. >> reporter: for brittany jacobs there are no words that will ease her pain after logs the love ofer life and the father of her children outside this florida convenience store. her boyfriend 28-year-old markeis mc who said he fired his gun in self-defense. >> what do we want? justice! >> the shooting has lit up the streets. >> confrontation between the two men turned into a shooting. >> testing the stand your ground law. >> reporter: and poured gas on the fiery debate over controversial stand your ground laws. >> now! >> it was around 3:30. so you know that's a busy time, people getting off of works work. >> reporter: jacobs says she and her boyfriend needed something at the convenience store thursday afternoon. the store's security cameras were recording it all. >> i'm going around the first parking space at this time which is a handicapped parking spot. my manned markeis gets out and my son markeis jr. get out and they go in the store. i'm sitting in the car with a 3-year-old and a 4-month-old. >> reporter: after about 20 minutes she says she sees a silver jeep pull around and th

he is representing that woman, brittany jacobs.flaughton was also t three small children. i think for people who live outside of florida, this is confusing. because there is this, i guess, misconception that the stand your ground law is about your home. if somebody enters your home unlawfully somehow, you have the right to shoot them. but this was over a parking spot, in a public parking lot. so explain how the law applies. >> it makes no sense, alisyn. the trayvon martin case was when most americans became familiar with this stand your ground law that allows people who can be the initial aggressor, like this gentlemen was, this self-appointed cop wannabe at this convenience store, because this wasn't the first time he had did this, to people of color. but he comes to this mother who's in the car with her two toddlers in the backs. and he con fronts her, starts cursing at her and tells her she needs to move the f'ing car and he moves around the car. so mr. mclaughton has a right to stand his ground when he comes out and sees his fa

brittany jacobs says plis wouldn't let her ride in the ambulance. police took her to the station for questioning ask that's where she learned he was pronounced dead. his us funeral is planned for some time next saturday. >>> israeli troops swooped into syria this weekend to evacuate war zone rescue workers known as the white helmets. >> reporter: the israeli military said the operation was an exceptional humanitarian gesture done at the request of the united states and its european allies. overnight the military evacuated hundreds of white helmets and their families from southwest syria. they were then transported to jordan in a convoy of buss. the white helmets have been celebrated by the best for their volunteer work rescue iing tens thousands of people during the seven-year conflict. the government has claimed they are terrorists helping rebels. over the years the government has launched targeted attacks on the group and their facilities. as the government regains control of the country, there's been growing concern about the white helmets safety

that's when michael who is white confronted his girlfriend brittany jacobs while she sat in the car. jacobs said mclauchlin came to her defense shoving him to the ground. he pulled a g and shot the unarmed father of three. he felt after being slammed to the ground the next thing was he was going to be further attacked. >> reporter: he has a permit to carry a concealed weapon was not arrested or charged because of florida's controversial stand your ground la which gives people in florida the right to protect themselves using deadly force. >> if this were to happen in a state that did not have stand your ground laws i believe the shooter would have -- would already be arrested and would be going to trial for murder. >> reporter: stand your ground became part of a national conversation after george zimmerman killed an unarmed black teenager trayvon martin in 2012. zimmerman was acquitted of murder. as protesters demand action against him, friends and family grieve. u i clearly don't think that it's right that n literally gun someone down ten hours later you're walking the street. it's n

he then rushed out after michael drejka, seen here, confronted his girlfriend brittany jacobs insidear with their other two young children because she was in a handicap spot. mcglockton forcefully shoved drejka, who pulled out a gun and opened fire. >> make no mistake about it. this was a cold-blooded murder. >> reporter: drejka claimed self-defense under florida's stand your ground law, which allows people to use deadly force in order to protect themselves and police agreed. tonight, his family is urging the state attorney to reverse course and charge him, saying the video shows mcglockton turning his body away from drejka after that shove, proving he was not a threat. now, at least 27 states have similar stand your ground laws, and tonight, the family attorney is demanding that that law be changed so that someone who starts a confrontation can then not claim immunity. david? >> linsey, thank you. >>> coming up, the new medical headline about alzheimer's. >>> and new developments tonight in the murder of that well-known doctor who once treated former president george h.w. bush. orni

after finishing her nursing shift, brittany jacobs and her boyfriend wanted to grab snacks and drichgs. so they took their kids under the age of 6, they parked in the handicapped spot, despite none of the people in the car are disabled. mclaughlin and her 5-year-old went inside. also in the lot a regular at the circle a whose pet peefb was able bodied people taking that reserve spot. after inspects their car for a haent capped permit -- owe handicapped perm and drew none. mclaughlin noticed, came out of the store, confronting the man threatening his girlfriend and kids and he takes out a gun immediately and shoots him. after the sheriff declined and charged him, there were public calls for the sthat enate to do otherwise. they asked the doj to investigate the case with signatures from corey booker, kamala harris and ac hastings. joining me to discuss this issue, benjamin crump, who famously represented trayvon martin's family and mark o'hara who defended george virm. the sheriff said the heater is said having been slammed to the ground, he was going to be slammed again is that the righ

in it, we see his girlfriend, brittany jacobs, get approached by 47-year-old michael. she said she thoerld she had illegally parked in a handicap spot. he pushes him to the ground and when he shoots him. >> he collapsed in front of my son and within 30 minutes he was gone. >> even if the alleged attacker is retreating, you can still use deadly force against that person. >> reporter: but the storeowner said he had to call the cops on him before for confronting other customers. >> in the parking lot for a stupid reason to find someone to argue with. >> protesters say they will keep fighting until the stand your ground law was changed. when it was first enacted in 2005 more than two dozen states enacted some form of the law. abc news, new york. >>> adrm last thursday is out of the water. they raised the boat 80 feet from the bottom of table rock lake in western missouri. it appeared to have holes to its canopy and minor damage to the side. they wouldn't say if the damage was done when it sank or during today's salvage operation. >> everything on the bottom was conducted b

>> his 25-year-old girlfriend brittany jacobs was sitting in the car, jon, both she and her 5-year-oldsed the shooting. jacobs is furious. she says he started yelling at her first and is now getting away with murder. >> marquis was a great father. i wouldn't trade him in the world for nobody else. he did everything he could for his kids and for me. i'm trying to stand by his side, be as strong as i can, but this is not over at all. this is not over. >> jon, remember, stand your ground was at the center of the 2012 florida shooting of trayvon martin in which george zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering the 17-year-old boy. jon? jon: bryan llenas from our newsroom, thanks. >>> rising democratic star, alexandria ocasio cortez hitting the trail in the heartland with senator bernie sanders this weekend. fresh off her stunning new york primary upset of ten term congressman joe crowley. the two self-proclaimed democratic socialists working to try to boost the party's appeal in the midwest. >> for us, this is about inspiring people to the polls, giving them something to vote for, creatin

. >> reporter: brittany jacobs was sitting in her boyfriend's idling car when she says 47-year-old michaely parked in a handicapped spot. 2 marquis mcglockton, had ghone inside to buy snacks. you can see mcglockton walk out of the store. he sees and hears the argument, runs over and pushes drejka to the ground. >> he's pushing this man away from his girl, you know, telling him to get away. >> reporter: but that's when the irreversible happens. drejka takes out a gun and shoots mcglockton. mcglockton holding his chest runs back into the store. jacobs and the children watching from the car. >> he collapsed in front of my son and within 30 minutes he was gone. >> reporter: mcglockton was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. this morning, there are reports that drejka, the shooter, has been known to have angry encounters over parking. >> here he said he'll shoot me. >> reporter: the store owner says he's even had to call the cops on him for confronting other customers over parking. >> for the parking lot for a stupid reason, just to argue, to find someone to argue with? >> repor