He did not know that he was offering up a divine prophecy at that time. He did not know how his name would be remembered, but were here today remembering the name of Michael Brown. Welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im michael yves. Youre looking live as family and friends say good buy to Michael Brown. Funeral services are going on for the teen who was killed bay police shooting. Other top stories were following at this hour. Freedom for journalists who had been held in syria for two weeks. And cleaning up after the quake. Napa valley residents assess the damage. More than two weeks after being killed Michael Brown is laid to rest today. Thousands are gathered at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church this afternoon paying their respect to the teenager. He was killed by a Police Officer sparking violent protests. Robert ray is in ferguson, robert, we just heard emotional words from the family. I wonder what is it like where you are . Yes, michael a celebration of life at the church
The u. S. What will it take to cure the community. We examine that in our special segment the week ahead we begin our coverage in northern california, where residents in and around napper awoke to the worst case in 20 years. It hit a little after three in the morning between american canon and napper. No deaths. Jacob ward is joining us in napper with the latest. I know its been a busy day, officials have been fixing gas leaks, water outages what can you tell us . Obviously at this point everyone is very, very lucky and grateful that damage has not been to human life, its only the physical damage. At this point we are looking at between 11,000 and 15,000 without power, and certainly a lot of concern about the quality of water. Its drinkable. There has been 60 breaks, and no major mains have been lost. At this point its a question of assessing the physical damage. Here is a perspective from the Community Director earlier. The range goes for materials that are falling off. You see some i
California is in the billions. And we begin tonight in st. Louis where activists and mourningers are gather to go look for a way forward after the Police Shooting that killed Michael Brown, a town hall meeting is going on right now. The event at the Missouri History Museum billed as a chance for young people to speak out and for adult to listen, earlier today thousands attended browns funeral to honor the teenagers memory. But there were calls for justice, diana estebrook is outside the town meeting hall. Diane. Reporter it is a packed house inside there. There is probably 300 people, black, white, young, old, talking about healing the community, but also talking about change and that is something that we heard over and over again to the at Michael Browns tune funeral. Paying the brown was laid to rest with prayers. Got have place aid special calling on you are lives. Reporter songs. And cries for justice. No community in america would tolerate an 18 year olds boy laying in the street
Im michael yves. 18yearold Michael Brown was unarmed when he was killed more than two weeks ago. It happened in a st. Louis suburb of ferguson when officer Deron Williams ended browns life. Now it is been investigated by the justice department. It is expected to be an emotional funeral and burial. Meanwhile robert ray is at the spot where brown was shot and killed in ferguson. Robert, youre seven miles away away from the services. What is the mood and the scene at ferguson . Reporter well, the mood is quiet here. Behind me is the area where Michael Brown was shot dead. People have been coming out and paying their respect to the actual pace where he laid for nearly four hours in a fool of blood. People are trying to mourn the situation the best they can and respect what Michael Browns father said yesterday, have a peaceful day with no demonstrations. And with respect to his son. Michael . Robert, obviously a lot of eyes and attention on the Memorial Service. A lot of people are expected
Funeral and speak to mourners who share their own stories about police brutality. They kicked down my door. They put nine millimeters on my tds had and they weren nothing but 9, 10 for 11 years old. They took my kids and lock them up for 30 days. 30 days over a snickers bar. As well as the nine millimeters and kicked in my house. That day, my whole life changed. X then we look at the crisis in libya three years after the u. S. Back toppling up Muammar Gaddafi. Egypt andhe past week the United Arab Emirates has secretly carried out airstrikes against islamist militia there. We will stick with professor Vijay Prashad, author of, arab spring, libyan winter. If you just give the libyan people a destroyed country, how are they going to build a future . That is the real danger of the air apartment in the style the americans conduct. They level countries and then tell people to create a democracy. It doesnt work like that. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow.