now an attorney for the family of eric harris says they don't know how a mistake could happen in thissituation. of course a lot of questions why robert bates was involved in an operation like this. we are told he was there in a back-up capacity. the attorney for the family of eric harris says bates paid his way to being a police officer after making thousands of dollars of donations and equipment here in tulsa. sheriff's officers say that is definitely not the case. they say he had gone through training and was well equipped to be involved in a situation like that. john and christine. >> ed lavandera, thanks. >>> a series of developments in the shooting of a fleeing man by south carolina police officer michael slager. a shooting caught on video that now has slager facing murder charges. first, we now know the name of the man who remained in the car when walter scott took off running. he is pierre fulton. he released a statement through his lawyer. saying i'll never know why he ran, but i know he didn't deserve to die. we have a new audio recording after the shooting laughing. listen.

he. >> he shot me man. >> eric harris would later die at the hospital. harris's brother said deputies went too far. >> there shouldn't have been the taser used. there shouldn't have been no type of force used on my brother other than putting his hands behind his back in handcuffed. the last thing my brother heard as he went to be with the lord is f your breath as if he didn't matter. >> the deadly shot was fired by robert bates. bates writes as harris resisted there was a small window to deploy his taser. i remember thinking i have to deploy it rapidly. as i thought there was a strong possibility harris had a gun. he said he was meant to use his taser, but was left in shock once he realized he uses his gun. and bates isn't a full fledged sheriff's deputy. he's a certified peace officer who volunteers in the department's reserve deputy prime minister. he's been a long-time benefactor of the tulsa sheriff's department. he's donated cars and video equipment. eric harris's family equipment said bates has paid a lot of money to play a cop in his spare time. >>

but that when eric harris ran past those deputies he was thrust into the situation. they say he was in a backup role in that capacity. we asked him should he have been in that situation, deploying a taser or handgun, they say he was working in official capacity. >> they clearly say this was not the plan. ed thank you very much. let me bring in clark brewster attorney for robert bates. mr. brewster great to have you on tonight. let's begin with what exactly your client -- we heard about how mr. bates was supposed to be backup. he was that last patrol car, almost ran into this man heading toward him. walk me through what happened. >> well, mr. bates and the team was briefed that mr. harris was a six-time felon. he had armed robbery conviction assault and battery on police officers escape from a penal institution. he had been known to be selling drugs and weapons. and it was arranged to do an undercover buy. mr. bates was merely part of the containment team two blocks away. he wasn't intended to be pressed into any kind of action other than to provide observation and co

. >> reporter: tony it was a hard video to watch eric harris accused of trying to sell an illegal gun to an undercover officer. he tried to run for it and then this happened. >> the video from a police body camera. now just to be clear, this is what you just heard. a gunshot rings out and a police officer says, "oh i shot him i'm sorry." then the suspect says," he shot me oh my god and complains that he is losing his breath. the officers reply f your breath. 73-year-old reserve deputy sheriff robert bates who meant to shoot the suspect with his stun gun but instead shot him with his real gun. the suspect was pronounced dead an hour later. this comes after one week, a suspect being shot by another officer, and last year eric garner an unarmed black man was choked to death after being caught on tape saying, i can't breathe. one of the most widely used hashtags out of this, is f your breath. image from the body camera, with the words f your breath over it. tweeted this message seems like i can't wake up these days without hearing of another person of color losing his life, eric harris. c

insurance broker was acting as backup as a body camera captured sheriff's deputies chasing a spus pekt eric harris. he meant to pull his taser but instead pulled his gun, shooting harris. >> this was not an intentional thing. i have no desire to ever take anyone's life. >> reporter: bate's attorney claims it's a phenomenon known as slip and capture. they do one action while intending to do another. dan represents harris' family. >> i don't think it could happen to anyone particularly someone with the type of advanced training that the sheriff's office has repeatedly stated that mr. bates has had. >> reporter: a summary ofbates' record says he has had 300 hours of training since 2008. his office has not been able to find all of bates' gun certification records, since the instructor no longer works there. >> we can't find the records that she supposedly turned in. >> reporter: bates flatly denies a report citing multiple sources that supervisors were forced to falseify some of his training records. today a spokesman said he believes the training records are true and correct. his family describes him

now. >> eric harris would later die at the hospital. harris' brother says deputies went too far. >> there should have been a taser used. there shouldn't have been no type of force used on my brother other than putting his hand behind his back and handcuffed. the last thing my brother heard as he went to beep with the lord is "f your breath." as if he dent matter. >> the deadly shot was fired by reserve deputy, robert bates. cnn obtained the statement bates gave to investigators after the shooting. he writes, as harris resisted there was a small win deto deploy his taser. i remember thinking i have to deploy it rapidly as i thought there was a strong possibility harris had a gun. bates meant to use his taser and was startled and left in shock and disbelief once he realized he used his gun instead. adding to the volatility of the story, bates isn't a full-fledged sheriff's deputy. certified peace officer who volunteers in the reserve deputy program. he is ceo of an insurance company and long time ben factor of the tulsa department, eric ha

>> i lost my breath. >> eric harris would later die at the hospital. harris' brother says deputies went too far. >> there shouldn't have been a taser used. there shouldn't have been no type of force used on my brother other than putting his hands behind his back in handcuffs. the last thing my brother heard as he went to be with the lord is f your breath as if he didn't matter. >> the deadly shot was fired by robert bates. cnn obtained a statement bates gave to the investigators after the shooting. bates rights as harris resisted there was a small window to deploy his taser, i remember thinking, i have to deploy it rapidly, as i still thought there was a strong possibility harris had a gun. bates said he meant to use his taser and he was startled and left in a state of shock and disbelief, once he realized he used his gun instead. adding to the volatility of the story, bates isn't a full fledged sheriff's deputy. he's a peace officer who volunteers in the department's reserve deputy program. bates has been a long time benefactor of the sheriff's departm

eric harris later died at the hospital. >> on your stomach, now. >> oh, i shot him.'m sorry. >> he shot me, man. oh, my god. [ bleep ]. you hear me? >> turning now to sam smallen, the attorney for the family of eric harris, zeba branstetter from "the tulsa world" and andy coats, from the university oklahoma college of law and a former criminal defense attorney. zeba i want to get to your report tonight about the possible falsifying of the training records of this reserve deputy. tell us what you know about that. >> well, this is something we started hearing, lawrence like one day after the shooting. multiple sources called us. they were afraid to speak with their names, but they had said that the training records for deputy bates were not accurate that he was not taking the training that he was recorded to have taken that supervisors who expressed concern, who refused to sign off were transferred. this happened with the field training that they do with other officers. they also happened with the firearms certification training according to our sources. today, we were

now, i agree with the family of eric harris i think there should be an independent investigation.wever, this man is going to come across as someone who never intended to commit a crime. did the best he could to help the police department. was under tremendous stress. had every reason to think that the person he was chasing was armed. and i don't think a jury's going to convict him. i don't think a jury's going to want to make him a felon for the rest of his life. >> i don't think that those good intentions are going to bring mr. harris back. he is dead because of the actions that were taken on that day. and his good intentions are directly going to be compared with the training that he received or should have received in comparison with the deadly use of force that he displayed on that day, and it was just inappropriate in this case and this is why it's charged as a second-degree, as a reckless mistake, that he should have known better and should have used better care because at the end of the day, there's still someone dead and the state is not going to take that as an excuse to

then you hear the gunshot that would kill eric harris. [ gunshot ] >> i shot him, i'm sorry. >> reporter's a mistake that 73-year-old reserve deputy told the "today" show on nbc that he can't explain. >> i saw the light and i squeezed the trigger and then realized i'd dropped the gun. this was not an intentional thing thing. i had no desire to ever take anyone ice life. i don't understand how this can happen. you must believe me it can happen to anyone. >> reporter: but it's bates' training that is still under intense scrutiny. the tulsa world newspaper reports that it has five sources that say that bates' training records were falsified. sheriff stanley glens has acknowledged that some gun certification records are missing, but robert bates and the sheriff's department insists he was properly trained and prepared to work on a dangerous assignment like the undercover sting aimed at eric harris. >> you did the training and you can prove that you were certified? >> that is absolutely the truth. i have it in writing. >> reporter: the tulsa sheriff's department still refuses to release bates

an attorney for the family of eric harris doesn't know how that can happen. questions as to why robert bates was involved in an operation like. this this. the attorney for eric harris says bates paid his way into the force after donations to the department. sheriff's officers here in tulsa say that is not the case. they say he had gone through training and equipped to be involved in a situation like that. john and christine. >> thanks ed. >>> a series of developments in the shooting of a fleeing man by south carolina police officer michael slager. that shooting of course caught on video. now has slager facing murder charges. first, we know now the name of the man who remained in the car when walter scott took off running. his name is pierre fulton. he released a statement, i'll never know why he ran, but i know he didn't deserve to die. we have a new audio recording of slager after the shooting laughing as he says his adrenaline is still pumping. listen. >> by the time you get home it will be a good idea to jot down your thoughts of what happened and the adre

he didn't mean to pull his gun and shoot eric harris. but he did. under oklahoma law an accident if negligent can constitute manslaughter and that's why they charged him the way they have. >> so going back to this idea of auxiliary officers harry, you said this man shouldn't have been in this particular situation. what are the duties of reserve officers normally? >> they usually -- like here in new york traffic, parking, that type of thing. if there's a parade or something like that they'll handle that. >> are they armed? >> not in new york city. a lot of cities and states do have armed auxiliary officers and some are even on patrol. but they got to have expense-tensive training for that. i don't know how much training this gentleman had. in 2009 was the last time he was trained -- >> he had over 300 hours of police training. he apparently followed all of the rules according to the sheriff. >> except the big mistake on the department's part here is putting him in a professional situation where you need professional police officers and not volunteers.

>> i'm losing my breath. >> eric harris would later die at the hospital. is' brother says deputies went too far. >> there shouldn't have been a taser used. there shouldn't have been no type of force used. other than putting his hand behind my handcuffed. >> all my brother heard as he went to be with the lord is f your breath. cnn obtained the statement bates gave to investigators after the shooting. bates writes as harris resisted there was a small window to deploy his taser, i remember thinking, i have to deploy it rapidly. bates says he meant to use his taser and he was startled and left in a state of shock and disbelief once he realized he used his gun instead. bates isn't a full fledged sheriff's deputy a certified peace officer who volunteers in the department's reserve deputy program. bates is the ceo of an insurance company and has been a long time benefactor of the sheriff's department he's donated cars and video equipment. bates has played big money to play a cop in his spare time. >> it's mind-boggling you have a wealthy businessman who's been ess

insurance ceo and volunteer deputy now faces second degree manslaughter charges for the death of eric harris in an undercover operation that went wrong fast. this voedio shows the moment harris makes a run for it after deputies say he tried to sell them a gun. >> stop right there! >> you could hear bates say he's going to use his taser. instead, he pulls a gun and fires a shot. that ultimately kills harris. >> shot him. i'm sorry. >> you can hear harris screaming in pain while the officers continue to restrain him. >> stop fighting. >> there are plenty of questions about how this 73-year-old bates could end up on an operation of this high risk. many wonder if bates' close relationship with the sheriff led to this assignment. over the years, robert bates has donated several vehicles including a dodge charger, a crown victoria and a toyota avalon along with video equipment and $2500 donations to the sheriff's re-election campaign. >> they have taken the fact that this man has been good to the community and has been ben evlnt to the community and a great citizen for our town and made it somethi

take anyone's life. >> reporter: in this video, watched by millions you can see the final run of eric harristulsa's share itch deputies running an undercover operation tried to arrest harris for selling them a gun but he takes off. you can hear bates yell. >> now! now! >> oh i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the mixup is something the 73-year-old part-time deputy an insurance executive tried explaining during his "today" show interview. >> my tase sir right here. on the front tucked in a protective vest. my gun itself is on my side. normally to the rear. >> reporter: over the years, bates has had a close relationship with the sheriff's office donating five cars and equipment and money to the sheriff's re-election campaign. now there are explosive allegations being reported by the tulsa world newspaper. the paper details, three supervisors reassigned after not going along with the plan to falsify bates' training records. a claim bates and deputies strongly deny. >> you did the training and you can floovprove you are certified sdwlanchts is absolutely the truth. i have it in writing. >> repo

the family of eric harris says while they appreciate robert bates' apology, it will not bring eric back. tulsa county reserve deputy robert bates apologized to the family of the man he shot and killed. >> first and foremost let me apologize to the family of eric harris. i rate this as number one on my list of things in my life that i regret. >> on april 2nd the 73-year-old insurance broker was acting as backup as a broad did camera captured sheriff's deputies chasing a suspect, eric harris. he meant to pull his taser but instead fired his gun killing harris. >> i shot him, i'm sorry. >> this was not an intentional thing. i had no desire to ever take anyone's life. >> his attorneys claim it's a phenomenon known as flip and capture where in high-threat situations a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another. >> it is pseudoscience. >> this attorney represents harris' family. >> i don't think it can happen to anyone. particularly someone with advanced training that the sheriff's office has repeatedly stated that mr. bates' has had. >> a summary shows bates had a

. >> thank you >>> the tulsa country sheriff apologised to the family of eric harris. caught and killed this month by a volunteer deputy who said he mistakenly pulled out his handgun instead of a stun gun. the sheriff is standing behind his department. >> first i want to speak directly to the harris family. we are sorry eric was taken from you, and my sympathy goes out to the family. >> reporter: speaking to the public at length for the first time since 44-year-old eric harris was shot and killed. tulsa county sheriff defended his department. >> there has been a lot of things said about the sheriff office that was untrue. >> reporter: the shooting captured on a deputy's body camera. it shows harris running away from deputies trying to arrest him. once he's taken down 73-year-old robert baits fires a shot. baits said he meant to reach for his stun gun, accidently grabbing his pistol. now charged with second degree manslaughter he'll have his day in court. two deputies were there when the gun went off and harris yelled. >> oh my god, he shut me. >> reporter: one of the d

harris family. we are sorry eric was taken from you.d and my sympathy goes out to that family. i think it's very important any time a life is lost in our community that we all need to stop and hesitate and say a prayer. i want to also talk a little bit about the two deputies that were involved besides bob gates. through our administrative process, we will review what those officers did and we'll take some administrative action. i also want to tell you that this morning i got a call from jim finch. he is the s.a.c. special agent in charge of the state of oklahoma. he told me the fbi has completed their investigation and they found no wrongdoing at the sheriff's office. and, of course they look at civil rights violations. if you have any questions about that investigation, i would refer you to mr. finch or rich davis, who's a local supervisor for the fbi. i want you also know the deputies have been reassigned for their own safety. there's been some threats made against them and their families. you know they have a family and kids, and i'm

in a tv interview, robert bates says he still can't believe he shot eric harris and insists it was an accident. bates told investigators he confused his gun for a taser. cnn's correspondent has more on the deputy's apology and ongoing investigation into his credentials. >> 73-year-old robert bates charged with second degree manslaughter after he used his pistol instead of a stun gun killing eric harris. in an interview with nbc's "today" show, bates can't believe it happened. >> first and foremost, let me apologize to the family eric harris. the second worst thing or first that ever happened to me in my life. i had cancer a number of years ago. i didn't think i was going to get there. luckily i was able to go to a hospital where i had hours of surgery. i rate this as number one. on my list of things in my life that i regret. >> bates, a volunteer with the sheriff's department for several years says he can't explain why he confused his gun for his taser. even though they were positioned in very different locations. >> my taser is here on the front. tucked in a protective vest. my gun i

. >> reporter: after the april 2nd shooting death of eric harris by a reserve deputy captured on a body camera. >> oh, i shot him, i'm sorry. >> see how he was treated. >> reporter: kathy fraley is the mother of harris' 16-year-old son aidan. this is the first time she's spoken publicly since the man she calls her soul mate was killed. >> it's hard not to love eric. i know he made some poor decisions but, you know, when you love someone, you don't give up on them just because they make some poor choices. >> he shot me, man. oh, my god. >> you didn't do [ bleep ]. you didn't do [ bleep ]. you hear me. >> i'm losing my breath. >> [ bleep ] your breath. >> reporter: they want more scrutiny of the other deputies in the video who can be heard yelling at harris. the sheriff's office has said the deputies did not realize harris had been shot. >> can you stand up and show me? >> sure. you bet. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview friday, the reserve deputy, 73-year-old robert bates, apologized and showed matt lauer where he normally kept his taser in relation to his gun. >> you must believe m

kron 4 has detailed. >> reporter: eric harry recipes family is mourning his death. looking forrens as. claims for the killer did not have required training to be a reserve deputy. >> they know what they did was wrong. or they wouldn't be try to hide everything. >> loved ones comfort each other at eric harris' viewing ceremony. his son aidan says he wants the sheriff's office held accountable for his father's death. >> we'll get justice for him. >> reporter: the newest claim is that robert bathes did -- bates did not have proper training. the tulsa world newspaper reports he did not fulfill mandatory training. the it'll is county sheriff's office denies the allegation. and bates says he can prove he was qualified. >>> i have it in writing. >> reporter: bates helped with the assignment. you can see the yellow taser strapped to his chest. yet, he pulls a gun from his hip and shot harris. the 73-year-old has been charged with manslaughter. bates apologizeed to his family on the today show saying it's a mistake that can happen to anyone. >> this was not an intentional th

he's facing a second-degree manslaughtercharge in connection with the death of eric harris. his attorney vows to fight. >>i feel that they're unwarranted and shouldn't have been brought >> reporter:video released by the tulsa sheriff's office shows what happened during an april second sting operation to catch illegal gun sales. eric harris is conducting what police say is an illegal deal. he runs.but is caught by police. then.a gunshot. >>oh i shot him i'm sorry. oh s*** oh s*** he shot him. >> reporter:harris later died. bates says he mistakenly grabbed his gun instead of his taser. >>with the taser being yellow and on his chest, for him to shoot my brother with a.357 makes no sense to me >> reporter:bates has worked as a reserve sheriff's deputy since 2008. >> reporter:the 73-year-old is a former insurance company c-e-o and frequent financial contributor to the tulsa sheriff's office. he received 300 hours of training and 11-hundred hours of community policing when he volunteered for the reserve deputy position. >>they've taken the fact that the community, and has been ben

on monday, eric harris' brother andre harris, spoke out about the case. >> if he had as much training as he supposedly had, he would definitely know a .357 from a taser. this is something that either he didn't really think about or he just decided that he just wanted to shoot and he would worry about it later. amy: if found guilty, bates' second-degree manslaughter charge would likely mean a sentence of two and four years in prison. bates is a wealthy insurance executive and heavy donor to the tulsa police department, who gets to volunteer on the force as a reserve. we will have more on the story later in the broadcast. activists have marched to call for sweeping congressional change. the 250 mile march six and into racial profiling and militarized policing as well as dismantling of the "societal and institutional pillars of mass incarceration." senator marco rubio of florida has declared his candidacy for the republican presidential nomination in 2016. he joins republican field that includes jebbush as well as rand paul of kentucky and ted cruz of texas. one of latin america's most a

robert bates has been charged we second degree manslaughter in the death of eric harris. the 73-year-old was a tulsa police officer from 1964 to 1965, and he's been a reserve deputy since 2008, bates donated to the sheriff's re-election campaign and has given five vehicles and other equipment to the sheriff's department. sheriff's family said that bates is a long time friend but tells the world that bates did not receive special treatment because of his donations. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: the last moment of eric harris' life were captured on police video. tulsa county sheriff's deputies say he was the target of a sting operation and was trying to sell a gun to undercover agents. >> it's a luger. >> a luger? german luger. >> reporter: an office wearing camera equipped glasses joined the chase and tackled harris. also nearby 73-year-old reserve deputy bob bates. bates is heard warning that he's going to use a taser. but instead of a crackle of a taser, a gunshot is heard. bates apologizes. >> shot him, i'm sorry. >> reporter: a dying harris complains he's

hash tag hash eric harris. this shows a comic of a man laying on the ground and the police saying you have the right to remain silent. bates has not been charged. >> morgan, what more do we know about deputy bates? >> he has been a reserve officer but tulsa has about a hundred of these officers on reserve and they're effectively volunteer cops. some pay to play and will donate thousands of dollars just to be in this police force. but when they're in the police force they have the full range and duties of a full deputy while they're on duty. >> do we know if they are trained, if they receive any firearms training at all? >> i'm at not sure about that. it's been an interesting topic given his age, that he is 73. >> there is a manhunt going on in north carolina. officials say one person has died after being shot at the library at wayne community college about 50 miles from raleigh. the school is on lockdown as the police try to find the gunmen. students and law enforcement are seenouts of buildings on campus. it's

. >> reporter: the incident on april 2nd captured on police video shows the suspect, eric harris, appearing to sell a .9 millimeter pistol and ammunition to an undercover officer. shortly after selling it to a gang task force member, harrison runs from officers who were trying to arrest him. it's while harrison was bolting from police an officer catches up and is wrestled to the ground. it's in the ensuing takedown you can hear the 73-year-old tulsa county officer shouting that he has a taser. >> that's done to warn other law enforcement officers that you're about to deploy this device. >> reporter: investigators say bates accidentally pulls the trigger on his gun instead of the taser firing a round into harris. >> you can hear him apologizing for what he did. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> tulsa police sergeant jim clark said friday during a nurs conference that it explains what happened to bates in that moment? it's called slips and capture. that's when someone reacts differently. >> you train in every area that you can. the crisis. not going to take it. >> in the 200 shootings that he's in

when eric harris is shot and killed during an undercover sting nats - oh. but how the tulsa county sheriff's department allowed bates to work the streets is under intense scrutiny. the tulsa world newspaper reports that supervisors in the department were told to falsify bates' training records and that at least 3 supervisors were transferred to other jobs for refusing to alter the records. a sheriff department spokesman refused to comment saying they don't respond to rumors. sheriff stanley glanz and other sheriff's officials have repeatedly insisted bates was properly trained. "did he have the proper training, and all the techniques that he needed. we feel he did." the tulsa sheriff's department has only released a summary of bates' training courses over the last 7 years. the department rejected cnn's request last week for the full training records because bates' case is under investigation. but in an interview with a tulsa radio station the sheriff acknowledged some of bates' gun qualification records are missing. and the deputy who handled that paperwork

charged with second-degree manslaughter after he used his pistol instead of a stun gun, killing eric harrisw," bates says he still can't believe it happened. >> first and foremost let me apologize to the family of eric harris. you know this is the second-worst thing that's ever happened to me or worst. ever happened to me in my life. i've had cancer a number of years ago. i didn't think i was going to get there. luckily i was able to go to a hospital where i had hours of surgery. i rate this as number one. on my list of things in my life that i regret. >> bates, who had been a volunteer with the tulsa sheriffs department for several years says he can't explain why he confused his gun for his taser. even though they were positioned in very different locations. >> my taser is right here. on the front. tucked in a protective vest. my gun itself is on my side. normally to the rear. >> tonight the naacp and others are calling on the justice department to launch an external investigation, following reports from the tulsa world that the tulsa sheriffs department falsified bates' training records a

i'm sorry. >> reporter: t lawyers for eric harris' family are now calling on the sheriff to resign. >> the public's entitled to know the truth. the harris family is entitled t truth and they need to be transpa >> reporter: bates' attorney s h not seen the report, but in a written statement said, since 2009 mr. b received hundreds of hours of training and experience in the field. the sheriff's office acknowledges there was a 2009 i review, but a spokesman says no action was ever taken. earlier this week, sheriff glanz acknowledge that he and bates have been close frie years but insists that bates was trained. given what you know now, should mr. bates have been out there that day? >> yes, he should have been. >> reporter: bates has pleaded not guilty to second degree manslaughter and the judge allowed him to travel to a preplanned vacation in the his next court hearing is set for july. gabe gutierrez news, tulsa, oklahoma. >>> still tonight ou exclusive, dr. oz under fire now back at hi who says he pushes so-called quack treatments on hi show. >>> the shy kid from the bronx out stadiums

. >> first and foremost let me apologize to the family of eric harris. i rate this as number one on my list of things in my life that i regret. >> reporter: on april 2nd, the 73-year-old insurance broker was acting as backup as they chased a suspect. he meant to pull his taser, but instead fired his gun, killing harris. >> this was not an intentional thing. i have no desire to ever take anyone's life. >> reporter: bate's attorneys claim it's a phenomenon known as slip and capture. a person inadvertently performs one action while intending to do another. he represents the family. >> i don't think it could happen to anyone particularly with the type of advanced training that the sheriff's office has stated that he had. >> reporter: a record shows bates had almost 300 hours of training since 2008. but the sheriff acknowledged in a radio interview this week his office had not been able to find all of bates' gun certification records, since the gininstructor no longer works there. >> we can't find the records that she supposedly turned in. >> reporter: bates

that was in the death of eric harris. in south carolina, two police officers in the town of marion have been sentenced to prison for unnecessarily shocking a disabled woman with a taser at least eight times in 2013. franklin brown, who shocked the victim, melissa davis, while she was handcuffed and not resisting, received an 18-month term, while fellow officer eric walters was sentenced to a year. brown admitted telling fellow officers he shocked davis because he "did not want to touch that nasty [expletive]." a new report by the international business times has revealed goldman sachs paid former president bill clinton $200,000 to deliver a speech just months before the banking giant began lobbying the state department, then headed by hillary clinton. the report is the latest to raise questions about the clintons' financial ties. on sunday, the clinton foundation acknowledged mistakes in how it reported donations from foreign governments, saying it mistakenly combined the sums with other donations, and would re-file tax r

at the top of this hour we're digging deeper into the shooting death of eric harris and the complicatedtook his handgun for his taser on the day harris was killed. we heard from bates himself. here's part of what he said today on "today." >> first and foremost let me apologize to the family of eric harris. this is the second worst thing that's ever happened to me or first, ever happened to me in my life. i've had cancer a number of years ago, i didn't think i was going to get there, luckily i was able to go to a hospital where i had hours of surgery. i rate this as number one on my list of things in my life. that i regret. >> mr. bates, in the wake of this incident you have been portrayed as a wealthy and generous supporter of the sheriff's department and a close friend of the sheriff, who has been rewarded for your financial support with the opportunity and this is what's out there, to play cop and carry a gun. is that a fair characterization? >> that is unbelievably unfair. i have donated equipment as i saw fit. when the need happened to arise to allow the task force and other areas o

. >> reporter: robert bates apologized to the family of eric harris, the man he shot when he says he mistook his gun for his taser. >> i still can't believe it happened. >> reporter: on the "today" show, bates shared his position of what happened. he said he was several blocks away as eric harris allegedly tried to sell a post ol to an under cover officer. he said he grabbed his gun thinking it was his taser and fired. >> oh, my god what has happened? the laser light is the same on each weapon. i saw the light, and i squeezed the trigger and then realized i had dropped the gun. >> >> reporter: it's an explanation that doesn't sit well the family of eric harris who's calling for an independent investigation. >> if he had as much training as he supposedly had, he would definitely know a 357 from a taser. >> reporter: bates' training records have raised questions. state records show he received almost 300 hours of instruction in the past six years. but the tulsa county sheriff said in a radio interview this week his office has not been able to locate all of bates' gun certification reco

. >> attorneys for the family of eric harris say that the documents release sod far do not prove that he was adequately trained. >> a 73-year-old man is literally too old for this [ bleep ]. >> well, we're back into the political season. >> hillary clinton is back. >> campaigning in new hampshire today. >> the republicans seem to be talking only about me. >> there's going to need to be two planes. >> unlike mrs. clinton, i know flying is an activity, not an accomplishment. >> hillary clinton is going to raise 2 $.5 billion. that's a lot of chipoltle, my friends. >> marco rubio also says -- >> marriage should be between money one man and one woman. >> tonight, six baltimore city police officers are suspended after a 25-year-old baltimore man died from a spinal injury apparently sustained during an arrest. part of what happened was captured on cell phone video and released by lawyers for the victim. [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> that was after they tased him like that. man, i've been recording this [ bleep ]. i've been recording it. i been recording it. what car they come out of? >> he on a b

anyway ♪ >> robert bates, the 73-year-old volunteer reserve deputy in oklahoma who shot and killed eric harrisr. harris was being held on the ground and arrested by other officers reportedly did not complete the training necessary to participate in such an arrest and could now face additional charges in the case if prosecutors conclude that he will lied to police investigators. mr. bates has already been charged with second degree manslaughter. in a written statement to police obtained by the tulsa world newspaper and shared with us here at "the last word," mr. bates says "i have attended numerous schools and seminars related to drug investigations and the tactical operations associated with the apprehension of suspects involved in drug trafficking. i have also attended a five-day homicide investigation school in dallas, texas, as well as received training by the maricopa county arizona sheriff's department on response to active shooters." today the tulsa world revealed that there is no record of mr. bates receiving any training by the maricopa county arizona sheriff's department as his statem

bates was acting as backup when the suspect in an undercover sting operation bolted. 44-year-old eric harris was selling an illegal gun. a scuffle ensued picked up by police body cam. bates pulled what he thought was his taser, but instead fired his gun. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> harris later died. bates claims in the heat of the moment, he mistook his pistol for his taser. there are more than 100 reserve deputies with the tulsa sheriff's office. nationwide that number is about 50,000. in many jurisdictions, reservists make financial contributions to the department. bates has contributed thousands. >> if you have enough money, you get to go play cop. >> bates had once been a police officer and has had more than 400 hours of training as a reservist. logging 3,000 hours of service. >> he was not playing anything. he was there like the other officers. doing their job. that he's play acting. no, he was there to help. >> bob bates was named deputy of the year here in oklahoma in 2011. today he was released on $25,000 bail. lawrence, back to you. >> joining us now is clark brewster, the attorne

surfaced that show deadly police shootings of unarmed black men, walter scott in south carolina eric harrisese, of course come in the wake of the police killings of michael brown and eric garner. now protesters across the country have taken to the streets again demanding an end to police brutality as well as action from lawmakers. and there's a congressman from georgia who's really helped lead that chorus. take a listen. >> it feels like open season on black men in america, and i'm outraged. in fact all americans are at risk when bad actors in law enforcement use their guns instead of their heads. despite bipartisan nationwide calls for action and despite my bills to reform the broken grand jury process, hold police accountable, and end militarization and despite my colleague's bills to encourage body cameras, this congress does nothing. >> there he was on the floor. here he is live. i have congressman hank johnson joining me from washington. congressman, welcome. nice to have you on. >> nice to be here brooke. >> i think first of all, something that a lot of people don't know is there's ac

it wasn't just the fact eric harris was shot that disturbs his family today, it's what happened after that when harris was on the ground. in obvious distress. we play another clip from this takedown. again, a warning, it's disturbing to watch. [ bleep ] >> you -- >> losing my breath. >> your breath -- >> just after the deputy surrendered today, the family of eric harris released a statement saying they are pleased with the charges. but the harris family also said this -- let me quote, this is key, "the sheriff has not addressed the callous statements made by a deputy to eric after he had been shot. we have not heard the sheriff address the deputy who forcefully grinded eric's head into the concrete with his knee while eric was in need of emergency medical attention. we have yet to see any remorse on the part of the tcso or any indication that it is going to change its policies." let's talk more about this language used and the broader repercussions and significances with steven thrasher, doctoral fellow at new york university and writer at large for "the guardian." he just wrote a pie

or first, that has ever happened to me in hi life. >> join us is eric harris's brother andre.e with us under these circumstances. you heard mr. bates apologizing to your family saying it was the second worst thing to happen to him and then saying the first worst thing that has happened to him. do you accept his apology? >> well first i would like to thank you for covering this story and giving his brother his story and an opportunity to spread this case across the nation and giving this case the attention it needs. >> and what about what mr. bates said at apology and what do you think? >> i would like to say that we accept mr. bates' apology. i've been forgiven of my sins of things in my past and absolutely i forgive mr. bates. however we still have to shine the line on the darkness. we still have to unveil this evil. mr. bates shouldn't have had to use a taser on my brother. mr. bates shouldn't have shot eric with a .357 magnum. mr. bates has a price to pay. >> when you say -- >> but i do forgive him. >> when you say that he shouldn't have used a taser on your brother, some p

the attorney for the family of eric harris has been very critical of just how this operation went down and very critical of robert bates and his relationship with the sheriff's department here. we know sheriff officials acknowledge that mr. bates has donated lots of money. we don't have an exact figure but thousands of dollars worth of equipment and other things here and cars to the sheriff's department. he has an intimate relationship with the leadership at the sheriff's department which are standing by him. they had asked prosecutors not to file criminal charges and he was guilty of excusable homicide and should not be charged. >> ed lavandera, thanks so much for that. we'll check back in on that story in a bit. a lot of questions still there. >>> ahead for us "at this hour," is it too little too late for chris christie? we'll look at whether he missed his chance to be a factor in the 2016 presidential race. >>> iraq's prime minister goes to washington making a big plea for help. that is coming up. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah!

you texted us a photo of eric harris, which we have here on the screen. it's a photo of him, both hands up, giving the finger with both hands. what was the point of -- what does that photo tell you that you found that worthy of sending to us? >> it was his facebook profile photo. it was his -- it was his public persona. it was what he posted on facebook as his profile. it represented who he thought he was. so i just sent it along because it was forwarded to me by media. >> but what struck me about it since you sent it with no comment, is i was wondering what you as the defense lawyer here finds useful or important. it must be important, something important must be in that photograph that tells us something about what happened on that street and why he got shot. >> well it's the same importance attached to bob bates' photo that the media has carried. it's a photograph of mr. bates. it's his file photo. this is mr. harris's profile photo on his facebook. it's the only one i had and i had was sent to us by media. i didn't know if you had it or not, but it is

the incident on april 2nd captured on police video shows the suspect, eric harris, appearing to sellimeter semiautomatic pistol and ammunition to an undercover officer. shortly after allegedly selling the gun to a tulsa county gang task force member -- harris runs from officers who were trying to arrest him. it's while harris is bolting from police that one of the officers catches up and the suspect is wrestled to the ground. in the ensuing take-down that you can hear on the tape the 73-year-old tulsa county reserve deputy robert bates shouting that he has a taser. >> "that's done to warn other law enforcement officers that you're about to deploy this device." >> reporter: investigators say bates accidentally pulls the trigger on his gun instead of the taser, firing a round into harris. you can hear him apologize for what he's done. tulsa city police sergeant jim clark -- who was brought in as an independent consultant -- said friday during a news conference that a scientific phrase explains what happened to bates in that moment. it's called-- slips and capture -- that's when someone

>>> aclu and lawmakers are calling for the investigation into the shooting death of eric harris. t robert bates said he pulled his gun instead of his taser. the sheriff's office admitted the training records were missing. an attorney for the harris family says there is no way the reserve deputy belonged on the streets with a weapon to begin with. >> it may be semantics. the sheriff said they're lost. it doesn't mean they will never than found again. we are trying to figure out where the training records are. >> we are talking about hours on the job training. field training. that is what specifically is required that he is there with an officer. he is working and learning how to do a takedown. he is learning how to carry a weapon. he is learning the difference with a weapon and a taser. no i don't believe that training has been done. >> the tulsa county sheriff's office opened an investigation into the training records for bates. an oklahoma city lawmaker has zero confidence in the investigation and he has asked the state attorney general to step in. >>> just two weeks before the n

the tulsa county reserve deputy said he was sorry immediately after he shot eric harris.policing experience is under the microscope as well as donations he made to the sheriff's office. >> i need you to roll on your stomach. now. >> i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: reserve deputy bob bates might have meant to pull his taser but fired his revolver shooting eric harris in the back. >> you have got to see there's no way an officer can get this confused for this. >> reporter: 73-year-old bates was charged monday with second degree manslaughter. >> the circumstances were not intentional. it was an accident. and this unfolded in front of him very rapidly. >> you'll see that mr. bates has yellow taser strapped to his chest. he has a .357 revolver in his right hand. >> bates worked for them for one year in the 1960s. that's a different force than the tulsa county sheriff's office where bates was a volunteer reserve deputy. according to documents provided by the sheriff's office bates has been a longtime benefactor buying vehicles and equipment and even a $5,000 machine that ex