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Marijuana could be relevant. >> the assistant d.a. says the autopsy supports the initial ruling of suicide. they said it shows no evidence of a violent struggle but did find injuries to blands arms including marks that suggest she cut herself from two to four weeks ago, and lacerations on her wrists likely from handcuffs. that is according to the prosecutor. appearing last night, her mother talked about one of the final conversations she had with her daughter in which she expressed optimism. >> ...

Injustice against blacks. that is what my daughter said. she and i were in the car. and that is what she was going to do. >> blands body has been flown back to chicago. she will be laid to rest tomorrow. im joined now by sandra blands sister sharon cooper and the familys attorney, canon lambert. thank you both for joining us on this eve when you will say goodbye to your sister. lets talk about this toxicology report that the assistant d.a. and the district attorney seemed to focus on so much. yo...

It says that they need to have the body, quote, available for future examination by qualified experts. that means a second autopsy. >> or at minimum it means preserving the body, whatever the interpretation of what that means, because as the attorney was saying, they have a funeral planned. and by the very definition embalming and burying a body would wipe away any forensic evidence. it seems even the clarification that i got from the assistant d.a., the text from the d.a. was saying they werent...

Representing the family about this second autopsy. it says that they need to have the body quote, available for future examination by qualified experts. that means a second autopsy. >> or at minimum it means preserving the body whatever the interpretation of what that means, because as the attorney was saying they have a funeral planned. and by the very definition embalming and burying a body would wipe away any forensic evidence. it seems even the clarification that i got from the assistant d.a...

Theyre the people right there, and she pointed to gary and his wife. >> lee had also been the victim of a home invasion, and just like grace davies, lee said a suspicious woman had come to her door. she was now certain it was joanne masse. the assistant d.a. was in the courthouse, but his reaction was not what lee expected. >> they hustled around the courthouse saying, we cant have this. that was the end of it. >> just as gary masse had requested, the prosecutor turned a blind eye to joannes all...

Locked following 18 days of deliberations and earlier in the week when the jury could not come up with a unanimous verse for the second time the judge urged them to keep trying telling the panel only 12 people in this world have listened to and seen all the evidence and those 12 people are you. we have been talking about 54-year-old pedro hernandez. who work at a convenience store where etan patz was headed to. he was charged with second degree murder ex-kidnapping. his disappears brought the he...

For years and allows the premature closing of these investigations who really wanted to make a difference would go to congress and get the law changed. but, then again, the law didnt need to be changed. dont you think that being with hookers would fall under conduct unbecoming a dea agent? or unprofessional off-duty conduct? really? so we had lois learner at the irs. julia pearson at the secret service and now michelle lionhardt at the d.e.a. how do these people get into these power positions. ...

>> reporter: could we hear from other family members? >> i cant ants it at that time. could we hear from other family members? >> olivia come on up hi everybody. im thomas roberts in new york. youve been warricking breaking new outside of boston a very dramatic day as nfl star aaron hernandez is found guilty of murder. ive been living to the d.a. tom quinn and the assistant d.a. macaulay. guilty of murder in the first degree. glue madam foreperson by which theory or theories premedication --...

Developing tonight were pressing the state department to answer a key question. did mrs. clinton sign this document? every agency employee including secretary of state is required to sign it when they leave the state department. certifying that they have handed over all official records to the agency the agency has to do a review. hillary clinton did she sign it? we dont know. last night former assistant da told us if she did sign that form she can be facing felony charges.

The grand jury will have to make the decision on how serious the charge is -- charges are going to be for miss than. >> this could get to a bond hearing which means justice harris could be released even if there is a trial. how would that community do you think react to him being back at home? >> well, you know, i spoke with a woman here who runs a mom blog, she calls herself a mommy blogger, marietta moms, and says there are so much interest here people looking at her facebook page to get up to...