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The shooting caught on video by a bystander, a key piece of evidence in a case slager shot scott repeatedly from approximately 18 feet away. on the stand, slager argued self-defense, telling jurors the video doesn't show the full confrontation. he saw scott as a threat. >> it was total fear that mr. scott didn't stop, continued to come towards me. >> reporter: scott's family hoping a conviction can help heal the wounds. >> in my heart, i will find the peace to forgive michael slager for doing that. until my family can see justice, no, there's no forgiveness. >> reporter: some of the scott fami...

Walter scott after firing eight gunshots as he ran away from him during a traffic stop last april. >> god is my strength and i know without a doubt that he is a just god. injustice will not prevail. >> reporter: the south carolina prosecutor vowing to immediately retry the case. scott family attorneys confident they'll get a conviction. >> we don't need to scream or shout because we know that it's coming. it's just been delayed. >> reporter: the jury deadlocked friday by one holdout who told the judge he could not in good conscience convince slager of murder. >> i cannot and will not change my...

Rekindling the national debate about excessive force by police. in just a minute we'll show you my exclusive interview with feidin santana, the video seen by millions across the country and across the world as well. first i want to walk you through the timeline. the timeline of the tragic events now being investigated by state and federal officials. the deadly encounter between walter scott and police officer michael slager started with a traffic stop. for a broken taillight, saturday morning, at about 9:30. officer slager fires a taser at mr. scott, who runs away. feidin santana a bystander, ...

and for now at this point, kyra, i've reached out to some republicans here on the hill. they're reserving judgement at this point. as you know, they frequently talk about wanting smaller government, so on its face this seems like something that they could go along with but, of course, they're waiting right now to see what president obama says. they're waiting to see if there are any catches. you see president obama here doing a couple of things. he's trying to make good on some promises about having more efficient government. he's also trying to put congress in a spot where he says, ...

I think the senate ought to come back and get the job done. >> greta: we are a little bit on holiday watch here, vacation watch to see who does come back. who is eye only know, i can only tell you this, if i didn't show up for work and do my job, i think fox would get rid of me pretty quickly. and when it's breaking news, it's all hands on deck. i think the american people thought this would be done before the last minute. but once again, we are standing and waiting. i am taking the last word on that. nice to see you, mr. speaker and enjoy new hampshire and iowa. it will be a busy couple of we...