to use the case, to use porter's statements against the other officers porter has to be available to testify such that the other officers being prosecuted can cross examine officer porter. jeff: not every office was in favor. one of them asked the judge for a speedy trial. the judge however postponed the case anyway. we're live in baltimore, back to you. alison: thank you. so twitter has a new high profile user but he is only following one account. edward snowden recently opened an account with the name snowden. his first tweet said, "can you hear me now"? at last check, snowden had a half a million followers. that is only in five hours. however, snowden is only following one account. the n.s.a. leon: all right. for the first time in 50 years raul castro visited the united states. both president obama and the cuban president addressed the u.n. general assembly. the talks came as the u.s. and cuba continue the effort to restore the diplomatic ties. both the u.s. and the cuban embassy reopened this summer. the first flight from b.w.i. to cuba takes off on wednesday. b.w.i. is half a do

this is officer william porter.e of a statement he made that incriminates his co-defendants, depending on what e he would say, would affect future trials. jean casarez has the details. also with me a defense attorney in baltimore, used to be a prosecutor. great to see both of you. jean, do we know whether or not the first trial date will be moved? >> reporter: yes, we can confirm now that the first trial is going to be on november 30th. that is a former police officer william porter. the hearing just ended. we just saw some of the defense attorneys leave the building. we don't know if the defendants have left yet, but some of the defense attorneys looked unified, they walked together, they had smiles on their faces. it just feels that they are bonding at this point. but five of the six defendants were in that courtroom today. william porter not there. his trial will be first. we can tell you that november 30th is william porter. following that after the new year, goodson, that is the officer that is charged with sec

the only officer not in court today was william porter.the first officer tried on november 30th. he'll then be call ds as a witness against the other police officers. remember, officer porter checked on freddie grey after he had been arrested and placed in the back of the police van. porter also stated that he wasn't sure if grey was actually in distress or just acting like it. saying everybody plays the i need to go to the hospital thing when they get arrested. sergeant alicia white stated that she found fraed day gray responsive but not cooperative. the initial statements should be tossed out because the officers believed they were being interviewed as witnesses, not suspects. feared if their didn't cooperate, they'd be fired. the judge says the statements were obtained illegally and will be allowed. the remaining four offices will be tried every few weeks after then. >> -- more on this, we turn to our legal panel. let's start with this. it seems very important to the prosecutor that they tried porter first. porter is the guy who arrived

you are looking at a german shepard puppy, porter, porter was shot after approaching people at a public park and the owner says the dog was being friendly and the shooter says that was not the case, one thing is certain, porter is dead today and the couple wants someone held accountable. and now chad pradelli is live to explain why no one is facing charges. >> the dog's owners want the shooter prosecuted but cases like this is not clear-cut and the shooter and his wife felt they were in danger. the shooter had a permit to carry a weapon and he was walking his wife to the bus stop at 6:30 a.m., when the german shepherd, porter fetched a ball and porter growled and barked and lunged at his wife and then the man shot the dog once, killing it. >> the owner claims the dog was startled but roughly 20 feet away when he was shot. he says the use of force was excessive, and the 11-month-old was friendly. >> it's a tough situation. >> you can see both sides of it? >> i can. >> if i felt threatened. you do anything to protect a loved one and also the animal was a loved one to the person. >> philad

the plan was that admiral porter -- flag officer porter at the time -- would bomb the forts from several miles away with mortar ships and would reduce them to rubble, and farragut would sail his fleet right past. it did not work out that way. after two days bombing the forts, they were hardly harmed at all. weitzel did a pretty good job reinforcing them during his years there. he says he has another plan. run close to the fort, and run up the river because these guns will shoot two miles away and they do not ratchet down very quickly. as you run close to the fort, they will fire over you. i'll come off the backside with soldiers in long books and canoes and ladders and scale the wall and surprise the confederates as they are looking on the riverside. farragut says, "let's try it." farragut commanded the fleet of steamships and admiral porter, general benjamin franklin butler is assigned to command the army forces that would occupy the forts and occupied new orleans after it has been seized. april 24, 1862, the ship started up river. farragut does what weitzel says. weitzel comes around t

officer porter said he was not looking good. he was driven to a hospital, he fell into a coma and died. >> volkswagen said it plans to re fit 11 million vehicles. fixed diesel vehicles equipped with software designed to cheat on emissions could cost the largest car-maker billion. u.s. car-makers asked them to turn over documents. including records dealing with the software. some bored members say staff members acted criminally. >> for the son time this year, uber's headquarters in amsterdam was raided, part of an investigation into whether the popular ride sharing company is offering illegal services. the touch fined uber 500,000 for using unlicensed drivers in a low-cast service. prosecutors will decide within months whether to press charges. >> native alas cans turn to modern technology, how a video game is helping heritage. and how doctors are using stem cells to treat a disease robbing millions of their site. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourse

and porter said that he asked gray if he needed to go to the hospital. and when he talked to officer gutson, the driver, about his condition, he said that he might be faking, and another officer said that he had a case of jailites. and he said that everybody uses the i need to go to the hospital thing when they get arrested. what the officers said and did while gray was in the van has been under scrutiny since the beginning of the case. >> i still want to know why the policies and procedures for transport were not followed. and why none of the officers called for immediate medical assistance, despite mr. gray's apparent pleas. one thing that we all know because of this incident, a mother has to bury her child. and she doesn't even know exactly or why this tragedy occurs. only that this occurred while her child was in our custody, in police custody. and this is unacceptable. >> according to the police investigation, when the van arrived at the police station, gray was on his knees with his head against the wall and didn't answer when the officers called h

porter's owner a says his 11 month-old pup was 20 feet away and never a danger. in fact he was chasing a ball at the time. the despite strong reaction on facebook, police say no crime was committed, and that porter the pup should have been on the leash in the first place. >>> owner of the west philadelphia funeral home is facing criminal charges tonight after yesterday's grizzly discovery. three decomposing bodies were found inside of the hawkins funeral parlor at 53rd and vine. the investigators say the facility was operating without a license. tonight, owner blair hawkins, is facing three counts of abuse of a corpse. last week police made a similar discovery in the strawberry mansion garage owned by yet another funeral home, that was also, a allegedly operating illegally. >>> well, month of september got off to a sweltering start today. with the the mercury topping 90 degrees, again, today mark our area's fifth heat wave, and probably not our last one. that is why tonight, it was perfect for a scoop or two of the cold treat, or dining outside in the city. or ev

they are vastly different because net-a-porter is so much more editorial.es more of a money machine because they are quick and dirty. manus: there is also the concept that you will have this clash of titans. founders. it is a week for founders. the last person standing is the yuke's father. nder.u there was always going to be a potential for a difference of opinion. francine: coming up, manufacturing data for the u.k. this is a check on the pound, 1.5266. ♪ francine: welcome back to "the pulse" live in london. i'm francine lacqua. manus: i'm manus cranny. we are getting u.k. data. let's head across to mark barton. mark? mark: some disappointing news on the u.k. economy u.k. services growing at the years, pace in two underscoring signs the economy is slowing and the first quarter. the index of activity dropping to 55.6 from 57.4 in july. yes, that is above the 50 level that divides expansion from contraction but it is the lowest reading since may 2013 and compares with the prediction of 57.7, an index of new orders low.ed to a 28-month it comes after a pmi m

officer wp porter's case will -- william porter's case will be herd first on november 1.e's charged with manslaughter. prosecutors want to try him first because they say he will be a material witness in the cases against the other officers, some of whom are charged with second degree murder. porter says he told two fellow officers that day that he thought gray needed medical attention. we now know gray did not get the medical attention he needed. he died of a spinal cord injury. the trials of the five other officer are expected to get under way between january and march. >>> officials are putting forward a plan they hope will help overtaxed emergency vehicles in the city. it would allow the city to use private ambulances for less serious calls. mayor bowser hopes to get this in place in a few months. still no word on the cost of this plan. >>> while repairs are under way, metro says it's taking some steps to help commuters who use stadium-armory metro station. every blue line train will now have eight cars per train. orange and silver line trains will still bypass stadium

officer william porter will go on trial first on november 30th. the other five officers will go on trial early next year. porter is accused of failing to provide or request medical care safely in the police van. gray died after being injured during his arrest. prosecutors say porter will testify against at least two other officers. >>> still ahead, a wild scene caught on camera in new jersey. coming up new at 5:00, a man claiming to be a cop caught on camera waving a gun and pointing it at people. what happened to his son right before that apparently set him off. >>> are two special needs students being left out of a school district on long island? >> it's enough. i am frustrated. i am tired. >> reporter: their parents say they areare speaking only to eyewitness news coming up. >>> also ahead, twins born with misshapen ears, we will show you the fix that requires no right here in 130 yards now... bill's got a very tough lie here... looks like we have some sort of sea monster in the water hazard here. i believe that's a "kraken", bruce. it looks li

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baltimore officer william porter will stand trial starting november 30th.rs say porter failed to provide or request medical care for gray and did not secure him safely in that van. gray died after an injury in police custody. his death led to protests, reuniting an curfew after people became angry over the police treatment of gray. the other officers charged in his death will go to trial early neck year. >>> 15-year-old boy walking home when he feels a gun to his back. >> yeah, police say it was his neighbor and he had something horrible planned. they say 58-year-old robert mcdowell forced the team into his garage tried him to a trailer hitch an damaged jumper cables to his ears. according to investigators mcdowell then shock the teen repeatedly. the reason... >> the suspect at this time made several comments he was robbed by this 15-year-old and his friends and that he wanted to know who did it. >> police say eventually released the boy who ran home. his parents called police the teen had to go to the hospital. you can understand why. but he's home tonight

william porter is the man in the upper left screen. his trial was set to begin in two weeks.prosecutors want porter tried first because they also plan to call him as a witness against two other officers when their trials start up next year. >>> breaking news montgomery county where a fiery accident overnight has darnestown road shut down right now. it will likely remain that way through the morning rush hour. take a live look at the scene. you can see the vehicle on the right-hand side completely on the side. emergency crews on the scene as well. molette green is live on the scene with what we're learning about this crash. plus, melissa mollet is helping you get around this accident and several other problems next oh, well that's a good price. seriously? i'll grab two. get ready to save. love the honey nut cheerios. the safeway stock up sale is on. stop in and stock up on all your favorite products. from soup, snacks and cereal to meat, produce and more, save big at your local safeway store. honey, can you bring the truck? the safeway stock up sale. it's just better. >>> "new

the trial for william porter is supposed to start in with weeks. judge berry decided the officers will be tried separately. also today, we expect a former state department official who already admitted to a list of crimes in d.c. to face accusations he solicited sex from a minor in virginia. news 4 was outside the court in july when daniel rosen pleaded guilty to 11 count s of stalkin in the district. detectives found the footage on his phone as they investigated him for soliciting sex from a minor in fairfax county. his sentencing for the d.c. charges should happen next month. >>> the fate of a prisoner on death row in virginia is now in the hands of the u.s. supreme court. governor terry mcauliffe denied a last minute attempt to delay the execution of convicted serial killer alfredo prieto yesterday. the high court would >> that would cancel federal funding of planned parenthood. republicans also meeting today to decide when to hold a vote to elect their next house speaker. california congressman kevin mccarthy confirmed he's running for the job.

william porter will be the first officer to face trial. he's charged with manslaughter for failing to provide or request medical care for gray and not securing him safely in that van. the other trials are set for early next year. >>> a new plan to bring collaboration and mutual respect to the fairfax county police force launches one day after an officer was cleared of using excessive force. virginia attorney general mark herring announced his new plan to promote what he calls safe impartial 21st century policing to the commonwealth. herring says last year's unrest in ferguson, missouri, over the death of michael brown has forced departments around the country to make changes. >> we saw confrontations between law enforcement and the community that is causing a reassessment in all the communities around the country and so i wanted to find out what was going on here in virginia. >> the plan calls for new training at all virginia police academies on bias awareness, building trust, dealing with people who live with mental illness and how to dee

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the shopkeeper's wife, carlin bryant, and the black porter, the right-hand man of the alleged killer. >> the ultimate finding by the supreme court was a note of true bill, no indictment on cases against carol bryant and henry lieu loggins. >> we understand history. you have to look at the facts that if caroline bryant was kidnapped and murdered, she'd have been the first white woman murder. >> then you have one of the black men who was supposed to have participated. it could have been a change. you would have heard from the black community, how can you indict a black man, but you didn't indict any of the rights. >> let the jury say. >> but there is another path to the true story, and a higher justice as well. >> we repent today, oh, god. >> pastor willie williams was part of those bringing the delta history. >> you stare at it, people say why are you guyses trying to open up stuff that happened in the past, why not let it die? >> i think we decided too long. >> there were, choose life. >> the faith-based community, we need to take the lead in true reconciliation. they urge the memoria

prosecutors have asked to try officer william porter first because they want to call him as a witness against two other officers. the first trial is scheduled for october 13. the defense attorneys are trying to delay that. >>> also today the president of plan the parenthood testifies on capitol hill. it's the first time any official with the organization has testified since the release of secretly recorded videos accusing planned parenthood of illegally profiting from the use of aborted fetal tissue. cecile richards defends the organization. she says this is just a small part of what they do for women's health. conservatives like senator ted cruz want to end the funding for the organization. >> it is essentially a blank check to barack obama. that's not very clean to me. that actually sounds like a very dirty funding bill. >> today planned parenthood will hold rallies in dozens of cities across the country on what it calls national pink out day. >>> no when to fold them. still ahead, a country music superstar announces when he'll wrap up his life on the road. >> it's not in the realm

officer william porter's trial starts november 30th. five other baltimore police officers face charges in the death of gray who suffered fatal injuries while in police custody in april. >>> "the new york times" reports on edward snowden's entry on to twitter. the former national security agency contractor who leaked details of the government's domestic spying program joined the social network with a few jabs at the nsa. his first tweet read, can you hear me now? referencing the agency's phone tapping program. snowden is only following one other twitter account, the nsa's. >>> and new orleans times reports rock 'n' roll singer frankie ford has died. who we who we baby who we who we baby won't you let me take you on a sea cruise. >> he had a hit "satisfyea cruise" back in 1940. frankie ford was 76 years old. >>> the boston herald reports that oral arguments in the appeal of tom brady's suspension won't happen until the first week of february. even if the arguments are heard february 1st, it's unlikely any the super bowl on february 7th. t

officer william porter will be the first to be tried.ged with failing to provide or request medical care for gray and for not properly securing him in the police van. >>> a seven-year-old is being commended after turning over $8,000 in cash he found to police. the boy's uncle took the money to police who tracked down the owner. the boy was given a $100 reward. and a wedding in ohio over the weekend had a surprising twist. the bride's father stopped the ceremony just before walking her down the aisle and instead grab the bride's step dad so the two could go down the aisle together. >> he said you worked for this as hard as i have. you deserve this as much as i do. help us walk our daughter down the aisle. >> very sweet. >> completely understanding and like -- i mean that is unusual. >> and you know weddings can get very contentious. when you have a family together it is all great. tonight's power ball jackpot is $391 million. it is the largest jackpot since february and the odds of winning 1/175 million. >> we have a chance. >> you do hav

the shopkeeper's wife, carlin bryant, and the black porter, the right-hand man of the alleged killer. >> the ultimate finding by the supreme court was a note of true bill, no indictment on cases against carol bryant and henry lieu loggins. >> we understand history. you have to look at the facts that if caroline bryant was kidnapped and murdered, she'd have been the first white woman murder. >> then you have one of the black men who was supposed to have participated. it could have been a change. you would have heard from the black community, how can you indict a black man, but you didn't indict any of the rights. >> let the jury say. >> but there is another path to the true story, and a higher justice as well. >> we repent today, oh, god. >> pastor willie williams was part of those bringing the delta history. >> you stare at it, people say why are you guyses trying to open up stuff that happened in the past, why not let it die? >> i think we decided too long. >> there were, choose life. >> the faith-based community, we need to take the lead in true reconciliation. they urge the memoria

baltimore officer william porter will stand trial starting november 30th.secutors say porter failed to provide or request medical care for gray and did not secure him safe until a van. gray died after an injury sustained in police custody. his death led to protests, rio rioting and a curfew after people became angry over the police treatment of gray. the other officers charged in his death will go to trial early next year. >>> parents are very upset over a school assignment about religion they say could teach their children the wrong lesson. statement about god that set off this whole thing. >>> the man police say is able to steal thousands of dollars using a signed baseball. i couldn't's legacy he's accused of of using to pull off con. kathy. >> heavy rain for some of us during the overnight hours while most of us are sleeping. you can see right now over western pennsylvania this all moved toward the north and east. we'll have what to expect plus the latest track on tropical storm joaquin that could become a hurricane and we'll how it will impact our weath

the man in upper left william porter had been scheduled to go to court two weeks from today. when two others stand trial later this year, prosecutors will call porter as a witness against them. freddie gray died in april. >>> it's a story you heard first on news 4. thousands of students still not immunized within the prince george's school system and the deadline is coming up tomorrow. also the director for the health system was in this school system for some reason is no longer physically at the job, so what happened with her? we sat down for a one-on-one conversation with dr. angela today. she explained a fallout between her and the school system and why she's saying there are so many students who still have not had their immunizations. she says it comes down to severe record issues within the prince george's county school system. >> you heard about the measles outbreak in california, you heard of the meningitis death in virginia. i don't want any student to die under my watch. >> reporter: we take a look at the latest numbers. while they've had more immunizations and recor

so the prosecutors have said in open court we need porter to go first because of this statement.nd that statement then can be used against other officers a as the other trials proceed. so oscar goodson is facing the most time here. he's charged with second degree depraved heart murder. that is 30 years maximum. many of the other officers are charged with manslaughter, which is up a to ten years and numerous other charges, carol. felonies. one misdemeanor, misconduct in office but many charges that effect the lives of these officers for years to come and of course freddy gray is no longer with us. >> reporting live from baltimore. thank you. >>> and good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joiqning me. the georgia patrol board meets to reconsider the faith of the michele gissendaner. she's been on death row since the stabbing death of her husband 18 years ago. her boyfriend at the time was the actual killer. he kidnapped doug gissendaner took him to a remote place where he stabbed him to death. the boyfriend pleaded guilty and testified against her. he did not get the death

today, prosecutors asked a judge to try officer william porter first because they say they plan to call him to testify against two other members of the force later on. a total of six officers are charged in this case. gray died after suffering a spinal injury while in custody back in april. sparking riots in the city and reigniteing the national debate over the use of police force. >>> it's a huge blow to gun laws in the district but the mayor isn't saying if she will appeal. in a 2-1 ruling today a court of appeals decided four of d.c.'s 10 gun laws are unconstitutionunkugs unconstitutional unconstitutional. the judges said d.c. cano longer ban handgun owners from register registering more than one handgun a month or require reregistration every three years and threw out that they must pass a test for gun laws. >> i will talk to police and our legal counsel to see what our options are. we feel very strongly we have reasonable gun regulations that are needed to keep our city safe. >> gun owners will have to be finger printed, photographed and take a safety course. >>> next at 11:00 a mu

officer william porter shown on the top righthand side of the screen will be charged with manslaughter and assault. all will be charged separately. charges range from second-degree assault to second-degree depraved heart murder. gray died, if you remember, a week after sustained injuries in the back of a baltimore police van. >>> a baltimore man faces life in prison for killing the 2-year-old son of minnesota vikings player adrian peterson. prosecutors say he murdered peterson's son while the two were alone in an apartment in 2013. patterson will be sentenced at later date. >>> more backlash against the minnesota dentist who killed cecil the lion. police arrested three women for allegedly vandalizing a sign outside the doctor's office. they used black paint to spray on the sign. >>> police release survey lanes video showing a man trying to light a bank on fiefrmt take a look at this. police in colorado think the suspect in this video was burned after a massive fireball exploded in his face. they don't have much of a suspect description because he was fully covered, however, there are s

prosecutors want porter tried first because they also plan to call him as witness against two other officers when their trials begin next year. >>> right now, the fight to de-fund planned parenthood continues to dominate debate inside the capitol. today, the people supporting the organization made their voices heard. nearly 90 cities including washington made rallies for national pinkout day and prot t protested threats from republican lawmakers to stop funding in the wake of undercover videos released by an anti-abortion activist. lawmakers grilled planned parenthood president cecile richards. >> the outrageous accusations against planned parenthood on heavily doctored videos are offensive and categorically untrue. >> they receive about 5$530 million a year but federal money cannot be used for abortions. >>> private vehicles can start picking you up in the district after the first of the year. the plan to use private contractors for low priority patients was well received today. there are questions whether paramedics will still be required to take every patient go to the hospital who wants

state media reported that the oil porter has been asked to form a new cabinet. a senior lecturer at the arab islamic studies. and joins us from london. good to see you again, what happened? it's tough to say what happened. the background is obvious. there's a fourth coming parliamentary elections, there is promises, and the image of being the tough military men who cracks down on the civilian bureaucracy corruption. and seen in a spectacular way, the agricultural minister was arrested in day light. in front of many cameras, and also the - what's happening with religious endowment minister. and there was an embarrassment when one of the tunisians journalists highlighted the corruption case against the current prime minister. who was implicated in a case against mubarak. the so-called presidential palace case. there was a package of corruption, vis-a-vis the counter administration and a fourth coming parliamentary elections, and there has been the international donors, because egypt - the moment the party survives on the international aid from the gulf, mainly fro

william porter will go on trial first at the end of december. the others will be tried at the start of next year. charges range from reckless endangerment to second-degree depraved-heart murder. gray died from injuries he suffered in the back of a police transport van, triggering national protests. developments about accused murderer jesse matthew, on trial for raping and killing a female college student. then i come a bombshell from his past. a former girlfriend claimed in a letter that matthew was raped as a child. roz plater has more on the letter and what is next for matthew. roz? matthew will be sentenced here in fairfax county on friday.rape the former girlfriend who said she didn't matthew from 2003 to 2005, wrote a letter to the judge, hoping he would take her claims and consideration before sentencing. the stunning claims about jesse matthew were written in a letter to a fairfax county judge by his former girlfriend. she says the man accused of raping and killing multiple women was himself sexually abused as a child by at least of,e ind

william porter will face trial first on november 30th charged with manslaughter. prosecutors say he failed to provide or even request medical care for gray and he did not secure him safely in that police van. >>> a former girl friend of jesse matthew says matthew was repeatedly raped as a child and no doubt that trauma affected his behavior. she wrote that in a letter to the judge who will sentence matthew this friday for sexually assaulting a woman in fairfax county in 2005. matthew's mother also wrote the judge asking for mercy. matthew faces up to life in prison and he still is awaiting two other trials for the murders of college students hannah graham and morgan harrington. >>> coming up nsa whistle blower edward snowden send out his first tweet. >> also ahead john wall and the rest of the wizards open up training camp. we'll hear from the team's all- star point guard. >> but up next donald trump prepares to >>> donald trump's one week boycott of fox news is apparently over. the republican presidential frontrunner is scheduled to appear on the o'reilly factor

. >> and demanding her freedom, they didn't agree with judge porter, third edition marriage licenses for same-sex couples or a lot deputy clerks to do so. is order was upheld by the supreme court which he continued to refuse on religious grounds was jailed last week for not failing to spot what the judge ordered and remains in jail while her attorneys filed an emergency motion to get her out. juliet: pope francis releasing a new set of procedures for knowledge marriages in the catholic church. and many catholics complaint and the current system is costly and and take years. without an annulment divorced catholics who remarry outside the church cannot receive communion. the new rules are expected to streamline and simplify the whole process. ben: tickets to see the pope's speech in philadelphia will be made available today. freedom in front on september 26th to. officials say 10,000 tickets will be available beginning at noon on the web site worldmeeting2015.org/tickets. saturday after an isn't the tickets are available on a first come first served basis. there's a four ticket limit p

largest arms ex-porter, and it hopes as a result of this parade, there will be many more sales. >> go to our website if you want to get the background, headlines too, that's all al jazeera.com, aljazeera.com. >> a judge sends kentucky clerk kim davis to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses. pope turns to anguish. a train full of refugees finally leaves budapest, but the people onboard did not make it far. and donald trump meets with the republican brass, they want to promise that he won't run for the presidency as an independent. this is al jazeera america life, i am tony harris. a federal judge just sent a kentucky clerk to jail. kim davis was found in contempt of court today and the judge said she will remain locked up until she complies with his order. the clerk has refused to issue licenses to anyone to avoided getting they have to gay couples. jon tarot is live in ash land kentucky outside the federal courthouse there. and jon, ther haing -- i guess wrapped up just a short time ago, what happened inside the courthouse? >> all happens in the last 20 minutes and we got the

officer william porter shone here on the top right of your screen will be in court november 30th forhis charges which include manslaughter and assault. all six officers will be tried sep prattly. gray died in april a week after sustaining injuries while in the back of a baltimore police van. >>> 4:17 now. a south dakota man faces life in prison for killing the 2-year-old son of minnesota vikings star adrian peterson. a jury took a few hours to deliver that guilty verdict. he murdered peterson's son while the two were alone in an apartment in 2013. patterson will be sentenced at later date. >>> and there's more backlash against the dentist who killed a lion. investigators say those woman used black paint to write insult on the dental officers's signs. palmer returned to work earlier this month following the killing of that beloved lion in zimba e zimbabwe. >>> in colorado springs security cameras at a wells fargo bank show a person setting a jar of gasoline on fire. look at the flames here. police believe he was burned in that massive fireball that skploe exploded in his face. he came

jeff: brian porter strongly objected in court saying that jim dunning was never arrested or charged. the commonwealth's both is not that this is a dirt business, the position is this is a filthy business. the continued denigration of a dead man in a court of law. renee worried for the dunning family as the trial draws neither. >> we want to see it resolved, but the right way. jeff: in court, the judge said that his rule was not meant to suggest or imply that jim dunning committed this murder, only that he could not prevent the defense from raising the issue. the trial is going to begin on october 5. live in alexandria, jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. alison: new tonight, making adjustments to the planned purplele line, it is the subject of a meeting designed to reduce project costs. that includes trains operating every 7 1/2 minutes during peak times instead of six minutes. the plan is to reduce the artwork budget as well and cut down the numr of tree plantings. it also means there will be one elevator instead of two at some elevations. service is slated with in 2021. and new developments

charges against porter on the top right of your screen include manslaughter and assault. all six officers will be charged separately. charges range from second-degree assault to second-degree depraved heart murder. gray suffered injuries in the back of a police van. >>> someone sexually assaulted and robbed a student near campus on carlisle and masters street. the student says she was on the way home from ligthe library wha man grabbed her from behind. she managed to call for help using an emergency alert system. they sent out a call to the entire campus. they're also stepping up security on campus to keep students safe. >>> let's get back to glenn "hurricane" schwartz. glenn? >> most of the rain is overnight, then we'll get a bit of a break tomorrow, and round 2 comes in on thursday. that's coming from the south. those are tropical rains but not from the tropical storm itself. by thursday and into friday, we've got some really heavy rain coming in. especially late thursday into friday. perhaps 2 to 4 irchnches of rai with isolated higher amounts. there will be some flood

is something of a marketing exercise, because china is currently the world's third largest arms ex-porterd it hopes as a result of this parade, there will be many more sales. >> go to our website if you want to get the background, headlines too, that's all al jazeera.com, aljazeera.com. >> a judge sends kentucky clerk kim davis to jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses. pope turns to anguish. a train full of refugees finally leaves budapest, but the people onboard did not make it far. and donald trump meets with the republican brass, they want to promise that he won't run for the presidency as an independent.

the trial for officer william porter is supposed to start first and that's supposed to be about two weeks. judge williams decided the officers will be tried separately. we expect a former state department official who already admitted to a list of crimes in d.c. to face accusations he solicited sex from a minor in virginia. news 4 was outside court in july when daniel rossen pleaded guilty to 11 counts of stalking in the district. police say he record as many as 25 women in their most intimate moments without their knowledge. detectives found the footage on his phone as they investigated had him. his sentencing for the d.c. charges should happen next month. >>> 4:35. the u.s. supreme court is the last hope for prisoner facing execution in virginia. governor terry mcauliffe denied a last minute attempt to delay the execution of convicted serial killer prieto yesterday. the execution is scheduled for thursday. defense lawyers argue that prieto was mentally challenged and wanted to move the case to california. mcauliffe said the case has already been decided in the courts. >>> firefighters i

investigators reviewed statements from all officers charged and say william porter asked freddie gray they report the officer alerted the police transport van driver that gray needsed help and medical attention but none was provided at the time. all six officers involved will be tried separately. miguel marquez has been covering the story since it broke and joins me there in downtown. what's the situation? this was anticipated the notion that since it they would be separated that they would implicate one another in the crime. >> reporter: well, these statements that we have known about but haven't heard much about except until now are going to be absolutely critical to the state's case against those officers. porter is the one who implicated other officers in his statement immediately after, within 24 hours after mr. gray was admit ed to the hospital when he was found in that van to be nonresponsive. porter basically implicated officer goodson, he was the driver of the van saying that he had said it looks like he needs help. he asked gray if he wanted a medic, gray said, yes, i do. bu

william porter will face trial first november 30th charged with manslaughter. prosecutors say he failed to provide or request medical care for gray and did not secure him safely in a police van. >>> a former rlgi friend of jesse matthew said matthew was repeatedly raped as a child and there's no doubt it affected his later behavior. she wrote that in a letter to the judge who will sentence matthew this friday for sexually assaulting a woman in fairfax county in 2005. he's still awaiting trial for two other murders, those of college student hannah graham and morgan harrington. >>> in a followup to a story we told you about last night the mayor of d.c. is moving forward on a plan to ease the stress of city ambulances by adding private services. d.c. medics would still respond to every 911 call and transport patients with private emergencies. however, private ambulances would handle less serious transport. bowser hopes to get this rolling in a few months. >>> metro says it's expanding every blue line train to eight cars to minimize fallout from its reduced service

the trial for officer william porter is supposed to begin in about two weeks. judge barry williams has already decided the officers will be tried simply. >>> next at 11:00, new trouble for fig and olive in the salmonella scare that stretched from the district to west hollywood. >>> flakes, loops, pops or puffs. whatever you buy, this morning staple is getting more expensive. see what is driving up the price of cereal. >>> and new tonight, the lawyer for paul walker's daughter now says the actor should have survived the crash t >>> back at the live desk. a passenger jet had to make an emergency landing in new york. just 15 minutes after it took off on a 3,000-mile flight to ireland. the boeing 757 reported hydraulic failure, no flaps, and problems with the landing gear. it came in faster than normal, and its brakes caught fire. the aer lingus fight just left jfk on a nearly seven-hour flight to ireland when the pilot reported the problems and turned the plane around. the passengers were taken back to the terminal. crews put the fire out. >>> and a man who was re