. >> michael calhoun from kmox radio in missouri. apart from the violent scenes in that county, there have also been protests elsewhere in america. thousands of people rallied in u.s. cities, including los angeles and in new york. the most disruptive demonstrations have been, as we saw, though, in st. louis, where ferguson is located. also in oakland, in california. just across the bay from san francisco. groups also gth gathered in chi, salt lake city, washington, d.c. >> protests erupted across america. in new york, thousands marched in fury over the grand jury decision. to them, it just reopens the wounds from decades of racial discrimination. >> it was expected, but still an absolute blow to those of us that wanted to see a fair and open trial. i think that it is clear that even when you see a blow coming that you expected, it still hurts nonetheless. >> reporter: this was los angeles. >> we don't have our justice! >> you don't get no peace. >> reporter: a peaceful protest, although memories are still fresh of riots in 1992. some

me now, a civil rights attorney along with charlie brennan, host of "the charlie brennan show" on kmox st. louis. charlie, let me start with you, because you are on the ground there. what's the latest? >> well, i think the latest is some sources are reporting that the grand jury has reached a decision and there could be press conferences by both the governor's office as well as the county prosecutor's office some time later this afternoon or possibly early this evening, maybe 7:00 or so. yesterday, there was a big bombshell announcement by the courts, one administrator said that even though the county prosecutor for at least two months indicated that all the evidence the grand jury has been privy to, like the reports and the testimony would be made public as soon as the grand jury makes its decision, that is they don't vote to indict, turns out the court said, wait a moment, we may not be releasing that information just yet. >> very interesting. paul, civil rights attorney, why? what's going on here? >> i understand why they might say they want to do it because people don't trust the p