things. a lot of folks asking us what s going on. this is the first of many scheduled protests, we re told. this could get interesting once again. all right. ryan young in st. louis. thanks so much. keep us posted. and thank you so much for being with me. vital signs with cnn s sanjay gupta starts right now. what started as a passion to make something original. .has grown into an enterprise. that s why i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. now, i m earning unlimited 2% cash back on every purchase i make. everything. which adds up to thousands of dollars back every year. .and helps keep my passion growing. .in every direction. what s in your wallet?
exchanged that were caught on that videotape that a lot of people were upset about. the office he was carrying his own personal ak-47. that s not the weapon he used. there were five shots fired. people were questioning whether or not a begun wgun was planted because only the office every s dna was found on the revolver found at the scene. people thought there were a lot of red flags but when the judge talked about the idea that the officers had every reason to believe that they were in fear of their lives you could understand the conversation still happening here. people believe the justice system is broke. they want to change it and they feel like the last three years nothing has significantly changed. they plan to protest throughout the afternoon. we even told they could be going to more malls. so boris, it could be busy. the judge in that case saying he agonized over the details several times, ryan young in st. louis, keep us posted. thank you. from missouri, now, to or rather s
still one wave after another for two more hours for you. we ll see where it ends up. all right. good to know. and bagain, it s not easy to stand in it. but our hearts go out to the families and the seniors who stayed behind and are suffering through it indoors right now, many of them without power. over 2 million people, 2.5 mi million people without power. imagine you guys watching this have the benefit of chad myers and the science and understanding the timing. let me tell you, it can seem like an eternity if you don t have a sense of when something is going to end. our hearts go out to those people and we look forward to this being over so we can get out and see what people need and start dealing with the recovery. we re not there yet. not kwloclose. let s get to ryan young in st. petersburg. what s the status? reporter: as someone who grew
his life. want to bring in cnn s ryan young in st. paul, minnesota with this new look, this new video that i think everyone who sees it, ryan, they sit up and are just stunned. reporter: it s very tough to watch. we re actually near the place where the shooting occurred. as you look over my shoulder here, you can see the memorial that s been here since right after the shooting happened. this video takes place over 40 seconds. it is shocking and disturbing. sir, i do have to tell you, i do have a firearm on me. reporter: newly released dash cam video showing the crucial moments that led up to this deadly encounter last july. you shot four bullets into him, sir. he was just getting his license and registration, sir. reporter: the shooting of this man, 32-year-old philando casti castile, by a police officer ignited nationwide protest over the use of force by police. after his girlfriend broadcast
confirming to cnn police shot a black teenager in the back killing him. an autopsy shows the 18-year-old died from that wound. police say he pointed a gun at officers. st. louis, of course, is just a few miles from ferguson where accusations of police brutality have caused a ripple effect throughout the country. let s bring in now cnn s ryan young in st. louis. ryan, what more do we know about the circumstances surrounding this young man s death? reporter: well, people are very agitated about this. the 18-year-old was apparently in the neighborhood visiting friends. in fact, we just last hour talked to his attorney, and they are saying that he was not at the house where police were serving the search warrant. they also believe that witnesses say he did not have a gun when he started running from the officers. he says they were two plainclothes officers, they didn t know they were police officers. people in the neighborhood are saying they didn t even hear them scream police. so after