we heard from them that officer salamoni kept instigating the situation. you heard me correctly.attorney general phenomenal case because no police officer conduct themselves like that. amy: in a statatement, louisiana attorney g general jeff landry promised a thorough investigation into whether to charge officers lake and salamoni. alton sterling's aunt, sandra sterling, said she was devastated afterer learning new details about how her nephew was killed. >> what i heard today, the suffering still contntinues. now that i know it is not a civil matter anymore, now it is a human matter. alton is no longer here, but his voice will still be heard through us. stay behind us as we love alton and we don't not want this to end. remember his name. amy: alton sterling's killiningn july 5 of last year sparked nationwide protests s against police brutalility. for more, we go to washington, d.c., where we're joined by cornell william brooks, president and ceo of the naacp. he's also a longtime human rights advocate, civil rights lawyer, and minister. welcome baback to democracy now! let's sta

ckficer salamoni yelled, "going for his pocket. he's got a gun, gun. then prosecutors say salamoni fired three shots into his chest, and as sterling rolled over, he fired three shots into his back. prosecutors say eyewitness videos do not clearly show whether sterling was reaching for a loaded .38-caliber handgun that was pulled out of his front tocket. >> we were unable to establish beyond a reasonable doubt the precise location of mr. sterling's hand at which the moment the officer states on the recording that mr. sterling was "going for a gun." >> reporter: sharon weston broome is baton rouge's mayor. >> this decision by the justice department to not file charges does not mean the police officers acted appropriately. >> reporter: it also has not discouraged cameron sterling, alton sterling's 16-year-old son. >> i can't be angry. >> reporter: why? >> my dad wouldn't want me to be angry. he would want me to keep fighting for him. that's what i will do until the r:d. ba reporter: alton sterling's death sparked large protests in baton rouge, and that sp

salamoni and the lake were put on administrative leave. dozens of peaceful protesters held a vigil tuesday outside the triple s. >> we never had grace! >> reporter: the sorrow has not ended for the family. >> we hurt. we hurt so bad. >> reporter: sandra stirling wanted federal intervention after the killing of her nephew. >> it is crazy. we waited all this time for nothing. >> reporter: and attorney for the family told cbs news they were not informed by the justice department of any decision or announcement. >> the new york times and the washington post released a statement and nobody talked to the governor or the mayor. >> reporter: congressman frederick richman tweeted last night that it completely transparency of the justice department. >> no matter what the decision is, the process in the protocol, the way they handled it is terrible. >> reporter: the story is not over and federal investigators decided not to file federal charges against the officers. the case comes back to louisiana and goes to the state attorney general, who will now

attorney's office provided new details about the killing, including how officer salamoni shot sterling six times. >> we learned some new things today. salamonid that officer walked up to alton sterling and put a gun to his head and said "i will kill you,bitch." you heard me correctly. we heard from them that officer's alimony kept instigating this situation. you heard me correctly. the attorney general has a phenomenal case because no police officer should conduct themselves like that. amy: in a statement, louisiana attorney general jeff landry promised a thorough investigation into whether to charge officers lake and salamoni. alton sterling's aunt, sandra sterling, said she was devastated after learning new details about how her nephew was killed. >> and what i heard today, the suffering still continues. now that i know it is not a civil matter anymore, it is a human matter. elton is no longer here, but his voice will still be heard through us. stand behind us because we love alton and we don't want this to end. remember his name. amy: alton sterling's killing on july 5 of last year

chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a gun to his head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'. (steve) the family's attorney says they've now learned that the white officer who later shot sterling had pointed a gun at the back of his head ... and threatened to shoot him before they struggled. sterling's family is now demanding a state criminal investigation.... (charles clifford) (haaziq madyun)here in castro valley, the reward for a stolen german shepherd named murfee has just been increased to $10-thousand-dollars. the dog's owner says bring him

chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a gun to his head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'. (grant)(grant)báááh'.'i'll kill you báááh'.(grant) salamoni's attorney says even if his client did say that, it's not criminal conduct.the department of justice decided not to bring federal charges against the two officers. louisiana authorities will now investigate whether state criminal charges should be filed. (steve) new satellite pictures point to growing defiance in north korea. suggesting kim jong un's regime is planning a nuclear test. the satellite spotted a stir of new activity at a nuclear bomb testing site. a u-s defense official says the test is not likely imminent. however the danger remains. meanwhile the u-s showing its committment to south korea. the aircraft carrier u--s-s carl vinson is now off the korean peninsula. a response to kim's recent provocations. this all comes as pyongyang has detained three americans. claiming they are trying to bring down the regime. (steve) fbi director james comey testified today ... that i

chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a guns head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'.>( darya ) sterling's family is now demanding a state criminal investigation. (mark) the trump administration is in talks with the prime minister of iraq to keep u-s troops inside the country. the troops are supposed to stay until the fight against isis is over. both officials are still talking, but they agree u-s troops are needed to keep iraq secure. iraqi forces are struggling to keep isis fighters away from neighborhoods in the western part of mosul. that is the only urban area of iraq the terror group has ahold of. ( mark ) crews have found the body of a 14-year-old boy who drowned while playing in the american river in folsom. crews found the body of michael powell yesterdayabout 50 feet from the shoreline where the teen was last seen jumping off rocks on monday. friends say they tried to jump in and save powell but the current was too strong and the teen was swept away. rescue crews are asking that anyone who goes out into lakes or rivers -

chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a gun to his head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'.>( james ) the family's attorney says they've now learned that the white officer who later shot sterling had pointed a gun at the back of his head. and threatened to shoot him before they struggled. sterling's family is now demanding a state criminal investigation. ( james ) happening today. . . republican leaders are expected to vote on the new healthcare bill which was on the brink of collapse. they would like to have it on the congressional floor by today but only if they believe it will pass. new updates to the bill try to target republican unease about removing price protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions. the deal adds $8 billion to an existing $130 billion fund. some key republicans who were firmly against the latest gop repeal and replance plan are now firmly on board after changes were negotiated with the white house.<>

middle district of louisiana: in order to convict officer salamoni of a federal criminal civil rightsolation for this shooting, we would have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that officer salamoni did not believe that mr. sterling was actually going for a gun when he made that statement, and that he simply decided to shoot. chris stewart/family attorney:we're still waiting on justice from attorney general landry. and we're telling you, it's coming-- from the evidence that we've seen so far. the family's attorney says they've now learned that the white officer who latershot sterling had pointed a gun at the back of his head -- and threatened to shoot him before they struggled. sterling's family is now demanding a state criminal investigation.... his death prompted protests from activists - demanding justice for what they say was the unjustified killing of an african american. vicki? (grant) another big story we've been tracking all day... a commuity college in texas - went on lockdown after an apparent murder-suicide. it happened this morning - when officers responded to a call of an

salamoni and lake were put on administrative leave.ens of peaceful protesters held a vigil tuesday outside the triple s. >> they promised our family that they would let us know. >> reporter: the sorrow has not ended for sterling's family. >> it hurt, it hurt. it hurts so bad. >> reporter: sandra sterling wanted federal intervention after her nephew's killing. >> it's crazy. it's like we waited all this time for nothing. >> an attorney for the sterling family told cbs news they have not been informed by the justice department of any decision or announcement. >> we got "the new york times" and "the washington post" releasing statements and nobody talked to the governor, nobody talked to the mayor. >> reporter: congressman cedric richmond who represents baton rouge tweeted last night that the leak completely undermines of the justice department. >> no matter what the decision is, the process and the protocols and the way they have handsed this is just really terrible. >> reporter: so the story doesn't end with the fact no federal charges

chris stewart/family attorney: "we learned that officer salamoni walked up to alton sterling, put a gun to his head and said, 'i'll kill you báááh'. the family's attorney says they've now learned that the white officer who later shot sterling... had pointed a gun at the back of his head ... and threatened to shoot him before they struggled. sterling's family is now demanding a state criminal investigation.... his death prompted protests from activists - demanding justice for what they say was the unjustified killing of an african american. (pam) a live look outside on this wednesday night... things already cooling off around the bay area ... (steve) thursday temperatures will be much different than today.. our chief meterologist brittney shipp has the details. .hot conditions today as ridge apex shifts inland. tomorrow will be another hot today as the ridge begins to exit into the great basin. a modest cooling trend will start on thursday as coastal stratus returns. cooling trend continues friday into saturday when a slight chance of showers is forecast as an upper low approaches the re

salamoni and lake were put on administrative leave. dozens of protesters stood outside the sss. the sorrow has not ended fur sterling's family. >> it hurt. it hurt. it hurt so bad. >> reporter: sandra sterling wanted federal intervention after her nephew's killing. >> it's crazy. it's like we waited all this time for nothing. >> reporter: an attorney for the sterling family told cbs news they have not been informed by the justice department of any decision or announcement. >> we got the "washington post" released a statement. nobody talked to the governor or the mayor. >> reporter: congressman richmond said it completely undermines the transparency of the justice department. >> here's what he has to decide wlrks or not criminal charges should be filed against these officers. >> thank you, david. it's hard after looking at that video to understand that decision. story to continued for sure. thank you. >>> the texas police officer accused of shooting and killing a 15-year-old boy has been fired. the police chief says officer roy oliver violated several policies night he shot jorda