stephanie elam has the story. demonstrators converged onchicago streets by the hundreds --- outraged over this graphic police dashcam video showing laquan mcdonald being october of last year. the disturbing footage shows mcdonald falling to the ground after being shot, then hit multiple times while on the ground. "the officer in this case took a young man's life. and he's going to have to account for his actions." the 37 year old officer, jason van dyke, is charged with first-degree murder and has been taken off the chicago police payroll. for now, he's being held without bond. van dyke's lawyer says his client feared for his life. "it's truly not a murder case and we feel that we're going to be very successful in defending this case." on the night laquan was fatally shot -- investigators say mcdonald was wielding a knife with a three-inch blade which he allegedly used to slash the tire of a police car. police say when mcdonald, who had p-c-p in his system, ignored orders to drop the knife, van dyke fired 16 round

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we have stephanie elam there for us live in colorado springs. stephanie, are investigators still there at the center collecting evidence? give us an idea what's going on there? >> good morning, victor. that is still happening. if you look behind me, that is the planned parenthood building behind me out in the distance and off to the side which you can't see from here are the trucks, the investigators, the police that are still having a presence here as this investigation continues. they have narrowed down the area just a bit as they are allowing for the streets to reopen. what we know at this point is the fact that robert dear is the man that they have arrested, the man that they say was holed up inside of planned parenthood. he is 57 years old. we now have a mug shot of him. we know what he looks like. what we do not know is what was his motive for doing this. we also don't know for sure if he was targeting planned parenthood or if this was something that just happened in the parking lot and he took cover in planned parenthood. they are also mak

stephanie elam is live in colorado springs. for us, what are you learning specifically about the investigation, stephanie? >> reporter: we're still learning about robert dear, he's 57 years old. we don't know why he did it. that building in the distance that is planned parenthood. and that's where the terror happened. where people were fleeing through the streets and trying to get away from the drama. as you can hear how people are saying were heroic efforts to get dear to surrender. >> we did get officers inside of the building at the planned parenthood. and the officers were able to shout to the suspect and make communication with him. and at that time, they were able to get him to surrender. and he was taken into custody. there were 11 people that were transported to local hospitals. of those 11 people, five of them were police officers from various agencies that have responded to date. >> and what's worth noting here, too, those five officers that were injured, we understand that according to police reports, that this indivi

cnn's stephanie elam is live for us nearby the scene. stephanie, tell us more about this extremely delicate process of trying to extract the gunman from the hostages without anyone else getting injured. >> reporter: it was quite a scary proposition. you're talking about a situation that dragged on for six hours, fred, as they were trying to contain this man. and during that, nine people getting injured and three people losing their lives. very tense situation. so much so, you can hear it on some of the conversations between the police officers, the scanner traffic. take a listen to what was going on and listen to the intenseness of it. >> there are three people hiding in the bathroom, where they think they hear the suspect. they think somebody's knocking. >> is anybody in the safe room? >> we are in contact with one party, one of the three, hiding in planned parenthood. >> they're going to hide in the back closet until this is all -- we have people hunkered down in the northwest corner of the building. >> confirmed, we have people still i

and no way i think i could have done anything different to make him a better officer. >> our stephanie elamado springs, with more on the first responders in this situation. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, victor. you hear how they are remembering garrett swasey and important to remember other officers and other people who were also injured. we won't know the names of the two other civilians that died on friday until likely monday and that is after the autopsy results are finished. but we are learning more about what transpired and we now know that one of the officers that was hurt was s.w.a.t. officer dan carter. we have the audio of when he is calling in the fact that he has been shot. it's almost a little hard to listen to because you can hear the panic and the -- how upset he is in the moment. take a listen. >> reporter: we now know as well that of the nine people that were hospitalized that we understand that five people still remain hospitalized. so some people recovering enough to go home. that is the good news. but still a devastated community here in colorado spr

let's go live to cnn stephanie elam in colorado springs. hanie, we'll talk about the victims in just a moment. first, tell us, what should we expect today when the alleged shooter faces a judge? >> reporter: he will be arraigned around 1:30 local time. they're doing it by video uplink. he's held here at el paso criminal justice center. that's how he will face the judge. we know he's being held without bond, pamela. >> and the standoff, we know, lasted for six hours. we were covering it. how did police finally get dear to surrender? >> reporter: it's interesting. they tapped into the cameras inside of planned parenthood and able to watch where he was within the building. they were also able to determine where they could go in the building. the police officers were able to communicate with dear and get him to surrender. this after he was shooting through building walls and that's how so many people were hurt. >> they also brought in a bear cat, right? >> reporter: right, they went into the building. >> let's talk about those victims again the

stephanie elam is live nearby. tell us about that extremely delicate process of extracting the gunman without injuring any of the hostages. >> reporter: it is amazing that there weren't more casualties involved with this, fred. if you take a look behind me, you can see in the distance where that planned parenthood building is. as you heard the mayor say, the question of motive is still up there specially since this shooting began in the parking lot. >> he fired through the window. one of the guys got hit in the leg. >> you might be able to get a sniper shot through this open window. >> tense moments at a planned parenthood clinic at colorado springs. as two civilians and a police officer are killed in a nearly six-hour standoff. it ended when the gunman finally gave up. >> we did get officers inside of the building at the planned parenthood and the officers were able to shout to the suspect and make communication with him. at that point, they were able to get him to surrender and he was taken into custody. >> one o

ive. >> stephanie elam, cnn on california's central coast. of. >> great scenes there.rabbing season should be starting soon here in california, but sport fishermen are being told to put away their traps for now. >> just for now. that's because some crabs may be unsafe to eat because of toxic algae. cnn's dan simon has more. >> tom and his family have been in the restaurant business for more than 80 years. >> have fresh crabs for you. >> fresh crab, the sibt item in the city's famed fisherman's wharf, but this year is different. >> can you recall a situation where you have not been able to get california crab? >> not for this reason. there's been strikes and bad weather and problems with fishermen. never because of an algae. this is something new to us. >> algae has forced wildlife officials to suspend the start of crab season. algae gets caught in the food web, eventually making its way to the crabs. if the infected crabs are eaten by humans, they could pose serious health problems. damoic acid can be fatal. >> and it targets a specific part of the brain that can cause

let's get right to cnn's stephanie elam.ional marijuana is legal in four states and washington, d.c. what makes this vote in ohio notable other than the apparent endorsement of an ex-boy bander? >> reporter: jake, there's more than just a couple of people with famous names who want ohioans to vote to legalize marijuana today. while pushing their measure, there's another issue on the ballot, built to block legalization, even if legalization passes. it's a bit of a confusing showdown in the buckeye state. >> reporter: it's all about the green in ohio today. the growing, smoking, and spending kind and it's the cash causing controversy. voters can say yes to legalizing medical and recreational marijuana at the same time. in ohio, it's called issue three. but if they do, commercial growing rights would go to just ten predetermined farms owned by, you guessed it investors in the campaign to legalize the cash crop. >> i'm nick lachey, ohio is my home and i care very deeply about the people here. >> reporter: music star nick lachey,

stephanie elam has the latest on the investigation. " " (nats full/police dispatch) "we just took fire through the window. one of the s.o. (sheriff's office) guys got hit in the leg. he's code 4, we're going to extract him" "once they extract this guy, you might be able to get a sniper shot through this open window" "he just shooting indiscriminately through the walls and that's how we got hit." tense moments at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs... as two civilians and a police officer are killed in a nearly six hour standoff. it ended when the gunman finally gave up. (lt. catherine buckley, colorado springs police) "we did get officers inside of the building at the planned parenthood. and the officers were able to shout to the suspect and make communication with him. and at that point, they were able to get him to surrender and take him into custody." one of the dead -- 44 year old officer garrett swasey -- worked for the university of colorado... he apparently rushed to the scene from the campus - 10 miles away. two more victims have not been identified... five police o

our stephanie elam is live in chicago. nie, this video came out because it was requested from a journalist through that freedom of information process. a judge said it had to be released. now it's out. hundreds hit the streets protesting. the question a lot of people are asking right now is why did it take a year? more than a year to charge this officer? >> reporter: yeah, more than a year for the world to see the video, poppy, and for this officer to be charged. what the officials are saying is that this was an open investigation into what happened, what transpired between the police officers and this 17-year-old. so they said that was a major reason for it. now, when this request came in, the judge took a look at it and said hey, this video's got to be released by wednesday. it came out yesterday. there was also interesting points about the narrative, about what people had said happened. police versus other people saying we want to see the video. we want to know for sure what happened. but there are some things that, you

stephanie elam is going to be taking us through it, and again, i want to warn you, it is very graphicr: demonstrators converged on chicago streets by the hundreds outraged over this graphic dash cam video showing laquan mcdonald being shot 16 time times in october of last year. the disturbing footage shows mcdonald falling to the ground after shot, and then hit multiple times on the ground. >> and the officer in this case, he took a young man's life, and he is going to have to account for the actions. >> reporter: the 37-year-old officer jason van dyke has been charged with first degree mur her e der and taken awe of the payroll. for now, he is out on bond, but his attorney says that he is fearing for his life. >> and it is not a murder case, and we feel that we are going to be justified in this case. >> reporter: they say that mcdonald was wielding a knife with a three-inch blade which he used to slash the tire of a police ka car, and then police say that mcdonald who had pcp in his blood stabbedwas shot and f the ground. >> all evidence is that he began shooting approximately six se

. >> cnn's stephanie elam live on the campus with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning carol. this is not the first time a that we've seen student athletes actually take up a line and protest something. but you can definitely say when the football team joined in with these student activists here, changes happened quickly. this morning students a t the university of missouri are waking up to a massive shake up. one activists say is just the beginning of change. the university system president and the school's chancellor ousted amid racial tensions and weeks of student-led protests. >> please use this resignation to heal. not to hate. >> this is just a beginning in aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the um system. >> effective immediately the resignation of university president tim wolf, who some say failed to adequately address several hate crimes on the campus. >> we didn't respond or react -- >> while striking a different tone than the one captured in this tense exchange with studen

. >> stephanie elam is in chicago this morning with more. good morning. >> good morning carol. this is a video that people have been wanting to see for months. it's been over a year since this happened. but it was because of a journalist's request that the judge ruled that the video has to be released and that is why we are now seeing it. >> demonstrators converged on chicago streets by the hundreds. outra outraged over this graphic police dash cam video. the disturbing footage shows mcdonald falling to the ground after being shot, then hit multiple times while on the ground. >> the officer in this case took a young man's life. and he's going to have to account for his actions. >> the 37-year-old officer jason van dyke is charged with first-degree murder and has been taken off the chicago police payroll. for now being held without bond. van dyke's lawyer says his client feared for his life. >> it is truly not a murder case and we feel we're going to be very successful in defending this case. >> investigators say mcdonald was wielding a knife with a three inch blade which he all

. >> cnn's stephanie e elam is standing by live in colorado springs. you know, such curiosity about this defendant, and he is about to walk into the court appearance, and walk me through what he is expecting this afternoon. >> well, ashleigh, we understand that it is video uplink, and he is being held here at the el paso criminal justice scenter, and we understand that he is going to be arraigned and held without bond so far. he is goinging the to be learning the charges against him, and the district attorney's office has ten days to the amend the charges, add more charges against him based on what happened on friday afternoon here in colorado springs. >> so much of a security presence, is there where you are given the political nature of the ime? >> no. where we are, i would not mess around with everything that is here. but i know that some people who were hurt and injured in the shooting the nine people, and let alone the three people who lost their lives, and the police have not called it a crime against planned parenthood even though everything hap

>> stephanie elam is live in colorado springs. arning about the investigation and where it stands right now? >> reporter: good morning, christi and victor. what i can show you, we've gotten closer ton when we first showed you. that would be the planned parenthood building back there. they're preparing to open up roads and make it look accessible again. when you think about yesterday afternoon, it was sheer terror. >> we just took fire through the window. one of the s.o. guys got hit in the leg. >> reporter: tense moments t aplanned parenthood clinic in colorado springs. it ended when the gunman finally gave up. >> we did get officers inside of the building at the planned parenthood. and the officers were able to shout to the suspect and make communication with him. and at that point, they were able to get him to surrender. and he was taken into custody. >> reporter: one of the dead, 44-year-old garrett swasey, worked with the university of colorado. he apparently rushed to the scene from the campus, ten miles away. two more victims

let's check in with cnn's stephanie elam live from the university of missouri. nie, what do we know about how this started? these incidents that went unreported? what was the nature of them? the volume of them? >> reporter: well, chris, when you listen to what the students are saying you hear different complaints about what was wrong. what they were calling for is the figure heads to step down. the issue the racism and be it institutionalized racism is far from over here at mizzou. this morning, students at the university of missouri are waking up to a massive shake-up. the university system president and the school's chancellor ousted amid racial tensions and weeks of student-led protests. >> please use this resignation to heal. not to hate. >> this is just the beginning in aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the um system. >> reporter: effective immediately, the resignation of university president tim wolf who some say failed to adequately address several hate crimes on mizzou's campus. >> we didn't respond or reac

stephanie elam. >> reporter: the chips here began to fall very quickly.ing, students at the university of missouri are waking up to a massive shake-up. one that activists say is just the beginning of change. the university system president and the school's chancellor ousted amid racial tensions and weeks of student-led protests. >> please use this resignation to heal, not to hate. >> this is just the beginning in aiding and dismantling systems of oppression within higher education, specifically the um system. >> reporter: effective immediately, the resignation of university president tim wolf who some say failed to adequately address several hate

. >> stephanie elam live in colorado springs with more.reporter: good morning, carol. we can show you the images of the three people who lost their lives in this six-hour bloody standoff that happened the day after thanksgiving. we know that jennifer markovsky lost her life. she would have been 37 years old next month. a devoted mother of two, we're told. we also know the other person that lost their life, was ke'arre stewart, iraq war veteran. third person that lost their life was garrett swasey who was working at the university of colorado springs, left his post to aid his fellow police officers and that's where he lost his life. he's also the father of two. before this, also had a strong career in ice skating. was a champion as well. those are the three people we know lost their lives on top of the nine people who were injured on the day of the shooting. >> the suspect is due in court. do we know anything more about him? >> reporter: we know more about where he came from. he hadn't been in colorado long. where he lived here and lived in

stephanie elam is out front. it's all about the green in ohio today.it's the cash that's causing controversy. for the first time in america, voters can say yes to legalizing medical and recreational marijuana at the same time. in ohio, it's called issue 3. but if they do, commercial growing rights would go to just ten predetermined farms owned by, you guessed it, investors in the campaign to legalize the cash crop. >> i'm nick lache, ohio is my home and i care very deeply about the people here. >> reporter: tv and music star mark lache and nanette lepore have financial stakes in the game. >> by no means does that mean we share in all the profits. like i said before, there will be competition and there will be winners and will be losers. >> reporter: also those in the middle. ohioans who want to legalize marijuana, but don't want the green to line the pockets of so few. the man behind the campaign to bring legal pot smoking to the swing state said it could never pass without big budget backers. >> groups of investors had the ability to fund the campaign

cnn's stephanie elam live in chicago with the very latest. stephanie?ing, chris. we have known about the fact that there is an officer who shot this 17-year-old 16 times, that was not a secret but no one had seen the video. a judge ruled that the world should see it and that it had to come out by wednesday. yesterday, that video was released and now, we can show it to you and i want to warn, for anyone who hasn't seen this, this may be upsetting but here is the dash cam video of what transpired on october 20, 2014. as you can see there, you can see that this 17-year-old, laquan, is shot, he falls to the ground and then it seems that he is shot several more times while he is on the ground. what we have understand is that jason van dyke, the officer in question here, he was charged with first-degree murder yesterday. he is being held without bond. his lawyer says that he felt that he was in danger and that is why he shot so many times, but many people wanting to see this video, wanting to see what happened here. now, across the city of chicago, people wer

details now from cnn's stephanie elam. >> reporter: john, voters in ohio decided to pass on legalizingna. this was the first time in the country voter's history they had a chance to legalize recreational and medical use at the same time. called issue 3, it would have given commercial growing rights to just ten farms. nick lachey, an nfl player, and a fashion designer and even president william taft's great, great grand nephews were all poised to cash in if the amendment passed. but the initiative had an uphill battle with some ohioans who support legalization saying issue 3 wasn't the way to go since it would line the pockets of so few. there was also issue 2 on the ballot, an anti-monopoly countermeasure specifically designed to defeat issue 33. ohio would have been the fifth state to legalize recreational marijuana and the 24th to legalize medical marijuana. john? >> thank you. the co-direct of the rand drug policy research center. this measure was defeated by a pretty wide margin. were voters saying no to legalized marijuana or just refusing a government-controlled monopoly of marij

cnn's stephanie elam is love in colorado springs with the latest what have you learned, stephanie? >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. today, this morning, we learned it is a devoted mother, iraq war veteran and before he loved police officer from this community that 4r0lost their li in the shooting here on friday. this morning, the two civilians killed in the brazen shooting at a planned parenthood in colorado are now identified. authorities say 29-year-old iraq war veteran stewart and 36-year-old mother of two, jennifer markovski were killed frid friday. they are trying to zero in on the motive. after a bloody six-hour stanoff, deer made remarks about baby parts after surrendering according to a law enforcement official. the official also says the suspect expressed anti-abortion and anti-government views to officers. neighbors say he once gave them anti-obama flyers. >> handed us obama flyers. if you have time to look at this later. >> reporter: it's still unclear whether these opinions may have motivated the deadly salt. >> you can certainly infer what it may have been in terms o