a mother and daughter were in a changing room when they fired at a suspect nearby nbc news' priscilla thompson shows us what happened. >> reporter: the death of a 14-year-old girl shot and killed by the los angeles police has been ruled a homicide. >> he's to the right, fitting room. >> reporter: newly released video shows the moments just before police say they accidentally shot the teen the incident occurred in a burlington store in north hollywood last nuthursday the victim identified as valentino alta was turning on dress, at the same time, police say they were shooting at the suspect in the earlier assault as he stood in front of a wall investigators say the 14-year-old and her mother were behind that wall unbeknownst to officers. >> we were able to locate a 14-year-old female who was found deceased in that dressing room. >> reporter: the teen was killed by a gunshot wound to the chest, according to medical examiner. >> preliminarily, we believe that round was an officer's round. >> reporter: the suspect in the alleged assault that prompted the shooting 24-year-old daniel lopez was also k

nbc's priscilla thompson has more on this story. priscilla, what do we know?ng more about what happened. we heard valentina's mother talking about how she and her daughter were holding each other, and they both fell to the ground when the bullet went through the wall, and she realized her daughter had been hit. so it was very harrowing to hear those details. but we're also hearing the attorney saying valentina should not have been, quote, collateral damage in all of this. they're saying they believe there is more video that the lapd needs to release. of course, this is coming after the lapd did release more than 30 minutes' worth of video yesterday, 911 calls, body camera video and surveillance footage that shed light on what exactly happened in those moments leading up to the teen's death. the death of a 14-year-old girl shot and killed by los angeles police has been ruled a homicide. >> the fitting room to the right. fitting room. fitting room. >> reporter: the video shows moments before the police said they accidentally shot the teen. the lapd released the

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priscilla thompson is in times square ahead of the new year's eve celebrations, vaughn hillyard, and with housing works in new york city. dr. roy, i guess, i think the biggest question here is, what should be our expectations over the next few weeks. a million new cases in two days. that number, of course, is astounding. south africa, though, saying, listen, we have -- we're over it at this point. right? six weeks in this outbreak, really high numbers, not as many deaths, which is kind of the good news coming out of that story. what can we expect here over the next few weeks, as we continue to deal with this outbreak? >> yeah, good morning and happy new year's eve to you, yasmin. it is very concerning to most of us, in the health care field, my fellow physicians, as well as other front line health care workers, nurses and respiratory therapists and other hospital workers are truly feeling the crisis, as many hospitals throughout the united states are really in crisis mode yet again. and now on the heels of new year's eve, where, of course, there's concern that people will be gatherin

priscilla thompson, thank you for bringing that to us. we appreciate it. >>> all right, everybody.g up next, justin, the judge in the ghislaine maxwell trial giving a new timeline to the jury saying that covid could put the entire trial at risk. we're going to go to the courthouse, next. t risk we're going to go to the courthouse, next e finally on va. yeah, and kayak made it so easy - searching hundreds of travel sites to find us a great flight. my ears still won't pop after the flight but i don't even care.... what? kayak. search one and done. new vicks vapostick. strong soothing vapors... help comfort your loved ones. what? for chest, neck, and back. it goes on clear. no mess just soothing comfort. try new vicks vapostick. >>> all right. welcome back, everybody. in a courthouse here in new york city, the judge in the trial of former jeffrey epstein associate ghislaine maxwell says the jury can deliberate until as late as 6:00 p.m. and might even skip their upcoming scheduled day off. if convicted, maxwell faces more than 60 years behind bars for allegedly grooming and recruiting

joining me from times square, priscilla thompson where thousands are expected to gather in a few hourse were no crowds at this time in times square. this year it is scaled back, once again, nyc, the epicenter of the virus. what's the plan? how are they keeping people safe? >> reporter: we are less than 12 hours to midnight. in a short while, crowds will be flooding in. people have come from across the country and world to be here celebrating new year's eve. it will look a lot different this year than in many years past. for one, folks aren't allowed into the barricades until 3:00 p.m. and that's to cut down on time folks are together gathering. also, all of the 15,000 people that are going to be allowed in are required to show proof of vaccination and to wear the mask through the night. that 15,000 is a much lower number than we typically see in times square on new year's eve. all those things in place to keep folks safe. this comes as new york city is seeing record breaking covid case numbers. i spoke with some of the people about that. listen to what folks shared with me. >> we have

joining us to talk about it all, nbc's priscilla thompson who is in times square. von hillyard, and also a doctor from the university of minnesota. priscilla is in times square where they're getting ready for a scaled back celebration. what will tonight look like and how is the city planning to keep people safe? >> yeah. well, we've been talking to the folk who is are planning to come out tonight, and the majority of them say they are going to feel safe. the city is having -- making masks a requirement and also vaccinations and they're also going to be letting in a much smaller group of people. only around 15,000 people this year. and i spoke to a couple from holland. come all the way from holland to be here to celebrate. and they've been under very tight restrictions in holland and say they're excited to have the opportunity to celebrate in new york city. take a listen to what they had to say. >> it's good that the party is still going on. you know? because if everybody is vaccinated and they wear their masks, what else do you need to do? if everybody is vaccinated

carla duffy, a homeowner in indianapolis, told nbc's priscilla thompson about using a similar tactic.borrow money. >> reporter: her appraisal came back at double the value the disparity of disparity in the found discrimination inhibits the upward social mobility of minorities and exacerbates large racial disparities in wealth because home equity is crucial for building wealth. in fact, this community, known as marin city, was held back for decades. when paul's family moved here from the south to work in the shipyards, redlining meant it was the only place in the area where african-americans were allowed to buy a home, while white residents could buy and sell anywhere. today marin city's median income is less than $30,000 a year. neighboring mill valley, a mile away, is nearly three times that in theory this home should have been your family's escape from that history. >> yes, yes. we shouldn't have to have had to repeat what my grandparents had to go through 50-plus years ago. it's frustrating because we not as far along in america as we think we are. >> reporter: the original apprais

. >> police of priscilla thompson and also director from the department of police account act is joinings now, are we expecting to see any charges come out of this? >> well, a determination of homicide by the medical examiner doesn't mean that someone is going to jail. these investigations are still ongoing. once they are complete, those findings are going to be turned over to a special prosecutor for final review. >> paul, as a police accountability expert, what is your take here, how responsible do you think the lapd is for valintina's death? >> we know that they have responsible. there are a number of issues, starting off with what the protocol is for folks and what we want law enforcement doing to show up to situations like this. they were coming because someone -- or they presumed that there was an active shooter, and there was no active shooter. but we really have to unpack and examine what our protocols are and how we want, and if we want, law enforcement showing up for issues such as mental health illness, substance abuse, homelessness. and in this situation, clearly someone was