next to the united states, where a white south carolina police officer has been charged with the murder just hours after a dramatic amateur video came out reportedly showing him shooting a black man who was running away from him in the back. the officer initially said he fired in self-defense after the man tried to take his stun gun. more on the new video that tells a very different story. reporter: eight shots in the back. and that is not all. officer michael slager is then seen dropping something. cuffing walter scott's lifeless body. he has been charged with murder and his lawyer dropped him as a client. he faces life in prison and even the death penalty. the mayor of north charleston, south carolina, made the announcement. >> when you are wrong, you are wrong, and if you make a bad decision, don't care if you are behind the shield or just a citizen on the street. you have to live by that decision. reporter: the incident took place on saturday where walter scott was told over for a broken tail light. for his family the video is the only reason the officer was and let off the hook. >>

. >> a white south carolina police officer is facing murder charges this morning in the shooting deathack man running away from him am warning: this video could be difficult to watch. boom. boom. boom. boom. boom. boom. boom. >> cell phone video of the indepth shows the officer pulling the gun and firing eight times hitting 50-year-old walter scott in the back. he appears to be unarmed. the officer stopped scott because a brake light was out. investigators looked at the video and immediately charged the officer with murder. he could face life in prison if convicted. >> right now a black lines matter protest going open right now in south carolina in north charleston a big town out in the wake of the shooting death and the murder charges. >>> in the sports world miss have a 22-year-old man in custody in the stabbing of indiana pacers forward chris copeland his wife and another woman. they much attacked in new york city overnight. all are said to be in stable condition. two atlanta hawks players in town for a game were arrested for refusing to move as police set up the crime scene. >> the

. >>> developing news a white south carolina police officer faces murder charges in the killing often unarmed black man caught on video. the family is demanding justice susan? >>> yes, eric this swift action by officials in south carolina is in contrast to other police shooting. this morning, the patrol man is behind bars facing a murder charge while the victim's family is left to grieve. this is the moment captured on cell phone video when the officer who is white shoots and kills an unarmed 50-year-old black man, walter scott. >> the result of the video and the bad decision made by our officer, he will be charged murder. >> for the familiar last behind, that is only a first step. >> charge is not being convicted. when a conviction is put in place i will feel a lot better. >> ifen could victimmed the officer could face the death penalty or up to 30 years in prison. >>> thank you. santa clara county is moving forward with a land to install fields of solar panels on 32 acres of property. 9 america america said lowers voted yesterday to allow sun power to build solar farms at five sites

. >>> a white police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a black man of north charleston, south carolina, has been fired from the police force. michael slager is currently in custody. the town's mayor keith summey said today all patrol officers will be outfitted with body cameras and said he and the police chief met with the family of man killed today. walter scott. they promised to provide a police escort for scott's funeral. scott's brother says the death leaves a void in the family. >> he keeps -- he's the nucleus. he was the nucleus and i'm the oldest, but he was there to bridge and our bridge is no longer there. >> officer slager pulled scott night for a broken taillight. slager had claimed he feared for his life as the two men struggled over the officer's taser, but video recorded by a bystander shows slager shooting scott eight times as scott runs away. >>> utility regulators and police are trying to figure out what could have been done to prevent the carbon monoxide deaths of a man and his seven children. the bodies of rodney todd, sr. and his children ages 6 to 16 were found mon

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ramalinga raju paz >>> police dispatch audio tapes reveal the moments an a white south carolina police officer shot and killed a black man. the latest from north charleston. nuclear roadblocks - iran's supreme leader says there'll be no nuclear deal until all economic sanctions are lifted. >>> president obama visiting jamaica, a strategic mood to move jamaicans closer to the u.s. - and further from venezuela. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i hope pinks. -- randall pinkston. activists are calling for change in south carolina a day after city officials fired a white officer accused of murdering a black man. a few moments ago members of the n.c.a.a. p hope that it will change a culture of violence. newly released audio revealed key moments moments after michael slager shot walter scott. will >>> al jazeera's jonathan martin was at the n.a.a.c.p. news conference in north charleston. >> this is the first time the naac naach branch of north charleston spoke as a group. they were quick to prays place as to a speedy investigation, they spoke about what h

. >> a white south carolina police officer has been charged with murder for shooting and killing a black man running away from him. warning. the video may be difficult for some to watch. >> cell phone video of the incident shows the end of a scuffle. the officer pulled his gun and fired eight times and hitting 50-year-old walter scott who appears to be unarmed. state investigators reviewed the video before deciding to charge the officer with murder. he will face life in prison or even death if convicted. >>> in an upscale community a rise in crime. they are dealing with a rash of petty thefts and most happening at department stores. abc7 news reporter alan wang is at one of the most popular targets of the thieves which is the target store. >> yes, it is dan. police say the walnut creek bart station is a walk away from here which is giving criminals easy access to a town that is not used to this much crime. >> it seems like a low crime area that people would not suspect people are committing petty crimes for drug abuse and whatnot. >> it may be why they are seeing an increase in shoplifti

the white south carolina police officer charged with murder after shooting a black man over the weekend is out of a job officially. of, this after video from a bystander showed that officer -- officially, this after video from a bystander showed that officer firing eight shots into the back of 50-year-old walter scott running away. slager claims he killed scott in self-defense. the chief from north charleston where it happened faced reporters this morning. >> i have watched the video. i was sickened by what i saw. >> protesters interrupted that press conference a few times. the fbi and the civil rights division at the justice department are investigating the shooting. north charlton's mayor says he has ordered enough body cameras to put one on every officer in the force. >>> police in gaithersburg are on the hunt for two vandals who targeted a synagogue, but it didn't quite pan out. debra alfarone explains why from the shaare torah synagogue in montgomery county. >> reporter: police say even though this camera captured two vandals spray painting swastikas and the letter kkk on this syna

. >> a white south carolina police officer has been charged with murder for shooting and killing a black man running away from him. warning. the video may be difficult for some to watch. >> cell phone video of the incident shows the end of a scuffle. the officer pulled his gun and fired eight times and hitting 50-year-old walter scott who appears to be unarmed. state investigators reviewed the video before deciding to charge the officer with murder. he will face life in prison or even death if convicted. >>> in an upscale community a rise in crime. they are dealing with a rash of petty thefts and most happening at department stores. abc7 news reporter alan wang is at one of the most popular targets of the thieves which is the target store. >> yes, it is dan. police say the walnut creek bart station is a walk away from here which is giving criminals easy access to a town that is not used to this much crime. >> it seems like a low crime area that people would not suspect people are committing petty crimes for drug abuse and whatnot. >> it may be why they are seeing an increase in shoplifti

eventually he went on to the police academy in south carolina and back at home the head of camden's police force. >> it was sickening. >> and chief scott thompson visited the white house wednesday on the very issue of leveraging technology like body cameras to create transparency between police and the public. >> it was extremely, extremely disturbing and i was glad to see that they quickly moved to charge the officer with murder and to put him behind bars. >> reporter: we did also try to reach some of slager's relatives here in south jersey as well as doylestown pennsylvania. we also reached out to his stepmother believed to be living now in ormond beach, florida, but she did not answer when we called. i'm cydney long nbc 10 news. >> thank you, cydney. nbc "nightly news" will have the latest developments on this major story coming up right after this newscast. >>> happening now, the democratic candidates for philadelphia mayor are meeting for a forum. here is a live look at the community college of philadelphia and the candidates are expected to talk about key issues like quality education, job development and affordable housing, but today's big story and the r

a white south carolina police officer has been charged with murder after a video showed him shooting d apparently unarmed aspen american man who was running away. this happened after north charleston police officer michael slager stopped walter scott for a broken brake light. slager is seen a shooting at scott eight times as he runs away. walter scott's brother, anthony, is grateful for the witness again forward with the video. anthony scott: from the beginning when it happened the first day, i always wondered. and i think through the process we see the truth. and we cannot get my brother back, and my family is in deep mourning for that, but through the process of justice has been served and i do not think that all police officers are bad cops. but there are some bad ones out there, and i do not want to see anyone get shot down the way that my brother was shot down. amy: the north charleston police department had initially defended officer slager after he said he had feared for his life and claimed scott had taken his taser weapon, but it showed he shot him in the back at a distance o

morning we know more about the moenlts leading up to the deadly shooting of a black man by ta white south carolina police officer. state police released dash cam video from a patrol car on thursday. it comes after a mother speaks ow out about the indianapolis accident. >> reporter: the shooting death of an unarmed man by a police officer in south carolina started as a routine traffic stop. it shows officer michael slager going back to his patrol car after pulling him out. in the video scott briefly exits his car. >> get back in his car. >> reporter: but the officer tells him to get back insides. a few seconds later scott opens the door and takes off running with officer slager in pursuit. scott didn't have his registration and his family said there was a warrant out for his arrest for missed child support. that would have been the only video had feidin santana hadn't pulled out his cell phone and captured the video. >> he had control of the taser. if he would have pushed more he would have had control, mr. scott. >> reporter: the video also confirms suspicions by state agents aet the scene. >> when you h

. >>> a white south carolina police officer is charged with murder after he shot a black man during a traffic stop. and he might thought have been charged if someone hadn't come forward with a video of the shooting. the video shows north charleston officer michael slager shooting at 50-year-old walter scott at least eight times as scott is running away from the officer with his back tom. a bystander took the video saturday morning and it appears to contradict the officer's claim that he felt threatened when he fired. the f.b.i. has now joined this investigation. >>> an interesting twist in the world of local politics. the maryland senate election is 19 months away but this morning a local county executive endorsed one of the candidates. scott broom attended the announcement and joins us live with details. endorsing a candidate is not unusual but scott, who did he endorse? >> reporter: well, it was county executive rushern baker who crossed not only county lines but racial lines and gender lines to endorse chris van hollen, the congressman from montgomery county, a big surprise to a lo

. >> a white south carolina police officer has been charged with murder for shooting and killing a black man running away from him. warning. the video may be difficult for some to watch. >> cell phone video of the incident shows the end of a scuffle. the officer pulled his gun and fired eight times and hitting 50-year-old walter scott who appears to be unarmed. state investigators reviewed the video before deciding to charge the officer with murder. he will face life in prison or even death if convicted. >>> in an upscale community a rise in crime. they are dealing with a rash of petty thefts and most happening at department stores. abc7 news reporter alan wang is at one of the most popular targets of the thieves which is the target store. >> yes, it is dan. police say the walnut creek bart station is a walk away from here which is giving criminals easy access to a town that is not used to this much crime. >> it seems like a low crime area that people would not suspect people are committing petty crimes for drug abuse and whatnot. >> it may be why they are seeing an increase in shoplifti

and women in uniform who defend our >>> new dashcam video shows what happened before a white south carolina police officer shot an unarmed black man in the back. footage shows the officer walking up to the car. that is what your watching. he stopped scott for a broken taillight. he talks to the driver about his insurance and goes back to the police car. less than a minute later, scott takes off running. the officer ran after him with a taser and shoots him eight times in the back. the family plans to file civil lawsuits against the police officer. slager is charged with murder and is fired. >>> police using body cameras. >> here in san francisco, the police department has been talking about using body cameras for some time. >> they have some available, but there are so many issues that have to be worked out. >> vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> reporter: many police chiefs want body cams so do defense attorneys. there are financial reasons and protocol reasons why many law enforcement agents just don't have them. it's not as simple as buying that camera. gun. >> ahhh! >> june 2009 peter mcfa

also tonight, more action against the white south carolina police officer caught on tape killing an unarmed man. >> i have watched the video, and i was sickened by what i saw. >> pelley: the president speaks with us about how climate change is making people sick. and meet the woman who just cracked the nfl's grass ceiling. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. today, a federal jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing, including using a

. >>> a white south carolina police officer faces murder charges this morning in the shooting death of a black man month was running from him. this video could be difficult to watch. bam. bam. bam. bam. bam. >> cell phone video shows the officer pulling the gun and fire eight times hitting the 50-year-old walter scott in the back. scott appears to be unarmed. the officer stopped him because a brake light was out. the state investigators reviewed the video yesterday and immediately charged the officer with murder. the officer can face light in prison if convicted. >> breaking sports news this morning, indiana pacers forward is in the hospital after being stabbed outside a new york nightclub. his wife and another woman were also injured. former nick, player was stabbed in the abdomen. all are in stable condition. a 22-year-old man was taken into custody. two hawks players in town for a game were arrested for refusing to move as police set up the crime scene. >> today the san francisco branch of the naacp will appear at a police commission to discuss the controversy of some of the city of

. >>> more on the developing story of a white south carolina police officer facing a murder charge in the death of a black man. the fbi and the justice department are now looking into the shooting by north charleston officer michael slager. initially officer slager reported that walter scott ran away from him and took his taser. this was during a routine traffic stop. but witness video showing how scott ran away unarmed and was shot by the officer eight times. slager then walks over and drops his taser by scott's body. slager was arrested yesterday and charged with scott's murder. today north charlston leaders hold news conference to discuss saturday's shooting. >> i have watched the video. um and i was sickened by what i saw. >> i do not know -- i -- i was told that life-saving -- that they tried to save his life. >> the north charlston police department has received a grant to purchase 101 body cameras. the mayor saying today that he's purchased an additional 150 so that every officer on the force has a body camera. >>> now you decide 2015. the democratic mayoral primary takes a biz

also tonight, more action against the white south carolina police officer caught on tape killing an unarmed black man. >> i have watched the video, and i was sickened by what i saw. >> pelley: the president speaks with us about how climate change is making people sick. and meet the woman who just cracked the nfl's grass ceiling. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, a federal jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing, including using a weapon of mass destruction in the deaths of

. >>> a white south carolina police officer has been fired off he was charged with murder for fatality unarmed black man in the town of north charleston. >> no racist police. no justice no peace. >> protesters are demanding an end to what they say is the targeting and killing of african americans by the police. the mayor of north charleston says every police officer will now wear a body camera. this latest fatal shooting has revived the debate of abuse police buy police officers and focusing attention on the u.s. justice system, here is tom ackerman. >> reporter: when police policeman in ferguson missouri escaped prosecution for killing unarmed black men last year. street protests broke out across the country the death of walter scott another weaponless man at the hands of a south carolina officer has fueled even more outrage, another policemen in that state accused of wrongfully wounding a man facing a rolle long prison sentence the same for a cleveland officer carrying a 12 year old boy with a toy gun. the common denominator evidence which appears to prove police misconduct. evidence

. >>> a white south carolina police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man has been formally with murder. [gunfire] >>> walter scott was running away when north charleston patrolman michael slager fired eight times. authorities say the officer had already hit scott with a stun gun after scott is down officer slager places him in handcuffs. this all started with a traffic stop saturday. officer slager then reported that scott had tried to take his taser but officials say the video is evidence of an unjustified dead -- of using unjustified deadly force. we will have more on the investigation coming up in our next half hour. >> new video has emerged in the controversial police take down of a man in vineland, new jersey. that man later died. police were called to the 100 block of grape street on march 31st. residents say 32-year-old philip white was on the sidewalk acting strange and when police responded they say white resisted and tried to grab a canine officer's gun. video shows the police dog attacking while the officer throws punches. white later died at the hospital. now, a

also tonight, more action against the white south carolina police officer caught on tape killing an unarmed black man. >> i have watched the video, and i was sickened by what i saw. >> pelley: the president speaks with us about how climate change is making people sick. and meet the woman who just cracked the nfl's grass ceiling. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: today, a federal jury found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the boston marathon bombing, including using a weapon of mass destruction in the deaths of eight-year-old martin richard, 29-year-old krystle campbell, 23-year-old lu lingzhi, and 26-year-old sean collier, the police officer shot as the tsarnaev brothers attempted their escape. 260 others were wounded. from the start, the tsarnaevs' lawyers admitted he did it, but now in the sentencing phase they will try to convince the jury that he was under the spell of his older brother who sought revenge for the deaths of muslims in iraq and afghanistan. don dahler is in boston for us tonight. don. >> reporter: scott,

white cop killing a black man has been captured in undeniable form. breath taking video from south carolina has gone viral leaving the black man dead and a white police officer charged with his murder. senior national correspondent john roberts is in south carolina tonight. >> this is what democracy looks like. >> reporter: the protests were peaceful but the message was delivered with the force of generations who feel unjustly treated. >> here we say no more. >> no more! >> what began as a routine traffic stop saturday morning for a broken tail light quickly escalated into the minority community's worst nightmare. an apparently unarmed black man shot multiple times in the back by a white police officer. this time there was a video. it left little doubt as to how the final moments of 50-year-old walter scott's life ended. >> the video is very demonstrative of exactly what happened. without the video -- and that was the only witness there was actually was the gentleman making the video, it would be difficult to ascertain exactly what did occur. >> reporter: the officer 33-year-old michael slager initially claimed he feared for his life when scott snatch

we'll check back with you later. >> mark: a white south carolina police officer faces murder charges unarmed black man. this happened in south carolina and this morning we are hearing from the victim's brother. good morning mike. >> reporter: the skulls of on video sherry part of that video and shows the shooting. >> reporter: this was a video at this point fifth year-old what old walter who's black running away towards a north charleston police officer shoots eight times. scott brown's debt at the same all the support systems for a traffic stop from broken taillight over the weekend. unclear what happened after scott got out of the car. as a claims self-defense. carter cnn officer claims got grabbed his taser. the victim's brother those of the video is clear and one shows. i assess the he did not struggle there was nostril for the taser assembly my brother would of done that anyway but after seeing the video he was running for life not to be shot down to be tays anymore. fbi opened its own investigation. charleston is south carolina not holding our raleigh it's remained peaceful com

cam video providing details about what happened before the deadly encounter between the white south carolina policend african-american driver. the video shows former north carolina officer michael slager pulling over 50-year-old walter scott for a broken brake light. after this slager goes back to his patrol car. moments later, scott -- here you go -- bolts from his car and takes off running. the dash cam video does not capture what happens next. shouting could be heard in the background. cnn political commentator joins me now. as i always do i like to comb over your twitter to see what you're fired up about or listeners are fired up about. >> thank you for that. >> you're welcome. you post the question in a state where one brake light is required should a driver be pulled over when one is out. by the way, if one is out, it's lawful to be pulled over. >> how many you have, it needs to be functioning. but the state permits one. if you had an antique car with one taillight, that's permissible under the law. there were three lights in this particular vehicle, the mercedes. the rear window light was no

we've seen the cell phone video of a white south carolina police officer shooting an african-american man running away. >> and now there's another piece of video that could be released today. it shows what happened before the deadly shooting. at 6:15 we'll have a live report from north charleston with new information from the site of the investigation. >>> and do you ever forget to take your medicine? there's an app for that. we'll show you how it works. >>> and federal officials want you to wash your car, not for looks, but for preservation. >>> 38 degrees outside. breaking news we're following out of italy. italian media said one person is dead a second person injured following a shooting at a courtroom in milan. in the past few minutes, we have learned there was a metal detector at the courthouse. authorities don't know how the attacker got the weapon inside. the gunman is still on the loose right now. nbc news is working to find out more, and we'll bring you new information as soon as we get it. >>> and this morning, a chester county school bus driver who left a 7-year-old alone o

statistics is the population of north charles ton south carolina is 47 african-american and 37% white. don't we need more local representation on the policepeople. remember it appeared to be on the tape a black officer helping him. so black people didn't march and fight and struggle to have black officers kill us and black officers beat us and black officers harass us. i want police officers who are capable of doing the job properly. we need community-based policing if we are going to believe police are the proper force to be in our neighborhoods. >> let me throw one other statistic at you, marc. they seem to be equal opportunity shooters the south carolina police. because the majority of people shot by police have been caucasian in the past five years. so -- >> nationally? >> no in south carolina. >> and fashionly, by the way. and nationally. >> there are many more white people than black people. >> there is a racial issue involved here but there's an issue of police using force inappropriately against people of all races. >> look there's so much to analyze here. we have to look at the numbers and obviously changes need to be made. marc

. >>> meantime a white south carolina police officer is face facing a murder charge tonight after shootingng a black man over the weekend. >> the incident sparking tensions and once again raising the issue of body cameras for police. fox's john roberts has the story story. >> reporter: the fbi and justice department now looking into the shooting of a black man by a white police officer saturday here in south carolina. north charles ton patrolman michael slager facing a murder charge related to the incident. local official say the officer has been fired. >> there have been two families that have been harmed great by what occurred both the victim's and the officer's family and our hearts go out to both of them. >> reporter: the press conference disrupted by angry protesters. >> the crowd chanting aft the press conference ended. >> no justice no piece! >> reporter: the fatal altercation between slager and walter scott captured on video. scott shot eight advertisements as he appears following a traffic stop. reports indicate the 50-year-old reached for slager's stun gun before the shots were f

a white south carolina police officer shooting a black man repeatedly in the back.autopsy of walter scott shows he died of multiple gunshot wounds. today the officer michael slager was fired. he is facing murder charges and north charleston police officers are faceing serious charges. >> i have watched the video and i was sickened by what i saw. and i have not watched it since. but in that end as i was -- because i have been receiving a lot of phone calls and a lot of e-mails. in the end of it i believe what i saw was the officer removing the shirt of the individual and performing some sort of lifesaving but i'm not sure. >> he's not sure if cpr was performed. tavis smiley is a journalist and a political commentator. i asked him about the shooting in south carolina. >> when i first saw it my heart dropped, my blood started to boil. and tears ran down my face. and if i spend too much time thinking bit i'll start to have that same reaction now because i am the same age that this young man was when he was murdered. i'm 50. and i know what it's like to be pulled over, f

. >>> the white south carolina police officer charged with murdering an unarmed black man has been fired. michael schlegel was charged after video surfaced tuesday that shows him shoot walter scott in the back eight times. the man who made that video says slager tased scott before he began recording. >>> walter scott is being remembered by his friends and family as kind, outgoing, and a good son and father. >> kyung lah has a look at the life of this man cut short. >> reporter: walter scott now lives in our minds for the way he died. for his family, the 50-year-old struggled in an imperfect world and his place in it. he came from a large extended family. he was one of three sons. >> his two brothers -- i had two brothers. i had two brothers. now i have one brother. out of my brothers, he was the most outgoing out of all of us. he knew everybody. >> reporter: that outgoing personality brought him to the u.s. coast guard at age 19. he served for two years until the coast guard says a drug-related offense led to an involuntary separation. scott received a general discharge under honorable c

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. >>> basic with our breaking news a white south carolina police officer charged with the murder of black man. the video is very graphic. it is this killing. we have just obtained it. the officer on the right shooting the man in back as he runs away. that's 50-year-old walter scott being shot. he was shot eight times. according to the new york times the officer, michael slager pulled him over for a broken taillight. scott ran. the officer chased him fired his taser. scott ran away again and that's when the eight shots were fired. slager's version is walker tried to seize his taser. this happened on saturday. you already have murder charges a couple of days later. very unlike these other case wes have seen. they went straight to it. the police chief just appeared the mayor spoke. they have condemned this. the justice department is involved. what are they telling you? >> this is really fast moving story now. i think this is a lesson from ferguson is what we're seeing. the justice department says the fbi in south carolina and the civil rights division for the just defense here in washington

law enforcement agencies are calling the shooting death of an unarmed black man by a white south carolina policeer a game changer. mourners gathered yesterday to hold a vigil at the spot where walter scott was gunned down last weekend. officer michael slager stopped scott for a broken tail light and that turned deadly when slager fired at scott while he was running away. law enforcement experts believe the shooting is creating a consensus to have all police officers across the nation wear body cameras. slager has been fired and is facing murder charges. >>> a new poll shows most in california think race relations are better in the golden state than elsewhere in the country. accord telling a new "los angeles times" polls most voters think race relations are stable or improving because of the state's diversity. 43 percent in california still think police are generally tougher on african-americans than any other group after a string of deadly police shootings in other states. only 36 percent think police treat all groups the same. >> cpr app that abc7 first reported last year saved the line of a ma

. >>> and we're following the latest in the arrest of a white south carolina police officer in the deathan unarmed black map. man. >>> more are orhorror on the highway after a man threaten as family with a chain saw. >>> scary moment for a family on vacation this vacation in quebec. the man an accused of using the chain saw in a fit of road rage. they reported will bizarre outburst after being cut off by an erratic driver. they followed that driver for take down his license plate number and that is probably something they now regret. this video has had more than 600,000 views. obviously the family was terrified. kids this in the back seat. >> you don't know who is out there driving. and you feel like you can't say anything do anything, just lock the doors, roll up the windows the best of your ability. you didn't know who will be behind the wheel in the other car. >> wild. >>> 5:41 our time on this wednesday morning. it is hump day and we'll have to get over it today because the rain and clouds are hanging tough. >> chuck bell here now with your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> get it ov

. >>> we are seeing new video of a deadly confrontation between a white south carolina police officer unarmed black man. until now, a cell phone video showed only part of the incident. reporter omar villafranca with the video that shows how it all started. >> reporter: newly released dashcam video shows now former north charleston police officer michael slager talking with walter scott moments after slager pulled him over for a broken taillight saturday. >> license and insurance card. >> reporter: scott is heard saying he didn't have a registration because he was planning on purchasing the mercedes. but moments after slager returned to his patrol car, scott took offer and both men ran out of frame. that's where the cell phone video picks up the story. slager fires eight times as scott is running away. slager is also seen dropping something next to scott's body. he is now charged with murder. records show the officer a coast guard veteran had two other complaints during his five years on the force. one was a 2013 complaint filed by this 33-year-old man. >> like [ indiscernible ] threw

and developing right now the white south carolina police officer who shot an african-american man in the back multiple times has been fired. officer michael slayinger fatally shot him after a traffic stop. charged with murder after video of the shooting surfaced. today the north charleston police chief talked about this disturbing video and gruesome shooting. >> i have watched the video. i was sickened by what i saw. i have not watched it since. >> fox news senior national correspondent is live in north charleston, south carolina, john, what is the latest there? >> greta, good evening to you. every time something like this happens across the country comparisons to ferguson, missouri are made. but what's most striking about what happened here in north charleston is. this is what everybody thought was under the impression was told happened in ferguson. and unarmed black man shot in the black by a white police officer as he was trying to flee. that did not happen in ferguson, but it did happen here. what's more, what happened here in the aftermath is completely different. were there dem

the white south carolina police officer charged with murdering an unarmed black man has been fired. you see him there, was charged after video surfaced tuesday. it shows him shoot walter scott in the back. the man who made that video says slager tased scott before he started recording. >>> dzhokhar tsarnaev has been found guilty on all of the 30 counts he faced in the boston marathon bombing trial. jurors must decide whether the 21-year-old will face life in prison or the death penalty. he was convicted of killing four people, three in the bombing and a police officer during the manhunt that followed. >>> the u.n. says more than 300 civilians have been killed in the fighting in yemen. it is urging an end to air strikes that target people forced from their homes. saudi arabia is leading a coalition of countries trying to drive out houthi rebels and restore the country's president to power. >>> the family of the victim in that fatal police shooting is grieving as they search for answers as to why he ended up dead. walter scott's mother judy spoke with our anderson cooper about accusat

police officer in south carolina. that tops our six things to know. erin o'hearn has them at the big board. >> and matt, police say the video was key to this investigation. whiteager was officially charged with murder after shooting and killing 50-year-old walter scott in the back. scott was unarmed. we'll have much more on this story ahead at 6:30 a.m. >>> a utility company is defending its decision to cut off a maryland family's electricity. a father and seven children were killed by carbon monixide from a gas powered jen raid raider. the -- generator. the company says the power was cut off for safety reasons after an illegal connection was discovered. >>> federal investigators say russian hackers invaded commuters the the white house. the cyber attacks were launched last year. but the feds say hackers may still be lurking inside certain systems. the criminals did not hack into any classified systems. >>> officials do not believe the widespread power outages that hit washington, d.c. and its suburbs yesterday have any link to terrorism. investigators cited an explosion at a maryland power plan. the white house briefly went dark sewn did an event featuring op

. >>> meanwhile a white south carolina police office are faces murder charges in the shooting death ofn unarmed black motorist after a traffic stop. a bystander caught this confrontation as you can see right here on camera. >>> philadelphia's mayoral candidate lynn abraham is recovering this morning after the the former d.a. collapsed during a debate last night, abraham says that sheila tend a mayoral for thumb morning. >>> right now 6:47, we have all been there, in the movie theater and people around you, behind you we're just seeing them being too loud. >> what do you do. one pennsylvania woman took a stand and wound up on the end of fists and kicks. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer joins us from the news center to tell us more about it. >> reporter: cindy santa maria williams told a few girls to pipe down inside a movie theater in stroud mall a situation we will all been in. that led to a confrontation she says left her with a black eye, broken eye socket and bruises all over her body. first she says they started harassing her. a after they notified management they joined up

and developing right now the white south carolina police officer who shot an african-american man in

. >> calls for protests in south carolina today after a white police officer is charged with murder for killing an apparently unarmed black man. >> change in ferguson, the city that sparked a national outcry over race and the police elects two new african-american city council members. >> a cyber attack on one of the nation's most secure networks. what may have been exposed and wipe the government blames russia. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm steph as i. this morning a white south carolina police officer is in jail charged with murder for shooting and killing a black man. the officer said he felt thread understand but a video appears to contradict that, showing the moment the officer shot the man trying to run away. we have more details. a lot of people waking up and watching this video. >> the surfacing of that video is a bombshell development that the officer had originally reported as justified. it all started over a minor traffic infraction. >> saturday, what started as a routine traffic stop for a broken tail light ended with officer michael slager shooti

a white south carolina line police officer is charged with murdering an unarmed black man offer a traffic stop. also tonight, super power failure, what happens when d.c. loses a.c. the championship's won, but the debate's not done over one and done. >> we don't do a rent-a-player. >> pelley: and the lady who sang the blues and the man whose keeping her music alive. >> to me, she was lady day. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight a white police officer in north charlesson south carolina is under arrest being charged with murder in a shooting death of a black man after a traffic stop on saturday. the victim apparently was unarmed. the fbi has opened an investigation. the incident was caught on video and michelle miller is working the story. michelle. >> scott the video surfaced this afternoon and apparently shows a white police officer shooting a black suspect in the back. the officer michael slager says the man was stopped for a broken tail light and then according to the officer the man took his stun

>>darya: more on our top story this morning a white south carolina police officer facing murder chargesstory is capturing national and local attention. >>: mike pelton: they're not with any time charge and also with murder after a video of the shooting surface this itself on video that authorities say shows the officer of michael slater shooting walter scott in the back he died at the same he fired eight shots south carolina officials say it all began when they pulled to him over for broken taillight the two and a to get outside it is unclear what the two said to each other when you can see him run away before the officers should here in the bay area the worst part of this is it came about as a very minor even attracted stop is still unclear what all the search the senses for allegedly shooting him but according to the part of cnn this said he took his taser if convicted sledder could face life in prison or possibly death. >>mark: keep a close eye a bay area weather after a while the guest today a range of more on the forecast. >>james: nowhere near the rain that we saw yesterday here i

leon: a new development in the case of a white south carolina police officer accused of killing an unarmed black man. alison: there's another dash cam video that shows the moments prior to the deadly attack and it's been released. karen traverse reports. karen: we're seeing for the first time the passenger in walter scott's vehicle. this is dash cam video that shows the unidentified man being questioned by police. he's officially a witness and may be the last person to speak with scott before he was fatally shot by former police officer michael slager. previously released dash cam video shows what seems to be a calm, uneventful traffic stop. >> give me your license. karen: after 2 1/2 minutes, scott bolts. slager chases after him. >> he's off! karen: moments later, shoots him dead. state investigators say the shooting seems suspicious from the start because of multiple gunshot wounds in scott's back saying the cell phone video confirmed our initial suspicion. the scott family is preparing for walter's funeral on saturday. >> i pray that this never happens to another person. this has got to

more this morning about a deadly shooting that's led to anger and calls for change in south carolina. a white police officer has now been fired from the force after shooting and killing walter scott. now the man who captured what happened on video is talk about what he saw. he tells nbc he felt an obligation to scott's family to make the video public. >> i felt, i thought about his position their situation, you know i say that if i would have a family member that would happen, i would like to know the truth, you know, about all this. that was the reason i gave -- i returned the information the video to them. >> that video contradicted what the officer said happened, and today, we could get another perspective on the shooting. jonathan martin has more. >> good morning. today we expect to hear from the south carolina branch of the naacp during a news conference at 11:00. in addition the south carolina law enforcement could release dash cam video. the mayor and police chief here held a news conference in which they first stressed that the former officer has been terminated. michael slager. in addition,