it's like a jungle. >> that former investigator, lorenzo davis. the officer shot two other people and of a slew of force against them. he remains on the beat today >>> federal bureau of investigation director james comey said the shooting of a philadelphia police officer is investigated as a terror attack. no links have been found between the gunman and i.s.i.l. he was told he was acting in the name of islam. injuring the officer. >> archer has been charged with attempted murder. >> i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for a series of attacks in indonesia. >> authorities say it arrested three people, appearing to copy the massacre with the far current death toll. six bombs exploded in jakarta. >> the blast tore through the downtown area, six separate explosions and gunfire, a multipronged attack through the united nations and the dzhokhar tsarnaev shopping mall. -- sareena shopping hall. >> he did that mass killing. >> indonesian information released these pictures of a suspect carrying a knom. one is known to have gone off. indonesia's president kt sho

. >> lorenzo davis, a former lead police investigator with the city agreed with farmer's family that this was a case of murder. davis' bosses and the city's independent police review authority overruled him and the state's attorney declined to prosecute, saying even though the officer made a mistake, his actions were not criminal. sierra had also shot and killed darius pinex, another unarmed man six months earlier in an unrelated case of mistaken identity. the officer said at the time he stopped the man because his car was wanted in a shooting. sierra was never charged in either case and eventually left the force. >> no justice, no peace. >> the families of the two men have continued demanding justice for the victims, and now following november's release of the laquan macdonald police shooting video a new spotlight is being shined on these cases. >> it's like i told you so, you know, i've been saying it all along, they be lying. so these other mothers out here, hear what they said, don't let nobody tell you nothing about your child. >> it hasn't come to a climax yet. it is a lot of r

. >> lorenzo davis, a former lead police investigator agreed with farmer's family that this was a case of murder. but his bosses at the independent police review authority overruled him, and the state's attorney declined to prosecute. even though he made a mistake his actions were not criminal. he had shot and killed another man six months earlier in an an are -- a case of mistaken identity. the families of the men continued to demand justice for the victims, and following november's release of the police shooting video, a spotlight is being shined on these cases. >> it's like i told you so. i've been saying it all along. for the other matters, i hear what they said. don't let nobody tell you nothing about your child. >> it hasn't come to a climax yet. it's a lot of relief knowing that something is starting to be done. >> the family of flint farmer settled a civil case with the city for 4.1 million. the family sued the city for excessive force and lost. this month a federal judge ruled attorneys with the city withheld evidence and ordered a new trial. now those two city attorneys are o

lorenzo davis was the lead investigator on the case until he was fired. why was he fired?> because i refused to change my findings on the chatman case. i found that the shooting was not justified. >> and they believe it was justified and you had a different finding than they did. so they fired you? >> true. yes. >> let's watch the video again. i want you to tell me why you ruled the shooting unjustified. as you look at it now, you can see the officers are running behind him. he is running across the street. why did you think it was unjustified? >> well i pay most attention to officer frye. mr. chatman is simply trying to get away. he is running as fast as he can away from the officers. officer toth is right behind him doing the right thing. he is pursuing him. he's trying to capture him while officer frye on the other hand, has both of his hands on his weapon. he is in a shooter's position. he is looking for a clear shot. after mr. chatman gets past the parked cars and the traffic control box and whatever other obstructions are in the way, officer frye has a clear shot and

lorenzo davis investigated the chapman case for that review authority and recommended frye lose his job. his decision was overruled. months later, davis was fired. >> i was fired because there were several cases that i would not change my findings on. >> reporter: his job review notes among several criticisms that he refused to change his findings, in disagreement with command.

lorenzo davis investigated the chapman case for that review authority and recommended frye lose his job. his decision was overruled. months later, davis was fired. >> i was fired because there were several change my findings on. >> reporter: his job review notes among several criticisms that he refused to change his findings, in disagreement with the entire chain of command. the city is fighting davis' wrongful termination suit and maintains chapman was shot justifiably, leaving some in chicago watching yet another video and wondering whether mayor rahm emanuel is ready to really reform. tomorrow the mayor is holding his annual martin luther king jr prayer breakfast and an activist group called for a boycott. that group tells us dozens have backed out in protest. >> stephanie gosk in chicago. thank you. >>> isis has claimed responsibility for today's deadly terror attack in indonesia's capital. a brazen daylight assault in a busy commercial district. as nbc's kelly cobiella reports, a series of blasts rocked the city and gun battles broke out >> reporter: for nearly four hours the heart

the lead investigator for the police review authority or ipra, was lorenzo davis, he said he would haveecommended charges against freye. but davis was overruled by his boss and later fired. >> i do feel vindicated every time a video comes out. i do feel like -- vindicated that there's more transparency no now. >> if we truly can believe ipshg ra is independent and twha are telling us is truthful, then that's great. in that helps the system, but as of right now, no one can trust them. >> reporter: the city's interim police superintendent said the department is working on coming up with new guidelines for when officers can and cannot use deadly force. >> our goal is to change the way officers think when they approach a critical incident, by establishing time and distance to allow for more prudent thinking and physical space. >> reporter: but changes will come far too late for demonstrators who took to the streets after the release of the law quan mcdonald video, and are now taking credit for the city finally backing down on the release of the chapman video. >> it seems as if it's open sea

at the time, the lead investigators for the city said independent police review authority was lorenzo davis. he said he found the shooting not justified and would have recommended charges against fry, but davis was overruled by his boss and later, davis was fired. we talked to davis about the video's release. >> i do feel vindicated every time a video comes out. i do feel like vindicated that there's more transparency now. >> davis' boss was himself fired after the release of the laquan mcdonald video. that case was also initially ruled a justifiable shooting, but that officer now faces a murder charge. >> if we truly can believe ipra is independent and what they are tell us is truthful, then that's great. that help the system. as of right now, no one can trust them. >> the interim police superintendent said this week that the department is working on coming up with new guidelines for when officers can and cannot use deadly force. >> our goal is to change the way officers think when they approach a critical incident by establishing time and distance to allow for more prudent thinking and ph

at the time, the representative was lorenzo davis, and he found the looting not justified. and he would recommend charges for frye. but later davis was fired. we talked to davis about the video's release. >> i do feel vindicated when they find a video comes out, and there's more transparency now. >> his boss was himself fired after the release of the laquan mcdonald video. that case was said to be a justifiable shooting and that officer is now facing a murder charge. >> if we can believe that what they're telling us is truthful, that is great and helps the system. but as of right now -- >> reporter: the interim police superintendent said this week that the department is coming up with new guidelines on when officers can and can not use deadly force. >> the goal is to change the way that officers think when they approach a critical incident. allowing for more prudent thinking and more physical space. >> reporter: the changes will come far too late for demonstrators who took to the streets after the release of the laquan mcdonald, and now the city is finally backing down on t

lorenzo davis work around the clock at roosevelt middle school in germantown. tonight he's putting down the last layer of salt before students arrive in the morning. >> we have to clear paths for the dumpsters. we have to clear paths for the food deliveries for the kitchen. for the parking for the teache teachers. it's very very -- it's very large job. >> reporter: school district of philadelphia says it's 300 city schools are ready to reop reopen. but a look at some residential streets -- >> my street is pretty well snowed in. well, that may take little while. >> a lot of streets are not fully clean. a lost sidewalks are still hazardous. >> reporter: school officials are expecting delays not all bus routes have been plowed and many kids who walk to school are walking into the streets to avoid huge piles of snow. >> the biggest challenge truly will be for students to catch their bus. for to us provide timely bus transportation. things are going to be running a little bit late tomorrow most likely because of the challenges on the street. >> reporter: and if you

lorenzo davis, a former supervisor for chicago's independent police review authority said he investigated shooting and said, quote, he was running away, so why kill him? he also recommended the officer lose his job, but his decision was overruled. we had davis on the show last summer. he told us he was fired because he would not change his findings about police shootings he considered unjustified. the city of chicago maintains chapman was shot justifiably. meanwhile, the latest polls of chicagoens show that 51% want rahm emanuel to resign. >> tharz a reason why the nra is not here. they're just down the street. and since this is the main reason they exist, you'd think that they'd be prepared to have a debate. >> just so i'm clear, tonight you're saying you would welcome to meet with the nra? >> anderson, i've said this repeatedly. i'm happy to meet with them. i'm happy to talk to them. >> today a full week after refusing to attend a town hall on guns with the president, the national rifle association says they are ready to talk or rather debate one-on-one. nra had wayne la pierre versus p

at the time, and the head of the city police investigative unit, who clashed with investigator lorenzo davis. >> it makes me feel better that i got people to resign is what i did, all these crooked people. i did that. >> whether the pinex family moves ahead or accept as settlement, the attorney for a family in another police involved shooting says this is no way for a city to operate. >> it doesn't do any good to keep releasing videos of teenagers getting shot and killed in the streets and the city of chicago just paying people. >> the attorney for former officer sierra tells us he was just as wronged by the city attorneys who withheld evidence as the minex family was. sierra could face criminal charges and a federal civil rights charge, because after the mcdonald video was reds, the city asked federal investigators to look into all of the city's police involved killings, just as the families always wanted. >> black people don't have litters. we have children. people that care about them, you know? >> al jazeera, chicago. >>> this week, president obama announced his latest effort to reform a

was lorenzo davis he should said he found the shooting not justified and would have recommended chargesrye. but davis was overruled by his boss at ip r.a. and later fired. we talked to davis about the video's release. >> i do feel vicinity indicated every time a video comes out i would like there is more transparency now. >> reporter: davis' boss was himself fired after the release of laquan mcdonald video that was initially ruled as a justifiable shooting but that officer is now facing a murder charge. >> if we truly can believe tha thatism p.r. a is independent and we can believe what they are telling sus truthful that's great. that helps the system. but right now no one can trust them. >> reporter: the department is working on new guidelines for which officers can and cannot use deadly force. >> our goal is to change the way officers think when they approach a critical incidents by establishing time and distance to allow for more prudent thinking and physical space to promote a safer environment 67 but changes willing come far too late for demonstrators who took to the streets after

but two, interestingly, lorenzo davis who determined that this shooting was unjustified and then was told by his superiors that was the wrote wrong outcome that he was biased, he was fired. he has a wrongful termination suit about all this. a lot here. we can show you on the video in a couple sequences. the beginning of this video, you're going to see the officer coming down here. let's play that. you'll see the officer in this frame coming down the street. that's the still. now we play the next one and you see him advancing to the right towards chapman. and you'll see this. if we slow it down and you look there, then this -- well, that's not the part i want to show you. this is the other part -- there. there it is. right now, that is the officer there advancing. this was not the officer who shot chapman but was advancing on him. the next still you see, the next thing you see is when the camera jumps, it's the automatic jump and you see what we believe to be chapman on the ground. there the black blob just to the right of that orange awning. the reason we've cut this up having shown