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Instantaneously. if a guy is holding a weapon or a bomb, he's gone. they're going to shoot him right there. not going to be discussing anymore. they talked to him 11 hours. didn't lay it down. they can't let him kill the hostages. takes split-second decision making. excellent police work. the best we could come out is nobody's dead, but you the second best is only the bad guy's dead. >> all right, jim. we're going to listen in right now to the news briefing there live in colleyville texas. >> i'm katie shamont, the publish affairs. you know how to get in touch with us if there are any question...

You will learn what happened in that nine minutes and 29 seconds. the most important numbers you will hear in this trial are 9:29. >> reporter: the prosecutor emphasizing this case is only about the actions of one rogue officer. >> one of those things that this case is not about, all police or all policing. police officers have difficult jobs. they have to make split-second decisions. this case is not about split-second decision making. >> reporter: preparing jurors for what they would soon see. the video that stunned america, raw, unedited, and played for more than eight minutes. >> you will ...

With heavy snow, with rain, and hurricane force winds. and historic flooding. at least six people have died. all of them from falling trees. our meteorologist derek van dam is here to tell us more about that system. >> it wreaked havoc on the transportation industry, from the roads to the airlines, and we have this video coming out of arlington, virginia. this is incredible to watch the split second decision making by this pilot aborting a landing in windy conditions here. they were gusting at 70 miles per hour. and this gentleman decided that he was not going to land this aircraft, and he put...

With problems. there losing officers to attrition of budget cuts. how do you fix that? >> you can have as many officers as you want. you will have the same problem when he of split-second decision-making. if that right person is not making the right decision at that moment we will always have these conversations. we will always question what police are doing. that is the bigger issue. no one is realizing that please only have a split second to make those decisions. then they want to question them for weeks, months, and years. it's a bigger issue than training a numbers. >> arthel: what will ha...

U.s., launched test fights of the stealth bomber. on what the pentagon is saying at such a sensitive time. >> also this morning, split second decision making by a philadelphia subway rider that made the difference between life and death. you will see the man spring into action when a fellow passenger takes a plunge right into the tracks. what was going on in the mind of this hero. later on, as well. lessons in parenthood from the zoo. check this out. some people are making a very special baby gorilla and learning lessons from him about taking care. the baby rejected by her mother. find out w...