months after the police killing of michael brown sparked nation-wide protest ferguson, missouri residents head to the polls to make the process heard. running for the white house, senator rand paul kicks off his campaign. >> i'm putting myself forward as a candidate for president of the united states >>> will the tea party favourite appeal to the rest of the g.o.p. kansas is the first state to ban a common abortion procedure. what it could mean for abortion rights across the country >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. a south carolina police officer is facing murder charges tonight after video surfaced showing him shooting on unarmed black man in the back as the man was trying to run away. if convicted, that officer could get the death penalty. we are joined with details. we heard from the family of the victim. >> that's right, and the scott family says they are thankful and relieved believing this video indicates 50-year-old walt are scott and hopes the officer that killed him receives the maximum penalty for the crime. >> we can't get my brother back my famil

in ferguson missouri small businesses are tearing down to rebuild. after months of unrest, following the shooti death of michael brown, 250 businesses were impacted in ferguson and neighboring del wood and now burned out buildings are being demolished. >> this demolition is taking place thanks in part to a program from the st. louis economic development -- for business owners like juanita morris this is an important step forward. moore has raised $23,000 to open a new store in the city but she's committed to coming back to her old lot and keeping her new store. >> that was horrible when the feeling that i felt when i saw the building burn. but as i saw the building coming down i felt like okay you've cried enough over this so let's move forward. >> hidden treasures antiques owned by denise andrews was also hit hard during the riots. however, months without a store hasn't kil. >> i've been working toward being able to open back up. it's helping me realize my dreams again. >> once the demolitions are complete many businesses plan to return to their loca

. >> people in ferguson, missouri are voting thursday to elect three new city council members. they hope to boost african-american representation in a city that's become a symbol of racial tension after months of protest. we met some of the candidates. >> the crowd at st. mark family church may have been small. >> an informed voter can make a difference. >> the field of city council candidates particular black ones in ferguson, missouri has never been so large. four african-americans are running for three open seats in the april 7 election. >> we have an opportunity to effectuate sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> change is exactly what many have ferguson's respondents have been demanding ever since a white police officer shot mike brown, an unarmed black teen. the white officer was cleared of wrongdoing but a federal investigation found a pattern of racist policing in the city and its courts. it will fall to the next city council to make the reforms demanded by the u.s. justice department. adrien hawkins is a federal worker and single mother of two. >> when i s

al jazeera ferguson, missouri. >> coming up in hour next hour, we'll speak with we seely bell, one of the newly elected members of the ferguson city council. >> chicago mayor rahm emanuel stepped off a challenge in a runoff election to win another term. he won nearly 56% of the vote, topping cook county commissioner jesus garcia. he may have to close a $2 billion budget deficit at city hall as the city deals with pension costs. >> i have had the good fortune to serve two presidents. i've had the fortune are being elected to congress. being mayor of the city of chicago is the greatest job i've ever had and the greatest job in the world. you just saw an election between both a grandson of an immigrant and an immigrant which is my we are the greatest city in america. >> an exit poll showed chicago voters were divided about the issues facing the city. about a quarter said the city's budget was the most important topic. almost the same number said chicago's public schools and education was the top issue and another quarter mentioned crime. we have more now from chicago. >> for both these c

their suit names the city of ferguson, missouri in the killing of the unarmed 18-year-old. a grand jury and the justice department declimbned to prosecute officer darren wilson who later resigned along with the police chief and others in that city. that's the latest from the live desk. >> thanks, momolette. >>> we're waiting on a jury in alexandria's deliberations. a man is accused of killing carolyn cross at her alexandria home last september. jurors must decide unanimously whether he's guilty of first degree murder or not guilty by reason of insanity. today the third day of deliberations. >>> a d.c. community is banding together for a woman who was attacked on her morning run near meridian hill park in northwest. police say glenvert green followed a jogger on tuesday morning, then forced her into an alley where he raped her. surveillance video shows a person of interest but investigators haven't said if that is green. d.c.-based charity parks and people want a tough response tothey say they want to send a message so this does not happen again. >>> good morning, everybody.

. >> voters in ferguson, missouri head to the polls to elect a new city council. could low turnout derail hopes for change and more racial diversity? >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera. the jury in the boston marathon bombing trial will begin deliberations. dzhokar tsarnaev faces 30 counts including several that could lead to the death penalty. the defense tried to persuade the jury that he was manipulated by his older brother tamerlan. >> the words lawyers used in closing arguments monday were consistent repeatedly referring to the now 21-year-old dzhokar tsarnaev as a kid or teenager under the influence of his older brother. the prosecution repeated the assertion over and over again that the tsarnaevs were a team and partners in the boston marathon bombing that killed three and injured 260. besides words the prosecution relied heavily on images of the 2013 attack during their 90 minute remarks during which some of the courtroom wiped away tears. tsarnaev faces 17 counts which could result in death. the prosecution hopes they buy their argument. >> he's expec

the death of 18-year-old michael brown in ferguson, missouri, caused nationwide protests. the fbi and the justice department has announced they're launching their own investigation into the shooting of walter scott. er with a wood, al jazeera. >> still to come on the program. celebrations in liberia as the country steps closer to being dee chaired ebola free. declared ebola free. and education in crisis, setting up a boulevard new plan. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> here's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the "world health organization" says that the number of people killed since the middle of march in yemen is now 643 and another 2,000 hundred have been injured. it >> the jury in the u.s. has found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty in the bombing of the boston marathon in 2013. now they'll decide if the 21-ye

after the shooting in ferguson missouri, now this disturbing shooting caught on video. why has policing in america gone so very wrong? >> i think what these incidents bring home is that we need a criminal justice system in the united states that both reduces crime make sure that people who are innocent don't get locked up when they don't need to be, and does so in a way that doesn't consume enormous resources and prevent people from reintegrating into society. in a lot of ways, incidents like this remind us that were not getting the results we deserve and the failures of the criminal justice system so often fall disproportionately on communities of color. >> we are hearing that body cameras might be a state -- might be a step in the right direction. do you think that is a good solution to the problem, or a step toward finding one? >> i think it's one of a number of steps to consider. i think the quick outcome in this case, in terms of the arrest and what looks like to be the prosecution of the police officer involved has a lot to do with back that it was caught on video

mark family church may have been small. >> an informed vote consider make a difference. >> but ferguson missouri, has never been so large. four african-americans are run forgive three open seats in the april 7th election. >> you have an opportunity to effectuate sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> change is what many residence have been demanding ever since a white police officer shot mike brown, an unarmed black taken. the officer was cleared of wrongdoing. but in an investigation they found a pattern of racist policing in the city and it's courts. it will fall to the next city council to make the reforms demanded by the u.s. has department. a single mother of two. >> i said someone has to run and somebody has to help us so i decided to be the change that i wanted to see. >> about two-thirds of ferguson's residents are back but the vast majority of elected officials are quite. throughout st. louis county there are many communities that were once predominantly white that have shifted to pre-come dantley black. brian fletcher, the former mayor of measure son a part-time job that pa

. >>> ferguson, missouri residents electing new members to the city council, and for the first time there could be three african-americans deciding the city's direction. >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm randall pinkston. we have a new republican contender for the race to the presidency presidency. moments ago rand paul announced his bid. his theme as you see on the signs is unleashing the american dream and stopping the machine in washington and spoke of his libertarian principles. >> this message of liberty is for all americans. americans from all walks of life. the message of liberty, opportunity and justice is for all americans. whether you wear a suit a uniform or overalls. whether you are white or black, rich or poor. in order to restore america, one thing is for certain. we cannot we must not dilute our message or give up on our principles. >>> joining me is republican strategist o'brien murray. there were other points made in the speech. in your opinion how will the republican primary voter respond to what he said? >> they'll respond positively. the messa

first with michael brown in ferguson missouri. then eric garner in staten island new york, and now walter l. scott in north charleston, south carolina. one thing is clear law enforcement in america appears toto have a problem. and partly because of these incidents but primarily because most cops are white. only 11.9% of the nation's police officers are african american. >> your typical police officer in the united states is a white male from a lower middle class background who is likely not college-educated. >> and critics charge that many cops do not reflect the communities they serve. in ferguson, missouri, 94% of its police force is white while 67% of the population of ferguson is black. and in north charleston, 80% of that city's police department is white but 47% of its residents are african american. bringing more african americans into law enforcement is a problem even the head of the fbi, james comey acknowledges. >> it is imperative for the communities we serve big challenge for the fbi fbi is overwhelmingly white and mal

when the killing of michael brown broke this ferguson, missouri and made nationwide new, americans began to learn more about the community just outside st. louis. it had a sizeable black majority, much of the power in ferguson was in the hands of white politicians chosen in low-turn out elections. the mayor, the schoolboard and police force, and command structure were white in a mostly black down, after elections that will change some. wesley bell is a city council-elect from ferguson and joins me. welcome to the programme. what did you make to the video out of north charleston. >> watching the video and having an opportunity to watch it murder. >> i can't think of any other way to describe it. >> does the existence of the video change in the way you are watching it unfold. does it change the conversation. we had a law enforcement expert, a career law enforcement guest in the first segment. it seems like the reaction has been muted and measured. >> well, you know, i think as they say a picture tells 1,000 words. you know, reading it, because i initially read the article and it sounded, y

from new york city to ferguson missouri. people taking to the streets, demanding justice for freddie gray. plus the shocking report overnight about what may have happened inside that police van before gray's death. >>> breaking overnight. another survivor coming from the rubble in nepal. americans coming to his rescue. also, the baby buried under a building. >>> chin treatment. the shot just approved by the fda that claims to melt away the dreaded double chin. >>> and money mayweather. we all thagt floyd mayweather was going to get paid. no no no. it's his kids. wait until you hear what his kids are getting for the fight. >>> good thursday morning to you all. we begin with the massive show of solidarity across the country, sparked by the death of freddie gray. >> thousands of people converged on baltimore and other cities across the country. one of the biggest and loudest protests taking place in new york. more than 100 demonstrators were hauled away in handcuffs after blocking the holland tunnel and marching through manhatt

joining us is patricia bynes, a democratic woman in ferguson, missouri, where michael brown was shot dead by police sparking weeks of rioting. i want to ask you something i asked the congressman earlier. what should the response be to rioting like we saw today. the response in baltimore was different in ferguson but we saw the same looting and violence. >> correct, yes. there's a lot of monday morning quarterbacking on what happened in ferguson. until you are faced with this situation, you have no idea what you are going to do. i do like the initial police response to give people space, and understand that there are people out there who are peacefully protesting. and i think that that was a good way to handle things. to try to de-escalate things. i saw earlier, i was captivated and watching all day long while the kids were out of school they weren't able to be on public transportation. things took a bad concern when the police threw back rocks. there's a standard in which we should hold law enforcement. regardless of getting rocks and bricks thrown at them. they have riot shields. in

the world knows ferguson, missouri as a flash point for racial tensions since last year, when a police officer killed a 81 unarmed black man. even in the first days of the crisis the community recognized it was on them to repair their community's identity. the test comes in a few days as ferguson residents have a chance, days before the election, "america tonight"'s christof putzel sees there's a great divide in the two face he of ferguson. >> in streets once filled with unrest a community slowly picks up the charred pieces of their city. >> i'm adrian hawkins i'm running for our city council for our ward, ward 1. >> i'm running for ward 1. >> one of the protests may have cleared but a new campaign is in full swing. >> i'd like you to invite you to a forum it's the last one. >> reporter: two-thirds of residents in ferguson are black yet the currently six member city council has only one black member. there are three open seats. one ward has only white candidates. another only black candidates. but in ward 1 board residents are vying for a seat in a racially diverse race. the victor wil

. >> violence erupting overnight in ferguson missouri. least two people were shot in demonstrations stemming from the baltimore riots. police say someone was shot in the crowd. trash chance and a portable toilet were also set on fire. the ferguson community remains in turmoil following last month's shooting death. >>> the death toll rising in the nepal earthquake. rescuers facing new challenges this morning. we're live with the very latest next. >>> hope this morning for finding more survivors in earthquake-ravaged nepal, that hope fading fast this morning. search and rescue teams struggling to reach devastated villages. the official death toll topping 5,000. how many people affected by this disaster? some 8 million. 1 million children in desperate need of immediate help. let's bring in cnn's orren lieberman. he is live from kathmandu. good morning, orren. >> reporter: good morning, christine, just past 2:00 here in kathmandu. this tense scene behind me gives you an idea where kathmandu stands. the green tents are military tents. the othe

of michael brown galvanized the city and the country nearly eight months ago, residents of ferguson, missouriead to the polls to elect new members of the city council. >> one of the biggest challenges may be getting voters to cast their ballots. ka youu >> reporter: the calls to change ferguson has begun at the grassroots level to the department of justice and the changes have been slowly coming. this tuesday another real change in changing ferguson this time at its local government. >> my name is wesley bail. i'm run for city council. >> reporter: the first large group of americans african-americans running for city council. a council traditionally been white just like the police department, while the city is mostly black. this election three of the council six seats are vacant and, for the first time in its history, ferguson could see half its city government represented by african-americans. >> you got to fold up or show up and if you're going to be a part of the solution, you got to put your foot out there and do it. right now we are in war three in ferguson. this is the ward where the tr

. >> more protests broke out in ferguson missouri, overnight. you can hear the gunshots there on this clip from twitter. police arrested a man and recovered a gun after another man was shot in the leg last night. this happened during a protest near the place where an unarmed black teen was killed by a white police officer last august. it's not clear yet if the shooting was related to the protest. you can count on "nbc 10" for continuing coverage of the crisis in baltimore and the unrest in ferguson. we'll monitor those situations throughout the morning newscast and on our "nbc 10 news" app. >>> the mother of a man killed by philadelphia police will announce later today that she is suing the city. brandon tate-brown's mother says police shot and killed him last december after pulling him over in mayfair. the d.a. ruled that tate-brown did not follow officer's orders and was reaching for a gun. his mother is suing for wrongful death claiming that they planted the fwun in his car. >>> a northeast philadelphia restaurant is holding a fund-raiser for

for instance, two weeks ago, the justice department released a report on the ferguson, missouri police department shooting of michael brown. basically exonerating officer darren wilson and debunking the hands up, don't shoot narrative. and then they released a second d.o.j. report stating the ferguson, missouri routinely violates the constitution and federal law with a pattern of racial bias, unreasonable force, intengszal mistreatment wrongs borne disproportionately by african americans. but on fox-- you're going to love this-- despite their 24-hour schedule, they really only had time for the one report. >> the d.o.j. now admitting hands up, don't shoo don't shoot, never happened. >> people have been fed a narrative. >> protesters who have been running around this country telling a lie. >> the tsunami of misinformation and innuendo. bone-headed nonfact-based rhetoric did not happen. >> it did not happen that way. wilson has been exonerated. let's move on. >> jon: let's move on! the department of justice found the flashpoint incident for protests did not hapt way some thought. although

voters in ferguson missouri went to the polls for the first time since a deadly police shooting rockedll town and the nation. >> the california cancer patient says an airline caused her to miss critical chemotherapy treatment because they wouldn't let her on the flight. why when "action news" continues. >> ♪♪ >> ♪♪ >> welcome back. what do you say we check the roads on a wednesday morning? why not. looking live at i-95 here at cottman, the ramp from i-95 northbound to cottman avenue is reopened even a little before scheduled so looking good there. the workers will come back each night this week and close that ramp so watch for that. other than that 95 looking pretty good. this is northbound as you're heading towards academy road. a little damp out there on some of your roads but it shouldn't cause you too much of a problem. we have construction blocking two lanes, the left lane and the center lane on the turnpike eastbound approaching bensalem and also watch for it blocking the right lane as well near bensalem and eastbound between washington and willow grove blocking two lanes there.

there were protesters out on the streets in ferguson missouri. ed down west florissant avenue. demanding justice for freddie gray in baltimore. the second night in a row in protests in ferguson. on tuesday night bigger clashes. four patrol cars badly damaged. there were people shot. >>> about 500 peaceful protesters gathered in washington, d.c. overnight. they were playing music and chanting all night, all day, we will fight for freddie gray. you see them here in front of the white house before they disbursed disbursed. loretta lynch made her first television appearance since being confirmed. she is pledging support of the justice department to diffuse the tensions in baltimore and around the country. she wants everyone to stay calm. >> these slens actenseless acts of violence are a danger to the community, but they are counter productive to the goal here which is developing a respectful conversation within the baltimore community and across the nation about the way our law enforcement officers interact with the residents that we are charged to se

>> the family of michael brown takes legal action against the city of ferguson, missouri months after his death in a police shooting. >>> deal off. comcast is reportedly pulling the bid for time warner cable after the megamerger raised antitrust concerns. >>> mapping the wooly mammoth genome. the scientific discovery that may take us a step closer to cloning the prehistoric creatures. >>> good evening. i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin with the fatal error that took the lives of two u.s. hostages in pakistan. a u.s. drone strike in january killed american warren wine stein and italian aid worker leeporto. president obama apologized for the deaths but tonight there's a new conversation about deadly force. jamie mcintyre has more. >> reporter: the white house says there were two separate drone strikes in january that targeted a compound in pakistan near the afghanistan border. one attack head two aid workers held captive there. american wine stein and leporto. both were abducted in afghanistan where they were working to improve the lives of pakistani people. while h

and really the birthplace if you want to call it that of this entire movement ferguson missouri. rse ever since august when darren wilson this white police officer, shot and killed this unarmed black teenager michael brown. so let's go there to ferguson. you saw her throughout our coverage. she's back. people gathering there, certainly bringing back some flashbacks of what happened last summer and into the fall. tell me what people are telling you. >> yeah some of the business owners and residents talked about how when they saw what was going on in baltimore, it really did bring them back. what we're seeing now, there were two streets really that were batter and burned here in ferguson. this is one of them. we're right down the street from the police department. kathy's kitchen was broken into. the next building broken into. kathy's kitchen up and running. they're even opening a new business. this one didn't make it. the mexican restaurant still has remnants from that day in november. i want you to see what was happening where there was looting last night. sunny is frustrated. for

>>> breaking news this afternoon because it's happening in ferguson, missouri. on covering st. louis and the nearby area and now you see the big vehicles, an incident. ferguson police involved in a standoff after responding to report of a shooting there in ferguson. our understanding today, ard coulding to the city of ferguson media statement on this police standoff they went to this address 420 warford street in ferguson and a suspect according to police, reportedly shot his brother in the head. now, the victim's been transported to a local hospital and was a alert being transported. according to police. the shooter, again, according to police, barricaded himself inside the house. a middle school and elementary school right around there on lockdown. and the county police tactical team is calmed to assist and it appears that the county police tactical team has arrived. so suspect in shooting of own brother barricaded inside house in the city -- look at that. left of your screen. these cops are guns drawn and ready as any police officer would tell you they would b

thank you erin. >>> we're following another developing story, this one in ferguson missouri.t two people were shot during protests overnight there. hundreds of demonstrators were gathering in support of the protests in baltimore. authorities say a man was shot in the leg and ran into a nearby restaurant to get help. another person was shot in the neck. police quickly took someone into custody and recovered a weapon. investigators are not sure if those shootings in ferguson were linked to the actual protests going on. >>> the lawyer for the family who filed a wrongful death lawsuit against philadelphia police plans to publically discuss the court action later today. police shot and killed brandon tate brown during a traffic stop in the mayfair section in december. his parents filed the suit claiming police planted evidence to make it appear as if their son was reaching for a gun. district attorney seth williams did not charge the officers saying surveillance video corroborated their version of what happened. the city has not commented on the lawsuit. >> and this story is devel

thanks karen. >>> new on "action news" a tree planted in a park in ferguson missouri to honor slain teen brown was cut down and replaced within hours. the black caucus planted and dedicated the original tree on saturday. police say someone shot the tree down on sunday and there are no leads on who is responsible. brown was killed by ferguson officer darren wilson in august setting off months of protests. >> also new on "action news" a wisconsin father of eight was killed in a bizarre crash. michael rogen was driving his wife and seven children to the hospital to deliver their eighth baby. authorities say another car hit a deer causing that deer to fly into rogen's van. he was pronounced dead at the scene. some of the children suffered cuts but they're otherwise fine. his wife gave birth hours later to a healthy son. to help the family their church decided to raise money through a go fund me page. so far they've already raised more than $250,000. >> an argument over weather michael jordan or lebron james is a better basketball player landed a pennsylvania man in jail. state college police

have been here before to draw attention to the death of michael brown at the hands of police in ferguson missouri in august of last year. this time it's in support of freddie gray, a baltimore man who died of a broken neck after being arrested by police in a city much closer to the district. >> for the past two night, i've been going to sleep really late. what comes to my mind is what is happening in baltimore. >> reporter: 14 blocks away at the spot on h street cafe and northeast, baltimore is also on the mind of troy williams. >> we've been trying to get in baltimore for the last ten years. >> reporter: williams is a chef and coordinator for the careers in the culinary arts program. c-cap as it's known works with the district's thriving restaurant community to help d.c. and prince georges high school students to earn full scholarships to culinary college. williams and his wife yvette will soon open another place in the trendy h street corridor which was also once scarred by riots. it will be a restaurant with a teaching kitchen on the lower level. >> we're make the student employable keeping th

. >>> michael brown's family will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri, today. he's the unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a white police officer last august. the grand jury decided not to prosecute that officer. brown's death sparked national and violent protests and spawned the black lives matter movement. that calls for changes in how police deal with minority groups. >>> governor larry hogan of maryland says he will not order a state investigation into the death of freddie gray. there are already four investigations underway in baltimore. the investigations center on how gray's spine was nearly severed in police custody. five of the six arresting officers have now given statements to investigators. during that april 12th arrest gray suffered a spinal cord injury and died a week later. a fifth day of demonstrations planned for today. >>> 6:05 now. the government just released a new report that criticizes the secret service. the report says the agency failed to fix an alarm system former george h.w. bush's residence. the department of ho

. >>> ferguson missouri, will soon have the most minority representation on its city double. theycouncil. james knowles was not up for re-election but some people wish they could have voted against him. >> voters in ferguson, missouri, cast ballots for three new council members. but barbara said she wished she could elect a new mayor. >> i'm not happy with him. i have not had a chance to sign a petition but if someone comes to my door i will sign a petition. >> she cod get her wish. >> a group of residents are electing names in a petition drive to recall mayor james knowles. >> i'm an advocate for good government in ferguson. in order to get good government in ferguson some things are going to have to change. the mayor is one of those things things. >> knowles in his second term as mayor angered some last summer when he said there was not a racial divide in the community when a white officer shot a black teen. the investigation report led to the resignation of other city officials, and the city remains divided on whether knowles should stay or go. >> i don't think anybody cou

and it also looks like a lot what happened in ferguson missouri last summer when the ferguson police chief released video of michael brown from a convenience store. tape of a totally unrelated incident which made michael brown look terrible which happened before he was killed and did not involve the officer who shot him. the police chief said he had to release it because the media had been clamoring for that tape. he couldn't continue to withhold it though in ferguson there doesn't appear to be any record at all that anybody asked to see that tape. so we've been living the story over and over right? month after month. shooting after chokehold after beating. this timeline i just did is by no means complete. you pick a calendar month in the last year or so. google around and up pops a story and now increasingly a video of police violence most often involving an unarmed man who is not white. day after day, season after season city after city after city and now baltimore. what we are seeing in this latest american city is the latest local manifestation of what is turning out to be a nati

. >>> next the way forward for ferguson, missouri. the newly elected city council members about last night's historic election. stay with us. we're right back on "the ed show." audible safety beeping audible safety beeping audible safety beeping the nissan rogue with safety shield technologies. the only thing left to fear is you imagination. nissan. innovation that excites. if you don't think seize the trip when you think aarp then you don't know "aarp". get inspired with aarp travel. plan and book your trip online and get hot travel tips from the pros. find more real possibilities at aarp.org/possibilities. ideas come into this world ugly and messy. they are the natural born enemy of the way things are. yes, ideas are scary and messy and fragile. but under the proper care, they become something beautiful. that detergent was like half the price! and we'll have to use like double! maybe more! i'm going back to the store? yes you are. dish issues? get cascade complete. one pac cleans tough food better than 6 pacs of the bargain brand co

coming up next confusion and outrage in ferguson missouri. what police are saying about a vandal damag alison: a memorial tree for michael brown was found vandalized less than 24 hours after being dedicated in ferguson missouri. the black caucus of the american library association dedicated that tree and a stone memorial on saturday. leon: and the very next day that tree was found cut in half. the stone was missing. matt sezni has the story. >> i can't understand why someone would want to cut down a tree and they want to start something back up again? matt: as people came out and walked the park in ferguson it was hard to see this and not react. a small tree cut in half and a stone memorial to mike brown gone. >> mean a lot to the people of this community. matt: that was the spirit when the tree was dedicated on saturday in the park by the black caucus of the american library association. >> hope for all to gather under the branches. matt: in a park where many trees are dedicated to people some wondered why this could happen and worried about

and local businesses in ferguson missouri were burned to the ground. another man, a grown man named eric garner on staten island new york. he died when police put him in a chokehold while he was being arrested for selling loose cigarettes. he actually die addd before michael brown but it amplified the response. and then when a grand jury decided not to indict the officers in eric garner's death, the protests started again with people blocking highways and bridges, and it was not just in new york but around the country for eric garner. meanwhile, police in cleveland responded to a call in a local park about a 12 year old, a 12 year old boy named tamir rice had been playing with a real-looking pellet gun. within less than three seconds, one of the officering responding to the call shot and killed that boy. no one has been arrested in his killing. in february it was suburban madison, alabama when police stopped a man after somebody reported a stranger walking through the neighborhood that they didn't recognize. patel was visiting his family. one of the of

al jazeera ferguson, missouri. >> a p. edward snowden said he has a new perspective on his decision to leak n.s.a. classified documents. >> a place called washaway beach and what's causing the state coastline to disappear. o disappear. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. taking a luke at today's top stories, the man accused of killing three muslim college students is set to appear in court today. prosecutors are asking the judge to allow them to pursue capitol punishment against craig steven hicks. investigators say the killings stem from a parking dispute. >> an texan court rejected a legal challenge by australian drug convicts on that death row. the two are among 10 international citizens who face execution by firing squad for their role in a drug smuggling ring. indonesian's penalty said he will show no mercy to convicted dealers. >> a automaticry commission is drafting amendments that would let separatist vote on more autonomy. the conflict has claimed more than 6,000 lives in ukraine. >> we are hear from edward snow

. >>> today startling details out of ferguson missouri.preserve the calm were briefed as if they had been headed into war. e-mails and other mission briefings obtained by cnn reveal missouri national guardsmen labeled these u.s. citizens who demonstrated and others amittsdst them enemy forces and adversaries. sara sidner e-mails showing the national guard commanders new using this kind of language could be seen as potentially inflammatory. how are civil rights activists, people in ferguson responding to today's news? >> reporter: very negatively and feel like their american citizens they say, look so many people out of this protests for dozens and dozens of days on end, and most of the time they say they weren't violent, and to be called an enemy is just an absolutely wrong thing to call these protesters who went out every single day, just exercising their rights. >> reporter: this was the scene when the missouri governor decided to call in the national guard in ferguson, missouri, the first tile. timeit happen add week after large protest

you'll hear about a link between last night's riot and the violence that rocked ferguson missouri last year. analysts say social media shows that professional protesters may be trying to stir up the crowd. and other major news including a landmark day at the united states supreme court as justices hear arguments on same-sex marriage. let's get to it. >> good afternoon from the deck. national guard troops from the thousands are patrolling the streets of baltimore now as leaders there promise to keep the peace. police warn they are hearing rumors of a so-called trouble on social media. now, it's been about 24 hours since the rioting first broke out. we've seen some protests in the same areas where violence broke out yesterday evening. so far, the demonstrations appear to be peaceful. crowds have grown through the early afternoon. a live look in baltimore now. baltimore city schools were closed today and a curfew is set to take effect tonight at 10:00. heavily armored cars are lining up to box in protests across the city. the demonstrations come nine days after freddie gray died in police

the town of ferguson in missouri saw weeks of violent protests after a black teenager was shot dead byte police officer last summer. on tuesday the city voted in two new black city council members. rob reynolds reports. >> reporter: rain and hail kept people away from the polls for part of the day, and turnout was light in the election. many voters like kathy glenn were hoping it would end months of turmoil. >> we have had our bad and seen our bad, and now it's time to change that for everyone and make this a community that we all want. >> reporter: it was the first local election since the killing of michael brown by a white ferguson policeman last august. the shooting touched off racially charged unrest and left this city of 21,000 people scarred physically emotionally, and ready for change. >> i want to see new people with new faces, and see if we can't go forward from this point. >> reporter: there were three open seats in the election two were won by african american candidates giving the black community more representation than it has ever had before. now half of the council memb

history happened this week in ferguson missouri. just as ferguson missouri they had three times as many people in that community come out and vote than they ever had in history, i think that was a direct response of our community saying, we're going to do something about them killing our children. and now we have three african-american policy makers out of ferguson. to answer your question directly. i think cameras are good because they let us know what happens that makes it transparent, that's what our community wants more than anything. and half of the police officers, if they didn't do anything wrong, they're exonerated right there, you have this cloud of position because nobody saw it it's questionable how you're shooting our little brother or sister in the back can translate or correlate your life being in danger, it makes no sense to us. i say this in light of walter scott, that we saw on video so many things we would never see on video it's about a culture, it's about a culture. the video why do we need video cameras to make

cnn's stephanie elam looks back. >> reporter: ferguson missouri. and now baltimore.ff kilter by riots in recent months after the deaths of young black men at the hands of police officers. the violence of boiling over anger and mistrust. america has been here before. >> poverty, lack of education, under education, unemployment large return of people out of the state prison system. these are the same issues that were relevant in the riot in los angeles. >> reporter: this is florence and normandy. on april 29th 1992 here in south-central los angeles, this was the epicenter of the l.a. riot. it was all in response to the acquittal of four white los angeles police officers in the beating of rodney king a beating that everyone saw since it was videotaped. >> there was a sincere expectation, one of the rare times when you're dealing with police and blacks in these kind of situations maybe justice would be done. >> i don't believe it. what is this city coming to? >> it was like a collective jolt collective shock. >> reporter: it was here at this intersection that reginald de