tears, tears of joy for coach david stinson and his family. we'll continue to follow this for you and have more a little bit later on, a couple of things to look at, what did they fail to it prove? legal definition of "recklessly failing to perceive the risk, a risk a reasonable person would observe in a situation" obviously the prosecution could not prove this. we'll talk about the case for me personally, what can we learn from this? that's way want to know. hopefully, coaches around the nation are taking note of this and we're going to be wiser in the way we train our kids. more on that coming up in just a little bit. now to this story, another story we're following very intensely at this very moment, the man suspected of killing a yale grad student is behind bars. police in new haven, connecticut arrested raymond clark just this morning and today he was charged in the death of annie le. the guy's 24, police say he strangled this innocent bride-to-be, stuffed her body in a wall where it was found on what should have been her wedding day. so

to find kentucky high school football coach jason stinson not guilty in the death of his player max gippin. the 15-year-old collapsed following brutal august practice last year, his temperature soaring to 109 degrees. he died three days later. >> the thing that people need to understand in this, there's no winner in this case. this is a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with "good morning america"'s diane sawyer, stinson spoke about his former student and player. >> the one thing about max that i know, max is in heaven with jesus. that is an awesome thought for me. >> reporter: not enough for max's mother who has stated she wants an apology. >> i understand her loss. she's lost her son. but there's a -- there's a 12-person jury that sat down and decided in 35 minutes that i was not guilty. and i cannot sit here today and take responsibility for something that i'm not responsible for. >> reporter: stinson says there are lessons to be learned when it comes to what kids are doing off the field. max was taking aterol, a attention deficit disorder medication along

stinson faced charges of homicide and endangerment. even though the jury found him innocent, he still faces a civil lawsuit from the parents of max gilpin. we are now hearing from the jurors in the case, right? >> that is right. we heard from one man, an alternate, who did not want to be identified. listen. >> it seems like a lot of the prosecution's witnesses did not seem to have a complete story. some highlighted how many times they vomited. it was not witness after witness presenting a complete story. >> that alternate juror also said he was surprised that it took 90 minutes to reach a decision. he thought it would happen much more quickly than that. rick: what about jason stinson? does he get his coaching job back? >> we heard reports this morning that were confirmed to us that if he wants it, jason stinson can have his teaching job back. the superintendent said that he is very happy with the outcome of the trial. take a listen. >> in terms of the verdict, it gives us the opportunity to move on and go back to some normalcy. we are

>> very emotional particularly from the stinson camp, his wife shook and was crying. the judge began orders not to have emotional outbursts in the courtroom but lots of sobbing, jason stinson turned and immediately hugged his attorney, brian butler and lots of emotion.@@ >> how about any comment or emotion from max's family. >> the family on max's side -- i don't know how to describe this other than i think maybe shock. there was not much reaction at all. they had straight faces as they were walking out. not much from them. nothing -- >> let's get our lawyers in on this one as we find out why this went this way. did not take the jury long to come to their conclusion. thomas, i'll start with you, where did the prosecution drop the ball here? >> i don't know if it's so much what they did wrong, it was a tough case. you wanted to see this coach held account act for what people describe as grueling practice, the word barbaric was thrown around. there was the concern among everybody involved in the case or spek tating on the case through the media, if the verdict would hav

as for stinson, he's now eligible to reapply for his coaching position. elizabeth sanchez for cbs news. >>> the international space station has an 18 ton hitchhiker this morning. it's a japanese-built cargo plucked it orbit. the vessel is filled with food, computers and scientific equipment. could have just ahead on the morning news oig, a check of the overseas markets and our "moneywatch" report. but filling ted kennedy's senate seat. they move one step closer. >>> first, katie couric has a brie view of tonight's "cbs evening news." >>> it's the ultimate last call after more than 70 years behind the bar, the longest serving bartender in the world pours his final drink to our steve hartman. assignment america tonight only on the "cbs evening news." for a pure clean, there is one clear choice: all free clear 2x concentrated detergent. all free clear's powerful clean is free of the ingredients you'll find in most detergents: no perfumes... no dyes... no preservatives... free clear is specially designed for people with sensitive skin and has powerful stainli

even donating money for stinson's defense, fearing what this might do to high school sports.s, they argue, must be able to train their team without fear of the law. >> in the days to come, we're going to have a difficult time finding people to coach. >> reporter: the case is on mike o'donnell's mind in white plains, new york. the coach has frequent water breaks during practices, but in a tough sport -- >> it could happen to anyone. a kid can go down right now as we're standing here, and you really have no control over it. >> reporter: stinson races up to ten years in prison. a coach turned defendant, now with more than just a game on the line. eric horng, abc news, chicago. >> this is, needless tsay a controversial question. we want to know what you think. did the coach commit a crime, or was he doing his job? you can weigh in at "the world newser" at abcnews.com. >>> and when we come back, inside bernie's beach house. the madoff's home in the hamptons hits the market. when sixty percent off is at stake, so today, shehe's's tki to r door abt overacve bladder.r. terdeci e's ti

>> the reaction was very, very emotional particularly from the stinson camp? his wife monica shook and was crying. the judge ordered to begin with not to have any emotional outbursts in the courtroom. lots of sobbing. jason stinson turned and immediately hugged his attorney brian butler. >> how about any comment or emotion from max gilpin's family? >> the family on max's side was -- i don't know how to describe it other than, i think, maybe shock. there was not really much reaction at all. they had straight faces as they were walking out. not much from them as well. nothi nothing. >> let's get our lawyers in on this one as we find out why this went this way. it did not take the jury long to come to this conclusion. thomas, i'll start with you. what did the prosecution do wrong? where did they drop the ball here? >> mike, i don't know if it's so much of a matter what they did wrong. it was a tough case. on the one hand, you wanted to see this coach sort of held accountable for what some people described as an exceptionally grueling practice. the word barbaric w

but now a jury in louisville has acquitted former high school coach jason stinson. homicide and deliberate endangerment. the reason? one much his players on his football team, 15-year-old max gilpin, collapsed during a tough practice on a hot summer day last august. that teenager died three days later. so, did the jury here make the right call in acquitting that coach? let's bring in one of the prosecutors now on the case, jon heck joins us now this morning. sir, i appreciate you being here. let's start with your reaction to the jury's decision. now, do you think they didn't see it your way because there was an issue with evidence or testimony or just do you think that some people have a hard time stomaching holding a coach responsible in this way for a kid who had a tough practice on a hot day and charging and convicting that coach of homicide? >> well, obviously, they had a problem with the evidence, or hopefully, they would have convicted. but to me, we had two things here. one is we're dealing with a man who is from a tight-knit community. he was involved with t

do you have a problem with what coach stinson did, howard?, i wasn't there. >> you weren't there. it is tough. >> caller: hard for me to say, judge him on that thing there. >> yeah. that's what we're learning here. we want to learn what happened at the practice and then learn from it. kudos to the coaches in arizona, who are monitoring the kids. if you're going to work them on a hot day, make sure everybody stays safe. great sound-off. last block, every show. want to hear from you. we will hear from jane velez-mitchell coming up, a couple minutes away. "issues." she will speak with, among othee people, the alleged mistress of bernie madoff. how about that. see you. treats it right at the source and helps you get back to doing the things you love. synvisc-one is the only treatment that can give you up to six months of pain relief with just one injection. it's a natural substance similar to healthy joint fluid that lubricates and cushions your joint, and relieves pain without the serious side effects that pain pills can have. for your free info

it has never been coach stinson vs. max gilpin.d and it is 94 degrees, the kids are tired and hot. maybe someone is not feeling good. it is going to go through your mind. what are you going to do? >> we are going to do the same thing that we did that day. we are going to follow the policies set forward by the kentucky high school association and we are going to run our practice. always come back to the same thing. not guilty in 35 minutes. no policies were broken. martha: as you point out, the first tragedy is what happened to that young man and what has occurred because of that. i commend you for going through this process as well as being found not guilty. we wish you the best at school. thank you for being with us. trace: remember joe the plumber? remember the president telling him that he need to spread the wealth? now we have a much better idea of how much wealth the president's plan would spread. the numbers are next (announcer) your doctor knows tylenol doesn't interfere with certain high blood pressure medicines the way ale

they were the first to speak in defense of coach jason stinson.arged with brutal treatment, claiming that he held a practice in oppressive heat. but teammates disagree. what do they say? >> the teammates spoke, and the medical examiner did, as well. the doctor was saying that max gilpin death was not a homicide, but an accident. an autopsy was never done on the body, but the doctor is saying that his adhd medicine and a virus could have caused the death. and as you mentioned, several teammates took the stand. one of them said that the coach should be in the clear. >> he was one of my best friends. max was like a brother to me. if the coach did anything wrong, i would be first to say it. if anything happened to intentionally hurt somebody, i would be the first person to tell. but he did not do anything. >> powerful testimony for the jury to to on -- chew on before tomorrow. the prosecutor said that the coach did not allow water breaks during practice, that he berated the team as they ran drills in the oppressive summer heat, and one person testifie

said the teenager felt sick before the practice. >> no way, no how, didn't happen. >> reporter: stinson's acquittal comes to the relief of coaches around the country, who feel this case could change what it means to be a coach. eric horng, abc news, louisville, kentucky. >>> overseas, in afghanistan today, a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a convoy of italian troops. six soldiers were killed and four others wounded in the deadliey esiest attack on itali forces. the 2800 troops in afghanistan will remain stationed there. >>> and in washington, president obama awarded his first medal of honor today. army sergeant jared monti was honored for gallantry in afghanistan. in 2006, he was leading a patrol of 16 men. they were attacked by a force four times their size. monti tried three times to rescue a wounded member of his team. >> for a third time he ran toward his fallen comrade. said his patrol leader, it "was the bravest thing i had ever seen a soldier do." >> reporter: monti was killed by a protect-propelled grenade. but firepower he called in broke up the attack. monti's parents acc

sigh of relief from david stinson and high school coaches everywhere.eared stinson of reckless homicide and wanton endangerment in the death of max gilpin, the 13-year-old died of heat stroke after collapsing in football practice last august. his mother said the trial had still sent a message. >> we're disappointed, but, you know, we said this going into it, the main objective was that max's death not be in vain. people were standing up to those football coaches now and people are reaching out. >> reporter: gilpin had been running sprints called gassers on a day when temperatures hit 94. >> oh! >> reporter: during the trial, players said stinson ordered the gassers as punishment for the lack of effort they showed at practice. prosecutors describe the sprints as barbaric. stinson's attorney argued it was just football. >> did not create a hostile, dangerous environment. it was a football practice. >> reporter: even without a guilty verdict, prosecutors say the trial has raised awareness. >> every coach steps on a football field and now thinks about what

but the defense said it wasn't stinson's fault.hat the coach was doing his job, getting his players in shape. >> this man is innocent. >> reporter: some of gilpin's teammates testified they were allowed to rest between sprints and given water. but that gilpin's adha medicine, may have contributed to his body temperature. >> this was not an external -- based on dehydration. no way. no how. didn't happen. >> reporter: stinson's acquittal comes as a relief to coaches across the country, in fear this case could change what it means to be a coach. eric horng, abc news, louisville, kentucky. >>> a north carolina man is breathing easily now that doctors have solved a 2-year-old medical mystery. john manly has been virtually housebound, suffering from a slew of illments. doctors discovered what was wrong. manly had part of this fast food plastic spoon lodged in his left lung. manly leaves he inhaled the fragment while gulping down a soft drink. >> if it was food, i would understand, more than a drink. >> he must have been thirsty. >>> with

relief for 37-year-old jason stinson and his family, beating charges his attorney argued should nothave been brought. >> i think it was a witch hunt when it started. this was a tragedy, but it wasn't a crime. it was never a crime. >> reporter: stinson ordered the team to order sprints in extreme hit as punishment. the case was complicated, however, by supplements and the adhd drug ader all that the boy took. afterwards, gilpin's mom says she still hopes some good will come from the tragedy. >> my main objective was that max's death not be in vain. and i do believe that -- i know that this trial has brought awareness. >> reporter: his lawyer says stinson wants to coach again, but with a civil suit still pending, he may be sidelined for quite a while. cynthia bowers, cbs news, chicago. >> this was the first time a football coach was charged in the death of a player. it has resulted in changes to kentucky law and other efforts to make practices safer for athletes. >>> tonight, we're learning more about the violent murder of yale graduate student annie leigh. >> police investigating lei

prosecutors say that stinson held a brutal practice that led to the players' death. >>> a man at the university of arkansas is accused of raping a student in her dorm room. the police report session the young woman had been drinking at a party and didn't remember leaving. >>> apple's ceo steve jobs makes his first appearance at a company event in nearly a year. jobs delivered the keynote address at that gathering, he previewed several products. >>> it didn't take long for fred to grow from a tropical storm to a major hurricane. we're going to check in with chad myers who's tracking all the weather for us. uuuuuuuuuuuuu >>> all right, chad, what about this hurricane brewing in the atlantic? >> nothing makes a weatherman happier than a major hurricane that's not going to hit anything. >> there you go. exciting stuff as long as it doesn't add to devastation. >> make some waves, knock yourself out, surfers somewhere will be happy. look at this bad boy, this thing is really significant. that is the eye sitting right there. it is one bad guy. 120 miles an hour and i was just thinking, we c

that's what a heat expert testified in the trial of former stinson.one quits the team. >> my friend justin, he was crying. i seen people down the field that was crying. you could hear him all the way down the field. >> now, you said they were crying? >> yeah. >> and did they say why they were crying? it's just -- you could just -- you could understand why. you're running so long and the heat and everything, so it kind of gets to you. >> the defense now is raising questions about whether an adhd drug gilpin may have been taking may have contributed to his death. he pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide charges. >>> the man suspected of homicide is held on bond. walter ellis made his first appearance on two charges of first degree homicide. milwaukee district attorney plans to file more charges against ellis today. his dna was found on nine women who were killed in a three square mile area in milwaukee. >>> we're learning some bizarre new details about the plifian man arrested after hijacking an aero mexico flight from cancun. a mexican official says

jason stinson's wife, monica, was crying while stinson openly hugged his attorney.fficult year for all of the parties involved. take a listen. >> i am so relieved. i just pray for max's family. pray for them. we never leave them out, day after day, night after night. we always have people in our purse -- prayers. but jason was innocent. >> as far as jason stinson's future, we have not only heard from the assistant principal at this high school, but also that he plans to meet with the superintendent today or tomorrow to talk about getting his old teaching job back at a hospital. it is not far off to say that a coaching job could be far behind -- could be not far behind. bill: thank you. megyn: an interim report from the un -- u.n. nuclear watchdog revealing disturbing information about iran's missile capabilities. so how does that affect the new missile defense policy? we will have a live report from the pentagon. bill: move over our money and for such a -- move over armani and versace. the snuggie has arrived, and you can get it in paint >> staying a cozy and warm d

david stinson was charged after a 15-year-old sophomore player collapsed and later died after runningear. the defense had argued stinson was just doing his job as a coach. >> a colorado man thought to be at the center of a possible al qaeda plot faces a third day of questions today by fbi investigators. najibullah zazi insists he knows nothing about a possible plan to carry out terror attacks in new york. agents have searched his denver area home and three new york apartments where he stayed recently. >> italy's prime minister says he is planning a significant troop reduction in afghanistan. six italian soldiers were killed and four wounded when a bomb filled car ran into a convoy in kabul. taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility for the attack. >> russia is mentioning a major change in u.s. missile defense policy. president obama is scrapping plans for a defense shield. the new system will be based on ships and on land. jake tapper is at the white house. >> reporter: president obama offered a dramatic plan. >> our new missile defense will provide stronger, smarter and swifter

prosecutors say stinson ran a brutal practice that day.rts of tennessee are under water. that is forcing school closings, evacuation, rescues. affiliate wsmb reports two people trapped on a roof in a nashville area. you see that little guy being rescued. at least 18 people have been evacuated from their homes because of floodwaters. no one has been hurt in the flash flooding so far. high water in the chattanooga area prompted a rooftop evacuation at a motel. a real mess there. >>> to space now where the crew of the international space station made a breakthrough today. for the first time they used the station's robotic arm to grab a cargo carrier as it floated in orbit nearby. until now all supply ships docked at the space station. the carrier was launch add week ago from japan. it was loaded with food, laptop computers, atmospheric studies and a robotic hand. the hand will supplement the robotic arm that helped pluck the supply ship from orbit. >>> police today have arrest add lab technician in the killing of yale grad student annie le. t

you really have no control over it. >> reporter: stinson faces up to ten years in prison. coach turned defendant, now with more than just a game on the line. eric horng, abc news, chicago. >> this is certainly a case th parents and coaches are going to pay close attention to. i played one season in middle school football. there is a lot of pressure. coaches really stick it to you. they want you out there, they want you working hard and if you don't, then your teammates think you're a wuss, that sort of thing. >> a lot of peer pressure also from the other teammates. it's interesting and eric does talk about that notion that this could change the way and set sort of guidelines for what coaches can and cannot do. when we return, how one man's wild passion got him in trouble. >> he wanted to live among bears in the alaska wilderness. >> for 20 years retired scho teacher charlie vandergaw has been living with bears at his alaskan wilderness outpost. >> no the state of alaska is taking him to court, accusing him of illegally baiting bears. "primetime" got a close-up look. >> tha

it never was a jason stinson versus max gilpin. on the indictment sheet, it says the commonwealth of kentucky versus jason stinson. >> will you be thinking about max when you walk through that door? >> i did. i had max as a student, as well. i had max in my third period web design class. he was third row, first seat. the one thing i know about max that i know, is that max is in heaven with jesus. and that's an awesome thought for me. his parents are sad and terribly tragedy. but i'd be blessed to be back with the kids. >> you know his mother has said on television, that after the acquittal, she wishes you would apologize to her. here's what she said. >> during the funeral and all that, of course, he, as everyone did, offer his condolences and those kinds of things. but as far as an apology, no. >> do you want one? >> yes, i would like one. i want him to take responsibility for what's happened. that's the bottom line. and i feel like with the acquittal, that responsibility hasn't -- he hasn't stepped up to the plate at this time. >>

however, coach stinson is the only one charged with a crime. >>> a senior citizens housing complex was the scene of intense moments today. police were involved in a standoff, with an elderly woman confined to a wheelchair. the 81-year-old amputee was threatened with a rifle. she threatened to use it. >>> jaycee dugard has been reunited with her real family after being kidnapped 18 years ago. what happened to the then-11- year-old girl, during the days and months after her kidnapping. >> reporter: the last time she was seen, it was 1991. 11-year-old jaycee dugard was at the bus stop near her house in south lake tahoe, when she was dragged into a car, allegedly by phillip and nancy garrido. >> once she was in the car, what happened was they pushed her down on the floridas -- floorboards, threatened her and took her straight away to antioch, california. >> reporter: prosecutor michael cardoza says police tell him it was years before jaycee was allowed to be seen in public. >> they put her in a backyard, in a tent or one of the outbuildings back there. they left her in that backyard for 3

the coach, david stinson, is charged with reckless homicide.u remember how many sprints you ran? >> 30 or something. >> how many would you normally run? >> normal practice, like, six. >> was it more than normal? >> yes, sir. >> was it difficult to run that many sprints? >> yes, sir. >> did you try to get water? >> no, sir. >> did they try to get water after the sprints? >> a few. >> and was something said to them? >> yes, sir. >> what was said to them? >> he said you don't get water until i tell you to. you get water when i tell you to. >> did you try to get water at that point? >> i did but he stopped me. >> there were questions as to whether that coach withheld water to their players. the players did confirm there was a lot of running during the practice in question. >>> how would you feel if your son came home from the football team meeting and told you, mom, i also got baptized. that happened to parents in kentucky. the coach took his team to church for a baptist revival and although the trip was voluntary, no permission slips from parents

other players testified that stinson had ordered the team to run repeated spribtss in extreme heat asning us now are max gilpin's family, mom michelle, stepdad william, half sister and half brother an in and zachary, and also jefferson assistant commonwealth attorney. good morning to you all. let me start with you, john. why did you guys bring this case in the first place? had. >> well, i think admittedly this was an unusual situation. but we brought it because we had a number of complaints to law enforcement, jefr so that county public schools, and, in fact respect to our office even before mabs died that what shall witnesses saw in that practice field wasn't a normal football practice. so not only do we have a 15-year-old in intensive care, we had a number of complaints. the charges were brought only after approximately 200 taped statements and interview the were brought in, reviewed with the medical records. >> you felt like what he was doing was different than what happens on every other football practice field at every other high school all over the country coast to coast? >> reg

former coach dave stinson acquitted of all charges.x gilpin collapsed on the field in practice last year after he was running sprints. he died three days later in the hospital. officers say this is the first time a coach was accused in the death of a player. we'll hear from the victim's mother later in the show. robin? >> thank you, rafer. >>> there are new details to a terrorist investigation in new york and colorado. it may have been a hub like a railroad or subway station. the man at the center of the probe, najibullah zazi met with attorneys yesterday. his attorney says zazi had no ties with terrorism. >>> firefighters and safety experts are lobbying to make sprinklers required in every new home and townhome starting in 2011. but home builders say that would add thousands of dollars in cost. about 3,000 people die in house fires every year. >>> paula abdul just wasn't herself. in her first major appearance since we learned she was leaving "american idol." in fact, she was ellen. [ music playing ] >> she hosted the vh1 divas concert

today, jason stinson was acquitted at his reckless homicide trial in louisville, kentucky. in august of last year, 15-year-old max gillpin collapsed and died after stinson ordered players to run wind sprints in 94-degree heat. and another update now. this one about acorn, the community organization has been under fire since video showed workers giving advice to a couple who posed as a prostitute and pimp on how to cheat the government. today following the senate's lead, the house voted to cut all federal funding for acorn. that will cost of the group tens of millions of dollars for its part, acorn, which has ordered an independent investigation, says the video may have been doctored to appear more objectionable. now turning to health care reform, president obama campaigned for student support at the university of maryland today. speaking to about 15,000 people, the president called health care reform a defining struggle of this generation. and while the debate goes on over the cost of insuring everyone, a new study reveals the cost of not doing it. the harvard study says ne

. >> reporter: the acquittal of jason stinson tears. and the mother of the player who died, in anguish. >> our objective is, that this doesn't happen to another child or to another family. >> reporter: it was on a 94-degree day last summer, that coach stinson ordered his team to do extra sprints. witnesses said boys were vomited and crying. but said stinson was unrelenting, hurling insults to those who stopped running. >> was this boot camp? was this the nfl? what lessons was he teaching these kids? >> reporter: sophomore max bill pin collapsed. his temperature soaring to 109 degrees. an assistant called 911. >> he's just overheated. and we've got water on him. he's responsive. >> are you with him right now? >> yes. i'm trying to control his breathing. >> reporter: gilpin died three days later. but the defense said stinson's coaching had nothing to do with the boy's death. the teenager had been takinged aer adderall, for adhd. and players testified they were given water before running. >> we have the first country to indict a coach for

and told stinson he was watching. >> okay. let's listen to that., this is someone who came, i believe to watch a soccer game at an adjacent field and then turned around and began playing attention to the football practice. let's listen to a portion who does congratulate the kid, one of the kids, who quit the team. >> i congratulated the child for quitting the team. i said, you did the right thing. he was abusing you boys. i said thank you, son. thank you for quitting. >> passionate testimony there. mark eiglarsh. this is the person who was watching the soccer game and began watching. >> compelling testimony against him. he says he saw the kid running around, wobbly legs. he looked dehydrated. he was concerned the coach kept riding him harder and harder. compelling testimony. >> the a gentleman watching the practice and talking some of the abuse he saw. let's listen. >> it was coach stinson at the time. i didn't know who it was. i hollered, what's the coach's name that's abusing you boys? that's what i hollered. and i pointed at him. i was hoping to

stinson a's defense says gilpin's death was more likely caused by his add roll -- adirol prescription use of a muscle-building supplement. brigitte: chinese media reports -- brian: chinese media reports of talks over the country's nuclear program. kim previously insisted on bilateral negotiations with the u.s. after pulling out of six-party negotiations in april. that's a lot of talking, peter. peter: it is. and the federal reserve has never reached this far into the banking business. it's now planning to require banks to submit their compensation policies for federal government approval. the concept is to prevent financial institutions from encouraging executives, traders and loan officers to take too much risk and get themselves into the kind of trouble they were in a year ago. nobody from the chairman on down is elected. they're not elected. gretchen: can you believe that three out of four oklahoma public high school students can't name the nation's first president? that's what a new survey found. the also found that only 3% of public high school students in the state would pass th

a jury found jason stinson not guilty yesterday in the death of a young player. cbs news correspondent cynthia bowers has this report. >> this man is innocent. >> reporter: two week of emotional testimony, it took jurors less than two hours to return a verdict in the rare trial of a coach accused in the death of one of hess players. >> we the jury find the defendant, david jason stinson, not guilty. >> reporter: the verdict a huge relief for 37-year-old david stinson and his family, beating charges his attorney had argued should not have been brought. >> i think it was a witch hunt. it was a tragedy but it never was a crime. >> reporter: max gilpin collapsed after repeated sprints in extreme heat. the causes was complicated bied a der al. afterwards, fwil pin's mom said she still hopes some good will had come from the tragedy. >> my many objective was that max's death not be in vein. and i do believe that i know that this trial has brought awareness. >> reporter: his lawyer says stinson wants to coach again, but with a civil suit still pending, he may beside line

and lawyers for stinson plan to use the expert testimony of a former kentucky medical examiner who will say this is the likely cause of death. >> the trial is expected to last another week or two. >>> baltimore catholic schools continue to improve on standardized tests, exceeding the average. the students in every age group scored higher than the national average. students in grades 3 through 8th took the test earlier this year. overall, students in 7th to 8th grade did the best. scores will be posted next week on the archdiocese website. >>> the fact that our teachers are well prepared, they bring their knowledge to the students. we have students that are eager to learn. and then we have the parents in the background, pushing us. >> last year, 97% of students in catholic high schools in the archdiocese graduated. and 95% went on to attend college. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. >>> meet a baptist preacher, using baltimore to ardvoicate -- advocate for 9/11 first responders. use everything you need to

a tremendous victory for this former coach, david jason stinson.a day. >> not guilty on both counts. >> not guilty on both counts. >> thanks very much for that. >>> former president jimmy carter says racism is driving attacks on president obama. i'll ask the reverend al sharpton to weigh in on that and his answer, what he has to say, may surprise you. >>> president obama's aboutface on bush era defense programs. will it improve america's security or will it put america at risk? i think i'll go with the preferred package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose the service that's right... for you, your car, and your budget. at meineke, you're always the driver. >>> right to jack cafferty for "the cafferty file." >> question this hour, should people be forced to buy health insurance under the bill coming out of the senate finance committee yesterday, families would be fined up to $3,800 if they make more than $66,000 a year if they would refuse to purchase health insurance. dave in brooklyn writes no one should be forced to buy anything they don't

the coach, david stinson, accused of denying players water. he's charged with reckless homicide, wanton endangerment. now defense attorneys are raising questions about the prescription drug atarol that was used to treat his adhd. we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. joining me to talk about it, criminal defense attorney, former prosecutor, randi spencer. rene, let's start with the heat expert, douglas kosa from heat and hydration issues at the university of connecticut. now, he's a prosecution witness. ha did he come with? >> one of the key things he said today is what you mentioned earlier in the intro there, that he suspects that max gilpin's body temperature was closer to 109 degrees when he collapsed out there on the football field. when he was taken to the children's hospital here locally, his temperature registered at 107.4. he also walked the court through all of the steps that could have been taken to stop the heatstroke, to help max gilpin survive that heatstroke. he said heat strokes are 100% survivable if all of the proper measure

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. >> avery, we're talking about this is coach jason stinson. the 15-year-old is max gilpin.is is very tough. so many schools around the country have learned about this lesson. they're wearing all this gear when it's hot and when someone says they want water, they've got to have a water break. is that going to be at the core of this argument? >> that is the core of the prosecution, that coach stinson denied max opportunities for water breaks but i think richard is right. the fact is that in fact, the judge ordered the jefferson county prosecutor to turn over records and one of those records was the chief of emergency services at the university of louisville med center, who said, and this is the prosecution witness, that the cause of death was an accident, it was not a homicide, it was likely caused as you said by the medication rather than the dehydration. reasonable doubt, no conviction. >> on a side note, this report was just turned over to the defense. >> when they were selecting juries this week. >> a year later. let's talk about what's happening in arizona. a preacher sa

earlier today prosecutors questioned stinson's coaching practices. they said he withheld water and forced them to do sprints even after several vomited. the teen's temperature reached 107 degrees. >> at what point does a reasonable person, even the toughest football coach say i think i've got a bad environment here? at what point do you stop it? >> you don't get convicted of felony being a jerk. >> the defense says the boy was taking a body-building supplement along with one for attention deficit disorder. a combination they say made him more susceptible to heat exhaust june. the jury reached a verdict after deliberating for less than two hours. >>> new details tonight in the death of a burglary suspect killed with a samurai sword by a hopkins student. it happened early thursday morning behind a home on east university parkway in charles village. initially police say the student heard a noise, picked up the weapon and confronted the man in a detached garage. now they say university police had just searched the property with the students but didn't fi

the superintendent will meet with david stinson to determine placement. he was acquitted of all charges connected to the death of 15-year-old max gilpin. the jury said there wasn't enough evidence to show that the coach did anything wrong. he collapsed after running gassers. gilpin's parents are upset. but they're glad for the awareness their son's case brought. >> well, we're disappointed. but we said this going into it. the main objective was that max's death not be in vein. and i do believe that i know the that this trial has brought awareness which is what we wanted. >> kentucky lawmakers recently passed legislation requiring coaches to take a four-hour online course in player safety. there is still a civil trial pending. >>> was an ohio inmate's attempted execution cruel and unusual punishment? that's what ram mel broom's lawyers are arguing. governor ted strickland halted his execution after a team tried for more than two hours to find a useable vein to give a lethal injection. broom was stuck with a needle as many as 18 times. they're trying to pre

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jurors heard from a witness who said she heard stinson yelling but excused players who were ill.news". >> that's at 5:00. thank you so much. >>> travelers, thursday, what's going to get in your way today? hi, bob. >> good morning, rob. little bit of rain, wind. new york city tower cam, the rain is safely down to the south. central park right now, you're dry. clouds are in place, scattered around. the wind will pick up out of the east once again today to the tune of 20025 miles per hour. boston, philadelphia, wind in boston, showers and storms near philly and d.c. 30-minute to one-hour delays. charlotte, atlanta, showers and low clouds. miami and houston being more showers. morning fog around the chicago metro area, might see a short delay early this morning but the afternoon looks just fine. full details on that, plus a look at fred, the hurricane, coming up in a bit. >>> a soldier got a call to duty in iraq and he was nearly forced to return his beloved dog to the breeder. but then in stepped a stranger to help. [ engine revving ] [ engine powers down ] gentlemen, you booked you

jason stinson.layers tell jurors that he conducted a brutal practice in thank you for -- 94-degree heat. it seems at this point that prosecutors may be focusing on how to coach treated his players. take a listen. >> there were headed to a water fountain. the cuts came after them yelling and said they were a bunch of babies and would never win anything. >> it was the hardest about of running i had ever done. the coach got angry with us and did not let us go get water. >> i remember he said something about he had lost it. he got angry at the kids. >> other players testified that the coach did allow water breaks, but everyone said that they saw players throwing up, stumbling, and crying, and that is when their teammate went down. >> his eyes were half open and they were really bloodshot. they were constantly working on him up round-the-clock. -- around the clock. they told us they could not do anything and he was going to die. shepard: these testimonies -- are they pushing the case one way or another?

david stinson was found not guilty of reckless homicide in the death. collapsed during a practice in hot weather last august. his body temperature reaching 107 degrees. he died three days later. his parents spoke outside the courtroom after the verdict. >> we knew that it was going to be a tough -- beyond a reasonable doubt. that's tough. we knew that. but there again like i said, our objective is that this doesn't happen to another child or to another family. and i know we've reached that goal. we are going to continue to reach out to people throughout the united states and we're going to continue to fight for the safety of these children. of all student athlete. >> just want to thank everybody that supported us and know that we're happy that -- we know max didn't die in vain. people are becoming aware of this. we'll keep on doing what we're doing and may being people aware and just watch your kids. >> the defense argued that nonheat related factors including the use of a dietary supplement and prescription drug led to his death. >>> pakistani police s

testified wednesday about the practice prosecutors say killed the 15-year-old, a practice he said stinsontop until someone quit. >> he was just going off on me and then i ended up quitting the team. >> reporter: prosecutors claim coach stinson ran grueling drills on a day the heat index reached 94, that he denied players water and forced them to keep running wind sprints. max gill pen collapsed that afternoon and died just three days later. >> maxwell gill pen was it i will doing what the coach asked him it to drks he was running. >> reporter: but cbs news has confirmed the defense will argue the boy's prescription medication may have caused the heat stroke p he had been taking adderall to treat attentioncidew deficit disorder and lawyers plan to use the expert testimony of a former kentucky medical examiner who will say this is the likely cause of death. hari sreenivasan, cbs news, new york. >> so just what are the risks associated with adderall and other drugs? good morning, doctor. we should say you're in the here to talk specifically about this case, but there is a broader conversatio

prosecutors claimed that stinson denied him water and forced him to run wind sprints in brutally heather testified max already wasn't feeling well that day. >>> take a look at chris brown. you can't tell too much that's him from the back there. that's chris brown. he is picking up trash on the side of the road. this is part of his punishment. punish many for beating his ex-girlfriend, singer rihanna. the community service is part of the sentence. the sentence includes five years of probation, 12 months of domestic violence counsel. >> there you go. >>> a.c.o.r.n. responding to uncover videos that were shot at various locations. head of the organization talks to us, weighs in on this undercover investigation that reveals some workers may have been trying to help people commit crimes. jessica yellin joins news 20 minutes. i get congested. my eyes itch. i have to banish you to the garden. but now with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. i can breathe freer with zyrtec-d®. so, i'll race you to our favorite chair. i might even let you win.