At the white house, where president obama has just met with attorney general eric holder. What can you tell us about that meeting . Well, we know that the attorney general will be updating president obama on the federal investigation that is under way, joy. We know that over the weekend the attorney general ordered an independent autopsy of Michael Brown, which speaks to the fact that the Justice Department is getting more engaged in this investigation and also speaks to the fact that theres not a whole lot of faith in how this is being handled. We should say that that autopsy was requested by the brown family. Based on my conversations here, the attorney general has been very concern kd about the way things are being handled in ferguson. The level of militarization. The fact he requested specifically for the Police Department not to release that video, which allegedly shows Michael Brown robbing a convenience store, and it was released anyway. So there is a lot of frustration on the p
Teenagers autopsy could help fan them more. There were multiple reports of molotov cocktails being thrown. Police were shot at. Makeshift barricade were set up to block police. Bottles and rockets were thrown at police. Based on these conditions, i had no alternative but to elevate the level of our response. Bill our man on the ground is mike tobin. What are we learning first from the autopsy on behalf of Michael Baden. Reporter this is the independent autopsy requested by the family of Michael Brown. It was performed by Michael Baden, a wellknown forensic pathologist. He determined and told the New York Times that it shows Michael Brown was shot six times and a important point that all of the shots came in from the front. This does away with the reports by socalled witnesses saying Michael Brown was shot while he was running away. It does not do away with with it inness accounts that say he was shot while his hand were in the air. He didnt find any indication of powder indicating that
Police and from the state. The other one is the one thats done from the family. Its interesting here because of what happened last night at the confrontation with the police, the rowdy protesters. Not the peaceful ones. Ples shot tear gas yesterday. Every Single Person here today is sneezing and scratching their nose because of the amount of tear gas that was sprayed off here last night. I want to give you an idea of where we are and where the biggest commotion was last night. Thats right here. You see this canfield drive. That is the street where Michael Brown was walking when he had the confrontation with the Police Officer in the middle of the street. Right on the corner of west florison avenue and canfield. Just in front of me is is that quick trip we had been reporting from. This is what people are doing. These are volunteers too. These people have been volunteering to come and clean up the city from some of the mess thats been made and also just on the scene here, this is the pre
White officer. And the United States of america will continue to do what we must do to protect our people. The world lead, president obama warning the terrorists of isis after they have overrun iraq, spilled american blood now in the most brutal way possible, beheading an american journalist on video and threatening to do the same to another. Also in national news, the prosecutor in the Michael Brown shooting today defending himself as calls mount for him to recuse himself from the case. Why his critics believe he cannot approach the case without bias. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. I am jake tapper coming to you from ferguson, missouri. We are following two stories for you at this hour. In the national lead, attorney general eric holder is in ferguson into the shooting of unarmed 18yearold Michael Brown and then also horrifically, the world lead. Isis militants releasing a video showing the beheading of american journalist james foley.
Youre absolutely right. This will sound familiar. Let me preface it by saying if you listen closely to what dr. Frieden said earlier today, he pointed out that the dallas hospital was using the correct cdc guidelines they had issued, but those guidelines were inadequate. Heres what theyre saying now. First of all, anybody who is going to be taking care of a patient with ebola has to be fully tlaned and has to have that training proven, some kind of competency training. There will be people on site who will observe people both putting on and taking off that garb just like the Doctors Without Borders. The most important point, something weve talked about a lot, there cant be any skin showing. No skin exposed when the garb is put on under these new guidelines. Seemingly a basic point with all that everybody has learned about ebola and how it is transmitted through bodily fluids that get on the skin. An important thing would be to cover the skin. Thats whats going to happen now. I honestly