((kirsten joyce)) > a federal grand jury is hearing evidence in the death of eric garner. garner was killed in 2014 after a new york city police officer put him in a choke-hold. his death sparked national demonstrations .. with protesters chanting "i can't breathe." federal prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury in brooklyn this week. a staten island jury had previously declined to indict the officer involved./// ((kirsten joyce)) > the rate of new dementia cases may be declining. doctors studied data from heart patients over 40 years. the research showed the decrease in dementia was more noticeable in highly educated people... diagnosed with heart disease. by 20-25.. an estimated 7 million people will be living with alzheimer's disease./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a california wandering into a fancy restaurant. the picture of her sitting at the booth in a la jolla restaurant went viral. the chef of the restaurant says everyone was surprised when she came in and took a seat: (((bernard guillas, chef) "i have to tell you, she's very smart because she picked out the

evidence in the death of eric garner. garner died after being put in a choke hold by a new york city police officer back in 2014. the altercation was captured on cell phone video, and sparked protests across the city. the justice department opened a civil rights investigation, after a new york grand jury declined to indict the officer on criminal charges. paul martin is criminal defense attorney and former new york prosecutor. paul welcome. good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> how significant is this? >> it's extremely significant for the people of brooklyn. now they are really going to consider a civil rights violation. so they will look at it and make a decision whether or not this police officer violates the civil rights of eric garner. >> but the staten island grand jury didn't indict. will this be harder or easier. >> easier to get an indictment, harder to get a conviction. because they have to prove the defendant derived the victim of a right. it's going to be difficult to prove that he intended to take a

. >> eric garner dies after being placed in a chokehold by new york city police in 2014. now his daughter appears in an emotional video campaign. a campaign video. and she's endorsing bernie sanders. >> i'm never going to forget, and i don't want the world to forget what happened to my dad. i'm behind anyone who is going to listen and speak up for us. >> meanwhile, eric garner's mother is supporting hillary clinton. do these dual endorsements highlight a potential generational divide within the african-american community? in the democratic race? we'll take a look at that when deray mckinsen joins us, one of the most prominent names of the black lives matter. >> and donald trump making major change of sorts on the trail, as he goes after ted cruz. calling ted cruz yet again a liar over some anonymous robocalls in south carolina. we talk a lot about the dirty politics in south carolina. has it already started on the republican side? we'll dig into that headline after a quick break and follow more developments live on the ground in south carolina where there are a couple big

eric garner died in 2014 after a new york police officer placed him in a choke hold during an arrest. >> is not afraid to stand against the establishment for the people. the next president of the united states, bernie sanders. >> reporter: she's also the subject of a powerful campaign video. >> that's why i'm for bernie. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is fighting hard for south carolina, collecting far more endorsements, including from eric garner's mother. they hope a strong win will solidify her position as the party's front-runner. now, the focus of the democratic race quickly turns to nevada for the rest of the week. the democratic caucuses are on saturday. that will help decide how strong bernie sanders is coming into south carolina next week. now, one democrat also weighed in on this race today. that was president obama. he says he knows hillary clinton better, but he probably agrees with bernie sanders on some issues. he did not take a stand across the board here, but he said he's not unhappy he's not on the ballot. jeff zeleny, cnn, charleston, south carolina. >>> and to jo

geoff: the daughter of eric garner is throwing her support for president. she appeared with him yesterday, at the university of south carolina. as you may recall, eric garner allegedly died at the hands of it happened two years ago. protests. his daughter erica explained why she is voting for sanders. >> he stood for the people even i also have the honor of introducing this dedicated leader and public servant. please join me and welcome a fearless public servant that is not afraid to stand against the establishment for the people. the next president of the united states, bernie sanders. [applause] geoff: the sanders campaign released an ad featuring erica gartne -- erica garner last week. take a look behind us at the anderson skycam. conditions look better than they did at this time yesterday. dale: i want to tell you a quick story. yesterday when donald trump came for the interview, i didn't realize it. i was in here at 11:30. i grabbed my toothbrush and took a short trip to the boiler room. i went to the boiler room and he saw me with something in my hand

this is video of eric garner who died at the hands of new york city police two years ago. garner's daughter erica appeared with sanders at the university of south carolina and threw her erica garner says sanders stands for the people even when it's not popular. the sanders campaign released an ad featuring erica garner, last week. don't forget, the democratic primary between hillary clinton and bernie sanders is next saturday, february 27. myra: some national news, in california, apple must help the fbi rake into the iphone once used by accused san bernardino shooting suspect syed farook. he died in a shootout after they reportedly killed his coworkers in san bernardino. since then, they have not been able to unlock his phone. geoff: in paris, a tribute concert in memory of those killed in last year's paris attack. the rock band eagles of death terrorist attacked the bataclan concert hall. the band played at another venue across town and the lead singer is from greenville. the great american race is just four days away and while dale earnhardt junior is the favorite to win,

eric garner suffocated while being pinne down by police in new york. >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: sandra bland found hanging in her jail cell after scuffling with a texas officer during a traffic stop. >> let's take this to court. >> reporter: here in south carolina, their mothers are drawing crowds nearly as large as clinton herself does. >> all the candidates, nobody reachout and listened to us, but she did. >> reporter: how many of these >> we're doing about four a day. >> reporter: sybrina fulton's son was trayvon martin, killed at 17 by a neighborhood watch coordinator in sanford, florida. is it hard for you to share your personal story over and over again with all these voters? >> the more i talk about heal. >> reporter: sanders has also reached out to victims of gun violence and police brutality, clght eric garner's daughter, who broke with her grandmother in a four-minute web video. >> i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders. >> reporter: in norfolk, virginia, today, sanders promised he would tackle a broken justice system, too. >> segregati

sanders is getting support from the daughter of eric garner, who was killed in a confrontation with new york police in 20-14. "i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders." presidential candidate "the african american community knows that on any given day some innocent person like sandra bland can get into a car and then three days later she can end up dead and in jail." while sanders invoked "i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders." presidential candidate itself: ... as the nominating contests shift from states like iowa and new hampshire... to states with more diverse electorates. sanders is getting support from the daughter of eric garner, who was killed in a confrontation with new york police in 20-14. "i think we need to believe in a presidential candidate "the african american community knows that on any given day some innocent person like sandra bland can get into a car and then three days later she can end up dead and in jail." while sanders invoked sandra bland... clinton got the backing of bland's own mother: "i have been blessed to be able t

he's also out with a new ad that features the daughter of eric garner.] >> and speak up for us, and i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders. >> it is not acceptable to me that we have seen young black men walk down streets in this country be beaten and be killed unjustly. >> there's no other person that's speaking about this. people are dying. this is real. this is not tv. we need a president that's going to talk about it. >> and our thanks to kacie hunt as we see the limits of technology as she tries to use what we call our live view on that campaign bus. for more on all of this, let's bring in nbc supporter alex seitz-walsh. you see both of these candidates kind of playing not for the same audience but with a similar message, right? >> that's right, both this week very much focusing on minority voters and african-americans in particular heading into south carolina where we're expecting between 50 to 60% of the electorate in the south carolina primary to be black. so hillary clinton is in denmark, which is part of what's called the co

eric garner's mother endorsed hillary clinton. his daughters support bernie sanders.rational divide. >> i'm behind anyone who is going to listen and speak up for us. i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders. >> it is not acceptable to me that we have seen young black men walk down streets in this country, be beaten and be killed unjustly. >> there's no other person that's speaking about this. people are dying. >> congressman james clyburn is a prominent african-american in south carolina. he talks about his own family, his middle-aged daughter for hillary clinton, his other daughter for bernie sanders. is this more about age than it is about race? >> i think it is largely about race. we've seen bernie all through the country. we just talked last night about young women versus older women and hillary. i do think you have a generational change, but i'm not at all surprised african-american leaders would be drawn to bernie sanders, especially somebody like cornell west. that makes absolute sense. what surprises me is the african-american leaders who say

every american has uttered the name eric garner. so now i have to be the voice of the voiceless.because we cannot take this anymore. we have to get up and do something about it. we can't stand in our comfort zone anymore. we have to step out of the box. i never thought i would be up here. i never thought i would be an activi activist. i never thought i'd be in front of you making this statement. but it is what it is. so i say to you today, i had to turn my sorrow into a strategy. my mourning into a movement. i took my pain and us mothers we empowered each other. so my son's death would not be in vain.çó and i will walk, speak, rally, do whatever it takes until my voice is heard and until justice is served. [ applause ] that's why i ask all of you to vote and to pick the right candidate and i think the right candidate is secretary clinton. she is the one for us! she will stand with us. she will be with us. and try to change policies. and again, i endorse her because she endorsed us first. all right. [ applause ] thank you. [ applause ] >> wow. wow. and now you see why we call her

(erica garner/eric garner's daughter) "i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders." (sen. bernie sanders/(d) presidential candidate) "the african american community knows that on any given day some innocent person like sandra bland can get into a car and then three days later she can end up dead and in jail." while sanders invoked sandra bland... clinton got the backing of bland's own mother: (geneva reed- veal/sandra bland's mother) "i have been blessed to fantastic lady right here to my right." i'm reid binion, reporting brian loftus > democratic candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders are back in town. kirsten joyce tonight... they're taking part in a town hall... just two days before saturday's caucus. ((brian loftus)) 8 news now reporter brittany edney is live outside the cleveland clinic where the event will take place. brittany, what makes this town hall so significant? brain and kirsten... first, and foremost... the polls are close. and hillary clinton leads bernie sanders in the state by one- percent. the other thing that makes this town hall so signif

eric garner, suffocated while being pinned down by police in new york. sandra blala found hanging in her jail cell aftetescuffing withthhe texas officer during a traffic stop. here in south carolina, mothers large as clinton hersflf. >> of all the candidates nobody reached out and listened to us. but she did. >> how many events are you doing? >> fur a day. >> we're doing about four a day. >> her son was trayvon martin, killed by a neighborhood watch coordinator in sanford, florida. >> is it hard for you to share yoururersonal story over a a over again with all these voters? trayvon, the more it helps me heal. sanders reached out to victims of gun violence and police brutality including eric garner's daughter who broke with her grandmother in a 4:00 web video. >> in norfolk, virginia, sanders promised he would tackle a a broken jususce system too. >> segregation and racism and bigotry is not what this country is supposed to be about. >> clinton is appearing with the five mothers for the first time tonight here at a church in columbia. she met with them pr

the group included the mothers of trayvon martin, sandra bland, eric garner, and dontre hamilton. the women say clinton is the only candidate who listened and talked with them about their concerns with gun violence, racial profiling and social justice. "she calls and says, 'what can i do for you? how can i help?' and she really listened. she was taking notes. her and she sat back there turned that half and hour meeting into two hours because she was going to sit there and listen to every one of our stories and take heed and see what she can do for us." the women will also make another appearance today at central baptist church in columbia. doors open at 4:45. the event begins at 6:15. meanwhile -- clinton's challenger bernie sanders is campaigning in south carolina and beyond. he made a quick stop in sumter monday before heading off to boston where he picked up an endorsement from "people's politics." he pointed to his belief that challenger, hillary clinton appears to be adopting some of his positions on issues he's been advocating. he also said despite recent primary results, he

we have seen it from the eric garner case and michael brown case. peter liang is facing manslaughter in the second degree and official misconduct. we did speak to residents here and they are very happy with the verdict. they said finally justice is being served for this community. >> the verdict i feel is just, but at the same time i also feel like why is everybody excluding his partner? >> i'm happy. guilty, and there's a lot more these officers out here know that it's not acceptable. >> i'm glad the family has justice. >> reporter: again, everything is quiet here. no protest tonight. that gentleman i was speaking to, he said 5 - 15 years behind bars for peter liang is not enough because he took the life of an unarmed man. people are happy about the verdict saying finally justice have been served. for for now, were live in brooklyn. back to you. >> reaction to the verdict continues to pour in. for the very latest, tune into good day new york. it starts at 4:30 a.m. >> all four of the paramedics that responded to eric garner on the night he died are

and gwen carr, whose son, eric garner, was choked to death after being stopped by police for selling street. that's too many deaths. too many young lives cut short. too many questions still unanswered. something is very wrong when we have these incidents where kids can get arrested for petty crimes and lose their lives. something's wrong when african-americans are three times as likely to be denied a mortgage as white people are. tk families is just a tiny fraction of the median wealth of white families. something is terribly wrong when african-american men are far more likely to be stopped and searched by police, charged with crimes and sentenced to longer prison terms than white men convicted of the same offenses. there's something really terribly wrong when little children in flint, michigan, are poisoned by the water they drink and bathe in because their government wanted to save money. [ applause ] my friends, we need real justice and accountability across america. we need to face the reality of systemic racism and we need to break down all the barriers in our economy and societ

. >> and leading to federal charges in the eric garner case? >>> thank you for joining us. today is thursday, february 11th. you are never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. >> good morning, everybody. happy thursday. this is a morning where you want to make sure you have all of your warm gear. 24 around oyster bay and brookhaven at 25. we're looking at 20s today. nothing above the freezing mark. it's going to be that kind of we won't get above freezing till next tuesday. it's going to be cold. weather and traffic together every seven minutes. happy thursday to you. >> happy thursday to you. we have happy thoughts for the f&the g trains. everything is running on or close to schedule. we have this accident right near flatbush avenue. that accident is in the process of being cleared away. then we have this issue you on route 37. we have only one lane squeezing by that spot at this point. western spur northbound is closed. up into the george washington bridge. you have to use the eastern spur as your alternate money we have street cleaning rules in effect f

mothers who lost their children to gun violence and police incidents...inclu ding the mother of eric garner. can't breathe, but the disconcerted officers they chose to end his life. to add insult to injury there was no indictment." "they learn very early that they are not going to be able to afford college and that they are not going to be able to get the 3 education they need to have the life that they desire."3 tonight... clinton will also speak at morris college- doors open at 5.bernie sanders will not be back in our state until friday. 3 for complete coverage of the democratic primary and beyond ... head to our website ... w-l-t-x dot com ... and click on sc primaries:full coverage..... under headlines. 3 3 the senate still has not come to a vote on fixing the state's roads. senator tom davis of beaufort took the senate floor to start yesterday's debatehe blocked in hopes of not raising taxes on gas.the debate is a mamar road block for state senators and davis thinks a gas tax is unfair for taxpayers making 50- thousand or less.senator davis also debated about fixing existing roads like

bernie sanders is getting support from the daughter of eric garner, who was killed in a confrontation with new york police in 20-14."i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders.""the african american community knows that on any given day some innocent person like sandra bland can get into a car and then three days later she can end up dead and in jail."while sanders invoked sandra bland......clinton got the backing of bland's own mother:"i have been blessed to be able to introduce this fantastic lady right here to my right.i'm reid binion, reporting 3 3 an advocacy group wants anyone who shoots elk to be prosecuted. under current north carolina law, it is legal to kill an elk that damages private land. but members of the rocky mountain hay or grass being damaged is not enough reason to kill the animals. the group also says if a person kills an elk, he should be forced to justify it. 3 according to our north carolina statute, they..the burden is on...they committed the crime, then the burden is on them to prove that there was deprivation at the time of the shooting and t

controversial fight with a florida neighborhood watchman, sandra bland, who hanged herself in a texas jail, eric garner, who died after he fought with police as he was being arrested in new york, and dontre hamilton, a mental patient who was shot in a violent fight with police in milwaukee. the mothers say clinton is the only candidate who listened and talked with them about their concerns with gun violence, racial profiling and social justice. do for you? how can i help?' and she really listened. she was taking notes. we all sat around the table with her and she sat back there turned that half and hour meeting into two hours because she was going to sit there and listen to every one of our stories and take heed and see what she can do for us." the women are speaking across the state as part of clinton's 'breaking down barriers' forum. as we head for south carolina's primary, you still have time to vote if you want to receive an absentee ballot by mail you must turn in your application by tomorrow. you can vote in person at your county voter registration office until 5 p-m on friday. campaign money is

erica garner -- the daughter of eric garner of new york city -- made several stops in the capital city today. after being placed in a chokehold by n-y-p-d officers. wis' mike desumma caught up with erica garner today. he joins us now from our newsroom with more. meaghan -- video of mr. garner's arrest sparked national outrage after it was posted online. months later a staten island grand jury ruled against indicting the officer involved. today erica garner said while she's continuing to seek justice for her father -- she's also focusing on who the next president should be. she stopped at the 'cecil tillis center' to speak before voters. garner said she was drawn to bernie sanders campaign after learning about his record on social issues involving african americans. that includes time he spent in jail for protesting segregated schools in the 1960s -- and his involvement with the the movement of dr. martin luther king jr. garner says sanders is the best candidate to take on on economic issues facing the black community -- including the need for jobs. "umm the fact that he's for us. he's

eric garner, suffocated while being pinned down by police in new york. sandra bland found hanging in her jail cell after scuffing with the texas officer during a traffic stop. here in south carolina, mothers large as clinton herself. >> of all the candidates nobody reached out and listened to us. but she did. >> how many events are you doing? >> fur a day. >> wre doing about four a day. >> her son was trayvon martin, killed by a neighborhood watch coordinator in sanford, florida. >> is it hard for you to share your personal ory over and over again with all these voters? >> the more i talk about trayvon, the more it helps me heal. sanders reached out to victims of gun violence anpolice brutality includudg eric garner's daughter who broke wiwi her grandmother in a 4:00 web video. >> in norfolk, virginia, sanders promised he would d ckle a broken justice system too. >> segregation and racism and bigotry is not whathis country is supposed to be about. >> clinton is appearing with the five mothers for the first time tonight here at a church in she met with th

clinton is joining the mothers of eric garner, trevon martin and others who lost their sons to police violence. during the event, sanders highlighted his differences from respects her despite their disagreements. sanders and clinton will both answer questions from voters at a cnn town hall event tonight at 8. we asked you who you think will win the south carolina primary in a facebook poll. 62% of you responded bernie sanders. 38% think hillary clinton will win. >>> sanders and clinton will be stopping across the palmetto state all week long. for the very latest on the race to the white house, visit the 2016 election on our website. >>> news 13's rex hodge is live at lake junaleska. rex, what's the goal? >> rex: to make sure responses to emergencies are the best they can possibly be. haywood county is providing the initiative behind this meeting of emergency workers from all across the state. at lake junaluska. the idea is comparing notes will make them even better. >> they all work a specific incident. >> reporter: this is the first in north carolina. emergency workers from across th

eric garner, the man that die after being out in a choking ad. an ad was recorded. >> we need a president that will do more than talk about it. >> reporter: in the political ad world, the most talk is about two other ads mostly bit the sanders campaign. first, beet box with the music of simon and garfunkel racked up 3 million hits on youtube >>> that ad has been praised by republican candidates, including jed bush. >> the second sanders ad going viral features the faces of his spores. >> when we stand -- supporters. >> when we stand together and demand the country work for all of us rather than the few, we will transfer america, and that is what the campaign is about. bringing people together. >> in south carolina, the messengers are impossible to miss. to help us break it down is a professor of political science, a political contributor at al jazeera america how important is it for bernie sanders to get the credit for the best of those ads, at a time when young voters want to see that in. >> it's really important. it explains why when you look a

releasing this t video featuring the young daughter of eric garner who died after choke hold in 2014. up against the criminal justice system. that's why i'm for bernie. >> reporter: all underscoring the f the african vote, like south carolina, where clinton leads sanders among african-americans 74% to 17%. one challenge for ers, his complicated relationship with president obama, on display during an interview with nbc's hunt where they discussed the gap. >> you don't think president obama has that gap? >> no, i don't. i think he's made the effort. when i talk about a political revolution bringing millions and millions of people into the political process. clinton campaign firing back. >> considering how little senator sanders has to show for his 25 the idea that he would be giving leadership lectures to president >> reporter: our latest poll shows president obama'sproval rating among african-americans in south carolina is at 92%. so expect secretary clinton to againbrace him tonight in what could be the most contentious debate yet. lester? >> kristen, thank you. the republicans facef

sanders is a -- >> reporter: on thursday, sanders launched an online video featuring the daughter of eric garner, the man who died after put him in a choke-hold. clinton meanwhile, picked up the support of the black caucus. >> what i am looking for people who affect the urban community, communities of color are not going to be pigeon-holed and talked about only in states in south carolina, but be a part of the overall conversation. >> reporter: the debate also featured a sharp exchange when clinton sought to align herself with president obama. >> the kind of criticism that we have heard from senator sanders about our president, i expect from republicans. >> madam secretary, that is a low blow. >> reporter: both candidates were asked about women voters but said their appeal goes beyond the gender divide. >> i'm not asking people to support me because i'm a woman. i'm asking people to support me because i think i'm the most qualified, experienced, and ready person to be the president and the commander in chief. >> i think a sanders' victory would be of some historical accomplishment as well. >> re

erica garner -- the daughter of eric garner of new york city -- made several stops in the capital city today campaigning for bernie sanders. erica's father died in 2014 -- after being placed in a chokehold by n-y-p-d officers. video of the arrest sparked national outrage but a grand jury did not return any indictments against the officers involved. today, erica garner voiced her support for bernie sanders. she believes sanders will stand up for african americans on economic and social issues. "umm the fact that he's for us. he's for black lives matter. he's a protestor..his whole record is him protesting and getting arrested for us." garner said she's still fiercely fighting to have her father's case reopened and reconsidered by a new grand jury. meanwhihi -- the sanders campaign is planning a number of phone banks to bolster efforts here in the palmetto state over the next few weeks. and tonight -- we'll find out who does a better bernie sanders impression larry david or the real the vermont senator is rumored to make a cameo appearance on "saturday night live". you can watch s-n-l an

daughter of eric garner, who died by being put into a choke >>> the late supreme court justice, ant nn onin scalia's funeral. and senate judiciary who's in charge of any confirmation hearing said in part quote i would wait until the nominee was made before i made any decisions but he's not open to a confirmation hearing. yesterday president obama charged them to rise above day to day politics. >> this will be the opportunity for senators to do their job. your job doesn't stop until you're voted out or until your term expires. i intend to do my job between now and january 20th of 2017, i expect them to do their job as well. washington as well. now we have president obama taking direct aim at the republicans. >> reporter: exactly. sometimes we forget that he taught constitutional law. his argument that this is not a partisan issue, it's a constitutional issue. listen to his response to republicans arguing that a late-term president in his final year should not be nominating a justice to the u.s. supreme court. >> there's no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years. t

like trayvon martin who was shot in a controversial fight with a florida neighborhood watchman, eric garner, who died after he fought violently with new york police trying to arrest him and sandra bland who hanged herself in a texas jail. clinton said they represented too many another mother was pamela dinkins, whose son eric washington, was shot and killed in columbia last march. "i showed her a picture of eric in his casket in his uniform, and it brought her to tears." "there isn't one single thing that we could change that would result in some of us not being here on this stage here tonight. it is a very complicated and complex issue. it is incredibly political. it is incredibly driven by money and politics . and it's driven by a very powerful corporate interest who is very good at what they do." that was mark kelly, the husband of former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. they were also there tonight to lend their support to clinton and her gun policies. giffords was left with brain damage after she the south carolina legislative black caucus is working to get out the vote. represent

sanders is getting support from the daughter of eric garner who was killed by police. >> the african-american don't an innocent better than like sandra bland could get in her dead. >> reporter: but sandra bland's mother herself is supporting hillary clinton. >>> nevada's democratic caucus is this saturday and the republicans are on today. you are invited to participate in both. and classes teaching you how to caucus are taking place for both democrats and republicans. if you want to take part for the republicans, you must already be registered but for democrats, you can register to vote that same day. >> it's an exciting day for the democrats. we registered 30,000 democrats in the state of nevada in one day. >> we invite everyone to see how we do it in the republican party. you may not be able to participate in the caucus but the fight is just starting. >> the caucus at 11:00 a.m. on saturday. the republicans ask you to show occupy tuesday at 5:00 p.m. for more on where you need to go and the dos and don'ts and the locations, head over to our website, foxreno.com. >>> still ahead, we'll take

my dad's name is eric garner. they don't know what they took from us. i'm just trying to get the truth out there. he was being a loving, caring man that he was, and he was murdered. for a whole year i've protested. i feel like a representative; because i'm doing this, i'm speaking out, me being his daughter. i'm never giving up. i'm never gonna forget what happened to my dad. our people died for this, martin luther king died for this. i'm behind anyone who's gonna listen and speak up for us, and i think we need to believe in a leader like bernie sanders. it is not acceptable to me that we have seen young black men be beaten and be killed unjustly. people are dying. we need a president that's gonna talk about it. i want to see an america where when young black men walk down the street they will not be harassed by police officers, they will not be killed, they will not be shot. that's why i'm for bernie. >> dylan: patty wanted to warn me. that's why she broke out of fairview the night of the fire. she wanted to warn me. and when i asked her what it was th

sanders get support from the daughter of eric garner, killed in a confrontation with new york police in 2014. >> we need to believe in bernie sanders. >> the african-american community knows that on any given day, some innocent person like sandra bland can get into a car and three days later she could end up dead in jail. invokes sandra bland, clinton got the backing of sandra bland's own mother. >> i have been blessed to be able to introduce this fantastic lady to my right. >>reporter: read pinion reporting. >>> we will have much more on the race coming up today on the "today show" in about 10 minutes. retired supreme court justice sandra day o'connor disagrees with fellow republicans and urges president obama to fill the newly vacant seat on the supreme court quickly. in an interview, o'connor said the president should name a nominee as soon as possible despite threats from congressional republicans determined to block any nominee the president chooses. the justice to replace antonin scalia will replace him and o'connor called the partisan chatter over the nomination, unnecessary a

she's the daughter of eric garner.. the man.. who was put in chokehold by a new york officer ... and died.. last year. sanders spoke to potential supporters.. about making public colleges and universities...tuition free... for students. ) "is this a radical idea? no it really is not. it exists, how much does college tuition in germany cost does anyone know? free!") "nothing is free, when you ok at other countries where you get free education, you still have to pay for it through taxes or whatever." ----- sanders also discussed a plan for criminal justice reform... raising the minimum wage... and taking down wall street. meanwhile senator sanders is playing up his support for two black leaders in new campaign ads. one ad says sanders was there when martin luther king marched on washington to fight for civil rights. the other shows sanders endorsing reverend jesse jackson during his boths sanders and hillary clinton have are courting black voters... ahead of the primary. senator sanders has talked up his past support for jesse jackson... but jackson says he's not endorsing any pres