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Woodruff a stunning announcement today in the case that sparked riots this week in baltimore. 25yearold freddie gray suffered a broken neck after being arrested last month, and died a week later. Now, the citys chief prosecutor has formally charged police with murder, manslaughter and assault. Woodruff states attorney Marilyn Mosby was grimfaced as she emerged from baltimores landmark war memorial building. The findings of our comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation coupled with the medical examiners determination that mr. Grays death was a homicide, which we received today has led us to believe that we have probable cause to file criminal charges. Woodruff in all, she said, Six Police Officers will have to answer for their actions in the death of freddie gray. I assured his family that no one is above the law and that i would pursue justice on their behalf. Woodruff mosby said there was no justification for grays arrest in the first place and that his knife was not an illegal switchblade, as police had claimed. She laid out a detailed time line of the events of april 12th. According to mosby, gray first ran from police at the intersection of baltimores north avenue and mount street. A few blocks away, he surrendered and was handcuffed, his complaints he could not breathe, ignored. Next he was loaded into a transport van, where mosby said officers did nothing to keep him from being thrown around. At no point was he secured by the seatbelt while the wagon contrary to a bdp general order. Woodruff at the first stop, officers put gray in socalled flex cuffs and leg shackles, but again, no seat belt. Mosby said thats when the crucial moment came. Following transport from bakers street, mr. Gray suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed, shackled by his feet and unrestrained inside of the b. P. D. Police wagon. Woodruff then, at mosher street and fremont avenue, mosby said, the vans driver checked on gray, but ignored his pleas for medical aid. Again, at dolphin st and druid hill avenue, two officers did nothing for gray according to investigators even though he kept saying he could not breathe. Despite mr grays appeals for a medic, both officers assessed mr. Grays condition and at no point did either of them restrain mr. Gray per p. B. D. General order, nor did they render or request medical assistance. Woodruff the van was then called to pick up a second prisoner. By that point, gray was unresponsive, but the prosecutor said despite mr grays seriously deteriorating medical condition, no medical assistance was rendered or summoned for mr. Gray at that time by any officer. Woodruff when the van finally arrived at baltimores Western District police station, grays condition had worsened significantly. Mr. Gray was no longer breathing at all. A medic was finally called to the scene where upon arrival a medic determined that mr. Gray was now in cardiac arrest and was critically and severely injured. Woodruff gray was rushed to a local hospital for surgery. He died one week later. The case touched off days of protests demanding the officers be prosecuted. Mosbys response today followed an investigation by police and a separate probe by her own office. Alone among the six, the driver of the van officer Ceasar Goodson was charged with Second Degree murder. Hes also accused of manslaughter and other crimes. Lieutenant brian rice is accused of manslaughter, along with assault, misconduct and false imprisonment. Officer William Porter and Sergeant Alicia white face similar counts, as do officers edward nero and Garret Miller involved in grays initial arrest. But they escaped manslaughter these charges are an important step for getting justice. Woodruff the police union said the six officers charged were not responsible for grays death. We believe that the actions taken today by the states attorney are an egregious rush to judgment and we have grave concerns about the fairness and integrity of the prosecution of our officers. Woodruff while Baltimore Mayor stephanie rawlingsblake said she was sickened by the findings. To those of you who wish to engage in brutality in conduct, racism and corruption, let me be clear, there is no place in the Baltimore CityPolice Department for you. Woodruff at the white house, president obama called for justice to be served. It is absolutely vital that the truth comes out on what happened to mr. Freddie gray. Woodruff on the street, most people welcomed the announcement of charges, in the wake of mondays riots and the deployment of the national guard. Oh im feeling amazing, today is a vast differences from what we saw on monday. Todays theres celebrating the news that came down from Marilyn Mosby and were really proud of her. But im relieved that some justice had come out of this situation because it was going to get crazy because were tired. Woodruff mosby addressed those hopes and fears in her statement today, and called for the city to stay calm. I urge you to channel the energy peacefully as we prosecute this case. I have heard your calls for no justice, no peace. However, your peace is sincerely needed as i work to deliver justice on behalf of freddie gray. Woodruff meanwhile, Baltimore Police lined again this afternoon as new demonstrations geared up. More protests are planned for this weekend. Well take a closer look at the charges brought today, after the news summary. In new jersey, a former Port Authority official pleaded guilty to conspiracy today in a scandal over closing lanes on a major bridge. David wildstein was an ally of republican governor Chris Christie. Wildstein said the closings were aimed at a mayor who refused to endorse christie. Two former aides to christie are also under indictment, but the governor was not implicated today. Hes a potential president ial candidate next year. Rescuers in nepal spent another day searching for earthquake survivors, but found only bodies, as the death toll neared 6,300. Meanwhile, muchneeded humanitarian aid trickled into some of the hardesthit areas. Jonathan miller of independent Television News reports. Reporter relief agencies are being asked to move mountains to get aid to remote quake struck villages. But today we found the mountain villagers themselves moving aid. Theyve come from four communities, several hours walkaway in a region called manka which has been almost totally devastated. The bereaved, the destitute, the injured and the hungry have converged on this local relief hub. Six days have gone by since the quake and this is the first aid delivery in the small town of khadichaur. Were about 2. 5 hours up the road from kathmandu. All the surrounding villages in these hills have been flattened and more than 70 people killed. And today for the first time villagers have come down to khadichaur to pick up these sacks of rice. Theyve all been donated by three local businessmen. There is no foreign aid here at all. Relief agencies are accused of a sluggish response but kathmandus small airport has been so swamped that aid cargo planes have been denied landing slots. The backlog is now being cleared. The u. N. s put up huge tented warehouses but theres only one forklift in action so things here move slowly. Logistics personnel are exasperated and all this before logistics coordinators confront nepals geographical challenges. When you look at nepal as a country, i mean its mountains. Were surrounded by mountains. You cant swing a dead cat without hitting a mountain here. Access, getting to the field is a huge problem. Reporter local nepali aid groups are meanwhile bogged down in bureaucracy, trying to get supplies out of the airport. At the vanguard of this mission impossible, nepals limited number of helicopters are working flat out rescuing remote villagers and delivering food. But there are hundreds and hundreds of villages and not enough helicopters. Woodruff the United Nations estimates some two Million People in nepal will need shelter, food, water and medicine over the next few months. This was may day, and leftist groups and unions marked it as International Workers day around the world. Demonstrations were largely peaceful in places like madrid and athens, where thousands of people turned out. But in turkey, crowds defied a government ban and tried to march to istanbuls main square. That sparked clashes with police, who used tear gas and water cannon to disperse the protesters. In central africa, some 500 students camped out in front of the u. S. Embassy in burundi today, fearing government retaliation for a week of protests. Demonstrations broke out last weekend, after the president announced hell seek a new fiveyear term. Hes already ruled for ten years. The protesters say his decision violates the countrys constitution. Back in this country, u. S. And canadian officials announced sweeping new safety rules for trains carrying oil. New tanker cars would have to be built to stronger standards to prevent fires, and thousands of older cars would be phased out in three to ten years. Transportation secretary anthony foxx spoke in washington. The truth is that 99. 9 of these shipments reach their destination safely. The accidents involving crude and ethanol that have occurred though, have shown us that 99. 9 isnt enough. We have to strive for perfection. Woodruff the rules follow a series of fiery oil train crashes in the u. S. And canada including four this year. Incidents of Sexual Assault in the u. S. Military declined more than 25 over the past two years. The pentagon reported the drop today, but said the problem still remains far too common. It also said well over half of female victims said theyve faced retaliation for reporting assaults. Wall street bounced back today from yesterdays losses. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 180 points to close back above 18,000. The nasdaq rose 64 points, and the sandp 500 added 22. For the week, the dow and the sandp lost a fraction of a percent. The nasdaq was down 1. 7 . And rock n roll hall of famer ben e. King has died. He passed away thursday in teaneck, new jersey, his home of many years. King was lead singer for the drifters in the late 1950s and early 60s, then became a solo star. His hits included stand by me, an enduring classic that he performed at the Kennedy Center in washington in 2008. When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light well see and no i wont be afraid oh i wont be afraid just as long as you stand stand by me woodruff ben e. King was 76 years old. Still to come on the newshour we examine the charges against the Six Police Officers in the death of freddie gray; plus, how baltimore struggles to end crime and hunger in hardhit neighborhoods after riots; an h. I. V. Outbreak of historic proportion in indiana; mark shields and david brooks on the weeks news; and boxings fight of the century. Woodruff we return now to the events in baltimore and the decision by the top prosecutor there to charge Six Police Officers in the death of freddie gray. Joining me to discuss those charges are david harris a professor of law at the university of Pittsburgh School of law and author of the book profiles in justice why racial profiling cannot work. And debbie hines is a former baltimore prosecutor who today practices law in washington, d. C. We welcome you both. Debbie hines, let me start with you as someone who was a prosecutor formerly in baltimore. What was your reaction when you heard about these charges today . Well, i think my reaction was the same as everyones reaction. It was total shock and surprise. Im pleasantly pleased prosecutor mosby did her own investigation and came to the conclusion she came to. Woodruff let me ask you the same question, david harris. What was your reaction when you heard, and how unusual is it to see Police Officers charged this way by a prosecutor without a grand jury . Well its unusual to see Police Officers charged at all. To be charged without a grand jury, thats a common thing, actually, in the jurisdiction of maryland. Prosecutors can swear out an information and that allows them to charge based simply on their own sworn statements. I was surprised, too, by the swiftness with which the whole process moved and i think that is really one of the big takeaways here. No longer are we seeing prosecutors and Police Departments wait and wait and sit on their findings for long periods of time. We are see ago swiftness and a sureness that i think we would not have seen a year ago and i attribute that all pretty much to the postferguson change in atmosphere. Woodruff debbie hines are you seeing the same sort of change david harris talks about . Im hoping were seeing a change. I think it might be a little premature to see that we are seeing a change. I think that in baltimore, the circumstances are such because of the prosecutor herself who is new, she hasnt been entrenched into the system, and i think she did what was the right and the fair thing but im just hoping this will be the trend to start, but i think its a little too soon to actually say that. Woodruff david harris, how strong would you say the case is based on what we heard today from the prosecutor Marilyn Mosby . She laid out very specific details in the description of what happened on the day freddie gray was arrested. Yes. A lot of charges against all Six Police Officers including two homicide charges of depraved heart seconddegree murder and some manslaughter charges. It is going to be a difficult case to prove, i think. Any case against a Police Officer is a difficult one to make. The jury comes into the jury room with the idea that the police are given the benefit of the doubt that theyre the good guys, and that has to be overcome in any case. Here weve got substantial questions about the mechanism of the injury how did it happen, who was responsible for it . Because you notice the prosecutor said he suffered a neck injury, a very severe injury. She did not say somebody did that to his neck. That indicates to me that the mechanism of the injury how it was caused, that will be a central sort of core part of the proof shell need to bring, and i expect this will be a tough one. It wont be easy and i have to say that the people who are celebrating this as a victory, they may be celebrating. These are all tough cases. Woodruff we should clarify there is only one charge of seconddegree murder against the officer driving the van. Debbie hines what about you, do you agree this is a tough case to prove or does it look like the prosecutor has made a strong case here . Of course, the attorney for the police union is saying the police are not responsible for freddie grays death. He called it an egregious rush to judgment. Well, i think the only charge that ive seen from what shes laid out that might be difficult is seconddegree murder, particularly the charge that its coming under depraved heart standard, because its a little different, its not necessarily that you have to prove that someone did something, as opposed to they didnt do something that put someone in a position of endangerment of their life. So i think that charge is going to be a little difficult to prove. But as to the voluntary manslaughter charges, i think it fits within the textbook definition of manslaughter. Not that its an intentional killing but not so much that you didnt intend what youve done. In this case, they criminally neglected freddie gray. I think those charges may be easier to prove than the Second Degree murder charges and of course the ode ones are just assault charges. Woodruff to clarify the depraved heart part of the seconddegree murder charge, youre saying thats a different standard . Oh yes, the seconddegree murder charge is a much higher standard. Its not first degree where first degree is the highest form and requires premeditation. It requires no premeditation but does require that you did something that you consciously knew would seriously and recklessly endanger someones life. So the facts she is showing to come out is actually the driving getting out of the van, seeing the condition that freddie gray was in at that time and doing nothing. Thats the fact that she at least the alleged fact shes going with on that charge. Woodruff david harris as someone whos looked at Police Charged with misconduct in many different kinds of circumstances, how do you expect this to unfold . Well, were going to learn a lot more in the coming days than we actually know now. What we know now is there were charges and we have an outline of the facts according to the prosecutor. Its important to remember weve only heard this side of the story and we always hear more than one side when a case gets to court. So well learn a lot more. Well learn the content of the medical examiners report and more about the Police Investigation and that will tell us how difficult a case it will be. I agree the second edegree depraved heart charge will be a tough one. It requires proof not of intentional killing but