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
Mince words about the former first lady. Live from the abc 7 broadcast center, this is abc 7 news at 11 00, on your side. We begin with developing news out of the white house tonight where an investigation is happening now into a graphic video released by isil claiming to show the death of an american journal it. Foley disappeared in november of 2012. Threats against another kidnapped journalist and retribution for military actions in iraq. That video was uploaded to youtube and has been taken down. 4 40 long and titled a message to america. It has not yet been verified by the f. B. I. But experts are going over it frame by frame tonight. James foley disappeared in syria on thanksgiving 2012. The 40yearold jourmist from New Hampshire had come to syria to report on the treatment of the rebels at the hands of the syrian government. Described as brave and daring, he had been captured and held in libya for 44 days. The video is chilling, the images graphic. This is a still frame from that
Police. Set to be buried today. Well show you the mood on the streets overnight. The strongest earthquake in 25 years thachlt is ahead. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Welcome back, john berman. Nice to see you. Thank you very much. Im christine romans. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. We have good news about a hostage held over seas. He was kidnapped in october of 2012 by an al qaeda group. Hes expected to be reunited with family shortly. Friends and family of slain american slain journalist Nick Paton Walsh has more. What can you tell us about the release . Reporter it happened about 6 40 local time yesterday between israel and syria. Interesting place to be released so far away from where he was originally kidnapped in syria. Held in aleppo for a long period of time. We just received a statement from another american who was held in aleppo. They shared a cell. Matthew did escape from the cell. He had to leave fear behind. Matthew released a statement earlier saying we were toge