[Tank:] That's our live shot of Victoria Harbor for you. So, let's return to our top story, the terror attack in Jerusalem. A U.S. law enforcement official says the FBI is launching an investigation, because three of the victims are American citizens. Let's check in with our Ben Wedeman now. He's been live at the scene for most of the day. Ben, tell us what's happening right now. And explain to us a bit about the geography of this area and why tensions are particularly high.
[Wedeman:] Well, tensions are high and have been high for quite awhile, but certainly today because this is really the worst attack in six years in Jerusalem. The last one in 2008 left eight people dead in that instance, but certainly today is one of the darker days we've seen here. Now what happened, of course, was that 7:00 in the morning when people were praying in the synagogue in Kharnov which is to the west of the center of Jerusalem, it's a largely religious neighborhood, when these attackers came in. And of course these attackers have been identified as two cousins in their 20s from the East Jerusalem Palestinian East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jebar al-Muqabr. And apparently one of them worked in a store in that area, so he was familiar with the people and sort of the rhythms of the neighborhood as well. Now at the moment, the Israeli police are in large numbers in many of these East Jerusalem flashpoints that have been going off now for quite some time. We're told that at least nine people have been arrested by the Israelis not for involvement in this morning's attack, but rather because of clashes with the Israelis authorities, with the Israeli forces in this area. So, these are the Jebar al-Muqabr neighborhood is in the far sort of southeast southwest of southeast, excuse me of Jerusalem whereas the Kharnov where the attack took place is to the west of here Manisha.
[Tank:] OK, Ben, thank you very much for that update no the situation there. Let's turn to very different things now, though, in a very different part of the world. To Ferguson, in fact, to Missouri in the U.S. Tension there is also building as the city awaits a grand jury decision on whether a white police officer will be indicted in the August shooting to death of an unarmed black teen. The governor of Missouri has declared a precautionary state of emergency ahead of the decision in the Michael Brown case. Well, there is fear that if Officer Darren Wilson is not indicted, we could see more violent protests. CNN's Stephanie Elam joins us now live from Ferguson. And explain to us just how difficult and how tense the situation is right now.
[Stephanie Elam, Cnn Correspondent:] Well, a lot of people are waiting, Manisha, to find out exactly what this ruling could be. And this action by Governor Nixon may indicate that we are getting closer to finding out what the grand jury has decided.
[Crowd:] Hands up, don't shoot.
[Elam:] Protesters in St. Louis braved frigid temperatures, taking to the streets, ahead of Missouri's governor declaring a state of emergency. Governor Jay Nixon anticipating expanded unrest if the grand jury decides not to indict Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed teen, Michael Brown, on August 9th. Governor Nixon activating the National Guard to assist the county police with securing Ferguson, bypassing the Ferguson police department. The mayor of St. Louis agreed with the decision.
[Francis Slay, Mayor Of St. Louis, Missouri:] We don't know what's going to happen or when it's going to happen, or, you know, what the decision is going to be, or what the reaction is going to be. I think we need to make sure that we are prepared.
[Benjamin Crump, Attorney For Michael Brown's Family:] Michael Brown's parents have asked that everybody who supports them do so in a nonviolent, peaceful constructive way.
[Elam:] For more than three months now, this entire area has been on edge. [on camera]: Are you worried about violence becoming an issue again?
[Max Peterson, Demonstrator:] I'm not really. By civilians or by police?
[Elam:] Whatever concerns you.
[Peterson:] I mean, the biggest concern is that something very small will happen, like a water bottle and that will lead to teargas or gunfire.
[Elam:] Last week, a law enforcement source says the FBI issued a bulletin to police across the nation, warning officers to be vigilant about possible violence related to Ferguson. Over the past few months, community leaders have complained that outsiders have instigated much of the violence. [on camera]: So when the grand jury comes out with its decision, what do you think is going to happen?
[Larry Fellows Iii, Demonstrator:] I honestly can't say. I can just speak about what we're going to continue to do as protesters until we get what we deserve, which is justice.
[Elam:] And with that in mind the protesters I spoke with yesterday at that very rally saying that they are not going to stop no matter the decision is about Officer Wilson. As for residents in this small town of Ferguson, they're on edge and they're hoping that whatever happens it's done peacefully and that they can go on with their lives, Manisha.
[Tank:] Yeah, I'm sure that's a view that's a view that's echoed right across the U.S.as well. Stephanie, thank you so much. Stephanie Elam there live for us in Ferguson. Coming up here on News Stream, a look at the children left behind by Syria's bloody civil war. After the break, we go inside one orphanage that's trying to change the status quo for these little victims caught in the crossfire.