This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Schieffer good evening. Schieffer good evening. Scotts on assignment for 60 minutes. Im bob schieffer, and this is our western edition. The government said today that the islamic terrorists who beheaded the american journalist james foley had demanded 132 million in ransom. The demands were made to his employer and his family over the last year. U. S. Policy, of course, does not allow paying ransoms. The disclosures came as defense secretary chuck hagel issued a dire new assessment of the threat posed by isis, and new details were released about the failed attempt to rescue foley. We have more on the story now from Margaret Brennan at the pentagon. Reporter the hostages, including foley and three others, were thought to be at this camp inside an oil refinery in northern syria, an area controlled by isis. Two dozen special Operation Forces commandos dropped from black hawk helicopters outfitted with Stealth Technology to avoid detection. W
Just over two weeks after his death. Family members spoke of the young man they called mikemike, a big guy with a kind and gentle soul. Thousands turned up at friendly semple Missionary Baptist Church in st. Louis, family, friends, community leaders, clergy member, strangers and stars, all to say goodbye to 18yearold Michael Brown to honor the memory of his young life. Victor blackwell reports. Reporter organizers called a celebration of the life of Michael Brown. Family members and complete strangers jumped to their feet clapping and shouting. Reporter but not Lesley Mcspadden. She stood staring at her sons casket more than two weeks after he was shot. Michael browns blood is crying from the ground, crying for vengeance, crying for justice. Reporter justice browns great uncle says for more than just his nephew. There is a cry being made from the ground. Not just for Michael Brown, but for the Trayvon Martins, for those children at sandy hook elementary school, for the columbine massac
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
After the ferguson grand jury decision. Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world, im rosemary church. And im errol barnett. We appreciate you staying with our special coverage. Its 3 00 a. M. Here on the u. S. East coast, 2 00 a. M. On ferguson, missouri and midnight in los angeles and we have a number of new developments we can bring you this hour in addition to the number of protests which were still seeing going strong on the west coast, we are also hearing for the first time from officer Darren Wilson. Is there anything you could have done differently that would have prevented that killing from taking place. No. Nothing . No. You will hear much more from that abc interview this hour but first lets catch you up on the latest out of ferguson and more protests and more arrests, not just in ferguson, missouri, but in dozens of cities across the United States. Its fallout from mondays announcement that Darren Wilson will not be charged in the death
Another painful episode of never easy but important reckoning with race which is a rule that no one seeks but these four women youll see bear with strength, courtesy, and mixed feelings about race and justice. Do you have confidence in the federal investigation thats going on now . Oh, yes. I have much more confidence in the federal investigation than i did in the local prosecutors. Do you think civil rights were violated . Yes, they were. Yes, they definitely were. Because if eric garner was a white man in Suffolk County doing the same thing that he was doing, even if he would have been caught selling cigarettes that day, they would have given him a summons. And he wouldnt have lost his life that day. I believe that 100 . Anderson, its simple. The rules are different. When its a black kid laying down on the ground, the rules are different. And we have to address them and be honest with ourselves. Its interesting because you talked, in these polls, white people dont view it that way. B