that is happening inside the courthouse. as soon as we get developments we will break in. tell us what happens if there is a hung jury. what are the next steps after that? >> reporter: certainly. as you mentioned, a lot of drama inside that courthouse right now. as ari melber described a few minutes ago this could be the bottom of the ninth inning perhaps in this trial if it turns out to be a hung jury. as you mentioned the judge has not made that determination yet but we are waiting and it could happen any moment. what happens next if there is a mistrial? this case not only attracted a lot of attention here in north charleston but also around the country. you remember, the city of north charleston had already approved 6.5 million dollar civil settlement in this case and then after -- if it turns out to be a mistrial, there might be some pressure on the local prosecutor to retry this case. we don't know if the prosecutor will or not.