. >> california ordered police in gardena california to release video. as akiko fujita reports the film reopened wounds of the victim's family. >> reporter: this is video the police didn't want people to see. officers pointing their guns. it all started outside the cvs police said they received a 911 call about a robbery of bikes. they went after suspects, hispanics on bikes. an officer pulls over two men riding bikes. a third person arrives minutes later and the dash cam video shows what followed. officers ordered the men to raise their hands two comply but zefarino lowers him. shot the 34-year-old eight times killing him on the scene. sam paz is the family attorney. >> we hope this case will become an example of what not to do, what a police department should not be doing. >> the man's family filed a civil lawsuit two years ago. gardena settled for $4.7 million, as part of an understanding that the footage would not be released publicly. but news media went to lawsuit to get this released. >> where is the police going with release of all this video? >>

to release video from the incident. >> reporter: it was june 2013 when gardena police stopped people as they investigated reports of a bike robbery. in the video you see the man in black in a halt. the companions had their hands up but you see the other man moving. at one point he takes off his hat and appears to hold his hand out. he is then shot and killed. we are freezing the video. the zeffirino family attorney says he was unarmed and trying to explain to police that they didn't commit the crime. but prosecutors declined to charge the officers involved. however, the city settled a civil suit brought by the family for $4.7 million. we showed the video first posted to the "l.a. times" to legal analyst steve meister. >> there are lots and lots of thanks go into appropriately judging an incident like this. the videotape is only one aspect of many. >> reporter: since the shooting, gardena police say they have implemented new training to slow down fast- moving events and also released a statement that reads in part, we continue to sympathize with the families and regret their lo

any code this is gardena police chief ed medrano. eaking to nbc4 news, he suggested the police officers were justified in their actions. >> you was not complying with his orders and the officers could not see his hands at one point. the detailed analysis is in the district attorneys opinion letter. we understand this is a tragic incident, but this case has been litigated for a number of years and those officers only had seconds to explain that -- the second decision. amy: gardena police chief ed medrano also said he disagrees with the judge's orders to release the police officers dashcam video. >> we don't want to community members to feel distrustful of us. they know some point the situation may end up on video or the internet. amy: sonia mercado, your response to him and also if you could tell us what happened on that day? explain what these three men were doing, that they were looking for a bicycle thief. >> first of all, my client, mr. zeferino, had worked 12 hours before this incident. all three have been working in a restaurant

a shooting that was captured on video that the gardena police didn't want released. >> the police departmentght tooth and nail to hide this video. >> reporter: this is a video that police did not want the public to see. it shows ricardo diaz zeffirino unarmed. he is the man with his hands up in the hat. you watch him, his hands are up. he touches his head removes his cap. [ sound of gunfire ] >> reporter: we have frozen the video at the point where the officers opened fire, killing him. [ multiple gunshots ] [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: mendez was standing next to zeffirino the night of the shooting. he also was shot but survived. in spanish he said even though they didn't speak english very well they understood what the officers said. keep your hands up. and that's what they were doing. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: today in spanish the brother zeffirino said i don't trust the police anymore. he said the night his brother was killed, his bicycle had been stolen and police mistakenly thought that ricardo zeffirino, the one who was killed, had stolen the bike. he hadn't. the city of

police in gardena california didn't want the public to see. three suspects, their arms raised, officers pointing their guns. it all started outside this cvs. police say they received a 911 call of a robbery bike was stolen. officers said when they heard that word robbery it elevated the response. they went after the suspects, two hispanic males on bikes. just outside the restaurant the officer pulls over two men riding bikes. a third officer arrives moamghts later and the -- moments later and the dash cam video reveals what happened. one point reaching for his cam. that's when the officers fire shooting the 34-year-old eight times, killing him on the scene. sam paz is the family attorney. >> we hope this case will become an example of what not to do, what a police department should not be doing. >> the man's family filed a civil lawsuit two years ago. gardena settled for $2 million part of the understanding that the video was not to be released milkily. but media many personnel fought to have it released. >> where is law enforcement going, wher

police department. a judge ordered the release of this video which shows gardena california police officers stopping three men while responding to a 9-1-1 call about a stolen bicycle. one of the men did not keep his hands up as ordered by the officers, and police then opened fire, killing him and wounding another unarmed man. oak eco joins us live, and oak eco, is it true that the victim of the shooting was actually out looking for the stolen bike as well. >> . >> that's right erica. this is an incident that took place two years ago and it all started outside of a cvs pharmacy. there were reports of a bike stolen and the officers said that they got a 9-1-1 call, reporting it as a robbery which automatically elevated their response. two hispanic males on their bikes, and the officers spotted men who if i want the general description, and pulled them over minutes later. as the dash cam video that we're about to show you shows exactly what followed moments after. the officers ordered the men to raise their hands, and two of them complied, but ricardo lowers his and moves around, and at one point you see him

a gardena police cruiser's dash cam captured the confrontation two years ago. the suspects hold up hands. at one point one of the suspects takes off his hat and appears to hold out his hands. that's when he shot and killed. the city paid $4.7 million to settle a lawsuit. >>> and now to politics and for the first time since he announced his candidacy for president, donald trump leads in a national poll of candidates. in a usa suffolk university cool, 17% say they support trump, 14% jeb bush and 8% scott walker but 38% say they're undecided. >>> coming up, a survivor's story. we'll hear from a teenage girl who made it out of a plane crash in the cascade mountains that killed her grandparents. from a teenage girl who made it out of the mountains after a plane crash that killed her grandparents. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are all

. >> reporter: the gardena police chief described the shooting as tragic for all involved.ays the department is moving forward with its appeal against the release of the video saying as our lawyers expressed in court we have privacy concerns as it relates to the release of police videos in general. we worry about the impact on victims and average citizens who are recorded by the police. >>> video shows the moment that mexican drug lord joaquin guzman escaped from a maximum security prison. this is surveillance video from inside guzman's prison cell on saturday. you can see him spacing back and forth there. >> and 45 seconds later, guzman takes off his shoes, walks to a corner of his cell. this is where guzman escaped through a tunnel built under the shower in his cell. video from outside the cell also shows guzman in the upper right corner there, just moments before he disappears. >> and authorities say el chapo used this motorcycle to speed up his escape through the tunnel. this video shows the route that guzman took. the tunnel led to a half built house outside the prison

. >> the gardena police chief describes the shooting as tragic for all involved. he says that the department's moving forward with an appeal against the release of the video due to privacy concerns. >>> newly released video shows the moment mexican drug lord joaquin guzman escaped from a maximum security prison. this is surveillance video from inside guzman's prison cell on saturday. you can see him pacing back and forth several times. >> about 45 seconds into the video, he takes off his shoes and walks toward that right corner of his cell. mexican officials say this is the moment where guzman known as el chapo escaped through a tunnel built under his shower in the cell. video from outside the cell choses guzman moments before he disappears. >> and authorities say he used this motorcycle to move through the tunnel. and the video shows the route that guzman took as he made his get away and it went to a half built house outside the prison walls. >> the mexican government is offering a $3.8 million reward for his recapture. >> brian todd looks at the lead they are fo

>> two years after a man was killed by an officer in southern california, a judge has ordered gardena policeom the incident. >>> it was captured by cameras mounted in two patrol cars. it shows three enemies sustainly suspected of stealing a bicycle standing in a street. officers ordered the men to keep their hands up but one of the suspects in the black shirt appeared confused, dropping his arms and raising his arms repeatedly prompting officers to shoot him. >> there are lots and lots of thanks go into appropriately judging an incident like this. the videotape is only one aspect of many. >> the city of gardena has already settled a lawsuit over the shooting for $4.7 million. >>> today the public will get its first look at the body-worn cameras to be tested by san jose police officers. the pilot program is expected to begin by the end of the month. a few different kinds of cameras will be tested. >>> and president obama expected to answer questions today on the historic nuclear accord with iran. under the agreement iran would freeze the bulk of its nuclear program for a decade and some of th

in the video, unsealed yesterday, gardena police officers ordered unarmed ricardo diaz zeferino and two other men to raise their hands in the air. when diaz zeferino, who appears to not understand the orders raised and lowers his hands and then removed his hat, all three officers opened fire striking , him eight times. the men had been incorrectly suspected of stealing a bicycle. the family of eric garner, who died one year ago this friday after a police chokehold in staten island, has renewed their call for criminal charges against the officers. video shows police pulling eric garner to the ground and piling on top of him while he says, "i can't breathe" at least 11 times. a grand jury declined to indict officer daniel pantaleo for the chokehold. on monday, new york city announced a $5.9 million settlement with the family, but garner's mother, gwen carr, said the settlement is not enough. >> this settlement that we get people walking up and down the street saying, congratulations. don't congratulate us. this is not a victory. the victory will come when we get justice. then we want to h

years after a man was shot and killed by an officer in southern california, a judge has ordered gardena police to release video of that incident. now, the video was captured by cameras mounted in two patrol cars. it shows three enemies sustainly suspected of stealing a bicycle standing in a street. officers ordered the men to keep their hands up. one of them appeared confused dropping his hands, raising his arms repeatedly prompting officers to shoot him. >> there are a lots and lots of things that go into appropriately judging an incident like this. the videotape is only one aspect of many. >> and the city of gardena has already settled a lawsuit over the shooting for $4.7 million. >>> today president obama will try to sell the nuclear agreement with iran to congress and the american public. as cbs news' hannah daniels reports this could lead to a very feisty debate on capitol hill. >> reporter: in an interview with the "new york times" president obama is defending the historic nuclear deal with iran. it's a case the president will continue to make to the nation today when he holds a news con

the family said the gardena police department did not do a proper internal investigation. >> he didn't have a bicycle and therefore, couldn't be a suspect in the bicycle theft. he didn't match the description of the people that they saw take the bike. the officers had the description of the person who took the bike. there was no probable cause. all they had to do was listen to him, and he would have been able, he would be alive today. >> the district attorney ruled that the shooting was justified and the city of gardena settled a lawsuit for $4.7 million with his family. >> the federal government i also suing u.p.s., claiming that the company is violating the civil rights act. the shipping giant prohibits mail supervisors from growing beards or long hair. the equal employment opportunity commission says that policy does not make provisions for an employee's region. >> a california judge snapped a $7.3 million fine on uber for refusing to hand over certain information to the state. we have the details. it is information taxi companies are required to give by law to make sure rides are g

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. >>> you just heard the gardena, california, police chief talk about the deadly shooting in his jurisdictionw you that video one more time. it's hard to watch, it's very graphic. >>> let's talk about it with georgetown law professor paul butler and cnn law enforcement analyst retired nypd detective harry houck. thank you for being here. let me begin with this. i want to read it and get your reaction. this is in the d.a. statement deciding not to charge these officers. "they saw dias reach into his right side waistband but withheld their fire and gave him additional commands. after diaz reached into his left pocket and continued to advance forward towards cuff, dropping his hands once again after being told he would be shot if he did so, the officers responded with deadly force in reasonable fear for their lives and cuff's life." harry, to you. were the officers justified here? >> yes. >> why? >> let me tell you why. first of all, we can't -- looking at the video, you can't just watch the video once and come up with an analysis. you have to watch it several times from several different angles

. >>> the fatal shooting of a man at the hands of police officers in gardena, california, shot and killed two years after police stopped the 35-year-old and two other men accusing them of stealing a bicycle. the city paid a $4.7 million settlement to the man's family, but they didn't want this dashcam video released. >> there are lots and lots of things that go into appropriately judging an incident lining this, the videotape is only one aspect of many. >> zeffarino's family fought a long legal battle to get that dashcam video released and tuesday a judge granted that request. >>> a fire swept threw an exhibit at a museum early this morning by a welder's torch. it caused minimal damage and nobody was hurt. the midway was commissioned the week after world war ii ended and was decommissioned after service in 1991's operation desert storm. >>> a 94-year-old former nazi guard was found guilty today. as we'll hear the report, oscar groining never killed anyone, but prosecutors say as the bookkeeper for auschwitz he helped that death camp function. >> reporter: oscar groening needed help enteri

the police and the city of gardena, california, actively fought the video's release. but it was disclosed this week after a federal judge said the public had a right to see the video, even if it was embarrassing to police. zeferino's family, devastated. his brother says zeferino was just trying to help him find his stolen bike. >> he was a good brother. he was supporting my parents and my sister. he was working 12 hours a day seven days a week. >> reporter: the video's release came just a day after new york city agreed to pay the family of eric garner more than $5 million in connection with his choking death. in recent years, cities throughout this country have paid hundreds of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits involving allegations of police abuse. new york city and chicago each paying out over $400 million. >> and pierre is with us now. even though the victim's family has settled in the case. they are calling for a new investigation? >> reporter: that's right. the family is asking the justice department to open a civil rights investigation, and the u.s. attorney

two-year battle federal judge has ordered the release of police dashcam footage of a police killing of an unarmed man in gardena, california that shows officers ordering ricardo diaz zeferino and two other men to raise their hands in the air, which they do. three officers then open fire, killing him with eight bullets. we will speak with sonia mercado , civil rights attorney representing the family of the victim. then a gunman opens fire on two separate military sites in chattanooga, tennessee. the rampage left four marines and the gunman dead and at least three people injured. >> this obviously has been horrible day for chattanooga in a tragic day for all of tennessee. i wanted to be her to express my sorrow and sympathy for the families and everyone else involved. amy: the tennessee shooting comes as a jury in colorado announced its verdict in one of the deadliest mass shootings in u.s. history. almost exactly three years ago july 20, 2012, james holmes walked into a movie theater in aurora colorado, opened fire killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. on thursday, the jury found him guilty of 165 counts of

the police in the city of gardena, california, fought the video's release but it was disclosed this weekf it was embarrassing to the police. zeferino's family devastated. his brother says zeferino was just trying to help him find his stolen bike. >> he was a good brother because he was supporting my parents and my sister. he was working seven days a week. >> the release came just a day after new york city agreed to pay the family of eric garner more than $5 million in connection with his choking death. in recent years, cities throughout this country have paid hundreds of millions of dollars to settle lawsuits involving allegations after police misconduct. new york city and chicago each paying out over $400 million. the family is asking the justice department to open a civil rights investigation and the u.s. attorney's office in los angeles is reviewing the case. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> a smoky about brush fire in washington state forced evacuations south of seattle. the fire broke out on a hillside yesterday afternoon, quickly moved dangerously close to about 20 homes. fi

on this video the man who was drunk at the time refuses a police order to stand still with his hands up. he was shot eight times. city of gardena later paid his family $4.7 million to settle a lawsuit. the public had a right to see the incident which led to that large payout a judge said. >>> newly released dash cam showing a police officer getting deliberately run over. a silver sedan and the passenger got out and ran off. as the officer moves to go after the passenger, the driver ran him over sending him sliding over the hood of the car. the officer managed to fire three shots. he and the driver both suffered nonlife threaten injuries. >>> a regional airline being punished because of an incident. the southwest crew was operating when this occurred. it lost 12,000 feet of altitude so the faa says skywest flights now have to flight at a lower altitude and maintain minimum speeds. skywest says no stall took place. >>> a big sigh of relief for nasa getting confirmation that its mission to pluto is a huge success. after hours of silence, the new horizon spacecraft phoned home letting the space agency known it had come within 8,000

police. a second person was injured. now the city of gardenathis video from being released but the judge ruled it's a matter of public interest after the city settled a lawsuit for $4.7 million. the man had been stopped as part of an investigation into a stolen bicycle. the officer said they thought the man was reaching for a weapon when he lowered his hands. >>> three years after james holmes went on a deadly shooting rampage a jury will decide if he was legally sane at the time of the shooting. during the 2012 shooting, 12 people were killed. 70 others injured. defense attorneys say holmes was controlled by his schizophrenia but prose cessors say push but prosecutors say he is able to tell the difference between right and wrong. >> they came in hoping to see a story of a hero dressed in black. instead a different figure appeared by the screen dressed all in black and he came there with one thing in his heart and in his mind and that was mass murder. >> this is a disease that you get because you inherit it. just like you get cancer. we don't b

police. the second person was injured. the city of garcia fought to keep the -- gardena fought to keep the video from being released.s say the man was reaching for a weapon when he lowered his hands there. >>> time is now 7:45. we're getting a look now at the video, the exact moment when the mexican drug order, joaquin guzman broke out from a maximum security prison. you see him walking around his cell saturday night before he heads to the shower area and disappears from view. he was able to escape through a mile-long tunnel connecting the shower to an abandoned house. this is the inside of that tunnel. it's 5 feet high. it has lights and ventilation as well. >>> well, happening today, the parliament of greece scheduled to vote on the bailout deal offererred by the european creditors. protesters gathered in front of the building urging that it be rejected. that deal that would keep greece in the eurozone. the agreement calls for tougher austerity measures than the greek vote, rejected this month in a referendum. greece's prime minister says even he doesn't like the bailout deal he agreed to but said it was the best