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>> was that the only option here to pull a firearm and pull the trigger? >> at the instant it occurred, again, having to step into the shoes of the officer to make that judgment call, he had to make it in the split instant. >> was it the right decision? >> yes, sir. >> david mattingly is here. has there been any reaction tonight from the family? >> the family has been relatively quiet this week. they are preparing a statement. they just werent able to prepare it for today. they have been paying ...

Interrogation you believe was necessary. a guy that used to run the c.i.a. who you have great respect for wrote his own book, 600 pages. how do you feel about the secretary of defense providing details about the goings on in a sitting administration like bob gates? >> well, ive known bob gates since the mid 80 the when we were both at c.i.a. we were both c.i.a. lifers. i have enormous respect and affection for him. on one hand, whatever bob gates says, i believe. so i dont challenge his credibil...

Have died. >> why would somebody shoot a 90-pound kid with two full-grown officers on top of him with two tasers deployed inside him? theres no reason. >> was that the only option here to pull a firearm and pull the trigger? >> at the instant it occurred, again, having to step into the shoes of the officer to make that judgment call, he had to make it in the split instant. >> was it the right decision? >> yes, sir. >> david mattingly is here. has there been any reaction tonight from the family? ...

Involved in this very difficult case. heather: what are the legal implications of this. what is next? report * the hospital believes jahi is brain dead. they call her a body. they dont say she is living. she they say if would be moved to another facility they would be accepting a dead person. take a listen to the hospitals response yesterday. >> the hospital is not at all surprised by the extension. its not unusual for a court given these sorts of circumstances to give more time to a family like...

Order while they were surprised and didnt necessarily agree with the courts order to extend this until january 7, they will comply. take a listen. >> the hospital is not at all surprised by the extension. it is not unusual for a court given these sorts of circumstances and the situation to give more time to a family like this. were not sure it was the right judgment call but that was the judgment call of the judge and we will comply with it. >> the new york location is on long island. the family...

Going to charge you as an adult for that murder, we believe you have all the capacity to, you know, to come up with a crime, the basis of mens rea. how is this different? >> i think thats a fair question. the kind of crimes we charge as adults are intentional felonies. you take a gun and deliberately kill somebody. >> drinking and driving is never intentional. its just stupidity, reckless stupidity. >> this is a judgment call. and these 16-year-old kids think theyre immortal. this 16-year-old is...

Less chance that people will question matters about which they dont have information. >> right. >> the more you tell them, the better off people are. thats one argument. >> there were horrible rumors that spread through connecticut just a month ago that the cops were afraid, the cops didnt know what they were doing. guess what? the cops werent heroic. and now theres an absolute record of how heroic and appropriate and timely the cops were. that gets rid of those rumors. it stops false lawsuits. ...

If you just take the common dictionary definition, obscene, offensive to morality or decency. you can see the weight of the decision that will come down on all of our heads tomorrow morning, right? this is the decision. this is the judgment call. is the content of those tapes, the audio recordingings of the calls for help made during the master of those first graders, is the content of those tapes, the sound of the pleas for help going to increase public understanding of that incident so much th...

Offensive to morality or decency. you can see the weight of the decision that will come down on all of our heads tomorrow morning, right? this is the decision. this is the judgment call. is the content of those tapes, the audio recordingings of the calls for help made during the master of those first graders, is the content of those tapes, the sound of the pleas for help going to increase public understanding of that incident so much that it outweighs the offense to morality and decentiof puttin...

Morning, right? this is the decision. this is the judgment call. is the content of those tapes, the audio recordings of the calls for help made during the master of those first graders, is the content of those tapes, the sound of the pleas for help going to increase public understanding of that incident so much that it outweighs the offense to morality and decency of putting them on display? our press is a free press, and nobody tells the press what to do and its one of the most important things...