this officer who is there, who is talking to antonio smith, after they do this to smith, this other officer by the way, that's the wrong man. listen. >> no, that's the other guy. >> the other guy is over there. they pointed out two different people. they got the guy a warrant. this guy i just got contact with him. >> no, that's why -- >> no, there is two different people. that's why i was trying to figure out if i missed something when his hands behind his back. >> why didn't you tell me something? i thought he was the one with the warrant. >> whether he is the one with the warrant or he wasn't, they've got to be able to do their job better than this. we are better than this. the police chief admits there was some miscommunication during radio traffic. yeah, no kidding. antonio smith joins us now for an exclusive interview. he's joined by his attorney, nathaniel haugabrook. counselor, thank you very much for being with us. antonio, we're talking a little bit about what are dealing with before the interview. thank you for having the strength and commitment to do this, antonio. i know you're

antonio smith stopped for suspicious activity and accused of panhandling but officials had the wrong man. smith was released at the scene. now he's filing a $700,000 lawsuit. >> trevor: you see. unfortunately every day in america, there are people who have encounters just like that with the police. and so to all those show creators, direct ares and writers in hollywood who make these cop shows, and have been tweeting that something needs to be done about the police, well, one way you can help make a difference is if you do something about the police on screen. when we come back, roy wood, jr. checks in on a looting victim in his hometown. and then we'll talk to jon stewart. don't go away. where will you go first? wherever you make go, lexus will welcome you back with exceptional offers. get zero percent financing and make no payments for up to 90 days on all 2020 lexus models. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. jump...lift...skip...step slam...pan...battle...roll bulls...eye...spin...shred. sprint...peddle...clean...climb. kick...fly...round...house. drum...joust...scuba...swim

however, antonio smith is not unique. the idea that there are people of color in this country who get afraid that the more they comply, the worse it's going to get. in a process, where they think, the cops are out to get them. right or wrong, it can be in the minds of many, and it was certainly in his mind, and look what they did to him. >> i mean, are you kidding? when he said i didn't get into the car. they offered me a ride to the hospital. i thought to myself, well, i know why you wouldn't get into the car. i mean, look what's happened up to this point in time. wrists broken. i mean, the idea of that. and a statement that he's forbegin the forgiven them. i hope people realize this idea of fear of police is not because there's some boogieman under the bed. this is over multi generations. this is the vestiges of the 13th amendment. and we can't look at these things in a vacuum at all. and when you look at it in a vacuum, if you say something like, oh, all you had to do was comply. i mean, chris, we've seen in the past,

back in february, according to his attorney, antonio smith is stopped by police after a call of a manle for money. on bod ka camera video, smith denies he's done anything wrong and compiles with instructions for his i.d. the video shows another officer approaching from behind wrapping his arms around smith then slamming him to the ground. >> what are you doing? >> reporter: on the ground and in pain, smith asks why he's being arrested. >> what are you guys arresting me for? >> you have a warrant. >> that's him or the other guy. >> the other guy is over there. they pointed out two different people. they got the guy with the warrant. >> reporter: it was a violent mistake. the takedown smith suffers a broken wrist according to his attorney. now he's suing the police department for $700,000. the attorney for the city declined comment. it's cases like these that spark a growing national debate about police, excessive use of force and people of color who often suffer as a result. martin salvidgesavidge, cnn, at >> that was hard to watch. well, i thank all of you for watching and we'll see y

in georgia 47-year-old antonio smith filed a lawsuit yesterday against the valdosta police department for excessive force after his wrist was injured during a wrongful arrest back in february. here's some of the body cam footage which i will warn you is hard to watch. >> oh, my god. what are you doing? >> put your hands behind your back like you're told. >> what are you doing? oh, my god. oh, jesus. i wasn't doing anything. oh, my god. oh, my god, you broke my wrist. oh, my god, you broke my wrist. oh, my god. >> he might be broke. >> oh, jesus. oh, my god. >> in wilmington, north carolina, three police officers have been fired after a routine audit of video recordings captured a racist rant shortly after protests began. one of the officers referred to a black woman as a negro. another criticized the department saying its only concern was kneeling down with the black folks. that same officer went on to say he feels a civil war is coming and that he is ready. he said he was going to buy a new assault rifle and, soon, quote, we are just going to go out and start slaughtering them explet