if michael brown didn't rob the store, if michael brown didn't intimidate the clerk, if michael brown didn't shut the door on the officer and struggle for his gun, which put the officer's life in jeopardy, if he didn't as one eyewitness said charge darren wilson like a football player with his head down, none of this would have happened. isn't that the lesson here? isn't that the bigger lesson? there's no evidence of anything racial in the case. >> that's part of the story. when you look at the procedure that happened in this grand jury, right, that led to this gentleman not being indicted, how the evidence was produced. >> the eyewitnesses, they all corroborated the officer's story. >> that is incorrect. >> all right. you have three that did completely and -- it all added up between that, the forensics and the autopsy. it all added up. >> you just said the fact that some of them supported, some didn't is grounds of probable cause. >> no, it's not. >> a public trial -- all we want is a public trial. >> the testimony was overwhelmingly ii incontroverti. the grand jury knew that. >> let

witness 10 proves darren wilson had a reasonable belief he had to shoot michael brown. there has been a lot of lazy reporting a lot of lazy analysis. this is certainly "the washington post's" worst failure. in order to make the case that michael brown deserved to be shot, that he deserved to die, "the washington post" article had to lie. it wants to pretend is the truth teller of the grand jury. certainly not reveal that the eyewitness cut that distance in half under oath. the article had to tell the lie that witness number 10's story is consistent when he told it two days after the shooting and six weeks after the shooting. it turns out it really is impossible to prove that he's willing to lie. >>> coming up next, a special report from alex wagner who's i've been called a control freak... i like to think of myself as more of a control... enthusiast. mmm, a perfect 177-degrees. and that's why this road warrior rents from national. i can bypass the counter and go straight to my car. and i don't have to talk to any humans, unless i want to. and i don't. and national lets

where is the closure for michael brown's parents? for the he closure outrage of the black community? that we remain mired in racial issues in 2014 is an embarrassment. we should consider taking a long look in the mirror before we go to other countries lecturing them about the need for democracy in politics, when here at home we are unable to fully address our own issues. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is correct. the house will be in order. please proceed. ms. fudge: if we are to learn anything from the tragic death of michael brown, we must first acknowledge that we have a race issue we are not addressing. we must have open, honest, transparent conversations about prejudice, racism and racial threats. we must also lead conversations with law enforcement about transparency, accountability and police and community -- and community policing. i want to thank the president today for once again putting a focus on the need for community policing in our country. mr. speaker, all lives have v

and michael brown was the perpetrator here. now, this country's being turned upside down by this president and attorney general and their surrogates, so the question is why, and i'll tell you why, among other reasons. in the black community under our first black president and first black attorney general, it's miserable, high unemployment. the schools stink. and they oppose school choice. what else is going on? black on black crime is through the roof. nine out of ten blacks are murdered by blacks. you have gang violence in cities like chicago. what are they doing about it? nothing. when they met on monday, did they talk about it? not a word. what about the shop owners burned out in ferguson? overwhelmingly black and hispanic. were they invited to speak on monday? nothing. so now obama and holder and the surrogates are doing what? they're undermining our police officers, all police officers regardless of race pushing what, an agenda to nationalize local police forces. why? why? 0 is obama doing such a great job? he's doing a di

the thing that led to michael brown's death are michael brown's actions and all of the reactions that have come since then, you can try to separate good from bad. do it all you want. the fact is it's the bad that's being highlighted. it's the bad because as a town that's 70% black that is an amazing little town is being depicted as the south side of chicago and it's very much not like that. the idea that it's the cops' fault that somehow he did something wrong when a man only did his job and his job was to stop a thug and everybody wants to make it something different, that's when you get into it. it is simple. you can talk about the constitution and all these other things that the other gentleman is talking about ybut it's simple. there are many black folks all over america and a lot of americans who are embarrassed that a town would be depicted like this over an issue like this and we want to complicate it by bringing in cop elements and race elements that don't need to be brought in. >> okay. i want you all to respond to that. i also want to hear more of what charles said. stay wit

michael brown senior is the father of the michael brown junior. the man was unarmed when he was shot and killed by darren wilson, a police officer. the grand jury decision not to indict wilson for his death sparked protests and demonstrations across the country. at the rally, michael brown senior thanked the crowd. >> we love you all. we really do. we love you all so much. >>> back out here live is the third baptist church. this is michael brown senior is going to be speaking to congregants. and people coming to the service at 4:00 today. they just turned the light on. and we will go inside. and they turned the lights on in awhile. they will talk to us more about the event and ask them why michael brown decided to come to san francisco and speak to the crowd here. we will have more later on in the show: there will be quite a few people there in the afternoon. thanks for the report. >> about 70 people gathered for the demonstration. and staged die-ins at the shopping center. . >> you are looking at video that sparked protests with the this. this in

remember, we have heard from michael brown's mother. leslie mcspadden saying at that moment he was just very angry. he was very frustrated with the outcome of the grand jury, and he made those comments in that context. and we've also heard from his attorney benjamin crump, from the family's attorney, saying the same thing. but police are looking into the possibility that those comments could have changed the mood of the crowd and incited a riot. incited the looting that we saw play out that night. we understand that the ferguson police department has looked into that. and also the st. louis county police department will be looking into it as well. they have interviewed people who know mr. head. they also plan to interview mr. head himself. police again making the point that they're not just singling out louis head here. they are going to go aggressively to track down anyone responsible. anyone that they can determine who was behind the looting and the damage that we saw play out in ferguson. john, christine. >> all right. >>> former nba

michael brown's running away. darren wilson's job is to keep his eyes on michael brown. he has said both in his statements on august 9th, august 10th, in front of the grand jury, in his statement to the feds, he has said, listen, the reason i got out of the car was not to arrest michael brown. i couldn't. he didn't believe for a minute that he could subdue michael brown by himself. his job, getting out of the car, was to keep eyes on him. wherever he went, he had to see where he went because he believed -- >> but why not just follow him in his car and wait for the backup? >> well, because what if he gets off the road? what if he gets into the neighborhood, which is exactly where he was going? you can't follow everywhere in the car itself. >> mr. parks, your reaction? >> his job is to keep eyes on him. >> a couple problems, chris. one, when the officer got out of the car, witnesses have testified that he continued to shoot at michael as michael was running away. and there -- >> wait, wait, wait. he wasn't -- wait. mr. parks he wasn't shot in the back, he was shot in the f

if michael brown did not have his hands up, isn't that true? >> well, i don't know. there's a video in september of a black man pulled up on video in south carolina. the police officer says show me your driver's license and i.d. so the black man reaches back into his car to present the wallet with his i.d. in it and the police officer starts to yell and shoot him and he actually shoots this man with his hands up as he's falling back. that is on video. so i don't know what the political writer perspective of the world is. all i know is there has been multiple evidence for many people in minority community that sometimes crooked police officers do bad things, and to do bad things in the shadows but the minorities who suffer from this they see it and because of technology, because of dashcams and hopefully because of body cams, the larger society are beginning to see some of the things that the minority community has been experiencing by corrupt police officers, not the police department but corrupt police officers for a very long time. >> well, we're at the point now t

he said -- he was talking about michael brown. he said this -- are we focusing on the wrong part of this conversation? we're talking about law enforcement and the relationship between the black community and the law enforcement community when we obviously had a breakdown somewhere in michael brown's life. >> we have to talk on both of them. talk about michael brown and the police. there's no question about that. i think that hearing this, i like the song "happy." it's on my phone at home. you want to listen to it. it makes a lot of difference. the reality is that michael brown did not have a gun. he put his hands up. michael brown was trying to avoid confrontation. i think that we need to understand why we have these data -- it's clear that black boys are being killed by white police officers around the country from north to south, from east to west. it doesn't end. i think we have to make sure that we're responding to that, making the people like michael brown understand it and deal with it. but make sure we don't have these thin

brown was, in fact, charging him at that last moment when he raised his weapon and shot michael brown in the head, there has been some suggestion why did he have to shoot him in the head, why not shoot him lower in the body, not shoot to kill but shoot to stop him. what is his answer to that? >> as shown in all the autopsies and the witness testimony, at that point, numerous shots were already fired at michael brown and the threat still was occurring. at that point, there was no other option for officer wilson. he had to eliminate the threat that kept coming to him. and he had been giving numerous opportunities before that and took steps each time to try and alleviate the situation. but it just didn't happen. so eventually that was the only option that officer wilson had left. >> wolf, if i could add, at that fatal moment when officer wilson fired that fatal shot, michael brown crouched down into a bulrush position. that was the only thing that officer wilson saw at that point in time, because michael brown crouched down and was ready to bulrush him. that's when he decided to take tha

that was the racial part of the michael brown incident. so to have intelligent people, to have lawyers, to have people that are supposed to be leaders, to twist that case around to be something it's not just for the racial incitement of it, that's exactly what came to head on saturday when these two officers were assassinated. somebody was empowered by the rhetoric. they were empowered by the anger. >> let me go to the reverend al sharpton in all of this. because he now has become best friends with the president, best friends with mayor de blasio. and i won't even go through his history right now. but let's just look at him and comments that he's made during these incidents. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace! >> 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

who also claim that michael brown was shot in the back. and for some reason, the media attaches to these narratives

should michael brown's stepfather be arrested. cnn correspondent george how well joins us now live in ferguson, missouri. george, what is the latest on this investigation? >> jake, look behind me. you see these businesses. you remember this scene here on florissant. business owners have lost a great deal of their livelihood. the question now, was there auto singular moment to help incite the rioting, looting that we saw here in 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, ag

now to the investigation of michael brown's stepfather. george howell is joining us live from ferguson, missouri. tell us what's going on as far as this part of the story is concerned. >> reporter: wolf, good day. we're talking about a lot of property damage here in ferguson. a lot of business own here's are struggling. so the question now, was there a singular voice? a singular event that helped to spark and incite the looting and the riots? that's the question we understand the police chief of ferguson, tom jackson, is into. also, when the st. louis county police are looking into this case. they're going to look at that video. the video you've seen where mr. head, according to his family, was very emotional. but police are questioning whether he helped to incite a riot. we also understand that they are going to question people who know head and also plan to question him as well. but they're not just singling him out. keep in mine, there is a lot of damage here. a lot of businesses have been burned down. they're boarded up. so police plan

do you believe michael brown is a hero of some sort? >> no, michael brown is a victim. >> 100% a victim. >> he didn't bring any of that -- >> no, no, no, but the grand jury knows because they ruled -- >> the grand jurors are missing the set of facts by prosecutors who didn't want to indict darren wilson. >> are you aware of any evidence that was not presented to the grand jury? >> yes, the law. it is unconstitutional, 1985. that a police officer could shoot a fleeing suspect. they presented that to the case. >> but the evidence was mr. brown was coming back towards him. >> and they shoot him -- >> no, no, i just told you the evidence said he was coming back. >> how do you know? >> the evidence that was presented in the grand jury. >> you haven't seen the evidence. >> the evidence that was presented to the grand jury. >> let's put darren wilson on the witness stand -- >> you don't believe in the grand jury system? >> of course i do, i don't believe the prosecutor presented a fair case. >> you're different than most -- many -- what charle

in the michael brown case there were many eyewitnesses who said that they saw michael brown turn and charge the police officer. those witnesses in many cases were african-americans. so why is this a race issue? >> it's a race issue because i feel -- i don't know, honestly. >> if michael brown was white, it would not have gone down the way it went down. i can say that for sure. >> so despite the fact there are many african-american witnesses saying michael brown was charging at the police officer, you still say this would not have happened had he not been an african-american and white police officer. >> this would not have happened at all. >> sean, that is the answer to the question. they believe this shooting would not have happened had michael brown been white. that's the answer to the question you're asking about those eyewitnesses, sean. and this protest now halting again, which the police as i have said do not like. they will keep this moving. but again, sean, we have to emphasize that this has been throughout the evening an angry, impassioned but peaceful protest, sean. >> jonat

. >> as walk out of schools across the country to protest the killing of michael brown, will speak with ashley yates. she was at the white house yesterday for a meeting with president obama to address ferguson and police militarization. then the united nations slams u.s. record on police brutality and torture. reports of widespread police.rced by the they gives rise to concern, of course, and also some vulnerable groups, including ethnic groups, blacks, have been particularly targeted by this force. >> we will speak to a member of the united nations committee against torture on u.s. policing practices, guantanamo and prosecuting bush administration officials. and finally, texas prepares to execute a schizophrenic prisoner despite calls for clemency. ,> an alter ego of mine, sarge killed my illinois -- my in-laws . there's nothing to have me become what i am here. >> that's the voice of scott panetti who is scheduled to die wednesday night. he was sentenced to death after a trial in which he acted as his own attorney and appeared in court wearing a purple cowboy suit and a 10-gallon hat.

witness number 10 told the police where he first saw michael brown, quote, i seen the two young guys walking down the street on the same sidewalk that i was on. six weeks later, witness number 10 testified to the grand jury and changed his story about where michael brown was walking. he told the grand jury, quote, i seen mike brown and his friend walking down the street closer to the curb, not on the sidewalk. by that time, one of the basic public facts of the case was that michael brown and dorian johnson were walking in the street, not on the sidewalk. so you can how the public fangts of the change change witness number 10's testimony moving michael brown from the sidewalk that the witness himself is on to the street. that kind of change in testimony to conform to public facts is something the district attorney criticized in other witnesses, but he did not complain about that very same thing from witness number 10. and "the washington post" article does not reveal that that inconsistency in witness number 10's testimony. while making that false claim that witness number 10's grand

the aftermath of michael brown and eric garner and with more developments in the tamir rice case, all three involving white police officers acting against unarmed black suspects, it's ignited tensions between african-americans and police. here to talk about it, former st. louis police officer. thanks for being with us, officer, appreciate it. as a former police officer, do you think it's the case that tamir rice in cleveland or eric garner in new york or michael brown in ferguson had been white they might be alive today? >> potentially. i just saw video yesterday on facebook where someone was illustrating the difference between how white subjects and black subjects are handled. it showed middle-aged, little older white guy in the street with an assault rifle. and the calls went in complaining about this guy and the police arrived and listened to him for ten minutes tell them what they would and wouldn't do about him having the assault rifle. ultimately, they approach him after about ten minutes. he puts the gun down, they unload the gun, sit down next to him and begin a conversation.

they are here not only for michael brown but also for eric garner. that was the case here in new york city of a man who was arrested in july for illegally selling cigarettes. he was taken to the ground by officers, put in a choke hold and eric garner died. a grand jury is meeting to decide whether or not the officer involved in that case should be charged. the folks are here for air rec garner and are here to speak out against police brutality. so far this protests have been peaceful. not like the tense protests that i saw in ferguson a few days ago. in terms of police presence, let me show you across the street, members of the new york city police department are here as well but once again so far things have been peaceful. i spock to one of the organizers. he said they plan to stay here all day chanting for what they believe in. >> i know there have been protests here in washington, d.c., the nation's capital. these are happening all over the country right now. modest, i guess the numbers where you are. you said about 100 protesters right now? >> re

michael brown was the one who just committed a strong-arm robbery. there's no racial profiling involved. it. he's the one who got confronted by the cop. >> exactly right. i think that it is the fact that people around the country look at this, and they look at these scenes of utter disorder, of looting, arson and the rest of it, destruction in the streets of ferguson and they think this is not being well handled very much by anybody. they don't like the way the president's responded to it. they certainly don't think the authorities in ferguson handled it well. why would you when you see scenes like the one on the right-hand side of your screen right now. it looks badly done. if there's one surprise in that poll, megyn, it's that the approval of what the grand jury did in this was not stronger than it seems to have been. maybe other polls will be different. we'll see. >> amazing how the race relations break down when you look at the poll. look at that. do you approve of the grand jury's decision not to charge officer wilson, 58% of whites approve, jus

i am confident that al sharpton knew all of the details concerning michael brown. michael brown was not an innocent young man like al sharpton portrayed when he was standing up there yelling into a microphone. he was not. he attacked a cop. he attempted to take his weapon. he assaulted that cop, resisted arrest and even after being shot in that confrontation he charged and attacked that cop again and did not stop until the cop -- >> folks don't believe it. the folks out there protesting don't believe it. let me ask you this, because whether you believe those are the facts as you stated in ferguson or not, we've seen thousands of people protesting in ferguson, in new york city saying black lives matter, black lives matter. they believe this narrative apparently. they are buying this. my message is okay. they have something to say. the cops too have something to say. and yet they are coming under criticism tonight for turning their backs on the mayor. >> here's the difference. those protesters have something to say. and they're protesting because they heard from our

but it wasn't just about michael brown, they told us. they were angry at about something more profound than that. >> they just harass, they just treat you like you don't belong. >> who do? the police? >> yea, the police? >> we've got two strikes: black and male. so all we got to do is a miss a blinker and we're stressed out in the middle of the street. >> that's what people say? two strikes? >> you make a face at a cop, strike 3 you're out. you're going to jail for something. >> what these young men were talking about is more than just a "perception" of unfair treatment from police. >> they have no connection to them culturally, other than as police officers patrolling the area and enforcing the law. >> adolphus pruitt is head of the local naacp chapter which filed a federal civil rights complaint in late 2013 against the st louis county police for disproportionately targeting blacks. >> a young black kid can live in an urban area and when he leaves his house and he's going for a walk, or he's going to work, he's going to school, he's su

louis rams i didn't immediately refer to michael brown and only michael brown. >> and you didn't immediately think about police, right? >> no. >> you didn't think of police in ferguson as bad police. you thought they recognized what was happening in their community. >> it was an expression by a bunch of guys who live in gated tax havens saying hey, we're part of this community, too. >> but they're young black men in the helmets. most didn't come from gated communities. >> a couple have police records, kenny britt. >> wasn't that like dui, does that disqualify him? >> no, it doesn't but a lot of people are attacking him for it. >> i'm surprised they didn't get disciplined. >> why? because of the constitution? you didn't think they have a constitutional right? >> i do think they have a constitutional right but i keep this on my desk and refer to it, see, it's falling apart because i do. >> you obviously don't like that part of the constitution. >> i think that we have this whole idea about it's perfect, the first amendment is perfect, your right to free speech. you and i know we work for a com

do you believe michael brown is a hero of some sort? >> no, michael brown is a victim. >> 100% a victim. >> he didn't bring any of that -- >> no, no, no, but the grand jury knows because they ruled -- >> the grand jurors are missing the set of facts by prosecutors who didn't want to indict darren wilson. >> are you aware of any evidence that was not presented to the grand jury? >> yes, the law. it is unconstitutional, 1985. that a police officer could shoot a fleeing suspect. they presented that to the case. >> but the evidence was mr. brown was coming back towards him. >> and they shoot him -- >> no, no, i just told you the evidence said he was coming back. >> how do you know? >> the evidence that was presented in the grand jury. >> you haven't seen the evidence. >> the evidence that was presented to the grand jury. >> let's put darren wilson on the witness stand -- >> you don't believe in the grand jury system? >> of course i do, i don't believe the prosecutor presented a fair case. >> you're different than most -- many -- what charle

it's bigger than michael brown? i don't understand it. >> i was trying to think if anyone should do anything at all. i just want to watch the game. i turn on the news when i get. >> commentary -- >> -- there is something the nfl has ruled excessive celebration. i looked in that you have to be be on the field which is why you can go a little bit further and do the lambeau leap green bay. >> tim tebow, snarky comments about that tebow and the kneeling down after a touchdown and there were those kind of comments i think they have the right to speak out. >> shut up and play would be my preferred. but of course they have a right to speak out. but, at this time, at this moment, i don't know what they think they are going to accomplish. we have had a carnage across the country against black people. unfortunately, for the most part, for the overwhelming percentage of crimes committed against black people, are committed by black people. and we don't hear the players after the fact they were saying oh, we wanted to say someth

the interview next. >>> got the late es for you on the michael brown shooting. ferguson law enforcement forces tell cnn that michael brown's stepfather seen in the green shirt in this video will likely not face any charges for if outburst after a grand jury decided not to indict officer darren wilson. you've probably seen the video before in which louis head can be heard yelling "burn this bitch down" over and over again. this morning, head released this statement apologizing for his actions reading in part, i was so angry and full of raw emotions as so many others were and, granted, i screamed out words that i shouldn't have screamed in the heat of the moment. it was wrong and i humbly apologize to all of those who read my pain and anger as a true desire for what i want for our community. it wasn't. head isn't the only one expressing outrage over the shooting. the fbi has arrested this for threatening to kill officer wilson. he is accused of posting multiple death threats on facebook saying he was trying to get his hands on a gun and was planning to travel to f

he said quote, shoot to police and rip eric garn and michael brown. he said this may be my final post. i'm putting pigs in a blanket. >> today, two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation, they were quite simply assassinated. targeted for their uniform and for the responsibility they embrace to keep the people of this city safe. >> and there's a lot of blame to go around this weekend. listen to what the president of the new york city's benevolent had to say. >> those that incited violence on the street under guys of protest that tried to tear down what new york city police officers did every day. we tried to warn, it must not go on, it cannot be tolerated. that blood on the hands stops on the steps of city haul in the office of the mayor. >> and he's not the only one that feels that way, when the mayor entered, this is how he was greeted. police officers literally turned their back on him. and we'll discuss who, if anyone is to blame on the antipolice sentiment. and now, joining us now, ainsley earhardt. >> just hours

the deaths of michael brown and eric garner had revenge killings with two police officers being killed. >> we have had four months of propaganda starting with the president that everyone should hate the police. >> what we have learned is when someone like sharpton injects himself in racially contentious situations, people get killed. >> to blame the mayor and others is not what we need. i have instructed our attorney last night i began receiving threatening phone calls and hate. >> are the media flying an inflammatory role and what about the mayor de blasio attacking the press and our special guests including a former spokesman in the bush white house and columnist for the "daily beast." what do you make of the whole argument that some people have blood on their hands over the shootings? >> if that were true would some in the media be likely guilty of the reporting they put on the air? as i said before, i think with few exceptions people would commit violence are the ones responsible for the violence not other people for supposedly inciting them but there is a delicate balance. people

michael brown's stepfather, lewis head. it's this outburst right after the grand jury decision not to indict darren wilson that is at the heart of this investigation. >> that is exactly what happened. that night angry protesters burned businesses and police cars. could he be charged with attempting to incite those riots. protests are continuing today. hundreds of students walked out of school this morning their hands in the air accompanied by their teachers. cnn has also learned that off duty officers have been providing round the clock protection to darren wilson since the shooting. the reason according to a police union leader is ferguson police are unwilling or unable to provide that protection. we begin that coverage tonight in ferguson. the focus now is on, we just played it. we kept saying burn this -- down. michael brown's stepfather. >> good evening. important to also point out that police are looking into every angle. any person that could have been responsible for the damage here in ferguson, but yes they are look

the anguish of his wife, michael brown's mother, leading up to it. here's the complete moment. >> i ain't never had to go through like this. >> none of you all know me but i don't do nothing to nobody. anybody say is wrong. >> the words at issue in the context surrounding them. here's what missouri's lieutenant governor had to say to conservative talk show host laura ingram and by implication, the rest of the riot tors. >> you hear that sound from the stepfather of michael brown, what's your reaction? >> he should be arrested and charged with inciting to riot. >> i mean, why hasn't that already happened? this should be mass arrests. nothing quite said civil rights outrage like a fifth of jack daniels. that speaks to the great legacy of rosa parx. martin luther king. >> did one man's words trigger some of the rioting that followed? he was standing there 20 feet from the heads. jason, you were there. walk us through how everything played out. >> well, my photographer, my producer and i, not far from where all of this was happening. the moments, it was

ferguson or central time to mark the moment michael brown was killed. from new york to minneapolis, washington, d.c. to san francisco -- >> a tremendous group gathered here -- >> reporter: after a few days of violent reactions in ferguson to the grand jury decision, today protesters around the country largely peacefully voiced their opposition to not only what they perceive as the specific injustice in the michael brown case but larger issues of social injustice for minorities. >> the point is to disrupt business as usual. >> reporter: while the president at the white house was meeting behind closed doors to discuss what to do post-perferguson, bls away protesters lay in the streets blocking traffic. >> michael brown's life stopped and everybody else needs to take time to realize that. >> reporter: the controversy did not take a holiday for thanksgiving weekend. >> we have severed ties with officer dirn wilson. >> reporter: after months of pressure and negotiation, officer darren wilson resigned his post over the weekend as a ferguson police officer say

michael brown's mother, you can see her right there, was speaking to a crowd of supporters. she began sobbing and then this. look. >> burn this bitch down! burn this bitch down! burn this bitch down! burn this bitch down! >> "burn this down is wh" is wh louis brown said. repeatedly. let's go to ed lavandera. ed, the stepfather is being investigated but what's the latest? >> no charges have been filed. we're told by the police chief in the city of ferguson police department that they are looking into this as an investigation, a formal investigation at this point and that the police investigators have spoken with friends of michael brown's stepfather but that no charges have been filed yet and interestingly enough, ben crump, the attorney for michael brown's parents, were asked about if they were -- if he was concerned about any possible charges stemming from this last night and they said -- and attorney crump said that they were not concerned about it, that this was something said in the heat of the moment and that it was an emotional reaction. but that he should not be condo

he mentions michael brown and eric carter. >> eric garner and michael brown were killed by white police officers in july and august, sparking protests and anger. community leaders urged her testers not to take matters into their own hands. >> we should not mix up reform with retribution to harm life. i'm asking everyone to hold off on any form of protests until these officers are laid to rest in a peaceful manner. >> police unions accused new york mayor bill de blasio of not being supportive enough. they have launched a petition asking the mayor not to attend the funerals of any police officers killed in the line of duty. meanwhile, the family of eric garner has condemned the deaths. garner died after being put in a choke hold by a new york policemen. his mother called for any protests to be peaceful. >> standing here in sorrow about losing those 2 police officers. that was not our agenda. we are going in peace. and anyone who is standing with us, we want you to not use eric garner's name for violence -- we are not about that. these 2 police officers lost their lives senselessly. our co

michael brown was "charging like a football player." one witness described it as charging at officer wilson like a football player with your head down. >> earlier this week the smoking gun website identified witness 40 as sandra mcelroy. the website described her as a quote "bipolar missouri woman with a criminal past who has a history of making racist remarks and once insinuated herself into another high-profile st. louis criminal case with claims that police eventually dismissed as a complete fabrication. >> it now appears mcelroy may have lied about witnessing the shooting which occurred 30 miles from her home. she gave conflicting accounts to prosecutors about why she was near the canfield green apartments in ferguson at the shooting. she first said she wanted to "pop in" on a friend she hadn't seen in 26 years. later she read from a notebook in which she claimed to have been visiting the neighborhood to conduct personal research to help her understand black people. it has also come to light that mcelroy had a history of posting rac

la decisiÓn del gran jurado en los casos de los dos afroamericanos michael brown y dar un tiene descontento a miles de estadounidenses . >> desde que el gran jurado dio conocer que no serÍa al policía danielpor eric garenerhoy no serÁ la excepciÓn fue 106 como lo ganarÁ la movilizaciÓn es con el propÓsito de hacer un llamado en contra de la defensa. >> este fenÓmeno estÁ sucediendo por minorÍas que son inmigrantes. que son hispanos, que son afroamericanos, gente que son enfermos mentales, gente indefensa, gente sin poder en nuestra sociedad particularmente los inmigrantes sin documentos se han visto vÍctimas por todas partes de este paÍs, por parte de la policÍa que abusa de su poder que pueden hacerlo. >> los manifestantes no sÓlo se volcaron a las calles por michael brown sino por eric bernard t los fiscalesambiÉ trabajan >> los fiscales son testigos de los policÍas. >> para el 13 de diciembre defensores de los derechos civiles convocaron a la capital del paÍs una marcha a nivel nacional para manifestarse en contra lade las decisiones tomadas en los casos de michael brown