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>> skyrocketing there within a few hours. the quake measuring 7.8 on the richter scale struck an area near the capital of kathmandu. there have been at least 15 aftershocks of 4.5 magnitude and higher since that quake. we want to keep you posted on this. but lets get back to the u.s. were learning more details about that volunteer reserve deputy who fatally shot an unarmed man in tulsa county, oklahoma. >> especially a few years ago when an investigation found that robert bates did not have th...

Is that the baltimore police will be the primary law enforcement agency taking action. that state police and other police agencies in the baltimore metropolitan area will support them. and will be in less critical areas than the baltimore police department. thats what i found out. >> okay. and, well, of course, watch -- cover these protests as they happen today. thousands expected to attend. leonard hamm, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thank you for having me. was he trained...

Reserve deputy robert bates was given special treatment during training. the 73-year-old has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of eric harris earlier this month. bates said he meant to use his taser rather than his gun. the investigation showed bates did not train for as many hours as was required. the tulsa news report shows that some supervisors were told to forge bates records. his lawyers call the results a misunderstanding and misstatement. well take a short break right a...

Conclusions very differently. >> i believe that they found there was no special treatment. >> in fact the review found just the opposite. which raises more questions as to why nothing was ever done about his findings. speaking to nbc, bates attorney said he hadnt seen the 2009 memo but denied that the deputy received any preferential treatment. >> i know he received hundreds of thousands of training since 2009 and no one at the operation had any complaints. >> but the 2009 memo shows that is not...

Clearance to do to a vacation to the bahamas. and it was shown that in the past that -- that supervisors intimidated employees to look the other way. martin savidge has more. >> a 2009 special investigation by the tulsa county sheriffs office found that the reserve deputy robert bates was insufficiently trained and given special treatment. concluding policies had been violated and continues to be violated with regard to special treatment to robert bates with regard to his field training. the inv...

gray should have received medical attention before being put in the police van. attorneys for a man killed by an oklahoma reserve deputy releasing a memo they say shows the officers colleagues had concern about him. 73-year-old robert bates is charged with manslaughter in the death of eric harris on april 2nd. the 2009 tulsa county sheriffs office showed he didnt receive special treatment to become a deputy, but received special treatment once admitted. ?i a strong earthquake rocking...

A man when he confused his gun for his taser. documents show robert bates did receive favoring at the department. hes charged with manslaughter in the death of the 44-year-old eric harris. nick valencia has details. so what exactly are these documents saying? >> hey there, brooke. the documents are related to a 2009 internal affairs investigation, which essentially shows that robert bates was not shown favor during the selection process of becoming a reserve deputy but he was shown preferential ...

Driver training for reserve deputy bates. she stated she did not believe bates completed the training. another corporal said he felt pressure to complete bates training by a certain timetable. that corporal said at one point, a chief approached him with a memorandum that the corporal had allegedly written. he had not written that. he said he felt forced to sign these memorandums, quote, because he was afraid of trouble like a transfer if he did not. this report goes on to conclude brooke that ro...

how do we put new protocols in place to make it better but now hes brought from the inspector general, part of the justice department to do a deeper dive on this particular one. could take as short as weeks, could go much longer than that depending on what they find. and, of course at the heart of all this are the families. its impossible to put yourself in that situation to have a loved one whos being held and so theres a conversation, not just about our hostage policy but even more s...

change it. >> i think it gets to the question. the president said were going to look at these standards. i believe this operation was done by the book. >> is it the wrong book? >> or based on where you are. >> the wrong book. nbcs kristin welker is at the white house. is the president expected to address the killings specifically? what more can you tell us of separate investigations going on in the attacks? >> reporter: president obamas focus will be the fact this is the 10th anniversa...