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Enough time to be able to offer a solution. so were still, everything is just really up in the air. there have been small changes. many in the community deny feel there is a strong two-way dialogue. there is a lawsuit going about the recall effort for the mayor. so ferguson is still pretty much in limbo. the changes that have been made are very small and have not made enough difference here to many people in the community. >> wes, you covered ferguson, you have sort of gone on to cover a kind of...

Officer in an unmarked car, who they say was shot and wounded by police worn returning the fire. that 18-year-old remains in the hospital. police say last nights violence was unrelated to the peaceful protests. >> were a small group of people out there that are intent on making sewer that we dont have peace too prevail. i dont know how else to say that. thats just the bottom line on this. >> and protests broke out in ferguson and across the country last year. it was impossible to mark a strange ...

Very little. there havent been large changes, there have been more legislation passed in other states for bills that have come out of ferguson here in missouri. there has only been one bill here, locally at the ferguson municipal level, its been a little slow. were still in limbo. we have an interim police chief, an interim city manager. a new moouns municipal court judge is interim. everything is still in limbo. theyre still negotiating. they havent finished up with the department of justice. >...

Comfortable just trying to work with their local police department. >> the police chief stepped down. he resigned and i assume that wasnt completely his choice. is that enough for the community? community members that youre talking with? >> there are some people that are still calling for a few more resignations. but this is ultimately really up to the people who live in ferguson. if they would like to recall other elected officials or if they would like to see more resignations they really need...

We dont know race or ethnicity and the other thing is the report is scathing. its damning. the gentleman that just talked about facts refused to acknowledge the presence of e-mails in which the police chief is calling the city manager telling him ive broken a record. ive given 2 million in lawsuits. and he says good work. theres something wrong when you have taxation by citation and thats what has been happening in ferguson and if whats going on in ferguson is inspiring people to say what i just...

They found a gun in the attic. it was not to be used to hurt anyone. it was used to protect myself. >> reporter: that woman and two people who were brought in for questioning were released. as far as we know no charges. no arrests have been filed in this case. now, there is a $3,000 reward being offered and theres been a change in terms of the security detail here in ferguson during those protests. initially ferguson police was in charge and now were being told those duties are going to be handl...

So ferguson is not the only high-profile case with a white police officer involved in the death of a black man. in new york, a special grand jury could issue a decision as early as this week in the so-called chokehold death of eric garner last july. the officer at the center of that case testified before a grand jury for two hours last week. and our randi kaye has the details about what we know about the day eric garner died. >> reporter: july 17th, eric garner is about to be arrested in staten ...

Three officers. the most serious charge of second degree depraved heart murder for the driver of the van, however, remains. officers are scheduled to be arraigned in less than two weeks. joining me now civil rights attorney norm siegel. he has been working on police issues for decades. your reaction to the grand jury returning these indictments against the backdrop of other cases in which grand juries did not indict. >> well, it proves the point i mountain that we have been making all long, the ...

So ferguson and staten island, the commentary on the prosecutor. its a commentary on the prosecutor in baltimore. we should not have secret grand juries because its divisive. it taints the process. have a public hearing. let the people see whats going on and then well have less divisiveness in america. >> so you are saying, because we saw marilyn mosby on the steps, she says im bringing charges, low and behold the going finds probable cause. this is not surprising. this is what happens in americ...

An indictment, there will be an dime. if they dont want an indictment, they wont get indictment. so ferguson and staten island the commentary on the prosecutor. its a commentary on the prosecutor in baltimore. we should not have secret grand juries because its divisive. it taints the process. have a public hearing. let the people see whats going on and then well have less divisiveness in america. >> so you are saying because we saw marilyn mosby on the steps, she says im bringing charges, low an...