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

jury for officer william porter? over inrst, starting baltimore, the jury unable to reach a verdict in the trial of officer william porter, declaring a mistrial. freddie gray's family is adamant this is not a victory for either side and called for calm as people assembled on the streets. at this hour, all demonstrations have been peaceful. leon: we have team coverage from baltimore, where there is a long road ahead. we start with brad bell. what can you tell us, brad? brad: leon, the jury could not be convinced to come to a verdict. a mistrial is not the result anybody in this town wanted, but baltimore seems to be taking it in stride. the jury of seven women and five worth ofd two weeks' testimony in a pile of evidence to consider. it was not enough to reach a unanimous verdict. a hung jury, leaving the judge with no choice but to declare a mistrial. for was disappointed freddy's family and disappointed for the city. brad: the naacp was among those reacting immediately after the announcement. >> at first, it was tot

william porter, as you know, is one of six officers charged. and he is likely to become a key witness against the other officers in this case following this trial. >> you mentioned it, the big question has been can they find an impartial jury? i mean, i think that's going to be -- regardless, that's going to linger. that's going to be a lingering question throughout this, yes? >> oh, absolutely. i mean, this is a case where people are saying, look, there's $6.4 million settlement that has to be paid from the baltimore city taxpayers who also make up the baltimore jury pool. and every single one of those jurors was aware of the facts in this case as it was reported. and every single one of those jurors was subject to the curfew and forced by the mayor following the baltimore riots. it's very hard to find a jury pool who would have no information on this case. however, moving it outside of baltimore would likely not have alleviated or cured that particular knowledge because this is a case, kate, as you know, that everybody in the country is watch

the question, should there be a brand new trial for william porter? he's one of six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. a jury deadlocked yesterday forcing a mistrial, which could really complicate the trials for the other cops accused in gray's death. a verdict either way is key for many who want to see justice in gray's death from back in april. cell phone video show officers drag the 25-year-old into a police van. you see it there. his death a week later sparked days of protests. let's go to cnn's jean casarez. she is in baltimore. jean, no trial date set today. leaves william porter's case in limbo, doesn't it? >> reporter: it really does. here's what we know this morning attorneys from both sides met at judge barry williams chamber. the defense attorney for william porter said, yeah, we're here for a group picture. they went inside for 30 minutes, came out, both didn't say a word and walked down the hall. the public information officer confirmed with us there is no retrial date for the defendant william porter. and there may be

the mistrial declared in the case of william porter. live team coverage on news >>> the fbi is clarifying what warning signs they received in the shooting of san bernardino. tashfeen malic and syed farook did not post jihadist messages on facebook before they got married and there was no indication the couple had any contact with foreign terror groups. they shot and killed 14 people at the inland regional center two weeks >zl a similar threat came in to new york city schools and authorities there does not choose to close. >> we continue to follow the breaking news out of baltimore. we will take another live look downtown as some protesters have started gathering following that mistrial of officer william porter. now we're learning freddie gray's family is expected to stories right now. the biggest story this afternoon, the mistrial declared in baltimore after three days and 16 hours of deliberation the jury is hung in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. the mistrial declared just a short time ago. >> that's right. we j

legal analysts say the outcome of the trial goes beyond the fate of william porter ... the other five officers are still waiting to stand trial. "the technical legal term for the prosecution at this point is 'up a creek.' they really have big problems here, because they were planning on using porter as a witness against the others, and now he's sort of in this hyperspace." the driver of the police van caesar goodson pleaded not guilty to second degree murder charge after gray's death. 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 simmo

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... ..

prosecutors can retry officer william porter. what it means for officer porter is that he's going to have a new trial date. judge williams instructed the attorneys for the prosecution as well as the defense to appear in an administrative court tomorrow morning. >> now that is the first confirmation we have that there will be a retrial of officer william porter. it's not known where that will be or where it will fit into the schedule of the five other officers who will ahead of the trial. i'll have an interview with the longtime friend of freddie gray. that's the latest from baltimore. >> let's go to the live desk where we have more live team coverage on this decision of a hung jury. >> more continues to pour in. tisha thompson. >> that's right, chris. there was a news conference that's still going on right now with freddie gray's family in reaction to what happened today. simultaneously there is a second news conference where reporters were asking questions and this one is with the mayor and the police commissioner of baltimore a

. >>> in baltimore there was no new date to retry police officer william porter for the death of freddie gray in police custody, but the prosecutors, defense lawyers and judge did meet to discuss what's next after a mistrial was declared in the case. scott broom is still in baltimore tonight as the developments continue to come in. >> reporter: well, there are gag orders in place here in baltimore, so it is impossible to tell what the prosecutors or the defense are thinking, no verdict and also no word today from the judge on whether or not there will be a retrial of police officer william porter. prosecutors and the defense team for officer william porter behind closed doors with the judge in baltimore today with no word on a new trial and a lot at stake for both sides according to university of maryland law professor doug culver. >> the officer porter and his lawyer must consider the strength of the evidence presented against him at the first trial and it may well that be it's in officer porter's interests to explore a negotiation and a possible plea or grant of immunity. prepare offic

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

of william porter case. we have updates throughout the newscast. wjla.com alerts on and facebook. still to come on "abc7 news at 6:00" -- and the cyclists pedestrians keeping them safe on local street. details on a new campaign the district. doug: i'm doug hill in belfort furniture weather center. partly cloudy skies now. rain on the way. we have rain tomorrow. still to come on "abc7 news at leon: tonight we continue to follow breaking news from baltimore where a judge declared a mistrial in the of baltimore police officer william porter. he was charged in the death of freddie gray. the judge declared the mistrial after the jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict of the four charges after deliberating for three days. baltimore city state attorney, officer plans to retrial porter. we're told. the retrial date should be tomorrow. he is first of six baltimore police officers on trial for the charges in gray's death. if porter's retrial will affect the trial date for the other five officers. nation's terrorism advisory system is being updated. the lowest level called a bulletin is f

>> the jury in the criminal case of officer william porter ended its deliberations without being able to reach a unanimous verdict. in of us, if we believe justice, must have respect for the outcome of the judicial process. this is our american system of justice. beena mistrial has declared in baltimore in the case of the first police officer charged in the case of freddie gray. he died in april from injuries sustained in police custody. we will speak with a lawyer and reporter who attended the trial as well as former naacp , president ben jealous. then the first female mayor of flint makes a stunning declaration. >> i declare a state of emergency in the city of flint effective december 14, 2015. amy: the mayor of flint declares a state of emergency in response to a man-made disaster -- lead poisoning in the city's water supply. this comes after the city's unelected emergency manager switched flint's water supply from detroit's system to the long-polluted flint river. we will speak to the reporter who helped prove the city was being poisoned with its own water as well as a flint , res

that's william porter. as we've been reporting, a hung jury, a mistrial declared there, we're waiting for the mayor of baltimore, stephanie rawlings-blake, and the police commissioner kevin dafevis expected to appear anytime. we'll jump to that as soon as it starts. last night's debate, on foreign policy, on military strategy and the best way to fight isis and protect the country from future terror attacks. listen to this exchange between ted cruz and marco rubio. >> you know, the notion marco is suggesting, that somehow he also has tossed more than a few insults this direction, let's be absolutely clear. isis and radical islamic terrorism will face no more determined foe than i will be. we will utterly destroy them by targeting the bad guys. and one of the problems with marco's foreign policy, he's far too often supported hillary clinton and barack obama undermining government nss the middle east that have helped radical islamic terrorists. we need to focus on killing the bad guys not getting stuck in midd

to discuss a new date for the trial of officer william porter. what is so interesting, and what we don't know at this date is the driver of the police wagon on that day, and that's due to is that right january 6th. we have christmas, new year close now, and then january 6th will be a quick turn around. i don't think they'll be able to slot the officer porter trial in before the second one starts, so i'm guessing, and this is a pure guess, i do not know, but they'll have to schedule the retrial of officer porter at the end of the sequence of now five trials coming up. i don't know, i'm speculating. we're all speculating. it's the question of the moment. >> al jazeera's john terrett reporting live from baltimore. we'll continue to check in with john and monster whatever reaction there is on the streets of baltimore. joining us now from washington, d.c. is debby hines. she's former baltimore city prosecutor. debby, just to put this in context, officer porter was charged with indangerment, failing to call for a medic and for not buckling mr. gray int

the jury failed to reach a verdict on all four charges faced by officer william porter. manslaughter, misconduct in office, second degree assault and reckless endangerment. 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

william porter is one of six officers charged with the death of freddie gray. john has there been any new information coming out of this morning's testimony. >> reporter: yes, quite a bit. the prosecution is continuing its opening maneuvers to try to show that officer william porter was negligent in his duty of care towards freddie gray. the jurors have been hearing that william porter was trained on the transportation of detainees avenue he was responsible for their safety. however, under defense cross-examination, the same instructor admitted that the driver is mainly responsible for that task. and the driver's trial will begin in the new year. the jury then heard from the police commissioner who confirmed that policy dictates that officers are responsible for the health of detainees and getting them medical help if necessary. >> and tell us about the prosecution argument of what lead to gray's death. >> reporter: the prosecution says that the officer was negligent in his duty of care towards looking after freddie gray. they said that lead directly to his inj

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 practice 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. ( renaya mkechi/attended the william porter trial): "i almost wanted to cry i was so disappointed." now gray's family will wait for a new trial as protesters in the city of baltimore demand justice. ( bill murphy/gray family attorney): "the family's not angry. no one else should be angry." reporting in baltimore -- i'm polo sandoval. jessica rae: a judge could set a new trial date for william porter as early as today. jessica rae: chicago police officer jason van dyke is now formally indicted for the shooting death of 17-year- old laquan mcdonald. van dyke shot mcdo

bottom line, did william porter help his case? >> reporter: you know, that's obviously his demeanor. as he was testifying, he was calm, he was real, down to earth. some of his answers appeared a little rehearsed, based on my experience and just some words that maybe were given to him to say. on cross-examination he didn't really become defensive, except for that one area when he was asked about the code of silence when it came to identifying other officers on the scene on april 12th when freddie gray was put into that transport van. he couldn't remember one of the officers that initially helped. he said, i'm insulted by that. i can't remember. i can tell you it was a white officer and he was slim. but right now, timothy longo is on the stand. that is the chief of police of charlottesville, virginia. you might remember the hannah graham case last year when she went missing and it was timothy longo that was at the forefront of the missing persons case. now the defense has called him, conceivably to be that expert, that officer who i

baltimore police officer william porter took the stand in his own defense. maryland bureau chief brad bell was there. how did he explain what happened inside the police van? brad: you know, that is an interesting thing. he says he can't explain what happened inside that police van because he was unaware that freddie gray had any sort of injury at all. now he just left the stand about a half an hour ago. the court has heard from another police officer. clearly porter's testimony was the most important thing to happen today. under direct questioning from his lawyer, officer william porter said he didn't seek immediate help for freddie gray last april because he saw no evidence of injury. a dramatic moment coming when one of the lawyers went face down on the courtroom floor, hands behind his back as gray was in the police van. porter acting out how he helped gray on a bench claiming that gray was not injured and able to use his muscles to help. porter claiming that it wasn't until the van arrived at the police station he discovered gray near death with spinal c

basically the case against the first officer william porter has come to an ends. the decision now will be for the prosecution in this case to go over and analyze the jury. they will talk to the jury. they will see how many held out. was this 11-1 or 6-6? depending on that and hearing feedback from the jury, they will decide whether or not they will retry this case. but as it stands now, the first case of one of six baltimore police officers to stand trial for the death of freddie gray is now over. got a statement now from the naacp. they just released it. it'll read an excerpt. whether you like the decision or not the baltimore city naacp calls for frustration and anger to be control and the rights of all people respected on all sides. we must be guided by our own sense of what must happen next for baltimore. guided by the tangible sense of frustration and anger held by so many city residents. and guided by the fact that there remains five officers to stand trial for the death of freddie gray. again, this was the first of what will be five more trials going forwar

the deadlock jury must sort out the differences for the william porter trial. he is the first of the six officers facing charges in death of freddie gray. 90 minutes ago the judge ordered the jurors to go back and come one a decision. this is as they were seen staging equipment and resources and manpower near the zoo. this is a precaution in case protests follow the trial. in case they get out of hand. maryland bureau chief brad bell with the baltimore courthouse. what is the latest from that location tonight? brad: you are right. 3:30 the jury came in the courtroom. said judge, we are deadlocked. we can't reach a verdict. the judge sternly red to them -- read to them a portion of the jury instructions that says hold you ground if you feel you must on an issue but you have to have an open mind to change your mind if you can be convinced. sent them back in. the latest twist in what had been a bizarre day in court. it began with the concerns about the outside influences affecting the jury. >> not long after the jury after the jury got the case, the baltimore city

that it was the driver's responsibility, not william porter's. that was part of their defense. so it's interesting to see whether or not the prosecutor decides to retry porter again, because that would help their biggest case, or whether they go right on to the next case, which would have been of the driver. >> ari? >> i think it's a great question. procedurally, they'll have to make that call quickly, but there's a good argument they might want to move on, and then come back on a schedule for this rehearing a mistrial. we don't expect them to just drop it. i will say, though, on the charges themselves, there's manslaughter, which is serious. the driver faces second-degree murder. but let's be clear, they couldn't get a unanimous verdict on the lowest charge on the screen, reckless endangerment, which is simply a question, check, of whether legally the treatment of this individual, freddie gray was reckless endangerment of his life. that is, did they put him in danger of injury? a lot of people would look at a situation where someone winds up dea

the question now is what next for officer william porter. the prosecution would like to retry the case, but it is not clear how soon that would move forward. the judge will hold a meeting tomorrow among the parties to talk about scheduling to see how this moves forward. clearly in the days ahead, we will see a lot of lawyer strategy before they move forward. not just with the porter case, but the five others that they want to get done here. cristina, boris. >> this could spell trouble for the prosecution. >>> to politics. donald trump returning to the campaign trail after the republican debate. and returning to form. he showed a touch of what some call humility on the jimmy kimmel show. >> you were making a concerted effort to be nicer to your fellow candidates. >> true. >> you said nice things. you said jeb bush is a nice guy. huckabee, good guy. ben carson was a fine man. ted cruz, you said over the weekend he acts like a maniac and then you thought he had a wonderful temperament. was that intentional? >> i would like to see the republican

now prosecutors had hoped to use the testimony of officer william porter in the trials of the other police officers. but porter's mistrial may make that difficult to arrange. reporting from the court house in baltimore, chris boarden, news 4. >> you can find out chance behind closed door, download the app and we'll send a breaking news alert as soon as we get word on the next trial. >>> tomorrow is a weather alert day here at nbc 4. and a look at the storm team 4 radar show us why. we've got rain moving in and that could affect your morning and evening commute. >> yeah doug, tomorrow morning, it could be a bit of a mess. >> yeah, could be as me. the rain i think comes just after or late during the morning rush, but something else could be an issue too. and that could be fog. right now we don't have either across our region. right now we just have clear skies as a matter of fact we have clouds starting to stream on in, but just down to the south, we took a wider view of the radar picture and you notice the rain, some heavy down around the atlanta area, this is all moving our way. so first,

william porter is one of the officers charged in that case. john terrett is live in baltimore, what did the prosecution have to say this morning? >> well, good afternoon to you, del. i just come straight from the courthouse now. the prosecution rested an hour or so ago a and they're in the middle of the defense closing arguments at the moment. jan bledsoe speaking for the prosecution asking the jury to look at the officer's criminal liability. while they see real inconsistencies between what he told police in the initial interview, and what he said in the courtroom when he testified. in other words trying to make it clear that the prosecution thinks that officer william porter died under oath on the witness stand. the prosecutor jan bledsoe said that you have to look at this from the perspective of whatnot you and i might have done in a similar circumstance, but what a police officer in a similar situation would do. regarding officer william porter he showed complete disregard for human life that day, april 12th, when he was asked to check on

judge williams said it was not enough to show that porter failed to follow the apartment regulations. instead, the jury had to find that he acted "with an evil motive in bad faith." when the judge was asked to expand what that meant, he refused to do so. could you talk about the significance of that? >> well, the judge does not want to give further direction to the jury during deliberations. and i think the real stumbling block for at least one of the jurors was whether officer porter represented the reasonable office because he did what many other officers do, namely, failing to protect his prisoner or whether the reasonable officer is the one who follows what the police commissioner tells every officer that they must do, which is, seatbelt. one of the interesting things here, officer porter told the investigating detectives only five days after that freddie gray could not breathe and was in real danger. at trial, he said that statement the freddie gray made was made much earlier. he also told the jury that it was too dangerous to seatbelt freddie gray. when indeed, just seconds befo

officer william porter is the first of six officers charged in graygs death. e city has extra police support ready if protesesrs should become violent. gray's death set off a series of protests in the city - police cars were set on fire - stores were looted - and many people were arrested. the judge says he w wl meet with attorney's tomorrow to schedule a new trial for officer porter. the attorney general'soffice says a waterloo officer who shot toward a suspectctast week was justified. today, the office released its review of the case and found the officer did not bak the law. they say the officer shox at a suspect who was driving oward him at a high rate of speed. the officer's name is being withheld because of his position in a drug task force. the department of public safety says he acted reasonably because he thought his lle was in danger. an update to breaking news we first brought to you in march, dash camera video released to cbs 2 news shows a high speed chase at ended in an officer- involved shooting. shooting.gunshots gunshots on march 29th - cedar

the defense has rested in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter. the jury has been sent home for the day. the defense presented an expert witness. baltimore police captain justin reynolds who testified the primary responsibility for the safety of passengers with the van driver that officer porter was called in as a backup, that it was reasonable, that officer porter didn't seat belt freddie gray saying if a person is going to be violent and put you in a dangerous situation you use common sense. >> the jury may conclude that in freddie gray's condition at that time he did not pose a serious risk or danger to officer porter. >> reporter: all new at 5:00, what lies ahead in the trial of baltimore police officer william porter charged in the death of freddie gray. back to you. >> thank you, chris. >> a chilling case out of anne arundel county. police say an edgewater man has been planning a mass shooting. he was arrested after a disturbance at a grocery store. police later found gun, ammunition and plans to attack government agencies inside his car. he

officer william porter, a hung jury in this case. the jury could not come to a conclusion here on four rate charges. involuntary manslaughter, police misconduct, and more. ml hurd neil the case was there was no clear evidence of exactly how freddy gray was injured and when he was injured when riding in the become of a police van after being arrested in april. outside the courthouse this afternoon i father add number of reactions from the observers. >> no justice. >> the judge received an unequivocal we are not going to be able to reach a verdict. the public knowing and how the officer responded, that's a big plus. >> >>: this police officer said i didn't give freddy what he asked for. we have to look forward to the rest of the officers when they come to court. this one admit thad he didn't help him. >> the best thing that should come out this is drastic changes. wahl concerns me most is to hear that is common talking about placing a seat belt on someone who is placed in the back of a metal cage. sudden starts, sudden stops, driving t

what are we hearing from william porter? >> reporter: william porter is testifying right now for the defense. the jury is listening to him. first of all, very important questions as how the direct examination began. first of all, did you know freddie gray? and the defendant, william porter said "i knew him very well. i would always see him because i was a patrol officer for the western district. i saw him every day." "why didn't you call medical attention for him?" "because he couldn't give me a reason why. i kept asking him. he couldn't tell me why." and so i knew it took at least ten minutes to get there. also he was asked "why didn't you seat belt him in?" the answer is as you've heard in prior testimony, it's very cramped in that police van. and when i go in, if i'm going to seat belt somebody, my gun is directly where they are able to reach for it. and because of officer safety, it's not done. he said during his police academy field training that the focus was arrest and putting in police van. never once did he say duri

but william porter, the defendant, walked into court today. and we do have video of that to show everybody. the prosecution walked in. because today is the day where you really have the two sides. and for the first time, if there are opening statements today, which we believe there will be, we will be able to hear what both sides have to say. but first, that jury has to be selected. we were told final jury selection this morning, and those potential jurors are here. so we will tell you as soon as we know who those jurors are as far as male, female. remember, they've been told they're going to be anonymous. they know this is high profile. they're all aware of this trial. they all are aware except one of that civil settlement. but coming back, they must have all said that they could be fair and impartial jurors. carol? >> all right. jean casarez reporting life from baltimore, thank you. >>> just a day after defense secretary ash carter declared, quote, we are at war with isis, and announced plans to send more special ops forces to fight the grou

officer william porter is the first of six officers to go to trial. gray died while in police custody in april. andrew spencer reports this trial is expected to wrap up by the end of next week. officer william porter testified that he knew freddie gray from his patrols of the west baltimore neighborhood. he said, quote, "freddie gray and i weren't friends, but we had a mutual respect." when one of porter's lawyers asked if he was sorry 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 called 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 -- certa

." >>> the family of freddie gray called for calm in baltimore after the trial of officer william porter ended with a hung jury. porter is the first of six cops to be tried in the death of gray, who was severely injured gray's death in april led to riots in the streets. prosecutors today have not yet said whether they will try porter again. krisan cleave is in baltimore. >> reporter: baltimore sheriffs deputies took down a demonstrator outside the courthouse. it was a tense, but largely peaceful atmosphere after seven african-american and five white jurorsere unable to agree on y of the four chargegeagainst officer william porter,including second degree assault and involuntary manslaughter. demonstrator archie williams was outraged. what do you think this says about justice? >> i say i ilooks like ronald mcdonald. it's a real bad joke. >> reporter: freddie gray died from injuries suffered while riding in a police van. officer porter was present at five of the six stops the van made. porter did not buckle gray in, despite police department guidelines, and prosecutors alleged porter did no

a jury has been seated in the trial of officer william porter. he is the first of six officers to go to trial. our sam swinney is in the ewsroom. >> they started with 150 potential jurors. eight women, four men and four male alternates. these jurors went through a lot of scrutiny. the trick was to find a jury and it would be almost impossible to find a juror that did not know about this case. william porter was the first officer charged with the death of gray and prosecutors say he ignored depray's pleas for medical help from the back of that van. they say if the prosecutors fail to convict in this case it would be nearly impossible in the upcoming trials and opening statements are likely to begin shortly. my colleague brad bell is inside that courtroom. we will have updates beginning at 4:00 p.m. jummy: sam, thank you. now we turn to the war on terror. defense secretary ash carter announcing a new plan putting special forces on the ground to carry out missions in iraq and syria. we have the latest on the new military action. >> two of the world'

. >>> later today, in baltimore, prosecutors will consider a retrial of officer william porter, the first policeman tried in the death of freddie gray. after three days of deliberation, the jury couldn't reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared. gray's death sparked violent protests but, overnight, baltimore was mostly calm. don champion is in baltimore. good morning, don. >> reporter: before the judge declared a mistrial, jurors in the case had already once told him they were deadlocked. in the hours that followed the decision, instead of rioting, unity on baltimore streets. the streets of baltimore were quiet overnight as dozens of demonstrators held hands and locked arms, calling for unity and peace. >> i love this place. very proud people. do you know what i mean? nothing breaks them. that's what we want to show you and by "them," i mean all of us. >> reporter: earlier in the day, tensions boiled over moments after a judge declared a mistrial in the case of officer william porter. >> we want our voices heard, we have to speak through actions. >> reporter: porter had faced manslaugh

the prosecutor said that the defendant william porter knew it. he asked if he needed a medic and gray said yes. but he did nothing about it. in the end the jury was not unanimous on any of the four counts and the community responded. protesters voiced objection over the mistrial in the death of freddy gray. >> we are hopeful that they will retry officer porter as soon as possible and that his next jury will reach a verdict. >> porter is if first of six officers facing charges in the case that brought the stoi a standstill last spring. baltimore erupted in days of unrest back in april after gray was loaded in the back of a police van and later died from a spinal cord injury. prosecutors argue that even though porter did not make the arrest or drive the van he failed to secure gray's seat belt or call a medic quickly enough. he faces charges of the involuntary manslaughter, secondary assault and reckless endangerme endangerment. some say the charges were too strong and hard to prove. frustration outside of the courthouse for what this could mean fo

officer william porter will go free. the next trial of the van driver in this case is scheduled for january 6th. back to you. >> all right. chris gordon reporting live in baltimore. thank you, chris. >>> developing first at 4:00, any minute now d.c. officials will hold a news conference where they're going to release a video showing the confrontation that led to a local man's death. >> alonzo smith's death was ruled a homicide yesterday. he died after special security officers took him into custody at a southeast apartment building. the officers were armed and licensed by the city. >> this is the first police body cam video that will be released in the district. our mark segraves is at that news conference. he's going to bring you new details as soon as he gets them. >>> we got more breaking news town in prince william county where a manassas city police officer took his own life right in the middle of a child sex investigation. david abbott was a member of the internet crimes against children task force, and a coach at

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

the last witness was officer william porter's own mother. brad bell, tell us what she had to say. brad: well, you know, for much of the defense there has been a lot of technical testimony about what police are supposed to do, what they are not supposed to do. the defense closed today with people who could put a human face on officer porter. >> officer william porter's own mother was the last witness for the defense. she told the jury her son is a good guy. a peace-maker. porter did not want to repeat the comments or be photographed outside. >> he is a good guy. real good. i love him. three character witnesses on the stand this morning belong to the police captain who repeated what the jury heard from several others that officer porter did nothing wrong in the contact with freddie gray. the defense team left the courthouse. prosecutor bledsoe will return monday to give the closing arguments. the case will go to the jury to decide as officer william porter is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment or misconduct in office for failing to seat belt freddie g

officer william porter is the first officer to go on trial for the death of freddie gray back in april. gray died after he was injured in the back of a police wagon. today was the first full day of deliberations. the jurors said today that we were deadlocked but the judge told them to keep trying. >>> parts of west baltimore are now dedicated to freddie gray's life. moving, handpainted murals cover several buildings in his memory. but tonight thoughts are also on the jury's impending decision. news 4's tracee wilkins is live in baltimore with that part of the story. >> reporter: doreen, it's all about healing. that's what's happening here behind me, actually. there's a christian group, they have been singing this evening and also feeding the homeless. another part of that healing. it's no mistake that they're here in this area. it was the heart of the riots that happened after freddie gray, but what's happening now is folks are anxiously anticipating what that jury is going to do. >> tensions are very high, e moep emotions are are very high. >> reporter: mondawmin mall was a site of lo

. >> they claim that officer william porter failed in his duty to ensure the safety of freddie gray. >> news 4's chris gordon joins us live from baltimore now with more on what their final witness has to say on the stand. chris? >> reporter: well, this trial began just over a week ago and has entered a critical phase for the defendant, officer william porter, and for those here in the city of baltimore seeking justice for freddie gray. freddie gray was loaded into this police van on april 12th. when he was taken out, he was unconscious. suffering from a spinal injury that killed him a week later. prosecutors today rested their case against officer william porter after presenting evidence technicians that identified freddie gray's blood on the bench, seat belt, and wall of the van. the final prosecution witness, dr. michael liman, an expert in police practices, testified that the safety of an arrestee is a shared responsibility. he said officer porter violated police orders by failing to restrain freddie gray so he couldn't hurt himself or others. limen testified medical help for fred

william porter, miguel marquez, my colleague s in the courtroom right now, and says william porter, defendant, police officer in baltimore, so serious with his lawyers. he's taking notes, he talks with his lawyers, he goes up to every side bar. that's exactly what i saw yesterday afternoon in court. >> jean, this is going to be ongoing. we know you're following it for us. thank you so much. jean casarez for us in baltimore. >>> coming up, new endorsements and a new beef with donald trump. how governor chris christie is ruffling the republican front-runner's feathers. >>> plus, more than three minutes of terror. we have new details about the crash of an airasia flight and why the pilots are being blamed for it. i've smoked a lot and quit a lot, but ended up nowhere. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology, helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose nicoderm cq. wanna take holiday decorations to the next level? use this. if you want to take holiday enjoyment to the next level, use this. aarp member adv

a jury of seven blacks and five whites failing to reach a verdict in the case of william porter, charged with manslaughter in the death of freddie gray. tonight his family and supporters remain hopeful justice will be served. >> this is just a temporary bump on the you should be calm too. >> reporter: the state argued porter showed indifference to gray's well being while not securing him in a seat belt following his arrest last april in a van and not getting him medical help. the jury deadlocked, on all four counts porter faced, including second-degree assault and reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. gray suffered a broken neck and died a week later. touching off more than a week of fiery riots, the worst violence in the city in decades. this admitted gang member sought to squelch today hours before the mistrial announcement. >> you are mad and angry and want to tear stuff up. i understand. but that is not the right way to go. >> is it worth retrying him? >> i would like to know the divide in the jury. >> reporter: legal analysts contend the mistrial could make upcoming cases

officer william porter will different panel. the five other officers charged have yet to go on trial. eric: some "star wars" fans are already in their seats for tonight's premiere of "the force awakens." the theater out at jordan creek started a movie marathon at 3:00 a.m., showing the first six episodes back-to-back. "episode 7" will be shown starting at 7:00 tonight. it's expected to break all kinds of box office records. everybody talking about it. elizabeth: bundle up. metinka: we have wind chills this morning in the teens so dress for that. actual temperatures will not be changing much at all. we have the clouds in place, a time. it is the wind that will make a huge difference today. tomorrow will be chilly but at least we will see some sunshine. over the weekend, warmer next week actually looks pretty mild starting it with highs in the 40's. shaina: things are looking pretty good on the roads. we do not have any accidents to report and drive times are normal. still a couple of closures, george flagg parkway, highway 69, bu

. >>> william porter is going on trial in this connection with the death of freddie gray in april. john we're getting word that the jury has been selected now. what can you tell us? >> reporter: yes, good morning from a rainy baltimore, del, the news is that the judge has its jury, and he did it in remarkably quick time. interviewing personally 75 jurors on monday, and another 75 yesterday, tuesday, because he did the voir dire as it is known behind closed doors, we have no idea what questions he asked, but now he has a panel that is acceptable to him, the prosecution, and the defense. and the news is that the panel is predominantly female and predominantly african american. the four alternates are all male. three are white, and one is african american. so now we have the jury in place. the other jurors thanked them for their service and thanked them for their ability to be fair, and now we wait the beginning of the trial of officer william porter, it will come no doubt sometime this afternoon, del. >> john, on that note, do we know how long this trial might last? >> reporter: we d

porter. we can tell you, a judge this afternoon announced the jury could not reach its decision after three days of deliberations in porter's trial. porter faced manslaughter charges in the death of freddie gray. that is porter on the right. prosecutors argued porter was negligent for failing to buckle gray into a transport van. and for failing to call a meddingmedic when gray asked to go to a hospital. he arrived with a broken neck. his death a week later set off protests and rioting in baltimore. a hearing scheduled for thursday, to discuss a possible retrial date. five more officers are awaiting trial. live in the digital operations center, jacqueline london, nbc 10 news. >>> at 5:00, when a firebreaks out, seconds count. now a new report says the philadelphia fire department play not get to your home in time. the national standard is 5:20. according to the city controller, the fire department missed that mark, one out of every four times last year. according to an audit, performance has g

the jury was unable to agree on all four charges that william porter faced. the judge announced that that was the case. the jury had actually gone back a fee times and requested that they get transcripts of various witness testimonies. the judge declined those requests. we were already getting an indication. yesterday, they said they could not make up their minds. we had an indication that although they went back for more deliberation -- what happens next? there are six officers in total that have been charged over the death of freddie gray. what the prosecutors wanted to do with officer porter's testimony is use him as a witness in the other trials. he could face a trial after those trials. the next trials will begin in january, meaning he could not be a material witness. it sounds complicated, but it means it could be a setback for the prosecution. katty: talk to me about baltimore. is it tense? what are they anticipating tonight? rajini: at the moment it is relatively calm. throughout the trial there only been a handful of protesters. i think i counted 4 o