steve stevens in cleveland. minute now you see on the right hand side of your screen, we're anticipating a news conference with cleveland police to bring us new information. here is what we know. police say stevens apparently broadcast the killing of an elderly man today on facebook. police are searching for him near cleveland state university. they are warning people there to shelter in place. we also know the university hospital is on lock dourn. stevens is considered armed and dangerous. he was last seen driving a white ford fusion. he works at a behavioral health facility. the spokeswoman for the facility says we are shocked and horrified like everyone else to think one of our employees could do this. it's awful. i want to bring in tom fuentes and charles ramsay. charles, as we await this press, conference, you're on your way there. what are you learning about this active situation? >> well, it's still very fluid. the focus is on trying to find this individual as quickly as possible. they're checking any kno

sarah standing by in cleveland as well. the picture you see auto the right of your screen, a press conference we're expecting any moment from police in cleveland, ohio. the suspect, the so-called facebook murderer found dead in pennsylvania. we'll be back with more developments after a quick break. have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® tech: when your windshield trust safelite autoglass.. our exclusive trueseal technology means a strong, reliable bond. at safelite, we stand behind our work... because the ones you love, sit behind it. (parents whisper jingle) safelite repair, safelite replace. he's a nascar champion who's she's a world-class swimmer who's stared down the best in her sport. but for both of them, the most challenging opponent was... pe blood clots in my lung. it was really scary. a dvt in my leg. i had to learn all i could to help protect myself. my doctor and i choose xarelto® xarelto®... to help keep me protected. xarelto® is a latest-generation blood thinner...

. >> sandra: breaking news on the suspect in a cleveland facebook murder. police say he is now dead. we are awaiting a news conference from officials in cleveland, set to start any minute. let's get pursed stomach first to peter doocy. >> we know that as of two hours ago, police said they had about 400 total tips from across the country of people who were calling in from as far away as texas who say they saw the alleged facebook killer, steve stephens, but it ended up being a pennsylvania state police officer who was an pursuit of -- we don't know what cargo he was in at this point, but they told us two hours ago that he was still in the 2016 white ford fusion that he was seen last at the murder scene with. we know that the last known communication with this alleged facebook killer was on sunday afternoon easter when this man allegedly pulled right up to the sidewalk and just executed somebody who was picking up aluminum cans on the sidewalk. a complete stranger that he did not know and then nobody knew where he was until today, until about some point in th

from cleveland, ohio. but as far as law enforcement concerned, we work as a family. we help them and share their information. they need to know just because somebody commits a crime in cleveland in ohio or anywhere else and they come to another state, we're certainly not going to tolerate -- we'll do everything we can to solve the case if it happened the same way in pa [ inaudible ] >> sure. what i'm saying is we have no firsthand knowledge of a ping. we, meaning pci or troop e, we do not do a ping. there are a lot of things on social media that weren't performed but as far as a ping, we have no firsthand knowledge. >> but you are on alert because -- >> it was all over -- we were on alert because we watched the news and talked to cleveland and it was all over the place, let's face it, that's a heinous act, to shoot at the 74-year-old man on easter and what we do too is to bng closure to victims like that and again, that was just a terrible, terrible crime. and so as far as what i said, we have no direct kn

a suspected killer on the loose in cleveland. police say he broadcast the brutal killing of an elderly man on facebook, and now cleveland police warn the suspect is armed and dangerous and claims he has killed several other people today. but police have not verified any other murders. just the one. here is what we know right now. a manhunt is under way for the suspect traveling in a white or cream colored vehicle. he is bald with a full beard wearing a striped polo shirt. joining me now, cnn's law enforcement analyst and former fbi assistant director, tom fuentes. tom, this is a develop situation. walk us through what law enforcement would be doing in terms of reacting. now we have a picture of him as well that we are putting up on our screen. what is happening right now among police? >> well, mainly, ana, they're trying to learn everything they can about him and who he knows, who his friends, colleagues, co-workers, anyone else that may know anything about him. obviously including his whereabouts, and try to determine is he out

this manhunt under way in cleveland, ohio for steve stephens who cleveland police say allegedly killedfacebook. the suspect also claims to have killed others but police are not able to verify that yet. police say stevens is armed and dangerous, described as 6'1", roughly 244 pounds, bald with a full beard and said to be wearing a dark blue and grey or black striped polo shirt. he is believed to be driving a white or cream colored vehicle. we will continue to monitor this breaking news and bring you more as we learn it. (vo) love. i got it. i gotcha baby. (vo) it's being there when you're needed most. love is knowing... he's the one. (vo)...it was meant to be. and love always keeps you safe. we're fine. (vo) love is why we built a car you can trust. now and for a long time to come. the all-new subaru impreza sedan and five-door. a car you can love no matter what road you're on. the subaru impreza. more than a car, it's a subaru. courtyard, the official hotel and i got together to remind you that no one's the same without the game... like @sirloinking who writes, "just came home with $85

we, however, have many many homicides not only in cleveland but throughout this nation. ultimately i believe one of the things this has taught us is that we cannot resolve this underlying issues of violence, particularly gun violence if we do not function and operate and have the same compassion and commitment that we have shown here as a community and finally, i want to thank you the media, you were helpful to us in keeping things straight. keeping the facts straight and reporting the stories in a way that helped united states be able to do our job. so chief -- >> thanks mayor. i want to officially announce that the search for steve stevens has ended. at improvemently a little bit after 11:00 today pennsylvania state police officers received a tip that the vehicle that we were looking for the white ford fusion was in an mcdonald's parking lot. near eerie, pa. those officers responded, the vehicle fled from that area and a short pursuit in which the vehicle was stopped. as the officers approached the vehicle steve stevens took his own life. we are grateful to the people

it's about 102 m of cleveland. we are waiting on a press conference from police to give us the very latest. of course we'll continue to have updates throughout this newscast. >>> we also have breaking news from capitol hill where a man is fighting for his life after a tree fell on him at the corner of independence avenue and first street in southeast this morning. sarah cosmos has been following the story all morning and she joins us live at the scene. sarah, this wasn't a small tree. so was anyone else hurt? >> reporter: you know as far as we know right now, just one man has been injured while walking under the tree this morning. it happened around 9:15. we know is he's man in his 50s. and so far, he's in critical condition. but no name has been released just yet. about two hours after that happened, another tree branch fell in the same area. crews fortunately were not underneath it when it happened. and as you can see, the crew -- the crews right now are pretty much at a standstill and th are dump trucks and digg

breaking overnight a cleveland man who threatened to kill as many people as possible remains o the run. police say he shot and killed a 74-year-old man and posted it on facebook. he livestreamed the moments after the killing but police have not been able to catch up with him. people around cleveland are urged to call 911 if they see the suspect but those in several other states are to be on the lookout. >> i've killed 13 people and i'm going to keep killing till they catch me. >> steve stephens posted the alleged murder on facebook on easter sunday. he dubbed it the easter joy lane. he walked up to a 74-year-old man, shot him and drove away. robert godwin sr.'s family said he would have given the shirt off anyone's back. >> i don't know what i'm going to do. i feel like my heart is going to stop. >> stevens claims he kill 13d people in his spree but police say that's not the case. friends say the 37-year-old had been troubled for years and just snapped. >> i pray for steve stephens right now because he suffers from mental illness. he suffers from depression. >> stevens was a caseworker

up, more of the cleveland,ence from that is on the left side of your screen. in the meantime, a quick check of traffic with angela foster. angela: we have been dealing with a couple of fallen trees in northeast d.c. fourteenth street has been closed near otis street. also downtown on independence avenue, a fallen tree is blocking us between 1st street southeast and 1st street southwest. the map is mostly green but on the camera, you can see capital traffic very slow as you travel toough largo, maryland due the fact that we have an overturned vehicle crash on richie marbury run road. open, have a few lanes but look at the gridlock as you travel through landover into largo. that is the latest from traffic watch. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® zyrtec® starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec®. muddle no more®. try rhinocort® allergy spray for powerful nasal allergy relief. >> you are watching abc seven news at new, on your side -- n

>> the only thing i want the people from cleveland ohio know is we're across the border from cleveland. as far as law enforcement, we work as a family. they help us, we help them. just because somebody commits a crime in cleveland and come to another state, we'll do everything we can to solve that case just as if it happened in p.a. >> just to be clear -- [inaudible question]. >> we have no first-hand knowledge of a ping. we did not do a ping. as far as a ping, we have no first-hand knowledge. >> but you were on alert -- >> it was all -- we were on alert because we watch the news, talked to cleveland. it was all over the place. that's a heinous act to shoot a 74 man working on the street on east, that grabs your attention. we bring closure to victims like that. that was a terrible, terrible crime. so as far as what i said, i dodd -- ping, no direct knowledge. as far as the gambling and all that, social media, information from cleveland that all corroborated that. >> how difficult would it be to get that car from cleveland to here without spotting it? how would you go about doing it. a

experience amazing. >> police in cleveland, ohio on the cleveland killer.hunt for that man has gone nationwide accused of killing a grandfather at random and posting that crime on facebook. so this is the status as we go live in cleveland. >> a tragedy involving steve stephens on easter sunday. and i want to start off by really thanking the godwin fam low and those of you who have watched them as they've gone through this tragedy how they've handled themselves, the message that they've been giving. they are to be commended and thanked for their leadership in this because they have demonstrated even in this tragedy, this personal tragedy to their family, that they have forgiven and that they have come together in a way that they've asked us as a community to forgive and to begin to heal because what happened on easter sunday was traumatic. traumatic to the godwin family but traumatic to cleveland in particular but with social media this has gone all over the country and people are having the same kind of response and reaction to this of how the loss of innoc

> we're reminded of this week by the tragedy in cleveland. and, our hearts go out to the family and friends of robert godwin sr. and we have a lot of work and we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening. >> that's all. that's all mark zuckerberg had to say about what we saw go down on easter sunday in cleveland, ohio. clint van zands, i heard you heard the roughly ten seconds from the face of facebook. was that sufficient? >> no. i don't think it is. you know, maybe he, like president trump, doesn't want to lay out everything that he's going to do. he's holding things back, i guess. but these are things, you know, the public needs to know and, you know, technology has raced past some of us. the ability to screen dozens, hundreds, maybe thousands of action videos that are being posted simultaneously, i don't know how we do that, but what we've seen is technology has raced ahead of our ability to deal with it, to screen it, for law enforcement, to have some input. but the flip side is, when these videos are poste

cleveland police briefing the media right now.listen. >> we are here to have a conversation with him. we also wanted to say if the public has any information they can call 911 and we are gathering all the information that will lead to the arrest of steve stevens. i'll turn it over to the chief to give more details. >> thank you. there are two families out there that are hurting. the victim's family and those out there who care about steven want to see the is not going any further. we are asking that he turned himself in. everybody is out there looking for steve. we want this to end with as little, with as much peace as we can bring to this right now. we want him to turn himself in. if that doesn't happen, we have all of our partners in on this and we will look until we find him. currently the division of police is the lead on this, but of course our partners from the fbi are also working with us diligently to make sure we get this person off the streets. what happened today is sensele senseless. if steve has an issue, he needs to

, they had no reason to believe that he left cleveland.e point, i asked the officials of these license plate readers that law enforcement officials will use in situations like this in man hunts when they are specifically looking for one vehicle, if they had gotten any hits on the suspects 2016 white ford fusion and they all looked at each other, the members of the different agencies and shrugged and said they had not. they still didn't know if he was by himself or if he was getting help from anybody, but they did believe that he had at least one weapon, a pistol, that was seen in the facebook video where the suspect, steve stephens just approaches someone on the sidewalk and appears to kill them. those helpless citizen who was picking up aluminum cans on the sidewalk. that murder scene was the last known location of steve stephens until this word came in from the erie police department. it appears that somebody, somebody in their agency and erie, pennsylvania, spotted the car today, was pursuing the suspect, but then he stopped somewhere i

bale a robert godwin, un anciano que caminaba solo por una calle de cleveland.in williams / jefe de polica cleveland: 15:23:14:00 - to be honest, weve interviewed several people involved in this, i dont think theres any reason for it happening, theres anything we can point point specifically to say thhis is what sparks this, only he knows that, hopefully ewe can talk to him soon. "siendo honesto hemos entrevistado a muchas personas envueltas en este caso, no hay una razn especfica para que esto haya sucedido, algun detalle que haya encendido la situacin, solo el lo sabe, esperamos poder hablar con el pronto." track: las autoridades han expandido su bsqueda a nivel nacional a lugares como nueva york y filadelfia, trabajando en conjunto con el fbi, y ya han aumentado la recompensa a 50 mil dlares. sot calvin williams / jefe de polica cleveland: 15:20:04:00 - a reward is being offered, thanks to our federal partners and crime stoppers, i appreciate that. but also we still imploying steve to turn himself in, to contact relatives or friends, theres a lot of people ou

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cleveland wins, 117-111 taking the 2-0 series lead.ticking with basketball, the big three professional basketball league will make a stop at the we als wells fargo . allen iverson is signed up to be a coach. julius irving a coach as well. >> from the big three to the big five, the big five held their annual awards dinner tonight. nice to see the coach so calm. also tonight, former st. joe's star, inducted into the hall of fame. >> nelson saying he's humbled by it all. >> anytime you get an accolade of any level, you don't grow up thinking you will be a hall of famer anything. >> well deserved. he was one of the best college basketball play teres to ever win the game. >> "jimmy kimmel live" next followed by "nightline." "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell and karen murphey with traffic. for the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner.

. >> i was like in cleveland heights, lots of girlfriends, lots of pot. sex, drugs, rock and roll. >> convicted in the 1980s for murder, another inmate has spent 24 years on death row. >> keep fighting like you've been fighting. that's all i can say. that's all we can do is keep fighting. >> now he can leave his cell behind for good, but in this case, nothing is for certain. >> their plan is to convict me and sentence me to death again. >> record case 232189, state of ohio versus keenan. >>> overlooking lake erie in downtown cleveland, the cuyahoga county corrections center is an imposing 11-story structure built to house 2,100 men and women. on most days that number is exceeded by 100 or more. while some have been convicted, most are only charged with crimes and are awaiting trial of the resolution of their cases. >> our current population changes daily. we book in 115 people a day, we release hopefully 115 or more. we have an average length of stay of about 45 days involving 30,000 bookings a year. there is uncertainty with everyone. the inmate is in cu

stevens killed himself after a pursuit, stevens was suspected dollars of killing an elderly nan cleveland ohio sunday, then posting video of that shooting on facebook. cleveland police are expected to hold news conference shortly, if that happens, we will bring it to you live. >>> also, at noon, the family of the guards killed during prison uprising in delaware, follows a lawsuit, targeting not only the state of del but two former governors as well, add into un, aim he rahel solomon. >> i'm jim donovan. officials failed to provide safe stark g, "eyewitness news" reporter alicia live in wilmington, delaware with additional details on the lawsuit. alicia? >> jim, rahel, the law. charges the current and the the past knowingly under staffing prisons here in delaware, the family of slain collection al officer at news conference earlier today, and so were the other officers, who were held hostage, in february, now, none of them spoke but it was emotional announcement of the lawsuit filed. >> it has been just over two month since inmates took over the james t vaughn correctional center in smyrna

now we take you back to cleveland, because we are expecting to hear from cleveland police about theirh for the so-called facebook killer. a $50,000 reward is offered for anyone who helps police find and arrest steve stephens. police say stephens shot and killed a man at random and then posted a video of that killing on facebook. nbc's jacob rascon is live in cleveland. have police received any useful tips so far? >> you know, they've had hundreds of leads they say, they've had possible sightings in philadelphia, handing out flyers in new york, put all of the state's surrounding ohio on alert. but they say nothing credible has come in so far. the last time, in fact, that anybody saw him, was here in cleveland, after that murder and, in fact, as we know, police talked to him on the phone, after that murder and tried to get him in vain to turn himself in. that was the last time anybody saw him confirmed, according to police. and i talked to them again this morning and as far as i know, there are no major developments. so even though they've had all of these tips come in, because, of cour

reid binion has the latest. 911 audio: "cleveland ems what's the emergency?" cleveland police --- releasing recordings of 9-1-1 calls that came in moments after a brutal killing sunday.caller: "oh, lord have mercy, oh my god! 74-year-old robert godwin -- gunned down as he walked home after celebrating easter with his family.the suspect -- 37-year-old steve stephens -- charged with aggravated murder......after police say he killed godwin... then posted video of the murder on facebookthe 9-1-1 recordings -- painting a chaotic picture of the horror in the moments immediately after the shooting. dispatcher: "ok i need you to take a deep breath ok? take a deep breath for me."caller: "i heard gunshots."minutes later -- another emergency call. caller: "somebody's laying in front of my house just dead - been shot."with sirens ringing in the distance...the dispatcher coached callers on how to render aid.dispatcher: "take the phone over to where the patient is at. i need you guys to get something clean and dry and apply it to where he's bleeding from. do it now."despite

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. >>> developing news from cleveland. police told residents to be on alert for a murder suspect who posted video of himself killing an elderly man on facebook. abc news reporter has the disturbing story. >> a plea from cleveland police this morning after a man posted this alarming video online. >> found somebody i'm going to kill. kill this guy right here. this old dude. >> reporter: the fbi and police on a hunt for steve stevens whom they believe is responsible for a random act of cold-blooded murder. killing more than a dozen others, but there's no evidence supporting that. five states on high alert. authorities say they received a ping from his cell phone near erie, pennsylvania. stevens is believed to be driving a white ford fusion. >> obviously, he's got the deep, deep issues, and we want him off the streets as soon as possible. >> reporter: sunday afternoon, stevens allegedly approached 74-year-old with a gun. >> all right, can you do me a favor. cn you say joy lane? >> she's the reason this is about to happen to yo

what are you picking up in cleveland?or a press conference about to start in a few minutes. i was able to talk to some law enforcement here who said that they are trying to verify that this, in fact, was steve stephens who shot himself and the pennsylvania state police have tweeted out. they tweeted out at 11:46 that steve stephens was spotted this morning by pennsylvania state police members in erie count. after a brief pursuit he shot and killed himself. we're waiting for confirmation from the cleveland police department that they also confirmed that this was steve stephens, the fugitive who they've been hunting for three days now. just under three days ago after that shooting on easter sunday that killed robert godwin, sr. detectives telling me they are waiting for confirmation. quote, they want to see the body, they want to make sure it was him. this is what we're hearing from pennsylvania state police. of course, erie county and that area, which is just about 90 miles east of where we are in cleveland, a straight sho

cleveland pd was always over aft. what was picked up on the road, this guy, he was a koud argue, he took a cowardly way out if is awful to see and watch, and of course you take the cowardly way out. he informs a death spiral. we talked about it yesterday on the air. he told his mother she would probably never see him again. and then after he called him, he posted on his facebook, sort of a confession, from his vehicle. one thing that he said that struck me is when he called a friend and he said "i screwed up real bad, man, i screwed up. i'm paraphrasing here, but when i saw that, i thought okay, he has taken in the gravity of this homicide. this vulgar homicide. he has just seen the gravity of this. when he said that, i knew that he informs a death spiral. so he was, it had affected him. and he never really got anywhere, it doesn't look like. i think it is a positive sign that he is still in that car because it means that he didn't kill someone for a car or money at some opponent. but at least he didn't kill someone f

>> you've been watching a news conference from cleveland with the cleveland police, the fbi, and u.s. marshal service. the headline from this news conference is steve stephens, the suspected killer you see there on your screen on the left officials say he is armed and dangerous, and could be a lot of places. i want to bring in cnn law enforcement analyst, cedric alexander along with deb feyerick. cedric thank you for being with us. i think this news conference wasn't as much for us, the media as for them, law enforcement. they want to get his picture and message out there, we need help. >> well, certainly. the chief there and the mayor certainly providing a great deal of leadership to that community by making sure that they keep that community upindicadated in of what they know as long as it does not jeopardize the investigation they're moving forward with. you also see collaboration with the feds and with state and other law enforcement agencies. that is crucially important. one thing that is really important here is the community if they hear and say something it broadens the law en

you heard police in cleveland, ohio.online shows him shooting and killing a man and posting it on facebook. police are looking in five different states for this man considered armed and dangerous this morning. >> shannon: it is a patriot day and boston marathon day. they're getting underway amidst tight security as you would expect following recent terror attacks around the world. they're defiant and feeling strong there, plus this. >> what message do you think he is sending to our allies and to our enemies? >> bill: that answer to that question from chairman mac thornber knee a moment as president trump wastes no time taking action in syria and afghanistan. turning up the pressure on north korea all in one week. how have those events now changed the direction of the world? sfx: loud poorly played electric guitar that sounds awful but a lot better than last week ♪rock guitar music ♪we weren't born to follow >> bill: big story on the morning. breaking news today, a manhunt across five different states. cleveland police gi

we're reminded of this this week by the tragedy in cleveland. and our hearts go out to the family and friends of robert godwin, sr. we have a lot of work and we will keep doing all we can to prevent tragedies like this from happening. >> mark zuckerberg the ceo of facebook speaking about the facebook connection to this murder. deb farrick, it's so sad to know that apparently just randomly this individual goes up to this grandfather, shoots him, and then posts the video online for his ex-girlfriend. there are lessons in social media that everyone has to learn from this including zuckerberg. >> there's no question about that. the chief of police said people have to learn to not live online and this kind of material should not be put on facebook or not have people -- people should not have aces. it is trauma tiezi-- he jufrt wt his girlfriend although he blames her for driving him essentially to do this. he's also very angry at his mother as lchl twell. he went to his mother's house and told her according to his rant on facebook that he was suicida

emily row is in cleveland. >> reporter: police are telling us there are no confirmed sightings of steve stephens a day after they say he gunned down that innocent victim killing him and leaving this community reeling. a plea from cleveland police this morning after a man posted this alarming video online. >> i found somebody i'm going to kill. i'm going to kill this guy right here. >> reporter: the fbi and cleveland police on a manhunt for steve stephens who they believe is responsible for a random act of cold blooded murder. claiming he killed more than a dozen others, but police say there is no evidence supporting that. five states on higher alert, authorities say they received a ping from his cell phone detected from erie pennsylvania. he is believed to be driving a white ford fusion. >> he has de pilla -- he has deep, deep issues. >> reporter: he killed robert godwin senior with a gun. >> can you say joy lane? >> reporter: the homicide too disturbing tore us to show. that woman whose name was mentioned issued a statement saying steve is a nice guy, he is generous with everyone he kn

i got accepted in cleveland. i was very happy. nothing tells you how desperate i was to leave the country. i've been excited to go to cleveland. in my defense even the lebron james at that time left. i was just biding my time waiting. and then a friend of mine he was into youtube and youtube management. it was just stuff we see from other people. that sounds weird to think of it. we didn't have anything that was originally made for you too. so he said and he came to me because first of all i was his friend. i said according to him we have a it with people. and i would listen. i wanted to read a lot about weird stuff. at that time politics was on the table. you could not not do it. so iame witthis idea it was called searching for god. i would show people that you just looking at the words thinking there was your religion and your belief in other people you are willing to die for that kind of conviction. it was very interested to do it. so i did it before morgan freeman did it. then i was supposed to be released. 200011. but somethi

the search started in cleveland yesterday. it has expanded to michigan, indiana, new york and pennsylvania. investigators in cleveland say at point-blank range stephens shot and killed an elderly man walking by and that video was then uploaded on facebook. during the police news conference, they announce aid reward of up to $50,000 for any information that would lead to stephens, but they say they don't know where he is. now the victim has been identified as 74-year-old robert godwin senior. his killing appears to be random. we're hearing from that victim's son and from stephens fraternity brothers telling him to turn himself in. >> this man right here was a good man. >> please, seek help and surrender because the situation may not end in any other way. >> reporter: stephens also made the claim that he has killed at least a dozen other people but so far that has not been confirmed by police. live in the breaking news center, jacqueline london, nbc10 news. >> some tips about this facebook murder suspect prompted dozens of phila

joining me now, cleveland police detective.for our viewers, characterize your experience over the last few days in relation to this case. >> my job in cleveland is to monitor activities of our detectives and police officers out there. in this case, we actually participated in a huge manpower effort in the city of cleveland and outside the city of cleveland with our federal, state and other local partners. >> jenna: how do you compare that to other investigations you have been part of and witnessed? >> this one has a different flavor to it. every single one of these things is tragic. our hearts and souls go out to the family of -- godwin family, and just what an incredible guy. facebook is a double-edged sword. this should have never been allowed to stay on there as long as it did, but because of that, if not for that, we would have got the media attention we needed and the help from law-abiding citizens, the horrifying things that people that should not have had to see saul. saul, so i don't know the answer for that. we absolut

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any change necessary in cleveland?ou think cleveland is a model city for policing? >> i think we proved it on an international stage with the rnc, the way we handled the rnc, several protests. >> how about the way you handle policing every day? your example of great policing can't be a convention for four days. >> we can't -- sure. but we cannot -- we do the best that we can do with the resources that we get. >> the best that you can do -- >> hang on. >> hold on. okay. stephen -- folks. stephen, go ahead. >> thank you, sir. >> we have politicians now that all of a sudden are embracing the department of justice. they're admitting that they mismanaged the police departments across this country for decades. they've reduced budgets. 17 years in a row in the city of cleveland. they reduced spending. we don't have the cars. we don't have the computers in the cars. we want to go to training. i'll go to as much training as you can. if you put two police cars in every zone in the city of cleveland, we will have and we will get

i hope that no one is from cleveland.applause] [laughter] he's the only one from cleveland i can speak to. >> so then youtube happened. explain that. >> there's a story that is rarely told about how i started my show on youtube. in 2010 there was no resolution in sight. i was a surgeon and i wanted to get out of egypt because i was frustrated with how the medical system was working there. i finished all of my medical exams and i wanted to go. i got accepted, came to the united states and give many interviews and i got accepted in cleveland and was very happy. that tells you how desperate i was to leave the country being excited about going to cleveland. [laughter] in my defense even at that time lebron james laughed. [laughter] so i was just waiting and then a friend of mine was into youtube. in egypt in 2010 it was just stuff we saw from other people, we didn't have original content at that time. it sounds weird but we didn't have anything originally made, just bits and pieces taken so he said we wanted to produce. why d

so back here in cleveland, waiting for this 3:00 press conference.he fbi has added him to the list of the ten most wanted. the search is on for more than 24 hours. we've learned at the start of the search, sometime early in the investigation, the police were able to have a conversation with stephens via cell phone as he was on the run but that did not result in his apprehension. we heard there were reports that his phone had been detected or ping in the erie, pennsylvania. that has not been confirmed. the best lead all day was this notion that he might be in if i if i will but that has been debunked. the hunt continues. it is ever expanding. we should clarify at this point there is been a thorough search around cleveland and other areas and there are no other murders linked to this individual. only this one case, mr. godwin, the 74-year-old killed yesterday on easter sunday. >> ron, let's pause. they're starting now in cleveland. >> we want to announce that there is an award of up to $50,000 for the arrest of mr. steve stephens. the money comes from

a manhunt going on in cleveland in that area. police say a man committed murder and live streamed it on facebook. a 74-year-old man was shot and killed yesterday afternoon. >> police say he posted a video with the caption easter day slaughter. marianne rapheerty has the latest from los angeles. >> steve: ens, we want to communicate to him that we know who he is and that he will eventually be caught. >> reporter: the manhunt continues for a suspect who posted the murder of an elderly man in cleveland, ohio, on facebook. >> steve: ens allegedly shot and killed 74-year-old robert goodwin jr. in a video he called easter day slaughter. >> we want this to end with as little, with as much peace as we can bring. >> reporter: fraternity brothers haven't seen him in months and are shocked about the shooting. >> my emotions range all over the place. i was heartbroken for the family and man who did nothing. >> reporter: the family new morning the loss of goodwin after seeing him earlier sunday. >> he got in the truck and left. about 2 and a

police say that steve stevens shot a cleveland, ohio retiree who was picking up a aluminum cans and posted video of the killing on facebook.. >> our federal partners, local partners have reached out to that contacts all over the country and this is what we will consider a national search. >> reporter: $60,000 reward is being offered for stevens arrest. >>> and for a few hours today philadelphia police scrambled after reports stevens might be here, in philadelphia. chopper three over fairmount park a little bit before 1:00 this afternoon. police say several people called 911 saying they spotted stevens at belmont plateau, 30 schools were on lock down while authorities searched the park for two hours, but ultimately, authorities say that they found no evidence stevens was here but they had no idea why this random murder happened but they know one thing whoever did this wanted as many people as possible to see it. alycia nieves talk to experts about what that might say about a suspect as she joins us now, alycia. >> reporter: ukee, psychologists we spoke with said anyone that saw disturbing v

>> yes, president cleveland. city attorneys office wow can renotice the meeting. >> alright, then i think i don't know if we need a motion but the sentiment of the commission is hold the meeting on the 26 so well not have a canceled meeting and vice president nakajo will be the presiding officer for that meeting. >> okay. >> thank you. yes, commissioner covington. >> one final word, yes. i will be traveling at that time, but i am scheduled to be back the morning of the meeting since we have the afternoon meeting, but air travel being what it is these days i'm glad that we will have three commissioners here. >> we could have 4 commissioner snz >> yes. >> you won't have me, i will be in washington dc. okay. madam secretary do you want to call the next item? >> item 11, case number 2017-03, commission deliberation on proposed findings of fact and possible approval of findings of fact regarding commission pfs decision on employee discipline concerning verified complaint filed by chief of department against member, da

i hope no one is from cleveland. >> anyone? [applause] wait is that robert? that's you robert where were you last night, man the only guy from cleveland that i can actually speak to. oh, you too. two, so then you -- >> youtube happened explain what happened. >> at the time a stewart that is like about howard starts this shows on youtube. in 2010, like where there's no revolution in site. i was again as you said a heart surgeon, and i wanted to really get out of egypt because i was very frustrated of how medical system was working there. and i just wanted to -- finish all of my elite exam and i wanted to go. and i got accepted. i came to the next state and i did many interviews and i -- i got accepted in cleveland. and i was very happy and nothing e tells you how desperate i was to leave the country -- like being excited to go to cleveland, and -- and i always say lebron james at that time left. [laughter] so i -- so i was just biting my time waiting, and then the friend of mine he was -- into youtube and youtube management and youtube in 2010 in egypt and --

this is the first case of the guy in cleveland. we've seen several cases like this, so we must find a way to put the clamp it down. train to copycat criminals as well. they start to use artificial intelligence to identify and got this violent or extremist content. can you give me a perspective on how the police are working with facebook? >> the viewers will find interesting we actually have liaisons to the social media organizations. we didn'have that in the past, but now we do. we have individuals that work day by day and day in and day out with social media and companies like facebook to quickly and readily identify any threats or anything like that. using social media has always been a platform for terrorists. but we are trying to do now is not only expand that by looking at terrorist organizations but domestic criminals as well. we are trying hard to figure out how we can better identify these people and identify them fast. trade to make it such a good point about terrorists using social media. rob wheeler, former d.c. homicide

. >>> the cleveland community in mourning. right now the nationwide manhunt continues for a murder suspect who police say posted video of a brutal killing on facebook. >>> plus, tax returns revisited. the white house is still siding to explain why the president's tax returns will not be made public. >> democrats trying to put their party back together. senator bernie sanders and dnc perez launch a national tour aimed at strengthening the democratic party. >>> good morning, everyone, it's tuesday, april 18th. i'm alex witt along with richard louis, in for ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf in studio. >> a nationwide search continues for a man who posted the crime on facebook. 37-year-old steve stephens has so far eluded state and federal authorities. he walked up to 74-year-old robert godwin sunday and killed him. the mother of two much godwin's children say he was out collecting cans when he was can killed. can collecting was a hobby he picked up after retiring. >> so, that's what he was doing. he grabbed a bag from my mom's h

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i'm always the guy from the inner city of cleveland, raised in cleveland and in the neighborhoods andngs like that. that's who i am. >> whatever decision i make it's going to be for your benefit. you may not see it like that at the time. but trust me. >> ivey, who first became a corrections officer at the jail after six years in the army. incorporates something else into his routine, as well. a sense of style. >> this whole clothes thing, shoe thing, i grew up very poor. i remember walking to school some days and holes in the bottom of my shoes and my mom would make me wrap my feet in plastic, and you know, i would walk to school like that. i didn't like that. i kind of vowed to myself, man, i don't like this thing. and here i am, makes me feel good so that's it. that's my story and i'm sticking to it. >> ivy has taken issue with the latest incident involving the jail's largest gang, the heartless felons. after several heartless felons attempted to steal commissary from another inmate, ivey put housing unit 10-c on 23 and 1 lockup status. >> that means you're going to be locked down f

joining us from cleveland is ron. ron, what's the latest in the search for stevens in this case. >> good morning, to you. this manhunt is ongoing this morning as we get up on this monday morning. looking for 37-year-old steve stevens. not located him yet. if you spot him, do not approach him. he is considered to be armed and dangerous. the vehicle he was driving yesterday is a newer model white ford fusion sedan. four-door sedan with temporary ohio tags. don't know if he's still in this area. very graphic killing uploaded to facebook. misreported earlier it was uploaded live. it was uploaded shortly after 2:00 in the afternoon. he walks up to this 74-year-old grandfather of 14. tells him to mention a name of a woman and then he opens fire on the man with a single shot to the head. got back in his vehicle and talked about in another video that he killed other people. police have not substantiated those claims. that i have are indeed looking for him this morning. >> ron, it's alex here. i got to tell you, i can't concei

reid binion reports. 911 audio: "cleveland ems what's the emergency?" cleveland police --- releasing recordings of 9-1-1 calls that came in moments after a brutal killing sunday.caller: "oh, lord have mercy, oh my god! 74-year-old robert godwin -- gunned down as he walked home after celebrating easter with his family.the suspect -- 37-year-old steve stephens -- charged with aggravated murder......after police say he killed godwin... then posted video of the murder on facebookthe 9-1-1 recordings -- painting a chaotic picture of the horror in the moments immediately after the shooting. dispatcher: "ok i need you to take a deep breath ok? take a deep breath for me."caller: "i heard gunshots."minutes later -- another emergency call. caller: "somebody's laying in front of my house just dead - been shot."with sirens ringing in the distance...the dispatcher coached callers on how to render aid.dispatcher: "take the phone over to where the patient is at. i need you guys to get something clean and dry and apply it to where he's bleeding from. do it now."despite