esaw garner is her name. she's eric garner's widow. york daily news right after she heard of the grand jury announcement today, quote, the grand jury kept interviewing witnesses. but you didn't see witnesses. you can be a witness for yourself, she said. oh, my god. you can be a witness for yourself when there is video evidence. but video evidence is no magic bullet, right? it adds to what we know but it does not necessarily determine what happens next. joining us now is letitia james. she's the public advocate for the city of new york. it's an unusual job title but it's a really important one in the nation's largest city. she's the second in command under mayor bill de blasio in new york. she's also been an active proponent of the body camera program for the nypd. thanks for being with us. i appreciate your time. >> thank you, rachel, thank you for having me. >> your reaction as public advocate to this decision by the grand jury today that there will not be an indictment in mr. garner's death? >> so obviously i'm very, very disappointe

garner. even in the midst of his pain one of the things that he said so squarely was there can't be violence. eric would not have wanted violence. violence won't get us anywhere. he was so sharp and clear in his desire in spite his pain, i found it noble. i can only imagine what it took for him to summen that. no family should have to go through what the garner family has had to go through. the tragedy is personal to this family, but it has become something personal to so many of us. it has put in stark perspectives relationships between police and community, issues come to the fore again. we have to dress them. we have to dress them with all of our might. we can't stop them. we have to act. the assumption with all of our jobs, that's what we have to fight for. this is profoundly personal for me. i was at the white house the other day, and the president of the united states turned to me, and he had met dante a few months ago. he said dante reminded him of what he looked like as a teenager. he

garner" but garner's wife says it's too late. >> hell no. the time for remorse would have been when my husband was yelling to breathe. that would have been the time for him to show some type of remorse or some type of care for another human being's life. >> reporter: last night some 83 arrests, disorderly conduct. new york city's mayor issuing a statement basically saying this is not the end of the eric gasher story, only the end of a chapter. carol? >> all right, jason carroll reporting live from times square, thanks so much. >> eric garner's widow says her husband should be alive right now celebrating christmas with her and their six children and their grandchildren. elaw guarder in spoke to nbc news to say how she felt that the cop would not face charges. >> i just dropped my phone and started bawling, started crying because it's not fair. it's not fair. what do they not see? how could they possibly not indict? you know? i felt hopeless. i felt like there was not enough corner to turn, like there was nothing left for me to fight for, but

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eric garner has children. eric garner was a grandfather. please, what do you tell his children about tonight's decision? here is something else that i think is critically important that we got to realize. a district attorney does not have to stop at one grand jury. and in north carolina, last year a man was seriously hurt. he knocked on several doors to get assistance. no one helped him. someone called the cops. the cops arrived. he saw the cops, oh my goodness. he ran towards the cop. a young police officer freaks out. holds the gun out and shoots jonathan ferrell dead. now remember the police chief said this was not justified. he was arrested about. the d.a. a. took it to the grand jury and the grand jury declined to indict. and there was a second grand jury, and he was indicted as second-degree merchandise. in this case the d.a. gave other officers immunity from prosecution. why, why would you give other officers who were on the scene, who are part of this immunity from prosecution? that makes no sense. >> hold that thought. i've got pat

eric garner was not armed.er never made a move to harm any of the police officers, so that's what makes this all the more difficult to understand. >> what some would say and i would like david to respond to this being a former police officer. "a," seeing what you've seen and, again, we have not heard the grand jury testimony, it's not public, but would you keep this officer on your force and also did you read some of his actions as resisting arrest? because he did not put his hands behind his back and say, okay, arrest me. >> right. i think that your previous guest made one slip and that is that police officers are permitted to use force to overcome resistance less than deadly force. i think that's an important thing. so now the question becomes what -- >> but it must be reasonable. >> oh, absolutely. >> it must be reasonable. >> yes. but i wanted everyone to understand that police officers are allowed to use force even if there is a less-than-deadly threat against them. i think that's important. so the questio

garner. we are live in stanton island where garner lived and died. a lot of people in that community certainly not happy with this decision. what are you seeing going on there? >> stephanie, all is quiet on bay street and 17 to know island, a morning after, there were protests here around the country rewarding the grand jury decision. we do have the memorial to the life of a man who lost his life here, flowers and candles celebrate the 43-year-old father of six. of course, after this decision, eric garner's family say they are outraged, saying that the justice system has failed them. eric garner's wife, mother and relatives appeared with reverend al sharpton wednesday shortly after the announcement. his widow is determined to get justice for her husband. she reacted to officer pantaleo's statement made after the grand jury's decision that he felt bad about garner's death. >> no, i don't accept his apology, no, i could care less about his condolences, no, i can care less, he is still working and getting a paycheck, still feeding his kids and my husban

garner. i ask everyone to listen to what garner said and what his son said as well. if you want to dignify the life of eric garner you will do so through peaceful protest. you'll work relentlessly for change. you will not sully his name with violence or vandalism. that doesn't bring us closer to a better community. the only thing that's ever worked is peaceful protest, nonviolent social activism. >> a father of six trying resist arrest for illegally selling loose cigarettes in staten island. which garner did not deny. we have the cell phone video showing the officer daniel pantaleo choking and tackling him and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. garner's with do and mother said they are shocked that the grand jury did not seek charges against this officer. >> he should be here celebrating christmas and thanksgiving and everything else with his children and his grandchildren. and he can't. why? because a cop did wrong. somebody that get paid to do right did wrong and he's not held

garner. garner died in july after a chokehold by police trying to arrest him after selling loose cigarettes. we have jason with the latest where protesters gathered. >> reporter: calm streets this morning, christine. peaceful demonstrations last night as hundreds poured in the streets in times square. the west side highway, rockefeller center, marching across the brooklyn bridge chanting i can't breathe. others chanting black lives matter. at one point, gathering at grand central station, holding a so-called die-in in the middle of the station. they marched through the night. the grand jury cleared daniel pantiello in the death of eric garner. he released a statement. it is never my intention to harm anyone. my family and i include him in our prayers. i hope they accept my personal condolences for their loss. eric garner's widow could never accept the grand jury decision or the officer's apology. >> i'm determined to get justice for my husband. he shouldn't have been killed in that way. he sh

garner. but garner's wife says it's too late. >> hell no. the time for remorse would have been when my husband was yelling to breathe. that would have been the time for him to show some type of remorse or some type of care for another human being's life. >> a lot of emotion there, police will be conducting their own internal investigation. the u.s. attorney will be conducting a civil rights investigation. as for the protests, alisyn, those will continue. >> okay. jason, thanks so much for that. >>> president obama says the lack of an indictment speaks to larger issues between minorities and police officers. so what's his plan to bridge that gap? let's bring in senior white house correspondent jim acosta for reaction from the white house. what are they saying, jim? >> in a rapid response to the eric garner case, president obama promised changes to the criminal justice system after ferguson and now new york city the white house knows all too well patience is wearing thin. sensing a crisis that is growing, president obama waited just a few hour

garner's history with the officers?n the video you can hear him saying, you guys are harass mooing. i'm too -- harassing me. it end today. >> the history of the officers. i don't know the history of the officers. that was his work location, so to speak. that's huh ow he made his livin. selling loose cigarettes. people can condemn that. a lot of people are forced to make a living on the underground economy. that's how he did it. he was married 27 years. he supports, supported a lot of children he has the grandchildren. he was you, know working hard at what he did. he was considered a -- a peacemaker in that area. he was, earlier in the day, had broken up a fight. and the quality of life campaign targeted him as somebody who they would go after, over and over again. and you have to wonder, really, whether it is worth it to have that kind of focus on -- such a -- such a minor infraction when somebody can lose a life for it. i don't know to till yell you t truth. why they wear resting him? they would till you to get a summo

eric garner! >> reporter: garner died after this encounter with the nypd. and today, officials are vowing change. >> too many americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the gap between our professed ideals and how laws are applied on a day-to-day basis. >> the department of justice is launching a federal investigation into garner's killing and attorney general eric holder says police reforms will go a long way to make the streets safer for everyone. >> there are real, practical, and concrete measures that can be taken to ensure not only that police services are delivered into a constitutional manner but that we can promote officer safety, confidence and collaboration, transparency and legitimacy. >> new york mayor bill de blasio vowed to change how officers are trained. >> we're changing the way our officers talk with the residents of this city, changing how they listen, slowing down some interactions that sometimes escalate too quickly. >> reporter: the new york police department will escalate it is internal affairs investigation while officer pantale

garner was held in what appeared to be a choke hold. police tactic that's been banned in new york for more than 20 years. >> back off and get on my side, okay? back up. >> the new york medical examiner later called it a homicide citing compression of his neck and chest and the positioning of his body both caused by restraight by police. >> none of your business! >> garner also had a history of asthma and heart disease contributing factors according to the final autopsy. with eight police officers, two emts and medics on scene garner repeated his final words. >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe. >> words that would haunt this man, officer daniel pantaleo, now charged with his role in eric garner's death. >> some of you may have heard, there was a decision that came out today by a grand jury not to indict police officers who had interacted with an individual named eric garner, in new york city. i'm not interested in talk i'm interested in action and i'm absolutely committed by president of the united states in making sure that we have a c

garner. it's a case that's drawing parallels to ferguson, missouri, where fiery protests erupted after a grand jury did not indict a white police officer, darren wilson, after he shot and killed the black unarmed teenager, michael brown. soon after his death, protesters in new york city called for justice for eric garner. trying to preempt a ferguson repeat, new york mayor bill de blasio says violence and property disruption will not be tolerated. >> people have a right to protest peacefully. and we will respect that right. but if we think public safety is compromised, the police will act very assertively to address that proble problem. >> reporter: now, back live. after that decision was reached -- back live, wolf. after that decision was reached, the d.a. released a statement saying that he has applied for a court order, seeking authorization to further release public information about what happened in the grand jury. he said, until that time, he is bound by the law not to reveal anything e

similar to the garner case. many in the public viewed the king case as proof of systemic police brutality across the country. >> they looked at law enforcement collectively. they said no difference, texas, new york, los angeles. the police have a different view. they look at everything singularly saying, it's an isolated incident. that's why there is a miscommunication between the public and the police. >> in garner's case, a grand jury chose not to indict the officer. in the king case, a grand jury did indict four officers. who were then charged by the l.a. prosecuting attorney's office. the jury trial ended in acquittals for all four. sparking the riots. there were no black jurors. in 1993, the justice department tried the lapd officers for civil rights violations. two of the officers involved in king's beating were sentenced and served time in federal prison. two were acquitted. civil rights attorney, kerry harper says police haven't changed much because there are rarely consequences. >> if they're not gettin

garner. garner's wife says it's too late. >> hell no! the time for remorse would have been when my husband was yelling to breathe. that would have been the time for him to show some type of remorse or some type of care for another human being's life. >> reporter: new york city's mayor also saying last night that black lives matter, which he was echoing the phrase that many people out on the streets last night, whether it be here in times square or throughout the city were using as well. many of those demonstrators say they will continue to protest in eric garner's name. carol? >> jason carroll, i want to ask you about the difference between what you witnessed in ferguson after the grand jury decision and what you witnessed here in new york city. tell me how they were different. why was it so calm here in new york and not so calm in ferguson? >> reporter: part of it was due to the police response, the mayor's response. immediately after you had the incident with eric garner in july, you had william bratton, the police commissioner come ou

garner was in. >> reporter: the tension is high almost from the moment officers approach garner. it shortly becomes physical: officer daniel pantaleo's attorney said his client was simply attempting to make a arrest and telling "the new york times" he wanted to get across to the grand jury that it was never his intention to injure or hurt anyone. >> intent can be inferred from watching his actions and the officer would have to explain away that picture. >> and we now know the grand jury saw four videos. >> different angles will tell us different things about the advantage point or where force was being applied. >> reporter: and then the chokehold. his attorney said the officer told the grand jury it was never supposed to be a chokehold but the medical examiner confirmed the chokehold and pressure to his chest contributed to the 43-year-old's death. >> the problem with these holds is that even if you start off not intending to cut off the air supply, a suspect can turn right into it very easily and cut off their own air supply. and that is why these holds have been considered incr

garner." garner's family, furious with the grand jury's decision and unmoved by the apology. >> hell no. the time for remorse would have been when my husband was yelling to breathe. >> reporter: the 22-person grand jury, composed of 13 or 14 white joo jurors and 9 or 10 black or hispanic jurors met for more than four months and heard from more than 22 witnesses. >> as a legal matter, police officers are allowed to do things ordinary people aren't allowed to do. the question becomes, when do they cross the line? when was it no longer objectively reasonable to use the kind of force that they did? >> hands up, don't shoot! >> reporter: the outrage over this incident stems from one underlying worry. that in the eyes of the judicial system, black lives don't matter. >> black lives do not matter to the system. time and time again, you're seeing us being murdered and time and time again, you're seeing the police go free. it is screaming that the police are not being held accountable. >> you've heard

garner's death. we've always seen the video of mr. garner's arrest. his death, of course, was a tragedy. all lives must be valued. all lives. mr. garner's death is one of several recent incidents across our great country that have tested the sense of trust that must exist between law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve and to protect. this is not a new york issue, nor a ferguson issue alone. >> now as it happens, the u.s. attorney for the easton district, your old job, is loretta lynch, who the president has chosen to now follow eric holder as attorney general. she's very busy every day preparing for the most difficult confirmation hearing she's been through. and now she has this. take us back to, if if you were in that position at your desk back there in the easton district and this happens today and the attorney general surely would have called, you would have had a conversation about it. internally, what is your next move? >> well, first of all, in a situation like this, you would have already been monitoring the state -- >> e

garner. my family and i include him and his family in our prayers and i hope that they will accept my personal condolences for their loss." garner's widow, esaw garner, was asked by a reporter if she accepted pantaleo's apology. this was her response. >> know, i could care less about his conduct -- condolences. he is still working at getting a paycheck and still feeding his kids. my husband is six feet under and i'm looking for a way to feed my kids now. >> eric garner's family says it plans to sue the city for wrongful death, pre-death pain and suffering, and civil rights violations. well for more, we are joined by brandon davidson, the nephew of eric garner. welcome to democracy now! again, our condolences on the death of your uncle. your response to the grand jury clearing the officer in the chokehold death of your uncle? >> it is tragic. date can't see the video clearly -- they can't see the video clearly. seenn my family, we have what happened. i watched my uncle died. like, right in fro

garner under control and that mr. garner had resisted and that he was using what he viewed as reasonable force. he is a big man, therefore he tried to do a take down on him. and i think in his own mind's eye, he was trying to get him down. he put his arm in the wrong place. a bar hold is not legal, and should not have been done. i think what the grand jury said it was all one contemporaneous event. doesn't appear him to be stepping back or anything to suggest his mental state was to bring about death or hurt him in a serious way, he was trying to get control of him. that's probably how they see it. doesn't mean they couldn't come back with involuntary, criminal negligence indictment, particularly when you can hear the man saying he can't breathe, he should have let go immediately, he did not. those are the kind of things that the grand jury was looking at. but i don't think they considered everything they could have. >> let's look at the lesser charges, to your point. officer pantaleo testified when he put hits hands

garner was dead. unlike in ferguson, the fatal encounter was caught on camera. >> i'm minding my business, officer. leave me alone. i told you the last time, please leave me alone. don't touch me. [ bleep ] don't touch me. >> you hear mr. garner repeatedly saying there, i can't breathe. i can't breathe, i can't breathe. today, having seen that and heard testimony from the officer, a grand jury made up of 14 white and non-white members decline to indict him. >> it's a very emotional day for our city. it's a very painful day for so many new yorkers. that is the core reality. so many people in the city are feeling pain right now. and we're grieving again over the loss of eric garner who was a father, a husband, a son, a good man, a man who should be with us and isn't. >> that's new york mayor bill de bl blazio earlier today. in the wake of ferguson, president obama also spoke out today. >> this is an issue we've been dealing with for too long and it's time for us to make more progress than we've made. i'

garner. there's clearly concern in this community about this especially coming on the heels of what happened in ferguson, missouri, and coming on the heels of that video shot in the middle of july. we're waiting to try to figure out whether the district attorney here will go before the cameras to talk a little bit about this case. he's seen by many as a straight shooter and has actually gotten indictments of police officers before this. another thing i think we should say about the police officer, there have been a couple lawsuits alleging wrongdoing by that officer. one of them was dismissed. another one is still active. the question of use of force comes up. the appropriate use of force by police officers. we do know that the new york police department has now instituted retraining of officers on how to handle situations like this apparently in light of the death of eric garner. so waiting to hear from the officials and also waiting to hear what the community is going to do and whether ther

protesters demanding justice for eric garner. plus cnn obtained eric garner's autopsy. the manner of death, homicide. given that, and a video. why didn't the grand jury rule to indict? my guest, eric garner's sister and daughter. on the man at the center, civil rights protests unlike any seen in this country. let's go "outfront." ♪ ♪ >>> good evening. a special edition of "out front live" a the breaking news. not backing down. protesters on the streets. late on a friday. across the united states. third night of major demonstrations. the protests are well organized tonight. holding moments of silence. staging die-ins where they lie down like michael brown in ferguson. doing this in major intersections. and inside major locations like macy's, grand central station, and the apple store in manhattan. want to show you the scene right now in washington, d.c. where the crowds are very vocal. chanting now familiar slogans like i can't breathe. one protester in washington telling cnn they were prepared to block d.c. streets every night until they see evidence of real change. now

in garner's death. a 43-year-old, father of six, garner was stopped by police on staten island on july 17th apparently for selling illegal loose cigarettes. and that widely seen video of the incident starts with an exasperated garner and ends with him face down on the ground repeatedly telling the cops he can't breathe. >> don't worry, because he was just sitting here. >> [ bleep ] minding my business. walk away. are you serious? i didn't do nothing. i didn't sell anything. i did nothing. i was sitting here the whole time minding my business. what are you talking about? >> i watched you. >> who did i sell a cigarette to? to whom? for what? every time you see me, i'm tired of this. this stops today. >> this guy right here is trying to lock somebody up for breaking up a fight. >> i'm standing here. i didn't do nothing. i did not sell nothing. because every time i see you, you want to harass me. you want to stop me. say i'm selling cigarettes. i'm minding my business, officer. i'm minding by business. plea

garner died later that day. pantaleo apologized saying it was never his intention to harm anyone and he feels very bad about his death. but garner's widow said she can never accept the apology. >> the time for remorse would have been when my husband was trying to breathe, or some type of care for another human being's life. when he was screaming 11 times that he cannot breathe. so there is nothing that him or his prayers or anything else will make me feel any different. no, i don't accept his apology. no, i could care less about his condolences. no, i could care less, he is still working and getting a paycheck. feeding his kids. and my husband is six feet under and i'm looking for a way to feed my kids now. >> garner's other relatives are hopeful the federal government can do something. u.s. attorney general eric holder said the justice department will proceed with a federal civil rights investigation. take a listen. >> now, we've all seen the video of mr. garner's arrest. his death, of course, was a tragedy. al

with eric garner, they knew him.meone who had a long history in the neighborhood of selling loseies, loose cigarettes. he didn't have a violent past. he was selling loosies. police officers have a duty to de-escalate situations. they approach him and i look at this officer and other officers that stood around, they didn't de-escalate. they escalated the situation. eric garner should not have died as a result of that police stop that day. that is the bottom line. >> and i think the thing that it will con found on people -- as you say, this was not somebody in the process of a commission of a felony. i don't know what the penalty is for selling loose cigarettes but i doubt it is -- >> it's a misdemeanor. >> right. you did have -- we talked about this previously but for those viewers who didn't hear that conversation, there is a rule in the nypd manual, and this is their definition. they say that a chokehold is any pressure to the throat or windpipe which may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce intake of air. that pra

garner wrong? listen he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but the loss of life is a result of a police action, his loss of life is a police action that was inappropriate. we have to address that, but then we have to get to the bigger question why has this caused such a visceral, emotional response on the part of not just african-americans, by the way, those protesters we're seeing are from all races. >> all races. >> the american people. lou: i don't know what difference it makes, frankly? i don't know what difference it makes. >> a huge difference. lou: now it's my turn. >> all right, we'll listen to you. lou: the demonstrations against the verdict implies an absolute alienation that i think you're correctly representing here on the part of some members, some few members and point of fact i believe of the african-american community, of the left in this country. it is fundamentally political. it is in my judgment being exploited to the ultimate, and the reality is that we've got 50 years, a

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garner. my family and i include him and his family in our prayers and i hope that they will accept my personal could not dole enlss. >> what is your reaction to that? >> they should have asked for our apology while they had him down them should have let him up. they should apologize to him while he was down there. let him up. that would have been the apology. >> the condolences and the remorse should have been when he was on the ground asking to let him breathe. his apology to me now means absolutely nothing. my son is left without his father. my grand kids are left without their grandpa and i'm left without my husband. somebody i planned on spending the rest of my life with. now i have to be alone and raise the rest of my children and grand children without him. >> and he goes -- >> everything home to his family. he is still feeding them and all that. my husband is six feet under. he can't do nothing for us no more. >> a lot of civil rights leaders coming into town in the morning. we're talk

eric garner helped contribute to his death. the crowds of demonstrators calling for reform of police tactic tactics the crowds notably diverse. huge protests in manhattan thursday night. bigger than those in recent memory with protesters seemingly better organized. this time protesters blocking traffic on roads, bridges and tunnels and once again tying midtown in knots. police even better organized. al sand radiofield is standing by in times square with the late zbles these protests only drawing traction in their second night. we're talking about the city's most iconic landmarks. times square, the brooklyn bridge flooded with protesters for a second night in a row. demonstrations in staten island, here in manhattan and in brooklyn as well. one of the most poignant demonstrations, what protesters called a die-in. you saw them laying down next to coffins they made over in brooklyn. in lower manhattan, arrests were made as police tried to keep people away from traffic. in some cases people were sitting down holding hands singing,

garner's death issued a statement saying he feels very bad about mr. garner. his condolences rejected by his widow. >> no, i don't accept his apology. he's feeding his kids and my husband is six feet under. >> reporter: the sign says no raucous, just justice. and that is exactly what garner's family is urging. calm, peaceful protests. meanwhile, the nypd officer has been suspended and remains suspended. he could face disciplinary action. live in staten island, carolyn costello, abc news. reena, t.j., back to you. >> thank you so very much. >>> well, like many others, the garner family members are just in shock. say they're hurt by the grand jury decision. they're vowing to keep fighting. >> more on the emotional reaction from garner's widow. >> hell, no. the time for remorse was when my husband was yelling to breathe. that would have been the time for him to show some type of remorse or some type of care for another human being's life. when he was screaming 11 times that he can't breathe. somebody that gets paid to do right did wrong. and he's not held account

garner repeats "i can't breathe" eleven times. the new york city police patrol guide says officers will not use chokeholds, described as any pressure to the throat or windpipe that may prevent or hinder breathing. today the head of the police officer's union said there was no chokehold and garner would still be alive if he hadn't resisted arrest. >> while bringing that person to the ground, they said, yes, we can't breathe. but the police officers did what they're supposed to do at that time. if you're speaking, you can breathe. >> reporter: this afternoon mayor de blasio committed to retraining the nypd. despite that promise protesters are back on the streets again tonight. unlike the protests in ferguson, these have been mostly peaceful. minimal destruction but maximum disruption. and right now they're only just beginning, lester. >> stephanie gosk tonight. thanks. >>> the police officer at the center of this storm is not out of legal trouble yet. however, although the state grand jury in new york decided not to bring charges ag

garner. today president obama addressed the situation for a second time. >> when it comes as we've seen unfortunately in recent days to our criminal justice system, too many americans feel deep unfairness when it comes to the gap between our professed ideals and how laws are applied on a day-to-day basis. >> before i came here i had a chance to speak with mayor de blasio in new york and i commended him for his words and the way new yorkers have been engaging in peaceful protests and being constructive. he was just in the white house with us on monday as we started taking some concrete steps to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the communities of color and i intend to take more steps with leaders like him in the months ahead. >> protests took place around the country last night. the biggest demonstrations here in new york where over 80 people were arrested. protesters gathered in times square, union square, here at rockefeller center and grand central station. they made t

garner. i will be back tomorrow. in the meantime, stay right here. jake tapper and "the lead" start jake tapper and "the lead" start right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we'll start with breaking news in the national lead. another grand jury has decided not to indict a police officer and this comes just one week after that decision not to charge officer darren wilson in the death of michael brown in ferguson, missouri. today it's no indictment for a white new york police officer in the choking death of an unarmed black man named eric garner. the grand jury had this cell phone video to help them see exactly what happened. eric garner died when officer daniel pentalio put him in a choke hold. the 43-year-old said he could not breathe and his death was caused by physical restraint. we heard from officer pentalia from his facebook page. quote, i became a police officer to help people and to protect those who could not protect themselves. it

in the case of eric garner. a black man who died when a white police officer put him in a chokehold. >> airbag maker takata says it's not necessary to recall despite airbags can explode and send metal flying. >> a grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer in the death of an unarmed black man has yielded protests tonight. you're looking at live pictures from time square. let's roll them in. new york city. 43-year-old eric garner died after an officer put him in a choke hold after he was arrested in staten island. new york's mayor just moments ago vowed to make changes to the city's police force. let's begin with paul beban. paul, you're at the site of the incident. what more can you tell us? set the scene for us. >> well, good evening, it's kind of a chilly, blustery, slightly rainy evening out here. very quite scene. the confrontational of no justice, no peace. it's a neighborhood gathering here, and not important to know not a heavy police presence. just now we had a police cruiser pull up. but f

now we're hearing from garner's children. they are horrified the way he died. >> i felt like he treated him like an animal. my father was not an animal. even though he was 350 pounds and 6'6", he wasn't an animal. he was a big teddy bear. he was loved by everybody that he came in contact with. and then the resistance of arrest that they told us about -- i don't see no resistance. >> hands up. >> hands up. >> they put him on the ground, they pushed his face into the ground. i mean, what more do these secret grand jury need to really indict him? >> we're covering all angles of the breaking news with our correspondents, our guest including the new york governor andrew cuomo and senator rand paul. joe, what do you see? >> reporter: the district attorney in staten island went to court seeking to release information about what the grand jury actually heard. the judge appears to have only granted part of the d.a.'s request. here's what the court agreed to. it's grand jury by the numbers. the am of time the grand jury heard the case,

protesting the new york city police killing of eric garner.oming up, the police department internal investigation could result in the discipline or dismissal of the police officer involved in causing the death of eric garner. in the end, that will all be up to police commissioner bill bratton. that's next. a dry mouth can be a common side effect. that's why there's biotene. it comes in oral rinse, spray or gel, so there's moisturizing relief for everyone. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. started using gain flings,fe their laundry smells more amazing than ever. (sniff) honey, isn't that the dog's towel? (dog noise) hey, mi towel, su towel. more scent plus oxi boost and febreze. it's our best gain ever! >> one chapter has closed with the decision of this grand jury there are more chapters ahead. the police department will initiate now its own investigation. they make its own decisions about the administrative actions it can take. less than 1% of all killings by police officers are ruled unjustifiable by police departments even th

garner were in violation of the department poll seance procedures. and if they were, to what extent. and based on that finding, if there's a finding of guilt, then a decision will be made as to the prompt penalty. there you will find a wide range of perspectives and the history of why the chokehold was banned by the nypd. what have three more women have to say about their encounter with bill cosby. plus a teacher stabbed to death in a rare act of violence in the united arab em rats. what we learned about the suspects. ♪ hi. i'm new ensure active clear protein drink. >>clear huh? i'm not juice or fancy water. i've got 8 grams of protein. new ensure active clear protein. 8 grams protein. zero fat. ensure. take life in. boy: once upon a time, there was a nice house that lived with a family. one day, it started to rain. the house tried to keep out all the water, but water got inside and ruined everybody's everythings. the house thought she let the family down. they just didn't think it could happen. they told the house they would take better care of her.