quintonio le-grier was reportedly threatening his father... with a bat. when police arrived... -55- year-old... bettie jones opened the door. the teen then reportedly fled... and... an officer opened fire. jones was caught in the spray of bullets.... fired by police. authorities admit... she was "accidentally" killed. jacqueline walker - friend of bettie jones 12:42:12 - why bettie his aunt) 12:40:48 - she should not have to come outside open the door and be shot down by a police officer. . le-grier's mother says... her -19- year old son..... who studied engineering.... to handle mental health cases. the woman who survived a shooting.... caught on live t-v..... is moving foward. vicki gardner is set to go back to work.... next month. you'll remember... she was shot back in august... while being interviewed by reporter.... alison parker.... in roanoke, virginia. parker and her camerman adam ward died. the shooter was a former employee of the t-v station.... "w-d-b-j". gardner says... she's not haunted by the shooting... instead... enthusiastic for the futu

le-grier, who was holding a baseball bat at the time, died at the scene.o did 55-year-old bettie jones, who lived on the home's ground floor and had just finished hosting family for the holiday. police said jones, who was known in her neighborhood for working to curb violence, was "accidentally struck." for jones' family and friends, the big question was how a woman who was essentially a bystander, ended up being killed. >> why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? it's ridiculous. somebody got to do something about this. >> on christmas night -- this is a loving family. everybody was playing spades, drinking, having fun. celebrating christmas. like many chicago families, across the country. she should not have to come outside, open her door and be shot down by a police officer. >> brangham: and for le-grier's mother, the question was why lethal force was used against her son. >> what happened to tasers? seven times my son was shot. something just needs to be done. i use to watch the news daily and i would grieve for other mothers and now today,

le grier was banging on the bed wroom a baseball bat.e was combative and that sparked the gun fire. his mother says that le grier was mentally ill. >> why couldn't he be in the hospital if something had to happen rather than in the morgue. >> what about the tasers. taser him, don't start shooting people, innocent people. >> in a statement chicago police say jones, the woman killed, was accidentally struck, department is now offering its deepest condolences. the department of justice is investigating the city's police force and there have been calls for mayor rahm emanuel to step down. the deaths come after the release of this dash cam video that shows laquan mcdonald being shot by a white police officer. that officer is due back in court tomorrow. the police involved in this latest shooting are currently on a 30-day administrative duty as part of the new police department policy. >> take a look at the devastation in dallas. deadly tornados wrecked hundreds of homes over the weekend. people in suburban dallas are struggling to pick up the

>> reporter: jones and le grier killed saturday after police were called to this home for a domestic disturbance. >> shots fired by police, just to confirm. >> yes, they were. they were. >> reporter: threatening his father with a bat. jones was opening the door for police when she was caught in a spray of police bullets. >> upon their arrival, they were confronted by combative individual. >> reporter: chicago police saying jones was accidentally killed and extending condolences. outside and be shot down by a police ficer. >> reporter: her 19-year-old son who is studying engineering has mental health issues. chicago mayor, rahm emanuel has been under pressure to make sweeping changes in an increasingly tense chicago since the release of laquan mdonald video last month. >> the first step in that journey is my step and i am sorry. >> reporter: he is now calling for a review of how police are trained to handle mental health cases. >> larry: a grand jury is timothy loman shot tamir rice. a video of the shooting captured by surveillance camera provoked outrage. it also made rice a central

bettie jones shared a home with 19-year-old college student "quin-tonio le-grier". domestic disturbance call at legrier's home saturday. legrier allegedly threatend his dad with a bat. police say the mother of five was "accidentally" and "tragically killed." "while i'm tempted to feel hate for all chicago police officers - // i think we've gotta show the police officers and family a lot of compassion." the shooting is sparking new protests against the already troubled chicago police. so far, mayor rahm emanuel has resisted calls to resign. sot - ja'mal green / protestor "i want the mayor to understand - this is a message to you: you failed us before. now is your time to step up, or step down." the officers involved in saturday's deadly shooting... are currently on desk duty. police in pomona, california arrested a man they believe... burned a woman to death on christmas. authorites sat clarence duwell doused the 41-year old victim with gasoline.. then set her on fire.. possibly with a cigarette. witnesses say they saw the fully engulfed in flames. the woman died at

vacation short to deal with the fallout of another police-involved shooting. 19-year-old quintonio le grier and his neighbor betty jones killed saturday when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call. legrier's father, who has filed an unlawful death lawsuit breaking down in an interview with cnn when he described his son's final moments. >> someone help my son. >> reporter: le grier's family says he had mental health issues. combative when officers arrived and jones was accidentally caught in police gunfire. and demonstrators bringing their call for mayor emanuel to resign right here to hesitate doorstep, protesting outside the mayor's house. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> in the meantime over in cleveland the family of tamir rice is suing that city over the shooting of the 12-year-old by police. protesters took to the streets as well there over a grand jury's refusal to indict two white police officers for the african-american boy's death. those officers will face a departmental investigation that could result in disciplinary action including firing. activists are now calling

officers say nineteen-year-old quin-tonio le-(greer) grier was reportedly threatening his father with a bat. the teen's father called police.when police arrived on the scene, they say legrier was combative. that's when police fatally shot legrier and they say the 55-year-old woman was accidentally struck by bullets. 3 "even thought we had the national embarrasment of the lequon mcdonald murder, nothing has really changed. even with this incident. trigger happy cops, are still engaged in senseless murders of people of color."jones' friends and family jones' friends 3 and family remembered her today...as a beautiful and loving woman who enjoyed going to church.police say the officer will be on administrative duty pending an investigation. 3 3 tonight, the bago boys made their debut at the orpheum theater in sioux showing of the bago boys documentary,a production by the nebraska education telecommunications or n-e-t-v. bago boys highlights the first championship for the winnebago basketball team...it's the first big win for them in 75 years. so, n-e-t-v traveled to winnebago after the wi

on sunday le grier's mother said, quote, the police are supposed to service and protect us yet they take the lives. chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling on the police department and the police intervention training in the wake of those shootings. >>> and we turn now to al, and, boy, as kevin tibbles was saying, we were all saying where's winter? now it's here. >> this is kind what have happened last year, too. an early start and then, boy, did things get going and we have a feeling that will happen again today as well. wide swath of snowy weather, icy conditions that. lex tend all the way up into new england later today. a slight strisk of strong storms making their way through the gulf coast and out west t tngs we'll get toanderson will be foggy until noon, showers likely today, high of 69. southeast breezes 6 -10. the mountains will be foggy through 1 pm, showers likely and breezy, high of 64. southeast breezes at 6-20. heavier rain expected tonight, to inches of accumulation. asheville, hendersonville will drop >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right. a thank you. "now" t

on sunday le grier's mother said, quote, the police are supposed to service and protect us yet they take the lives. chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling on the police department and the police overside agency to review crisis intervention training in the wake of those shootings. >>> and we turn now to al, and, boy, as kevin tibbles was saying, we were all saying where's winter? now it's here. >> this is kind what have happened last year, too. an early start and then, boy, did things get going and we have a feeling that will happen again today as well. wide swath of snowy weather, icy conditions that. lex tend all the way up into new england later today. a slight strisk of strong storms making their way through the gulf coast and out west things fairly quiet. >> bri: good morning, temperatures today staying in the 30s for us, but we do have quiet weather, a light breeze out of the northwest will make it feel like it's in the mid-20s. winter finally here for us. you'll notice a difference today with those temperatures just really stuck. not moving a whole lot. here is that winter stor

police say the younger le le grier was acting agtated with a baseball bat. officers shot him several times. the officer shot a neighbor, 55- year-old betty jones. >> innocent. all she did was open the door. and they shot her. >> the justice department launched a civil rights investigation into the chicago police d after an officer was charged with murdering a 17- year-old suspect. >>> officers in louisville had their hands full when hundreds of teens started brawling inside a mall. >> crowds of hundreds. stores going into lockdown, shutting their gates. >> four police's agencies responded on -- four police agencies responded on saturday nightate the mall of saint mathews. 2,000 teens were roaming the area. so far no arrests. >>> a man plunges to his death. >>> and disneyland is going to a galaxy far, far away. the rides that are closing forever to make way for star wars. >>> good morning. the rain is now exiting the area. but according to our live high- def doppler radar, i will show you where it's snowing. >>> you might still have slick surfaces out there.

according to an autopsy obtained by the associated press, 19-year-old le grier was also killed by multiple gunshot wounds. in a statement the chicago police officer said they were confronted by "a combative subject" and added that jones was "accidentally struck." >> i feel like i just want to wake up and have my mom say that was a dream. but i can't. she's gone. she was murdered. and that's all in my heart. >> my mom was so scared of my oldest son that's 15 to get shot by the police officers. but who instead gets shot and killed? her. >> what about the taser? don't start shooting people, innocent people! >> the case is now being investigated. but tonight betty jones is dead. she was a grandmother who had been hosting family for christmas just a few hours earlier. also dead is quintani legrier, a college student whose family says he had developed a mental illness. now less than 48 hours after those shootings we were reminded of another shooting that gave us that same feeling. the case of 12-year-old tamir rice, who was fatally shot by cleveland police outside a city rec center. rice was car

on sunday le grier's mother said, quote, the police are supposed to service and protect us yet they take the lives. chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling on the police department and the police overside agency to review crisis intervention training in the wake of those shootings. >>> and we turn now to al, and, boy, as kevin tibbles was saying, we were all saying where's winter? now it's here. >> this is kind what have happened last year, too. an early start and then, boy, did things get going and we have a feeling that will happen again today as well. wide swath of snowy weather, icy conditions that. lex tend all the way up into new england later today. a slight strisk of strong storms making their way through the urgulf coast and out west things we'll get to >>> it's quiet, on the cloudy side this morning, some breaks this early but the clouds will take over. a mixed bag of sleet and freezing rain, even a few flakes of snow, could make or icy conditions tonight. 42 today, it's dry. rain likely tonight, maybe mixed with a few ice pellets in the city. roads stay wet. tomorrow, 50, ra

on sunday le grier's mother said, quote, the police are supposed to service and protect us yet they take the lives. chicago mayor rahm emanuel isis now calling on the police department and the police overside agency to review crisis intervention training in the wake of those shootings. >>> and we turn now to al, and, boy, as kevin tibbles w w saying, we were all saying where's winter? now it's here. >> this is kind what have happened last year, too. an early start and then, boy, did things get going and we have a feeling that will happen a ain todada as well. wide swath of snowy weather, icy conditions that. lex tend all the way up into new england later today. a slight strisk of strong storms gulf coast and out west thihis fairly quiet. we'll getthe kwwl viewing area today... a winter storm warning is posted for all of us through tonight. system. roads are deteriorating from the south to the north as sleet and freezing ain continue to track into the state. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will show all forms of frozen precip today. temperatures are in the nw iowa. windsare stron

. >> reporter: le grier was reportedly threatening his dad with a bat. 55-year-old jones who lives on the ground floor was opening the door for police when she was caught in a spray of police bullets. >> individual. >> reporter: police say that jones was accidentally killed and extended can condolences. will grier's mother said her 19-year-old son had mental health issues but was dreaming of a brighter future. >> he cared about people. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emanuel has been under pressure to make sweeping changes in an incredible tense chicago. >> the first step in that journey is my step. and i'm sorry. >> reporter: he is now calling for a review of how officers are trained to handle mental health cases. the officers involved are off the streets and on desk duty. as this shooting is investigated. >> abc's alex perez in chicago. >>> the rice to the white house. and hillary clinton. the republican front-runner accusing the former president of sexism. abc's mary bruce has more now from washington. good morning, mary. >> reporter: all right, good morning, amy. after a few quiet

on sunday le grier's mother said, quote, the police are supposed to service and protect us yet they take the lives. chicago mayor rahm emanuel is now calling on the police department and the police overside agency to review crisis intervention training in the wake of those shootings. >>> and we turn now to al, and, boy, as kevin tibbles was saying, we were all saying where's winter? now it's here. >> this is kind what have happened last year, too. an early start and then, boy, did things get going and we have a feeling that will happen again today as well. wide swath of snowy weather, icy conditions that. lex tend all the way up into new england later today. a slight strisk of strong storms making their way through the gulf coast and out west things fairly quiet. we'll get to >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist sheena parveen. today we stay dry mostly cloudy, temperatures about the mid to low 40s, then later tonight winter weather advisory lehigh valley and poconos where we expect a wintry mix. mostly late tonight. then the rest of the area really expecting rain with this next weather sy

. >> reporter: le grier's family says he had mental health issues. investigators say he was combative when officers arrived and jones was accidentally caught in police gunfire. and demonstrators bringing their call for mayor emanuel to resign right here to hesitate doorstep, protesting outside the mayor's house. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> in the meantime over in cleveland the family of tamir rice is suing that city over the shooting of the 12-year-old by police. protesters took to the streets as well there over a grand jury's refusal to indict two white police officers for the african-american boy's death. those officers will face a departmental investigation that could result in disciplinary action including firing. activists are now calling on lebron james to act, urging the cleveland native to boycott his >>> twitter has updated its rules regarding abusive behavior and hateful conduc the social med giant has been under fire for not doing enough to thwart isis propaganda efforts. twitter says it ll not tolerate behavior intended to harass,