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Against the officers involved in the fatal shooting. it showed a 25-year-old suspect fleeing police after a struggle carrying what they said was a handgun. that videos release came days after tape of the more notorious shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald galvanized the city in protest and hours after the justice department announced its enquiry, something mayor rahm emanuel welcomes. >> its in our self-interest as a city for them to be here. we not only accept it, we need it. >> reporter: cr...

All this confusion. but the republican party never paid a single expense 6 mine, personal expense. >> why does that sound like e-mails? i would have done it differently, i used mine, i fix td after -- why is he in the weeds there? why is his life so complicated? >> its a total train wreck of personal finances but theres a lot of americans frankly that can relate to that. >> theyre not president of the united states. >> but marco rubios mistakes didnt cost tens of thousands of jobs the way donald...

>> theyre not president of the united states. >> but marco rubios mistakes didnt cost tens of thousands of jobs the way donald trump did -- >> its about an executive responsibility running for president of the united states. its not a speech giving contest. >> donald trump saying this about marco rubio is a bit like the pot calling the kettle black here. >> you know why trumps doing this race? katy, in your last word here. i dont think the others fit the role of chief executive, commander in chi...

Modern can keep his job. and here for his first interview following this victory is chop lyn lieutenant commander wes modern along with the president of the liberty institute. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> chaplin, lets start with you. to jog our memories, what did you do in the past that so infuriated your commanding officer that he wanted you thrown off the base? >> well, i shared some biblical viewpoints on faith and marriage and the traditional viewpoint of what marriage m...

Heres nancy cordes. >> reporter: podliskas claims are another blow to the house benghazi investigation, but republicans say hes lying. the air force reservist says he was fired as an investigator for the committee because he refused to focus solely on former secretary of state hillary clinton and her e-mails. >> this has become a partisan investigation. i honestly do not believe this investigation was set up to go after hillary. i believe it shifted that way. >> reporter: but republican trey gow...

>> there was guards on the towers, guards all over the place. finally, the chaplain said that he had been killed, that he was dead. the lights came on, the cameras came on and it is like they just won a super bowl over there. and my mom and sister were bawling and crying. my aunts. cameras everywhere. my mom had sent ruben a necklace with a cross. the chaplain came back and he handed it to my mom. that was it. [ speaking in spanish ] >> she says he is now resting. he is not in jail. at least he ...

Conviction because of the eyewitness. yet his testimony, just looking at his testimony, you dont know where he is coming from. >> but at the death house at huntsville, where all texas executions take place, preparations for rubens execution proceeded. >> the execution was at midnight in those days. >> reverend carroll picket was chaplain at the huntsville prison for 16 years. >> ruben had been visiting with his family most of that day. >> you have different rooms and in each room they have phone...

This is such a shocking event with such a small community. youve been talking to the victims, victims families, how are they holding up? >> i think as best as can be expected under the circumstances. its a very unusual tragedy. it was totally unexpected. its very difficult not to lose traction under these circumstances. >> what are they saying to you? >> well, i think initialty that the shock and trama prevents them from saying very much about it. there is a great deal of disbelief initially and...

You know, the stories you tell about your family, i get the biggest kick out of. its incredible. >> theyre good. theyre funny. >> theyre all right, huh? look, im with you. ill be back in a couple weeks. >> ill be here, i promise. >> okay. well see you later. >> take it easy, father tom. >> the thing with the chaplain, its an outside person coming on the unit. they like that. we want the outside people to come in here, talk to them, help them. it helps keep the violence down. >> serving 26 years ...

Script. >> no, theres not. it unfolds organically. one of the things that we provide to our staff and our wounded community members is a critical incident stress debriefing session. we had the trama team, trama incident team from portland and good participation and i think that really had a tremendous impact. it validates the grief that we share. >> so as a chaplain, i want to ask you this, there are reports the shooter was asking people if they were christian and shooting them if they said yes....