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on this saturday night, mistrial. the sexual assault case of bill cosby ends with the jury hopelessly deadlocked. the d.a. says cosby will be tried again as the entertainer's wife lashes out at the d.a. and the judge. tonight the search for missing u.s. sailors. divided nation, the shooting of a congressman brings momentary unity, but underscores political antagonism and the violent power of words. fantastic voyage, the high-tech world, the ending of a journey around the world using only the wind, the waves and the stars. "nightly news" begins now.

good evening, i'm kristen welker in for jose tonight. it was a dramatic outcome to a court case that gripped the nation. a pennsylvania judge declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case against bill cosby. the jury was deadlocked on its sixth day of deliberations. this case has forced difficult questions about race, consent and the starpower. >> reporter: the jury deliberated 52 hours, longer than the entire trial. unable to agree assaulted

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colin just changed reservations for travel groups. the cuban armed forces control more than 60% of the economy. including a hotel chain, which is 26,000 rooms. >> i assume what the treasury department will do is issue a list of companies within the tourism sector that you're not allowed to do business with. >> the trump administration will also clamp down on people to people exchanges, forcing americans to come with tour groups, not alone. cruise ship and airline routes will not be affected, the u.s. embassy will stay open. americans we stay with are gladly visited now. >> i've always wanted to experience cuba, now that we're able to, i wanted to jump on it, before that could potentially change. >> miriam is a journalist and dissident on the island. the way to fight the human rights abuses i

not through restricting travel. >> i think the government should be accountable. we, the cuban people are the ones that have to gain the spaces and open our society. >> patricia is an artist who restores stained glass for hotels. >> you think that will hurt the military? or do you think that will hurt the people? >> that's going to hurt everybody. >> the white house says it's goal is to reward entrepreneurs like her, not the cuban military. but on this island the line is blurred. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, havana. following this week's devastating shooting at a congressional baseball practice, calls for unity are growing louder. the country's been through this before, an outburst of violence followed by a push for peace, the gunman may have been targeting elected officials, there's new urgency for change. democrats and republicans coming together this week for their annual congression

game. the night wasn't about winning, it was about showing strength in the face of violence. after a lone gunman's shooting rampage on republican lawmakers who were practicing before the big day. >> we are united in our anguish, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. >> reporter: a brutal crime carried out by a bernie sanders supporter, that has many asking, has our political rhetoric become too violent. a 2016 pew research country shows the country is the most politically divided it has been in over 50 years. divisions that may have been deepened on the campaign trail and on social media, stoking unrest and a spade of violent acts, including two years ago in charleston. nine people killed at a predominantly african-american chu

activists killing three people at a colorado planned parenthood clinic. >> people have to learn how to be civil and respectful with people who hold different views. >> reporter: many are now looking to our leaders to soften their tone. president trump called for unity in the wake of the latest shooting. he's shied away from angry discourse. >> knock the crap out of them, will you? >> reporter: for mark kelley, it's personal, his wife gabrielle giffords was shot in the head while talking with constituents six years ago. >> you have to be careful with your words. people pay attention and read them and it's an example to others. >> from coast to coast, there's deep concern this moment of unity will be forgotten and abandoned too soon. you heard the reference there to the church shooting in charleston. today, on the second

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threat which cost the life of robert skidmore. >> the charges are connected to skidmore's death. the trouble started in april 2014 when the water supply was switched to the untreated flint river. by october officials noticed a spike in legionnaires cases. lyon was told of the outbreak, but there was no public notice. that summer, a second outbreak. robert skidmore died of legionnaires a month later the public was finally told of legionnaires. >> all they had to do was warn us. >> for some, the charges are some comfort. >> they're acknowledging that my water is due to the water p.m. >> reporter: a crisis that has yet to

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