courtroom for the trial of new jersey versus police officer gary spath. mike: it is extremely rare for police officers to be put on trial. this was a police officer who claimed he was doing his duty. and in the course of doing his duty, he was indicted for a criminal offense, manslaughter. reporter: witnesses say the teen had his hands in the air in a gesture of surrender at the time of the shooting. thelma: it s proven evidence. he surrendered. that s murder. he just shot him when he gave up. paul: listen, this was a tragedy, but phillip was a kid who had a gun who shouldn t ve had a gun. gervonn: it just didn t fit the narrative of a young boy that grew up in this community. i mean, this was teaneck. walter: to me, the facts in the case are so obvious, at least in this instance. we re going to get justice (music) reporter: we reported this morning defense lawyer robert galantucci surprised everyone in the courtroom, especially the prosecution team, by calling the defendant
walker go head to head just days before georgians not to cast their vote. then a critical week for our democracy and what the leadership looks like in the face of crisis jon meacham is here as the 11th hour gets underway on this friday night. good, evening i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. we are still waiting for a definitive answer on what donald trump intends to do about the subpoena he s getting from the january six committee. he did release a rambling 14 -page letter today. were he repeated his election lies. but gave no indication of whether he will actually testify under oath before the committee. meanwhile, nbc news has attained more never before seen video of congressional leaders on january 6th. the video was shot by house speaker nancy pelosi s daughter, alexandra, and accomplished filmmaker. one part shows pelosi on the phone with then vice president mike pence. we have to make plans. i said, why don t you just put people in vehicles logistically
tonight, more incred never before seenib videos of january six, as the committee hints at a cover-up. plus the dramatic debate tonight in georgia, senator raphael warnock and herschel