. >> hickman seen pushing rush's face into the asphalt during the incident last august while anothersiver is watching. >> i can't breathe man. i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> as rush is telling them he can't breathe, hickman is seen shooting rush with his taser. >> oh! oh! >> lie down. lie down. >> i can't. i can't! i can't! >> when the police supervisor arrives former officer tells his side. >> tried to drag the taser and i went off. >> ploo police said after she heard the story failed to compare it with the kbody camera which is standard procedure. >> the supervisor dropped the ball as response to that. >> the most egregious 35part of this video is the fact of a jay walking citation this person was beat, tazed and verbally disrespected by a police officer sworn to protect people. >> today in court chris hickman got to feel what it's like on the other end of the law, mug shot included after resigning in january facing strangulation and two felonies assault inflicting serious issues and communicating threats. why it took six months to file charges has caused outrage. >> when the

hickman resigned in january. >> all this over you getting a ticket? now it's serious, bro. >> reporter: yes, it's incredibly serious. the fbi is investigating tonight, and now the police chief is having to face angry citizens and explain why it took months to do anything. rush was unarmed. >> this is not about police brutality. this is about a system that is brutalizing us. >> reporter: she's offered to step down if it will help. >> the whole thing is bad. when you watch the video, i have the same reaction as probably you did when you watched it. it's just a terrible, egregious case. >> and steve osunsami with us tonight from ascheville, and we know charges against the victim have been dropped, but the police chief is calling this case egregious, and offering to step down. why did it take so long for the department to take action in this? >> reporter: the police chief is putting the blame at the feet of her supervise who she said reviewed the incident, but not the voideo. it appears the other officer has seen no discipline so far, david. >> reviewing

the chief decided to fire officer hickman in january, but hickman resigned first. nbc news could not reach him for comment. >> put your hands behind your back. >> this video is disturbing to me in a way that turns my stomach. it's sickening. it's distasteful. it brings a lot of raw emotion and feeling to one to see this and to understand that, no, this shouldn't be happening in my community. >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: the mayor has apologized to johnny rush and a federal investigation is now under way. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >> a police body cam bearing witness. tough to watch. >>> after the second big storm in less than a week, people in the northeast are digging out from as much as two feet of snow. the snow is wet. it is heavy in many areas, and that caused countless trees and branches to come crashing down on power lines. a woman in new jersey was killed when she drove across one of those lines. hundreds of thousands are without power, including some who haven't had electricity since last friday's destructive nor'easter, especially just north of new yo

it tells then officer ben hickman allegedly hitting and tazing johnnie jermaine rush.ssmann, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. hickman's arrest comes two months after he resigned from the police and more than six months after his alleged assault of rush. but people here want to know why that arrest took so long when the incident was caught on tape. >> he asked you nicely to stop. >> all i'm trying to do is go home, man. >> reporter: body cam video shows the confrontation between then officer chris hickman and johnnie jermaine rush. >> you ain't got [ bleep ] to do besides harass somebody walking. >> reporter: after a brief skru scuffle, rush takes off. >> black male, thinks it's funny. you know what's funny, you're going to get [ bleep ] up hard core. get on the ground. >> reporter: once hickman and another officer catch up to rush. >> please. i can't breathe. >> reporter: hickman appears to hit him in the head repeatedly, then taze him. the confrontation took place last august. asheville police say they received a use of force complaint and removed hick man fro

when two officers stopped him and accused him of crossing an empty street illegally officer chris hickman can then be seen beating and tasing rush we should warn you that the next part of the video is disturbing. but worth your. heart. on. your own heart. for more on this we can now hear from michelle gros an activist from community is united against police brutality michelle thank you very much for joining us well as we mentioned that the officer has been charged with the sole to mean do you think that would have happened if this video hadn't been released. i don't in fact who thought it was sense that most people realize happened last august and it was the video was held by the police department all this time and all of this time they could have taken action against officer hickman an officer or gary and they chose not to basically and to hide the video and keep it a secret oh well the local police chief thomas has said that the release of the body count video was on the wall full and an investigation may be launched into having got out i mean do you think it's such video should actuall

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when two officers stopped him and accused him of crossing and the street illegally officer chris hickman can later be seen punching and tasering rush you might find the following video disturbing. i pray. god. oh my. god well that clip there was leaked six months after the incident took place and police brutality activist michelle gross says the police department's refusal to act on the video until it's leak is alarming the video was held by the police department all this time and all of this time they could have taken action against officer hickman an officer or gary and they chose not to you know supervisors look at that footage right away early so supposed to. and clearly he had no fear of any kinds of accountability related to that conduct this must be standard operating procedure in that particular police department and frankly it is in many police departments these videos must always be made public we have no way to monitor police conduct and to understand how our police are operating if we can't watch those videos that they themselves collect on their own activities well in respon

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when two officers stopped him and accused him of crossing an empty street illegally officer chris hickman can then be seen punching and tasing rush we should warn you that the next part of the video is disturbing. your. own. well that was leaked in february six months after the incident took place police brutality activist michelle gross says the police department's refusal to act on the video until it was released is a nominee. the video was held by the police department all this time and all of this time they could have taken action against officer hickman an officer or gary and they chose not to you know supervisors look at that footage right away or least they're supposed to and clearly he had no fear of any kinds of accountability related to that conduct this must be standard operating procedure in that particular police department and frankly it is in many police departments these videos must always be made public we have no way to monitor police conduct and to understand how our police are operating if we can't watch those videos that they themselves collect on their own activities

officer hickman resigned in january. other officer, who stood by and watched, does not appear to have been disciplined. at least not yet. last night, residents turned out in force for a heated town hall meeting. directing their anger towards the police chief, tammy hooper, who says she acted quickly once she saw the video. >> we immediately took that complaint. pulled the body cam video. and, um, obviously, upon watching that, recognized it was a very egregious -- very egregious and violent episode. >> now, chief hooper blames the delay in acting on a supervisor who told her that she had reviewed the incident but not the video. at the meeting last night, hooper offered to resign she says if that solves the problems. >>> some expensive office doors have interior secretary ryan zinke facing some scrutiny about sending. his department is upgrading three sets of double doors in zinke's office at a cost of nearly $140,000. a spokeswoman says zinke was unaware of the project until it was brought to his attention yesterday. she

. >> reporter: chris hickman was the police officer wearing the body camera in this disturbing video that only became public last week. he's seen punching the daylights out of johnnie rush, an unarmed black man leaving work, who they were arresting for jaywalking. the police chief says she's disciplined the supervisor you see here listening to the officer tell his side of the story. >> tried to drag the taser out of my hand, and then i just went on his [ bleep ] head. >> reporter: investigators say she failed to go look at the video. >> the supervisor dropped the ball on the response to that and was disciplined as a result. >> reporter: hickman tonight is facing three charges, including assault by strangulation, a felony. the incident took place in august. why it took six months and a leaked video before charges were filed has many in asheville upset. >> it's an obvious bad thing. this isn't something that should happen anymore. >> reporter: the former officer has not yet entered a plea. he appears in court again in april, david? >> steve osunsami, our thanks to you again tonight. >>

police department all this time and all of this time they could have taken action against officer hickman an officer or gary and they chose not to you know supervisors look at that footage right away or least they're supposed to and clearly he had no fear of any kinds of accountability related to that conduct this must be standard operating procedure in that particular police department and frankly it is in many police departments these videos must always be made public we have no way to monitor police conduct and to understand how our police are operating if we can't watch those videos that they themselves collect on their own activities well the asheville police department has condemned the office's actions saying they are culturally to the progress we have made in the last several years in improving community trust but michel gross things police brutality cases are as widespread as ever the reality is we haven't seen the the needle move really much at all in the last several years in our own area we have seen a decrease in the number of people killed by police but we're really trying t

this is former cop chris hickman. >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: striking a different tone in frontudge after this disturbing video was leaked. >> put your hands behind your back. >> reporter: that's johnny jermaine rush. a black man on his way home from work. confronted for all jaywalking. >> what's funny is you're going to get [ bleep ] up hard core. >> reporter: that's officer hickman. he's wearing a body cam. when rush tries talking his way out of the ticket. >> ow! >> reporter: he gets tased. beaten. and choked. >> oh, my gosh. >> there you go, rush. >> reporter: that was august of 2017. it wasn't until the body cam video was leaked last week and the fbi got involved that hickman was hit with charges, including felony strangulation. at the this time, the officer hasn't entered a plea. >> ran, laughing. >> reporter: the police chief says she's disciplined the supervisor you see here listening to the officer tell his side of the story. >> the supervisor dropped the ball in the response and was disciplined as a result. >> oh, my god. >> there you go, rush. >> reporter: if you list

hickman resigned in january. >> all this over you getting a ticket.ous, bro. >> reporter: yes, it's incredibly serious. the fbi is investigating and the police chief is having to face angry citizens and explain why it took months to do anything. rush was unarmed. >> this is not about police brutality. >> reporter: she's offered to step down if it would help. >> the whole thing is bad. when i watch the video, i have the same reaction as you probably did when you watched it. it's a terrible case. >> reporter: the police chief puts the blame at the feet of one of her supervisors who said reviewed the incident but not the videotape. another issue that has residents concerned, the fact this other officer appears to have seen no discipline, so far. steve osunsami. >> never jaywalking again. >>> coming up in our next half hour, a harrowing rescue at sea after a woman taking a selfie falls from cruise ship. >>> but first she's turning 59 but barbie doesn't look a day over 22. did you know she was originally not blond? >> what? >> we're opening up the vault ne

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. >> hickman was relieved of his duties the day after incident. he's been charged with assault and was taken into custody last night. >>> just released 911 calls are painting a clearer picture minutes immediately after a gunman opened fire at a florida high school, killing 17 people. the calls came in just over a minute after the attacks started. police entered the building 11 minutes and 15 seconds after the first shot was fired. adriana diaz reports. >> 911, what is your emergency? >> reporter: the first cries of help from inside had to be whispered. >> someone is doing what? hello? hello? >> reporter: the caller, afraid of making too much noise. >> marjory stoneman douglas is being shot up. >> it's being shot up? are you at the school? i can't hear you. are you at the school? >> reporter: the caller hung up. as students tried to stay quiet inside. first responders struggled to get specifics. one dispatcher relayed information from a mother on the phone with her daughter inside. >> okay. where is her daughter hiding at? what room is she in? >> t

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the video from august 25 shows police officer chris hickman choking, beating, and tasering johnnie jermaine rush, who repeatedly says "i can't breathe." and the vatican has announced salvadoran archbishop oscar romero will become a saint. archbishop romero was a champion for the poor and oppressed who was murdered by a right-wing death squad in 1980 at the beginning of the brutal, u.s.-backed dirty war in el salvador. only weeks before his assassination, romero wrote a letter to u.s. president jimmy him to notling on provide military aid to the right-wing salvadoran military government. then in the archbishop's final and now-infamous sermon, he made a direct appeal to salvadoran soldiers to lay down their weapons. >> in his name and in the name of our tormented people who have suffered so much in his limits cry out to heaven, i am for you, i beg you, i order you to stop the repression. amy: only moments later, gunmen entered the church where archbishop romero was giving mass and assassinated him. nearly 40 years later, salvadoran archbishop oscar romero will now be made a saint. and those a