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rest after the death of a homeless man held in a chokehold on a new york subway. what we're now learning about the man's troubled past and the difficult questions this case is raising about america's mental health crisis. guilty of seditious conspiracy. what happens next after the conviction of four members of the far right group the proud boys for their role in the january 6th attack? breaking overnight. the murder of a young woman on her morning walk attacked on a popular hiking trail police releasing a surveillance image of a possible suspect and now an arrest. the nfl under investigation why prosecutors are taking a closer look at the league's workplace culture. fallout for bud light
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what a top executive is now saying about the company's transgender marketing controversy. wild weather too rare tornadoes touching down near los angeles and later a side of the times the change on the way for some popular board games. from abc news in new york. this is america this morning. good friday morning, everyone i'm andrew timber. good morning to you memory in an alley. we want to begin with new protests overnight after the death of a homeless man on the new york subway. he was allegedly threatening passengers and died after a former marine placed him in a chokehold decision by police not to arrest that former marine has ignited a debate over how we as a society confront mental illness. new protests in new york city last night, demanding an arrest for the death of a homeless man on the subway now ruled a homicide . witnesses say 30 year old jordan's neely was speaking aggressively allegedly threatening others and saying he didn't care if he died. that's when a marine veteran put him in
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a chokehold for roughly 15 minutes, other passengers holding his arms would later be pronounced dead at the hospital . the marine veteran was questioned and then released. he killed someone, and he choked them for 15 minutes, and they did it in front of witnesses and witnesses who admit admit that there was no physical contact between jordan's neely and any passenger on that train. neely, who made money as a michael jackson impersonator had been arrested more than 40 times, including for assault and disorderly conduct, and he had a documented history of mental health issues, which were reportedly exacerbated by the murder of his mother when he was 14 city is not gotham you can take the law into your own hands and choke someone to death. death whose having a mental health crisis as the district attorney investigates the case. the mayor is urging against a rush to judgment there during their investigations, and i'm going to respect that there are many layers to this advocates
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say the tragedy is more evidence of the system, failing to address what's now become a mental health crisis across america. there's some forms of mental illness there. episodic it doesn't mean that because you see someone in a moment. that they are, uh, you know, in in the worst possible condition. perhaps he was in distress, but there are different degrees of distress and again, the situation that was presented was not one where he was in inflicting physical harm on anyone. marine veteran who put neely in the chokehold has hired a lawyer who has been in contact with the d. a s office. police in davis, california have a 21 year old man in custody after a deadly stabbing spree. they say carlos dominguez is responsible for the stabbing deaths of two people since last thursday and the wounding of a third person. so far, there's no word on a motive, but dominguez was a student at uc davis until last week when he left the school for academic reasons now the guilty
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verdicts stemming from the january 6th attack on the us cap. it'll, for members of the far right group, the proud boys. including their former leader have been convicted of seditious conspiracy. abc is justin finch is here now to explain what's next. justin. good morning, andrew. good morning. another round of milestone january six convictions for the justice department, which causes ongoing probe into the capital attack, one of the largest and most complex in its history. more than two years after the january 6th capital attack, the department of justice winning a rare seditious conspiracy conviction for members of the far right group, the proud boys, the department of justice, very rarely charges seditious conspiracy. it's a political crime, and i call it treasons cousin. it's a crime against the state. the government is the victim. defense attorneys, countering that former president donald trump is to blame. referring to his words that day
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we fight like hell. and if you don't fight like hell, you're not going to have a country anymore. the deal jay's case, the capital attaclowa't ro keep trump in power by preventing congress from certifying joe biden as the 2020 presidential election winner, the government arguing proud boys members ethan nordine , joseph biggs, zachary real, and ex leader enrique terrio saw themselves as donald trump's army thirsting for violence and organizing for action. doj lawyers say tardio coordinate the capital attack from his phone. texting proud boy members . don't expletive leave the jury also acquitting proud boys member dominic pizzolatto of seditious conspiracy but convicting him of several other felonies. the justice department already counting more than 600 criminal convictions tied to january 6th at the justice department will do everything in its power. to defend the american people and american
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democracy. proud boys convictions follow seditious conspiracy convictions for oath keepers founder stewart rhodes and five members of that extremist group. that charge carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years. andrew alright, justin. thank you. okay there are more concerns this morning about the stability of several regional banks shares and pac west bank lost half their value again yesterday. reuters reports . regulators are now looking into possible market manipulation, with short sellers making big money betting against regional banks. meanwhile wall street is waiting for the monthly jobs report this morning. it is expected to show the economy added 180,000 jobs last month. justice department reportedly has a new insider witness in the trump mara lago documents case, according to the new york times, the unidentified employee who is cooperating gave investigators a picture of the storage room where some materials were held. times also reports nearly everyone who works at mara lago has been subpoenaed. the supreme court is
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facing more ethics scrutiny after a new report about justice clarence thomas through his lawyer, thomas acknowledged that republican mega donor harlan crow paid two years of private school tuition for his grand nephew, who thomas raised. thomas did not disclose the gift , which is not a violation, but critics say it raises ethics concerns. reactions from lawmakers has been split along party lines. the reputation of the supreme court is at stake here. the credibility of the court when it comes to its future decisions is at stake and his reputation as the leader of this court is really an issue as well. he's obviously been targeted because he's a conservative black man. and he's on the supreme court in an effort to undercut the legitimacy of the court. according to propublica. thomas did not ask for the tuition money. harlan crow offered to pay it. breaking overnight. a man is now in custody after the brutal killing of an arizona woman attacked during her morning walk on a popular trail
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. here's abc injury a fuji overnight police announcing an arrest in the death of lauren hi ki, the 29 year old found murdered on a hiking trail in phoenix. investigators say the suspect is in his early twenties and is the person seen in the surveillance video running from the scene. police serving a search warrant at this apartment complex with this information, we hope that the community tonight can rest a little easier , knowing that this person is off the streets on wednesday, lawrence family pleaded for any information. she was my little girl. i miss her terribly. lauren was walking at a popular trail close to her home last friday morning. she loved to exercise. she was walking and we know she was happy. she went out that morning on a beautiful day to do what she does. every day. family didn't hear from her. they checked her phone and it pink close to where she lived leading investigators to her location. the next day, her body was found. investigators say she was viciously attacked from behind policethen warning
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neighbors not to hike or walk alone. behavior in my opinion was so heinous that i would imagine that the subject would be displaying behavior symptoms that just would look out of place. as for lawrence cause of death, police would only say that she suffered trauma to her body. after lawrence family spoke publicly this week, police were flooded with tips, but they won't say whether those tips led them to this suspect and no word yet on a motive. andrew rhiannon , andrea. thank you. the national football league is facing a new investigation accused of running a toxic workplace. prosecutors in new york and california are investigating allegations stemming from lawsuits in which former employees accused the league of harassment and discrimination based on sex, race and age. so we're gonna heavily scrutinized the nfl practices, procedures and work environment. we're gonna look closely and turn all the stones and see what's there. the nfl
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says it will cooperate and says it does not tolerate discrimination. it is time now for a look at your friday weather. los angeles were damaged when two rare tornadoes touched down in carson compton winds were estimated around 70 mph in the first one. the second was slightly weaker and luckily, no injuries reported taking a look at the radar. severe storms are expected across texas today, and rain is expected from the pacific northwest across the plains into the southeast. checking today's high temperatures nearly 80 in chicago, another cool day in the northeast before a big warm up coming this weekend. safety recall at family dollar ahead more changes for bud light after a transgender marketing controversy what the ceo is now saying, but first new video showing the man accused of killing four idaho college students, brian co. burgers
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it all there needs to be justice 2020 tonight on abc. we're back with new video showing the suspect in the murders of four college students in idaho seen interacting with police just weeks before the murders. this morning. newly released body camera video shows brian co burger talking his way out of a traffic ticket less than a month before he allegedly murdered for university of idaho students. what ay happened was i was stuck in the middle of the intersection was behind you the whole time. yeah burger is seen asking specific questions about the law after the officer explained why she pulled him over, would you explain that to me a little bit further. so in pennsylvania when you're stuck in their intersection. you have to make the left. so what would what would the appropriate thing for me to have? done not justseg
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er, go with a warning. the traffic stop was october 14th at washington state university, which co burger attended less than 10 miles from the university of idaho on november 13th. police say he killed the four students in their off campus. house authorities have also now released new video of officers serving a search warrant at co. berger's apartment the day he was arrested. police department search warrant come to the door. during the search officers discovered co burger had a storage unit where they say they collected evidence, including a black glove, wal mart receipt, computer tower and eight possible hair strands taken from a broom people magazine previously reported he sent messages to one of the women on social media. cold burger has not entered a plea. he's due back in court next month. family dollar is recalling some over the cotedition, saying they were not properly stored.
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the recall involves advil tablets and gel capsule stored outside of temperature recommendations. it's the latest recall involving family dollar last fall poor storage prompted the recall of pregnancy tests. saline solution. condoms indenture care products her, bush is distancing itself from the bud light marketing controversy involving transgender actress dylan mulvaney during his earnings call yesterday, the ceo of anheuser busch said the promotion was not a formal ad campaign. it sparked a boycott blamed for 26% drop in sales. the company says it will now provide direct financial support to frontline workers affected by the boycott, including truckers and servers. coming up next. ed sheeran speaks out after winning his copyright trial. but first it was a case that became a tabloid sensation. in the nineties. the menendez brothers convicted of killing their parents and their beverly hills mansion, but now the newly discovered evidence coming to discovered evidence coming to light. martial arts is my passion. i work out whenever i can.
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kumasi: another day of striking. teachers in oakland, we are alive with wet parents need to know as students are expected to go to class. and a former oakland resident has been accused of a deadly stabbing spree in davis, what we learned about him and the crime he is accused of. reggie: for members of the proud boys found guilty of conspiracy, what it means as the dod cracks down on rioters. kumasi: and the warriors roll. ok, klay. reggie: i am sitting between two people who are at the game last night. kumasi: good luck charms. reggie: what did you say? jobina: we would wear their jerseys. reggie: and jobina had to be there. kumasi came through as well. drew: it worked.
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