lee merritt is a lawyer acting on some of the most prominent civil rights cases in america, includinge floyd. we live in the deadliest police culture in the modern world. there is no nation that kills and incarcerates so many of its citizens, and we see violence and incarceration as a response to holding police officers accountable. so you yourself as a civil rights lawyer, you and your team finds it difficult to get witnesses to come out and speak? it is extremely difficult to get the community to participate in holding officers accountable when they know there are very few protections to keep them from receiving repercussions. although it is rare to find people willing to speak out, one man in baton rouge has made it his mission to protect the community by keeping an eye on the police. radio chatter. ijust listen to itjust in case i pick something up, you know. arthur reed, better known as silky slim, is a community activist. he listens on police scanners for incidents which might turn deadly. i listen to it all day, as much as i can. i think, late at night, um, 1:00 or 2:00 in the

lee merritt, a lawyer for arbery's family, said of the recently released videos -- "there has not been a black murder suspect in history who got the deference that these men received." seattle police raided and cleared an encampment of unhoused people at a public park friday and arrested over 20 people. residents of the camp were given just 15 minutes to gather their belongings. police also used rubber bullets to disperse protesters at the site. community organizer and attorney nikkita oliver tweeted -- "sweeping cal anderson park in winter during a pandemic is inhumane. why not actually offer people food, supports & services, rental assistance, places to live? @mayorjenny do better. residents without homes are still humans & still residents." she was referring to the mayor. the cdc has advised cities to leave encampments in place during the pandemic if they are not able to help rehouse them in safe places. in arizona, members of the san carlos apache nation are organizing a day of action today in opposition to a proposed copper mine in a sacred portion of the tonto national forest. th

police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for sexual assaults near lake merritt and downtown. henry he lee has more. >> reporter: a frightening series of sexual assaults. police say a man preyed on women near downtown and lake merritt. i've learned that 20-year-old isaiah lawrence was arrested. pamela drake is former director of the lakeshore business improvement district. >> i certainly don't want anything like this to keep happening. i always feel that rather than more police on the beat, we need more investigators. >> reporter: police say lawrence pointed a gun at a 33- year-old woman and tried to rob and rape her, but a neighbor yelled at her to stop. that same day police say he confronted a woman and forced her into a prius and raped and robbed her. police say he drove her to a bank and tried to get her to withdraw money, but she was unable to do so. lawrence is also accused of trying to rape a third woman. the d.a. aha charged isaiah lawrence with rape, attempted rain, kidnapping, and robbery. >>> young people accused of being part of an oakland drug ring are now facing charges of tr

they believe is responsible for a series of sexual assaults around lake merritt and in the downtown area. crime reporter henry leening us now with more on this case. henry. >> reporter: well, alex, he's accused of confronting and attacking three women, two at gunpoint. now he's behind bars and facing some serious charges. a frightening series of sexual sainlts oakland. police say a man preyed on women in downtown and near lake merritt. i have learned that 20-year-old isaiah lawrence was arrested by oakland police. >> i'm very glad they were able to catch him. i hope it's actually the person that did it. >> reporter: pamela drake is former director of the lakeshore business improvement district. >> i certainly don't want anything like this to keep happening. i always feel that rather than more police on the beat, we need more investigators. >> reporter: police say on november 30th, lawrence pointed a gun at a 33-year-old woman and tried to rob and rain her, but a neighbor yelled at her to stop. that same day police say he confronted a 29-year-old woman in a neighborhood near lake merit, forced her into a prius, th