officer michael brelow was charged with manslaughter after he climbed on to the hood of the car. all together he fired 49 times. this weekend the judge ruled it isn't clear the victims died from his specific gunshots and acquitted the officer for a fourth straight day demonstrators took to the street protesting the ruling. ♪ >> cleveland has also seen other high-profile cases, including the deadly shooting of 12-year-old tamir rice. today's announcement won't bring back those lives or right those wrongs, but it could help prevent some of the worst abuses in the future. joining me now are cleveland city councilman jeffrey johnson and william yoem answer who served as acting attorney general for civil rights in the justice department. thank you both for being here. >> pleasure. >> thanks for having me reverend al. >> councilman let me go to you first. i'll be in cleveland this friday keynoting a real for the clergy and meeting with members of the community. what is the mood in cleveland right now? >> well right now it's a mixed emotions, reverend al. we're looking forward to having

officer michael brelow was one of 13 police officers who shot through the windshield of the suspect's unarmed people inside after they led police on a 22-mile high speed chase. cleveland's mayor calling for calm and asking the community to respect this ruling.

in the wake of saturday's court decision that found officer michael brelow not guilty in the 2012 shooting of two unfarmed african-american motorists. >> we would not allow people to commit acts of violence either against property or persons. >> reporter: timothy russell and melissa williams died in a hail of gunfire following a high speed chase moving more noon 100 officers that saw 137 bullets fired into their car. brelow was accused of firing after the couple had been sub died. today timothy russell's sister remains outraged. >> i don't care what any judge or police officer say they cannot justify what happened that night. >> reporter: further demonstrations today with many calling for further investigation. >> i really hate the injustices that are done to african-americans in this city. >> i have grandchildren, i have great-grandchildren, i do not want to see them laying on the street dead >> reporter: others agreed with officer brelot wes acquittal. >> i duly believe in his heart he felt that he was protecting the community and himself >> reporter: the verdict came as cleveland also s

just days after officer michael brelow was cleared in the shooting of a couple. and the police shooting of a 12-year-old boy with a toy gun is still under investigation. >>> two military fighter jets scrambled yesterday. escorting an in-bound air france threat to the airport. an anonymous threat was noend of a bomb or a chemical weapon. phone threats happen all the time. but the high number yesterday was unusual. >>> investigate nrs washington, d.c., are looking for more suspects in the so-called mansion murder case. one suspect is already in custody. the victim's blue porsche was seen being driven by a black male with short, well-groomed hair wearing a construction vest. similar vests were found in the family's garage. investigators are probing the charred remains of the family's house. >>> first lady michelle obama spent part of yesterday giving a speech at oberlin college. she mentioned a local hangout that is well known to the students. >> studying for exams. spent hours practicing and performing. you went to countless happy hours. and happy happy hours at th

michael brelow was acquitted in the deaths. protestors filled the streets throughout the weekend. >> we are out here protesting. you don't think we're still mad as hell? >> one day after a police officer is acquitted in the deaths, a small group of protestors hit the streets on the city's east side. >> we want the world to know that we're watching hell in cleveland with our police department. they are shooting our brothers and some sillssters down like dogs. >> this was the scene on saturday night. peaceful demonstration downtown became intense after dark. >> we're just standing here. >> some protestors became confrontational, even combative. in all over 70 people were arrested. >> we only moved in to make arrests when things got rye lent and protestors refused to disperse. >> sunday morning the governor of ohio praised the protests. >> the verdict is the verdict john. what i will say is that i think the people of cleveland handled this, they should be proud of themselves and we should look at cleveland as a model. >> former fo

the justice department now says it will review the case of officer michael brelow acquitted by a judgeay and our affiliate kshb reports that police in missouri have killed james horn. he was wanted in the mur of his ex-girlfriend who was held captive in a box as well as her son. now back to "caught on camera." >>> in texas a tow truck driver and young father to be fears for his life. wondering if this is the end. january 24th, 2010. 21-year-old edward wiley makes his usual rounds just after midnight at an apartment complex in southeast houston. the company he works for is contracted to inspect the complex daily and remove any illegally parked vehicles. he has worked at red light wreckers tore two years. he enjoys the job and the steady paycheck, especially with a child on the way. company owner chris hoffmeister said edward is one of the company's best drivers at the time. >> he was a young gentleman, very energetic, very eager. at one point he worked at wal-mart. going from working at wal-mart and making minimum wage to being a tow truck driver which pays fairly well i would say he wa

conducting peaceful demonstrations and it is difficult for a them to understand why a judge acquitted michael brelow >> his entire use of deadly force was a constitutional reasonable response to an objectively perceived threat of great bodily harm. >> he have been facing two years in prison for voluntary manslaughter for the shooting that took place. timothy russell and melissa williams were killed after police pursued them. police heard russell's car back fire andÑi engaged in a hot pursuit for 22 or 23 miles and the chase end nothing a school parking lot where the police fired 130 bullets in the car and the fatal shot coming from brelow who fired 15 additional rounds in to the bodies of russell and williams the defense attorney said the actions were justified. >>xd we release and we acknowledge that two people died tragedy was brought about by conscious decision making and lifestyles that those two individuals irrespective of mental states voluntarily took throughout their adult lives. >> but timothy russell's sister takes a different approach believing that justice was not served in the death of

the big questions i think a lot of people are wondering this morning is what happens to officer michael brelowow? do we have any insight into that, erin? >> reporter: well, we know that he currently is on unpaid suspension pending an internal police department investigation, but we have yet to hear from brelow following the verdict. >> i know you mentioned the protests over the death of 12-year-old tamir rice, that is still, of course, ongoing. protesters were demanding action in that case. wondering where that case stands. we had heard yesterday that the officer who shot tamir rice had not been interviewed yet and that has been how many months? six? >> reporter: yeah, six months. there was a small protest at a separate part of cleveland yesterday marking the six months from his death. it was separate to -- that protest rather was organized before the brelow verdict was to be announced. we know it's still being investigated but as you say, no charges filed in that case. >> erin mclaughlin, thank you so much for the update. we appreciate it. >>> want to get some insight on the case from walter

beginning this morning in cleveland where the fall out overnight from the case of cleveland officer michael brelow who was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of melissa williams and timmy russell that was two and a half years ago. cbs news correspondent is in cleveland. >> judge ruled yesterday that the use of force by the from was justified under the circumstances. now right after that verdict was read, he was obviously overcome with emotion, he was clearly relieved. he hugged his attorney and cried. now outside the courthouse in downtown cleveland there was outrage from the victim's family and some here in the community. for the most part, saturday's protests remained peaceful however police say 71 people were arrested, mainly at night. now this case goes back to november of 201 as you mentioned, wriggle led police on 22-mile chase. police mistook the car's backfire for gunshots and shot at the car 137 times. yesterday the judge described bullet wounds explained why he could not conclude the officer shot alone caused the death of williams and russell. according to prosecu

. >> officer michael brelow was acquitted of manslaughter after firing more than 40 shots into the couples and started chasing the car. 14 other officers fired at the carment but the judge said he couldn't say for sure if officer brelow's shots were the ones that killed them. >>> the fbi says there were as many as six telephone threats involving international air flight headed toward the eastern seaboard. a phone call suggested that there was a chemical weapon on that plane. the calls would be the work of the same person. the threats did not appear to be credible. >>> the oakland coffee chain that has gained a loyal following in the united states is now quite popular in japan. blue bottle cafe opened two coffee shops in tokyo this year and in some cases the wait is up to four hours. blue bottle is now hoping to open a third coffee shop in tokyo's shopping district later this year. this one would also offer baked goods from the recently acquired tarti bakery. >>> and 12% of the homeless are vets. >> a look at life after the military for some veterans here in the bay area. >> plus it's an un

but only one, michael brelow on trial, charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter. >> he is shooting repeatedly. he is shooting exsesi ing eing . >> he did what other cops didn't. he reloaded. when the car police were chasing, came to a halt, brelow is said to have jumped on the hood and fired 15 shots directly through the windshield. the prosecution believes those are the shots that killed 43-year-old timothy russell and 30-year-old melissa williams. brelow told investigator he's thought he and his partner were in danger believing the couple in the car were shooting saying "i have never been so afraid in my life. i thought my partner and i would be shot and that we were going to be killed." brelow went on, "at which point i drew my weapon and shot through the windshield at the suspects." recorded police radio traffic that night gives conflicting accounts. at one point, warning police about weapons. >> use caution. both are armed. >> while other officers on the radio report seeing no weapons. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: neither victim in the car had a gun. but defense attorneys sa

. >> reporter: a cleveland judge aquits police officer michael brelow, and touches off a round of protests1 people are arrested. and sparks concerns over what may happen next. >> my concern is there is a spike in violence, that there is -- a, a group that, that steals the discussion. and it, it bend into violence and not a civil discussion about effective and proper engagement between the police and the community. >> reporter: found not guilty in the 2012 deaths of timothy russell and melissa williams, two unarmed african-americans. about a dozen police officers fired 137 shots into their vehicle in about 8 second. authorities said brelow himself stood on the hood of the car and blasted 15 shots through the windshield. nuven none of the other officers were charged with manslaughter. >> causation was not proved for both counts. >> the judge acquitted brelow after a 22-mile car chase prompted by the couple speeding away. brelow and officer had reason to believe they were at risk that even after all the shots the police couldn't be sure the threat was over. and that it couldn't be proven brel

. >> reporter: of 13 officers that fired shots, 31-year-old michael brelow fired the most. reloading his gun two times, before climbing on to russell's vehicle and firing through the windshield. the former marine was the only officer charged. >> i have never been so afraid for my life. >> reporter: he faces counts of manslaughter. >> i thought my partner and i would be shot and kill. >> reporter: what would you like to happen to the officer on trial? >> this is a hard question. to be honest for you, i'm not looking for - i'm not looking for ill will towards the officer. my issue is i'm looking for the truth. i want the truth to come out. so far what i have seen and heard being addressed in the courtroom, to me is just not getting to the truth. >> mr brelow was the driver of the par, fired 49 times at least. >> reporter: during trial the defense argued that officer brelow who climbed on the trunk of russell's car, before jumping on the hood acted in self-defence. >> he jumped on the car not because he wanted to be rambo, he wanted to survive. >> reporter: michelle russell to

praising protesters for relatively peaceful demonstrations following the acquittal of officer michael brelow in the shooting deaths of unarmed people. things were tense last night when police took to the streets. there were 71 arrests. ryan young is live for us now in cleveland. the message is conflicting. you hear city leaders praising people for peaceful demonstrations. at the same time there were 71 people arrested what were the charges? >> reporter: well there were 71 arrested this. protest had no punch when it comes to going after people who were being ride to most folks. someone did throw a chair through a window. those people were quickly arrested. for the most part this crowd was walking through the streets making their voices heard. we spent the afternoon driving through downtown cleveland to see what was going on whether or not there would be more protests. we were told there would be a 1:00 protest. there are just two people who remain here at this point. not a lot of folks showing any sign of dissatisfaction with the process. there is a game here tonight at 8:00. everyone has bee

officer michael brelow was one of 13 police officers who shot through the windshield of the suspect's car back in 2012. he killed the two unarmed people inside after they led police on a 22-mile high speed chase. cleveland's mayor calling for calm and asking the community to respect this ruling. >> i felt that the charge that was presented to the judge was one that was difficult to prove, and so my expectation i think with a lot of people is that it would be a very difficult uphill battle to get a conviction. >> the judge in this case saying he could not determine whether the officer alone fired the fatal shots because the other officers fired as well. 137 shots were fired in all. the officer was facing up to 22 years behind bars had the judge convicted him on two counts of voluntary manslaughter. the family of timothy russell reacting after the verdict. >> they were angry. you can't tell me that those officers were not angry at the fact that tim and melissa did not pull over. now, whatever reason they didn't pull over we don't know but what i can say is that it does not -- they did n

cleveland police officer michael brelow is charged with the deaths of 43-year-old and a 33-year-old. russell and williams led police on a high speed chase that ended in a hail of gunfire. officers fired 137 times at the pair. brolow fired 49 of those shots. the case led to u.s. justice department investigation finding the cleveland please democratic had a long history of using excessive force. we sat down with timothy russell's sister in an exclusive interview. >> what was your reaction to seeing those photos, to seeing that over 130 shots were fired into your brother's vehicle? >> i just thought it was totally unnecessary. i mean, grant it, he didn't pull over for whatever reason. again, we don't know, because he could have had a valid reason for not pulling over. >> tonight mitchell russell sheds light on the case and explains why she believes the cleveland police department isn't telling the truth about the events that led to her brother's death. >> you can watch bisi onile-ere's full report tonight. >> the organization of psychologists may have secretly worked with the bush admin

. >> reporter: with those words a cleveland judge acquits police officer michael brelow touches off ar what may happen next. >> my concern is there is a spike in violence. that there is a group that steals the discussion and it bends into violence and not a civil discussion about proper engagement between the police and community. >> reporter: he was found not guilty in the deaths of timothy russell and melissa williams, two unarmed african-americans. about a dozen police officers fired 137 shots into their vehicle in about eight seconds. authorities said bris low himself stood on the hood of the car and blasted 15 shots through the windshield. none of the other officers were even charged with manslaughter. >> the element of causation was not proved for both counts. >> reporter: the judge said he acquitted bre are llow because after a car chase he and the other officers had reason to believe they were at risk, even after all the shots police couldn't be sure the threat was over and that it couldn't be proven his shots were the ones that killed russell and williams. cleveland can't exh