>> we'll have more on those white house meetings and the growing threat from isis later this hour. first, here's what you need to know right now. the funeral of michael brown is under way this very hour in st. louis. he was shot and killed more than two weeks ago by a ferguson police officer. his parents haven't spoken at today's service but other brown family members did speak about the teen they called mike-mike. >> we have a church for real today. and i know that michael would be smiling that big gentle smile that he always gives whenever he greeted you. because michael was a big guy, but he was a kind, gentle soul. and before he left this earth, the day that he was killed, he was out spreading the word of jesus christ. this moment, michael also stated to the family that one day the

world would know his name. >> the world will know his name. the funeral has drawn celebrities, politicians, activists from all over the country. >> leslie and michael sr. will have to do something that is out of order. they will have to lay their son to rest. >> joining me from outside friendly missionary baptist church is msnbc's craig melvin and john gaskin of the missouri naacp. and from washington, josh dubois, former head of faith-based and neighborhood partnerships at the white house. thank you all of you. craig, i understand you spoke with michael brown's parents today. what did they tell you? >> i spoke with them yesterday, last evening, ronan. i talked to them and also to the parents of trayvon martin. they were in town for a peace rally. a peace rally yesterday.

the largest park in st. louis. attended by hundreds. it was very important for michael brown sr. very important that people here not use this day, not use the day of their son's funeral as a day to protest but as a day to remember him. so he asked the community not to protest, not to fill the streets. so far it appears as if they have heeded that request. with regards to that conversation yesterday, we talked -- we talked to the browns shortly after they viewed their son's body at the funeral home for the very last time. take a listen. >> craig, we're just waiting on that sound bite. do we have it now, folks? >> made it reality. >> i looked at him. i talked to him. i touched him. >> what's going to be the hardest part.

>> walking away. walking away from that casket. >> incredibly moving, craig. >> michael brown's mother there last night. and we've watched, of course, the funeral service going for the last hour and a half. it's been very interesting to hear the speakers, not just remember michael brown but to also talk about how his death and how the unrest and how the protests, peaceful and otherwise, how all those things have really started a larger conversation about police tactics in this country. a larger conversation about perhaps the overmilitarization of local police forces as well. so, yeah, that's the very latest from here in st. louis right now. >> and we're going to take a look at some of those tough topics as the day goes on. first, john, i wanted to get your take. a number of these very public

figures flooding into this community. our local affiliate spoke to reverend jesse jackson right before the funeral. listen to that. >> it's a public execution, public killing. and the people need some relief, some finality on the michael brown dimension. >> john, how important was it for people in this community for this ceremony to be public? >> you have a lot of people that have an unrest. a lot of people that want to kind of grieve with the family and hear about what's going on. and for networks like yours to show it live so that people across the country can see what's taking place in st. louis, i believe that helps our cause. the message that's being conveyed inside of the church, it is packed to capacity. and being able to hear from the family, to be able to hear what mike brown was all about, who he really was, is really powerful. to hear that he said just weeks

ago, one day the world will know my name, wow, i was in tears when i heard that. and so for the world to be able to hear from the family, to hear from the people that lived in the community with him, i think that's powerful. >> it is, as you say, powerful. we're watching the footage of people just rising to their feet and really responding to that call. josh, everyone from reverend jackson who we just heard from to martin luther king iii to snoop dogg are there right now. in your experience working with communities on faith-based initiatives and faith-based moments, do they welcome that kind of influx of public figures? >> absolutely. i think that church understands that today is a day for america to remember that we justice lost one of our own. michael brown wasn't just a hashtag, not just a symbol. he was a son, a brother, a symbol to so many in that community. i think it's important for america to look into that church and see that and figure out how we can make sure this never happens again. i think the church welcomes

that. >> do you sigh the calm in the streets right now or is there still tension you are sensing waiting to rear its head? >> it's like when anyone dies, the funeral is the first part of the healing. and i believe this was needed. this was necessary for this to be televised. this is the first part to healing. once we lay this young man to rest, i believe that people will begin to remain calm, and they will listen to the message that mike brown's parents have said. they want today to be a day of mourning, a day of peace, a day of silence, but one of the messages the naacp nationally and locally is trying to convey is that the family is angry as well. but we can't allow the community to be more angry at the family. look at the more angrier than the family because look at what they are deal with. they're going to walk away from their son this afternoon. we want to be respectful of them respectful of their environment and respectful of his legacy. that's certainly not what he would want us to remember him

by. >> those family members are very much in our thoughts today. >> craig melvin, thank you. john and josh, stick around. i want to get your take on this next topic. one thing craig just raised. as the people of ferguson mourn, leaders in washington weighing in on whether policies need to change. so that the next moment like this doesn't see the kind of militarized response that happened in ferguson. those images of sniper rifles, military camouflage, armored vehicles, now seared in the national consciousness. over the weekend, the white house announced it's going to review the pentagon program that allows departments like ferguson's police department to obtain surplus military gear. joining me, the director of the black law enforcement alliance, formerly of the nypd and josh gaskin is still with us. >> tremendously significant. it should result in significant impablth on the ability to police departments to acquire these militarized weapons

without necessary training. and their use within the communities themselves. it's justice a common sense approach that the white house has announced and that is, listen, require additional application standards and then the follow-up with the dispersement of these weapons, these materials, ensure they are being used properly and whether or not the entities themselves even qualify or need them. it should be an a needs basis and not just widely distributed because of surplus. >> john, there have been calls for congressional hearings. do you have hope there's actually going to be policy change that comes out of this? >> i certainly hope so. that's the only way that we're going to change anything. i know that some of the proclamations and resolutions that were read, one was from the national legislative black caucus. requesting that legislators on a local level are going to take

action. you know, i have said this time and time again. although the president and the attorney general may be acting on this, but if the president doesn't have the infrastructure on the ground within these communities to move these policies, it's all in vain. so it's my hope that everyone that is within this room and the outcry that's been coming from this community and across the country, people will hear that cry and realize that there's a much, much, much bigger issue here. and i would hope that congress will use this policy window to bring about some real policy to make should changes. >> josh, even with the white house and congress pushing for change, this is a tough policy. you have to sell local officials on giving up the kind of equipment they are getting now. how do you make that political sales pitch? >> i think one secret weapon here, no pun intended, are the young people around the country rising up. on this very dark day, the one shining light is that a new civil rights movement, i think,

is being resurrected. there are teenagers, african-american, latino, white and asian, all of the above who saw michael brown laying in that street and realized that something has to change. i think they'll hold their elected officials accountable. they'll follow up. we'll see them continue to work on this issue until we bring about change. >> mark, as a police officer yourself, how would you make that pitch to forces around the country that they dont need and maybe should say no to this kind of gear? >> well, you have to realize that not every police agency throughout the country has the same level of need. there are times and circumstances where perhaps more militarized equipment if you will, is necessary oir would be helpful. but not every agency across the board should have access to this equipment. and on top of that, there has to be some continued accountability. you can't just allow for this equipment to be dispersed, widely and broadly to small departments, big departments

alike and then not follow up with how they are being used, whether or not the personnel is being trained in its proper usage and whether there's accountability ultimately back to the federal government. and that's a missing component. there has to be accountability back to the federal government because if this equipment is misapplied then the federal government should have the option to remove it from those agencies that they initially dispersed it to. >> john, we're looking at the faces in this crowd right now. it's an overwhelmingly black audience. is that simply down to ferguson being a predominantly black community or a failure for this movement to gain steam amongst black and white americans as it clearly needs to to see a real policy shift? >> well, we've seen reactions from people all across the world. i can tell you about our coalitions locally. we've had people from the jewish community to give us funding to be able to fight this fight. we've got people from all over the country both black and white

that are calling us, trying to make this thing work and trying to find common sense solutions. i think it's bigger than a black issue because when you look at many of the things that have taken place in terms of police brutality, it's not just black people. it's happened to whites. it's happened to hispanics. it's a much, much bigger and broader issue. it really now is turning into a human rights issue. >> it is certainly something that's resinated with americans of every walk of life. we're watching this funeral very closely. reverend al sharpton is going to wrap up his remarks shortly. thank you. we appreciate this. >> thank you for having me. up next, as this funeral continues in st. louis, we're going to look into the investigation of michael brown's death. new revelations about the crime scene itself that are sending a lot of shockwaves through the cannot right now. that's right after our break.

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we declare here today that we pay our final respects to michael brown jr. that he was not three-fifths of a citizen. he was an american citizen. and we will not accept three-fifths justice. we will demand equal justice for michael brown jr. benjamin crump, attorney for michael brown's family speaking moments ago at michael brown's funeral. that's still happening right now. the congregation is praying this very moment. a new round of controversy surrounding michael brown's death and investigation into it is developing fast. it took 16 days and three autopsies before brown's parents

were able to hold today's services. and charges haven't been filed yet against the officer who ended brown's life. that could take months. joining me is trymaine lee. and here in the studio, marc claxton and josh dubois. thank you both of you. trymaine, you've been following this investigation. the open status of the investigation, the lack of charges at this point, how is that weighing on the services today? >> not so much how much is it weighing an the services but it's playing in the back of everyone the mind. the longer this drags out, the more people will fill in with the answers and supply their own. so far people are setting the case aside and allowing this family to mourn, allowing this community to mourn. all of them coming together. but still once the service is over, we're going to hit a critical point. we're going to move into the next phase which will be will

charges be brought against officer wilson and the grand jury will determine that. >> another development looming over this investigation is this "new york times" story over the weekend about just how michael brown's body was treated in the hours immediately following his shooting. that's really sent people reeling. everyone i know really reacting to that in an intense way. it seems like such a sign of disrespect that it laid out for as long as it did. how do you see that impacting the proceedings? >> i don't know. as you said, the community is a bit taken aback by this sort of deviation from protocol because this is just so unorthodox. when it comes to the proceedings, the grand jury is going to be focusing on the evidence. the prosecutor is going to control what's before the grand jury. i dont even know whether the aspect of the fact his body was laid ot for four years uncovered is something the grand jury is going to hear. >> nationwide, don't you feel it was a significant fact that it laid out as long as it did and

his body was photographed so widely and ended up on social media so widely? >> it became symbolic for so many african-americans, particularly young people. folks looked at that body and said, perhaps they really don't care about us. if they can be so disrespectful to a young man whose life is now gone, then what does -- then how do they consider the rest of us? and i think it became a metaphor for how police in some communities are treating citizens. >> marq claxton, with so much swirling around darren wilson, do you have concerns about him raising a fair trial, should it come to a trial? >> i firmly believe that the most important thing is maintaining the integrity of this investigation. and that includes preserving and securing all available evidence. and evidence could be witness testimony, physical evidence, forensic evidence. and i think many of the concerns people are expressing are related to maintain the

integrity of the investigation and then aside from the fact there are serious questions about the commitment of this prosecutorial team to justice. and legitimate questions. but i think ultimately maintain the integrity of the evidence is of utmost important. if there's another route to prosecution, you still have to rely on much of the evidence that is now in the custody and control of the st. louis conkon county prosecutor. >> how does this community resolve those questions? does the prosecutor need to step down? >> you know, i've heard a lot of cries from the community asking this prosecutor to step down. and i certainly can understand. there are a lot of things that indicate that perhaps he does tend to lean towards supporting police officers, which is typically not unusual. prosecutors often have a very close knit relationship with police. i think that in order to give an appearance of propriety that you

are a prosecutor that is going to be committed to doing your job and doing a very good job, he should step down. initially, i thought, you know, i haven't seen anything to confirm that he's done any wrongdoing or what have you but there have been so many missteps from day one when michael brown was shot, including the fact his body laid there for four hours. it's questionable whether this prosecution will proceed in a way that's rigorous and justice. >> we don't yet know who was at fault for that handling of the body. we don't know if that's had anything to do with the prosecutor's office. >> therefore -- >> speaking right now, al sharpton and acknowledging a lot of these people in the crowd. it's such a public event. so many high-profile figures here flocking to this to pay tribute. josh, with this having such a high profile, do you think people will use the opportunity in this community to continue protests? do you think we'll see more turmoil in the coming days? >> i don't think we'll see

turmoil. i think we'll probably move towards progress. progress on the policy issues that michael brown's death has given rise to. i think reverend sharpton's message will be heard by a lot of folks which is the best way to protest what happened with michael brown is to do something about injustices in our criminal justice system. i think that's the pivot we're starting to see in the african-american community and more broadly. folks focusing on, how do we make fundamental changes to the way our criminal justice system works. >> thank you trymain, midwin and marq. we'll be following this closely as the ceremony goes on. first, up ahead, the biggest earthquake in almost 25 years in northern california. look at it there. shaking everything. a lot of damage. millions of dollars, in fact. a lot of lost wine. we'll have the latest after the break.

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we're continuing to bring you the funeral of michael brown live. here's some other stories you should know about right now. at this hour, president obama just concluded a closed door meet with defense secretary chuck hagel. likely topping the agenda, the continued military campaign against isis. the isis militants seized a major air base in northeast syria yesterday in one of the most violent confrontations between militants and president assad's forces yet. the question is whether u.s. air forces will be launched against isis in syria. and what legal basis the president would use to do so. the president has also been briefed on the release of peter curtis. an american writer held hostage by the al qaeda affiliate al nusra. he was freed sunday after nearly two years in captivity. this is completely inn related to the hostage situation involving journalist james foley killed last week by isis after being kidnapped in syria. british intelligence officials

now identified the man they believe killed foley. a british national. they're not yet releasing his name. the crisis in gaza where one journalist covering the violence there has given the als ice bucket challenge a twist there. he's calling it the rubble bucket challenge. in his words to show how gaza looks now. rubble. destruction. cement with sand, small rocks. dramatic image. his facebook page is up to over 2,000 likes. back here at home, residents in northern california are picking up the pieces today from that 6.0 earthquake that rocked napa valley early sunday. >> i've been through a lot of earthquakes in a lifetime in california. it was a serious rocker. >> i just climbed through the rubble. started shouting for my wife's name. >> that quake is estimated to have caused as a billion dollars of damage in wine country. a terror threat against an unexpected target, video games. american airlines flight 362 en

route dallas to san diego was forced to make an emergency landing in phoenix justice before 2:00 eastern in the afternoon because of a bomb threat made against sony's president of online entertainment who was on board that flight. this following hackers taking don the sony playstation network for 24 hours with a massive denial of service attack. the hacker group lizard squad took credit posting this picture showing a militant waving the isis flag. obviously a big deal. everyone inn able to play for hours and hours. the fbi is investigating that. if some folks are heading into work tired, you can thank miley and queen bey. they had show-stopping moments. first miley cyrus having a young homeless man accepting her award for "wrecking ball" hoping to raise awareness for the republicanaway -- runaways and homeless in the country.

and then look at little ivy. beyonce performed for 20 minutes before jay-z and ivy appeared on stage. nice moment there. america's royalty. coming up, we take a deeper dive into the jihadist movement. the nusra front releases an american while isis dition in. what action is the united states going to take next? they are hudling at the white house and we've got the latest. don't go away.

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ayman mohyeldin is following this from london. what do we know about this latest skirmish in syria? >> well, we know it was, as you mentioned, one of the most intense fights that took place between the government forces of president bashar al assad and isis fighters. they say at least 370 isis fighters were killed and more than 130 syrian regime soldiers were killed. so it gives you a sense of the battle that lasted for several days but ultimately leading to isis taking over that airfield. now this was an important and strategic location for isis to take over because it was really the last stronghold for the regime in this part of syria and effectively now means that isis controls the area of ruqa and surrounding areas up into the turkish border. that's certainly going to be extremely problematic, not only for the syrian government but certainly for turkish officials as well. >> certainly troubling. we see what action it sparks

from the united states. reuters is reporting that syria is offering to cooperate with any state fighting isis. we had the deputy spokesperson on saying that absolutely was not an the table. there would be no collaboration with the assad regime. are you hearing that that could change? >> well, certainly not any time soon. not from the perspective of the united states government. the u.s. foreign policies that president bashar al assad and his regime must step don from power. unlikely there will be any direct communecation with them, particularly an the issue of isis. you can see communication wths other arab countries, particularly those extremely concerned about the rise of isis. today in damascus they discussed the issue of possible military intervention and actually warned the u.s. not to intervene inside syria, not to carry out any military operations without consulting with the government in damascus. that's certainly going to be the card that the syrian government man tains. it is still in power and has

sovereignty over its territory and any foreign intervention would violate that. the united states is finding itself in a difficult position with wanting to act against isis inside syria but at the same time still recognizing that the regime of bashar al assad is in power in damascus. >> it's a problematic situation without a lot of clear allies to turn to. ayman mohyeldin, appreciate you keeping track of this. the other big story is about the nusra front. they just released american journalist peter theo curtis. joining us now, nbc news terrorism analyst evan coleman and vocativ's managing editor tracking a lot of the communications from groups in this region. i want to get to you on hostage tactics. first this news isis has taken control of this base in northern syria, evan. how sdch that mark syria and the syrian side of this as an

inevitable target for the united states? >> it's not inevitable until the white house decides it is. we see a giant swath of syria under the control of isis. there doesn't appear to be any effort for the syrian government to strike at these folks or make serious inroads into the territory they controlled. and they control a large piece of the turkish border. let's remember for foreign fighters trying to get to afghanistan, you have to fly through pakistan. it's a big challenge. trying to fly to somalia or yemen, it's a big challenge. there are direct flights between the u.s. and a variety of other countries through istanbul. it's a matters of crossing the border and you are in a giant terrorist training camp. that's the problem. i can only imagine it will accelerate the calls to launch some kind of strikes inside syria. >> seems to be the case they are meeting about that. mark, you've been doing interesting tracking of isis communiques. tell us about those. >> we monitored forms online where isis distribute monthly

reports. it's like they are accounting for the amount of terror they are carrying out in many regions, mostly in iraq. we put together figures for two years of their attacks trying to track the types of attacks they were carrying out, how the trends were changing, what was becoming more popular and what techniques they were using. what we saw was the large up tick in the kind of attacks that require better funding, better training, higher skilled type of fighters. you're seeing a lot more sniper attacks. suicide bomb shifting from people wearing veftss sts to pe using cars for car bombs. >> suggests a very robust apparatus on the ground. the social media traffic reveals a lot. also the kind of propaganda videos they are putting out. we've got new video from islamic state militants released august 23rd. this is believed to show isis forces attacking that air base an that same date. it's notable for showing the militants using a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle.

see that footage there. as well as committing several atrocities. evan, what does that reveal about their tactics and capacity on the ground? >> they aren't playing around. they're pretty sophisticated. we've seen the same group take elaborate surveillance footage before launching the attack. when they put the videos together they'll show all this surveillance ahead of time. they'll show images from google earth to show this is not random. they are putting a tremendous amount of preparation into this. if you look at this official video directly from isis -- >> essentially a propaganda tool. >> it's direct propaganda tool. also look at the identity of the person who carries out the bombing. saudi arabian national. showing this is a group that's transnational. it's bringing in foreign fighters and that's really kind of the tip of the sphere for them are these fanatics coming from foreign countries. they aren't even syrian or iraqis but carrying out the suicide bombings di fi s defini conflict. >> we'll have to see how that

affects relations. the other topic, al nusra releasing this american writer. what does that reveal about how how prevalent hostage tactics have become? >> we've known a number of western hostages have been held for quite a while. apparently some individuals don't want to be targeted by the united states as for holding american hostages. particularly here it seems the middle state of qatar played an important role here. we've known for a while that funding and -- >> are they playing a double game here? >> they are. they've been not to secretive about the fact they've been offering support for general nusra, offering support for other jihadist groups yet this is a group that has a direct relationship with the united states, a relationship with the u.s. military and they want to make it very clear, why we support jihadist insurgents in syria. maybe even people with al qaeda ties but not people who chop american's heads off. so they are making a distinction here and maybe trying to

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michael brown must be remembered for more than disturbances. he must be remembered for this is when they started changing what was going on. >> reverend al sharpton speaking moments ago delivering a eulogy for michael brown at his funeral. several attorneys for the michael brown family also attended that funeral today. joining me is one of them. he justi left the services an te ground. anthony gray, thank you for being here. what was it like being in that ceremony today? >> the atmosphere was completely charged up. spiritually, you can feel the sense of unity and togetherness, and it was just charged up with those type of feelings throughout the air. i just think it was so positive. the message was that of global unity, of coming together, of peace, of calm. and it was just so welcoming

just to hear that come from our national leaders. >> there is this tremendous list of attendees, including some unxicu unexpected celebrities. does the family welcome that kind of influx of outside public figures? >> absolutely. so long as the voices are coming together for universal peace and for universal calm and unity, they will welcome anybody. somebody on the other side of the fence as well if there is another side of the fence. this is not one side versus the other side. this is about us all coming together based anesth ed on the. >> you heard a lot of passionate and powerful speakers. what was the chief message coming out of this? >> what i justi said. unity, peace, togetherness. we're one country made up of all types of groups of people. we have to come together and look at an incident like this and find a way to deal with it nationally that will prevent

situations like this. or create understanding about a situation like that. that's the message. i'm looking at the news cameras and news circus talk about isis and things happening in other countries. people are coming against us. we have to unify as a country so we can deal with those kind of issues, not this infighting. and that's what the message was. let's cut it out, come together. peace, calm and unity. that's all i heard. >> mr. gray, how is the family doing today? >> well, it seems like just by reading the emotions of the mother and father, they seem to welcome the messages that were being delivered. you could kind of see an invisible transfer from maybe a deeper state of despair to a better state of hope. just reading it, the landscape, that's what it appeared to be from my standpoint. so it looks like they are making a transition. >> what is the family hoping for in this investigation next?

what kind of movement do they want to see? >> well, at the end of the day, they want justice for their son on a personal level. >> we're watching pictures of his mother there clearly having a very emotional day understandably. go on about the investigation. >> yes, sir. and i think what they want to see at the end is some national discussions that will kind of deal with some of the underlining elements that we think lead to these kind of issues. so if we can have a discussion openly and honestly, then i think that would be honoring their son and i think would be very appropriate for this time. >> family attorney anthony gray, really appreciate your joining us right now. thank you for having me. >> today a lot of evidence that the impact of this goes far beyond the crowds you see there at that church. student walkouts are now being planned all around the country. look at a map there of the use of hashtags related to those

walkouts. tomorrow, more rallies across the world. you see some of the international play there an that hashtag map. that's the hands up walkout being used to organize these and driven in large part by a new generation being shaped by this tragedy and trying to use it as a catalyst for change. joining me is torrine russell from hands up united and torine agnew from dream defenders. what are you hoping to accomplish by the walkouts and rallies? >> just probably engage some youth who probably don't have a lot of evidence about the case. just surrounding things that went on. so we are asking kids to walk out, connect, find some other people in ferguson, in st. louis. get some details. be politically engaged. spread the word. >> and we're still looking at those live images of people streaming ot of the church. we saw people leaping to their feet angrily, sometimes euphoric

at the prospect of change but also still a lot of anger there and we've seen that on the streets. how do you prevent these protests you're planning from turning violent? >> well, first, i take issue with calling their rage. i think this is well placed anger, disaponrkppointment with aggressive militarized police force. let me ask you this. if i give you flour, if i give you eggs, water, i give you milk, will you have a turkey sandwich? no, you have cake. and so the recipe is there. you have no jobs. you've got no opportunity. you have got low educational opportunities. and then you combine that with that militarized police force that's quilling people who has righteous anger over something anybody should be angry over. i don't consider it rage at all. i consider it well placed anger.

i think youth around the country are going to conduct themselves in a very orderly manner because that is our nature. it's only turned violent when the police were in the when th aggressive, and when they came through a regular city block with tanks like they were in afghanistan. >> right. you make an important point about the recipe there, in that community and in so many communities around the country. rage, anger, something that's an inevitable product. we just heard one of the brown family lawyers talking about how they welcome input from the other side, supporters of darren wilson. and those supporters have been finding a home on social media as well. more than $381,000, actually, raised for him compared with $243,000 for michael brown's family. a discrepancy there i found surprising, personally. what do those numbers mean to you, that there's in some quarters online more financial support for the officer?

>> i find that part of the problem. it's a disconnect with the people what feel like they need justice and some people have a connection to the system which is taking care of people better than others. when i see that gap, that lets me know that some people who have more income, have more wealth are giving more and the people who have less are still giving. so for anybody who can be disenfranchised come together as a group and put the nickels and dimes and dollars together when others are putting big, large amounts of checks, it lets me know there's unity, but it also needs to lead to dialogue between both sides of supporters. >> this is an incredibly important facet of this issue you guys are both bringing to light. huge outpouring, particularly from young people, actually more than 1 million tweets about

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keep on watching msnbc's live coverage of the funeral of michael brown. those very emotional services just wrapped up. you see the crowds there coming out of that church. some of them shell shocked. you see this image that sums it all up, michael brown's mother being greeted by the embrace of so many in that church and figuratively around the country. so many following this story and graling with its meaning. we've heard from religious leaders, friends, family in this ceremony all calling for peace today and also calling for justice as this investigation

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he was not three-fifths of a citizen. he was an american citizen. and we will not accept three-fifths justice. we will demand equal justice for michael brown jr. >> we begin this monday edition of "the reid report" in st. louis, missouri, where the funeral for 18-year-old michael brown has just wrapped up.

right now the thousands who packed the friendly temple missionary baptist church on the scorching st. louis day are still filing out of the sanctuary. for more two hours, friends, neighbor, and civil rights leaders came together to support the family and celebrate the life of the 18-year-old whose life was cut short on august 9th when he was shot to death by ferguson police officer darren wilson. brown's family has asked for peace and calm on this day. that's the theme of prayer circles and rallies and emergenmarches planned around the country this afternoon. msnbc's craig melvin joins me live from st. louis, missouri. give us a temperature of the sanctuary. there were people in the overflow and even outside. >> yeah, the church just released an estimate a short time ago. they say they think there were roughly 4500 people who were in attendance at the funeral. i think right behind me you can probably see folks heading to their