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Of gathered to rail against a staten island grand jurys decision not to indict a police officer who killed eric garner in the course of an arrest, what we told you about in the last block. so a national movement is starting based on this mantra hands up dont shoot. but is that what really happened in ferguson? and does anybody care? dorian johnson was with michael brown when brown robbed a convenience store and then came face-to-face with officer darren wilson some time later. johnson told the m...

>> did officer darren wilson influence them? did he cohort them? what about the eyewitnesses who said the hands up? >> thats why -- >> the forensics show -- >> you are because youre out there doing this. and this may be a lie. >> yes, but it may not be a lie. ask its not a lie -- >> it might be true so were going to make it a national -- look, forensic evidence shows there was a struggle in the car and the shots happened in the car. >> two shots. >> right. does it make any sense youre a police o...

>> so heres a scenario thats believable, darren wilson keeps shooting. he falls forward. the trail of blood goes forward. how is that not believable? and witnesses said that. the construction workers said that. two white guys. >> i got you. so the prosecutor represents to us that the people who told that story were contradicted by other forensics or their own testimony. but let me just say this -- >> he bagged his own gun. the medical examiners camera didnt work. he washed his -- >> did officer ...

Representing the interest of the victim. brooklyn is a good example, where i came from. we have an african-american prosecutor now in brooklyn who is reopening cases, making sure that african-americans in that borough get a fair shake, democratically elected. i have a feeling hes going to do a great job as the district attorney, ken thompson in brooklyn. >> the prosecutors dont put forensics into a grand jury, they dont put 38 witnesses into a grand jury. >> who doesnt it? who doesnt? in new yor...

What is the mood there, rick? >> neil, obviously the nypd is on high alert. they have in anticipation of the grand jury decision. the grand jury returning no true bill. no indictment, no criminal charges to be filed against the police officer for that choke hold death of eric garner on july the. we can team you that garners stepfather was here on staten island meeting with community leaders. visibly upset because of this lack of charges being brought against the officer. the mayor cancelled othe...

You have three that did completely and -- it all added up between that, the forensics and the autopsy. it all added up. >> you just said the fact that some of them supported, some didnt is grounds of probable cause. >> no, its not. >> a public trial -- all we want is a public trial. >> the testimony was overwhelmingly ii incontroverti. the grand jury knew that. >> let a jury say it. >> no, thats not the way the system works. >> a real jury, not a grand jury. a trial jury. >> were showing video o...

Isnt that the lesson here? isnt that the bigger lesson? theres no evidence of anything racial in the case. >> thats part of the story. when you look at the procedure that happened in this grand jury, right, that led to this gentleman not being indicted, how the evidence was produced. >> the eyewitnesses, they all corroborated the officers story. >> that is incorrect. >> all right. you have three that did completely and -- it all added up between that, the forensics and the autopsy. it all added ...

>> reporter: he was tender even in drag as "mrs. doubtfire," and sympathetic in "the birdcage." and outright riotous in "jumangi." and like so many funny men he had a somber side according to a spokesperson. williams had been battling severe depression recently. the actor was 63. the coroners office is planning a news conference at the same time a forensics exam and toxicology test is expected to begin. kirk hawkins, abc news, los angeles. devin, michelle, back to you. >> thanks, kirk. wed been ...

Professional job up until now. its been you know, coal militias. volunteers. people in forensics. people trying to help and do their best. but not a professional level. the experts have been kept out so far at every turn. after this long delay, now they are finally starting to get involved. there were dutch forensic investigators for the first time at that train today. thats really the first sign of professionalism after more than four days into this tragedy, greta. >> any looting or taking of a...

Osce, as you well know, theyre here to monitor violence. they have no capacity or skill when it comes to forensics or any type of air crash event, but they are the only ones here. now they are joined by several ukrainian experts, but we dont know of what degree their expertise is. most importantly, the dutch experts are on the ground. while the ukrainian president ha called for the dutch to take over the investigation, the local leadership basically just laughs at that. and the last point youre ...