Seconds worth of distance run, yours is the earth and everything that is in it, and which is more you will be a man, my son. This Chamber Tonight is full not just of men and women but some of the finest men and women i have ever met in my life. And i am so proud to have spent the past 17 hours with every ne of you. And were not finished yet. We have more hours to go. I called up Carolyn Mccarthy today. I wanted her to know what we were doing. I didnt catch her. She wasnt home. But i left a message on the phone and told her that we were standing up for the issue that she cared most about and dedicated her life towards changing. And i feel that she in so many and so Many Americans were inspired by what we did tonight. My phone was ringing off the hook all day long thanking the democrats for finally standing up, for being determined, for making a difference. And i can tell you that i think we truly did make a difference. Its the first time that the g. O. P. Totally changed their plans, th
Were going to have get out to Danielle Nottingham in ferguson, missouri with the very latest, danielle . Reporter police say this was worse than the violence that broke out here in ferguson, the community braces for a possible round two tonight. Were learning more about officer Darren Wilsons side of the story. Burned out businesses smoldered following a night of chaos in ferguson, missouri. Rioting broke out after a county prosecutor announced that nine white and three africanamerican jurors decided not to indict Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in august. Their decision was based on 7 hours of testimony from 70 hours of testimony from about 60 witnesses. Lawyers criticized the grand jury system saying prosecutors have ongoing relationships with the ferguson police. We object publicly and loudly as we can on behalf of Michael Brown jr. s family that this process is broken. Reporter president obama called for peaceful demonstrations.
Cross examined. And in the end, justice was not served. How is it possible that two different groups see this one issue so completely differently . Is it part of the divide in our nation . And where is it leading us . Lets get to it. Good tuesday afternoon fro deck on a very difficult day in america where were all left to wonder where is this taking us. And will history be our guide. Were right now waiting for the mayor of ferguson, missouri, to speak following a night of violence and destruction in his city. Well bring you the news when it begins. But first the parents of Michael Brown say the legal system is broken. Thats the word from their attorney, a very emotional attorney a short time ago. A grand jury decided not to indict the white Police Officer for shooting the black 18yearold who did not have any weapons on him. The family says they are profoundly disappointed in the jurys decision, which sparked a night of violence and protests across ferguson, missouri. And in this hour a
Off here. Traffic is not being allowed. It has not been allowed to enter this, you know, fourblock radius of west florissant for the past, oh, id say, 14 hours or so now. Its been blocked off. Were told its blocked off because it is still being considered a crime scene. This is, of course, where last night gunshots rang out. There were a number of the stores were looted here. One, two, three four were set on fire as well. In fact, behind me, we just saw in the past ten minutes or so, we just saw some workers arrive to set up some fencing around whats left of that Public Storage facility. We are expecting more protests tonight. In fact, weve already seen a handful of organized protests so far today. There was one over in clayton. Nothing like what we saw last night. Largely peaceful. Much smaller as well. Again, expecting to see more of that over the course of the afternoon and evening. More than 80 people arrested. 15 buildings set on fire. Dozens more than that vandalized and looted.
But theres a passionate objection from the family of Michael Brown. In fact, just a couple of hours ago, their attorneys slammed the grand jury process calling it broken, calling it unfair and the st. Louis county Prosecutors Office the decision to use this grand jury. The familys protests come after a night of violence. According to police, more than a dozen buildings burned, businesses looted. Well talk to someone who lost their entire business, totally burned, at least 61 people were arrested and more than 150 shots fired. Many of them aimed straight at police. The familys being questioned were about to play for you in this video. It shows browns mother, absolutely emotional, breaking down, after the news from the grand jury last night, then you see browns stepfather. He speaks up, he is clearly enraged. Ive been here my whole life i aint never had to go through nothing like this dont none yall know me, but i dont do nothing to nobody. Anybody say so, theyre a liar theyre a damn lia