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Family. what does this mean to you, this many people who showed up? >> im so happy that people of all culture, all ethnicities came out to show their love and support and we have to make a change because theyre killing us off. theyre killing us off. >> reporter: what do you think eric xwarn garner would have th of all of the people mobilizing? >> hed have been proud of this, because black people are adamant about making change, its time for change. >> it wasnt just about numbers. in ferguson the...

All right? its not a request. you put your hands behind your back, mr. garner, all right, is dead because he resisted arrest, okay? this could have all been stopped if all he did was turn around, put his hands behind his back. listen, hes been through the routine. hes been locked up 29 times at least for the same exact thing. hes there all the time. the crackheads come and buy cigarettes from him, thats why people from staten island who i know say everybodys calling about it because theyre tired...

Applied in communities of color. after six months in the police academy, that instruction is effectively wiped out by six days of being taught by veteran cops on the streets." noir noir in other words be the tough cop, dont try to talk a guy out of doing something but expect the police to listen to you now as in right now. >> i dont know but i was a cop in the early 80s. we always talked to people before we made an arrest, saying theres two ways to do it. come peacefully, youre coming anyway, so...

The death of eric garner are expected to stage protests in at least 11 cities. lets begin here with cnns chris cuomo on the ground last night, good morning, chris. >> good morning to you, carol. its important to note that the cops will be wearing those cameras, are the cops from the precinct where eric garner was killed. that will be none too subtle message to people there as the communities try to figure out ways to blend better with their police force, and that was the focus of the message of ...

He must have had the attitude listen, im tired of you guys locking me up for committing crimes out here. im not going to put up with it anymore, all right? you cant do that. we cant have a city where police officers walk away because somebody might want to resist arrest. >> the mayor and the police commissioner have ordered every single officer in the new york city police department to undergo retraining and part of that retraining includes how to control their egos, adrenalin and profanity. >> ...

Cigarette taxes. congressman king on garners obesity, rudy giuliani blamed it on high crime in black neighborhoods, police blamed it on garners resisting it. thousands of protesters blame it on race. why did eric garner die? im joined by cnn political commentator l.z. granderson. welcome, l.z. >> good morning, carol. >> is garners death really about race? i ask you that, too, in don lemons interview with eric garners daughter she doesnt think it was about race. >> well, i have not talked to her ...

The jury didnt give us a just decision, from things that i heard, witnesses who went before the grand jury, i heard that they never even looked up at them, or they might have been in there five minutes and never even got eye contact with the grand jury. i thought that was, thats very disrespectful. >> eric garner leaves behind six children. stay with us later this hour, homeland security secretary jeh johnson will be in boston to meet with federal, state and local law enforcement officials to di...

This situation. >> chris cuomo, many thanks. i appreciate it. in the meantime, as fiery protests rage on, eric garners mother and daughter are speaking out. last night, erica garner sat down with cnns anderson cooper, and said she is encouraged that protests have been peaceful. she also said that the controversy surrounding her fathers death is not a racial issue, but a national crisis. she was asked whether she could forgive the police officer who killed her father. >> this is not a black and...