shot outside the ferguson police department. st. louis county police questioned two young men and a 23-year-old woman taken from the home. the woman's grandmother, iris turner tells me her granddaughter called overnight to say she was at the protest and heard the shots. >> it's just crazy. it's so crazy, these kids up there protesting and doing this. they need to be at home. that's where they need to be. >> reporter: turner says police followed her granddaughter from the protest last night, but she does not know why police raided the home and brought in her granddaughter for questioning. st. louis county police chief john belmar says finding the people responsible for shooting the officers is the number one priority. >> this is really an ambush is what it is. >> reporter: this amateur video captures the tense moments after the shots rang out as the crowd was starting to wind down around midnight. police say the shots were fired from a hill about 120 yards away from where the demonstrators and police were gathering. >> they were a

department of justice, will hold the ferguson police department accountable. it is our hope that through this action true change will come not only in ferguson but around the country. if that change happens, our son's death will not have been in vain. we will speak with the attorney for michael brown's family in our next hour. darryl parks will be joining us. but cornell, the other part of this justice department report the attorney general holder said it was searing the racist examples that are documented in there. you heard them from pamela brown, at least some of them. it goes on and on and on 100 pages, if not more. what was your reaction? were you surprised when you went through this report? >> i was surprised in this sense. it did not tell me anything that the citizens of ferguson and the citizens of missouri hadn't been saying for months. but i want to know this. the data of the report the evidence in the report comes as a consequence of a law that the naacp co-wrote. missouri's racial profiling law. and i want to make it clear here that when you conside

deray, a witness to the shooting of the police officers in ferguson missouri. y believes it wasn't the protesters themselves in the shooting but the shots came from nearby. >> it sounds that is what law enforcement is saying. it came from somewhere near there targeting those police officers. >>> we will follow this breaking news from ferguson all morning long. two police officers shot in ferguson, missouri. the very latest next. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news. protests turn violent in ferguson missouri. two police officers shot. what we are learning about their condition and the search for the shooter. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we have breaking news from ferguson, missouri. two police officers shot following protests outside the ferguson police department. [ gunshots ] >> [ bleep ]. >> now st. louis county police chief jon belmar says the officers came from neighboring police departments. one from st. louis county. one from webster grove.

in every case in which ferguson police records recorded a person bit by a police dog, that person wasamerican. >> it paints a troubling picture of life in ferguson particularly for its african-american residents. the investigation came after the shooting of michael brown. today, the justice department also announced there would be no federal charges for officer darren wilson stating, quote, there's no evidence upon which prosecutors can rely to disapprove wilson's stated subjective that he feared for his safety. but attorney general holder acknowledged that the shooting and subsequent protest didn't happen in a vacuum. >> of course violence is never justified but seen in this context, amid a highly toxic environment, defined by mistrust and resentment, soaked by years of bad feelings and spurred by illegal and misguided practices, it's not difficult to imagine how a single tragic incident set off the city of ferguson like a powder keg. in a sense, the members of the community may not have been responding to not just an isolated confrontation but also to a pervasive, corrosive, and unf

number one, ferguson not indicative of every police department or police officer in this country. here again, the majority of the men and women in this country do this job quite well but what we hear coming what we have heard coming out of ferguson is certainly very disturbing. it's shocking and it is totally unbelievable that someone or some persons inside that organization would be making these kinds of -- >> sergeant sorry to interrupt you. we have the attorney general speaking now. we'll come back to you. >> the two investigations that the justice department has been conducting in ferguson missouri these last several months the matter that we are here to discuss is significant, not only because of the conclusions that the justice department is announcing today, but also because of the broader conversation and the initiatives that those conversations have inspired across the country on both the local and the national level. now those initiatives included extensive and vital efforts to examine the causes of misunderstanding and mistrust between law enforcement officers and the co

louis county is not, you know far better than say ferguson police. so they would feel more comfortable just trying to work with their local police department. >> the police chief stepped down. he resigned and i assume that wasn't completely his choice. is that enough for the community? community members that you're talking with? >> there are some people that are still calling for a few more resignations. but this is ultimately really up to the people who live in ferguson. if they would like to recall other elected officials or if they would like to see more resignations they really need to put pressure on to the board and to the council to let people know that's what they want. >> i don't know if you know the answer to this question but if the ferguson police department is dismantled who would come in and set up a new police department? who would that be? what entity? >> there are several municipalities within st. louis county who contract with other police departments. they will contract with a nearby municipality or contract with st. louis county so

this is about the problems that exist and have existed for so long now in the ferguson police department. speak to that. >> that is why people are hoping and waiting for the hammer to fall to make an example out of this police department and this community. as folks have mentioned, if you go to a block to the north you are in a different municipality of a culture of racism and a few blocks to the south, it is the same thing. where is the accountability and is the hammer falling. >> and we see attorney general holder coming to the podium. we'll listen to his remarks. >> i would like to take the next few moments to address the two investigates the justice department has been conducting in ferguson, missouri the last few months. the matter we are here to discuss is significant. not only because of the conclusions that the justice department is announcing today, but also because of the broader conversation and the initiatives those conversations have inspired across the country on both the local and the national level. now those initiatives have included extensive and vital efforts to examin

have the police lost the streets of ferguson? >> the police are trying to find their way. they're trying to find their footing. they're going to be criticized harshly one way or the other. >> a ferguson police official tells cnn they've not lost control of the streets but some law enforcement experts say their loss of credibility is what got us to this moment. >> a failure to engage with the community has cost them the trust that is needed to be productive. >> reporter: and that may have come back to haunt the police in the moments after the officers were shot. an official with the st. louis county police tells us at least initially many potential witnesses were reluctant to give information to investigators. ron hosco has worked with several police departments. he says the mind set for an average police officer on the streets of ferguson from this moment on is one of survival. >> reporter: how nervous are they and what are they thinking going in? >> policemen are human beings first. the first thing you're thinking of is how do i come out of this situation tonight intact?

in every case in which ferguson police records recorded the race of a person bit by a police dog thaterson was african-american. >> larry: siccing dogs on black people? that's a little on the nose, racist police department. you haven't come up with anything new in 50 years? harper lee is dropping fresh material faster than you. busting blacks has even become a game to the wiley ferguson coppers. >> some officers even compete to see who can issue the largest number of citations during a single stop. a total that at least in one instance rose as high as 14. >> larry: 14 citations in one stop? how many things can you do wrong while driving black? let's see, changing lanes while black, almost expired tags while black, talking back while black having other black people in the car while black, being black while black. man, i can only think of six! these comes are good! -- these cops are good! but to be fair, the cops aren't only citing blacks out of sport. they're also doing it as a money-making scheme. >> today the city generates a significant amount of revenue from the enforcement of code

this evening, where i am standing right now outside the ferguson police department. our national lead once again, tension here in ferguson missouri. this time after the shooting of two police officers. it happened as a large group gathered to protest right across from ferguson police headquarters. the demonstration was in response to the police chief resigning yesterday in the wake of that federal report finding a pattern of racial discrimination in his department. the crowd was just starting to clear, according to witnesses, when someone fired the shots. witnesses say the gunfire came from up on a hill behind them but police believe the shots came from among them among the protesters. let's try to give you a better lay of the land here to show you where everything went down. cnn's tom foreman joining me now. tom, the map perspective can help explain more than perhaps some close-up camera angles. walk us through it. >> reporter: yeah it can. we look at it from several different angles. there's the police station where you are. you can see the big road in front of it.

ferguson city limits. this kind of behavior is enacted by police departments all around ferguson and so what we need is changealso at the county level to make sure we have a new level of accountability with the way we police these african-american communities. >> we'll follow up on all of this tomorrow when this official report will be released. antonio french, sunny hostin, thank you very much. >>> controversy over e-mail of hillary clinton not because of what was in the e-mails but how she sent them. tonight, we have new information from the clinton insider. we have breaking news when we come back. you can't predict the market. but at t. rowe price we've helped guide our clients through good times and bad. our experienced investment professionals are one reason over 85% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper averages. so in a variety of markets we can help you feel confident. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. call us or your advisor. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. at ally bank no bra

the ferguson police department has also begun an explorer program in the ferguson school district beginning in january january 2015. the goal of this program is for officers to engage to engage youth in the law enforcement profession as well as potentially recruit them for police officer positions in the future. i've convened a task force made of residents businesses and law enforcement to create an oversight board that will review complaints and provide citizen input into the policies and procedures of the ferguson police department. the task force meets weekly and it's efforts are already under way. this groundbreaking initiative will be one of the first of its kind in this region. lastly, the city of ferguson has retained services of an independent consultant recommended by the department of justice to conduct a patrol staffing and employment study. finally i would like to speak briefly about our effort toss reform the ferguson municipal court. the city of ferguson has acted in august and september of 2014 to implement several additional reforms and programs. the city of ferguson was the

first, back to the report on the ferguson police department. the feds say they found a pattern of racial discrimination among officers in ferguson. they say police in the city used excessive force against black people and black people were stopped and searched far more often. that is a chart from the justice department they created to illustrate their findings. between the years 2012 and 2014 african-americans represented two-thirds of the population in ferguson, but made up 85% of vehicle stops and 93% of all arrests. investigators say the numbers were also disproportionately high for petty crimes like walking in the middle of the street, jaywalking, a huge, well, crime there. a money grab to hear it from the critics. they say they also found rationally discriminatory e-mails sent from city accounts during work hours. some even insulting president obama and the first lady, but the feds say the officials there have not disciplined any of the people who sent the e-mails. to try to fix things, the feds are issues more than two dozen recommendation

thomas jackson is the sixth ferguson employee to lose his job. he may not be the last. >> police chief thomas jackson is the sixth ferguson city employee to step down after a devastating report from the department of justice about discriminatory law enforcement practices. ferguson mayor james knolls announced the departure. >> the city of forego son police chief thomas jackson have agreed to a mutual separation which involves the police chief's resignation from the city of ferguson. >> in his resignation email jackson made no mention of the d.o.j. report or police shooting death of unarmed teenager michael brown by a white police officer. jackson said it has been an honor and privilege to serve this great city and to serve with all of you. last week, u.s. attorney general eric holder announced police officer darren wilson would not face federal charges in brown's death. >> facts do not support the filing of criminal charges against officer darren wilson in this case. michael browns death though a tragedy, did not involve prosecutable conduct on the part of officer wilson. >> hand

he wouldn't rule out the possibility of dismantling the police department in ferguson? s going to be responsible for law and order if that police department is dismantled? >> there is precedent for this even right in the area. the jennings missouri police department was shut down and new officers were hired. there was consolidation with other departments and clearly, that's what should be done here. this is a department that deserves the death penalty. they should not be in existence anymore and by the way, if you fire all the current officers and let them apply for new jobs that takes care of your community policing problem right there. you don't have the huge racial imbalance anymore. >> that police officer darren wilson came from jennings and went to ferguson which has raised a lot of suspicions as well. would the federal law enforcement, federal agents have to come in for an interim period until they could get a new police department organized? >> no. they would still be from within the state of missouri st. louis county the surrounding police departments. it would n

to the immediate north northwest of the ferguson police department several shots were fired, at least three, and two officers were struck. a st. louis county officer was struck in the shoulder and a webster groves police officer was struck in the face. both those officers are here right now. they're being treated. i don't have an official status on what their condition is right now. they are conscious, however, those are very serious gunshot injuries to be able to sustain in your upper torso and certainly in your face. they're being treated right now. the officers will not be identified at this point other than the fact that the st. louis county police officer is 41 years old. he's a 14-year veteran of law enforcement and then we have the webster groves officer who is 32 years old and he's been on the department for approximately five years. so you know i would like to just underscore if i could for a minute you know we have had an occasion to be involved in many of the events in ferguson since the -- since michael brown was killed, and i think we've been very fortunate as we've moved

offers verse been shot outside a ferguson police department. we're told they are conscious their injuries described as, quote, very serious. >> this happened on the heals after protest that was organized in the wake of the resignation of embattled police chief thomas jackson. according to the st. louis county police chief, one officer was shot in the face. >> the other officer evidently shot in the shoulder. let's get right to jen for joyce for the latest. >> reporter: two police officers were shot one is the st. louis county officer the other is a webster roads police officer. st. louis county police chief john set the scene for news press conference short time ago. he said there was a protest going on roughly 60 people had gathered in the streets following the resignation of ferguson police chief thomas jackson. it was peaceful there. were no problems. but there were police officers from multiple departments on scene just to keep tabs on things. and as the protest was wrapping up, multiple shots were fired at least three according to police, a

>> no where the police department is downtown frerg son. downtown ferguson. it is two miles away from where the shooting of michael brown took place. the police department is two miles away from where that situation took place. what we are seeing on the screen now is downtown ferguson and it is actually not a bad ear -- area except you have so many people that can come and go on west lawson street. that's what we are looking at now. it is in order hard for someone to find their way on that street and cause trouble and then quickly get out of town. >> one thing that struck me i asked you to tell us about the tension you saw between the protesters and the police. i don't know if it is a word you use but you said it was one of the most disturbing things you have ever seen. you are a criminal investigator and for you to say that the tensions must have been high and upsetting. >> it was horrific. here was something i have to say. i talked to the police forces in august and in november and we have problems at that police department. i think everybody agrees with tha

why i'm calling on the dismantlement of the police department so we can begin to heal fehring "and st. louis as a whole. this is not just happening in ferguson. if the d.o.j. does a report and lists all the municipalities we see the same report from all those in the city of st. louis, where they have racial bias racial police officers patrolling areas, where innocent people live each andery day. they are the target. >> when it comes to ferguson officials fired one police officer, suspended two others. can't the department get rid of the bad apples and move forward. >> again, this is a problem that has occurred for too long and the ferguson police department. they know who the individuals were and they did not do anything up until they came out with the report. so this is - this is a problem that has occurred for over a decade, and further than that so this is a - it's institutionalized racism. until we are able to deal with the problems of race here in america as well as in ferguson only then will we see true change. first you have to change what is in the hearts and minds of people patrolling the areas. >> so who controls ferguson if they s

the officers were standing in front of the ferguson police department. officers from multiple departments were in the area, to help keep tabs on a protest. police say about 60 people had gathered, to protest the resignation of ferguson police chief, thomas jackson officials say the protest was peaceful, there had been no problems, and then, at the close of the event the shots were fired police say they don't know who fired the gun but the shooter was likely embedded in the crowd somewhere t appears police were targeted. >> i would have to make assumption right now based on the fact that these officers were standing together, a and several officers standing right there together when this happened that, you know that's correct were shots that were parallel to the ground, not up in the air weren't shots, and have to make a sum sean these shots were directed exactly at my police officers? and taking a look now at some video shot earlier in the evening, some protests, again police say no problems, but in general there had been violence and tensions remain high

department continue to police effectively if at all in the city of ferguson? had been rumors and speculation that perhaps the police department could or should be dismantled and handed over to the county police. as part of the doj investigation, the next step will likely be a federal monitor inside of the police department as well as a number of mandatory reforms they would have to meet that could also include the takeover of the police department or not. we're not at that point yet. but it's clear as the pieces tumble in ferguson, it's likely there will be, you know, a much broader shake-up within the police department's leadership. >> did you have a feeling or perhaps maybe a hope that after the doj came out, it was a scathing report about the police department, that it would not only spark change but maybe it would cause some of this friction to die down a little bit? or did you expect it to fire up? >> i didn't necessarily have a hope or expectation either way. but i naturally assumed, rightly so that one chapter may have closed, you know the people in the

>> for me it's not about the ferguson police force being dismantled it's about us righting the wrongsills that have occurred over decades and the police force. i wouldn't make a sweeping indictment over any police force or sit rennry on issues that have taken place in the past. i think our job is to bridge a bill and fill the gap and to build a better police department and better community relations with the people who we serve. and if we did that there are many lowcales that would suffer the same fate. i understand what happened and the attitudes that are surround that but realistically, we still are going to have to work together to form a better police and better force in the community. >> so how do you do that? >> the question as i see it is can have a better police department when the city's whole idea is charge the people charge the people put the people in jail if they're not paying us let's see how much money we can extract from the people. and so can you have a decent police department if they're being pressured at every turn to pick up people take them to jail turn them upsi

is it safe for the ferguson police to operate within the city of ferguson? should -- should police from other agencies come in and take over? what's the answer? >> well you know the strange thing is that the two officers who were shot here are not actually from ferguson they're from two neighboring police departments who were there to assist. so the answer i think is just to use a lot of vigilance and we need as we did here in new york you need cooperation from the community. this is a two-way street. everybody talks about community relations. yeah it's a two-way street. >> sir, there's no trust at all between the community and the police at this point so there's a big problem there, right? >> sure. and the other thing is all this -- this thing that was going around snitches get stitches and all this kind of ridiculous stuff. this is your community, the people who live in ferguson. this is your community. do you want someone out there randomly firing shots? i mean it could have easily -- one of those bullets could have easily hit an innocent person who's simp

officers were shot outside the police officers in ferguson. happened as police and protesters gathered outside the station. our local affiliate reports one officer was shot in the face and the other shot in the shoulder. no word on extent of their injuries. >>> in washington i'm joinded by. we have a lot to talk about. just hours after this ferguson police chief stepped down a protest, multiple shots fired wounding two police officers. this is on the heals of the justice department report. >> i think what this illustrates is just the volatility of the situation, not just in ferguson but around the country, and the charges that oftentimes police are heavy-handed to put it mildly and sometimes very racist. that is certainly the charge reinforced by the justice department report about the goings on in ferguson. it is a dangerous situation. obviously some people have overreacted to the point of criminal conduct and violence and that is not going to solve a thing. >> how much do you think the doj can step in. >> the department of justice does have

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the ferguson police department has to be rebuilt from the bottom up. i mean don is absolutely right. we have evidence that the police department has broken federal laws. they've violated the constitution in every conceivable manner in terms of their relationships with the african-american community. but i believe beyond that we know in the state of missouri that the ferguson police department is not the only such police department not the only such city government that depends on municipal funds. so the governor the legislature of the state of missouri has to go well beyond the ferguson police department to look at this problem more broadly as a matter of state law and state reform. >> what's going to happen, evan to the ferguson police chief? >> well, wolf he had an agreement with officials involved down there to resign. this is some months ago. and according to him, what he's told people down there, after we reported that agreement he decided that he was going to change his mind and stick around because he wanted to see the end of this process. and no

exclusive interview. >> it's never been an intention of the ferguson police department or any police department that i know of to potentially target individuals because of race. if there is that happening, it's a crime and it needs to be addressed. >> are you aware of at least some of the vocal people protesters included who would like to see you removed from your position? >> sure i have and i've talked to a lot of those people and i've talked to a lot of people who have initially called for that and then have changed their mind after having meetings and discussions about moving forward. realistically i'm going to stay here and see this through. >> we bring in cnn legal analyst sunny hostin with me along with missouri state senator maria chappelle nadal. your thoughts? >> well i have to tell you that i am absolutely appalled at some of the things i have been reading in part. i'm not surprised by the number of stops and the percentages of individuals who have been stopped specifically because of their race. there are cases where there are individuals who are walking on streets, 93% o

there is a hill across from the ferguson police department. that's where i heard the shots come from. so it's four shots, and i looked across the street. and the police were all on the grass, and i looked back across on the side where i was, and a few of the protesters were laying on the grass, crawling across the parking lot and, you know, everyone seemed to be trying to figure out what was going on. at that point that's when i saw the police get up and some either drew their guns or some were carrying two police officers across the grass. and the protesters were starting to get inside their vehicles but i stayed because my car was in another parking lot, which my friends and i had to walk across the parking lot with our hands up to get to the other side to get to our vehicle so we could leave. but i will say that no one knows who shot what. and no one knows where the shots came from exactly. i just know the direction where i heard them from. but i can say that we have been protesting for 215 days. and the 250 days no officer has been harmed e

eva pilgrim has the details in our satellite center. >> reporter: the ferguson police chief resignation is calling for more dismissals. police say three shots were fired north of the police department. two officers seriously wounded were not from federal government son. a saint louis county officer was hit 41 years a webster grove officer was shot, he is 32 years old. >> the police officers were standing there and they were shot just because they were police officers. we're conducting an investigation. >> we're report also that crime scene techs are across the street. no word on how the house is connected to the shooting. live in the satellite center, eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> developing right now a fast-moving fire damaged a chinese restaurant and apartments above are and free library location right next-door. it happened in the city's tioga nicetown section. the library suffered smoke and water damage. it is unclear what starting pointed the fire. nobody was hurt. >>> a car crash scene became a murder scene because the man driving the vehicle was shot. the driver crashed

officers have been shot outside the ferguson police department. want to talk to bradley, freelance journalist what have you seen. >> flight the streets are . >> right now the streets are blocked off in front of the police station and at the fire station. earlier gunshots rang out towards the line of officers who were lined up in front of the police department. we saw at least one cop shot physically and obviously another cop came out. >> so you say the shots came from a hill at the top of the street. what's on that hill? is there an apartment complex or an open field? >> i wish i could give you the name of the street. there's a street next to a complex, it's a residential street that leads right in front of the fire department. it's a hill. and the gunshots were coming at the top of that hill. you couldn't see who was shooting it because it was so dark but you saw the muzzle fire coming towards the police officers. >> how far away is that hill? how long is the distance of that shot? >> i want to say at least 500 to 700 feet, 700 at least that. >> t

two police officers shot in ferguson, missouri. this happened at a rally celebrating the police chief's resignation. the latest top city official losing his job after harsh criticism from the justice department. one officer was from a nearby town. he was shot in the face and a county police officer was hit in the shoulder. both expected to survive despite their serious injuries. the county police chief says the officers were targeted. >> this is a very very very dangerous environment for the officers to work in regarding the amount of gunfire that we have experienced up there. now, this evening, the only shots that we were aware of were the shots taken from across the street and, in other words, these police officers were standing there and they were shot. just because they were police officers. >> at least three shots were fired. no one has been arrested and police do not have a description of the shooter. more details as we get them. >>> a teenager in washington state has been arrested in that attempted kidnapping of a child caugh

the ferguson police department no longer in charge of policing any protests in this city. as of three hours ago those duties are transferred to the st. louis county police and the missouri highway patrol. tonight, a call for calm. members of the clergy were hold ing a vigil a moment ago praying for peace in their fractured community. there is so much to get to, and we have every angle of this story covered for you. joining us is sarah sidner anderson cooper and jake tapper and sara i want to start with you, what is the latest? >> the two people they want to question they obviously believe there is information and the two people may have had something to do with the shooting. one of whom the law enforcement official says may be the actual shooter, and also looking for those who helped that person to get away. so it gives us information that maybe it is two people, and we are not sure if it is one or two or how many but it sounds like they have narrow eded it down, and although we are in the beginning phases of the investigation, and one person and then one who helped the pe

other officials in ferguson have resigned. two police officers were let goe. county clerk, one of the judges, the city manager. is that enough or do you think there should be more resignations? specifically the mayor, the mayor of ferguson, must he go? >> i think our national president said it best they were scrammingbleing like roach when is you turn the light on. i think we support that sentiment. there has to be change in ferguson. there has to be change in policing in this whole region and it's got to happen and it's going to happen. those folks who try to derail it or those folks hoping it doesn't happen they're going to come up short. the doj report in itself is the foundation for change that needed -- it is clear, it outlines the fact and we're going to act on those facts and make sure that the changing happen. >> adolphus pruitt thanks very much for joining us. >> no thank you. >> much more on the breaking news the breaking coverage of the ferguson police shootings. that's coming up. also a new scandal for the u.s. secret service. two senior officers --

officers shot following protests outside the ferguson police department. [ gunshots ] >> [ bleep ]. >> now st. louis county police chief jon belmar says the officers came from neighboring police departments. one from st. louis county. one from webster grove. they had been helping out ferguson's police department. we will play sound from the st. louis county police chief belmar. you will hear from a witness, markus laerher. >> at midnight the crowd was starting to break up. several officers left the area. to the immediate north/northwest of the ferguson police department, several shots were fired. at least three. two officers were struck. a st. louis county officer struck in the shoulder and a webster grove police officer was struck in the face. both officers are here right now and being treated. i don't have an official status on what their condition is right now. they are conscious. >> probably 30 feet away from the crowd. all of a sudden i heard four to five shots rang out. i know that area. i know the shots came from at least over by the grassy area beyond the subway. no

crowds gathered outside the ferguson police department for a candlelight vigil. community leaders called on the crowd to bring an end did all senseless violence. chris pollone, what's the latest with the manhunt? >> reporter: the streets of ferguson are quiet this morning. the rain that has come in around midnight effectively ended that protest outside of the ferguson police department late last night. police say that they have interviewed some people and gathered some evidence. but at this point, no arrests for the shootings of those two police officers. as they've done many times since the december of michael brown in august, people took to the streets of ferguson missouri. but this was not a protest. instead, a prayer vigil. >> we're going to continue to heal. we're going to continue to educate our community at large. we're going to continue to heal and have those tough conversations. >> reporter: the group prayed for the two police officers who were shot as they stood outside the ferguson police department. one officer shot in the face, the other in the should

they are saying the ferguson police department engaged in a pattern and practice of discrimination against african-americans, including disproportionately targeting them for traffic stops, use of force, and jail sentences. explain. >> well ana, the justice department says it found some striking statistics when it took a look at the books of the ferguson police department and the municipal court system. they said that 85% of vehicle stops were of african-americans. 93% of those were arrested in the city were black. even for minor citations, 90% of those went to african-americans. 95% of citations for manner of walking in the roadway, which is akin to jaywalking went to african-americans. again, this is all to show that there was a pattern and

but surely the ferguson police department is not the only police department in america that has theseroblems of racial bias. >> reporter: absolutely not. the justice department has been doing these types of investigations around the country. they recently announced a consent decree, which is a deal with the police in cleveland, ohio for instance, which is -- which puts that department under some supervision to improve some of the practices by the police officers. there is similar investigations in new orleans and the albuquerque police department. these are problems with racism by police that have been found in investigations by the justice department. it is something that is a very big problem around the country. >> let me ask you this. a lot of people were extremely upset that darren wilson was let go. we saw those protests that took place around the country. if we know for a fact now, according to the justice department, that there is racial bias within the ferguson police department, how are they so sure that michael brown was not a victim of that racial bias? >> reporter: that's

that is the conclusion tonight of a justice department investigation launched after a white ferguson police officer fatally shot an unarmed black man during a confrontation last summer. mark strassman is in ferguson, but we begin with jeff pegues in washington. >> reporter: the department of justice investigation examined 35,000 pages of records from 2012-2014 and the numbers are stark. while 67% of ferguson's residents are african american they made up 93% of those arrested and 90% of people given citations. and when an officer pulled someone over, 85% of the time, it was an african american. when police used force, 88% of the time, it was against african americans. last month, ferguson's police chief tom jackson was asked by cbs news correspondent dean reynolds whether bias existed in his department. >> reporter: did you discover a racial problem in the department? >> no. >> reporter: none? >> no, there's not a racial problem in the police department. >> reporter: when 18-year-old michael brown was shot last august by ferguson police officer darren wilson, of the 53 officers on the force,

. >>> two police officers were shot overnight in ferguson, missouri. one in the face. as don champion tells us, the situation remains tense. >> reporter: officers with their guns drawn stood outside the ferguson police department after the shooting. it happened around midnight as protestors who had gathered outside the building for several hours were leaving. >> we have to make an assumption that these shots were directed exactly at my police officers. >> reporter: investigators say as many as three shots were fired from across the street. one officer was hit in the shoulder, the second was shot in the face. bradley was among those in the crowd. >> bullets were going right past my head. it was -- it was kind of traumatic. i'm still kind of in shock because of it. >> reporter: both officers were taken to a nearby hospital as backup from neighboring police departments arrived on the scene. >> trouble, trouble, trouble! >> reporter: protestors gathered outside the department after the ferguson police chief thomas jackson resigned wednesday. his departure is part of a shak

ferguson. we continue to follow breaking news. two police officers shot outside the ferguson, missouri, police station. this is breaking news. we know that the two officers were shot outside the police department. three shots were fired. the shooting happened as police and protesters gathered after the announcement that the ferguson chief of police would be resigning. that came yesterday. all of this happened overnight. we'll get an update in three minutes. >>> and a 33-story skyscraper going up and it's not going to be in philadelphia but it's local. the new push in the lehigh valley. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. >>> 6:16. we continue to follow this breaking news. two police officers shot outside the police department in ferguson missouri. and authorities believe that they were targeted. we just got this new video of one of the officers being put into an ambulance. this happened overnight. the shooting happened aroun

and now many of them feel vicinity indicated after the department of justice blasted ferguson police for targeting black residents with petty charges and fines that aim to boost the city's finances. but the justice department report also put a harsh light on an important fill pillar of policing one that has come to dominate law enforcement thinking across the nation. it's the theory of broken windows. it pause it'ses that aggressive policing of the most minor of offenses can prevent larger more serious crimes. federal investigators found that these zero tolerance policing methods help justify ferguson's drive to funnel offenders through its how end force think system. those effort were so successful in terms of money generated that city official heads projected that court-imposed fines were set to fund one quarter of ferguson's municipal budget in 2015. but what did all of that on aggressive policing do for the community decides ferment bad will. according to missouri state data it didn't do much to change violent crime statistics this inside ferguson accept perhaps for the ores worse

bill: two police officers shot in ferguson, missouri. came as they were guarding protest outside the police department at midnight last night. screen left is inside the room where in clayton missouri the police chief will step to the microphone. one officer shot in the shoulder the other in the face. we'll get an update on the officers and an update on the manhunt for those who are responsible. . . martha: we are back. breaking news as we go to clayton missouri for the news conference about a shooting of two police officers last night. >> by that i mean the st. louis county police department because the ferguson police department is right now back in control of the city of ferguson. i actually kind of stayed in touch with this until about 10:30 last night. went to bed, i was woke up about midnight with the news. at about 8:15 protesters started blocking south flrorisant in front of ferguson pd. they asked for 25 cars to assist them at 8:27. approximately 150 protesters were located in the roadway, 15 police officers on the scene. at 9:00

. >>> the justice department finds a pattern of racial bias in the ferguson police department. apparently contained in the report an e-mail exchange between police and local court employios that says obama will not be president for long because what black man holds a steady job for four years? nor on that report ahead. your body goes through more than 500 ups and downs a day. your deodorant should keep up. secret clinical strength has adapts & responds technology for customized protection that adapts to your body. >>> okay. what do you got for me if >> i'm clearly in the lead based on great skill of this game. i'm confident about number 11. >> here we go. jeb bush you'll be adding to your roster with -- who are you going to get? oh, ben carson. >> ben carson he's a retired world class surgeon, recipient of the presidential medal of freedom, and says obamacare is the worst thing since slavery. he's dr. ben carson. [ applause ] >> don't applaud that. there's no need to applaud that. >> that's right, america, time for another update. dr. ben carson made a big announcement today. sw

louis county police chief john bellmawr who says the climate in ferguson following the the shooting of michael brown last summer has created a dangerous work environment for his officers. he said shots were fired across the street from the police department and based on their trajectory he can a assume that his officers were targeted. we will continue to follow this breaking story and try to update you on the condition of those officers as soon as we are's able. that is very latest live from the satellite center, nicole brewer for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> nicole, thank you for that. >>> we have more breaking news from lansdale, montgomery county, a large water main break is expected to tie up morning rush hour traffic at cannon avenue and main street. "eyewitness news" reporter jan carabao joins us from that scene with an update honorary pairs, crews are already out there, good to see, good morning. >> reporter: erika, good morning, that is right, crews have been working very hard overnight to get this fix in place. the goal, it is to get this road reopened by morning rush and they

and it has come up with roughly 26 things that need to change in the ferguson police department. e things. and so ferguson and the do justice are now in negotiation to see if they can work out an agreement that will bring about the kind of thorough systemic change that is necessary to fix the ferguson police department. if they cannot reach an agreement, the justice department will file a law suit. if they can reach an agreement, then that agreement will be entered into court as a consent decree and then it will -- the implementation of the reforms will be overseen by the court who will most likely appoint a monitor who will keep a detailed eye on what's going on and make sure that the city follows through with the necessary changes. it's not at all clear that this process will be easy. it certainly won't be easy, it will take a while. and one of the problems is that reaching an agreement and then depending on the people who presided over this very mess to change it is problematic. and so it's quite likely that there will have to be major personnel changes as well as major structu

the shootings happened hours after ferguson police chief resigned. listen to st. the st. louis county police chief as he described what happened on the ground. >> when they heard the shots and when they heard the bullets singing past, they saw muzzle flashes. these muzzle flashes were probably about 125 yards away. many officers drew their weapons but no officers fired. what if we're in a situation where it's 25 or 50 yards away and it's a threat right there in front of you that can be engaged except we're around a situation to where perhaps 30, 50, 60, 70 people are around. we really need to understand the dangers of this. >> chief belmar said we're very close to burying two police officers in ferguson. luckily they're said to be recovering. >>> i want to bring in benjamin crump, the attorney for the family of michael brown. of course what's been going on in ferguson all started in august, this chapter started in august when michael brown was killed by officer darren wilson. thank you for being with us. you spent so much time in this community. i want your reactio

louis executive laying out a time line saying that at 5:30, the ferguson police chief resigned which was widely publicized. about hours later demonstrators took to the streets. three arrests were made. and then just before midnight he says two of his officers the police chief saying two officers were hit one in the face the other in the shoulder. let's turn to our legal contributor, jamie floyd. jamie ferguson residents for months have been saying they are under siege, now it appears to be the case with the police departments as well. >> yes that's right. and i found very interesting the reference to first amendment rights and the chief of the st. louis pd acknowledging that people have a right to express their opinions about what has gone on in ferguson for months, but that perhaps now it is getting out of hand. brandenberg, versus ohio one of the most famous first amendment rights cases ever. of not to shout fire in a crowd building, unless of course there is a fire. and the question is whether or not ferguson is indeed on fire? are there issues that need to be addressed ? no one wo