alton is no longer here, but his voice will still be heard through us.y behind us as we love alton and we don't not want this to end. remember his name. amy: alton sterling's killiningn july 5 of last year sparked nationwide protests s against police brutalility. for more, we go to washington, d.c., where we're joined by cornell william brooks, president and ceo of the naacp. he's also a longtime human rights advocate, civil rights lawyer, and minister. welcome baback to democracy now! let's start with alton sterling. what are you calling for at the naacp? >> we are calling for the attorneys general of the state of louisiana to conduct a thorough investigation into vigorously pursue charges against these police officers. the fact that mr. salamoni put a gun to alton sterling said -- sterling's head, referred to him with a slur, cursed him, if you will, those actions suggest is propensity to use violence and those actions also put into mr.ext any actions by sterling. this whole encounter from than ang to end was less few minutes. in other words, from the

we love alton and we do not want this to end. remember his name. family ofis the alton sterling who was killed by police in 2016, calling for louisiana's state's attorney general to bring criminal killersagainst his after the trump justice department declined to bring federal charges against them. we will also go to france where voters head to the polls sunday to pick between former investment banker emmanuel macron and far-right politician marine le pen. and him repress or carol anderson -- and emory professor carol anderson. part of what happens when african-americans advance, when they gain access to the citizenship rights, you see a out of policies emanate congress, out of the white house to knock back those advancements. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from atlanta, georgia, as we traveled the country covering the movements changing america. the house of representatives on thursday voted narrowly to do away with the affordable care act

but also you can see some of the actions when alton was shot in the back. so the three shots that you hear on camera but you can't see, the new video is supposed to show that to everyone as well. >> reports said they couldn't charge the officers under the federal civil rights law. but did they tell you how they felt about the way police handled this incident? >> they did. they were -- to use their language, they were disturbed, thought it violated police protocols. i think even one prosecutor may have used the term outrageous. but although they said all that, still said it didn't rise to the level of a civil rights violation. but i tell you, they certainly at least gave the impression that this was something that needed to be pursued further by the state attorney general. >> edman jordan, thank you so much. and again, our regards to the family. >> thank you, i appreciate it, don. >>> when we come back our legal experts weigh it. >>> we just heard from the attorney of alton sterling's aunt speaking out about the decision to not prosecute the officers who sho

. >>> plus, ten months after alton sterling is held to the grount and shot, no charges will be filed against the officers. they say they're not giving up on us. the fbi director insisted he dropped his clinton investigation bombshell before the election. >> my judgment was consistent with the way i have always operated and it was the right thing to do. >> how did director comey explain about the clinton investigation and the russian investigation. >> he said with the hillary clinton private e-mail server pro, it started a year before the donald trump campaign russia probe, and that was part of it, and it was argue in the public, and the secretary acknowledging her server. he said it started out publicly and he waited three months in that case to acknowledge it, and he said it was different with the trump campaign. he said it was a classified count counter intelligence investigation. they were in the early stages of trying to figure out what was there. and he was not acknowledging any investigation of u.s. persons splarly when you ha particularly when you have a classification like th

ahead the family of alton sterling lashing out after learning two officers won't face federal charges in his shooting death. you'll hear from them, next. >> disappointed and angry after the justice department decided not to bring civil rights charges against two police officers developed in sterling's fatal shooting last year. the family still hoping for justice from state prosecutors. >> why did the government pass on the sterling case? what comes next? we get more from ed. >> nearly ten months after alton sterling was shot and killed outside the triple s convenience store, federal prosecutors determined those two officers will not face federal criminal charges for civil rights violations in this elton sterling case. prosecutors said there wasn't enough evidence to show these two officers acted wilfully. at the federal level the bar for bringing these kinds of civil rights violation charges is very high. because of that prosecutors said they would have to be able to show these officers willfully acted the way they did in wanting to shoot and kill sterling. there simply wasn't enough

sterling... (5 sec nat) (steve) alton sterling was selling c-d's outside a store in baton rouge last year when police responded to a report of a man with a gun... two officers wrestled with sterling...and after someone yelled that he had a gun.... sterling was shot several times - and killed. police say that a loaded gun was later found in his pocket. tonight authorities say there's not enough evidence to prove that either officer violated the federal criminal civil rights law. meaning - no federal charges against those officers. (sot) corey amundson: "all of the prosecutors and agents involved in this case have come to the conclusion that insufficient evidence exists to charge either officer with a federal crime in connection with this incident."chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a gun to his head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'. (steve) the family's attorney says they've now learned that the white officer who later shot sterling had pointed a gun at the back of his head ... and threatened to shoot him before they strugg

aunt of alton sterling: "the district attorney has not called us.he washington post called us here at 2-2-5, where is my mayor?"sandra sterling / aunt of alton sterling: "it's crazy, like we waited all this time for nothing.">( anny ) the justice department's official statement says there has been no official decision released. neither the baton rouge mayor nor the the governor of louisiana say they have been notified of a decision. the justice department is expected to make the announcement later today. back to you in the studio. . (mark) flooded areas of the midwest are bracing for another round of heavy rain. take a look at these aerials shots of flooding in saint louis. heavy rain last weekend resulted in a sudden rise in rivers in missouri, illinois and arkansas. five people have died in missouri and several towns are dealing with major damage. saint louis county officials say 200 homes are damaged and another 15-hundred are potentially in harm's way following this next round of (mark) north korea has confirmed the detention of another american

not to bring charges against the two louisiana police officers involved in the deadly shooting of alton sterling. police fatally shot him outside a baton rouge convenience store last year and david begnaud spoke to the family with their out rage where they found out out out the decision on the news on social media. >> reporter: two baton rouge police officers will not face federal civil rights charges in the death of alton sterling last july 5. the dispatcher sent officers blane salamoni and how we like to the triple s coen with a gun and the officers tased, tackled and shot 37-year- old alton sterling while he appeared to be on his back. his autopsy showed multiple gunshot wounds to his back and chest. a detective reported a gun in his pants pocket and that he was reaching for it. salamoni and the lake were put on administrative leave. dozens of peaceful protesters held a vigil tuesday outside the triple s. >> we never had grace! >> reporter: the sorrow has not ended for the family. >> we hurt. we hurt so bad. >> reporter: sandra stirling wanted federal intervention after the killing o

also the alton sterling one, no charges there.esley, as you know, alton sterling was a little bit complicated. he had a gun on him. >> yes. so this was one of several cases last year that went viral, got a lot of media attention in which the person killed got a gun. later on charlotte, milwaukee. now the question here was whether alton sterling was reaching for that gun at the time of the shooting. the video seems to suggest that perhaps he was not and also raises questions about the police interaction, whether they escalated it or could have deescalated it. but this is a case people have been anxiously awaiting. this caused massive protests and later on an assassination of police officers that may or may not have been related to the unrest. people have been waiting for this and the city of baton rouge have been waiting. this is one of the first times that jeff sessions is weighing in on one of these shootings. >> we should also mention there were two police officers who were shot. this was just this week on tuesday in chicago's s

here at the store where alton sterlin gdied,there is not a single protester tonight. scott, louisiana's attorney general will now decide whether the two officers in sterling's death should face criminal charges at the state level. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. today president trump promised hace in the middle east. a meeting at the white house with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas, mr. trump was optimistic t at he can end the fighting that has raged at least since 1948. "we will get this done," mr. trump said. one obstacle, however, emerged esmediately. abbas insists on a palestinian state based on borders from before the 1967 war. israel says that's just too great a risk. to mark his 90th day in office, secretary of state rex tillerson spoke to department employees for just the second time. tillerson is planning big changes, doing more with less. margaret brennan was there. >> my view of how you translate america first into our foreign policy... >> reporter: secretary tillerson explained to state department umployees how he plans to implement president trump's ou

aunt of alton sterling: "the district attorney has not called us.he washington post called us here at 2-2-5, where is my mayor?"sandra sterling / aunt of alton sterling: "it's crazy, like we waited all this time for nothing.">( anny ) the justice department's official statement says there has been no official decision released. neither the baton rouge mayor nor the the governor of louisiana say they have been notified of a decision. the justice department is expected to make the announcement later today. back to you in the studio. . ( mark ) happening now... there are growing concerns about fires at homeless encampments in the east bay. in the last few weeks, there have been three in oakland. the latest happened monday night right under interstate 580. half of the 40 tents at a city sanctioned homeless encampment at 35th and magnolia streets went up in flames. no one was injured. there was also a fire earlier in the day at another encampment, and another one on april 13th. city officials say shutting down homeless encampments is not the answer.

stand behind us because we love alton and we don't want this to end. remember his name. amy: alton sterling's killing on july 5 of last year sparked nationwide protests against police brutality. in boston the red sox on , wednesday said the team will ban a fan from fenway park for life after he was overheard repeatedly using racist epithets. the move came after baltimore orioles outfielder adam jones complained of racist taunts, including the n-word, coming from the stands during a game monday evening. in a statement, red sox president sam kennedy said -- "i'm here to send a message loud and clear that the treatment of others that you've been reading about here lately is unacceptable." in washington, d.c., three members of the activist group code pink were convicted wednesday over their role in a january 10 protest against a senate confirmation hearing for jeff sessions as attorney general. one of the three, desiree ali-fairooz, faces up to 12 months in prison on disruptive conduct charges after she let out a burst of laughter when sessions said he had a record of "treat

alison: and breaking news from the justice department, no charges in the shooting of unarmed black man alton sterling. jonathan: we begin with breaking news from chicago. these are live pictures. two police officers have been shot on the south side. few details about what happened with the officers. rushed to theere hospital, where they are listed in serious condition at last check. there is an intensive investigation going on right now. stay with abc 7 for updates as soon as they are available. >> my eight ng with his grandmother, when the shots rang out. alison: coming home from a child's birthday party when at least 30 shots were fired on capitol hill. thank for the, nobody was hit. has the: tom roussey terrifying ordeal and the effort to catch these guys. wereit was 6:45, there people everywhere, including children. up, several pulled guys got out, and the bullet started flying. this is where one of them slammed into this fence. >> it was terrifying. tom: lindsay was walking home with her two boys after celebrating the older one's birthday. who asked us not to identify her said one had a

federal charges against two white police officers involved in the controversial shooting death of alton sterling. but the case isn't over. louisiana launches its own investigation with state prosecutors reach a different conclusion. and we're gonna make a deal. president trump meets with the palestinian authority president and vows to work as a mediator to help achieve peace with israel. can this u.s. president succeed? where so many of his predecessors failed. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. fbi director james comey is defending his handling into the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. comey said it made him quote mildly nauseous to think that he swayed the outcome of the presidential race by announcing just days before the election that the clinton probe was being reopened. but he stood by his action and said would he do it again. we're also following the high stakes effort by the white house and the house gop leadership to

so alton sterling was approached by two white police officers. they got him on the ground. ground. he was shot six times, three times in the front, three times in the back. he had a gun in his pocket. according to his family, one of the police officers put a gun to alton sterling's head and said, i'll kill you. so the families, obviously, quite upset there are no federal charges. what do you think is going to happen at the state level? harry? >> who are you speaking to? >> sorry, harry. you. >> okay. first of all, i think that this investigation at the state level should have been already conducted. there should have been a parallel investigation with the fbi investigation, but i think it will end up the same way, is that these officers acted properly. i don't know. how does his family know that the officer said i'm going to kill you. >> they said that federal prosecutors told them because there is video. there is cell phone video and other video, including the body camera of the officers, but it hasn't been released to the public. so they're saying that investigators -- th

the officer struggling with alton sterling and then shots are heard. abc's steve osunsami's back on the case. >> reporter: federal prosecutors tonight say they don't have because investigators can't say for sure that alton sterling wasn't reaching for the gun in his pocket. no matter what anybody else says, what's happening in the police takedown outside this baton rouge corner store is a crime. >> there is not sufficient evidence to proceed with the federal charge. >> reporter: the killing led to days of anger. this photo scene around the world. attorneys for the sterling family believe he's got a great case. >> make it clear that all alton sterling's life mattered. that his family's life matters. >> i'm just asking everyone to step forward so we can continue to get justice. 'cause it can't stop right here. >> reporter: louisiana's governor and the city's mayor are begging the streets for calm, saying that, it's not over. david? >> steve, thank you. >>> we do have a note of thanks this evening after the generosity of so many of you at home, we returne

the family of alton sterling said their fight for justice isn't over as they learn new details about the case. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: today the official word from the department of justice was almost too much for the family of alton sterling to bear. >> i hoped justice would be served for him. >> reporter: no federal civil rights charges against the two baton rouge police officers involved in his death including officer salimony. word of the decision leaked yesterday and sterling's aunt is furious she wasn't told first. >> he put the gun to his head and said, i'm going to kill you. >> reporter: last july a 911 caller said someone matching sterling's description pulled a gun outside a convenience store. the officers are seen wrestling him to the ground. the family said investigators revealed more about what led up to the shooting. >> he took his gun, put it to alton sterling's head and said, i will kill you. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney didn't address the allegation in his public comments, but there is a higher bar to prove intent. >> insufficient evidence

does not mean the police officers acted >> reporter: it also has not discouraged cameron sterling, alton sterling's 16-year-old son. >> i can't be angry. >> reporter: why? >> my dad wouldn't want me to be angry. he would want me to keep fighting for him. that's what i will do until the end. >> reporter: alton sterling's death sparked large protests in baton rouge, and that spiraled to police killings in baton rouge and dallas. here there is not a single protester tonight. scott, louisiana's attorney general will now decide whether the two officers in sterling's death should face criminal charges at the state level. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. today president trump promised peace in the middle east. a meeting at the white house with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas, mr. trump was optimistic that he can end the fighting that has raged at least since 1948. "we will get this done," mr. trump said. one obsta immediately. abbas insists on a palestinian state based on borders from before the 1967 war. israel says that's just too great a risk. to mark his 90th day in office, secretary of s

justice department, but also from a news conference of the family members of alton sterling.ing with doj officials right now inside that building, including alton sterling's son. the decision has been made by the usa doj, according to officials involved in this case. the word leaked out yesterday, and there's a lot of ager in this community from the sterling family that they didn't hear about it first. the attorneys say they were not notified about this decision at all. so this morning, they were told to come here to the federal building and have this decision explained. we're expecting to hear from doj officials and after that, we're expecting a separate news conference from the governor and mayor here in louisiana. so certainly a very emotional case. again, peaceful protests here last night. craig, back to you. >> gabe gutierrez for us in baton rouge. we'll come back to you in just a bit after the news conferences wrap up. >>> under fire. late-night talk show host stephen colbert getting a fair amount of heat about those comments about president trump and vladamir putin. ge

what can you tell us this morn something. >> we spoke to the mother of alton sterling and we caught herments after she read that report. she was inconsolable. as you mentioned, she's frustrated and angry how this process worked out. they were supposed to hear from the department of justice directly, not read about it in the papers. you mentioned we don't have confirmation exactly what the details will be but we were told that there will be an announcement at the department of justice. if there is any indication of what kind of response is expected outside of the federal courthouse, there have been barricades put up around this federal courthouse earlier this morning. we also spotted some bomb sniffing dogs surrounding the area. there has been a lot of anxiety and tension over this shooting. it is hauntingly graphic and disturbing for so many people who have watched it. the office aers involved have received death threats. we understand they have not spent time for more than two weeks at a time in more than one place. the department of justice is not quite out of the woods yet. a state l

and that's what i'll do until the end. >> reporter: alton's death sparked

video show alton sterling on his back. the police officers say they thought he was reaching for an abo gun. they found one in his back possibility. the officers have been on leave. bringing federal charges in a case like this is notoriously difficult because the law requires proving intentional wrongdoing. for example, the justice department conclude it couldn't bring charges in the 2014 shooting in ferguson, missouri of an unarmed man. >>> to politics now, and president trump lash being out after the bipartisan spending agreement was forged, avoiding a government shutdown. with both the white house and democrats claiming victory, the president suggested a shutdown may be exactly what washington needs. also today, republicans are facing new obstacles in the push to replace obamacare. peter alex ander has more. >> reporter: president trump today venting frustration on twitter, arguing the government needs a good shutdown in september to fix washington's mess. the president upset at the perception democrats got the better en

alton sterling was selling c-d's outside a store in baton rouge last year when police responded to a report of a man with a gun... two officers wrestled with sterling. and after someone yelled that he had a gun. sterling was shot several times - and killed. police say that a loaded gun was later found in his pocket.<> ( james ) the family's attorney says they've now learned that the white officer who later shot sterling had pointed a gun at the back of his head. and threatened to shoot him before they struggled. sterling's family is now demanding a state criminal investigation. ( james ) happening today. . . republican leaders are expected to vote on the new healthcare bill which was on the brink of collapse. they would like

and that's what i'll do until the end. >> reporter: alton's death sparked protests.auto auction near boston. a suv driven by an employee tore through a crowd then smashed through a wall and into a parking lot. three people were killed. nine hurt, and at least two of them have life-threatening injuries. the driver who was in his 70s was not seriously hurt. >>> today president trump promised peace in the middle east. meeting at the white house with palestinian leader mahmoud abbas, mr. trump was optimistic that he can end the fighting that has raged since 1948. we will get this done, mr. trump said. one obstacle, however, emerged immediately. abbas insists on a palestinian state baon before the 1967 war of israel says that is just too great a risk. >>> to mark his 90th day in office, secretary of state rex tillerson spoke to department employees for just the second time. tillerson is planning big changes, doing more with less. margaret brennan is there. >> my view of how you translate america first into our foreign policy -- >> reporter: secretary of state tillerson ex

chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a guns head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'.>( darya ) sterling's family is now demanding a state criminal investigation. (mark) the trump administration is in talks with the prime minister of iraq to keep u-s troops inside the country. the troops are supposed to stay until the fight against isis is over. both officials are still talking, but they agree u-s troops are needed to keep iraq secure. iraqi forces are struggling to keep isis fighters away from neighborhoods in the western part of mosul. that is the only urban area of iraq the terror group has ahold of. ( mark ) crews have found the body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned while playing in the american river in folsom. crews found the body of michael powell yesterdayabout 50 feet from the shoreline where the teen was last seen jumping off rocks on monday. friends say they tried to jump in and save powell but the current was too strong and the teen was swept away. rescue crews are asking that anyone who goes out into lakes or rivers -

the officers tased, tackled and shot alton sterling while he appeared to be on his back. autopsy showed multiple gunshot wounds to the back and chest. a detective reported officers saw a gun in his front pants pocket and that he was reaching for it. salamoni and lake were put on administrative leave. dozens of peaceful protesters held a vigil tuesday outside the triple s. >> they promised our family that they would let us know. >> reporter: the sorrow has not ended for sterling's family. >> it hurt, it hurt. it hurts so bad. >> reporter: sandra sterling wanted federal intervention after her nephew's killing. >> it's crazy. it's like we waited all this time for nothing. >> an attorney for the sterling family told cbs news they have not been informed by the justice department of any decision or announcement. >> we got "the new york times" and "the washington post" releasing statements and nobody talked to the governor, nobody talked to the mayor. >> reporter: congressman cedric richmond who represents baton rouge tweeted last night that the leak completely undermines of the

the death of alton sterling pinned down on the ground. there is word the justice department decided not to charge the officers involved. pete williams is in our washington newsroom with details. pete, what can you tell us about this? >> several sources familiar with this case say career justice department prosecutors concluded there isn't enough evidence to bring federal civil rights charges. this incident was caught on video and touched off days of protests. the police said they were responding to a complaint man with a gun was threatening people outside a convenience store. video showed alton sterling on his back the police officers said they thought he was reaching for a gun and found one in his back pocket. those officers have been on leave. the city has been bracing for a decision but bringing federal charges in a case like th law requires proving intentional wrongdoing for example the justice department concluded it couldn't bring charges in the 2014 shooting in ferguson, missouri, of an unarmed man, lester. >> thank you. >>> to pol

sterling... (5 sec nat) alton sterling was selling c-d's outside a store in baton rouge last year when police responded to a report of a man with a gun... two officers wrestled with sterling...and after someone yelled that he had a gun.... sterling was shot several times - and killed. police say that a loaded gun was later found in his pocket. tonight authorities say there's not enough evidence to prove that either officer violated the federal criminal civil rights law. meaning - no federal charges against those officers. (sot) corey amundson: "all of the prosecutors and agents involved in this case have come to the conclusion that insufficient evidence exists to charge either officer with a federal crime in connection with this incident."chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a gun to his head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'. the family's attorney says they've now learned that the white officer who later shot sterling... had pointed a gun at the back of his head ... and threatened to shoot him before they struggled. sterling's

there will be no federal charges against two baton rouge cops in the shooting death of alton sterling. those officers are not out of the woods yet. you still have the state case. what does that look like? next. [vo] the grille is distinctive. but it's usually seen from the rear. the all-new audi q5 is here. ♪ can i get some help. watch his head. ♪ i'm so happy. ♪ whatever they went through, they went through together. welcome guys. life well planned. see what a raymond james financial advisor can do for you. made daily life a guessing game. will i have pain and bloating today? my doctor recommended ibgard to manage my ibs. take control. ask your doctor about nonprescription ibgard. hey you've gotta see this. cno.n. alright, see you down there. mmm, fine. okay, what do we got? okay, watch this. do the thing we talked about. what do we say? it's going to be great. watch. remember what we were just saying? go irish! see that? yes! i'm gonna just go back to doing what i was doing. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. >>> louisiana state police will not investigate the two b

will not pursue charges against the two baton rouge, louisiana police officers who shot and killed altonterling last year. i was active in sterling's family's fight for justice and spoke at his funeral, and the decision attributed to the lack of evidence that sterling eegs civil rights were violated. it comes despite video from the scene that showed sterling was incapacitated by the two officers when he was killed. as tragedies like these continue to occur, the question now is will the justice department respond in the trump era? well, the jeff sessions has flat out said the administration's prior theity is boosting police morale, even if it means dismantling measures to curtail incidents like these. in other words, don't go expecting too much justice from this justice department. with me now from colombia, south carolina, is marquez clacston, a 20-year veteran of the new york police department. and david love who writes commentaries. dave, you've covered a lot of this and a lot of activities through the years. the trial is starting in tulsa, oklahoma. this week i'm going to join the fam

so stay behind us because we love alton and we don't want this to end. remember his name. >> i just want to tell everybody, thank you for supporting me and my family. thank you for supporting my father who is no longer here with us but spiritually he is still here. no matter if we get justice or not, we have to depend on god because, guess what, god is an just god and he'll always be there for us no matter what. he may not be there when we ask for him but exactly when we need him. i want to let everybody know, no matter what goes on behind those closed doors in that court, it doesn't matter. still have to depend on god because i depend on god every day. god wakes me up every day. he puts me to sleep every day. i think of my daddy every night i go to sleep. god is there for me. my mama, my family, they are there for me. >> the family wants a state criminal investigation. they also want the officers involved to be fired. one of the lawyers said the state attorney general has phenomenal case. >>> with me now, charles coleman jr., civil rights attorney and f

department is expected to announce that it will not bring charges against officers in the death of alton sterling. two baton rouge police officers shot and killed the 37-year-old black man last july. he was selling homemade c-d's outside a convenience store at the time. the incident was captured on cell phone video, and sparked protests across the country. sterling's family is heartbroken about the justice department's decision. a police report says the officers saw sterling try to reach for a gun before he was shot. despite the justice department's decision, state authorities and pursue their own criminal charges. some bad news now for american airlines fliers who like a little leg room. the airline is decreasing the space between some of its economy class seats by about 2 inches. the goal, ironically, is to create more space onboard. american is reportedly trying to add more seats to some of its jetliners. they aren't alone. united airlines is reportedly considering a similar move. a mother in minnesota.. and her children are dealing with a slithery situation. angie whitley bought a ho

. >>> the justice department will not prosecute baton rouge police officers who killed alton sterlingt july. cell phone video of his death sparked protests across the country. joining me now is john legend. thank you so much for doing this. you know about the decision about those two police officers. what do you make of that? >> well, we're concerned. we're concerned that there continues to be a pattern that police officers are going to take the lives of civilians with impunity. and it continues to happen throughout the country and we want to see change in that area. >> the cell phone video showed sterling pinned to the ground before he was shot. police say he was reaching for a gun. and they say that -- and their lawyers say that they have seen evidence that one of the officers is heard yelling "i'll shoot you, bitch." federal prosecutors have concluded there's not enough evidence to charge the officers. what kind of message do you think that sends to the country and to the world? >> well, we've seen this message since far too many times that when police kill our citizens and our civ

federal prosecutors say they just don't have enough evidence to proceed in the death of alton sterling. killed during the struggle with two baton rouge louisiana officers last july. sterling's relatives vowing the fight isn't over. >> just asking everybody, so we can continue to get justice. because the it can't stop right here. >> louisiana's attorney general will decide whether to file charges in the case. a lawyer for one of the officers says he is confident the state will not >> google is warning that a scam designed to steal your personal information. the company says if you receive an e-mail from some one asking you to open a google doc, don't know the sender, don't open that e-mail. google has already taken several sepz to p says to protect users. any one who receives pos phishing e-mails shoe report them. >> mark zuckerberg said they're hiring 3,000 workers, monitor content and remove violent videos, like the one of a violent death of a grandfather. criticized for not moving fast enough to stop the spread of violent images including facebook live. >> the countdown is on to a fa

alton sterling in baton rouge, louisiana last summer. the "new york times" and "the washington post" reporting federal authorities decided to close their investigation to the shooting that was captured on tape and set off days of protests. the officers were placed on administrative leave after the shooting. the baton rouge mayor expressed outrage. >>> former south carolina police officer michael slater facing up to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to using excessive force in the death of walter scott. he admitted the shooting was not self-defense. the unarmed black man was running away when slater shot him. as part of the plea deal, two other federal charges were dropped. walter scott's mother said she has forgiven michael slater. >>> the officer involved in the fatal shooting of a texas teenager has been fired. police telling reporters that body camera footage shows the car that officer oliver shot into killing 15-year-old jordan edwards was moving away from the officers not towards them. police say oliver violated several depar

angie goff has more. >> alton sterling was cds outside of a store in baton rouge last summer.ce say he fit a description of another individual who threatened an officer with a gun. officers tackle him and accused of shooting him on the ground there. at a vigil last night, families there stay they're still haunted by that video. >> and we're still suffering like it happened yesterday. we need closure. we feed a conviction. we need justice. >> and this is the first time the justice department and the attorney general jeff sessions has declined to prosecute an officer for possible wrongdoing in a high-profile case. >>> you're sitting in traffic and then you see this scene. it's a dramatic plane crash that narrowly missed drivers before a fiery explosion. what went wrong, takeoff. >>> questioning your safety on metro. allegations that track inspection reports were narrator:to do time is what is right. ralph northam. army doctor during the gulf war. volunteer director of a pediatric hospice. progressive democrat. in the senate, he passed the smoking ban in restaurants, stopped the

charges dropped against two louisiana officers who killed alton sterling. why they could still face prosecution. and the shocking new detail we are learning about the shooting. ((brittney tease))i'm kron 4 meteorologist brittney shipp. coming up, i will take a look at your 7 day forecast.details are right after the break. (pam) tonight... this troubling video is back in the spotlight... after we learned the officers involved in this shooting death... will not be federeally charged. (steve) that racially charged incident involved two white officers... and a black man who was killed. grant lodes is here with the very latest. (grant) sterling was standing outside a convenience store in baton rouge in july when police responded to a report of a man with a gun. video shows officers pulling sterling to the ground. someone is heard shouting "he's got a gun." one of the officers pulls a gun and points it at sterling.shots ring out.sterling is killed. the police report does not say which officer shot sterling. the baton rouge police say officers removed a gun from h

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on expected news two police officers will not face federal charges in the shooting and killing of altone early as today. video of sterling's death in july of 2016 sparked protest across the country. police say sterling was reaching for a gun during a struggle with officers when he was shot. the officers could face state charges. >>> to another fatal case. involving fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer captured on video. in a stunning reversal. former south carolina police officer pleading guilty to federal charges in the 2015 death of walter scott. abc's steve osunsami on the case. >> reporter: for nearly two years the officer seen in this traffic stop claimed he did nothing wrong, but a stunning reversal. for black americans who worry about traffic stops like these. a sense of justice. >> today is -- a good day for justice. i thank god for justice. >> reporter: the officer behind the gun, 35-year-old michael slager admits he wasn't defending himself when he shot 51-year-old walter scott in the back in 2015 and that he acted with specific intent to do something the la

alton sterling did not have to die. amy: it was the justice department's first high profile decision on whether to charge police officers for killing civilians since president trump took office. trump has repeatedly vowed to be pro-police and pro-law enforcement. hours after his inauguration, the trump administration took down the white house website's pages on civil rights, and replace them with a page entitled "standing up for our law enforcement community." meanwhilile, in charleston south carolina, former white police officer michael slater has pleaded guilty to shooooting and kikilling african american waltr scott in 2015. video footage shows scott was unarmed and running away from officer slater when slager opened fire, shooting scott eight times in the back, killing him. slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge. he had also been tried for murder, but a judge declared a mistrial in that case in 2016 after jurors couldn't reach a verdict. slager now faces the possibility of life in prison. this is wal

. >> two white baton rouge officers will not face charges in the fatal shooting of alton sterling. the justice department could announce it early as today. sterling's death was captured on video and led to protests nationwide. police say sterling was reaching for a gun during a struggle with officers when he was shot. sterling's family is speaking out about this new development. >> it just hurts so bad. it hurt, it hurt. it hurts so bad. i telling you the horrible pain is like going back to first day. >> people gathered outside the convenience store where sterling was killed. sterling's family says they have not heard from the justice department. >> a former south carolina police officer pleaded guilty to federal charges in the fatal shooting of walter scott. that happened during a traffic stop captured on video. michael slager claimed he was doing his job. he is facing life sentence in the 2015 shooting. the admission of guilt ends federal and state cases against him. >> now, the senate is getting ready to grill airline ceos tomorrow on the heels of a grij the house. five top exec