this is definitely st. louise. >> they dominate with nearly 100 restaurants mostly concentrated around st.nd st. louis. >> we started imo's in 1964 and we started from day one using provel cheese. it is cheddar, swiss, and provolone. that's what makes imo's imos. >> when it melts it's almost like a sauce, gooey with a smoky flavor. >> to me, it tastes gourmet, like gouda. >> you have very good taste. [laughter] >> and of course, provel is served on the salad and these kid friendly cheese bites. to give you a sense of how popular it is, here's how many boxes they go through. this is a one-week supply. not everyone likes it. pipe pizzeria makes deep dish -- pie pizzeria. >> they count the president as the fan and they are anti-provel. >> you would not think this would be a story. >> even jimmy kimmel calls imo's terrible. >> i think jimmy kimmel likes controversy. >> do you know why it's not used outside of st. louis? >> they just don't know about it. >> we will be right back with our favorite st. louis food right

is st. louis proper now police maintaining a bit of difference in st. louis. these are pictures in philadelphia. we can see protestors coming off main streets, people on bicycles cops around this area as well, in new york city they've moved thousands around 7th avenue. so if idea is to get traction to some civic reason, whatever you decide your cause is, it seems they're out. >> is that a growing fire? what are you seeing there? >> it spread to the second story it's growing there is no firefighters inside of that. they're too busy here trying to douse a beauty-store fire so three trucks in action here. and in between the fire protecting firefighters. sfargs number of protestors they're gone. they've vanished here. hundreds of cars, several thousand protestors are just gone. >> but you mentioned a number of shots. did you say 90? >> i would say 60, 70 shots fire, multiple rounds from small arms within a quarter mile of where i'm standing and some returned fire. >> we're getting by way of letting you understand these are happening not just in one place. you can

the st. louis area since brown, an unarmed black teenager, was killed by officer darren wilson on august 9. the grand jury has been meeting for nearly three months and protests are expected to escalate if they choose not to indict. on monday, st. louis mayor francis slay said the state of emergency is necessary to prevent violence. >> we're going to be prepared from a law-enforcement standpoint to make sure people and properties are safe as well as the protesters, demonstrators will have an opportunity to express their first to mimic rights and protest in a peaceful -- first amendment rights and protest in a peaceful way. at the same time, we want to make sure we going have the resources necessary in the event there is sydney kind of violence or anything of that nature. >> but while state officials say they fear violence, protesters say they fear a return to the crackdown that turned their community into a war zone. the deployment of the national guard in august came amidst a militarized police res

st. louis, who does insigm politics in color. just hours away from the announcement of the grand jury's announcement here. >> it's good to see you again tony. we're at this place now where we've been wanting to get to for about the past three months now. so this is it. this is the moment of decision. and i think there are a couple of things that are really amazing to look at. number one is how far we've come since august 9th. you know we're at this place where people are asking for calm. there's been calm for the past three months ever since the unrest. and so now, we're all waiting to hear what's going to happen. and wondering what's going to happen after that. i can tell you it's been a really tense weekend. my cell phone has really been blowing up, getting all sorts of messages. >> what do you mean by a tense weekend, explain that to me. what do you mean by a tense weekend? >> you know i think the best way i can describe it is i was telling my friend about what it used to be like. you might

is st. louis proper now police maintaining a bit of difference in st. louis. these are pictures in philadelphia. we can see protestors coming off main streets, people on bicycles cops around this area as well, in new york city they've moved thousands around 7th avenue. so if idea is to get traction to some civic reason, whatever you decide your cause is, it seems they're out. >> is that a growing fire? what are you seeing there? >> it is. it spread to the second story it's growing there is no firefighters inside of that. they're too busy here trying to douse a beauty-store fire so three trucks in action here. and in between the fire protecting firefighters. sfargs number of protestors they're gone. they've vanished here. hundreds of cars, several thousand protestors are just gone. >> but you mentioned a number of shots. did you say 90? >> i would say 60, 70 shots fire, multiple rounds from small arms within a quarter mile of where i'm standing and some returned fire. >> we're getting by way of letting you understand these are happening not just in one place. y

the st. louis county police, the st. ouis city police and the missouri highway patrol, have spent the last two months planning and training for the anticipated reaction to the announcement that will be made in the next few hours. the plan is designed for all contingencies. but we hope that officers will only observe peaceful protests. i have great confidence in the design of this plan. it has prioritized keeping all people safe, residents and protesters, the protection of property, and ensuring that people can exercise their constitutional rights. i also have tremendous confidence in the men and women in st. louis law enforcement. they understand the importance of protecting everyone and i know they intend to do so. i also have great confidence in the people of my community. a tremendous dialogue has begun to take place here about more than just policing. this community understands that through peaceful protest and through dialogue, we will continue to grow and that violence will set this progress back. we must continue t

. >> st. louis ready for protest in the wake of the expected grand jury decision in the michael brown case. as the missouri kkk circulates this flyer threatening violence against terrorists masquerading as peaceful protesters. the author of that document joins me tonight. as does the st. louis police chief. >>> then after an electoral drubbing democrats need to stiffen their back bones, so says new york's mayor bill de blasio. and he joins me tonight. >>> plus human beings have landed a spaceship on a comet. [ cheers ] we'll tell you how they did it. >>> back here on planet earth -- >> we have a special responsibility to lead the global effort against climate change. >> the u.s. and china reach a historic agreement on reducing carbon emissions, and they said it couldn't be done. >> a lot of entrepreneurs and businesspeople from china, they laugh at our stupidity as a country. >> "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. for the second day in a row, missouri state an

our correspondent is in st. louisouri, where the protests are already underway. >> well, i'm at the command center in st. louis which is where the efforts of the national guard and the police are being coordinated from. now, i was here last night at the height of the tensions and i saw police cars and fire engines speed in and out of here as they went to the areas where the violence was the worst. the governor of missouri, jay nixon, said that he will be sending more members of the national guard in to ferguson this evening, ahead of anticipated protests. now, he said that he will send them particularly to the area around the police station there, which was the scene of some of the most violent protests yesterday evening. though i was down at the police station yesterday before things got tense just before the decision by the grand jury, and i saw dozens of peaceful protesters marching along the streets. but once that verdict came in, things turned ugly, as our north america correspondent reports. >> the most sought a

with the st. louis county prosecutor set to make an announcement any moment, police here in ferguson and the surrounding area of st. louis county continue to prepare to confront what they saw on the streets a few months ago, streams of protesters marching, shutting down the main arteries of the city, turning this town into a battleground because of some looters and some violent protesters. they are a minority but they still were there. cnn's sara sidner is live outside the ferguson police station. sara, have you seen any movement there in terms of protesters, in terms of law enforcement? >> reporter: yes, we have. i want to give you a little bit of the theme. these gentlemen were not out here a few months ago. they now are out here. this young lady we've seen throughout the two months i've been here. she's painted her truck and constantly reminding people by honking that they are with the family of michael brown. but what you have really been seeing -- to be clear about this -- in the two months i've r

the st. louis county police, the st. ri highway patrol has spent the last two months manning and training for the anticipated reaction to the announcement that will be made in the next few hours. the plan is designed for all contingencies, but we hope that officers will only observe peaceful protests. i am great confidence in the design of this plan. it has prioritized keeping all people safe, residents and protesters, the protection of property, and ensuring that people can exercise their constitutional rights. i also have tremendous confidence in the men and women in st. louis law enforcement. they understand the importance of protecting everyone, and i know they intend to do so. i also have great confidence in the people of my community. a tremendous dialogue has begun to take place here about more than just policing. this community understands that through peaceful protests and through dialogue, we will continue to grow. and that violence will set this progress back. we must continue to move this community forward, an

st. louis. so i'm sure that he's going to probably urge, as president obama has, citizens to remain calm in protest, but i'm not sure what he'll say about the possible verdict. as you know, 12 grand jurors have been grappling with this decision since august 20. it's been really a monumental grand jury because they've been allowed the power to subpoena witnesses, including officer wilson himself, who is the officer in question here. and they're looking at four possible charges for him, starting with second-degree murder and going all the way down to involuntary manslaughter. they just need to find probable cause that he may have committed one of those four crimes in order to indict him. but it's not clear whether they have enough information to do so. there have been three autopsies on the body of michael brown. one of them conducted here in new york at the request of brown's family, which found at least one bullet entered the top of michael brown's head. there wasn't any information about the p

we've gotten official word from the st. louisnty prosecutor's office that there will be an announcement, that they have come to a decision. they'll make an announcement later on this evening. so far, we have not heard from the officer nor his representatives, officer darren wilson in this case. but we have heard from michael brown's family. on the other side of this break, we're going to hear a message from michael brown sr. celebrate what's new, the bigger, better menu at red lobster! with more of what you love! try our newest wood-grilled combination! maine lobster, extra jumbo shrimp, and salmon! so hurry in! and sea food differently. sea captain: there's a narratorstorm cominhe storm narrator: that whipped through the turbine which poured... surplus energy into the plant which generously lowered its price and tipped off the house which used all that energy to stay warm through the storm. chipmunk: there's a bad storm comin! narrator: the internet of everything is changing how energy works. is your network ready?" but parallel

those are st. louis county armored personnel carriers that you see in the middle of your screen at the moament and clearly the police want the protesters to be out of the area. this comes after some of them overturned and smashed a police vehicle further down the road. the police spoke on lout speakers to say if the protesters didn't move then they would be subject to arrest and possibly tear gas. the tear gas certainly has been fired. interestingly the police are saying this evening that what they're firing here is smoke. and actually i think it may very well be smoke canisters here, i don't smell tear gas in the air. but we certainly were tear gassed in early stages of this event. there's no doubting tear gas. it stings your face and it stings your eyes. you have to run away, you can't be where it is. i smell a whiff of it, so what appears to be happening if we just look -- ben is looking at a helicopter going over at the moment. police are lined up in full riot gear outside their police headquarters a

one by st. louis county medical examiner's office, one by a private pathologist and one by the department of defense armed forces medical examiner. the results of all three autopsies are consistent with one another in all significant respects. mr. brown has a gunshot graze wound of the right thumb. the path of that bullet is away from the tip of the hand. soot consistent with a close up -- close range gunshot is present inside that wound. officer wilson also had a medical examination which indicated some swelling and redness to his face. almost all witnesses stated that after they heard the shot fired while mr. brown was at the car he hesitated and then ran east on canfield. most stated that almost immediately officer wilson got out of his vehicle and chased after him. some witnesses stated wilson fired at mr. brown as he chased after him, stating that one of those shots instruct mr. brown. others stated he did not fire until mr. brown turned and came back towards officer wilson. at least one witness

norman white at st. louis.e people who have been deliberating in secret have one central question to consider, did darren wilson have a fear either for his own safety or the safety of others the night he shot michael brown? the grand jury has five possible outcomes, four involve charging wilson with a crime. first degree murder, second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, or involuntary manslaughter. it will then be up to a jury to decide if wilson committed a crime. or the grand jury may not bring charges against wilson. but the state attorney general could prosecute wilson. that's what happened to george zimmerman back in 2012. another possibility is the u.s. justice department could decide to bring charges against wilson. and michael brown's family could bring a civil suit against wilson. in that scenario, brown's parents would bring a wrongful death suit against wilson and that would be in civil court not a criminal charge. when we return we'll talk to the economic advisors of bloomberg business week. ♪ r

. >> st. louis county police chief john belmar says the violence on the streets now is much worse than after the shooting in august. >> i'm disappointed this evening. i didn't see a lot of peaceful protests out there tonight and i'm disappointed about that. i'm not saying there weren't folks out there that were out there for the right reason, but i am saying unfortunately this spun out of control, and frankly, what i'm seeing tonight, and i have been up there all evening right in the middle of it along with captainscaptai captainjohnson, is probably much worse than the worst night we had in august and it's truly unfortunate. i said several months ago during an interview, what would be the worst thing that could happen? the fact of the matter, i said to tear the fabric of this community apart. and that has happened here tonight. there's not a lot left between soulway and chambers road. and those are businesses that may never come back. so frankly, i'm heartbroken about that. the good news is, we've n

county and st. louis overall.ind of a divide in the sense that most of the african-american community lives in the northern part of what's considered north st. louis county. i would consider that to be my base and my constituents that i was able to appeal to more easily and asked for them to support me in my race. however, the common problem that we have here and i don't know if it's just within african-american community, i can speak to that because that's what i'm familiar to, but what we have is over and over again very low voter turnout. if you look at the numbers i think from the august primary, that it was less than 12% and i get that there are despairties within the community and there are changes that need to happen, but let's be honest. if you're not involved or engaged in the process, it's very difficult to make that change happen. >> indeed. i want to ask you a question about jurisjurisprudence. nationwide police get a form of special treatment because of the job they do, but the reason i ask is about w

in st. louis, missouri, we've just gotten reports through the reporting of the st. st dispatch newspaper and its online property that pepper spray was used to break up crowds that are forming there. so los angeles, oakland, seattle, st. louis, atlanta, chicago, new york, all across our nation what is this that so many don't understand? let's bring in fox news political analyst juan williams who's been watching and documenting and being part of race relations for the better part of his adult life. there are some who would dismiss this as a racial thing alone, juan, but from all that i read online today and from the young people of america, this is about a lack of hope that this is -- this is a group of people, whether accurate or not is for somebody else to decide, but a group of people who look at this situation and say i don't have a chance, the system doesn't work for me, i don't have hope today or tomorrow and neither do any children i might bring into the world. what's going on? >> well, two key factors here, shep. i really appreciate the fact that you're going b

the st. louis county police, the st. louis city police come and the missouri highway patrol has spent the last two months planning and training for the anticipated reaction to the announcement that will be made in the next few hours. the plan is designed for all contingencies, but we hope that officers will only observe peaceful protests. i have great confidence in the design of this plan. it has prioritized keeping all people safe, residents and protesters, protection of property, and ensuring that people can exercise their constitutional rights. i also have tremendous confidence in the men and women in st. louis law enforcement. they understand the importance of protecting everyone, and i know they intend to do so. confidence ineat the people of my community. a tremendous dialogue has begun to take place here about more than just policing. this community understands through peaceful protests and dialogue we will continue to grow and that violence will set this progress back. we must continue to move this community forwa

st. louis police -- one st. s police officer who was shot is unrelated to the ferguson situation. but then we had the st. louis county police chief john belmar who held this joint press conference with captain ron johnson, who said that tonight in st. louis was worse than any night we had seen back in august, referring to the initial instance where 18-year-old michael brown was shot and killed, the initial reaction to all that. kendall, let me ask you, as the sun comes up on a new day and what's going to be ultimately a new ferguson as it moves forward and the fact that they know where the justice system stands with respect to darren wilson, where do they pick up the pieces as a legal system, their office, and what are the options potentially for michael brown's family if they want to go in a different direction legally? >> well, the options for the family are going to continue to press the feds. the u.s. justice department has its own civil rights investigation both with respect to this alleged crime as well as

it's been like this for years, from birth in st. louis. >> many people had come from surrounding black communities in the st. louis area - all of them said they feel targeted by law enforcement. they've been doing this and getting away with it. >> so why are things different now with mike brown? >> because people are tired. >> ...put them killer cops in jail.... the whole damn system is guilty as hell... hands up... don't shoot! hands up... don't shoot! hands up... don't shoot! hands up... don't shoot! hands up... don't shoot! >> the police continued to point guns at the protestors - up to this point, as far as we could see, there had been no sign of threat or violence. but the anger over the way police were handling the situation grew. >> only cowards use guns! >> come on, keep laughing. it's funny right. it's funny right. >> okay, the gas is coming down now! we're hearing gas fired. the police are saying we've got to leave the area. we're going to get right back now from the police line. the gas is coming down now. there's more gas comi

we in st. louis want to see st. and progress. >> and joey, the prosecutor's office is being very careful in how it will announce the grand jury's decision. a lot of people, though, aren't very happy with the prosecutor's office and the way it's been doing that. how should it proceed? >> it's important, carol. obviously people have a lot of passions about this issue one way or the other and i think first of all the public service announcements are significant because on the one hand you want the community to be out there, to be expressive, that's what what the united states is all about. on the other hand, you want it to be peaceful and the message from attorney general holder, carol, significant because it sends a message to law enforcement that it's about mutual respect. the protesters will be respectful, police, you be respectful, too. i think moving forward if the public is on board with that message, the police are on board with that message and the district attorney's office affords the family notice in addition

. >>> a st. louis mall forced to turn away shoppers on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. i'm jim sciutto. and this is "the lead." the national day of shopping turns into a national day of protest. demonstrators hold up check out lines across the country and successfully shut down a mall in st. louis all in the name of michael brown. >>> and the sports lead, from poster boy to disgrace to a man in limbo, running back ray rice suspended for hitting his wife is now eligible to play again. but will any team be willing to give him a shot? >>> it sounds like a throwaway scene in a movie. two new york boys, their snow fort bulldozed by a plow. but those boys were trapped for hours. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jim sciutto in for jake tapper. so much good and so much bad has played out in st. louis county this week. protests over michael brown's death and a grand jury's refusal to indict his shooter sparked outrage and a flurry of both violence and civil disobedience from coast to coast. now prot

the st. louis county area. >> sara, one of the, i think, criticisms that we saw of authorities when the protests were going on early on was that they focused on protesters, they overly focused on some peaceful protesters and that they weren't effective in defending some of the businesses in ferguson that really this was a place where you could almost see it become sort of an economic desert. how are businesses preparing, besides, as you mentioned, maybe owners are buying guns? what else are they doing? >> well, look, a lot of them have just been boarding up. the city is helping kind would have that fefrt they felt like they needed to board up to keep, for example, their windows intact. they are doing that. some of them telling us they're going to not be in there businesses when that announced comes out or perhaps they will close their doors. but to be fair again over these past 90 plus days the police have changed their tactics. they have really stood down in a lot of protests, trying not to escala

mississippi unit in st. louis county of which ferguson is a part. mississippi units in st. s, city. which is of course ferguson is a suburb thereof. our state conference of the naacp is also statewide throughout missouri. we have been on the ground. we have been working with people on the ground to try to stop any kind of violence. >> let me ask you a question. >> and the department of justice. from the very beginning. >> hold on now. i have read a statement put out by the naacp that said governor nixon was wrong to declare a state of emergency protest as part of the personal tradition. what's he trying to do? the site of the national guard and the state of emergency declaration. in fact, my problem on the other hand hmpleted ilary when the national guard wasn't there, ferguson burned. >> let me say the ferguson was there. making sure that that person freedom of speech on the ground in ferguson. a place that need it more than anything else. ground central for all the violence that began. those conversations needed to happen: how you can blame declaring a state of emergency a

not just for st. louis, but for our entire nation. >> mayor, what's the one biggest thing you've learned? >> well, the biggest thing that we've learned is what you can't do, you can't paint protesters, elected officials with one broad brush. the other thing is that everybody looks at the same set of facts, the same situation, from behind different glasses. just because somebody looks at something differently than i do or you do from somebody else, it doesn't mean that you're right or ewe're wrong or i'm right or they're wrong. it means that we have a community of a lot of different ideas, of a lot of different perspectives. we need to come together and realize that e that that we're all in this together. we need to find common grounds and ways to address these real deep-seeded issues and make our region a more fair and more just place for everybody. finally, mayor, do you know what decision the grand jury has reached? >> i do not. >> all right, mayor slay, thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> my pleasur

he was joined by st. louis county executive charlie dooley, st. s mayor francis slay and the state public safety chief, dan isam. >> state and local law enforcement agencies are continuing to work hand in hand to make sure the best, most experienced officers are on the street. the men and women of the national guard will also be in the area to provide security at critical facilities, like firehouses, police stations, and utility substations. and offer logistical and transportation support as needed. this will help free up law enforcement officers to do their jobs effectively. in closing, i had rate my call for peace, respect andúo and thank everyone out there who is working hard to make sure communities throughout the region are safe and secure. many, many people have spent countless hours working on ways to manage this situation, once the grand jury situation is announced ample noun is the time to show the world that we can, we're confident this will be a fact. what happened to michael brown has deeply divided us. whatever is announced this evenin

st. louis. >>> and senator john mccain standing by along with our correspondents, our analysts and newsmakers. let's begin with jim acosta. >> wolf, just weeks after president obama was heckled repeatedly at cam pan rallies by immigration reform advocates, there were chances of yes, we can during his speech at las vegas. s speech looked a lot like a victory rally in the backyard of harry reid. nancy pelosi and plus a group of latino leaders were apparently on hand. he walked through his political just physical indication f justification iffi justification for taking his action. he even said he offered to walk bay they're dog or wash his car. >> i didn't dissolve parliament. that's not how our system works. i didn't steal away the various clerks in the senate and house who manage bills. they can still pass a bill. i don't have a vote in congress. pass a bill. you don't need me to call a vote to pass a bill. pass a bill. >> now, just before this speech, the president did sign some memos to his ad

change that makes the st louis region better for everyone. michael brown's parents have lost more than anyone. we should be honouring their wishes. >> a short while ago i spoke to ron davis. his son was shot dead two years ago by a white software daxer. and he also is close to the brown family, and gave this reaction to the grand jury's ruling. >> i thought it would be transparent for all to see that because of the way the governor brought in the national guard four or five days ahead of time. everyone knew in their gut what would happen this evening, and the fact that the attorney for officer wilson, he didn't have his client there, so everybody knew what was going on? it's a disgrace. and i think the state attorney-generally should resign from his position. what do you think this whole affair said about race relations in america. a lot of analysts and race relations experts, and human rights experts are saying this is a message saying this is a right for police to shoot black teenagers. >> there's communities like ferguson, and president ob

st. louisew tonight prosecutors are releasing massive amounts of evidence. never before seen pictures of wilson in the moments after his alleged fight with the unarmed 18-year-old and the gun wilson used to kill him. a medical report from that night shows wilson needed x-rays and anti-inflammatory medicine for a facial bruise. tonight for the first time we get wilson's account in his interview with police the day after the shooting. he said, i was guaranteed he was going to shoot me. that's what i thought his goal was. >> this grand jury wasn't deciding guilt or innocence. they were just deciding, is there probable cause to send this case to trial? was there enough evidence for a regular jury to decide guilt or innocence? and these grand jurors said, no. >> reporter: president obama weighed in shortly after the news broke. benjamin crump, the attorney who represented the family of trayvon martin, another young black teen killed, was with brown's family when they learned the news. >> she is hear

>> it's emotional for a lot of people in st. louis. i have lived in st. 6 years, and i -- this is the longest i have ever lived anywhere, and the people of st. louis take things personally, and we're all crushed, and we're all upset, and when i went to bed last night, i shed a tear. i'm not embarrassed to say. i cried. when i saw that ferguson market go down, i cried myself to sleep. it was just so sad that we do not have the leaders that will help us get through this. we did not have the people in charge to lead us through this. >> hanks for your thoughts today. i know it's been a tough day for all people who live there and for the nation. thanks, sir zoosh yeah, thank you. >>> well, some nasty weather in the forecast. it's coming our way, folks. i know. there's nothing we can do about it. for a lot of the country. what can you expect as we head into thanksgiving, and whether you can actually get a head start through all that. >> the grabbed jury decision sparking outranl and calls for calm as a new protest about to get underway this afternoon in downtown

the st. louis metropolitan police department. and most recently, a professor in the criminalology and criminal justice department at the university of missouri-st. louis. i made the decision to join the department of public safety ten weeks ago because of the critical issues that were before all of us in law enforcement. and because of the opportunity to make a difference in the community. my community, where i grew up and where my family and i make our home. but also key to joining dps was the promise that governor nixon gave me. he told me he was committed to bringing people together, to establishing missouri as a model for improving relations between police and the community we serve. he understood that this was not simply a law enforcement issue. and he was committed to more than simply getting through a crisis situation. he was committed to confronting issues that had simmered below the surface in american society for too long. that's why i signed up. and that's why all of us are here and comm

st. louis, meeting with members of clergy at 4:00. i spent some time at well spring church yesterday. the minister there is set to be -- he's going to be part of this clergy meeting. one of the interesting things he said to me yesterday, this was a sentiment also echoed by captain ron johnson as well, this idea that we are going to see these widespread potentially violent clashes once again. he disputes that. he does not think we're going to see a remake of what we saw 110 days ago or so. for two reasons. one, primarily, law enforcement has spent a great deal of time pounding the pavement in these communities, in these neighborhoods, talking to people who -- not just folks who live in the neighborhoods, but the protest organizers as well. as you know, they've sort of reached a consensus on a handful of these rules of engagement. that's one reason. the second reason is, he thinks that that the protests themselves have been organized and structured in such a fash n fashifashio fashion -- they've

breaking details out of st. louis. decision expected later today in the grand jury investigation of the shooting by police officer darren wilson of unarmed michael brown. lisa bloom is an attorney and an msnbc legal analyst. legal sa, lisa, we don't know what the announcement is, but is it normal to have the preannouncement announcement saying we think the announcement is imminent, but no specifics. >> just the way you said that it's highly unusual just like everything else in this case. i don't know if that means we'll get an announcement of a decision or announcement the decision will be revealed tomorrow or the next day. we previously have been told 48 hours' notice. that could be changing. we don't know at this point. but it sounds like it's today. >> we don't know if that announcement is going to be a decision. walk us through so our viewers understand, if a decision is reached, assuming that happens, how does this roll out when a grand jury make this is kind of a decision. >> this will be very simple. there will

in st louis, the law of self-defence is favourable to police officers in missouri, and nationally. you have the state of mind of

the st. louis county police arrested 61 people last night. the st. louis city police, another 21. maybe the most intense scene happened when michael brown's mother and video captured by "the new york times" was so racked with grief and overcome with emotion that she was able to do anything but sob and cry into her hands, presumably over the death of her son and the failure of the grand jury to indict his killer. brown's mother and father both have, for months, been urging peace. both have for months been urging the community to not answer violence with more violence. but this is what brown's stepfather, lewis head, had to say last night. >> burn this [ bleep ] down! [ bleep ]. >> at a press conference today, an attorney for the brown family denounced the riots and violence and tried to turn the focus back on prosecutor robert mccullough and his failure to indict officer darren wilson. >> he indicted him himself. most did not line up with the physical and forensic evidence. >> now today, just within the past couple of hours, officer wilson who has been quiet since the august 9th sh

that is a a representative of st. louis county. >> this incident touched off nerve from coast to coast tonit. in oakland,ky 7 is over frank ogowa plaza you can see people have gathered for what is supposed to be a 7:00 p.m demonstration. alisa, we wait. >> crowd here is growing. demonstrats are chanting and holding up signs that show faces of otrs killed by police officers. the goal is to keep protes peaceful. demonstrators will gather in downtown oakland demanding justice for michael own. >> it's important we be heard. and this needs to be stopped. this is what some residents and business owners are worried about. protests turned violent, leading to arrests and downtown trashed. >> destroying oakland and businesses here is not going to make the decision better or change anything. >> some businesses closed early. and the security ambassador passed out packages. the mayor says she expects. part of it reads the department is prepare toed respond in and opd adds officers understand the importance of free speech people here are

st. louis, missouri has chosen not to indict police officer darren wilson for the fatal shooting of unarmed african-american teenager michael brown. the decision follows three months of deliberation by the jury of nine whites, and three blacks, including four hours of testimony from wilson himself. the decision set off outrage. the grand jury decision set off outrage in ferguson and communities across the country who see brown's killing as part of a widescale pattern of police mistreatment of people of color. shortly after the verdict, police fired tear gas on protesters in ferguson. at least a dozen buildings in ferguson or broken into and burned. there was sporadic gunfire overnight. at least 61 people were arrested. we will have more from on the ground in ferguson and clayton after the headlines. back in washington, d.c., defense secretary chuck hagel has been forced to resign under pressure from president obama less than two years after taking office. obama announced hagel's departure on mo

the st. louis county police conducted an extensive investigation at the crime scene. at times under very trying circumstances, spruinterrupted least once by random gunfire. beginning that day and continuing the next three months, along with -- they along with the agents of the federal bureau of investigation at the direction of attorney general eric holder located numerous individuals and gathered additional evidence and information. fully aware of the unfounded but growing concern in some parts of our community that the investigation and review of this tragic death might not be full and fair, i decided immediately that all of the physical evidence gathered, all people claiming to have witnessed any part or all of the shooting and any and all other related matters would be presented to the grand jury. the grand jury, 12 members of community selected by a judge in may of this year, long before this shooting occurred. i would like to briefly expand upon the unprecedented cooperation between the local

representative curtis, we understand that the st. louis schools will be given the first notice. they will get a three-hour warning when the grand injury has an a fountains think. what would be the necessary hess tank you want younger people know, okay, the grand jury is coming out with something and they may not like the result? what would you like those young people to know? >> essentially i want them to know that the justice system is at work. this is how the justice system works. i mainly want them to know this is how it works. >> i want to you describe the tension that hangs in the air there in st. louis rights now. >> it's something like i have never seen before. the only thing i can use to describe it is movie scenes, you know, it's essentially a