officer brentley vinson and another officer were at scott's apartment complex to execute a warrant for someone else's arrest. vinson noticed scott was smoking marijuana in a parked s.u.v. he ignored it. >> that all changed when officer vinson saw mr. scott holding up a semiautomatic handgun as he sat in h >> reporter: they approached scott with police vests and told him at least 10 times to drop his weapon. >> drop the gun! >> he had a blank stare, as if he was in a trance-like state. >> reporter: shortly thereafter, vinson fired four votes. >> don't do you it! >> reporter: striking scott in his wrist, abcomen and rear shoulder. vinson spoke to investigators that night. family. >> at the end of the day, we're talking about a human life being extinguished, and that is truly tragic. >> reporter: in a statement, the scott family said that they were very disappointed with the decision. anthony, they did call on any protests tonight or in the coming days to be peaceful. >> mason: jericka duncan, thanks, jerick president, donald trump says he will take steps to distance himself from the busi

officer brentley vinson, who is also black... shot and killed "keith scott" back on september 20th. police say scott had a gun, and refused to drop it. the protests have been mostly calm, but police did make at least four arrests. a jury in charleston, south carolina will be deliberating today... in the murder trial of michael slager. he's the former police officer who was caught on cellphone video black man five times in the ?back... after a traffic stop. that man... "walter scott" ...died from his wounds. slager was ?fired from the force after the video surfaced. the jury could now convict him of murder... ?or manslaughter. and switching gears... some much need ?stress relief, for college students out west... just as they're getting ready for fall semester finals. "sacramento state" continued a tradition of bringing ?therapy pets on campus, at the end of students relax for a few minutes as they cram for those exams. the dogs will be available the next few days. still ahead in our next half hour: we continue to follow a news alert out of tampa. a fire at broken out at a rec center.

officer brentley vinson and another officer were at scott's apartment complex to execute a warrant for someone else's arrest. vinson noticed scot was smoking marijuana in a parked s.u.v. he ignored it. >> that all changed when officer vinson saw mr. scott holding up a semiautomatic handgun as he sat in his vehicle. >> reporter: they approached scott with police vests and told him at least 10 times to drop his weapon. >> drop the gun! >> he had a blank stare, as if he was in a trance-like state. >> reporter: shortly thereafter, vinson fired four shots. >> don't do you it! >> reporter: striking scott in his wrist, abdomen and rear shoulder. vinson spoke to investigators that night. >> reporter: attorney justin bamberg represents the scott family. >> at the end of the day, we're tragic. >> reporter: in a statement, the scott family said that they were very disappointed with the decision. anthony, they did call on any protests tonight or in the coming days to be peaceful. >> mason: jericka duncan, thanks, jericka. 51 days before he becomes president, donald trump says he will take steps to

a district attorney cleared officer brentley vinson, who is also black. he shot and killed keith lamont scott back in september. police say scott was armed with a gun but family members dispute the claim. last night, people took to the streets to protest the decision not to charge the officer. some chanted "stop killing black people," as they walked through the streets of charlotte. weather with meteorologist britley ritz. morning's weather, britley... welcome to the first day of meteorologic al winter! it sure will feel like it.a stray flurry may be possible early this morning; otherwise we're dealing with cloudy skies once again today. temperatures will start off in the low 30s, but warm into the middle to upper 30s again today. winds will also be strong again today, blowing out of the west at 10 to 20 mph. the clouds will stick with us throughout the evening hours, but the winds will start to die down out of the west at 5 to 10 mph. low change much for the rest of the week and into the weekend. the dreary skies will remain and high temperatures will st

officer brentley vinson shot and killed scott in september. the district attorney says the officer acted lawfully...adding that a gun was found on the scene. he also said at least three officers reported seeing scott holding a officer felt he was in imminent danger before firing his weapon. officer vinson's conduct is still being investigated. meanwhile -- protests did break out in the wake of the news. four people were arrested last night...after police say the protesters refused to get out of the street. the demonstrators remained mostly peaceful though. a local n-double-a-c-p leader said her organization is pushing for an independent, federal investigation into the scott shooting. they also want an investigation investigation. negotiators for baseball players and owners have a verbal agreement on a five-year labor contract. the deal was reached about 3 1/2 hours before the expiration of the current agreement. some of the reported terms of the deal include the luxury tax threshold rising from 189-million- dollars to195 million next year. the

a police officer who fatally shot a black man won't face a district attorney cleared officer brentley vinson, who is also black, ... in the death of keith lamont scott back in september. police say scott was armed with a gun but family members dispute the claim. tonight, people took to the streets to protest the decision not to bring charges against the officer. some chanted "stop killing black people," as they walked through the streets of charlotte. parts of alabama, mississippi, and tennessee are starting to clean up damage from storms killed five people and injured at least seven others. in northeast alabama, the tornadoes damaged buildings and knocked down power lines in their paths. in one community there, the storms tore through a mobile home park. authorities believe someone likely caused the deadly wildfires in tennessee. the burning fires have killed at least seven people and hospitalized dozens of others. they have also damaged hundreds of buildings near two popular tourist towns leading into the great coming up next, the u-n-i men's basketball team was back home tonight. scott wi

the da says brentley vinson will not face charges of death adding scott was armed and the officer acted lawfully in the shooting. his family insisted he did not have a gun and was sitting in his car simply reading a book. >>> okay. some more action up north huh? >> yeah. a slight chance for snow coming in. cold air tonight. freezings tonight. down south and southeast of the valley in the blue here is what we're tracking for the overnight forecast. about midnight to 9:00 a.m. for those freeze warnings. in the darker blue farther overnight 28 in globe and eloy. casa grande 30. tucson 31. phoenix back to 41 like we did this morning. right now we're at 60 degrees. humidity at 19%. winds are light. they'll stay that way overnight and tomorrow. we're going to spend much of the evening in the 50s down to the upper 40s by 10:00 and 11:00. here are you current temperatures. 5 in cave creek. 61 in ahwatukee and 58 out in surprise. as we look up fartr north here you're at that freezing point for flagstaff. 2 in the grand canyon. and upper 40s near globe and upper 50s in casa grande. winds not a bi

carolina, people took to the streets wednesday night to protest the announcement that police officer brentley vinson, who is black, will not face charges for fatally shooting african american father keith lamont scott. at least four people were arrested as protesters marched with signs reading, "how to get away with murder: become a cop." keith lamont scott's killing by police in september sparked massive protests in charlotte and nationwide. scott's family says he was reading a book in his car in the parking lot waiting to pick up his son after school when he was approached by police officers. the dashboard camera video of the interaction, which was released after the protests, shows scott exiting his vehicle and taking steps backwards with his arms at his sides. in the video, police fire four shots at scott as he falls to the ground. in october, an independent autopsy ruled the shooting was a homicide. but on wednesday, mecklenburg county district attorney andrew murray announced officer vinson will not face charges and that the shooting was justified. murray said the investigation found that scot

and officer "brentley - vinson" reacted in reasonable self- defense. the d-a says scott was armed with a 'loaded' illegal handgun-- that ready to shoot. scott's family says they're still deciding whether to file a civil lawsuit. we will keep track of this story overnight. look for updates tomorrow morning on eyewitness news. developing right now - the governor's race will drag into another month. the state board of elections voting along party lines to order a 'recount' -- of '94- thousand' votes in durham county -- and it could be another week before we know the results. heather waliga is live outside the state board of elections in raleigh -- with reaction to this down on party lines....a victory for republicans who were denied a recount by the durham county board of elections. and tonight they say the race for governor is not over. the state board of elections ordering a machine recount of tens of thousands of votes in durham county. republicans who voted in favor of the request say the late election night tally included irregularities. ..what harm

the officer, brentley vinson, is also african-american... and authorities say: he shot keith scott because scott had a gun, and refused to drop it. but scott's he had a gun... even though one was found at the scene. (wally out of fuel... and out of time. investigators say: that's what happened to a charter plane that slammed into a mountain in colombia monday night, with a brazilian soccer team onboard. the pilot told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel, and begged for permission to land. someone in the tower told him to wait, because another plane, with mechanical problems, had priority. but he pleaded with controllers... saying: they'd suffered "complete electrical too late. police captured a fourth escaped inmate... after a more than 7-hour standoff in california. rogelio chavez and 3 other prisoners escaped from a county jail last week. officials say they cut through bars on a second-story window... then rappelled to the ground on a bedsheet rope. two of the men were taken into custody right outside the jail... but chavez and

shot keith lamont scott will not be charged. 43-year old scott was shot and killed by officer brentley vinson outside an apartment complex on september officers say scott exited his vehicle while carrying a handgun. the d-a says "all the credible evidence" leads to the conclusion scott was armed. his d-n-a was on the grip of a gun found at the scene, the death toll rises in gatlinburg, tennessee... after a dozen wildfires ripped through the resort town. police now confirming 7 deaths... as search and rescue teams continue to search burned neighborhoods for others who are missing. yesterday morning -- storms dropped some much-needed continue to flare up. the fires damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in the eastern part of the state... and forced thousands to evacuate. it was a big campaign promise... the president elect made to carrier employees in indiana: "we're not going to let them just take our companies out, fire everybody, these are people with carrier for many, many years, we're not going to let it happen." now... president elect donald trump... promising to follow through on th

officer brentley vinson shot and killed scott in september. the district attorney says the officer acted lawfully...adding that a gun was found on the scene. he also said at least three officers reported seeing scott holding a gun before he was shot...and officer felt he was in imminent danger before firing his weapon. officer vinson's conduct is still being investigated. meanwhile -- protests did break out in the wake of the news. four people were arrested last night...after police say the protesters refused to get out of the street. the demonstrators remained mostly peaceful though. the second inmate who escaped from a jail in san jose last week is back in custody. santa clara sheriff's deputies last night. he eventually was arrested by police. laron campbell was taken in taken into custody tuesday. his sister was also arrested...police say she was trying to harbor him. chavez and campbell escaped with two other prisoners last wednesday by cutting through the bars of a second- story window and then rappelling to the ground on a bedsheet rope

officer brentley vinson shoots him four times. today a north carolina attorney the shooting was justified... and a gun found on the scene had scott's d-n-a on it. "the reality is that mr. scott could have raised his gun and killed officer vincent or another officer before any of them could have reacted to the threat." scott's family they will pursue other legal avenues in the case. president-elect donald trump says he is removing himself from his businesses... and he made the announcement in his favorite way... twitter. trump said in a string of posts that he will hold a news conference with his children on december 15th in new york. he says legal documents are being crafted to completely remove his involvement in business operations. trump says he will in no way have a conflict of interest while he is president. santa has been banned from one teachers won't be allowed to use the jolly elf in any decorations. as keaton thomas explains... it is an effort to respect all religious beliefs. santa claus - quintessential to the holiday

a district attorney cleared officer brentley vinson, who is also black. he shot and killed keith lamont scott back in september. police say scott was armed with a gun but family members dispute the claim. last night, people took to the streets to protest the decision not to charge the officer. some chanted "stop through the streets of charlotte. cookies, decorations, music- those are just some of the many signs that it's the holiday season. another sign is the nearly 100 foot christmas tree that stands in new york. its here is a live look at us now with your first alert forecast. welcome to the first day of meteorologic al winter! it sure will feel like it.a stray flurry may be possible early this morning; otherwise we're dealing with cloudy skies once again today. temperatures will start off in the low 30s, but warm into the upper 30s again today. winds will also be strong again today, blowing out of the west at 10 to 20 mph. the clouds will stick with us throughout the evening hours, but the winds will start to die down out of the west at 5 to 10 mph. l

the district attorney says scott had a gun and officer brentley vinson acted in self-defense in the septemberhooting. jericka duncan is in charlotte where the protest ended with reaction from scott's family. good morning. >> good morning. the family of keith scott say they are profoundly disappointed by the decision. they have been calling for peace, however. now last night, protesters were right here outside this police station, and at times they threatened no peace without justice. >> it is my opinion that officer vinson acted lawfully when he shot mr. scott. >> hands up. >> reporter: charlotte district attorney andrew murray said he and 15 top prosecutors unanimously agreed that officer brentley vinson's use of deadly force against skooeth lamont scott was justified. >> he doesn't have a gun! >> reporter: in cell phone video of the september confrontation, scott's wife claims her husband was unarmed. >> no gun. >> you didn't see any gun? >> no gun. >> reporter: in october, scott told gayle king she stood by her observation. >> they say there was an ankle holster on your husband. >> never s

the protests in response to a district attorney's decision not to charge officer brentley vinson in theeptember shooting death of keith lamont scott. >> it is a justified shooting based on the totality of the circumstances. >> reporter: the d.a. confirming that scott did have a loaded weapon in his hand. >> his gun a colt 3880 semiautomatic was recovered at the scene. it had one round in the chamber. the safety was off and the gun was cocked. >> reporter: this contradicts what scott's family says happened, that he was holding a book inside the car. a claim now proven untrue. >> drop the gun! >> he doesn't have a gun. >> chief, chief, don't you do it! >> did you shoot him? >> reporter: scott's wife also heard on video telling officers that her husband has a traumatic brain injury. after police confronted him while searching for another person wanted on an outstanding warrant. >> when officers come he draws the gun. he doesn't keep it in his holster or put it on the floor, he draws the gun. he's told numerous times to drop the gun. he then gets out and doesn't turn to run away from office

made clear that the officer brentley vinson had imminent fear and he had a gun and laid out a clear chain of evidence that he had a gun that was cocked and loaded. if he did have a justified fear of a threat, is that shooting not justified? >> from a legal perspective it certainly is. the standard for police officers is not what would a reasonable person do, what would the reasonable officer do? the question is with other officers under the same circumstance make the same decision. his gun wasn't raised, it was lowered. legally it seems as if there was no other alternative. i don't think you get a conviction on this and get it through courts on this. the question for me is not that but what other things could have been done leading up to this point but this is justified or legal for sure. >> harry, he thinks the d.a. probably made the right legal decision here. but what other decisions could have been made because people are pointing to the fact that the d.a. said there is no evidence and no witness said that the gun was raised at any point. no witness, no evidence said the gun was pointe

a-month investigation found officer brentley vinson acted lawfully when he shot keith scott in september. officer v+ inson saw scott holding a gun and fired at him out of concern of public safety. >> at that time, his break was as threat of death or death of officers, and that -- he was justified in shooting. >> sara: prosecutors determined that scott did, in fact, did have a gun on him. a claim that his family denied immediately after the shooting. investigators also say the gun was cocked and the safety was off at the time of the shooting. >>> bird feeders in one neighborhood are attracting unwanted guests. look at this surveillance video. food. he didn't stop there, visited a neighbor's house leaving claw marks on their deck and dragged an entire bird feeder into the woods. >> he is very brazen on the deck right outside that window and doesn't i'm to bother him if anybody is around or not. >> gene: that will get your attention, wouldn't it. a bobcat seen on surveillance video a few weeks ago. it is best to bring bird seed inside at night so animals don't come looking for it and birds

the protests in response to a district attorney's decision not to charge officer brentley vinson in the september shooting death of keith lamont scott. >> it's a jufd shooting based on the totality of the circumstances. >> reporter: the d.a. confirming that scott did have a loaded weapon in his hand. >> mr. scott's gun a colt 380 semiautomatic was recovered at the scene. it had one round in the chamber. the safety was off and the gun was cocked. >> this contradicts what scott's family says happened, that he was holding a book inside the car, a claim now proven untrue. >> drop the gun! >> he doesn't have a gun. >> chief, chief, don't you do it! >> did you shoot him? >> reporter: scott's wife also heard on video telling officers that her husband has a traumatic brain injury. after police confronted him while searching for another person wanted on an outstanding warrant. >> when officers come he draws the gun. he doesn't keep it in its holster. he doesn't put it on the floor. he draws the gun. he's told numerous times to drop the gun. he then gets out and doesn't turn to run away from offi

. >> the state prosecutor says officer brentley vinson acted lawfully when he shot scott in a parking as officers were prepared to serve an arrest warrant against someone else. the shooting was captured on cell phone video by scott's wife. vinson said he fired because scott posed a thread when he got out of the car holding a gun that police ordered him to drop at least ten times. i want to bring in eduardo curry. how is the scott family doing? how are they processing all this? >> first of all, mrs. scott and her children are still devastated. not only with the loss of keith, but just the whole instance that has unfolded in the community and what has happened and what they have implored everyone is to protest if you would like, but to protest peacefully. they're still grieving. and this process is ongoing and has been doubled down by the holidays. every holiday is a first holiday without keith. and so we ask for your prayers and your considerations in their grieving process. >> it wasn't just the district attorney who made this decision. there were 15 career prosecutors. you know, of d

the officer there brentley vinson. do you think that the d.a.se earlier this week about precisely why he would not be filing charges? >> he really did. i had the opportunity to watch that presentation, and he did an extraordinary job explaining why he in his office made the decision they did. that it's very controversial as the one we've previously disc s discussed. but like the reporter in the previous case, laying out facts, circumstances, and his rational for making the decision that he made. this was another case where there was a lot of video. a lot of controversy, but from my own perspective as i watched that d.a. make his presentation, i think he made the appropriate choice. >> before we let you get out of here, news came out this morning, crime in this city down all violent crime in your opinions are down, murders are down, and you told me during the commercial break that that you think this is probably going to be record shattering. >> this will be the safest year in the modern history of new york city. you've been taking into account a

. >> i am fully satisfied and entirely convinced that officer brentley vinson use of deadly force was lawful. >> reporter: into keith lamont scott's death while evidence points to the 42-year-old being armed. something scott's family had disputed. his wife saying as much on the tape from the shooting. >> drop the gun. >> he doesn't have a gun. >> reporter: the d.a. also see a gun prior to approaching scott radioing in before the shooting. >> there was a guy that was parked next to us that was rolling a joint had a gun. >> reporter: as well as releasing this from a 7-eleven showing mr. scott with a bulge around his right ankle and previously released police video you can see his pant leg pulled up. empty holster revealed. the d.a. concluding he failed to comply with commands to drop his gun. scott's family disagreeing asking why a father waiting to pick up his kid ended up dead. >> but that does not mean that this officer's killing of keith scott was right. all that means is that under the view of the d.a.'s office it wasn't criminal. >> reporter: and the d.a. saying that police found

district attorney andrew murray said he and 15 top prosecutors unanimously agreed that officer brentley vinson's use of deadly force against skooeth lamont scott was justified. >> he doesn't have a gun! >> reporter: in cell phone video of the september confrontation, scott's wife claims her husband was >> no gun. >> you didn't see any gun? >> no gun. >> reporter: in october, scott told gayle king she stood by her observation. >> they say there was an ankle holster on your husband. >> never seen that a day in my life. >> reporter: on wednesday, murray said he wanted to correct misinformation, and showed surveillance footage of scott just before the shooting. pointing out that the bulge on his ankle was consistent with the shape of the ankle holster and gun recovered at the scene. the slide of the gun and on the grip of the gun. >> reporter: murray said videos released by police do not show a gun in scott's hand when he got out of his car. but he says the videos do show scott's pant leg pulled up above where police said they recovered the ankle holster. officer vinson was working undercover outsid

a two-month investigation found officer brentley rinson acted lawfully when he shot keith scott. officer vinson saw scott holding a gun and fired at m out of concern of public safety. >> our determination is at that time, his belief was reasonable that he was in imminent threat of death or death for his fellow percent and he was justified in shooting. >>reporter: prosecutors concluded that scott did have gun on him a claim that his family denied immediately after the shooting. investigators also say the gun was could bed and the safety was off at the -- cocked and >>> unwanted guests. look at this surveillance video. the black bear roaming through a neighbor's back yard looking for food. he didn't stop have, he visited a neighbor's house leaving claw marks on their deck and dragged an entire beer feeder into the woods. >> he is very brazen. on the deck outside the window and doesn't seem to bother him in figure in around or not. >> gene: look at this a bobcat seen on the surveillance video a few weeks feeders inside at night to the animals don't look for food. if i lived in that neighborhood th