Scott Ran News Today

>> on the republican side house minority leader kevin mccarthy lacks the votes to become speaker should the gop be in control. democrats could grow senate majority to 51 if they win the georgia runoff. floridas rick scott wants to postpone leadership elections there. >> we shouldnt be having these elections. we have to go back and say to ourselves when republicans do what leadership has done this last year and our candidates have to be frustrated with their leadership caving in on the debt ceili...

Obviously everyone who supports donald trump is a racist. but theres just simply no question that trumps presidency and his pre-presidency was based on appeals to racism and this ethnic division. that list that scott ran through said the president said this and this and this, scotts a decent guy and a good guy, but thats not all he had, scott. and if he had said it it would be completely commonplace. whats different about this president and you have to acknowledge this, he does make these racial...

Profile cases where video played a role, charges were still never brought. then two weeks ago and for the first time since ferguson raised awareness, a police officer pled guilty based largely on what was on video. michael slager pled guilty to civil rights charges for shooting walter scott five times in the back after scott ran from having been pulled over for a broken taillight. to be clear, all these video driven stories have not made me think less of police. theyve just made me think more de...

First time since ferguson raised awareness, a police officer pled guilty based largely on what was captured on video. south carolina former policeman michael slager pled guilty to civil rights charges for shooting walter scott five times in the back after scott ran from having been pulled over for a to be clear, all of these video-driven stories have not made me think less of police. they just made me think more deeply about whether my prior position of giving them an edge in testimony was pro...

We move on tonight to that stunning about-face, that guilty plea from a former police officer in a racially-charged shooting death that made national headlines. the incident all caught on video. thats officer michael slager chasing walter scott, firing eight times as scott ran from him. abcs steve osunsami in south carolina tonight. >> reporter: for nearly two years the officer seen in this traffic stop, claimed he did nothing wrong. today, a stunning reversal. for black americans today, a sense...

Mistrial in the high profile case. michael slager now former patrolman was charged in the murder of mr. scott last april. slager had pulled him over, he said, for a broken taillight and police say scott ran from the vehicle. slager testified that he was in total fear after he said scott grabbed his stun gun during a struggle and pointed hit at him. the bystander took the cell phone video as scott then broke away. slager then seen shooting death in the back five times. the jury consisting of 11 w...

Mornings are for coffee and contemplation. that was a really profound observation. you got a mean case of the detox blues. dont start a war you know youre going to lose. finally you can now find all of netflix in the same place as all your other entertainment. on xfinity x1. welcome back. time now for a check of the headlines at the half hour. we begin with breaking news from south carolina. the judge declaring a mistrial in the case against michael slager. this after jurors said they were dea...

Make any sense to him why scott ran, take a look. >> in my mind at that time, people dont run from a broken tail light. theres always another reason. >> mo, lets start with you. theres always another reason. why would he run? >> well, i mean, you know, we dont fknow what that reason wa. we found out later he was concerned about a child support warrant that might have been out for him. that is not a reason alone to decide that somebody is running and they pose a deadly threat to you. i think that...

That what he had in his system matters. however, it might offer some sol is to some victims and to other folks. weve been asked over and over again, why did walter scott run that evening. why did he do the things that he do? it might offer some benefit to those individuals that mr. scott did have alcohol and cocaine in his system that night. it might explain why mr. scott ran and did the things that he did that night. question were not saying that thats justification or an excuse at all. >> an...

Before it all happened. as brian todd reports, the case is bringing to light previous instances where officer michael slagers use of force was questioned. >> there is now a name with the shadow. a mysterious passenger inside walter scotts car in those critical moments before scott was gunned down is 31-year-old pierre fulton. now fulton has come forward with a statement to cnn about scott. ill never know where he ran, but i know he didnt deserve to die. even with that claim, fulton may be able t...