officer ceasar goodson, the one driving the van when freddie gray died.ad to his death. he's charged with murder. three counts of manslaughter, and also assault in connection with the death of freddie gray. now his attorneys are arguing tonight that the prosecutors have withheld a critical piece of evidence which they have just found out about and wait until you hear the prosecution's explanation. joining me now, author idala and mark ig eiglarsh. six cops have been blamed for negs. assault, murder. there was another man placed in the van, dontae allen, what has come out now, on the eve of officer good son's trial, is that allen had a conversation with the prosecution, and told the prosecution, freddie gray was thrashing around in the back of this car. he suffered his injury, thanks to his own actions. and that the prosecution did not reveal this discussion with a key witness in the case to the defense, and the only reason they found out about it is because one week ago dontae allen's attorney called up ceasar goodson's cop's lawyer, and said, you need to

ceasar goodson is accused of second degree murder.e of any of the cops in the arrest and death of gray. edward nero was acquitted last month. >>> florida wildlife officials say they are sure the alligator that attacked a toddler at the disney world resort has been killed. 2-year-old lane graves was wading in a lagoon when the alligator pulled him into the water. searchers found the boy's body the next day. >>> time for an early start on your money. markets mixed. asian markets closed higher. european stocks slightly higher. stock futures in the green. we are keeping an eye on the voting in the u.k. on the question whether to exit the eu. will the u.k. stay or leave the eu? and wall street is trading cautiously. the dow lost 49 points yesterday. the nasdaq ended lower. >>> tesla closed 11% lower after the electric car company proposed buying the company solar city. we are keeping an eye on stocks today. especially tomorrow. the vote expected to come in before the opening bell tomorrow. rumor has it if there is a vote to leave the eu, i

reporter: i'll tell you what, craig, while many people weren't necessarily surprised that officer ceasar goodsont punch. the judge basically told the state they have not met the burden of proof to uphold any of the charges against officer goodson. the state told the entire world that freddie gray died as a result of a rough ride, now prove it. there are few things at the heart of the case that the state needed to prove. that when freddie gray was unseat belted but handcuffed, that he was intentionally taken for a ride to harm him. officer goodson who was driving the van would have known that freddie gray was in need of serious medical help. observers would say as this was the trial of all trials in this case. he faced the most serious of the charges. that now he's been acquitted, it may throw in jeopardy the trials of the remaining officers charged in this case. outside of the courtroom, there weren't hundreds of protestors. there were a few dozen. there was some chanting, some folks holding signs. i talked to one woman in particular whose brother died while in police custody. she said when it c

officer ceasar goodson is only officer pacing murder charges and driving the police van that gray was placed at. he died of a spinal cord injury. the rough side -- the trial is scheduled to resume tomorrow. >> still to come tonight a head up if you ride metro. >> how the transit agency is hoping to avoid a above of pea pears during the next phase of retears. >> heads up facebook is now allowing advertisers to track your shopping habits. and we mean more than online purchases. hey, sue. >> i noticed that shawn a looked at all of a sudden are on facebook and tonight we're tracking more showers and rumbles of thunder especially across the northern and western suburbs and i'll put these in motion because these are capable of sdroping heavy reign and they'll be around overnight and there's also a particularly strong storm across southern s st. mary county i'll show you that on radar and timing it all out for you because tomorrow night looks like we could see some significantly heavy rain and maybe some damaging storms always well. so all of that and your weekend forecast coming up in just

officer ceasar goodson is third of six officers to stand trial and only one facing murder charges and goodson was driving police van when tros cuteers suffer a cord injury. if convicted the officer could face up to 30 years in prison. >> still to come a possible plot to attack the department of homeland squarety. >> tonight what led investigators to this man who has high -- a high security clearance. >> and plus doctors were worried that a woman was showing symptom of a stroke. but it was actually a problem caused by her smart hope to, we'll explain. >> here's a look at some of the other stories on the run down. news at 11 will be right back >> planning to attack the federal agency. that's what prosecutors are trying to figure out. they found a gun, knife and other weapons inside his backpack. now he works in the office of intelligence and analysis. according to federal korment court documents investigators believe he hey have been planning to attack senior officials in the building. . >> well, prince is not the father. dna shows colorado prison inmate is not singer's son. he claimed

. >> closing arguments wrapped up today in the ceasar goodson trial the baltimore police officer facing most serious charge related to the death of freddie gray. goodson was driving police van when gray suffered a fatal spinal injury and a judge will decide the fate and verdict is expected this week. >> all right a big change for trump campaign today donald trump fired converseial campaign manager and korey lieu do you ski got the news this morning if you recall he was charged with badry in march after confrontation with a female reporter. at the time donald trump said he believed in lieu endow sk innocence and today his firing was a long time coming and the campaign needed to gets everyone on the same page. >> all right. all you costco customers out there. changes are coming your way. we'll tell you how a new policy will affect the way you pay. >> i hope this does not aekt the free samples. >> remember that. >> and you can have three tickets waiting for you from tucker master why and how to find them . >> take a look at that mattel nailed it with a new game developer barbie. she's part

officer ceasar goodson, jr. the van driver acquitted. officer edward nero acquit 8d.fficer william porter, mistrial after the jury failed to reach a verdict. >> i absolutely think the state's attorney's office should have a gut check moment today and decide, is it worth going forward? >> reporter:fall small groups of demonstrators, showed disapproval of the ruling today, but there were no signs of the violence that rocked in the spring of last year. instead, signs of moving forward a. burned down cvs the epicenter of the unrest has since reopened. the leadership saw widespread criticism of efforts the contain the writing and even more reforms are needed. the baltimore states attorney says she will not comment until all the cases are tried. ron mott, nbc news, baltimore. >>> in mississippi, authorities are hunting for two murder suspects they say pulled off a darie escape in -- daring escape from a jamie. a daring cliff hanger with the power to send shock waves around the world. the impact felt here in the u.s. one of our biggest global partners, great britain, is hold

thursday the third baltimore police officer goyl on trial for the death of freddie gray. 46-year-old ceasar goodson faces serious charges of six officers charged in gray's death. during a pretrail hearing today goodson waived right to jury trial and instead put his fate in hands of judge. judge barry williams. the trial starts thursday. >> big primaries today and hel hill goes in >> associated press says she has enough delegates to clinch the nomination. clinton says there's work to be done in the 6th state voting today and president obama could endorse clinton in the next few days. bernie sanders says despite the news about the nomination his campaign will go to the party cop vengs in july. >> meanwhile the u.s. supreme court will hear another case involving virginia controversial redistricting. the case involves a plan approved in 2011 which challenges claim black voters were packed into certain state house district to reduce their influence state wixtd the high court will hear this case in the fall. this is the second time supreme court has taken up a virginia redistricting case just last month

. >> reporter: prosecutors say officer ceasar goodson jr., the police van's driver, intentionally tooktty gray on a 45-minute rough ride to jail. deputy states attorney michael scatzow blamed goodson for not ensuring the 25-year-old was wearing a seat belt. "there was no good reason not to belt him in," he told the judge, "except to bounce him around." after a number of injuries suffered by people in transport vans, baltimore police had been reiterating to officers that prisoners be seat belted in. prosecutors allege goodson ignored the rule. but officer goode son's attorney, andrew graham, told the judge prisoners are virtually never belted saying gray's death was a freakish accident and that conducting a good officer to "satisfy a desire to have someone to blame will just make a tragic situ death last year exposed long-simmering tension between baltimore police and the community. riots erupted after his funeral. more than two00 police officers were hurt. more than a dozen buildings and business were torched. the state's attorney's decision to charge the officers brought some measure

. >> reporter: baltimore police officer, ceasar goodson, found not guilty of all charges, including second degree murder in the death of freddie gray. judge barry williams said did he not believe the 46 year old defendant intends today harm gray. >> clearly, the state failed to present evidence efficient convince this judge. >> good son was driving the police trans for the van the day gray arrested, accused of nos ensuring his passenger safety, not calling for medical assistance, 25 year old died a week later. >> good son, is the thirds baltimore police officer, charged in the high profile case, he was the only one charged with murder. >> but foolishness, at the ends of the day, i feel i'm justice cussed. >> during good-sons' trial, accuse the officer of intentionally giving gray a rough ride causing his fatal spine injury. defense argued that gray caused his own injuries by falling inside the van, and that the suspect never appeared injured until the final stop, when a medic was called. gray's death sparked violent protests in april 2015, multiple police agencies and the national guard ar

closing arguments concluded monday for officer ceasar goodson.the officer who drove the police van freddie gray was inside when he was injured. that injury ulimately lead to his death. prosecutors say that officer caesar goodson intentionally took gray on a so-called "rough ride." the defense claims goodson drove the van safely and responsibly. judge barry williams will announce his verdict thursday morning. right now-- a neighborhood is on edge-- as police look for the man who sexually assaulted a woman inside her home. it happed north and glebe road in arlington. the woman told police she was able to break free from the attacker and lock herself in a bathroom. the attacker reportedly ran off when she screamed for help. police are asking anyone in the ballston area around two o-clock sunday morning... and saw a man in a gray hooded sweatshirt and dark pants to contact police. it's xx and we're just getting started. frustration mounting on frustration mounting on capitol hill as several gun control bills are voted down. what's next for lawmakers

. >> reporter: prosecutors failed to prove that officer ceasar goodson jr.'s actioning led to freddie gray's death. in april 2015, goodson was driving the began in which the 25-year-old was handcuffed, shackled, but not seat belted in. gray suffered a severed spinal cord and died a week later. today, judge barry williams ruled that there was no evidence that the defendant knew or should have known of the distress mr. gray may have been in. and "failing to seat belt a detainee in a transport van is not inherently criminal conduct." the ruling was the third loss for the city's top prosecutor, marilyn mosby. six baltimore officers were arrested and charged in freddie gray's death. the first trial ended in a hung jury, the second in an acquitable. doug colbert, a law professor at the university of maryland, has attended all three trials. what does that mean for the prosecution? >> it means that convicting a police officer in this country is exceedingly rare event. and it also means there's a great deal of empathy and understanding of the police officer and much l

officer ceasar goodson and ed war nero were acquitted of all charges and after acquittal some questionsrosecution can convict any of the remai remaining officers. >> a fair fax county police officer who plead guilty shooting unarmed man while stood in front of his home three years ago could be released from jail today. adam torres was sentenced to a year in of john gear he has been locked up since last year and judge credited the time he already served a judge thrown out a defamation lawsuit against rolling stone magazine does it have to do with alleged article at university of gang rain at university of virginia. they cited speculation and hypothesis rather that fact. they claimed the article denamed them. ro rolling stron detracted the article. >> now let's talk weather there was severe storms that blew across the region whipping winds and driving rain took down trees and tree limbs. and annie, good morning to you. >> hey, good morning to you. yeah, they rolled in here yesterday afternoon late afternoon and we heard the thunder and severe thunderstorms cul-de-sac and silver spring the

officer ceasar goodson is the third of six officers to stand trial and only one though facing murderharges. and goodson was drivring the van when gray suffered that fatal spine or cord injury. officer goodson failed to bubble him in or call for an ambulance. if convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. . >> here's the story you'll see only on "fox5"remembering the halocaust through count of survivor. 75 years ago today nawzyes invaded soviet union rounding up jewish citizens. rita reuben maryland now is parts of them. she's part of unique program at the holocaust museum called first person a series of conversations with survivors that allows an audience to hear first what happened ta halocaust survivors went through. laura evans has more. >> tell us what you can from what you have been able to gather and learn and what little fragment you remember. >> fwhorn romania reeb areuben stein was a little girl can which she last saw her father. >> they put all the able bodied men in the army and my father was one of the able bodied men that was the last time ways to see him 4 1/2 at

. >> baltimore police officers william porter testified during the trial of fellow officer ceasar goodson he was driver of the van in which freddie gray suffered a fatal injury. porter saw no indication that gray required immediate medical attention while in the van. but he did acknowledge that officers could have safely secured gray with a seatbelt. >>> tonight, a rare meeting is sketched. bernie sanders and hel hill will sit down to talk. >> sanders plans to ask hillary clinton to embrace his agenda and wants to see where she'll stand on certain issues. sanders wants cooperations and billionaires to pay higher taxes and offer free health care plan and education. >> today's meeting comes as -- c. voters head to the polls in the last prime areay of cam pain 2016 surprise. 20 democratic delegates are up for grabs. d.c. republicans held their primary in march. >> the biggest local race is for council seat in ward 7. incumbant he vet alexander is facing off against vincent gra gray. >> eight doll fipz that perfor performed at the national aquarium in baltimore are retiring moving to protecti

services and be prepared on how these perhaps are working to ease t yesterday during officer ceasar goodsons driver of the van in which freddie gray neck was broken following arrest. neurosurgeon says a prisoner's whose neck was broken in back of police wagon would have been periodically paralyzed and unable to breathe after suffering from injuries. goodson so facing second degree murder and other charges. >> shots fired and two held hoingt tank by a gunman at texas in walmartch the gunman was shot to death by the police and he believed it was work related dispute. they are released and not injured. >> since the orlando massacre gun sales went up for ar 15s. employees said they sold 15 guns an hour yesterday. normally they sell 2 a day. pennsylvania deerl sold 15,000 semi-automatic weapons since saturday. >> time now 5:49 let's stories ur you're engaging with most on social media with realtime news tracker. >> hey, maureen. >> outpouring of support for vick testimony of night club shooting. more than 5 million dmrarz has been raised so far. 4.1 million disney says it will donate 1 million a

at a hearing today, officer ceasar goodson chose a bench trial rather than a trial by jury. he was driving the transp van when gray suffered a broken neck that led to his death. edward nero was acquitted by a judge last month who also chose a bench trial. goodson's trial starts thursday. >>> the mother of the 3-year- old boy who got inside the gorilla exhibit in cincinnati zoo will not face any charges. the mother didn't do anything criminal. he says she had three other kids with her and just got distracted. a gorilla grabbed the child once he got in the area. a zoo crisis team killed the gorilla. the child was not seriously injured. >>> a 17-year-old honor roll student with dreams of harvard was shot to death in her own bed. the murder of amber stanley has haunted detectives and community since august of 2012. >> now a new book is revealing how close they've been the whole time catching her killer. >> hi, what a great book. a good month for murder. out from dale quinton wilbur. he had almost unprecedented access to the investigation, including the assassination of amber sta

♪ ♪ >> officer ceasar goodson opted for trial by judge rather than jury.ing the van that gray was in when suffered a spinal cord injury. >> fbi wants access history and internet browser wouldn't a warrant. they made a similar effort 6 years ago and dropped it after concerns made by privacy. the legislation is to fit a typo in the electric communications privacy act saying it led some tech firms to refuse to provide data. >> d.c. mayor bowser will announce a deal reached to increase the minimum wage in d.c.. >> proposed legislation to increase district min wum wage by $15 >> and also this morning a list of guidelines to better serve d.c.'s transgender community in the workplace has been release released. d.c. office of human rights and national lgbtq task force published guide of best practices for business when's it comes to hiring and making sure transgender employees feel welcome in the workplace. >> 90% of transgender people experienced harassment in the workplace and also found that nearly half of d.c. employers prefer a less qualified applicant not tr

. >> a fellow officer charged in freddie gray death testifies in the trial of ceasar goodson what he said. >> and also much more on deadry shooting in orlando how it's affecting security here locally. we'll talk with the head of district police union coming up next. it will be red panda you know. >>:26 massive five over nights in baltimore damaged is 4 row homes and flames broke out around 5 this morning in the 100 block of eaton street thankfully no one was hurt and no word on i cause. >> baltimore trial of officer ceasar goodson was driver of van fellow officer william porter saw no indication he needed medical attention while be transported and acknowledged take wanted to go to the hospital. >> clarkburg high school student will be laid to rest a week classmates were killed after a crash. green ways passenger in the pickup truck the young men were driving in the driver lost control and had the a tree. his funeral at noon cedarbrook in clarksburg. >> town mall meeting growing heroin prescription drug epidemic. "fox5" spoke to mother of alexia springer. she died of a mix of prescrip

. >> 6:10 the trial of ceasar goodson begins today. he was the driver of the freddie gray truck and officer porter saw no indication tat gray required immediate medical attention while being transported. but, he did acknowledge gray wanted to go to the hospital. >> a clarksburg high school students will be laid to rest today one week after he and two classmates were killed in crash. carey green was killed when a driver lost control on a curvy road and struck a tree. his funeral will be at cedarbrook community church. >> town hall certaintyville high school on growing heroin "fox5" spoke exclusively to alexis spring are the mother of the child that died earlier this year due to toxic minimum of alcohol and prescription drugs. she is dedicated to preyeding aware ntion of dangers of opiates. >> i would never in a million years think i would be telling you of my daughter's death because of accidental drug overdose that is why i'm here that's my goal. i want somebody if one person i hope it's many, many more i hope that people realize that

judge found ceasar goodson not guilty on all charges, prosecutors argue goodson intentionally drove theort van roughly. gray's suffered a spinal injury and died a week later. attorney billy murphy reps the family. >> this family is enormously frustrated, not just for themselves bye for this community, judge ruled there is no evidence but the defendant new or should have known of the distressed mr. gray may have been in. >> tree officers face charges which the frat turn al order of police argue should be dropped. >>> now, time for look at newspaper headlines, from across our region. >> on the covers of the daily times, tail of two school district, the un err darby school board holding the line on taxes despite $6.5 million budget shortfall for the next school year, while the interboro school board approved a budget that's will lead to 2.9% property tax hike and the furlough of more than 20 jokes. >> from the front page of the bucks county courier times, gun permit request also on the rise, in bucks county. the county sheriff's offers is issued 5100 permits since january, that's more than

today, a judge found ceasar goodson not guilty on all charges in gray's death. goodson is the officer who is accused of giving gray a "rough ride." gray was left unprotected by a seat belt in the back of the van last year. he died from his injuries after slamming into the van's metal walls several times. goodson is the third officer charged in gray's death to be found not guilty. four other officers still have to go to trial. >>> "world news tonight" with david muir will have more on the case including what the decision can mean for the other officers who still have to be tried. you can watch that tonight at 6:30 following "action news at 6". >>> nearly two weeks after the massacre at an orlando gay nightclub, officials have released a new way for victims to get help. today, the city opened the orlando united assistance center just blocks from the pulse nightclub. the center will offer everything from counseling to financial assistance. the goal is to provide the victims with the long-term recovery services that they need. the mayor of orlando says the new cente

. >>> baltimore police officer ceasar goodson goes on trial today for his alleged involvement in the death of freddie gray. he elected to have a bench trial with the judge deciding the verdict. gray died while riding in a police transport van that goodson was driving. >>> a bay area woman accused of stabbing a 12-year-old boy in a bank is expected to enter a plea. police say 32-year-old iyona hammond attacked the boy with scissors then allegedly demanded money from bank customers. she is charged with attempted murder and robbery. >>> bart will vote on whether to put a $3.5 million bond measure on the ballot. if passing it will go to upgrades and repairs. bart ridership is at an all- time high and the system is seeing more breakdowns and more delays. >>> i'm anne makovec live in the newsroom. as of today, terminally ill patients in california have a new option. the so-called "right to die" with dignity. california's new law goes into effect today. there are some rules obviously. the patient must be physically capable of taking the lethal medication himself or herself. two doctors must

that was today's ruling in a case against baltimore police officer ceasar goodson.as the officer who drove the van freddie gray was riding in when he was fatally injured. after hearing five days of testimony, a judge acquitted the officer of murder, manslaughter, assault and other charges. a handful of peaceful protesters demonstrated outside the court today. goodson was the third of six officers charged to stand trial. he chose to have a judge rather than a jury decide his case. >>> a hostage situation played out today at a movie theater in germany. police say they shot and killed a mass gunman who was holding people against their own will. no one else was injure. the suspect walked into the theater at 3:00 local time carrying a rifle. he then apparently fired a few shots before taking hostages. authorities say right now there is no indication that this was terror related. >>> almost half a million car owners will likely be getting thousands of dollars from volkswagen. the company has agreed to pay $10 billion to settle its emissions cheating scandal. most of that

ceasar goodson has been found not guilty on ail charges. you'll require goodson being the driver of the van transporting gray. this is where the state alleged that gray sustained fatal injuries. goodson faced the most serious of all the charges. two officers already stood trial. one found not guilty, one with a hung jury. what did the judge say today? >> reporter: before a packed, quiet courtroom right behind me, judge barry williams told prosecutors essentially that they had not provided any evidence at all to uphold the charges that goodson faced. he essentially said that prosecutors told the entire world that freddie gray died as a result of a rough ride. they had little to no evidence to support that. at the heart of the concern for the judge was that they had -- the prosecutors had to prove that when freddie gray was loaded into the back of the van, handcuffed without a seat belt, that goodson intended for freddie gray to be injured. after that, that goodson would have known how badly freddie gray was injured and that he was in need of

that officer ceasar goodson jr. just arrived in court moments ago.deo of that shot moments ago. gray died from injuries he suffered in the back of a police transport van, his death sparked days of riots last year. ron, what can you tell us? what are you learning about what could happen today? >> reporter: good morning, we're expecting the verdict to be read at the top of the hour, 10:00 eastern. this is by far the most important, most serious of the six cases against these baltimore police officers. officer goodson drove the van in which freddie gray suffered a severe injury. he faces second degree deprafed heart murder and three counts of manslaughter and account of misconduct in office. an acquittal is seen by legal observers as the end of this prosecution. there's four more cases to go and trials to go. some are calling for the state to drop all charges if judge williams acquitted today. i stepped in front of the courthouse, very few demonstrators at this hour, maybe a half dozen or so. >> ron, let's talk about that a little bit more. we do all re

ceasar goodson rode the van where they say he died from a spinal incident.r charges. an emergency community meeting in search for this man in connection with the quadruple shootings. he hid his face from under surveillance cameras. we'll have a look at your forecast next. >> we may have our first 80 degree day on sunday. >> all right. chalk, thank you. >>> taking a look at the headlines, according to the website, leakedsource, more than 32 million twitter users names and passwords have apparently been stolen. for its part, twitter says it is confidence r dent thkconfident not been breached but by malware. in the past couple weeks celebrities like drake, kylie jenner and even nfl commissioner roger goodell have had their accounts hacked. twitter is investigating. >>> drugs commonly given to teenagers and children for depression involving 14 different antidepressants were found to have no significant change in depression levels for the only drug that worked better is better known as prozac. leading health organizations often recommend psychotherapy before befo

now the trial of ceasar goodson.was the driver of the van and he faces the most serious charges including second degree murder. the prosecution has tried to prove this murder case by using three basic theories. first murder by failure to seat belt. it was against department regulations but they were loosely even forced and issued by email. failure to give prompt care. freddie gray said he was unable to breathe. and murder by rough ride. that was a central part of the prosecution's argument. but they were unable to prove there was a rough ride. the evidence pointed against that. they showed the security videos in that van wending its way through the streets stopping at intersections. and it took one wide turn. but the defense was able to prove that wide turn produced fewer g-forces than if it had obeyed the speed limit. during closing arguments the prosecution made no reference to a rough ride. the prompted the judge to ask, what did you show. the answer, not have much. the betting money rests on the defense in this c

this hour, we're expecting a verdict in the case of the baltimore police officer ceasar goodman, the freddy gray case, goodson driving the van and fac fac faces murder charges, and we'll get back to the british vote. what's happening right now. ashley webster is in london for us. wait a second, we hear there's flooding in london which could suppress the stay vote and a big music festival that could also affect-- what's that all about? >> well, that's interesting. yes, stuart we had torrential rain overnight that flooded manile areas in the south of england, even here in london, some polling stations are forced to close and move to other areas. the pub down the street is closed perhaps is the bigger story, i'll get back to that. yes, if this affects the turnout, the less people comes out, the more it benefits the leave campaign. you're mentioned 180,000 youngsters, mainly, down in the southwest of england, down there, they've been stuck in the mud. the question is, did they vote? a-ha, many of them say, yes, we voted either by post ahead of time, which was legal, or by proxy. they can have someone else vote fo