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Defendant, philip chism is guilty on indictment number 2014109, charging him with aggravated rape, so say you, mr. foreman? >> yes. >> so say you all members of the jury? >> yes. >> the defendant does not request polling on this matter. >> your honor, may the verdicts be recorded? >> ladies and gentlemen of the jury, please be seated. >> mr. foreperson and ladies and gentlemen of the jury, i have no comment obviously to make on your verdict, but i can't help but comment on the seriousness with which each of you and the alternate jurors has taken the awesome responsibility that each of you has ...

William porter is african american, but he's a police officer. three of the jury of black men. five are african american women. two are white men, and two are white women. if you talk to attorneys who deal with these kinds of highly charged trials where race becomes an issue, having more african american jurors can change the balance in terms of the deliberation in whether or not you get an acquittal because of people's predisposition about trusting police officers. >> gregory, you're in law enforcement, you work with the brooklyn d.a.'s office. you've been following what happened with freddie...

Like it might be one group, one verdict, another group, another verdict. but getting into more evidence is important. but i also want to make sure there's a measure of calm no matter what happened. the baltimore that reacted to the initial incident is that the baltimore that should not happen ever again. that reaction sends a message about how people respect law and order, or don't respect law and order. >> joy, this case, i remember, when we were reporting on it, luke russert was out there yesterday, he was saying that it was hinging on what the officer did not do, right? it was about, he did...

If this goes beyond next week, they will have to do that. >> ron mott, outside the courthouse. gregory thomas? >> in all these incidents, tamir rice in ohio, or the case in chicago, with laquan mcdonald, or most recently with freddie gray, there's passion on the part of the police officers involved in that. but where's the compassion? you mentioned earlier, a failure to give medical aid to everyone i mentioned. tamir rice, laquan mcdonald, or freddie gray. that's a part of policing, we have to get better at. >> in terms of the jury and how long they could take, there's no limit here. ron mott ...

Challenge for these folks running for president. >> if that's the lens, then tonight at this republican debate which we were already expecting to be probably one of the largest viewerships, right, we have had for a debate, how do you see it playing into the debate tonight? this is what marco rubio is hoping that national security is what he can ride in as a way to contrast himself with ted cruz, with donald trump, you know? to be sort of -- carve this out. jeb bush would hope to do that, too. those two in particular, their the two trying, looks like to become the establishment favorites right ...