Black teenager by a white officer. Release of that video after a yearlong delay led to a series of protests. Dean reynolds is in chicago. Reporter with murderous Gang Violence on the rise in chicago once again and with Public Confidence in the citys police collapsing, mayor rahm emanuel decided it was time for a change at the top of the force. Public trust in the leadership of the department has been shaken and eroded. This morning i formally asked for his resignation. Reporter this appeared to be the last straw for garry mccarthys four and a half year tenure. Dash cam video showing a white chicago cop shooting a black teenager 16 times. The death of Laquan Mcdonald occurred in october 2014, and the video finally released last week undercut the Police Account that officer jason van dykes van dyke has since been charged with firstdegree murder. The street protests that followed cost merchantses 25 to 50 of black friday sales. While strategies mccarthy introduced have cut crime overall,
Reporter after decades of suffering, earlier this year yisrael was overjoyed to learn there was a cure. I felt like my prayers were answered. I am ready to be cured. Reporter the drug, sofosbuvir, is sold as sovaldi and harvoni and claims to cure up to 99 of hepatitis c patients, but theres a catch. The retail price for a 12week treatment is 84,000. The department of Veterans Affairs gets a 50 discount, but even with that, the va told yisrael they cant afford to give it to everyone who needs it, including him. Come back next year, and all the time im thinking about that, my condition is getting worse. Reporter dr. Raymond schinazi founded the company and led the Scientific Team that discovered the drug. Of Veterans Affairs since 1983. He says hes only a seven eighths Government Employee and what he does with his remaining time is up to him. So youre only spending one eighth of your time on your private company . Well, even less than that. Reporter even less . Yes. Im very efficient. Re
Police, was rocked last week by a video of the shooting of a black teenager by a white officer. Release of that video after a yearlong delay led to a series of protests. Dean reynolds is in chicago. Reporter with murderous Gang Violence on the rise in chicago once again and with Public Confidence in the citys police collapsing, mayor rahm emanuel decided it was time for a change at the top of the force. Public trust in the leadership of the department has been shaken and eroded. This morning i formally asked for his resignation. Reporter this appeared to be the last straw for garry mccarthys four and a half year tenure. Dash cam video showing a white chicago cop shooting a black teenager 16 times. The death of Laquan Mcdonald occurred in october 2014, and the video finally released last week undercut the Police Account that officer jason van dykes life was in danger when he opened fire. Van dyke has since been charged with firstdegree murder. The street protests that followed cost merc
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Big winners, powerball players set to flip a jackpot for more than half Million Dollars, leaving the rest of us with 564 million reasons to be bummed out today, thursday, february 12th, 2015. Narrator from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. So people people are shocked and saddened about bob simon. So many of us looked up to him as a squornlist. It is a terrible story. Our top story this morning. The tragic accident that has stunned our industry and people all across the country. Bob simon killed in a car crash right here in new york city. And this morning he is being remembered as one of the most respected people in this field. Willie is here with more on that. Willie, good morning to you. Had this was a gut punch when the news crossed. Bob simon admired by those who only knew his work. Some say he may have been commuting home last night. A tragic end to