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October 20th, 2014, chicago police respond to calls of an erratic man with a knife. six seconds after exiting a police car officer jason van dyke fires, striking mcdonald 16 times. but this is not the story officers tell that night. the police union spokesman gives the first police account. 17-year-old mcdonald was shot once in the chest after lunging after police. going at one of the officers. at this point the officer defends himself. reporter: an autopsy the following day shows of the 16 shots, 9 entered mcdonald s back. officer van dyke, the only cop who fired goes on paid desk duty. van dyke has 20 complaints against him, 10 of them use of force complaints. all of this goes unreported as the public accepts the police police explanation and the dash cam video is sealed. all of this as mayor rahm emanuel is in the middle of the most contentious chicago mayoral ....
Boarding? you bet your ass ida prove it. you bet your ass. in a heart beat. tonight, the grave importance of 2016 s first 3:00 a.m. moment. and the new polling on donald trump s brand-new threat in iowa. i do not like them sam, i am. i do not like green eggs and ham. ted cruz makes his move. i m a big fan of donald trump s but i m not a fan of government registries of american citizens. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. breaking news tonight out of chicago. where officials just released video of the shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald who was killed by a chicago police officer on october 20th, 2014, 13 months ago. that officer has just been arrested and indicted for first degree murder. the first time in recent memory that a chicago police officer has been charged with a criminal offense for shooting while on duty. video of the shooting which we ....
cnn s stephanie elam live in chicago with more for us. good morning. reporter: good morning, carol. this incident happened on october 20th, 2014, over a year ago. and officials have said that it was part of an investigation into what happened between this 17-year-old and the officer. and that s why we haven t seen it. but a judge just ruled that now it needed to be made public, and so you can judge for yourself what you think as you see more of it. demonstrators converged on chicago s streets by the hundreds. outraged over this graphic police dashcam video showing laquan mcdonald being shot by a single officer 16 times in october of last year. the disturbing footage shows mcdonald falling to the ground after being shot, then hit multiple times while on the ground. the officer in this case took a young man s life, and he s going to have to account for his actions. reporter: the 37-year-old officer, jason van dyke, is charged with first-degree murder ....
You bet your ass. in a heart beat. tonight, the grave importance of 2016 s first 3:00 a.m. moment. and the new polling on donald trump s brand-new threat in iowa. i do not like them sam, i am. i do not like green eggs and ham. ted cruz makes his move. i m a big fan of donald trump s but i m not a fan of government registries of american citizens. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. breaking news tonight out of chicago. where officials just released video of the shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald who was killed by a chicago police officer on october 20th, 2014, 13 months ago. that officer has just been arrested and indicted for first degree murder. the first time in recent memory that a chicago police officer has been charged with a criminal offense for shooting while on duty. video of the shooting which we will broadcast in a moment was to be released no later than ....
Heads prevail at the white house. my top priority is going to be to ensure that this does not escalate. as hot area heads vi for the president s job. would i approve water boarding? you bet your ass ida prove it. you bet your ass. in a heart beat. tonight, the grave importance of 2016 s first 3:00 a.m. moment. and the new polling on donald trump s brand-new threat in iowa. i do not like them sam, i am. i do not like green eggs and ham. ted cruz makes his move. i m a big fan of donald trump s but i m not a fan of government registries of american citizens. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. breaking news tonight out of chicago. where officials just released video of the shooting death of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald who was killed by a chicago police officer on october 20th, 2014, 13 months ago. that officer has just been arrested and indicted for first degree murder. the first time in recent memory that a chicago police officer ....