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People are dead and more than 200 others were injured. there have been no charges filed against bostian, and he has agreed to talk to ntsb investigators. one question thats being thrown out there, could amnesia potentially be used as a defense in court? joining me to discuss is cnn legal analyst and senior trial counselor paul callen. its not like hes saying amnesia. weve heard from doctors saying he could regain some of his memory. when would amnesia even been applicable? >> it really would nev...

That awful to behold. so this would be a case that at least on the facts would appear to be the kind of case that the death penalty would be administered in. but of course on the other hand the american public like public in countries throughout western europe seems to be shifting away from the death penalty. its rarely administered in the united states. and youre in a jurisdiction like massachusetts where majority of the people have voted against the death penalty. although as you say, this is ...

United states capitol. these uavs are -- they go. >> narrator: radar very hard to detect very quick. im concerned this is a road map for terrorists if they put an explosive device on one of these. in this case its innocent. it is like a toy. but what if -- you have an explosive device on that. it could do quite a bit of damage. >> the u.s. uses the drones unmanned aerial vehicles very infectively with hell fire headquarters whether in yemen or elsewhere. they can be very very deadly. thank you v...

Operating the train. you know something, no criminal charges have been lodged in that case because it was apparently a health condition that he was unaware of. so you may see a claim like that in this case as well. >> all right. paul thank you very much. >> thank you. >> some bad weather has forced search crews to abandon recovery efforts at the crash site of that u.s. marine helicopter in nepal. the wreckage was discovered earlier today on a steep slope there in the himalayan mountains just eas...

Loose fibers from the blanket that covered judys body. using a comparison microscope, jones compared the fibers to see if they were similar. >> the three fibers, three different fiber types that made up the trunk liner, were also found on the moving blanket. >> but were the fibers in larrys trunk an exact match to the fibers from the blanket covering judys body? to find out, jones used fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, a technology not available in 1978. and the result, the three fibers f...

Murder, mike garvin decided he had no choice but to plead guilty. >> it made me sick to know that he finally personally had admitted it. it made me absolutely sick, but it confirmed every thought that i had. >> garvin was sentenced to life in prison without parole. >> but theres still a mystery, and the mystery was well never really know what happened because he didnt go to trial. >> he never revealed what he did with the murder weapon, other than to say it was irretrievable. >> michael garvins ...

Their hands up. the folks marching, do they know that five black witnesses were crucial in this case to officer wilsons case? >> do you know two white witnesses said he had his hands up? two construction workers? they dont want to believe him. >> im not saying it isnt what they say it is. im saying theres so much conflicting evidence that people out there like this dont seem to acknowledge thats a hugely disputed fact. >> then lets take it to trial and find out exactly what happened. >> cant tak...

>> cant take it to trial unless theres probable cause. there was zero chance of convicting him. because of the evidence. let me make a couple points. one, witnesses oftentimes are wrong or make things up. there are lots of witnesses who say he was shot in the back. >> including dorian johnson. >> one witness said that. >> so that is wrong. and if we are really going to believe -- the physical evidence doesnt lie. it doesnt have any ulterior motive. and the blood trail, to get a little gruesome, ...

Jurors idea or knowledge of marijuana exits effects are. you have to play that into this, too. for most grand jurors, this is probably a novelty. they want to know those things and ask those questions and i think it was appropriate for them to do it. >> neil, do you think that marijuana played a role in what happened that day and what michael brown did in the struggle? >> i dont know, i would like to tell you yes, but i simply dont know. in listening to the story as i was waiting, hearing i have...

A robber shows up at a home asking for work and then bursts in with a gun. the whole thing was caught on camera, stake a look;s at homeowner fights back and goes for the firearm. girlfriend tries to help throwing would be robber but then she gets thrown across the room. the homeowner sphops him with a pair of bolt cut ires. >> we dont want to stay here tonight. we have children here. the videotape doesnt lie, does it? shear a a stranger in my home with a pistol in my face. >> well, that gunman i...