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>> yesterday was supposed to be a celebration for chief jackson to be stepping down. so thats why many people were out here protesting last night. so there is a bit of unrest among the protest groups it here who are very upset to see that not only that the shooting occurred. they very much have reached out and offered their condolences towards the victims families. but also theyre angry to hear that the chief in a sense associated the shooting with the protests that happened last night. they wan...

Is the sense that people feel that they are a part of something important. we talked to people tonight who said look, we werent out here last night and that was a mistake. we wanted to be out here tonight to show our support. because this is a cause that we believe we want to go on the record for. we want to show our support for the issues that weve been speaking about over the last several weeks. since this past summer, really. we saw groups kind of wind down. one of the leaders of the protest ...

That building sunday night and monday morning. the 17-year-old leader joshua wong on a hunger strike. two other female student activists joining him on this strike. i spoke to him a few hours ago. take a listen. >> the only way to get the pressure to the government to get them to speak with us. we hope to solve the problem and raise awareness on the issue. >> reporter: now christine, its important to note that also within the last few hours, one of the key protest groups, the founders of the occ...

Sure people and properties are safe as well as protesters, demonstrators who have an opportunity to express their first amendment rights. >> i think that st. louis is going to get an awakening that it didnt want. >> reporter: protest groups are planning action in these 61 cities. saying wilson murdered this black teenager, pointing at a newly released surveillance video obtained by the "st. louis post dispatch." thats officer wilson in the white t-shirt just hours after the shooting leaving for ...

That caution after anti-immigrant protesters in murietta, california, successfully blocked buses carrying migrant women and children from entering a murietta processing facility last week. over the weekend, those protests continued. >> dozens waited for the possible arrival of another approximately 140 undocumented immigrants brought to california from texas because of overcrowding and influx of children crossing alone. >> well send them aid but its too hard on the united states to support all o...

This is much more serious than it appears. in fact, the cnn crew was hurt pretty badly. theyre being treated now by doctors. alex thomas joins us now from sao paulo. you can -- oh, you can see shasta there with blood on her arm. tell us more about what happened to our crew. >> reporter: carol, strange mix of partying and protests here on the opening day of the soccer world cup. youre showing that footage to our viewers, and i can tell you that they are safe. thats the first thing to say. but the...

Force in ukraines eastern region where theyre trying to stand their ground against pro-russian demonstrators. earlier today fis went flying in ukraines parliament after one member suggested ukraine was to blame for the escalating issues. lets get the latest from phil black who is joining us by phone from the russia/ukraine border with the latest. good morning, phil. >> the russian government advised the ukraine not to use force against the protest groups in the east of the country because they b...

Groups. weve had two crowds in two eastern ukrainian regions, hoping to follow crimeas lead and break away from ukraine after occupying local government buildings. one of these flash points is in the eastern city of havkev, where the government says theyve had an anti-terror operation, arresting 17 people. south of there in donetsk, another crowd is still occupying a government building, saying the region declared independence and it will hold a referendum to join the russian federation. theyve ...

Crews today searching an area some 1,400 miles northwest of perth, looking for debris, and they continue to listen for anything that could point them to the planes wreckage. australian officials say the pinger signals really are still their best hope of finding the jet. they will keep on looking until they know for sure that the batteries on those black boxes have run out. a tense standoff this morning in eastern ukraine, where pro-russian protesters are demanding they, too, be allowed to sece...

Can see where this is going. well, is the protest groups are a hard right wing thats anti-russian. the group isnt mon listic. its quite fragmented. a lot of people are comparing whats happening right now in ukraine with syria and looking at what -- you know, outside observers watch. whats really interesting about ukraine is that the ple protests than taking place are deeply authentic. deeply embedded in that society. and these people arent waiting for europe and the united states to pitch in, to...