when you think about this vert recently with michael dunn, this stand your ground law allowed him to criminal liability for the death of jordan dunn just as george zimmerman escaped criminal liability for the death of trayvon martin. that's a problem, what messages we are sending out. when you think about these verdicts. when you kill an unarmed black child, you don't go to jail, but when you shoot and you miss attempted murder on the other occupants on the car you get held accountable. marissa alexander in jacksonville florida she shot a warning shot on the ceiling. she says stand your ground. what message are we send something don't miss? is that what stand your ground law means? don't miss? if you miss, you get off. if you kill a young black man, you go home, that's just troubling. >> do you think the verdict here would have been different had michael dunn been black and jordan davis been white? >> no question about it, this is an equal justice issue, where else does it work in america if you reverse the rolls and you have jordan davis killing unarmed michael dunn, or you have tra

in the michael dunn matter, you have jordan davis and michael dunn in two vehicles.y never come into contact with each other. the concept that someone needed to shoot nine, ten times to defend themselves is farfetched. >> and then the key witness. remember the friend of trayvon martin that was on the phone with him. >> you don't know the person. trayvon did not know him. >> in the michael dunn case the three young men in the car when jordan davis was killed. >> i went to check and see if he had a pulse. >> and what did you find? >> i did not feel one. >> there was a big difference in the caliber of those witnesses. >> we made a big deal about rachel genteel and how inarticulate she was and how the difficulties understanding what she was saying. but in the dunn trial we have these three young men who have been through a horrific experience. >> and finally the issue of the defendants taking the stand. zimmerman did not and dunn did. >> you said it looked like a shotgun? >> it was thick enough profile. it was a 12 gauge, to my eye, or 20. >> there is no evidence that an

michael dunn says it was all in self defense. his girlfriend when they pulled into a convenience store to get a bottle of wine. she went in to get the wine. next to his car, four teenagers playing very loud music. he didn't like the music, he asked them to turn it down. words were exchanged, so was gunfire. at least one-way gunfire was shot. the woman who is at the center of testifying about what the scene was like is that fiancfia rhonda auro rhonda our. have a listen. >> did the defendant say anything about the music when he parked the car next to the red car? >> yes. >> what did the defendant say? >> i hate that thug music. >> and what was your response to the defendant? >> i said, yes, i know. >> rhonda rouer, talking about thug music, four black teenagers, and the defendant himself has had some pretty choice words to describe the african-american community, at least in the jail where he has been held since all of this happened. my next guest has a lot to say about that. he's a prominent pastor at a local church here, and he

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. >> with michael dunn. let's move forward, martin. you mentioned earlier there are protests planned for the week ahead. what do you know about these protests. >> reporter: well, i think right now they're just sort of being loosely organized. some talked about wearing black bands or wearing black arm bands or black ribbons. this is something that would be organized both here in jacksonville and they're trying to encourage it across the country. these are protests always designed to be peaceful. in fact, when i was talking to protesters as people were awaiting verdict, i said, well, if it doesn't go your way what do you predict is going to happen? no one ever suggested anything along the lines of violence. what they said is there would be protests. there would be a very forceful message said that this would not be tolerated and that laws need to change in the state of florida. but always, always it was peaceful and it was always to be within the laws of florida. don? >> all right. martin, thank you very much.

a little dorm room -- 2713. ♪ this magic moment ♪ >>> one of the jurors in the murder trial of michael dunn her silence. the jury convicted dunn of three counts of second -degree murder for shooting into an suv carrying four black teenagers, but they could not agree on the murder charge stemming from the death of 17-year-old jordan davis. we sat down with the woman known as juror 8. >> i never once thought about this is a black kid and that is a white guy, because that is not the case. >> and so the people who say, here is another white guy who got away with shooting and killing a black kid, what would you tell them? >> i would tell them that they really should acknowledge themselves. >> reporter: she is setting the record straight. sg>> i wanted to bring justice whoever it was. >> reporter: the 21-year-old was juror 8 in the michael dunn m d murder trial, and she sat down exclusively with cnn and the case and the heated deliberations. what was it like inside of the deliberation room? >> it was wild. >> reporter: wild as? >> well, it was like shout iing and a lot of yelling. >> reporter: an

michael dunn has never denied he shot and killed 17-year-old jordan davis after an argument over loud muse nick a parking lot. dunn testified he feared for his life even though police never found any evidence of a weapon in the car carrying davis and his friends. there's been a lot of speculation about how big a role if any race played in the killing and the trial. in a moment you're going to hear from the parents of jordan davis as they react to juror number 8. first we want you to hear from juror number 8, her take. she was one of just two african-americans on the jury. she was also the youngest juror, just 21 years old. here's what she told our cnn reporter. >> what did you think of michael dunn? >> i honestly think he was a good guy. i think he's a good guy. i don't think he hates everybody. i don't think he walks around wanting to shoot everybody. i think that he made bad decisions. >> you still think he's guilty of murder, though. >> yes. i really think he's guilty of murder, but not guilty as charged. >> first degree. you don't think he's guilty of first degree? >> i think he's

there's movement now on the michael dunn trial. the loud music trial down in florida in jacksonville, florida. back with our correspondents and our analysts right after a quick break. there's this kid. coach calls her a team player. she's kind of special. she makes the whole team better. he's the kind of player that puts the puck, horsehide, bullet. right where it needs to be. coach calls it logistics. he's a great passer. dependable. a winning team has to have one. somebody you can count on. somebody like my dad. this is my dad. somebody like my mom. my grandfather. i'm very pround of him. her. them. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some good people to help guide him, and he'll set money aside from his first day of work to his last, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense

look what we know about michael du dunn, from the letters from jail, his past history.istory of hate, ignorance, racism, anger. and it's led to his destruction, but even worse, the destruction of a young innocent man who's been taken from his family. no good can come from racism, from this hate and ignorance. we've got to resolve it. we've got to talk about it. we all have to be better. that's what makes america great. the fact that we can work on these issues. we've got to do it. we've got to talk about it. >> mark, everywhere i go, people say, i love the chemistry between you and mark lamont hill. i love listening to you guys and you guys are always disagreeing. i say, no, we don't, but even if we do disagree, we're talking about it in a civil matter which is important, which we all should. and many times i play the guy to mark lamont hill, the devil's advocate, the other way around, however you want to say it. i play devil's advocate so we can have a thoughtful conversation to make people think differently, mark lamont hill and i think we need to do more of that. >>

the jury in the michael dunn case deliberated for more than 30 hours over 4 days before returning itsnd guilty on four of five counts and faces up to 75 years in prison if not more. but the jury could not reach a verdict on the most significant charge, first-degree murder, and dunn is to be retried on that count. it was a mistrial on that count. 17-year-old jordan davis was shot and killed in november of 2012 after a confrontation over a loud music in jacksonville, florida. i want to get now to cnn's nancy grace who has been paying close attention to this. i told our audience, nancy, before the break, you want real, here it is. hln's nancy grace. nancy, what do you make of this? >> thank you for inviting me on. i've been literally on pins and needles as we all have waiting for this outcome. this is what i think happened. i think somebody was torn up on self-defense. even if it was not a legitimate self-defense, because there clearly was no gun in that car. in fact, michael dunn under police questioning even admitted seeing the gun, may have been in his imagination. so obviously it was

michael dunn accused of killing a young african-american teenager over loud music. that is not how dunn tells it. he insists he was in fear for his life when he pulled a gun and pumped nine bullet holes into a teenager's suv. this weekend's dunn's fiance said dunn said quote i hate that thug music. good morning. >> it is possible the state could rest early this week. this was a working weekend for the jurors with key witnesses taking the stand. after a rare and emotional session in which the prosecution called michael dunn's fiance it testify. she was shaken as surveillance video from november 23, 2012 played in court. >> somebody is shooting. >> what did you hear? >> i heard pop, pop, pop. >> reporter: minutes earlier she and dunn stopped at a jacksonville gas station and parked next to a red suv with a group of teenagers inside. >> what did the defendant say? >> i hate that thug music. >> reporter: what unfolded next is at the crux of the case. dunn told investigators there was an argument over loud music and then said he heard threats, saw a weapon, took his gun o

to the judge saying they have reached a verdict in 4 of the 5 counts against this man, this is michael dunnare dead locked on the charge of first-degree murder. dunn is charged with the murder of 17-year-old jordan davis. after an argument over loud music.

we're 4/5 of the way for michael dunn. le who want to criticize me, they're going to do that no matter what we do. mr. dunn is looking 9 0 years in florida state prison with 60 years minimum mandatory. how anyone can be unhappy with these verdicts knowing we intend to retry count 1 is beyond me. we're going to keep going into the courtroom and fighting for justice for our victims without regard to what people are saying even though what they're saying is completely uninformed and ill informed. >> we'll be right back. so i got the new nokia lumia icon. it's got 1080p video, three times zoom, and a twenty-megapixel sensor. it's got the brightest display, so i can see what i'm shooting -- even outdoors, and 4 mics that capture incredible sound. plus, it has apps like vine -- and free cloud storage. my new lumia icon is so great, even our wipeouts look amazing. ♪ honestly, i want to see you be brave ♪ ♪ impact wool exports from new zealand, textile production in spain, and the use of medical technology in the u.s.? at t. rowe p

. >> i know you know i have forgiven michael dunn for taking your life. >> michael dunn says it was self-defense. >> this guy comes up with something. i thought it was a shotgun. >> police say they never found a gun. dunn expected to take the stand today. >> i went over this a million times. what i should have done is put the car in reverse. >> our coverage begins right now in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thanks for joining me. we start in jacksonville, florida in a courtroom where the loud music murder trial could go to the jury today. in a dramatic move, we could hear from michael dunn himself, the man who opened fire into a parked car blaring loud rap music. three of the bullets struck and killed 17-year-old jordan davis. dunn says he fired in self-defense leabelieving they e armed and threatening. jurors were told davis was leaning away from the shooter when he was killed. >> we know we're dealing with a horizontal track of the bullet. that happens by motion of the body. as you notice when i bend over t track becomes horizontal. that path of the liver and path of t

michael dunn was found guilty of three counts of attempted second degree murder, but jurors deadlockedr. prosecutors say they will try dunn again for the first degree murder count. >> for more on that exclusive trial and really the unfinished business of it now, we want to turn to cnn legal analyst paul callan, thank you so much for being with us. >> good morning, christi. >> out of the gate, give us your -- are you surprised? >> surprised, shocked, stunned. i prosecuted murder cases and i've defended murder cases. this was a very weak defense that was put up on the board and the fact that a jury bought into it or at least that some jurors bought into this self-defense claim is really shocking to me and i think a lot of other observers of the trial. >> paul, here's what i don't understand, maybe you can reconcile these for me and this is what we're seeing on social media, as well. how is it possible that the jury convicted michael dunn of attempted second degree murder of the three he did not kill, but did not convict him of murder on the one person he did actually kill. >> i think peo

i'm don lemon and the jury is hung up on the murder trial of michael dunn.some questions, and i have spoken to many people here on cnn, but none more heartfelt than the trayvon martin family's attorney benjamin crump, and i was going to have you go and have dinner and come back to me when there is a verdict, and i think 245 what you said when we went to break is very, very important for the people in the country to understand. can you say it again. >> yes, don. it is very important to know how this system will break our hearts sometimes, and especially for trayvon martin's, and jordan martin's as well, but whatever the verdict is, we have to respect that whatever the killers in our the -- killers of our children is to maintain peace at all costs. that is what their parents would want, and trayvon would want and jordan davis would want and his parents. >> thank you, benjamin crump, and very emotional. thank you. we will see you when we get a verdict. >> thank you. >>> and i want to get to sunny hostin who is also down there in florida with the florida congre

. >> do you think michael dunn got away with murder? >> at this point, i do. >> the loud music murder trial for the first time the road to conviction. >> what convinced you? >> to me it was unnecessary. >> you didn't think michael dunn had to kill jordan davis? >> i don't believe so. >> outrage over the wisconsin national guard and this photo. >> to me it's just completely unacceptable. >> the caption reading we put the fun in funeral. this morning the fallout has begun. the american dream team. >> the idea that in four minutes you have to be on. >> rachel nichols one on one with ice dancers meryl davis and charlie white. >> as athletes we planned so much of our lives. we're trying to enjoy this moment. >> you're live in the cnn "newsroom". >>> good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin this morning with the long shadows of the cold war and new explosions of that era's bitter east versus west divisions. this is ukraine where thousands of americans live and more than 25 people died in escalating violence

the only person that can testify to that is michael dunn. prosecution in this case learned from the zimmerman case. no video interrgation of michael dunn telling his story is in evidence. the only way to prove self-defense at this point is to have michael dunn testify. when i was in court right before the end of the day, the defense indicated they had one or maybe two witnesses pending. when going over the jury instructions, the defense wanted to go over the self-defense instruction, she made it clear it would be inappropriate to go over that instruction unless there was evidence of self-defense. i suspect we will hear from michael dunn tomorrow. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> up next we're back on the charity money trail keeping them honest. and when you put them in charge of making an unbeatable truck, good things happen. this is the ram 1500. the 2014 motor trend truck of the year. ♪ and first ever back-to-back champion. guts. glory. ram. they're the days to take care of business.. when possibilities become reality. with century

we will be unpacking the michael dunn case. meanwhile, piers morgan live starts right now. >>> tonight, can you believe this? george zimmerman says he is a victim. >> the victim was trayvon martin, you know that? >> no, i certainly wasn't a victim when i was having my head crashed into the concrete and beaten. >> a victim. >> another florz man kills a florida teenager over loud music. is this about race? nancy grace is here and she's fired up. are you ready for some football? >> how about some racism, bullying, and was it just usual behavior in the locker room? >>> it's president's day, what better day to ask how president obama's doing. >>> george zimmerman still claiming he's a victim in the trayvon martin case. joining me now is nancy grace, on hln every night. before we start, let me play exactly what george zimmerman said about him as a victim here. >> i certainly wasn't a victim when i was having my head bashed into the concrete and my nose broken and beaten. i wouldn't say i was not a victim. and i try not to think about

>>> crime and punishment tonight, the murder trial of michael dunn in florida, prosecutors rested theirhe defense called witnesses. dunn is charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old jordan davis in a confrontation at a gas station. now, he admits he shot the teen in a dispute over loud music, but claims he fired in self-defense, he said he thought he saw a shotgun in the suv davis was riding in. no weapon was ever found. seeing as martin savage was inside the courtroom today. the details about the shooting of jordan davis were so intense his parents for the first time had to leave the courtroom. jurors were shown photographs, x-rays in the blood stained clothes, the 17-year-old was wearing when he was killed. the prosecution's final witness, former associate medical examener stacy simmons, testifying davis was shot three times, twice in the leg, it was a bullet to the abdomen that killed him. >> right about here is where the bullet entered. it entered at the actual border. over here it perforated the right lung and continued on behind the heart and in front o

that is the issue, and did he represent a threat to michael dunn? they evaluated that and they were torn as to whether or not he was justified in shooting and killing him. that is going to represent a hung jury, but as paul said, he had a volley of the shots, and we heard throughout the course of the case, the surveillance tape, and you heard the surveillance tape, and the pop, pop, pop, and you heard it, additional shots. as to the other shots, there was a continuous course of conduct, but clearly some break there where the jury perhaps in the initial volley may or may not have been justified, but as to the second volley of shots, they did not apparently think that he was justified at all, and that what led to the attempted murder charges sticking and ultimately a declaration of guilt and to the firing into the car. >> and you to also look at the potential serious sentence that he will face under these laws. under florida law, because it is gun charges and very serious charges as i am calculating it, if the sentences are consecutively, there is a r

the only person that can testify to that is michael dunn.learned from the zimmerman case. no video interrogation of michael dunn telling his story is in evidence. the only way to prove self-defense at this point is to have michael dunn testify. when i was in court right before the end of the day, the defense indicated they had one or maybe two witnesses pending. when going over the jury instructions, the defense wanted to go over the self-defense instruction, she made it clear it would be inappropriate to go over that instruction unless there was evidence of self-defense. i suspect we will hear from michael dunn tomorrow. > thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> up next we're back on the charity money trail keeping them honest. frequent heartburn? the choice is yours. chalky... not chalky. temporary... 24 hour. lots of tablets... one pill. you decide. prevent acid with prevacid 24hr. you decide. life's an adventure and it always has been. but your erectile dysfunction - it could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use help

what is clear here is the fact that michael dunn shot and killed 17-year-old jordan davis in novembersues, one is this. were dunn's actions lawful and justified because he feared for his life? today it's been about the details and the friends of michael dun. family members. listen to the two exchanges with a witness, beverly berry. >> do you know or have a belief of his limitation for peacefulness? >> yes. >> what is that? >> never have i observed anything other than a very calm demeanor. >> at any of these special occasions did you play rap music? >> play rap music? >> yes, ma'am. >> no. >> were there young black teens at these special occasions? >> i object. i can approach. >> sure. >> joining me to discuss in jacksonville, let's begin with the witness who we saw most recently. 24-year-old chris dunn, son of michael dunn. it was his wedding. where the father had been the day before he drove to the gas station where he shot and killed a 17-year-old young man. what was the importance of that testimony today? >> the defense attorney tried to put this witness on the stand to give us the

was michael dunn simply believable to some but just not to others?, here is what he said in his own defense. >> were you still in fear for your life? >> i became even more fearful at that point. >> okay. at that point, what did you believe was about to happen to you? >> i thought i was going to be killed. this is where rhonda starts coming into my mind, because i know she has heard the shots. it wasn't just my life i was worried about. >> all right. some say very convincing. but as the hours wore on, some others say he appeared to sound less genuine, perhaps more coached, in his answers. i want to replay that first time that dunn's own attorney asks him about those words, imminent fear. those are important words, they're in statute. but listen carefully as dunn continues to repeat those critical words. >> at that point, what was going through your mind in terms of fear? were you still in imminent fear? >> absolutely. i had already been afraid for my life. but now the fear was imminent. >> in your mind, did you think he was just going to get out to ye

this is the girlfriend now on the stand of michael dunn. that's michael dunn there.ess stand. let's listen to the testimony. >> i'm showing you state's exhibit number 2. do you recognize that to be an overview of the gas station? >> yes. >> looking at state's exhibit 2, can you tell the jury which entrance you used when you got to the gate gas station? do you remember? >> i just don't know how to tell you. >> you can touch the screen and make a mark on it. >> i think we went in this entrance. >> for the record, it's the turn off south side boulevard showing on the screen. >> if you put pressure on there, you can draw a line with your finger. there you go. >> good? >> now, when you pulled into the entrance or when the defendant did, did he then park the car? >> yes. >> what was the reason for stopping at the gas station? >> to get a bottle of wine. >> whose idea was it? >> mine. >> i'm showing you state's exhibit 5. is that then, just the front doors of the gas station you stopped at? >> yes. >> this is now state's exhibit 7. can you show on this screen where the defe

michael dunn didn't even have that.admitted to police that he may have imagined that the teen, jordan davis had a gun. there was no gun. there was never a gun. and the jury verdict is very, very disturbing. now many people will say, you know what, just take what you got, it's 60 to 90 years guaranteed. i as a crime victim myself, i don't agree with that, i think the case regarding this boy, jorden davis needs to be retried for murder one. >> here are my problems with this. if dunn and zimmerman had not been carrying guns, then these two young boys who were unarmed as it turned out, regardless of any fear they had been felt by the people shooting the guns, they would be alive, right? there's a gun accessibility -- >> are you back on gun control again? if it weren't for the british, we won the have to have gun to protect ourselves. the british were running through all of our homes trying to take our stuff. we're protected under the constitution. it's not right for a brit to jump up and start talking to us about gun contro

that jordan davis was inside the vehicle and not outside when michael dunn shot and killed him. d they also made it clear that dunn was angry. that he was the one who was escalating the situation, and not jordan davis. now, they also made the point that michael dunn was the one who acted after the shooting in a way that made it seem like he was not defending himself. he was the one who fled the scene. he was the one who did not call the police. and those are all actions, ashleigh, that the prosecution really focused on in their closing arguments. >> so alina, much like the zimmerman case, things started off, and they gathered momentum. the community started really getting engaged. and i'm seeing people behind you with signs. i can't read them. when i was just down there, i also heard a loud mega phone, as well, and apparently it was somebody who turned up at the zimmerman trial, as well. are you feeling there is some community momentum all of a sudden? people turning out at the courthouse? or does it just seem scattered? >> reporter: it seems like there are some protesters out he

>>> michael dunn in the cross hairs. ore on this from cnn martin savage. >> i'm the victim here. i was the one who was victimized. >> prosecutors releasing audio of jailhouse phone calls between michael dunn and his fiance. >> i don't know how else to put it. they attacked me. i'm the victim. i'm the victor but i was the victim too. >> the calls recorded in the weeks following dunn's arrest after he shot and killed jordan davis in an argument over loud music at the gas station. dunn maintains he was threatened by jordan davis and his friends. in one of the calls released, dunn complains about being housed alone in the cell. >> it would be better than being in the room with animals. >> he was convicted on saturday but the jury failed to reach a charge on the most serious, first degree murder. the mistrial sparked outrage from some in jacksonville. protestors gathered at the gas station where the shooting occurred. >> i brought my grand son. i love this man with all my life. i don't want him or no other black child to have

this morning prosecutors are promising to retry defendant michael dunn after the jury failed to reachd guilty of second-degree attempted murder in a shooting that left teenager jordan davis dead. let's bring in alina. >> reporter: things remain calm here in jacksonville. this jury deliberated for 30 hours and came back with a partial verdict. now both sides are planning their next move. >> mr. dunn, your having been convicted of counts ii, iii and iv by a jury. >> reporter: michael dunn of three counts much second-degree attempted murder in the 2012 shooting that killed jordan davis a guilty verdict for each of davis' friends who were with him that night but on the charge related to the 17-year-old's death the jury could not agree. >> based on the jury's inability to reach a verdict as to count i i would declare that mistried. >> reporter: following the verdict outrange disappointment outside of the courthouse. legal experts say the jury's initial request during deliberations to see the surveillance video where you could hear the gunfire the night of the shooting may provide insight i

she has a conversation with michael dunn, her fiance.ere is how she said everything unfolded. >> when the defendant pulled into the parking spacings could you hear music coming from the red suv? >> yes. >> you could tell it was coming from that car? >> yes. >> from where you were sitting inside the car, could you hear the lyrics of the music? >> no, i couldn't make out the lyrics. >> could you tell what kind of music it was? >> yes, i could. >> could you hear the bass? >> yes. >> from inside the car, was anything in the car rattling in the bass? >> no. >> did the defendant say anything about the music when he parked the car next to the red car? >> yes. >> what did the defendant say? >> i hate that thug music. >> what was your response to the defendant? >> i said yes, i know. >> as you were walking to the register, did you hear anything unusual? >> yes. >> what did you hear? >> i heard pop, pop, pop. >> when you heard those noises, did you know what they were? >> no, i dnlt. >> did you know where they were coming from? >> no, i didn't. >>

the both sides of the emotionally charged of the loud music trial. >> last night the jury found michael dunn guilty but on the most serious charge the jury deadlocked. mistrial. but dunn is still facing a lot of time in prison. martin savage, the reaction on both sides? >> yeah, i mean last night the reaction outside of the courthouse here was immediate. primarily that it was focuseded squarely on 17 year old jordan davis. outside the courtroom different reactions. first from the parents of davis. >> listen to this. >> we are so grateful for the truth. we are so grateful that the j y juriers were so able to understand it all and we will stand and wait for justice for jordan. >> heart breaking to listen to the mother there. next up was the defense attorney. and he was talking about the reaction of his client michael dunn who seemed like he was in a state of shock. even when he sat next to me he said how is this happening. i said i'll talk to you in the back. i didn't want to comment in the courtroom. it has not set in. i don't think it will set in anytime soon. >> it is expected that sentenci

she reveals why she believes michael dunn got away with murder. killing 17-year-old jordan davis. c nm cnn has more. >> do you think michael dunn got away with murder? >> at this point, i do. myself personally, yes. >> a juror from michael dunn's murder trial is speaking out about what was going on inside the jury's deliberation room. >> we took a poll. there were two of us undecided, two for was justified and the rest were not justified. we all believed that there was another way out, another option. >> in an interview with abc's night line, juror number 4, named valerie the disagreements led to a mistrial for the severe charge of first degree murder. she believes dunn was guilty. >> we had a lot of discussion on him getting out of the car, and the threat has now gone, and your intent is yet to still go ahead and pursue this vehicle. >> like i'm the [ bleep ] victim. >> dunn felt he was the victim. >> i don't know how else to put it. like they attacked me. i'm the victim. i was the victor but the victim too. >> in another call with his fiancee he

in light of the dunn case and the stand your ground case. >> if you had the chance to interview michael dunnlutely. the dunn verdict has created another stand your ground backlash. the hashtag sdang russ black kids materialized on twitter along with pictures. this one says, my son is clearly planning a robbery and shows a young boy drinking a root beer float and the picture of a baby with this underneath. he is getting aggressive, his temper is flaring and, my god, i feel fear. with me to talk about florida's stand your ground law, florida state representative, matt gates, a supporter of stand your ground and ahmad abu snided, co-founders of dream founders, a group opposed to stand your ground. thanks, gentlemen. >> ahmad, i want to start with you. the fact that this jury could not agree to convict mr. dunn on a first-degree murder? how does that affect those in florida? >> i don't think it had anything to do with the state of florida whether it was first-degree or second-degree. we are grieving. we are upset. we feel like that the justice system has let us down, because it was unable to pro

we will continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> now, prosecutors say they do plan to retry michael dunn. in any case, dunn faces 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions when he's sentenced at the end of march. >>> from search-and-rescue to search-and-recovery. the bodies of two missing skiers lost in an avalanche, they have now been found. the two were part of a group of seven experienced, backcountry skiers caught in a massive snowslide in the mountains of lake county, colorado. it happened saturday night. >> when the avalanche started, it started up above and then came down, went up a little bit, fractured, then came down the mountain about half a mile. >> did they actually trigger the avalanche being up there? >> i think so. it's just unfortunate what happened. they had all the right equipment, it just went bad. >> three other skiers suffered injuries in the avalanche and were hospitalized. two managed to escape unharmed. >>> this morning police say they're taking very seriously a new claim in a murder case from pennsylvania. amanda barber and her 22-year-old husband

tongue michael dunn got away with murder? >> at this point, i do.myself, personally, yes. >> when you went to the deliberating room, you thought michael dunn was guilty. >> yes, sir. >> of killing 17-year-old boy. >> yes, sir. >> what convinced you of that? >> to me, it was unnecessary. >> you didn't think michael dunn had to kill jordan davis. >> i don't believe so. >> you all took your first poll on guilt or innocence on the murder of jordan davis. what was the vote? >> 10-2. >> 10 people thinking he was guilty. >> yes, sir. >> and two said? >> self defense. >> there were reports there was yelling heard coming from the deliberation room. >> there was. >> what was that about? >> yes. >> you did some of the yelling. >> at one point, we were all trying to get our point across. >> scream? >> oh, yes, sir. >> how could you all convict michael dunn of attempting to kill the other teenagers in the car, but not convict him of killing the 17-year-old? >> that is pretty much my sole purpose for being here. because reading the social media and people looking

mattress discounters >> a jury in jacksonville, florida is now deciding the guilt of innocence of michael dunnjurors began deliberating late this afternoon. we've learned they've wrapped up for the night without reaching a verdict. they'll resume deliberations tomorrow morning at 10:00. dunn is charged in murder in the shooting death of a 17-year-old man, jordan davis at a gas station in 2012. he claims he acted in self-defense during a confrontation with a group of teenagers in an suv. martin savidge was inside the courtroom today. >> reporter: in closing arguments, prosecutors said 17-year-old jordan davis may have a big mouth, but he never had a weapon. >> let me be very clear. on november 23rd, 2012, when this defendant shot and killed jordan davis, there was no gun in that durango. there was no stick. there was no bat. there was no lead pipe. there was no gun. >> reporter: 47-year-old michael dunn says it all started when he exchanged words over loud music coming from an suv carrying four teens. he says he pulled his weapon after he thought he saw the teens, at least one of them, point so

michael dunn convicted of three counts of attempted murder. him guilty of murdering jordan davis. today dozens of davis supporters gathered in jacksonville to protest. we begin our coverage tonight with martin savage. >> we find the defendant guilty of attempted second degree murder. >> reporter: protesters gathered at the gas station where the shooting occurred. for a second time in six months they have seen an admitted killer not convicted for a black teen's death, first trayvon martin, now jordan davis. >> this little man here i love with all my life. i don't want him or no other black child to have to continue to go through this. it has to end and it has to be now. it has to come to an end now. >> reporter: not far away parked his suv hip hop blaring just as davis was doing. loud music has become a symbol of protest. like many in jacksonville think prosecutor failed the black community just as she did he says in the trial of george m zimmerman. >> you think she should resign? >> immediately. >> the night of the verdict protesters marched d

the only one that says he saw it is michael dunn. >> reporter: so dunn could take the stand, so couldho typically counsels police officers after shootings. >> thank you. >> this is complicated. people compare it to the george zimmer man trial. it's really nothing like it. >> you don't think so? >> i don't think there's any analogy. here, also, the interrogation tapes didn't get in. all of us are operating off information that the jurors may not get in any way. of course, michael dunn does not have to testify, but he may be the only one that can make the case of why he did what he did on this occasion. he may have to if he wants to plead self-defense. >>> coming up next on "new day," we're going to look back at the life of the legendary shirley temple. a film critic will join us with some of her classic roles and her legacy and her impact on film after the break. when you order the works you want everything. an expert ford technician knows your car's health depends on a full, complete checkup. the works. because when it comes to feeling safe behind the wheel, going the distance and sav

michael dunn charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old jordan davis. dunn says he acted in self-defense after the teen threatened him. the jury reconvened this morning arounden 9:00 a.m. eastern time, and just about 30 minutes later actually had questions for the judge. >> the first question -- is the defense of self-defense separate for each person in each count? the answer is, yes. second question -- are we determining if deadly force is justified against each person in each count? the answer is, yes. the third question -- or if we determine deadly force is justified against one person, is it justified against the others? no. self-defense and justifiable use of deadly force applies separately to each count. >>> i'm joined now by cnn legal analyst paul callan. so, paul, good to see you. you know, you're a criminal defense attorney and a former prosecutor. try to get into the minds of those representatives on each side. what might they be thinking as they hear these kinds of questions coming from the jurors? >> well, you know, i think most lawyers watc

michael dunn, he killed one of the passengers, 17-year-old jordan davis. nn faces life in prison if he is convicted of murder. for much of the day today, dunn, as you see him, has been on the stand explaining to this jury why he feared for his life the night he shot jordan davis. >> it's painful. i asked for a coming courtesy, hey, could you turn that down, please. if they would have said f-you. we're not doing it, that's basically what they did. they turned it off and turned it back on. i wasn't going to ask them again. i was done. >> i asked them for a common courtesy. they gave it. i said thank you. that was the end of it. even when they turned it back on, that was the end of it. >> it was jordan davis who kept escalating this to the point i had no choice but to defend myself. it was life or death. >> i don't remember exactly what it say but it was something about shooting on the south side and showed a fatality. >> if they use the word fatality, you know ha that means? >> yes. >> can you tell the jury how you reacted when you saw that on your phone? >>

michael dunn took the stand in his own defense. because he thought he saw a weapon after an argument over loud music. dunn had no good answer when asked why he never called police. >> and we were there looking out the windows, like a waking nightmare. every car was a red suv. i mean, to us. we thought we had just -- well, made them go away. and that they were going to come back. >> you didn't call the police? >> no, never did. >> you just called the police at the store, correct? >> i didn't call the police at all until the following morning. >> dunn's fiancee also couldn't back up dunn's testimony. he said he'd seen a weapon. >>> police in maryland have announced a new lead in a 39-year-old cold case. two sisters, sheila and kate lion, just 10 and 12 years old, vanished from a crowds shopping mall in 1975. tuesday, a 59-year-old former carnival operator was named a person of interest. lloyd lee welsh has been in prison since 1997. now, investigators say, he may have been involved. >> our cold case squad has been able to identify a

>>> any moment now, we could get a verdict in michael dunn's first degree murder trial. and you'll remember, that's a 47-year-old man who could get life in prison. if that jury that's talking about him right now decides to convict him of murdering 17-year-old jordan davis. all of this back in 2012 at a gas station in jacksonville, florida. right now the jurors are in that deliberation room. 14 hours-plus now. and this is the third day they have had a chance to hash this out amongst themselves. alina machado has a look now at the things they have asked to see so far and the things they have and have not had a chance to see. >> the first full day of deliberations in the so-called loud music murder trial ended without a verdict, and it started with this. the surveillance video capturing the sound of gunfire the night 47-year-old michael dunn shot and killed jordan davis at this jacksonville gas station. it was the first of several requests made by the jury. they watched 20 minutes of footage of the incident from all angles. >> they're definitely being methodical. them askin

michael dunn believes the true victim in the case, you're going to hear this from himself, is michael dunn. in this phone call his fiancee tells him she believes he's innocent. here's why. >> i was thinking the same thing. i'm the [ mute ] victim here. i was the one who was victimized. i mean, i don't know how else to cut it. it's like they attacked me. i'm the victim. i'm the victor but i was the victim, too. >> saying that he was attacked. victimhood also figures highly in this next conversation, dunn comparing himself to a rape victim. >> i was the one that was being preyed upon and i fought back. >> right. >> and then it's not quite the same, but it made me think of like the old tv shows and movie s where like how the police used to think when a chick got raped. they're like oh, it's her fault because of the way she was dressed. >> right. >> yeah. so it's my fault because i asked them to turn their music down. it's like i got attacked and i fought back because i didn't want to be a victim. and now i'm in trouble. >> yeah. >> it's like i refused to be a victims and now i'm incarcer

we're going to start with heat on in the michael dunn trial. florida state attorney angela corey playing defense responding to critics who say she's incompetent and people should get rid of her. one of the critics on our show yesterday said because corey was inept, michael dunn could walk free. i want you to hear what angela corey told chris cuomo in the interview and then we'll get your take. >> what was your reaction from the dunn verdict? >> we are grateful for four guilty verdicts. we're happy to go back to court and retry count one after we sit down with jordan davis' family and make sure they can withstand another trial. the purpose of recount on count one, to mark sure if anything got said or done in the fore count case where we had final verdicts of guilt, if that was to get reversed for something a witness said or something we did, we would have the extra count on which to rely to make sure dunn never gets out of jail. >> that's why you want to retrial as quick as possible. do you understand how the jury was able to arrive at the punis

was race a factor in the michael dunn trial?rom, she says no. speaking exclusively to cnn, juror number 8 says she never thought michael dunn fired into jordan davis' car because he was black. she also says dunn was guilty of murder, but faults prosecutors going too far in charging. >> reporter: miles says she believes michael dunn was guilty of second degree murder, not first degree. also says race was not a factor in the jury's decision-making process. >> i never once thought about oh, this was a black kid, this was a white guy, because that wasn't the case. >> so people who say here is another white guy that got away with shooting and killing a black kid? what would you tell them? >> i would tell them that they really should knowledge their self on the law. >> reporter: she's setting the record straight. >> i wanted to bring justice to whoever it was. >> reporter: the 21 was juror number eight in the michael dunn murder trial. she sat down exclusively with cnn to talk about the case and the heated deliberations. >> what was i

if it was michael dunn, i wanted to bring justice to him. if it was leyland, tevin, tommy, jordan. >> the 21-year-old was juror number eight in the michael dunn murder trial. she sat down exclusively with cnn to talk about the case and the heated deliberations. what was it like inside that deliberation room? >> it was wild. >> wild as -- >> like, it was shouting. it was a lot of yelling. >> miles even shared her impressions about mike he dunn, and explained the partial verdict the jury returned. what did you think of michael dunn? >> i -- honestly think he was a good guy. i think he's a good guy. i don't think he hates everybody. i don't think he walks around wanting to shoot everybody. i think that he made bad decisions. >> you still think he's guilty of murder, though. >> yes. i really think he's guilty of murder. but not the guilty as charged. >> first degree. you don't think he's guilty of first degree. >> i think he's guilty of second degree. >> how difficult was it for you to come back into that courtroom, knowing that jordan davis' pa

. >> what did you think of michael dunn? >> an exclusive one on one with juror number 8. >> do you feel like you messed up, do you feel like the jury messed up? >> no. i feel like we did what we supposed to. >> new details, insights from one of the african-americans on the jury. >> what would you tell jordan's family? >> i would tell them that from my end i tried. i really did try. >>> also, dangerous storms track east. >> i am 46 years old, i have never had a winter like this. >> lightning, tornadoes, flooding. >> first hour was rain, then next half hour was sleet and snow, then just all wet snow. so it has been everything. >> it is the winter that will not let up. >>> plus a wolf. in sheep's clothing. >> we shot the video. and kate hanson posted it for us. >> jimmy kimmel and the big fake that's now got the attention of the russians. >> i start hearing people talk around the building, and security starts freaking out. >>> and green for the green. >> it just exceeded all of my expectations. >> colorado bank rolling marijuan