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In a statement, she wrote, quote, to be clear, the victim did not consent. this was a rape. the case began in december 2012 when the woman reported she had been sexually assaulted. a month later, she accused winston of the alleged rape. but about two months later, police say, she changed her mind. >> in february 2013, the case was classified as open but inactive when the victim in the case broke off contact with tpd, and her attorney indicated she did not want to move forward at that time. let me iterate to you the case was never closed. >> reporter: in a statement from the family of the alleg...

Heisman hopeful's reputation. her attorney told cnn she was in classes at fsu, exams were coming up. she had to leave school and come home because of this. winston's lawyer says his client did not sexually assault her. the lawyer confirms winston's dna was found on her clothing. >> uh-oh, you have dna, he must have done something wrong. the defense is shifting. from day one, december, 2012, our defense has not changed what so ever. this dna result had no effect on it or on the testimony of the eyewitnesses there. >> reporter: the victim's attorney denies the quarterback's claims. in a statemen...

People locally, fred, and a lot of students, the majority of which we have spoken to say they have the back of jameis winston. they say it is peculiar timing for the victim to come forward, nearly a year after the alleged incident took place in december, 2012. there are of course some fans who question the integrity of the quarterback, but the majority of the people at florida state in tallahassee, they're standing by their quarterback and want to see him get through this. fred? >> nick valencia, thank you so much. we will talk more about this case with wendy murphy, a former prosecutor who is...

Say. >> the jury determines that the killing of julian calbert by albuquerque police officer aaron zwicky was justified under new mexico law. >> it was a weight of my shoulders. i don't think any officer wants to be put in the position where they have to make a decision whether or not to use deadly force. a congressional election takes an odd turn when surveillance video reveals the identity of a vandal who slashes a candidate's tires. >> until i saw him on the video, i think that was the first time that i really was afraid. >> december, 2012. albuquerque, new mexico. state representative ja...

>> in the first two years of the conflict, at least 34 journalists are killed in syria. dozens more are arrested, tortured or kidnapped including nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel who in december, 2012, is taken hostage with his crew. five days later, they escape to safety. engel and his colleagues are part of a small group of courageous journalists risking their lives to report from syria. some of the most extraordinary images are being captured by manny, an independent french photographer and filmmaker. manny uses a fake name in order to protect his identity. >> before becom...