Police officer fired for pepper-spraying Black and Latino lieutenant during traffic stop
News & PoliticsCBS This Morning•3.9M Views
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Bodycam and cellphone video shows how a Virginia officer pepper-sprayed a Black and Latino Army lieutenant during a traffic stop in December. Christina Ruffini reports on the details of the stop and the lawsuit against the officers.Each weekday morning, CBS This Morning co-hosts Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil deliver two hours of original reporting, breaking news and top-level newsmaker interviews in an engaging and informative format that challenges the norm in network morning news programs.Subscribe to “CBS This Morning” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CBSThisMorningWatch CBSN live: http://cbsn.ws/1PlLpZ7cDownload the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8Follow CBS This Morning on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Q7NGnYLike CBS This Morning on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1LhtdvIFollow CBS This Morning on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1Xj5W3pSubscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7TTry Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZFor video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com
