reporter: we spoke with one resident here in ferguson today as we were talking to many people about the findings in this report and they relayed the story, this is an elderly woman who said that the city of ferguson had come to her home and said that her car in her driveway was derelict. this was the car she drove every day. she says it was in perfectly fine condition. an old car, but fine nonetheless. the city declared that it was derelict they came one day, she says she witnessed the city tow it away. that was in 2009. she never saw the car again. live in ferguson with a very disturbing report. thanks so much. sara sidner is waiting for the city of ferguson s response to the report. any word on what the city might have to say? reporter: one of my contacts who was not with the city but in touch with the city says they believe this will happen in the next couple of hours, not right away. we will be there to listen to what the city has to say. i can tell you from past conversation
when you look at ferguson when you look at the surrounding municipalities around ferguson on one side you have berkeley which is over 80% african-american. on the other side you have jennings which is over 90% african-american. what we don t know is in terms of the people who are stopped, where are they from. reporter: perhaps more concerning the evidence of racist jokes being e-mailed by ferguson police and court officials. an e-mail in november 2008 read in part that president barack obama wouldn t likely be president for long because quote, what black man holds a steady job for four years. another joke that an african-american who had an abortion was rewarded by crimestoppers. ferguson officials say they are reviewing the report s findings and are expected to respond shortly but no matter what s in it the co-chairs of the ferguson commission say changes definitely need to be made. we need to change training we need to change assessment we need to change the way in which we int
exclusively sic ing their police dogs on only black suspects. any minute we will get a response from the city of ferguson missouri about this federal investigation, an investigation that also cleared officer darren wilson of any federal charges in the shooting death of michael brown. i want to bring in cnn s ed lavendera live in ferguson, missouri. eric holder gave truly horrifying examples of discrimination against african-americans there. reporter: eric holder called it a searing report but many residents here will tell you this report justifies and really explains what they have known all along. some of the examples in the report that you alluded to that the ferguson police appear to have used police dogs exclusively reserve them for african americans. that black residents were twice as likely as white suspects to be searched by police and also that blacks made up more than 90% of those charged with really minor offenses that could have been just boiled down to like the way they w
mother and his father. she says while we are saddened by the decision they are talking about the decision not to bring charges against darren wilson we are encouraged that the d.o.j. will hold the ferguson police department accountable for the pattern of racial bias and profiling they found in their handling of interactions with people of color. it is our hope that through this action true change will come not only in ferguson but around the country. so that is their comment for now. i just got this information just a few minutes ago from someone who is aware of this meeting that s supposed to happen. between a representative of the department of justice who is here in the st. louis area and the family of michael brown, as well as some of the protest leaders. we are hearing that that will also happen today. they will have a private meeting with the representative from the d.o.j. that s new news just coming to us now. sara thank you so much. of course when the city of ferguson does is