ferguson community along with activists, politicians, and white house officials have joined brown's family for this service. they have set up an overflow room for the large crowd expected there today. you see right now the audience clapping in a sense, celebrating this young man's life despite the horrible circumstances in which he passed away. it comes more than two weeks after brown was shot and killed by officer darren wilson sparking off weeks of common concentrations. not just in ferguson but across this country. michael brown's father asked for a day of peace with no protests. also attending the service are two people who know too well what it feels like to say goodbye to a teen son as a result of violence. trayvon martin's parents join the brown parents for an exclusive interview with our own craig melvin.

>> to be strong. to move forward. to know that he's in a better place at this point. >> what's going to be the hardest part? >> walking away. walking away from that casket. >> for us, it's more of a personal level for the family. just to be in support of the family. to let them know that we stand with them and that we are going to be here for them. >> we couldn't understand it then and we still don't understand it now why our son was taken away from us. there's not a -- there's no certain way that you prepare for

to bury your child. >> msnbc.com national reporter tremaine lee joins us from st. louis. you've been there since the beginning of this story when the national news hit, and the rallies and protests started. it's so heartbreaking to hear from michael brown's parents, and his mother saying the hardest part will be what happens at the end of the day, her ultimately walking out and saying goodbye to her son. his parents did have an opportunity to visit the funeral home sunday after a private moment. many are there with them today. they are not alone in this goodbye. >> certainly not after two weeks following this young man's death, which extreme highs with the peaceful protests and extreme low with the violence on both size of the line. folks in the chun community feel they say goodbye but also begin

to heal. they've been torn at the edges with so much violence and unrest. still an ongoing case and investigation into the young man's killing. today could be, at one point, a sad moment, but a point of healing and to turn the tide. >> some of the people there, of course, our own reverend al sharpton, spike lee was seen entering in. it's the eulogy delivered by michael brown's great uncle pastor charles using. in an interview he recalled one of his last conversations with his nephew as he was preparing to start college. he said he wanted to become a rapper. he said one day the whole world is going to know my name. obviously, he was not thinking in this way. talk to me a little bit about the tone, though, that his parents, in addition to the reflection and no protests and rallies today. what have we heard from them they want the world to know and

the country to know about their son? >> i think more than anything, they want his legacy to be about peace. and his legacy to be about all of these unfulfilled promises and the hope. the family told reporters that in recent weeks before he died he saw a vision of an angel being chased and he understood and believed and he started to embrace his religion to a point. the family, wants more than anything, for their son to be associated with peace and hope and potential and not the protests. as you mentioned, the father said for one day on the day where they bury their son for there to be peace and no chanting and loud choices. but the calm you see. even down here speaking to folks it's relatively somber. it's not necessarily sad but somber and sober. people are reflecting on not just michael brown's life but so many other young men. there's the family of john

davis, jordan davis, all part of the club that no parent wants to be a part of. they are saying goodbye to this young man. >> thank you very much for your excellent reporting. i want to bring in criminal defense and civil rights attorney john burrs. he handled many cases including the rodney king civil suit and shooting of oscar grant. thank you for joining us. you were part of the investigation and the suits regarding oscar grant and here one of his relatives there today. we're learning, as we witness this young man's funeral. we're learning more about the grand jury. after today i think will be the lead conversation. there are 12 jurors, three african-americans, nine caucasians. the clerk's office said the african-american makeup of is 18 to 20% of the st. louis county. not just ferguson population.

and the grand jury they point out, is closer to 25% african-american. so we're now at least getting a picture of this grand jury even though you have some officials in that town who still insist this case is not about race. >> my feeling is whenever you have a police shooting of a white police officer and a black teenager, it's about race. even though decisions may not be made consistent with race, at the end of the day, there's an undercurrent that exists. there's the credibility of the white police officer versus the credibility of the young african-american man. the question is what happened. generally what happens is the credibility will be given mostly to the police officer. in this particular case, at the grand jury stage, all you tried to find out if there's sufficient evidence to justify an indictment, the issues are less credible are less concerned. the police officer may or may not testify. but at the same time the witnesses will be african-american people who would have seen it.

their credibility will be evaluated whether they were in a position to see what they said they saw. you have to deal with the question is there evidence to corroborate what the african-american witnesses have said. for example, did he have his hands up? are there bullet wounds that are consistent with his arm being up entry and exit type wounds. where was the police officer when they said he was. what that is to say was he running after him? where are the ballistic bullets. any number of questions. most importantly, the credibility of the witnesses will be evaluated, including the police officer's statements. not so much whether he testifies or not. i don't think it turns on race at this stage. but at the same time one should never be unmindful in a criminal case like there there's an undercurrent of race which no one wants to talk about. it's like the elephant in the room. >> to that point, the el faepha in the room. the makeup of the police and the people there so far.

the vast majority we see are african-american. you do, of course, have people from other backgrounds who are there. but the majority that you can see with your own eyes african-american. then you have a rally that was held for darren wilson, the officer, who shot and killed mike brown more than 60 people showed up. the majority of them white. even in, you know, the understanding or, you know, people who feel they identify with one side or the other you see the racial divide in that even. there's nothing to stop someone who was white from coming in and being a part of this. there's nothing that stops someone who is african-american, if they choose, to be a part of the support team for darren wilson. >> absolutely. even in the oscar grant case. we had huge swaths of support for the police officer even though there were rallies that existed for oscar.

the white silent majority do not compress their views. most identify with the police officer. they want to believe the police that the police would not shoot someone unnecessarily. therefore, they want to find justifications for the person. we had this in the rodney king case. even though rodney kick was beaten unmercifully. i received more information, more publicity from the police officer who thought rodney king got what he thought. it's not going to be a cake walk for the prosecution if they decide to do this. but at the same time, it should be done and must be done for credibility point of view and transparency point of view notwithstanding the racial makeup. there ought to be a fair hearing that the community can see what the police officer did and what the young man did that lead to the position. >> two more questions. first, the family mike brown's mother and father were asked about police treatment and if police had reached out to them.

let me play their answer to that question. >> have you heard from the officer? have you heard from a representative for the officer? have you heard from the police any condolences? nothing. >> this person put on -- he has a job to serve and protect not serve and assail. you know, the protection was not for our son. he treated our son like a dog on the street. >> because of the legal aspect, you know, i think the officer or representatives of the officer one would assume because there this is now an investigation they would not reach out. the police department itself is that the usual protocol not to reach out. is that what you've experienced

in the past? >> my experience is that police never ever reach out to the families or individuals who have been shot and killed by the police. because largely the certificate to rally around the police. most times you don't have the publicity around it. so, therefore, no one has questioned them. i've never had a case where the police have reached out to the family members. not want to so much the officer. you can't expect that to happen. but the police chief you will have the mayor or political people who will do it. depending upon how much publ publicity is associated with the case. frankly, when the cases occur, the police basically rally around the police officer. they all seek to justify what has taken place. and rarely, if ever, do they treat the victim as a human being or any kind of positive way. laying in the middle of the street for four hours. it's not surprising to me what i've seen police officers do. you wondered but to them it's not a human issue they're concerned about. it's really more, quote, a suspect and suspects get treated

in a certain kind of way. it's not surprising. you should never be surprised when the police do not respond in a positive way. sometimes they don't even call the family. the family has to find out through some other means their loved one has been killed because the police don't reach out to that family and try to explain to them what had happened in any way kind of way. granted the legal issues have to develop. the sense of humanitarian. i haven't seen that taking place. i'm not surprised and it's not an expectations i think families should have. it's never going to happen. >> let me ask you about the family's response to the question of whether or not they believe the prosecution will be fair and just as it relates to their child's death. let me play their response to that. >> do you feel the prosecutor in the case can be objective? >> no. >> no. >> not at all? >> you want him to step aside

and the governor to appoint a special prosecutor? >> yes. >> why? >> he has a background. we want this to go the right way. >> so you have this family still saying they want this to go the right way, but they don't have confidence in the prosecution. >>well, you know, i can understand how they can feel that way. it is difficult in any case where the prosecution is seeking to, in a local area, to try and prosecute the police in that area because of the working relationship. but at the same time you have to then say unless you can get the case removed, you have to rely upon the integrity and experience of the individual. frequently, d.a. in other areas don't have the experience to prosecute police because they rarely do. therefore, federal prosecution

to always somewhat easier because they don't have the involvement in the community. in this particular case it's not going to get aside. the issue of the prosecution isn't the problem. i think it's the venue. i think when you have a venue maybe the case shouldn't be tried in that small community being tried in a larger venue such as st. louis county which is a little bit larger. people who have more experience with police misconduct. the problem when you have in a small county like this is the whites on the jury don't have experience with misconduct and the blacks have it but they're not going to sit on the jury because they're going to complain about it. you need a larger cross section of people. we saw that in the rodney king case it was important to do that. we moved the oscar case down to los angeles county. the defense did because they thought that the jurors would be prejudice against him. in cases like this, you have the issues in. i can understand the family's

concern and there's legitimacy to it as well. the lack of experience, not so much to the prior background, it's the relationship with the police department and the police officers there that i think presents more of a conflict and appearance of a conflict. >> and as we hear now, people are still coming through. the service is not started. as you can see from the video that we showed you, people are still filing in. still finding their places. if you look behind the podium people would not be milling around. it's the remembrance of this young man, his parents spoke with my colleague, craig melvin, and his mother shedding tears that would touch anyone's heart as we know no parent should say goodbye to their child. in this way, especially. we respect and acknowledge that this is their goodbye to their son. but we also know what is equally

important to this family as the father articulated and the mother in that interview is that they have a just process in pursuing the truth in what happened to their son. john, i greatly appreciate you discussing that important part of this story, which is the investigation. that does not stop today. it will continue. thank you. >> thank you. following criticism of the heavily armed police response to the violent protests in ferguson. president obama ordered a comprehensive review of programs that provide military equipment. they supplied nearly a half billion dollar to municipal police departments last year alone. joining me live in the studio senior white house correspondent chris jansing. the white house sent a couple of representatives there. but attorney general eric holder issued a statement over the weekend following up on what we heard from the president discussing the equipment that

flows to local police forces and how he believes that it can be counter productive here. so now we have the white house focussing in some part on the family saying goodbye but the issue of the major concerns with the equipment in the local police department. >> as you know, one of the seering images, there are many in this case, one of them was seeing heavily armed officers on heavy equipment, wearing body armor. you see the pictures. and how that contributed to the unrest. how that contributed to the racial divide. what the president ordered is the 1033 program. this is something that started after 9/11. when there was a lot of fear and a lot of questions raised about if there was a major attack, could local police forces help to defend their communities. and so one of the things they did was they started to give them surplus army equipment through the pentagon. other instances they gave them

grants. the two main questions that the president wants answered is, one, is the program really still appropriate. is it useful in second if they find out it is. even in some limited form, whenever this equipment goes to, are the police properly trained? do they know the circumstances under which it is appropriate to use? and so the white house will lead this review, i think, it is interesting to note that new york city's former police commissioner ray kelly come out in support of the review. of course, new york city, the city that was most concerned in the immediate aftermath of 9/11 about preparedness. also, over the last week, i spent some time talking with republican senator rand paul. his criticism was, look, we have $8 million in money going for the military equipment to fargo, north dakota. he said if the terrorists get to fargo, then we might as well give up. it was a joke, but he also said, you know, when you have an armored personnel carrier in new

hampshire it's time for the review. that's what the president has pledged to do. >> thank you very much. we appreciate that. we'll continue to follow the administration's response to the growing questions on militarization of some of the local police department. let's pull up the live pictures from the funeral for michael brown. the service has not started yet. you see the thousands of people now entering inside their church finding their places. you see at the bo tom of your screen in the red dress michael brown's mother. we'll be back with the coverage of the goodbye to the young man, 18-year-old michael brown and have the latest news as well including out of northern california where the earthquake shook napa valley yesterday. we'll be right back. you, my friend are a master of diversification. who would have thought three cheese lasagna would go with chocolate cake and ceviche? the same guy who thought that small caps and bond funds would go with a merging markets. it's a masterpiece.

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developing now u.k. security sources tell nbc news they have identified the man in the video in the execution of james foley. peter theo curtis kidnapped by another al qaeda-link group has been freed. hef unexpectedly released yesterday after extensive mediation by qatar. his relatives saying no ransom was paid. ayman mog zohyeldin joins us li from london. what u.k. sources have told us regarding the identification of this individual. >> women, tamron, after careful review of sources of intelligence including voice recognition programs and face recognition software they have -- and'eavesdropping equip they believe they have identified the suspect. they're not yet naming the individual.

keep in mind, they have been able to, over the course of the last several months gather information from other hostages that were held with james foley and other hostages inside syria they believe were responsible. at least nationallity wise believe were responsible because they were british at the time. these individuals tell nbc news are the main focus of their investigation. they haven't yet released the name of the individual they believe was involved in the killing in the video. >> and regarding the release, the unexpected release of this other american journalist, you know, obviously, ayman, it was a different group of people who was holding him. what do we know how he was released. information on that >>well, we know according to the family of theo curtis there was no ransom paid. that is something as well that is being reported widely in the arab organizations. particularly close to the qatar

government. which was involved in brokering this the release of the american writer did not pay any type of ransom. there was no other details given as to what may have been offered in exchange. we've learned in the past that one of the al qaeda affiliate organization demanded the release of the supporters who have been held by various governments in the region. it's not clear if any promises were made to free some of these individuals, but they have assured the family of theo curtis, which was important for them, no ransom would be paid. it's a long stranding tradition of u.s. foreign policy. so that is something we have learned about the deal. it was also a deal that was brokered by the qatar government after they were introduced to the family theo curtis by the u.s. government some while back. >> thank you very much. we appreciate the updates on both of the stories. today people in northern california are bracing for aftershocks following a 6.0

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uninhabitable. >> it was like a roller coaster ride from hell. can i say that? it was just -- i was in bed and it tossed us, you know, tossed the whole place around. it lasted for maybe 15 to 18 seconds, maybe. it felt like forever. >> you see it in a horror movie but you think this isn't going to bother me. boy, i tell, you we grabbed each other and held on. i thought the length of it it was just going to the entire house was just going to fall over. >> nbc richard lui is live in napa, california. we can see some of the damage behind you. one of the things that is a headline is new technology that was used to alert people in that area. >> right. the new technology coming out of uc berkeley. the big brains there putting together a warning system that gave them a ten second warning. the idea they hope to move to minutes maybe even hours at some point. 10 seconds means you can move out from underneath awnings like that, which were destroyed by

thousands of pounds of stone. you talk about aftershocks, about 30 minutes ago one hit here. i was sitting in my car and it shook a little. we're going to get tons coming through. there's a 45% chance, according to the northern california seismic system we'll have an aftershock of 6.0 to 6.9. you might remember, tamron. 6.9 killed over 60 people and caused billions of dollars of damage. >> and some of the damage, again, we see behind you -- do we have a better idea how many structures were, i believe we said a few dozen were inhabitab inhabitable. some of the other damage will be seen and assessed more throughout the day. >> yeah. you know, 16 so far structures are uninhabitable. we're going to learn more. you know what is at stake here. $50 billion worth of wine

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sflnchts welcome back. turning now to the funeral service that is now underway for michael brown. thousands have streamed in to friendly temple missionary baptist church. an overflow room has been set up for those wanting to attend.

craig melvin joins me outside the church. it's underway. the family having their opportunity to say goodbye joined by many others there to comfort them. >> you know in fact, we saw some folks starting to stream into the overflow area. we know the main sanctuary, in terms of capacity north of 2500. so all told, they've got a room that seats about 4,000. we were told earlier they expect the seats to be taken. as you indicated, the service began a few moments ago. they're running about 25 to 30 minutes behind schedule. we are expecting to hear from a number of family members who will remember michael brown, jr. he's yule guised by reverend al sharpton and i one of his uncles who happens to be a minister. the white house seventh three representatives. one of the representatives from the white house actually went to school with michael brown's mother. and tamron, as you know, the

mood here in this town here in st. louis, in general, has shifted dramatically over the last few days. the violent clashes we saw unfold. those have ended. yesterday there was a peace rally. the peace rally was lead by michael brown's parents. also, the parents of trayvon martin as well who are in town for the peace rally also thought to be in attendance here at the funeral. i had the opportunity to speak with them yesterday. it was interesting to talk to both accepts sets of parents. they're part of an unfortunate group, if you will, in this country. and to see how quickly they bonded. and we saw trayvon martin's parents giving michael brown's parents some advice on how to handle the funeral and how to handle the days and the weeks after. because, you know, as you know, at some point, the cameras leave, the friends start to leave, and you'll have a mother and a father who are grappling

with how to go on without their 18-year-old son. >> absolutely. and in your interview with michael brown's mother, you asked, you know, about the difficulty ahead. she said when she has to say the last goodbye. that's when, at the moment, you sea the tear flow from her. in the thought in a few hours she'll say the last goodbye to her son. >> yeah. and, you know, it was -- we talk talked to her right after. they had been at the funeral home. they had just gone to view the body for the last time. and initially, the family had indicated they wanted to hold an open casket funeral, but because of the condition of the body, they were unable to do that. it was interesting to hear them talk about the investigation. they didn't want to get into it too much. they did say they didn't have any faith in the prosecutor and joined the thousands of folks here in the area who asked for

him to step down. but michael brown senior did say that he was okay with the investigation taking awhile. they wanted to make sure that it was a thorough investigation. they did not want a rush to judgment. there have been a number of foe folks who requested why it's going to take so long for a comeback. the family said they're okay with a grand jury taking however much time they need. michael brown, sr., saying yesterday he wanted the community to hold off on protests today. whether they be peaceful protests, any protests for that matter. he said the best way to honor his son would be a solemn and somber day of remembrance. >> all right, craig. thank you very much. and let's just briefly listen in to some of what is happening insid

inside. >> my brothers and sisters in christ, to the brown family, the new testament reading come from romans 8 chapter beginning at verse 28 concluding at verse 39. and we know that all things work together for good. to them that love god, to them who are called according to his purpose. for whom he did he amounts did predest nate to be confirmed to the image of his son that he might be the first born among many. more over, whom he did predest nate he called and also justify and whom he justified also glorified. what shall we say then to these things if god before us. if god before us -- if god

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welcome back. president obama is back at the white house after spending two weeks on martha's vineyard. today our first read team notes he discovered on his vacation events especially international ones are still dictating his presidency. in fact, that's largely been the story of his second term. from the increasing u.s. military campaign against isis to the gruesome execution of american journalist james foley. and the shooting death of michael brown and the protests that followed. joining me now is mark murray. the president got to work

meeting moments ago with chuck hagel. what can you tell us about the meeting? >> nothing yet. we can expect it has to be heavy on isis and the situation in iraq and syria and how the united states continues its military campaign against isis. but going back to the whole vacation, you know, tamron. sometimes on vacation you hope it lasts forever and you don't want to get back to work the next day. i think the opposite is true for president obama where he's probably glad to be back right at work and didn't the vacation to linger anymore. there was event after event, crisis after crisis during the two-week stretch. >> we heard most recently regarding the militarization of local police departments. the president wants to exam and review that. there are questions given now the information from officials from within the u.k. they believe have the identity of the isis militant responsible for james foley's death. the question is the expanded air

strikes we've seen even after foley's execution. will we see more of that and targeted strikes against isis? >> it seems that way. and certainly, you know, the question is does the campaign start going into syria, and how does the united states end up getting the legal justification as well as approval through syrian air space to conduct that. that's a big question, tamron. and mentioning president obama and his administration looking to demilitarize the police force. you can make the argument that the protests in ferguson might not have lasted as long if the police wasn't dressed up like the military across the globe. whether it created distrust with the community that the police is policing. >> back to the meeting the president is having now with secretary hagel, hagel has said to defeat isis there must be

action taken beyond iraq, which is what you were commenting on as it relates to syria. >> yeah. most of the military experts say to be able to make a mark against isis to strike at it, you have to go inside syria. of course, we've seen the united states campaign in the area of kurdistan, eirbil and other places. to go at the heart of isis there in syria. i think that's what we're going to be looking for and how the united states ends up getting the rationale and the legal justification to do that. >> thank you very much, mark. we're continuing to follow the funeral for michael brown. these are live images from inside the st. louis church where thousands have gathered moments ago. he' eart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor

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silence for michael brown at last night's mtv video music awards. >> i want us all to take a moment of silence for mike brown and for peace in this country and in the world. yeah, yeah. give it up. >> emotional moment at the vmas. also miley cyrus turned the focus to homelessness by bringing a homeless teenager up on stage to accept her award on this night for her. and a fast moving wildfire is threatening more than 600 homes near the northern california gold rush town of weberville. hundreds of homes evacuated and schools are closed. crews are struggling to contain the fire because of the steam terrain and gusty winds. a threatening tweet was apparently behind an american

airlines flight from dallas to san diego being diverted to phoenix yesterday. among the 179 passengers was john smedley, president of sony online entertainment. a hack ir or group of hackers called lizard squad tweeted the airline about reports of an explosive on board. the same group claimed responsibility for hacking the sony playstation network over the weekend. and before we end this hour, we turn now back to the funeral service for michael brown. the steady crowd of people still coming inside. the friendly temple missionary baptist church in st. louis. about 4,000 people are expected to attend the service. it comes more than two weeks after brown was shot to death by officer darren wilson in ferguson. demonstrations, not just in that town but across the nation. michael brown's father has asked for a day of peace with no protests to honor his son. and trymaine lee joins us now. we know that the service

started, the program has taken a pause while the choir sings. as i understand, they are waiting for more people who want to attend to actually arrive at the service. >> oh, certainly. up until the last 20 minutes they had locked the doors but there were still hundreds of people outside hoping to get in. several minutes ago, a bunch of motorcyclists came up and you can hear the roar of their engines outside. people are trying to get inside but it seems they may be getting close to capacity. there's been a huge turnout so far and still more folks wanting to get in. >> trymaine, the family will lay him to rest today and after that, have they asked, you know, just for a time to grieve privately? i know they are being comforted by the parents of trayvon martin. do we know anymore regarding what their next steps are? >> clearly their next steps will be the kind of long journey towards healing. they've asked no interviews

today. their family attorney will be speaking for them but certainly this has been a traumatic and really, you know, really hurtful experience for them. they've been struggling each day and still asking that folks be peaceful. they have been embraced by other families who have lost young men. so they have this cocoon around them of folks who are part of this unfortunate club who had to bury their children too young. next step for them, healing. just like the rest of this community. trying to use this as a pivot point to move forward in the healing process. >> trymaine, thank you. again, we are carrying the service on msnbc.com. there will be a live stream there. thank you for joining us for "news nation." i'm tamron hall. we'll see you back here tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. up next, chris matthews hosts "andrea mitchell reports."

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we've come to honor them today. we've come to comfort them today. >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," a call for peace. family, friends and national leaders gather to remember the life of michael brown. today his parents asked for calm and silence on the streets of ferguson to honor their son. >> what's going to be the hardest part? >> walking away. walking away from that kid. >> who killed james foley. uk sources say that british intelligence has i.d.'d the man they believe killed the american jourmist. could he be the key to closing in on a network of islamists in europe? also in the united states who are joining isis in alarming numbers. >> they want to be a part of it. that's what makes it so dangerous. they are one plane ticket away from u.s. shores. and that's why we're so concerned about it.

and a rumble on the bay. napa valley wine country is picking up the pieces after the biggest earthquake to hit northern california since the big one in 1989. good day. i'm chris matthews in new york today for andrea mitchell. in st. louis, missouri, the funeral is taking place for michael brown. the 18-year-old is being laid to rest 16 days after his death which ignited protests and a national discussion on how police deal with minorities. the brown family asked protesters to pause their demonstrations while they bury their son. politicians, activists and celebrities from around the country are attending today's service, including three white house officials. msnbc's craig melvin joins us from outside the church in st.