. >>> ferguson in focus. president obama holds a series of big meetings today about the anger and unrest in ferguson. that following a grand jury decision on officer darren wilson. how can the country, how will the country move forward on such a divisive issue? >>> a u.s. couple barred from leaving qatar although a court cleared them in the wrongdoing of the death of their adoptive daughter. why aren't they allowed to leave? >>> it is cyber monday. how are you celebrating? have you decorated the credit card or keyboard or whatever you are supposed to? we will tell you what you need to know before you go online to shop and shop some more. >> decorated the keyboard. >> cyber monday. the holiday that didn't exist a few years ago. >> egg nog on cyber monday. welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. we will start with the obama administration focusing on ferguson and aftermath. the president devoting his day to the issue. he is holding a series of issues with

noticeably absent from that meeting, any ferguson city or ferguson police leaders although law enforcement representatives from some national organizations were there. afterwards president obama vowed a new task force will help make things better, but likely will not solve every problem. listen. >> as i said last week in the wake of the grand jury decision, i think ferguson laid their problem that is not unique and that is a simmering distrust that exists between too many police departments and too many communities of color -- too many individuals, particularly young people of color do not feel as if they are being treated fairly. we also heard from law enforcement and were reminded of what a tough job it is to be in law enforcement. as eric holder put it, police officers have the right to come home. secondly, one of the issues that came up during the response to ferguson back in august was the issue of military equipment being utilized in the face of protests i will be signing an executive order that specifies how we're going to make sure we're not building a militarized culture inside ou

here with much more is ferguson, missouri police chief. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> let me start with all those faces. i want to roll this video again. you've got all these people rushing into the ferguson market. now, the question i have for you for all of these people looting and all these people that were trying to put the place on fire, are you going to try and use this video and track these guys down? >> absolutely. and every single one we can identify we hope to identify every one of them will be charged with at least burglary. >> so you are going to follow-up and that goes for the cell phone store, the liquor store. do you have footage from both those places as well? >> yes, we do. everything that we've had burglarized or burnt, we intend to prosecute to the full extent of the law. >> why hasn't -- dorian johnson in the robbery of the store, why hasn't he been brought up on any charges for his part in that rob roy? >> my recollection of the tape is that he put that box back on the counter. and didn't actually

justice will come to ferguson. >> charles barkley has a very different take on the ferguson decision, he's standing up for the cop and is lashing out against some of the protesters. >> them [ bleep ] who are looting, those aren't real black people, those are scum bags. we have to be really careful with the cops, man, because if it wasn't for the cops, we would be living in the wild, wild west in our neighborhoods, we can't pick out certain incidents that don't go our way and act like the cops are all bad. you know how bad some of these neighborhoods would be if it wasn't for the cops? >> i like what he's saying, i think it's important. you have to have the courage to have a voice to come forward to tell the truth. especially because he knows about these communities, if you've had experience in amer a america. >> he speaks his mind and he's coming from right here and he means it. can i go back to the reverend al sharpton. talk about a flames thrower, there were 70 witnesses and hours of testimony, and al sharpton is still staying that justice wasn't served in ferguson. he's inciting mo

new ferguson backlash. protesters across the united states, they put their hands up, they lie down in the streets, as president obama plans new action to curb police violence. what's darren wilson's next move? the man who shot and killed michael brown has quit the ferguson police force. i'll ask his lawyers about his future and whether his family is in any danger right now. >>> plus, a new warning for u.s. troops that isis may be plotting to attack them right here on american soil. stand by for new details. >>> and a senior republican staffer pays a big price for an online rant about the president's daughters. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> the breaking news this hour, we just heard president obama promise to follow through to try to ease the anger and the distrust we've seen in ferguson, missouri and across the united states. dozens of new protests were held around the country today

what is going on in ferguson? >> reporter: the good news is, wolf, for the last couple of nights it's been quiet in terms of protests and the number of arrests and that kind of news in terms of the worse of what was seen here last week, that that seems to be in the past here at least and a lot of talk about people looking ahead as to what happens next. and some of the areas hardest hit by the protests monday night and tuesday night as well, people have been painting murals on these pieces of plywood to kind of leave inspirational messages and messages of hope that turned plywood into something more beautiful to look at. wolf? >> ed, sunday at the st. louis rams nfl football game, five players raised their hands up, a sign of the protests to the ferguson decision. the nfl says there will be no discipline for the players. how was this gesture received in ferguson? >> well, you know, you speak with with a lot of people and they very much support what people on the st. louis rams football team did. you heard the stron

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louis and ferguson area. these were the people that damaged these businesses, that ran past me, past the police station and began to break out windows for half a mile all the way down to the walgreens. >> i was looking at the liquor store being looted while we were on air. later we got the ferguson market. and we got the video of what happened inside of there. let me ask about outsiders that have come in. reverend al sharpton, he's commented on it. jesse jackson has commented on it. and louis farrakhan. let me get your feedback on what you think how they might have impacted what happened here. >> if you're angry, throw your arms up if you want justice, throw your arms up. if you want answers, throw your arms up. because that's the sign michael was using in order to establish peace you must have fair justice for everyone. we want real peace. we don't want to just be told to shut up and suffer in silence. we don't fight until we get tired. we fight until we win. the federal government must step in. >> as long a

he asks, "where do we go after ferguson?" then we go to egypt where a court has dropped its case against former president hosni mubarak over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule. all that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. ferguson police officer darren wilson has resigned days after a grand jury elected not to indict him for the killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown. ferguson mayor james knowles said wilson will leave the police force with no severance. >> the city manager has accepted officer wilson's resignation. as of yesterday, officer wilson is no longer an employee with the city of ferguson. there is no severance agreement with officer wilson and the city of ferguson. the city of ferguson will not be making a severance payment to officer wilson. >> wilson's resignation comes amidst continued protests in ferguson and around the country over the grand jury decision. over the past week there have been de

should he go to ferguson? >> you know, this whole story is so in a way depressing because we bring to it, whoever we are, a few hundred years of often very ugly history. to the point we are what actually happens in ferguson almost takes a back seat to the prism through which you view it however you view it. i'm trying to imagine what the president could do that would genuinely make a difference as opposed to raising the flag of i care, i'm concerned, he might you know this could have been my son, which he said on the trayvon martin case. i just don't know whether or not anything he does breaks through all of the accumulated beliefs, assumptions, convictions, that different people bring to this. >> that's an important point. and michael i also understand he doesn't want to interfere with an ongoing federal investigation. but again it's what we've talked about so many times. he is the first black president. should he somehow figure out a way to play a more significant role? >> well, you know, here's the thing. t

louis and ferguson area. these were the people that damaged these businesses, that ran past me, past the police station and began to break out windows for half a mile all the way down to the walgreens. >> i was looking at the liquor store being looted while we were on air. later we got the ferguson market. and we got the video of what happened inside of there. let me ask about outsiders that have come in. reverend al sharpton, he's commented on it. jesse jackson has commented on it. and louis farrakhan. let me get your feedback on what you think how they might have impacted what happened here. >> if you're angry, throw your arms up if you want justice, throw your arms up. if you want answers, throw your arms up. because that's the sign michael was using in order to establish peace you must have fair justice for everyone. we want real peace. we don't want to just be told to shut up and suffer in silence. we don't fight until we get tired. we fight until we win. the federal government must step in. >> as long a

>>> ferguson in focus. the president will hold key meeting today about the unrest in ferguson following the grand jury decision on officer darren wilson. how can the country move forward on such a divisive issue? >>> a u.s. couple barred from leaving qatar even though the court clears them in the death of their adoptive daughter. why they are not allowed to leave the country. >>> and brace yourselves. it is cyber monday. the biggest online shopping day of the year. what you need to know before cracking open the laptop and breaking out your credit card ahead. >> if you can't pay for it by january, don't buy it. >>> welcome to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. 4:00 a.m. in the east. the obama administration focusing on ferguson and the aftermath. the president holding a series of meetings with law enforcement and elected officials and faith leaders. these meetings will cover federal programs that provide military equipment to local police to building trust with law officers. the attorne

on "america tonight": no letup one ferguson fallout. coast to coast and all day long. judge the president spent most of his day focused on ferguson too, and why hands up, shows no sign of surrender. >>> facebook, gory postings showing up before the justices and what their decisions mean to anything any of us put online. and with her sweech o sweep of , she's changing the face of classical music. >> you're not supposed to cough, you're not supposed to clap. i found that off-putting. >> baltimore's musicianbaltimors maestro. exploring ways to try out a new beat. an good evening, thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. it's clearly not a fight the president want to get right in the middle of but he did. vowing to spend the last two years of his presidency, vowing to spen to heal the divisions that started with flash point, ferguson. hands up but no back down. if anything, the fury in new york k d.c., california, and in ferguson missouri growing louder with the message heard at the white house. >> because this is not a problem simply of ferguson , missouri, this is a problem

the white house today is focused on ferguson. the president's cabinet, arriving for a closed-door meeting. then a meeting with young civil rights leaders from around the country, another with community and faith leaders, as well as law enforcement to look at ways to build trust. that breakdown of trust between police and people in the community is how the white house views the continued unrest in ferguson and beyond. the president himself expressed that last week. >> the fact is in too many parts of this country, a deep distrust exists between law enforcement and communities of color. >> reporter: at this point, the white house says the president does not have plans to go to ferguson himself. why not? >> the president wants to have a discussion about some of these issues that have been laid bare in ferguson but that directly aapply in communities across the country. >> reporter: is he worrying his appearance there would escalate the situation? the white house says no. what the white house is doing is asking congress for the funds

the numbers are not good for the president on his handling of ferguson. he seems to have found a way to displease both sides. >> yes, he has, megyn, and i think part of the problem is, you know, the president convenes, for example, this big gathering a tt white hou ining today to discuss this issue but he's really talking about one side of this issue, which he clearly believes the failures of police departments like ferguson across the country to deal with african-americans who they must confront in their police work. and you don't hear -- there's nothing that this president has said since this happened, this terrible thing happened back in august and this young man was killed by a police officer that suggested that young man was in any way responsible for what happened to him. the emphasis between the president and especially his attorney general has been basically, we need to reform the police department. >> right. >> look, there's absolutely nothing wrong with having a white house conference to discuss how the police across the country can deal more sk

you've been in ferguson. this is a huge surprise for a lot of folk who's were inskpektiinskpekexpects an -- lot of folks were expecting some kind of indictment. >> there wasn't a sieging anger, there was a sense of hopelessness. i spoke to a 23-year-old father with his 1-year-old daughter said he hopes she would inherit a more just america but that hope has faded with these recent decisions. eric garner got lost around the ferveor in ferguson, missouri. but here in stanton island it hasn't been lost. prosecutor has made the request to allow some of the information public. on the ground all they have is the video of the police officer with his arm around garner's neck with garner saying repeatedly i can't breath and then you see the body go limp. that's what the people are left with. they are there left with no indictment, all summer, a string of cases across america where unarmed black men have been killed with little accountability. that's where we are right now. this is still early. there are days and weeks

outraged by ferguson go from here? what do you make of this now? >> we keep pushing. we keep resist ing, protesting. some of that, the energy go in to president obama a eat meating with -- >> i get protests. ? >> right. >> protesting played an incredible role in this country's history? >> right. >> beyond protesting, what concrete steps need to be made? >> protesting is a place. right? it's a start. civil disobedience aking direct actions. ultimately to help change the culture, the narrative of what is the status yeah. this moment, some that we have seen over the last week are about protests and resistance in ferguson led to local leaders in ferguson, community members and young folk to meet with president obama today and eric holder and vice president biden to really have a deep conversation about what are the issues across the country about our black and brown communities when it comes to police viole e violence. >> let me push back a little bit. you call it resistance. >> yes. >> some call it something different. le

up, walk out, organized by ferguson action. joining me is michael denzel smith, contributing writer at "the nation." i want to get your reaction to -- you and i have had offline conversations about the president's reaction initially to what happened in ferguson and sort of the quick pivot to things like my brother's keeper, which i would not feel uncomfortable as saying struck both of us as discordant. >> yes. >> the new initiative, $75 million of which would be for body cameras, 50,000 police outfitted with body cameras. they want new statistics on police shooting, increased training, et cetera. what do you make of that in your initial view of it? >> 50,000 body cameras for over 700,000 police officers across the country, i mean, it's a start. i mean, at the very least we can say president obama is taking action on this. is it adequate? no. far from it. particularly because i just don't buy into body cameras as a solve. i think it's important in this moment, it's something that can get us to a bigger and better reforms by putt

this is what's happening in ferguson. after the fact ferguson is moving to body cameras. but we don't need another ferguson. there are other communities around the country where after the fact they are moving to body cameras. we don't need to have an injustice take place before we move to a just circumstance and incorporate these body cameras. my hope is that we will follow the president's lead, that we will incorporate body cameras into police departments across the length and breadth, the scope of this country, if you will. but i also pray that this bill, h.r. 5407, will get a hearing. it is overwhelmingly supported by members of the c.b.c., as well as others. it is not a c.b.c. initiative, but it is supported overwhelmingly by the c.b.c. my hope is that this bill will get a fair hearing, because we should not get it right after the fact. we should have an opportunity to get -- to eliminate a lot of what we see as a confusion and chaos. we need not continue to add fuel to the flame of confusion. that flame can be eliminated if we but only had these body cameras. they're

there for us in ferguson, thank you so much. darren wilson, as just mentioned, he resigned this weekend from the ferguson police force. it was not enough to either appease or calm down protesters. they hope to improve relations between the community and the police department. >>> now, you may see a lot more people striking the hands up pose today beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern time, less than an hour from now. activists are calling for a massive walk out across the country. students are encouraged to walk out of their classes and workers are being urged to walk off their jobs. students across universities have indicated that they will participate. >>> according to an online poll, "time" magazine says the ferguson protesters are among the top choices for readers for "time"'s person of the year. if you want to register your opinion, the poll is opened until december 7th. the person of the year will be announced on december 8th. >>> the rams display and called for protests in ferguson calls for questions about free speech. the "leg

cnn's george howell has the latest from ferguson. >> reporter: the headline out of ferguson, john and christine, it really is all about the investigation. police are promising to look into every angle and to find anyone responsible for the damage that we saw play out here the night of the riots here in federal governmerguson ferguson. specifically, they're looking at that video that many of us have seen, the video of michael brown's stepfather, louis head, where he was basically telling the city to burn things down. remember, we have heard from michael brown's mother, leslie mcspadden saying at that very moment he was just very angry, he was very frustrated at the outcome of the grand jury, and he made those comments in that context. we also heard from the family's attorney benjamin crump saying the same thing. but the police are saying those who have changed the mood of the crowd and incited the rioting that we saw play out. we understand that the fergus police department has looked into it and the st. louis county police department as well. they have interviewed people who know mr.

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fallout from ferguson. officer darren wilson resigns. but the grand jury's decision to bring no charges in the shooting death of michael brown leaves a community and a country divided. we'll discuss the facts of the case and whether an indictment was warranted with attorneys on both sides. from police officer darren wilson's legal team, neil bruntrager and from the family of michael brown, daryl parker. president obama appeals for calm while the streets of ferguson erupt. >> that won't be done by throwing bottles or smashing car windows and certainly won't be done by hurting anybody. >> how does the country ease the tension between race and law enforcement? we'll ask rudy giuliani and head of the national urban league, marc morial. plus, what role has the media played surrounding ferguson. >> the 24-hour news cycle. >> our sunday panel weighs in on that. all right now on a special "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. police officer darren wilson announced late saturday, he has resigned from the ferguson police

with more on monday's ferguson aftermath, we have george howell from ferguson. >> reporter: a call for a day of walkouts from protesters here in ferguson, missouri and people saw that play out in new york city. we saw people take to the streets protesting for mike brown. in washington, d.c., we saw the same. people surrounding the justice department. even blocking the streets at times. here in ferguson, missouri, it was a relatively quiet day, but still some very serious conversations that were being had by many in the community. people frustrated with the quality of life. frustrated with how they are treated by police officers. the quality of education and lack of economic opportunity. they basically got to sound off at a meeting that was commissioned by the governor of missouri. meeting designed to start finding solutions to the deep seeded issues in the community. christine, a great deal of outrage and frustration. when you walk in the community and see the protests, you get a sense it is still there, but people are trying to work through it. christine. >> george howell in ferguson.

so first of all, we're going to tackle ferguson. and lack of leadership or what you think that leaders, political leaders should be doing, you just heard the news that just came in as the president will meet with his cabinet tomorrow regarding this, pat, i'll start with you. >> well, i think that, you know, i'm glad he's -- i think it's a little late. the president has, really, nelgted what many of us hoped he would do when he was elected president. being the first african-american or first half black, half white president that we have had, which is really to help the bring the community together in race. and when i watch professor charles ogletree and ben carson agreeing that he has done more to divide america than it was the day he was elected, that was telling. >> we have some additional information that's just coming in, following the cabinet meeting, apanelparently the president will immediate with young civil rights leaders and the mistrust between law enforcement and communal commu colors. doug, what do you think about the pr

ferguson. that's the question that we understand police chief tom jackson with the ferguson police department, that he's looking into. also, st. louis county police are looking into this situation. they are interviewing people who know mr. head and we understand that they also plan to interview mr. head himself but you'll remember, we've heard from michael brown's attorneys. we've heard also from michael brown's mother all basically saying this was a moment of great frustration, of outrage in the moment of what we heard mr. head say was simply out of frustration. that's what we're hearing from them. but, again, an investigation is under way, jake. >> george how welell, thank you much. that video could play a role in whether the police decide to charge him or not. jeff roorda is the business manager for the st. louis police officer association and a st. louis representative. what else can police look at in deciding whether to charge anyone with incitement to riot. what are the other things besid

you were in the thick of it in ferguson. i'm wonder if you had a chance to talk to these younger people, if they are talking about what they would like to hear publicly from the president of the united states? >> reporter: well, i think they want to see more action. i think a lot of these people are tired of words but they are looking for action. action in terms of changing the laws, making police departments, having more african-american representation or latino representation in police departments. i think at this point at least from what i'm hearing not just here in new york but also in ferguson they are tired of the words. they want to see action. brooke. >> all right. jason carroll in new york. jason, thank you very much. and one man says he fell into his wife's arms after hearing the grand jury's decision. he's a rapper, an activist, a husband, a dad and soon a guest lecturer at moorehouse college. killer mike, the expression he got from killing the microphone. says this is more than about race. this is more than polic

louis rams entering the ferguson debate. the police officers' association not pleased and today the president holds high level talks. front and center. >> i was furious. >> reporter: the wife of former baltimore ravens running back speaking out. >> at the end of the day he's a football player and that's what they should be focused on. >> and hacked. sony pictures calling in the fbi this morning. unreleased movies on pirate web sites. >> you want us to kill the leader of north korea? >> yes. >> some are asking "is north korea behind it". >>> and lines from hell stretching more than a mile long. thousands waiting to get home after thanksgiving. >> don't anybody step up until i walk out of here. >>> also, sliding sales. black friday going from this to this? [ crickets ] is our annual shopping different say thing of the past? let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. good morning, i'm carol costello, thank you so much for joining me. this morning the fbi is issuing a warning to u.s. troops saying that isis is calling for attacks agai

you want to say something about ferguson. cosby is a rich topic. >> i think ferguson, we now know, is much broader. this task force put together will be a lot different than the '60s because you have -- >> more than the kerner commission? >> absolutely. we're old enough to remember that. it got shelved. the reality is a few things happened but there are so many balls. i was with the attorney general yesterday in atlanta and he was treated like a rock star and i think, one, when he announced -- >> why is he quitting? >> i don't nope the answer to that. >> they're not going to get a good replacement in this congress. >> well, if they're smart they'll go ahead and given the president the lady because she is tough. don't underestimate her. she's tough. but when he mentioned that the investigation on civil rights was going to go through, standing ovation. when he mentioned that he was going to announce a platform for racial profiling, standing ovati ovation. when he announced -- and this doesn't get covered, that we have personal

i think the ferguson police chief. i think it's impossible for this community to move forward with him still in that role. >> as for the president, going to ferguson, here's what massachusetts governor patrick told nbc's chuck todd. >> do you think he should go? >> i think, you know, it's -- i think he wants to go, by the way. and that's not because i know that, i just sense that, knowing the man. i think he'd like to be there to comfort the family of michael brown. >> why isn't he going? he wants to go? >> my sense is what i would suspect, you asked me what i would do, i think the reason it's a quandary is because the federal government is investigating right now. you don't want to appear to ininfluenza that investigation. >>> been there, done that, doing it again. in politico rick perry ramps up. texas governor invites gop donors to december sessions to discuss 2016. on the agenda, rebuilding his national brand. >>> in "the kansas city star," don't expect jeb bush to face hillary clinton on the ballot. why? this poli

it's a bigger battle than just what happened in ferguson. it's an effort to delegitimize the american system of justice. >> thank you so much j christian adams. appreciate your time. we have a lot more coming up. we're going to the streets of new york city. but first, why is no one demanding justice for the victims in last week's ferguson protests? what about the store owners whose businesses were destroyed? michael brown's family attorney darryl parks will be here to answer that very question and much more. his reaction to the grand jury verdict in new york and much more tonight on "hannity." i don't care whether you have a ph.d. or an mba. everyone has questions about money. you know, i think about money kind of a lot. -money's freedom. -money's always on my mind. credit cards. -mortgage. -debt. it's complicated. it's not easy. i'm not a good budgeter. unfortunately, i'm a spender. i would love to learn more about finances. so there's questions about the world that all of us have, especially about money and finance. the goal of khan academ

it's all about ferguson. first the president will meet with members of his cabinet around noon to talk about this issue and lack of faith and law enforcement and exists in some minority communities. the president will get an update from his administration on this program. he asked for review of this program that supplies law enforcement agencies with excess military equipment. there's been conversation about whether law enforcement agencies are over military xized. then he meets with young civil rights leaders in the oval office. then a meeting with president obama, biden, law enforcement agencies, church leaders, other groups will be in the white house. we may hear from the president as the cameras are in for a portion of that meeting. still no word from the white house as to the big question whether or not the president will travel to ferguson, missouri and pay the city a visit. we know eric holder will be in atlanta later today to start this national dialogue the white house wants to have in various cities

it won't help to get any worse than it was in ferguson. i was in ferguson and it was the rioting. that doesn't help, neil. what really helps is when we can come together and see situations like we're confronted with now. engage in a dialogue where by we can try to understand and maybe change some of the rules and some of the laws or police departments. that's what helps. not rioting and fighting and things of that nature. >> you know you know a thing or two about law enforcement and how to keep the calm. would you go through what is a big deal in this city, the christmas tree lightening at rockefeller center. it's one of the more iconic events for the holidays, at least here, would you go through it or put it up? >> i would go through with it. because i think the nation -- i think the city of new york deserves to have that. you know, we're going continue to have problems, you know, in our communities whether it's with the police department or any other kind of issues and i don't think, neil, in my opinion, i don't think we should put off, you know, having those kind of celebration

let's check in with george howell with the latest from ferguson. >> reporter: the head line about ferguson, john and christine is really all about the investigation. police are promising to look into any angle to find anyone responsible for the damage. we saw play out here the night of the riots here in ferguson. and specifically, they're looking at that video that many of us had seen, the video of michael brown's stepbrother louis head where he was basically telling the city to burn thing hads down. remember, we have heard from michael brown's mother, leslie mcfayden saying at that moment he was just very angry. he was frustrated at the outbreak of the grand jury and we made those comments in that had context. we heard from benjamin saying the same thing but police are looking into the possibility that those comments could have changed the mood of the crowd and incited the rioting, incited the rioting that we saw play out that night. the st. louis county police department is looking into that as well. and they have interviewed people who know mr. head. and they also plan to interview mr.

of what happened in ferguson. it may well be he made those statements against the advice of his lawyer. as i'm sure ann will tell you, when there's a pending lawsuit, and here there's almost certainly a pending civil case -- >> you mentioned -- let's go to ann because i want to read as well a statement from the pba president patrick lynch on this case that we just received on the very issue you were just mentioning about what the officer may have been trying to do. he says, it's clear the officer's intention was to do nothing more than taking mr. garner into custody as instructed and he used the takedown technique he learned in the academy. when mr. garner refused. no police officer starts his shift intending to take another human being's life and we're all saddened by this tragedy. your thoughts on that? >> i think that's appropriate. i think it's -- it's a situation where i think it goes a long way to talk about someone's feelings and empathy and even apology and i've emphasized it in many of my cases. i think o

this of course, well, it all has to do with ferguson. he is about to speak at the ebenezer bamt church in atlanta. that's the chux where dr. martin luthootuther king preached. and across the united states there were walkouts in the wake of the ferguson grand jury decision. from new york to washington to chicago and san francisco. workers walked off the job. walked out of school, lying down on the ground as michael brown did when he lay for four hours. demonstrators often repeating the hands up symbol that five players from the st. louis rams did as they were introduced at sunday's game. this as the president of the united states held a series of meetings with civil rights leaders, students in law enforcement. he admitted, there have been commissions and panels before on these issues but he said, this will be different. he said those changed and nothing ham. >> part of the reason it will be different is because the president of the united states is deeply invested in making sure that this time it's different. >> martin savage is in atlant

this will be handled much differently than in ferguson. people around the country, cities and municipalities around the country, should take a lesson how new york has handled this. if you don't agree with it, i'm sure this will be dealt with. the mayor promises to deal with it. he's promising that the police department and the commissioner will deal with this. this a lesson for ferguson and missouri on how to deal with this. >> clear reaction with what we're seeing in the aftermath of the grand jury decision in new york not to indict the police officer, clear differences what's happening in new york than in st. louis county, right, john? >> absolutely. you know, wolf, with the situation with michael brown, the prosecutor's argument was that there were shaky witnesses. he was concerned regarding some of their testimony. but with this, it's so different. this incident was caught on tape. america was able to be the eyewitnesss for this incident. you know, the parallel between what eric garner yelled out 11 times appears to be so common what a

now this year, ferguson protesters. should people who destroy property be considered for such an honor? >> "time" thinks so. even if the protesters don't make person of the year, they published an article about rioting. public protest means anarchy, blocking traffic and throwing a brick all star bucks, getting arrested, that's considered justice. this whole shut it down, it's celebrating destruction for destruction's sake. they don't want to have the convenience store. they don't want anyone to have it. that the destruction of our age. >> jonathan make as good point. protest is absolutely guarded in the constitution first amendment to the constitution but not ruining people's property and lives and businesses. >> well, that's true. and i think jonathan make as good point in that sense. you can't make the man of the year -- in other words, the criteria for this is who has influenced the news the most. i think the media is probably at fault here. i mean you could make al sharpton the man of the year for god's sake because

i think the ferguson commission is just like me with the president. it's a start. i really hope from the ferguson commission we're going to be able to get real solution he and real changes and people can feel like they're not human in this world that they say they live in that their rights are just the same as anyone else. i'm really excited because there are people on ferguson commission like brittany and reverend tracy blackman. who have been out there with the protesters from day 1. >> will it take them off the streets? protesters are on the streets today, there is still a lot of anguish. will it take people off the street? should it? >> no, i don't think so, i'm going to continue to go out there after the president in ferguson and clayton and st. louis, anywhere else that young people are standing up because this i believe young people calling out, young people out there peacefully protesting crying for their voices to be heard is a reason why we have a ferguson commission, is a reason why the president wanted to speak to the young people and figure out what is

nor a ferguson issue alone. those who have protected peacefully across our great country following the grand jury decision in ferguson has made that very clear. as brother of a retired police officer i know in a very personal away about the bravery of the men and women who put their lives at risk every day to protect public safety. the vast majority of our law enforcement officers perform their duties honorbly and are committed to respecting our fellow citizens' civil rights as they carry out their challenging work. it is for their sake as well as that we must seek to heal the breakdown in trust that we have seen. early this week i traveled to atlanta to begin a series of interactions to begin this process. officials around the country and every level of the united states of justice will continue this vital ongoing work. as the justice department's independent investigation into the deaths of michael brown and eric garner proceed, i will continue these converse as we seek to restore trust to, r rebuild understan