that's 42-year-old michael escoto. accused of murdering his new wife, wendy, just days after their marriage. the allegation, he did it to collect $1 million in insurance money. now, he's representing himself in court. here he is addressing the witness on the stand. >> say that again. >> objection, judge. >> reporter: that outburst leaving the judge to hold him in contempt of court. >> this is not a circus and it is not a show. this is a murder trial. but we're not going to make it a comedy show. i'm not going to allow that. >> reporter: friday, a twist. prosecutors telling the judge that escoto is dangerous. >> this defendant is a time bomb waiting to explode. >> reporter: and even with the contempt of court ruling, prosecutors say they fear for their safety. >> that's not enough for me to feel safe. it is not enough for my partner to feel safe. >> reporter: now prosecutors are asking for the tables to be rearranged in court so they would be far enough for escoto reach. watch as escoto cross-examines his own mother-in-

for four days she was escoto's wife. he is charged with first-degree murder. prosecutors call him a controlling manipulative schemer who beat his wife to death. he beat his wife to death after his failed plans to drown her in a jacuzzi. he wanted to collect on his wife's million dollar insurance policy the state argues. jury is set to begin deliberating today. last fall a civil jury ordered an ex-girlfriend of escoto to pay the family $44 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. the ex-girlfriend admitted to helping murder tripaga but was granted immunity from brosscution due to little evidence against her. michel escoto sits in jail where he has been since 2011. jenna: thank you, arthel. jon: screw members of a sinking south korean ferry are appearing in court. searchers are trying to recover 200 victims believed to be estimate inside. the confirmed death toll stand at 113. david piper from bangkok, thailand with the latest. david? >> reporter: jon, special weather conditional loud divers to spend more time in the sunken ferry today and they have been retrieving

michel escoto was convicted of killing his wife back in 2002 just to collect her $1 million life insuranceted one to deliver his crossing argument. an appeal is likely. he will be sentenced in two weeks. >>> a south carolina man blames a drug mix up after he found himself at the local wal-mart wearing nothing but black shoes. we mean nothing but black shoes. he said the last thing he remembers he was going to sleep at his sister's house and next thing he knew he was naked in his truck in the store parking lot. he decided to enter the store and that's when employees called the cops. >> i have had a problem with drugs in the past. i still like to do some ecstasy once in a while. i accidentally got methamphetamine instead. it really made me crazy. >> he apologizes for anyone who was offended by his birthday suit. he was first spotted in the health and beauty aisle and police escorted him from the electronics area. >> he told police he was shopping for clothes. >> that makes sense. >> he was only wearing shoes and kind of crazy. >> he spent the night in jail on a disorderly conduct charge. >>