linwood lambert died in custody. he was picked up at a hotel in may of 2013 after several 911 calls made for noise. because of the way lambert was acting, he was taken to the hospital for a mental health evaluati evaluation. he made comments about killing two people and hiding their bodies in the ceiling. >> we will take you to the emergency room. >> reporter: police say he kicked out the window. th then the video shows lambert running away. lambert then admits he was on drugs. >> i just took cocaine. >> reporter: instead of taking him in the emergency room, he was taken to the police station. the officers tase lambert multiple times. he is bleeding from breaking the squad car window. by the time he appears in the police station, he was unconscious in the backseat. the report ruled that the cause of death as acute cocaine intoxication. the family blames the police and they filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit alleging the officers callus disregard and depriving him of the medical care he needed violated his con

lambert died. here's ari melbur's report with some of the edited video. this includes graphic video of what happened to mr. lambert. >>> police video showed this handcuffed man repeatedly tased outside of a virginia hospital before dying in police custody. >> all right, we're just taking a little ride. >> the police brought him to that hospital but they never took him inside for help. for linwood lambert's family, it's been an agonizing mystery until now. new video obtained exclusively by msnbc shows every moment of a hospital trip that turned deadly. police ruled caution against repeat tasing, but officers tased lambert at the door of the e.r., again as he lay on the ground, then again in the squad car, discharging 20 tasings including while he was restrained, a violation of their own rules. the incident unfolded in about an hour. it all began during an early morning in may two years ago. police responded to a disturbance call and say they found lambert in a trashed motel room ha luis nating and a

arriving at the jail, lambert appears unconscious. officers check his pulse. >> hey! lambert! >> later on, the same hospital surveillance camera shows the body brought back to the e.r. dead on arrival at 6:06 a.m. roughly an hour after police first took lambert from the hotel. those videos you just saw were not seen by lambert's family until a few weeks ago when police turned them over under court order and the extent of the tasing is never previously reported until now. is this excessive force? we want to give you context. south boston police department, the rules say tasing is not justified once a subject is restrained. the justice department has guidelines that warn multiple tasings increase the chance of death or serious injury and obtained the autopsy and wounds suggestive of tasering and acute cocaine intoxication as the cause of death. the lawsuit from lambert's family argues that an independent medical examination would reach a different result after viewinging these brand new videos that you just saw. south boston police declined to comment to msnbc for the new story

lambert is bringing a federal civil lawsuit. they are seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages. lawyers for the city of south boston virginia and for the police there say their police acted appropriately, did not use excessive force, deny any of the claims of the lambert families and their attorneys. there's also been an ongoing criminal investigation into the police behavior for two years now. so far, no charges. but that investigation is still ongoing. erin? >> miguel, thank you very much. live in virginia tonight. and "outfront" now, linwood lambert, gwendolyn smalls and her attorney. i know watching this again, this footage play out again has got to be very difficult for you. it does give viewers a sense of what really happened, though, and police are now saying the use of force was appropriate and necessary because your brother was acting erratic, he posed a danger that justified 21 tases. what do you say when you hear that? >> obviously they had to say that because they had nothing else to justify what they did to hi

. >> instead of taking lambert into the e.r. they put him under arrest and drag him back into the car. >> do it now. >> lambert slumps down, his hands and feet bound. the officers tell him to sit up and tase him again. >> a single tasing carries 50,000 volts of electricity. federal guidelines warn multiple tasings may increase the risk of death or serious injury. nurses reported seeing three officers tasing the patient at one time and discharged tasers 20 times in an hour. not every discharge automatically reaches a suspect. arriving at the jail lambert appears unconscious. officers check his pulse. later on the same hospital surveillance camera shows lambert's body brought back to the e.r. dead on arrival roughly an hour after police first took lambert from the hotel. >> that was how that night ended. the videos you saw weren't seen by his family until a few weeks ago when police turned them over under court order. is this tasing excessive force? rules state tasing is no longer justified once a subject has been restrained. the

we don't know exactly how many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time lambert arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. >> hey! lambert! >> reporter: medics took him back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> he was not a citizen to them. and then, they tied his legs up. where was he going to go? >> reporter: the police department denies all the claims, saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because lambert damaged property and was a danger. >> it just hurts me to watch officers do that to the guys. >> reporter: former atf agent and nbc analyst jim cavanaugh. >> overall i'd say it's excessive force through excessive use of a taser on a prisoner who is in a dire medical condition and ask restrained already. and that's very disturbing. >> reporter: the autopsy lists the cause of lambert's death as acute cocaine intoxication. >> well, today there's a hearing on the lawsuit in federal court. a local prosecutor says the criminal investigation remains open. >>> george w. bush surprises some veterans.

. >> police then shackled lambert's leg and lambert told police officers he had done cocaine. but at this point, instead of taking lambert into the emergency room of the hospital, the threshold of the door that they were at, they placed him under arrest and instead took him back to the car. officers tased him again after telling him to sit up. bear in mind, lambert's hands and feet are bound. >> do it now. do it now. >> act like you got some sense. >> arriving back at the jail, lambert appeared to be unconscious in the back of the police car. later, an ambulance took him back to that same hospital where he'd been approximately one hour before. lambert was pronounced dead on arrival, approximately 6:06 a.m. these videos were obtained by msnbc and were not seen until a few weeks ago. south boston police declined to comment to msnbc, but in court papers, they claim the use of force was justified. virginia state police say they conducted an investigation, and have turned their findings over to prosecutors. keep in mind, this was two years ago. the criminal investigation of the cas

lambert then admits he had done drugs. but instead of taking him inside the emergency room, the officers take him to the police station. he's bleeding apparently from breaking the squad car window. by the time they reach the police station, lambert appears unconscious in the backseat. he was later pronounced dead at the hospital after going into cardiac arrest according to the medical examiners report. the report ruled the cause of death as acute cocaine intoxication. but the family blames police and file a $25 million wrongful death suit alleging the officer's callous disregard for lambert in tasering him multiple times and depriving him of the desperate medical care he needed violated his constitutional rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, they say his erratic actions required the use of force. >> and the police department released a statement saying we are vigorously dechblgding this case. cnn attempted to reach both south boston police as well as virginia state police which picked up the investigation o

lambert slumps down, his hands and feet bound. the officers tell him to sit up and tase him again. >> sit your ass up and act like you got some sense. >> reporter: a single tasing carries 50,000 volts of electricitity. nurses reported seeing three officers tasing the patient at one time and the officers discharged their tasers 20 times in half an hour according to taser company logs. not every discharge automatically reaches the suspect. arriving at the jail, lambert appears unconscious. officers check his pulse. later on, the same hospital surveillance camera shows lambert's body brought back to the er, dead on arrival at 6:06 a.m., roughly an hour after police first took lambert from the hotel. >> the videos were not seen by his family until just a few weeks ago. the extent of the taseings has never been reported until today. is this level of tasing excessive force? we can tell you, we want to put the context here. the police department's own rules say it's no longer justified once the subject has been restrained. the justice de

we don't know exactly how many hit lambert. >> by the time lambert arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. >> hey. >> medics took him back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. >> now his younger sister is suing police. >> they paid him no mind. he was not a citizen to them. and then tide his legs up. where was he going? >> the police department denies all of the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because lambert damaged property and was a danger. >> it just hurts me to watch officers do that to the guy. >> former ntsb agent jimmy cavanaugh. >> overall i'd say it's excessive force through excessive use of a taser on a prisoner who is is in a dire medical condition and is restrained already. and that is very disturbing. >> the autopsy lists the cause of lambert's death as acute cocaine intoxication. >> today there is a hearing in federal court. the criminal investigation remains open. >>> pointing a laser as a plane or helicopter is a federal crime. and dhaz what workers in new york soon found out. they pointed the laser nearly blinding a reporter

officers never took lambert inside for treatment. instead, they bound his legs and tased him again after restraining him back in a police car. every taze carries 50,000 volts. ari is the chief legal correspondent and led the investigation. >> the taser company logs for the officers showed they discharged tasers 20 times in half an hour. we don't know exactly how many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time he arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> they paid him no mind. he was not a citizen to them. and then they tied his legs up. where was he going. >> reporter: the police department denies all of the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because lambert damaged property and was a danger. >> it just hurts me to watch officers do that. >> reporter: former atf agent and nbc analyst jim cavanaugh. >> overall, i would say it is excessive force through excessive use of the tase

lambert's family has filed a $25 million federal civil suit against police. the south boston police department denies claims of excessive force saying lambert was a danger. a procedural case is set for tomorrow. >>> a florida man in a coma after an electric electronic ci exploded in his face. that's another incident after they exploded. despite new safety concerns, no government agency is regulating these products. >> reporter: life is normally so quiet in the mountains of western maryland until one day in late autumn, two years ago -- >> all of a sudden, it blue out. >> gina kisner and her husband were in the living room when she plugged her electronic cigarette into an exposure to charge it. >> reporter: it goes how far? >> clear under that couch. >> reporter: it came within minutes of her husband a long time smoker needed to breathe and she called 911. >> it actually shot out of my computer, hit his bed and dropped under his bed right next to him where he was sitting and started a fire underneath his bed. >> reporter: what if it had hit that oxygen tank? >

. >> police then shackled lambert's legs, and lambert told police officers he had done cocaine. but at this point, instead of taking lambert into the emergency room of the hospital, the threshold of the door that they were at, they placed him under arrest and instead took him back to the car. officers tased him again after telling him to sit up. bear in mind, lambert's hands and feet are bound. >> do it now. do it now. >> act like you got some sense. >> arriving back at the jail, lambert appeared to be unconscious in the back of the police car. later, an ambulance took him back to that same hospital where he'd been approximately one hour before. lambert was pronounced dead on arrival, approximately 6:06 a.m. these videos were obtained by msnbc and were not seen until a few weeks ago. south boston police declined to comment to msnbc, but in court papers, they claim the use of force was justified. virginia state police say they conducted an investigation, and have turned their findings over to prosecutors. keep in mind, this was two years ago. the criminal investigation of the cas

stand up. >> reporter: the officers tase lambert multiple times. he's bleeding, apparently from breaking the squad car window. by the time they reach the police station, lambert appears unconscious in the backseat. he was later announced dead after going into cardiac arrest according to the medical examiner's report. the report ruled it as acute cocaine intoxication. the family blames the police and they filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit, alleging the officer's callous disregard for lynwood lambert, tasing him several times and depriving him of the medical care he needed violates his constitutional right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. police deny the allegation and say his actions required the use of force. pamela brown, cnn, washington. >> the south boston police department released a statement saying, quote, we are vigorously defending the case. our position is affirmed by the reports of two independent well-qualified experts in the field. cnn has attempted to reach south boston police but we have not heard back. the medic

lambert and their actions did not cause his death. deborah feyerick, cnn, new york. >>> the attorneys for the south boston police department went on to say that, quote, we are vigorously defending the case. our position is affirmed by the reports of two independent well-qualified experts in the field. we tried to reach south boston police as well as virginia state police who picked up the investigation of lambert's death, but we have not yet heard back. i'm joined now by cnn legal analyst and defense attorney danny savellas. danny gilligan, former special police sergeant and police officer. and larry borensi, form reensic scientist. albeit we are not showing the entire length the video, is there anything in there that stands out to you when it companies to protocol and the reports that we did not do anything wrong? >> first off, since we're not looking at the entirety of the video, what you don't see there is an individual that continues to show violent behavior. even to the point where it's three officers trying to shackle his legs.

lambert died after south boston police terraced him. officers were taking lambert to the hospital because he was hallucinating and paranoid. when they got there, he kicked the window. officers tasered him repeatedly as he lie on the ground. >> no, no. >> lambert did not make it to the hospital. they put him back in the police car where he went unconscious. they deny claims of excessive force saying lambert was a danger. >>> it's 4:31. right now a storm that brought strong winds and tornados to iowa is heading east. millions of people across the country are closely watching the skies today. a storm brought this heavy rain and 50-mile-per-hour winds and tornados yesterday. one of the tornados touched down at the des moines airport. tens of thousands lost power. that storm is now moving farther east and is expected to affect part os testify great lakes and expend all the way down to mississippi. >>> 4:31. your "weather & traffic on the 1s." chuck bell with your headlines. >> eun, four things you need to know about this morning on your way

officers never took lambert inside for treatment. instead, they bound his legs and tased him again after restraining him back in a police car. even taze carries 50,000 volts. arri is the chief legal correspondent and led the investigation. >> the taser company logs for the officers showed they diz charged tasers 20 times in half an hour. we don't know exactly how many hit lambert. >> reporter: but the time he arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> they paid him no mind. he was not a citizen to them. and then they tied his legs up. where was he going. >> reporter: the police department denies all of the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because lambert damaged property and was a danger. >> it just hurts me to watch officers do that. >> reporter: former atf agent and analysis jim cavanaugh. >> over all, i would say it is excessive force through excessive use of the tase

tom sweeney is the lambert family lawyer. >> they placed him in handcuffs. they did not put him under arrest. he was not charged with any crime. >> reporter: the officers brought him to halifax regional hospital for medical evaluation. but when they arrived, lambert kicked out the window and bolted toward the emergency room doors. three officers responded by tasing lambert multiple times. >> while he was on the ground, he was repeatedly tased again and placed in shackles on his legs. >> reporter: lambert was then placed under arrest, charged with disorderly conduct and destruction of property. >> instead of being brought into the emergency room, they put him back into the police cruiser. >> reporter: an officer tased lambert again as he sat in the back seat of the police car and warned he wasn't done. >> it appears he's no longer responsive and they drove him back to the jail. >> he ain't moved since we left. >> reporter: an ambulance then transported him from the jail back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. an autopsy said the cause of death was

arriving at the jail, lambert appears unconscious. officers check his pulse. >> hey! lambert! >> reporter: later on, the same hospital surveillance camera shows the body brought back to the e.r. dead on arrival at 6:06 a.m., roughly an hour after police first took lambert from the hotel. the videos were not seen by lambert's family until just a few weeks ago. the extent of the tasing never reported and now you may be wondering is this excessive force? we want the show you the context. south boston police department rules state tasing is no longer justified once a subject is restrained. the justice department has guidelines that warn multiple tasings to increase the risk of death or serious injury and obtained the autopsy and taser wounds and acute cocaine intoxication is the cause of death. the lawsuit from lambert's family argues basically an independent medical exam would reach a different conclusion viewing the video that we just aired. south boston police declined to comment but they said the use of force is justify because lambert destroyed property and was a danger to ot

lambert was tased. cnn reached out to the police today and haven't gotten a response and we should point out, it's a holiday, veterans day as well. joining me is sunny hostin and former nypd detective harry houck. they say they didn't use excessive force, do you agree? >> to an extent. when they got to the hospital and tried to breakthrough the glass, the force was adequate at that time. i wouldn't have use tw used two on the guy, one point looked like three. once they got his legs shackled, it should have stopped. they made the mistake, they were at the hospital and all they had to do, i done this many a times is tell the hospital to come out with a gurney, put that man on a gurney and strap him to the gurney and take him in. it's very clear this man was having some kind of psychological event. he's not a typical perp who is resisting arrest because he's trying to get away from the police. this man has a psychological problem and it's very clear they should have took that man into the hospital and neve

tom sweeney is the lambert family lawyer. >> they placed him in handcuffs. they did not put him under arrest. he was not charged with any crime. >> reporter: the officers brought him to halifax regional hospital for medical evaluation. but when they arrived, lambert kicked out the window and bolted toward the emergency room doors. three officers responded by tasing lambert multiple times. >> while he was on the ground, he was repeatedly tased again and placed in shackles on his legs. >> reporter: lambert was then placed under arrest, charged with disorderly conduct and destruction of property. >> instead of being brought into the emergency room, they put him back into the police cruiser. >> reporter: an officer tased lambert again as he sat in the back seat of the police car and warned he wasn't done. >> it appears he's no longer responsive and they drove him back to the jail. >> he ain't moved since we left. >> reporter: an ambulance then transported him from the jail back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. an autopsy said the cause of death was

lambert was tazed. we haven't gotten a response from the police, but we should point out it's a holiday vterans day as well. the police officer said the officers didn't use excessive force here. do you agree? >> up to a certain extent. as far as when he got to the hospital and he was trying to break through the glass, i think their force was adequate at that time. i don't think i would have used two tasers on the guy. it looked like at one point there may have been three. i think that's a little too much. once they got his legs shackled, it should have stopped. now, this is where the officers made their mistake. they were at the hospital. all they had to do -- and i have done this many a times when i worked the street is tell the hospital, come out with the gurney, put that man on a gurney and strap him to the gurney and cake taik him in. it's very clear this man was having some kind of a psychological event. he's not a typical perp who's resisting arrest because he's trying to get away from the police.

stand up. >> reporter: the officers taze lambert multiple times. he's bleeding, apparently from breaking the squad car window. he was later pronounced dead at the hospital after going into cardiac arrest. the report ruled the cause of death as acute cocaine intoxication but the family blames the police and they filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit alleging quote the officers' callous disregard for linwood lambert for tazing him and depriving him of the desperate medical care he needed violated his constitutional rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. police denied the allegations saying lambert's erratic actions required the use of force. the police department says we are vigorously defending the case. our position is affirmed by independent well-qualified experts in the field. cnn tried to reach out to police that picked up this investigation after his death and we have not heard back. the medical examiner's report said while cocaine was a cause of death, there were three puncture wounds that looked like they were from a taser.

officers never took lambert inside for treatment. instead, they bound his legs and tased him again after restraining him back in a police car. every taze carries 50,000 volts. ari is the chief legal correspondent and led the investigation. >> the taser company logs for the officers showed they discharged tasers 20 times in half an hour. we don't know exactly how many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time he arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> they paid him no mind. he was not a citizen to them. and then they tied his legs up. where was he going. >> reporter: the police department denies all of the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because lambert damaged property and was a danger. >> it just hurts me to watch officers do that. >> reporter: former atf agent and nbc analyst jim cavanaugh. >> over all, i would say it is excessive force through excessive use of the tas

officers never took lambert inside for treatment. instead, they bound his legs and tased him again after restraining him back in a police car. 50,000 volts. arri is the chief legal correspondent and led the investigation. >> the taser company logs for the officers showed they diz charged tasers0 times in half an hour. we don't know exactly how many hit lambert. >> reporter: but the time he arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> they paid him no mind. he was not a citizen to them. and then they tied his gs up. where was he going. >> reportete the police department denies all o othe claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because lambert damaged property and was a danger. >> it just hurts me to watch officers do that. >> reporter: former atf agent and analysis jim cavanaugh. >> over all, i would say it is excessive force through excessive use of the taser on a prisoner who is

lambert, what would justice look like in this case? >> justice for me, i see those officers handcuffed and taken off to jail. >> that's what you want to see happen? >> yes. >> well, mr. lambert, appreciate you joining us and adrian, as well. thank you so much. we'll continue to follow this. >> thank you for having us. >> just ahead, two powerful voices on the gun violence crisis in chicago. spike lee talks about his new film "chiraque" and michael pfleger shares what he's learned over decades of trying to make chicago streets safer. p blah. >>> tonight part two of my interview with spike lee and father michael pfleger. i met up with him in chicago where gun violence and gangs made the south side one of the most dangerous places to be as a child. on tuesday tyshawn lee was laid to rest, 9 years old gunned down in an ally execution style. they believe he was targeted. at the funeral father pfleger that gave the eulogy could not contain his frustration and anger. >> tyshawn was not in the wrong place, the murderer, the executioner, the as

we don't know how many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time lambert arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was announced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> he was not a citizen to them and then they tied his legs up. where was he going to go? >> reporter: the police department denies all the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because he damaged property and was a danger. former atf agent gym jim cavanaugh. >> it's excessive force through prisoner restrained already. >> reporter: they listed the death as acute cocaine intoxication. >> today there is a hearing. and the prosecutor says the criminal investigation remains open. >>> the toy industry is expecting its stronger year in a decade. they're expecting annual toy sales to tries nearly $20 billions this year. >>> now to a toy of another sort. this 12 caret rare blue diamond is the highest price ever paid at auction for any gem stone. and it was purchased for 7-year-old daughter and promptly renamed the blue moon of josephin

when an ambulance finally took lambert to the hospital, he was in cardiac arrest and died. the officers were never charged. lambert's family has filed a 25 -- filed a lawsuit. $25 millionsteve: president obama says an army captain who saved fellow soldiers by tackling a suicide bomber in afghanistan had the courage to do what was needed. pres. obama: on his very worst day, he managed to summon his very best. steve: presented the medal of the honor to florent groberg today at the white house. groberg saved many lives when he tried stopping a suicide bomber in 2012. four soldiers were killed during the blast. groberg suffered a severe leg injury. steve: sports director andy garman in this afternoon. andy: what you want to be outside playing football today? it is nice to be climate controlled and that is what we are what we get to the semifinal round. today, class 3 a just getting things started. tony seeman was there for the beginning. tony: the good news about playing in the unit known is that you don't have to worry about today's wind. the small schools kick things off. let

tom sweeney isishe lambert family lawyer. >> they placed him in handcuffs. they did not put him under arrest. he was not charged with any crime. >> reporter: the officers brought him to halifax regional hospital for medical evaluation. but when they arrived, lambert kicked out the window and bolted toward the emergency room doors. three officers responded by tasing lambert multiple times. >> while he was on the ground, he was repeatedly tased again and placed in shackles on his legs. >> reporter: lambert was then placed under arrest, charged with disorderly conduct and destruction of property. >> instead of being brought into the emergency room, they put him back into the police cruiser. >> reporter: an offifir tased lambert again as he sat in the warned he wasn't done. >> it appears he's no longer responsive and they drove him back to the jail. >> he ain't moved since we left. >> reporter: an ambulance then transported him from the j jl back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. an autopsy said the cause of death was acute caine intoxication. lamber

we don't knowow many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time lambert arrived at the jail he was unrespwnsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was announced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> he was not a citizen to them anthen they tied his legs up. where was he going to go? >> reporter: the police department denies all the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because he damaged property and was a danger. former atf agent gymjim cavanaugh. >> it's excessive force through excessive use of a taser of a prisoner restrained already. >> reporter: they listed the death as acute cocaine intoxication. >> today there is a hearing. criminal investigation remains open. >>> the toy industry is expecting its stronger year in a decade. they're expecting annual toy sales to tries nearly $20 billions this year. >>> now to a toy of another sort. this 12 caret r re blue diamond is the highest price ever paid at auction for any gem stone. and it was purchased for 7-year-old daughter and promptly renamed the blue moon of josephine

according to court records, linwood lambert called 9-1-1 at about 3 am. police finally found him, handcuffed him and took the 46-year-old to the hospital. when they parked at the hospital, lambert kicked out the window and runs into the emergency room door. that's when officers tased him. the logs show the three officers used their tasers 21 times over the next 16 minutes. then officers put him back in the car and took him to the jail. "it looks like he stops breathing while he's positioned in the car in front of the hospital." " lambert told police at the time that he took cocaine. the medical examiner said he died from cardiac arrest. the police listed his death as an accident due to cocaine overdose. lambert's family is seeking 25 million dollars in damages in a civil suit against the police department. now for a quick check on your weather with meteorologist kaj o'mara. here's a look at the headlines in this morning's gazette... rallies and protests begin at the bakken hearing. unions show support for the pipeline, and protestors cite climate and emin

tom sweeney is the lambert family lawyer. >> they placed him in handcuffs. they did not put him under arrest. he was not charged with any crime. >> reporter: the officers brought him to halifax regional hospital for medical evaluation. but when they arrived, lambert kicked out the window and bolted toward the emergency room doors. three officers responded by tasing lambert multiple times. >> while he was on the ground, he was repeatedly tased again and placed in shackles on his legs. >> reporter: lambert was then placed under arrest, charged with disorderly conduct and destruction of property. >> instead of being brought into the emergency room, they put him back into the police cruiser. >> reporter: an officer tased lambert again as he sat in the ba ck seat of the police car and warned he wasn't done. >> it appears he's no longer responsive and they drove him back to the jail. >> he ain't moved since we left. >> reporter: an ambulance then transported him from the jail back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. an autopsy said the cause of death was

tom sweeney is the lambert family lawyer. >> they placed him in handcuffs. they did not put him under arrest. he was not charged with any crime. >> reporter: the officers brought him to halifax regional hospital for medical evaluation. but when they arrived, lambert kicked out the window and bolted toward the emergency room doors. three officers responded by tasing lambert multiple times. >> while he was on the ground, he was repeatedly tased again and placed in shackles on his legs. >> reporter: lambert was then placed under arrest, charged with disorderly conduct and destruction of property. >> instead of being brought into the emergency room, they put him back into the police cruiser. >> reporter: an officer tased lambert again as he sat in the warned he wasn't done. >> it appears he's no longer responsive and they drove him back to the jail. >> he ain't moved since we left. >> reporter: an ambulance then transported him from the jail back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. an autopsy said the cause of death was acute cocaine intoxication. lamb

lambert, what would justice look like in this case? >> justice for me, i see those officers handcuffed and taken off to jail. >> that's what you want to see happen? >> yes. >> well, mr. lambert, appreciate you joining us and adrian, as well. thank you so much. we'll continue to follow this. >> thank you for having us. >> just ahead, two powerful voices on the gun violence crisis in chicago. spike lee talks about his new film "chiraque" and michael pfleger shares what he's learned over decades of trying to make chicago streets safer. this is claira. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her she's agreed to give it up. that's today? we'll be with her all day to see how it goes. after the deliveries, i was ok. now the ciabatta is done and the pain is starting again. more pills? seriously? seriously. all these stops to take more pills can be a pain. can i get my aleve back? for my pain, i want my aleve. get all day minor arthritis pain relief with an easy open cap. only glucerna has carbsteady, diabetes, steady is exciting. c

we don't know how many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time lambert arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was announced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> he was not a citizen to them and then they tied his legs up. where was he going to go? >> reporter: the police department denies all the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because he damaged property and was a danger. former atf agent gymjim cavanaugh. >> it's excessive force through excessive use of a taser of a prisoner restrained already. >> reporter: they listed the death as acute cocaine intoxication. >> today there is a hearing. and the prosecutor says the criminal investigation remains open. >>> the toy industry is expecting its stronger year in a they're expecting annual toy sales to tries nearly $20 billions this year. >>> now to a toy of another sort. this 12 caret rare blue diamond is the highest price ever paid at auction for any gem stone. and it was purchased for 7-year-old daughter and promptly renamed the

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we don't know how many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time lambert arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was announced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> he was not a citizen to them and then they tied his legs up. where was he going to go? >> reporter: the police department denies all the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because he damaged property and was a danger. former atf agent gym jim cavanaugh. excessive use of a taser of a prisoner restrained already. >> reporter: they listed the death as acute cocaine intoxication. >> today there is a hearing. and the prosecutor says the criminal investigation remains open. >>> the toy industry is expecting its stronger year in a decade. they're expecting annual toy sales to tries nearly $20 billions this year. >>> now to a toy of another sort. this 12 caret rare blue diamond is the highest price ever paid at auction for any gem stone. and it was purchased for 7-year-old daughter and promptly renamed the blue moon of and the da

we don't know how many hit lambert. >> reporter: by the time lambert arrived at the jail he was unresponsive. medics took him back to the hospital where he was announced dead on arrival. now his younger sister is suing police for up to $25 million. >> he was not a citizen to them and then they tied his legs up. where was he going to go? >> reporter: the police department denies all the claims saying the taser use was appropriate and necessary because he damaged property and was a danger. former atf agent gymjim cavanaugh. >> it's excessive force through excessive use of a taser of a prisoner restrained already. >> reporter: they listed the death as acute cocaine intoxication. >> today there is a hearing. criminal investigation remains open. >>> the toy industry is expecting its stronger year in a decade. they're expecting annual toy sales to tries nearly $20 billions this year. >>> now to a toy of another sort. this 12 caret rare blue diamond is the highest price ever paid at auction for any gem stone. and it was purchased for 7-year-old daughter and promptly renamed the blue moon of josephi

but when they arrived, lambert kicked out the window and bolted to the emergency room doors. three officers responded by tasing lambert multiple times. >> while he was on the ground, he was repeatedly tased again and placed in shackles on his legs. >> reporter: lambert was then placed under arrest, charged with disorderly conduct and destruction of property. >> instead of being brought into the emergency room, they put him back into the police cruiser. >> reporter: an officer tased lambert again as he sat in the back seat of the police car and warned he wasn't done. >> it appears he's no longer responsive and they drove him pa back to the jail. >> reporter: an ambulance then transported him from the jail back to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. an autopsy said the cause of death was acute cocaine intoxication. his sister has filed a lawsuit. >> to see what had happened to him was just devastating. >> reporter: her lawyer says the amount of cocaine in lambert's body was low, and the actual cause of death is now clear. >> i think it's obvious on the videotape that her

video from inside the car shows lambert crashing into the doors of the e.r. police tased him multiple times. then they put him in a patrol car to go to jail where he loses consciousness. his sister wants the officers fired and charged. >> very hard to watch it and to hear him plea for his life when he alerted them, his condition. and, you know, the things they were saying to him and how they ignored him when he asked for help. it was just shocking. >> lambert's family has filed a $25 million dollar wrongful death lawsuit. >>> the faa is investigating laser strikes on three different planes wednesday night near dallas. the flights were headed for landing at dallas love field. two were southwest and virgin american jets and the third was a private business plane. a police helicopter sent to a laser strike hit close to home here at cbs. the helicopter for our new york station wcbs was hit two tuesday by a green laser over brooklyn. it was one of three new york news choppers targeted. a nearby nypd chopper responded and police on the ground took two suspects into

her lawyer says the amount of cocaine in lambert's body was low. and the actual cause of death is now clear. >> the man who was tased repeatedly going to cause him to have cardiac arrest. >> reporter: jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >>> construction is under way at the marina intersection where two 2-year-old boys were struck last week -- 12-year-old boys were struck last week. stop signs have been added -- or will be added at bay and buchanan. the lane configuration will be changed to slow traffic. the two boys were walking to school when a suspected drunk driver plowed into them. the boys flew into the air and landed the cross the air. the driver kirsten anderek pled not guilty facing four felony charges. her lawyers say the unsafe intersection not the fact that she was under the influence, allegedly, at the time. >>> it's a setback for hopes of keeping the raiders in oakland. disney's ceo bob iger is joining efforts for a proposed football stadium in los angeles county that would house the raiders and san diego chargers. kpix 5 insider phil m

video from inside the car shows lambert crashing into the doors of the e.r. police tased him multiple times. then they put him in a patrol car to go to jail where he loses consciousness. his sister wants the officers fired and charged. >> very hard to watch it and to hear him plea for his life when he alerted them, his condition. and, you know, the things they were saying to him and how they ignored him when he asked for help. it was just shocking. >> lambert's family has filed a $25 million dollar wrongful death lawsuit. >>> ththfaa is investigating laser strikes on three different planes wednesday night near dallas. the flights were headed for landing at dallas love field. two were southwest and virgin american jets and the third was a private business plane. a police helicopter sent to investigate came up empty. >> a laser strike hit close to home here at cbs. the helicopter for our new york station wcbs was hit tuesday by a green laser over brooklyn. news choppers targeted. a nearby nypd chopper responded and police on the ground took two suspects into cu

the video shows officers struggling with lambert at times. it's not clear exactly how many times officers used their tasers, but they do so multiple times. "...he's in handcuffs, aad they aze him one time, and he's on this gentleman to further punishment, to further tazing, officers put him back in the to the police station, lambert is unresponsive. an autopsy report cited the cause of death as "acute lawsuit accusing police of using excessive force and viilating his civil rights. lawyers representing the officers say they did nothing wrong and that their the police department said they were quote "vigorously` defending the case." the local prosecutor says the criminal investigation remains open. police say a man is dead and a police officer is injured after shots were fired. it happened last night in baltimore. investigators say shols were fired after two officers confronted a man with a gun. the man fired at officers, whoo fired back. one officer was shot in the leg. the suspect was killed. the officer is expected to be ok. police in pennsy