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Biased and bigoted?; Fox News presenter Megyn Kelly
Fox news presenter Megyn Kelly expressed her frustration on air when an update on the Ferguson riots interrupted an interview about the death of American journalist James Foley.

An Isis video released overnight on Tuesday shows a suspected British jihadist beheading Foley in what is claimed to be a revenge killing for the ongoing US air strikes in Iraq.

When breaking news from Ferguson appeared on the screen during her coverage on Tuesday night, Kelly said: "Hold on...I realise... I realise something is happening in Ferguson, but we're talking about something important here, so can you at least split screen the video."


Comment: What is happening in Ferguson is extremely important for the rest of the U.S. and beyond. This is a police state in action and it is clear to anyone who wishes to see and hear.


"The protesters and the police are clashing again, they're clashing again. But we're talking about the dead, the death of an American who was beheaded."


Both US President Barack Obama and Prime Minster David Cameron have strongly condemned the video, which has been authenticated by the US intelligence community.

On Wednesday officials confirmed that a US Special Operations mission tried and failed to free Foley and other hostages in Syria weeks before he was murdered by militants.

But Obama said America would not be deterred from carrying out airstrikes against the group.

Kelly's remarks came on the same evening that she criticised Missouri Governor Jay Nixon after he issued a statement in which he suggested that the officer responsible for fatally shooting black teenager Michael Brown in "broad daylight" should face a "vigorous prosecution".

In a videotaped statement on Tuesday, former Attorney General Nixon said: "We have a responsibility to come together and do everything we can to achieve justice for this family; a vigorous prosecution must now be pursued."

Kelly repeatedly slammed the "irresponsible and outrageous" statement, saying that Nixon had ignited a "firestorm" by "decid[ing] the guilt of the officer in this case long before any investigation is completed".

In his statement Nixon emphasised his wish to seek "justice for the family of Michael Brown". Two autopsies have shown that the 18-year-old was struck by six bullets fired by Darren Wilson, 28, on 9 August in Ferguson, St Louis.