right well ron thomas has filed a civil suit against the police department in the city of fullerton he said that he does plan to move forward with that civil suit the city has already settled with kelly thomas' mother for a million dollars however ron thomas is moving forward with a separate suit himself now this trial ramon has had a huge effect on this california town can you tell us some of the consequences of kelly thomas is jack and the. right for well well for a week there were protests outside of the fullerton police department for several weeks concerned residents were coming to city council meetings just angry and yelling at the city council eventually recalling three of their council members there's a and the police chief there for ten at the time of the beating ended up retiring early there was so much backlash and anger in the community about how this beating was treated in in there was this this image that the city and the police chief were projecting these officers now a guilty verdict would have been unprecedented never would have never has a police officer been convicte

gotten away with it kelly thomas' father ron thomas go to her sentiments saying that he was her inside and that this proves that we're not safe in the public now supporters of the thomas family set up a makeshift memorial at the scene of the death and are protesting today and will be protesting in the coming days now the tape of the brutal beating was shown repeatedly in court but the defense ended up using it against the prosecutors saying that it proved that the officers were acting as if they had been trained now the f.b.i. said that it will continue to look at the case the evidence and at the testimony to see if there were any civil rights violations ron thomas a former law enforcement officer himself says that he will move forward with a civil suit the district attorney in orange county caucus says that he will not retry since nearly every ramos and he will not go after joe wolf who had also been charged in the killing of kelly thomas. that was our to correspondent remember leno in los angeles i according to the defense department's own estimates the u.s. has nine hundred military

killing him and since knowing his own words i have no other options but to be just faced a hell ron thomas is still searching for justice after police officers were acquitted in the killing of his son kelly one of the officers jason cinelli is actually trying to get his job back. the defense in the case they said kelly thomas was was overly that he was he was reacting and in a violent way he was a he was a suspect on the street who was who was uncontrollable but when you watch the video it doesn't really add up there's still a memorial here for kelly thomas more than two years after he was beaten by fullerton police officers when law enforcement uses such violent force they usually justify it saying that they feared for their safety but for victims' families that explained. doesn't make any sense there are signs that say that may be safer than ever to be a police officer on the streets today thirty three police officers were killed by gunfire in two thousand and thirteen according to a report by the national law enforcement officers memorial fund that's the lowest number since eighteen eig

and joining me this afternoon is the father of kelly thomas, ron thomas, in fullerton. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> what was your reaction to the verdict today? >> the reaction to the verdict took a lot out of me. i don't have much left after two and a half years. it took a lot out of me. i went into it expecting it could be not guilty, which doesn't mean innocent but i couldn't believe they were found not guilty on all four counts. it's just unfathomable. >> what do you think happened tonight? >> it's clear to me on the video what happened. kelly is in what's called contemp of cop. he got under ramos skin, ban terg with the cop and ramos didn't like it and i don't think they meant to kill him but certainly to beat him severely and that's what they did but he did die from it of course. >> you know we have seen incidents where police officers are engaged in conflict with mentally ill people, it continues to be a problem in this country. i mean, does this say -- does this say more, does this also say something about what's going on with the mentally ill? >> well,

but after brief deliberations were ultimately acquitted in response to the verdict thomas' father ron thomas had this to say. it's not over. we still have several rounds to go. we've been stopped so far but that's just in the process it's just a criminal portion of it which is the most important to me the most important. but i will not stop until we get justice for charlie. and to discuss this a little bit more i was joined earlier by our tease ramon glendower in our l.a. studio i first asked him how the defense managed to argue against a coroner's report that prove the beating cost kelly thomas' death the prosecution really their whole case surrounded this videotape in the photographs of killian really the public perception was that these police officers were going to get in trouble but. after seeing this tape but the defense argued that it wasn't the beating that ultimately killed kelly thomas they brought in their own expert witness saying that it was actually kelly thomas' drug use which weakens his heart and that was the reason for his death alternately the defense strategy was to go af

happen anaheim but it's not indicative of who kelly's army is what we're trying to get across to ron thomas kelly's father says blocking cars and causing problems is not what this demonstration is supposed to be about. around one hundred fifty demonstrators gathered on saturday in front of the fullerton police department to speak out against former police officers manuel ramos and jason nelly the protesters are believed to have caused the protesters believe the death of kelly thomas highlights systematic problems with police brutality liz wahl has more. we've seen image after image showing scenes like this. force men using force to subdue people with guns but tons of tasers pepper spray or their bare hands but is it just a few bad apples or is there a systematic problem well it's hard to tell because accurate statistics are hard to come by well the f.b.i. compiles crime information on just about everything and something called the chief uniform crime report but what you won't find in that report is the number of police shootings that have happened or really any information on police use of

after a brief deliberations were ultimately acquitted in response to the verdict thomas' father ron thomas had this to say. it's hard launch for police officers everywhere can be just killers whatever they want. because it has been proven right here today . to get away with they'll get away with it he was so innocent. it just it just isn't fair at all they murdered my star and they get away with it and here discuss this a little bit more i'm joined by our teens from mundelein know in our l.a. studio now are known i think a lot of people are less stunned by the verdict in this case a coroner's office said that thomas died from damage caused by his the beating by police officers but he wasn't able to get enough oxygen because police had compressed his chest when they were beating him you know that seems like very strong evidence how did the defense argue against that yeah well the prosecution really their whole case surrounded this videotape in the photographs of killian really the public perception was that these police officers were going to get in trouble after so after seeing this tape b

after a brief deliberations were ultimately acquitted in response to the verdict thomas' father ron thomas had this to say. it's hard long for police officers everywhere can be just killers whatever they want to. preserve is going to prove them right here today. to get away with they'll get away with it he was so innocent. it just it just isn't fair at all they murdered by so did they get away with it. and to discuss this a little bit more i was joined earlier by artie's ramon go lindo in our l.a. studio i first asked him how the defense managed to argue against a coroner's report that blamed the beating for caylee's death. the prosecution really their whole case surrounded this videotape in the photographs of killian really the public perception was that these police officers were going to get in trouble but after some after seen this tape but the defense argued that it wasn't the beating that ultimately killed kelly thomas they brought in their own expert witness saying that it was actually kelly thomas' drug use which weakens his heart and that was the reason for his death ultimately th

a response to the verdict thomas's father ron thomas had this to say. on one for police officers everywhere nbs pillows whatever they want. it's been proven right here today. don't get away with that. it does so in the face distance doesn't appear taller. that murdered my side. did they get away with that. the sun says a lot of the more i was going earlier by our keys were mongol in downtown l a studio lifers asking how the defense managed argue against a coroner's report complained of being for kelly's that the prosecution really the whole case surrounded this videotape in the photographs of killian really the perception was that these police officers were going to get in trouble the rafters after seeing this tape but the defense argued that it wasn't to be in that ultimately kills kelly thomas they brought in their own expert witness saying that he was actually chilly thomas' drug use which weakens his heart and that was the reason for it. his dad. fortunately the defense strategy was to go after the victim himself kelly thomas and made the trek to pa

. >> on the phone with me now, kelly thomas's father, ron thomas. mr. am sorry about your son. let me just begin with, i am sure you have seen that video so many times, but to hear your grown son crying for you, what's that like, all these months later? >> well, it's still horrifying. especially the segment you played -- those were the very last words of his life. and hearing it getting slower and more labored in his breathing after he was calling for me. and a 37-year-old man reverting back to daddy, daddy, they're killing me. what he went through, the pain, the horror from on duty police officers, it's unfathomable. and then they get away with it completely. not even an excessive force charge. how can this be? >> after hearing mr. thomas not guilty, the verdict is read four times yesterday. can you just take me inside that courtroom, tell me your initial few thoughts? >> i prepared myself for it. i couldn't believe once again that they were found not guilty on all charges. we all realized not guilty does not mean you were found innocent. they were jus

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kelly's father, ron thomas, was also at the meeting tuesday night.so much, sir, for your time. obviously you want to express our condolences to your family for the loss of your son. i know you don't want this officer to get his job back. but what can you say to the city council at this point that wasn't revealed in court and in what you and the many supporters said? >> well, jay was out of the police academy for the los angeles police department two weeks when he encountered a real bad guy who shot him several times, including in the face. hay lost his left eye. as that turned out, the lap would low nonger allow -- longer allow him to carry. for favor, they called the chief at the time, pat sellers, who was former lapd. he was the chief of fullerton to bring this guy on in nufullerto. the same officer had a could not perform his duties in the lapd is the one fullerton hired him. he is the one that wants his job back and beat kelly in the face with a taser but said he had no other option but to beat his face to hell. no, i don't want him to get his jo

. >> the victim's father ron thomas called in unfathomable that the cops were cleared on all counts.think happened that night? >> well, it's clear to me on the video what happened. kelly was in what's called contempt of cop, he got under ramos' skin, and you know with the bantering back and forth and ramos didn't like it, and they decided to teach him a lesson. i honestly don't think they meant to kill him, but certainly to beat him severely, and that's just what they did, but he did die from it, of course. >> with the case closed, the parents say all they can do now is protest in hopes the department of justice steps in to help. aljazeera, new york. >> a third officer is also facing charges for his role in the beating death, but considering the verdict for the first two officers, the prosecutor now said they'll be dropping those charges. >> arizona's governor shutting down that state's child welfare agency, making the announcement in the state of the union address monday. the move comes after reports the state's protective services failed to investigate more than 6500 reports of chi

thomas. back to you. >> ron, thanks so much. we want to get the forecast now from our nbc station in new york city. wnbc meteorologist. steve, fill us in on what we're wac watching as the models have been changing. obviously that's a dramatic shift. >> it can be anywhere from 6 to 8 inches in new york city, maybe up to 10. the thing with this storm system, it's going to be so cold tonight, that we're simply going to squeeze out more snow with less water. so usually the snowfall ratio is about 10 to 1. with this one, it could be anywhere from 15 to 1 to maybe 20 to 1. the snow will be very light, very powdery, very easy to shovel, but nonetheless you're going to get a lot of it because it's going to be so cold tonight. right now we have two pieces of energy, one here, one down here. it's raining down towards the mid-atlantic coast. these storms will merge, move towards the northeast, and then overnight a coastal storm will form south of long island. that will enhance the snow and also kick up the winds. winds potentially of 40 to

attorney ron man chin and his assistant are on a mission to take down african-american politicians. they have prosecuted brown and harry thomas. what did you think about that article and the speculation? >> you know, i know the district attorney who goes back to days i lived in detroit. this is a straight up guy. when you think of cohen pointing out that one of the most difficult things he has to do is prosecute people he grew up with. their fathers knew each other, went to brunch together. it's very difficult. i know people think they're overreaching. i don't see it. i don't think we can avoid the race thing. the reality is -- and i go back do what i've always said, you can't do wrong. i don't care what race you are. you simply can't do wrong. >> jerry, what are your thoughts about that? >> these people, ones you're talking about that have gone to jail, the three counsel members, right they were called wrong. there are others in the communities that i should say people in the communities are asking why these people are in jail and some others that have come close to the edge -- >> he hasn't gone to jail but sentenced. >> dav