taken from a dorm room window and those these to police officers beating then 22-year-old student john mckenna. at the time the officers said mckenna and another student struck the officers and injured their horses. they also said the horses kicked the student. in the video you can clearly see that never happened. instead the video shows mckenna dancing down the sidewalk and approaching an officer on a horse. that's when the two officers in full riot gear move in and strike him several times with their batons. those two officers baker and harrison have been on paid administrative leave ever since, their police powers revoked. now two years later after the incident ?icially happened -- initially happened, their trial begins. opening arguments start at 9:00 a.m. back it you. >> all right, kristin fisher reporting live from college park. >>> round two of the presidential debates are set to go off tomorrow night. republican mitt romney is coming off what is widely considered a big win in the first debate. >> astaire a mergener reports, -- tara mergener reports, president obama is looking to make c

. >> john mckenna did speak today really his first comments on the matter. he said he just wanted to go out and celebrate with friends. he said he was drinking. he was not drunk. but he also said he does not remember much about that night after an officer slammed him into the wall. call him at state exhibit one -- prosecutors showed the jury this video of john mckenna's encounter with police almost immediately after they arrived in court. prosecutors say that's reginald baker and james harrison of used their power and broke the law. -- abused their power and broke the law. >> i lost sleep over it. just seeing completely innocent students get beaten severely. >> his cell phone camera was running that night, too. he testified that john mckenna was a threat to know one. >> he skipped past me, singing the notre dame son. he was in jovial spirits. >> the defense attorneys moth that characterization of mckenna. they called him "yippy skippy." the defense claims what happened that night was an appropriate use of force and was ordered by police commanders. >> even t

they are charged with slamming john mckenna in tool wall and beating him without provocation. they said the officers abused power, wrote trust, and violated the law, and must be held accountable. mckenna was described as an aggressive agitator. originally, mckenna was arrested and charged with attacking the officers, but those charges were dropped. >> it is sickening to see an innocent kid like that beaten to that amount of severity. >> and other video was shot using a cellphone. that video was never shown to the public but was played for the jury. he graduated from maryland in 2011 and works for a baltimore county firm. testified he did not seek mckenna acting aggressively toward the horses or the mounted officers. >> he had no threatening stance, no threatening manner. he did not threaten the cops. the next thing you know he was blindsided, his head slammed into the wall, and was beaten several more times while he was not even resisting. it completely breaches the resist of course continue of. it may be so sick to see that and the pool of blood afterwards. that is someone's s

. >> john mckenna was a 21-year- old junior when this all happened. now on the witness stand he tells the jury how he was victimized. chaos following a maryland terrapins basketball victory over duke. this video shot from a dorm window in march 2010 led to outrage an indictment of prince george's county deputies reginald harris and george baker. prosecutors said it is a case about power, trust, and the law. he said the auction is abused power, broke trust, and violated the law, and must be held accountable. they cited mckenna as an aggressive agitator, claiming he was charging the police line in the midst of a riot. the charges were dropped. >> it is sickening to met is producing an incident like that. >> this video was never shown to the public but was played for the jury. he graduated in 2011 and worse for baltimore accounting firm. he testified he did not see mckenna but acting aggressively towardhe forces or the mounted officers. >> he had no threatening stance, no threatening manner, did not threaten the cops. he was blindsided, his head slammed

the victim, john mckenna, was struck at least a dozen times. charged with assault and misconduct in office, prosecutors and the defense are focusing on the actions of son and james harri and officer reginald baker. they were on mounted patrol and dressed in riot gear. a key piece of evidence in the case is video shop showing the celebration and crowd in the park. the video also shows the beating of john mckenna it was a 21- year-old college junior. the experts concluded the toicer used his right she'll push mckeown into a wall, but the repeated beatings with a baton was excessive force. he was struck a minimum of 12 times within 4-7 seconds. jurors also heard from an internal affairs investigators to testify that officer harrison claims to be a witness and denies using a baton. testimony of the use of force expert will continue tomorrow. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it has been 10 years since an entire baltimore family was murdered for speaking publicly about the problem of jerk -- of drugs and violence in their neighborhood. >> their home

stemming from the march 2010 beating of student john mckenna taken down and repeatedly hit with batons following a basketball game celebration. shortly after the verdict, john mckenna spoke to reporters and here is what he said. >> i am glad that some justice has been done. it has been a long two years for me and my family. there is a broader crime committed here. for the two cops in the trial and we hope the department of justice continues the investigation. >> emotions still raw for all of those involved. the pring georgia's county state attorney and mark mcgraw addressed reporters saying they respect the verdict handed down by the jury. harrison's sentence is scheduled next month and he could face up to ten years in prison. >> what about the officer acquitted does go back to work. >> officer baker, it is not clear if he wants his job back, but if he does chief mcgraw will go before an appeals board and enters the board and they will reinvestigate the claim and look at the evidence and determine if he's suited to return back to the streets. both of these officers are still technicall

university of maryland student john mckenna slammed against a concrete wall on knox road in college park by riot police, then beaten with batons testifying in court today he doesn't remember the incident. the prosecutor today called all this an abuse of power and a violation of trust, but lawyers for the police officers said mckenna was targeted under a zero tolerance order that night against anyone leading what they called a riot. >> he wasn't leading it whatsoever. >> reporter: outside court a witness nathan cole said he tookly own cell phone video of the incident -- took his own cell phone video of the incident and remained stunned two years later. >> i lost days of sleep over it. i really did. it really bothered me. >> reporter: cole said mckenna was fist pumping and skipping on the sidewalk in a goofy display of celebration and on a cell phone video cole took jurors heard mckenna singing the notre dame fight song. >> even though they tried to say he was doing in and that could be threatening, any reasonable person can tell that's absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: but defense lawye

reporter: under questioning from his defense attorney officer james harrison said he first saw john mckenna5 seconds before his co-defendant officer reginald baker hit the student with his shield sending hill into a wall. harrison told the court he saw mckenna hit baker on his helmet while holding a cell phone in his hand. he was concerned about his cell phone because he'd received bulletins saying that firearms could be disguised as cell phones. harrison said he told mckenna to drop it and hit him seven to eight times. did you strike him in the head asked his defense attorney? harrison replied never. when asked by prosecutor joseph ruddy why he lied to internal affairs claiming he wasn't one of the striking officers seen in the video, harrison replied it was for financial reasons. he's the father of eight children and the sole breadwinner in his family and he was afraid of losing his job. >> palm says during officer harrison -- paul says during officer harrison's testimony it was the first time we learned john mckenna was carrying a cell phone. the trial is expected to wrap up tomorrow wit

. >> their defense lawyers say it was the student john mckenna who was the threat. scott broom brings us up to date in upper marlboro. >> reporter: the videotape in this case is the key evidence and the jury saw it within two minutes of the start of the trial. university of maryland student john mckenna slammed against a concrete wall on knox road in college park by riot police. then beatenned with batons. testifying in court today, he doesn't remember the incident. the prosecutor today called all this an abuse of power and a violation of trust, but lawyers for the police officers said mckenna was targeted under a zero tolerance order that night against anyone leading what they called a riot. >> he wasn't leading it whatsoever. >> reporter: outside court a witness nathan cole said he took his own cell phone video of the incident and remained stunned more than two years later. >> i loz lost days of sleep over it. it really bothered me. >> reporter: he said mckenna was fist pumping and skipping on the sidewalk in a goofy display of celebration. and on a cell phone vid

they say the student here, john mckenna, had a concussion. and they also say, you know, who knows what the long-term effects might be. but officer baker, one of the defendants, told jurors yesterday that he never hit mckenna intentionally in the head and that he was only trying to get him to open his hands because he didn't know what might be inside of them. remember that this is all going on in the midst of what police were characterizing as a riot in the middle of route 1 right after that duke-maryland game in 2010. although students say they were simply celebrating, there was no riot. that's been a discrepancy from day one. officer baker also told jurors take he never even realized that his codefendant officer harrison was standing next to him striking mckenna while the whole thing was happening. so we are waiting if officer harrison who -- for officer harrison who is expected to take the stand later today. his testimony should take up a lot of the court proceedings today and then tomorrow we are expected that the jury will get the case an

were the police actually taking part in police brutality and it was john mckenna, the student beaten by the police, was he the aggressor who was threatening to the police. all of that played out in court today. we did he hear from john mckenna and the lawyer who's are representing the police officers who have been charged with assault and misconduct in office. and a lot of what happened that night played out in court today. john mckenna took the stand and told the court he was celebrating maryland's win over duke and had no intention of getting into any trouble when he was hit by riot police and arrested. he said he was skipping down the sidewalk singing the notre dame fight song when he looked up and saw police on horseback. he told the court he had not heard any announcements to disburse and the officers on knox road said nothing before he was hit to the shield and knocked to the ground. the now 24-year-old doesn't remember being hill but just remembered being thrown into a wagon and received a wound to his head. another student, nathan cole took the stand and say he video taped pa

from a dorm room window and shows these two police officers beating a then 21-year-old student john mckenna. at the times the officers said mckenna and another student had struck the officers and jurldz their horses. they -- injured their horses. they also said the horses kicked the students inflicting those injuries. in the video you can clearly see that never happened. instead the video shows mckenna dancing down the sidewalk and poaching an officer on -- approaching an officer on the horse. that's when the two officers in full riot gear moved in and strike him several times. the two officers have been on paid administrative leave. their police powers suspended ever since they were indicted in september of 2011. now this morning opening statements are set to start in their trial in prince george's county circuit court in upper marlboro. jessica, andrea? >> all right, kristin. thank you for that update. kristin will have more later on in our newscast. >>> the self-proclaimed master mind of the september 11 attacks khalid sheikh mohamed will appear at a hearing today. the five-day hearing w

there was no mention in this trial about john mckenna having a cell phone in his hand. that was another a part that was brought out in croaks because -- cross examination, no one mentioned, not even john mckenna mentioned there was a cell phone in his hand. this was the first time they heard mckenna had a cell phone in his hand and that is why harrison felt he needed to go in with a baton. another note, harrison didn't report the use of force. he said he thought his supervisors were going to do it. will. >> paul, really quickly here, in your opinion based on what is happening with the judge, do you think there is an avenue now for an appeal, depending on who doesn't like the outcome? >> reporter: well, i sat through a lot of the trials before. usually this stuff has to be set in open court, will, and on the record. none of this was done on the record. it was all behind the scenes. that is why we reported it through sources. >> all right, paul wagner with the update. thank you, paul. >>> to another news alert. this is out of howard county. the police are asking for your

reginald baker and james harrison are charged with assault in the beating of john mckenna. police initially said mckenna attacked police after a terps basketball win over duke, but those charges were dropped. a group of men jumped a 19-year- old on east baltimore street. police found him shot multiple times and he died later that evening. >> keeping your bones healthy is important for young and old and vitamin d plays a crucial role. the get the right amount -- how do you get the right amount? lisa robinson explains. >> it can be hard to do in the winter months. >> vitamin d and helps maintain bone structure and strength. you should know your levels. a simple blood test will tell you. >> some unprotected some tiun te helps your vitamin d levels. >> do not go overboard. >> anywhere from 800 international units to 1000 international unit for most people. >> you can find vitamin d in milk and some juices. >> yogurt's but you need to check the labels -- some yogurts but you need to check the labels. >> lisa robinson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather pl

the two prince george's werey police officers beating johne mckenna. penelope john gonzalez. it is the video shot from a dormitory room that will be crucial. minutes after the jury, made up men and seven women, courtroom, prosecutors played the video over and over again during opening arguments. the two prince george's county with firste charged e assault. degre reginald baker and james harrison. the video clearly shows an abuse power, broken trust, and of the law, say prosecutors. the prosecutors told a jury that old student was officersbeaten by the had handcuffs on several not the doctor until eight hours after he was beaten. he suffered a concussion, a .ajor bruises to his body the defense attorneys are dramatically different picture from that in march of 2010, arguing not a celebration of following the basketball but it was a full-blown riot with destruction of property and fire. they claim the officers used a force aftero suspect disobey orders. we understand he could testify today.y as reporting live from upper marlboro, john gonzalez. >> the former army ranger hisicte

james harrison and reginald baker are accused of beating student john mckenna. baker, a former marine and special officer with the prince dirges county's special officer unit, says he was ordered to make arrests. while his team was holding the line at knox road and rte. 1 in two malesrk, he sawe approach him. refused toat' mckenna leave the area. he repeatedly told him to get down and get away. the prosecution bases baker's action while showing the video of the beating to the jury, trying, i imagine, to get that image engrained in the minds of the jury. both men are charged with second-degree assault and misconduct. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are searching for whoever shot a man at 9:00 this morning. at this hour, we are still gathering details. please can confirm the victim was an adult male and was -- police can confirm the victim was an adult male and was shot somewhere in the upper body. happening right now at city hall, and nominations -- i nominations committee is entertaining a hearing. it may not be a quiet hearing. we understand protester

it shows the beating of john mckenna, who was a 21-year-old college humojr.. he said as much can approach the horses, his behavior was not aggressive or noncompliant. the reported meeting with batons by baker and harris was excessive force. the defense pointed out that prince george's county police are trained in how to assess and handle the danger of mobs and that crowd can be hostile and drunk. a lieutenant testified about the incident that officer harris and claimed to be a witness and denied using of baton on mckenna. the use of force expert continues his testimony tomorrow. reporting live from the prince george's county courthouse in upper marlboro, barry simms, .bal-tv 11 tnew >> all eyes are on tonight's presidential debate on long island. republicans figured governor romney will be buoyed by new set of independent polls. >> with mitt romney ahead in a new poll in a critical swing state, even more is riding on tonight's debate here. the pressure is on, but so was his smile as barack obama heads to the debate. a new poll shows romney reading in 12 battle

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reginald baker and james harrison each accused of beating university of maryland student john mckenna during a riot situation after maryland beat duke in basketball back on march 3, 2010. today was harrison's turn to take the stand in his own defense, like baker did on wednesday. harrison told a court he ran to assist baker, who is dealing with mckenna, trying to get hold of the situation. both men claim that mckenna had startled the mounted officers wars and was the aggressor. harrison said he swung at mckenna seven-eight times and struck the pavement himself of doing so. he said he swung so many times because mccann of refused to drop his cellphone and show his hands. the police department launched an internal investigation into the beating and said he initially lied, saying he had nothing to do with it, but then recanted his story a few days later. >> the state is still in the process of calling rebuttal witnesses but the jury is expected to get the case sometime tomorrow. again, the two officers are accused with second-degree assault and misconduct. the judge dropped the most seri

the video showing unarmed student john mckenna taken down and beaten by batons on knocks road in college park is an independent witness that speaks for itself. joe rudy told the jury today. but officers for regal baker and harris says criminalizing veteran officers is wrong. heavens forbid seconds into a riot they get it wrong. sue them, sue the county but don't make him a criminal. outnumbered officers were trying to disperse students. the officers ground perspective of john mckenna in a goofy fist pumping dance was dramatically different from a video shot from above. for police it was charging, punching and shouting it was a threat. but the prosecutor says that the officers failed up to write the encounter as required because they knew they had done wrong. these defendants broke the law and ruddy said. this after revelation that the judge in this case used to be married with a police officer that was dismissed because of brutal force. as i said the jury is now deliberating. we're going to keep tabs on it and get back to you with a verdict once we have it. >> thank you, scott. >>> some

officers james harrison and reginald baker are charged with attacking john mckenna. this is video taken from a dorm room. it shows officers in riot gear beating mckenna following the terps' big basketball win over duke. this was in march of 2010. suffered a concussion in that incident. both officers face first and second degree assault charges. >>> police say the man behind a string of armed robberies near the university of maryland campus is just 17 years old. police arrested jalil robinson of greenbelt. they found items related to those robberies inside his home. last week three students reported being robbed at gunpoint near university view apartments. robinson will be charged as an adult. >>> this week religious groups will call on metro to donate money it received from a controversial advertising campaign. the coalition includes representatives from jewish, christian, and muslim groups and wants metro to donate proceeds from these ads to support human rights. the ads equate muslim radicals with savages. >>> today the american civil liberties union is expected to

they face second-degree assault and misconduct charges in the videotaped beating of student john mckenna. the police department is morning one of their officers killed in a three-car crash in clinton. officer kevin bowden was killed after his cruiser crashed into a utility pole. police say he was a six-year veteran of the force and leaves behind a 10-year-old son and a four-year old daughter. this is the second time in three months that an officer has been killed in a traffic accident. >> taking a look at the satellite radar. you can see the brighter spots, clouds from the bay eastward. that is helping to take up temperatures a little bit. we are striving for a few more 70's. what happens over the weekend? we'll talk about the insta- weather forecast coming up in just a minute. >> members of the maryland clergy community continue weighing in on marriage the quality. ministers of various faiths gathered to explain why they support the passage of the civil marriage protection act as a law. they say it is about equal rights. not religious freedom. >> it will protect and strengthen our famil

state trooper who told the court in his opinion baker and harrison used excessive force against john mckenna noting the maryland student was not aggressive and kept his hands up when the police approached. mckenna was arrested last night but all charges were dropped. >>> today, the prosecution will have some follow-up questions for an expert witness, a retired maryland state trooper, about the proper use of a police baton. the defense will then get the case. >>> d.c. councilman david catania introduced some emergency legislation that would require more transparency. it would require the cfo give the results of all internal audits. this cops after the city's chief tax appraiser resigned this week under fire for lowering commercial property tax assessments apparently without cause. >> i think they've been burying bad news. i think he has an oio, this office of internal investigations that, will conduct these internal reviews of policies and procedures and when they see things that may or may not be what they want the public to see, they just don't move them. they don't finalize it. >> question

to questions asked by his attorney, officer james harrison said he was initially concerned by john mckenna's bizarre behavior. as the university of maryland student walked down the street waving his arms during the celebration of maryland's victory over duke on march 3, 2010. officer harrison said he began hitting him with his baton after seeing mckenna bunch the officer in the head with a clinched fist, containing what officer harrison claimed could have been a weapon. but which he later learned was just a cell phone. officer harrison continued hitting him because he refused to drop what was in his hand. despite being ordered to do so. but under cross-examination, he could not fully explain why he made little attempt to see what was actually in mckenna's hand after he and officer baker stopped hitting him. also in a cross-examination, officer harrison admitted lying about his involvement in the incident. telling the police department's internal affairs section when first questioned that he was not one of the officers who hit john mckenna. closing arguments in the case are expected some time

in the video, which was already shown to jurors several times in court today john mckenna can be seen skipping down the sidewalk. prosecutors argue mckenna was hit by two officers who abused their power. defense attorneys for officers reginald bake are and gamed harrison said the two hit mckenna because he disobeyed orders and charged at them. it took more than a year for the police officers to be indicted. experts say they do expect a verdict this week. mckenna is expected to take the stand during the trial to talk about what happened to him that night. brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> all right. the controversial hpv vaccine may have gotten less controversial. >> what may have parents sending their kids receipt away for the vaccination. >>> and we're thinking pink at abc2. call now 410-481-2222. it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more skycaps unloadi

he testified as an expert witness that the officers did use excessive force and they took on john mckenna. that incident took place in 2010 as students celebrated a basketball victory over duke. >>> a former educational aid at wilson high school who got pregnant by a teenager is now facing jail time. 30-year-old loni haggins pled guilty for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. the two met during the summer of 2010 and that relationship lasted through april of 2011. during that time, haggins had that teenager's baby. she'll be sentenced? december. she faces up to a year in december and has to register as a sex offender. >>> had a full face transplant. he is richard lee norris. he is 37 years old. he's from hillsville and now he can primarily eat through his mouth. he can also taste, he can smell, too. in march, he had his jaws, teeth, his tongue, and skin replaced after being injured in a gun accident back in 1997. he was quoted as saying, he is regaining his speech. now he can smile and show other facial expressions. >>> a pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the t

university of maryland student john mckenna slammed against a concrete wall on knox road in college park by riot police, then beat within batons. testifying in court today he doesn't remember the incident. the prosecutor today called all this an abuse of power and violence of trust, but lawyers for the police officers said mckenna was targeted under a zero tolerance order that night against anyone leading what they called a riot. >> he wasn't leading it whatsoever. >> reporter: outside court a witness nathan cole said he took his own cell phone video of the incident and remained stunned more than two years later. >> i tell you i lost days of supreme over it. i really did. it really -- sleep over it. i really did. it really bother med. >> reporter: cole said mckenna was fist pumping on the sidewalk in a goofy display of celebration and on a cell phone video cole took jurors heard mckenna singing the notre dame fight song. >> even though they tried to say he was doing this and that could be a threatening manner, any reasonable person can tell that's absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: but

reginald baker and james harrison are accused of beating university of maryland student john mckenna during a riot situation after maryland beat duquesne basketball back on march 3, 2010. -- after maryland beat duke in basketball. both men claim that mckenna had startled amounted officers course and was the aggressor. harrison said he swung at mckenna 7-8 times and struck the pavement twice while doing so. he said he's won so many times because mckenna refused to drop his cellphone and not show his hands. when the police department lost an internal investigation, he initially lied to investigators, telling them he had nothing to do with it, but then recanted his story a few days later. sources tell me the issue should be resolved by tomorrow, so the jury should get the case sometime tomorrow after closing arguments. there could be further delays the the issue is not resolved. >> starting this week, in conversations while riding on an mta bus in baltimore could be recorded. they say safety is the key issue here. >> our goal is to use every tool that is legal to us within our means to

university of maryland student john mckenna came to court to see how it would end two and a half years after being beaten by two baton-wielding officers. the prosecutors said the force was neither reasonable nor necessary. the force was punishment. mr. mckenna was on the ground hit time after time, knocked unconscious. but defense lawyers say that the case is about perspective. they say the celebration became a riot after the university of maryland basketball victory over duke in 2010. that police were outnumbered. the officers' perspective through a foggy face shield was that john mckenna was running toward a police line, his fists clenched, aggressive behavior, warranting arrest. justifying the use of force. it took four days of trial testimony to explain what happened that night. the officer had four seconds. if you say he made a mistake, don't make him a criminal. corporal region nnald baker, 14 years. harrison, more than 20 years, having been awarded the medal of valor and officer of the year. the charges, second-degree assault, meaning intentionally inflicting injury without just

student john mckenna was treated for a concussion, and cuts after the incident, but wasn't admitted to the hospital that night. three days later he complained of dizziness and went to an emergency room. the judge left the courtroom to check the law. and returned to rule that the injuries were not proven to be both serious and permanent. >> the judge did dismiss the most serious charge. >> what do you make of it? >> no further comment. we're still in trial. >> any count thrown out is a good count. >> we're still in trial. >> we're still in trial, guys. >> no comment. >> reporter: in court with his helmet, shield and baton, corporal baker answered one of his lawyer's questions about that night. i'm afraid, he said, but we have a mission. he said he saw a large male yelling, running at police forces with his fists clenched. he's not obeying commands to go back. i had to get him before he got to the horses. i don't know what he's got in his hands. i yell, get down, get down. i push him, apply short strikes to his arm area. the arrest team arrives. he's asked, are you embarrassed by what du

john mckenna, the student who was beaten, spoke after the verdict. >> definitely glad that some justice has been done today. it's been a long two years for me and my family, but there was a broader crime committed here and it spans way further than the two cops charged in this trial, so we hope that the department of justice continues their investigation. >> reporter: state's attorney angela brooks whose office prosecuted the two officers and prince george's county police chief mark mcgraw say they are partners in protecting the community. >> we believe tonight the citizens of prince george's county have spoken loudly and clearly that although we appreciate and really honor the protection that is provided to us that protection must be reasonable and that protection must respect the dignity of every human in this community. >> this police department is resolved to be constitutional and professional and ethical. the trust of the community is pa paramount. >> reporter: the chief says both officers remain on suspension pending a police administrative review. state's attorney angela also bro

student john mckenna was treated for a concussion, and cuts after the incident, but wasn't admitted to the hospital that night. three days later he complained of dizziness and went to an emergency room. the judge left the courtroom to check the law, and returned to rule that the injuries were not proven to be both serious and permanent. >> the judge did dismiss the most serus charge. >> what do you make of it? >> no further comment. we're still in trial. >> any count that gets thrown out is a good count. >> reporter: the defendants now face the less serious charges of misconduct and second-degree assault. in court, with his helmet, shield and baton, corporal baker answered one of his lawyer's questions about that night. i'm afraid, he said, but we have a mission. he said he saw a large male yelling, running at police forces with his fists clenched. he's not obeying commands to go back. i had to get to him before he got to the horses. i don't know what he's got in his hands. it's a threat. i yell, get down, get down. i engage him with a shield, push him. i apply short strikes to his arm

the officers in this trial are accused of beating john mckenna after a maryland-duke basketball game in 2010. the jury expected to begin deliberations at some point today. >>> today we'll learn more about a deadly crash that killed a prince george's county

state trooper who told the court in his opinion baker and harrison used excessive force against john mckenna noting the maryland student was not aggressive and kept his hands up when the police approached. mckenna was arrested that night, but all charges were dropped. the expert witness, the retired maryland state trooper, was questioned extensively by the defense about the proper use of a police baton. the prosecution will have some followup questions wednesday morning and then the defense will begin its case. in upper marlboro, paul wagner, fox 5 news. >>> tonight the president faced the man fighting to take his job. coming up on the news edge we'll take a closer look at some of the take-away moments tonight from the debate and get reaction from both political parties. >> reporter: businesses coming and going in georgetown. i'm beth parker. i'll tell you what it all means coming up. paid 14% in federal taxes, is that fair to the guy

two of the officers who arrested john mckenna in the minutes after he was struck by a shield and riot baton testified for the prosecution today. he told the court that he didn't hear the striking officers, baker and harrison, make any commands or a command to show his hands or get on the ground before pushing him up against the wall. another officer, sergeant mckinney told the court, he got a phone call from baker after this video was made public. mckinney said baker apologized to him saying it was re-- he was remorseful, not happy or proud o. cross-examination, mckinney asked him what baker was sorry for. >> he said he was sorry mckinney and others were being investigated by internal affairs. a third officer, internal affairs lieutenant charles wallsel to the court when he questioned james harrison on the left leaving court and showed him the video, harrison said he was only a witness and not one of the striking officers. the next day, hair concalled -- harrison called him back wanting to know what equipment to turn in, feeling his suspension was imminent. the state's last witness wa

. $2 million will go to john mckenna, who's the man on video seen being beaten by police after that maryland win in 2010. >> and the rest of the cash is going to the other nine plaintiffs. one of the officers was acquitted of the assault on friday. the other, james harrison, was convicted of second degree assault. harrison will be sentenced in december, and he faces up to ten years behind bars. >>> and many falfamily, friends community supporters are helping a family recover from an attack. it has been two months since thomas maslin was brutally beaten on his way home from a nationals game in eastern market. his neighbors raised money for him at the fall safety festival in ward 6. his wife says the community is helping her cope with the attack. and they've also been generating a lot of donations hr his medical expenses. maslin's wife says she looks forward to the day her husband is released from the hospital. that's expected in about four weeks. police arrested three men in connection with his attack. >>> the time right now is 5:26. this is it. round three, the third presidential debate happ

the officer said that he was initially concerned by john mckenna's bizarre behavior. at the university of maryland -- the university of maryland student walked down the street waving his arm. during the rocket's celebration of maryland's victory over duke on march 3, 20 so. officer harrisson said that he began hitting him with his baton after seeing him punch baker in the head with a clinched fist, containing what officer harrison claimed he thought could have been a weapon. >>> out on the campaign trail today, the former president bill clinton is teaming up with bruce springstein. obama will be back in fairfax tomorrow morning holding a rally. mitt romney spent most of his day preparing for monday's third and final debate. both men, they will be at a charity event in new york city tonight raising money for needy kids. >>> right now, two former governors are in their final debate before the election day in the race for the virginia senate seat. you're looking at the live pictures of the democrats tim cain squaring off. and for the, you can watch the whole thing here.

essentially he said the reason he hit this student john mckenna, he said the reasonable he hit him was because he approached the officers with his fist clenched. the officer said he asked him to open his hands. he was worried about what might be inside. but when mckenna did not open his hands, that is when he began to hit him. when this student didn't listen, all of this went down right after this duke-maryland basketball game in 2010. thousands of students had flooded route 1 right after the unlikely victory. they say they were celebrating but police say they were rioting. the student involved in this trial mckenna, he sustained a very mild concussion but that's about it. for that reason the judge dropped the first degree assault charge. he said that prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to prove that the student's injuries were serious enough to warrant such a serious charge. the officers are still facing two other charges, second degree sought and misconduct in office. that is what the jury still is going to have to decide. they are expected to begin deliberating likely tomo

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video from the 2010 incident shows the student, john mckenna, being beaten following an upset game that took place with duke, the basketball team. the university of maryland was playing duke. the officers reginald baker and james harrison have been charged with first degree assault among other things. they were with the police department's special operation division. baker and harrison right now are on paid administrative leave, but their police powers have been suspended. we will have complete coverage of the trial on our website wusa9.com. and of course on 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. >>> a 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies that took place in college park. prince george's county police say that they arrested nico robinson at his home in greenbelt, maryland yesterday morning. he is going to be charged as an adult. all three robbery victims were university of maryland students, and the robberies took place within an hour near the college park campus. >>> the search has resumed for two virginia hikers who have been missing in montana's glaci

john mckenna, the student who was struck by the officers, is expected to testify. >>> president obama and mitt romney are back on the campaign trail after last night's spirited debate. the president lived up to his promise to be more aggressive. mitt romney, however, stood his ground. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney head to separate corners of the country to campaign after one of the most combative presidential debates in recent memory. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: the president and his republican challenger clashed on just about every issue invading each other's space and battling for uncommitted voters. >> not drew. >> how much did you cut it? >> governor, we produced more oil-- >> no much, how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal waters? >> reporter: when the sparring was over, cbs news asked a group of about 500 uncommitted votessers who won. 47% said the president. 30% said romney and a third called it a tie. predictably both s

judge threw out first degree assault charges against the officers because there is no evidence john mckenna has suffered a permanent injury. reginald baker and james harrison are still facing charges ever second degree assault and misconduct in office. >>> in the race for virginia senate seat, one more final debate set for tonight between former democratic governor tim kaine and former republican governor george allen. they debated twice already and this last one scheduled for 7:00 tonight on the campus of virginia tech in blacksburg. >>> in the presidential race, republican mitt romney has only planned two public events ahead of the final debate on monday. remainder of his time will be devoted to getting ready for the debate. northern virginia again returned to the spotlight in the presidential campaign last night fresh off the second presidential debate. republican nominee mitt romney rallied with his supporters in leesburg. tonight, romney speaks at the annual alfred smith memorial foundation dinner. >> and he is not the only one. president obama also addressing that dinner in new york c

one of the officers estimate testified he had to use force because he did not know what student john mckenna had in his hand. we saw the video a new video showing the students singing and happy. the only audible warning from police is an officer yelling for him to be quiet and to back up. >> in about an hour, an oregon court will reduce the so-called perversion files. these files are from the boy scouts, internal on men suspected of child sex abuse. jummy olabanji explains. >> some of these anywhere from 30 years to 50 years old. stuff that happened back then does not happen anymore, but some legal analysts say that releasing the files could prompt a new round of criminal prosecutions for offenders who up until now have not been prosecuted. these boxes allegedly contain 20,000 pages from the boy scouts' national ineligible volunteer files. attorneys representing former boy scouts say that the files document the cases of more than 1200 scale leaders and volunteers who were dismissed by the organization between 1965 and 1985 largely for sexual misconduct. >> they are able to coerce, convince,

he said the students would tell you that john mckenna was skipping down the sidewalk while singing andwaying his hands in celebration. but officers who had been hit with ice and water and rocks that night, might instead see him charging and threatening and punching. he said four seconds and four strikes with the baton and they want to make my client a criminal? harrison's attorney, david simpson, took 20 minutes to sum up his case telling the jury his client didn't do anything wrong. put yourself in his spot for four seconds, simpson said, and see what you do. jack mckenna was arrested that night and all charges were dropped. harrison and baker are facing charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office. jack mckenna was back inside the courtroom today watching the closing arguments. in fact at one point, when they went through the video frame-by- frame, he got up from the seat and walked up right next to the jur so that he could -- jury so that he could so close up for him. the jury is composed now of six women and six men. it's unclear how long they're going deliberate. tonight, b

the video shows officers using their batons to hit john mckenna while he was on the ground. harrison took the stand yesterday, he said mckenna punched another officer and refused to drop an object in his hand. that object turned out to be a cell phone. >>> the pakistani girl shot by the taliban is able to stand for the very first time. but doctors in england said that she still has a long way the go on her road to recovery. charlie d'agata reports now from birmingham, england. >> reporter: british doctors released this photo of malala yousufzai ten days after the taliban put a bullet in her head and tried to assassinate her. doctors say the 15-year-old is out of a coma and on her feet. >> she's doing very well in fact. she was standing with some help for the first time this morning. >> reporter: doctors say she remembers being on her school bus in pakistan, then waking up in a hospital in a foreign country. >> one of the first things she asked to know was which country was she in. >> reporter: doctors say she has some damage to her brain and her injuries suggest she was shot

they face second-degree assault and misconduct charges in the videotaped beating of john mckenna. >> a man is recovering at shock trauma after authorities in frederick county say was accidentally shot by his 12-. we are told the boy was shooting his father's rival when a bullet ricocheted off a truck and hit the 48-year-old man in the chest. that incident is still under investigation but they do not expect any charges to be filed. a man accused of murdering his grandparents is back in baltimore county following extradition from oklahoma. police a 31-year-old matthew long used a pair of dumbbells and a knife to kill his grandparents in their home last month. the police discover the couple, both in their 80's, after a never went to check on them. days later, long was found unconscious in a motel room in oklahoma. he now faces two counts of first-degree murder. >> three people have been robbed in the canton area at gunpoint since monday. kai reed has details. >> i have a taser and pepper spray in my back right now. when new wall, night, we carry it in our hand. >> and live in canton, no

. $2 million will go to john mckenna. he was seen on video being beaten by police as he celebrated the win. the rest of the cash will go to the other nine plaintiffs. one of the others was acquitted of the assault on friday. the other, james harrison, was convicted of second degree assault. harrison faces up to ten years behind bars. >>> a man is in critical condition this morning after falling more than 20 feet from an escalator at met life stadium in new jersey. police say the 42-year-old was leaving the giants-redskins game when he fell over the side of an escalator. the man fell 21 feet and landed on a metal stage. police are not sure what caused him to fall. >>> the redskins could not make it two in a row yesterday. they took on the giants on the road. eli manning sealed the redskins' fate with a last-minute comeback. >> third down and two. manning looks to prove. and he will race to the end zone. >> ouch. manning sails a 77-yard pass right into the hands of victor cruz in the end zone. there just wasn't enough time

questions asked by his attorney, the officer james harrison said he was initially concerned by john mckenna's, "bizarre behavior." as the university of maryland student walked down the street, waving his arms during the rockets celebration of maryland's victory over duke on march 3, 2010. officer harrison said he began hitting mckenna with his baton after seeing him punch officer regional baker in the head with a clinched fist. the fist containing what officer harrison claimed he thought could have been a weapon. which he later learned, it was just a cell phone. he said that he continued hitting him because he refused to drop what was in his hand. despite being ordered to do so. but under cross-examination, harrison could not fully explain why he made little attempt to see what was actually in mckenna's hand after he and officer baker stopped hitting him. 9news now. >>> well, two women, one hidden camera, and a pervert is on the loose. oh, that's not a good combination. coming up tonight at 7:00, the disturbing video setting up their secret surveillance inside the victim's condo. >> that's cr