enforcement officers injured. demonstrators marched through the city, protesting the acquittal of ex-police officer jason stokely and the 2011 shooting death of anthony lamar smith. although the protest was largely peaceful, there were instances of unrest. some protesters clashed with police. others vandalized property, including throwing a rock through the mayor s resident window. and hitting officers with water bottles. cnn correspondent dan simon is in st. louis for us now. so what more do we know about the events that might be planned? well hi, fredricka. we ll have to see how the day shapes up, but it s fully anticipated that there will be more protests this afternoon going into this evening. we just learned because of the heavy police presence that s expected to accompany these protesters, that u2, which scheduled a concert here tonight, canceled their event. we just got a statement in from
heat of the money or part of a larger conversation, i just really don t, i just don t remember. so fredricka we ll have to see when and where the protesters show up tonight. but i can tell you that authorities are very much prepared for this. the governor has the national guard on standby. fred. all right, dan isimon in st. louis, thank you. an 18-year-old who just started college is dead. investigators want to know if fraternity hazing played a role. a live report next in the cnn newsroom. there are 24 hours in a day. tempur-pedic helps you get the most out of every one of them. only proprietary tempur material precisely conforms to your body. you get up to twice as much pressure relieving power, so you won t toss and turn. and tempur-pedic is the best at minimizing motion transfer from your partner. you ll sleep deeply. and wake up, feeling powerful. savings end soon! through september 17th, save up to $500
now, i m obviously currently pleased that there was a that right verdict came down. and it feels like a burden is lifted. but the burden of having to kill someone never really lifts. cnn correspondent dan simon is in st. louis for us now. so dan what is the expectation today? well, hi, fred. the community is certainly bracing for more chaos tonight. that s why the band u2 had to cancel their concert tonight because police basically said that because of the potential for unrest, they wouldn t have enough officers to provide security at the venue. so u2 felt like it had no choice and had to cancel. we were really in the thick of it last night, fred, when we saw police unload their pepper spray and tear gas. things for the most part were peaceful. that is until we saw a crowd of several hundred people surround