medical condition. the prosecution is alleging at stop number four, such an important stop, where the defendant speaks to freddie gray. that freddie gray said, i can t breathe. the defendant is saying, i never said that at all. and, carol, i ve never seen the defendant animated before, but as they are attacking his credibility in the closing arguments, he is talking to his attorneys, his attorneys are taking notes and the courtroom is packed to capacity. carol? jean ka star rez reporting live. u.s. secretary of state john kerry in paris today for high-level talks aimed at ending the syrian civil war. tonight he travels to moscow where he ll sit down with vladimir putin in an attempt to level support for cease-fire. here in united states, adele will tour north america beginning in st. paul on july 5th. it will hit 50 u.s. cities. her last u.s. tour was in 2011.
they would like to see the officer prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. have you to understand this family is still grieving. they re in shock over all of this. i know they want not just the shooter but in my opinion, everyone responsible who tried to cover this up or tried to justify what cannot be justified, should be held accountable. officer van dyke was arrested more than 400 days after the killing. the charges were announced before the public release of that dash cam video. jury selection now under way in baltimore for the first of six officers facing trial in the death of freddie gray. first up, william porter. you ll see him entering the courtroom. he s the man with the coffee cup. he s charged with manslaughter and misconduct. prosecutors say gray told him twice he needed a medic but one was never called. officer porter also failed to put a seat belt on gray in that police van. jean ka sar res is in baltimore,
covering that trial. first i would like to bring in paul callan, our legal analyst. is it possible to seat an impartial jury in baltimore? it s hard to believe you can sit an impartial jury but we ve had high publicity cases in other states where juries have been selected. we can t rule it out. it depends upon what the jurors say. if they indicate they can be fair and impartial, possibly we ll get a jury. it s going to be a very interesting process. let s back out to baltimore. how many potential jurors, jean, do you suppose will be interviewed? we know 75 to 80 are in a courtroom across the street on the fourth floor. we have a producer in the
jury selection begins in baltimore for the first of six officers facing trial in the death of freddie gray. first up is william porter. he s charged with manslaughter and misconduct. you see him there entering the courthouse. he s holding a cup of coffee. porter was 25 years old at the time of his arrest. the same age as freddie gray, ironically. he s been in the police department since 2012. prosecutors say gray told him twice that he needed a medic, but no one was ever called. officer porter also allegedly failed to put a seat belt on gray while he was inside the police van. with racial tension gripping the city, the court is challenged with finding an unbiased jury. jean is outside the courtroom with more. good morning. good morning, carol. jury selection is underway right now in the courthouse behind me. it s on the fourth floor. as you can see, there is a small group of protesters that are outside of the courthouse right now. they said they would be here,
that was taken ten years ago stemming from the civil lawsuit filed by one of his accusers cosby admits to sexual relationships with at least five women. and he admits to the use of drugs in his pursuits. he says he tried to hide the affairs from his wife and talks about paying women to keep quiet. constand is one of dozens of women who have publicly accused cosby. cnn has reached out to cosby s public cyst who says he has no comment at this time. jean is joining me now with more. you ve had a chance to go through much of this deposition. what stands out to you as most damming? well, i guess hearing cosby speak himself. this was a sworn affidavit. this was a sworn deposition that can be used in court. so he had to make an oath that what he was saying was absolutely the truth. he does say that he had sexual