uva was looking to advance to the 3rd round in taking on michigan state.p by a score 28-20 in the 1st half. virginia goes on to the victory. they'll take on michigan state in the 3rd round. the maryland men currently leading val po 31-27 at halftime. terps the fourth seed in the midwest, full coverage of that game tonight and we have our crew out there. kristen berset for the game. how about this? getting ready for maryland. >> it's going to be a big game tonight. >> i told you earlier about the buzzer beater by beejay anya. here's something better, the reaction from his classmates on campus, march madness. we'll tell you about that. here we go. [ cheering and applause ] >> and that is why they call it madness. >> that was madness, my friend. >> oh, to be 20 years old and your team is rolling in the tournament. >> very good. >> looks like the photographer was jumping up and down. >> i think he was being bounced up and down by the students. >> by the way, brackets, what number are you now? >> i information 58th place earlier out of 1,500 people. a lot of br

i go to uva! i go to uva. you racists. you racists! >> reporter: johnson was reportedly refused entry into this pub and was approached by officers enforcing drinking laws who questioned and arrested johnson. the under age student charged with obstruction of justice and public swaerping or intoxication. tonight, johnson's lawyer reading a statement. >> i'm shocked that my face was slammed into the brick pavement just across the street from where i attend school. >> reporter: overnight, thousands of students participated in a march for martese, who was overwhelmed with emotion. the officers involved who have described johnson an belligerent, have now been placed on administrative duty pending the outcome of that state police investigation, which is now under way. amy? >> linsey thank you. >>> we turn now to a weather whiplash. a blast of snow on what will be the first day of spring. take a look. tonight, 40 million americans across eight states from virginia all the way to connecticut under winter advisories and warnings. what feels like

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frances is back with more on a tough year for uva. >> you think about it you think that was uva and itr the university for the past couple of years and today we want to bring you new developments in case of martese johnson. >> i go to uva. i go to uva. >> that is the video we saw online. his bloody arrest on march 18th sparked protests and now the bar manager spoke out saying he was polite and cordial when he was denied entry and did not appear drunk. and see what the police chief said on abc this week. >> this campus these students this community, this city has been through a lot in the past several months and once again here we are in a national stage over an unfortunate event. >> as far as johnson's case there is an independent investigation, in addition to an investigation conducted by the state police. johnson said he is traumatized and that event will haunt him forever. and before martese johnson, uva was haunted by the disappearance of this girl hannah graham. the 18-year-old student who went missing on september 13th 2014 and then a month later her remains were found less than

. >> i go to uva. i go to uva. >> reporter: that's johnson on the ground yelling. >> i go to uva. you [ bleep ] racists. >> reporter: in virginia, the state enforcing liquor laws and alcohol control agents say the 20-year-old johnson, a member of uva's honor committee, was detained after being denied entry to the bar. according to the arrest warrant, johnson was agitated and belligerent and is now charged with obstruction of justice without force and public intoxication. about a thousand students protested overnight. johnson, who received ten stitches after his arrest addressed the crowd. >> we're all part of one community we need to respect each other especially in times like this. >> reporter: even the university's president had strong words. >> this is not something that should ever happen. i don't know why it happened. >> reporter: today outrage on campus. >> no one's safe. no matter what we do no matter how smart we are, how we dress, how we act, how we talk we're still seen as a black community. >> as a parent, i speak for all the parents. those pictures are very, very distu

tonight over a uva student's arrest. we'll hear from him tonight as fellow students demand justice and the new details in the investigation. >>> plus an outpouring of emotion in maryland. for the first time we hear from a father who witnessed a van hit and kill his little girl. >>> and a box of grenade brought to a d.c. police station tonight. it took less than 24 hours for this arrest to get national attention after a photo of a bloodied university of virginia student went viral. >> yeah. now the investigation is growing into what happened to martese johnson. news4 is live in charlottesville. what have you been seeing there in town? >> reporter: chris and doreen in the past hour we've seen large groups of students marching up and down this street which is known as the corner here in charlottesville. they are shouting for justice and tonight the uva president is calling on any student who may have witnessed martese johnson's arrest to come forward. we want to warn you, the details of this story, tough to listen to. the i

i go to uva, you [ bleep ]. i go to uva, [ bleep ]. how is this happening? how did this happen? >> they were just like yo -- >> johnson is charged on two counts -- obstruction of justice without force, and public swearing or intoxication. the arrest report describes johnson as quote, very agitated and belligerent, but a friend who shot the video says johnson wasn't being aggressive at all, and the incident triggered immediate protests with over 1,000 protesters on the strides of uva last night. after getting stitches in the hospital johnson himself spoke, urging protesters to remain calm. >> i want the remainder of the students up here to share their opinions and share their feelings, so i beg for you guys regardless of your personal opinions and the way you feel about subjects to please respect everyone here. we're all part of one community, and we deserve to respect each other, especially in times like this. thank you. >> fellow students say johnson is well known on campus. he's a vice chair for the school's honor committee. the two agents who made the arrest have been assigne

at 800.974.6006 tty/v >>> developing right now, a bar manager describes what happened moments before uva student's bloody arrest. the new information that's casting doubt on officers' claims. >>> and we hear from the family of a 94-year-old woman killed in her own home. police just made a surprising arrest in that case. >>> and controversy has been brewing over starbucks' plan to talk about race relations. now the company makes a major decision. >>> developing off the top at 6:00. for the first time we're hearing from the charlottesville bar at the center of a bloody confrontation between a uva student and police. this new account is different from what we've been told. the trinity irish pub puts a completely different light on martese johnson's arrest. alcohol beverage and control agents say he was agitated and belligerent. he took him down and charged johnson with public intoxication but the bar released a statement that johnson was polite and cordial. a bouncer turned him away because when he asked about the i.d. johnson gave a wrong answer. part of the statement reads -- in summer ba

also tonight that alleged gang rape at uva rape at uva, the police announce the findings of their investigation. cbs news investigates fires in a popular s.u.v. and a king finally gets his wish. >> my kingdom for a horse! >> pelley: but it's pulling his hearse. >> this is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: isis is taking its war of terror to the american homeland, or trying to. an online campaign is targeting 100 specific members of the u.s. military in 11 states including california texas and florida. today the pentagon asked local police to help protect these servicemen and women. we have more now from national security correspondent david martin. >> reporter: most of the military personnel on the hit list are from the air force and navy. the two services which have been conducting the air campaign against isis. some of them served aboard aircraft carriers launching strikes over iraq. others are based at dias air force base in texas home of the b1 bomber which has been carrying out the most visible strikes of the war. the ones around the s

i go to uva. [ bleep ]! >> reporter: johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> i go uva. [ bleep ]. >> stop fighting. >> racist. how could this happen? >> reporter: the abc officers say 20-year-old johnson a member of uva's honor committee was detained after being refused entry to the bar charging him on two counts. obstruction of justice without force and public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department of abc saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual. based on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand here today. [ applause ] >> reporter: overnight, about 1,000 students gathered on uva's campus demanding justice for johnson. in a protest mostly peaceful with a few isolated incidents. >> get out of the street! >> reporter: johnson, who received ten stitches following his arrest spoke at the event. >> we

. >>> and a uva student bloodied in an arrest. his family is on campus and his attorney is about to speak. >>> first at 6:00 storm team 4 tracking snow that will have an impact on our friday yes, the first day of spring. >> now, whatever falls in the morning could be gone by tomorrow night, but there's still a chance it will cause some delays. let's go right to storm team 4 chief meteorologist doug kammerer. what are we looking at doug? >> once again all about the timing with this storm system. if this was coming during the day it would be an all-rain event but it's coming overnight into early morning and that's why we could see some problems. storm team 4 radar is clear right now. all of our area. nobody's seeing a thing. down to the south and west this is where it is down around roanoke, where the temperatures are in the 30s. the precipitation actually falls and brings down colder temperatures. that's what will happen here. as the moisture moves in the temperatures will fall we will see snow by the morning. winter weather adviso

within days her story sparked protest on uva's grounds. vandals broke windows and spray-painted the fraternity house. uva's board of visitors convened an emergency meeting determined to fully investigate the horrific allegations. but in december "rolling stone" apologized to its readers citing new information seemed to show discrepancies in jackie's story. today police pointed out many of those inconsistencies but warning they're not calling jackie a liar and they want victims of sexual lie violence to still come forward. >> having police involvement at the very early stages of these investigations is extremely extremely important. >> reporter: and late today, uva's president teresa sullivan released a statement saying that "chief longo's report underscores what i have known since well before the publication of the "rolling stone" article, that we at the university are committed to ensuring the health and safety of all of our students." at 6 we look at the larger impact this story is having here at the university of virginia in what's been

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also tonight that alleged gang rape at uva rape at uva, the police announce the findings of their investigation. cbs news investigates fires in a popular s.u.v. and a king finally gets his wish. >> my kingdom for a horse! >> pelley: but it's pulling his hearse. >> this is captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: isis is taking its war of terror to the american homeland, or trying to. an online campaign is targeting 100 specific members of the u.s.

out of state will pay $44,000 almost at uva. they are aimed to cover an expected shortfall. >>> comptroller peter franchot says maryland has reached a voluntary deal with retailers not to sell products like palcohol. >>> legislation to expand wi-fi could threaten a billion dollar effort to reduce car crashes and save lives. >> that's coming up on cbs this morning. right now wusa9 is back after this. it's 6:43. it's the biggest trade violation in history. today middle east governments are shredding open skies agreements they signed pumping over $40 billion in prohibited subsidies into their state-owned airlines. protectionism at its worst. and their actions threaten thousands of u.s. aviation jobs. it's time for middle east countries to play by the rules. restore competition. restore open skies. fight for american jobs. >>> it is 6:46. time to see what our partners at cbs this morning are covering. >> it is indeed. that's why norah o'donnell is joining us from new york. >> good morning. report that one of the pilots was locked ou

. >> i go to uva. go to uva. >> that's johnson on the ground yelling. >> i go to uva. >> reporter: in virginia the state enforces lickerquor laws and they say johnson was detained after being denied entry to the bar. according to the arrest warrant, johnson was agitated and blij rant and is now charged with obstruction of justice without force and public intoxication. about a thousand students protested. >> get out of the street. consider johnson who received ten stitches after his arrest addressed the crowd. >> we're all part of one community. we deserve to respect each other, especially in times like this. >> reporter: even the university's president had strong words. >> this is not something that should ever happen. i don't know why it happened. >> reporter: outrage on campus. >> no one is safe. no matter how smart we are or how we act or talk we're still seen as black people. >> reporter: the governor ordered an independent state police investigation. >> it's apparent. i speak for all the parents.

virginia state police are investigating the bloody arrest of uva student -- of a uva student. >>> good morning. welcome to wusa9 at 6:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >>> i'm mike hydeck. winter is not going to let go yet. larry is not too busy. how you doing? >> i'm good. >> snowfall tomorrow? >> yes. some areas will be impacted and some areas are not going to see as much of an impact. right here on the beltway, we could see some snow fall but not a lot on the roads. once you head north of gaithersburg and north of i-70, we'll see some accumulations. so let's take a look at satellite and radar. you can see the system coming. all rain right now. we need the temperatures to drop and they are going to drop after midnight. so let's get ready for it. here's our winter weather advisories. this is a good indication of who's going to be impacted the most. areas in purple, a winter weather advisory from midnight through tomorrow afternoon. these areas near frederick, hagerstown, westminster, you might not see rain. you could just see snow. that's where we could see up to 3 inches possible. once you h

yesterday morning. >> i go to uva. how did this happen? >> johnson was arrested in front of an off campus bar in charlottesville, virginia after he was denied entry. the honor student charged with public swearing intoxication in public and obstruction of justice without force. he has no prior criminal history. a facebook post by uva's black student alliance said in part after martese was denied entry to the bar, he found himself flung to the ground. the statement went on to say, his treatment was not provoked as he did not resist questioning or arrest. president and uva president called for investigation into the office's use of force. >> this is not something that should ever happen. i don't know why it happened. >> last night johnson spoke at a rally on campus. >> we're all community. we deserve to respect each other especially at times like this. >> they have placed special agents involved while the incident is investigated. >>> in california a training tragedy, a navy s.e.a.l. died when his parachute didn't open du

uva drops its second game of the season 59-57. a-10 gw-umass. the past to the corner his fourth three of the half. gw shoots 78% from three and wins 87-65. women's hoops, the turks looking for their first ever big ten tournament title, but the have to get past northwestern. this was outside of chicago. second half, 50-35 terps. good look from three. however, northwestern would cut the lead to single digits, but the terps were that much better. mayor lederer advances to the big ten final with the -- maryland advances to the big ten final with a win. gw-florida a-10 semi finals. jones, top of the key, she finished with 16. gw advances to the a-10 final. and other scores -- george mason loses to vcu. in baseball, the nats beat the cards in florida. we wish we were there. kelly: you were just there. robert: but i missed you guys. kelly: high temperature down there? robert: 85. kelly: still ahead, a who's who of the internet. kelly: from celebrities to politicians to bloggers, "time" magazine has its 30 most influential people on the internet. presid

this could be the year for uva.inched their second straight acc regular season championship. justin anderson still sidelined since february 7th with a finger injury. but he's expected to be back for the regular season game. trevor cooney shot the three. he didn't call it doug he didn't call it. turning up the pressure. but they got to turn the ball over here. malcolm brogdon way ahead here. fast break dunk he goes. quiets down the carrier dome. uva tightens up the score here. toby for the dunk. they take a one-point lead. second half uva starting to look like the best team in the conference. alley-oop to toby. jim boeheim not liking that. virginia scored two points on its first 17 possessions, 38 on its next 17. they go on to beat syracuse 59-47. >>> down to blacksburg buzz williams of virginia tech hosting boston college. first half we're tied at 19. bc with the ball. batton knocks down the three. eagles up by three. later in the half. more from baton this kids hot. finishes with the wild reverse. 18 points for him

i go to uva, you [ bleep ] racists. i go to uva you [ bleep ] racists. >> stop fighting. >> you racists. you [ bleep ] racists. >> reporter: the college junior was charged with obstruction of justice and public swearing or intoxication. his attorney now speaking on his behalf. >> i'm shocked that my face was slammed into the brick pavement just across the street from where i attend school. >> reporter: and thousands of fellow students -- >> if we don't get it. >> shut it down. >> reporter: -- vowing to stand with him. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >>> the death of a mississippi man found hanging from a tree is under investigation as a possible rate crime. otis byrd is his name missing since march 2nd when he was found hanging in the woods near his home. police say they'll need autopsy results before they can determine if byrd's death was a homicide or suicide. federal officials have already however opened a civil rights investigation. >>> president obama is pledging close counteroperations with tunisia in the wake

it is this bloody photo here that has created an uproar at uva. alcoholic beverage control officers taking johnson in to custody, pushing him down to the ground. he's being charmed with edcharged with obstruction of justice and public intoxication. johnson says he's an honor student and no legitimate reason for his arrest. and they continue to rally in his support. >>> and uva president sullivan is calling for a full investigation of the arrest. sullivan was among the many who attended a rally last night outside a trinity irish bar. johnson himself attended that rally and thanked everyone for their support. sullivan says she's asked the governor to look in to the arrest. she's also asking students who witnessed the arrest to call police. >> i thought about how this poor man's mother would feel when she saw that photo because i know how it made me feel. >> and this morning governor mcauliffe is demanding action, his office released a statement saying he's quote, concerned by the reports of this incident and has asked the secretary of public safety

i go to uva! i go to uva. >> johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> i go to uva! >> the abc officers say 20-year-old johnson, a member of uva's honor committee was detained after being refused entry to the bar charging him on two counts obstruction of justice without force, and public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department of abc saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual based on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made, the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand here today. >> overnight, about 1,000 students gathered on uva's campus demanding justice for johnson in a protest that was mostly peaceful with a few isolated incidents. >> get out of the street. >> johnson, who received ten stitches following his arrest, spoke at the event. >> we deserve to respect each other, especially in times like this. thank you. >> willie geist

uva student martese johnson under arrest, bleeding from the head. >> i go to uva. i go to uva. i go to uva. >> reporter: after the 20-year-old johnson was carded and turned away from a pub, alcohol beverage control agents restrained him claiming he was belligerent and agitated. charging him with public intoxication and obstruction of justice. the co-owner of the bar kevin badke is speaking out. disputing that account. >> i didn't think he was intoxicated at all. he was cordial. i asked him what high school he went to. he was disappointed he didn't get in and acting like a normal college kid. >> reporter: what then happened could have been made more clear if agents were equipped with body cameras. a promise the department made two years ago after another alleged incident of harassment. the use of the cameras under review. johnson who needed ten stitches in his head has spoken out through his attorney. >> the trauma from what the abc officers did with me yesterday will stay with me forever. >> reporter: many believe race was likely a factor. >> you don't think if it was a white s

i go to uva! >> stop fighting. >> johnson is one of the vice chairs for the honor committee, outside the trinity pub when the agents arrested him. he's charged of two counts of obstruction of justice without force and public intoxication. >> peace, no justice. >> in response protesters swarmed the grounds and streets last night. johnson spoke urging protesters to remain calm respecting others and it was earl yerl today that virginia governor called the pictures disturbing. >> just to see photos i can tell you as a parent i have a son the same age in college and have a daughter in college. i was disturbed what i saw yesterday. >> the agents involved are on administrative live and the agency will help in this investigation. david culver joins me now on the form from charlottesville, virginia. break down how the department of alcoholic bench and alcohol are responding to what happened to the situation in front of trinity bar? >> they just put out that statement yesterday saying those two agents what

i go to uva. i go to uva. i go to uva [ bleep ]. >> reporter: johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> how did this happen? >> reporter: the abc officers say 20-year-old johnson, a member of uva's honor committee, was detand after being refused entry to the bar charging him on two counts obstruction of justice without force and public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department of abc saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual based on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made, the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand here today. >> reporter: overnight, about 1,000 students gathered on uva's campus demanding justice for johnson. in a protest that was mostly peaceful with a few isolated incidents. johnson who received ten stitches following his arrest spoke at the event. >> we deserve to respect each other, especially in times like this

also trending, the arrest of a uva student under investigation. plus, the winter forecast. leon: this is an amazing story from chile, a dog took action to save her nine puppies from a forest fire. she dug a hole under the piece of metal, then pick them up one by one and took them there. rescue crews discovered them and pulled out all nine puppies. took about an hour to get them out, but every one of them is ok. alison: isn't that something? a mother's instinct. leon: i told you they are smart. alison: so a messy commute tomorrow? steve: the further north and west, the biggest problems. the area shaded in pink have a winter storm warning until 2:00 in the afternoon. the areas in purple, also until 2:00 a stormwatch. the further north you go, the higher the elevation, three to six inches. garrett county, allegheny county. around the beltway, may be a coating, more accumulation on the grassy service. the temperatures are in the middle 40's around the capital beltway, so it's can have a hard time sticking. jacqui jeras will be here bright and early in the morning. she will be h

i go to uva! i go to uva. >> stop fighting. >> you racists.used entry in to this pub and approached by officers enforcing drinking laws who questioned and arrested johnson. the under age student charged with obstruction of justice and public swearing or intoxication. johnson's lawyer reading a statement on behalf of the honor committee member who has no criminal record. >> i'm shocked that my face was slammed in to the brick pavement just across the street from where i attend school. >> reporter: thousands of students participated in a march for martese, he was overwhelmed with emotion. the officers involved have been put on administrative duty pending the outcome of the state police investigation which is now underway. linsey davis, abc news, charlottesville, virginia. >>> a mississippi man missing two weeks has been found dead hanging from a tree near his home. otis bird is his name. relatives reported him missing. police say they won't be able to determine if it was a homicide or suicide until after an autopsy is completed. federal official

the uva board expected to approve a tuition hike today. the school says it's increasing tuition by 3.9% for in and out of state students. >>> we could learn new details about a murder mystery in d.c. today. police found david messerschmitt stabbed to death in a hotel. and his wife is speaking this afternoon. >>> today a federal appeals court will look at the key provisions of maryland's sweeping gun control law. gun advocacy groups say the ban on .45 as sought weapons and limits on gun magazines is taking safety too far. >>> helicopters crews are back out searching the french alps for debris. overnight we learned one black box voice recorder was badly damaged. crews are looking for a second. >>> rain arriving in a couple hours around 9:00. and later today, as temperatures get above freezing, chance of a sprinkle. highs mid-50s this afternoon. >> volume around town. chopper 4 over 270 at the spur. that's kind of how it looks everywhere. >> that is the broadcast this morning. >> thanks for joining us. have a fantastic day. >>> good morning.

within days her story sparked protest on uva grounds. many bashing the administration. vandals broke win toes and spray painted the fraternity house. board of visitors convened an emergency meeting determined to flil investigate. but in december "rolling stone" apologized to itsed readering citing new information seemed to show discrepancies in jackie's account. today police pointed out many of those inconsistencies but warning they're not calling jackie a liar. >> because i can't prove that something didn't happen and there may come a point in time where either this survivor or this complaining party, this person we've identified as jackie or someone else may not come forward with information that might help us move this investigation further. >> reporter: the police chief telling us that jackie, through her attorneys, has refused to talk to police let alone give them a statement. at 5:00 we look at some of the inconsistencies revealed through the investigation and we look at where this case goes from here. pat, back to you. >>> the outer loop of the beltway is open ag

what kind of message is uva sending if there is an accusation against one they all of a sudden punish, they panicked. >> they should have been smarter than that they should have been smarter than that. >> uva conducted their own investigation before condemning all fraternities specifically from a ternlt. >> your thought on that uva. university having everybody. allegation against one fraternity and every fraternity gets shut down. >> well, you know, i think that they are trying to cover their, you know, and i think that they were trying to make sure that if this had happened and if there was any iota of truth to it that they had to protect themselves from future liability. that's pretty much how it roll these days, right? >> that doesn't protect them from liability at all. it shows them as politically correct. rather than doing whatever their job is, that suddenly you know, suddenly do something like this and shut them all down. i don't know. i think it sends a very bad message. >> absolutely when you talk about the fraternities. let's try to be clear here. something very well could h

virginia police suspend their investigation into an alleged gang rape at uva. but first, a cruise missile just hit the 2016 presidential race. it's monday march 23rd and this is "now." >> i'm running for president of the united states. >> welcome to the official start of the 2016 race for the white house. >> this had the look and feel of a mega church sermon. >> i feel a feeling that god isn't done with america yet. >> ted cruz likes to do things his own way. >> if standing for liberty and the constitution makes you a whacko bird, then i'm a proud whacko bird. >> imagine in 2017 a new president signing legislation repealing every word of obamacare. >> this is a way for him to get out front and make a splash. >> don't count this guy out. >> just like in "star wars" movies movies, the empire strikes back. we shall never surrender. >>> i'm in for alex wagner and today the 2016 race is officially on. senator ted cruz became the first candidate to enter the presidential race today delivering a speech at virginia's liberty university. >> the revolutionary idea that t

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i go to uva! i go to uva! >> reporter: after the 20-year-old johnson was carded and turned away from a pub, alcohol beverage controlgents restrained him, claiming he was "belligerent" and "very agitated." charging him with public intoxication and obstruction of justice. but the co-owner of the bar, kevin badke, is now speaking out, disputing that account. >> i didn't think he was intoxicated at all. he was very cordial. i actually asked him what high school he went to. he was just disappointed he didn't get in, you know. and he was just acting like a normal college kid. >> reporter: what then happened could have been made more clear if agents were equipped with body cameras, a promise the department made almost two years ago after another alleged incident of student harassment. the use of those cameras, still under review. johnson, who needed ten stitches in his head, has spoken out through his attorney. >> the trauma from what the abc officers did yesterday will stay with me forever. >> reporter:

. >> there's been a lot of tension at uva but no one wants to address it. >> reporter: uva junior alicia cooper says conversationser needed about race and police force. >> if we never address it and act like everything is oklahoma, we can't move forward. >>> the fbi is investigating the hanging death of a black man in mississippi. his decomposed body was found hanging by a bed sheet in sweat mississippi. an autopsy will be performed to determine if the death was a suicide or homicide. officials believe it's the body of otis byrd who was last seen march 2nd. the body was found in the woods 200 yards from byrd's house. >>> tu kneenisian authorities say it's still unclear who was behind the attack at a museum even though isis says it was. most were foreign tourists. allen pizzey is in tunis. >> reporter: tunisian state television has turned the terrorist attack into a fast moving video to bolster the image of its security forces. but for those who lived through it, the experience was a story written in blood. this french tourist gave her name only as marilene. my friend and i put blood on o

. >> there's been a lot of tension at uva but no one wants to address it. >> reporter: uva junior alicia cooper says the demonstrations are needed to start a conversation about race and use of police force. >> because if we never address and act like everything is okay then we can't move forward. >> craig boswell cbs news charlottesville, virginia. >>> the fbi is investigating the hanging death of a black man in mississippi. his decomposed body was found hanging by a bed sheet in southwest mississippi. an autopsy will be performed to determine if the death was a suicide or homicide. officials believe it's the body of otis byrd who was last seen march 2nd. the body was found in the woods about 200 yards from byrd's house. >>> tunisian authorities say it's still unclear who was behind the deadly attack at a museum even though isis is claiming responsibility. 23 people including gunmen were killed in wednesday's rampage. most were foreign tourists. allen pizzey is in tunis. >> reporter: tunisian state television has turned the terror attack into a fast-moving music video to bolster the imag

student which left uva student martese johnson bloodied. >> you racist. you racist. >> i will tell you what martese told me when i spoke to him and his roommate as well. you can draw a line from martese johnson and to eric garner and mike brown and unarmed men in confrontations with the police and how we know that the "hands up, don't shoot" is not the truth. now that we know that, are where does it leave us right now? right now, rethinking ferguson and the aftermath. we will will take an in depth look at the hard questions of race, the police, and where do we go from here? >>> we will begin the breaking news with evan perez who has the late west the hanging case. and we have the latest with the martese johnson case. and now, a black man hanging from a tree brings up the worst for many people in the country, what is the latest? >> yes, this is down on the border of mississippi, and local authorities say they found the african-american man with bed sheets hanging from the tree. this is all about 500 yards from the property of a man who has been missing for

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. >> nbc's gabe gutierrez is on the uva campus in charlottesville.ive us a sense, we're hearing there's another major meeting scheduled at the top of this hour. what more do we know about that? >> reporter: it's supposed to begin at 1:00 eastern time. we had been told that earlier no cameras would be allowed inside but it would be live streamed for all to see, however within the past few minutes we were told that would not be the case. university officials want students to speak freely at this forum. it includes officials from the charlottesville police department and county police department and secretary of public safety have oversees the alcohol control agents that were involved in this incident. and university officials want stunds to be comfortable and talk about their relationship with law enforcement or lack thereof. on campus, there's been a lot of outrage we've seen from students who feel this should not have happened. some feel race did play a role in this arrest. others feel that is absolutely not the case. they feel this student perhaps m

>> i go to uva! i go to uva, [ bleep ]! i go to uva, [ bleep ]!s behind your head. >> you're racist! how does this?! >> st. patrick's day just after midnight. martese johnson is pinned to the ground after he have denied entry into a bar. the cell phone video shows the moments after johnson was taken into custody for public intoxication and destruction of justice. police say he was acting agitated and belligerent. you hear them on tape to stop fighting. >> stop fighting! >> reporter: on thursday johnson's attorney says his client is an upstanding man, who's been traumatized by the incident. >> at no time throughout the encounter did martese present a fake i.d. nevertheless virginia abc officers who were present on the scene questioned my client about being in possession of false identification. >> he's on the executive board of the black student alliance. he's on the honor committee. he was an orientation leader. >> reporter: in two years she's noun him, classmate jasmine burton says johnson had been nothing short of extraordinary, both on and off-

i go to uva. >> johnson is seen on the ground yelling as officers handcuff him. >> i go to uva.year-old johnson, a member of uva's honor committee was detained after being refused entry the the the bar. being detained on two counts. public swearing or intoxication. the virginia department saying in a statement, a determination was made by the agents to further detain the individual bagsed on their observations and further questioning. in the course of an arrest being made. the arrested individual sustained injuries. >> thank god martese is able to stand oohere today. >> overnight a thousand students demanded justice for johnston. in a protest mostly peacefully with a few incidents. >> get out of the street! >> johnson who received ten stitches following his arrest spoke at the event. >> we deserve to respect each other, especially at times like this. >> that was nbc's willie geist reporting. virginia department of alcohol beverage control, their officers were the ones who were engaged in that says it will assist in the investigations. two are currently restricted to administrati

. >> i go to uva. i go to uva.k ]. >> you are racist [blank]. >> this [blank] happening. >> you [blank]. >> but bartenders say the arrest of underage students are not unusual with 1,600 a year across virginia so why has this turned into a national story? >> if not for the cell phone video which is the heart of so many of the racially charged cases we brother not be here and neither would laugh a dozen other television cameras who came here to talk about the angry student reaction particularly among blacks but in the age of video and bloody face, we do not know what happened before. we do not see the resisting arrest or what led up to it but we do see a guy wounded up with ten ditches who happens to be the only black member of the honor society here at the university of virginia. the media are magnifying the minimum, emotions were running high at a sires of protests organized by black students and as they talked about the deaths of michael brown in ferguson and garner on staten island it became clear that the martes