that and the paycheck. >>> five colorado first responders indicted in the 2019 death of elijah mcclain mcclain, you might recall, was a 23-year-old black man who died after he was placed in a choke hold and given a powerful said active. the original autopsy report listed the cause of mcclain's death as undetermined. >> an amended autopsy report completed in 2021 said mcclain's death was complicated by a kettering injection and restraints. >> reporter: the two paramedics and three officers involved in the death of elijah mcclain were arraigned in court on friday. each pled not guilty to all of the charges. three separate trials have been scheduled in the sum aermd early fall. all five were indicted back in 2021 on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. in august of 2019, mcclain, a young black man, was walking home from a convenience store. he was listening to music on his headphones. he had some iced tea with him. he was apprehended by three aurora, colorado, police officers who were called about a suspicious individual. police attempted to apprehend him. one of the

responders indicted in the 2019 death of elijah mcclain have entered not guilty pleas. year-old black man, died after he was placed in a chokehold and given a powerful sedative. the original autopsy report listed the cause of mclain's death as undetermined. >> an amended autopsy report completed in 2021 two years after the incident said mcclain's death was caused by complications from ketamine injection following restraint. the manner of death was left undetermined. lucy kafanov reports. >> reporter: the two paramedics and three officers involved in the death of elijah mcclain were arraigned in court on friday. each pled not guilty to all of the charges. three separate trials have been scheduled for the summer in the early fall. all five were indicted back in 2021 on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. in august of 2019, mcclain, a young black man, was walking home from the convenience store. he was listening to music on his headphones, had ice tea with him. he was confronted by three aurora, colorado, police officers who were responding to a call

two paramedics were indicted on charges of manslaughter and negligent homicide in the death of elijah mcclainquestion. now back in august of 2019, mcclain, a young black man, was walking home from a convenience store with some iced teas. he was listening to music in his headphones when he was confronted by three aurora, they were responding to a call about a suspicious person, and even though he doesn't doing anything wrong, the police attempted to apprehend him. one of the officers tried to restrain mcclain with a chokehold to the neck that has since been banned, causing him to briefly lose consciousness. the other two officers helped him restrain him on the ground despite repeated pleas. the paramedics injected him with ketamine. it turned out it was too much for his body weight and he died a few days later. brain dead, then dead at 23 years old. now the initial autopsy report listed the cause of death as undetermined, but it was amend it to say his death was caused by complications from that ketamine injection following restraints. the manner of death remains undetermined. they have been p

if elijah mcclain is not safe, who is?o tonight -- keeping the door open. that was our dear friend and colleague, someone as compassionate as they come. the great jeff bennett, getting emotional after the tragic death of elijah mcclain. jeff is now standing nbc news contributor and was recently named co-anchor of pbs news hour. but perhaps, above all, he's a proud alum of morehouse college, one of the nation's top -- today we learned some pretty impressive news about geoff bennett. -- by establishing a new scholarship for english in journalism measures at his alma mater. in an interview with ebony magazine, jeff said this. it's vital for news organizations to look like the communities they serve. we need more black journalists. they need some more more of us doing this work. it is one thing to walk through that door. but you have to make sure that door stays open and help other people walk through. it after you. well said by the extraordinary geoff bennett. we cannot wait to see walk through that door next. and on that not

years later, the aurora colorado officers and officials charged in the 2019 death of a black man, elijah mcclaineased attention during the black lives matter died after he was placed in handcuffs by police and injected with ketamine each of the five defendants was charged with one count of manslaughter and one count of negligent homicide for their roles in the incident. the five will stand trial later this year. >>> at least 12 people were shot and wounded after gunfire erupted inside a baton rouge nightclub early sunday morning during a press conference, baton rouge police say three officers were outside of the club when the shooting began and were able to immediately respond and administer life-saving aid until first responders arrived they believe the shooting was a targeted attack. all the victims were in stable condition. police say the investigation is ongoing. >>> border officials are reporting a big spike in the illegal crossing of eggs eggs the number more than doubled in the last three months of 2022 when u.s. egg prices began to soar according to an online news site called border repo

auror aurora, colorado officers and medical officials charged in the 2019 death of a black man, elijah mcclain have pleaded not guilty mcclain, whose death received increased attention during black lives matters protests in 2020 died after he was placed in handcuffs by police and injected with the sedative ketamine each of the five defendants were charged of one count of manslaughter and one charge of criminally negligent homicide for their roles. the five will stand trial later this year. >>> jury selection begins in the murder trial of alex murdaugh. the once prominent lawyer is accused of murdering his wife and son in june of 2021. a prosecutor gave a possible motive for the crime, alleging that murdaugh had schemed and stolen around $.5 million from more than a dozen victims. the prosecutor suggested that he was so desperate toescape the accountability that he killed his wife and son and covered it up to gain sympathy. if he is found guilty, murdaugh could face life in prison without parole. >>> jeremy renner's latest recovery update is proof that laughter is the best medicine. the marvel

. >>> in aurora, colorado, five paramedics charged in the death of elijah mcclain, all pleading not guilty facing 32 counts, including manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. mcclain's death made national headlines and drew outrage after he was confronted by police while walking home. officers putting him in a choke hold. emts injecting him with ketamine. he stopped breathing and died three days later. the trials are set to begin in july. >>> overseas tonight and to the war in ukraine, and what president zelenskyy is pleading for tonight. the u.s. defense secretary is in germany, but why the germans are so far saying no. matt gutman from inside ukraine again tonight for us. >> reporter: tonight, as the fighting rages in eastern ukraine, president zelenskyy with his most blunt appeal for arms, saying, if you have tanks, give them to us. >> hundreds of thank you are not hundreds of tanks. >> reporter: with u.s. support, zelenskyy calling on germany to unlock its tanks, specifically the readily available leopards, but the germans saying the tanks remain a matter of dispute in its parl

getting emotional after the tragic death of elijah mcclain.c news contributor i was recently named co-anchor of pbs news hour. perhaps above all, he is a proud alum of morehouse college. one of the nation's top historically black colleges. today we learned some impressive news about jeff. he is using his success to pay it forward. establishing a new scholarship for english and journalism majors at his alma mater. in an interview with any magazine. jeff said this. it is vital for news organizations to look like the communities that they serve. we need more black journalists. there needs to be more of us doing this work. it is one thing to walk through the door. but you have to make sure that door stays open. and help other people walk through it after you. well said. by the extraordinary jeff bennett. we cannot wait to see who walked through the door next. and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. jeff bennett is an amazing guy. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late. i will see you a

not august 24th, 2019, elijah mcclain was walking home from a convenience store where he was confrontedpolice officers and aurora, colorado, after somebody called 9-1-1. i after a brief exchange, they play him in a chokehold. wallen handcuffs, he was subjected with ketamine, causing him to suffer a heart attack. he was was a massage therapist, he taught himself to play the violin. his colleagues remembered a time when someone and the office tried to kill a fly, and he saved it. elijah cup the fly and a cop, and released it outside. he told his colleagues, every life matters. matters there's the philly, the monster, the boss. if i hadn't seen it in person, i wouldn't have believed it. eating is believing steph. the subway series. try subway's tastiest menu upgrade yet. (voya mnemonic.) there are some things that go better...together. hey! like your workplace benefits... and retirement savings. with voya, considering all your financial choices together... can help you be better prepared for unexpected events. for a brighter financial future. thanks. ahh pretzel and mustard... another grea

. >>> two paramedics and three police officers involved in the 2019 death of the 23-year-old elijah mcclainere arraigned in colorado today. all five were indicted on charges of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. mclean was walking home when he was approached by police following a suspicious person call. after a struggle with police, paramedics then sedated him with a dosage of ketamine that was more than his body could handle. he suffered a heart attack and was declared brain-dead three days later. lucy carve nay is outside the courtroom. what happened during today's arraignment? >> reporter: well, jake, after months of delays, we finally saw all five defendants in court today. the three police officers and the two paramedics each pled not guilty to all of the charges. three separate charges have been set for this summer. now, keep in mind that the exact cause of death is in question here. when police apprehended mclain, one of the first responding officers tried to restrain mclain with a chokehold to the neck that has since been banned, causing the young man to briefly lose co

the five officers and paramedics charged in the death of elijah mcclain pleading not guilty.utrage after he was confronted by police while walking home. now, officers putting him in a chokehold. emts injecting him with ketamine. he stopped breathing and died three days later. the trials set to begin in july. >>> and t-mobile reporting a major security breach. the company says a hacker stole data from 37 million customers including names, birth dates and phone numbers. the hacker, they say, did not access more sensitive information like credit cards, bank accounts and passwords but the company says its investigation is ongoing. >>> and miley cyrus can buy herself all the flowers she wants. her new single "flowers" becoming the most streamed song in a single week in spotify history getting more than 100 million streams. fans have been calling "flowers" a revenge song pointing to the many references to the singer's relationship with ex-husband liam hemsworth. there you have it. >> i love a good revenge song. >> there have been a lot of popular revenge songs. >> between miley and

. >> i also want to ask you about elijah mcclain, who is of course a young man who died in colorado,ber of police officers and paramedics have now pleaded not guilty in relation to charges with his death, i wonder do you think there is possible justice that he might get, that his family might get? >> i think unfortunately the notion of justice in his story is far out of reach because he is no longer here and will not be here with us, i think the most that we can hope for his accountability, in terms of holding some of the officers if not all of the officers who are responsible with how they dealt with this young man, who is clearly experiencing a mental health episode when they approached him in the store, as he asked them please leave me alone, leave me alone and so on and so forth, the most we can help foreign accountability and i do think that is still possible. >> certainly a important point to make that the justice is than being here, thank you so much charles coleman junior. >> and, next, florida republicans have found their latest target in the culture wars, and once again stu

police had restrained elijah mcclain on a suspicious-person call.ics later injected mcclain with ketamine, a powerful sedative. he died three days later. the first responders' trials are scheduled for later this year. still to come on "the newshour"... covid casts a shadow over the chinese new year as hundreds of millions of people travel to celebrate with family... cities look to free public busing to counteract inequity... david brooks and jonathan capehart weigh in on the latest political headlines... >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. geoff: ukraine will soon receive an unprecedented amount of new weapons systems things to a deal made by a group of some 50 nations today. but the weapons do not include the one item that ukraine calls a priority, western tanks. nick schifrin reports. nick: for ukraine's military support, today was the best of times and the worst of times. for the first time the u.s. will send stryker carriers, in