Walters. And im in for stephanie sy. Promising a full investigation of a black man in a busy intersection over the weekend. 28yearold was armed and motioned toward them with a gun and opened fire 33 times and al jazeera reports. Reporter they are images that feel familiar, Sheriff Deputies in los angeles caught by a bystander cell phone during a deadly encounter. The victim was 28yearold nicholas robertson, an african american. His death already sparking outrage with activists taking to social media calling for justice and family members asking why. You can see him on the video he is crawling away and they are shooting him. Reporter at a press conference sunday they said deputies responded to multiple calls in the minutes leading up to the encounter reporting robertson was roming the air with a firearm acting erratically. Six 911 calls received from businesses in the area and he was yelling for robertson to put the weapon down but he ignored th them. Three children in a car at a gas pu
This is Aljazeera America live from new york city, im del walters. Closing arguments underway right now in baltimore. That is where a Baltimore City Police Officer is on trial for his alleged role in the death of freddie gray. Officer William Porter is were you ever six charged. John terrett has more from baltimore. William porters attorneys rested their case on friday after putting their client on the stand. The baltimore Police Officers faces Involuntary Manslaughter and three other charges in the death of freddie gray whose neck was broken in custody in april. Counterclaims made by prosecutors is that freddie gray was having difficulty breathing and porter simply ignored his pleas for help when he was in distress in the back of the police van. Porter denied that gray told him he could not breathe and testified that when he checked on gray, he showed no sign of injury. Had he been injured, i would have called for a medic, porter said. When asked why he didnt secure gray with a seatbe
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Several brands of a very popular gift, no longer sold by some major retailers, including amazon, tonight. The new investigation, right here. Good evening and its great to have you with us heree on a monday night. And we begin with the race for 2016 and what cld be a pivotal week. With america soon coming together for the holidays, the candidates want your attention, two giant showdowns ahead. First up, the republicans. They will take to the stage tomorrow night. And once again, donald trump will be in the center. And now, weve learned, hes at his highest polling yell. The new poll out tonight showing trump hitting 4141nationally. But there is also something else. In the first key state of iowa, next month, ted cruz is rising in the polls, neck and neck with trump there. The horse race fueling trumps newest attack, comparing cruz to a maniac, just as trumps doctor is out with a new report on Abcs Cecilia Vega is in las vegaga on the eve of the debate. Reporter r fter vowing to release h
Down cruz. Mary bruce is at the white house tonight. Reporter tonight, senator ted cruz is cruising, passing donald trump in iowa. Its a meteoric rise for the texas senator, a 21point gain since october in one poll. So far cruz and trump have been friendly rivals, but trump is now taking aim. When you look at the way hes dealt with the senate, where he goes in there like a you know, frankly, like a little bit of a maniac. Hell never get anything done. Thats the problem with ted. Reporter this after cruz questioned trumps ability to be commanderinchief. Its a question of judgment. I would say i have far better judgment than ted, and i think i have a really great temperament. Reporter and trump has a new message for any gop party leader conspiring against him. Im sorry i did this to you, but youve got to get used to it. Its one of those little problems in life. Reporter trump maintains rong support in iowa even as he denounces the polling. The Des Moines Register is the worst. They are t