seven people hurt but nobody was killed here. convenience store owners say the average price of gas could soon climb over $4 a gallon nationwide. back to the assassination of dr. tiller. as the millennium turns in wichita, kansas, a growing sense of anxiety and paranoia surrounds dr. tiller and his clinic. and for very good reason. the anti-abortion group operation rescue embarks on a relentless campaign to shutter dr. tiller s clinic for good. their approach was to wear him down and peck at him from every angle. from harassing him personally at
felt like we were doing something wrong. there were over 2500 arrests during the siege. it was a wonderful event. just a lot of people letting the world know the abortion industry was put on notice that we were going to defend the unborn baby, you know, until the law is changed. reporter: the volatile events of the summer of 1991 don t change any of the laws on abortion in the state of kansas. and they do not force george tiller to close his clinic doors and leave wichita. his roots in the city are deep. going back more than a century. while dr. tiller always aimed to practice medicine, he had never intended to specialize in abortion. dr. tiller s father, jack tiller, was a family physician in wichita, kansas.
the 405 is back open after the work was completed 16 hours ahead of schedule. london s police chief has resigned after scotland yard officials admitted to holding evidence about the phone hacking scandal for years prt story broke. a 47-year-old southern california man is under arrest after threatening the life of democratic senator barbara boxer. now back to the assassination of dr. tiller. as the millennium turns in wichita, kansas, a growing sense of anxiety and paranoia surrounds dr. tiller and his clinic. and for very good reason. the anti-abortion group operation rescue embarks on a relentless campaign to shutter dr. tiller s clinic for good. their approach was to wear him down and peck at him from every angle. from harassing him personally at
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very soon. reporter: on march 27, 2009, the jury in the case of the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. we the jury unanimously find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. and he was acquitted as somebody said in less time than it takes to eat a ham sandwich. the jury came right back and said, not guilty on all charges. it was a big load off of his shoulders. oh, yeah. i think for the anti-abortion people, it was a huge disappointment. we were so close to having tiller lose his license. i wanted to beat him. reporter: scott roeder is not a member of operation rescue, but he attends the trial nearly every day. here he s seen sitting beside operation rescue president troy newman. when the trial concludes, roeder is devastated by the verdict. there s no question that tiller s acquittal of those 19 charges was a part of what