amy: janet cooksey, mother of quintonio legrier.e reportedly had suffered mental health issues in recent months. the other victim, bettie jones, was the mother of five grown children, with whom she had just celebrity christmas hours before. she was also involved in community activism. police have acknowledged they shot her by accident. jacqueline walker, who grew up with bettie jones, remembered her friend. >> i knew bettie as a kid. we grew up on congress. we played together every day. and for me to look at the news and see that she was shot down, a beautiful woman, a beautiful woman it hurts my heart to see that. it hurts me all over just to know the family is going through this tragic thing that is going on, police shooting without asking. why you got to shoot and ask questions later? amy: full details have not been released, but family members say bettie jones was shot four times and quintonio legrier seven times. saturday's shooting comes amid continued protests in chicago over the more than year-old police killing of 17-year-o

officiers were responding to a domestic disturbance call at legrier's home? a two-story house shared with jones. the teen reportedly threatened his father with a bat. sot - janet cooksey, mother of victim "seven times my son was shot. // this has to stop, no mother should have to bury her child. no mother." nats? this shooting sparking new protests against already beleagered police and city officials. two days ago - protests shut down parts of the magnificent mile - the high-end shopping the demonstration part of the backlash against other deadly police shootings - including black teen laquan mcdonald. sot - betty turner / quintonio legrier's great aunt "if you afraid of these streets so much that you got to shoot first - you got to turn your badge in." so far, mayor rahm emanuel has resisted calls to resign. responding to the deaths of jones and legrier, he released this statement: (gfx) "anytime an officer uses force, the public deserves answers, and regardless of the circumstances, we all grieve anytime there is a loss of life in our city." sot - ja'mal gr

they say legrier became combative. officers opened fire.. killing legrier and a 55 year old mother of five caught in the middle. jacqueline walker - friend of bettie jones 12:42:12 - why you got to shoot first and ask questions later?!!!! bettie jones is that mother of five. she lived on the ground floor of the split home she shared with legrier's family. she's the one who openedthe door for police. legrier ran down the stairs at officers and they started jones too. community members held a vigil for the victims yesterday afternoon. now to the latest developments with severe weather... a monster storm system stretching from new mexico to michigan and georgia continues to march eastward this morning. abc's megan hughes has details. supers: (mos) (:10-:12) norma jimenez / tornado survivor (:15-:19) mike springer / koat (:34-:41) moira james / traveler (1:00-1:01) megan hughes / abc news washington 1:01-end) script: the christmas twisters marched across the the twister that hit garland, texas was clocked as an ef-4. mos: "you could see transfor

police opened fire, killing legrier carrying an aluminum bat.hat grandmother is asking for answers and action from rahm emanuel. >> no mother should have to bury her child, especially under these circumstances. you call for help. the police supposed to serve us and protect us. it's a badge to kill. i mean, where do we get our help? when is the mayor going to step up? >> and joining me now with more, correspondent rosa flores. mayor emanuel has issued a statement from his vacation in cuba. he said it was preplanned. and he does it pretty quickly issuing a statement. what is he saying today? >> well, the mayor in that statement saying he's asking independent review of the chicago police department and check the training and evaluate specifically the crisis intervention training this involves calls involving mental health crises. the mayor wants them to re-evaluate and to make changes to make sure this doesn't happen, again, i should also add, in recent weeks, the mayor replaced the heads of both of those agencies, and this was following the laquan

jones was legrier's downstairs neighbor. legrier's father had called police, saying his son was threatening him with a baseball bat. relatives said legrier had struggled with mental health problems. witnesses reported seeing jones open the door for police and legrier wielding the bat. the officer who shot jones and legrier, who were both black, has not been identified. police announced a change in policy that will place all officers involved in shootings on administrative leave for 30 days, instead of the current three-day period. the practices of the chicago police department are already being reviewed by the justice department. a year-long investigation published by "the washington post" this weekend, takes an in-depth look at the nearly 1,000 people fatally shot by police in 2015. among the findings: mental illness played a role in 25% of the killings; in 75% of the fatal shootings, police were under attack or defending someone who was; and one in ten people shot and killed by police were unarmed. for more insight, we are

police say officers shot legrier because he was combative when they arrived. he later died at the hospital. the chicago p-d says the woman, identified as bettie jones, was "accidentally struck and tragically killed." legrier's mother says he suffered from a mental "he was having a mental tuation, sometimemehe gets a little loud, but not violent. i was just with my son on christmas. i talked to him and told him he has to control his temper. but he wasn't violent. " the chicago police department and mayor is sending condolences to jones' family. the police department says the officers involved in the shooting will be placed on routine administrative duties for 30 days. the incident is under investigation. the rose bowl is this week! as part of the celebration, floats will fill the streets of pasadena for the tournament of roses parade. for the past several years one eastern iowa man has gone there to put his flower arranging skills to the ultimate test. i sat down with him before he left for pasadena. bags packed, and rose bowl tickets at the ready. laurel hollo

family members say 19-year-old quintonio legrier was mentally ill... and threatened his father with a bat when officers arrived... they say legrier charged at them with the bat. an officer opened fire... hitting both legrier and 55-year-old bettie jones. 3 "why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? it's ridiculous! you all, somebody needs to do something about this. this is ridiculous. what about the taser? taser him down; don't start shooting people, innocent people!" officials say the officer will be on administrative duty for 30 days pending an independent review. 3 3 3 dozens of people are dead after severe weather tears across the country from texas to illinois. tornados, blizzards and a new round of storms are expected in several states today. stacey cohan is in washington with the story. the death toll stands at 43...and is likely to rise as the unrelenting weather continues to pound the nation's midsection. ---vo--- in missouri eight people are dead following intense rain and flooding. the death toll there includes 4 international sol

legrier reportedly threatening his father with a bat. >> upon their arrival, they were confronted by a combative individual. >> reporter: jones lived on the ground floor. loved ones say she w opening the door for police when legrier began to make his way down the stairs and she was caught in a spray of bullets fired by police. authorities saying jones was accidentally and tragically killed. the police department extending condolences condolences. frustrated loved ones demanding answers. >> why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? >> she should not have to come >> reporter: a emotional vigil for ththvictims this afternono. let it shine let it shine let it shine >> reporter: legrier's grieving mother says her son studied engineering and had a bright future. >> he was a student, he worked hard, he cared about people. >> reporter: the shooting coming after protesters on christmas eve shut down shopping at parts of chicago's famed michigan avenue calling for mayor rahm emanuel to resign in the wake of the laquan mcdonald shooting. emanuel, on vacation in cuba, issuing a stateme

legrier reportedly threatening his father with a bat. >> upon their arrival, they were confroroed by a combative individual. >> reporter: jones lived on the ground floor. the door for police when legrier began to make his way down the stairs and she was caught in a spray of bullets fired by police. authorities saying jones was accidentally and tragically killed. the police department extending condolences. frustrated loved ones demanding answers. >> why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? >> she should not have to come outside open the door and be shot down by a police officer. >> reporter: an emotional vigil for the victims. let it shine let it shine let it shine >> reporter: legrier's grieving mother says her son had mental health issues but studie engineering ananhad a bright future. >> h hwas an honor roll student, he worked hard, he cared about people. >> reporter: the shooting coming after protesters on christmas eve shut down shopping at parts of chicago's famed michigan avenen calling for mayor r rm emanuel to resign in the wake of the laquan mcdonald shooting. em

>> we got two down, two down. >> reporter: officers shot and killed legrier, a college student home for christmas break. his mother said his behavior recently changed. they also shot and killed a neighbor by mistake, bettie jones, a mother of five, had been asked by legrier's father to keep an eye out for the arriving officers. jahmal cole was her nephew. >> a 55-year-old lady was shot down by a chicago police officer. in the climate we're in, in chicago, that's almost unbelievable. nobody should be shot down on their doorstep, but my aunt especially was not a person that deserved that. >> reporter: there have been weeks of protest over police shootings, including that of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald, shot 16 times by an officer now charged with first-degree murder. over the weekend, legrier's mother, janet cooksey, stood with others wearing anti-rahm emanuel t-shirts, calling for an vex. >> when is the mayor going to step up? when is he going to step up? >> reporter: responding to the shooting, mayor emanuel issued a statement saying, "it is clear changes are needed to how officers resp

over the weekend, legrier's mother, janet cooksey, stood with others wearing anti-rahm emanuel t-shirts, calling for an investigation. >> when is the mayor going to step up? when is he going to step up? >> reporter: responding to the shooting, mayor emanuel issued a statement saying, "it is clear officers respond to mental health crises." in a measure of the seriousness of the problems here, jeff, mayor rahm emanuel said today he was cutting short his family vacation trip to cuba to return to chicago. >> glor: anna werner in chicago this evening. in the presidential campaign, a front-runner feud continues, but donald trump is not limiting his attacks to hillary clinton. major garrett has more on this. >> reporter: bill clinton is always a popular draw on the democratic campaign trail, but donald trump is warning hillary clinton to keep her husband under wraps. if hillary thinks she can unleash her husband with terrible record of women abuse, trump said on twitter, while playing the women's card on me, she's wrong. trump raised the specter of bill clinton's previous sex scandals after hi

legrier reportedly threatening his father with a bat. >> upon their arrival, they were confronted by combative individual. >> reporter: jones lived on the ground floor. loved ones say she was opening the door for police when legrier began to make his way down the stairs and she was caught in a spray of bullets fired by police. authorities saying jones was accidentally and tragically killed. the police department extending condolences. frustrated loved ones demanding answers. >> why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? >> she should not have to come outside, open the door and be shot down by a police officer. >> reporter: an emotional vigil for the victims. ♪ let it shine let it shine let it shine ♪ >> reporter: legrier's grieving mother says her son had mental health issues but was studying engineering and had a bright future. >> he was an honor roll student, he worked hard, he cared about people. >> reporter: the shooting coming after protesters on christmas eve shut down shopping at parts of chicago's famed michigan avenue calling for mayor rahm emanuel to resign in the

the mother of five opened her door as cops confronted 19-year-old college student quintonio legrier. >> while i'm tempted to feel hate, for all check police officers right now, we've got to show the officers and family a lot of compassion. >> reporter: police say jones was accidentally and tragically killed. officers were responding to a domestic disturbance at legrier's home, a two-story house shared with jones. the teen reportedly threatened his father with a bat. >> seven times my son was shot. this needs to stop. no mother should have to bury her child. no mother. ♪ >> reporter: this shooting sparking new protests against already beleaguered police and city officials. days ago, protests shut down parts of the magnificent mile, the high end shopping district of chicago. the demonstration part of the backlash against other deadly police shootings including black teen laquan mcdonald. >> if you're afraid of these streets to the point that you got to shoot first, you need to turn your badge in. >> so far mayor rahm emanuel sisted calls to resign, responding to the deaths of jones and

chicago police say jones was accidentally killed during that confrontation with legrier. legrier's mother says her son, who was an engineering student, had mental health issues, but insists he was never violent. >> that wasn't his character. >> reporter: already under scrutiny for the laquan video, mayor rahm emanuel calling for a review of how officers are trained to respond to mental health cases. and mayor emanuel cut his holiday vacation short and is due back here at city hall tomorrow to face the fallout and meet with the victims' family members. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> well this morning heavy metal fans are mourning the loss of motorhead front man lemmy. ♪ >> that's ian let me kilmister who died two days after learning he had a particularly aggressive form of cancer. lemmy died at his home in los angeles. he was only 70 years old. >> football news. a bizarre fine for a favorite among fans. the san diego chargers has fined safety eric weddle $10,000. his offense, staying on the field at halftime during the chargers week 15 game against miami so that he cou

bettie jones lived on the ground floor of split home she shared with legrier's family. she had opened the door for police when legrier reportedly ran down the stairs amid a spray of bullets. community members held a vigil for the victims this afternoon. back at home.. superstar janet jacksen is putting her unbreakable tour on hold. that could mean a delay for her may las vegas show. jackson is having is having surgery this spring. she's not sharing any more information. coming up from contact 13. it's the age of drones. colliding.. as thousands new toys take to the sky this holiday.. experts ask.. are they safe? plus.. against the west. overseas.. the leader of isis has issued a chilling and defiant new message. abu bakr al baghdadi ...threatening the west.. warning that attacks on israel are "imminent". experts say isis is feeling pressure. just today iraqi forced backed by u-s coalition air strikes ..took over ramadi.. where isis is headquarted. tonight a new consumer alert from contact 13. hoverboards weren't the only big ticket item this holiday season-- drones are

family members say 19-year-old quintonio legrier was mentally ill... and threatened his father with a bat when officers arrived, they say legrier charged at them with the bat. an officer opened fire... hitting both legrier and 55-year-old bettie jones. 3 "why you got to shoot first and ask questions later? it's ridiculous! you all, somebody needs to do something about this. this is ridiculous. what about the taser? taser him down; don't start shooting people, innocent people!" the officer who fired will be on administrative duty for 30 days pending an independent review. 3 3 topping today's headlines... the woman who survived a shooting caught on live t-v in virginia four months ago... is nearly ready to return to work. vicki gardner was shot in the back in august while being interviewed by roanoke station w-d-b-j. reporter alison parker... and news photographer adam ward died. gardner spent weeks in the hospital recovering from internal injuries. 3 (vicki gardner, virginia shooting survivor) "when he opened fire, it was still very understand...to comp

bettie jones, a mother of five, and quintonio legrier. legrier's father called the police after his son became agitated. >> the male caller said someone is threatening his life. the 19-year-old son banging on his bedroom door with a baseball bat. >> according to police, they were confronted by a combative individual upon arrival, resulting in the shooting. police say jones, who was legrier's downstairs neighbor, was accidentally struck. multiple reports say she opened the door when police arrived. the medical examiner ruled both deaths homicides. legrier's mother told nbc news her son was home from break from college. he developed mental illness in september but was not violent. the officers involved have been placed on 30-day administrative duty. >>> in a statement, mayor rahm emanuel says they are investigating and call for changes in how officers respond to mental health crisis. there have been calls for mayor rahm emanuel to resign following the release of laquan mcdonald's shooting death earlier this year. >>> one of the nfl's most l

family members say legrier was an n-i-u student, who suffered from some form of mental illness. it was after four this morning when he became violent and threatened his father with an aluminum bat. his father called police and then called his downstairs neighbor to open the door when they arrived. it's not clear whether bettie jones had even finished opening up the door for them when officers fired at legrier who was charging down the stairs still carrying the bat. bat."an innocent lady got shot as well because the police were trigger happy. i went to the hospital. my son has seven, seven bullet holes in chicago mayor rahm emmanuel has been under a lot of scrutiny lately - especially after the release of dash cam video showed an officer shooting laquan mcdaniel 16 times. a spokesman for the mayor says he's spoken to the families of both of the latest vicitms and offered his condolences. one photographer got dangerously close to the wildfire burning in california, and had to rush back to his news vehicle to escape the flames. alice martinez shows us the close call. "intense! "bru

legrier was fatally shot by a chicago police officer over the weekend. rosa flores. >> reporter: alison, christine, people were wondering where is mayor emanuel. hear this, he cut his cuba vacation short returning to chicago today. his office sending cnn a statement saying in part quote he is cutting his family trip short so he can continue the ongoing work of restoring accountability and trust in the chicago police department. now all this after two people were shot and killed by police over the weekend. first of all, 19-year-old quintonio legrier and 55-year-old bettie jones. again, they were both shot and killed by police. when it comes to the teenager, police say that he was coming at police with a bat after a domestic disturbance. about mrs. jones, police say it was a tragic accident. that she was killed tragically by police. now, the mayor also returning to chicago on the day that jason van dyke is arraigned. here is a chicago police officer who shot and killed laquan mcdonald. another black teenager. you probably remember the shooting video. the t