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

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

given the circumstances the st. louis county prosecutor made the decision to go ahead and do this and we're standing by to wait to hear what the grand jury has decided on that. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha standing by outside the courthouse as well, where you say there has not been quite as big a crowd, lori jane? >> yes, you know what, it's much different than what john terret is experiencing, i can tell through my ear piece that it's much less over there -- >> lori jane we're going to have to interrupt you. we're going to hear now from his announcement here in the courthouse. >> first and inform most i'd -- and foremost i'd like to extend my deepest sympathies to the family of michael brown. regardless of the circumstances, they lost a family member, and theiring sadness knows no bounds. michael brown was killed by officer darren wilson. within minutes accounts filled with speculation and little if any solid accurate information. almost immediately, neighbors began gathering and age are began growing because of t

a short time ago, the st. louis dispatch, the paper of record in st. louis, reporting that the documents will be released if officer wilson is not indicted. so anxious and confused here on the ground. >> please stay with me. i want to bring in lisa bloom, attorney and legal analyst for avvo.com. thanks for being here tonight. >> tharks for having me, rev. >> we just learned ferguson schools are planning on closing tomorrow. you know this community. what's the feeling right now? >> well, i don't think shools should be closed. i personally think children should be in school as much as possible and perhaps they should be educated on this outcome, whichever way it goes, they should be enlightened about what's going on in their community. those kids who are not in school, i would encourage them to be out as part of the peaceful protests which i expect to take place. those protests have been 99% peaceful since august 9th when mike brown was shot. >> and i think you're right. bring me inside the jury room, lisa, so people and i will understand how this works.

we're watching the st. louisr where grand jurors have been meeting for any word on a decision. there were new arrests in ferguson overnight as protesters wait to learn if the police officer, darren wilson, will face charges in the death of 18-year-old michael brown. there are widespread fears of new violence. like the unrest we saw after brown was killed. and we're learning more about security operations in ferguson right now and the possible timing of the grand jury announcement. we have team coverage in missouri, here in "the situation room" first, cnn's ed lavandera is joining us live in ferguson. what's the latest? >> reporter: here in the city of st. louis, across the region, law enforcement officials from the feds all the way down to local officials here are preparing for the announcement from this grand jury which could come at any moment and many people anxious to see what the public reaction is going to be. tensions are rising in ferguson. the last two nights local and out of town protesters have scuffle

i am pleased to rejoin this evening by the st. louis mayor, the st. louis county executive, and the missouri director of public safety. evening, the st. louis county prosecutor will announce the grand jury decision. while we do not know what that will be, our shared hope and expectation is that regardless of the decision, people on all , mutualow tolerance respect, and restraint. , i visited with some folks in ferguson, and it is understandable that, like the rest of us, they are on edge waiting for a decision. best to are doing their go about their daily lives, conduct their business, and support one another and their community. i also spoke with a number of faith leaders this afternoon who offered prayers for peace and safety. onether, we are all focused making sure the necessary resources are and to protect lives, protect property, and protect free speech. several churches will be providing safe haven throw the area to provide food, shelter, and medical care. mental health providers have teamed up to help ease the emotional strain that the events ha

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

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

we do know there are folks who appreciate that, including the mayor of st. louis who supported the governor's decision saying that preparations are necessary and it is not that easy to simply call up the national guard and have them be ready. he has done that in advance. also saying that the national guard will be in the background. it will be the police departments who are front and center, namely the st. louis county police department and the missouri highway patrol.

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

on a day protesters marched to the st. louis county prosecutor's office building, missouri's governor declared a state of emergency in preparation for whatever may come when the grand jury releases its decision on whether or not to indict officer darren wilson in the killing of an unarmed teen. >> i agree the governor's decision and this is why. first of all, we don't know what will happen or when it will happen. or what the reaction will be. i think we need to make sure that we are prepared for whatever may happen. >> reporter: but the governor's actions have ang smerd who say their demonstrations have been peaceful for week and his decision is pre mature. the decision come after these images of officer darren wilson will released this weekend. the surveillance tames released to the st. louis post dispatch show wilson entering and leaving the ferguson police station after the august 9 shooting. though images are not crystal clear, wilson does not appear to have wounds to his face, as reported reportedly. the report said noted f

earlier tonight the st. louis county prosecutor announced the grand jury's decision. >> they determined that no probable cause exists to file any charge against officer wilson. around returned a no true bill -- and returned a no true bill on each of the five indictments. >> then we heard from the president of the united states who urged calm especially in ferguson. but as you can see there are problems there tonight as people react to what they have heard. criminal defense attorney robert tarbert jr. joins us with his reaction. tell me what you think. >> well john, it's not unexpected. the fact of the matter is that very rarely are police officers indicted by grand juries. the prosecutor made it very clear that he was going to do something very unusual not to direct the grand jury in their direction. when you do that account this grand jury has no direction to go but the end is not unusual sadly. >> it is not sadly unusual but these pictures i would disagree with the president not really good tv but tragic picture

we do know at this point that the grand jury in st. louis county, missouri, has reached a decision on whether to indict officer darren wilson for the shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown, exactly when that decision will be made public we don't know yet. reports coming out of ferguson, the announcement could be made public somewhere in the 6:00 hour our time. possibly as late as 9:00 our time. so we know that the st. louis county prosecutor will come forward and talk about that. the attorney for michael brown's family has confirmed that the family has been notified that a decision has been made, not that they have been told what that decision is at this point. and we also know that grand jury had a lot of different options to consider. obviously, the polar opposite ends would be not to indict darren wilson for anything. at the other end, indict him for first degree murder. and then there is a long list of things in between. at this point, there's no word about any crowds having gathered or -- to watch a decision come down or to take pa

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

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in the predominantly white suburbs of st. louishas lived in the area for decades and is hunkered down at home tonight. >> it's always been a wonderful place to raise your children and raise a family. >> reporter: but the last few weeks, they felt their city has been under siege, taken over by rowdy protesters. >> our whole city right now is fearful. >> everybody feels like they're a random target right now and it's very uncomfortable. >> police officers are thought of as bad. and all white people are thought of as bad. and that's not the case. >> reporter: they've asked us to call them peter and sarah for fear their speaking out will create backlash. >> i certainly respect anybody's right to protest. i've even protested before, but every rule of protesting has been violated. they are terrorizing this town. >> reporter: sarah says she is sympathetic for officer darren wilson. >> he can't speak now. there's bounties on his head and there are facebook pages set up with bounties that have been collected to kill the man. this isn't the

it matters what the people think about st. louis missouri. the mayor of st. louis knows that -- >> darryl. i want to end this interview as gracefully as possible. darryl packers, the attorney for michael brown's parents. i don't want the window to close on you. we're going to come back with continuing coverage in just a moment. >> kind of doing this on the fly. linda, do we have any shots up anywhere? just show if it's possible, whatever you have, there we go. there is governor jay nixon probably taking some questions now in his news conference. where he called for tolerance and restraint ahead of the announcement of the grand jury's decision here. he also added the faith leaders are also asking for peace, churches are going to be open tonight as safe havens for people. and so the governor continues to speak. and the mayor of st. louis is there, as well as charles dooley who is the county executive. oh terrific, terrific. is this florasynth avenue, the epicenter of so much activity particularly in august. can you move the picture so i can see that picture just

the u.s. federal aviation administration issued a temporary flight restriction for ferguson. st louis county police reported heavy automatic gun fire in one area of ferguson, the west florissant-canfield area. there has been a tweet from the st louis police department saying the university city police officer has been shot, condition is unknown. they are searching for suspects. it's not clear if it's related to the ferguson decision, but clearly there has been a lot of anger over the decision. let's go to daniel lak in ferguson, in missouri. a lot of activity earlier on. does it seem to have quietened down now? >> it definitely has quietened down now. at this end of the floory sant, the business -- florissant, the business street running through, things were a bit quieter throughout the evening. there were confrontations, police here standing guard. not stopping anyone. one of the things that has to be said that makes this evening so far very different from what we saw in august after the killing of michael brown was the fact that the police showed restraint. they did not have the mil

thanks, ed lavandera, outside the st. louis galleria mall. that die-in staged in that mall is only one demonstration. a series of actions holding up shoppers are really around the st. louis area. cnn's jason carroll is live in ferguson outside a walmart store there. jason, you've also seen some demonstrations. there have been some word that things were quieting down. now you have several hundred people at this st. louis mall. what's the situation where you are there? have stores been forced to close there and how are police responding? >> reporter: things here have been relatively quiet, as they were last night and the night before. authorities are hoping things will remain quiet tonight. that remains to be seen. in the meantime, protesters are saying they want their economic voices -- protesters blocked by police at the west county mall in a suburb of st. louis as the so-called blackout friday gets under way. the motto of demonstrators, no justice, no profits. dozens descended on a target in st. louis calling on shoppers not to buy in support

sources tell the "st. louis post dispatch" that the two men allegedly wanted to bomb the gateway arch and kill st. louis prosecutor bob mcculloch. ferguson police chief tom jackson was also a target. he tells nbc news that officials warned him of the plot but told him it was under control. the two men were indicted last week after making straw purchases of guns. they also tried to buy firebombs from undercover law enforcement officials with the intention of using them in ferguson. sources tell the "st. louis post" dispatch that the men wanted to acquire two more bombs but could not afford to do it until one suspect's girlfriend's benefits card was replenished. yesterday afternoon the parents of michael brown and the families of other victims killed by police held an evening of prayer here in new york city with the national action netw k network's rev regard al sharpton. and in ferguson, a much quieter night with police reporting only two arrests. they also say there were no officers injured or any damage to poli

i'm joined by one of them, pastor robert white of the peace of mind church in st. louis. you very much for joining me. when you woke up this morning and saw the situation there in your area in ferguson and in st. louis, missouri, were you surprised this could have happened? >> well, first of all, i haven't had a chance to go to sleep yet, so instead of me waking up to it, i lived throughout the night in it, and i was not necessarily surprised but i was angry that what we witnessed last night and what a total to today is difference than what we were told was going to happen this time around. >> angry specifically about the grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer? >> not at all. those of us who understand systemic issues we're having in this country, we realize that our chances for an indictment were slim to none. and in our community, we're hopeful, although we knew that the evidence didn't matter, we have an attorney general who has not indicted a police officer for killing african-american men in the past. so although we were hopeful, we didn't expect

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

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

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 and local officials have taken to the microphones to talk about their preparations from the moment that everyone in metro st. louis is waiting for. the grand jury's decision whether or not to indict police officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown, an unarmed 18-

i call on the chief of the st. louis county police department, chief john belmer. >> thank you, sir. i'd like to thank general mason for the assistance he's going to give us. i think it goes to show you the value that the guard can bring to us for protection, different things such as that and our community not only needs to feel safe but it needs to be safe. i thank general mason's troops in that regard. >> thanks, chief. direct for dan isom of the state of missouri. >> it was clear that last night was a disappointment. a disappointment in so many ways. so much work has been done by the command in the last 100 days and we deployed many officers out in the area and, unfortunately, there was a group of people who were intent on causing violence and mayhem. we will do better tonight. there will be a significant presence in the community and we hope that we will protect the property and protect the businesses of those people in ferguson and also throughout the city of st. louis and our community. >> thank you, director. glad

>> the day after the funeral, in downtown st. louisathered to announce the foundation of a new movement. it's called hands up united. >> seems like everywhere we go, we get laid down and get executed. >> well the demonstrators here say they are going to march to office of the us attorney here in st louis and they are calling for a nationwide investigation of systematic police brutality. the us depatment of justice later announced it was launching a broad civil rights investigation into the practices of feruson police department >> i am mike brown! i am mike brown! separtate from it's investigation of the michael brown shooting. >> i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! i believe that we will win! >> but for this group. and the community they represent the underlying message is unlikely to change - that there calls for justice are bigger than michael brown - they're about fighting to change a system that's stacked against them from birth. >> we ready! we coming! we ready! we coming! >> hello

it will be the st. louis county police department, which has pretty much taken over all the protest duties as well as the missouri highway patrol. >> do we know how many national guard personnel there are going to be and how they're going to be deployed? before when they were called out, they were limited to being around a command post. they weren't out on the streets. they weren't actually all that visible. >> that's a really good question, anderson. basically what we've been hearing from the governor and from the mayor of st. louis, is that the national guard will sort of be in the background. those who will be front and center will be the police departments, three departments, who have all come together in a conglomerate to take care of whatever the needs are of the community both here in ferguson and around the st. louis area, that the national guard will sort of be in the background to assist and, if need be, they'll start to come forward, but really, it will be police who are taking the initial steps to

we heard the major of st. louis come out and call for police. ying the police have been training, trying to learn from what they did back in august. demonstrators and police have actually gotten together recently and come up with some guidelines. some protocols that both sides are supposed to abide to tonight. >> robert you have covered this from the beginning what is your sense of the level of tension, and what police are doing there? because obviously the activities of the police in the area had come under bright focus right there the beginning. >> reporter: well, i would say the tension is high tonight. over the weekend, in my humble opinion it was fairly calm. we did see some demonstrators and there were some arrests. but over all the way i would describe the scene over the past week is an urgent feeling of when is this decision going to come down either way, so the community can start to figure out what they need to do to make this a better environment between police and people. and try to look at the socioeconomic issues that the asia has.

ow the great leader of the great state of st. louis, the mayor. >> thank you, governor, and good evening. st. louis is a region that endures during challenging times. we have seen it time and time again. we have seen it in the face of personal tragedy and we've seen it in the aftermath of natural disaster. we face one of those times today. what happened to michael brown has deeply divided us. whatever is announced this evening, some people are going to be angry and frustrated, and some people are going to be angry and frustrated about that. my message to the protesters -- we will protect your right to peacefully assemble and to speak your mind. like last night, we will give you leeway to occupy public safety and we will listen to your grievances. but turning violent or damaging property will not be tolerated. to the people who disagree with the protesters, the actions we are taking are designed to protect you, to protect your family, your homes, your businesses and your neighborhoods. that is our paramount concern. over the next few da

there's the st. louis -- i believe the st. louis county police car that earlier tonight was vandalized and set on fire. you can see the flames just piercing the sky. it's a conflagration. and obviously, police and state troopers wearing their riot gear, standing here in front of the city of ferguson police department and municipal court. as violence has erupted in ferguson not unexpectedly but disappointingly as the grand jury failed to deliver a verdict against darren wilson. fire trucks are coming. we're told to get out of the way of the fire trucks. watch out there. it began peacefully enough earlier outside, don, as you know, with the crowd gathering outside and listening. coming together for the verdict. but then as time passed and it became clear from the prosecutor, things changed. don lemon, back to you. [ crowd chanting "hands up, don't shoot" ] >> it's definitely smoking up here. it is mayhem out here. we saw a good number of police officers leave the scene, take off in their cruisers. right after they left we watched

i want to dig into this with gabe crocker, the president of the st. louis county police association, that's the union that represents police officers and he joins us from ferguson, missouri. mr. crocker, so much of the attention has been on what if there is no indictment. it occurs to me there could be a police morale issue if there is an indictment. what concerns you from a police officer's perspective? >> that's right, mike. it's something that we thought about. that would send a pretty tremendous message to our officers that are faced with these life and death situations across our country and especially here in st. louis

we begin with details about a plot to blow up the st. louis arch. two men had worse plans in ferguson than previously thought. the two men allegedly wanted to bomb the gateway arch and kill st. louis prosecutor bob mccullough. police chief tom jackson was also a target. he tells msnbc news that officials warned him about the plot but was told it was under control. they made a large purchase of guns and also bombing material with the intent to use them in ferguson. the men wanted to acquire two more bombs but couldn't afford to do it until one girl's benefits card was replenished. >>> the parents of michael brown held an evening prayer in new york city with reverend al sharpton. and in ferguson, a much quieter night, police reporting only two arrests. they also say there were no officers injured or damage to police vehicles. but in los angeles, protesters blocked major roadways and set this car on fire. police arrested about 130 protesters. in oakland, this cvs store was among several that was vandalized. some protesters threw rocks at them. a simple

the streets of the st. louis >> 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 the decision sparking clashes with heavily fortified police and federal officers. >> it's legal to killed unarmed kids, i do

the st. louis county prosecutor said it is taking so long because he's calling all relevant witnesses and the not just a few. and if wilson is charged, the prosecutor wants to release the grand jury testimony. garrett, what is the mood there now in light of the reported delay. how many people are preparing for this? >> reporter: people have been on edge waiting for the grand jury decision and heard it could be any day. and still they are wait and this anxiety is building and building as we get closer to the decision. folks, they are preparing for it when it comes. you can see outside of the county courthouse they erected barriers and followed by chain link fences to protect the entrance in the justice center. officials are making extra preparation in case there is unrest. streets will be blocked off to protect the government buildings and several school districts have cancelled class for next week in anticipation of this decision, julie. >> are they worried about things getting out of hand after th

we're waiting for the st. louisrea as the grand jury decision in the shooting of michael brown. >> that is expected to trigger a 48-hour decision before the actual decision is revealed. >> the business owners there, they remember what happened the first time. they are not waiting around. they are boarding up. and the fbi is sending in more personnel, as local officials, ministers, even the president appealed for peace. let's get right to stephanie elam live in ferguson this had morning. stephanie, tell us what the situation is like there this had morning. i imagine there are a lot of people waking up and fing on cnn wondering has the decision been made? >> reporter: the decision has not been made. victor and christi. good morning to you both. many people waiting for what's going to happen. and in many cases, what's the worst part of all of this is just the waiting around. the closer the fate of police officer darren wilson gets -- >> uncertainty is beyond difficult. >> reporter: the more anxious many in the st. loui

we should get it before the sun goes down in st. louis. >> sounds like for our east coast viewers it would be between 5:00 and 6:00. craig, you're on the ground. you've seen some preparations, at least outside the courthouse. what is the sort of mood there, apart from obviously the assembled media? and what if any light can you shed on what we're seeing here, which is an apparent approach at this time that would suggest an announcement that officially the decision's been made, followed on later, potentially at night, by the actual content of that decision? >> reporter: right. the mood on the ground, i would best describe it as anxious. that's everyone. that is just folks who have never been to a protest here, protesters, law enforcement. everyone's anxious. we spent some time in two different churches yesterday morning. everyone we talked to, regardless of race, age, i said the same thing, everyone wants this to be over. everyone wants the decision to be shared. so this xhungtd can go ahead and start the process of rebuilding itself and h

that's been the case for the last hour at least. in st. louisri, we've just gotten reports through the reporting of the st. louis post 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 k

host: that was the st. louis prosecuting attorney announcing thatision in the case rocked ferguson, missouri. sparkedy's decision more violence in ferguson

several hundred people rallied in clayton missouri, promising to shut the st louis area. [ chanting ] >> reporter: unlike ferguson, the 15,000 residents of clayton, the st louis seat is white and affluent. >> clayton is the political hub of the county and houses the biz businesses, like the corporation that manufactures the bullets. it's significant to be here to remind the people that we are not quitting. >> for more than an hour the group blocked traffic at intersections. [ chanting ] >> reporter: some protesters shouted at police officers, who stood back, not engaging the proud. the protesters have little faith that darren wilson will be indited. regardless, they say their message will be peaceful. >> we have been peaceful. we continue to be peaceful. we are fighting for the preservation of life. we will never endanger people for the cause. >> this is a systematic issue going beyond this case. we have goals beyond this case, there's no reason to wait for this one decision to make our voices heard. >> reporter: the clayton chamber of commerce received a warning from clayton official

it was in the city of st. louis. never got the order from the governor to engage. >> you're there. what are you finding out about it why did the governor not do it? >> it's the $64,000 question. then we were talking to some of the people involved in this, and they speculate that the justice department demanded, ordered, questioned, leaned on, governor nixon and said do not engage with the national guard. so the question governor nixon has to answer is why? why would you not engage the national guard? the police needed it. there was clearly they were overmatched. they needed help. they needed more assets. why, governor? why did you not order the national guard? did the federal government and the justice department tell you for them to stand down? >> why would the justice department in your mind do that? >> it's a great question. maybe they didn't like the optics. maybe they didn't like the idea of the national guard. maybe racheting it up. maybe it was a question over property. they said let the property burn. we'll ta

all testimony before the st. louis county grand jury was immediately provided to the department of justice, so although the investigations are separate, both the local and federal government have all the same evidence. investigation has been completed. challengeignificant encountered in this investigation has been the 24-hour news cycle and its insatiable appetite for anything to talk about. i recognize the lack of accurate detail surrounding the shooting frustrates the media and the public. those closely guarded details, especially about physical evidence, give law enforcement the yardstick. eyewitness accounts must always be challenged and compared against physical evidence. any witnesses to the shooting of michael brown made statements inconsistent with other statements they made and also conflicting with physical evidence. the privateesult of witnessesre released, claim they saw officer wilson stand over michael brown and fire many rounds into his back. wilson shot officer mr. brown in the back as mr. brown ran awa