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24 unarmed black men were shot and killed. 585 people overall. that includes unarmed and armed people. 18 law enforcement during that time period shot and killed during the line of duty. were you surprised there weren't a greater number of unarmed black men killed especially when we covered those stories so prominently? >> that is a great question. this data base is so important. it dispelled myths and put a face on what's actually happening out there. again, 24 of the 60 deaths of unarmed people are of black men. that is an astounding number in itself. what's also interesting, ana, i'm sure y...

Who is now hospitalized after being shot by those officers. >> and you have a new in-depth piece in "the washington post" digging into the numbers. so far this year, 585 people have been fatally shot by police. most being white or hispanic. 24 of them were unarmed black men. however, black men accounted for 40% of the 60 unarmed deaths even though they make up just 6% of the population. put this in context for us. >> reporter: exactly. what we know, majority of people shot and killed by police so far this year, we believe historically are armed white men. and when you look at the 60 people who...

Fired four rounds. miller had just graduated from the police academy in march and was being supervised by a training officer. the training officer fired his taser. >> if this was not justified or authorized under the law, there will be consequences. >> reporter: taylor's family says whatever the circumstances, he didn't deserve to die. >> whoa all make mistakes. we have to learn. he didn't get a chance to learn. his life was over. >> reporter: this as "the washington post" puts this in perspective nationwide, reporting that 585 people have been killed by police so far this year, 24 of them bla...

With it effectively. >> it takes 4 1/2 years, one of the longest accident investigations in aviation history to solve the mystery of flight 427. with it investigators are able to bring closure to another cold case, united flight 585, the other boeing 737 that crashed three years earlier. >> the rudder system on the 737 fleet has been completely redesigned. it's a very different system now than it was at that time. there was a lot of changes also to flight crew training. more hands-on flying, being ready to recover from unusual upsets and unusual events. >> history's proven us to be right. ther...

Determine exactly what caused the accident. people started linking u.s. air 427 to flight 585. both airplanes were on approach, both rolled and dove into the ground or unknown reasons. >> the two flights have something else in common. both airplanes are boeing 737s. >> the most widely used jet in the world. the second time something unexpected had happened and resulted in the loss of an airplane. if another one went down, they were going to ground the airplane. and the ramifications for grounding the 737 were unbelievably severe. this sets off a global economic catastrophe. we had to find out ...