michael brown sr. had asked yesterday that today be a die of silence and to honor their son michael by not holding any protests in ferguson or anywhere in the st. louis area and from what we have learned from most of the people we've spoken to in the area everyone is going to heed that request. an not have any protest today. there you see the parents of michael brown, jr, as the words of condolences and praise continue there in st. louis. more than 2500 people are in attendance today, in st. louis. we'll have more coverage from this as we continue here today. on al jazeera america. >>> two people are dead this morning after an explosion at a recycling plant in illinois. one person was also injured in the accident. the explosion occurred in dpran it city, just east -- in granite city, just east of st. louis. the area is closed off for fear of explosion, because the company works in the ammunition industry. >>> an earthquake in california is largest in 25 years. 175 people have reported injuries and many

we're here from michael brown's mother and michael brown's father, michael brown, sr. >> this family has belonged to this community for a long time. we're very proud of this community. it's important that the public know that we want nothing less than law and order tonight. we want tonight to be just like last night as we remember mike brown. and let me say as we move forward i'm sure that the chief has other things he may put out there. we believe that the most important thing tha is what happened that particular day in the middle of that street as thatster killed mike. let's not lose focus that have. people will create side shows like this to protect their own. it's my distinct pleasure to introduce our coura councilor, anthony gray. >> thank you. i won't be long. i just want to reiterate some of the things that mr. parks just said and recount some of my conversation with the family. let me be clear with everyone here that this family never said that mike brown, jr. was not a perfect kid. his father has described incidents where he has had to keep his foot on his son's back. and hi

while releasing wilson's name this morning, police also revealed michael brown was a suspect in a strong-arm robbery that happened about ten minutes before brown had his fatal encounter with that police officer. now, authorities released this video just within this last hour that allegedly shows michael brown intimidating and pushing a man at this convenience store. we have also in the wake of these new pictures heard from michael brown's family, and they are outraged. >> it's a systematic way to concoct a version of events and to taint this boy's past rather than look at his future. it's just a way to try to taint of minds of those that are supporting this family. you've got everybody around the world that's wondering what happened. it's a color blind curiosity. blacks are wondering, hispanics are wondering, whites are wondering. and my point is, they are trying to distract away from that curiosity and now talk about his past as though that has something to do with him surrendering and being shot. >> to his point, the family saying this is basically character assassination. two corresponden

that was involved in the shooting of michael brown was darren wilson. he's been a police officer for six years. >> the chief says wilson was treated for injuries that occurred during what police describe is a struggle with brown who was unarmed. releasing the officer's name was one of the biggest demands throughout the protests, which for the first time since saturday night, took a calmer tone overnight. the dramatic shift is largely being credited to the new leadership and police strategy after governor jay nixon ordered the state highway patrol to take over security. governor nixon said the release of the officer's name is an important first step and discuss the the change in law enforcement while appearing on morning joe today. >> this is a really clear example, i think, of a discussion we need to have. not only about some of the underlying racial issues and challenges we face there, but from a law enforcement perspective. what is the adequate force to protect folks but not intimidate a community or take away first amendment rights? >> the man in char

they say that's michael brown entering the store, white t-shirt, long tan shorts and a red cardinals baseball hat. his friend dorian johnson behind him. it's 11:52 a.m. the camera shows four seconds later, brown is at the counter. watch closely, see this store employee in the red shirt? apparently coming from the restroom. she goes behind the counter. just 12 seconds later, police say brown reaches for a box of swisher sweet cigars and hands them to johnson without paying for them. what happens next is a bit on cured by a display case but watch closely here. police say there is some sort of confrontation involving brown, a struggle. police say brown grabbed more cigars. he had been in the store now just 32 seconds. seventh seconds later, brown's friend johnson puts the box of cigars brown handed him back on the counter returning them, but police say brown just seconds later bends down to pick up some cigars he dropped, even looks a customer in the eye and makes his way to the door. at the door, about ten seconds later, a store employee who appears to have a set of keys in his hand att

michael brown's family members just spoke out about this newly released surveillance video. ce say it shows the 18-year-old brown was the suspect in a convenience store robbery shortly before the officer shot and killed him. but the police chief later said that he wasn't stopped for the alleged robbery. listen to what brown's cousin said just a little while ago. >> whatever that took place there had nothing to do with an individual getting down on his hands and knees, raising his hands in the air and saying, don't shoot. this is the universal code for i surrender. and i can hear my cousin's voice right now as i speak saying, don't shoot. yet still the officer stepped to him and shot him is what we heard and that is wrong. we want the truth to come out and we're sure that it will as the day goes on. >> these new developments are fueling anger and confusion among protesters even after they got one of the answers they wanted. the officer who shot brown was finally identified as 28-year-old darren wilson. we're standing by to see if the new calm in ferguson will in fact hold in t

with us tonight homicide detective mark furhman, michael brown's family attorney, darryl parks, former police officer and lawyer judge alex. forensic pathologist dr. michael baden who performed an autopsy on mr. brown. jay christian adams and attorneys mike ieglarsh. we begin at 11:50 a.m. on a street in ferguson. and trace gallagher has the story. >> megyn, we still haven't heard police officer darren wilson's version of events. and the st. louis county prosecutor says we won't until this case goes to trial. so we are left to tell the story using what sources close to the ferguson police have told us along with eyewitness accounts, including the man who was with michael brown when they were confronted by officer wilson. 21-year-old dorian johnson claims he and brown were walking in the street when officer wilson told them to get the blank on the sidewalk. and that the officer pulled up so close to them that when he tried to open his door it hit michael brown, ricochetted and pushed the officer back inside his patrol car. listen. >> he just reached his hand out the window and grabbed m

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and new video emerging from moments after the shooting, showing michael brown's body lying uncovered in the street, his uncle pushed away, while crowds at the scene yelled at police that brown did nothing wrong. >> with hands up. >> reporter: brown's family attending a protest vigil at the st. louis arch telling cnn's wolf blitzer they wanted to be surrounded by peace as they try to grieve. >> we haven't had time to grieve much. it's been a long, stressful time. we don't really have many answers to what occurred on that day, and she can't rest as a result of not knowing everything that occurred on the evening. >> reporter: even you get the swarm of cam camera, all the reporter s gathered here where n a few minutes the ferguson police chief plans to reveal the name of the officer involved in the shooting death of michael brown. in a few minutes we will have the answer to one of the big questions that have been on so many minds, who killed the unarmed teenager? but it could still be weeks possibly even months, carol, before we know why. >> all right, ana cabrera, you stand by. of course

the companion to michael brown says the cop opened the door into michael brown. michael brown got hit by the cop and then the cop grabbed him by the neck and a confrontation ensued, brown ran away and got shot. >> well, yeah. everything that leads up to what you just said, if the door hit michael brown whether intentional or by accident, that doesn't mean you get to attack a uniformed police officer, try to disarm him and kill him. i mean, that's the way it goes. this officer has some rights too. part of his job description isn't die on duty. he has absolutely no knowledge of this robbery suspect or this young man that is assaulting him f he has a gun, if he has a knife, if he has any other type of weapon. now he's on his back in the front seat of a police car battling this individual. and now he believes his life's in danger. these are the facts. the witness laid this out. i didn't hear this -- >> well, that's one witness's account. >> i didn't hear this before. but i could conclude exactly what happened just from the little tidbits of information. when there's

moment. >> "@this hour," we have learned the name of the officer involved in the shooting death of michael brownficer who pulled the trigger identified as darren wilson. >> ferguson police chief thomas jackson announced his name a short time ago. he surprised a lot of people by implying brown might have been a suspect in what he called a strong arm robbery. let's listen to the chief. >> i want to give y

the police officer pulls the gun and shoots michael brown. michael brown then takes off running. now, that's what we have been led to believe: when michael brown took off running, it had to have been at least a few feet back here because from what we have been told, the police officer was racing or running after michael brown. and the police officer in running after michael brown shot michael brown as we know now, at least six times. and it took place in this area here. >> ted, i'm curious. you know, being out on the scene is so different from looking at it on a tv screen or monitor. did walking to the store to the shooting scene give you any new or different perspective? anything occur to you? >> well, yeah. it's surreal because you are able to make a determination of the distance from that liquor store to where michael brown was actually shot. you are able to kind of think about the amount of time it would have taken to get to that location. so, it's very surreal goings to that scene you wonder about how and why this young man lost his life. you wonder who is telling the truth

the trouble is, the killing of michael brown occurs outside of the automobile, after some passage of , after he's been shot a number of times, and he's, as we just heard from michael brady, if his testimony is true, he's 20 feet away approximately, 25 feet away, when the final kill shots are delivered. and the time kill shot has to be treated as a separate decision made by the police officer. let's listen to the way michael brady described those final shots. >> when i gets outside, he was actually turned back around facing the officer. like i said, i thought he was hit obviously because he turned around and he was going down. he was bent over with his hands over his stomach, and he was going down on his knees. and like i said, it didn't look like he was giving up. it just like he was going to go down and just bleed to death. but the officer, before he went down, the officer just lets out three or four more shots at him. that's when he hit the ground. >> and joy, that's completely consistent with what tiffany mitchell had to say about this. and that is where the case resides. that is i

i think the focal point here remains: to figure out how and why michael brown was killed. i think justice at appropriate in that situation. now, because of the appropriate outpouring of angst, about both the substance and the process, what captain jackson and his team are attempting to do -- consume, captain johnson is to make sure that folks have a chance to keep their voice as well as keep the peace at the same time, that's our focus. >> (inaudible) areness. >> i thin -- i think everybody a clear change of tone and operational activities yesterday anand i'll stand by the captain. >> there's a possibility (inaudible) (inaudible) what are we doing to prepare? >> i think there are a lot of steps along the way that are going to cause angst and pressure. that's natural here and appropriate, quite frankly. there was an officer involved and a young man killed. there is accurate real energy and so i think we'll look at those guideposts and engage he them accordingly. but we're hoping to make sure that during this process, this difficult, challenging process that there is focused

first off, some transparency with the release of the name of that officer who shot michael brown and olice report that names brown the primary suspect that's an exact quote in a convenience store robbery that led to his shooting. they are also getting what appears to be a pause in heavy handed militaristic police tactics that have caused so much turmoil. just take a look at today's headlines versus yesterday's. some incredible pictures and a very different scene on the ground. just how real and how sustainable is this shift in police response? major ronnie robinson is an officer with the st. louis metropolitan police department. major, appreciate your joining. what was your reaction to hearing this officer's name get released? do you fear for his safety? >> yes, you have to be concerned. there's always an entity out in the public, in our society that may want to do some harm to an officer in this case, in this situation. it's very volatile and very confusing situation for a lot of people at this point. so, yes, there's always some concern. >> was it important for this community to hav

we knew the name of michael brown, who was killed.e did not know who was involved in that. >> of course. as the police department was withholding the name of the police officer, what we did hear from the police was that in this alleged confrontation that took place between michael brown and the officer, that the officer was injured. and so at the same time while we're getting that kind of detail, why aren't you releasing the other details. and again, there's such a long history here of distrust and there had been nothing to indicate that the police would have been forthcoming, would have come to the community with their hands open saying this is exactly what happened. and so the fear that not only would the situation be swept under the rug, and they thanked the media for being there and for people to actually care and acknowledge not just their past issues but this moment. and so now has residents and all the young people with all the energy that had been out there have kind of seized the moment and asking for this and wanting this. i

michael brown was stopped. we have in earlier police narratives is there was a struggle, a brief altercation. what we heard from the chief today is there were injuries to the officer. the officer was treated for injuries at a local hospital. consistent with being hit in the side of the head or the side of his face. they did not get to the point where there was a shooting. we heard earlier there was a struggle over the officer's weapon. one shot fired in a car that didn't hit anybody. subsequent shots fired. what we heard from witnesses is that all they ever saw was this young black man michael brown with his hands in the air gunned down by police. we are getting dribs and drabs by police which explains their motivation of officer darren wilson in this role. that's about all we got from the chief here today. a few dribs and drabs and we saw the chief give in to the tremendous pressure he has gotten from the public. and according to the sunshine act he disclosed the identity of the officer. martha: the aclu has f

seeking justice for their son, michael brown's family adds a high-profile expert to their team michaele one of the best in the world. >> reporter: he as brought his expertise to the stand in a number of closely watched cases. he famous our testified in o.j. simpson's murder trial. he was a the chairman of patologists that studied the assassinations of kennedy and martin luther king jr. >> why? because it ensures trust. trust is a very important thing. the family wants to know what happened and why should they just rely on upon what the authorities tell hem. >> reporter: earlier this xeer the medical exercise's office said the cause of death was gun 2k7 shot wounds, but we are not investigating haim gunshot wounds. the full autopsy is not likely to be released for many weeks, because multiple law enforcement agencies are now involved in the investigation. mistrust between authorities and locals have exploded to the surface in ferguson, missouri, where brunell's death has sparked a week of protest, looting, a shooting, sometimes violent responses from police. in their search for answers,

and we will continue our breaking news coverage of the michael brown shooting. >>> and up next msnbc host reverend al sharpton will discuss the information released by police today and what it means in the search for justice for brown's family. and the lieutenant governor of missouri will be here and i will ask what the state is doing to respond to this unfolding controversy, including the changes to how and who polices ferguson, missouri. that and your questions to the lieutenant governor coming up. ♪ [music] jackie's heart 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 before you begin an aspirin regimen. so i get invited to quite a few family gatherings. heck, i saved judith here a fortune with discounts like safe driver, multi-car, paperless. you make a mighty fine missus, m'lady. i'm not saying mark's thrifty. let's just say, i saved him $519, and it certainly didn't go toward that ring. am i right? [ laughs ] [ dance music playing ] so visit

that michael brown jr. had his hands up or was raising his hands at the time that the fatal bullets to his body was being delivered by this officer it let's focus on that. let's get the investigation on that. release information pertinent to that. because that's what this is all about. >> as a legal mind, as an attorney, someone with a jurs doctorate, if this is indeed what happened at a convenience store, would that have any bearing on what happened here on the street? >> in all fairness, it may provide some kind of context, you know, perhaps i can see a prosecutor trying to use that information -- or defense attorney in this case trying to use the information to create some context. but at the end of the day, when people are focused, reasonable-minded people, those who do not have an agenda, who's looking at this for what it is, they're going to say, bump all that, why did you shoot this unarmed teenager who had his hands in the air? period? you can talk about all that stuff right? the past. >> i want a s

and one woman says that she is here, not only to support michael brown, because, by the way, michael brown's parents are expected to speak today, but also to provide a teachable moment for her children. i spoke to another woman who has two children below the age of 1, who are here today. she says that this is history, they need to be here, and they have been paying attention to what is going on on her streets this week. the shooting and the protests. i arrived the 10-year-old girl what she thinks about what is going on. she took a moment before responding to me, and eloquently said "we are fed up with what is happening to our men in this community." so hopefully after two nights in a row of violence in this community, this unity rally, which is what it's being called, will be a salvation for a community filled with unrest a week ago since the death of michael brown. in addition to michael brown's parents expecting we expect to hear from reverend al sharpton, his national network and the bar association is spon toring the association, and we expect to hear from martin luther king iii a

protesters are gathering six days after michael brown was shot and killed. police broke their silence and announced that darren wilson was the officer who shot him. but that announcement paled in comparison to video of a man that police say was brown minutes before he was gunned down. i want to show it to you. this is surveillance video from a convenience store believed to be michael brown, the big man, as you can see with the white shirt and st. louis cardinals hat, stealing a box of cigars. this video is a flash point in the case. brown's parents are outraged claiming that police are trying to assassinate the character of their son. we have a team of reporters standing by. we are in ferguson. don lemon is speaking to citizens and tom foreman who is standing by to break down the two events that are out there over the shooting of michael brown but it's i want to begin with ed. >> erin, residents here in ferguson are gathering once again tonight and the captain for the state police department is hoping it will be a quiet night. throughout the day there have be

question, is this 18-year-old michael brown? answer, police say yes. he appears to be wearing a white t-shirt, khaki shorts, flip flops and a red st. louis baseball cap. the same clothes brown was wearing when he was shot. the same red baseball cap is seen lying in the street. question, who was with brown in the store? police say it appears to be dorian johnson. they say his description matches the young man stopped by police with the friend he called "big mike." no charges will be filed against johnson in that robbery case. minutes later, brown and his friend are confronted by a police officer in his cruiser, about a quarter mile away. question, who's the officer? six days after the shooting, we now know his name. darren wilson. >> he's been a police officer for six years. has had no disciplinary action taken against him. >> reporter: the biggest question, why did officer wilson shoot brown? the answer remains murky. >> the officer says get the [ bleep ] out of the street, verbatim, was his words. >> reporter: johnson says a squad car starts to leave,

similarly with michael brown.otos being used some people, especially again in that area, idea of black twitter, thought were inappropriate, thought were portraying him in a foul and unfairway. as opposed to, say, a photo from graduation that we're showing right now. the concept of if they gunned me down, how i would be portrayed? a very provocative concept. >> what about the risks? there was a group, a group that is very anonymous on social media putting out the name of the police officer they said was responsible for this. >> right. >> before the police did. >> wrongly, twice. >> wrong name. >> that's not the only example of false information spreading online. there was a particularly heinous example where the ferguson police chief's wife was claimed to have posted this nasty facebook message calling the protesters feral, all these bad names. it was a hoax, it was fake. thankfully was not picked up on by traditional media. but it spread online to the point some people still believe it's true. that's a great and v

oh, well, michael brown is a felon. michael brown robbed a store.h, michael brown -- we're already hearing it. twitter is going crazy. my phone has been blowing up. of course it's going to change the conversation. it ls hard. just like ls said it's not change the fact that he was gunned down while his hands were up, what it could have been if he was a suspect, if it is true that the police officer had reasonable suspicion, then he could have simply arrested them. he could have put them in the back of the police car. he could have taken them to the ferguson police department. they would be living. he would be living right now. >> i want to get more question into l.z. i want us to look forward. this is the issue. we're worried we're going to forget to look at the end game. the end game is figuring out how we can make things better on the ground in ferguson and around the country and police and african-americans and other minority groups. l.z., where do we start? >> i think we start with the transparency that we've been pushing for for a better part of

for michael brown. justice period. and that's an issue, legally. this broadcast, now, there's questioned the governor's choice of words, repeated choice of words, and last night told shepherd smith they stood by the story. but now they're going back saying the governor's comments yesterday were not indicated pre-judgment in this matter. the governor used the term prosecution to refer to all duties and responsibilities of the prosecuting -- former -- hold on, we lost mark furhman. let me start with you. what he meant when he said vigorous prosecution is really he just meant be a prosecutor who either does or does not indict and just does stuff that prosecutors do. >> yeah, i will not defend the words that flowed from his lips, i found that to be irresponsible and unfortunate. however, the next day, i like that statement. so positive, next day negative, day earlier. he's saying justice not just for the brown family or michael brown, he's saying if there's not sufficient evidence, don't just file the charg

we need justice for michael brown thchl guy, michael brown did not pose a deadly threat.t that that is what sharpton believes but he doesn't know that. so there is some danger in pronouncing it a fact, when you have as big of a microphone as he does. would he be in a better position to rally the community and see a change on race relations if he put those conclusions to the side? >> i think just the opposite. what if there was not an al sharpton? what if there was not a voice for the people who felt neglected, abuse asked downtrodden? >> why can't he draw legal conclusions about the case? >> the legal system still governs in america. he's a voice to impact and influence and advocate but he's not the legal system. and if people would take attention off of al sharpton and put it on the criminal justice s sim -- system. the people we're concerned about do hold public office ask yourself this question, how come the police chief in ferguson didn't know his officer was beaten up and wounded in a way you described? a friend called to the hospital to treat him. but the chief of p

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

no marks on michael brown's body that would indicate a struggle. whether he was rushing the officer as the officer maintains or defending himself. we'll talk to ben crump, the family of an attorney. >> also as seen through officer wilson's eyes, late today, president obama announced that attorney general eric holder will come here on wednesday, he called for justice and for peace. >> well, i understand the passions and the anger that arise over the death of michael brown. giving into that anger by looting or carrying guns and even attacking the police only serves to raise tensions and stir chaos. it undermines rather than advancing justice. let me also be clear that our constitutional rights to speak 23r50e8, to assemble and report in the press must be vigilantly safeguarded. especially in moments like these. there's no excuse for excessive force by police or any action that denies people the right to protest peacefully. >> mr. obama was equally balanced on the specific question of racing too many young african-american are wrong ly accused. this c

new evidence has emerged in the death of michael brown. he was shot dead on august 9 by police officer darren wilson in ferguson, missouri, sparking two weeks of protests. on monday night, cnn aired an audiotape, which allegedly captured the moment brown was shot. on the recording tape at least 10 gunshots can be heard. a private autopsy has shown brown was shot at least six times, twice in the head. the recording has not been independently verified but the fbi has questioned the man who says he recorded it. you can hear the unidentified man chatting in a building near where brown was killed as he says "you're so pretty" six gunshots can be heard in the distance and then four more shots. listen closely to the gunfire in the background. >> you are pretty. [gun fire] just going over some of your videos. >> thousands of people attended the funeral in st. louis monday to remember michael brown. the reverend al sharpton was among the speakers. >> this is about justice. this is about fairness. america is going to have to come to terms with their

do not let them distract us from what our ultimate goal is and that is to get justice for michael brown. >> how is the mother doing? how did the mother react to this? >> she's completely distraught because it has been very hard for leslie to raise michael in a neighborhood like we grew up in. i don't know if you understand but being a black male in a come mo -- community with high crime rates, it's hard to keep your child away from those outside influences. none of us are latched to our kids 24 hours a day. they have to go out there and stand up for themselves and it's been a very difficult task for her to get michael to even get to the point where he's graduating from high school. if you look at the graduation rates of african american males in that area, it's not very high. what michael had just achieved was a great accomplishment for him. >> what do you think happens after this? listen, the portrayal as i've said, michael has been a gentle giant, a kid never in trouble and never done anything and then for this video tape to come out on the same day, you say it's character assassinati

we need justice for michael brown thchl guy, michael brown did not pose a deadly threat.t that that is what sharpton believes but he doesn't know that. so there is some danger in pronouncing it a fact, when you have as big of a microphone as he does. would he be in a better position to rally the community and see a change on race relations if he put those conclusions to the side? >> i think just the opposite. what if there was not an al sharpton? what if there was not a voice for the people who felt neglected, abuse asked downtrodden? >> why can't he draw legal conclusions about the case? >> the legal system still governs in america. he's a voice to impact and influence and advocate but he's not the legal system. and if people would take attention off of al sharpton and put it on the criminal justice s sim -- system. the people we're concerned about do hold public office ask yourself this question, how come the police chief in ferguson didn't know his officer was beaten up and wounded in a way you described? a friend called to the hospital to treat him. but the chief of p

funeral service is now underway for michael brown. young man whose death reverberated across this nation. thousands of members of the 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

morning ferguson's police chief announced the name of darren wilson, the officer who had killed michael brownalmost in the same breath, he also released this video footage. it allegedly showed brown stealing sig areas from a convenience for in an unrelated incident. his grieving family was incensed. the motives for releasing the video, and its timing was questioned. >> did he know he was a suspect in a case or not? >> you say you were concerned by our safety but you may have been only concerned by your safety. >> i'll read a statement. michael brown's family is disappointed in the way material has been delivered piecemeal. >> we have given everything we can give you. from our police department you have everything we have got. there's nothing else i can give you. >> reporter: the timing of the release of the video. >>> michael brown's family healed an impromptu press conference in response. >> this is something people do to defer the attention from what the real problem is. >> condemning what they branded as an attempt to criminalize him and justify the officer's actions. >> whatever took plac

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rally in honor of michael brown. this is what has followed that. what authorities were hoping for was peace and calm. it has not been what's unfolded ahead of the curfew. i want to welcome the viewers. re set for you. top of the hour. 11:00 p.m. eastern time on cnn. you are watching breaking news as we cover what's unfolding live in ferguson, ohio. very tense clashes. the most tense we have seen in the week since michael brown was shot and killed there between protesters and authorities. you are seeing two images of protesters. we are told some of them children with families marching down the street there in ferguson, missouri. they are using both smoke canisters. teargas being used. you're also seeing armored personnel carriers used. authorities say, because protesters encroached on them. this is what's unfolded when authorities hoped ffr peace and calm in ferguson. ed lavendera is live reporting on the ground. what escalated this so quickly? n there's been a great deal of concern as we have been reporting. many people wanting to come out and demo

after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown this past weekend, mr. wn's family calling for people to continue to protest, but family's attorney, vincent dpra telling us tonight the family asked them to convey do not get agitated or provoked. remain peaceful and do not resort to violence. as a result of what people feel is an intentional attack by law enforcement against the community. he said, sometimes people have a tendency to respond with equal force. we're asking you do not do that. that you remain calm and peaceful. those words tonight from vincent gray on this show. attorney for the brown family, speaking tonight asking us to convey those words to everybody in ferguson as a sixth straight night of protests continue there on this rainy sixth night. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again monday. thanks for being with us. >>> america's prisons. dangerous.

after a police officer shot and killed 18-year-old michael brown this past weekend, mr. calling for people to continue to protest, but family's attorney, vincent gray. telling us tonight the family asked them to convey do not get agitated or provoked. remain peaceful and do not resort to violence. as a result of what people feel is an intentional attack by law enforcement against the community. he said, sometimes people have a tendency to respond with equal force. we're asking you do not do that. that you remain calm and peaceful. those words tonight from vincent gray on this show. attorney for the brown family, speaking tonight asking us to convey those words to everybody in ferguson as a sixth straight night of protests continue there on this rainy sixth night. week ends with alex witt starts now. . >>> violence returns to ferguson, missouri with outrage and looting overnight. it ig nated after police released surveillance that michael brown's family is calling character assassination. did it make matters worse? >>> texas governor rick perry accused of using his power.

reality is the issue is not necessarily about what the response was to michael brown's murder but michael's murder itself and what that's indicative of. if he would have led with there's no excuse for these unjustifiable homicides that we're seeing occurring not just in ferguson but also this week in l.a., two weeks ago we saw it in new york with eric garner, there's too much of a pattern. the issue is both too volatile but also too poisonous for him not to have led with that in terms of this. i wish he could have placed more emphasis on what the real issue is. to me, the issue is certainly not violence against police. how could you expect that community to respond after what they have gone through being terrorized by that murder and leaving of that body in the street for hours. how could you expect them to respond to the militarized front set up in response to their peaceful protest, set up in anticipation of how they might respond? i think you're right, the president missed the mark here. it would have been to me a much more bolder and assertive and accurate statement to leave what the

>> michael brown -- it's just not right. it's just not fair. >> shoves him back into his car. punches him in the face. and then the officer grabs for his gun. michael grabs the gun. at one point the gun is teeltly turned against his chest. >> officer wilson never even had an attempt to actually make any overt law enforcement act. none. he never even had an opportunity to even get out of his car before he was attacked. the whole aggression here was michael brown. >> let me ask one last question. >> he set it in motion. >> there is never an excuse for violence against police or for those who would use this tragedy as a cover for vandalism or looting. >> i do not support the looting. i don't. but at the same time i understand the anger and frustration. >> i don't know how long people are going to protest, because this also just is not about mike brown. this is about police brutality. this is about racism. this is about racial profiling. and this is about a community that's trying to find its voice. >> on saturday, august 9th. 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed in the st

as you reported off the top there, michael brown sr. asked that folks in this community not protest today, not come out today, and at this point, it appears as if folks in this community have respected his request. >> yeah, craig melvin doing some great reporting out there in ferguson, missouri, today in st. louis. for anyone who missed that interview, powerful interview with the parents of michael brown as well as with trayvon martin's parents. we're going to be playing a little bit of that later in the show. all right. one of michael brown's cousins, eric davis, spoke during today's funeral as part of his remarks, he issued a call to action to his peers. >> we have the family of trayvon martin, tracy martin -- [ applause ] we have the family of jordan davis. and now we have the family of michael brown. [ applause ] we have had enough of the senseless killing. we have had enough of it. and what you guys can do to continue this is show up at the voting polls. let your voices be heard. any time changes come in this country, it has come t

louis where michael brown is about to be laid to rest. his mother and father, sadly, putting him in the ground today. we here out front of the friendly temple in st. louis, where people are starting to gather. it's going to be thousands here today. i've had the chance to speak with a number of them. more importantly, i had the chance to speak with michael brown's mother who sat down with me and with the mother of trayvon martin and sean bell who was shot by new york city police and killed back in 2006. it is a day of mourning here. as you heard the parents say, they want the dad at least saying they want peace and quiet today. i know that they want the opportunity just to be able to lay their son to rest in peace and quiet with no negativity and no uproar coming from the community. none of the violent protests that happened here. a short time ago, the attorney for the brown family spoke here on cnn about what today is lake and what it has been like for the family. >> this is the day when it really -- when you put your child in the ground,

jr. >> the parents and relatives of michael brown laid their 18-year-old to rest. >> michael was a bigwig guy. but he was a kind, gentle soul. >> this is not just about grieving. >> his death is not in vain. >> we're about to turn this moment into a movement. >> it's time to deal with policing. >> we can't stop fighting, we can't stop seeking justice. >> we have had enough of the senseless killing. we have had enough of it. >> it has been 17 days now since 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed by ferguson, missouri, police officer darren wilson. while we still don't know what officer wilson says happened in that shooting, we are learning more about officer wilson. 2009, he began his career in law enforcement in jennings, missouri. on the jennings police department. the job lasted only two years because, as "the washington post" reports, the jennings police department was "a police department so troubled and with so much tension between white officers and black residents that the city council finally decided to disband it. new officers were brought in to create a credible

michael brown and shot him. i think there is while not being able to make a direct correlation. they never said michael brown is a person who robbed the convenience store. it's pretty clear the officers are saying that he was part of -- he was someone who may or may not have fit the discrepancies, i guess is the best way i can put it. he's 6'4" and 292 pounds. i'm not sure how much michael brown weighed or how big he was. we know he was described as a again gentle giant. i think that's what officers are trying to say. >> tell me about what we know about the officer who was named in the last couple of minutes. >> we only know right now that he was a six-year veteran of the police force and he no disciplinary action. we didn't have an age for him as chief jackson was naming the officer, reporters were saying how would was he? they were screaming out other questions. and chief jackson did not answer the questions. he got into his car. his officers started handing out the packets. we only know he was a six-year vete

>> at this point why did he stop michael brown? >> they were walking down the street, blocking travelling. >> that matched what brown's friend, eyewitness dorrien johnson said. >> it was 1:40, 2 o'clock, we were walking down a street, empty street, minding our own business. we were heading home. the officer approached us. as he pulled up on the side he did not say freeze, halt, nothing like we were committing a crime. he said get the eff on the sidewalk. >> the police didn't clarify more of what they know. the department released a report about the convenience for robbery, but not the report about the shooting. the robbery report makes a passing reference to brown. it is worth mentioning: johnson said it was a situation that escalated when the officer grabbed his friend. >> he pulled my friend into the window. he's pulling away from the officer. he never attempted to grab for the officer's weapon. he's holding my friend with one arm and with the other pointing his weapon. the second time he says "i'll shoot", it wasn't a second late

for someone to say peace for michael brown, peace for michael brown's family, absolutely. being here for the first time tonight i can tell you the somber and tragedy and strange erie feel to be here for the first time on the ground. we don't know anything. the only people who know anything are very very deep inside of this investigation and even they don't know everything. until it's all out there no one can really root for anything but justice. period. >> who will be the voice of that, with the folks on those streets. as i played earlier, the attorney for michael brown's family was on the program yesterday and he's a very reasonable kind man. but i said, what if the jury does not come back with an indictment. he said, they better come back with an indictment. it doesn't sound like anybody is going to stop until they get this cop. >> you know, megyn, my the rin all things, religion, politics you name it, there's 10% wackos on the left and right. 80% are fair-minded. somewhere along the bell curve. it will take the 80% speaking up. i don't expect them to come down here afte