Lived. Wikileaks founder juneian assange giving up his long time protest. Welcome to aljazeera america. Im del walters. Im stephanie sy. Schools are closed in ferguson, missouri and governor jay nixon calling out the National Guard after tear gas and alludedding on the streets. Civilian gunfire hit at least two people. Earlier sunday, thousands gathered for a unity rally calling for peace but demanding justice for Michael Brown. He is that unarmed black teen shot and killed by a white Police Officer one week ago. The brown family will release more details from a private autopsy that shows the 18yearold was shot at least six times. We are in ferguson. Natasha, good morning. Why did the governor call out the National Guard . It was a third night in a row of violence here in ferguson, several people shot, eight people arrested. Police say there was molotov cocktails thrown, shooting and looting and that these attacks were premeditated and coordinated. This was one of the plash points, the
California is in the billions. And we begin tonight in st. Louis where activists and mourningers are gather to go look for a way forward after the Police Shooting that killed Michael Brown, a town hall meeting is going on right now. The event at the Missouri History Museum billed as a chance for young people to speak out and for adult to listen, earlier today thousands attended browns funeral to honor the teenagers memory. But there were calls for justice, diana estebrook is outside the town meeting hall. Diane. Reporter it is a packed house inside there. There is probably 300 people, black, white, young, old, talking about healing the community, but also talking about change and that is something that we heard over and over again to the at Michael Browns tune funeral. Paying the brown was laid to rest with prayers. Got have place aid special calling on you are lives. Reporter songs. And cries for justice. No community in america would tolerate an 18 year olds boy laying in the street
Little boys buried by a plow. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. The black friday shopping frenzy is underway this morning, unlike previous years, there were no customer stampedes overnight and no major reports of that was not the case however in london where the americans experience was taking on a new meaning. Shoppers there did knock each other over in the rush to get to items. Police were called to stores at things got out of hand. Normally wed be seeing that in the u. S. But that was not the case yesterday. Theyre calling it a gray thursday, and it is gaining in popularity as more retailers than ever are opening on thanksgiving day, including macys, just hours after the parade ended yesterday, it opened its doors at 6 00 p. M. It has never closed its doors. Retailers are jukeying for shoppers cash. Its the post thanksgiving holiday tradition that keeps coming earlier and earlier. They have cheaper stuff and its better to shop on thanksgiving day. Black friday creeping in
Nuclear talks stall again. Tonight the grand jury in the Michael Brown case has made a decision on whether to charge the Police Officer who killed brown. We expect to hear what it is at 9 00 pm eastern time, and well bring that to you live. But we begin with the shakeup at the white house. Chuck hagel unexpectedly submitted his resignation. Jamie macintyre has more. Reporter the sense you get from talking to senior officials is that president obama felt it was necessary to shake up his National Security team, and that defense secretary, chuck hagel was the cabinet member most out of step with the president. He performed the duty of welcoming the new Zealand Defense minister just hours after stepping down. I have submitted by resignation as secretary of defense. President obama who turned to the former enlisted soldier to manage the war portrayed the decision as mutual. We determined that having guided the department through this transition, it was now an appropriate time for him to con
Collabora a collaborative decision. We are told the federal bureau of investigation activated the ferguson contingent, everyone is on red alert to come here, and back up the Ferguson Police in the event that they need it. There are hundreds agents coming in. There are 100 on standby if needed it follows a week in which we have seen now the authorities are moving in to back up the police station, i can tell you the area back in summer where there was the police area. It looks as if we are readying for a decision. John terrett joining us live from ferguson, missouri. Investigations are under way here in new york in the killing of yet another unarmed man by a Rookie Police officer. Officials say two officers were on patrol inside a Public Housing building on thursday, with an officer firing his gun. The bullet hit and killed. Its unclir why the officer had his gun drawn. They have entered the hallway, not engaged in criminal activity. The mayor bill de blasio called the shooting a tragic