do you think it's because carolyn bryant, because the confession, she said it was made-up?on why the case was re-opened. last year, when it was announced, when news broke that tim tyson had actually interviewed carolyn bryant and she confessed to him that she fabricated the story, red flags went up everywhere, and i, myself, began to push for the re-opening of the case again. so behind the scenes, they were able to do it. so the news that you're hearing today of course is new to a lot of people, but this was something that we already knew about. >> it was re-opened in 2004, they exhumed his body, did an autopsy and decided against charges. what happened? >> unfortunately, a grand jury decided not to indict the two remaining people who were still alive who could have been prosecuted for the kidnapping and murder of emmett till, that was carolyn bryant, who we're all speaking about today, and henry lee loggins, one of the black men who was forced to participate in the murder. >> why do you think it would be different? do you think it will be different this time around? >> tha

. >> reporter: in his book, timothy tyson revealed that carolyn bryant, who testified that emmet whistled at her, admitted it was a lie. >> she said that nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him. >> reporter: bryant's husband and brother-in-law were charged and acquitted back in 1955 by an all-white jury. later they confessed to a reporter knowing they couldn't be retried. both are now dead. emmet's cousin who was with him the night he was kidnapped told me last year the family wanted the case reopened. >>> can you forgive? >> oh, yes, i can't afford hate. hate is for the hater. i can't carry that. >> reporter: regardless of whether charges are ever filed, the new investigation means emmett till has not been forgotten. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >> we'll take a short break here and still ahead, vacation horror. an american tourist celebrating the first wedding anniversary in mexico when tragedy struck. >>> also the toy store that led to truly unbearable lines. >>> we're back now with some fresh concerns about summer vacations south of the border after a

every day that passes, we lose the opportunity to actuallyth prosecute se old cases. >> carolyn bryant, the woman at the center of the till case who said that till harasd her, she admitted that she lied the stand. could she be in legal jeopardy? >> i think it's possible. it depends on what happens after ngat. if the lyitself was part of an effort to simply grab this young man and kill him, for atever reason, but that was part of the plan, part of the conspiracy, then absolutely she could be. if she was present in theto bile when till was ndants knewd the de she was lying about this and this was a pretext to abduct and kill this young man, then, absolutely, she could be. i think that's a little bit difficult, but absolutely -- you know, stranger things have happened, and i think a lot of ghese cases things have to line up just riht, and, so, we'll just see how that goes. >> you've introduced se legislation that would try to help this process along for many more civil rights cases. can you explain what your legislation would do? >> sure. the legislation we introduced this week would crea

the next month, two me carolyn bryant's husband and his halfrother-- were tried for till's murder and acqud by an all white jury. in an interview aftefrards, the mely admitted they'd killed the teen. last year, timothy tyson's book "the blood of emmett till" had this revelation: carolyn bryant admitted she lied about her interaction with emmet till, saying the teenager never "grabbed her around the waist or uttered obscenities" as she had testified at trial. bryant added, "nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him." tyson spoke with jeffrey brown about this revelation last year: >> iertainly never thought s was telling the truth at trial. she's been in hiding almost for all these 60-somyears. it was her husband who did the killing and her brother-in-law. it's not clear what role she had inhat. >> brangham: in a letter to congress, the department of justice said it was reopeningin thstigation into till's murder "based on the discovery of new information," but it didn't specify what that information was, or who might be the subject of their inquiry. both of the admitt

. >> reporter: in his book timothy tyson revealed carolyn bryant, who testified that emmett whistledher, admitted it was a lie. >> she said that nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him. >> reporter: bryant's husband and brother-in-law were charged and acquitted in 1955 by an all-white later they confessed to a reporter knowing they couldn't be retried. both are now dead. c emmet'sousin who was with him the night he was kidnapped told me last yea the family wanted the case reopened. >>> can you forgive? >> oh, yeah, i can't a tord to hate. hate destroys a hater. i can't carry that. es reporter: regar of whether charges are ever filed, the new investigation means emmett till has not been forgotten. rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. nd told... (harmonica interrupts) ...and told people about geico... (harmonica interrupts) how they could save 15% or more by...mo (harnica interrupts) ...by just calling or going online to geico.com. (harmonica interrupts) (sighs and chuckles) sorry, are you gonna... (harmonica interrupts) everytime. geico. 15 minutes could save you 15%

do you think that because carolyn bryant, because of the confession she said was made up?yes, i'd have to say that's why the case was reopened. last year when the news broke that tim tyson has interviewed care lynn brian and she confessed that him she fabricated the story, red flags went up every where and i myself began to push for the reopening of the case again. behind the scenes this were able to do it. the news that you're hearing today of course is new to a lot of people but this is something we already knew about. >> it was reopened in 2004. they exhumed his body, did an autopsy and decided against charges. what happened? >> absolutely. unfortunately the grand jury decided not to indict the two people who were still alive. that's carolyn brian -- >> why do you think it's going to be different? do you think it's going to be different this time around? >> you know, don that's a great question. you have to have hope. for those of us who have fault for civil rights in this country and continue to do so, and justice, you can only hold on to hope and faith that justice wi

store clerk carolyn bryant's husband, roy bryant, and his half-brother, j.w. milam, were tried and acquitted for till's murder by an all-white, all-male jury that fall. the two later confessed to the murder but have since died.. and carlos russell, one of the major figures in the black liberation movement of the 1960's and 1970's, had died here . he was a panamanian-born educator who was one of the co-founders of black solidarity do. he also served as panama's ambassador to the united nations. carlos russell died tuesday night at maimonides hospital here in new york city. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peacace report. i'm amy goododman. we begin our s show in britain, where president trump is meeting with prime minister theresa may today just hours after warning that a soft brexit will kill britain's chances of a future trade deal with the united states. in an explosive e interview with the rupert murdoch-owned british tabloid the sun, in which trump claimed their losing culture did immigration, trump

carolyn bryant, i home she has the courage to come forward. they do the right thing in this situation. so i have nothing but -- optimistic that something will be done. >> and i want your perspective, mike, carolyn bryant spoke with this professor at duke university and hasn't spoken since. tim tyson saying investigators talked to him, subpoenaed his notes he used. and i was struck what he said after it came out, the department of justice looking into it and believed it to be a political show. what's your read on this in a broader context, both historical and political as well? >> look, as has been eloquently stated here the reality is that this is an un106solved murder c in technical fashion so that any justice that, any closure that can be delivered would be satisfying to the families, as m ms. watson just now said and to this american nation that's suffering some of the most heinous crimes in the histories of this nation. the courage of the mother, mamie emmett till to leave that casket open in 1955 so america could see the hoar hendous hate

a central witness in the case, carolyn bryant dunham, recently recanted parts of her original testimonygovernment will be able to bring charges against anyone. two men who confessed to killing till after they had been acquitted by an all-white jury, are now dead. >>> the secret service is urging schools to set up threat teams to prevent future mass shootings. they just released a 27-page guide to schools nationwide. the guide was fast-tracked after the parkland, florida, shooting in february which took 17 lives. it's a step by step framework for identifying students of concern, assessing their risk for engaging in violence, and enacting early intervention strategies. the threat teams would consist of school staffers and law enforcement. members would flag troubling behavior, threatening social media posts and information about student access to weapons. >>> up to 100 cases of salmonella are now linked to a recall of honey smacks cereal. 27 more people have been sickened in a multi-state outbreak that started in march. florida and colorado are the latest states to report illnesses, raisi

a white woman, carolyn bryant, said at theha time till grabbed and tried to flirt with her at a store. severa nights aft that incident, till was kidnapped, tortured, shot and his body mutilated. bryant later admitted she had t lied police under oath. two white men were acquitted in till's death but later confessed to his murder. till's death helped inspire the civil rights movement. >> new this morning, pretty cool. d.c. has a new mural. it honors several members o the players from the american negro league. take a look at 'sis. on the lincoln theater right next to the his.ric chili bo johnson was one of three women to play in the league. josh gibson was a 12-tim negro league all star. he playe here in d.c.es right this,ake a look at baseball fans don't have to wait until this weekend to see thei favorite all stars. there's a life size display of the americanl and natio league teams at freedom plaza. it's made up of 60 pictures of the players. rep, the kicng off a entire week of events. >>> right now we are keeping our eye on a hearing taking place on capitol hill. one of the fbi agen

carolyn bryant made these comments a long time ago, and i don't care how old she is, she should be heldecause her comments led to the murder, the assassination of emmett till. but the challenge to jeff sessions should be, you're reopening this case, but how about the fact that he deliberately said they're pulling back from investigating cases of police corruption today. you look at what's happening all across this country and that's been a problem. he tried to crawl out of baltimore. jeff, great, reopening of this case, but why don't you look at the emmett tills of 2017 and 2018 and 2016. he still has not made a decision of the eric garner case, not under obama and not under jeff sessions. he shouldn't be called out but they should reopen this case. >> the fact is the trump administration has been criticized pretty heavily for lack of sensitivity to minorities, african-americans in particular. might this be a corrective step? it didn't seem like you would agree with that by your previous statement. >> i respect roland's authority on these matters. we have a slightly different take on th

but a mississippi grand jury did not indict any suspects the alleged killers are long dead but carolyn bryant dhanam the woman who leveled the accusations against hill is still alive she is said to have recanted her story in an interview with historian timothy tyson for his book the blood of emmett till dunham said her sworn testimony that till grabbed her and made sexually suggestive comments was not true nothing that boyd did could ever have justified what happened to him she said according to tyson's book the f.b.i. contacted me in the spring of twenty seventeen i shared with him my research materials soon thereafter i got a subpoena from the justice department and shared my research materials beauchamp says don i'm now in her eighty's should be prosecuted but i have to ask everyone all we willing to let. justice takes take its rightful course in this case if she is guilty she should do the tuck in march the justice department informed congress the case had been reopened the associated press first reported on it on july twelfth the department did not disclose any details some of emmett til

later acquitted by an all white jury and in an interview for the book "the blood of emmett till," carolyn bryantm reportedly recants some of her original testimony. she said till had merely insulted her and nothing he ever did possibly could justify what happened to him. overnight till's family released a statement to abc news saying, we appreciate the overwhelming support from around the nation in response to this historic update and, robin, it's not clear if 63 years later if donham face perjury charges. >> the two men are now dead. she is 84 years old. what is the hope here? i think people will be surprised that we're talking about an anti-lynching law. that that is not already on the books is it. >> reporter: a lot are surprised and that ultimately is the goal. people are hoping there will be some kind of change because of this. >> finally some justice for emmett. >> yes. >>> the urgent beach warning. one teen learning just firsthand how dangerous those rip currents can be treading water for ten hours after he was pulled to sea. abc's victor oquendo has the story. >> reporter: this morning a