she's eric garner's widow. york daily news right after she heard of the grand jury announcement today, quote, the grand jury kept interviewing witnesses. but you didn't see witnesses. you can be a witness for yourself, she said. oh, my god. you can be a witness for yourself when there is video evidence. but video evidence is no magic bullet, right? it adds to what we know but it does not necessarily determine what happens next. joining us now is letitia james. she's the public advocate for the city of new york. it's an unusual job title but it's a really important one in the nation's largest city. she's the second in command under mayor bill de blasio in new york. she's also been an active proponent of the body camera program for the nypd. thanks for being with us. i appreciate your time. >> thank you, rachel, thank you for having me. >> your reaction as public advocate to this decision by the grand jury today that there will not be an indictment in mr. garner's death? >> so obviously i'm very, very disappointe

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eric garner's last words. after staten island grand jury announced nobody would be indicted for his killing, today eric garner's widow and mother responded to that grand jury decision at a press conference. >> this fight ain't over. it's just begun. i'm determined to get justice for my husband because he shouldn't have been killed in that way. he shouldn't have been killed in any way. he should be here celebrating christmas and thanksgiving and everything else with his children and his grandchildren, and he can't. why? because a cop did wrong. somebody that gets paid to do right did wrong, and he's not held accountable for it but my husband's death will not be in vain. as long as i have a breath in my body, i will fight the fight to the end, thank you. >> i am truly kiss appointed in the grand jury's decision this evening. i don't know what video they were looking at. evidently it went eight the same the rest of the world was looking at. how could we put our trust in the justice system, when they fail us like

back to you, eric. eric: thank you martha. there are new details this morning about the woman accused of killing a u.s. citizen abroad. what police are saying about her alleged plans to target even more americans and there's this. >> three, two, one. and liftoff. martha: what a sight interest was this morning. blastoff for orion, a nasa launch that could be the first step on a mission to mars for this country. very exciting stuff. we're live at kennedy space center after this. eric: fox news alert for you. suspect in the brutal stabbing debt of an american teacher in abu dhabi apparently did not act alone according to local police. they say the woman confessed to her crimes during her arrest. the burka-clad accused killer allegedly followed the victim into a bathroom at upscale shopping mall. after the killing she tried to bomb an american doctor's home. leland vittert live from washington with the latest. how did police track her down? >> reporter: good morning, eric. police in abu dhabi wasted no time on the investigation, m

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again, eric garner was not armed.we are seeing heavy police presence here in times square and rockefeller center where the tree lighting will be shown around the nation and protesters are intending to shut that down. and as we get ready for the attorney general to speak. and i want to bring in van jones, and sunny hostin. shocked or surprised by the decision? >> shocked. if this is okay, something is desperately wrong with our country. if this is okay for a man to be choked to death over selling cigarettes and i don't care -- you have that double speak from law enforcement, it is very bad for law enforcement to come out and defend that kind of thing. come out and say maybe he was within his rights but what kind of judgment are you showing as an officer when you have a big man on the ground and choking him and he said he can't breathe and you don't give him relief. that is unlawful and just so inhuman and horrible. we have to have a honest conversation about what is human life? i'm from a law enforcement family. my dad

eric would not have wanted violence. violence won't get us anywhere. >> following the decision not to hand the indictment. u.s. attorney general eric holder says the federal government will launch a civil rights investigation into the case. it will be independent and thorough and fair. the investigation will be handled initially by the woman that president obama has nominated to replace eric holder. the president himself also weighed in on this case. cnn white house correspondent michelle kosinski has more. >> reporter: john and christine, this is interesting. we have the outgoing attorney jegeneral announcing the investigation into the case. the u.s. attorney there is the next attorney general. the president weighed in on this and in a long statement before he addressed native american tribal leaders. here is what he said. >> when i met with folks from ferguson and law enforcement and clergy and civil rights activists. i said this is an issue we have been dealing with for far too long. it is time to make progress. i'm n

eric, i'll start with you. was the difference between new york and ferguson the way public officials talked about the controversy? >> clearly. i think the mayor really understood, and what's unique here is when he looks over at his breakfast table. he sees a young man who has been impacted or could be impacted by, not only stop and frisk, but these police-type shootings. it's a different dynamic. that's why it's really important that he's the right person at the right time to tackle this issue, because it's not politics. it's personal. >> boyce, i want to show you these two headlines from the new york tabloids. the "new york daily news" says we can't breathe, right? and this is what the "new york post" says, "it was not a crime." it certainly shows there was a split in america. i'll ask you that question. is there two justice systems, one to serve white americans and another to serve black americans? >> i think we have to realize we live in a country where there are people who always love police for good reason

protesting the new york city police killing of eric garner.oming up, the police department internal investigation could result in the discipline or dismissal of the police officer involved in causing the death of eric garner. in the end, that will all be up to police commissioner bill bratton. that's next. a dry mouth can be a common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in oral rinse, spray or gel, so there's moisturizing relief for everyone. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. started using gain flings,fe their laundry smells more amazing than ever. (sniff) honey, isn't that the dog's towel? (dog noise) hey, mi towel, su towel. more scent plus oxi boost and febreze. it's our best gain ever! >> one chapter has closed with the decision of this grand jury there are more chapters ahead. the police department will initiate now its own investigation. they make its own decisions about the administrative actions it can take. less than 1% of all killings by police officers are ruled unjustifiable by police departments even th

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protesting the new york city police killing of eric garner.ing up, the police department internal investigation could result in the discipline or dismissal of the police officer involved in causing the death of eric garner. in the end, that will all be up to police commissioner bill bratton. that's next. here's our new trainer ensure active heart health. i maximize good stuff, like my potassium and phytosterols which may help lower cholesterol. new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active and strong. ensure, take life in. >> one chapter has closed with the decision of this grand jury there are more chapters ahead. the police department will initiate now its own investigation. they make its own decisions about the administrative actions it can take. less than 1% of all killings by police officers are ruled unjustifiable by police departments even though independent studies have found that 25% to 50% of the victims have been unarmed. every one of those words that you just heard, i actually wrote over 30 years ag

of eric garner. the case that happened on staten island several months ago. a staten island grand jury voted not to bring criminal charges in the death of eric garner. he died after being placed in a chokehold by a white police officer caught on tape. and video we've shown you many times. it was caught on tape. officer that performed the chokehold daniel pantaleo gave testimony to the staten island grand jury, an autopsy had been conducted on eric garner by the city's medical examiner and they ruled it a homicide, resulting from that chokehold and the compression of his chest, and in the video you can hear mr. garner say i can't breathe, i can't breathe. i can tell you from firsthand knowledge because i was watching the protests, many were saying yes, indeed, i can't breathe, they were chanting i can't breathe. anyway. i'm being told that we're waiting for any moment now, attorney general eric holder, u.s. attorney general eric holder, the live shot at d.o.j. fox news confirming that eric holder is g

>> eric -- that's funny you ask me that. eric was the sweetest, for him to be so big and stuff. he was only angry if he drank something. so i used to have a joke that he couldn't drink because he was an angry drunk. that was the only time he would ever tell me no. >> so he had faults. >> of course he. did he wasn't perfect. >> but they're saying your son was there because he is selling lucies. >> that's an reason to kill him. >>> lucies. not even marijuana. >> it's cigarettes. >> he wouldn't have been selling if it wasn't in demand. >> eric garner should be honored as a family man. he was married for 27 years. he raised five kids. he like many people in this economy -- >> and had grandkids. >> and forced to go into an underground economy. he work hard every day to support his family. >> we're not even justifying the underground economy. i'm saying he was not violent. there was no violence threatened to the police. even when the police are down, he's still choking him 11 times we count on the video he said i can't breathe. so at what point do we have, that the law says there is a

eric garner has children. eric garner was a grandfather. please, what do you tell his children about tonight's decision? here is something else that i think is critically important that we got to realize. a district attorney does not have to stop at one grand jury. and in north carolina, last year a man was seriously hurt. he knocked on several doors to get assistance. no one helped him. someone called the cops. the cops arrived. he saw the cops, oh my goodness. he ran towards the cop. a young police officer freaks out. holds the gun out and shoots jonathan ferrell dead. now remember the police chief said this was not justified. he was arrested about. the d.a. a. took it to the grand jury and the grand jury declined to indict. and there was a second grand jury, and he was indicted as second-degree merchandise. in this case the d.a. gave other officers immunity from prosecution. why, why would you give other officers who were on the scene, who are part of this immunity from prosecution? that makes no sense. >> hold that thought. i've got pat

reaction to the case of eric garner. the grand jury decided not to indict the police officer in the death of garner. the decision sparked protests nationwide last night. in new york, marchers virtually shutdown midtown manhattan for a time. >>> let's go to syria and a gripping cnn exclusive. inside the intense fight for kobani. our nick paton walsh and his crew followed a female kurdish fighter. nick joins us live from the turkish border. >> reporter: john, what is remarkable is to be inside kobani after weeks of overlooking that town in the conflict raging inside it from the turkish hills. you see the extent of the devastation. they are fighting over a town which is really little left. there are civilians trying to live there. short of food and fuel. isis rained down on them with gas cans with scrap metal and fired from launch tubes. we heard on roof s gunfire. the fight continues. kurds not giving up. backed up by coalition air strikes. on the ground, fighters are often women in their 20s. we followed one commander tow

in the way that eric garner was treated.'m frustrated because, this is a great case for us to have said we are not going to allow this. this is the landmark case cops cannot act this way. in a minor crime with an event where it led to a death. and unfortunately, now, we still have to try and make sense and trust in the system that seemed to come up with a -- with an, a decision that didn't make sense. >> as you can see, our correspondents are out right in the thick of it. that was deborah feyerick. shortly and going to tell us what is going on. i have to ask you this, sunny. as a mother. and you and i talked earlier. the mother -- of a -- black and hispanic son. >> i don't know. >> how do you explain this? what do you say to him? >> you know, i don't know. when i came back from ferguson. i wanted to have a talk with him. he had been following the coverage. he was sort of saying, i know. i know. i can't believe this. i have been here all day. i haven't had a chance to speak to him. but i don't know what i can say. at this poi

eric garner died.his happened in july. 23 people had to decide whether this police should be indicted and we learned within the past hour that he will not. again, the context of this is significant because of what happened a little over a week ago in ferguson, missouri. the nonindictment there handed down with regard to that police officer, officer darren wilson and then this. we have seen protests. we heard voices. we have seen emotions. they have been raw. the big question is what happens in the wake of this decision in new york? let me bring in sunny hostin to go over this. if you can just with your legal hat on, explain the process. this grand jury process. how these people came together and what was the standard? what did they have to decide? >> i don't know if i can put my legal hat on. i'm stunned by this. the standard is very low. in front of the grand jury, it's probable cause. it means a crime probably occurred. we're not talking about innocence or guilt or beyond a reasonable doubt. we're ta

and reaction to the non-indict the officer that put the choke hold around eric garner.eaction to that non-indictment of officer daniel pantaleo hasn't cleaved to the normal or expected red-blue liberal-conservative divide. for instance, here's how glenn beck reacted. >> i don't know exactly how this happened, but i will tell you this. the decision of the grand jury in new york on the death of eric garner, here's a guy who was not resisting arrest, was not being a jerk. the video is very, very clear. how this cop did not go to jail, was not held responsible, is beyond me. >> well, that's -- >> not even indicted. >> he's not even indicted. >> right. >> glenn beck isn't alone. in fact, there's been a huge array of conservative thinkers and writers and media personalities who are more or less saying the same thing that i think most people say when they see that video, which is something horrible happened here and there should at least be a criminal indictment. but the big difference seems to be between liberals and conservatives and frankly between a lot of black folks and

it comes to mind, emmett till, mike brown, eric garner. my generation, wolf, really brings into question the viability, the confidence, the low level of confidence in the criminal justice system. you know, we think back to george zimmerman. so many people prayed for a conviction. now people in my generation are praying that there is even an indictment when it comes to law enforcement being held accountable for excessive force. i'm almost speechless when it comes to this. i'm astonished, and this is really a sad day for america, especially for our criminal justice system. wolf? >> sunny, could the district attorney in new york seek an indictment from another grand jury or too late for that? >> a special prosecutor could seek an indictment. yes, you can impound another grand jury and present additional evidence. that does happen sometimes. i suspect sadly in this case that will not happen. i do think, though, when you hear that the justice department is investigating that that could be an avenue. we have seen very successful federal investig

in the case of eric garner. a black man who died when a white police officer put him in a chokehold. >> airbag maker takata says it's not necessary

attorney general eric holder announced an investigation into eric garner's death. mike viqueria is at the white house. >> he spoke to president obama in the aftermaf aftermath of thd jury decision. the civil rights division of the attorney general opposite office will go ahead with an investigation, did the officer in staten island violate the man's rights by killing him? more holder had to say about this situation. >> tested the sense of trust that must exist between law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve and to protect. this is not a new york issue nor a ferguson issue alone. those who have protested peacefully across our great country following the grand jury's decision in ferguson have made that very clear. >> reporter: not a new york or ferguson issue alone, says the attorney general, yet this is a second investigation, very similar, a parallel investigation you might say already underway in ferguson, a civil rights investigation into darren wilson, they will use some of the investigative materials that were jted b geney the grand jury b

eric garner will continue to stand here a little bit longer.the worst that can happen as more an more cops surround him. give him breathing room -- a horrible expression to use in this situation. but there's a mythology like it's. >> chase down and get them at all costs. talk about the word retreat? is. >> there are tons of police officers horrified by this. tons of them. my heros in the new york police department some of them are still there, some still retired. invariably were able to solve things peacefully. the question is, how do we replicate that? how do we make that the model? forget the law. we need to figure out how to especiallily kate that. there are people who aren't armed that man to deal with die lent confrontationss nonviolently. >> yen you say forget the law, let's have the right laws governing this, but the real change must come in police culture. >> as they do on firearms in new york city. they managed to rein into a policy. >> a policy stricter than the law, that's right. i could go on and on with you guys, thank you very muc

no indictment in the death of eric garner. a grand jury in new york city has decided not to charge a white new york city police officer in the death of an unarmed african-american man. cell phone video captured this incident and garner died after saying repeatedly i can't breathe. tensions are high in new york in the aftermath of the grand jury's decision this afternoon. we've just learned that the nypd just requested that all police officers be removed from non-essential court appearances for the next couple of days. joe johns joins us from the district attorney's office in staten island. joe, what is the nypd doing to mobilize ahead of any potential protests to make sure that we don't see in any of new york's five boroughs what we saw in ferguson last week? >> right now the focus is on potential protests. when i got here to this location there was one guy in a store talking about the need to demonstrate over this issue and we didn't even have a decision from the grand jury at that stage. what the police are telling cnn is th

with eric garner, they knew him.meone who had a long history in the neighborhood of selling loseies, loose cigarettes. he didn't have a violent past. he was selling loosies. police officers have a duty to de-escalate situations. they approach him and i look at this officer and other officers that stood around, they didn't de-escalate. they escalated the situation. eric garner should not have died as a result of that police stop that day. that is the bottom line. >> and i think the thing that it will con found on people -- as you say, this was not somebody in the process of a commission of a felony. i don't know what the penalty is for selling loose cigarettes but i doubt it is -- >> it's a misdemeanor. >> right. you did have -- we talked about this previously but for those viewers who didn't hear that conversation, there is a rule in the nypd manual, and this is their definition. they say that a chokehold is any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air. that pra

eric garner, 43 years old. father of six.ed, died in july after a scuffle for allegedly selling tax free cigarettes outside of a score in the city's staten island borough. the decision came. in midtown and the justice department is investigating the incident. president obama is weighing and new york's mayor. that's the video. so many shocked in this city and around the country where eric garner with a

brandon davidson is the nephew of eric garner. it pains me to play in front of you, although i know you have seen it i don't know how many hundreds of times, if you watch tv, that video of your uncle saying "i can't breathe" 11 times. when we come back, vince warren will join us, the head of the center for constitutional rights. we will also be joined by a retired police effective talking about the culture of the lease. those who do right and those who don't. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. we go to the streets of new york last night, thousands of people shut down the west side highway, went to times square, traveled throughout the boroughs , some scores of people, then hundreds of people and thousands. renÉe feltz was in times square. >> i'm bob from brooklyn, new york. i'm out here working, but of a lunch break so i took i time to protest. >> what went through your mind when you heard the grand jury's decision not to indict

in the case of eric garner. a black man who died when a white police officer put him in a chokehold. >> airbag maker takata says it's not necessary to recall despite airbags can explode and send metal flying. >> a grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man has yielded protests tonight. you're looking at live pictures from time square. let's roll them in. new york city. 43-year-old eric garner died after an officer put him in a choke hold after he was arrested in staten island. new york's mayor just moments ago vowed to make changes to the city's police force. let's begin with paul beban. paul, you're at the site of the incident. what more can you tell us? set the scene for us. >> well, good evening, it's kind of a chilly, blustery, slightly rainy evening out here. very quite scene. the confrontational of no justice, no peace. it's a neighborhood gathering here, and not important to know not a heavy police presence. just now we had a police cruiser pull up. but f

eric garner's daughter said it's a national crisis. who is live from new york's times square, what's the latest? >> the protesters flooded times square, they were on the west side highway, brooklyn bridge, they were in cities across the country. their message is clear -- they don't believe this story ends with one grand jury's decision and they believe they are shining a light on a problem which they think exists in cities across the country. why were you arrested? >> for standing and protesting. >> protesters in cuffs across new york. >> after some seven hours of marching. police cracking down as thousands of protesters gathered for a second night.

who had his arm around the neck of eric garner. we'll be back with much more live in new york after a break. ♪ losing feeling in my toes ♪ ♪ nothing beats that new car smell ♪ ♪ chicken parm you taste so good ♪ ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ mmm mmm mmm mm mmm mm mmmmmm many americans who have prescriptions fail to stay on them. that's why we created programs which encourage people to take their medications regularly. so join us as we raise a glass to everyone who remembered today. bottoms up, america. see you tomorrow. same time. another innovation from cvs health. because health is everything. >>> all right. joining me now is the public advocate for new york, patricia james. you have been one of the most prominent advocates for police body cams in new york. and i have seen so many people sort of despair of body cams in the wake of what happened to eric garner because it seems like even a body cam wouldn't give you an image as good as a cell phone video. >> listen, chris, we wouldn't be in this position but for that videotape. and

protesters demanding justice for eric garner. plus cnn obtained eric garner's autopsy. the manner of death, homicide. given that, and a video. why didn't the grand jury rule to indict? my guest, eric garner's sister and daughter. on the man at the center, civil rights protests unlike any seen in this country. let's go "outfront." ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. a special edition of "out front live" a the breaking news. not backing down. protesters on the streets. late on a friday. across the united states. third night of major demonstrations. the protests are well organized tonight. holding moments of silence. staging die-ins where they lie down like michael brown in ferguson. doing this in major intersections. and inside major locations like macy's, grand central station, and the apple store in manhattan. want to show you the scene right now in washington, d.c. where the crowds are very vocal. chanting now familiar slogans like i can't breathe. one protester in washington telling cnn they were prepared to block d.c. streets every night until they see evidence of real change. now

attorney general eric holder announced a civil rights investigation into eric garner's death. the attorney general said that he spoke yesterday with garner's widow and that he's in contact with the president and new york city's mayor. >> what else do we know about this federal probe into garner's death? >> this is specifically a civil rights probe and it's in addition to a look at the justice department is doing into new york's investigation, so they'll be probing into that, as well. now this comes as the attorney general has called for a look at racial profiling, trying to end that practice, and he is doing a series of round tables across the country. today he goes to cleveland, ohio, that is a significant destination because just last month, police there killed a 12-year-old african-american boy who was carrying a toy gun. >> thank you very much. >> let's continue live this morning in stanton island at a makeshift memorial at the spot eric garner died. how is the community there reacting? >> you get the impression from the other protests outside the community that they had b

who had his arm around the neck of eric garner. we'll be back with much more live in new york after a break. we needed 30 new hires for our call center. i'm spending too much time hiring and not enough time in my kitchen. need to hire fast? go to ziprecruiter.com and post your job to over 30 of the web's leading job boards with a single click; then simply select the best candidates from one easy to review list. you put up one post and the next day you have all these candidates. makes my job a lot easier. over 100,000 businesses have already used zip recruiter and now you can use zip recruiter for free at a special site for tv viewers; go to ziprecruiter.com/offer99. >>> all right. joining me now is the public advocate for new york, patricia james. you have been one of the most prominent advocates for police body cams in new york. and i have seen so many people sort of despair of body cams in the wake of what happened to eric garner because it seems like even a body cam wouldn't give you an image as good as a cell phone video. >> li

from los angeles -- >> i am eric garner. >> i am eric garner. >> reporter: to philadelphia. >> handsg their tree lighting ceremony holding up signs reading "black lives matter." the demonstrations across the country disrupted but peaceful, fulfilling garner's family wish. >> yes, we want to you rally but rally in peace. >> no violence. >> reporter: officer pantaleo said in a statement "it is never my intention to harm anyone and i feel very bad about the death of mr. garner" but garner's wife says it's too late. >> hell no. the time for remorse would have been when my husband was yelling to breathe. that would have been the time for him to show some type of remorse or some type of care for another human being's life. >> reporter: new york city's mayor also rereesing a statement this morning saying this is not the end of the eric garner story, only the end of a chapter. alisyn? >> jason carroll, thank you. >>> president obama says the grand youry decision shows the disconnect between the public and law enforcement. jim acosta at the white house. >> reporter: in a rapid response to the

it's the second eric garner video that made me cry.es the author of that video harry segel joins me now along with mark clackstone, director. harry, you write that garner was treated like a piece of meat. very moving piece. but what specifically should those responders have done that they did not do? >> well, you have this man who said, i can't breathe. who's on the ground. unresponsive. the police were there. they're holding him more or less to keep him in a position and at a certain point they take him. he's lying on his belly face down. they rotate him a bit so he can get a little more air. they don't clear his airway. when the two emts and two medical technicians show up, they don't clear his airway or do anything else. they very briefly check his pulse and say, okay. this guy isn't dead and then sort of ignore him and stroll away. then, when they lift him into gurney, this is a big man. he weighs almost 400 pounds. this is where the piece of meat image comes to me. as brutal as i've ever seen, they almost drop him off of it. have

into the death of eric garner. a listen. >> good afternoon. i spoke with the widow of eric garner to inform her and her family of our decision to investigate potential federal civil rights violations. i've also been in touch with president obama as well as mayor de blasio regarding our decision. now, prosecutors will conduct an independent, thorough, fair and expeditious investigation. >> let get this straight. so holder's going to investigate this case in which the grand jury has clearly made its decision. but when it comes to the violence in ferguson, missouri, he won't look into michael brown's stepfather for saying this. >> burn this [ bleep ] down. burn this [ bleep ] down. burn this [ bleep ] down! burn this [ bleep ] down! burn this [ bleep ] down! >> while we're talking about ferguson, what about the arsonist and the looters that destroyed dozens of local businesses? why isn't he bringing them to justice? joining me now with reaction the author of injustice, exposing the racial agenda of the obama justice d

earlier today the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, was in cleveland to make a pretty big announcement about policing. and the reason that eric holder was in cleveland today started with this. >> it is the video that investigators did not want you to see. tonight, channel 3 news has obtained recordings of that november police chase that ended with the shooting deaths of two unarmed suspects. channel 3's dave somers got a copy of the tape. and dave, this video is just unbelievable. >> chris, many in the cleveland community were astonished at the numbers in this pursuit. 11 officers firing 137 bullets into the suspect's car. the city did not release the actual numbers of officers and police cars involved in the chase. the tape shows us, though. it is a scene like something out of a movie. the video is recorded by five rapid transit authority cameras mounted above bus stops. they're at any road, superior, bellmore, wind meir, and east 118th streets. suspects passenger melissa williams and driver timothy russell led the chase. moments from now both would be shot more than

eric?ric: heather, 20 minutes from now we'll hear from the president of the united states, expected to call for a lifting of the u.s. embargo against cuba there may be talks that will normalize relations with that communist government. this is the most significant shift in u.s. policy toward the island in more than 50 years. this comes as american alan gross was released from a cuban prison. he arrived back on u.s. soil moments ago at andrews air force base after spending five years behind bars. we go to u.s. ambassador john bolton, former ambassador of the united nations and about to make the stunning and private announcement at the top of the hour. is it wise. >> no, it's a very bad decision. it is bad with respect to cuba, it will throw the castro regime a political lifeline of legitimacy they don't deserve. it will undoubtedly result in more economic resources flowing into cuba, largely at the government's control. that is an economic lifeline. and i think even worse than the mistake de

they joined the mother and wife of eric garner. we are dealing with a national crisis where in the last 90 days, from those three cases to a 12-year-old boy in cleveland whose funeral was just today, how many people have to die before people understand this is not an illusion, this is a reality that america has got to come to terms with. and no amount of secret grand juries with local prosecutors that put up evidence that we do not know is going to stop people from raising the questions and demanding the answers. we are not advocating violence. we are asking that police violence stop. >> that's right. >> that's right. >> don't make the kids or the adults that are protesting the one wrong. we are marching against wrong. we are standing against wrong. and here you now have a man choked to death on videotape and says 11 times "i can't breathe." it is against the police department's guidelines to have a choke hold. it is against the law to have excessive force. but if you are choking a man who is down with other police helping and hove

new video of eric garner lying motionless.rying to understand what went so horribly wrong and what authorities should do next. >>> grieving children. we're also hearing for the first time from garner's son and daughter. they say police treated their father like an animal. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> let's get to the breaking news. protests are under way in new york and other cities as the nation learns more about the nypd chokehold death case and the grand jury decision that has angered so many americans. a judge has released new details about the secret hearing that ended without an indictment of the police officer, daniel pantaleo, in the death of eric garner. more video has surfaced of garner's final moments after he repeatedly told police he couldn't breathe. his children are speaking out now for the first time. they're sharing their shock and their pain with the world. >> my mother, that was her

after speak with president obama and the family of eric gardner, eric holder announced a civil rightsestigation by the department of justice into the killing of eric gardner on the streets of staten island last july. there is a similar investigation on st. louis, the former police officer who killed michael brown. eric holder announced it at the department of justice last on wednesday evening. >> gharn eaer's death have test the sense of trust that must exist between law enforcement and the community they are charge today serve and protect. this is not a new york issue nor a ferguson issue alone. >> eric holding adding that the investigation by the department of justice will look at the materials that were generated by the grand jury investigation in staten island but, also, this will be an independent investigation by the department of justice conducting their own investigation by their own investigators. before holder spoke, president obama and at a previously scheduled event. he said what happened in staten island and the sequencedecision by the grand jury again speaks to the large

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from los angeles -- >> i am eric garner. >> i am eric garner. >> reporter: to philadelphia. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> reporter: protesters took to city hall during their tree lighting ceremony holding up signs reading "black lives matter." the demonstrations across the country disrupted but peaceful, fulfilling garner's family wish. >> yes, we want to you rally but rally in peace. >> no violence. >> reporter: officer pantaleo said in a statement "it is never my intention to harm anyone and i feel very bad about the death of mr. garner" but garner's wife says it's too late. >> hell no. the time for remorse would have been when my husband was yelling to breathe. that would have been the time for him to show some type of remorse or some type of care for another human being's life. >> reporter: last night some 83 arrests, disorderly conduct. new york city's mayor issuing a statement basically saying this is not the end of the eric gasher story, only the end of a chapter. carol? >> all right, jason carroll reporting live from times square, thanks so much. >> eric garner's widow says

ciudades del paÍs durante las protestas por la decisiÓn de no enjuiciar al policÍa que estrangulÓ a ericdner. el presidente de mÉxico es estuvo en guerrero, pero no llegÓ al lugar donde desaparecieron los estudiantes. en estados unidos la cÁmara baja aprueba el proyecto de ley contra la acciÓn ejecutiva de obama, mientras los republicanos planean una ejecuciÓn para desmotivar la acciÓn ejecutiva. al aguacil, le quedan 35 dÍas para presentar lo pedido por la justicia o deberÁn enfrentar las acciones legales. >> buenas noches continÚan las protestas en la ciudad de nueva york por la decisiÓn del gran jurado de no enjuiciar al policÍa que estrangulÓ a eric gardner. miles de personas de todas las razas se movilizan con acompaÑamiento de la policÍa levantando su voz, y repitiendo la frase de canaÁn no puedo respirar que ya se ha convertido en la consigna de que salen a gritar su inconformidad. pedro nos infÓrmate de las calles de nueva york, donde se han presentado algunos arrestados. >> las calles de la gran manzana se verÁn inundadas por rÍos de gente, fueron miles y miles de personas que s