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jean casarez, thank you so much. let's move on and talk about baltimore. new video just in to cnn of the arrest of freddie gray. let me somehow yo this. he's the 25-year-old baltimore man whose death in police custody has sparked this new round of fierce protests against police brutality. this is another piece of video. this is amateur video obtained by our tv affiliate there. it shows gray -- you can hear some of this too. appears to show him being placed in these leg restraints after his initial arrest. gray ultimately went into a coma and died a week after this was taken. the new footage emerging as protesters are getting ready to demonstrate again this evening. it has been now three days since freddie gray died. now the justice department has launched its own investigation into how he suffered a severed spinal cord after police arrested him on april 12th. this comes as gray's family is hoping to receive his body today. his relatives were among the demonstrators who marched on baltimore police buildings. protesters have been demanding the arrest of the
jean casarez, thank you so much. let's move on and talk about baltimore. new video just in to cnn of the arrest of freddie gray. let me somehow yo this. he's the 25-year-old baltimore man whose death in police custody has sparked this new round of fierce protests against police brutality. this is another piece of video. this is amateur video obtained by our tv affiliate there. it shows gray -- you can hear some of this too. appears to show him being placed in these leg restraints after his...
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jean casarez is with me. we're hearing from the faa, they're officially reporting it was a pressurization problem. >> we just got that in. a pressurization problem. but here's what we know. it was united flight number 5622. it left chicago this morning at 9:32 a.m. it was bound for connecticut. it made that emergency landing in buffalo, new york, at 11:40. we originally heard because a passenger lost consciousness. now we're hearing that there was a pressurization problem. we're also learning from flight trader 24 some more information. this is according to them. there was steep descent of that aircraft. it took them from 38,000 feet to 10,000 feet in about three minutes. what we're learning now, one person loss of consciousness. so that emergency landing was made in buffalo. that person was treated with emergency personnel. they were released. now the issue is 75 more passengers getting to hartford connecticut. >> okay. stay with me jean casarez, as you get more information. one of our aviation analysts pilo
jean casarez is with me. we're hearing from the faa, they're officially reporting it was a pressurization problem. >> we just got that in. a pressurization problem. but here's what we know. it was united flight number 5622. it left chicago this morning at 9:32 a.m. it was bound for connecticut. it made that emergency landing in buffalo, new york, at 11:40. we originally heard because a passenger lost consciousness. now we're hearing that there was a pressurization problem. we're also...
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cnn's jean casarez has more on the 25-year-old's new life behind bars. >> reporter: convicted murderer hernandez may be known for wearing 81 with the new england patriots but now has a new mub with the massachusetts department of correctiones with his first full day of processing complete at mci cedar junction, maximum security facility down the road from where he played in the nfl. next day will have medical assessments and full evoevaluatn including his state of mind. he mouthed the words, you're wrong and told a service days before, i'm getting out of here. and when i do, get a hold of obama and tell him you should be doing security at the white house. hernandez is awaiting trial for a double murder in boston where the motive prosecutors say was anger over a spilled drink. >> how do you plead this indictment, gimty or not guilt oo. >> once hernandez is processed, he will be brought to the correctional center where his actions will be documented 24 hours a day by 366 surveillance cameras, much like the video evidence captured in his own home used against him during the trial. he will
cnn's jean casarez has more on the 25-year-old's new life behind bars. >> reporter: convicted murderer hernandez may be known for wearing 81 with the new england patriots but now has a new mub with the massachusetts department of correctiones with his first full day of processing complete at mci cedar junction, maximum security facility down the road from where he played in the nfl. next day will have medical assessments and full evoevaluatn including his state of mind. he mouthed the...
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jean casarez, cnn, new york. >> joining me now cnn legal analysts and "boston globe" columnist. i want to get to these other criminal charges he faces in a minute. today's verdict were you surprised at all? >> not really although this was not an open and shut case. there was no eyewitness. there was no clear motive on or about than aaron hernandez is one crazy angry person. but, you know it was a strong circumstantial case. hernandez was so stupid as to leave his own home security system on which showed him with what prosecutors argued was the murder weapon. so yes it was a strong case but it was by no means an obvious one and that's why the jury was out for seven days. >> the fact that hernandez's defense attorney admitted for the first time in his closing argument hernandez was presents for odin lloyd's killing but didn't shoot him did that end up backfiring? >> it's hard to tell unless you hear it from the jurors and today we heard from the jurors. a number of them used the term it corroborated the other evidence we had, so arguably yes, it did. unlike jeff i was a little sur
jean casarez, cnn, new york. >> joining me now cnn legal analysts and "boston globe" columnist. i want to get to these other criminal charges he faces in a minute. today's verdict were you surprised at all? >> not really although this was not an open and shut case. there was no eyewitness. there was no clear motive on or about than aaron hernandez is one crazy angry person. but, you know it was a strong circumstantial case. hernandez was so stupid as to leave his own home...
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jean casarez is out front. >> reporter: a spring vacation for the family in the u.s. virgin islands was supposed to be a tropical paradise. but just hours after checking into their st. john's condo, the family of four thought they had food poisoning. paramedics were called to the delaware family's villa on march 20th, after steve fell unconscious. his wife and two sons began having seizures. the family was rushed to a hospital in nearby st. thomas and then air lifted to the united states after it appeared they had been exposed to a lethal pesticide. >> it's a potent neurotoxin. epa banned its use for indoor applications all the way back in 1984. >> reporter: ignoring epa regulations, federal investigators say meth ill bromide was sprayed on the first floor of the condo to kill bugs. but the fumes reached the second floor where the family was staying. >> this is a very stoptopics pesticide. >> reporter: steve is now out of his coma and improving. his two sons are still both listed in critical condition. his wife is out of the hospital and undergoing therapy. indoor use
jean casarez is out front. >> reporter: a spring vacation for the family in the u.s. virgin islands was supposed to be a tropical paradise. but just hours after checking into their st. john's condo, the family of four thought they had food poisoning. paramedics were called to the delaware family's villa on march 20th, after steve fell unconscious. his wife and two sons began having seizures. the family was rushed to a hospital in nearby st. thomas and then air lifted to the united states...
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jean casarez is "out front." >> reporter: convicted murderer aaron hernandez may be known for wearing the new england patriots but now, he has a new number the massachusetts department of corrections. with his first full day of processing completed at mci cedar junction a maximum security facility down the road from where he played in the nfl,le next 30 days will involve placement tests, medical assessments and a full mental evaluation. doctors also will look at his state of mind. he mouthed the words "you're wrong" after the verdict came in and told a escort several days before i'm gonna get out of here and when i do i'm going to get ahold of obama, tell him you should be doing security at the white house. hernandez is still awaiting trial for a double murder in boston where the motive prosecutors say was anger over a spilled drink. >> how do you plead this indictment? are you guilty or not guilty? >> not guilty. >> reporter: once her nap dez is processed, he will be brought to the correctional center where his actions will be documented 24 hours a day by 366 surveillance cameras, mu
jean casarez is "out front." >> reporter: convicted murderer aaron hernandez may be known for wearing the new england patriots but now, he has a new number the massachusetts department of corrections. with his first full day of processing completed at mci cedar junction a maximum security facility down the road from where he played in the nfl,le next 30 days will involve placement tests, medical assessments and a full mental evaluation. doctors also will look at his state of...
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jean casarez, cnn new york. >>> joining me out front our legal analyst mark o'mara.nse attorney who represented george zimmerman. >> her story is fascinating. she's a fascinating person. she comes from a family of police officers. that is one fact of her background. you were defending freddie gray as our guest at the top of the program is would you be concerned about that? would you think that that would prevent you from getting a fair hearing? >> well it's not just that she has family members who are police officers, but it's still that question that came up in ferguson which is whether or not prosecutors should be investigating their own officers. even though the african american community may be less krnd with this prosecutor than they were with mccullough, the question still remains of whether or not we need to have an independent prosecutor to come in and look at this case completely independently. in this case as i said in ferguson we should have an independent prosecutor. >> so you think that's the way to go. at this point they've made their decision. they're
jean casarez, cnn new york. >>> joining me out front our legal analyst mark o'mara.nse attorney who represented george zimmerman. >> her story is fascinating. she's a fascinating person. she comes from a family of police officers. that is one fact of her background. you were defending freddie gray as our guest at the top of the program is would you be concerned about that? would you think that that would prevent you from getting a fair hearing? >> well it's not just that...
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joining me is cnn correspondent jean casarez, who's been following up on this case and jean what's fascinating is the defense tried to make it seem as if aaron hernandez was simply along for the ride he had no role in this but it seems the jury bought the prosecution argument not only was he a along for the ride he was the one who was the ring leader the one at the wheel of the car, the one who got the gun, who also called his friends and then essentially carried out this murder. >> that is really the definition of a circumstantial case right, because they had the text messages they had the telephone pinging, the video surveillance inside the house that we see now that jurors believe he was holding that gun. you know early on in this case one of the jurors was dismissed because she said there's not a murder weapon and without a murder weapon i can't convict someone. well this jury today said they didn't need that murder weapon. that they looked at the other evidence and that was all they needed. deb, i also want to tell you that while aaron hernandez was being sentenced we got word from the su
joining me is cnn correspondent jean casarez, who's been following up on this case and jean what's fascinating is the defense tried to make it seem as if aaron hernandez was simply along for the ride he had no role in this but it seems the jury bought the prosecution argument not only was he a along for the ride he was the one who was the ring leader the one at the wheel of the car, the one who got the gun, who also called his friends and then essentially carried out this murder. >> that...
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and jean casarez, you've been covering this case here. the victim impact statements from a legal standpoint unnecessary here. the sentence was mandatory given the jury verdict. just because they are legally unnecessary doesn't mean they are unimportant in a case like this. >> victims bill of rights, victims have rights. part of that are victim impact statements. they form part of the record of this case. so they are very important legally. when we look at this, the defense is going to appeal this verdict. and that's why we just have gotten news from the suffolk county district attorney's office. he's charged with two counts of first-degree murder from july of 2012 -- >> unrelated to this case. this was a separate double homicide that he's been charged in that he was going to face after this. go on. >> correct. what we just learned -- they came out saying the trial date set of may 28th has now been canceled. other date has not been set but they do believe that a new date will be announced in the coming days. so this is an important prosecu
and jean casarez, you've been covering this case here. the victim impact statements from a legal standpoint unnecessary here. the sentence was mandatory given the jury verdict. just because they are legally unnecessary doesn't mean they are unimportant in a case like this. >> victims bill of rights, victims have rights. part of that are victim impact statements. they form part of the record of this case. so they are very important legally. when we look at this, the defense is going to...
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he spoke with jean casarez here at cnn and said no matter his job at the camp groening should be held responsible for the innocent people killed in auschwitz's gas chambers including cline's own father. >> i first want to talk to you about this trial going on right now. how does it affect you? >> you know it is really personal for me because at the age of 16 i was shipped out to auschwitz. of course we didn't know about this. we had no idea where we were going. and my father was killed there. then i hear that an ex-ss soldier or officer is going to be tried. i really am very interested of how the outcome will be. my feeling is that people are saying oh he's 93 years old, poor old man, what's going to happen to him. that's not the way to look at it as far as i'm concerned. this old man was 23 years old 70 years ago, and he was part of the ss. he probably joined the ss as a volunteer. he knew that the ss was involved in mass killings in every country that the nazis overran in europe. and so just because he had a desk job and he wasn't one of those soldiers that threw the poison gas cani
he spoke with jean casarez here at cnn and said no matter his job at the camp groening should be held responsible for the innocent people killed in auschwitz's gas chambers including cline's own father. >> i first want to talk to you about this trial going on right now. how does it affect you? >> you know it is really personal for me because at the age of 16 i was shipped out to auschwitz. of course we didn't know about this. we had no idea where we were going. and my father was...
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jean casarez is outfront. >> reporter: it's a toxic chemical ruled to dangerous it's been banned since 1984 because of its harmful effects on human beings. >> it's a potent neurotoxin. there's been a movement to recommend it's not used at all. >> reporter: it's used by a fumigation company in the u.s. virgin islands have made a father of four ill after they inhaled the fumes. they had no condo beneath them had been sprayed with the toxic chemical a day before they arrived. three of them remain hospitalized. two in critical condition. why is methyl bromide still being used on fruits and vegetables across america. it's used to prevent bugs fungus and weeds from damaging crops. more is used for strawberries than any other kracalifornia crop. it effects the ozone layer which protects the earth from harmful radiation. there's been a gradual decline, cnn has been told it hasn't been tracked by the department since 2000. kra california is the leader in the country when it comes to using the pesticide. >> the reason for that is the crops are grown on a year round basis. >> reporter: advocates
jean casarez is outfront. >> reporter: it's a toxic chemical ruled to dangerous it's been banned since 1984 because of its harmful effects on human beings. >> it's a potent neurotoxin. there's been a movement to recommend it's not used at all. >> reporter: it's used by a fumigation company in the u.s. virgin islands have made a father of four ill after they inhaled the fumes. they had no condo beneath them had been sprayed with the toxic chemical a day before they arrived....
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jean casarez, cnn, new york. >> for the legal view now, i want to bring in analyst paul callan and joeysee both of you guys. my first question, how will the verdict in this case, the olin lloyd case impact the next murder trial, joey? >> ultimately what happens, randi, every case has to live and die on its own merits. technically speaking when you have one case, the double murder itself, prosecutors certainly may try to get in the murder case by saying it goes to motive, it goes to intent and it goes to a common plan in that double murder case and that is the conviction. likely the judge will not allow it, randi, because very prejudicial. it needs to be determined and the jury is going to ebe asked to weigh the case based upon the evidence there. the other question is, how will it affect the wrongful death action. that, of course, is another story. here's why, briefly. and after the criminal case has concluded, you will know there is liability. the standard of proof is by a preponderance of the evidence, because you're dealing with money. in a criminal case, very high standard beyond a
jean casarez, cnn, new york. >> for the legal view now, i want to bring in analyst paul callan and joeysee both of you guys. my first question, how will the verdict in this case, the olin lloyd case impact the next murder trial, joey? >> ultimately what happens, randi, every case has to live and die on its own merits. technically speaking when you have one case, the double murder itself, prosecutors certainly may try to get in the murder case by saying it goes to motive, it goes to...
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jean casarez is with me.a, they're officially reporting it was a pressurization problem. >> we just got that in. a pressurization problem. but here's what we know. it was united flight number 5622. it left chicago this
jean casarez is with me.a, they're officially reporting it was a pressurization problem. >> we just got that in. a pressurization problem. but here's what we know. it was united flight number 5622. it left chicago this
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also with us cnn correspondent jean casarez, all very knowledgeable about this case. but susan, i want to stay with you. you have been up there for the last four months watching the intricate details of this case. aaron hernandez, so charismatic, and yet when the first guilty verdict was read, he didn't really flinch. he stood there as he always has, but that began to change i believe as you noticed? >> yeah. he looked stunned. he certainly didn't show any emotion but the first thing he did when he had the opportunity was to look past his lawyers to look at his mother and his fiancee say who started crying even before the verdict was read. by now they were openly weeping. and he kept looking back at them, looking back at them, and trying to mouth the words it appeared as though he said be strong. don't worry. but he also glanced over at the mother at that point, the victim's mother, ursula ward, to me one of the most lasting images. when first-degree murder was read she looked up and did this with her fist as though to say, thank god. she's a very religious woman and
also with us cnn correspondent jean casarez, all very knowledgeable about this case. but susan, i want to stay with you. you have been up there for the last four months watching the intricate details of this case. aaron hernandez, so charismatic, and yet when the first guilty verdict was read, he didn't really flinch. he stood there as he always has, but that began to change i believe as you noticed? >> yeah. he looked stunned. he certainly didn't show any emotion but the first thing he...
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joining me now, jean casarez, and also our senior legal analyst danny cevallos.have mel robbins. we're getting people together as fast as we can. thanks so much. we have susan candiotti inside the courthouse right now await tag awaiting that verdict. seven days of deliberations. mel, i'll start with you. why did it take so long and is there any clue in that as to what this verdict might be? >> not necessarily, carol. good morning. you know just yesterday i was on with paul callen and we were convinced there would be a hung jury. the fact that there is a verdict is very interesting. there have been many very famous cases that have been out for seven days eight days nine days and so it's anybody's guess at this point whether we're going to see a conviction or an acquittal on the murder charges. of course what we're looking at is murder one which would require the prosecutor to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was either planning or that there was such cruelty to the killing that to find him guilty. there's also murder two, which does not require the plann
joining me now, jean casarez, and also our senior legal analyst danny cevallos.have mel robbins. we're getting people together as fast as we can. thanks so much. we have susan candiotti inside the courthouse right now await tag awaiting that verdict. seven days of deliberations. mel, i'll start with you. why did it take so long and is there any clue in that as to what this verdict might be? >> not necessarily, carol. good morning. you know just yesterday i was on with paul callen and we...