after they loaded him into the ambulance, elijah had a heart attack.was rushed to the hospital and put on life support. his mother shaneen says these photos show elijah's physical injuries. eventually doctors declared him brain dead, and three days later he was eventually taken off life support. >> bone of my bone, flesh of my flesh. that was a part of me. there's no way to put a band-aid on that. he's always going to be gone. so there's no-no way. i can forgive, but i'm not going to ever forget. >> reporter: initially the officers and medics were not charged, in part because of precedent called qualified immunity which shields police officers from being held personally responsible for death while on duty, unless they clearly violate established law. >> so in qualified immunity, an officer here in the death of mcclain can say, i didn't know applying a carotid chokehold to someone two times and give them 500 milligrams of ketamine would kill someone, and qualified immunity hypothetically would protect them because there are no cases that would make that

we have not reached justice yet for elijah.: it is amazing the progress of these indictments, what this means. after elijah mccin was killed by the police, i mean, he is walking home sort of dancing, wearing headphones, listening to music. a violinist who played violin for cats and dogs at a local animal shelter. as he said, "i'm different. i don't kill flies. i am a vegetarian." he kept apologizing saying, "i'm so sorry. i. i can't breathe." after this happened come even local reporters said they did not pay attention to this until george floyd was killed. that is when a mass protest happened. can you talk about that, leslie herod? >> absolutely. colorado, denv specifically, was at the center of the protest, just like many other cities across the country. i remember introducing bill the first day we got back around police accountability. i'm sorry, from the covid session. when we gave our first rally and talked about the police accountability bill, the small, quite woman stepped up from the crowd. i handed her the megaphone. s

so please welcome elijah. ok, elijah. elijah: thank you, dr. biden. what an amazing honor it is to be introduced by the first lady of the united states. as dr. biden stated,, am elijah, a student here at brooklyn middle school. brooklyn middle school arts integrated school is located in the district of columbia public school system in washington, dc . in march 2019, our lives changed forever. i was thriving as a sixth-grade scholar involved in athletics and afterschool activities. it was announced that we were going on spring break due to the pandemic. what kid would not be excited? it was supposed to be one week. it turned to 18 months of virtual learning. i am not going to lie, it was really hard. having to learn in a virtual setting, build relationships with new teachers, and keep my grades up, that was a lot for a scholar entering his second year of middle school. however, i excelled and remained on honor roll and made new friends virtually. despite my success in a virtual setting, i hope to return to in person learning for my eighth grade year, m

elijah mcclain related prosecutions which is a big deal from my former state of colorado. i know you talked about that on your show. it's a pretty big news day. texas, come on. handmaids tale, what's happening? >> we'll be watching. thank you. . we begin with a heartbreaking story about a 13-year-old girl, a child, this young girl living in texas faced the ultimate nightmare. she was raped by her own grandfather. that was vunt the end of the horror. when she was told by her doctor that she was pregnant, she also learned that the nearest clinic that would perform an abortion was across the state. clearly someone would have to drive her. she would have to find the money from someone to get an abortion procedure and and, and. the procedure this pre-teen girl was desperately seeking would have been illegal if this case happened in texas today. a woman found out she was eight weeks pregnant. she fried to find an appointment with the goal of getting an abortion. she thought about the possibility of going out of state but couldn't afford it. the cost of an instate abortion was mu

. >>> three police officers and two paramedics now charged in the death of elijah mcclain. the young black man dying after a confrontation with police while walking home. placed in a choke hold and injected with ketamine. >>> the wildfire emergency. 86 fires across 11 states. new evacuations tonight. more than 4,000 first responders trying to get control of the caldor fire, threatening more than 30,000 homes and buildings in the lake tahoe area. >>> tonight, the taliban in afghanistan releasing video it says shows their fighters in u.s. military vehicles left behind. and tonight, america's top general and his message today in deeply personal terms. martha raddatz is here tonight. >>> and the search and rescue mission under way after a u.s. navy helicopter crashes off the coast. one crew member found alive, five still missing tonight. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy wednesday night. we begin tonight with severe weather, the threat as we come on the air. in fact, a tornado watch was issued in new york city just moments ago. new york thr

mcclain stopped breathing and six days later was taken off life support. >> elijah mcclain! >> reporter: with outrage building during last summer's protests for racial justice, the governor ordering a criminal investigation. tonight, elijah's mother reacting to the indictment. >> it is a step toward justice because, you know, i'll still praying for them to be in prison. my son's murderers and their accomplices all need to be in prison for what they did to him. >> reporter: david, the aurora police association tonight saying mcclain died from a combination of his decision to violently resist arrest and a pre-existing heart condition, saying, our officers did nothing wrong. david? >> marcus moore tonight. thank you, marcus. >>> we turn now to the taliban in afghanistan and tonight, the new images of the taliban in u.s. military vehicles that had been provided to the afghan army that collapsed in just days. and tonight here at home, america's top general, mark milley, on the end of the war and his message, in deeply personal terms, especially to u.s. troops who served in afghan

i want his murderers in jail. >> reporter: what do you hope elijah's legacy will be? our humanity. the way we treat each other, the way we treat other people, regardless of our skin color. >> reporter: now her life's mission is to get justice for her son. nikki battiste, cbs news, new york. >> o'donnell: and, coming up next, the milestone moment for baseball, and america, that happened 50 years ago tonight. in 2016, i was working at the amazon warehouse when my brother passed away. and a couple of years later, my mother passed away. after taking care of them, i knew that i really wanted to become a nurse. amazon helped me with training and tuition. today, i'm a medical assistant and i'm studying to become a registered nurse. in filipino: you'll always be in my heart. some days, you just don't have it. not my uncle, though. he's taking trulicity for his type 2 diabetes and now, he's really on his game. once-weekly trulicity lowers your a1c by helping your body release the insulin it's already making. most people reached an a1c under 7%. plus, trulicity can lower your r

three officers and two paramedics face manslaughter charges in the death of elijah mcclain in colorado, the 23-year-old who was injected with a drug and put in a chokehold. capitol hill $4.5 billion settlement: what victims of the opioid epidemic are saying after a judge approves the bankruptcy agreemnt of druger a judge approves the bankruptcy company purdue pharma. and, stepping into history. 50 years ago today, baseball took a major step toward diversity. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with breaking news. three days after hurricane ida devastated the gulf coast of louisiana and mississippi, remnant of the storm are still causing dangerous weather for millions. tornadoes have been spotted in maryland as the storm heads north. flash flood watches are up through much of the northeast as the storm dumps buckets of rain. some areas could get 10 inches. tonight, the death toll from ida is up to six, and the situation in louisiana remains dire. tonight

. >>> the new indictment two years after the death of elijah mcclain, a young unarmed black man. the charges police and paramedics face. >>> and the cdc's new covid travel warnings just ahead of labor day. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >> good evening. i'm tom llamas in for lester tonight we start with breaking news. the dangerous storm system on the move, remnants of hurricane ida hammering the east coast. the new images of an apparent tornado ripping through annapolis, maryland. tornado watches and warnings in effect from north carolina to maryland, including washington, d.c. and philadelphia torrential rain drenching the midatlantic and the northeast at this hour students rescued from a school bus in maryland after it became trapped in rising floodwaters and over night, waters also surging into an apartment in rockville. a 19-year-old killed at least one person still missing. and later, we'll tell you about millions more americans facing extreme weather from the gulf coast to fire out west nbc's tom costello starts us off tonight from annapolis, mar

charges in the death of elijah mcclain at the hands of police this week.uld it give hope that we have turned a corner when it comes to holding officers accountable? we will dig into that coming up. >>> but i do want to start with that controversial abortion law in the state of texas. a judge has shielded for now women's clinics in the state from being sued by the largest anti-abortion group in the state. a state district judge issued a temporary restraining order against the nonprofit group, texas right to life, in its effort to stop abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. we have nbc's liz mclaughlin with us from austin and msnbc legal analyst joyce vance with us as well. i want to start with you, liz, and get the reaction first to the restraining order in texas. >> reporter: yasmin, the reaction from texas right to life is still celebratory. every day the law is in effect it is seen as a win for them. they're preventing abortions from happen. that doesn't take into account the lives of the women seeking those services. planned parenthood is grateful for

my name is elijah mcclain. that's my house. i was just going home. i'm an introvert. just different. that's all. i'm so sorry. i have no gun. i don't do that stuff. i don't do any fighting why are you attacking me? if elijah mcclain isn't safe, who is? who is, david henderson, paul butler? who is safe? i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> no, that's why we're here and i appreciate you drawing attention to what's important about this case and, that number one, do any of us want to live in a world where young people can't go to the convenience store and make it back home when they are not committing a crime and they are not doing anything wrong? number two, what does it mean when the people who are supposed to protect us are the most quick to resort to violence, even lethal violence? not only did they kill him but some of the officers that killed him went back and took photographs at the memorial site mock the way he died. people who say they are there to keep us safe, how they treated someone who wasn't a threat to anyone's safety. they killed a young man because he was different,

do you think this would have been come for elijah if george floyd had not happened?ther man across the country to bring attention to aurora, colorado, but we all know, those of us doing this kinds of work for decades, like ifr, and of course, black men who have lived in this world that racist police brutality has been a problem in colorado and across the united states for decades or even centuries. it's only with people having watched the video of george floyd being murdered that it's forced white people across the country to finally acknowledge what other people have known for a long time. that this is a problem. and so i wish it weren't so, but it has taken the death of george floyd for people to finally wake up and acknowledge what is really happening. and these indictments here in colorado serve not just as a reminder to the law enforcement officers here, but across the entire country, that they are not above the law. >> were you surprised, miss newman, that charges did come? >> well, you know, as a long-term civil rights lawyer, i'm sorry to say that we know the

so please welcome elijah poole. okay, elijah. [ applause ] >> thank you, dr. biden.t an amazing honor it is to be introduced by the first lady of the united states. >> so monica, we're going to bring back in monica alba at the white house as we wait for the president to speak. obviously the first lady and the president speaking at a school in northeast d.c., where the local government is largely aligned with the administration's priorities on accomplishing their covid related goals. that's not the case everywhere in the country. we've already seen some of this pushback against the president's new orders yesterday. what's the white house considering doing to take on some of these republican governors, local officials who they expect and have already threatened in many cases to sue their federal government and to fight with this administration about the new mandates they're trying to put in place. >> reporter: something the white house was already ready for, garrett. the president preempted those comments but he didn't call out governors by name in his remarks yesterda

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. >>> two paramedics and three police officers will face charges in the death of elijah mcclain.med black man was put in a choke hold and injected with a powerful sedative gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> give us more units. we're fighting him. >> reporter: police officers and paramedics in aurora, colorado, are facing criminal charges after stopping 23-year-old elijah mcclain while he walked home from a convenience store. >> we're here today because elijah mcclain is not here and he should be. >> reporter: police had gotten a call about a suspicious man wearing a mask. >> i'm an introvert. >> reporter: they restrained him with a carotid hold. now a 32-count indictment. two officers, former officer and two paramedics each face a count of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide four of the five also face assault charges. mcclain's family described him as a kind introvert, who played his violin to comfort cats an at animal shelter they say he often wore a mask to keep warm because of a blood condition. >> this is a resounding statement that nobody is above the law. >> repor

many of you may find this distressing. >> my name is elijah mcclain. that's my house.erent. i just like going home. i'm different. >> please. >> i just like going home. i'm just different. i'm just different. that's all. that's all i was doing. >> yeah. promised that was going to be disturbing. civil rights attorney david henderson is joining me now. that's pretty hard to listen to these couple of years later. how do you wrap your head around elijah's last words to those officers and then what happened? >> alex, it is hard to because what it really shows is a complete lack of compassion for dealing with him. in terms of what happened, it was deeply concerning because initially we didn't even see any charges at all given the fact that the police officers were engaged in unlawful behavior from the beginning, but it is a relief to know that the attorney general's office is now doing the right thing. >> you know, there's a point in the body cam video, and it is when an officer speaks to the person that called 911 and verifies mcclain didn't do anything criminal. i mean the

christmas eve i was 18 weeks pregnant and my husband and i unfortunately found out we had lost our son elijah unexpectedly. it was very traumatic and devastating on top of working in a pandemic, it was just a very difficult time for us. so we tried after that to get pregnant and we weren't having much success so i reached out to a reproductive endocon all gist and found i had a blood clotting factor that was elevated and not sure if it contributed to my miscarriage or affect future pregnancies. she put me on a daily medication to just be preventive and safe and at the time we didn't know i was pregnant which i had just got pregnant at that appointment probably the day before. so we found out three weeks later i was pregnant and the mandate my work had sent out an email and said it was going to take effect. i was in my first trimester and for me after going through such a tragic miscarriage i really wanted more study and time before i decided to vaccinate myself. >> bill: listen, great. i'm happy for you and i want you to stay healthy but you know what they've been saying for two years, trust

>> our goal is to seek justice for elijah mcclain, for his family and friends, and for our state. a major development in the movement for police accountability, three colorado police and two paramedics have been criminally charged in the death of 23-year-old elijah mclean. they beat him, put hn

elijah mcclain's death drew national attention during last year's protests against police totality. >>> let's get back to the breaking story in marin county. chopper 5 over the fire that has triggered evacuations in lucas valley, this one breaking one at mt. lassen drive just off of lucas valley road. we have new information coming in. the forward progress of the fire has been stopped. this is a new number. crews have the fire 60% contained. 300 to 400 residents impacted by the evacuation orders, but the good news is no homes have burned. >>> you have been watching the wind and the other conditions. >>> the strongest gusts were around 25 miles per hour, but a consistent direction so fire crews could plan their attack accordingly. the fire looks less impressive than it did from just 30 to 40 minutes ago. still some smoke coming off of it, but you saw the aerial perspective, where there is not as much smoke being produced by flames at the moment. some good news weatherwise, still one more day of cool temperatures in store for us on thursday, the 1st day of september. it actually felt a

michael. >> thank you. >>> now to charges in the elijah mcclain case.man who died after being put in a chokehold for walking home from a convenience store. marcus moore has the latest. good morning, marcus. >> reporter: michael, good morning. these indictments come two years after elijah mcclain who was unarmed died following an altercation with police, and there had been loud calls for justice, and now comes this development. this grainy body camera video captures portions of elijah mcclain's last moments alive. police confronted the 23-year-old as he walked home alone from a grocery store two years ago. mcclain died after a struggle with the officers. now this morning, three policemen and two paramedics face criminal charges for the young man's death. >> our goal is to seek justice for elijah mcclain, for his family and friends and for our state. >> praying through all of it. it's what i wanted and my son fought for his life and begged for his life. >> reporter: the colorado grand jury indictment detailing the 32 total counts levied against the office

your rewards. >>> back in 2019, 23-year-old elijah mcclain died after violent encounter with police.ath, colorado grand jury has finally indicted three police officers and two paramedics. our report from gabe gutierrez. >> give us more units, we're fighting him. >> reporter: police officers and paramedics in aurora, colorado, facing criminal charges for stopping mcclain when he walked home from a convenience store. >> we're here today because elijah mcclain is not here and should be. >> reporter: police had gotten call about mysterious man wearing a mask. >> i'm introvert. >> paramedics gave him ketamine. indictment, two officers, former officer and two paramedics facing count of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, four of the five face assault charges. mcclain's family described him as a kind introvert who often wore a mask to keep warm because of a blood condition. >> this is a loud and resounding statement nobody is above the law. >> reporter: after his death, prosecutors did not charge anyone. >> say his name! >> reporter: but drew renewed attention following the murd

have gotten at least one shot like elijah.nation for children between the ages of 12 and 17. and for students here at brookline, once you all get vaccinated, you're invited to a special visit at the white house. [ applause ] i'm going to get in trouble with the secret service and everybody else i'm not sure how we'll mechanically do it, but i assume the buses could get you to the white house and if we can't get you all in one room, we'll but out in the rose garden or the back there and maybe let you fly the helicopters. i'm only joking about that. i was just downstairs in the science class and it is amazing, you saw it mayor, it is amazing these kids are excited about building a vehicle that could land on the moon. i really mean it. and i asked them, i said how many want to go to the moon. everybody be one said they wanted to go to the moon. i asked how many want to go to mars and i they they all raised their hand as well. but it is really -- and they're excited about it. now the best way for parent to protect a child under 12

officers and paramedics in aurora colorado are facing terminal charges after stomping 23-year-old elijahr he walked home from a convenience store. >> we're here today, because elijah mcclain, is not here. and he should be. >> police got a call about a suspicious man wearing a mask. >> they restrains him with a corroded hold, and paramedics ingested him with a powerful set a mean. now a 32 count indictment, two officers, a former officer, and two paramedics. each face account of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. four of the five also face assault charges. maclean's family described him as a kind endeavor. who played his violin to comfort cats at an animal shelter. they say he often wore a mask to keep warm, because of a blood condition. >> this is allowed him resigning statement that nobody is above the law. right after his death in 2019, prosecutors did not charge anyone. >> for these protesters >> but the case drew attention last year after the murder of george floyd. some of mcclain's last words, i am just different. became a rallying cry. calling that response, a hysteri

mcclain after he walked home from a convenience store. >> we're here today because elijah mcclain isa mask. they restrained him with a ka carotid hold. and paramedics gave him ketamine. four of the five also face assault charges. mcclain's family described him as a kind introvert. they say he often wore a mask to keep warm because of a blood condition. >> this is a loud and resounding statement that nobody is above the law. >> reporter: right after his death in august of 2019, prosecutors did not charge anyone. >> say his name. >> reporter: for these protesters -- but the case drew renewed attention last year following the murder of george floyd. some of his last words i'm just different became a rallying cry. calling that response a hysterical overreaction, the police union said our officers did nothing wrong. sadly mr. mcclain died due to a combination of his decision to resist and a heart condition. >> it means a lot people will be held accountable for what they did. i know my son would be smiling. >> reporter: separately colorado's attorney general has a civil rights investigatio

indictment against three police officers and two paramedics in connection with the 2019 death of elijahir alleged conduct on the night of august 24th, 2019, that resulted in the death of mr. mcclain. each of the five defendants face one count of manslaughter and one count of criminally negligent homicide. >> he died three days after he was violently detained by police, put in a chokehold and injected with ketemine. he was eventually wrestled to the ground and put in a carotid hold by police. he was telling officers he was trying to stop his music so he could listen to them better. paramedics arrived on the scene and administered ket mean which is a powerful drug. the d.a. did not find enough evidence to prove that the officers violated colorado law, but the governor gave it to the a.g. and now this. what do you think? >> the d.a. explained when he initially decided not to file charges that the autopsy was ambiguous about the cause of death. the more extensive investigation of the attorney general elaborated on the facts. unfortunately there have been so many of these cases of african-am

elijah mcclain is not here and he should be. he was a son, a nephew, a brother and a friendly.ife ahead of him and his family and friends must now go on and live without him. >> welcome back to "the cross connection." we have a lot of trending topics to get to, but we begin with big developments in three high profile cases of police brutality, with law enforcement facing accountability for their actions. on wednesday, three police officers and two paramedics were charged in the death of elijah mcclain. this is a 23-year-old young man who was walking home from a store in aurora, colorado, when police placed him in a chokehold and injected him with the sedative ketamine in august of 2019. meanwhile, in minnesota, kim potter, the police officer who shot donte wright during a traffic stop in april, claiming she meant to use her taser instead the facing a more serious charge of first degree manslaughter and in georgia a former prosecutor was indicted for protecting the alleged vigilantes who shot and killed arbery. joining us is editor-in-chief for teen voek and executive director o

officers in aurora put elijah mcclain in a choke hold. injected with a sedative but lost consciousness. he died three days later. police were called because of a suspicious-looking man. >>> the defense yesterday rested the case in the robert durst trial. closing arguments will take place next week. on the stand durst testified he did not kill his friend, susan berman, but if he did, he would lie about it. >>> a follow-up now to the deadly dive boat fire off the coast of santa barbara that killed 34 people. you might remember this one. the victims' families are suing the u.s. coast guard. this comes about two years after the fire, which is considered the worst maritime disaster in modern california history. several victims were from here, the bay area. >>> new data shows at least 15 million covid vaccine doses were thrown away since march in the u.s. the data provided by the cdc is from self reporting from medical providers and pharmacies. there are many reasons doses are thrown away. >>> if you are not vaccinated, the cdc wants you to sta

a former officer and two paramedics will be charged in the 2000s death of elijah mcclain.he was detained by police and placed in a chokehold. he said something too familiar, "i can't breathe." one of the calls by protesters to have accountability and charges. this is one of those situations. also, on the developments in the trump's criminal case that we reported. executives matthew calamari jr. is subpoenaed to testify before the grand jury. prosecutors will be bringing in calamari jr. >>> coming up, something i am excited to share with you. bernie sanders and president biden converging on how to value works. >> i say to jeff bezos, why are you spending millions trying to defeat on the part of work who want nothing more than decent wages and benefits and working conditions. and working conditions >> this is a big and important discussion. we'll get into this. i actually have someone who's leading the way with real solutions. we talk about policies where we have big ideas and it is a special conversation and it is next. nd it is a special conversation andt iis next ♪ ayy, a

that hurts, but as you can see, the way elijah stepped up, he did a helluva job. we have depth.ve to do that. >> warriors training camp starts in less than two weeks. seeing a lot of steph curry play, but how about draymond green? hanging out a at his alma mater. a dunk on the college kids. no doubt he gave them some tough love. no doubt they are saying draymond yelled at me, that is so cool. hoping to see him in a warriors uniform sooner rather than later. everyone's goal, if i can get yelled at by draymond. >> i have been there plenty of times. just ask a question that is a little bit askew and he calls you out. he's actually very good at it. >> we love that about him. would you take yelling coming from me? does that mean anything? >> yeah, for sure. >> all right. >> you are our draymond. >> coming up tonight, at 8:00 it is press your luck, followed at 9:00 by the $100,000 pyramid. at 10:00, watch amanda gorman, brave enough, special addition of 2020. stay with us for the news at 11:00. >> that's going to do it for us. >> good night. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ monitor, check and lock down yo

one of the things elijah cummings used to say your passion is your purpose. you should do that i often had young people in terms of others come say it my is to work on hiv-aids and will rwanda. that's great but what about working on hiv-aids in baltimore. what about working for an organization providing food and shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness. they are vulnerable people who need help right here in our communities. that's not saying if you want to do global health work that is fantastic but don't wait and see how that opportunity. i think going back to the question about confidence, building confidence in your skills also involves having experience. hitting these skills early on is really essential. >> another question from facebook, what would you say is the role of dental hygienist in public health? congressman cummings talked about a lot too. he was very concerned with the state of dental hygiene. >> absolutely. that is another issue we do not see connected to physical health. dental health is any aspect of our healthcare. but we don't ha

officers and medics have been indicted on manslaughter and other charges for the debts of elijah mcclainhe died after being put into a chokehold and injected with a powerful assistive. he was black. he was on police bodycam footage pleading he was just different. he was stopped in colorado from a phone call that said he was suspicious. the police -- the taliban staged a victory parade ts wednesday. the taliban showing off military hardware captured and abandoned by the u.s. military as the withdrawal of afanistan was completed. behind this parade, people cheered freely is unknown. --ehind this parade, if people cheered freely is unknown. afghanistan citizens rely on aid. a crisis is already evident. >> one of the most pressing issues for afghans, shortages of food and basic goods. the when it says it is committed to doing operations. his office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs faces a funding shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars. >> operations to supply medical and humanitarian goods as well as support our continuing. more resources are needed. the current funding app

the first is elijah mcclain was a mild mannered 23-year-old kid walking back from the convenient storee ice tea when stopped by those three officers. a driver, a passing motorist called 911 saying he's wearing a ski mask and acting strangely. in the initial police report they said he quote resisted contact. the second stunning thing is that two paramedics are charged here along with the three officer officers. that is because he was injeked with ketamine. he had a heart attack on the way to the hospital and died three days later. the other stunning thing is just how long it's taken. the reason, the d.a. didn't charge any of those three officers because the autopsy came back inconclusive. the argument how can i charge anyone when we don't exactly know how mcclain died. then, the killing of george floyd reignited interest in mcclain's case and that is how we ended up here today. the colorado governor asked the attorney general to look into it and that wound up with these indictments handed down by the grand jury. >> what has the families response been to these indictments? >> mcclain's m

elijah mcclain, you remember his name? i had to look it up again. i did. you. not because i didn't care but because there are so many names. there's so many different policing issues that we look at. this young black man dead, stopped by two police two years ago in colorado. remember he was unarmed, he had committed no crime. they came up on him and he was like what are you doing, what are you doing and they wound up giving him -- they administered a drug at the scene, these emts who came and he died. we left that story. remember the local prosecutor i had him on the show. you remember how that went? and now the state took it over. and tonight there are major developments and you need to hear them next. hearing is important to living life to the fullest. that's why inside every miracle-ear store, you'll find a better life. it all starts with the most innovative technology. like the new miracle-earmini, available exclusively at miracle-ear. so small that no one will see it, but you'll notice the difference. and now, miracle-ear is offering a thirty-day risk

click or call for a lower auto rate today. >>> charges filed in the death of elijah mcklain.all charged.mcklain. tw mcclain was a black man who police detained and placed in a chokehold. then medics gave him a powerful sedative and he later died it happened in aurora, colorado, two years ago. he was 23 at the time, coming out of a corner store, wearing a ski mask as you see, something his family said he did because of his blood condition and he said it was cold somebody reported seeing someone sketchy. body cam video shows officers approaching mcclain. he told them respect my boundaries i'm just different that's all i'm sorry, he told them. after questioning mcclain, officers grabbed him and took him to the ground. when paramedics arrived they injected him with ketamine to sedate him seven minutes later, cardiac arrest and later on declaredtam sedate brain dead and taken off life support. the aurora police union says his death was related to his own condition to violently resist arrest and a pre-existing heart condition. loved ones remembered mcclain as an animal lover at the

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>>> three denver police officers and two paramedics have been indicted in the death of elijah mcclain man was walking home from the store in 2019 when police stopped him. mcclain, who was unarmed, died after he was put in ay choke hold and injected with a sedative. officials involved in the incident which sparked national outcry were each indicted on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. >>> two americans clash at the u.s. open, and there's a controversial bankruptcy plan for an opioid maker. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the washington post" reports a federal bankruptcy judge approved a plan to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits brought against purdue pharma, the maker of oxycontin. the deal removes the sackler family from ownership and dissolves the company. they'll have to pay $4.5 billion. in return, the family cannot be sued in the future. some victims of drug addiction and their families could receive compensation payments ranging from $3,500 to $48,000. several states say they'll appeal. >>> "usa today" reports a stud

after an a eight month grand jury investigation into the death of elijah mcclain clarjs will be facedng man's death. colorado's attorney general says the five defendants will be charged with one count each of manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and other charges. mclain was 23 years old when he died in 2019 after being placed in a chokehold by police. paramedics arrived on the scene and injected mclain with ketamine to sedate him. an independent commission found the dosage would have been enough for someone 50 pounds heavier than he was. the deaths sparked protests and police reform in georgia, colorado, and around the country. charges being filed against both a former prosecutor and paramedics in these high profile cases is a reminder it is not just our police departments that need to be reformed. it the entire criminal justice system. >>> up next misinformation domination especially if you get your news from facebook. try boost® high protein with 20 grams of protein for muscle health. versus 16 grams in ensure high protein. boost® high protein also has key nutrients for imm

we're here today because elijah mcclain is not here and he should be. was his son, a nephew, a brother and a friend. when he died, he was only 23 years old. he had his whole life ahead of him and his family and his friends must now go on. and live without it. there is also an ongoing investigation into the aurora police and fire departments for possible civil rights violations against other community members, now to washington, where critics are calling for more scrutiny. a president biden's decision to withdraw u. s troops from afghanistan and of how the administration handled the evacuation. fox news lauren blanchard tells us the defense department is promising a full review as the white house is now moving on to other. diplomatic issues to an honor and a pleasure to welcome prison cell. inskeep president biden shifting his foreign policy focus to the baltics wednesday, meeting with the president of ukraine in the oval office in the united states remains firmly committed to ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. but afghanistan remains forem

we're here today because elijah mcclain is not here and he should be.e was his son, a nephew, a brother and a friend. when he died. he was only 23 years old. he had his whole life ahead of him and his family and his friends must now go on. and live without it. there is also an ongoing investigation into the aurora police and fire departments for possible civil rights violations against other community members. critics are calling for more scrutiny of president biden's decision to withdraw troops from afghanistan and the handling of the evacuation there. fox news, lauren blanchard tells us the defense department is promising a review as the white house moves on to other diplomatic issues. to an honor and a pleasure to welcome prison cell. inskeep president biden shifting his foreign policy focus to the baltics wednesday, meeting with the president of ukraine in the oval office in the united states remains firmly committed to ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. but afghanistan remains foremost on the minds of most in washington, has calls to

now a hospital in ohio is being ordered to use it on a patient >>> two years ago, 23-year-old elijahd after being detained by police and injected with ketamine. grand jury reaches its decision on whether to charge the officers and paramedics involved. >>> and remnants of ida moving east, a hurricane has been -- was on the coast now a tornado has touched down in maryland where ylan mui is. >> reporter: shep, you can see behind me, roofs have been lifted off, trees have been toppled after that tornado touched down here in annapolis, maryland thousands are without power. i'll have the full details coming up. >> ylan, thanks. >>> live look. nbc 10 in philly is on the air right now. would you look at that the entire region, including parts of maryland and new jersey, and philadelphia, all of it under a massive tornado watch. parts of the area under tornado warnings tornadoes reported on the ou welcome to allstate. (phone notification) where we've just lowered our auto rates. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ and savings like that will have you jumping for joy. now, get new lower auto rates with allstate. because b

. >>> the new indictment two years after the death of elijah mcclain, a young unarmed black man.he charges police and paramedics face.

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