the wagon made six stops and by the sixth stop, freddie gray officer william porter said he helped freddie gray up to the bench. he did not seat belt freddie gray. his trial last december ended in a hung jury. he testified against officer goodson saying freddie gray told him he wanted to go to the hospital, but the judge said he couldn't conclude that that off goodson would have known that freddie gray was in medical distress because there was no blood, there were no lacerations. so even though the medical examiner said the cause of death was a broken neck, a severe neck injury and the manner of death a homicide, officer goodson wouldn't have known if that happened after stop two or three or four or five. he said there are different scenarios as to when freddie gray suffered his injuries that would prove fatal a week later and, therefore, because he did not know of the medical experts differed, he had no training in medicine and as a van driver, he did not know -- he would not have known he had a duty at that point to call a hospital or get medical help for freddie gray. so the bottom line

the wagon made six stops and by the sixth stop, freddie gray

now, here in west baltimore this is freddie gray's neighborhood, it's where he grew up. it's also where he arrested. this time residents did not come out in force like they have before. a few protestors were pieceful but over shadowed by a large police presence. we did speak with a resident who said he grew up with freddie gray and he, too, feels like this community deserves more. he feels like something should have come from the charges. we had a young man who lose his life in the hands of the city police. do you agree, however, with how baltimore is now reacting for the most part. >> sure. i'm not going to riot because force. you're tearing down your own neighborhood. i don't think violence is a solution to anything. right now it's halfway through the trial, everyone has to hold on. i don't believe it's going to be no guilty when it's all said and done. > now there is still remaining officers that are charged and awaiting trial. and today the baltimore city police union saying and asking the state attorney's office to drop all of those remaining charges following today

he put freddie gray in the van.athan: it was during that ride that he suffered the injury and resulted in his death. alison: a rally is underway in baltimore. kevin lewis is there. kevin: we are at the corner of pennsylvania and north avenues on baltimore's northwest side. this was the epicenter of all of that rioting last april. freddie gray was arrested three blocks down that street. if you look toward the c.v.s. pharmacy, this is the newly reopened pharmacy that last year had ca because of arson. most people were disappointed to learn that officer caesar goodson will not be going to prison. we have not seen violence connected with the verdict. a few small police protest and visible presence in the hot spot areas like the circuit courthouse downtown. and right here in penn north. >> they are never held accountable for what they do to the community. >> the police have zero respect for baltimore citizens. especially people of color. i know for a fact that the general atmosphere in baltimore city has no respect for t

baltimore where a second police officer was acquitted on all charges for his role in the arrest of freddie gray, who died of spinal injuries last year after he was arrested and transported in a police van. >> can you imagine how hard this has been for this family, or to really freddie -- rigidly freddie's mother? can you imagine losing a son under circumstances shrouded basically in secrecy? can you imagine the frustration that nobody yet has been found double bowl or liable for something that somebody did? amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. britain has stunned the world by voting to leave the european union, becoming the first major country to leave the bloc in eu history. british prime minister david cameron announced his resignation after leading the campaign to keep britain in the european union. he'll step down in october. the guardian calls the decision a "turning point in british history to rank alongside the two world wars of the 20th century." financial markets plunged after the news, with the value

brad: as the driver of the police van for which freddie gray suffered fatal injuries, officer caesar goodson faced the most serious charges of the six officers. prosecutors blaming him for gray's death because he didn't put a seat belt on gray. gave him a so-called "rough ride" and failed to call a the judge finding no evidence of intentional criminal behavior by goodson. defense attorney brown saying the judge got it right. >> the difference between an accident and criminal liability. brad: the big question is what happens next? four officers are scheduled to go on trial including the retrial of the alwayser william porter whose -- of the officer william porter whose first case ended in a hung jury. the question is will the cases be dropped? this is the same judge who heard all three cases. he has looked at the evidence and said he sees no criminal conduct. there is a gag order in place. we haven't heard a word from the state's attorney. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: all right. thank you, brad. now the images of protests and riots in the days after freddie gray's death, t

and what happened. >> reporter: as the driver of the police wagon in which freddie gray suffered his fatal injuries, officer goodson faced charges, including second-degree depraved heart murder and manslaught manslaughter. judge barry williams said goodson's failure to seat belt gray violated police orders, but was not a criminal act. there was insufficient evidence that goodson gave gray a rough ride. the judge said he couldn't determith stop sign from this video presented by prosecutors. >> it was very clear that the state's failure to prove a rough ride occurred was a significant blow to their case. >> reporter: ahead, prosecutors so far have put three police officers on trial and have failed to get a conviction. ahead on news4 at 6:00, what are the chances that the baltimore police officers still facing trial might have their charges dropped. that's the latest live in baltimore. >> all right. thank you. >>> governor larry hogan's office released this statement today, saying, he respects the legal process, adding, quote, over the past year the people of baltimore city have mad

>>> a third police officer now on trial in the death of freddie gray in baltimore. say this could be the best chance of getting a conviction in this case. officer caesar goodson drove the van where gray suffered injuries last year. >> reporter: doreen, prosecutors are trying to prove that officer goodson was reckless and deliberately ignored his duty to protect freddie gray's life and safety. baltimore police officer caesar goodson drove the transport van where freddie gray suffered his fatal injury. of the six police officers indicted in connection with gray's death, officer goodson fa including second-degree depraved heart murder. >> they have to prove that officer goodson was aware of the medical condition of freddie gray and didn't take him to the hospital. >> reporter: prosecutors say officer goodson gave freddie gray a rough ride. >> this is the first time the state has committed that the injuries occurred not just a seat belt wasn't applied to freddie gray, but because of a rough ride. >> reporter: the defense says goodson is the last person you would say has

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no sign of the rioting that followed freddie gray's death in 2015. and in? ways, really this verdict did not come as a big surprise. the judge had telegraphed fairly early on that he was really skeptical of these charges. >> reporter: a sweeping victory for police officer caesar goodson and a stinging defeat for state's attorney marilyn mosby. right after the judge found goodson not guilty on all counts. he hugged two of the officers who are still facing charges. the prosecutor is now zero-3. having failed to win convictions against of the police she charged, as complicit in the death of freddie gray, in the back of a transport van. [ indiscernible ] >> mosby is now under intense pressure to drop charges against the four remains officers. michael glass is the civil attorney for two of the officers who are suing mosby for defamation of character. >> the motivation for bringing these charges was not to prosecute criminal conduct. it was to quell the riots. and it was politically motivated. >> judge barry williams said prosecutors failed to prove goodson delibe

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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 great deal of empathy and understanding of the police officer and much less so of the people who find themselves suffering injury, and in this case, losing their lives. >> reporter: after gray's funeral, baltimore erupted in violence. buildings burned and more than 150 police officers were injured facing off with rioters. mosby's decision to charge the officers calmed the shaken city and was supported by residents like lois edwards. but now she doubts whether anyone will be convicted. >> they're not going to do nothing to them officers. and i feel like something should be done because a life was taken. >> reporter: critics of the prosecution say these acquittals are proof of a

there is big news in this freddie gray case today.you that the evidence came out last night that suggested the prosecution had withheld evidence and low and behold what happened but the judge weighed in on that today. actually here's what we're going to do. we're going to go right to our gun debate and get right to the ninth circuit ruling. tucker this is big. this is big because the supreme court had held in heller that you do have a constitutional right to keep your gun in your house period. but now the question is can you walk around with it? can you walk around with a concealed weapon? and the ninth circuit court of appeals originally ruled yes, of course you can. yes. but then they come back with -- like the full panel of the ninth circuit and the full panel on a split decision said no you can't. enjoy it inside your living room and that's it. >> well it does raise a deeper question which is what is the point of a right if you're not allowed to exercise it. >> you can enjoy it in your bathroom. >> you can enjoy it in some theoret

found in the on all counts, acquitted on all charges in the death of freddie gray. a live look outside the courthouse there in baltimore, maryland. we have not heard yet from a prosecutor in that case. i do not believe we've heard from a defense attorney in the case either. ari melber is still standing by for me. ari, at this point, ufl got to think with the acquittal of one of other officers and hung jury in one case and bench decision coming down, this acquittal, all six charges, one of the charges was misconduct in office. he was acquitted on even that count. you've got to wonder moving forward whether the prosecution decides to even go forward with these cases. what say you to that? >> i think that's a big open question that prosecutors will consider. let's go to new reporting we have from sophia, our producer on the ground now. in a bench trial -- in officer chose a bench trial and apparently chose wisely, rules on by a judge not a jury. unlike a jury trial we hear quickly from the judge if he chooses to share his reasoning, which he's done. now for the first t

was -- freddie gray was not seatbelted in.roken. the 25-year old died a week later come his death setting up days of writing. today a spokesperson said the entire department is on standby while the national guard is ready to assist in the event of more protests. >> in case the gov. calls us we need to be ready. >> reporter: the second officer was found not guilty by the same judge. the next case is set for july 5th. >>> the fbi is confirming that the gunmen who killed 49 people in orlando bought tickets to the bay area days before the shooting. police say omar mateen bought three tickets for himself, his wife and his child in july. the fbi is trying to make sense of the timing. his mother-in-law now lives in this county. >>> police looking for witnesses to a shooting that critically injured a man last night along the oakland border. the victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition. police say they are now searching for two people in connection with the shooting but they don't have any description. >>> people in livin

for second degree murder, was the most serious charge of the six police officers indicted in freddie gray's by prosecutors of taking gray on a quote rough ride designed to toss a prisoner around. we are joined now live and here with us is our legal analyst and criminal defense attorney. what happened in court and what is the reaction so far from the community? >> reporter: the judge saying there was just nothing to back up the prosecution's assertion that it was a rough ride saying while freddie gray was injured in the van it is not clear when he was injured or if he was presented as sort of medical emergency that goodson or other officers thought he needed a seat belt on that matter whether or not that would have helped freddie gray given that he had been so yelling at police. in the courtroom goodson just stared straight ahead at the judge as he read not guilty, not guilty, not guilty. playing out specifically how the prosecution failed to reach that level of evidence as to convict officer goodson. his family in the crowd crying as those verdicts were read out. officer nero stood up and j

the breaking news out of baltimore. >>> caesar goodson, the police van driver accused of taking freddie grayter the 25-year-old was arrested last year. officer goodson faced charges including second-degree murder. prosecutors argued goodson intentionally caused gray's severe spinal injuries with reckless driving. the judge said the evidence could not prove that. with me baltimore sun reporter, justin fenton and civil rights attorney and former prosecutor, charles coleman jr. welcome to both of you. justin, first, quickly, on some color from the courtroom. were you inside. how did officer goodson react and any members of freddie gray's family? >> officer goodson placed his hand over his heart and looked up after the verdict was read. he had supporters in the courtroom. shook hands with them. two of them were fellow officers charged in the case. freddie gray's stepfather attended. we weren't able to talk to him. we expected the family attorney will be issuing a statement. >> the judge not buying the rough ride theory that he was intentionally jostled around, unbuckled in the back of their poli

what we saw last year after freddie gray's death. >> the demonstrators are peaceful.hat about the police presence right now? is there a strong police presence, marina? >> reporter: there's an extremely strong police presence here, lucy. pretty much saturated with baltimore city police officers and i'll show you i don't know if you can see them back there. that's the cvs that was loot the during the riots you can see the sign there saying now open. police officers including baltimore city police chaplains out here in the event things do get violent someone that can mediate with the crowd, someone that can reason with them because we saw back in april last year following freddie gray's arrest and subsequent death we saw the violence and there was no mediating there was no stopping it. basically we have to see the city go up in flames for it to now be the way it is and you can see here there's some protesters in the background but for the most part here west baltimore and freddie gray's neighborhood it's calm although the sentiment is they would have liked to have seen a

start of what could be an explosive trial in baltimore, caesar goodson chars in the murder of freddie gray. serious charges -- facing the most serious charges, brad bell is live in baltimore with the latest. brad: the charges depraved heart is the officer that was driving the police transport van, he is the one that in the other two trials was responsible for the safety of freddie gray. the morning was spent on a motion hearing, defense attorneys arguing that a judge that the case should be thrown out, charges dismissed because the prosecution held onto evidence that would have helped the defendant. ultimately, the judge said to the state, you have been hiding evidence, do not do it again, tomorrow, tell me if there is anything else you have been hiding, then the trial started with opening arguments, the state saying that this officer, caesar goodson, have an opportunity and the responsibility to protect and save freddie gray in that police van. distressedred gray's , he should put them in a seatbelt as regulation but he failed. the defense arguing that that is not the case. this is a good

and there are still three more officers that are charged inharg connection with freddie gray's death. there is s still awaiting trialn and today the baltimore city police union asking the state'st attorney's office to drop awful those charges because of today's verdict.ve life tonight in west baltimore, marina r > coming up next, offensive graffiti was found in oneone arlington neighborhood. teisha. hey, filled an arlington neighborhood spray paintedaint across several homes andomes properties and now police are searching for the culprits.prit in fact, while residents were on their hands and knees scrubbing trying to wash all of this out. we have more about the vandals coming up after the break. also ahead, a silver springs father is suing the montgomery county public school system. he says their emergent programs are discriminatory.disc hey, sue, hey shawn. >> saved by the clouds.aved we had a round of weather thists morning. we missed out on it this morning often. but they sure didn't get a break down, a tremendous light show and very slow moving storms cross southern virginia. any

not guilty in the death of freddie gray. we have live team coverage for you, starting with our maryland bureau chief, brad bell, who was inside the courtroom when the judge made that ruling earlier today. brad? brad: jummy, a very different kind of giving of a verdict. normally we hear a jury come out and they ask him how do you find, and they say guilty or not guilty. this judge was the trier of the case, the trier of facts, and he laid out his reasoning for his not guilty verdict on each of the seven charges. you mentioned second degree depraved heart murder, there was also involuntary manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent manslaughter, reckless endangerment, as well as misconduct in office and assault. not guilty across the board, the judge said, because the evidence simply wasn't there of criminal activity. give you a live look outside the courtroom now, courthouse, this verdict coming down just about an hour and a half ago, and front here. there is a zone where protesters are allowed to be, and that

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 less so of the people who find themselves

he was behind the police fan when freddie gray suffered the fatal injury. mily hasht, gray's a message for those who opposed the decision handed down today. jay korff live in baltimore with the latest. jay: good evening. reaction tonight from gray's family and also those who live where freddie gray once lived. >> the humidity feels like justice was not served. baltimore, where freddie gray was arrested, where rioters unleashed their rage following his death last year. thursday night, with police patrolling in a place still reeling. >> we feel let down, like nobody hears their cries. jay: he recognizes that many of his neighbors are struggling. >> the q minute he feels like there has been an injustice because an officer got let go -- the community feels like there has been an injustice because an officer was let go. jay: they will not speculate why he was found not guilty on all charges. instead, he reminds residents wells family knows full that the criminal justice system is not always were justices found. >> people should remain calm. they should not react

so far three of the six the s officers involved in thers invot freddie gray case have gone to trial and so far not one has has been found guilty we begin oureo team coverage tonight withh alexandria limon live in baltimore. alex. alex. >> reporter:. >> reporter: guys, the bigte question now becomes whatow becw happens with the cases againstst the remaining baltimore policerc supposed to be the strongest son case that the state hadad against any of these officers.fr officer caesar goodson was the driver of the police van thatf freddie gray was injured inn and he was facing the most serious charges of all the officers and not only did the dt judge find him not guilty onn all counts, in fact, at one point he went as far as saying n that the state failed on all o levels to meet the burden of proof in the murder charges.deae so, again, officer goodson acquitted on all of the th charges and i was inside thate t courtroom when judge barryjudgey williams went down the list oft charges including that serious o second degree murder chargee and three manslaughterr charges, millions conduct in m of

his sister was out here earlier saying they'll continue to fight for freddie gray and all of the freddie grays in baltimore. i spoke a little bit with cornell brooks. he said while the state could not meet the legal burden to justify the charges, that there are clear rules and policy changes that need to take place within the baltimore city police department. he said a healthy young man went into the back of that police van alive, and that he ended up dead. he also called into question as many others have, was the arrest legal in the first place. freddie gray made eye contact with one of the officers, then he took off running. ultimately found the pocket knife that prosecutors said was legal. this acquittal as much as it was a gut punch, it wasn't totally unexpected. i spoke to one yioung woman who said it's like being in an abuy sieve relationship. things get better and you feel like things could work out. at some point you realize that things will never change. that's the sentiment of so many folks here in the community. outside of this courtroom, there were a few dozen protestors. the

. >>> now to baltimore where the only officer charged with the death of freddie gray will walk free. a judge found officer cesar goodson jr. not guilty on all seven counts related to gray's death last year. goodson is one of six officers charged in this case. he, though, faced the most serious charges, which were second-degree murder, manslaughter, second-degree assault and reckless endangerment. community leaders say that they are disappointed but hoping for peace in their city. much more on that verdict and the reality from baltimore coming up in 25 minutes. >>> and just in, an unprecedented sit-in by democrats on the house froloor came to an end about 25 hours later. >> the democrats have their eyes on the november election. steve handeslman is live in the u.s. capitol with the latest. >> reporter: scott and kris, these old walls were shaking today. rules got broken. the sit-in is over. it looks like the u.s. senate will vote on tougher gun control. no-fly, no-buy, restricting guns making it harder for terrorists to get guns. even though that vote may take place, it probably will

we're going to be fighting for freddie gray. all night, all day, we're going to be fighting for freddie gray. first of all, let me say that it's an honor and a pleasure to be back here at red emmas. i was here months ago to introduce other new books i had written, and i consider it to be quite an honor they've invited me back again. for those who may not be familiar, freddie gray was a young black man who had a fatal encounter with the police in the city of baltimore, and he is in a long list of such young black people who have had fatal encounters with the authorities. i'm speaking of tamara rice in cleveland, and eric garner new york, and michael brown in ferguson, and sandra bland in texas, and hopefully what i'm going to be talking about this evening, that is to say, these events that span the period from the onset of the haitian revolution in 1791, up until the death of paul robeson in 1976, will shed light, i would hope, on why in north america, we have had this spectacular rise and surge of police killings and other misde

freddie gray suffered a catastrophic injury inside the police wagon. at's the conclusion of the medical examiner, dr. carol all allen, who performed the autopsy. she refuted the defense claim that gray injured himself. >> dr. allen repudiated that opinion by saying that the injuries of a broken neck and spinal cord could not have happened by someone banging his head against the van. >> reporter: prosecutors say the rough ride, running a stop sign, and making a quick right turn. the defense got dr. allen to admit she doesn't know when or how freddie gray broke his neck. >> she's guessing freddie gray got up off the floor of the van. she's guessing there was an abrupt start, an abrupt stop. >> reporter: even those who wanted to see a conviction were disheartened by some of the medical examiner's testimony. >> i think some of her answers didn't give the answers that prosecutors would have liked. >> reporter: prosecutors have to prove he caused the injury. some people watching the trial are not even convinced that the injuries occurred inside the van. >> in

there is no evidence that officer caesar goodson ever laid a hand on freddie gray. yet, because he was the drive of the police van where prosecutors claim gray suffered his fatal injuries and because he allegedly violated police rules by not seat belting his prison he faces the most serious charge of the six cops charged. depraved heart murder. the defense attorney charles brown says the challenge with the state is to prove that the cop with a clean record didn't care if freddie gray dieed or lived. prosecutors claim that was the case. using the term "rough claiming that goodson ran a corner at high rate of speed as handcuffed leg shackled gray tumbled helplessly in the police van box. some say rough rides are a baltimore tradition. >> i know a lot of people taken in the van for central booking. brad: the trial still going on. still hearing witnesses. presented by the state. we head to the courtroom. when wi are back at 5:00, we will tell you what has gone on in the trial today. in baltimore, baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. michelle: we will see you shortly. alison:

six have been charged following the death of freddie gray.ng the police union here as called for the charges against those four remaining officers to be dropped in the wake of what's happened here. that's the latest. there are some court observers who say that could be something that could happen well down the road, but right now the next scheduled trial is in two weeks. that's the latest here in baltimore. chris, pat? >> all right. great to see scene behind you. >>> turning to the weather, let's get a quick update from amelia draper. you're tracking some more rain. where do you see it right now? >> rain and thunderstorms well west of the area. it is looking dry during the earlier evening hours. as we move on into tonight, can't rule out some isolated showers. you can see the entire d.c. metro area, most of virginia completely dry. look at the electrical storm back in west virginia and parts of virginia right now. that activity stays to our south, but we could see some showers moving down later tonight. right now we're at 82 degrees. 7:00 sti

. >>> another trial ends with no conviction in the death of freddie gray in baltimore.ight legal experts weigh in. what does it mean for the next four trials and baltimore's top prosecutor? >>> news 4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. >>> good evening. first to that breaking news tonight in west virginia. a state of emergency now in effect for most of that state after constant and devastating rain. >> the flooding has swept away two children. let's go to chris lawrence at our live desk. he's got the latest on the situation on the ground there. >> reporter: these pictures are scary as they are stunning. we are seeing massive flooding. 40 miles over the border from virginia. two people have been killed in the floods, including an 8-year-old boy and elderly man. this is a small town ofo three thousand people and that is a house or part of a house on fire burning as it is swept away down a flooded creek in white sulfur springs. there are mudslides in some areas and pounding hailstorms in others. residents are reporting people trapped in their cars, others trying to swim t

porter testified he had a good rapport with freddie gray and he said he didn't believe that gray neededediate medical attention or that he needed to be taken to the hospital. >> one has to wonder whether all the state went through to get officer porter on the witness stand was counterproductive. >> reporter: prosecutors are trying to convict officer goodson of second-degree depraved heart murder, but they have to show exactly when and how freddie gray suffered his fatal injuries. >>> in our coverage of the terror in orlando, the shooter spent time in the northeast. we found out he had far from here. we'll get a closer look at the man who pulled the trigger. >>> big election day primary tomorrow. will mayor vincent gray make a political >>> it was apparently a religious man and a father and his ex-wife says he was mentally ill. tonight we're learning more about the man who opened fire at a gay club in orlando history here in the united states. cindy long has our story. >> reporter: the shooter's ex-brother-in-law spoke to us reluctantly and briefly. he did confirm his older sister was ab

. >>> it's been billed as the most important trial in the death offend freddof freddie gray. the coming up. >>> a young man serves nearly ten years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. what he's got to say about the people who put him behind bars and what he's looking forward to now that he's a free man. >>> a beautiful afternoon. t go from coolo hot this >>> we have new details this afternoon on last friday's sex assault. the attack happened along court near richmond highway. a 20-year-old woman tells police a man grabbed her from behind and then took off. if you recognize his face, you're asked to call fairfax county crime stoppers. >>> a teenager just moments away from being sentenced in the death of two of his friends. sam ellis' trial has been going on for nearly three hours. he's about to hear his fate after pleading guilty to two countri counts of vehicular manslaughter. the car went off the road, airborne, crashed, and flipped. two teen boys died in that crash. kristin wright is in court right now. >>> the faa is working with airlines and pilots unions to improve m

another policeman is acquitted of all charges in the death of freddie gray. in which gray was riding when he suffered a fatal spinal injury. tell us more about the verdict and what's the reaction there? >> reporter: well, the reaction is mixed as you might expect. seven different charges, officer caesar goodson the driver of the van was charged with, seven acquittals, seven not guilties read in court. while those were being read out, over about a half hour, goodson stared at the judge, didn't move at all. his family in the courtroom was crying as each of those came down. at the end of it all, the last not guilty, one of the other officers acquitted stood up and said yes, and they shook hands. on the other side, marilyn mosby, throughout the entire time, shook her head, put her head down, couldn't believe what she was hearing from the judge at that time. from the gray family, we're getting some sense from their attorney about how they are doing after this verdict. >> can you imagine how hard this has been for this family, particularly freddie's mother, it has b

>> breaking news right now, baltimore police officer edward nero on the stand right now in the freddie gray case testifying for the defense. fellow officer, caesar goodson on trial for gray's death. nero testified that gray was uncooperative, banging inside the van, violently, screaming, shaking the side. now, nero was found not guilty in his trial, and goodson is accused of giving the 25-year-old a rough ride in the police van that led to gray's fatal injuries. of course, chris will update us later on on news4 and look for updates as well on our app, and back to you. >>> right now we are learning more about a stabbing in northwest, washington, d.c. a man was stabbed in the 3500 block of sherman avenue. it's only a few blocks from a d.c. police station. police told us the man's injuries are pretty serious. >>> the second face of metro's safetrack program is one day away whether you are driving or using the trainer likely to feel the impact of this. phase 2 starts tomorrow between eastern market and minnesota avenue. two stations in the district will close, stadium-armory and potomac who use

>> the two cases are similar, prosecutor ricky takes weight and in freddie gray's case, the prosecutore police officers. in this case based upon statements from witnesses that they were arguing with each other, and based upon the computers they that the sister never put her brakes on, the deceleration kept going, you can drive with trouble through the prosecution which is that she intentionally wanted to kill her. what about the fact that the sister grabbed the wheel and caused the accident? >> she was in the car herself. she's in the car herself so if i'm trying to kill someone else, i'm not going to be in the car as well. it would be different if you hit the acceleration and jumped out of the car, then that would be a different case which he was in the car herself and she put herself at risk. >> also how did she know there was a cliff beyond the retaining wall? you have to break through the retaining wall and know there's a cliff. how was she intentionally going to kill them by knowing that as she drove through the retaining wall. >> this wasn't any type of brick. we see rexall a tim

>>> opening statements in the case oens against the driver, facing the most serious charge in freddie gray's death. he was behind the wheel when gray suffered that deadly spinal injury. chris gordon is in downtown baltimore where goodson's trial just began. >> reporter: of the six baltimore police officers indicted in connection with the death of freddie gray, the most serious charges will be heard in this trial of the baltimore police transport wagon driver in which freddie gray suffered a april of 2015. offic officer goodson faces several charges. if convicted he could face toum 30 years in prison. goodson is also charged with manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment, and misconduct in office. prosecutors say goodson was responsible for the safety of his passenger but that he failed to seat belt freddie gray in the wagon or seek medical help for him. gu the defense says goodson acted as any reasonable officer would. goodson waived his right to a jury trial earlier this week deciding instead to have judge barry williams decide the verdict. just weeks ago, williams acquitted fellow polic

people furious about what happened to freddie gray in the back of the van. today the mayor pleading for calm. the baltimore city police department has cancelled all leave. the maryland national guard is standing by. again, all of that out of abundance of caution. they do not believe there is going to be any trouble, and they are pleading for calm as one delegate from west baltimore said to me, justice was served here. this is how the system is supposed to work. a judge, a passionate judge, looked at the time evidence and look -- looked at evidence and concluded there was not enough evidence to convict officer goodson in this case. one said gray may have stood up in the back of the van, the prosecutor clearly disagreeing with that but unable to make her case. now the question is what will happen to cases against the other officers charged with criminal conduct in the death of freddie gray? live in baltimore, wusa 9. >> thank you. >>> we have another story we're closely following, the weather. we're under a yellow alert because of alert of more stormy weather.

. >>> and the driver of the van accused of giving freddie gray the rough ride that killed him, the verdict is in. >>> good afternoon, everybody. i'm jake tapper. two major developments showing the divisions not only within our world of politics but in our nation. first, at the u.s. supreme court in what will be the biggest blow ever to president obama's agenda. in a one-sentence deadlock ruling, justices blocked president obama's executive actions on immigration. and then at the u.s. capitol, a block away in an extraordinary show of defiance, or depending on your point of view, a publicity stunt, after more than 25 hours, democrats ended their sit-in on the floor of the house calling for a vote on gun control legislation. the protests coming, of course, in the wake of the orlando terrorist attack that left 49 people dead. let's start at the u.s. capitol with cnn's sunlen serfaty. house speaker paul ryan did not agree to bring up any gun control measure to the floor for a vote. but still, this push largely by democrats to try to block those on the terrorist watch list from purchasing firear

today in baltimore, caesar goodson, the officer driving the van in which freddie gray suffered a fatal spinal injury went on trial and he is facing the most serious of the charges. second-degrem that goodson took gray on a rough ride as it is called. the defense claims the officer did nothing wrong. alison: today, thousands began to say their final goodbyes to the late, great muhammad ali. friends and fans gathered in louisville for a traditional muslim prayer service. it was the first part of a memorial service ali planned himself with an interfaith memorial service being held tomorrow. that will be exactly one week after he passed away. >> i am honored and grateful that i had the opportunity to be in line and will be able to celebrate the great muhammad ali. alison: there is controversy tonight surrounding the service tomorrow. in fact, some of the free tickets that bar handed out for the event are now sold online. they are sold for hundreds of dollars. the ali family spokesperson say they are working to have offline as quickly as possible. we will have complete coverage of muhammad

freddie gray later died. msnbc's live from baltimore.nd there, sir? >> reporter: i'll tell you what, craig, while many people weren't necessarily surprised that officer ceasar goodson was acquitted on ail charges, it was certainly a gut 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 pro

murphy in the news conference and his officer, two members of freddie gray's family, his mother and stepfather stood silently throughout and you can see the emotion a gray's mother's face as her attorney was speaking and the attorney spoke for them describing how disappointed they were. >> we feel the family's enormous frustration with the pursuit of justice in these cases. and even though the family gives it 100% support to one of the most courageous prosecutors in the united states of maryland, he has led the fight against police brutality and police corruption, they are nonetheless disappointed that the goal of the prosecution has not been achieved. >> and one of the other thoughts that mr. murphy left with tonigwa was in taking the news and everyone else in the city of baltimore to remain calm. any protests he said should not be overcome with excessive anger. garret haake, wusa9 9. >>> and so far tonight no violence over today's ruling, we are giving you a look from sky 9 over the neighborhood where riots broke out last year. the baltimore police commissioner has commended residents for st

we expect to hear the verdict for the officer facing the most serious charges in the death of freddie gray officer caesar goodson arriving in court minutes ago. goodson was driving the police van gray was hiding in when he suffered that fatal spinal injury. prosecutors say it was goodson's driving that tossed gray around causing that injury. goodson faces seven charges including second-degree depraved heart murder. goodson's attorney says there's no evidence the drive had anything to do with gray's death. six officers in all were indicted in gray's death. so far two have been tried with one of the trials ending in mistrial and the other ending in a not guilty verdict. jean casarez is watching all of this and we'll keep you posted. as soon as the judge issues his decision. he is expected to do that any minute in baltimore. jean casarez will keep you posted. >>> back to capitol hill now. house democrats sit in, republicans fire back, and the debate over gun control takes a bizarre and angry twist. democrats refusing to budge from their sit-in on the house floor after nearly 23 hours. they're

freddie gray's friend who had been with him on the morning of april 12th of the arrest who shot that now famous video from his cell phone of freddie being arrested and placed in the van and stops 1 and 12 interestingly, ross was in handcuffs in the courtroom as a result of being incarcerated on unrelated matter. the state continues making their case on monday. and we have an expectation that officer william porter will take the stand then. kimberly? >> wow, fascinating case. chris, thanks for that update. for more on what happened of day 2 of officer good son's trial. we will go to "on the record's" ted williams. he was also inside the courthouse today and before ted was a lawyer he was fan tag tastic homicide detective. who would know this better inside and out. i was listening to that report and you were there today, wait a second. doesn't sound like that went so well with the medical examiner. it looks like sticking to their guns and then all of a sudden on, you know, cross, admitting can't say how it happened. >> kimberly, you're absolutely right. as we know and our viewers know,

thrust of the state's case that this was a callous, wanton disregard for health and welfare of freddie grayause you, officer goodson had been told by porter that freddie said he can't breathe of the judge is not allowing any mention of that whatsoever. in part because officer porter denied it on the witness stand in his own case. >> reporter: a trial ended with a hung jury raft december. officer goodson's decision to go with a bench trial may have been influenced by the acquittal last month of officer edward near recharged with four misdemeanors in the gray case. judge williams verdict in that case now has goodson's fate in his hands. >> in the relatively rare instances where police officers on trial, choosing a judge has been a successful strategy throughout the country. >> reporter: the second degree murder trial of officer goodson begins in baltimore thursday morning. fox 5 local news. >>> for more than a week we've been waiting to see if a mother will face charges after her son snuck into a gorilla enclosure at the cincinnatti zoo. >> she is in the clear but could the zoo be held respon

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