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joining us now live from dallas is jacqueline craig, the mother arrested in the video along with her attorney who is representing craig and her daughter. thank you both for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> let me begin with you, jacqueline. obviously it's about a six-minute video, much of the public hasn't seen all of it. some people may have just seen those two clips we showed. what is it you want the public to know about what happened this week and what is it that you want to see done as a result? >> of course i want to see justice done. the way i was treated, i feel like was unfair. he made me feel less than a mother, not being able to protect my kids at the time they needed protecting. it was just unfair totally. >> lee, to you, do you know if the officer questioned -- i mean, we do know the officer questioned, they say, the neighbor and that he was not arrested for what jacqueline says was choking her son. do we know why? is there any more light you can shed on that conversation between the officers and the neighbor? >> i think it's evident from the video the officer's

thank you for having me. >> your client jacqueline craig called the police for help. she wanted to file a report of assault on her seven-year-old son. tell us what happened next and how did you get to that point? >> well, the police arrived to the scene after receiving a complaint from a mom that her son had been choked by a neighbor for littering. this is her seven-year-old son. and so the first person that the officer spoke with on the scene was the person accused of the assault, and the person accused of the assault admitted to doing it. he confirmed with the officer that he had grabbed the kid because he had littered in his yard. and so the officer turned to miss craig and said, why don't you teach your child not to litter? and as you can imagine, that incensed her. >> and then? >> okay. and so she told the officer, why are you so focused on whether or not my child litters and not the fact that this man is not allowed to choke my son in any circumstances? and in the video you hear the officer say, why not? and, of course, as any protective mother, her anger began

amy: the video next shows jacqueline craig arguing with the officer over the alleged assault on her son, before the officer tackles and handcuffs craig while pointing a weapon at her and at her teenaged daughter, who he had already grabbed. the officer then tackles and arrests the girl as well. in a statement, the fort worth police department said it has launched an internal affairs investigation into the arrest. and in chile, family members of those killed or disappeared under the u.s.-backed dictatorship of augusto pinochet held a protest outside santiago's main cathedral on thursday ahead of a planned catholic mass today for jailed members of the former regime. the protesters wore photographs of their loved ones and held signs reading, "never forget." this is carla pellegrin, whose brother raul was disappeared under the dictatorship. >> the human rights violators of this country are going to ask for forgiveness to obtain prison benefits. we absolutely reject a pardon because we're neither for forgiveness nor forgetting. basically, that is because the missing are still missing. becaus

. >> reporter: jacqueline craig is telling a ft. worth cop that a neighbor has choked her 7-year-old son for littering. but it's the officer's next question that has sparked outrage. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter? >> it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> why not? >> because he don't! >> reporter: tensions escalate fast. >> don't grab her! don't grab her! >> reporter: craig's daughter shot the video, which appears to have breaks. today, craig has a message for police. >> it was not fair to degrade me as a parent. it was not fair what you did to my children. you degraded your profession, period. >> the officer was rude. this is not the way we do things here. >> reporter: tonight, that officer has been pulled from duty. while investigators review the case. >> thank you. >>> there are new developments in the road rage killing of a 3-year-old boy, shot while riding in the backseat of his grandmother's car. the suspect surrendering, pleading not guilty. he fired in

. >> reporter: the unidentified fort worth police officer appears to listen while jacqueline craig explainsow a neighbor physically confronted her 7-year-old son claiming he littered. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter? >> reporter: from there things escalated. >> it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> reporter: craig's young daughter get in between the mother and officer and the officer takes the woman to the ground. craig and her two daughters were arrested. >> i was hurt about the whole matter. i don't feel like justice was served. >> reporter: fort worth police said it launched an immediate internal affairs investigation. we acknowledge the initial appearance of the video may raise serious questions. we ask that our investigators are given the time and opportunity to thoroughly examine this incident. craig's attorney said the officer should be held accountable. >> i want to see the arrest of that officer and see him charged with crimes. i want to see the arrest of the original culprit, the person who struck the child. i want to see all charges against my cl

. >> reporter: the unidentified fort worth police officer appears to listen while jacqueline craig explains. from there things escalated. >> it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> reporter: craig's young daughter gets between her mother and the officer, and the officer takes the woman to the ground. craig and her two daughters were arrested. >> i was hurt about the whole matter. i don't feel like justice was served. >> reporter: fort worth police say they launched an immediate internal affairs investigation. we acknowledge that the initial appearance of the video may raise serious questions. wesk are given the time and opportunity to thoroughly examine this incident. craig's attorney says the officer should be held accountable. >> i want to see the arrest of that officer. i want to see him charged with crimes. i want to see the arrest of the original culprit, the person who struck the child. i want to see all charges against my client dropped. >> tonight the officer involved has been placed on restricted duty. the investigation will include a review of the body camera he

it does show the officer independent pointing a taser and wrestling jacqueline craig and one of her daughters to the ground. craig called police to report the alleged assault of her 7-year-old son. >> i was very distraught because what i felt i was doing was actually protecting my child and it didn't happen. it made me feel as a parent that i couldn't protect him when he needed it. >> the inference of racism is all over it. if this was -- from the beginning if this was a white child choked about man no way they would be walking free and the mother of that child would be arrested with the child's siblings. it doesn't happen. >> the officer has not been identified. ft. worth police said in a statement that the initial appearance of the video may raise serious questions. that video has now been viewed more than a million times. >> really troubling video. >>> it doesn't matter how you wrap it, it's still illegal. a security checkpoint at l.a.x. caught more than two pounds of heroin in christmas wrapping paper. nice try. a hazmat team called first to the airport at which point the man who allegedl

. >> reporter: jacqueline craig called fort worth police wednesday afternoon to complain about a manrabbing her son after he allegedly littered. >> reporter: this is a copy of the cell phone video a family member recorded as the situation escalated. it's unclear whether it's been edited. craig's 15-year-old daughter then stepped in between her and the officer and a struggle broke out. >> don't grab her! do not grab her! >> reporter: the officer pulled his tears. it's unclear whether he used it. he then arrested craig, her daughter, and the woman recording. they were charged with resisting arrest and have been released. >> i was hurt about the whole matter. i don't feel like justice was served. >> reporter: the family's attorney, lee merritt, called for the officer's arrest. >> unfortunately, we have seen over and over again for african americans that they're not afforded the same protection under the law as other citizens. >> reporter: fort worth police have placed the unidentified officer on restricted duty pendzing an internal investigation. it's unclear whether the man craig accus

>> reporter: jacqueline craig, seen here, said she called police wednesday to report that a neighbor grabbed her son's neck for littering. the video begins after the officer arrived. and shows him speaking with the neighbor, but then questioning craig about her parenting. your son not to litter? >> he can't prove to me that my son littered. but it doesn't matter if he did or didn't, it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> why not? >> reporter: the exchange quickly escalates. >> if you keep yelling at me -- >> reporter: craig and several other women begin screaming at the officer before he takes three of them into custody. >> i just felt like i didn't get justice for what i called for, basically. >> reporter: the video has been viewed more than a million times on facebook. it's unclear what happened during at least three gaps in the recording. >> it was not edited in any way. if someone messages or calls in the middle of a face time feed, it skips a beat. >> reporter: ft. worth saying the initial appearance of the video may raise serious questions. we ask that our in

jacqueline craig says a neighbor accuse her 7-year-old son of littering and physically assaulting him. after speaking with the neighbor the police started questioning craig's parenting. >> now craig and her daughters have been released from jail. the police ask for patience as they look into this incident. >>> president-elect donald trump says they should veto the measure. >>> nbc's edward this. good morning. >> good morning. we're getting late confirmation that the egyptian president has received a foal kahn phone call. he told the president of egypt apparently that the two need to sit down and talk about peace in the middle east and the way to do that is to get them talking, not through u.n. resolutions. >> edward, we're learning that lockheed martin is losing some big money and this is coming from a tweet that trump sent out? >> unbelievable. one tweet from donald trump. in after-market trading lockheed martin lost $1.2 billion. in the tweet he said it was a little too expensive so the president-elect has asked bowing to price a comparable f-13 may lose the contract to the fighter

jacqueline craig says a neighbor accused her son of littering and physically assaulted him.he officer then started questioning craig's parenting. >> craig and her daughters have since been released from jail. >>> it's now 6:40 on a friday morning, the friday before a big holiday weekend for so many people and skies are mostly clear out there. just a couple of fair weather clouds drifting by. a little hint of early morning color. two days after the win toe solstice, we get seven seconds of extra day looichlt temperatures0 this morning. a cold start. you'll need your warm coat. maybe a fashionable hat or skash as well. not a bad day coming. we're going to give today a checkmark on the very good category. clouds moving in but not very cold. high today around 50 degrees. look at the ten-day forecast which includes new year's. that's next. >>> chopper 4 and a live look at the american legion bridge. light volume right now. we know that's going to be so different as the day progresses about 12 hours from now. it's going to be quite slow. orange, blue, silver, there are delays. in

. >> reporter: jacqueline craig called fort worth police wednesday afternoon to complain about a maning her son after he allegedly littered. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter? >> he can't prove to me that my son littered. but it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> reporter: this is a copy of the cell phone video a family member recorded as the situation escalated. it's unclear whether it's been edited. >> why are you yelling at me? >> because you you just pissed me off telling me what i tell my kids -- >> reporter: craig's 15-year-old daughter then stepped in between her and the officer and a struggle broke out. >> don't grab her! >> reporter: the officer pulled his taser. it's unclear whether he used it. he then arrested craig, her daughter, and the woman recording. they were charged with resisting arrest and have been released. >> i was hurt about the whole matter. i don't feel like justice was served. >> reporter: the family's attorney, lee merritt, called for the officer's arrest. >> unfortunately, we have seen

jacqueline craig lives in fort worth and said a neighbor accused her 7-year-old son of littering and physically assaulting the little boy. after speaking with the neighbor, the officer starts questioning craig's parenting. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter. >> he can't prove to me that my son littered. it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> craig and her daughters have been released from jail. fort worth police are asking for patience as they look into the incident. >>> president-elect donald trump stunned nuclear experts when he tweeted that the u.s. should grow its for decades, u.s. nuclear policy has focused on drawing down, not building up. thursday's tweet came hours after russian president vladimir putin delivered a similar message. trump is set to spend the christmas holiday at his florida residence, golf digest reports that he will play golf with tiger woods at his trump international golf club in west palm beach. >>> ivanka trump and her family waking up in hawaii today after troubling plane ride there. sh

the 6 minute cell phone video shows wrestling jacqueline craig to the ground and threatening others with a taser. craig's two daughters were also arrested. today the fort worth police department promised a thorough investigation of exactly what happened. >> this is not the way that we do things here. if we find that all these actions beyond what we have already seen are the way we expect our fort worth police officers to act the necessary actions will be taken. >> police were first called to the scene by craig whoai sd a neighbor choked her son for littering. >>> 15 years ago a highway patrol trooper in columbia, south carolina after a 7-year-old boy and his family after a car accident. >> we have his story. >> joseph ragdale's mother said that's true e young boy. >> so i knew something was going to be special. >> but it was the moment ragsdale got into a fender bender when joseph was 7 years old. >> thinking my foot was on the brake but it was on the pedal. when i pushed on the pedal it hit the back of a parked car. >> the respondering officer took a photo with a boy too shy to ask for

. >> jacqueline craig says she called police wednesday to report that a neighbor had grabbed her 7-year-old son's neck for littering. the video begins after the officer arrives and shows him speaking with the neighbor, but then questioning craig. >> don't put your hands on my son. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter? >> i didn't -- he can't prove to me that my son littered. it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the right to put his hand on him. >> the exchange escalates. and the officer takes craig and two other women into custody. at one point, even pulling out his taser. craig's 19-year-old daughter recorded the video. >> we see police kill people every day on video, and that could have easily been my mother, myself, or my 16-year-old sister. that's why i felt it was a need to record it. >> the video appears to have at was not edited but it's not clear what, if anything, happened in the sections. >> if this was a white cheeld choked by a black man, there's no way on god's green earth they would be walking free and that the mother of the child would have been

. >> reporter: this is the moment jacqueline craig tells a ft.r choked her 7-year-old son for littering. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter. >> reporter: the officer turns on the mother. >> it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> why not? >> because he don't. >> reporter: as the situation escalates craig's daughter tries to intervene. >> don't grab her. don't grab her. >> reporter: video captured in cell phone video. now going viral. after being posted on facebook, there are obvious breaks in the footage but you can see the cop grab the mother and her daughter and try to restrain them. the two are taken into custody on complaints of resisting arrest. >> get in the car. >> reporter: craig telling abc news overnight she's seeking justice for her family. >> i want the police officer dealt with. i want the man that grabbed my son and choked him. i want him to take responsibility for his actions. chief joe fitzgerald trying to tamp down tension. >> everyone in this situation deserves

jacqueline craig did speak to cnn saying at this point she is not up to speaking on what took place on that street earlier this week. we also reached out to ft. worth police who say an initial report was taken that the neighbor allegedly assaulted that child. no arrests have been made or charges filed. the officer was apparently wearing one of the body cameras and investigators now poring over thatti footage to see what if anything, went wrong there. >>> let's bring in retired nypdt detective harry and charles coleman jr. just to review, gentlemen, first, thank you for being here. merry christmas to all your families. but, very simple fact pattern. the kid does something involving the neighbor's lawn. littering, throwing a piece of paper, nothing, who knows. the neighbor grabs the kid and the mother gets upset and calls 911 and the cops come and let's play the piece of video that only shows the interaction between the cop and the mom. >> you could have came to me. don't put your hands on my son. >> try not to litter. >> it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the rig

the officer who's name has been -- has not been released responded wednesday when jacqueline craig called said someone choked her son because he littered. but the conversation quickly escalates with the officer point ago stun gun at the mother and violent altercation that happens after that. today craig says she'll be devastated if nothing happens to the responding officer. >> distraught because, i mean, it's absurd. how can you not feel like he didn't do anything wrong if you're actually looking at the footage that played across social media? >> now protests over the video continue this evening. at a news conference today fort worth's police chief and other city officials expressed concern over the officer's actions. the officer was placed on restricted duty. officials are urging the community to remain calm tonig tonight. >>> officials have arrest add man they believe shot and killed a toddler. >> this happened during a road rage incident in little rock, arkansas. prosecutors have charged 33-year-old gary holmes with capital murder and a terrorist act. officials say that the boy's grand

really make it -- >> reporter: last week video showed another fort worth police officer arresting jacqueline craigt her son had been choked by a neighbor. craig's family is now fighting criminal charges filed against them including resisting arrest. >> it's difficult to disassociate the actions of a fort worth police department from a rogue officer when the department then goes on to continue to hold charges against people who the nation can see did nothing wrong. >> the officer who shot colley was put on paid leave back in july but is now back on duty. fort worth police haven't responded to a request to find out the outcome of the internal review. possible legal charges against the officer are still pending. as for colley, he was never accused in the robbery, and a grand jury declined to indict him on the assault charge. >> omar villafranca there in texas. thank you. >>> meanwhile a winter storm could impact travel plans for those heading east this weekend. the storm system dumped large hail, you can see it here, in jackson, tennessee, yesterday. it is now expected to bring snow and heavy rain fr

w officer arresting jacqueline craig after she called police to report her son had been choked by a neighborting criminal charges filed against them, including resisting arrest. >> it's difficult to disassociate the actions of the ft. worth police department from a rogue officer when the department then goes on to continue to hold charges against people who the nation can see did nothing wrong. >> reporter: the officer who shot collie was put on paid leave back in july but he is now back on full duty and ft. worth police have not updated us on the outcome of that internal review. possible legal charges against that officer are still pending. collie was never accused in that robbery and a grand jury declined to indict him on that assault charge. >> omar, thank you. >>> a winter storm is expected to hit the northeast today, bringing snow and heavy rain from maine to washington, d.c. the storm dumped large hail in jackson, tennessee, yesterday. it covered roadways and pummeled cars by by this weekend some northern areas could be under a foot of snow. meteorologist danielle niles of our boston s

worth police officer arresting jacqueline craig as he pins the mother to the pavement, he threatens othersat appears to be a taser. the officer arrests two more people, both of whom are craig's teenage daughters. >> [ bleep ] just did! >> okay, you're going to jail too. [ bl]. >> that's why i felt it was a need to record it. because that could have been anybody, and that couldn't have been his taser that he pulled out. that could have been his weapon. and he could have shot. >> reporter: craig and her daughters were released from custody on thursday. >> i just felt like i didn't get justice for what i called for. >> reporter: craig says she called police to report a neighbor grabbing and choking her son. after the 7-year-old allegedly littered in the man's yard. >> -- tell him not to litter? >> but it doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him the right to put his hands on him. >> why not? >> reporter: the incident escalated when craig's 15-year-old daughter stepped in between her and the officer. in a statement, the fort worth police department says it enjoys a close and coop

jacqueline craig called police wednesday to report a man had grabbed her 7-year-old son by the neck foruation escalated with craig and the two daughters yelling profanities at the police officers. cell phone video posted on facebook showing an officer handcuffing the three women. and it has gotten more than 2 million views. >> the officer was not at all interested in the assault of the 7-year-old child but was more concerned with the accusations of the person -- the assailant that he had litter in his yard. >> fort worth police say they cannot release body cam video of the incident until the investigation is completed. the mother was released from jail yesterday. she told reporters that she doesn't feel justice has been served. >>> new numbers showing just how much progress california is making when it comes to the drought. today is a good day for sure. for the first time since 2013 the u.s. drought monitor says 30% of the state is no longer in the drought. the area in dark red show the parts of the state that are still most affected by the drought. it shows that northern california is

officer was captured on cell phone video showing the officer pointing a taser and wrestling jacqueline craigf her 7-year-old son. >> i'm very distraught because what i felt i was doing was actually protecting my child, and it did not happen. it made me feel less of a parent that i couldn't protect him when he needed it. >> the officer has not yet been identified. ft. worth police said the video raises serious questions. that video has now been viewed more than 1 million times. >>> the new york giants blew a chance to clench a playoff spot on their own. big blue beaten last night by the philadelphia eagles, 24-19, jenkins kicking off two e eli manning passes there for a touchdown. all in all, manning threw three interceptions after no turnovers the week before. he did complete 11 passes to obj. you can see there, odell beckham, man, he's got moves. manning's favorite receiver warmed up last night with these. >> yeah. >> yes. maybe there's a message here from o'dell beckham jr. beckham says he was raising money for cancer research with the gaudy cleats worn last sunday in honor of craig sager,

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. >> reporter: jacqueline craig says she called police wednesday to report that a neighbor had grabbed her neck for littering. the video begins after the officer arrives and shows him speaking with the neighbor. but then questioning craig. >> don't put your hands on my son. >> why don't you teach your son not to litter? >> i can't prove to me that my son littered. but that doesn't matter if he did or didn't. it doesn't give him a right to put his hands on him. >> reporter: the exchange escalates. >> if you keep yelling, you're gonna -- >> reporter: and the officer takes craig and two other women into custody. at one point even pulling out his taser. craig's 19-year-old daughter recorded the video. >> we see police kill people every day on video and that could have easily been my mother, myself or my 15-year-old sister. that's why i felt it was the need to record it. >> reporter: the video appears to have at least three gaps, the family's attorney says it was not edited but it is not clear what, if anything, happened in those that had been choked by a black man there is no way on god's