the protests after the ferguson police chief tom jackson announced his resignation. son is the recent of the officials to step down after the scathing report by the justice department. you have two police officers conscious, but shot in the hospital. an investigation underway to find and apprehend the shoot errorer er or shooters in ferguson. >>> on wednesday, jurors were shown the pressure cooker bomb that was used in the boston marathon bombings. the video and witness placing the department at the scene. let's get more from cnn's deborah feyerick. >> reporter: john 911 calls saying officer down. officer down. all units. it was m.i.t. police officer sean collier. he was executed on the m.i.t. campus. prosecutors showed video of two men they identify and tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev walking to the cruiser and leaning in. you can see the brake lights on the car getting bright. the two brothers for a full minute standing there before bolting. one person on campus said he heard loud noises. there was a cruiser in the vicinity. sean collier did not respond to radio call

after police chief tom jackson announced his resignation. p down or lose their jobs after the scathing report by the justice department of police and corrupt practices in ferguson. >>> a new black eye for the secret service. two agents crashed their car into a white house barricade. they have been reassigned while the department of homeland security investigates. let's get the latest from michelle kosinski. >> reporter: john and christine, officials we talked to are not confirming any of the details in "the washington post" story. they are not disputing the details. the article reveals the number two person in the president's protective detail and the other is a supervisor. they were allegedly coming home from a retirement party for the spokesperson of the secret service. allegation of drinking at the party. as they got near the white house, they encountered the barricade set up over an investigation over a suspicious package. the article states they showed their badges and trying to get through the barricade, but drove through the tape and c

demonstrators gathered following the resignation of tom jackson.y complained that outside law enforcement agencies were on the scene and it is not clear which department the officer shot belong to. >> now following the justice department's report saying the ferguson police department showed a pattern of discrimination, pro tiling and ticketing of african-americans. it stems from the police shooting of an unarmed black man, michael brown last august in ferguson. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> oprah winfrey will deliver the annual stanford lecture on a meaningful life. she will offer reflections on life during the speech at stanford memorial church on april 20th. the lecture honors the late professor who delivered his renouned last lecture each year. students faculty and staff have to enter a lottery to land a spot. >>> the most depressing starbucks in the country just got a make over. starbucks customers spoke out about this los angeles store and the java giant listened and reacted. before the renovations they said it re

demonstrators gathered following the resignation of tom jackson. they complained that outside law enforcement agencies were on the scene and it is not clear which department the officer shot belong to. >> now following the justice department's report saying the ferguson police department showed a pattern of discrimination, pro tiling and ticketing of african-americans. it stems from the police shooting of an unarmed black man, michael brown last august in ferguson. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> oprah winfrey will deliver the annual stanford lecture on a meaningful life. she will offer reflections on life during the speech at stanford memorial church on april 20th. the lecture honors the late professor who delivered his renouned last lecture each year. students faculty and staff have to enter a lottery to land a spot. >>> the most depressing starbucks in the country just got a make over. starbucks customers spoke out about this los angeles store and the java giant listened and reacted. before the renovations they said i

demonstrators gathered following the resignation of tom jackson. they complained that outside law enforcement agencies were on the scene and it is not clear which department the officer shot belong to. >> now following the justice department's report saying the ferguson police department showed a pattern of discrimination, pro tiling and ticketing of african-americans. it stems from the police shooting of an unarmed black man, michael brown last august in ferguson. our coverage continues on twitter on abc7 news bay area. >> oprah winfrey will deliver the annual stanford lecture on a meaningful life. she will offer reflections on life during the speech at stanford memorial church on april 20th. the lecture honors the late professor who delivered his renouned last lecture each year. students faculty and staff have to enter a lottery to land a spot. >>> the most depressing starbucks in the country just got a make over. starbucks customers spoke out about this los angeles store and the java giant listened and reacted. before the renovations they said i

more more on the resignation of police chief tom jackson.we'll bring that to you as soon as it starts. >>> but we turn now to breaking news on the investigation into the racist frat video at the university of oklahoma. widening tonight possibly to other schools, the president of the university of texas at austin says he's investigating rumors that the sae chapter there sang a similar chant. and the frat's national leader says they are looking into reports of incidents at the other chapter. the apologies coming from the ringleaders, not expelled from school, are raising only more questions about how many people were involved. 19-year-old parker rice saying, "i am deeply sorry" but then adding, "yes the song was taught to us." the song was taught? by whom? today, the fraternity's national office responded saying they believe the chant was a recent creation originating at the university of oklahoma chapter. >> somebody says it was talk to us. we know it was not the national headquarters. when they are talking about being taught the songs, it wa

pierre thomas has the details. >> reporter: ferguson police chief tom jackson finally gave in to the ter that scathing justice department report last week accusing his force of systematic discriminating against blacks. until recently chief jackson had been defiant. >> let me just say that i do not intend to resign or step down. >> reporter: just this week the city manager and a key judge also resigned. that on the heels of a court clerk and two police supervisors who left after they were tied to a series of racist e-mails. including one referring to president obama as a chimpanzee, and another disparaging the first lady. >> our view of the evidence found no alternative explanation other than implicit and explicit racial bias. >> reporter: the justice report found african-americans make up 67% of ferguson's population, but represented 90% of those arrested. an interim police chief from inside the force has been named. which i'm sure some critics won't like. but the city plans a nationwide search for a new permanent chief. pierre thomas, abc news washington. >>> a former ambassador to t

tom jackson faced intense criticism for the city's reaction to the shooting death of michael brown. a justice department investigation found widespread discrimination by his police department. that investigation also found ferguson's courts collected millions in improper fines and penalties to generate revenue for the city. that problem may go far beyond ferguson. >>reporter: municipal court in missouri resembles a production line. defendants charged with traffic and ordinance violations file in the front door of city hall appear before a judge and file out the back. on this night, most were here for minor traffic violations. >> it's ridiculous. >>reporter: is this the first time? >> no, it's not. >>reporter: st. louis county municipal courts are under scrutiny after a u.s. justice department called ferguson's court a mechanism for making money on the backs of the poor. >> i think anybody that comes out of the court system is crazy crazy. i would not allow it in my community at all. >>reporter: but a recent report found that they collect more than 20% of their general revenues from

the protests they were in response to the resignation of chief tom jackson. he is one of many named in the doj report on ferguson. he is one of 6 who were either fired or resigned after a pattern of discrimination was discovered through out the city. >> other on that through out the morning. now an arrest has been made. this in washington state. a 15-year-old boy running down the street after snatching 22 month old owen wright out of his stroller. the person who snatched him just 15 years old. image that. the two siblings of owen chased down that teenager they caused him to drop owen in an alley. the siblings were able to help police positively identify the one who nabbed their little brother. the family says they are fankful that everyone is back home. >> not only is my family safe but other families are going to be safe because he is off the streets. they are not going to have to go through everything that we have been going through for the last couple days. >> if he wasn't in jail he would almost kidnap my brother again. >> the children were being baby sat

ferguson police chief tom jackson is resigning

the shooting came just hours after the embattled ferguson police chief tom jackson resigned. jackson fought off previous calls for his resignation, but he decided it was better to leave after a scathing justice department report prompted by michael brown's shooting death found deep racial bias in that police department. >>> it is new 6:02. a man was murdered overnight in prince george's county. we're working to find out why. officers responded to shots on just after 11:00 p.m. and the victim found at a gas station. megan mcgrath is live with more. >> reporter: the gas station has now reopened for business this morning p. the mrs. poli tape thrown in that crash can there. but investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened. there were two calls that came in to police last night right around 11:00. one was for the report of a shooting in the 5100 block of edmond son road in hyattsville. another call came into 911 for trouble at the red top gas station at kenilworth avenue.road in hyattsville. another call c. when police got here to the gas station, they found

the police chief, tom jackson, not available, not attending this statement that we just saw.nk? >> without question we obviously saw there wasn't a change in the leadership of the police department. also although i was hopeful, no mention of the loss of michael brown's loss or any apology. i hope that the things that he talked about will do it. i don't know if it fully addresses the magnitude of the problem there in ferguson. that's something we'll have to go through an analysis to determine based upon what's in report and the things he talked about to what length it goes to make real change there. at a minimum, we hope and pray that things will get better for citizens who live there and michael brown has many relatives who live within that area and some of things he mentioned could have a direct effect upon them. all question do is hope they'll do what they said they'll do. most importantly, over to the department of justice will stay steadfast ly steadfastly involved and go to the extent of suggesting other things they believe would be helpful. >> i kept listening for the r

ferguson police chief tom jackson is resigning later today. this news comes after the justice department announced it would not pursue federal civil rights charges against ferguson police officer darren wilson in the death of michael brown. in november a grand jury chose not to indict wilson. a second justice department report concluded the ferguson police department routinely engaged in racially based practices. let me bring in michael eric dyson and an msnbc national reporter. what is the latest here? how do we read this? my quick take on this is this. it forced the hand of the locals down in ferguson missouri. i don't think this would have ever happened had the justice department not gotten involved in this. and this is has changed, but not changed from within. it is forces from the outside coming in and making this happen. what's the latest? >> that's right. i spoke to a number of people down on the ground including a number of elected officials who said the only reason this happened is because the department of justice exposed this last w

reporter: they were there to keep watch over the protesters after the resignation of police chief tom jackson, he is the 6th city employee to be fired or resign after the scathing justice department report. ferguson erupted in protests becoming violent the sometimes after the shooting of michael brown by darren wilson. three shots were fired north of the police department, the gunman is on the loose and dozens of witnesseses shaken. >> bullets went past my head. it was kind of traumatic i'm still kind of in shock because of it. >> reporter: we're seeing reports there are police and crime scene techs at a house on the hill across the street from the police department. no word on how that home is connected to the shooting. eva pilgrim channel 6 "action news." >> we know you'll keep an eye on it and bring us any new details. >>> new this morning, a fast-moving fire injured a woman overnight. the fire started on the 4300 block of locust street. it spread to the apartments above. a woman suffered smoke, she is in stable condition. smoke and water damaged the laundromat next-door. >>> residents of

. >> the recent demonstrations came from tom jackson and others resigning following department of justice report showing the police department had a pattern of racial bias. >> two officers are recovering at home. the investigation continues. back to you. >> reporter: the police say the suspect had participated in demonstrations on thursday before the arrests were final. >>> robert dertz has been arrest inside new orleans. accused of killing a woman who was once a producer here at channel 5's original "evening magazine" and she is not the only victim. >> reporter: the authorities arrested the man on saturday on a los angeles county warrant. the subject of the hbo series "the jinx" the show looks at if he was involved in the 1982 disappearance of his wife, kathy and the year 2000 unsolved slaying of his friend susan berman. she was shot to death in her home in beverly hills. losangeles county district attorney reopened the case last week. the web site suggests the show had them look into it again and connect the death to him. >> you back him in the corner and threaten his freedom he will ki

tom jackson has been under pressure since an officer shot dead an unarmed black teenager last year. tell us more about this report and why this resignation has happened. >> well, it was an amazing report. you don't see this very often i suppose. the details in the report were pretty appalling. the local police force in ferguson saw the local black population, and it's a very poor community of a means of raising millions of dollars from municipal coffers. they saw what they did was they targeted, they arrested, they jailed, then kept members of the africa community in jail. and each day they're in jail their fines would go ever higher. all of this to simply make money. now this police chief said there is nothing untoward. there was no racism in this city. and, in fact, the resignation has been called a mutual separation by local authorities. that is a long way away from him being fired and held to account. many of the protesters have been long demanding. we are expecting a press conference, and we're expecting a press conference. we're now getting reports that he's telling journalist

we have police chief tom jackson adam ant he's not going to step down. would you like to see him removed? >> well he should have been removed in august. the rollout of this entire investigation has been troubling to so many people not only in the state of missouri but across the country from the very beginning. we don't have any faith in chief jackson. i know he's made sop efforts but on his watch he allowed for this institutional racism to go on. he has said again and again that he's going to stay but how is a community that has been harassed by his own police department people that he oversees every single day, how is this community and the region going to have any faith in anything that he says? he is now tarnished with this report that we're going through, page by page he is a tarnished man. we have no confidence in him, and i'm telling you right now, i think we don't have a lot of confidence in the mayor right now, because he too stated that there was not a racial problem and again, on his watch, he has allowed for the systematic racism to continue

at the heart was former police chief tom jackson. before the department of justice report was released he told al jazeera america, they were practices. >> for example, multiple tickets. if an officer right multiple tickets. more than a couple. >> he said he'd take the d.o.j. recommendation seriously. in the meantime this police station was built in the months following michael brown's death. built on their backs. >> if the sign was to build a building. we need to build it. >> for many, it was a sign that chief jackson was doing his job. now succeeding him is al icoff. >> our officers seem to have a high degree of respect for the professionalism and abilities. >> icoff has his work cut out. many residents feel rage against the police, including this man. >> this evil we are faced with every day. i would be out there with my guns too, ready to kill, because i know they want to kill me. on march 12th, seven days before icoff took over the police department. two officers were shot. his challenge is creating a trust between police and cit

it happened when the police chief tom jackson called a press conference which he said he would releaseone's surprise, he also released some surveillance footage, which chief jackson said showed the victim in the shooting, michael brown, participating in a strong arm robbery not that long before he was shot. the release of that surveillance video of michael brown at a convenience store was unexpected. then the chief gave a second press conference that same day where he gave this verbal explanation for why he felt compelled to release that tape. >> we've got a lot of freedom of information requests for this tape, and at some point it was just determined we had to release it. we didn't have good cause, absent any other reason to not release it. what i did was release the videotape to you because i had to. i've been sitting on it, but i -- too many people put in a request for that thing and i had to release it. >> why would you release the video of the robbery. what is the explanation for the timing? >> you asked for it. i held it as long as i could. >> nobody asked for it. nobody knew it

we didn't hear from chief tom jackson. of course, do you want to put this program, that program. >> the idea you would look at this and say this report we have hired two black court reporters. >> that's it. and might be telling who knows at this point we didn't hear from chief tom jackson. of course, do you want to put him up there and have darts thrown at him, but still, the chief of police is going to say, i stand by my guys? >> an election comes up april 7th. that's something we'll be looking at on this program. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> joining me now, former deputy assistant attorney general and acting assistant attorney general for the civil rights division at the department of justice, william yeoman. you worked in the division that wrote this report. and i'm curious as someone who was there for, what, 20, 25 years, something like that, your reaction in terms of where it stacks up. it read to me incredibly forceful. i'm curious to hear your response. >> chris, i think it's a stunning report. it's breatht

we did get word the ferguson police chief tom jackson would be resigning yesterday afternoon. that was made official right around 5:30. and that is when the protests started. protesters went to city hall and then we understand they went to ferguson police department. they were peaceful protests again, until right around midnight. and right now we're being told there is a manhunt for the suspect or suspects who did this. anne-marie? >> kmov's laura hettiger in st. louis. thanks a lot, laura. >>> well this morning the department of homeland security is investigating another alleged incident of misconduct by secret service agents. two senior agents drove a government car into a security barrier near the white house following a reported night of drinking. susan mcginnis is in washington. susan, good morning. >> anne-marie good morning. this is the last thing the secret service needs after a string of security lapses. one of the agents being investigated is second in command of the president's security detail. this incident happened march 4th at about 11:00 p.m. while the secret se

attack happened at demonstrations took place following the resignation of ferguson police chief tom jackson he quit after a scathing report about racially based practices about local law enforcement as the protest ever were dwindling after misdemeanor night, the shots were heard. >> we mare what we thought were fireworks up the street, turns out happened three more times it was gunfire because we saw the plus soul fire from the gun. so we were just all ducked down and then we saw the cop was shot right next to us. >> one police was shot in the face another in the shoulder the police chief thomas jackson planned to resign. jackson has long maintained that there was no racism on his watch, but following a damming report on his police department he became the 6th official to resign in the small city accused of systemic they have long been to gain momentum. dispore passionately. has vindicated last week by department of justice report, the report found that the police saw the african-american community as a way of making money for the municipality ticketing jailing and keeping members of the pl

demonstration that was winding down following the resignation of embattled ferguson police chief tom jackson earlier in the day. the sixth city employee out of a job along with the city manager and top judge since a scathing federal report charging widespread bias. commanders sat through months of protests, with gunfire often in the air, they long feared this might happen. >> we're lucky by god's grace we didn't lose two officers last night. >> idiotic thing that could have been done. >> reporter: charles davis opened a new business the day before michael brown was killed last august and violence erupted along ferguson's main drag. surprised. >> very surprising. especially with the fact we are getting the changes that we were fine with. >> reporter: the davises say they'll see it through among many wondering when this beleaguered city will ever escape what feels like a constant downward spiral. the two wounded officers left the hospital today. they're expected to make recoveries. meanwhile, that intense manhunt continues with several people brought in for questioning during the day, but no s

a few weeks ago tom jackson told al jazeera he had no intention of resigning. >> i'm still here we've got a lot of work to do. we have done a lot coming up to this. so there's a lot of things left undone. actually i came here with the intent to stay in five years, it comes up in march. and, you know i'm constantly evaluating my future. now i want to finish up what we have started here. >> do you think he'll stay? >> i do. >> as expected the department of justice did not have enough evidence to charge former ferguson police officer darren wilson in the shooting death in the civil rights violation, the death of michael brown, we heard in a statement from michael brown's parents who are saddened by the fact but taking heart in the idea that his life would not be in vain if there is positive change that came out. into this department of justice investigation. >> thank you. joining us on the phone from st. louis is missouri state seernt. she is one of two state sirens calling for the dismantling of the ferguson police department. >> good of you to join us lots of findings in the justice de

. >> reporter: ferguson police chief tom jackson has faced withering criticism since the death of michael brown last august. his decision to withhold officer wilson's name while releasing video of brown in a robbery, fueled calls for resignation. the justice department investigation found jackson was running a police department rampant with racial bias. more focused on raising revenue through the courts than public safety. he had resisted constant calls to step down. jackson city manager john shaw out the door. >> we expect you to do more. >> reporter: the council approved a mutual separation agreement last night. and the top judge who resigned after missouri supreme court ordered a higher ranking judge to take over. before that the city fired its top clerk and two police supervisors resigned after the doj report linked them to racially charged e-mails. the fallout may continue as federal investigators press for reforms they've said dismantling the police department is not out of the question. in a statement to nbc news, jackson said he's confident the city will pull through these trying

the attack happened as demonstrations took place following the resignation of police chief tom jacksont after a scathing report about racially based practices within local law enforcement. as the protests were dwindling after midnight, the shots were heard. >> we hear what we thought were fireworks up the street. turns out happened three more times and it was gunfire because we saw the muscle fire from the gun atop the street. and we were all kinds of slumped down, and once we t go down we saw the cop shot right next to us. >> one police officer was shot in the face, another in the shoulder. it happened a a protest outside ferguson's police department in the hours following the announcement that the police chief plans to resign. >> accused of systemic racism. the departure had long been called for to gain momentum after the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager last august. the belief that the police force disproportionately targeted african-americans was vindicated last week, by department of justice reports. >> the report found that the police and courts saw -- by targeting it, ticketin

demonstrators had gathered at the police station after the mayor announced ferguson police chief tom jackson was stepping down. he was under pressure to resign following a justice department report that found widespread racial bias in the mostly white police force. last summer a ferguson police officer shot and killed unarmed teen michael brown. officer darren wilson was later cleared of any wrongdoing. the incident sparked unrest for months. police say some witnesses at last night's scene are helping with information. craig boswell, cbs news, ferguson, missouri. >> the u.s. attorney general eric holder and michael brown's family both released statements condemning the shootings. >>> we are in the middle of hearing pivotable testimony in a legal case that's captivating the tech world. ellen pao says she was discriminated against at a silicon valley venture capital firm. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us outside the courtroom. we are learning about the judge's ruling on pao's finances. >> reporter: this ruling was in her favor. the defense had wanted to use some of the financial woes of her and

. >> reporter: the gunfire came hours after ferguson police chief tom jackson quit. the latest in a series of official departures following a justice department report that criticized the city for racial bias. >> i don't know what your protesting because people are stepping down. and we are trying to move forward as a city and do what is right and find out what is really wrong. and it seems like people want to block that. >> reporter: dean reynolds, cbs news, ferguson. >> both the officers shot last night have been released from the hospital. >>> new details tonight on how a couple of secret service agents plowed through a white house barricade. they were reportedly headed back to the white house after a retirement party back on march 4. they apparently missed police tape and traffic cones that had been set up to check a suspicious package. their suv went through the police tape and hit an orange barrel. officers wanted to do field sobriety tests but a supervisor ordered them to go home. the new head of secret service waited four days to tell the white house what hap

tom jackson will walk away with a year's salary. almost $100,000. >> after a lot of soul searching, and it is very hard for him to leave. and for us to have him leave. he felt that this was the best way forward. >> protesters have called for jackson to go for months since an officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. the tipping point came last week. a federal report found a report of racial bias in the department. something the chief denied. >> there is not a racial problem in the police department. racial profiling is not prohibited but it is illegal. >> reporter: jackson's resignation takes effect next thursday. here is another live look at the situation in ferguson, missouri. we will continue to monitor the story and bring you any new developments right here on kpix.com. >>> police in the east bay have a murder mystery on their hands. christin ayers tells us about the first homicide in all-star albany since 2004. >> reporter: police are not talking a lot about the investigation. they are saying that they have some leads,

. >> reporter: the attack was just hours after ferguson police chief tom jackson resigned, the sixthy employee out of a job in the wake of a justice department investigation that revealed widespread racial bias. the missouri state police in st. louis county police have taken over security from the ferguson police department during future demonstrations as they did following the michael brown shooting. after the prayer vigil a few dozen protesters returned to the area across from the ferguson police department. they dispersed as heavy rain moved into the area. it's expected to last into saturday. everyone here is still uneasy, knowing a gunman who is not afraid to shoot into a crowd is still out there. leaders in ferguson announced an award for at least $13,000 leading to the arrest of that person. back to you. >>> president obama addressed this latest shooting in ferguson during a visit to "gym yip kimmel live." take a listen. >> i think that what had been happening in ferguson was oppressive and objectionable, and was worthy of protests, but there was no excuse for criminal acts, an

> reporter: a stunning end to a demonstration that was winding out following the resignation of tom jackson, the sixth city employee out of a job since a scathing federal report spreading widespread bias. they've long feared this might happen. >> we're lucky by god's grace we didn't lose two officers. >> charles davis hoped a new business the day before michael brown was shot. now this. >> surprised. very surprised especially with the fact that we're get dg change we were crying for. >> reporter: the davis's say they'll see it through among many wondering when this city will escape what feels like a constant downward spiral. the two wounded officers left the hospital. an intense man hunt continues for the shooter with several people being brought in for questioning but no suspect named and no arrests. and we understand the missouri highway patrol and the st. louis county police will be in charge of security like it was during the states of emergency during the worst of times in america sob. >> thank you so much. back in washington the obama administration was quick to condemn those attacks

tom jackson quit following a scathing report, alleging racial bias in his force. police chief is no doubt about what happened in the early hours of thursday morning outside ferguson police station. >> this is really an ambush, you can't see it coming you don't understand it, it is going to happen, you are basically defenseless. >> most of the demonstrators following the resignation of the police chief had disbursed. and then the gunshots. >> a cop got shot. >> this was the account of a photo journalists who had been packing up. >> as we were about to pack our cameras up we hear what we thought were fireworks up the street. turned out happened three more times it was gunfire because we with saw the mussel fire. so we just just ducked down. muzzle. >> the police say they saw muzzle flashes 114 meters away. two police officers were hit one in the head, one in the shoulder. both have been released from hospital. in the absence of an definitive account the police narrative the emerging. who fired the shots was embedded with the protestors and he was surprised howage ta

. >> the tipping point for chief tom jackson was last week after this scathing report from the justice department which accused ferguson cops of not only racial profiling but being more concerned with profiteering than public safety. jackson will get a severance payment and health insurance for one year. protesters have been calling for him to step down since the fatal police shooting of unarmed black teen michael brown last summer. >>> some of those protests happened right here in washington d.c. our jim osman followed up with a local activist about whether this resignation will help move ferguson forward. he joins us live now from freedom plaza. >> reporter: hi, derek. good evening, folks at home. that fact anniversary and some other folks we spoke -- that activist and some other folks we spoke to tonight say this is a first step forward for ferguson. the national black united front says that's one of the good points that came from the protests, ferguson's police chief now resigning. >> i believe that the protests made a very big difference in all of these difference. if there had be

. >> the attack comes just hours after ferguson police chief tom jackson resigned after widespread racial bias was revealed under his command. >> it's a mess real mess. unfortunately it's in my neighborhood. >> a neighborhood locked down now as heavily armed tact tal officers search for those responsible for the attack. >> this is the number one priority right now of the st. louis county police department to identify these individuals, that individual or individuals who shot our police officers. >> reporter: in a community that's angry, anxious, and once again at the center of controversy. >> and pro testers say they will gather again tonight as they continue to push for change in the overall government here in ferguson. they will do so under the watchfull eye of state and county police taking over the job of security as the protests continue. that is the latest live in ferguson i'm jay gray nbc bay area news. >>> disheartening for so many people. still ahead on "nightly news", a closer look at the police ambush and how ferguson is bracing for what comes next. lester holt joins us with "n

tom jackson's resignation comes a week after the justice department issued a scathing report on racial bias within ferguson's police department. u.s. attorney general eric holder is also condemning the shootings calling them inexcusable and repugnant. >> this was not someone trying to bring healing to ferguson. this was -- this was a damn punk. >> the family of michael brown whose fatal shooting by a ferguson police officer sparked months of protests also condemned last night's violence. they said we reject any kind of violence directed toward members of law enforcement. it cannot and will not be tolerated. >> the injured officers were released from the hospital this morning. both are said to be in a lot of pain but they are not expected to have long-term injuries. >> thank you. >>> crime-fighting weapons you can wear. the newest gadgets that could save your life. >> a small bay area city gets its moment in the national spotlight. why an ad for the egg mcmuffin has so many people fired up. >> if you are going to be a jerk, stay the hell away! >> "breaking bad" behavior or is it "breaki

demonstrators had gathered at the police station after the mayor announced ferguson police chief tom jackson was stepping down. he was under pressure to resign following a justice department report that found widespread racial bias in the mostly white police force. last summer a ferguson police officer shot and killed unarmed teen michael brown. officer darren wilson was later cleared of any wrongdoing but the incident sparked unrest for months. police say some witnesses at last night's scene are helping with information. marley hall, cbs news. >> just moments ago we learned both officers were released from the hospital. >>> jurors in the trial of boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev have been shown a dramatic video of a carjacking victim escaping from tsarnaev and his brother days after the attacks. it's the latest evidence in the case against the younger tsarnaev. his lawyer earlier told the jury he participated in the bombings but said his older brother tamerlan was the mastermind. >>> investigators are still combing for clues following yesterday's deadly helicopter crash off the coas

the night began with the resignation with ferguson police chief tom jackson. by 8:00 demonstrators gathering outside the ferguson police station, and inning not just a new chief, but a whole new police department. and at midnight, just after the protests were winding down, gun fire. [ gunshots ] >> oh, my god. >> he got hit! >> got an officer. down. officer down. shots fired at their station. >> reporter: officers scrambling for cover and rushing to help two officers who were shot. one in the face, the other in the shoulder. their he mets nearby covered in blood. police calling it an ambush. >> these police officers were standing there and they were shot. just because they were police officers. >> it was panic. you could see that the police didn't know what was going on. we didn't know what was going on. everyone was confused last night. >> it was just shots going everywhere you know you can hear the little -- that's all we was hearing. >> and alex is with us now from ferguson. and how are the officers doing tonight? >> reporter: well, david, their injuries we

last week the justice department found that tom jackson's police force had a practice of racial bias against african americans. community activists say they can't understand violence in the wake of progress. >> action is being taken. now all of a sudden we want to shoot someone? that's absolutely absurd. >> reporter: the family of michael brown whose fatal shooting by a white ferguson police officer last summer sparked the unrest is condemning the violence, also. craig boswell, cbs news, ferguson, missouri. >> last night's shooting marks the first time in eight months that officers were shot during a protest in ferguson. >>> a yellow alert tomorrow and it's not the drive to work that our chief meteorologist topper shutt is concerned about. right now top is tracking the timing when that rain will pour down on us. >> it's kind of a weird yellow alert. you'll need your sunglasses in the morning and your umbrella tomorrow night for sure. the morning commute no problem, sunshine, low 30s, 32 in gaithersburg and frederick at 6 a.m., mid-30s downtown. the 9:00 hour still in the 30s and stil

. >> reporter: the attack was just hours after ferguson police chief tom jackson resigned the sixth city employee out of a job in the wake of a justice department investigation that revealed widespread racial bias. the missouri state police and st. louis county police have taken over security from the ferguson police department during future demonstrations as they did following the michael brown shooting. after the prayer vigil, a few dozen protesters returned to the area across from the ferguson police department. they dispersed as heavy rain moved into the area. it's expected to last into saturday. everyone here still uneasy knowing a gunman who's not afraid to shoot into a crowd is still out there. leaders here say there are rewards totaling at least $13,000 for information leading to an arrest. finding whoever shot those two police officers. >> president obama talked about ferguson with abc's jimmy kimmel. he compared the events in ferguson to the selma civil rights march. >> what was beautiful about selma was reminding ourselves that real social change in this country so often has h

most recent demonstrations came after ferguson police chief tom jackson and other resigned following a department of justice report showing mostly white ferguson police department had pattern of racial bias. two officers were shot thursday are recovering at home, the investigation continues. chris van cleve cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> now, police say williams took part in the demonstrations on thursday, before he shot the officers. they're investigate willing he acted alone. diana? >> reporter: erika, let the madness begin. ncaa tournament tips off tomorrow night in a few local teams will try to win it all in the big dance. the villanova wildcats celebrated last night avenger the top seed in the east region by winning the biggies title. they also set a school record this year with 32 wins. the wildcats will try to avoid historic up sweat at the take on another local team, the the leopards thursday night in pit burying. >>> tiff ' seen a lot of lafayette. i know that's a tough match up. do you have find your way and we played different styles this year. i think we'll be prepared for i

. >> reporter: ferguson police chief tom jackson finally gave into the mounting pressure after that scathing justice department report last week accusing his force of systematically discriminating against blacks. until recently chief jackson hate been defiant. >> let me just say that i do not intend to resign or step down. >> reporter: just this week, the city manager and a key judge also resigned. that on the heels of a court clerk and two police officer supervisors who left after they were tied to a series of racist e-mails, including one referring to president obama as a chimpanzee and another disparaging the first lady. >> our view of the evidence found no, no alternative explanation other than implicit and explicit racial bias. >> reporter: the justice report found african-americans make up 67% of ferguson's population but represented 93% of those arrested. >> and pierre thomas live in our washington bureau. pierre any word who will replace the police chief? >> reporter: an interim police chief from inside the force has been named. the city plans a nationwide search for a new permanent