the number 16 has been graffiti on to the house of andrew lester.ere are stand your ground laws in the united states allowing citizens to take action if they feel there is a threat. andrew lester said it was late at night and if it was a break—in and he was scared of ralph yarl�*s double height. the family of ralph yarl does not believe it was his height that cause andrew lester to reach for the gun. many believe this is a hate crime because rough is a hate crime because rough is black. hundreds gathered outside the courthouse calling for an investigation. i outside the courthouse calling for an investigation.— for an investigation. i live five minutes _ for an investigation. i live five minutes away - for an investigation. i live five minutes away from . for an investigation. i live i five minutes away from the house where everything happened and i have little siblings and little nieces and nephews who live in these neighbourhoods and to know that one of my neighbours potentially could have shot one of my own just hurts me a lot. have shot one of m

andrew lester's home has been feed, there are big stains on his door e --gg stains on his door.s you a sense of how angry people were. they were really angry because i said it took too long for andrew to be charged. i spoke to woman who has made her way to kansas city to take part in a rally, in order to, she said, demand justice. i put to her the charges that andrew faces and she said given his age, he is 84 years old, if he is convicted, that he will face the rest of his life in jail. she said she felt if that does happen it would be justice in her eyes. >> thanks a lot for that report. now to sudan, a country riven by fighting and suffering a major command to turn crisis. a 24 hours cease-fire is reported to have started, but it is not clear whether rival factions in the armed forces are observing it. there has been an intense battle since the weekend and hundreds have been killed or injured. sudan is one of the biggest countries in africa and has experienced years of problems. the united nations says the humanitarian situation in sudan is now catastrophic, with mass displace

the shooter is 84 year old andrew lester, and he's now charged with two felonies. he's not yet turned himself into police. meantime ralph doral is out of the hospital and recovering at home from gunshot wounds. to his head and arm. cnn's lucy cavanaugh is live force in kansas city and lucy. many are wondering why it took so long for the charges against andrew lester and the family attorneys upset that he's still not in custody hasn't turned himself in. that's right. he lives at the whole behind me. we have not seen anyone appear at this home since yesterday. we hadn't seen anyone yesterday as well. and i can tell you, boris this literally just in from the attorney for the family, who tweeted that the clay county prosecutors act. thompson is going to be meeting with the family of ralph ural concerning the criminal prosecution of andrew lester for the shooting of ralph ural at two pm local three p.m. your time we know that the family has been demanding answers. take a listen to your aren't who spoke on cnn earlier today. you just cannot wrap your head around it from

kate kate for the 84 year old andrew lester to turn himself into police custody . we can talk about the charges he's facing two of them. one is armed criminal action that could earn him about 3 to 15 years behind bars is also the more serious charge of first degree felony assault that could see andrew lester spent the rest of his life behind bars in prison. now this whole incident unfolded effectively on the porch of that home. behind me, was on april 13th that ralph ural showed up here he was in tending to pick up his younger siblings. but he had made a mistake. when he rang the doorbell of that home behind me, he was actually supposed to be 115th terrorists. this kate and 15th street now, according to court documents, andrew lester told police that he had just laid down in bed that evening. he was going to go to sleep. he heard the doorbell ring. he said he picked up a 32 caribou caliber revolver. he went to the front door to check who it was. he didn't recognize the teenager at the door. he described this as a stranger who was six ft. tall, pulling at the storm

. >> reporter: 84-year-old andrew lester faces the possibility of life in prison, charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action for shooting 16-year-old ralph yarl in the head and arm after yarl, hoping to pick up his younger brothers thursday, accidentally went to the wrong home >> ralph says that he was shot through the screen door at point-blank range, and when he went to the ground, he was shot a second time. >> reporter: meanwhile, new details on the homeowner's possible defense per a probable cause statement, andrew lester telling detectives he was in bed thursday night when he heard his doorbell ring. adding, he picked up his gun and saw black male, approximately 6 feet tall pulling on his exterior storm door handle. lester noting he believed someone was attempting to break in and shot twice adding he was scared to death, and the two exchanged no words nbc news has made multiple attempts to reach out to lester, but so far has been unsuccessful ralph's family says he only rang the doorbell and never tried to break in the family's attorney says andrew lester told ralph do

police initially detained andrew lester _ more. police initially detained andrew lester for _ more. hear what other protestors have to say. if you are afraid to open the door, don't open the door. don't answer the door. it makes me so mad- _ don't answer the door. it makes me so mad. it makes _ don't answer the door. it makes me so mad. it makes me - don't answer the door. it makes me so mad. it makes me so - don't answer the door. it makes| me so mad. it makes me so mad that that — me so mad. it makes me so mad that that little kid has to be in a — that that little kid has to be in a hospital because someone made — in a hospital because someone made a wrong decision. we also heard from _ made a wrong decision. we also heard from the _ made a wrong decision. we also heard from the us _ made a wrong decision. we also heard from the us president - made a wrong decision. we also heard from the us president joej heard from the us presidentjoe biden. he tweeted on tuesday that he'd "had the chance to call ralph yarl and his family". he added, "we've got to keep up the fight against gun v

and missouri police have now released a photo of the suspect andrew lester.g pressure to resign because of health concerns. she's 89—years—old, and has been off work for the past two months with a shingles infection. but she plays a key role in the senatejudiciary committee, and her absence means the senate hasn't been able to approve president biden's judicial appointments. there are 1ajudicial nominees who are waiting to be confirmed by the committee. now, senate majority leader chuck schumer says he's considering a temporary replacement for senator feinstein's position. but, democrats need 60 votes in the senate to do that. and republican lawmakers have made it clear, they won't give them that. let's break it all down with benjy sarlin. he's the washington bureau chief for semafor. he isjoining us for the latest on this story. thanks for being on this story. thanks for being on the programme. is there any chance that senate republicans will go along with this? whatever slim hope that democrats have were pretty much dashed today when the senate came back af

andrew lester faces two felony charges for using his .32 revolver to shoot the 16-year-old twice lastkansas city, missouri, with the latest on yarl's recovery. >> we love you, ralph! >> reporter: today, ralph yarl's classmates marched in solidari and support. ralph's mother, cleo nagbe, says her son is recovering from being shot in the head and arm. >> mostly he just sits there and stares, and the buckets of tears just rolls down his eyes. you can see that he's just replaying the situation over and over again. >> reporter: andrew lester faces two felony counts, armed criminal action and first-degree assault. according to the criminal complaint, the 84-year-old told police he had just laid down in bed when he heard the doorbell. he picked up his gun and said he saw a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, at the door, telling detectives he was, quote, scared to death due to the male's size and lester's old age. thcomplaint says lr edlyxpresser thvict. h th this is neth strt enfact, hittr. u seat strsign there? that's ne 115th terrace, just about 100 yards away. ralph's family says as h

. >> well, maggie, now i have to ask you to take us to missouri we finally saw andrew lester in court. he pleaded not guilty to the shooting of ralph yarl, what was his defense? >> chris, that is the perfect way to ask that question because, as you know, we've had people on social media saying, wait a minute, he's pleading not guilty is there a question as to who did this from what we know, the answer is no investigators, police, prosecutors, and according to court documents, lester himself all say absolutely, he shot 15-year-old ralph yarl twice thursday night according to those court documents, the 84-year-old homeowner said he did it because he thought the 16-year-old black missouri boy was trying to break into his house he says that yarl, again, 16-year-old old there, his family sent to pick up his two little brothers but mistakenly went to the wrong home lester says ralph rang the door bell, and this is key, he says he jiggled the door handle, and that's when andrew lester, the homeowner in this case says he believes someone was breaking in he was, quote, scared to death he opene

andrew lester — who's eighty four — has now been released on bail.nd has this report. there are civil rights organisations that have gathered here outside the courthouse demanding justice. many are angry that andrew lester wasn't charged with attempted murder. they also say this was a hate crime but there is nothing in the charging documents that alleged racial bias, even though they said earlier there was a racial component to it. mr lester said it was self—defence when the doorbell rang late at night. he thought it was an intruder and when he went downstairs he was intimidated by ralph yarl�*s full height. ralph yarl�*s family and others say it wasn't his height, it was his colour that was a factor. andrew lester has been released on bail, and as part of that, he can't access any weapons, is mobile phone is monitored, he can't have any direct or independent —— indirect contact ralph yarl�*s family and is expected to be arraigned in the next... in sudan — a country torn apart by fighting, and suffering a major humanitarian crisis — a 24—hour ceasefi

kansas city after a 16-year-old was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell 84-year-old andrew lester is the white homeowner now facing two felony charges for shooting ralph yarl police say there was a racial component to the shooting, but haven't provided details and an arrest warrant has been issued but lester is still not in custody. this morning, the 16-year-old's mother described his injuries. >> he had the bullet in the -- up here for about, let's say, up to 12 hours before it was taken out. >> also this morning, a rejected appeal a moscow court has ruled against evan gerstovitz. he will be detained in prison until he goes on trial next month on espionage charges the u.s. government calling the entire process a sham. >> the charges against evan are baseless and we call on the russian federation to immediately release him. >>> and one of the most closely watched trials in recent memory is getting under way this morning. dominion voting systems taking on fox news in a $1.6 billion defamation trial in just the last few hours, an army of lawyers, both sides, descended on the courtho

andrew lester faces two felony car charges for using his .32 revolver to shoot the rs s's adana diaz> we love you, ralph! >> reporter: today, ralph yarl's classmates marched in solidarity and support. ralph's mother, cleo nagbe, says her son is recovering from being shot in the head and arm. >> mostly, he just sits there and stares, and the buckets of tears just rolls down his eyes. you can see that he is just replaying the situation over and over again. >> reporter: andrew lester faces two felony counts, armed criminal action and first-degree assault. according to the criminal complaint, the 84-year-old told police he had just laid down in bed when he heard the doorbell. he picked up his gun and said he saw a black male approximately 6 feet tall at the door, telling detectives he was "scared to death" due to the male's size and lester's old age. the complaint says lester repeatedly expressed concern for the victim. ralph went to an address on this road. this is northeast 115th street, when in fact his little brothers were just a block down. you see that green street sign there? that

andrew lester — who's 84 — has been released on $200,000 bail.d against him. ralph yarl — a 16—year—old boy — survived the shooting. he was supposed to pick his twin brothers up from a friend's house, but went to the wrong address. ralph yarl — a 16—year—old boy — survived the shooting. 0ur nomia iqbal has more. ralph yarl is a 16—year—old high school student. described by his teachers as a kind boy and a musical prodigy. last week he went to pick up his twin brothers from a friend's place but accidentally went to the wrong house and rang the bell. ., , the wrong house and rang the bell. ,, , , ,, l the wrong house and rang the bell. ,, , , ,, , ~ bell. he was shot twice. and while he _ bell. he was shot twice. and while he was _ bell. he was shot twice. and while he was standing - bell. he was shot twice. and j while he was standing there, his brother was standing right outside but he got a couple of bullets in his body,. the teenager— bullets in his body,. the teenager was _ bullets in his body,. the teenager was taken - bullets in his body,. t

the family's attorney says andrew lester told ralph don't come around here before shooting him. the family says ralph, wounded, ran for his life. >> we love you, ralph! >> reporter: people, more than 1500 of his high school classmates rallying around ralph today, wearing blue and willing his recovery along. >> we support you, ralph. we want to be there for you. we want to let you know that we stand with you. >> maggie vespa joined me now. maggie, what do we know about ralph's condition, his recovery, and the next steps in this case? >> yeah, lester, the next step is basically this homeowner's arraignment. it's scheduled for tomorrow at 1:30 local time. many the meantime, ralph yarl is recovering at home from his injuries. he is suffering from a cracked skull and a traumatic brain injury. we're told his speech is impaired, and his family is hopeful for a full recovery, but they add nothing is certain. lester? >> maggie, thank you. >>> as that case plays out, there is shock in upstate new york. police say a man shot and killed a 20-year-old woman who was in car that accidentally p

the clay county prosecutor announced two felony charges against andrew lester. >> a warrant was issued for mr. lester's arrest. i can tell you there was a racial component to the case. >> reporter: kansas city's mayor agreed. >> something like this happening is unimaginable and unbelievable, and it's hard to expect something like this wouldn't have happened if ralph weren't black. >> reporter: it sparked a protest on sunday. >> we want justice. ralph is a good kid. he doesn't deserve what's happening to him. >> according to the probable cause statement lester told police he thought someone was breaking into his house. he faces up to life in prison if convicted. >>> in new york now, new york state, a 0-year-old woman was shot and killed when the car she was riding in went to the wrong address. authorities say caylin gillis was in a car looking for a friend's house in hebron. officials say after they pulled into the wrong driveway, a 65-year-old homeowner fired two shots. he's been charged with second-degree murder. >>> breaking overnight moscow says vladimir putin visited russian-held t

lester was arraigned just today which was a week after she shot ralph yarl was because police lest andrew lester the night of the shooing lester told police he acted in self-defense, that he was scared to death of yarl's size. according to the family of ralph yarl, the teen is 5'8" and weighs 140 pounds. also remember missouri is a stand your ground state where you do not have a duty to retreat if you reasonably fear death or bodily harm you don't have to retreat, you can just shoot so andrew lester stood his ground and police let him go that is why hundreds of protesters gathered this weekend in kansas city's northland, which is north of the missouri river and where the shooting happened they wanted yarl's shooter arrested and wanted him charged and wanted the community to grapple with its history of racism when black residents in that area first heard of yarl's shooting they echoed the missouri naacp president's ruling that it brought back the sentiment that african americans, black people just don't belong there now, what is notable about northland aside from the fact that 60% of its resident

andrew lester told the polic that he fired his gun becaus he was scared to death, one of mr. te, prone to making remarks that he considered disparaging about black people, gay people and immigrants one of mr. lester's neighbor who said she was not surprised about what happened said if yo are that scared, why did you open up the door ralph yarl's mother, who is nurse caring for her son a home now, said that ralph wa still crying about wha happened she said there is nothing yo can say to him, and lost my da asked a tennessee stat representative, justin jones and justin j. pearson, wha they would say to ralph? >> what i would say to ralph that you deserve so much better. that is the youngest black lawmaker in tennessee, i would say to, ralphie deserve to liv in a world where you as a youn black boy are allowed to exist without the fear that some racist will see you as a threa just for existing. >> the reality is that wha happened to ralph is that fo most black parents one of thei worst nightmares that race is the reason that that person, that 84 year ol man would fear a young bla

lester was arraigned just a day, which is a week after he sho ralph yarl, is because polic let andrew lester the shooting, lester told police that he acted in self-defense, that he was scared to death of yarl' size according to the family of ralph yarl, the teen is five foot eight and weighs 14 pounds also remember that missouri is a stand-your-ground state, where you do not have the duty to retreat if you reasonably fear death or bodily harm. you don't have to retreat. you can just shoot so andrew lester stood his ground and police let him go that's why hundreds of protesters gathered in kansa city's northland, north of the missouri river, where th shooting happened. they wanted yarl's shooter rested and they wanted him charge and they wanted the northland community to grapple with its history of racism when black residents in that area first heard of yarl's shooting, they echoed th missouri naacp's president feeling that it brought back the sentiment that african americans, black people, jus don't belong there now what is notable abou northland, aside from the fact that 60% of its resident

after being being shot but was turned away by two neighbors before being helped by a third. >> andrew lester turning himself into police. the 84-year-old charged with felony assault and armed criminal action. new details from court documents, lester telling investigators he had gone to bed when the doorbell rang. he picked up his gun saying he saw a black male pulling on the handle. he believed someone was attempting to break into the house and fired through the door, adding it was the last thing he wanted to do but he was scared to death of the teenagers size. he said no words were exchanged but ralph jarl said he never touched the door. he was immediately shot in the head and arm and ran, adding lester told him don't come around here. >> there was a racial component to the case. >> after he was shot, he ran for help but neighbors turned him away. >> at the third house he was able to get help, but he was told to put his hands up and get on the ground and that was when he got on the ground. he passed out. >> suffering from a cracked skull and subdermal h >> it is a miracle he is alive and he

shooting a black teenager after he rang the wrong doorbell will face a judge for the first time andrew lester out on bail now after his arrest in the shooting of 16-year-old ralph yarl, this as the kansas city community rallies around that teenager with hundreds of his classmates here showing their support outside his high school. >> we're here for him not just a band, and not just smaller gloves the entire school is here for him, we all miss him, is he means the world to us. >> this hour i'll speak with the mayor of kansas city, missouri, about the growing calls to charge that suspect with a hate crime. >>> plus, a historic and shocking settlement. fox news agreeing to a massive payout to dominion voting systems, averting a high stakes defamation trial at the 11th hour, the andominion ceo saying fox has admitted to telling lies. >>>s 21-year-old accused of that massive intel leak will appear before a federal judge in boston he was supposed to have a detention hearing. that has been postponed. he'll still be in court. this afternoon senators will get a classified briefing about the leak what

charges does he face >> reporter: so lester, prosecutors in clay county announcing 85-year-old andrew lester faces one count of assault in the first degree and one count of armed criminal action. and they add there was a, quote, racial component in the shooting of a teenage boy who family says made a simple mistake and went to the wrong home tonight, after days of protests demanding justice the kansas city homeowner who family say shot 16-year-old ralph yarl twice for ringing the wrong doorbell faces criminal charges >> i can assure you that the criminal justice system is working and will continue to work as with any serious case, we approached this one in an objective, impartial manner >> he has the times where he's like why, i did nothing wrong, why. >> reporter: dr. faith spoonmore says her nephew was trying to pick up his younger twin brothers from a friend's house thursday night when he mistakenly went to the wrong home civil rights attorney lee merritt says ralph rang the doorbell and waited >> and he was confronted by a man who told him don't come back around here. and then he immedia

shooting of an unarmed black teenager in kansas city authorities there confirming that 84 year old andrew lester has now surrendered to police and is in custody. this brand new booking photo. just coming into cnn from the clay county, missouri. sheriff remember. lester is facing two felony counts, first degree assault and armed criminal action. police say that lester's shot 16 year old ralph jarrell, twice after the team rang lester's doorbell by mistake. you're always trying to pick up his younger brothers , but he went to the wrong house. fortunately he's now out of the hospital this morning, his high school classmates actually held a unity walk, showing their support, and we're also getting a first. look at this. president biden just moments ago, sharing this photo of his phone call with the injured team, and in a twitter message, the president is vowing to keep up the fight against gun violence. let's take you to kansas city now, and cnn's lucy cavanaugh, who's been tracking all of these latest details. lucy lester, turning himself in less than an hour ago, it seems . yeah this is the news o

she said unfortunately this tuz n does not surprise her, andrew lester was prone to fits of rage and she says would smash things when he got angry. also two of his grandsons telling them that one grandson lives in what he calls a 24 news cycle of fear and paranoia talking, frankly, about a lot of far right conservative media outlets saying there's a lot of conversation about stand your ground and the need to defend your home. also, one of the grandsons saying his grandfather had spoken disparagingly he says about his words, black people, gay people, andimmigrants. we have not spoken to those sources independently, but some added context as this teen recovers from this tragic shooting. >> that one in kansas city, missouri what about the shootings in new york and texas what's the latest in those cases? >> reporter: yeah, i don't like doing this frankly i'm going to pick up my phone to keep all these details straight we'll start in new york, the shooting of kaylin gillis. she was killed because the car she was in turned into the wrong driveway 65-year-old kevin monahan, the suspect in t

an arrest warrant has been issued for 84 year old andrew lester, who is not in custody. the prosecutor says there is a racial component to the case. meanwhile lester told the police that on the night of the shooting, he was scared for his life due to the teens size cnn's lucy kevin off, has details. the defendant, andrew d . lester is charged with the class a felony assault in the first degree dependent, is charged with armed criminal action. two felony counts filed in the shooting of a black teenager in kansas city, missouri, 16 year old ralph ja rule was struck on the left side of his head and his right arm after he went to the wrong home to pick up his younger brother's thursday evening black. the doorbell at a residence just before 10 p.m. on 115th street instead of 115th terrorists and , according to prosecutors, was shot through a glass door by lester, an 84 year old white man . as the prosecutor, clay county i can tell you there was a racial component. to the case to have black people rang the doorbell and then have a white citizen. shoot him in the head. first and

an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, his name is andrew lester. sent by his mother to pick us his younger brothers, but got the address wrong. ralph yarl�*s lawyer said he was standing on the doorstep when the suspect shot through the door, hitting yarl in the head and arm. it protesters have gathered here — outside andrew lester's home — for a second evening. this is what the county prosecutor had to say about the case. as the prosecutor in clay county, i can tell you there was a racial component to the case. my message to the community is that, in clay county, we enforce the laws and we follow the laws and it does not matter where you come from or what you look like or how much money you have, everyone is held to the same standard. after a 24—hour delay, the high—stakes defamation trial against fox news brought by the voting machine firm dominion is due to start later on tuesday. michelle fleury has more from the courthouse in wilmington, delaware. in court on monday, delaware judge eric davis said that the one—day delay wasn't unusual and that

it comes as, in the state of missouri, 84 year old andrew lester has pleaded not guilty in the shootingack teenager, ralph yarl, after yarl mistakenly rang his doorbell. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has more. andrew lester walked into court with the help of a cane stick and sheriff deputies underlining just how old he is. he walked up to the judge and answered his questions. at times, he appeared to be confused. he pleaded not guilty to the charges of armed criminal action and assault. at his age, if he's convicted of any of them, he would spend the rest of his life in jail. now, he's not denied shooting, ralph yarl. he said it was late at night. the door bell rang. he's an old man and he was worried that his life was at risk. now, some legal experts disputes whether or not mr. lester can argue it was self—defense. there are such laws in this state. given that ralph yarl rang the door bell, they said that people who are trying to break in do not ring door bells. also, prosecutors had earlier said there was a racial component to this case, but mr. lester has not been charg

abcs alec perez on the story again tonight. >> reporter: tonight andrew lester, the white man accusedshooting black 16-year-old ralph yarl who mistakenly bring his doorbell, turning himself into police. to be 84-year-old charged with felony assault and armed criminal action. and now new details from court documents. lester telling investigators he had just gone to bed thursday night when the doorbell rang. he picked up his gun saying he saw a black male pulling on the storm door handle. he believes someone was attempting to break into the house. and fire two times through the glass door. striking yarl, adding it was the last thing he wanted to do, but he was scared to death of the teams size. the homeowner claiming that to know words were exchanged, but yarl telling police from his hospital bed that he never touched the door saying he was immediately shot in the head and fell to the ground. yarl says he was also shot in the arm and then ran adding that lester told him "don't come around here." >> i can tell you there was a racial component to the case. >> reporter: yarl's aunt says af

an arrest warrant has been issued for andrew lester.ger brother but he got the address wrong. he was standing on the subject when he was shot through the door. protesters gathered outside andrew lester�*s for a second evening. i can tell you there was a racial component to the case. my message to the my message to the community is that, in clay county, we enforce the laws the we enforce the laws and we follow the laws and it does not matter where you come from or what you look like or how much money you have, everyone is held to the same standard. it started with a coffee and a chat. 15 months and 2,000 miles later, barbara and gaye set off for the final miles of their cathedral cycling tour with a final ride between coventry and birmingham cathedrals. seeing all the beauty of the countryside. 0ur fantastic cathedrals are just wonderful places to visit and breathe in the atmosphere. it�*s just been the most enjoyable thing i could have done. a network of british cycling groups called breeze have seen the women make friends and explore o

we are getting a clearer picture today of the motivations of andrew lester that's the man who police sa shot 16 year old, ralph yarl when he accidentally knocked o the wrong door as many people expected, it ha a lot to do with the right win paranoia machine the damage is doing to the fabric of american society now, ralph yarl thought he was going to pick up his brother and went to that wrong address police say, lesser than shot yarl twice through the door, miraculously, ralph yarl survived andrew lester has pleaded no guilty to felony counts of assault in the first degree an armed criminal action. the shooting of yarl is just one of many involving people accidentally making their wa to other peoples property an ending up shot as a result in upstate new york last week, a 20 year old woman name callum gillis was shot and killed after her friends jus pulled into the wrong driveway while looking for anothe friend's house kevin monahan then opened fire into the car from his porch, killing gilles he's pleaded not guilty to a charge of second degree murder in texas earlier this week, yo may

for the 16 year old who was shot an injured last week, yal had mistakenly rang the doorbell of andrew lester's house in kansas city, missouri. while trying to pick up his younger brothers, lester opened the door and fired on ralph yard. prosecutors have now charge lustre with 2 counts, including 1st degree assault, which carries a life sentence. we understand how frustrating this has been through the process. justice system is going to work with this case. we approach this one objective or joining community members outside the house where y'all was shot. his family is grateful that he is recovering from the stories that you normally here, right now, he is alive and he's healing. the case has outraged many across the united states, including the white house president joe biden called yal family, offering his support, while vice president, kamala harris said on twitter, no child should ever live in fear of bringing the wrong doorbell. the prosecutor, in this case, has determined the shooting was not in self defense and says, it may have been racially motivated. my message to the plate. ah, it do

we want to see it through to a conviction and appropriate sentencing >> reporter: 84-year-old andrew lesterhe possibility of life in prison if charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action for shooting 16-year-old ralph yarl in the head and arm after yarl hoping to pick up his younger brothers thursday accidently went to the wrong home >> ralph says he was shot through the screen door at point-blank range, and when he went to the ground he was shot a second time. >> reporter: meanwhile new details on the homeowner's possible defense per a probable cause statement andrew lester telling detective he was in bed thursday night when he heard his doorbell rang. adding he picked up his gun and saw a black male approximately 6 feet tall pulling on his exterior storm door handle lester said he believed someone was attempting to break in and shot twice, atting he was scared to death and the two exchanged no words nbc news has made multiple attempts to reach out to lester but so far has been unsuccessful ralph's family says he only rang the doorbell and never tried to break in the family

another state with a stand your ground law the white homeowner, andrew lester, claims he thought it was break in, and he was scared to ceth do to the male's size and his own advanced age, 84 for the record, the male in this case is a high school student named ralph yarl lester claims that because he was scared to death he immediately shot yarl in the head through a glass door. yarl was taken to a hospital where he received surgery to remove the bullets he was finally released over the weekend and now recovering at home andrew lester for his part was detained the night of the shooting, but then he was released hours later with no charges. he claimed self-defense in a stand your ground state. after a weekend of protests lester was finally charged yesterday with felony assault and armed criminal action. this afternoon he turned himself in and as of tonight he is out on bail his arraignment is scheduled for tomorrow lester's decision to shoot ralph yarl follows a pattern in stand your ground states a white gunman who shoots a black child or a young man because of misplaced suspicion and fea

the family's attorney said tha andrew lester told ralph, don' come around here, before shooting him the, wounded ran for his life meanwhile, more than 1500 of his high school classmates rallying around ralph today, wearing blue, his favorite color, and willing his recover along. >> we support you, ralph we want to be there for you. we want to let you know that w stand with you >> in rural upstate new york 20-year-old cahlan gillis wa shot and killed saturday night it happened when the suv she accidentally pulled into a driveway here is mcgill abigail wit more >> it happened in remote washington county when the sheriff says gilles and he friends who were into vehicles and a motorcycle could not fin a nearby home. as the suv was turning aroun investigators say kevin monaha wanted out of his home and fired two shots at the vehicle >> why did the suspect tell yo who opened fire? >> he has not given us any motive he has not given us a reason t why he felt it necessary t fire they turned around and were in the process of lean when the shots were fired >> the sheriff says kaylin gillis, who is

assault charge, that's paramount here because prosecutors say as a result under missouri law, andrew lestern prison again for the shooting of 16-year-old ralph yarl he's now out of the hospital recovering at home, but could have permanent injuries according to his family tourn. has a traumatic brain injury his speech is impaired has a long road ahead. per the probable cause statement released late yesterday, we're kind of getting an indication as to what we might see as a defense from andrew lester from the homeowner. he was telling detectives in that probable cause statement that he says the night, thursday night when this happened, he says someone rang his doorbell he reached for his gun walked toward the door and he says that person was jiggling the handle of the glass storm day. the outer door he said he was quote scared to death, thought someone was trying to break in yarl's family disputes that. he only rang the doorbell, never grabbed the handle or tried to enter to home. we're seeing conflicting stories. >> can you give me an update on what happened after he was shot? >> reporter: h

a secon time >> new details on th homeowners possible defense, per a probable cause statement andrew lesterght when he heard his doorbell ring. he picked up his gun and saw a blackmail, approximately six feet tall, pulling on hi exterior storm handled or lester, noting he believe he was thought someone was attempting to break, in shot twice, and he was scared t death, and the two exchanged n words. nbc news has made multiple attempts to reach out to leste but so far has bee unsuccessful ralph's family said he onl rang the doorbell in ever trie to break in. the family's attorney said tha andrew lester told ralph, don' come around here, before shooting him the family says ralph, wounded ran for his life meanwhile, more than 1500 of his high school classmates rallying around ralph today, wearing blue, his favorite color, and willing his recover along. >> we support you, ralph we want to be there for you. we want to let you know that w stand with you >> in rural upstate new york 20-year-old cahlan gillis wa shot and killed saturday night it happened when the suv she was in accidentally pulled i

it helps to create a empowerment like andrew lester and to be clear, it help empower andrew lester' neighbors who did not help ralph yarl when he knocked o their door seeking help an bleeding out these conservative outlets perpetuate that kind o fearmongering and when we ar not careful more mainstrea outlets help normalize it. when we give these kind of sof focused, puff pieces o extremists that perpetuate these kinds of ideas i like ralph yarl's family think about my own black son, think about the fact that ralp is now no longer anonymous and able to live out his teenage years with comfort and the ability to make mistakes and try new things he is now famous and we assemble -- forever. i am thinking about psychological and spiritua health and the emotional healt of all of the young people who continue to be exposed to gu violence every single day. >> you mentioned fearmongering there. what do you think is the bigge culprit here, is it fear tha these people feel, or is i hatred that they feel? >> i mean, i think that is a bit of a chicken or the eg question, because unfortunatel one fuels the

the 16-year-old was trying to pick up his younger brothers when he went up to andrew lester's front door by mistake. he is now recovering at home after being shot twice. >> black lives are under attack! what do you do ? >> he is white, yarl is black. there was a, quote, racial component to the shooting. he clarified nothing in the charging document say it was racially motivated. >>> let's look live to capitol hill where a political tug-of-war is about to get going. this is about temporarily replacing california senator dianne feinstein . asking to see a new member while she recovers from a case of shingles. the 89-year-old has not said when she will return, but her absence has stalled confirmation proceedings on president biden's nominees for federal judges. >> she is hopeful on returning soon. we think the republicans should allow a temporary replacement until she returns. >> here is the problem, schumer will need republican report to temporarily replace her. republicans on the committee already say they oppose that idea. house speaker kevin mccarthy is drawing a line in the sand over t

the white homeowner and suspected shooter, andrew lester is expected to be arraigned later. today he turned himself into authorities on tuesday and was released hours later on bail. demonstrators gathered outside the federal courthouse in kansas city on tuesday, demanding justice for y'all. the mayor says he believes the teenager was racially profiled by the shooter. the attorney for a man who fatally shot a 20 year old woman in his upstate new york driveway, says his client felt menaced. kaylin gillis was a passenger in a car that mistakenly turned onto the men's property while they were looking for friends house. she was struck by a bullet as the car drove away. 65 year old kevin monahan is charged with second degree murder, according to his attorney, monaghan says several vehicles, including a motorcycle were revving their engines and drove up his driveway at a high rate of speed. the sheriff says monahan was not threatened at all. he has not made any statement obtained a lawyer before he came out of the house. many has not made any statements and, quite frankly, it's not

andrew lester has just surrendered to clay county officials there and is being booked as we speak and this comes after days of protests in the community and many residents not just the black community that has rallied behind ralph but people all over the state have been asking, why he wasn't taken into custody earlier. the shooting happened on april 13th and there have been, you know, some confusing accounts and details about what happened but what we understand now is that ralph yarl approached trying to pick up his twin brothers that day and went to the wrong address, rang the doorbell and that that day andrew lester says he was home alone and was fearful upon seeing ralph at the door. that he opened one door but that there was another glass door in between them and prosecutors allege he shot through that glass door twice at ralph yarl who then we're learning now stumbled out into the street and had to go to three different neighbors before he received aid. as you mentioned he's back home and he is alive, thankfully, and doing well on the mend but it's been up and down as nbc news h

andrew lester, who's 84, has been released on bail.ainst him. ralph yarl — a 16—year—old boy — survived the shooting. he was supposed to pick his twin brothers up from a friend's house, but went to the wrong address. andrew lester told police he shot ralph yarl in the head and arm through the door as soon as he saw him at this house pulling on the door handle. ralph yarl�*s mom, cleo nagbee, spoke to cbs about what happened. he went and rang the doorbell and he was supposed to stay outside and his brothers were supposed to run outside and get in the car and come home. and that was what was supposed to happen. and while he was standing there, his brothers didn't run outside but he got a couple of bullets in his body, instead of a couple of twins coming out to give him a hug. that is all i can say. i can't speak any more. the shooting has led to protests. this is ralph yarl�*s high school in kansas city where hundreds of students walked out of classrooms to join the demonstrations. let's hear what other protestors have to say. if you are

protesters have gathered here outside andrew lester's home for a second evening.ay county, i can tell you there was a racial component to the case. my message to the community is that in clay county, we enforce the laws and we follow the laws and does not matter where you come or what you look like, or how much money you have, everyone is held to the same standard. ralph's aunt started a gofundme for medical expenses that currently sits at $2.1 million raised in the last 2a hours. in the post, his aunt mentioned that any additionalfunds will be used for his university education. in other news, in a televised speech to the nation, the french president, emmanuel macron, says he hears people's anger over raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 but insists it was needed. his pension reform led to weeks of protests, some of them violent. the launch of the biggest—ever space rocket has been called off at the last minute because of a technical fault. the starship, owned by elon musk�*s company spacex is more than 120 metres high. and staying with elon musk the billionai

protesters gathered here outside andrew lester's home for a second evening. this county, we enforce and follow the laws, and it does not matter where you come from, what you look like, or how much money you have. everyone is held to the same standard. ralph's mother cleo and their attorney, lee merrit, spoke to gayle king on cbs news and they started giving an update on ralph's condition. physically, mornings are hard, but has spirits are in a good place. i borrow from his spirit, he is in very good hands. can borrow from his spirit, he is in very good hands.— borrow from his spirit, he is in very good hands. can you tell us the extent of his — very good hands. can you tell us the extent of his injuries, _ very good hands. can you tell us the extent of his injuries, where - very good hands. can you tell us the extent of his injuries, where he - very good hands. can you tell us the extent of his injuries, where he was| extent of his injuries, where he was shot, and what exactly happened to him that night, in terms of his injuries? him that night, in terms of h

an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, his name is andrew lester.k us his younger brothers, but got the address wrong. ralph yarl�*s lawyer said he was standing on the doorstep when the suspect shot through the door, hitting yarl in the head and arm. protesters have gathered here, outside andrew lester's home, for a second evening. this is what the county prosecutor had to say about the case. asi as i can tell you there was a racial component to this. my message to the community is in clay county we enforce the laws and follow the laws and it does not matter where you come from, or what you look like or how much money you have, everyone is held to the same standard. this week sees the 80th anniversary of the warsaw ghetto uprising. in april 1943, jewish fighters attacked their nazi occupiers. the rebellion was brutally suppressed — around 13,000 people were killed. now, an exhibition devoted to the uprising has been opened translation: there are survivors and then there are survivors. survivors and then there are survivors-— survivors and then there