Protests have erupted here in New York City after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer for the chokehold death of Eric Garner in Staten Island. Garner, an African-American father of six, died in July after police officer Daniel Pantaleo wrestled him down in a banned chokehold. A group of officers then piled on top of Garner, pinning him to the ground as he cried out more than 11 times, “I can’t breathe.” Police had accused Garner of selling loose cigarettes. Eric Garner’s mother Gwen Carr reacted to the grand jury’s decision.

Gwen Carr: “I am truly disappointed in the grand jury’s decision this evening. I don’t know what video they were looking at. Evidently it wasn’t the same one that the rest of the world was looking at. How could we put our trust in the justice system when they fail us like this?”

The headline in the New York Daily News this morning read, “Grand Jury Clears Choke Cop. We Can’t Breathe.” In the wake of the grand jury’s decision, more than 80 people were arrested as protesters shut down parts of New York City, including the Brooklyn Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, West Side Highway and Sixth Avenue around Rockefeller Center where the Christmas tree lighting ceremony was taking place. The Justice Department has announced it will launch a civil rights investigation into Garner’s death. We’ll have more on the case after headlines.