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Situation on all levels, wolf. >> we're showing our viewers live pictures from lower manhattan right now where folks are just beginning to gather. we're watching all of this very closely. joe johns, thanks very much. we're also learning new details about the police officer who was at the center of this case. the 29-year-old daniel pantaleo. this case is not over for him yet. cnn's brian todd is digging deeper into this part of the story for us. what are you learning? >> reporter: wolf, we've been speaking with people involved with officer pantaleo. tonight they paint a conflicting picture of...

Responsible for creating a situation and putting police in an untenable situation but i think there's no excuse for what happened. >> when we were in ferguson after your meetings with local community leaders, the african-american community, you made it clear that you were worried that there was a justice system that was not equal. you still believe that? >> i wrote in "time" magazine that when you look at shootings upon individuals, if you're a young black male, you're 28 more times likely to be attacked than a young white male. there is a problem. and part of it is a war on drugs but part of ...

When you need to determine whether or not someone is faking it or breathing or not. none of those things are done. as a mom even, i'm trained in cpr. i know that they didn't do the right thing. they did nothing. and i think it really compounds the situation when you talk about negligence at the very least, negligence. that's what we're watching. we're watching a group of officers strained in cpr doing nothing to save a man's life. >> it didn't look like they were pumping him up or doing mouth-to-mouth or anything to try to save him tom, did it? >> no, i think sunny is right, they should have b...

Obviously to come forward and announce changes in the police department, how they're going to deal with issues in the community, maybe instead of ratcheting up situations to ratchet them down. so i think it has people talking and it has me talking to me, who i don't usually engage on this level and this type of situation. i went today, wolf, to do a talk show, to be honest. i taped a segment for the "wendy williams show." they invited me on to talk about what happened in ferguson and what's happening here in new york city. and i led a discussion of about seven minutes on this subject on a show...

General eric holder who has ordered a federal investigation into the case here in new york city. now, all in all, i think it's also important to say everybody agrees there is a problem that needs to be dealt with. the city of new york is bracing for yet another demonstration tonight with police on high alert. all has been peaceful, at least so far. back to you. >> are they getting ready for these demonstrations? are police extending their shifts because the protests sprang up throughout manhattan and elsewhere. >> reporter: right. police have been on high alert throughout. they have been very ...