amy: officer geronimo yanez was acquitted of manslaughter in that case. ibram x.endi, can you respond what's happened over the last few weeks? ibram: well, i think that's "the attempted to do in new york times" piece. and i try to sort of think about how is it that jurors, how is it their defenders could look at the facts of the castile case and look at the facts of some of these other cases and still acquit these police officers and still make the case that these police officers did nothing wrong and still make the case that these black people who are died did everything wrong. and you know, the more i thought about it, the more i realized that basically in making the case that these police officers were racist, the americans would have to make the case that their nation is racist. and as you know, there's been so many americans who fell in love with this idea that their nation is post racial and they're doing everything in their power to sort of defend that idea. and the way they end up defending it is by constantly blaming black people for these incidents with

. >> reporter: moments after philando castile was shot by former officer geronimo yanez, you see a 4-year-old little girl being coaxed out of the back seat by an officer. the girl's mother diamond reynolds was sitting in the front seat. the mother and girl were both placed in the back seat of a patrol car. reynolds was handcuffed, clearly upset. >> it's okay. i'm right here with you. >> reporter: the young girl c e comforts her mother. >> mom, please stop cussing and screaming because i don't want you to get shooted. i can keep you safe. >> it's okay. i can't believe they just did that. >> i just want to be safe. >> the prayer pray, unaware castillo has died. >> please, lord, tell me he's okay. >> tell god we need him. >> police eventually took the handcuffs off so she could rock and comfort her daughter. but they remained there for 45 minutes before being driven to a nearby police station for further questions. mireya ville rarrealvillarreal,. >>> a plane crashed yesterday. was on a training mission and carried missiles. the pilot ejected and was treated for minor injury. no one on t

>> reporter: the officer geronimo yanez not guilty. >> come on. here we go. >> reporter: in milwaukee former police officer dominique heaggan-brown charged first-degree wreck liz homicide, shooting sylville smith even while smith appears to toss his own weapon while running away. that shooting triggered two days of riots. wednesday's verdict, not guilty. as with ray tensing, both cases hinged on whether officers feared for their safety. >> it's not any one acquittal. it's acquittal after acquittal after acquittal that shakes the faith of many of us in the ability to hold police officers accountable. >> reporter: three shootings deemed by many black and white cases on video. a decided shade of gray in a court of law. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >>> as we head into the weekend, millions are in the path of extreme weather on alert for tornadoes and flash floods as the remnants of what was tropical storm cindy slide to the north. nbc's catie beck has the latest. >> reporter: deep floodwater in huntsville, alabama. a car in trouble, submerged with a w

officer geronimo yanez was cleared of several charges including nance. his girl friend broadcast the shooting's aftermath on facebook live. it happened seconds after castille told the officer he was carrying a gun which he had a permit for. today castile's mom spoke outside the courtroom. believ >> my son loved this city and this city killed my son! and the murderer gets away. are you kidding me right now? we're not evolving as a civilization. we're devolving. >> officer yanez testified he believed castile was pulling the weapon from his pocket. after the verdict the officer was fired by the police department. >>> two men facing criminal charges in the deadly ghost ship warehouse fire were back in court today. kpix5's christin ayers tells us a lawyer for one of those men says the real blame lies elsewhere. >> reporter: today the lawyer for one of the men charged in the deaths of 36 people at the ghost ship warehouse called the property owner a slum lord and his client a scapegoat. >> the fact that the owner of that property is not on trial is an abominat

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it's been nearly a year officer jeff geronimo yanez shod killed philando castile. today new video was released from the aftermath, showing the bravery of a little girl who witnessed the shooting. here's mireya villarreal. [gunfire] >> reporter: moments after philando castile was shot by officer yanez, you see a four-year-old little girl being coaxed out of the back seat by a second officer. >> get the baby girl out of here! >> reporter: the girl's mother was sitting in the front seat streaming the aftermath on facebook live. the mother and the girl were both placed in the back seat of a patrol car. reynolds was handcuffed, clearly upset. >> it's okay. i'm right here with you. >> reporter: as the young girl comforts her mother... [bleeped] >> mom, please stop this screaming, because i don't want you to get shooted. >> okay. kiss. >> i can keep you safe. >> i can't believe they just did that. >> reporter: the pair pray unaware castile has died. >> please, lord. >> and tell god that we need a ride home, too. >> reporter: at one point that four-year-old was so upset sh

anthony. >> thanks, jeff. >> it has been nearly a year since officer, geronimo yanez killed a man in a traffic stop. yanez was acquitted of all charges last friday. we have seen dashboard camera footage and cell phone video from castile's girlfriend. new video released from the aftermath showing the bravery of a little girl who witnessed the shooting. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: moments after castile was shot by see a 4-year-old little girl being coaxed out of the back seat by a second officer. >> get the baby girl out of here! >> reporter: the girl's mother and girlfriend, diamond reynolds in the front seat streaming the aftermath on facebook live. the mother and girl both placed in the back seat of a patrol car. reynolds handcuffed. clearly upset. [ indiscernible ] >> it's okay, i'm right here with you. >> reporter: as the young girl come forl comforts her mother. [ bleep ]. >> ma, i don't want you to get shooted. >> okay. it's okay. it's okay. i can't believe they just did that. [ sobbing ] >> reporter: the pair pray unaware >> please lord give us a sign that he is okay. please lord,

officer geronimo yanez was recently acquitted last july.his video is from the scene. >> don't reach for it. don't pull it out. don't pull it out. >> you can hear the gunshots and the officer shouting, don't reach for it, don't pull it out. he says he thought castille was going for a gun. castille's girlfriend and her daughter were in the car. she says he wasea license, not a gun. members of his family say they plan to file a civil lawsuit. >>> steam erupted from underground following an explosion in baltimore. five people were hurt when a steam pipe burst about a block from camden yards just before the birds game got underway at the park. nearby hotel windows shattered and cars were covered with layers of debris. police say there was nothing criminal that led to the blast. those who were injured are expected to be okay. >>> there's been a controversial new device that can tell police if you've been texting and driving. >> it's meant to improve safety, but does it invade your privacy? nbc's jeff rossen shows us how it works. >> reporter: wat

officer geronimo yanez fatally shot castile during a traffic stop in july.ent drew national attention when castile's girlfriend started live streaming in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. yanez was acquitted of second degree manslaughter and other charges. >>> up next, the murder rate in some inner cities is skyrocketing. now many many those communities a are looking to president trump for help and asking is the president keeping his promise to restore law and order? world better. can trave a lower a1c is a lot witabout choices.tes but it can be hard sometimes, 'cause different sides of you struggle with which ones to make. well, what if you kept making good ones? then? you could love your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®, a pill used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. it's proven to lower a1c better than januvia®. invokana® works around the clock by sending some sugar out of your body through the process of urination. it's not for lowering systolic blood pressure or weight loss, but i

anthony police officer, geronimo yanez ignited nationwide protests over the use of force by police afterstile's girlfriend diamond reynolds broadcast the shooting live on facebook. just after 9:00 p.m. on july 6th in falcon heights, officer yanez stops castile, believing he resembled a suspect in a robbery and had a broken taillight. diamond reynolds is seated in the front passenger seat. her 4-year-old daughter in the backseat. >> your brake lights are out. >> reporter: castile can be seen handing yanez his insurance card and telling the officer he also has a gun. the situation turning deadly in just seconds. >> i have to tell you, i do have a filer on me. >> don't reach for it then. >> i'm not pulling it out -- >> don't pull it out! [ gunfire ] >> you just killed my boyfriend! he wasn't reaching -- >> don't pull it out! >> he wasn't! >> reporter: yanez fires seven shots, five of them hit castile, two in the heart. >> oh, man, i can't -- >> don't move! oh, my god! oh, my god! oh, my god! >> don't move! >> don't move, baby! >> code three! get the baby girl out of here! >> yanez lets out

a jury acquitted police officer geronimo mow yanez of manslaughter. >> 5:52 now.ore than three years after a deadly carjacking at an upscale new jersey mall the get away driver involved is sentenced. >> what some like to call summer's black friday is approaching. find out when amazon will be >> ♪ >> it is triple 5's on the clock. 5:55 on this tuesday. sky6 taking a look at the flags along the ben franklin parkway a. little dampness on the parkway itself as we had some rain move through and could see some more later today. starting off a little cool. >> a new jersey man is now sentenced to life in prison for his role in a deadly mall carjacking. bass seem henry will serve 65 years in prison before he's eligible for parole. the 36-year-old was convicted earlier this year in the 2013 murder and carjacking of dustin friedland in the short hills mall parking lot. henry one of four men charged conspired in the carjacking and was the get away driver. while another man allegedly pulled the trigger under the law all four men involved can be held accountable for the murder

>> on friday, a minnesota jury acquitted police officer geronimo yanez of all charges after he shot ado castile during a traffic stop. the decision came nearly a year after the world watched his disturbing final moments. the last moments of his life which was shared through a video streamed life to facebook through castile's girlfriend, diamond reynold. yanez testifies that he stopped castile after he saw his car drive by and they made eye contact, which gave him strong suspicions that castile was a stop in a recent robber. during the stop, castile told yanez that he was in the possession of a firearm, which he was legally licensed to carry. diamond reynolds said he would only be reaching for his identification. reynold's 4-year-old daughter was also in the car. after five days of deliberations, the jury cleared yanez on all charges, on charges of second-degree manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm. castile's mom outrage after the verdict was amplified yesterday in minnesota, where thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in protest. police made 18 arrests following t

geronimo valez shot castile. earlier this month, a jury found yanez not guilty of manslaughter and other charges. >>> the the chesapeake bay is dwindling. that's according to new numbers. it found female crabs are surging, like we reported earlier this year. the overall population is down to 18% from 2016. that comes out to 100 million viewer crabs. the resources officials say this is a good reminder to how difficult it can be to manage the crab population. over on the wusa9 facebook page, a lot of suggestions on how to fix this problem. karen said they need a moratorium for a few years. leslie suggested they stop harvesting females, maybe we'll have is some growth. then this comment from lance, if people will quit eating them like they're hot dogs, there wouldn't be all of this shortage. >>> coming up, an outsupporting of support on social media, for the son of a major leaguer seriously injured on the baseball diamond. >> a >>> caught on camera, a beating and robbery in the french quarter in louisiana. bleeding from the head. tonight, he's in critical condition. police have released this video in hopes that witnesses

geronimo hernandez. you may remember castile's girlfriend streamed that whole thing live on facebook. castile informed yanezgun and a permit to carry it. if convicted yanez is facing ten years in prison. >>> uber's ceo is considering a leave of absence. the company is accused of turning a blind eye to sexual harassment. eric holder will conduct the investigation. he plans to publicly announce his recommendation. the company fired 20 people last week. >>> at the 71st annual tony awards it was dear evan hansen took home best musical. bette midler won best for a her role in hello dolly. that's a quick look at what's going on at 4:30. the news starts now. >>> this is wake up washington on wusa9. >> good morning, thanks for joining us this monday. you know how i know it's monday, because my ipad won't sign on. >> i'm mike hydeck. >> i'm mikea turner in for jan jeffcoat. she has the morning off. >> record breaker today melissa do you think? >> the record in d. c. is 95, and my forecast right now is 95. if we make it to that, yeah, we're going to be looking at tying a record. here is the setup, same as yesterday.

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officer geronimo nunez is charged with manslaughter in the death of fernando castille during a stop -- philando castile during a traffic stop in july. he informed yanez he had a gun and a permit to carry it. he testified he disregarded his commands not to pull it out of his pocket. the convicted he faces -- if convicted he faces ten years in prison. >>> people in orlando, florida are remembering and honoring the 49 people killed in the terror attack on the pulse nightclub one year ago today. the mass shooting in u.s. history. kenneth craig talked with survivors and people gathering to remember the lives lost. >> reporter: caprice smith brought her two children here for the remembrance ceremony at the pulse nightclub. she wants them to understand that orlando is in this together. >> we're doing to come together. -- going to come together. celebrate lives. a community that's going to shout out to everybody around us. that we need to love. love, love. >> reporter: today marks one year since omar mateen pledged allegiance to the islamic state and killed 49 people at the gay nightclub. this morning's ceremony included speakers and prayers and a reading of