before becoming a cop he was a hairdresser in an arlington, texas salon. two of his co-workers describe him as very kind, someone who would bring flowers on mother's day. and he often talked about how he wanted to be a police officer. adrian and josh taylor question why officer miller shot their brother. >> he didn't do anything in that video that would sentence him to death or you know, anything -- maybe jail time, maybe. or you know, burglary charge, probation. >> reporter: taylor's family are not looking at the shooting as a racial issue. >> every person's life matters. yeah, my brother was black. he can't help that. so we're going to trust in the system. going to trust in god and keep praying. >> reporter: brad miller will no longer be a police officer with the arlington police department and he has to wait to see what a grand jury will decide if that grand jury will file any criminal charges against him. that is a process that will take several weeks. >>> china has allowed its currency, the yuan to fall for the third day in a row. the central bank set

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academy training there in arlington. in addition to that another three months of training alongside a seasoned officer, this this case a trainer. and that was the case there. but under this particular set of circumstances, everything we know and we've gathered is that the subject came towards the officer but there was just no reason under the sun to have gone to deadly force when less lethal force could have been deployed in this case. >> potentially. we don't know the facts. the camera angles are outside of the dealership and after he cashed the vehicle through the window there is's no more surveillance videos. but more importantly he may have lost his job, he may have been a rookie now off the force but is there potential for criminal charges? >> that will be left up -- there's two investigations going on here, one administrative ly e was probably fired under administrative charges where he went rogue and did his own thing. once the investigation is completed the police department will send that to the district attorne

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

arlington's police chief says 49-year-old brad miller made mistakes leading to a deadly confrontation that put him and other officers in danger. he says miller did not alert his supervising officer or set up a perimeter. taylor's brothers telling cnn's ed lavandera they don't see how officer miller thought thank you 5'7" tall brother was a threat. >> knowing my brother, he would never hurt anybody, ever. never, ever, every, actually, would harm anybody. >> i just fail to see the immediate threat they would have had if he is unarmed, to feel like that was the best option and the best route to go. >> officials say officer miller could also face criminal charges once an investigation is complete. >>> police in st. louis county, missouri, releasing surveillance video they say shows a teen pulling a gun from his waistband just before officers shot him. police say 18-year-old tyrone harris began firing at an unmarked car carrying detectives near protests marking the anniversary of michael brown's death. harris was critically wound inside the gun battle and faces a number of charges. >>> new

arlington's police chief says that rookie officer brad miller was fired for exercising poor judgment. miller was responding to a burglar call at a car dealership where he killed 19-year-old christian taylor. police say there was no physical altercation between officer miller and taylor. >> cnn has more details about what happened that fateful day at the car dealership including reaction from the brothers of the victim who are trying to cope with their brother's actions that day but also the actions of the officer. >> reporter: it has been a swift and quick response from the arlington police department firing the white police officer that shot and killed an unarmed black teenager. the night 19-year-old christian taylor vandalized and broke into an arlington, texas, car dealership, brad miller made troubling and catastrophic decisions. that is the scathing critique from the police chief. >> officer miller exercised inappropriate judgment. >> reporter: this is how the events unfolded leading to the shooting death of christian taylor. taylor had driven his jeep into the showroom area of t

arlington police chief said miller was fired for exercising poor judgment. he also faces a possible criminal prosecution, as well. >> right now to other stories we are following for you. there are indications north korea is beefing up the nuclear capabilities. >> experts have analyzed i78ages of a nuclear facility 80 kilometers north of pyongyang. here's our brian todd with more. >> reporter: a key intelligence find. satellite images of snow melt on rooftops. it may seem benign but this could signify an upgrade at north kraes korea's nuclear facility, a 0 miles north of pyongyang. based on these pictures from earlier this year, the defense analysts are saying kim jong-un's regime started to operate a second large hall of centrifuges there. >> what it suggests is north korea has began to double the centrifuge capability. >> experts say it could be working toward civilian nuclear energy or enrich uranium for more nuclear bombs. u.s. intelligence officials say kim's building his nuclear arsenal at a dangerous rate. according to weapons experts he may have 10 to

arlington police are called to the scene and an altercation ensued. he is tazed by one officer and the other officer draws his gun and fires four times. that officer, 49-year-old rookie brad miller was under supervised field training. miller shot at taylor four times landing shots in the neck, chest, and abdomen, according to the medical examiner. the fbi is assisting in the investigation and arlington police are not required to wear body cameras and cnn learned there are no cameras inside the car dealership showroom. >> i can guarantee you we will have a thorough investigation. if this was not justified or authorized under the law there will be consequences. >> reporter: taylor's family questions why the unarmed teen was killed. >> shoot an unarmed man and you are trained to take down -- as a police officer you are trained to take down men with your hands. you have your tasers and clubs. 19-year-old and you shoot to kill? >> i don't want it to be a race thing. i want everybody to be protected by law enforcement. >>> the united states says there is no

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cameras, monitoring an arlington car dealership. spot the 19-year-old on the lot. at one point jumping on the hood of a car. kicking the windshield. the security company uses a pa to warn taylor to leave and calls police. >> reporter: then the cameras show the teen driving his suv through the dealership gates and smashing through the show room front doors. within minutes police respond and walk towards the building. what happens next inside the dealership isn't captured on surveillance or body cams which are not required by police here. according to authorities, trainee police officer brad miller and his supervising officer order taylor to surrender. instead he tried to flee through a locked door. then according to police there is an altercation. the super vising officer uses his tears, miller fires his gun four times, hitting the teen in the abdomen, chest and neck. taylor died on the scene. officer miller on paid administrative leave. standard procedure in a police shooting. in a move not standard the arlington police of chief asked the fbi to review the departme

joining me now is cnn correspondent ed lavandera live in arlington, texas, following this story very closely. ed, we've been looking at video that shows what some believe to be an erratic behavior by this young man, but we don't see a complete picture on video of the circumstances leading up and immediately following the shots fired. why not? >> we don't see that crucial moment, as you mentioned. inside, after police say christian taylor had driven a jeep inside of the show room floor there of that car dealership. the officers here do not wear body cameras, it doesn't appear there were video cameras or surveillance video cameras inside of that building. at least those haven't emerged as of now. so great questions because even the police chief here is saying that inside that building is where the altercation between christian taylor and two arlington police officers took place. and they say what happened during that confrontation will be "of critical importance" into this investigation to determine whether or not the shooting was justified. as you mentioned, those two officers being i

cnn is live in arlington with the latest on this story. ed? >> reporter: well, texas police say they continue to investigate the matter. as far as we know, the officers involved in the shooting haven't been formally interviewed by investigators to determine whether whether or not the shooting was justified. according to arlington police, a lot of things will center around the altercation police say took place just moments before the shooting took place. the medical examiner in tarrant county tells us that christian taylor, 19 was shot in the neck, abdomen, and chest multiple tiles. all of this happening just moments after the surveillance video you showed shows christian taylor acting erratically at 1:00 in the morning friday morning a few days ago, and then driving a jeep into the showroom floor of the dealership. we're told that the officers do not have cameras on their body and there were no video cameras inside the building. police were saying there was some sort of altercation. no word if it was physical or verbal. 49-year-old rookie poli

arlington police asked the fbi to come in and look at the shooting. they say it's too early to lay out all the facts, but they are taking a close look. there was an altercation. they won't say if it was physical or verbal. that's one of the things they are taking a close look at. >> thank you, ed. >>> turmoil in the trump camp. the front running republican unapologetic for a crude remark about megyn kelly. the donald says he did nothing wrong and cherishes women. let's get the latest from someone we cherish, athena jones in washington, good morning to you. >> happy monday, donald trump has offended hispanics, veterans all without hurting his standing in the polls. the question is now whether the latest remarks will do any lasting damage to his candidacy. donald trump on the offensive. >> i said nothing wrong whatsoever. >> reporter: the latest controversy surrounding the billionaire erupted after he said this about fox anchor megyn kelly, one of moderators of thursday's debate, to cnn's don lemon. >> e she starts asking me ridiculous questions and the

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