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MSNBCW Weekends With Alex Witt November 30, 2014

Of planes coming in and out of new york right now. Aaa projects 46. 3 Million People traveled at least 15 miles from home this weekend, which is the highest number since 2007. Now, the weather could be a factor in some places. A snowfall in Northern Washington state has dropped as much as 3 inches of snow. Wnbc is going to give us the weeks forecast in a moment. But first, lets go to keith carson at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in atlanta. And with a good day to you, keith. How crowded is it . And are flights running on time . Reporter good day to you, as well. I feel confident hell deliver a strong forecast. Not a weak forecast. For sure. Reporter its not bad to be honest with you. Things are pretty quiet. When we started it was crazy in here, but now we have a little lull. This is the main check point. And if youve been to this airport in atlanta, which a lot of people have. Less than ten minutes is fantastic. That could make your day. A sunday in general busy, a day like today can be crazy. I want to take you on a quick tour. Ill show you where the security lines were. They dont put that tape there for their own health. They had people lined up back here. The Security Check point back there. All the way through the atrium. They had people snaking all the way through here. Past the elevator and around a restaurant, basically the lines started when you came in the door. So people were looking at really long delay times earlier, only through security. The actual flights themselves have been fine. Its just been a matter of how quickly you can get through security to your flight. Now is good. Probably going to see another pickup in activity by the afternoon. But as the weathers concerned, things are a lot better. Were dealing with the winter storm on wednesday. That was a big problem the eastern sea board. Its pretty quiet out there in the east, at least, few storms out west. No major hubs really impacted by the weather today. Any delays that we get are really going to be purely a volume thing. Theres a lot of volume to be had here. They estimate 500,000 people will come just through this airport from the wednesday when this holiday started through today. Its 500,000 through this airport, around 75,000 today. Weather cooperating. Its just like traffic, though. We can only forecast the part we know. The volume of it could be a totally different story. Alex, if youre anywhere in the atlanta area and youre looking to take a flight, i suggest you come now before things build back up. Im going to get right on that. Thank you very much, its good to see you. Lets go to keith in atlanta, hes got the forecast. Raphael, were going to see another arctic wave. Going to bring us that news . Its a strong forecast, alex. And we are seeing that cold front pushing through the northern plains. Look at the cold blast thats working to minneapolis now. Windchills at three below. Expecting between 25 and 40 below zero in portions of the midwest. Theres your arctic wave. Sliding in today, chicago its still mild, feels like 44 degrees and much milder across the northeast. Windchills in the 40s and 50s. Were dealing with one storm. This is our one area of concern in terms of weather and travel. San francisco, northern california, showers and even some heavy thunderstorms moving onshore now. And some rain also moving into the Los Angeles Area over the past few minutes. It stays wet out west, but, again, this rain is welcome. Even though it may interfere with holiday travel, they need the rain desperately in los angeles. That will continue over the next few days. Rain in the forecast today. Also on tuesday and maybe more rain on wednesday. Heavy rain, flooding concerns, yes. But, again, this is a welcome rain. Looking ahead to tomorrow now, look what happens in chicago. The cold blast arrives, 20s for your High Temperature there, dallas in the 70s today, down to the 40s tomorrow, and its still mild in the northeast. But that arctic wave eventually slides east day by day. By tuesday, its cold again in the northeast. Temperatures in the 30s in new york city. And the cold begins to gradually ease. This arctic wave not lasting too long. Thats the good news. Minneapolis back to a balmy 25 degrees by tuesday. Just a little short blast here for those of you. And lots of rain and mountain snows in california. Alex. I know you want to hear that. You made me happy saying that. Weve got the mountain snows in california. Thank you, im happy to have you here joining us. Well, the Ferguson Police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown has resigned. Darren wilson submitted his letter of resignation saturday. Said this morning that wilson was acting for the good of the community. Gotten information yesterday directly from the chief in ferguson that they had some information that suggested there were going to be acts taken against either members of the department or the department itself related to his continued employment. And when darrell was told that, he simply said thats enough and it was time to resign. Protesters outside the Ferguson Police station began singing hey hey goodbye as the news spread last night. Wilson has been the object of protests since the shooting in the grand jury decision last monday not to indict him. Some had this to say. It wouldnt be safe for him to stay. He didnt have no choice. The way i feel, he should be behind bars. The demonstrations last night were peaceful. Police reported two arrests overnight. Lets bring in wesly lawry, covering this story since august. Welcome to you. Whats the reaction been to wilsons resignation . Of course, i think a lot of people knew this was coming. This is certainly something in the works for a long time. In fact, i know for a fact, there were talks to have him resign prior to the grand jury decision being announced. But they fell through. And so this was something that everyone saw as a long time in the works. I think that people who are inclined to support officer wilson are dismayed or upset by this. An officer having his livelihood ruined. I think people who are more inclined to side with Michael Brown, they dont take much solace in this. They look at this as an officer on paid leave at this point for months who had more than 500,000 raised online. He had 600,000 given to him. While this is an inconvenience for him, hes probably doing all right financially. Silver lining there, sure. Wilson said in his resignation. Heres the quote, it is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. Will his resignation have some sort of impact on the communitys ability as he says to heal . Based on conversations ive been having the last 12 hours since this came out. I dont believe therell be any healing impact whatsoever. People knew this was coming. And, also, people see this as a much deeper issue than Darren Wilson and Michael Brown. Here in ferguson and greater st. Louis, racial tensions, the perception of racial tensions, issues with policing and how tickets are used on a relatively impoverished populist. They have very little to do with whether or not Darren Wilson is carrying a gun and a badge. Listen to what he said. I think there are many more resignations that need to happen in order for this community to begin healing. What kind of resignations . Who do you think should resign . Well, i think the Ferguson Police chief. I think its impossible for this community to move forward with him in the role. Wesly, do you get a sense there will be other resignations . You know, right now, i dont think its clear there will be other resignations. Again, i know there have been talks about the idea of other people, tom jackson, the Ferguson Police chief specifically talks about whether or not he would resign. They leaked out to the media. And my understanding is that kind of blew them up. They may not exist anymore. I think that theres certainly people who want to see more resignations. People float the idea of people all the way as high as governor jay nixon to john belmar, to ferguson pd chief. It seems right now its unlikely that anyone else is going to resign. Okay. Barring any resignations, what do you see as the likely next step for this community as a whole . I think were going to see some ongoing protests. I think thats going to keep happening. And the Ferguson Commission which is brought together meets for the first time on monday, i think tomorrow. Thats going to be the next step. This is a commission that has a very broad charge to deal with all the systemic issues, to find the deep societal issues that may have contributed to this. I think thats going to be, depending on this commission, there is some faith among the protesters as well as some of the other Community Leaders this might be something with some teeth that might be able to force some systemic change here. Given what youre saying, systemic change. How quickly might we see effective change . Well, we know the wheels of democracy move very, very slowly as the wheels of justice. I think that it could take time. And i think thats theres no Silver Bullet fix here. I think a lot of people are looking to, if only Darren Wilson resigns, this will solve all of the problems. If only he was indicted, this will solve all the problems. I think it having, you know, honest and deep conversations with people on the ground on both sides here, i think most people acknowledge this is these are problems or issues or frustrations, clashes that are decades in the making. And theyre not going to be fixed, you know, three days after the grand jury returns its decision. Wesly lowry, great conversation, thanks so much. Appreciate it. Thank you. Pope francis wraps up his threeday visit to turkey today. The pontiff asked for the blessing of patriotic bar thol mu. In an effort to heal a centurys old fracture between roman catholics and Orthodox Christians. A 22yearold woman shot by her exboyfriend in chicago died yesterday. She was working the black friday shift on her birthday when her ex walked into the store, shot her in the head and took his own life. He had threatened her and her family in recent weeks. Her sisters told reporters they had a Surprise Birthday Party planned for her when she wouldve returned home from work that night. In columbus, ohio, search and rescue teams are back out looking for that missing ohio football player. Observed a moment of silence before the michigan game for the senior lineman. He was last seen wednesday after sending his mother a text message apologizing for the effects concussions have had on him. A shocking conclusion in georgia this weekend to a missing child case. Police found a 13yearold boy friday night reported missing for about four years. Five suspects face prosecution, including the boys father and stepmother. Kerry sanders has been following this story. Kerry has more from jonesboro, georgia, for us. Hi, kerry. Alex, police today are investigating what they believe could be a custody dispute that led to a kidnapping four years ago. In this home behind me, they say they found a room with a false wall. And behind that wall, a 13yearold boy. It was an emotional reunion filled with tears and grateful prayers. A mother tightly hugging her n son, a 13yearold she has not seen in four years. Police say they were called to this house in jonesboro, georgia, late friday night for a welfare check on a child. When officers arrived, they say several people inside denied knowing anything but gave them permission to search. They didnt locate any child. So they left the premises. A couple hours later, around 2 00 in the morning, police got another call. This time, while they were still at the house. The boy called his mother to say he was being kept behind a false wall. From all indications, it appears the child was being hidden. The neighbor says her son was friends with the boy. If there was any issues, i honestly did not, he didnt show it. And maybe he was too scared to say anything, i dont know. Another neighbor says he never saw anything that was suspicious. Gosh, right up under our nose and we couldve done he was never in distress. We didnt think anything was wrong. The boys father gregory john and his stepmother samantha joy davis have been charged with obstruction, false imprisonment and cruelty to children. Even though this is sunday, the couple was taken to court today where they were officially told the charges they face. Alex . Thank you so much for that. As tensions flare between police and civilians across the country, a snapshot of basic humanity goes viral. Well hear from the Police Officer in this picture. [ kevin ] this is connolly, cameron, zach, and clementine. We have a serious hairball issue. We clean it up, turn around, and there it is again. Its scary. Little bit in my eye. [ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table, underneath my work desk, weve got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that . The swiffer sweeper. The swiffer dusters. Its some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. Its quick and easy. Pretty amazing that it picked it all up. I would totally take on another dog. [ kevin ] really . [ kevin ] really . vo rescued. Ed. Protected. Given new hope. During the subaru share the love event, subaru owners feel it, too. Because when you take home a new subaru, we donate 250 dollars to helping those in need. Well have given 50 Million Dollars over seven years. Love. Its what makes a subaru, a subaru. If he goes in and gives them all the evidence, its not as if hes putting in a posture to get an indictment. It appears he doesnt want an indictment. Thus, they dont indict. This grand jury looked at everything. They asked questions, they were engaged. I dont know how mr. Parks says we get in the head of the prosecutor by perhaps some means to sort of figure out that impliedly they didnt want an indictment. Those are the attorneys for the family of Michael Brown and officer Darren Wilson this morning on fox news sunday. They talked about the grand jurys decision and the accounts of what witnesses say happened when wilson fatally shot the unarmed teenager in august. Joining me now, the president and ceo of the National Urban league marc moreal. Glad to have you back. I wanted to ask you. You were here last week. I want to get your reaction to what happened with the grand jury coming in saying no indictment. We talked about that being a possibility. What was your reaction . It was expected. I dont think anyone was surprised from the very beginning. There wasnt a lot of confidence in robert mccullough. Certainly the way in which the grand jury process was managed leaves a lot to be desired. And its clear there was sufficient evidence to secure an indictment. Now, what shouldve happened . From the very beginning, the calls for a special prosecutor should have been heeded. So now, ive got some hope and some faith that the twin investigations being conducted by the department of justice and attorney general holder one as to the actions of Darren Wilson, the other a pattern in practice of investigation of the Ferguson Police department may yield some results. But dont you think the former of which you speak, that ones a challenge. You literally have to get inside the mind of Darren Wilson. The other, theres a pattern. Heres what ill say. Heres what ill share. In instances in the past whether its rodney king, the danzinger bridge case down in new orleans. All of those involve federal prosecutions after state prosecutions either were not successful or for which there was no indictment on early dismissal. So there is history. And i would suggest to people, why, yes, theres a bar, theres no doubt that an indictment is a possibility. And what we should do is respect that process Going Forward and allow it to play itself out while we deal with the long standing, longer term broader issues that this case has revealed. Okay. Darren wilson, the officer resigning last night from the force. Its never been the intent for there to be a resignation of officer wilson. Its always been justice for Michael Brown. I think in the large scale scheme of things, it does not secure justice for Michael Brown. And weve got to keep focus on that. Do you think there are others who will offer resignations as have been called for . You know, it remains to be seen. I know theres a lot of activism, our colleagues at the naacp have a march. March for justice. Called for major changes in the ferguson department. I would say this is also a time for there to be a new, if you will, new steps, new approaches, Police Reform and accountability. We need body cameras and National Accreditation. We need transparency. All these things are the topics that they are marching for on this journey for justice youre talking about. Yeah. But earlier today, we heard from former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. He was on fox news sunday. Heres what he had to say about the relationship with police and the black community. Lets roll some of that. There is more interaction and more unfair interreaction. But i think just as much if not more responsibility is on the black community to reduce the reason why the Police Officers are assigned in such large numbers to the black community. Its because blacks commit murder eight times more per capita than any other group in our society. What do you say to that . Well, you know, heres the point i think he misses. And i was on with him for a minute. One, yes, blacks killing blacks comprises about 90 of the murders on that side. Whites killing whites comprises 80 of the murders on that side, if you will. And i dont want anyone to think that Community Leaders, elected officials, ministers of civil rights leaders do not or have a tolerance of crime and violence in the community. No, not at all. But

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