the question is whether the spike in tasering makes the public more or less save.onight, we go inside the company that makes them for answers. here's my co-anchor bill weir with an encore presentation. >> reporter: every three minutes, someone somewhere in the world -- >> don't taze me, bro. >> reporter: gets tasered and that's just by law enforcement. it doesn't include all these "jackass" inspired knuckleheads who do it for kicks and youtube or the tough-guy reporters who want a first person perspective. or the directors of films like "the hangover" who know complete loss of motor function is comedy gold. >> right in the nuts. >> whose that'ser is this? >> reporter: maybe scenes like this one in "nurse jackie" are only funny because we know this weapon is designed to inflict temporary pain. >> 15 minutes, you're good as new. >> reporter: that hasn't stopped taser international for becoming a magnet for lawsuits and scorn. greatly upsetting the braerps who built it. >> the whole reason we started this company is we want to get people to stop killing each other. in

this one is from taser. i couldn't help but ask rick smith if he were tired of hearing "don't tase me, bro." >> you know it ended up being a bit of a light-hearted event. it got so much attraction in the pop culture, it's been something you just get used to. >> some of your controversy has been -- you're a bit like clie next because not every stun weapon is a taser, though people tend to say they are. >> that's right. although in law enforcement. it's us. we're the 90% market share. >> what's the latest with your -- you brought it up, so let's get it out of the way. with legalities. you have constantly said a taser, an energy weapon, has never been directly equated to a death. >> yeah. well, we actually used to say that because it used to be true, although now we have 600,000 of these weapons in the field, so there are some cases where tasers have caused deaths, and they're primarily injuries related to falls. >> oh, that's interesting. >> you taser somebody at an elevated height. for example, one in new yor

taser trial.ng man killed after being shot by a sheriff's deputy. now, a jury rejects his family's multi-million-dollar lawsuit. tonight at 6:00, emotional reaction from the courthouse. plus -- >>> i'm mike schuh, in anne arundel county. in the end, they had to use fire department equipment to clear a path. the story up next. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news, coming up new at 6:00. but now, back to kai and mary. >> denise, thank you. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. honoring gary williams in college park. >>> maryland player the talk about the-- players talk about the coaching legend. the coaching legend. mark h,,,,,,,, >>> in case you missed the breaking news earlier this hour. a major for the coaching staff. mark viviano has more. >> the ravens' off season is under way, as chuck pagano is leaving. he has been hired as the head coach of indianop willis -- indianapolis colts. the search is now on for his replacement. >>> and the other big news. colleg

tasers can kill...refore, should only be used in extreme cases. 09:51:11 "police departments continue to tain... more training is necessary."melinda:although it's believed gray did not have any pre-existing heart conditions.... family members say gray is also hearing impaired... anddit's possible he didn't hear the officers commands.but that information will not be part of the trial. testimony is expected to last through the end of the week. melinda roeder... fox 45 news late edition so far, no one can explain how forty animall turned up dead inside a columbia townhome. townhome. authorities were called to the glen shire townhomes yesterday where they discovered forty dead animals including birds, cats, rabbits and a guinea pig. police say 19 of them were packed inside a freezer. neighbors became suspicious months ago when they heard the sounds and smells of animals. 3 (4:47:55) "i opened the storm door and i knocked and thats when i smelled, i wouldn't say deecay but maybe feces, urine." urine." police

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he was tasered twice, including once on the ground. the family says the 20-year-old was trying to break up a fight and didn't hear a police officer's commands. lawyers representing frederick county argue the officers used the taser appropriately. back to you. >> thank you. live in the newsroom. once a jury is selected both sides will offer their opening statements and proceed to call witnesses. >>> we now know the identity of the body washed ashore in anne arundel county. maryland national resources police say tyler cordray was found yesterday, the 25-year-old was missing since his boat capsized. a person on the boat with him died in the incident. an autopsy determined he drowned. >>> the diver taking a live -- the live look at the ship off the coast of italy, divers hope it will help them find missing passengers. it comes as newly released transcript reveals orders the ship's captain ignored. divers from the italian navy used controlled explosions to open parts of the costa concordia's home. >> we hope if there are still people alive

then i heard a pop noise, which i recognized as a taser. another eyewitness told jurors and wjz that gray was complying, both physically and verbally. >> my hands are on the ground, officer, my hands are on the ground, officer. and then they tasered him. >> reporter: gray fell to the ground, silent, after the first shock, now unresponsive to the deputy's commands. a law enforcement expert, paid by the defense, told jurors, it could have been an act, saying mr. gray presented a threat for the first tazing and presented a threat for the second tazing. closing arguments will begin tuesday morning. they're expected to take around two hours. then the case goes to the jury. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> more than 10 in marylanders have died in taser-related incidents. >>> a plan headed to dulles is safely going to thurgood marshall airport. an indicator showed there might be a problem with the plane's landing gear. the plane landed without problem. and no one was hurt. >>> violent weather to our south. at least two people are killed in powerf

>>> the man accused at a taser appears in federal court.ar ortega hernandez pleaded not guilty to trying to assassinate president obama. hernandez didn't speak during today's court appearance. he's represented by a public defender. >>> baltimore firefighters are releasing their call from the scene of a burning home, where two women jumped to safety. they also reportedly threw a baby from a second-story window. wjz is live. monique griego has more information and the latest on the victim's condition. monique? >> reporter: family friends tell us that both women and the baby are recovering at the hospital. and considering what they just went through, many feel they're lucky to be alive. >> reporter: just after 6:00 monday morning, a bystander shot this video, of flames pouring out of a row home in the 300 block of south fulton avenue. trapped upstairs ever are a grandmother, her daughter and a baby girl. >> going out the door. big flames of fire. and i was scared. >> reporter: as flames grew bigger, firefighters rush said to put them out. >> w

experts testify he was following proper police procedure. >> tasers are a useful tool. they have saved many lives, much more than they have taken, if they have taken any at all. >> it was a hard thing to do. >> jury foreman said deliberations were emotional. >> if this didn't happen, if this didn't happen, well then this wouldn't have happened. you can play the what if game all you want. what happened, happened, and there was no intent to kill this boy. >> the family's attorney, gregory latimer was near tears. >> i love this country. >> today's verdict clears the way for maryland police agencies to continue using tasers without major modifications to training. according to chuck jenkins, frederick county sheriff. in baltimore, scott broom, 9news now. >>> president obama traveled to iowa today launching his push for his economic agenda, echoing some of the messages he layed out in last night's state of the union address. >> we aren't going to go back to an economy weakened by outsourcing and bad debt and phoney financial problems. that's not how america was built. we're

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in 2 the 7 he responded to a fight in this neighborhood, firing a taser at gray twice, killing the 20r-old. >> i am relieved. you know i think it has to be remembered this is a tragedy. you know at the end of the day no one wins and no one loses today. >> that man is free to go on and live his life the way he wants to and i have to go to my son's burial plot and visit him so i like to know how he sleeps tonight with that. >> the jury's decision outraged his parents who claim their son was tazed without being given a chance to comply. >> he is not the first person and he is not the last person to die from a taser, so until they get it straight you are going to see more families here. >> her emotional attorney agrees. >> i love this country sometimes. this country breaks my heart. >> but jurors say the evidence was clearly in favor of the deputy. >> it was not a malicious act on corporal torres. he did not have any intent on harming, injuring, killing this young man. >> i remember everything. i sleep with it every day. >> what is that like? >> i hope you never know. i hope you never kno

that's when police say they shot him with a taser, but that didn't stop him. he walked out of the hospital with scissors in hand. >> officers met the subject outside on hospitalway where numerous commands, he was tased. >> again, sommerville was tased and pepper sprayed. >> still no response. he was tased numerous times. canine was then deployed. he was bit by the canine and he literally picked the dog up with his arm while the dog was attached. >> officers used the taser to finally bring him to the ground. >> it was at that time that the officers gained control. he would not release the scissors he used as a weapon. >> the battle wasn't over. he was then escorted back to the hospital for evaluation purposes where he became rather irate again, causing the officers to tase him again. >> finally, the 6'6", 180- pound man was arrested. >> studies have that pcp gives the user the strength of eight men and in this case, he showed it after numerous, numerous use of taser along with the canine hanging from his arm, he kept fighting. it could have been much worse. >>

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then i heard a pop noise, which i recognized as a taser. gray's family contends they had no reason to fire the weapon. because another juror told wjz that gray was complying both physically and verbally. >> my hands are on the ground, officer, my hands are on the ground, officer, my hands are on the ground, officer. then they tasered him. >> reporter: grays fell to the ground after the shot and became unresponsive. they presented a defense saying that it could have been an act. >> reporter: closing arguments will begin tomorrow morning. they're expected to take around four hours. that means jurors could begin their deliberations sometime in the afternoon. we're live at the federal courthouse, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> more than 10 marylanders have died in taser-related incidents. >>> a fire in perry hall displaces a dozen people. it happened in perry hall last night. six apartments were damaged by the smoke and flames. and then contained the two- alarm blaze. the red cross is helping those without a place to live. no one was injured

a student brings a taser to school - and parents say they're the last to find out about it!e searched by police - after student brought a taser to school monday morning. officials say the device was recovereddand there was no disruption to the school day. but parents say they want to know why they weren't notified about the incident when it happened! matine/parent: 22:32 as a parent, i woold appreciate a letter being sent home today 35 after the children were searched we still did not get a letter 38 in a statement released today... he school says it wws notifying parentt by phone about tte incident. the student who brought the taser will probably be suspended. 3 openinn day.../ the... 20-12.../ general assembly../ .áátheáá... arguing...// has already... begun.../ begun...//governor... o'malley.../ wants... to raise.../ the... state's... sales tax../. ááfromáá... six... to.../ 7--- percent.../ ááratheráá than... increase.../ the... gasoline tax...//.// áástateáá lawmakers ...increased.../ the... sales tax.../ 20-percent .../ 5-years ago...// ááandáá the... senate's... top re

how officers deploy tasers in the future. at the federal courthouse downtown, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, the medical examiner ruled the cause of death undetermined baugh -- but called the taser a contributing cause. >>> the man accused of firing shots at the white house appears in court to face new charges tuesday. oscar ortega hernandez pleads not guilty to trying to assassinate president obama. the first family was not home at the time. hernandez didn't speak during today's court appearance. he is represented by a public defender. >>> as we all continue to come to grips with the fact that the ravens are not going to the super bowl, one local woman does have reason to celebrate. mary joins us now with more. >> reporter: that's right, vic. she's preparing for a trip to the pro bowl. and today, she got a surprise sendoff. >> reporter: it's not every day ray rice shows up at your front door. >> get out of town! >> reporter: but today is captured by our media partner, the baltimore sun, rice surprised joanne mcnally

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he's not going to be the last person to die from a taser. you want to see more families here. >> he died four years ago in this frederick apartment complex after being jolted twice by the taser. a former deputy corporal who was responding to the report of a fight. gray was tased a second time while he was lying face down on the ground. because he did not respond to commands to show his hands. it turned out, he was already unconscious. >> have to be remembered is this a tragedy. >> torres says the incident weighs heavily on him. experts testify he was following proper police procedure. >> tasers are a useful tool. they have saved many lives, much more than they have taken, if they have taken any at all. >> it was a hard thing to do. >> jury foreman says deliberations were emotional. >> you can say if this didn't happen, well then this wouldn't have happened. you can play the what if game all you want. what happened, happened, and there was no intent to kill this boy. >> the family's attorney, gregory, was near tears. >> i love this country. >

of a man who died after being tasered by police... continues . jarrel gray are ssing ar frederick county police for 145 million dollars.the trial began tuesday, here in ffderal court in baltimore.in 2007... gray was taseree twice in the chest after he got iito a fight near a sheriff's deputy. investigators say he refused to comply with orders to show his hands. gray died two hours after he was tased. the case has raised many questions about the use of stun guns by exist.">the attorney reeresenting the sheriffs deputy claims he properly followed his training... and did not know gray was unarmed at the time. hopefully, you've already gotten in your wikipedia searches.if not, you're going to have to wait unttl tomorrrw. as tommy andres reports... the website and several others have gone black to protest two anti-piracy bills. bills. --reporter pkg-as follows -- for the rest of the day, wikipedia will look like this. the online encyclopedia went black to protest anti-piracy legisla

so torres tasered the 20 year old a second time. 14:11:34 at the end of the day no one wins and no oneosee i think justice has been done. there were several accounts in this case hopefully it's over. for many in law enforcement especcally this has become a landmark case. sheriff 11:19:22 cpl torres is vindicate the agency is vindicated and this just enforces what i've said froo day one that he did nothing wrong :2814;18:23 tasers aree many lives far more than they have taken. if you're goinn to wal-mart overnight...don't expect to be greeted at the front door... door...why the retailer is getting riddof those positions... and what this means for you... whennyou shop rrgular hours. hours.and starbucks.. supports gay marriage.the other businesses... joining them in this cause. ((break 3)) 3 the federal reserve pledges to keep iiterest rates low ...and as john lisk reports... another major firm comes out in support of legalizing gay ma. marriage. --reporter pkg-as follows -- stocks turn higher after the federal reserve pledges not to raise innerest raaes.the dow gained 83 points to close

tasered. tasered. outside the federal courthouse thii afternoon evvn jurors were visibly upset following today's verdict. jarrel gray's family rgued he died as result of excessive force. his family was seeking 145 million dollars in a wrongful eath lawsuit. jurors however sided with former corporal rudy torres defending his actions the night gray died. ruling that left gray's family devasted. 1:17:34 at the end f he day no one wins and no one loses i think justice has been done. theee were several accounts in this case hopefully it's over. ovvr.14:22:54 and at the end of the day he's not here ttat life the way he wants to and i have tt do to my son's burial ploo and visit him so i'd ike to know how he sleeps at ight :06 jurors pointed to the medical examiners report as a key factor in thier decision. the aatopsy report lists the cause of death as undetermiied. an.../ annapolis mann../ faces... charges .../ ááafteráá... a... gasoline.../ theft. 33police say..,./ 24-year-old... keith taalorr../

. >> he's not the first person to die, lee be the last person to die from a taser. until they get it straight, you're going see more families here. >> jerrell gray died four years ago after being jolted twice by the taser, a former county deputy corporal rudy torres who was responding to a report of a fight. gray was tased a second time while he was lying face down on the ground because he did not respond to commands to show his hands. it turned out he was already unconscious. >> i think it has to be remembered this is a tragedy. >> reporter: former corporal torrez says the incident ways heavily on him. experts testify he was performinger to procedure. >> the jury foreman says deliberations were emotional. >> you can go back and say if this didn't happen, if this didn't happen, well then this wouldn't have happened. you can play the "what if" game all you want. what happened, what happened. and there was no intent to kill this boy. >> the family's attorney gregory latimer was near tears. >> i love him. >> scott broom, 9news now. >>> according to the frederick county

, rudy torres twice tasered jourel gray before the died. jury has to decide if it was excessive and caused his death. >>> investigators have not determined the cause of this leak so far. there are no known injuries. >>> a layoff at a baltimore based company, aai is laying off 140 blows. the company is a division of texastron now, a defense contractor. the layoffs are in various positions throughout the company we are told. the cuts come as defense contracts from the federal government are expected to drop off. >>> another national survey is saying this is one of the best areas for hospital care. a consumer group used medicare to make its picks. those are a few that scored high on that list. >>> ray rice has decided not to participate in the pro bowl this weekend for what he says are family reasons. rice head the nfl with more than 2000 total yards on offense. this was to be his second appearance at the pro bowl. also linebacker terrell suggs has cancelled his pro bowl appearance, citing an up specified injury. >>> we urge you to stay with w

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>>marty: this xbox and here's a 2009 reform of our mehserle fired his handgun instead of his taser killing oscar grant. mehserle was later convicted of involuntary manslaughter and served half of his two-year prison sentence. the march today starts at 12:30 p.m.- just call 30 a.m. at francophile plaza. >>marty: police are looking for a gunman who killed a five year old hole. he was hit by bullets in a summit and died at oakland's children's hospital. this is video of the scene. while the gunman was waiting for its food order, he started shooting. dozens of people gathered at a local church to mourn his death. >> it is a sad day in oakland when you have three toddlers that were killed in one year. it's >> we need more police and more resources for the younger people. need to break the cycle. >>marty: police are searching for two people of interest. are our from man and a woman in their 20s. they were last seen fleeing liberia and a high collar four-door sedan. it's tough >>marty: hundreds of thousands of people gathered in san francisco to celebrate the new year. that includes catherine hee

are legal because people die from being taser all the time we look at israel you see on the show i'm concerned about the scuba diving thing you can not see it inducing in your skin but i mean you have a mask on and you puke on your mask while you try and i just want to get up on a navy boat i hope you drug a bit then it's not non-lethal ok it's lethal what i thought was really cool they've got this airborne laser airflow thing so they can move planes or oh i'm pretty sure us all the on the t.v. show truck and that's totally awesome if they're watching chuck for our ideas. you know that you know like you think that that's not the queen's with lasers i'm all for it ok all right let's move on to the next thing we make fun of our politicians all the time here in the u.s. because you're exactly all that internet savvy and we're not the only ones that think so. and i am a illiterate that has to rely on my wife for all of the assistance that i can get it is not something that you just stuff something obviously not a big truck it's just a series of. if you don't understand those tubes in the

to restrain him and he attempted to go to the secure area and at that point our deputy deployed a taser. >> no flights were delayed and the man was booked into jail on two misdemeanor charges. >>> we are at the apartment building for an apartment fire at 8:40 last night. the roof of the building caught fire and was quickly spreading. they did manage to get it under control before it spread to the buildings next door. no injuries reported and the cause is still under investigation. >>> a 14,000 dollars reward connected with the series of incidents. 66 fires have been set and they are believed to be related and so far no suspects have been identified. fire officials are investigating the case with more than a half dozen local state and federal agencies. time now 5:40 let's check in with sal for the morning commute. >>> when it comes to the morning commute we will look at the commute on 80 westbound and it is a nice look all the way to the bay bridge toll plaza. also, it looks good if you are driving on westbound bay bridge and it continues that way in san francisco. 280 getting up to high

he won't be the first person to die or the last person to die from a taser. >> her emotional attorneygrees. >> i love this country. sometimes. this country breaks my heart. >> the jurors say the evidence was clearly in favor of the deputy. >> there was not a malicious act on corporal torres. he did not have any intent on harming, injuring, killing this young man. >> i remember everything. i sleep with it every day. >> what's that like? >> i hope you never know. i hope you never know. >> despite this incident, the deputy believes tasers remain a good tool for law enforcement. adam may wjz eyewitness news. >> almost a dozen maryland residents have died in tear related accidents. >>> a bank robbery goes almost comical. the man is holding two guns. watch as he lowers the gun in the right hand and shoots his own foot. >> [laughter]. >> i told you it was comical. he limps out and later arrested at the hospital and they are searching for the rest of the gang. >> [laughter]. i am sorry. >> [laughter]. >> an automobile belonging to john travolta is recovered. they specialize in stealing classi

a confrontation leads to an occupy protester getting tasered at mcpherson square. good evening, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. this happened at a time when emotions were already running high. tomorrow police say they will start a crackdown on camping. some protesters say they have a plan, though. news 4's darcy spencer joins us live now from mcpherson square with more on that. darcy? >> reporter: occupy d.c. protesters are now on notice that those inspections are going to begin tomorrow at noon. and the people you see here behind me who were sleeping in tents, they very well could be doing that for the last time tonight. >> i have done nothing wrong! >> reporter: this protester known as lash was tasered by police at the occupy d.c. campsite at mcpherson square. the graphic video was posted on youtube. >> we all know you're coming tomorrow! >> reporter: a news 4 photographer also captured these images of the man after he was tasered. witnesses say he was angry about the signs being posted warning protesters that after sunday night they couldn't sleep here anymore. >

tracks. >> we just had taser recertification class two days prior to that.ll the training was fresh in my mind. >> after 13 years at the multnomah county sheriff's office, this is the first time morrissey o'donald uses any of the weapons on her belt. >> he didn't say anything. when we walked him back to the courtroom, he was completely silent. >> the judge orders him into custody, again. he increases trent's bail $500,000. >> under oregon law, what mr. trent did after he knew he was going into custody is no different than if he would have tried to escape from the oregon state pen. >> trent is convicted of possession of a false police officer i.d. card and is sentenced to probation. but for his bold escape, he gets ten months in the slammer. >> he might not have gone to prison but for the fact he tried to run from the courtroom. i think it just goes to show people that you need to follow authority and you need to show respect to the court. and when you don't do that, you can end up with a harsher sentence than what you were originally charged with. >>> and fr

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they say they were forced to use a taser when he became aggressive and confrontational. the incident comes when emotions were already high. starting at noon today, park police will enforce the ban at overnight camping at both movements here in the district. demonstrators have been holding a 24-hour vigil since october. one man we spoke to took his camp down over the weekend. >> i don't like when the police mess with my stuff. so my tent's down. but we kind of have like some chairs -- if you come around front, we've got chairs and signs, and we're just going to hang out. >> park police say protesters attempting to camp in the parks risk fines or arrests. >>> in this monday ahead we expect to learn details about the body found in a well in ft. washington. prince george's county police have confirmed that it is the body of 53-year-old

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the man tried to give him a false name and when he tried to leave, he was tasered in the banning. a spokesperson said he was trying to teach residents about the leach law. >>> it will be clouseed and -- closed after they spotted the leak. it was immediately closed for repairs. the building and all the park restrooms, they should be open again tomorrow morning. >> how is this morning's commute, let's check in with sal. >>> pretty good so far, we are off to a nice start, let's look at what we have with the east shore freeway, you can see the traffic although it is getting busier, no major problems and also the morning commute looks good, approaching the 101 split that traffic is moving along nicely. if you are driving passed the i am in myths, clouds and fog. >>> clouds and fog are not far away and we have another weak system mainly north, probably like almost every other system. we have fog and drizzle around the area though, but overcast skies, some of that cloud deck make it to sacramento. we got a push, it could be 'in between break so a cloudy forecast, 4 3 to 50 and everybody

they gave a false name to a park ranger and when he trade to walk away he tasered him in the back.rested on false information and having his dogs off the leash. a spokesperson said he was trying teach residents about the leash rule. >>> they will be closed because of a water-main break. it happened around noontime and that facility was on the boulevard and immediately closed for repairs. the building and all park restrooms should be back open again tomorrow morning. >>> walnut creek will meet tomorrow to discuss a number of fights in the downtown area. we showed you exclusive video one sunday morning and another weekend of drunken brawls. one man was severely beaten and we will discuss a crackdown that is set to begin this weekend. there will be more police officers pat controlling the up -- patrolling the downtown area and they will keep a close eye on bartenders. >>> they have been overserved. >> now the crackdown follows another weekend. police used pepper spray to break up three separate fights and officers made nine arrests. >>> our time now 6:47 they are holding a special mee

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the deputy stunned him three times with the taser. took him to jail. >>> talk about unruly passenger. look at what happens to a security officer at the airport in bangkok, thailand. on the right side of the screen. customs officials objects to being patted down. then shoves the officer and boxes his ears several times. who does ha? this is security video that made it on to you-tube, the official has been demoted. >>> two months after authorities reopened the investigation into the death of actress natalie wood. police say there is no new evidence in that case. wood died 30 years ago sailing off catalina island. a top official with the sheriff's department say it's highly unlikely new ground will be broke on her death. her death is still considered an accident. >>> coming up later on "cbs this morning," we'll chat with mitt romney and ron paul the day after the new hampshire primary. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." ing news. ♪ [ woman ] we didn't know where to go next with eric's adhd. his stimulant medicine was help

back in 2007, the deputy responded to a fight in this neighborhood, firing a taser at gray twice, killing the 20-year- old. >> i'm relieved. you have to remember that this is a tragedy. at the end of the day, no one wins and no one loses tonight. >> that man is free to go on and live his life the way he wants to. and i have to go visit my son's burial plot. i'd like to know how he sleeps at night knowing that. >> he's not the first person and he's not going to be the last person to die. so i'm going to tell you, until they get it straight, you're going to see more families here. >> her emotional attorney agrees. >> i love this country. sometimes this country breaks my heart. >> reporter: but jurors say the evidence was clearly in favor of the deputy. >> it was not a malicious act, on corporal torres. he did not have any intent on harming, injuring, killing this young man. >> i remember everything. i sleep with it every day. >> what's that like? >> i hope you never know. i hope you never know. >> and despite this incident, both the deputy and his boss, the sheriff, they told me on the cour

a deputy chased him down and tasered him three times. barton was check out at a hospital before being booked into jail on misdemeanor charges. >>> 4:35 right now. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a large apartment fire in san francisco near 11th and folsom street quickly burned through the building. no injuries were reported and at this point no word on the extent of the damage. >>> the search for a serial arsonist is intensifying. a $15,000 reward is being offered this morning for information leading to an arrest. someone set 56 fires in 36 hours. all the fires have been small but close enough to nearby homes that locals are worried. so far no one's been hurt. investigators are reviewing evidence and looking at surveillance pictures. >>> it is 4:36 right now. with the new hampshire primaries now in the books, republican candidates on their way to south carolina this morning. mitt romney finishing with a decisive win in new hampshire taking 39% of the vote. ron paul and jon huntsman finished second and third, more than