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Hamilton grabbing the officer's baton and attacking the officer after which the officer fired his weapon. so the criminal charges suggested that he was being beaten so he had a right to defend himself and use deadly force but the federal government is still doing an investigation. the federal civil rights investigation. is that correct? where are they with that? >> well, to our understanding, and this was just announced the other day, right after that decision we understand that they will do a concurrent investigation. they will look at this just as well as the district attorney's office looke...

Thank you, brooke. and you know what, it's important investigation. i think when you look at what you talked about in terms of it could have been something else, the d.a. talked about it, bombs, thank goodness they brought this under control. >> thank goodness and thank goodness none of those guns went off on those planes. joey, thank you. we'll be right back. and cialis for daily useor you. helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently.

Of course on twitter and social media sites. so which hash tags made the list of the top ten this year? that is ahead. and is there a link between europe and the upcoming holidays? france has seen two crashes that raised fears of terrorism. could it be a preview of new attacks or coincidence? also, watching and waiting. let's go to brooklyn. kenneth thompson speaking about this gun-smuggling on airplanes. let's watch. >> good afternoon. i am brooklyn district attorney ken thompson. and we're here to talk about a very important case. i first want to identify some of the people who are standing ...

It's people good conscience. all different types of people. and what we're saying, i believe, is what attorney general eric strideman said for new york, our attorney general here, is that maybe we should consider reviewing how this is even done. d.a. thompson in brooklyn is handling this case. but i do agree with attorney general schneiderman that we need to have special prosecutors around the country. >> it was one of the cover stories in the "new york times" today, how the process is set up to -- in favor of police officers. >> absolutely. >> even if it's -- >> because d.a.s have a very cozy...

Trouble, he'll make friends. and my heart broke that night when i heard that my child was murdered in cold blood by inexperienced rookie police officer. it's -- no words can describe my heart, my feelings, my pain. my heart is so empty, hurting. i'm just in tears all the time every time i think about the incident that night. my son didn't deserve to die like that. he's a good man. >> what would you like to see happen? >> justice. i want justice for my son. >> because the d.a. -- >> i want the police officer fired. i want his badge taken away. and i want him to be punished for my son's -- no on...