most of chicago police officer jason van dyke's bullets landed in look kwan mcdonald's back she's. a toxicology report found macdonald had taken the drug p.c.p. he was carrying a knife later found closed but was clearly shown walking away vandyke was reloading when a fellow officer told him to hold fire now the jury's verdict or a sound not just here in chicago but across the u.s. and perhaps around the world. the tape itself on review shows no imminent threat to officer vandyke safety or to any of the other officers at the scene none of the other officers weapons were drawn although the other officers testified that the kwan mcdonald lunged at the officer with the knife there is no evidence of that a determined blue line of police stands behind their colleague but the reality is this if he gets a lighter sentence or if he's not found guilty i think chicago's already on the brink of exploded i think this would lead to a mess mass chaos. no one is more aware of that than vandyke we have the right to play well if you let him away i'm sure. i'm. going to present our. act. i'll. try. r

jason van dyke shot aned laquan mcdonald-- a black 17- year-old-- in october 2014. ke has pleaded not-guilt to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges. his defense team has said mcdonald was threatening van f dyke, who fear his safety. >> a out of control individual who didn't care about anyone. not citizens, not armed police officers, not himself. >> nawaz: van dyke and his partner were responding as backup to a 9-1-1 call on chicago's south side. the caller said someone-- later identified as mcdonald-- was breaking car windows in a parking lot and had a knife. dashcam video of the shooting shows van dyke aiving, getting out of his car and firing 16 shots at mcdonald as he appears to walk away. van dyke's attorneys have said he was acting in self-defense. last week, prosecutors called officers who were on tcene to testify. the first officer to confront mcdonald said he had a knife, and was questioned as to whether mcdonald was a threat. >> did he threaten you with the knife at all? >> he held it out, but he didn't say anything verbally, no. >> the quest

we had a young african-american male executed executed by also jason van dyke the case hinges on this video when sixteen shots it captures the racial tension of the most segregated city in the us propels the black lines matter movement and threatens to draw a bright new red line over which police cannot cross. most of chicago police officer jason van dyke's bullets landed in look kwan mcdonald's back jason day a toxicology report found macdonald had taken the drug p.c.p. he was carrying a knife later found closed but was clearly shown walking away vandyke was reloading when a fellow officer told him to hold fire now the jury's verdict resoundingly not just here in chicago but across the u.s. and perhaps around the world. the tape itself on review shows no imminent threat to officer vandyke safety or to any of the other officers at the scene none of the other officers weapons were drawn or though the other officers testified that oh look juan mcdonald lunged at the officer with a knife there is no evidence of that a determined blue line of police stands behind their colleague but the r

most of chicago police officer jason van dyke's bullets landed in look kwan mcdonald's back she's. a toxicology report found macdonald had taken the drug p.c.p. he was carrying a knife later found closed but was clearly shown walking away vandyke was reloading when a fellow officer told him to hold fire now the jury's verdict resoundingly not just here in chicago but across the u.s. and perhaps around the world. the tape itself on review shows no imminent threat. to officer van dyke safety or to any of the other officers at the scene none of the other officers weapons were drawn although the other officers testified that oh look juan mcdonald lunged at the officer with the knife there is no evidence of that a determined blue line of police stands behind their colleague but the reality is this if he gets a lighter sentence or if he's not found guilty i think chicago is already on the brink of exploded i think this would lead to a mess mass chaos he is a god. no one is more aware that the in van dyke we have the right to play well if you let him away i'm sure. i'm. going to prison. a

countdown is on for opening statements to begin in the trial of former chicago police officer jason van dykeke faces a first-degree murder charge. aggravated battery and official misconduct in the 2014 killing of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the officer shot the teen 16 times as he walked away from officers with a knife in his hand. van dyke has pleaded not guilty. >>> in berlin marathon man got a whole new meaning as a 33-year-old runner from kenya set a new world marathon record. eliud kipchoge ran 26.2 miles ie that's more than a minute faster than the previous record and almost five minutes ahead of the second place finisher in sunday's race. that is fast. >> that is way fast. he is a machine right there that we saw going through that. kudos to him. now it's time for his body to rest. take it slow. >> a much-needed rest, yes. >> a familiar hollywood face is welcoming baby number two at 69 years old. you know actor richard gere from "pretty woman," "officer and a gentleman," "american gigolo." he and his new wife alejandra silva are now expecting. this will be gere's second child and his

. >>> jury selection begins today in the trial of chicago police officer jason van dyke charged with shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald whose death sparked protests around the country in 2014. the dash cam video showed mcdonald walking away from police when he was shot 16 times. mcdonald's family has called for calm ahead of the trial and the mayor of that city, rahm emanuel, who has faced sharp criticism for his handling of the case has announced he will not seek re-election. >>> time now for a look at your weather forecast on this wednesday. >>> good morning. well, now that gordon is making landfall we're seeing steamy conditions and widespread scattered showers and thunderstorms that will bring about concern for an array of things. first of all, we're talking about the big threats going to be flooding along with damaging winds, a moderate threat for both. looking for a slight threat. with the storm sturgill simpson and tornadoes. the tornadoes will be a problem with some of the outer fringes of this storm. but going into thursday looking for significant flooding from mobile, jac

officer jason van dyke pleadedty not gu you might remember the video here. say he feared for his ife when he shot mcdonald 16 times. it shows himhooting the him as he walked away from officers. >> more than half a million people don't have power this morning because of florence. many are relying on generators that require lot of gas. take a look at this drone video. the gas lines in north carolina. you n seeines snake more than a mile from the entrance. people waited several houth in lane. one man said he was filling up cars for the entire neighborhood. >> we couldn't first get out of our house. we told everybody we were going get gas. and they gave us their gas cans and we got down here. >> other drivers could run out of gas while they were waiting and had to be pushed the rest of the day. >> we're tracking florence on all of our platforms. you can find the latest track on the nbc washington app. coming up, news 4 chris lawrence will have a look at the flooding in kinston north carolina. >> crews are trying to clean up this a tree fell at 42nd and albemarle

jason van dyke is charged in the deadly shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. >> for the next 12 1nds, the defendant continued to pull the trigger of his gun over and over until he empties the entire clip. >> dash cam video shows van dyke shooting the teenager 16 times in 2014. mcdonald was carrying a wife but appeared to be walking away. prosecutors believe race was a motivating factor. defense said he was doing the job he was trained to do. >> evidence will show it was a scared police officer, fearful for his life and others, and he acted within his training. >> van dyke is the first chicago officer to be charged with first degree murder in nearly 40 years. >>> bill cosby's wife is calling on the judge to be investigated that is set to sent tense her job. she filed a complaint today, accusing the trial judge steven o'neil of holding a grudge against the defense key witness in a pretrial hearing. defense lawyers filed a similar motion. judge o'neil sent the case to trial where a jury convicted cosby. he faces up to ten years in prison or more perhaps. >>> a state lawmaker is blast

include the imagesf other officers at the scene, and it showed van dyke shooting just a fraction of the 16 bullets he actually fired at mcdonald. jason van dyke faces two counts of first-degree murder. he is the first police officer in chicago to stand trial for killing someone on duty in 50 years. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. juan: and i'm juan gonzalez. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. president trump has repeatedly attacked his political opponents by saying the world is "laughing" at the united states. but on tuesday as he addressed the united nations, many in the global assembly laughed at him when he boboasted of his administration's accomplishments.s. pres. trump: in less than two years, myy administrtration hahs accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country. america -- so true. [laughter] trump: did next of that reaction, but that's ok. [laughter] juan: trump later sasaid his comment was "meant to get some laughter so it was great." during is addr

of the street holding a knife when he was shot 16 times by now former chicago police officer jason van dykecdonald lunged at van dyke but this dashcam video shows he was actually walking away from the officer when he was shot. three officers were indicted in an alleged cover-up that led to massive protests in chicago. today family members of mcdonald asked for peace no matter what happens at the trial. >> we're asking for complete peace. we don't want any violence before, during or after the verdict in this trial. >> van dyke is facing 6 counts of first-degree murder, official misconduct and aggravated battery. he pled not guilty. >>> new developments in the poisoning of a russian spy and his daughter in the uk. today british authorities said they have found the men responsible and it all leads back to moscow. greg palkot has more on the investigation from london. >>> it's a murder mystery out of a james bond movie. british officials charge it would go alleged russian intelligence agents -- two alleged russian intelligence agents in connection with the poisoning of a russian spy and his dau

in c chicago, jury selection is underway in the murder trial of white police officer jason van dyke, who's charged in the killing of 17-year-old african american laquan mcdonald in october of 2014. the killing was captured on a police dash cam video released under court order, which clearly contradicted police claims about the shooting. the video shows the teenagerer posing no threat and walking away from the officers before van dyke opened fire 16 times. on wednesday, about 100 protesters gathered near the cook county criminal courthouse as the trial got underway. this is activist williamam calloway. >> and if he is acquitted, it is not just going to be the south side, butjust the one every side of the state e that will rise up and will demand justice. amy: in louisiana, police arrested four people wednesday as they held a peaceful sit in protest at a construction site bayou bridge pipeline. it is being built by energy transfer partners, the same by the dakota access pipeline. all four those arrested wednesday face felony charges under harsh new i into protest loss i might louisiana

a judge increased the bond today for jason van dyke a white chicago police officer who is charged withurder of a black teenager laquan mcdonald. this came after a hearing where prosecutors filed a motion that argued van dyke violated his bail conditions by talking with the media about the shooting. van dyke's attorney said van dyke didn't violate the judge's orders, did not discuss the case publicly. van dyke is accused of shooting 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times in 2014. van dyke paid the additional bail of $200 to remain free. >>> cbs board of directors is reportedly negotiating a payout wittions of sexual misconduct against him. in july, the new yorker came out with an article in which six women accused him of sexual harassment. cbs appointed two law firms to investigate the allegations. the network is now reportedly offering him an exit package of roughly $100 million. sources tell cnbc that the package is made up almost entirely of cbs stock. under his contract, he is due as much as $180 million in severance. cbs officials have declined to comment on the reported offer. >>> a

jason van dyke, who you will see momentarily on the right in court, has decided to stick with selectedurors rather than have a judge decide whether he's guilty of murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager laquon mcdonald. today was the deadline the judge set for his decision >>> north and south korea launching their first liaison officer near the border. this to facilitate better communication and exchanges ahead of their leader's summit in pyongyang next week, the late nest est in a set of steps take then year >>> president midora meeting with xi in beijing to seek financial support from one of his ailing country's biggest creditors. the two leaders reaffirmed their ties >>> and spacex says it has signed the first private moon traveler the announcement, along with when the flight to the moon will be made on monday. the original plan called for the two paying passengers to fly around the moon this year, but now it seems as though there will only be one you are up to date that's the news update this hour now we're going to go to wvit meteorologist kaitlyn mcgrath with the late

white police officer jason van dyke is accused of first-degree murder.ec prors played a video showinge firing 16 times.-y the r-old mcdonald was seen holding a small knife, and lking away. the defense argued van dyke feared for his life. and, on wall street, stocks gave in economic news president trump just announced major new tariffs on $200 billion in chinese goods starting next week. they wilstart at 10% and reach 25% by the end of the on wall street, stocks gave ground on expectations of new tariffs on china. the down jones industrial average lost 92 points to close at 26,062. the nasdaq fell 114 points and the s&p 500 slipped 16. still to come on the "newshour," russia and turkey create azo demilitarize in syria around the last area of rebel- held syria. and our politics monday team joins us to discuss the accusations against the supreme court nominee. w druff: russia and turkey today made an agreement that seems to savinthe syrian pr of idlib from an assault. the two countries agre create a demilitarized zone, averting, for now, what was expected to be a humian disaster. nick sc

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washington and new delhi as potential jurors showed up for the trial of chicago police officer jason van dykeesters staged a justice for laquan mcdonald. he was shot by van dyke nearly four years ago as a teenager walked down the street >>> toyota is recalling about 182,000 prius hybrids. it could cause a fire that affects the 2016 through 2018 model years. >>> a video released bay safari park shows the moment a lion got into a tourist's car now that is up close and importantly. as you might imagine the video is going viral it shows the lion climbing over the tourists, just, you know, for a little cuddle and a lick the incident happened after a woman was hurt by a different lion but in the same park. i mean, those people got more than they paid for at least it ends well, is all i'm saying guys >> it's not quite wild i didn't know they had lions in the crimea there we go. >> i didn't know lions cuddled that looks scary contessa, thanks so much to learn >> i would not be embracing the lion >> i wonder if that's a new attraction since russia seized it or whether it was always there like a new zo

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