and said oh, my god, i've been raped by kevin cooper. >> kevin cooper escaped an almost two-month-longder man huchbts, and police caught him trying to swim away from the scene of an alleged rape. >> the rape allegation was never pursued, because cooper now faced four counts of first degree murder. each carrying the death penalty. >> i hope you die! >> when cooper was returned to san bernardino, racial tensions boiled over. >> local authorities say they've received several calls from outraged residents who demanded cooper be sent to the gas chamber. >> they caught him. they should do away with him. >> we're seeking the death penalty ago we have all along. >> cooper's trial began on object 23rd, 1984. >> i cross-examined him for a day and a half. he said yeah, i was at the lease house, i never went up to the ryan house. it must have been someone else who did this. >> cot mire showed the jury the hatchet found in the lesion house and the bloody footprint found in the ryans' bedroom. >> in the folds of that sheet was a half-bloody footprint. now those soles were unique. and we were able to

kevin cooper. >> just two days before the murders, 25-year-old kevin cooper had escaped from the california institution for men. a prison just five miles from the ryan's home. police believed cooper hid at the lease house before killing the ryans and chris hughes. with cooper still at large, san bernardino county sheriff floyd tidwell took to the air waves. >> we have evidence in our possession that places, kevin cooper at the crime scene. and we have other evidence that gives us cause to believe that kevin cooper was responsible for the murders. >> police patrolled on both sides of the california mexico border today seeking the escaped convict, kevin cooper. >> tidwell launched one of the largest manhunts in state history. circulating photos of cooper and the ryan station wagon. >> there is growing fear in the california community of chino. >> i want to know what the state officials are going to do. >> as pressure mounted to apprehend cooper, police caught a break. >> we recovered the ryan station wagon from a church parking lot in long beach. cooper t eer used the car to es >> the motive

and personally believe that kevin cooper should die. >>> back in 1981, i had the american dream. the beautiful wife. the house in the suburbs. and a beautiful 6-year-old son. and one day i went to work, kissed my son good-bye, never saw him again. in two weeks, i became the parent of a murdered child. and i'll always be the parent of a murdered child. i still have the heartache. i still have the rage. i wait the years for justice. i know what it's like to be there waiting for some answers. and over those years, i learned how to do one thing really well. and that's how to catch these bastards and bring them back to justice. i've become a man hunter. i'm out there looking for bad guys. >>> we don't like calling each other brothers and sisters. we just go based on nephews and uncles. we're trying to put everything behind us. we're trying to live away from that situation. the only way you could understand is to be part of this family. ♪ >>> i was born at el salvador. and i was about 3 years, i was brought here with my sister to the states, to reunite with our mom after she came here

and personally, believe that kevin cooper should die. >>> as u.s. president barack obama arrives in ethiopia the region receives a sobering reminder about the security problems it faces. >>> plus the daughter of singing star wit!hitney houston has died. >>> and donald trump shows no signs of falling in the polling. welcome to all of you in the u.s. and those from all around the world. this is "cnn newsroom".." >>> now we begin this hour in somalia. that's where alsha shabab carried out a deadly attack on sunday at this upscale hotel by ramming a vehicle with explosives into the gate. the hotel is home to the diplomatic missions of several nations, including that of china. the attack took place while u.s. president obama was visiting somalia's western neighbor kenya. while there, he gave a spirited speech that included a pledge of support from the u.s. in kenya's fight against extremists like al that shabaab. take a listen. >> year' going to stand shoulder to shoulder with you in this fight against terrorism for as long as it takes. [ applause ] but

pursuit of an activity i love resulted in the taking of this lion and adds he will cooperate with any investigation. kevin with nbc news chicago. >>> all right, want you to check out this massive land slide caught on camera in japan. you can see the side of the moub mountain collapse. it is the third land slide in the area in a month, due to torrential rain. nobody was hurt. >>> and back here, the story is not the rain but the heat. nbc bill meteorologist is here. >> i think today could be the hottest day. even now we have the head advisory back into the pacific southwest. it will feel like 110 there. it's the ridge building to the west here and it's going the portland and med ford area this heat extreme advisory not a warning. it does last for at least today and the hot temperatures will continue for the day's ahead and the areas for the east will cool off. so before today the heat wave continues and high pressure right over the top of arkansas. this is like what we call a heat dome. it kind of splits into two pieces. very hot and record high in the areas of the northeast. 95 in nerk nerkw york and dc 10

responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion" and adds that he will cooperate with any investigation. kevin tibbles, nbc news, chicago. >>> history is being made in the nfl. now that the arizona cardinals have hired a woman who is believed to be the first ever female coach in the league, jen welter will work with linebackers as an assistant coaching intern in training camp and the preseason. she played the game herself for over 14 years. >>> when we come back here tonight the little boy who now has the whole world in his hands thanks to a medical breakthrough. we'll be back. ===take vo=== difficult questions for police after 8-year-old maddy middleton was found dead, just feet away from her home. ===jess/take vo=== then: forced out - again. we're in solano county where the wragg fire is forcing another set of evacuations. ===next close=== the news is next. >>> finally tonight, an amazing little by who just made astonishing medical history. he's faced some hard challenges in his young life, but his unbreakable spirit made him the ideal choice for a revolutionary operation that changed his li

responsibly and legally resulted in the taking of this lion" and adds that he will cooperate with any investigation. kevins, nbc news, chicago. >>> history is being made in the nfl. now that the arizona cardinals have hired a woman who is believed to be the first ever female coach in the league jen welter will work with linebackers as an assistant coaching intern in training camp in the preseason. she played the game herself for over 14 years. when we come back here tonight, the little boy who now has the whole world in his hands thanks to a medical breakthrough. we'll be back. you pay your auto insurance premium every month on the dot. you're like the poster child for paying on time. and then one day you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insurance companies, news flash. nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. fe

>> joining us now, sandra bland's mother, geneva reid veal and sandra bland's sister sharon cooper and kevinrepresenting this family. first of all, to mother and sister, i'm very, very sorry for your loss. i'm sorry to be having to talk to you in circumstances like this. but mrs. reid veal, tell us what it's like now that the funeral is over and you're hoping to move forward with getting more answers to what happened to your daughter. what is it that you hope to happen next? >> what i hope to happen next is that i really get answers, because up to this point, i don't have any answers that i could say i am comfortable with or that i can really understand right now. there's been something new every day. and in my grieving process, i opted not to watch any news pieces on this. so i just have to say to you that i really would like to have the answers, what happened to my daughter? what happened to her from the time she was taken from the street to the jail cell until the time she was found in the cell. >> and sharon cooper, could you share with us what your sister's funeral was like? especially

and adds he will cooperate with any investigation. >> kevin tibbles, nbc news chicago. >>> when we come walter palmer be prosecuted? they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ they lived. ♪ (dad) we lived... thanks to our subaru. ♪ (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. push your enterprise and you can move the world. but to get from the old way to the new you'll need the right it infrastructure. from a partner who knows how to make your enterprise more agile, borderless and secure. hp helps business move on all the possibilities of today. and stay ready for everything that is still to come. [ male announcer ] some come here to build something smarter. ♪ ♪ some come here to build something stronger. others come to build something faster... something safer... something greener. something the whole world can share. people come to boeing to do many different things. but it's always about the very thing we do best. ♪ ♪ >> in terms of the disappointment it has caused we have suspended the professional hunter from our association. they are no longer a member and suspended those involved in thi

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palmer has not been charged with any crime and has said he'll cooperate with authorities. >> that was nbc's kevin tibbles reporting. >>> and happening now, south carolina church massacre suspect dylann roof is facing a judge in federal court. victims and relatives may get a chance to address roof during his arraignment on federal hate crime charges. he's accused of killing nine people at an historic black church in june. south carolina doesn't have its own hate crime law. >>> good samaritan help police pull off a life-saving rescue in the sweltering heat. take a look. >> she's going to die! >> shock and disgust from shoppers at a new jersey costco in the parking lot after officers pulled a sweat-soaked toddler from inside a locked mini van. this happened yesterday. customers in the parking lot heard the little girl crying and tried to get her out. they called police, who had to smash the window in order to free the child. >> she was drenched in sweat and she was just crying constantly. her sweat was coming down almost like if someone threw a bucket of water on her. that's how bad it was. >> the m

joining me now are kevin lambert, attorney for the bland family and sarah cooper sandra's sister to discuss the question everybody is asking. what in the world happened to sandra bland? thank you both for being here. what do you think happened? >> thank you. >> we don't knowment. that's the problem. we are really struggling to get a grip on what it is that did happen, and that's why we're down in houston and that's why we're going about the investigation we're engaged in. we're trying to find that out. >> sarah, did you know that your sister was in the jail over the course of the weekend? had you heard from her? >> yes. we heard from her on saturday july 11 in the midafternoon. she spoke with one of my older sisters. she was indeed in jail and did inform us of the cost of her bail at that time, which we were working on expeditiously to get to her. >> so let me ask you about this because i know all of us are mostly angry, appalled that this young woman ends up dead in this story. but part of what i feel like we skip over is so there was a routine traffic stop and then three days later she wa

kevin tarsia. after they had ronald a fireworks and gun store, deputy tarsia confronted them. tarsia's sister spoke by phone with anderson cooperm out of my mind. i always think about what did he and how awful this guy is. >> it was july 4, 2002. deputy tarsia pulled into the parking lot where the men were parked. in court the three suspects shared what happened next. sweat who was hiding under a truck said the deputy opened fire first. then sweat got to his feet and started firing. one of sweat's bullets hit him in the stomach. reportedly his small intestine and a kidney. as the. sweat jumped into another vehicle and ran over the deputy. dragging him with the car across the parking lot. he was still alive when one of the other suspects then charged out of the woods. picked up the deputy's gun which he had dropped and shot him. point blank twice in the face. sweat was charged after police found a hand drawn map and sketch of the fireworks store with sweat's finger print on it. now sweat was also heading to prison where he would meet richard matt for the first time. and other inmates say, quickly become friends. the relationship

kevin does the president say that he's confident that the threat of terrorism can be curbed in east africa. >> reporter: no a amount of planning or cooperation could eradicate lone wolf attacks or a determined terror group. and the president said as much in the joint news conference with the kenyan president. >> the number of individuals involved in west gate mall who were not large, but they are willing to target soft targets and civilians and are prepared to die, they can do a lot of damage. >> reporter: still the white house is committed to increasing and enhancing terrorism training and not only with kenya but a number of countries here in east africa. they battled the scourge of boko haram. and there is sensitive issues in the joint news conference. the issue of gay rights most notable. the president said all people deserve dignity and equal protection. it was interesting to hear the kenyan president to say his country does not share that vow. >> the state should not discriminate against people on sexual. >> we want to focus on other areas that are day-to-day living for our people approximate. >> tomorrow the country waiting to hear wha

kevin tarcia. after sweat and two with others robbed a fireworks store, the deputy confronted them. his sister spoke by phone to anderson cooper never put him out of my mind. i always think of what he did and how awful this guy is. >> reporter: it was july 4th, 2002, deputy tarsia pulled in to the parking lot where the men were parked. in court the three suspects shared what happened next. sweat who, was hiding under a truck, said the deputy opened fire first. then sweat got to his feet and started firing. one of sweat's bullets hid tarsia in the stomach reportedly striking his tack and kidney. sweat jumped in another vehicle and ran over the deputy, running over him dragging him in the car across the lot. one of the other suspects charged out of the woods, picked up the deputy's gin and shot him point blank, twice in the face. sweat was charged after police found a hand drawn map and sketch of the fireworks store with sweat's fingerprint on it. now sweat was was also heading to prison where he would meet richard matt for the first time and other inmates say quickly become friends. the relationship made closer by the fact that

kevin. >> reporter: julie, good evening to you. you're right about that. also tomorrow the president is expected to talk about the important need for regional security cooperation here in east africa and we obviously got a huge reminder of that today in what happened in somalia as once again that country was a vagd by a devastating terrorist attack. we have pictures. this is from the capital city of mon mogadishyou. al shabaab is claiming responsibility. the administration released a statement reading in part the united states strongly condemns today's attack in mogadishu, somalia which purposely and cruelly targeted innocent civilians. we competent our keepest condolences to the families and other loved ones of the victims. earlier today the president told an adoring audience in nairobi, ken area they can do a better job especially if they band together to fight corruption despite it's deep roots. >> it's time to change habits and decisively break that cycle because corruption holds back every aspect of economic and civil life. it's an anchor that weighs you down. and prevent us from achieving what you could. >> reporter: now there is one more nugget i want to

it is all around the horn of africa bill, security cooperation going to be one of the major focal points during the presidents visit to africa. >> kevin live in kenya on scene. >>> as we saw on the hill there are senators that are unsure about the iran plan and want their own backup plan just in case. >> seems to me that if you want to deter iran may need to know consciousequence consequences. >> they are saying can we renew the sanctions and the snap back provision and how good is the snap back provision. senate majority chip john corman joins alive. >>> a new report found irs could be targeting political groups still. >>> there is a fast moving fire in the napa valley area of california threaten millions. >> my husband is calm saying it is not that close and i said i don't know it is close enough. i want out of here. so what else can you give me? same day delivery. the ottoman? thank you. fico scores are used in 90% of credit decisions. so get your credit swagger on. go to experian.com become a member of experian credit tracker and take charge of your score. >>> some people allowed to go back to their homes after a fire in napa vall

did talk about economic cooperation, security cooperation as well and of course tomorrow he will actually address the african union. martha? martha: kevinyou. bill: apparently another setback for the obama administration administration policy a federal judge in california ordering the release of hundreds of innocent women and children because of what the judge described as horrible conditions at detention centers. judge andrew napolitano with me today. welcome back from vacation. >> nice to see you bill. bill: this has dogged administrations for generations. >> yes it has. it started in the clinton administration, believe it or not the illegal immigrants sued the united states and court accepted it and settled it that binds all their successors. a document signed by janet reno, there is a name out of the past -- bill: 1993. >> when she was attorney general is binding lore rid at that lynch today. what does that document say? to the extent humanly possible children illegally present, alien children, should not be separated from both of their parents and think should never be separated from, they should always have one of their parent wit

necessarily without the cooperation of the people who actually live here and call this area home, and that seemed to be the overarching message the president delivered today in his comments. >> kevine, thank you. >>> let's bring in christian whiten former state department author of "part power: between diplomacy and war." the horn of africa has long been a mess. seems to have gotten worse in recent years. what do you think of the president's approach here? >> well, don't think anyone would begrudge him for saying that's is a problem that witness bell worse and linger. after all this has been a problem for the united states. think back to 1993 with the blackhawk down incident. but there are some troubling signs that call into question the u.s. approach. you have this hotel in mogadishu, bombed. you had last -- in 2013 the attack on a mall in ten ya by al-shabaab targeting westerners spinningly. you have al-shabaab moving into northeastern kenya and pushing christians out. it's not going particularly well but then again there is this issue that there's a no appetite whatsoever for more troops or at least usf troops playing a direct role. >> even small numbers of boots on the ground

. >> i would advise kevin and anyone who is really concerned with these issues to talk to law enforcement and ask them do they want to be able to cooperatelocal communities where they are going to feel safe enough to come out and say i witnessed this crime i have information on this crime, and not fear deportation? we need to hit our intended targets and that is serious criminal offenders and that is what these cities are intended to do. taking that away makes the problem worse not better. >> what do we do about the kate steinle and the young man who was killed by an illegal in the qt market? >> we have smarter, better more targeted immigration policies which is exactly what the administration is trying to do in the face of exploitation to the point kevin is putting forward, demonization. >> that has to be it. kevin ten seconds. >> one quick point. law enforcement? how about we enforce the legal laws on the books for immigration? how about that for enforcement? scombl >> that is the issue and debate you heard it. it is heated and strikes a lot of families in the countries like the steinle's and others. >> let's go to jon scott to see wha

cooperate with authorities. we have also learned the safari club international has suspended palmer and isle calling for a full investigation into the killing of cecil. savannah? >> kevin, thank you so much. >>> lisa bloom is a "today" legal analyst. the u.s. has an extradition treaty with zimbabwe. what's the chance he can be found and sent there? >> pretty good. they have to file legal charges against him. then make an application to the u.s. he can assert his legal rights here and say i shouldn't be extradited. >> what are the defenses he could say? >> we know he'll say i relied on the local laws. they let me down. >> there is a political element, a question of what the u.s. relationship is with zimbabwe's leadership which has been tricky in the past. >> it rates high for corruption including in the legal system on internationale scales. that's another defense walter palmer could assert. my legal rights won't be protected there. >> finally you have to think this case has a lot to to with public pressure. officials have known about it for some time. only now after the case bubbled up in the headlines are they seeking to charge him. >> right. walter palmer could say i