right now i'm joined by heather mcgee from the washington office and senior editor of the atlantic former new york governor eliot spitzer. if you're watching at home, you are one of the best stylists on the entire internet. you're doing it wrong if you're not reading him. i want to talk about the outrageous development that came out of oakland this week which stunned me. this happened on tuesday night. scott olson who is a 24-year-old veteran of the iraq war was in the plaza. he was one of about 1,000 occupy oakland protesters gathered in the square. he served two tours. received seven medals. he had a job. and he was active in veterans for peace and iraq veterans against the war which is an activist group. and police were cracking down on the occupation in oakland. and clearing the square. and they used tear gas to clear the crowd. in the course of the police action -- the images of the tear gas were shock. they did not look like something that happens in the united states of america. olson was critically wounded. he suffered a fractured skull. brain swelling after being hit what witness