betty shelby murdered my brother. >> reporter: betty jo shelby took the witness stand in her own defense. she thought he was on pcp and thought he would kill her. she told "60 minutes" she prayed she would not have to use legal force. >> i'm feeling his intent to do me harm. i kept thinking, please don't do this, please don't make this happen. >> no justice, no peace! >> reporter: a small group of protesters outside the courthouse said they were upset with the verdict. >> i'm flabbergasted. i'm speechless, man. >> reporter: shelby remains on unpaid leave from the police department. don champion, cbs news. >>> we received word overnight that groundbreaking rock singer chris cornell has died. ♪ >> his representative said cornell died last night in detroit. the death was called sudden and unexpected. cornell was the lead singer of soundgarden which was at the forefront of the grunge movement in the '90s, and later he was the singer for audioslave. the cause of his death is being determined. cornell was 52. >>> coming up on the "morning news" now, he's hired. a controversial sheriff takes a

a lawyer for betty jo shelby was elated. terence crutcher's family was outraged and said she got away with murder. >> reporte oklahoma, found officer betty jo shelby not guilty per the shooting death of 40-year-old terence crutcher last september. shelby shot crutcher on a city street after his suv stalled. she told police she thought he was reaching for a gun when she fired the fatal shots. the father of four was unarm and no gun was found in the vehicle. crutcher was never a threat. he was walking away from her with his hands up. >> terrance was not an imminent talent. terrance did not charge at her. terrance was not the aggressive. betty shelby killed my brother. >> reporter: she took her own defense. she told "60 minutes" she sprayed she would not have to use legal force. >> i'm me harm. i kept thinking, please don't do this, please don't make this happen. >> reporter: a small group of protesters outside the courthouse said they were upset with the verdict. >> i'm flabbergasted. i'm speechless, man. >> reporter: shelby re

prosecutors say officer betty jo shelby shot terence crutcher while he was obeying commands to raise his hands. shelby says she thought he was reaching for a weapon and race had nothing to do with it. >>> a hiker that vanished in the mountains of montana has been found safe and sound. she was rescued and reunited with her family after a harrowing ordeal that lasted nearly seven days. abc's mara schiavocampo has more. >> reporter: a remarkable air rescue. a hiker in montana finally found after disappearing for almost a week. >> i can't believe that we were able to get out. >> reporter: 23-year-old madeline connelly was visiting relatives in montana when she decided to head out for a hike with her dog mogie in great bear wilderness near glacier national park, but the experienced hiker and nature enthusiast took a wrong turn. >> like the first night i realized that i was not in the right place, but i thought if i kept going, i would be on the same loop of a trail and i would just get out. >> reporter: when connelly didn't come home after two days, officials launched a massive operation,

officer betty jo shelby said she fired on terrance crutcher out of fear last september. crutcher had his hands held up over his head but officer shelby said that she fired because he didn't obey her commands and appeared to reach inside his suv. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> erika, thank you. >>> a prince george's county police officer could spend up to ten years in prison. this comes as new video shows officer jose hernandez chasing a suspect in his cruiser last june. he ran down the suspect in the car. you see him hitting him there. he did not ne he is expected to be sentenced in july. >>> apartment assault. he pretended to be a handyman to get to his victim. the new clue that could help catch an attacker. >>> plus, fidget spinner fad. a new warning about this hot totoy and why one kid ended up in the hospital. >>> a lot of things going on this weekend up to and including the marine corp's half marathon. partly to mostly cloudy. race time, temperatures 61 degrees. that's at 7:00 a.m. in >>> breaking news in prince george's county. we're talking about the i

the family of terrence crutcher burst into tears when betty jo shelby was found not guilty of first-degreeslaughter. shelby testified she fired out of fear because crutcher didn't obey her commands and appeared to be reaching inside his suv. his twin sister called the verdict and injustice. >> his hands were up. thrrence was not an imminent shelby was the aggressor. >> we had a cross-section of our community. we had african-americans on this jury. we had white people on this jury. >> about 100 protesters took to the streets of tulsa after the late-night verdict. >>> in their first television interview, the family of a black teenager killed by a white police officer in texas is speaking out. 15-year-old jordan edwards was fatally shot while leaving the house party last month. officer roy oliver initially said that edwards was in a car that was backing toward him but body camera footage revealed the car was actually driving away. charmaine and odell edwards say the death of their son doesn't seem real. >> you save the pictures on your phone. >> every day a look at the pictures. >> officer ol

tulsa officer betty jo shelby was found not guilty yesterday of first-degree manslaughter.erence crutcher was shot and killed in september and it was all captured on camera. shelby testified that she fired out of fear because she said crutcher did not obey her commands and thought he was reaching for something in his s-u-v. prosecutors argued that shelby overreacted and pointed out that crutcher had his hands in the air. crutcher's family is outraged over the verdict. (darya) last night there were some protests in downtown tulsa over the verdict. ( mark ) the mother of a missing 5-year-old southern california boy is pleading for his safe return. the mother of aramazd andressian junior reported him missing on april 22nd after his father failed to show up for a scheduled custody exchange

betty jo shelby left the courtroom almost running. she said she fired on him out of fear.is family bursting into tears in the courtroom when that verdict was read. >> don't shoot. hands up, don't shoot. >> reporter: and then this was the scene in the evening. a number of protests happening right outside. it was a peaceful evening though. people marching and comforting one another. the shooting happened last september. crutcher had his hands held up over his head, but officer shelby said that she fired because he didn't obey her commands and appeared to reach inside his suv. from the live desk, i'm erika gonzalez. >> erika, thank you. >>> it's 5:48 right now. water gushing out of a 30 inch water main on macarthur boulevard. >> this morning part of macarthur boulevard which a lot of commuters use is closed. megan mcgrath is live. any progress, megan? >> reporter: not a lot of progress. it's kind of slow and painstaking work. actually, a little lull in the activity right now as the crews are taking a little break here, but still a lot of work to be done. in fact, d.c. water j

tulsa officer betty jo shelby has been found not guilty of first- degree manslaughter.terence crutcher was shot and killed in september... it was captured on camera. shelby testified that she fired out of fear .. because she said, crutcher did not obey her commands.. and she thought he was reaching for something in his s-u-v. but crutchers family says... officer shelby got away with murder. crutcher's sister: "i'm going to make sure that i don't rest until we get reform for this police department in tulsa, oklahoma and we change the culture of this corrupt police department."> prosecutors argued that shelby overreacted... and pointed out that crutcher... had his hands in the air. (steve) coming up -- a man savagely attacked a popular park... the group used broken bottles and a golf club - tonight they are on the loose. (pam) then --video showing just how fast a day a california river turned tragic. tonight -- what you need to know if you find yourself stuck in a fast moving stream. (steve) and next:all week we've been taking you along with law enforcement tasked with ke

tulsa officer betty jo shelby was found not guilty yesterday of first-degree manslaughter.tcher was shot and killed in september and it was all captured on camera. shelby testified that she fired out of fear because she said crutcher did not obey her commands and thought he was reaching for something in his s-u-v. prosecutors argued that shelby overreacted and pointed out that crutcher had his hands in the air. crutcher's family is outraged over the verdict. ( mark ) last night there were some protests in downtown tulsa over the verdict. ( darya ) coming up... a mother is outraged this morning after taking her son to a california barber. see why the kid could lose all of his hair. and later... google's annual tech conference is underway in the bay area. see some of the new gadgets unvei

tulsa officer betty jo shelby has been found not guilty of first-degree manslaughter.her was shot and killed in september...it was captured on camera. shelby testified that she fired out of fear because she said crutcher did not obey her commands and thought he was reaching for something in his s-u-v. prosecutors argued that shelby overreacted and pointed out that crutcher had his hands in the air. (vicki) still ahead... starbucks is creating a big splash with coffee lovers. how they plan to make your morning cup of joe more enjoyable. (grant) but first, what sparked this massive brawl at a high school graduation - even before the ceremony started. (vicki) on wallstreet... solid gains among phone companies and some retailers helped nudge u.s. stocks higher today, a day after the stock market had its biggest drop in eight months. the dow adding 56 points. the nasdaq gained 44 points. and the s&p rose 9. gúw (grant) a high school graduation ceremony turns into an all out brawl. you can see the video showing people punching and shoving each other. the argument allegedly s

tulsa police officer betty jo shelby is charged with first degree manslaughter for shooting and killingd black man "tst september. the tulsa shoot cigarette one of 17 cases in the u.s. last year in which an officer killed an unarmed black man. some of those shootings led to protests. >> cbs news justice and homeland security security correspondent jeff pegues has experience in covering this. his new book "inside black and blue." it takes an in depth look at the crisis through interviews with price chiefs, local activists and others on both sides. jeff pegues joins us once again at the table. jeff pegues, in depth is certainly the word for this book. you talked to the major players on both sides. i think you have what looks to me very disturbing statistics and very disturbing philosophies on both sides. what stands out to you >> the different views of police and whether you're talking to someone in the black community or police officers in the rank-and-file. it is stark. part of that is based on what we're seeing in some of these or what we've seen justice department investigations that

officer betty jo shelby said she shot terrence crutcher out of fear because he wasn't obeying her commandshe was not armed. live in tulsa watching this story. what happened, alisa? >> four of the 12 jurors were seen crying as the not guilty verdict was read. the shooting happened back in september when officer betty shelby responded to a domestic violence call came upon 40-year-old crutcher's s.u.v. stopped in the street blocking traffic. shelby said she shot crutcher when he refused to obey commands to get on the ground and reached into his s.u.v. for what she thought was a gun. the prosecution says she overreacted. the jurors disagreed. crutcher did not have a gun in his s.u.v., however, but the drug pcp was found in his system. his family says he was murdered. >> the facts were there. all the elements of manslaughter was there. terrence's hands were up. >> the shelby said the other officers covered up her mistake. >> about what problems developing from the protests? what did you see and find out? >> police said there weren't really any problems. there were maybe 100 people who gathered

betty jo shall be. she fatally shot terence crutcher last year after what she described as competitive behavior, saying she was afraid he had a gun. the 40-year-old was unarmed. shelby'suilty verdict prompting protests overnight. alicia acuna is a life us in tulsa. >> yes, the mayor of tulsa today said the greatest issue facing this city is racial disparity, and while the police department here is accessing signs of a leaf that one of their own was acquitted, the police chief acknowledged there is a lot of work in front of them. >> we know we have had feelings. we understand that. we are committed absolutely to making a better relationship where we can ensure trust and cooperation for our community. >> offers their betty shelby found not guilty in the shooting that happened in september. she was responding to a domestic violence call when she came upon terence crutcher's suv stopped in the blocking traffic. shelby said she shot him out of fear when he refused demands to get on the ground, and she says reached into his suv for what she thought was a gun. prosecution says she overreacted. he did not have a gun in his suv, but the drug pcp was found in his system. four o