and alcohol, never quite escape being the demons that caused his infamous encounter with the los angeles police officers. >> rodney king was an infamous character in los angeles and u.s. history. in a recent interview, he said, understand we can all get along. that's my saying and that's how i will want to be remembered. >> that famous quote really came at that press conference. he was with his attorneys. his attorneys wanted him to say something very specific and he said, no, i'm not going off script, i've got to go from my heart. >> he was pleading to the los angeles residents to stop the riots. >> for you and others who grew up in the area. it was a very frightening time. no one knew what the next day would bring. you talked to me about the kind of fear everyone felt about not knowing when it was going to end. at what point did that kind of fear dissipate and people kind of came together again? >> i was about 8 or 7, 8 years old. it was a week of just fear. i grew up in northeast los angeles. not in a very rough area. there was graffiti and some gangs there. on my block, which was a nicer bl

los angeles riots. today, the man who once said he felt like he was an inch from death at the hands of the los angeles police is dead at the age of 47. rodney king's fiance calling 911 sunday morning. king was at the bottom of their swimming pool. >> when they pulled him out, he was unresponsive. >> reporter: king was drunk and unarmed when he was pulled over for speeding in march of 1991. his brutal beating, an iconic symbol of police brutality. when the police were acquitted, one of the worst riots in u.s. history began. king later wondered, "if they blame me for all those people who died." he was eventually awarded a $3.8 million civil settlement. after the riots, king started an unsuccessful hip-hop recording company. but he turned a corner in his life, evolving into an author. king, seen here, signing copies of a memoir he published earlier this year. he took time to reflect on his philosophy. >> can't we all just get along? that's how i would like to be remembered after i'm dead and gone. >> reporter: in april, king said he was broke. last year he appeared on vh1's celebrity rehab, trying to tackle his

addictions to drugs and alcohol, never quite escaping the demons that caused his encounter with the los angeles police officers. >> nick joins us now here in studio and nick, you were living in los angeles during those riots and i remember doing this documentary and talking to people of korea town. they took up arm. a lot of the city was lost. a billion dollars in damage and countless lives. >> it was a really scary time and i can't say it enough and emphasize it enough. at least six days of rioting. i remember being in northeast los angeles with my family and asking my dad if we could please move to las vegas because that was one of the closest big cities that wasn't really affecting by it. my area, not really a tough area gang presence, but we saw the effects, gra feety. we went to stock up on groceries because we didn't know what was going to happen. >> just to remind people, the beating happened a year before the riots and when those police officers were acquitted, of course, that set off those riots there. but lots of changes have been made in the los angeles police department. the department is

. >>> autopsy scheduled today for rodney king whose beating by los angeles police led to the nation's worst race riot. king was found early yesterday morning at the bottom of the swimming pool at his home. police say there are no signs of foul play they are treating his death as drowning. he became known around the world in 1991 when a tape showing him being beaten by los angeles police officers was shown. since then king has struggled with addiction and repeated arrests. rodney king was 47. >> first defense witness took the stand today in the trial of jerry sandusky. the former assistant told the jury he and other coaches were present in team showers when sandusky brought young boys into the showers. he testified he never saw anything inappropriate and it was not unusual for sandusky to shower with boys at the ymca. prosecutors rested their case after the mother of one of the accusers testified her son's underwear was frequently missing from the laundry. also today, prosecutors dropped one count against him, he has maintained his innocence. >>> president obama and the leaders of the

at that time in the dark, it had a white top and a blue bottom. >> los angeles police are investigatingne theory that the attacker may be posing as a plainclothes officer in a police car. they are issuing an unprecedented warning to women drivers stopped by officers. >> be certain of the identification of the occupants, even to the extent of continue to roll and asking to see identification and badge. >> we heard rumors they were investigating their own officers, and we weren't sure what that was about. we were told something about the case, but we weren't told enough, for instance, to know that the ligature marks that we were told existed on the victims were, in fact, consistent with the type of handcuffs used by los angeles police department, and that's why lapd was looking at their own officers as possible perpetrators. >> all of the sudden, the people that you would normally turn to in a situation like this for safety, for help, you couldn't, because they might be after you. >> as a citizen, you hope that the police is there to protect you. so all of the sudden, if they're implying

. >>> autopsy scheduled today for rodney king whose beating by los angeles police led to the nation's worst race riot. king was found early yesterday morning at the bottom of the swimming pool at his home. police say there are no signs of foul play they are treating his death as drowning. he became known around the world in 1991 when a tape showing him being beaten by los angeles police officers was shown. since then king has struggled with addiction and repeated arrests. rodney king was 47. >> first defense witness took the stand today in the trial of jerry sandusky. the former assistant told the jury he and other coaches were present in team showers when sandusky brought young boys into the showers. he testified he never saw anything inappropriate and it was not unusual for sandusky to shower with boys at the ymca. prosecutors rested their case after the mother of one of the accusers testified her son's underwear was frequently missing from the laundry. also today, prosecutors dropped one count against him, he has maintained his innocence. >>> president obama and the leaders of the

los angeles riots. today t man who once said he felt like he was an inch from death at the hands of the los angeles police, is dead at the age of 47. rodney king's fiance, calling 911 sunday morning an avid swimmer, king was at the bottom of their swimming pool. >> when they pulled him out he was unresponsive. >> reporter: king was drunk and unarmed when pulled over for speeding march 1991. his brutal beating iconic symbol of police brutality when four officers were tried for excessive force and acquitted april 1992, one of the worst urban riots in american history began. there were 55 riot related deaths and nearly $1 billion in property damage. king later wondered, quote, if they blame me for all those people who died. he was eventually awarded a 3 .8 million dollars civil settlement. after the riots, king started an unsuccessful hip hop recording company, but he turned a coroner his life evolving into an author. king seen here signing copy offs a memoir he published earlier this year. while there, he took time to reflect on his philosophy. >> can we all just get along you know, that is how i would like

it was 20 years ago that king was captured on video tape being beaten by los angeles police.ers were acquitted. >>> more evacuations in northern colorado as the major wild friar continues to -- wild fires continue to spread. it has now burned through forest and mountains and destroyed over 180 homes. so far the fire is 6 oh % con -- 60% contained today. >>> celebrating baltimore history and the nation's history. it was 20 years ago that the war of 1812 began. huge crowds are expected again today at the inner harbor and fort mchenry. wjz and mike schuh is live at the fort this morning where they're preparing for a very special commemoration. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is how they dressed back then. look how snappy they are. it's going to be coming down at 11:00 today. people are still buzzing about what happened this weekend. >> hundreds watch as the baltimore orchestra honors sailabration with a prepare of a special piece called the overture of 2012. hundreds of thousands packed the inner harbor to be part of the commemoration of the war of 1812. visiting s

police launched an investigation after getting a tip from the los angeles police department. >>> rightnow, martinez police looking for a man who crashed his car into a goodyear store after a chase 10:30 last night. we brought you the story at 11. the black honda crashed into the goodyear store on alhambra avenue the car burst into flames after the collision. investigators were trying to pull over a wanted suspect the man reportedly assaulted someone with a baseball bat earlier in the evening. >>> this morning two suspects in custody after a reported kidnapping in san pablo. sheriffs focused on a house on michelle drive. they set up a crime scene at the neighborhood last night. detectives are saying little about their investigation. two men were detained for questioning in connection with the case and they are talking to a woman. >>> pittsburg firefighters think a child playing with matches started a fire that burned down the family house leaving 11 homeless the father heard the smoke alarm and saw his children running from the house he went in to find his son's bed engulfed in flames,

. >> los angeles police are look into two accidents allegedly involving the u.s. commerce secretary. >> and police are hoping surveillance cameras will help track down robers who hit a ballmore store that -- baltimore store that was targeted before. >> let's look at the inner harbor on this monday june 11th the it locks like it will be a sunny start to -- looks like it will be a sunny start to your monday morning. >> let's gee to the -- get to the forecast things muggy and sticky. like a summer shower was in order. >> the air that you wear. >> why? >> sometimes it's nice. the air you wear. >> all right. let's talk about what's going on right now because as i take you outside in ellicott city blue skies and mixing in with a little cloud cover you are look at high level clouds, a beautiful sunrise for today. and make sure to get out and enjoy it because i promise you some changes are on the way. we could be getting wet weather in here. but for right now, we are nice and dry. ellicott city coming in at 72 degrees. 68 in elkton and emmettsburg at 67. winds will pick u

that is when this videotaped beating at the happened of los angeles police came to light. it ignited some of of the worst race riots in u.s. history. the riots left 55 people dead and more than 2,000 hurt in los angeles. d.c. delegate eleanor holmes norton says king's beating shed light on major civil rights issues. >> it was police brutality in a way we had never seen it before. it stands for police peru dalt and reconciliation. >> earlier this year, rodney king published a memoir renexting on his life. >>> prince george's county police are on the hunt for a robber who broke into an off- campus apartment occupied by university university of maryland students t happened friday morning. ryan miller said he was sheeping in his room when someone kicked in the front door. the next thing he remembered is waking up in the hospital with a huge gash on his head. miller has since been released from the hospital. >>> a hit and run victim in northern virginia has been identified. police need your help in finding his family. they say 33-year-old mohammed jabour was walking on the sidew

los angeles police are treating his death as a drowning. was found it at the bottom of his own swimming pool early yesterday morning. his 1991 beating by los angeles police officers was caught on camera, with riots breaking out after the officers were criminally acquitted of that beating. >>> well, at first it seemed like the stock market was heading for a rally after the pro-bailout party won the election in greece. but now, i don't know, maybe not so much. so we've been wait iing for the opening bell. what's the deal? >> reporter: yeah, ashleigh, not so much. we have seen a bit of a rally in the futures markets overnight and in europe as well. that market now is flat. the reason being there was excitement over the fact that there was an election in greece that went pretty much how the market wanted, this new democracy party in favor of austerity. as they say, the devil is in the details and the formation of that coalition isn't coming together as well or as easily as people had hoped. all eyes also right now are on spain and the rising tid

rodney king a legendary person in history because of a brutal beating by los angeles police. ame throne king passed a- - word came that rodney king passed away was found floating in his pool. what police are saying about rodney king and his legacy and what happened. >>> jerry sandusky could present his side of the story today. this is new video of the former penn state assistant football coach arriving at court this morning. the defense suggested that sandusky may take the stand. an expert may also testify that jan dusky has a prosecution disorder. sandusky sexually abused them years ago he denies the allegations. >>> jurors in the roger clemens trial has resumed deliberations this morning. the jury began deliberations last wednesday and then went on a four-daybreak. he is charged with lying to congress when he denied using steroids or human growth hormone. if convicted he will likely have to serve 15-21 months in prison. >>> time is 6:34. this is now day three of a parent protest at lake view school. the parents are refusing to leave in an effort to keep the school from ever

his beating at the hands of the los angeles police and street violence permanently changed los angeleslice department and the conversation of race in america. i talked with nick valencia living in l.a. 20 years ago when the riots exploded. >> my family and i were huddled around the tv. i was about 8 years old watching the news. i didn't get scared until my mom and dad were scared. when you're a kid, your parents are like eight, ten feet tall to you. this even scared my dad. >> this went on for days. >> for at least a week. >> at least a week. what was it like as a child? did you have to stay at home? could you go to school? go out and about? >> imagine this, looking outside your balcony, 15 minutes from downtown los angeles where many riots were concentrated in south central. seeing smoke on the tv and looking outside your balcony and seeing the same smoke plumes 15 minutes away. >> did it have a lasting effect? >> very formative. probably why i went into news. so much going on in the '90s and the rodney king incident was a big part of that. no matter the color of your skin, brown, bla

his beating at hands of los angeles police and the street violence that followed permanently changed its police department, and the race conversation in america. just a few minutes ago i talked with cnn's nick valencia, living in l.a. near south central 20 years ago when the riots exploded. >> my family and i were huddled around the tv, i was 8, watching the news. i didn't get scared until my mom and dad were scared. when you're a kid, your parents are like ten feet tall to you. when they were scared -- my dad lived through the first watts riots in los angeles -- and this in scared him. >> this went on for days. >> at least a week. >> what was it like, as a child, for you being -- did you have to stay at home? could you go to school? could you go out and about? >> imagine you're looking outside you're balcony, 15 minutes northeast of downtown los angeles, many riots in south central, seeing smoke on tv and looking out on the balcony seeing smoke plumes 15 minutes away it was chilling. >> lasting effect? >> formative event. it's probably the reason i went into news. so many things goin

>>darya: the man beaten by los angeles police spared violence nationwide. he is now dead.that rodney king drown. his autopsy was scheduled for later today. >>vicki: of nearly two months after the 28 anniversary of the l.a. riots, run making was found dead. police responded to 1911 phone call from his fiancee early sunday morning. >>vicki: april 29th, 1992 is the day that many will never forget. >>vicki: protests turned deadly. at least 50 people were killed and $1 billion in damages. all the officers were tried in federal court council rights charges. rodney king was awarded nearly $4 million in his lawsuit against the city but most valuable he said it was the lesson learned. he was 47 years old. >>james: will take a quick break, more headlines in a moment. here is a live look at the bay bridge was down approach. it is a study of air this morning. here does coming of the new level with today's forecast. with call our finally carpet cleaning got easier. try resolve easy clean to deep clean your carpets. its upright brush with activating trigger removes 3 times more dirt tha

never escaping the demons that caused his infamous encounter with the los angeles police officers. was a decisive character in los angeles and u.s. history. echoing his famous statement, he was quoted in a recent interview saying, understand, we can all get along. it will always be my saying. that's how i will want to be remembered. >> that really came from his heart. those were his words, not the words his attorneys and everyone around him wanted him to speak at the time. thanks so much. >> we'll bring you more. tonight cnn presents "race and rage" 8:00 eastern time, 5:00 p.m. pacific here on cnn. >> strong winds and high temperatures are expected to continue to fuel a wildfire in northern colorado. it has already destroyed almost 200 homes and scorched 55,000 acres. the blaze forced thousands of evacuations and left one person dead. u.s. agriculture secretary says it will be some time before the fire is out. >>> there is a winner in greece's critical parliamentary election. the conservative new democracy party. its lead wasn't big enough to form a government on its own. global mar

has truck again. 12 days ago, this man attempted to rape a young woman right in central los angeles. and now policetheir efforts. it is a city wide man hunt. >> he's called the tear drop rapist, gone for seven years but now he's back, terrorizing the streets of los angeles. >> we're asking parents to ensure their young teenage daughters are accompanied. >> reporter: since 1996, mr. po have linked him to attacks on young women. but in 2005, he stopped, seemingly disappear popped. >> this case was totally cold and then came back to life. >> detectives are leading a team of 20 investigate sors debt kated to capturing one of the most notorious predators in los angeles history. his crimes commit committed along a ten-mile corridor running through the center of the city. >> for the third time he hits many miles away, way up north. >> and then he jumps all the way down south where he hits very close to each other. >> reporter: the investigation -- massive. 700 boxes old and closed cases dating back to 1996 have been ordered up. detectives comb through them, looking for missing clues, connected cases, even

. >> reporter: it was a premiere of dragnet, a police show that had its tv series debut in 1952. >> los angelesifornia. i work here. i'm a cop. >> reporter: heralded by its unforgettable opening theme, dragnet told crime stories drawn from the files of the los angeles police department. producer and star jack webb played the role of joe friday, a detective with badge number 714 and an abrupt speaking style that wasted no words. >> i don't know too much about it, sergeant, but i've got a hunch. i don't think i made a mistake. what do you ti? >> no, sir, it's no mistake. marijuana. >> reporter: dragnet was a hit landing jack webb on the cover of time in 1954. the show ended its original tv run in 1959 but returned in 1967 for four more seasons. this time in color. with harry morgan as jack webb's partner in crime fighting. >> do you have to do that? what? make all that noise. what noise? all i'm doing is thinking, joe. just sitting here thinking. >> either you or that chair could use a little oil. >> reporter: though jack webb died in 1982, dragnet returnd >> reporter: though jack webb died in 19

his beating at that hands of los angeles police stunned the nation 20 years ago the officers were acquitted and parts of los angeles erupted into one of the biggest race riots in history and that led to rodney king making this statement: >>> can all get along >>> he pleaded for peace while the city burned rodney king died today at age 47. reporters are outside his home in rialto and what police are saying >>> within the last few minutes with saying of towards bring more evidence from outside the home they have been in and out of day as part of the investigation. rodney king's friends and daughters of out side of his home he was pole signed early sunday morning with his fiancee when she went inside >>> she heard a splash and cannot to see what happened and found mr. keene at bottom of the pole >>> his fiance called 9 1 1 responder's pulled him from the pool and performed cpr >>> and it appears to be accidental >>> in 1991 home video captured police beating king he had been drinking. when the officers were acquitted when your letter thousands took to the streets starting one of the worst race

has learned that 12 days ago this man attempted to rape a young woman right in central los angeles and now policere redoubling their efforts. it is a citywide manhunt. he's called the teardrop rapist. gone for seven years but now he's back terrorizing the streets of los angeles. >> we're asking parents to ensure that their young teenage daughters are accompanied. >> reporter: since 1996 police have linked him to attacks on 35 women, seemingly young women. and then in 2005 he stopped, seemingly disappeared. >> this case was totally cold and then came back to light. >> reporter: detectives are leading a team of 20 investigators dedicated to catching one of the most notorious predators in los angeles history. his crimes committed along a ten-mile corridor running through the center of the city. >> once you open that map up, you'll find there's where that four or five-mile stretch it. >> reporter: but then he hits up north. >> then he jumps down south where he hits very close together. >> reporter: the investigation, massive. 700 boxes closed and old cases dating back to 1996 have been ordered up. de

los angeles police officers were caught on camera beating of rodney king in 1991. one year later when officers were found not guilty, riots broke out in the city. king was 47 years old. a sigh of relief now that the greek elections are over. the conservative new democracy party won more votes than the anti-bailout liberals. this means it is less likely greece will move away from the euro. the election and the financial crisis in europe will be a top priority at said g-20 summit. before president obama arrives he enjoyed a round of golf and spend time with his daughters for father's day. yesterday, the family went to a wedding for valerie jarrett's daughter. mitt romney spent father's day on the campaign trail, appearing with his wife and children for a father's day pancake breakfast. it is his second stop in ohio for the past four days. it's expected to be one of the most important battle among states in the fall election. controversy is swirling on the university of virginia campus after its president was suddenly and secretly ousted. students faculty and communit

in 1991, los angeles police officers were caught on tape beating king. the spate -- the case sparked riots. his fiancee found his body in a swimming pool this morning. neighbors recalled king as friendly and kind. >> i am very sad. i could not understand all the police cars. my daughter from san francisco called me and says, rodney died. >> he struggled with alcohol and drugs in the past. king was 47 years old. >> former d.c. council member harry thomas will report to a federal prison this week. he will be serving his 37-month sentence. he pleaded guilty to embezzling $350,000 in city funds. thomas told a church gathering in northeast washington that he has been humbled by his prosecution. he told his supporters not to worry about him. coming up, facebook settled a lawsuit for millions of dollars. its users will not see any of that money. ozzie osborn son is diagnosed with a serious medical condition weeks after becoming a father. >> we have this amazing connection to him. >> why this family is finally able to celebrate father's day more than 40 years af

sf pd launched an investigation after getting a tip from the los angeles police department. >>> bay area police department tonight investigating 2 officer involved shootings. task force agent fired a shot at suspected car who police say tried to ramp them with a car at rutgers and ford street. suspect livingston ran from the scene but arrested short time later on charges that now include assault with a deadly weapon. >>> sky 7 hd was over an antioch neighborhood today just after police tried to serve an arrest warrant on man wanted for child abuse and parole violation. one officer opened fire and wounded suspect after police say he pulled a gun. 36 year morales under went surgery and he's expected to survive. antioch police and contra costa county da office are investigating. >>> it is down to the wire tonight for stockton. city has less than an hour to find a which to avoid bankruptcy. central valley town about 85 miles east of san francisco faces projected 26 million dollar deficit. city officials are not optimistic they will reach a deal with creditors by the midnight dead line. if ho

sf pd launched an investigation after getting a tip from the los angeles police department. >>> bay area police department tonight investigating 2 officer involved shootings. task force agent fired a shot at suspected car who police say tried to ramp them with a car at rutgers and ford street. suspect livingston ran from the scene but arrested short time later on charges that now include assault with a deadly weapon. >>> sky 7 hd was over an antioch neighborhood today just after police tried to serve an arrest warrant on man wanted for child abuse and parole violation. one officer opened fire and wounded suspect after police say he pulled a gun. 36 year morales under went surgery and he's expected to survive. antioch police and contra costa county da office are investigating. >>> it is down to the wire tonight for stockton. city has less than an hour to find a which to avoid bankruptcy. central valley town about 85 miles east of san francisco faces projected 26 million dollar deficit. city officials are not optimistic they will reach a deal with creditors by the midnight dead line. if ho

this is where a los angeles police officer, a motorcycle offer died, he drove off the collapsed area and came down. let me show you up here in the end. you see this green car, well it was going north on highway 5, boom it came down and somehow, somehow he was saved. he fell right short of being crushed by all of this. there were some reports that perhaps there was a van back there. but the chp says that they have checked out, there's little holes here, and there's no van they can see down here. higher up another portion of highway 5 collapsed. tonight they're going to try to dynamite, try to open that up hopefully to make some sort of passage. but this is going to take weeks, maybe even months before it's finally cleared and opened up. you can see this is a quarter mile stretch of highway 14 the overpass that came down. this bridges back the memory of what happened in 1989. so for now, there is really no way to get in or out of los angeles and highway 5. dennis, elaine. >> what kind of activity is going on near you right now, are they working on anything, are they planning anything a

we wouldn't have seen those 81 seconds of videotape that changed los angeles, that changed the los angeles police department. it was a big burden for him that he carried so many expectations with him. for example, his family only called him glenn king. that's the name they knew him by. rodney king was a different personage for himltogetr >> brownyou' saying was are ofhelaws? he knew that he had been put in history in a strange and unexpected way? >> oh, he said over and over again, he said i'm only human. i'm not a perfect man. but he kept trying. i think that's the move telling thing about him. he kept trying to come back. this book was one of his efforts to come back. he was so proud of it. there was a coauthor. rodney king had a hard time writing his name but he was very proud that his story got to be told. >> brown: darnell hunt, a symbol of what? when you look back now what was the role of the man rodney king set within this much larger scope of history of what happened? >> well i think within the african-american community, he's the symbol of the stories that people have been telling for ge

this southern california manned was fitted taped beating by los angeles police officers which kept of debt derides has died. riding king was found lifeless in his southern california poll this morning and was pronounced dead here is more >>> authorities have been out in and out of rodney king's home throughout the day and they collect more evidence into the investigation of his death. riding kings and daughters hot outside running game was poolside with his fiancee when she stepped inside >>> she heard a splash and stepped outside and found mr. tina in the bottom of the pole. >>> she called 9 1 1 and responders pulled him out of a pull and performed cpr he was pronounced dead >>> it appears accidental >>> in 1991 video captured police beating skiing. when the police officers were acquitted a year later thousands rioted in the streets of los angeles touching off the largest ridge right in the nation's history >>> king has been in this rialto community since 2001 that many neighbors had no idea he lived there he would go by as middleman in glenn >>> and he has been arrested several time

singing friar good evening i'm ann notorangelo. 20 years ago the reporting of a man beaten by los angeles police sparked at their rides today the man targeted in the beating dot. he was found in the bottom of a swimming pool this morning his fiancee said they had been talking and she went inside the house she heard a splash and cam back out and saw him at the bottom of the pool and she then called police >>> the fans say and not a good swimmer she chose to doubt 9 1 1 she made several attempts to pull him out of the pool but unable to. paramedics attempted cpr but king unresponsive no evidence of drugs or alcohol, an autopsy conducted tomorrow. jeans neighbors described him as a neighborhood favorite. >>> a nice guy and do anything for anybody we'll talk over the fence, talk about things we did when we was younger, and i said well run the ad did the same thing, i just didn't get beat up like that >>> other neighbors say king was always friendly to the other neighbors but kept to himself. the riots 20 years ago touched off similar demonstrations across the country. don knapp shows us a leader in

we've all seen the pictures of los angeles police officers beating a man they had just pulled over. the city's police chief said today he will support criminal charges against some of the men. here's abc's gary sheppard. >> reporter: the three police officers facing felony criminal charges were among a group of 15 who stopped a 25-year-old black man last saturday night, then beat him, kicked him, and clubbed him unaware that an amateur photographer was recording the incident on videotape. los angeles police chief daryl gates looked at the tape and said he thinks assault with a deadry weapon will be one of the charges. >> in our review we find that the officers struck him with batons between 53 and 56 times. one officer rendered six kicks and one officer one kick. >> reporter: civil rights organizations say the los angeles police department has a history of brutality and misconduct that goes back a quarter of a century including one incident that sparked the watts riots. so far this year there have been more than 125 complaints of police misconduct filed with watchdog organizations. >

yes, there is still police brutality in los angeles, as there is in any police department, but it's notrly as bad as it once was. the los angeles police chief said this yesterday about the passing of rodney king. "his legacy should not be the struggles and troubles of his personal life, but the immensely positive change his existence wrought on this city and its police department." rodney king said this on the 20th anniversary of the horrific riot that occurred leaving 54 dead after the officers who beat him were acquitted in their first criminal trial. "people look at me like i should have been like malcolm x. or martin luther king or rosa parks and stay out of trouble and don't do this and don't do that, but it's hard to live up to smem people's expectations. i never went to school to be rodney king." i met rodney glen king in this studio just two months ago. when he was leaving our interview, we recorded this additional interview on the kind of handheld amateur camera that george holliday might be using today. >> always remember that, you know, the prayers and people who kept me aliv

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. >> that was marvin norwood speaking to his mother while being questioned by the los angeles police department. marvin norwood pleaded not guilty. kron 4's jr stone has details on today's courtroom drama as it unfolded. >> reporter: louie sanchez, the man accused of beating bryan stow smiling. that after one of his friends took the stand and was hounded by defense attorneys as not being able to identify marvin norwood or louie sanchez. >> [ inaudible question ] >> no, sir. >> number four looked very similar but can't be absolutely sure. is that what you said? >> that's correct. >> where it says i am unable to place an identification -- >> reporter: he said there was a initial confrontation inside the stadium. >> he said something to us that was over heard and another guy took offense to it and came up and tried to start something and we stayed there, didn't want trouble, the guy went and sat down. >> reporter: then once outside they were attacked twice. >> i saw matthew get hit on the left cheek by somebody. i turned around to see what it was, because it was close to me and i got st

>>> a los angeles police officer has completed his quest to set a world record. he was on the santa monica pier for 20 hours. with his own fear of heights, he didn't just beat it but raised money for a cause. >>> 25 infants lined up at the start. parents stationed 15 feet away and tried to coax their child to get it. some infants never got out of the starting plot. the winner was an 11 year old named casparas. i wonder. >> multiple lengths by the way. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> bob's here with one last look. >> take a look at radar. the last of solid rain just leaving the baltimore area. still continue to rain across northeastern maryland in the eastern shore. probably 1:00 in the morning. we have flash flood warnings. a lot of small roads are flooded. >> thank you, bob. coming up next is the late

king's beating by los angeles police officers in 1991 was captured on video and aired across the country. the officers were eventually acquitted on any wrongdoing. it led to one of the worst race riots in loss anglicans ollis. >>> the time right now is 4:37, but we are a very mild day. at 4:38, howard will let us know what we can expect. >>> investors are hoping for a new stimulus package. >>> and 40 years later we take a look at the watergate scandal. you are watching 9news now >>> we have a few showers out there now. that is going to be the case the first half of the day. fewer showers this afternoon but with the clouds around and temperatures at least won't get too warm. >>> the time right now is 4:40 and i am watching your money. europe's financial mel down is expected to dominate the g20 summit in mexico, but investors aren't holding out much hope that the world's most powerful leaders will come to any solution to europe's problems. economists say they don't expect to see the same kind of unity among leaders we saw during the u.s. financial crisis of 2008. >>> the federal reserve co

he was beaten by los angeles police which sparked the la riots. he was 47 years old. >>> stay with us, we will look at how hot it is getting out west and what people are doing to beat the heat: lawyers for football star brett favre are going to be in court today. the latest on favre's legal troubles. >>> everything is up to speed on 695, parkville, 83 coming up in the time saver traffic report. you are looking at new york city, beautiful way to start the day. stay with us, much more to come. >>> going to be hot out west this week in nevada, they are seeing temperatures in the triple digits. most people trying to stay cool by hitting the pool or staying inside with the ac cranked. one family decided to keep the father's day tradition of playing volleyball. >> you can't do this everyday, obviously. stay in the shade, take a break. do it when you can. >> the family came prepared with water, a tent and had a great time. >> let's send it over to lynette charles with a check on the weather. >>> looking good across the area. on the cooler side. we will t