voters could put three african-americans on the city council, and diane estherbrook tells us that would be the first time it happens in the city's history. >> this building is ready for demolition. >> was your business here. >> i had sections b and. >> janese lost her antique store when rioters torched this building last november. since then she has been waiting for the own for rebuild. >> do you know how much money you possibly lost to date? >> i know from last year it was at least $30,000 i've lost in sales. >> the city wouldn't tell us if it's missing targets were sales tax revenues. but they did say that the number tickets issued by police dropped by 4,000 in the five moss following the riots following from 5800 to 1400. the city's acting police chief acknowledge the financial strain. >> how are you going to do that? >> that's what budget is for. they'll have to do it. >> this building used to house a beauty supply store. >> how long before tenants can go in there. >> we're looking at three months. >> janiece andrews' building is scheduled to be demolished and rebuilt but not fast e

diane estherbrook is outside of city hall.e candidates, three empty seats and a lot more than local politics at stake. >> that's right. one of the first things these new members are going to be dealing with is how they comply to some of the changes that the city faces with its police department and municipal court mandated all at a time when refs are coming under pressure. with its charred roof and boarded up facade, this building is ready for demolition. >> was your business here? >> i had sections b and c. >> janeici lost her antique store when rioters torched the building last november. since then she has been waiting for the owner to rebuild. >> do you know how much you lost to date? >> i know from last year it was at least $30,000 i've lost in sales. >> ferguson still bears painful scars both physical and financial from last summer's riots. some of the businesses think that foot traffic is off 20% to 40% compared to last year because of closed businesses like this. they think a lot of their former customers are not coming

diane estherbrook al jazeera, ferguson missouri. >> of course, we're keeping watch on another story. the jury has reached a verdict in boston at the trial of sow car tsarnaev. this happening without two full days. deliberations. did you think that it would take longer? >> i actually thought--you know, my gut was that they would come right back. when you take a look at the counts consider--they have to choose a foreman. that takes an hour. and then they have to walk through the 30 counts deliberately. and despite the defenses concessions that takes time. if they're going to be methodical and follow instructions. it will take a day at least. and they're in their second day. i'm not surprised it has taken a little bit of time. >> we know that the defendant dzhokhar tsarnaev is now in the courtroom. presumably his presence suggests that those security measures that you were talking about earlier have been put in place. others he would not have been brought in. i suspect that what do we see next? >> the other thing that we think, everybody is sitting in the courtroom waiting for a verdict