they eliminated the curfew. they saw it wasn't working well. and the first night was way over the top. too much tear gas and too much force exhibited with the officers on top of the bearcats with long rifles pointing at the crowd. i think the first night was too much. they ramped it back. now they stopped the t eped ku .
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they're going with it. they're exhibiting strength in many cases. they made 31 arrests. >> 78 is what we're told now. >> 78. >> that's a lot of arrests there. are you concerned when people hear the number 78 arrests and granted according to captain johnson, the injuries were all officers and not protesters that this will continue to fuel the fire. >> well, you know, you have to break down the arrests. we have to see what the charges are. you see the tactical officers moving out and arresting one man in a white t-shirt, and, you know, he's handcuffed. what i would look at that and say the force necessary to affect the arrest given the circumstances. and his arms grabbed and he was handcuffed. what are the charges. have they singled out the people throwing a molotov cocktail and shooting or carrying a gun. those are the important arrests. those are the ones that will
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make things better, safer, and more peace. just arresting someone who didn't leave, you know, and may be needed. >> what are the tactical options right now? >> well, they have to see if the community leaders, you know, people like alderman antonio french and the elected leaders speaking, are they going to want to support the idea that captain johnson put out of protests during the daytime. it can help the police a lot, but also people work in the daytime and may not be able to protest only at night. so, you know, that's an issue that the community has to come to grips with. do we want to answer the order and we'll agree to protest only in the daytime or, you know, on the weekend in the daytime. because that would allow law enforcement to whittle the crowd down to people at night under the cover of darkness who want
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to commit violence. protesters are not looking for the cover of darkness. they're looking to get their message out. so there's a big difference in the goal. darkness helps the violent offenders and daylight is okay for protesters. except they may have to work. it's an issue they have to talk through in the community to citizens and elected leaders. >> thank you for your insight, jim. thank you for joining me. up next developing news from the middle east as the temporary truce between israel and hamas comes to an end. we have new developments. an unprecedented move amnesty international is now on the ground in ferguson. i'll talk with the group's executive director on what they hope to achieve in this story. and this. >> there should be no doubt that the united states military will continue to carry out a limited missions that i've authorized. >> today iraqi forces launched an operation to retain the hometown of saddam hussein just one days after u.s. forces help
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so they're not the same, because they're different. woman: jimmy's not my grandson, captain obvious. woman: man: he's my lover. no. we have developing news out the middle east. three rockets from gaza struck southern israel today breaking a temporary cease-fire and prompting slael to launch air strikes in response. prime minister netanyahu ordered those to return home threatening to derail the negotiations threatening to end the month long war with hamas. iraqi forces have halted a major offensive launched earlier today to capture saddam hussein's hometown after isis fighters put up a fierce resistance. it followed a key victory yesterday. kurdish and iraqi forces retook the mosul dam with the help of
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u.s. air strikes. ian williams join us from the city of irbil in northern iraq. what can you tell us about the battle and what is happening now? >> hi, tamron. the offensive to retake saddam hussein's hometown has stalled. hoping, i think, the iraqi forces were to quickly capitalize on the morale boosting success in retaking that dam, the mosul dam. they attacks from two directions. it's a city to the north of baghdad. they came from the south and west. by this morning, the military spokesman in baghdad -- by this afternoon he was lowering expectations saying, quote, it was a low and gradual push and lots of challenges and difficulties lie ahead. the biggest of the difficulties
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appears to have been snipers, roadside bombs, and mines which initially slowed down the advance and seems to have stopped. crucially unlike in the success in taking back the dam there was no u.s. air strikes or cover for the iraqi forces attack iing toy and the kurds under battle for the forefront of the dam will tell you it was critical to the success. but we haven't seen that in the town, of course. >> ian william william s live, appreciate the information. we return to ferguson, missouri. what can city officials do to return to peace? i'll talk live with the city's mayor james knowles. >> also ahead. >> like this, i think, to hear this is why everyone is panicky and shocked. >> california high school students are arrested accused of plotting a mass murder on campus. just days before school begins.
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>> if you are credential media, you need to disperse immediately or you will be subject to arrest. do it now! you need to -- or you will be subject to arrest. >> that was the scene overnight in ferguson, missouri. we've learned that 78 people were arrested late yesterday and early today. more than twice as many as originally reported. all of this following the police shooting of unarmed teenager mike brown ten days ago now. joining me now is ferguson mayor mr. james knowles. thank you for your time. >> thank you, tamron. >> have you had a chance to meet with community leaders and
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perhaps talk about a plan of action to come together and help police and figuring out a solution to end the violence? >> yes, we started meeting the next day. we had our first conversation at the prayer vigil the sunday after the shooting. we've been meeting every few days talking about productive ways forward. unfortunately, some of the discussions have been stalled by the violence we see out here caused by a small number of protesters who have come from outside our community. unfortunately, that's not being productive. we want to be productive moving forward. >> what kind of ideas have do you received from the community in moving forward and end the violence? >> we've been listening to the cries from the community and protesters out here regarding to the lack of african-americans or diversity in our police force and other police forces. wanting to have people have a buy in our community by being residents of the community and serving in our police
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department. we've been looking at ways and working with the county and others hopefully increase the number of african-american applicants not just our police department but across the county and many police departments so we can have a better pipeline. we looked at being a small community we can't force residency. we're looking at ways to give larger incentives to have people live and work here and be part of the community. be invested in the community. >> originally you denied there was a history of racial tensions in your city. now ten days later are your eyes opened to some of the things that happened, which one of the things you mentioned the lack of diversity in the police department. three of the city's officers are african-american. racial profiling in ferguson. 5,000 plus police stops, 600 were white, 4600 were black. some believe those numbers are part of why we've seen the explosive situation not from the outers that you and captain johnson noted, but from the very
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people you share a street with, from the very people you share a community with. have you eyes been opened to the hard shirps and perhaps some of the isolation folks in your city have felt? >> i don't believe that's the case still. >> what's not the case? >> statistics -- there's not a racial divide in the city of ferguson. >> according to who? is that your perspective or believe it's the perspective of african-americans in your community? >> that is the perspective of all residents in our economy. absolutely. >> have you been watching the news? there are people, sir. with all due respect, there are people on-air on any network, even if you don't watch this one who degree who live there. i'm asking, again, with all due respect are you listening to them? >> sure. absolutely. there's 22,000 residents in our community. this is affected about a half mile strip of street in our community. the rest of our community, the rest was african-americans in our commune try going about our daily lives, walking their dog,
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going to our businesses, going to our neighborhood watch meetings. they're concerned for their safety they know it's not representative of us. there's a small section of town right here around some housing that has had some problems we've been reaching out to for some time. we're going to continue to reach out and bridge the gap. in ferguson, as we become more african-american, we've focussed on the things that unite us and not divide us. we have a shared value system here in ferguson. both white and african-american. that's what we've built the community around. there are some that feel they haven't been a part of that full. those are the people we've been reaching out to and we continue to focus on going forward. right now i'm focussed on the well being of my community today and going forward and the vast majority of my community -- i'll put that number in the 95th percent tile is supportive of what doing and going forward. >> of the 22,000 people that
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live in the area 67% are african-american and you believe that of that most of those african-americans are happy with what is happening there? because, again, sir, with all due respect, i would have to say you should probably watch some of the coverage. it's not just people from the outside. i'm only reporting what people in your city -- whether it's one street or two there are people who feel that way. >> i've walked these lines with captain johnson and others. i've spoken to people who say they live in ferguson and they don't. when i ask them what street they don't live in ferguson. they life in the greater st. louis area. st. louis itself has had a history of segregation. that is not in dispute. but the city of ferguson has been a model for the region about how we transition from a community predominantly white middle class to a community predominantly african-american middle class. again, we're all middle class residents who believe in the same shared values. those are the things we've been
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focussing on. that's what we're focussing on. >> we know you're not all middle class. the unemployment rate is double digits. everybody is not middle class. that's not accurate. >> let me take it to a more positive note. on sunday we saw an inspirational service at the church. a number of people were there. most of which assume are ferguson residents who attended that church. i don't think people just joined the church that sunday. you had a mix of people there -- >> which church? >> a church which we aired on msnbc. the live coverage where captain johnson so eloquently spoke. were you there? >> i was not a that church. i know, what you're church your talk about. >> that's where a huge event took place. i'm asking you on a more inspirational note you heard from people who care about the community and want to see it move forward have you set up more dialogue even though the focus is to end the dialogue to meet with the folks who want to move forward in a positive way and heal the wounds who live in ferguson. >> yes, we've met with a lot of
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community leaders and african-american community leaders not just from ferguson but from around the area. we know the issue is a region wide issue. we've had larger and wider discussions as well as the discussions here in ferguson. we are meeting here shortly with some african-american mayors from the small communities around us, we're continuing to come up with ways forward. i think that people will feel like we're actually making a positive step, a substantiative step forward and not just talk. so hopefully the people out here will see that >>well, i think people would agree with that. mayor knowles, thank you for your time. we appreciate you joining us. of course, we want, like everyone, to see the violence end in that community. as many repeated justice served and what that means. thank you. in a first of its kind move, the global human rights organization amnesty international is on the ground in the united states. a ten-member team arrived in
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ferguson to watch police and how residents. here is today's front page of the post dispatch. amnesty international said these kinds of images have them, quote, very concerned. here are two protesters describing how they were treated overnight. >> they shot everybody. they shooting -- >> eyes all red. it's just crazy. >> yaes. it's protesters. people who care. >> okay. let's join -- who is joining us. we have a connection now. stephen hawkins executive director. stephen, are you there? >> yes, i am. let's talk about why your organization is on the ground. it's unprecedented. >> it is for us to be on the ground in the middle, but this is something we certainly do around the world. we're here because there is
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clearly a human rights crisis here. we are seeing the use of excessive force by police in a situation of very minimal need for anything beyond basic policing. the indiscriminate use of tear gas being lobbed into a crowd where there are children and elderly that's a clear violation of human rights standards. so we're here on the ground as human rights sovereiobservers ar our expertise. clearly, when the attorney general arrives tomorrow, and has discussions. one thing that is clearly needed nationally is more guidance to local police forces on what is the appropriate response to peaceful protest activity. we're certainly seeing violations here that are shocking.
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>> which, i think, comes as a surprise to so many that, you know, that the standard operation or the guidelines for how to handle peaceful protesters is either not known or ignored. >> yes. perhaps it's a bit of both. i mean, we asked early on last wednesday, almost a week, for a meeting with the local police chief to be able to have discussions that, quite frankly, could have benefitted both the officers who are on the ground and the community, but to this day, we have gotten no response. and amnesty gets responses from law enforcement around the world when we come in and offer some expertise. so to disperse the crowd last
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night, and let me talk about last night since i was on the street. >> please. >> while there was not a curfew officially in place, at the end of the day there was. i mean, by midnight the police had gone into full militaristic mode, and made it clear that the crowd was to get off the street, not be in a parking lots, and essentially giving people nowhere to go. we have issued reports that say if there's minor property damage like a sign being torn down, that's not a reason to disperse a crowd, and i was on the street when the police lobbed tear gas, used percussion instruments, smoke grenades to essentially disperse the crowd. and, again, these are violations of u.n. standards and international obligations that the united states is bound to
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protect. >> wow. it is incredible development to have amnesty international on the ground. stephen, thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. and the protest in ferguson is the focus of the gut check. should the demonstrations be restricted to daytime hours only? we'll tell you how it weigh in. hillary clinton plans her first trip to iowa since losing the 2008 caucus. is it her kick off to 2016? nbc senior political editor mark murray is up next. plus this. >> he seems to know when i'm home and when i'm not. >> the story is creepy. the frightening video of a peeping tom in boston. the victim is turning the table for the criminal and the search is on for him. we'll show you more what she saw in her window. it's one of the stories we're following around the "newsnation." she's a dietitian. and back when i wasn't eating right, she got me drinking boost. it's got a great taste,
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iowa for the first time since 2008 when she lost the caucuses to then senator barack obama. both hillary clinton and bill clinton will speak at the annual steak fry for retiring senator tom harkin next month fuelling speculation about the presidential ambitions. joining me now nbc political editor mark murray. can't you accept an invitation in iowa and everyone not think you're going to run for president. with that humor aside, it's serious to make the appearance. >> if the book tour didn't convince you she's seriously contemplating a run in 2016, this trip going next month to iowa, i think, certainly does that, tamron. of course, yes, people can go to iowa and new hampshire and eventually not run for the presidency. we're running the stage are hillary clinton is entering the point of no return.
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time now for the gut check. we have discussed throughout the show protests over the death of michael brown again turned vie leapt overnight after what began as a peaceful demonstration. officials attribute much of the violence to a small group of individuals and they say from out of town. this comes after the governor yesterday lifted the midnight curfew. no plans for one again. many are wondering what it will take to keep the violence at
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bay. missouri highway captain is urging peaceful limitations of daytime hours. >> today my hope is the peaceful protesters will stay home and protest during the daytime and day home at night and let us take those that have been ruining the community and take them and deal with them. in a way that brings calm. >> so far, mere lay suggestion. no official rule is put in place. should the protests be restricted to daytime hours only? go to newsnation.com to post that vote. i'm tamron hall. i'll be back here tomorrow. tomorrow, "news nation" and michigan congressman conyers joins me live with his calls for congressional hearing about excessive force in wake of the ferguson unrest. up next, "andrea mitchell reports." she talks with the photographer arrested last night in ferguson.
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justice. justice will bring peace. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," michael brown's parents speaking out after anger again explodes late monday night in ferguson, missouri. more than 70 people arrested including the peaceful protesters, mixed in some outsiders who police say are instigating the trouble. >> i hope they'll protest in the daytime and stay home at night and take those that have been ruining the community and take them and deal with them in a way that brings calm to this community. joining us this hour, the getty photographer more used to battlefields overseas arrested last night a conflict zone right here in the usa. reverend al sharpton on how to address the long-ignored
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tensions in the community. >> if you're not credentialed media, you need to disperse immediately or you will be subject to arrest. do it now. >> protesters chucking rocks at us. let's -- >> true story! >> we are, we are telling the true story. >> true story. >> people are angry, man. they're really angry. >> this is all live right now in ferguson, missouri. >> you need to -- or you will be subject to arrest. good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitch knell ell in washington. officials are encouraging protest earls to come out

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