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Today saying it is supportive of democrats releasing their version. their separate memo. this house intelligence committee. we don't know again. there could be inappropriate behavior by the fbi and law enforcement. could be context that allows to us shed more light on it. i think the story is going to keep unfolding in front of us. >> shepard: we're not through with it. katelyn owens from axois. thank you. >> thank you. >> shepard: the government is about to run out of money obviously and shut down again. but the drama around the nunes memo was the main headline out of the republicans retreat ...

Well. >> all right. police chief jeff blackwell. thank you for making time with us. >> thank you. still ahead, with 558 police shootings this calendar year, we'll look at the role body cameras could play. plus, donald trump filmed out at a new mother in the middle of a deposition. and later, a series of undercover planned parenthood spurs another vote to defund the organization. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. you know when you book a fa...

Camera program. >> i think it is safe to say that this case will then cause of body cameras across the country. >> leaders are discussing the inevitability of it similar to the one used by the cincinnati police. a body camera was obviously crucial this is case. 558 people have been shot dead by police this year. 57 of those shot dead were unarmed. 20 had a toy weapon. with today's announcement, this is the fourth prosecution of all those and it is notable in this prosecution and the prosecution of the officer who shot walter scott in south carolina, the definitive piece of evidence was a video...

That will kick off august 1st. this is just on the one-year anniversary of michael brown's death. so the timing of this is also intriguing. let me start, wesley with the numbers that have been reported in your paper. according to the paper, 558 fatal shootings by police so far just this year. of that number the death of dubose is only the fourth to result in criminal charges against an officer. from the eric garner case to mike brown we've talked a lot about the relationship that prosecutors have with police departments and officers. and here yesterday was something very different than what we...

Have some actual tangible data that has been an sent. this is not an official statistic. you guys have been doing this. what do we know so far about the cases where prosecutions have happened and the role video has played? >> of course. video has played a major role. the two that will stick out are sam dubose here and walter scott in charleston. those are two of four. there have been four cases of the 558 where an officer in 2015 has been charged with a crime of shooting someone. in all four cases, there is video of the shooting. walter scott, samuel dubosa, eric harris in tulsa, oklahoma, and...