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Friday and said they are at a deadlock. again, in the past few seconds, really, the judge declared a mistrial in this michael slager trial. the jury had deliberated for more than 23 hours at this point. this was a case that was watched around the country. they had been choosing between several different options. one was a murder conviction and conviction over voluntary man slaughter or acquittal in the end, theyre unable to reach the decision. twelve jurors and eleven white jurors and one black ...

>> yes, sir. >> well, the court therefore must declare a mistrial in this case, and i so declare that this case is mistried. >> breaking news here in just the last few minutes, that jury officially deadlocking in the case of officer michael slager. he shot and killed an unarmed black man more than a year ago in north charleston. what does this deadlock mean for the officer and the friends and the family of the victim, walter scott? we are going to break all of that down for you. again, breaking ...

We on the outside looking in see this as a clear-cut case and apparently 11 of the 12 jurors i wont say saw it as clear-cut but they deliberated but we have reason to believe that the other 11 are indicating guilt whether its guilt of murder, manslaughter, we dont know. its a very difficult process. its very heated. its very aggravating to be in tho closed room with other jurors. well see monday morning whether or not that juror has shifted their position or whether they say not guilty. in which...

We thought would be needed for justice to be delivered for the scott family. and now to have this jury say on two occasions that they dont think they can reach a unanimous decision is very troubling. >> you brought up -- >> this is a troubling case. >> you brought up an unarmed black man. i went to charleston, around this, right after it happened. the fact is this jury is all white with the exception of one juror. does this in any way affect how they approached or should approach their case? >> ...

Fourth almost which we almost saw, a deadlock. they could not come to a unanimous verdict and we get a mistrial. we could see this retried again in just a few weeks. >> all right. all eyes will be on that courtroom come monday. boris sanchez thank you very much. murder versus manslaughter. fear versus passion was one of the arguments. all of this playing into the deliberations. were going to talk to mark omeara about how all of this could affect the outcome here. stay close. i had frequent hea...

And polls have officially opened. what is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic american elections in recent memory. for the first time in nearly 200 years, we may be looking at a deadlock in the electoral college for president. >> i told you, hes not going to lose. hes going to win. today. hes totally going to win in the house of representatives in a couple of months. which makes no sense. >> its tricky. but evans has alienated a lot of people in his own party. >> were back. that was a scen...

Carolina a jury told a judge that is deadlocked but wants to keep talking. they are going to be back in court on monday attempting to reach a unanimous verdict. gabe, good to have you with us. we know the deadlock came down to a lone juror. what happened? >> reporter: in a highly unusual move that lone juror wrote a note that he could not in good conscience convict the officer, and asking the judge to go home for the weekend and return monday morning. the deadly police shooting caught on camera ...

Verdict. nbcs gabe gutierrez is in charleston. good morning. what is behind the deadlock? >> reporter: hi, dara. good morning. in a highly unusual move, that lone juror wrote a note to the judge saying that he could not in good conscience convict micha michael slager. now the panel is asking the judge to go home for the weekend and return monday morning. >> reporter: the deadly police shooting caught on camera stunned the nation. this morning, the family of walter scott is clinging to hope tha...

The fire breaking out last night during a party in this warehouse, as you look at these live pictures here. they are in west oakland close to san francisco. we expect potentially another briefing within the next hour or two. when that does happen, well monitor that for you here on msnbc. a tragedy in california we are watching. jury deliberations in the high profile murder trial former south carolina police officer michael slager. that will resume monday. the panel telling the judge it was hop...

That they told the judge, actually on second thought that they want to make a difference. if we were to see or hear that audio again or read that transcript, it would not make a difference, it would be deadlock. thats what prompted the judge right now. they have had about 14, more than 12 hours, about 12 to 14 hours since deliberations so far. this case went to the jury late on wednesday and deliberated for an hour and then went all day yesterday and they had that question late yesterday that re...