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CNNW CNN Newsroom With Brooke Baldwin August 10, 2015

Unarmed black teenager Michael Brown was shot to death. What was supposed to be a peaceful weekend of commemorations spiralled into this. Chaos on the streets of ferguson. At least four people behind bars after multiple shootings. I want to warn you, were about to show you new and graphic video showing you video of one of those shootings. Police surrounding a suspects body after police say the man in his 20s used a stolen handgun to fire, quote, a remarkable amount of bullets at plainclothed officers. Hes listed in Critical Condition. I will go to my colleague sara sidner. First question, you were there. You tell me what you saw last night and what the streets look like right now. I was at a function and just coming back from a church where a lot of people had gathered who had come here to remember what happened here with Michael Brown and remember that this really did create a new Civil Rights Movement. Going down the street and suddenly i was stopped. There were a lot of police around. I got out of the car to see what was going on and we noticed a line of people in front of police protesting back and forth facetoface with the police. Im speaking to the chief, listening to what hes saying and this is what happened. We just want to be as patient as possible. [ gunfire ] reporter gunfire. [ gunfire ] reporter gunfire. You could hear me saying, thats gunfire. It was a barrage going over and over and over. About a few minutes later, we heard another round of gunfire which is likely the gunfire of Police Engaging with the suspect. They went after the suspect and he then turned and tried to shoot at police after being in a confrontation with someone else that began all of this and that police fired back. They say they found a stolen. 9 millimeter on him as well. And then there was a third shooting where Michael Brown was shot and killed. The protesters very upset because police have said this was not protesters, these were criminals trying to take advantage of the protesters used as a smoke screen. Sara sidner, thank you. Police battled rocks and bullets as the night turned tense and protesters chanting, were ready for war. Were ready for what . Were ready for war youre ready for what . Were ready for war you ready for what . Were ready for war the police chief expressing his frustration. There is a small group of people out there that are intent to make sure that we dont have peace that prevails. We cant afford to have this kind of violence not only on a night like this but at any point in time if were really going to move forward in the right direction. The senior digital editor at ebony magazine was there. I read your piece. You were there. Before we get into what you saw, i thought it was really poignant, you wrote, this was a painful reminder of the work that has only just begun. Do you feel progress has been made since Michael Browns death . I think were having a conversation in terms of africanamerican citizens is a sign of process. Theres been a change in how media reports officerinvolved shootings. At one point in history, the Police Account of a shooting was an official account of a shooting and the media took that to be law without interrogating Police Officers in the way that journalists should. Thats completely changed since Michael Brown was shot. I think its not just the media but people taking the officers at their word. Sometimes we have to go beyond the police report. You were there. Tell me what you saw. You know, i saw a lot of young people, mostly young people out there who were very upset and very frustrated. We arrived sometime after the young man had been shot. People thought that he was dead. There was a lot of confusion and rumors about his condition and so people were very upset and hurt that allegedly the police had killed another black man on the oneyear anniversary of Michael Browns death. Protesters who have been doing this work for the last year, the general sentiment was a frustration. People wanted answers. And instead they felt that they were being met, once again, with a very militarized police force. There were various chemical agents being used, Police Officers carrying large rifles. It was a very tense and uncomfortable situation for all parties. At the same time, there was looting that occurred, there was this criminal element. They were burglarizing some of these businesses that had been burglarized before. How frustrating for the protesters and Michael Browns family knowing one year later this has happened on the very same streets. How frustrating is that from a peaceful protesting perspective . I would imagine that its incredibly frustrating that there were small incidents of looting. That is not to diminish what it means to a Business Owner but its being used to define what happened last night and other News Coverage around this story as opposed to people saying, theres a large crowd gathered to have a conversation with the police, to stand up and say, hey, we have a problem with how you treat us and we want to be heard. So the looters get to define the story when they make up maybe a handful of the people that were out there, its what we saw this time last year. Its a very erie and unfortunate reminder that we have a long way to go not just in how Law Enforcement interacts but how we cover this story. Let me ask you about this new police chief. How seriously do you think hes taking these lessons that not only the Ferguson Community but communities nationwide learned or in the process of learning since what happened in 2014, how much faith, jamilah, do you have in him . I think its difficult to have faith in local Law Enforcement. Im not a member of the st. Louis or ferguson communities. I think its obvious that there have been some measures that have appeared to be an air of transparency, that people did not get last year when they waited hours to find out details on the shooting of Michael Brown and the name of the person responsible or the person who shot him and that wasnt done. However, i think that the community is still feeling very frustrated and feeling that things have not changed enough. How much faith is there . Is there any faith moving forward . I have not observed anything. I have not observed reason to have faith at this point. I think this will be a make or break point for this Police Department. Yes, once again, its being thrust into the national spotlight. This is a small area. This is a small midwestern suburb that doesnt have a huge population, they dont have the technology or resources of a place like new york or chicago and, again, the entire world is watching ferguson. What they do now, this isnt a second chance. You know, this isnt an opportunity to get right what was done wrong last year. But its an opportunity to say were trying and i think thats what the community is maybe willing to see at this point. Are you trying . Last night did not feel like trying. Jamilah lemieux, thank you. Appreciate it. Senior digital editor at ebony magazine. Thank you. Next, donald trump defiant over comments being called sexist and out of line and moments ago we got word of a leaked memo giving him political advice ahead of that first debate. Also, his comments about one of the moderators, megyn kelly, one of the memorable moments from this campaign trail thus far. Weve got a matchup for you and it includes every single one of these candidates. Dont miss this. 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She should really be apologizing to me, if you want to know the truth. This is the latest wrinkle and development in the latest controversy that donald trump has found himself immersed in. Could this be the issue to sink his run to the candidacy. This all started when donald trump said megyn kelly gave him unfair questions at the debate in cleveland and then he made a comment afterwards saying a comment that referred to a womans period and trump has been making up for it ever since, appearing on four talk shows sunday morning, msnbc today and an interview on fox in the evening. You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. I was going to say nose and or ears. Thats a very common statement. Im a smart person. I built a tremendous company. Who would say such a thing . Only a sick person. If i would have said that, it would have been inappropriate. The interesting thing is, i really said nothing because i stopped, because i wanted to get on to jobs or whatever the next subject was. With me now, cnn political reporter sara murray. Before we get into that, let me get to the latest bit of news. Actually, this Instagram Video, this jab at jeb bush. Tell me about that. Yeah. It looks like donald trump is setting his sights on a different opponent today. Slamming jeb bush for being a legacy candidate. Lets take a look. Read my lips. No new taxes. Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere. Would you have authorized the invasion . I would have. Whether he did this wrong, my dad did this wrong. Brooke, i have to say, thats a pretty effective video going after one of the central problems with jeb bushs cann candidacy. I think the question is whether an attack like that can come to the forefront when donald trump is saying so many other controversial things that are drawing attention to him. I think its interesting and i think our debate at the Reagan Library next month will be fascinating. The gloves will be off. Lets go back to this issue with megyn kelly and what donald trump said and what he says he meant. Despite that, people, women are live tweeting their periods and this is something i never thought id be talking about on tv. Listen, this is what is making news. Let me read for you, sara, some of these tweets. Just finished ovulating. Should be bleeding soon. On my third day of my period and still a functioning part of society. Who new. I may be menstruating but i obviously still have a brain and can make decisions, et cetera. The real question, could this be the beginning of not just women but really the Republican Base beginning to distance itself from donald trump . Well, look, we predicted the campaign before and the audience, hes been able to weather attacks more than no other candidate could ever have come out of unscathed. Hes still at the top of the polls. Were waiting to see more polls come out after the debate to see what is happening but theres no way to deny that some people have been offended by his remarks and not just the comments about megyn kelly. A number of people told me they didnt like hearing the comments hes made about women in the past, they didnt like the way that they treated megyn kelly in the debate. To see him go a step further, i think that could alienate some voters. The open question is, how many . Women is a large voting bloc, as you know. Hes been asked how he will help women in the workplace and with equal pay. Take a listen. As far as questions like that, im not going to do it on the show. Ill save it for a debate. But all i can say is on womens issues and Womens Health issues, there will be nobody better than donald trump. Ill be coming out with policy on that. I just dont want to discuss it now. And it wasnt just that, sara. He was asked about the economy and substance around that and, again, he pushed it off to the next debate. And im just wondering, why do you think that is . I think there are a couple things going on. One, the problem for donald trump, you cant complain getting unfair questions and say you want to talk about policy and then when you get a policy question say you dont want to talk about policy. But the flip side of this is, look, his advisers are saying that they have policy statements and that they are ready to release them but its very difficult to predict what donald trump wants to do next even if youre someone working in his campaign. They keep saying we need to let trump be trump. That means hell release the details whenever hes ready. Going into the debate, you expect to hear some specifics on immigration and trade. We clearly didnt get that. If theres one big takeaway from this campaign, its just impossible to predict. And learning more now with the leaked memo about certain issues that he could hit ahead of that first debate. For now, sara murray, thank you very much. Next on cnn, as the city of ferguson marks a year since his death, a College Football player was shot and killed in this confrontation at this car lot with police. But as youre seeing here, there are Surveillance Video. Does that tell the full story of what happened . Im reworking the menu. Mayo, corn dogs. You are so out of here ahh. The complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. With nine grams of protein. And 26 vitamins and minerals. Ensure. Take life in. Thats a good thing, but it doesnt cover everything. Only about 80 of your part b medical expenses. The rest is up to you. So consider an aarp Medicare Supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare Insurance Company. 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The victims father spoke up. You train to take down, you train to take down with your hands. You have your tasers, your clubs, a 19yearold. Shoot to kill. I want to begin with cnns ed lavandera. Ed, to you first. I know you talked to the owner of this car dealership. What did this person tell you . Reporter well, the owner of the dealership let us in a while ago to see the scene inside the showroom area where the shooting took place. He wanted he let us in because he says hes been kind of criticized on social media with the release of the Surveillance Video outside of the in the parking lot area. He says there

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