>> who will defend ralph yarl? his family and friends made clear tonight he is just a statistic, a good kid getting good grades. his friend see him as a role model. >> he is always there for me, willing to explain. he is all around great. >> he is absent from a doctor appointment or something, absent from something that shouldn't have happened. it is difficult. >> joining her classmates today to honor her friend. >> that was to show clubs, the entire school is behind him and loves him deeply. up next, raises questions. p here; now, it's down with rybelsus®. his a1c? it's down with rybelsus®. my doctor told me rybelsus® lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill and that people taking rybelsus® lost more weight. i got to my a1c goal and lost some weight too. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you g

, ther is nothing you can say to him. >> today president biden said, last night a chance to cal ralph yarlshould have to worry that their kid will be sho after winning the wron doorbell we've got to keep up the fight against gun violence and ralph, we will see you i the oval once you feel better. today was the first day of school at the -- covenant school where 39 yea old children and three adult were murdered in the schoo shooting that led to the protest but then lied to the republicans in the tennessee house representatives expellin justin jones and justin j. pearson, who have since been reinstated as tennessee stat representatives. joining us now are state representatives justin jones and justin j. pearson. thank you both very much for joining us together here for the first time and representative jones, want to begin with you, becaus we could lead into you introduction possibly any da of the week. but this week, next week, with a new story, a new story of gu violence, a new story of, in the case of ralph yarl, an unprovoked attack. obviously from some crazed sense of fear that people h

ralph yarl is a 16—year—old high school student.ick up his twin brothers from a friend's place but accidentally went to the wrong house and rang the bell. ., , the wrong house and rang the bell. ,, , , ,, l the wrong house and rang the bell. ,, , , ,, , ~ bell. he was shot twice. and while he _ bell. he was shot twice. and while he was _ bell. he was shot twice. and while he was standing - bell. he was shot twice. and j while he was standing there, his brother was standing right outside but he got a couple of bullets in his body,. the teenager— bullets in his body,. the teenager was _ bullets in his body,. the teenager was taken - bullets in his body,. the teenager was taken to i bullets in his body,. the teenager was taken to hospital but is now at home recovering. the man accused of shooting him, 84—year—old andrew lester, has been charged over the attack. the number 16 has been graffiti on do andrew lester's house, ralph yarl�*s age. mr lester, an old man, said he was acting in self defence and there are controversial laws in the

given that ralph yarl rang the doorbell.people trying to break in do not ring doorbells. also prosecutors had earlier said there was a racial component to this case but mr lester has not been charged with any hate crime. ralph yarl�*s with any hate crime. ralph ya rl�*s lawyers with any hate crime. ralph yarl�*s lawyers spoke just outside after he was arraigned, saying there were concerns that the next appearance would be in june, and to them, it's a very clear—cut case. they also confirmed to us that ralph yarl is now at home and is recovering slowly. meanwhile, two cheerleaders in texas have been shot after they mistakenly got into the wrong vehicle in a supermarket car park. one of the victims was treated and released at the scene, but the other was taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition. a 25—year—old man has been arrested. it's renewed the discussion of so—called "stand your ground" laws which is a person's rights to protect themselves and their property in the us by using deadly force. john roman is the

ralph yarl�*s lawyers spoke just outside after mr.arraigned, saying that there were concerns that the next appearance would be injune. they think this is being dragged out when to them it's a very clear cut case. they also confirmed to us that ralph yarl is now at home and he is recovering slowly. meanwhile, two cheerleaders in texas have been shot after they mistakenly got into the wrong vehicle in a supermarket car park. one of the victims was treated and released at the scene, but the other was taken to hospital and remains in a critical condition. a 25—year—old man has been arrested. it's renewed the discussion of so—called "stand your ground" laws, which is a person's rights to protect themselves and their property in the us by using deadly force. earlier i spoke tojohn roman. he's the director of the center on public safety and justice, and also the senior fellow with the national opinion research center at the university of chicago. i began by asking him how the "stand your ground law" came about. stand your ground laws began b

as ralph yarl's classmates walked out of school to show their support.ts but with more >> police say the white home owner accused of shooting black missouri teen who rang his doorbell now out on bail after turning himself into police >> we are satisfied with the charges that are brought, as charges. obviously we want to see i through to an appropriat conviction and appropriate sentencing >> 84 year old andrew lester faces the possibility of lif in prison charged with armed assault and for shooting 1 your old ralph yarl in the hea and arm after ralph yarl hoping to pick up his younge brother's thursday accidentally went to the wrong home >> ralph says he was sho through the screen door at point-blank range and went t the ground he was shot a secon time >> new details on th homeowners possible defense, per a probable cause statement andrew lester tellin detectives he was in bed thursday night when he heard his doorbell ring. adding he picked up his gun an saw a black male approximately six feet tall, pulling on hi exterior storm handled lester noted he bel

ralph yarl, a 16—year—old boy, survived the shooting.arl�*s mom cleo nagbe spoke exclusively to cbs about what happened. he went and rang the doorbell and he was supposed to stay outside and his brothers were supposed to run outside and get in the car and come home. and that was what was supposed to happen. and why he was standing there his brothers didn't run outside but he got a couple of bullets in his body instead of a couple of twins coming out to give him a hug. that is all i can say. i can't speak any more. ., . ., , ., more. police initially detained andrew lester _ more. police initially detained andrew lester for _ more. police initially detained andrew lester for questioning and released him without charges and that has led to protests. this is ralph yarl�*s high school in kansas city — where hundreds of students walked out of classrooms to join the demonstrations. let's hear what other protestors have to say. if you are afraid to open the door, don't open the door. don't answer the door. it makes me so mad- _ don't answer the

to come — in the us, police have charged an 84—year—old man for shooting this 16—year—old boy, ralph yarler who mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell. we'll talk about the debate over so—called "stand your ground" laws. before all that, it's time for sport and a full round—up from paul. thanks very much, sarah. good evening. a place in the last four of the uefa champions league is on the line tonight, with two quarterfinal—second leg matches under way. in london, chelsea are taking on real madrid, trying to overturn a 2—0 deficit against the defending champions. it is currently 0—0. missed a really good opportunity to put chelsea ahead. still advantage real madrid. meanwhile, napoli, the runaway leaders of serie a, are trying to recover from a 1—0 first leg defeat against ac milan. that game is also goalless, but ac milans�* olivier giroud had a penalty saved 20 minutes in. at the moment, it's ac malan and real madrid. meanwhile, manchester city are in germany ahead of their quarter—final second leg against bayern munich on wednesday. they have a healthy 3—0 advantage from the first leg at t

and the first degree charge comes with a lifetime sentence but ralph yarl's family really wants thatate crime attached to the case. as per their attorney, they've now requested a federal investigation into hate crime charges filed at that level, after county prosecutors declined to go that route. that's the latest, chris >> have we had any updates today, maggie, on how he's doing? >> reporter: yeah, we actually just got a photo in showing, honestly, a remarkable photo, given the injuries we know the 16-year-old sustained. he was shot at his attorney's words at point blank range in the face thursday night. he has a fractured skull we're now seeing ralph yarl at home, sitting with his attorney, smiling and sitting up, which is incredible to see for all of the supporters who have been out there worried about this 16-year-old. we're told again, traumatic brain injury tbi. cracked skull. she does have a speech impairment, unable to communicate, but the family is hoping for a long-term recovery. and hopes that will correct itself for the kid who they say is an honor student, and wants to s

ralph yarl — a 16—year—old boy — survived the shooting. went to the wrong address. andrew lester told police he shot ralph yarl in the head and arm through the door as soon as he saw him at this house pulling on the door handle. ralph yarl�*s mom, cleo nagbee, spoke to cbs about what happened. he went and rang the doorbell and he was supposed to stay outside and his brothers were supposed to run outside and get in the car and come home. and that was what was supposed to happen. and while he was standing there, his brothers didn't run outside but he got a couple of bullets in his body, instead of a couple of twins coming out to give him a hug. that is all i can say. i can't speak any more. the shooting has led to protests. this is ralph yarl�*s high school in kansas city where hundreds of students walked out of classrooms to join the demonstrations. let's hear what other protestors have to say. if you are afraid to open the door, don't open the door. don't answer the door. it doesn't mean you turn to violence. it makes me so mad. it makes m

this is ralph yarl, 16-year-old from kansas city missouri he is a star student, excellen athlete and a talented musician his teachers and friends are described him as a quote, quie and kind soul that is always willing to help. the father of a 16 year ol myself, i can tell you he is the type of kid that would mak any parent beam with pride he is even a great older brother. on april the 13th, girl' mother asked him to pick up hi younger brothers from a friend house. according to court documents just before 10 pm yara walke up to the door and rang th bell however, unbeknownst to him he was actually at the wron address. that has happened to a lot o us, right? knocking on the wrong door but we all waited at the doorway and then saw a man answer the fireman hand an then from there things escalated quickly. y'all says he was shot almos immediately, first in the head while he was on the ground the shooter opened fire second time, striking a role in the arm that is when the teenager, the teenager, remember, this heard the man say quote, don't com around here. 16-year-old-year-old miraculously

went to that wrong address police say, lesser than shot yarl twice through the door, miraculously, ralph yarl survived andrew lester has pleaded no guilty to felony counts of assault in the first degree an armed criminal action. the shooting of yarl is just one of many involving people accidentally making their wa to other peoples property an ending up shot as a result in upstate new york last week, a 20 year old woman name callum gillis was shot and killed after her friends jus pulled into the wrong driveway while looking for anothe friend's house kevin monahan then opened fire into the car from his porch, killing gilles he's pleaded not guilty to a charge of second degree murder in texas earlier this week, yo may have seen the story. a group of two leaders wer carpooling home from the gym they were in the parking lot o a grocery store, the carpa math, and one of the accidentally try to get into the wrong car. she thought it was a car she was getting into then, according to a witness commanded pedro tell-all rodriguez junior got out of th car with a gun the girls got into the correct car, tr

said that are amazed that ralph yarl survived the shooting.5 years old and going strong, we meet a band member who just set a world record. ♪ welcome to "world news america." we start here in the u.s., where one of the most highly anticipated defamation trials began and ended just as quickly. the judge in the defamation case against fox news said the media giant has reached an agreement with dominion voting. the announcement came with the jury alrea selected and the trial about to get underway. our business correspondent was out at the courthouse in wilmington, delaware, when the surprise announcement was made. >> you could really say this was a settlement on the courthouse steps, right at the very last second when we were waiting for the two parties to get up and give opening statements. now the trial has been averted. what we understand so far is that the judge came back into the courtroom and said that this case was settled, thanks to the delaware jurors. he said it was extremely important, without you, the parties wouldn't have been able t

that's a felony in thursday's shooting of 16-year-old ralph yarl. the teen shot while trying to pick up his younger brothers and ringing the doorbell of the wrong home. one of the lawyers representing yarl's family tweeted out this powerful photo today. it says, it's a miracle he didn't suffer even more serious injuries. nbc news correspondent maggie vespa is at the courthouse in liberty, missouri. i know you've been covering it from the start. such a startling story still. you were inside the courthouse for this arraignment. what did you hear and see? >> reporter: peter, we just walked out of the courthouse and andrew lester was one of several people in a block of arraignments and the bailiff came out and said if you are here for the lester case we will bring you in first because we know the interest is high and do that as a hearing by itself. andrew lester, 84 years old walking into the courtroom after coming into the courthouse through a private secured entrance walking in with a cane, walking in slowly basically sitting first in the jury box bef

protesters marched to the neighborhood where young ralph yarl was shot. they stood in the road they chanted justice for all justice for all. [ crowd chanting ] tonight, monday night, four days after the shooting took place the county prosecutor announced that the man who shot ralph yarl will be charged in the shooting. he'll be charged with two felony counts including first degree assault. when the prosecutor announced the charges he said there was, quote, a racial component to the case the mayor of kansas city said he is relieved to see what he's called a first step toward justice for young ralph yarl but also expressed what could only be described as exasperation at what the shooting represents for black people living in this country. he said, quote, you've heard about driving while black. you've heard about all the other issues that black people confront in life can you not knock on the door while black? it's almost like you can't exist. joining us now is the mayor of kansas city, missouri, quinton lucas. mr. mayor, thank you so much for being here i k

you have said that ralph yarl was shot because he was existing while black. again, the man who allegedly pulled that trigger, andrew lester was arrested just yesterday, but he was initially taken into custody days ago and was released has law enforcement handled this case properly? >> i think we'll get into a further and deeper review as to the processes here, what i do know is that as soon as the case file was complete several days after the shooting, there was an indictment we have an arraignment today we all have some disappointment that the defendant who had shot this black teenager twice was allowed to surrender himself to authorities yesterday. there are a number of things that may seem a little bit different than normal pro processes, but i think it's too soon for us to be clear on what that is. i know the police department is willing to look at everything here that happened so we can prevent the circumstances that took place from happening in the future one, the incident itself second, in some ways making sure there is clear communication to our publi

benjamin crump is the attorney for the family of ralph yarl and he will join me live why the dominion lawsuit against fox news, what donal trump would not be able to delay the a. j. carroll tria in one week. just when you thought th clarence thomas could not look worse, - that's why i wouldn't say. i would like to keep tha friendship >> all in starts right now good evening everyone, from ne york, i am midian in for chris hayes. the republican on the hous judiciary committee took a field trip to new york cit today as one of their ongoin campaigns to harass, and yes intimidate new york attorney alvin bragg. bragg is prosecuting donal trump for those hush money payments that he made to adult film star stormy daniels judiciary republicans like vic committee chair jim jordan they have tried every single trick in the book to blunt brags efforts. they have tried to muddy the waters around trump' prosecution. today's affair was a braze political stunt wher congressman jordan and his fellow republicans tried t paint new york which i statistically one of the safes big cities in the world as a c

later this hour we will talk with ralph yarl's attorney, benjamin crump >>> meanwhile, a man is accusedf shooting a passenger in a car that pulled into the wrong driveway a group of friends thought they were at a home belonging to another friend authorities say the man fired at the car as it was leaving the home in the rural town north of albany a woman was hit and killed monahan faces charges and is being held in jail >>> back to akron, ohio, after a grand jury declined to indict eight police officers that shot and killed jalen walker last year the demonstrators took to the streets after the announcement was announced yesterday afternoon. jesse, what is the situation there like this morning? >> reporter: good morning. you can see we have several windows on storefronts boarded up, and other windows exposed and looking like any other main street saw tpcenario. it's quiet now, but what we have seen from protesters have been largely if not entirely peaceful there have been roughly six arrests in an unsettled community. >> overnight, outrage in akron, ohio dozens protesting after ohio's att

right now, 16-year-old ralph yarl is home his physical scars healing but his family says he will never fully recover from the trauma of being shot, simply for showing up at the wrong house. the latest on that case and why prosecutors are opting not to charge the shooter with a hate crime. plus, florida governor ron desantis making a personal bid to try and pry conservative lawmake areas way from donald trump. could today's event in d.c. break the dam and give other republicans the green light to defy the former president? >>> and american reporter evan gersh gershkovich, denied bail this morning and ordered to stay in the same russian prison that specifically is designed to cut off inmates from the rest of the world. but we start in kansas city, and an extraordinary scene taking place just a short time ago. hundreds of students marching to declare their love and support for 16-year-old ralph yarl the teenager shot for simply going to the wrong house >> we love you, ralph. we love you, ralph we love you, ralph >> that march happening as members of yarl's family and their attorney are de

fear factor, young peopl suffer making a simple mistake and in the case of ralph yarl, you reminder that young blac boys are still seen as a threat his aunt, doctor face sooner and family attorney, benjami -- join me live to discuss. safe, for now. the supreme reserves access to a commonly used abortion pill. the head of -- pro-choice america joins me as a closer look at what's next the war on lgbtq rights, house republicans vote to ba transgender students fro women's sports teams congress woman, ramallah jayapal will be here with he reaction and on the run, congressma george santos launched his reelection bid, but he already has a republican challenger, colin curry. will join me live. i'm jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show. americas unrestrained gu culture, the rising levels o fear and division, have made for a deadly week. two texas cheerleaders wer shot after one of the team mistakenly entered the wrong car in a parking lot caitlin gilles, a 20 year ol woman was shot and killed afte the car she was in drove up th wrong driveway the 65-year-old homeowner said he feared for hi

>> reporter: today, ralph yarl's classmates marched in solidarity and support. er son is recovering from being shot in the head and arm. >> mostly, he just sits there and stares, and the buckets of tears just rolls down his eyes. you can see that he is just replaying the situation over and over again. >> reporter: andrew lester faces two felony counts, armed criminal action and first-degree assault. according to the criminal complaint, the 84-year-old told police he had just laid down in bed when he heard the doorbell. he picked up his gun and said he saw a black male approximately 6 feet tall at the door, telling detectives he was "scared to death" due to the male's size and lester's old age. the complaint says lester repeatedly expressed concern for the victim. ralph went to an address on this road. this is northeast 115th street, when in fact his little brothers were just a block down. you see that green street sign there? that is northeast 115th terrace, just about 100 yards away. ralph's family says as he was trying to get help, someone yelled at him to get

but there's very little reason to believe fox will change its ways anytime soon >> also tonight, ralph yarl's aunt joins me. he's the missouri teen shot after approaching the wrong house. and now, criminal charges have been filed against the man accused of shooting him. >>> and ron desantis is fought done with his absurd war with his state's top employer, disney, amid signs his presidential campaign is imploding before it even officially begins. >>> we begin tonight -- we begin "the reidout" tonight with a common game show dilemma like on wheel of fortune if you can solve the puzzle, do you do so and take the money in front of you or spin the wheel for a chance to get more but potentially lose it all? today, dominion voting systems decided to take the money in front of them, settling their suit against fox on the first and last day of what was supposed to be a blockbuster trial. in the end, they opted to take less than half of the $1.6 billion they were seeking. >> the truth matters lies have consequences over two years ago, a torrent of lies swept dominion and election officials across ameri

>> reporter: today, ralph yarl's classmates marched in solidari and support. son is recovering from being shot in the head and arm. >> mostly he just sits there and stares, and the buckets of tears just rolls down his eyes. you can see that he's just replaying the situation over and over again. >> reporter: andrew lester faces two felony counts, armed criminal action and first-degree assault. according to the criminal complaint, the 84-year-old told police he had just laid down in bed when he heard the doorbell. he picked up his gun and said he saw a black male, approximately 6 feet tall, at the door, telling detectives he was, quote, scared to death due to the male's size and lester's old age. thcomplaint says lr edlyxpresser thvict. h th this is neth strt enfact, hittr. u seat strsign there? that's ne 115th terrace, just about 100 yards away. ralph's family says as he was trying to get help, someone yelled at him to get on his knees and raise his hands. >> and all we hear is a bunch of banging at our door. >> reporter: in his first television interview, zach

ralph yarl�*s family and others say it wasn't his height, it was his colour that was a factor. that, he can't access any weapons, is mobile phone is monitored, he can't have any direct or independent —— indirect contact ralph yarl�*s family and is expected to be arraigned in the next... in sudan — a country torn apart by fighting, and suffering a major humanitarian crisis — a 24—hour ceasefire is reported to have started — but it's by no means clear if rival factions in the armed forces are observing the deal. there's been intense fighting since the weekend — and hundreds of people have been killed and injured. sudan is one of the biggest countries in africa — and it's experienced years of instability — as it's tried to move towards democratic government. the latest clashes were started by the power struggle between these two men, general abdel fattah al—burhan — president of sudan's military government — and his deputy, mohamed hamdan dagalo — who leads the country's biggest paramilitary group, the rsf. the united nations says the humanitarian situation in sudan is now catastr

. >> the 84-year-old man who sho 60 mauled ralph yarl who is in police custody this afternoo in kansasng charged with tw felonies, assault in the first degree and armed crimina action, after shooting ralph yarl in the head in the righ arm. he faces a maximum sentence in the case of life in prison ralph url was shot at about 10 pm last thursday when he wen to pick up his younger twi brothers from a friends hous and made the mistake o knocking on the wrong door ralph yarl was released from the hospital on sunday and i now at home in the care of his mother, who is a nurse >> the residual effect of that injury is going to stay with him for quite awhile he is home, but i want t remind everyone that ralph's home because he is surrounde by a team of medical professionals. i am a nurse for almost 20 years, his aunt is a physica therapist, his uncle is medical professional that is why he is home so let's put that into perspective. you can see that he is jus replaying the situation over and over again, and that jus doesn't stop my tears either because when you see your ki just sits there and con

for the record, the mail i this case is a high school student named ralph yarl lester claims that becausey shot yarl in the head through a glass door. yarl was taken to the hospital where he received surgery to remove the bullets he was finally released over the weekend, and is no recovering at home andrew lester, for his part, was detained in the night of the shooting, but was then released a few hours later with no charges. he claimed self-defense in a stand-your-ground state. after a week of protests lester was finally charged wit felony assault unarmed crimina action this afternoon he turned himself in as of tonight, he's out on bail his arraignment is scheduled for tomorrow leicester's decision to shoo ralph yarl, follows a patter in stand-your-ground states. a white gunman who shoots black child for a young ma because of misplaced suspicion and fear in the case of george zimmerman, the law kept zimmerman out o prison we have yet to see what will happen in andrew lester's case but we will have more on the pursuit of accountability, wit the president of the naacp coming up next ♪ what

ralph yarl is a 16—year—old high school student described by his teachers as a kind boy and a musicalrom a friends place but accidentally went to the wrong house and rang the bell. it was shot twice. and bell. it was shot twice. and while he — bell. it was shot twice. and while he was _ bell. it was shot twice. and while he was standing - bell. it was shot twice. fific while he was standing there, his brothers didn't run outside but he got a couple of bullets in his body is that of a couple of twins coming out and giving him a hug. of twins coming out and giving him a hug-— him a hug. the teenager was taken to hospital. _ him a hug. the teenager was taken to hospital. but - him a hug. the teenager was taken to hospital. but is - him a hug. the teenager was taken to hospital. but is nowj taken to hospital. but is now at home recovering. the man accused of shooting him, 84—year—old andrew lester has been charged over the attack. the number 16 has been graffiti on to the house of andrew lester. andrew lester, an old man said he was acting in self—defence and there are stand your ground la

a white man accused of shooting and injuring a black teenager, ralph yarl, who accidentally rang thehe american state of missouri, has handed it is himself into police. andrew lester — who's eighty four — has been released our correspondent nomia iqbal is in kansas city and has this report. (tx vt) there are civil rights organisations gathered outside the courthouse demanding justice. many are angry that he was not charged with attempted murder. they also say that this was a hate crime. but they are is nothing in the charging documents that alleged racial bias even though the prosecutor has said earlier there was a racial component to it. mr laster has said that this was self—defense when the door bell rang late at night, he thought it was an intruder and when he went downstairs he was intimidated by ralph yarl�*s height. his really say it wasn't his height, it was his colour. that was a factor. andrew laster has been released on bail, he paid part of his bail and as on bail, he paid part of his bailand as part on bail, he paid part of his bail and as part of that he can't access any

ralph yarl�*s lawyer said, he was standing on the doorstep when the suspect shot through the door, hittinge gathered here, outside andrew lester's home, for a second evening. this is what the county prosecutor had to say about the case. in count one, the defendant andrew lester is charged with a class a felony of assault in the first degree in that on or about april 13th he caused physical injury to ty by shooting him. this felony carries with it a range of punishment of up to life. in count two, the defendant is charged with armed criminal action. this is an unclassified felony, and carries with a range of punishment between 3-15 range of punishment between 3—15 years. the state is alleging the defendant committed the felony of assault in the first degree charged in count one by, with and through the knowing use, assistance and aid of a deadly weapon. as a result of these charges, a warrant was issued for mr lester's arrest and bond was set at $200,000 stopping my understanding is that mr lester is not in custody stopping the arrest warrant was recently issued. it is my understanding that

place also later in the hour, more important, lee merritt is gonn join us, the attorne representing ralph yarl, the 1 year old shot twice for ringin the wrong doorbell and o course as you know, ralph is a home, under the care of hi mother, who is a nurse, so the first thing will find out is how ralph is doing, and then we'll find out more about th status of that case. >> those are really importan voices on a night like this, lawrence sounds like a good show. >> thank you, alex >> goodnight >> today, a trump appointe federal judge in manhattan deciding whether to block subpoena by jim jordan to former prosecutor in manhattan district attorney alvin bragg' office, and in that case the trump judge accused one of the sides in the case of engagin in what the judge call political theater. that was her phrase, political theater. and guess who the trump judg accused of engaging in political theater? jim jordan or alvin bragg? on page 18 of the judges 2 -page opinion, she says by bringing this action, bragg is engaging in precisely the type of political theater he claims to fear. this opinion is the wo

joe biden, he called jarl -- ralph yarl's rally. good that he did.ly deserves our nation's sympathy. our empathy. joe biden then said he needed -- you all needed to keep up with the fight against gun violence. what is revealing is, joe biden does not invite to the white house. here is a story you probably did not hear. in rural new york, a 21-year-old woman was shot and killed after turning into the wrong driveway. it is very similar. at the exact same details but similar to what happened to ralph yarl. did that victim's family get invited to the white house? were they called by the president? there's no indication that that was the case. why? it is because colliculus is white. how about another one? six-year-old girl and her parents were shot after the king's basketball rolled into the -- king's basketball rolled into the neighbor's yard. you did not hear about that story. why? the shooter was black. the victim was white. no call from the president. last month, a trans limited shot of a christian school in tennessee. were any of those families invit

>> reporter: ralph yarl's family says ralph was gunned down after he rang the doorbell. he rang the wrong doorbell. the yarl family's attorney says he waited a few minutes efore wringing the bell and the door opened. >> he was immediately confronted with an armed man who said he did not want to see him on his property again and then he opened fire. >> reporter: still the teen's aunt says the teen ran for help, knocking on three more doors before a neighbor called 911. >> as his aunt, what do you think about that? >> hearing that part of the story is even harder. he was clearly hurt. he was clearly bleeding. he was clearly needing help. >> reporter: ralph is now recovring at home. the clay county prosecutor announced two felony charges against andrew lester. >> a warrant was issued for mr. lester's arrest. i can tell you there was a racial component to the case. >> reporter: kansas city's mayor agreed. >> something like this happening is unimaginable and unbelievable, and it's hard to expect something like this wouldn't have happened if ralph weren't black. >> reporter: it

lester was arraigned just today which was a week after she shot ralph yarl was because police lest andrewter go. the night of the shooing lester told police he acted in self-defense, that he was scared to death of yarl's size. according to the family of ralph yarl, the teen is 5'8" and weighs 140 pounds. also remember missouri is a stand your ground state where you do not have a duty to retreat if you reasonably fear death or bodily harm you don't have to retreat, you can just shoot so andrew lester stood his ground and police let him go that is why hundreds of protesters gathered this weekend in kansas city's northland, which is north of the missouri river and where the shooting happened they wanted yarl's shooter arrested and wanted him charged and wanted the community to grapple with its history of racism when black residents in that area first heard of yarl's shooting they echoed the missouri naacp president's ruling that it brought back the sentiment that african americans, black people just don't belong there now, what is notable about northland aside from the fact that 60% of its r

he pleaded not guilty to the shooting of ralph yarl, what was his defense? >> chris, that is the perfect way to ask that question because, as you know, we've had people on social media saying, wait a minute, he's pleading not guilty is there a question as to who did this from what we know, the answer is no investigators, police, prosecutors, and according to court documents, lester himself all say absolutely, he shot 15-year-old ralph yarl twice thursday night according to those court documents, the 84-year-old homeowner said he did it because he thought the 16-year-old black missouri boy was trying to break into his house he says that yarl, again, 16-year-old old there, his family sent to pick up his two little brothers but mistakenly went to the wrong home lester says ralph rang the door bell, and this is key, he says he jiggled the door handle, and that's when andrew lester, the homeowner in this case says he believes someone was breaking in he was, quote, scared to death he opened the door and fired two shots. ralph was shot in the head and arm. he's bas

it's scheduled for tomorrow at 1:30 local time in the meantime, ralph yarl is recovering at home from his injuries he is suffering from a cracked skull and a traumatic brain injury we're told his speech is impaired, and his family is hopeful for a full recovery, but they add nothing is certain. lester >> maggie, thank you >>> as that case plays out, there is shock in upstate new york police say a man shot and killed a 20-year-old woman who was in a car that accidentally pulled into his driveway. tonight he is charged with murder. miguel almaguer now with that story. >> reporter: lost in rural upstate new york, 20-year-old kaylin gillis was shot and killed saturday night when the suv she was in accidentally pulled into the wrong driveway it happened in remote washington county when the sheriff says gillis and her friends, who were in two vehicles and a motorcycle couldn't find a nearby home as the suv was turning around, investigators say kevin monahan walked out of his home and fired two shots at the vehicle. >> why did the suspect tell you he opened fire >> he has not given us any mo

it was a wrong turn, which almost turned deadly. 16—year—old ralph yarl had gone to pick up his twindifferent street. he rang the doorbell and was shot in the head and arm. he managed to get help from some residents before being taken to hospital. he is now recovering at home. he ran outside and got a couple of bullets in his body. that is all i can say. the man accused of shooting ralph yarl also returned home, despite now being charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action. initially, andrew lester had been released by police after questioning, which sparked big protests. the 84—year—old told officers he was scared of ralph's height, but the family say it wasn't that which caused him to reach for his gun. we know just being we knowjust being black is seen as a threat in this country and when we hear him say i feared for my life and he was only confronted by a 16—year—old ringing his doorbell obviously it is unjustifiable for him to use deadly force against the so—called threat. blackness is not a threat. police said no words were exchanged between the pair before the

miraculously, ralph yarl survived the incident. two messages and tha come from conservatives i thin have brought us to this moment we are pulling into the wron driveway or ringing the wron doorbell gets you shut the first, of course, is the message about god's. people are being told and that guns are for the, good not - they need to stockpile weapons for personal safety or to go t war against the government the argument is that everybody else's arm so you better b armed as well so that you ca pull the trigger first that's a message one second message, it is a messag about how terrifying it is out there, the constant stream o paranoia being fed to th american people by fox when yo watch the programs, the idea that the danger lurks behind every corner and a child tha rang your doorbell as obviousl they are to murder you this is the implicit and sometimes explicit message tha plays constantly in right-wing circles across different kinds of media of the same, time th republican party pretends to deter gun crimes only on the - in realit

. >> reporter: 16-year-old ralph yarl rang the doorbell of the wrong house and he's recovering from aunshot to his snead he was supposed to stay outside and his brothers were supposed to run outside and get in the car and come home. that is what was supposed to happen and while he was standing there his brothers didn't run outside but he got a couple of bullets in his body. >> reporter: legal experts say homeowner andrew lester may claim self-defense under missouri's stand your ground law. about 30 states have stand your ground laws. florida was first in 2005, a law made famous by the trayvon martin shooting in 2012. but those laws do not provide blanket protection for shooting anyone who comes at you. and one study linked stand your ground laws with an up to 11% monthly increase in gun homicides. it's a volatile, violent mix. armed americans already on edge, and a minor mishap later, gunshots. our mark strassmann reporting. >>> and we'll be right back with a lot more "face the nation." stay with us. young lady who was, you know, mid 30s, couple of kids, recently went through a divorc

just look at what happened i kansas city when 16-year-old ralph yarl was shot twice fo ringing the wrong doorbell trying to pick up his twin brothers and the grandson of th 84-year-old man charged with pulling the trigger says his grandfather was consumed b fear and conspiracies. ben crump, the earl family attorney, spoke with m colleague jonathan came our. >> america, we always have thi persistent problem because w have part of society who don't see our children as worthy o dignity. respect and protection, we see them as menaces to society and this is the issue. when you think about this whit citizen coming into the door and simply seeing a blac person and saying that i have right to shoot >> sadly, girls shooting i proving not to be an isolate incident yesterday, in south florida, police announced they have charged a neighbor for shootin -- grocery delivery worker wh wound up at the wrong address. no one was hurt, the actions were justified he was afraid. and we can't forget a 20 yea old woman who was shot and killed after turning into th wrong driveway in upstate ne york which happene

-- and remember the reason why mr lester was arraigned just a day, which is a week after he sho ralph yarlic let andrew lester go the night of the shooting, lester told police that he acted in self-defense, that he was scared to death of yarl' size according to the family of ralph yarl, the teen is five foot eight and weighs 14 pounds also remember that missouri is a stand-your-ground state, where you do not have the duty to retreat if you reasonably fear death or bodily harm. you don't have to retreat. you can just shoot so andrew lester stood his ground and police let him go that's why hundreds of protesters gathered in kansa city's northland, north of the missouri river, where th shooting happened. they wanted yarl's shooter rested and they wanted him charge and they wanted the northland community to grapple with its history of racism when black residents in that area first heard of yarl's shooting, they echoed th missouri naacp's president feeling that it brought back the sentiment that african americans, black people, jus don't belong there now what is notable abou northland, aside fr

authorities say he shot 16-year-old ralph yarl twice after the teen accidentally went to the wrong home to pick up his brothers. lester told police he lives alone and thought someone was trying to break in. adriana diaz has more. [ chants ] >> reporter: ralph yarl's classmates marched in solidarity and support. ralph's mother says her son is recovering from being shot in the head and arm. >> mostly he just sits there and stares and the buckets of tears rolls down his eyes. you can see that he's just replaying the situation over and criminal action and first-degree assault. according to the criminal complaint, the 84-year-old told police he had just laid down in bed when he heard the doorbell. he picked up his gun and said he saw a black male approximately six-feet tall at the door. telling detectives he was, quote, scared to death due to the male's size and lester's old age. the complaint says lester repeatedly expressed concern for the victim. ralph's family says as he was trying to get help, someone yelled at him to get on his knees and raise his hands. >> all we hear is a bunch of ba

tonight he is out on bail his arraignment is scheduled for tomorrow lester's decision to shoot ralph yarlollows a pattern in stand your ground states a white gunman who shoots a black child or a young man because of misplaced suspicion and fear in the case of george zimmerman the law kept zimmerman out of prison we have yet to see what will happen in andrew lester's case, but we'll have more on the pursuit of accountability with the president of the naacp coming up next (woman) oh. oh! hi there. you're jonathan, right? the 995 plan! yes, from colonial penn. your 995 plan fits my budget just right. excuse me? aren't you jonathan from tv, that 995 plan? yes, from colonial penn. i love your lifetime rate lock. that's what sold me. she thinks you're jonathan, with the 995 plan. -are you? -yes, from colonial penn. we were concerned we couldn't get coverage, but it was easy with the 995 plan. -thank you. -you're welcome. i'm jonathan for colonial penn life insurance company. this guaranteed acceptance whole life insurance plan is our #1 most popular plan. it's loaded with guarantees. if you're

the most alarming story in american today is what happene in kansas city, missouri 16-year-old ralph yarl, pickin up his younger brother from hi friends house last thursday, rang the wrong doorbell. he was shot multiple times by white man through the door late today, the suspecte shooter was charged with two felonies the teenager was a accomplished bass clarinet player in the all state band and was planning for college he's now recovering from gunshot wounds from the trauma of being shot. you will likely never see republican-led hearing entitle victims of ringing the wrong doorbell, that's not the kin of violence that worries jim jordan jim jordan, donald trump, they both spoke at the nr convention in indianapolis o friday, where donald trump was outraged for crimes committe against department stores. >> when you see these gangs of hundreds of young -- usually young people, going to attack a department store in san francisco, los angeles chicago, and they run it by th hundreds, they're carrying refrigerators. if this stuff, big, little everything fur coats, non fur coats everything that c

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on sunday, he painted 16-year-old ralph yarl. in a video posted online of him painting, gordon spoke about how yarl was shot twice. >> i was sad myself because what if that was me in the situation? and my mom got that phone call? so just the impact that would have on my family and friends, that is something i couldn't handle. lauren: gordon who is 16 himself said he compelled to create yarl's portrait and crown him as a king. >> i wanted to acknowledge the work and that these things have to stop. >> we shouldn't have to worry about these things for our children. lauren: dr. michael staten is a psychologist and assistant professor of public health. >> we are in a place where we have heard so many of these stories and it feels like every week we hear about gun violence. it tends to get you down. lauren: dr. staten said the impact of the story can be sad, but change is possible. he said violence against black men is a problem in our country, and that gun violence is a public health issue. >> it feels like an episode every week. we as