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this is "nightline". >> tonight, judging cosby. a juror from the bill cosby sexual harassment trial revealing insider detailed after 52 hours of deliberations. >> there was four people crying in the room. just couldn't handle it. >> what led to the deadlocked decision. now the prosecution vowing a retrial and the comedian remains a free man. >> i want to thank the jury. >> his big plans for what's next. plus model mom, from magazine cover girl to global activist, our journal to see world renown beauty christy turlington, inspired by a brush with death in her own pregnancy and now a
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♪ good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight a juror from the bill cosby trial takes us in the jury room. sequestered with 11 strangers, tensions high, and why he feels bad it all ended in deadlock and the one piece of evidence he felt leaded toed deadlock. >> i felt regret when it came to the final deadlock decision. it could have been all said and done. >> some might call it the mistrial of the century, the sexual assault case with bill cosby. >> >> sexual harassment trial of bill cosby ending this morning. >> moments ago the judge declaring a mistrial. >> tensions and tears from the jurors who endured 52 hours of deliberations. >> you don't want to be picked for something like that.
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>> 21-year-old was youngest on the jury and knew the comedian as dr. huxtable ed the sweater-wearing model dad from the cosby show. ahhh. >> but after what he called two agonizing weeks in the trial his view changed. >> i thought he was guilty. >> you didn't always feel that way. >> no. >> he was one of the 12 all tasked with cosby's fate. all see quested from outside home and kept from the outside world. >> what sweayed you? >> just people's comments. >> people were going stir crazy. >> you are stuck in a small room with 11 other people. the one little thing that one person might do, might drive you insane. >> did you feel the size of the room had impact. >> it got smaller every day.
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>> why deliberate every day. >> if we quit just like that he could be getting away with something. you want to be extra sure. >> >> the most intense moment i think was when there was about ureo pplcr one was out in the hallway, pacing, visibly upset. just couldn't handle it. >> on the sixth day of deliberations that jury was hopelessly deadlocked. >> i want to thank the jury for their long days. their honest work. >> a mistrial declared in the 79-year-old comedian's case and he walked out a free man. the jury was told to only focus on the evidence presented but there's no denying cosby's presence still loomed large. >> i think if it was a regular joe wouldn't have taken that long. it was particularly stressful for the jury because there's an unusual situation where they were sequestered. it's unusual for the judge to allow that.
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>> jury consultant was not involved with this case but says emotions could affect decision making. >> they may be more or less influenced by their own emotional response whether or not they're aware of it. >> there's nothing to indicate so far that jurors ignored the evidence. in high-profile cases in particular jurors are very careful to abide by the law because they know the world is watching. >> do you think something different could have happened to changed the outcome. >> evidence. if there was more substantial evidence we'd have had a better verdict. >> can you say one point that made you think boy he's guilty. >> he said himself, i think it was a 2005 deposition, when they asked when you use the word consent he said i wouldn't use that word. >> this reprieve may be temporary, prosecutors are vowing to retry the case.
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>> our plan is to move this case forward as soon as possible. >> by many accounts cosby had already been deemed guilty in the court of public opinion after more than 50 women came forward accusing him of sexual misconduct and in some cases drugging them. but this was about andrea constand. >> this is the only case statue >> this is the only case a district attorney believed there was enough evidence where the statute of limitation had not expired. >> she accused cosby of giving her three blue pills and sexually assaulting her and they pointed out inconsistency in her statements to police and now another juror who wanted to be anonymous seemed to side with the defense. >> i don't doubt what she said happened but she asked for an apology and he gave her two
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apologies and she refused any other aide that he offered. >> the reason this is a tough case is because there are inconsistency in andrea constand's account. if prosecutors were able to call 5, 10, 15 of the other women who had made allegations against bill cosby i don't think there's any question that you'd have a conviction. >> the miss trial was a big disappointment for andrea constand and others too like this woman who sat in the courtroom. >> do you feel with a hung jury that you got resolution? >> well no, no. we're very, very upset. >> cosby was a cultural icon from his wholesome jell-o commercials. >> mom you know how kids love jell-o. >> to his cartoon. "fat albert and the cosby kids" >> it's bill cosby coming at you with music and fun. >> when i sat with him, he refused to address the allegations directly. >> i have been in this business
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52 years and i will, i've never seen anything like this. >> cosby's legal team has issued a number of denials and cosby insists he's the subject of a media fire storm. >> his career is essentially over. never going to mention his name again without mentioning these horrible allegations. it's going to be in his obituary. >> his long time wife by his side during closing arguments, head up, with a demure smile. >> she was here to show i will stand by my husband. >> after the trial his publicist announced cosby would host several speaking engagements, among those up for discussion how to avoid sexual assault charges. >> mr. cosby is going to go out and use his voice to let it be heard and to try and educate young men and women how to avoid this.
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>> meanwhile several of cosby's accusers still have civil suits against him. >> gloria released a statement saying the best advice he could give ed to not drug and sexually assault women. >> today another cosby publicist clarified those remarks on cnn. >> i want to be clear the town hall meetings are not about sexual assault. >> i think every day they don't talk about him is a good day. for. >> for now cosby heads towards an uncertain future. his legacy tarnished, but freedom in tact, for now. for "nightline", in new york. next model christy turlington burns is on a mission in rural tanzania bringing maternal health care to women who need it most. ♪ tanzania bringing to maternal health care to women who need it most.
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♪ you know, she happens to be one of the world's most photographed beauty christie burns nearly lost her life after giving birth but was saved with the help of modern medicine. tonight she takes us deep into africa where her life's mission is to help other mothers because in her mind every mother counts. >> it should have been one of the happiest days of her life. but for world famous model christy turlington burns it was almost her last. >> i had such a great pregnancy and was so ready for it and yet the post-delivery just blindsided me. >> your delivery almost killed you. >> i started to hemorrhage. it was scary and also very painful. i was so grateful to have people in the room that knew what was
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happening and were managing my care, i want that for every mother. >> which is why with her modeling career in full swing she founded "every mother counts" helping other mothers around the world. >> the beauty is 98% of the deaths are preventable and 98% of the complications are also preventable. >> at 48 she models for tiffany and calvin klien. eternity. starring here with filmmaking husband ed burns. graced nearly a thousand covers and cemented her icon status in george michael's "freedom". >> was it fun being a super model of the 80s, 90s and beyond. >> i'd like if i said no, so much of it i'm like ew,
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because it doesn't feel like me, but i can never escape it, the job itself is not that stimulating. >> so 13 years later is here in tanzania pounding the pavement where down a dirt road we see christy turlington burns' mission in action. is she dreaming? >> we're at the maternity ward, of fame medical. a life-savingo a oasis in one of the most under-served areas of the country. where 500 babies were delivered here last year alone thanks, in part, to christy's foundation. >> every time i have come it has grown exponentially. this building didn't exist two years ago. this, for anyone's standards incredible. i'd would have like to give birth here. >> first fell inth it 25 years ago on a shoot and has since come back with her husband
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and kids and today is on her tenth trip. we see how the gant to fame is put to use. >> i see so this is a gift from every mother counts. there's soap. the pad. this is for the mother to carry the baby. nice. >> it's very, very cool all these women for $2.25 they get the full prenatal program, where they get ultrasounds, lab works, they couldn't have afforded it without every mother counts. >> this doctor founded it with his wife suzanne, 15-years ago. while we're with him a post part um visit goes very wrong. >> this women has post partum cardio myopathy. couldn't breathe. so she had bloody foam coming out of her mouth. if this happened at home she'd be dead. >> this is one of the eleven doctors who trained here. >> when you have a moment like this where you just saved
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somebody's life what goes through your mind? >> the family. just saving life of a single mother. >> a single mother. >> yeah it's like saving the family. >> so this is your baby. >> yes my baby. >> so small. what's his name? >> dennis. >> dennis. >> down the hall two severely premature babies, both under two pounds fighting for their lives. >> this one 0.84 kilograms. >> that one 0.81 >> the babies were delivered outside fame and then rushed here. >> he was a twin. >> how many hospitals have this kind of facility for preemies? >> just this place . >> just this place.
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>> six weeks later the babies were strong enough to go home. unthinkable had they not come here. indeed at a clinic a few hours away, the resources so scarce health workers often don't have electricity during nighttimes like these. >> sometimes it's normal to lose power. >> forced to deliver babies in the dark. >> sure sometimes. >> which is why christy's organization is partnering with we care solar to provide more than 200 solar suitcases to health care centers like this one. >> this is your solar suitcase. it's going to be going on the wall when we finish the train . >> the energy they harness to provide light and medical tools. >> do you want to try. [ laughter ] >> a lot more mothers are coming to deliver during the night. >> they're not afraid.
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>> yeah. >> today every mother counts provided more than $4 million in grants in 8 countries including bangladesh, haiti and the u.s. and guatemala. ♪ of course healthy pregnancies often mean educating future mothers like the girls at this secondary school who are fleeing a culture of forced marriages. lessons in reproductive health can empower girls like 14-year-old gloria. >> you sleep in here? >> yeah. >> it's lovely. >> why do you want the to have an education. >> so i can grow up to be respected. also i can help my community. >> is your family happy that you're here? >> no. >> no, how come? >> they want me to get married. my mom she wants but my daddy don't want.
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>> she said her sister follows her father's wishes now. >> she's married with two children. >> how old is she? >> she's 12 years old. >> she's 12 years old and has two children? >> yeah. because of forced to be married. >> so to raise funds and awareness for mothers and future mothers all over the world, christy and her team cap off their trip by running the kilimanjaro half marathon. motivated by these extraordinary women every step of the way. >> what do you think of the notion of motherhood. >> i think it's a sisterhood. >> the capacity to carry a life that unites women and girls, it's a powerful thing. >> you want all womens to survive pregnancy. >> survive and thrive. >> and for more about christy turlington burns and every mother counts go to abcnew.com/nightline.
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