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Sheriff's department several years can't explain why he confused his gun for his taser, even though they were positioned in very different locations. >> my tase sir right here. taser is right here on the front, tucked in a protective vest. my gun itself is on my side, normally to the rear. >> reporter: tonight the naacp and others are calling on the justice department to launch an external investigation following reports from the tulsa world that the tulsa sheriff's department falsified bates' training records and that three supervisors were reassigned when they refused to sign the documents. ...

We're talking tonight about the killing in tulsa by eric bates. he spoke this morning to nbc's matt lauer. >> first and foremost let me apologize to the family of eric harris. that is the second worst thing that has ever happened to me. or first, that has ever happened to me in hi life. >> join us is eric harris's brother andre. i'm sorry you're with us under these circumstances. you heard mr. bates apologizing to your family saying it was the second worst thing to happen to him and then saying the first worst thing that has happened to him. do you accept his apology? >> well first i would lik...

Qualified to be on the scene of the sting operation involving mr. harris, that he has documentation of the requirements to about deaf puty >> that is absolutely truth. i have it in writing. >> reporter: do you think these documents have been falsified? >> absolutely. and, again, i think if there were to be any records that have surfaced, which none have, okay, but i believe that mr. bates has never been trained as a, in a field training type of situation. >> reporter: ed lavandera, cnn, tulsa, oklahoma. u.s. president barack obama is blasting the senate for holding up the confirmation of lor...

Employees for deleting isis-related accounts. joining me now is eric bates and dean obaadala. too soon topical, on point? >> i don't think anything is too soon in political satire. i think it can be an effective tool. in the middle east the comedians there are mocking isis in iraq. talk about a hard comedy room to play. they are going to kill you. i wrote an article in "the daily beast" about it. we're showing people we're opposed to isis. secondly, it's to show they have nothing to do with islam. third, it is a cathartic release for people. we should be seeing more of it in american tv.

we disagree on the best way to prevent iran from developing those weapons. >> it is in israel's security interests that we get a diplomatic agreement with iran. >> the relationship is poisonous. >> america and israel are more than friends. we're like a family. >> ahead of his upcoming address to congress tomorrow benjamin netanyahu says he means no disrespect offering a preview of those remarks. netanyahu spoke among a crowd at aipac. >> my speech is not intended to show any disrespect to president obama or the esteemed office that he holds. i have great respect for both. the last th...