inappropriate behavior. that is the latest individual that cnn is reporting on, anderson. we ll have more on this shortly. right now a first for the first time in a long time, the covid milestone we crossed today was neither a cause for sadness as it was for half a million fatalities or an occasion to remember what our world used to be like a year and a day ago. instead, this latest marker for where we stand signals better times ahead. today the country crossed the 100 million vaccination mark. tonight more than 101 million shots have been administered. the goal was reached on the day president biden signed the covid relief package. day 52 of the administration. days ahead of the schedule he set and eight days ahead of the original version he revised last night. when i came into office, you may recall, i set a goal that many of you said was kind of way over the top. i said i want to get 100 million shots in people s arms in my first 100 days in office. we won t meet that
The data says we dont have equal protection under the law. So is it inexcusable if some police not all, not even most feel they are above being questioned. We must really have peace and come together to show the world who we are. Thanks for watching. Im al sharpton. Hardball starts right now. Calling in the guard. This is hardball. Good evening. Im Chris Matthews in washington. Tonight, all roads lead to ferguson. The Missouri National guard is there. So is the group black lawyers for justice, and the nation of islam. Attorney general eric holder is headed there wednesday. What will come of this National Collision of emotion and demand . Something better . A better chance at criminal justice regarding the death of Michael Brown . A better chance for a wider
social justice between the deprived communities of this land and the wider america . Will the Police Officer be dealt with in jut . Will the cries of the Ferguson Community for justice be heard and satisfied . Will there be peace as
Does the temporary truce have staying power this time . Live Team Coverage and peace talks in cairo, ahead. Violence in the streets of a usually quiet missouri town. There was looting and vandalism. Gunfire from an angry crowd. Furious over the Police Shooting of an unarmed black teenager. We have the dramatic new video ahead. Quite a busy night here. Ill say. Good morning. Nice to see you. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. We welcome our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. A vigil that turned into a violent confrontation with police. They attacked police cars. The reason behind all of this . The shooting death of an 18yearold boy, Michael Brown, at the hands of police saturday. Witnesses say brown was unarmed and did not instigate what happened. There was a physical confrontation with an officer and the officers weapon. The police chief says brown was shot 35 feet away from the police car but declined to give more details
Chaos. I urge the protesters to come out and demonstrate in the Daylight Hours where your voices can be heard. Trying to calm the chaos. That was state Highway Patrol captain ron johnson a few hours ago, after some of the most intense clashes yesterday here in ferguson. Good morning from ferguson, missouri. It is tuesday, august 19th, 2014. This is the daily rundown. Im craig melvin in for chuck todd. Its been ten days since a Police Officer shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown. Two people were shot last night, another 31 were arrested. Police say a criminal element, a criminal element from out of town set two fires, threw rocks, threw bottles and molotov cocktails. Officers returned fire with tear gas and smoke bombs as well. The National Guard, as you know, now backing up local officers. But the guard cannot make arrests. And while the daytime protests have been mostly peaceful, by and large, things continue to turn violent at night. If you are not credentialed media, you w
The airport delays are just incredib incredible. Thats one of the big stories out there right now. We have three hour delays averaging right now in newark and la guardia. Im sure a lot of flights have been cancelled. There are also one and a half hour delays in the philadelphia. You get the picture with the nor easterner place. Well be watching the storm coming off the virginia coastline this afternoon. Tonight it will be somewhere just off i would say man tuck et, marthas vineyard. Thats when the cold air will wrap in. Its the best chance of seeing accumulating snow. Right now the worst of it is in pennsylvania. Theyre issuing and telling people if you can stay off interstate 81 through central pennsylvania. Already accumulating snow is rapidly on the road. They adopt want to get a lot of accidents and back ups there. Hopefully people traveled already. Theyre literally telling you to stay home at this point instead of getting on the roads and getting to your thanksgiving destination.