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>> you know, as i explained, when you're investigating police officer cases, it is not the same as you're investigating a gang member shooting another. it just isn't. there, you know, you have to understand the use of force model. you have to understand how officers are trained. officers do have a right to use reasonable force. they can use deadly force when appropriate. so you have to understand all of that before you look at a case. you simply can't on a case like this make a split-second decision by watching the video one time and determine what occurred. there were countless number of witn...

Assistant state's attorneys are doing it the right way. that the assistant u.s. attorney's office, that these assistants are following the law. we have to make sure that there's only certain people who are able to read these statements. we have to make sure that the assistant state's attorney making the decision on the case is not tainted by a statement that falls under garrity protection. so we have to -- i know this may sound -- it's very complicated. it's extremely complicated when you investigate police shootings. so, with that being said, you know, this investigation was tenacious. it was...

The interest of public safety to announce these state charges today. maintaining public safety is my number one job and i do not want the public to view this video without knowing the very important context that with these charges we are bringing a full measure of justice that this demands. to be clear, the judge's order that the city of chicago must release the video by november 25th certainly moved up the timing of our announcement but it did not dictate our decision to charge this defendant with first-degree murder. i made that decision internally weeks ago. as you know, the citizens of chi...

Quickly as i could. >> as he approaches the suspect, deputy musto senses something is going to happen. >> i could see the way he squinted his eyes and stared a hole right through me. i could see the hatred in his eyes. >> what happens next literally blows musto away. >> i saw him reach for the clutch on the motorcycle. i grabbed him in the area of his right shoulder blade and got a good grip. as soon as i grabbed him, he hit it and took me off me feet, and within a second i was going too fast to let go. >> blazing through a red light at a busy intersection, the biker drags deputy musto for nea...

Long. >> i move toward the back of my police car, as i see the suspect vehicle has crossed the center line now, aiming right for my car. i didn't want to run out to the left or to the right and get run over, so i just waited till the suspect vehicle was committed in one direction. >> the van is barreling toward the officer at a tremendous speed, showing no signs of slowing down. with the vehicle right in front of him and with almost no time to react, manning makes a split-second decision and jumps into the embankment to his right. the driver of the van slams directly into manning's cruiser. th...