especially for an alibi witness.e's a palm beach county sheriff's deputy. >> my son was born on june 20, 1996. and they're claiming that richard killed someone on june 19th, 1996. which that's physically impossible. he was in my house when we were leaving for my wife to go to the hospital to be induced. i'm looking at him, talking to him, june 19, june 20. it is 1,000% impossible for richard to have committed that crime. there's no way. he can't be in new york and florida at the same time. >> the night he turned himself in, he gave a statement to the police and gave them alibis, names and addresses and phone numbers including yours. did anyone call you? >> not a single phone call. not a letter. >> at the time, john wasn't a cop yet. he was 21 and unemployed. >> nobody. no one from nypd called me just to confirm if what he was saying was true. >> after rosario's arrest, when he didn't hear from the police, he said he called from rosario's attorney but didn't hear back for more than a year. then sometime before the tri

cops call the witnesses, witnesses confirm his story and he goes home to his family. this is the way it is supposed to work. you didn't commit a crime. you're in another state when this happens, i mean, how does this supposed to work? >> but here's the thing, the detectives had two eyewitnesses, who said they were certain rosario was the killer. they look at the photographs. >> yes. >> and somebody picks you out. >> yes. >> they said you were the guy. >> well, it got to that point, i really can't say. >> prosecutors say they because they picked the right guy. >> well, you know, they're going to say they got the right guy. >> well, it was enough for the detectives and the bronx district attorney. with years late, a jury convicted him of murder and sentenced him to 25 years to life. so far, he served 20 of those years. >> i just -- i still don't understand what i'm doing in prison. i'm innocent. >> if he's telling the truth, think about all that's been lost. rosario was 20 when he was arrested. today, he's 40. he shared this picture with his wife and kids taken in the m

especially for an alibi witness.s a palm beach county sheriff's deputy. >> my son was born on june 20, 1996. and they're claiming that richard killed someone on june 19th, 1996. which that's physically impossible. he was in my house when we were leaving for my wife to go to the hospital to be induced. i'm looking at him, talking to him, june 19, june 20. it is 1,000% impossible for richard to have committed that crime. there's no way. he can't be in new york and florida at the same time. >> the night he turned himself in, he gave a statement to the police and gave them alibis, names and addresses and phone numbers including yours. did anyone call you? >> not a single phone call. not a letter. >> at the time, john wasn't a cop yet. he was 21 and unemployed. >> nobody. no one from nypd called me just to confirm if what he was saying was true. >> after rosario's arrest, when he didn't hear from the police, he said he called from rosario's attorney but didn't hear back for more than a year. then sometime before the trial

she is another witness who saw the shooting as it took place, diane, can you tell us what you witnessed? >> we thought it was three people were standing at the kiosk and we thought -- i don't know what is happening now. we have to get down. this is not good. any way, what it was, that we had to, um, we heard the shots and we thought that they were -- i'm sorry. they're making us get down because i don't know what is happening. they are closing up the place. >> where are you right now? that is diane haggerty you've been listening to, she is another eyewitness to the shooting. she is apologizing to us and she doesn't need to, because it is a active situation and people inside of the airport are asking people to get down. and brian, i would suspect, obviously can't be sure of this, but perhaps they are now doing some sort of a sweep or what have you. she was unable to tell us what part of the airport she is still in. >> it is all being done to protect the people still at the airport. jst out of an excess of caution to make sure that there is not a second or third person, david, who would s

what italian wit italian witness recognized their original statements can be used translations? would they proclaim yes, those are my words? my copy of the file begins with about 30 pages of miscellaneous correspondence including notices certifying louis till with no middle initial and fred mcmurray had been charged, tried and executed and a newspaper clipping dated october 15, 1955 reporting he had been hanged in 1945 for rape and murder that he committed in italy and then comes the long detailed narrative composed after by the army board of review that describes the crimes in italy. next comes the report of the alleged crimes compiled by agents in the criminal investigation division filed august 7, 1944. after the paperwork, two more post cour court-martial narratis appear. the army officers told who it was determined whether or not the justice had been served. all three review board narrative iboardnarratives told the same . not surprising since they all depend solely on the information contained in the unbridgeable investigative report and testimony recorded in the court-mar

words issue from the witnesses. off camera interrogations allow agents to plant information, coax, coach, sensor, coerce, the original recorded statements of lucretia and mari are much less then 200 words which at court-martial each woman's testimony expands to include all the classic elements necessary for conviction of capital rape. violence, coercion, duration of the act, depth of federal penetrations, sightings of the offender's penis, assertion of the victim's resistance, aggravated present of deadly weapons. the fact that mcmurray and other alleged perpetrators were covered plus the fact that till and mcmurray were reported in the vicinity the night the crimes occurred is enough to convince army officers the accused are guilty. no further burden of proof is demanded from the prosecution. they are sentenced to death on the basis of being the wrong color in the wrong place at the wrong time. wrong color, wrong place, wrong time, a mantra. a crime that over the course of our nation's history has transformed count

witnesses describing scenes of sheer horror. a silent killer shooting people in the head as they tried to run and hide. tonight, a storm of questions. why did he do it? the suspect, a passenger with a firearm in his checked bag. new concerns about airport security before the checkpoint. >>> also breaking tonight -- the new report from u.s. intelligence, vladimir putin himself ordered the effort to influence the election. aimed at hurting clinton and helping trump win. what the president-elect is saying after his top-secret briefing. >>> and states of emergency -- millions from coast to coast paralyzed by a massive winter storm. >>> "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news," with lester holt. >> good evening, airport baggage claim became a scene of carnage and bloodshed when a gunman began firing into a crowd of arriving passengers today at florida's ft. lauderdale international airport. 13 people were shot, five killed before the 26-year-old suspect wa

words issue from the witness's mouth. ofmouth. off-camera interrogations allow the agents to plant information, coach, sensor. the original statements are each less than 200 words and each woman's testimony expands to include all the classic elements necessary for conviction of capital rape. violence, duration of the act, sightings of the offenders, assertion of the victims resistance, the aggravating presence of deadly weapons. the fact that the other alleged perpetrators were colored plus the fact that tail and mcmurray were in the vicinity of the night the crimes occurred is enough to convince the army officers that the accused are guilty. no further burden of proof is demanded from the prosecution. they are sentenced to death on the basis of being the wrong color and in the wrong place at the wrong time. a crime that over the course of the nation's history has transformed countless innocent people of color. the remainder of the case consists of conflicting ambiguous hearsay evidence that for some reason defense lawyer

way by that by our witness. began firing at people and most people hit in the head according to witness john schlicher. john and his wife and mother-in-law were there in baggage claim as people began to fall around him. he heard shot after shot after shot. witnesses say the man emptied his gun and reloaded shot after shot after shot. according to senator bill nelson, reloaded for a third round. according to john schlicher that witnessed this, the man began walking away. authorities screamed at him to get down on the ground. he did get down. he was taken into custody. he was interviewed by authorities. we learned from authorities five people are dead. another eight people wounded and taken to what used to be called broward health now. and then i'd say 2:20 this afternoon, 40 minutes ago, a second eruption of emotion, this time in the parking garage, which is across the street, if you will, from this baggage area. a second terminal, terminal one was evacuated where they allowed planes to land. now there's a full g

way by that by our witness. began firing at people and most people hit in the head according to witness john schlicher. john and his wife and mother-in-law were there in baggage claim as people began to fall around him. he heard shot after shot after sh

many of the witnesses are now according to witnesses, the shooter esteban santiago pulled out a gun and started shooting with no warning. it all happened in the baggage claim area at the airport in terminal two. the video we are seeing on social media now is gruesome. bloody, bodies, of course we can't show it to you right now. it's far too graphic for tv. but you can easily do your own search online and find it for yourself. according to witnesses the only reason santiago stopped shooting people is because we ran out of ammo. here is how one witness described what she saw. >> i had a perfect picture of him coming and walking up and down shooting the people. i mean, i just can't believe it was possible. q: that woman was actually working in the terminal when the shots were fired. again, countless stories just like that one are shared on social media. again, santiago is the name of the man who is being involved with the crime. according to investigators he had a military i.d. with the name on it when they arrested him. he is completely speaking with the detectives right now. he is in cus

what i can tell you about what happened according to the witness, the witnesses said they were in this crosswalk when they were struck by the amtrak strain. it happened fast and without any warnings. >> we are crossing the street, the two gentleman were two feet away from us. they two gentlemen had no time to react so they dpot hit. we were two feet from a train flying buy. >> awarding wing tower of power. drummer and base, they were schedule to perform at the square. they were were hitting toward -- >> this is base player, so we're in shock. >> he was supposed to fill in tonight. the two witnesses said it was confusing because one passed by and the arms went up and ask they stopped flashing they assumed it was safe to cross. >> they couldn't do much of anything. one guy moved out of the way and the other guy, they both got hit by the train head on. >> reporter: both witnesses tell us that both men were conscious right after the accident. safety precaution were working it's unclear. amtrak release a brief statement. they just stated that the passengers who were on board the train none

way by that by our witness. began firing at people and most people hit in the head according to witness john schlicher. john and his wife and mother-in-law were there in baggage claim as people began to fall around him. he heard shot after shot after shot. witnesses say the man emptied his gun and reloaded shot after shot after shot. according to senator bill nelson, reloaded for a third round. according to john schlicher that witnessed this, the man began walking away. authorities screamed at him to get down on the ground. he did get down. he was taken into custody. he was interviewed by authorities. we learned from authorities five people are dead. another eight people wounded and taken to what used to be called broward health now. and then i'd say 2:20 this afternoon, 40 minutes ago, a second eruption of emotion, this time in the parking garage, which is across the street, if you will, from this baggage area. a second terminal, terminal one was evacuated where they allowed planes to land. now there's a full g

considered ason is witness.olice apprehended someone right after the attack while another individual turned himself in an hour later. officials declined to give the identity of the suspect and the witness, but said they were previously unknown to police. >> the second suspect got in touch with us. he said he was armed and talked to us about his crime. he seemed willing to cooperate. he was apparently waiting for police to pick him up. and emergency response unit immediately moved to arrest the suspect around 9 p.m.. >> worshipers had gathered for sunday evening prayers at .slamic cultural center several of them were killed or injured. premier issued a call for unity in the wake of an attack that seemed to target canada's muslim community. .> ollanta say a few words few words.o say a this is your home. we are all welcome here. >> canadian prime minister called the attack an act of terror, but police are saying they are investigating the motive behind the shooting. security has been reinforced around other mosques

the democrats will get four witnesses. >> only four witnesses? only four witnesses and only two days and there will be no delay despite the woefully inadequate disclosures he's made. >> jason that seems first of all shocking that you could limit the democrats to only four people, four witnesses that can testify. does that sound like it's feasible to get through all of the past that -- baggage jeff sessions is dragging with him to washington? >> it takes a long time to lay out how much of a bigot he is and so i think that -- and here's the thing i think is important. given the fact that, again, this guy was rejected 30 years ago, he has statements today and i think one of the things any witness would want to do is say look, not just that he may be a bigot but there are consequences to that attitude being in this position and that requires time, that requires witnesses, that's clearly not something the republican congress wants to do and there will be bad consequences for rushing this through when he has to adjudicate on behalf of this nation. >> j

later, in the house of lords, the historian lord hennessy said he witnessed the test lastjune. may i declare an interest in that i witnessed the launch in question from the survey vessel two and a half miles away from where the missile came out of the sea? my lords, may i put it to the noble earl, the minister, with great respect, that for those of us who support the independent deterrent, very powerfully supported, and also the building of the four dreadnoughts submarines in the successor class, it would make it much easier for us to make the case generally in the country when we are interviewed in the media if the noble earl could assure us that a full analysis has been successfully made of whatever it was that went wrong, and i have no knowledge at all of the nature of what went wrong, and that remedies have been put in place. the defence minister, lord howe, said there was "absolute confidence" in the system. the government has launched a new industrial strategy preparing for britain's post—brexit future.

includes a discussion of what preponderance of the evidence means in addition to witness credibility assessment. >> yes. that's correct. >> is that in the form. >> i'd like to look at that training material looks like. >> are you saying preponderance of the evidence after that the evidence is in including the witness credibility. >> when we conclude our investigation we have to make a determination as to each the allegations against the officers we'll look at the evidence to see if increase enou evidence * >> is there any way i can look at any of it i'll appreciate it. >> commissioner that he last meeting commission meeting he did indicate to you that as part of our orientation. >> okay. >> i asked i invited you to come to our offices you have an opportunity to speak with members of the staff. >> thank you. >> that would be helpful and back to recommendation 1-b i don't know if you have that in front of you, mr. balthazar and -- excuse-me. because i'm not familiar with the procedures manual. >> cited in the recommendations that refers to manual as page 14 and talks about other standa

>> we've thoroughly interviewed a number of witnesses, his alibi witnesses, interviewed our witnessesked into. i don't feel now that i would be able to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that is the burden of proof that i must satisfy. >> but you're not saying he's innocent. >> what i'm saying is that i can't prove that he's guilty. >> i asked her about rosario's insistence to knowledge he's innocent. >> i understand his disappointment, but, you know, this is, you know, this is how it's going to work in his particular case. he's presumed innocent. he does not have to prove his innocence. he is innocent. if i can't prove him guilty, then he remains innocent. >> so what about others? >> the case is under investigation. i'm not ending the investigation. i'm ending the case against mr. rosario. >> oh, so she thought. the next day in court, an assistant attorney gets to the point. >> in the light to meet the burden at trial, the district attorney moves to dismiss all charges against mr. rosario in the interest of justice. >> and then he and his lawyers stand up and stun the cou

you'll hear from that witness and others over the next two hours. the shooting set off chaos out of the airport of people running for cover out onto the tarmac. you'll hear what we know about the suspect. it's generally our policy not to give mass shooters any infamy they may be seeking. in this case it is early in the investigation. authorities are still seeking information about the suspect. so we'll use his name and picture but sparingly. the suspect has been identified as esteban santiago. former army national guard member who according to officials showed up at an fbi office in alaska a few months ago and said he was hearing voices. we should note the mayor of broward county, florida, has raised doubt about whether that is, in fact, the suspect's name. we'll speak with her more more information in a moment. first our boris sanchez has been reporting outside the airport and joins me now. a horrific day at ft. lauderdale. what's the latest tonight? >> reporter: we're watching passengers finally being allowed to leave. there are dozens of them now

i would like to introduce the witnesses. >> mr. chairman, we know that the attorney general is responsible for protecting the civil and human rights of americans. that is why many are worried as you have seen in these hearings. senator booker and congressman ands, they bring discussion in important question about the basic rights enshrined in the constitution. how we tried to form a more perfect union that continues with every generation. congressman lewis has been a friend of mine for decades. we have served together. he nearly gave his life for that effort. lewis to congressman this committee for important conversations about marriage equality, voting rights, and other issues. i am sorry we have broken the committee tradition to make these members of congress to wait until the very end to speak. i asis not a delay chairman would have, but it is what we have. andmmend senator lewis representative cooper for their courage. i commend them for being here. booker,lleague, senator is from new jersey. i know him well. we all know him. w

wakisaka's failure to take the witness stand. >> reporter: this is what edmunds read.osecutor dan oyasato's final argument, his own words, "who was alone with her? he was alone with her. he was there. he would know. if he doesn't tell us, we can only look to shirlene and see what her body tells us." >> the fifth amendment privilege against self-incrimination is a constitutional right that can be rendered meaningless if the prosecution gets to comment on it. >> reporter: and nobody stood up and said, "i object, your honor?" >> it's amazing. the trial lawyer said nothing. the judge said nothing. >> reporter: those five words, "if he doesn't tell us," would be the basis for edmund's appeal. >> the most serious offense is commenting on the failure to take the witness stand. but we're supposed to be professionals, and we're not supposed to make those kinds of mistakes. >> reporter: did you write your closing argument? >> i write an outline. i commit it to memory. >> reporter: so, how did that line come out? prosecutor oyasato said it was a mere slip of the tongue. >> what i

he was a brilliant witness. he was witness in other cases as well. that forbes was without blame.areless with his reputation. people.ated a lot of the most interesting part of this is that nobody in said i saws bureau forbes one day with a bottle. nobody says that. forbes doing some 30 work with some of his associates . that is extraordinary. he had a secretary, a personal assistant. this is a man who was never accused of anything and seemed to be a very upright person. he came back and worked in the federal government. he worked until 1940. he was 100% behind forward. ford. it was a very germane piece. he had a reputation for rectitude. he had written lots of stuff. he blamed this person and he wrote a letter. saying that it was the worst is --f whatever the word and justice. -- injustice. i think he became a scapegoat for troubles in the veterans bureau. and for assigning government back to the harding administration. by the time of the hearing and the trial, he had been dead a few weeks. he lived to be in his 70's. that was the rest of his life like? did he stayed married to ca

>> we have thoroughly interviewed a number of witnesses, his alibi witnesses, re-interviewed our witnessesgle we looked into. i don't feel now that i would be able to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt and that is the burden of proof that i must satisfy. >> but you are not saying that he's innocent. >> what i'm saying is that i can't prove that he's guilty. >> i ask her about rosario's insistence that she simply acknowledge that he's innocent. >> i can understand his disappointment, but this is how it's going to work in his particular case. he's presumed innocent. he does not have to prove he's innocent. he is innocent. so if i can't prove him guilty, then he remains innocent. >> so what about other leads? >> the case is still under investigation. i'm not ending the investigation. i'm ending the case against mr. rosario. >> or so she thought. the next day in court, an assistant district attorney gets right to the point. >> in light of the people's inability to meet the burden at trial, the district attorney moves to dismiss all charges against mr. rosario in the interest of justice.

i want to thank all of our witnesses. attribution obviously of responsibility and cyber attacks is the first key step towards imposing a cost on those involved. since the number of us wrote to the president in november asking that information on russian interference in the presidential election the declassified. the four of you in your respective agencies have done some very important work in making as much of your findings public as possible. and i want to say i'm very grateful for that. the public needs to understand what is at risk. to those who criticize these investigations as partisan, i would remind them that russian didn't do this to help the republican candidate. russia did this to up russia and to weaken america. and therein lies the heart of why this is so important. because in the next election that you could easily be on the other foot, and a foreign power could decide it wants the democrat to win this time. i think both scenarios are deeply offensive, and foreign influence in our elections is intolerable no

killed a work a bar manager is dead after a verbal argument becomes vie anteand surprising person witnesses say pulled the trigger. >>> and gunman caused of carrying out a mass shooting inside a night club in istanbul is under arrest and what we learned about a possible motive. >>> and boycotting big day the number of politicians skipping president trump's inauguration is growing this morning and the four lawmakers from our area among them. and today is tuesday, january 17, good morning i'm jim donovan. >> welcome back, jim donovan. >> aim rahel solomon, a a new way to by beer in pennsylvania starting today first the forecast. >> you got me 4:30 in the morning. >> early here. >> this is like our happy hou hour, right? >> that is true. happy hour at 4:00 in the morning that is true, jim, welcome back and good morning, everyone, happy tuesday, roads are looking good and they're nice and dry. >> already, trart starting to see activity on the radar. we'll get to that right away. some has the possibility to freeze on contact. that is not true everywhere. we have a freezing rain advisory to tell

>> reporter: well, we are hearing from witnesses and police asking the witnesses more to speak up at this hour. they are saying if you saw this happen or saw anything before this went down, speak up at this hour, because they need to find this possible shooter or shooters before they have a chance to strike again. >>> a guy came in saying, oh, they are shooting outside. and um, he was holding his baby and then he was just like panicking. >> reporter: a triple shooting that left two people dead in a east san jose restaurant. >> we have multiple shots fired at the scene. which resulted in three victims being struck by at least one round each. >> reporter: witnesses say a gunman walked in to the restaurant and began shooting. three men were shot, two killed on the scene and one hospitalized with injuries. the motives have not known, this as residents across the street from at the shooting are worried for their safety. >> when i went to the back door, i saw the body laying. >> reporter: right now, the names of the victims not being released until the next of kin are notified. as the poli

witnesses recounting the horror on the tarmac. gunman spreads throughout the fort lauderdale hollywood airport. passengers looking for the shelter wherever they cod him coming and walking up and down shooting at people. >> witnesses in shock. describing a shooting rampage inside the baggage claim area at terminal two. calling it a scene out of a movie. >> we looked again and we saw him with a gun going up and down. q: the first report of shots fired appeared to come from police already at the airport. >> multiple victims down. q: one of the victims bloodied. the active shooter shot at least 13 people. eight people as i know now are in area hospitals being treated. >> is he coming? he is coming. q: those who survivorred relieved to be back with family. >> again the suspect's name is esteban santiago. 26 years old. he is cooperating with the detectives. so we could have a motive sometime soon. back to you. jonathan: thank you. one last note on the santiago individual. apparently at the airport after the shooting witnesses say he thr

i would like to welcome our witnesses this morning.s clapper, director of national intelligence, marcel latray, under secretary of defense for intelligence, and admiral mike rogers, commander of u.s. cybercommand, director of the national security agency, and chief of the central security service. this hearing is about the range of cybersecurity challenges confronting our nati threats from countries like russia, china, and north korea and iran, as well as non-state actors from terrorist groups, to transnational criminal organizations. in recent years, we've seen a growing series of cyberattacks by multiple actors, attacks that have targeted our citizens, businesses, military, and government. but there's no escaping the fact that this committee meets today for the first time in this new congress in the aftermath of an unprecedented attack on our democracy. at the president's direction, director clapper is leading a comprehensive review of russian interference in our recent election with the goal of informing the american people as much

and intimate and close witness of this man on death row to get him exonerated. we've heard this kind of tragic scenario time and again in this modern era. a review of the book msnbc news anchor says grace and justice on death row isn't just about how a broken system almost broke another decent man. more than that it is a moving story of a brotherhood of a corporate lawyer with his face to get to -- this story will make you a better person. brian is a criminal defense attorney working with prominent firms in new york and dc and has received federal work for his service such as the 2014 aboard, the highest honor awarded by catholic charities in recognition for his work for the oppressed. in the district court in colombia and the district and maryland and also a member of the alumni council of the catholic university in america and a member of the board of directors of texas defender service. he was in alexandria with his wife who is also a former prosecutor and their three children into this is his first book so please help me welcome brian stolarz to politics and

we know 1.2 million witnessed his inaugural in 2012, and about 250,000 witnessed trump. why he is so concerned about this is bizarre and unhealthy. you wonder why there is no one in the inner circumstance that can move him off of this, and move him on to what matters and what is jermaine, which is the job of the president of the united states. it's unhealthy, it's weird, it looks strange, and it it makes us look strange in the world. >> you're a conservative, i have no way of thinking that means you're obsessed with these numbers, but why the numbers on size? over and over. >> the good side of what he did was bring attention to the march for life. he said you never pay any attention to the crowd size for the march for fe. it got more attention. so i is a salute the strategy here. >> why is he talking numbers? >> he doesn't want his presidency delegitimize. there was a demographic, first ever aspect of barack obama. you know how many people in this town, who live within walking distance, came with tremendous historic enthusiasm, saying this city is largely minority. they

he was a brilliant witness. he was witness in other cases as well.t doesn't mean that forbes was without blame. he was a very strange person in many ways. he was very careless with his reputation. he irritated a lot of people. salient part of this is that nobody in the bureau said he had done anything untoward. they said this after he left. nobody said, i saw forbes one day with a bottle. nobody says that. laura, i saw forbes doing some dirty work with his associates. that is extraordinary. he had a secretary, a personal assistant. this is a man who was never accused of anything and seemed to be a very upright person. he came back and worked in the federal government. he worked until 1940. he was 100% behind ford. when asked if anything untoward had happened -- brian: during the trial? rosemary: during hearings. it was a very germane piece. lawyer, james smith, who had a reputation for rectitude in washington, d.c., taught at georgetown, handwritten lots of -- apparently, this blameless person. he wrote the letter to forbes' wife, saying this was the

. ♪ narrator: once again, the nation's capital city was to witness the control of the federal governmentassed from -- pass from one political party to another, the 15th time in -- since 1789. and though all of this would require but a few short moments, much work was necessary in preparing for the country's number one citizen to move in to his new home. now, let's see what happens and get a good seat for the celebration. as far back as june 1952, in the office of the honorable styles bridges, united states senator from new hampshire, president pro tem of the senate and chairman of the joint inaugural committee, planning for the festive occasion got underway. here senator bridges is discussing some of the early stages of the work with two representatives of new hampshire. while later on in the fall, the inaugural committee began approving the blueprints of the necessary construction that was to follow, making it on the spot inspection. members of the committee are sam rayburn and joe martin, chairman bridges, senators walter and hayden, member of the house ayton mark trice, executive , se

you can not tell. >> reporter: a witness shot this video. the car is mangled and the driver is trapped inside. the crash happened this morning near 7th and harrison streets. a witness told us a driver was speeding towards the driveway when the car flipped and then smashed into parking meters before going to an elementary school fence. no word on the condition tonight. >> a long awaited trial begins with the murder of south bay teenager lamar. the 15-year-old vanished on her way to a school bus stop in 2012 in her neighborhood in morgan hill. her body was never found. prosecutors charged 25-year-old torres with killing her. they say they have strong dna evidence and they are seeking the death penalty. retired judge and kpix5 legal analyst says getting a conviction and a death sentence could be tough given the circumstance. >> her body has never been found. this case is going to be based entirely on circumstantial evidence and since it is unlikely the defendant will testify there is no witness to anything that happened with respect to her disa

we may make it look easy,ut now you'll get to witness the blood, the sweat, the tears that are shed forhis broadcast -- >> did we mention the tears? >> yes, it is thursday, january 5th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now" ♪ >>> do we make it look easy? >> we are in pain every day over it. >> i think they give us too much credit. >> we have fun. and way back in the 60s, jackie o gave us a behind the scenes look of the white house and now the modern day jackie o -- >> i like this dress. >> jackie o was a fashion icon. >> yes, she is, very nice. either that or you're a flight attendant. you're beautiful. it looks great. i like it. >> don't pay me compliments now. i'm going over here for the rest of the show. we're going to start this morning with the battle over obama care. almo morning. each party is huddled in their own corner. >> yes, and president obama is urging a number of democrats to stand their ground and defend the key portion of his legacy. while mike pence vowed that dismantling obama care will be donald trump's first order of business. >>> meanwhile house republicans p

>> i'm okay. >> were there any other witnesses you would like for me to talk to?ly person that was there, me, your co, ryan and mr. mets. >> i spoke with the corporal and i also spoke with the officer that was there at the time. corporal has wrote a statement saying at no time did he make any comments in a sexual context -- >> he did. i bet he did. >> let me finish what i'm saying. >> you guys are agreeing to each other. what is the sense of it? i'm looking like the idiot while your co agreeing with each other. he never said it when he did say it. what's the sense of speaking more about it? there's no more to speak about. it's over. >> i'm going to continue with what i have to say, when i'm done talking, explaining to you the outcome, then you at that point you're more than welcome to comment or more than welcome to do whatever you feel is necessary. >> i'm going to. >> to resolve this however you think is appropriate. >> as i was saying, i spoke to the corporal and denies stating that at no time did he make comments of this nature to you. the officer that you sai

what are we witnessing here? i know it's very early. >> what you're witnessing yourself, myself, your viewers, always attaches itself to this type of scenario and how incredibly complex it is to sort out what's happening. we've been at it at the studio for the last hour, two hours, trying to sort out what's happening. quite apparent at the moment that there appears to be concern that there may be another shooter. whether that's reality or as you just referenced possibly heightened anxiety and reporting of noises that people think are gunshots. i think what this is going to end up reinforcing like at the new york city, which turned out to be glass breaking, the technology at airport in public places has to get much better. cameras, the acoustic technology, to help clarify more quickly, one, where is an incident occurring, if you think you hear shots, where are they happening? two, are they, in fact, shots? are they some other type of noise? this would be helpful to law enforcement to get more accurate information

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we don't know, if any, witnessed the craft going into the water, police say witnesses did attempt to give that man cpr before paramedics could get there. the man died. >> spent the day trying to improve relations between the community and police. san jose's independent police auditor was one of the organizers behind the community trusting policing forum at the mexican her taj this morning. so today organizers released a guide that they say will help people give officers better feedback. >> our goal with this guide is to explain constitutional rights to young people at the same time help dispel some of the misconceptions they may have about policing. >> if you want more information on that you can find the guide on our website. we have a link to the police auditor's office website there. >> coming up the sharks at home tonight. >> team teal looking for a fourth straight win against the mavs. coming up next. >> we're driven by one phrase, we investigate. >> we investigate the powerful and hold them accountable for you. >> four years, 400 investigations and counting. count on the bay ar

our next witness, cornell brooks. you heard him introduced but let me further say that he is president of the national association for the advancement of colored people, and he is well-known to us as well. thank you for being here today. chuck canterbury is national president of the fraternal order of police. he is familiar to a lot of us as well, so we welcome you here next we'll hear from david cole, national national legal director of the american civil liberties union. he's also a professor at the georgetown law center. we welcome you. and finally we will hear from larry thompson. he served as deputy attorney general under president bush as a well-known u.s. attorney for the northern district of georgia. welcome back to the committee, mr. thompson. and so i think we'll start with mr. mukasey, and we will hear testimony from all of you. and then we will have questions as i indicated seven minute rounds. so proceed, will you, general mukasey? >> thank you. chairman white house, ranking member -- sorry. chairman gras

in fact, i feel like their witnesses could have been defense witnesses. >> reporter: the jury took itserate the charges. not only multiple counts of child cruelty and murder. ross also faced charges related to exchanging sexually explicit images with a minor. one day passed, then two, then on the fourth day word came. a verdict. >> we, the jury, find as follows, count one, malice murder. as to count one we find the defendant guilty. >> reporter: guilty on all counts. i'm sure you'll never forget that moment. >> it's ludicrous. it's insanity. >> reporter: what would you say to the jury? >> i'm disappointed. i don't feel like they did their job. >> reporter: we wanted to know how the jury reached its decision. none of the jurors would speak to us on camera, but one did tell us they paid close attention to that video that shows ross harris returning to his car at lunch time. in fact, the jury wanted to re-examine the video during deliberations. the juror also told us that in his heart of hearts he bve son. the prosecution says the jury got it completely right. but hearing the word "guilty

she's head the to the hospital. >> jake witnessed the crash and rushed to melissa's aid they did notone another but he helped her until she made it to the who. >> i was walking into the lobby and i caught called her phone again. jake, it's tres i'm here. i don't know who you are, what you look like can you meet me. i don't even remember the area. >> we talked to tres mom for a little bit. my parents talk to them. we discussed what happened. how bad it was. >> her friend recovered one thing led to the next and it wasn't long before tres and jake began dating except for one year apart they've been together ever since jake deciding that since they met at the hospital, it was the perfect place to ask her to marry him. >> i feel like i was in going to faint. my heart was pound pounding it was incredible. >> we've been through that the last 10 years we can get through anything. we really can there's nobody else i want to get through with than her. >> they're faux cuff on their careers. he's a police officer much she's a registered nurse. they plan to get married sometime next year. in lang