We are going to play only a short poergs of the video to hear his british accent. This is james wright foley, an american citizen of your country. Nobody who does that has loyalty to any land or value beyond the islamist for which he has a ready hand in atrocity. The man is thought to be the ring leader, referred to as the beetles who guarded many foreign hostages. According to the guardian he nicknamed himself john after john lennon. That person said the three british islamists were abusive, frequently beating prisoners. The challenge to the United States, how to deal with the building threat. Do we treat isis as a criminal enterprise and look for individuals like are j. Edgar hoover went looking for communists or do we use secretary kerrys word and crush the motley crew of them. Is this a man hunt or war . Bobby gosh is here from quartz. Thanks for joining us for your views about the people coming from places like london. I assume they are radical islamist people who believe in killing anyone who doesnt share your own look at things. What do you know about people like this fellow this guy who killed our american compatriot. They have something more in common with anders burrwick who slaughtered children in cold blood or adam lanza who went into the school in stony brook and killed children there. They have a sadistic, damaged goods mentality. Add to that the availability of an International Association of sadists which is what isil is. They can go there and sign up for this. It allows them license to play out their worst fantasies, to slaughter people in cold blood and add on top of it a layer of sud religious justification. That last part, the religious justification, in my view is the sort of cherry on the cake. Underneath that is a sort of psych pa thick tendency you see in societies around the world but in most societies they dont have this outlet. Isil invites people like that from around the world to come join them. That was a rich assessment. I think of the criminal element. Real criminals who kill people. They dont do it for the money. They like to do it. Theyre killers. Back to steve clemons. It is frightening, when you have someone who lived in the west, we like to think we are at least generally a welcoming culture, that you would feel at home in even if you come from a background in the middle east, for example. Its now clear at least in the thousands and of course there is 1. 6 billion islamic people in the world. They want to kill people from the west. Your thoughts . We have 350 Million People in america. As you know we have bad people here. Today the number had grown to more than 160 children. I visited fa sill tis with other Police Officers this afternoon. I can tell you it was a beautiful environment. The children were attentive, interested in learning and well behaved. Word of the program is getting out. Governor nixon was also there today. And he was just as impressed as i was with the Community Coming together to help kids. The parents for Peace Program is great. But those children need to be in school. That can only happen when it is assured that this community is safe. This is an area where we all can agree. We all want our children to be safe and get a good education. Lets do what it takes to get the schools open again in this community. And heres another great example whats going on here in ferguson. Yesterday i told you how three Missouri State troopers on patrol notice the troopers bought a basketball and basketball net. And today we saw kids playing in the area. Today a group of officers returned to ellisson avenue and played basketball with the kids. To the officers dismay, they were no challenge for the kids. This is what Community Policing is. These are the type of things that lead to understanding and harmony. And were going to continue to work with the people of this community. On the table today you see a coloring book, you see crayons. You also see a sock puppet. The kids that were there today gave me this sock puppet before i left. And i tell you, there isnt a better sight that can bring a smile to our face and hope to our heart when we can see a table with a coloring book, a box of crayons, and a sock puppet, instead of weapons and molotov cocktails. This is what defines a community. This is truly the community of ferguson is what we see on this table today. I will answer any questions. [ inaudible ] stark contrast when 48, 72 hours ago. Can you pinpoint exactly what the change is related to . The change is related to a lot of hard work by the citizens of this community, the citizens of this state, and the men and women of Law Enforcement that have been out here in a dedicated effort to make this Community Safe. [ inaudible ] given the relative calm tonight, how does the posture possibly change the next couple of days . And secondly, the governor announced [ inaudible ]. How that is going to change . As you stated, the governor said that theres going to be a decreasing size of the National Guard. We should start seeing that tomorrow. We will actually look at our operational plan. And like ive said every night, we will make adjustments to make this Community Safe and also give this Community Back to the citizens of ferguson. [ inaudible ] into the weekend and funeral on monday, is there any concern that there are going to be greater numbers [ inaudible ] . We will assess the operational plan. And like ive been saying today and yesterday, i dont deal in what ifs. I deal in what we have today. And today we have a good day. Today we have a good night. So lets enjoy the day and know were headed toward a sense of peace for our community. Thank you. Captain ron johnson with his overnight briefing on the second night of calm there in ferguson, missouri. In this sense, doing more than just speaking, actually giving a somewhat show and tell, showing a crayons, coloring book there on that table as you see in this live shot as they are departing that press conference. Also a sock puppet that was given to him, he said, by children there playing on the streets of ferguson, saying that is what defines their community, the play fullness of children that should be out there as they somewhat make an effort daybyday to return to normalcy there. The National Guard is withdrawing, and captain Allen Jol Johnson i should say will say that well start tomorrow as far as National Guard withdrawing there. He said tonight was a good night. Today was a good day, and hoping that that can continue in the days to come there in ferguson. Want to take you now back to msnbc and hardball in progress. Im frances rivera. Corruption trial of former Virginia Governor began today offering what he portrays as an anger ravaged marriage. It sounds more like divorce court. If you want to enjoy the weirdness of show its something to watch. Defiant rick perry is in washington, d. C. Today fighting against his indictment. This weekend hes off to New Hampshire by the when it comes to investigation is helping him politically. Finally, a reminder tonight that we have a tough election coming up this fall. Youve got to get registered, get planning and vote. Nobody watch the show unless you are going to vote. You saw what happened in ferguson when you dont vote. This is hardball , the place for politics. And relieve your other allergy symptoms. So you can breathe easier all day. Zyrtecd®. Find it at the pharmacy counter. You got a Little Something tool on the back of your shoe there. A price tag danger price tag alert oh. Hey, guys. Price tag alert is this normal . Well, progressive is a price tag free zone. We let you tell us what you want to pay, and we help you find options to fit your budget. Where are they taking him . I dont know. This seems excessive decontamination in progress. I dont want to tell you guys your job, but. Policies without the price tags. Now, thats progressive. Try zyrtecd® to powerfully clear your blocked nose and relieve your other allergy symptoms. So you can breathe easier all day. Zyrtecd®. Find it at the pharmacy counter. Senator Claire Mchaskill of missouri announced shell lead a Senate Hearing into whats called the militarization of local police departments. The issue has been a hot one after days of clashes, sometimes violent, between protesters and Police Following the death of Michael Brown in ferguson, missouri. Senator mchaskill called the for the de mille trization of the Ferguson Police department and has been a local leader on the ground working to deescalate the situation. Shes on the job. Hardball returns after this. Back to hardball. On a day to day basis now, ferguson, missouri, has seen a dramatic deescalation in violence. Thats for the good. Following eric holders visit there yesterday there was a relative sense of calm on the streets. There were no violent confrontations last night. Only six people were arrested, down from 78 two nights earlier. The National Guard is beginning to pull out of the area. While there is calm on the streets, we are seeing a focus now on the investigation itself into Michael Browns death. Local leaders are ramping up calls for robert mcculloch, a democrat, to step aside from the case. A group of activists said they have a petition with over 75,000 signatures calling for a special are prosecutor to be named. Mcculloch is the top law man since he was elected to the position in 1991. He has deep ties to the police force which is common for prosecutors, of course. Mcculloch calls on Governor Nixon to make a choice. Either remove him or assign him. Saying the declaration of emergency by Governor Nixon grants the governor power to remove me from this matter. Only the governor can answer this question. We have a presentation of evidence to the grand jury and will continue to do so in a fair, full and impartial manner. However, the governor must settle the issue now. To leave it unresolved leave it is possibility of exercising the power at a later date which will cause a significant and unwarranted delay in the resolution of the investigation and resolution of the case. Gentlemen, the simple question is the demand here by mcculloch, the d. A. Whos been in office all these years, elected every four years, that the governor make a decision. Does he have faith in him or not. If he doesnt, take me out of the casement is it or is it not a reasonable demand on the part of mcculloch . I think it is appropriate. In part because the governor knows as much as he needs to know about whether mcculloch can handle the case. He has information about the prosecutors background. Mcculloch is right when he says if you remove me two, three, four weeks from now it will delay everything. Its appropriate for the governor to decide one way or the other whether the prosecutor should stay on the job. Michael, the governor has the authority should he be forced to use it. Act or shut up. Exactly. Thats what the prosecutor is doing here. Hes calling his bluff. He want it is to see exactly are you going to have my back so i can do this trial the right way or are you going to participate in a circus atmosphere and let this thing go on only to cut me later on . I think the prosecutor has got it right. Hes playing the governor hard. Now the governor has to step up and decide whether or not he wants to keep the prosecutor in place, given how the community distrusts this individual and distrusts this process. As i mentioned, there is a growing cry among local leaders in ferguson to see mcculloch removed from the case, citing ties to the police and personal history and his history in office. Mccullochs father was a Police Officer killed ton job by an africanamerican man in 1964 when mcculloch was a kid. Mccullochs brother, uncle and cousin have served with the st. Louis police department. His mother served as aing ontime clerk with the police. Mcculloch pushed for legislation to require criminals to serve longerer portions of sentences. Let me go back to kendall. We all know the prosecutors, we watch television and know prosecutors work with police. They gather the evidence, put together what they need to make a prosecution. They work hand in glove. Is this extraordinary, this case . Any reason to move him out . Can you see that . It doesnt meet the Legal Standard which requires a personal interest by the part of the prosecutor in the parties, in the particulars of the case. I dont think we see that. Sure, hes close to the police. Maybe more than most prosecutors. Thats part of the job and thats common. A different question is whether it would be appropriate for the governor to go one step farther beyond the Legal Standard and said, look, i care about the community. I want to make sure the perception is something, whatever it is thats accepted by the community. Thats a different basis. There are plenty of measures taken by governors or prosecutors themselves to step down based on public perception. Thats a separate consideration here. If the governor wants to do it on that basis, i dont think he should be criticized either. Let me start with michael. We have all grown up with special prosecutors. I want to say because evidence support this is when you name a special prosecutor, they prosecute. They come in because thats why they are there whether its ken starr, they follow you like javert. They dont leave, they dont stop the case. Is it fair . Were talking about fairness here. Is it fair to the possible defendant here, officer wilson, if you bring in someone with explicit purpose of prosecuting a case and thats why you brought the person in. Can you get a fair hearing from someone called for this purpose . I dont know. Doesnt seem like you can. I want to hear your thoughts. I think you can. At the end of the day, youre right. A special prosecutor is brought in under the assistance of the governor. Yeah. That seems to conote a different approach to the case. That prosecutor will follow the facts. Hell follow where the evidence takes him. Hes going to prosecute the officer when have you ever heard of a special prosecutor who didnt prosecute . Said theres no case there . I dont are think it would be a situation of a special prosecutor as we know a special prosecutor in washington. I think it would be a matter of putting in place another prosecutor maybe out of the same office. Maybe from a neighboring jurisdiction to prosecute this case. It will be someone relatively close. I think kendall has the right measure here. You can do the right thing or you can do the legal thing. The legal thing is to just let it unfold. Keep the prosecutor in place. The right thing is to deal with the suspicions of the community. You have already seen the arrests, violence, and the looting and all thats going on. Thats driving this. You can dissipate that by doing the right thing and bringing in a team of prosecutors that the people trust. Well said. Let me ask you, kendall. Do you think a special prosecutor or someone brought in particularly for this matter can offer a fair judgment because they have been given the commission . I absolutely do. This case is going to define whatever the prosecutor does for the rest of his or her career. The eyes of the nation are on this case. The prosecutor will want to get it right. Keep in mind, chris, whoever the prosecutor is also has to live with the police community, wherever it is in the state of missouri. Police care about the case, too. Theres feelings on both sides of the divide. I think the prosecutor would try to call it down the middle. Lets finish up here tonight. Michael, do you think the governor feels the heat to make a call and stop hiding behind words . I think the governor has to make a call one way or the other and do it before the weekend is out. Kendall . Will he make the move . I think he should. I would be surprised if he does. Surprised if he does what . If he pull it is the prosecutor and brings in somebody else. You think hell keep in mcculloch. Mcculloch was elected. I say it to the people because you watch the show. Vote. If you dont like guys in here. Its a minority community. This is a white guy. Whether he should be there or not is your call if you vote. If not its somebody elses call. Ill talk about that tonight. Want to give up your rights, dont vote. Thanks for joining us. Michael, as always, my friend. Absolutely. Coming up at the top of the hour chris hayes will be joined by missouri governor jay nixon. He can put the heat on him. Well be right back after this. The governor of texas, rick perry and what a handsome guy he is is in a lot of trouble. Hes been indicted. They booked him and took his mugshot. Take a look. Theres the governor. No, no, no. No, no, no. Thats not heres the governor right there. Theres the governor. What a goodlooking guy he is. I think the first guy was the great nick nolte after a bad night. Welcome back to hardball. Time for the sideshow. That was David Letterman p poking fun at rick perrys mug shot. He was indicted for abuse of power. Well have an update later on the show. First a new political ad for another potential 2016 candidate that was show cased last night by letterman. Watch this one. Heres a political announcement. This was two days ago. 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Is it challenging, tough to be up there . Id rather be fishing. Hes a wellgroomed gentleman. Welcome back to hardball. That was former Virginia GovernorBob Mcdonnell on trial. He spent the day on the witness stand testifying about what he and his Legal Counsel portrayed as a broken marriage. Mcdonnell and his wife maureen are accused of accepting 177,000 in gifts and loans from Johnny Williams. While he was c. E. O. Of star scientific, a maker of dietary supplements. Both face 30 years in prison if convicted. The defense contends because of the sad state of the marriage they could not possibly have conspired to receive gifts because they didnt talk enough. To show how broken the marriage is the defense read an email which read we shouldnt know that. I am sorry for all the times i havent been there for you. I know i am a sinner and keep trying to do things better. You tell me all the time how bad your life has been with me. I am spiritually and mentally exhausted from getting yelled at. Thats a lot of information. The governor testified his wife accepted loans from williams without him knowing about it. He said, i was astounded. We didnt need money. Apparently she need. It flatly contradicts what williams said on the stand that he talked with the governor before extending the loan. The executive said he felt the need to consult with the governor since he was the breadwinner in the family. For more on the soap opera of a trial we go to Michelle Bernard and paul singer, the politics editor for usa today. Paul, i havent had you on before. Lets talk about the the trial. Can you tell if the jury is buying into this . You try it. Its not about taking stuff for stuff, but im skeptical there was bribery here. Im skeptical that this governor did something against the interest of the state for the gifts. The jurors will be faced with 177,000 worth of stuff. Loans for real estate, the rolex watch, the little drive in the ferrari, the golf club. What did he do for that . For the jurors you can say, thats probably all okay. They have to clear it out of their mind it is to get to the legal case which is was there quid pro quo, a deal . Michelle, we live in washington. Youre younger than i am but i have been here a long time. Ambassadorships are often based on bundling a lot of money. They are good people but they have to bundle a lot of money and campaign cash. President clinton was notorious for having people in the white house. All Campaign Contributors. Money makes the world go round. These politicians become your, quote, friends for money. They say, hes a friend. No, you have been given him money. How is it different from Johnny Williams who may be slicker and maybe not the right cut for ambassador. What did he get for this jewelry and ferrari driving and golfing weekends . I think thats the problem for the prosecutions case. At least on the conspiracy counts. There are two bank fraud false statement counts i think are a problem for the mcdonnells. Is that the plea . They plea that . I think its too late now. Thats the plea deal one or both of them should have taken. On the conspiracy charges if you look at what Johnny Williams got, he got meetings in the governors mansion. Mrs. Mcdonnell flew around and introduced them to people. There was no quid pro quo. People walk out of politicians and say what just happened, nothing. He got pretty much nothing. Mcdonnell was asked about gifts received from the virginia businessman, the Richmond Times dispatchs jeff shapiro said mcdonnell says people offer gifts to politicians to be nice, to be remembered for access. Mcdonnell testified about driving around in williamss ferrari around the governors a mansion saying im entitled to be normal. It was fun. Just needs an alpine hat on with a feather. There was a widespread belief that if you give money to politicians you get access and favors. Yet, they found, nobody in politics was doing anything wrong. So how is it that people believe they are getting this stuff back for all of the money they are giving . Are they dumb investors . Ill throw money at the governor and wont get anything back. They like to say, oh, the mcdonnells are friends of ours. Some people dont have the right social crowd so they buy it and say, were friends with the clintons, with the bushes. Were friends. By the way, low number license plates. Some guys give a ton of money for a 1 on the license plate. It helps the persons business to have the appearance of being close to someone in power and say i was at the gov authors daughters wedding. We did this and that. Nobody got invited to chelseas wedding. Not to chelseas, but to mcdonnells. He did walk in with a bottle in his hand and said, check this out. How about mrs. Mcdonnell. Not to lay it on her. Her husband is doing that. Shes using the Campaign Contributor list to give to williams to use it to sell product. Thats an asset. It is an asset. Its a problem. Visually, more than an actual act of misconduct that rises to the level of, you need to be put in prison for this. It just looks really, really bad. The whole way the defense portrayed her is so awful, so humiliating. Is she going to take the stand . No, shes not. How does the jury deal with it . The jury will look at it in two ways. She looks awful. But i think for the four female jurors on the jury, what looks really bad is the fact that her husband looks like a cad. He has completely distanced himself from her. The husband gets the rolex watch. There are 70,000 in debt. His wife gave it to him for christmas. How does he say, my wife was crazy . We had a horrible marriage. She didnt love me but gave me a watch. She called this man and asked him to let me drive the ferrari around town. Arranged the golf trips. Youre in your wheelhouse here, michelle. It seem it is defense he has nt had communication with his wife since the mid 90s. Intimacy and all that, we dont know. There is a weird thing about not having a real relationship but for Public Purposes they were the perfect thats not the first we have heard of that. I saw them. I thought they were catholic, conservative religiously. Not that its better than any other religion but im familiar with it. Now we find it was troubled. I spent time with john and elizabeth edwards. Same thing. Keep in mind these men are they vaudeville acts . Political marriages. They are sacrificing everything to be elected. For us to show something. I dont know. But to be elected. To look a certain way. To look a certain way. Jack kennedy and jackie. We know how complicated that was. Michelle, youre an expert. I know now what the Michelle Bernard center does. Kidding. Paul singer, thanks for joining us. Up next talk about a boomerang. This is weird. He looks better with republicans because of the this prosecution, whatever its worth in texas. This is hardball, the place for politics. Trublend has the Perfect Blend for each of us covergirl p nk blend of rockstar and mama bear. Her trublend. Light 4 it blends in doesnt build up for a flawless nude look find your trublend at easy breezy beautiful covergirl heres the latest on the battle for control of the u. S. Senate this fall. First to alaska where the National Republican party got their candidate dan sullivan tie tea partier joe miller and facing mark beggish. Hes a good candidate. Now to north carolina. For that we check the hardball score board. Here it is. According to a new usa today poll kay hagan leads tom tillis, the speaker there, by two points. Hagan, 45. Too close to call. Theyre not getting wider. Well be right back. Welcome back to hardball. As we first reported here, rick perry of texas was indicted on two felony countses for abuse of power. The charges said he tried to pressure the district attorney, a democrat, to quit by threatening to cut off funding to her office. Under usual circumstance indictments arent good for politicians, obviously. Governor perry shows the signs of being a 2016 president ial contender finds this indictment endares him to the Republican Base baste in the country. Today speaking at the Heritage Foundation in washington, the indictment was the first topic the defiant perry addressed in his speech. There are interesting things going on in my home state right now. There are a few Public Officials in Travis County who have taken issue with an exercise of my constitutional veto authority. Namely a governors power to veto legislation and funding and the right to free speech. I am confident in my case. I can assure you that i will fight this attack of oh our system of government. With my fellow citizens, both republicans and democrats i am to defend our constitution and stand up fur for the rule of law. Rosemary lemberg is a politically appealing opponent for the governor. This video from her 2013 arrest for dwi isnt exactly flattering. Lets watch. Yall better do something quick because youre going to be in jail, not me. I dont care if you kill me. Call. Did you call . Did he let him know you have me in custody. You have been arrested for dwi. Thats yalls problem, not mine. Thats yalls problem. Perry faces up to 109 years in prison if convicted on both felony counts. The conservative base defending him making his 2012 oops a dim memory and replacing it with the kind of defiant fighter that stirs republican primary voters. Well see. Casey hunt attended the event in d. C. And perry bacon joins us. I dont want to equate anything im trying to get out of the cases because its not our job. It seems you have Chris Christie in jersey. Hes doing very well many the polls. Fishmans up to. You know, the u. S. Attorney is going to do up there. So is this a race between getting popular, and winning a president ial nomination, hoping all that time you dont get convicted . Well, the question is how distracting is it, really, right . Because this perry it should be distracting. Perry successfully turned this into a battle of political deception, opposed to something where hes defending himself on the legal merits. Democrats were slow to pick up on that. It was a real victory for perry in the beginning. You saw David Axelrod walk down the initial tweet. Every time perry talks about it is hanging on democrat David Axelrod. And several other people. Im skeptical of texas generally when it comes to criminal prosecution. I saw the thing with tom delay. Seems like everybody has a political point of view. That picture of her person calling for the buddy, sheriff, greg to show up and spring her doesnt look like they have clean politics down there. If you get a dui and have to call your buddy to get sprung, thats corrupt. Admittedly you dont look your best after being picked up and throne into a holding cell for dui. When the president wouldnt go to the border, that gave rick perry a chance to bash the president and say hes mr. Border security, and now this. Republicans are rallying around him now. A straw poll in june among texas republicans, rick perry finished fourth behind cruz and ben carson. If hes not popular in texas, im dubious is he considered light . Yes, oops has not been forgotten. Yes. Is that his problem, gravitas . The lack of it . The speech was all about iraq and isis and syria. Whats to know about that . He was trying to show us essentially everything he knew about it and sounded a lot more like george w. Bush than like a senator rand paul. Thats what we need is another hawkish republican. He wouldnt rule out sending american troops. What is the appeal of the guy besides obviously hes been elected a lot of times, hes a governor, and isnt that the role model they want . They want to find an executive to run against probably secretary clinton. As you noted, a lot of these governors are in trouble. You have rick perry, of course, in texas as you mentioned. Chris christie. You also have, for example, Bob Mcdonnell is somebody whos already fallen off of the list of those people that we could potentially see as republican on tenders. Like you said, go back to your first point, if they get really distracted, its going to really hurt them Going Forward into the president ial campaign. Where do you see this guy . Because i think he looked good a while ago, then the oops line, couldnt remember the three federal agencies he wanted to get rid of which is not easy to remember if you care. You would remember the agencies you hate clearly. Hes not known to republicans as being a particularly smart guy, problem number one. Problem number two, not clear where his base is. The tea party base love rand paul and ted cruz. Establishment folks never liked him in 2012. They were still for romney. Let me tell you something good about the guy now that hes got problems. I thought when all the africanamericans were stuck down there trying to get away from katrina, he offered everybody a home. He offered a haven which nobody does. Right. Its always, not in my backyard. Houston and those cities offered up tremendous services for people in dire need. Who else does that in this country . Am i right . Hes a likable guy. Thats the one thing about him. People like him of all parties. Very friendly, very charming if you get to know him. Thats appealing about him. You asked the governor about his indictment today. Lets watch your interview with him, briefly. Politically you discussed your indictment at the beginning of this. Why to you view this as political if the judge in the case was appointed by a republican and the prosecutor served in a republican president ial administration . When David Axelrod, lanny davis, alan dershowitz, Jonathan Chait all say this is sketchy, outrageous, totalitarian, and mccarthyite, i agree with them. Thats just on the democrat side of the aisle. Dont you love it . Thats, case in point, why David Axelrod might come to regret that tweet saying this is sketchy. Honesty is not the best policy . It really is right. I hate it when people say when you agree across the aisle or ideological spectrum, even chris matthews, youre putting me down as youre putting me up. You cant have it both ways. Kasie hunt, good interview, you got his attention. Thank you, perry bacon. He remembered all the names. He did. So stuffed up, you fel like youre underwater . 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You can see it in the polling numbers. In this battle the United States senate will decide whether this president , barack obama has two more years to his term or simply two years to await its termination. Two years as a lame duck with no support or leverage from the United States congress. If you have not registered to vote, do it. If youve not made definite plans to get to the polls in person or election day, earlier when thats permitted or by absentee, get on your horse. Get it planned, get yourself organized or dont complain about the direction of this country. The one lesson we learn again and again is it matters who is elected, whether in a small suburb in missouri where you have an africanamerican population not represented in the government there, or in the american presidency. It really matters that george w. Bush was president in the early years of this century. It took a w. To be so influenced by his Vice President , so moved toy ideologues to take the country into iraq and blow up iraq into the jungle it is today, and took barack obama to shake this country from the inability to deal with the countrys health care challenge. All before him, both parties had failed, he delivered. Yes, it matters locally whos calling the shots. Get your plans together. Get your heart, mind and body prepared to show up and vote this november. The consequences are all around us, from iraq, to ferguson. Nobodys vote is more important than yours, unless you dont show up. Then everybodys vote is more important than yours. Thats hardball. Thats hardball for now. Thanks for being with us. All in with chris hayes starts right now. Good evening from ferguson, missouri. We are live here tonight as the sun begins to set. And a very different scene on west florissant avenue, a site of so much unrest over the past 12 days. The street is open to vehicular traffic for the first time in days. Businesses are open for business including the original reds barbecue which is serving up barbecue and playing r b music right down there. A smattering of protesters walking up and down, but all in all an absolutely transformed different scene than the images weve seen coming out of ferguson for just about two weeks now. Today, governor jay nixon announced hes ordering the National Guard to begin withdrawing from ferguson. They had been called in on monday to help secure the Law Enforcement command center down the road from where im standing. As theit