And demands for transparency about officers use of force in our country. Tonight there is a State Of Emergency in elizabeth city, North Carolina where protests have taken place every day since andrew brown was shot and killed last wednesday by sheriffs deputies who were serving a drug warrant. His family has been asking to see Body Cam Video of that shooting. The request was finally met today, but the family says only 20 seconds were released from a single body camera. This afternoon after multiple viewings of that 20second clip, the familys attorneys describe what they saw. This was an execution. Andrew brown was in his driveway. The sheriff blocked him in his driveway so he could not exit his driveway. Andrew had his hands on his Steering Wheel. He was not reaching for anything, he wasnt touching anything, he wasnt throwing anything around, he had his hands firmly on the Steering Wheel. They ran up to his vehicle, shooting. He still stood there, sat there in his vehicle with his hand
North carolina, are joining calls for the release of Body Cam Video from the Shooting Last Wednesday of andrew brown jr. Law enforcement Officials Say he was killed while officers were serving a warrant, but the County Sheriff has refused to release video of the incident. These calls are certainly intensifying after audio recordings suggested that brown was shot in the back. We have shots fired. We have shots fired. Thats 421 perry street. Weve got one male 40 years of age, gunshot to the back, we do have a viable pulse at this time. The city manager of Elizabeth City is joining me now. Thank you for joining me. I know you had a busy day. I saw you broadcasting earlier in that News Conference. Even the governor is calling for the release of this video, so what have County Officials told you about why it is not yet public . When do you think it might be released . Thank you for having me, alex. County officials have not told me anything. I know probably as much as you know or our genera
Bench. Well talk about that just ahead. I want to get straight to cnns Senior Legal Affairs correspondent, paul reach, with the latest on the charges against the leader of the oath keepers and ten other people. The Justice Department today escalating its efforts to prosecute those responsible for january 6th, Charging Oath Keepers leader stewart rhodes, along with ten others, with Seditious Conspiracy leading to the attack on the capitol. Its the first time prosecutors have used the Sedition Charge after bringing ever 700 cases related to the insurrection. Prosecutors have long signaled they considered using the rarely applied section of federal law. Rhodes is the most highprofile individual charged in the investigation so far. Court documents filed today lay out a wideranging plot to storm the capitol and disrupt the certification of the 2020 election. Two days after election day, rhodes allegedly urged his followers to refuse to accept the election results, writing in a signal messag
Bought more Firearms Equipment in mississippi. Rhodes, a former Army Paratrooper who went on to earn a law degree from yale, did not enter the capitol on january 6th, but video captures oath keepers wearing Military Gear forcing their way into the building in a military stack formation. In this clip, you can see a group of oath keepers very close to the capitol doors, breaching the building. And here, members inside the capitol rotunda, including jessica watkins, who was among those charged today with Seditious Conspiracy. Were in the [ bleep ] capitol. Reporter the new indictment also reveals the group allegedly had Quick Reaction forces from three states arizona, north carolina, and florida, to rush into d. C. If needed. According to court documents, oath keeper thomas caldwell, arrested in january, claimed that he took a reconnaissance trip to d. C. Prior to the insurrection. And prosecutors say rhodes was planning for violence well beyond january 6th, allegedly referring to the Cap
Covid19 cases rise across the country. On capitol hill, democrats suffer a major setback in efforts to urge social reform to their social spending bill. Well look at what comes next. Meanwhile, a former Minnesota Police officer who shot and killed a young black man during a traffic is to be is set to take the stand in her trial any minute now. This as the Biden Administration exits talks on potential compensation for migrant families separated by the trump administration. And well look at what is being done to help Immigrant Communities affected by last weeks devastating tornadoes in kentucky. And theres some good news from haiti, where the remaining group of american and canadian missionaies abducted have been freed. Theyll be home soon. And right now, the u. S. Is facing an explosion of new covid cases. The average number of new daily cases has jumped to more than 120,000. Thats 70 higher than in early november. In New York City, Health Officials say the percentage of people testing