. - hill is a key member of orange county's elder abuse forensics center, a first-of-its-kind group that brings together doctors, social workers, police, prosecutors, and others to fight elder abuse. - supposedly, she was taking care of him, but when he gets in, he's got, like, different stages of sepsis, and i don't understand all this stuff, t... - the typical perpetrator, if there is on would, a lot of times, be family members. - kerry burnight is a gerontologist at the uc irvine medical school and a co-director of the forensics center. - 90% of the time, it's a family member, oh, it's just a person at a nursing home, but in fact, because the vast majority of older adults live at home and are cared for by family members, that is--family members are the perpetrators. - the need for organizations like the forensic center has never been greater. - think of it as a horrible perfect storm, because never in the historyof s have we had so many older adults. it is a staggering tsunami of all of us aging. the other part is the economics of it-- economic instability, so that these perpetrators,

forensic pathologist who kept the jury's attention. legal analysts say it was also effective. >> thank you very much. call your next witness. >> reporter: a shift in court yesterday from testimony centered around 911 calls to technical testimony from forensic expert dr. dimaio. as jurors took notes, the doctor laid out his findings that george zimmerman suffered six impact injuries to his face and head. and that while the gun was against trayvon martin's sweatshirt when the trigger was pulled, the sweatshirt was 2 to 4 inches away from his body, consistent with someone leaning over another person, as zimmerman described to investigators. >> the medical evidence, the gunshot wound, is consistent with his opinion -- with his statement as to that. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: during cross-examination dimaio agreed that martin could have been pulling away when he was shot and that bruises from a fight could take days to appear or not appear at all. >> in other words, george zimmerman could have hit trayvon martin and not left any bruising on his knuckles. >> that's correct, sir. >> legal analysts say the doctor was a strong witness for the defense. >> dr. dimaio was most effective in his

. >>> a shift in court yesterday from testimony centered around 911 calls to technical testimony, from forensic pathologists and gunshot wound expert dr. vincent dimaio. as jurors took notes, dr. di maio laid out his findings that george zimmerman suffered six impact injuries to his face and head. and that while the gun was against trayvon martin's sweatshirt when the trigger was pulled, the sweatshirt was 2 to 4 inches away from his body, consistent with someone leaning over another person, as zimmerman described to investigators. >> the medical evidence, the gunshot wound, is consistent with his opinion -- with his statement as to that. >> during cross-examination, demayo agreed that martin could have been pulling away when he was shot and that bruises from a fight could take days to appear or not appear at all. >> in other words, george zimmerman could have hit trayvon martin and not left any bruising on his knuckles. >> that's correct. >> legal analysts say the doctor was a strong witness for the defense. >> dr. di maio was most effective in his cross-examination. he was calm, he understood

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vincent demayo take center stage in the defense's case. >> from a forensic standpoint -- >> i totallygree with what jose said. looking at the totality of the evidence, i think the state has not reached that high bar for second-degree murder. i see nothing inconsistent with george zimmerman's story. i think the state's case is slip sliding away. >> well, we'll see. days yet to go. appreciate my panelist. nope eeeeh... oh, guys let's leave the deals to hotels.com. ooh that one! nice. got it! oh my gosh this is so cool... awesome! perfect! yep, and no angry bears. the perfect place is on sale now. up to 40% off. only at hotels.com >>> get caught up on other stories we're following. susan hendrix has the 360 bulletin. >>> outrage in south america over what happened this this plane. the jet carrying bolivia's president. european authorities forced it to land on suspicion that nsa leaker edward snowden was on board. a search revealed no sign of him. >>> back home the first look at the damage from the fire that took the lives of 19 elite hot shots. 360's gary tuck man reports that flames hav

i fully anticipate we're going to see him take center stage in the defense's case. >> from a forensict? >> i totally grow. looking at the totality of the evidence, i think the state has not reached that high bar for second degree murder. i see nothing inconsistent with george zimmerman's story. i think the state's case is slip sliding away. >> well, we'll see. thank you very much. appreciate all our panelists. up next, a first look at the destruction of that wildfire in arizona that claimed the lives of 19 firefighters. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. [ whirring ] [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband

vincent demayo take center stage in the defense's case. >> from a forensic standpoint -- >> i totallyh what jose said. looking at the totality of the evidence, i think the state has not reached that high bar for second-degree murder. i see nothing inconsistent with george zimmerman's story. i think the state's case is slip sliding away. >> well, we'll see. days yet to go. appreciate my panelist. the panel will be back in the 10:00 hour for the latest. we'll go in depth for a full hour. see you back at 10:00 eastern for our special report, self-defense or murder, the george zimmerman trial. >>> first a look at the wildfire that climbed the lives of 19 firefighters. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get his blood tested. but not anymore. bob's doctor recommended a different option: once-a-day xarelto®. xarelto® is the first a

center hospital. following that, i did a one-year fellowship in forensic pathology at the office of the chief medicalr for the state of maryland. after successfully completing the three residency programs, i took my specialty board exams and was certified as a specialist in the fields of anatomical pathology, clinical pathology, and forensic pathology. >> is that board certification, is that what you're referring to? >> yes. a board certification means that you've successfully completed a number of years of training in a subspecialty of medicine and then you have taken a written and practical exam and passed the exam, and then you are certified and you're recognized by other physicians as a specialist in these areas of medicine. >> dr. di mai, let's start first what is pathology and maybe more detail about those other areas. >> well, pathology is a branch of medicine concerned with the study and diagnosis of diseases. anatomical pathologist generally work in hospitals and they examine tissue that is removed from somebody. if you had a mole removed from your skin, had you a breast biopsy or some tissu

center hospital. following that, i did a one-year internship in forensic pathology with the medical examiner for the statemaryland. after successfully completing the three residency programs, i took my specialty board exams and was certified as a specialist in the fields of clinical pathology and forensic pathology. >> is that board certification, is that what you're referring to? >> yes, a board certification means that you've successfully completed a number of years of training in a sub-specialty of medicine, and then you have taken a written and practical exam, and passed the exam. and then you are certified and you're recognized we other physicians as a specialist in these areas of medicine. >> dr. di maio, you mentioned path olg. let's start with what is pathology, and maybe more details about those other areas. >> well, pathology is a branch of medicine concerned with the study and diagnosis of diseases. anatomical pathologists generally work in hospitals. and they examine tissue that is removed from somebody. if you had a mole removed from your skin, you had a breast biopsy or some tissue, you know

center in albany, new york. i am board certified in anatomic, clinical and forensic pathology. i then spent a year in tucson, arizona, where i did medical examiner work. sorry. i was medical examiner for a year. one year as medical examiner. after which i went to miami where i was an associate medical examiner for a total of 19 years. i then took a chief position in district 5 where i was there for three years. i went to the university of missouri in columbia where i was associate professor for two years and then came to jackson hole where i've been here for seven years. >> just briefly what are your duties as a medical examiner? >> in the state of florida we're required to investigate sudden, unexpect unexpected, unnatural death and to sign the death certificate. >> what is meant by the 2er78 pathology. >> pathology is the study of disease in the human body. >> what is meant by forensic pathology. >> in forensic pathology what it comes under the umbrella that -- where the sudden, unexpected unnatural death cases come under the forensic pathologist. >> and have you ever been qu

centered on such issues as who had the upper hand in the fight. yesterday, lawyers on both sides used a foam dummy to demonstrate their version of what happened. a forensichologist testified the evidence suggests trayvon martin was on top during the struggle. >> so the wound itself, by the gap by the powder tattooing in the face of the contact of the clothing, indicates that this is consistent with mr. zimmerman's account that mr. martin was over him, leaning forward at the time he was shot. >> sreenivasan: but eyewitness accounts varied. some neighbors recall seeing martin on top; others, zimmerman. there were also arguments over who made the cry for help on a 9-1-1 recording during the fight. martin's mother testified it was her son's voice. >> ma'am, that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that?" >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be, ma'am? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> if it was your son in fact screaming as you testified, that would suggest that it was mr. zimmerman's fault that led to his death, correct. >> correct. >> sreenivasan: but zimmerman's mother claimed the opposite, saying the scream came from her son. >> what i'm sure is t