but only jason van dyke fired the shots. all 16 of them that killed this young man, and he did it just six seconds before getting out of his vehicle on the scene. the prosecutors say that for them, it was the catalyst of the first-degree murder charge. and it took a year to get to this point. the officer's attorney said that what people are watching in the video are not what officer van dyke was seeing and feeling at the time. but it backs up witnesses who say that laquan was not lunching at the officers in any way, but simply trying to get away. that's the rub, but the protesters have gotten what they wanted. and the big deal to get the first-degree murder charge against officer van dyke. >> the question that i would have asked if i was in the news conference today, do we know why it took so long for this first-degree murder charge? this happened in october of 2014. >> reporter: you know, everyone asks that question, and it's like an unmoveable force meeting an irresistible object, they say. the press says, why does it take

then, moments later, van dyke shot him dead. protesters gathering even on this thanksgiving day and promising bigger disruptions tomorrow. abc's alex perez in chicago tonight. >> reporter: tonight, our first look at a revealing new video that shows 17-year-old laquan mcdonald, moments before he was shot. the dash cam from jason van dyke's vehicle captured the pursuit, back in october 2014. van dyke then opens fire as mcdonald is walking away. 16 shots in 15 seconds. >> if we don't get it -- >> shut it down! >> reporter: more protests. at one point, tearing lights off the city's christmas tree. protesters are furious it took state's attorney anita alvarez nearly aear to charge van dyke. of the city. because we can be -- we could be on the verge of another ferguson. >> reporter: but alvarez defends the investigation, saying the time was needed to review evidence to charge van dyke with first degree murder. >> it's the first time it's happened in over 30 years in chicago, so, these are very heavy charges. >> reporter: van dyke's de

officer jason van dyke's vehicle captures the pursuit, back in october 2014. van dyke then opens fire as mcdonald is walking away. 16 shots in 15 seconds. >> if we don't get it -- >> shut it down! >> reporter: in chicago wednesday night, more protests. at one point, tearing lights off the city's christmas tree. protesters are furious it took state's attorney anita alvarez nearly a year to charge van dyke. community members at one church diamonding al ra -- alvarez step down. >> i want to pray for the calm of the city. because we can be -- we could be on the verge of another ferguson. >> reporter: but alvarez defends the lengthy investigation, saying the time was needed to review evidence and charge van dyke with first degree murder. >> it's the first time it's happened in over 30 years in chicago. so, these are very heavy charges. >> reporter: van dyke's defense argues he fired at mcdonald because he feared for his life. the teen was carrying a three-inch knife. but investigators say he was not threatening van dyke at the time of the shooting. the citizen watc

the officer jason van dyke now facc first degree mmder charges. "the officer in this case took a young man's life and he's going to have to account for his actions." got a call about a man with a knife trying to break into vehicles. police say when mcdonald ignored orders to drop theknife-- van dyke sttrted shooting. the investigation shows van dyke was on scene for less than 30 seconds before he started shooting. entered through mcdonald's back. sure iowa's doors are open to refugees from alll countries. they protested outside the state capitol hoping governor branstad will reverse his stance on syrian refugees. after the errorist attacks on paris, branstad ordered all state agencies to stop work on resettling syrian refugees. critics of his decision accuse him of fer mongering. they say thhy want to make a statement that promotes human rights. " 10:37 why do we have someone in office doing these things? why can't he be more like governor ray who encouraged refugees, opened doors to those great people. " members of the group delivered a letter to

police had claimed laquan mcdonald lunged at van dyke with a small knife. but the newly released footage appears to show van dyke jumping out of a police car, pointing his gun at mcdonald, and opening fire when laquan is many feet away. the video shows police bullets can generally hitting mcdonald's body even after he falls to the , ground. we will have more from chicago after headlines. in minneapolis, minnesota, nearly black lives matter 1000 protesters took to the streets tuesday night after alleged white supremacists opened fire on demonstrators the night before, injuring five people. police have now arrested three people in connection with the mass shooting, which took place outside a police precinct as activists protested the police shooting of unarmed african-american jamar clark. black lives matter organizer miski noor denounced the attack by alleged white supremacists as an act of terrorism and said by macing the protesters. quick despite earlier statements about the impending threat from white supremacists, the police maced peaceful protesters. th

van dyke does not speak to the police department. we have a leader that is doing a hard job every day and a lot of people, throughout the department, doing it very well. and the judgment will be about mr. van dyke's action. but i appreciate what they've asked. they made their point, and i've also expressed my view on that. hold on, bill, i want to give people a chance. go ahead. no, actually, we're not. we're going to be addressing move forward with the resources that we have, until such time that we think that we don't have that capability. so, we are not predicting doom and gloom. we are predicting protests, which is something that we do two or three times a day in the city of chicago, quite frankly. so until such time as we need to ramp up some resources, we're not doing it. >> -- watching this press conference, of course, out of chicago. you saw chicago mayor rahm emanuel there as well as the chicago police superintendent, garry mccarthy, talking about this case, as we've been talking about all day. and the video that is at the c

van dyke. 16 shots in 15 seconds according to court records. it all unfolds on the night of october 20th of last year. it was all caught on the dashcam video released by chicago police. at 9:57:25 laquan mcdonald is walking in the middle of the street after allegedly slashing the tire of a car. he is holding a knife in his right hand. soon eight police officers roll on scene. >> five seconds later officer van dyke and his partner park their vehicle and immediately draw their weapons. >> reporter: as we pause the video, you can clearly see the two officers on the left side of the screen with guns drawn. according to the police union spokesperson, at the time of the shooting, mcdonald lunged at the officers. >> going at one of the officers at a that point the officer defends himself. >> reporter: the cook county state's attorney says the video captures quite the opposite. >> this officer went overboard, you know and he abused his authority and i don't believe the force was necessary. >> reporter:

who took a year before charging jason van dyke. legal experts though say these are difficult cases to win... because you have to prove the officer intended to do serious bodily harm. brandi hitt abc news, los angeles." the white house was on lockdown today after someone jumped a newly upgraded fence while the first family was inside celebrating thanksgiving. officials say the man jumped over a fence on the north lawn. that's the front door side along pennsylvania avenue. police say the man was wearing an american flag and carrying a manila folder. secret service agents almost immediately caught him. crews added sharp metal spikes to the top of the fence around the white house in june. the man was at least the third person to scale a fence and make it on to white house property this year. the u-s is on a heightened state of alert this holiday weekend. and that meant extra security for the macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york city. the 89th annual parade included marching bands, floats, and of course the giant balloons. a recor

prosecutors say van dyke was preparing to reload when ordered to hold fire. van dyke said mcdonald lunged at him and that he feared for his life, but the prosecutor said a police videotape tells a far different story, and so did an eyewitness. >> the motorist stated that mcdonald never moved toward, lunged at, or did anything threatening towards the officers before he was shot and fell to the ground. >> reporter: for 13 months, chicago officials had resisted releasing the dash-cam video, arguing it would jeopardize local and federal investigations of the shooting, but a county judge last week over-rode that argument and ordered the tape's the prosecutor said the video is graphic, violent, and chilling, and there is concern that once it's available for all to see, it could provoke a violent reaction and painful questions about why it took so long to arrest the shooter seen on the tape. now, here at the police headquarters, the mayor and the superintendent of police have just held a press conference where they insisted that officer van dyke is in no way represe

van dyke's defense argues he feared for his life when he opened fire. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> the u.s. air strike that killed 30 people at a hospital in afghanistan is being blamed primarily on human error. a number of soldiers and airmen have been suspended accused of violating rules of engagement and could face furtrther disclinary action. they were supposed to bomb a taliban compound, but the nearby hospital was mistakenly hit because a crew was too far away and the targeting gear was not working proply. >>> pope francis is in kenya this morning, the first stop on a three-country african visit. thousands of kenyans braved the rain for an outdoor mass at the university of nairobi. during the service pope francis issued a strong appeal for traditional family values. the pope's security is a concern on this trip, but when asked if he was worried, he smiled and said what scares him thehe most are the mosquitoes. he's always got a good sense of humor. >> yeah, good outlook. >>> well, now to a white house tradition you might say is just for the

there is an extended pause and then a barrage of bullets from van dyke's gun. he is ultimately -- there are 16 independent gunshot wounds front and back. thatw know definitively that is what happened. amy: have you seen this video? >> i have not. i have had it described to me almost frame by frame detail by those who have. amy: so describe how you discovered that the police account, in fact, was not correct. >> so a colleague and i, civil rights lawyer that i worked closely with, we received a tip from some weeks after the event -- we received a tepid from a city employee who was concerned that this case was not going to be vigorously investigated. he told us there was video. he told us that it was horrific execution. it gave me enough information to be able to track down a witness to the event, civilian witness. so that was the initial impetus. piecet point, we wrote a making known the video existed and calling on the city to release it. some months later, the autopsy became available. remember, the city's account, the official account was boy lunges at police

but so far, van dyke has not been disciplined. and, we are also learning more about what officials claimed happened the night of the shooting back in october of last year, when they were responding to a call of a man with a knife breaking into cars. >> he wasn't dropping the knife and he was coming at the officer. >> reporter: but investigators now say that dash cam video shows laquan mcdonald never threatened van dyke, and in fact, was walking away when van dyke shot him 16 times in 15 seconds. the video sending shockwaves across chicago. protesters taking to the streets. state's attorney anita alvarez facing criticism for investigating the case nearly a year before charging van dyke with first degree murder, and responding to allegations officers deleted surveillance video from a nearby burger king the night of the incident. >> it doesn't appear that they've been tampered with and did not reveal, you know, any of that kind of evidence, however, the investigation will always continue. >> reporter: a district manager for the chain

but so far, van dyke has not been disciplined. and, we are also learning more about what officials claimed happened the night of the shooting back in october of last year, when they were responding to a call of a man with a knife breaking into cars. >> he wasn't dropping the knife and he was coming at the officer. >> reporter: but investigators now say that dash cam video shows laquan mcdonald never threatened van dyke, and in fact, was walking away when van dyke shot him 16 times in 15 seconds. the video sending shockwaves across chicago. protesters taking to the streets. state's attorney anita alvarez facing criticism for investigating the case nearly a year before charging van dyke with first degree murder and responding to allegations officers deleted surveillance video from a nearby burger king the night of the incident. >> doesn't appear they've been tampered with. and did not reveal, you know, any of that kind of evidence, however, the investigation will always continue. >> reporter: a district manager for the chain telling

the prosecutor says officer van dyke kept firing his gun even after thteen collapsed. outside court, the officer's attorney had only this to say. >> this is not a murder case despite what you heard in the courtroom. >> reporter: but what is seen in the video has city officials and mcdonald's family urging calm in the community. stephanie e ramos, a news, washington. story, we're learning more about a terror plot that could have claimed more innocent lives in paris. >> authorities say the ringleader of the first set of attacks was planning to target the city's financial district a few days later, but abdelhamid abaaoud and an accomplice were killed in a raid before they could carry out the second plot. as police try to track down the eighth attacker and another man, they say a sleeper cell of about ten is still on the loose. >>> as that search goes on in europe, french president francois hollande was here in thu.s. during an international effort against isis. he met with president obama at the white house before the two leaders addressed the issue with reporters. >> mak

more than a year later van dyke was charged with first degree murder. and held without bail. and the graphic dash cam video of the shooting was made public. >> it is graphic. it is violent. it is chilling. >> reporter: mcdonald took pcp that night and was carrying a three inch blade when he was confronted here by police. the prosecutor says officer van dyke fired 16 rounds, roughly a bullet a second, and that for 13 seconds during the shooting the teenager had already fallen to the ground. the coroner's report shows mcdonald's gunshot wounds. at least two were in the back. officer van dyke's attorney says the cop feared for his life. >> it's truly not a murder case, and we feel that we're going to be very successful in defending this case. >> reporter: six months ago the city paid mcdonald's family a $5 million settlement without agreeing to any wrongdoing. even though there was never a lawsuit filed. the victim's family did not want the video released, and today in a statement urged calm. if you choose to speak out we urge you to be peaceful. >> will we use this episode in t

moments after arriving on the scene, officer van dyke opens fire. the suspect falls to the ground and prosecutors say he keeps firing, emptying his .9 millimeter on mcdonald. 16 rounds in 15 seconds. van dyke's attorney refused to answer questions, but had this to say. >> this is not a murder case. despite what you heard in the courtroom. >> reporter: tonight, the cook county state's attorney under fire for now pressing charger sooner. defending her year-long investigation, saying the thorough review was necessary for the case to hold in court. >> so many young people of color do not trust law enforcement. they see how long this took to be investigated. >> clearly, this officer wt overboard. you know? and he abused his authority and i don't believe the force was necessary. >> reporter: van dyke becomes the first ever on dutyhicago police offic to be charged with murder. >> jason van dyke will be judged in the court of law. that's exactly how it should be. >> reporter: and the mcdonald family has already reached a $5 million settlement with the city.

officer jason van dyke was tuesday. chicago officials have been preparing for demonstrations ahead of the video's release. people began marching downtown within hours. angry. people have a right to protest. speech. but they do not have a right to commit criminal acts. van dyke shot mcdonald who was armed with a 3 inch knife, a total of 16 times. firing at him even after he hit the ground. >> officer van dyke was on the scene for less than 30 seconds. before he started shooting. he began shooting approximately six seconds after getting out of his vehicle. van dyke's attorney says his client feared for his safety. >> this is case that can't tried in the streets. and it nth can tried on facebook. >> city officials now calling for peace as the legal process plays out. i would like to echo the comments of mcdonald family. they've asked for calm, and for those who choose to speak out, to do it peacefully. and so far tonight police have remained near the done dmo n extra is which have been peaceful for most part with no major

yesterday, van dyke was charged with first degree murder.dreds of chicago residents, upset by the video, took to the streets tuesday night. although the protests remained peaceful for the most part, demonstrators and police officers clashed in a few incidents, leading to the arrests of five people. activists had repeatedly called on the city to make public the video of the incident, which occurred more than a year ago. the city had already paid mcdonald's family $5 million at settlement. still, it took a freedom of information lawsuit and a court order to force authorities to release the video. today, members of the city council's black caucus criticized authorities for that delay. >> while we know the system has failed, no one can specifically say how. we must value all the children of the city of chicago, more than just thinking that a clear payout can solve the problem. a clear transparent process is the only way we can begin to build trust in our communities with law enforcement. >> woodruff: at a news conference last night, mayor rahm e

van dyke wants the case tried in court.media, has the presumption of innocence like every other american. protests, three people have been charged in minnesota, accused of shooting demonstrators at a plaque lives matter. the protests continue more than a week after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a police officer. crowds have gathered outside of a minneapolis precinct, demanding justice for mark clark. community members claimed clark was handcuffed when he was shot. police are disputing that. two separate investigations now under way. >> it's time for an early start on your money t. european markets are higher, despite rising tensions between turkey and russia after turkey shot down that russian plane. u.s. stock futures are slightly higher as well. a quiet day for marks yesterday. the dow eeked out a small gain t. nasdaq and s&p 500 gained .1%. >>> traveling for thanksgiving, here is something to be thankful for. the national average for a gallon of regular is at $2.06. prices peaked if 2012 when drivers paid

van dyke's lawyer says his client feared for his life. "it's truly not a murder case and we feel that we're going to be very successful in defending this case." on the night laquan was fatally shot -- investigators say mcdonald was wielding a knife with a three-inch blade which he allegedly used to slash the tire of a police car. police say when mcdonald, who had p-c-p in his system, ignored orders to drop the knife, van dyke fired 16 rounds. "officer van dyke was on the scene for less than 30 seconds before he started shooting. in addition to the fact that all evidence indicates that he began shooting approximately 6 vehicle." city officials had been prepping for mass demonstrations in the wake of the video's release -- calling for peaceful protests. chicago"this opportunity for healing begins now." late tuesday dozens locked arms in solidarity -- blocking off an intersection and interstate 94. "let him go, let him go." officers made some arrests but tense moments between the crowd and police never escalated out of control. that was step

protests after the city released this dash cam video which laquan mcdonald walking away dyke. >> it is graphic. it is violent. it is chilling to watch a 17-year-old young man die in such a violent manner is deeply disturbing. >> reporter: the video tearing at the hearts of chicagoans after a year-long investigation, but now that van dyke is charged with first degree murder, documented details are unfolding. on october 20th, 2014, 9:47 p.m., police receive a call about a suspect armed with a knife breaking into cars. within ten minutes officers find mcdonald walking down the street. the video shows mcdonald was moving away from the officers. the prosecutor says within six seconds, van dyke opened fire shooting all 16 rounds from his 9 millimeter gun within 15 seconds. mcdonald falls to the ground almost instantly and died soon after. the prosecutor says officer van dyke kept firing his gun even after the teen collapsed. attorney had only this to say. >> this is not a murder case despite what you heard in the courtroom. >> reporter: but what is seen in the video has city officials and mc