dixon theft trial was sent home with no verdict. tomorrow will be another day of deliberations, but the jury is showing signs of progress. several notes were sent to the judge throughout the day. live team coverage from the courthouse east. the jury had deliberated a total of 18 hours in the past three days. so far, no indication there in a standoff. there there have been two notes citing progress. mayor sheila dixon left court this evening no closer to knowing her future. after a full day of deliberations and several intriguing notes, jurors headed home without issuing a verdict. no one can guess which way they re leaning. this is a case of great interest and jurors are taking their jobs seriously. notes today at least suggested progress. a young man described great progress as he requested a break to think about their decision. that fueled speculation that the jury was close, but no decision came. midafternoon and other jurors juror asked if a particular pie
chief, who hasn t yet decided what to do about increasing american forces. reporter: president obama had already seen the warning about failure in afghanistan. saw it three weeks ago. but it hit page 1 today in the washington post and the new york times. a leak of the secret reports sent to washington by the commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, general stanley mcchrystal, who said privately, he wants 40,000 more troops. failure to provide adequate resources, the general warns, risks a long or conflict, greater casualties and is likely to result in mission failure. some afghan experts agree, more troops are needed. so insurgents cannot hide now the one town and then come attack populations in a different town. you want to make it harder for insurgents to do that. reporter: republican lawmakers agree. i don t believe it s possible to turn around afghanistan without more american combat power. reporter: general mcchrystal also wants a new focus on endi