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Taking the judge's instruction to heart here. maybe working with each other more showing more deference, listening to each other, those were all things the judge said they should do. so they went back into that jury deliberation room at 11:58 after asking the judge that question what should we do if we cannot come to a consensus on a single count, how should we fill out the verdict form? the judge said to them essentially go back, try this, try it again, try some more. you know, that's standard what a judge does in these cases. it's often referred to as an alan charge in district court in virg...

Lawyer, we asked if that meant a deadlock on a single count. he said they didn't know and they're waiting as we are. >> daniel goldman, in terms of how this typically works in a case, how often do you see a jury like this? how often does the judge answer like this? what does that typically result in? any light you can shed on that? >> this is very typical, steve. quite often, particularly in cases with this many charges, the jury will come back and say that they're deadlocked on all or some of the charges and the judge, at a certain point, and this was a little bit early because the jury had n...

And two men and so it really cuts the deliberation time in half and here the jury said we are hopelessly deadlock, apparently there was a single juror who was unwilling to vote to convict, it's unclear whether the judge issued an alan charge, dynamite charge to jurors urging them to reconsider and if there's a long holdout, you should consider the fact that you're all by yourself and your colleagues on the jury are unpersuaded. that's called a dynamite charge to try to dislodge that single juror. it's unclear whether the judge actually gave that dynamite charge today. he might have simply been...

Mistried as to that count and will discharge you with my sincere appreciation for your services. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. you may now retire for further deliberations and we'll provide you with a copy of this instruction. >> okay. you were just listening to judge russell heely down in florida. he's saying the jury has reached a verdict on four of the counts. but on count number one, they cannot reach a verdict at this point. he is giving instructions for what is called the alan charge to tell the jurors more information and he has asked them to go back into chambers now and try to come...

There are gas stations on every single corner. >> absolutely. so people are really frustrated with this. first george zimmerman and now this. even if they reach a verdict, they are going to say, wait a minute. why did it take so long and why wasn't a guilty verdict given right from the beginning? >> standby. here's what the jury told the judge. we have reached the verdict on four counts. we are unable to reach a verdict on count 1. the judge gave them the alan charge. sunny hostin was there. this is a stunning turn. you were inside the courtroom. take us inside. >> reporter: i will say that wh...