Watch Live: Missouri Gov. To Call For ‘Peace’ In Ferguson In Press Conference At 6:30 PM ET

Gov. Jay Nixon speaks during a news conference held at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Jefferson City, Mo. Nixon has made good on an earlier promise to veto school transfer legislation that allowed the use ... Gov. Jay Nixon speaks during a news conference held at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, in Jefferson City, Mo. Nixon has made good on an earlier promise to veto school transfer legislation that allowed the use of public money to pay for certain students to attend private schools. (AP Photo/The Jefferson City News-Tribune, Julie Smith) MORE LESS

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) will speak during a press conference at 6:30 p.m. ET ahead of the grand jury’s decision whether to charge Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown.

Nixon and St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay “will be calling for peace and discussing preparations to protect the public and free speech,” according to a statement from Nixon’s office.

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  1. Ugh! It makes me think they already know there will be no charges.

  2. So the man who refused to appoint a special prosecutor for crass political reasons is now calling for peace. Isn’t that special.

  3. Yeah, I’m getting that feeling too…

  4. That’s great but who will protect us from the police?

  5. Day late, dollar short. I’m half expecting to hear a body count tally in the morning.

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