eric harris was shot last april. cnn's sara sidner has the latest. >> reporter: raw emotions when the guilty verdict was read. the faces of the family of eric harris were wet when the jury had convicted former volunteer reserve deputy robert bates for shooting eric harris in the back killing him in the sting operation. >> he will be remembered for his kind heart. as a guy who changed the city. he accomplished a lot in his death. i think maybe more than he accomplished in his life. i'm going to miss my brother. we all have a destination. i believe that we will see our loved ones again. >> reporter: the family of former deputy bates did not speak to the media. we heard them say something in court. his wife whispering it will be okay as bates was led out in handcuffs. the jury recommended the harshest punishment, four years in prison. this case made national headlines after the video was released. it increased racial tensions across the country when they heard eric harris yell i can't breathe and another one saying "f"

apologize to the family of eric harris. >> reporter: attorneys for the harris family say bates, a wealthyocal businessman, was too cozy with the former sheriff stanley glance, lacked required training and that this latest video problems he should never have been serving alongside sworn officers. >> it's completely unnecessary for mr. bates to be willing to taser let alone a handgun. >> reporter: the former sheriff could not be reached for comment. next month bates goes on trial for manslaughter. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> an alarming discovery on a school bus in virginia. explosive material was found in the engine block of the bus. it was left behind after government training exercises conducted while students were on spring break. the bus was used to transport children from two days before anyone noticed. the cia says the training material was in a benign state and did not pose a threat. >>> california is set for the highest minimum wag hour. the state legislature has approved the increase that would be phased in until it hits the $15 mark in 2022. the raise will be a boon for more tha

says he confused his gun and his taser. >> first and foremost, let me apologize to the family of eric harris. >> reporter: attorneys for the harris family say bates, a wealthy local businessman, was too cozy with the former sheriff, stanley glanz, lacked required training, and that this latest video proves he should never have been serving alongside sworn cops. >> it's completely unnecessary for mr. bates to be wielding a taser, let alone a handgun. >> reporter: today, the former sheriff glanz could not be reached for comment. next month, bates goes on trial for manslaughter. he's pleaded not guilty. david? >> clayton, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. the well-known governor under pressure to resign tonight. the woman who already has, after sexually charged conversations were recorded. you will hear the audio right here. >>> also, skyfall. part of a 767 plummeting to the ground over america, landing at someone's front door there. the pictures coming up. >>> the u.s. women's soccer team, making more than $20 million more than the men last ye

. >> in 1999 your son dylan and eric harris took the lives of 12 students and one teacher in their high school and then their own. 24 others were wounded. a devastated those the devastated those families and affected really the whole nation. i think one of the questions people have is, why did you decide to write this book now? seventeen years later? >> well, probably because it took me that many years

they said he acted recklessly when he shot and killed eric harris.cuffs. the former reserve duceputy was bars. >> reporter: after a year of heartac heartache, the family declared victory. >> there's victory for my family. i can rest. can some have patz peace. >> reporter: last april, the officer shot and killed him during a stop. bates was supposed to be backup but ended up on a pile of deputies trying to arrest harris. >> he shouldn't have been there, but it didn't give bob bates the right to kill him. >> i'm sorry. >> reporter: bates said he meant to use his taser to subdue harris but accidentally pulled the trigger on his pistol. bates' lawyers failed to convince jurors that harris died from a bad heart and a mix of drugs in his system and not from the gunshot wound wound. >> it was an especially difficult case to try in the climate of press that's been negative for 12 months. >> reporter: the shooting sparked protests and raiseds reserve deputy was involved in high-stakes takedowns. baits was a close friend to former sheriff stanley glance and do

. >> it was back on april 20 of 1999 when eric harris and dylan klebold shot and killed 12 classmates and a teacher in the town of littleton, colorado. afterwards, they took their own lives. >>> pg&e is expected to -- a hearing on the request is set for this afternoon. the utility is charged with violating the federal pipeline safety act. the judge has ruled that jurors can hear about the explosion itself but won't be presented graphic details about the eight people killed or the 58 people injured during the disaster. and jurors will also not see the section of the pipeline that failed. >>> uber and lyft drivers could face a new rule. they consider making drivers sign contracts for four months. the drivers would have to disclose the vehicle's purpose. this would affect the amount of drivers available. uber has been asking riders in california to oppose the proposal. >>> if you think lines at the airport are long, they could get longer. it's all because of cuts made by the tsa when they implemented speedy precheck. the problem is that only about 9 million people have joined the program

74-year-old robert bates says he confused his handgun for his stun gun when he shot and killed eric harris. video shows him restrained on the ground before he yells taser. the wealthy friend of the former sheriff has donated thousands of dollars to the sheriff's office over the years and is now facing up to four years in prison. >>> a jet blue pilot is accused of drinking at the controls. he faced a judge today. were you drinking? >> no comment. >> dennis thomas murphy jr. had no comment. he was randomly selected for alcohol screening after flying two flights between orlando and jfk. alcohol content. regulations prohibit pilots from flying within eight hours of consuming alcohol. >>> mayor de blasio's office confirms some subpoenas have been issued. investigators are looking into possible fund-raising violations two years ago when the mayor's team was trying to help upstate democrats gain control of the senate. several aides have gotten subpoenas, including emma wolf. today, the counsel to the mayor said they are fully cooperating with the investigation. and earlier, a city hall spokespers

. 74-year-old robert bates says he mistook a gun -- that shooting last year claimed the life of eric harris. >>> tonight, the ground shook at a neighbor's home in wheaton. a massive tree uprooted and crashed into it happened along college view drive. lots of damage, but fortunately, no one was hurt. >>> it wouldn't appear that that was weather related, but we do have a yellow weather alert in place tonight, and guess what? for the rest of the week as well. >> it feels like it just keeps going and going and going. let's get right to topper shut. >> initial to all the showers and rain, we lost 30 degrees in temperatures today. that's really unheard of for late april. we have showers over spring, rockville, look at the temperatures, low 50s. 48 in frederick at 6:00 a.m. by 8:00, we have heavy showers out towards leaseberg. by 10:00, showers across the board, even into southern maryland. only 58. this is now 10:00 on thursday. la plata, heavy activity toward hagersburg. by 11:30, 12:00, walking to lunch, better take an umbrella and a coat. temperatures down to the 50s. we'll come back. we'll lo

. >> in 1999 your son dylan and eric harris took the lives of 12 students and one teacher in their high school and then their own. 24 others were wounded. a devastated those the devastated those families and affected really the whole nation. i think one of the questions people have is, why did you decide to write this book now? seventeen years later? >> well, probably because it took me that many years to try to understand its and to feel that i was a to write a book. there is much learning that had to go on and healing. i just think it took that long. >> it is a very powerful book. it covers a range of emotion, grief, anger, fear, do talk about those emotions and was there a progression, seemed as you learned more things change for you. can you talk about that? >> yes, there is always a progression after a loss of any kind. the progression that i am most aware of in looking at it from a distance, from the distance of time was in the beginning i was certainly feeling very much a victim of the tragedy. i was at b will welded, i did not understand what had happened or why. i could not mak

violent -- used to volunteer on the violent crimes task force and last april he shot 44-year-old eric harrisfter he fled a gun sale sting. the incident was captured on body camera footage. bates drew his gun when he shot harris who had been tackled and had been held on the ground. bates could be heard say, i shot him, i'm sorry. the jury recommended a sentence of four years in prison. >>> calling him a serial child molester a judge sentenced dennis hastert the longest serving house speaker to 15 months in prison. the sentence delivered in a chicago federal courtroom comes six months after hastert pleaded guilty to making illegal cash withdraws in a case involving hush money that was used to cover up sexual abuse of a minor. nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: former speaker of the house dennis hastert arrived at the federal courthouse in a wheelchair. his lawyers argued his poor health should keep him out of prison. but the judge was unsparing. saying if hastert nothing is more stunning than having serial child molester and speaker of the house in the same sentence. hastert was sente

. >> you mentioned your sons friend, eric harris and some believe it was the dynamic between the two of them that contributed to the tragedy, what are your thoughts on that? >> i believe that it is true, i believe it is highly likely. i had quite a few experts i talked with did support and substantiate that belief. i believe that for whatever reason, reasons i may not understand my lifetime, there was a chemistry between them. there is an interdependence. somehow dylan was willing to go along with the plan to blow up the school, to kill people, i don't know what it wasn't dylan that made him able to do that, but i believe the impact of that friendship was a significant factor. >> have you spoken to eric's parents at all? have they talked about the book with you at all? >> when i get to ask questions about the harrises or even about my own family i usually try to back off from that question a little bit because individuals who lose family members and murder, suicides, from what i have met, most often do not want to be in the limelight. they do not want to be recognized, they do not wa

chasing suspect eric harris as he attempted to escape during under cover police sting last april ending with harris dead shot in the back by 73-year-old volunteer reserve sheriff's deputy robert baits who is now on trial for second degree manslaughter. >> i'm sorry. >> the voice saying i'm sorry is baits who is saying that proves it is a mistake. >> on the jury's very first day they were shown the gun bates used and several videos during opening statements. they also saw what deputies say is harris illegally selling a gun to an under cover officer. >> is that it? >> the under cover officer you hear is the first witness to testify in front of the all white jury. harris' brother says he hopes race won't play a role in the jury's decision. >> looking at the makeup of the jury do you feel like you're going to get a fair trial? >> i do. it's just praying people see this man killed my brother in cold brother when he was on the ground. he was 73. he shouldn't have been there if he wasn't qualified. >> bates maintained he thought he was using his taser but instead pull ed a gun. >> i have no de

robert bates says he mistook his handgun for a stun gun and didn't mean to kill eric harris. >>> presidento flint, michigan, for the first time since the city's water crisis. the president was invited to the city by that 8-year-old, she is an activist who sent him an e-mail. >>> the nfl draft is back in chicago tonight with more than two dozen top prospects attending of roosevelt university. they include a record tying five players from ohio state. the action starts with the first round tonight at 8:00. those are just some of the top stories we're following for you on this thursday, april 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> the ohio state. >> you have to say the. >> yeah. >> i think i said it, right. >>> we begin this half hour with the race for the white house and the general election looking more and more like it will be a trump/clinton showdown. >> donald trump took shots at hillary clinton during his policy speech after they sparred about the so-called woman card. this morning it's your voice, your vote. we get more from abc's tom llamas. >> reporter: donald

. >> host: in 1999 cover your son dylan and eric harris took the lives of 12 students and one teacher in high school and then their own and 24 others were wounded. a devastated those families that affected the whole nation. i think one of the questions people have is why did you decide to buy this book now, 17 years later? >> guest: well, probably because it took me that many years to try to understand it and feel that i was ready to write a book. there was much learning that had to go on the in my part and healing and i think it just took that long. >> host: it is a very powerful book. it covers such a range of emotions, grief and anger and fear. can you talk about those emotions it was very progression? it seemed as you learn more, things changed for you. can you talk about that? >> guest: there's always a progression after a loss of any kind. the progression that i am most aware of looking at it from the distance of time was in the beginning i was feeling a victim of the tragedy. i was bewildered, i didn't understand what happened or why. i couldn't make sense of any of it. i was h

to use his weapon. >> it's not a rapidly evolving situation like they tried to describe with the eric harrise's a situation where this individual has already been detained but yet mr. bates feels it necessary to draw all kinds of weapons in a situation that does not call for it. >> reporter: the attorney says bates was too cozy with the now former sheriff and lacked the required training to be on the street alongside sworn cops. bates has pleaded not guilty to second degree manslaughter. his trial begins later this month. for "good morning america," clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> all right, clayton, thank you. >>> coming up that lawyer on "real housewives" made famous by the iron brockovich case now accused of stealing millions from clients. >>> the scary apps your kids may be using that could put them in physical danger. a big warning for you this morning. . ever since jim signed personalized lawn care plan, he's been getting step-by-step instructions based on where he lives that ensures his lawn looks amazing. hey jim, you know what else would look amazing in the yard? a lady unicor

bates didn't hurt this suspect, but he later shot and killed eric harris. bates claims he accidentally pull out his gun instead of his taser. shooting. here is a situation where this individual has already been detained, but yet mr. bates feels it necessary to draw all kinds of weapons in a situation that does not call for it. >> well, that attorney claims that bates did not have the proper training to be on the street with police. bates' manslaughter trial will begin later this month. >>> the hiring of a controversial police officer by the union is sparking protests. jason van dyke is charged with a 2014 murder of laquan mcdonald in chicago. he is suspended without pay by the police force, but the union has hired him as a janitor, paying him $12 an hour. the fraternal order of police issued a statement saying that the hiring is meant to help the officer's family. the move has sparked at least three demonstrations. >>> well, just months after being declared ebola free, a new case of the virus has been confirmed. the world health organization says they are i

sheriff's deputy who shot and killed an unarmed manslaughter. 74-year-old robert bates shot and killed eric harris of the harris was being held on the ground by other deputies when shot. bates meant to use his stun gun but grabbed the wrong weapon. >>> secret service wants to upgrade the white house fence to keep would-be intruders out. the new design calls for a fence more than 11 and a half feet tall. it would incorporate anticlimb features as well as intrusion detection technology. earlier this week a man scaled the fence near the white house. it was just the latest in security, several security breaches of recent years. the secret service hopes to have the new fence design approved in the next two years. >>> uber turning up the pressure on passengers who make drivers wait. the service is testing out a new rule. customers will be charged a fee if the uber driver has to wait you hear that? to pay. right now passengers get a 5- minute window. uber is also shortening its grace period from 5 minutes to 2. fees range from $5 to $10. uber rules. >> be on time. >>> 4:51. coming on eyewitness news this

they said he acted recklessly when he shot and killed eric harris.ing him in handcuffs. the former reserve duceputy was convicted. >> we put the criminal behind bars. >> reporter: after a year of heartac heartache, the family declared victory. >> there's victory for my family. i can rest. can some have patz peace. >> reporter: last april, the officer shot and especially difficult case to try in the climate of press that's been negative for 12 months. >> reporter: the shooting sparked protests and raised as to why a then-73-year-old reserve deputy was involved in high-stakes takedowns. baits was a close friend to former sheriff stanley glance and donated thousands to the sheriff's office. an internal investigation showed that other deputies were concerned that bates hadn't received proper training. they described his behavior in the field as scary but were toegd told to stop messing with bates because he does a lot for the county. >> it's not only mr. about m bates' conduct -- about mr. bate' conduct but why he was allowed there in the first place. >>

. >> reporter: dramatic video of tulsa county sheriff deputies chasing eric harris as he attempted toris dead, shot in the back by 73-year-old volunteer reserve sheriff's deputy robert bates who is now on trial for second degree manslaughter. >> roll on your stomach now. >> oh, i shot him. i'm sorry. >> reporter: the voice saying i'm sorry is bates which proves it was a mistake. on the jury's very first day they were shown the gun bates used and several videos, all during opening statements. >> i got you. >> reporter: they also saw what deputies say is harris illegally selling a gun to an undercover officer. >> that's it. >> sweet, that's a nice gun. >> reporter: the undercover officer you hear is the first witness to testify in front f the all white jury. harris's brother andre says he hopes race won't play a role in the jury's decision. >> looking at the makeup of the jury, do you feel like you're going to get a fair trial? >> i do. it's just prayer that people will see that this man killed my brother in cold blood when he was already subdued and on the ground and he's 73 and he sho

it features harry belafonte and eric garner whose father died in police custody. the ad wraps up with a muslim american activist saying sanders sees us as a whole country. >>> another twist in the police chase in l.a. this week, turns out the driver making all these donuts on hollywood boulevard used to be a tactical driver for the u.s. marines. the pentagon said herschel reynolds was prematurely discharged in january. he and an accomplice led l.a. police on a chase. he was booked on suspicion of burglary. >>> a massive crowd showed up to the funeral services this afternoon for merle haggard held at a local arena because his family anticipated a big crowd. haggard died wednesday, his 79th birthday. >>> we're getting a sneak peek of the roll and roll hall of induction ceremony. watch. >> ♪ johnny come lately new kid in town ♪ ♪ . >> a little eagles tribute. that was sheryl crowe. this year's inductees include cheap trick, deep purple, chicago and steve miller made it known he was not happy. >> they said you can have two tickets, one for your wife, one for yourself.

katherine harris in washington, thank you. eric: there is this morning increased security in texas at the university of texas after officials find the body of a woman there. we have the latest on that investigation. plus the leak of those offshore bank accounts from the panama papers. it's claimed its first victim, the prime minister of iceland and the question now, will other world leaders fall? and we want to hear from you. were you surprised by last night's wisconsin primary results? go to foxnews.com/happeningnow and you can join the conversation. you are going to be 67. and on that day you will walk into a room where 15 people will be waiting... 12 behind the sofa, 2 behind the table and 1 and a half behind a curtain. family: surprise! but only one of them will make a life long dream come true. great things are ahead of you when your health is ready for them. at humana, we can help you with a personalized plan for your health for years to come. youthat's why you drink ensure. sidelined. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins

harris: everybody has said that. >> she is not eric holder, put it that way.'t be doing it. shouldn't be putting people in that position. yes, i say he center fearing in the investigation. sandra: where do you see this ending up? i honestly don't know. if he wants to take legal action he can. comey has to make the initial decision, does it rise to the level to warrant criminal prosecution. sandra: we all continue to ask the question why this doesn't impact her more politically, kennedy, with her still clearly front-runner on democratic side? >> i think it does, losing seven of eight primary contests and caucuses i think it is having direct effect. it is not affecting her delegate count. donald trump talks about corruption, that the superdelegate on the democratic side is absolutely confounding. if it were more transparent on that side you would see more fallout. sandra: cia director john brennan speaking out about the agency's past use of waterboarding. despite what is being said on campaign trail, the agency will not resort to that kind of interrogation in th

eric. >> "outnumbered" starts now. >> this is "outnumbered". here with us today, harris faulkner, sandra smith, hashtag one lucky guy earning his paycheck. senior writer for the weekly standard stephen hayes and you are "outnumbered". not too late a night for you. >> almost 2:00 in the morning. >> you are a wisconsin guy so this is exciting for you. >> this is my super bowl, and cheese all over the place. and walk a shot. these are my people. >> it was a bad night for the front runners, ted cruz and bernie sanders scoring big victories in wisconsin's presidential primaries dashing any hope that donald trump and hillary clinton may have had in wrapping up the race anytime soon. ted cruz beating donald trump by 13 points, 48-45, entitling the texas senator to all the badger states 42 delegates. it is a turning point. >> god bless the great state of wisconsin. tonight is a turning point, a rallying cry, a call from the hard-working men and women of wisconsin to the people of america. we have a choice, a real choice. >> bernie sanders continuing his winning streak telling a

amy: we will speak with eric fair, author of the new book "consequence: a memoir." then professor and journalist melissa harris perry joins us in one of her first interviews since leaving msnbc. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the race between democratic candidates bernie sanderers and hillarary clintoton is growing increasingly contentious ahead of the new york primary on april 19. during a rally in pennsylvania wednesday, bernie sanders responded to hillary clinton's claims that he is not qualified to be president by saying that she is the onene who is not qualified. >> well, let me just say in response to secretary clinton, i don't believe that she is qualified if she is -- [cheers] , through her super pac, taking tens of millions of dollars in special interest funds. i don't think that you are qualified if you get $15 million from wall streeeet through h yor super pacs. amy: also speaking of pennsylvania w wednesday, hillay clinton fired back as sanders saying his ideas are flawed because his numbers do not add up. >> sen

eric: let's take a look at what's coming up one outnumbered at the top of the howard. sandra harris what you got coming? >> the battle underway for the better state with neither national front-runner starting the day in front. the big impact, losses for donald trump and hillary clinton could have on this race. and trump may be getting dang with women voters over the last couple weeks. now his wife is speaking out for him. his melania just what he needs right now? plus, your man, all positioned in the navy that held those names for decades, the huge push to make them gender neutral has a lot of folks asking why? we debated. willoughby yeoman, yo woman? anyway, all that plus our hashtag one lucky guy and a native of wisconsin. on the top of the hour, back to you. eric: maybe it will be person or humanoid or carbon-based life form westmark. >> that's what i answer to. patty ann: breaking details on california's route. we are getting new numbers on the states water conservation efforts with californians falling just short of the mandated target of 25 percent cut in water use and it turn

his son eric was on judge janine last night, saying they should do it and do it quickly. but there's another thing starting to bubble under here, harris, that i think is worth mentioning. there's some people in the republican party, in the rnc who think the ultimate play by members of the establishment is neither trump nor cruz. it's to run out the clock on the july convention. play for a stalemate in which case you would have to have a second convention, probably sometime in late august at which all 2,472 delegates would go into that unbound, basically they could bring anybody onboard that they wanted to as a nominee. can you imagine if that happened? back in 1860 for the democrats, that's how stephen douglas became the nominee. >> i remember that part of our history studies, but you said something that was really interesting. a second -- so what would that do for the money? i mean, can you unleash the money within the party, the -- not the donations, but the funding there for that candidate? i mean, that's awfully late to be able to tap in. >> it would. i mean, clearly, there would be a fundraising flurry. not even saying that it's