Missouri, where there are protests tonight where its ten days after the death of Michael Brown. He was shot to death by a Police Officer. Good evening, everyone. Im don lemon, and i want to welcome our studio audience. This is cnn tonight. Its a live special. A town hall. Its called black and white in america. Welcome, everyone. Are you excited to be here . We are excited to have you here, because tonight the events in ferguson are sparking a national conversation. Do we have a race problem . Do we have a Police Problem . Or do we have both . Black, white, everybody has an opinion. And were having the conversation live right here in our studio. And you can be a part of it at home. Make sure you tweet us your question, using t the fergusoncues. We need answers. The lives of our young people depend on it. We have a team of very distinguished guests right here in our studio. But before we get into our conversation, we want to go to ferguson where jake tapper and Anderson Cooper are both l
It is 11 00 p. M. On the east coast, 10 00 p. M. Right here in ferguson, missouri. And despite calls by officials to head home at nightfall, weve seen precisely the opposite. People streaming in, marching, always moving because police have told them theyll be arrested if they dont move along. There are local clergy here. Weve seen the nation of islam, other groups. Remember it was right around this time last night when things seemed to get out of hand. Weve also in the last 90 minutes or so seen a number of Police Tactical vehicles come by and at least one take up position nearby, just about two blocks or so. And as you can see, protesters are now moving behind me. So a group of maybe 200, 250 or so, and theyre moving around in a circle in an area that is maybe a fiveblock area. Once again, there is a mixture of calm and tension with everybody here. Those who want it quiet and the few who dont. Everybody here knowing how suddenly things can change there have been a lot of developments