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In the manslaughter case. hes charged with manslaughter in the case of accidental shooting and killing eric harris. mr. bates appeared with his daughter and his lawyer. the judge did oddly grant him permission to go on vacation to the bahamas in between court appearances. hell next appear in court on july 2nd. i was waiting to see if we had pictures of him going outside so you can see his daughter clinging to his arm. keep in mind that mr. bates did not have to appear for this initial appearance...

There. they may not have established what is known as bridge-to-bridge communication, thats between the ships, but theres no doubt the iranian vessels are fully aware of the presence of the american military, as well as the other coalition members. so thats why this standoff kind of exists because if the iranian vessels decide to continue on trying to get to yemen, the coalition countries will have a choice to make. will they try to disrupt that with the use of force, or will they ultimately all...

Not properly trained especially on the specific weapon used in the shooting a .357. according to training documents, released by bates attorneys, bates had been certified several times using a glock .21 but not the weapon used in the shooting. when asked about that the sheriff said they were looking to see whether bates was trained using that .357 and that also the sheriff had the ability to waive certain requirements if he felt it was warranted and that bates aenlonly had to be certified using ...

Preplanned vacation. robert bates was arraigned today in the charge of second degree murder. bates said he shot harris after confusing his taser gun and handgun. now hes free on $25,000 bail. joining me is harris family attorney and eric harris brother andre harris. good to have you with me. let me start with you andre. what do you think that hes allowed to take this preplanned family vacation to the bahamas? >> its not surprising he pleaded not with guilty this the initial arraignment. thats st...

You must believe me, it can happen to anyone. >> joining us now is the attorney for the family of eric harris and back with us is mark clax tn former nypd detective. what was your reaction to hearing mr. bates describe where those weapons were? >> you can see the picture of the taser in a still frame from the video. and i think its much higher even than mr. baits is referencing in that interview with matt lauer. its a bright yellow taser thats up high here. and based on what i know of the shooti...

Under way that will determine that. but, yes, last week a lot of headlines following a tulsa world story where reporters, signing anonymous sources, allege these records had been falsified. two reports or just resigned but both the paper and the reporters say that this had nothing to do with the bates story. this had been in the works for months and two reporters, long with a few other reports at the tulsa world are leaving to help launch a new digital start-up. >> gabe gutierrez. the latest f...

Quote, unquote, some training or similar training or likes the police or has a title of reserve or auction sillry or anything else. there is tactical training. there is whole examination process, perhaps psychological interviews. not everyone who wants to be the police should be treated as if they are the police regardless if their friend is the sheriff or not. and the explanations coming forth are extremely troubling and detrimental to the well being of professional law enforcement. its inexcus...

>> mr. bates pleaded not guilty but hes admitted he fired the gun. so what will his defense be? >> well his defense is accident. i mean crime that hes charged with is manslaughter but culpable negligence in the second-degree and culpable negligence in oklahoma is a lack of ordinary care. i dont think that the state is going to be able to meet their burden here. i think that the 73-year-old man should never have been on the job. he should be liable for millions of dollars but its not a crime if i...

Still stood by the story the executive editor would not comment. the attorney for ache irharris said mr. bates paid for the right to play cop. the attorney and harris family have not commented on the newly released documents or resignation of the southernal southernalists. >> thank you. coming up. parents outraged as a public school tries to give their students an unwanted lesson in cultural diversity. and why are they trying to ban monuments for the fallen soldiers? and a flight over an ameri...

Faint so we knew it wasnt good. he immediately said weve got to get a bird in here. a bird meaning -- >> helicopter. >> helicopter. >> do you know how shes doing now? >> the last we heard, our detectives were at the hospital and they said shes making a full recovery minor injuries. >> and i guess she was inebriated. when you heard that does that change at all your feelings about this? because what you did is extraordinary. its the kind of thing you guys you know are paid to do but its an extraor...