that makes the police officers in oklahoma city look amazing.because they are doing their jobs. >> doing the right thing. >> contrasted with chicago where you are will see somebody who is basically protected be i the system for 400 days, and that undermines trust overall. >> how do you think that the community is going to react to this? we have had so many reactions in so many cities where a bad cop is doing bad things? >> i have to think that everyone, community and elsewhere would have to react in a positive way. why? because it is an instance of course of where you think and consider that it is an officer with a badge, and can anybody get justice? the police department gets the case, and they fire him after finding out exactly what happen and ultimately brought to trial and you have accountability. and on the issue of accountability, the community has reason for hope here to peel back the onion and get it right. on the issue of accountability, certainly, h this is looking at certainly a life sentence, and here is why. if you look at the victi

police department did the right thing and the oklahoma city d.a.'s office did the right thing, and the jury did the right thing and we will ask the judge that this defendant never sees the light of day. >> reporter: prosecutors say holtzclaw used his badge to violate at least 13 black women over a 7-month period. all of the cases in the low income neighborhood he patrolled. but defense attorneys painted a different picture, seeing the accusers, many who have histories of drug abuse were under the influence when the attacks happened. during the trial, supporters of the victims demonstrated outside >> this is about sexual assault. this is about women being targeted because they are vulnerable, women who were specifically targeted because they are black and they are poor and they have had some contact with the system. >> reporter: in a statement thursday night, oklahoma city's police chief said justice was served. the youngest victim in the case was 17 and she was the last person to testify during the trial. holtzclaw was fired from the force following

i'm joined by nbc's charles hadlock who is outside the courthouse in oklahoma city, msnbc chief legal correspondent ari melber in new york and "the washington post" editorial columnist ruth marcus. in terms of what happened in court and what the city is doing about this, as i understand it, it was an all white jury and the victims were all african-american which is one of the issues here. >> reporter: that's right. it was an all white jury, so a lot of people thought that will this town be able to turn out a verdict, a just verdict in this case. it turns out they did, according to the people involved in this case. this case involves a police officer with three years on the force. he patrolled the northeast section of oklahoma city. he had the night beat and he used his patrol car to stop women, particularly black women with criminal backgrounds. he sexually assaulted them. the theory was in his mind, that if he attacked these women, that they would not come forward and if they did come forward, they had such a horrible criminal background, no one would believe them. but prosecutors sa

certainly not just affecting oklahoma city but to america. hink contributed to the city a he obesity problem? >> well, i think it is an american problem and a lot of people are into short-term ideas that will make them happy. we have a lot of fast food restaurants in america. people tend to live around the automobile. what we did was launch an awareness campaign, and now we're trying to rebuild our infrastructure and design a city that's built around people instead of around cars. it's a generational a movement in oklahoma city to allow people to prioritize their health. i think we're heading into the right direction. >> one of the suggestions that is often bounced around among politicians in cities is sugar tax or trying to even ban big gulps or big drinks. do you think that's an effective program? how did you get your city to lose the weight without doing those things? >> well, that's not my style. i believe it is better to work with the private sector. they have big marketing budgets. if you can get them to kind of adopt some of your method

the oklahoma city city police department did the right thing, and so did we. >>> today family and friends remembering two more victims of the shootings in this san bernardino. a memorial service have been planned for the man who worked for the health department, and a count think food inspector. a 27 year old was remembered on thursday. meanwhile officials continue the investigation into the shootings that left 14 dead. >> reporter: a week later, and a new lead in the deadliest mass shooting since new town. police divers searching a lake near the scene. >> we're searching this lake today because we did have a lead that indicated that the subjects came into this area. we're seeking evidence of anything that had to do with this particular crime. >> reporter: officials also urged patience for the people in the community. this investigation as i have mentioned many, many times massive, and that's going to take time. so i know it's a little bit of a disruption to the area. it would not be uncommon for us to do neighborhood canvases. >> reporter: as this unfolds the focus intensifies on the cou

. >>> a former oklahoma city police officer has been assaulting eight women. he found his victims in a minority low income neighborhood that he patrolled. daniel holtzclaw will be sentenced on january 21st and likely spend the rhett of his life behind bars. >> reporter: daniel holtzclaw sobbed as the verdict was read allowed. a jury found him guilty of 18 of the 36 counts he faced including first-degree rape and sexual battery. the jury recommended 263-year sentence. >> we want to april assure this communicate that the oklahoma city police department did the right thing and the jury did the right thing and we will ask the judge that this defendant never sees the light of day. >> reporter: they say hotelltzclaw used his badge. different picture seeing the accusers, many who have histories of drug abuse were under the influence when the attacks happened. during the trial, supporters of the victims demonstrated outside the courthouse. >> this is about sexual assault. this is about women being targeted because they are vulnerable, women who were specifically targe

then white former police officer daniel holtzclaw is convicted of serial rape in oklahoma city. 13 women testified against him. was he able to hurt so many and did the corporate media ignore the case because the victims are african-american? cooksey pulled me over and fondled me and it certain things to me. i was out there alone and helpless and did know what to do and in my mind, all i could think as he was going to shoot me. he was going to kill me. he did things to me that i didn't think a police officer would do. >> unworthy of national media attention in such a sensational situation as a serial rapist with a badge? amy: we'll speak with candace liger of okc artists for justice in oklahoma city a group , founded around the case, and to law professor kimberlÉ crenshaw about the conviction of daniel holtzclaw and the treatment of african-american women. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has claimed progress in fighting the self-proclaimed islamic state while urging u.s. allies to do more

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prosecutors say he targeted 13 african american women in the poorest parts of oklahoma city over a six-month period. in some cases he specifically sought out women who had outstanding arrest warrants. all 13 women testified. this woman said she was arrested and taken to a hospital to detox where he sexually assaulted her. >> i was scared. i felt like i had to do that. he's in control. he's the police. he has the badge, and, you know, i'm handcuffed to a bed. >> reporter: some of the victims described how he tried to buy their silence by offering to drop pending charges. others say as women of color, they were afraid to speak out not ligins. >> i have no record. i didn't do anything wrong. so i was innocent, and he just picked the wrong lady to stop that night. >> yes. >> reporter: attorney benjamin crump represents five of the women. >> when the police is doing the nefarious act, the criminal act, who do you tell? this is a serial rapist with a badge. who do you report him to? >> reporter: holtsclaw is set to be sentenced next month. scott, his victims want him to receive the maximum punishm

so, the area at greatest risk, wichita to oklahoma city, really i 35 to the dallas fort worth year area and back across to abilene abilene. i don't expect a tornado outbreak but a few are possible saturday afternoon and evening. and then a line o strong storm wickll move the to louisiana. and the middle of the country is the stormy spot. now a closer look at the day ahead. well, we have cooled off in the northern plains ea s plains. north dakota only in the 30s. probably right about where you should be this time of year. and great lakes into the northeast upper temperatures. for a lot of people. >> i'm planning on spending a loteof time outside. >> do it. >> thanks for the tip. >>> and the way congress refuses to and it's the iconic psuiychodeltic porsche that just so >>> some breaking news from california this morning. a medical helicopter crashed in a field while flying to a nearby hospital. there are no reported survives, with four confirmed dead. the search was started last night and they say the chopper wee nt down in dense fog. >>> mayor maloy, people with a no fly list will be ba

he will be the first to sign an executive order of this kind. >>> former oklahoma city police officer was found guilty by a jury yesterday. he was convicted on 18 counts of sexual assault, rape and other offenses. the jury recommended a total of 263 years in prison served consecutively. sentencing set for january 21st. kristen cavallari was found dead in utah yesterday. search crews found a body believed to be michael's about five miles from his car. his sister stated quote you had such a good heart and will be forever missed. >>> let's get down to business. suth bes has told a psychedelic million. it belonged to rocker janice joplin. and i'm sure it was a little piece of her heart, that porsche. >>> an anonymous bidder just spent more than half a million dollars on a rare 1952 mickey mantle rookie card. it sold through dallas based heritage auction. this sets a new record for your >>> taking a break from changing course with her company, murisau mayor welcomes identical twin girls thursday morning and her company opted out of a planned spin off with site alibaba. >>> and the cardinal

that's i-35 from wichita southwards to oklahoma city, dallas to fort worth.d strong storms, san antonio to houston. not a tornado outbreak but we will have to watch out for a few strong storms. then into sunday. heavy rain moves from arkansas to st. louis to chicago to michigan. we're still very warm up the east coast. should have a record high in new york city of 67 degrees in the middle of december, gigi. that doesn't happen very often. the record for new york city 64. it should easily break it. >> i'm going sun bathing. thanks for the tip. >> you won't be the only one. >> all right. we do have some breaking news from kern county, california this morning. a medical helicopter crashed in a field while flying to a nearby hospital. there are no reported survivors. four people confirmed dead. a search was started last night after ground control lost contact with the chopper. the fire department official stated the chopper went down in dense fog. >>> connecticut governor danielle malloy announced plans to issue an executive order yesterday. people on the no-fly

daniel holtsclaw was a college football star but when his out, he joined the oklahoma city police. now he could be spending the rest of his life in prison. he sexually assaulted a series of women until one brave victim said enough. here's manuel bojorquez. >> janie ligins was the first to come forward after she was sexually assaulted last year. >> i like to think that he was going to shoot me he was going to kill me. he did things to me that no police officer would co. >> the defendant is guilty of the crime of sexual battery. >> the 29-year-old sobbed uncontrolly last night as he was convicted of first degree rape and sodomy. prosecutors say he targeted 13 african american women in the poorest parts of oklahoma city over a six-month period. in some cases he specifically sought out women who had outstanding arrest warrants. all 13 women testified. this woman said she was arrested where he sexually assaulted her. >> i was scared. i felt like i had to do that. he's in control. he's the police. he has the badge, and, you know, i'm handcuffed to a bed. >> reporter: some of the victims

a former oklahoma city police officer on trial for raping several women during traffic stops falls into tears as the guilty verdict is read. it is 5:30 on the east coast it 2:30 out west, this is "way too early." >>> good morning, everyone. it is friday, december 11th, i'm shiba russell. national security and terror is are in the front of voters' minds in a way they haven't been since the terrorist attacks of september 11th. a new york/cbs news poll finds 79% of americans believe an attack in the u.s. is very, or somewhat likely, in the next few months. the 44% who say very likely is the highest number polled since october 2001. seven in ten americans now call isis a major threat to u.s. security. the highest level since the poll began asking the question last year. terrorism and isis are now considered the most important issue in the u.s., up 15 points from just four weeks ago. and among likely republican primary voters, donald trump is viewed as the most able candidate to handle terrorism followed by ted cruz and marco rubio. last night trump accepted the backing of the new england po

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will face those 263 years consecutively or whether the sentences will overlap. >> how did the oklahoma cityolice department react? >> the department put out a statement saying that it firmly believes justice was served and he was fired in 2014 and back then the chief of the city called it the greatest abuse of police authority he witnessed in his 37 years as a member of the agency. >> john thank you. >>> in louisiana two police officers have been indicted in the shooting death of a six-year-old boy last month and derrick and greenhouse are facing murder charges, the boy jeremy was sitting in the front seat of his father's truck when stafford and greenhouse opened fire and officers said at the time the father tried to run them over as they were trying to serve a warrant and authorities have not released any more details about what they believe really happened. more protests planned in chicago today and they will meet at city hall demanding that mayor emmanuel resign and angry over the shooting death of mcdonald by police officer last year. on thursday 100 medical students laid on the sidewal

former oklahoma city police officer daniel holtzclaw...sobbed. : guilty for rape w/ sentence of 30 years the jury finding him guilty on 18 of 36 counts...including rape...and sexual battery. sot: "in my mind, all all could think of, he's going to shoot me, he's going to kill the 13 women who testified against him. she says holtzclaw pulled her over one night in june of 2014...and sexually assaulted her. she reported it to police...triggering the investigation that led to holtzclaw's arrest. sot: "he just picked the wrong lady to stop that night." prosecutors said holtzclaw had been using the power of the badge to prey on vulnerable...low- income black women...most with criminal records.. sexually assaulting them during traffic stops...and threatening to arrest them if they didn't submit... in an area known for high crime detectives later used the g-p-s recorder from his patrol car to corroborate the women's stories. when holtzclaw was fired...the police chief wrote it was the "greatest abuse of police authority i have witnessed." sot: he chose these victims because he knew that through e

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he joins me now from oklahoma city. charles, we're talking about victims ranging in age from 17 to 57. we know they testified, and i can imagine, some of the more emotional and memorable details as far as that testimony. what were they? >> reporter: yes, it was, frances. good morning. daniel holtzclaw wept in court, as you mentioned. he put his head on the table, he rocked in his chair as the verdicts were read last night. he also said as he was being handcuffed in the courtroom, "i didn't do this." but the jury didn't believe him. they believed the victims. 13 victims appeared on the stand over a course of five weeks. they were all black women who were stopped by holtzclaw in his patrol car on the northeast side of oklahoma city. he was a patrol officer and he, according to officers -- according to prosecutors, he would stop women in his patrol car, singling out black women for sexual assault. he figured that these black women, who most of whom had criminal records, would not report it. but prosecutors say he made one

now, this officer worked the late shift at the oklahoma city police department on the city's northeaste. prosecutors say he targeted women, of he stopped while on patrol singling out black women with criminal records whose stories likely would not be believed, he thought. but prosecutors say he made one mistake. his last victim was a 52-year-old grandmother. and after she was sexually assaulted, she called police. and when police looked into it. they found at least 12 other victims who told similar stories. the jury believed them all, including the grandmother whose story was riveting to the jury enough to send hotels claw away for more than 260 years. essentially a life sentence. his formal sensing will be on january 21st. and last night, jose, outside the courtroom, victims' families cried. they prayed. and they also sang happy birthday, mocking the officer who turned 29 yesterday, the dave his conviction. jose. >> charles, thank you very much. >>> still to come, a swift response potentially saving lives in arkansas. next, why investigators believe a man showed up on a college campus

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. >>> a former oklahoma city police officer is now facing life in prison after being convicted of sexualault, including rape. he cried as the jury read the guilty verdict on thursday. he was convicted of raping women while on duty. john henry smith reports. >> reporter: on his 29th birthday, daniel found out he would likely spend the rest of his birthdays behind bars. a jury found the exoklahoma city police officer guilty on four counts of first degree rape as well as 14 other counts he had been facing 36 criminal counts in total. >> defendant is dill if i of the crime of forcible oral sodomy and punishment set at 20 years. >> reporter: the jurors concluded he used his position of authority to sexually abuse african american women while on duty. all of his occurers were african american women from the low-income neighborhoods he patrols. he is white and asian. it was an all white, mostly male jury that returned the guilty verdicts, and mrenged penalties of up to 260 years in prison. >> to the african american community, i'll say this, i appreciate you trusting us, and stanninging down, a

i'm reynolds wolf from oklahoma city. we've seen a transformation windchill e got here with temperatures in the 50s andnd scatt. we have rain, sleet, snow and ice. covering some of the power lines and the winds that have intense filed with gusts after 40. widespread power outages are all but a certainty. what's more of an issue. perhaps one of the more difficult measures is what people experience here in terms of power outages. once the power is out and the weather conditions improve in terms of precip, you're still going to be in a deep freeze. nighttime lows dropping into the teens. they're having a tough endeavor trying to stay warm. back to you. >> thank you, reynolds. we're watching another area recovering from severe weather as well. now dealing with cripping cold. mike seidel will report live from amarillo, texas, in about 15 minutes. so please stick around. >>> right now d.c. police are searching for a person who shot two people in broad daylight in the northeast. this happened sunday afternoon. we're told one man

nbc's charred hles hadlock is i oklahoma city. an emotional day for the victims who spoke out again less than an hour ago. >> reporter: yeah. the news conference is just breaking up here behind me. what an emotional testimony by some of the victims. what they testified to here was what they testified to on the stand. that was they were scared to death that they were going to be killed by this officer if they didn't comply with his sexual demands. one of them was a 57-year-old grandmother. let me back up and explain the prosecution's case in this. it was a case against officer daniel holtzclaw, a patrol officer in the northeast sector of oklahoma city. he worked the night shift. he targeted women in his patrol car, specifically black women with a criminal background. his thinking was according to prosecutors that he could perform sexual acts on them and vice versa and they wouldn't complain because he had them over a barrel. he knew that they wouldn't complain because they had a criminal record against them and it would be tough fo

bring in david payne chief meteorologist at our oklahoma city affiliate kwtv. david what's happening there. >> jeff it's been a wild day so >> well, jeff it's been a wild day so far. a lot of ice a lot of sleet in oklahoma, just a big mess around here. i-40 westbound, west of oklahoma city has been shut down for quite a while today, too much ice and too much sleet. we are not t tough yet, more on the way. jeff back to you. glor: david payne, thank you very much. dangerous road conditions. several roads have been shut down due dangerous conditions across the area. police are asking people the play it safe and stay off the roads, saying they have never seen snow drifts like this before. the snow start ed flowing yesterday and haitian stopped. here, last minute e central plains, last minute central supplies, clearing shelves of snow shovels and others to tide themselves over. >> repororr: more on the forecast from chief meteorologist eric fisher. wbz. all of these activities the storms are not done yet. jeff. across the board. flooding in between, a tornado more fl

. >>> well, fired oklahoma city police officer could spend the rest of his life behind bars a day after his 29th birthday. he was convicted of raping and sexually assaulting eight women. the attacks happened in a low income minority neighborhood on his beat. he sobbeds the verdict was read. he will be sentenced next month. >>> we, another scandal is rocking one of america's top military colleges. eight cadets have been suspended pending an investigation after images popped up showing them all in white with pillowcases over their heads. the students said they were portraying ghosts of christmas past a singing christmas carols but the school president disturbing. >>> if you have hoverboards on your shopping list, be warned they are banned from most commercial planes. delta, american and united say the popular motorized scooters are not allowed on their flights in checked or carry-on luggage. the concern is that the hoverboard's lithium battery can catch fire. >>> if you're shopping to are a plane ticket do not buy it today. analysts say plane tickets bought on fridays are about 13% higher

a former oklahoma city police officer is now facing life in prison after convict of sexual assault, including rape. he cried as the jury read the guilty verdict on thursday. prosecutors say he preyed on more than a dozen women, using his uniform and badge to victimize them while on patrol. we have the story. >> on his 29th birthday, he found he would likely spend the rest of his birthdays behind bars. >> the defendant is guilty of the crime of sexual battery and set punishment at eight years. >> a jury found the ex-oklahoma police officer guilty on four counts of first degree rape, as well as 14 other counts, he had been facing 36 criminal counts in total. >> the defendant is guilty of the crime of forcible oral sodomy and punishment set at 20 years. >> he is accused of using his position of authority to sexually abuse 13 african-american women while on duty. all of his accusers were african-american women from the low income neighborhoods he patrolled. a former star college football player is white andation she been. it was an all white mostly male jury that returned the verdicts, recommendi

former oklahoma city police officer daniel holtzclaw sobs as he hears one guilty after another. >> defendant is guilty. guilty of rape in the first degree. punishment is set at 30 years. >> reporter: the onetime college football star, who even tried out for the detroit lions, is tonight a convicted serial rapist. appearing to mouth to the jury "i didn't do this" as he was led away thursday, on his 29th birthday. the jury finding holtzclaw sexually assaulted eight women in the low-income neighborhood >> i was scared. i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: all the women are black, most with criminal records. victims he thought no one would believe. >> he picked the wrong lady to stop that night. >> reporter: this grandmother she'd never been convicted of anything, so when officer holtzclaw pulled her over and abused her, she called the police and the media right away. there were protests during the former officer's trial. male jury might not deliver justice to these women. the jurors proved those protesters wrong in dramatic fashion. >> defendant is guilty of the crime of sexual battery. >> re