blevins' family says he was no danger to police and plans to continue protesting. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> we're learning more about a secret air marshal program to follow, monitor and track american citizens flying in the u.s.pebackground and not on a terror watch list. the question is whether it's good law enforcement or violation of privacy. here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: the program is called quiet skies, federal air marshals following two to three dozen americans every day through airports and onto planes, even sitting right next to them. the marshals told to report back if the traveler changes clothes in a restroom, perspires excessively, fidgets, trembles or stares, uses a phone or computer. passengers are foreign travel and other factors raise concerns, including criminal records, curious financial transactions, e-mail or phone numbers linked to terror suspects. among the passengers followed, a businesswoman who was in turkey, even a flight attendant. >> you have over 2 million people a day that travel in and around the united states. you're looki

both officers fire, shooting blevins four times. blevins later dying. at a press conference today, members of a police union said the two officers acted heroically and believed their lives were in danger. >> the whole time, he's looking back, getting position on where the officers are at to acquire a target to shoot them. >> reporter: at a later press conference, the county prosecutor took to the podium to defend the police department. but before he could announce charges would not be filed against the two officers, family and protesters rushed the podium, cutting him off. >> we want the cops arrested within the next 48 hours and prosecuted to the fullest degree of the law, because this was murder. >> and alex perez joins us live tonight from minneapolis. alex, emotions raw there. we saw the family and the protesters at that news conference today. they want justice for their family member. and the city bracing for possible more protests? >> reporter: that's right, david. another demonstration already planned for tomorrow afternoon. family members firmly

both officers fire shooting blevins four times. blevins later dying.ess conference members of a police union said the two officers acted heroically and believed their lives were in danger. >> the whole time he's looking back getting position on where the officers are at to acquire a target to shoot them. >> reporter: at a later press conference the county prosecutor took to the podium to defend the police department. but before he could announce charges would not be filed against the two officers, family and protesters rushed the podium cutting him off. >> we want the cops arrested within the next 48 hours and prosecuted to the fullest degree of the law because this was murder. >> reporter: alex perez, abc news, minneapolis. >>> and to massachusetts now where the entire police department in one town has walked off the job resigning in protest. officers in the small town of blandford blame what they call unsafe working conditions staffing levels. the 1,200 residents have been told to call state police with any emergencies. >>> a shark that was stolen fr

blevins was shot and killed june 23rd as two officers chased him on foot. a gun was recovered at the scene. both officers fired their guns. the mayor called blevins' death tragicic but didn't comment on what the video shows. >> in this quest to bring about greater transparency, there will be pain. transparency is not the absence of pain in cases like this. it is an acknowledgement of it, and i know that right now in our city, there's a lot of pain. >> relatives say blevins was not a threat to the police. the two officers are on administrative leave. >>> and there's now a $2,000 reward in the case of that missing iowa college student. mollie tibbetts disappeared 12 days ago. according to new evidence, family members say she was up late doing homework on her computer the night she disappeared. she was dog-sitting for her boyfriend who was out of town and is not a suspect. at some point she went out for a run and returned. that's according to her family. iowa investigators say they can't confirm or deny the claim. >>> lawyers with a history of duck boat events

blevin's family and supporter says he did not pose a threat. yesterday, they shouted down the prosecutor announcing that the officer's actions were justified. vladimir duthiers of our streaming network cbsn shows us what's behind the tension. >> reporter: police say the officers r d the 911 call that blevins had a gun and was shooting into the air. now prosecutors say body cam footage proves their version of events but it also has the community questioning whether the officers needed to shoot. >> he has a gun. >> reporter: police body cam footage shows the moment officers justin schmidt confronted thurman blevins. you can hear blevins begging officers not to shoot. >> please, don't do it. put your hands up. >> leave me alone. >> reporter: just a few seconds later, they open fire, 14 times. [ gunfire ] four of those shots hit blevins. he died on the scene. in order to bring charges against a police officer, the state must be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer's use of deadly force was not authorized. >> reporter: the hennep

(grant) the shooting followed a 911 call about a man firing a gun... 31-year-old thurman blevins was images and sounds are disturbing.gun shots (grant) the body cameras on officers ryan kelly and justin schmidt start recording while they are still in their squad car headed to the scene.they encounter blevins talking with a woman with a toddler.blevins then takes off running.officer schmidt chases him.and then... gunfire. we're choosing not to show you the fatal shots.the city also released an enhanced video that slows down the images and highlights what they say is a gun in blevin's pocket at the beginning of the encounter, and in his hand at the end. charges will not be filed against the two officers because blevins was armed at the time of the shooting. (ken) a man suspected of killing a woman he met on a dating app in new york city.. pleaded not guilty to charges in southern california today. the suspect was arrested last week after he allegedly raped and strangled a woman in los angeles. investigators say danueal (daniel) drayton was wanted for killing a nurse in new york two wee

blevins can be heard saying he has not done anythi. and the county attorney says blevins posed an immediate threat to heofficer's safety. the family said he was not a reat and called for the officers to be arrested. >>> you may save some gas the next time you fill up. gas dropped 3en per gallon. the average for adregular- gas is about .9 per gallon. in virginia, the lowest is $2.60. the decline is tied to crude prices. >>> right now, there's an emergency need for blood donati donations. it's so urgent, the red cross will give you an amazon card for donating. he red cross also needs platelets and plasma. donors will be e-mailed a $5 amazon gift card. that offer runs through august 30th. >>> and look at this incredible video outf of miami a dadly-injure ed construction worker being lowered to the ground on a stretcher. he was struck on the head while working on the 49th floor of a high-rise yesterday. the worker's condition was not known. but he wasovg before being put into an ambulance. >>> a shark week-like encoun for some fishermen wh

officers responding to a 911 call of a man firing a gun encountered 31-year-old thurman blevins.cutors say the officer's actions were justified after blevins ran away with a loaded gun, refused to follow commands to stop, and turned toward the officers with the gun. the officers fired 14 shots, hitting blevins four times. >>> "the houston chronicle" says police released images of the suspect in the murder of a prominent cardiologist. the suspect is seen biking through a neighborhood right after dr. mark hausknecht was shot and killed while biking to work earlier this month, the latest in a series of surveillance photos and video released by police. the doctor once treated former president george h.w. bush. >>> "variety" reports the cast of "guardians of the galaxy" issued an open letter, saying they fully support director james gunn. disney fired gunn from the third installment of the franchise gunn joking about things like rape and pedophilia. chris pratt, zoe saldana, bradley cooper, vin diesel and five other stars signed the letter. gunn has apologized for the tweets. there's

they say blevins did not pose a threat.iled today in the missouri duck boat tragedy that killed 17 people. william and michelle bright's three daughters say the company put profits over safety. they're suing the duck boat owners as well as the operators of the boat. on sunday, another family filed a $100 million lawsuit against the owners, who had no comment. up next here, tragedy brings a community together. was only 16% italian. dnd out thati he was 34% eastern european. so i went onto ancestry, soon learned that one of our ancestors we thought was italian was eastern european. this is my ancestor who i didn't know about. he looks a little bit like me, yes. ancestry has many paths to discovering your story. get started for free at ancestry.com if you have moderate to thsevere rheumatoid arthritis, month after month, the clock is ticking on irreversible joint damage. ongoing pain and stiffness are signs of joint erosion. humira can help stop the clock. prescribed for 15 years, humira targets and blocks a source of inflamma

you can actually hear blevins saying leave me alone, don't shoot, don't shoot. the highlighted portions of this video, it looks like the weapon is pointed back toward officers. something else that we learned today, they apparently said they found a shell casing near his body that came from his gun. so not sure if this was fired during this chase. maybe it was fired after he fell. but the point is that weapon did apparently discharge. if you think about this, did that chase last 30 or 35 seconds? the entire time you could hear the instructions from the officers to please stop, to put your hand up. they very direct with their calls for hmm to stop running. then you will also see that weapon pointed back toward officers. there is a planned protest for tomorrow. wondering how the community will react in terms of this because at first when they heard about the shooting they were angry and very upset. but when you watch all the video, yes the family is upset. you can understand why they are making this call and trying give him every step of the process to stop running

the officers jump out chasing blevins, repeatedly warning him to put his hands up.n a second body cam video blevins can be heard pleading with officers not to shoot him. >> put your hands up! >> please, don't shoot me. >> put your hands up! >> reporter: a third video of the incident slowed down and stabilized by a california forensic video firm hired by the minneapolis police department appears to show a gun in blevins pants and in his hand shortly before more than a dozen shots were fired, killing him. the death of blevins who is black at the hands of white officers sparked tensions and protests throughout minneapolis which has been rocked by a number of high-profile fatal police shootings in recent years. >> regardless of the circumstances and facts that took place on the afternoon of june 23rd, let us all recognize one conclusion, a life was lost and that in and of itself is a tragedy. while the body camera footage is now released, this is just one part of an effort to bring greater transparency to these processes. >> reporter: the family of bl blevins saying the

at a news conference today the prosecutor was shouted down by blevins' friends and family.ay blevins did not pose a threat. >>> a second lawsuit was filed today in the missouri duck boat tragedy that killed 17 people. william and michelle bright's three daughters say the company put profits over safety. they're suing the duck boat owners as well as the operators of the boat. on sunday, another family filed a $100 million lawsuit against the owners, who had no comment. >>> up next here, tragedy brings a community together. >>> you don't have to spend much time on the ground here to see the extraordinary ways that firefighters, neighbors, and this entire community are coming together. the social media posts tell the stories from the front lines and the neighborhoods on the edge. the firefighters working 24-plus-hour shifts to contain the flames. families expressing their thanks. because of our firefighters, we have a home to go home to, carissa dodi wrote. i want to cry just thinking about their sacrifice for us. >> check that out. >> volunteers from all over have collected w

both officers fireworks shooting blevins four times. blevins later died.police union said two officer acted heroically and believed they were in danger. >> the whole time he is looking back to get a target to shoot them. >> reporter: at a later press iu to defend the ficer took to plampltd before charges could not be filed, family and protesters rushed the podium, cutting him off. >> we want the cops arrested within the next 48 hours and prosecuted to the fullest degree of the law because this was murder. >> reporter: another demonstration is already planned for use afternoon. a family members firmly believe their loved ones did not have to die in this alley. they call it murder. >> cbs boss les moonves rehusseins on the job despite under fire for alleged sexual misconduct the cbs board is hiring an outside counsel to investigate the claims. they were first published in "the new yorker" magazine. they will look at the culture at that network. >>> tmz is saying demi lovato is facing complication. they include extreme nausea and a high fever, we are told. a

and that in and of itself is a tragedy. >> blevins' family says he did nothing wrong. and they say at the very least, the officers were too dwoik pull their triggers. >>> now to a rare sight over one of the great lakes. this pair of water spouts seen over lake erie. the view from a state park in pennsylvania. tornado warnings were issued in ontario, canada. fascinating as long as it stays out to sea. now let's take a look at your forecast for this monday. ♪ >>> good morning. the dry heat, the dangerous heat, exasperating the problems. with fires throughout the desert southwest. not only just there, but as you target to the north, the heat spreads there, as well. perhaps even in portions of idaho. we're expecting 101 degrees in boise. now, through tuesday, temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal with an exceedingly high fire danger. calm for a monday for the northeast. but more showers are on the way. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. ♪ >>> coming up, what doctors say you should not do if your child is a picky eater. >>> but first, supreme court ju

>> leave me alone. >> reporter: it's here that police say blevins inside that red circle can be seen reaching for his gun and turning towards the officers who open fire killing him. the object in his hand falling to the ground. police say it was a loaded semi-automatic handgun. monday prosecutor mike freeman's press conference to announce the officer will not face charges cut short by blevins' family members who rushed the podium. >> we want the cops arrested within the next 48 hours and prosecuted to the fullest degree of the law because this was murder. >> reporter: and in a statement the prosecutor did formally announce the officers will not face charges and called the shooting justified. a protest is planned for later this afternoon. robin? >> all right, alex. thank you. >>> now to lebron james, the nba star addressing racial tensions overnight. and accusing president trump of using sports to divide the country. gio benitez is here with more. good morning, gio. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. he made the comments while sitting down in an interview about his new i promise s

blevins family says he didn't deserve to die.rges after a bizarre kidnapping at a texas aquarium. the animal that was kidnapped. a shark. >> my favorite. under surveillance from the san antonio aquarium shows the man lifting the shark out of water and it was placed in a baby stroller. what? police say they found him at one suspect's home. she under arrest and confessed. a man and woman are facing charges. >> he confessed because he was caught red handed. no no no that thing, that was into the shark. >>> former president obama and vice president joe biden may be out of office, but their bromance is clearly living on the democratic duo stunned customers when they met up at actually one of my favorite spots in george town the dog town bakery, try to get scones when are you there. they met up in khakis and buttoned down blue shirts. >> they shook hands with the crowd, posed for selfies and grabbed a booth for some one-on-one time. >> there are plenty of selfies that came out of that meeting in george town. >>> coming up, lebron's pti

the video appears to show a gun in blevins' hand.amily says he did nothing wrong. >>> we told you about lebron james speaking out for the very first time about his move to the lakers. well, he's also celebrating this. boom. his 13-year-old son, bronnie's first dunk happened on sunday. we will be hearing a lot more from lebron in a special interview tomorrow on "gma." >> he can dunk. >> genetic. >>> we're going to move on now to our abc news exclusive with the father of the missing iowa college student who disappeared after going for a jog more than a week ago. he's speaking out on camera for the first time as we learn new details about the night she vanished. abc's whit johnson is here with the story. good morning, whit. >> reporter: good morning to you, george. the search for mollie tibbetts is growing more desperate. almost 12 days since she went missing, as authorities increase their focus on molly's digital footprint and a fitbit that she may have been wearing. her family is holding out hope. this morning, new information in the

the video shows officers ryan kelly and justin schmidt chasing 31-year-old thurmond blevins and theythe body camera footage is released. this is just one part of an effort to bring greater transparency to these processes. >> both officers are on paid administrative leave. the shooting is under investigation. >>> this morning a new clue in the search for a missing iowa college student. investigators say 20-year-old mollie tibbetts was doing home work the night she vanished. that's according to her older brother, who said evidence from her computer led investigators to this development. she was last seen going on a run july 18th. investigators have been looking at the trail of electronic data to track her. >>> the bay area cities where you would be better off renting instead of buying. >> plus, relief at the pump. why gas prices are dropping and what you can expect to pay as you head out to fill up. >> take a look at the big board here, the dow up about 17 points. coming up, we'll have our financial updates. xfinity mobile is a new wireless network designed to save you money. even when

analysts studied the video and say it appears blevins does have a gun in his hand before he was shot family sees it differently and delivered an ultimatum to the city. >> we want the cops arrested within the next 48 hours and prosecuted to the fullest degree of the law, because this was murder. >> the demonstration against the district attorney is set to take place tomorrow afternoon. >>> making progress, but nowhere close to being contained. we're going live to shasta county where the most destructive of the fires is raging on. >>> president trump's message to lawmakers if they want to avoid a government shutdown. my name is cynthia haynes and i am a senior public safety specialist for pg&e. my job is to help educate our first responders everyday when we go to work we want everyone to work safely and come home safely. i live right here in auburn, i absolutely love this community. once i moved here i didn't want to live anywhere else. i love that people in this community are willing to come together to make a difference for other people's lives. together, we're building a better cali

criminally charged, they said the officers were justified in using deadly force, because thurman blevins police and turned toward them with a loaded gun before he was shot. officials said he refused commands to show his hands, and clearly a danger to the officers and the community. his friends and family members say he wasn't a threat to anybody, and was just sitting with a woman and this child. >> we are not angry, we are more so disgusted. we are disgusted by the leaders of the world, the leaders of minneapolis and minnesota, and at the end of the day, we want the cops arrested within the next 48 hours. and prosecuted. to the fullest degree of the law, because this was murder.>> the decision to not prosecute after -- the officers came off -- after they released the body camera video late yesterday. >>> eight states sued the trump administration, after they said it was okay to put gun schematics on the internet, clearing the way for a texas company to begin publishing blueprints for downloading, they are created by a 3-d printer using hard plastic, gun safety advocates claim that they w

. >> prosecutors say the officers are both white says blevins turned for them. his body. >>> and 21 states trying to stop plans for building 3d printable guns. they are asking the trump administration to withdrawal from the settlement. eight states have filed suit saying this would allow criminals and terrorists to download undetectible weapons. people are not supposed to be able to legally download plans for the guns until wednesday, but because of the designs being posted online, by sunday, more than 1,000 people already had downloaded plans to print an ar-15 style semiautomatic assault rifle. >>> lebron james believes president trump is using sports to sow division in the country. lebron speaking to don lemon after the opening of the i promise school for at risk kids in akron, ohio on monday. he poibsays the president has t advantage of the displaces of dissent to stir discord. >> kaepernick, who was a protester in something he believed in and he did it in the most calm fashion. you look at the nfl players still kneeling. you look at steph and lynch. you look

, the decision came after the city released to the body cam video says that it shows that thurman blevins a danger to the community. the friends and family members argue that he was no threat to anyone, just sitting with a woman and his child. >>> the search for a missing college student who grew up in oakland, she was last seen more than we could go jogging near her boyfriend's home in iowa, where she was staying while he was out of town, her family now says that information from social media suggests that she might have finished her jog and returned to the home. over the weekend, she logged onto her computer that night and sent her boyfriend a step chat video that appeared to be taken inside the home, the boyfriend is not a suspect.>>> coming up, you might have heard it said that it is less expensive to buy than to rent, but in the bay area that's not the case.>> buying is not an option, i wouloption to live your long-term, but we are looking at moving out of the city.>>> tracking the weather, smoke out there, you could save energy by living off the grid. completely. or... just set the

. >> reporter: police responded to a call about a man firing on the gun and encountered thurman blevinsthe officers repeatedly warned authorities -- the 31-year-old to stop and drop his gun. he said he did nothing wrong and please don't shoot. the officers say they opened fire after he pointed his gun at them. and the hennepin county attorney agreed that the use of deadly force was justified. >> you need to take into account -- >> reporter: seconds into the prosecutors news conference, chaos. his supporters stormed the podium to demand police be held accountable. >> every day, every year, people are looking for justice and it's just us. >> reporter: the controversial shooting is the latest involving the police including the 2016 death of rolando castille. >> prosecutors say the officers fired 14 shots hitting him four times. they are both on paid leave. >>> tennis pros coming to the south bay, how romance may have played a role in san jose state securing the tournament. >>> why a vending machine full of vests is raking in serious cash at sfo. this isn't just any long-distance relationsh

blevins represented a threa this video shows themhihasing m through a residential neighborhood. >> come on, ma >> put yourands up. >> you've got a gun. >> no, i don't. >> yes, you do. >> a third video slowed and stabilized by a california forensic video firm hired by the minneapolis police department showed the gun in his waistband andn his hand just before officers killed him. >> regardless ocithe umstances that in fact took place on the afternoon of june 23rd, let us all recognize one conclusion. a life was lost, and that in and itself is a tragedy. >> reporter: a controversial shooting andmu a cty divided. >>> a new kind of illegal gun soon could just be a click waw. >> thik the man with the blueprint to make a printable 3-d gun says he'll release the instructions for how to make them. new at 5:00, local communities are taking action to protect themselves. ika gonzalez i in the newsroom now with a look at 0.at's ahead at 5 hi, erika. >> there's a lot of concern about the possibility ofhieves printable 3-d guns, so we're going to walk you through the coordinated plan to keep these wea

is u.s.us now with more legal team leader david blevins.nguage, but what is specifically harvard saving -- saying? eva: we are nearing the scoop with the trial in october. the group last month filed court papers claiming that it had documented evidence that harvard discriminates against asian american applicants. a responseard filed to that, they responded previously but filed a particular response to it, saying the group is essentially cherry picking information and there is no discrimination, and they are asking the judge to rule in its favor. scarlet: we have not gone to trial yet. give us a sense of the timeline. the group revisiting these asian american students filed the suit in 2014. presuming it gets trial, where are we? the ninthare in inning as it approaches the trial, and the trial will be a game unto itself. the trial at the end of october will be very, very closely watched in academic circles, but beyond that it is a full frontal attack on affirmative action. lisa: that is where i was going to go with this. the allegation is th