>> ...walter white on "breaking bad." >> i am the danger! >> a tough act to follow. yet somehow he managed to do it, playing president lyndon johnson. >> we're making history here, everett, and you have to decide how you want history to remember you. >> i'm steve kroft. >> i'm lesley stahl. >> i'm bill whitaker. >> i'm anderson cooper. >> i'm scott pelley. those stories, tonight on "60 minutes." get ready for a more vividup - window into your games. with a stunning 4k display and graphics that bring all the action to life. peter! are you still with us? the dell inspiron 15 7000 gaming with a 7th gen intel® core™ i7 processor. your screen, superpowered. see it in spider-man: homecoming. dell, as real as it gets. "oh no, the fridge just died." don't worry. at lowe's, we offer free next day delivery on in-stock appliances. hurry in to lowe's and get up to 40% off select appliance special values. the lincoln summer invitation is on. it's time for a getaway. now get our best offers of the season. on the agile mkc. on the versatile midsize lincoln mkx. or go where summer t

. >> next, former white house ethics director walter schuh on ways to strengthen ethics will's. he also shares his thoughts on the trump administration and its attempt to avoid potential conflicts of interest. this is one hour. >> good morning. i want to thank everyone coming out today and those joining us this morning via c-span. my name is jamie horowitz, i'm on the headliners committee here at the national press club. on behalf of our president, jeff, and our 3,000 members, we're honored today to have mr. walter shaub jr. with us. i want to say that yesterday as

." >> former white house ethics director walter shaub outlined ways to strengthen executive ethics rules. he criticized the trump administration for not adhering to ethical norms that previous administrations have observed and what it might mean for the future.

the white house to help things become clearer and more transparent and create more accountability for people. he thinks we're moving backward now. >> well, i share his concern. i worked close with waltern i was the chief ethics lawyer for the george w. bush white house, and the office of government ethics has always given very sound advice and we followed that advice and so did the obama administration. this is the first time since the founding of the office of government ethics that we have a white house that has been at war with the office of government ethics over multiple issues including the white house counsel's office writing a letter to the office of government ethics saying, no, no, the rules apply to the white house staff. utterly ridiculous. we never would have take than position in the bush administration. so on repeated occasions this white house has attacked oge, attacked walter shaub and their surrogates in the house of representatives and fox news and other places and going after walter as well. and all he's been trying to do is implement the ethics rules, the same rules we had under president bush and under president obama. he's not a partisan democrat or republican.

lindsey walters, she's a deputy press secretary, she came out. she red us the brief statement that the whiteshe red it that just basically said that scaramucci wanted to give general kel a clean slate, the chance to build his own team, as you know, general

and the fact that walter schaub, who has been a thorn in the side of this white house is stepping downremoves one more voice that has issues with the president's continued holdings in the private sector. his term was going to be up in january, and he decided he was not going to be reappointed by president trump, given the clashes. he had done everything he could do in that circumstance but it does certainly make things easier for the white house that they won't have to contend working with somebody who has been pretty aggressive raising these issues not just in the arena of letters and twitter, but the president's favorite means of communication. >> yeah, he was a thorn in the side and will not be any longer. peter baker, thank you for joining us. heidi and shannon, stay with us. we'll have new details on how the white house and senator mitch o'connell's decision to sell the health care bill is going. "the 11th hour" is back after this. looking for balance in your digestive system? try align probiotic. for a non-stop, sweet treat goodness, hold on to your tiara kind of day. get 24/7 di

walter shaub has been hounding the white house for months about the conflicts of interest.aves office next week and says tougher guidelines are needed now more than ever. >> i'd like to see rules to address presidential conflicts of interest. every past president since the enactment of ethics in government has understood that a president can have conflicts of interest and should address them. the beach of that has been the start -- the breach of that has been the start of every problem that's flowed from the start of the past several months. >> he insists he was not pushed out of his job but willingly close to step down. >>> the senate returns if a holiday recess this morning and will get back to work on health care reform. if republicans can't pass the bill, insurers want them to shore up obamacare instead. insurers say uncertainty is forcing them to boost rates or leave the exchanges completely. for example, humana, aetna, and anthem are out in 2018 blaming a lack of information on top of millions in losses. here are a few complaints insurers want lawmakers to address --

. >> former white house ethics director walter shaub outlined ways to strengthen executive ethics rules. he criticized the trump administration for not adhering to ethical norms that previous administrations have observed and what it might mean for the future. jamie: thank you. i want to thank everyone coming out today and those joining us this morning via c-span. my name is jamie horowitz, i'm on the headliners committee here at the national press club. on behalf of our president, jeff, and our 3,000 members, we're honored today to have mr. walter shaub jr. with us. i want to say that yesterday as i was driving -- perhaps more accurately, stuck in washington traffic listening to radio news and despite all the drama going on about health care, i was taken by the fact that so many of the news stories had words like, emoluments clause, ethics, rich people's problems, legal precedent, those kinds of phrases in story after story after story. all those stories had to do with president trump and his relatives. one had to deal with the new white house communications director and the pending sa

white house over what some call his obsession with the twitters. >> now he's facing a lawsuit over his twitter behavior. tim barber of wjla has the story. >> reporter: this is all rebecca buck walterable to see of president trump's twitter page since the president blocked her. >> it was president tweeted, if you'he re on fake news he would never have won the white house. >> it's something guaranteed to everybody in this country. >> reporter: six other people are listed in the lawsuit filed by the first right amendment institute. paul schiff berman says the courts have not addressed a case like this one, so it's not clear how it will end. >> the question is whether the government, by setting up this particular twitter account is creating a public forum. >> reporter: the white house has admitted the president's tweets are official statements, so the lawsuit says it is a personal forum under the first amendment. >> i'd love to be unblocked. but it's e constitutional principle that he's violating >> it will be interesting to see that one play out in court. >> thanks to tim barber in d.c. i've blocked you ondidn't sue me. >> just a quick phone call to my lawyer. ♪...i got what you need

and that is walter schwab, the outgoing ethics chief. he told npr because working with the white house was a disoimt process appointment his words are i can only describe my experience with the way they've run the ethics program in the white house right now as one of disappointment. this is -- you know he cited the ethics waivers for white house staffers this is no which to run a ethics program. what does this mean what's the implication the one guy out there in the punning challenging the way that donald trump and his family and coast associates inspect is doing business is walking away from the job. >> the office of government ethics not exactly a powerhouse but it was founded after the watergate scandal to try to monitor and bring light on the various issues. the fact that this -- walter, the director of it who has been a thorn in the side of the white house is stepping down, removes one more voice in government who is pointing to issues with the president's continued you know holdings in the private sector. and i think that you know his term was going to be up in january. he

white house communication's team change all that? our politics monday duo is here to weigh in: amy walter of the "cook political report" and tamara keithnpr. you both were sitting here as i was talking to tom perez. tam, what do you make of the democrats' effort now? you hear him saying we're trying to get back to business here, to appeal to voters where they are. >> yes. there was a struggle when i covered the clinton campaign that they had which he was sort of getting at a bit which is the thing that they would want to talk about issues, policy, they would want to have an affirmative message and then donald trump would do something and they would slip back into being the opposition to the other person who is running for president. and democrats, i think, struggle with that now in, you know, are they the resistance or for something. and today was an effort to sort of begin talking about what they are for. at the same time they're also talking about -- >> woodruff: and can they do this? >> yeah, i think that's very doable. the biggest challenge for democrats, i think we discussed this the last time, is that they're the out party so the

bring into the white house kitchen if they're going to make it change the 1960 most have kept the holdover from the previous administration. johnson all the way to reagan and then walter k. the bid with the clintons in the first term of george to be bush. and the assistant chef was elevated to white house executive chef. >> what is the food budget?. >> yes. before you get to ruth trotman the president had to pay for the food out of his own pocket. driven eventually gets a budget if you order food on an air force one or on the yacht or the kitchen it is building is that it counted is not a free-for-all is allocated by congress. so to give you more history the creation of the white house is a reflection of this because after it is renovated there was more before staff. so true bin would not get any more money from congress it was called a do nothing congress. to make a private kitchen and dining space but that is the navy operations solana the food that is cooked. >> in to what about the allergic reaction?. >> yes. so the first example was borer nelson mandela and was offered the executive chef job under president clinton. but he turned it down because it was too much o

walter shaub who just resigned. he told us to watch for how the white house filled his role with an acting director.the white house potentially skipping the next person in line to lead that agency, shelley finlayson, and instead installing somebody else. he told us, does the white house think they'll find an individual in that office who might give them a better deal than the woman who's next in line? that was the warning two nights ago. now we've got the news that the president has made his choice. and as walter shaub warned us, the president in fact skipped over shelley finlayson, who would be the person next in line, and instead tapped an official in the office who shaub says, quote, tends to lean toward the permissive end the spectrum. he says, quote, i'm concerned that the white house may be trying to ensure looser oversight. and who knows? but we got that announcement today about the new acting director for the ethics office. and then lo and behold, well after the close of business on this summer friday night, we got another big piece of news from the ethics office concerning the president's f

walter shaub repeatedly challenged the administration. the ethics program needs to be stronger, he says. the white house said a successor will be nominated soon. >>> now for a look at your weather. these funnel clouds in central ohio are the beginning of some severe storms moving into the ohio valley and eastern great lakes today. in the northeast there will be heavy rain for the morning commute from new york to philadelphia. some of the rain could be very heavy and urban areas could even see flash flooding. high temperatures, strong winds and low humidity are helping fuel 34 large wildfires in 11 western states. this one is in washington and burned thousands of acres. one said it spread with a vengeance. >>> still ahead a frightening incident aboard a delta flightover night. >>> some of the nuclear plants are the target of hackers. what's being done to protect them? >>> the big sale going on at one z2cpsz zi0z y2cpsy yi0y >>> you are looking at live pictures from hamburg, germany, where another day of protests is under way following violent clashes with police and president trump is also there at

walter shaub, is getting ready to speak at the national press club. mr. shaub resigned from his position earlier this month after he wanted the white house to make public allics waivers granted to presidential appointees. now mr. shaub works a few blocks away from the white house at the campaign legal center, a nonprofit government watchdog group. >> good morning, i want to thank you everyone for coming out today and also i want to thank those joining us this morning via c-span. my name is jamie horowitz, i'm on the headliners committee here at the national press club. on behalf of our president jeff baloo and our 3,000 members, i want to -- we're honored today to have mr. walter shaub jr. with us. i want to say that yesterday as i was driving our -- perhaps more

lindsey walters, she's a deputy press secretary, she came out. she red us the brief statement that the white house eventually released just seconds after she red it that just basically said that scaramucci wanted to give general kel a clean slate, the chance to build his own team, as you know, general came on as the chief of staff officially starting today. now, when the press briefing occurred after this, sarah huckabee sanders characteristically close to the vest when it came to details leading to up this decision. take a listen. >> we're continuing to focus on the president's agenda, have staff changes, we let you guys know when they happen. like i said earlier, what matters to us are not the jobs that are within this building but the ones outside of there. that's why the president's been so focused on growing jobs. we created over a million new jobs since he took office. the lowest unemployment, in the last 16 years, consumer confidence, is at all time high. we're focused on creating a strong economy and growing jobs outside of this building, not focused on the ones within. >> now, you h

white businessmen. robert: finally. connie: yeah, and i must say, you know, i've learned, of course, that walter haas and his associatessh, and they also might have felt, you know, some persecution in their history as well. and they loved san francisco. walter haas was born in san francisco, just like my grandfather, and they felt--you know, they have shared some kind of a bond, you know, of, you know, being on the outside of society and having to struggle extra hard to get ahead. he and walter haas actually talked about how they could improve trade between us and china, and they felt that that, you know, certainly was great business, but also that would improve relations. robert: as sue lee point out, chinatown would continue to evolve into a unique community. sue: so on my right is hang ah tea room, which claims to have served the first dim sum in 1920. it's one of our hole-in-the-wall restaurants in chinatown. robert: talk about grant avenue. sue: so this part of grant avenue is the most picturesque, most visited by tourists. so the pagoda-top buildings are built by the people who survived the earthquake and wanted

walter challenging the trump administration of conflicts of interest. he will leave his five-year term early. the white house says his successor will be nominated soon. >>> there is much more i ahead on "world news tonight" this thursday. we have reported on hot cars before, the danger for your children. tonight, authorities say, your pets too. >> is it just the one dog? >> you see the officers working to free two dogs. the owner facing charges. >>> and also the heartbreaking new video. a bride on her way to her wedding in a helicopter and the moment the pilot begins to lose control. >>> there was anguish on the court today. the american tennis player and the scary knee injury. this is something. her husband rushing to her side. a lot more news here. things than better rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz is a small pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can reduce joint pain and swelling in as little as two weeks, and help stop further joint damage. xeljanz can l

white house. >>> new at noon, the government ethics director just announced he will resign before the end of his term. walter saab has had run-ins with the trump administration and in an interview he said, the current situation has made it clear that the ethics program needs to be stronger than it is. but he didn't specify what that current situation is. his term wasn't scheduled to end until january. he had been appointed by president obama. >>> private employers in the u.s. added 158,000 jobs last month. mostly in the service industry according to a new report out from adp and moody's analytics. that gain fell short of expectations. it was down from the 230,000 new jobs it reported for may. and signs of sluggish hiring are sending stocks lower. taking a live look at the big board this afternoon, you can see the dow is down almost 125 points. >>> a new passenger claim against united airlines. this time, a mother says she was forced to give up her toddler's seat even though she paid nearly $1,000 for it. the details coming up. >> from our kpix 5 studios in san francisco, the sky is blue as high pressure stre

peter, let me ask you about another story developing, that is walter schab, the outgoing ethics chief. he resigned saying working with this white house is a disappointment. saying i can only describe my experience with the way they have run their ethics program in the white house is one of disappointment. he cited the ethics waiver for white house staffers. this is no way to run the ethics program. what does this mean? what's the implication that the one person out there challenging the way donald trump and his family and close associates were doing business is walking away from the job. >> the office of government ethics is not a powerhouse agency in the government but it was founded after the watergate scandal to try to monitor and bring light on these various issues. and the fact this this director of it who has been a thorn in the side of this white house is stepping down, removes one more voice in this government who is pointing to issues with the president's continued holdings in the private sector. his term was going to be up in january, and he decided he was not going to be reappointed by president trump, given the clas

." >>> after nearly six months of battling the white house, the director of the office of government ethics says he has had enough. waltering down. in his letter to president trump. schaab writes. government officials must place loyalty to the constitution, laws and ethical principles above private gain. julianna goldman spoke to him after the resignation. >> nominated by president obama and five year tenure set to end in january. as he publicly took on the new president who was also his new baurks he w boss he wasn't sure hive would be fired. >> being able to say we are not criminals isn't enough for government officials. >> cutting short his tenure as top ethics watch dog because he can't compel the current white house to go beyond the bare minimum of ethical standard. >> my current experience with the administration taught me the ethics program need to be stronger than it is. >> he told us unless president trump eliminates all financial ties to his businesses the american people can never be certain his policy decisions are based on what is best for the country. >> do you think the president and family are using the o

walter o'grodnick/brentwood police department: "they appear to be teenagers or possibly young adults">the vandals have been spotted in several vehicles including a black challenger, a 2010 ford mustang, a whitesuv and a small black compact vehicle. in once case a homeowner tried chasing the suspects down. police say...not a good ideain brentwood haaziq madyun kron4news (pam) more big news: the stockton woman accused of driving drunk ... as she live- streamed her drive and the eventual crash that killed her sister ..... was in court today. the 18-year-old pleaded 'not' guilty to a half dozen felony criminal charges... including felony manslaughter while intoxicated.. obdulia sanchez sat in a yellow jail jumpsuit .... as she appeared in court by tele- conference.' the crash happened friday in central california... the driver live- streamed the wild car ride on instagram. she even went back on camera 'after' the crash that killed her 14-yea

." >>> after nearly six months of battling the white house, the director of the office of government ethics says he has had enough. walteris stepping down. in his letter to president trump. schaab writes. government officials must place loyalty to the constitution, laws and ethical principles above private gain. julianna goldman spoke to him after the resignation. the american people hacan nevere certain his policy decisions are based on what is best for the country. >> do you think the president and his family are using the office to enrich themselves? >> i can't know what the intention is. the effect is there is an appearance that the businesses are profitting from his occupying the presidency. >> schaab cited freak went visits to his own properties like trump international hotel blocks from the white house. why is it problematic for the president to visit his properties? >> the definition of corruption that is accepted internationally by most people studying the issue is abuse of entrusted authority. and so you don't want to be appearing to abuse your authority by, by having, by creating opportunities to advertise you

walter o'grodnick/brentwood police department: "they appear to be teenagers or possibly young adults">the vandals have been spotted in several vehicles including a black challenger, a 2010 ford mustang, a whitesuv and a small black compact vehicle. in once case a homeowner tried chasing the suspects down. police say...not a good ideain brentwood haaziq madyun kron4news (tiffany) now to baseball.. the giants were in san francisco taking on the pirates. and before the game a very special moment took place check it out. "play ball!" that was 6-year old poochie kennedy of napa. his life was saved when he received a liver transplant at 8-months-old. he started the game in honor of donate life day then gave lou seal a high five. as for the game it was a tight one. starting pitcher jeff sa- mar-ja pitced a gem of a game allowing just one run over 7 innings of work. the giants offense didn't do much. but they were able to put up

. >>> after months of clashing with the white house over conflicts of interest, washington's top ethics watchdog is resigning. chief walterchwab tells cnn money he still has concerns, starting with the president's frequent trips to his own properties. >> when you see the president essentially giving his own properties free advertisements by traveling there at our expense, you see him holding financial interests that leaves us unable to know whether decisions are motivated by policy aims or by personal financial interests. and we've seen sort of the level of carelessness about ethics on the part of senior appointees. i don't know that i'd go so far as to say in most cases they're intentionally pushing the envelope, but it's that a message has been sent from the top, and the tone from the top is everything in ethics. >> schaub says he's done all he can in the current circumstances, but he plans to keep up the fight, he says. his resignation takes effect tomorrow. he's using the last moments basically of his tenure there to talk to people about what he sees are grave concerns about ethics. >> including, he says, mr. presiden

white male in his 20s was killed. >>> a soldier is charged with murdering his wife and a new york state trooper tonight. police say army staff sergeant, justin walters nicole outside the family's home near fort drum. he then shot and wounded a neighbor who merely stepped outside. finally, he killed joel davis as he was responding to the 911 call to report the incident. a child was also in the home, that child was not hurt. >>> new at 6:00 tonight, dozens of families who were facing eviction from their mobile park home due to a broken sewage system. they're hopeful tonight, the manassas city council is being asked to okay a deal that would get the pipes replaced, and allow the families to stay put. the northern virginia bureau chief, peggy fox is in manassases tonight. >> we pay our bills. we pay our taxes. we paid our rent here for nine years. apparently the system is broken. >> reporter: one of about 300 people who live in the east end mobile park in manassas, where she and her husband are raising their children. but there's a major problem here. >> the pipes are so old, they're cracng until we got the eviction notice august 29. >> because the owne

the white house battling conflict of interest concerns now has to find a new ethics watchdog. walter, the director of the office of government ethics, is stepping down to tackle campaign finance reform at a nonprofit. he made a name for himself as a trump administration critic, repeatedly raising questions over the president's decision not to sell his business interests. the ethics office works with executive branch employees to avoid conflicts of interest. it does not have enforcement power. the white house says it appreciates schwab's service and that the president will name ape successor in short order. >>> severe weather brewing for parts of the midwest and northeast. we want to bring in meteorologist derek van dam. >>> good friday morning, christine and miguel. we're talking now about the newly formed tropical depression across the central atlantic. this is tropical depression four. a lot of things working against the strengthening of this tropical depression, that being the upper level wind shear and also saharan dust coming off of north central africa. you see that on our dust

walter schaub has done. our fear is that he will appoint someone like his own white house counsel, who seems intent on protectingtrump as an individual rather than protecting the people by representing the office, acting on behalf of the public. >> david frum, this is an appointment that's subject to senate confirmation. so what can we expect from the republican majority in the senate when they examine donald trump a choice to head the office of government ethics? >> i don't think that question is going to come up because if you ask me what my expectation is, i expect he'll leave the office vacant for months and months and months. >> kathleen clark and david frum, thank you for joining us tonight. really appreciate it. >>> walter schaub will join chris hayes tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. right here on msnbc. coming up, what would paul ryan have done if president hillary clinton's fired the fbi director who was investigating her? a former republican congressman who was part of the impeachment team on the bill clinton case says that the republicans would already be pursuing impeachment if hillary clinton had done wh

white that's saying so." and i think it really, for the time being and the future, it really outlined what needed to you know, i grew up in a little town, waltersma, about no black people lived there at all. what i'd said was, if a person like me can come to see these things, anybody can -- if we could just let them see it through our eyes. announcer: next on "matter of putting coal miners back to work in clean energy. >> creating opportunities for displaced coal miners truly is a once in a lifetime opportunity, . announcer: is solar power the solution for displaced workers and later, teen drivers and traffic stops. why some states are passing laws to teach teens how to talk to the cops. soledad: progress to report on a story we told you about a few months ago. a kentucky coal company, berkeley energy group, is moving forward with engineering, geological, and feasibility studies, and the permitting process, to build a solar farm on the site of a former coal strip mine. two mountaintop sites near pikesville, kentucky, are under consideration. oal is to finish the studies by year-end. edre initial investment in the project that would be the state

white that's saying so." and i think it really, for the time being and the future, it really outlined what needed to you know, i grew up in a little town, waltersma, about no black people lived there at all. what i'd said was, if a person like me can come to see these things, anybody can -- if we could just let them see it through our eyes. announcer: next on "matter of putting coal miners back to work in clean energy. >> creating opportunities for displaced coal miners truly is a once in a lifetime opportunity, . announcer: is solar power the solution for displaced workers and later, teen drivers and traffic stops. why some states are passing laws the cops. [ crickets chirping ] [ light music playing ] you've wished upon it all year, and now it's finally here. the mercedes-benz summer event is back, with incredible offers on the mercedes-benz you've always longed for. but hurry, these shooting stars fly by fast. lease the c300 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. soledad: progress

. >> reporter: walter schwab left his position without signing off on kushner's financial disclosure forms. he criticized the white it handles ethical issues, and his signature would have provided added credibility. but he told me that his stamp of approval, even if he had given it, would not be a permanent blessing for anybody. listen. >> in the end, our regulation says we're certifying that on its face, there are no obvious conflicts of interest. that's not a free pass going forward. >> that's not a clean bill of health. >> that's right. it's simply saying we have not detected any, in our review of this report. it's snapshot of the report and our analysis. >> for kushner, the process of get thing certified was not an easy one. there was a lot of back and forth between the agency and his lawyers. kushner's lawyers say the back and forth is normal, but clearly kushner not taking the advice of several experts who wanted to see jared and ivanka shed their assets completely, which we have now estimated tonight to be worth between $139 million and $626 million. we're also seeing more about ivanka's holdings. you'll se

white house. he is the former director of the u.s. office of government ethics, walter schaub. he is leaving now to go on the outside and work for change on the inside of government. walter, it's good to have you with us. >> thanks for having me. it's my first morning as a private citizen, so this is a new experience. >> how does it feel? >> you know, it's a relief. it's been a hard eight months. we started working with the new administration right after the election, and pretty much immediately there's been a departure from the ethical norms that have really held our ethics program together for all these years. >> make the case. people will say these are all nonsense questions. trump put out his sec filing. it's all there, there are no conflicts. we hired a businessman, we knew that the family would be making money while they were in office. there are no ethical considerations. >> you know, there is a lot of ethical considerations and there is a lot of conflicts of interest. any time you have vast holdings while you're in a position of public trust, we've got to worry about wh

. >>> the white house is searching for a new white house today after one of their chief critics announced he was stepping down. that's walter schaub. he repeatedly raised questions over president trump's decisions not to sell his business interests. schaub says he was not forced out, but reached the limits of what he can achieve. he's heading to a nonprofit. >>> wounded congressman steve scalise is undergoing another surgery. it will be thursday, they did it, no control an infection. scalise was shot last month at a republican congressional baseball practice. we all remember that. the hospital says scalise tolerated this procedure well, but he's still in serious condition and he's endured multisurgeries and he's going to face a lot more, because he's g got fractured bones and internal organ issues. this is a complicated recovery. we will stay on it and we send the best to the whip and his family. >> we certainly do. >>> residents in the northeast today face drenching rains, severe, gusty thunderstorms, and let's get to our meteorologist jennifer gray for a look at the forecast. what have you got? >> poppy, that's exactly ri

the case is reminiscent of the police killing of walter scott, who was fatally shot in the back eight times while he was running away from white police officer michael slager in south carolina in 2015. meanwhile, a third mistrial has been declared in the murder cast involving a white former oklahoma police officer who fatally shot his daughter's african american boyfriend, reportedly firing multiple shots when the boyfriend reached out to shake the father's hand. this is the third time a jury has deadlocked over whether to convict former tulsa police officer shannon kepler for killing 19-year-old jeremey lake. police say they did not find a gun on lake or at the scene, contradicting officer kepler's claims he was acting in self defense. tenants and housing rights activists are converging on washington, d.c., today for a national tenant march. the march is protesting president trump's proposed $7.4 billion cuts to hud, or the department of housing and urban development, which oversees public housing in the united states. nearly 70,000 websites and organizations are slated to take part in a massive day of action today aimed at s