Ferguson, missouri. The crowd demanding justice for Michael Brown and an end to police profiling and brutality. Plus, should it be legal for little kids to shoot big guns . Even if its at a shooting range. A 9yearold girl accidentally shot her instructor with an uzi. Also, on this saturday, its an app that only a mother could love. Kids, you need to hear about this one. Your parents can now lock your phone if you ignore their calls. Its todays big idea. Good afternoon to you all. T. J. Holmes. Thank you for being with us. New concerns about the threat from the terror group isis after officials in britain raised their threat level to severe. Meaning an attack is highly likely. The Obama Administration calling for an International Coalition to address the growing threat. Secretary of state john kerry will head to europe next week for talks with u. S. Allies, but in an oped in todays New York Times, kerry called for the world to unite in the fight, saying isis is a cancer that must not be allowed to spread. Saying there is evidence that these extremists if left unchecked will not be satisfied at stopping with syria and iraq. They will have already demonstrated the ability to seize and hold more territory than any other terrorist organization in a strategic region that borders jordan, lebanon, turkey, and is peril s perilously close to israel. British Prime Minister cameron was expected to push for coordinated action to confront extremists. Let me turn now to kelly in london for us. Hello to you. Is there a reason brit britain should be more worried than u. S. In taking the action to step up the terror alert . I think the prime reason is there are 500 british citizens who have traveled to syria to fight and as many as 250 are to fight. Thats the main reason to be so concerned. If Prime Minister david ron using some pretty dramatic language yesterday, talking of a generational struggle for the uk. A poisonous ideology of islamic extremism. That threat level raised from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely, but not yet imminent. This has been a concern in this country for more than a year now. Secretary kerry going to be meeting with allies at the nato summit next week, but is there enough support out there, is it really a possibility for a joint military strategy against isis . Military is the keyword there, t. J. A joint military strategy will probably be a tough sell with other nato countries, as well as other european countries. Americas closest ally, the uk, is shying away from anything with military in it right now. Prime minister cameron said britains role in iraq and in syria would be primarily humanitarian. And that the uk could help with intelligence and arming kurdish fighters. But no mention of air strikes, or certainly of boots on the ground. Kelly cobiella, thank you so much. Well check back in as this story continues to develop. Well turn now to ferguson, missouri. Hundreds of people there marching this afternoon to protest police profiling and brutality. Group gathered near the location where unarmed teen Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Police Officer three weeks ago today. Earlier this week, six missouri residents filed a federal lawsuit against city, county, and Police Officials alleging their civil rights were violated during the unrest that followed the shooting. Theyre seeking more than 40 million in damages. A National Reporter for usa today was in ferguson. Youve been covering this for some time, and you wrote, that you think this could be a catalyst. Whats happening in ferguson could be a catalyst for change. How so . As you say, the violence could be a catalyst for change, because they pointed to other riots. We talked about the watts riots and the riots that followed the beating of rodney king, and they said while peaceful protests might get the message out, violence is where you see the media coming in. Violence is where you see people starting to rethink how theyre going to deal with this. A lot of the experts i talked to said the next time a young armed black boy is killed in a small city, theyre going to think twice about how they really deal with this. Because we had rioting and ferguson, we had all those things that happened. They think the violence is really going to make people not only act differently in the future, but also going to bring the attention and brought the attention that other peaceful protests might not have brought. Theres so much of a disconnect between the black community and police. But in many communities around the country. Have you seen or did you see any indication that maybe that rift was starting. Was there any type of warming of relations, or reaching out from one side to the other in ferguson going on just yet . I think captain johnson made a big difference to people. I think before that, and before he was brought in, i was there in the days before, people were angry, they were talking about how terribly the police treated them. And then captain johnson showed up and people said hes someone who knows us, who knows what weve been through, who can talk about his black son who wears his hat to the side. In that regard, people started to warm up to him. I dont think i saw people warming up to military gear, fatigue wearing officers in armored trucks. I dont think that has happened yet. I think people are starting to rethink policing in that community. Because captain ron johnson, just the day before i left, said im going to be here for a while. Im not going to just come here, and when the cameras are gone, im going to leave. So i think with people promising to stay there, are really going to think about him. Thats a good point to make. They can pull him out of there, quite frankly, and they still are dealing with the police force that has 53 officers on it and only three of them are black. Thats a long way to go for the Ferguson Community and police. People are trying to figure out where were going to go, whats next. Theres so much talk about putting Police Officers on every Police Officer in the country, quite frankly. Its worked in some communities. But now they have collected 150,000 signatures, called for a law to require all officers to wear body cameras. This is coming from a petition on the white houses we the people web page. This means essentially that now the white house is going to have to respond in some way to this petition. How receptive are police that you have talked to, maybe police there in ferguson, or elsewhere receptive to this idea . I think the police i talked to, i spent the whole night with them probably about seven hours, talking to them. I think theyre receptive to that idea. The people ive talked to, the officers that i talked to said how different would the situation be if we had a videotape from beginning to end of what happened with Michael Brown. We would have either had a resolution, the cops could have said this is what happened, now you understand our side. I think the police ive talked to said that theyre really receptive to this. That they want to tell people, this is what we need to face. They wanted me to write a story to say this is how our day began. This so how we started off talking to people. You understand at what point that happened. So i think people the officers are receptive to this. I think the idea always comes back to funding. How are we going to fund this . I think theres still questions there. I think theyre receptive. I certainly want to get your comment on. You may not know this name yet. Dylan taylor. This is a young man who was shot and killed in Salt Lake City by a Salt Lake CityPolice Officer. The young man, 20 years old was unarmed. The officer shot and killed him in a confrontation, the young man felt or fit the description of someone, a suspect. The young man is described as white, hispanic. And the officer is described as nonwhite. And there are some places its reported he is black. We cant confirm that, but at least the Police Department said he is a nonwhite Police Officer. Theres been a lot of criticism out there, and a lot of talk over why isnt this case when its a white kid getting shot, who was unarmed, versus a black kid getting armed, why dont we see marches, why dont we see civil rights unrest, or civil rights leaders coming in and talking about this case. Im asking you for a little perspective. There have been protests in Salt Lake City, but when you read that story and see some of the reaction to it and youve been in ferguson as long as you have, the perspective of why those two cases might draw different reaction from communities. I think its a valid question to ask. I think people need to ask those questions. I think in ferguson, what made that story blow up and what made that story stay is because hours after Michael Brown was killed, you had a Convenience Store burned down. Within days, you had police crashing on National Television in armored trucks. You also had leslie mcfadden, which is Michael Browns grandfather, he called physically called himself and called al sharpton to say please come to my community. I dont know if dylans family has done that. So i think the way the media covered that story had a lot to do with Michael Browns death, but it also had to do with all the things that happened afterwards. I think the fact that you had the governor asking for a state of emergency, instilling a curfew, all those things made that story just continue to go. I think in dylan taylors case, if we do see hundreds of people, if we start seeing clashes with Police Officers, i think thats going to make the story go even further. But i also should say the New York Times is talking about it. So i also think that that story is getting play, and that story is being covered. So i think there are people that are probably going to still be upset and look at race and look at that case, but i think we really have to understand that were covering not only the death of two young men, but were also covering all the developments around that. Its always good to have you. Thank you so much. Good to see you. Thanks for being here on a Holiday Weekend. Well, its not exactly relaxing start to the Holiday Weekend in a lot of places in the country. Louisiana dealing with some nasty weather, some heavy rain. Got reports of potentially dangerous flash flooding in the southern part of that state. Jeanette calle with us. Some nasty stuff this weekend. Yes, its certainly a very active saturday across sections of the gulf coast, t. J. We are keeping a very close eye on this potentially dangerous flooding situation. The reason for this is theres a lot of tropical moisture surging northward out of the gulf of mexico. Rainfall amounts since this morning, ranging from two to nine inches of rain with another inch or more possible as we head on into the evening. So flash flooding certainly a major concern here as we head on into this saturday evening, but finally, things will again to calm down across the big easy as we head into labor day monday. Still could see some hit or miss thunderstorms across the big easy as we head on into sunday. A lot calmer by monday. Beautiful in the northeast today. Temperatures at 78 in new york city. 85 in washington, d. C. Thunderstorms in chicago and atlanta this afternoon. The heat is building in the southwest. Sunday, scattered thunderstorms in the northeast. Best chance for those will be late sunday into early monday. Then things are looking a lot better for the northeast by labor day monday afternoon. All right, Jeanette Calle going to be with us the next couple hours. Thank you. Well chat again. Coming up, little kids, big guns. Combination getting new attention after a 9yearold girl accidentally shot and killed an instructor at a shooting range. Will it change the debate over gun control . Also, the white house still playing cleanup two days after the president said we dont have a strategy yet to combat isis. Ill talk to a member of the Foreign Affairs committee about how the u. S. Should deal with the terror group. Stay with me, folks. [ male announcer ] dont just visit hawaii. [ squeaking ] [ water dripping ] visit tripadvisor hawaii. 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Speaking at a fundraiser last night, the president said the world has always been messy, but he urged calm telling supports we will get through these challenging times just like we have in the past. The president s critics continue to slam him for his comment that we dont have a strategy yet to combat isis. One man who may want the president s job here in a couple years. The deepening chaos in iraq and syria and gaza and ukraine all clear and compelling evidence. The world needs a president who is not one step behind. Who is lurching from crisis to crisis. Who is always playing catchup. Congress will be back in session in nine days and lawmakers could be forced to make a vote on expanding americas current military campaign against isis right before the midterms. Let me bring in rhode island congressman david cissilini. Youre on the Foreign Affairs committee. A lot going on with the president in terms of Foreign Affairs. Give the president a letter grade on Foreign Affairs right now. Well, look, what the president said was i think said inartfully. A clear message that we need to defeat them, that we need to protect americans from this terrorist organization. That its an urgent responsibility. And that he has already begun to take steps to do that. Both with air strikes, with the kurdish fighters, sending secretary kerry to the region, secretary hagel to the region. So i think the president s been very clear. This is a brutal, vicious terrorist organization. We have a responsibility to stop them and defeat them before they come to our homeland. Congressman, im with you. I think everybody agrees that the president says this is what we want to do, but at the same time, did he not say and do you have no concern to understand the criticism when he says thats what we want to do, we just dont know how to do it . Were already doing things. The president has already taken action. I think what the president and i dont want to speak for him, but i think the point is people recognize this as a rapidly changing situation that requires a response to things that are happening in the entire region. Its going to require diplomatic military intelligence cooperation with our partners in that region, with lots of discussion s about how we work with people in a joint effort. I think this is something that is going to develop over time. I think the president is going to get the best advice from his secretary of defense, from his intelligence community, from secretary of state and other members of his cabinet, and then come to the congress with an action plan. But hes already taken steps. We want a president to proceed thoughtfully and responsibly and respond to a rapidly changing set of circumstances. Congressman, one other thing on this then. Youre saying you dont think thats what the president said. Everybody else has chimed in. When the president says we dont have a strategy yet, how did you interpret that if not to mean we dont know how to deal with these guys just yet . I interpret that to mean we have to defeat isis, which is president said in those remarks, that this is a threat to the peace and security of the world, and ultimately a threat to the National Interests of the United States. He was emphatic about that. I think the question is what is the right way to lead, participate, be a part of a partnership with our allies in the region, to do that effectively. How do you, for example, strike in syria and defeat isis while not strengthening assad . And so these are complicated circumstances. I think its really important that the president listen carefully to the information about whats happening on the ground. This is a situation which changes every day, and we want a president that is responding to this very dangerous and changing circumstance, but i dont think theres any question that the president has state whad our mission is, his intention to work and defeat isis, because we must, its a terrorist organization that will ultimately threaten our own country. But i think to think quickly, theres a quick and easy answer. This is complicated. And you have urged caution in the past. On two fronts. On isis and also on ukraine and dealing with the issue there and dealing with russia, that the president kind of wanted to urge that caution. And the last thing here we didnt get a chance to talk about ukraine and russia, but the last thing on isis, if the president comes to congress, if he comes to you and wants the okay from you to strike isis inside of syria, would you vote to give that okay . I think there is no question that if the president ma