. >>> now, the family of michael brown has filed a wrongful death suit. brown, an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed by a white missouri police officer last summer. his death struck nationwide igniting an ongoing debate about race and the use of force by the police. diane eastabrook is in chicago with more. >> the suit says officer darren wilson unjustifiably michael brown, and the city helped to cover up evidence. >> reporter: wearing sweatshirts bearing their son's image, michael brown stood with their attorneys, demanding accountability for their son's death. >> when is america going to exam the standard police narrative when they kill unarmed youth of colour. >> reporter: the suit says the police officer unjustifiable shot brown when he raised his hands to surrender, and returned to the police station and destroyed evidence and interfering with the investigation. washed bloodstains off his hands and tampered with residue by destroying gun residue on his hand. the city says it failed to: >> the evidence has not changed. but the presentation of

michael brown's death led to weeks of protests. a few months later in november the grand jury cleared the officer who shot michael brown. they decided not to indict that officer. and local businesses in ferguson missouri were burned to the ground. another man, a grown man named eric garner on staten island new york. he died when police put him in a chokehold while he was being arrested for selling loose cigarettes. he actually die addd before michael brown but it amplified the response. and then when a grand jury decided not to indict the officers in eric garner's death, the protests started again with people blocking highways and bridges, and it was not just in new york but around the country for eric garner. meanwhile, police in cleveland responded to a call in a local park about a 12 year old, a 12 year old boy named tamir rice had been playing with a real-looking pellet gun. within less than three seconds, one of the officering responding to the call shot and killed that boy. no one has been arrested in his killing. in february

michael brown's death led to weeks of protests over late last summer. in november, a grand jury cleared the officer who shot michael brown of all charges in conjunction with that killing. they decided not to indict that officer, and during the protests, local businesses in ferguson, missouri were burned to the ground. another man, eric garner he died after police put him in a chokehold while they were arresting him for selling loose cigarettes. he actually died a few weeks before michael brown was shot, but the protests in ferguson seemed to amplify the response to his police-involved people protested about what happened to garner. and when it was decided not to indict the officers the protests started again. not just in new york but around the cuntry country for eric garner. meanwhile, police responded to a report about a 12 year old. he had been playing with a realistic looking pellet gun. within a blink of pulling up to him, one of the officers responding to that call shot and killed that 12-year-old boy. no one has been charged in tamir rice's killi

the shooting of michael brown in ferguson last august brought racism to light. ferguson just had its first city elections since brown's death and voters shows two black candidates for the council. rob reynolds has more. >> reporter: torrential rain >> reporter: torrential rain and pounding hail kept people away from the polls, and turnout was light. many hoped that voting would end months of turmoil. >> we've had our bad, we have seen our bad, it's time to change that for everyone and make it a community we really want. >> it was the first local election since the killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown in august by a white police officer. is set up racially charged unrest and left 21,000 scarred physically and emotionally and ready for change. >> i want to see new people and now faces and see if we can go forward. >> there were three open council seats, two won by fern seats, two won by fern african american candidates on tuesday, giving the black community more representation than it has had before. now, half of the council members are black. for decad

. >> now to raise awareness even more brown's father helped create the newly formed michael brown chosen for change foundation. that helps young people get jobs and educate communities. the "today" show is next with the latest as baltimore praises for the release of a -- braces for the release of a new document. >>> and out of nepal, the death toll from massive earthquake now tops 5,500. police say there 8 million people have been affected. international aid is finally being distributed in remote areas, but still not enough. the united nations estimates more than 1.4 million people need food immediately. new this morning we're learning more about a dramatic rescue involving a rescue team from our area. news4 eason news4's kristin wright is following that story. >> you must see this rescue of a teenage boy in kathmandu. and what's more the fairfax county urban search and rescue team members of the team helped in this incredible rescue and we see them on the ground there. you see their shirts that say fairfax county urban search and rescue. members of the l.a. fire department also involved

brown from before the incident which michael brown was shot and killed. tape of a unrelated incident in a convenient store that happened before he was killed, which the officer who killed him was not present. the chief said the media had been clamoring for that tape and he couldn't continue to withhold it. even though in ferguson there doesn't appear much record at all that anybody asked to see that tape. they just felt the need to put it out there to make michael brown look as terrible as possible. we have been live thing story over and over, month after month, shooting after chokehold after beating. just pick a month and google around and up pops a story and now a video of police violence mostly involving an unarmed man who is not white. day after day, week after week season after season city after city, and now baltimore. what you are seeing in this american city is the latest local manifestation of what is turning out to be a national crisis this year. in baltimore, it began with the arrest of freddie gray. we do have cell phone video of that arrest.

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michael brown, 18. i remember being very honest with them, brothers and sisters i said the reason i take these cases is because 17-year-old trayvon martin mattered as he laid on that ground dead in sanford, florida, in that gated community with a bullet hole through his hoodie where his heart was located. michael brown, 18 years old, in ferguson missouri, mattered, as he laid on the ground dead in broad daylight in ferguson, missouri, for over four hours. tamir rice's life mattered. 12 years old. playing with a toy gun, who he had got from his friend. attorney madison, we went through painstaking measures, allie, to make sure america understood that even though everybody knows police officers are trained to de-escalate situations, certain times in certain communities for whatever reason billy, they use different procedures, seems like to escalate situations. and so when you watch that video in cleveland ohio, the police officer comes up in such a reckless way. i mean, he's driving that police cruiser th

he died a few weeks before michael brown was shot but the protests in ferguson seemed to amplify the response to his police involved death. thousands of people marched last summer to protest what had happened to garner and then when a grand jury decide the not to indict the police officers in his death in december the protests started again with people blocking highways and bridges. by then it was around the country for eric garner. meanwhile, police in cleveland responded to a call in a local park about a 12-year-old. 12-year-old boy name the ta mir rights had been playing with realistic looking air soft pellet gun. within a blink of pulling up to him, less than three seconds one of the officers responding to the call shot and killed that 12-year-old boy. that was in november. nobody has been charged in rice's killing in cleveland. in february it was suburban madison, alabama when police stopped is your roesch bay patel after somebody reported a stranger walking through the neighborhood somebody they didn't recognize. patel was a grandfather who was in the neighborhood visiting his

michael brown, sr., is in los angeles today. he says the violence is leading to a positive message. >> do i think it's okay no. but at the end of the day, those fires, the rioting, the looting and all that brought awareness to what's going on in our communities. >> brown's father said to raise awareness even more he helped create the newly formed michael brown chosen for change foundation. it helps young people get jobs and educate communities. >> what is the change that you're looking for? >> just helping the youth, keeping awareness to what's going on in st. louis and all over. >> brown sr. says he's advocating for peace. >>> it is now 5:20. a traffic alert for you right now. we have a couple of road closures to pass along to you in the district. melissa mollet has some work arounds but first, megan mcgrath is where orange cones are going up this morning around the national mall. making its way for some history. megan, good morning. what piece what's going on? >> reporter: well good morning. this is part of the on going constr

we'll start our special coverage of the funeral of officer michael brown at 10 a.m. the procession. the funeral starts at 11:00. "cbs this morning" is next >>> good morning to our viewers in the west. it is thursday april 2, 2015. welcome to cbs "this morning." terrorists storm a university targeting christians in kenya. >>> california's historic drought forces the governor to take the strongest steps ever to cut water use. >>> mcdonald's is giving thousands of workers a raise, only on cbs "this morning," the new ceo is in studio 57 to talk about changing the fast-food giant. >>> we begin with a look at today's "eye-opener: your world in 90 seconds." >> embark on an experiment that no one has ever tried in thes hadtry of mankind.

we have a live report on the funeral of officer michael brown. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 6:00 now. did you feel it? an earthquake jolted a large part of the east bay. the magnitude 3.6 quake hit just after midnight. people reported feeling it as far away as napa. kpix 5's anne makovec joins us live from san ramon near the epicenter. anne. >> reporter: it wasn't a big quake. but it was a 3.6. and plenty of people felt t take a look at the map there on your screen. you can see where the epicenter was just northwest of san ramon on the calaveras fault. at least 3,000 people reported feeling it on the usgs website. we spoke with some of them this morning. >> all of a sudden i know this sounds a little weird, but i felt a little dizzy. and then all of a sudden, i saw my screen started moving back and forth. and i just sat there and i was like, you know, backed up off my chair and lasted for 3 to 5 seconds. >>

>> the family of michael brown takes legal action against the city of ferguson, missouri months after his death in a police shooting. >>> deal off. comcast is reportedly pulling the bid for time warner cable after the megamerger raised antitrust concerns. >>> mapping the wooly mammoth genome. the scientific discovery that may take us a step closer to cloning the prehistoric creatures. >>> good evening. i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin with the fatal error that took the lives of two u.s. hostages in pakistan. a u.s. drone strike in january killed american warren wine stein and italian aid worker leeporto. president obama apologized for the deaths but tonight there's a new conversation about deadly force. jamie mcintyre has more. >> reporter: the white house says there were two separate drone strikes in january that targeted a compound in pakistan near the afghanistan border. one attack head two aid workers held captive there. american wine stein and leporto. both were abducted in afghanistan where they were working to improve the lives of pakistani people. while h

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it was accepted in michael brown. it was accepted in travis carter. it was accepted in every police shooting of an unarmed person of color that we can think of. >> how hard is it going to be to get a conviction? >> with video, it shouldn't be hard to get a conviction. you had eric garner on video. >> why isn't it every police officer is paying attention to the news? your thoughts on what's unfoldingunfold unfolding here? >> one of the reasons is they're getting away with it. we haven't yet grasped there that's a problem and admitted there's an issue with race and policing in this country. at least he's being charged with murder. that's the first thing. the second is we have to remember this is happening whether the camera is turned on or turned off. unfortunately no one believes us unless there's a camera. look at all the things that happened. one, we want to make sure accountability accountability. two, he shot him in the back eight times. lied about what happened. it appears he dropped the taser to plant evidence. lied about giving him cpr. it was l

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the suspect asks the man what he thought about the police killing of michael brown. he responded saying, he hadn't really thought about it. and he was too tired to think about it. but at the time he knew he was in a bad situation. listen. >> i knew it was going to be trouble when he asked me what i thought about the michael brown incident. they were out looking to hurt someone. >> reporter: so right before the train comes to a stop and the doors open, watch what happened. you can see that he is repeatedly punched by the guy in the red shirt, and one of the other suspects then delivers another blow. finally, the man is kicked before the attackers flee the train. two of the three have now been arrested and charged with misdemeanor assault. even though it's black man attacking a white man. and the michael brown case seems to be the motivating factor. this is not deemed a hate crime. a spokesperson said our community is broken and needs time to heal. and that statement can be divisive, but we cannot assume the motive was racially charged without any evidence. as you saw

what european leaders plan to do to prevent more drowning deaths and michael brown's relatives file a wrongful death lawsuit. >> no letup today in the protests on the streets of baltimore. demonstrators are out again this time in front of city hall demanding answers into who or what caused the death of a 25-year-old black man last week. lure looking live now and that's baltimore city hall. freddie gray died a week after six police officers arrested the unarmed man and an autopsy showed his spine was severed at his neck. at least two arrests remain today for disorderly conduct. and the family of a black teenager shot and killed last summer by a white policeman have filed a lawsuit against the city. the michael brown case launched an emotional case about the killing of unarmed black men and diane what's in that lawsuit? >> well, tony, former police officer, darren wilson, was named in the lawsuit against the city and. and it claims that wilson unjustifiably shot michael brown when he had his hands up surrendering, the suit said. and it claims that wilson destroyed evidence and the city

the parents of michael brown will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri. about a half hour from now that will happen. news 4 midday begins now. >>> breaking news about the hostages killed in a u.s. operation targeting al qaeda. dr. warren weinstein, a usaid contractors from rockville, maryland and an italian national, giovanni lo porto. dr. weinstein was captured in 2011. earlier this hour president obama apologized from the white house about their accidental deaths during a drone strike targeting an al qaeda compound along the afghan/pakistan border. >> as president and as commander in chief i take full responsibility for all our count terrorism operations including the one that inadvertently took the lives of warren and giovanni. i profoundly regret what happened. >> the president did not mention two other americans killed in recent strikes in the same region both of them fighting for al qaeda. now, right after obama spoke, we heard from dr. weinstein's family. in their statement they do not blame the president and place blame squarely on the terrorists

but unlike the shooting death of michael brown at the hands of a police officer, in north charleston we have video. horrifying but critical. in ferguson no video of the actual shooting ever surfaced and witnesses told different stories about whether brown had his hands up or not. we know walter scott was shot at eight times as he ran away. then there's the reaction from city leaders. north charleston swift to make an arrest and fire the officer. >> i can tell you that as the result of that video and the bad decision made by our officer, he will be charged with murder. >> but ferguson officials waited nearly a weak to release the officer's name. he was placed on paid administrative leave and a grand jury decided not to indict him. and the police response? militant in ferguson after largely peaceful protests were marred by looting, and violence. police held on to control for days, then leaders called in the highway patrol before calling in the national guard. in north charleston the case has been handed over to the state of south carolina. interactions with officers, angry, sad but pea

the parents of michael brown say they will file a civil lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri today. this comes after the grand jury and the u.s. justice department declined to prosecute the officer that shot and killed their son 18-year-old michael brown. >>> tears of joy were flowing in mexico when a mom and dad got their daughter back. the 14-year-old was sent screaming and crying to live with a woman in houston after that woman claimed she was the girl's real mother. under a court order the family had to give her away, even after showing birth certificates. but the d.n.a. tests confirmed the woman was not related to the girl and she was sent back to her family in mexico. >>> some scary moments on a sky west airlines flight from chicago to connecticut. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in buffalo after dozens of passengers started feeling lightheaded. three eventually passed out. the passengers are all okay. the airline says there may have been a problem with pressure on board. >>> talk about a hot streak. listen to this story about a woman in santa ana, cal

brown in ferguson last year. -- was different from michael brown. paurand paul: justice needs to be blind. whether you are a policeman or another policeman, no one is above the law. the problem without commenting too much of the details is that you do not know all of it. that is why we have a judicial system with lawyers on both sides. from first appearances, it is pretty horrific what the vidoe eo shows. mark: this might have been a chance for him to regain his footing in his early campaign mode, but did he regain his footing or not? >> not. it was a little mystifying. it is his signature issue. it was after this really rocky start the day before. he is given this opportunity over and over again, and he doesn't even want to talk about it. he says things like "well, most of the cops to a great job, i believe in justice" -- of course he does. mark: the things i thought i would never say about rand p aul is platitudeness . he went to ferguson, missouri. he said there is a two system of justice in this country, equal but separate and here he is backped

maureen: a lawsuit is filed over the death of michael brown. what his family is demanding after the death is not a wave of protests across the nation. plus the stroke of luck that put a police officer in a position to deliver a baby on the side of georgia avenue. and the big surprise for a d.c. teen as she prepares for college. doug: and i'm doug hill in the belfort furniture weather center. skies are starting to clear outside right now. when they do temperatures will drop cold enough for a freeze warning in parts of the area. those details ahead maureen: the family of michael brown is filing a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri and darren wilson. he is the white police officer who killed the unarmed 18-year-old african-american. brown's death in august set off a wave of protests nationwide. prosecutors declined to charge officer wilson saying there wasn't enough evidence to show his life was not in danger. attorneys for the brown family say something must change. >> we have to stop this sanctioning of the cannon of u

reporter: in 2014, the michael brown case sent further shock waves across the country. the charges held against the white police officer accused of killing brownwood dropped -- killing brown were dropped, triggering mass protests. more than 50 years after martin luther king's march in washington racial tensions seem far from being result. host: away from the u.s., some 8 million people have been affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake claiming over 4000 lives in nepal. foreign aid workers from countries including china, india, and the u.s., have arrived in , where 1.4 million people are in danger. time is of the essence for those trapped underneath the rubble and for thousands of residents homes are now makeshift tents. reporter: thousands of nepalese continue to camp out in open air after fear of aftershocks in the possibility that their damaged homes could fall any moment. for days, many have been too scared to enter any building. as this resident explained monday -- >> for suffocation, i am planning to seek someplace. i never want to go inside the house because i fe

michael brown did not have to be shot and killed by white police officer darren wilson. darren wilson since resigned from the police department has never been charge of the case t. michael brown's parents say they will not accept the story that the story is a self defense shooting. >>> last week in los angeles county. beatrice says she was using her phone. she threw her phone on the ground and shattering the glassed screen. this is all caught on tape by a neighbor who was also filling in the arrest. >> i felt assaulted and he was huge and he had a vest on. i only have my phone and i am only requesting his face. the u.s. marshal is reviewing entire matter. >>> former cia director, david patreaus will be sentenced today. an fbi investigation determines that he shared sensitive materials. he has a of mishandled of the prosecution. the judge c impose a prison sentence up to a year. >>> time now is 5:17. a high school student from washington got hit with a five day suspension because of the way he asked a girl to go to the prom. during yesterday lunch period ahmad strapped a

there were real issues that suggested when final shots were fired that michael brown was in a position that he was not a threat to the officer and the officer had other alternatives. i believe those are critical issues at the end. the initial shots in the car are probably valid. they want to deal with the question of whether the force was excessive or not and did he have alternatives that were reasonable to take. it is still a tough case from my point of view because the officer was in a position where he believed his life was in danger so a jury will have to make a determination whether that is true or not. i think the plaintiff can win this case and i think it is appropriate that they are bringing the case based upon civil rights violations. >> the department of justice declined to charge officer wilson but the damning report that shows the bias within the police department. thanks so much for that analysis. >>> also developing the senate is about to begin a vote to clear the way for a final decision on loretta lynch's nomination to become the attorney general. we have a live report

michael brown was shot dead. two-thirds of the people of ferguson are black rand the north and the majority of council members are might. they're not standing because they've broken their own political consciousness i think it's because they believe that the city has not been ran the right way in the past. >> exactly david. there was a scathing report put out by the u.s. justice department earlier in early month which demonstrated the extent of where the city has been managed in a very peck way. frequence, they foundofficers would deliberately target disproportionately target black residents for tickets traffic tickets, violations. then the city made an act of policy by trying to fill it's coffers by by using fines and this is how they would try to balance their books. in addition, the investigators undercover the play tently racist race--blatantly racist e-mail. some of those police officers are gone. some of those city officials have resigned or been fired. and what is happening today we're seeing large numbers

. >> do you think the african-american community was sleeping when michael brown was shot. >> yes, i'll be honest with you, yes. >> adrian hawk inns wesley bell lee smith, ella jones - they are vying for seats on the ferguson city council and are up i gains some challengers. for one, it's low pay for a lot of work. council members are given $250 a week. most also hold full-time jobs, and there's a bigger challenge - low voter tonne out. a 'washington post' analysis estimates that in the 2013 municipal election 6% of blacks and 17% of whites turned out. >> this is where michael brown was shot and killed by a ferguson police officers. but from a voter perspective it's important. turn out here is low. during the last election ward three's election won by 23 votes. >> the real reason for that is they are constantly voting for the same people. >> reporter: 76-year-old lee smith is running for city council in ward 3. for him everything changed in september when he went to a heated city council meeting. >> look around you, we are not going to let you go back to business as usual. >> smith's op

months after the police killing of michael brown sparked nation-wide protest ferguson, missouri residents head to the polls to make the process heard. running for the white house, senator rand paul kicks off his campaign. >> i'm putting myself forward as a candidate for president of the united states >>> will the tea party favourite appeal to the rest of the g.o.p. kansas is the first state to ban a common abortion procedure. what it could mean for abortion rights across the country >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. a south carolina police officer is facing murder charges tonight after video surfaced showing him shooting on unarmed black man in the back as the man was trying to run away. if convicted, that officer could get the death penalty. we are joined with details. we heard from the family of the victim. >> that's right, and the scott family says they are thankful and relieved believing this video indicates 50-year-old walt are scott and hopes the officer that killed him receives the maximum penalty for the crime. >> we can't get my brother back my famil

today, the family of michael brown jr. expected to file a civil wrongful death suit against the city of ferguson missouri. it's been nine months since the 18-year-old was shot and killed by the ferguson police officer darren wilson. wilson was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting but a justice department investigation found a pattern of racial discrimination and unfair practices by ferguson police and city officials. the ncaa meantime, says it expects thousands of people to protest the death of freddie gray at city hall in baltimore this afternoon. the justice department is investigating the death of the 25-year-old who died from a spinal injury while in police custody. the six officers involved in the arrest have been suspended with pay. what do kanye west ashton kutcher and hundreds of people right here in the d.m.v. have him in common? the "7 on your side" i-team got their hands on their sensitive personal information and joce sterman is here to explain how. joce? joce: scary stuff. we're talking about social security

louis university working in michael brown as a legal advocate. he's been in baltimore for the last few days and joins us on skype. i know you have been out there, and as we were discussing, the police response is very, very different to what we saw in ferguson. >> yes, the police response has been different, and to be honest, it's a different terrain. we counted over 220 arrests thus far in the gaol support. we have the situation where the children were arrested. in mass. yesterday, around 3 o'clock, at the mondawmin mall. these are events that are changing and it's a challenge to keep up with. we have an infrastructure of people engaging in legal observing, engaging in gaol support for anyone involved. >> when you mentioned children being arrested you are not arguing that they shouldn't have been arrested yesterday. >> yes, you have to take it case by case. definitely i think that there are a lot of concerns about how that operation took place. many parents were waiting for kid to get home. many working parents that didn't have control. the situ

the shooting of michael brown in african-american brought the issue to light. two black candidates have just been chosen for cancel in ferguson >>> returning to the top story, the war in yemen forced many foreigners to flee. the pakistani navy helped many from the port. the ship arrived in karachi with pakistani and foreign nationals on board. >> there's no people to really guide us or government. we were requested to move to the port and evacuation is going on from aiden and another port. i think post will reach the port. a few are there. >> as far as the action was concerned, we are away from the action. it's time for the guys to go it was a possibility of an attack. we travelled from road about 100km. it was the local tribes that got us there safely. they knew the check points to get us through and take the proper troops >>> pakistan's parliament is due to resume a debate on whether to join a military campaign against the houthis. the iranian foreign minister is expected in pakistan. yemen is likely to top the agenda. let's bring in kamal hyder from islamaba

. >> reporter: it was the first local election since the killing of michael brown by a white ferguson policeman last august. the shooting touched off racially charged unrest and left this city of 21,000 people scarred physically emotionally, and ready for change. >> i want to see new people with new faces, and see if we can't go forward from this point. >> reporter: there were three open seats in the election two were won by african american candidates giving the black community more representation than it has ever had before. now half of the council members are black. for decades white elected officials controlled the town even though two-thirds of residents are black. extremely low african american turnout was partly responsible. voters like eva miller say there's been a double standard. >> one set of rules for one race another set for another. and it should be straight down the line just one set of rules for everyone. >> reporter: this is the spot where michael brown died on august 9th. now it's a shrine covered with flowered and stuffed toys. with new leadership the city hopes to

now, also happening today michael brown's family will file a civil lawsuit against the city of ferguson. brown's shooting death in august by officer darren wilson led to some type of a violent protest in the st. louis suburb. they were renewed when a grand jury decided to not charge wilson. >>> a major endorsement for one of philadelphia's candidate for mayor black clergy will announce its support for state senator anthony hardy williams, one of the several democrats running in the may 19th primary. williams is expected to be the at the formal will announcement this morning. >>> well, how much times have you thought to your early is, i just wish i had some extra money. well today toy day might be your lucky day. >> i love that cash register news we have there. >> three on your side consumer reporter jim donovan is here to help you claim your cash. something we all could use more of, right jim. >> reporter: that is right. it the is hard to believe but in our area, get this 8 billion, that is billion with a b dollars in cash and property is sitting waiting for rightful own tore show up an

when the killing of michael brown broke this ferguson, missouri and made nationwide new, americans began to learn more about the community just outside st. louis. it had a sizeable black majority, much of the power in ferguson was in the hands of white politicians chosen in low-turn out elections. the mayor, the schoolboard and police force, and command structure were white in a mostly black down, after elections that will change some. wesley bell is a city council-elect from ferguson and joins me. welcome to the programme. what did you make to the video out of north charleston. >> watching the video and having an opportunity to watch it murder. >> i can't think of any other way to describe it. >> does the existence of the video change in the way you are watching it unfold. does it change the conversation. we had a law enforcement expert, a career law enforcement guest in the first segment. it seems like the reaction has been muted and measured. >> well, you know, i think as they say a picture tells 1,000 words. you know, reading it, because i initially read the article and it sounded, y

with respect to the speaker, michael brown was the bad actor. this is totally different. to make that comparison is not fair and not just. >> we understand at a certain point, and we should talk about that as well. what do you think about that? the hands up don't shoot narrative has turned out to be false in this case. you look at this video for instance and see walter scott clearly running away from the officer. >> let's be clear, it has not been determined by a court of law. that was a specific legal standing the doj spoke about. the narrative or story of someone reaching for an officer's weapon and the officer having to kill them because they fear for their life is something we hear all the time. it's what we heard in this case until we saw the video. it's what we heard in milwaukee with hamilton and utah with hunt. what's difference about this is there's a video. this is like all other cases. this makes it so damming. police brutality is real in black america and continues to be deadly. >> you think this is apples to apples with the michael brown case? >> i think this

. >> reporter: after months of turmoil following the death of michael brown at the hands of a police officer, ferguson made history tripling the number of african-american city counselors poised to transform a city and police department. now with numerous fatal encounters between police and minority suspects still happening, some on video, the question is has anything really changed across america? >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> certainly there's greater awareness. now there's a conversation in lots of communities about police reform. but not enough has changed. >> reporter: nationally police are not required to report officer-involved shootings. most of the numbers are anecdotal. perception fuels the protest. the naacp legal defense fund counts 76 unarmed people of color killed by police in the last 15 years. the obama administration has opened investigations of at least 20 police departments for alleged bias. and while incidents caught on camera like north charleston or this gas station where a man was shot trying to get his license, have led to charges against the officer

as we know from what happened with michael brown. sometimes it's the incident beforehand that sort of sets the tone for what happens next. let me show you something that happens after the shooting that's also interesting. this is where the officer walks up in a moment you'll be able to see it it will be less shaky and he handcuffs mr. scott, who is now incapacitated on the ground. so tom, instead of offering cpr, or doing anything else he handcuffs the suspect, who has now shot eight times. what do you think of that protocol? >> well i don't think it's right, either alisyn. you clearly have the person on the ground and whether he's dead yet or dying, he's obviously not resisting any further. he's not trying to run any more and probably can't. and at that point, you call the paramedics you call for medical assistance to come take care of the person who is on the ground. >> dot, how is the community responding to this video? >> believe it or not, the community is very calm because it happened that he got arrested and charged so quickly

. >>> michael brown's family will file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri, today. he's the unarmed black teenager who was shot and killed by a white police officer last august. the grand jury decided not to prosecute that officer. brown's death sparked national and violent protests and spawned the black lives matter movement. that calls for changes in how police deal with minority groups. >>> governor larry hogan of maryland says he will not order a state investigation into the death of freddie gray. there are already four investigations underway in baltimore. the investigations center on how gray's spine was nearly severed in police custody. five of the six arresting officers have now given statements to investigators. during that april 12th arrest gray suffered a spinal cord injury and died a week later. a fifth day of demonstrations planned for today. >>> 6:05 now. the government just released a new report that criticizes the secret service. the report says the agency failed to fix an alarm system former george h.w. bush's residence. the department of ho

. >> seven months after the racial tensions over the shooting of michael brown residents are about to head to the poll. america tonight's brings us the story of the two faces of ferguson. >> on streets of unrest, the community slowly picks up the pieces of its community. protesters have made it clear but a new campaign is in full swing. the contenders know that the eyes of the nation are on them. two-thirds of the ferguson resident are black but yet the current city council only has one black member. there are three open seats. the victor will determine if the ferguson city council stays majority white or divides equally between black and white members. >> what inspired you to run? >> it's the death of michael brown. >> she has had her own hurdles to run. >> i went from being on government assistance to government employee, now here i am in the biggest election in the country. >> i grew up here. >> mike mcgraph is canvassing the same it was and a half aware miles that makes up the first ward. but he's running on a different pratt form. pratt--platform. >> what are the main changes. >>

for the first time since the death of michael brown galvanized the city and the country nearly eight months ago, residents of ferguson, missouri, will head to the polls to elect new members of the city council. >> one of the biggest challenges may be getting voters to cast their ballots. ka youu >> reporter: the calls to change ferguson has begun at the grassroots level to the department of justice and the changes have been slowly coming. this tuesday another real change in changing ferguson this time at its local government. >> my name is wesley bail. i'm run for city council. >> reporter: the first large group of americans african-americans running for city council. a council traditionally been white just like the police department, while the city is mostly black. this election three of the council six seats are vacant and, for the first time in its history, ferguson could see half its city government represented by african-americans. >> you got to fold up or show up and if you're going to be a part of the solution, you got to put your foot out there and do it. right now we are in

the shooting of michael brown in ferguson last august shined a light on racial tensions. ferguson just had its first city election since brown's death and two black candidates were chosen for council. >> torrential rain and pounding hail kept people away from the polls for part of the day and turnout was light in ferguson's city council election. many voters like cathy glenn were hoping the vote wouldent months of turmoil. >> we've had our bad and seen our bad and now it's time to change that for everyone and make it the community that we all really want. >> it was the first local election since the killing of unarmed black teenager michael brown by a without ferguson policeman last august, setting off racial unrest and leaving the city scarred physically and emotionally and ready for change. >> with he want to see new people new faces and see if we can't go forward from this moment. >> there were three open city council seats in the election, two of those seats were won by african-american candidates on tuesday, giving ferguson's black community more representation than

and embrace the position of michael brown when the facts came out. it is response l.a. the exam extensions is another thing. stuart: does the college get a government money? can it be reined in from this kind of thing because they get government money? >> it should. when you have an administration that is complete and has in my opinion taken aside under this new civil rights issue. obama have a real chance to bring the two sides together i don't think you have a president who will hold these fools accountable but you are right. it is a problem with government funding. stuart: i bet you have a hard time as a harvard law school student but we are ready to support you and appreciate you being on the show regularly. a prominent economist blames income inequality for the riots in baltimore. david webb ready to respond to that? he is fired up. plus the washington post of all places blasting to boldly's stand on genetically modified food. that is interesting. the washington post helping to demolish a developing urban myth. great show we have got to you and a fresh hour of varn

they marched in the same area where people protested after michael brown's death. police say three people were shot last night and they're now in stable condition. five people were also arrested for looting at a gas station. >>> the investigation of the bloody arrest of a student at the university of virginia by officers with the alcoholic beverage control board has now been sent to the commonwealth's attorney. virginia state police turned over their findings in the arrest of martise johnson. they did that today. johnson was arrested outside a pub in charlottesville back in march. his lawyer says the investigation is several hundred pages long and it shows that ac agents approached johnson because they thought he had a fake id. there is no timeline for the release of that report. >>> turning to our weather now and some changes on the way before we get to a nice weekend. when do the umbrellas need to come out, doug? >> well, they're going to be coming out tomorrow. most likely during the afternoon. and today, well you just needed sunglasses. a beautiful day today. h