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 him? was he afraid? >> yes, he was afraid. juan: lisa mercado, a lot of viewers around the country don't know staten island, but it is the borough known for having the most police who live in that percentagewise in that area, so this whole issue of police harassment and your family could you talk about that? >> it is ever since the filming that ramsey did, it was a constant harassment every day on a daily basis, within hours and it could be three or 4:00 in the morning, police would ride by the home and play spotlights

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 first time, cuba. obama and cuban president raul castro are reportedly due to meet informally at

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

. >> 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

(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