ron allen before that in ferguson starting us off tonight. thanks to you both. >>> tonight, the fbi and homeland security have issued a bulletin to u.s. military families and former service members about the threat of isis. while the feds say they're not aware of any specific plot, military families are being told to scrub their contacts and what they've posted of a more personal nature on social media, and avoid identifying themselves on facebook, twitter, or anywhere else online as being u.s. military. the main fear here is some sort of lone wolf inspired by isis propaganda could target military families here in this country. >>> tonight, the fbi is on the case and they are warning big companies in america to protect their data, after a big hollywood studio got hit by hackers and several blockbuster movies ended up online. most of them before they've even hit theaters. millions have already watched them online, now the feds are focusing in on an unlikely suspect. we get our report tonight from nbc's jacob rascon in los angeles. >> hello, no

nbc's ron allen has our story tonight. >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> reporter: phoenix the latest flashpoint of protests after 34-year-old rumain brisbon was shot and killed by police. police say a white officer, not identified struggled with brisbon thought the unarmed black man had a gun. his mother asked that her face not be shown. >> i'm telling you, this is not about race. this is about a young man gone too soon. >> reporter: but also the case of bernard bailey in south carolina. a black man arguing about a traffic ticket then police chief allegedly shot and killed him in 2011. a grand jury indicted combs wednesday. >> they found probable cause and justice will be served. >> reporter: combs faces a murder charge. cases along with michael brown, eric garner, tamir rice and john crawford all examples have the nation wrestling with very emotional questions. an issue that legal experts say is complicated by the fact that police are not required to report deadly force incidents and suspects by race to a national database. >> one of the opportunities

ron allen is outside on the plaza. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. thing are pretty festive. this is the second time in just over a week the grand jury has decided not to indict a police officer for killing an unarmed black man. here and in cities across the country, they are now adding the game eric garner to their cries and taking to the streets. >> police are bracing for protests and potential flash points like at the annual lighting of the rockefeller christmas tree in manhattan. at times square, crowds of protesters gathering. at grand central station, a so-called die-in. and at 30th street station, laying still for four minutes, repping the four hours michael brown's body lay on the ground before being taken away. >> we've hit frankly a breaking point in the african-american community where the community now says and wants the nation to hear it cannot go on any longer. you have to understand that, again, these are people's children that are being killed. and you cannot have that happen and have no response. so it's really a cry to be heard. the

>> yes, mommy. >> reporter: ron allen, nbc news, ferguson. >>> great story to end our broadcast on thisday night as we start out a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. goodnight. >>> somebody tried, try to do something, put an end to it. don't leave us hanging. >> at 6:00, looking for answers and looking for help. the new accusations from several flooded-out peninsula residents. the finger-pointing continues as the water rises. more rain is on the way. good evening and thanks for being with us. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. a pause between storms is allowing some areas of the bay area to deal with damage done by today's rain and wind. in san jose's almaden valley power lines came crashing down shutting off the power, closing schools and leaving a lot of parents scrambling for what to do. and it's not over yet. more rain is coming in tonight and there will be more rain the rest of the week as well. we have team coverage for you. nannette miranda joins us from a flooded neighborhood that's demanding

nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporter: darren wilson, 28 and recently married to another ferguson police officer, expecting their first child, is no longer with the police force. wilson has been getting death threats according to his attorneys, who also say he made his decision it resign minutes after hearing from the police chief that others could be in danger. the chief would not go into detail about the threat. were there threats against the department and him as well? >> there have been. >> reporter: you take them seriously? >> yes. >> reporter: what makes them credible? >> who makes the threat and the capability of carrying them out. >> reporter: are they still out there? >> yes. >> reporter: in a letter, wilson said it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. the mayor echoed that sentiment. >> the city of ferguson will not be making a severance payment to officer wilson. now is the time for the city of ferguson to begin its healing process. >> reporter: at a church service michael brown's parents attending, his supporters said the battle has not been

nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporter: darren wilson, 28 and recently married to another ferguson police officer, expecting their first child, is no longer with the police force. wilson has been getting death threats, according to his attorneys, who also say he made his decision to resign minutes after hearing from the police chief that others could be in danger. chief jackson would not go into details about the threats. >> were there threats to the department and him as well? >> there have been. >> you take these seriously? >> absolutely. >> what made them credible? >> who's making the threat and their capabilities to carry it out. that's what has to be assessed. i don't want to go into the analysis. >> are they still out this? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: in a letter wilson said, it is my hope my resignation will allow the community to heal." the mayor echoed that sentiment. >> the city of ferguson will not be making a severance payment to officer wilson. now is the time for the city of ferguson to begin its healing process. >> reporter: at a church service with michael brown's pare

>> reporter: ron allen, nbc news, ferguson. >>> great story to end our broadcast on this monday nightstart out a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> mel b covered in mystery bruises. her husband firing back. >>> mel b banged up. her face puffy, her wedding ring missing on the x factor uk. what really happened? angelina forced to call out sick to her own premier. >> i have chickenpox. i will be home itching. >> plus oprah under the weather at her premier too. >> i'm not good. >> o's first words about selma's golden globe nod and her prediction that came true two years later. >> i love being right. >> blake shelton and adam levine's bromance taken to a new level. >> you give me your hand. >> you say that where "w" that sweater on. >> we have extra rocken today with richie sambora. >> i'm lucky to sit here. >> this is "extra" universal studios hollywood, the entertainment capital of l.a. >> welcome to "extr

the officers who shot the unarmed team has resigned from the police force but as ron allen reports, it's unclear whether that will help this town move on. >> reporter: with ferguson's annual holiday parade not happening, the city through a thanksgiving dinner party. and prechristmas toy giveaway trying to focus on the holiday season instead of the season on unrest. >> great things when we work together. >> reporter: wilson recently married to another ferguson police officer expecting their first child said he left the force after being told that staying may put the residents and the police officers of the city of ferguson at risk. chief tom jackson says there have been death threats. was there threats against the department and him as well. >> there have been, yes, yes. against the department -- >> you take these seriously obviously. >> absolutely, yes. >> what made them credible? >> just who is making the threat and their capabilities to carry it out. that's what has to be assessed. i don't want to really go into the analysis. >> and are they still out there? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: me

nbc's ron allen has the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon, joy. the st. louis rams and st. louis police are trying to work out their differences but now they're arguing about the meaning of the word apology and whether one was given. the police are outraged several rams players took to the field making that hands up, don't shoot gesture before a game on sunday. given that darren wilson has been cleared by the grand jury, and he claims that michael brown never tried to surrender. >> they will not be disciplined by the club nor will they be disciplined by the national football league. >> reporter: rams coach jeff fisher backing his players' right to free speech after this gesture that has st. louis police fuming. >> it seems to us than to allow wounds to heal, they're picking at the scabs. >> we want the community to know we support them. >> reporter: on monday, students nationwide formed demonstrations with #handsupweekout. feelings are still raw after the grand jury decision not to indict darren wilson. >> who polices the police? who? >> reporter: frustration at the first p

nbc's ron allen has that story. >> reporter: darren wilson, 28 and recently married to another ferguson police officer, expecting their first child, is no longer with the police force. wilson has been getting death threats, according to his attorneys, who also say he made his decision to resign minutes after hearing from the police chief that others could be in danger. chief tom jackson would not go into detail about the threats. were there threats against the department and him as well? >> oh, there has been. >> you take these seriously? >> absolutely. >> what made them credible? >> who is making the threat and carrying it out. that's what has to be assessed. >> and are they still out there? >> oh, yes. >> in a letter, wilson said it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. today the mayor echoes that sentiments. >> the city of ferguson will not be making a severance payment to officer wilson. now is the time for city of ferguson to begin its healing process. >> reporter: at a church service this morning with michael brown's parents attending, they said the batt

joining me now is nbc news correspondent ron allen. he's in new york's times square, where people have been gathering to protest tonight. lot, what have you been seeing? seeing if we have ron out here. >> reporter: we're out here at times square right now, and -- can you -- we're out -- can you hear me? >> i've got you, ron. >> reporter: can you hear me? sorry. we're out here at times square. it's a little bit crazy. we've been walking around midtown just trying to find protesters, and they've been popping up here and there. you can see here's a crowd coming right now in this direction. they're coming right across the street here, across 42nd street. and there are a lot of police. looks like they're going to try and block the street. let's go a little closer. the police have been trying to let the protesters do what they want around the city. but they've been trying to draw the line at blocking the streets. this just happened. this just popped up. it's been very somewhat disorganized, but people have just been appearing here and there a

. >> ron allen live for us in ferguson, missouri.munities in our area will be talking about ferguson, too. students and professors will discuss the impact of the case in a forum at noon at howard . the school of divinity is holding a town hall and another at 8:00 tonight at busbos on k t will include protesters who have been demonstrating in our area this week. adrian peterson was charged with child abuse after disciplining his son with a switch. he believes the league's punishment is too harsh. top executives from every major sports league will face questions from lawmakers about domestic violence. a senate committee will examine how pro sports handles violence among players. top executives from the nfl, nba, nhl and mlb will testify. 6:49 now. arguably ignited the national conversation about domestic v violence in sports and tod bre . ray rice spoke to matt lauer about his hope to one day play fab again. >> me and my wife had one bad night and i took full responsibility for it. the only thing i can hope for and win for is a second

but ron allen visited the library this weekend. >> ferguson's unrest following the death of michael brownpted blocks away. but the library stayed open day in, day out. an oasis when schools were shut for up to a week. >> it was heartbreaking to know our students weren't where they were supposed to be. >> teachers like terry, held class here. >> it's traumatic time for people here. >> yes. >> it still is. >> yes. >> and joining me is the director of the public library. scott, with a welcome to you, you stad open when so many others were gripped by fear in your city. good morning. alex, i have a responsibility to do whatever i can to help them out. every day i would make an assessment whether i was safe to open the library and every day, except for one on august 11, every day the assessment was yes, and so we did. >> you got so much support. financial, emotional. how much money have you guys gotten in? >> around 400 k which is equal to our yearly budget. yeah. >> that's phenomenal. how do you plan to use that money? >> we got the board together to talk about the details and make a weis plan

as nbc's ron allen reports, darren wilson's resignation was not a surprise. the question is now whether this helps ferguson to move on. >> reporter: while taking the field for their pregame introduction sunday, five players from the st. louis rams walked out in a hands up, don't shoot pose. what many still believe michael brown did before he was shot and killed. officer darren wilson told the grand jury that did not indict him that he did not try to surrender. the players said they wanted to show compassion for the protesters. but they are demanding disciplinary action against the players and a public apology. releasing a statement overnight saying, in part, it is unthinkable that hometown athletes would so publicly perpetuate a narrative that's been disproven over and over again. it's not the violent thugs burning down buildings that buy the advertisers products. it's cops and the good people of st. louis and other nfl towns that do. somebody needs to throw a flag on this play. this comes as wilson resigned saturday from the ferguson police department. wilso

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more from ron allen in ferguson, missouri this morning. >> good morning. saying for a long time it was virtually impossible for him to continue as a police officer or perhaps even live anywhere near here. as the protests continue the nfl hometown team here the st. louis rams suddenly has become part of the controversy. taking to the field for the pregame introduction sunday five players walked out in a hands up don't shoot pose. what many believe michael brown did before he was shot and killed. officer darren wilson told the grand jury that did not indict him that brown was the aggressor and did not try to surrender. the player say they wanted to show compassion and solidarity for the protesters. for st. louis police officer association calls the move out of bounds and demanding disciplinary action against the players. it is not the violent thugs burning down buildings that buy their products. somebody needs to throw a flag on the play. it comes as wilson resigned saturday from the ferguson police department. wilson, who was 28 recently married to another

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. >> ron allen live in the streets of new york city tonight. a peaceful disruptive, which has been awash for protests. they have blocked down numerous streets. no violence, but there have been people living down in the middle of the sidewalk, streets, blocking traffic. joining me on the phone, jason walker. protesting tonight here in new york. jason, how would you characterize tonight's protest? >> i wouldn't characterize it as too peaceful. they have been demonstrators voicing their concerns. very tense moments out there. the police are following closely with batons in hand, ready for more aggressive demonstrations to take place. they are often having this threatening presence around. protesters say no justice, no peace. >> jason, can you tell me how this sort of thing came together? i know there were a number of groups calling for demonstrations downtown near wall street tomorrow. the protest we saw tonight seemed rather spontaneous. was this social media? was this group text, e-mails? how did it come together you had people walking through t

on-field show of support for protesters in ferguson, ron allen has latest for us.d morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. st. louis rams and the st. louis police have been trying to settle their differences. now they're arguing about the meaning of the word "apology." bottom line is that the police are incensed that nfl players took the field with that "hands up" sign. >> they will not be disciplined by the club nor by the national football league. >> reporter: rams coach jeff fisher backing his players' right to free speech after this statement that has st. louis police fuming. >> to us, it seems like rather than allowing wounds to heal that folks are picking at scab. >> we want the community to know that we support them. >> reporter: in a testy and bizarre exchange of tweets overnight, police say the rams apologized after a rams official called and said he regretted any offense their officers may have taken. police told the officers that the rams apologized but the rams said no. then police tweeted the definition of apology, including expression of

nbc's ron allen is in ferguson again for us this morning. hi, ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. darren wilson's resignation was not a surprise. as the protests continue, now the hometown football team, the st. louis rams, suddenly have become part of the controversy. while taking the field for their pregame introduction sunday, five players from the st. louis rams walked out in a hands-up, don't shoot pose. what many still believe michael brown did before he was shot and killed. officer darren wilson told the grand jury that did not indict him that brown was the degreeser and did not try to surrender. the players say they wanted to show compassion and solidarity for the protesters in ferguson. the st. louis police officers association calls the move way out of bounds and is demanding disciplinary action against the players and a public apology, e releasing a statement saying, in part, it is unthinkable hometown athletes would so publicly perpetuate a narrative that has been disproven over and over again. it is not

nbc's ron allen has the latest on this for us. ron, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. the st. louis rams and police have been trying to settle their differences but now they're arguing over the word of the meaning ie polling ji. several rams' players took to the field on sad making the hands up gesture now that the grand jury cleared darren wilson who claims michael brown never tried to surrender. >> they will not be disciplined by the club, nor will they be disciplined by the national football league. >> rams coach jeff fisher backing his players right to free speech after this statement that has the st. louis police fuming. >> to us it seems like rather than allowing wounds to heel they're picking ap the scabs. >> we want to let the community know we support them. >> reporter: in a bizarre exchange of tweets and exchanges overnight, police claim the rams apologized after a rams' official called the police chief and said he regretted it. the rams said no. then police tweeted a definition of apology. feelings are still clearly raw. own monday students and colleges nati

ron allen has the latest on this. good morning to you. >> authorities say the investigation is focused on emotional remarks brown's step father made after the grand jury decision captured on video and circulated. the issue is whether those and actions taken that day helped insight a riot. moments after the grand jury cleared darren wilson in the death of michael brown, brown's mother and her husband louis head were captured on video venting anger and grief. ferguson officials in an e-mail confirmed that louis shed being looked at as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities around november 24, pertaining to the rioting, looting and arson. on "today" leslie mcfadden talks about her husband and the video. >> just emotional. i don't feel that he stirred the crowd. the crowd was already stirred. it's been stirring since august 9. >> the day her son was killed. outrage over the grand jury's decision not to charge wilson poured onto the streets, at least a dozen businesses destroyed by fire, others vandalized. at

ron allen has more on this. good morning to you. >> very emotional remarks brown's stepfather made right after the grand jury decision captured on video and widely circulated. whether those remarks and other actions take than that day help incite a riot. >> brown's mother, leslie mcfadden, and her husband, were captured on video venting their anger and grief. ferguson officials in an e-mail confirm that lewis head is being looked at as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities surrounding november 24th pertaining to the rioting, looting. on "today" she talked about her husband and the video. >> just emotional. i don't feel that he stirred the crowd. the crowd was already stirred. it's been stirring since august 9th. >> reporter: the day her son was killed. outrage over the grand jury's decision not to charge wilson poured on to the streets. a dozen businesses destroyed by fire. others vandalized. at least 125 arrests during the next five days. >> everyone who is responsible for taking away people's pr