i felt that if one of those officers had stepped in that he would be alive today. >> reporter: cariol horneveteran of the buffalo police department, says the image of george floyd dying at the hands of police is triggering. in 2006, then-officer horne made headlines after intervening when she says fellow officer greg kwiatkowski was choking a black suspect. >> i couldn't breathe. >> what was it that day that made you step? >> neil mack looked like he was about to die. so i stepped in. he possibly could have. he was handcuffed and being choked. >> reporter: the buffalo police department brought disciplinary charges against horne and fired her in 2008, a few months before she was eligible to receive a full pension. greg kwiatkowski sued horne and her lawyer for defamation. they found statements were defamatory and false, including that horne saved the life of a suspect who was already in handcuffs and was being choked out by officer greg kwiatkowski. neil mack, the suspect at the center of the nearly 14-year-old case maintains to this day that cariol horne saved his life. >> he was choking me

. >> cariol horne, thank you for joining us from buffalo. >> thank you. >>> we're learning about the of a anti-government extremist group accused of murdering two police officers. the phish said he was trying to hide among black lives matter protesters and a ghost gun was used. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin you're watching cnn. thank you for being with me. the president who champions law and order signed a police reform as americas demand change. standing there today planked by lawmakers and bill barr and there he was signing a measure during an event in the rose garden. >> americans also believe we must improve accountability, increase transparency and invest more resources in police training, recruiting and community engagement. that is why today i'm signing an executive orden couraging police departments nationwide to adopt the highest professional standards to serve their communities. >> and even as he called for some changes, the president was very vocal in his support and praise of law enforcement officials. >> i strongly oppose the radical and dangerous efforts to defend an