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Appreciate it. two days ago they were protesting against police and now university of virginia students are meeting with police leaders to discuss the bloody arrest of uva junior martese johnson. a campus forum just concluded with students marching out of it. you had representatives from the alcohol beverage control office those agents accused of using excessive force after johnson was turned away from this bar. you have seen the photos and video. they recorded on this video restraining him, t...

Students name is martese johnson. heher hep he appeared with his attorney who readwho read ap who read awho read a statement disputingp charges that hecharges that he had a fake i.d. wer we havewe have thisp we have this reportp todd with howtodd with how this all came to with be. >> hey, his head is bleeding! >> reporter: a disturbing scene on the sidewalk. just a few feet from the university of virginia campus, martese johnson, a 20-year-old uva student is pinned to the ground by agents for th...

We are following developments concerning allegations of police brutality against a black university of virginia student outside a bar in charlotteville. the report that martese johnson had a fake id card. he needed ten stitches to close a gash in his head after the arrest that sparked controversy over excessive use of force by police. our nick valencia has more. >> reporter: john and christine, students i spoke to that know martese johnson say they are not just shocked this happened but shocked ...

Before the incident but i think we could all agree trying to sneak into the bar is probably not worthy of 10 stitches in the head or an incident like this. we saw in the garner case in staten island as well. you had a case of loose cigarettes where a man leaves in a box dead. as a society, are we willing to use force to enforce laws like this which could be easily handled with some type of a court summons or some lesser fine? >> dr. martin what do you want to see happen now? obviously, investiga...

The broody injuries sustained by a student during arrest on two misdemeanor charges of public intoxication and obstruction of justice without force. martese johnson, a member of the honor committee and also a fraternity, was arrested after trying to get into a bar after midnight following st. patricks day. and this is what he looked like during the arrest. >> i go to uva! i go to uva! >> stop fighting! >> you racist! you [ bleep ] racist! how does this happen? how does this happen! you racist! >...

Protested. >> get out of the street. consider johnson who received ten stitches after his arrest addressed the crowd. >> were all part of one community. we deserve to respect each other, especially in times like this. >> reporter: even the universitys president had strong words. >> this is not something that should ever happen. i dont know why it happened. >> reporter: outrage on campus. >> no one is safe. no matter how smart we are or how we act or talk were still seen as black people. >> repor...

Pavement and sustained trauma like he did. he had a vertical laceration forehead into the scalp, which i saw and where the stitches were placed. bruising, redness, abrasions about his face that should not have happened. this should have been de-escalated and the officers should have taken him to the side, i believe, and just said okay well lets have a conversation rather than just push ing pushing him down to the pavement. >> dr. martin, i want you to stay with us because i want to bring in new ...

He appeared in public vowing to fight the charges against him. as linsey davis reports, his arrest has reignited the debate about race and law enforcement in this country. >> reporter: this viral video of the arrest of the martese johnson, 20-year-old student at the university of virginia leading to tension and turmoil at uvas campus. the governor calling for a criminal investigation. >> were going to get to the bottom of it. someone will have to answer. >> the arrest caught on tape. the college...

Police are still searching for who is behind those threats. as a result security has been tightened. and the u.s. state department says it is working with japanese authorities to ensure the safety of u.s. diplomats. it comes just weeks after a violent attack on mark lippert, the u.s. ambassador to south korea, by a crazed man wielding a knife. lippert suffered serious injuries requiring 80 stitches to his face and arms. michelle obamas strip to the region is focusing on girls education. former u...

>> if they would just couple and say something please for the closure of this family. i dont care how it is. anything will do. please just let us know something. bill: there is no cause of death thats been officially announced. police are trying to figure out if this was a homicide or suicide. martha: there are new questions in the arrest of a student at the university of virginia. >> i go to uva! i go to uva! >> stop fighting! martha: he said the cops were blanking racists. 20-year-old martese ...