daniel penney's attorneys are now saying we should expect more to come in this case.sumably evidence which they believe will exonerate to their clients. one of penney's attorneys told wabc radio show katz and cosby on friday night he thought the case was headed to a grand jury. but instead was caught off guard with the manhattan das office decided to arrest and charged with second degree manslaughter. a felony with a penalty of up to 15 years in prison break das move came after several protests throughout the city, some escalate into violent clashes between protesters and police. das office will still have to present the case to a grand jury to secure an indictment. penney surrendered friday was released on 100,000-dollar bond. saying on the radio show this case is far from over. he said neely's death is a tragedy but he feels his client should be praised for protecting other new yorkers. >> is really putting himself in harm's way for the benefit of others. he should be celebrated. neely had 42 prior arrests raise families attorneys have pointed to neely's mental heal

it's good afternoon arthel your post that has the same letter daniel penney's attorneys got this week letting them know a civil lawsuit is coming. according to the post a letter from the manhattan-based law firm please be advised this office has been retained to pursue a claim for personal injury and wrongful death. your action resulted in the death of jordan neely" word of the plan comes within two days of "new york times" report that said daniel penney plans to testify in his own defense before graduate next month to avoid being indicted on second degree manslaughter charges. penny was arrested and charged a little more than two weeks ago for choking jordan neely to death on the subway back on reverse. in his first interview daniel penney told the "new york post" he was deeply saddened by neely's death" judge a person based on their character, i am not a white supremacist inc. china family fired back at this remark saying in part in a written lengthy statement penney's interview was an advertisement to suffer the public's view of him attic they never called him a white supremacy but

daniel penny. who made the call to protect others. >> joining me now is penney's attorney steve raiser of raiser. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you. judge jeanine: you can tell us how is daniel doing. >> he is very stressed. there is a tragedy that occurred here. this really nothing good at this point, however he is staying close with his family. and friends. and getting their support to help him get through this. judge jeanine: and did you ever expect the charges to be broad in this case? >> well, i did not. it was not something that was easy to foresee. since you had an individual who stepped in to help his fellow passengers. to then be sharked with death of mr. neely, was a bit of a surprise, considering the fact that he was interviewed by police and was told he was free to go. and then later arrested. it was not something that was anticipated. >> you can tell us what happened on the train? before daniel stepped in in. >> well, generally, most of what has been reported is true as far as mr. neely entering the train, and acting in a very v violent manner, physically and with word

daniel penney's attorneys have been put on notice.ttorneys for jordan neely's family wrote to him this week saying please be advised this office has been retained to pursue a claim for personal injuries and wrongful death. your action resulted in the death of jordan neely. this letter comes within two days of a new york times report which said daniel penney had some claims too. testifying in his own defense before a grand jury next month, a move that could help him dodge a manslaughter indictment. he was arrested a little more than two weeks ago for putting neely in the fatal chokehold at the start of the month. in his first interview telling the new york post he loves all people, all cultures it was not a white supremacist. the attorney firing back saying in part, that penney's interview was an advertisement to soften the public's view of him adding that they never called him a white supremacist but rather a killer. neely who was homeless was reportedly threatening other subway writers before being placed in the chokehold. neely also

his name is daniel penney. he will surrender to the nypd in the morning. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg is bringing the charges here's a statement. we can confirm daniel penney will be arrested on the charge of manslaughter in the second degree. we cannot provide any additional information until he has been arraigned in manhattan criminal court which we expect a take place tomorrow." judge, what does this mean? >> judge jeanine: we thought the case was being pre presenteo a grand jury in manhattan. that wasn't happening. alvin bragg made the decision he would file a felony complaint. the fact that he is, daniel penny is charged with manslaughter in the second degree, it is reckless homicide. it has a minimum of one to three and maximum of five to 15. if he pleads guilty or is found guilty. i want to be clear on something. he is turning himself in. that means he's not being arrested. i don't understand that. but more importantly. that felony complaint that apparently is going to be used tomorrow is not necessarily the end of the story. if a decisio

attorneys for the neely family call for a murder charge should be brought against marine veteran daniel penneyorneys are saying they're going to clear penney's name and record beat one of the attorneys told wabc radio show captain cosby on friday night instead was caught off guard when the manhattan das office decided to arrest and charged patty with second degree manslaughter. a felony with a penalty of up to 15 years in prison break das move came after several protests throughout the city. some ask light into violent clashes developed protesters and police for the das office will still have to present this case to a grand jury to secure an indictment. for his release $100,000 bond. he has retired nypd detectives investigating the case adding quote we have uncovered a lot. think there'll be a lot more to come quite frankly". when he gets his hands on the autopsy report he thanks that will be quote revealing. he also says this is a tragedy but his client acted to protect others. >> is really putting himself in harm's way for the benefit of others. he should be celebrated. was homeless 42 prior

daniel penney by the way, his defense fund has raised almost $4 million.rs might mean for him legally and also financially. >> the civil lawsuit could be a big dollar situation. there hasn't been anything filed yet, we don't know paperwork to know what they're asking for or theory is going to be. specifically in this case. but civil cases are different. it is a different level of standard of proof from a criminal conviction which would put somebody in jail credits can be a different proceeding and will take much longer. daniel penny as you said, the gofundme situation, might be the gift sent go. sometimes get this confused. over two, three, $4 million and some of this has been raised for him and he said whatever he doesn't spend on legal defense will be given to mental health services in new york pretty points back to that saying everybody was failed in the situation because will happen with jordan neely and he did and she deeply regrets his loss of life but that was never his intention. the family says your actions led to his death and have notified him,

. >> daniel penney has been arrested. >> immediately after the subway confrontation, the story triggered an uproar about the failure to care for the mentally ill. >> anti-blackness. >> reporter: it also led to protests and investigation. >> we need to address how our system has repeatedly failed people like jordan your. >> he risked his life to protect others. >> he has his head held up high. >> reporter: found guilty of manslaughter, he could face 15 years in prison. >>> coming up, we get a rare look at a newly hatched chick from an endangered species here in california. how is you and southern california are trying to make sure that condors can and/or. >>> and coming up at 9:30, thousands of migrants are waiting up along the southern border. now that pandemic -related asylum restrictions have ended. >>> plus, bucking the canvis of a mass captive breeding programs are actually important to the species' survival. you put down a tray of eggs and look at 10 or 15 or 20 and you think, all of these eggs are going to turn into california condors. this is so exciting. >> they are so cute when

according to the manhattan district attorney, 24-year-old former marine daniel penney seen in the disturbingeo from maa choke hold for 3 minutes. of police say that he was harassing passengers and acting erratically on the train. but not physically violent. the video showing other passengers holding him down. the 30-year-old later pronounced dead at the hospital. he was a michael jackson impersonator and his family says he was homeless and battled mental health issues since his mother's murder in 2007. >> it needs to be made clear that consequences when a civilian takes a situation into their own hands and causes a fenfatality appeared to speak to the incidents setting off days of protests. new york a >> jordan neely did not deserve to die. >> reporter: last week expressing condolences saying that he was aggressively threatening passengers and that other riders acted to protect themselves. adding penny never intended to harm mr. neely. >> let's bring in stephanie ramos to live with us. the second-degree manslaughter charge, what does it signal? >> welcome on the second-degree manslaughter ch

they also accuse daniel penney of white supremacy after he subdued a homeless man. sadly the man died. he was making violent threats against the passengers at the time. it is trout trick not one new york city liberal lifted a finger to help him. the insistent race had nothing to do with it. horace, i will begin with you. if you look at the democrats, this is classic identity politics, a stunt, every two years, every four years. >> it is getting more poisonous. this mentality where we divide people, whether it is men versus women are whether we are talking about whites versus blacks. today's woke people, they can rephrase that. all they have to offer is fear itself. >> everybody with the brain is moving to tennessee, texas, arkansas. they are getting out of these high tax states and saving a lot of money and having a better lifestyle. i don't see anybody being discriminated against systemically in florida. do you? >> someone hasn't gotten the message to the rest of america. florida had 38 million tourists, which is a record for florida. where are they going to sugges

lawyers for the family of jordan neely demanding murder charges be filed against former marine daniel penney seen using a witnesses say he was acting erratically. the marine says they acted to protect themselves. jordan neely's family saying that he was homeless and out of mental health. we turn to the "abc news" exclusive, one-on-one with microsoft cofounder bill gates on artificial intelligence. the new technology that's already here and consoles problems, write essays, co-op with essays. it can help doctors. here bill gates on why americans should embrace it but with caution. when asked is the u.s. government, are regulators ready, not yet. rebecca jarvis with the interview tonight. >> reporter: tonight the "abc news" exclusive, billionaire philanthropist and microsoft cofounder bill gates on his optimism and his warning for americans on the meteoric rise of artificial intelligence. are you scared? >> we are all scared that a bad guy could grab it. let's say the bad guys get ahead of the good guys. then something like cyberattacks could be driven by an ai. >> reporter: the white house, th

daniel penney is accused of causing the death ofjordan neely on a new york subway car last week.ould lead to his death. we heard how he was trained and decorated marine, which means to me you have gone through more training and situations than someone in who was a newbie in the process of military. when you are trained in combat might that gives you something the average person does not have. he gives you options. the bbc�*s nada tawfik has been covering the case for us and has more from new york. daniel penny was released on $100,000 bail after his arraignment hearing in lower manhattan on friday. and he was formally charged with second degree manslaughter, which means he's accused of recklessly causing the death of 30—year—old jordan neely after holding him in a chokehold for several minutes. now, if convicted, he could face a maximum of 15 years in prison. he chose not to enter a plea in court. his lawyers, though, said the former marine voluntarily surrendered and had his head held high. they maintain that he acted in self defence because he and the other passengers felt thre

because daniel penney was originally questioned and allowed to go home until protesters demanded moreed. so riverdale sharpton bringing up the race on it as well. and points out thatjordan neely had family was going through a lot of trauma after losing his mother at a young age and took to the streets and he could've turned to a different type of lifestyle that he wanted to be, like michaeljackson, to make people smile. uk is changing attitude towards religion. britons are the least likely nationality to identify his religious following a long—term decline in faith since the 1980s. the research also found that the share of the ut population who seek god is not important in their lives a record high. the belief in having us decrease to the last four decades, the idea of life after death and hell has remained stable with younger generations are more inclined to believe in both despite being less religious in general. but start to some of the authors, director of the policy institute and bobby, thank you so much for being with us on the programme that is fascinating and terms of the numb

and that's what daniel penney will assert that he feared for bodily injury or death. and that is a defense and shifts to the prosecutors to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. and must depend on eyewitnesses in fear and recount these credible threated made the alleged victim, and justified homicide. and jordan neelie has a history and brutally beat senior citizens and physically tried to abduct a seven year-old kid. and this is a pattern by bragg and ruled by bias and did the last summer of one that acted in self-defense. bragg was forced to drop that case, and this is a d.a., sean that cares more about defending criminals than helping citizens. it's a sad situation. >> and even sources telling neelie that he wanted food and not take no for an answer and he would hurt anyone on that train. which is why, not only neelie betwo other people had to restrain him. >> yeah, and you know it's sort of reniminiscent of bernie gets that was charged to individuals and similar to this felt threatened and in the end the jury acquitted him of all serious charges in the case. people

like daniel penney in the subway of new york, why are we penalizing good americans, firing them, prosecutingm? >> the people going in and stealing, nothing. >> they don't look like they are going to do yoga. >> no, they don't. >> i will just walk into lululemon for some new clothing. >> remember san francisco, they made it known so criminals could steal up to $900 inside a convenience store. people got together in groups, each one stole about $800. they do a price check and they walk right out that store. now we have store shutting down. the sad thing is, this is in neighborhoods that are desperately needing. >> a great point. i was just complaining to raymond 10 minutes ago. i need allegra because of allergies. i went over to walgreens and i had to wait 10 minutes because they lock it up because it's apparently okay to walk in and take whatever you want. >> here in new york everything is behind glass. >> do you know why your allergies are so bad this season in new york city? they have planted more male trees this year than female trees because they don't have so many flowers that drop to th

daniel penney deserves our thanks. not this perverted twisted style of justice. get out unwavering support from her voice and many others heck, we could be in our own righteous mob without violence with facts and common sense for righteousness. the joe biden's need to appease their paymasters and it's all coming in a full view with their freak out over lack of contact no callback there were were ghosted by china. first deputy secretary of state wendy sherman lobbied against the forced labor prevention act in 2021. now she is blocking sanctions on ccp officials and companies huawei why? because she was eager to reschedule the tony blinken trip according to sources. this ministrations outreach to the ccp has us on klinger watch. >> i have to get out of your pronto iva stage five. did you hear what i just said you? stage five. >> laura: bloomberg reporting the white house has proposed meetings and calls from the lowest level all the way up to a possible conversation between. i would say that all the begging means that we risk losing any leverage of all we have in ch

friends and family of daniel penney the 24-year-old marine veteran charged with killing a homeless manking out. they claim "he was railroaded for his part in jordan neely's death". a defense fund set up by his legal team so far raising $1.6 million. alexandria hall has more now. >> the volume of support led to the platform going off-line briefly after getting overwhelmed. any funds that exceed the legal bills needed will be donated to a mental health advocacy group in new york city. he is currently free on $100,000 bond after turning himself in on friday in connection to them a one death of jordan neely. he died after being held in a chokehold. the former marine jumped into action to subdue the homeless man who had been acting erratically and threatening passengers. here is his attorney. >> seeking -- he was really putting himself in harm's way for the benefit of others. >> on the second degree manslaughter charge, his cousin told the new york post it is disgusting. here is a young man that served our country. a handsome, fun kid who could always be counted on when you need help. alway

we stand with good samaritans like daniel penney, linked to a fund-raiser that has raised more than $2. what do you make of that? >> ron desantis's decision inside the republican primary is to stitch together a difficult coalition to stitch together. he wants to appeal to some of the never trumpers out there as an alternative. he also wants to carve out a huge part of donald trump's base. donald trump is winning according to most polls. he needs to dig into some of that. there's no sort of conservative, right wing cause that he's not willing to embrace at the moment as a way to do that, but it may complicate the other part of his coalition building message which is to get some of those moderate republicans and independents and some from the never-trump world or some that were with trump and left him, to join the fold as well with desantis. that to me is the constant balance we'll watch ron desantis try to do in this case. >> he refused to say when asked that joe biden had won the election. he refused to say it. he said something like joe biden is the president. thanks to all of you. >>

the case gained national attention after daniel penney used the chokehold on jordan neely who was actingatically on the subway. prosecutors indicted a las vegas man with nearly 100 federal charges for a shooting and attempted bombing at a time in southern california. one man was killed and five others injured. the indictment charges david chou with hate crime's. prosecutors say he was motivated by hatred of taiwan where he grew up. he has also been charged with state murder. more signs today that inflationary pressures may be easing. the labor department reports wholesale prices in april were up 2.3% from a year earlier, the smallest annual increase in two years. still to come, how new regulations could force power plants to drastically cuss -- drastically cut emissions. how to cover former president trump and his repeated lies. state republicans worked to stymie constitutional amendments that aim to protect reproductive rights and much more. >> this is the pbs newshour mw eta studios in washington -- wet a studios in washington. geoff: title 42 will expire one minute before midnight eas

he is daniel penney, a law enforcement sources is the case is likely to go before a grand jury next weekim. >> top russian officials is warning it is on the edge of an armed conflict after what they call recent drone attacks on a kremlin. the use denies any involvement and this comes as the russian mercenary wagnon group says it will withdraw its forces from the ukrainian city of bakhmut citing severe shortages of supplies. >> the field is set for the kentucky derby. the first leg of the triple crown. the sport is reeling from the deaths of four courses at churchill downs. sign of the big grey's patron of two of those horses has been suspended. and we have a lot more coming up this morning including the new evidence that could mean freedom for the menendez brothers convicted of killing their parents. what their attorney is asking for and how it all came to life. >> janai: a lot of news. we begin this ha half hour witha closer look at the royal rift on this coronation they. prince harry attending his father's her money but relegated tto the right to role. abc's lama hasan has more. >> rep

rachel: marine veteran daniel penney released on one thousand dollar bond facing second degree manslaughter charge for the choking death of jordan neely whose family called for more charges. penny's attorney said he intended no harm and are confident he will be exonerated. penny surrendered to the nypd yesterday morning before his arraignment. if found guilty he could face up to 15 years in prison. to a fox news alert overnight in the middle east, rockets launching from the gaza strip raining down on southern israel as palestinian extremist groups reject a call for a cease-fire. the israeli military releasing this footage of airstrikes that destroyed the headquarters of the top islamic jihad operative yesterday. israelis estimate islamic jihad has 6000 rockets in its arsenal and islamist hamas has four times that. a former intelligence officer says the cia did not have any evidence that hunter biden's laptop was part of a disinformation campaign. 51 former national security officers signed a letter before the 2,020 election claiming the laptop was part of a kremlin scheme. national intellig

so far new york city marine veteran daniel penney speaking for the very first time since he was arrested in the subway chokehold theft of jordan neely he denies it was made racially motivated said he's not a vigilante. penny is out on bail while facing felony second-degree manslaughter charge. nate foy live in new york with the latest on this. >> the 24 old marine vet tells the "new york post" he would do the same thing again in similar circumstances would he mention he race ablate any factor whatsoever's" i judge a person based on their character. i am not a white supremacist. penny is charged with second degree manslaughter for this altercation on the subway heard the marine vet said he was on his way to the gym when he encountered jordan neely on f train. benny's lawyers he's protecting himself and other passengers after neely shouted threatening remarks but when asked what he would say to neely's family? penny told in your post boat i am deeply saddened by the loss of life is tragic what happened to him. hopefully we can change the system that so desperately failed us to read the may

records show he had had multiple run-ins with police marine veteran daniel penney has not been charged in his death and protesters in the streets of the city are demanding justice. ♪ justice. >> corresponded cb cotton is life on the street new york streets. she has the latest. parts of molly, civil rights activists are demanding for a grand jury to be convened in this case saying that jordan neely having mental health issues did not want him being choked to death or riding the subway for those activist demands may be met because a source tells fox news likely headed for a grand jury next week. all of this comes as the attorney for the accused get daniel penny released a statement late late last night sank in part when mr. neely began aggressively threatening daniel penny and the other passengers. daniel, with the help of others, acted to protect themselves until help arrived. penny, who is white is not been charged with any crime but was questioned by police and rel release. penny's account, criminal defense attorney thomas kenneth who also happens to be manhattan rags rival. kenneth w

to that effect, you mentioned that the marine, daniel penney, his attorney put out a statement and i en daniel penny and the other passengers, daniel, with the help of others acted to president protect himself's it'll help. arrived he never intended to harm neely and could never see his untimely death. protesters say they can't understand why charges were not filed. when you look at that video, again, we it's so graphic. people say it goes without saying that there should have been some kind of, arrest some kind of charges filed. we've seen protests erupting since this event took place on monday. all through yesterday, right outside of the d.a.'s office. i actually had a moment to speak with a close friend of jordan neely who says the man had a few issues. granted, he may have had some mental issues as well. but at no point could anything we -- have let up to this moment where he would have had to lose his life. take a listen to what his friend told me. >> he commanded an audience, like i'd never seen in my life. and you know, i just wanted to come and pay respects to him because he w

we it saw from the video that daniel penney tried to put him in a recovery position i. he's not a murderer. he simply wanted to protect and defend the vulnerable. d for that's what any man should do. that's what any former marine a should do. and nd ii want more people will actually stand up like d daniel penny did, because that's what we need more of in america. this was a tragic conclusion. but he is not a murderer.a. re r.he is a good man who tried the to do the right thing.t th >>in and what's going to happenn the next time? nobody's going to want to darewt get involved ever sad.d. tragic you both right. thinmurder, manslaughter, no, i don't think so.k anyway, pam bondi. thank you , tommy. aaron, thank you .tomm >> when we come back , we have more hanadi straight ahead. as well. >> is here. >> we are, the big moment of truth. while incredibly innocent. pretty amazing, isn't it? >> let's do this. it's not like you've i told you , sometimes you just got to think bigger. it sure is good to be back . are you ready for a fresh new bath or shower? well, now is the best ti

in the last twenty four hours, we certainly haven't seenn as much of the daniel penney lync murderer or this was a lynching. it seems liknge the conversation around it has calmed down a bit. and i don't think that i'm incorrect that we haven't heard from a doctor today or ayanna pressley, who were veryo quick to jump in there. mean dato you think that means? about the case? well, i do think that there'ss another silence going on ,goin and it happened before this news broke, which was the protest stopped. so there was definitely collusion going on between the alvin bragg's of the world and the protesters on the street. that's the new variable thate pt you talked about, how moesthe sn put their thumb on the scale and actually influence b onthe justice system. i want this. this is a sham. he never should have beenuy arrested. but as l i hope the guy gets a fair trial. but as long as you have a mobto there ready to intimidate you , whether you're a jury ore you, t a d.a., or whatever , they're going to do it. and that's what they have been doing. just to summarize the story, leaving out

penney saliÓ bajo fianza. karla amezola tiene las reacciones. >>> homicidio involuntario es lo que en fr ents daniel el exinfanteasajeros del vagÓn. >>> no podemos permitir este tipo de agresiones por capricho y que estos delitos suceden sin conciÓn caounzs declarÓ el abogado de la familia tras el arresto. y una de ellas violentas que terminaron en arrestos y opiniones divididas que consideran que penney se dependÍa. >>> tiene que haber consecuencias sobre esto, matÓ a una persona sin motivo. >>> el periodista independiente que grabÓ el momento dijo la semana pasada que nili entrÓ gritando alba gon que tenÍa hambre y estaba listo para morir, no agrediÓ a nadie. cuando se quita la chamarra y la avienta en el piso, ese acto asustÓ a la gente. >>> jordÁn era conocido por su caracterÍstico zas del prunz pe del pop en la estaciÓn de time square hace algunos aÑos. el fiscal de distrito dijo que hasta el momento la investigaciÓn se ha basado en entrevistas con testigos en una investigaciÓn por parte del mÉdico forense. y el exins fanto de marina fue puesto en libertad bajo fianza y de ser enconotralo culpable puede pas

police. 24 year old daniel penny walked into the 5th precinct in lower manhattan this morning facing second degree manslaughter charges in the chokehold death of jordan neely, penney allegedly put neely in a chokehold after nearly was reportedly screaming on the subway last monday. nearly was a 30 year-old homeless man who had% a long history of mental illness and left us court mandated mental health program after 2 weeks. penney's law lawyers say that he never intended to harm neely. he did not enter a plea when he was arraigned this morning. >> self-defense may very well not work here because when you look at his self-defense, you can only use the amount fools being possibly are used against you. just the mere fact throwing your coat down act and disruptive acts for money individuals that just thursday. >> attorneys say nearly and other passengers on the train acted to protect themselves, quote, unquote. and some more national news. democrats and republicans, how are clashing over calls to ramp up banking regulations after the collapse of 3 regional banks. democrats say congress needs to put u.s. banks on a tighter leash by reinstating 2008 era banking policies

daniel penny. nealy, you may remember, a homeless street artist died last week right after that incident. his family now says that a statement released by penney'ser assassination of nealy. cnn's omar jimenez has more on this. omar, the circumstances of this case have been confusing, certainly upsetting for many who have been watching it closely. tell us first of all what the family is saying in response to penney's lawyer's description of this event. >> reporter: yeah, jim. so family -- the attorneys for the family of jordan nealy say that this is a clear example of indifference towards nealy's life and one witness we spoke to who was formerly homeless himself says he believes this would not have ended in death if nealy's life had more value by the people that were there. take a listen. >> i saw that his eyes were staring off and that he was limp. so i went in through another door, i went to pour a little water on jordan neely's head and daniel penny came up and told me to stop. he got over him and said stop. if he didn't have the intention of killing jordan neely i believe at the least he did not have consideration for his life because he was

penn happened to daniel penny for inying to step in when a man was menacing and his behavior in that subway car last week or two weeks ago? >> i mean, i could only imagine what mr. penney felt, becausedik that's the fear that i felt. it's jusnottt thatacks i didn'to kind of text or how to helpagin myself understand.mebo but i couldy td imaginale how hl here. was somebody talking like thaty. . you know, it's a fearful thing because it's happening every day and we can't really rely on the police officers. it takes them a while to come. i got a ten minute beat down and it still took the police about fifteen to twenty minutesm before they actually came to my help. so imagine what could have happened between that time ifho somebody didn't show up or if d' he didn't feel like that was got good enough, like he felt good about himself after he walked away. >> it's sad that he actually even got time to walk away. >> lau do you believe if your attacker was not a minority, not black ,d and he had been white, that this would have gotten more attention? >> what happened to you? i believe so, because, you know ,i was so sad to see that nobody there really,half you protests on my beh