Is safer than 10 years ago . Now rebuilt higher, stronger, billions of dollars spent. New tech to predict storms. Well be able to make measurements of the winds as they change very quickly. But is this city safe . Do i feel 100 safe . No. Marita davison is an environmental bioligist. As the waves are coming in, explain to me whats happening. Tonight she goes inside the lab to bring the latest research that could stop the next superstorm. And im phil torres, im an entomologist. So how did katrina change the Residents Attitude toward nature . Now, techknow in new orleans katrina, 10 years after. Im here at Jefferson Parish at the exact spot that was submerged back in august 2005 and im 6 foot 2 and if i stretch my hand up to this height. Triple that. Thats how high some of the flood waters were in some neighborhoods here in this area. Now while the waters are long gone, the issues are not. Techknows Marita Davison has spent a week here in new orleans now marita, youve been piecing togeth
Person could do this. I dont think there will ever be closure, but i definitely feel like there was a weight lifted off my shoulders today. Now, coming up in just minutes, jay gray joins us live from boston and takes us unside the courtroom to give us an idea of what it was like when that verdict was read. Doreen . Weve just learned about a previous complaint against a white Police Officer now charged in the murder of an unarmed black man in North Charleston, south carolina. Another black man filed the complaint against patrolman Michael Flager for using a taser on him. This was back in 2013. According to our report just obtained by nbc news, flager was exonerated in that case. But tonight hes still being held for this weekends deadly shooting and changes are coming to his former police department. Sarah dallof is live with the latest. Reporter good evening. Charges were filed against slager shortly after that disturbing cell phone video surfaced and today the mayor of this city announ
Update on the health of those two Police Officers and the search for a suspect, i want to go to Jason Carroll in louisville. An hour away from the 9 00 p. M. Curfew, whats the latest . Reporter were right here at Jefferson Square park where you saw where we were last night, where much of the protestors tend to gather. Thats what theyre doing here right now. Just a short while ago, anderson, a group of a couple hundred of them marched up West Jefferson street just about a few i dont know, less than half a mile where we are now, where they confronted a group of about 20 militia. Weve seen them out here before. They say theyre out here to guard federal property. Last night they were out here guarding a pawnshop and gas station. So these two groups came together. There was some heated words exchanged. Some of those saying its time to get out of here, time for you to leave. The members of the militia saying were here to protect everybody. As you can imagine, those who were black did not bel
Eruptions have happened in new york and washington, d. C. , louisville. And philadelphia. An officer shot back at Breonna Taylor and hit her at least five times. He was charged with facing the neighbors with gunfire. Acorying to law they were justified in using force to protect themselves. This bars us in seeking charges in Breonna Taylors death. Today her mother spoke with us. How important are charges for these officers . Its very important. The most important part. There was a crime committed and they should have to pay for it. The latest Development Comes as we are six weeks out from election day placing issues of Racial Justice and policing on the ballot alongside the Supreme Court confirmation fight. Tonight when President Trump was asked about it, he, too, praised the attorney general. He is doing a fantastic job. I think he is a star. He made a statement i will read. Justice is not often easy. If we act on emotion or outrage it is not justice. Mob justice is not justice. I hear
They dont expect a decision that departs from whatever this grand jury finds in this longawaited decision in this case. I say longawaited because whatever you think of this case, the fact is its been nearly 200 days since Breonna Taylor was killed by police in the noknock raid on her apartment. After months of protests this case garnered attention locally and nationally. City officials made some moves but not a decision on the criminal charges. For example, the city now agreed to a multimillion Dollar Settlement with the Taylor Family for a wrongful death lawsuit. The city of louisville is bracing for this announcement in the criminal lane, that is whether or not theres criminal charges and whether the officers involved would basically face a criminal process, a trial or reckoning for that or not. I can also tell you in terms of what we track, the areas a state of emergency. We have seen roadblocks, bare kids in certa barricades in certain parts of the city. They activated the National