Statement by President @BarackObama (LIVE)

Ferguson and St. Louis County police received military equipment from Pentagon http://t.co/tRnzGx7duF pic.twitter.com/oaKcAGnbt2
— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) August 14, 2014

Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream


President Barack Obama is set to make a statement from Martha’s Vineyard.

The President will discuss the situation in Iraq, as well as the police involved shooting in Missouri.

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., makes call to 'demilitarize' the police response in Ferguson, Mo. - @JABuchanan https://t.co/hrkeDXAvMr
— Breaking Politics (@breakingpol) August 14, 2014

Journalists were arrested, assaulted and teargassed last night in #Ferguson http://t.co/ckRJAdHkvO pic.twitter.com/0MlpFixaBz
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 14, 2014

Marshall on "Hollywoodization" of #Ferguson police: Why are they "wearing jungle camouflage?" http://t.co/ujFJvWILsy pic.twitter.com/69al2nRrgy
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) August 14, 2014

#Breaking: Governor Jay Nixon to remove St Louis County PD from #Ferguson investigation. WATCH LIVE: http://t.co/rx8v3ZH7Qq
— KMOV (@KMOV) August 14, 2014

#BREAKING @GovJayNixon now speaking live on @kmov. I'm listening on @kmoxnews bc I'm in live truck in #Ferguson
— Laura Hettiger KMOV (@LauraKHettiger) August 14, 2014

Chaotic Scenes From Inside Ferguson | Mashable

Live video: President Obama to speak about Iraq, Ferguson, Mo. - @NBCNews (resending with link) http://t.co/a7Txm83wtd
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) August 14, 2014

About 1,000 people still on #Iraq's Mount Sinjar, BBC understands http://t.co/oXkCzqywj1
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 14, 2014

UK drops further 22 tonnes of aid on #Iraq's Mount Sinjar; humanitarian situation "remains priority", Downing St says http://t.co/Z86YHej0b0
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 14, 2014

Situation on #Iraq's Mount Sinjar "greatly improved" - not expecting any more evacuations, President Obama says http://t.co/wVVKS1EFiZ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 14, 2014