Back on august 19th. All the more disturbing because the whole thing was caught on tape. His mother and germaine wooten, tuition for the powell family. Thank you for joining us. Thank you, don. Youre welcome. Karen, i want to start with you. You had to bury your son kajieme yesterday. Im so sorry for your loss. How are you holding up . Im holding up pretty well, thank you. I want to ask you what happened the day your son was killed. Police say he threatened two officers with a steak knife after stealing from a convenience store. Do you believe that . No, i do not. What do you believe . I believe a video footage that i have seen. And i didnt see a knife. I didnt see him wielding a knife. It appears, though, in the video he may be cupping something with his hands because his hands are in a cupping position. You dont believe you see anything. No he doesnt have anything. Mildred, when did you last see your grandson . It was about 11 30, a quarter to 12 00. When was, that tuesday, or monday
Im brianna keeler. Youre in the situation room. The parents of slain teen Michael Brown speak out to cnn and a stunning new look at a Police Officer threatening protesters. Here are the latest developments. Missouris governor orders the National Guard to start withdrawing from ferguson saying troops have successfully carried out their mission. That follows a fence menning visit by attorney general eric holder who met with browns parents. Holder today is vowing a fair and thorough federal investigation and browns parents tell Anderson Cooper that holders visit made a difference. Youll hear that just ahead. Put your gun down. And a new view of a Police Officer caught on video pointing his weapon at at peaceful protester protesters. Our other big story as isis steps up threats after the murder of an american. There are new concerns about possible attacks inside the United States. All of that ahead. Our correspondents and guests are standing by with full coverage and we begin with cnn Nati
From the store, although he made no effort to conceal the fact that he was doing so. He picked up two sodas, two Energy Drinks then walked out of the store without paying. The young man then reportedly, after he left the store, he came back into the store and took another item off the shelf and, again, left the store without paying. The store employee on duty right then reportedly spoke with the young man, told him he needed to pay for these items. The young man did not. And at that point, somebody at that store contacted police. Police say they also got a second 911 call from a st. Louis alderwoman who was at her own business nearby. She saw the incident happen. She called police as well. Apparently, she described this young man to police as behaving erratically on the street in front of the store. Police say she reported to police that the young man was holding a knife. And the video youre about to see here was shot by a bystander. Somebody who happened to be walking by and noticed w
That he was doing so. He picked up two sodas, two Energy Drinks then walked out of the store without paying. The young man then reportedly, after he left the store, he came back into the store and took another item off the shelf and, again, left the store without paying. The store employee on duty right then reportedly spoke with the young man, told him he needed to pay for these items. The young man did not. And at that point, somebody at that store contacted police. Police say they also got a second 911 call from a st. Louis alderwoman who was at her own business nearby. She saw the incident happen. She called police as well. Apparently, she described this young man to police as behaving erratically on the street in front of the store. Police say she reported to police that the young man was holding a knife. And the video youre about to see here was shot by a bystander. Somebody who happened to be walking by and noticed what was going on and at this point in the timeline, this video
Weve seen coming out of ferguson for just about two weeks now. Today, governor jay nixon announced hes ordering the National Guard to begin withdrawing from ferguson. They had been called in on monday to help secure the Law Enforcement command center down the road from where im standing. As the military heads out of town, missouri senator Claire Mccaskill announced today shell hold a Senate Hearing on the militarization of the police next month. A response to those shocking images of officers in Armored Vehicles pointing long guns at citizens in the early days of the protests. While the unrest over the shooting of mike brown seems to be calming down, supporters for his killer, officer Darren Wilson are organizing. Yesterday a prowilson rally in st. Louis was attended by only 100 according to one report, but now the support Darren Wilson Facebook Page has over 50,000 likes. Go fund me page to raise money for his legal fees has raised more than 150,000 in just 3 days. After people starte