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can you talk -- there was another officer who was with roy oliver the night of the shooting.part of the prosecution, right? >> reporter: right. and it's stunning in a lot of ways. there's been criticism of police officers, that they look out for each other, protect themselves and these sort of things. but the partner essentially told this jury, as well, throughout the course of testimony, that he did not feel -- he did not feel his life was threatened in that situation. he did not fire his weapon. and obviously, the whole argument here and the police showed they feared for their life in that moment. and the other officer, in that moment, he wasn't fearful for his life. we haven't heard from jurors but we assume that played a big part for them as they made their guilty verdict. >> wow. a guilty verdict in a texas teen's death, jordan edwards. the officer gets 15 years in prison. thank you, ed lavandera. appreciate your time and the reporting. >> reporter: you got it. >>> thanks for watching. our coverage continues. uhp. i didn't believe it. again. ♪ ooh, baby, do you know what

responsible for the death. >> we, the jury, unanimously find the defendant guilty of murder. >> reporter: roy oliver convicted of murder in the death of 15-year-old jordan edward. >> been a long time, a hard year. i'm just really happy. >> reporter: the 2017 officer-involved shooting was captured on body cam. oliver and his partner were clearing a house party when gun fire rang out nearby. as high school students fled the scene, oliver's partner ordered a a car parked with with five black teenager to stop. as the vehicle pulled away, oliver fired five times. fatal shots striking freshman jordan edwards in the back of the head. oliver tol he thought his partner was going to get hit. the officer testified he never feared for his life. >> knowing you're in a a house party ending in rd the death of a teenager and now the conviction of a former police officer. >>> an explosive new claim by president trump. in an early morning tweet he said hillary clinton's emails got hacked by china without offering any evidence. almost threat thing doj and fbi to investigate. this after say thing situation will be addr

a conviction of former police officer roy oliver. >> i'm happy. very happy. it's been a long time. a hard year. >> footage from oliver's body cameralayed duringhe tal showing oliver and his partner responding to a loud house party in april of 2017. oliver exits the house when he hears gunshots outside and then fires five rounds from his rifle into a car of five unarmed teenage boys as they were driving away. edwards was in the passenger seat. he said he opened fire after seeing the car driving toward his partner. his partner said he never felt like he was in danger. jurors deliberated over two days before reaching the verdict. >> this case is not just about jordan. it's about walter scott, it's about ernest sterling and every african american that's been killed and not gotten justice. >> jordan's father cried on the stand and his mother says the loss of their son altered their family forever. >> it's just trying to get through life without him now. >> the sentencing phase will be wednesday. cbs news dallas, texas. >> hurricane maria that slammed puerto rico will go down as one of th

roy oliver was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined $10,000 for the shooting death of 15-year-old jordan edwards. oliver was convicted of murder in the 2017 shooting on tuesday after responding to a house party, oliver opened fire on a car leaving the home, fatally shooting edwards who was in the passenger seat. >> at trial, edwards said he fired because he thought the car was trying to hit his partner. but the partner testify head nefa the edwards' family stern said while that i would have liked a longer sentence that. >> respect the jury's position. oliver's attorney says he will file an appeal. >>> new concerns this morning about dangerous drugs getting behind bars at america's prisons. in ohio, police confirmed with our nbc affiliate overnight that a combination of heroin and fentanyl caused an inmate overdose at ross correctional institution. more than required medical attention. a similar scenario forcing pennsylvania to put all its state prison on lockdown. tom costello has more. >> reporter: at the albion state prison in pennsylvania to hazmat teams called in to clear an e

guilty of murder as charged in the indictment. >> reporter: a jury found former police officer roy oliverlty of killing unarmed 15-year-old jordan edwards. edwards' shooting death happened in april of 2017 when oliver fired into a car full of teens hitting the 15-year-old in the head. >> see the kid in the blue sweatshirt. that's jordan. he doesn't know it but he has ten seconds to live. >> reporter: oliver and his partner responding to an overcrowded house party that edwards and his friends were leaving when shots were fired. oliver's body camera video played in court shows him running into the chaos stopping at his vehicle to get his rifle. with his gun drawn, he runs down the street and then fires. oliver testified in his own defense telling the jury the car edwards was in ignored commands to stop and was about to hit his partner. >> make a decision. this car is about to hit my partner. there were threats inside the car. >> but his partner saying he never felt threatened. >> did you ever feel like that they would driver over you or hit you? >> i didn't -- i was not in fear at that poin

county jury sentenced former police officer roy oliver to 15 years in prison for killing jordan edwardssday, oliver was concted of murdering the 15-year-old. edward's family and friendswe omed the verdict. but after the sentencing, the teen's stepmother had mixed. emotio >> we're thankful for the verdict that we received although we wanted more years. this is a start for us and we can get some kind of closure. so we're thankful. >> reporter: jordan edwards died on apr 29, 2017 when oliver opened fire into a moving car of black teenagers who were leaving a party. he and his partner had responded to reports of derage drinking. oliver claimed the car was moving toward his partner, and that he had no choice but to shoot. but dy cam video showed just the opposite. the car was actually heading away from the officers. oliver's partner also testifie he was not in danger. and, he called oliver "trigger happy". the outcome of this case was very different from most high- profile police shootings. it's extremely rare for on-duty officers to be tried, let alone convicted in fatal shootings. a study

abc's marcus moore leading us off from texas. >> reporter: tonight, a former texas police officer, roy oliver, is a convicted murderer. >> we, the jury, unanimously find the defendant guilty of murder. >> reporter: the case hinging on this tense body cam video, showing the moment oliver, who is white, fired into a car full of black teens last year, killing 15-year-old jordan edwards in the passenger seat. he was unarmed. >> you see that kid there in the blue sweatshirt? see him? that's jordan. he doesn't know it, but he's got about ten seconds to live. a time bomb. >> reporter: prosecutors argued oliver was a ticking time bomb that went off that april night in a dallas suburb. he and his partner breaking up a house party. gunshots heard outside. oliver runs into the chaos, stopping at his vehicle to retrieve his weapon. he runs down the street, gun drawn, then fires five times. >> he was trying to hit you. >> reporter: early on in the investigation, oliver claimed that car carrying those teens was backing up aggressively towards the officers. but the video told a different story. that car was

. >>> former texas police officer roy oliver sentenced to 15 years in prison for the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager jordan edwards as he left a house part last year. the family said they would like to see a greater sentence, but respect the guilty verdict. >>> in a stunning move, child abuse charges were dismissed against three of five adults who lived at the new mexico compound with 11 kids and a child found dead. the reason? the suspects did not have a preliminary hearing in the ten days required by the district. the judge called out prosecutors for beinguncompetent. -- being incomincompetent. two others were arraigned on charges in connection with the death of a 3-year-old boy. >>> a series of water tests revealed water quality issues in 34 school buildings. elevated copper and lead found in school water dating back to 2016. bottled water and coolers will be used in the meantime when students return next week. >>> and men at the u.s. open change their shirts all the time. i saw it yesterday. a female player does it and she gets a penalty. what officials at the tournamen

roy oliver sentenced to 15 years in prison. eys say they're worried this verdict and this seasons will have a chilling effect for police officers around the country and oliver will be eligible for parole in 7 1/2 years. >> thank you for following up on on that story for us. now to this story that so many of you are talking about, a 9-year-old in colorado killed himself a few days ago and now his mother is sharing her message with the country. she is next. especially when you're in accounts receivable. only one detergent can give you a sniff like this... try gain botanicals laundry detergent. one of the many irresistible scents from gain. only remfresh uses keep 1 in ion-powered melatonin to deliver up to 7 hours of sleep support. number 1 sleep doctor recommended remfresh -- your nightly sleep companion. available in the natural sleep section at walmart. when we switched our auto and home insurance. with liberty, we could afford a real babysitter instead of your brother. hey! oh, that's my robe. is it? when you switch to liberty

. >>> a former texas police officer roy oliver is sentenced to 15 years in prison for the shooting deathof the unarmed black teenager. it comes the day after he was convicted of murder of jordan edwards as he leave a house party. the family said they would like to see a greater sentence, but respect the guilty verdict. >>> florida police say an uber driver was justified in storming near a car and shooting the man. jason boek thought his girlfriend was in the car because they got into a fight over texts when this happened. >> i say something? >> pistol? you want me to shoot you? >> oh, my god. >> boek did say he had a pistol, but was holding what authorities say was a cell phone. westlake, the driver, is a licensed security guard who holds a conceal carry. >> at the end of the day, the message is clear. don't mess with the uber driver. you have the right to protect yourself. this is a classic stand your ground case. >> the sheriff's office says westlake is cooperating. boek's girlfriend was not in the uber. she called the car for a friend. >>> an 11-year-old boy sucked into the flooded st

as part of the sentencing, roy oliver was also fined $10,000. iumo, cbs news. >> oliver's attorneys said he would be eligible for parole after 7.5 years. >>> the weather continues to cause problems in the midwest. on the left, record floodwaters are pushing through communities along the kickaopoo river in wisconsin. a tornado in michigan, large chunks of homes blown away. the rain subsided in both states. now it's a waiting game as the crews assess damage until the floodwaters subside. >> the rain is moving to the south now. they are getting a break across the mid questions. >>> i want to show you what's going on with the storm and the tropics. you can see rain and the tornado that brought down the heavy flooding. gulf states seeing rain as the system moves from the midwest down to the south also let's take you to the west coast. things are calmer here. we don't have any rain in the forecast. we have a low to the north keeping our temperatures from getting too hot. then eventually it will warm up. hurricane norman picked up speed and it's moving

. >> reporter: the guilty verdict could put a former texas police officer behind bars for life, roy oliver convicted in the death of 15-year-old jordan edwards. >> it's been a long time, a hard year. i'm just really happy. >> reporter: the 2017 officer involved shooting was captured on body cam. oliver and his partner were clearing a house party when gunfire rang out nearby. as high school students fled the scene, oliver's partner ordered a car packed with five black teenagers to stop. as the vehicle pulled away, oliver fired five times. fatal shot striking freshman jordan edwards in the back of the head. oliver told the jury he thought his partner was going to get hit but that officer testified he never feared for his life. >> knowing that he had to be forced in position to take a life, words cannot describe that. >> reporter: a call to a house party ending in murder. the death of a teenager and now the conviction of a former police officer, miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> tonight, two kansas deputies recovering after a man ambushed them inside their own sheriff's office. investigators say

that same jury convicted roy oliver of murder the day before. s gun into a car leaving a house party killing 15-year-old jordan edwards. the teen's family and prosecutors said the jury let oliver off easy. >> a scuffle over scallops broke out in the high seas. why the french and english fishing boats were pitted against each other. >> there was ramming on the high seas as the dispute over shellfish turned over. english fishermen said french boats swirled them and hurled insults and rocks to drive them off the scallop beds. >> before we knew it we had around 10 or 15 other french boats surrounding us. throwing rocks at us. flairs. lighting the sky up with flairs so other boats could see us. it was quite an intense moment. >> this stretch of water may be called the english channel but some of the richest scallop fishing is on the french side. it attracts fishermen from both countries eager to cash in on this lucrative delicacy but international rules say the english boats can fish any time while the french are forced to wait until the first of octo

. >> a texas jury has found police officer roy oliver guilty of murder in the shooting death of 15-year-old jordan edwards. >> edwards was killed when then- officer olivir

. >> roy oliver is a convicted murderer. capturing the moment he fired into a car full of black teens last year. >>> senator john mccain lying in state. >> inside, as the casket is placed under the rotunda, a wreath is laid next to the casket. >> loving god, see our tears. >> when it was over, there was cindy mccain and that moment of tenderness and sorrow. >> the latest in the nuclear standoff with north korea. tensions on the rise as the pentagon considers restarting military exercises. >> are they changing their mind on denuclearization? it's possible. >> the president canceled mike pompeo's trip to pyongyang tweeting we are not making sufficient progress with respect to the denuclearization. shortly after that, sounds of fury out of north korea, accusing the united states of double dealing. >>> russell crowe. this is how we're used to seeing the 54 year old oscar winner. here's a video he just posted. >> oh, my gosh. what is going on. what? >> he captioned it, the actor resets number one, the correct use of jazz hands. >

the police here in the united states on tuesday a jury in texas a pound springs police officer roy oliver guilty of murder in the shooting death of teenager jordan at birds was shocked by oliver after leaving a party with his friends back in two thousand and seventeen artie's ashley banks says more on this surprising conclusion to a very familiar tragedy. were all over was found guilty of killing an unarmed high school freshman jordan at words as the teen with a leaving a house party last year many are calling this conviction where an employee twenty nine twenty seven teen officers were dispatched to a house party after receiving a call of under age drinking for oliver says as he was in the home he heard gunshots outside and thought there was a shooter. he went outside and saw a car filled with five unarmed teenagers including afterwards the officers shot into the vehicle striking edwards in the head the fifteen year old died and stanley oliver later found out the gunshots were coming from the car but instead were being fired near i'm nursing home in the area oliver was fired from his pos

roy oliver fired his weapon into a car full of teens as they were leaving a party last year and killed 15-year-old jordan edwards. oliver claimed he was protecting his partner, but video of the incident contradicted his statements, and even his partner testified that he never felt threatened. look at the reaction. jordan's family calling the sentence too short but said it will help them find closure. oliver's lawyers plan to appeal the sentence. >>> there's growing outrage in new mexico over the release of three people linked to a desert compound where a boy was found dead and nearly a dozen other children were living in filth. prosecutors say the suspects are muslim extremists who were training the kids to carry out school shootings. but child neglect charges have now been dropped because prosecutors missed a deadline to hold a hearing that was required by state law. two of the suspects including the father of the boy found dead are now still in jail for the time being. >>> we turn now to the emotional farewell for john mccain continuing today with a memorial service where former vice

body cam video showing roy oliver shooting five times at a car full of teenagers, believing a home outside dallas. the officer had claimed the car was coming at a fellow officer. the pod cam showing something different. and in that car, 15-year-old jordan edwards was shot and killed. the officer testifying in his own defense, still insisting he had no other option. abc's marcus moore leadings off from texas. >> reporter: tonight, a former texas police officer, royal verve, is a convicted murderer. >> we, the jury, unanimously find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: the case showing this body cam video, oliver killing 15-year-old jordan edwards in the passenger seat. he was unarmed. >> you see that kid there in the blue sweatshirt? see him? that's jordan. he doesn't know it, but he has about ten seconds to lead. >> reporter: prosecutors argued that oliver was a ticking time bomb. he and his partner breaking up a house party. gunshots heard outside. oliver runs into the chaos, stopping at his vehicle to retrieve his weapon. he runs down the street, gun drawn, then fires. five times. >> he wa

in the police here in the united states on tuesday a jury in texas found springs police officer roy oliver guilty of murder in the shooting death of teenager jordan at birds who was shocked by oliver after leaving a party with his friends back in two thousand and seventeen ortiz ashley banks says more on this surprising conclusion to a very familiar tragedy. were all over was found guilty of killing unarmed high school freshman jordan at words as the teen with the leaving a house party last year many are calling this conviction where an airplane twenty nine twenty seven teen officers were dispatched to a house party after receiving a call about under age drinking oliver says as he was in the home when he heard gunshots outside and thought there was a shooter. he went outside and saw a car filled with five unarmed teenagers including edwards they also shot into the vehicle striking edwards in the head the fifteen year old died and stanley oliver later found out the gunshots were coming from the car but instead were being fired near i'm nursing home in the area oliver was fired from his posi

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reporter: after nearly two weeks of testimony, a jury convicted former balch springs police officer roy oliver of killing the unarmed teen. body camera video from the night of the shooting shows oliver and his partner responding to a loud house party. oliver told the investigators he heard gunshots, saw a car headed towards his partner and feared for his partner's life. he then fired five shots into the vehicle, hitting edwards in the head and kill him. but the body cam video showed the car driving away from the officers and oliver's former partner testified that he never felt he was in danger. >> i'm going to tell you right now, those jurors are courageous. >> reporter: jasmine crockett is an attorney for the edwards family. >> it was a guilty on murder. not manslaughter. not some lesser included but on murder. >> what you see on the tv, that this has happened, and nothing ever happens. >> reporter: during oliver's sentencing hearing, edward's stepmother charmaine spoke directly to the jury. >> i'm grateful that you saw it in your hearts to see that it was wrong. i'm thankful, because for onc

. >>> a texas jury is sending a former police officer to prison, roy oliver sentenced to 15 years anding of 15-year-old jordan edwards. edwards died when oliver fired into a car full of teenagers last april. he claimed the car was driving recklessly and was a danger to his partner. body camera footage revealed the car was driving away from the officers. he is appealing. >>> president trump blaming china for the challenges in the relationship between the u.s. and north korea, china firing back. we have a live report from the pentagon next. >>> china firing back this morning after president trump blamed the country for challenges with north korea. the president claiming north korea is under tremendous pressure because of the ongoing u.s u.s.-china trade disputes. he said china was providing north korea with aid which isn't helpful, but insisted his relationship with kim jong-un is still very good and warm. barbara starr joins us from the pentagon with more. >> good morning. the president saying that relationship is good and following that up with a series of tweeting in which he appears

. >>> a jury in dallas, texas, convicting former police officer roy oliver of murder.rmed black teenager last year. 15-year-old jordan edwards was shot in a car as he left a party with his brothers and friends. police initially said the car edwards was in was moving aggressively towards police, but body camera footage later showed the car moving away from the officers. oliver was fired from the force not long after the shooting. the jury found oliver not guilty of two lesser charges in edwards' death. he could still face life in prison. >>> quite a sight in australia. the sky above perth lit up by a fireball believed to be a meteor. the perth observatory was sent dozens of videos from surveillance cameras and dash cams. social media lighting up with reports from people in the avon valley who said they thought they felt the meteor hit the earth. >>> 50 million plus in the northeast face another day of scorching temperatures. meteorologist petram vejahari has the forecast. >> big-time heat across the northeast the next 24 or so hours. plenty of activity to our west, nice

facing the possibility of life behind bars, a jury found roy oliver guilty in the death of 15-year-oldordan edwards. in court, the young victim's family overwhelmed by the verdict. >> it's been a long time and hard year. i'm just -- i'm just really happy. >> reporter: the fatal shooting last year was captured on body cameras worn by oliver and his partner. clearing a house party in a dallas suburb when gunfire rang out. as panicked ensued high school students fled on foot and in car. oliver's partner ordered a vehicle with five black teenagers to stop. >> hey, stop that [ bleep ] car. >> as the car pulled away, oliver fired five times. [ gunshot ] >> jordan edwards, a passenger was shot in the back of the head. oliver told the jury he thought his partner was in danger. >> trying to hit -- >> but that officer testified he never feared for his life. >> it's a very gut wrenching experience. words cannot describe that. >> the victim's family attorney says this is a win for more than just one family. >> don't ever want another parent, another father to have to go through what this family ha

officer roy oliver fired five rounds hitting jordan edwards.ght the car was heading towards his partner but his partner said he didn't any his life was in danger. the u.n. nuclear watch dog said that iran is complying with the nuclear deal. they said they had access to the site they needed. the u.s. with drew from that deal in may. we'll be right back. >> trace: it wasn't about politics. john would disagree on substance and the underlying values that animated everything john did. everything he was. you could come to a different conclusion, but where he would part company with you is if you lacked the basic values of decency, respect. knowing that his project is bigger than yourself. >> trace: former vice president joe biden that spoke at today's services. he went on to say that he and john mccain considered themselves brothers, except brothers that had a lot of family fights. we're still looking at sky harbor airport. the army national guard on hand there. the flight we can note is about 13 minutes late right now. the original schedule was for

officer roy oliver fired into a car leaving a house party in the dallas suburb of balch springs.d jordan edwards. oliver said, he thought the car was going to run down a fellow officer.. but the other officer testified that he did not feel threatened at that time. now, oliver could be facing a life behind bars.. (ken) an oklahoma police officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in 2016 is now teaching other police officers. betty shelby is training cops how to survive the aftermath of critical incident. a rally was held outside a courthouse in tulsa on tuesday to protest. amy jenson reports. regina goodwin/oklahoma state representative:"that is a bullet again to this family and we're not going to stand for it."with signs in hand... dozens gathered with one message in mind.regina goodwin/oklahoma state representative:"betty shelby has got to go."almost two years ago, betty shelby shot and killed terence crutcher during a traffic stop.the jury found her not guilty of manslaughter.regina goodwin/oklahoma state representative:"a public opinion, she is still guilty and forever will b

the verdict against roy oliver came as and two iv admithe shot into the passenger side of llitarers rdfrom the former was officer's body camera showed the car driving away. >>> california lawmakers are poised to set new rules for police body cameras. it would require law enforcement to release video or audio within 45 days of a police shooting or any use of force that results in a serious injury or death. that would not apply if releasing a recording would interfere with the investigation. the assembly is expected to make a final procedural vote before sending the bill to governor brown stouns 6:09. police say they finally tracked down the driver involved in a deadly street racing crash on the peninsula nine years after the wreck. >> and some relief should be on the way after gas prices climb to a four-year hig eaieer san francisco for a change, there are some areas where that fog is really coming in thick. we also have cooler-than- normal conditions later on. i'll explain. >>> and we're tracking a smooth commute for drivers across the golden gate bridge. but that's a different story over

. >> reporter: as part of his sentencing, roy oliver was also fined $10,000. john schiumo, cbs news. >>> the week of tributes continues for u.s. senator john mccain of arizona. he died last week after a year- long battle with brain cancer. yesterday family and close friends gathered at the arizona state capital in phoenix. that was followed by a public viewing. today a church service and military salute are planned before senator mccain's casket is then transported to washington, dc. tomorrow's visitation at the u.s. capital will be followed by a service on saturday at the washington national cathedral. >>> time now 6:40. a mother and daughter from canada suddenly vanished on a visit to the bay area. >> and it's the end of an era as a roadside landmark along the peninsula is shutting down after more than a century. ♪ ♪ ♪ i put a spell on you ♪ yeah, because you're mine ♪ with chase atms serena can now grab cash on the go, all with the tap of her phone. ♪ stop the things you do no card? no problem. life, lived serena's way. chase, make more of what's yours. nor

they jury found roy oliver guilty in the fatal shooting of 15-year-old jordan edwards who was unarmed. oliver was an officer in brock springs when he shot into a car full of black teenagers as they drove away from a house party in the dallas suburb. box 12 in portland, just across the border in vancouver, washington, classes are canceled for students in the evergreen school district for the second straight day as negotiations between the teachers union there and if the district to continue. teachers who were supposed to be in the classroom for the first day of school were instead lined up with picket signs in hand outside of several schools in the district. this is alive look at milwaukee from fox six, our affiliate there. the big story there tonight, residents clean up after possible tornadoes, uprooted trees stranded train travelers, leveled a barn and snapped power lines in wisconsin. storms with powerful winds and driving rain have caused extensive damage since tuesday. the national weather service said tornado sightings were reported in several communities. that's two nights aliv

as he left a house party in a car full of teenagers. 15-year-old jordan edwards was killed when roy oliverired into the moving car where the teen was sitting in the front passenger seat. oliver testified that he opened fire because he thought his partner was in danger. his partners told jurors he was not. >>> and crossing the wires just moments ago, california is now the first state in the country to eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial under a bill signed by the governor. bail will be remaced with a risk assessment system although it still is kind of unclear how this system will work. it is expected to go into effect in okay of next year. brown's signature gives broad authority to reshape attention policy. each county will use the council's framework as a basis to set its own procedures for deciding whoment to release before trial. most suspects, though, arrested for nonviolent misdemeanors will be released within 12 hours of being booked under this new law. those facing serious felonies will not be eligible for pretrial release. >>> the retiring official of san jose said late today

the jury found the officer, roy oliver, guilty of killing 15-year-old jordan edwards.s was killed last year when oliver fired into a car full of black teens as it drove awm a house party. edwards' mother was hoping for a longer sentence. >> we're thankful for the verdict that we received, although we wanted more years. this is a start for us and we can get some kindp;ú closure. >> reporter: oliver's lawyers are expected to appeal the sentence. >>> the widow of baltimoreshawn su suitor is rejectin -- the report says he took his own life but yesterday his widow told "the baltimore sun" my husband did not commit suicide. she said it's a p.cover- the panel said he staged a suicide to appear like a murder. the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. efore he ed the day was set to testify as a witness before the federal grand jury. the caru involved cion against baltimore police officers. >>> we've all heard about teves using stolen credit cards sometimes to make big purchases, but there's a case ig mery county with a very interesting twist. police say it started when

in texas, former balch springs policece officer roy oliver has been convicted of murder for killing unarmed 15-year-old african-american student jordan edwards last year. police body cam video shows oliver, who is white, fired his assault rifle into a car carrying five black teenagers as they drove away from the officer. one of the car's passengers says the officer never even ordered the boys to stop driving before opening fire. they had been leaving a party. in education news, teacher strikes in two districts in washington state forced the cancellation of the first day of school on tuesday. strikes are expected to begin in four more districts today. meanwhile, in seattle, teachers and school staff have voted to authorize a strike next week if a tentative contract is not reached by the first day of school on september 5. at the united nations, u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres is urging serious consideration of a new u.n. report that called for burma's military commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for genocide for their targeting of rohingya muslims. >> accountability is ess

roy oliver was found guilty of murder yesterday by a mostly white jury in dallas county. he claimed he fired into a car of black teens to protect his partner, but the partner testified he had not feared for his life. oliver was fired within days of the shooting in 2017. the united nations human rights office accused nicaragua's government today of a sweeping campaign againstes political pr. it described arrests, torture and other efforts to silence dissidents. more than 300 have died in the violence since april. in geneva, the u.n. human rights chief id it's time to intervene. >> repressioand retaliation against demonstrators continue in nicaragua, as the world looks aw. the violence and impunity of these past four months hav exposed the fragility of the countries, institutions,nd the rule of law, and created a climate of fear and mistrust, and just the numbers of those leaving nicaragua is testimony to that. >> woodruff: the nicaraguan epgovernment dismissed thet and denied the accusations of excessive force. more than two dozen human rights groups are urging google not

. >>> a former texas police officer, roy oliver, now faces what could be a life sentence after beingnd guilty of murder for shooting and killing a 15-year-old unarmed black teen named jordan edwards. oliver opened fire on a carful of teenagers leaving a house party in 2017. edwards happened to be in the car. >>> a texas firearms entrepreneur announced tuesday he's selling 3-d gun blueprints despite a court order that bans the distribution of that data online. cody wilson argues that the judge's order not to distribute blueprints was an authorization to sell them. >>> amazon stock is up 65% this year and morgan stanley just raised its price target to a whopping $2,500 a share. that's up from where it is now, $1,850. at the new price amazon would have a market valuation of $1.2 trillion. >>> the body of senator john mccain will lie in state at the arizona state capitol today. it's the first of four days of services for mccain who passed away on saturday. a memorial service will be held in phoenix on thursday and then mccain's body will be flown to d.c. >>> breaking news, the president

. >>> a jury in dallas, texas, convicting former police officer roy oliver of murder for shooting andg an unarmed black teenager last year. 15-year-old jordan edwards was shot in a car as he left a party with his brothers and friends. police initially said the car was moving aggressively towards officers, but body camera footage later showed the exact opposite. the jury found oliver not guilty of two lesser charges. he could still face life in prison. >>> 50 million-plus in the northeast face another day of scorching temperatures. meteorologist pedram jar have a harry has the forecast for us. >> big-time heat across the northeast here. among the hottest temperatures in the country the next 24 or so hours. you notice plenty of activity to our west. pretty nice frontal boundary pushing in across the great lakes. with it severe weather into this afternoon. as this works its way eventually off towards the northeast, expect those temperatures to cool off rather nicely as well. but this is the roughly 50 million people from boston out towards new york, down even toward norfolk, where we hav

a texas police officer roy oliver has been sentenced to 15 years of prison for fatally shooting unarmed 15-year-old african-american student jordan edwards last year. police body cam video shows oliver, who is white, fired his assault rifle into a car carrying five black teenagers. one of the car's passengers says the officer never even ordered the boys to stop driving before opening fire. california lawmakers have approved a measure to require 100% of the state's electricity to come frfrom cararbon-free sos by t the year 202045. if governor jerry brown signs the bill, california will join hawaii as the only states with goals to phase out fossil fuels. earlier this week, brown said the state must "confront the apocalyptic threat of irreversible climate change." brown made the remark after a state study revealed rising temperatures in california could lead to up to 11,00 additional heat-related deaths in the state every year by 2050. in september, governor brown is hosting the global climate action summit. democracy now! will be broadcasting from san francisco throughohout the week of th

roy oliver was fired two days after he shot into a moving car filled with five black teenagers last yearan edwards unarmed sitting in the front seat, shot in the head and died. oliver says he was trying to protect his partner, but his partner has testified he actually never felt threatened. we will turn now to weather. kendis, it's hot here in the northeast. we have been sweating so far. more sweltering temperatures today topping 90 degrees. it's different in the mid-west, severe storms dumping torrential rain and flash flooding. >> one leaving a trail of damage, 82-mile-an-hour winds were reported in red wing. let's check in now with accuweather paul williams for the entire forecast. good morning, palm. >> good morning, kind es, maggie, it seems like mother nature will slap us with a day of high heat. high temperature dominating the ohio valley region with temperatures in the 90s. the real feel from 100 to 110 degrees. lit feel like that in d.c. and charlotte to name a few. we are looking for the heat to stick around wednesday as well. watch out for thunderstorms, to the great lakes, do

roy oliver fired into a car of black teens. >> it's very rare for a jury to convict police officers,e has more. >> reporter: a former police officer, he is now a convicted murderer. it hinges on this body cam footage when oliver, who is white, fires on a car of black teens last year. killing jordan edwards in the front seat who was unarmed. >> see that kid in the blue shirt? that's jordan. he doesn't know it, but he's got about ten seconds to live. a time bomb. >> reporter: prosecutors argue oliver was a ticking time bomb. he and his partner breaking up a party. oliver runs into the chaos, stopping at his vehicle to retrieve his weapon. he runs down the street. gun drawn, then fires, five times. >> he was trying to hit you. >> reporter: early on in the investigation oliver claimed that car carrying the teens was backing up aggressively. but the car was actually driving away. oliver who was fired from the force testified in his own defense. >> they were about to hit my partner. >> reporter: his partner telling jurors he never feared for his jordan edwards' father happy to see justice

the sentencing of roy oliver came one day after he was convicted of murder.dwards and four other unarmed teens drove away from a party last year. the jury could have handed down a life sentence. >> we're thankful for the verdict that we received. although we wanted more years. this is a state. we can get some kind of closure. so we're thankful. >> murder convictions for police involved in on-duty shootings are very rare. since 2005, just one other officer was convicted out of 93 prosecuted. oliver will be eligible for parole after 7 1/2 years. >>> a florida uber driver who claimed self-defense in a new stand your ground controversy will not face charges for the deadly shooting of another driver. releasing the dash cam video from the confrontation tuesday morning. approached the car apparently and threatened the driver before he was shot. to tony dokoupil. >> reporter: he thought his girlfriend was in the uber when he forced it off the road. calling it a classic case of stand your ground. >> this is a justifiable homicide all day long. >> reporter: the county

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family, friends and teachers who knew jordan edwards, the jury must now decide how much prison time roy oliver should face. life in prison is a possibility. savannah. >> miguel, thank you. >>> we turn back to al for the rest of the forecast. and we need some relief, my friend. >> well, it is coming, but in the meantime, we're looking at plenty of sunshine, cooler weather to the northern plains and that's going to make its way toward our area. sunshine and heat continues through the southwest. a beautiful day in the pacific northwest. we've got some severe storms in the upper great lakes and we're going to be looking in detail at those storms that will begin pushing this way a little later. but first, we're going to get 20 your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. t everything so we know how to cover almost anything. even "vengeful vermin." not so cute when they're angry. and we covered it. talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ >>> we have much better conditions outside. seeing a couple of clouds ou

roy oliver was sentenced to 15 years if prison firing into a car full of teenagers last year.ir son was in the passenger seat unarmed. >> thankful for the verdict that we received although we wanted more years. he actually can see life again after his 10 years. jordan can't see life again. >> sandra: authorities initially said the vehicle backed up toward officers in an aggressive manner but later admitted that was not the case. >> jon: senator john mccain honored today as a memorial service in phoenix, arizona, one day after an emotional ceremony in the state capitol where the mccain family and his friends remembered him with tears and tributes. let's go live to phoenix. it was tough watching senator mccain's family in their grief. >> yes, absolutely. this is a very close family, as you know. yesterday was just the first of what will be five days of services and ceremonies. particularly touching where the moment senator mccain's wife of 38 years approached her husband's casket followed by their children and their families. >> some have disagreed with some of senator mccain's

in the police here in the united states on tuesday a jury in texas found springs police officer roy oliver guilty of murder in the shooting death of teenager jordan at birds was shocked by all over after leaving a party with his friends back in two thousand and seventeen ortiz actually bank says more on this surprising conclusion to a very familiar tragedy were oliver was found guilty yet. killing unarmed high school freshman jordan at words as the teen with the leaving a house party last year many are calling this conviction where an employee twenty nine twenty seven teen officers were dispatched to a house party after receiving a call of under age drinking for oliver says as he was in the home he heard gunshots outside and thought there was a shooter. he went outside and saw a car filled with five unarmed teenagers including edwards they also shot into the vehicle striking edwards in the head the fifteen year old died and stanley oliver later found out the gunshots were coming from the car but instead were being fired near i'm nursing home in the area oliver was fired from his position s