three days after michael brown jr. was killed, we had a major rally in this very church. we said that night, with his parents present, that we had little to no faith in the grand jury by the local district attorney. we said that night that we wanted the federal government to come in. that sunday we had a unity rally where thousands came and joined us. we repeated it, and all the way think the funeral. hahs night, the appearance by the district attorney made it clear to everyone why we had little faith in the state prosecution. i have been involved in civil rights all my life. we have seen cases go ways that we felt were right, and ways that we felt was wrong. i have never seen a prosecutor, hold a prez conference to discredit the victim. >> where he went out of his way to go point by point, in discrediting michael brown jr., who could not defend himself. how do you in explaining why you are not indicting a man to kill, try and convict a young man for shoplifting, that can't explain the tape, try to convict him for interfering in the miscar when you don't hear his side of

>> again, i want to reiterate, that is the stepfather of michael brown jr., the stepfather. the father, michael brown sr., all along urging peace. those comments were caught on camera last night. and understandably, you can understand a mother's grief after losing a child, regardless of the circumstance, any mother, any mother would be in grief. and you don't know how someone is going to react. what is coming into question today, though, is the stepfather's comments considering all the violence and the uproar and the burning and the looting last night, whether that instigated part of it, of them being out in the crowd, using expletives saying, we're going to burn this you know what down. again, the response coming from the family attorney, benjamin crump, responding specifically to the mother, not the stepfather, saying that lesley mcspadden's immediate reaction caught on video following the grand jury announcement was borne out of desperation and was a result of the epitome of frustration that the killer of her son would not be brought to justice. as a ferguson resident, she

but we also condemn the violent acts that happened on august 9th that killed michael brown jr. >> you have heard the press conference here at the greater st. mark church in ferguson, missouri. you heard from the family attorney addressing the incendiary comments that was made by michael brown's stepfather last night before all the rioting happened. they addressed it twice here. the first time, benjamin crump giving a response but only addressing lesley mcspadden's raw emotions. and when questioned about it again about lewis head, the stepfather, he said, those are raw emotions, we don't condone that. the mother and father the entire time have been calling for peace. he said that he can't control what someone does in that particular situation. and i do have to say, he's right. he can't control that and they're not condoning it and he's also not trying to explain it away, if someone makes a comment off the cuff. those comments were completely, completely inappropriate. and so now the family having to address that and the family representatives. i believe we do have the video of that. th

the legacy of michael brown jr. should be not where we just make a lot of noise, mr. brown. that wouldn't be the proper legacy to your son. the legacy to michael brown junior should be instead of striving to make a lot of noise, we strive to make a difference. that difference will be changing this system where the police who are supposed to protect and serve us continue to care about our members of our community and we have to address the issue as one that what scenario can we offer where they indict police officers for killing us? isn't that the real question? as we make ready to hear from attorney gray and reverent al and mr. brown will be present before you, we beg you all again that we know it's frustrating. we know that it's painful. it's painful to any parent, especially parents of young people of color. because we worry about our children every day. i mean every day when we hear they have an encounter with the police, reverend al. our heart just stops. it shouldn't be like that. we should be able to expect the police to treat our children just like they treat any other

the case of michael brown jr. >> okay. thank you. we appreciate your having been here. no matter what happens with the grand jury there will be lots of police on the street. officials are hoping for the best but they spent a ton of money preparing for the worst. and some officers have another worry. what happens if darren wilson is indicted, are other officers going to feel that puts them in the crosshairs? i want to dig into this with gabe crocker, the president of the st. louis county police association, that's the union that represents police officers and he joins us from ferguson, missouri. mr. crocker, so much of the attention has been on what if there is no indictment. it occurs to me there could be a police morale issue if there is an indictment. what concerns you from a police officer's perspective? >> that's right, mike. it's something that we thought about. that would send a pretty tremendous message to our officers that are faced with these life and death situations across our country and especially here in st. louis

taxes that keep the state running and they should demand that justice be done in the case of michael brown jr.

and i don't want to sound like a broken record, because we keep saying that we want michael brown jr. to get his due process. >> is that a seventh wound or sixth wound to his body? >> the conference you just saw live right there in missouri, in clayton, as the attorneys for michael brown's family, talk about what seems to be very clearly the final moments in the grand jury testimony, that is being held as we speak. dr. baden is one of the last people to be giving testimony to that grand jury. and michael brown's family attorneys saying that they need transparency and that they wish michael brown to have his rights, his due process respected as well. we're going to be, of course, keeping a close watch on that for you. >>> but we're also keeping an eye on a very busy draw on capitol hill, where lawmakers are taking care of unfinished business and looking ahead to this new conference, which will be controlled by republicans. we're continuing to watch three house hearings. there you see them, two on isis and one on the v.a. we're also waiting to hear from senate republicans who have been

we want due process for michael brown jr. you would have did for the police officer, we want you to do that for michael brown jr, and i just don't believe, reverend al, that he would have attacked the police officer if the shoe was on the other foot and michael brown would have been the shooter. we got to, as americans, ask ourselves, what arguments would he have made if the facts were reversed? >> attorney gray was also striking. as he seemed to go out of his way in the statement last night, the d.a., to discredit the witnesses. doesn't that have a bearing on the fact that the federal government still has cases going that may call some of these witnesses? and if there's a civil proceeding, now they have the burden of a jury feeling that the witnesses, unnamed, have been discredited by the d.a., and he wasn't even obligated to comment on the witnesses? >> absolutely. i think it compromises the federal investigation to some extent. i also think it's a misnomer and a mischaracterization to call some of the individuals witnesses

and against michael brown, jr.?"the new york times" says, quote, the gentle questioning of officer wilson, and the sharp challenges prosecutors made to witnesses whose accounts seemed to contradict his narrative, have led some to question whether the process was as objective as the prosecutor claims. here's what the prosecutor said about witness testimony. when he announced the decision. >> eyewitness accounts must always be challenged and compared against the physical evidence. many witnesses to the shooting of michael brown made statements inconsistent with other statements they made, and also conflicting with the physical evidence. >> but the witnesses who were challenged most were the ones testifying against officer wilson. like one who said michael brown jr. in h his hands in the air. the prosecutor told that witness, basically just about everything that you said on august 13, and much of what you said today, isn't consistent with the physical evidence. but we saw very different approach with officer wilson. fo

michael brown. that's all for now. "the ed show" is coming up next. ♪ ♪ >>> good evening americans, and welcome to "the ed show," live from detroit lakes, minnesota, let's get to work. >> michael brown, jrout from the grave. >> michael brown was shot and killed by police officer darren wilson. >> we object to this prosecutor. >> i've never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim. >> the grand jury considered whether wilson was the initial aggressor. >> we strenuously object to this prosecutor. and this process. his solution is let's announce it at night after dark. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> we determined no probable cause exists to file any charge against wilson. >> the legacy to michael brown, jr. should be instead of striving to make a lot of noise, we strive to make a difference. >>> good to have you

special prosecutor has the relationship with the accused officer that you do so the legacy of michael brown jrr legacy to your son. >>: the legacy to michael brown jr. should be that instead of striving to make a lot of noise we strive to make a difference. and that difference will be changing the system when the police were supposed to pack the server--tech the server and not kill all members in our community. we have to really address this issue as one the one scenario could we offered what they finally indyk police officers were killing us. isn't the real question as we make ready to hear from the attorney and a river nile and mr. brown will be present we beg you all again that is frustrating and we know that is painful is very painful to--for any parents guest appearance of young people of color because we were about our children every day. every day we hear they have an account with the police our heart the stops and should not be like that we should be able to express the place to treat our children this like they treat any other children and any of the community and some to hopefully re

michael brown sr. has stated very clearly for michael brown jr.'s family, that they want people to behave in a responsible peaceful manner, and we aren't going to keep dwelling on this, because we are trying to focus on the issue of getting this system correct sod we don't have people feeling so frustrated that they have to go march throughout the night for similar justice. let me say this, i think it is a fair question that's one of the reasons that all of us here to say that this is another way other than to exometer and other than to have a outrage like that. many of us are condemned but we are the vehicle to address these things. yet we are considered in sin here, where we are the ones trying to show the druggive way to get justice. because after you burn stuff down, then what? that's not going so get justice. if you burn down buildings you achieve what? rah fire. bub you don't get justice. that's why we are here to show a better way we just need the system to meet us half way. we condemn the violence from last night, but we also condemn the vi

the legacy of michael brown jr. should be warn not where we just make a lot of noise, mr. brown. we strive to make a difference. that difference will be changing this system where the police, who are supposed to protect and serve us, continue to kill our members in our community and we have to really address this issue as a warning that what scenario could we offer where they finally indict police officers for killing us? isn't that the real question. so, as we make ready to hear from attorney gray and then from reverend al and mr. brown will be present before you, we beg y'all again that we know it is flustrating. we know it is painful. it is painful to any parent, specially parents of young people of color, because we worry about our children every day. i mean every day when we hear they have an encounter with the police, reverend al. our heart just stops. it shouldn't be like that. we should be able to expect the police to treat our children just like they treat any other children in any other community. to hopefully really address this issue, we want to propose the michael br

and be very concerned about what is his true desire to prosecute this guy for the murder of michael brown, jr. >> i hear you saying you don't necessarily trust the process at this point. our legal analyst, jamie floyd has suggested that the state of mind of officer wilson is paramount here and that the self-defense that is available as a defense here, offers broad latitude for even the actions that have been alleged here. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, without question, certainly self-defense is something that he has to put forth in this case given the fact that we know that he shot michael brown. so at that point it becomes what is his defense? i think you have to break up this case into several pieces. number 1 what events happened at the car. and that's a whole set of events within itself. number 2 at some point michael brown abandoned those action he and decided to run away. the officer made a decision to open his door set foot on the ground and then to come after michael brown and to continue to shoot at him. so those are events that must be judged in an of civility. without qu

>> michael brown, jr. who is crying out from the grave. >> michael brown was shot and killed by police officer darren wilson. >> we object to this prosecutor. >> i've never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim. >> the grand jury considered whether wilson was the initial aggressor. >> we strenuously object to this prosecutor. and this process. his solution is let's announce it at night after dark. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> we determined no probable cause exists to file any charge against wilson. >> the legacy to michael brown, jr. should be instead of striving to make a lot of noise, we strive to make a difference. >>> good to have you with us tonight folks. thanks for watching. question mark, just how complicated is this story legally? we have been talking about the story yesterday about to indict or not to indict. now we're talking about acts of violence. instead of addressing what was the officer in question thinking when he shot an unarmed ma

on behalf of michael brown jr.'s family. that this process is broken. >> the prosecutor said the process was fair that the jurors saw absolutely everything, yet some complained that it was too much. and it was handled more like a trial rather than what is normally a routine decision. seeing everything may have been too much. all right, jonathon, appreciate it, thank you. let's bring in lisa, sha esa trial attorney from the legal analyst for -- that's a lawyer data base. lisa good to see you, i saw something there you, folks are posting your comments on this decision from this grand jury all over facebook. >> right. >> and i know you know this people are asking me how this grand jury process was different from what we usually see. >> it was radically different, and the pros it cooers -- when they talk it to the grand jury, this is different. senator decided another of other cases, which is the prosecutors come in, they give you a couple of witness as very truncated presentation of evidence, they hand a charge form with the re

. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown, jr.'s family that this process is broken. >> in this case a lot of that frustration with the process has focused on the grand jury itself. as elizabeth cook shows us, going to that grand jury was a choice and it might have contributed to the backlash itself. >> that's right. the prosecutor had options. he could have charged officer wilson with a crime and taken the case toward a trial. he also could have dismissed the case entirely. but ended up going in a different direction. one that is defined by secrecy. >> let's say i never had any of my clients being fed that self defense gase. >>reporter: law students at santa clara university gathered to discuss the michael brown case. the conversation back to those two words. >> his office controls every bit of evidence that goes before the grand jury. >>reporter: the grand jury one piece of the legal system most of us never see. >> when you have a grand jury process, it is by definition secret. >>reporter: a retired judge and now the independent

referred to michael brown jr. as it.for a community can consent to being policed when it's being occupied and hog-tied and kept in their place. that's the very definition of undemocratic policing. when you see people stepping out of what is legal because what is legal has been dehumanizing for them. >> we've talked about the demographics of ferguson, a community that is 67% african-american. a community -- it was a changing community that used to be majority white, now majority african-american. only three black officers on that police force. when it comes to trying to bring this community back into some sort of working relationship, because that police force is still going to be there when all the news trucks pull out, what can, in theory, the police department do to try to change this? >> the advice i would give the ferguson police department i would give many americans which is confront the reality of racist ideas, conscious and unconscious, and institutional discrimination. stop running from this rather extensive rea

today, an attorney for michael brown's family expressed their disappointment in the system. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown jrs broken. >> state police apologized to the city of ferguson today with the chief saying officers will do all they can to prevent a repeat of last night's violence. >> the fallout over ferguson is being felt all over the bay area. we have live team coverage tonight. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez live in san francisco, where protests are getting under way. chris winn in palo alto, will stanford students demonstrated peacefully. wayne freedman is surveying the damage in oakland. let's begin with abc 7 news reporter vic lee, who talked with city leaders about what it will take to prevent another night of vandalism in oakland. >> reporter: the mayor and police chief held a news conference, briefed reporters this afternoon here at the hall of justice, and they praise their officers for showing such restraint last night. the chief did admit he could

learned that michael brown's father is now asking for a 4 1/2-minute moment of silence before any protests begin this evening, 4 1/2 minutes of silence to symbolize the 4 1/2 hours that michael brown jr was lying in the streets following the shooting. i'm joined now by brown family attorney, darryl parks. mr. parks, thanks for joining us, as always. what's the state of mind for the brown family right now? how are they doing? >> well, jake, it's always been anticipating this moment when they would finally hear the decision of this grand jury. it's with hope still that they can get justice. as of now, we don't know what the decision is. but they remain very prayerful that the killer of their son will still be held to justice in this case. >> where will they be when the decision is announced and made public? right no >> right now, they're at home. think about it, all they got was a phone call through our counsel's office in st. louis telling them an announcement would be made later on that day. obviously they deserve more than just a heads-up phone call that we're going to make an announcement concerning the killer of your son. but that's all they have. but certainly as the victims in t

we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown, jr.'s family that this process is broken. >> now brown's family could file a wrongful death suit against wilson. >> he is still on administrative leave and his lawyer is out with a statement today. they say the 28-year-old officer and his family greatly appreciate the support for those who stood by him. wilson spent part of today speaking with george. >> the university of virginia's governing board held an emergency meeting to address the issue of sexual assault on campus in the wake of a rolling stone magazine article about a gang rape at a fraternity house. peggy fox tells us some students wanted to see more action from the board. >> there was a lot of talk, but not much action. one thing the board of visitors did vote on was to adopt a policy of zero tolerance on sexual assault. a small number of protesters greeted the board members as they arrived from all over the state for this emergency meeting of uva's governing board. >> i would like to see a change in culture. they talk a lot abo

that was benjamin crump, the lawyer for michael brown jr.'s family, speaking tuesday. mocracy now! was there and inside the news conference to ask questions after the reverend how sharpton spoke. >> days after michael brown junior was killed, we had a major rally in this very church. , with hisat night parents present, that we had little to no faith in the grand jury by the local district attorney. we said that night that we wanted the federal government to come in. that sunday we had a unity rally where thunder days -- thousands came and joined us. we repeated it. all the way through the funeral where i eulogized. last night, the appearance by the district attorney made it clear to everyone why we had little faith in a state prosecution. i have been involved in civil rights all my life. we have seen cases go ways that we felt were right and ways that we felt was wrong. i have never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim. [applause] way toe went out of his go point by point in ,iscrediting michael brown, jr. who cannot defend himself. how do y

louis metropolitan community, law enforcement as well as the supports of michael brown jr. who are expressing their first amendment constitutional rights as american citizens. >> still, doesn't the governor have a responsibility to protect the business people in that area? i know the business people have already boarded up their windows. so what should the governor say? >> he should have talked to both sides, he should have said to the supporters of michael brown that you have your rights as american citizens under the constitution, but you also have to be responsible with those rights, and then especially to the law enforcement, so critical in the whole equation that we expect our law enforcement officers to treat american citizens as citizens, not treat them as something less than citizens, because isn't this what this is all about, certain people feel marginalized, certain people feel like they don't get equal, protection, equal justice, don't have due process. we have to speak to all the citizens. you're the chief law enforcement officer for the state of missouri. >> yo

whether it was michael brown jr. so we are not in a strange place. we hoped we would be in a different place. it is not strange. i think that it is interesting that on the day that goodman, cheney and swerner were given the medal of freedom was the day that cullo decided in the dark hours to announce his decision on the michael brown case. and eight years ago today, shawn bell was killed by police in new york. all of these things come together, but i think the lawyers have stated the case. i say that many of us for cornell brooks and all of us, this is not our first rodeo. we deal with this in a way civil rights leaders have. her husband said let's burn this down. >> completely inappropriate. god forbid your child is killed the way they killed. just devastating announcement in the manner it was announced that someone put a camera in your face. don't condemn them for being human. michael brown sr. stated very clearly for his family that they want people to behave in a responsible, peaceful manner. we are not going to dwell on this because we want to f

we need a special prosecutor who can give due process to michael brown, jr. and the unknown michael brown jr.'s because this happens all over america, every day. and nothing is changing. we have to have positive solutions. the video cameras will be a start. instead of buying more military trucks an military gear, we need to get video body cameras, this proposed michael brown law passes and that will be a step in the right direction. >> thank you, sir. i have to go. as you know we have limited time. i appreciate you joining us here on cnn. thank you again. >> thank you so much, don. >> and i want to bring in dr. sarah we can and dr. clinger, from the university of missouri at st. louis and a former officer with the l.a. police department. good evening to you gentlemen. i'm going to start with you doctor wick. when last we spoke, you said you would vote to indict officer wilson sthaxt wilson, is that a rush to judgment when we don't know a lot about the struggle inside of the police car and there are conflicting witness reports about what actually happened on th

when his name was revealed as the ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager, michael brown jr. darren wilson's attorney spoke to cnn's don lemon about the moment wilson learned the public first knew his name. >> you know, when the news broke, one of the things that happened was some of the local media went to the house that they lived in. he literally, literally had to leave that house within three hours. his front yard, he was cutting the grass when he found out. he had to leave the grass, literally, half mowed. and he had to go into hiding. >> let's talk about that hiding with sara sidner. she's live in a snow-covered ferguson, missouri. let's begin with that. how has this police officer, how has he managed the fly below the radar for all this time? >> reporter: it's interesting, you know, to hear an little bit about how he's been dealing with this all along? of course, we've been hearing a lot from michael brown's family and their sorrow and their anger and frustration, pointed towards officer wilson and the police department as a whole. but now we're starting to hear the d

the remainder of it, you -- there's nothing to establish that any connection he had between michael brown, jred back to the incident at the convenience store. >> that's attorney benjamin crump. cnn legal analyst paul callan and stephanie elam joins us from ferguson. steph, i want to begin with you. key element over the weekend including the demonstration we saw. give us a sense of what the mood is like on the ground in te ferguson now. >> make kael larks everyone is waiting to hear what will happen. for people who may not know either party involved, mike brown or officer wilson, the concern is not so much on whether or not he's indicted but 2 response that comes after it, whether or not there will be the violence that we saw in august in those first few days after mike brown was killed where we saw buildings looted, businesses looted. a lot of those buildings are boarding up and just writing in fluorescent letters that they're hope but they want to be prepared in case this ruling comes down and it's not what people think. and there's a lot of people here that don't believe that officer wilson

because sources say a grand jury considering filing charges in the shooting death of unarmed teen michael brown jrlook at ferguson tonight. businesses along this main drag have boarded up their doors preparing for possible violent protests. >>> many thought the grand jury would make a decision whether to charge ferguson police officer darren wilson as early as today. but now multiple sources tell nbc news police and firefighters have eased back on their alert status. supplies are being moved into churches across the area that will serve as safe havens if needed when a decision is announced. police will wait until at least tomorrow to begin 12-hour shifts. while the grand jury will meet on monday, there's no guarantee they'll reach a decision then. >>> meantime, michael brown's father returned to the neighborhood where his son was shot and killed back in august. michael brown senior went door to door, handing out turkeys in ferguson this morning. it was all part of a local charity's annual thanksgiving program. brown would not address the impending grand jury decision. >>> protests related to the c

. >> yesterday the father of michael brown, jr. handed out donated thanksgiving turkeys in the town of pinelawn where his son was born and raised. >> this is a to and just to give back, it makes me-- it still feel feels-- still feels -- >> for transparency, the prosecuting attorney said that he wanted to release all evidence to the public once a decision was made. but jeff, the court administrator said that the judge in this case has yet to agree to releasing those documents. >> michelle miller, thank you very much. >> the deadline is closing in. talks aimed at rolling back iran's nuclear program continue in vienna. and making-- may continue tomorrow. both sides are making their voices clear in tehran. elizabeth palm certificate there. liz, what are you hearing? >> well, one of the main news agencies here quoting iranian negotiators is saying there will be no deal by the deadline. and that is going to come as a huge disappointment to millions of iranians who are really feeling the pinch of sanctions. in fact, we were downtown near

especially for michael brown jr., who is crying out from the grave. >> law enforcement are preparingsibility more demonstration saying the key is maintaining control in areas that have been flash important's disturbances -- flash points for disturbances. >> nancy pelosi expressed her sadness. >> the reaction, obviously, needs to be addressed. there is an unhappiness, a discontent in our communities about the relationship of everyone. >> the democrat from san francisco talked with us at the interfaith thanksgiving prayer protect fast in san francisco urging everyone to respect michael brown's fathers call for peace. >> several oakland businesses are tallying the damage after the violence and chaos in oakland. protesters set bonfires and looted stores and threw objects at police. amy hollyfield has the latest from downtown. >>> you will see behind me oakland is carrying on and patched up. downtown has people moving about as usual. there are boards in several businesses where windows used to be. this store opened but the starbucks and metro are closed because of the big mess inside to c

the family of michael brown responded to the lack of indictments for a police officer that killed the teenager. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown, jrly that this process is broken. >> the governor of missouri held his own news conference and said the violence last night cannot be repeated in ferguson. hewlett-packard is out with its earnings -- reporting fourth-quarter sales that fell short of analyst estimates. earlier this year, the company announced it would be splitting into two.

night, michael brown's mother erupted in tears after the announcement the grand jury did not indict the man who killed her son. >> we oect publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown jrs family that this process is broken. >> but there are deep and bitter emotions on both sides. supporters of officer wilson interrupted a brown family press conference today. fighting broke out until michael brown sr. interviewed. >> i don't want to hear that. >> it's all right. it's all right. >> as for the barbershop tonight, a metaphor of sorts for america. yes, millions watched officer wilson, but what you heard may well have been colored by the life you've lived. >> because i'm a father myself, when you start losing your kids behind it, it really, you know, tears into your soul. you want something to happen. >> a common refrain tonight. darren wilson gets to tell his story. michael brown never will. thank you for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow and, as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night, america. robert: thanks for bringing me on your road trip, raymond. sure glad i brought these binoculars. i can see every drop of rain hitting the piggly-

the family of michael brown responded to the lack of indictments for a police officer that killed the teenager. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown, jrly that this process is broken. >> the governor of missouri held his own news conference and said the violence last night cannot be repeated in ferguson. hewlett-packard is out with

. >> i'm asking simply that michael brown jr's life be found valuable enough in this society that it warrants a trial. that it warrants an account that is public that speaks to what happened on that day. >> reporter: through it all michael brown's family asked for peace. >> hurting others or destroying property is not the answer. no matter what the grand jury decides, i do not want my son's death to be in vain. >> reporter: just about every business and shop in the area that has seen large protest is closed, boarded up. many schools have cancelled events for the evening. some have cancelled classes for tomorrow, tuesday. as missouri's governor and many leaders here call for peace and restrint. brian? >> ron allen starting us off and i understand you have to leave your position is go inside the courtroom to get the judgment of this grand jury. let's talk to miguel almaguer. my inartful point about hubbub. there's always going to be some motivated, committed protesters and a percentage of people who are there because it's an increasingly large outdoor happening and there's so much tens

lawyers for michael brown's family slammed the grand jury's decision saying the process itself should be indicted. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown, jr.'s family that this process is broken. >> attorneys also criticized the prosecutor, robert mccullough. they charged he has ties to law enforcement and point out his policeman father was killed by a black man. rev. al sharpton said mccullough went out of his way to discredit brown. >> i've never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim. >> brown's father didn't speak but stood by his attorneys wearing a no justice no peace t- shirt. >>> tonight the officer who shot and killed michael brown is breaking his silence in a television interview darren wilson said he was sore for the loss of life but his conscience is clear. he said he was in fear for his life and did what he was trained to do. he also said if michael brown had been white it wouldn't have changed anything. >>> rarely is testimony and evidence presented to a grand jury made public, but in an apparent move towards transparency prosecutor robert mccullough did just that. we're hearing what was presented

we know michael brown, jr. the truth.hat we have experienced thus far, this version of justice that is uncommon. the prosecutor talks about that, this is not what he normally does in the grand jury process. but for whatever reason, he chose to do it in this case. that's why people are upset. when young black men lose their lives, we shouldn't alter the process. we should let our judicial system do what it normally does. when our system does what it normally does, it works for everybody and is fair. when we make changes to that system, that's when problems arise like we're having here. >> we're getting some new reporting, mr. parks, that the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms, and explosives, evan perez, our justice reporter, is now learning they're investigating the fire that occurred at the church where michael brown, the brown family church, michael brown, sr., his church, what occurred there monday during those disturbances. what do you know about that, if anything? >> i don't know anything, but i do know michael

. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown jr.'s family that this process is broken. >> reporter: president obama called for peaceful demonstrations. but the situation quickly got out of hand as roaming groups of demonstrators some from outside the area, rampaged through the neighborhood. firing shots, breaking windows, and destroying businesses. police responded with tear gas. many schools and businesses are closed in the ferguson area today. the crowds have dispersed but they're expected to return tonight. officer wilson released a statement through his lawyers thanking his supporters -- wilson testified that he opened fire on brown after 18-year-old physically overwhelmed him during a confrontation. flowers and stuffed animals remain at the makeshift memorial where brown was killed. missouri's governor says there will be additional national guardsmen supporting police tonight to help protect lives and property. live in ferguson, missouri, danielle nottingham, now back to you. >> danielle, are they making any other preparation th

take a few questions after that agenda is completed and we will try to respect the family of michael brown, jrhis most terrible, unforgiving hour that they are facing. attorney grey and attorney daryle parks and myself, we objected back in august to this prosecutor. we even wrote a letter to the governor requesting a special prosecutor to be appointed. we objected when he informed us the process that he was going to use that was different than anything else, different than any normal grand jury that you would have

. >> we object properly and as loudly as we can on behalf michael brown jr.'family that this process is broken. >> president obama today rebuked protesters in ferguson for burning buildings, torching cars and destroying property. >>> protests here in philadelphia have been peaceful and they continue at this late hour. "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch is lie at broad and arch and justin you have been following these protesters all night. >> reporter: jessica, they have been moving all over the city throughout the day. we got word that just a short time ago they moved to rittenhouse where we have chopper three over that scene right now. it's kind of dark but you will see a large gathering of people in the square area of rittenhouse. and back out here on the ground when they got word that the protest is moving here into center city police worked very quickly to secure broad street where that protest could soon return. take a look. face to face, protesters and police outside central detectives. the station a third stop for several hundred philly ferguson de

as we can on behalf of michael brown jr.'s family that this process is broken. >> state police apologized to the city of ferguson today with the chief saying officers will do all they can to prevent a repeat of last night's violence. >> the fallout over ferguson is being felt all over the bay area. we have live team coverage tonight. abc 7 news reporter lyanne melendez live in san francisco, where protests are getting under way. chris winn in palo alto, will stanford students demonstrated peacefully. wayne freedman is surveying the damage in oakland. let's begin with abc 7 news reporter vic lee, who talked with city leaders about what it will take to prevent another night of vandalism in oakland. >> reporter: the mayor and police chief held a news conference, briefed reporters this afternoon here at the hall of justice, and they praise their officers for showing such restraint last night. the chief did admit he could not have prevented the protesters from taking over interstate 580 because the crowd was just too large, even i

. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown, jr.,'s family that this process is broken. >> president obama today rebuked protesters in ferguson for burning buildings, torching cars and destroying property. >> protests in philadelphia have been plentiful and peaceful and they do continue at this late hour. "eyewitness news" reporter justin pinch joins us live from broad and arch where protesters gathered a short time ago. justin you've been following them all night long. >> reporter: yes, chris, all day and all night. all began around 3:00 o'clock this afternoon here along broad street. the protesters went from here up north towards temple university. stopping over at cecil b. moore avenue. hours ladder they're back in center city chopper three overhead. the protests appears to be rapping up over at written house. rittenhouse square the late night back drop for what had been a day's worth of local ferguson demonstrations. the momentum appeared to slow as midnight neared. some pocks of protests continu continued. a less intense pick which are than this. face to

. >> we object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of michael brown jr.'ly that this process is broken. >> no probable cause exists to file any charge against the officer. >> it was only a matter of moments after it was announced there would be no indictment that violence flared. michael brown's mother called for calm. >> i don't do nothing to nobody. it's a damn t, lie! >> not all the family agreed. >> burn the place down! burn this place down! >> the fury was genuine, though some were hellbent on causing trouble, their target, anything with the word "police" on it. >> stop trying to turn over the police vehicle immediately. >> the president, whose election was meant to usher in a new period of racial harmony went on tv late last night to appeal for calm. >> let me repeat michael's fathers words, hurting others or destroy be property is not the answer. no matter what the grand jury decides, i do not want my son's death to be in vain. >> i don't deserve to be afraid. none of us deserves to be afraid. >> freedom! >> the protests in support of michael brown

. >> i'm asking simply that michael brown jr.'s life be found valuable enough in this society that it warrants a trial. that it warrants an account that is public that speaks to what happened on that day. >> reporter: through it all michael brown's family asked for peace. >> hurting others or destroying property is not the answer. no matter what the grand jury decides, i do not want my son's death to be in vain. >> reporter: the brown family was told a decision had been reached before the general public was made aware of that. we also learned from court records today that officer wilson got married last month, october 24th. tonight, missouri's governor and many, many leaders here ask for peace and calm. brian. >> ron allen starting us off outside the courthouse there. ron, thanks. and as we await the announcement of this decision by the grand jury, let's bring in our senior legal correspondent cynthia mcfadden. cynthia, a grand jury of 12. nine is needed for a ruling, a majority. what have they been deciding? what's the standard?