that's john crawford iv and jaden. carlito crawford is five months now. he was just a laid back -- anyone who really knew my son would tell you he was a respectful young man, and he was pretty laid back and carefree. you know. and he was a family oriented person, as we all are, we're just people, we're family oriented and we will continue to maintain that type of setting in our family and we will do everything we can to move on. it's been extremely difficult, but we will do everything to vindicate my son. and that's how i want him to be remembered. i want him to be remembered as just your typical young person who was a family man, who was very, very into family and friends and we're going to do everything we can to vindicate and illustrate just that point. >> mr. wright, do you think they should publicly release the video that you shot -- that you saw? >> i believe that the public has the right to know what happened in that walmart. right now, all the information is one sided. it appears the information that's been released shows that, you know, john -- t

joining me now john crawford jr., the father of john crawford iii, along with michael wright, the attorneysenting the family. and first of all, mr. crawford, i'm sorry for your loss. i think we should absolutely start with that. and i want to ask you, after meeting with the attorney general, do you have a sense that your family is at least on the road to receiving what you believe would be justice? >> yes, i do. >> and what did -- if you can tell us a bit about what you discussed with mr. dewine in that meeting, mr. crawford. >> basically we spoke about what transpired on the videotape, what we saw. and he gave me some assurance that he would prosecute, that we would bring these gentlemen to justice. >> and michael, in looking at this situation, when you got a chance to finally see some of the surveillance video and it's something that had not been released to the family are yourself before, did it change your mind about what you going in believed happened inside that store? >> absolutely not. it just confirmed what we already believed to be the facts of this situation. >> and just from wh

but an attorney for the family of john crawford says surveillance video, which has not been released publicly, shows crawford was leaning on the light of the gun while talking on a cellphone when he was "shot on sight." hasuse attorney general assigned a special prosecutor to investigate the case. in chicago, hundreds of people have marched to protest the shooting of a man shot dead on sunday after police say he pointed a gun in the direction of an officer. residents, including macintosh his mother, ramsey was on his knees surrendering and he was shot. according to the chicago tribune, chicago police shot 36 people last year, 26 of them black man. so far this year, that shot more than 30 people including another african-american man killed a say not as macintosh. in a separate case, chicago police commander glyn evans has been charged with abrogated -- aggravated battery. jay nixon has nominated former st. louis police chief daniel isom to the state's top law enforcement position, heading the department of public safety. if confirmed, he would be the lone african-american member of ne

that john crawford was holding a gun, which he refused to drop. since the shooting, police have acknowledged crawford was holding a pellet gun, an rifle. and now crawford's family says surveillance video casts doubt on the other parts of the police story. they say it showed him pointing the pellet gun down toward the floor. police showed the familiar some of the video but haven't released it publicly. the family want that to change. >> the only investigative items that the public has been able to see is preliminary material gathered by the beaver creek police department. exoneration of the police officers by the police chief. the cruiser exam footage of after the shooting. and the contents of the 911 call. this information has been released, is decidedly one-sided. it is completely inconsistent portions of the video that we were shown. >> this week, the ohio attorney general handed the case to a special prosecutor. crawford's family want the justice department to investigate. and they want the surveillance video released. joining me now, criminal d

human rights watch says the killing of john crawford, michael brown, an error earner -- who was placed in an illegal chokehold by new york police -- raise serious human rights concerns. speaking thursday, president obama said u.s. efforts have helped thousands of yazidi minorities trapped on mount sinjar. obama said humanitarian air drops would likely end but airstrikes will not. >> we broke the isil siege of mount sinjar and helped vulnerable people reach safety and health saved many innocent lives. we will continued airstrikes to help and have increased military assistance to iraqi and kurdish forces fighting isil on the front lines , and perhaps most importantly, we are urging iraqis to come together to turn the tide against isil by seizing the enormous opportunity of forming a new inclusive government under the leadership of prime minister designate abadi. >> european foreign ministers are meeting in brussels to discuss a rhyming arche kurds -- arming iraqi kurds. minister a maliki as agreed to step down, easing the political crisis in baghdad. u.s. has blocked a shipment of hellfi

releases surveillance video showing the shooting that happened earlier this month. 21-year-old john crawford iii was waving a gun inside the store. when he refused to put it down, they shot him. they learned it was a bb gun. now the ohio attorney's office is investigating this shooting. >>> doctors say it's one of the worst child after abuse cases they've seen. a navy sailor is accused of assaulting his 2-month-old son le leaving him with 29 bone fractures. he admitted to squeezing the baby hard enough to make him stop crying. doctors are surprised the baby is still alive. he's held on half a million bail. >>> rescue crews are looking for a pilot that crashed a small plane in the ocean. the single engine plane took off from wisconsin heading to virginia. two f-16s scrambled to the plane when it flew over restricted air space in washington d.c. the pilots saw the pilot in the plane slumped over the controls. the plane ran out of fuel and went down in the ocean a short time later. the investigation is underway. >>> a former police chief is cashing in on the new market for edible marijuana prod

during a struggle in a park area gardner died in only three months later and earlier this month john crawford was gunned down when he picked up an air rifle from a shop shelf in ohio also in august this mentally ill man was shot dead while in compliance with police orders and dante parker was killed after repeatedly being shocked with a stun gun on suspicion of robbery well former police captain ray lewis says the actions of officers have infuriated the public just like in ferguson. the fact that the police chief jackson took several days to come out with any information and identifying the officer is outrageous when something like this happens then information has to be given to the public as quickly as possible when he came out with the information about who the officer was what he did was he made michael brown look like a thief of the community saw that exactly for what it was and they were outraged now after that they bring in the military cops right they dress these are individuals as occupying officers their armored from head to toe and when you bring when you dress officers like an occ

gonna died on the ground and officer used a prohibited choke hold against him earlier this month john crawford was gunned down when he picked up an air rifle from a shop shelf in i hiei also in august they say mentally ill man was shot dead while in compliance with police orders forte and dante pollack who was killed after repeatedly being shocked with a stun gun on suspicion of robbery. still to come rushes in balder of european products isn't seen as a peachy idea in the fall has worried about russia's even food involved in response to western sanctions they sound more coming up after the break. those who want to get involved to stop isis in iraq are allied with isis in syria we still should be doing everything we can to support the free syrian opposition we will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the iraqi government and kurdish forces as they battle these terrorists. it's like you know when the bullets to start because it's like duck duck duck duck back back back about. so it's it's almost like there's a beat the blue and then you just see the big sound that's like a bas

times during a struggle in a park eric garner died only three months later earlier this month john crawford the third was gunned down when he picked up an air rifle from a shop shelf in ohio also in august this mentally ill man was shot dead despite acting in compliance with police orders. and dante parker was killed after repeatedly being shocked with a stun gun on suspicion of robbery former police captain religious sees the actions of officers infuriated the public just like in ferguson. the fact that the police chief. jackson took several days to come out with any information and identifying the officer is outrageous when something like this happens then information has to be given to the public as quickly as possible when he came out with the information about who the officer was what he did was he made michael brown look like a thief in the community saw that exactly for what it was and they were outraged now after that they bring in the military cops right they dress these are individuals as occupying officers their armored from head to toe and when you bring when you dress officers

garner died on the ground after an officer used to prohibit a choke hold on him earlier this month john crawford was gunned down when he picked up an air rifle from a shop shelf you know heigho also in august this mentally ill man was shot dead while in compliance with police orders and dante parker was killed after repeatedly being shocked with a stun gun on suspicion of robbery. demonstrators clashed with police in sweden on saturday when anti-fascist activists attempted to block a rival rally at least ten people were taken to hospital some with serious injuries when violence broke out in the city of mamo police horses trampled several protesters while one was hit by a van nine people were arrested around fifteen hundred activists gathered to disrupt the speech by they're going to her of a swedish new announcer party tension mounted one firecrackers and smoke bombs were thrown the unrest comes ahead of the country's parliamentary vote. russia's embargo of european products isn't seen as a peachy idea in the e.u. but farmers worried about russia's e.u. food of bargain in response to western san

and beaver creek ohio community is demanding answers after officers killed twenty two year old john crawford and when a shopper called police to report a man holding a gun in a wal-mart. a gun that ended up being a toy dayton daily news spoke to the victim's mother who was on the phone with her son when the shooting took place she added that quote he said he was at the video games playing videos and he went over by the toy section where the toy guns were and the next thing i know he said it's not real and the police started shooting and they said get down on the ground but he was already on the ground because they had shot him and i could hear him just crying and screaming i feel like they shot him down like he was not even human. police insist that the victim's gun looked real and that he had been walking around the store clicking it conference families demanding to see the video of the event but it has yet to be released and will crawford's death hasn't quite captured national attention it certainly sparked a call for justice and accountability from local activists another recent case comi

they ask questions that deflect and distract from these things that happened to john crawford and ericner and mike brown. it is such an ill pattern and i felt like i had to go past the retweets at this point. >> it is getting world attention. what can we learn as a country from what is happening here and ferguson. we shouldlearn that not give up our rights so quickly. terrorism has instilled, the fear has been used to convince us to voluntarily give away our rights. we have been talking about the abstract about the militarization of the police force and the byproduct of it and the ramifications and what it means for the rights of citizens and if ferguson -- and in the ferguson is the first time we get to flex some muscle. from thehe response people of the bundy ranch, they were talking about using women as shields and put women in the from because they know fleming get shot, those are images they want to put out to the world. guns at thenting fed. here, you have someone who bottle and that the reason to brutalize an entire community of people. >> there is a big protest over the death o

john crawford iii was waving a gun inside the store. when he refused to put it down, officers shot him. then they learned it was a bb gun. >> we want police to do right, protect and serve. that's what we want them to do. >> the ohio attorney general's office is investigating the the shooting right now. >>> another police shooting death involving a bb gun earlier this week. a crew member for the tv show " "cops" was shot and killed. deon was taping a robbery inside a wendy's restaurant. the suspect shot at police. officers returned fire hitting the gunman and the victim deon. it's the first time a crew member had been killed during the filming of "cops." >> could ask him anything. yeah. he had happiness. i'm going to end up with sadness. >> the police chief says it was an unfortunate incident and the officers act professionfully. a grand jury is investigating the the shooting. >>> doctors say it's one of the worst cases of child abuse they've ever seen. a navy sailor is accused of assaulting his 2-month-old son leaving him with 29 bone f

they say john crawford iii was wave ago the gun inside the store. when he refused to put hit down, they shot him. >> we're pro police. we want police to do right, protect and serve. that's what we want them to do. >> the ohio attorney general's office is now investigating the shooting. >>> coming up next, we'll meet a "wednesday's child" who loves to show off his creative side. meteorologist ted frolorendo is tracking return of hot and sticky weather. >> that will also give us a chance to fire up thunderstorms later today even in the poconos where we have the fog and mist up there right now. what can you expect for your sunday? i'll let you know when we come back. >>> checking in on this week's "wednesday's child." he's a quiet, artistic and curious young man. he's hoping to find a forever family to help him explore his interests. we are introduced to joshua. >> joshua is warm hearted and very inquisitive. he loves working on puzzles and anything mechanical. we met him at the art studio to build motorized parts. he had a great day creating things an

look at riots, the call for peace is a good one but there are communities in the last few months, john crawford, 22 years old, shot by police in a dayton suburb of ohio after he picked up a toy gun at walmart. eric garner died after being subdued by police. this goes all the way back to 1992, rodney king. the instances of police brutality continue onward it seems and one asks what is a community's response. what we're seeing is the tangible outrage that nothing has been done. >> i think that's right. i think one thing that's important to understand for folks is that if you grew up in a middle class suburb, you'll likely have a democratic relationship to the police. the police aren't really there but come when you call them and leave when they are done. they are very much there to protect you. for people in communities like ferguson for many african-american communities like dayton, ohio, they don't have a democratic relationship. the police are always there, an ever presence. if you live in those communities, it's very likely your most common contact with civil authority is a police officer. th

this kaems day after john crawford, father of two ventured over to the toy department of a walmart inre he reportedly picked up a toy gun and walked with it while talking on the phone with the mother of his children. according to the dayton daily news, two other shoppers became alarmed and called police. johnson told the paper she heard crawford say it's not real before he was shot and killed by police. that case is now being investigated. and this comes one year and one month after george zimmerman was acquitted of the second degree murder of trayvon martin. the neighborhood watch volunteer thought the unarmed black teen was a real suspicious guy as he told sanford, florida, police. when i first wrote about the killing of trayvon martin, i learned about the lessons my mother taught me growing up, how i shouldn't run in public and most definitely not do so with anything in my hands. i was also taught to never, ever leave home without identification, not only in case something happens like an accident, but also in case i'm stopped by police for any reason. to this day, whether i'm goin

when the officers confronted john crawford, he was reportedly holding a bb gun, which was for sale at the store. the mother of crawford's two infant children told the local paper she was on the phone with crawford and heard him say "it's not real" before police opened fire. a special grand jury will convene in the case next month. israel is continuing its military assault on the gaza strip. the palestinian news agency reports five people have an killed today and at least 38 on thursday, including three senior hamas military commanders. since the offensive began six weeks ago, at least 2087 palestinians have died, the majority civilians, while 67 people have died on the israeli side -- all but three of them soldiers. the renewed strikes have sent residents of gaza fleeing to u.n. charter said again after some had returned to shattered neighborhoods. works every day there are people -- men, women, elderly and children, getting killed. everybody. they mock us by giving us a bit of food to distract us. they are killing us and bearing us at the same time. >> their reports hamas militants h

last week, ohio police shot and killed a man named john crawford in a wal-mart.aid he was waving a rifle in the air. but it turned out to be a bb gun. his family thinks he picked it up right in the store from one of the store shelves. and today, there are new questions about a police shooting this week in los angeles. >> shaken and heart broken -- >> my heart is so heavy, because my family is close. >> and her husband is in disbelief. >> we want to know is just why you do it. >> lapd officer, she say, shot and killed their mentally challenged son, 25-year-old, ezel ford junior. >> they laid him out and for whatever reason, they shot him in the back. >> knowing that he is -- >> knowing he is mentally has complications. >> but you don't find this problem just in l.a. or in furgason, missouri. it's a national issue. and the justice department wants solutions. usa today report quote, the justice department is leading a broad review of police tactics, including the kind of deadly force that prompted recent protest in missouri and new york. the review is being conducte

on wednesday we talked about 22-year-old john crawford, iii. he was holding a toy gun in an ohio walmart when he was shot and killed by police. on thursday we talked to the mother of gregory towns, jr., who died after georgia police tased him, allegedly more than a dozen times when he wouldn't get up. tonight we turn to forney, texas, where this month police pulled over a mother of four, handcuffed her and held her at gunpoint after they mistook her car for a criminal's. now they were looking for a tan toyota occupied by four black males allegedly waving a gun. instead they got kamitra barbour in a burgundy nissan driving with her children. >> walk backwards. keep your hands in the air. walk backwards. stop. >> come on back. keep walking back. >> what is wrong? >> keep walking backwards. put your hands behind your head. >> yes, sir. what is wrong? my kids! they're six and eight and ten, nine. what are we doing? >> hold on a second, okay? >> what is going on? oh, my god. you will terrify my children. >> you can hear the panic in her voice when h

brown is one of several hig high-profile police killings john crawford, the ohio man killed while holdingrren taylor shot outside a 7-eleven while police responded to reports of a man carrying a gun. for anyone inspired by these cases to seek out information on just how often police killings happen, there is a good chance you discovered the same thing we did the numbers are not out well and it's not because we're searching the wrong search engine. there is though database that tracks police killings unlike what exists for police officers killed in the line of duty which we reported on last week. one journalist has dieded to take matters into his own hands. he's compiling his own database of officer-involved killings on a website called fatal encounters. brian burkhart is the editor of the reno news and review who came up with this website. what made you decide to start tracking police killings? >> well, i discovered there was no database. there was a lease killing in reno, nevada, and i tried to look and see how frequently that happened, and it wasn't available. so it it seemed insane tha

the lawyer for the family of john crawford iii the man shot and killed inside a dayton, ohio walmarty gun says surveillance video contradicts police claims that crawford ignored their commands to drop the bb gun before they opened fire. >> i believe the public has the right to know what happened in that walmart. right now all the information is one sided. it appears the information that's been released shows that, you know, john of at fault, that he was waving this bb gun at women and children and that definitely was not the case. we do believe it should be released because it will show specifically what happened in this walmart. john was doing nothing but shopping and the police came in and shot and killed this young man unjustifiably. >> right now only family has been able to view that surveillance video. ohio attorney general says he'll not release to it the public because he doesn't want to taint the jury pool. he has appoint ad special prosecutor who will present evidence to a grand jury on september 22nd. today crawford's family is meeting with the federal prosecutor and will a

or john crawford carrying a toy gun in walmart last week when police shot and killed him. of course, this case is drawing a lot of parallels to that of trayvon martin whose shooter was acquitted of murder. i'm joined by jonathan capehart, bergier o'neil and on the phone, antonio french, an alderman of the 21st ward of st. louis with an on the ground view. what's the latest an the ground in ferguson? >> the latest an the ground is that according to a family friend, they will be meeting with al sharpton later on this evening. and another rally is being planned for saturday. and the city of jennings which is in the suburb of st. louis county. >> jonathan, you wrote an incredible peace this morning about the burden of being a black male in america. to this day, whether i'm going to run or just running out to get something from my car nearby, i never step out of my home without my driver's license, insurance card and my "washington post" card with my partner's cell phone number written on it. you are going through your stuff there. you have it on you all the time. are black ame

john crawford in ohio. omar obrega, a latino brother, beaten to death by lapd as well. jimmy powell in st. louis city. this is a very frightening time. we've seen this happen a lot but not so often as such a concentrations fashion. it would seem that police this past month have developed an appetite for strange fruit again with all of these killings. when we look pack at our history, we know we've overcome a history of lynchings. in 1919, the greatest number of lynchings ever recorded in this country was known as the red summer. i'm afraid, as this summer has gone by, and because of the color the police wear, because of all these killings, we may have to end up calling this the blue summer of 2014. >> mark thompson and antonio french, thank you very much for joining me tonight from ferguson. >> thank you, lawrence. >>> coming up, we have some breaking news on white house action today over syria as some are of course continuing to push for a war against isis. and later, new pictures of the earthquake aftermath here in california. and we have great white shark video today

result of a police chokehold after an arrest for a minor infraction in new york city or 22-year-old john crawfordnd killed inside a dayton area walmart after two patrons called 911 upon seeing him holding a toy rifle in the gaming aisle. the mother of crawford's children who was on the phone with him at the time said she could hear him yelling "it's not real" and police yelling get on the ground. she told the dayton daily news, i could hear him crying and screaming. i feel like they shot him like he was not even human. or the latest incident in los angeles where family members say a 25-year-old mentally challenged man was shot by police while lying on the ground. as jonathan capehart writes for "the washington post" this week, one of the burdens of being a black male is bearing the heavyweight of other people's suspicions. as capehart points out, that burden knows no gender. and so marlene pinock is shug officials of the california highway patrol after being repeatedly punched in the head by an officer who sought to detain her for walking on the interstate in a way the officer said endangered her

eric gardner, john crawford, izelle ford. switch the name.ed this mother to birth an angel to bring a face to police brutality. we came today to let you know that the national bar association stands with this family as we call for an independent investigation. justice for michael brown. we don't want the federal government to oversee the process. we want you to take over the process. ♪ >> isn't she powerful! you know, there's only one victim in this case. reverend slaharpton, there's michael brown. and for some reason, there's some people that think that he should stand trial. well, michael brown shouldn't be on trial, america. the person who shot him should be on trial! that's who should be on trial. so we have to stop the victimization of michael brown. see, he laid down and lost his life. the officer went away. so to everyone who would want to continue to assassinate his character, you should stop. he didn't kill anybody. the issue in this case is simple. why would that officer shoot him in the way he did as he tried to surrender? michael

michael brown, john crawford iii, donte parker, ford, the list goes on. a tragic list.lack men and boys killed by police. but there are other names. all unarmed, all black, all killed by the police over the years. investigations are still ongoing in the case of michael brown. three weeks later, we still didn't know many of the facts. but a group of more than 100 civil rights leaders and progressive activists is not waiting to demand concrete changes to the way police forces are run across the country. in an open letter to president obama earlier this week, they wrote, quote, the pattern is too obvious to be a coincidence and for a frequent to be a mistake. from policing to adjudication and incarceration, it is time for the country to counter the effects of systemic racial violence. ideas included training for law enforcement, establishing i snd review, and making sure police forces are representative of the communities they serve. nd review, and making sure police forces are representative of the communities they serve.innd review, and making sure police forces are repr

demonstrators called on police to release surveillance video of the shooting of john crawford iii. police shot and killed crawford inside a beaver creek walmart after someone called 911 to report that crawford had a gun. officers say crawford refused to put down an air rifle. ohio state attorney general says surveillance footage of the shooting hasn't been released to prevent tainting any potential jurors if there is a trial. >>> world news this morning. the pentagon confirming the u.s. military conducted airstrikes and dropped humanitarian aid to the beleaguered iraqi city. iraqi forces have entered the city and broken a two month siege. thousands of shiite turk men had been cut off from food and water. aircraft from australia, france, and britian joined the u.s. in the supply drop. the aid comes at the request of the iraqi government. the u.s. government conducted airstrikes against the islamic state militants in order to support the aid delivery. >>> australian prime minister tony abbott says there is some concern about radicalized australians. he was speaking about the isis sit

crawford! [ indiscernible ] >> i'll look for it. >> the jail provide minimal commissary kits to inmates like john mcfarland who have no money availablehis is indigent. basing stuff they need throughout the week. they get this one free if they don't have money. it has stamp, envelopes, toothbrush, a razor, toothpaste, soap, pencil. this little package for them to get through the week. >> other inmates have plenty to get through the week. >> cereal for the morning. these are my noodles. chips. cappuccino cookies, peanut butter cookies. muffins. my mom and dad support me they put money on my books. and i am able to get everything i need. >> danielle benefield is no stranger to shopping with other people's money. she is in jail for stealing wallets from other shoppers. >> on a weekly basis you can spend the max $125. i shopped $115 last night. got all my stuff. i am trying to lose weight. but however i am not going to cheat myself. >> inmate benefield she is a character. she loves drama. loves drama. >> benefield recently had drama of the wrong kind. >> inmate benefield was in a fight in her cell, between her and an inmate not assigned t

john mccain and u.s. pows were held in the vietnam war. and the republican and democratic congressmen are spending some vacation time together. also rick crawford of arkansas tweet to getting ready to head out to make deliveries with ups in arkansas' first district. the truck passed inspection and wwe're on the road. even with members of congress on recess, live coverage today with the metropolitan junior basically calling that bobby bonds memorial symposium highlighting how baseball can be a tool to mentor, educate and encourage young african-americans. that's imposing gets underway live at one eastern here on c-span2. president obama this week welcomes african leaders to the nation's capital for a three-day summit with a focus on u.s. trade and investment in the region. the second south african president jacob zuma speak of the national press club at 2 p.m. eastern and we haven't live over on c-span. on our facebook page were asking whether you think the u.s. should invest more in africa go to facebook.com/cspan to share your thoughts. >> while congress is on august break, c-span primetime programming will feature a wide range of political vi