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Suspect in order to corroborate his story. >> after walter scott is laying on the ground immobile the officer walks over to him and handcuffs him. can we play that sound? this is something that routinely happens. this is police procedure. that's right is that right? >> it's one of the ugliest things that cops do after someone has been shot. it is routine to cuff a suspect whether someone is dead or not. probably would be better public relations if they didn't do that, but the best public relations would be not to shoot the guy in the back in the first place then lie about it. >> did eric garne...

Cigarette taxes. congressman king on garner's obesity, rudy giuliani blamed it on high crime in black neighborhoods, police blamed it on garner's resisting it. thousands of protesters blame it on race. why did eric garner die? i'm joined by cnn political commentator l.z. granderson. welcome, l.z. >> good morning, carol. >> is garner's death really about race? i ask you that, too, in don lemon's interview with eric garner's daughter she doesn't think it was about race. >> well, i have not talked to her obviously, but my sense is what she's saying is the response that you're seeing to her father...

Suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes. garner refused to be handcuffed. one officer put him in what appears to be a choke hold. it's not illegal but it is banned under nypd rules. >> well, that officer testified before the grand jury late last month. the panel's decision on whether or not he'll face criminal charges, that could come any time now. boy, this seems familiar, doesn't it. alexandra field and pell robbins are back with us. alexandra, give us an update on where things stand now. what's the latest you can tell us. >> they've been hearing this case since september. we should hear the...