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The Hunt for Foley's Executioner; Pushing Peace Through Pizza; Rallying for Eric Garner; Unfolding Stories Explode on Twitter; Man Behind the Lens in Ferguson; High Stakes for Emmy Nominees; Little Leaguers Making History

Aired August 23, 2014 - 13:00   ET

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ANA CABRERA, CNN ANCHOR: Hello, at 1:00 in the East, just 10:00 in the West. I'm Ana Cabrera in for Fredricka this weekend. We are staying on top of those developments in Iraq and whether the U.S. is going to take further action against ISIS, but we begin this hour in Ferguson, Missouri.

Several more rallies planned today. Supporters of Officer Darren Wilson, in fact, are rallying right now in St. Louis. We're expecting to hear a statement any minute on behalf of his family for the first time.

It has been two weeks since Officer Wilson shot and killed unarmed 18- year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The NAACP is expected to march today as well.

Our Nick Valencia is live in St. Louis at that rally for Officer Wilson.

Nick, fill us in on what's going on there.

NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Ana. Just a short time ago, we were expecting to hear a statement approved by the family of Officer Darren Wilson to be read at the top of the hour. That for now has been delayed.

Jim, if you just want to pan over to my left shoulder here, you see that gaggle of reporters, Ana, and the crowd of cameras surrounding. One person, one woman who showed up here just a few minutes ago to disrupt this peaceful rally, she says -- when I asked her why did she decided to show up, she said it's because our peaceful demonstrations as black people are disruptive, were shot upon.

She has been -- she has been asked to leave by the demonstrators. Of course, this is open to the public, but it did cause a bit of -- a brief moment of panic among the crowd here. It is only one person, though, Ana. I should -- I should emphasize that.

So far it has been all together peaceful. People here that show up, you can hear them clapping now. They said they wanted to put this on because they wanted to show support and solidarity for Officer Darren Wilson. They don't like the way he has been portrayed in the media. They feel that only one side of that story has come out. And they also say they are very disappointed that this has turned into a black and white issue.

They said that this should be more about an officer who was put in a very difficult situation and who feels -- they feel that he was in the right in this situation and they say as the facts come out, that they will be empowered more and more by the fact then it will show that Darren Wilson was in the right -- Ana.

CABRERA: How can they say that he was in the right not having those facts? We haven't even heard his side of the story.

VALENCIA: Some people have talked to him. Some people have spoken to him. As I mentioned here, we're expected to hear a statement from the lead organizer who has spoken at length with Darren Wilson.

Just behind me here. She's just getting set up here, Ana. They feel that they know about the situation, they say they know more facts than had been released, and that they say that those facts lie in favor of Officer Darren Wilson.

Of course, you know, they say that the story has developed and as we've seen sources, witnesses come out and say that Michael Brown charged at the officer, that Michael Brown attempted to take Officer Wilson's gun. They say that this -- those facts, they call them, lean in favor of the officer and they feel as the story comes out that it will be more in favor.

They also, I should mention, have raised more than $234,000 for Officer Wilson. Not just for his defense fund, Ana, but also for his livelihood. They worry that he will never be a police officer again and that he may, whether or not the result is in his favor or not, have to leave St. Louis -- Ana.

CABRERA: You know, Nick, it's interesting to see behind you, the makeup of this crowd who is gathering in support of Officer Wilson. We've been showing a lot of the images of protesters on the other side supporting Michael Brown, who are predominantly African-American. And here it looks like that group is all Caucasian. Am I mistaken or is that the reality?

VALENCIA: No, you're not. That's -- that's the reality. That's accurate. And I asked the lead organizer if we expected this crowd to be diverse, she said that she's been -- receive support from diverse factions all throughout the United States. People that were going to fly in, people that were going to drive in, but if you look around me here, the majority of those here I would say all of those that are here, are white.

But they say they feel that they don't think that they should be a white and black issue. In fact, the lead organizer said that this is about -- that this is more about Officer Wilson.

She's about to make a statement. Let's pan over here to the lead organizer. She's the one in the hat, Ana, and the sunglasses. She is standing by to make a statement to the media. Let's listen in.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Can you hold this? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: On behalf of the Support Darren Wilson campaign, we want to thank those in attendance as well as vocal supporters around the world for publicly displaying your support for Officer Darren Wilson.

We are not speaking on behalf of Officer Darren Wilson or his appointed representatives. We are speaking solely on behalf of the online campaign entitled Support Darren Wilson. Our mission is to formally declare that we share the united belief that Officer Wilson's actions on August 9th were warranted and justified and he has our unwavering support. We believe that the evidence has and will continue to validate our position.

We want to thank the media for finally highlighting the other side of this story. However, the media has shown a strong bias against the supporters of Darren Wilson. We believe this has only intensified the destruction of the community of Ferguson and the surrounding St. Louis areas. We are exclusively here to support Wilson and have in desire to engage in the negativity and hate which has paralyzed Officer Wilson's ability to pursue justice.

Many of us have received death threats against ourselves and our families. Contrary to media suggestions, we are not affiliated with any hate groups. However, we respect each individual's First Amendment rights in this country. We will not hide, we will no longer live in fear. We ask this question -- can justice ever be obtained if one side's supporters are living in fear of speaking out?

If you support Darren Wilson, make your voices heard. Call or write Governor Jay Nixon and demand that this bias stops now.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The media will have to earn the trust of the Support Darren Wilson group. Stop drawing maps to houses. Broadcasting in front of party's homes. Knocking on their families' doors. Putting people's lives at risk. This is unethical, poor journalism and a travesty to this case.

At the end of the statement, the media will inevitably ask for my name, others' names and relationships, job titles, stories, et cetera. You want my name.

My name is Darren Wilson. We are Darren Wilson.

(CHEERS AND APPLAUSE)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you.

CABRERA: So we were just listening in at a rally in support of Officer Darren Wilson. This is in St. Louis. And we just heard from a representative of the Support Darren Wilson campaign. She declined to give her identity, saying we are Darren Wilson, I am Darren Wilson, spoke out saying that she and others in the crowd -- again, we don't know their relationship exactly to Darren Wilson, whether they're family members, neighbors, friends, but she says that they, among others, have received death threats since this situation happened.

She says we believe his actions were justified, speaking about Officer Wilson, and that there is evidence to prove it, but again we have not heard Officer Wilson's account.

I want to go back right there to Nick on the ground who also just listened in to that statement.

Nick, where were lots of cheers from the crowd there at the end of that statement.

VALENCIA: There were lots of cheers and the supporters really wanted to, you know, emphasize the message that we are all Darren Wilson. That is the message here today.

Anyway, Ana, among the crowd who came out here to brave the heat, this is scorching temperatures out here, but they want to make sure that their side of the story is heard. You know, it has been very difficult to get much out of the Wilson camp because he has been in hiding this time. They feel like this is their opportunity to show that they are in solidarity with him, Ana.

That statement also very critical of the media. When I spoke to that organizer earlier, we will withhold her name. She was upset at the -- what she called one-sided coverage and she said today will be pivotal for the media to try to earn the respect back from the Darren Wilson supporters.

She feels that, again, you know, the backs for what she believes and she calls facts and what the supporters here believe are facts, they call in favor of Officer Darren Wilson, and they say that that will inevitably come out, but they are concerned -- wholehearted concern is that he won't be able to live a normal life after this. That he won't be able to live in this area and that he will have to -- whether he is charged or not, have to leave the police force -- Ana.

CABRERA: It's interesting, she criticizes the media for coverage of the other side, she said. And as you point out, Nick, we have reached out to Officer Wilson's family supporters.

VALENCIA: Absolutely.

CABRERA: And she is one of them who doesn't even want to be identified, so why wouldn't she, you know, stand behind what she just said, you know, giving us who she is and her connection to Officer Wilson.

VALENCIA: Well, she fears for her safety. She says a lot of people here fear for their safety. When we started this broadcast at the top of hour, you saw one demonstrator for the side of Michael Brown come here and disrupt that. Before this rally started, the concern was that there can be some sort of threat of force against the crowd here. She told me that the majority of the supporters here, law enforcement,

officers whether current, past or present, or just supporters of law enforcement, police officers in general, she said the majority of those here are carrying -- are armed, that have guns here as well. And that they are fearing for their safety.

That not only has she been targeted death threats, she says her children have also received death threats and she says that this is beyond a delicate situation. That this is a very -- you know, this is a life and death situation.

CABRERA: Well, it's good to see that as a peaceful gathering at the moment.

Thank you so much, Nick Valencia, reporting from St. Louis for us.

VALENCIA: Absolutely.

CABRERA: Still to come, forced conversions, beheadings. The Islamic militants known as ISIS are proving to be meaner and tougher than U.S. officials had previously thought. Is it time to rethink how the U.S. fights them?

We'll hear from Defense officials coming up next.

Plus, we'll have a live look at a rally that's happening in Staten Island, New York. Thousands are expected to protest the death of Eric Garner. He died just last month after a cop put him in a chokehold. He was trying to arrest him for allegedly selling cigarettes and that was illegally, so we'll take you there live coming up as well.

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CABRERA: Now to the growing threat from the ISIS terror group. The U.S. plans to counter it. U.S. officials are telling CNN that military leaders are discussing the possibility of launching airstrikes on ISIS. Not only in Iraq now, but also in Syria.

We're covering all the angles of this developing story. I want to start with Nick Paton Walsh. He is in London.

Nick, it appears the execution of American journalist James Foley may have been a turning point for President Obama. The White House now calling for his beheading a terror attack on the U.S. and every American.

What are you learning there in London about the hunt for Foley's executioners since he had a British accent?

NICK PATON WALSH, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: A very distinctive one, possibly even from London, too, if you watched that video, the black clad man behind Jim Foley who subsequently decapitates him. A very gruesome video indeed. But we understand British Security Services, they're going to focus on two or three things. There's the voice, of course, that accent. You may be able to match that with voice recognition software, the phone calls you may have tapped between Syria or Turkey and the United Kingdom.

There, his eyes, quite high definition video, they could give something away, a lot of retinal scans done and also biometric possible that could be helpful in working out who he is and of course his physical build, too.

A lot of speculation in the British media, trying potentially to match people who have been known to have gone to Syria to pursue jihad, maybe with the figure of this man in the video. I should point out, too, the British Security officials have been saying for a while now, at least 500 Britons have gone to Syria to pursue jihad. Some have come back, some haven't.

The key question is what do you do if you establish his identity? We know they're holding still another American journalist. Do you try and capture or kill this man? Do you approach his family? What consequences could that move have for the hostages still held in Syria or Iraq -- Ana.

CABRERA: Nick, I'm wondering if you've heard anything there about a possible, you know, combined response with the U.S. and Europe since we know that the U.S. is considering options in terms of trying to get to ISIS and take out this terror group as it continues to spread and take over more territory.

WALSH: Well, Europeans perhaps have been discussing at length that non-lethal equipment they want to give for the Syrian more moderate opposition. That's part of the response against ISIS because idea is you have from the Syrian civil war they equipped an army that you're happy with to win and take over territory you push ISIS out from.

The key thing U.S. officials are suggesting now is maybe they would hit ISIS inside Syria. That's vitally important because you can bash them as hard as you like inside Syria, they would simply retreat to kind of avoid the abyss that is northern Syria right now where they have a lot of territory that they control and then re-group there, moving back in.

It has to be an all-out comprehensive approach, U.S. officials say, and you have to bear in mind, too, you know, many argue that in fact Washington sees ISIS as being extraordinarily bad threat for some time. They've known U.S. domestic opinion hasn't really wanted to get involved in military action in the Middle East. Perhaps Jim Foley's gruesome execution is a turning point where in fact they can say look, this is happening to Americans now.

This is a threat we have to deal with and therefore make it easier for Americans to stomach the idea of another intervention in the Middle East -- Ana.

CABRERA: Right. With the idea to direct threat now.

Nick Paton Walsh, thank you.

Up next, we'll meet a man who felt compelled to join the rally in Ferguson. He takes to the streets every night. Not to loot, not to riot, but to care for the protesters and he brings them pizza.

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CABRERA: Back to Ferguson, Missouri, now. This is Police Chief Thomas Jackson there in the white and it looks like another police officer handing out water, in fact, to protesters this morning right outside the police department and you can see one law enforcement officer, the guy in blue, even hugging that protester who is there and now Police Chief Thomas Jackson doing the same. Perhaps in a show of trying to reach across the division that has formed and many say have been in the Ferguson community for years and only really came to light because of the death of Michael Brown.

It was two weeks ago today 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and since then we've seen a lot of unrest on TV. Frustration, pain erupting in the streets. People looting local stores in Ferguson, Missouri. People there getting arrested. Police in riot gear using tear gas on protesters.

Now the good news is the violence and the destruction seems to have stopped. Mike Brown's father talked to our Anderson Cooper saying the unrest has not helped the situation.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MICHAEL BROWN SR., MICHAEL BROWN'S FATHER: As far as the protester, you know, you got people that's not out there for the cause and people out there just being themselves. For the ones that's doing it for the cause, you know, to keep pressure and supporting us, to make sure things are, you know, going correctly, you know, we appreciate that as a father and a mother.

You know, but this other, this looting and all this other stuff, it's not helping. It's not helping our boy. It's doing nothing but, you know, causing more pain, plus it's shaming his name.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CABRERA: Of course, keep in mind, a lot of these protesters have been peaceful thanks in part perhaps to our next guest. He's Keith Griffin, a magazine editor who grew up in this area and spent part of his childhood in Ferguson, playing with his cousin.

Keith, you were not a Ferguson resident, but I know you have been at these protests every night. What drew you there?

KEITH GRIFFIN, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST: It just seemed like the people needed help. We needed to come together and form some type of a plan of a mobility and just do something to make the community feel like that we had their back.

CABRERA: I know you have a 6-year-old son, you're married, have you talked to your child about why you are going there to Ferguson?

GRIFFIN: Yes, I talked to my child daily about it. All three of them. My son, which is 8, and I have two little daughters, which are 6 and 5. And I just try to communicate with them what's going on and how to handle police situations. You know, it's just a conversation that I believe that many black households have with their children just because of the things that we have to deal with when dealing with the police.

CABRERA: Instead of coming to these protests with signs and with chants, you've been coming with pizza and care packages, including diapers. What's the idea behind all that?

GRIFFIN: Once again, it's about community and just showing the community that we do care and that we can help out in a different way. We don't necessarily have to march, which I have marched, but it's more to that. It's hard to protest on an empty stomach in my opinion, so I just try to keep them fed, keep them hydrated.

And with a lot of the stores being closed and not opening right now, the children in the community and parents in the community that need help. They need, you know, the diapers, they need the wet wipes. They need those type of things, so we're trying to provide those for them today.

Today at 1:00 p.m., we're actually giving out 400 care packages for the community which we're kind of organizing right now as we speak.

CABRERA: I know when I was there, you talked to people who said this is a community that was in need before all of this happened and it's still a community in need.

What do you think we've seen in terms of a shift? What was the turning point there on the ground from going from the violence and the unrest that we saw into more peaceful times that we've witnessed over the last three days? Is it a result of time helping to heal?

GRIFFIN: I mean, it's a combination of things. It's a combination of the anger and getting a grasp of exactly what's been going on. And as far as the anger, it's always been controlled. I mean, it's been blown up just a little bit, but the anger just comes from years and years of just, you know, being harassed by the police.

A social and economical divide that needed to be addressed and I think this is just -- this horrible tragedy gave us a platform to kind of speak out and say, hey, look at us, we need help, what do we need to do, and then I think this is just really good for the community. Just unfortunately you had to be with this type of tragedy.

CABRERA: Do you feel like there have been any steps taken in the last couple of weeks by community leaders there to bridge this divide, whether it's a racial divide or a socioeconomic divide that has developed over there for years and maybe, you know, came to a boiling point?

GRIFFIN: Yes, I do believe so. I mean, I speak to a community leaders daily. We're all on one accord. We're all speaking the same voice. We're just all moving in at different times and doing different things like my thing is just hey, you know what, I'm going to feed the people, I'm going to keep the protesters full so they can keep protesting while there's other factions of this movement that's moving behind closed doors and we're definitely going to keep pushing. This isn't just a hurrah and then that's it. This is a long-term fix that we're working on at this time.

CABRERA: Are you feeling that local law enforcement is getting the message now? We saw at the top of this block, we just showed, you know, Tom Jackson, the police chief there in Ferguson, handing out water to some of the protesters outside his office.

Is there amends that are being made?

GRIFFIN: I mean -- you can't say amends that fast, like right now, but I do think that it's definitely needs some PR work and I definitely think any steps that can be done can help heal the community, but it's not going to happen just overnight. It's going to mean more than just someone passing us some water and help in passing that water. We -- it's deeper than that and I think that right now we have an open platform where we can discuss this and try to understand each other's culture and differences and then try to make something positive out of this situation.

CABRERA: Well, Keith Griffin, thanks for being a symbol of peace in all of this chaos that's been happening there in Ferguson.

GRIFFIN: No problem.

CABRERA: And thanks for your time today.

Now there is a large rally happening on the other side of the country right now. It's not for Michael Brown, it's for Eric Garner, who was also killed by police. Many say his case is similar to Brown's. We'll take you live to New York, next.

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CABRERA: Bottom of the hour, welcome back and thanks for being here. I'm Ana Cabrera and here are some of the other big stories making news right now.

A Russian convoy that crossed into Ukraine without that country's permission is now back in Russia. All 227 trucks crossed back over the border today after delivering aid to the town of Luhansk. Now that's a stronghold of the pro-Russian rebels who are fighting Ukrainian troops in the region. Ukraine and the U.S. call the border crossing a violation of Ukraine's sovereignty.

Huge mudslides knocked homes off their foundations in Washington state. This is a different place, however, than that deadly mudslide earlier this year. Our affiliate in Seattle KOMO-TV says there were no injuries this time. But this clean-up will take a while. One couple says they have several feet of mud in their home. Several people were trapped in their cars, but they have all been rescued. And there's still some light rain in the forecast.

Now take a look at what happened in Texas. A private rocket exploded shortly after takeoff. This was a test mission for the private company called SpaceX. That explosion wasn't necessarily an accident. It was a safety measure. A problem with the rocket caused it to self- destruct. The rocket is part of the company's for a mission to Mars.

Let's turn our story -- to our story out of New York now. It has some similarities to what's going on in Ferguson. We have live pictures of a rally in Staten Island. Thousands here are protesting the death of Eric Garner. We're seeing the numbers grow. We showed you this image just about a half an hour ago and it looks like the numbers have multiplied on the ground.

Now Garner died last month after a cop put him in a chokehold. Chokeholds are against the rules of the police department in New York and this is video taken just shortly after that initial contact with police. He -- the police were trying to arrest him for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally. That officer involved here has been stripped of his badge.

Alison Kosik is in Staten Island now and it looks like there's a pretty big crowd.

ALISON KOSIK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, the crowd continues to show up. I want to give you a (INAUDIBLE) here behind me. There are still showing up even as speaker begins at the podium. I'd say at least 2,000 have shown up here in support of Eric Garner and support of Michael Brown. We are seeing that --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Stop the madness, we will march all the way now.

KOSIK: Case here in Staten Island of Eric Garner. It was about a month ago, about a quarter of a mile from where I'm standing right now that NYPD police officers approached him for allegedly selling cigarettes illegally on the street. Now the (INAUDIBLE) cell phone video showing that the officer grabbed Garner into a chokehold, (INAUDIBLE) the ground, he wound up -- excuse me, he wound up -- he would up having a heart attack and dying. And now of course we are --

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Somebody say amen.

KOSIK: Ana?

CABRERA: All right. Alison Kosik, hard to hear what you're saying because of the loud protesters in the background there, but again, this is all regarding the death of a man in New York, that protest happening in Staten Island where supporters of the man who died, believe police brutality was involved and we do know that this case is going to go before a grand jury to determine whether or not the officer will be indicted in that case. The grand jury expected to start looking at evidence next month.

Again, thanks to Alison Kosik reporting on the ground.

Up next, the real time impact in the role of Twitter. Not just on the unrest in Ferguson, but also the brutal execution of an American journalist. Will we see more changes to Twitter?

(COMMERCIAL BREAK) CABRERA: Twitter, it's not just a social network anymore. It is playing a key role in a couple of the big stories that are dominating the news right now. What's happening in Ferguson, Missouri, and the beheading of American journalists James Foley.

First, let's talk about Ferguson. Over the past couple of weeks, Twitter exploded with people expressing anger, disbelief, outrage and calls for action. Some of the most compelling moments in this crisis played out on Twitter in real time.

I'm joined by Brian Stelter, he is CNN's senior media correspondent and the host of "RELIABLE SOURCES."

Brian, good to talk to you today.

BRIAN STELTER, CNN SENIOR MEDIA CORRESPONDENT: You too.

CABRERA: Is Ferguson the story that maybe officially put Twitter on the map of the media landscape?

STELTER: I think a lot of journalists were already and are active on Twitter, including you and me, but I think to some people who still had doubts about the service's potential during news situations, this has erased those doubts. I know there are some reporters, you know, locally in St. Louis who were still ambivalent about the power of social networking, and they're not ambivalent anymore. Now they see how beneficial it can be.

I think to -- in one way, conversations on Facebook and Twitter about the shooting death of Michael Brown spurred media coverage and then once media was on scene, once CNN and other outlets arrived there in force, I saw a number of professional journalists do great work, do great reporting on Twitter.

I want to put up a picture that I've been amazed by on screen. This is from a local St. Louis photographer who took this amazing picture of a protester with an American flag shirt, throwing -- picking up a tear gas canister and hurling it away from kids. I was able to interview that protester for "RELIABLE SOURCES" tomorrow. And, you know, that's the kind of photo that becomes iconic from a protest like this. Not just because it was on the newspaper but also because it spread on Twitter and on Facebook and other sites.

CABRERA: Right. Social media really has made it easy to spread information, to disseminate news, but also can cause some trouble because it's easy for people to spread false information on Twitter. How concerned should we be about that?

STELTER: I think it's something that becomes more of a concern every year as social media becomes more pervasive in people's live and that's why we need both. We need social media, but we also need traditional media.

What I love about social media is that we can share our emotions and react to news in real time. We can also be alerted, for example, to turn on the TV, to go to CNN or to go to the Web -- to news Web sites and get more information about the stories and find out what is true.

We definitely need both. I was just seeing incredible images out of Gaza today. There's a video you can see on Facebook that's going viral of a bomb actually striking -- an Israeli bomb actually striking a building in Gaza. You see the bomb go in and you see the explosion.

It's one thing for an anchor to mention that a bombing happened. It's another thing to see the bomb actually strike. And that's why we need social media, but we also need traditional media to verify the death tolls, to check the facts. And I think people are coming around to the idea that we do need both.

CABRERA: Exactly. And I want to bring up a particularly tense moment from the Ferguson protests this week. And talk about Twitter on the other side. Take a look.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: My hands are up, bro. My hands are up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hands up. Hands up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Guns are pointed.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I could (EXPLETIVE DELETED) kill you. Get back. Get back.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hands up.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get back.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You're going to kill him?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Are you trying to kill me?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get back. Get back.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What's your name, sir?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Go (EXPLETIVE DELETED) yourself.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

CABRERA: So some will argue that social media might just stir the pot.

STELTER: Well, in this case, the officer was suspended and I think rightfully so. That kind of treatment of either reporters or protesters is outrageous, but the danger sometimes with these, this came from a live stream, someone with a cell phone streaming on to the Internet, which can be a very useful thing, but sometimes, it is like looking through a straw and you're not getting the full picture sometimes and you're watching a live stream like this.

Obviously, a tense and I think outrageous sort of moment there that we saw but we don't always see what happens all around in those moments. And it's important to go see the side of the police as well as the side of the protesters and sometimes when you watch a video and stuff like that we have to keep in mind, we're only seeing one side of the story.

CABRERA: I have to get to this last question real quick, but we're out of time. So keep your answers short, if you will. We talked about James Foley a lot already this week and how Twitter has played a pretty integral role in that story about what ISIS is doing now. In fact, removing many of the tweets that had video of the execution.

STELTER: Yes.

CABRERA: So Twitter sort of becoming the story in many ways.

STELTER: Twitter and YouTube as well because the video was uploaded to YouTube. Both sites worked really hard to take that content down. And there's a growing understanding that these are not just technology companies, they are also media companies. They have to make the same kind of decisions that media companies have to make about what is appropriate and what is inappropriate. What is too graphic and too gory and too propagandistic to actually share.

CABRERA: All right, Brian Stelter. Thank you so much.

STELTER: Thanks.

CABRERA: You can watch "RELIABLE SOURCES" with Brian each Sunday. It's at 11:00 a.m. Eastern right here on CNN.

Reporters on the ground in Ferguson are seeing those protests up close. A photographer who captured some really compelling images shared stories behind those images.

We'll talk to him next.

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CABRERA: CNN has been covering the shooting of Michael Brown and the unrest that has followed for the past two weeks in Ferguson and the protesters are not the only ones getting arrested and in fact, journalists are being detained as well including Scott Olsen. He's a photographer for Getty Images whose images, pictures have told the story like no other and he spoke with our Victor Blackwell earlier today.

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SCOTT OLSON, GETTY IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHER: When I took that, the police were -- protesters were marching up to the police line, and then the police started opening fire with tear gas and everybody scrambled to get out of the way. And after a little few barrages of tear gas, this woman walked out there in a -- you know, very nonviolent way, kneeled down, and raised her arms in the air and she stayed there.

And I knew this was a powerful moment, I want to make sure I captured it. And so I got into position and the police kept firing tear gas right at her, basically landing near her and she was being overcome with smoke but she stayed there until somebody finally came out and said, no, you've got to get out of here. It's just --

BLACKWELL: Yes. Reminiscent of some photographs that we've seen throughout history. I mean, it's surprising we're seeing that here in the U.S. But we're seeing that, Tiananmen Square comes to mind when you see that kind of photo, a single person going to stand against the military style, at least, resistance here.

We've got another photograph. There's one of this man holding a sign that says, "Go kill ISIS and leave us alone." Tell us about the story of this man and this sign and how you got this photograph?

OLSON: This man was just a quiet protester. He was sitting in -- I think there's an authorized protest area there and he was sitting there holding the sign. He told me he'd been out there several days and he'd come out with a few different messages. And that was one of them. Just it seemed like --

BLACKWELL: You know, you've said that you stay away from protests usually. Why?

OLSON: Protests, it's not that I stay away from them, it's more than just -- they're not exciting to cover. They're not that interesting because they get diluted with too many messages and the importance goes away. This protest here, though, is different because everybody is staying on message. It seems to be an important message and it's a message I hear a lot from the community. And it's not just Michael Brown. It's the whole relationship with the community and the police in this area.

BLACKWELL: We've seen the photograph from "TIME" magazine. Do we have the picture the one that's on "BusinessWeek," the young girl who has her hands up, and she's there with two bottles? This one. Tell us about this photograph.

OLSON: That photograph was -- during certain days people would line Florissant Street with signs and they would march a little bit. But there were a lot of people just showing up with their signs. And this is actually a family under the left and right of this little girl, her brother and sister, and her parents were nearby. And they were all -- the brother and sister were holding signs. And I just thought it was very unique having the little girl.

I don't know if she's -- understands completely what's going on, but clearly, you know, her parents want her to see what's going on and see why they're out here.

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CABRERA: Up next a team of Little Leaguers from Chicago may become the firsts all African-American team to win the Little League World Series. We'll have their story next.

But first Monday night's upcoming Emmy Award ceremony might just have a little more star-studded sparkle than years past. Here is CNN's Nischelle Turner.

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NISCHELLE TURNER, CNN ENTERTAINMENT CORRESPONDENT: The prime time Emmy Awards.

PETER DINKLAGE, "GAME OF THRONES": I demand a trial by combat.

TURNER: It may not be "The Game of Thrones," but the stakes are high for nominees hoping to turn an Emmy win into ratings gold.

PETE HAMMOND, DEADLINE: The Emmys have always been a big help to newcomers. But in terms of what they are worth to the industry now, it seems like they've become a much, much bigger deal.

TURNER: Ratings aren't a concern for HBO show about death and dragons, it also earned the most nominations of any show this year with 19. But it's facing some tough competition in the Best Drama category. Many experts are saying "Breaking Bad's" final season makes it the favorite.

BRYAN CRANSTON, "BREAKING BAD": Everything is going to be fine, but we need to leave right now.

TURNER: Leading man Bryan Cranston is nominated for Best Actor in a Drama. But he can lose out to the man who just won a Best Actor Oscar.

MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, "TRUE DETECTIVES": Our fate down with a plan.

HAMMOND: I think this is the year of Matthew McConaughey so I think it's natural that if he has a big Emmy contender we're all going to say he'll probably win that, too, like he won the Oscar.

TURNER: As the star of HBO's "True Detective" McConaughey would have to beat out not just Cranston, but a star-studded list, including his "True Detective" co-star Woody Harrelson and "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm who has been nominated seven times and never won.

JON HAMM, "MAD MEN": I worry about a lot of things. But I don't worry about you.

TURNER: "Modern Family" goes into Emmy night on a four-year winning streak in the Best Comedy category. The biggest obstacle to a record- breaking fifth Emmy, a newcomer on Netflix.

HAMMOND: It looks like "Orange is the New Black" may be coming up for Netflix could upset modern family.

TURNER: And if there was a theme this year it might be how the television Academy has recognized so few shows from the networks that used to be in control.

HAMMOND: Remember the good old days of CBS, ABC, NBC, even FOX? Where are they in these Emmys? Really, they have been just overwhelmed.

TURNER: Best chances for a network win in the drama and comedy categories might be in the Lead Actress in a Drama category where "The Good Wife's" Julianna Margulies is seen as one of the favorites.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Get out of here, Alicia. You're fired.

JULIANNA MARGULIES, "THE GOOD WIDE": No.

TURNER: And all of the drama and comedy will play out Monday on television's biggest night.

Nischelle Turner, CNN, Hollywood.

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CABRERA: A team of Little Leaguers from Chicago are making an impact both on and off of the field.

Andy Scholes reports they could become the first all African-American team to win a Little League World Series.

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ANDY SCHOLES, CNN SPORTS CORRESPONDENT: For the first time in 31 years, a team made up entirely of African-American kids made it into the league's World Series. These youngsters are from Washington Heights, an area that most considered to be a pretty tough place to grow up but that hasn't stopped them from pushing forward.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We've made it as a team. That's what we like to do. We like to play as a team. Get every involved. That's how we've been winning and that's how we're going to continue to win.

SCHOLES: Jackie Robinson West is of course named after the man who broke baseball's color barrier and his widow Rachel Robinson says the team has upheld the legacy of her husband. In a letter to Pierce Jones, one of the team's stars, she wrote, "You give so many of us hope and inspiration."

From the south side to downtown (INAUDIBLE) celebrated another win for Jackie Robinson West on Thursday. The amazing run the team is on has given fans young and old something fun and positive to believe in.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We hear so much about the negativity that goes on. It's just refreshing to be out here, to support something that's great.

SCOTT CARROLL, CHICAGO WHITE SOX PITCHER: Any time you see some kids from the inner city, and especially the Jackie Robinson kids play so well and accomplish what they have, you can bring some light to the kids in the areas and show those kids from that area that, hey, this can be done.