mr. o'mara said that's where it should be.have happened had not the public said, wait a minute, everyone's rights, trayvon martin's rights cannot be violated. i hope that we have a fair and just trial and we'll be watching that. but i hope the public will not use this as a way to go beyond the means of law. i hope that the law will stand up for what is right and we see that we live in a nation where people cannot just do things and walk away without being held accountable. it is important for this nation that we watch and see how far we've come. that's why we needed to go in a court of law and that's what we sought and then 11 days, that's what will begin to happen. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> choose your weapons. scandals, or jobs? let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. politics is what you're talking about. if you're talking about the

mr. o'mara said there's no evidence mr. continued to follow him after the dispatcher told him not to. >> you have to understand that there's no evidence whatsoever and the state has not brought forth any evidence that to suggest that mr. zimmerman was following trayvon martin after the dispatch said you don't have to do that. mr. zimmerman's answer was okay. there's no evidence to support he continued to pursue. >> no evidence he continued to pursue. it's a key question and the police asked zimmerman about it in one of their interviews. >> when he said are you following him and you said you don't need to do that. what went through your mind? >> he's right. >> you stopped and went back to your vehicle. >> i still wanted to give him an address. >> the police say zimmerman should have returned to his truck but he didn't. in his own walk through with police zimmerman showed how he continued down the sidewalk to get an address before turning around to get an address before coming face-to-face with trayvon. a few months later mr.

mr. o'mara, about some of your criticism today.k at this. >> the martin family, rather, their attorneys say that all of this stuff is inadmissible and that it was intended just to, you know, pollute the jury pool or sway public opinion. what's your response to that? they've said that numerous times. >> the public opinion was swayed by false presentation of this case from the very beginning. the martin family through their handling has presented a picture of who trayvon was and who george was that is wholly inaccurate. this evidence sort of shows that. >> your reaction to that, attorney crump? that they put an inaccurate image of who trayvon was out from the family to the public? >> you know, we have to remember that everything mark o'mara says and the defense lawyers is just their opinion, their allegation. for instance, last week they put all these texts and these photos out, reverend al. and we were shocked, really, when we saw the media run and say it was new evidence, it was evidence. it wasn't evidence. it was information he p

mr. zimmerman's lawyer, mark o'mara. essentially trying the case in the press. they're also upset over the release of photos and documents by the defense that appear to paint trayvon martin in a negative light. the orlando sentinel is reporting george zimmerman's defense team is asking for a six-week trial delay because, quote, they need more time to hire an audio expert to counter the testimony of a state witness who is expected to testify that the voice heard screaming for help in the background of a 911 call was trayvon. we have an nbc legal analyst. kendall, let's listen to a little bit of that 911 call. >> it sounds like a male. >> and you don't know why? >> i don't know why i think they're yelling help, but i don't know. >> does he look hurt? >> i can't see him. i don't want to go out there, and i don't know what's going on. there's screaming. >> does he keep yelling help? >> yes. >> what is your -- >> there's gunshots. >> kendall, if the state experts testify that it is trayvon martin yelling for help, how damagin

mr. zimmerman's lawyer, mark o'mara, saying he's trying the case in the press instead of the courtroom.consider those arguments in what is shaping up to be a major hearing next tuesday. the gag order motion comes after an important week in the case. the zimmerman team released numerous photos and documents that appear to be designed to paint trayvon martin in a negative light. also developing, the defense team is asking for a delay in the trial. in order to keep peace in the prosecution evidence. the orlando sentinel reports that the defense is focused on a 911 call the night of the murder. that's what -- the call that led to the defense asking for a delay in the trial. these are critical questions. an answer could determine whether george zimmerman is convicted or set free for the killing of trayvon martin. joining me now are kendall coffe. now a criminal defense attorney and veteran prosecutor paul henderson. kendall, let me start with you. this is actually the third gag order the prosecution has filed. why are they so concerned about zimmerman's lawyer going on tv talking about this