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nbc news. >>> new protests in the streets of chicago today. demonstrators angry over the death of a teen shot 16 times by a police officer. that gut-wrenching video that sparked an uproar. the first time the police dispatch calls as taser was repeatedly requested. minutes later laquan mcdonald was dead. nbc's kevin tibbles reports marched in the heart of chicago. calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel over the city's handling of the police shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. >> it hurts my heart to see this. i couldn't stay at home wrapping gifts. >> reporter: the protesters blocked streets and also targeted an apple store trying to prevent shoppers from entering. on christmas eve, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, chicago's popular michigan avenue shut down. laquan mcdonald who was carrying a knife was shot 16 times last year by chicago cop jason van dyke. van dyke's attorney has said he feared for his life. through a freedom of information act request, nbc chicago station obtained audio recordings from the n

nbc news chicago. >>> it may be the holiday season but that does not mean presidential candidates are taking time off from greeting minute shots at each other. >> reporter: don't feel guilty about your last minute christmas shopping even presidential candidates are prokrastinating. >> normally i'm much better organized organized. >> reporter: jeb bush looking at board games and taking shots at donald trump who's focussed on his own feud with hillary clinton. trump's attacks, just getting started, he warns, cautioning clinton to be careful after she said this to the des moines register. >> this is not the first time he's demonstrated a pension for sexism. >> reporter: and he's under fire now for what plit ifact calls the lie of the year and determining three quarters of the comments aren't true and >> he's the only candidate i've seen in i don't know how many cycles that has been able to get away with what he gets away with. they constantly forgive him for the things he says. >> reporter: trump making plenty of noise but on christmas, quiet on the campaign trail. candidates spending ti

and nbc chicago station obtained he was shot revealing a taser was requested. the dispatcher repeatedly asked for a taser. four minutes after the initial request for a taser, gun shots. whether an officer with a taser arrived at the scene before mcdonald was shot is unclear. mcdonald later died. officer van dike is scheduled to be arraigned next week on first degree murder charges. nbc news chicago. >>> it may be the holiday season but that does not mean presidential candidates are taking time off from greeting potential voters or taking last minute shots at each other. >> reporter: don't feel guilty about your last minute christmas candidates are prokrastinating. >> normally i'm much better organized organized. >> reporter: jeb bush looking at board games and taking shots at donald trump who's focussed on his own feud with hillary clinton. trump's attacks, just getting started, he warns, cautioning clinton to be careful after she said this to the des moines register. >> this is not the first time he's demonstrated a pension for sexism. >> reporter: and he's un

through a freedom of information act request, nbc chicago station obtained audio recordings from the night mcdonald was shot revealing a taser was requested. >> reporter: the dispatcher repeatedly asked for a taser. four minutes after the initial request for a taser, gun shots. whether an officer with a taser arrived unclear. mcdonald later died. officer van dyke is scheduled to be arraigned next week on first degree murder charges. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> just because it's the holidays does not mean the candidates running for president are taking much of a break. they are even getting in some last-minute jabs at each other before taking maybe 24 hours off for christmas to spend time with family and friends. nbc's hallie jackson reports on the latest political war of words. >> reporter: don't feel guilty about your last-minute christmas shopping. even presidential candidates are procrastinating. >> normally, i'm much better organized. browsing board games. >> unlike donald trump, i didn't try to have a monopoly of real estate. >> reporter: taking shots at donald trump o

kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> a bit of good news tonight, a texas teen whose so-called affluenza defense kept him out of prison for a deadly drunk driving crash is in custody in mexico with his mother. but questions remain over who may have helped them flee the u.s. and whether he wiev dohany time for violating his probation. we get the latest now from gabe gutierrez. >> tonight, after a two-week international await their return to the u.s. mexican authorities caught the pair in this apartment in the popular resort town of puerto vallerta. his hair apparently died black, police believe, to avoid capture. >> this butcher said the teenager paid cash and seemed nervous. police say the pair did not resist arrest. now investigators are racing to find out if they had help, in what the sheriff called a premeditated escape in this pickup, ending up 960 miles away in puerto vallerta.

restrictions to take you behind the scenes for an inside look. >>> they are if new kids on block in nbc's chicago trilogy. "chicago med" making debut of mix of familiar stars and some new faces proving they can talk the talk. we should get a blood gas now. easy for him to say. i had a chance to spend sometime with the cast on set in chicago. you know, real doctors are watching. you know they are will you are doing. how important to be accurate as possible? >> incredibly. we have some amazing medicaled a advisors working with us. we got to see them in action. collin donald and his costar taking us behind the scenes on to one of their elaborate sets. for a hand's on demonstration with the key medical adviceor andrew dennis. a real life trauma surgeon. when you look at trauma patient it looks like a scripted event where everyone looks for work and they know what to do. that's what we are to train everybody here to do. actor all went through medical boot camp to learn procedures like stitching and cpr. and spent time in real operating rooms to see what surgeons actually go through. >> it's so we can

through a freedom of information acts request, nbc chicago station obtained audio recordings from the night mcdonald was shot. revealing a taser was requested. >> this guy's walking away with a knife in his hand. >> looking for a taser. armed offender. >> reporter: the dispatcher repeatedly asked for a taser. >> anybody close yet. asking for a taser for armed offender with a knife. >> reporter: four minutes after the initial request gun shots. whether an officer with a taser arrived before mcdonald was shot is unclear. >> shots fired by the police. >> you guys okay. >> reporter: mcdonald later died. officer van dyke is scheduled to be arraigned next week on first-degree murder charges. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >> last night christmas eve was celebrated around the world, pope francis led mass for 10,000 pilgrims. his only public mass for christmas, the pope call forward return to the essential values of life calling on those intoxicated by consumerism to allow the simplicity of the birth of jesus to inspire their lives. security was tighter than usual with strict check points.

through a freedom of information act request nbc's chicago station obtained audio records from the night mcdonald was shot revealing a taser was ". the dispatcher repeatedly asked >> anyone close yet? >> four minutes after the initial request for a taser, gunshots. whether an officer with a taser arrived at the scene before mcdonald was shot is unclear. mcdonald later died. officer van dike is scheduled to be arraigned next week on murder charges. >>> it may be the holiday season but that doesn't mean presidential candidates are taking time off. nbc's halle jackson reports. >> reporter: don't feel guilty about your last minute christmas shopping. even presidential candidates are procrastinate procrastinating. >> normally i'm much better organized. but a little busy. >> jeb bush browsing board games. try to have a monopoly of real estate. >> reporter: and taking shots at hillary clinton on christmas've. >> i haven't gone after hillary yet. and there is a lot to go after. the job he's done is horrible. >> cautioning clinton to be careful after she said this to des moines register. >> this

the chicago police department under federal scrutiny. john yang, nbc news, chicago. >>> when we come back here tonight, it is being called a breakthrough. can the drug credited for helping jimmy carter beat melanoma work on other kinds of cancer? the warning signs were there. even before an inmate died in the santa clara county main jail ===take vo=== next what the woman who sounded the alarm says still needs to change. ===janelle/take vo=== and a new journey for a ship that survived pearl harbor and called the bay area home. ===next close=== the news is next. ==janelle//take vo== right >>> finally tonight, how about some good news. the surprise announcement by former president jimmy carter over the weekend that his latest brain scan showed no signs of cancer. it has patients around the country asking about the about the breakthrough drug that he's been taking. nbc's gabe guiterrez has more on the new treatment. >> reporter: at just 32 years old, erin youngerberg was diagnosed with stage three melanoma. >> it is hard to stay positive all of the time. >

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nbc's chicago station obtained these exclusive images taken the night of the shooting, chicago police officers inside burger king's security office. the next day, it was discovered that 86 minutes of video, including the time of the shooting, were missing. the restaurant manager told wmaq reporter carol marin that the police erased the files. >> he said our system works. it has worked flawlessly for a long time. it never shuts down. and he said there is no other explanation. >> reporter: the head of chicago police says it didn't happen. >> there were apparently technical difficulties, but in no way, shape or form was there evidence that anything was tampered with. >> reporter: tonight, cook county state's attorney anita alvarez who came under fire for taking more than a year to file charges in this case says she would not apologize for the way the case was conducted. in her words, she was not driven by politics and will not be bullied. lester. >> thank you. >>> a storm that's already blamed for 14 deaths over the weekend is taking aim at the upper midwest. in the minneapolis area, a h

nbc chicago obtained this photo of police at a nearby mcdonald's. the manager claims officers deleted footage. >> our system works. it has worked flawlessly for a long time. it never shuts down. >> there were apparently technical difficulties but in no way, shape, or form is there any evidence that anything was tampered with. >> officer van dyk's attorney said mcdonald was on drugs and armed with a knife when he was shot and that his client feared for his life. >>> and a man accused of killing three people at a colorado planned parenthood clinic may face the death penalty. 57-year-old robert dear was mostly silent during his first court appearance on monday. he appeared on closed circuit tv wearing a protective vest with autopsies confirmed the victims killed at the clinic all died from gunshot wounds. >>> 4:50. donald trump mulling over the idea of boycotting the debate unless he gets paid. during a rally in macon, georgia, the republican front-runner said cnn doesn't treat him well so maybe he should get paid for being in the next debate. >> how a

nbc's chicago station obtained these exclusive images taken the night of the shooting. chicago police officers, inside burger king's security office. the next day it was discovered that 86 minutes of video, including the time of the shooting, were missing. the restaurant manager told wmaq reporter carol marine that the police erased the files. >> he said i'll system works, it has worked flawlessly for a long time, it never shuts down. and, he said, there's no other explanation. >> the head of chicago police says it didn't happen. >> there were apparently technical difficulties, but in no way, shape or form is there any evidence that anything was tampered with. >> that was stephanie gosk reporting. >>> we also saw another round of protests in chicago yesterday. demonstrators chanting stop the cover-up, and 16 shots. ten protesters were arrested, including the head of the local naacp. they were all released a short time later. and still ahead on "way too early," air emergency, five straight days of dangerous smog in beijing, part of the reason why so many world leaders ar

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> chicago mayor rahm emanuel is cutting his cuba vacation short after another violent incident involving his police force. this time police shot and killed two people at an apartment building. one of them, a mother of five, struck after she opened her front door, according to her family. nbc's kevin tibbles has a first look inside of that home and talks with family members demanding answers. >> reporter: today the family of bettie jones gathered in her apartment without her. >> i feel like i want to wake up and have my mom. but i can't. she's gone. she was murdered. and that is all that sits in my heart. >> reporter: the 55-year-old mother of of five and grandmother of ten was shot dead by police on saturday when they were called to a domestic disturbance in the apartment >> according to the family, bettie jones was asked by the man upstairs to answer the door when police got here. she came out of her apartment and did just that. and seconds later she was shot. her daughter letitia found her mother shot in the neck. >> i never thought i would lose

wendy woolfolk, nbc news chicago. officials say this has been the wettest december on record in st. louis. the flood is expected to turn into the second-worst on record behind missouri's devastating 19-93 flood in which 100-thousand homes were destroyed. clouds will thin tonight as colder temperatures slide into the state. lows will be well into the teens and even single digits in northern iowa. new year's eve will highlight the colder temperatures. highs will only reach the low 20s in des moines on thursday, with teens to the north and partly sunny skies. we will continue to enjoy more sun for new year's day, but temperatures single digits to 10 degrees friday morning. the weekend will be quiet with sunshine and highs clouds will thin tonight as colder temperatures slide into the state. lows will be well into the teens and even single digits in northern iowa. new year's eve will highlight the colder temperatures. highs will only reach the low 20s in des moines on thursday, with teens to the north and partly sunny skies. we will continue to enjoy more sun for new year's day, but tem

here's nbc's carol maureen. >> we could file the bill for the recall of the mayor of the city of chicagoorter: and with that, lasean ford, a west side democrat introduced a house bill announcing the recall of rahm emanuel if he doesn't move the city forward. >> there should be something the people can hold him accountable with. >> 2 alderman with two petitions of 85,000 signatures. ford believes his bill could last despite the mayor's powerful springfield allies. >> it's what the people have asked me to do. >> reporter: emails obtained by nbc 5 through a freedom of information act request showed the city hall press office was made aware of the possibility of video of la kwaun mcdonald shooting on december 8, 2014. shannon brameyer was part of a chain questioning whether the city would release video of the mcdonald shooting. a top assistant in the corporation council's office declined, this is not a lawsuit as of now. top press aides kelly quinn and adam collins were part of an email chain which included jamie calvin's article on the mcdonald autopsy results in which calvin wrote, quote,

wendy woolfolk, nbc news, chicago. gabrielle: it was one of the hottest gifts given over the holidays, but concerns over the safety of hoverboards continue to mount. wyff news 4's mandy gaither is live and local in ouanderson newsroom, with more on how an upstate organization says you can stay safe. mandy? mandy: safe kids upstate says, use common sense. all the safety measures you use for a skateboard or bike, use with a hoverboard, as well. from falls to fires, concerns over hoverboards, catching the attention of the consumer product safety commission. the federal agency now investigating hoverboard complaints across the country. in a statement, its chairman, elliott kaye, saying in part, "i have directed agency staff to work non-stop to find the root cause of the fire hazard, how much of a risk it might present, and to provide consumers with answers as soon as possible." the cpsc recommends not buying a hoverboard from a place that's not permanently there, like a mall kiosk, or from a website that doesn't provide in

supreme court refused to hear a challenge to the chicago suburb of highland park's ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> we're back in a moment with a video released that captured yet another controversial police shooting in chicago as the fedssake a major so get this, at&t and directv are now one. which means you can watch live sports on the go. live from the edge of your seat. or that seat. or her seat. or his seat. right? careful on that seat, guys. and that's not even a seat. that is cameron. get the best of both worlds. directv at home and 2 wireless lines. automated voice: to fifi a claim, please state your name. carnie wilson. thank you. can you hold on? hold on for one more day really? hey, i know there's pain. why do you lock yourself up in these chains? this would be so easy if you had progressive. our mobile app would let you file a claim and help you find one of our service centers where we manage the entire repair process. things will go your way if you hold on. [ sighs ] somedadasomebody's gonna ke you wanna turnaround and say goodbye. say goodbye no, you just made it we

nbc. chicago mayor rahm emanuel called a special meeting of city council to discuss the controversy surroundinghe police shooting that sparked unrest in that city. emanuel has been under heavy criticism after the shooting of laquan mcdonald. last week, he fired the city's police superintendent but some are calling for his job as well. in his speech, emanuel pushed for police reforms. >> our only choice as a city is to do everything in our power to right that wrong. >> mayor emanuel says he welcomes a u.s. justice department investigation into the misconduct by the chicago police department. the release of videos showing mcdonald's death and murder charges against thor if who pulled the trigger led to protests in chicago. meanwhile, another chicago officer won't face criminal charges for the death 2506-year-old ronald johnson, prosecutors say johnson was armed with a gun and had resisted arrest, justifying the use of force unlike the shooting of 17-year-old mcdonald two pennsylvania children are safe after police say a shoplifting suspect hit their stroll we are a car while trying to make a geta

nbc's stephanie gosk has the update from chicago. the attorney general for the state of illinois says trust between in thehechicago calling for a feeeral civill rights investigation into the entire department. it came on a day when top cop and called for a task forceeo look at pooice abuse and accountability. but this problem is not going away r the city of chicago. there is another famiiy who o calling for the release she says there is video that proves her son was unarmed and shot in the back. the police account says he had a gun and that he threatened police.e. the law department in this city telling the chicago tribune that they re-evaluating whether that video should be released early . regardless there is a hearing scheduled on december 10th where a judge may have to decide it for them. stephanie gosk nbc news chicago . and now the mayor of chicicgo is in the hot seat. he is now facing questions about whether he's a distraction. many people are irate it took a year "you don't release material that's essesetial to an investigati

exclusive images newly obtained by nbc chicago station taken the night of the shooting apear to showat least one officer inside a burger king security office near the scene of the shooting. as we reported, the store manager says after officer looked at their security footage for hours, 86 minutes of video, including the time of the shooting, were missing. the restaurant manager claimed police erased the footage but chicago police superintendent dismisses that claim. . nbc legal chief -- okay. we were going to go to a. >> reporter: member but apparently we're having some kind of technical difficulty so we don't have ari right now. we'll hopefully bring him to you here in a minute. but okay, now i'm told that ari can hear me now. >> i couldn't hear you for a minute but i can hear you right now. we can talk about obviously what you were just reporting on which is a lot of very serious allegations for a case like this about whether or not footage that is evidence was somehow tampered with. there are accounts from the burger king there in chicago and from "the chicago sun times" regarding