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>> 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 videotape. of course it was cell phone video by a bystander in the case of walter scott. for many who have been skept...

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 then a fourth shooting of david, a 59-year-old white ...

On the part of officers, and on the part of the citizens as 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 flipped 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. hey terry stop they have a special! so, what did you guys think of the test drive? i love the jetta. but what about a deal? terry, stop! it's quite alright...

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...

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 then a fourth shooting of david, a 59-year-old white man stopped at a traffic...