FOOTAGE YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS
DISTURBING.
>> TONIGHT. DISTURBING VIDEO
SHOWING THE FINAL MOMENTS OF
LIFE FOR A MAN WHO DIED IN
POLICE VICTIM'S FAMILY BLAMING
POLICE FOR 38 YEAR-OLD EDWARD
BRONSTEIN TO DEATH NOW SUING
THE OFFICERS INVOLVED CLAIMING
THEY IGNORED HIS CRIES FOR
HELP AND DIDN'T RENDER AID
QUICKLY HOW WILL THEY PAY FOR
WHAT THEY DO. AND I WANT
JUSTICE BRONSTEIN BUS STOP BY
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL IN
MARCH OF 2020 FOR ALLEGEDLY
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
VIDEO RELEASED THIS WEEK BY
COURT ORDER APPEARS TO SHOW
OFFICERS ATTEMPTING TO GET A
BLOOD SAMPLE. YOU CAN JUST PROVIDE AND STILL SAY YOU
PROVIDE AND STILL SAY YOU
DON'T CONSENT. THAT'S FINE.
NEARLY A MINUTE INTO THE
EXCHANGE. THIS IS YOUR LAST
OPPORTUNITY. OTHERWISE YOU'RE
GOING FACE DOWN ON THE MAT
OFFICERS APPEAR TO CONTINUE COAXING BRONSTEIN.
COAXING BRONSTEIN.
>> THEN THIS SEVERAL OFFICERS
APPEAR TO RESTRAIN BRONSTEIN
IN ORDER TO TAKE THE SAMPLE ON
SCENE CAN BE HEARD SCREAMING THROUGHOUT THE ORDEAL. AT ONE
THROUGHOUT THE ORDEAL. AT ONE
POINT DECLARING STOP YELLING
WITHIN SECONDS. NO MORE
SCREAMS. NOW THE LAWSUIT AND
THE ATTORNEY FOR BROWN'S
TEEN'S FAMILY SEIZING ON HOW
OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THOSE
CRIES. HE SAYS I CAN'T
BREATHE.
>> 12 TIMES WHAT I COUNTED 12
TIMES. HE SAYS I CAN'T
BREATHE. NOT ONE OFFICER TOOK
THE ACTION TO PULL THE OTHERS
OFF OF PULL HIM TO HIS SIDE.
DO SOMETHING TO GIVE HIM AIR
AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE AND A
HALF OF SILENCE. SOMEONE
APPEARS TO CHECK BROWN SCENES
POLLS AS THE BLOOD DRAW
CONTINUES 30 SECONDS LATER.
THAT PERSON BEGINS TAPPING
BRONSTEIN CHEEK. SOMETHING SEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT
SEEN MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGHOUT
THE MORE THAN 17 MINUTE VIDEO.
>> THE BLOOD DRAWING APPEARS
TO CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 4
MINUTES LATER WHEN POLICE ROLE
BRONSTEIN OVER. IF THE SENATE.
HIS AIRWAY OPEN. AN AUTOPSY
FOUND BRONSTEIN DIED OF A METH
OVERDOSE WHILE RESTRAINED BY
POLICE.
>> WHERE'S CPR. WEARS FIRST
AID HIS SCREAMS.
>> HIS FACE.
>> SLAPPING HIM AROUND. IT
WILL LIVE IN MY HEAD FOREVER.
BERNSTEIN'S FAMILY IS NOW
SUING THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY
PATROL AND THE OFFICERS
INVOLVED ALLEGING NEGLIGENCE,
WRONGFUL DEATH ASSAULT AND
BATTERY AMONG OTHER CLAIMS. I
WANT PUT AWAY. SO THEY WILL
NEVER HURT. NOBODY AGAIN. IT'S
UNCLEAR WHETHER THE OFFICERS
INVOLVED ARE BEING
INVESTIGATED IN CONNECTION TO
BERNSTEIN'S DEATH. CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL DECLINED TO
COMMENT ON THE CASE. CITING
PENDING LITIGATION. THE FAMILY
IS ALSO CALLING ON THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY TO FILE CRIMINAL
CHARGES AGAINST THE OFFICERS.
THE DA'S OFFICE TELLS NBC NEWS
THE MATTER REMAINS UNDER
REVIEW. I WISH MY DAD WAS
HERE.
>> EVERY DAY. AND THERE'S
NOTHING THAT WILL TAKE THAT
AWAY.
>> PRISCILLA THOMPSON JOINS US
NOW LIVE IN STUDIO. SO MANY
QUESTIONS FOR THAT FAMILY.
PRISCILLA THE CALIFORNIA
HIGHWAY PATROL, AS YOU
REPORTED, THEY'RE NOT REALLY
COMMENTING. NOT SAYING A WHOLE
BUNCH ABOUT THIS CASE. BUT
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE
DEPARTMENT'S POLICY. DID THEY
HAVE WON ABOUT WAYS AND
TECHNIQUES THAT OFFICERS ARE
SUPPOSED TO INVESTIGATE AND
RESTRAIN SOMEONE WHO MAY BE
UNDER THE INFLUENCE. YEAH.
WELL, WE REACHED OUT TO
CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL WITH
THOSE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND
THEY DID NOT RESPOND. AND
WHILE THEY HAVEN'T SAID MUCH
ABOUT THE SPECIFICS OF THIS
INCIDENT. I DID SPEAK WITH A
FORMER POLICE CHIEF AND MEMBER
OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S POLICING
TASK FORCE AND HE EMPHASIZED
TO ME THAT THAT IS WHY MANY
DISH DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY DO THESE BLOOD DRIVES
AND MEDICAL FACILITIES BECAUSE
YOU DON'T KNOW A PERSON'S
MEDICAL HISTORY. YOU DON'T
KNOW WHAT, IF ANYTHING, THEY
MAY BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF.
AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO BE IN A POSITION TO RENDER
AID IMMEDIATELY IF SOMETHING
LIKE THIS DOES HAPPEN.