A lot of eyes on that local community. This community has no confidence in that individual. Calls for it to be handed to a special prosecutor. Someone disconnected from the facts of the case. Governor nixon saying he is not going to do that. He has experience, he has office that the people heave have elected them. Its the wrong person at the wrong time. Justice for Michael Brown jr. The parents and relatives of Michael Brown laid their 18yearold to rest. Michael was a bigwig guy. But he was a kind, gentle soul. This is not just about grieving. His death is not in vain. Were about to turn this moment into a movement. Its time to deal with policing. We cant stop fighting, we cant stop seeking justice. We have had enough of the senseless killing. We have had enough of it. It has been 17 days now since 18yearold Michael Brown was shot and killed by ferguson, missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson. While we still dont know what officer wilson says happened in that shooting, we are learning
Imminent . The president thus far has not made a decision to order additional military action in syria. All in starts right now. Good evening from ferguson, missouri. Im chris hayes. On a punishingly hot day here in the st. Louis area, thousands of mourners flocked to the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in st. Louis city to lay to rest Michael Brown. The unarmed black teenager shot dead by a white Police Officer 16 days ago. Yes, we call him the gentle giant. We call him big mike. We call him mike mike. Michael was a big guy, but he was a kind, gentle soul. On a day when an article in the New York Times described brown as, no angel, sparking major backlash including a protest hash tag on twitter, those who actually knew the young man, they called mike mike, described him in very different terms. I met mike mike three years ago, and he truly became my best friend. We spent so much time together just talking about god. He was truly curious about what god had to offer. He evolve
8 a. M. In the west. Remembering Michael Brown. What they are calling Home Going Service for him. He was gunned down by a Police Officer in ferguson, missouri. You are looking at live pictures. Music, singing. There are celebrities. There are stars. There are civil leaders, members of the black community there. The voices of outrage over the shooting are now silent. Michael browns father requested peace on this day, the day that he and his wife lay their son to rest. That request is being honored by the thousands of mourners gathered at this ceremony. Theres so many people there. They have to use an overflow room. For many people, Michael Browns death was a painful reminder of racial profiling and unequal treatment at the hands of Law Enforcement. I want to begin with don lemon outside the funeral service. Stephanie elam is on the street where Michael Brown was killed. I want to go first to don outside this church and don weve seen this really remarkable procession over the last severa