thank you damon for your work in albuquerque and across new mexico. the u.s.ttorney's office has been an important partner in our efforts and in enforcing the nation's civil rights laws in this state, and we thank you and your staff for all that you do. i also would like to thank my colleagues from the civil rights division special litigations section who have conducted the investigation along with our u.s. attorneys partners, and have brought us to this release today. we're here this morning to announce the results of our investigation of the albuquerque police department. our team of attorneys and staff from both the civil rights division and the u.s. attorneys office have been working hard to complete a thorough and independent review of the albuquerque police department and its use of force. when we opened this investigation in late 2012, we set out to uncover the facts and to follow them wherever they took us. i am here today to report that we have done just that. since opening the investigation, the team has conducted an exhaustive review of the albuquer

for more we go to albuquerque, new mexico, where we're joined by two guests. russell contreras as reporter for the associated press who was tear gas while covering sunday's protest and is been following the police shootings. nora tachias-anaya is a social justice activist whose nephew, george levy tachias, was fatally shot by police while he was driving in albuquerque in 1988. she is a member of the "october 22 coalition to stop police brutality." we welcome you both to democracy now! russell contreras, talked about the protest of the last few days and the particular police incident that sparked these latest protest. >> the group reported to be anonymous released a video calling for activists to take to the streets on sunday and also bound to hack the police website the same day. on sunday around a few hundred protesters showed up in downtown, marching to miles away to the university of new mexico, at which time over the course of 10 to 12 hours a marched back and forth. police, overall, the protest was pretty peaceful. as night progressed, demonstrators got m

police fired tear gas on protesters as demonstrations against police and turned violent in albuquerque new mexico. just ahead. a decade since the murder of four sturdy contractors in iraq. gruesome event that highlights the risk for helping fight america's wars abroad defense contractors in iraq just ahead. is like a mystery. but does give a glimpse of what could be hidden secret spy plane toronto had mixed reviews later in the show a fan. my thirty first. the cd on repeat for what you can police in albuquerque new mexico cost of protesters more than ten hours on sunday using teargas to disperse crowds. a peaceful demonstration just went out of control. hundreds took to the street angry over the recent fatal police shooting of a homeless man mark sixty eight which was captured on video. you can see in the video that police commanders and put his hands up if the knife in his grasp and turns around to get down to shop with live rounds chop the bean bag and a canine december. he boiled over at the sight of a residence hall excessive use of force by police department is involved in a twenty three fat

he is a writer and activist, works on police violence in albuquerque new mexico. and we have breaking news for you now, a source tells the associated press that health and human services secretary kathleen sabellas is resigning. and you will recall, she was the person at the tonight of the food chain here at a rocky roll out to the affordable care act. you remember all the problems with the website. and she was effectively, the person in charge. in a way, her leaving up in isn't as bad. but there have long been complaints that somebody had to be meld accountable for failures of the website, and a lot of people pointed at her. it was an interesting tran formation, because if you recall, a lot of people are talking about kathleen, and the governor of kansas, as possible running mate. and it was amazing to see how far her stature has fallen in the public's eyes simply because of what she has had to deal with. >> and it was a difficult job from the beginning. november was were the person heading the agency responsible for rolling out this landmark piece of healthcare

> the justice department said today it has found patterns of excessive force by police in albuquerque new mexicoofficers have fired at 37 people since 2010. 23 were killed. the report comes weeks after officers shot and kill add homeless mass during a confrontation in the cities foothills this investigation actually began before that incident. the report also says albuquerque police have used excessive force against people who only posed a minimum threat. heidi jotas row is live for us. heidi, how significant are the findings and what will they mean for the police for? >> hey, tony. the findings found today were a stunner. it is also an affirmation for those that have lost love ones always to their claims that police have used excessive force. and this announcement came in 4 points, tony, fist that the albuquerque police department too frequently used deadly force against people who posed minimal threat. that the police department also excessively uses tazers, that a too frequently used force for the mentally ill, and that these problems are systematic. that these deficiencies are long standing,

. >> we have this report on the findings from albuquerque in new mexico. >> vindication. that's what the father of kenneth ellis iii shot and killed by albuquerque felt on thursday, upon hearing these words from the department of justice. >> we found that officers used deadly force against people that did not pose an immediate threat of death or harm to the officers or others, and against people who posted threats to themselves. >> ellis was gunned down while pointing a gun at his own head. he had been an iraq war veteran. >> it's been a mission to fight for police reform since his son's death. >> i am sure he's watching. >> the federal investigation began into 2012. it was this video released this march that brought public anger to a growing point. >> james was homeless and mentally ill. invoices -- there was this 12-hour demonstration two weeks ago. following the justice department's report, albuquerque's mayor and police chief acknowledged for the first time the department's short comings, but did not go as far as to apologise. >> the families, i am sure, feel the trage

streetseds take to the in albuquerque, new mexico to protest a spate of deadly police shootings followingtest incident when police killed a

. >> dr beale joining us from albuquerque, new mexico. thank you for being was again today. >> hours ago thousands gathered in malaysia's capital kuala lumpur at a prayer vigil. the service held for the family members of crew and passengers aboard the jet liner. we'll follow the story. for up to the minute information 24/7 you can log on to aljazeera.com. >> afghanistan has started the task of counting the 7 million votes cast in the election. millions turned out to choose a successor for president hamid karzai. he's been in power for 13 years. for whoever wins, they need to decide whether to sign an agreement to allow 10,000 u.s. soldiers to stay in afghanistan. >> the queue started forming well before the polling stations opened. despite the threats to tart the election, people wanted to vote. in afghanistan's 5,000-year history, this election marks the first democratic transfer of power. people here have been eager to seize the chance. >> we don't care about the threat, you can see everyone coming here. for me, i don't have any kind of

. >>> a huge turnout is expected in albuquerque, new mexico. since the fatal police shooting of james boyd, a mentally ill homeless man. allowing a civilian commission to have access to internal police files, punishment for police officers involved. >>> the number dead in the washington state mudslide is now 33, only 30 bodies have been identified. one of the worst natural disasters in washington state history. the governor saying it's caused nearly $10 million in damage. >>> mickey rooney has died, a career started in silent films. the andy hardy franchise made him a top hollywood box office star. 1934 he made his broadway debut in the movies sugar babies. she's survived by his wife jan and nine children. >>> coming up, rwanda, how that country recovered from a civil war and nearly 1 million people dead. a woman forgives her attacker. >>> concerns over cyber-security. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbias

heidi zhou-castro reports from albuquerque, new mexico. >> vindication, that's what the father of brenden ellis felt upon hearing these words from the department of justice. >> we found that officers used deadly force against people who did not pose an immediate threat of harm to the officers or others. and against people who posed a threat to themselves. >> ellis was gunned down while pointing a gun at his own head. he'd been an iraq war veteran. ellis senior says it's been his mission to fight for police reform inconsistencies son's death. i am sure he's watching and proud of his dad. the justice department said the majority of shootings from 2009 to 2012 were unreasonable and violated the fourth amendment. the probe found encounters with person with mental illness too frequently result in excessive force, and the problems are systematic, and a part of a culture of indifference to constitutional policing. >> deficiencies and inadequate training and policies, and broken oversight process contributed to the use of excessive force. >> the federal investigation began in 2012. it was this vi

. >> we are just getting out of albuquerque, new mexico.e left austin, texas, earlier this morning and basically just been on the road all day. >> what happens to the person who gets to vegas first? >> it's a clock in, clock out time of deal. >> what are you driving right now? do you have the station wagon like the griswolds? >> we have a 1978 dodge diplomat station wagon. >> nice. >> tell us about this charity. it must be something important for you to drive this old car in modern times. >> we raised money for dallas children hospital in austin. >> what will you do when you get to vegas when you sell the car? >> all on red in roulette. >> how many hours have you been behind the wheel and are you speeding? >> i've been told that whatever the speedometer says i'm going ten miles less. if that's true, i'm going ten miles under the speed limit, but if it's not i'm speeding. you can go to ebay and up the ante, the 1978 dodge diplomat on ebay. it's probably the only one. >> anybody can epter this rally, you don't have to be anybody special. look

. >> protests also erupting in albuquerque new mexico following the fatal shooting of a homeless man. he was the 24th person shot and killed by police there in the last five years. police have their own supporters planning a rally today. >> the streets continue to simmer as protestors keep up the pressure on law enforcement and the city after a series of deadly police shootings. >> watching the sorrow that some people that have lost so many innocent family members and friends, it's my civil right to be a part of this. >> 100 people turned out friday night for a peaceful protest. unlike the one a week ago that erupted in violence where rocks were thrown at police who fired tear gas to control the crowd. james boyd was killed in the albuquerque foothills, a shooting captured on a police officer's camera. the chief has called the shooting justified because he said boyd came at his officers with knives. >> all the less than heatal devices wered. >> redwine was shot in a housing project, bringing the number to 24 shootings in less than five years. >> as things get worse and worse, people a

justice department accusing the police department in albuquerque, new mexico, of excessive force. a shooting was recorded by the police themselves and anna werner has included that in her report. >> reporter: this albuquerque police video was recorded last month. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: it captured the fatal shooting of james boyd, a man who was homeless and orffered from mental illness. police said he had a knife. it's one of the cases reviewed by joslin samuels' civil rights team at the justice department. pa what we found is a pattern or hat tice of systemic the ciencies that have pervaded the albuquerque police >>partment for many years. >> reporter: today's report found officers too frequently used deadly force against people who pose a minimal threat and that police encounters with persons with mental illness and in crisis too frequently results in a use of force. but how did they wind up here? uatenadequate oversight. inadequate investigations of incidents of force, inadequate training of officers. >> reporter: albuquerque police shot 14 people between 2010 and a

that has many accusing the officers involved of crossing the line. >> joining us from albuquerque antonio, a new mexico representative and paul broom chief investigator for the alba i didn't i didn't -- albuquerque police investigation. >> we ran, looked very dubious. far away from the cops, didn't have a gun. he had a knife. they shot him dead. let's start there. do you understand why the protesters would see that video and take to the streets? >> yes, i understand that, bill. they saw part of the episode that took place up there. that was a 4 hour episode. part of the episode. it is unsettling, there is no question about that. >> but, remember, if it were just in a vacuum, we could say all right, let the authorities investigate. but with 23 other dead in less than four years, the protesters are basically -- they are a bunch of anti-cop people anyway. you know that. people that hate the police and they are going to jump on this to exploit it even me, very pro-police, i'm going, you know, what's going on in albuquerque, mr. voom. >> there was a major spike in shootings. >> why did that happen? >> why d

albuquerque new mexico, you might have heard about the police shootings, fatal police shootings, therst in the country over the past few years. are police getting a bad rap in albuquerque? >> i really haven't followed it. i've been involved as gun battles as a cop. i don't like to monday morn quarterbacking those things if i wasn't there. every one of these incidents has to be looked at separately. >> let me ask you about people who came after you in the job of police chief, commissioner kelly and commissioner bratton, what sort of job do you see them doing on have done? >> i think commissioner kelly had a lot of success. i think one of the most important things is he kept the city safe and protected it from terrorist events. we had i think my number's right i think there were 13 different events in and around new york city that were prevented. and you know, he had a lot of success. as far as bratton goes he just got there. but he is personally one of my favorite police commissioners. he was a police commissioner when i thought he was a cop. i thought he did a great job then irthink

recent shootings like this one in march of a homeless man in albuquerque, new mexico have shined a spotlight on what many see as the expensive us excessie use of deadly force. half of the people shot and killed in the u.s. according to a report, are due to a mental disorder. forcing the credit police department to be the safety net. >> a last level safety net that just isn't adequate for providing the level of care that a lot of people need in our community. when they're not getting treated they end up getting in contact with the police department. >> interaction with the mentally ill. >> and yet weefd equipped officers with no training dealing with these calls that is emotionally stirring up and potentially dangerous and that's a recipe for danger. >> in fact, contact with the police can inflame the mentally ill. >> commands for someone to comply, to make the situation safe, but barking orders at a person with serious mental illness doesn't work. >> after two high profile shootings of people who are mentally ill, colorado police, cit. >> this is a faster, safe way to deal with something we

the justice department has been investigating the albuquerque, new mexico police department as a resulttions that the department routinely uses excessive force. we are about to show you the department's most recent grotesque use of excessive force. in this case deadly force. this is a video that you will find disturbing. the albuquerque police department has serious law enforcement responsibilities, but policing the crime of illegal camping is not one of them, and the penalty for the crime of illegal camping is not the death penalty. apparently, no one has explained that to the albuquerque police department. >> if you were down at a bar or >> that shooting and the release of that video, which clearly shows him being shot in the back, sparked a day of protests in albuquerque yesterday. joining me now is mika mccrory, communications manager for the new mexico aclu. also with us msnbc law enforcement analyst and former police officer jim cavanaugh. micah, what has been the reaction, especially since the release of that video? >> thank you for having me, lawrence. the reaction has been very

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it came during a recent demonstration in albuquerque, new mexico.y've been having a lot of problems in albuquerque lately. it involved two protesters, an american flag, and two u.s. service members. trace gallagher with more from our west coast bureau. hey, trace. >> hey, martha, these protests were sparked by albuquerque police fatally shooting a mentally ill homeless man. the protests themselves then turned violent after the demonstrators began throwing rocks at police and in turn police fired tear gas at them. two people were riding a scooter carrying an upside down american flag. that is supposed to be a sign of distress, meaning your life is in danger. well, an unidentified marine and another military man didn't see it as a sign of distress but as a sign of disrespect. they ran after the scooter and when the flag dropped as you can see, they picked it up and they rolled it up. but listen now to the choice words these military men had for the protesters. play this. >> pick that flag back up! >> [ bleep ]. >> this started a debate about whether t

gene grant, host of "new mexico in focus" on new mexico public television, has been covering this story and joins us tonight from albuquerque. well, gene, the justice department cited a pattern of excessive force, so they're seeing something that links all these shooting, right? explain that. >> you for example it's interesting, as you mentioned there were 37 incidents, 27 of them fatal and what they were looking for quite specificallyly f there was an unconstitutional pattern of fourth amendment rights being violated here. and they were quite strong in their opening statement right off the bat of the hearing this morning, that in fact they're findings did find in fact that the albuquerque police department had a number of situations that they found unconstitutional and did violate those rights. what that actually did was opened up a lot of dialogue about what is going on here. what is the pattern. and the big problem out here for us with this situation is folks who are mentally ill or in some crisis of some sort. and what the doj found was especially in those cases apd is coming up short. there is excessive use of force, s

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new mexico police department after a deadly shooting was caught on tape. stay with us.  >>> a federal investigation is now under way in the case of a police shooting caught on tape in albuquerqueo, albuquerque police shot and killed 38-year-old james boyd, a homeless and mentally disturbed man camping in the foothills. the whole incident was caught on tape, on police helmet cameras. i want to warn you, the video you're to be see is disturbing. >> in the private world, if you were down at a war or a bus stop, have i the right to kill you right now. don't get stupid with eme. >> i'm not going to get stupid. >> you said we were walking out of here and now you're bringing up assault and everybody is going to get hurt again? all right. don't change up your agreement. if you were, i can keep you safe, all right? don't worry safety. i'm not a [ bleep ] murder. all right? -- try to harm you. all right? >> do it. >> get on the ground, get on the ground now! get on the ground, get on the ground. get down! >> hey, buddy? >> move it up. >> get up. >> he has a knife in his hands. >> still has knives in his hands. >> stepping up behind you. is he moving? >> please don't hurt me. >> his hand

the justice department has been investigating the albuquerque, new mexico police department as a resultations that the department routinely uses excessive force. we are about to show you the department's most recent grotesque use of excessive force. in this case deadly force. this is a video that you will find disturbing. the albuquerque police department has serious law enforcement responsibilities, but policing the crime of illegal camping is not one of them, and the penalty for the crime of illegal camping is not the death penalty. apparently, no one has explained that to the albuquerque police department. >> if you were down at a bar or a bus stop i have the right to kill you right now because you are trying to . >> i'm not trying to harm you. all right? >> do it. >> get on the ground! get on the ground now! get on the ground! get on the ground! [ gunshots ] get your hands up. >> in his hand. >> behind you. is he moving? his hands. he's still armed. >> i can't move. >> get your hands up. >> put your hands out to your side and drop the knife. hands out to your side. >> bean bag. bean

get it at discover.com >>> albuquerque, new mexico -- a hot air balloon crashes into a 700-foot radioing the pilot and his two young passengers dangling from above, with little hope for survival. bill chappell is a retired forester with the u.s. forest service. for the past 15 years, he's piloted a hot air balloon modeled after smokey bear, the consummate symbol of fire prevention. >> it's a lot of fun. we all have a grand time doing it. it's a good excuse to be a kid again. and at the same time preventing fires. >> but during a 2004 flight at the albuquerque international balloon fiesta, ironically it's the friendly face of smokey bear at the center of a catastrophe. >> well, it was like any other day. it was the last day of the fiesta here. the weather was as predictable as it could be. they had predicted calm breezes, and that's the way it started. >> bill has two young passengers in his balloon, 14-year-old troy wells and 10-year-old aaron whitaker. >> on that particular morning, we had what you call microbursts or wind shears that just come out of nowhere. a sudden wind that just

. >>> on a saturday evening in albuquerque, new mexico, a bus driver's routine ride takes a frightening turn when he slams into another vehicle then crashes into a bridge pillar. it all starts a little after 5:00 p.m. on october 17th, 2009. the bus drops off several passengers at a busy stop and is heading west on central avenue toward oak street, not far from the university of new mexico campus. albert sanduval is the bus driver. >> i took off and i was just driving and i was going right through my green light and at about the middle of the intersection i looked and there was a little car right in front of me. >> the incoming car which is turning left in front of the bus is not slowing down, and the two vehicles collide. >> not even really time to look in the mirror and tell anybody, you know, to brace yourself or nothing it happened that quick. >> christian moore is the security guard onboard the bus. >> i hold onto the bar in front of me and try and stable myself. i looked out the windshield and realized that the bridge pillar is coming and we're not stopping. >> not only does the bu

louis, albuquerque, new mexico, columbia, south carolina. it is more attractive.n mortgage, lower, lower. >> quality of life. you have to look at quality of life. you have to realize where is your grandchildren? where are your children living. and socially, do you have your friend there? and is this actually where i want to live? very often again i have to repeat, repeat, repeat, tough put together a budget. tough determine what your financial needs and goals are. and can you afford it. gerri: makes sense to me. simon, thanks for coming on tonight. >> my pleasure. gerri: lots of information packed in a very small segment. >> thanks for having me. gerri: now we want to know what you think. here's our question tonight, can you retire on a million dollars? log on to gerriwillis.com. vote on the right-hand side of the screen. i will share the result at the end of tonight's show. >>> stories you're clicking on tonight. google, facebook, microsoft and others are pledging a total of 3.6 milliondollars to fund improvements in securing software systems. >>> stocks ending t

police fired tear gas on protesters as demonstrations against police and turned violent in albuquerque new mexico. just ahead. a decade since the murder of four sturdy contractors in iraq. gruesome event that highlights the risk for helping fight america's wars abroad defense contractors in iraq just ahead. is like a mystery. but does give a glimpse of what could be hidden

. >> now to the outrage in albuquerque, new mexico.ess man shot and killed by albuquerque police held a candlelight vigil at the site where the man was killed. they were there to remember 38-year-old james boyd, a homeless and mentally disturbed man camping in the sandia foothills. the disturbing incident was caught on police helmet cameras. but a warning. the video you're about to see is disturbing. >> if you were down at a bar or a bus stop, i have the right to kill you right now because you're trying to take me over. don't get stupid with me. >> i'm not going get stupid. >> you said you were walking out of here. and now you're bringing up assault and everybody is going to get hurt again? all right. don't change up the agreement. i'm going to try to walk to you. >> all right. >> keep your word, i can keep you safe. all right? i worry about safety. i'm not a [ bleep ] murder. all right? i'm not trying to harm you. all right? >> do it. >> get on the ground! get on the ground now! get on the ground! get on the ground! [ gunshots ] >> he

state trooper mike val verde is west of albuquerque, new mexico, patrolling i-40, the most heavily travelede state. suddenly, he gets a shock. there's a white truck going the wrong way on the divided highway, and it's headed straight for him. >> it actually was in the fast lane, and this thing wasn't doing anything but coming at us. >> val verde yanks his car to the right to avoid a collision and hits his lights. >> initiated my emergency equipment, which is what activates my camera. >> the driver sails by, oblivious, at 70 miles an hour. val verde knows he must try to stop him before he kills someone. the officer calls for backup and makes a violent u-turn, just managing to avoid hitting an oncoming car. >> i pursue the vehicle in the westbound lanes of traffic so i'm going the correct flow of traffic and i'm watching him go against traffic. >> it's traffic chaos. cars and trucks swerve to avoid the wrong-way driver. >> they're doing everything in their power to avoid being struck by this vehicle. >> with lights and siren going, val verde pulls alongside the driver trying to get his attent

host: dale is talking about is a conference in albuquerque, new mexico.so have a line set up for part-time workers or on unemployed worker. james is in elizabeth city. caller: the situation in north carolina is terrible because we have a governor -- he vetoed a bill to help carolina. you have people unemployed and people with no insurance. and you take the republican party, they have stalled or blocked every program for political reasons. they are destroying our whole country. [inaudible] data not care what happened to the people of the united states of america. host: daniel mitchell, the caller concerned about gridlock on capitol hill and some of the job creation proposals. guest: two points. first, in general, i think gridlock is a good thing. we got very good points in terms of economic freedom during the clinton years, so the company survey democrat white house and a republican congress worked out pretty well. also if you look at the job numbers, once the public and took over congress and we got gridlock, i think the job numbers have been much better

fired tear gas on protesters as demonstrations against police brutality turned violent in albuquerque new mexico the latest on that just ahead. and it's been a decade since the murder of four security contractors in iraq a gruesome event that highlighted the risk for helping fight america's wars abroad a look at defense contractors in iraq just ahead. and in the skies of northern texas buys a mystery photos give us a glimpse of what could be a new secret spy plane more on that mystery in aviation later in the show. it's monday march thirty first five pm i'm sorry eight pm in washington d.c. and lindsay france you're watching our team america. police in albuquerque new mexico clashed with protesters for more than ten hours on sunday using tear gas to disperse crowds the peaceful demonstration went out of control hundreds took to the streets angry over the recent fatal shooting of a homeless man on march sixteenth which was captured on video you can see here where in the video police demand the man put his hands up the see a knife in his grasp and as he turns around to get down you can shot with l

was occupy denver, and it was demonstrating to show solidarity with antipolice protests in albuquerque, new mexico, where video of a police shooting sparked protest last sunday. denver tv station kusa reported police used pepper spray on some unruly protesters. >>> we are going to take a quick break here on the kron4 news, much more including your warm weather forecast when we come right back. >>> good sunday morning at 7:13. look at this kid enjoying the beautiful weather at golden gate park on saturday. the weekend has been warm and more gorgeous weather on the way. erica kato is here to see what we can expect today. good morning. >> good morning, justine. the wind will increase today. we are talking about onshore winds and that's going to warm our temperatures but i'm sure we will see a lot more kites later this afternoon. starting things off with a live look from our roof camera, a little hazy out there downtown san francisco. by 9:00 temperatures mainly in the 40s to low 50s, by lunchtime expect quick warming so with that we will see mid- 60s build along the coastline. temperatures climbing a

. >> the mayor of albuquerque new mexico is in a hurry to clean up his police department. a video showing police shooting and killing an unarmed homeless man last month set off days of violent street protests. the justice democratic has been investigating allegation of excessive force and civil rights violations by the albuquerque police department. the mayor asked the feds to speed up the probe. >> it's an all-clear this morning at kent state university in ohio. the school was put on lockdown after a man fired a gun on campus. police captured the suspect, now in custody at a local hospital. in 1970, the campus was the site of a deadly shooting when national guardsman killed four students protesting the vietnam war. >> the home of the gunman who killed 26 children and teachers at sand wh sandy hook elementard she demolished. the home has been appraised at $100,000. others say what the community needs most is more counseling. the foundation that conducted the study is trying to help the town to distribute millions of dollars in donations. >> historical elections in afghanis

. >> the city council in albuquerque, new mexico, will meet today to discuss the city's embattled policetment. 37 people have been killed, in police shootings in albuquerque since 2010 and that included last month when police shot and killed a homeless man. you can see it in this video. the department is currently being investigated by several federal agencies as jim houle reports, hundreds came out in support of the police this weekend. >> supporters of albuquerque's law enforcement gathered outside of police headquarters sunday. >> the job these guys do each and every day, it proves that at times, they have to think very quickly on their feet and there really is no other courses of action. >> i am concerned about the shootings but i am also concerned about those that don't follow our laws. >> only a week ago, angry, anti-police protesters battled the police close by in a near riot meeting rock throwers with tear gas and a show of force. the protest had been sparked by the march 16th fatal police shooting of a mentally ill homeless man, james boyd. it was captured on an officer's camera

four years since he left his family, including his young daughter, in his hometown of albuquerque, fm new mexicomissing mechanic and father. a cold case which had been virtually dead for years was suddenly picking up steam. reporter jeff proctor. >> it triggered some tips to the police department, and it got people you know talking about this as something other than a husband who walked off on his family. >> for the first time albuquerque police were publicly calling the case a homicide investigation, and that caught the attention of a man named frank. >> hsaid, i'm the one who lent her the gun. if you think she's a suspect in this, i don't want my family in danger, so i want to turn the gun over to you. >> frank was retired military. a straight by the book guy who had befriended ellen snyder when they worked together in 2001. >> she was telling people that he yelled at her all the time. >> it was christmas 2001. ellen says the daily fighting in the snyder home had escalated. mike's multiple sclerosis had grown progressively worse and with it so had his anger. >> he would push me around. he hit

i hope the activists were laid out cheryl according to the albuquerque journal local paper there in new mexico since two thousand and the use cases of excessive force by the albuquerque police department have cost the taxpayers twenty three million dollars in the head is really only expected to continue to quell been reading about his book prize away a copy documents scandals that as the ones that we we're seeing right now in albuquerque going back to the nineteen nineties and since then there have been attempts to re form the use of technology is one of those tactics lapel cameras recording devices but even in that the doj investigation they found that many times this technology really doesn't contribute to accountability and while they were there on the ground is all that many police officers to use their hotel cameras and headquartered in prices property when it comes to the incidence of excessive force. these cameras were turned on or the way news to report the incident properly and as in this latest shooting that happened on monday we obviously see that a lapel camera didn't capture the i

news in a mexico live pictures at the scene of a helicopter crash. the medical helicopter in a crash near the landing pad of a top the university of new mexico hospital. an albuquerqueture standing around pre at all as a firefighter fire truck policy. unsure how the crash occurred. unclear if there's any injuries images of the helicopter just only go. the tail section of the chopper was damaged. it could be seen hanging over the edge of this rv.. and this is at the top of the university of new mexico hospital here in albuquerque or medical health helicopter. will bring you updates as we get them >> : coming up warning from police said the peninsula. recent string of violent crimes there. then the b w e legend or the oakland where is dead. >> : the four older women and improving physical off health. airline investors got about interest-rate from federal reserve what he at closing numbers for wednesday. >> : wednesday. >> : anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa wednesday. >> : where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i fe

. >> under fire - albuquerque police department's investigation. we talk to former new mexico governor gary johnson. >> border blessings - roman catholic leaders celebrate mass at the offense separating united states and mexico. >> we begin with the breaking news out of chile. an 8.2 magnitude earthquake triggered the evacuation of half a million people. entire towns packed up and moved into the mountains because of tsunami warnings in effect for the next six hours. the earthquake hit 6:46 local time after the navy reported tsunami activity with waves of 6 feet high. tsunami warnings and watchers are in effect for the pacific coast of south america and central america. those are live pictures we are looking at. airports in the cities of antoforgoska, ar. >> ka and akika are off and planes grounded. nine aftershocks have been recorded greater than magnitude five. jacob ward, science and technology correspondent and pat abbott, professor emeritus of geelongy. we have been listening to television in chile about the tsunami warnings. do we expect a major superstorm sandy at this p

here's alana grimstad from our station in albuquerque. >> reporter: deep in the new mexico desert. >>th. >> a lot of pressure right now. >> reporter: all eyes on the garbage on the ground, even when the wind made it hard to keep them open. >> it is stinky and dusty. >> reporter: legend had it 30 years ago atari, the godfather of video games, buried thousands of e.t. games under the old landfill. apparently the game was a bust and atari was trying to get rid of them. >> i don't want to say i was a geeky loner but i loved to play games. >> reporter: after wondering for decades, finally and waiting for hours. >> i was like what? >> reporter: there it was. tangled in the trash a small plastic box that smothered all doubt. >> we found intact e.t. video game. [ cheers and applause ] >> they found the games. good lord. >> reporter: here's your chance to take an up close and personal look at the first game to come out of the earth, buried 30 years ago, covered in trash. besides a few dents it's in pretty good shape. >> i'm so excited to be here. >> reporter: for most, this was a peek in the p

albuquerque. >> jim huli for us in new mexico. >> it may only be april 2014, but in the race for president, the battle for campaign and fundraising help has begun, and the republican party has been consumed by remarks from florida governor jed bush. david shuster joins us with the story. >> in the past jed bush resisted suggestions that he run for president. not any more. he says he will give the next presidential campaign his full consideration. >> former 2-term florida o governor jed bush has been a maybe for the presidential nod. he could be a front runner. in an interview with fox new, bush said he will make the decision based on two factors. >> can one do it joyfully, without - tied to all of the convention of the politics of the hearing now, and the other, is it okay for my family, something that is not a huge sacrifice. >> bush's family knows the wear and tear of presidential campaigns. his father is george h bush and jed's older brother is g w bush. republican operatives and fundraisers considered jed the more articulate and moderate of the brothers and see jed as a more middle of the r