zachary's date, not him. joining me now are paul and angie hammond, zachary's parents. eric bland, the hammond's family attorney. we asked you guys to show that video in the introduction because we didn't want to be rude or insulting or insensitive and you said you want people to know, to see what happened to your son to see all of it, angie, correct? >> well, yes, i don't want to see it, frankly, but i feel it's necessary to show it to people so they know what happened. >> again, we're sorry for your loss. how are you guys doing today? >> we're coping. we're doing okay. >> it's been a hard three months. >> were you surprised at this decision, paul? no charges? >> general rly from what you se in south carolina, no, i really wasn't surprised. i think we see it way too much. >> and angie? >> no, really i wasn't. it needs to change, but i wasn't surprised. >> you sort of expected this. i know it doesn't make it any easier but you sort of expected it? >> yeah. >> eric, lieutenant mark tiller has stood by his claim that he acted in self-defense. you don't think that that is w

the two shots killed the driver, 19-year-old zachary hammond. he was unarmed. drugs in his system and packaged cocaine in his pocket. listen as lieutenant tiller describes why he opened fire. >> he tried to hit me. >> reporter: the police dash cam video from july shows what seneca south carolina police say was a drug sting. the target, the passenger of the car, 25-year-old tracy morton. she was on a date with hammond at the time of the shooting. her sobs can be heard as an officer stands over hammond. the video was released this week, days before lieutenant tiller is cleared of wrongdoing. after a careful consideration of the facts of the case, the solicitor writes in her ruling, i have determined that no criminal charges should be filed against lieutenant mark tiller at the state level. she continues, this has been a very difficult case. no parent should ever have to bury their child. >> we are more disappointed by an investigation that seems more focused on attacking the victim, which was zack, than investigating the shooter. >> reporter: at a press conferenc

he says 19-year-old zachary hammond tried to run him over.cal prosecutor has determined the officer should not be charged but a federal investigation still continues. nick valencia is here covering the case. >> the parents see cold-blooded murder in the case. they say the solicitor had made up her mind even before she leveled her ruling that there would not be any charges filed against lieutenant mark tiller. they are pushing for federal charges. the video you are about to see could be considered graphic by some. he pulls into the parking lot. in less than a few seconds, gunfire. the two shots killed the driver, 19-year-old zachary hammond. he was unarmed. investigators say he had drugs in his system and packaged cocaine in his pocket. listen as lieutenant tiller described why he opened fire. the police dash cam video shows what seneca south carolina police say was a drug sting. the target, the passenger of the car, 25-year-old tracy morton, on a date with hammond at the time of the shooting. her sobs can be heard as an officer stands over ha

police say mark taylor was conducting an operation when he shot zachary hammond. the video here shows hammond driving. the officer shot in self-defense. taylor will not be charged. philadelphia. two people tried to he chases them onto the platform where they pull out a taser and knock him down. he winds up on the tracks. the victim was able to pull himself back up. police are now searching for the suspects. emily: arlington police warning of a scam targeting immigrants. a man from bangladesh received a call from someone posing as a federal agent threatening to do for him. the victim was conned into wiring $2500 to an account in washington. police warned scammers may use a phone number similar to the irs. they may even give the last four digits of your social security number. randy: a multibillion-dollar deal in the works between walgreens and write a. walgreens is buying a smaller competitor for a deal worth more than $17 billion. the company says consumers will benefit because there will be more power to negotiate lower prices with drug companies. rite aid stores

zachary hammond was shot and killed in july. right now, federal authorities are looking onto whether they'll bring charges against the officer. lawyers have said the shooting was justified and that hammond was shot when he drove his car at the officer. a south carolina sheriff's deputy working for a school is banned from the high school campus after video showed the deputy wrestling and dragging a disruptive student from her desk. the officer was called to remove the student after she refused to leave the classroom. omar villafranca has more, it's new at noon. omar: amateur video posted to social media shows richland county deputy ben fields wrapping his arm around the student's neck. fields flips the sudent and her desk over and drags her across the floor. other videos show fields restraining the student in the front of the classroom while a school administrator and stunned classmates, including tony robinson, looked on. tony robinson: never saw anything so nasty, other students had to turn away. omar: the 34-year-old deputy jo

. >> the officer says he shot 19-year-old zachary hammond in self-defense. it happened during a drug sting in south carolina in july. hammond's family is suing police. federal authorities are investigating. >>> action tonight against a sheriff's deputy caught on video violently man handling a female high school student. the video more than viral. it's infectious. the sheriff is white, the student is black. this local controversy has become a federal case. >> reporter: it started in a high school in the south carolina capital city of columbia, a 16-year-old girl being disruptive and asked to leave by the teacher. she refuses. so a school resource officer, a cop, comes in, takes the student's laptop and she refuses again to leave. >> you're going to come with me. >> reporter: then comes the confrontation. several students shooting it all on their smart phones. the officer grabbing the student by the neck, flipping her and her chair over, slamming her to the ground and then dragging her. other students frozen, terrified, watching it all in silence. sophomore to

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

the lieutenant moved in to make an arrest and 19-year-old zachary hammond tried to drive off. the officer felt he would be run over and he open fired killing hammond. the teen's family filed a lawsuit against the officer and the department. >>> great news for the state's education system. the country in student performance on the national assessment of educational process -- progress. the test given every two years in all 50 states. ranked the 4th grade reading and math and 8th grade math. new hampshire beat out new hampshire in 8th grade reading. higher education, test scores are up but enrollment is down at public colleges across massachusetts. the state saw a 1.8% drop in enrollment this year. that drop was fueled by a big reduction in students at community colleges. >>> happening today, witches and warlocks are facing off in a salem courthouse this morning a salem courthouse this morning. self-proclaimed witch said that warlock christian day has been harassing her on the phone and social media. they have been in business together for years but had a fall out. christian day

in which undercover police allegedly sell drugs to a woman riding in this car with 19-year-old zachary hammond. seneca, south carolina police officer mark tiller with his handgun drawn tries to make an arrest. briefly stepping in front of hammond's car. but hammond attempts to speed off. officer tiller fires. hammond struck twice in the side and back dies. a south carolina prosecutor concluded the shooting was justified, that officer tiller had reason to fear for his life and that he had a difficult decision to make in just three seconds. a justice department investigation continues, so federal charges could still be brought. hammond's parents say he was shot after his car passed the officer. they are suing, claiming the officer's life was not truly in danger. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >>> human rights groups are reporting more atrocities at the hands of isis. the militant group is said to have tied three prisoners to ancient columns in the city of palmyra and then blowing them up. those columns dating back at least 2,000 years. >>> and new talks aimed at ending the four-year-old ci

in which undercover police allegedly sell drugs to a woman riding in this car with 19-year-old zachary hammond. seneca, south carolina, officer mark tiller, with his handgun drawn, tries to make an arrest, briefly stepping in front of hammond's car. but hammond attempts to speed off. officer tiller fires. hammond, struck twice in the side and back, dies. today, a south carolina prosecutor concluded the shooting was justified, that officer tiller had reason to fear for his life and that he had a difficult decision in to make in just three seconds. but tonight a justice department investigation continues, and federal charges could still be brought. hammond's parents say he was shot after his car had passed the officer. they are suing, claiming the officer's life was not truly in danger. david? >> and pierre, what about the young woman in the car? the boy's date? >> reporter: david, she was charged with marijuana possession, but remarkably, she was not hurt. >> pierre thomas live in your washington bureau tonight. pierre, thank you. >>> we move onto the extreme weather at this hour. torrential ra

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

the two shots killed the driver, 19-year-old zachary hammond. say he had drugs in his system and packaged cocaine in his pocket. listen as leiutenant tiller describes why he opened fire. >> he hit me. >> the police camera show what they say was a drug sting, the target the passenger of the car, 25-year-old tracy morgan. she was on a date with hammond at the time of the shooting. her sobs can be heard as an officer stand over hammond. the video was released this week, days before leiutenant tiller is cleared of wrongdoing. after a careful consideration of the fact of the case the solicitor writes in her ruling, i have zermd that no criminal charges should be fired against leiutenant mark tiller at the state level. she continues, this has been a very difficult case. no parent should ever are to bury their child. >> we are more disappointed by investigation that seemed more focused on attacking the victim than investigating the shooter. >> at a press conference thursday, hammond's parents and attorney say the blame for the fatal shooting rests sole

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

. >> the two shots killed the driver. 19-year-old zachary hammond. he was unarmed.s say he had drugs in his system and package cocaine in his pocket. listen as lieutenant tiller describes why he opened fire. >> he got ahold of me. >> the police video shows what was a drug sting. the target, 25-year-old tracy morgan, on a date with hammond at the time of the shooting. her sobs can be heard as an officer stands over hammond. the video was released this week, days before he is cleared of wrongdoing. after a careful consideration of the facts of the case, i have determined that no criminal charges should be filed against lieutenant mark tiller at the state level. she continues, this has been a very difficult case. no parent should ever have to bury their child. >> we are more disappointed by investigation that seemed more focused on attacking the victim, which was zach, than investigating the shooter. >> hammond's parents and attorney say the blame for the fatal shooting rests solely on lieutenant tiller. >> you would need a set of glasses that doesn't exist to say that

lieutenant mark tiller says he fired when zachary hammond drove his car towards him. dash cam footages shows him shooting him through a side window. the justice department is investigating federal charges >>> a manhunt under way in kentucky, for a fugitive accused of firing at two police officers this weekend. tennessee say 62-year-old floyd webb cook is armed and dangerous. an officer was wounded, save by a bulletproof vest. school officials cancelled classes for the second day in a rural area where the manhunt is taking place >>> after years of false starts and debate, appears congress is on its way to pass a bill in relation to cyber attacks. 74-71 was the vote to encourage government and companies to share information. lisa stark has the story. >> reporter: there's widespread agreement cyber security threats are growing and becoming more sophisticated - with individuals, companies and the government at risk. even the c.i.a. director is not immune. last week john brennan's emails were made public, he was hacked. tuesday he said he was outs raged. >> it underscores

say lieutenant mark tiller was conducting an undercover drug operation when he shot 19-year-old zachary hammond. the dash-cam video shows hammond driving his car towards tiller. the officer then shot in self defense. prosecutors announced yesterday that tiller will not be charged. randy: a michigan homeowner hears a big kaboom and this is what she finds when she walks outside. a car on her roof. the driver of a ford mustang lost control on a road and landed on the roof of the house. turns out the house is built next to a hill, and the roof is nearly level with the ground. emily: a drug that uses the herpes virus to treat skin cancers now has fda approval. tumor tissue to rupture cancer right now, the drug is only approved for melanoma treatments. with that deadly form of skin cancer each year. shown to prolong a patient' life. a lot of tired baseball fans this morning. this sacrifice fly finally ending game one of the world series between the mets and royals. the epic battle stretched well past midnight -- going 14 innings and tying the record for the longest world series game. kansas city take

lieutenant tiller makes the arrest and zachary hammond tried to drive off. officer said he felt he would be run over so he opened fire killing hammond. the teen's family filed a lawsuit against the officer and the police department. >> anchor: hundreds gather to help at-risk women at this year's funny women serious business luncheon in boston. i was honored to be there as well. to support rosie's place. organization provides job training, shelter and other support to 12,000 local women each year. and featured guests included the author of the book that inspired the tv show "orange is the new black." it was such a great event. julie, daniel were there. 1700 people supporting the women that go to rosie's place. it was beautiful. >> anchor: remarkable organization doing tremendous work. >> anchor: tremendous work helping so many women. >> anchor: you are helping out as well. >> anchor: thank you. >> anchor: check in with julie. >> reporter: i am baez bias but sara was favorite presenter. go out to the roads. car fire and pretty vivid pictures right now. this is

in the driver's seat 19-year-old unarmed zachary hammond. nt tiller is called in for backup. watch. >> put them up! stop, stop, stop! >> all right. what you see there, hammond ignore's the officer's commands, drives off. state pathologist determined hammond was shot twice. the first shot killed him. maybe you heard there he said he tried to hit me, and state investigators determined that tiller, his fear that he would be run over was reasonable. although they admit in a letter that was submitted from the solicitor to the state investigative department that the video is troublesome. here's a part of that letter. what may seem reasonable to any of us who are not in the heat of the moment or at at risk of losing our life is a far cry from an officer actually being in a tense situation where he is forced to make a split-second decision while facing a criminal assailant. hammond's family has said to be crushed. their attorney, eric bland, who is a civil attorney, he said this just to cnn in the last minutes. lieutenant tiller was never at risk at

lieutenant tiller moves it to make the arrest and 19-year-old zachary hammond drives off. officers felt he would be run over. opened fire killing him. teen's family filed a lawsuit department. >> anchor: this afternoon thousands are expected to attend the funeral of the new york city police officer killed in the line of duty last week. officer randolph holder shot chasing a armed robbery suspect in east harlem. 33-year-old is 4th nypd officer killed in 11 months. >> anchor: new hampshire community says good-bye to nine-year-old boy that died while delivering cooktos a neighbor. christopher chester walking with his father friday knight in sandown when he collapsed. on the way to a neighbor's house with homemade treats when tragedy struck. and christopher's devastated parents tell us neighbors have raised more than $20,000 to help the family. >> i don't know how to thank everyone. thank you is not enough for what they have done. >> especially the people that do not know us. >> anchor: after the death parents learned he had been born with a birth detect in his heart. and that

zachary hammond was not armed when he was shot by a police officer this past july in a restaurant parking lot. police say hammond try to run over the officer during a drug bust. hammond's family says the filed a lawsuit: one national retailer says they're not going to be participating on black friday, but they want shoppers and workers to do instead. >> brittany maynard was the california woman who took her own life in oregon. she has become the face of the right to die movement. i'll tell you why her husband is here at the state house. >> mark: but first, shock and sadness. in one new hampshire community half a 9-year-old boy suddenly dies. >> >> mark: how that little boy is next >> mark: tonight, a community in new hampshire is mourning the loss of a fourth grade student who died suddenly. 9-year-old christopher chester died after his heart stopped while walking with his father. >> elizabeth: his dad says he is absolutely heart broken and says there is nothing he could do. katherine burcham. christopher's parents, brother and sister are honoring his memory with a wake behind me. a boy t

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

a south calina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 19-year-old during a drug sting. >> zachary hammond was on a first date sitting in his car when officer mark tiller approached with his gun drawn. hammond was shot as he tried to drive away. prosecutors say the shooting was justified because the officer had reason to fear for his life. it all started when the woman in hammond's car allegedly bought marijuana from an undercover officer. >>> there are concerns this morning about the safety of cryotherapy after the death of a spa employee. the treatment involves exposure to subzero temperatures for a minute or two. it's supposed to relieve pain and help patients lose weight and make them look younger but the young woman was found frozen to death in one of the spa's cryotherapy chambers. investigators in las vegas say she should not have used the equipment by herself. >>> a disturbing crime caught on camera in philadelphia. realizing he had been robbed the vic chases two suspects off a subway train. the victim is then struck three times with a taster and shoved onto the tracks. fortunately

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

the driver, 19 years old, zachary hammond was not armed at time.ideo clearly shows the police lieutenant mark taylor was in danger and justified in the shooting. two federal investigations continue on that case. ♪ martha: some of the latest polls at least hillary clinton certainly looks like she will be the nominee. using every chance that she gets to start acting like she head-to-head with the republican candidate basically. and last night, she did more of that during her appearance on "the late show with stephen colbert". take a look. >> we have to get back to putting middle class at center of our politics. we have got to make it clear, that what has been tried by the republicans every time they get a chance, cutting, taxes on super wealthy, getting out of the way of corporations doesn't create broad based prosperity. it creates more inequality. martha: there is look at what the eventual republican nominee will be going up fence in terms of the against the democratic side. gorgeous day out there in boulder. we're joined by reince priebus who head

. >>> no criminal charges, meanwhile, against the south fatally shot 19-year-old zachary hammond back in july. hammond was unarmed, in his car at a parking lot during a drug sting. he was shot and ill cann ekille by lieutenant mark tiller while he was attempting to drive away. it contradicted the officer's testimony that he was trying to run him over. however, the prosecutor declined to bring charges, because deadly force was justified. >>> and also new this morning, two savannah, georgia, police officers shot overnight, both survived and are expected to recover. officials say they were trying to make a traffic stop when the driver took off. one of those suspects was shot and killed. >>> i tell you, watching these stories makes you wonder what's going on the in the world, but how about the world series? what a start we had to baseball's fall classic. the kansas city royals and new york mets takes fans on an emotional roller coaster. 14 innings! it didn't end until after 1:30 in the morning. there was also a power outage. some fans at home in the dark wondering what's going on. andy sc