police officer in the chokehold death of a black suspect. for the most part those demonstrations over the past several days have been peaceful. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe! >> in hollywood, california, protesters blocked traffic at a major intersection and chanted eric garner's final words "i can't breathe." in washington demonstrators held die ins for crowds in union station lay motionless on the ground. it was a similar scene in atlanta as dozens lay in quiet protest near a busy freeway. the new york city medical examiner determined the compression of the neck during restraint by police, this chokehold you can see there was the cause of eric garner's death. this technique is banned by the new york city police department but used by law enforcement