tiller. >> i was meant to have a cause. i was meant to have a purpose. >> mr. tiller set himself up as the abortion provider for all late-term abortions. >> some people despised him and some thought he was a great humanitarian providing a necessary service. >> reporter: the antiabortion movement had one mission in wichita, kansas, shut down dr. george tiller's clinic by any means necessary. >> their approach was to wear him down and peck at him from every angle. >> find out where the child killer lives. find out where his wife has her hair done. >> from harassing him personally at his home, harassing staff, patients coming into the clinic. >> he was a vial -- vile, despicable human being. he was a murderer. >> out there somewhere is one soul listening to all of this and wants to be the person that rights the wrong. >> if someone did not stop him they were going to continue to die, the babies were going to continue to die. >> and scott thought he was the redeemer. >> the day this event happene

zach cared more about tiller's life than tiller cared about zach. >> you would need a set of glasseshat doesn't even exist to say lieutenant tiller was in danger of being struck by that automobile. lieutenant tiller put himself in that situation. >> well, the solicitor in this case says that lieutenant had about 3 seconds to make the decision in that moment whether to shoot in a matter of self-defense or if that indeed was or was not a threat to his life. but she also admitted there were mistakes made. in this letter to the state using also some outside experts, she writes, lieutenant tiller took an improper approach and position. the proper position would have been for tiller to stay behind his car door when ordering hammon to stop the car. we all agreed and case law reports any potential violation of policy in the approach to the vehicle in this instance does not amount to criminal responsibility. yes, he violated policy in this department, but it was not a crime or violated any state law. >> victor, does the -- you heard the mother saying they focused so much on zach and he had hu

seconds after the shooting officer tiller is heard saying this. officer tiller he tried to hit me. the july shooting happened during a drug sting targeting hammond's female old tori diana morton. shortly after, hammond's parents told abc news they hoped the officer would be charged with murder. mom this was over a little bit of marijuana, you don't kill people for marijuana. all along local police blamed the unarmed young man, saying he tried to run the officer over with his car, calling it "attempted murder" in the police report. the circuit solicitor who made the decision not to file charges says, grfx "the video viewed at full speed, standing alone, is troublesome." but she goes on to explain the "video shows tiller's feet going underneath the car at the approximate time the shots are fired?" adding "the car accelerated with such force that a concrete curb was damaged." grfx the solicitor also says hammond had cocaine and other drugs in his system that he had used within 3-6 hours of the shooting. his parents say that's no excuse to kill their son. dad: he murdered our son. elia

listen as lieutenant tiller describes why he opened fire. >> he got ahold of me. >> the police videoas a drug sting. the target, 25-year-old tracy morgan, on a date with hammond at the time of the shooting. her sobs can be heard as an officer stands over hammond. the video was released this week, days before he is cleared of wrongdoing. after a careful consideration of the facts of the case, i have determined that no criminal charges should be filed against lieutenant mark tiller at the state level. she continues, this has been a very difficult case. no parent should ever have to bury their child. >> we are more disappointed by investigation that seemed more focused on attacking the victim, which was zach, than investigating the shooter. >> hammond's parents and attorney say the blame for the fatal shooting rests solely on lieutenant tiller. >> you would need a set of glasses that doesn't exist to say that lieutenant tiller was in danger of being struck by that automobile. >> in an interview, the police chief defended his office. >> you know when you sign up to be a police officer th

listen as lieutenant tiller described why he opened fire.dash cam video shows what seneca south carolina police say was a drug sting. the target, the passenger of the car, 25-year-old tracy morton, on a date with hammond at the time of the shooting. her sobs can be heard as an officer stands over hammond. the video was released this weekdays before lieutenant tiller is cleared of wrongdoing. after a careful consideration, she has determined that no charges should be filed against lieutenant mark tiller at the state level. >> we are disappointed by the invest that seemed focused on attacking the victim, zach, than investigating the shooter. >> the parents say the blame rests solely on lieutenant tiller. >> you would need a set of grasses that didn't exist to say that lieutenant tiller was in danger of being struck by that automobile. >> in an interview shortly after the shooting, the seneca police chief defended his officer. >> you foe when yknow when you be a police officer that there is the potential that you may have to use deadly force. >

the video was released this week, days before lieutenant tiller is cleared of wrongdoing.ation of the facts of the case, the solicitor writes in her ruling, i have determined that no criminal charges should be filed against lieutenant mark tiller at the state level. she continues, this has been a very difficult case. no parent should ever have to bury their child. >> we are more disappointed by an investigation that seems more focused on attacking the victim, which was zack, than investigating the shooter. >> reporter: at a press conference thursday, hammond's parents and attorney say the blame for the fatal shooting rests solely on lieutenant tiller. >> you would need a set of glasses that doesn't even exist to say that lieutenant tiller was in danger of being struck by that automobile. >> in an interview shortly after the shooting, the seneca police chief defended his officer. >> you know when you sign up to be a police officer that that potential is there during your career that you may have to use deadly force. >> reporter: choking back tears, hammond's mother says the

you know, tiller wasn't even in a regular police uniform.mo or army green jump suit. so -- and didn't even identify himself. all zach knew was someone was running up to the car with their guns drawn and i'm sure he was scared. >> he was just scared. eric, you wanted to jump in. what did you want to say? >> yeah. i mean, he just -- whether zachary felt it was a police officer or not, you can't use excessive deadly force in that situation and lieutenant tiller didn't tell him, hey, keep your hands up, don't put your hands down. he said, stop, stop, i will blow your f'ing head off. so that's telling him that he is going to shoot him for a crime that never had been committed. it was supposed to be a drug transaction where they were going to do a drug buy from the passenger. they never even let that materialize. so zachary's life was taken over a potential $60 drug transaction that he was not even involved with. it's outrageous. >> eric, i want to ask you about the one factor that seems to have been zachary's text messages between may 26th and ju

the video was released this week, days before leiutenant tiller is cleared of wrongdoing. a careful consideration of the fact of the case the solicitor writes in her ruling, i have zermd that no criminal charges should be fired against leiutenant mark tiller at the state level. she continues, this has been a very difficult case. no parent should ever are to bury their child. >> we are more disappointed by investigation that seemed more focused on attacking the victim than investigating the shooter. >> at a press conference thursday, hammond's parents and attorney say the blame for the fatal shooting rests solely on leiutenant tiller. >> you would need a set of glasses that doesn't even exist to say that leiutenant tiller was in danger of being struck by that automobile. >> in an interview shortly after the shooting the seneca police chief defended his officer. >> you know when you sign up to be a police officer, that career you might have to use deadly force. >> reporter: choking back tear, hammond's mother says the video proves her son should not have been shot. >> zach c

officer tiller fires. hammond, struck twice in the side and back, dies. today, a south carolina prosecutor concluded the shooting was justified, that officer tiller had reason to fear for his life and that he had a difficult decision in to make in just three seconds. but tonight a justice department investigation continues, and federal charges could still be brought. hammond's parents say he was shot after his car had passed the officer. they are suing, claiming the officer's life was not truly in danger. david? >> and pierre, what about the young woman in the car? the boy's date? >> reporter: david, she was charged with marijuana possession, but remarkably, she was not hurt. >> pierre thomas live in your washington bureau tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> we move onto the extreme weather at this hour. torrential rains from the southeast all the way up through chicago. remnants of her rain patricia will drench the eastern third of the country over the next 24 hours. look at the heavy rain in kansas city, where they are getting world series. the infield unde

officer tiller fires. hammond struck twice in the side and back dies. a south carolina prosecutor concluded the shooting was justified, that officer tiller had reason to fear for his life and that he had a difficult decision to make in just three seconds. a justice department investigation continues, so federal charges could still be brought. hammond's parents say he was shot after his car passed the officer. they are suing, claiming the officer's life was not truly in danger. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> human rights groups are reporting more atrocities at the hands of isis. the militant group is said to have tied three prisoners to ancient columns in the city of palmyra and then blowing them up. those columns dating back at least 2,000 years. >>> and new talks aimed at ending the four-year-old civil war in syria could have a new participant. for the first time iran has been invited to join the discussion. no word yet on whether the iranians will take part. a new round of negotiations starts tomorrow in vienna. secretary of state john kerry

the dashcam video shows hammond driving his car towards tiller. the officer then shooting in prosecutors announced yesterday that tiller will not be charged. randy: a michigan homeowner hears a big kaboom and this is what she finds when she walks outside. that' s a car on her roof. the driver of a ford mustang lost control on a road and landed on the roof of the house. turns out the house is built next to a hill, and the roof is nearly level with the ground. emily: a drug that uses the herpes virus to treat skin cancers now has fda approval. the drug is injected right into tumor tissue to rupture cancer cells. right now, it is only approved for melanoma treatments. 74,000 americans are diagnosed with that deadly form of skin cancer every year. this new treatment has not been shown to prolong a patient' s life. grab a coffee, and a lot of tired baseball fans. ending game one of the world series between the mets and royals. past midnight. it went 14 innings and tied the record for the longest world series game. kansas city takes it 5-4. they' tonigh

and lieutenant tiller is called in for backup. watch. >> put them up! stop, stop, stop!t. what you see there, hammond ignore's the officer's commands, drives off. state pathologist determined hammond was shot twice. the first shot killed him. maybe you heard there he said he tried to hit me, and state investigators determined that tiller, his fear that he would be run over was reasonable. although they admit in a letter that was submitted from the solicitor to the state investigative department that the video is troublesome. here's a part of that letter. what may seem reasonable to any of us who are not in the heat of the moment or at at risk of losing our life is a far cry from an officer actually being in a tense situation where he is forced to make a split-second decision while facing a criminal assailant. hammond's family has said to be crushed. their attorney, eric bland, who is a civil attorney, he said this just to cnn in the last minutes. lieutenant tiller was never at risk at harm from zachary's car, and even if it could be argued that he was, it was a risk he c

her report calls the way tiller walked up to the vehicle with his gun drawn improper.said till ar's belief he would be run over justifies that shooting. >>> los angeles city council passed a new measure to store firearms and lock could have been tainers. the law which goes into effect next month aims to reduce gun accidents among children. it is the challenge by dozens of groups, including the nra. >>> strong winds, heavy winds in the east today. >> good wednesday morning john and christine the wet weather the dominant picture t. uniform generally in the fifts 50s from atlanta to new york city if storm system interacts with the storm system you put it together a. major wind event interacting. you see these isobars. we do have high surf advisories over this region and wind gusts spread coastal yoouj new jersey, notice into the early morning hours, some flights will be bumpy especially upon landing as well. so the wet wetsdz expected on monday. expected to stick around for much of thursday as well. models taint the picture the next 36 hours. one to two inches. more than

personally, i would rather run against tiller because her record is so bad." james gilmore.biden decision means dems are left with clinton, sanders. socialist's policies would hurt those they claim they want to help." then you have rinse previous -- reince priebus saying that the vp's decision is a major blow for dems. strongest candidate gone. party now saddled with scandal ridden clinton. we divided the lines by clinton supporters. those in the bernie sanders cap -- -- camp. what is your reaction to this? all others you can dial in 202-7 48-8002. frontw york times, their page story says this eases the path for hillary clinton. that is the headline. inside, this is what they report. fundraising was the biggest factor in his decision. he told aides and supporters "the strongest chance to continue the work that barack obama has done would be with him. he added that he believes mrs. clayton could lose the republicans - -- mrs. clinton could lose to the republicans you remember the last time he ran in 2008. he did not win the iowa caucuses. therailed behind many of democrats in

second after the shooting officer tiller is heard saying this -- >> he tried to hit me. >> reporter: the july shooting happened during a drug sting targeting his female passenger. shortly after hammond's parents said they hoped the officer would be charged with murder. >> i mean, this is ovever a little bit of marijuana. you don't kill people over marijuana. reporter: all along local police blamed the unarmed man saying he tried to run the officer ovever with his car calling it attempted murder in the police report. the circuit solicitor who made the decision not to file charges says "the video viewed at full speed standing alone is trouble troublesome" but she goes ono explain the "video shows his feet going underneath the car at the approximate te the shots were fired" adding "the car accelerated with such force that a concrete curb was damaged." hammond had cocai own other drugs in his system he used within three to six hours of the shooting. his paren say that's no excuse to kill their son. >>>> he murdered our child. >> reporter: on tuesday they released a statement saying we ar

they call that a tiller." it's his favorore to tool around. harv bish looks like a kid again...as he weaves through his hobby. harv: "i've sent quite a few of them out on prom nights and weddings. i've never felt like they were untouchable...like some people do, you know." reporter: "meant to be driven." harv: "yep. that's right." each car comes with a story or o. remembmb the model t that wouldn't start - it did the other day. harv: "i drove that uptown yesterday. and sure enough it died on me. that's good. that's fun.`then i called aaa, which was a friend of mine with a pickup with a rope. he come and pulled me back here." in the background - 108 of his babies. some need a little t-l-c. somemere a little newer than others. . some require a driver assist. come this weekend - they'll all be gone. reporter: are you sad to see these go? harv: not really. i've had a lot of fun with them over the years. now it's time for someone else to have fun with them." harv bish turns 86 next month - he didn't want to burden his four children with unloading h

officer mark tiller was trying to arrest 19-year-old zack hammond after a drug sting when police say the teen backed his off. the prosecutor said officer tiller opened fire at the approximate time his feet went underneath the car. hammond had cocaine and other drugs in his system taken within three to six hours of the shooting. >>> 9-1-1 calls are providing more detail into a recent incident that milwaukee buccs forward john henson is calling >> they are at the front door. i don't feel comfortable letting them in. >> a worker at a jewelry store in whitefish wisconsin called 9- 1-1 earlier this month to report that henson and three friends were outside the store in what was believed to be a stolen vehicle. henson wanted to buy a rolex, but the store locked its doors. >> i am hiding in the office. i don't want them to see me out there. >> asking about what time we're going to close, and they just didn't sound like they were legitimate customers. >> responding police determined that was henson that was one of the men. the jewelry store owner has apologized. by the way, henson went somew

prosecutors said tuesday that tiller's actions were justified and that the video supports tiller's claims that the car was about to run him over. >>> the united states is opening the door for more ground action by american troops. defense secretary ash carter says the united states will support moderate forces fighting militants in syria. in iraq the united states is willing to provide more firepow firepower. >> the third and final raids signal that we won't hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against isil, whether by strikes from the air or direct action from the ground. >> carter says the strategy should help shrink isis territory. >>> this morning former vice presidential candidate paul ryan is getting ready to become speaker of the house. republicans will meet in an hour to choose their candidate to replace speaker john boehner. a final vote by the full house is scheduled for tomorrow. >>> former house speaker dennis hastert has just pleaded guilty stemming from reports that he evaded legal requirements to report large cash transactions. the judge delay

. >> zachary hammond was o on a first date sitting in his car when officer mark tiller approached with his gun drawn. hammond was shot as he tried to drive away. prosecutors say the shooting was juified because the officer had reason to fear for his life. it all started when the woman in hammond's car allegedly bought mamarijuana om an undercover officer. >>> there are concerns this morning about the safety of cryotherapy after the death of a spa employee. the treatmentnvolves exposure to subzero temperatures for a minute or two. it's supposed d to relie pain and help patients lose weight and make them look younger but the young woman was found frozen to death in one of the spa's cryotherapy chambers. investigators in las vegas say she should not have used the equipment by herself. >>> a disturbing crime caught on camera in philadelphia. realizing he had been robbed the vic chases two suscts off a subway train. there's atruggle as you can see. the victim is then struck three times with a taster and shoved onto the tracks. fortunately no train was coming and the man was not electrocuted

white house indicated the president is considering an executive order that would require more gunnery tillerso conduct background checks. >>> this weekend the nation is marking the 20th anniversary of the million man march in washington, d.c. the huge civil rights rally drew many african-american men from our area and our natasha brown tells us some are returning to washington to commemorate the hitter 86 event. >> there was so much excitement. because we were going to be a part of change. >> reporter: memories flow as vividly as if it were yesterday. >> what can a man do when you go home. >> dotting the sea of men who gathered on the national mall in washington, d.c. for the million man march 20 years ago after robert johnson. >> it was like solidarity from the moment we left philadelphia to the moment we got to washington, d.c. seeing all the brothers together and having a good time and being there for a cause. >> reporter: pastor johnson then 29 years old traveled to d.c. with his fraternity brothers eager to be part of one of the largest civil rights mass rallies in history. >> the impact

. >> zachary hammonds was on a first date sitting in his car when officer bhashg tiller approached with his gun drawn. hammond was shot as he tried to drive away. prosecutors say the shooting was justified because the officer had reason to fear for his life. it all started when the woman in hammond's car allegedly bought officer. >>> there are concerns this morning about the safety of cryo cryotherapy after the death of a spa employee. it involves exposure to subzero temperatures for a minute or two. it's supposed to relieve pain and make them lose weight but she was found frozen to death in one of the spa's cryotherapy change bevers. she should not have used the equipment by herself. >>> some video from philadelphia disturbing here, crime caught on camera in philly. a robbery suspect chases two suspect -- two mvp robertry victims and the victim is struck three times with a laser and you see there shoved onto the tracks. no train was coming and the man was not electrocuted by the third rail. police released the video hoping to find those suspects. >>> and two men were killed last night

but the person with the steady hand on the tiller is moving on. time to retire.iliar faces of abc7 news until now. for 20 years this guy, bill green has been the producer of the broadcast. no one is more dedicated to getting it right. and putting on a newscast that we can all be proud of. and you can, too. we're all, also proud to have worked with a pro. this is a live look at our control room. bill, we slipped this into the newscast just a moment ago. bill, wave, say hello to viewers you have served well so all of these years as we wave and say so long to one of the best in our business. been a real privilege, buddy. >> yes. >> congratulationss. >> such a gentleman. >> he is. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us, and bill green, we appreciate your time. see you at 9:00 and 11:00. are more likely to have a to frsuccessful future.e born talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getti

tiller lawyer say drum use of the song wrongly implies that steven tyler in endorsing him. president obama getting advice to fellow chicago neighbor kanye west run for president >>> do you think he will elect to be president of the united states. first of all you've got spend a lot of time dealing with some strange characters who behave like they are on reality tv show. you got to be cool with that. >>> obama poking fun at the wrapper at an event in san francisco where west was performing. >>> having a little bit of fun there. knows what it is like to be in reality show family with kardashian family. >>> long lines across the nation. what you need to know if you are flying southwest airlines >>> mostly sunny skies. a warm day. forecast for the week up next. >>> is that officer asleep in his cruiser? the picture that landed one it's amazing. this is amazing. real people are discovering surprising things at chevy. we're sold. it's so pretty. beautiful! it feels great. this is not what i would expect from a chevy at all. get more than you expect for less than you imagined. the

but the person with the steady hand on the tiller is moving on. time to retire.ne of the familiar faces of abc7 news until now. for 20 years this guy, bill green has been the producer of the broadcast. no one is more dedicated to getting it right. and putting on a newscast that we can all be proud of. and you can, too. we're all, also proud to have worked with a pro. this is a live look at our control room. bill, we slipped this into the newscast just a moment ago. bill, wave, say hello to viewers you have served well so all of these years as we wave and say so long to one of the best in our business. been a real privilege, buddy. >> yes. >> congratulationss. >> such a gentleman. >> he is. >> that is it for this edition of abc7 news. >> from all of us, and bill green, we appreciate your time. see you at 9:00 and 11:00.

a prosecutor said tuesday that tiller's actions were justified.t supports the clamsims that hammond was about to run him over. >>> a new strategy against isis that opens the door for more ground action by american troops. defense secretary ash carter said the united states will support moderate forces fighting the militants in syria. in iraq the united states is willing possess provide more fire power. >> the third and final is raids. signaling that we won't hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against isil or conducting such missions directly, whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground. >> carter says the strategy should help shrink isis territory. >>> this morning, former vice presidential candidate paul ryan is getting ready to become speaker of the house. republicans will meet on capitol hill in a few hours to choose their candidate to replace john boehner. ryan is expected to win easily over daniel webster who is mostly supported by the house freedom caucus. a final vote by the full house is

for the economy and what it would have mant for the economy if you guys hadn't had your hand on the tiller got one? you got some money in there? okay, here's a 20. thank you. now-- ( laughter ) now, what is money? okay, does money have any intrinsic value? >> no, it's good because other people take it. like you just did. >> stephen: exactly. so in 2008, what happened to our money? why did so much of it disappear? >> well, what happened was our financial system almost completely cratered. so we had this trigger, which was, you know, housing bubble, house prices went up, came down. we had a lot of bad mortgages, subprime mortgages. money was being lost by the banks. >> stephen: people were treating these these subprime mortgages when trading them from bank to bank as if they had value and they didn't. >> exactly, exactly. can and they started losing value. what happened, what was really bad is not only the loz of the value of mortgages it triggered off a financial panic. people got afraid because they didn't know who held them, how bad it was, what other firms might be failing. >> stephen: t