gurley's family. we will also be joined by former new york city comptroller john liu, who has been working with supporters of liang. than three officials are charged with the poisoning of flint's water. >> these employees of the department of environmental quality had a duty to protect the health of families and citizens of flint. they failed. they failed to discharge their duties. they failed. they failed in the responsibilities to protect the health and safety of families of flint. they failed michigan families. fromwe will get reaction award-winning reporter curt guyette. then as president obama makes his fourth visit to saudi arabia, human rights groups are pressing congress to block arms sales to the kingdom in the wake of saudi-led coalition strikes in yemen that have killed thousands of civilians. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. i am in denver, colorado. three michigan officials have been criminally charged fo

officer peter liang who shot and killed akai gurley in a darkened stairwell in 2014. he was steps today 800 hours of community service and five years pro base. his conviction reduced from man manslaughter to criminal negligent homicide. they say we respectfully disagree with the judge's decision to reduce the jury's verdict and will fight to reverse it on appeal. we will hear from gurley's family coming up at five. >>> meanwhile, to brushfires in new jersey are out but still causing problems for the commute home. there are 60--minute delays between new york and new jersey transit trains. >> the primary election. if you have not voted yet and you're registered, you still have time. doors remain open for another closing at 9:00 tonight. hillary clinton cast her ballot in chappaqua and donald trump voted in midtown today. we are starting to hear about polling problems at certain locations. we have reporters with the campaigns tonight. dave evans is at clinton's headquarters in times square. sandra bookman is at trump tower in midtown. and josh is where bernie sanders is

police officer peter liang and then sentences him to no prison time for the shooting death of akai gurley. i'm liz cho. >> the prosecutor and defense say they will appeal the ruling. >> the jury convicted liang of manslaughter but the judge reduced the charge to negligent homicide. >> and no principle time just probation and community service. we are at the courthouse with the lead story. >> reporter: bill, this is a those who wanting liang who didn't think he should have been indicted in the first place and then the side of gurley. >> you are a murderer, a convicted murderer. >> reporter: a convicted murderer who won't spend a day in jail. peter liang entered the courthouse convict have had manslaughter but left convicted of criminally negligent homicide. >> i am just confused on what happened. >> reporter: liang will start five years' probation and 500 hours of community service for the shooting death of akai gurley. a brooklyn judge reduced the charge. >> the fact that the judge did reduce the charge was upsetting. we feel there was enough evidence to uphold the findings of the jury bu

gurley was in armed, who was shot -- gurley was not armed, when he was shot by le yang. he would rather the bullet hit himself instead of gurley. >> reporter: as well as gurley's family. >> we are not rejoicing, but it is about being accountable. >> reporter: two months later sentencing day is here for the officer. the ruling was postponed earlier this month after michael vargas, a juror on the panel which convicted le yang, admitted his own father was convicted of a phil similar crime. the judge ruled vargas did not intentionally lie to the court and the verdict would stand. le yang faces up to 15 years from prison. the district attorney has proposed probation and six months house arrest. a suggestion supporters agree with. one that gurley's family cannot stand behind. >> you hoodwinked us. people of color. your kind. hear from both the prosecution and the defense before making the ruling at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon. >>> one woman is dead is a neighbor hurt after a fire ripped through a home in brooklyn. flames erupted inside a 3-story house on fenmore street. the cause

the family of akai gurley came out crying and holding on to one another. the media gathered around them and things got ugly. we were pushed and shoved by those who were protesting for justice for akai gurley. the family didn't want to speak, asking the media to leave them alone. >> i wasn't hoping for anything. i just thought that he would be convicted -- the conviction was going to stay. never in my mind did i think it would be reduced. >> this was the purview of the jury. we felt there was enough evidence to support the findings for manslaughter. we did not think the judge would reduce the findings. >> reporter: protestors on both >> i do not believe there should have been an indictment in the first place. i don't believe that peter liang is a criminal. >> if it was me or anybody else, simply accused of a crime, i would be arrested and i would be charged and i would be brought into a prison. before i get an opportunity to prove my innocence. >> reporter: peter liang supporters relieved after they heard the news. >> peter liang is not a criminal. criminal

supporters of gurley could not believe an innocent man is killed yet the man who shot him won't go to prison. peter liang supporters were unhappy. a tragic accident led to the conviction. in court, akai gurley's girlfriend and then his domestic partner appealed for prison time. >> i will never be able to see >> in 2014 in the pink houses in east new york, peter liang fired a shot that killed an unarmed akai gurley. he turned and apologized to the family. >> i apologize to -- [inaudible] happened. >> reporter: the conviction stomped on a rare and raw racial nerve which watched officers go unindicted while a chinese american was the first to be indicted in 10 years yet never had a confrontation with the victim. they felt he was an easy scapegoat to feed to the black lives matter movement. his lawyer emphasized the difference between liang and police brutality cases. >> peter liang is not them. violation of someone's rights. >> reporter: the district attorney's office saying liang becomes a convicted felon. he's no longer a police officer, never will be. they are unhappy about the reduct

decides for a police officer peter liang will not serve time for killing akai gurley in 2014. his family says liang's sentence is an injustice. >> what happened to the justice for akai gurley? the deceased that can't breathe? deceased that cannot even speak to his daughter? >> reporter: today's supreme court justice danny chung reduced liang's manslaughter charge to criminally negligence homicide a nonviolent felony and then sentenced him to 800 hours or about 20 weeks of community service and no in-house arrest despite prosecutors recommendations liang serve time at home. the mother of gurley's 3-year- old daughter says she was stunned by the judge's decisions today. >> it's just shocking that he reduced the jury verdict. >> reporter: his girlfriend was in the stairwell with gurley when he was killed. >> he stole akai's life and stole mine's, as well. [ indiscernible ] my life will no longer be the same. >> reporter: then we heard from liang, who looked directly at gurley's family and expressed his remorse. >> the shot was accidental. [ indiscernible ] >> i apologize to the [

homicide, a decision that is infuriating gurley supporters. an emotional reaction to peter liang's sentence outside brooklyn court as supporters of the former cop and akai gurley and the media clashed. no jail time and the brooklyn da's recommendation for six months of house arrest not part of the punishment with the judge saying that liang was not aware of gurley's presence in the stairwell when he fired off the shot and even the da agreeing that prison is not necessary. liang addressed the court before being sentenced, turning to gurley's family and loved ones. i shot from my gun and took the life of another person. i apologize to you. >> reporter:liang was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting. prosecutors say that the cop accidentally fired a shot and ricocheted off the wall and struck gurley in the chest. he was unarmed. liang's supporters say he was a scapegoat treated unfairly because he is asian-american. but others disagree. >> you are a murderer. >> reporter: many believe that liang was treated specially because he was a cop. >>

infuriating gurley's family. >> we are disgusted with the justice system. stop killing akai again and again with your tricks. >> reporter: gurley supporters rallied outside brooklyn court last week on the daily ainge was supposed to be sentenced. the judge heard 2002 days of testimony from juror number nine. an 11th hour bid by his defense to force a mistrial arguing michael vargas lied to get on the jury. withholding his father's shooting by police. now, in most cases the judge will go along with the d.a.'s recommendation. cases. it will be an emotional day for both sides. in ecuador. why first responders are worried as the death toll continues to rise. >> a manhunt is underway in texas after a mother was murdered in a church and the suspect was caught on camera wearing tactical gear? a city in new jersey at owns -- at odds with the opener of an art gallery. >> the sun's display a nice and warm right now. 72, 74 down the jersey shore. some really nice weather here with 72 newark, 72 jamaica, queens. wind out there. >> we have exclusive video of police arre

sk before he was sentenced liang apologized to gurley's family. [inaudible] apologize -- >> judge's decision left gurley family overcome with anger and grief. kimberly mother of gurley's child spoke outside the courthouse. >> i thought that the conviction of manslaughter was going to never in my mind did i think it would be reduced gurley mother palmer releasing this statement, quote, words cannot express how i feel about the fact that peter liang will serve no jail time for killing my son. this system and agents should not claim about being about jtsz because they only produce injustice they do not value black lifers with their actions. clear thattive loose of police officers are valued above justice. attorney for the gurley family told fox 5 he looks forward to moving on a civil case and appealing liang's sentence. >> coming up on "good day new york" gout, enjoy it. >> he noted criminal appeal attorney. a constitutional is lawyer will be here. as jim smith shows the boat house where you and i rented a robot. >> lovely time on that pond. show us

a bullet ricochetted off the wall and struck gurley, killing him. liang was convicted back in february and emotions peaked after the district attorney released a four-page letter suggesting no prison time for former officer liang. justice will be best served if mr. liang is sentenced to five years of probation with the condition that he spend six months of home confinement with electronic monitoring and performs 500 hours of community service. some of gurley's family members rallied after this suggestion was made, but the decision is now in the judge's hands. he will decide if liang will go to prison or walk free. i spoke to the nypd a little while ago. a spokesperson there told me situation. they have not assigned a detail to this area just yet, but they're ready to move officers if need be. a person from the d.a.'s office told me the sentencing is scheduled to come down sometime after 10:00 thursday morning. be sure to keep an eye on that. we're live in downtown brooklyn. back over to you. alison: thanks. a lot to watch for thursday. peter frankle

. >> he turned to apologize to the family of akai gurley. reporter: it was november 2014 when akai gurley stepped into this area. peter liang was on patrol. door slammed shut and the bullet ricocheted he concluded that the only intention was to protect the people that live there. [inaudible] gurley did not speak to the media this afternoon but his was released. words cannot express that this should no longer claim to be about us is because they only produce injustice. their actions. the attorney says that he looks forward to appealing today's sentence. back over to you. steve: thank you. dari: of course we are going to keep you updated on the primary day results. steve: a music crew or a deadly gang? dari: and fake tickets to the hottest musical "hamilton." steve: why boaty mcboatface is just one in a long line of dari: two brush fires burning in new jersey. they both were brought under control by firefighters. reported. the transit and amtrak were suspended. steve: and the murder trial of rapper bobby shmurda. what could affect his case if

this morning khai gurley's family held a rally. they were angry the judge in the case delayed sentencing for officer peter le yang. to be the day former nypd rookie cop peter le yank learned his fate. instead we might learn if his conviction will be thrown out. supporters of gurley rallied to send a message. nearly 100 supporters demonstrating outside a it was a rally scheduled on what was supposed to be the day former nypd rookie cop peter le yang learned if he was headed to prison. a judge facing a charge of whether he perjured himself to get on the jury. >> instead of sentencing we have to wait until next week. >> reporter: michael vargas took the stand. at issue, when asked if anyone close to him had ever been but hours earlier in a same building in a different courtroom if a different jury pool, when asked the same question, vargas admitted his father had been con investigated, serving 7 years behind bars for an accidental shooting of his the defense arguing vargas wanted to make sure a cop did not walk for a similar type of s

outside court the family of akai gurley reacted with relief. >> accountability. he shot someone! there was negligence. he walked over the body, walked on his blood. no cpr, he did not all the ambulance! >> they wanted it to be a mistrial. they wanted peter liang to not be held accountable for anything. that's the message that the defense is trying to send. but now justice, the judge made the right decision. >> he's going to be sentenced. we don't know how judge is going to sentence him. out of these cases normally 59 95% of the time the judge follows the district attorney's recommendation. >> reporter: you may know there this. brooklyn d.a. ken thompson has recommended no jail time for liang, citing in part the fact that liang is not a threat to the community, had never committed a crime and that thousands of letters have been sent on his behalf recommending that he get no jail time. that sentencing is now set for tuesday afternoon. live outside court in brooklyn, andrew siff. >>> to decision 2016 now. there is a lot going on here in new york tonight. democrats hillary clinton an

gurley was walking down the stairs with his girlfriend because the elevator was broken. following the shooting, officer liang first texted his union representative before making a radio call for help. as gurley lay dying. liang had faced up to 15 years in prison on second-degree murder charges. but on tuesday, judge danny chun sentenced him to serve only five years probation and 800 hours of community service. judge chun also made the rare decision to reduce officer liang's verdict from manslaughter charges to the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. following the announcement, akai gurley's aunt, hecicicirtencia petersen, spoke out. >> this is not justice. this is not justice. my family is going to continue -- we're going to continue to be in the streets. we're going to continue to march until we get justice. we're going to continue to help all black lives -- until all black lives matter. how on earth can you guys say it is ok to murder and not be held accountable? amy: after the announcement, protesters gathered outside the home of brooklyn district attorney

she spoke in court over her loss but outside was overwhelmed with grief and disciplined as gurley's on spoke. >> this young lady here was with him when he took his last breath. how on earth can you guys say it's okay to murder and not be held accountable? >> reporter: the judge said it manslaughter and reduced the conviction to criminally negligent homicide. >> that was not an intentional act. this was an act of criminal negligence. and as such, i find that incarceration is not necessary. >> reporter: the sentence is five years probation and 800 hours of community service. a positive development for the former cop supporters who felt he had been scapegoated for other police misconduct. >> it is absolutely good news. but most of the people in the community still think that he should not have been indicted. >> reporter: in the hours after the sentencing, no sign of peter liang in his brooklyn neighborhood. the d.a. had originally suggested home confinement as part of the sentence but the judge went completely with community service, 800 hours could be completed in as little as five month

. >>> former officer peter liang will not face charges in the case of shooting akay gurley. he asked for a chance to rebuild his life. >> the shot was accidental. i wish i could take back what happened. my life has forever changed. i hope you'll give me a chance. >> the judge reduced the manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide. he said there was insufficient evidence to support manslaughter. he could have gotten 15 years in ison but instead got 800 hours of community service and five years of probation. the mother of gurley's 3-year-old daughter says she was in shock. >> i wasn't hoping for anything. i thought the conviction of manslaughter would stay. never in my mind did i think it would be reduced. decision, liang supporters clashed with gurley supporters. the brooklyn d.a. recommended that liang serve no prison time but did disagree with the judge's decision to reduce the jury's verdict and says he pluns to appeal. >>> president obama is on his way to saudi arabia for a fence-mending summit with america's middle east allies. the president left washington

liang's conviction was reduced to criminally neglect homicide, he killed akai gurley who was unarmed in 2014. today liang once again eyewitness news corner stefan kane joins us now.

butler and to akai gurley's family. i wish i could undo what happened. >> reporter: today, the judge reduced the conviction from manslaughter to criminally negligent homicide and then sentenced liang to five years probation, as recommended by the prosecutor. >> we demand accountability! >> reporter: while black lives matter protesters felt jail time was warranted, liang's supporters felt he was being prosecuted for the wrongs of other officers who have avoided criminal punishment. just last year, 990 people were fatally shot by american police. in the last ten years, 54 officers have been charged in connection with the fatal shootings of civilians. only 11 have been convicted. in addition to probation, liang was also sentenced to 800 hours of community service. and, george, he has always forfeited his career as a police officer. >> linsey davis, thanks. >>> now, from virginia, a ruling on the rights of transgender people that could affect several states. a federal appeals court has ruled that a policy barring a transgen

it was the shooting death of a kai gurley. we will have a reaction. aubrey is watching the beautiful weather. it's another spectacular day. plenty of sunshine and it's nice and dry but a little bit cooler than what we saw yesterday. 510 right now with high numbers moving into the 60s. track the weather with us and get your daily and powdered with sugar, layered with frosting, filled with jelly, or topped with sprinkles. share some smiles with 6 donuts for $4.49 today. texas is still dealing with massive flooding. they were saved by good samaritans. they were in a kayak that got stuck in some trees. the bystanders pulled them a makeshift harness. my friend joe went through super storm sandy katrina. she lives in this area. she is really dealing with some disasters there. back here at home , two huge brushfires popped up in new jersey. i was yesterday afternoon. one was in kearny and the other was in secaucus depending on how you like to see it.both under control in about two hours. a for some cancellation of the transit and amtrak trains. the national

butler and to akai gurley's family. i wish i could undo what happened. >> reporter: the judge reduced the conviction from manslaughter to criminally negligent homicide and then sentenced liang to five years probation, as recommended by the prosecutor. >> we demand accountability! >> reporter: while black lives matter protesters felt jail time was warranted, liang's supporters felt he was being prosecuted for the wrongs of other officers who have avoided criminal punishment. just last year, 990 people were fatally shot by american police. in the last ten years, 54 officers have been charged in connection with the fatal shootings of civilians. only 11 have been convicted. in addition to probation, liang was sentenced to 800 hours of community service. he has always linsey davis, abc news, new york. >>> thank you. coming up, living a trash-free lifestyle. >> and we're not talking about foregoing the tabloids. we'll show you how one woman is actually living with zero waste. no trash at all. or pretty much no trash at all. w

he will find out if he is going to prison for the kai gurley. ben: it's tuesday morning, april 15. juliet: i am juliet huddy and it's tuesday morning. temperature started to skyrocket. temperatures got toasty and i loved it. ben: my wife was in miami yesterday and it was warmer here when a flight took off that was down there . it was like anyone there and 82 here . i had daddy duty while she had a gathering. i understand that well. lenny and i will have to hang. >> let's talk about the great weather we had around the tri-state. time of year and highs in the low 60s. we were 200 warmer in central park in the 70s across the island and it was a nice day down the shore with a high of 70. in the hudson valley got up to 800 in poughkeepsie. we are starting out nice at 610. line 62/63. 470 in montauk. down the shore in belmar, we are starting out at 540. with all the dry conditions , a red flag warning was issued.it started at noon /8:00 and we do have trite air condition so anything that's flammable could spread quickly. lets be aware of this so if you are doing things like barbecuing or

a judge reduced it too criminally of gurley. he could have g te 15 ears jail time. he gave him no jail time, 800 urs community service and probation. >> i wish i could undo what happened. my life has forever ohanged. hopefully it changes for the better. >> a quiet scene outsi t the courthouse turned volatile after the sentence. they were trying to keep the media from -- nearly came to blows with the ews crewut e mother of akaigurley's ughter. >> reporter: are you in disbelief? >> yes, i am. >> you minimized the lifeaoctf akai gurley. >> peter l iang stepped in there to protect pe ple. and liang was used as a scapegoat for other shootings. >>> a man at the center of policeibrctauit . two nassau county police officers beating a 20-year-old after a traffic stop in april of 2014. now, howard is in trouble for his own behavior. greg cergol has the details. >> reporter: we are here outside nassau police headquarters, a building rocked by kyle howell's beating accusation. today, the now 22-year-old faund himself here in handcuffs, again, insisting a victim. after his arres

j wust moments after that decision, liang supporters clt ashed wie, gurley supporters. the brooklyn d.a. recommended that liang serve no prison time bu did disagree with the judge's decision to reduce the jury's verdict and says he plans to appeal. >> sh> 5:09. today officials in michigan expected to announce charges in the flint water crisis. michigan's attorney general will annonounce criminal charges against as many as three government officials. lead from aging pipes was leaking into flint homes and businesses when flint switched the water source to try to save >>> 5:09 now. breaking newers over seas. magnide 6.1 arthquake was just reported, this time off the coast of ecuador. this one is north of where that massive 7.8 quake hit over the weekend. rescue operations from that quake ent on through the night but fewer people sadly are being found alive. the death toll at this point more than 500. hundreds more are missing. many of those survivors, they're homeless, sleeping outdoors at this point, and they don't even have clean water to drink. their homes are gone, lit

district torney ken thompson pursued an indictment against liang for the accidental s oting of akai gurley in the pink houses and after liang was nvicted, thompson wrote a letter recommending that he not get any jail time. and instead face five years probation, six months house arguing there is no evidence liang intended to hurt gurley and he's not a danger to the public. some felt betrayed by the recommendation of a weak sentence. meanwhile, liang who has been home throughout the entire process, last night he hunkered down with his family to discuss the possible outcomes. >> he has a lot on had his mind, no idea what's going to happen today. even though 95% of the time the judge does follow the district attorney office's recommendation. so we're fairly confident that he'll -- that this is what he'll do. >> reporter: but the judge does not have to follow the d.a.'s recommendation. the justice is facing tremendous pressure as the first korean-american judge. he's been inundated with letters and petitions, mainly from the asian-american community, to he could face a maximum of 15 years in pr

>> that's akai gurley's aunt along with other protesters out were upset that the brooklyn d.a. was recommending against jail time for police officer peter liang. now they're upset at the possibility that there may be a mistrial. in other words, that the case may be thrown out. >> let the system know and these police department know that we are not going to take it anymore. you are not going to shut us down anymore. you are not going to shut us up anymore. our voice makes a difference! >> reporter: peter liang was fired by the nypd two months ago on the same day he was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting of an unarmed man akai gurley inside the stairwell of brooklyn's pink houses a year and a half ago, but the issue now is juror michael vargas. it has come to light that vargas didn't disclose during jury selection that his own father had been convicted of man manslaughter he was grilled yesterday about some facebook posts which many construe as anti-police. made him biased during the deliberations and whether he was able to sway some of his other jurors. the judge is expe

a bullet ricochetted off the wall and struck gurley, killing him. liang was convicted back in february and emotions peaked after the district attorney released a four-page letter suggesting no prison time for former officer liang.

liang's gun discharging in a stairwell, killing the unarmed gurley last year. a judge will decide how much time if any he spends in prison. prosecutor says he should not be threat to the public. >>> cops looking for a pair of thieves who mugged a man in central park. police say the man in the sketch blocked the victim's path and threatened him with a knife last night. second man came up from behind and stole the victim's belongings. >>> the death toll rising again tonight from the devastating earthquake in ecuador. 413 people now confirmed dead. crews still looking for survivors. three people rescued from a collapsed shopping center today. firefighters had to cut a hole in the cement ceiling to reach one of them. tonight in queens, a show of consulate. council general looking to charter a cargo plane to bring supplies to people in need. >>> still to come tonight, a warning for women in new jersey. watch your purses. a team of pickpockets singling out women. for. >> caught on camera, police make a dramatic save, rescuing a woman just in the nick of time. while w

unicorns becoming substantially more dangerous which is the message from venture capitalist bill gurleyblog he writes that with the pressures of a lofty paper valuations and massive burn rates, and unprecedented low levels of ipos and m&as have created a complex and unique circumstance which many unicorn ceos and investors are hesitant. and what are you seeing here? >> yes, he is looking at it like the final scene of "reservoir dogs." i don't want to ruin it for people who have not had time. >> but people have had time. >> but these days. and peril in the situation, and people could act irrationally and go badly or the investors and the entrepreneurs and the workers unless people accept markdowns, and people don't just go out for themselves. i don't know, greed is not always good is part of the message here. >> and it takes direct aim at what he calls the dirty term sheets, and the investors putting the protections in for themselves, and the ceos and the first-time entrepreneurs who don't know how to protect themselves. >> and gurley has been sounding this alarm before everybody else, a

gurley's mother called the sentencing an insult to her son's life. >> i never expected this to happen, never. never. i'm just confused on what happened, what made the charges be reduced? >> liang plans to appeal his conviction. the brooklyn d.a. also plans to appeal the ruling after the judge reduced the conviction decided on by a jury. >>> 6:38. president obama is in saudi arabia right now for a summit with the six-nation gulf cooperation council. the president landed in riyadh a few minutes ago, hoping to also push the saudi king into a possible dialogue with archrival iran. now, we can't show you the forced american tv crews off the tarmac right before the president landed. >>> it is 6:38. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans with your accuweather forecast. >> we've got a beautiful morning. we got sunshine. here we go, we look from our camera down toward the harbor, statue of liberty, buyon, all the way across to jersey and sandy hook. we can see all the way over there, absolutely gorgeous. today is going to be a beautifully sunny day, l

liang shot and killed akai gurley when he fired a shot in the stairwell of the pink houses in brooklyn. [ inaudible ] i apologize. >> liang plans to appeal his conviction. the brooklyn d.a. also plans to appeal the ruling after the judge reduced the conviction decided on by a jury. >>> 4:37. you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic and bill evans. bill. >> all right. let's take a look outside from our camera here at 4 times square looking south, clear skies. pretty morning here an nice and comfortable around the five boroughs. it's a little cool out in the suburbs north and west. we'll talk about that this morning. and we're looking at temperatures starting off here around midtown manhattan 52 degrees, really pretty morning, really comfortable. normal overnight lows in the low and mid-40s. we have clear skies, we got a beautiful day. there's high pressure sinking down out of canada right across us. off to our west is warmer air. that is poised to come our way for tomorrow. today it's going to be 3 at 9:00, and then by afternoon we're looking at 65 to about 67

. >> the case of akai gurley. the man shot the man accidentally after being startled by a slammed door. gurley was unarmed. the officers on the scene didn't render aid. at the time they were trying to decide who was actually going to call in this shooting. so people were saying here's a situation where a black man has been killed by police. justice is not being served. he received probation. he did not go to jail. people are saying in our area they're happy we're seeing police reform in maryland, for example. they'd like to see some of those things happen in other cities around the country. >> troy johnson. thank you, troy. >>> there is a frantic search on now for the missing. first at 4, a situation still dire in ecuador. the emotional happened. >>> another dry day for us. we'll take a look at just hw dry ito's the nra and its campaign cash are what stands between us and gun reform. "searing tragedy struck in a place parents felt their children were safe" chris van hollen met with nra lobbyists to craft a loophol

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le yang was found guilty of killing gurley inside a stairwell in a brooklyn housing project in 2014. his attorneys now want a new trial. >> i think this juror wasn't honest. i think this was a juror who has an antipolice bias, a strong one, and who shouldn't have been on this jury. >> le yang was supposed to be sentenced today but it is now been put off until next tuesday. >>> the battle for new york is in the final stretch. tonight the democratic presidential contenders face off in a highly anticipated debate. eyewitness news reporter dray clark is live at the brooklyn navy yard with more. >> reporter: both bernie sanders and hillary clinton have strong ties to brooklyn. bernie was born here and hillary clinton maintains her there are a million registered democrats in this borough. a bad performance tonight could be a very damaging one. the stage is set for tonight's yard. hillary clinton was tuning up last night at co-op city. vote for yourselves, for your grandchildren. vote -- your grandchildren. >> reporter: bernie sanders was packed into washington square park wowing thousands

was at a nearbyland filed. >> judge delayed sentencing of former nypd officer peter liang in akai gurley defense case. not disclosing his father quicked on a similar charge. michael faced tough questions in courts and will again today. >> mma fans mixed mar had making controversial are sport legal in new york state. last state to legalize mma. it is a form of mma, ufc. they plan to hold the first event at the madison square garden before end of this year. if >> being protest in times square at the moment. >> gym jim in skyy fox hd what do you see? j watching as a group of workers square a rally designed to get widespread increase wages and several industries that began earlier with fast food workers pooght for $15 an hour. now this group started their gatt at 7th avenue and 46th street currently making their way through times square and end the a mcdonald's look 4 2nd street where it began. we're seeing about 100 or so demonstrators through the square, they're keeping their way through -- to the sidewalk at this point. there are polices in the area to maintain any order with traffic. but

peter liang was found guilty in the accidental shooting death of akai gurley. but that could change. >> reporter: sibila, just minutes ago a special hearing ended today. it's going to have to continue tomorrow. that means that peter liang's sentencing has been postponed. it was just tomorrow that liang, the former rookie officer with the nypd who was set to find out whether he'd be sent to jail or get probation for killing an unarmed man in brooklyn's pink houses. at issue is a jury, michael vargas was part of the jury that convicted liang two months ago. now he's being grilled for failing to disclose that his own father has been convicted of about anti police facebook posts to show he was not a fair juror to begin with. liang's defense lawyer said you lied during jury selection didn't you? vargas answered that's your opinion. this hearing lasted a lot longer that many expected. one of the possibilities here is that the judge can throw out the trial or that the judge will conclude that despite these writings and comments it was a fair trail, a fair verdict and

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in a statement, gurley's family said they were outraged and called the recommendation of no jail time inadequate. those taking to the steps of city hall, calling on congress to give law enforcement officials the legal tools to unlock smartphones needed to solve crimes. the group says in many cases, evidence cannot be accessed due to encryption. they say judges across the country have signed hundreds of search warrants to get into smartphones but apple and google refuse to help in the investigation. >> the balance between privacy and public safety has been decided by two private companies who own 96.7 percent of the world's smartphone market. in my opinion, those private companies should not be deciding the path forward for victims. steve: apple's say the devices protect privacy rights from hackers. it unlocked an iphone without the help of apple. dari: did you see 60 minutes? that will answer all that. they were joined by several new york city officials as they marched from west 36th street to striking verizon technicians and customer service workers say the company wants to freeze th

gurley's family was relieved by the judge's decision. >> they want him to not be held now justice, the judge made the right decision. >> he's going to be sentenced. we don't know how he's going to sentence him. normally in these cases 95% of the time the judge does follow the district attorney's recommendation. >> now, liang got 15 years of prison but the attorney has recommended probation instead. >>> one day after his arrest on criminal charges, christopher st. lawrence and the former development director are charged with 22 counts of federal securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. they're tied to financing for the town's baseball stadium and other projects. >>> tomorrow we'll learn more about the sealed evidence against sheldon silver. the district court judge will unseal the documents because they are relevant to his >>> and crews are still working to restore power after an underground cable fire caused a blackout. we just checked and two rutgers buildings and two new jersey institute of technology buildings are in the dark. many classes had to be cancelled today. a hospital a

akai gurley's family says the judge's ruling is a small victory. liang's family says he will appeal the ruling. >> obviously, we're very decision to deny the motion to vacate the verdict, but i thought there was sufficient evidence there where vargas was ducking questions and he is not forthcoming with answers. >> they wanted it to be a mistrial. [ yelling ] >> they wanted peter liang to not be held accountable for anything! that's the message that the defense is trying to send! that's the message that they "thought" they was going to send. but now, justice -- the judge made the right decision. >> reporter: again, peter liang plans to appeal today's ruling. he will be sentenced on tuesday. prosecutors are recommending he serve no jail time. hazel sanchez, cbs2 news, brooklyn. >>> the bronx mother whose two young daughters were killed in a fire returned to her apartment building today. authorities said she left her children alone with incense cbs 2's steve langford reports. >> reporter: apartment 3f where two little girls left alone in here wednesda

the embattled juror's hearing, nearly a year and a half after the enraged gurley's family by recommending no prison time for liang. late today, eric adams called for calm after the sentencing. >> the future depending on the cotmmitment of two communities. and we will not allow what took place at that tragedy to divide and separate our communities. >> legal analysts say there's another possibility. the judge may not have to instead, the juror may offer a reasonable explanation. may say he didn't lie, he misunderstood the line of questioning. live in unwntown brooklyn, andrew siff, news 4 new york. >>ye thank you. we have breaking news right now. we're getting our first look at the suspect in this morning's upper east side fatal stabbing. gustavo rodrigez lefa to attend his hearing in the stabbing death of his girlfriend's ex- ex-boyfriend. >>> cardoza was stopped outside his home for having an open ba ntainer of bore. his original $4 million award was overturned by a judge. he appealed that ruling, the that lower award. the seek safet ramifications at a local school. >>> a homeles m accuse

been under fire for not seeking jail time for police officer peter leon who shot and killed akai gurley. it has evoked criticism in recent days. >> how dare you, thompson! sell yourself to the devil. >> reporter: but clinton >> the d.a. in brooklyn actually brought a case and got a conviction. and i think that shows how he is focussed on enforcing the law, doing his job, regardless of what the circumstances might be. >> you are looking at the strongest democratic candidate. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: sanders in wisconsin today, arguing he's the one with the best chance to beat donald trump. and while clinton's first new york ad focuses on trump, first, she needs to block a sanders surgeon her on her home turf. who is your more formidable opponent? sanders or trump? >> i want to focus on the home turf because i don't want to take anything for granted. >> polls show cruz with a lead over trump. and predicted great results tuesday. trump noted he was expected to lose in new hampshire but won in a landslide. and polls show him ahead in the next several contests. >> we're going to wi

killed in houses in brooklyn in 2014, and rookie cop peter liang accidentally shired a shot that gurley killing him. act. >> the direct said many wanted liang held responsible for other police shootings. >>> we have to take each case on its own merritts we can't look at other states, we can't look at other instances involving police officers and civilians. >>> liang was sentenced to 800 hours of community service and five years probation, both sides are appealing this case. liang because he believes he should have been exonerated and the district attorney because he believe it is jury decision of manslaughter should have been up held. in brooklyn, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> new at 11:00, an arrest of thiedubbed the ninja burglar managed to go undetected to district attorney will identify the man they have arrested who is scheduled to be arraigned. >>> at least 507 killed from the devastating earthquake in ecuador. more than 4,000 people were hurt. 3 days after the magnitude 7.8 quake the search for survivors is growing desperate. rescuers found and freed 8 people who were trapped un