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World" newspaper that theyd falsified his training. how did he respond to that? >> well this is the part of the story that has been really under the most intense scrutiny over the last couple of days. and it is this question of whether or not robert bates had the proper training to be out there or if that was documented. he was asked about that training whether he had gone through it. and mr. bates said he was not only trained and properly trained but he has the proof of that as well. >> that is...

Welcome back to the "the rundown." at the top of this hour were digging deeper into the shooting death of eric harris and the complicated story surrounding robert bates, who said he mistook his handgun for his taser on the day harris was killed. we heard from bates himself. heres part of what he said today on "today." >> first and foremost let me apologize to the family of eric harris. this is the second worst thing thats ever happened to me or first, ever happened to me in my life. ive had canc...

>> and our ed lavandera is live in tulsa. ed you know i read something that apparently he also before going into the insurance business that he was on the tulsa police force, is that accurate? >> reporter: he served for one year as a tulsa police officer back in the mid 1960s. he spent the last seven or eight years working as a reserve deputy volunteering as a reserve deputy with the tulsa county sheriffs office. it is that relationship that robert bates has with the sheriff here of tulsa who ha...

Carpenters and even piano tuners... were just as simple? thanks to angies list now it is. start shopping online... ...from a list of top rated providers. visit angieslist.com today. aclu and makers in oklahoma are calling for the investigation into the shooting death of eric harris. robert bates says he pulled his gun instead of his taser when he killed harris this month. there are reports that training records for bates were falsified.

Attorney and bates himself said he had all the proper training. he had almost 300 hours since 2008 they are arguing, look we have the documentation. what the critics of the documentation said and what has been released so far is just a summary of his training and theyre still pressing on more details. we should mention that earlier in the week the sheriff himself gave a radio interview where he acknowledged some of his gun certification records, they couldnt find it and that the gun instructor h...

Handgun for -- a yellow taser for his handgun. the taser strapped to his chest and small handgun on his side. mr. bates described how that mistake could have happened. it really gets down to the question of his training and with the tulsa world newspaper report questioning the training and many people wondering whether or not a 73-year-old reserve deputy should have been part of that undercover sting operation. mr. bates was asked about those training records and his own training and he says he ...

Certifications that he had not actually earned, there are penalties for falsely certifying, falsely saying you qualified. things like that. he may be looking at some additional charges indeed. the problem here in my estimation is that everybody knew, this guy ran the sheriffs re-election campaign. he gave big-time gifts to the department like cars and computers. who is going to call him out? its only because of this disaster that happened that this is all being exposed. and i would predict that ...

Very capable global force we have to keep our eye on. >> okay okay. thank you both very much. now to this. you saw him apologize on the scene. now robert bates has apologized on national television for killing a man after he confused his gun with his taser. today the oklahoma volunteer deputy whos been charged with second-degree manslaughter broke his silence, speaking to nbc news. at one point, the 73-year-old demonstrated exactly how he was carrying his weapons during that undercover sting o...

Welcome back to "the ed show." thanks for watching tonight. for more on matt lauers exclusive interview with robert bates, im joined for the discussion tonight with paul henderson, veteran prosecutor. and also legal analyst, also with us tonight, thomas meszaro, criminal defense attorney. great to have you with us. from a prosecutors standpoint did this interview help or hurt mr. bates as you see it? >> well its going to hurt him, specifically from a criminal perspective. all of these admissions...

Room of the white house. thank you. we have a lot planned for you this hour. ahead tulsa deputy robert bates speaking out for the first time answering the question on everybodys mind how do you mistake a gun for a taser? >> my taser is right here on the front tucked in a protective vest. my gun itself is on my side normally to the rear. >> people are going to look at that and say how could you make this mistake? >> you must believe me. it can happen to anyone. plus just days before this years ...