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you. >> make sure you watch jane every night on hln at 7:00 p.m.g kong denies a u.s. request to extradite edward snowden back to this country. are they thumbing their noses at obama administration? >>> nsa leaker edward snowden is on the run. he flew out hong kong. hong kong says it denied the u.s. request to detain snowden because it did not receive proper documentation. the justice department says it's disappointed in hong kong's refusal to arrest snowden. right now snowden is holed up in moscow. the fragile u.s./russia relationship may be facing a big test. his ultimate destination might be ecuador, the same country that helped julien assange. the u.s. yanks snowden's passport and is asking other countries to turn him away. democratic senator charles schumer is pointing fingers at russia's leader. >> what is infuriating here is prime minister putin of russia aiding and abetting snowden's escape. the bottom line is very simple. allies are supposed to treat each other in decent ways. >> let's bring in our political panel. anna navarro is in beauti

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>>> if you flipped on cnn, msnbc or hln on monday or tuesday or wednesday, thursday, friday, chancesrage of the george zimmerman trial. the case belatedly became a media sensation after the murder of 17-year-old trayvon martin last year. and now the court proceedings are becoming a television obsession. >> now to the explosive start to george zimmerman's high-profile trial. as a prosecutor used zimmerman's own words to try to portray him as a vigilante who targeted trayvon martin. >> good evening, welcome to our special continuing coverage. self defense or murder, the george zimmerman trial. >> we start with today's riveting testimony in george zimmerman's second-degree murder trial. >> i would say her phrase that got the most attention today was her saying creepy ass cracker. >> it clearly was a racial statement. i think it's pretty tough to avoid that. >> uses cracker and the "n" word both to describe -- >> our panel joins us. terry smith, why has television in particular elevated this tragic murder case into the daily soap opera? >> of course race has something to do with it and i

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it's on hln. you won't miss a thing there. been a very busy legal day. what a day for a legal news program. news continues after a short break. >>> the supreme court issues landmark ruling. same-sex marriage sporters slating. >>> aaron hernandez taken into cuffs and let go by the patriots. >>> emotional testimony from george zimmerman's neighbor. whether the jury can hear the previous 911 calls. >>> paula deen apologizes in a national interview. she says i'm not changing. she takes another hit from a big sponsor. >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. >> i'm michael holmes. we're going to start at the u.s. supreme court. after weeks of anticipation the justices handing down two major rulings on same-sex marriage. >> the court struck

to tell us why, hln's nancy grace joining us from atlanta to give us her take.s morning. get off, get off. if the jury believes rachel jeantel. if they believe trayvon martin was saying get off, get off. what does that mean? >> if they believe her, that's a big if. i thought she was going so great when she was on direct exam, the single best witness that the state had had for trayvon martin, but on cross-examination. but, man, that's a whole other can of worms. i'll get to that in a moment. if they believe what she said on direct examination, that means that trayvon martin was absolutely on the bottom of that scuffle, placing zimmerman on top and firming up the theory that he is the aggressor. but what we have to remember is, he was out walking his dog with his gun in a car and followed this high school junior. all right, who was supposed to be there. that is where his father lived. he was going home. so, how he ended up in a scuffle, far far away from where they started, i mean, clearly, paints zimmerman as the aggress aggressor. so, if they believe trayvon is

and you can watch the daytime emmy awards on our sister network, hln. that's starting at 8:00 p.m.e red carpet at 7:30 p.m. >>> all right, i'm going to see you back here at the top of the hour, 8:00 eastern. but first, dr. sanjay gupta tells us how to sit down and have a meaningful conversation with your kids

and you can watch the daytime emmy awards on our sister network, hln. that's starting at 8:00 p.m.e red carpet at 7:30 p.m. >>> all right, i'm going to see you back here at the top of the hour, 8:00 eastern. but first, dr. sanjay gupta tells us how to sit down and have a meaningful conversation with your kids about sex before someone else does. "sanjay gupta md" starts right now. >>> hey there and thanks for joining us. the supreme court just said you cannot put a patent on a natural human gene. today, we're going to see what that means for you. i'll tell you, there are huge implications for medical care, starting with cancer patients. we'll explain. >>> then, as you know, i always say to eat your fruits and veggies, but some of them aren't as good for you as they used to be. i'll tell you what that's all about and what to watch for. >>> but first, plan b, the controversial morning-after pill. it's back in the headlines. the drug works to prevent pregnancy if it's taken within three days of having sex. it works best taken within 24 hours. when the current version was approved, anyo

we'll get on the headlines with kevin maddon and mark and robin meade, host of hln's morning express. welcome to you-all. >> good to be here. >> thank you. >> kevin, welcome to you. >> thank you so much. great to be with you. >> we'll start with you because you're the new boy. hero or villain? >> i certainly don't think he's a hero. i think those are two emotionally charged words, but i certainly don't think he's a hero. i think what he is and he's a confessed law-breaker. he took an oath to uphold the confidentiality of the position that he was afforded in working with the nsa and he knew that the ramifications of disclosing classified information and yet he did it. i think it's clear he's a lawbreaker. i think the idea whether or not he's a traitor goes to the intend of whether or not he was trying to harm the country, but those who work very closely with classified information and those who do work with law enforcement and do work in intelligence will tell you he has done a great damage to our -- >> let's go to mark. you're crying hero -- >> absolutely. >> wow. >> first, he's not a

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hln's vinnie politan with me, also darren. with you since you're new to the party today. as we keep watching all this, let's go back to the initial question here about, because it was very clear her, rachel jeantel's demeanor was different. the yes, sir, yes, sir, no, sir, today. very different than yesterday. the question, do you think it was a legitimate question from don west to stay, hey, did you talk to someone last night? >> yeah, it's absolutely a fair question. when it comes to this witness, she definitely gets points for being authentic, but authentic is not the same thing as credible. and when she's on cross-examination, her demeanor is certainly relevant. whether she's under the influence of any medication is relevant. there was a court order from the judge that she not talk to anybody. that's where don west was going here i'm assuming. >> no one is supposed to be talking to ther between yesterday and today. >> that's right. absolutely. you want to maintain the integrity of the proceedings even overnight and not hav

you can watch more of her report on our sister network hln. >>> in chicago they have now had anothereekend of violence. chicago police say seven people were shot to death and there were 26 shooting incidents. 30 people wound ewounded. d8police says last year was wor and things are getting better. i want to bring in pastor cory brooks. yoif been trying to figure out what's going on. can you explain to us what happened this past weekend? how did things break down the way they did? >> well, we're still experiencing a lot of crime and violence in the city of chicago. i know the numbers are down and the police are doing everything they can, but when you live in chicago and any time in these areas where there's a lot of young people who have a lot of guns and a lot of anger and hostility, at any time gun violence can jump off. this weekend it was a tough weekend and i hate to say it but these are the type of weekends we're going to be experiencing if we don't get our hands on the problem. >> what is the problem? is this matter of people who are going after each other to try to settle old s

she's going to be reporting on her show on our sister network, hln. i'll be back at 5:00 p.m. in "the situation room." more coverage on this and all the day's important news. brooke baldwin picks up the special coverage of the george zimmerman trial right now. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much. good to see everyone on this friday afternoon. we'll bring in a lot of voices to parcel through what we've heard thus far today. you're seeing this gentleman just taking the stand. he is a sanford police officer by the name of ricardo ayala, the fourth person to take the stand. the state will be questioning him, then he will be cross-examined by the defense. let's listen. >> right there -- >> all right. for the record, that's in the approximate area of the t. what was the lighting like back there? >> very dim. very -- almost dark. >> were you using a flashlight to find your way between the townhomes? >> yes, sir. >> what were the weather conditions like when you arrived? >> mostly it had been raining on and off. >> what was officer smith doing when you first arrived? >> he had a whit

is a nice husband and father, but as far as being in a courtroom, he belongs on your sister network, hln> for the record, i don't believe he said that to bolster the argument. there was a back and forth in the beginning of the day whether zimmerman's parents and martin's parents could be in the courtroom for the trial because they're all potential witnesses. judge nelson ruled martin's parents can stay. there's an exemption for immediate family of the victim. i want to put part of the prosecution's opening statement, talking about how they tried to revive trayvon martin at the scene and you can see his father's reaction. >> they hold that if you are to try to give mouth to mouth to somebody that you go to your car first and get a breathing mask to separate your mouth from their mouth. well, sergeant roemando realized there was no time. he put his lips on trayvon martin's lips and tried to breathe the life into him. officer aiello put his palms on trayvon martin's chest and tried to push life into him. but it was too late. trayvon martin had already passed. >> obviously very dramatic, mov

nancy grace from our sister network hln has been all over this case and the trial.ve in studio. good to see you. >> likewise. >> let's just begin with some of what ted was talking about. so he was saying that some of the friends, friends of vashty were on the stand saying she predicted her demise. what do you make of that? >> i make of that the same thing i made as when o.j. had a dream that he killed nicole brown. we so that over and over in criminal law, where people have premonitions. in the cases that i've tried where the woman was a victim of domestic violence, that turned into homicide, very often they had a safety plan, and you can call it that they predicted it or they were clairvoyant, but that's not it. they have been given signals throughout the course of the marriage. they know what is about to befall them. so obviously had left hints or suggestions that he could burn the house down. and i would like to point out that when police did find him, his pants were covered in gasoline. this is an accelerant fire. there was a trail of what i believe to be gasoli

mel robbins, hln contributor, criminal defense attorney. larry kobilinsky, forensic scientist at john jay college of criminal justice. was on the casey anthony defense team. what we just heard live playing out in this courtroom, these 911 calls of the judge just today said, okay. this is okay to play these calls that george zimmerman made in the, you know, several years leading up to the night that killed trayvon martin. the question i have, page, i'll start with you here in the studio. question i have, how could this be helpful for the state's side? >> it's really important for the state if they're going to prove their theory of what happened in in case to show that george zimmerman is a wannabe cop. he's someone that wants to report suspicious activity in the neighborhood. he wants to be aggressive. he wants to respond. it's really important for the state to show he's that type of person. because that's going to make him more likely to overreact in a situation like what occurred. >> larry kobilinsky, do you agree? >> i don't agree. i just

if anybody is watching this interview wants to watch this live now, hln is airing this trial.ou can go back and forth all day long. you get your news, edward snowden and george zimmerman trial. anderson cooper has a special on the zimmerman murder trial. it gets under way at 10:00 eastern tonight. i encourage you to have a look at that night. >>> berlusconi, a former prime minister wrapped up in a prostitution scandal that brought him down but just how far down? like prison down. moments ago the court decided what to do with this former italian leader. we'll take you there live for the sentence. this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go. that's why we bought a subaru. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. becausit offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve military members, veterans, and their families is without equ

hln's legal analyst joey jackson here with his take on the indicate.ill have the $40 million when he went to the can if it's ill gotten gain. >> certainly a lot of what you have acquired through ill gotten gains are subject to as set forfeiture, what does that mean in it means that the government takes your money. however, not all of it is subject to asset forfeiture and you maintain as a defendant, even as a convicted criminal, the right to certain asset. that's subject to litigation. there has been litigation. as you know, there has been multiple appeals. >> all the way to the supreme court. >> all the way. finally, they said, listen, okay, the bottom line here is restitution for the victims. people have been defrauded deserve their money back. let's do this. we'll shave ten years off of your sentence, we'll take this $40 million that we have, we'll divide it in a pot to give those who were defrauded money back. you won't appeal any further. you'll be out ten years earlier, remember he got 24 years and 4 months. >> only in his 50s too. still have qui

eastern and pacific on hln. >>> all right.g up on half past the hour, icht to get you caught up on the headlines right now. more violent clashes between police and protesters in istanbul and ankara. even coastal resorts have not been immune to the unrest. a heavy handed response by turkish riot police is helping provoke a strong anti-government backlash across the country. in the capital, police have been using tear gas and water cannon to try to break up demonstrations, calling for the prime minister's resignation. one turkish news agency says more than 700 people have been detained since tuesday. although most have been released. >>> two lawmakers, just back from a trip to moscow, say the boston marathon bombings might have been prevented if u.s. and russian intelligence agencies had cooperated with each other. here's what massachusetts congressman william keating said. >> one of the things that the head of counterterrorism said to us was that he believed that if we had the level of information sharing and cooperation that i

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want to bring in hln's legal analyst, and wendy murphy, joey jackson.t some legal room if zimmerman's attorneys can show relevancy they may be able to introduce some of the testimony at some point? >> sure. good afternoon. what happens is the judge had to leave wiggle room because what happens in these instances is you can open the door. that's something to say that for example, although not admissible, any instances of past conduct, suspension histories, text mess angst where he likes guns or he's talking about gun use, drug use, none of that comes in. however, if character is put at issue, then it may come in so the door is open there. but quite frankly, miguel, i thought the judge in making this ruling did the defense a fair. days of when the victim is on trial are done and passed. i think the jury is not concerned about let's talk about an damage trayvon mar tirn and say he was a bad person. they're concerned about the critical moments that led to his death. that's what has to be proven by the state, that george zimmerman acted in a criminally respo

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. >> shouldn't that be on hln? >> they don't unfortunately -- >> what do they get?s. nothing local. it's mostly weather channel, food channel, sheriff joe channel. food network. >> what's the sheriff joe channel? >> we have a sheriff joe channel that kind of -- he can access and put tapes on. we can run a tape like for christmas. for a while, he was reading to the inmates at night. we'd put on a tape, and he would read stories to the inmates. >> such as? >> i don't know the books. but he would read. and it would be over the tv. he would be sitting in front of a fireplace. ♪ >> what's the hole? >> it's lockdown where you're 23 hours a day in a cell by yourself. >> okay. forget the hooch. i don't want to go to the hole or whatever that is. >> i've been in closed custody. that's like the hole. >> i spent 30 days in the hole. >> if you would kick a door in, you would totally be in the hole. >> yeah. i did six months closed custody. >> you are -- why did you go in the hole? >> i actually went because -- it was so petty, actually, to be honest with you. >> okay. >> i was

earlier i spoke with hln's jane velez-mitchell about the details of her case and if her argument willn court. >> it is a deadly weapon, don. in fact, the settleo shoe was named after the stiletto knife which is a long, thin dagger type knife. so what happens is if you take a settleo it is very pointy so all of the pressure you exert on it goes into one little point so that makes whatever that point hits crumble. and this woman according to the authorities stabbed him ten times in the head, puncture wounds up to an inch and a half deep. imagine that going into your skull. >> you have a better explanation than what you're doing right now. with a watermelon let's take a look at jane explaining how this happened. >> we have a melon here because this is the closest thing we could find to demonstrate something that would be like a skull. now, look at that. that is a -- when i first did this i thought oh, it's not going to go through but then when i did it with maybe fay feigning a little rage, okay. this is an extraordinarily violent crime. >> same idea. a watermelon may be a little softer

also with me live is hln legal analyst joey jackson.o you, ted rowlands, hard to see what that's like, that reaction he's giving us in the courtroom. but how does he seem, and essentially what is he saying? >> well, he is laying out some doozies this morning, ashleigh. boy, i wish you could see him because he is either a really good actor or really bad actor, depending on your take on his presentation. he's blaming himself for his wife's murder now twofold. first of all, he's blaming himself because the night of the death, not murder -- he says suicide, he says they got in a huge argument and he threatened her to this point where he thinks he drove her to suicide saying if we get divorced, i'm going to take the kids, you'll never see the kids again. and i'm going to publish private photos of you on the internet and i'm going to expose your affairs. take a listen to this. he claims she had multiple affairs at work and that he was going to expose her and she was going to lose her job. >> i knew that vashti had had an affair with the vice

but also hln did the fact of having the infamous jodi airuos case that was insane for them the numbersmsnbc is in a unique spot a couple of months after the election, and they are having some difficulties. >> people are sick of politics. so why does fox do so well? because fox is not a news channel either. or is it? >> i think fox has more shows that kind of report the news. like, they have like shepherd smith on during the day and he doesn't have guests come on and just have a round table of politics like alex wagner. it's a different vibe. fox also does more i guess maybe entertainment. segments. msnbc is straight politics straight commentator after commentator all the time. they have one formula. >> i don't know i would agree with mckinsey is more of a news organization than msnbc. you know i feel like they played it fairly straight but perhaps that's been changing. >> msnbc? >> nsnbc. >> its changed a lot after joe in the morning, chris jansing is pretty straight news? >> yeah. >> in the afternoon with alex and then from then on. >> it used to be it would kind of be night would jus

we bring in vinnie politan, host of hln's "after dark" and danny cevallos, criminal defense attorney.et's start with rachel jeantel, yesterday, vinnie politan, a good day for her or did the defense make more points? >> well, here's what i think the strength was. you've got don west doing this cross-examination, right, he's a seasoned lawyer, and this is a 19-year-old girl who is obviously not as educated as he is and he's coming across as a grumpy old man trying to beat her up and i think he went overboard. he took it too far especially when he humiliates her with the letter that she can't read, she can't read cursive. i think he came across as being a grumpy old man who just went too far in his attempt to try to destroy her credibility. i think he hurt himself and his own case. >> even though it's not about him for the jury they'll judge him in assessing her so that's where vinnie's point comes in. danny, on the substance of it, getting rachel jeantel to say i don't know whether or not it was trayvon martin who hit first or not. i can't tell. how big is that for the defense? >> there

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