this is the family's attorney, lee merritt. >> this was a wellness. it is beyond me to begin understand what kind of police force response to a wellness call with the equipment of swat. this department and their officers violated not only the rights of atatiana jefferson and her family, but they just made common sense mistakes. attorneyill speak to lee after headlines. a federal judge has ruled that president trump broke the law when he declared a national emergency in order to secure billioions of dollars of pentagn funds to build his border r wal, parts of which are already under construcuction. federal districtct court judge david briones said friday trump violated a provision of budgdget law approved by congress. meanwhile, in arizona, a video has gone viral showing bulldozers destroying protected cacti to make way for the wall, which is slated to cut through the oregon pipe cactus national monument, an international biosphere reserve. the trump administration has waived 41 environmental rules in order to allow for border wall construction. trump

. >> 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, dallas. >>> there is anger among pittsburgh steeler fans after a scary hit on the field left quarterback mason rudolph with a concussion nbc's stephanie gosk with more now on the backlash. >> reporter: steelers quarterback mason rudolph dodged tackles. making a clear path down field just before he got drilled, apparently losing consciousness. >> there is serious concern right now for mason rudolph. >> reporter: rudolph eventually stood with assistance. the refs called a 15-yard penalty on the ravens. >> i did not intentionally try to hurt him. i heard he's at the hospital my prayers are for him and his family >> reporter: he suffered a concussion, even after leaving the hospital and new helmets and new rules, this is a dangerous game >> these are big men moving at a pretty fast clip when they hit each

. >> family attorney lee merritt said the real threat came from police. >> that's murder. >> and communityembers are calling for more answers. >> i feel guilty. because had i not called, the police department, my neighbor would still be alive alive. >> fort worth police say the white male officer joined the force last year. and is on administrative leave pending an investigation. >> jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. >> cooler temperatures are helping firefighters in southern california gain the upper hand on two major wildfires. the sandelwood fire 177% contained, burning more than 1,000 acres. the saddleridge fire has burned more than 8,000 acres and is now 41% contained. at lea phave beentro killed. simone biles has broken a record, coming up her performance on the mat that earned her the title the most deck rated gymnast ever. plus the possible therapeutic value of psychedelic drugs. and later some amazing young women use fashion to turn emotional scars inside out. >> quijano: simone biles has done what no other gymnast has done before, the 22 year old flippednd twisted her way to two more

family attorney lee merritt said the real threat came from police. >> that's murder. >> reporter: and community members are calling for more answers. >> this is one i cannot swallow. >> i feel guilty because had i not called the fort worth police department, my neighbor would still be alive today. >> reporter: fort worth police say the white male officer joined the force last year and is on administrative leave pending an investigation. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. >>> rescue crews in new orleans continue to search for a worker missing after a hotel under construction collapsed on saturday. video captured the moment a part of the hard rock hotel toppled on to a busy street near the city's historic french quarter. two people were killed, 30 were hurt. officials declined to say if the missing worker, anthony mcgretta, is still aliv he was one of more than 100 workers at the site when it collapsed. his sister said her brother wasn't supposed to be at work but was called in at the last minute. >> i'm hoping. i don't know what else to do. i feel like i'm losing it. >> the cause of the col

feared for her life the jury did not buy it taking less than. 2 days to find her guilty attorney as lee merritt who represents john's family says botham did not deserve to die and his family deserves justice many activists and followers of this case agree the jury made the right decision reporting in washington ashley banks our team. it's not just for us from hong kong that have seen their share of protests this year as the island nation of haiti saw thousands take to the streets once again over the weekend thanks to years of government fraud and abuse an economic crisis with a deepening food and fuel shortages currently gripping the country here's our 2 americas john hubby with the story. violence and anger in port au prince haiti as rioters looted and ransacked businesses along a busy commercial district the most savage in the city's airport and 14 i think the story of a police station and setting at least 2 buildings on fire the country has been gripped with chaos as protesters demand the resignation of the haitian president job no moyse and some fear that the violence only worsen as at leas

>> reporter: lee merritt is the jefferson family's attorney. ic former officer dean is certainly responsible and should ut held accountable, but so should the system that made a way for him. >> reporter: larhonda young agrees. she spent 12 years as a fort worth police officer. >> i think now you have rookies training rookies. they're teaching somebody else the same mistakes that they're making every day. if that officer had simply knocked on the door, that young lady would be alive today. >> reporter: dean is out on bond and has hired an attorney, but sort worth police tell us he still has not talked to investigators. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, omar, thank you. tonight, cbs news investigates medical clinics across the country advertising a treatment some belies fof well, they're selling onetherape but our investigation finds this may be putting patients at risk. here's dr. jon lapook. >> the priest grabbed my hand and said, "do you accept jesus?" and i was out. >> reporter: last year, at the age of 60, cindy kinder-binge las rushed to a ho

>> reporter: lee merritt is the jefferson family's attorney. >> former officer dean should be held accountable for a system that made a way for him. >> reporter: larhonda young agrees. she spent four years as a fort worth police officer. >> i think now you have rookies training rookies. they're teaching somebody else the same mistakes they're making every day. if that officer had simply knocked on theor, that young >> reporter: dean is out on bond and has hired an attorney, but fort worth police tell us he still has not talked to investigators. norah? >> all right, omar, thank you. >>> tonight cbs news investigates medical clinics across the country advertising a treatment some believe is a fountain of youth. well, they're selling hormone therapy as way to make people look and feel younger, but our investigation finds this may be putting patients at risk. here is dr. jon lapook. >> shook my hand and do you accept jesus? and i was out. >> reporter: last year at the age of 60, cindy kinder-binge was rushed to a hospital in indiana with a heart rate four times normal. >> i seriously thought i was

who ney lee merritt represents the family said the impact of the verdict against felt officer will beund the world. >> it's a signal that the tide going to change here. police officers are going to be eld accountable for their actions and we believe that that will begin policing culture. mark: she testified that she entered the apartment by mistake and killed him thinking he was intruder in her home. the sentencing phase is underway. receive from five years to 99 years in prison. that re igniignited a national debate over affirmative action, a judge ruled that harvard university does not asian inate against americans in its admissions process. she said that the process is not perfect, but passed constitutional muster. said there is no evidence of any racial an mass and any evidence that any admission decision was negatively affected by asian american identity. the group behind this suit, students for fair admissions appeal today's decision. global news 24 hours a day on tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ro

that's according to attorney lee merritt joshua brown was a neighbor of shooting victim john john was sitting in his apartment in september of 2018. when guyger walked inside and fatally onfirmed bro death. dallas police responded to a call for a shooting at brown's apartment complex friday night. they found him lying on the parking lot and in that parking lot with gunshot wounds. he was taken to a hospital where he died. witnesses said they had heard gunshots and saw car speed out of the parking lot. police say there's no information on the suspect guyger was found guilty of murder wednesday and given a 10 year sentence. a businessman is offering a $100,000 reward for information to help police solve josh was murdered. >>in world news tonight unauthorized demonstrations in parts of hong kong have now gone into its 18th consecutive week. the protests crippled the public transit system once again and a taxi driver plan out into a crowd of protesters today. video shows his red taxi there in the middle of the crowd. he tries to turn and then it looks like he rammed nearby protesters. he'

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 away from the scene. police have not said if the murder is any way connected to the guyger proceedings. police continue to investigate this murder in dallas. they're hoping any witness who saw something will eventually reach out to them. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >>> police in the u.s. state of kansas are searching for a man who open fire in a bar killing four people. >> police have just taken one of the suspect's alture into custody late sunday. the other suspect remains on the loose. police consider him armed and dangerous. they each face four counts of first-degree murder. cnn's natasha chen has more. >> reporter: it

>>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

. >> reporter: jefferson's family is represented by nationally known civil rights attorney lee merrittted the family of the unarmed man killed by a former dallas police officer. merritt said atatiana jefferson was a premed graduate of xavier university who lived close to her family. >> yes, it was an overreaction by the fort worth pd. >> reporter: the officer who fired the fatal shot has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation and he is scheduled to be interviewed by the major crimes unit monday. in los angeles, christina coleman, fox news. >>> coming up the latest on the impeachment inquiry after joe biden's son announces he is stepping down from a board position with a chinese company. >> coming up later the emotional return to the shark tank tonight for one of the best sharks players in history. jason will show us more of this coming up later in sports. >> also ahead marchers gathering on the peninsula urging witnesses to come forward. they say they're trying to bring renewed focus to an unsolved murder. >> governor gavin newsom takes action on 1

attorney lee merritt, who represented the jean family in the trial, wrotete in social m a brown's testimony played a key role in challenging guyger's account of the incident and claims she had shouted commands at botham before shooting him. court last week sentenced guyger to 10 years in prison for shooting and killing jean. she faced up to 99 years. bernie sanders campaign says the vermont senator and 2020 presidential hopeful suffered a heart attack last tuesday after experiencing chest pains during a campaign event in las vegas. sanders had two stents inserted to clear a blocked artery. he left an area hospital after a two-and-a-half day stay before returning home to burlington, for mont, with his wife jane. >> h hello, everyrydy. we a are in n s vegas. i just gotut o of the hospipitaa few hours s ago and i im feeling so much better. i i just want to thank all of yu for the love and warm wishes that you sent to me. see you soon on the campaign trail. amy: and in new york city, four people were killed and a fifth badly injured early saturday after a man with a metal bar attacked homeless

lee merritt. 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

lee merritt, a civil rights attorney representing the jean family said on social media, brown lived inant fear of gun violence and his death, quote, underscoring 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 away from the scene. police have not said if the murder is any way connected to the guyger proceedings. police continue to investigate this murder in dallas. they're hoping any witness who saw something will eventually reach out to them. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. >>> we'll take a short break. still to come, britain's prince harry says he is terrified of history repeating itself. why he's accusing the british tabloids of making that fear a possibility. that's ahead. aque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are getting clearer, yeah i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin ♪ yeah that's all me. ♪ nothing and me go hand in hand ♪ ♪ not

the victim's family said she had every right to do it and lee merritt, the civil rights attorney, hefense in this case, but hearing from the police chief, he said there was no excuse for this. the mayor of fort worth yesterday in the news conference said that the gun was irrelevant. so certainly a lot of questions still to be answered about the future of this officer in fort worth. >> gabe gutierrez, thank you for that. i'm joined for more on all of this by bart of the black law enforcement alliance and retired nypd detective. it's good to see you. look, you heard -- >> thanks, chris. >> -- what gabe just said, the folks there saying there's no excuse for this. but you have a situation where a well-intentioned neighbor, who now, by the way, sounds devastated by all this, sees an open door, makes a phone call, using, by the way, a nonemergency number, what do you see that went wrong here? >> the biggest thing that went wrong is that you had a police officer who used whatever judgment he can pull from to make a tragic decision and kill someone. i mean, listen, the fact of the matter is

now botham jean's brother brandt joins us along with his attorney lee merritt from dallas.'re sorry for the loss your family had to endure. want to start with that moment. you were on the stand. you're talking about the impact of your brother's death. his killer is right across from you and you wanted to give her a hug. what made you make that decision to ask for a hug? >> i knew that -- i just told her that i forgave her and with usual instances the words only -- they don't -- they mean something but i felt like that wasn't enough. and that was just my gesture, my decision of saying, my decision to make, my decision of letting her know that i truly forgive her and that was just my way. no one else's way. it was my decision. it was my way of letting her know that she is truly forgiven. we don't know if she may commit suicide in the future. we don't know what's going to happen. i just felt like i had to get that point across to her. >> and you said that your brother was a kind and compassionate man. so what do you think he would have thought of that moment? >> i honestly thi

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 tell if one of the bosses was giving lawsuit commands like "stop, police," or anything of that nature? >> yeah, but not -- that wasn't what they were saying. >> be advised, does look like we have one on the ground. >> reporter: the shooting that killed brown happened at a different apartment complex from the one where guyger and jean lived. witnesses described hearing several gunshots friday and seeing a silver four-door sedan speedsing away -- speeding away from the parking lot. merritt said brown was scared someone was after him after he was involved in a separate shooting incident in dallas. did he fear for his life related to this case or anything else in general? >> he ha

lee, abc 7 news. >>> a pedestrian suffered critical injuries when a uter bus hit him near lake merritt in oakland thisorning. sky 7 was over the scene at the intersection of 14th and madison streets at the main library. the crash was reported just before 8:00. the driver of the bus stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the oakland police department. it is being operated as a shuttle for alameda county workers. >>> in the north bay, a fire engulfed a detached garage in san enseanselmo this afternoon. at one point flames spread to the dry grass beside thegage which is l scary this time of year. but thanks to quick response fire crews doused the flames to prevent them from spreading any farther. >>> the amount of time teenagers spend in front of tv, computer and phone screens -- >> michael finney is here with that story. >> not really surprising when you hear it, is it? it's interesting. researchers at mcmaster university in canada studied the responses of 32,000 student between eighth and tenth grade. caffeine and sugar intake was more likely to be increased based on the amount of screen time the