year-old laquan mcdonald moving away from police before being shot 16 times in 14 seconds by oicer jason van dyk least four other officers wrote in their reports that mcdonald's was moving toward them swinging the knife in an aggressive exaggerated manner and at least two claim that after mcdonald was shot, he was attempting to get up while still armed with the knife. the chicago police department first ruled the shooting was justifiable homicide now van dyk is facing murder charges. on tuesday, mayor rahm emanuel fired the city's police superintendent. >> we want the police culture cleaned up. those who saw it and those who with the information should be a part of the condemnation. >> reporter: some believe the changes should go even further and are now calling for emanuel's own resignation. in new york, brian web for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> well, president obama will address the nation tomorrow night in the wake of the san bernadino massacre. the white house says the president will deliver a prime time speech about the steps the government is taking to keep americans safe. you can see it ri

van dyk's definition. >> did you think you were a hero? >> reporter: jason van dyk was heckled a bit. he stayed quiet and said nothing at all in the brief court appearance in which his attorney entered a not guilty plea. he faces murder and conduct unbecoming. his lawyer wants cameras in the courtroom and want people to get to know him. >> he wants his story out. so he's not seen as a cold-blooded killer. >> reporter: la can's family want it televised. >> we believe it will be in the best interest of fairness and justice if it was televised. >> van dyk shot 17-year-old mcdonald in october 2014, after he was suspected of breaking into cars and armed with a knife. his sworn testimony, and corroborated by the other officers was that mcdonald lunged at him and van dyk had to back up. a, of the video contradicted that account. showing mcdonald moving away from the officers. the footage touched on constant protests for a month. >> why do you shoot first, and ask questions later. >> now the latest police involved shooting, the first in the city since the release of that tape. over the weeken

jason van dyk was charged with first degree murder and misconducts. >> donald trump said he could work well with vladimir putin, and during his year-end news conference, vladimir putin offered kind words for trump. >> translation: he is a bright person, talented without doubt. he wants to shift to a solid relationship with russia. how can we not woix that >>> vladimir putin called trump the front runner. trump proposed deporting millions of undocumented immigrants. many disgd. 54%. americans surveyed support a pathway for citizenship or people in the u.s. illegally. more than 7 and 10 support the idea >>> defense secretary ash carter committed he made a mistake using a personal email. >> particularly with someone in my position and with sensitivities, should have known better. there were plenty of people at the time when you take offers, who explain what the rules are about emails. it's not like i didn't have the opportunity to understand what the right thing to do is. i didn't do the right thing. this is on me. >> carter said he does not use email much and did not send classified info

jason van dyk was released hours after a judge set bond of $1 million. he's charged with first degree murder, coming days after he was shown shooting the victim 16 times. van dyk's supporters say he fired at the 17-year-old in self-defence because the teen was armed with a knife. [ chanting ] >>> demonstrators gathered outside chicago city hall. they are calling for a systematic review of the chicago police department in the wake of the shooting. the protesters are asking for an independent review of the mcdonald case. n.c.a.a. p president was among those arrested at the protest >>> classes at the university of chicago resume, a 21-year-old threatened to kill 16 on campus and any police officers he came across. the school was closed following the threat. the threat was a response to the killing of mcdonald >>> prosecutors charged four men with shooting into a crowd of people protesting the fatal police shooting of a black man in minneapolis. the suspects yelled racial slurs at the protesters before the shooting. activists held nonstop demonstrations until

by protests over the police shooting of teenager la quarn mcdonald 15 months ago, now officer jason van dyk is facing murder charges and the police superintendent gary mccarthy has been fired. moves credited to "black lives matter." what started as a hashtag is a movement. from the streets of missouri, baltimore, new york and heard. >> there is a specific problem that is happening in the african-american community that is not happening in other communities. and that is a legitimate issue that we have to address. >> joining me now is patrice, founding the black lives matter movement, after the acquittal in 2013. and was one who coined the hashtag "black lives matter." good to see you. thank you for being with us. i want to start by asking you. because that slogan is popular. why does "black lives matter" need to be exclusive? the goal, obviously, is to value lives that you didn't think were valued. so why not broaden it. do "black lives matter" more than other lives. >> i think that's a great question, a question that we often get, which is why are we just talking about black lives, from sla

officer jason van dyk has pleaded not guilty to murder in this case. tonight law enforcement officials say the justice department plans to open an police department, looking at whether there's a pattern of civil rights violations. >>> some highly encouraging news tonight from former president jimmy carter 3 1/2 months after he revealed he was being treated for cancer that had spread to his brain. today he announced he's cancer free. we get more on this from nbc's gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: jimmy carter had not let his stage four cancer diagnosis stop him from teaching sunday school in georgia, but today he stunned the congregation when he mentioned his latest mri. >> when i went this week, they didn't find any cancer at all. so good news. >> reporter: that good news traveled fast. carter's grandson tweeted, victory. >> it was a early, wonderful christmas present. my grin was bigger than president carter's facemous grin. former president had a small cancerous mass removed from his liver. then they found a mass in his brain, leading to this announcemen

by protests over the police shooting of teenager la quarn mcdonald 15 months ago, now officer jason van dyk is facing murder charges and the police superintendent gary mccarthy has been fired. moves credited to "black lives matter." what started as a hashtag is a movement. from the streets of missouri, baor

it was called amid fallout of the release of a video showing white officer jason van dyk fatally shootinglack teenager. van dyk is now charged with first degree murder. >>> jurors will continue deliberating today in the manslaughter trial of a baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. yesterday afternoon they told a judge that they're deadlocked in the case but the judge told them to keep deliberating. officer william porter is the first of six officers to stand trial on charges stemming from gray's death back in april. gray died after he was injured in the back of a police wagon and his death spurred protests and riots in the city and beyond. >> time for your first look at business here at the big board. many expect the federal reserve to hike interest rates today. if it happens, it's a sign from the fed that the economy is strong enough to withstand the higher rates but others think it might cause the stock market to collapse. who is right we'll see. >>> also mortgage rates and other loan rates will rise if they raise the rates. >>> speculation didn't have much of a

yesterday officer jason van dyk pleaded not guilty in the murder of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. dash cam video shows the officer shooting the teen 16 times back in 2014. >>> a cleveland, ohio, man says he will seek negligent homicide charges in the tamir rice case. an officer mistook his pellet gun for a real gun. the council member did not say when he will pursue the charges. activists say that they plan to protest in the city again today over the grand jury's decision. >>> is there such a thing as too much security when it comes to your child's school? why research says yes and how it could put students in danger. >>> the next "glee" star is behind bars. what police say they found on his computer. >>> 4:37 now as we face the fog this morning, it is thick out there as we take a live look outside northwest d.c. a what's >>> welcome back. a star from the hit tv show "glee" is behind bars this morning. police arrested mark salling on having child pornography. they arrested him in the los angeles area. he played bad boy buck on the hit tv show for six years. >>> the army got hit wi

by protests over the police shooting of teenager la quarn mcdonald 15 months ago, now officer jason van dyk is facing murder charges and the police superintendent gary mccarthy has been fired. moves credited to "black lives matter."

jason van dyk postered bond hours after a judge set his bail at $1.5 million. >> also new this morninged one of hillary clinton's e-mail chains. one exchange shows clinton talking to a diane reynolds that's a sued nim for her daughter chelsea. clinton writes there an al-qaeda like group launched the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. it's debate over whether clinton believed that was random violence. >>> republican candidate donald trump says he's not joking anymore. yesterday he suggested cnn should pay him to attend the next debate. the businessman put a price on his participation $5 million. it's not the first time donald trump has threatened to pull out of a debate. trump made the comments at a campaign stop in macon georgia. >> the flyers have won back to back games in three of their last four. >>> kobe bryant and the lakers in philadelphia to face the sixers tonight. both teams are last in their conferences. it will be bryant's last time playing in his hometown as an nba player. the lower merion high school grad retires at the end of the season. >>> the temple owls visit h

officer jason van dyk posted bond and is now out of jail.fda philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey who is retiring if he's gotten a call to help out in his hometown. >> i still plan to retire in january. if there are ways of helping organizations beyond just, you know, leading it in terms of being a police superintendent or something but i've not heard anything from chicago at all. >> mayor emanuel asked for the recommendations. >> a man pumping gas is ambushed. it happened saturday afternoon at the bp station on the 400 block of west lehigh avenue. the man got out of his car and was standing next to the pump when one man seemed to motion to several other men in the parking lot. within seconds a swarm of people surrounded the victim and started going through his pockets. police are still looking for those bandits. >> philadelphia said farewell to lake kerr superstar kobe bryant and the sixers said farewell to the longest losing streak in the history of u.s. pro sports. dr. j and greg downer kobe's coach at lower merion high present

by protests over the police shooting of teenager la quarn mcdonald 15 months ago, now officer jason van dyk is facing murder charges and the police superintendent gary mccarthy has been fired.

officer jason van dyk is facing charges in mcdonald's death. >>> now to decision 2016. fears of terrorism are dominant in the race for the white house. last night's republican debate in las vegas was the first since the terror attacks in paris and san bernardino, and it was the first since donald trump proposed a ban on muslims entering the u.s. trump defended his stance saying it's about safety, not religion. senator ted cruz had a standout moment as well speaking on national security. >>> the front line with isis isn't just in iraq and syria, it's also in kennedy airport and the rio grand. border security is national security. >> central question in last night's cnn debate, who would be the best commander in chief. jeb bush called donald trump a chaos candidate not fit for the job. senators cruz and marco rubio disagreed on military spending, nsa surveillance and immigration. >>> democratic front-runner hillary clinton said her republican rivals have slogans, not strategies. she had this message after recent terror attacks in san bernardino and paris. >> we cannot giv

it shows jason van dyk showing a 17-year-old 16 times.mages sparked days of protest when they were released last week. >>> in baltimore, jury selection began this morning for one of six police officers charged in the breath of freddie gray. the man died a week after suffering a spinal chord injury while in police custody. live now to baltimore, and john tear -- terrett. describe the case against the officer, please. >> reporter: the case is basically -- there are a range of charges against him but the key one is involuntary manslaughter. that the lowest form of manslaughter you can accrue in the u.s. justice system. he was called to check on him. essentially the charge is he was negligent in his care. the defense is likely to be pretty straightforward. there was a new seat belt law where suspects had to be seat belted in, but it was new, and it wasn't applied universally across the city, so that is likely to be part of the defense, and also that freddy gray, the defense will say likely contributed to his own death by violent and aggressiv

officer jason van dyk's rest and indictment of la can mcdonald led to police scrutiny >>> and a decision not to indict a police officer that fatally shot tamir rice. protests and a review of the officer's action >>> missouri under a state of emergency after heavily rain led to widespread flooding. 13 deaths are linked to the storms. thousands have been forced to leave their homes. the mississippi breach its banks spilling to roadways and is expected to reach its highest point in 22 years. >>> the world health organisation says the ebola outbreak is over in the west african nation of guinea, the home of patient zero, an infant who became the first case in the region. our correspondent reports another baby is lost in the case - is left in the case. >> reporter: a 2-month baby girl, the last reported ebola case has recovered and left the country saturday. the declaration that guinea is ebola free is a huge step where the deadly disease emerged two years ago. the declaration is a major milestone in a fight to end the major epidemic history. >> we have to be clear that although today is an im

officer jason van dyk facing charges in mcdonald's death. >>> the mother of a 27-year-old man who died at an apartment complex in d.c. wants to see the surveillance video from outside the apartment building where this happened. alonzo smith was in the custody of private guards when he died. d.c. police officers performed cpr on smith when they arrived at the apartment. smith's mother says she was -- she's upset with the way the guards treated her son. >> what about the video that was on the outside of the building that was working during the time my son was running through the apartment saying, help, help, they're trying to kill me. >> now smith wants to know why police didn't release the video sooner. they're investigating this as a homicide. no charges have been filed. >>> a man tasked with keeping children safe may have actually been exploiting them. david abbott killed himself yesterday morning when manassas city police tried to serve warrants at his home. he was accused of molesting two boys he met while coaching youth hockey in prince william county. defect tifs are trying to fig

yesterday officer jason van dyk pleaded not guilty in the murder of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald.ash cam video shows the officer shooting the teenager at least 16 times back in 2014. >>> a maryland police officer says he refuses to shoot at a man who had a gun and yelled shoot me. corporal reed priest says he didn't believe it caused lethal force. the man is now facing assault charges. >>> the search is on for a gunman who opened fire at a historic site in russia. we're getting this report from dagg guess stand. the bullets came from an unnamed man. tourists and guards and one other person has died. aaron, back to you. >> erica, thank you. new year's preparations happening today. crews are dropping the ball in times square. looking at a live picture from times square where that 10,000 pound ball is hanging at this early hour. sort of just above the shots you can see here. the square will be packed thursday night as you can imagine. not only are the show people making sure nothing goes wrong, new york's mayor, bill de blasio, says security is more extensive than ever this year. not

dashcam video to be released and raising concerns there more than a year passed before the officer jason van dykrged with murder. >> change needs to start from the top down. because what we are feeling in chicago is -- is the real feeling of america in itself and that is injustice towards people of color. >> reporter: following the release of at least two other videos of alleged police miss conductor, this week emanuel apologized and promised systemic changes. >> i take responsibility for what happened because it happened on my watch. >> reporter: but today no forgiveness. a petition now circulating in an effort to unseat emanuel. >> we have communities that are blighted. he has no reform. we're calling for a vote of no confidence for the mayor. >> reporter: and protesters are also calling for the resignation of the cook county states attorney and for the release of video from yet another police-involved shooting. reporting live marci gonzalez channel6 "action news." rick back to you. >> thank you. >>> closing arguments will likely happen monday in the manslaughter case against a baltimore polic

officer jason van dyk who was charged with murdering 17-year-old laquan mcdonald last year posted bonds out of jail. we asked philadelphia police commissioner charles ramsey if he has gotten a call to help out his hometown. >> i still plan to retire in january. if there are ways of helping organizations beyond just, you know, leading it in terms of being police superintendent or something, but i've not heard anything from chicago at all. >> mayor imemanuel announced the creation of a task force to make recommendations on police accountability. >> 6:17. what's not to like. fatherhood inspires mark zuckerberg to make a staggering plan to share his facebook fortune. karen. >> light rain right now but the issue currently is the fog half a mile visibility in philadelphia. just .3 of a mile in wilmington and even less than that in mount pocono. but i'm going have details on that heavy rain on the way coming up. >> ♪ >> in tech bites. you may want to think twice before hanging up those christmas lights. >> a british watchdog group warns holiday lights can slow down the wifi speed in your home

o of officer jason van dyk shot him 16 times and is now charged with first degree murder. >> a thirdson has now been arrested in connection with a new jersey native who was set on fire in massachusetts. prosecutors say ovie cruise misled police. they accuse him of lying about how well he knew fernando owen. 29-year-old border intergrew up in paulsboro gloucester county. investigators say owens gagged and burned her because he believed she was somehow involved in his son's shooting death. owens is still on the run today, a husband and wife are also under arrest accused of being accessories after the fact. >> a proposal that could end pennsylvania's budget impasse made it through the senate today and it's headed to the house. the $30.8 billion plan includes $350 million in additional funding for public schools. senate majority leader jake korman said the budget package is one that governor tom wolf has agreed to sign if lawmakers approve it. pennsylvania has been without a state budget since july. >>> pennsylvania senator pat toomey visited a chester county food pantry this morning. th

officer jason van dyk charged with murder after prosecutors say he shot mcdonald 16 times in 15 seconds that after ordering mcdonald to drop his knife, the teen continued to advance toward him even though the video shows mcdonald walking away van dyk went on to report that mcdonald got within 10 to 15 feet of him so the officer claims he acted in defense of his life. the video then shows mcdonald on the ground. today authorities in chicago also released this dashcam video of another deadly police-involved shooting also from last october but announced they determined this shooting was justified. calling the federal review welcome news. >> anything that we can do to improve police relations with the public, to build confidence in our communities that the police officers are out there doing their job and doing it correctly, i welcome that. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emanuel also said he welcomes this federal investigation stating the mutual goal here is to establish a stronger and better police department in the city. we are live in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for channel6 "action new

laquan mcdonald was shot 16 times last year by officer jason van dyk who is now charged with first degreeder. dashcam video released last month does not support his claim that mcdonald acted aggressively before he was shot and killed. protesters allege a coverup and have demanded the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel and cook county state's attorney anita alvarez. this afternoon mcdonald's uncle said change is needed on a national level as well. >> i think change needs to start from the top down. because what we're feeling in chicago is -- is the real feeling of america in itself and that is injustice towards people of color. >> the justice department has launched a federal civil rights probe into the entire chicago police department. >> the fbi has resumed searching a lake near the site that of mass shooting in san bernadino, california. investigators now believe syed farook and tashfeen malik may have dropped a computer hard drive into the water before they were killed in a shootout with police. authorities still have not determined if their attack was directed by isis. they're also que

jason van dyk posted bond hours after a judge set his bail at $1.5 million. >> new this morning investigatorsidentified what may have led to the crash of an air asia plane last year. the national transportation safety committee says analysis of flight 8501's data recorder shows the plane had problems with its rudder control system while flying on december 28. the pilots attempted to respond to the problem but the plane stalled and then crashed into the java sea. all 162 people on board were killed. >> it is coming up on 6:18. menus with warnings. a new era in nutritional labels begins in new york city today. karen. >> storm tracker6 live double scan showing the area dealing with rain. we had it through the night. we have it through your morning commute. we're going have it until tomorrow. details in the forecast coming up next. >> in today's tech bites kids seem to be the target of a newt data breach. >> toymaker v tech says the personal information of 5 million customers and their kids has been stolen. the breach includes e-mails home addresses names and birth dates of child users. >> swatch

dash cam video showing the black teen running down a city street, and shot 16 dimes by officer jason van dyk. al jazeera is freezing the video after the first shot. van dyk turned himself in and was charged with first degree murder. he's out on bond. protesters since then have taken to the streets, outraged over how long it took to release the video and charge van dyk. [ singing ] >>> even with the backlash, rahm emanuel's office issued statements of support for garry mccarthy. number now. one alderman said the police superintendent is not the only one that needs to be held accountable. >> what does this administration, not the police administration, the mayoral administration - what did they know, and when. >> rahm emanuel says the new task force he ponded will review policy and changes. he deflected questions about stepping down as well. >> i think i'm doing my job, every day in a professional way. >> reporter: that was not good enough for protesters outside the mayor's office, demanding accountability from the city and wants an independent auditor to oversee the police department. >> what

officer jason van dyk was released after posting the required 10% of a $1.5 million bond. meanwhile, some are alleging a police coverup. nbc chicago obtained this photo of police at a nearby burger king the night la quan mcdonald was killed. the manager maintains officers deleted security footage. >> our system works. it has worked flawlessly for a long time. it never shuts down. >> there were apparently technical difficulties but in no way, shape, or form is there evidence anything was tampered with. >> officer van dyk's attorney said mcdonald was on drugs and armed with a knife when he was shot and that his client feared for his life. >>> the man accused of killing three people at a colorado planned parenthood clinic may 57-year-old robert dear was mostly silent during his first court appearance. he appeared on closed circuit television wearing a protective vest with his lawyer. the same lawyer who represented colorado theater killer james holmes. >>> 5:40 now. we're hearing about an alleged attempt to cover up the hazing death of baruch college student ding. he died at