didn t even put a seat belt on him. this afternoon, we ll hear from the defense. it s likely they ll say he knew freddie gray from the neighborhood, knew him to be a faker. every time they went to arrest him, he d create a scene and this was another one of the scenes. adam, when we talk about the charges here, again, charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, misconduct in office, reckless endangerment, these were the heaviest charges against the six officers that have been charged. what are you hearing from sources about, one, how long this trial could last and, also, when the consecutive trials of the five other officers could begin? well, officer goodson, the driver, he faces the most serious charges. this trial we expect to last about three or four weeks. prosecutors hope that if they can find him guilty, maybe they can get him to testify against his fellow officers in return for leniency, thomas. adam reporting in baltimore. thank you. developing news ba
they would have gotten near you? i think the chance is zero. the vetting that had been done. this man would not have been permitted into sensitive positions. mr. mayor, so sorry for what you re dealing with here in the city. thank you for coming on to give assurances about the community. appreciate it. thank you. michaela, let s get the top news back in new york. 39 minutes after the hour. police in washington arresting a man accused of throwing fire crackers over a white house fence. the loud pops sounded much like gunshots and caused a lockdown at the white house complex. officials still do not know why he did it but they say the suspect was not a threat. this incident happened in those tense hours after the deadly shootings at the d.c. navy yard. a race against the clock in colorado. chopper crews looking for people stranded by last week s flooding. they were given the all-clear to fly after days of bad weather with many roads still left unuseable. the death toll now up
allegedly did a lot of things wrong, but the flight attendants, look at the one that had a broken tailbone and was running up the aisle carrying people on her back. and she looks and refused to get off until everyone else was off. incredible. amazing. other news back, you know, boston style news. yeah. go ahead. go. this is mike barnicle s area of expertise. when two gangsters come face to face in a courtroom expect things to get heated. yesterday kevin weeks, former partner of james whitey bulger took the stand and testified against his former mentor. weeks accused by the defense of cutting a deal with prosecutors so he would serve just five years in prison. he was then asked if he felt any remorse for his role in the five killings. mike will be mr. weeks. i will be mr. bulger. this is the tale incidentally of a loser versus a sociopath. weeks is the loser, jim whitey bulger the sociopath. which one you? he s the loser, i m the
known and heard quite a bit about casey, that he was involved in drugs and into cocaine, particularly. in 1975, casey pleaded guilty to drug and firearms charges. bar is closed, folks. let s go. then when casey left buffalo for south florida in the early 80s, he got into trouble again. authorities raided his new club there and arrested three employees for selling cocaine. i believe it. but it is just astonishing to me because i don t think that we should have known what was going on. we should have drawn a beat on it. a decade later when casey was killed, it was big news back in buffalo. butch had led such a wild life. i guess it was a case where nothing really surprised me. those who knew casey well could only imagine what the charismatic bar owner might have been thinking during the struggle.
campaign in russia. i don t think so. when did you first learn sessions spoke to the russian ambassador? when were you aware that he spoke to the russian ambassador? i wasn t aware of that. when did you find out? he should have spoken truthfully about i think he probably did. reporter: overtaken by news back in washington over his attorney general. i am calling for one of the largest defense spending increases in history. reporter: the president didn t mention the sessions controversy during his remarks here today, and administration official told cnn the white house only learned about sessions contacts with the ambassador wednesday night when first reported by the washington post. it s the latest in a string of unwelcome distractions for the trump administration over potential links to russia. last month the president s national security advisor michael flynn forced to resign over not being forthcoming about his conversations with the same russian ambassador. but