, and i took it. >> michael dunn repeated the sentiment as he testified in his own defense. in an emotional moment, a 47-year-old software engineer described what was going through his mind. he said he was concerned not only about his own safety, but that of his fiancee. she had gob in the store at -- gone in the star at the jacksonville gas station to buy a bottle of wine. >> michael dunn said he saw what looked like the barrel of the shotgun, that jordan davis opened the door, got out and threatened to kill him. >> i was in fear for my life. i was probably stunned. >> during cross-examination, the prosecution argued that doesn't sprayed bullets into the s.u.vl with four unarmed teenagers. he was asked why he kept firing. dunn responded that he shot at the teens to, "keep their heads down so they wouldn't shoot at him", he said he didn't shoot to kill, but the prosecutor noted there was no gun or sign that anyone shot at him. >> you could imagine a gun. >> anything is possible. between his threats and action, they are reinforcing what my eyes told me. >> during rebuttal the

a partial verdict has been reached in the trial of michael dunn. jurors were deadlocked over a murder charge, but they convicted him of an attempted murder charge. prosecutors will pursue murder charges. >> the future of syrian peace talks are in jeopardy. a second round ended in failure. no date has been set for a third round of talks. police are clashing with protesters on venezuela's sheets. the u.s. is concerned by prorps that the government is arresting scores of protesters. >> italy is without a prime minister. the country's president is expected to nominate the mayor of florence. he's the third italian prime minister to fall in three years. another round of snow is riping though the north-east. 5 to 10 inches is expected. this is the third storm new england had this week. in socchi, the u.s. men's hockey team defeated russia after an 8-round shoot-out. the final score u.s. 3, russia 2. tj oshie scoring the winning goal. >> the medal count: >> those are the headlines. "america tonight" starts now. gooech and thanks for -- good evening and tha

new york with the quick headlines. >> a florida judge declared a partial mistrial in the case of michael dunncused of killing an unarmed black teenager during an argument over loud music. jurors found dunn guilty of attempted murder and one count of firing at a vehicle. they could not decide if he was guilty of murder. prosecutors say they'll try michael dunn again on the murder charges. >> peace talks if geneva lasted less than half an your. the u.n. mediator apologised to the syrian people. no date has been given for the third round of talks. >> secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. is concerned by reports that the venezuela government arrested scores of protesters. >> another blast of snow is ripping through the north-east. 5 to 10 inches are expected. it's the third snow storm new england has had this week. the u.s. defeated russia at an early round hockey match. american oesh scored -- tj oshie soared the game-winning goal. u.s. 3, russia 2. the host team, russia is in the lead in the medal count. u.s. and netherlands are tied on second. those are the headlines. "america tonight" s

i'm morgan radford live from new york city. >> michael dunn, potentially facing a life behind bars. he's the white man accused of killing an unarmed black teen during an argument over the teen's loud music. a florida jury found dunn guilty of three counts of attempted murder. jurors are divided over serious charge of first degree murder. >> the family's reaction is himmed. davis' mother is grateful for a conviction and that the truth came out. but the family will seek justice for jordan. >> the jury delivers a mixed verdict. deadlock on the first degree murder charge. they rejected his argument that they feared for his life, firing into an s.u.vl filled with teenagers. the verdict came a day before michael jordan would have turned 19. we'll stand and we will continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> but the jury found dunn guilty on three counts of second degree murder and another charge of shooting into an occupied car. each count carrying a 30 year sentence, with a 20 year and tri minimum. >> we are so very hope to have just a little bit of closure. it's sad for mr dunn, that he

they could not agree on first degree murder charges but did find 47-year-old michael dunn guilty of attemptedurder charges and for shooting at an suv. >> you will not kill me and i stopped. >> reporter: with dunn heading to prison the parents are still seeking justice for their son who would have turned 19 on sunday. >> they will continue to stand and we will continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> reporter: under florida law dunn could serve at least 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and possible 15 years for shooting at the parked suv. >> it's in disbelief and has not sunk in and when he sat next to me he is saying how is this happening. >> reporter: john guy convicted dunn of first degree murder during opening statements. >> pointed that pistol at the careful of teenagers and started and continued to pull the trigger. he was guilty of shooting into an occupied vehicle. guilty of three counts of attempted murder and guilty of the first degree murder of jordan davis. >> reporter: once jurors delivered their verdict they voiced frustrations outside the courthouse. fr

>> the second trial they were really going after michael dunn shooting. if you recall, he left the scene. prosecutors say, guilty people leave the scene. not guilty people wait and help law enforcement. >> this was also a matter of choice. there was a conviction in the first trial, not for murder 1 but in this case, why did the prosecutor and in indeed the family want to continue for second trial, when they could have gotten the same result? >> do you this so you guarantees not something coming up on appeal, that quintessential first degree murder, in the first trial they were deadlocked on that charge. in this trial they cake came at it and focused and were able to get it. >> "america tonight" sarah hoye, thank you. >>> another case of unarmed black man being shot and killed by police, john crawford, shot and killed in a walmart, after having a beebee gun. an in-depth look into that shooting from "america tonight's" christof putzel. >> what is your emergency. walmart. there is a gentleman with a gun in the store. >> has he got it pulled out? >> yeah, he'

davis was getting out of the car to try to kill or hurt with a deadly weapon, michael dunn. hey backed up behind him, right behind mr. dunn's car. mr. dunn puts his gun out the window with his door open and as they drive away, doesn't want fire back. because now they've got a perfect shot at the back of mr. dunn's head. and he puts two bullets low into the car. and as you can see, the bullets go up. and you'll hear it. bang bang bang. quick. no long pause. >> with a white defendant and a black victim, the trial has generated national attention, because of the parallels with the trayvon martin case. martin, a black 17-year-old, was shot and killed by george zimmerman who is white, in early 2012, during a dispute in sanford, florida. zimmerman was acquitted. following verdict, president barack obama surprised many by commenting from the white house on the case that captivated the country. >> when trayvon martin was first shot i said, "this could have been my son." another way of saying that is, trayvon martin could have been me, 35 years ago. >> today, it was another father who

they did find 47-year-old michael dunn guilty of the. >> who would have turned 19 on sunday. >> people continue to stand. and we will continue to await. for justice for jordan. >> under florida law, dunn could serve at least 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and possible 15 years for shooting at the parked suv. >> he is in disbelief. during his opening statements. >> in that defense -- point they'd pistol at the car four unarmed teenagers and started and continued to pull the trigger.

michael dunn potentially facing a life behind bars he's the white man accuse o accused of cn unarmed k dean over loud music playing from his car. dunn was found guilt i have three counts of attempted murder but jurors were divided over the first degree murder charge. more from jacksonville. >> reporter: the family's reaction is mixed. davis' mother says she's grateful for a conviction, grateful that the truth came out. but she says the family will continue to seek justice for jordan. the jury delivered a mixed verdict. deadlocked on the first degree murder charge against 47-year-old michael dunn. they rejected his argument that he feared for his life when he fired in to an suv filled with team agers playinteenagers playe verdict came one did have before jordan would have turned 19. >> we will stand and continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> reporter: but the jury found dunn guilty on three counts of attempted second degree murder. and another charge for shooting in to an okay pride car. each count of second degree murder carry with his it up to a 30 year sentence with a 20 year m

but we do not know what's dog until the verdict cups out. >> as michael dunn is behind bars, some of the states could opt to retry him. and dunn could appeal the convictions that he already has. we're still talking the rest of his life, joey. >> thank you very much, sarah. >>> this time now, we want to take a closer look at the verdict. and ken jones us from fort lauderdale, florida. so we appreciate you being with us, ken. when we talk about a mistrial on the most important charge here, that's the shooting of jordan davis, and does this amount to a prosecutorial fail. >> it is. because the whole purpose of having a trial is to seek justice, and justice is interpreted as having a resolution, and in this case, there's no resolution october first count of first-degree murder. and there's no resolution, so there's a fail on the part of the prosecution, and now they have to use taxpayer's money and retry this case, and try again with a jury of 12 people, and it's a first-degree murder charge. >> is that a strategic charge? going after the murder 1 charge? >> absolutely, i continuously sai

. >> they could not agree on the first degree murder charges but they did find 47-year-old michael dunnlty of the. >> who would have turned 19 on sunday. >> people continue to stand. and we will continue to await. for justice for jordan. >> under florida law, dunn could serve at least 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and possible 15 years for shooting at the parked suv. >> he is in disbelief. during his opening statements. >> in that defense -- point they'd pistol at the car four unarmed teenagers and started and continued to pull the trigger. guilty of three counts of attempted murder. and guilty of the first degree murder of jordan davis. >> once jurors delivered their verdict protestors voicedtheir frustrations -- their frustrations outside the courthouse. meanwhile dunn's daughter says she's barrel stopped crying since she heard the verdict. >> i love him so much. like a kid, he is going to do. >> dunn was indicted back in 2012 for murder after fatally shooting davis over loud music. davis and three friends were parked in a suv. dunn, who pleaded not guilty ad

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michael dunn said it was self-defence. the trial generated a wave of emotion and support for the teen. we have that story from jacksonville. [ ♪ music ] >> jacksonville musician could have been jordan davis. frustration over the killing woke hill one night in 2012. without putting words to paper he spontaneously created this tribute to davis. [ singing ] >> the music video received more than 10,000 slews on youtube. >> you can look me in my eyes. i failed. those words were brought out of me. >> the video touched davis' parents. now we support a cocoon of people. >> just the energy and the vibe in the room is so inspiring. >> as for davis' parents, their attorney admits they are anxious. >> they are ready for closure. 12 people have to agree on murder. [ chants ] >> among the protesters, there was disagreement about what justice for jordan would mean. prosecutors hope for a first degree murder conviction. >> a just one would be that this man, michael dunn, goes prison for the rest of his life. this was cold-blooded murder.

michael dunn was getting off on lesser grounds for -- for not actually killing jordan davis, and the of black lives, the value of people of color, was yet again not valued in this decision. >> does it matter that he would be going to prison for the rest of his life? >> it does matter. i think the fact that he was found guilty definitely counts for something, but in the sense of what the value is that he killed jordan davis, being the ultimate reason for why he was on trial, and the fact that it is a mistrial, that purposefully, i think does not provide full justice for jordan davis. >> go deeper and explain why you say this verdict reflects left of a value on life of african-americans. >> right. that's a great question. in the sense of this verdict, you see in light of also trayvon martin, constantly, and constantly again, there are statistics that show when people of color are going against -- their white counterparts, the likelihood of them getting off is -- is less, so in the sense of value of black lives the balance in i have the justice system holds them accountable for the kill

michael dunn, the shooter feared for his life when he shot and killed young jordan davis in 2012. he thought davis had a gun but davis didn't. last february the jury deadlocked but a different verdict comes from a new jury. "americ"america tonight"'s sarae reports. >> we find the defendant guilty of first degree murder. >> the fate of michael dunn was once again in the hands of a florida jury. a jury comprised of eight men and four women that found 47-year-old michael dunn guilty of first degree murder for the killing of jordan davis. the verdict was reached after less than six hours of deliberations. state attorney angela cory called the verdicting gratifying. >> we're very pleased. >> after an argument over loud music in 2012. wearing a suit and tie dunn took the stand in his own defense this week. his testimony and cross-examination lasting just showrshort of two hours on tues. it was the day after thanksgiving when undunn and his then fiancee stopped at ogas station in jacksonville, florida, he said he thought his life was in danger when he fired ten times into an suv carrying

suspect is 47-year-old michael dunn. we learned a lot about it from letters tha that he wrote to relatives from jail. and he lays out his version of events. he said he had never been "so scared in his life" and he thought that the teenagers would kill him and instead he killed 17-year-old jordan davis, and he also said what he thinks about the media attention in the case. i guess its news when someone dares not to be a victim. lucy mcbath often sits in her son's room to be close to him. interpreter people always said that jordan was my shadow. he cared about people. and he had such a joy for life. interpreter the life of 17-year-old jordan davis ended in this suv in 2012. he and three friends were at a jacksonville gas station when 46-year-old michael dunn pulled alongside of him. dunn was a tourist, visiting the city with his girlfriend. he politely asked the teenagers to turn down their music, and they complied at first. interpreter the music comes back on, trouble. interpreter things quickly escalated. dunn told the p

set to begin today in a trial that is now being compared to the trayvon martin case. 47-year-old michael dunncharged with murder in the death of 17-year-old michael davis. natasha ghoneim is in jacksonville, florida, and what are some of the other details of this case? >> reporter: well, del, it was november 2012, and the defendant, michael dunn, pulled into a jacksonville gas station. he was in town for his son's wedding. he pulled up alongside an suv with four teenagers. he says the music was blaring. and he asked the teenagers to turn the music down, initialally complied. and then they turned the music back up. he said the teen threatened to kill him, he thought he saw a gun, he shot eight times into the suv, four times as the suv was backing out of the gas station, and police never found a gun in possession of the teenagers. >> what do we know about the jurors in this case? >> i can't quite hear your question. can you repeat that, del. >> what do we know about the juries? >> we don't know a lot, because we could not be in the courtroom during jury selection. were 12 jurors with four alter

watched the george zimmerman case closely, they will see the same prosecution case arguing the michael dunn case, and if in fact a verdict is given by next friday, it would be days before jordan davis was supposed to turn 19 years old. >> natasha from jacksonville, florida. thank you very much. >>> wall street seems to be regaining it's footing, at least for now. it's up 146 points. a drop-in jobless applications ahead of tomorrow's big job numbers. >>> shares of twitter are tumbling 42%. it seems to be having growing pains. the number of people using twitter grew at its slowest rate. >>> shares of green mountain coffee is up, and coke is buying stakes in the company. the companies plan to working together to produce single serve cold drinks specifically. >> gm is seeing higher profits ahead. earnings and revenue for the last months of 2013 missed analyst estimates. gm anticipates gains in north america over the next few years. >>> and the o holidays weren't joyce for retailers. many of the cuts were in the retail sector. the stores are slashing jobs because of the weak holiday shopping sal

. >> michael dunne is accused of killing unarmed black taken troy davis after the two argued over the volume of the teen's music in his car. the two were parked at a convenience store when dunne fired into the suv. dunne is not invoking stand your ground but he is claiming self defense. >>> canada and the u.s. are looking at ways to improve railways, but as oil and gas production in both countries soar, residence are concerned about explosive cargo in their community. >> reporter: never has so much oil gushed out of north america. from the shale of north dakota and here at the alberta tar sands crude is being extracted. there is a problem. getting the oil to market can be dangerous. this fireball over north dakota last year was from derailed oil tangors, and in quÉbec 47 died when a fuel train exploded in the center of town. it calls for tighter safety rules and for those living beside the rail lines more transparency of what is being cared. >> it's a small town. if a similar incident were to happen in toronto, one doesn't want to imagine the casualties that would result. >> the gover

deadlock odd the first-degree murder charge of 47-year-old michael dunn. they rejected his argument that he feared for his life when he fired into an suv filled with teenagers playing loud music. the verdict came one day before jordan davis would have turned 19. >> we will continue to stand, and we will continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> reporter: but the jury did find dunn guilty on three counts of attempted second-degree murder and shooting into an unoccupied car. each count dears with it up to a 30-year sentence. >> we're just so happy to have a little bit of closer. of closer. it's sad for mr. dunn that he will live the rest of his life in that torment. and i will pray for him. >> he must be remorseful for the killing of my son. >> reporter: the defense attorney said he would love to know what the jury was thinking. the jury refused to speak with the president after the verdict. >> he's in disbelief. and even when he sat next to me, he said how is this happening? >happening? >> reporter: the state attorney vowed to retry the second-degree murd

. >> justice would be this man michael dunne would go to prison for the rest of his life this was cold-blooded murder. >> i don't think he can get first-degree. i don't think he went to the store with up tensions to kill anyone. but i think second-degree, and attempted second-degree for the other three victims sounds fair to me. >> the jury may be hung up on that point as well. late friday afternoon the jury asked the judge if they must agree on all counts facing dunne. the judge told them that they did not but the counts they could not agree on would result for a mistrial for those counts. jay city said he's confident. >> we're still strong. you know, i just sit back and thank go god for him. >> reporter: he'll be able to sing this loud and clear if the jury convicts dunne. al jazeera, jacksonville, florida. >> a lot of workers say no to unionizing dealing a pretty big blow to unionized player. the vote was two years the making and both pro- and anti anti-union workers working. >> autos stinging blow to the united auto workers union and organized labor in general after three days of secret ba

. >> a decision has been reached in the treat of michael dunn after an argument broke out over loud music. let's go live to natasha in florida with more on this story. natasha, what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, jonathan, we have a mistrial on one count of first degree murder. >> that's the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. the defendant in this case, 47-year-old michael dunn was found guilty, three counts of attempted second degree murder. there were other teenagers in the vehicle he shot into who survived. another count, he was found guilty of shooting into a vehicle. we spoke with the davis family attorney yesterday evening, he said that the family had been bracing for a mistrial and that is exactly what happened. but, as i said, he was found guilty of -- on four different counts. after the verdict was announced, the family which had been holding hands, hugged each other and there were tears. they are going to be appearing before cameras to discuss the reaction to the case shortly. >> and natasha just to clarify, you said trayvon martin but the case is with jordan davis althou

michael dunn was convicted of first degree murders wednesday. the jury rejected his claim he fired in self defense. the family is joyful, but still full of sorrow over their son's death. >> george zimmerman may not face a second trial in the shooting of trayvon martin. according to the washington post, officials say there's not enough evidence to bring up federal civil rights charges. >> prosecutors are investigating a possible leak in the criminal probe in ferguson, missouri. a twitter post claimed grand. >>s have not seen enough evidence to arrest officer wilson who killed michael brown. the tweet has since been deleted. >> the white house condemning israel's plan to build new settlements in east jerusalem, hours after president obama met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house. both men discussing iran, isil and mideast peace, not yet clear if the president expressed displeasure in person. the chief diplomatic correspondent for news in israel is with us this morning. you were at the white house yesterday. what was th

a guilty verdict could put michael dunn in prison for life, over shooting jordan davis. he had no choice but to stand his ground. "america tonight"'s correspondent sarah hoye brings us up to date. >> as a nation waited for a verdict in the so-called loud music trial the jury hit a wall in the deliberations and were sent back to their hotel for the evening. mike dunn was indicted in 2012 for murder after fatally shooting 17-year-old jordan davis during a dispute over loud music. dunn and his fiancee stopped at a gas station in central florida where davis and his friends were parked in an suv. the jury heard from the fiancee. >> what did the defendant say? >> i hate that music. >> i hate that music. i heard pop pop pop. >> you got back in the passenger side of the car. did you see a firearm at that point in time? >> yes, michael was putting it into the glove box. >> throughout deliberations, jurors asked to watch that surveillance video twice. >> and with two hands -- >> during closing argument, assistant state attorney john guy told jurors the case wasn't about self defen

file out from the michael dunne trial. we have word out on the streets and social media. >> a new u.n. report lays out the brutality of life in north korea. this is the report on the secretive state on the unrights panel. evidence of people being abducted, mass starvation without the country. systemic extermination of families and crimes against humanity. north korea rejected the accusation and says they are based on. hostile forces. we have more now. >> reporter: a north korean defector weeps as she recalls the oppression that they are family faced before she escaped. many witnesses asked for their identities to be withheld. there have been investigations of human rights in north korea but never one as comprehensive as this. getting a clear picture of what goes on in the secretive state, how people cope with depravation and starvation is difficult. the international commission of inchoirry found torture, execution, systemic rape and abduction of foreigners. many of these crimes against humanity all part of a planned syste

deadlocked on the first degree murder charge against 47-year-old michael dunn.y rejected his argument that he feared for his life when he fired in to an suv filled with teenagers playing loud music. the verdict came one day before jordan davis would have turned 19. >> we will continue to stand and we will continue to wait for justice for jordan. >> reporter: but they did find dunn guilt on three counts of attempted second degree murder. and another charge for shooting in to an occupied car. each count of second degree murder carries with it up to a 30 year sentence with a 20-year mandatory minimum. >> we are so very happy to have just a little bit of closure. it's -- it's sad for mr. dunn that he will live the rest of his life in that sense of torment. and i will pray for him. >> he must be remorseful for the killing of my son. >> reporter: dunn's attorney says he would love to know what the jury was thinking they refuse today speak to reporters following the verdict. >> he's in disbelief. it's not sunk in when he sat next to me he said how is this happening. >>

. >>> after the verdict, the mistrial of the michael dunn murder trial, what it means, to the criminal justice system. i'll talk to reverend jesse jackson. >>> ski season in the west, the tom on california. >>> and true nature of attack dogs. our series tonight continues with surprising new evident from science and technology correspondent jake ward. >> and we begin tonight with a syria peace talks. they've hit a roadblock breaking down over the weekend. and today the blame game continues. the u.s. accusing syrian president bashar al-assad, and the diplomatic wrestling continues, so is the suffering. richelle carey is here with that. richelle,. >> it all comes down to people. syrian, millions are refugees, crossing borders. pictures shows us the human struggle playing out in the desert. these are the images we see from syria of the shelling, the suffering. they only tell part of the story. these people tell the other. a steady stream of refugees free the war torn country, by the hundreds of thousands. they walk across the desert. pictures of these show wave after wave, children like ma

the defendant in this case, 47-year-old michael dunn was found guilty, three counts of attempted second degree murder. there were other teenagers in the vehicle he shot into who

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why did they decide to put michael dunn up? >> that's a very good question and there is a very stark difference between the zimmerman case and this case. >> difference is that the prosecutors in the zimmerman case made a serious error. they took self-serving statements of mr. zimmerman and the evidence code would prevent them from being introduced and the prosecution put those on telling the entire defense and the defendant zimmerman didn't have to take the stand after that. in this case, mr. dunn has to get on the stand. it's an affirmative defense claiming self defense. the defense has no other witnesses or evidence to show self defense. so mr. dunn has basically compelled even though he has a 5th amendment right not to take the stand, he basically has to take the stand in order to put forward this claim of self defense. so they didn't really have a choice. mr. dunn had to testify the way he has, and they have to make the argument that he was defending himself. the problem, again, is going to come back to credibility and the

it was jordan davis who was killed two years ago by michael dunne. a court ruled against dunne. good to see you. >> thank you, my pleasure. >> what are you saying to those assembled in geneva during your trip? >> we are saying that there is racial discrimination that is going on right here in america, and our federal government and our state government, it doesn't seem that they have no idea how to change that. these outbreaks that? out, people are losing lives. young people in america of color are afraid to go out of their house because they think that they're being targeted not only by law enforcement, but targeted by average citizens that are now allowed to walk around with guns due to laws of the land called stand your ground. they are now allowed to walk around with handguns. >> tell me what it is that you hope to accomplish on this trip? >> well, we have a chance to talk to global bodies. these people, they talk all around the world. when you talk to global bodies they're able to take the report and be very precise. when they talk to the representatives from the united sta

michael dunn shot into a car jordan and his friend were sitting in, upset about loud music. one jury acquitted him. a second sentenced him to life. mr davis, i know you are coming through a difficult week yourself, this is the anniversary of your son's pass of course, and i know you share the depreef of the brown family that you have been connected to and frustration. the browns did not see the case come to trial. >> i understand. you know, 23 november was the second anniversary of my son jordan davis's death and emotions were running high. with this decision it was a worse time for me and my family. they didn't get a chance to go to trial to tell their story and have the public see what happened to their child. it's incredibly insensitive of the law enforcement in ferguson to not afford them to go to trial, and have the story told. >> did you have communication with the family. i know you have been close to michael brown's father as well. did you have communication, did they have a sense of what is coming down? >> yes. all last week me and mike brown were texting each other

every right of self defense, and i took it. >> reporter: michael dunn repeated the sentiment at everypportunity, as he testified in his own defense. in an emotional moment, the 47-year-old florida software engineer said that he was concerned not only about his safety, but that of his fiancee. she had gone inside of the store to buy a bottle of wine. >> it was not just my life i was worried about. >> he saw what looked like a barrel of a shotgun. davis opened the suv door and was threatening to kill him. >> i was in fear for my life. and i was probably stunned. >> reporter: during cross-examination, the prosecution argued that dunn sprayed bullets into the suv with four unarmed teenagers inside. they asked why he kept firing at the suv, even as the driver was backing away. dunn said that he kept shooting at the teens to keep their heads down, he didn't shoot to kill. but the prosecutor noted that there was no gun or sign that anyone had shot at him. >> you could have imagined the gun. >> anything is possible, sir, it's not likely, but between his threats and actions, they're reinforcin

. >>> jurors are struggling notice fourth day of deliberations during the michael dunn murder trial, cused of killing an unarmed teenager. it has highlighted race, guns and standard of care stand your ground laws. outside the courthouse in jacksonville. what's happening today? >> let's recap. michael done is facing five charges in the death of 17-year-old jordan davis. three counts of attempted murder. there were three other teens in that s.u.v., and one count of shooting into a vehicle. late this afternoon, the jury sent a note to the judge saying they had reached a unanimous verdict on four counts but not on the first degree murder count. so, the judge brought the jury back into the courtroom and gave them what's called an allen charge. he told them: this is your final attempt. go back into that courtroom -- or go back into the jury room and deliberate and try to come back with a verdict. it's unclear, jonathan, how much longer they are going to deliberate this evening. they have been at it since 9:00 o'clock this morning. >> so still no clear verdict, no clearance of how this will

. >> michael dunn is awaiting retrial in may. what do you think about the status of what has happened with him, the shooter of your son? into well, retrying him on the one charge out of 5 was a shooting death of my son. they did find him guilty on the other four charges. they found him guilty of in a separate act going to the back of the vehicle and shooting unarmed teenagers in the car. >> do you believe that your son will have justice? >> i believe so. i believe there is an outcry in this nation where a gentleman can shoot at unarmed children and prove that these children are unarmed because if the children had a gun it would have been the gun found number one. number two is if somebody had a gun and aimed it at you and you are in the car with your fiance, you never spoke a word of a weapon. you had hours and hours of speaking about a weapon and you never said one word about a weapon. so, that tells me that you knew that there was not a gun, but you are trying to justify your actions. >> you testified before the commission toda

michael dunn must prove he acted in self-defense when he opened fire over loud music. natasha guinane is there. >> thanks to letters he sent to relatives from jail, i have a better case of self defense than george zimmerman and if george zimmerman were acquitted in his trial it would bode well for him. now keep in mind with a stand your ground defense a weapon need not be present. the defendant must only prove he or she had a reasonable fear that his or her life was in danger. dunn shot 52 a van in 2012. he told his lawyer, i have never been so scared in my life. they were threatening to kill me. >> do we know what the response of the parents were? >> jordan's mother joined trayvon martin's mother last yore on capitol hill. they testified before a senate judiciary committee on the impact stand your ground laws had on the nation. actually prevailed in a civil suit against dunn. they sued him because of defamatory comments he made against their sop. they are committed no matter what comes out in this trial to safeguarding the reputation of jordan davis. >> natasha as we

we're looking at cases pike the treyvon martin case, this michael dunn case to address this issue.researchers, professor is working alongside the task force to look at statistics which bear out whether there are disproportionate determine is as in the use of self defense in stand your ground states along racial lines, to what extent do these disparities exist. >> thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you very much for having me. >> in washington, d.c., some retirees with a lot of experience at demonstrations are now taking a stand on gun control. as lisa stark reports, they are out every week to make their point about mass shootings across the u.s. >> it is all too familiar, and yet shockingly horrifying. newscasters again reporting another mass shooting, this time at a cole movie theater. >> at least 15 people are dead, 50 others are injured. >> we decided it was time to do something. >> incensed by the gun violence, these women dusted off their protest shoes. >> we had been out on the sheet for against the vietnam war, civil rights, against aids discrimination, women's rig

. >>> michael dunn is testifying, taking the stand in his own defense.he man accused of shooting jordan davis, an unarmed teenager. closing arguments in that case could take place today. many are comparing this trial to the trayvon martin case. >>> and deliberations in the corruption trial of former new orleans mayor were supposed to be in their second day today. but an unexpected event has put things on hold. ben what happened? >> reporter: -- sigh across the city of new orleans, as many people did expect a verdict from the jury. but both sides were here, kind of milling about, the jurors sort of came in, one by one, and then they were missing one juror, even an hour and 15 minutes after they were supposed to be there. so the judge said, look, we're not going to have deliberations today. everybody was expecting a verdict on the 21 counts against ray nagan, but that is on hold now, so we'll have to wait until tomorrow at 9:00. no word on what happened to the juror. we'll have to see tomorrow morning if that person returns. there are four alternates in th

. ♪ >>> it is day three of deliberations in the case of michael dunn, the florida man charged with killingyear-old jordan davis in the dispute over loud rap music. 12 jurors will decide whether to convict dunn of first degree murder. he claimed self-defense. >>> phoenix veterans in need are all coming together. the annual event has government and community organizations all in one place. they are offering everything from medical services to haircuts. what is this event all about? >> reporter: well, del, this really is a one-stop shop for those veterans who are homeless or at risk, because they have all the of the services under one roof here. it is the largest standown in the country. we're expecting 1500 veterans coming through these doors already. this gives you a sense of all of the services they have here. we have a box full of clothes that veterans can go through. all of the tables back here are the benefits. veterans can get their social security benefits, check on their medical benefits, and they have showers and beds set up here. this is an annual event, but this year they are mark

michael dunn is planning on using a stand your ground defense.in a letter he sent to a relative from jail, he says his attorney tells him, he has a better case of self defense than zimmerman. >> lucy mcbath often sits in her son's room to feel closer to him. >> people used to say jordan was my shadow. he cared about people. and he had such a joy for life. >> the life of 17-year-old jordan davis ended in this s.u.v. in 2012. he and three friends were at a jacksonville gas station when 46-year-old michael dunn pulled alongside they will. he was a tour rift visiting the city with his girlfriend. during an interview he said he politely asked the teenagers to turn down their music. they complied at first. >> the music comes back on. you know, i am just like live and let live and i don't need any trouble. >> things quickly escalated. dunn told police he pulled out a gun because he thought the teenagers had one, too. >> this guy goes down on the ground and comes up with something. i thought it was a shotgun. and he goes, your dead (bleep) quicker than a

a florida jury is now on day four i in deliberations of the trial of michael dunn he killed a teen after they argued over the volume of news anything his car. >>> four people dead in i understand neesha after volcano erupts. seven airports closed with ash problems being sucked in to engines. "real money" is up next on al jazerra america. good job, a home for your family, a better future for your children. somewhere along the way, that reality. >> paycheck to paycheck. enough? treadmill. >> to keep middle class families from falling behind. >> people are struggling today. >> their struggle is the story of today's america, a country that counts on those in the middle to lead on the path to prosperity. i am ali velshi.

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