. >>> a white police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager in arlington, texas has been fired. 19 year old christian tailor was killed friday during a burglary investigation at a car dealership. >> we have got shots fired. [ inaudible ] >> the recording show nearly two minutes lapsed between police arriving and shots being fired. brad miller shot at tailor four times during a pursuit that the arlington police chief calls questionable. the family says they want answers. a criminal investigation is now underway. >>> hillary clinton has agreed to turn her private email server over to the justice department. the move which clinton has resisted for months the latest development in the controversy. >> reporter: hillary clinton's announcement that she will hand over her personal email server to the justice department is a stark departure from the position she has maintained for five months. >> the server contains personal communications from my husband and me, and i believe i have met all of my responsibilities, and the server will remain private. >> reporter: the clinton campaign say

the arlington police chief calls that initial chase questionable. taylor's family said it wants answers. >> this kid made a mistake and it cost him dearly, so nobody should have to go out like that. >> a criminal investigation is underway and arlington police officers advocacy group is appealing for fairness for the officer, stating that the investigation is incompletely. >> a federal judge denied bail for a young couple that tried to join isil. they were arrested at a regional airport in mississippi before taking off for syria. >> another case possibly connected to isil, a florida man pleaded not guilty in a plat to bomb a public beach. the man allegedly told undercover f.b.i. agents he wanted to detonate a backpack null of nails in miami. >> the second charge is attempt to provide material support to a terrorist organization. it relates in my estimation to the allegation of a recruitment video. he is doing margin ally better. he has a chance to correspond with his family through letters. >> he was arrested in july after allegedly taking an explosi

it happened friday at a car dealership in arlington texas. impliese saw him use his car to crash through the showroom window. they were responding to a burglary call at 1:00 in the morning. >> at this point two officers, a field training officer, 19 years with the city of arlington and brad miller, entered the showroom in an attempt to arrest mr. taylor. during this arrest there was a confrontation between officers and mr. taylor which led officer brad miller to discharge his weapon striking mr. taylor. four rounds were fired during this incident. mr. taylor was struck multiple times. >> tonight officer brad miller has been placed on administrative leave. it was the first time that he used his weapon. the fbi is going to be participating in the investigation. before christian taylor, there was michael brown, he was the unarmed black teen shot and killed by a police officer one year ago tomorrow. that sparking that nationwide debate on how minorities are treated by police. they are still coming to terms with his death. today his father led peo

or if there was a grand jury process in arlington, maybe put this case before a grand jury? >> . >> i don't think so, tony, here's why. at the end of the day, the officer was responding to a call, which gave him the legal right to approach christian taylor. so it's tragic what happened, but at the end of the day, he was responding to a call doing his duties. >> gotcha, so let me ask a question. 24 states have passed anywhere in the neighborhood of 40 new laws since michael brown was killed in ferguson, missouri, and not a single one includes language that further clarifies when officers are justified in using deadly force. is it time to have that discussion? >> well, there's clarification when officers can use deadly force. the use of deadly force has continued for hundreds of years, and the problem with trying to make policies or laws concerning deadly force is quite civil, you don't know when you have to make that split-second decision. i've been there, where i have to make those, and you can make as many policies or laws as you want, but there's nothing to tell you you ha

we moved to arlington, she's the darkest in the class, it's a wealthy - wealthier school, and it's a good public school. she's probably the poorest among her compatriots. they are two public school systems in the united states, aren't there. >> there are. and what happened paid roe said is right, there's funding inequities, that is something that we are responsible for, every elected official in the country bears that. schoolboards na choose to raise taxes or not to. it's on them, and the people running school systems, what there is, clears or unmistake payable evidence of schools serving high poverty kids who beat the odds. >> aren't they the outliers. i guess we can say common core, but uncome context. within which they work in. shall we be imposing one model on everybody? >> no, it doesn't call for one model. if you have proof that schools can teach low income kids and get good results, why can't you apply that to other schools, and ensure fair funding, we are one of the few countries that spends less on poor students. >> does it embarrass you that the united states does badly com

. >>> in arlington, texas, friends and family gathering for the funeral of 19-year-old christian tailylor t >>> ten years ago, israel removed 500 settlers from the gaza strip. >>reporter: there's no shortage of work to do in these fields. every day, dozens of palestinian farmers cultivate the land growing fruits and vegetables. he says up until ten years ago he never would have believed he could grow his own crops here. back then it was a large israeli settlement and home to 8,500 israelis and a large israeli military presence. he's happy the settlers and soldiers left but is angry at how things are now. >> we live in a big prison. we cannot move outside the gaza strip which makes life hell for us. the occupation is the reason for all of our suffering as the israelis control everything. we palestinians deserve to do what we want. >> israel's government never managed to truly disengage. without a political settlement with the palestinians, it exerted its control over the people through economic siege and repeated rounds of military violence. the so-called disengagement of gaza sharply divi

the shooting happened after a burglary at arlington. an employee said they saw him using a car to crash through the window. there was a fight between the officer and the suspect. the officer shot the suspect. christian taylor, football player. brad miller, arlington police officer, has been placed on administrative leave >>> poverty comes in many forms. in poor communities basic necessities are too high for residents and that's the case with disposable diapers, a problem threatening the health of children. >> what did your... >> no matter how often the grandmother needs to change her grand-daughter's mother, she has to wipe. >> when it's low, you have no money, you have to let your baby stay in pee. >> reporter: andrea makes a choice between food and diapers for her grandchildren. >> it's hot. >> you have to make a choice between the food, you know, getting that or the diapers. >> reporter: andrea lives in subsidised housing where she helps to raise eight grandchildren and says diapers are in supply. >> i have seen that so many time. pa

he's with the arlington police department >>> donald trump is in the news uninvited from the red state.com convention following commentators of the debate moderate jor, megan kelly. she pressed about his treatment of women, trump said when she questioned coming there was blood coming out of her eyes and whatever. conservatives distanced themselves from trump. >> i'm already in trouble with donald trump, i can't be in trouble with the wife. >> tell you what my friend from the side of women, i'll take your side of that. >> thank you, i appreciate it. come on. give me a break. do we want to win. do we want to insult 50% of voters, what trufrl donald trump said was wrong much after that redstate.com rescinded the invitation and invited megan kelly to speak >>> paige is the political leader had the the houpt -- huffington post. drama at a sanders meeting. >> if you do not listen to her, you are shut down right now. right now >>> a handful of protesters from "black lives matter", storming the stage at a rally in west lake. sanders allowed him to speak, but he eventually left without speaking to

. >>> a white police officer who shot an unarmed black teenager in arlington, texas has been fired from the department. the 19 year was killed during a burglary investigation at a car dealership. >> we got shots fired. [ inaudible ] >> the recording is show nearly two minutes lapsed between police arriving and shots being fired. officer brood miller shot at taylor four times during a pursuit. the police chief calls the initial chase, quote, questionable. >> he's a kid that made a mistake and it cost him dearly, so -- nobody should have to go out that way. >> a criminal investigation is now underway. an advocacy group is appealing for fair treatment of officer miller, emphasizing that the police chief's own acknowledgment, the investigation is still incomplete. >>> a federal jail has denied bail for a young couple that allegedly tried to join isil. they were arrested in mississippi just before taking off for syria. they are charged with attempting and conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist group. >>> in another case possibly connected to isil a florida man has pleaded not

officer brad miller shot at taylor four times during a pursuit that the arlington police chief calls questionable. taylor's family say they want answers. >> every made a mistake and cost him dearly, so nobody should have to go out like that. >> a criminal investigation is underway. >> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton will hand over the personal email server she used at secretary of state to the justice department. it comes as the state department acknowledges that two emails that went through the server were later classified at top secret. john henry smith is covering the story for us this morning. john, why is clinton doing this now. >> it dependency who you ask. really, if you talk to the hillary clinton camp, they'll they will you thatble, misclinton is just cooperating with the justice department and if you ask the mostly republican opposition, they'll say a variation of the chickens are coming home to roost. the f.b.i. are investigating hillary clinton as to whether or not her use of personal emails and use of a personal server, whether or not those usages have

as we move back to the mapping , this is arlington boulevard. the right lane is blocked. may start to see a backup. that is a look at traffic this afternoon. autria: today, metro's board expected to get a look at a report detailing what caused the august around them. a report two weeks ago revealed the tracks were out of alignment. metro had known about the problem from month. the report will be discussed next month. more than 50 people have been forced from homes after an apartment fire. news chopper seven shows the damage to the building. this is off of smoke town red. two firefighters had minor injuries. no residents were hurt. the cause is under investigation. incredible august, we are starting to feel the humidity. with it, a risk of rain for some. doug hill is on top of that. good deal to talk about. humidity levels will ramp up. maybe get a few showers and thunderstorms. 84 right now. south-southeasterly win. -- southeasterly wind. 85 right now at anders. east, we will stay in the low 80's. ramp-up goes, low 80's right now. a window of showers and thunderstorms in

. ♪ ♪ >>> a white rookie police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager in arlington, texas has now been fired. 19-year-old christian taylor was killed friday during a burglary investigate at a car deal are shim. the 911 tapes were released today and police say they contradict aren't that the 19-year-old was killed within one second after officers arrived on the scene. >> we have shots fired. >> e.m.s. make her they code. >> e.m.s. in route. >> the recording showed nearly two minutes elapsed between police arriving and shots being fired. brad miller shot at taylor four times during the pursuit that the arlington police chief called questionable. tonight taylor's family is demanding answers. >> this kid made a mistake and cost him dearly. so nobody should have to go out that way. >> in addition to officer miller being fired a criminal investigation of the incidents is now underway. >>> now, to the latest news from ferguson, missouri, st. louis county police have released surveillance video in the shooting of an 18-year-old black man on sunday, in the video a suspect identified as

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arlington police chief spoke at last night's gathering. >> i can never promise you that we will not have a crisis in arlington but i can promise you, we will respond with compassion, we will respond with love and we will respond with accountability. >> miller's attorney says his client was trying to save his own life and those of other officers when he opened fire. >>> authorities say toxic waste from a colorado mine threatens to pose long term health risks to water supplies in several states. the 3 million gallon spill accidentally unleashed by e.p.a. workers has dissipated as it made its way along the arizona/utah border. >> while it's no longer visible because it's being dispersed, we are taking the necessary tests, looking at the wildlife, fish all the kind of work we need to do and responding to folks, drinking water and cattle water and those kind of things. >> the e.p.a. stopped field work in all abandoned mines while the spill is being investigated. >>> coming up on the morning news, a fiery accident caught on video. a collision results in a massive ball of flames in new jersey.

bailey's crossroads, heavy downpour headed toward arlington. in arlington. headed toward north west dc and bethesda right now. northeast seeing some of that. a few scattered showers. germantown, you're going to get a little bit more rain your way. this guy, pretty heavy here. that's moving more in to northern prince george's and anne arundel. a few more hours of a shower or thunderstorm. then we dry out. where it has rained, it's cooled down in to the 70s. only low 70s in manassas. fredericksburg, 88 degrees. 60s in the mountains. we've got cooler drier air moving in and it's going to feel a lot better. kind of sticky out there now but late clearing will bring drier air after a few evening showers and storms. 70 in town for the low. 60 in the cool spots. 60s and 70s tomorrow morning. pleasant. you'll notice the lack of humidity, lower humidity when you wake up. then a good afternoon. 82 to 87, warm and dry. if places like damascus stay at 79, wouldn't surprise me. wednesday and thursday look great. lows in the 50s and 60s. highs, low to mid 80s. toward the e

arlington's police chief will johnson. >> there was a confrontation between officers and mr. taylor which led officer brad miller to discharge his weapon striking mr. taylor. >> officer miller fired four rounds. taylor's family wants answers. >> you train to take down -- you train to take down men with your hands. >> police say they have not interviewed officer miller yet. cbs news. >>> houston police say a man that allegedly shot and killed 8 people had a violent criminal history. david connolly has been charged with capital murder and is being held without bail. his alleged victims include a family of six children ages 6 to 13 and their parents. he told police he had a previous relationship with the mother. he once lived in the home. he told police he discovered the locks had been changed. >> donald trump refuses to back down despite growing criticism following the latest fire storm to hit his campaign over comments concerning megyn kelly. >> he took to the sunday shows defending himself against claims he's disrespectful to women. >> i'll be phenomenal to women. i want to h

to arlington, texas now, to the officer who shot an unarmed black teenager friday morning, was fired. christian taylor was killed in a burglary investigation in a car dealership. and the 9-1-1 tapes were released today. and discounts that the 19-year-old was killed within one second after the officers arrived at the scene. >> we have shots fired. >> while the records show nearly two minutes elapsed between the police arriving and shots fired, a rookie cop shot taylor four times, and the other officer used a taser. the family is demanding answers. [ unintelligible ]. >> even though the 9-1-1 tapes have been release, the public still has not been allowed to see what happened inside of the dealership where the shooting occurred. >>> president obama's pledge to close the prison camp at guantanamo bay, cuba before he leaves office has run into another roadblock. justice department is vehemently opposed to the transfer much some of the detainees into a prison in illinois. reporting from the pentagon this is just the latest obstacle in shutting down that detention center. >> reporter: tony,

jonathan: developing story in arlington. we are told the police are investigating a seventh attack on a woman in a month. police don't believe the columbia south along the veech street is related to the attacks in the last few weeks. jeff goldberg is going to explain why they don't think it is connected. jeff? jeff: well, jonathan, the suspect description in the latest case does not match the description of the man linked to the six previous attacks. this has become too familiar recently in arlington. the latest one happening right now along the 2000 of columbia pike. 31-year-old woman walking not far from the u.s. air force memorial. again it happened last night at 10:30. the woman was walking down the street when a man approached her asking for directions. she looked down at her phone and police say the man touched her inappropriately and she told him to stop but he pulled her close and kissed her on the cheek. she started screaming and the man took off. the police arrived later but found no evidence of the suspect. the wo

once you get past that through falls church, we are ok getting through arlington. in d.c., we had some debris cleared away on the third street tunnel right after new york avenue. it has you down in the teens. take a live look in this area. we have afternoon congestion, but debris was just coming in. this is in montgomery county on the top side of the beltway just right near colesville road, not causing a backup yet. we are still clear from new hampshire avenue toward silver spring, and beyond that. that is a look at traffic this afternoon. jummy: thank you. nfl commissioner roger goodell and quarterback tom brady or both in new york for their deflate-gate case. a federal judge is expected to either uphold or throw out tom brady's four-game suspension. both are back in court for a status hearing and the judge said he would rule by this friday. >> judge berman has no qualms about the dedication and efforts of both sides. he just said they could not reach one. jummy: an appeal is expected regardless of the judge's decision. as it stands, brady will be on the sidelines

live in arlington, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. kellye: a scary start to the week as the dow ploppinged over 1,000 points after the opening -- plunged over 1,000 points after the opening bell. but the dow still closed down over 600 points. >> a big drop in market and asia and europe. >> this is scary. the stock selloff did come from out of the blue for most people. >> over the last week, the average american 401k lost $6,000. sounds bad but over the last five years, that same retirement account is actually up 61%. meaning, if possible, remain calm. >> look at the great recession in 2009. those who bailed on the market in 2009 lost half of their money. those who stayed as tough as it was to do made the money back in three years. >> the u.s. businesses added 13 million jobs in the longest sustained private sector job growth streak in american history. >> if you are in the market for a new car or home we could see the first federal rate increase since 2008. with all things considered they say proceed with caution. >> make the decision

developing now, a six to woman attacked in arlington in one month. the mother was walking with her toddler in a park when a man inappropriately touched her. officer say the mom screamed and the man ran away. the police searched the park for hours but found nothing. >> it's horrifying. i walk my dog here all the time. that worries me. leon: five other attacks happened in the past several weeks. investigators say that suspect descriptions are similar but vague. they are not sure if there are multiple suspects or a single serial attacker. in elderly man arrested in a terrifying case of abuse. he suspected that his wife had an affair 50 years ago. now he is facing charges for attacking her with a hot curling iron. george kephart is accused of beating and strangling his wife at their home. he works as a bus a four montgomery county schools, serving children with special needs. he is due in court next month. former virginia governor bob mcdonnell can stay out of prison during his appeal, the latest from the supreme court tonight. he is appealing 12 corrupt

philadelphia, y new york estarÁ presentando 14 milla por eso hora, vientos, las mÍnimas de hoy 57 en arlington, 69 en new york, y esperemos que las prÓximas lluvias que vienen por ahÍ, que les voy a decir mÁs ratito no afecten los vuelo en el aeropuerto, new york 75, bastante agradable, los rÉcords de temperatura, muy por de bajo de lo que es normal para esta Época del aÑo, en 1918 estuvimos en 106 y hoy 80 ¿cÓmo lo ve? new york con 69° philadelphia con 67° seguimos disfrutando de estas temperaturas, las mÁximas de maÑana, sÁbado dit ¿quÉ es lo que tenemos? new york con 84° van a tener humedad por supuesto y nosotros con 85° aliÓ podemos ver aquÍ en philadelphia, nuestro pronÓstico extendido sÁbado y domingo, temperaturas por arriba de los 80, no se le olvide ponerse su bloqueador solar, las lluvia que su tenemos ahÍ para lunes y martes, llegan, el sistema de tormenta en el atlÁntico, va a llegar a nosotros, el lunes, 87 la mÁxima, mÍnima en 71° para el miÉrcoles se disipan las lluvias y viene sol completamente despejado. ahora vamos a la acciÓn deportiva. muy buena

but they're really light. 61 degrees in rye brook. 55 in arlington tonight. like this. seven days going to be gorgeous. just a little warmer. keep that in mind. 90 on monday. 91 on tuesday. 92 on wednesday. that's a heat wave. thundershowers. we'll watch it. and janice will continue to track erika through the day and gus. >> dave, thank you very much. still ahead on news 4 new york at noon, the soda ban revisited. what one lawmaker wants to do to help curb childhood obesity. hope you stay with us. >>> there is this noon a new push to ban the big gulp. staten island assembly man is introducing a bill to stop minors from buying sugary drinks over 16 ounces. teens will have to show i.d. if they're making the purchase. parents can still buy soft drinks for kids. he's looking for a sponsor in the senate. >>> we now have a date and time for the opening of the new 7 line station at the hudson yards. the new 34th street station will open on september 13th. at exactly 1:07 p.m. put it in your calendar. it will replace time square as the final stop of the 7 line. the 1 1/2 mile e

roper pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide. >>> arlington police officer brad miller who shot an unarmed college student friday has been fired. >> i've decided to terminate officer miller's employment with the police department for exercising poor judgment. >> police were called to the dealer issue ship after taylor kicked in the windshield of a car and crashed a jeep into the dealership. a criminal investigation continues. >>> in florida, the 23-year-old driver of a beer truck lost control of the big rig when he became distracted by his dog. that truck went over the guardrail spilling of course hundreds of cans of beer all over the highway. >>> now to china. it shows a woman being hit by a car driving in reverse. that car plow into two cars before coming to a stop. the woman suffered a minor injury. wow. >>> nick completed his longest tight rope walk ever. what a beautiful shot there. >>> check out this spectacular photo. speaking of beautiful. a rainbow and lightning bolt shot by a real estate agent? tucson, arizona. may want to quit your day job and become a photographer. he g

carrie is up next in arlington, virginia. go ahead. >> caller: i wanted to thank you for yesterday's show and today's show. but there is another show that should be had. jason, i want to thank you for your work. i've come to the conversation of krminal justice reform from another perspective and i've brought it to congress. i've been looking at how -- i did find the papers that show how wall street and main street have different sets of criminal punishments, so to speak. and i think it's very important. from talking to law enforcement, they would rather go after a bernard madoff is the example everybody points to than going after a lot of these kids. and i do talk to these kids, many of them that are says to be problems. they are really nice kids if they are spoken to in a way that shows them they can be in charge of their own future. i'd love to give out my website address, may i, and i really do want to meet with you. i'm in the arlington area. i want to make a difference. i watch the legislators when i give them papers, do

. >> sreenivasan: the arlington, texas, police department has asked the fbi to assist its investigation into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager friday. christian taylor was a 19-year- old sophomore with a football scholarship at angelo state university in san angelo, texas. police responding to a 1:00 am burglary call at a car dealership encountered taylor, who had allegedly driven his own car into a showroom window. police say, after an altercation, one officer fired his gun four times at taylor. the officer who shot taylor, brad miller, is in his first year on the job. miller, who had not fired his gun on duty before, is now on paid leave. arlington's police chief says the fbi assistance will increase the investigation's transparency. >> this instance has not occurred in isolation, but rather it has occurred as our nation has been wrestling with the topics of social injustice, inequities, racism and police misconduct. >> sreenivasan: "washington post" reporter jason rezaian is expected to appear at his final court hearing on espionage charges tomorrow in tehran. re

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silver spring, the district, arlington and alexandria. no problems. if you head further to the south, wildly scattered showers. if you are watching and the skies are darking and the showers are moving in from the west. this is moving north/northeast. we are going to look for the conditions that will improve but a lot of lightning associated with the storms. the wider view from the north/northeast. d.c. metro will see a few thousand showers. they will diminish tonight. temperatures in the 60's to the middle 70's. the cold front that we are watching tomorrow. move through the midatlantic. tomorrow evening. it will stall off the coast. high pressure to build in the west of us. it will bring us more sunshine temperatures will be in the 80's. we have a better chance of pop-up showers and the thunderstorms in the late afternoon and into the evening. we have a seven-day outlook. to focus on the upcoming weekend. lower humidity. a lot of sunshine. saturday and sunday. 90 degrees. chance of storms for monday of next week. leon: thank you, steve. kimberly: we h

at a gate on the east entrance to arlington cemetery, two columns erected. weitzel gate. although his grave site in cincinnati is modest and humble, the army honored him in arlington cemetery. so that is right at an hour, and it's the whole story of godfrey weitzel and how he ended up leading the troops into richmond 150 years ago today. thank you very much. [applause] i'd be happy to answer any questions. yes, sir. >> i'm curious -- does anyone know what happened to cyrus comstock, the guy who was first in his class? mr. quatman: comstock ended up becoming ulysses s. grant's chief engineer on his staff, and comstock and weitzel ended up being paired together at the battle of port fisher. off the coast of wilmington, north carolina. they were two assault, christmas day of 1864 and january 15, 1865. weitzel led the first in december, with comstock as grant's eyes and ears to watch what was going on. the first assault was unsuccessful. the second assault was led by general terry. it was successful. comstock was promoted brigadier general for that event. comstock married. he

surveillance video shows taylor being tracked through an arlington, texas, car dealership, climbing on cars and at one point jumping on a hood and whipping out the windshield. eventually taylor gets back in his own jeep and rams it through a secured gate and then drives into the dealership show room window. police say there is no video from inside but you can see officers calmly approach. >> suspect locked himself in the bathroom, now causing a disturbance. >> reporter: the police chief says officers ordered taylor to get on the ground but they say he tried to escape through a back door. >> during this arrest there was a confrontation between officers and mr. taylor which led officer brad miller to discharge his weapon. >> reporter: the 49-year-old fired four rounds. miller had just xwrad waited from the police academy in march and was being supervised by a training officer. the training officer fired his taser. >> if this was not justified and authorized under the law, there will be consequences. >> reporter: taylor's family says whatever the circumstances, he didn't deserve to die. >

according to arlington police chief will johnson. >> i have found several decisions made on scene to be troubling. >> reporter: the chief laid out a time line that shows at 1:15, officers found the dealership's gate busted open. at 1:17, taylor is spotted by the five officers on the scene. but at 1:18 when officers discussed setting up a perimeter, officer miller violates policy by separating from his training officer and goes into the showroom. the unarmed teen reportedly charged and cursed at the officer who fired four times while his training officer fired his taser. >> we've got shots fired. >> this fear and feeling of isolation was the result of his poor decision to enter the building without assistance and without an arrest plan. >> reporter: the chief's decision to fire miller surprised attorney and former police officer pete schulte who thought it was premature. >> there may have been a rush to terminate the officer. we certainly don't have the toxicology results back from the deceased, and i think that would have been a tell-taling sign of what actually happened in this case

arlington police chief will johnson. >> during this arrest, there was a confrontation between officers and mr. taylor which lead officer brad miller to discharge his weapon, striking mr. taylor. we also know that a taser was discharged during the encounter by the second officer in the building. >> reporter: officer miller who has been with the department one year fired four rounds. the medical examiner says taylor died from being shot in the neck, chest and abdomen. the sophomore at angelo state university played football. >> you train to take down, as a police officer you train to take down with your hands. >> reporter: police say they have not interviewed officer miller yet. one of the dealership's owners horren lancaster who released surveillance video told cbs news, "i released it because i thought it was the right thing to do. i do not have cameras inside the building since problems at a car dealership are theft on the lot. this is a terrible situation. but i have no idea what happened inside." arlington police say this was the first time officer miller used his weapon, and jeff,

meeting innnual arlington. we spoke with professors and graduate students about research. this interview is about 15 minutes. >> cassandra good is the associated editor on papers of james monroe. she earned her doctorate at the university of pennsylvania. why is james monroe a significant player in american history? cassandra good: the first thing that people think of is the monroe doctrine, but he still has ramifications today, we joke at these papers that he is like force gone, he shows up -- forest gone -- gump. he shows up everywhere. if you look at the painting of washington crossing the delaware, he is there. the louisiana purchase, he is involved. 1812, he just gets in hand in so many moments the first 40-50 years of the country. >> why does he have a global view of the world? cassandra good: he was sent on appointmentplomatic very early on. he was not educated abroad, but he was sent to france by george washington and that was his first experience -- and then sent back to europe later traveling to several different countries. i think that that really impacted his i

the 19-year-old black teenager from arlington, texas, was shot and killed by a rookie cop earlier friday morning. this was after he broke into a car dealership and this is the video. we do understand it has been edited, but it was released by a surveillance company appearing to show the teenager hopping on the hood of a car you see there. he's trying to bash in the windshield. nick valencia has been following this story. what do we know about the investigation thus far? >> initial stages thus far. the investigators still have not spoken to the officer involved in the shooting, 49-year-old brad miller who shot and killed christian taylor in the early morning hour s of friday. taylor was a football player at a local college. he shows up at a car dealership acting erratically. you can see this video here that we just obtained overnight attempting to punch a car windshield. next he jumps on top of the hood of a car, tries to smash through that windshield. he's wearing sunglasses at night. behaving very strangely as well. at one point he drives his jeep, according to police, into the front of

msnbc adam reese joins me from arlington. imeline and what more did chief johnson detail regarding what happened in that dealership that they deemed it enough to fire the officer? >> reporter: sure, tamron. he says that the investigation is far from complete. they are still looking into that timeline and what happened inside. remember, there were no cameras inside the showroom to show that confrontation. once they get all the evidence, they will turn it over to the district attorney, he will give it to the grand jury. now officer miller has been fired, but he also could face criminal charges in this case, in addition, the fbi is still looking into this for potential civil rights violations, tamron. >> adam reese, thank you very much. we'll have the latest on this ongoing investigation out of texas, thank you, adam. >>> inmates claim they were tortured at a new york prison after two inmates broke free. live report for you on this one, next. out security. she'll log in with her smile. he'll have his very own personal assistant.

and on many days the view of arlington is one of the most striking in our nations capital. on most days, it serves as a stark reminder of the often and irrevocable responsibilities and consequences of the position of chief of staff of the army. unlike general creighton abrams before him, ray early -- firmly believe soldier are not in the army, they are the army. it's always been his number one job to serve them well and to serve them honorably. whether it is fighting in tikrit for visiting the wounded were at walter reed, ray has been the leader, their kids lead with the quick mine, palestinians and a serving spirit. while the army has been his profession for more than 39 years serving this great nation and its people, protecting his beloved army has always been his career. but there are so many of you here today, so many senior leaders, both active and retired and civilians, declared a true test of a legacy of ray odierno. as the secretary said there truly no earthly way to fully capture the breath that death of raise 39 years of service to the army, into the nation, at le

shot and killed by 49-year-old arlington texas police officer brad miller moments after you see him walk into the dealership. >> i have decided to terminate officer miller's employment with the arlington police department for exercising poor judgment. >> reporter: the chief fired the rookie officer, who was still in training. the chief says the rookie violated department policy by going right into the building right after tailor without even telling his training officer. the chief says five other police officers were setting up a perimeter, making up a plan, but officer miller went in alone. >> decisions were made that had catastrophic outcomes. >> reporter: the chief says miller shot tailor four times. several officers suspected taylor had a gun in his pocket. it turned out to be nothing more than keys and a cell phone. miller's attorney says the chief rushed to judgment to quiet protestors, and says the rookie made decisions in the heat of a violent confrontation to save his and other officers' lives. because he's a rookie, miller cannot appeal his firing, but he might have a whole lot

arlington police asked the fbi to investigate. >> governor cuomo puts pressure on the government to build a new amtrak tunnel under the hudson river, renewing the call for the feds to help pay for the project that carries an estimated price tag of $14 billion. the governor cement sent a letter friday warning amtrak's entire northeast system could be disabled without this investment. >> the federal government sent a letter saying we need the tunnel. i sent a letter back saying we need help paying for it. i don't need advise. i know we need the tunnel. >> new amtrak tunnel would be used by new jersey transit to relieve congestion on the tracks. >> we'll see what happens with that. >> uh-huh. >>> meanwhile, what a day today. >> yeah. >> so much going on in the city, everyone had perfect weather for everything. >> the whole week was absolutely fantastic fantastic, and we'll see a good part of next week looking good, but -- >> just always a but. >> always a but, but it's a good one, though, because we need the rain, and we are going to see locally heavy rain tuesday. tuesday's going to be the

senator is stepping up to help arlington veterans replace a stolen american flag. the flag that flies in front of the american legion post was ripped down and the p.o.w. flag was found lying on the ground on tuesday. virginia senator tim kaine heard the story and posted this picture on facebook. it is a flag that once flew over the u.s. capitol. he is donating that flag to that american legion post. >>> officials in brazil now acknowledging they have sewage problems in the bay where several olympic events will be held next summer. however, they are denying the sewage is affecting olympic test events taking place this morning. the rio state sanitary company said that the water was not to blame when a south korean athlete fell ill, but the international sailing federation said four have become sick after test events. >>> well, only a few days left in summer vacation, a lot of teachers back on the job though. that incluldzs teachers in frederick county. the school district has a problem, a soaring number of the teachers are being poached by neighboring school district

joining me now is elissa simmons, president of the naacp chapter in arlington. this news coming out from the arlington police chief, it's very serious. this man is now fired. you've met with the family. how are they reacting to this news that the officer has been kicked off the force? >> well, i spoke with the family this morning. and they're reacting how you would anticipate. it doesn't bring christian back. right now, that's their position. they're planning a funeral. and that's where they are. >> and that's understandable. the grieving process still obviously ongoing and made only more difficult because of the circumstances of how all this went down and all the questions i'm sure they still have. what are their outstanding questions now? are they hearing anything from the police? are they communicating with the police? or are they helping them out? >> well, of course the police department did communicate with the parents yesterday in advance of his decision. so they're appreciative of that. and the naacp, we are supportive of the chief's decision. we believe

the arlington police invited the fbi to assist in the investigation. i'm joined by msnbc's adam scott reiss on the story for us in arlington. what's the latest on the investigation and let's talk about the officer involved in this and the training he had before this death. >> reporter: sure, thomas, the fbi, they have joined in, they want to determine if this deadly force was justified. they say they want to be very thorough and transparent with this investigation. the medical examiner will expedite autopsy and toxicology results, typically that would take 60 days. now it could take 30 or less. the officer involved, brad miller, 49, he just joined the force in september of last year. graduated the academy in march. still technically a rookie, still a. an officer in training. friday morning when he arrived he arrived with his trainer. the trainer fired his taser. he fired his gun. >> msnbc's adam reese in arlington, texas. >>> a man accused of killing six kids and a couple in their texas home appeared in court today. david conley charged with multiple c