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>> a journalist was in civic center park on another story when he found himself in the middle of a face-off between police and protesters. an officer shot a steady stream of pepper spray there into the crowd then come rubber bullets. this man got some of the spray in his face. people near him trying to help, calling for more water to help flush out his eyes. >> lets get the latest now from our news reporter nelson garcia. >> things are pretty tense right now. as you can see right behind me, the ...

Telling you, i dont want to be the chancellor of the university we had on friday. >> after her speech, the chancellor was escorted to her car by faculty members. an investigation is now under way. theres talk about a possible lawsuit against the university. obviously, a lot thats going to happen just on that level there at uc davis, jon meacham. but big picture, i mean, first of all, what they were doing was wrong. is anybody here in disagreement about -- it just sort of fuels this dissension ab...

At all. seattle police, for example, probably would have never used guns and live ammunition to shoot this 84-year-old woman who was the defining image of occupy protests last week. when dorli rainey was at an occupy protest saturday night, police pepper sprayed her right in the face. she was escorted out of the crowd, into safety, by an iraq war veteran she met that night. before dorli rainey, there was a veteran named scott olson, hit in the head with a blunt object at an occupy oakland protes...

Lack of proper supervision at the scene. >> were seeing -- were seeing things like pepper spray being used essentially as what they describe as a compliance tool. not to stop violence being directed from protesters toward police but essentially to get protesters to do something police want them to do. in the case at uc davis, what they wanted the protesters to do was move and they werent moving. i have a lot of sympathy for police in dangerous situations. im just inclined that way as a person. a...

Students gave to this woman. they want her out. she reportedly stayed inside for two hours with the crowd outside she believed was hostile. but listen. no hostility there. the silent treatment. the students believe their fellow students should not have been pepper sprayed. were told there were several hundred students there solidarity with the occupy protesters. the chance already has so far resisted calls to step down. back to the legal panel. you saw that video. if you can vinny, roll that vid...

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And the schools chancellor who was criticized for at first voicing support for police, has now ordered an investigation. >> i personally feel really, really bad about what happened to students and the whole incident. >> reporter: just how far can police go to control a crowd? >> teargas, you spray it in the area you want people to move away from. pepper spray is to keep the people from being able to mount an attack. >> reporter: an occupy protest around country, police have used pepper spray to ...

Grosjean and professor joshia glover. thank you both for being here. >> youre welcome. >> serena, you were one of the students who were pepper sprayed. now, for the americans who didnt see this tape, tell us what happened. >> so basically, students were all holding a line with tents in the center and non-violently coming together. cops started, riot geared cops started forming this rectangle that looked very militant and terrifying and just started marching towards us and lining up. something wa...

Allegations he sexually abused a young cousin some 50 years ago. the democrat called the accusation shameful and blamed distant relatives and his political adversaries for conspireing to destroy his reputation. the chief of police at uc davis in california has been placed on administrative leave following fridays incident during which police pepper sprayed student protesters. in addition the head of the university of californias system is launching a review of law enforcement on all ten campus...

Police officers seen using pepper spray on occupy protestors in davis, california. the controversy they stirred up and trouble they face. >> hard to watch. theyre sitting there peacefully and theyre getting doused with pepper spray. theyre doing nothing. unbelievable. >> horrifying. also this half-hour, one mans mission to win at "jeopardy" in a big way. find out how his computer program helped him prepare and see how it paid off big time. first, authorities say the terror suspect wanted to ...