loehmann quit the independence enlice soon thereafter but joined the cleveland force in march. now, the cleveland police say they did not review that controversial personnel file before hiring officer loehmann. but they weren't made aware of any problems, either, by his previous department. in any case, scott, loehmann's father told an interviewer that his son believes he acted properly and that he had no choice. >> pelley: dean reynolds, thanks. >> pelley: in another story, it is news these days when c california gets rain and for a second day it got plenty. here's ben tracy. >> reporter: in northern california, the highway looked more like a lake, a cars submerged and traffic snarled 18 miles. in san francisco, the water was up to some drivers' windows and a giant sinkhole opened up outside of the city. in los angeles county, sick roads led to twice as many accidents as on a dry day and in foot hill communities, fears of mudslides continue. glendora city engineer was outinspecting hillsides and debris basins rapidly collecting mud. >> we look at hillsides, for cracks, loose d

loehmann quit the independence police soon thereafter but joined the cleveland force in march. now, the cleveland police say they did not review is that controversial personnel file before hiring officer loehmann. but they weren't made aware of any problems, either, by his previous department. in any case, scott, loehmann's father told an interviewer that his son believes he acted properly and that he had no choice. >> pelley: dean reynolds, thanks. for some insight into all of this, we're joined tonight by marc morial, a former mayor of new orleans, now president and c.e.o. of the national urban league. mr. morial, what do you see in the eric garner case in new york? >> you know, the decision of the grand jury, scott, seemed to defy common sense. this case was a case where there's a video which allows us to for the most part see a man being surrounded by five police officers and then a chokehold, and then he's dead. so it's a travesty of justice the decision of the grand jury. but it also just deifies, i think, a lot of people's common sense in that they saw what happened and

loehmann was distracted and w p weepy and incommune icative on e gun range.o his inability to manage personal stress i do not believe he shows the maturity needed to work in our employment. officer loehmann was recommended for dismissal from the independence police force after just six months, but he was allowed to just resign. when the cleveland police department hired mr. loehmann, they did so without having seen that personnel file with all the comments in it. they only asked the human resource department in the independence office if there were any incidents that they should be aware of, and the answer they got was no. the cleveland police department said they will now request personnel files from previous employers. but today, attorney general eric holder who was already conducting an investigation of the cleveland police force before tamir rice was killed announced this. >> after a thorough and independent review, the department of justice has completed its civil pattern of practice investigation into the cleveland division of police. we believe there's

the boy was shot dead less than two seconds after loehmann's patrol car pulled up. the boy's gun, just a toy. the community outraged. >> this young fragile life was snuffed out like a candle in the wind. >> reporter: cleveland's force had been under federal investigation before this shooting. and today, the attorney general announced this damning assessment. >> the cleveland division of public police engages in a pattern and practice of using excessive force. >> reporter: david, tonight, no comment from officer loehmann as the city grieves for a little boy and comes to terms with the conduct of its police. >> pierre thomas live in washington. pierre, thank you. >>> we turn now to the rescues this evening. crippling mudslides. mud four feet deep. and the images coming in from the west now. the white suv, mud up to the windshield wipers. that family getting out in the nick of time. and not from far from there, this car no match for the powerful rushing water. and up the coast in san francisco, look at this. a gaping sinkhole, nine feet deep. and what authorities are n

wanted loehmann gone. more thing to this that's distressing. the cleveland police department hired him reportedly said yesterday they never saw that bad review. they never saw anything negative from loehmann's personnel file before they ended up hiring that officer. that police use of force case in cleveland is going to a grand jury to determine whether or not that officer will face charges in the shooting of that young boy. the policemen in the deaths of michael brown and eric garner, that has been top of the news in the past weeks. what about grand juries and the secrecy of them, does that help or hurt the process? is there more to the secrecy than meets the eye? jeffrey toobin is back and danny savalhis. people look at that secrecy and immediately no pun intended indict the grand jury process as being unfair and somehow wrong. what are the pros to having a secret grand jury? >> as a defense attorney, we're always frustrated by the secrecy of the grand jury, but look, the grand jury and the secrecy surro

it raises serious questions about officer loehmann's judgment.rice is clearly pointing and playing with a pellet gun. someone called 911 and so the police had to respond. but is what happened when the police arrived that is so troubling. shooting tamir rice in under two seconds and now this officer's history is adding disturbing details to what happened. joining me now, cleveland city councilman zach reed and legal analyst veteran prosecutor paul henderson. thank you both for being here tonight. >> thanks for having us, reverend. >> councilman, what do you make of what we're learning about this officer today? >> well, a lot of things were dropped. clearly we did not do our homework on this officer. clearly if we had done our homework on this officer, we would not have hired this officer. goes back to what malcom x said. you have good cops, bad cops and cops that don't deserve to be on the force both physically, mentally and this is what we've got. we have a cop that should not have been on the force because he could not perform the duties of what

at his previous job, officer loehmann's personnel records shows he was in the process of being fired. supervisor describing an emotional meltdown. and a behavior that shows a pattern of a lack of maturitmat indiscretion and not following instructions. but the police never asked to see loehmann's personnel records, a policy the department says now changed. the department of justice laid out a stinging report on the cleveland police department. >> there's a reasonable call to believe that the cleveland police engaged in a practice of unreasonable force in violation of the fourth amendment. >> the investigation took two years saying cleveland police officers used unnecessary and significant force at a significant race, including officers who shoot at people who do not pose an imminent threat of serious bodily harm at officers, that they hit people in the head with their gun, where use of deadly force is not justified and that there are systemic deficiencies, failures by higher-ups to investigate officer-involved shootings. when accountability falter, trust also falters. a federal court w

but the cleveland police never asked to see loehmann's personnel records, a policy the department saysas now changed. tamir rice's death, the backdrop as the department of justice layed out a stipging report on the cleveland police department. >> the investigation concluded that there is a reasonable cause to believe that the cleveland police engage in a pattern and practice of unreasonable force in violation of the fourth amendment. >> the investigation took two years, finding cleveland police officers use unses and unreasonable force at a significant rate, including officers who shoot at people who do not pose an imminent threat of serious bodily harm to officer, that they hit people in the head with their guns, where use of deadly force is not justified and that there are systemic deficiency, failures by higher-ups to investigate officer-involved shootings. >> we found basically a rubber stamp mentality approach exists to these kinds of incidents of excessive force. and when accountability falters, trust also falters. >> a federal court will now keep tabs on the cleveland police as

november 29, 2012 letter contained in tim loehmann's personnel file from the police department says during firearms qualification training, he was distracted and weepy. he could not follow simple directions, could not communicate clear thoughts nor recollections. and his hands on performance was dismal. according to the letter written by deputy chief jim pollock of the independence police, the letter recommended that the department part ways with loehmann who went on to become a police officer with the cleveland division of police. i do not believe time nor training will be able to change or correct the deficiency said pollock. first of all, how does a police officer like that end up not only being able to become a police officer anyway in a different jurisdiction, but be the guy rather than the veteran next to him, the guy that gets to jump out of the car and confront tamir rice? >> that's a crucial question. i don't know the answer to that. how did he become a police officer? what i do know is given his behavior at the police pistol range and a deputy chief's assessment of that behavior,

five days later loehmann resigned. he joined the cleveland police force this last spring. agnew. now an essay for parade magazine and syndicateded columnist. what is going on in cleveland? why is the circumstance so mad? >> well, as you know, melissa, on the heels of this funeral for this 12-year-old boy, i can't say that enough, a 12-year-old boy with no weapon, he had a pellet gun, the justice department came out. eric holder announced the findings of an almost two-year investigation, and it is damning as a report can be about police brutality, about police shooting when they shouldn't be, about them retaliating after they handcuffed people because they lipped off to them, and so they use tasers on them, and they kicked them and they used the butt of their guns to hit them. so this is as i said from my police at politico that ran yesterday, if that investigation had been ape nounnounced the da before tamir rice had been ka killed, i can't help but wonder. >> exactly when you said that, i'm thinking the garner decision is harder to take in some ways and in some ways that

cleveland police did not review officer loehmann's file before hiring him.they did, they would have known he was fired from another police department for lack of evidence maturity. a grand jury is trying to determine if we should fails any charges. phyllis thought he was waving around a real -- police in and out he was waving around a real gun, it was a pellet gun. >> a michigan man was arrested for stealing a ambulance, you ask why would he want that. the answer to get to a strip club. this happened sunday night after the 51-year-old stole the ambulance while the keys were inside. the video shows the ems vehicle swerving into the wrong lane coming to a stop. he said he was en route to the booby trap strip club. >>> a passenger at boston logan airport is accused of attacking a 70-year-old tsa agent. his backpack did not fit and he was told to go back to give baggage his back pack. he struck the tsa age and was arrested ♪this holiday season, my good friend gave to me♪ ♪7 powerball tickets ♪6 match 6 chances ♪5 cash 5s ♪4 big 4s ♪3 daily numbers ♪2 mega millio

. >> a lot of people think century 21, they think loehmann's which was a business that had to bankruptpressure? >> we're not. we learned from every other offpriced retailer. we look at everybody and see what they had. >> what did they do wrong that you're not doing? >> there's so many reasons of what could have happened and for us, it's like opening up c it 21 addition. we think out of the box. we know that we have to evolve or we're going to die and we have to offer, you know, we have to be aware of our competition, we have to know what's happening on the market and we got to bring in new selections. >> the interesting thing is, of course, that barney's is going into the loehmann's site which speaks to what you're doing. >> 100%. >> and off fifth is coming downtown. is that going to be stiff competition? >> for me i welcome that competition. it makes us sharper, keeps us on our toes and we will not be going the path of all the other offbrand retailers. >> good luck with the remaining few days to shop. the co-owner and executive vice president of century 21. >> a pleasure. >> five minu

officer timothy loehmann. >> that's when the officer pointed. >> reporter: in the dispatcher's audio you can hear the officer's grim call for help. >> radio, shots fired. male down, plaque male, maybe 20. black revolver or black handgun. send ems this way. >> reporter: even as they call for the help the officers still not understanding they had shot a 12-year-old boy carrying a toy gun. >> this is not an effort to exonerate, it's not an effort to show the public that anybody did anything wrong, this is an obvious tragic event where a young member of our community lost their life. we've got two officers that were out there protecting the public that just had to, you know, do something that nobody wants to do. >> reporter: george howell, cnn, atlanta. >> and, again, his funeral will be today. >>> thousands of russians marched in moscow and other cities in protest of planned health care reforms. authorities say the reforms are needed to modernize the health care system. but protesters say hospitals will be shut down. thousands thrown out of work. it is a rare public protest by state emp

two police officers pulled alongside and with scarcely any time for any sort of warnings, officer loehmann shot and killed the sixth-grader, all captured on video. video benjamin crump, the family's attorney, says is enough probable cause to indict right now, he says. but there's little public faith in the grand jury deliberating this case, perhaps because it comes on the heels of two different grand juries refusing to indict police officers who killed or contributed to the death of two unarmed black men. this scene last night in philadelphia, outside of lincoln financial field, tens of thousands of eagles fans trying to get home from the game, met by protesters staging a die-in on broad street and pattison avenue. protests have persisted in places like washington. and the protests have remained mostly peaceful. but today protesters overtaken by people set on creating chaos. dan simon is live in berkeley, california, where police clashed early this morning with factions of protesters. how ugly did things get there last night? >> reporter: this is the kind of thing we're seeing in this part

loehmann. raj and janelle, you guys are home to that zone across the peninsula.e out when i get that christmas tree. find a little patch of sunshine the next fewy9r days. >> i would say saturday. >> got to do it. got to get it decorated. >> thanks, jeff. >>> mud slides, flash floods and a lot of other damage. scenes from riverside county. mud gushing on to the roads and trapping people in their.[cj ca. this is in the small town of hemet. neighbors are now rushing to clean up before the next round of wet weather approaches. that's going to come this weekend. let's bring in nbc's tony shin from hemet. >> reporter: it is truly incredible how strong the water was gushing through this apartment complex. in fact, it was so powerful, it knocked down that cinder block <Ñ this is constant avenue. and ironically, all of this water is coming from nearby w. after a series of powerful thunderstorms tore through hemet. >> it was like somebody was them everywhere. >> reporter: tek4idespite the roadblock, some drivers still tried to pass through. some didn't get far. >> people j

the 26-year-old police officer who shot him, timothy loehmann was recently hired by the cleveland policevious job at the independence police department his personnel records show he was in the process of being fired. hi supervisor describing an emotional meltdown and behavior that shows a pattern of a lack of maturity and discretion and not following instructions but the police never asked to see his personnel records and a policy that has now changed. tam rear rice's -- tamir rice's death, after a stinging report of the police department. >> there is a reasonable cause to believe that the cleveland police engaged in unreasonableable force in violation of the first amendment. >> cleveland officers used unnecessary and unreasonable force at a significant rate, including officers who shoot at people who do not pose an imminent threat of serious bodily harm to officers and that they hit people in the head with their guns, or where use of deadly force is not justified and there are systemic deficiencies, failures by higher ups to investigate officer-involved shootings. >> sometimes a rubber

the 26-year-old police officer who shot him, timothy loehmann had only recently been hired by the clevelande. as his previous job at the independence disdepartment his personnel records show he was in the process of being fired. his supervisor describing an emotional meltdown and behavior that shows a pattern of a lack of maturity, indiscretion and not following instructions but the cleveland police never ask to see loamman's personnel records, a policy that has now changed. tamir rice's death, the backdrop as the department of justice laid out a stinging report on the cleveland police department. >> the investigation concluded that there is a reasonable cause to believe that the cleveland police engage in a pattern and practice of unream force in violation of the fourth amendment. >> reporter: the investigation took two years finding cleveland police officers use unnecessary and unreasonable force at a significant rate including officers who shoot at people whoa do not pose an imminent threat of serious bodily harm to officers, that they hit people in the head with their guns where use of

quote, i was right there and he went for the gun, fred loehmann's recalled his son saying. i had no choice. if this is his defense, how will it play out in an investigation moving forward? >> the training would not have said to do what they did. it was bum rushing tamir. it's almost like -- it continues to be this us versus them mentality where it's really about either kill or be killed and that's the kind of mentality. we are going to be hook iing at the whole notion why can they came, why they kaem so close to tamir and why they didn't position themselves to make the assessment, the discernment rather than -- it's almost automatically they felt that he was a threat and they were going to take out that threat, and that is unacceptable behavior by those of us who are training these officers to serve and protect. >> and let me say, i agree with faith that sometimes good officers can make bad calls. sometimes people make mistakes. i don't believe all police come in with a predetermined attitude that they came to kill. but they must be held accountable and let us not forget in

we also got some new information today, again, also fairly disturbing, about the officer, timothy loehmann, who shot and killed tamir rice, the 12-year-old boy holding that pellet gun. we found out he had unsuccessfully applied to be a new york city police officer, he was turned down, he had then joined a suburban police department, independence, ohio, and was asked to leave after less than a year at that police department, described as emotionally unstable, unfit for duty, including handling of firearms described as dismal. it appears the cleveland police department never checked his past record. how is that news being met there in cleveland? >> you know, it's very disturbing. he should have never, based on that evidence, he should have never been allowed to join the cleveland police department. there is much work to do, is that revelation. the fact that young tamir rice did not even stand a chance, chris, that he was shot less than two seconds from the time the police reached the scene, that is unconscionable. it is totally unacceptable. and we, the collective we, the police culture has

if we convict officer loehmann and send a different message and it goes up to the appellate court andaches the supreme court and it stands, then we'll begin to send a new message that now we've got to look at the philosophies and the cultures behind these actions and make real radical change. >> pastor matthews, thank you. >> thank you. >> a lot of celebrities fear take a stand on hot-button issues. nick cannon is not one of them. he is here. he is joining me to share his thoughts on the chokehold protests around the country. and much, much more. that's next. eeeeeeeeee financial noise financial noise financial noise financial noise in the country. we operate just like a city, and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal, generating electricity on-site, and fueling hundreds of vehicles. we're very focused on reducing our environmental impact. and natural gas is a big part of that commitment. a wake-up call. but it's not happening out there. it's happening in here. [ sirens wailing ] inside of you. even if you're treating y

we could not reach loehmann. but they didn't check his personnel file before hiring him. >> he absolutely should not have been a police officer. >> cleveland's police department has been under federal investigation since 2013. they examined over 600 cases and found systemic abuse. on thursday attorney general eric holder announcing the findings. >> there is a pattern and practice of using excessive force. >> perhaps most disturbing, justice officials found excessive force complaints were not nfginvestigated. >> thank you week. >> they saw a real pattern. much more on sunday on "this week." including my interview with new york city mayor bill de blasio. >>> and the latest on the murder of the teacher and mother of three in abu dhabi. they have a suspect in custody after raiding her home. but there are questions about her motive. alexander marquardt is in abu dhabi with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the police in abu dhabi say the suspect was targeting americans and there are signs she had pl

timothy loehmann resigned from a nearby police department after questions about his emotional stability him to be declared unfit for duty in 2012. reena ninan, abc news, new york? >> we're joined by tamir's mother, samaria rice, and her attorney, benjamin crump. thank you both for joining us this morning. we want you to know how sorry we are for your loss. what would you like to see happen right now? >> that the police be accountable for what they did to my son. >> and what does that mean? >> i'm looking for a conviction. for both of the officers. >> mm-hmm. >> what do you know about what happened that day? what tamir was doing? what happened on the scene? >> two little boys came and knocked on my door, it had to be about 3:30. they came and knocked on my door and told me the police just shot your son twice in the stomach. so, they're telling me to be quiet and calm down before they but me in the back of the police car. i calmed down. as i looked over at the police car that's on the grass, my daughter is in the car. and i'm asking them to let her out. she's only 14 years old. and then,