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Fine-tooth comb. they hope the flight data recorder will give them enough information to determine what caused the plane to crash in the black sea. all 92 people on board were killed. meantime, search and rescue personnel are racing the clock to recover more bodies and wreckage before predicted bad weather moves in. and a federal judge in south carolina says the civil trial of this man, former north charleston police officer michael slager, will start on may may 1st. a mistrial was declared in state court where he was charged with the murder of an unarmed black man, walter scott. jury could ...

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 could 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: scott's family attorney went on to say that this was a missed opportunity, a missed opportunity to heal some very deep wounds in the black community related to a series of police shootings th...

Reasonable doubt convict the defendant. at the same time, my heart does not want to have to tell the scott family that the man that killed their son, brother, and father, is innocent. but with the choices, i cannot and will not change my mind. >> reporter: no mistrial yet. the judge telling jurors to keep trying. >> it's not over. we kept hearing it's over. it's over. >> we'll wait until monday, see what happens monday. >> reporter: former north charleston police officer michael slager is charge today with murder in scott's -- charged with murder in scott's death. during the trial he told the ...

That remained mostly peaceful. authorities confirming that four arrests were made. the protests in response to a district attorney's decision not to charge officer brentley vinson in the september shooting death of keith lamont scott. >> it's a jufd shooting based on the totality of the circumstances. >> reporter: the d.a. confirming that scott did have a loaded weapon in his hand. >> mr. scott's gun a colt 380 semiautomatic was recovered at the scene. it had one round in the chamber. the safety was off and the gun was cocked. >> this contradicts what scott's family says happened, that he was ...

Book inside the car. a claim now proven untrue. >> drop the gun! >> he doesn't have a gun. >> chief, chief, don't you do it! >> did you shoot him? >> reporter: scott's wife also heard on video telling officers that her husband has a traumatic brain injury. after police confronted him while searching for another person wanted on an outstanding warrant. >> when officers come he draws the gun. he doesn't keep it in his holster or put it on the floor, he draws the gun. he's told numerous times to drop the gun. he then gets out and doesn't turn to run away from officers. he turns towards them. >> r...