Police made just six arrests compared to 47 the night before. Sign that even though tensions remain high, calm is returning to the community, at least for now. Overnight, supporters of officer Darren Wilson took to the streets, but as you can see from this video, cops were quick to whisk them away. Were also hearing from a new witness. Hes debunking the theory that brown bumrushed the officer who shot him. About time i gets outside, hes already turned around, facing the officer. Hes balled, he have his arms under his stomach and he was halfway down like he was going down and the officer lets out about three or four shots at him. And on the same day attorney general eric holder visited ferguson, promising a fair and independent investigation, browns mother viewed her sons body at a local morgue for the first time. Lets get the latest from ferguson from cnns chris cuomo. Good morning, chris. Reporter good morning, carol. She had to wait 12 days, no matter what you think about the situation or the investigation, has to be very difficult for a mother, and there is no question that last night things were better. The question is, will the investigation inspire the confidence to keep them that way . Overnight in ferguson, the first real hint of calm. I am mike brown we are mike brown reporter since Michael Brown was shot and killed 12 days ago. You can often tell how the night is going by the radio traffic and tonight, the radios were mostly quiet. Reporter one brief confrontation when demonstrators and supporters of officer Darren Wilson collide. A different scene from the night before, this video showing an angry st. Ann Police Officer pointing his gun at the crowd. My hands are up. Hands are up. Hand up. Ill [ bleep ] kill you, get back. Get back. Youre going to kill him. Get back. Whats your name, sir . [ bleep ] reporter a st. Louis county Police Sergeant steps in to defuse the situation, forcing the officer to lower his weapon. Put that [ bleep ] gun down. Reporter that officer now suspended indefinitely. Attorney general eric holder is here meeting residents, hoping to ease tension. We want to help as best we can and we also want to listen. Policeman pull up. Reporter this as another video surfaces showing the moments st. Louis police shoot and kill 23yearold jimmy powell. On tuesday. He got a gun out. Get your hands out of your pocket shoot me shoot me drop the gun. Oh [ bleep ], [ bleep ]. Drop the knife Reporter Police said he came at them with a knife after stealing from the convenience store. The incident we at war with the police. Reporter further fueling controversy about Excessive Force here by the police. Thats all they want. Thats all they want. Reporter do you believe the cops want to shoot . Thats what theyre doing. Thats what you see. Thats what we see. Thats what were waking up to. Reporter st. Louis police chief sam dobson said the officers acted appropriately. Could you have done Something Else in the situation other than kill him . He brings up a very god point. What about why use bullets, why not use a stun gun . Tasers arent 100 . If the taser misses the subject continues on and hurts an officer. Reporter now i think, carol, were at a little bit of a turning point in the story right now. I dont think it was just the storm last night. People are exhausted. These are long nights. Kids arent going to school, people arent being able to do their jobs, stores arent open, life isnt moving for a section of the community here in ferguson. One of them held up a sign, i think you have video of it, saying go get isis, leave us alone. The story has needed attention. Now it is coming down to not the Media Attention of what went wrong but what will make it right, the investigation and the leadership thats needed here, both within the community and the government, to make changes to the police and culture with the community so that these types of things dont happen going forward. Couldnt have said it better, chris cuomo, thanks so much. Well get baaing to you. Lets hear more from the latest witnesses to come forward what they saw the day Michael Brown was shot and killed. Listen. You couldnt tell exactly what was going on. I seen the tussle in front of the window. He was standing on the bumper side, passenger side but five feet away br it. All of a sudden they just take off running. Mr. Brown, he just runs directly down the middle of the street and his friend, it was a car that was parked on the sidewalk, the ferguson cop, his vehicle was in the middle of the street diagonal, so they take off running. By the time i gets outside, hes already turned around, facing the officer. Hes balled, he have his arms like under his stomach and he was like half way down, like he was going down, and the officer lets out about three or four shots at him. So like i said, just like the body, i took a few pictures and a video, about how his body is on the ground just like with his arms tucked in. Thats how he got shot or whatever, but like i said before, he went down, he was already like this and took like one or two steps going towards the officer and like i said he let go about three or four more shots. Okay, so this latest account is slightly different from what weve heard before. Michaels friend, dorian johnson, says after being chased brown turned around with his hands up to tell the officer he was unarmed. Another witness says officer wilson was shooting just ads soon as he got out of his car while chasing down Michael Brown. Piaget crenshaw also says Michael Brown was running away while the officer continued firing at him, but a friend of officer wilson, who calls herself josie, says Michael Brown shoved the officer back into his car, and grabbed his gun, and then officer wilson shoved brown away and shot in selfdefense. So how could these varying eyewitness accounts complicate the investigation . A lot. Cnns kyung lah has more. Police shot this boy outside my apartment. Reporter seconds after Michael Brown was shot, witnesses from three different angles recording, with wildly different accounts of that critical moment. From this recording, audio from an unseen nearby man who says he saw brown moving towards the officer. He started running, kept coming towards the police. Reporter two women recorded from these two other angles. Turns around, faces the officer, puts his hands up and the officer continues to shoot him until he goes down to the ground. So while he was running away from the officer, trying to get away, he was getting shot at. Reporter who is telling the truth . Maybe everyone, or at least they believe they are. Just because somebody tells you something with a lot of detail, just because they say it with confidence, just because they express it with emotion, it doesnt mean that it really happened that way. Reporter cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Loftus says shes testified in 300 cases since 1975, and says over and over again, eyewitnesses are often wrong. The Trayvon Martin case, one witness saw a black man with a hoodie on top of a white man, while another witness recalls a man with a white shirt on top of another. The 2002 d. C. Sniper shootings, multiple witnesses described a white van or box truck. Police shut down freeways to frisk scores of van drivers, but the real car used . A blue chevy fourdoor sedan. The 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, loftus testified in the criminal case, and says a key eyewitness rented Timothy Mcveigh the ryder truck he used in the attack. The ryder truck employee remembered that mcveigh was with another person and there was a mad hunt for john doe number two but there was nobody with mcveigh the day he rented that ryder truck. Reporter the witness was not intentionally lying. Memory is flawed and affected by stress, when eyewitnesses become courtroom witnesses, flawed testimony leads to bigger problems. The major cause of wrongful convictions is faulty eyewitness testimony. Thats the major cause, and its responsible and maybe about threequarters of the cases. Reporter as time grows from the shooting, witnesses might unknowingly shape and adopt their own memories of what happened based on what they see and hear in the media. Truth, often only found in the evidence recovered. K kyung lah, cnn, loss ang less. So how do jurors determine who is right and who is wrong . Up next well ask our legal panel how investigators will factor in all these different eyewitness accounts and what it means for the future of the brown case. Ill be right back. The average person will probably drink something that is acidic on a daily basis. Those acids made over time wear the enamel. I recommend pronamel. Pronamel helps to defend the enamel from the acids in our diet. It helps to strengthen the teeth. As you know, grand jury in missouri has started hearing evidence in the shooting of that unarmed teenager, Michael Brown. The grand jurys also expected to sift through eyewitness accounts over the next few months and heres the hard part. As we told you earlier in the newsroom some of the witnesses tell very different versions of what exactly happened. How will that complicate the investigation and the possible decision by the grand jury to send this case to trial . Lets bring in our legal analyst and criminal defense attorney joey jackson and joined by cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney paul callan and also a prosecutor, which is also helpful had in this situation. Joey, how can you are he lie on eyewitness accounts when there are different versions that contradict one another . Good morning, carol and paul. Paul im sure will agree with this, generally what happens different witnesses see Different Things and come into event at different times so whether youre a prosecutor or defense attorney, it is not uncommon at all, in fact its likely that different witnesses will tell different versions. Now, in taking that into consideration, and paul will appreciate it, i tried a case last month in brooklyn, paul you were a homicide prosecutor there, four different witnesses seeing four Different Things. Your job as defense attorney is to exploit that. From a prosecutions perspective youll reconcile that briefly. In the event you look in Michael Browns case and says a witness i didnt see his hands up at the shot. It could be the witness was focused on the officers actions, so by the time he looked and saw Michael Brown the hands were down. Doesnt mean Michael Browns hands were not up. It means the witness the time they focused on michael ploun they werent up at the time. You see the prosecutor reconciling the conflicting versions and see the defense exploiting these versions should he be indicted and it go to trial. Lets get specific and paul, i know did you your homework and come up with seven or eight discrepancies of the eyewitness testimonies that will likely be used to break down their credibility if of course theyre called to testify. Lets run through some of these discrepancies. So Piaget Crenshaw says brown was running away and wilson continued shooting. Other witnesses tell a different story. Yes, and this is always the case when you have so many witnesses. Being a prosecutor in a homicide case, the first thing i hope is you got some witnesses and all of a sudden you have too many witnesses and theyre contradicting each other because they look at it from different angles and the other thing you have to worry about, are they influenced by what theyre hearing on the news media or from their friends or in the community . You have all of these problems. Now, we could just look at a few of these witnesses. Michael brady was interviewed last night by anderson cooper. I dont know if you saw the interview, carol. I thought it was a compelling interview. Hes older than a lot of the other witnesses, and sounds like a serious guy. Im watching and im saying boy, this guy is a really good witness and he basically is very bad for the cop, because hes got the cop being shot, you know, while he has the cop shooting at an inopportune time, at a time when Michael Brown is surrendering. However, i noticed when he was giving his interview, he was referring to other people hearing shots. Okay, they were talking about did you hear the shot that was fired in the car supposedly . And he said, well, i know other people have said that. So i now know hes thinking and has been influenced by other peoples testimony in the case. Now is that going to shape his testimony . Very similar thing you look at piaget and tiffany, the two young ladies who testified and gave compelling stories that would indicate the officer deserves to be indicted but their stories have internal contradictions about when he put his hands up at what point in time, about whether a shot was fired at the car or not. I also find that with respect to johnson, the friend, that johnsons account, one of the things that im troubled by is if you have this crazed Police Officer firing shots trying to kill you, and you hide behind a car, are you going to have your head up watching the incident or arent you going to be a little afraid youll get shot yourself. When you listen to his account its like he saw everything, 100 of things. While he was running to find a place to hide and he did hide. At some point hes missing some things but he sounds very thorough in his analysis. Good defense attorney like joey jackson i might say, and i think jackson won that case in brooklyn by poking a hole hung youry. Okay, so you win it next time. You spoke holes in witness testimony. With regard to witness influence, you give a statement. When you give that statement you will on record indicate what you saw. At the time of trial, if there is a trial, and there is an indictment, of course, people will convene, nine of which they say theres probable cause to believe a drim was committed hell be indicted, the process will move forward but when youre a witness, you give your account. Thats on record. In the event during the course of a trial you go off that, its up to the attorney to what we call impeach you. That is to say, sir, you said this once upon a time but now today youre saying Something Else. So with regard to having you influence, the witness, that is, by another witness, theres a process to are that and its called impeachment by a prior inconsistent statement so ultimately, carol, i do believe that as the matter goes forward, well see these inconsistencies. Its a matter of when a witness saw it, what the Vantage Point was of the witness and how was their ability and opportunity to observe . Doesnt mean theyre not tell the truth. Doesnt mean theyre not crazy. Doesnt mean theyre not reliable. They observed an event. Heres whats turning into a nightmare in this case and i dont think youll disagree with me on this. These witnesses have given so many statements because theyre doing the rounds, giving television interviews. On tape. When you were a prosecutor and i was a prosecutor, the one thing we tried to do is keep control of our witnesses. Youd have them testify once ind beat up your witness at trial. Look at what happened in this case. Theyre going to give statements to eric holder, you know, to the feds. Theyre going to give statements to the local attorney. Theyre giving statements to all the television stations. By the time they get on the stand, theres going to be so much material to attack them. Its really a prosecutors nightmare. Thats a fair point. I wish we could go on with this but i have to wrap it up, guys, a fascinating conversation, joey jackson, paul callan thanks so you both. Still to come in the newsroom, a dangerous message when it comes to kidnapped victims overseas. The u. S. Will not pay a ransom for your return. Other countries will. Well talk about why thats putting americans at risk, next. The average person will probably drink something that is acidic on a daily basis. Those acids made over time wear the enamel. I recommend pronamel. Pronamel helps to defend the enamel from the acids in our diet. It helps to strengthen the teeth. Imagine the luxury. Of not being here. The power you want with the fuel economy you dream of. Performance with a conscience. This is volvo innovating for you. And im here to tell homeowners that are 62 and older about a great way to live a better retirement. Its called a reverse mortgage. [ male announcer ] call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. It answers questions like how a reverse mortgage works, how much you qualify for, the ways to receive your money, and more. 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The white house said special forces tried to rescue journalist james foley, but the mission failed. As for ransom . Forget about it. Foleys family appeared sadly resigned. He was strong, courageous, loving to the end. We just highly recognize our little boy. I mean, he just, he was just a hero. And you know from the videos that his last words were i wish i had more time. To see my family. So jim had a big heart. The soloffs are praying their son will not meet the same fate as james foley. Is there anything the United States can really do to rescue sotloff at this point or any of these ten Americans Still being hold hostage overseas. Lets talk about this, michelle kosinski, our White House Correspondent and Barbara Starr covers the pentagon. Thanks to both of you being here. Barbara, the United States did try to rescue james foley at some point. Why are we hearing about it now . Well, it did happen last summer, carol. It was over july 4th weekend at a place called daraka in syria in the north, and we are hearing about it now because a number of news organizations were on to the story and about to pub lir about it, so the Administration Made the decision to acknowledge what it could and yet not give all the details. Any hostage rescue situation especially by u. S. Special forces, which unbelievably went into syria to try to do this, is really the most sensitive information, to reveal any classified tactics or procedures that they try and enact to make these Missions Successful is really very problematic in the view of the pentagon, because more americans are being held, because they may want to try and do this again. That said, theres an awful lot out there in the public arena about how these missions go down, because unfortunately, so many of them have taken place in recent years. So people have a fair understanding, but we believe there are a lot of classified details, the pentagon still trying to hold close to its vest in case they want to try this again. I understand. Michelle, the United States does not pay ransom for hostages. According to foleys employer, global post isis wanted 135 million for foleys release. The thing is, other western countries like spain and germany do pay ransom to get their citizens returned. David brodie was kidnapped by the taliban, says this sends a dangerous mixed message. Listen. I dont think the United States should and i think the broader problem is that there is no coherent strategy between the u. S. And europe about what to do about this problem. Kidnappings are working. Al qaeda affiliates raised at least 125 million from kidnapping in the last five years, they raised 60 million last year. There were journalists from france and spain who were held with foley by the islamic state, ransoms were paid for them, theyre home safe now. Jim foleys dead. So michelle, why isnt there any coherent strategy between countries . Well the u. S. Doesnt like to try to influence another country in a situation this sensitive and this dire, but we have reached out to the white house for more clarity on this, now that this has come up. I mean, i think david rohde got it exactly right, it does happen so that continues to encourage terrorists and that has been the u. S. Stance that its a bad idea to do that but while it keeps going on, you could argue that it does keep encouraging the same. At the same time, though, theres a huge argument for it being a real moral problem. If you rescue one of your citizens, but youre giving the terrorists 100 million, arent you then contributing to the deaths potentially of other people . Although it wouldnt be in such a direct way. Thats why these terrorists, they know what theyre doing. They know that they can play on peoples emotions and their needs to get their own citizens home, and thats why these things work with certain countries. Thats right. You would say there ought to be a cohesive strategy, but not every country likes to follow the pack and everybody likes to treat these things on a case by case basis. I think whats also interesting, that this new situation has brought up is that you cant reasonably expect that isis would think that the u. S. Government would either pay a ransom that big, and remember, we dont know for sure that they asked the u. S. Government for that amount. We know that they asked foleys employer, global post for that amount, and they cant expect that the u. S. Would change its policy and change its course of action. Why are they asking and then murdering this american citizen on tape . Well, it seems like they want to get their point across, and that they know the attention that it will garner will be global, and maybe thats simply what theyre after, because you cant imagine that they would think anything would change based on their demands, carol. Who knows what goes on in the minds of isis terrorists . I dont know michelle but i get your point. Barbara starr thanks to you, too. Still to come in the newsroom my man. How are you doing, sir . You are the man. One top cop to the top lawyer, attorney general eric holder meets the man in charge of keeping peace in ferguson, missouri. From 2000 to 2011, on average 17 manufacturers a day shut down in america. Theres no reason we cant manufacture in the United States. Here at timbuk2, we make more than 70,000 custom bags a year, all right, just moments ago the u. S. Attorney general eric holder who is back from ferguson, missouri, and back in washington, d. C. , made a statement on ferguson and whats happening there. Lets listen. The investigation that i launched more than a week ago during the course of my visit, i met with Law Enforcement as well as community leaders. We had i think constructive discussions about the importance of maintaining peace, averting future acts of violence or vandalism, and ensuring public safety, as well as the need for outreach and engagement to rebuild a fractured trust between the community and the Law Enforcement community that it serves. Going forward, i will continue to get regular updates and to closely monitor the situation as it unfolds. Now although our investigation will take time, although i cannot discuss the specifics of this case in greater detail since it remains open and very active, the people of ferguson can have confidence in the federal agents, investigators and prosecutors who are leading this process. Our investigation will be fair. It will be thorough, and it will be independent. On a personal note ive seen a lot in my time as attorney general but few things have affected me as greatly as my visit to ferguson. I had the chance to meet with the family of Michael Brown. I spoke to them not just as attorney general but as a father of a teenage son myself. They, like so many in ferguson, want answers. In my conversations with dozens of people in ferguson yesterday, it was clear that this shooting incident has brought to the surface underlying tensions that have existed for many years. There is a history to these tensions and that history simmers in more communities than just ferguson. Law enforcement has a role to play in reducing tensions as well, as the brother of a retired Law Enforcement officer, i know firsthand that our men and women in uniform perform their duties in the face of tremendous threats, and significant personal risk. They put their lives on the line every day and they often have to make splitsecond decisions. The National Outcry we have seen speaks to a sense of mistrust, and mutual suspicion that can take hold in the relationship between Law Enforcement and certain communities. I wanted the people of ferguson to know that i personally understood that mistrust. I wanted them to know that, while so much else may be uncertain, this attorney general and this department of justice stands with the people of ferguson. I hope the relative calm that we witnessed overnight last night can be enduring. To a person yesterday, the people i met take great pride in their town and despite the mistrust that exists, they reject the violence that we have seen over the past couple of weeks. In that sense, while i went to ferguson to provide assurance, in fact, they gave me hope. My commitment to them is that long after this tragic story no longer receives this level of attention, the Justice Department will continue to stand with ferguson. We will continue the conversation this incident has sparked about the need for trust building between Law Enforcement officers and the communities that they serve, about the appropriate use of force, and the need to ensure fair and equal treatment for everyone who comes into contact with the police. Thank you. All right, u. S. Attorney general eric holder talking about what he experienced in ferguson just yesterday. Lets head there right now and check in with chris cuomo. Did mr. Holders presence help . Reporter i think you have to say yes, carol, and heres why. He is a leader. He is someone who is able to express to this community that they are being respected, that change needs to happen, that their grievances are real, that he identifies with them as a person of color, and his own personal experience. Youre dealing with a community who hasnt heard that from people in leadership as far as theyre concerned, who do feel disenfranchised. These are not unique issues to ferguson it goes without saying. Here is the balance for eric holder. Can the attorney general deliver on these sympathies with what people here want to see as justice . Very difficult for him as attorney general, more possible for him as a monitoring agent of local prosecutors, and the local government system here is going to be what decides this, and in terms of keeping the peace here right now, that job has fallen to a local state Police Captain here, who weve all become familiar with, he is in charge of making sure that the peace is kept. Don lemon got to do a drivealong with the captain and here is some sound from that. Chris, im sorry to interrupt, eric holder is now taking questions about ferguson at the u. S. Justice department so lets listen in before we get to that don lemon piece. Here he is. I think that seemed to satisfy a great number of people. It will take time for us to develop all the facts, develop all of the evidence and see where the case will ultimately go. And as ive shared that, i think people were concerned that there was not going to be the kind of investigation that i have promised, and that, in fact, will occur. We have been working i think very diligently out there. Ive got a briefing from the fbi agents and the prosecutors who are involved in this case and i think significant progress has been made, but it will take some time, but i think patience is in abundance in ferguson. It doesnt mean that this thing should drag on. We will try to do this as expeditiously as we can. On the other hand, at the end of the day, its most important that we get it right and that means that thoroughness, completeness is what we will emphasize. Reporter in each of these settlements comes with an assurance that they do not preclude all right, were going to step away, so chris cuomo, back to you. You heard what eric holder said. He said this thing wont drag on but it is likely to drag on at least until october, right . Reporter his investigation of Trayvon Martin hasnt come to any resolution yet and thats because its a very high bar for a civil rights case. I think the more immediate judgment for the attorney generals usefulness is how does he do in monitoring the Ongoing Investigation on the local level. The balance is this, carol. peeled to the people here who feel disenfranchised and theres a vacuum of leadership, period. He helped in that way, but this situation cant be judged on the basis of race. It has to be facts and circumstances. It has to be thoroughly investigated and put through the system the right way. Can he ensure that . If thats not done right, the peace cannot be maintained in this community, and many others across the country. So thats the real test. All right, we also have our justice correspondent evan perez, on the phone. Evan, do you think that eric holder will return to ferguson at some point . Carol, i dont think that will happen any time soon. I think one of the things that he was trying to do was, as chris pointed out, was to send the message to the people, just to the young people here in this area that you know, look, ive been through what youre going through with the police, and i was able to obviously hes risen to the highest ranks in the government here, and so not only is he asking for patience but hes also telling them that essentially they can try to overcome this. I would tell you that, you know, as you know, carol and the story of eric holder is one, hes down and went through a lot of controversies, and yesterday was probably the high point of his time as attorney general, because not only did he come there to try to reassure the police that weve got your back evan, were going to break away to go back to this press conference. He keeps taking questions about ferguson. He was asked what did you learn, heres how he answered. Desire to be seen as equals, a real desire to have healing. There is a real fracture out there now. I think people are really trying to work their way through, and as i indicated to them, i think this is out of this tragedy comes a great opportunity for reforming that community. But i this i thats something that we can do nationwide. This has engendered a conversation we ought to have but we cant stop at that conversation. Its time to take concrete steps to make real the promise that i think now exists, and the Justice Department is hopefully going to be a leader in that effort, but citizens and state and local officials have to be a part of that effort as well. Reporter do you have any concerns that the local prosecutors will be impartial in their ability to do so is of concern to the Justice Department . Well, as i said, our investigation is independent. Its going to be thorough. Its going to be fair. We have worked with the county prosecutor in developing evidence and sharing, done some interviews together, but im really confident that the end of the day, the investigation we are going to be doing will be thorough and fair. Reporter are there any concerns personally when you were there that immediately struck you, that you would have some concerns about . Not as yet, no. Reporter mr. Attorney general, mike oliver with cnn. Id like to ask you about the murder of journalist james foley and interested in what role the Justice Department plays in the investigation of that, if you are trying to identify the specific individual, if there are any suspects, if you are looking at the leadership that might be involved in this, and also, i was interested in what justice, what role the Justice Department may have played, if any, in the negotiations for mr. Foleys release, and the rescue efforts. Well, first, let me just say that we are as appalled, i am as appalled by the brutal murder of jim foley as i think all the rest of us are. It was heartbreaking to see his parents yesterday, who showed a composure that, from my perspective, was almost incomprehensible, and my heart goes out to them. The Justice Department is actively pursuing justice in this case. We have an open criminal investigation, and those who would perpetrate such acts need to understand something. This Justice Department, this department of defense, this nation, we have long memories and our reach is very wide. We will not forget what happened and people will be held accountable, one way or the other. I also want to take note of the fact that you know, jim was a journalist, and he made tough choices to do the kinds of things that make our society great, information, information gathering, sharing with us, giving us a view of the world in very dangerous circumstances, and i think that in part thats what led to his death. He was a journalist, and he was a symbol of whats right about the United States, but as i said, the matter is an open investigation, and one that we will be pursuing very vigorously. Reporter was the department of justice familiar with the efforts to free him through any negotiations . I dont really comment on what i would consider National Security matter. Reporter did you watch the video and what was your reaction if you did . I dont want to comment on that. All right, thank you. Thank you, thank you, appreciate it. All right, eric holder is wrapping up this News Conference right now. Lets talk a little bit more about ferguson and head out to ferguson and check in with chris cuomo. You heard eric holder say that he stands with the people of ferguson. Some might say what about the Police Officer, because we have yet to hear his side of the story. What about him . I think thats an excellent point, carol. I think that in these situations, you tend to play to the victim, because you want to make sure that this taking of life wasnt somehow, some way justifiable, right, because the last thing you want is a wrongful taking of life by a Police Officer or anybody else, but for eric holder, the bar is very simple but very difficult to achieve and that is the Fair Administration of justice under the law. Will he Pay Attention to this prosecution with his office . Will he make sure its done the right way . Because his own case will probably not come to anything, and im not saying that to be critical. Its just realistic. The bar for a civil rights case is high. We see it with Trayvon Martin. He was supposed to be looking and investigating there. No rea. A case. Can he stay on top of the process and that inspires confidence and you need a leadership vacuum to be field and create the change in culture that allows the community to interact better with the people who are supposed to be protecting them. Evan, perez, are you still with me . I am, carol. All right. Eric holder is also careful to say he has family who are police, so perhaps hes throwing that out for a reason. Right, exactly. I think thats one of the things that he was obviously trying to walk a fine line with his visit here. He didnt want to seem hes dumping on the cops and certainly not on this Police Officer, whose case is under investigation. So its a fine line but i think one of the things he wanted to make sure was to tell the police hes got their back, hes going to try to improve the Police Situation here, offering support with training and so on, and at the same time, we fully expect that there was going to be more to come here. We expect that theyre going to take a look at the policing tactics of the Ferguson Police department, and whether theres a bigger problem here, which is what you are hearing from the community as chris has pointed out in some of his interviews. You know, theres a lot of complaints from people here that, you know, that the police dont have a Good Relationship with the public, and so maybe i think youll see in the next few weeks youll hear that the Justice Department is taking a deeper look at that, carol. All right, evan perez, chris cuomo, both reporting for us this morning, thanks so both of you. Ill be right back. These young men are brave. They are the next Freedom Fighters and its just, to me, its refreshing to see young people get involved with this type of movement because this can spark a whole nation to look and say, hey, listen, it really is inequality in america. And young people are getting involved and theyre asking a simple but alarming question, am i next . This question came from a ferguson teenager who knew Michael Brown. Time. Com followed shane flowers on a recent night as he walked around his hometown trying to make sense of browns killing. You can shoot somebody and they stop running. You aint got to shoot them down, aint got to shoot him in the head. He aint even got no gun on him. Thats crazy. I feel they should keep protesting until its over with. If they dont get justice its whats going to happen man. Were going to be out here every day until something happens. Lets keep walking. I saw Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman get away with it, now its another case. Now if this police get away with it, now im telling you all, man, this aint florida, this is st. Louis, missouri. Shane flowers joins us now from ferguson. Welcome, shane. Thank you for being with me. Youre welcome. Thanks for being here. I appreciate it. Shane, i was just curious, before Michael Brown was shot, how did you feel about police . I mean, i felt like do i really do i trust the police anymore and are they are they here to protect us . Do you think i mean what do you think the solution is . I know people have been protesting, including yourself. Youve been peacefully protesting. What do you hope will come out of this . I hope that mike browns family gets justice. Do you think there is any possibility of the community mending fences with police . Can you say that again . Do you think theres any possibility of building a better relationship with Police Officers . I mean, some. It depends. Some Police Officers are good. Some are dirty cops. But i dont know. When you say some are good cops, why do you think theyre good . Because some cops are here to protect us and its some cops that are racists and they its a lot of trigger happy cops. Do you plan to protest the rest of the week . Are you done with it . No, im not done protesting. Ill be out here sometimes like one day i might not be, one day i might come out. All right. Shane flowers, thank you so much for being with me. I appreciate it. The next hour of cnn newsroom after a break. [announcer] play closegood and close. Help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile snacks. With soft meaty centers and teeth cleaning texture,its dental that tastes so good. Beneful healthy smile food and snacks. When a pro at any 2014 pga tour event sinks a holeinone, quicken loans will pay your mortgage for an entire year. That is how its done. Truly amazing get in the holeinone sweepstakes. Enter today at pgatour. Com quickenloans and you could have your mortgage paid for an entire year. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. We begin in missouri where for the First Time Since unarmed teenager Michael Brown was shot and killed protests remained relatively peaceful in the streets of ferguson. Minutes ago the attorney general eric holder spoke about yesterdays visit to the community and he promised a fair investigation. The National Outcry we have seen speaks to a sense of mistrust and mutual suspicion that can take hold in the relationship between Law Enforcement goes into the bedroom, two minutes in the bedroom, i hear an altercation outside. What did you do then . As when i heard the altercation, i look out the window and i see somebody out the window. The police car. The Police Officer was still in the vehicle. Inside the vehicle. Some kind of it tussle going on. He also had a friend also. He runs on the side of the car because all of a sudden they take off running. Did you see i didnt. What the testle was around . Was one person being pulled in or pulled out . Exactly at the window. May have looked like he was trying to get away. You couldnt tell exactly what was wrong . Yeah. But i just seen some kind of tussle through the window. He has a