we get our report on all of it tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: for all you folks with a bucket list out there, add some ice. what is the ice bucket challenge? either write a check to the als association or endure the ice dump. my suggestion, do both. the challenge comes from 29-year-old pete frates, a former boston college baseball star who since 2012 has battled the terminal disease that destroys the body's motor functions. >> als is, you know, all we talk about really. but to see other people talking about it, it's like mind blowing. it's like all these people all of a sudden are paying attention to something so, so important to us. >> reporter: the big chill is spreading online. martha stewart did the brain freeze, the u-mass med school picked it up, so did the mascots of the boston celtics and bruins, and the kennedy clan including ethel kennedy who challenged president obama to take the plunge. when savannah guthrie doused matt lauer on "today," he had a challenge too. >> i am calling out brian williams. >> reporter: about that challenge we are told stay tuned ame

we get more tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: at this suburban chicago firing range -- theran brothers take shooting very seriously. >> it's ready to fire. >> james is 14. >> you have to be very still when you're holding your rifle. or else you'll wobble and your aim will go off course. >> reporter: andrew, 19. >> what do you think shooting teaches you? >> a lot of self-discipline, patience and just respect for other people. >> reporter: andrew competes nationally using an ar-15 rifle, modified for target shooting. he is an eagle scout, volunteers at his church and like most teens, loves playing video games. >> james follows in his big brother's footsteps. >> build your position. >> what do they say to you about that? >> that it's like not a toy. >> pretty good. pretty darn good. >> reporter: they're father russell introduced his boys to the sport so he could spend quality time mentoring them. >> you gain maturity and building on character, sportsmanship. >> reporter: it is precisely because a gun can be a dangerous tool that russell believes all children should be taught h

for "meet the press", kevin tibbles. >> to discuss the broader immediate meeting of ferguson for the rest of the country, i'm joined by wesley lowery, covering the story for the "washington post" and his own encounter with ferguson police show the on tape, he was arrest and released without being charge there had on wednesday. and a also here is gilbert bailon, editor of the "st. louis post dispatch." stephanie rawlings-blake, mayor of baltimore, charles ogletree, professor at harvard law school and founder of the charles hamilton houston institute for racial justice and from los angeles, bernard parks former chief of the l.a. police department and now a member of the los angeles city council. welcome all. wesley, first to you. you were on the streets that awful night and all week with really. what has been the response now to the local police and the curfew as the state police have taken over? >> i think we have seen a lot of community leaders and members, protesters, organizers, who really try to abide by the curfew. as i was talking to people getting on the plane up here, talking

however, dozens of treasures will be available as kevin tibbles reports, had fans who used to love elvisating. >> the first thing you learn on a visit to graceland is that the king called it graceland and his memphis mansion remains an emotional magnet for elvis presley pilgrims 37 years after his passing. >> i've wanted to come here since i was a kid. >> more than 600,000 visit, 37, 3764 boulevard for one reason. something priscilla remains proud of. >> i think the history, he died so young, people look at that and say, what a shame he's not here with us today. >> as this week's anniversary of his death approaches, 72 pieces of everything elvis are going up on auction. >> everybody wants to own a piece of elvis. they want a piece of history. >> a library card signed by the king when he was still a prince in grade school. elvis' original script from "love me tender." they say he memorized everyone's part. there is gem-encrusted elvis jewelry including rings and this gold lion head pendant. the last cadillac driven by the entertainer so famous for giving cars away as gifts. >> complete le

>> even though canada claims to not know why sergeant tibbles has detained him, he soon let's slip toate that he does know. >> how do you know it's from compton? because, that's the only thing it could be for. you guys can't save him forever, all right? >> save him from what? >> what do you mean save him from what? don't play dumb. you know what he's doing around here. he's just a snitch, you know [ bleep ]. try to do something, help him get out of some trouble, you know, and he's saying like i did something wrong to him. i didn't never do nothing wrong to him. he had his mom take copies of the money order receipts that he sent me. right? he sent me a money order receipt because i got him out of some trouble. >> i will have to go up front. i will have to write a conduct report for threatening and then take it to the captain's office. the lieutenant will write him up some paperwork, which means he will be on confinement. >> coming up -- >> i'm here to tell you guys i did not do what they're accusing me of doing. >> steven weaver argues his case to get out of ad-seg. >> i didn't put a h

for "meet the press," kevin tibbles. >> at least they are still dancing in milwaukee.i thought that was really -- it totally becomes electorally destructive for both sides. >> that's what's happened here. we don't have an electoral system where swing voters matter. they don't matter. we know what the middle wants. until you have candidates that feel as if they have to move away from their base in a general election more often or they will lose. if that's gone, that intent is not there, you get this. in the friedman interview, talk about foreign policy, president saying our system of government in some ways is worse than some of the stuff he's seeing. that quite the shot at his opposition. >> i think there could be a revulsion, a reaction against the do-nothing congress with, you know, apologies -- i know. the republican leaders, whatever. but the do nothing congress, the ineffective white house leadership, to sort of washington writ large. and i think there are going to be people staying home in masses, which is really upsetting to anyone that cares about democracy. or

we get a preview tonight from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: the first thing you learn on a visit to graceland is that the king called it graceland. and his memphis mansion remains an emotional magnet for elvis presley pilgrims 37 years after his passing. >> i wanted to come here since i was a kid. >> reporter: more than 600,000 visit 3764 elvis presley boulevard each year, for one reason. something presilla presley remains proud of. >> i think the history that he died so young. i think people look at that and go what a shame that he's not here with us today. >> reporter: as this week's anniversary of his death approaches, 72 pieces of everything elvis is going up for auction. >> everybody wants to own a piece of elvis. they want to have this piece of history. >> a library card signed by the king when he was still a prince in grade school. elvis' original script from the 1956 film "love my tender." they say he memorized everyone's part. there is gem-encrusted elvis jewelry, including rings and this gold lion head pendant worn to meet president nixon. the last cadillac driven by th

for "meet the press," kevin tibbles. >> at least they're still dancing in milwaukee., i thought that was really -- until it becomes electorally destructive to one or both parties this won't change. until voters change the incentives for both sides. >> until you reward. that's what's happened. we don't have an electoral system where swing voters matter. they don't matter. we know what the middle wants. until you have candidates that feel as if they have to move away from their base in a general election more often or that they will lose and if that's gone, you're going to get this. i thought it was interesting in the friedman, the president saying our system of government in some ways right now is worse than some of the stuff he's seen in the middle east. that's quite the shot at his political opposition. >> if there is turnout, i think there could actually be a revulsion, a reaction against the do-nothing congress with all apologies to you. >> don't take it personally. >> but the do-nothing congress, the infective white house leadership, just sort of washington at lar

our coverage continues with kevin tibbles. >> reporter: ferguson, missouri's welcome sign seems out of place these days. the main street in this st. louis suburb is filled with hurt and anger. a woman with a flag questions her country. >> we are divided by race. we are divided by class. >> no justice! >> reporter: a minister with his bible questioned police. >> well, i believe in the justice system, but justice hasn't been served. >> reporter: in many ways ferguson was a city divided long before shots rang out last saturday. more than 60% of the population here is african-american. city administration is mostly white. the police department has 53 officers. three are african-american. 24% live below the poverty line. 1.5 times the rate in the rest of missouri. >> the longer it takes for us to come into the urban core with a solid plan of community outreach and resource delivery, this will happen again. >> reporter: the city's mayor was confronted today by some of those arrested for protesting brown's death. accusing police of going too far. he promises to address concerns. >> this is an

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nbc's kevin tibbles just interviewed the police chief. >> honesty is important. we're going to gain trust and confidence in what we're doing out here today. >> what are the people saying to you? >> they feel like the communication is a two-way street here. we're only communicating half of the picture and we need to communicate both sides. so we need to continue to do that. >> someone said to me yesterday, someone in the community, that what you saw here was people crying, not only for attention but for help. and the press is going to go away and is going to go back to the way it used to be. how do you answer that? >> i'm going to tell you that i think we all have to hold each other accountable. ron johnson has to make sure that doesn't happen as much as he can. i think our governor has to do the same and i think he will. i know that he will. so i think we have to continue that. but i think also our community has to continue to demand that. whether it's through our school systems or through local politicians and community boards. so we have to continue to demand t

. >> caller: tibble president ought to do more about getting more troops over there to get people off the mountain. >> that is what the military is weighing. and weighing that option of sending in a rescue mission to put u.s. troops in more direct contact and confrontation with the islamic fighters. are you for that? possible casualtys? >> calle >> caller: well, not really, but it's just -- i am kind of nervous. >> it's okay. >> caller: and more of a humane thing to do i think. >> all right. scott, republican, and in moore, alabama. coming up, we are going to be talking with feminist majority foundation president eleanor sneal on the supreme court rulings and the future of the women's rights movements. and later conservative filmmaker dennis lynch focussing on illegal immigration. all that right after this break. here are some of the highlights for this weekend. friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a history tour looking at the civil war. saturday at 6:30 eastern, the communicator and the technology fair on capitol hill. and sunday on q&a, political commentator, author, and formal presidentia

here's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: from superman soaring to t-rexs chomping.hio state marching band's fantastic formations earned it the nickname the best damn band in the land. but now, band director jonathan waters is out of a job, following the university's two-month investigation into the band's culture. in a statement late monday, an osu spokesman said the investigation revealed an environment conducive to sexual harassment. that waters was aware or reasonably should have known about this culture and failed to eliminate it. >> it's pretty damning stuff. >> reporter: among the findings? written x-rated quizzes for new band members with questions like how many people have you had sex with. x-rated trips for band members. and sexually explicit nicknames. printed in direct ris and printed on t-shirts. waters played with the band in the '90s and in 2012 became the school's youngest band director. his attorney says waters started anti-sexual harassment and alcohol programs long before the university started its investigation. >> jon experienced inappropriate co

our coverage continues with kevin tibbles. >> reporter: ferguson, was confronted today by some of those arrested for protesting brown's death. accusing police of going too far. he promises to address concerns. >> this is an issue perception between law enforcement and african-americans. this didn't start here, hopefully we can end it here. >> reporter: and while police prepare for perhaps another angry night, ferguson schools are closed, unlike elsewhere in st. louis. >> our children are suffering and they are afraid. >> reporter: still in the midst of tension normalcy. mail gets delivered. people chat. brian coldman wears his message loud and proud on his chest. >> we have to think in the future. and the future of what are we going to do about this. we should communicate. sit down. >> reporter: and many people here say their real concern is the fact that the two sides are so divided and so far apart, lester, that they worry they will never be able to sit down and speak to one another. will never be able to sit down and speak to one another. >> all right the effects of botox® may spread