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after the acquittal of four white cops seen beating rodney king a few years earlier. 53 people died in the ensuing riot. >> people didn't appreciate to what degree the rodney king riot mattered. >> reporter: johnnie cochran understood and made race the narrative of the defense. >> reporter: so did johnnie cochran and his team play unfairly? >> of course he did. but that's what they always do. the defense is going to push the envelope as hard and as fast as they can. it's up to the judge to stop them. >> reporter: but she says judge lance ito didn't. >> i see you sent me a fan letter today. that's arsenio hall. >> he was much more interested in playing to the media and his own celebrity than he was about making sure that the case was run appropriately. >> reporter: clark is now a writer. her new book, out next month. >> it's crime fiction because i'm done with reality. >> reporter: she ended her career as a prosecutor the day of the verdict. >> i walked out. i never went back. >> reporter: justice was not done. >> justice was certainly not done. >> reporter: cynthia mcfadden, nbc news,
after the acquittal of four white cops seen beating rodney king a few years earlier. 53 people died in the ensuing riot. >> people didn't appreciate to what degree the rodney king riot mattered. >> reporter: johnnie cochran understood and made race the narrative of the defense. >> reporter: so did johnnie cochran and his team play unfairly? >> of course he did. but that's what they always do. the defense is going to push the envelope as hard and as fast as they can. it's...
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>> well, when we opened the series with the rodney king verdict and the riots and we wanted to put ithe thing is when the murder happened and o.j. ran off in the bronco, it want a racial case yet. it was really a case about celebrity. it was about a very famous person who most likely murdered his wife and went on the lam. it want until robert shapiro got the idea of bringing johnnie cochran in that it became about those issues. and once cochran got involved, he solidified that. >> scott, thank you. i appreciate it. did you want to say something real quick? >> in terms of the race issue, we set out to make a period piece, and as we were writing the show over the last three years and all these events started happening in the country in terms of ferguson and eric gardner and all these actions of police brutality against black americans, we realized that the show was about today. we were not writing a period piece anymore and it was really important to keep this overlay over the whole story. it a show about the country we're loiving in now and we wanted to show people that black americans
>> well, when we opened the series with the rodney king verdict and the riots and we wanted to put ithe thing is when the murder happened and o.j. ran off in the bronco, it want a racial case yet. it was really a case about celebrity. it was about a very famous person who most likely murdered his wife and went on the lam. it want until robert shapiro got the idea of bringing johnnie cochran in that it became about those issues. and once cochran got involved, he solidified that. >>...
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. >> this was probably the worst law enforcement beating on video we've seen since rodney king. >> reporter: on tuesday, petrov's attorney filed a claim against the sheriffs department, saying the man was not only beaten the detailed a cover-up by law enforcement that included bribes to keep quiet and changing police reports. smack >> our policies don't include excessive beating. they don't include taking jewelry. they don't include bribing witnesses. >> reporter: three days later, neighbors say there was a shooting at petrov's visitation home. then the fbi raid. we don't know why his case has been sealed until monday and police have not said who reported the disappearance. saturday after newsroom shared this photo of the mother and baby, police announced she was found safe and unharmed. the fbi said the case against petrov is sealed until monday a spokesman said part of the reason is for his own safety. the shooting that happened outside that home has not been solved. what the petrov himself was the intended target. reporting live, kate cagle. >>> shootings, harassment, public drunkenness
. >> this was probably the worst law enforcement beating on video we've seen since rodney king. >> reporter: on tuesday, petrov's attorney filed a claim against the sheriffs department, saying the man was not only beaten the detailed a cover-up by law enforcement that included bribes to keep quiet and changing police reports. smack >> our policies don't include excessive beating. they don't include taking jewelry. they don't include bribing witnesses. >> reporter: three...
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in 1992 he was recruited for the same position in los angeles, a city reeling from the rodney king riots. >> he took an a challenge here and then an even greater challenge by going l.a. and both jobs he did with class and greatness. >> i am proud to say he is one of my heroes in this profession. >> willy williams' son a lieutenant here in philadelphia says his family appreciates the thoughts and prayers and his father will be flown back to philadelphia for services but the services have not yet been finalized. >>> a temple student is showing the true meaning of determination and perseverance, rachel hall critically injured a year ago will graduate next week achieving her goal walking along side her classmates, it was april 29th last year when she was struck by a car when she fled the scene. the driver that struck her hall was driving on a learners permit. >>> students at the green town montessori school in center city philadelphia got their hands dirty today to learn an important lesson. the youngsters learned how to care for trees but it seems that the students already know a lot about
in 1992 he was recruited for the same position in los angeles, a city reeling from the rodney king riots. >> he took an a challenge here and then an even greater challenge by going l.a. and both jobs he did with class and greatness. >> i am proud to say he is one of my heroes in this profession. >> willy williams' son a lieutenant here in philadelphia says his family appreciates the thoughts and prayers and his father will be flown back to philadelphia for services but the...
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he later served as the top cop in los angeles, shortly after the rodney king beatinging william was the first african-american police commissioner in both cities. nbc 10 caught up with former mayor wilson good who appointed williams to commissioner in 1988. >> was a part of a very special group of people that in 1980s that brought by tremendous transformation in this city. >> one of williams' sons, also named willie, united states a philadelphia police lieutenant. williams was 72 years old. >>> delaware's county cabrini college is changing its name. the state education department approved its application for university status. the school saying the change which takes effect in july reflects growth and success at cabrini. the school founded in 1957 and enrolls about 2,200 students. >> kids at hackett elementary are getting a new playground but need help. the school kicked offite fund-raising drive to pay for the $1.4 million project. with the price tag this will nobody order flainary playgroun >> a game changer for our community. our vision to have the schoolyard, concrete, lifted up. tr
he later served as the top cop in los angeles, shortly after the rodney king beatinging william was the first african-american police commissioner in both cities. nbc 10 caught up with former mayor wilson good who appointed williams to commissioner in 1988. >> was a part of a very special group of people that in 1980s that brought by tremendous transformation in this city. >> one of williams' sons, also named willie, united states a philadelphia police lieutenant. williams was 72...
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that after four officers were acquitted in the rodney king beating verdict.nout rose 5 percentage points. >> we must not permit this country to drift apart further. >> 77% of nonwhite voters choosing bill clinton for the white house. >> he said i didn't know i was a citizen of canada. >> the big question today, might the same forces be at work in 2016. with recent community crisis ease. >> where it's getting less traction is in the presidential conversation and that's where we like to see it more intensified. >> luis gutierrez hears about the topic. he works six days a group for nclr. today at a puerto rican restaurant in orlando. >> i think the things that happen to people are going to affect the elections. >> black people and latinos and all of that stuff, that's always a conversation subject. >> in another swing state, nevada, serena registers voters for asian-american vote. police brutality concerns not a common topic he hears about. new republican larcel mckey registered after 2012. >> i just think everybody is fair. >> people need to open their eyes and
that after four officers were acquitted in the rodney king beating verdict.nout rose 5 percentage points. >> we must not permit this country to drift apart further. >> 77% of nonwhite voters choosing bill clinton for the white house. >> he said i didn't know i was a citizen of canada. >> the big question today, might the same forces be at work in 2016. with recent community crisis ease. >> where it's getting less traction is in the presidential conversation and...
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williams left philly in 1992 to takeover as la's top cop in wake of rodney king riots there. he died following a long illness in atlanta last night. he was 72. >>> a delaware man surprise in the fight of his life. >> tonight our greg argo shows us unusual method he's trying to find the kid me he so desperately needs. >> reporter: below the ibew local 313 sign in newcastle delaware, sits a plea from a father of three. >> i have a hereditary genetic disease called polycystic kidney disease. >> reporter: and having dealt with this disease his entire life. >> it's baiing beingly where thousands of signatures grow on my kidneys and just deteriorate them. >> reporter: waiting for a done or? >> i'm not going to get a phone call for another five years. i already had like six people try. what do you think, leo? >>. >> reporter: while raising children's a singer father. >> i have three kids and they're my happy handful, you know, and they keep it going. >> reporter: he knew he had to get creative. >> it doesn't thourt x it's not like asking for a cup of sugar. >> right now there's 5,00
williams left philly in 1992 to takeover as la's top cop in wake of rodney king riots there. he died following a long illness in atlanta last night. he was 72. >>> a delaware man surprise in the fight of his life. >> tonight our greg argo shows us unusual method he's trying to find the kid me he so desperately needs. >> reporter: below the ibew local 313 sign in newcastle delaware, sits a plea from a father of three. >> i have a hereditary genetic disease called...
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williams left philly in 1992 to takeover as la's top cop in wake of rodney king riots there. he died following a long illness in atlanta last night. he was 72. >>> a delaware man surprise in the fight of his life. >> tonight our greg argo shows us unusual method he's trying to find the kid me he so desperately needs. >> reporter: below the ibew local 313 sign in newcastle delaware, sits a plea from a father of three. >> i have a hereditary genetic disease called polycystic kidney disease. >> reporter: and having dealt with this disease his entire life. >> it's baiing beingly where thousands of signatures grow on my kidneys and just deteriorate them. >> reporter: waiting for a done or? >> i'm not going to get a phone call for another five years. i already had like six people try. what do you think, leo? >>. >> reporter: while raising children's a singer father. >> i have three kids and they're my happy handful, you know, and they keep it going. >> reporter: he knew he had to get creative. >> it doesn't thourt x it's not like asking for a cup of sugar. >> right now there's 5,00
williams left philly in 1992 to takeover as la's top cop in wake of rodney king riots there. he died following a long illness in atlanta last night. he was 72. >>> a delaware man surprise in the fight of his life. >> tonight our greg argo shows us unusual method he's trying to find the kid me he so desperately needs. >> reporter: below the ibew local 313 sign in newcastle delaware, sits a plea from a father of three. >> i have a hereditary genetic disease called...
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he helped steer the lapd in the aftermath of the rodney king riots. >> i just remember him being a strong force in the community that people loved. >> one of williams' sons also named willie is a philadelphia police lieutenant. williams was 72 years old. >>> now to decision 2016. following his primary night sweep this week, donald trump is gearing up for next tuesday's contest in indiana. who better to have on his side than bobby knight. the former indiana head basketball coach joined trump at a rally last night in indianapolis. the event followed trump's first major foreign policy speech yesterday in washington, where he used a teleprompter. the gop front runner plablasted u.s. immigration policies. >> we must stop importing extremism through senseless immigration policies. we have no idea where these people are coming from. there's no documentation. there's no paperwork. there's nothing. >> trump also threatened to stop providing a defense guarantee to nato allies who don't spend up to 2% of their gross domestic product on defense. >>> meantime, months after ending her presidential bid,
he helped steer the lapd in the aftermath of the rodney king riots. >> i just remember him being a strong force in the community that people loved. >> one of williams' sons also named willie is a philadelphia police lieutenant. williams was 72 years old. >>> now to decision 2016. following his primary night sweep this week, donald trump is gearing up for next tuesday's contest in indiana. who better to have on his side than bobby knight. the former indiana head basketball...
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the's top cop after the rodney king riots. he had been battling pancreatic cancer. willie williams was 72 years old. >>> new details are emerging one week after the singer prince passed away. law enforcement sources tell cbs news that prescription pain killers were found in the possession and in his home. cnn is reporting that the 57 year-old had prescriptions for the pills described as opiate medication. a week before his death prince was given treatment for potential opiate overdose an incident which forced the plane to make an emergency landing. investigators say they are still waiting on autopsy result, toxicology reports, before they determine an official cause have of death. >>> in campaign, 2016, a shift in focus to california now, the biggest prize of the presidential nominated contest. donald trump campaigned one day after outlining his foreign policy vision. yesterday ted cruz named carli fiorina named his running mate to stop trump's momentum. bernie sanders is also in california ahead of his june 7th primary. he last far behind hill willry clinton and no
the's top cop after the rodney king riots. he had been battling pancreatic cancer. willie williams was 72 years old. >>> new details are emerging one week after the singer prince passed away. law enforcement sources tell cbs news that prescription pain killers were found in the possession and in his home. cnn is reporting that the 57 year-old had prescriptions for the pills described as opiate medication. a week before his death prince was given treatment for potential opiate overdose...
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capacity for four years until he was tapped to become police chief in los angeles in the wake of the rodney king riots. >>> philadelphia congressman chaka fattah is touting his accomplishments tonight, that after being ousted from the seat he has held for 22 years amid a corruption scandal a. democratic primary voters chose fattah's challenger dwight evans last night to run for the second congressional district seat, as fattah faces federal racketeering and bribery charges. evans was out meeting and greeting potential constituent is today. fattah shied away from cameras today but released a statement tonight calling his 11 terms in office the greatest honor to serve constituents on have my city. >>> internet scammers are trying to capitalize the tragic death of the wilmington student. family of the 16 year-old amy joines francis is warning people not to fall victim to these crimes of opportunity. they released a statement clarifying that they have not set up any go fund me accounts. the family says anybody who wants to donate in amy's name can do so at condo funeral home in wilmington. amy died
capacity for four years until he was tapped to become police chief in los angeles in the wake of the rodney king riots. >>> philadelphia congressman chaka fattah is touting his accomplishments tonight, that after being ousted from the seat he has held for 22 years amid a corruption scandal a. democratic primary voters chose fattah's challenger dwight evans last night to run for the second congressional district seat, as fattah faces federal racketeering and bribery charges. evans was...
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s top cop in the wake of the rodney king riots there. >> yeah, he was a hero of mine. he was a true inspiration for me, without a willie williams you wouldn't have a chuck ramsey to be honest with you or it might have been i long time coming. >> we saw in him this is what we could attain if we did the job the right way and we studied hard, and you get and can a tane greatness. he was a great police commissioner and a great man. >> williams died tuesday night in atlanta following a long illness, he was 72 years old. >>> all right. now we have a look headlines in the region. >> two juveniles have been arrested with stealing an suv belonging to wilmington mayor dennis williams. 15a 17 year-old were taken in custody a after a brief chase. vehicle was stolen tuesday night from outside the mayor's home. >>> from the front page of the burlington county times, amazon announced plans to open up a fulfillment center in florence, burlington county. the center on cedar lane will employ more than 500 full-time employees, and another center will be opened up in carterette middle sex
s top cop in the wake of the rodney king riots there. >> yeah, he was a hero of mine. he was a true inspiration for me, without a willie williams you wouldn't have a chuck ramsey to be honest with you or it might have been i long time coming. >> we saw in him this is what we could attain if we did the job the right way and we studied hard, and you get and can a tane greatness. he was a great police commissioner and a great man. >> williams died tuesday night in atlanta...
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. >> and this was probably the worst law enforcement beating on video that we've seen since rodney king. >> reporter: on tuesday petrof's attorney filed a claim against the sheriff's department. >> one of the beaters went up to the witness and said i hope you enjoy the show. >> our policies don't include excess i ive beating. they don't include taking jeweler. they don't include bribing witnesses. >> come to the front door. >> reporter: three days later neighbors said there was a shooting at petrof's visitation home. we don't know why his case has been sealed until monday. but saturday after news room shared this photo of the mother and baby police announced she was found safe and unharmed. >> and tonight the fbi says they can't release any details about their case against petrof and they say some of it has to do with the shooting outside his home on friday morning. and i spokesman for the fbi says they're not sure in petrof was the intended target. they say they're being secretive about where he staying this weekend for petrof's safety. kron 4 news. >>> the san mateo police department.
. >> and this was probably the worst law enforcement beating on video that we've seen since rodney king. >> reporter: on tuesday petrof's attorney filed a claim against the sheriff's department. >> one of the beaters went up to the witness and said i hope you enjoy the show. >> our policies don't include excess i ive beating. they don't include taking jeweler. they don't include bribing witnesses. >> come to the front door. >> reporter: three days later...
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was dealing with the aftermath of the rodney king riots and the fracture relationships of african-americans and police. >> he was a guy that was even tempered and a firm guy and strong leadership skills. he was one of the initial proponents of community policing and he pushed that very hard. williams passed away outside of atlanta, he is survived by his wife and children. one of whom is a police lieutenant here in philadelphia and grew up with homicide captain, james clark. >> knew him as a family man and great father and great husband. i knew both sides of him. >> i spoke with the former commissioner's son, he is in atlanta where his father passed away and he tells me that funeral arrangements are not finalized but will be brought back here to philadelphia for services. chad pradelli, channel 6 "action news." >>> and now to the race for president tonight. ted cruz made a major announcement a short time ago. he says if he wins it's republican nomination he will tap carly fiorina as his running mate. calling her an extraordinary leader and someone the country can trust. and pointed to her co
was dealing with the aftermath of the rodney king riots and the fracture relationships of african-americans and police. >> he was a guy that was even tempered and a firm guy and strong leadership skills. he was one of the initial proponents of community policing and he pushed that very hard. williams passed away outside of atlanta, he is survived by his wife and children. one of whom is a police lieutenant here in philadelphia and grew up with homicide captain, james clark. >> knew...
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to quote the late great rodney king. >> that is why we probably should not have gotten involved in thisin the first place. what did the white house say that cleared the air? it cleared the air, yeah, i think they're totally right. i think everything is better now. turns out he just had to talk to saudi arabia, the king, and now it's like we're all buddies, we're all good. >> they say why use e-mail when you can walk right on over there and say hello? >> yeah, he should just do this with isis and talk and go over there and say hi, how are you doing? that is just how things work, i guess. >> oh, so true. layer lar, you probably performed over there. >> >> yes, i have been to all the air force bases around the region. it's in qatar. this is not geography. >> trying to stay on target for our troops, larry. >> my take on this, i know that you being the bible scholar that you have, have studied the scripture. actually, the last thing that moses said when he came down to bring the ten commandments, which are the commandments, not suggestions. before he dumped that on the children of israel the
to quote the late great rodney king. >> that is why we probably should not have gotten involved in thisin the first place. what did the white house say that cleared the air? it cleared the air, yeah, i think they're totally right. i think everything is better now. turns out he just had to talk to saudi arabia, the king, and now it's like we're all buddies, we're all good. >> they say why use e-mail when you can walk right on over there and say hello? >> yeah, he should just do...
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gone from -- it's not because there images, we've had images of please beating black people since rodney king. that's nothing new. what's new is the activists have been able to use these images to focus attention to start a conversation. i think you need a forum. that's that's a conversation we need to have. i think it's a process. it's powerful, i think just as we made this country we went from slaves and justice we had a successful civil rights movement making it go undercover it to go away but we made it go undercover again we can make progress in this area. it's awkward to lead to a utopia, get i'm not coming up with specifics because i'm trusting this process will help us understand where we need to go. >> also have an issue where two or more people need to come to a place where we are comfortable listening to people who are on the other side of that racial divide and not prescribing necessarily our own sort of pathology to their motivation. i think a lot of the recent we have a donald trump because someone very popular is because before a lot of white americans there is a sense that the
gone from -- it's not because there images, we've had images of please beating black people since rodney king. that's nothing new. what's new is the activists have been able to use these images to focus attention to start a conversation. i think you need a forum. that's that's a conversation we need to have. i think it's a process. it's powerful, i think just as we made this country we went from slaves and justice we had a successful civil rights movement making it go undercover it to go away...
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i think rodney king incident was just a series. think because of the camera and the video that was captured and nowadays what is going on is just come i remember it well. it is not shocked by it. there's so much visibility, but now everyone is admiring the problem. i am happy one of my sons got stopped. although he has a traffic warrant kemal little simple thing. it was dealt with very nicely by the police woman who stopped him. he still went to jail and took care of that. i personally do not too many african-americans, but a community policing mindset here. and i have never been stopped. uplift or seven years. >> thank you for your time tonight. >> there is a lot there to comment on. was really an excellent book. with the freedom that came to african-americans in the 60s with the civil rights act of 1964 1965 there was a crime wave. and i crime wave was dealt with by mass incarceration, focus on african-americans who were expounding in the war on drugs that just destroyed the african-american community during the 80s80s and 90s wh
i think rodney king incident was just a series. think because of the camera and the video that was captured and nowadays what is going on is just come i remember it well. it is not shocked by it. there's so much visibility, but now everyone is admiring the problem. i am happy one of my sons got stopped. although he has a traffic warrant kemal little simple thing. it was dealt with very nicely by the police woman who stopped him. he still went to jail and took care of that. i personally do not...
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i also have been lucky enough to be part of a team in los angeles from the rodney king riots. we have all worked on them, we know how important they are. when you are doing the work, you are not thinking, i could get a pulitzer prize. you are thinking, this is a hot story. it is very time-consuming, this type of reporting. that is one reason it is in jeopardy, and it is expensive. most reporters, the notion of the spotlight team is growing rarer in newsrooms. seeing ishat we are much like hybrids, which is exciting. actually, in journalism, 80's to work with-- i used to a photographer named joe rosenthal, who took the famous telegraph -- photograph of the flag over iwo jima. he was a very energetic guy and he used to come running in and say, stop the presses. this just in. i pull this off the web -- pulle d this off the web today, a group from the san diego tribune -- they arenched forming an investigative journalism organization nonprofit. is the biggest funder san diego union. they will provide stories for various outlets in the community, focusing on that area. see a very a
i also have been lucky enough to be part of a team in los angeles from the rodney king riots. we have all worked on them, we know how important they are. when you are doing the work, you are not thinking, i could get a pulitzer prize. you are thinking, this is a hot story. it is very time-consuming, this type of reporting. that is one reason it is in jeopardy, and it is expensive. most reporters, the notion of the spotlight team is growing rarer in newsrooms. seeing ishat we are much like...
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did it two years after rodney king, and did he exploit it, and did he make this a referendum on the lapd. not on whether oj simpson killed somebody. but i'll tell you quick story, i went to johnny's funeral. and there were 5,000 people there. among them o.j. simpson, praising johnny for what amazing person and lawyer he was. and oj was sitting there applauding, everything else, and i think it was jessie jackson who got up, started talking about how important johnny as role was in the trial for the bigger issue. and o.j. is applauding, and jesse jackson look down at o.j. simpson in this crowd and said this is not about you, mr. simpson. this is about johnnie cochran. and to me, that was the only saving grace that, you know, it is all about the lapd and relations with african-americans, and you get this rich dude from brentwood who gave up the black community and murdered these two people and got away with it. >> okay, let's go to the verdict. how they portrayed it last night. here is the verdict. >> superior court of california county of los angeles in the matter of people of the state of
did it two years after rodney king, and did he exploit it, and did he make this a referendum on the lapd. not on whether oj simpson killed somebody. but i'll tell you quick story, i went to johnny's funeral. and there were 5,000 people there. among them o.j. simpson, praising johnny for what amazing person and lawyer he was. and oj was sitting there applauding, everything else, and i think it was jessie jackson who got up, started talking about how important johnny as role was in the trial for...
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this is a beating which was on par with the rodney king beating. and yet in that case, there were charges filed in two weeks. here, it's been six months. >> reporter: we reached out to the san francisco district attorney to see why it's taken so long to file criminal charges. it declined to comment but insiders have been saying that the da's office plans to file charges against deputy santamaria and weber for use of excessive force. as far as osborne goes, no word yet on what the d.a. plans to do but the sheriff's department says it has launched a criminal probe. in san francisco, tara moriarty, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> it is a homeless housing project in the city of san jose, drawing strong opposition from neighbors, we will tell you where this one is located and their top concerns for a meeting tonight, that story is coming up. >>> a counterterrorism training at uc berkeley with the fbi, what agents say the three things are that everyone should remember if you find yourself in a crisis. >>> new at 10, hands-on training in counterterrorism, students a
this is a beating which was on par with the rodney king beating. and yet in that case, there were charges filed in two weeks. here, it's been six months. >> reporter: we reached out to the san francisco district attorney to see why it's taken so long to file criminal charges. it declined to comment but insiders have been saying that the da's office plans to file charges against deputy santamaria and weber for use of excessive force. as far as osborne goes, no word yet on what the d.a....
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for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney kinghey were acquitted. for me, it was a, "holy shit, i never saw that coming," moment. for african-americans, it was a somewhat ruder surprise. to say people were angry would be an understatement. >> protestor: they don't represent the people no more. >> roy choi: south central is that way. so, you could almost -- >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: -- feel it like a tidal wave coming. >> anthony: the l.a.p.d. were completely unprepared for what happened next. >> roy choi: everything you see right here, all this, was being looted. chairs and rocks and everything being thrown through walls. if you go straight down western, on venice, the whole plaza burned on fire. we were calling 911 and there was no response. >> anthony: did the cops come at all? >> roy choi: i was here all three days. i didn't see any cops. >> anthony: well, where did they set up their front line? >> roy choi: rodeo drive. >> anthony: where did the forces of law and order set up their perimeter? not here. koreatown was left
for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney kinghey were acquitted. for me, it was a, "holy shit, i never saw that coming," moment. for african-americans, it was a somewhat ruder surprise. to say people were angry would be an understatement. >> protestor: they don't represent the people no more. >> roy choi: south central is that way. so, you could almost -- >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: -- feel it...
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. >> remember, he took over los angeles when they had all kind of trouble after rodney king beating, good one. 6:38 the time. the next hour, are you one of those people to makes your uber driver wait? think again what the company is test that will have you arriving on time. >> walking and sexting, not good. but, you know, would all do it, where officials are trying it keep distracted pedestrians safe. >> with the rain in the nor cast, you might not want to go outside, but your next walk on the schuylkill river trail should be safer. >> the trail watch volunteers, they've created town watch specifically for the trail. various bikes and runner groups joining forces with the philadelphia police department. johnson leading the charge after a string of burglaries, and an assault on the outdoor path. >> you want piece of mine, especially if you're woman. you noah lot of people, a lot of women had to buddy up for safety reasons. >> when running you don't have a loft things on you, may not have something to equip yourself with. >> one thing a lot of people do have with them, their headphones
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s top cop in the wake of the rodney king riots there. he died following a long illness in atlanta on tuesday night, willie williams was 72 years old. >>> one week after his death, new details are emerging in the death of prince. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us live with what investigators are saying this morning. good morning, justin. >> reporter: the probe into prince death is far from over, we know there were no signs of suicide or trauma but sources tell cbs news that prescription painkillers were found at singer's paisley park home where he died, one week ago today. those sources add it is not yet known if those pain drugs played a role in his death last thursday. prince was found unresponsive, and in his minnesota home, people magazine reports local authorities now want federal drug agents to help source the medications. minnesota star tribune reports that prince lost consciousness on the flight six days before the flight. after the emergency landing he was reportedly given a treatment to off set opioid overdose.
s top cop in the wake of the rodney king riots there. he died following a long illness in atlanta on tuesday night, willie williams was 72 years old. >>> one week after his death, new details are emerging in the death of prince. >> "eyewitness news" reporter justin finch joins us live with what investigators are saying this morning. good morning, justin. >> reporter: the probe into prince death is far from over, we know there were no signs of suicide or trauma but...
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april parks 24 hour years since the rodney king verdict and the protests that followed. reacted by going to the polls in increased numbers. with recent flash points of trayvon martin and eric gardner, the big question, is 2014 forgotten or will those incidents drive voters to the polls in 2016? msnbc's richard lui has more. >> reporter: in the leadup to 1964, birpimingham, new york. >> bottles and bricks were sent fro rooftops. >> reporter: 94% of non-white voters giving lyndon johnson four more years. in 1992 the reginald denny beating. 55 died in the los angeles riots. voter turnout rose 5 percentage points. >> we must not let this country dip further. >> 75% of fawn white voters, choosing bill clinton for the white house. the big question today, might the same forces be at work in 2016? with recent crises including the trayvon martin shooting, ferguson falling. >> we're getting less traction is in the presidential conversation. and that's where we like to see it more intensified. >> luiz gutierrez hears about the topic. he works six days a week to get out the group. t
april parks 24 hour years since the rodney king verdict and the protests that followed. reacted by going to the polls in increased numbers. with recent flash points of trayvon martin and eric gardner, the big question, is 2014 forgotten or will those incidents drive voters to the polls in 2016? msnbc's richard lui has more. >> reporter: in the leadup to 1964, birpimingham, new york. >> bottles and bricks were sent fro rooftops. >> reporter: 94% of non-white voters giving...
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i understood what many black people supported simpson, i remember the beating of rodney king of the shootingtosha harlan over a bottle of orange juice. like today, black folks are tired of racially motivated killings. it hurt to see my father, a proud black man, who encouraged me to embrace my heritage he called a traitor. it seems like, even then, you understood what was going on. you got it. >> yes, i did. people have the right to their opinions. as an african-american community we do share things in top -- and called -- things in common. >> once of us in your father learned that he is told you? >> wow. so many. we did not do not expect this to come, is not necessarily lessons he told me but to see how he was able to rebound from this. i'm learning more from the tv show, it's not 100% accurate. i'm almost his age of when he was in the trial so i'm learning more about him as far as how he was able to rebound from this. >> it also struck me, in the end we watched some of this miniseries and we remember where we were when this happened. did oj do it? how could he be on the other side? in the
i understood what many black people supported simpson, i remember the beating of rodney king of the shootingtosha harlan over a bottle of orange juice. like today, black folks are tired of racially motivated killings. it hurt to see my father, a proud black man, who encouraged me to embrace my heritage he called a traitor. it seems like, even then, you understood what was going on. you got it. >> yes, i did. people have the right to their opinions. as an african-american community we do...
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s top cop, in the wake of the rodney king riots there. >> we saw, in what we could a tane if we did the job the right way and we studied hard. >> reporter: williams, credited with helping to open the door through which future commissioners like charles ramsey, and richard ross, would later walk. >> without a willie williams you probably wouldn't have a chuck ramsey to be honest with you or might have been a long time coming. >> reporter: in police work as in so many businesses, each generation stand on the shoulders of those who come before. the shoulders of commissioner willie williams carrying this department and this city, into an entirely new direction and era a. at police headquarters, walt hunter for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> met him a couple times during my sports year, quite a man. >>> coming up on "eyewitness news" tonight he was one of the most powerful politicians in the nation and now he is going to jail after sexual abuse scannard why former speaker of the house dennis hastearth will not face abuse charges. >>> targeting certain cancers new chemotherapy treatment dispatch
s top cop, in the wake of the rodney king riots there. >> we saw, in what we could a tane if we did the job the right way and we studied hard. >> reporter: williams, credited with helping to open the door through which future commissioners like charles ramsey, and richard ross, would later walk. >> without a willie williams you probably wouldn't have a chuck ramsey to be honest with you or might have been a long time coming. >> reporter: in police work as in so many...
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, which standard.e gold i also have been lucky enough to be a part of the -- part of a with the rodney king riots in los angeles. we have all worked on them. when you are doing the work, you aren't thinking i may get a pulitzer. you are thinking this is a really hot story, it is really important. it is very time-consuming this kind of reporting. -- is one reason it is very expensive because it is time consuming. most reporters, the notion of the spotlight-dedicated team is becoming more rare in newsrooms. instead, what we are seeing is , which isbridization exciting. in journalism, i used to work a photographer, joe rosenthal, who took the famous photograph of the flag over you would jima and famoustook the photograph and won a pulitzer for it. justin! presses, news -- news just in! they launched the watchdog institute. forming anreporters investigative journalism , and theion, nonprofit san diego union. they will be providing stories for various outlets within the community we on that particular area. in no other place in the virgin islands, we see a very, very aggressive group of reportin
, which standard.e gold i also have been lucky enough to be a part of the -- part of a with the rodney king riots in los angeles. we have all worked on them. when you are doing the work, you aren't thinking i may get a pulitzer. you are thinking this is a really hot story, it is really important. it is very time-consuming this kind of reporting. -- is one reason it is very expensive because it is time consuming. most reporters, the notion of the spotlight-dedicated team is becoming more rare in...
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he went to los angeles early 90s when los angeles was dealing with riot from the fall out of the rodney king verdict, and a lot going on in los angeles in the 90s. so lost a very influencial man. >> 7:08. well, former house speaker dennis haster. it is heading to prison. man once seconds in line to the presidency will now serve 15 months behind bars for hush money in the sex abuse scandal. found guilty of breaking federal bank rules in a scheme to keep sex alligation cents secret. he is now 74. he is accused of secretariesly abusing at least four students, decades ago, when he coached wrestling at an illinois high school. after he pled not guilty to allegations last year. >>> now to the elections, ted cruz made a surprise announcement on the campaign trail yesterday. select ago runningmate, if he gets the nomination. >> is this put the cart before the horse? cruz picked former candidate carly fiorina to run for his vice presidential candidate in the republican race for the white house. move comes as bit after surprise. candidate don't normally announce runningmate this early on, usually when
he went to los angeles early 90s when los angeles was dealing with riot from the fall out of the rodney king verdict, and a lot going on in los angeles in the 90s. so lost a very influencial man. >> 7:08. well, former house speaker dennis haster. it is heading to prison. man once seconds in line to the presidency will now serve 15 months behind bars for hush money in the sex abuse scandal. found guilty of breaking federal bank rules in a scheme to keep sex alligation cents secret. he is...
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edgar hoover, bill sullivan, seymour phillips, headquarter supervisor in the rodney king case, the degreeof sexual voyeurism inside hoover's fbi was not limited to dr. king by any means. the bureau tried to do that in many instances here but american journalists back then, nobody touched it. nowadays you can see what has become of this culture. second point which alvaro touched on, scores and scores of people, probably several hundred people here in washington knew what was going on, knew that all of his sexual information was being passed around to catholic bishops, heads of foundations, religious, journalistic, political figures all over the government. not a single whistleblower stepped forward. and i mentioned the organizational culture of the hoover fbi. the organizational culture of the hoover fbi but that there was never a whistleblower. so to me as a historian, when we say someone like jeffrey sterling, an african-american who is in jail in this country today, something you should know, or whether we think about a great american patriot who is living in exile in vladimir putin's d
edgar hoover, bill sullivan, seymour phillips, headquarter supervisor in the rodney king case, the degreeof sexual voyeurism inside hoover's fbi was not limited to dr. king by any means. the bureau tried to do that in many instances here but american journalists back then, nobody touched it. nowadays you can see what has become of this culture. second point which alvaro touched on, scores and scores of people, probably several hundred people here in washington knew what was going on, knew that...
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attorney saw high-profile cases, inclu ngw cases against michael jackson and those accused of beating rodney king. none wound att ch itself to his legacy more than o.j. simpson. >> 20 years in public service will say, he lost o.j. >> reporter: gill has only seen the first three episodes of ""the people versus o.g simpson," but called it misleading. he criticized marcia clark, telling the "post," i didn't pick her to lead the prosecution. saying, quote, she didn't heed the advice of our trial consultant who said not to pick african-american women. a strategy highlighted on the se 98ries. >> if i can make it black women, we're in good shape. >> why? >> they're sympathize with anybody coal. >> reporter: the panel that included eight african-american women acquitted simpson of double homicide. clark disputes the account, telling odhy that she was assigned to the case and never lobb d to be on it. for jury collection, clark called it untrue and utter non-sense that she wouldn't listen to the d.a.'s jury consultant. i understood very well what we were up against with the african-american community, the
attorney saw high-profile cases, inclu ngw cases against michael jackson and those accused of beating rodney king. none wound att ch itself to his legacy more than o.j. simpson. >> 20 years in public service will say, he lost o.j. >> reporter: gill has only seen the first three episodes of ""the people versus o.g simpson," but called it misleading. he criticized marcia clark, telling the "post," i didn't pick her to lead the prosecution. saying, quote, she...
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in the 60s and 70s, and this is part of the surveillance against rodney king and malcolm ask, and other political groups. what we are seeing here is very connected. it's the same law enforcement agencies. it's the same laws. they've been expanded after 911. they are effectively the same infrastructure. they're just targeting different communities and that does not mean, and we've seen today that those cities are not run. we've also seen to expand the left-wing political group, particularly with regard to surveillance which is the hook that leads to the prosecution and incarceration. the derivative effect is the chilling effect in terms of political dissent through engagement and activism. i put it? there because if you ask any police officer in a on studies and they show that police officers at the local bug goal level have said if you want to know where the biggest threat to homegrown terrorism, it's actually more from right wing political groups that are white supremacist groups and militants and domestic militants, people who are, some of them who are completely protected by what the
in the 60s and 70s, and this is part of the surveillance against rodney king and malcolm ask, and other political groups. what we are seeing here is very connected. it's the same law enforcement agencies. it's the same laws. they've been expanded after 911. they are effectively the same infrastructure. they're just targeting different communities and that does not mean, and we've seen today that those cities are not run. we've also seen to expand the left-wing political group, particularly with...