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>> you did the training and you can prove that you were certified? >> that is absolutely the truth. i have it in writing. >> reporter: those questions are still swirling and the reporters who wrote that story for the tulsa world newspaper telling cnn they stand by their story, and they said they had five sources for that story, so questions are still swirling around that. the sheriff in tulsa has not spoken directly or out about this at all, so you know those questions still out here this morning. >> it's very interesting mr. bates would try to plead his case in the court of public opinion, tr...

And you train in every area that you can, but in times of crisis sometimes training is not going to take you through the scenario. >> reporter: with the video released questions turned to why bates, an unpaid certified reserve deputy was on the scene in such a sensitive and high risk sting operation. >> mr. bates lacked really any kind of training that mr. bates had been a tulsa police department officer from 1964 to 1965 one year and never paced probationary period. >> reporter: saying bates was afforded opportunities within the task force due to his significant and long-standing support of t...