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Chaotic from there. Police ordered the crowd to disperse. More bottles were thrown. Police ran in one direction, protesters in another. You will hear how it sounded earlier. People imploring protesters to stand back. Things look like they are about to kick off once again. Yeah. And these community leaders, heros of the day, truly standing between the police and the protesters. And this point, most of the crowd seems to have gone home. Although, there is still a large police presence. And i just saw there, a Police Officer appearing to spray tear gas. That the first time im seeing that. We also saw a woman on the ground. People next to her trying to help her clean that, what appears to be irritated eyes. People outside that fastfood restaurant, trying to, over the past few days. Our Stephanie Elam is there on the ground in ferguson, missouri. Shes been spending the day with locals, marching with them. You just watched this unfold in front of you, stephanie. Just bring us up to speed on what you witnessed today. You know, the truth of the matter is, the vast majority of people that i encountered, that i witnessed, were peaceful. They were out here it make their voices heard. They were very upset about mike brown. And they do not want his death to be in vein. Thats what they were telling me. They were coming out to march for that very reason. They were out here and there were somewhat disjointed groups but also groups marching in sort of a circle through the blocked off area that they were almost assigned to. The police blocked off the street on boj sides. There is a few block area where they are doing this lap of protesting. They were out there, chanting, there were all kind of people that i saw out there. I saw men, i saw women, i saw children. I saw black people, white people, asian people. All kind of people out there protesting. Really peacefully. The vast majority of people. That is who was out here. Who was out here even into the night. We got way deeper into the evening tonight. Without anything happening. So for the vast majority of the hours, i would say that it did go along as most people wanted it. There were people from the community, who were really working to make sure that these protests, that their voices were heard. But that it didnt escalate into anything more. I also saw Police Officers trying to contain officers to make sure that it wasnt an overreaction. Some people saying that as soon as the officers put on their helmets and put up their shields, that that made things feel more tense. And that did not make things better. Earlier in the day, i saw Police Officers going up to people asking them to move when they did not have on their helmets, when they didnt have on their shields and that is a huge confrontation. So there is something about that military looking field coming towards them that did change the tone here. And so that was one thing that people were asking the police to do, to tone back on how much that military look they went with. And also asking people to just remember, just you know, keeping doing what youre doing. Keep it in the same area. Keep walking. Keep marching. Do what youre free to do. And it happened like that. Just at the end when one water bottle was thrown and thats when we saw everything change. Stephanie, good to see that so far, its just past 1 00 a. M. Now, the officials may have been taking the suggestions and the lessons from the past few nights and having a less militarized stance. Even if we get through tonight, the story isnt over. The state grand jury will see evidence for the first time, possibly tomorrow in the shooting death of Michael Brown with u. S. Attorney general eric holder is coming to furgason. There is an fbi investigation as well. You talked with people there. How much do they trust the current prosecutor to do a good job . Even a fund with 33,000 already from about 900 people raised for the Police Officer in question. How much do people trust that this legal system will work for them . Theres a lot of mistrust. A lot of questions for people with their best interest. Some of the people i talked to in the community said, you know what, its going to continue like this each night until theres information from this. And its going to continue if the officer that shot mike brown is not arrested. They said that this will continue if hes not indicted. And this will continue also through monday when we now know thats when Michael Browns funeral is going to be held. A lot of people here are very concerned that this is something thats just sort of swept under the rug and forgotten and for that reason, thats why they are coming out here everyday. They have the shirts, signs an they feel the need to march because they do not want to be in vein. This is a population here. There are people here who live in ferguson who feel like their voices have not been heard and that their lives from been compromised and that they dont matter. So because of that, they are angry enough and as they were chanting that they have energy, theyre young enough to be here all night, keep coming out here to protest, what they think is a system that unfairly targets them, and also will not actually help them in this process. Thats their concern here in the town. And obviously, they are already planning to protest in the morning at one of the city officials because of this very issue. It is a hot button issue here no doubt. And still there is this sense that there is a some sort of turning point there in ferguson. Maybe even a unifying force. Theres things that people want in that community. They want changes. What are they saying to you about that . Going forward. How they want to see their town, their city, in the future . Well, we have heard about people who are willing to come in, Work Together in the community, to rebuild a quick trip that was burned down early on. And here in ferguson. Rebuild some of the buildings and businesses that have been damaged. Also helping people find more black Police Officers to join the force in ferguson. So maybe look more like the community here. These are things that ive heard people talking about, that they are looking to do as they move forward. Because they are saying, if theres anything they should have learned from this, is that there is something they can do to make better here in their community. Of course, a lot of people talk about this. It is one thing to say that. It is another thing to make it happen. There are Community Folks who say they believe they can make that happen now because they are unified on that front. Yeah. And the numbers are astounding, arent they . When you look at the police force, 53 Police Officers, only three of them, africanamerican, and then you look at the community there. 67 . 67 of the community there is africanamerican. The police force is not reflecting the makeup of the community. There. And it appears that there will be some changes there as you point out. Yeah. There is one resident who told me this is a matter of time that they tension built up over years. That what we saw happen with the death of mike brown, it was the catalyst for something that had been bubbling and existing here for years. This is nothing new but this just took it over the edge. This tension here. And that there is a need for more of a diversity of more of a blending to make the police force match what the makeup of the town looks like. Unfortunately, we remember in the wake. Trayvon martin, they had a similar sense that perhaps this will begin and strike a dialogue and doesnt appear to have happened. It remains to be seen what will happen in ferguson, missouri. The country really paying attention. Stephanie elam live for us throughout the evening. We appreciate that, stephanie. Thank you. We will keep an eye on the developinging situation there. At there moment, we will look at some of the hours, other big stories around the world. We want to start in iraq. There was a gruesome video posted on line showing isis fighters beheading one american journalist and threatening the life of another. This came with a warning to the u. S. To end its airstrikes against isis targets in iraq. The video shows journalist james foley kneeling next to a man in black and reading a message presumably scripted by his captors. Foley said his quote, real killer, is america. He is then heard saying, he wished he could see his family once again just before he was beheaded. Absolutely heart wrenching video. Cnn is deciding not to air any of it. The second journalist, you see him here, identified as steven sut lof. He was kidnapped last year. The jurn oolist says his fate depends on what the u. S. Does next. Gunman forced him into a vehicle in the turkish border. He wasnt seen or heard from until tuesday. James foley was a veteran war reporter who braved the worlds hot spots and was no stranger to being kidnapped. James foley has been killed by members of the Islamic State of iraq in sir why or isis. Foley disappeared in northwest syria on thanksgiving day 2012. Weeks later, his parents held a press conference outside their New Hampshire home. Pleading to his captors to release him. As jamess father, i appeal to the people who have jim. To let us know where he is and to help us secure his release and to give us some information in terms of his welfare, his health. Foley spent the previous five years reporting independently from the middle east. He faced deanger in the past. Kidnapped with others in libya in 2011. Held in a cell in tripoli, interrogated as war waged around them. After 44 days, foley was released and brought to this hotel where other western journalists were staying. Especially toward the end, we started to hear the bombs coming closer and more frequently. He continued reporting in the region until he was captured again. Foley was working on several stories when he was abducted, including one on the destruction of the anch ancient city of aleppo. He was 40 years old. His family said before becoming a journalist, foley worked with the disabled. As a teacher and mentor. Meantime, james foleys mother, who of course must be having an absolutely difficult time and is grieving, obviously, publicly praising her son though. In a facebook posting she says, quote, weve never been prouder of our son, jim. He gave his life exposing the world to the suffering of the syrian people. She went on to say, we implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages like jim they are innocent. They have no control over American Government policy in iraq, syria or anywhere else in the world. And people from foleys hometown of rochester New Hampshire are reacting as well. Take a look. You just feel sad. You just hope the family can grieve and deal with it, because this is something they cant control at all. This is tragedy beyond imagination. No words can describe this kind of inhumanity. The white house says president obama has been briefed on the graphic video and u. S. National security councilwoman said the Intelligence Community is now working as quickly as possible to determine its authenticity. She said, quote, if genuine, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an american journalist and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friend. All right. Still to come here on our special coverage, we will head to the middle east with a lock at collapsed israel gaza troops. And this will sound very familiar. More rockets fired. More air strikes as a result. Ne goe negotiations appear to have completely stopped. We will get you details on the other end of this break. Welcome back, everyone. This is going to sound familiar. The middest east ceasefire has broken down once again with the prospects of a long term truce seeming as illusive as of. Weve got this information just in to cnn. According to the Israel Defense forces, ten rockets have been fired from gaza into israel just in the past 60 minutes. That information just coming into us here at cnn and we also want to cross now to a live picture of gaza city whereat this moment its just after 9 00 in the morning there, wednesday. Things appear calm but as i just mentioned, earlier, we saw that this ceasefire has completely fallen apart. Explosions like this. Filled the night sky. Israel launching some two dozen air strikes after hamas fired rockets towards israel. Palestinian Health Ministry in gaza reports six more People Killed now. All part of the same family. Dozens more wounded. Israel reports around 70 rockets fired from gaza in total, including one that landed in the jerusalem area. Listen to this. This is what daily life looks and feels like for israelis. Air raid sirens blared. Bomb shelters reopened. You see people hunkering down, hugging one another. Wondering if a random rocket is going to fall on them. Israel blames hamas though for the broken truce. Now today israel was scrupulously honoring the ceasefire as we have been over the last few days. In accordance with the egyptian request, and at about a quarter to 4 00 this afternoon local time we have rockets on israel. It was a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire. There was no excuse for it. No previous provocation. Out of the blue. Rockets, as you know, the capital, a city of some 200,000 people. Now israels delegation was ordered to leave cairo. Thats where the indirect talks have been taking place. Not clear if they completely ended talks or if some believe perhaps they are taking the most recent plan and peace plan suggestions back to israel. But meantime, everyone is still pointing fingers as about to show you, palestinian officials blame israel for the lack of progress. They had four rounds of talks and many hours of indirect negotiations. Once again, israelis and palestinians have failed to reach an agreement. And this time they also fail to extend the all important ceasefire. So in many ways, theyve gone backwards. Now we enter a dangerous period of uncertainty where once again the stage is set for more fighting and more violence. The deadline came and went at midnight local time here in cairo. But even before the deadline palestinian officials telling cnn that the talks had been suspended indefinitely because the israeli delegation pulled out and left the negotiations. The palestinian officials also blaming the israelis for the failure of the talks suggestion that israelis were not here in cairo negotiating in earnest and in good faith. However, multiple palestinian officials telling cnn that there was an egyptian proposal on the table that looked like a compromise. A proposal where israel would agree to ease the blockade on gaza and in return the palestinians would agree not to address their demands for a sea port, airport, for another month. The palestinians say even that proposal that looked like a compromise was rejected by the israelis. We should stress we never got a chance to speak to the israelis here. Im sure they have a different narrative. Bottom line, talks failed. In many ways, egyptians as mediators failed. No indication as to when the two sides will be back if cairo negotiating again. Cnn, cairo pch. Want to brung you news out of pakistan now. Thousands of antigovernment protesters there remain camped out today in the red zone. Thats where all of the government buildings are located. These protesters in a bid to out of the prime minister. They want this man to resign over alleged election fraud. Demonstrators actually were seeing demonstrators there. Demonstrators enter the high when secured government area monday and they threaten to paralyze the government. Now demonstrations are led by a popular cleric. The army is calling for a diplomatic end to the crisis. Up next, raising the alert. Iceland says one of its enormous volcanos, with a name thats hard to pronounce, could be close to erupting. What this could mean for you, next. [ dog barks ] [ male announcer ] imagine the cars we drive. Being able to see so clearly. 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President ial candidate in 2016, is vowing to fight felony charges against him. Now this is his mug shot. Taken as he was booked on tuesday on the charges. They not clud an allegation we abused his office by withholding state funds for a program run by a county prosecutor. Because he wanted her to resign. Perry denies doing anything unlawful. Listen. Im going to fight this injustice with every fiber of my being. And we will prevail. Perry is entering his final few months in office. After an historic 14year run as texas governor. It is unclear how the latest felony charges might effect his possible president ial ambitions. Well, if you are planning to fly across the atlantic soon, you will want to listen to this. Icelandic officials are warning theres an increased risk. Its volcano could erupt. That sparked fears of a repeat of the disastrous ash cloud four years ago. It grounded more than 100,000 flights and affected 10 Million People. And jim bolden has the details on that. European travellers, be warned. Seismic authorities in iceland have said that its largest volcano could erupt at any time. On monday, the area suffered its biggest earthquake since 1996. And molten lava is on the move. Translator the reason we are acting this way is one round of quakes is moving more than we have seen in a long time in this area. Air travellers around the world were massively disrupted when another icelandic volcano spewed an ash cloud with glasslike fragments high into space. There were lights across Northern Europe for six days, stranding millions of passengers. Some airlines were furious at the shutdown saying european authorities overreacted. Causing problems for millions of passengers. The airlines were losing a lot of money because they couldnt fl

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