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>> ah -- officer -- >> okay, okay. okay. oh, lord jesus. oh, lord -- >> greenes family says police told them that he died in a car crash after a high-speed chase. but the new videos tell a different story. troopers can be seen tasing greene and beating him as they drag him out of his car. the case is now the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. joining me now is ronald greenes mother, mona hardin, and lee merritt, an attorney representing greenes family. thank you both for coming on....

Prince harry reveals more about his struggles after the death of his mother and who he blames for that. thats coming up later on this hour. but we do want to begin with newly released video in the fatal arrest of a black man two years after his death. the louisiana state police have finally released body cam footage in the brutally violent 2019 arrest of ronald greene after the associated press published leaked clips showing white officers beating and tasing greene repeatedly while he was hand...

Greene, who is heard saying, im scared, im scared. and yes, ronald greene was a black man. the twist? it happened two years ago. none of this detail appears in the initial report by the louisiana state police. instead, the investigation offices initial complaint into greenes death says he died on the way to the hospital. and now, we learned that, according to greenes family, police told greenes mother that he died immediately after his car hit a tree, while officers were in pursuit. well, guess ...

Okay, okay, sir. >> reporter: troopers initially said that greene died of injuries sustained in a car crash, but the mounting video evidence from the body camera shows them aggressively beating and tasing greene. >> im sorry! >> reporter: police are discouraged from leaving handcuffed suspects in a prone position, especially if they arent resisting, because it can greatly hinder their breathing. thas point was made repeatedly during the recent trial of the former minneapolis police officer convi...