it s the case outside detroit drawing similarities to the george zimmerman trial. the jury has been selected in the trial of theodore wafer in the killing of ranesha mcbride. what s the breakdown of the jury and what will it mean for the trial going forward? also, where is the humanity? tonight we have the police report and serious new questions on the chokehold death of eric garner by new york city police. stay tuned. but most of our empls live in the same communities that we serve. people here know that our operations have an impact locally. we re using more natural gas vehicles than ever before. the trucks are reliable, that s good for business. but they also reduce emissions, and that s good for everyone.
november. around 1:00 a.m. she was intoxicated and crashed her car into a parked vehicle. her family said she walked to mr. wafer s house seeking help, but the 55-year-old shot mcbride in the face through a closed door after she was on the porch. he s charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and felony use of a firearm. he claimed self-defense, saying mcbride was trying to break into his house. today, the jury was selected. it s made up of seven men and seven win women, two of whom will serve as alternates. two african-american men, two african-american women, one arab man, two minority women, four white men and three white women. tomorrow morning they will hear opening statements in the murder case against wafer. joining me now are former
disturbing, but i believe it s important to show it. don t touch me. [ bleep ]. i can t breathe! i can t breathe. garner went into cardiac arrest and died after being placed in that apparent choke hold as part of a pending internal affairs investigation two officers have been placed on modified duty. and today the new york fire department announced that two emts have been placed on restricted duty. meanwhile in michigan today, jury selection is under way in the trial of 55-year-old theodore wafer, a deerborn heights man who is charged with fatally shooting 19-year-old renish amc bride in the face when she knocked on his door last year looking for help after a car accident. two cases both drawing widespread allegations of implicit racial bias on the part of both civilians and police. joining me now to discuss both of these cases, a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney and lisa bloom,
in november, mcbride was intoxicated and crashed her car into a parked vehicle around 1:00 a.m. she walked to theodore wafer s house. her family says to seek help. but the 55-year-old shot mcbride in the face after she went on his porch. he claims self-defense, saying mcbride was trying to break into his house. after the hearing today, the defense attorney went after the judge, asking her to recuse herself for ties to prosecutors. and they re reportedly ready to attack the victim s character with photos from her past. so who is on trial here, and how will this play out? joining me now are former prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst faith jenkins and carmen st. george. faith, what is the defense trying to do today going after the judge? well, they argued that this judge has several associations
imagine some law enforcement agencies are not happy about it. and here s a look at what s happening today. the man accused of shooting and killing an unarmed 19-year-old on his porch last year is expected in court. theodore wafer is asking for a new judge. a texas lawyer will order gm to tell customers to stop driving almost 3 million recalled vehicles until they can be repaired. and the national civil rights museum at the lorain hotel in memphis is holding a grand reopening today honoring the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act and remembering dr. martin luther king. it s time for the your business entrepreneur of the week. ray goodman is the owner of new york city s legendary punk clothing boutique trash in vaudeville. jimmy web is key buyer and salesman. it s his relationship with customers, rock stars, and fans