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. >>> a former milwaukee police officer has been found not guilty in the shooting death of a black man. now the victim's family has file add civil lawsuit against that officer. pierre thomas reports. >> reporter: it was a deadly encounter with police over in seconds. caught on an officer's body cam. here we see dominique hagen brown pursuing seville smith. less than two seconds later, a second and fatal shot is fired. smith dies at the scene. the incident last summer sparking protests and pros securities say smith was defenseless when shot in the chest. the defense saying the officer feared for his life, making a split-second decision. a milwaukee county jury found the officer not guilty in the shooting last august. the familiar any anguish over the verdict. >> we're not animals. every time they take a shot, it's to kill you. it's to kill you, because a dead man can't talk. >> reporter: but the police chief says the former officer was vindicated. a year ago i'd told the public i'd seen nothing in the video that was a violation of the law or policy. this is the second officer acquitted
. >>> a former milwaukee police officer has been found not guilty in the shooting death of a black man. now the victim's family has file add civil lawsuit against that officer. pierre thomas reports. >> reporter: it was a deadly encounter with police over in seconds. caught on an officer's body cam. here we see dominique hagen brown pursuing seville smith. less than two seconds later, a second and fatal shot is fired. smith dies at the scene. the incident last summer sparking...
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in milwaukee police officer charged with shooting sillville smith even while smith taughts his own weapon while running away. that shooting triggered riots. wednesday's verdict, not guilty. as with ray tensing, both cases hinged on whether officers feared for their safety. >> it's not any one acquittal, it's axwilgts after acquittalal that shakes the faith of many of us in the ability to hold police officers accountable. >> reporter: three shootings deemed by many black and white cases on video. a decided shade of gray in a court of law. ron mott, nbc news, chicago. >>> as we head into the weekend, millions are in the path of extreme weather on alert for tornadoes and flash floods as the remnants of what was tropical storm cindy slide to the north. nbc's catie beck has the latest. >> reporter: deep flood water in huntsville, alabama. a car in trouble can submerged with a woman trapped inside. a dramatic rescue captured on video. the woman made it out safely. remnants of tropical depression cindy uprooting trees in michigan, knocking out power to thousands. and in dayton, ohio, a wind gust
in milwaukee police officer charged with shooting sillville smith even while smith taughts his own weapon while running away. that shooting triggered riots. wednesday's verdict, not guilty. as with ray tensing, both cases hinged on whether officers feared for their safety. >> it's not any one acquittal, it's axwilgts after acquittalal that shakes the faith of many of us in the ability to hold police officers accountable. >> reporter: three shootings deemed by many black and white...
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police? they use the example of milwaukee, who was wait for protesters on what became known as bloody sunday?f we're going to move forward because history means an awful lot and i think that tension that continues to exist -- i mean there's a lot of anger in that man that you spoke with because he still has not got over it and certainly it h passed down. but a se point you've got to eakhat cycle. at some point you've got to acknowledge it. but where do we go from here and that's the whole point. >> please stick around. we come back, racist graffiti. more tough questions about how far we've come. stay with us. >> being black in america is tough. and we got a long way to go. little scoundrels. u kn with roundup precision gel®, you can finally banish garden weeds without harming precious plants nearby. so draw the line. just give the stick one click, touch the leaves and the gel stays put killing garden weeds to the root with pinpoint precision. draw the line with roundup precision gel®. and be sure to check out roundup® with sure shot wand. another good-for-the-garden product from roundup. if y
police? they use the example of milwaukee, who was wait for protesters on what became known as bloody sunday?f we're going to move forward because history means an awful lot and i think that tension that continues to exist -- i mean there's a lot of anger in that man that you spoke with because he still has not got over it and certainly it h passed down. but a se point you've got to eakhat cycle. at some point you've got to acknowledge it. but where do we go from here and that's the whole...
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. >> emotions ran high after a jury aquit aid former milwaukee police officer in the deadly shooting of a black man. former officer dominique hagan brown also black killed sill have a smith as he ran away from a traffic stop last august. smith had a gun when ran and chase hinged on whether the officer thought smith was a threat when he shot and killed him. they found the former officer not homicide. smith's deathp sparked riots in the sherman park neighborhood. city will have a strong police presence in that part of the city. >> meantime the family of eric garner new york city man in 2014 after this confrontation where police placed in him in a choke hold and couldn't breathe. he's frustrated the feds haven't decided whether to prosecute any of the officers in his death. there was a private meeting with the justice department official. justice accident reassured them they're mited owe to the investigation. >> we came for answers but we are system without knowing whether we'll get cusstis or not. whoa have to hold these police officers accountable. and transparent not have to wait lik
. >> emotions ran high after a jury aquit aid former milwaukee police officer in the deadly shooting of a black man. former officer dominique hagan brown also black killed sill have a smith as he ran away from a traffic stop last august. smith had a gun when ran and chase hinged on whether the officer thought smith was a threat when he shot and killed him. they found the former officer not homicide. smith's deathp sparked riots in the sherman park neighborhood. city will have a strong...
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a milwaukee police officer who fatally shot cybill smith last august. o jury deadlocked in the trial of a police officer who shot samuel dibos. do you believe justice is being done when you see what i read here? >> it's shocking. it's tragic. it's something that is really sad. i can't speak to the exact specifics of all of those but the numbers of over 10,000 deaths at the hands of police officers and only 11 convictions. there's something that could be amiss there. there's clearly times when people act in the wrong manner, and police officers are human, too. there are times when they need to use lethal force. there are times they are in danger and in harm's way. but it seems a little -- the numbers don't seem to match up. they do make mistakes and need to be held accountable for those mistakes. i don't know if officers are often held accountable. there can be some sort of change. and there can be some sort of discussion. this discussion can start to help with police misconduct cases and getting them to full term. over 50% last year weren't seen until th
a milwaukee police officer who fatally shot cybill smith last august. o jury deadlocked in the trial of a police officer who shot samuel dibos. do you believe justice is being done when you see what i read here? >> it's shocking. it's tragic. it's something that is really sad. i can't speak to the exact specifics of all of those but the numbers of over 10,000 deaths at the hands of police officers and only 11 convictions. there's something that could be amiss there. there's clearly times...
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a milwaukee police officer who fatally shot cybill smith last august. acquitted of all charges. d in the trial of a police officer who shot samuel dibos. do you believe justice is being done when you see what i read here? >> it's shocking. it's tragic. it's something that is really sad. i can't speak to the exact specifics of all of those but the numbers of over 10,000 deaths at the hands of police officers and only 11 convictions. there's something that could be amiss there. there's clearly times when people act in the wrong manner, and police officers are human, too. there are times when they need to use lethal force. there are times they are in danger and in harm's way. but it seems a little -- the numbers don't seem to match up. they do make mistakes and need to be held accountable for those mistakes. i don't know if officers are often held accountable. there can be some sort of change. this discussion can start to help with police misconduct cases and getting them to full term. over 50% last year weren't seen until the end. >> it goes without saying. you aren't indicting eve
a milwaukee police officer who fatally shot cybill smith last august. acquitted of all charges. d in the trial of a police officer who shot samuel dibos. do you believe justice is being done when you see what i read here? >> it's shocking. it's tragic. it's something that is really sad. i can't speak to the exact specifics of all of those but the numbers of over 10,000 deaths at the hands of police officers and only 11 convictions. there's something that could be amiss there. there's...
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jurors have acquitted a black former milwaukee police officer of reckless homicide after he shot anded a black suspect. the shooting last year sparked riots in the city. prosecutors argue the former officer dominique hagenbrown seen here didn't need to shoot the suspect who threw away the gun. this is an image of the suspect. a police expect said that the officer acted in accordance with his straining. matt finn has more. >> a jury found the former police officer not guilty on the first degree reckless homicide charge. right now the former officer is walking free. this all stems back from the shooting last summer near milwaukee where dominique hagenbrown shot seville smith. that led to riots in milwaukee. our crews were there. there were days and nights of rioting in an around milwaukee. eventually the officer was charged with murder and led to a week-long trial that wrapped up to nine hours of deliberations and today, a decision that officer found not guilty. on a side note, hagenbrown still faces jail time. he was fired after he was charged with an unrelated sexual assault charge t
jurors have acquitted a black former milwaukee police officer of reckless homicide after he shot anded a black suspect. the shooting last year sparked riots in the city. prosecutors argue the former officer dominique hagenbrown seen here didn't need to shoot the suspect who threw away the gun. this is an image of the suspect. a police expect said that the officer acted in accordance with his straining. matt finn has more. >> a jury found the former police officer not guilty on the first...
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10th of year, a 58-year-old woman was attacked leaving a prayer service at is lackic society of milwaukee. policean adjust and haven't, in fact, it was immediately denounced as a hate crime by at least one local official as well as many pro muslim organizations dluing including of course the counsel on american islamic locations. according to the actual police report, which apparently nobody bothered to read, the victim of the attack repeatedly denied it was a hate crime. instead she believed the attack was related to behavior of her daughter who recently left her husband to enter a relationship with another woman. the woman disapproves of the same-sex relationship and believes this may have provoked the attack. it's complex but it's not what it was represented as. now thereof been a lot of bogus hate crimes since last fall's election. but this is a new low. activist groups with an agenda making up a hate crime as the sfoes ed victim actively denies it is a hate crime. we have a muslim woman, supports president trump's recently preserved travel ban and joins us now. to the hate crime question, it
10th of year, a 58-year-old woman was attacked leaving a prayer service at is lackic society of milwaukee. policean adjust and haven't, in fact, it was immediately denounced as a hate crime by at least one local official as well as many pro muslim organizations dluing including of course the counsel on american islamic locations. according to the actual police report, which apparently nobody bothered to read, the victim of the attack repeatedly denied it was a hate crime. instead she believed...
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yesterday, a jury found former milwaukee police officer dominique heaggan-brown not guilty of recklesscide for shooting sylville smitth last august. in court, smith's family shouted and cursed. (shouting) body-camera video caught heaggan-brown's brief chase of smith. heaggan-brown's first shot came as smith appeared to throw a gun over a fence. a second shot hit smith in the chest. >> stop reaching. stop reaching. >> yang: he said he acted in self-defense. the shooting sparked two nights of riots. and police use of deadly force is under scrutiny again in seattle, where officers in shot and killed charleena lyles, a 30-year-old pregnant woman who had called police to report a burglary at her apartment sunday. she had two kitchen knives and, her family said, mental health problems. as protestors took to the streets, seattle police, which is investigating the incident, acknowledged the officers had "less-lethal" options. so, why do few trials of police officers charged in on-duty shootings end in convictions? to explore that question, we're joined by david klinger, a criminologist at the
yesterday, a jury found former milwaukee police officer dominique heaggan-brown not guilty of recklesscide for shooting sylville smitth last august. in court, smith's family shouted and cursed. (shouting) body-camera video caught heaggan-brown's brief chase of smith. heaggan-brown's first shot came as smith appeared to throw a gun over a fence. a second shot hit smith in the chest. >> stop reaching. stop reaching. >> yang: he said he acted in self-defense. the shooting sparked two...
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milwaukee. (steve) happening now.. the stabbing of a police officer at a michigan airport is being investigated by the fbi...as an act of terrorism. it happened this morning at bishop international airport in flint, michigan, . authorities evacuated the airport following the incident. officials say the attack appears to have been targeted against law enforcement but not against any specific person. the suspect was taken into custody. the officer was stabbed in his neck and is in critical condition tonight. (vicki) in bay area news. a fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the brutal beating of a lyft driver on u.s. highway 101 in san francisco. 25-year-old quintrell anderson was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon. three other suspects were arrested last weekand have already entered not guilty pleas to a number of felony charges. police say the four suspects were involved in a march ninth "attack" on a lyft driver on southbound highway 101. they allegedly vandalized his car, beat him up, and ran over his leg with a dirt bike
milwaukee. (steve) happening now.. the stabbing of a police officer at a michigan airport is being investigated by the fbi...as an act of terrorism. it happened this morning at bishop international airport in flint, michigan, . authorities evacuated the airport following the incident. officials say the attack appears to have been targeted against law enforcement but not against any specific person. the suspect was taken into custody. the officer was stabbed in his neck and is in critical...
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in wisconsin, a jury in milwaukee acquitted a former police officer wednesday of charges of reckless homicide for shooting and killing 23-year-old african-american resident sylville smith. body cam video showed smith fleeing from then-officer dominique heaggan-browown aftera smith wasop before shot in the arm, smith had a gun, but the video shows he threw the weapon away and had his hands on his head when he was killed. the killing sparked an uprising last summer that saw wisconsin governor scott walker call out the national guard after local residents set fire to police cars and several local businesses. in minnesota, new videoeo shows the four-year-old daughter of diamond reynolds consoling her heartbroken mother, who's handcuffed in the back of a police squad car minutes after saint anthony popolice officer jeronimo yez shot and killed her boyfriend philando castile. the video fromast july s shows reynolds mourning castile's death anand cursing, before her daughter dae'anne begs her to stop, saying, "i don't want you to get shooted." cussing because i don't what you to get shooted
in wisconsin, a jury in milwaukee acquitted a former police officer wednesday of charges of reckless homicide for shooting and killing 23-year-old african-american resident sylville smith. body cam video showed smith fleeing from then-officer dominique heaggan-browown aftera smith wasop before shot in the arm, smith had a gun, but the video shows he threw the weapon away and had his hands on his head when he was killed. the killing sparked an uprising last summer that saw wisconsin governor...
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police. >> a mistrial in this case. >> reporter: from cincinnati -- >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: to milwaukee, to minnesota, three trials in seven days, all ending with juries not convicting police officers charged with fatally shooting black men. that has led some to ask why convicting officers is so rare. >> these cases are not easy cases. >> reporter: bowling green state university professor has been researching that very question. his data shows police fatally shoot more than 900 people every year. since 2005, 82 officers have been charged but only 29 have been convicted. >> jurors are seemingly very reluctant to second guess the split second life or death decisions of on duty police officers in violent street encounters. >> reporter: more importantly, stinson says the law is on the officers' side the moment they enter the courtroom based on a 1989 u.s. supreme court ruling that dictates how juries should deliberate. jury instructions like these state that officers can use deadly force if they believe there's an imminent threat to themselves or others and use of force must be judged from
police. >> a mistrial in this case. >> reporter: from cincinnati -- >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> reporter: to milwaukee, to minnesota, three trials in seven days, all ending with juries not convicting police officers charged with fatally shooting black men. that has led some to ask why convicting officers is so rare. >> these cases are not easy cases. >> reporter: bowling green state university professor has been researching that very...
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police officers. here's mireya villarreal. >> we declare a mistrial in this case. >> reporter: from cincinnati... >> we the jury find the defendant, dominic heaggan- brown, not guilty. >> reporter: to milwaukee... >> ( gunfire ) >> reporter: to minnesota, three ia, all ding with juries not convicting police officers charged with fatally shooting black men. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: that has led some to ask why convicting officers is so rare. >> these cases are not easy cases. >> reporter: bowling green state university professor philip stinson has been researching that very question. his data show police fatally shoot more than 900 people every year. since 2005, 82 officers have been charged, but only 29 have been convicted. >> jurors are seemingly very reluctant to second guess the split-second, life-or-death decisions of on-duty police officers during potentially violent street encounters. >> please don't tell me he's dead. >> reporter: more importantly, the law is on the officer's side the moment they enter the courtroom based on a 1989 supreme court ruling that dictates how juries should deliberate. jury instructions like these state officers can use deadly force if they beli
police officers. here's mireya villarreal. >> we declare a mistrial in this case. >> reporter: from cincinnati... >> we the jury find the defendant, dominic heaggan- brown, not guilty. >> reporter: to milwaukee... >> ( gunfire ) >> reporter: to minnesota, three ia, all ding with juries not convicting police officers charged with fatally shooting black men. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: that has led some to ask why convicting officers is so...
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milwaukee. perennis mckin de, a civil rights marcher scared to death of the police because it was brutal times andd that resentment down through the generations. 50 years later milwaukee is still one of the most segregated places in the country, and it's black lives matter versus the police and i wanted to use that thread to examine how all of our little personal histories add up to the age of donald trump. >> and did the answers you got in your conversations make a light bulb go off. >> again and again. >> yeah. >> so it wasn't necessarily like what your preconceived notions were going in. >> not at all. some friends voted for gary johnson, or hillary supporters and -- and what i realized is we tend to think of ourselves as one nation of 50 states. we're really 11 distinct nations on ethnic values and how they, you node, traveled, so the definition of liberty and justice for all is different in greater appalachia than it is in yankeedom up here in wisconsin and it's a miracle we kept them together. why can't we go back to a time when we'll all singing "kumbaya" because we never have. this contine
milwaukee. perennis mckin de, a civil rights marcher scared to death of the police because it was brutal times andd that resentment down through the generations. 50 years later milwaukee is still one of the most segregated places in the country, and it's black lives matter versus the police and i wanted to use that thread to examine how all of our little personal histories add up to the age of donald trump. >> and did the answers you got in your conversations make a light bulb go off....
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claxton a retired new york city police detective and now a director of the black law enforcement alliance. let me go to you, mark, first. all this week also in milwaukeeeman acquitted. no convictions of police. we struggle and you know from back in the day when you were on the force i was one of those beginning these last rounds of struggles around police accountability that we had to first struggle to even get into a court. now we are in court and you are not seeing convictions, but people forget that we weren't even getting trials a few years ago. we had to march to get even zimmermann in the trayvon martin case a trial to see what a jury was going to say even though he was a make believe cop in his own mind, but it just brings to mind this has been a process that has always had an uphill struggle. >> yeah, i think it's part of this ongoing process as we make the calls and people around the nation are making calls for overall criminal justice reform and police reform more specifically, but in regards to overall criminal justice reform i think it's important for us to examine prosecute for y'all strategies when you're talking about prosecuting a poli
claxton a retired new york city police detective and now a director of the black law enforcement alliance. let me go to you, mark, first. all this week also in milwaukeeeman acquitted. no convictions of police. we struggle and you know from back in the day when you were on the force i was one of those beginning these last rounds of struggles around police accountability that we had to first struggle to even get into a court. now we are in court and you are not seeing convictions, but people...
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a verdict tonight after a police shooting that led to protests in milwaukee. the officer firing and then again after the suspect tosses his gun. tonight, the jury acquitting him on all charges. and here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas with the video. >> reporter: it was a deadly encounter with police, over in seconds, caught on an officer's body cam. here we see former officer dominique haeggen-brown pursuing sylville smith, a suspect armed with a gun. they race around the front of a house to an alley. there you see the gun in smith's hand. the officer fires the first shot. the suspect tosses the gun. less than two seconds later, a second and fatal shot is fired. smith dies at the scene. the incident last summer sparking riots in milwaukee. prosecutors say smith was defenseless when shot in the chest. the defense claiming the officer feared for his life. making a split-second decision. today, a milwaukee county jury found the former officer not guilty in the shooting last august. the family tonight in anguish over the verdict. >> we're not a
a verdict tonight after a police shooting that led to protests in milwaukee. the officer firing and then again after the suspect tosses his gun. tonight, the jury acquitting him on all charges. and here's abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas with the video. >> reporter: it was a deadly encounter with police, over in seconds, caught on an officer's body cam. here we see former officer dominique haeggen-brown pursuing sylville smith, a suspect armed with a gun. they race around...
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a jury in milwaukee has acquitted a former police officer in the shooting of a black man last august.inique heaggan-brown had been charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting of 23-year-old sylville smith. it happened after a traffic stop and a brief foot chase. smith had a gun, but appeared to be throwing it over a fence. the shooting sparked two nights of riots. the c.e.o. and co-founder of uber has resigned. travis kalanick stepped down overnight amid turmoil at the ride-hailing company. uber faces allegations of sexual harassment and theft of trade secrets, plus a federal investigation into whether it misled local regulators. and on wall street, the dow jones industrial average lost 57 points to close at 21,410. the nasdaq rose 46 points, and the s&p 500 dropped a point. still to come on the newshour: the former homeland security secretary testifies before congress on the russia investigation. what georgia's special election means for democrats' chances to take back the house. how cities are bracing for potential cuts to medicaid. and, much more. >> sreenivasan: on
a jury in milwaukee has acquitted a former police officer in the shooting of a black man last august.inique heaggan-brown had been charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting of 23-year-old sylville smith. it happened after a traffic stop and a brief foot chase. smith had a gun, but appeared to be throwing it over a fence. the shooting sparked two nights of riots. the c.e.o. and co-founder of uber has resigned. travis kalanick stepped down overnight amid turmoil at the...
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police officers. >> mistrial in this case. >> reporter: from cincinnati. >> we the jury find the defend, dominique heaggan-brown not guilty. >> to milwaukee. three trials, in seven days. all ending with juries not convicting police officers, charged with fatally shooting black men. >> no justice, no peace. >> that led some to ask why convicting officers is so rare. >> these cases are not easy cases. >> bowling green state university professor, phillip stinson researching that very question. his data shows police fatally shoot more than 900 people every year. since 2005, 8 officers have been charged but 29 convicted. >> jurors are seemingly very reluck tanctant to second-guess life and death street encounters. >> more importantly stinson says the law is on the officer's side the moment they enter the courtroom based on 1989 u.s. supreme court ruling that dictates how juries should deliberate. jury instructions like these in the trial state that officers can use deadly force if they belief there is an if nent threat to themselves or others. and, use of force, must be judged from the perspective of of a reasonable officer on the scene, and not
police officers. >> mistrial in this case. >> reporter: from cincinnati. >> we the jury find the defend, dominique heaggan-brown not guilty. >> to milwaukee. three trials, in seven days. all ending with juries not convicting police officers, charged with fatally shooting black men. >> no justice, no peace. >> that led some to ask why convicting officers is so rare. >> these cases are not easy cases. >> bowling green state university professor,...
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in the wake of the acquittal of police officers from st paul to milwaukee a second mistrial was declared friday in the case of the twenty seven year old university of cincinnati officer who shot and killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop and twenty fifteen the hamilton county judge presiding over the case declared a mistrial following more than thirty hours of deliberations over a five day period well this marks the second time in the trial against officer a ten seen ended in a mistrial despite this the family remained determined they gathered outside the courtroom following the decision to demand another retrial. in saint anthony minnesota the mother of one of castiel reached a three million dollars settlement with the city of settlements will be paid to valerie's has still the family's trustee this comes less than two weeks after officer drawn a million as was acquitted of all charges including manslaughter thirty two year old castille was an elementary school cafeteria worker who was shot five times during a traffic stop while his girlfriend lifestream the bloody encou
in the wake of the acquittal of police officers from st paul to milwaukee a second mistrial was declared friday in the case of the twenty seven year old university of cincinnati officer who shot and killed an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop and twenty fifteen the hamilton county judge presiding over the case declared a mistrial following more than thirty hours of deliberations over a five day period well this marks the second time in the trial against officer a ten seen ended in a...
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police officer. greatest moments of my life. >> reporter: lawrence grew up in milwaukee.ided to join the marines. but while serving in iraq, he was hurt in an ied explosion. his lower right leg amputated. his life forever changed. lawrence determined, learned to walk again, learned to run, and even learned to box. the former marine -- pushing forward with a new dream to be a police officer. >> i felt like he was the most able bodied person i've ever met because it's what's inside that ze fines him. so he's been challenged in his life and he's taken that and help has risen to the highest level so i just think that he's inspiring. >> reporter: lawrence -- thankful tonight for the opportunity -- to his fellow vets who inspired him. hopeful he can give back to those in need. >> no doesn't have to be the answer. keep putting in effort. make a plan and you can achieve your goals. i looked at what i wanted to do and figured out how to do it. >> eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> we salute chris lawrence tonight. for that incredible comeback. thanks so much for watching. i'm tom
police officer. greatest moments of my life. >> reporter: lawrence grew up in milwaukee.ided to join the marines. but while serving in iraq, he was hurt in an ied explosion. his lower right leg amputated. his life forever changed. lawrence determined, learned to walk again, learned to run, and even learned to box. the former marine -- pushing forward with a new dream to be a police officer. >> i felt like he was the most able bodied person i've ever met because it's what's inside...
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multiple protests and riots across american cities over the police related shooting deaths of steel near st paul minnesota and civil smith in milwaukee wisconsin and in the past few days the officers involved in these deadly encounters were both acquitted of all charges to discuss these cases we're being joined now by a legal analyst lionel of light all media hello my friend thanks for being with me tonight first can we talk about the smith case over in milwaukee now i was personally there on the ground covering the riots in the aftermath clearly a community that was hurt and suffering already from preexisting conditions primarily from economic conditions there and then this shooting death here happens officer dominique he can brown was just acquitted of first degree reckless homicide in the in this shooting what could possibly lead a jury to a path of acquittal when body cam footage clearly shows that smith was already on the ground after one round him in the arm the second shot was to the chest when smith was already on the ground ok you're ready first these are criminal charges. the prosecutor has to prove be on and to the exclusi
multiple protests and riots across american cities over the police related shooting deaths of steel near st paul minnesota and civil smith in milwaukee wisconsin and in the past few days the officers involved in these deadly encounters were both acquitted of all charges to discuss these cases we're being joined now by a legal analyst lionel of light all media hello my friend thanks for being with me tonight first can we talk about the smith case over in milwaukee now i was personally there on...
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police really. deaths of steel near st paul minnesota and civil smith in milwaukee wisconsin and in the past few days the officers involved in these deadly encounters were both acquitted of all charges to discuss these cases we're being joined now by a legal analyst lionel of light old media hello my friend thanks for being with me tonight first can we talk about the smith case over in milwaukee now i was personally there on the ground covering the riots in the aftermath clearly a community that was hurt and suffering already from preexisting conditions primarily from economic conditions there and then this shooting death here happens officer dominique he can brown was just acquitted of first degree reckless homicide in the in this shooting what could possibly lead a jury to a path of acquittal when body cam footage clearly shows that smith was already on the ground after one round hit him.
police really. deaths of steel near st paul minnesota and civil smith in milwaukee wisconsin and in the past few days the officers involved in these deadly encounters were both acquitted of all charges to discuss these cases we're being joined now by a legal analyst lionel of light old media hello my friend thanks for being with me tonight first can we talk about the smith case over in milwaukee now i was personally there on the ground covering the riots in the aftermath clearly a community...
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in minnesota police officer geronimo yanez was acquitted of manslaughter for killing african american motorist philando castile during a traffic stop and in milwaukeefficer dominic brown was acquitted of charges of reckless homicide for killing 23-year-old african-american sylvan smith. the recent cases highlight how rare it is for police officers to be convicted for on-duty shootings. according to bowling green state university professor phillip stinson, about 900 to 1,000 people are fatally shot by police officers in the united states every year but since 2005, just 29 local law enforcement officers have been convicted in on-duty shootings. we're joined right now by istorian ibram x. kendi, a professor of history and international relingtses and founding director of the anti-racist research and policy center at american university. he's the author of "stamped from the beginning, the definitive history of racist ideas in america wifment which is winner of the 2016 naonal bookward. he recently wrote a piece for "the new york times" headlined "sacrificing black lives for the american lie." welcome to democracy now!, professor kennedyy. can you start
in minnesota police officer geronimo yanez was acquitted of manslaughter for killing african american motorist philando castile during a traffic stop and in milwaukeefficer dominic brown was acquitted of charges of reckless homicide for killing 23-year-old african-american sylvan smith. the recent cases highlight how rare it is for police officers to be convicted for on-duty shootings. according to bowling green state university professor phillip stinson, about 900 to 1,000 people are fatally...
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police are saying human error on the girl's part caused her to fall. >>> we'll be right back with sports. >>> i'm john clark from csn. the nba rookie of the year, milwaukee'slm brogden wins the award tonight. he was never rookie of the month this past season. but he won a combined five times. he only played in 31 games. maybe next year with ben simmons or markelle fultz. russell westbrook is your mvp. congrats to malcolm for the award. you deserve it. how about 42-year-old allen iverson made his debut in the big league by ice cube. a.i. was ice cold last night. only two points, 1 for 6. a.i. will be in philly. >>> on pace for 110 losses. a disaster. freddie galvis went off after the game. if you get used to it, we're bleeped. we have to have a different mentality every time we come here. we have to try to win. we have to play hard 24/7. they say we're a rebuilding team. but we still have good players here. take a look at the game. when you lose rock, paper scissors with the mascot before the game, that's never good. chris herman takes it deep. deep end of the pool right there. a little splash. phillies fans out there hanging out. they fish out the ball. an
police are saying human error on the girl's part caused her to fall. >>> we'll be right back with sports. >>> i'm john clark from csn. the nba rookie of the year, milwaukee'slm brogden wins the award tonight. he was never rookie of the month this past season. but he won a combined five times. he only played in 31 games. maybe next year with ben simmons or markelle fultz. russell westbrook is your mvp. congrats to malcolm for the award. you deserve it. how about 42-year-old...
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milwaukee's mayor is urging the city stay calm. several violent protests broke out against the acquittal avenue black police officer who shot and killedast august. he shot 23-year-old smith. smith was fleeing and had a gun. prosecutors arguing he had thrown it away and was defenseless when hagan brown shot him a second time. >> in portugal fire that killed 64 people and injured more than 200 may have been started on purpose and not by lightning as originally thought. police are investigating the claim that someone set a forest on fire. firefighters say the fire first broke out two hours before the storm hit the area. >> thousands turned out to pay their final respects to nabra hassanen. the crowd at yesterday's funeral was so large people were forced to stand outside the ceremony. police say nabra's death stemmed from an act of road rage. they do not believe it was a hate crime. the man accused of killing her 22-year-old darwin torres remains behind bars. >> meanwhile u.s. park police do not believe a fire set at a memorial for nabra in dupont circle was intentional technological targeted. police arrested a 23-year-old south carolina
milwaukee's mayor is urging the city stay calm. several violent protests broke out against the acquittal avenue black police officer who shot and killedast august. he shot 23-year-old smith. smith was fleeing and had a gun. prosecutors arguing he had thrown it away and was defenseless when hagan brown shot him a second time. >> in portugal fire that killed 64 people and injured more than 200 may have been started on purpose and not by lightning as originally thought. police are...
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milwaukee is anything but a hate crime. on april 10th of this year, a 68-year-old woman was attacked by while leaving a prayer service. even though police make an arrest and still haven't, in fact, it was immediately denounced as a hate crime by at least one local official as well as many pro-muslim organizations, including the council on american islamic relations. which vocal it announced that the trumpet ministrations failure to respond to the attack. according to the actual police report, which nobody bothered to read, the victim of the attack repeatedly denied it was a hate crime. instead she believe the attack was related to behavior of her daughter who recently left her husband to enter a relationship with another woman. she disapproves of her same relationship, and believed in this disapproval may have somehow provoked the attack. it's complex, but it's not what it was represented as. there've been a lot of bogus hate crimes since the election, which covered several. but this is a new low. activist groups with an agenda making up a hate crime even as the supposed victim actively denies it is a hate crime. she supports president
milwaukee is anything but a hate crime. on april 10th of this year, a 68-year-old woman was attacked by while leaving a prayer service. even though police make an arrest and still haven't, in fact, it was immediately denounced as a hate crime by at least one local official as well as many pro-muslim organizations, including the council on american islamic relations. which vocal it announced that the trumpet ministrations failure to respond to the attack. according to the actual police report,...
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in another case this week, a former milwaukee officer was acquitted for shooting seville smith. there are roughly 1,000 policehootings a decade. in the past 13 years, only 29 officers convicted. meaningless than 0.1% of killings lead to juries convicting officers. there are new reports this week of questionable police shootings. a seattle police officer shot and called a pregnant woman who was allegedly approaching officers with a knife. back with me now, roland martin. i'm joined by retired nypd sergeant and john j. college of criminal justice, professor. >> it's sad and sickening but the bottom line is this here. the laws in this country allow police officers wide latitude when it comes to use of force. and that is what is deadly. that is what is shameful. when you see these videos, when you see the officer acting completely emotional, totally off kilter, then examining his partner who's sort of oblivious to what's going on. you hear cass steel saying i'm not reaching, i'm not reaching. the officer raises the emotions of the whole issue. the problem is, all the officer has to do today is simply go to court
in another case this week, a former milwaukee officer was acquitted for shooting seville smith. there are roughly 1,000 policehootings a decade. in the past 13 years, only 29 officers convicted. meaningless than 0.1% of killings lead to juries convicting officers. there are new reports this week of questionable police shootings. a seattle police officer shot and called a pregnant woman who was allegedly approaching officers with a knife. back with me now, roland martin. i'm joined by retired...
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police are there in the white t.a.r.p. that you see, that is the blimp that was covering the u.s. open here at barren hills in wisconsin. we are about an hour out of milwaukeeord fire and rescue and they are telling us he went down. he was on fire, but i was able to grab a witness. one younger man with you and i believe he's coming back to the event a statement to the police here. he specifically told me if i catch fire and then it went down. we believe that we have not confirmed that this blimp is owned by a company called air sign. if you cannot, you can see helicopters coming and they had abandoned the airspace as soon as this happened. this on the first day of the u.s. open golf tournament in the fourth point to note is there was one person on board, the pilot. there were some reports he parachuted out into space. i guess the young man the witness and they told me he did not see that at the moment. keeping my eye on this, they did tell me there is a propane tank attached to that lived that has not exploded, so they are concerned and that is why they are keeping us far away. that pretty much dropped everything we were doing on the 14th hole, jump in the
police are there in the white t.a.r.p. that you see, that is the blimp that was covering the u.s. open here at barren hills in wisconsin. we are about an hour out of milwaukeeord fire and rescue and they are telling us he went down. he was on fire, but i was able to grab a witness. one younger man with you and i believe he's coming back to the event a statement to the police here. he specifically told me if i catch fire and then it went down. we believe that we have not confirmed that this...
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police began clearing the area after they said protesters were throwing objects at officers. the giants lose the rubber match on the road to the phillies 9 to 7. san francisco heads to milwaukeeake on the brewers today. jeff samardijza gets the start. first pitch set for 4:40. over in oakland, bryce harper returns from his suspension against the a's after his fight with hunter strickland. ryan zimmerman hits a 3-run blast down left field in the 8th. the nationals win, 11 to 10. the a's host josh donaldson and the toronto blue jays tonight. first pitch set for 7:05. (james) here is a live look outside from our embarcadero camera.... (james) meteorologist anny hong has what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. (anny hong): dry and seasonable weather today into tuesday. some cooling starts by wednesday ahead of the next weather system. on thursday a late season cold front will likely bring some light rain to the north bay down to around the golden gate. lingering showers and cool on friday. dry with a warming trend next weekend. no major hot spots. an accident on the san mateo bridge wb near the high rise. less then 30 min from 880 to 101. bay bridge wb 80
police began clearing the area after they said protesters were throwing objects at officers. the giants lose the rubber match on the road to the phillies 9 to 7. san francisco heads to milwaukeeake on the brewers today. jeff samardijza gets the start. first pitch set for 4:40. over in oakland, bryce harper returns from his suspension against the a's after his fight with hunter strickland. ryan zimmerman hits a 3-run blast down left field in the 8th. the nationals win, 11 to 10. the a's host...