you agree that a jury that heard john goode's testimony should rely on what he said on the witness standrrect? here's what i'm getting at -- >> it's kind of interesting. if he's got a good statement at the time then he testifies something else on the witness stand, you begin to wonder. >> okay. >> i mean, i think that's up for the jury to consider. >> right. my question is, if john goode testified he neither saw nor heard any blows landing and neither heard nor saw anything being slammed on the sidewalk, is the physical evidence what you rely on? >> no, i told you i didn't rely anything on his statement. >> oh, you completely disregarded john goode? >> that's going to do it for this edition of "news nation." our live coverage of the george zimmerman trial will continue next on "the cycle." n. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and in

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you knew that john good. >> may we approach the bench? i apologize. >> we are watching the trial of george zimmerman who is charged with second degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. we have a sidebar. that's our opportunity to go back and discuss what we're larry. lisa bloom, can you explain where it appears the defense attorney is trying to going with officer serino? he's sort of trying to establish the way he questioned george zimmerman. >> right so police officers are allowed to bluff, even lie when they're investigating people in the united states. they can say we have a videotape that shows otherwise. and try to get somebody to make an admission. they can do that. it's perfectly legal. it's done all the time. it's a legitimate investigative technique. sometimes injuries don't like it. and the defense attorney is trying to point out out george zimmerman was read his rights, he knew he had a right to stop the questioning at any point and he waived that. he voluntarily spoke to law enforcement. they had information he didn't hav

>> danny, you also picked john good as a key witness. >> absolutely. i had moments with the lead investigator, john good is a witness overall. look at the stark contrast between john good and just before him was rachel jeantel, a witness who was at times difficult to understand. i think she got into it with the defense counsel. then you have john good. he shows up in a tie. he speaks very clearly. he clearly has no ax to grind. he's not fighting with any attorneys. i thought he was very credible. he did not have a dog in the fight. to me, that was another turning point in the case, when john good, the prosecution's own witness, he's not arguing. he's not adverse to it the prosecution. he's there to tell the truth. his truth fit the theory of the defense. >> sunny, you picked probably the most controversial witness, rachel jeantel. >> i did. you know, i thought all along that if the jury believed rachel jeantel, because she was the last person to speak to trayvon martin. and if they believed her testimony, which was trayvon martin was running from him,

that's where john good lives.after day the prosecution's own witnesses bolster george zimmerman's account. >> i haven't seen it that way. i think this case is about putting the pieces of the puzzle together. and that's what this prosecution has done. >> reporter: all along zimmerman has been consistent in his claim that he shot martin in self-defense. including in that re-enactment. >> that's when i walked straight through here to get the -- >> reporter: prosecutors played part of that in court today. >> i shot him. and i didn't think i hit him. got up and said you got me. >> reporter: zimmerman showed police the bushes from which he claims martin jumped out. the question raised in court today -- where are those bushes george zimmerman was referring to? this is the spot where he says trayvon martin confronted him. there are no bushes immediately here. but george zimmerman would say that's where trayvon martin was hiding. >> reporter: the prosecution also wants to cast doubt on zimmerman's claim that he only got ou

i want to touch on john good and point out the prosecution called john good, that star witness for the defeats h defense. part of that was strategy, right? they figured they could get a jump on him but he really did a lot of damage to their side. >> but i would argue that almost every single person that they brought up as their witnesses, the prosecution, worked to their detriment and helped the defense. it was very interesting because mark o'mara in his closing argument said i don't have to make this case, we don't have to prove our innocence, that the burden remains and always will remain on the prosecution side, but let me go through this evidence anyway, and at one point when he pulled in the cement and said this is a weapon. now, i noticed tha a couple of things. the prosecution, because their case i argued was so weak that there was a lot of dots that you would have to connect. well, that's innuendo. that's not evidence. the three main factors in this case is the law, the justifiable use of force law, the eyewitness john good that placed trayvon on top of george zimmerman, ground

>> john good, as a witness overall. the stark contrast between john good and just before him was rachel januaeanta witness who was sometimes difficult to understand. and then you have john good, he speaks very clearly and clearly has no axe to grind. he was not fighting with any attorneys. i thought he was very correctioncredible. he did not have a dog in the fight. and to me, that was a turning point. he was not adverse to the prosecution, he is there to tell the truth. and his truth fit the theory of the defense. >> sunny, you picked probably the most controversial witness, rachel jeantel. >> sure, i did. i thought all along if the jury believed rachel jeantel, because she was the last person to speak to trayvon martin. and if they believed her testimony, which was trayvon martin was running from him. all of a sudden, george zimmerman was behind him. trayvon martin said why are you following me? and his response was something along the lines of what are you doing around here? and then she hears a thump, and she hears

. >> what did you this i of neighbor john good's testimony? >> i got from that was just emotions he saw. whether it was, it was just the motion and fact who he saw on top and who he thought was on the bottom. those were more relevant features. >> did you think rachel was credible? >> i did pick up some credible information from her. i do think he is a credible. >> who's voice do you think was on the 911 call? >> personally, i can't tell you who it was. from the witnesses' testimony and george zimmerman, i believe it was him. >> you believe it was george zimmerman's voice? >> yes. >> so not guilty? >> correct. >> so b-37 the juror that spoke out. did you see that interview? >> i did. i was surprised that anybody could come out that quickly and talk about this. i know when i got done and released what i thought. i don't know where to start or what to say. so i was little surprised. i wasn't surprised that it was her, but just think it was a little bit too soon. >> what is your reaction to the protests and demonstrations and talks of a civil righ

it was revealed the guy who made the animation relied heavily on john good's testimony. judge else nelson said john goow did you even talk to john good, he was supposed to be sequestered. >> interesting. let's talk about what happened yesterday. that the jury saw. how did this -- how did the defense do yesterday as they were trying to come up with their own explanation of what they found based on forensic evidence? >> yesterday was definitely the best day for the defense. dr. vincent di maio was clearly their best witness. he's friendly. he's ameable. he takes complex medical terms and translates them into english so everybody can understand. he's just a charming older gentleman. contentwise he said essentially george zimmerman's story is consistent with the medical and scientific testimony and the prosecution didn't get monuch o of him. >> this back and forth is taking place outside of what the jury is hearing. clearly this animal, the defense, it's very important to them. >> well, it's important to then because it brings the whole case together. i think a lot of people

. >> what did you think of neighbor john good's testimony? talked about mma style, ground and pound. >> yeah. i mean, you know, what i -- i got from that was just the motions he saw. you know? whether it was ground and pound or mma. you know? it wasn't relevant to me. it was just the motions and the fact that who he saw on top and who he thought was on the bottom i think those were more relevant features of his testimony to me. >> did you think rachel jeantel was credible? >> i think -- i did have some -- i did pick up some credible information from her so, yeah, i think she was credible. >> whose voice do you think was on the 911 call? >> i -- personally, i can't tell you who it was. but from the witnesses' testimonies and from the injuries to george zimmerman, i believe it to be him. >> you believe that it was george zimmerman voice? >> yes. >> so you would have voted not guilty? >> correct. >> what did you think of b-37, the juror who spoke out? did you see that interview? >> i did. yep. to be honest with you, i was surprised that anybody

>> yes. >> how tall is john good? >> 6 foot. >> and you got this information from the attorneys? >> yes. >> and where was he standing? >> there's a sliding glass door and the right side slides over. he was on the right side of the sliding glass door, the right door about a foot out from the door. >> about a foot. and where did you get that from? >> mr. good. >> from mr. good's in-court testimony? >> from consultation with the attorneys. >> and as far as where on the patio he's standing, did you just pick a spot where you put the figure? >> it's just straight up from the door one foot. >> you don't know whether he stood to the left of the door, to the right of the door, straight out of the door, you just picked a spot. >> i didn't pick it. it's where he said he was standing. >> when he was here in court? >> through consultation with the attorney. >> was that before court? >> i'm not sure when it was. >> you have no idea is this. >> it was during trial but i'm not sure when. >> and he told you exactly where on the patio mr. good was sta standi standing? >> yes. >> that patio is how

especially when john good took the witness stand called by the prosecution, and it was good who said, zimmerman was the victim, trayvon martin was attacking him. what do you make of that? >> well, what we have to look for first of all is what is being spoken at that specific time? what jurors are making notes, and then watching their nonverbal cues of who is leaning in to get closer in to the witnesses proximity, tilting their heads, who are the active listeners and what are they jotting down. what you can find that there is a pattern of what is important to each one of those specific jurors, but they are really paying a lot of tension, not taking as much notes today, as they are listening. after they hear something that is important to them they are jotting it down. greg: dan, prosecutors had to call john good to the witness stand because under florida law if they don't that allows the defense to say, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, the prosecution with us trying to hide a witness, john good. but in the end was good a disaster for the prosecution? >> absolutely. he confirms the def

. >> the testimony of the neighbor and eye witness, john good. he had the best vantage point, the clearest testimony about exactly what happened during that alt occasion. here was the key moment. >> the person who you now know to be trayvon martin was on top, correct? >> correct. >> he was the one who was raining blows on the person on the bomb, george zimmerman, right? >> that's what it looked like. >> that was key because? >> no matter who started this incident, if george zimmerman was on the bottom and getting pummelled, he had argue self-defense and the prosecution has to disprove it beyond and reasonable doubt. you can make an argument that john good in conjunction with the injuries that george zimmerman had is right side. >> do you think it's going to go the way of the defense? it's over? >> it's almost impossible to think how these jurors could follow the letter of the law, based on the evidence that's been presented, and convicted him either murder or manslaughter. >> manslaughter included? >> absolutely. >> is there any lesser charge? >>

his name was john good. he saw him continue to beat him. >> no, he did not. >> yes, he did. >> john good said he could not tell if any touches were being thrown. >> the injuries were consistent with -- >> you guys -- >> i thought you said john good saw it. >> the jurors agreed with me and you can't accept the verdict. >> one juror has spoke snoon and agreed with me. >> one juror has voted -- >> leave this man alone at this point. that's why -- let the system work. >> that's why we're mobilizing across the country. >> you're not accepting the verdict. >> it's not a question of accepting the verdict. it's a question of ensuring justice sneel wrks trayvon also contributed to this. shouldn't have punched him in the nose and beat him. >> zimmerman shouldn't have profiled him, stalked him, approached him, and shot him. he did that not because he had to but because he wanted to. >> i'll give you the evidence. sean, i'll give you the evidence. >> i watched the whole trial. i've got go. coming up, fireworks on capito

but the majority of them had the noise coming from the top of the t down to the trunk where john good him laying on the ground and trayvon on top of george zimmerman. and i believe that john good said that i believed this it was zimmerman because he had the color jacket that he had. and so tying all those together, and the injuries that george zimmerman had, that's where i came to my conclusion that it was justifiable. >> b37 criticized zimmerman for not going back to his car, what do you have to say about that? >> you know, there's -- i was fine with that. he was -- i think at the time, he was trying to keep an observation and communicate to the police and was not being confrontational. he had the right to be where he was and, you know, i don't have -- i don't think he had to go back to his car. >> when you heard the verdict, what was going through your mind and how did it make you feel? >> well, what went through my mind was, actually, was that i thought that it was an accurate verdict. and the next thing that went through my mind was how hard i know that the ladies worked to reach

john good saw the victim on top the defendant. it doesn't mean the positions didn't get switched, that there wasn't a rolling struggle. but none of that justifies granting a judgment of acquittal. the defendant is the one with the mma training. the defrlts injuries haendant'st a minimum by him been exaggerated. he was caught in a number of inconsistent statements -- let me put this this way. this defendant has been now exposed as having gone weeks after this incident in the company of his attorney on a nationally televised program in front of millions of people and told a flat out lie, a big one, about whether he even knew about the nickname for the self-defense law in the state of florida. he's demonstrated that has no apparent compunction about doing something like that. i'm not sure why any jury should have to take his word about anything. and the only person who offers any evidence that the victim in this case ended up with a bullet in his hart is the guy who went on sean hannity and lied. he certainly has the knowledge or the

and -- >> john: on easter. >> and on easter. you are a good catholic. i can tell who your mama was. >> john: the pope might disagree. >> we have something new now happening in the church. for awhile, for under the last two popes, there was a lot of emphasis on orthodoxy and being tried and true catholics and all of that. that doesn't mean that's gone away. there is a new emphasis. it is like get to where the suffering people are. be what jesus was in the world. and so the pope is urging us to get on the margins. that's what happened to me with the death penalty. when i woke up, that the gospel of jesus wasn't just about being a polite christian and being a holy nun and praying and i do pray. it is the way i know what i'm supposed to be doing in my life. but i had grown up in privilege as a young, white girl in baton rouge, louisiana and i only knew african american people as our servants. i moved into the st. thomas housing projects and african-american people became my teachers of the other american how things work. if you were poor and if you were blac

you were asked about john goode. you agree that a jury should rely on what he said on the witness stand? >> it is kind of interesting. if he has a good statement at the time and testifies something else on the witness stand you begin to wonder. i think that is up to the jury to consider. >> question is john goode testified he neither saw nor heard anything on the sidewalk, does the physical evidence, is that what you rely on? >> i didn't rely on anything on the statement. >> you disregarded john goode. >> i disregarded the witnesses because what i was trying to do was essentially take mr. zimmerman's statement and see whether the physical evidence supported it or invalidated his statements. because the witnesses, they are all over the place. you can't use the witnesses to make autopsy decisions. >> but is it what george zimmerman, the defendant, is relating to the police, is he a witness in terms of what happened? >> yes. but that's why you don't believe him and you do the tests and look at the autopsy to check what h

>> the screaming and john goode's testimony. >> there was a weekend of protest. i'm not sure if you're aware but probably you are and there's a push for civil rights charges against george zimmerman. what is your reaction to that? >> well, as far as the protests go, i completely understand and i can appreciate the public's passion toward trayvon martin. you know, but the public has the opportunity to judge the case on the basis of using their emotions and feelings and sympathies. and jurors -- as a jury you're not allowed to do that. i think it's important for the public to realize that the jurors in this case had to use just the evidence that was presented to them in court. had to apply it to the law. and that was applicable to the case and then the jury instructions. there was no place -- and even the jury instructions specifies that there was no place in there for your returning a verdict for the use of your emotions and feelings and i know it had to be hard for those jurors to overcome that. >> some are now even calling for the release of these jurors names.

because of the witness of john good say trayvon on top of george not necessarily hitting him because it was so dark he couldn't see, but he saw blows down towards george. he could tell that it was george zimmerman on the bottom. he didn't know who it was. he knew what they were wearing. >> john, does this go again back to what you identify with? i said it that day when the defense chose to show a particular picture of trayvon martin with his cap on backwards with his shirt. it really was saying what do you identify with. here this juror seemed to identify certainly with that testimony. her certainty, again, without any proof that it was george zimmerman's voice. it's one thing to say a witness saw this or a witness heard this. she said i'm certain that it was george zimmerman. >> well, i have to tell you that given the logic of what was taking place and the positioning, i mean, it's easily logically to assume that it was george without knowing more given the position. if you accepted john good's testimony, it would have been easy for you to conclude that it was george zimmerman's voi

here because of john good, we knew they would get the self-defense charge because of john good so wet ahead and put out the statements. the jury wasn't convinced by his inconsistencies. he would have made a terrible witness on the witness stand. look what he said in the hannity interview. you're going up against experienced prosecutors in cross-examining. so i think the lies and the inconsisteskinconsistencies tha would have been brought out much better. >> if there is a civil suit, he would are to testify? >> most likely. >> the state attorney, angela corey, she talked about the profiling part of the case. look at this, faith. >> trayvon martin was profiled there is no doubt he was profiled to be a criminal. and if race one one of the aspects in george zimmerman's mind, then we believe that we put out the proof necessary to show that zimmerman did profile trayvon martin. >> now, this was the press conference after the verdict. we didn't hear that stressed a lot during the case, did we? >> well that. >> didn't use the word racial profiling. but they used the word profiled. and they d

john good who was an eyewitness who said trayvon martin was on top of george zimmerman.isten to this. >> the person who you now know to be trayvon martin was on top, correct? >> correct. >> and he was the one who was raining blows down on the person on the bottom, george zimmerman, right? >> that's what it looked like. >> how important is that testimony, marcia? >> very important. that's key testimony for the defense. there's no question about it. but as you and i have agreed, the fact that he may have been -- trayvon may have been on top at one point wouldn't bother me as a prosecutor. i'd say look it's clear there's a fight. and at one point at the point that he saw it, he saw trayvon on top. that's fine. that doesn't mean he stayed there. here's the other thing that i want to point out. when you hear the screaming and the yelling, it stops abruptly when you hear the shot. now, if george zimmerman is the one screaming, i don't hear him stopping quite that abruptly. to me i'd be listening to that tape not necessarily worrying about whether i could tell whose voice it wa

john good saw the victim on top of the defendant.hat doesn't mean that the positions didn't get switched. that doesn't mean that there wasn't a rolling struggle. but none of that justifies granting a judgment of acquittal. the defendant is the one with the mma training. the defendant's injuries admitted minimal by him have been significantly exaggerated. he was caught in several inconsistent statements and i'm sure the court has noticed some, but let me put it this way, this defendant has now been exposed as having gone weeks after this incident in the company of his attorney on a nationally televised program in front of millions of people and totally flat out lied a big one about whether he even knew about the nickname for the self-defense law in the state of florida. he's demonstrated that he has no apparent compunction of doing anything like that. i'm not sure why any jury would have to take his word about anything else. and the only person who offers any evidence that the victim in this case, who ended up with the bullet in his h

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let's talk a little bit about john good. what did john good tell you? >> he saw what he believed was the victim on top of the defendant. now, he did not see the shooting. saw prior to the shooting. i would submit to you when you kind of put all the witnesses together, that there wasn't just like the defendant knocking the victim down on the ground and staying on top of him and beating the hell out of him. i would submit there was contact between them. that there was a fight, there was a struggle, ironically, of the two. one of the individuals is the one that's had 18 months mma fighting. oh, but of course, he's just a pudgy, overweight man, i think is what mr. pollock said. he's the one that's had mma training of some type. but, anyway, they interacted, they rolled around, and they fought. but, again, you can't just take that in a vacuum. why did this occur? what led up to this? and at the time of the shooting, was it necessary to shoot him? well, the defense has photographs of the injuries. i don't think i need to show you the one photo that counts, do

even john good.nesses that were presented by the prosecution who turned into defense witnesses none of them saw it. people said they saw punches and a struggle and a lot of things but not one person got on the stand and say they saw george zimmerman's head bashed into the contreat. one aspect of his story that no one has testified to or corroborated. >> although they would say the injuries are consistent with that. >> or exaggerated if you're on the prosecution side. i think they say george zimmerman's exaggerated the extent that have. the perfection definitely need to show that george zimmerman's narrative is not to be believed in -- >> her point about exaggeration is very important because self-defense is reasonable fear, reasonable fear of eminent great bodily injury or death. if the jury believes he was exaggerating that he panics that he unreasonableably was in fear it's a fight. if the fear was unreasonable at the time he took the gun out and fired that is manslaughter even if he did it without

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john good, we've talked about him a lot. i think he's a significant state -- a significant witness because he watched it for 8-10 seconds, and he was the basis for the animation and the information that came to you through the animation. manalo, jonathan, same thing. looked like he got his butt beat and staggering to the ground. ricardo ayala, spd, the hands under the body. you know, if that is a concern of yours that my client dared to testify in his statement that he took his hands out out of fear for a weapon and that that is contraindicated because trayvon martin's hands -- look at the picture, by the way. one hand's not really under him, but the other seems to be. that that is an inconsistency for which you should impute ill will or hatred or spite be, that's absurd. andty mayo, dr.ty mayo said it was. ten or fifteen seconds of talking or moving not only is it possible, it's probable. stair shah livington, the emt who was there, you heard about the injuries, what she did. timothy smith important because, you remember hi

just send someone quick, please. >> the third position is when john good, as he was leaving, said they had some sort come down away a little bit. mr. zimmerman said he was trying to shimmy or to get off, specifically being on the concrete. and this was also put in there. again, there are some assumptions in this animation. because the next position that you're going to see is the position just after the shot. this is the position where we contend the shot happened. >> does he look hurt to you? >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there, i don't know what's going on. >> the angle of those two people. one over the other. you remember people's testimony, because of the way the clothing is, that if leaning over was consistent with the gunshot. that being contact, but contact with the clothing and then about two to four inches away from the chest. >> you think you're hearing help? >> yes. >> now you see we have george zimmerman on top with the red. his testimony was, shot him, that trayvon martin fell off to the left. you look at the scene photographs where you see trayvon martin's fe

to see you, john. >> good morning. good to see you, too.t's been a while. >> we had double boxes yesterday with the pro-morsi and the anti-morsi protesters. and the crowds may be a little less today. nevertheless, a lot of people there on both sides. where do these folks see this going? >> well, i mean, the only thing right now that's certain about egypt is the uncertainty as to where this is going. and you just don't know. will there be more violence like there was on friday? will elements of the muslim brotherhood and islamic militants take a greater hand in protesting what has happened in egypt? which more and more people, including ambassador john bolton, who was a frequent visitor on this network, say obviously was a military coup. and how should the u.s. respond to all of that? senators corker and reid say as you say there the best thing the u.s. can do is try to be a calming influence. that may work with one side. certainly the other side's not likely to listen to anything that the united states has to say. >> what about funding? the

." >> john: good evening i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. okay. everything's bigger in texas right? and that includes their hutzpah. earlier this month texas passed strict voter i.d. laws immediately after the u.s. supreme court struck down section five of the voting rights act. that requires preclearance or federal approval for any new changes to voting laws. but help may be on the way from eric holder. >> and today i am announcing that the justice department will ask a federal court in texas to subject the state of texas to a preclearance regime similar to the one required by section five of the voting rights act. we believe that the state of texas should be required to go through a preclearance process whenever it changes its voting laws and practices. >> john: just for you, texas because you're special! them's fighting words! the u.s. attorney general told the national urban league the justice department will support a motion filed by a minority rights group to place texas back under the rules th

john good close to the scene said the guy on the bottom was screaming for help.mmerman and this last witness donnelly was compelling telling the story about vietnam. with the mothers testifying or the fathers or the relatives, i think the juries will discount that. i think they will say they are all trying to help their own person. they're going to look for quasi independent people. there's only one truly independent one, jonathan good and this john donnelly has a bit of experience. i think that's how things will play out. >> after the break i'll get you in. in the meantime we have a lot of other news we'll get to you after the break. some exclusive video that cnn has of that plane crash that landed in san francisco at the airport. you can see the remnants on your screen but what happened moments before that 777 ended up like that. you're going to see it as it happened. maybe you can witness something that perhaps the ntsb will also be seeing. it's coming up next. hey kevin...still eating chalk for heartburn? yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fa

this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> john: good evening, i'm john fugelsang.s is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us. america continues to grapple with issues of race in the after matthew of george zimmerman's acquittal for the murder of trayvon martin. and as legislators considered a host of bills to fix racial profiling laws, president obama unexpectedly weighed in on the case in very personal terms. >> trayvon martin could have been me. 35 years ago. when you think about why in the african-american community at least there's a lot of pain around what happened here, i think it's important to recognize that the african-american community is looking at this issue through a set of experiences and a history that doesn't go away. >> john: a wide variety of mostly peaceful marchs followed this weekend. thousands of protesters marched in solidarity across new york, atlanta, los angeles, and several other cities. our first guest tonight was a featured speaker in one of those rallies in washington, d.c. joe madison known as the black eagle, host of the joe

good morning, preeti. >> reporter: good morning, john and tai. well, the secretary of state was with his wife as she was rushed to the hospital yesterday afternoon. now we know that she's in critical condition, but at this point it's unclear what medical condition caused her to end up in the hospital. secretary of state john kerry is in boston. his wife, teresa heinz kerry, remains in a hospital there. the 74-year-old heinz kerry is said to be in critical but stable condition this morning at massachusetts general hospital. at this point, no details on why she is in the hospital. a family friend telling abc news only that she fell ill yesterday afternoon. she was rushed to a nantucket hospital, and doctors stabilized her before she was flown to the boston hospital. kerry and his wife are vacationing at the family home on nantucket after kerry's return from a near two-week-long trip overseas. heinz kerry married the now secretary of state in 1995. >> i want to introduce to you the next first lady of the united states of america, teresa heinz kerry.

>> 911 tapes and john good calling and all of that. >> how significant were those 911 tapes to you? >> the lauer tape was the most significant because it went through before the struggle, during the struggle, the gunshot and then after. >> you had the parents of trayvon martin testifying, you had the family of george zimmerman, friends of george zimmerman testifying about whose voice it was in the 911 call. whose voice do you think it was in the 911 call? >> i think it was george zimmerman's. >> did everyone on the jury agree with that? >> all about probably one. >> what made you think it was george zimmerman's voice? >> because of the evidence was he was the one that had gotten beaten? >> because he had cuts and abrasions, because he was calling for help? >> well, john good saw trayvon on top of george, not necessarily hitting him because he couldn't see and he could tell it was george zimmerman on the bottom. he didn't know who it was but he knew what they were wearing. >> the juror who didn't think it was george zimmerman's voice, who thought it was trayvon martin voice, do you t

john good, i'm not saying john good wasn't a credible witness, but she identified with the people sheecognized from her life and people like rachel jeantel she probably thinks are sad bask et cases from the hood and, therefore, she wasn't going to listen to her. >> well, in defense of this juror, rachel jeantel, i mean, she didn't do a good job. i'm just going to play this clip to remind our viewers what rachel jeantel was like on the stand. let's listen. >> what is your view of george zimmerman? >> weak. scary. high. from his father. >> why do you say that? >> if you're a real man, you would have stand on that stage and tell what happened. >> all right. actually, she was describing how she felt about george zimmerman in that clip, jason, i want you to pause, i want to get mark nejame's microphone fixed, so we're going to take a break. we'll come back with much more. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from li