officer jeronimo yanez was acquitted on charges of manslaughter for killing african american motorist philando castile. the jury of seven men and five women, 10 of whom were white and two african american, deliberated for more than 25 hours over five days before acquitting yanez on all charges. this is philando castile's sister allysza speaking just after friday's verdict. he tookso hurt because away something so precious for me. that was my brother. that was my mentor. that was my father figure. that man worked hard every single day, every birthday, every christmas. he was the one that made sure i had gifts. he didn't deserve to die the way he did. and i will never have faith in the system. i will never have faith in the system. amy: philando castile's death was live-streamed on facebook by his girlfriend diamond reynolds in an extraordinary video in which she narrated the aftermath of the shooting while she was still in the car, with officer yanez pointing a gun at her and her four-year-old daughter. on friday evening, about demonstrators gathered outside 2000 minnesota's state capi

and her four year n climbing out >> at that point jeronimo yanez fires repeatedly. philando castile's girlfriend is heard screaming and her 4-year-old daughter is seen climbing out the back door. now, all we have seen up until now is the facebook live post from the driver's girlfriend, diamond reynolds, she recorded this minutes after philando castile was shot from inside the car. her video sparked national out rage and protests across the country. officer jeronimo yanez was acquitted of second degree manslaughter just last week, the city of st. anthony announced he was fired the same day. the dash cam video we are seeing today was played for jurors in his trial. >>> after serving 9 years of a 15-year sentence, oj simpson may be released from prison, up for puparole next month, some observers say his chances of release are better than average. the football legend was convicted in 2008 in an attempted armed robbery to recover his own sports memorabilia. if granted parole he would be set free in october. >>> police agencies from around the country are in the bay area

(grant) officer jeronimo yanez shot and killed philando castile during a traffic stop last july just outside saint paul. today, he was aquitted of manslaughter. the shooting gained national attention when castile's girlfriend broadcasted the shooting on facebook live. during the trial... officer yanez testified he feared for his life because castile reached for his gun, despite being instructed not to. yanez shot castile five times in the chest. after the verdict, the city of saint anthony, minnesota announced that officer yanez will no longer be on the force. a few hundred people are protesting the jury's decision. they're marching from minnesota's capitol in saint

despite the acquittal, jeronimo yanez is not a police officer. the philando castille family reads in part, no amount of money could ever replace philando castille. they family will continue to work to a loss with the philando castille relief foundation. >> shepard: trace, now some people are now saying, police departments are rethinking body cameras. >> in the wake of all this police shootings him a lot of departments around the country are really mandated using body cameras to document police activity. the problem is, they're expensive. to buy and maintain. the jersey city police department is the first in the country to try turning cell phone cameras into body cans for the way it works, the officer downloads something called the cop cast app. strapping to chew their chest, they can record video and audio. it works, i bet a lot of other departments will jump on board. >> shepard: trace gallagher, thank you so much. stay right there, will be right back. right before a performance especially. only aleve has the strength to stop minor arthritis pai

it's been nearly a year since officer jeronimo yanez shot and killed philando castile during a asaffic stop outside st. paul, minnesota. yanez was acquitted of all charges last friday. we've seen dashboard camera footage and cell phone video from castile's girlfriend. today, new video was released from the aftermath, showing the bravery of a little girl who witnessed the shooting. here's mireya villarreal. ( gunfire ) >> reporter: moments after philando castile was shot by former officer jeronimo yanez, you see a four-year-old little girl being coaxed out of the back seat by a second officer. >> get the baby girl out of here! >> reporter: the girl's mother, and castile's girlfriend, diamond reynolds was sitting in the front seat streaming the aftermath on facebook live. the mother and the girl were both placed in the backseat of a wtrol car. reynolds was handcuffed, clearly upset. [screaming] ol it's okay. i'm right here with you. >> reporter: the young girl comforts her mother. [bleeped] >> reporter: the pair pray unaware castile has died. >> reporter: police eventually took the handc

officer jeronimo yanez was charged with second degree manslaughter, he was acquitted just last week. a key piece of evidence was the dash cam footage. that verdict came down last friday. jeronimo yanez was fired that very same day. >> thanks. >>> big political story playing out right now, all eyes on a special election in georgia. bay area democrats paying some close attention too. democrat john ossoff and republican karen handle are going head-to-head is what is called the most expensive congressional race in history. kpix 5 political reporter melissa caen tells us a lot of people in the bay area put money into this race. >> reporter: yeah, the polls closed about 4:00 p.m. our time and georgia's congressional district 6. too close to call with the republican, karen handle up by 400 votes over democrat john ossoff. but here at the united democratic club in san francisco, folks have gathered to watch those returns because while the election might be in georgia, the bay area played a big role. >> my opponent has more donors and more dollars coming from outside of the state of georgia,

last week - officer jeronimo yanez was acquitted of all charges... prompting marches in the streets. new dash cam video showing what happened, after the officer pulled castile over, saying he looked like a burglary suspect. we want to warn you that this video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. yanez was found not guilty of second-degree manslaughter. the police department fired him after the trial. you'll find the entire 10-minute dash-cam video... it includes hearing what the police officer told his colleagues after the shooting... right now on wjla dot com. just search "castile." the family of michael brown has reached a settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against the city of ferguson, missouri. brown was fatally shot by ferguson police officer darren wilson in august 2014. an investigation by the justice department into the incident brought no he acted in self-defense. details of the settlement were not made public. however, the original lawsuit shows the brown family was seeking punitive and compensatory damages in excess of

(grant) officer jeronimo yanez shot and killed philando castile during a traffic stop last july just outside saint paul. today, he was aquitted of manslaughter. the shooting gained national attention when castile's girlfriend broadcasted the shooting on facebook live. during the trial... officer yanez testified he feared for his life because castile reached for his gun, despite being instructed not to. yanez shot castile five times in the chest. after the verdict, the city of saint anthony, minnesota announced that officer yanez will no longer be on the force. a few hundred people are protesting the jury's decision. they're marching from minnesota's capitol in saint paul...to show their outrage. earlier there were lots of kids walking with the group. some are carrying signs that read "unite for philando" and "black lives matter." they're chanting "no justice, no peace, prosecute the police." there have not been reports of voilence or property damage. we'll monitor the situation and break in if things change. (steve) three suspects have been arrested in the brutal beating of a lyft dr

. >> officer jeronimo yanez fired seven shots last july seconds after castille told him he had a gun. the shooting gained national attention. >>> we have new information tonight on a violent hit-and-run in burlington township that critically injured a woman. police have released this picture of a car like the one they're looking for it's a silver 1997 or 98 mazda. the victim was crossing the southbound lanes of route 130 around 9:15 when one car hit her and another dragged her. the driver and passenger switch seats before driving away. >>> tonight, georgia voters are having their say in the most expensive congressional race in american history. republican secretary of state handel won defeating john ossoff. the candidate spent more than $56 million and some saw the contest as a referendum on president trump. handel will take over the see the by tom price. >>> republican senate leaders hope to unveil a discussion draft of their healthcare legislation by thursday. they're preparing to cul vote on their version of a bill to repeal and replace next week. senate democrats complained they'v

protesters taking to the streets after a jury cleared officer jeronimo yanez in the shooting his outraged family speaking out. >>> the s the annual trooping the color and the queen's poignant message to the people. >>> hey, good morning and we start here with the developing story overseas involving that u.s. navy destroyer. seven sailors missing right now after their ship collided with a tanker off the coast of japan. >> questions abound as to how this could have happened. we want to you look at this video of "uss fitzgerald" limping back into port in japan. this as u.s. and japanese ships and aircraft are frantically conducting search and rescue missions. >> five people were medevacked off the boat. we'll kick off our coverage with abc's matt gutman reporting from los angeles. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan incident this was. the navy is still b because of the damage you just saw it's so severe it's also possible those sailors could still be in the wreckage on board. just minutes ago we learned that a total of five sailors had to be medevacked including the com

and became evidence in the trial against officer jeronimo yanez but what happened outside the car .... had only been seen by a few people... until now. the police dash cam video has been released. and we do want to warn you.. it is graphic. (pam) in the video you can hear yanez calmly speaking to castile ....who immediately tells him, he is carrying a registered gun. yanez is heard telling castile not to pull out the gun.... and castile says, he will not. yanez again says, not to reach for the gun --- before he pulls his own weapon... and fires seven- times. castile's girlfriend says, he was reaching for his wallet and drivers license. yanez told investigators, the smell of marijuana from castile's car was part of why he considered him a threat. some people say, the new video does not resolve the question of whether yanez saw castille reach for a gun. a

officer jeronimo yanez said at the time that he believed castile was reaching for a gun. castile's family and girlfriend disputed that. yanez had been charged with second-degree manslaughter and endangering safety. this afternoon, a jury acquitted him of all charges after five days of deliberations. soon after, his mother and sister came out and spoke to reporters. >> my son was murdered, and i will continue to say murdered, because where in this planet do you tell the truth, be honest and still be murdered by the police of minnesota while you have your seatbelt on and you're in the company of a woman and child? my son would never jeopardize anyone else's life. >> the system really is wrong, and they really failed us, once again. because my brother was a good man. you never heard him raise his voice, never heard him yell, and for that man to get on stand, and lie! he got caught in three, four, five lies. >> sreenivasan: it was the most recent example of an officer being acquitted in a high- profile shooting. the jury had been deadlocked in recent days. tim nelson of minne

amy: "get the baby girl out of her" -- the words of police officer jeronimo yanez, screaming as the four year old girl escapes from the car, after watching philando castile bleed -- being shot seven times by officer yanez. and in ferguguson, missouri, the parents of michael brown have settled their wrongful death lawsuit with the city, over the murder of their son by white police officer darren wilson in 2014.. michael brown was 18 years old and unarmed d when officer wilsn shshot him dead d and then lefts body to lie in the street for over four hours. the settlement is sealed, which means the terms will not be made public. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!w!, democracynynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we begin today's show in georgia, where the republicans haveve pulled off a victory in e most expensive congressional race in history. in a special election in georgia's sixth district, republican karen handel won nearly 53% of the vote defeating her challenger democrat jon ossoff to fill the seat left vacant after tom price resigned to become

and became evidence in the trial against officer jeronimo yanez.. but what happened outside the car had only been seen by a few people until now. the police dash cam video has been released. a warning the video is graphic. ( james ) in the video you can hear yanez calmly speaking to castile who immediately tells him he is carrying a registered gun. yanez is heard telling castile not to pull out the gun and castile says he will not. yanez again says not to reach for the gun before he pulls his own weapon and fires seven- times. castile's girlfriend says, he was reaching for his wallet and drivers license. yanez told investigators the smell of marijuana from castile's car was part of why he considered him a threat. some people say the new video does not resolve the question of whether yanez saw castille reach for a gun

officer jeronimo yanez faced death of philando castile. castile's girlfriend took a video right after it happened. and her video went viral last july. the officer's attorney said his client feels justified about the ruling because castile was carrying a gun. he had a permit to do so. the police officer yanez says he will be dismissed. >>> still no verdict in the bill cosby sexual assault trial. jurors have deliberated more than 45 hours. that's about as long as the prosecution and defense took to present their cases combined. cosby is accused of drugging and molesting a woman named andrea constand back in 2004. jurors told the judge yesterday they were deadlocked but he ordered them to keep going. >>> president donald trump appears to confirm on twitter today that he's under investigation by the special council for possible obstruction of justice. robert mueller heading the possible collusion between the trump campaign and moscow. this morning the president tweeted i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me

. >> officer jeronimo yanez fired seven shots last july seconds after castille told him he had a gun. the shooting gained national attention. >>> we have new information tonight on a violent hit-and-run in burlington township that critically injured a woman. police have released this picture of a car like the one they're looking for it's a silver 1997 or 98 mazda. the victim was crossing the southbound lanes of route 130 around 9:15 when one car hit her and another dragged her. the driver and passenger switch seats before driving away. >>> tonight, georgia voters are having their say in the most expensive congressional race in american history. republican secretary of state handel won defeating john ossoff. the candidate spent more than $56 million and some saw the contest as a referendum on president trump. handel will take over the see the by tom price. >>> republican senate leaders hope to unveil a discussion draft of their healthcare legislation by thursday. they're preparing to cul vote on their version of a bill to repeal and replace next week. senate democrats complained they'v

last friday, officer jeronimo yanez was acquitted of manslaughter. in arizona, prisoners at a notorious open-air jail known as tent city have remained sleeping under thick canvas tents this week, even as a record-setting heat wave has pushed temperatures to nearly 120 degrees fahrenheit. some 380 prisoners are housed at the jail outside phoenix under a so-called work furlough program employing them in day jobs under , supervision. many of the jobs invve outdoor manual labor. at night, prisoners return to tent city, where overnight temperatures this week bottomed out around 90 degrees. tent city has drawn condemnation from international human rights groups who say housing prisoners in outdoors in the desert is tantamount to torture. sheriff paul penzone promised in april to close tent city, which has housed as many as 1700 prisoners at a time. in the gulf coast, tropical storm cindy made landfall in southwestern louisiana this morning as forecasters warned the storm could bring up to a foot of rain and deadly flash flooding in places. cindy was blamed

protesters taking to the streets after a jury in minnesota cleared officer jeronimo yanez in last year's fatal shooting of philando castile. >> i told him to get his hand up. >> his outraged family speaking out. >>> the system continues to fail black people. >>> and royal celebration. the pomp and circumstance for queen elizabeth's birthday. the annual trooping the color and the queen's poignant message to the people. >>> hey, good morning and we start here with the developing story overseas involving that u.s. navy destroyer. seven sailors missing right now after their ship collided with a tanker off the coast of japan. >> questions abound as to how this could have happened. we want you to look at this video of "uss fitzgerald" limping back into port in japan. this as u.s. and japanese ships and aircraft are frantically conducting search and rescue missions. hoping to find those missing sailors. >> five people were medevacked off of the boat. we're going to kick off our coverage with abc's matt gutman reporting from los angeles. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning,

last week - officer jeronimo yanez was acquitted of all charges... prompting marches in the streets. now we are seeing new dash cam video showing what happened, after the officer pulled castile over, saying he looked like a burglary suspect. we want to warn you that this video is graphic and may be disturbing to some viewers. yanez was found not guilty of second-degree the police department fired him after the trial. a settlement this morning in the wrongful death lawsuit... by the family of michael brown. a ferguson, missouri police officer shot brown to death three years ago - setting off riots that destroyed part of the city. financial terms of the settlement between the brown family and the city of ferguson were not disclosed. an update this morning about the virginia mother who became a face of the immigration reform battle. federal immigration officials say liliana cruz mendez - has been deported to el salvador. she was arrested last month when she checked in with ice... after they discovered an old conviction for driving without a license. ami

castile was fatally shot last year by police officer jeronimo yanez during a traffic stop. yanez was found not guilty of manslaughter ten days ago. that case and others illustrate the difficulty of prosecuting police officers. here's mireya villarreal. >> we declare a mistrial in this case. >> reporter: from cincinnati... >> we the jury find the defendant, dominic heaggan- brown, not guilty. >> reporter: to milwaukee... >> ( gunfire ) >> reporter: to minnesota, three ia, all ding with juries not convicting police officers charged with fatally shooting black men. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: that has led some to ask why convicting officers is so rare. >> these cases are not easy cases. >> reporter: bowling green state university professor philip stinson has been researching that very question. his data show police fatally shoot more than 900 people every year. since 2005, 82 officers have been charged, but only 29 have been convicted. >> jurors are seemingly very reluctant to second guess the split-second, life-or-death decisions of on-duty police officers during po

yanez. friday a jury acquitted the former police officer in the shooting death of philando castile who was fatally shot five times by yanez during a traffic stop after telling the officer he had a gun and was licensed to carry it. today's protest was called father's >> the way to show that we matter, the way that we show all the various people matter is by loving each other and doing something about it, not just talking about it. not just waiting to see the media and press come for every horrible thing. >> meantime grammy award winning artist stevie wonder spoke about the castille case today at the conference of peace in minneapolis. wonder told attendees people must place a higher value on human life. the conference was peace was held at a minneapolis church. they talked about police and communities of color and solutions to reduce violence. >>> is he or isn't he under investigation? president trump took to twitter to contradict a washington post report that five anonymous sources stated th

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