alex sanchez, defense attorney new york. gloria, she calls him before she calls 911? >> yes. and what's the reason, nancy? that's what we want to know. because one would think one would call 911 first. now, she's probably going to say she's 17 years old and just was scared and confused. but i think anyone, even 17 years old, would know to call 911. >> raymond giudice, i assume you don't, but i see a problem with calling your family before you call 911. >> i'd go with what gloria just said. a 17-year-old young girl, scared. she calls her brother. he's right down the street. she may even know that he's going to respond in an emergency faster than 911 will. i don't see that's any inconsistency. i don't see a problem with it. >> i want to see giudice's face when he says things like that. >> i'll say it again, and -- >> no, please, don't repeat yourself. >> the police have sat on this for eight months. they've talked to this brother before. this didn't just come up today about the phone calls. it's no bombshell. >> no. i didn't say the phone calls were a bombshell, raymond. focus.

alex sanchez, renowned defense attorney out of new york. eleanor. when you're trying to determine the veracity or the truth of a witness's statement, you look for things that corroborate that statement. you and i have had to go in front of juries many, many times. listen, dope dealers, robbers, murderers, they don't hang out with nuns and priests and virgins. so often you have to corroborate what witnesses say. >> exactly. >> so let's take a look. what do we have in corroboration, eleanor? we have that night ronald cummings admittedly trying to reach misty croslin. she had been gone for three days, awol. partying three days. she comes home that night, they get in a huge big fight. he has to go to work. and by his own admission he calls, he calls-e calls, he calls, she won't pick up. he's calling all of her family. that corroborates what the brother's saying, that ronald called him and said i can't get her on the phone, please go to the house and check on her. >> you're exactly right, nancy. and what else helps as far as looking at it from t

alex sanchez, renowned defense attorney out of new york.ve had to go in front of juries many, many times. listen, dope dealers, robbers, murderers, they don't hang out with nuns and priests and virgins. let's take a look. what do we have in corroboration, eleanor? we have that night, ronald cummings admittedly trying to reach misty croslin. she had been gone for three days, a-wol, partying three days. she comes home that night. they get in a huge, big fight. he has to go to work. by his own admission he calls, he calls, he calls, he calls. she won't pick up. he's calling all of her family. that corroborates what the brother's saying, that ronald called him and said i can't get her on the phone, please go to the house and check on her. >> you're exactly right, nancy. what else helps look at it from the state's perspective is misty's timeline doesn't make sense and her story changes. the ring of truth is somebody went there and she wasn't home when they knocked. as washington continues the debate over health care reform, aarp has chosen a sid