when we come back, scott olsen will be with us.wasas the iraq war vet who protesting in oakland and was grievously injured by police projectile. today he announces a settlement of a lawsuit with the oakland police. stay with us. [♪ music break] >> "them belly full, but we hungry" by bob marley. is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> in a moment we are joined by scott olsen, an iraq war veteran who was critically wounded when he was shot in the head by a police project now -- projectile. he was hospitalized in critical condition with a fractured skull, broken neck, and vertebrate brain swelling. at the time, he was wearing fatigues and a veterans for peace t-shirt. was shot,ter he police shot a flash grid at protesters who tried to treat him. soon after, they carried olsen away. video of the incident went viral. medic! what is your name? medic! >> protests condemning the police use of force were held around the country. the incident galvanized the occupy movement in oakland. within a week

. >> reporter: it's been almost 2 1/2 years since scott olsen suffered that brain injury at the hands of police right here and today the occupy protester returned with us to the spot where it happened. >> i wasn't here for very long before i got shot. >> reporter: 26-year-old iraq war veteran scott olsen is still dealing with the effects of his brain injury. he can't return to work as a software systems administrator and continues to fight with fatigue and memory loss. that night in october of 2011 the shooting of a lead filled beanbag at his head left olsen completely incapacitated. >> i cut know what happened to me at first. it took -- didn't know what happened to me at first. it took a little convincing when i could not walk a we or talk and answer when my name is -- away or talk and answer what my name is. >> reporter: with his attorney outside city hall, olsen announced the $4.5 million settlement with the city of oakland. >> i didn't win part of my brain back that's dead. it's hard. it was a hard recovery process and i think that this is a part of the recovery process. >> report

scott olsen was hit by a beanbag round at 14th and broadway during the occupy match. he was left with a traumatic brain injury, something he never expected to happen during a protest. >> i wasn't going to get shot. i wasn't going to be attacked. and you know, police proved me wrong in that. >> reporter: oakland city attorney calls this a fair settlement. you can listen to audio from the night of the protest by going to ktvu.com. >>> family, friends, and fellow officers gathered to remember 4 policemen killed on this date 5 years ago. >> ♪ [ music ] ♪ . >> reporter: the private memorial was held in lake mary. the sergeants were shot and killed by lovelle mixon, a wanted parolee in 2009. he was shot to death later that day. >> my heart is very heavy. i feel very emotional and at the same time, still disbelief that it's been 5 years when it seems like yesterday. >> reporter: a memorial park for the officers is open to the public. >>> today we learn the name of a woman who died in the hit-and-run accident in san francisco. 82-year-old oy young was struck by an suv yesterd

the attorneys for scott olsen say that the 26-year-old has permanent brain damage. video taken the night the protest shows olsen pleading and being carried to safety by demonstrators. the former oakland chief confirms it was his officer that fire add bean bag at olsen on october 2011. the settlement is the result of a civil rights lawsuit against the city. >> it has been a difficult 2 1/2 yours for me and everything from recovery and the hospital and relearning how to talk to dealing with a lawsuit that has been a hot of stress. >> we have reached out to the city of oakland and are waiting for a response. >> dueling sanctions between russia and the west as president vladimir putin makings the annexation of crimea official. >> first family meeting the other first male, michelle obama's face-to-face visit with her chinese counterpart and politics was not on the agenda. >> a heatup at a hotel that is turning 110 >> in crimea, now it is officially part of russia. vladimir putin signed papers today annexing the peninsula that was part of the soviet state of ukraine. 25,0

in the meantime, we did ask scott olsen what he plans to do in the future. he says he is planning to take a trip to wisconsin to visit his family. we're live in oakland, i'm tara moriarty ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an fbi agent has reportedly been cleared in the shooting death of a friend of one of the two brothers suspected of carrying out the boston  marathon bombing last april. in may the agent from the boston office was questioning 27-year-old abe bra ham toad she have. he was a mixed martial arts fighter. the agent said he attacked him and the agent shot and killed todschev. sources say the florida state attorney has decided not to file any charges against the agent and that the fbi has cleared the agent. the justice department is still reviewing that decision. >>> new details now, we now know the name of the woman killed by a hit and run drive who did a u-turn and then drove off. san francisco police tell us that 82-year-old oi yeung was struck in the crosswalk yesterday at visitation avenue and bay shore boulevard. police say the driver circled back t

>> carolyn, scott olsen had been at the occupy demonstration only 20 minutes when hit in the head. he's trying to move on and says $4.5 illin settlement will help him to do that. >> there is a portion of the left frontal lobe that will be dead >> the 26-year-old had to relearn to talk cope with headaches and deal with memory loss. an oakland police officer shot him in the head with a lead-filled bean bag. >> no amount of money could be $100 million not going to give me my brain back. so, you know i'm not happy. but... you foe that is enough. >> he says he will never fully cover from his injuries which has kept him from holding down a job. jean kwan says i want oakland to know we took determined and constructive steps to change our procedures. but olsen's lawyers say nudging is going to change until oakland police stop using so called less than lethal weapons >> bean bags is all a they can kill someone. >> as for olsen he says he can focus on becoming a productive person. >> now i'll have an idea to find out what i can do. >>> a somber memorial service marks a passing of three mrofe

>> carolyn, scott olsen had been at the occupy demonstration only 20 minutes when hit in the head. he's trying to move on and says $4.5 illin settlement will help him to do that. >> there is a portion of the left frontal lobe that will be dead >> the 26-year-old had to relearn to talk cope with headaches and deal with memory loss. an oakland police officer shot him in the head with a lead-filled bean bag. >> no amount of money could be $100 million not going to give me my brain back. so, you know i'm not happy. but... you foe >> he says he will never fully cover from his injuries which has kept him from holding down a job. jean kwan says i want oakland to know we took determined and constructive steps to change our procedures. but olsen's lawyers say nudging is going to change until oakland police stop using so called less than lethal weapons >> bean bags is all a kill someone. >> as for olsen he says he can focus on becoming a productive person. >> now i'll have an idea to find out what i can do. >>> a somber memorial service marks a passing of three mrofed today. the four were ki

. >> scott olsen had been at the occupy demonstration only 20 minutes. >> it's been a very two and a half years for me. >> during an occupy demonstration, the iraq war veteran and antiwar activist had to relearn to talk. >> no amount of money is going to get me my brain back. so i'm nat happy but this is enough. >> lawyers provided this video of him. olsen has permanent brain damage. kept him from holding down a job the mayor says we regret mr. olsen suffered injuries and hardships. lawyers say nothing is going to change unless police use less than lethal weapons. >> there is little doubt on a few you're date. some other attorney will be standing here because a client was injured or killed for nonviolent behavior. >> in oakland, abc # news >> a disturbing story out of salinas. two women accused of abusing and starving thee children in their home. this after police found a 3-year-old and 8-year-old suffering from malnourishment and abuse. abc news confirmed craig worked as a prison guard in new mexico before moving to california. we'll have details about the past. >> a santa rosa driv

. >> reporter: for the past two and a half years, scott olsen has had to relearn to talk, cope with headachesn the head with a lead-filled bag with an occupy demonstration. with his lawyers olson announced a $4.5 million settlement with oakland. >> certainly no amount of money, $100 million, is not going to get my brain back. i'm not happy but i think this is enough. >> olson's lawyers provided this video of him in the hospital not long after his police encounter. he says he will never fully recover from his injuries. olson has had perm naenlt brain damage that has kept him from holding down a job. the mayor said we regret mr. olson has suffered these hardships and because of that event we've took constructive steps to change our policing procedures but olson's lawyers says nothing's going to change until they stop using these weapons. >> all these weapons fired from guns can kill someone or cause permanent injury and should not be deployed in crowds. >> reporter: as for olson, he's not sure what the future holds but he can now focus on bucking a productive person. >> now that this has been r

officers fired a beanbag bullet at scott olsen back in october of 2011 during the occupy protest. his lawyer says that beanbag fractured his skull leaving him with irreversible brain damage. >> i didn't win part of my brain back that's dead but, you know, i'm -- i -- you know, it's hard. and it was a hard recovery process. >> oakland mayor jean quawnle said in the wake of that protest opd changed its crowd control policy and many officers were retrained. the city will pay $1.8 million. the city's insurance carrier will pay the rest. it is by far the largest payout linked to the occupy movement in oakland. the next largest payout was $645,000 which was paid to a man who suffered a rum tuptured spl. that adds up to more than $6.3 million from occupy-related lawsuits against oakland. >>> yesterday marked five years since the darkest day in oakland police history. it was the day that a wanted parolee shot and killed four officers. officers mark dunikan, john hege, irvervin romans died in 2. they marked the somber an versery and honor the officers. the man responsible for killing the o

scott olsen suchered a serious head injury after being hit by a bean bag bullet fired by police during this protest in october of 2011. the nonlethal bullet fractured his skull and his attorneys say caused permanent brain damage. today he told reporters his recovery has been slow. he told them he was working as a computer systems engineer when he was injured and he hasn't been able to go back to work. >> i didn't win part of my brain back that's dead, but, you know, i'm -- you know, it's hard, and it was a hard recovery process. >> oakland mayor jean quan has opd has changed its crowd control policies and retrained his officers. >>> new plans announced today to protect five california harbors against tsunamis. that includes the santa cruz harbor that was damaged in the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami and earthquake in japan. the new project will provide the five harbors with information of tsunamis and their different strengths and sources. that will allow harbor managers to draw up emergency plans to get vessels to safety quicker. the other participating harbors are in san diego, l.a.,

discuss his settlement and how this incident has changed his life forever i was joined earlier by scott olsen himself i started by asking him if the settlement has brought him justice. i mean it's got the closest thing to justice. i can get certainly there is no way they can restore part of my or my brain this now dead that they killed there's no way they can do that. and you know even if they give me one hundred million dollars that would not be enough money. so it's really not about the money it's you know your goals all ability and are pushing for the now and also the most of the settlements fulfill but hopefully will be able to allow me to live my life it's take care of a future of medical problems. like weeds you counter. and for those who don't know scott can talk about the specific extent other entries and how they will impact you for the rest of your life. well the. police shot me in the head with a beanbag round which is a lead birdshot in case. of a shock and. fracture most times cause internal brain bleeding. to my face and the area where it hit me in my brain and i couldn't i coul

perhaps no incident exemplifies this notion more on what happened a former marine in iraq war veteran scott olsen on october twenty fifth two thousand and eleven during occupy demonstration in oakland police shot olsen in the head with the bag round at point blank range and when other protesters tried to help then they were then met with a flash bang grenade olson was subsequently taken to hospital in critical condition with injuries that would forever physically debilitate him and last week olsen received a four and a half million dollars settlement from the city of oakland for the injuries he suffered on that fateful day so to discuss his settlement and how this incident has changed his life forever i was joined earlier by scott wilson himself i started by asking him if the settlement has brought him justice. i mean it's going to close this thing to justice. i can get away there's no way they can restore part of my or my brain this now dead that they killed there's no way they can do that. and you know even if they give me one hundred million dollars that would not be enough money. so it's real