our stephanie elam has more now on the anger in ferguson and the many protests across the united states. >> reporter: sirens ring out in ferguson, missouri, demonstrators facing off with police for the second night in a row. tensions coming to a boil as protesters overturn and set fire to a police cruiser after a day of relatively peaceful protests. police and national guard responding with a heavier hand than the night before, arresting 44 protesters, using hoses and pepper spray to disperse the crowd. >> we will get justice by any means necessary! >> reporter: this as anger over the grand jury's decision spreads across the country. demonstrators flooding the streets yesterday in about 170 cities nationwide. blocking bridges, tunnels and major highways from coast to coast. thousands of protesters snaked their way through the streets of new york city, jamming traffic, holding signs and chanting loudly. across the country in downtown los angeles, protesters rally, knocking down fences and blocking the 101 freeway with roadblocks and debris. in oakland, protests took a more violent turn.

they are pulling someone back to the ferguson police department. ind the police line and behind the national guard line. we are also being told to move back on the sidewalk, which is what we're doing, but basically what's changed tonight is that officers have said that because of items thrown at police. and we did notice a couple of water bottles being thrown at police and perhaps some other items that they have told everyone to disperse and go home. that this is an unlawful assembly. very different than what we were going to hear earlier today which is get out of the road. you can assemble and you have to be on the sidewalk. now they're saying there is an unlawful assembly thrown at office earlier. >> some of those items included bottles filled with urine, as well as tent poles and rocks. we'll get back to the ferguson coverage in just a moment. >>> first, we want to take a look at another big story. yeah, it's a major storm hitting the east coast. it's going to affect thanksgiving travel for millions of people. chad myers has an early look at your

that the vast majority of people in ferguson, the st. louis region, in missouri and around the country are looking for. and i want to be partners with those folks, and we need to lift up that kind of constructive dialogue that's taking place. all right? thank you very much. >> will there be federal charges -- >> well, president obama there has been speaking. obviously, you can see on the other side of your screen the situation getting, well, tense to say the least. we've seen tear gas being fired, armored personnel carriers, armored vehicles moving into position. a lot of those vehicles were positioned by the command center where i am. we saw them pulling out a short time ago. clearly the st. louis county police say that there has been some instances of looting. reporters have heard shots being fired. our jake tapper is standing by. jake, where are you and what are you seeing? >> reporter: we're on south florissant right outside the police headquarters. the crowd began marching down the street after it became clear that there was not goi

whom will be commenting on the violence here in ferguson. law enforcement sent people scurrying from tear gas canisters as rioters flooded into local stores. 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. >>

the hour. thank you so much in ferguson. >>> and the 90 ferguson monday sparking protests across the country overnight. in california, the highway patrol said 300 to 500 people stormed a freeway in oakland setting bon fires to block traffic. and officers on the scene described the crowd as hostile. a similar scene where protesters shut down the busy 101 freeway. and zmon straighters marching miles across the sprawling city. they wanted their voices to be heard. paul vercammen from cnn walked with them. >> reporter: deb, this was painly a peaceful demonstration. you can see that protesters would seal off town. many of them chanting "no justice, no peace, hands up, don't shoot." there were a couple of flash points. one where police were concerned that protesters might get near the metro tracks. and also an incident of a car surrounded on the 101 freeway. and also there's a moment where some protesters jumped a fence or tried to knock a hole in the fence. some of the organizers said, listen, just get out of there. they didn't want them to go on the freeway and be hurt. but the sentiment expressed here is

the majority aren't from ferguson, they are outsiders. the people of ferguson deserve better. e people of ferguson deserve to be safe and secure in their homes, and the police and the national guard and the governor has to do everything in their power to get this thing under control, and if that is to use more troops if necessary, more force if necessary, that's what they are going to have to do. >> what do you think of what's been spreading around, we told you about spontaneous rising demonstrations in philadelphia, we've seen them in new york city, last night it got pretty hairy here in times square, familiar to you, but it's been escalating, the clouds have been escalating. so what do authorities do in each one of these locales? >> well, listen, some of these things i'd watch some of the footage over the last 24 hours, some of them were peaceful demonstrations. where it gets unpeaceful, the police have to take action. what's disturbing to me is, we've been calling for justice. we've been calling for due process. we've been calling for an investigation. well, we live by a con

guarding the ferguson police department. and the streets of ferguson as well. this evening. are going to continue to follow the protests happening from coast to coast here in america. protests that are growing with time. make sure you stay tuned right here to cnn. back after a very quick break. really? alka-seltzer plus night rushes relief to eight symptoms of a full blown cold including your stuffy nose. (breath of relief) oh, what a relief it is. thanks. anytime. the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ho, ho, ho, ho] lease the 2015 e350 for $599 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. a secure retirement. a new home. earning your diploma. providing for your family. real associates, using walmart's benefits to build better lives for their families. opportunity. that's the real walmart. >>> back now live here on cnn with breaking news. don lemon live in ferguson, missouri. what you are looking at now, a large gathering, large froeprot. this one is in boston. wcvb, boston. look at the cr

diane eastabrook joins us live from ferguson, missouri. the streets of ferguson will see a dramatically increased law enforcement presence tonight. >> that is exactly what the businesses were looking for last night. there was tremendous anger and frustration on the streets of ferguson among the business owners, saying they saw all the looting and violence in august. they expected is to be better this time. instead it was significantly worse. >> reporter: in ferguson tuesday, neighbour helped neighbour, sweeping up glass, boarding up windows during the violence. this restaurant owner was overwhelmed. >> people locked their arms and stood in front in blocked the restaurant. >> jenkins and his wife own cathy's kitchen and another restaurant to be opened next spring, both were damaged. he says law enforcement let him down. >> when you listen on the news and to the governor, you expect the national guard, the police, and them to work together to have better protection. they told us that they will protect all the business and everything around here.

the cam's show things burping here in ferguson tonight. they're not going to show thousands -- hundreds of thousands, millions of people in metro st. louis and around the country who are just burning up inside with a feeling of rage, alienation, and anguish and disappointment and injustice, and i have with me now patricia bynes. a local democratic woman here. how are you. >> i'm angry but i'm sad. this isn't justice out here right now. this isn't even revenge. this is -- the people that live here, they didn't do this. >> yeah. i should say that the number of people -- the sort of absolute number of people out here are maybe 100 or 200, not a huge -- not ten thousand people out on the streets. doesn't take a lot of people to start a fire. >> not at all. >> is actually the truth. we have now seen three buildings are burning right now in the background what would you want to see happen tonight? >> this is to -- to me this is a catalyst for change. we need to start thinking about changing the laws, changing the policies. it's not enough to just

the reason for that is close to ferguson, the airport is over there. so we land and take off in that direction, over ferguson. temporary flight restrictions goes up to 3,000 feet, three miles wide. at the moment commercial aircraft are not allowed to fly through it. the news helicopters are flying above it, and the only aircraft in it on a regular basis as it were were aircraft, helicopters and others associated with law enforcement. what does that mean? because of wind, aircraft are not able to land at lambert field at the moment. several flights, 10, have been diverted. because of the wind direction, aircraft taking off from lambert field are okay to go. it's those coming in to land. the reason the temporary flight restriction was in place was because of the gun fire, there's so much gun fire around, we had to put up with a bid when the demonstration was at its height. robert ray, down on west florissant, where the fires are burning had more gunfire, because of that they are restricting aircraft movements in the area. >> john terrett, thank you. danie

we're expecting a statement from holder within the hour. ferguson's mayor blames some of the destruction on late deployment of the national guard. he urged quicker and broader mobilization this even. >> the national guard was not deployed in enough time to save all of our businessize. the decision to delay the national guard is deeply concerning. we are asking that the governor make available and deploy ploi all necessary resources to prevent the further destruction of property and an the preservation of life in the area. >> officer darren wilson remains unpaid on administrative leave. joining me now craig, nbc anchor. thanks for joining me. we have a lot of rolling coverage this hour. i apologize in advance if i have to cut you off. first let's talk about the break between the mayor and governor on the deployment of the national guard. is the mayor's frustration in line with what people on the ground and what you saw last night. >> absolutely. one of the things we heard last night from folks right after things quieted down people -- right after the p

the investigation takes place on the ground in ferguson. the final decision as to whether or not to go forward will be made in washington. host: the criminal investigation has a high bar. what kind of evidence would they have to look at to make a ifferent conclusion? guest: it is impossible to say what might make the difference. let me say about these investigations that they are difficult. eyewitness testimony is invariably conflicting because these are conflicting circumstances that unfold rapidly. it is helpful if you have a videotape. successful prosecutions have turned on videotape. we don't have a videotape. federal investigators will be looking at forensic evidence. they will be looking at the blood, the distances, how people were moving. they will try to reconstruct exactly what happened. they will examine all the witnesses, all of the eyewitnesses, and all of the experts predict will talk to the people that did the autopsies. there were three autopsies. they will probably bring in some of their own experts to evaluate the forensic e

and we are learning that officer wilson is still with the ferguson police department. and the medical examiner did not take photos of the crime scene and they didn't take notes at the first interview. can we ever know the truth. >>> and huge traffic delays and hundreds of thousands of people trapped in the middle of an ice storm. let's go "outfront" tonight. >>> and good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight we begin with the breaking news. the atf is investigating the fire that destroyed -- the flood christian church in ferguson. they said arizona sonists may h targeted the church because michael brown's father is connected to the church. this as the mayor of ferguson tells cnn darren wilson is with the police officer and he has not worked out any resignation. >> obviously we are waiting to hear if he's going to make a decision like that, that is something we don't know at this point. nothing has really changed. again, he still remains a ferguson police officer. he is on administrative leave. it is a personnel matter and at this point, we can't really discuss t

we already have tears. >> ferrell tweets i'm heart broken over the news in ferguson. t's all pray for peace. >> it is 55 minutes after the top of the hour. with that situation in ferguson, what can we expect today? >>> a fox news alert. violent riots breaking out in ferguson following a grand jury decision to not indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. the jury's decision kicking off a night of looting, fires and rioting not just in ferguson but all across the country. today michael brown's family will hold a joint news conference with refned al sharpton as the f.b.i. and justice department continue to investigate any civil rights violations in the shooting. >> let's keep talking about the grand jury decision there in ferguson. was justice served? will michael brown go down as a civil rights hero? head to our facebook page right now to weigh in on that. it's #keeptalking. we already have more than 200 comments, so we thank you so much. we're going to continue that discussion. >> been a busy day and busy night. we'll continue to follow all o

the city of st. louis rather than being in ferguson. and we were told that the mayor of ferguson is saying, where is the national guard? my city is burning. i don't see them anywhere. >> you saw all of those businesses, family owned businesses, cleaners, a beauty salon, you saw all of those burnt out, destroyed, looted. these people are really suffering as a result of that. >> reporter: they are. and your heart can't help but go out to them. we were back here in august and a lot of people lost business because they were just afraid of the possibility of something happening. now something real has happened. instead of being afraid of the possibility, they have lost many of their livelihoods. they don't know how they are going to pay their bills, get their businesses back open and running if they want to do that again. so the message about injustice, about how to fix problems with the police department and the community, about over militarization of the police departments, about profiling, about all of that, about police brutality, that ha

on the ground in ferguson, in the city of st. louis people have been protesting the grand jury's decision not to indict officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown, but this story also is continuing to unfold in a very important way, continuing to unfold away from the streets and away from the scenes of all those protests because when that local prosecutor announced the grand jury's decision not to indict wilson back on monday night, that prosecutor also made the decision to release thousands of pages of documents, thousands of interviews, pieces of evidence that had been presented to that grand jury in this case. the grand jury that decided not to pursue a case. a surprising decision. something you basically never see. evidence and testimony presented to a grand jury is generally not made available for the public to view. but here it was. it was made public in a flood of paper. something like 4700 documents in all all released at once. people, journalists, everyone across the country is combing through that stuf

the street. took over ferguson and lit it on fire. i'm not sure that nothing could change. >> there are protests taking place around the country. large crowds taking to the streets in new york city. protesters marching down broadway, blocking traffic. police say they have only arrested a few people in manhattan since the protest began. last night causing gridlock. police say they can stay as long as they wish. they are protesting the shooting of a 12-year-old boy over the weekend. at stanford university, 200,000 gathered to express anger. police redirected traffic. president obama is in chicago to promote his immigration plan, but took time out to address the situation in ferguson, missouri. >> if any part of the american community doesn't feel welcomed or treated fairly, that is something that puts all of us at risk. and we all have to be concerned about it. so my message to those people who are constructively moving forward, trying to organise, mobilize and ask hard important questions about how we improve the situation, i want all t

we are also dedicated to improving the relations of the ferguson police department and the youth.he police chief is going to be committed to the youth for police explorer youth programs for the youth and the surrounding districts. the police explorer unit will be implemented in the schools in the fall of 2015. third, the city of ferguson a has established a scholarship program to recruit african-american candidates to attend the african-american community to be a scholarship to repaid to the scity of ferguson after the completion of the academy, and this is a proactive step to be more proactive to be more reflective of the demographic of our community. and also, pfor the officers of the city of ferguson in 2015 we will pass an ordinance for the stipend of $200 to $300 per month por officers living in our community to encouraging the police sufficient officer -- police officers to live in the city of ferguson to make sure they are vested in the community in which they serve. over the past 15 years, the city of ferguson has faced issues of xus dus because of urban sprawl, the forecl

that is double the rate that surrounded ferguson. number of suburban grew by 139% between 2000 and 2012. that is almost three times as fast as the pace of growth of concentrated poverty in america's inner cities. peter koy wrote the peace "injustice in ferguson," detailing racial and income inequality in and around ferguson. these two are often not disconnected. and i thought my earlier guest, normman white who said in a place like ferguson, getting a traffic ticket can be the entry point into the criminal justice system. what does that mean? >> there was a report in the works at the time of the shooting of michael brown that named ferguson as long as two other towns of being particularly bad offenders on this principal, blacks being disproportionly stopped by police. and when they were unable to pay their traffic tickets, getting points on their licenses, and sometimes being put in jail for nonpayment of traffic fines. when you get thrown in jail, you lose your job, so something as simple as getting stopped by the cops for a broken

largely an and the scene outside the ferguson police department. protests continuing around the country tonight and remarkable numbers, hundreds and thousands of. a new protest tactic employed by many of the nonvolume is to shut down interstates, main highways. that happened earlier today in st. louis, where an interstate was shut down. it also happened in los angeles, in new york, fdr drive was shut down. tonight, officials pledged a far more stern response to the protests, and we have seen more police in the street, but far, far fewer protesters tonight in ferguson, as the cause seems to be joined across the country. there are three people who were directly involved in the incident on august ninth that resulted in the killing of michael brown. they are michael brown, the 18-year-old unarmed teenager who was shot dead by officer darren wilson, and with the two of them was dorian johnson. he was with him that morning and was walking down the middle of canfield avenue when darren collison pulled up his carr. we have gotten part of darren wilson's acc

ferguson. and looters were seen carrying items out of the store. 20-minutes south of ferguson c-n-n's chris welch has the latest from ferguson. violence broke out-- reports of fires, tear gas and vandalism in ferguson. they determined that no probable cause existed file any charges against officer wilson officers responded by firing what authorities said was smoke and pepper spray into the crowd. st. louis county police later confirmed tear gas also was used. hurting others or destroying property is not the answer the streets in ferguson, missouri are tense tonight. as emotions run high in the wake of the grand jury announcement. st. louis county police say officers have used tear gas to disperse crowds near the ferguson police department. this is video from earlier this evening of the crowds running moments after smoke bombs were fired. police used a bullhorn to tell the crowd to disperse, saying it had become an unlawful assembly some protesters smashed the windows of a police car and threw rocks and other items at authorities. police cars were vandalized and several gunshots were heard monday

remember when this first happened, all the good about ferguson came out. the one thing that they have got to figure out a way to do is to stop the initial problem, and then we can talk about the healing, but until they do that, i don't think anybody can have a rational conversation about it. >> these elected officials were talking to their base and their base believes that. they believe it's not safe to be a black child in america, they believe it's not -- >> they're right when you look at black on black crime. >> wait a second. i'm trying to give you what i think is their perception. and to the perception is that they do think they're singled out for harassment and i think the problem started with some of the worst policing i have ever seen, the forget soften police chief blew it that first night. these are inkompbl techblt fools. >> i would love to see bob's rage at that legal for the looting and the destruction of those law abiding businesses, then the police officer who is actually have to go out there and try to stop it. >> these people look advantage

what is going on on the streets of ferguson, missouri right now. live pictures in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict ferguson police officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. still smoldering and burning this morning after demonstrators set buildings and police cars on fire in the downtown area. >> and there was gunfire, rock throwing and looting throughout the night. many protesters breaking store front windows with what appear to be bats and emptying shelves. police seemed very disheartened by all the violence. >> disappointed in this evening. i really don't have any hesitation in telling you that i didn't see a lot of peaceful protests out there tonight. i'm disappointed about that. i'm not saying there were not folks out for the right reason. i'm not saying that wasn't the case. i'm saying this unfortunately spun out of control. what i have seen tonight and i have been out there all evening in the middle of it with captain johnson, what i have seen tonight is probably much worse than the worst night we had in a

of protesters have assembled outside the ferguson police department. many at this hour have dispersed. of course, there are protests now across the country. reports coming in from new york >>> things at this hour in ferguson, missouri, are relatively calm, as the last of protesters have assembled outside the ferguson police department. many at this hour have dispersed. of course, there are protests now across the country. reports coming in from new york to los angeles to austin, texas, people shutting down freeways and expressing their frustration, chanting "black lives matter." thank you for joining us.

listen. >> he failed the city of ferguson. he failed the state of missouri. he should resign. >> we have a powerful lineup for you to want. governor mike huckabee and judge alex ferrar. but we begin with mike tobin live on the ground in ferguson. hello, mike. >> hi there. it's pretty slow largely due to the weather right now. you've got this wet miserable snow coming down. because of that you can see number of demonstrators has picked up a little throughout the evening but is pretty small. what is picking up is their volume. contrast them to the national guard out here in this bad weather the night before the holiday, they're standing sent ri as their mission would dictate. we just saw them change out shifts. so there are more guardsmen nearby but some have the opportunity to go inside and warm up as they change out shifts. local police do say there are some demonstrations planned. they don't know if they're really materialize in this miserable weather. everything could change as some of these outsiders are described show up on the scene and cause trouble. >>

the mayor of the town of ferguson. lso have new details from documents that the prosecutor released after yesterday's announcement. we'll look at why he gave the grand jury so much evidence and so little guidance. and why lawyers for michael brown's family say that the entire process was so completely unfair. plus, we're learning how much money the islamic state has made from hostage ransoms in just the past year. now, isis has reportedly offered rewards for foreign spies. that and all the day's news on shepherd smith reporting. top of the hour. gretchen. >> thank you, shep. >>> after the irs targeting scandal and the lois lerner e-mail fiasco, a new round of employee bonuses. will lois lerner get one of hose? >>> this broke live on our air last week. now new information on that window washer who fell from an 11-story building and landed on top of a parked car. >>> plus, the kremlin's favorite sultry spy, anna chapman, back in the headlines now. next, hear about her latest role helping to boost morale. i bet she will. f

you are looking at cars, burning in the streets. in ferguson. multiple fires throughout the city. we don't see many police officers. the streets of the st. louis area filed with violence. >> no doubt understatement really to talk about the anger of these protesters after seeing these images coming in this morning. the anger, of course, at that decision that the officer is not going to be held accountable in court at least at this point charged with the killing of michael brown. >>> so many unanswered questions early this morning. we don't know where this violence will lead to, not just in ferguson but across the country. we also don't know where the national guard was. i haven't seen any images of them. >> there's a lot of talk of that state of emergency. they're supposed to be in place to make sure they protect precious infrastructure. didn't see any of that overnight. >> we have an overview of the reactions on the ground. let's check in with juju chang. >> reporter: in ferguson the pent-up fury spilling out on the streets. protesters shocked by

that's the last thing people in the community of ferguson want to see. it is the people of ferguson who are going to have to rebuild this community in the days and the weekends and the months and maybe even years ahead. no one of course in this community wants to see local businesses rising up in flames like this. lisa, i'm wondering your thoughts. and also mark o'mara, your thoughts. there had been criticism of the prosecutor for delaying this announcement until 8:00 local time, until darkness had fallen. i'm wondering if you think it would have made a difference in terms of some of the violence we've seen, in terms of what we've witnessed over the last several hours since the announcement was made, if the announcement had been made during daylight hours. >> you know, it's hard to know, anderson. i mean, it's speculation. but it seems foolhardy to wait until the evening hours, when it's dark and it doesn't make sense. and frankly, i think it's really not very sensitive to the family. and that's really the focus here, is the family. and they knew that thi

coming up on "early today," protests following the ferguson grand jury decision spread to hundreds of cities across the u.s. and north america. >> to those who think that what happened in ferguson is an excuse for violence, i do not have any sympathy for that. i have no sympathy at all for -- for destroying your own communities. >> and hear directly from officer darren wilson. >>> plus, a nor'easter is forming off the north carolina coast on one of the busiest travel days of the year. >>> and police in hot pursuit. it is wednesday, november 26th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm francis rivera. across much of the country support for the family of michael brown. nearly 200 protests in wake of a grand jury decision not to indict officer darren wilson. early this morning police in ferguson held a news conference after a second night of looting and objects thrown at police officers. >> we were able to seize a molotov cocktail in the area of church street in front of city hall near the police car. there was an arrest made regarding that. i have the actual molotov cockt

john hendon examines how the events in ferguson sparked so much anger. >> reporter: the path to a racialwn in ferguson, missouri began on a summer's day on canfield street. within 24 hours race divide aid suburban city on a nation. on one sides residents of this mostly-black town and their supporters, protesting, sometimes angry. on the other a mostly white police force, dressed like soldiers and bearing down on protesters in military personnel carriers built for war. firing tear gas at demonstrators. >> hey, we got press over here. >> reporter: and an al jazerra crew. the stand off came over a murky confrontation in the street, unarmed african american 18-year-old michael brown and a friend. in a police car, darren wilson, a white police officer in his 20s. >> get us several more units over here, there is going to be a problem. >> reporter: the confrontation here took 90 he could, michael brown supporters say he was shot six times while vend everything. ferguson police say brown was killed while fighting with officer darren wilson and struggling for his gun. for four hours michael brown

. >> the national guard presence will be ramped up significantly. in ferguson, and ensuring that they are ready to act quickly to prevent violence. >> darren wilson broke his silence about the shooting. >> can i shoot this guys, you know, legally can i? >> and the question i answered was "i have to. if i don't, he'll kill me if he gets to me." >> the brown family is devastated about the decision, reverend al sharpton on the families behalf. >> you have a man on the force that feels like he's a child against hulk hogan. so what kind of string and policing do you do >>> robert ray is at the location where a police car was tipped over. what's the situation there? >> we just got over here. we saw the crowd. the police car is the one they tipped over. they put the fire out. pardon me for holding this suitcase looking device. this is how we are transmitting the police back to you in new york. the situation is peaceful, up until about 10 minutes ago when the crowd took off running. as you can see, that cop car was on its back that turned it over. it was on fire. let's

as somebody said to me a few moments ago, the problem is the police in ferguson. none of these demonstration or protest get out of hand in my the police show up. that's the view from ferguson. >> live for us in ferguson, thank you. >> let's go to mike viqueira. the president waking up this morning to find out about the violence as are all of us, many of us went to bed with it, but he was clear last night to the protests should have stayed peaceful. >> he was clear, but his appearance really displayed the limits of presidential power. just minutes after the grand jury decision was announced in ferguson, the president appeared in the white house briefing room. he called for calm, called for peaceful protest if there was to be protest while recognizing the right to stage those protests. he largely echoed what michael browns parents does before that grand jury decision was announced. even as he spoke, a split screen action, the president walking for calm on one side, the other side the unrest beginning in earnest in ferguson with police correspond attacked, store front

why wouldn't that by talking to the mayor of ferguson? why weren't they talking to the obama white house? >> that's fascinating, sean. and it has emerged that valley jarrett has multiple conversations with the governor of missouri, ts chief executive and commander in chief of the national guard when he was not communicating with the mayor of ferguson where the trouble happened in august and where we knew it was likely to happen again. the mayor, james knowles, who would be a good interview for your show, told me he's had two conversations with the governor over maybe a hundred days and they were in a room with 40 or 50 people and the governor would give him a few seconds of his time. there's been no communication -- regular communication -- >> but the governor denies the white house pressured him to resist sending in the national guard. what possible excuse could there be for not sending in the guard as all of this is unfolding? >> you know what, sean, in his press conference yesterday afternoon the governor issued what i would call a nond

a few from ferguson, and those that hope to fix it next. >>> we watch and consider the fight for ferguson, still under way as the community faces another tense night. as ferguson struggles with this moment, some are looking for a way to move forward. joining us is civil rights activist and al jazeera contributor jason johnson on the streets in ferguson this hour. michael, you have been active in a number of movements and in this case i understand that the browns reached out to you earlier on trying to think about that way forward. >> i was in new york city the day that michael brown was killed and i pulled over on the side of the road when i saw the tweet on my phone, and saw in this was, again, something wrong, similar to what we felt. we saw ron davis, my deer brother. and the family reached out to me the following day, the sunday, august 10th, and we have been trying to do everything we can to keep them in my spirits and lift them up, especially during the difficult time, and the news that we heard, which is extraordinarily disappointing, an extraordinary family going through a tough t

. >> they are the innocent victims of the ferguson tragedy. shop owners who watched as their shops went up in smoke, and a solution to one of the biggest struggles. how your tax dollars transform them into positive, productive members of society. and plus, why all of that money you're saving when you fill your tank at the gas station is probably going into the prosh store. i'm ali velshi, this this is "real money." >> one day after a grand jury decided against inindicting officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown, ferg on is picking up the pieces. fires in at least 10 businesses in ferguson, destroying or damaging them in the process. they broke into businesses, and hardest-hit, the police chief declared that there's nothing left on an one mile stretch of it between chambers road and colway avenue. businesses like st. louis fish, chicken and grill, red barbecue and little seizures pizzeria were burned and looted. and looters made off with stolen property at the local public stormy. it's the first time that violence has up eru

ferguson, decision. the grand jury's announcement, will anyone face trial for the death of unarmed teenager michael brown gunned down by per darren wilson. >> our shared hope is regardless of the decision, people on all sides show tolerance, mutual respect and restraint. >> will the decision ignite a new round of protest and response from the police? and "america tonight" special report, ferguson decision. and good evening and thanks for joining us for this "america tonight" special report. i'm joie chen. we are waiting now for a news conference from missouri near ferguson. an announcement due at any moment on whether the grand jury will return an indictment in the shooting of michael brown. michael brown's family community leaders even the president of the united states have all pleaded for calm no matter what the grand jury's decision is. while law enforcement has been beefing up for what could be a very difficult night. you can see outside the courthouse there in clayton, missouri, where the decision will

fire and mayhem overwhelm the streets of ferguson. police use tear gas to disperse rioters, sending them scrambling as they smash windows, loaded stores and some randomly fired guns in the air. >> in august, we talked about the out of towners came into our community. well, our community has got to take responsibility for what happened tonight. >> reporter: people marched in chicago, new york and d.c., in oakland they lay in the streets simulating the death of michael brown. all of it in angry reaction to decision clearing police officer darren wilson. >> they determined no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson and returned a no true bill on each of five indictments. >> reporter: subsequently evidence was released showing the swollen face of officer wilson, a result of the beating he took from brown, and wilson's grand jury testimony describing brown charging him and the fatal shot. he turns and when he looked at me he made a grunting like aggravated sound and he starts, turns and coming toward me. i keep telli

the national guard presence will be ramped up significantly. in ferguson, and in insuring that they are ready to act quick hi to prevent violence. first, we are deploying hundreds of additional guardsman who will be stationed throughout the community to protect homes and businesses. with these additional citizen soldiers law enforcement officers will be better able to focus on protecting lives in the community. two missouri national guard, will also continue to provide security at critical locations, including the ferguson police department, last night, more than 700 guardsman were at nearly 100 vital facilities throughout this region p it is a testament to the professionalism of local law enforcement, missouri state highway patrol, and the card and no one was killed or seriously injured last night. >> third, the rapid response teams will be position sod they are ready to act at a momentos notice, all together there will be more than 2,200 national guardsman in the region. lives and property must be protected. this community deserves to have peace. we h pr

police -- the newly rebuilt ferguson police department is. e the scene and what you saw. >> initially, there was a crowd that gathered. people were silently hoping against hope that there would be an indictment. and there was none. people were hearing the long-winded and insulting statement the prosecutor bob mcculloch gave before announcing would be no indictment. then you begin to see tensions ratcheting up. it as that happened, there was kind of a news structure that the police enacted. they were kind of on the north side of the street. in short order, he saw armored vehicles and a very significant number of police marching weapons -- some had weapons drawn. there were tear gas canisters that began to be fired. they had people hemmed in, in essence, on south florissant. >> on west florissant, it was shocking to see the lack of police presence there. we heard from governor jay nixon pressl as last week at a conference that the mayor of st. louis gave, and they use the word "restraint." they said the police would be restrained in the response

ferguson. joining me now is reverend among the clergy organizing in ferguson. ar brother. >> thanks. how are you processing, first, the grand jury's decision this morning? >> well, what we saw last night was an indictment of american democracy and we saw democracy on fire. young people who have been betrayed at every level of government. frustrated angry at the strong history of oppression heavy policing, decrypt school no access to jobs. primarily nonviolent in their protests for over 100 days. mind you, this is a second longest consistent protest in the history of the black freedom struggle in america. second only to montgomery busboy cot. and these young people waited on the process. thought the process would provide them some solis. after a disrespectful display by attorney mccullough and making people hold on when he announced there would not be an indictment. serving as defense attorney for darren wilson. we saw erupt last night an indictment of our democracy. >> and reverend talk to me about that. i'm interested in hearing more of your concept of what was

today the streets of ferguson calmer, although the smell of smoke hangs heavy in the air. a news conference is scheduled to begin there at any moment. we'll take you to ferguson, look at the reactions and protests in cities across our land. we're also going through the material that the grand jury saw and heard. the evidence that jurors apparently felt supported their decision, from the officer's testimony to the shooting scene photos. and lawyers for michael brown's family say the whole process was unfair, that the jury didn't get the guidance it needed. that the police officer was not cross examined. and in the end, justice was not served. how is it possible that two different groups see this one issue so completely differently? is it part of the divide in our nation? and where is it leading us? let's get to it. >>> good tuesday afternoon fro deck on a very difficult day in america where we're all left to wonder where is this taking us. and will history be our guide. we're right now waiting for the mayor of ferguson, missouri, to speak following a night of violence and de

michael brown was shot dead in the missouri town of ferguson and this is the scene in ferguson right le have been arrested after the grand jury announcement u.s. president obama called for calm in a nationwide address monday he urged americans to accept the grand jury's decision. >>> onto other news now. and world leaders who failed to reach a nuclear deal with iran are now looking to persuade skeptics on both sides that an agreement can be reached. a week of talks in vienna fizzled with the u.s. u.s. and its allies declare seven months extension on the deal. they want to limit teheran's's ability to make a nuclear weapon. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: the talks have broken up without agreement but secretary carey and the other kr ministers involved were putting on brave faces. the messaging termly this is not the end of the road. >> today we are closer to ideal that would make the entire world, especially our allies and partners in israel and in the gulf, safer. is it possible that in the end we just want to arrive at a workable agreement? absolutely. certainly we are not going to

i was watching the ferguson feed as well. now we get a better look of the flames that one of the buildings. i don't know if we can quickly take that. >> there we go. >> sad unfortunate but just temper are flowing right now after the grand jury decision. >> all right stay with us. 7 sawsz.t 9 >> all right take a look live on the left is sky 7 hd pictures of oakland. on your right in the box a helicopter picture live from ferguson, missouri which is really ground zero at this decision today by the grand jury not to indict officer daryn wilson in the shooting of michael brown. no grounds the grand jury decided for criminal charges against the police officer. >> protestors have been in the streets for hours. smashing things and buildings on fire as we see there. in the bay area it has been a little bit different. shut down west bond 5 80 between park and like shore avenue as hundreds of protestors just are on the highway. trader joe and walgreens right off the freeway there and they have shut down the for the night because people

john hendren examines how the event in ferguson sparked so much anger. >> reporter: the path to a racial showdown in ferguson missouri, began on a summer's day in canfield street. within 24 hours race divided the city and a nation. on one side residents of this mostly black town and supporters, protesting angrily. on the other a mostly white police force dressed like soldiers, and bearing down on soldiers, firing tear gas at demonstrators. >> we have press over here. >> and an al jazeera crew. the stand off over a mirky confrontation in the street and over michael brown, and in a police car darren wilson, a white police officer. the confrontation took 90 seconds. michael brown's supporters say he was shot six times while surrendering. brown was killed while fighting with darren wilson. for four hours michael brown's body lay in the baking sun. ferguson was soon a name bandied from the state house to the white house. >> to a community in ferguson that is rightly looking for answers, let me call again for us to seek some understanding rather than simply holler at each other. >> reporter: i

and that's why the national guard to protect ferguson. is that true? >> i don't know if that's true. you're going to have to ask the governor that. i would hope that an elected official in the state of missouri wouldn't be that petty. >> have you heard anything? >> i heard those rumors. >> rumors? >> well, it was from media, but i heard those rumors. >> all right. so a lot of things to talk about. let me point out, number one, the news that there is no news. there was an idea that perhaps the status change would be happening with regard to the future of officer darren wilson. according to the mayor of ferguson who we just heard from. one question being, what happens to this police officer. and he said status remains unchanged. as of now, internal investigation remains on paid administrative leave. that answers that question for you, at least, at this moment. secondly, we heard from a number of locals in the community. and i thought they were making incredibly poignant statements, one woman saying my heart bleeds for my city, the destruction of property,

this is the scene outside the ferguson police station from the ground and from the air. people are also gathering at a memorial on canfield drive in ferguson where michael brown was shot and killed on august 9th. we're joined now by paul butler, former federal prosecutor and law professor. mr. butler, listening to the prosecutor, we learned nothing that we had not already learned from leaks from the grand jury process a month ago. at that time there were some who suspected those leaks were in preparation for what happened tonight, absolutely no charges. >> the leaks were in preparation, the declaration of the state of emergency, the calling out the national guard. it all sounds like this was a foregone conclusion. when i listen to that press conference, i wasn't sure whether the suspect was officer wilson or michael brown. it's almost like michael brown was the one on trial. >> we are, at the moment seeing in our live cameras from missouri some activity on the street, there was just a crowd rocking what looks like a police car. that has calmed down a little bit, but it is

the law. many in ferguson don't agree. and they have been making the feelings known on the streets of this racially divided city. so a violent start to an evening that ended in relative coup, but the question moving forward is will the protests expected as the week wears op, against the decision of the grand jury, will they be as peaceful as organizers exist, or will the scenes of violence we saw monday night dominate the message that the community is trying to send to the rest of the united states. >> so as you can see, protests at that verdict have spread across the country. in new york, chicago, greens bro - nas in north carolina, activists held actions in solidarity with the ferguson protesters. marchers shut down the i 580 freeway in both directioning, carrying banners reading "arrest darren wilson." new yorkers took to the streets. civil right activist reverend al sharpton condemned the grand jury decision. tom ackerman has more from washington. >> reporter: the unrest in the streets of ferguson after the grand jury a

ibrahim ramaha's family fled from kuwait before the first gulf war. now ferguson is all too familiar to the home he left. >> i left the war zone and now i'm back in a war zone. >> it's clear the local and federal officials believed there was a plan in place to protect local businesses as you heard in our piece. we reached out to the justice department for their response. they have no comment. that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper and i turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." situation room." have a very happy thanksgiving. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, poised for protests. they're bracing for more trouble. they're investigating a homicide discovered there during the first night of violence. did police break the rules. new questions are emerging right now. they're being asked about unorthodox procedures after the shooting of michael brown and in the investigation which followed. >>> and holiday storm. winter weather is affecting millions of thanksgiving travelers on one of the busiest travel days of the year on the high