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Signal has been detected. at this point we dont know who was on that helicopter. were talking about a total of seven people. one pilot, six passengers. two of the passengers are believed to be minors. and, ryan, obviously, you have a tragedy unfolding here. this is a very busy time for tour operators in hawaii. you have a lot of families, of course, traveling there over the holidays. >> dan simon, well keep an eye on that story. well update our viewers, thank you. its day nine of the congressi...

Severe force, i can tell you hes been given notice of termination. i want to read you a statement from his lawyer where hes contesting his firing. deputy blount did not cause david wards death. frankly mr. ward caused his own death by taking a number of bizarre actions that confirmed in the deputies minds the that he was an armed car-jacker rather than the victim of the crime. he had methamphetamine and most significantly there were no indications of trauma to his neck. the coroners office is st...

County sheriff departmeuty was the day before thanksgiving. at one point the victim was placed in a choke hold and he was tased by officer. cnns dan simon is joining me now. what exactly happened here? >> this begins after deputies are chasing after what they believe to be a stolen vehicle. the man goes on for several miles. the police body cam video shows one of the deputies used extreme force and takes his head and hits it against the car door and puts it in a choke hold. the man behind the wh...

Deputy has been placed on leave and could be fired after body cam video showed him violently removing a driver from his own car. that man was taken to the hospital where he later died. just a word of caution here, this is graphic. this video is difficult to watch. >> let go of my leg. >> now, the police video that was taken the day before thanks giving here shows deputies pulling the driver from the car. one officer appears to slam his skull into the doorjamb, put him in a chokehold as the other...

His lawyer where hes contesting all this. it says, deputy blount did not cause david wards death. frank frankly, mr. ward caused his own death by inexplicably taking a number of bizarre actions that confirmed in the deputies minds that he was an armed car-jacker, rather than the victim of that crime. more significantly,s there was no trauma to his neck. they have not said whether drugs or alcohol were in mr. wards system. we also dont know if he had any kind of preexisting condition, we know tha...

>> all right. im getting out. im getting out. ah, ow! ah -- >> let go of my leg! >> ah -- >> the driver was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. cnns dan same sn in san francisco. dan, you watched that video and wonder, how did that unfold? >> well, hi, jessica. this begins when the deputies are chasing what they think is a stolen car, and the driver doesnt stop. leads them on a high-speed chase that lasts several miles. eventually once its over, the deputys body camera shows what...

Fired, we should tell you at this point, there has been no firm cause of death. the coroners office is still investigating. >> have we heard anything from mr. wards family? >> well, they have released a statement. havent said exactly what theyre doing to do. file some kind of lawsuit, but theres is a statement from wards attorney, the attorney forwards mother who wrote david was well loved in his community. when the time for mourning has passed justice will be done upon those responsible. no mat...

Look at the south. atlanta almost hitting 70 degrees tomorrow. we will be running more than ten degrees above normal alisyn? >> thank you very much for that look ahead. more people along the west coast are getting hit hard by the affordable housing crisis. some left homeless are getting a lifeline in a parking lot. cnns dan simon explains. >> is it somewhat comfortable? >> not at all. >> no? >> its very uncomfortable. >> reporter: each night lauren climbs into the back of her toyota prius turn...

The end of the year and potentially on his new years address we will find out exactly what he has in store for 2020. kate? >> paula, thank you so much. consider this now. homelessness in america rose for the third consecutive year. thats driven in large part to a spike in homelessness in one state: california. heres cnns dan simon. >> is it somewhat comfortable? >> not at all. its very uncomfortable. >> each night laura gets into the back of her priuss, turcnin it into a bed. she is part of a ...

Computer coding class determined to make a better life for herself. >> im going to be an office worker again. im not going to be here doing this. im moving out of this situation. >> reporter: making a nights rest enabled by a safe parking space all the more important. dan simon, cnn, los angeles. >> that is really interesting how that move can actually help lift people out of their situation. >> it can help people in a tough time during the christmas season. >> we want to thank our international...