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. >> mark o'mara, jeffrey toobin, mo mark o'mara defended george zimmerman. we talked with benjamin crump. how unusual it is for a prosecutor to have presented the grand jury with the evidence in the way he did without a recommendation. normally a prosecutor would weigh in. that did not happen. >> if that is true, that really is unusual. because the bottom line is, anderson, when you're presenting a case that you want to indict, you present your best hits. you put your best evidence in. it's a very streamlined process. then you recommend to the grand jury which charges you think are appropriate to be voted on. >> i should say we believe he did not recommend. >> right. >> we don't know. >> we don't know. but if that is true, that is really bizarre, because it's your show when you're the prosecutor. you are guiding this jury. remember, there's no defense attorney in there, there's no judge, there's no director. you are it. and so the fact that you would present not a streamlined case but every piece of evidence in front of this jury and then not even guide them
. >> mark o'mara, jeffrey toobin, mo mark o'mara defended george zimmerman. we talked with benjamin crump. how unusual it is for a prosecutor to have presented the grand jury with the evidence in the way he did without a recommendation. normally a prosecutor would weigh in. that did not happen. >> if that is true, that really is unusual. because the bottom line is, anderson, when you're presenting a case that you want to indict, you present your best hits. you put your best evidence...
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legal analyst mark o'mara back from ferguson.al analyst and former federal prosecutor sunny hostin. sunny, it's interesting something you were mentioning beforehand about the grand jury testimony p. you were bringing up this point, john, we can maybe pick up from that point in the conversation because we can pick through this as much as we want to, but what it boils down to is that grand jury believed the testimony from officer wilson. >> you know, i think that clearly the grand jury took his testimony into consideration. we don't know what they believed, michaela, because the bottom line is we're not going to hear from the grand jurors, we're not going hear the vote, we're not going to hear the split, we're not going to hear their reasoning. so we need to be care informal saying that they wholesale believed all of officer wilson's testimony because when you look at the grand jury transcript, it's pretty clear that they are probing and they're asking him questions about his testimony. >> they're also asking questions which do rev
legal analyst mark o'mara back from ferguson.al analyst and former federal prosecutor sunny hostin. sunny, it's interesting something you were mentioning beforehand about the grand jury testimony p. you were bringing up this point, john, we can maybe pick up from that point in the conversation because we can pick through this as much as we want to, but what it boils down to is that grand jury believed the testimony from officer wilson. >> you know, i think that clearly the grand jury took...
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out what to look for in all of that evidence is cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney, mark o'marat some point in the near future, a mountain of evidence is going to be put online. you're going to look for certain things. for example, you want to see the police officer's statement. what are you looking for? >> i want to see everything he said about how he was dealing with the event, what he was perceiving, and how he perceived mike brown. but even more importantly than what he said, we then use that as sort of the gold standard to look at everything else we find out. every otherness with witness statement. does it conflict with wilson's statement, does it comport with it. so his statement is going to be the foundation from which we interpret all other evidence. . you're going to look at the crime scene forensics. what in if i can is mark o'mara looking for? >> i'm looking for anything that will tell me any evidence of where mike brown was and how far away darren wilson was and sort of how that happened. i'll give an example of something i was thinking about. we know now that mike b
out what to look for in all of that evidence is cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney, mark o'marat some point in the near future, a mountain of evidence is going to be put online. you're going to look for certain things. for example, you want to see the police officer's statement. what are you looking for? >> i want to see everything he said about how he was dealing with the event, what he was perceiving, and how he perceived mike brown. but even more importantly than what he...
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mark o'mara, an attorney. as you watch these, i know, mark, you've been looking at some of the documents that have now been released, and there's a lot of information to go through. it's going to take our teams, and we have teams of people on this right now looking into it. but mark o'mara, i'm wondering what stands out to you and what about these pictures of darren wilson? what do you see in them? >> here's what we're doing, anderson. we of course are getting all this information in right now. so what we figured we would do, it makes the most sense, is we're going to use darren wilson's statement itself and get some context, what he talked to the grand jury about, what he talked to law enforcement officers about. we're going to use that sort of as a foundation, and then we'll look at the other witness statements to see if they compare, contrast, or agree with it. what i will tell you is looking at wilson's statement to date there are some things that we didn't know about. and of course we knew very little abou
mark o'mara, an attorney. as you watch these, i know, mark, you've been looking at some of the documents that have now been released, and there's a lot of information to go through. it's going to take our teams, and we have teams of people on this right now looking into it. but mark o'mara, i'm wondering what stands out to you and what about these pictures of darren wilson? what do you see in them? >> here's what we're doing, anderson. we of course are getting all this information in...
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mel robbins, mark o'mara, thanks so much for your time and legal expertise as always.t he said and didn't say. what might officer wilson's bodily language tell us about what happened that day? we'll take a look at that. >> plus, it's coming. >> it's already here, look at that. >> 46 million people expected to travel. if you haven't left already, you're in big, big trouble. michaela pereira will be the bearer of bad news. >> no, you'll share it. >> i'll try to make it better for you but she is going to ruin your holiday. is is the iphone 6. you know the new a8 chip is so powerful it brings gaming to the next level. i mean, if you're into that kinda thing. yeah, if you're into that kinda thing... watch out for that enemy turret, koshka! i got it, glaive! alright, now let's destroy the vain crystal! wait, i'm going to upgrade from barbed needle to serpent mask. i'm going to buy some minion candy too. don't forget an eclipse prism. why would i want an eclipse prism in a situation like this? stop playing like a noob, glaive. oh... really koshka? like the time you took on ad
mel robbins, mark o'mara, thanks so much for your time and legal expertise as always.t he said and didn't say. what might officer wilson's bodily language tell us about what happened that day? we'll take a look at that. >> plus, it's coming. >> it's already here, look at that. >> 46 million people expected to travel. if you haven't left already, you're in big, big trouble. michaela pereira will be the bearer of bad news. >> no, you'll share it. >> i'll try to make...
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jeffrey toobin joins me mark o'mara is here. lisa wayne and danny cevallos. with me evan perez our justice reporter who broke this news for us. i want to ask you about this, about the timing, evan. do we know anything about the timing, when the announcement will be made and tinting point here i'm sure that you can speak to the difference will be finding out if the officer has been told to surrender. that will give us an indication of what the decision might be. >> right. exactly. that's the big question. i think we're reaching out to his representatives to find out because obviously if there's an indictment he would have to be notified, he would have to be told to surrender and that would have to happen in the next few hours. we're told an announcement is coming later this evening. we know officials are preparing to, obviously, deal with whatever the public reaction will be, don, and obviously this is something that they prepared a lot for and we're ready to do this on sunday but we know everybody is getting ready to make those announcements later today. also
jeffrey toobin joins me mark o'mara is here. lisa wayne and danny cevallos. with me evan perez our justice reporter who broke this news for us. i want to ask you about this, about the timing, evan. do we know anything about the timing, when the announcement will be made and tinting point here i'm sure that you can speak to the difference will be finding out if the officer has been told to surrender. that will give us an indication of what the decision might be. >> right. exactly. that's...
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paul callan, you don't think that's a long time but mark o'mara, you do. why? ng me -- >> go ahead, mark. >> well, you know, it's unique that we take this much time in most cases but this is sort of a super grand jury that mccullough has created by making a decision that he's going to give them every shred of evidence that he can in order to insulated whatever the decision is of the grand jury and i really like the idea that we're going to get a view of the transcripts to find out whether or not his desires in this case of indicting or not indicting a ham sandwich showed up. i have a feeling he's going to insulated himself as well. >> so let me ask you this. is this grand jury in ferguson different than others? there are numbers that differ. >> this differs from state to state and i looked at the top cop cases that have been prosecuted in new york, three to four months is the average time that it takes to present. however, is this grand jury different? yes, it is. only 12 people on it. in a lot of states, new york, for instance, has 23. obama a majority are requ
paul callan, you don't think that's a long time but mark o'mara, you do. why? ng me -- >> go ahead, mark. >> well, you know, it's unique that we take this much time in most cases but this is sort of a super grand jury that mccullough has created by making a decision that he's going to give them every shred of evidence that he can in order to insulated whatever the decision is of the grand jury and i really like the idea that we're going to get a view of the transcripts to find out...
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i want to bring in sunny hostin and mark o'mara and danny cevallos. does the grand jury run the show, meaning, can they just keep this going as long as they want and keep asking to see and reread the evidence and -- >> the answer is yes. if they want more time to think, they get it. in most grand juries, it's the prosecutor that runs the show because he or she tells them what they want, customizes the presentation to get what they want. >> sunny hostin, from the streets in ferguson, do you get the sense that it doesn't really matter at this point. unless there's an indictment, there just won't be a feeling of comfort or understanding on the streets of ferguson regardless of whether the evidence comes out or not? >> reporter: you know, i think that's right. since i got here, ashleigh, last night, this is all anyone is talking about. i'm talking about the person that represented tnted the car everyone at the hotel, everyone at the local stores. this is all everyone is talking about. i was in sanford, jacksonville, covering different cases. this definite
i want to bring in sunny hostin and mark o'mara and danny cevallos. does the grand jury run the show, meaning, can they just keep this going as long as they want and keep asking to see and reread the evidence and -- >> the answer is yes. if they want more time to think, they get it. in most grand juries, it's the prosecutor that runs the show because he or she tells them what they want, customizes the presentation to get what they want. >> sunny hostin, from the streets in ferguson,...
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let's bring in mark o'mara, cnn legal analyst. thanks for being with us, mark. from what you've seen observing this case, we actually know some of what has happened in this grand jury in terms of what witnesses have testified. we know darren wilson has spoken. oftentimes defendants don't. do you have a gut feeling on this one? is it far too hard to tell? >> it's hard to say. the frustrating thing is there's been varied snippets of information that have come out, it gives everyone grounds for speculation. we have to wait until the global picture comes out. thank god the grand jury seems to have taken their time. better that that, we'll have the transcripts of what they've done so everyone can see every decision they made. >> that's what they've been calling for on both sides is full, full transparency. this is a secret process while it's happening. afterwards, we'll be able to see the transcripts. if officer darren wilson is indicted, do you think he'll be tried in that community? >> it's going to be very tough to try officer wilson in that community because ther
let's bring in mark o'mara, cnn legal analyst. thanks for being with us, mark. from what you've seen observing this case, we actually know some of what has happened in this grand jury in terms of what witnesses have testified. we know darren wilson has spoken. oftentimes defendants don't. do you have a gut feeling on this one? is it far too hard to tell? >> it's hard to say. the frustrating thing is there's been varied snippets of information that have come out, it gives everyone grounds...
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. >> we'll have more from mark e o'ma o'mara, jeff toobin and van jones. how did the eyewitness accounts we've heard all of these months and you've heard dorian johnson, other alleged eyewitnesses come forward, how does it stack up to what the grand jury heard? to the grand jury record. hundreds of pages of it. we've had people pouriring over. still ahead. how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 70% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. get to t-mobile and knock out your gift list. with zero down and zero interest on the samsung galaxy note 4, the note 10.1, the gear s and more. the big guys job just got easier. that it's given me time toabout reflect on so
. >> we'll have more from mark e o'ma o'mara, jeff toobin and van jones. how did the eyewitness accounts we've heard all of these months and you've heard dorian johnson, other alleged eyewitnesses come forward, how does it stack up to what the grand jury heard? to the grand jury record. hundreds of pages of it. we've had people pouriring over. still ahead. how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in...
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sunny hostin, mark o'mara, thanks. >>> more breaking news from the white house.resident obama could sign an executive order on immigration as early as next week. reaction from those on capitol hill, particularly republicans, quick, coming up, we'll explain that. >>> is the leader of isis alive? wounded? an audio recording surfaces with him spewing hate of the u.s. and allies, terrified, weak and paralist. does it show he's alive and functioning? in this accident... because there was no accident. volvo's most advanced accident avoidance systems ever. the future of safety, from the company that has always brought you the future of safety. give the gift of volvo this season and we'll give you your first month's payment on us. [ male announcer ] you wouldn't ignore signs of damage in your home. are you sure you're not ignoring them in your body? even if you're treating your crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, an occasional flare may be a sign of damaging inflammation. and if you ignore the signs, the more debilitating your symptoms could become. learn more about t
sunny hostin, mark o'mara, thanks. >>> more breaking news from the white house.resident obama could sign an executive order on immigration as early as next week. reaction from those on capitol hill, particularly republicans, quick, coming up, we'll explain that. >>> is the leader of isis alive? wounded? an audio recording surfaces with him spewing hate of the u.s. and allies, terrified, weak and paralist. does it show he's alive and functioning? in this accident... because...
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mark o'mara, thanks so much for joining me.ave a great weekend, appreciate it. >> enjoy yours. >>> ahead, another woman stepping forward with allegations against bill cosby. seems like a broken record, doesn't it? with all of the controversy surrounding the comic, we'll look at the woman by his side, his wife camille, her reaction right after the break. and for many, it's a struggle to keep your a1c down. so imagine, what if there was a new class of medicine that works differently to lower blood sugar? imagine, loving your numbers. introducing once-daily invokana®. it's the first of a new kind of prescription medicine that's used along with diet and exercise to lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. invokana® is a once-daily pill that works around the clock to help lower a1c. here's how: the kidneys allow sugar to be absorbed back into the body. invokana® reduces the amount of sugar allowed back in, and sends some sugar out through the process of urination. and while it's not for weight loss, it may help you lose som
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sunny hostin, mark o'mara, thanks. >>> more breaking news from the white house.nt obama could sign an executive order on immigration as early as next week. reaction from those on capitol hill, particularly republicans, quick, coming up, we'll explain that. >>> is the leader of isis alive? wounded? an audio recordi ining surfacesh him spewing hate of the u.s. and allies, terrified, weak and paralist. does it show he's alive and functioning? narrator: this is the storm sea captain: there's a storm comin narrator: that whipped through the turbine which poured... surplus energy into the plant which generously lowered its price and tipped off the house which used all that energy to stay warm through the storm. chipmunk: there's a bad storm comin! narrator: the internet of everything is changing how energy works. is your network ready?" ameriprise asked people a simple question: in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms? i sure hope so. with healthcare costs, who knows. umm... everyone has retirement questions. so ameriprise created the exclu
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danny cevallos and mark o'mara is joining us.ou make of the breaking news that a decision has been reached and it's expected to be announced later today by the st. louis county prosecutor? >> well, they have taken a lot of time. they've gone over a number of witnesses. they've done everything that we should ask them to do as a grand jury and they seem to have deliberated long enough. a lot of questions and i'm sure they've answered it for themselves and looking forward to a decision so that one way or the other, the nation can move on. >> and danny cevallos, what was your reaction when you heard the news that they have reached a decision? >> well, it's like any time that you wait for any jury. you have no idea when they are going to get done. the fact that there is an announcement tells us that they've looked at all of the evidence and i can tell you for sure, just like jeff said, just like any legal analyst should say, there's no way to read the tea leaves and guess at whether there will be a true bill or no true bill in the cas
danny cevallos and mark o'mara is joining us.ou make of the breaking news that a decision has been reached and it's expected to be announced later today by the st. louis county prosecutor? >> well, they have taken a lot of time. they've gone over a number of witnesses. they've done everything that we should ask them to do as a grand jury and they seem to have deliberated long enough. a lot of questions and i'm sure they've answered it for themselves and looking forward to a decision so...
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defense attorneys mark o'mara, joey jackson and lisa monet whitman join me in new york. mark, the fact that it seems like this -- well, we know this grand jury has heard so much more evidence than typically a prosecutor would present. why was that decision made? and what kind of impact can it have? >> i think mccullough made the decision because he wants to be completely transparent and wants to give them everything that they can so that nobody can complain that there was a certain piece of information or perspective that wasn't given. >> because he himself has come under a lot of scrutiny. >> he absolutely has. there's a lot of people who believe he should not even be the one doing the prosecution. what's nice about it, though, we'll have the transcripts available to us so we can watch and see if he took them down a path that he may not have taken them down. >> lisa, you made the point that not everything is in those transcripts. >> that's absolutely right. it's a really important point. that is there's a lot of conversation or what we call colloquy that goes on between
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joining me now is cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney mark o'mara.have you with me as we await this decision. we know the grand jury has until january to make its decision. but what does it tell you about all of this that a decision could be as soon as a day away? >> well, it sounds like it's coming very closely. we're all guessing about this, but some of the indicators with the prosecutor sort of suggesting it's coming soon with the last few witnesses seemingly identifying going in, most importantly, with the governor doing what i think was a bad move, but calling in the national guard, declaring a state of emergency, suggests that it's imminent. so i think the timeline of last deliberations tomorrow and maybe a decision announced on sunday still makes some sense. >> it makes sense to you. i want your opinion on this. we know prosecutor said he plans to make public all the testimony and the evidence that is presented to the grand jury. but of course, that brings about concerns about how to deal with the identities of the people who testified. do you
joining me now is cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney mark o'mara.have you with me as we await this decision. we know the grand jury has until january to make its decision. but what does it tell you about all of this that a decision could be as soon as a day away? >> well, it sounds like it's coming very closely. we're all guessing about this, but some of the indicators with the prosecutor sort of suggesting it's coming soon with the last few witnesses seemingly identifying...
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standing by with us as we await president obama is jeff toobin, mark o'mara, mark geragos, sunny hostin here as well. sunny, your thoughts on what you heard from the prosecutor tonight. >> you know, i'm not surprised, quite frankly, that there was no indict in this case. this process was so bizarre, so strange. this didn't appear to me to be a prosecutor that was looking, seeking an indictment. so i can't say that i'm surprised. i am still very surprised by the process. remember the standard, the legal standard in front of the grand jury, anderson, is probable cause. it is such a low standard. and given all of the conflicting evidence that the prosecutor, mr. mcculloch, went over, it is just clear to me that probable cause did exist. and again, i think we need to examine the process. >> jeff toobin, what is your takeaway from what you heard? i should also point out that mcculloch also said that the testimony, witness statements, the evidence will be released as soon as he finished his statement tonight. >> i thought of his statement in two parts. the first part was an extended whine and
standing by with us as we await president obama is jeff toobin, mark o'mara, mark geragos, sunny hostin here as well. sunny, your thoughts on what you heard from the prosecutor tonight. >> you know, i'm not surprised, quite frankly, that there was no indict in this case. this process was so bizarre, so strange. this didn't appear to me to be a prosecutor that was looking, seeking an indictment. so i can't say that i'm surprised. i am still very surprised by the process. remember the...
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mark o'mara, sunny hostin. >>> the suspect accused of killing a san diego family. accused of dumping their bodies in the desert. the suspect has gone to court. randi kaye is revealing why the district attorney feels they have the right guy. >>> and a spacecraft landing on a comet more than 300 miles from earth making space history. there was a glitch. details on this remarkable mission ahead. ♪ music ...the getaway vehicle! for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug, farxiga may help you lose weight and may even lower blood pressure when used with certain diabetes medicines. do not take if allergic to farxiga or its ingredients. symptoms of a serious allergic reaction includ
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cnn legal analyst mark o'mara tells us what evidence the grand jury was working with and how it lined up with wilson's account of the shooting. >> what's interesting, it's far away from the car. there was a lot of travel that mike brown took and a lot of follow by darren wilson. but when they get to that point, you'll see that bunch of little circles right there and then mike brown, the diagram of mike brown's body. what's interesting is right in that very same area, beyond and to the right, those last two circles to the right just under that large arrow with the "n" is where there were blood stains, presumably mike brown's blood. if you can see, another 25 feet back towards the car is where mike brown ended. that's the forensic evidence almost undeniable forensic evidence that mike brown had gone further away and had come back as wilson had said, back towards him. you also see in the same areas is all of the shell casings from wilson shooting brown. again, very close proximity to where mike brown's body ended up and where the shells were. so those -- the forensics, at least in that r
cnn legal analyst mark o'mara tells us what evidence the grand jury was working with and how it lined up with wilson's account of the shooting. >> what's interesting, it's far away from the car. there was a lot of travel that mike brown took and a lot of follow by darren wilson. but when they get to that point, you'll see that bunch of little circles right there and then mike brown, the diagram of mike brown's body. what's interesting is right in that very same area, beyond and to the...
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mark o'mara, sunny hostin. >>> the suspect accused of killing a san diego family.ed of dumping their bodies in the desert. the suspect has gone to court. randi kaye is revealing why the district attorney feels they have the right guy. >>> and a spacecraft landing on a comet more than 300 miles from earth making space history. there was a glitch. details on this remarkable mission ahead. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics. no question about that. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions a
mark o'mara, sunny hostin. >>> the suspect accused of killing a san diego family.ed of dumping their bodies in the desert. the suspect has gone to court. randi kaye is revealing why the district attorney feels they have the right guy. >>> and a spacecraft landing on a comet more than 300 miles from earth making space history. there was a glitch. details on this remarkable mission ahead. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll...
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then mark o'mara. >> pharell is a brilliant musician.ry time he make is a comment on race, he is a great musician. not a race commentator. >> not a race commentator, or not saying what you want to hear? >> i think you can say something that i disagree with but do it with complexity. you say stuff i disagree with just about every day. i find your comments to be thoughtful. even when you are dead wrong. but i feel like pharell is showing deference to a kind of respectability politics that says if you act a certain way, you will be okay. if you had just done this. maybe outcome would have been different. at the same time he concede michael brown didn't deserve to die. that murks up the water. muddies the water. people blame the victim. >> marc, are you putting that into his mouth by saying that, because he is saying that, you know, i wouldn't have been in the road. therefore, he wouldn't be, i don't know if that's what he is saying. or if that is your assumption. >> he said he shouldn't have been in the road. >> he didn't -- if he hadn't be
then mark o'mara. >> pharell is a brilliant musician.ry time he make is a comment on race, he is a great musician. not a race commentator. >> not a race commentator, or not saying what you want to hear? >> i think you can say something that i disagree with but do it with complexity. you say stuff i disagree with just about every day. i find your comments to be thoughtful. even when you are dead wrong. but i feel like pharell is showing deference to a kind of respectability...
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. >> all right i got to leave it there, sunny hostin, mark o'mara, thank you very much.n see, no clear indication that any of this is over just yet at least in some people's minds. for more information about what officer wilson told the grand jury, read the full report on all of his testimony in the case, actually all the testimony in the case, we've got it all for you at cnn.com, or go to my facebook page, facebook.c facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for medicare. the medicare enrollment deadline is fast approaching. now is the time to find the coverage that's right for you ...at the right price. the way to do that is to explore your options. you can spend hours doing that yourself ... or you can call healthmarkets ... and let us do the legwork for you - with no cost or obligation. we'll search a variety of plans from nationally recognized companies to find the coverage that's the best fit for you ... at a price that fits your budget. and we'll do it at no charge to you. you can talk to us over the phone ... or meet with a local licensed representative
. >> all right i got to leave it there, sunny hostin, mark o'mara, thank you very much.n see, no clear indication that any of this is over just yet at least in some people's minds. for more information about what officer wilson told the grand jury, read the full report on all of his testimony in the case, actually all the testimony in the case, we've got it all for you at cnn.com, or go to my facebook page, facebook.c facebook.com/carolcnn. i'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ for...
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a couple of other experts in this field, mark o'mara, joey jackson, mel robbins. give your expertise when it comes to the notion that this was an unfair process, that the grand jury process itself was unfair speaking from inside the grand jury room, your impression? >> i said what was going to be great about this process, we would have an opportunity to review what happened in that grand jury proceeding. and we're going to see whether or not it was done in a fair way. had we spent all but two hours looking at all these grand jury transcripts, it was done, in my opinion, in a fair way, not because i want it to be. here's what happened. everything that should bp presented to the grand jury for them to make a qualified, informed decision was presented. it was presented in a somewhat impartial way, as it's supposed to be. they were interactive. they did question the witnesses. but people are wondering, why didn't -- why wasn't there this vicious cross-examination of wilson? well, here's what it was. they presented the evidence. is it unfair to not cross-examine somebo
a couple of other experts in this field, mark o'mara, joey jackson, mel robbins. give your expertise when it comes to the notion that this was an unfair process, that the grand jury process itself was unfair speaking from inside the grand jury room, your impression? >> i said what was going to be great about this process, we would have an opportunity to review what happened in that grand jury proceeding. and we're going to see whether or not it was done in a fair way. had we spent all but...
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joining me now to talk more about this, cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney, mark o'mara,resented george zimmerman in the trial involving the killer of trayvon martin. jeff lorda of the st. louis police officer association, and back with us, cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, sunny hostin. >> mark, i want to start with you here. there are a number of things here. this doesn't even get into the fact the medical examiner didn't have a camera to take pictures of the crime scene, or no batteries in his camera. this seems like sloppy police work. >> no question. should be fired if he says to us that he didn't take pictures because of a dead battery. thank god there were a bunch of pictures taken by law enforcement, so that his mistake in not taking the irs. may not have had a significant effect. but it opens up the whole question, in a nationally publicized case with so much emotion tied to it, that these mistakes are going to be given significance, whether or not true significance existed. >> and jeff, is this just a case of officers not following procedures that
joining me now to talk more about this, cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney, mark o'mara,resented george zimmerman in the trial involving the killer of trayvon martin. jeff lorda of the st. louis police officer association, and back with us, cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, sunny hostin. >> mark, i want to start with you here. there are a number of things here. this doesn't even get into the fact the medical examiner didn't have a camera to take pictures of the...
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wekt, what about the point that mark o'mara brought up, that he put his own gun into the evidence baghen he went back to the police station, he also washed the blood off his hands and his hands were photographed with the blood because a photographer wasn't available. i find that stunning because everybody has an iphone. >> all of these are absolutely atrocious. and they should be so, so concerned and apologetic for what they did, what they failed to do. may i make a comment, erin, by the way on something that was portrayed on your program last night that i saw. i think it is very important. and that is that officer wilson says that he shot because michael brown had his hand down in his waistband. obviously the reason that he says, that is because it suggestions that maybe he was going for a concealed which he heretofore had not pulled out. but you've seen me portray this. you put your right hand down toward your waistband and shooting you straight ahead and how do you get a bullet that enters a forearm and the upper arm and both of them move in an upward direction. there is no way in
wekt, what about the point that mark o'mara brought up, that he put his own gun into the evidence baghen he went back to the police station, he also washed the blood off his hands and his hands were photographed with the blood because a photographer wasn't available. i find that stunning because everybody has an iphone. >> all of these are absolutely atrocious. and they should be so, so concerned and apologetic for what they did, what they failed to do. may i make a comment, erin, by the...
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i want to bring in mark o'mara who has been poring over the documents from the grand jury., you were by the police station when this all basically kind of kicked off. explain where you've been and what you have seen. >> i started off on south florissant where we saw the announcement. people were outraged but there wasn't as much violence. they were saying hands up, don't shoot. and then the police barricaded. and i asked the officers why are you making a barricade? they said for safety reasons. but it violated the promise in the protesters' minds that they could peacefully protest. some people did shake police cars, an officer firing his gun, i think it was rubber bullets. i was escaping the violence to figure things out, and it was worse. i was inside mcdonald's when it was looted, the liquor for and the beauty supply store and cell phone store across the street. >> all those were looted. >> all were looted. there were an array of police protecting the property. in west florissant was nothing of that sort. it was like you can tear this neighborhood down but not that one. >
i want to bring in mark o'mara who has been poring over the documents from the grand jury., you were by the police station when this all basically kind of kicked off. explain where you've been and what you have seen. >> i started off on south florissant where we saw the announcement. people were outraged but there wasn't as much violence. they were saying hands up, don't shoot. and then the police barricaded. and i asked the officers why are you making a barricade? they said for safety...
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mark o'mara, i have to ask you this because the prosecuting attorney bob mccullen said he wanted to release of the information. the judge that's overseeing the grand jury saying that's up to her whether she does it or not. but there was also some question about redacting the names of the grand jury out of safety. do you think we might get the names or we may hear the names of the grand jury or it is more than likely that those names will be redabted and we will never know. >> as to that particular question i think it's a good idea we redact the names of the witnesses particularly those that want to be redabted. some have already put their name out in the public view and are in a category where they would release them. if i was a witness in the grand jury and said look i want my name redacted for now, 30 days, 60 days, 90 days whatever because we know with the emotions wrapped around this case there's going be a reaction. if there's no true bill there will be a reaction from the black communities saying justice has not been served and the process needs be protected and that process is only t
mark o'mara, i have to ask you this because the prosecuting attorney bob mccullen said he wanted to release of the information. the judge that's overseeing the grand jury saying that's up to her whether she does it or not. but there was also some question about redacting the names of the grand jury out of safety. do you think we might get the names or we may hear the names of the grand jury or it is more than likely that those names will be redabted and we will never know. >> as to that...
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. >> mark o'mara, what did you take away? >> well, i think we can bring our own biases or prejudices to review of the evidence or the process and complain about it. but the reality is we now are going to have the evidence to look at and to review. we still don't know. but one thing that was utterly significant to me is we had talked about this before. if in fact mike brown came back, what now seems to be 25 feet back toward the officer, that was the time that was most significant, and that's where wilson probably perceived the threat. and if that was accurate, that it was a 25-foot comeback, then that's going to be probably the most significant piece of evidence that we heard about tonight that we haven't heard about before. and there's going to be another 1,000 of those snippets of information to look at in the discovery. >> i should also point out that we have teams of people standing by to go over the witness statements, to go over the evidence, and obviously start to go through that very carefully and start to bring that
. >> mark o'mara, what did you take away? >> well, i think we can bring our own biases or prejudices to review of the evidence or the process and complain about it. but the reality is we now are going to have the evidence to look at and to review. we still don't know. but one thing that was utterly significant to me is we had talked about this before. if in fact mike brown came back, what now seems to be 25 feet back toward the officer, that was the time that was most significant,...
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>> here to dissect this is mark o'mara, cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney. . >> good morning. >> this was officer darren wilson's first sitdown interview last night. the portion where he is asked if he could have done anything differently that fateful day. >> is there anything you could have done differently that would have prevented that killing from taking place? >> no. >> nothing? >> no. if he would have gotten on the sidewa sidewalk, i would have never noticed the cigarellas. i would have continued my day and he would have continued his. >> some of the witnesses said they thought you were out of control, somehow you had snapped. >> that would be incorrect. there was never -- the only emotion i'd ever felt was fear and that it was survival in training. >> and you're absolutely convinced when you look through your heart and your mind that if michael brown were white, this would have gone down in exactly the same way? >> yes. >> no question. >> no question. >> mark, to our ears, he sounds so certain that you can imagine why the grand jury believed him. what
>> here to dissect this is mark o'mara, cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney. . >> good morning. >> this was officer darren wilson's first sitdown interview last night. the portion where he is asked if he could have done anything differently that fateful day. >> is there anything you could have done differently that would have prevented that killing from taking place? >> no. >> nothing? >> no. if he would have gotten on the sidewa sidewalk, i...
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certainly presented in a way to the grand jury to convince them that he felt that there was. >> mark o'mara, so many questions, we'll have to wait for another time for what lies ahead for ferguson, for officer wilson, for the community, tough times indeed. >>> more on the drama in ferguson coming up. plus, the chuck hagel era is over at the pentagon. the defense secretary announcing his resignation, why is he leaving now and who will replace him? a live report on that just ahead. >>> a nor'easter could affect millions of holiday travelers on a big thanksgiving getaway day, indra petersons is tracking it for us. hello... i'm an idaho potato farmer and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about americas favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of st
certainly presented in a way to the grand jury to convince them that he felt that there was. >> mark o'mara, so many questions, we'll have to wait for another time for what lies ahead for ferguson, for officer wilson, for the community, tough times indeed. >>> more on the drama in ferguson coming up. plus, the chuck hagel era is over at the pentagon. the defense secretary announcing his resignation, why is he leaving now and who will replace him? a live report on that just ahead....
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because i want to also incorporate into this conversation, legal contributor, lisa monet wayne and mark o'marag, worrisome, or is this kind of a regular sequence of events in your view as it pertains to a grand jury? >> well, with you know, i have to say, there are no regular sequence of events with a grand jury. they're all so very different. and we're scrutinizing this grand jury because of what happened. but i'm assuming that the grand jury charges that the prosecutor gave them are going to be more difficult than your regular drug case or the things that you normally see grand juries look at. and the jurors have to be cognizant of all the scrutiny of the media and the world on this case. so i'm assuming that weighs heavily on their deliberations and they really want to do what's right. so it is more difficult as it relates to the scrutiny, but it's probably not anymore difficult in terms of, you know, the evidence that they're receiving. >> and mark, it was, what, less than ten minutes ago, we were all talking and you said that there's always the potential that the grand jurors would call b
because i want to also incorporate into this conversation, legal contributor, lisa monet wayne and mark o'marag, worrisome, or is this kind of a regular sequence of events in your view as it pertains to a grand jury? >> well, with you know, i have to say, there are no regular sequence of events with a grand jury. they're all so very different. and we're scrutinizing this grand jury because of what happened. but i'm assuming that the grand jury charges that the prosecutor gave them are...