kerrick and other officers responded and claimed ferrell was acting erratically. one fired his taser at ferrell. in this dash board camera video, you can see the taser's dot, and ferrell run past. >> the suspect began aggressive coming towards me. >> how loud were your verbal commands? >> get on the ground! get on the ground! get on the ground! >> reporter: kerrick shot ferrell 10 times during their struggle. >> no matter what i dhe wouldn't stop. >> what did you believe at that time? >> i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: ferrell was unarmed and had no criminal record. charlotte-mecklenburg police suspended kerrick without pay. >> that's your handwriting, right? >> yma'am, it is. >> reporter: prosecutor theresa postell grilled him. >> ma'am, this was taken just a little bit after i was in a fight for my life. i'm sorry if there's a few inconsistencies. >> reporter: georgia ferrell is the dead man's mother. three days after his death, she talked to us about officer kerrick. >> but i doorter: you do? >> i so forgive him but i do want justice. >> reporter: ge

three days after his death, she utlked to us about officer kerrick. d but i do forgive him. >> reporter: you do? >> i so forgive him, but i do want justice. >> reporter: georgia ferrell told us that her son always hispected police. his sister is a cop. scott, if convicted, kerrick could face 11 years in prison. >> pelley: mark strassmann for us this evening. mark, thank you. long before the "black lives matter" movement, the pioneering hip-hop group n.w.a. was raising its voice against police brutality. 25 years later, the group is the subject of what will likely be this weekend's most-talked-about duvie, and vladimir duthiers has 'rat story. >> you're listening to compton's very own ice cube, easy-e and dr. dre. i got to tell you, you are witnessing history. >> ♪ straight outta compton. >> reporter: they were n.w.a., five guys from inner city los angeles who in 1988 released a eaoundbreaking album, "straight outta compton." >> ♪ [no audio] the police coming straight from the underground ♪ a young [no audio] got it bad 'cause i'm brown. ♪ >> reporter:

he runs at officer kerrick, full speed. >> reporter: prosecutors say kerrick was the only officer to fire his gun, hitting the young man ten times. >> i had no idea if he was armed or not. >> reporter: prosecutors say farrell was just disoriented and had been looking for help after crawling out of the window of this wrecked car he was driving. police were called after he went knocking on doors in the middle of the night, scaring a home owner who called 911. >> he's not in the house. he's in the front yard yelling. >> reporter: authorities say he had been drinking that night, but not heavily. test results showed a small amount of marijuana in his system. kerrick is pleading not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and faces up to 11 years in jail if convicted. for "good morning america," steve osunsami, abc news, atlanta. >> steve, thank you. >>> an important health warning about tick bites that could save your life. an oklahoma mother lost all four limbs after she was bitten by a tick carrying a potentially deadly disease, called rocky mountain spotted fever. it's on the ris

jurors must decide if kerrick used excessive force when he shot jonathan ferrell ten times.tors say ferrell was in a car accident and knocked on a woman's door for help, but she called police. kerrick insists he opened fire to protect himself. >>> a courtroom in chattanooga, tennessee, descended into chaos. watch this. >> get back! stay back. stay back. >> back up, sir! back up, sir! sir, back up. >> probably not the day in court people expected. the man who was attacked there is charged with killing his niece. the guy who went after him was the victim's boyfriend. several people who tried to get into the action were kicked out of the courtroom, which was briefly locked down. the hearing was postponed and will likely be held in a closed court. >> good idea. >>> now to a health alert. as children are about to go back to school, researchers say drug-resistant head lice are spreading. in at least 25 states, they found these superlice with gene mutations that make them resistant to most over-the-counter treatments. their recommendation, switch to stronger prescription medication

this morning, randall kerrick, the former police officer accused of gunning down an unarmed 24-year-old, walking free after a north carolina judge declares a mistrial. >> we remain deadlocked at eight votes to four votes. >> reporter: now the family of jonathan ferrell, the slain ex-college football player, speaking out. >> he was shot ten times and shot 12 times unarmed. what more do you need? >> reporter: but after four days of deliberation, the jury came back hung on friday. eight jurors for acquittal. four favoring conviction. moses wilson, juror number 11, among those four. >> we tried every method we could to come to an agreement. >> reporter: kerrick maintaining his innocence from the start pleading not guilty and testifying that he did not know ferrell was unarmed. >> he was going to assault me. he was going to take my gun from me. >> reporter: in this dash cam video of the incident, ferrell is seen running toward kerrick and two other officers, shots heard off camera. but prosecutors say ferrell was just disoriented looking for help after wrecking this car that he was driving.

kerrick is on trial for voluntary manslaughter.xpected to start deliberating at some point this afternoon, ashleigh. >> alina, keep an eye on that. judge alex, i need you to weigh in on something. at first blush, you look at that, you see the video, it's all very uncomfortable, no other images after that critical moment, but there is this from the medical examiner that jonathan farrell was on top of officer kerrick during a majority of the shooting. what does that speak to? >> well, it certainly boosts his self-defense claim that he's not standing over him shooting him. the perpetrator, in his eyes, in this case farrell is on top of him. we see a lot of shootings in the news involving white officers and black individuals. it is, i think, unrepresentative of what's really happening out there. if you just take those type of shootings and play them over and over and over again it looks like a huge pattern. but so many more shootings occur involving white individuals that aren't shown. of the ones that we do see a lot of the white offi

kerrick said he feared for his life. today, president obama declared an emergency in parts of washington state inundated by wildfires. that will make them eligible to apply for federal aid. danielle nottingham is there. >> reporter: at least 13 large wildfires continue to rampage out of control across washington state as firefighters worked, sometimes in vain, to save houses and other structures. outside of omak this morning, brad armstrong's please were bull dozing brush to protect his home from the threatening flames. i haven't seen any firefighters, or anybody around. >> right. they're-- they're all out where there's a little more dense population right now. >> reporter: resources are stretched so thin, government officials are now asking civilians for help. omak retiree butch pierce signed up today. >> anything they want, i'll run a shovel, water truck, low boys-- anything they got. i'm 69 years old and i've seen a lot of stuff in my lifetime and i'm telling you guys right now, you have never seen anything like this.

it was introduced as evidence in kerrick's manslaughter trial.secutors say he overreacted when he killed farrell. >>> protesters gathered wednesday at an ohio walmart to remember a man killed by police. the group staged a die-in to mark one year since a white officer shot and killed a black man inside the store. john crawford iii was carrying an air rifle. the officer was not charged. the protesters carried a black coffin in the parking lot. the justice department is investigating. >>> millions of people in the south central part of the country are facing a dangerous heat wave. triple digit temperatures are forecast for parts of texas, oklahoma, louisiana, and arkansas. crews had to close two lanes of an oklahoma city highway after heat caused the asphalt to buckle. children in dallas jumped in a fountain to stay cool. >>> crews battling the massive rocky fire in northern california are making progress. officials say the fire is 30% contained this morning but its destructive toll is also growing. the fire has destroyed 43 homes and more than 50 o

defense attorneys say randall kerrick opened fire because jonathan ferrell was running toward him and he feared for his life. ferrell had gotten into a car accident when he knocked on a woman's door apparently seeking help. she called police. if convicted, kerrick could face up to 11 years in prison. >>> donald trump arrived for jury duty yesterday in manhattan surrounded by a sea of reporters and photographers. trump was not needed as a juror. there were not enough cases. outside the courtroom, tom llamas tried to ask trump about his plan to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. >> how would you find them and deport them? >> it's going to be easy. just watch. >> how would you do it? can you give us a specific? >> that he did not. trump resumes campaigning tomorrow. he's hosting' town haul meeting in new hampshire. >>> a setback for the nfl's concussion settlement with former players. a deadline to file appeals against that settlement has passed. about a dozen of those appeals were filed. arguments against the deal which could cost the league $1 billion are expected to be heard t

if convicted, kerrick could face up to 11 years in prison.in news on puerto rico, the white house has said that it is not considering a bailout for the u.s. territory, which failed to pay a $58 million debt payment monday. tuesday, white house press secretary josh earnest said that the commonwealth needs to "restructure its liabilities," but that a bailout was off the table. >> we believe puerto rico needs and ability to pay, but as i said before, the administration does not envision a bailout for puerto rico, but where available federal assistance coming leveraged to assist the leaders of puerto rico in meeting some of their financial obligations that we stand ready to help. amy: this comes as "the new york times" is reporting that puerto rico has also temporarily stopped its monthly payments to a fund that is used to pay back investors who hold general obligation bonds. puerto rico has a $370 million payment to this fund due january 1. a bill before congress would allow puerto rico to declare a limited bankruptcy, a move currently permitted

kerrick shot jonathan ferrell, you can see him there, a former a and m football player, while trying to subdue him. protests began in charlotte just minutes after the mistrial was announced. and a jury awarding former chicago bulls superstar michael jordan nearly $9 million for the use of his name without permission. jordan sued the now defunct domino's grocery chain for using his name in an ad. he is as proud as the championships jordan helped bring the windy city, but said the award should be more -- no more than $126,000. now back to "red eye." for your headlines go to fox news.com. >> welcome to "red eye." i'm tom shillue. let's check in with tv's andy levey at the news desk. >> on behalf of all of us, happy senior citizens day. >> thanks, but -- >> but proclamation of ronald reagan it is to show value and contribution of elderly people like you, tom. >> seriously, i am not -- >> as the great communicator said, we owe you and your fellow citizens our thanks and a heart felt salute. >> i am like two months older than you. >> shut up, old man. >> let's welcome our guests. anyone wh

officer randall kerrick seen in this newly released police interrogation video, played in court. >> het had a very aggressive posture. >> reporter: describing what happened after he and two other officers arrived at the burglary call in 2013. home owner calling 911 after the 24-year-old ferrell came to her door at 2:30 a.m. looking for help after crashing his car. ferrell seen in this dash cam video appears to run toward police. >> so, as he's approaching me, i'm backstepping and i'm yelling, stop, stop, stop! >> reporter: the officer explaining what happened just off-screen seconds later. >> i'm backing up and he's just coming at me even faster. >> reporter: kerrick hitting ferrell ten times. a jury monday watching his interrogation video, explaining to detectives just hours after the shooting why he fired so many times. >> i was yelling for him to stop, stop. >> reporter: kerrick who has pleaded not guilty facesing up to 11 years in prison for "good morning america," reena ninan, abc news, new york. >>> the latest twist in kelly rutherford's bitter custody battle. the gossip girl sta

officer kerrick was charged with manslaughter.looking for help after a car wreck. >>> bill cosby will testify under only in connection with one of many sexual assaults against him. julie hoff is suing him for sexual battery, she was just 15 at the time and that is why there are no limitations he will face the depositions. >>> no one is immune from being called for jury duty, former president george w. bush reported to jury duty on thursday he sat with the panel hanging around for a few hours he was not selected to serve during a trial. >>> a st. louis woman was caught trying to steal a plane because she wanted to go to china the woman parked her car until illinois yesterday and walked into the cockpit of the 20 seater jet that was being renovated. she tried to start the engine but the plane was disabled. she was arrested. >>> blue bell will start making their ice-cream again they closed their plants in april and recalled their ice-cream after the deadly listeria bacteria was found in some of their products they have been testing p

kerrick was accused of using excessive force when he fired 12 shots at jonathan ferrell striking hims. >>> and breaking overnight, overseas an egyptian court has sentenced three al jazeera reporters to three years in prison. human rights lawyer amal clooney represents one of the journalists, was on hand for that decision. she has called on the egyptian president to issue a pardon. the canadian and australian reporters and the egyptian producer were convicted of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood. the tried was widely criticized by human rights activists. >>> an arrest in that deadly shrine bombing in bangkok. officials say they have arrested a foreign national in connection to the blast that occurred nearly two weeks ago on august 17th. the arrest comes after surveillance footage you see there shows a man leaving a backpack at the site of the bombing. investigators say they found bomb tears in the suspect's apartment. the bombing killed 20 people including several tourists. >>> and in southern california, an auto mechanic says he was menaced by a roaming or rather

this video played during the trial of charlotte police officer randall kerrick, facing voluntary manslaughter charges in ferrell's 2013 death. police say ferrell had just crashed his car when he went to a nearby home for help at 2:30 in the morning, alarming the homeowner, who called police. prosecutors say ferrell, who was unarmed, was running away from the taser light. in fear for his life. but defense attorneys say he was charging the officers. prosecutors say afterhe was shot officers on the scene did not provide medical attention and was handcuffed as he lay dying. >> thank you. >>> still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the diving champion has gone missing. she can hold her breath for nine minutes, but she's now missing. >>> also ahead, the medical headline the one ingredient you may want to add to the dinner table jts table. >>> and you may remember this scene from "back to the future." the hover board taking off. well, tonight, the future is here. how they pulled it off. as about mom. i see how hard it's been on her at work and i want to help. for the 5 million

in the closing arguments, the prosecutor says kerrick made a bad choice. >> he had nondeadly optionshis exposure. i'm not here to say he's a bad person but he made a bad choice. >> now the defense countered saying it was the shooting victim who made the wrong decision, quote, charging at the officers. listen. >> this is not about an unarmed suspect not being harmless. you heard, unarmed does not mean undangerous. the fact that no weapon was found doesn't matter. you could still be a danger to a person without having a weapon. >> let's bring in hln legal analyst, the man, joey jackson, who has been following this case for a couple of weeks. they don't necessarily think this officer was a bad person out for anybody. but that he maybe panicked in the situation. so what do they need to prove voluntary manslaughter? >> sure. well, what happens is the prosecution has to establish unreasonableness and in terms of the action of the officer and in terms of the following of the training. that certainly was a bad choice and that bad choice was on the part of the officer because you have ferrell

farrell fled, which brought him close to officer randall kerrick, who opened fire striking the student 12 times. , on friday, the jury said it was deadlocked on whether to convict the officer. in ohio, anti-choice activists are pushing for a new law that would make it illegal for a doctor to perform an abortion if a woman is terminating the pregnancy because the fetus has tested positive for down syndrome. the legislature is expected to approve the measure. ohio republican governor john kasich, who is running for president, has not said whether he supports the bill, although he has signed a slew of anti-choice legislation since taking office in 2010. in germany, right-wing protesters clashed with police over the weekend during demonstrations against a newly opened migrant shelter in a small town outside of dresden. pro-immigration activists staged a counter protest, holding signs that read, "refugees welcome." the demonstrations followed the interior minister's announcement that germany could receive as many as 800,000 asylum seekers this year, the biggest influx since the second world

kerrick opened fire against jonathan ferrell who was looking for help after a car accident. charges against the police officer. we've heard from roy cooper. he held a press conference in the last hour explaining why not. >> our prosecutors believe unanimously that a retrial will not yield a different result. we as a state need to learn from this tragedy. more consistent and better training for our you law enforcement officers can save lives. but most of them understand that officers must be held accountable when they do not follow their training. as happened here with tragic results. >> bringing in civil rights attorney who is live in los angeles, areva, thank you for coming on. hearing from the a.g., saying that it would not yield a different result, how can he definitively know that? >> well, typically, brooke, once there's been a determination that the jury can't reach a unanimous decision in a criminal case, the prosecutor has to make the determination, the decision whether they are going to retry the case and they do that by looking at a variety of things, starting with

>> reporter: kerrick pleaded not guilty facing up to 11 year in prison. for "good morning america," mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >> mara, thank you. >>> we turn now to that bizarre case of mistaken identity. a group of bounty hunters raiding a home in phoenix. but they got the wrong guy, the police chief. abc's t.j. holmes is here with the story. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: yeah, lara, how do you mix these two up? the bounty hunters looking for a guy described as a black male, 6'3", 300 plus pounds. they show up on this guy's door. how does that happen? the bounty hunters believed something they read on facebook. >> open the door. >> reporter: bounty hunters trying to capture a fugitive they believe to be hiding inside this house. their target described as a 6'3" black male weighing 310 pounds. wanted in oklahoma on drug charges. following a tip that came in on facebook, the group of 11 bounty hunters armed with handguns descended on this phoenix home late tuesday night. >> turn your light off. >> reporter: the man inside refuses to let him

>> reporter: randall kerrick is testifying that he thought the unarmed young black man was going to attack him and two other officers. >> what did you interpret? his body language to mean? >> he was going to attack me. he was going to assault me. he was going to take my gun from me. >> reporter: in dash cam video, you do see the 24-year-old running towards the camera. but prosecutors say he was just disoriented and had been knocking on doors for help after wrecking his car in the middle of the night. scaring one homeowner who called 911. >> he is in the front yard yelling. >> reporter: they say that he was the only officer of the three who fired his gun, hitting the young man ten times. he now faces up to 11 years in prison if he's convicted of voluntary manslaughter. the trial resumes monday. david? >> steve, thanks. >>> we turn to the race for 2016 tonight. donald trump and hillary clinton among the big names in iowa this week. amid questions if other big names are entering the race. tonight, after talk that al gore could be considering a run, even trending overnight. he's weighing in. v

many protestors are outraged that a jury could not reach a verdict against officer randall kerrick.d black citizens by police. let's talk more now with somerville's mayor, joseph kertatony. we have a huge black lives banner here, there it is, draped across the somerville city hall. you had this put up on wednesday. explain why. >> well, the banner is more than a statement. it's an affirmation of our community's values to uphold the equities for everyone and their treatment and service in a public institution. and affirm our role in the important national conversation. it's also a question that we're asking ourselves, what should we be doing? have we done enough? and what role do cities play in ridding the public institutions of racism? >> we have heard the words are nice but people are looking for action. what actions come behind your answer that was there and the banner that is sitting in front of city hall. >> yes, i think that's important to keep in mind. words are nothing without action. and the action is self-vigilance and examination, which is humbling and difficult to ask our

it never was. >> reporter: kerrick has pleaded not guilty. if convicted he faces three to 11 years in prison. he's been unpaid suspension since the shooting. amy. >> mara, thanks so much. >>> now to comedian amy schumer getting serious about gun control. speaking out after last month's deadly movie theater shooting. the killer picking her new movie train p "trainwreck" and joining forces with her cause new york senator chuck schumer to fight for tougher laws. cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: actress comedian now activist the daughter of a sandy hook survivor wrote a letter urging amy schumer to speak out on gun violence in america and that is exactly what she did. >> i'm just a modern chick who does what she wants. >> i think we really like each other and should start dating. >> no. >> yes. >> no. >> yes. >> reporter: we know her as hollywood's leading funny woman. >> do you follow sports? >> sports. i love them. >> who is your favorite team? >> the orlando blooms. >> reporter: this morning amy schumer isn't laughing. she's speaking out fo

the officer randall kerrick facing extraordinarily serious charges in this case. but some of the evidence was very pro-defense, some very pro-prosecution. this was very difficult for this jury. i can tell you this, the autopsy really did point towards the officer's story, but the police in this case did not back the officer as one might think, specifically with that kind of evidence. this is the dash cam video you can see as the victim jonathan farrell comes into the dash cam. i'm going to stop. ultimately, that is the sound of those shots being fired over and over again. this is a voluntary manslaughter trial. i want to bring in danny cevallos, one of our cnn legal commentators and contributors. a deadlock eed jury is not a failure of the system but take me forward what the options are now. >> well, there are a number of different charges depending on the judge and you want to try and get the jury back in to deliberate. they might even deliver down the road what's called an allen charge, most defense attorneys don't like these. the idea is if you force a jury to