que despuÉs de escuchar el disparo iba a cerrar la puerta de su negocio cuando que la policÍa de maranaÍa, valencia no obedeciÓ las Órdenes, tenÍa un rifle y estaba muy cerca de varios negocios. mario valencia enfrenta 11 cargos criminales, estÁ detenido en la cÁrcel del condado de pima. jorge: dos inspectores de la tsa fueron despedidos por manosear a pasajeros en el aeropuerto de denver. habÍa un agente mujer o varÓn, ella le alertaba cuando habÍa un pasajero atractivo para que lo inspeccionarÁ tocÁndole las Áreas. marÍa: la tercera divisiÓn del ejÉrcito explicÓ en un comunicado de prensa que sus soldados fueron atacados por artefactos explosivos, granadas y actos de fuego cuando se encontraban haciendo patrullaje. voceros de la guerrilla culparon de lo ocurrido a las fuerzas militares. jesid: tres meses y cinco dÍas durÓ el enfrentamiento entre las fuerzas armadas y las farc. hoy el presidente santos fue claro cuando dijo que el acuerdo se acabÓ. presidente santos: esto implica un claro rompimiento de la promesa de cese al fuego unilateral. >> fueron atacados con artefactos explosivo

marana, along i-10 between phoenix and tucson. among other things he robbed a 7 eleven in the morning, set fire to a church, broke into a house unknown, and stole a car. later in the day he want to marana, north of tucson, stole a rifle from wal-mart was aiming the rifle at his own head and firing it into the, air, in front of police. and that's why when the police chief of marana said, they're going to monday morning quarterback this. the individual was close to homes. close to the door ways. and another 10, 15 second. police chief says it could have been a national tragedy. >> that was miguel marques reporting. next hour, rosemary and i will speak to the police chief and public defender representing the suspect that you saw. meanwhile, the u.s. state of oklahoma, reserve deputy turned himself in for the killing of a suspect. >> police say robert bates intended to use a taser on eric lair is instead he fired his gun. the 73-year-old volunteer deputy faces manslaughter charges. >> the incident sparked questions about whether bates

buenas tardes comencemos con un nuevo incidente de presunta brutalado policÍaco que tuvo lugar en marana propÓsito a un sospechoso hispano que estaba armado lanzandolos por los aire. >>> el sospechoso sobrevivoiÓ y ahora hay opiniones encontradas sobre la forma en que se realizÓ el arresto, christina estÁ con nosotros y el video estÁ nos nosotros. >>> es fuerte el video. >>> josÉ y muy ri ocurriÓ en febrero, pero al hacer pÚblicas las imÁgenes de la policÍa de marana estÁ aplaudiendo la manera que actuÓ el agente mientras otros como ustedes un dejaron dicen que se trata de un caso mÁs de brutalidad policial. >>> les repetimos las imÁgenes pueden ser perturbadoras. >>> las imagengencia de seguridad muestran al sospechoso alejÁndose a pie mientras esta patrulla lo sigue a distancio una segunda patrullo laerz yacelera y se lo lleva. >>> es voy floenltviolento dice el jefe de policÍa refiriÉndose a este segundo video del vehÍculo que embistiÓ al sospechoso mario vosotros clenz lo porque robÓ, y asaltado una casa de donde saliÓ en un vehÍculo robado rumbo a walmart, en esta sÚper tienda dicen

. >> man down.r: >> reporter: dash cameras in two patrol cars were rolling as marana, arizona police officer michael rapiejko accelerated and aimed his cruiser directly atre man with a loaded rifle. >> that's not an easy decision right there. that's a tough, tough, tought decision. >> reporter: marana police chief terry rozema defends his officer's action last february claiming it prevented a potential shoot-out with the suspect, 36-year-old mario valencia, who was suicidal. >> this guy walked away out of t the hospital two days later and was booked into jail to be held accountable for his crimes. >> reporter: but valencia'se defense attorney michelle cohen metzger disagrees. >> how can you believe you're attempting to save a person's life by almost killing them. >> reporter: surveillance video from earlier that day showed valencia allegedly stealing a rifle and ammunition from a wal- mart. he was already the suspect in robbery, arson and auto theft that day. r he had the rifle pointed at his head when officers caught up with him. >> you don't want to do this. you don't want to do th

the marana police chief is defending the officer's actions saying valencia was a threat to civilians, the police officer and himself. >> the guy is probably still alive because the officer took the action he took. had he continued to press down the street or to walk toward sergeant control, these officers have no choice but to begin firing. >> reporter: valencia faces several felony charges, including armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. the officer, who was put on administrative leave during the investigation, was cleared by the prosecutor and won't be criminally charged. valencia's attorney is calling the officer's actions excessive and says it's miraculous valencia isn't dead. police meanwhile, are investigating whether valencia was connected to a nearby crime spree in tucson. >>> the police officer driving the car is under administrative review. >>> in salt lake city, a deadly dust storm on a highway. this is what it looked like. zero visibility with wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour. the dust was so thick it triggered this chain reaction accident. one person was killed

he was armed and holding a gun to his own head when encountered by marana police. police car that hit him they estimate was going around 40 miles an hour. the violent crash sent cinderblocks and the suspect flying over the hood of the police cruiser. >> jesus christ man down. >> reporter: he was taken to the university medical center for serious condition for a blunt trauma. then he was transferred to a county jail. >> quite honestly it's miraculous he didn't die. >> he faces several felony charges including armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon and arson. police say valencia stole the weapon and an ammunition from a walmart less than a mile away. he threatened suicide when threatened by police. >> you don't want to do this. you don't want to do this. all right. one round went out. >> reporter: two police cars follow valencia as he walks near a an industrial park. officer michael rapiejko drives around the police car and hits valencia. he ended up saving lives. >> that's a tough, tough, tough decision but he made it. >> reporter: the marana police department

. >> reporter: new video shows a walmart loss prevention officer telling marana police officers on thecene, the gun this man had just stolen, had a safety lock on it and couldn't be fired. >> it's locked. he can't get the lock off. i'm positive. it's locked. >> reporter: ten seconds later. >> okay. never mind. >> reporter: the walmart loss prevention officer wearing shorts and sandals listening to the radio has his young son on for the ride. police finally yell at the employee, back off. minutes earlier, mario valencia, mentally unstable on a crime spree all morning is handed a.3030 rifle by a clerk who told police valencia seemed normal. appearing to work the lever and trig are. he then turns his attention to the clerk telling him don't do anything student, give me the ammo. the employee initially resisted but told police she handed over the ammunition because he started to break the case and the glass. she also told police it's walmart policy to give over items during a robbery. walmart said the store clerk acted appropriately, even alerting security to call police beforehanding over

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jaime: el problema es la maraÑa burocrÁtica para conseguir los permisos. >> no sabemos el idioma, vamosaime: dice quela iglesia organizarÁ a los vendedores y a la comunidad para que ayuden a sacar los permisos requeridos, el voto fue de 11 concejales a favor de crear esta moratoria. esto significa que los vendedores ambulantes tendrÁn dos meses para obtener sus permisos. leÓn: continuamos en san josÉ donde una auditorÍa a la policÍa espera que el departamento atienda el problema de los prejuicios raciales en los Últimos cinco aÑos han analizado 192 quejas por presunta discriminaciÓn racial los auditores dicen que esta tendencia es preocupante, sugiere que las autoridades no estÁn revisando las quejas de manera correcta el jefe de la policÍa dijo que las denuncias contra sus oficiales equivalen apenas al 6% del total que recibe departamento. marÍa: un hombre armado se atrincherÓ durante siete horas en un departamento, llego en el domicilio de un familiar en la cuadrados 1700 y se negÓ a salir cuando la dueÑa de la vivienda se lo pidiÓ, tras horas de negociaciÓn y la llegada de un equipo

marana police officer dan rowan spots the suspect holding the rifle to his chin. >> the gun to his neck[ gunshot ] >> reporter: a single shot is fired into the air by valencia. >> one round just went out. >> a unit -- stand off, stand off! the gun is loaded! >> reporter: moments later, officer rapiejko rams the suspect. >> oh! >> reporter: valencia's attorney outraged by the use of force. >> i do believe the intent was to kill my client. it's a miracle that he's not dead. >> reporter: with officer rapiejko cleared of all criminal charges, tonight there's public debate whether the action saved lives or displayed excessive force. while the officer behind the wheel has been cleared of any criminal charges, he does face an internal conduct probe here at police headquarters. the police chief telling us he stands by his officer's side. as for the suspect, he's been released from the hospital. he faces 11 felony charges and has not yet entered a plea. lester? >> miguel, thank you. >>> we turn to politics tonight. and some provocative comments by new jersey governor chris christie who hasn't sa

as a marana arizona police car runs him down at speed. >> oh! >> reporter: the suspect's lawyer says it's a blatant case of excessive force, all caught on camera. >> i think that there's all sorts of other things that the police have been trained on and could have done. >> reporter: but tonight, police say the video actually doesn't tell the whole story. >> reporter: the suspect, mario valencia was wanted for a suspected crime spree unfolding over just three hours, robbing a 7-eleven breaking into a church and allegedly stealing a car. and also caught on camera, allegedly stealing this rifle and ammunition from a walmart. when police initially approach him, he's holding the rifle. >> stop i'll [ bleep ] do it. >> you don't want to do this. you don't want to do this. >> reporter: walking down the street, he turns left and then he fires. [ gunshot ] >> all right, one round just went out into the sky. >> reporter: this is where it happened. you can still see the wall, the bricks that were taken out by the police car here. but just around the corner

this is incredible dash cam video just released from the marana police department near tucson.rom affiliate kold. that station says police were following an armed suspect on foot. this is back on february 19th we should say this. is a man named mario valencia who police say had stolen a rifle from a war mart and fired a shot as he was walking. we pick it up as an officer in one police cruiser is slowly following this suspect, giving information to his dispatchers. then you see another cruiser speed around this officer and barrel into this man. we have to warn viewers, as wolf mentioned, this video is graphic and could be disturbing to one. [ gunshot ] >> okay never mine. >> all right. one round just went out into the sky. it's definitely unlocked now. he is definitely loaded. units, be prepared. >> 10-4. did the subject shoot or did you shoot? >> negative, i did not shoot. unit standoff standoff. the gun is loaded. unit on -- stay off. oh! jesus christ, man down. >> that suspect survived that hit. now according to kold the police chief says the officer who rammed him probably s

jairo: el problema es navegar la maraÑa burocrÁtica para buscar los permisos. >> primeramente porqueos requeridos. leticia: una mujer reportÓ a que una la querÍan secuestrar todo fuera una mentira segÚn la mujer el lunes por la noche en la quiso plagiar mientras que sacaba cosas de su auto luego de cambiar la versiÓn de los hechos durante un interrogatorio dice que inventÓ la historia para llamar la historia de sus familiares la policÍa no ha hecho se presentar cargos leÓn: el proyecto que lleva para que acudiera sus hijos no aprobarse a medida por su parte el senador de la propuso dijo que estÁ haciendo modificaciones que permitan a las familias que no quieran vacunarse a que sus hijos puedan tener educaciÓn en casa. leticia: en otras noticias continÚa la polÉmica en que una niÑa de guanajuato frases sacadas de sus cuelas a la fuerza para atraer al estados unidos y es que una mexicana que bien que use en texas dice que es la hija que le robaron hace aÑos pedro rojas tiene la informaciÓn mÁs reciente del caso de alondra luna pedro: con el paso de las horas se sigue reclutando nuevos

chief of police, tony rosama, thank you for joining us from marana, in arizona. i want to start with your rinse to the dash-cam video first. and what, what we see of course, is this police officer driving his car at great speed, right at that suspect, and arizona police claim that by intentionally using a car to run into the suspect, mario valencia, that they saved his life. how does that argument work and your reaction to tha video? >> i think my reaction to the video is very similar to most people's initial reaction to the video. it's very graphic and very violent. you know as far the use of force, saving his life, i think that is probably a comment that has been taken out of context. but, certainly as we, look at the, the totality of of the situation, a deadly use of force was, would have been an authorized use of force in this situation. >> certainly understand that. it is the amount of force that's used isn't it. the big question now. this question of excessive force. and the suspect's lawyer disagrees with, what police are saying. it says that the video her

after that went to a home and broke in and then stole that homeowner's car and drove that car to marana north of the city and went to a walmart and stole a 30-30 rifle and broke a lock off the rifle while an officer from the store was in pursuit and was walking down what police say was a business park toward a business where 3-to 400 people were working and that is when they had to take action. >> and the police chief spoke out about the incident. what did he say, particularly about hitting the suspect. >> he is taking an aggressive stance. he said we're not going to monday morning quarterback this. he said this is a guy with clear mental issues and failed to follow any of the police officer's directions. and here is a little more of what the police chief had to say. >> if we're going to choose between -- maybe we'll let him go farther and see what happens and take him out now and eliminate any opportunity that he has to hurt somebody you're going to error on the side in favor of the innocent people. >> the officer who ran him down was -- who had been on the force there for one year and

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. >> reporter: the video is so shocking it's hard to believe that the suspect survived as a marana, arizona car runs him down at speed. the suspect's lawyer says it's a blatant case of excessive force. all caught on camera. >> i think there's all sorts of other things that the police have been trained on and could have done. >> reporter: police say the video actually doesn't tell the whole story. the suspect mario valencia was wanted for a suspected crime spree unfolding over just three hours, robbing a 7-eleven, breaking into a church and allegedly stealing a car and also caught on camera stealing this rifle and ammunition from a walmart. when police initially approach him, he's holding the rifle. >> stop. >> you don't want to do this. you don't want to do this. >> reporter: walking down the street, he turns left and then he fires. >> one round just went out. into the sky. >> this is where it happened. you can still see the wall. bricks were taken out by the car here. but just around the corner, a movie theater, a post office, a number of businesses. police were worried if he made it there

now the police chief in marana, arizona, says he thinks the officer's actions likely saved the suspect's life. that suspect was carrying a rifle stolen from a nearby suspect. he had come face-to-face with an officer, then they likely would have shot and killed him. the suspect and his attorney disagree and are filing suit against the city. >>> thousands of protesters gather across the bay area and around the nation to demand an increase in the minimum wage on this tax day. this is what it looked like in san jose where protesters demonstrated outside of mcdonald's and did it for hours. thousands are rallying for better wages. conservative lawmakers are fighting to cut taxes for the wealthiest residents of the country. steve handelsman has the tax day wrapup from washington. >> reporter: about 35 million americans are filing on this deadline date says the irs. many by mail most online. but 43% of americans owe no federal income tax. many who work in low wage jobs. like christine weaver who has to bum a ride in every day. >> i don't currently have a car. it's a little under five miles to ge

. >>> i'll be joined in a moment and joined by the police chief of marana, arizona.his officers appeared to deliberately run down an armed suspect with his car. i want to first show you that video in full context. the video is disturbing, the language is graphic, the suspect survived the incident. [ bleep ]. >> you don't want to do this. you don't want to do this. >> i have a male, hispanic male. he has the gun to his neck. he's now walking southbound toward the next block from burlingame. i'm staying back. >> put the gun down, put the gun down. a unit from south to north on the furnace road. keep everybody away. one round just went out into the sky. definitely unlocked now. definitely loaded. units be prepared. >> is the suspect shooting or did you shoot? >> negative, did not shoot. unit right there, just stand off, stand off. the gun is loaded. stay off. >> oh, jesus christ, man down! >> the suspect 36-year-old mario valencia spent several days in the hospital. the driver of the police cruiser, was cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the county prosecutors office, pl

footage from a police dashboard camera shows marana police officer michael rapiejko running down a suspectolice say was armed with a stolen gun. the suspect, mario valencia, was hospitalized but survived. , prosecutors say they lacked evidence to prove the officer had "the requisite criminal intent for aggravated assault." he is a former nypd officer who was previously sued for excessive force. the justice department has admitted almost every member of an fbi unit specializing in forensic hair samples who gave exaggerated testimony in nearly every case. according to the "washington post," a review has found 26 out of 28 examiners overstated forensic matches in ways that favored prosecutors in more than 95% of trials examined so far. the trials took place over a 20-year period before 2000. they include 32 cases in which prisoners were sentenced to death, including 14 who were executed or died in prison. oklahoma has become the first u.s. state to approve the untested use of nitrogen gas for executions. a new law signed by the governor establishes s as a backup method if lethal and direction

marana arizona police cruiser ramming the suspect.as fleeing a walmart where he allegedly stole a rifle. local news reports that valencia had already been intercepted by police in the vicinity of the post office threatening suicide. police pursued him, ended up ramming him with a patrol car and the officer driving that cruiser is officer michael rapico cleared and the officer will not be charged criminally though still under administrative review. the police chief his disease probably saved the suspect's life. valencia spent two days in hospital before being booked into jail and faces as many as 15 charges and while this video is disturbing language is graphic, the somalia survived the incident. take a look. >> never mind. >> one round just went out. into this guy. and unlock now. definitely loaded. be prepared. >> 10-4. >> negative. did not shoot. unit right there. just stand off. stand off. the gun is loaded. unit, stay off. >> oh. jesus christ, man down. [ bleep ]. >> 435. 454. >> he's down. he's down. >> unit right there, just sta

so first up tonight, joining me via skype, the chief of the marana arizona, police department. good evening. >> good evening, brooke. how are you? >> i'm all right. let's talk about you and this officer. my first question is whose decision was it to use the patrol car to stop mr. valencia from waiveving that rifle? >> that was the decision of the officer that actually used the force. if i could just correct a couple of things. number one, the suspect isn't in a medical unit. he was cleared without any injuries two days after the incident and is currently awaiting trial at this time. >> we were told by his public defender that he is currently in the medical unit in the jail but i understand if that's the information you've got. i also understand you're telling me it was the officer who decided to use his patrol car like that. given everything you know about this whole situation tonight, sir, was it the right call? >> well i think there's a lot of things to consider in a situation like this. and certainly, there's going to be a number of people critiquing from all directions. and

. >> walmart says it constantly reviews all its policies and procedures and this incidence in man maranabeing discussed right now. walmart insists it had the right safety device on that gun and it was installed proper when valencia is in the store. this is a blow-up of that gun. you can see, this is the lever. if this bit stays close to the butt, it doesn't fire and it disables the gun. but everyone we talked to today, we did a lot of research on this this cable has to loop through this loop twice to make it inoperable. >> miguel thank you very much. incredible reporting. now i want to bring in dave cowen "outfront," the author of the book "columbine," who talks about the gun laws around and country and how they were exploit in that horrible tragedy. you watch miguel's reporting. it's pretty stunning on so many levels. what's your first takeaway here about what walmart's saying? they're saying this gun was locked up the way it was supposed to be. clearly it wasn't or he wouldn't have been able to fire it. >> they're saying a lot of things that don't make any sense. the gun went off, and

just after that, he went to a home and broke if and stole that homeowner's car, drove that car to marana just north of the city where he went to a walmart, stole a .30-.30 rifle and ammunition broke the lock off that rifle while an officer from the store was in pursuit, was walking down what police say was an area a business park and toward a business where 300 to 400 people were working and that's when the police officers said they had to take action. >> and the police chief spoke out about the incident. what'd he say? >> he's taking a pretty aggressive stance. he said we're not going to monday morning quarterback this. this was a guy who was clearly having mental issues. he had failed to follow any of the police officers' directions and here's a little more what the police chief had to say. >> if we're going to choose between, hmm, maybe we'll let him go a little bit farther and see what happens, or we're going to take him out now and eliminate any opportunity that he has to hurt somebody you're going to err on the side of -- in favor of the innocent people. >> the officer who ran him

. >> reporter: new video shows a walmart loss prevention officer telling marana police officers on thee the gun this man had just stolen had a safety lock on it and couldn't be fired. >> it's locked. he can't get the lock off. i'm positive. it's locked. >> reporter: ten seconds later. >> okay. never mind. >> reporter: the walmart loss prevention officer wearing shorts and sandals listening to the radio has his young son on for the ride. police finally yell at the employee, back off. minutes earlier, mario valencia, mentally unstable on a crime spree all morning is handed spree all morning is handed a .3030 rifle by a clerk who told police valencia seemed normal. in the video, you can see him inspect the rifle closely. appearing to work the lever and trigger. he then turns his attention to ammunition telling the clerk don't do anything student, give me the ammo. the employee initially resisted but told police she handed over the ammunition because he started to break the case and glass got on other boxes of ammo, they could not be sold. she also told police it's walmart policy to give o

the marana police chief says ramming a suspect is not usual protocol and is grateful that everyone ishiavocampo, abc news new york. >> now the tulsa, oklahoma, volunteer deputy who shot and killed a suspect after pulling out his gun instead of a taser has now been formally charged. robert bates is 73 years old and appeared in court yesterday to face a second degree manslaughter count. posted $25,000 bond. was released. police say bates made a mistake. it was a fatal mistake when he shot suspect eric harris who later died. bates is due back in court next week. >> as the new batch of videos comes to light, protesterses are back at it again, speaking out against police brutality and excessive force. at least 35 demonstrators were arrested after clashing with police in new york. they marched through manhattan, blocked the brooklyn bridge at the height of rush hour and stretched across a busy intersection. two officers were injured in the chaos. a similar scene in los angeles with a smaller group of protesters. more than a dozen people handcuffed and hauled away when they refused orders to

>>reporter:mario valencia was reportedly taken to the hospital in serious condition, but the marana police chief says he was cleared, without any injuries, and released into police custody two days later. >>reporter:police say this surveillance video from february 19 shows valencia just before he steals a rifle and a box of ammunition. >>reporter:dash cam video later that day shows a clearly volatile situation. >>:"you don't want to do this. you don't want to do this." >>reporter:someone calls out to officers to tell them there's no need to fear the suspect, because there's a trigger lock on the rifle. >>:"he's got. it's locked. he can't get the lock off." >>reporter:.but then. >>reporter:.the man fires into the air. >>reporter:the officer tells the unit down the street to back off. >>:"just stand off. stand off. the gun is loaded." >>reporter:.and from behind. >>reporter:marana police chief terry rozema says he was shocked when he first saw this video but he says the officer likely saved lives by taking action. >>:"we certainly don't know what the individual's going to do but we can't all

. >> it took place in marana, arizona, in february.ngdoing and he is now back on the force. >> protesters rallying against police brutality have returned to the streets, thousands marching in major cities across the country including new york where dozens of demonstrators were arrested as the crowd moved from manhattan to brooklyn. some people blocking traffic and refusing to move. two officers were injured one hit with a bottle. >> arrests on the west coast, about 15 people taken into custody in l.a. blocked train tracks for a couple of hours calling for justice and others who have died at the hands of police. >> one man has been killed and more than two dozen others injured in a pile-up in utah triggered by a massive dust storm on interstate 80 near the nevada state line. 25 people were injured in the chain reaction that involved at least six tractor-trailers. those heavy winds uprooted trees and forced a standstill at salt lake city's airport. meantime, further west, dust storms triggered pileups in fresno, california, that involved

marana police officer spots the suspect holding the rifle to his chin. >> he has the gun to his neck.: a single shot is fired into the air by valencia. >> one round just went out. >> the gun is loaded. >> reporter: moments later, officer rapiejko rams the suspect. >> i believe the intent was to kill my client. it's a miracle that he's not dead. >> reporter: with officer rapiejko cleared of all criminal charges, there is public debate whether the actions saved lives or displayed excessive force. >> anybody okay with that? >> i think we need a "morning joe" medal and we can go pin it on this police officer. >> absolutely. you know, he stopped a crime in process. i mean the other police officer was right. if he doesn't do that what else are you talking about? does he go into another store, did does he lower the gun and shoot someone behind the 7-eleven counter? the cop was right. >> just for balance here, nfl affiliate in tucson does report that the officer behind the wheel was the sutsbject of a lawsuit while with the nypd. a man who had parked his car claimed the officer approached him