Page 21 - A Split Second Decision News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The moment or at at risk of losing our life is a far cry from an officer actually being in a tense situation where he is forced to make a split-second decision while facing a criminal assailant. hammond's family has said to be crushed. their attorney, eric bland, who is a civil attorney, he said this just to cnn in the last minutes. lieutenant tiller was never at risk at harm from zachary's car, and even if it could be argued that he was, it was a risk he created by running alongside a car that obviously was attempting to flee the scene. zachary may have been guilty of evading arrest but this ...

>> thanks, carol. >> you're welcome. the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts now. good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. the stage is set and the stakes are huge. five democratic candidates face off. this is the legendary las vegas strip where fortunes can change in a moment and a split-second decision can last a lifetime. this is the wynn hotel casino where the debate takes place. hillary clinton gets center stage, and bernie sanders and three underdogs will try to elbow in. jim acosta is in las vegas for the big showdown. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol...

Which embalming fluids were used. so, this possibility, however remote, could not be eliminated. therefore, the medical examiner did not change the manner of his death to homicide. >> i'm sure that there will always be some well-placed suspicions surrounding mr. augustine's death. >> for now, chaz higgs is in prison because two emergency room nurses made a split-second decision that foiled his well-laid plans. >> but for the high-tech testing methods and the forensic technology available, i think this case would have been a mystery forever. >> this whole case was based on forensic evidence, an...

I certainly don't believe that we are. i haven't been introduced to anything. i would suggest in new york city this could just been a anomaly. it needs to be further researched. but i think we're in pretty good shape. >> one of the theories is that police officers are holding themselves back. i've spoken to cops because i cover law enforcement on my beat, they tell me that we're fearful if we do something, a split-second decision is going to backfire and end up going viral on the internet. how much of a role do you think that is playing, this culture right now between cops and their communitie...

>> security cameras at this dairy queen capture the scene that unfolds. for almost five minutes, this customer paces around. he leans against the counter, next to the trash can, and jokes with sarver and the store manager. he even looks through his wallet. apparently, he realizes he's short on cash. >> he went into the cash office right behind the manager, asked her for a job application, and that's when he grabbed that money bag and turned and tried to run out. >> sarver springs into action. and turns out it's lucky sarver is there. he's no ordinary customer. he's a trained corrections office...