Guests: Steve Harrigan & Bishop Edwin Bass
Eric started Tuesday's program with an update from Ferguson, Missouri, where rioters and looters have run wild for more than a week. Fox News correspondent Steve Harrigan reported from Ferguson on the previous night's mayhem. "There were 78 arrests," Harrigan said, "and some of them came from as far away as California and New York. Police are concerned that rioters are using the demonstrations as a cover to launch attacks against police. But at the same time, there are a lot of demonstrators who are trying to keep the peace and trying to keep people on the sidewalks." Harrigan added that two days may be looming as especially dangerous. "This movement may go national on Thursday with a 'day of rage,' and it looks like Monday will be the funeral for Michael Brown, which will be a major event as well." Eric then turned to Bishop Edwin Bass, who has been trying to restore calm in Ferguson. "We have a number of clergy out in the community," he said, "and we are trying to speak to both law enforcement and the protesters. We hope it will bear some fruit, it wouldn't be a good idea to just sit back and let things take care of themselves."

Eric welcomed Ferguson merchant Jan Lalani, whose store was smashed and looted Sunday night. "There was a big crowd out in the parking lot," Lalani said, "and I told the guys that we should close down and get out of there. Two minutes later I got a call from the security company saying that alarms were going off and glass was being broken. They fired ten shots into the store and we could watch the whole thing by video surveillance. It was just devastating and now the whole store is boarded up." Lalani estimated the damage to his market at $50,000.

Guest:Kirsten Powers
Attorney General Eric Holder heads to Ferguson Wednesday, where he'll oversee the federal investigation into the death of Michael Brown. Eric asked FNC's Kirsten Powers whether Holder, with his history of racial activism, can be impartial. "Absolutely, I don't know why he wouldn't be," she insisted. "There is a history of racial discrimination in this country and you seem offended when Eric Holder acknowledges that. The Missouri governor asked the Justice Department to get involved and Holder is the head of the Justice Department." Powers suggested that Holder's presence may be a calming influence. "People are wondering what happened and why we've been very slow to get the facts on this case. There are so many contradictory stories and that is not helping the situation."

Guests:Kimberly Guilfoyle & Lis Wiehl
There are wildly varying accounts of Michael Brown's death - according to some witnesses, Brown had his hands up and was trying to surrender, while others claim say Brown was the aggressor. Legal analysts Lis Wiehl and Kimberly Guilfoyle looked ahead to the judicial process that will search for the truth. "That's why a grand jury is convened," Wiehl said. "You bring in all these eyewitnesses and the autopsy reports, and the grand jury looks at whether there is probable cause to hand down an indictment. They will try to determine whether the officer used 'excessive force' when he shot Michael Brown." Guilfoyle added that Officer Darren Wilson may cleared if the grand jury determines that he acted in self-defense. "Was the officer fearing bodily injury or death, was his life in danger, did he think this was an individual who was capable of committing more violence? That is very important because all of this happened in a matter of seconds and the officer has a right to defend himself."

Guests:Howard Kurtz & Lauren Ashburn
Reporters, TV anchors, and media types of all sorts have descended on Ferguson. Eric explored the coverage with FNC media analysts Howard Kurtz and Lauren Ashburn. "This media invasion in Ferguson," Kurtz groused, "is inflaming the situation because all the agitators want the exposure. And some of the correspondents are making a name for themselves, they're openly siding with the protesters. It's become a nightly reality show. You have MSNBC acting as the Michael Brown defense network, and then you have conservatives who are defending the police officer." Taking issue with Kurtz's analysis, Ashburn applauded the overall reporting. "Are they supposed to not do their jobs? Reporters are sent there to cover both sides of the story, even at the risk of their lives. Yes, there are some cable pontificators who are pitting both sides against the other, but there are journalists on the streets who are doing a good job."

ISIS terrorists in Syria have beheaded American journalist James Foley, who was captured two years ago. Eric dissected the terrible news with retired Army Lieutenant Tony Shaffer. "ISIS is the anti-Christ of terror organizations," Shaffer declared. "These people will kill anyone who disagrees with them, including other members of the Muslim faith. This is not about Iraq or Iraq's future, this is about a terrorist organization that has designs on being the most ruthless terrorist organization on the planet. They have territory, funding, and the intent to do harm to anyone in the Western world. They are now trying to consolidate their gains and establish a strong base of operations. Then they're going to try to attack New York City and Washington - they've said it and there is no reason to doubt their intent." Eric concluded, "These ISIS terrorists are the evil of all evil, these are not even human beings."

Guest:Mike Tobin
Finally, Fox News correspondent Mike Tobin checked in with the very latest from Ferguson. "The authorities have put up a big chain link fence around the QuikTrip," he reported, "which will prevent people from congregating. That seems to be the strategy - don't let people congregate and you won't have the trouble boiling up." Tobin also commented on the news that a St. Louis cop shot and killed another black man on Tuesday. "A lot of people are accepting the fact that the suspect did go at the officers with a knife, but they keep saying there were non-lethal options like tear gas or a shot in the leg. This goes back to the pre-conceived conclusion that the officers are out to harm the people."