much to questioned. he is among three others who said they have been towed here and yellow paint but nothing that they argue that spells out that it is legal or illegal to park there. and that is a problem for city officials like council woman maria quinones sanchez. clearly they are not receiving the scrutiny that they should. reporter: joe said he left for a few minutes after 5:00 on thursday and returned to see it hooked up. he was now left to plead his case. he said no, no, no. i cannot do it. i just september cash. reporter: department of licenses and inspections tell cbs-3 it is illegal for tow truck operator to accept only cash and if he did so violated the tow companies license to do business in this city. council woman sanchez watched the video, she is pushing for tighter regulations, and it claims so-called illegal parking spots, just mysteriously pop up, she says to benefit the towing companies. she wants every space in the city, registered in a database.
case of freddie gray. gray was severely injured last year while in police custody. his death led to rioting. edward nero is the second of six officers to stand trial, the first trial to reach a verdict. chip reid is in baltimore. reporter: office edward nero arrived at court today facing the possibility of years behind bars, and when the verdicts of not guilty on all counts were read by judge barry williams, nero burst into tears. nero, in yellow in this cell phone video of freddie gray s arrest, was not charged with his death. the most serious charges were assault and failing to buckle gray s seat belt in the police van, where he sustained a fatal spinal cord injury. the judge rejected the state s claim of recklessness and negligence, saying there has been no information presented at this trial that the defendant intended for any crime to happen. in a statement, nero s attorney said his client is elated that this nightmare is over. he also accused state s attorney marilyn
received fatal injuries during the ride. in the highly charged moments after the verdict, sheriff s deputies escorted nero s brother out of the courthouse. so not guilty for police officer edward nero. that is after a hung jury in the first trial in this case. it happened against officer william porter back in december. 0-2 for the prosecution in this case so far. reporting live from west baltimore, scott broom, wusa9. scott, thanks a lot for that. next up is the driver of the police van, officer caesar goodson, he faces the most serious charges in the freddie gray case. and coming up on wusa9 at 7:00, we ve got a live interview from baltimore where one of the freddie gray family attorneys with one of the freddie gray family attorneys. federal probe into virginia governor terri mccull live. a contribution from a kind businessman said chinese businessman said to be of particular interest to the feds. the governor is not aware of any investigation but he will cooper
officer not guilty today in the case of freddie gray. gray was severely injured last year while in police custody. his death led to rioting. edward nero is the second of six officers to stand trial, the first trial to reach a verdict. chip reid is in baltimore. reporter: office edward nero arrived at court today facing the possibility of years behind bars, and when the verdicts of not guilty on all counts were read by judge barry williams, nero burst into tears. nero, in yellow in this cell phone video of freddie gray s arrest, was not charged with his death. the most serious charges were assault and failing to buckle gray s seat belt in the police van, where he sustained a fatal spinal cord injury. the judge rejected the state s claim of recklessness and negligence, saying there has been no information presented at this trial that the defendant intended for any crime to happen. in a statement, nero s attorney said his client is elated that this nightmare is over. he also a
welcome back to our special edition of world news tonight of the terror attacks in brussels, and tonight, the casualties mounting, after terror attacks at the airport and on a subway car in the heart of that city. raids across the city, all day long. police with weapons drawn on a rooftop there. this after powerful blasts at the airport. right where families had dropped off loved ones, waiting in line for their tickets. an explosion on a subway car during the morning rush hour. a scene of chaos, right there in the dark. abc s alex marquardt in brussels this evening, taking us through the attacks, and the new focus at this hour on the surveillance video now. reporter: tonight, brussels under siege. an all-out search for the man in the hat, a suspected terrorist, seen walking through belgium s main airport. the two men in black believed to be his accomplices. the attackers hit at the height of rush hour. around 8:00 a.m., two blasts. suicide bombers in the departure hall ou