george zimmerman was the man acquitted of the death of trayvon martin.oment he was acquitted, i was full of despair but rather quickly understood there had to be a new conversation about anti—black racism in this country and arguably in the world. but there must have been cases before that irritated you and irritated others. what made it about that moment that made you feel that and made it travel as it did? i think it was witnessing george zimmerman and the trial against him actually be a trial against trayvon martin. i think it was spending an entire year waiting for a justice system that has historically been terrible to black communities give this white—passing person a pass to go home after murdering a child. i think it was spending time in my life seeing over—policing in my neighbourhood, over—incarceration in my neighbourhood and it came to a head when george zimmerman was acquitted. this was an unarmed black man, a youngster, a teenager. yes. you've written about it in your book, when they call you a terrorist, and talking about your experiences,

you have a piece titled "any march for our lives must include kids like trayvon martin."have pastor mcbride writing in the "washington post," unfortunately, many of us have difficulty hearing each voice equally. the ears of our nation still have not been trained to hear the prophetic voices of poor youths of color. somebody watching this, dante, somebody organizing, what do you make of this moment more broadly? >> first and foremost, i want to be clear that, one, we're so proud and excited and energized by the students in parkland who are really shifting a narrative about young people organizing and driving social change. every movement in this country has been led by young people, and we want to definitely lift them up and also mourn the lives lost in florida. and, at the same time, right, we can hold a multiple set of truths. at every single moment the last few years, right, we've always had to watch students of color, particularly black communities, ask, what about us? because when we look at the core issue around safety, right, we all understand, no matter what identi

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crump represented the family of trayvon martin and says he has been retained by clark's family.artin was the florida teenager shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer. today crump might announce details of a civil lawsuit filed on behalf of clark's family. >> you get to a sterile environment where these federal judges and so forth, they may not know any of these officers, whereas in state court they may know some of these officers. >> meantime, civil rights activist al sharpton announced yesterday he plans to attend stephon clark's funeral. sharpton has been involved in countless protests across the u.s. against police violence and discrimination against african-americans. >>> students who survived the shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school say their gun control movement is only getting started. the march for our lives rallies drew huge crowds across the country over the weekend including the bay area on saturday. the students who organized them say that they're working to elect lawmakers who support stronger gun control laws. in response, former pennsylvania republican

his family has hired well known civil rights attorney ben crump for the families of trayvon martin and martin brown. >> no family should have to endure this pain and suffering. >> sunday players from the sacramento kings and boston celtics wore tee shirts with clark's name. >> say his name, stefan clark. >> stefan clark. >> reporter: 17 athletes from both teams were featured in a public service announcement seen during the first quarter. >> we will not stick to sports. >> we will not shut up and dribble. >> this is bigger than basketball. >> change can be uncomfortable. >> change is necessary. >> reporter: the shooting has sparked a series of protests, punctuated in the streets. sacramento's mayor hopes the demonstrations are peaceful and can be channelled into change. >> there are many questions about policy and protocol that come right out of this video that we're going to be sure get asked and anderred. >> now, clark's family is preparing for his funeral. >>> tonight severe weather across texas and oklahoma. golf ball hail reported as it slides into the east and damaging winds and h

choose their own text what is trayvon martin's name stand for in all of the list these are the names i hope that the kids feel that english is for them english is is about learning about the world it's about critiquing things in society and it's about how you can stand up to injustice and that's why i hope the kids feel and that's why i became an english teacher and that's why i try and implement on a on a day to day basis when she. knows . this is the time when you get to choose your english teacher is for the next two years we have a set of beliefs and their english department here about you. the first thing we believe is that you can be trusted that you are the perfect person to decide where and how and with whom you learn you decide how hard the program of learning that you think is suitable for you should be you decide the topic you decide the style of learning and then you get on and succeed we do not want to break you and to groups who we think will achieve and groups who we think want that is none of our business at the end of it all you will all say the same g.c.s.e. examina

he previously worked with the families of trayvon martin and michael brown. >>> right now a repeal of the state's new gas tax may be one step closer. signatures to put a repeal on the november ballot were turned in today to sacramento. organizers need more than half a million to qualify. at last check signatures are still being counted, but supporters say they are confident. the 12-cent a gallon tax took effect last year to raise money for road repairs. >>> a mixed bag from b.a.r.t. today, new police data shows arrests are way up, but so is crime. b.a.r.t. police made more than 1,700 arrests last year up nearly 40% from 2016. they also issued more than 8,000 citations and warnings to fare evaders, an 88% spike, but during that same period there was nearly a 25% increase in violent crimes on b.a.r.t. and a more than 50% spike in electronic device thefts. still the police chief says the growing surveillance system is making it harder for people to get away with it. >> every single day it seems like it keeps getting better and better. so these images that we get are very helpful for our

has hired well-known civil rights attorney ben crumb, who has also represented the families of trayvon martinael brown. >> no family should have to endure this pain and suffering. >> reporter: sunday players from the kings and celtics wore t-shirts with stephon's name. >> say his name. >> stephon clark. >> stephon clark. >> 17 athletes from both teams were featured in a public service announcement seen during the first quarter. >> we will not stick to sports. >> we will not shut up and dribble. >> this is bigger than basketball. >> change can be uncomfortable. >> change is necessary. >> reporter: the shooting has sparked a series of protests, punctuated at times by tense moments in the streets. sacramento's mayor hopes the demonstrations are peaceful and can be channeled into change there. >> are many questions about policy and protocol that come right out of watching this video. that we're going to do ensure get asked and answered. >> reporter: now clark's family is preparing for his funeral thursday. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> just ahead, we'll look at the buildup to the ncaa men's final four

right after the death of trayvon martin. because of the mainstream media coverage of his that. six years ago, this week, our anniversary is this week. global supportd for the arrest of george zimmerman by igniting marches around the country and today, we organicon from being an blueprint -- we are working on the intersection of mass mobilization. we are around community organizing and transfers of a leadership development. of new leadersg at the core of our work. host: you wrote in the huffington post that you believe that any march for our lives must include kids like trayvon martin. what do you mean by that? what message do you want to organizers of today's events around the world to include to address your concerns? caller: absolutely. first and foremost, and i've said this repeatedly, we are so excited and energized by these young people taking action today from parkland and all over the country. the core of that, we all understand that no matter how you are identifying, what it means to feel unsafe. we for generations, there has been communities that have been asking, what

he's represented the families of other high profile cases such as trayvon martin, michael brown and tamire's now joining the team representing the family of stephon clark - the 22 year old shot and killed by sacramento police. it's still unclear what the team will announce at monday's press conference here at the federal courthouse. for a second day protesters took to the streets of sacramento yesterday demanding justice for clark. as day turned to night the mostly peaceful protests took a tense turn - with demonstrators standing on vehicles and shaking police cars in south sacramento. the demonstrators demanding justice for clark and changes to the system.protester: "know what your political goals are! we settle for petty goals. we don't just want justice for stephon clark. we want to make sure that helicopter's aren't fly for petty ass break-ins of cars. we want to make sure there aint no school to prison pipeline. we want to make sure they are not selling people to prisons. that's what our goals have to be."the protests continued well into the night. ( marty ) that was mark thompson re

meantime the attorney who handled the trayvon martin case is taking on the same role in the death ofhere is alex stone. >> reporter: after close to a week of protests in the streets of sacramento, the emotional grandmother of stephon clark. >> justice, justice for my baby. >> reporter: in front of reporters pleading for answers from police. >> they didn't have to kill him like that. they didn't have to shoot him. >> reporter: police shot at clark 20 times in his grandmother's backyard seen here on police body cameras, two officers, one who was black, can be heard yelling gun. police say the officers believed clark was armed. it turned out he had only a cell phone. police chased clark to that backyard after getting reports of somebody breaking car windows. now police are asking the community to give them time to investigate. >> we are going to release facts as we get them. >> reporter: but protesters and clark's family are demanding justice. >> please give us justice. >> reporter: the family is now being represented by attorney ben crump who also represented trayvon martin. >> since 2

like you know trayvon martin and mike brown, eric garner, samir rice, you're going to know him.'re going to remember this. >> reporter: clark had prior run-ins with the law including for robbery and domestic violence. sacramento police say the my digestive system used to make me feel sluggish. but those days are over. now, i take metamucil every day. it naturally traps and removes the waste that weighs me down. so i feel...lighter. try metamucil and begin to feel what lighter feels like. take the 2-week challenge and see the difference metamucil can make. begin to feel what lighter feels like. available at walmart and walmart.com >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> russian president vladimir putin recently unveiled a new generation of nuclear weapons designed, he claims, to thwart u.s. missile defenses. president trump wants to modernize america's nuclear arsenal as well. all that sounds frightening to the man who used to choose the targets for u.s. nuclear strikes. alex wagner has his story. p. >> reporter: for more than 40 years daniel ellsberg has been known a

clark's family has hired the same attorney who represent eed trayvon martin. community leaders asked for protests to remain peaceful. >>> threatening gun violence was found scrawled on bathroom walls, this comes just days after el diablo high school said the school was safe. >> reporter: this parking lot at dvc normally jam packed, but not today. that said, we just learned from campus administrators that classes will resume here tomorrow. there was some 20,000 students the campus at diablo valley college is normally bustling with activity. but not today after all classes were cancelled, buildings locked up tight after threateni ining graffiti was found in two campus bathrooms. >> we took that seriously and decided to close this particular campus. if it did happen and kids were in class, then obviously people could have died. but if it didn't happen, then, you know, better to be safe than sorry. >> i saw something, i said something, i yelled, i reported, i filed paper work and nothing happened. >> student halle brofy says she's been filing complaints for some t

clark's family has hired the same attorney that represented trayvon martin's family. they say it will be investigated thoroughly. >> the tragedy warrants not only our sorrow but a deep examination of what occurred and what policies and procedures must be examined and changed. >> the officers were responding to a report of someone breaking into cars in the neighborhood. >>> now to new details on a san francisco shootout that left six people injured. this video shows the chaos outside a barbershop as shots rang out. >> a san francisco police officer is still recovering from his wounds, and the small family businesses that line geneva avenue are trying to cope with what happened. >> eric thomas is live at the scene with the latest. >> reporter: as you mentioned, the suspect was pronounced dead at the hospital. the wounded officer underwent surgery this morning to rye move the bullet from his leg, and there were four other people wounded. we understand a couple of them were released from the hospital. but along the avenue, these business owners are still affected by this

crump has represented families in high profile cases including trayvon martin, michael brown and tamir rice. in the video he writes "all of us who are committed to social justice are demanding full transparency and answers as to how these tragic events unfolded." crump will be holding a news conference monday in front of the federal courthouse in downtown sacramento. and while crump hasn't announced details or a call to action - sacramento attorney mark reichel suspects he may be considering filing a civil law suit on behalf of the family in federal court. and if successful...mark reichel/attorney: "is going to get damages. and by damages, i mean money damages. that is going to compensate the family for the loss of their loved one. what he would have earned in his lifetime."reichel says filing in federal court may help level the playing field for the family as state court judges are more likely to know members of the department and police officers involved.mark reichel/attorney: "you get to a sterile environment where these federal judges and so fourth, they may not know some of these

he's represented the families of other high profile cases such as trayvon martin, michael brown and tamir. he's now joining the team representing the family of stephon clark - the 22 year old shot and killed by sacramento police. it's still unclear what the team will announce at monday's press conference here at the federal courthouse. for a second day protesters took to the streets of sacramento yesterday demanding justice for clark. as day turned to night the mostly peaceful protests took a tense turn - with demonstrators standing on vehicles and shaking police cars in south sacramento. the demonstrators demanding justice for clark and changes to the system.protester: "know what your political goals are! we settle for petty goals. we don't just want justice for stephon clark. we want to make sure that helicopter's aren't fly for petty ass break-ins of cars. we want to make sure there aint no school to prison pipeline. we want to make sure they are not selling people to prisons. that's what our goals have to be."the protests continued well into the night. (jrstone) next... there is still

clark family has hired lawyer benjamin crump.he is best known for representing the families of trayvon martinand michael brown.former sacramento kings star demarcus cousins says he will pay for clark's funeral. (pam) illinois police have released body cam footage .... of an incident in which an officer killed a 34-year-old african- american woman earlier this month. it shows police stopping decynthia clements.. in the early morning hours of march 12th .. and shooting her. meghan dwyer has the video. áánatsááthese are the final moments of 34-year-old decynthia clements' life.elgin police say they pulled her over on march 12th but she refused to get out of her car during a traffic stop. when she finally did, she was shot and killed.illinois state police are now reviewing whether lt. christian jensen used unnecessary deadly force. the footage from the body camera shows moments before before, during and after jensen pulled the trigger.on the video, jensen can be heard saying, "yes, i'm good. i mean, i'm not happy. it absolutely sucks. but i don't know what else. i was stuck. you know she was burn

crump has represented families in high profile cases including trayvon martin, michael brown and tamirhe writes "all of us who are committed to social justice are demanding full transparency and answers as to how these tragic events unfolded." crump will be holding a news conference monday in front of the federal courthouse in downtown sacramento. and while crump hasn't announced details or a call to action - sacramento attorney mark reichel suspects he may be considering filing a civil law suit on behalf of the family in federal court. and if successful...mark reichel/attorney: "is going to get damages. and by damages, i mean money damages. that is going to compensate the family for the loss of their loved one. what he would have earned in his lifetime."reichel says filing in federal court may help level the playing field for the family as state court judges are more likely to know members of the department and police officers involved.mark reichel/attorney: "you get to a sterile environment where these federal judges and so fourth, they may not know some of these officers, where in s

families of folks that have been impacted by police violence, this -- and you would hear folks like trayvon martin's and jordan davis' parents talk about how they're joining a community in which they hope to never have to ever really experience. so first and foremost i definitely want to send my condolences and deep support to the family that's experiencing this. but at the same time, i think in this moment -- right -- again, we all understand the value about what it means to be safe in our communities. and i think as we move forward in this new political moment, we have to really start to talk about how communities have been devastated by poverty and economic injustices in our country. we have to talk about the constant disinvestment in black communities in particular in which folks, at the root of violence, is actually a feeling of displacement and a feeling of not having adequate resources in our communities to take care of our communities in these moments. so i think at the heart of this, we should definitely be expecting more outrage and more protests and more deliberative organizing moving for

clump has represented cases like trayvon martin, michael brown. >>> president trump finally signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill into law this week. it avoided a government shut down at least until september. he had threatened to veto the package because it didn't include his wall or protect daca recipients or fully fund his wall as we said. we sat down with former mayor willie brown and asked if he thought trump was going to veto this thing. >> no, not at all. he will make the noise but he is not going to let the government shut down. that would be a tough one for 2018. >> i don't know. it's really hard to predict at this point the lengths to which he will go to distract frankly from other things that are happening, from this interview that will air sunday night. >> on stormy daniels? >> stormy daniels. >> we have robert mueller and north korea. it's not like there is anything to talk about. >> still some people to fire. >> must be exhausted. >> all of that's going on but whats this coming down to? it's got to do with fiscal responsibility, since this is our national debtor are they

. >> we've been down this street before for michael brown in ferguson all the way to trayvon martin in florida. >> reporter: for city officials, they're promising to do whatever they can. >> for me, you know, stephon could have been a friend of mine and i can't imagine the horrible grieving experience that this has caused for his family. it happened about 3:20 nville. >>> a small earthquake rattled the mount diablo area this afternoon about 3:20 near danville. it was a 2.7 magnitude quake. it's the same area that was hit by a swarm of quakes just last month. >>> it's an around the clock race to repair a sagging train trestle north of sacramento near marysville along a bridge above the yuba river. after recent storms the trestle is dipping almost 3 feet below normal. crews from union pacific are laying down foundation to stabilize it. one of the big concerns is a pipe below the trestle holding diesel fuel. >> it is not uncommon when you have rivers and heavy storms and a lot of flow where the footings can become compromised. >> if it fell and collapses, it could have fell in the river a

like, how you know trayvon martin and mike brown, eric garner, tamir rice, you're going to know.ow him. you're going to remember this. >> one of the officers has six years of experience. the other officer has eight years. when we asked if either of the officers had been disciplined in the past, sacramento police told us they could not release that information. both officers have been placed on paid administrative leave while a use of force investigation proceeds. wolf? >> brian, the sacramento police had to undergo reforms about a year and a half ago after another controversial shooting, right? >> that's right, wolf. in late 2018, sacramento police shot and killed a mentally ill african-american man. that led to major reforms in the department, including a requirement that all police officers now have to wear body cameras. >> brian todd, thanks for that. >>> coming up, there's breaking news. president trump says he'd still like to testify before special counsel robert mueller, as his own lead lawyer in the russia probe resigns. in a cnn exclusive, former playmate, karen mcdougal,

. >> the civil rights attorney has previously represented the families of michael brown and trayvon martin. sacramento's police chief has promised a full investigation. >> the sacramento police officer's association released a statement yesterday saying even as tragic as this event is, we cannot ignore the fact that the shooting was legally justified under the law, within police policy, and in accordance with training. it went on to say it is clear from the video that they truly believed that clark had a gun. >>> an east bay school district is talking about possibly removing school resource officers. the debate that's now starting. >> and the major impact new tariffs are expected to have on the north bay's wine industry. >>> it's 5:10 in the a.m. here is a feature on abc 7 mornings. we're keeping weather and >>> it's 5:13 right on the dot. i thought i'd show you the next seven days and your chance of needing to dodge drops is none. those of you who have had outdoor activities have been rained out. get ready to make those up. >>> california's wine industry will take a hit if china follows t

man was civil rights attorney and has previously represented the families of michael brown and trayvon martin. sacramento's police chief has promised a full investigation. >>> the sacramento police officers association, meanwhile, releaased this statement saying even as tragic as this event is, we cannot ignore the fact that the shooting was legally justified under the law, within police policy, and in accordance with training. it is clear from the video that they truly believed that clark had a gun. >>> hi, everyone. i have an update on the cambridge analytica hearing happening in london all during our newscast. i've been listening in here at our live desk. whistleblower christopher wylie talking to british lawmakers and what he's saying could put facebook in hot water in europe. he sparked the reports that cambridge and l cambridge analytica harvested through a quiz app. the official campaign backing britain's exit, so brexit, from the european union, had access to the data inappropriately collected from facebook. you'll remember that wylie previously alleged cambridge analyt analytica help

he's represented the families of other high profile cases such as trayvon martin, brown, and rice.s joining the team representing the family of stefan clark, the 22-year-old shot and killed by sacramento police. it's unclear what the team will announce at monday's press conference at the federal courthouse. meanwhile, for a second day protesters took to the streets of sacramento yesterday, demanding justice for clark. as day turned to night, the mostly peaceful protest took a tense turn with demonstrators standing on vehicles and shaking police cars in south sacramento. the demonstrators demanding justice for clark and changes to the system. >> know what your political goals are. we settle for petty goals. we don't just want justice for stefan clark. we want to make sure [ inaudible ] we want to make sure they're not selling people in prison. that's what our goals have to be. >> reporter: the protest continued well into the night. we do know police made at least one arrest. the protest is scheduled monday morning at 10 a.m. right here at the federal courthouse. in sacramento, marc

hired a florida-based civil rights attorney to represent them who also represented the family of trayvon martin. as you may have seen, more anger flared last night when protestors blocked interstate 5. these are some of the images coming out of the city right -- several other media organizations report that former kings star didi marcus cousins is going to pay for the funeral. in addition to all of this that's happening today, there is a vigil scheduled tonight at 7 p.m. near the site of the shooting. i should also point out that i have been monitoring with our media partners in sacramento and they are not reporting any violence as a result of these demonstrations that are taking place just inconvenience as protestors block streets. >> thank you, andre senior. lieutenant governor gavin newsom tweeted: > >>> president trump signed a budget into law today after threatening a veto calling the spending bill ridiculous and warning that he wouldn't sign a bill like that again. in the end, the president said he decided to sign the bill because it provides much- needed funding for the defense departmen

crump also represented families of trayvon martin and michael brown and he is asking for independente will speak up for stephon and we will fight for stephon! >> naacp is talking to department of justice about launching a federal investigation. >>> checking the markets this morning, the dow is positive by about 200 points. s&p and nasdaq also trading positive. next financial expert rob black will join us and we'll talk winners and losers on wall street. we'll see where things stand. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. thanks for staying with us. we are checking on your commute. it's still crowded in a number of spots. this is 92, san mateo bridge. it's very congested as it has been all morning. no major issues in your way. you can make it to the peninsula in 23 minutes. i am surprised by the clearing at the bay bridge toll plaza. it looks really good. i double checked, is there anything in the maze holding folks back? so far, it looks good. a minor wait at the toll plaza, 14 minutes. it is a little crowded at the upper deck but it's nice to see early clearing in san francisco. som

reporter: you said you wanted his name to be remembered the same way that people remember -- >> trayvon martingardner brown. it's not the first and won't be the last. i think that's what hurts the most. >> what does the community, the law enforcement community, say to this family and people like him who say we're afraid still? >> right now what the community has to hear from the police and the authorities is that this will be thoroughly investigated. if it's found that the officers were wrong, that discipline will be taken, up to and including prosecution if it's warranted. they need to hear that, they need to hear that right away. that this -- we're going to do what's necessary in the interest of justice in this case. if the police stay silent for any long period of time, it gives the appearance of wrongdoing. it backs up the narrative from the community if they think this was wrong and the police don't answer to at least say we're going to investigate this, you know, the officers are -- are suspended pending the investigation. a thorough investigation is conducted -- not by that police depar

but whether it was trayvon martin or michael brown or freddie gray.rrible innocent ended up racial slash point regardless what the ultimate facts determined, dr. steele. >> well, the flash point, if we're going to have a flash point, should be mr. sharpton should fly to chicago where in 2016762 young black largely boys shot by other black boys committed that many murders in one year wheres that liberal sharpton again. again, liberalism goes after examples of victimization. what's amazing about mr. sharpton he has a passion for black victimization. he loves it he celebrates it he won't let anybody escape it because victimization is his only source of power. he has nothing else to offer. nothing to say about the economy. immigration, whatever. nor do most on the left. they can call people racist. take positions that give them this ora of innocence from the americans. i'm not a racist. i'm an in the, good-hearted american. we're going to go and have diversity and inclusion and so forth while they actually ignore the real problems. if you have got 762 boy

clark's family has hired civil rights attorney ben crump who also represented the families of trayvon martind michael brown. >> just think of his grandmother for the rest of her life, as long as she lives in that house, she's going to sleep in a bed less than five feet away from where her grandson was shot 20 times. >> reporter: nba players joining in wearing t-shirts with clark's name and appearing in a public service announcement that aired during sunday's kings/celtics game. >> she will not shut up and dribble. >> this is bigger than basketball. >> change can be uncomfortable. >> change is necessary. >> reporter: citing the ongoing investigation, police declined to comment on the details of the case but released the videos saying they're dedicated to getting all the facts. >> we also are more than willing, and will, look at should things change, should our training change, should our policies change. >>> meanwhile, officials in louisiana are announcing today that two baton rouge police officers will not face charges in the shooting death of anton sterling. he is the 37-year-old father who

his name became repz -- resonate as trayvon martin was now. he was the black lives matter choice. and family members of emit till's family marched with them in florida. >> and they've been on a -- on msnbc and i should obviously -- it is a very moving and people should go to the african-american museum. we only have 30 seconds left. but people who have seen this already who have seen the screening of it say, we learned things about dr. martin luther king even though we think we know everything, what did you learn? >> it is interesting, because watching dr. king is always fascinating for me. i've read so much about him. and you feel like you know so much. but i love to be reminded how young he is. he is 26 years old when he starts off in 1955 with the montgomery bus boy and younger than jay-z when he died and these were kids. john lewis was in his early 20s when he delivers the speech at the march on washington. these were very young people. including children who were willing to face death just for the basic rights of human beings in this country. i think it is important that peop

so i don't think he can own a lot of things like the trayvon martin shooting. police shootings were happening long before president trump took office. we have to be clear be that. what you stee president trump trying to do here and he goes at this as a businessman, is he trying to work on behalf of the communities. we see african-american unemployment at its lowest rate ever recorded in american history. he's trying to effect change in those ways. i do acknowledge could the white house have been a little morel went about the response, should they have put out a statement, it is true. we have high stakes negotiations with north korea coming up, we have critical deadlines looming with issue, russian aggression, attacking our allies. i think when the president decides to weigh in on something, he weighs those factors i mentioned again which is are the local police doing a good job, do they understand the -- i think the african. >> let me just ask it this way though. when you look at the% he got, when you see polls, it's right around that level. is he miss agopport

hired a florida-based civil rights attorney to represent them who also represented the family of trayvon martin. as you may have seen, more anger flared last night when protestors blocked interstate 5. these are some of the images coming out of the city right now on social media. take a look. this is the protest earlier today. protestors are walking from yolo county onto tower bridge on capital mall and they are heading towards the state capital as you see here. let's take a look at more video coming in from social media. this is the protestor on capital mall to the state capital. another video now to show the protests from last night. it was it looked like outside of golden1 center in downtown sacramento. protestors blocked the entrance. anyone attending the game had a hard time getting in. only a handful of people were able to see the game. you see all the empty seats. only 2400 people made it inside golden1 center to watch the game this afternoon. the "sacramento bee" reports that kings star demarcus cousins has reached out to the family of stephon clark offering to pay for the funeral. back

. >> i am also here to represent those who didn't get justice, those like trayvon martin, eric gardner. those that have already gone through the shootings with the gun violence that has already been experienced every day throughout this nation. and i am here to come and march for them and to really raise awareness and justice for the gun violence that has already been happening in our nation and to spread awareness for them, as well. >> oh, my god. who is this little kid? barack obama. >> elijah cole brown from richmond. we talk about extraordinary young people, not just extraordinary, but inspiring. you talk about this idea of intersectionality, bridging the gaps. i spent time yesterday with a young man whose twin brother was killed here in d.c. murdered during a robbery. and i talked to him, and hear him say it's not just about mass shootings. every single day people are dying from gun violence. especially young black men in america. the next step will be to see how well they really truly bridge the gap in terms of a policy agenda. so we're standing with parkland, we're standing with

. >> you said you wanted his name to be remembered the same way people remember -- >> trayvon martin,ir rice, eric garner, michael brown. >> reporter: sacramento police arrived in the neighborhood sunday after 9:00 p.m., responding to calls of someone breaking car windows. >> going down the street breaking windows. >> reporter: police said they found at least three vehicles damaged. they believed clark was the culprit. according to the sheriff's department, its helicopter crew observed the person breaking windows and picking up a tool bar. aerial video shows someone police say as clark hopping fences and running from police. >> the police were going to try to slander him, say he was this and that. he was ant gn't a gun guy. >> he's down. no movement. >> reporter: moments after the gunfire, clark lays silent and the officers reload their gun, still fearful, it seems, of being attacked. minutes later, they approach to administer aid. where does the family go from here? zbl >> we're afraid. we're afraid. it's not the first and it won't be the last. >> like any compassionate person, i was

family is being represented by a legal team that specializes in high profile shootings including trayvon martin. meanwhile they've learned that -- we have learned that the reverend al sharpton is among those planning to attend clark's funeral. clark was holding a cellphone when officers shot and killed him on march 18th. police say that they did not know it was a cellphone, they thought it was a gun. police body camera video shows officers firing 20 times after telling clark to show his hands. that shooting sparked outrage and protest in the sacramento area. >>> the sacramento kings basketball team is among those showing support for clark. before last night's game players from both teams wore t-shirts saying accountability, we are one, with the #stephon clark on the back of that shirt. >>> you perpetrate this kid as a criminal when you're saying he's breaking into homes but if anyone is breaking into homes that don't mean that he deserves to be executed. >>> obviously this is a tragic event and with a tragic event, you know, ideally we take something that we could all learn from. >>> a sacramen

amendment and gun issues including journalist emily miller and gary young and the parents of trayvon martin and tracee martin, if this is a topic that interests you, go to our website at booktv.org and in the search bar type in gun book, you will find a large archive of authors and materials, all of these programs are available to watch online. >> we are here at oklahoma university, home of the bison. it's here that we will explore the gakin archives which hold artifacts from the historic era. >> the christian liberal arts university, we've always been a liberal arts university, that was the vision from the founders from the very beginning, we have a mission, we exist to transform lives by pursuing academic excellence first and foremost to integrate faith with knowledge and engage in diverse world and live worthy of a high calling of god and christ. today we are looking at the murrow, a letter press that was brought to indian territory in late 19th century. the story behind the press is a fascinating one, it's a couching one, it's one that gives reason for why

george zimmerman was acquitted of killing trayvon martin in july. michael brown was murdered in august and now that summer the murders of starting and castille, who knows what they would have done picky could've gotten a simple warning but they could've taken into custody and then god knows what else. i would subject myself for a black man's arrest in 1000 times over over rather than watch his face hit the pavement with the police officers weight on his back. that's not just is. that is a betrayal. when i think about how harlem street are place of the conversation, economy and community i start to second-guess myself. maybe the only good that charlie was trying to sell more tickets to a dmx concert. maybe what he wanted was only money. maybe i misjudged his calling me sweetheart and patronizing when he really was just trying to be nice because he did not know my name. maybe i cried because i'm still getting used to city a vibrant, not because of fight is going to hurt me. the more excuses i made for him, the less trusting i became of my body and my

clark's family has hired civil rights attorney crump, who also represented the families of trayvon martinhael brown. >> just think about his grandmother, for the rest of her life, as long as she lives in that house, she's going to sleep in a bed less than 5 feet away from where her grandson was shot 20 times. >> reporter: nba players joining in, wearing t-shirts with clark's name and appearing in a public service announcement that aired during sunday's kings/celtics game. >> we will not shut up and dribble. >> this is bigger than basketball. >> change can be uncomfortable. >> change is necessary. >> reporter: citing the ongoing investigation, police declined to comment on the details of the case, but released the videos, saying they're dedicated to getting all the facts. >> we also are more than willing and will look at, should things change, should our training change, should our policies change. >> certainly a lot of questions there. joe fryer joining us now. joe, good to talk to you. police were quick to release body cam footage from all of this, but that opened up the question as to w

the charleston massacre happened in june to george zimmerman was acquitted of killing trayvon martinuly. michael brown was murdered in august and now the murders of philando castile. i could not live with myself because he knows what they would have done. if could have gotten a simple warning but they could have tackled him and taken into custody and god knows what else. i was subject myself to harassment a thousand times over rather than watch his face hit the pavement when the police officers weighed on his back. that is not justice, that is a betrayal. when i think about how harlem street or place of conversation economy community has caused me to second guess myself maybe the only good that charlie were trying to sell tickets to a bmx concert. maybe i judged his patronizing when than he really was just trying to be nice because he did not know my name. maybe i was being conceded. maybe i cried because i was so used to the environment not because i thought he was going to hurt me. but more excuses i made from the less trusting i became of my body and my own instincts. and that sni

am -- >> you said you wanted his name to be remembered the same way that people remember -- >> trayvon martinere does the family go from here? >> we're afraid. it wonasn't the first and it wot be the last. that's where it hurts the most. >> stephan clark's family has now hired an attorney, a prominent civil rights attorney, who will be headed to sacramento at some point today. we don't know yet what legal action the family might take. but fair to say, john, you can expect more protests going forward. >> dan simon for us in sacramento, watching this very closely, appreciate it. >>> we have more breaking news now, just moments ago, the department of justice announced charges against a group of what they call iranian hackers claiming they broke into accounts of thousands of universities, professors and businesses. jessica schneider joins us with the latest on this. what have we learned? >> reporter: this is a multiagency effort to indict and crack down on these iranian government-backed hackers. the government announcing this today, the justice department has indicted nine iranians, aand the tre

demonstrators into the streets, and now hat brought the lawyer who represented the families of trayvon martinwn. >> people who committed a mass shooting in florida were not shot once. but a young black man holding a cell phone is shot 20 times. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> eight days after clarke's death, civil rights leaders are calling for murder charges against the sacramento police officers who shot him. >> as you watch that video and you say, my god, they didn't even give him a chance to comply or anything. they just started shooting within five to seven seconds they execute him in his own backyard. >> the officers say they thought he had a gun, but when they approached him, they found it was only a cell phone. >> you know, i thought a lot about oh too many times we've seen this play out. this is getting far too familiar. >> last friday demonstrators blocked traffic. saturday the sacramento kings and boston celtics honored clark before the game. the two teams produced a video. >> there must be accountability. black, white, brown. >> we are one. >> demonstrators say they will be at the

shooting is under investigation and the family is represented by the same lawyer who handled the trayvon martine. >> sandra: here we are. >> bill: we're going now from silicon valley maybe to capitol hill. what is facebook's next move? some lawmakers are calling on mark zuckerberg to testify. we'll take that on in a moment. >> sandra: and dash cam video showing a terrifying screen as a tractor-trailer crashes into a school bus carrying special needs children. ♪ ♪ i can do more to lower my a1c. and i can do it with what's already within me. because my body can still make its own insulin. and once-weekly trulicity activates my body to release it. trulicity is not insulin. it comes in a once-weekly, truly easy-to-use pen. it works 24/7, and you don't have to see or handle a needle. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. it should not be the first medicine to treat diabetes or for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take trulicity if you have a personal or family history of medul

crump has represented families in high profile cases including trayvon martin, michael brown and tamirwrites "all of us who are committed to social justice are demanding full transparency and answers as to how these tragic events unfolded." crump will be holding a news conference monday in front of the federal courthouse in downtown sacramento. and while crump hasn't announced details or a call to action - sacramento attorney mark reichel suspects he may be considering filing a civil law suit on behalf of the family in federal court. and if successful...mark reichel/attorney: "is going to get damages. and by damages, i mean money damages. that is going to compensate the family for the loss of their loved one. what he would have earned in his lifetime."reichel says filing in federal court may help level the playing field for the family as state court judges are more likely to know members of the department and police officers involved.mark reichel/attorney: "you get to a sterile environment where these federal judges and so fourth, they may not know some of these officers, where in stat

i want to remind the viewers that florida is the stand your ground, trayvon martin state, which meansnybody can have a subjective belief that they are in danger and use lethal force. they want to introduce that into the classrooms where our childrens play dramatically increasing the day to day risk of lethal force just so it can mitigate the once in a lifetime risk of an active shooter. i totally disagree. i have been campaigning activity on gun reform since 2015. i do so because that is my conviction that more guns does not increase safety at all. i believe that's the right thing to do, whether it is politically expedient or not. >> florida politicians that are not afraid of marion hammer or the nra, good to talk to you. thank you all. still to come, white lies. that's next. a hilton getaway means you get more because you get a break on breakfast get an extra day by the pool get to spend more time together get more from your spring break getaway with exclusive hilton offers. book yours, only at hilton.com but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in je

clark's family has hired a well known civil rights attorney who also represented the families of trayvon martin and michael brown. >> thank you. >>> breaking news overseas. security forces surrounded a supermarket in southern france where a man had taken hostages after shooting a police officer. police say two people have been killed. several others hurt. france's prime minister calls the situation an act of terrorism and another official says the police operation is ongoing. >>> back here, up to a half million protesters are expected to flood the nation's cap tap tomorrow for the march for our lives. it's an anti-gun violence rally led by students from the parkland school shooting endorsed by a growing number of celebrities. kerry sanders is on capitol hill. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. most of the kids coming here are too young to vote, but their protest voice is gaining momentum. they're bringing it here to the center of power. washington. this morning as many as a half million teenagers preparing to march against gun violence in washington, d.c. and tens of thousands more