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Over his actions in july, videotaped by a bystander. cries from eric garner, a 350-pound black man, and father of six, who was taken down by police, suspected of selling cigarettes, tax-free. pantaleo put garner in a choke hold, a move prohibited by the nypd. >> i cant breathe! i cant breathe! >> reporter: moments later, garner, who suffered from asthma, lies limp on the pavement. hes taken away on a stretcher and later declared dead by a new york city hospital. the cause of death was, quote, co...

Protectors. there is something wrong with law enforcement where we expect police and prosecutors to police themselves with no good checks and balances. you can say what you want to about mike brown, this case is a case where you did not see somebody grabbing a gun, you did not see someone being violent back. you saw somebody that didnt want to go to jail but he said i cant breathe 11 times and it was on video and yet the whole world saw it and still that is not a crime. so i think the president ...

>> it was 14 white jurors ton grand jury, nine non-white. they didnt break down the nine non-white. but 9 non-white, 14 grand juries who came up this decision to not indict. the patrol division issued a statement. it was clear the officers intention was to do nothing more than take mr. garner into custody as instructed and that he used the takedown technique that he learned in the academy when mr. garner refused. no police officer starts a shift intending to take another human beings life. your ...

Johns. hes in new york. joe, whats the reaction where you are. youre in staten island, right? >> reporter: right, wolf. this is the location where that fatal altercation occurred back in july, between eric garner and dani pantaleo. there is a small crowd out here. if youll take a look down the street, youll see media intermixed with people standing on the street. we did see one demonstration coming through here. just a few people, probably a dozen carrying signs, chanting, no justice, no peace. ...

Bill de blasio. hes supposed to come to the microphone literally any moment to react to this decision by the grand jury in new york. lots of tensions in new york right now as a result of this decision. our national correspondent, deborah feyerick is joining us. shes got new information. what are you learning, deb? >> reporter: well, wolf, tonight is the big tree lighting at rockefeller center. the nypd has made it very clear theyre not going to tolerate a repeat of what happened in ferguson. tha...

>> yeah, if shes confirmed, as presumably she will be presumed by the united states senate. william brooks is on the phone, the president and ceo of the naacp. cornell, whats your reaction to this decision by the grand jury in new york? >> the decision is very saddening. we have the death of another young man at the hands of the police. as we think about eric garner and the lack of accountability in that case, michael brown and the lack of accountability in that case, even as the naacp trudges t...

Good morning. im reena ni good morning. im reena ninan. >> hello to you all. im t.j. holmes. here are some of the top stories were following on "world news now." the supreme courts bombshell decision to not hear appeals from five states as clears the way for a dramatic expansion of gay marriage in america. now to 24 states with six more likely to follow soon. details coming up. a chicago area teenager is facing terror charges after the fbi said he planned to join isis in syria. in a letter l...

Clues in what they just found, his personal journal. hello, everybody. im ashleigh banfield. it is wednesday, february 5th. welcome to legal view. here are some important words, important and bold, profoundly positive, a powerful example. all of this high praise from president obama. the american cancer society and many others for what can only be described as a bombshell decision by the nations largest drugstore chain to stop, quit, quit selling cigarettes. cvs caremark says the sale of tobacco...

As senator lindsey graham, republican of south carolina, is joining us now. senator graham, thanks very much for coming in. lots to discuss today. said this is a stein of vladimir putins clear lack of respect for president obama. what should the president have done? >> well, i think the president called putin and said, im requesting you to return this man to our legal system, the attorney general wrote a letter. making consequences of this decision more real to putin might have helped. but, you ...

Not very responsive to treatment, and he is not a person that should, you know, would be safe to have in the world. >> dr. gail saltz, the psychiatrist. gail, thanks very much for coming in. >> my pleasure. coming up, the nsa leaker in an undisclosed location. so, whats next after russias bombshell decision to grant him asylum? president obamas considering possible consequences for russia. were going to talk about his next move and whether it will matter to moscow. you really couldnt have come...