clearly, the residents of albuquerque support the changes needed to fix the problems present in the albuquerqueolice department. during our investigation, we have heard from many people coming from all walks of life in our city. they came forward because they care about this city, and because they care about the police department that serves them. the people of albuquerque are committed to being part of the critical dialogue necessary to ensure that reforms are in place, to promote constitutional policing, while giving the men and women of the albuquerque police department the support they need to fight crime effectively. these three critical factors give us great optimism that the city, the albuquerque police department, and the community will come together to ensure that the deficiencies identified by the investigation are corrected. i now turn the podium over to the acting assistant attorney general samuels who will discuss the results of the investigation. >> good morning, thank you all for joining us today. thank you damon for your work in albuquerque and across new mexico. the u.s. attorn

but the descent of the set of guidelines that they're hoping that the albuquerque police department tension still on their own bill. they include on the training and how to deal with the mentally ill also more changes to the internal investigation they found the attention of ideas just sit on chairs word for it even though the evidence didn't show up didn't really match up with what the authors were saying and they also want to revive the albuquerque police wanted to revise its use of force policies and how it uses its tactical unit said just watch the on over to another story at regarding police contacts that were just learning that lapd officers had been tampering with voice recording equipment in dozens of patrol cars and effort to avoid being monitored while on duty. i want these officers were doing and how wide scale this practice really lies throughout the police department the treadmill will the los angeles times discovered that did the lapd had tampered with at least fifty of these antennas which moderates or was it results in their sane while they're out i

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today the department of justice >> the verdict is in on the albuquerque police department. rtment of justice released their findings from an investigation into whether the albuquerque police have engaged in a pattern of excessive force. all awe we have determined that there is reasonable cause to believe that the albuquerque police department engages in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force including the use of unreasonable deadly force. in brief, we found that the albuquerque police department engages in a pattern or practice of violating residents' any 4th amendment rights by using excessive force during police encounters. specifically, we found that officers used deadly force in an unconstitutional manner. we found that officers use deadly force against people who did not pose an immediate threat of death or serious harm to the officers or to others. and against people who posed a threat only to themselves. in fact, we found that some times it was the conduct of the officers themselves that heightened the danger and escalated the need to use force. >> the albuqu

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sanchez, the police chief in albuquerque first said that the shooting was completely justified.ays later, he said he regrets saying that the shooting was justified. he had access to that video all along showing that man being shot in the back and came out and said, first of all, his first reaction was, it was completely justified. >> i was totally shocked and alarmed by these statements that the chief made when he made the statements when he said the shooting was justified. the people across the country and in albuquerque, it was extremely disturbing to see what occurred. and for the chief to make those comments, and he's a new chief to the albuquerque police department, he just recently got appointed. i think it's unfortunate that you don't review the evidence that occurred, and in looking at the tape, i think we've got a horrific scene here in albuquerque that needs to be investigated very thoroughly. i came out anticipate made statements immediately along with other members of council, making the statements that the department of justice needs to come in and also review this

the albuquerque is being investigated by the department of justice and the fbi. the city council will meet to discuss the matter. both family members of the victims and police supporters will speak. >> 37 people have been killed in police shootings in albuquerque since 2010. the department is under federal investigation and possible civil rights violations. >> microsoft says it's walking away from windows xp for good on tuesday, offering no more security support or updates on the system. computers running the xp system will work, but many fear it leaves the door open to hackers. anyone running an antivirus program for firewall will be protected. >> experimental medicine is showing promising results for women with breast cancer. pfizer's drug results show it nearly doubled the time patients lived without tumours advancing. if approved it can generate more than $5 billion in sales. >> an unprecedented baptism taking place in argentina. the social change that the baby's parents hope will be brought to the country. >> a rescue in the high sees to save a stranded fami

a new report on the albuquerque police department. concluding that officers engaged in excessive deadly force. police say 20 people have been killed in the last five years. heidi zhou-castro is here with more on this. >> the justice department's report found there was a pattern of excessive force by part of the albuquerque police accident. it was a report that was scathing in its breadth and language. >> vindication, that's what the father of kenneth ellis iii felt op thursday, upon hearing these words in the department of justi justice. >> we found officers used deadly force against people who did not pose a threat of death. and against the people who posted threats to themselves. >> ellis was gunned down while pointing a gun at his own head. he had been an iraq war veteran. it has been this man's mission to fight for reform since his son's death. >> the justice department says the major city of shootings were unreasonable, violating the fourth amendment, and found enkaurnts with persons with mental -- encounters with persons with men

he was the 24th person shot and killed by albuquerque police in the last five years. the police have their own supporters who are planning a rally for later today. al jazeera, jim houle has more >> reporter: the streets continue to sim mer as protesters keep up the pressure on law enforcement after a series of deadly police shootings. >> watching the sorrow from people who have lost so many innocent family members and it friend, it's my civil right to be a part of this. >> 100 people turned out on friday night for a peaceful protest, unlike the one a week ago that erupted in violence when rocks were thrown at police who fired tear gas to control the crowd. the tensions were sparked after the shooting deaths of two men in the last three weeks by albuquerque officers. james boyd, a mentally ill homeless man was killed in the albuquerque foothills, a shooting captured on a police officer's camera. chief gordon eaton called it justified because he said boyd came at his officers with knives. >> all of the less than lethal devices were employed. >> alfred redwine was shot i

james boyd was killed in the albuquerque foothills, a shooting captured on a police officer's camera. the chief has called the shooting justified because he said boyd came at his officers with knives. >> all the less than heatal devices wered. >> redwine was shot in a housing project, bringing the number to 24 shootings in less than five years. >> as things get worse and worse, people are going to rise up and the police are going to react more and more violently. >> in a community forum friday night, activists added the names of the two men to a symbolic coffin. >> when a cop murders somebody, they need to be sent to jail. cops kill people all the time and are never held accountable. >> not everyone here shares the outrage over the police, despite the protests, law enforcement has the support of many in the community. >> a group called citizens who stand with the albuquerque police department that 2500 likes on facebook and is defending the men and women on the force. >> they don't understand the job that they do. they're not in there at that moment having to make those split-2nd deci

in the reporting as albuquerque police aimed at the end of broken civilian oversight is really part of problem that contributes to excessive force and of course is not exclusive to albuquerque we've seen. oversight board to a los angeles county also complain of having not enough power to relieve a free for police departments and her mom and doj report was of course a long time coming. a lot of scrutiny on as police department. i hope the activists were laid out cheryl according to the albuquerque journal local paper there in new mexico since two thousand and the use cases of excessive force by the albuquerque police department have cost the taxpayers twenty three million dollars in the head is really only expected to continue to quell been reading about his book prize away a copy documents scandals that as the ones that we we're seeing right now in albuquerque going back to the nineteen nineties and since then there have been attempts to re form the use of technology is one of those tactics lapel cameras recording devices but even in that the doj investigation they found that many time

the d.o.j. and albuquerque police. many say they have lost trust in the government and police, they acknowledge it is a step forward. >> the three al jazeera journalists imprisoned in egypt were back in court on thursday. the prosecution produced video material. including reports from kenya by peter greste, and contents of sky news report on egypt. defense lawyers say it's nothing to do with the case. >> al jazeera rejects charges and demands the release of its staff. >> the state department says russia is using its energy supply as a tool of coercion, coming after russian president vladimir putin told europe he'd cut off the gas supply if ukraine did not pay back its energy debt. the deadline is ticking down for the activists, with an hour to go. the ukrainian government told them to back down in the east or he'd force them to leave. this report from donetsk. >> from inside their barricaded empire, protesters keep watch as reinforcements arrive. this, they say, is their domain, an independent republic representing the

this is a clip from the albuquerque police video of their encounter with james boyd. boyd died from his injuries the next day. after footage of the police shooting him with viral, the hacker group anonymous called on people in albuquerque to protest. has beenly, a video released to the public which shows albuquerque police officers murdering a man in cold blood for illegally camping. this man, which was schizophrenic, had no intention of hurting these police officers . on the contrary, this man looked as if he is simply attempting to protect himself from militarized thugs. we drastically need to address the growing police that has occupied our country. when will we say no more? how many more citizens will be murdered? naturally, the police will look to label anonymous as a tourist organization for our demands of justice. the question has to be asked, who do we terrorize? is it not a growing police state that terrorizes its own citizens? claimednday, anonymous responsibility for taking down the albuquerque police department's website for several hours. the department ha

up their own investigation of the albuquerque police department. have just learned that the department of justice has wrapped up its investigation and ready to release those results. that will happen at ten a.m. thursday, john. >> thank you we'll watch that. a pill that is 90% effective against hiv, is barrel used, truvada, approved by the fda almost ten years ago. but those who it would before most are not using it. roxana saberi reports. >> gay men are using condoms less and less, 20% less in 20 years, damon jacobs is gay, he's doing something many aren't, taking a pill named truvada. >> here is this medication that could be more than 90% effective if taken every day. >> he's such a fan he started this facebook page promoting it. >> has been shown to be effective -- >> other gay men are less enthusiastic about truvada also called prep. dr. janine murray has offered the bill to her patients but only one has accepted it. >> they have a spirit of being invincible, it's not going to happen to me. >> most are her patients at the drop in clinic are low

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he was holding knives. >> the video provoked protests on albuquerque streets. it prompted police to respond with tear gas and riot gear following the justice department's report. the mayor and police chief acknowledged for the first time the department's shortcomings but they didn't go as far as to apologize. >> those families, i am sure, feel that tragedy. our goal is to reduce any type of an event, any type of a situation where our officers always take the appropriate action. that's our goal. >> do you want to offer them any apologies? >> at this point, we are working -- we are working really hard on this situation. >> they are trying to circle the wagons and trying to, you know, save face and the reality is that they have been part of the problem all along. >> the mayor in office since 2009 says he hasn't considered resigning. the next step, talks between the doj and albuquerque police to address reforms. and while many hearsay they have lost trust in the city's government and police, they acknowledge this is a step forward. heidi jo castro, al jazeera, albuq

. >> protesters are angered by the albuquerque department. the police force is the focus of a federal investigation. >> it was a showdown in albuquerque. what began as a peaceful protest against the police department turned violent. demonstrators crashed with officers in riot gear. they used tear gas to disperse the crowds. the mayor defended the actions of the police saying they were attacked and used nonlethal force to defend themselves. >> the rally comes a week after the police fatally shot james boyd. a mentally ill homeless man who was illegally camping. the police called the shooting justified, but the federal bureau of investigation is investigating. days later police shot another man dead. the man's family said he was unharmed. >> i heard the shot, saw him grab his chest. >> since 2010 there has been 24 fatal killings. the police department is looking into the shooting, and the governor is calling for calm: >> on the same day the albuquerque police department's website was taken down in a cyber attack by the group anonymous. >> in ken

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the top stories. demonstrators rally to support police in albuquerque in the wake of a string of officer-involved shootings. >> honouring those lost, in the shootings at fort hood. >> protests in the east - demanding they join russia. >> and a fast-growing country in africa reminded of the past - the rwandan genocide 20 years later. >> doz eps of people are on the streets -- dozens of people are on the streets of albuquerque, aaccusation the police department of excessive force after a series of officer-involved shootings. the rally is in response to a protest on friday. a homeless man was killed, the 23rd person that officers have killed there. jim huli joins us live with more on this. give us an update on what is happening today? >> things are quiet in front of the albuquerque. a short time ago we had 200 plus chontors, pro -- demonstrators, pro-police demonstrators. this embattled police department, some carrying signs saying "i love the albuquerque pd", and others, friends and families. 100 members of a local motorcycle group. all of this happening in the same place where a week ago antipolice demonstr

the city of albuquerque has one of the highest rates of police shootings. police have shot and killed 24 people. two happened in the last two months. today in a scathing report, the department of justice disagreed with that assess: heidi jo castro has been following the story from albuquerque. reporter: the department of justice has been investigating albuquerque police department for a year and a half. the findings released today was a stunner in both its breadth and language. the department of justices found albuquerque police have too frequently used deadly force for people who are mentally ill and they say this problem is systematic. all of it started off with a shoot okay march 16th of a homeless man. james boyd settled in for the night under a tarp on the foot hills of the sandia mountains. the 38-year-old had an extensive arrest record. police say he showed signs of managements illness. this video shows how he died. we warn you what you are about to see is graphic. >> get on the ground. get on the ground now. get on the ground. get on the ground. >>

. >> demonstrations in mexico, but the gathering was in support of the albuquerque police department. police officers are not the problem, they are doing their job. john huli has the latest from albuquerque. >> earlier today about 200 people gathered in front of the albuquerque police department showing support for the embattled police force. 200 carrying fines saying "i love the albuquerque pd", others, friends and family of the members of the police force. 100 of the demonstrators, members of a local motorcycle club showing support. all of this happening at the same place from a week ago. some 800 antipolice protesters showing up. spitting on police, throwing locks. police had to move in and use horses and tear gas. demonstrators say police are out of control. demonstrators here say they are doing their job. >> the police department handles a lot more calls, they are in a situation where they are in danger. >> on the right side of things they are doing what is right. what is wrong is the mental health system in the community. people that have been shot are mentally ill. i want to se

. >>> hundreds of people came out yesterday in support of the albuquerque police department. most of the crowd retired officers or family members of police officers. people who atepidded say police officers have a hard job and it's important for the community to stand behind them. >>> now this is video of that protest. it followed the deadly police shooting of a homeless man. that shooting is now being investigated by the fbi. the justice department is also investigating the albuquerque police department and use of force. in the last four years there have been 37 police shootings. 23 of those were deadly. >>> spring break celebrations turned violent in southern california. at least six law enforcement officers and dozens of partyers were injured over the weekend during a street party in santa barbara. nearly 15,000 people attended the annual event. more than 100 people were arrested. deputies say they have never experienced anything like this in 15 years. on sunday students assessed the damage. the university says the incident is under investigation and students who participat

albuquerque's police department. supporters say officers are not the problem. jim huli explains. >> supporters of albuquerque's law enforcement gathered outside police hours on sunday. >> the job that the guys do proves that at times they have to think quickly on their feet. there's no other course of action. >> i'm concerned about the shootings, and about those that don't follow our laws. >> a week ago protestors battled the police, >> the protests have been sparked by the shooting of a mentally ill homeless man. the killing was captured on an officer's camera. days later another shooting. police say albert redwine threatened them with a gun. family members says he was unarmed, he had a cell phone ed. >> this is where it happened. ishes this is where my boy was shot and gild. >> michael's son was shot and killed by the albuquerque police in 2011. >> happened here. the cop was here and decided that he was going to be the judge and the executioner. >> police say alan gomez was armed. that was not true. michael gomez believes the police department needs an overhau

james boyd, a mentally ill homeless man was killed in the albuquerque foothills, a shooting captured a police officers camera. the chief called it justified because boyd came at his officers with knives. >> all devices were deplied. another man, albert redwine was shot in a housing project, bringing the number to 24 of shootings in the last five years. >> as things get worse and worse people rise up, and the police will react more and more violently. >> in a community forum on friday night activists added the name of the two men to a symbolic coffin. cops kill people all the time and are never held accountable. >> not everyone shares the outrage over the police. despite the protest law enforcement has the support of many. a group called citizens would stand with the albuquerque police department has 2500 likes and is defending the men and women on the force. >> they don't under the job they do. they were not in there at that moment having to make the split second decisions. >> chief okayin is -- okayin is reviewing policies. >> my goal is to make major reforms to the department, bett

i went to the first march, the peaceful march last tuesday, an enormous march by albuquerque standards, people have pretty much had it. so for the police department it's a difficulty. they really don't have anything left to say now that the department of justice has had its say on constitutionality of these issues. >> well, when i interrupted you earlier you were starting to talk a little bit about what happens next. because that is, of course, the e question as you said, in some citieses it, this has lead tie federal oversight. that's one possibility here. what is on the table? >> you know, it's interesting to try to figure out what is on the table because the mayor came out about noon today, mayor richard per and said we have a lot of work to do. however he also said three weeks ago that he would prefer and ask for a federal monitor for the situation. he actually came without being pressured to do so. so what does that mean in these negotiations with its doj. we don't know, is it going to be something in between. the big question is what will the community accept, jeffrey. you know f

we have seen them abide not by the city of the agreement. >> albuquerque again, days after a scathing report, officers for using excessive force another suspect is shot down killed by the police. they are frying to circle the wagons and save face, and the reality is they have been part of the problem all along. >> and snuffed out, how the campaign to stop promoting cigarettes to kids the e cigarette, and why it sparked a new effort to put out the fire. and good evening thank you for being with us. an escalating war of words as u.s. leaders sharper complaints against moscow over the cry israeli. tensions are growing as the government cracks down on pro russian forces in eastern ukraine. and the russian president threatens push back, certainly there have been many flash points over the last six months but this time, the u.s. nato and russia are all sharply flexing military and diplomatic muscle in what looks to be a spiraling. >> a note toe warship in the sea, and with the arrival of america paratroopers, the u.s. and european allies are pointedly flexing their military muscle. in respo

the second on tuesday had nearly 1,000 inhabitants of albuquerque marching in the streets.t was in the range of 300 to 350. and it lasted for the majority of the day, about 12 hours of protesters organically taking over large parts of downtown and the university area to express their displeasure at the rate of officer-involved shootings that we have here in our city. >> and jim cavanaugh, the numbers are extraordinary in albuquerque for a police department that size policing a population of about 600,000. they're way out of whack nationally. that's one of the reasons why the justice department's down there investigating. what we see on that video is a department that is not observing the deadly force rule that's in place in most of the departments around the country. this guy poses no physical threat to them at that time. he's actually physically turning away from them when they start shooting. it's really quite extraordinary. >> well, that's right, lawrence. you can only use deadly force to protect yourself or another from death or serious bodily injury. and if you slow th

the report also says albuquerque police have used excessive force against people who only posed a minimumhreat. heidi jotas row is live for us. heidi, how significant are the findings and what will they mean for the police for? >> hey, tony. the findings found today were a stunner. it is also an affirmation for those that have lost love ones always to their claims that police have used excessive force. and this announcement came in 4 points, tony, fist that the albuquerque police department too frequently used deadly force against people who posed minimal threat. that the police department also excessively uses tazers, that a too frequently used force for the mentally ill, and that these problems are systematic. that these deficiencies are long standing, and from the doj's letter the police department, that there is a culture of indifference, to constitutional policing. >> in fact, we found that sometimes it was the conduct of the officers themselves that heightened the danger and escalated the need to use force. >> now the department of justice has offer add lit of recommended changes fo

the justice department saying albuquerque's police department is guilty of using excessive force. the investigation that began in 2012, it says the department needs to implement reforms and provide officers with more training. a shooting death of a homeless man trigger as string of public protests over civil rights abused. officials looking for the missing plane are narrowing their search. they are hearing more signals coming from the same place, signals they believe are coming from the plane's black boxes, the search zone is now ten times smaller than what it was before. and those are the headlines if you would like the latest from all of our stories we encouraging you to head on over to our website. aljazeera.com. real money, with ali velshi is next. >> breaking news, a surprising shakeup in washington just announced. kathleen sebelius is resigning. breaking details in a moment. and a nasty day for stocks as the stocks are whacked and the rest of the market feels the pain. the sell off and what to do about it. and plus, the need to act like a leader and bad reforms at the

the d.o.j. and albuquerque place to address reforms. while many say they have lost trust in the city's government and police, they acknowledge that this is a step forward. >> that report from albuquerque in new mexico. >> moving to other new, and turkey's constitutional court declared new laws. the government was given more control on judges and prosecutors as part of reforms. it was seen as an attempt by prime minister to tighten the government's grip on judiciary. >> egypt's newsagency says two alleged members of the muslim brotherhood were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces. state media says the two were trying to set fire to a police check point and opened fire at police. protests are ongoing in a number of towns across the country. demonstrations have gathered since abdul fatah al-sisi stepped down from his position as head of the awned forces -- armed forces, to run for president. >> al jazeera is demanding the release of its journalists who have been in prison for 104 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mo

the toilet. >>> and albuquerque residents desending on city hall today demanding that the police department beverhauled. jim hooley has our details. >> reporter: the signs and emotions filled these city council chambers. >> i wanted every officer who has been involved in a death by apd to be tried by jury for murder, and i that want to be the standard operating procedure from this day forward. >> reporter: some charging the department is out of control. >> our city is too beautiful to be portrayed by an unsafe place at the hands of the people who committed to protect us. >> it's not apd, it's the government system we live in. it's new mexico's weak criminal justice system. >> reporter: the outrage was sparked when a homeless man was gunned down on a hillside, a few days later another man was shot and killed. >> i seen my brother falling to the ground and bleeding from his chest, and all i wanted to do was help him. >> reporter: her brother was the 24th person killed by shootings in this city in less than five years. >> they need to know how to talk to people and deal with people, and calm down

that's where my boy was shot and killed. >> reporter: michael gomez's son was shot and killed by the albuquerque police in 2011. >> it happened right here. the cop was over here. he just decided that he was going to be the judge and execution nery. >> police said alan gomez was armed. that turned out not to be true. michael gomez believes the police department needs a complete overhaul. >> they will be out of control until leadership is changed. >> when he got shot, it blue this ear off complete this officer was shot in the line of duty by a mentally ill homeness man in 2003. she believes that they may have overreacted. >> when you have six officers this close to him and pointing a weapon at him. >> you put additional training that gives more thought before pulling the trigger right away. >> ththe albuquerque place are w being investigated by the fbi. both family members of the shooting victims and police supporters are expected to speak. jim hig high hooley, al jazeera. >> mickey rooney has died. he appeared in more than 200 movies. in the 30's and 40's he was a stop star. he was 93 years old,

exclusive look at how that's being done and a new report reveals the history of excessive force by the albuquerque police department we'll take a look at that along with a new scandal brewing over reporting devices being removed from l.a.p.d. squad cars the details on that coming up. and a u.s. lawmaker is pushing a bill that would override state decisions on g.m.o. food labeling will look at the bill and what it means for g.m.o. foods later in the show. it's thursday april tenth five pm in washington d.c. i mean you're a david and you're watching r t america. the results of the afghanistan presidential election from this past saturday are likely still several weeks away there's a total of eight candidates in the running although there are some front runners emerging the obama administration has said very little about the candidates in the afghanistan race however the u.s. has made it clear that it wants the winner to be somebody who will agree to a security deal that would allow for a small u.s. peacekeeping force to remain in the country past twenty fourteen cars i refused to sign the security p

. >> the department of justice criticizing the albuquerque police department. >> a systemic problem. >> a broken system contributed to the use of excessive force. >> we're going to take an in department look at that report and how likely it is to speaker real change. >> in the midst of grief of losing our child and to be accused of harming one of our children at the same time. >> a mother accused of making her children sick on purpose talks openly about the accusations that she is to blame. >> at the far end that way, the two bridges are no further apart than my arms are outstretched. >> the threat to san francisco's old bay bridge may pose to the new span that is right next to it. >> good morning. , to aljazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. >> ahead in this hour, what a scathing justice department report says about the albuquerque police department and what it says about the police department. >> the san francisco bridge built to withstand an earthquake and could be in jeopardy. >> doctors getting a better handle on alzheimer's disease. >> a fedex truck slamming int

justice department accusing the police department in albuquerque, new mexico, of excessive force. a shooting was recorded by the police themselves and anna werner has included that in her report. >> reporter: this albuquerque police video was recorded last month. >> get on the ground! >> reporter: it captured the fatal shooting of james boyd, a man who was homeless and orffered from mental illness. police said he had a knife. it's one of the cases reviewed by joslin samuels' civil rights team at the justice department. pa what we found is a pattern or hat tice of systemic the ciencies that have pervaded the albuquerque police >>partment for many years. >> reporter: today's report found officers too frequently used deadly force against people who pose a minimal threat and that police encounters with persons with mental illness and in crisis too frequently results in a use of force. but how did they wind up here? uatenadequate oversight. inadequate investigations of incidents of force, inadequate training of officers. >> reporter: albuquerque police shot 14 people between 2010 and ab

that agency right now investigating the albuquerque police department. l hear some of their recommendations possibly tonight. but again, with 100 people set to speak here tonight, this meeting could go for a long time into the evening. >> john, what about security? is there increased security at that meeting? >> yes, some of the demonstrations, john, have been very violent. there were rocks thrown at police about a week ago, police have put together special tactical plan for security here tonight. they are not talking about that, but we have at least ten or 15 officers here in the building and officers outside as well. a s.w.a.t. team earlier taking a look at the building and the protesters coming inside. >> jim thanks very much. >>> authorities in washington state have recovered more bodies from last month's dead i will mud slide. the medical office received three more victims. the death toll now standings at 33. of those 30 have been denfied. 12 people are still missing. >>> police and volunteers are k looking for a young girl swept away today by a flas

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