happening in ferguson was oppressive and objectionable and was worthy of protest but there was no excuse for criminal acts. what we need to do is to make sure that like-minded good-spirited people on both sides law enforcement who have a terrifically tough job, and people who understandably don t want to be stopped and harassed just because of their race, that we re able to work together to try to come up with some good answers. the president also said that the people in ferguson had what he called very legitimate grievances. and they would think that because they have heard that from the president and from the attorney general and other elected officials who said in ferguson and elsewhere, the cops are racist. they need to be retrained. interesting. brian talked to just about an hour ago, kevin jackson, the executive director of the black sphere, a group out in the st. louis area near ferguson. he said, the people of ferguson are being unfairly targeted because ferguson, as it turns
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another police shooting. officers in st. louis shot and killed a 23-year-old black man they say was coming at them waving a knife. police say the shooting appears to be justified. the man, a robbery suspect, was screaming, acting erratically. our policy is at the end of the day, the officer should be able to go home reporter: meanwhile on the streets of ferguson, residents waited to see what the night would bring. community leaders urged people to stay home to avoid another evening of this. dozens of arrests monday. many people coming from outside ferguson. most from st. louis. some from as far away as new york and california. they are the dangerous dynamic in night. it allows a small number of violent agitators to hide in the crowd and then attempt to create chaos. reporter: the anger in the streets is over the death of 18-year-old michael brown who was shot and killed by a ferguson police officer.
streets overnight squaring off against police and the national guard. in the wake of another police shooting. abc s marci gonzalez is there. don t shoot! hands up! don t shoot! hands up! reporter: more protests miles away from ferguson after officers in st. louis shot and killed a man they say was coming at them with a knife. adding to the outrage still boiling over. another demonstration at the county prosecutor s office. following violent clashes between protestors and police. there is a dangerous dynamic in the night. it allows a small number of violent agitators to hide in the crowd and then attempt to create chaos. reporter: of the 78 people arrested, police say only 4 were from here in ferguson. they claim more than a dozen others came from out of state to join the protests that start every day as peaceful demonstrations, calling for action after the shooting death of an unarmed teenager more than a week ago.
hands up! don t shoot! reporter: officer darren wilson who killed michael brown, shooting him six times, according to autopsy results, is in hiding. the officer s friend says wilson is struggling with what happened. i can never imagine him shooting anybody. even as a police officer. you know, i can tell that this is really hard on him. reporter: as we just learned, michael brown s funeral will be on monday. marci gonzalez, abc news, ferguson, missouri. two teenagers are in custody this morning accused of plotting a massacre at their southern california high school. police say south pasadena high school was supposed to be the scene of the attack. the boys ages 16 and 17 were arrested after authorities monitored and intercepted their internet activities. investigators found they were researching weapons and how to make bombs. the first day of school there is tomorrow. a football practice in new mexico was brought to an abrupt end when several students were struck by lightning