just when i thought this case couldn't get anymore bizarre. >> in hours, lawyers for george zimmerman deliver their last line of defense after trying to dog a last minute legal curveball. [ bleep ]. >> oh, my god. my car is totalled. >> a massive mud slide wiping out a colorado highway. we have a view from the driver's seat. >> sitting up and fell down

right away. >> this, a truly miraculous story. this morning, a pregnant woman struck by lightning survives to give birth to a beautiful baby girl. >> crazy story and happy ending on that one. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john ber man. once again, it is friday, 5:00 in the east. >> we begin with the closing pitch in the trial. these are the final moments of what has been a national story for a year. the attorneys will argue to the jury why their client is not guilty of murder or manslaughter in the death of unarmed teenager, trayvon martin, after the prosecution made its case. george howell is live for us in sanford, florida. these are the final moments of what has been a very long, a very painful period, isn't it? >> well, christine, absolutely.

all eyes in this town, all eyes around the country today will be on mark o'mara. he will get three hours to make his case to convince this jury it's not manslaughter or second degree murder. the prosecution gets one hour for rebuttal before the jury walks away to make their decision. >> the attorneys will present their final arguments. >> reporter: closing arguments, the final stage in the trial for george zimmerman. >> a teenager is dead. he is dead through no fault of his own. he is dead because another manmade assumptions. >> the prosecutor went into great detail pointing out inconsistencies from zimmerman's story from the television

interview he did to the re-enactment from police. they picked apart the account of what happened. >> why was he able to yell. the victim was on top. or is he lying about that? look at the gun. look at the size of this gun. how did the victim see that in the darkness? >> reporter: in closing, he got a reaction from george zimmer n zimmerman. >> unfortunately, the only photographs left of trayvon martin are those photographs. they have other photographs and you saw some of them in his younger days, but they can't take anymore photos. it's true because of the actions of one person, the man before you, george zimmerman. the man who is guilty of second degree murder. >> reporter: before closing arguments began -- >> just when i thought this case

couldn't get anymore bizarre, the state is seeking third degree murder based on child abuse? >> reporter: defense attorney don west didn't mince words during the hearing on the state's request to include a lesser charge of third degree felony murder as an option for jurors to consider. west called the strategy a trick. >> this is outrageous. it's outrageous they would bring this up at this time. they will consider manslaughter as an alternative to second degree murder. after more that you know a two-hour presentation, they used power point slide shows and other videos as part of the presentation. defense attorney mark o'mara may utilize the crime scene

enactment. the judge said he could not submit that as evidence in this case, but could be used as a tool. that's one of the images the defense wants to leave the jury with as they leave to make their decision today. >> george howell for us in sanford, florida. thank you, george. >> to san francisco. the latest in the deadly crash of asiana flight 214. it may take a year to figure out what caused the boeing 777 to land in the runway. the ntsb says it pilot's twice called for the landing to be aborted seconds before the crash. they expressed concern about the plane's speed. airport officials say they expect the wreckage to be removed by tomorrow. the runway at san francisco international will be reopened by sunday. people have been landing there for days snapping pictures as they land there. a colorado highway reopened after a river of mud swept away

cars, trapped dozens of drivers. this is near colorado springs. that is a river of mud. we showed you amazing pictures yesterday. a video journalist caught had his camera rolling. listen. >> oh, my god. [ bleep ] wow. [ bleep ]. >> remarkably, all the -- >> can you imagine having the presence of mind to film and how scared you must be? >> i'm watching the other cars, is he trying to get out? what is he doing? more rain is expected in the area this weekend. unbelievable. >> it is unbelievable. chad myers with more on the

weather. what do things look like for the weekend? >> good for the northeast, great for us, but i don't get to stay here. i go home to atlanta where it's raining. maybe a short night for you if you are in northern virginia, parts of maryland, annapolis and the eastern shore. a lot of thunder and lightning. there will be airport delays, as usual. this is a friday afternoon. thunderstorms around. that's going to slow down airports. here, cooler and drier across the northeast. rain across the southeast for the weekend. hot in the middle part of the plains. 100 degrees in dallas. nice. 77, 78 for new york and d.c. 84 in atlanta. for the rest of the weekend, sunny and nice across the northeast. new york city, tomorrow, 76. boston, 72. the best weather we have had in a long time. still, that hot and dry weather. the thunderstorms still pop up all weekend long in the mountains. that's where the problem was. we have the burn area.

the burn area got rain on it. it turned into the mud slide. more on that amazing video. >> incredible. thank you for delivering on the nice weather. >> thank you, chad. could it be another record breaking day on wall street? stocks soared. the federal reserve would keep pumping cash in. the dow topped 15,460. the s&p 500 hit 1675. both are records. last month, they indicated the fed might stop buying bonds. some warned the latest rally may be short lived. a spike in crude oil in part thanks to the situation in egypt and the peak summer driving season. they are creating a perfect storm. the price at the pump jumped 4%. industry experts expect prices to jump over the next couple

weeks. the average is $3.52 a gallon. it's 14 cents higher than a year ago. >> they are predicting 30 cents higher by the end of the summer. this morning the immigration bill looks less likely to get a vote. they will work on their own version of immigration reform focusing on smaller bills rather than the all in one. >> there was a debate last night. the house passing a scaled down version of a farm bill that fights over food stamp. it failed last month. some 48 million americans rely on the food stamp program. president obama promised a veto if the bill gets to them. food stamps have been tied for decades. this is the first time it's split. >> farmers like to point out, it's not the farm bill, it's the

food stamp bill. most of the spending is for food aid. president obama is telling chinese officials they are not happy they let edward snowden leave hong kong. he was disappointed and concerned how he was able to leave. he was able to leave despite u.s. request that he be arrested. meantime, a review is raising questions about what the former contractor found out. washington post says there's concern he may have accessed sensitive files about espionage with the chinese. he's set to meet at a moscow airport. revelations from the nsa files is microsoft may have helped the government more than previously thought. they assisted the nsa in finding ways to get around enkripgs.

skoo skype, now owned by microsoft. they said they only gave access to comply with court orders. anni albuquerque couple are lucky. the scariest part, kendra, weeks away from giving birth. >> it was getting close. we decided to end the fireworks and go inside. right when we decided to do that, i guess the next thing we know is we woke up on the ground. >> when i woke up, i didn't think she was going to be alive when i got to the hospital. i fell right on her. >> the baby, there she is, doing fine. kimberly samantha rose is healthy. she was delivered by an emergency c-section. mom and dad on the mend. they have a new nickname for the daughter, flash. >> the father is ian gordon.

a beautiful name for that lucky girl. vie leapt protest expected as the ousted president faces new accusations. reza spoke exclusively with morsi's son. floods wipe out communities in china. you will see a dramatic rescue, next.

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15 minutes after the hour. in egypt, the interim government is moving ahead with plans filling posts amid calls for massive protests as we hear from the son of deposed president morsi. reza is live in cairo this morning. you spoke with osama morsi. >> i did. it was a revealing interview. we learned the ousted president's son holds the same position as the supporters of

the former president. he is digging in, not backing down. he wants to continue the fight to reinstate his father. frankly, we walked into the interview expecting to meet someone who was dejected and worried. on the contrary, in walked a confident man smiling. the last time he saw his father was july 2nd, the day before he was ousted. he hasn't spoken to him since. when we asked him if he spoke to authorities to try to see his father, it's when he leaned forward. he leaned forward and here is what he told us in english. >> please, let me speak to my dad. no. we are in a revolution. new wave revolution. again, our democracy path, we will not let it go.

>> reporter: a defiance osama morsi, the son of the ousted president who said don't worry about the president. what people need to worry about in egypt are the democratic responsibilities that have been violated. he is also a lawyer representing his father. it's likely talks involving mr. morsi's detention, his son is going to be involved as well. >> the political rifts are not healing. it seems as if they are widening. >> reporter: there's no question about it. i mean the muslim brotherhood, mr. morsi supporters are digging in. of course the interim government reached out asking them to be involved in the interim government. they see it as an illegitimate process. being involved in this government, taking position in the cabinet sends a message it is a legitimate process.

they don't want to do that. the rightful leader is mr. morsi. it's why we are stuck in this impasse. it's not clear where things are headed. >> fascinating interview. thanks so much. in china, heavy flooding taking a toll there. these pictures from eastern china where a man had to be rescued from raging water. they continue to find dead after days of raining. 31 bodies have been pulled from the sight of a landslide. some 5,100 homes have been destroyed. losses so far, total more than $40 million. now to the story of new jersey's littlest hero. we are going to show you, that is 5-year-old chloe olson. her mom was eating chip at home. one got lodged. she started choking. chloe knew just what to do. dial 911. >> daddy? >> hello.

>> daddy, mom my's choking. >> she's choking in. >> yeah, she can't talk right now. >> she can't talk? >> no. >> okay. can you open the front door and i'll get help over to you. >> okay. >> open the front door. i'll be right there. >> love you, bye. >> chloe thought she was talking to her dad because her mom was talking to him on the phone before. doesn't matter. she got help. the mother is okay. young chloe may be in line for an award from the town of ridgewood, new jersey. she is the smartest and cutest little kid we have seen in a long, long time. >> it's a great lesson for teachers, parents and day care workers to tell your kids what to do. they need to know 911. >> kids know how to do it better than grown ups. home buyers beware. mortgage rates are rising. i'm going to tell you how high

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beautiful look at central park this morning here in new york city. just after sunrise here. >> chad myers says it's going to be a beautiful day for new yorkers. it's a beautiful day for investors. welcome back to "early start," money time. futures hovering near unchanged catching their breath after the dow closed at new highs. ben bernanke has words on interest rates meaning they will remain low. record highs. you can check your 401(k). make sure you are balanced. one stock with a record of their own, amazon topped $300 for the first time. the online retailer shot up 20% this year. powerful five-year run in which the stock more than tripled. they got a boost from a court

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chaos before the crash. new images and information from the san francisco jet liner crash. what happened seconds before that plane went down? >> a big break in a serial killer case that romped the nation. how dna evidence may close the books on the boston strangler. a real life robin hood? a quest to make history smoother at the cost of the city. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans, 29 minutes after the hour. >> it's going to be months before we know what brought down asiana flight 214.

authorities say the wreckage should be gone by tomorrow and the runway reopened on sunday. as miguel marquez reports, we have a better sense of what happened seconds before the crash. >> reporter: this morning, new pictures. the remnants of a charred flight 214 after it slammed into the seawall, the debris, giant rocks, pieces of the tail session and the landing gear littering the runway. now we have the fullest picture of the flight's final moments. 50 seconds out, the first officer comments about the sink rate, the speed at which is plane is descending. at 35 seconds out and 500 feet up, the pilot told investigators he saw a bright light and looked at the controls in the cockpit, including the speed indicator. >> at 500 feet, the air speed was approximately 134 knots. >> reporter: the 350 ton plane was already below the 137 knot

speed which the pilot believed he set the auto throttle. for the first time, at nine seconds before impact, 100 feet above the ground, one pilot expressed concern about the aircraft's speed. >> almost immediately after that is the first comment regarding speed since we started sharing information starting at 500 feet. >> reporter: we are learning there were two call outs for a go around seconds before this. >> oh my god! oh it's an accident. >> oh, you're filming it, too. >> reporter: ntsb says it will put everything into it they can finding out what causes the crash. the death toll in a train crash and explosion in quebec that incinerated a small town. the death toll is rising. it's up to 24 now.

some residents are allowed home. a church will open its doors to victims and families. meantime, the head of the railroad saying he understands why so much anger is being directed his way. >> i taked about that i have no sympathy. i can imagine myself being in that situation. i would be very unhappy and mad about the whole thing. i certainly understand the need to vent and to -- but there comes a point where it's unproductive. >> an investigation into what happened is ongoing. an engineer responsible for societyi i setting the brakes has been suspended. >> the defense gives closing

arguments making a case of why the neighborhood watch volunteer should be acquitted for murder. thursday, prosecutors made their final pitch saying zimmerman lied about what happened that february night. zimmerman did not testify in the case. the jury of six women did hear his statements to police. a pittsburgh area man accused of setting a 7-year-old boy on fire. edward myers doused his girlfriend's son with a flammable liquid and his own son. the pair along with another are accused of shooting him with a pellet gun. he taped it on his cell phone. myers is in jail. more details this morning on a missing person case that had thousands searching in the los angeles area.

charges could be filed today against the 16-year-old half brother of teri dwayne smith jr. he went missing on sunday. his body was found in a shallow grave on wednesday, not far from his home. a newtown, connecticut group asked to divide up $8 million after the sandy hook shooting. they gave $281,000 to those killed at the elementary school. the families of 12 surviving children get $20,000 and the teachers get money. it's nothing when you look at the tragedy. >> a crime sun solved for decades. authorities thought they knew who killed dozens of women. dna is now providing answers. >> reporter: albert confessed to

being the strangler. police never proved it. a half century later, they may have cracked the case. >> they authorized getting his remains to proof his guilt once and for all. >> reporter: guilt at least in the case of mary sullivan, the final victim. the 19-year-old was raped and strangled. there were ten other victims between 1962 and '64 terrorizing the boston area grabbing international headlines and the silver screen. he was sentenced to life for unrelated crimes and stabbed to death in prison. thanks to new technology, authorities say they have matched dna from one of the strangler's relatives to dna preserved 49 years ago from the crime scene and victim mary sullivan. detectives tail the relative to

get the dna sample. a source tells cnn, when he threw away a plastic water bottle at a construction sight, they grabbed it. >> it's fair, legal method for collecting. >> the family said they are outraged and offended after offering a dna sample last year. her nephew has written a book on the case and praises police for not giving up. >> it's amazing to me, today, to understand that people really did care about what happened to my aunt. >> once the body is exhumed, dna results are expected in days likely solving a 50-year-old mystery. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. former new york governor eliot spitzer is in the run to be the top financial official. he submitted 27,000 signatures

to the board of elections. it's seven times the number to get on the ballot. he told he he's optimistic the public will hear the case as he tries to return to public office. >> as i would never predict a jury verdict, i have never predicted elections. i don't want to predict what the public will do. i want to serve. it's more than i can ask for. i hope i make a persuasive case based on my record. >> he resigned in 2008. he's leading the democratic challenger to be new york city's comptroller. there are some on wall street that have a renewed interest in a city election. he does not have a lot of friends on wall street after aggressively pursuing different cases in years. >> there might be a lot of money in that case. san diego's may or is

apologizing. he admitted he had a problem and needed to change. >> i have reached into my heart and soul and realized i must and will change my behavior. as someone who spent a lifetime fighting for equality of all people, i'm embarrassed i have failed to respect the women that work for me and with me. at times, i have intimidated them. i know i am the only one that can make the chances. if my behavior doesn't change, i cannot leave the city. >> thursday three supporters called on him to resign with complaints of the mayor. they did not detail the allegations. >> rand paul says he's thinking of a run in 2016. he's not made a decision, yet.

he tops polls in iowa and new hampshire. he tributes popularity for a willing nz to stand to the left and right on issues. >> he's discussing the presidency saying he's considering it to run actively and go to the places. >> someone not making her plans clear, yet, hillary clinton. we do know for now, she's cashing in on the speaking circuit. she's making $200,000 per appearan appearance. that's short of the several million appearance that her husband, the former president is said to make for some of his speeches. call him the robinhood of potholes. ron cheney has taking asphalt from the city to fill in puddles writing citizen fiction so

residents know it's not the city's work. >> it's not hard. it won't last forever. but, if i can have one mess pothole, it's awesome. >> i'm glad somebody is fixing them. >> we had folks around the neighborhood fixing our potholes. i have to give it to the people. >> they are investigating cheney in whether he committed a crime taking the asphalt. across the countr some cities are having fireworks displays, no money. not fixing potholes, no money. cities are grappling with budget problems. i don't like potholes. i like this guy. >> call him. he'll find the asphalt somewhere. >> colorado cleaning up. the pictures. you cannot believe this. you cannot believe this. don't go away. go to school, you deserve more than just flexibility and convenience. so here are a few reasons to choose university of phoenix. our average class size is only 14 students.

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highway 24 near colorado springs a day or so after looking like this. a muddy, flash flooding mess. more than a dozen cars swept away when the road turned into a river of mud. they helped rescue a woman trapped by the torrent. >> she was sitting there and all this stuff is floating all around her, not just floating. i mean being washed down like a river all around here. >> after the mess, their cars looked something like this. >> whoa! >> check that out. just caked in mud. wow. amazingly, none of the drivers suffered injuries. their car suffered injuries. in roanoke, virginia, flash floods kept emergency responders busy. the flooding from torrential rain left many roads under feet of water. >> big weather mess.

chad myers is tracking the weekend weather for us. what's it like, chad? >> we have felt the humidity. that's the air, the rain, the humidity that is making the torrential rainstorms that won't move. that's what they saw there in the roanoke valley and parts of virginia. more rain all weekend long. showers in new york city later tonight. a short night in annapolis and the eastern shore. something else that is going to be going on today. it may slow down the commute. what you are going to notice in your car, if you are driving from west to east, you are going to drive into the sun. it's coming out of the road in front of you. take a look at the tower cam here. it's cloudy in new york. this is looking to the east. if you are driving here on an east/west road, the sun, the ball of sun comes right at you. sunglasses, a windshield and the

visor. same story tonight. the sun is going to be setting on the western horizon. it's a mess. it only happens a couple times a year. commuters have trouble with it. >> chad, appreciate that. thanks for a look at the weather. there's one place where the sun always shines. that's the seventh floor of this building. that's where we find chris and kate joining us now. >> hi, guys. could you hear our eyes rolling? >> that's why my mother loves him. my mom loves her some jb. >> that's great. one. >> she says i bet he's a good father. i remember him when you used to work with him. i said i work with him now. anyway, she likes you a lot. good morning, mom. i gave you a shout out. you can leave me alone now. yesterday, at the george zimmerman trial, we heard a key

phrase. it's about skittles, iced tea and a hoody. how effective were they at making the case? how will the defense do? it goes to the jury today. we are going to go through what is the law? what is the possibility of charges? >> we have a "new day exclusive. a teenager and a school shooting. he's out of jail. they say it was a joke. he never meant harm. he is now living a nightmare. we are going talk to him and his parents. he faces a long legal battle ahead and uncertain future. it's raising a lot of questions and a lot of people are talking about it. >> kate has been on this since the beginning. we are going to try to follow

things through. we are doing that on this one. kate will have that interview. we'll have news from around the country and around the world. a feature story, sanjay gupta says more and more people use headphones and have problems with hearing. why is that? what can we do about it. sanjay gupta. >> i have trouble hearing you with my ear piece. i have good hearing because the sounds can echo freely in the chamber of my head. >> you said it, not me. >> you thought it, though. >> looking forward to your show. a lot of big news coming up. >> we'll talk about gas prices as well. kate and i are going to talk about how they could go up 15 to 20 cents. coming up, would you give up $77 million to return home? one sports star gave it all up,

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derek jeter is back or he was back for a second. he made a return to the yankees lineup. the comeback cut short. andy joins us with more in the bleacher report. good morning.

>> good morning, john. the yankee's captain was healthy enough. after one game, he may head back on the shelf. he received a standing ovation in his first at bat. in typical jeter fashion, a single. after driving in a run in the sixth inning, he leaves the game with tightness in his quad. he didn't think it was a big deal, but he will undergo an mri later today. dodgers rookie sensation, puig did not win baseball's fan vote for the last spot on the roster. he came in so he could place. freddy freeman who set a record receiving 19 million votes. despite not winning the vote. puig mania is going on right now. his jersey is one of the top ten telling this year. lakers officially meta world

peace ending his four-year run with the team. by cutting world peace, they will save approximately $14 million. if he clears waivers, he would like to stay in l.a. and play for the clippers or his hometown, new york knicks. kovalchuk is retiring leaving behind $77 million. he had seven years left on the deal, but says he would rather li and play hockey near his home in russia. guys you hear about people being home sick. if you pay me $77 million, i would live anywhere you tell me to. >> move the whole country here for $77 million. that doesn't seem like a good

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say good-bye to chris brown's graffiti monsters. he's painted over the art. neighbors said it's an eyesore. brown was fighting back saying it was protected by the first amendment. workers were seen slapping paint on the concrete wall covering up the monsters. brown said it was his choice.

he did not do it because of the pending fines. the city says so long as it is covered, they will not go after brown. let's bring in chris and kate. take it away, guys. >> thanks so much, john. see you in a few minutes. it is almost the top of the hour. you know what that means on "new day." time for the top news. a teenager is dead through no fault of his own. >> judgment day for george zimmerman. the prosecution has spoken. did they make their case? now the defense gets their turn. how will they respond? the jury gets the case, today. bracing for the verdict. a town and country on edge. what happens after the verdict is read? police and community leaders are calling for peace. we follow a police chief as he goes door-to-door. >> brace yourself for pain at

the pump. it's going to get more expensive. how much higher will it go? >> your "new day" starts right now. >> happy friday, everybody. good morning. welcome to "new day." >> we are joined my michaela. jo coming up, up and down the communities places are submerged. this is the view inside a car as it gets sucked away by a mud slide. we'll have the latest on the cities trying to dry out. >> a "new day" exclusive. an alleged facebook felony. a teenager thrown in jail after posting joke online about violence. a bad joke, but one he clearly labeled as a joke. after four months in jail, he's out on bond and joining us live. breaking news about your

apple juice. the fda announces new guidelines on how much arsenic is allowed in apple juice. we are going to tell you what it all means. jury deliberations are expected to begin this morning the defense will give arguments answering the prosecution. the judge allowed a new charge in the case. let's get to george howell in sanford, florida, with the latest, good morning, george. >> reporter: that new charge manslaughter and it will be up to defense attorney mark o'mara for three hours to convince jurors george zimmerman is not guilty of manslaughter and not guilty of second-degree murder and then the prosecution gets one hour for rebuttal. >> the attorneys will now present the f