ferguson and as a single working mother to 20-year-old twins. the thought of my child not returning home because he s black and walking down the street was something that i couldn t fathom. as i listened to the sounds of war, i was like somebody has to do something. reporter: months after the violent protests, scars sit letter west florissant scars still litter west florissant avenue. the city council the next step in the long road to ferguson s recovery. this time from the inside out. candidate bob huggins wants to represent them. i m the guy. reporter: part of his message, he s not what he looks like. once married to a black woman, father to a biracial child. you re out here courting the black vote? yes, i am as hard as i can. that s motor of the voters. reporter: has change arrived for the average person in ferguson? the last city election saw less than 13% turnout.
but lives there. rubble is everywhere. some homes are gone completely. ndows are blown out, melted cars sit in driveways. and a ehuge crater in the middle caused by the rupture of this 40-foot length of charred pipeline. the blast sent it flying10 about 100 yards and it willof be the y piece of evidence in this criminal investigation. a closer look shows a nearly clean rip on what investigators sayis is a seam weld. that could indicate a failure in the metal sleeve that holds large pieces of pipeline together. many people say they had no idea asa high pressure gas line was running underneath their homes. this pipeline was laid in 1956 years before tse homes were built. how and when this peep line was maintained will be aey part of this investigatn. after seeing devastation firsthand, senator barbara boxer called it a heart breaker and expressed her gratitude to the first responders. president obama also giving governor arnold schwarzenegger