former wellington officer manuel ramos has been charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter on the police corporal jason finale has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and the use of excessive force. a third officer joseph wolf will face trial later this month. in the first time in the history of orange county where police officers are on trial for their actions while on duty the case could be handed over to the jury and this week. also ahead here on rte in four us states there are hundreds of complaints over hydraulic fracturing. this process to relieve it deeply buried natural gas has left locals theory that went on in and wander supply. when the effects of cracking after the break. the road. i do. it looks. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf. and that's why confine my show larry king now right here on rt question more. i was. eye since. welcome back an investigation has begun to shed light on some of the dangers of hydraulic fracturing or frightening across the country the associated press collected reco

saturday a in front of the fullerton police department to speak out against former police officers manuel ramos and jason snelling the protesters believe the death of kelly thomas highlights the systematic problem of police brutality art easel was all has more we've seen in india after image showing scenes like this the un force made using force to subdue people with guns and tons of tasers pepper spray or their bare hands. but even just a few bad apples or is there a systematic problem. it's hard to tell because accurate statistics are hard to come by. the fbi come titles crime information on just about everything and something called the chief of the uniform crime report. you won't find in that report is the number of the shootings that happened to release any information on police use of force. we asked the fbi if they had any recent statistics their response quote justifiable homicide would be the only fbi uniform crime report program data available to determine the use of deadly force justifiable homicide is not considered a crime and not all agencies report the data the spokesman tells rt

saturday in front of the fullerton police department to speak out against former police officers manuel ramos and jason nelly the protesters are believed to have caused the protesters believe the death of kelly thomas highlights systematic problems with police brutality liz wahl has more. we've seen image after image showing scenes like this. force men using force to subdue people with guns but tons of tasers pepper spray or their bare hands but is it just a few bad apples or is there a systematic problem well it's hard to tell because accurate statistics are hard to come by well the f.b.i. compiles crime information on just about everything and something called the chief uniform crime report but what you won't find in that report is the number of police shootings that have happened or really any information on police use of force we asked the f.b.i. if they had any recent statistics their response quote justifiable homicide would be the only f.b.i. uniform crime report program data available to determine use of deadly force justifiable homicide is not considered a crime and not all agencies

acted within the department's policy and that thomas fought with them form a full of ten officer manuel ramos has been charged with second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter for the police corporal jason only has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the use of excessive force a third officer joseph wealth will face trial later this month this is the first time in the history of orange county where police officers are on trial for their actions while on duty the case could be handed over to the jury by the end of this week. while still ahead here on our t.v. in for us states there are hundreds of complaints over a hydraulic fracturing this process to relieve it in. deeply buried natural gas has left locals fearing there contaminated a water supply or on the effects of fracking after the break. i. think. i would rather that as questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on our t.v. question for. welcome back an investigation has begun to shed light on some of the dangers of hydraulic

last week officer manuel ramos and corporal jay cicinelli were found not guilty in the death of kellyomeless. cell phone and surveillance video capture ad violent struggle between thomas and six police officers and a transit station in fullerton on july 5, 2011. kelly died five days later. the defense attorneys argued thomas was combative and ignore the officers' orders. a day after their acquittal the attorney said he would begin the process of trying to regain the post he lost. after residents took to the streets to protest, residents packed fullerton city hall to protest this. the decision lies with the city council. if they don't accept him he can still take it up with higher courts. kelly's father, ron thomas, was also at the meeting tuesday night. he joins me now for -- thank you so much, sir, for your time. obviously you want to express our condolences to your family for the loss of your son. i know you don't want this officer to get his job back. but what can you say to the city council at this point that wasn't revealed in court and in what you and the many supporters said? >

former fullerton officer manuel ramos was acquitted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, and former corporal jay cicinelli was acquitted of involuntary manslaughter and excessive use of force. >> this un-seasonably warm weather in the bay area is raising concerns that we don't usually deal with this time of year. the brush is dry. and fire danger is particularly high in the east bay. kron 4's john fenoglio reports. >> this is much dryer for this time of year. the chief of the contra costa fire department describes the danger. >> it dries up quickly. we made several days of rain for this to change. this warm and dry conditions mean that brushfires can spread quickly. >> if we had a fire of gold this hill. that would be the primary concern is to homes. vegetation fires and from these homes, it jumps to this fence. they have a lot of russia in the yard. the fire could easily be extended. >> just this past sunday a fire consumed vegetation areas in antioch. fire fighters already have their work cut out for them. >> there is more dry weather coming. we do not see any changes

this is their attorney manuel ramos. >> they did as they were told. they did as they were taught.them not knowing if they're going to go home and we send them with instructions. and when they follow those instructions and they do go home, they're not guilty of murder. >> the jury heard this whole case. we know how the jurors ruled. but we can tell our viewers that the fbi is continuing to investigate to see if your son's civil rights were violated. can you tell me, do you have any update on that federal investigation? >> i don't have any update. just what you stated. i will be talking with them later today, though. and you know, his interview right there, he was always alluding to it's somebody else's fault. the training that was given to them. the policies that were in place. it's garbage, really, that they should have been responsible for their own actions as police officers. >> as far as that case, though, this is over. i know you filed a lawsuit against the city of fullerton. your wife has already settled. you talk about the policies here. what do you want? you have lost your

. >> we the jury find the defendant manuel anthony ramos not guilty of the crime. >> two california policenot guilty of beating a mentally ill homeless man to death. family members say these officers got away with murder. >> top seeds were feeling the heat at the australian open. high temps and high drama from day two. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. a ferry accident in south sudan claiming the lives of more than 200 people. they drowned trying to escape the regions violence. the victims were fleeing the town. the boat was overloaded are refugees, many women and children. heavy fighting has been reported today in the city as rebel forces attempt to seize the town. control of the town has changed hands twice since that conflict began last month. >> sectarian violence in the central african republic has claimed 1200 lives, displacing thousands of relatives and people there. entire villages have fled, hiding in the bush from christian and muslim militias. some villagers who left are now starting to return. >> people have fled, houses burnt down. these village have suffe

manuel rameau's agent and jason cinelli of the killing of kelly thomas according to the prosecutor after the verdicts were read tony rackauckas he said that the jurors. decided that the conduct of ramos and since nellie didn't amount to being unreasonable enough to be in a violation of the law and now all along the defense argued that the officers acted as if they were trying to do and obviously the jury sided with the defense here yeah that's what that looks like that's exactly what happened i know that kelly thomas' parents have been at the forefront of this case what is their reaction right well when the verdicts were being read according to everyone in the courtroom kelly's mother kathy thomas just started breaking down and sobbing afterwards she went on and told the media that her that her son was murdered and that there was no justice in this case ron thomas the father of kelly thomas also very angry he came out and gave this quote to the press where do we really find justice anymore in our justice system has been proven right here today that they will get away with it they will get away with it now he hopes that the department of justice steps in and goes after these former po