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W 515 mph tonight mostly cloudy and becoming breezy. Low 21 wind w 515 mph red on traffic map major delays yellow on traffic map some delays dashcam video shows the moment a Wauwatosa Police officer opens fire on jay anderson the district attorney. Has cleared the officer of any wrongdoing in the fatal shooting. Deandra corinthios is live from the Wauwatosa Police department with the latest Wauwatosa Police have provided decision not to pursue charges against the officer in this case investigato...

Scott before he was killed. As you look at pictures outside the Funeral Services now. Dash cam video the passenger could be seen on the Police Cruisers dash cam circled to the right. This is new video of the passenger in the striped shirt talking with another officer. State Authorities Say they have met with this person and he has been released without charges. Cnn is in summerville, South Carolina where the Funeral Service is about to get started. What more can you tell us about the passenger a...

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Having trouble reaching a verdict. they do have the benefit that those of us watching on tv dont. weave seen this video a thousand times. but theyve heard all the evidence. critically, theyve gotten the testimony from officer slager and theyve looked at his eyes and at least one of them has doubt that he cant seem to overcome. >> laura, to you now. from a legal perspective, you say that this shows how difficult it is to convict police officers of even the most appalling crimes. explain that. >> ...

Probably hes wrestling a little bit with the question of the decedents behavior beforehand. there is some thought here and its really probably shouldnt be part of the jurys deliberation. but if this man hadnt been wanted for felony child support that hed still be alive today. im not saying that that justifies any of this. but im saying that these -- >> thats probably what theyre wrestling with. cedric, quickly, im short on time here. how much impact do you think slagers testimony had on the jury...

Justice system is supposed to work in a way we require unanimity from jurors. nothing less would be -- we have one holdout and flec11 in favor conviction. reasonable doubt requires you be reasonable. >> heres a police officer testifying that he felt total fear because walter scott was resisting arrest. >> i just -- >> in my mind, fear, i was scared. with everything leading up to this from the run, to not cooperating to the final -- mr. scott, coming after us while we were on the ground, the ches...

Prosecutors and defense counsel will require the judge to ask the jurors, listen, will you give more credibility, more credence to what an officer may testify just because theyre an officer than the average person and youd be shocked, don, to know how many people indeed say, well, yes, theres an inherent level of trust that we give to officers in this country thats a sword and shield for officers around the country. when people talk about the preface, we talk about it over and over again, that m...

Verge of a mistrial but the jury returned to deliberate three times after indicating to the judge that it was unable to reach a consensus. lets discuss with cedric alexander, the author of the new guard ans. legal analyst laura coates and a jae from the police officers association. cedric, youre first. this is a case where prosecutors arrested michael slager, the police officer because the evidence was so clear. now the jury may not be able to reach a verdict. whats your reaction? >> you know, c...

And something troubling about officer slager suggesting that he was in such great fear that he shot a man in the back a number of times running away from him. >> cedric, i have to go. motivational speaker james arthur ray convicted in the death of three clients in a sweat lodge. now he wants a second chance in the self-help industry. ♪

Me again. total fear that mr. scott didnt stop. continued towards me. >> so jeffrey, looking at the cell phone video, walter scott, this is a freeze frame of it. i think that you should only show this video if you have a specific reason to show it, not just have it. i didnt mean to sound rude earlier. but youre basically watching someone die there. if you look at this, walter scott is unarmed and running away from the police officer, not toward him. does slagers defense make sense to you? >> wel...