and john guy still going right now. he's about 30 minutes into that opening statement. throughout much of the opening statement, john guy as he has been recounting the last hours and minutes of 17-year-old trayvon martin's life, we have seen sabriybrina fulton in the courtroom, wiping her eyes, tracy martin, trayvon martin's father, also in court as well wiping his eyes. there was some housekeeping that started at 9:01, judge nelson called this thing to order. they spent about 20 minutes haggling over a number of things, the attorneys did. the lawyers haggled most over who should remain in the courtroom, ultimately the judge decided that george zimmerman's wife and family should be removed based on laws of court in the state of florida. ben crump, the martin family attorney and spokesman was also removed. the judge says she is going to review some of the case law over lunch and may decide to allow them back in court. about 30 minutes before the trial started this morning, trayvon martin's family held a news conference. >> i will be attending this court and -- to try to

we did hear the word profile, which many would say is code for racial profiling, but when john guy, the prosecutor, discussed this case, he did not mention race, he only mentioned profiling in the sense of he profiled trayvon martin as someone who was about to commit a crime in the neighborhood. i thought it was fascinating. i think we can all agree race is sort of the elephant in the room, that it appears no one is going to talk about. >> that was because the judge, marsha, was saying you can't use the term racial profiling, you can use the word profiling, correct? >> exactly, anderson. everybody knows when you say profiling, what comes before it. it is the silent k in know. that's what it is. you can pretend it is not there, don't have to say the word or say the word race, we're all going to know what it is about. when he says profiling, that's what he means. >> do you find it strange, mark, that a judge is describing what kind of words can be used in an opening statement? >> it is beyond strange. i was laughing with marsha about this. that the preview language before opening statemen

prosecutor john guy opened with frank and profane language about the night trayvon martin was killed. the state's lead attorney quoted what he says george zimmerman said to police during his nonemergency call before the shooting. >> [ bleep ] punks. these [ bleep ], they always get away. those were the words in that grown man's mouth. >> defense attorney don west began by saying the evidence will show it's a sad case, but sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying. he then started off with a joke. >> knock, knock. who's there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right, good, you're on the jury. nothing? that's funny. after what you folks have been through the last two or three weeks, let's get on to however this serious of business of why we're here. >> the judge began the day with ruling that some members of the families would have ho leave the courtroom because they're potential witnesses. joining me live from sanford is msnbc's craig melvin. i'm curious what the reaction has been so far to it the opening statements. >> reporter: you know what, you showed that knock-kno

the day started with an opening statement from prosecutor john guy that caught many by surprise. he quoted george zimmerman's own words, including profanity during a call to police the night of trayvon martin's death. he quoted zimmerman to lay out the prosecution's case. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> [ bleep ] punks. these [ bleep ], they always get away. those were the words in that grown man's mouth as he followed in the dark a 17-year-old boy who he didn't know. and excuse my language, but those were his words, not mine. [ bleep ] punks. these [ bleep ], they always get away. those were the words in that defendant's head just moments before he pressed that pistol into trayvon martin's chest and pulled the trigger. and then as the smoke and the smell of that fatal gunshot rose into a rainy sunday sanford night, trayvon martin, 21 days removed from his 16th year, was face-down in wet grass, laboring through his final breaths on this earth. the truth about the murder of trayvon martin is going to come directly from his mouth. from those hate-filled words that he used to d

of course in court john guy did not use the word bleeping. he said it a couple times. he said he made this to let you know what was in george zimmerman's heart that night that he shot and killed trayvon martin. he connected that statement that george zimmerman made in the first call to the police dispatcher with the gunshot which happened several minutes later saying this is what was in his mind when he shot and killed trayvon martin. on the other hand as you say we heard from the defense attorney donald west. his opening got off a little slower to a start today. went on very long. i think he made a real misstep when he made this joke, a knock, knock joke to jurors. he said the joke is knock, knock, who's there? trayvon martin. if you say who's trayvon martin, then of course you get on the jury. he said that joke. it fell flat. i think he apologized for it later saying that the problem was with the delivery. clearly he stumbled getting started today. but ultimately i think he laid out a very expanse i have been opening statement that will reflect their case as they go

it was a textbook opening statement given by a very sharp prosecutor, john guy.e's also very attractive. he sort of reminds me of a young kevin costner. this is a six all female jury. they were riveted by him. they did not look away. i used to teach law school. i would take that opening statement and say this is how it's done. it was that good. in contrast, i think the defense has so much to work with and didn't work with any of it. it has been just a complete disaster. he started with an inappropriate knock-knock joke. it fell flat and now continues to almost bore the jury. remember the opening statement by the defense was 32 minutes. it was so impactful. we're going on maybe two hours for the defense and i still don't get it. >> this is a serious matter and to open up with a knock-knock joke, as an outsider, sounded ridiculous. five white women, one black/hispanic woman a member of the jury. what do you make of this jury? >> i've never seen an all female panel. i've tried a few cases in my time and covered many more. i've never seen anything like that. i though

john guy, is that -- >> john guy. >> bill: i thought he did a killer job yesterday.ted with quoting george zimmerman from the 911 call where he said, you know, look at this. i see this guy walking up here -- i'm paraphrasing, right. he's fing punks and these -- a-holes, they always get away with everything. so that was -- that just showed his attitude. then he ended up by saying george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin for the worst reasons because he wanted to. >> exactly. you know what? you'll never see the expression of the jurors, as you know because judge debra nelson has made sure there's anonymity. you don't have names but take this to the bank, bill. those women absolutely were floored with that opening statement. and prosecution, guy did exactly what he was supposed to be doing in getting their attention. you know, there is a theory in trial practice that you win at opening statement. >> bill: really? >> yes. absolutely. john guy did exactly what he was supposed to do. >> bill: what's interesting is first of all let's go to the defense. peter, can we

again, john guy for the prosecution, came out fiery. right now don west, as we take a look, it's been quite the different approach if you will. he did start by saying that this is a sad case. ones man lost his life. another is fighting for his. and he also, he explained why zimmerman's family was not seated directly behind him. that was one of the first things he did. but again as you alluded to the judge could decide during the lunch hour to allow benjamin crump to come back in and also decide to allow zimmerman's family to come back in as well. that's something that's going to be reviewed in the next hour or so. that's what's happening right now inside the courtroom behind me. again, 200 witnesses are on the list. we, of course, do not expect all of those witnesses to be called. but the state did give us -- they gave us somewhat of an indication of the witnesses that we could see. of course the first officer who responded there. the emergency workers who tried to revive trayvon martin as well. but again, right now, the defense is abou

. >> reporter: state prosecutor john guy opened the trial with the 911 calls the night zimmerman shottin. in the calls zimmerman placed prior to the shooting to understand what he meant when he said they always get away. >> these calls are relevant to establish what it is and the context behind that statement. >> reporter: but the defense team objects. >> move to strike the testimony and the exhibit as its almost being irrelevant. >> reporter: day one of the trial was emotional here whether it was the state's obscenity-filled opening or the defense team telling a knock-knock joke during its opening statement. >> george zimmerman, who? all right, good, you're on the jury. >> reporter: attorney don west's joke didn't appear to work as he later apologized to jurors. like the prosecutors, west also played the 911 call from the night of the shooting. >> do you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> reporter: he said the boy heard screaming in the call was his client in a likely death struggle. the statement came it was trayvon martin yelling for help. the statement proved too much for martin'

. >> prosecutor john guy opened his statements quoting george zimmerman's words to a police dispatcher before unarmed trayvon martin was shot and killed. getting an already tense case off to a gripping start. >> george zimmerman did not shoot trayvon martin because he had to. he shot him for the worst of all reasons, because he wanted to. >> zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder, telling police he fired his concealed gun in self-defense after martin attacked him. >> knock, knock, who's there? >> reporter: in contrast don west began his opening with a joke. >> george zimmerman who? all right, good. you're on the jury. r r rr9. >> reporter: west later apologized detailing zimmerman's call to police, saying it was martin who initiated the encounter and martin who attacked zim he man. >> trayvon martin armed himself with the concrete sidewalk and used it to smash george zimmerman's head. no different than if he picked up a brick or bashed the head against a wall. that is a deadly weapon. >> reporter: the state's first several witnesses testified about basic facts leading

properprosecutor john guy's first words to the jury today were a little too obscene to repeat here. he was quoting a call zimmerman made to police as he followed martin that day. >> ladies and gentlemen, the truth about the murder of trayvon martin is going to come directly from his mouth. from those hate-filled words that he used to describe a perfect stranger, and from the lies that he told to the police to try to justify his actions. jenna: that is the lead prosecutor. the family of trayvon martin also has their own attorney and on the way into court today this is what that attorney had to say. >> we think that this is a simple case, there are two important facts in this case, number one, george zimmerman was a grown man with a gun, and number two, trayvon martin was a minor who had no blood on his hands, literally no blood on his hands. there was none of george zimmerman's dna found on trayvon martin's hands or underneath his fingernails. jenna: joe debenadeto is a criminal defense attorney. what do you think of the ark aouplt laid out by the family's attorney? >> to keep it sim

during monday's opening statements, prosecutor john guy painted a much different picture on the night of february 20-12. >> reporter: he shot him for the worst of all reasons. because he wanted to. >> reporter: at one point, martin's father began crying as the prosecution detailed how officers tried to save his son's life. the defense says pictures from that night support zimmerman's self defense claims. >> suggesting that zimmerman took quite a wallop squarely in the face. >> reporter: no word on whether zimmerman will testify in his own defense. >> reporter: jury of six women will be sequestered throughout the duration of this trial. it's a trial that could last between two and four weeks. reporting in sanford, florida, i'm chris welch. >> reporter: dramatic pictures out of alberta, canada, where flood waters have covered entire towns and are threatening others. take a look at this video. this home along three point creek. outside calgary, got swept away by the water. heavy rains caused the creek to spill over, swallowing up homes, trees and vehicles in its path. tonight, much of ca

>> john: exactly. this guy'sone goal, from what he said, seems to be getting sanctions lifted. to me that implies full corporationcooperation with u.n. officials. >> looking at the program there are a lot of politics that allowed this to happen. they have an economy that is suffering. >> john: because of the sanctions. >> yes, because of the sanctions. and there was another in the race as well that they tried to consolidate the votes because they didn't feel that they had enough votes. he was the only one left in. the other dropped out and so there were all of those that attribute to the larger conversation. i agree with you, i don't know how much power he will then have, and if he's just paying live service. >> john: tom s there a reason to be encouraged by this? >> no, the they run the country. the thought that i could be sitting over there as i'm sitting here. he has about as much power as i do. the amount of young people taking part is the hope five and ten years down the road. that would lead to a better pla

the prosecution's john guy, dug tugging at the heart strings of the jury. >> george zimmerman did notot trayvon martin because he had to. he shot him for the worst of all reasons, because he wanted to. >> reporter: the defense's don west, also trying to draw in these six women, with a joke. >> knock knock? who's there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right. good. you're on the jury. >> reporter: a joke in reference to the difficulty finding an unbiased juror in this case. but not a single juror laughed. look closely. even the lead prosecutor mystified. a life and death struggle playing out in this 911 tape. [ scream ] >> so, you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> george zimmerman was crying out for help. and no one helped. >> reporter: i was there in court as that 911 tape was played. and trayvon martin's mother, who says it's her son screaming, had to leave the court. she was visibly shaken. it's going to get harder on her. the man who shot her son is slated to take the stand. matt gutman, abc news, sanford, florida. >>> a bizarre standoff in china this morning. chip sta

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john guy will open for the state. prosecutors must prove that zimmerman was the aggressor. a profile continues to per sue trayvon martin after a dispatcher told them not to. there's also the question of who was screaming for help on this 911 tape, moments before the fatal shot. >> you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> reporter: prosecutors may call on witnesses who claim it was trayvon martin screaming for help. over the weekend, the judge denied the testimony of the audio experts. cnn legal analyst called it a setback. >> it was a major corner stone of their entire case. from the beginning, we are saying whoever's voice it was crying for help showed that the other person was the perpetrator. >> the jury was sworn in last week. a panel of all women. five who attorneys say are white. one is black/hispanic. their identities kept anonymous to protect their privacy. george howl, cnn, florida. >>> former mob boss james whitey bulger resumes in florida. he's charged in connection of 19 murders while running the winter hill gang in the '70s and 80s. bulger is free to tell his st

(laughter) that's an ethnic john oliver joke, by the way. that guy is hilarious! >> john: thank you, john. john hodgman, everybody. we will be bright (cheers and applause). >> john: welcome back, my guest tonight a filmmaker whose upcoming documentary for hbo is called "gideon's army." >> the judge is going to tell you that the state fails to prove their case it is your duty, you must acquit. that's the beauty of this system. it's set up to give people the presumption of innocence. to give them an opportunity to not just be heard but hold the state accountable. you want to take my liberty, you've got to do it right. and if you don't, acquit. the fifth amendment to the united states constitution guarantees it. >> john: that's what i'm talking about. please welcome dawn porter. (cheers and applause) the documentary is mind blowing. >> oh! >> john: "gideon's army." we've all seen in detective shows throughout our childhood you have the right to an attorney. >> right. >> john: and, of course, that's only about 50 years old, that right. >> it's exactly 50 years old. >>

words in that grown man's mouth. >> reporter: in a forceful hoping statement monday, prosecutor john guynloaded f bombs before the all woman jury. while the defense attorney, don west, began with a knock knock joke that bombed. >> george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right, good, you're on the jury. >> reporter: by far, the most memorable witness of the first week of testimony, 19-year-old rachel jeantel, she was on the phone with martin as he walked home from 7-eleven. she rolled her eyes, often hostile during cross examination, considered the state's star witness, she's the only person to say zimmerman was the aggressor. >> he said why are you following, and i heard him -- >> reporter: a witness relived her 911 call as someone screamed in the background. >> you keep hearing it? >> yes. >> reporter: judge deborah nelson dismissed the first juror, an alternate for what she said was personal, unrelated matters. in court all week, the jury appears very focused, attendant, taking a lot of notes, like many in the courtroom tuesday morning, appeared visibly distressed as closeup crime

that's what john guy told the jury. hen guy picked apart george zimmerman's account of what happened. he basically said that the statement that martin said you're going to die tonight, guy says no one heart that. also zimmerman's claim that he got on top of trayvon martin and spread out his hands, guy says that didn't happen. in fact martin's hands were under his chest. and also this concept that zimmerman grabbed the gun, guy says there was no dna, rather that martin grabbed the gun, guy says there was no dna from martin on it that gun. and he painted a picture, really tried to paint the scene of that night. take a listen to what he said. >> as the smoke and the smell of that fatal gunshot rose into a rainy sunday sanford night, trayvon martin, 21 days removed from his 16th year, was face down in wet grass laboring through his final breaths on this earth. and that defendant at that same time was upright walking around preparing. preparing to tell law enforcement why it was he had just profiled, followed and murdered an

. >> reporter: with martin's family visibly shaken by what they heard, prosecutor john guy spoke directlysing the very words zimmerman used when he called the non-emergency line before shooting and killing trayvon martin. for 30 minutes he challenged zimmerman's account of what happened. >> that defendant at the same time was upright walking around preparing. preparing to tell law enforcement why it was he had just profiled, followed and murdered an unarmed teenager. >> reporter: in still another unusual move, attorney john west opened for the defense with a knock knock joke. >> knock knock? who's there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right, good, you're on the jury. nothing? that's funny. >> reporter: how that played out with the jury is anybody's guess. the one thing that became very clear, though, west wanted to cover a lot of ground. for more than two hours he laid out zimmerman's case with pictures in great detail, overkill in the view of cnn legal analyst sunny hostin. >> you're supposed to give a road map but they gave so much more than that and i think it was too much

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prosecutor john guy said zimmerman, neighborhood watch volunteer, have profiled the 17- year-old a suspicious and chose to assume the role of a police officer and follow him. he quoted zimmerman's own expletive laced words to dispatcher. >> good morning. ] punk. they always get away. those were the words and a grown man's mouth as he followed in the dark a 17-year-old boy who he did not know. excuse my language, but those were his words, not mine. >> defense lawyer don west argued zimmerman killed martin because he feared for his life after the teenager smashed zimmerman's head on a sidewalk, which he suggested constituted a deadly weapon, the sidewalk. west told the jury a knock-knock joke in which for later he apologized. who was there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right, good, you're on the jury. nothing? that is funny. >> zimmerman faces up to life in prison on charges of second- degree murder. his trial is taking place before an all-female jury. five out of six are quite. we are joined by daniel cadet, editor of huffington post black voices. talk about what has happened in

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but again looking at that comparison to john guy, it was forceful, jarring, very direct. the words that he said directly to that jury. and he also took time to pick apart george zimmerman's account of what he says happened that night. for instance, the statement that zimmerman says martin made that you'll die tonight. guy says that did not happen. no one heard it. also the claim that zimmerman got on top of trayvon martin and spread his arms out, guy says that that did not happen. in fact he says that martin's hands were under his chest. so he's taking time to really pick it apart. >> and that could very well be the prosecution's main plan here is to go bit by bit what this defendant said and how it may or may not match up with the evidence. george howell, i know you're busy watching all of these developments unfold. so back at her and we'll continue to watch this, as well. anderson cooper will hold a very special program on the zimmerman murder trial at 10:00 eastern tonight. so please don't miss it. a watershed case. >>> the supreme court speaking of watershed cases han

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prosecutor john guy opened with frank and profane language about the night trayvon martin was killed.attorney quoted what he says george zimmerman said to police during his nonemergency call before the shooting. >> [ bleep ] punks. these [ bleep ], they always get away. those were the words in that grown man's mouth. >> defense attorney don west began by saying the evidence will show it's a sad case, but sometimes you have to laugh to keep from crying. he then started off with

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and you remember john guy, the prosecutor in this case opened and talked about this call in his openingment. he said listen to this call carefully. listen to the screams for help in this call. when do they end? and he is going to argue -- they're going to argue in their closing statements that the gunshot silenced the screamer, whoever was screaming, the gunshot silenced them. >> let's listen to selma mora, she speaks spanish, it will be through a translator, telling us what she saw. >> did you ask again what is going on? >> yes. >> and did anybody respond to you that time? >> yes. >> and who responded to you? >> the person who was on top. >> what did the person on top say? >> just to call the police. >> did you ever hear the person on the bottom say anything? >> no. >> at any point, did you see either the person on top or the person on the bottom get up? >> yes. >> who did you see get up? >> the one who was on top. >> when the man on top got up and started walking around, could you see the man on the bottom or the person on the bottom better? >> yes. >> could you tell at that point whe

prosecutor john guy was blunt and emotional, describing george zimmerman as a wannabe cop, a profilerhese were his powerful last words. >> he shot him for the worst of all reasons. because he wanted to. >> reporter: trayvon martin's parents were moved to tears. jurors seemed riveted. that's when zimmerman's attorney, don west, apparently tried to break the tension, and the awkward joke fell flat. >> nothing? [ laughter ] >> that's funny. >> reporter: what kind of damage did he do here? >> certainly from the very beginning, first impressions are a lasting impression. you want to hit hard when they first start. >> reporter: susan constantine is a jury consultant and author who believes it was not only a bad joke, it was a bad idea. >> i think this was about his nervousness, not breaking a spell. i think it was all about his own nervousness. >> reporter: it was so bad, attorney don west returned from a lunch break and immediately apologized. >> no more bad jokes, i promise that. i'm convinced it was the delivery, though. i really thought that was -- i'm sorry if i offended anyone about t

here is that technician with the prosecutor john guy.to this. >> could you hold up the firearm for the jury, please. tell the members of the jury what it is and how you progress it. >> this would be the arizona tea can shown in the photographs. >> package of skittles. >> yes, it is. >> and the headphones. >> now, she showed the skittles. she showed the actual gun. ken, she also took photos of mr. zimmerman's injuries when he arrived at the police station. and you get the exchange between her and mr. guy about the possible blood injuries. how effective is this to the jury? >> this is extremely effective, reverend al. i mean what we've done, what's happened in this trial is it went from an academic exercise in justice to the jury getting the actual evidence in this case, hearing about a young man dying on the ground while a detective is trying to save his life. they're seeing this skittles. they're seeing it in person. they're seeing the gun, the murder weapon. this was a tremendously powerful exercise in front of this jury. it brought tha

first this morning, there was a profanity-laden opener from prosecutor john guy who quoted what he saysing his noneemergency call before the shooting. >> [ bleep ] punks. these [ bleep ], they always get away. those were the words in that grown man's mouth as he followed in the dark a 17-year-old boy who he didn't know. >> then when it was the defense's turn to lay out their case, attorney don west took a somewhat unusual approach presenting the jury with a knock knock joke. >> knock knock. who's there? george zimmerman. george zimmerman who? all right, good. you're on the jury. nothing? that's funny. >> after the lunch recess, west admitted that that may not have been the best approach. >> no more bad jokes, i promise that. i'm convinced it was the delivery though. i really thought that was funny. i'm sorry if i offended anyone about that. >> witnesses have now begun to take the stand and these are live pictures. for more i'm joined by legal analyst lisa bloom who has been monitoring the trial all day. >> hi, martin. >> the prosecution opened with profanity and the defense a joke. what

john guy, the prosecutor, one of the prosecutors is going to get up and ask them again listen carefully when do the screams stop? the moment that gunshot goes off, this person, who sounds like they're screaming for their life, that person is silenced that is the significant argument about this call. >> if the person screaming is silenced, and of course the prosecution would want to use that saying it had to have been trayvon martin, then, again, if mr. zimmerman does not get on the stand that hangs out there, lisa, but if he does get on the stand, he is going to have to explain why he went silent. >> and here is what the defense said in opening statement about that. the screaming 1207ed because the threat had been removed once the shot went off. that's the defense argument. but when you match it up with george zimmerman's statement, he said to the police that after he shot trayvon martin, he didn't think he hit him. he thought that trayvon was just surprised and shock and fell backwards. he thought the threat remained. and that's why he got off of him and spread out his hands and held h