two days after guyger was sentenced in the case, joshua brown was shot to death outside his apartment. dallas policice have arrested to suspects and have identified a third in brown's murder, which they chararacterize as a drug dl gone bad. the dallas naacp is calling for an independent investigation. lee merritt, you represented the botham jean family in the trial. now you also represent the family of joshua brown. can you giveve us the latest? >> well, the dallas police department is chugging forward with an investigation that will the community until theyy hold i it over to o a disinteted third party investigator. they have found witnesses and evidence and they presented that to the public. setfor a s significantnt through the community, basically rejected their findings because dallas, whether they like it or not, whether there is even evidence of it or n not, is implicated in this murder --ause it came at the time two days after conviction for dallas police officer during a trial that revealed corruption within the city of dallas. you ask yourself, is the dallas police department

soon after in a nearby hospital, joshua brown was pronounced dead. the shooting in the apartment six miles from where brown lived last year when he heard the fatal gunshots fired by the former dallas police officer killing botham jean. his testimy s credited in guyger's conviction. >> do you recall ever hearing someone say hey put your hands up? >> no. no, ma'am. >> or show me your hands? >> no, ma'am. >> upon hearing of his death, dallas county prosecutor wrote he bravely came forward to testify when others wouldn't. adding, if we had mor people like him, we would have a better world, as questions swirled about the motive north of boun's death, his family calling for action, tweeting today i just spoke with joshua brown's mother, she is devastated. we need answers. tonight, there are no suspects in brown's death and the investigation is ongoing, leaving a new family calling for justice in dallas. morgan chesky, nbc news. >>> still ahead tonight how i can't believe it. what? that our new house is haunted by casper the friendly ghost? hey jill! hey kur

soon after in a nearby hospital, joshua brown was pronounced dead the shooting in the aterra apartments six miles from where brown lived last year when he heard the fatal gunshots fired by the former dallas police officer killinbotham j took thet week, his testimony was crediten >> do you recall ever hearint ys up". >> no, no ma'am. >> o hds >> no, ma'am >> reporter: upon hearing of his death, the dallas county prosecutor wrote he bravely came forward to testify when others wouldn't, adding if we had more people like him, we would have a better world as questions swirl about the motive in brown's death, the attorney representing jean's family calling for action, tweeting i just spoke with joshua brown's mother. she is devastated. we need answers. police say there are no suspects in brown's death, and the investigation is ongoing leaving a new family calling for justice in dallas. morgan chesky, nbc news >>> a man in texas is recovering this morning after being struck by lightning this happenes shocking video he. it shows him walking his dog when he was hit. good samaritans rushed to giv

. >> please state your name for the record. >> joshua brown. >> reporter: brown lived across thefrom botham jean and testified about what he heard when guyger opened the door and shot and killed his neighbor. >> i thought this was my apartment. >> reporter: guyger who thought she was entering her own apartment was sentenced tone years from prison for murder. >> she was crying. explaining what happened, what she thought happened. saying she came into the wrong apartment. >> reporter: brown's murder had raised concerns and triggered a flurry of speculation that he was targeted for testifying in the guyger murder case. he was scene as a snitch. family lawyer said brown had been shot in the mouth. that turned out to be false. dallas police say brown was shot multiple times in the lower body. he was in the apartment of a dallas apartment complex. >> i was blown away. >> reporter: the family lawyer who represented botham jean's family says joshua brown was reluctant to testify. >> why was he nervous about testifying in the guyger trial? >> i think he had some apprehensions about being

] she's talking about that controversial hug that went viral and her reaction to the murder of joshua brown new show it's called coasted. were going to meet true friends who ended their friendship without explanation. they ghosted each other and then we have a guy who is a serial go stir. he flips on all the women leaving them without a trace saying goodbye cannot be that hard sir. we are going to find out why he is ghosting women on social media and out of his life. then "people" magazine exclusiv exclusive, dying with dignity. one woman's courageous journey, why she is fighting a law that won't allow her to die on herley watson from louisiana. rob fletcher, in columbus, ohio, and alisha missouri, station k/d and l. thank you so much for joining the cyber hall. and of course if you want to be part of the cyber hall they are actually in their homes and watching from their homes you can join us, tamronhallshow.com to join us in the conversation. let's get it started. it's a big one. judge tammy kemp made headlines last week when she hugged amber guyger after the former dallas police officer

soon after at a nearby hospital, joshua brown was pronounced dead the shooting in the apartments 6 miles from where brown lived last year where he heard the fatal shots fired by the dallas police officer, killing jean when brown took the stand last week, his testimony was credited in guyger's conviction. >> do you recall ever hearing someone say, hey, put your hands up >> no. no, ma'am. >> or, show me your hands? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: upon hearing of his death, the dallas prosecutor wrote, he bravely came forward to testify when others wouldn't. if we had more people like him, we'd have a better world as questions swirl about the motive in brown's death, jean's family calling for action. tweeting, i spoke with brown's mother she is devastated. we need answers. police say there are no suspects in brown's death and the investigation is ongoing leaving a new family calling for justice in dallas. morgan chesky, nbc news. >>> the search continues this morning for one suspect after four people were killed in a kansas city bar. police responded twice to tequila k.c. once due to reports of

it was 10 days after he gave key testimony in the case. 27-year-old joshua brown suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was found dead in the parking lot of his apartment friday night. he is to live in the same apartment complex as geiger and her victim. it was september 28 human geiger said she mistakenly walked into his apartment and killed him. just last week brown told the

joshua brown was shot outside his apartment and now a large reward is being offered in the case as we learn new information about brown's past. >> reporter: this morning, an urgent investigation in dallas as police search for the killer of 28-year-old joshua brown. he was shot just ten days after testifying for the prosecution in the murder trial of former police officer amber guyger. >> please state your name for the record. >> joshua brown. >> reporter: brown previously lived across the hall from botham jean and said they met for the first time on the day jean was shot by guyger. >> i heard him singing in the morning. >> okay. you heard him singing. what kind of things did you hear him sing? >> gospel music, drake. >> reporter: guyger claimed she had mistakenly entered jean's apartment and thought jean was an intruder. she testified that she ordered him to show his hands, but on the stand, brown appeared to contradict that testimony saying he never heard the two interact. >> do you recall ever hearing someone saying, hey, put your hands up in a loud tone? >> no, no, ma'am. >> report

joshua brown to come in 28 years of age.de of his apartment, a different apartment than where he lived a year ago of course lived. the fact that this man was killed outside of its home, the outmost question of course is why, and who. there is no direct connection or any indication of who is involved in this case. however, they are still investigating. everyone knows that the concern was, this man was testifying that he heard, the night between bothom jean and amber guyger this interaction. his testimony was key. it is throughout the city crazy right now because of the concern that that key witness is now a murder victim. >> tamron: quickly, a little bit about his past. i know his family said he has no gang ties or enemies, but there was a report, and i wanted you to clear this up, but he was involved in something about a year ago that they are looking into? >> steve: he was a gunshot hictim himself. er 2019, there was an incident outside of a gentlemen's club. joshua brown was shot then and we know according to sources that

he told us last night that joshua brown was shot in november of 2018.the botham jean trial and that he was wounded in that attack. and at some point he did worry that that person was, quote, going to come back and finish the job. now, whether or not all of this is connected to the botham jean trial is completely unclear at this point. but that is a shocking development in the story as just a couple of days after the trial ended, this young man murdered here in dallas. john? >> all right, ed. please stay on this for us. >>> all right. surprising developments in the nba overnight with one tweet the houston rockets general manager ignited this fire storm with china and most surprising of all may be the nba retreat here. andy scholes has the story. >> several chinese businesses are suspending ties with he rockets after the owner tweeted fight for freedom, stand with hong kong. he deleted that tweet but that was the first show of someone with the n ba showing their support. the nba is the most popular in china. it's not even really close. tencent has a deal

up with brown to buy drugs >> thaddeous green gets out of the vehicle, has a conversation with joshua brown, which escalates into physical altercations >> reporter: the confrontation ended in gunfire police say brown opened fire first before being fatally shot by green today dallas police stressing there is no evidence tying the shooting to the guyger murder trial, and calling on local leaders to stop suggesting dallas pd was involved >> i assure you that is simply not true >> reporter: brown's family now calling for an independent investigation. >> they don't think that the dallas police department is the right agency to conduct this investigation. polis sh by brown in that confrontation is recovering tonight inside this hospital under po w charged with capital murder. lester >> morgan chesky in dallas, thank you. >>> as the vaping illness epidemic spreads, new york announced its first vaping related death today. the victim identified as a 17-year-old boy. that's the first reported teen death linked to vaping nbc news has confirmed 24 deaths linked to vaping this year >>> also tonight, two

but police revealing that victim was joshua brown, a key witness whose testimony may have helped convict former dallas officer amber guyger for the death of botham jean inside the apartment building where the three lived. brown testified less than two weeks ago, at times emotional, remembering how he would hear his neighbor singing gospel hymns from his apartment across the hall. he also described hearing jean's fan thge du llr coinl tanfntroat someone say, hey, put your hands up, in a loud tone? >> no. no, ma'am. >> reporter: it was what brown didn't hear that night that gave prosecutors reason to challenge guyger, who testified that after she mistakenly entered jean's apartment thinking it was her commands to show his hands before shooting. >> not one of them heard you say that. >> i can't tell you why. >> it's because you s'tdn it. >> reporter: activists calling for justice for brown, and offering a $100,000 reward. his family speaking through an attorney saying brown was a reluctant witness and question if his death was connected to his testimony. >> he was shot and left to die by so

dallas police say 27-year-old joshua brown suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was found lying on theround in the parking lot of his apartment friday night. brown used to live in the same apartment complex as former dallas police officer amber guyger and her victim. he was just across the hall from botham jean that night in september, 2018, when guyger said she mistakenly walked into jean's apartment and shot him with her svice weapon. >> i need a moment. >> reporter: just last week, brown told a jury he eateraction betwheeen tguyger h jean followed by gunshots. e could you tell that one of w anesytinhissng of that nature? >> yeah, but that -- that wasn't the same -- >> i had my gun pointed and saying, "let me see your hands. let me see your hands." >> reporter: guyger was sentenced to ten years in prison. dallas police are still searching for a suspect and a motive.our- vese nrape away from the apartment complex. the dallas county prosecutor called brown's testimony brave and said that he came toward to testify when others wouldn't. meg oliver, cbs news, new york. again broken down.a

s office confirms the victim was this young man, joshua brown.e was the neighbor who testified that he heard the confrontation between guyger and botham jean, the man guyger murdered in his own apartment. brown became emotional during the trial. >> i probably hear him when i come out and i lock my door. >> from outside you can hear his activities inside his apartment. yes? you have to say it out loud. i'm sorry. >> yes, ma'am. >> the shooting happened at the same apartment, the shooting of that man, brown, happened at the same apartment where botham jean was murdered. witnesses say they saw a silver four-door sedan speed away from the parking lot, but there are no descriptions of the suspect. and we've just learned a businessman is offering a $100,000 reward for information in this case. let's discuss now with retired lapd police sergeant cheryl dorsey. cheryl, good to see you. what does this look like to you? >> good to see you, too, fred. it looks like a conspiracy theory, right? it looks like maybe he said too much and there was a price to pay

before his murder on friday, joshua brown made headlines as a key witness in the trial of dallas officer amber guyger. >> my apartment was right here. i could reach over. both apartments directly across from mine. >> reporter: last week guyger was convicted of killing jean after walking into his apartment in 2018. she claims to have mistaken his apartment for hers and thought he was an intruder. on the witness stand, ten days before his own shooting death outside his home, brown testified he heard the shots and saw guyger outside his apartment. brown got emotional recounting, hearing his neighbor's voice from time to time. lee merritt, a civil rights attorney representing the jean family said on social media, brown lived in constant fear of gun violence and that his death, quote, underscores the reality of the black experience in america. merritt also said brown deserves the same justice that he sought to ensure for the jean family. investigators have released few details on brown's death, only that witnesses heard gunshots and that that they observed a silver four-door sedan speeding aw

the story that's been created in the case of joshua brown demise is three random black dudes drove fromlexandria louisiana to dallas to buy weed from brown and that his murder is just a drug deal gone bad. i'm from dallas texas and buttered up real good, and i think better for it. born and raised in dallas texas and i'm pretty sure i can guarantee that a no Ãdriving across state lines for some weed they confine at a fourth stone. no matter the amount. but the story would be true if they couldn't lie to us about it. we got a gang problem and it ain't got nothing to do with what hood you are from or what colors you bank. a gang problem is white the privacy we see its mission executed through academia, god and every time a police force that covers up and protects their own more than they would ever protect anybody who looked like me. a gang problem is a white supremacist system that builds itself on free labor and capitalist goals and calls it law. that changes the law depending on your proximity to its bottom line. so what i'm reading is in memory of those known and unknown, murdered by c

here's meg oliver. >> reporter: dallas police say 27-year-old joshua brown suffered multiple gunshot and was found lying on the ground in the parking lot of his apartment friday night. brown used to live in the same apartment complex as former dallas police officer amber amus j and her victim. eaasn jth wat night in september 2018, when guyger said she mistakenly walked into momwienpartment and shot hima'a t.er n> reporter: just last week, brown told a jury he heard the interaction between guyger andjh y owedfots b the voices was giving loud commands, like "stop, police," or anything of that nature? >> yeah, but not-- that wasn't what they were saying. >> i have my gun pointed and i'm saying, "let me see your hands, let me see your hands." cesentorter: guyger was en dallas police are still searching for a suspect and a motive. several witnesses say they saw a silver four-door sedan speed away from the apartment complex. the dallas county prosecutor called brown's testimony "brave" tessaid that he "came forward to testify," elaine, "when others wouldn't." >> quijano: so many unanswere

the story that's been created in the case of joshua brown demise is three random black dudes drove fromlexandria louisiana to dallas to buy weed from brown and that his murder is just a drug deal gone bad. i'm from dallas texas and buttered up real good, and i think better for it. born and raised in dallas texas and i'm pretty sure i can guarantee that a no Ãdriving across state lines for some weed they confine at a fourth stone. no matter the amount. but the story would be true if they couldn't lie to us about it. we got a gang problem and it ain't got nothing to do with what hood you are from or what colors you bank. a gang problem is white the privacy we see its mission executed through academia, god and every time a police force that covers up and protects their own more than they would ever protect anybody who looked like me. a gang problem is a white supremacist system that builds itself on free labor and capitalist goals and calls it law. that changes the law depending on your proximity to its bottom line. so what i'm reading is in memory of those known and unknown, murdered by c

mayor of dallas urging the public from refrain from speculating about the mysterious murder of joshua brown. a former officer convicted of murder after she says she entered a neighbor's apartment thinking it was hers and shot him to death. brown, himself, found dead friday night. shot multiple times in the parking lot of his new apartment complex. >> i had heard pow, pow, pow, pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: brown lived across the hall from botham jean and disputed this claim during the trial. >> i yelled at him, like, "let me see your hands, let me see your hands." >> reporter: brown testified he never heard that warning. >> do you recall ever hearing someone saying, "hey, put your hands up," in a loud tone? >> no. no ma'am. >> or "show me your hands"? >> no ma'am. >> reporter: but brown, no stranger to gun violence. last year wounded, his friend murdered, outside a strip club. his family says he was a reluctant witness in the guyger case and had been concerned about testifying so publicly. >> any time someone is killed under mysterious circumstances, you have to look at their whole life to se

but tonight police revealing that victim was joshua brown, a key witness whose testimony may have helped convict former dallas officer amber guyger for the death of botham jean inside the apartment building where the three lived. brown testified less than two weeks ago, at times emotional, remembering how he would hear his neighbor singing gospel hymns from his apartment across the hall. he also described hearing jean's fatal confrontation with guyger. >> do you recall ever hearing someone say, hey, put your hands up, in a loud tone? >> no. no, ma'am. >> reporter: but it was what brown didn't hear that night that gave prosecutors reason to challenge guyger, who testified that after she mistakenly entered jean's apartment thinking it was her own, she gave him verbal commands to show his hands before shooting. >> not one of them heard you say that. >> i can't tell you why. >> it's because you didn't say it. >> reporter: tonight, activists now calling for justice for brown and offering a $100,000 reward. his family, speaking through an attorney, say brown was a reluctant witness, and questi

. >>> in the state of texas, a $100,000 reward is being offered for any information on joshua brown'sr. >> brown was a key witness in the murder trial of a former dallas police officer who was sentenced to jail last week for killing her neighbor. here's cnn paula sandoval with the details. >> reporter: dallas police have not said anything to suggest joshua brown's murder could in any way, shape or form be directly tied to the high-profile murder trial of amber guyger. before his murder on friday, joshua brown made headlines as a key witness in the trial of dallas officer amber guyger. >> my apartment was right here. i could reach over. >> reporter: last week guyger was convicted of killing jean after walking into his apartment in 2018. she claims to have mistaken his apartment for hers and thought he was an intruder. on the witness stand, ten days before his own shooting death outside his home, brown testified he heard the shots and saw guyger outside his apartment. brown got emotional recounting, hearing his neighbor's voice from time to time. lee merritt, a civil rights attorney rep

two of three suspects in the death of joshua brown.was a witness in the trial of the former dallas police officer amber guyger who was convicted of murdering her upstairs neighbor. police say jacquerious mitchell and michael mitchell have been arrested. thaddeous green is still on the run. >> there's been speculation and rumors that have been shared by community leaders claiming that mr. brown's death was related to the amber guyger trial and somehow the dallas police department was responsible. i assure you that is simply not true. >> joshua brown's family releasing a statement urging dallas police to turn the murder investigation over the another department or agency because of those rumors. >>. >>> the judge who profrom sided over the amber guyger trial has come under criticism for hugging guyger and giving guyger a bible. >> we sat down with judge tammy kemp who presided over the amber guyger trial over the dramatic moments that unfolded at the end of the trial that so many people have been talk talking about. the hugs kind of felt

joshua brown, botham jean's neighbor, died, and police are trying to find out who was responsible for the murder. what are authorities saying about this latest death? >> reporter: dallas police are saying they're investigating the shooting from friday night at this apartment complex behind me. so far they don't have any motives and do not have any suspects. now the attorney for botham jean's family is also the attorney for the brown family. and he tells me that hislit should have been protected after testifying in the amber guyger murder trial. on the witness stand, joshua brown recalled feeling startled when he heard the gunshots that would ultimately take botham jean's life. now the jean family and their attorney, lee merritt, are demanding answers. >> a key witness suddenly be killed is suspicious. was this related to the trial? there's no clear indication of that. >> reporter: joshua brown took the stand in guyger's trial and gave emotional testimony about the night botham jean was killed last september. brown said he was in the hallway when he heard the two gunshots. >> could you

joshua brown was killed two days after testifying and guyger's case.olice say his murder was not related. a convicted terrorist found guilty in the attempted murder of five police officers. one is ari serving a life sentence for planting bombs in new york city in 2016 and injuring 30 people. this new verdict stems from a shootout following those attacks when police moved in to arrest him. he will be sentenced next month, he faces more charges for planting bombs in new jersey. nearly 1 million people will be in the dark in california, the state's largest utility shutting off power in the bay area starting today. with high winds predicted the outages aimed at preventing trees from hitting live power lines. pge has been blamed for sparking wildfires in the past including last year's devastating campfire. san francisco is not included in the outage that could last a week. some stores are running out of supplies as people rushed to stock up on batteries and flashlights. more than 100 protesters arrested in washington as the supreme court takes up gbtq right

joshua brown's death is prompting questions about whether his testimony led to hi. >> we have one on the ground. >> reporter: dallas police say joshua brownds a w found lying on the ground in the parking lot of his apartment brown used to live in the psalm apartment complex as former police officer amber geigerer and her victim. he was just across the hall that night in september 2018 when geiger said she mistakenly walked into the apartment and shot him with her service weapon. >> we need a moment. >> reporter: just last week brown told the jury he heard the interaction followed by gunshots. >> did you tell one of the voices wasiving lou cmands li, stop police r or anything of that nature? >> yeah, but it wasn't what they were saying. >> i had my gunpoints and i was saying let me see your hands. >> reporter: geiger was sentenced to ten years in prison. >> dallas police are still searching for a suspect and a motive. several witnesses say they saw a silver four-door sedan speed away from the apartment complex. the prosecutor called brown's testimony brave and said he came forward to t

the family of botham jean, the man murdered by guyger, confirms the victim was this young man, joshua brown neighbor who testified that he heard the confrontation between guyger and jean as well as hearing the gunshots. cnn's polo sandoval is following the developments for us now. >> reporter: before his murder on friday, joshua brown made headlines as a key witness at the trial of dallas officer amber guyger. >> my apartment was right here. i could reach over. both apartments are directly across from one another. >> reporter: amber guyger was convicted of killing botham jean after walking into his apartment in 2016. she said she mistook his apartment for hers. he saw guyger outside his apartment. brown got emotional recounting, hearing his voice from time to time. on social media, they said br n brown, the next door neighbor killing, underlines all the issues of a black person. >> they're hoping someone who saw something or heard something will reach out. >>> next, the u.s. supreme court is set to begin its new term this week taking on issues of abortion and lgbtq rights. why chief justice

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trying to solve the mystery of who killed joshua brown. the scene six miles from the complex where brown lived last year when he heard the fatal gunshots fired by amber guyger killing botham jean. by the time police arrived here at the complex, officers found brown outside one of the buildings shot multiple times but alive. the only clue who pulled the trigger a silver four-door sedan seen speeding from the scene brown died at a nearby hospital but days before his family attorney says he expressed fears the high-profile trial made him a target his testimony expected in an upcoming civil suit filed by jean's family against the city of dallas. >> how pivotal a role would josh have played? >> joshua would have been one of the first witnesses we called. >> reporter: lee merritt, who represented botham jean's family and the browns is calling for an independent investigation. >> the trial ended and three days later a star witness was dead. >> reporter: there are no suspects but they remain committed to solving the case. morgan chesky, nbc news,

authorities say joshua brown was found in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds.fied he had heard the confrontation between guyger and botham jean the night she shot him in his own apartment. >> reporter: before his murder on friday, joshua brown made headlines as a key witness for the trial of dallas officer amber guyger. >> my apartment was right here. the apartment is directly across from mine. >> reporter: last week guyger was convicted of killing botham jean after walking into his apartment in 2018. she claimed to have mistaken his apartment for hers and thought he was an intruder. on the witness stand ten days before his own shooting death outside his home brown testified he heard the shots and saw guyger outside his apartment. brown got emotional recounting hearing his neighbor's voice from time to time. said on social media, brown lived in constant fear of gun violence and his death, quote, underscores the reality of the black experience in america. also said brown deserves the same justice he sought to ensure for the jean family. investigators have releas

are searching for two men, thaddeus green and michael mitchell in connection with the murder of joshua brown. they and another man travelled from louisiana to texas to purchase drugs friday when a fight broke out. brown's emotional testimony just days before his murder ultimately leddy to the conviction of amber guyger, the former dallas loofr who shot and killed her neighbor, botham jean. >>> police and peace activists gathering in san francisco to discuss ways to stop gun viles. gun violence. it's called guns down. recent buy-back events have taken some weapons off the street bus many are coming from elsewhere in the bay area. organizers are hoping for new tools on the street to connect with the victims and the shooters. >> individuals going back into the community and touch each and every one of those young adults that may pick up a gun in the future. >> police chief bill scott is among the community leaders to talk about strategy through data and the people's perspective. >>> an oakland firefighter responded to a fire that began at a homeless camp a little after 3:00 this afternoon. oakl

we know joshua brown is his name.t the police officer who shot and killed jean and been shot in a prior incident where he was shot and someone near him was shot. he has been victim to violence before and he was afraid of being victim to violence in general. we know that in that past case where he was shot he refused to testify because he was afraid of retaliation. so the bottom line here is that we cannot speculate what or who was responsible for this shooting. we need more information and the investigators need to be able to do their job. >> sandra: multiple gunshot wounds. 28 years old. he lived across the hallway from botham jean's apartment where the person now charged with murder, the female officer shot him dead thinking it was her apartment. there is a stay of an execution of a jewish man after something was revealed about the judge. what happened here? >> a fascinating situation. the man on death row was one of the texas seven. seven people on death row for having shot a police officer. four of them were execu

outside and we saw the victim right there laying down and that was it. >> reporter: 27-year-old joshua brown gunned down in this dallas parking lot. >> mr. brown, please have a seat. >> reporter: just days ago, brown provided critical testimony for the prosecution during guyger's trial getting emotional at times as he remembered his neighbor jean. the accountant was killed while he washiayn ig arshaps e t tm thought jean was an intruder. >> i thought it was my apartment. i thought it was my apartment. >> do you recall ever hearing someone saying, hey, put your hands up in a loud tone? >> no. no, ma'am. >> or show me your hands? >> no, ma'am. >> looks like it was a silver sedan that looks like it was fleeing from the locate. >> reporter: dallas police now focus on finding brown's killer in a community already reeling in the aftermath of botham jean's death. guyger was sentenced wednesday to ten years in prison. it's well short of the maximum 99 years that she could have received. an attorney for botham jean's family now saying brown deserves the same justice that he sought to ensure the jean

>>civil rights attorney lee merritt who is representing the family of joshua brown released a statement on instagram here on behalf of the family it reads in part due to the proximity of this murder with the trial of amber guyger rumors abound that will be nearly impossible to conduct a reliable investigation in a climate where the investigating agency has been implicated in the murder itself. >>the national basketball association is backing a houston rockets general manager daryl morey's freedom of speech but also apologizing for his words maury became the center of international attention when he tweeted support on friday for pro democracy protesters in hong kong that drew swift reaction from officials and fans in china who called for a boycott. the nba quickly called the comments inappropriate and apologize for it. that apology drew criticism in america. and now the league appears to be trying to appease both sides. >>we are not apologizing. darrell exercising. his freedom of expression. i regret. again having communicated directly with many friends in china. so many people are upset

joshua brown was shot to death. he live add cross the hall of broth am jean. she says she mistakenly entered the wrong apartment and shot jean. brown testified during the trial. >>> coming up, why dozens of marines removed invasive plants from an oakland park. >>> a noticeable warm up and it will continue. what you can expect for tomorrow . >>> they were busy at work. the area not far from the 1991 firestorm that claimed two dozen lives. people joined in on the effort. >> moving the scrub, moving the plastic bottles. clearing out the path. >> the idea for the debris remoral came when a city council member contacted the marines. >>> great thing to do ahead of the dry, windy weekend. >> you're right. that red-flag warning is in police a place until tomorrow morning. if you enjoy the summer like heat it will continue. here's the numbers from today. low 70s over pacifica. around the bay upper 70s to low 80s. 85 in antioch, 83 for santa rosa. santa rosa expected to warm into the low 90s. the winds could be gusty in our hills into the overnight hours, we are looking

. >> joshua brown. >> less than two weeks ago he >> no.ied in guyger's widelymeo, no, ma'am. >> or, showe your hands? >> no, ma'am. >> his testimony was credited with helping get a conviction and a prison sentence. lee meredith now also josa brow family. he says the trial may have put a target on brown who already feared for his life being shot in the club last year. >> josh brown expressed concerns about the exposure from this trial and about his safety. >> reporter: brown living across the hall from jean could describe the moments before and after of amber guyger shot and killed jean in his own apartment. >> how soon after the voice did you hear the sound of gunshots? >> right after. >> right after? >> right after. right after. >> quick? >> quick. >> reporter: that scene in the courtroom making this scene friday night more tragic. >> i just heard three shots. >> reporter: someone shot brown multiple times andve police chief releasing a statement reading in part, there are no suspects or motives at this time. we are committed to solvingsl w. but the believes they should happened it off

. >> reporter: another powerful moment during the trial coming when joshua brown took the stand. brown who broke down when he testified about the night his neighbor botham jean was shot was himself gunned down over the weekend and police have no suspects. his untimely death now depriving the family of a key witness for the family against guyger and the city of dallas. >> how pivotal of a role would josh play in that suit. >> he would have bee to help thy find peace and botham jean's f >> if jean's death would not be in vain. >> reporter: morgan chesky, nbc news. >>> right now a look at the big board. the dow is down 152 points and stocks fell as investor optimism around the china trade talks fade. >>> new at 11:00, china and the u.s. finalize a trade deal that will lower japanese tariffs on u.s. core. now president trump previously had the u.s. pull out of the deal back in 2017. trump stated that the deal could be a game-changer for farmers and ranchers. that deal is expected to take effect in 2020. >>> in the mean time, also affecting u.s. trade, the u.s. is blacklisting several

trying to solve the mystery of who killed joshua brown. >> someone has heard gunshots. >> reporter: the scene six miles from the complex where brown lived last year when he heard the fatal gunshots fired by amber geyger killing botham jean by the time police arrived here at the complex, officers found brown outside one of the buildings shot multiple times but alive. only clue who pulled a trigger, the silver four-door sedan seen speeding from the scene. brown died in the nearby hospital but days before his family attorney said he expressed fears the high-profile trial made him a target his testimony expected in an upcoming civil suit filed by jean's family against the city of dallas. >> how pivotal a role would joshua played in that suit >> joshua would have been one of the first witnesses we called. >> reporter: he represents the family and now the browns call for an independent investigation. >> the trial ended and three days later a star witness was dead >> reporter: dallas police say there are no suspects but they remain commit today solving the case morgan chesky, nbc news, dallas.

remember joshua brown?was shot and killed friday in what police say was a drug deal gone bad. aey insist there's no e.nnection to the guyger trial. now to this story: americans are stressed out, and a new study finds nearly 40% of us say politics is to blame. some say it's affecting their health. others claim they've lost sleep over the subject. and 20% say political differences have damaged a valued friendship. t,, on that note, coming up next, two very famous people prove, it doesn't have to be that way. .>> o'donnell: finally tonight, re o'donnell: finally tonight, we thought we'd address kindness, civility, and politics, which don't seem to be sntioned in the same sentence much these days. it took a greeting on the gridiron between former president george w. bush and , len degeneres to bring it into tharp focus. >> it may not seem like a big deal for a celebrity to attend a football game, but i never leave my house, so it is a big deal. nd reporter: ellen and her wife, portia de rossi, were invited to s

he was a key witness for the prosecution in the trial of amber guyger and now joshua brown is dead. 28-year-old gunned down on friday shot to death just ten days after his testimony. >> the only thing we heard was one shot. >> reporter: brown had previously lived across the hall from botham jean who was the same age. he broke down on the witness stand testifying he had met his neighbor for the first time on the day he was killed. >> i heard him singing in the morning. >> okay, you heard him singing. what kind of things did you hear him sing? >> gospel music, drake. >> reporter: after guyger says she mistakenly entered jean's apartment, brown testified that he heard the pair interacting but never heard the officer give him any instructions contradicting her testimony. >> do you recall ever hearing someone say, hey, put your hands up in a loud tone? >> no, no, ma'am. >> reporter: dallas police tell us that brown, an entrepreneur, was discovered friday night lying on the ground of a parking lot at his current residence with multiple gunshot wounds to his lower body. his family lawyer w

. >> reporter: an urgent hunt tonight for two suspects wanted for the murder of joshua brown, a key witness in the trial of former dallas police officer amber guyger.brown was killed during an alleged drug deal gone bad with three men, one of them shot and in custody. and they're pushing back agains tied to his testimony. >> i assure you that is simply not true. >> reporter: and tonight, the judge in that trial shedding light on this moment. please?i give her a hug, please? >> reporter: and why she allowed the brother of botham jean to hug his killer. >> when he said the second "please," i just ftel could not deny him this. >> reporter: judge tammy kemp also facing criticism for the hug she gave guyger, too. >> when i looked at her and saw how she was hurting, of course i agreed to give her a hug. >> reporter: she also received backlash for giving her a bible. wiping away tears, judge kemp says she would do it again. at least one group hasedil f ethics complaint over the judge giving amber guyger that hug and bible. david? >> all right, >nd next this eve the most prolific serial killer in a

this morning, a massive multi-state manhunt is underway to track down joshua brown's alleged killer, identifying thaddeous green as the prime suspect still on the run. brown's death gained national attention due to his role as a key witness in the widely watched murder trial of amber guyger two weeks ago. >> do you recall anyone saying hey, put your hands up. >> no, ma'am >> or show me your hands. >> no, ma'am. >> his emotional testimony was credited with helping get a conviction and ten-year prison sentence for the killing of their neighbor botham jean police trying to bring brown's killers to justice a second suspect was caught overnight, michael mitchell, a third man who police say was shot in the deal gone bad is now in a hospital guarded by police. what he and anonymous tipsters told investigators went down friday night. >> all three suspects came from alexandria, louisiana to purchase drugs from joshua brown. >> reporter: police say once there, a fight broke out witnesses told police two gunshots followed. brown fatally wounded collapsed outside his apartment complex. as green,

headlines, the murdered witness in the amber guyger trial sent to testify, the attorney tells cbs news joshua brownld have been the first witnesses in the civil suit. brown who was neighbors with john and guyger was shot and killed outside his apartment friday come his testimony helped convict guyger, who murdered jean in his own apartment. as the search ramps up for an armed and dangerous shooting suspect a survivor is speaking out. michael was shot in the solar at a kansas city farm this weekend. he describes the moment two men came in and started shooting. >> the time i saw the fire come out i felt something. i felt like i got hit with it. almost knocked me to the floor. to see the people hit the floor, see people dying. >> dozens of neighbors gathered to remember the four lives lost was one suspect is behind bars, both men face murder charges. today the supreme court will consider whether an employee can legally fire someone over their sexual orientation. the justices must decide whether lgbt and transgender people are protected under a federal law that bans workplace discrimination. the nation

cops naming 3 suspects from louisiana in the death of joshua brown.hey say somebody shot brown on friday night at his apartment complex. it's a different complex from where amber guyger, the woman on the left here shot and killed her neighbor botham jean in his apartment. she says she mistakenly thought she was in her apartment and somebody broke in. last week jurors found her guilty of murder and sentenced her to 10 years in prison. as for brown, he lived across the hall from jean. and gave emotional testimony from the night of the murder. he said he heard two people who seemed surprised to meet each other and that guyger was crying and talking on the phone after the shooting but he said he did not hear her tell jean to put his hands up as she had testified. dallas police say brown's death was not related to this case. health officials say a very common bacteria has apparently killed at least 3 newborn babies at a hospital in pennsylvania. they cannot figure out where it's coming from. doctors at geisinger medical center northwest of philadelphia say

fatally shot her black neighbor was killed in the shooting friday, according to a dallas newspaper joshua brown testified in amber guyger's trial about the september 20 18 night that john was killed saying he was in a hallway on the 4th floor, where he and john lives. he said he heard what sounded like 2 people meeting by surprise and then 2 gunshots. police would not confirm that it was brown who was shot friday pending family notification. police say they responded to a shooting shortly after 10 30 friday night. they said several witnesses flagged officers down and directed them to an apartment parking lot. the man who was shot was lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds, man was taken to a hospital where he died. >>coming up protests erupted home call over new law banning face masks when going to public rallies will tell you why the government says the ban as necessary. a sham. >>that's what some east coast, republican voters are calling the >>welcome back to kron 4 news at 10 nearly every democrat in the house of representatives wants some kind of impeachment action. either cautiou

remember joshua brown?friday in what police say was a drug deal gone bad. they insist there's no connection to the guyger trial. california's largest utility is going to extremes to prevent wildfires. pacific gas and electricity says just after midnight, it will begin turning off the power to nearly 800,000 to prevent wires from sparking. the national weather service calls fire conditions in the bay area and northern california extreme. now to this story: americans are stressed out, and a new study finds nearly 40% of us say politics is to blame. some say it's affecting their health, others claim they've lost sleep over the subject, and 20% say political differences have damaged a valued friendship. so, on that note, coming up next, two very famous people prove it doesn't have to be that way. >> announcer: this portion is >>> finally tonight, we thought we'd address kindness, civility, and politics, which don't seem to be mentioned in the same sentence much these days. it took a greeting on the gridiron bet