Where weve seen another night streets, despite authorities he imposing a fivehourlong curfew. Police firing tear gas. Making at least seven arrests. At least one person shot by an armed protesr and is in the hospital. Were tracking every angle this morning. Missouri governor jay nixon will be here shortly. But first, all the breaking news from abcs steve osunsami. Reporter as soon as the governors curfew began, so did the nights chaos. No justice no curfew reporter overnight, the s. W. A. T. Teams moved in, firing smoke canisters and tear gas at people in the streets. You must disperse the area immediately. Reporter someone was shot by an armed protester and had to be hospitalized. Now in critical condition. Police promised to be kinder and gentler, theyre now defending the use of tear gas. We got a report of a shooting victim. They did deploy tear gas in an effort to move back and get to the shooting victim. Reporter a of this after state of emergency was declared on saturday. No justice. All no peace reporter during the day, families protested loudly but peacefully. At night, thieves went to work, robbing and burning down businesses. Black families who met with the governor at a church were furious. And made sure to let him know it. You need to charge that police with murder. Reporter friday, police finally revealed the identity of the officer who shot 18yearold Michael Brown. 28yearold Darren Wilson is a sixyear veteran. He was moved from his home out of fears for his safety. Police then lit the fire by releasing this video of the shooting victim in the middle of what they said was a strongarm robbery 15 minutes before brown died. A video they asked not to be released. Demonstrators called it character assassination. I have two boys, 19 and 21. They could have been one of them. Steve is with me. You have been here all week. You have tracked this so closely. What do you think has to happen at this point to calm things down . I think tt de for t s fisentts dowts. Communication between the police and the public here. Information coming out a lot sooner. Thank you very much, steve. A good way to transition to missouri governor jay nixon. Governor nixon, ank yofor joining us. You heard what steve said just now. What do you think it will take . And how soon and will there be a prosecution of this officer, do you believe . First of all, we started out with a tough week. The loss of Michael Brown. Shot in the street. The young man, you know, touched a nerve. Not only here in ferguson in the st. Louis area, but across the nation and the world. These acts, unfortunately, bring a great deal of emotions. Over the last few days, as the department of justice has ramped up the investigation and the local prosecutors working, this is an opportunity for them to step up and get justice. These investigations need to be complete, thorough, and get justice. But you understand why people were angry all over again this week, you saw chief jackson go out and present that surveillance video. Did you want that presented . The Justice Department didnt. We were unaware they were going to release it. We were not happy with that. Especially in the way that it was released. It appeared to, you know, cast aspersions on a young man that was gunned down in the street. It made emotions raw. And one of the reasons why, after the first night of bringing in highway patrol, we had a calm night the first night. The second night, late, we saw folks get upset. Thats why we got the curfew last night. Im proud of everybodys effort last nigpecially from the community. With thousands of people out there, only seven arrests. E majority from outside the area. Not a single shot by a police officer. I thought that last night with the help of the community, a solid step forward was made. But, people are angry with you, personally, your press briefings have been town halls. People venting their anger. Wondering where you were early on. I know you issued statements after about 72 hours. But you didnt come to the scene for five days. What responsibility do you bear . Well, i mean, i have been here almost every day. The bottom line. Weve been focused on meeting with groups, meeting with parents, making sure we were set up. Taking the unprecedented action can ptai do security and and following up that, making sure we were continuing to provide security here. Ice officers. Lookeity. Otion ous unrs byese anth the mrappunted patrol. Tojomm community, has ben and to a much dnte on Law Enforcement there. I think it has paid off, while respecting and allowing the appropriate First Amendment rights for people to grieve and speak. More in a different training r iss e too. It really its very poan involved with the community if d theyre pointings at folks, thats impossible a ue there are times when force is necessary. But we really felt that that push at that time was a lile aggressive, obviou and thages were not what we were trying to get to. This is legitimately, people are legitimately upset. An 18yearold Michael Brown was shot . The street of his hometown. And, that scratches a nerve. And, opens old wounds. Thank you very much for joining us governor. Now to the eyewitness accounts of the dramatic protests and unrest here in this normally quiet suburb. Including this riveting story from a local leader who has watched it all from day one. When i walked through town with st. Louis Alderman Antonio french, everyone wanted to shake his hand. Antonio how are you . Reporter he became a folk hero after he drove into ferguson to take videos of police actions. And ended up in jail. Is there a reason . He said because i didnt listen. Reporter we walked the path from the makeshift memorial to the socalled ground zero of the unrest following the killing, the quick trip gas station on west florist avenue. 2zik i then he took us back to where it all started. Where it ended for 18yearold Michael Brown. Michael browns body lay there for two hours . Most of the day . Close to five hours. Reporter five hours. Yeah, close to five hours. Reporter and what really incited things . That night, this had become a memorial site. Which included rose petals and little candles. Right on the site where his body lay. ni ]fj over the course, a dumpster back behind the apartments, somebody put some barbecue charcoals in there and it caught on fire. The fire truck came down and they had officers with them. And they started putting out the fire. They had those officers statnerek. Some people started shouting at the officers. They called for backup. And all of a sudden, over a dozen more police cars came flying down here. It just lined up, flashing lights. Got out with the dogs to get the crowd back. It agitated them more. Joining us now, dr. Cedrick alexander from the National Organization for black Law Enforcement. Hes the Public Safety director of the Dekalb CountyPolice Department in georgia and came to ferguson at the request of police chief jackson. What have you talked about with him . A lot of the controversy has centered around him. Yes, right. He and i have had an opportunity to have a number of indepth conversations about whats been occurring over the last week. And he certainly agrees there have been some missteps that he has made. But really, the thrust of the conversations we have had has been around how do his department begin to develop a relationship with the community . As they move forward. And it is clear, and i think from what is being evidenced continually, what is a lack of communication between police and community. I have to say. I saw something yesterday. Not only the lack of communication but the lack of diversity. I was at the site where Michael Brown was killed. Mmhmm. 11 police cars rolled in there yesterday. Right by that memorial. Uh huh. One black officer. They said they were answering a call. There was no communication with the community when they came in at a very sensitive time. How do you change that state of mind and the diversity . That is an observation clearly made. Everyone across the country clearly sees that. One of the things he and i talked about is that he has to find a way, along with his city leadership, is how do they begin to diversify that department that is more representative of that community as well. That will occur over time. Theyre going to have to develop a Strategic Plan in order to deal with that, because even when you talk with people in the community, that is one of the first things that comes to mind. It is a department that has 55 officers, only 3 only 3 are black. Thats what theyre saying. Communicate. You have to communicate that. You have to sit with the community. Come up with a strategy of how to recruit persons of color, to come into that organization as attrition takes place. It becomes increasingly important that they start to talk to each other, communicate with each other. That has not clearly been the case whatsoever. And again, we see that evidenced every day. It seems like they have a long way to go. It could take a lot of time. It will take time. It certainly is going to take some time. But it is doable. And it can be done. Thank you very much for joining us. Thank you for having me. Now another look at the growing memorial marking the spot where Michael Brown was shot and killed. The street is quiet this morning. There will be another rally here later today. Members of Michael Browns family will be there and so will our next guest, a brown family attorney, anthony gray. Mr. Gray, youre a local attorney. You know the family. What do you expect today . With the family . What do they want to do today . They want to reiterate their i urge for a fair and impartial nl no one was given the opportunity to authenticate it was mike brown jr. In the video. But they believe it is . They havent examined it for that purpose. Theres no reason not to believe that its him. Much like when you identify someone who is deceased, you have a Family Member that come in and make a positive i. D. They have not had the opportunity to do that. What do you think investigators should be doing that theyre not . I dont know. Because im not sure what theyre doing. Its hard to criticize when i dont know whats going on at the present moment. I can only hope theyre conducting a fair and impartial investigation. That theyre being thorough, that theyre being complete, unbiased. And that the results of the investigation would depict that. That is our hope. That is my hope for the investigators. And thats what the family hopes for. Okay. We thank you very much for your thoughts. And the family there at the rally this afternoon. I was at the memorial yesterday. It is a very moving spot indeed. Thank you. Now to a community literally caught in the cross fire and the residents desperately trying to bring back a sense of calm. Check out this photo that caught our eye in the washington post. Thats reverend willis johnson. His church is a couple of minutes from here. Hes counseling a young man in the middle of the mayhem. This weekend, we sat down with reverend johnson and two young men who have been right there as the pro tests unfolded. Alvin ransom, who went to the same high school as mike brown. And brendan hart, who attends johnsons church. You said you have had a hard time containing your own anger this week. Its just really hard. Especially especially on us. On the young people. On the young africanAmerican People. We know the struggle. Theres a lot of dirty cops out there. Its hard. Sometimes i dont get looked for my intelligence. I get looked at as my color sometimes. Its hard for me to show people who i am because they already think im this type of person. And when you say the cops are dirty, have row had expeer wednesday with that . Or just the mistrust is so high . I had experience. My skin color. They pull you over. Search through the car. Slam you on top of the hood. Say things to you. Put the handcuffs on your wrists very tight. When you heard this week that Michael Brown might have been involved in that robbery, what did you think . I think that was not the point. The point was why did he get shot . Several times with his hands up . Theyre supposed to protect and serve. They didnt protect and serve. Theyre destroying us. Do you behave in a way that will keep you safer . Um i feel like, in fear, i do. I react out of fear. So i have to tighten up a little bit. I have to i have to make sure im not sagging. Because they look for things like that. We have to put on a show that were perfect. So if you saw Police Officers coming at you, what would you do . Hope to god that they are not coming to me. I would hope that i dont know. Is this a real fear for you that you could get shot by police at any time . Yes. And at any age. And at any age. Doing anything. I feel that same, i mean, when i see blue lights in the Rearview Mirror its fear. Im hoping theyre going past. And not stopping me. I know i have nothing in the car. Reverend, i i want to go back to that picture. You were with joshua wilson. A young man, 18 years old, he was angry. At a protest. What was that moment like . Um, it was obviously real. It was a moment of helping each other. And it was a moment of trying to speak to a son, whether its my son, someones son, our son, so that we did not have to experience what mrs. Brown and so many others have had to experience previously. What did you say to him . I said we need you. I said i need you. If you need to get mad, get mad with me. Dont give them. Dont do what they want and expect us to do. I want all of you to tell me what you would want to tell people watching about the importance of what happened here and what you do about it. Its sad to say, this tragedy has brought us together. I have seen people who were enemies standing together hand in hand, all fighting for one cause. And thats to bring justice for mike brown. Look, look how everybody is coming together. Look how big we got. Like were standing strong. Were standing on our feet now. Mahatma gandhi said, we must become the change we wish to see. Its made me look at me and i think theres not a person who is experiencing this that has not had to go through that. Powerful thoughts. Coming up, the u. S. Launching another wave of air strikes in iraq. Plus the new fears about the prize jihadist fighters just captured. Then, the texas stunner. Governor rick perry indicted. His reaction. Plus a brandnew signal hes now sending about 2016. Back in two minutes. Back in 26 mitwo minutes. Now, our closer look. Breaking developments in the crisis in iraq. The u. S. Launching another round of air strikes. This morning, there are real fears that the isis Jihadist Army is gaining momentum. Chief Foreign Correspondent terry moran has the very latest from northern iraq. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, martha. The main battle in iraq is about 80 miles west from here. U. S. Air power supporting kurdish troops on the ground in an effort to retake the huge dam outside of mosul. Which, in isis hands, is a potential for mass destruction. U. S. And iraqi officials are deeply concerned that isis might blow up the dam that could release a wall of water 60 feet high through the city of mosul. And flood baghdad, 250 miles away. The new u. S. Strikes are aimed at breaking the isis juggernaut. Theyve got all the initiative right now. More than onethird of iraq is under isis control. Including major cities like mosul, fallujah and tel afar. Much of the border between iraq and syria is in their control, as well. Everywhere they go, they spread terror in the name of their god. On friday, another massacre of yazidis. Scores of men killed. Women and children kidnapped. We spoke with man from that same village. He fled with his family, ten children, this week. We showed him pictures of the atrocity. There is no place in iraq for us anymore, he told us. As they squat outside of the already full u. N. Refugee camp, there is no place for them to go. For this week, terry moran. Lets break down the strategy can colonel steve ganyard, abc contributor. Lets talk about the air strikes. This goes beyond moving people, it seems. Its been an incredible week for american air power. Think about what we have done in a few dozen strikes. We have held erbil. Presented a fall of kurdistan. Disaster on theop of mount sinjan. Openedscape routfor e refugees. Were conducting strikes around the mosul dam in an attempt to prevent disaster. President said these strikf tho. Will be ly used and only to protect u. Citizens. R powet an ideogy. Sll up to the iqi gove to beat isis. What happens gog rwd . Air por one cant do it. Yore ailot. You you know that, i think. Youre ght. Just this the only thing the u. S. Air power will be used for is things that will protect iz people in erbil or the consulate there or in baghd,r if problem. Other humanitarian the ite house has no stated strategy against isis itself it remains the resnsility e aqgt s a crut stand uptwo feet and push isis back across the border agn. Quickly. T read sothing saw a tweet ofours thiseek that caught my eye. The tweet said yestery, a 28 million americ reaper shot 600,000 mrap tt was given to iruraxol. Om we spent hundreds of millions and a decade training the iraqi arnly to watch them fail at the first test. And ls of u. S. Equipment fall back into isis hands. Unfortunately, the american taxpayer gets thbill coming and going. Thanks, steve. Now to w members of congress, both veterans of the iraq war. Democrat Tulsi Gabbard from hawaii, and adam kinzinger, the republican from illinois headed off to National Guard duty next week. I would like to art withou, congressman. Do you think the u. Sis doing enough . L, lk, i want to be very re to feel say, its good that we staed doi something. What were watching in iraq and lyis the cenario fo this cancer that is growing that is consuming all over the place. Back in january, i called for air strikes against isis, on this show, in fact. When they were just about 1,000 or,000 people. Today, we see them in the tens of thousands. Theyre only continuing to metastasize. I think what we have begun doing is very good. I think we have get enbigger aer crushing and the pushing back isis not just in iraq but in syria is of the utmost priority. Army, who w fds its e syrian surrounded by the regime and isis has got to be emboldened to fight them back. They need the equipment and the weapons. Is is t o. Lved in stopping this with the Iraqi Government i think were on tight start. But theret more to do. Troops on the ground . Uh, no. Oft, you know, look, at the end the dayi think thdefeating of missn. And soy think and so i think everything has to be on the table for that end result. I understand the president doesnt want to put troops on the ground. I dont either. You cant reintroduce 200,000 amican troops. I think special forces embedded with the Iraqi Military as the Iraqi Military regrows its spine to take its country back will be essential and important. You never publicity take anything off the table, even if you take it off the table privately beuse it shows the enemy at youre not willing to do. When you show them what ure not willing to do, it makes your movements all that less effective. Congresswoman gabbard, president obama says he has taken combat troops off the out of the equation. Should he have done that . Artha, i think its imrtant, as we talk about whether or not there should be troops or exactly what tactical strategy should be used goin forwd, were missing a critical question here. Cd n what is our mission . What is the United States mission . What are we trying to accomplish here . Adam and i both enlisted joined the military after 9 11 because we heard our nationsol leaders say after that attack that we would go and take out these islamic extremists wherever they are. We would fight against those waging war against the United States. That stated mission after 9 11 has been lost. As steve mentioned earlier and as we heard from white house officials last week, they said and i quote, these air strikes are not an authorization of a broadbased Counterterrorism Campaign against isis. End of quote. If our mission is not to take them out, then i think we have a real problem here. If we focus on that mission, which i think we should, then we can look at what are the tactics that we need to take them out. Right now, were seeing in kurdistan, we need to arm the kurds with heavy weapons. Because they are doing the hard work on the ground. They are fighting against isis. We can augment that with our targeted air strikes. Congressman kinzinger, briefly, the isis threat is ju j how worried are you . Well, you about the situation in general, im very worried about what is happening. Because, look, the reality is, they have made it very very clear they want to strike us in the United States of america. Made it leclear that they want to strike europe. They have the intention and the means. The means being passports. And westerners fighting with isis with the ability to get back into the United States or europe. I think we have to have a goal of saying we need to crush isis. I understand the American People are warweary. I hear it a lot. But the reality is, after world war ii, harry truman didnt look at the American People and say, i know youre warweary. So russia is europes problem. He talked about the bigger issue of what american strength means and what it means for security of our land. And he said, were going to leave troops in europe. After losing hundreds of thousands of people. And having an economy based on executing the war, we still stuck it out because we knew the dangers. Thats where we are today. The president has to stand up in front of the American People. You may be warweary, but in five or ten years, we dont want to look back and say, we missed all the signs, all the signals of the intention of these extremists. It is there and its serious. Congressman. Thank you very much. And thank you congresswoman gabbard. Much more from ferguson, missouri, a bit later. Now, lets go to washington and my colleague, jonathan karl. Jon . 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Reporter he says this woman, Rosemary Lemberg lost the public trust after being arrested for drunken driving and belligerent conduct. She pleaded guilty but refused to resign. She had gotten under perrys skin as head of the states investigative unit. On saturday, the governor pushed back. Saying the grand jury charges smacked of politics. We dont settle political differences with indictments in the country. It is outrageous. Reporter an unlikely democrat defended him. David axelrod tweeted, perry indictment seems pretty sketchy. The indictment presents a fresh political challenge, just as his comeback tour was going strong. Its been nearly three years since this. Commerce and lets see i cant the third one i cant. Sorry. Oops. Reporter when we caught up with him on a trip to iowa, he was filled with optimism. How tough is it to make a second impression . I think thats what america is all about. Jeff joins us on the roundtable with donna brazile, with Kristen Soltis anderson and lets start with wane solner from the texas morning news. Maximum penalty. 99 years in prison. What is the bottom line . Did perry commit a crime or is this all politics . You look at this in two parts. One is the legal side. What is just hardball politics . Thats what politicians do. And what is illegally trying to muscle out of office a political opponent who had been duly elected by folks in her county . Thats what a jury will have to decide. Perry thinks its the former. The prosecutor thinks its the latter. The other implications are political. As jeff alluded to in the piece out of iowa. I was just with perry in iowa. Hes very well received among a group of christian conservatives and Tea Party Activists in that state. Its never good to run for president. And thats what hes doing. The prospects of running for president if you have the word indicted associated with your name. Give us a sense. Youre on the ground. How is it playing in texas . Theres a division here. Perry has a number of people that jumped to his side. These are pretty much republican allies and operatives. And so forth. Some democrats privately tell me they think this is going to be a stretch. Its one thing to get a grand jury indictment against someone. Its another thing to get a conviction in a court of a sitting governor. In a case like this, where again, the question is, was he just engaged in hardball, not very pretty politics . Or did he do something he shouldnt have been doing . And again, people are divided. Wayne, thank you very much. Back to the roundtable. I have to come to you, donna. We heard in jeffs piece, David Axelrod tweeting that thee inin charges are sketchy. We heard from Joaquin Castro saying that for the good of texas, perry should resign. Who is right . Wow. Well, first of all, the evidence is sealed. We dont know what a grand jury looked at. We dont know exactly if it was, as we have been told, maybe what david was responding to, that this was a political vendetta by the governor and maybe that is sketchy. Maybe under texas law you can exercise you veto power because you disagree with the individual. The bottom line is that hes going to go before a judge, hes going to get a trial. This will play out over the next couple of months. Right as rick perry is trying to win support in iowa and New Hampshire. I dont think its good for the governor. But, you know what . If this is texassized justice, well see in a few months. It took tom delay five years to get acquitted when he was charged. The big question is what are they accusing rick perry of . It sounds as if hes being accused of issuing a veto threat. Which isnt something that, even if it drags out over the course of a hypothetical 2016 campaign, it doesnt sound to me like it was a he was trying remove this d. A. He wanted her to resign. I think the tape says it all. I think that the video of why somebody who is heading a Public Integrity office, who has broken the law, i dont know that hes necessarily in the wrong for calling for someone to step down. The real politics here is she was a democrat, hes a republican governor. Likely he would have replaced her with a republican in the office. There was a prosecutor appointed by bush that took this evidence to a grand jury. I think the notion that this is partisan so you think axelrod is wrong . Its incredibly wrong. Its texassized justice. Perry is supposed to be in New Hampshire maybe at the same time hes supposed to go to the courthouse. Is he going to go . How is he handling it . Hes going. His advisers say hes proceeding all systems go. Hes going to New Hampshire on friday. Hes gaining a lot of second looks. I was in iowa last week. They say were going to give him a second shot. This is going to be playing out at the same time, on split screens, if you will. He wont shy away from this. Hell keep pressing forward with his 2016 bid. Hes starting early this time. Thats so important. Hes getting advice from Foreign Policy advisers. Other things. Its too early to rule him out. Look at the headlines hes been getting. Really good coverage. The oops moments a long time ago. Hes getting glowing coverage because of his handling of the immigration standoff. I have two questions for you, kristen. A, does it hurt his president ial chances . And b, does he have president ial chances . So, ill answer your second question first. Yes, he does, as does pretty much anyone on the republican side that throws their hat into the ring. All of these guys hovering between 5 and 10 . Depending on which day it is. I think any of them have a chance. I think the second incarnation of rick perry, hipster glasses instead of cowboy rick perry is interesting. I think hell bring a lot to a president ial field. It only makes him stronger. The second look is not going to make rick perry look any better. The problem is his record is still out there. His record as governor. The record on health care, on education. Hell be judged by that. Not by the size of texas and its electoral votes. We have to take a quick break. We dont have time for the powerhouse puzzler. Many people thought with the election of president obama, we would have a post racial america. Has that dream died . Would have a post racial america. Has that dream died . Hi, im Henry Winkler and im here to tell homeowners that are sixtytwo and older about a great way to live a better retirement. Its called a reverse mortgage. 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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One generation, youre not going to erase centuries of dehumanization of racial animosity. Youre not going to eliminate any of these issues overnight simply by proclaiming the country to be post racial. I think the country will we need to have moments like this when we can have an honest conversation about what is undergirding all of this. When you militarize the police, they look upon the citizens as enemies. Not lawabiding citizens. When you provide resources in a community that is often struck change, of people that can relate to them, you will have issues. I hope they resolve this. My heart hurts for the people of ferguson, for the parents of Michael Brown. For the community. My heart hurts also for every young man and woman today who are still being judged by the color of their skin. Jon, we have so much we can do together and no one person has all of the answers. But we have to have a conversation that goes beyond just these incidents. Let me ask you quickly. President obama has been criticized by some for waiting too long the weigh in on this. Some thought he was too measured in his comments. Do you think he struck the right tone . Yes. He always strikes the right tone. I dont want president obama nor do i want anybody else to have all of the answers. Thats not going to solve the problem. We have to make sure we equip these communities so they can empower themselves. So children know they can grow up without being singled out by the police. If theyre lawabiding, if theyre doing wrong, we need to have the resources to deal with this. Rand paul weighed in saying, he understands why africanamericans can feel targeted with our justice system. Look what he said in Time Magazine. If i had been told to get out of the street as a teenager, there would have been a distinct possibility that i might have smarted off. But i wouldnt have expected to be shot. What is up with rand paul . Is he an outlier on the republican side . Or are republicans taking a new approach . I have been very pleased not just with him but with a number of voices within the party that have taken a similar tack in recent months. Its not just rand paul. You also had senator nmike lee, from utah, who, in bipartisan effort with senators dick durbin and pat leahy put forward changes for sentencing reform. Were seeing bipartisan effort. This is one of those areas where you have the left and the tea party right coming together to support changes to policy that can hopefully fix our justice system. On ferguson, does paul represent where republicans are . Not necessarily. This is not the first time hes talked about this. Hes doing speeches on sentencing reform. Trying to go into the heart of black communities. This is an important message. If you have a republican candidate, republican nominee, perhaps, talking about this, it is significant to the party. Im not sure the base of the party is with him. But hes leading the way. Were seeing this liberal, libertarians coming together on this. Well be back in 30 seconds. Im finally who im supposed to be. Do you understand . I cant go back. Orange is the new black. One of its breakout stars, laverne cox. A woman born biologically male became the first transgendered emmy acting nominee. There she was on the red carpet just last night. She didnt win, but shes using her fame to shine a spot light on transgender issues. Heres abcs chief National Correspondent byron pitts. Youve got the wrong girl. Reporter shes one of the stars of netflixs show, orange is the new black. Actress laverne cox. A transgender woman in real life playing a transgender inmate in a female prison. So many people say they see themselves reflected in this character. Reporter her role is one of a number reflective of the Transgender Community now coming of age in mainstream america. On broadway, Neil Patrick Harris winning a tony for his performance in headwig and the angry inch. Online, facebook users now able to choose between 56 different options for gender identity. And in fashion, Barneys Department store featuring an ad campaign with transgender models. All a far cry from coxs childhood as a young boy in alabama. I was bullied. I internalized a lot of shame. About who i was as a child. Reporter bullied because . Because of my gender expression. Because i didnt act the way someone assigned male at birth was supposed to act. Theres a cultural environment where trans people are told who we are is a mistake. We should try to be someone else. Reporter its estimated there are nearly 1 million transgendered men and women in america. Many of them teenagers, like michael and isaac. I wasnt a girl except physically. I dont have to live a lie anymore. I suffered for so many years because people said it was just a phase and that i would grow out of it. When i look in the mirror now, i see myself. Reporter high school classmates, isaac and michael were born girls. They came out to the world as transgendered in a youtube video. Ive been living more like a guy since elementary school. It used to be thought 1 in 40,000 people had gender dysphoria. Now surveys are suggesting it may be as high as 1 in 250. Reporter gender dysphoria. Now a medical diagnosis for those feeling a disconnect between their assigned and perceived gender. Despite growing research, there is pushback. Californias controversial law ab1226, allows transjendered children to use facilities and participate in activities based on their gender. We want to protect all children. Especially the 99 having their privacy invaded by this intrusive law. Reporter according to the latest polling, 89 of americans agree, transgendered people deserve the same legal rights and protection. Even defense secretary chuck hagel waded into these evershifting waters. Every qualified american who wants to serve our country should have an opportunity. Reporter as for laverne cox, her success on television has given a voice to many who once felt voiceless. Having your story told validates youre experience. Its like, im not alone anymore. Maybe ill be okay. Reporter for this week, byron pitts. Abc, kansas city. Here now, Mara Kiesling and sabrina rubenerderly, who has covered this issue extensively. Thanks to both of you for being here. Mara, you have been active on this issue for at least a dozen years. Now, you say weve come to the point Time Magazine says were at a tipping point. You have had progress in courts. Laverne cox coming in and being nominated for an emmy award. What is your sense . Have we reached a critical moment here now for this movement . I think absolutely. And were winning policy change. Faster than we ever thought we could. The culture is changing really, really fast. But still, the truth is, while thats happening and while thats all great and important, there are a million tragedies happening every day with people having judges take away their kids because theyre trans. People being disrespected out on the street. People being murdered. We had one of the worst months of transgender murders this past june. All this summer has been a bad month for violence. That stuff is still going on. Maybe thats partly because there are so many more of us out there educating and living our lives. And sabrina, you have written a lot about the challenges. This is still a very marginalized community. Absolutely. This new acceptance of trans people is certainly something to get very excited about. But bear in mind, it flies in the face of the most basic daytoday reality of most trans people. They face a shocking amount of violence. Trans people make up maybe 10 of the lgbt community. But they make up a shockingly huge disproportionate number of the hate crime statistics. How are institutions handling this . I ask you as a Vassar College graduate. How are womens colleges . Are they accepting transgendered females . On the collegiate level, theres been a huge acceptance of transgender women. Theres been a lot of accommodation for, um, bathrooms and, uh, dorm rooms. Um, but i think that, um, one place where theres been a good deal of progress has been, its been interesting to see how its been playing out in terms of transgender. The parents of gender nonconforming kids. Now that theres a new awareness of the kinds of harms that come to transgender people, that theyre more likely to be homeless. That theyre more likely and theres a cascade of harm that can come to them once theyre hopeless. Theyre more likely to be at risk for drug addiction. Suicide. That, parents are now being much more supportive of their kids decisions to live as their preferred gender. Sabrina, mara. Much more to say on this. Thanks for joining us. Thank you. Now back to martha in ferguson, missouri. Next, a man who captured a week of unforgettable images, after this from our abc stations. The world famous fries you love, plus a shake of three new flavors you add. Introducing mcdonalds shakin flavor fries. Shake up something new to love at mcdonalds. Back now with the final note from ferguson. A moment with lawrence bryant, hes a photographer for the st. Louis american. The major africanamerican newspaper here. And when this suburb transformed into a National Flash point, bryant was right there with his camera. I saw anger. I saw i saw pain. I saw hurt. I will never forget when the sniper locked eyes with me right after i took his picture. I saw the three girls running through the tear gas, coughing. Just everybody in pandemonium. I felt like i was almost in beirut or vietnam running through the streets, trying to get away from the police. I would never expect to see tear gas and military tactics going into the neighborhoods of ferguson. We started taking pictures of s. W. A. T. Trucks. Then i saw a guy just pop out the top and throw a tear gas right at us. The police was already looking like they were ready for war. And, the crowd, the community, was not going to let them come in and push them around. I felt it was my obligation as a photographer to capture history. Powerful images. Now, we honor our fellow americans who serve in this week, the pentagon released the name of one soldier killed in afghanistan. Thats all for us today. Thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. Check out world news with david muir tonight. So long from ferguson, missouri. Your windows dont need a facelift. Just a new wardrobe. Take them shopping during blinds to gos 60th anniversary sale going on now. Buy one get second at half price. Blinds to go is 60. Boy, time goes fast. And so will this sale. Blinds to go blinds for life. 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