that's when drejka drew his gun and fired a single shot into mcglockton's chest. he stumbled back in the store and collapsed in front of his son. a day later, the pinellas county sheriff declared he could not charge drejka. criminal defense attorney anthony rickman says the fact that mcglockton backed up after the shove raises concerns. >> the question is, is at that point in time, was there the

drejka whips out a gun and fires a single shot into mcglockton's chest.he 28 year old stumbled back into the store and collapsed in front of his son. he died later at the hospital. >> he believed that mcglockton was going to come back at him. and he fired in a very short amount of time, a few seconds, four seconds, probably, somewhere in that range. that is within the bookends of "stand your ground." >> reporter: florida's "stand your ground" law allows residents to use deadly force if they "reasonably believe" they are at risk of death or great bodily harm. jacobs can't comprehend how drejka walked away a free man. >> i'm doing the best i can for markeis. i'm trying to stand by his side and be as strong as i can. but this is not over, at all. this is not over. >> morgan: that was meg oliver reporting. britany jacobs tell us police wouldn't let her ride in the ambulance with mcglockton, instead police took her to the station for questioning and that is where she learned he was pronounced dead. his funeral is planned for sometime next saturday. israeli tro

if anybody had a right to stand your ground, it was marquis mcglockton.he -- >> according to the tape that we're running was clearly even backing up, i don't even know how you say you are in eminent danger. they got into an argument, him defending his girlfriend and children who the man had come after, arguing at them, and he's backing up and the guy shoots him. how are you in imminent danger. >> absolutely. watch the video. you don't have to take anybody word for it. when he pulls the good, everybody starts to back up. marquis takes four steps back, four seconds he -- there say white gentleman there walking up, he jumps back as well. he is not an objective fear this is not justified on any level, this stand your ground law is a license to kill black and people of color with no consequences. and that's what we see happening over and over again, and the legacy of trayvon martin is that his family starts to tell their story and their docuseries is at the crux of this political season -- >> we'll deal with that docuseries in the next segment and i'll be with

that's when drejka drew his gun and fired a single shot into mcglockton's chest.ed back in the store and collapsed in front of his son. a day later, the pinellas county sheriff declared he could not decge drejka. criminal defense attorney nethony rickman says the fact that mcglockton backed up after the shove raises concerns. and the question is is at that point in time, was there the thssibility of imminent serious bodily injury or death of drejka that justified the use of deadly force? and, watching that video, i don't think so. >> reporter: at least 23 other states also have so-called "stand your ground" laws, allowing them to use deadly force against an attacker. they all say victims have no duty to retreat. jacobs is left trying to comprehend how her three children lost their father over a trip to buy snacks. >> because all my man was trying to do is protect his girl, like anybody else would, stand by, you know, his family's side. >> reporter: the case is not over. it's now up to florida's state attorney to determine whether to seek a grand jury indictment. j

mcglockton forcefully shoved drejka, who pulled out a gun and opened fire. >> make no mistake about it was a cold-blooded murder. >> reporter: drejka claimed self-defense under florida's stand your ground law, which allows people to use deadly force in order to protect themselves and police agreed. tonight, his family is urging the state attorney to reverse course and charge him, saying the video shows mcglockton turning his body away from drejka after that shove, proving he was not a threat. now, at least 27 states have similar stand your ground laws, and tonight, the family attorney is demanding that that law be changed so that someone who starts a confrontation can then not claim immunity. david? >> linsey, thank you. >>> coming up, the new medical headline about alzheimer's. >>> and new developments tonight in the murder of that well-known doctor who once treated former president george h.w. bush. ornis were made for better things than psoriatic arthritis. as you and your rheumatologist consider treatments, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for pso

surveillance video shows mcglockton pushed michael drejka over.s drejka was arguing with mcglockton's girlfriend for parking in a handicap spot then you see drejka open fire. >> he collapsed in front of my son and within 30 minutes he was gone. he was a good man and all he was trying to do was protect his family. >> if markeis mcglockton hadn't walked up to him and slammed him on the ground, we wouldn't be having this discussion either. >> no charges have been filed against drejka. stand your ground allows the use of deadly force if they believe they're at risk of great bodily harm. >>> a new warning was released about the chemicals added to children's food. a study released overnight finds a link between common health problems and the additives that are used to preserve color and even packaged food. those health problems include obesity, adhd and early puberty. the american academy of pediatrics says hundreds of chemicals are in the food supply without government approval. >>> to sports now and the british open has crowned a first-time winner and

that's when drejka drew his gun and fired a single shot into mcglockton's chest.stumbled back in the store and collapsed in front of his son. a day later, the pinellas county sheriff declared he could not charge drejka. criminal defense attorney anthony rickman says the fact that mcglockton backed up after the shove raises concerns. >> the question is, is at that point in time, was there the possibility of imminent serious bodily injury or death of drejka that justified the use of deadly force? and watching that video, i don't think so. >> reporter: at least 23 other states also have so-called stand your ground laws allowing them to use deadly force against an attacker. they all say victims have no duty to retreat. jacobs is left trying to comprehend how her three children lost their father over a trip to buy snacks. >> because all my man was trying to do was protect his girl like anybody else would, you know. stand by, you know, his family's side. >> reporter: the case is not over. it's now up to florida state attorney to determine whether to seek a grand jury in

mcglockton, in his 20s. bigger man. no question about it. he shoved him on the ground.ckton that's on the video, and this is all of the video that exists. we just stop it where he gets shot because i don't want to show that to my audience. so serious bodily injury. areva, what does it mean in this case? >> well, what concerns me most about this tape, chris, is we see the victim in this case pause. we see him back up. we see the shooter pause before he takes that shot. so i don't think the story begins and ends with this video. and also my biggest problem with this florida law is the inconsistent nature in which it is applied and the racial imbalance. there's been a study that was done that says 79% of people that kill black people using this defense, they get off versus 59% when a white person is the victim of a shooting. so we can talk about this law. we can talk about your right to defend yourself, but we can't talk about that in a vacuum without acknowledging the racial issues that come into play. and that sheriff looking at that tape could have reached a completely

mcglockton took his son in to buy snacks.r parking here illegally. >>> after the calm, the sounds of protests once again pierce the air, and the fear of violent confrontations return. > to leland deep. dani robertson walk-off grand slam! and the rays have stunned the marlins. >> the first walk-off grand slam in the ray's history. >> have you got your breath yet? >> no, no, no. what's going on right now? what an exciting game. g youere's to hoping you have a grand slam of your own this urek. > that's right. and if your swing is that pretty, you're going to a long way. i'm norah o'donnell with gayle king and john dickerson. police in toronto are trying to determine a motive in a deadly overnight shooting spree. a gunman opened fire into restaurants and cafes last night. shoot of canada's busiest ltreets. he killed two people and wounded 12 others. the attack is part of a recent spike in violence in toronto. isa young girl was reported in critical condition. itnesses say the suspect fired oung gir shots. thisunclear if the gunma

mcglockton is shot.he dies soon afterwards, right in front of his 5 year old son.mcglockton was a frequent customer who was there buying a candy bar for his little boy. ali selous, store owner:"its sad to see him die in front of his son. for a parking lot. for a stupid reason! just to argue just to find someone to argue with."the store owner says he had to call the cops a month ago on drejka, when he got in a yelling match with rich kelly.rich kelly, clearwater resident:"out here he said he would shoot me call me /bleeping/ and stuff like that. i think its a racial issue." (justine) issue."think its a racial stuff like that. i /bleeping/ and stuff like that. i think its a racial issue." (justine) the pinellas county sheriff is not pressing charges against drejka, because of florida's "stand your ground" law. (justine) james gunn is out as the director of the mega hit franchise guardians of the galaxy... it's over controversial old tweets he made. in those tweets he joked about subjects like pedophilia and rape. disney fired the director. and said the tweets are ind

. >> reporter: inside a tampa area church today, final good-byes for 28-year-old markeis mcglockton. thetoreast week. uncalled-for murder.>> eporter: the shooting mcglockton, who is block, was unarmed when he approached michael mcdrakka, who is white, and shoved him to the ground. that's when he pulled out a gun and fired a fatal shot. the pinellas county sheriff's office said it couldn't arrest him because of florida's stand your ground law, which gained national attention in 2012 after george zimmerman shot an unarmed teen, trayvon martin. nbc news has not been able to reach him, who according to the sheriff, is claiming self-defense. >> the critical factor in the florida stand your ground law is that it really is from the eye of the shooter. >> reporter: now, five congressional democrats are asking the department of justice to open an investigation. the mcglocken family attorney, who also represented trayvon martin's family, is demanding that the state legislature amend the stand your ground law. >> we have to let them know clearly with a united voice that we can do better as a so

when he returned from the store, mcglockton shoved drejka, who in turn fired a fatal shot to mcglockton's chest, killing him. the sheriff says the shooter will not be charged because of florida's stand your ground laws, which sparked national outrage in 2012, when white vigilante george zimmerman successfully used it as his defense after he shot and killed unarmed african-american teenager trayvon martin. the stand your ground law was strengthened in a controversial change which shifts the burden of proof to the prosecutors you have to prove they are not entitled to stand your ground in unity. in new york city, the new owner of the new new york daily news staff will be cut in among those who half. were fired: editor in chief jim rich, who tweeted "if you hate , democracy and think local governments should operate unchecked and in the dark, then today is a good day for you." at its peak, the new york daily news employed 400 journalists after the latest cuts, the . newspaper will have only 45 people on staff. the poster of the chicago tribune and the baltimore sun. and human rights activist

video then shows drejka pushing mcglockton to the ground...before pulling out a handgun.n) some people near denver are outraged and blaming their city for deadly flooding that severely damaged their homes. (justine) they accuse the city of englewood for not maintaining the drainage system. jackie crea reports. natsmike minnick/ owns flooded property:"we're not in a flood plain. you know, there's no creeks or ponds or anything by here to overflow to make something like this happen." mike minnick owns this home on south acoma street.he's cleaning up the mess left behind after water destroyed so mike minnick/ owns flooded "it's disgustingly messy." could have prevented.owns flooded property:like coming this way. it wasn't even coming down the street or going into the he says the drains fail time several residents tell us the city has done nothing issueowns flooded property:for it. the city our insurance because they're flood, even streets couldn't water."the flood killed 32 year old rachael haber trapped in her friend's apartment.mike minnick/ owns flooded property: about th

drejka fired his gun and shot a singile round into mcglockton's back. the 28-year-old stumbled back into the store and collapsed in front of his son. he died later at the hospital. >> he believed that mcglockton was going to come back. that is within the bookends of stand your ground. >> reporter: florida "stand your ground" laws allows residents to use deadly force if they believe they're in fear of death or great bodily harm. jacobs can't understand how he ed away a fre n. can for markeis. i'm trying to stand by his side and be strong for the kids, but it's not over at all. it's not over. >>> los angeles police say an argument between a man and his grandmother triggered a deadly hostage situation. police say the suspected gunman shot his grandmother after a dispute over a tv and wounded his girlfriend after taking shoppers as hostages. some helped co-workers and shoppers escape saturday night. lynne westafer of cbs was one of the last hostages to be released. >> the longer this went on, the. he and getting increasingly agitated. >> the suspected gunma

markeis mcglockton pushed michael drejka to the ground. later, michael drejka pulled out a gun and fired, killing markeis mcglockton , a father of three. he has not been charged. he told authorities he feared for his life and was nearly -- merely standing his ground. they admit the argument can get murky. >> this is not an objective what i would do, what you would do, what the public would do, what somebody else would do. this is more of a subjective standard. >> reporter: many are not buying it. surveillance video shows the victim taking a step back away from michael drejka just before the shooting. >> when he stepped back after the gentleman drew the gun, he became the aggressor. >> reporter: it might be too late to file charges. they say we don't have probable cause for him to be arrested. it's hard for them to turn around and say we think he should be prosecuted. >> this was famously used by jordan zimmermann, the neighborhood watchmas acquitted of the murder of an unarmed black teenager. >>> they face a deadline to reunite older child

they insist markeis mcglockton was murdered during an argument over a parking space last week.ut the local sheriff is not arresting the shooter saying the act was justified because the man said he felt his life was in danger. mcglockton's father is outraged. >> any kind of law that allows one man to kill another man and the man that pulled the trigger ev g fnted needs to stop. something needs to be done. >> the family's attorney calls the law a license to kill black people. some state lawmakers are now demanding the shooter be arrested. the family hopes state prosecutors will agree. >>> the fbi has joined the search for a missing university of iowa student. investigating every angle including the possibility that she may have been abducted. mollie tibbetts was reported missing nearly a week ago. the 20-year-old was living with her boyfriend this summer. he says she was dog sitting while he worked a construction job more than 100 miles away. mollie's brother says he's holding out hope that she'll be found because he says she's always been a fighter. >>> it's the end of the line

mcglockton walked inside with their 5-year-old son.s when 48-year-old michael drejka approached their car. >> he was yelling at me. >> he was swearing at you, yes. >> reporter: mcglockton returned and forcefully shoved drejka to the ground. mcglockton back up, but within four seconds gray ka pulled a gun and shot him. mcglockton stumbled into the store and collapsed in front of hissen so. one day later the sheriff's department announced drejka was protected under florida's "stand your ground" law and would not be charged. >> we will not continue to let this epidemic of being able to confront and kill unarmed black people and then say, i was just standing my ground, it was just self-defense. >> reporter: drejka reportedly has a history of harassing people at the store for parking in handicapped spots. just two months ago richard kelley said drejka targeted him spewing racial epithets. >> he went to his truck and he said,'ll just shoot you dead. so i was standing back here and told him if you're going to shoot, shoot. >> reporter: jacobs

you can see mcglockton walk out of the store.over and pushes drejka to the ground. >> he's pushing this man away from his girl, you know, telling him to get away. >> reporter: but that's when the irreversible happens. drejka takes out a gun and shoots mcglockton. mcglockton holding his chest runs back into the store. jacobs and the children watching from the car. >> he collapsed in front of my son and within 30 minutes he was gone. >> reporter: mcglockton was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. this morning, there are reports that drejka, the shooter, has been known to have angry encounters over parking. >> here he said he'll shoot me. >> reporter: the store owner says he's even had to call the cops on him for confronting other customers over parking. >> for the parking lot for a stupid reason, just to argue, to find someone to argue with? >> reporter: police say this shooting was self-defense. the stand your ground law gives floridians the right to protect themselves if they feel threatened. it was used as the de

stand your ground at the heart of trayvon martin, markeis mcglockton.ith a series like this, it can be a teaching tool. people can watch it. if they are affected by it, if what they see they feel is wrong they can use their civic duty of voting to change the story. stand your ground, it's very unfortunate the law was passed to begin with, but it's in over 20 states across this country. look at what's just happened to markeis mcglockton, look at what happened to trayvon martin. if you believe that was wrong, if you believe people should not have the right to kill because they say they are afraid, which is a very subjective term and has a lot of racial undertones, you shoud hold your politicians responsible. this november you should vote those out of office that disagree. >> trayvon martin's martin's life may be over but his story goes on. tracy martin, jenner furs and jenna willoughby mason, thank you so much. the documentary appears tonight on paramount and network bet. thank you. >> thank you. >> there is a new debate about tests for in vitro over mosa

markeis mcglockton is pronounced dead at the hospital. >> it's a memory that's always going within withy 5-year-old. my three kids will be without a father. >> reporter: she says what happened the next day blew her mind. the pinellas county sheriff's department announced it was not charging or arresting michael drejka. >> under these circumstances we cannot make an arrest. >> reporter: police say he was standing his ground. >> the law on stand your ground is clear, and the florida legislature has spoken on this. >> the law is extremely subjective. if they believe reasonably that they are in harm's way, they can use force and even deadly force to protect themselves. >> reporter: brittany jacobs says her boyfriend was defending her. >> who as a real man will see another man arguing with his girl? like who wouldn't stand up and defend their lady? >> reporter: there are reports that this isn't drejka's first time getting into an argument over a parking space. >> just to argue, just to find someone to argue with. >> reporter: the owner of the convenience store says he had to call the police

. >> reporter: 28-year-old markeis mcglockton who is black went into the store to buy snacks for his kids and michael drejka confronted the woman. while she sat in the car. jacobs said he came to the defense, shoving him to the ground. he pulled a gun and shot the unarmed father of three. >> he felt after being slammed to the ground that the next thing was he was going to be further attacked. >> reporter: drejka who has a permit to carry a concealed weapon was not arrested or charged because of florida's controversial stand your ground law, which gives people in the ght to protect themselves using deadly force. >> if this were to happen in a state that did not have stand your ground laws, i believe the shooter would have -- would already be arrested and would be going to trial for murder. >> reporter: stand your ground became part of the national conversation after george zimmerman killed an unarmed black teenager trayvon martin in 2012. zimmerman was acquitted of murder. as protesters demand action, friends and family grieve. >> i clearly don't think it's right that you can literall

mcglockton: ""real good man. he wasn't a troubled guy.wasn't out there looking for trouble, but he would stand up for his family and that's exactly what he did. the video that i saw, my som stepped back, the guy had, he had control of the situation right then and there.":25 but it was his decision to pull that trigger.">(grant) the shooting happened in front of markeis' five-year-old son. young michael says he still thinks his dad is alive. markeis' brother says it's going to crush him when he has to tell the young boy the truth. (vicki) terrifying moments of a lightning strike were captured on camera. it happened at a country music festival in kenosha, wisconsin. kayla byrne says she was taking cover under her tent the moment it hit. she caught it on camera.. and then 10 minutes later..she and her friends found 22 year old brittney prehn lying unconscious..bl eeding from her ear. her phone was shattered and boot was shredded