ran, a whole 18 feet before slager started shooting. slager is claiming that scott grabbed his taser in a fight before the cell phone recording. >> i saw that taser coming at me, coming at me like this. >> reporter: but he now admits that scott didn't run away holing it. people in the courtroom shook their heads as slager struggled to describe this, why he picked up the taser from this location and moved it closer to scott's dead body. >> was it because i was placing my gear? i can't even answer to that. >> reporter: slager told jurors he was not trying to plant evidence, but outside the courthouse in the blake neighborhoods where he once worked, they don't believe it. receive osunsami, abc news, tiger woods is a day away from returning to competitive golf. he's been on the sidelines for 15 months dealing with a variety of ailments, but he's in a tournament tomorrow, he has 14 major championships to his name, and now he says he's ready to go at it again. >> i've been away from it for a long time. i've been away from golf at periods thro

slager is charged in the footing death of walter scott. slager told the jury that scott called his stun gun and that he feared for his life. he said he fired until it was over. cell phone video shows scott running away from slager when he was shot. closing arguments are expected today. >>> betsy shelby will face trial in the shooting death of terence crutch crutcher. shelby is accused of shooting and killing crutch here was unarmed during a traffic stop in september. >>> it is decision day for democrats in the house of representatives. members are set to vote on their incoming leadership for the new congress. ohio congressman tim ryan is challenging longtime democratic leader nancy pelosi. representative ryan said it's time for new blood and fresh ideas. pelosi, though, is expected to retain her position as leader. >>> martin scorsese is expected to meet with pope francis for an audience of 400 priests in rome. it's a longtime goal of scorsese. "silence" will open in december. >> finally, he'll make new movies. >>> mitt romney calls his di

that represents the 18 feet between michael slager and walter scott when slager first opened fire. the prosecutor holding the tape measure with his back turned to him, turning and and asking him how could a person this far away, running away from you have been a threat to your life? slager stuck to his guns, saying that he responded according to his training and he opened fire as quickly as he could on someone that he felt had threatened his life, don. >> and, boris, you know, this interesting moment in the courtroom we hear that slager apparently broke down over his family situation. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: right. that was during the defense portion of the questioning, when they were asking him about his upbringing, where he went to high school, what got him into service, into being a police officer. and then they asked him specifically about his family life and his child, his wife was actually pregnant when the encounter with walter scott happened and she gave birth while he was in prison. so he got emotional when he was being asked how he felt not being there the

slager is claiming that scott grabbed his taser in a fight before the cell phone recording. >> and i saw that taser coming at me, coming at me like this. >> reporter: but he now admits that scott didn't run away holding it. people in the courtroom shook their heads as slager struggled to explain this -- why he picked up the taser from this location and moved it closer to scott's dead body. >> was it because i was policing my gear? i can't even answer to that. >> reporter: slager told jurors he wasn't trying to plant evidence. but outside this courthouse, in the black neighborhoods where he once worked, they don't believe him. david? >> steve, thank you. >>> and there is a new turn this evening in the case of the missing mother, found alive, weeks later in california, bound and left by the side of the road. her husband speaking to abc news about her injuries, and tonight, authorities now revealing to abc that she was branded. and that whoever did it might have been trying to send a message. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, sherri papini's husband speaking out, e

now, the scott family was in the urtroom as slager testified. the family decliendz to comment. norah, the jury starts deliberations tomorrow morning. >> o'donnell: all right, gereek athank you. coming up in on the cbs evening news, siewba dissidents hope for when you're close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. in fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. taltz may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. tell your doctor if you are being treated for an infection or have symptoms. or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. inflammatory bowel disease can happen with taltz. including worsening of symptoms. serious allergic reactions can occur. now's your chance at completely clea

. >> reporter: slager pulled over scott suddenly ran. slager chased him. moments later, in this cell phone video recorded by a passerby, the white officer shot the fleeing black suspect five times in the back. one bullet entered scott's heart. >> the charge in this case is murder. >> reporter: slager's jury, 11 of them white, one black, will hear his claim of self-defense. the 34-year-old former officer says he and scott fought over the cop's stun gun moments before this cell phone video defense attorney andy savage: >> he physically and forcefully resisted, to the can extent that they were both fighting on the ground. >> walter is gone, but now we need justice for walter. >> reporter: anthony scott, walter's older brother, told us the video proves slager killed in cold blood. what goes through your head and heart when you watch that video now? in the back by a coward police officer. >> reporter: the court also heard from judy scott, walter's mother. scott, she testified that she was on the phone with him during the traffic stop and heard him groaning in p

ran, a whole 18 feet before slager started shooting. slager is claiming that scott grabbed his taser in a fight before the cell phone recording. >> i saw that taser coming at me, comg >> reporter: but he now admits that scott didn't run away holing it. people in the courtroom shook their heads as slager struggled to describe this, why he picked up the taser from this location and moved it closer to scott's dead body. >> was it because i was placing my gear? i can't even answer to that. >> reporter: slager told jurors he was not trying to plant evidence, but outside the neighborhoods where he once worked, they don't believe it. receive osunsami, abc news, charleston. >>> we turn to sports now. tiger woods is a day away from returning to competitive golf. he's been on the sidelines for 15 months dealing with a variety of ailments, but he's in a tournament tomorrow, he has 14 major championships to his name, and now he says he's ready to go at it again. >> i've been away from it for a long time. i've been away from golf at periods througho

slager chased him. phone video recorded by a passerby, the white officer shot the fleeing black suspect five times in the back. one bullet entered scott's heart. >> the charge in this case is murder. >> reporter: slager's jury, 11 of them white, one black, will hear his claim of self-defense. the 34-year-old former officer says he and scott fought over the cop's stun gun moments before this cell phone video began. >> he physically and forcefully resisted to the extent that they were both fighting on the ground. >> walter's gone. but now we need justice for walter. >> reporter: anthony scott, walter's older brother, told us the video proves slager killed in cold blood. >> what goes through your head and heart when you watch the video now? >> to me it's a man being shot in the back officer. >> reporter: the court also heard from judy scott, walter's mother. scott, she testified she was on the phone with him during the traffic stop and heard him groening in pain, apparently from being tased. >> marc strass

(sot - prosecutor - 115443) did you see walter scott coming at officer slager? (sot - santana the defense- grilling santana on why he waited to turn the video in to investigators questioning whether he's biased against police.- (sot - defense) 'those who must defend us are the worst criminals. who can i trust, tell me?' those are your words. (sot robin sax - legal analyst) undermine the person taking it, try to show there is some sort of ulterior motive // if you can't fight the video tape certainly fight next -- we're learning more -- about that deadly bus accident in baltimore. the family of the school bus driver -- is speaking out. they say -- he never should've been behind the wheel -- in the first place. plus -- investigators at first -- blaming tesla's autopilot crash. but the company says -- that is not possible. you're watching 13-action news -- where you get breaking news -- fast and first. nearly 2-hundred firefighters -- battled the blaze -- in the little village neighborhood -- on the city's southwest side. investigators say -- homeless people -- try

. >> former police officer michael slager is on trial for what >> slager's shooting death of scott in april 2015 was captured on dramatic cellphone video that stunned the nation. the officer firing eight shots s scott ran away following a traffic stop for a broken taillight. it also shows slager allegedly moving evidence closer to scotts body. >> in the opening statement thursday prosecutors pointed out to the jury of 11 whites and one black that the video didn't the shooting and contradicts muh of slager's official report. >> his attorneys say they'll shw slager acted in self-defense and that scott was responsible for escalating a routine traffic stop. shooting, local leaders includig the naacp have pleaded with the community to remain peaceful no matter what the outcome which could mean life for slager if he's convicted of murder. >> in the newsroom, i'm ryan schulteis. 7news. >> the suspect who ambushed and killed two iowa police officers now charged with murder. scott green was charged with two counts of first-degree murder today. we've also learned a judge reportedly told the sus

i can't even answer to that. >> reporter: slager told jurors he wasn't trying to plant evidence. once worked, they don't believe him. david? >> steve, thank you. >>> and there is a new turn this evening in the case of the missing mother, found alive, weeks later in california, bound and left by the side of the road. her husband speaking to abc news about her injuries, and tonight, authorities now revealing to abc that she was branded. and that whoever did it might have been trying to send a message. here's abc's kayna whitworth. >> reporter: tonight, sherri papini's husband speaking out, mixture of "horror and elation" upon first seeing his wife in the hospital. "the officers warned me to brace myself. her face covered in bruises ranging from yellow to black because of repeated beatings. the bridge of her nose broken. weighing just 87 pounds, her now emaciated body covered in severe bu burns. she has been branded." that branding on papini's skin now being scrutinized. >> it is not a symbol, but it was a message. >> it could be a message to her, it could be a message to others. >>

the prosecutor pressed slager on why he moved the taser closer to scott's body. >> you don't leave a weapon in the middle of a field like that. >> reporter: slager now says in hindsight, he would not have chased scott on foot in the first place and instead called for backup. >> his entire testimony was what he would have done different and things he's remembering now that he didn't remember then, which was just shocking. >> reporter: the jury, made up of 11 white people and one black man, is expected to begin deliberations later this week. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> still ahead here tonight, detecting breast cancer, the alarming number of women being diagnosed without the most common symptom. and one survivor who says a second opinion saved her life. >>> back now with a warning about detecting breast cancer. the most common symptom women report are lumps in the breast. but a recent study found that 1 in 6 patients have symptoms other than lumps which can be more difficult to identify. nbc's kristen dahlgren with more on the subtle signs you should be watching out for. >> do you wa

that the damage found on slager's uniform was from a taser.video taken by a bystander shows slager firing his gun several times as scott ran away. if convicted, slager could face anywhere from 30 years to life in prison. 3 it was chaos in the streets of downtown columbus last night. hundreds of anti-trump protesters blocked traffic.at arrested.protesters in connection with a group known as "columbus against trump" marched for about an hour and a half from the ohio statehouse towards the short north.less than five minutes in... people started blocking the street.columbus police threatened the crowd with pepper spray.at one point, a mob of people started running. people were knocked down and then came the arrests. 3 in your health watch..a california based company behind a popular meditation app is practicing what it encouraging employees to meditate in the workplace. chris martinez explains why they think more companies should do the same. tom freeman takes advantage of group meditations held in his office twice a day. ((tom freeman/ headspace employee )) "at 10am and 3pm the team will com

slager testified in his own defense and boris has been following this. what have you learned, boris? >> some very emotional and uncomfortable moments in court as michael slager took the stand in his own defense. the prosecution grilling him and showing that infamous video with walter scott. the prosecution going frame by frame second by second in excruciating detail asking michael slager about where he was looking at certain points in the video and how he was moving his feet and shifting his weight and then repeatedly asking him how walter scott could have been a threat to his life if he was so far away, trying to run away. here's a bit of that exchange between slager and the prosecution. >> you've seen the video. >> i have. >> and you heard that he was 18 feet away. would you agree that he was not a threat to you with that taser without a cartridge from that distance? >> no. >> okay. so you're going to stick to that? >> yes, the reason is, from 18 feet, he could have turned around and attacked me again. >> that led to another awkward and tense moment wh

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on tuesday former south carolina police officer michael slager took the stand in his own defense. he's accused of gunning down walter scott, the last year. nbc's gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: this bystander's dramatic cell phone video last year appeared to showalter scott being shot in the back multiple times. >> i was scared. >> reporter: in a charleston, south carolina, courtroom the former officer accused of scott's murder gave his first detailed public account of what happened. >> i fired until the threat was stopped, like i'm trained to do. >> reporter: michael slager said broken taillight in april of 2015 and was preparing to write him a warning but scott bolted from his car. >> in my mind at that time, people don't run from a broken taillight. >> reporter: prosecutors say scott fled because he was behind on child support payments and feared being arrested. slager told the jury he fired his taser three times but that didn't stop scott from grabbing the stun gun. >> it was total fear that mr. scott didn't stop. >> reporter: the cell phone encounter seconds later as

. >> north carolina police officer michael slager is on trial for what prosecutors say is the murder of walter scott. dramatic cellphone video that stunned the nation. >> the officer firing eight shos as scott ran away, following a traffic stop for a broken taillight. it also shows slager allegedly moving evidence closer to scotts body in their opening statement thursday prosecutors pointed out to the jury 11 whites and one black that the video didn't surface until several the shooting, and contradicts much of slager's official repor. >> his attorneys say they'll shw slager acted in self-defense and that scott was responsible for escalating a routine traffic given reaction after the shooting, local leaders, including the naacp have prayed that the community remain peaceful no matter what the trial's outcome which could mean up to life in prison for slager if he's convicted of murder. nbc news. >> the court ruling today that the prime minister cannot triggr the uk's exit without approval from they say the decision is likely to slow but not stop the withdrawal from the union. brexit of

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slager may have picked up and dropped near scott's body. >> i don't remember dropping the taser. i don't remember anything. >> well, you have a pretty clear recollection of what went on here. it seems like you're just not remembering the things that are bad for you. >> we need justice for walter. >> reporter: scott's brother, anthony, says the video leaves no doubt. >> to me, it's a man being shot in the back by a coward police officer. >> reporter: slage taser 14 times in five years. now, the scott family was in the courtroom as slager testified. the family decliendz to comment. norah, the jury starts deliberations tomorrow morning. >> o'donnell: all right, gereek athank you. coming up in on the cbs evening news, siewba dissidents hope for a new cuba after fidel castro. does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment? if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. with taltz, up to 90% of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaqu

slager's lawyer says the gunshots were lawful because of a struggle. no struggle was recorded on the cell phone or the dash cam video. you're -- you don't shoot them in the back. >> all i heard was get on the ground and put your hands behind your back. >> prosecutors say scott was not a threat, but slager's fate is in the hands of the court. some people are questioning the jury and the judge is african american, but one out of 11 on the jury is as well. >>> 5:42. here's a story you don't hear everyday. a squirrel goes on a rampage at a florida senior facility hurting >> we had a squirrel that entered our building and it's in our activity room and it's jumping on people and scratching and biting people and it's in there and people are bleeding. >> the caller talks with a 911 dispatcher you can hear people breathing heavily and saying they don't feel well. the squirrel got out and the managee refused to comment. it's not clear if the animal was captured or how he did it, but he's gone. >> that's crazy. >>> at home, all the smoke in brighton had our news

wrong. >> reporter: slager shooting death of scott in april 2015 was captured on dramatic cell phone video that stunned the nation. the officer firing eight shots as scott ran away following a traffic stop for a broken tail light. it also shows slager allegedly moving evidence closer to scott's body. >> we have a bunch of witnesses lined up. black that the video didn't surface until several days after the shooting. and contradicts much of slager's official report. >> those are the reasons that michael is. >> they will show slager acted in self-defense and scott was responsible for es ka lalting a routine traffic stop. >> forcefully resisted to the fighting on the ground. >> reporter: given reaction after the shooting, local leaders including the naacp have claimed the community remain peaceful no matter what the trial's outcome, which could mean up to life in prison for slager if he's convicted of murder. chris clackum, nbc news. road rage on the beltway and a baby caught in the middle of it. we're there with police as we learn new information about this shooting. >>> the wild chain

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