The shooting death of Michael Brown, Police Released this saying brown robbed Convenience Store but officer wilson did not know brown was a robbery suspect. Browns family says releasing the video is an attempt to divert attention from the shooting. When you have witnesses saying an officer shot an unarmed person with their hands up as a universal sign of surrender, that is so deeply disturbing, it should rivet around the globe. Let me tell you what i think about when you see this. You have some of the most harden criminals that when they gave this sign, they were taken into custody peacefully. Diane esterbrook, what did we learn about what happened the day of the shooting . Reporter well, what we know today, tony, is that there was a robbery that took place a minute, maybe 20 minutes before the actual shooting. We know that it happened at a Convenience Store, that there was Surveillance Video and the police and the police indicated that he was a suspect in that. Okay. We are clearly ha
The hill not in the midst of the protest, but away from the protest. How far away we dont yet know. But i want to let you listen to details that weve been hearing. [ gunshots ] breaking overnight, two Police Officers in st. Louis county shot outside the Ferguson Police department. A night of protests in ferguson winding down when shots rang out. Acknowledgement nine months ago would have kept that from happening. Witnesses report hearing multiple shots and seeing one officer down. Bullets went right past my head. It was kind of traumatic, im still kind of in shock because of it. The injuries are in serious, one st. Louis county officer was shot in the shoulder. Another officer, a Webster Groves officer shot in the face. These Police Officers were standing there and they were shot. Just because they were Police Officers. Earlier, police drew their guns during a scuffle between protesters. Police making multiple arrests. Some protesters cheered at the resignation of police chief tom jack
Protesters chucking rocks at us. We are telling the true story. People are angry, man. Theyre really angry. And chris, obviously a lot of anger out there. Did you get a sense of what people are angry specifically at the media over . You could hear people yelling tell the true story. What are people, in your view, angry about . Is so people, i think, have gotten all sides of this conflict have gotten angrier at the media as time has gone on. I think the police are furious at the media because they feel like the Media Presence is inciting the worst elements. They feel like the media is giving them a hard time. Frankly, they dont like people recording them while theyre doing their job all the time. And i think some of the protesters are angry at the media because they feel like the story isnt being told. I think some of the protesters feel like people are too uncritically accepting the polices line. I think also theres just this sense that no amount of story telling by the media can prope
Obama faces tough factions in syria and iraq. Cnn sources confirm that intelligence are gathering information for a possible strike. Meantime, secretary hagel says the threat from isis is nothing like the u. S. Has seen before. In the wake of the brutal murder of james foley, hagel and the joint chiefs of staff are looking at every option. Congress member ed royce is joining me and Doug Oliphant me. Isis will be defeated only when confronted in syria. Do you, sir, support air strikes in syria . Yes. We for some time have made the observation that the use of armed drones on isis leadership in syria, the support for the Free Syrian Army and i think strikes at this point, against the syrian isis which is bled into iraq. Those steps should be taken and had they been taken some time ago, i think isis would not have as much influence on the ground as it has now. Douglas, can we finiwin this battle with air strikes alone . I believe you need support on the ground to let the bombers know what
Chains, i am free. Hands up, dont shoot. Again tonight, we deployed no smoke devices, no tear gas and no mace. Hey hey and again tonight, no Police Officer fired a single shot. I feel inspired at the fact that the community is showing love toward the family and the respect that they deserve. Today we have a good day, today we have a good night, so lets enjoy today and know that were headed toward a sense of peace for our community. A Third Straight night of calm here in ferguson, missouri. Good friday morning to you. It is august 22nd, 2014. This is the daily rundown. Im craig melvin in for chuck todd. Almost two weeks after the Police Shooting of an unarmed black teenager touched off violent protests, the militarytype Police Presence is scaling back here. Governor jay nixon is pulling the National Guard out. All of the Public Schools in the area will be open monday. Meanwhile nbc news has learned that officer Darren Wilson was treated for injuries shortly after the shooting of Michael