officer porter mr. william porter had many opportunities to do the right thing with respect to freddie gray. where he did come in, he did assist him and pu picked him up off the floor. how difficult would it have been for him to put him in a seat belt. mr. gray did say he wanted to go to the hospital. that is in dispute, but why would he have gotten on his phone and called for mr. gray to go to the hospital. >> we keep seeing pictures of officer porter in the yellow tie walking in to the courthouse with his lawyer. generally when as a former city prosecutor what is the greatest challenge when you retry a case of this nature for a second time? >> oh, my god, they do not get better the second go around. as a matter of fact, that's the problem with the retrial and hung jury. you already have testimony in. witnesses have already been sworn. they've already stated things. it just doesn't get any easier. make no mistake even though the first trial was a difficult trial, the second trial is really going to be

officer william porter is were you ever six charged. john terrett has more from baltimore. >> william porter's attorneys rested their case on friday after putting their client on the stand. the baltimore police officers faces involuntary manslaughter and three other charges in the death of freddie gray whose neck was broken in custody in april. counterclaims made by prosecutors is that freddie gray was having difficulty breathing and porter simply ignored his pleas for help when he was in distress in the back of the police van. porter denied that gray told him he could not breathe and testified that when he checked on gray, he showed no sign of injury. had he been injured, i would have called for a medic, porter said. when asked why he didn't secure gray with a seatbelt as required by updated police department policy, porter said through all my training, i seatbelted people inside my personal vehicle, but never the wagon. jurors saw the police wagon for themselves. porter described it as pretty tight and noted that in seatbelting gray,

porter called that, "untrue." prosecutors formally charged the alleged planned parenthood shooter with 179 felony counts, including 1st degree murder. they accuse robert dear of killing 3 people, including a police officer, in colorado springs. the november 27th shooting also injured 9 others. during his court hearing today, dear repeatedly interrupted the proceedings. the f-b-i is uncovering more information about the married couple that killed 14 people a week ago today in san bernardino, california. the director of the agency say syed farook and tashfeen malik talked about an attack as early as 20-13. investigators now believe the couple had become radicalized before they met or started dating online two years ago. they also say farook might have plotted an attack with the man accused of providing him assault rifles used in the shooting. "as early as the end of 2013 they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom, and married and live together in the united states." " law enforcement officials tell a-

>> not on porter's behalf, because understand, this is not porter's collar, it is not his arrest. porter explains to the van driver, who has the soul custody of pred fred, that freddie gray needs medical attention, and then porter is called to assist another officer, and coincidentally, the van is called to that location to take the additional arrestee into custody, and at that point, porter is saying the same thing, that freddie is asking for medical attention. now, the officer should have overrhode the lack of action on the part of his superiors, and he himself taken freddie to the hospital. and that's absurd. >> let me get one more in before i lose you, i don't know why i can't have more time with you, you're warren brown for heaven sakes. this is bad for the prosecutor's office, it ends badly for mosley, and it ends badly for the officers, for all officers in the country, whether they're justified or not in what they're doing, and the freddie gray family, this is tough to say, will have to find some closure in the $6.4 million settlement. where am i wrong on this? >> well, the

there was no witness to porter's behavior, except porter himself. and porter testified, and from all that i can tell, he was a credible witness. and he, by the prosecution's own acknowledgement, did call for help, for medical help at some point. now, the theory of the prosecution case was that he should have strapped him in, he should have strapped freddie gray into the fan and that he called too late. those are tough -- that's a tough basis on which to charge -- to convict a police officer with basically a good record. and the jury didn't do it. now, i think one of the key issues that we don't know the answer to is how the jury split. was it 11-1 for conviction? was it 11-1 for an acquittal? that could have a big impact on whether the prosecutor re-tries this case. but in any case, this is a very bad result for the prosecution. and i think all of these cases are in jeopardy now. >> and harry, obviously, this has an impact on all the other cases as well. >> sure, exactly. this is definitely a loss for the prosecution in this case. i never thought th

porter faced was very different than the one they tend to face. and many people talked about the fact that these officers are all receiving different charges, and that is not an experience they generally have when they are at the wrong place at the wrong time. if you're in the area, you're likely to face the same charges as your codefendant. there is an acute sense of that that the system is lopsided, especially when it comes to poor black residents in baltimore city. nermeen: some black lives matter activists were less critical of the verdict. with said in an interview the "new york times" -- "this is a hung jury; it's not an acquittal. that's important. the prosecution resonated with the jury in some capacity -- and that is undeniable." so could you respond to that, roberto? was that the since you had from the people in the community that you spoke to? >> no. i think you have to remember this is a community that is fairly tightknit and they lost somebody that i think was cared for a great deal in that neighborhood. so the sense there is that jus

during porter's trial, his attorneys said gray's safety was the driver's responsibility -- but if porter is still on trial, he might not be available to testify in a different case. porter was one of six officers charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. it's time now to get a first look at the forecast... let's head down to jeriann ritter at the science center. ad lib wx quick russian president vladmir putin delivered his annual address to russian president vladmir putin delivered his annual address to the nation today. touching on issues from donald trump to syria. keir simmons has the story. it was as president putin was leaving his three-hour news conference, he made perhaps his most impactful comments. he was asked about donald trump. he described trump as colorful and talented person and as an absolute front-runner in the u.s presidential race. moscow is hoping that a new president in 2016 may offer a new future for relations between russia and the united states, with this country still suffering from serious economic problem, in part due to u.s sanctions over ukraine.

porter was on trial. a lot of times the victim is on trial. i want to bring attention to growing over the years and increasing over the years of the people that have been killed by the police, whether it's accidentally or case.lect in this kevin: we have video of what of what the show display looked like when the cityas out in front of hall. what was the response you got from people passing by drawn to display? >> it was unbelievable. they came to display and they shook their head and that the numbers are increasing and they understood what it represented. kevin: in some ways does this convey the point of the message you and many others across?ng to get rather that shouting outside the courthouse? all think it takes delivery method for change. we need people protesting. art.ed people making we need people who are being activists and working on the policy to change things. in order to change any kind of broken system we need to angle.h it from every >> and this was elaborated, did you come up with the idea today? or had this been in work this p

porter. officer porter. they have to -- they asked for justice again and the justice wheels are rolling. sometimes it's slow. and they have got to follow it and understand that when you ask for justice, it's not just based on a verdict or a decision that you want. it's a process that's fair. and that's what we are looking at. i got to tell you. one thing you didn't talk about too much is that we had a relatively calm evening yesterday. i give a lot of credit to the mayor, our clergy here, our young people who got out and said we want peace in our city. i think it presenteded ed ed a d image of baltimore. we go forward. this is in the middle -- there's a trial that i'm sure will take place with mr. porter. we have five other trials coming up. but for this moment, i think baltimore is waiting to see what happens and learning more and more about the criminal justice process and i tell you as leaders it's incumbent upon us to make sure people understand that process and understand that nothing is at an end and h

officer porter. the first -- william porter, the first charged in relation to the death of freddie gray. we'll rye to gather more information. yesterday when -- yesterday when the judge, when the jury said this to the judge, the judge sent them back in for more deliberations. but that may not be the case today. let's go to adam reiss outside the courthouse in baltimore. adam, is the judge sending them back or is this it? >> reporter: it's not clear. they couldn't decide. that is major defeat for the state in their prosecution. they came back again. they came back yesterday. came back again today. said they're deadlocked. yesterday morning they came in asking for all kinds of supplies. we thought they were in for the long haul. they bent back in. the judge ordered them back in and go at it again. we got a buzz about an hour ago. many observers felt the prosecution presented an excellent case, medical experts and showed that this is really his job to do everything that he could. the defense said he did

the van maid six stops and porter was present for five of them. porter said today he asked gray, "are you hurt? do you need a medic?" gray said yes, but porter testified, i didn't call for medical help because gray was unable to give me a reason for a medical emergency. porter also said he thought gray was faking injury to avoid going to jail, which he said is common during arrests. prosecutors have charged porter with manslaughter, arguing that he had a beauty to get medical help and to put a seat belt on gray, who was handcuffed and shackled. porter said that despite department policy in his two years on the force, he's never seen a suspect seat belted in a van. baltimore's mayor, stephanie rawlings-blake, was criticized last spring for policies that some say encouraged the rioting. today she promised harder line what the jury decides. >> we need to respect their decision and respect the process. >> reporter: officer porter said he knew freddie gray from the neighborhood, and he said sometimes when gray wasn't dirty, meaning he wasn't carrying o

the jury got the case against william porter this afternoon. news 4 chris gordon joins us live from the courthouse where both sides came out swinging in their closing arguments today. chris? >> jim, the charges are manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct. to reach a verdict all 12 members of the jury must be unanimous and vote either that officer porter is not guilty or guilty on each of the charges. >> the prosecutor began closing arguments by telling the jury freddie gray went into the van healthy and freddie gray came out dead. prosecutor janice bledsoe said porter had the opportunity on four or five occasions to save freddie gray. he failed in his responsibility. >> it would not surprise me in the least if the jury returned convictions against officer porter. i also believe that the defense has raised some very important issues on reasonable doubt that must be resolved. >> reporter: 26-year-old officer william porter is charged with involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct and reckless endangerment. du

porter? what are they saying? >> reporter: well, i think the big news from the defense is that they intend to have officer porter testify. this is unusual because normally they will make that decision as they go along. but beyond that, they are going to say, and they began saying it yesterday, that when officer porter looked into the back of the wagon it was not apparent that freddie gray was injured. and the defense is also going to stress that freddie gray was violent and aggressive in the back of the wagon, was responsible for rocking it back and forth and back and forth and may have been responsible for his own death. >> thank you very much. >>> authorities in belgium arresting two new suspects linked to those attacks in paris last month. both men have now been placed in custody. they are accused of participating in er terrorist activities. >>> british bombers making their other first strikes bombing isil targets in syria. four tornado bombers taking off from an arab base in cyprus just h

what exactly role was william porter? he was not the driver of the van. >> he was not the driver of the van. william porter basically responded to a call for help. he was present at five or the six stops that the transport vehicle carrying freddie gray made on its almost 45-minute trip from the site of the arrest at the home in west baltimore to the police station where freddie gray arrived unresponsive. basically the stop at the center of this trial is the van's stop at druid hill and dolphin when william porter checked on gray and he picked gray up from the floor of the transport van where he was lying on his stomach with his legs shackled and his wrists restrained in flexy cuffs and put him upright on to a bench and, in porter's words, he told the van driver, caesar goodson, whose trial is coming up early next year, that mr. gray needed to go to a hospital. but prosecutors say porter should have called for a medic immediately after gray indicated he was in any sort of distress. >> ifill: so, okay, let's talk about what

because they really need porter. they in as much said that during the motions hearing. >> all right. thanks for joining us. really appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> all right, still ahead the matchups for tonight's debate the changing dynamics for the candidates as they prepare to take the main stage coming up. . . >> i now announce, conclude, and tell you and tell the community, that we believe that our schools are safe and we can re-open schools in los angeles unified school district tomorrow morning. >> los angeles authorities just held a press conference after a day in which a threat to an entire school system was handled very differently there than it was here in new york, where schools were also threatened. authorities in l.a. now say all the schools have been checked an concluded schools are safe. but a little before 7:00 a.m. pacific time today the entire l.a. school system, 900 schools serving 650,000 students were shut down because of a threat in the form of an e-mail sent to a school board member. >> i thi

porter pleaded not guilty to all charges. the state argued porter showed indifference to gray's well being by failing to secure him in a seat belt in the back of a police van as required by department policy and for not calling for a medic when he asked for one. lawyers will be back in judges chambers tomorrow to discuss a new date for the trial. prosecutor rawlings said we

this does not mean it's the end of porter's case. i understand that the judge ordered the parties to appear before the administrative judge. and that the state will be seeking a new trial. on behalf of the supporters. so this saga is not over. personally, i have had the same experience of having a jury come back hung. sometimes the second trial results in a conviction and sometimes it results in an acquittal. so no one should be upset about it.

porter called that untrue. andrew spencer, for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> pennsylvania state senate is moving forward with the the process that could oust attorney general kathleen kane. all 50 senators have voted for a plan that includes a committee hearing on january 12th. at that time panel will decide if kane can perform her cute business a suspended law license. her license was suspended after she was charged with per injury any montgomery county. kane would have an opportunity to testify. >>> philadelphia police want to you look at surveillance video to help them fine a armed robbery suspect this happened at king philly laundry on the 58 hup block of market street on december 2nd. police say suspect fired a shot at a laundromat employee and pistol whipped him during a struggle. police say the suspect goes by the name salem. >> the male finally walks out of the business ape walks off. we think he is familiar with the area he knows what time these employees come n we think they come at four or 5:00 in the

william porter has pleaded not guilty to manslaughtht and other charges. andrew spencer shows us what will go into the jury's decision. prosecutors argue officer william porter ignored pleas for help because the he did not care about freddie gray's lifefe "the prosecution has presented evidence that went far beyond what the public expected, and that's what makes their case very strong."over the last two weeks, they've also argued porter went against department policy by not securing gray properly in the back of a baltimore police transport van. porter's defense has said the opposite: arguing standard to pin responsibility on the van's driver, caesar goodson. "i just don't see where the state has convinced anyone that -- beyond a reasonable doubt -- thaha simplylyot belting him in whwh it wasn't his responsibility reflected a callous disregard for the life of freddie gray."the big questions at the center of this trial are when -- during the 45-minute ride -- did freddie gray suffer r a fatal neck injury and whether -- and how quickly -- porter tried to get

officer william 40er, but the trial exposed a -- porter, but the trial exposed a clear verdict on the baltimore police department. she says it needs reform. scott broom is live tonight in baltimore with more. scott? >> reporter: critics are saying across the city today this trial exposed serious shortcomings inside the baltimore city police department. testimony from accused officer william porter himself and a parade of fellow officers during his mistrial exposed serious problems in the baltimore police department. rank and file police routinely ignore general orders like the one requiring seatbelts for suspects. medics rarely are called for suspects because officers assume they're faking. the department does not supply enough functioning computers or smart phones to communicate its policies with officers. reactions on the street tonight? >> it's a lot of loopholes everywhere, you know. that's why it's been going on so long. >> reporter: meanwhile today prosecutors and defense lawyers in the porter case met with judge barry williams behind closed doors to decide what is next. the cou

the lead investigators reported porter told her that gray could not breath. porter denied that. the jury was made up of 7 men, 5 men, 7 black, 5 white. >> thank you. a criminal defense attorney, and a new york fox analyst, good to sigh both. they weren't able to reach a verdict so far and today's official mark they have a hung jury. this a mistrial. this is a win for the dedpens. fence /*. >> absolutely. the purpose of the prosecution is to seek a conviction. they didn't get it. let's not kid ourselves. justice for freddy gray has always meant, a, conviction and prison for the defendant. they didn't get it. it is frustrating it try this thing over. but the prosecutors will face the same challenges in the next trial which includes a testimony from officer porter that he didn't single out freddy gray. he has never put a passenger who he has transported in a seatbelt, ever, in the five years he's been a police officer. he is concerned about his own safety and the very narrow area of the paddy wagon. >> and trying to get them belted in. how often does it happen that prosecution's ev

porter's protocol was to not use seat belts. the jury considered the charges against porter -- involuntary manslaughter, second- degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. but could not reach a decision. now gray's family will wait for a new trial as protesters in the city of baltimore demand justice. (richard shipley/freddie gray's because we are confident there will be another trial with a different jury. we are calm, you should be calm." after the judge declared a mistrial....porter said by phone "i'm doing well." when asked for his reaction to today's hung jury he said "you know i can't comment on that, but i can't chicago mayor abruptly left a school event following an unexpected reception today the mayor was visiting the urban prep charter academy to make an announcement about a program designed to mentor and inspire young men of color. when students were asked to recite the school creed some started chanting "16 shots" instead. the mayor quickly left after the assembly. the navy will award purple hear

and officer porter had a case of gaol itis. they say 132 pounds, gray was violently rocking the van from side to side and the defense quoted a witness who shared port of the ride with gray saying he was trying to knock himself out. banking his head against the politician. porter is accused of manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and his case rests on what he did and did not do on april 12th. >> i found the prosecution made an opening statement and you could feel the situation that freddie gray was experiencing in the back of the van. >> the defense put forward different theories for how they hoped to establish a reasonable doubt of officer porter's guilt >>> we are going to hear from officer porter. he will testify, but that is later in the trial. the prosecution will today lay out its case with more witnesses and because the judge told us, the case will be done no later than december 17th >>> as you pointed out, we heard the opening arguments yesterday. during the opening arguments, did we get a glimpse into what the d

. >>> the trial of officer porter will begin this week. john, the prosecution just giving its opening statement. what did they have to say? >> reporter: that's right, del, good afternoon. the trial of william g porter underway as of about midway here, and the prosecutor putting incredible emphasis on the stop that was made when freddie gray was arrested that day back in april. because it was officer porter who was supposed to come to his care. of course the accusation is that he did not. now the prosecutor saying that when officer porter saw freddie gray in the back of the police having a gone, he said he recognized him from the neighborhood. and the prosecutor went on to say that shortly after that, officer porter shouted do you want a medic? yes, said freddie gray. you want to go to hospital? yes, said freddie gray. and according to the prosecutor at that point freddie gray said to officer william porter, help get me up off of the floor. and at that point, officer porter picked freddie gray up like a sack of coal and dumped him into the

when one of porter's lawyers asked if he wau sorry porter responded, "absolutely." gray died in april, a week after officers put him in the back of a police van -- shackling him but not putting him in a seat belt. during the ride, somehow, gray suffered a broken neck. the van made six stops during his 45-minute ride to the police station. prosecutors allege porter should have caaled for a medic after the fourth stop, when gray asked for help. porter testified that he didn't realize gray needed immediate medical assistance until the last stop. with one of his attorneys at times demonstratin g gray's position, porter testified that people transported in wagons were never secured with seat belts -- certainly not the people he put in wagons: roughly 150, he says, since joining the baltimore police department in 2010. on wednesday, porter told the jury, quote, "it is the responsibility of the wagon driver to get the prisoner from point a to point b." during cross examination, the state's attorney accused porter of doing nothing to protect freddie gray's life. porter call

william porter was the first officer out of six tried. prosecutors argued porter ignored gray's pleas for help. they also said porter did not buckle gray properly into a seat belt and did not follow police policy. porter's defense said the opposite. arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. the jury considered the charges against porter -- involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. but could not reach a decision. now gray's family will wait for a new trial as protesters in the city of baltimore demand justice. : "we ask the public to remain calm and patient because we are confident there will be another trial with a different jury. we are calm, you should be calm."reporting in baltimore -- i'm polo sandoval. after the judge declared a mistrial....porter told cnn by phone - quote- "i'm doing well." when asked for his reaction to today's hung jury he told cnn "you know i can't comment on that, but i can't blame you for trying." porter is still suspended without pay. students w

." >>> tonight, baltimore police officer william porter, the first of six officers to go to trial in connection with the death of freddie gray, he has a new trial date. after the first jury deadlocked and a judge declared a mistrial last week. porter still faces four charges, including manslaughter, but he will not be retried until june of next year, long after the other five police officers have gone to trial. and the decision throws a major wrench in the rest of the state's prosecution plan. one of the reasons officer porter was the first case to go to trial was because prosecutors considered him a material witness in the cases against two other police officers. officer caesar goodson, who faces the most serious charges, and sergeant alicia white. both of their trials begin next month. but now it will be very difficult for prosecutors to get officer porter on the stand during those trials or to even get his prior testimony or statements entered into the record. because if he still has charges pending against him, which he will, if his trial doesn't begin until june, officer porter

jury selection began in the case of willie porter, one of three charged with gray's deaths, sparking riots and protests. all of the jurors say they are familiar with the case. john terrett is in baltimore with more on the jurors. >> they are coming back tomorrow for intense questioning to find out if they can be fair in a trial they know so much about. a complex case, at that >>> william porter, the first of six officers charged in freddie gray's death arrived at the courthouse flanked by his attorneys. while jury selection was under way inside... [ chants ] ..demonstrators protested outside, chants audible in the courtroom. >> mr gray's death was a homicide >>> willie porter pleaded not guilty to: publicity surrounding the case is one of the toughest hurtles facing the officer and its his defense taxi. >> the biggest challenge for the defense is a climate now for a police officer charged with manslaughter or any sort of criminal act against an unarmed civilian >>> protests against police officers took place not just in baltimore, but all over the country. porter's trial under way in

porter did not buckle gray in, despite police department guidelines, and prosecutors alleged porter did not call for medical help. lawyer billy murphy represents the gray family. >> if the family's not angry, no one else should be angry, and i think the family has a bigger stake in this than almost anybody else. >> reporter: city officials have vowed to avoid a repeat of last spring's violent protests. today, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake pleaded for calm. >> if we believe in justice, must have respect for the outcome of the judicial process. this is our american system of justice. >> when do we want it? >> now! >> reporter: demonstrators have gathered peacefully since this verdict came in. scott, the other five officers charged have their hearings set for the new years. >> pelley: kris van cleave on the streets of baltimore tonight. kris, thank you. in another important story, we have reached a milestone in the recovery from the great recession. the federal reserve raised a key interest rate for the first time in years. wall street took that as a vote of confidence in the ec

porter did not buckle gray in, despite police department guidelines, and prosecutors alleged porter did not call for medical help. lawyer billy murphy represents the gray family. >> if the family's not angry, no think the family has a bigger stake in this than almost anybody else. >> reporter: city officials have vowed to avoid a repeat of last spring's violent protests. today, baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake pleaded for calm. >> if we believe in justice, must have respect for the outcome of the judicial process. this is our american system of justice. >> when do we want it? >> now! >> reporter: demonstrators have gathered peacefully since this verdict came in. scott, the othth five officers charged have their hearings set for the new years. >> kris van cleave on the streets of baltimore tonight. kris, thank you. >>> in another important story, we have rerehed a milestone in the recovery from the great recession. the federal reserve raised a key interest rate for the first time in years. wall street took that as a vote of confidence in the economy and the dow rose 224 points. >

they believe that porter would have been the easiest to convict and they would've been able to use porter's testimony in the upcoming trials. that entire notion is up in the air. right now they need to decide if there's going to be another trial and if that is the case they have to decide on what's going to happen with the five other trials. will they move those back? experts say it will be difficult to convict those five other officers if they do not have porter to testify in those trials. is justilliam porter the first of six police officers who will face trial in the death of freddie gray. charges range from reckless endangerment to second-degree depraved heart murder. the next trial for the police driver is scheduled to begin on january 6. -- two schoolsa listed as secure while police search for an armed robbery suspect. this happened at the noble woods plaza. that is not far from garfield high school and bel air elementary. as a precaution the schools closed all of their doors. police are searching for the suspect who is said to be wearing a black ski mask, red hoodie and black boots.

this does not mean it's the end of porter's case. i understand that the judge ordered the parties to appear before the administrative judge. and that the state will be seeking a new trial. on behalf of the supporters. so this saga is not over. personally, i have had the same experience of having a jury come back hung. sometimes the second trial results in a conviction and sometimes it results in an acquittal. so no one should be upset about it. i commend the jury and the hard work they put in, and the sacrifice they made. and their desire to reach a just and impartial verdict. it doesn't always work. that is the nature of our system. i have every confident it will work the second time. >> do you think the prosecution could have done something more? >> i'm not going to second guess the prosecution. i'm not going to second guess the defense. they are all competent hard-working lawyers who did the best they could. i'm sure they are all disappointed. but i don't buy the nonsense that this is somehow a victory for either side. it's not. i

will officer william porter be put on trial a second time? this morning, lawyers on both sides met in the judge's chambers to discuss a possible retrial. they said nothing as they left. cnn's jean casa-rez has more on the aftermath of the jury's deadlock. << "what do we want? justice!" protesters outraged over the mistrial in the death of freddie gray -- (richard shipley/freddi e gray's stepfather) "we are calm, you should be calm too." officer william porter could be facing the possibility of a second trial - after a jury of seven blacks and five whites failed to reach a unanimous decision on any of the charges against him. (richard shipley/freddi e gray's stepfather) "we are hopeful that ms. mosby will retry officer porter as soon as possible, and that his next jury will reach a verdict." porter is the first of six officers facing charges in the case that brought standstill last spring. baltimore erupted in days of unrest back in april -- after gray was loaded into the back of a police van and later died from a spinal cord injury. prosecuto

and william porter helping him up to the bench because he said help. and at this point, william porter still has his fifth amendment right against not incriminating himself. so there's no way that he would be a witness in the trial for caesar goodson, the driver of the van, and that, we believe, was the prosecutor's plan. >> the transcripts are certainly fair game and they can impeach any witness who says anything with transcripts from prior testimony. >> that's right th. >> that's very complicated and you have a lot on your plate to sort through today. jump in any moment if you hear what they talked about in that meeting. oh, to be a fly on the wall. jean casarez, thank you. >>> we're still watching the live camera for you. president obama and his team have not come out to address the nation yet but they have planned to do so in this hour. it's a moving target, folks, but basically this is your security update for the holiday season. cnn is on it. we're going to fit in a quick break. a penguin loaded a toy car onto a racetrack. zoom! it took off... ..

porter will not be in attendance for that hearing. the mayor issued a statement following the announcement. saying it would be up to the state's attorney, marilyn mosby to determine whether to pursue criminal charges. the family does expect there to be a new trial for officer porter. the mayor acknowledged the constitutional right for peaceful protests and said the city was prepared to respond to any disturbance. at this hour, there are a small group of protesters that are gathered outside the courthouse. the jury has been escorted away from the courthouse by police. joining me now, ari melber and joy reid. ari, let's start with you on the legal aspects of this. first of all, have we learned yet how many of the members of the jury did not go along with a guilty verdict? >> we have not seen that emerge yet and we may not. typically, that's the kind of information we might have, but there has been a lot of concern about leaks of information, and indeed there's a gag order that continues to function for all the lawyers involved and other

>>> geech, the jury could not agree on the charges against officer porter. within a moment we will exam with an attorney what it means for the case moving forward. first t did not take long for protesters to gather downtown. >>> we have been following their marches and we go live, allison what are you seeing and hearing? >> reporter: bruce, the recent march were following started at city hall at 5:30. now we have seen the group of protesters go around city hall and courthouse and lop back around. they are back here right now. i want you to take a look at the video that we have from earlier why you can hear them chanting and walking through the streets. they are clearly expressing their displeasure with the mistrial that was declared today. you can see the police blocked the intersections going through the streets. they told people to stay on the sidewalk. the only confrontation, really, we have seen between the police and protesters is just the police asking them to stay up on the sidewalk ask they are being verbal exchange but other than that the protest an

william porter was the first officer out of six tried. prosecutors argued porter ignored gray's pleas for help. they also said porter did not buckle gray properly into a seat belt and did not follow police policy. porter's defense said the opposite. arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. the jury considered the charges against porter -- involuntary manslaughter, second-degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. but could not reach a decision. now gray's family will wait for a new trial as protesters in the city of baltimore demand justice. (richard shipley/freddie gray's stepfather): "we ask the public to remain calm and patient because we are confident there will be another trial with a different jury. we are calm, you should be calm." in tonight's rwb2016 political coverage.. republican presidential candidate ben carson is taking for what some describe as a weak debate performance last night at the venetian. but.. it didn't stop carson from returning to the campaign trail today.. including a big rally.