be the beginning of a new era >>> sharing his side of the story, the stepfather of slain ferguson teen michael brown, breaks his silence about what he said during the . ing >>> a teacher trained in the u.s. stabbed to death in abu dhabi. this surveillance video shows the suspect. investigators think the person wearing that black robe got into an argument with teacher in a mall bathroom and ated her. police don't know if the killer is a man or woman. the stabbing comes weeks after a jihadist website encouraged attacks against teachers at local american schools. >>> take a look at this video. this is a blazing school bus in lakeland in polk county florida. 38 kids were on the school bus when it started smoking and the driver and kids got off safely and watched as the whole vehicle went up in flames. part of the road had to be closed as a second bus showed up to take them to school. >>> new rules will be based to protect from discrimination against sexual orientation and gender identity. it applyies to contractors who work with the federal government. 18 states are have these rules but this is the firs

traffic on walnut street for four and a half minutes representing the four and a half hours ferguson's teen michael brown'sody was in the street. both protests were peaceful and police made no arrests. >>> we now know when david letterman will sign off as host of the late show. that information coming up next. >>> also on the way tonight a couple watches from afar as a burglar breaks into their home. we'll tell you how the technology they used could help police crack the case. >>> then a boater missing at sea for 12 days is found alive. hear his mayday call for help. kathy. >> in weather we're tracking some snow squalls, some narrow bands of snow that is bursting across parts of the delaware valley creating icy conditions and some warmer weather coming our way. we'll talk about that with the seven-day. >> and it could be the beginning of a new era for the phillies. we'll have more on the phillies. we'll have more on the reported trade of short stop ring ring!... progresso! it's ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. it's our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. apology accepted. i'm

attorney general eric holder last night in atlanta as he talked about ferguson teen michael brown.e was interrupted as he talked about what brown's father wanted his son's legacy to be after he was shot and killed. >> we saw there was a genuine expression of concern and involvement. >> holder was in atlanta to meet with law enforcement and community leaders. now, president obama is proposing a $263 million spending package to help police departments improve community relations. a chunk of that money is for body cameras for officers. and many departments in our area already have them including wilmington, but they're not street ready yet and still legal evidence to be worked out. prive as concerns for citizens and officers. new castle police say they will have body cameras soon and they're working out funding y issues and coming out with new policies. >> they are doing their job that they're supposed to. it's clearly a benefit. >> delaware state police are also researching the technology. >>> this morning we're keeping you updated on all the stories we're following throughout the co

some heat, and it's all over this picture taken at a protest over the shooting death of ferguson teen michael brown. what the school's president had to say about the hands-up gesture he made. >>> and we're learning more about the men accused of setting fires at three delaware churches and the key piece of evidence that led police to them. four wholesome grains. sugar. only six? six grams of sugar? that's really good. excellent, delicious... and yummy! honey bunches of oats. tasty! yummy! >>> at 5:13, new this morning, a pennsylvania state lawmaker is standing behind his call for penn state university's president to apologize for making the hands-up gesture at a campus protest. university president eric barron was photographed last week. you see him here in this photo when he joined students at a die-in protest outside of the school's old main administration building. the hands-up gesture, of course, has become a symbol of protests across the country over the killing of black teen michael brown at the hands of a white police officer in missouri. republican state representative jerry knowles says the

increasing for months, demonstrators upset over the death of eric garner on statten island and ferguson teen michael brown at the hands of police. the shooting of nypd officers have officers scouring over antipolice statements made on social media by ismaaiyl brinsley one displayed with references to the hash tag shoot the police and references made to garner and brown. >> there's a strong antipolice and anticriminal justice system and the unfortunately aspect is that some people get caught up in this and go in this directions they should not. >> reporter: this is a a horribe act of terror and murdering a police officer is not the way to solve anything. it destroys the lives of these families that had absolutely nothing to do with the events taking place elsewhere. >> what we are seeing at this point in time this is unacceptable behavior of anybody to shoot innocent police officers. >> reporter: back here at king of prussia mall, the protest lasted an hour, it was peaceful upper merion police say there were no arrests. reporting in king of prussia kenneth moten channel 6 "action news." >> protesters crowd

and a half minutes blocking traffic on walnut the street, time represents the 4.5 hours ferguson teen michael brown's body was in the middle of the street. >> no justice good no peace. >> no racist. >> michael spinotto is first year medical student and u.s. marine. he said recent wave of die ins are making a difference. >> protecting the citizens of this country is something i have been doing since i got out of the military in 2007. >> reporter: after 15 minutes the in medical students marched back to class. >> just care. >> reporter: earlier temple medical student misha winchester choked up when talking about the ferguson and staten island grand jury decisions. >> a lot of health care issues can be prevented if we address the social problems. >> reporter: that is why these doctors and future doctors, say they took such a public stand. >> things happening in our streets, homes and communities are reflect by their problems that are facing in the clinic. >> reporter: no arrests to report with either demonstration, police indicate that these were peaceful demonstrations. we are live on the penn campus,

they stood around the soon to be lit christmas trees with signs demanding justice for ferguson, missouri teen michael brownout against racist actions of police. >> we cannot do nothing anymore. we are trying to do it peacefully and respectfully but things need to be disturb if we will shake something up here. >> reporter: so, as children sang christmas carols on stage the protest continue. >> we wanted to support and be respectful to the groups performing but we want our voices heard. >> reporter: of course, these demonstrators have the right but is what the timing right which broad a mixed reaction from those who attended the holiday celebration. >> whatever they have to do to you know, get justice and peace, i'm witt. >> it is a tough situation but people out here are trying to ruin it for everybody else. >> reporter: it was an evening of protest that started at 30th street station with the die in, simulating how michael brown's body was on the ground after officer darren wilson shot and killed him. minutes later they marched disrupting traffic during the evening rush hour, also outraged about the no ind

shooting happened at a gas station in berkeley, and that is just two miles from ferguson, where an unarmed teen michael brown was shot and killed. according to police, the officer approached two men at a gas station during a routine check. that is when one of the subjects pulled out a gun, police say, and aimed it at the officer. in fear for his life, the officer fired multiple shots, ultimately killing that victim. the second man, we're told, got away. police say the victim's handgun has been recovered at the scene. shortly after the shooting the victim's mother spoke to cnn affiliate kmov. >> they won't tell me nothing. his girlfriend told me that the police was messing with him. he was fitting to get up and run, when he was trying to get up and run, they start shooting him. they won't tell me nothing. they won't even let me see my baby. they just got my baby laying out there. he been out there for about two hours. >> the shooting has already sparked some tense protests with police officer at one point, demonstrators threw a smoking object toward the officers. some really tense moments there, as you can se

stood around the the soon to be lit christmas trees with signs demanding justice for ferguson, missouri teen michael brownspeaking out against racist actions of police. >> we cannot do nothing anymore and we are trying to do it peacefully and respectfully but things need to be disturbed if we will shake something up here. >> reporter: so, christmas carols on stage, protest continue. >> we wanted to support, we want to be respectful to people perform but we want our voices heard. >> reporter: of course these demonstrators have the right but what is the timing right which brought milk reaction from those who attended this holiday celebration. >> whatever they have to do to get justice and peace, hey i'm witt. >> it is a tough situation but people are out here trying to ruin it for everybody else. >> reporter: it was an evening of protest that started at 30th street station with the die in, simulating how michael brown's body was on the ground after officer darren wilson shot and killed him. minutes later they marched, disrupting traffic during the evening rush. also outraged about the no indictment in the e

justice department to offer his advice about police reform after the deadly shooting at ferguson teen michael brownng. >> good morning to you. >> tell us about this. i can't believe i'm asking the question. >> he's been around for a while. he's a left wing pro-palestinian activist who has tangled with the law a number of times over the past six or seven years. he came to prominence or social media during the ferguson anti-protests there. he has tens of thousands of twitter followers and he's been really on the radical fringe even of the radical protesters, calling out loud without apology for the death of police, saying i pray for your death, doing this all on camera. live streaming it, in fact, from the protests. what is so remarkable, and there are others like him, but what's so remarkable is here is a guy who is doing this all in public. he was profiled by the local fox station in st. louis in october. so there was no secret about his views, which are again, explicit levi lent, calling for the death of police officers. yet two weeks after that profile which aired on television, he was invited by

aware of the issue and have forwarded the case for review. >>> the father of michael brown the unarmed ferguson, missouri, teenot and killed by police will speak in san francisco at a high school. michael brown sr. will speak at mission high school after a three hour rally at third baptist church thanking attendees for their support. brown was invited to speak at the same podium where magazine month ago are j addressed the congregation in 1958. >> enough is enough. we have to stand strong. >> michael brown sr. presence help in the healing process? >>> definitely so. it was great energy in there tonight. ♪ we will overcome >> organizers say michael brown senior came to san francisco because he was impressed by the intensity of the pivot protests. >> new details of the effigies found on the uc berkeley campus with a statement claiming responsibility saying they used images of people would were linkedin the 20th century not out of racism but to connect past events to present over vents. it apologized to african-americans who felt attacked. the chancellor released a statement saying the campus must stay spring len

happened late tuesday night at a gas station in berkeley, missouri, just two miles from ferguson where unarmed teen michael brownas killed back in august. police say the officer was responding to a shoplifting report around 11:15 p.m. in the upper left hand corner of this grainy surveillance video you can see the victim antonio martin pointing what police say was a loaded weapon at the responding officer. the officer then opens fire, killing martin. st. louis county police chief briefed reporters earlier today. >> the individual produced a pistol with his arm straight out pointing at the officer from across the hood of a police car. at that point the officer produced his service weapon and fired what we think at this point is three shots. >> demonstrators quickly gathered at the scene hurling bricks and lit fireworks at police during violent clashes overnight. i want to go to cnn's george howel who is live in berkeley, missou missouri. george? >> reporter: you saw what happened overnight and this being the epicenter of the movement that we've seen here over the last several months, what happened here in ferguson

michael brown. that's the teen at the center of that ferguson decision killed by the ferguson police officer. brown senior is speaking at mission high in san francisco, part of a solidarity rally with the other san francisco unified high schools. on sunday, brown senior spoke to a crowd of hundreds at the third baptist church as well. >>> a social media misstep for the san jose police department. an officer is in hot water for what he tweeted. tonight there's some public pressure for the department to fire that officer. nbc bay area's robert handa is at police headquarters. what did he tweet and what's the background of this officer? >> reporter: his background is one of community involvement. that's why along with this police internal investigation, there's been an emotional wave of community reaction. partly because of these comments and also because officer white, philip white, is involved in a number of community activities, or at least he was. >> 3:00 in the morning -- >> reporter: 20-year san jose police veteran philip white is a familiar face at crime scenes and community events. the of

. >>> well, a makeshift memorial in ferguson, missouri for slain teen michael brown has been repaireder being destroyed by a driver. the washington post shared this image of the memorial after someone drove through. a twitter userrer shared a photo where it was restored. >>> police questioneds a man who they think is responsibility for a hit-and-run. bristol township police located the damage of the red dodge ram in the 500 block of bath road. the 20-year-old owner of the truck turned himself. jenny russo was sleeping in the levittown home when the pick up truck slammed into the home. her son his mom was frail and under hospice care. authorities are awaiting toxicology report to determine what charges will be filed. >>> friends and families remembered two employees of the casual mall xl store who were shot to death in the basement of the store. the family released balloons in honor of the victims. they come back every year praying for an arrest. >>> hammonton police identified the 77-year-old woman while leaving a church on christmas eve. she was trying to get in the car when she was

. >> fee of michael brown the unarmed ferguson, missouri, teen, shot can killed by police is scheduled to speak today at a san francisco high school. michael brown sr. speak to students today at mission high school take part if a three-hour rally at third baptist clutch and thanked those attending for their support. brown was invited to speak at the podium where martin luther king jr. addressed the congregation in 1958. >> enough is enough. we got to stand strong. >> mile brown sr.'s presence helped in the healing process? >> definitely. it was great energy in there tonight. cincinnati we will overcome ♪ >> organizer say he came to san francisco because he was so impressed by the intensity of demonstrations in the bay area over the last couple of weeks. >> a south bay police officer is underfire over tweets he sent out and a controversial has some demanded he be fired. >> we are continuing our storm watch coverage with live doppler hd tracking the rain and creating a wet start to the work week. the south bay is getting pounded. >> over to the bay bridge toll plaza where the rain is com

senseless violence that has been associated with his son's death. >> michael brown is the teen shot and killed by a police officer in ferguson. that officer wasn't charged with the crime which sparked outrage in communities across the country. so his father, michael brown senior is going to be calling for discipline and non-violent resistance in future protests. that rally is set for 4:00 this afternoon at third baptist church on mcallister street. as many as 3,000 protesters took to the streets of oakland last night as part of the millions march. we also saw a big march in san francisco, for the most part though both of those demonstrations were peaceful. >> in oakland, marchers gathered around 2:00 p.m. and they moved on and around the city but later at night there was trouble and police say they arrested about 45 people for vandalism and failure to disperse. but any attempt to march into the freeways this time was met with a wall of police officers. >> black lives matter has been the rallying cry for many of the protests and now the police chief of richmond is under fire for his participation. >> chris magnus was wearing

>>> in west philadelphia tonight, a protest over the police shooting death of unarmed teen michael brown in ferguson, missouri. demonstrators also rallied against philadelphia police. they took to the streets at 52nd and market and busy septa el stop right in the heart of rush hour. >> on your radar, a few leftover flurries but the big concern tonight is ice on the roads tomorrow morning. so scott williams, what do you have? that's right, lucy. we're watching the temperatures and still watching the radar. you can see we're watching some of those flurries especially south and west of philadelphia. we'll take a little tour into northern sections of delaware, new castle county right now wilmington over to middletown. also moving into salem, cumberland counties. bridgeton over to millville still looking at some of those flurries north and west as we move into berks county and sections of montgomery county finding a few flurries and as we move down the shore you can see along egg who are moving towards sea isle city as well as stone harbor still looking at the flakes but temperatures will be critical. 33

in the town of ferguson, missouri, it turned violent after shooting of unarmed teen acre michael browngrand jury decided not to bring charges against officer. that spark new violence in ferguson, and protests all across our country. >>> in august robin williams took his own life at the age of 63. his suicide put a new spotlight on depression and mental health. >> in pennsylvania, a huge manhunt for eric matthew frein, 31 year old survival list accused of shooting and killing one, captured him at the ends of the october after he spent six weeks on the run. >>> a milestone for lower manhattan, one world trade center opened it doors for the first time to new tenant, more than eight years after construction began. >> the 2014 elections ended when a gop bang. republicans winning control of the senate, and adding to their large majority in the house. >> washington, ends the the year, with a contentious fight over immigration reform. president obama announced the plan to use executive authority, to shield at least 4 million immigrants from deportation. republicans say they're considering thei

gesture has become the symbol of protests across the country over the killing of black teen michael brown in ferguson, missouri. republican state representative jerry knowles says the gesture disrespects law enforcement. psu president barron, though, says he supports law enforcement but also supports the students. he said "i'm not making a political statement. i'm making a statement about civility." >>> well, tonight in philadelphia, the power group of leaders will hold a rally for action at new vision methodist church on north broad street. the seven last words of seven black lives events will feature the work of poet laureate sonia sanchez. there will also be sermons and a call for communities to work toward racial justice. >>> this morning, bensalem police are working to track down thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of antique coins. the robbery happened yesterday afternoon at a coin and collectibles store on street road. surveillance cameras captured one man pushing his way behind the counter and then tying up the owner. the other man tied up an employee and a customer. the thieves brok

echoed in the missouri rotunda, journey for justice, it began 7 days on the ferguson street where michael brown an unarmed black teenhot and killed by a white police officer. the protesters say they are demanding an end to racial profiling and police misconduct. >>> the past few nights, protesters in new york city have shut down streets bridges and tunnels. they are demonstrating against the grand jury decision to not indict a white police officer in the death of eric garner. of the hundreds of people march and many briefly laid down in macy's flagship store and grand central terminal and apple store. >>> rolling stone manage has apoll guidessed for a -- apologized for a student who said she was gang raped in 2012. they regret not reaching out for the men she claims attacked her for their side of story. some say even if it isn't true they are glad it came out. >> even if it's not real it's a problem, even if it's not real it's probably still a problem. >> uva officials say the university remains foremost concerned with the care and support of our students and especially any survivor of sexual assault. >>> bucks coun

. >> reporter: another unarmed black teen is shot and killed in ferguson, missouri. michael brown allegedly stole sigg ril lows from this convenience store leading to the run-in with police. officer darren wilson encountred brown and his friend in the street. a confrontation ensues. wilson fires repeatedly at brown and kills him. the authorities swift and tough. eventually, the national guard is called in. a week and a half after brown's death, a grand jury begins investigating whether the charges are warranted against officer wilson. the investigation goes on for months, as do the protests. finally, in late november, the grand jury's decision. >> they determined no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson. >> reporter: the worst fears of ferguson and the rest of the country are realized. the non-violent minority drowned out by the destructive forces of the few. the grand jury near its decision, another tragedy this time in cleveland. this confrontation between police and a 12-year-old boy seen in the security video, tamir rice is waving a pellet gun around

when a cop fatally shot him and the case that sparked this year's anger, unarmed teen michael brown gunned down in ferguson, missouri. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: for some the cycle of outrage is becoming all too familiar. >> they keep having these deja vu moments. we're doing the same thing. it's not okay for me to just maybe die for no reason or a small reason. >> reporter: do people have different rules for people of different races? how much force should people unleash on unarmed citizens? can we trust police to police themselves? eric garner's grieving daughter watched this video of her father's final moments over and over again. she says the real problem goes far beyond race relations. listen. >> this is not a black-and-white issue. this is a national crisis. it's about, you know, the police abusing they power. >> all right. let me introduce our panel. former police officer rashid abdul salaam, a security specialist and a private investigator and former police officer david clinger and a defense attorney here with me in new york and retired police lieutenant michael bell joins me. his 21

father the man's son was killed by police in ferguson missouri and today he tries to stir a bay area crowd to action. >> michael brown sr. the father of the black teen killed in ferguson talked to third baptist church in the city tonight. christian captain is live at the church you met with him at a service was a call to action. >>reporter: it certainly was. there were more than a dozen speakers in addition to michael brown sr. the audience packed the pews at third baptist church this afternoon the crowd eager to hear michael brown sr. speak about the loss of his son and unrest followed the decision to not indict ferguson police officer darren wilson. >> this is a major fight going on i got to stand up. enough is enough is brown's comments came after a dozen speakers addressed racial inquality police brutality towards the african-american community. >> it's rejected by the government and the government we know is the police. >>reporter: since brown's death and the death of eric garner protesters have taken to the streets of san francisco, oakland and berkeley. tonight brown thanked the audience for fighting for change. >> we got to stand strong. >>r

teen by a white police officer. berkeley is not far from ferguson where michael brown was killed in august. ck elected officials are drawing a distinction between the two shootings saying in berkeley the teen supposedly drew a gun on the officer would shot him. >> today, a san jose homeowner will town over surveillance video to police showing a man stealing a package off the front steps of his home. this is the video, the alleged theft happened on wednesday morning not long after this post a.m. carrier delivered the package to the evergreen neighborhood home. watch as the white car pulls up and at the same time a man walked up to the porch, takes the package and takes off. inside the package, a christmas gift to the home owner's daughter. the home owner plans to file a complaint with the postal service because the video shows the carrier tossing the package on to the porch. >> if livermore two people are in custody on discussion suspicion of stealing packages from porches called to the area at trinity hills lane after receiving call from concerned neighbors they found the couple hiding in a

ferguson, missouri where a police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teen. >>> now, one of the key issues in the ferguson shooting is whether teenager michael brown really wasurrendering when officer darren wilson shot him. several people who were there tell different stories. so why do eyewitness accounts of the same exact event sometimes have varying or drastically different reports of what took place? our kyung lah has a report on that. >> joined by the rest. >> reporter: the now universal sign of the protests, st. louis rams igniting a firestorm of their own on national television. the grand jury ultimately rejected this notion, saying it lacked probable cause that an unarmed michael brown had his happens up in surrender. >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: but how is it in the seconds after michael brown was shot that witnesses recording or recorded from three different angles testified to the grand jury wildly differing accounts of that critical moment from this recording audio from an unseen nearby man who says he saw brown moving towards the officer. >> he started running -- >> reporter: then there's this video. this contractor throws his hands up moments af

ferguson. that's where a police officer shot the unarmed teen michael brown in august. as word about this shooting in berkeley spread, this was the aftermath here, a crowd gathering, protesters scuffling with police. at one point, someone threw what looked like a large firecracker or other explosive into this crowd. i want to bring in george howell who joins us live from berkeley. we understand you're on your way to talk with the fachmily of th teen who was killed, antonio martin. do we know how they are coping right now? do they have a message for the community? what are they saying? >> reporter: suzanne, we spoke with them earlier when we first got on the ground here in berkeley. we did go to chat with them just a few minutes ago but in fact they are doing some other things. we'll chat with them again later. but they were gracious to allow us into their home. they're obviously grieving. they want to wait for the facts. the video tells the story from what we can see. police put it out and it shows two people near a police officer and just before the video freezes, you

teen michael brown. >> as far as 9 city of ferguson is concerned we have servered tie with officer wilson. >> protests continue across the country demanding legal action in the case. there were dozens of arrests including in washington, d.c. when protesters blocked a major highway there and several saint rufus i say rams players caused a stir when they raised their hands in the hands up don't shoot pose in sphoart -- in support for the brown family. >>> shopping malice across the country cyber monday, which of course is today, could take on added importance. the biggest online shopping day of the year, that means ups and fedex and post offices are bracing for the packages to be shipped. john rawlins has more. >> reporter: this is inside the fedex express station at grays ferry. items from around the world destined for the delaware valley arrived in the early am, and they go on to the express delivery trucks. biggest issue for those of us filling out shipping labels make them ledgable and complete and include a phone number if you can. >> we want to get everything on time. try to ship as early as possi

they lay in the street for four and a half minutes in honor of michael brown the unarmed teen killed by police who lay dead on a fergusonmissouri street for four and a half hours after being shot. tonight's gathering focused broadly on what organizers called police brutality. >> who take the lives of black children for granted and who say those lives don't matter. >> reporter: chanting as they rose from the ground protesters blocked traffic onto 76 for a few more minutes before heading back to the sidewalk. but other streets remained closed shut down by police as they steered tens of thousands of fans leaving the game around the protest. officials were pleased at how it turned outer. >> people have the right to their opinions and they have the right to protest, that's what this country is founded on and we have the obligation to protect everybody. >> reporter: there was some anger amidst people leaving the stadium. eagles postgame traffic isn't good on its best day and the protests did make congestion worse. still there was patience among those we spoke too. >> for the most part everybody knew what was coming. >> report

shooting happened at a gas station in berkeley, and that is just two miles from ferguson, where an unarmed teen michael brownording to police, the officer approached two men at a gas station during a routine check. that is when one of the subjects pulled out a gun, police say, and aimed it at the officer. in fear for his life, the officer fired multiple shots, ultimately killing that victim. the second man, we're told, got away. police say the victim's handgun has been

last month decision by missouri grand jury to not indict ferguson officer darren wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teen michael brown. >> people of color being killed on a daily basis and cops that kill them are getting off. >> reporter: demonstrators staged what they called a die in at 30th street station lying silently on the ground before a rush hour march to city hall, where protesters left their mark on decorations. the protesters also tried to block on ramp to i-76, they were unsuccessful in doing that and despite that scene yesterday police say the the protests were largely peaceful. we are live at city hall, i'm just continue finch for "eyewitness news" at cw philly. >>> raised in new york city, after grand jury decides in the to indict a white police officers in the choke hold death of eric garner. the case similar to ferguson ignited protest over race and police use of force. coming up in a few you minutes we will have a live report from new york on the protest, there. >>> right now time for traffic and weather, here's katie. >> this is going to end up being a very nice change of pace for our area. because

in august of this year, another unarmed black teen is shot and killed, this time by a police officer in ferguson, missouri, michael brown allegedly stole cigarettes from this convenience store, leading to a run-in with police. officer darren wilson confronted brown in the street, a confrontation ensues, wilson fires repeatedly at brown and kills him. protests are immediate. response by some are tough. some destroy property. eventually the national guard is called in. a week and a half after brown's death, a grand jury begins to investigate whether charges are warranted against officer wilson. their investigation goes on for months as do the protests. finally in late november, the grand jury's decision. >> they determined that no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson. >> reporter: within the hour, the worst fears of ferguson and the rest of the country are realized. the non-violent majority drowned out by the destructive forces of the few. as the grand jury neared its decision, another tragedy was playing out in yet another city. this time in cleveland. this confrontation, between police and a 1

. >> another unarmed black teen is shot and killed, this time by a police officer in ferguson, missouri. michael brown stole cigarettes from this store, leading to a run-in with police. the officer encountered him. confirmation ensues, wilson fires and kills brown. protests are almost immediate. the response by authorities swift and tough. some in the crowd destroy property. eventually, the national guard is called in. a week and a half half brown's death, a grand jury begins investigating whether charges are warranted against officer wilson. the investigation goes on months as do the protests. in late november, the grand jury's decision. >> no probable charge exists to file charges against officer wilson. >> within hours the fears are realized. the non-violent majority drown out by the destructive forces of a few. another tragedy was playing out in yet another city. this time in cleveland. this confrontation between police and a 12-year-old boy seen in this video, he is waving a pellet gun around a park in cleveland. a witness calls 911. >> by the west boulevard transit station. a guy with a piston,

teen pointed a gun at the cop. the shooting took place at a gas station two miles from ferguson, missouri, where michael brown was shot and killed in august. t.adimir duthiers is following this. >> reporter: surveillance video cameras outside the gas station caught the final moments just before midnight. s -year-old martin and another man are in the parking lot as the officer arrives. from this angle, after a brief conversation, martin is seen backing up and raising his arm toward the officer. authorities say martin was inlding this nine-millimeter handgun. in a third angle, the officer is isen firing and falling backwards. >> at that point, the officer produced his service weapon and fired what we think at this point is three shots. >> reporter: st. louis county police chief john belmar is leading the investigation. >> this is a tragedy for everybody. our heart goes out to the decedent's family, but bad choices were made. you know, we didn't have the opportunity to see if this individual would have complied with officers. >> reporter: the 35-year-old white officer has not been identified but is a six-year veteran of

teen was shot and killed by police. >> reporter: ferguson, missouri exploded in violence over the death of michael brown, the images reachingto every home. [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> hey, babe. how you doin'? >> did you hear about that protest yesterday in. >> i listened to it on the news. i had chills. it literally made the hair on the back of my arm stand up. this woman said, do you know how hard it is to get a black boy in this society to graduate high school? and i was like, that could be me. that literally could be me. my fear. my ongoing fear with your newfound education and awarenesses. with that comes anger. >> i know at any moment this situation could go from zero to 100. i know that black lives are not valued in america. >> yours is valued by me. >> i love you for it and i thank you ever day. i wouldn't be here without you in every way. i do. i value myself greatly. enough that i will not allow myself to be -- i'm tired of living like that. >> luis is also tired of living like this. still fighting to overcome his trauma. >> i wake up with aches and pains in both of my arms. i'll never be the same. p, you fl like you'

that lost their sons at the hands of police including the father of michael brown the unarmed teen killed by a police officer in fergusonssouri. their message also in the crowd washington, d.c.'s police chief who said she showed up to stand in solidarity with the community. >> for many years there's a feeling the justice system doesn't treat everybody equally. that's been, you know, when i was coming up through school and studying law enforcement the justice system has to treat everybody equally, black, white, rich, poor, and that's always been an issue. this is not a new issue. just an issue that's very, very emotional and very, very raw. >> reporter: addressed here in washington, d.c. and beyond. nick valencia, cnn, washington. >>> a string of deadly attacks in afghanistan this weekend as u.s. forces get ready to leave the country. the taliban taking responsibility for most of them. we have a journalist on the phone from kabul. we'll talk about the taliban continued use of violence right now at this critical time. what can you tell us about what happened in these recent attacks? >> reporter: there's been a string of a

. >>> supporters of michael brown spent the day rebuilding a memorial to the slain teen in ferguson, missouri. they say a car drove over the memorial early this morning, not knowing if the driver did that on purpose. the flowers, stuffed animals and balloons sit at the spot where officer darren wilson shot and killed brown back in august. the shooting sparked months of protest and unrest. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> well, not a bad day for a stroll on the boardwalk of atlantic city, right? a fair sh@be of sunshine out there today. >> not a bad afternoon at all to hit the slopes either. quite akon taft there. skiers and snowboarders are taking in downhill action this day after christmas. here at camelback mountain resort in the poconos. let's talk about the evening outlook. >> people heading out this friday night to stores to make exchanges and returns maybe. nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz here now to tell us what they can expect tonight. glenn? >> certainly it is going to be a dry evening as the sunsets. the temperature will drop pret

and then also, the tensions out of ferguson, missouri, as well, for the grand jury not indicting darren wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teen, michael brownnt to bring in jim cavanaugh, msnbc analyst and former atf agent. a little bit more about this and what the mayor called despicable acts here. what is it down the road, even though the mayor made it clear this is a time for mourning, a time for the families, how is it that police departments across the board can continue to protect themselves? is there any changes other than partnering up? they talked about equipping them with smartphones. what else can be done? >> i think, for instance, the police chiefs and sheriffs and commanders across the country will be looking back now with their detectives to see, do they have any open cases where people have threatened officers recently? certainly, they'll be looking at those pretty tight. he discussed maybe two officer vehicles are necessary sometimes, depending what the threat is that they receive specific threats in their city or there's been specific activity. it goes back to the violence that people engage in violence around any kind of a

ferguson where michael brown was shot and killed by an officer in august. police say a the officer was investigating a theft last night when he was approached, when he approached the teen and his friend, a handgun was found at that scene. >>> despite pleas from mayor bill deblasio to hold off in demonstrations until two officers are buried protests continued. the officers were ambush and killed in their patrol car last week even, and yesterday hundreds attempted to shut down fifth avenue knew shopping district. >>> the interview is now available on demand and it will be in theaters tomorrow, following the sony sign's tack. it will open at penn cinema river front in wilmington tomorrow. the that is only local theater showing the film. sony originally pulled the movie, after getting terrorist threats from the cyber attackers. but after receiving criticism from president owe bam and many others sony changed its mind. the interview is about a plot to assassinate north korea's leader. >>> well, procrastinators are out in full force, the the christmas eve now upon us, shoppers hit the stores to get those last minute gifts. >>> also on the way tonight. >> grinch of poverty ha

the workstation also shut down for sure time >>mark: the father of michael brown the unarmed black teen kabyle what officer and ferguson misery was in the bay area he and his wife making the chip to express appreciation for the support that's been receiving students and is a high school san francisco for brown has both the students st. you what the team to fight for justice. >>mark: the audit said the unarmed black man killed by police susan getting a chance to speak to him it was a foreign flood his family to travel across the country >>george: 97 reopen the brown plan would after being shut down for several hours both lost ground as of our minds open now is a down power lines and fallen tree have been cleared we have more would kron 4 morning news when it returns. >>george: mindanao's some that is the ride on highway 17 at glenwood early this morning down trade brought some power lines down and shut down the entire roadway just recently all lanes are open both northbound and southbound traffic is backed up for miles in both directions where track and a high spot in the san leandro just getting word of an accident on

teen in berkeley, missouri. officers claim the 18-year-old pointed a gun at him first. the shooting happened a few miles away from energy -- ferguson, where michael browncer. >> former president bush remains in a houston hospital as a precaution hospitalized yesterday with shortness of breath. he has various health problems since the early 1990s. >> at least one person was taken for the hospital after a fire at an apartment complex that break out in rohnert park. one person was rescued and a first responder and possibly two were treated on the scene. >> police are looking for people would decapitated this angel, 60-year-old christmas display which has been a feature here. police have surveillance video of the vandal's car when it happened on sunday night. >>> five, a glorious start to the christmas eve. we are look at beautiful conditions and a look from the exploritorium camera, the first light over the bay shows the day planner the next 12 hours we will see rain falling later this morning into the afternoon hours and make way for gusts later tonight. >>> six, here is a look at san jose, 101, at 880, traffic is still socked in and foggy conditions but

area stage add march and die-in to honor michael brown know laid on the gown silently for four minute representing the four and a half hours the ferguson teen's body remained on the street. student told "eyewitness news" they were of the positiving this cause. >> so many incidents like this have happened, to recognize it is not an anomaly being something hang on regular basis, and that enough is enough. something has to be done. >> we learn about all of those things in class, we talk about as if it is something in the past, we learn from, internal eyes, it is still happening, it is a very present thing. so i think in application the real world is so important. >> vigil at bryn mawr college wrapped up the evening's event. >> and in the. ba he big he he is star makes a statement before the cavalier net game in become line. labron james and kevin garnett were among self ram players, who wore t-shirts with the words i can't breathe during pre-game warm ups. just outside the arena protesters rallied, and held a die-in, as well. >> 8:08 right now. investigators comb through the wreckage of plane crash that killed six, including maryland mother with

ferguson decision. the poll shows available divide on approval of the grand jury decision not to charge white police officer darren wilson in the shooting death of black teen michael brown. >> 58 percent of whites agree with the grand jury decision $32 percent of hispanics agree. only 9 percent of blacks say they approve. >>> our reporter has more on the obama administration's response. >> president obama is taking steps to address what three called the simmering distrust define police and communities of color on display after a grand jury decided last week not to indict the white officer who killed unarmed teen michael brown. >> when any part of the american family does not feel like it is being treated fairly, that is a problem for all of us. >> the president unveiled a $263 million spending package to boost police department training and reform including $75 million to pay for 50,000 small cameras police can wear. attorney general eric holder plans to unveil new justice department guidelines to enracial profiling. he spoke at the historic baptist church in atlanta. >> what we saw was a genuine investigation of concern and sox. >> the protests continue an the country.

teen was shot and killed by police. >> reporter: ferguson, missouri exploded in violence over the death of michael brown, the images reachingnto every home. >> what's up? >> how are you doing? >> did you hear about the protest? >> i listened to his mother. and i had chills. literally made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. do you know how hard it is to got a black boy in this society to graduate high school. i was like, that could be me. that literally could be me. my fear. my ongoing fear with your new-found education and awareness, is with that comes anger. >> i know that any moment this situation could go from 0 to 100. i understand that black lives are not valued in america, not by either party, by the police, or myself. >> by me. >> i love you for it. i thank you every day. like, and i do. i value myself greatly. enough so that i will not allow myself to be repressed. and i'm tired of living like that. >> reporter: this man is also tired of living like this. he is still fighting to overcome his trauma. >> wake up. aches and pains in both my arms. i will never be the same. turn the trips you have to take, into on

teen pointed a gun at the officer. this happened in the suburb of berkley. that's about a few miles outside of ferguson, missouri where michael brown was shot and killed in august. >>> demonstrators in california left a big mess behind after protesting violence by police in oakland. police say that a large group of people smashed windows on local businesses, and damaged the city's christmas tree during last night's protest. because of the holiday, there were fewer than 40 oakland officers to deal with the aftermath. >> president and mrs. obama took time out from their vacation to visit troops in hawaii. >> the world is bert, safer err, more peaceful, more prosperous, and our homelands is protected because of you. >> last become an annual tradition for the first family, thanking troops during a trip to the 50th state. president pointed out this is the last christmas before the majority of american troops are pulled out of afghanistan next week. >> well, doctors treating former president george h.w. bush say he is doing well. they say the 41st president is in great spirits, but not saying how soon he can leave that houston hospital.

teen pointed a gun at the officer. this happened in the in a suburb of berkley, just few miles outside of ferguson, missouri where michael brown was shot and killed in august. >>> doctors treating former president george h.w. bush say he's doing well. they say the 41st president is in great spirits, but not saying how soon he can leave a houston hospital. he experienced shortness of breath earlier this week. his wife, bash, a and son, kneel, visited him on christmas day, at 90 years old, mr. bush is the oldest living former president. >>> a judge has set bail at $100,000 for a woman charged in the hit-and-run in upper merion. police say michelle simons pulled up to the season's 52 restaurant vallet stand on christmas eve. a vallet walk over to help her, when she allegedly grabbed his cell phone. investigators say simons sped away, hitting another vallet with her vehicle. that vallet suffered head injuries. >>> well, the rush to return is on. retailers throughout the area are opening their doors right now getting ready for business. >> not just returns. we'll tell but some of the sales happening today. maybe get little christma

teen drew a gun on police. but obviously, another very tense situation in light of everything we've seen over the past five months since ferguson and michael brown's killing. >>> fierce weather ushering in holiday travel season today that is really, really turned out to be dangerous. a line of severe thunderstorms spawning deadly tornadoes on the gulf coast. one twister ripped through amite, louisiana, damaging several homes. knocking down trees and power lines. no injuries there. but the tornado system that tore through marion county, mississippi killed two people and two more in nearby jones county. another tornado tore the roof off of this day care city in summerall, mississippi. there were 35 children in there and they were moved to a nearby bank for safety. mississippi's governor has declared a an emergency. all of that in the wake of the system. cnn's ivan cabrera joins us with the storm system. it's going to be awfully wet and messy today. >> it sure is. that storm system went from nuisance to deadly and did very quickly. i think we're going to transition back to nuisance here. still a watch in effect for parts of southern georgia and north

ferguson will not be making a severance payment to officer wilson. >> reporter: on monday a grand jury decided not to indict wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teen michael brown. that brought instant protests on the streets that soon turned violent and told "the st. louis post dispatch" he did that after he found out about the threats. it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal." >> he's 112 days late. >> it means he got away with murder. >> reporter: city officials are ready 0 move on. >> now is the time for the city of ferguson to begin its healing process and the citizens of ferguson and the police department. >> reporter: but signs point to a community not ready to let go. just before sunday's nfl game on cbs, several st. louis rams players appear to remember michael brown by raising their arms in the air as they left the tunnel. i'm mary maloney reporting. >> the st. louis police officers association are condemning the players calling it tasteless and inflammatory and they want the nfl and the time to apologize and punish the players. >> the united nations has missed its goal of isolating 70% of patients infected with ebola virus