i'm tony harris in ferguson, missouri. i got to tell you that police are hoping for a more peaceful night than last night. that is for sure. the night started out peacefully with protesters marching through the streets only to have those demonstrations and protests descend into chaos as the evening wore on. we understand that there are groups of people starting to gather now in various locations around this city. we expect them to be here any time now when the sun sets in another hour or two from now. my colleague joie chen is here with me. i want to talk about all the reactions from the community. but can i read something to you? this is information from a new pew research poll, and here it is, a new pew research findings vastly different reactions. this won't surprise you at all. 80% of black respondents say it races important issues about race, opposed to 37% of white respondents. and 65% of black respondents say that the shooting a gone it for a and 76% of black have little confidence in police investigation of brown's

tony harris is there with a look at what is coming up next. tony? >> david, it's hot as play blazes here. if somebody wants to give us that challenge we'll take the challenge gradually. we'll come back and talk to this man right here. mr. monk, a comedian from chicago who has come down here to ferguson to march with the demonstrators and protesters keeping in mind the serious nature of what has happened here. i don't have to tell you that he has an interesting take on aspecters of the demonstration. we'll be back in a moment. this is al jazeera america. >> do you see that? she rolled her eyes at me. do you see that? all right, so we're back here in ferguson, missouri. we have a the felonees, aka. >> as you were saying at the break you were clearly acknowledge the serious nature of what has happened here 12 days ago and the shooting death of michael brown, but tell us why you decided to come down here. you certainly didn't have to, but you probably saw this playing out, tell us why. >> on top of erik garner a couple of days ago. and back to back it s

i am tony harris. i am speaking with ken rocket, the executive directo of human rights watch. >> i want you to talk about your father. i want you to talk about how you came to this work. >> there is never a single reason. but a big part as you mentioned, is my father who grew up in nazi germany. i grew up with stories of what it was like, you know, worrying about would he be arrested if he rode his bicycle down the sidewalk. how was the family going to get out of germany which was extremely difficult. he finally, in july, 1938, as a 12-year-old boy, was able to escape to new york. by my growing up and hearing these stories, i was very aware of the ultimate evil which governments are capable of. it was a big part of what drove me to want to die vote my life. when you start talking to victims, you can't help but feel empathy. so my father's story got me launched in it. once you are in the human rights effort and you talk to people over and over again and hear what they have had to suffer, you can't help

i'm joeie chen with my colleague and friend tony harris. you know what, it is important for us to look at is ahead. so much of this community wants to do that. down. >> that's right, it is so true. we spent time - great point. it helps me get to a ride along with a city manager of a community north of ferguson. max, the city manager. that is a community. not many people know the story, that is a community where there was a lot of vandalism and looting and the city manager talked about how to move forward. dell wood and ferguson working together, finishing a joint presented, and in the week that was, right, here in ferguson they had been talking about other projects they could do toot. moving forward, i think what you see between the two small communities, neighbourhood communities side by side is a renewed effort to work together for the betterment of the ferguson community. it was terrific to talk to him. we'll run more of it tomorrow when we have a bit more time. a terrific conversation we have. separate to the looting saturday, sunday an

tony harris.have seen a big shift. reminds me of the night and day situation we see in the protests. suddenly a lovely evening of weather and then suddenly this. >> i heard you meanings moment ago, this could be a bit of a break it was torrential rain that we saw. >> and captain johnson was talking about a turning point. >> he was talk about it at 2:30 this morning. what he was referring to is something different, something we really hadn't seen before. and this was a scene where clergy elders in the community activists in the community were actually working to keep the temperature down on the protests. the places where things were starting to heat up and flare up, eld ders in the community -- emders in the community, the police moved in, there were arrests last night but it was a much calmer night relatively speaking than the night before. >> quick thought here tony. part of this, late yesterday afternoon, law enforcement did move most of the media, up here away from the crowds. now i'm not sugge

i'm joined by al jazeera's tony harris. there is a night of special coverage. e are so many developments and we're watching closely to see what the night ahead brings tony. >> we are, this is one ofhe

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i'm joeie chen with my colleague and friend tony harris. know what, it is important for us to look at is ahead. so much of this community wants to do that. they don't want to be bogged down. >> that's right, it is so true. we spent time - great point. it helps me get to a ride along with a city manager of a community north of ferguson. max, the city manager. that is a community. not many people know the story, that is a community where there was a lot of vandalism and looting and the city manager talked about how to move forward. dell wood and ferguson working together, finishing a joint presented, and in the week that was, right, here in ferguson they had been talking about other projects they could do toot. moving forward, i think what you see between the two small communities, neighbourhood communities side by side is a renewed effort to work together for the betterment of the ferguson community. it was terrific to talk to him. we'll run more of it tomorrow when we have a bit more time. a terrific conversation we have. separate to the lo

i'm tony harris from ferguson, missouri. john seigenthaler has the night off. and as we join you here from ferguson, everyone in the city is bracing for what could be another intense night. you see what happened on the streets of ferguson last night. and we'll show you some of the pictures in just a minute, but as we set the scene today, you can look at pictures, and people are starting to gather in anticipation of more protests, more demonstrations and more marches tonight. it has been the scene repeated time and time again in the 11 days since michael brown was killed. and the evenings are the time of the day when things go from peaceful to chaotic. and we're showing you pictures of the police throughout the streets here in ferguson, and a number of different stages areas, getting ready to respond to whatever set of circumstances develop tonight. again, last night, if we show you some of the pictures last night, there were scenes of peaceful demonstrations, and then at one point in the evening no one can tell you why things touched off but they did, and there

i'm tony harris. inside story is up next on al jazeera america. >> it was one place you never forge figure you would have trouble getting water. toledo had the biggest supply of fresh water on the planet. it just wasn't drinkable. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. a metropolitan area of half a million p

water for coal only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. outraged by the shooting death of a teenager in missouri, his family is speaking out. >> the only lasting way is for the iraqis to come together and form an inclusive government. >> the old prime minister refuses to step down. and a new ceasefire between israel and gaza as talks aim for a more lasting truce. the family of an unarmed teenager shot and killed in a st. louis suburb, diane eastabrook joins us from st. louis and diane, what's the mood there tonight? >> well, tony, people are look are foranswers. i'm at the location where the local chapter of the ncaa is going to be holding a meeting tonight, they're have iting members of the clergy, members of the community and the police. to date there has not been any problems between law enforcement and residents in ferguson, or other residents in st. louis county. now again today there were protests and these were peaceful protests outside the ferguson police department. they came just hours after the city erupted in violence after a

from new york, i'm tony harris. ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. >> the not financial crisis is now ancient history to the banks that helped trigger it. the banking industry is awash in near-record profits, earning nearly $40 billion in just a 3-month period. i'll look at how the banks recover so quickly while the rest of the economy is picking up the pieces. plus, billions of dollars collecting dust. how you can claim t and weedless in seattle. how a supply problem is keeping

i'm tony harris with a look at the day's top stories.ruce israelis and palestinians have agreed to a five-day cease-fire in hopes of finding a solution to a lasting peace. >>> now the white house deciding whether to rescue refugees trapped in a mountain. and protests growing in missouri over the shooting of an unarmed teenager. the police say their priority is now on race relations.

tony harris.will take a break from special coverage, when we return we'll hear from the voices on west floorison avenue. might be known to you as a war zone. silt the most dangerous block in america? this. is a . >> welcome back to our continuing coverage, special coverage at this hour from al jazeera america and "america tonight." as we look at flash point ferguson and the way forward. at this hour we stop to consider what has brought this last 11 days on a street that you've never heard of in these past 11 11 days, west florison avenue, they call it the street around here but despite what you've heard the language that this is a war zone that this is the most dangerous block in america to the folks who live and work here, this is home . the sounds of this city block have been by terms angered and anxious. nights full of shouts and smoke. each daylight bringing new signs of getting back to normal. but behind the now board hed up store fronts, questions about what the next news might bring. folks

joining us from al jazeera is tony harris. following the events during the day and we're looking forward to tomorrow, a very big day with the attorney general coming in. >> moving this story ahead the tensions are high, we understand that, but the attorney general is coming to the small town of ferguson, 21,000 people. he'll be overseeing the work of his teams on the ground here. we've been hearing this investigation has been proceeding on two tracks, right. there is the work being done by the st. louis county police department, the ferguson police department, and also on a straight track the work being done by the justice department. so the attorney general comes here tomorrow, ironically, on the very day that the state prosecutor begins to present evidence to the grand jury here on this case. what everyone will be watching is will there be a camaraderie of spirit, will there be a sharing of information. the fbi and the justice department have been on the ground for a week and they've conducted 200 interviews here in this com

i'm tony harris in ferguson, missouri. we're back tonight at 8:00. al"real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >> it's war again in gaza with the fragile truce shattered by rocket and airstrikes. why getting money in gaza this time around once the fighting stops. and the stock market is doing just fine, even with gaza and ukraine and missouri. and what's with mcdonald's. the tarnished image of the golden arches and what they can do about it. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." this is "real money," and you are the most important part of the show. tweet me at ali velshi or hit me up on facebook.com. >>> violence between israelis and palestinians is stunning in cairo. reports of rocket fire out of gaza hitting central and southern israel broke a week along truce of fighting. it targeted tel aviv's international airport and israel has been hitting back with airstrikes throughout the gaza strip. palestinians said two were killed and more than 20 wounded in separate attacks. today's violence broke out hours before the latest ceasefi

tony harris with my colleague, joie chen, joie, great to be with you. you're looking at pictures from west florison avenue. demonstrators are walking past, it's been mostly a quiet evening so far, perhaps the weather has played a part in that but so far, so good. >> yes. what the police have evolved with -- >> great word, evolved. >> ds a strategy, what they've done moving the positions, for example a couple of nights ago they started with the demonstrators, were allowed to march but they had to keep moving. can't gather. >> can't gather. >> that was going obring down the clamp down as well, that has evolved. certainly what we've seen over the last couple of nights is they moved the bulk of the media, to another location. we're probably a quarter mile as the crow flies. you goat west florison and further from the demonstrators, this has been the focal point of all the activity. >> absolutely. i want to, when we keep an eye from our position, west florison, we want to show you a picture of organizers, we're capturing those now, we first want to take -- y

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i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. new details about the shooting in ferguson, missouri. 18-year-old michael brown was involved in a convenience store robbery the same day but the officer who shot him and killed him didn't know anything about that robbery. >>> hopes for unity in iraq. the man tapped to be the next prime minister said he'll salvage the country, but he has just three weeks to form a government. >>> and vastly under estimated dire new warnings of the spread of ebola, and how long it could take to get it under control. >> major new details on the shooting death of michael brown. the police officer who stopped brown did not know he was a suspect in a robbery. this comes after police released veins image surveillance images of brown and identified him as a suspect in a robbery. it happened a short time before brown was shot and killed. authorities also released the name of a police officer who shot brown today. darren wilson a seven-year veteran of the force. the police chief jackson gave more details. >> i

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. we're expecting the president of the united states to speak live from the africa summit shortly. we will also take questions. we'll bring that to you in full when it happens. negotiations under way as israel agrees to extend a three-day cease-fire, but are the demands on each side too far apart. >>> the death toll of ebola rose and it shows no signs of slowing down. and the rosetta spacecraft is the very first to a rendezvous with a comet. >> israel agreed to extend a 72-hour cease-fire. that cease-fire is more than halfway over. that truce is still holding. no length of time has been made public for any new cease-fire. this comes as palestinian negotiators gather in cairo for indirect talks. the talks seem to be gaining momentum however the two sides have not reach and agreement. jane ferguson is live for news jerusalem. jane, do we have any more details about the possible extension of the cease-fire? >> reporter: well, tony, the possible extension is that, a possible extension. as y

i'm tony harris, with a look at the top stories. missouri's governor lifts the curfew but calls in the national guard as police make more arrests. details of the shooting - a private medical examiner says michael brown was shot six times. >>> and iraq's dam back in iraq's control after troops take on the islamic state fighters. >>> attorney general eric holder is headed to ferguson. president obama announced na eric holder would travel to missouri, and he called for an end to the violence and the looting. >> let me be clear that our constitutional right to speak clearly, assemble and report in the press must be vigilantly safeguarded, especially in moments like these. there's no excuse for excessive force by the police or action that denies people the right to protest peacefully. >> also, missouri's governor sent in the national guard to protect order. there'll be no kerr -- curfew in ferguson tonight. a pathologist released a private autopsy. the autopsy results were preliminary, tell us about the findings, natasha. >> a family spo

i'm tony harris in new york. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. >> the war to end all wars didn't. but it did change things in ways big and small. world war i began 100 years ago this summer, and we live in the world it made. it's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. 100 years ago, the leaders of europe failed to head off a war they kind of stumbled into. and their pema insured each other it would be over quickly. home by christmas, it said. and what followed was blood letting on a scale that stunned societies. at the battle for four months in 2016, the british and the french lost 4,000 men, and british forces lost an estimated 27,000 men dead. in contrast, in 8 and a half years in iraq, some 4800 americans were killed. a war that began with military planners amassing forces to equip large cavalries ended with bombard. civilian populations. monarchies in germany and russia all ended the war with republics with monarchs discredited or dead. for years that shook the world, the great war is the "

i am tony harris speak with ken roth, the executive director of human rights watch. >> i want you talk to your father and how you came to this work. >> you know, there is never a single reason but a big part, as you mentioned a, is my father who grew up in nazi germany as a young jewish boy, and i then, in turn, grew up with stories of what it was like, you know, worrying about would he be arrested if he rode his bicycle down the sidewalk, how was the family going to get out of germany which was extremely difficult. and he finally, in july, 1938, as a 12-year-old boy was able to evening ate to new york. by pie growing up and hearing these stories, i was very aware of the ultimate evil of governments were capable of and it made me want to devote my life to try to present atrocities. you can't help but feel empathy. my father's story launched me in it. but once you are in the human rights effort and you talk to people over and over again and hear what they have had to suffer, you can't help but get but feel empathy. i want to do something about it. what keeps me going day in and day out

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> i ask you to please release my child. >> the mothermerican journalist held hostage by the he's hammoc islam islamic state group. >>> a new truss between israel and hamas.

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i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories.ecting the president of the united states to speak live from the africa summit shortly. we will also take questions. we'll bring that to you in full when it happens. negotiations under way as israel agrees to extend a three-day cease-fire, but are the demands on each side too far apart. >>> the death toll of ebola rose and it shows no signs of slowing down. and the

i'm tony harris. >> israel and gaza agree to a new deal. >>> surveillance over syria, the u.n. begins flights in a move that could paef the way for air strikes over the islamic state group. >> investigations shows no proof that delays in care for veterans let to any deaths.

i'm tony harris with a look at the day's top stories. we look at humanitarian aid. >> the u.s.onsidering sending more advisers to iraq. to support gains despite airstrikes. >>> and they will

. >> hello everyone, i'm tony harris in ferguson. 12 days since the shooting death of michael brown,rguson is a town a bit more calm today than it has been in previous days. i believe this is a really important day. the captain of the

water for coal only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. outraged by the shooting death of a teenager in missouri, his family is speaking out. >> the only lasting way is for the iraqis to come together and form an inclusive government. >> the old prime minister refuses to step down. and a new ceasefire between israel and gaza as talks aim for

i'm tony harris. inside story is up next on al jazeera america. >> it was one place you never forge figure you would have trouble getting water. toledo had the biggest supply of fresh water on the planet. it just wasn't drinkable. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. a metropolitan area of half a million people toledo, ohio, on the western end of the lake erie couldn't use the water from the tap. an enormous algae bloom made the water from one of north america's great lakes unfit to drink. sizable metropolitan area fell back on bottled water for a time, an expensive and unsustainable solution. after scrambling for answers after a midsummer weekend people are being told they can't drink a drink, shower, wash dishes, eat at a restaurant. but can they do those things only until the next time algae fouls the water supply? that's our focus this time on the program. >> reporter: after spending a weekend under state of emergency half a million toledo residents were able to drink their tap water monday morning. >> all s

i'm tony harris, with a look at the top stories. missouri's governor lifts the curfew but calls in the national guard as police make more arrests. details of the shooting - a private medical examiner says michael brown was shot six times. >>> and iraq's dam back in iraq's control after troops take on the

i am tony harris with a lack at today's stop tore stories. >>> michael brown does not want to be remembered for riots. >> the teenager at the center of protestprotests in ferguson, mii is laid to rest today. his family calling for a break in protests and an easing of tensions. >>> an american journalist freed in syria after two years of captivity. why did the group link today al qaeda let him go? >>> syria says it will accept u.s. help to defeat the islamic state group but with conditions.

live from new york city, i'm tony harris. ceasefire between israel and hamas, brokered by egypt. but will this one hold. and ebola in west africa. and water ban lifted, is the water really safe in toledo?

also our colleague, my colleague, tony harris. this has been an interesting night. not only has there been a lot of news event... >> that's right. >>..relating to ferguson and the way forward, and we are looking for the way forward, but a lot of news event coming from outside the community. >> and we are, of course, keeping an eye on the streets of ferguson, missouri, florissant street , the shooting death of michael brown. looking at west florissant, there are demonstrations and protesters. what is happening in ferguson is reverberating around the county, in new york there's a demonstration going on in support of michael brown and his family. we don't have pictures, but it's been tense for the last 20-30 minute. there was a demonstration in oklahoma, california, and we'll follow those pictures through the hour. >> we have seen that happening all over the country, it's reflected here in the ferguson area. we are at the command center, where we are keeping close watch and law enforcement seems to be low key. that is what happening, where things are quiet and ramping

i'm tony harris. in new york. if you would like the latest head over to the website aljazeera.com. "inside story" is next. >> a number of u.s. corporations are claiming foreign countries as their home to save money on tacks. perfectly legal and politically explosive, these tax inversions are want "inside story." >> hello, i'm libby casey. myelin, electronics, they may not be household names, but they're among the 22 u.s. corporations to announce a tax inversion deal since 2011. by buying in a different country, they can move their operations overseas and pay lower rates. they can manufacture their products in the u.s., and sell primarily to u.s. consumers, and still officially call another country home. president obama said that it lacks patriotism. and they want them to crackdown. they say that the united states' high corporate rates are to blame. debate is heating up and it's as much about politics as dollars and cents. >> when some companies cherry picks their taxes, it damages the country's finances, adds to the deficit and makes it harder to invest in the things that will keep

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. britain raises its threat level to severe. the u.s. said it will not do the same. 3million people have been forced from their homes fleeing fighting in syria. ukraine asks for n.a.t.o. protection as pro russian

i'm tony harris with a look at the top stories. a 72-hour cease-fire broken in two hours.srael and hamas blame one another. now israel moving deeper in gaza searching for a soldier they say was abducted. >>> two american aid workers who contracted ebola is heading back to the united states. and the white house

tony harris with my colleague, joie chen, joie, great to be with you. you're looking at pictures from west florison avenue. demonstrators are walking past, it's been mostly a quiet evening so far, perhaps the weather has played a part in that but so far, so good. >> yes. what the police have evolved with -- >> great word, evolved. >> ds a strategy, what they've done moving the positions, for example a couple of nights ago they started with the demonstrators, were allowed to march but they had to keep moving. can't gather. >> can't gather. >> that was going obring down the clamp down as well, that has evolved. certainly what we've seen over the last couple of nights is they moved the bulk of the media, to another location. we're probably a quarter mile as the crow flies. you goat west florison and further from the demonstrators, this has been the focal point of all the activity. >> absolutely. i want to, when we keep an eye from our position, west florison, we want to show you a picture of organizers, we're capturing those now, we first want to take -- y

i'm tony harris. negotiations are under way. israel wants hamas to disarm. hamas wants the borders open. is there a hope of a compromise. the death toll of ebola grows and there is no signs of slowing down. and ten years chasing, the rosetta spacecraft is the first to rendezvous with a comet. why is diversity in the workforce so lacking. >> the 72 hour cease-fire between israel and hamas is still holding. israel has agreed to extend it. this comes in the talks of a longer truce but the two sides have not reached an agreement yet u.n. secretary ban ki-moon demanded an end to the senseless cycle of ur suffering. we have more now from the united nations. >> this meeting was a chance for all u.n. member states to hear the latest information on gaza and to express their views. the meeting started with a serious of--a series of briefings. all recognizing israel security concerns in the region, but tended to focus on the suffering of palestinians on this confli conflict. we heard about the need of accountability for attacks on u.n. facilities in gaza. some goose we

live from new york city i'm tony harris. a new prime minister powd in iraq but the old prime minister refuses to step down. and islamic state group, outrage over a shooting of a teenager. and israel and gaza ceasefire, as talks are aimed at a more lasting truce. >> the u.s. military says it carried out more air strikes against the islamic state group in northern iraq. sunday's air strikes targeted a convoy moving towards kurdish forces. deputy parliament speaker forming a new government snubbing nouri al-maliki. jane ferguson has more from erbil in iraq. >> finally after weeks, islamic state nearly at the kurdish capitol erbil, there is now a new government in iraq but nouri al-maliki is not going out without a fight. he has made clear he will launch a political challenge to this, a constitutional basis for him not being allowed to form a new government. believes that this will be a positive step in bringing the country closer together, other countries as well are welcoming it. and ordinary rawk iraqis are jut relieved that

i'm tony harris, "real money with ali velshi" is next. >> the man who put turkey's economy on the map consolidateds his power. right when the dun is ripe for turmoil. i'll tell you how his influence could everything from politics to money. plus i'll tell you how hipster startups in brooklyn new york. >> i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." >> this is "real money" you are the most important part of the show. tell me what's on your mind by tweeting me@ali velshi or are aljazeera.com@ali velshi. recep tayyip erdogan won 52% of the vote in turkey's first presidential election, first one. it's the kind of mandate a leader needs to use outsized ambitions for his country. a key member of nato with military installations facing russia and ukraine on the black sea, turkey has given support to syrian rebels who are fighting to unseat syrian president bashar al-assad and in iraq erdogan reversed years of turkish opposition to kurdish automatic in the northern regions and boosted connection with appliance. turkey's military alliance with israel, calling to block israel's blockade of palestini