kind of a personal note with one of these victims itch want to bring in now defense attorney evangeline gomez. it got personal all around. just to start with the judge. i don't think -- i covered timothy mcveigh and the oklahoma city bombings trial a lot of things where you have, you imagine and pretty powerful impact statements that could be made before a trial gets started. i've never seen it like this today. were you surprised to see the judge allow victim families to talk and the case hasn't gone forward. >> i definitely surprised but i think the judge did it because the whole world is watching charleston, south carolina right now. >> simply put. so fox news has gotten this judge on the phone. judge james gosnell, jr., and here's what he told us. something echoing what your taking about. he said he let the victims speak because charleston needs it, every victim has the right to be heard. i guess my big question is, does this in any way shape or form prejudice the case, the potential jury pool, any of that? does it play a role in this case going forward that he would have the families get