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His attorney calls it excusable homicide and calls the blunder an act of misfortune and it talks about training and their qualifications to be in the middle of life and death situations. good morning, ed live in tulsa. >> reporter: as those questions swirl around this case and the tulsa county sheriffs department we have been told by the attorney of robert bates that he is supposed to turn himself in sometime today to the authorities he works for. >> he was caught on tape allegedly selling an il...

An accident. lets get more from ed lavandera. >> reporter: john and christine, the shooting death of eric harris is under a great deal of scrutiny. 73-year-old robert bates has been charged with manslaughter. sheriffs officers in tulsa say this shooting was an accident of misfortune and bates should not be charged with criminal conduct. he was acting well within his duty as a reserve deputy in this case. his attorney spoke with us and made that case. >> he is very upset about what happened. he f...

A taser. lets get more from cnns ed lavandera. >> reporter: john and christine, the shooting death of eric harris is under scrutiny especially since the reserve deputy robert bates, 73 has been charged with manslaughter. officers here in tulsa and his attorney says this shooting was an accident of misfortune and bates should not be charged with criminal conduct. he was acting within his duty as a reserve deputy in this case. his attorney spoke with us and made that case. >> he is very upset abou...

Homicide given that he was acting within his rights as a reserve deputy. the attorney says its an accident of misfortune and he should not have been charged. robert bates has the support of the superiors in the leadership at the sheriffs department here in actual sarks anderson. >> who we should point out hes friends with. the chief of police there, and has donated a lot of money over the years to this department. the tape of the incident ends shortly after you hear one officer saying f your bre...

Before nor has it happened since. its a real aberration for this place. we have a very, very friendly atmosphere. and i think people like the fact that they feel comfortable coming in here. its a nonjudgmental atmosphere. >> after the fight, most of the food on the outdoor tables ends up on the ground, but noba says the meal isnt a total loss. >> everyone who was outside had their meals comped. and anyone who wanted to stay got some free margaritas. they definitely turned it around and turned it...

But a struggle ensues as airport personnel look on. officers continue to subdue the man. >> from what we know, they tasered him at least twice, possibly more. worry, how are they still fighting him off? >> nobody knows why. he just speaks russian. nobody knows why. >> as the man loses consciousness, police switch from tying to control him to checking his vital signs. >> hes unconscious. i heard them say code red. >> i was thinking i will kiss him very soon, and i will hug him soon. >> tragically...

Prosecution says to say about anything, and probably about their grandmother. >> in tino geddes misfortune, the prosecution sensed an opportunity and flew to jamaica to help their new witness. >> they went to testify on his behalf and got him off with i think just a fine instead of doing jail time. and i thought well, okay, theyre doing their job. until i found out that they, and tino, went to a strip club. a lot of people would say, well, what they do on their own time is their own business. bu...

President, coco who has done in for african americans in terms of the economy and buying homes. theyre worse off than theyve been in years. and yet he wants to blame law enforcement. and i think this is where you and i clearly disagree on the subject. he has the ability to change lives and instead he is dividing people. >> look, im not -- i cant defend president obama on race. hes been very disappointing and i love this president. >> okay. >> but on the other hand, hes no, maam not blaming -- he...

President, coco who has done in for african americans in terms of the economy and buying homes. theyre worse off than theyve been in years. and yet he wants to blame law enforcement. and i think this is where you and i clearly disagree on the subject. he has the ability to change lives and instead he is dividing people. >> look, im not -- i cant defend president obama on race. hes been very disappointing and i love this president. >> okay. >> but on the other hand, hes no, maam not blaming -- he...

He still cant speak. hello. syrias war grinds on, life is getting harder for many refugees and each month the prospect of going home gets more distant. >> keir, the stories are just heartbreaking. tell me about mirad. what is the prospect? what is his future? >> well, its really difficult, andrea. hes an example of a kid whose life has been transformed by war. and i guess an example of how the weakest often suffer at the most misfortune. hes seen his family say four or five doctors but you just ...