two weeks after orta went public -- ramsey orta was arrested on a gun charge. it was two weeks after he went public with the video. he said he was being harassed by police. we will go to that clip in a moment. ramsey orta was arrested again in february along with his mother and brother on drug charges. orta's wife was also arrested after he released the video. orta is currently locked up on rikers island. supporters of orta have accused the new york police of targeting the family for releasing the video of eric garner's death. we're joined now by three guess. lisa mercado is ramsey orta's aunt. we're also joined by william aronin and ken perry are criminal defense attorneys representing ramsey orta. thank you so much for being with us. lisa, your nephew is in rikers? >> yes. amy: why? >> falsely accused of another accusation. amy: was it the day after the coroner announced the death of eric garner homicide that ramsey was first arrested? >> yes. amy: and then his wife was arrested after that? >> yes. amy: what did he tell you at the time what was happening to h

orta and his family say police have targeted them over orta's filming of garner's death. to see our interview with ramsey orta's attorneys and his aunt you can go to democracynow.org. in sacramento, california, an african-american activist is facing up to four years in prison for "lynching," after she allegedly tried to pull a fellow protester away from police. under a 1933 california law designed to protect black people from white mobs, the act of attempting to free someone from police custody is defined as "lynching," a felony offense. the law has been used repeatedly against activists, including maile hampton, who was arrested for her actions at a black lives matter protest against a pro-police rally. on thursday, protesters packed a court hearing to support hampton, who returns to court april 30. following an outcry, local and state officials have vowed to remove the word "lynching" from the law. president obama has arrived in panama to attend the summit of the americas along with other leaders from canada, central america, south america, the caribbean, and for the fi

. >> fast forward now, ramsey orta has been in and out of jail since he shot the video. most recently on a drug charge. a crowd sourcing effort built around the allegations that he's been scape goaded helped him to make bail, $50,000 was pledged. the bail was posted but then the prosecutor objected to the online funds. and for now orta will stay . >>> the nra, and why some mayors find themselves on the firing line. a three-part series on violence against youth athletes, sex crimes in sports begins with a look at the power athletes have on campus. >> athletes are--they're different on campus. they're the kings. it's why it's not surprising to me that they are as many cases as they are. what surprises me is that there is not more. >> our series sex crimes in sports begins tuesday on america tonight. >> we think we learn the rules about making law in high school civics, but political power does not always play by the books. nowhere is that more parent than apparent than communities. being tested against one of the nation's most powerful lobbies the national rifle associatio

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the ramsey orta was released after the prosecutor backed down. he and his family say police have targeted them overorta's filming of garner's death. to see our full interview with ramsey orta's aunt as well as his attorneys, you can go to democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. former secretary of state and first lady hillary clinton has formally entered the 2016 race for the white house in a bid to become the first woman u.s. president. if she wins the democratic party's nomination, she will be the first woman presidential nominee in the country's history. clinton made her announcement in a two-minute announcement video released sunday, clinton focused on ordinary americans starting new phases of life including two men getting married, a woman preparing to retire, an interracial couple renovating their home immigrants speaking spanish and a man starting a , business. >> i'm getting married someone i really care about. >> i am going to be an a play

(applause) now this is ramsey orta the guy who taped the eric garner killing. >> did they ever get youo try to put down the camera. >> yes. >> what did they say to you? >> they told me that it's a crime and special investigation and for me to get off the team. if not i was going to be arrested. >> larry: but he wasn't arrested until the day after the coroner declared garner's death a homicide. the day after. he was picked up for an unrelated gun charge. >> like i toll my lawyer this video has happened. they've been harassing me. they've been following me. they've been sitting in front of my house. they've been going to my wife's job. >> larry: maybe she forgot her lunch. maybe they just saying hi. i love it when people visit me at work. i don't know. but the thing is the cops weren't just visiting his wife at work. >> 2:00 in the morning i have-- we're laying down and my whole room lights up. i'm like what is that? and we look out the window it's police cars. they're driving by and put the spotlight that my window. what was that for? >> larry: that was for snitching. we'll be right bac

investigators say it was still dark when a driver hit rita cabiero-orta. the driver stopped and is cooperating. police say it doesn't appear that speeding or distracted driving are fact yorst in this accident. it's not clear if the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit. >>> happening now, a sluggish evening commute in fremont. roads are still closed hours after this tractor-trailer flipped. this happened around 10:00 a.m. the truck driver had minor injuries. some debris also hit an suv. that driver's condition has not been released. right now, mission boulevard between walnut and stevenson is closed. crews are working to clean up the debris and the diesel oil, which spilled. roads are expected to open around 7:00 p.m. this evening. no word yet on the cause of this crash. >>> now to a developing story. the backlash continues to grow and now indiana's governor is taking a step back from his new religious freedom law. governor mike pence is calling for new legislation that clarifies the law so it does not discriminate against gays and lesbians. >> it woul

the medical examiner identified the victim as a 23-year-old, rita orta. the driver that hit her stopped and is cooperating. people that live in the area say there should be a stop sign at the intersection. it's the same spot where a nine- year-old boy was killed, hit by a car five years ago. >>> oakland could soon say good- bye to the coliseum. we're talking about the plan still facing major opposition. >>reporter: city leaders can't relish in the victory very long because they need to entice at least one major sports team to stay here, the most obvious choice being the raiders. last night the oakland city council voted to pass several environmental and planning measures that will clear the way for the massive project. the land is now rezoned to allow for the construction of new homes for the teams. plans also called for nearly 6,000 new homes and 8 million square feet of shopping and office space development. this project still needs a firm commitment from one of the sports franchises. >> we'll check in for more on that coliseum program. >>> a graduate s

the driver of the silver dodge struck rita orta. she was not in a marked crosswalk. the driver pulled over immediately realizing he had hit something. >> checking the conditions, looked like -- inaudible ] >> the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. at 6:00 neighbors sounding off over this intersection and this is not the first deadly accident here. >>> new at 5:00 you may have office envy after watching this next story. facebook employees moved into their new space this week. we're getting a glimpse inside the state of the art facility. our devin feely outside headquarters in menlo park. are people giving it the thumbs up? >> reporter: generally they are. neighbor brought in a world famous architect in frank geary to help them design their new headquarters and used social media to give a peek into their new home. did you ever wish you could have a window into facebook where you could see what life was like inside the social media giant? look no further than social media itself. facebook invited 10 instagramers in for a sneak peek of their new state of the art he

orta. >> we believe this was an al qaeda compound and no civilians were present. >> the weinstein familyaeda for warren weinstein's death. >>> drexel university is sending out an apology to applicants saying they were accepted to the school. they sent a letter about the acceptance letter deadline along with a congratulations for admission. they issued a correction within hours. >> feels like spring needs to issue a correction. feels like winter. >> reporter: a throw back to a month, month and a half ago. storm tracker 6 live are double scan shows we're dry. these the good news, as we look outside, we are cool, down right cold this morning and the cameras across the region are bouncing a bit because we have winds that are picking up in the teens and 20s and definitely part of the package this morning. 40 degrees in philadelphia. doesn't seem too bad. with the winds out of the west at 21 feels like 30 degrees out there. our temperatures in almost all the other reporting stations are down in the 30s with windchills in the 20s. there's the 20 miles per hour in some cases the winds not as bad

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it was still hart when the driver hit orta near the intersection of marin. the driver stopped and is cooperating with police. it doesn't appear that speeding or distracted driving were factors in this incident. they're still investigating whether the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit. >>> another bizarre twist in vallejo's alleged kidnapping for ransom case. someone claiming to be the kidnapper sending an e-mail and demanding the vallejo police department apologize for calling the kidnapping a hoax. nbc bay area's jodi hernandez is in vallejo. jodi we haven't been able to verify the authenticity of the e-mails, but this is strange either way. >> reporter: janelle just when we thought this case couldn't get any more bizarre, another bombshell. now investigators refused to comment on the anonymous e-mails that have surfaced. but i'll tell you. folks who live here on mare island are feeling on edge. >> it is bizarre. it's kind of like hey, write a movie story? >> reporter: folks who live on mare island are scratching their heads in disbelief after some