video of mr. gray screaming and being put into the van. at the second stop about 20 seconds later, maybe a minute later, right around the corner on mount street, they said that mr. nero helped put mr. gray in leg irons or in cuffs on his ankles. they put him in the van, and the prosecution saying that's when he should have said, when you slid him out of the van, you should have put a seat belt on him or told somebody you should have. the defense arguing, well, any reasonable officer not knowing how these seat belts work, this is a bike officer, he was never trained on it, didn't really know. the van driver himself is the one responsible for that person in the van. so it wasn't his fault. the judge agreed with him saying that nero was not responsible for putting him in a seat belt. >> miguel marquez is outside the white house. miguel, stick with us. we're going to be right back after a break. we are covering breaking news here in the cases against the officers involved in the arrest and death of freddie

they said he never touched mr. gray. in fact touched him only once, let me clarify that. his attorneys say he only touched freddie gray once. the defense argued that the officer followed his training. we're watching the video of officer nero. professor, what do you expect the reaction to be now that you have one hung jury and now this acquittal from the judge in this case? >> well, i think you'll have an increasing sense of really frustration against the criminal justice system here. you mentioned that there was an african-american judge. we have a black mayor. we had a black policeman. but american policing was founded on slave patrols. this system of policing has been always exacting disproportionate violence against african-americans throughout the history of this country. so i don't think that people here who are living in the communities where there's a high level of police aggression, a high level of police brutality, they're not going to be happy with this. i think there's going to have to be a lot of discussions about the criminal justice system right here in balti

, a detention of mr. grayit became unlawful, that he was handcuffed, that he was held down, and then when he was moved into that van. mr. nero's lawyers argue that mr. nero wasn't there at the initial takedown of mr. gray but only came along later. the prosecutor says that wasn't true. his defense basically saying he had very little to do with this arre arrest. he only was there to prop mr. gray up, talk to him. he seemed fine, they say, and then he moved him into the van. when he moved him into that van, they stay, he did not either seat belt mr. gray or ask for a seat belt to be put on him and that's the reckless endangerment. >> we'll be waiting for that verdict. miguel, thank you so much. >>> in other news, quarterback tom brady's legal team is appealing a four-game suspension imposed by the nfl over the deflategate scandal. his attorneys will file a petition today asking a u.s. appeals court to rehear his case. last month a panel of judges ruled in favor of the nfl and reinstated brady's suspension. >>> w

prosecutors say they had committed misconduct arresting mr. grayithout probable cause, and that any physical contact he made with him while doing so accounted to second-degree assault. normally, defense lawyers, not prosecutors, make claims of illegal search and seizure in court. the questions on monday focusing instead that no evidence showed the officer had touched mr. gray during the critical opening moments of his arrest. morning, youthis might remember the prosecutor. criticized after the officer's acquittal yesterday, probably because of what they said in the new york times, this legal theory that she went after. john in pennsylvania, experience with the criminal justice system. what happened? caller: it was a traffic stop staying at a red light. that is not a big deal, but they were pulling people over left and right even though they were either going through a green or yellow, like i was. when i contested it, there were a number of people who got nailed the same day and we talked in the waiting room before the hearings. they all basically s

mr. gray's death. kennedy: was this a rush to justice to calm tensions in baltimore? >> yes. in their rush to justice the prosecutors decided to charge everyone who touched him that day. they say if you stopped him on the street it led to the events that later killed him. theee quittal was quite proper. the people of baltimore should respect this decision. this is a african-american judge, a former public defender. a person who understands the constitution and the responsibilities of the state to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt. d soon before the same judge. kennedy: we'll keep an eye on those trials and the reaction in baltimore. in another judge a federal judge recorderred -- ordered the administration to release documents about the fast and furious gun running operation. >> i don't know what's there, but i do know the basic allegations. there is two of them, one is dumb and one is dark. the dumb allegation is the government beginning in the george w. bush justice department and continuing into the barack obama justice department, intentionally permitted these heavy du

what happened to mr. gray is a tragedy and should be a civil case.t is a far cry of proving beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury or judge that they intentionally, although it is extraordinary recklessness with a significant probability of death. this was overcharged and she went in front of vogue magazine and made comments. to say she was listening to the voices of the people and bring justice is what a prosecutor ethically is not supposed to do. you do it on facts and law. to me it was outrageous. >> she is new to the job. >> i can't get inside of her head. but listening to the voices of the people. the people you listen to is the voices of the grand jury. those are the people you are listening to. and bring the evidence in front >> the judge said the prosecutor's team failed to prove that nero did anything wrong. >> orb nero had no knowledge of the policy of the manual. there was no evidence here to prove that this defendant did anything wrong. >> these two cases where she can't get a guilty verdict, takes the wind out of the prosecutor's case. i ha

. >> officer porter was there as a witness when mr. gray was load need the van and that's a difficult term to use. because he is a human being. >> officer nero was working with baltimore bike police officer miller. cho chased gray and handcuffed him. miller is under a subpoena to testify against his fellow officers edward nero. >> officer miller's testimony from the prosecution's perspective will indicate that he made an arrest and app remention without necessary probable cause. >> officer nero is presumed innocent of reckless endangerment unless his case be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. warren zpt think that prosecutors have made a strong case. >> i think there will be an acquittal on the reckless and assault. there for asought quill misconduct. >> other legal analyst disagree. they think that prosecutors will be able to get convictions on some if not all of the charges. this trial resumes monday. that's the latest live in baltimore. doreen, back to you. >> thank you. go to our washington app and search freddie gray if you want it see

he says there are no credible facts to show that he was involved in the touching of mr. gray or anything. so if i were officer nero's lawyer, i would hit the law library tonight looking admahlicious prosecution. that case was so over the top. i don't know if he meets the elements, but i think it needs some research. your thought, katie? >> yeah. it actually does meet the elements. we talked about it the other night that nero's attorney should l into malicious prosecution. what's great about a malicious prosecution lawsuit, greta and ted, you can get punitive damages. can you get jacked up damages against the defendant. now, listen, the city hats already paid $6.4 million to freddie gray's family i wonder if they will pay are in more if this lawsuit. >> we know about billy murphy. >> billy got paid. i can tell you, unfortunately, even if nero did this and i would hope that he could prevail, but the way the law is as of now he would not be able to prevail on a malicious prosecution. >> it's a very tough sell. i'm telling you if i were his lawyer i would hit the law library toni

many people thought and were led to believe that the initial injury to mr. gray happened on the street as he was arrested. the prosecution argued in that first case of officer porter that it was in the van somewhere between stops two and stops four that the injury occurred. how that injury occurred isn't very clear. at one point, officer goodson called for help along the way. that's where officer porter came along. they say inexplicably, he jumped in, jumped out. they went to another call. this will be a very difficult case for officer goodson and one that will certainly be watched far more closely than even this case. ashleigh? >> all right, miguel marquez watching things outside of the courthouse. more protests, demonstrators, we'll check in with you regularly to see how things might change there but i want the legal view on this. the details matter in a decision like this. cnn legal analyst danny cevallos and the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia. first to you, paul callan. you said right away i'm not surprised in the least at this judge's decision. >

mr. gray's death on the criminal justice front, the supreme court move that georgia prosecutors violated prosecution --

was officer nero and officer miller i don't expect the same type of attention. >> has the issue of mr. gray raised in the sense that he was a drug-involved person. the reports are he was a drug addict. and a street level dealer. and that his interactions with police escalated over the years because of his narcotics involved. has anybody ever spotlighted that? has that been a topic of discussion because, as we know, baltimore is a fairly serious drug problem. >> i have with the heroin capital of the world discovery channel and others for 40 years baltimore has had serious heroin problem. for over a decade, this city has experienced some really harsh policing under then mayor martin o'malley and governor o'malley and presidential candidate o'malley where 100 folks locked up in the city of 600,000, bill. each year. and 30,000 of those arrests thrown out lack of probable cause. relationship between the police and the community bubbled up with freddie. freddie gray is a bad example. long term problem associated with the police and baltimore. >> is it drug-related because there are so many narcot

mr. gray's immediate family.me as they were at the beginning of this case. they understand that the pursuit of justice is a marathon, it's not a sprint. so they certainly understand that justice does not mean a guilty verdict or a not guilty verdict. they were looking for a fair and impartial process. and as of this moment, there's nothing to suggest that this process has not been fair. in fact, everything that we have seen shows that judge williams was not only fair, but he was impartial. he listened to the evidence and applied the law to the facts of the case as were presented to him and he delivered a fair and just verdict. >> and that is what we heard from your colleague billy murphy, who actually praised judge williams. moving forward. this is one verdict. we have five more cases to come. what is the thinking now both from a legal standpoint and also from the viewpoint of the family? what are they expecting heading forward based on what we saw today? >> well, the family is expecting more fair trials. the fam

the van is where mr. gray suffered those injuries that eventually killed him.lliam porter, who earlier this year went through a trial that ended in a hung jury or mistrial, he will be back in court later this year. miguel marquez, cnn, baltimore. >> joining me now is paige pate. he's a criminal defense attorney and constitutional attorney. he's been watching this case closely as we all have really. thanks for coming in. six officers were initially charged in this. the trial for the first ended in a mistrial, for william porter. and now the second to face trial, edward nero, he was found not guilty. what does that tell us about what's to come, if anything? >> well, i think a lot of the officers are feeling pretty good right now because this was not a strong start for the state. but in the state's defense, this was really not their best case. officer nero was probably the least involved of any of the officers. the case against him rested on the state's theory that simply by arresting freddie gray without probable cause, he committed a crime. and i think the judge

one would be as mr. gray suggested consider clarifying, consider consolidating, consider streamlining existing programs today rather than creating just additional new programs which would enhance the administrative burden on already overworked officials at the state and local level. i think a better data analysis of the true costs of disasters and how they impact all levels help us calculate the true return on investment for our participation in he's programs and help us make those decisions. and finally moving the mitigation cycle moving the mitigation program forward so it's not something we start thinking about on day one of the recovery. it's something that is done ahead of the disaster so that if the funding comes along with that disaster we are ready on day one with actionable mitigation plans to help implementing those programsnd we don't rebuild exactly as we were before. >> thank you. mr. nelson? >> first i just want to start with we have to get the word out about mitigation. there's a perception tha

mr. gray's. >> the gentleman from louisiana, i wil would be happy to supports issue would be willing to addbegin to the extent practical. practical, comply with. i would be happy to vote if that provide any comfort. >> if the gentleman would yield. again, i think that adding more adjustment language. these are complies with the law in the constitution for it doesn't. i would prefer to move forward. >> is there further discussion? >> mr. chairman? i intend to vote for this because of the word relative. relative is still in there so it was a comply with the relative lawful priorities or lawful lanes, as may be applicable. so the word relative to be says in relation to each other, relative to each other. for that reason i believe that the enemy is okay. >> any other discussion? all those in favor of the men say i come. opposed say nay. i rule the ayes have it. roll call. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> is there anyone who hasn't voted our wants to change? the clerk will report. >> mr. chairman on this vote the yeas are 16 and the nays are

mrs. clinton in the gray suv leaving the campaign stop in oakland and heading to a fundraiser in san francisco at the messanic on knob hill. we are joined by jodi hernandez who joins us at a school. she is not mincing words. what does she have to say? >> reporter: she seems to take aim and focus donald trump and much of her speech. 1,000 people came to the school here to watch that 25 minute speech. she touched on things that really seem to resonate with her oakland audience. >> you know, we're going to have a terrific campaign in california. we are working hard. >> reporter: hillary clinton told a fired up crowd there has

mrs. clinton in the gray suv leaving the campaign stop in oakland and heading to a fundraiser in san francisco at the messanic on knob hill. we are joined by jodi hernandez who joins us at a school. she is not mincing words. what does she have to say? >> reporter: she seems to take aim and focus donald trump and much of her speech. 1,000 people came to the school here to watch that 25 minute speech. she touched on things that really seem to resonate with her oakland audience. >> you know, we're going to have a terrific campaign in california. we are working hard. >> reporter: hillary clinton told a fired up crowd there has never been more on the line than this presidential election. clinton spelled out her priorities including debt free college tuition, equal pay for women and immigration reform with a path to citizenship and she took aim at donald trump. >> when i think about what is at stake, even if i weren't running for president, i would be doing everything i could to make sure that the presumptive nominee of the republican party never gets near the white house. >> reporter: 1,000 support

. >> i think she's being overshadowed by another older, graying man in the democratic party. mr.nard q. sanders is doing a good job. as much as i hate to say it, i think hillary is being overshadowed. >> larry: remember they said he had the bubba vote, which i think trump kind of had. they're really saying poor white people. ain't voting for obama. >> you know, i don't know. it depends on whether the bubba boat can get to the polls. ( laughter ) i mean, they got-- oh, it was yesterday! i can't believe i drank that many bloody marys. ( laughter ) >> larry: and i wonder about our relationship with the clintons goes back so far. do you think we just need counseling in that relationship. >> oh, my god. >> my god. they've got a contracted place there, clauses, there are outs. they know where each other are on the other end of the country. >> they have agreements. >> we need to grow up about her relationship. >> larry: people are overly interested in their relationship. >> we need to grow up it bit. with my parents, my dad watches tv upstairs and my mom watches tv downstairs and they w

are guarantied to have a slew of freddie grays going forward which i find wholly and totally unacceptable. >> i would like to really thank you for your insight on mr. robeson. i have a question. during the time that gray area from 1941 to 1945, youics up and downed on a gray area in which we did not focus on the communistic situation, can you expand more on that? >> sure. well, as you know, the war in europe begins in late august '39 with hitler sweeping through europe. at that particular time there was a kind of as to how and whether the united states should enter that particular conflict because the lesson of world war i was quite fresh, world war i, 1914 to 1918 and it was truly a world war and one of the reasons that britain was able to prevail they were able to enscript thousands of thousands of africans to fight on their behalf, not to mention indians and south allegations and the united states enters the war belatedly after selling to both sides, and then there was the propaganda put forward by the racist u.s. president woodrow wilson, a debate as to name should be removed from various entities at the ivy league, woodrow wilson helping the

mr. trump. rests in the death of freddie gray.d nero faces assault, charges.t and reckless closing arguments are expected to begin on thursday. opposition activists groups there there has been an air raid on a central syrian town. the airstrikes came a day after one ofar tack on rustan, the first areas to rise up against the bashir al-assad government. scarlet: silver leapfrogged over gold last month. fed, ae a dovish stabilizing chinese economy and u.s. expansion. alix: we are awaiting fed minutes later today that could the fomc.e mood on mitch, what do you say to those who say silver went up to fast? go: silver has a long way to . i think it ballooned up the 80's to one -- 80 to one. it is now in the 70's. at that as a proxy to wear silver could go. silver is a lot different than gold. with silver, you have the same dynamics of gold on the investment side, but then you have half of that demand coming from real consumption. which hasn't been all that strong. electronics globally have been week. silver has done well. if you get bo

mr. trump yesterday talking about lyndsey gray and jeb bush. you know, that's not necessary.ars or going to come out of eight years with this president to me that's done everything he could to change the country and that's what he said in 2008 that he's going to fundamentally change the united states. he's done his best to do it. >> right. >> now, we have at least a guy saying he wants to make america great whether he can or not, i don't know. >> everything you said makes absolutely sense. i agree with you absolutely that trump will not get anything attacking graham. why not call him on the phone and why not try to influence him privately and effectively and make him better, a better republican nominee? >> well, you know, my mom always should say you get more flies with sugar than you do than vinegar. mr. thurump is a great negotiat and he built great company. you would think that you would want a friendly environment. i think the same thing from the speaker that you want to go into this meeting thursday. i pray that this meeting turn out good. you would want to go in that wi

mr. chairman and to those who have testified today i just want to sigh thank you, specifically to rod slater, i can say i knew you before you had gray hair in your head and i hope it wasn't the federal government that put it there, but it probably was. welcome back. >> thank you. senator finance: it's good to see you. -- feinstein: it's good to see you. one question that's really bothered me, that has to do with leaving for a substantial period of time the united states supreme court in a tied position, 4-4 position when we know that the court is died -- divided and what impact that's going to have. i think there are many of us that estimate that the time is likely to be a year and a half by the sometime -- time you get through the vetting process and all this, that you can process another nominee. so i wanted to ask the question as to what happens when the court accepts, when the lower -- what happens when the court is tied and the lower courts are split and unable to resolve a case? we've seen that already in four tied votes. a public sector labor case from my home state, a death penalty case, a state sovereignty case and a gender

mrs. clinton's email information was vulnerable and it was a conscious decision she made to send it to third parties like sidney blumenthal. charles: today in baltimore a judge found officer edward nero not guilty. freddie gray died injuries he sustained in the back of a police van. the prosecution claimed he was reckless when he placed gray in the back of the van. officials asked citizens to remain peaceful in the wake of today's ruling. charlie, i want to go to you first. so far there is relative calm in baltimore. part i would salute the attorney for freddie gray's family said he thought this was a verdict that was well thought out and he didn't find any problems with it. >> last spring, everyone was so sure, al sharpton and his gang of friend, that this whole pack of police should be brought to the highest extent of the law. they weren't telling the protesters to back down and look at the dan that was done to that beautiful city last spring. it's a lesson to the political left. the law will play itself out. look at all the damage that was done politically and infrastructurewise in baltimore. the mayor not telling the police to stop it. this is a lesson for everyone to learn from. charles: attorneys for n

gray's family, billy murphy, joins us now. counselor, good to see you. somewhat of a surprising reaction from you, mr. did not bend to that pressure to convict the officer as an emotional response to gray's death. now, as counselor for the victim's family ordinarily hearing that an officer wasn't convicted would be upsetting, but here you respect the rule of law as conveyed by this judge. true? >> i think the whole point is my reaction was to convey to the public that at this critical time, and for good and sound and decent reasons, we have to respect judge williams' opinion, because it was the result of an obviously fair process. both sides gave full vent to the evidence in the case, and they theft to judge williams' sound judgment. and he delivered a well-reasoned opinion. now that doesn't mean that i agree with it and i'm not in a position to either agree or disagree because i, like 99% of the public, did not hear all of the evidence in the case, but it was the process that i was concerned about, and that the freddie gray family is concerned about. >> so -- >> they have said all along, they are not

gray every day." pastor heber brown, your thoughts? >> well, i think that is an example of the growing discontent with not only the legal system, but all the systems here in baltimore. mr. murphy is an expert jurist here and has knowledge of the inner workings of how the legal system works, but for everyday people, for lay people like myself who don't have that level of expertise, there is a great frustration with the case of this case and the results of the case as well as the especially when you consider, amy, those who were charged in vandalizing stores were convicted with great deliver speed but it seems like those who were involved or connected in the death of freddie gray, the process slows down to usanand so i think that statement is an example of what i spoke of earlier. people more and more are saying, enough with looking to this legal system or the city hall to provide justice for us, we can work ourselves. so it baltimore united for change involved, organizing and building for power. what that means on the ground is, establishing black like organizations, supporting black led organizations from public policy think tanks to freedom schools to solidarityy econ

mr. barker indicated they have over half of the farmlands in our in our community. if you look at the data that was presented in their own testimony they grew 7.9% last year, we gray .5%. when you look at the facts, there is no evidence to indicate that the pendulum has swung in favor of the farm credit system. thank you. >> thank you. >> could i rebuff that just a bit. i'm sorry. there are a lot of gse's out there but i don't have any of the gse's that directly compete with me and try to steal my loans. when we are not allowed to make a 5 million-dollar real estate loan for example, that is a big part of my loan portfolio. that goes to the farm credit services no matter what. there is there is just no way to compete. it will be undercut and no matter what rate i've quoted nine sure every community banker in the nation can say the same thing, that their rates just are not the same. they're going to pick those. the young farmer that comes and that has in that has a quote from the farm credit services gets a rate that is higher. they might get a rate that is six or 8% compared to the 3% rate. so does that really mean that they're taking care of those young farmers? when

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mr. chairman. and to those who have testified today, i just want to say thank you and specifically u i can say i knew you before you had gray hair on your head and i hope it wasn't the federal government who put it there but it probably was. welcome back. it's good to see you. leaving for substantial period of time. the united states supreme court on a tied position. the court is divide. by the time you get through the vetting process, you can process another nominee. so i wanted to ask the question as to what happens when the court accepts -- what happens when the court is tied and the lower courts are split and is unable to resolve a case. we have seen that already in four tie votes, a public sector labor case from my home state, a death penalty case, a state sovereignty u case and a gender discrimination case. and this week the court deferred on an important issue involving whether religiously affiliated nonprofits can withhold contraceptive coverage from their employees. on what happens when you have a 4-4 split is, could we begin with you professor driver? >> sure, so the technical answer is that when the court is 4-4

mr. sullivan, do you you would agree that without a legislative change it is possible for improvement can be made for the disciplinary process. >> f, gray that. >> are the change that epa and exam placentia temperament question i. >> yes, i can type in my personal experience that the biweekly meetings have dramatically improved the process. >> thank you. it seems to me that agencies currently have the tools to do with allegations of misconduct. they sometimes do not use them as efficiently and effectively as they could. i think that is exactly what this committee do its oversight function can agencies improve their procedures. thank thank you. i you'll back. >> thank you. i will recognize myself for five minutes. >> mr. sullivan thank you for the testimony of the dedicated work of your office of inspector general within the epa. i would like to thank especially for the work of the oig in cooperation with this committee. you shed light on the misconduct that the epa never it's to bring about accountability and reform within that agency. we recognize your progress will still acknowledging there are many ongoing challenges within the agenc

graying, the number will shrink. what is the president doing to combat that? mr.nest: that is true, this is a direct function of the longer-term trends in our society which is that as the baby boomers age, they will retire. that is going to put more strain on our workforce. that is all the more recent making sure we have educated workforce, that we are investing in research and development that could boost the environment for businesses that are looking to capitalize on technology and innovation, to bring new ideas, and new products to market. the president made a reference to reforming our legal immigration system. we know the brightest minds that other countries have to offer are not interested in coming to the united states. why would we not create an opportunity for entrepreneurs whoscientists and others are looking to start a business or grow a business to come to the united states? that would be good for our comely, create jobs, by definition, and would continue the strong business climate we have in the united states where people are given an opportunity to

gray wolfs. i urge my colleagues to support and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentleman from arkansas reserves. the gentleman from california, mr. huffman is recognized. mr. huffman: i yield to the gentleman from stockton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for two minutes. mr. mcnerney: we had a debate last night about a familiar issue, california's drought and something that impacts all of us including oregon and washington state not just south of the delta. h.r. 2898 was included in the energy and water appropriations bill and it's alarming that the house republicans have aattached the same language. this shows the desperation of the house republicans to force this bad legislation through. as i said last night, these provisions would further drain fresh water from the california delta. these provisions would damage the ecosystem and harm the communities i represent. it harms some people to benefit others just because one side has the power to do it. i represent the 7th largest agricultural county in the nation so i understand the needs of farmers and rafferers and the impact water has on the

mr. chairman. and to those with testified today i just want to say thank you, and specifically rod slater. i say i knew you before you had gray hair into a. i hope it wasn't the federal government that put it there, but it probably was. will come back. it's good to see you. >> thank senator. >> i would like to ask this question because it's one of the things that has really bothered me, and that has to do with leaving for a substantial period of time. the united states supreme court in a tight position, i 4-4 position when we know the court is divided. and what impact that's going to have. i think there are many who estimate that the time is likely to be a year and a half by the time you get through the vetting process and all of this, that you can process another nominee. so i wanted to ask the question as to what happens when the court accepts, when the lower, what happens when the court is tied and the lower courts are split and is unable to resolve a case? we have seen that already in for a tie vote, and public secretary of labor case from my home state, a death penalty case, a state sovereignty case, and the gender discr