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 himself to the stand. let s go to the courtroom now live, where gary spath is testifying in his own behalf. mike: we didn t know that gary spath would testify as the trial began. there was some concern on the part of spath s defense atto
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
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late news, fox news at night. and breaking tonight, former secretary of state henry kissinger, one of the most influential american diplomats of his era has died at the age of 100. we ll take a look back at his life, his remarkable political career and lasting legacy. that will happen in moments. meantime in israel, the pause in fighting could end in the next few minutes as negotiations come down to the wire. but today a dozen more hostages were released and, for the first time, we are hearing from them about the horrors they endured. we covered ourselves with a sheet. that s all we had. not everyone had a sheet. the boys slept under the benches, the chairs, on the ground, because we wanted them next to us. trace: and when you think about what the hostages went through and are still going through, think about what s happening in one of california s largest cities where the city council just voted not to condemn hamas. they ve not been beheading and rareness israel murde
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