and after the protests were starting after the eric garn case and the michael brown.ut people are saying this does not fit that rhetoric. sir. >> hi, shannon. >> how tough do you think it is in each of these individual cases? they really are very different and different findings in each of these cases but do you find that there's such a combustable conversation going on but that if there is any similar circumstances, people are willing to jump on either side? >> and the ingredients to these are if you have a white police officer, even though his life is in jeopardy and clearly, as you can see on this video, that somehow the white police officer is at fault and that the facts and the forensics and your own eyes, the very fact that the narrative that the police are racist if they're white enforcing the law and that if they're black and enforcing the law, they're not. and there's nothing that a white police officer can do that won't create the same rhetoric and right down to the lowest street demonstrator in the usa. >> and thedore hauskens, he's african american himself

we saw that eric garn erp and we saw that with roddy king. we had a lot of video on that and look at what happened with those officers. i think it's a good idea but i don't think it addresses the core problem between the relationship between the cops and the community. that is what needs to be addressed. >> wayne, i think the president asked for $260 million for body cams, literally billions of dollars are spent on other things, we could tie some loose ends up and find that money in a heart beat. what do you think of the spending on body cams for the c cops? >> this is not going to change anything. it didn't change the grand jury one iota. you can have all of the cameras in the world and spend all of the money you want and it's going to change. you should spend the money in the police and the community relations part. and if you're going to spend it out all, that's where it needs to be spent. >> i just think this whole suggestion that there's this inherent distrust between communities and police, i think that's that racial opportunism we allu

the lack community is most north eastern part of the borough where eric garn he tied.s is the most politically conservative borough and has the highest average median income of the five burrows in new york city. >> interesting. >>> since the news broke last night people have been sharing their stories of police en counters. inning he is joins us with more on that. >> two hashtags illustrate the contrast in the stories. alive while black, african americans describing their encounters. crossing the street cops stopped to ask me what i was doing there. i was holding grocery bags. and groove saying walking to the library campus security stops me and asks for i.d. several times, claims like i don't look like a law student students. and jazz saying my car stolen and i was asked, well, was it really your car. alive while black started in response to a #called criming while white. basically white americans showing their encounters. i'll give you one. emily says got pooled open with no license, drug, cop told me to be more careful. i'll share more of these later on in the hour.

a grand jury has decided not to indict a new york city police officer in the death of eric garn he. july sfeept, eric garner died after officer daniel pantaleo used a chokehold during an arrest on. august 1, the city's medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. more than two weeks later, on august 19th, the staten island district attorney announced a grand jury would consider charges. on september 19th, a forensics expert hired by the garner family agreed with the autopsy. on october 7, the garn he family filed a $75 million civil lawsuit against new york city and the nypd. the entire incident was caught on cell phone video. it is clear officer pantaleo used a chokehold to bring eric garner down and the nypd has banned the use of chokeholds. why did the grand jury decide not to bring charges? what evidence did they look at and why didn't they think this was a crime? joining me now, the former prosecutor and msnbc contributor, faith jenkins, and former u.s. attorney kendall coffey. >> the grand jury in this case had to determine there was probable cause to believe that a crime had

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a smaller and more subdued crowd gathered at the site where eric garn e died lighting candles and leaving rosaries, and stopping traffic in the downtown area chanting garner's last words. >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: and captured on video. the officers arm around his neck as he was forced to the ground. one of four videos shown to the grand jury. garner family believe it should have been enough for an indictment, but the head of the police officer's union defended officer pantaleo saying garner would still be alive had he not resisted arrest. >> while bringing that person to the ground, yes, they said, we can't breathe, but the police officers an the ems did what they're supposed to do at that time. if you're speaking, you can breathe. >> reporter: the grand jury decision and protests are sparking discussion among government leaders. new york city's mayor vowed additional training for police. >> fundamental questions are being asked and rightfully so, about how we respect people's rights. how we reduce the use of force in a relationship between police and community. >> reporter: diffi

. >>> four officers pounce odd eric garn neve garner for resist a grand jury found no reason to indict. michael brown was shot after an encounter with a missouri police officer that began with an argument. are police train today lower the temperature or raise it. it's "inside story." ♪ ♪ >>> hello i am ray suarez. in years as a street reporter i spent a lot of time with police. at crime scenes, perp walks, some officers seem to have a knack for avoiding escalation, while some other officers had a tendency to make their authority paramount. more than the maintenance of order or the pursuit of suspects. the unwillingness of a grand jury in new york to indict a police officer after a homicide provides a revealing reference point. a minor infraction was suspected, a man who did not want to be arrested, but was not responding with violent resistence. in a matter of seconds, eric garner was on the floor, his head pressed to the pavement, four officers swarming his prone body. was officer daniel pantaleo really given no other choice but to respond to garner as he did? would another valid resp

he said quote, shoot to police and rip eric garn and michael brown. he said this may be my final post. i'm putting pigs in a blanket. >> today, two of new york's finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation, they were quite simply assassinated. targeted for their uniform and for the responsibility they embrace to keep the people of this city safe. >> and there's a lot of blame to go around this weekend. listen to what the president of the new york city's benevolent had to say. >> those that incited violence on the street under guys of protest that tried to tear down what new york city police officers did every day. we tried to warn, it must not go on, it cannot be tolerated. that blood on the hands stops on the steps of city haul in the office of the mayor. >> and he's not the only one that feels that way, when the mayor entered, this is how he was greeted. police officers literally turned their back on him. and we'll discuss who, if anyone is to blame on the antipolice sentiment. and now, joining us now, ainsley earhardt. >> just hours

despite the death of eric garn and the death of another black 18-year-old in missouri that hands of ally. more protests, near missouri. they're chanting, your silence is violent. this these scenes werea

watch, he removes his arm and then uses both hands to press eric garn's face into the pavement. the officer does it long enough for garner to repeat five times i can't breathe. he testified since he could breath speak, he could breathe. his client told the jury he attempted to get off garner as quickly as he could. look at the video. at least 16 seconds passed between the time eric garner hits the pavement and removes the choke hold and the hold on eric's head. does that square with his testimony getting off as quickly as he could or keeping that firm grasp on garner? and what about this? officer pantaleo reportedly testified he was using a maneuver from the police academy, hooking one arm under the suspect's arm and another by the torso, meant to tip the person to lose balance and go to the ground. he said only as the struggle went on did move around garner's neck. the videotape seems to tell the different story. the officer's arm was around garner's neck, by our count, about two seconds after he first touched him. watch again. one arm hooks underneath as the officer said, but

the killings indicating his intentions to retaliate against the department in wake of the death of eric garnand michael brown in ferguson, missouri. >> they were quite simply assassinated. >> targeted for their uniform, everyone should feel they were attack, every city attack by this haneous individual. >> brinsley then turned the gun on himself, inside a nearby subway station. he's also being connected to the shooting of his exgirlfriends in baltimore earlier this day. now, she did survive and is hospitalized this morning. >> now, in response to his social media post, civil rights activist reverend al sharpton issued statement saying, quote, any use of the names of eric garner and michael brown in connection with any violence or killing every police is reprehensible and against the pursuit every justice in both cases. >> here in our area we continue to see peaceful protest in ferguson, new york, dozen staged die in at the king of prussia mall during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year. >> crowds, christmas music, drowned out like protesters, at the king of prussia mall. some sh

and the head of the new york city police union says that the man who killed eric garn e, his words, is a model police officer. i'm going to have to rewrite that one a little bit. ♪ (holiday music is playing) hey! i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today. >> you're looking at live demonstrations happening right now across the country. protesting the new york city police killing of eric garner. coming 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 a

chokehold death of grand jury not bringing charges against officer daniel pantaleo in the death of eric garnwas confronted by police officers for selling loose cigarettes. a minor, nonviolent offense. and it led to this. >> don't touch me. do not touch me. [ bleep ]

grand jury has decided not to indict new york city police officer in the death of eric garn fresh a choke hold. >> this now overnight protesters gathered in cities across the country, angry about the decision. >> hups cents of people tied up, other blocked busy highway mosh than 06 people arrested. >> back in july they tried to arrest for selling untaxed cigarettes. shows officer darien, wrapping his arm around garner's neck. garner, father of six, who suffered from asthma, can be heard yelling: i can't breathe. >> he said it 11 times. >> justice department says it is launching it own investigation into the case. the new york city police department is also doing an internal probe which could lead to administrative charges. >> we shall see. 8: 04 now this thursday morning. let's get back to our area. >> here are some of the stop stories, $1,000 reward being offered for information about an attack on 17 year old boy in northern liberties. it happened last month, on 900 block of fourth street. the teenager was waiting for a ride when three unknown men approached him. look at this surveillanc

last night after the grand jury decided not to indict the police officer in the choking death of eric garne not heard? joining us is mo ivory, attorney and radio personality and daniel bongino, former nypd police officer and secret service agent and his brother services in the secret service. dan, i want to start with you. you were on the nypd. what do you think of the staten island grand jury coming back it no indictment? >> i think the lack of indictment surprised everyone, the families and some of the police officers in new york i spoke to as well. i think they expected an indictment to come down in the case, given the video evidence and accounts, but we don't know what happened inside the grand jury proceeding. the officer's testimony may have been persuasive. >> we know a little bit of what happened. you're right it haebt' besn't b released. no transparency in testimony like in ferguson. here is what officer pantaleo told the grand jury, he continued to hold onto mr. garner as he struggled to regain his balance. he said he wanted to make sure that mr. garner was not injured by other o

about the berkeley police response to recent protest esover the deaths of michael brown and artic garn -- ericner. tonight's meeting is scheduled at longfellow middle school auder toial on derby street -- auditorium on derby street. >>> a peaceful protest was held in oakland. hundreds gathered at lake merritt and held a candlelight vigil. there were children as young as 5 years old there. organizers say they wanted it to be a demonstration focused on young people and not violence or vandalism. >> nobody is gonna change the world for me. i have to do it myself. if that means marching in the rain, making posters, signs, whatever it takes. i'm gonna do it. i can't wait anymore. >> organizers feel this is building up to be another civil rights movement. they say people are fed up but need a way to voice their opinions. >>> earlier yesterday, a demonstration in oakland led to the arrest of 25 people. it happened during a protest at police headquarters. we brought it to you live on "mornings on 2." a large group of people blocked off the area around the building and chained themselves to the doors.

attention to police killings such as the ones involving controversy at deaths of michael garn garner -- michael brown and ericre expected to take place across the country including california, florida, new york. >> this is what it looked like in cambridge, massachusetts last night. we'ves of protesters stopped traffic, just clogged the intersection there with a so-call so-called die-in. >> that is a heck of a picture. in st. louis, peaceful prote protesters gathered outside city hall to demand just and law enforcement reform. and it was not without controversy. an officer was wearing a wilson badge on his right arm. >> it was a reference to the officer that shot and killed michael brown in august. >> he is being disciplined. >>> and a mother talks about the chokehold of her son's death of a thrill kill. >> if it was a take down why when he had him down he continued choking him, mashing his head against the ground, the rest of the police officers on him. the video plainly shows how long he had his hand around my son's neck. he had no regards for his life, like it was a thrill kill for him. >> president bill cl