mr. o'mara's office issued an apology and correction on his website yesterday. quote, mr. ure of the video from trayvon martin's cell phone. though it was unintentional, it is a particular concern to us because we are and have been committed to disputing misinformation in every aspect of this case, not causing it. for that, mr. o'mara apologizes. the mistake was made live on national television in a court of law. but the apology was only posted online over the weekend. joining me now is veteran prosecutor paul henderson and legal analyst lisa bloom. thanks for being here. >> hello. >> nice to be here. >> paul, let me start with you. how could this affect the jury pool in this case? >> well, once again,s's despai disparaging against the victim and i keep reminding people trayvon martin is not on trial. disparaging against the victim and i keep reminding people trayvon martin is not on trial. so all of this character assassination is not good. it's not helpleful. nor is it going to be admitted into the trial. and what we don't want is for this to taint the jury pool and for t

mr. o'mara did something brilliant and that is this. he will let the physicians assistant amplify on the underlying injuries. meaning not just what was seen but was underneath the body. and there ever, made the injuries seem much more serious than they appear. another thing that mr. o'mara did was he asked the physician's assistant to go through the treatment she would have given. so that gets to illustrate to the injury how grave the injuries must have been at the moment of time. and the third thing he did, which is a great defense move, is that he turned the physician's assistant into a defense witness on the prosecution's case. >> talk about that a little bit. the other thing in addition that mark o'mara did was he repeatedly showed the bloody photographs. he took every opportunity to hold up those photographs of the injuries to george zimmerman's nose and to the back of his head to show those to the jury to drive home the point of injuries. do you think that was effective? >> absolutely. let me just say, mr. o'mara is an outstanding

mr. o'mara, he pounded on the cement you did not hear that either? >> no. >> one of the interviews mr. o'mara asked you about ground and pound. >> correct. >> you recall that. could it be that it was investigator sorrino used the words ground and pound and not you? >> i believe it was me, because it was in my initial statement as well. >> so you initially in the original statement to the officer put ground and pound? >> possibly. >> you know i'm going to show you this and -- may i approach the witness, your honor? >> we should have it marked for identification as an exhibit. give me a paper here. it's marked for identification purposes. >> i've seen it, yes, thank you. >> may i approach the witness your honor? >> yes, you may. >> i'll show you what's been marked for identification purposes 25. >> this should be 2s. >> sorry, 2s i apologize. just read it and see if you use the words ground and pound there. >> is this impeachment your honor? i don't know what's going on. >> i don't know if it's impeachment or recollection. >> we'll see where it goes. >> i say "ground getting hit." >> but

mr. o'mara that has raised race today, probably more than anyone involved. and he again accused the state of being racially biassed in their selection. listen to this. >> we've got a jury which is great. the case is pretty clear that we are not to have a jury that is impacted on by gender bias, race bias, or any type of bias. and it became very apparent to me that the strikes, four in a row, it's almost simplistic at that point to say they were striking white women. >> he is basically accusing the prosecutor of trying to strike white women. he brought up race. clearly he struck two blacks. i have not heard the prosecutor charged him with race. is this a strategy, or is this in fact a feeling that you think he is trying to credibly launch against the prosecution? >> it is a strategy. if he wants to preserve all of his client's rights on appeal, and clearly he wants to do that, he has to raise now before the judge any arguments about improprieties in jury selection. so one of the improprieties would be discrimination based on race, discrimination based on gend

mr. o'mara, he pounded on the cement you did not hear that either? >> no. >> one of the interviews mr. und and pound. >> correct. >> you recall that. could it be that it was investigator sorrino used the words ground and pound and not you? >> i believe it was me, because it was in my initial statement as well. >> so you initially in the original statement to the officer put ground and pound? >> possibly. >> you know i'm going to show you this and

mr. o'mara, because it's his witness, the fact of the matter is he is going to treat him differently. other hand, with my esteemed colleague mr. west, he has an ethical professional duty to zealously advocate for the accused. that's the cornerstone of our constitution. now, would i have liked to see him be light were ms. jeantel? of course i would, because i'm human like everybody else. but at the end of the day, we have the accused. the accused has to prove nothing. the prosecution has to prove everything. and he is entitled to a zealous defense, and that is indeed what he is getting. >> seema, don west may have been trying to do something else too we were just talking at the break about. he asked ms. jeantel on the second day, on day two of her testimony, you seem a little different. your demeanor seems different. what do you think was going on? >> everybody wanted to know what was behind that question. i will tell you. mr. west was trying to get at whether rachel jeantel was coached by the prosecution that evening. now, here is the rule. prosecutors cannot talk to their witnesses wh

mr. o'mara. >> mr. west. >> mr. west. >> as we get ready to hear the cross-examination right now from the defense attorney don west. we'll take a quick break. we'll resume our special coverage. a lot more going on in this george zimmerman trial. stay with us. [ female announcer ] think all pads are the same? don't. [ woman ] the technology in these pads... best creation ever! [ female announcer ] always infinity. invented with mind-blowing foam so incredibly thin, you'll be surprised it's up to 55% more absorbent. genius. always infinity. there was this and this. she got a parking ticket... ♪ and she forgot to pay her credit card bill on time. good thing she's got the citi simplicity card. it doesn't charge late fees or a penalty rate. ever. as in never ever. now about that parking ticket. [ grunting ] [ male announcer ] the citi simplicity card is the only card that never has late fees, a penalty rate, or an annual fee, ever. go to citi.com/simplicity to apply. >>> don west is cross examining the witness jonathan m

mr. o'mara on the show, who represents mr. zimmerman as well as i had mr.alked about the family and the handlers. i don't know who the handlers are. had presented george zimmerman wrongly and trayvon wrong. it's clear that they are trying to say some things and have put out, as you know, photos and other things of trayvon. do you think they are going to try to disparage trayvon and smear him and are you prepared for whatever you've got to sit there and go through as the mother of your son, the pain i'm sure, of losing him is unbearable enough but are you prepared for what may happen in this trial? >> you can never really prepare for it. but i am -- i am ready. i am ready. lee be there to the trial and i will be able to listen to anything that they have to say because what could be worse than me losing my son? so anything they have to say, i'm ready for it. but nothing could be more devastating than losing my child. >> the whole fact, attorney crump, that we've had to deal with charges and countercharges, the judge has said that she left a lot of that out. a

mr. o'mara's question that you can't say whether the person on the bottom was trying to get up, correct? you can't say whether he was or not, he may have been? >> i stated the person on the bottom was probably trying to get up. i couldn't confirm that. anyone on the bottom i would think would be trying to get up. >> just from dpons? >> correct. >> correct? >> correct. >> in the several staples you gave. eitherer you were asked to specify statements that you later were asked, is that correct, by the investigating agencies or whoever? >> correct. >> or you felt you needed to clarify or elaborate on certain things. >> yes, so words weren't put into my mouth, yes. >> does that mean you were lying originally with what you said to the final statements that you gave? >> can you repeat that? >> does that mean when you had to clarify or elaborate from the original statement that you gave to the final statements that you gave that you were lying originally? >> lying? >> does that mean that originally you were lying? >> no. >> because you didn't clarify or elaborate, does that mean originally you w

mr. o'mara went after this witness. >> when was the first time you ever told anybody that you heard or saw whatever it was, movement from left to right outside of your back door? was it today? and if so, just tell us. >> i don't know if it was just today. >> okay. i'll ask it this way. could it be that the first time you mentioned this new piece of evidence was just now as you testified? >> it could be. i don't know. >> reporter: this touches upon a sore spot for the defense, because they maintained in the past they believe that in discovering the witness didn't tell them everything. the fact that she jumps out and says left to right, they had never heard that. in the minds of the defense, it might have reinforced their colonel. they're going to go aggressively after all of these witnesses. >> we'll talk to mark o'mara later on tonight. our legal team will be with us throughout the night. jose baez will be here, mark geragos and sunny hostin. powerful testimony we heard today in that court, sunny. >> absolutely. i think what was most powerful were the images themselves. they just spoke so

mr. o'mara, because it's his witness, the fact of the matter is he is going to treat him differently. other hand, with my esteemed kocolleague mr. west, has an ethical professional duty to zealously advocate for the accused. that's the cornerstone of our constitution. now, would i have liked to see him be light were ms. jeantel? of course i would, because i'm human like everybody else. but at the end of the day, we have the accused. the accused has to prove nothing. the prosecution has to prove everything. and he is entitled to a zealous defense, and that is indeed what he is getting. >> seema, don west may have been trying to do something else too we were just talking at the break about. he asked ms. jeantel on the second day, on day two of her testimony, you seem a little different. your demeanor seems different. what do you think was going on? >> everybody wanted to know what was behind that question. i will tell you. mr. west was trying to get at whether rachel jeantel was coached by the prosecution that evening. now, here is the rule. prosecutors cannot talk to their witnesses wh

mr. o'mara asked you about the screaming you felt i guess based on what you observed were life-threateningect? >> yes. >> but you don't know who was being attacked or who was not? >> no. >> you can't say it was mr. zimmerman or trayvon martin who was screaming for help? >> we couldn't see anything. >> you couldn't say it was mr. martin yelling for help, because mr. zimmerman had a gun and he was yelling help, help, help. you can't say whether it was or not? >> can't say either way. >> so he is making the point these witnesses are simply coming in, telling about what they heard, what their observation were, if any. nothing more. they don't have a dog in this fight. no bias here. and i can tell you the most significant thing about this call, it is now in evidence. the jurors will be able to take this back into the deliberation room and listen to it again. john guy, the prosecutor, one of the prosecutors is going to get up and ask them again listen carefully. what when do the screams stop? the moment that gunshot goes off, this person, who sounds like they're screaming for their life, that pe

mr. o'mara has gone on record saying they know they have a very weak case. i believe it's an improper charge altogether. seeing as that's not likely to happen now, i'm confident they won't meet their burden. >> nbc's kerry sanders is in sanford. so much of this case played out publicly. right now it really is about the selection of these jurors. >> reporter: and many say that is the most critical part of winning or losing a case. that's why this will be a particularly slow process. as you noted, the prospective jurors have been summoned. 100 of the first 500 came to the courthouse today. they were taken into a room where like all jurors, prospective jurors, they're played a video and told about their civic responsibility and why we have a jury system in this country and what participating in it means. then they were each given questionnaire. in those questionnaires, they're filling out information. biographical data, questions that could be how much do you know about this case. those questionnaires were then brought together and brought to the attorneys. the

mr. o'mara? >> >> thank you, your honor. afternoon, officer. how are you doing? >> good. thank you. >> just a couple questions. you had heard as you were on your way that officer smith had just arrived on the scene, correct? as you were coming -- >> as -- as i was getting there -- >> right. >> yeah, he was just arriving on scene. >> because you guys are in radio contact, aren't you? >> yes, sir. >> so you knew that you were right behind officer tim smith to get there? >> yes. >> could you even guesstimate from the radio transmissions how fast or quickly after him you got there? >> if i would guesstimate, less than two minutes. >> okay. as a matter of fact, it was so quick that the officer still had mr. zimmerman at gunpoint, right? >> that's correct. >> in a shots fired situation, when you come into a dark area like that, it's protocol to take out your weapon and control the situation, right? >> correct. >> that's not to suggest any particular danger coming from mr. zimmerman. that's just what you do in a situation where you have shots fired. >> that's correct. >> and tha

mr. o'mara. >> yes, thank you. if i might. >> i will need a little assistance. recruit you for a moment.

mr. o'mara? >> good afternoon, officer. >> thank you. >> just a couple of questions. you had heard, as you were on your way, that officer smith had just arrived on the scene, correct? as you were coming -- >> as i was getting there -- >> right. >> he was just arriving on the scene. >> because you guys are in radio contact, aren't you, all the responding officers? >> yes, sir. >> okay. so you knew you were right behind officer tim smith to get there? >> yes. >> could you even guesstimate from the radio transmissions or fast or quickly after him you got there? >> if i would guesstimate, less than two minutes. >> okay. matter of fact, it was so quick that the officer still had mr. zimmerman at gunpoint, right? >> that's correct. >> in a shots-fired situation, when you come into a dark area like that, it's protocol to take out your weapon and control the situation, right? >> correct. >> that's not to suggest any particular danger coming from mr. zimmerman, that's just what you do in a situation where you have shots fired. >> that's correct. >> that's appropriately for off

mr. o'mara. >> my cross, is direct is the time for a break? i need a few minutes with exhibits. it's up to the jury. >> does anybody need a break at this time? no. okay. >> i need a couple minutes for the get the exhibits ready. >> sure. >> all right. we're going to step away while mark o'mara, george zimmerman's defense attorney figures things out. i want to turn our attention to our court observer, jason johnson. while you were listening to john good's testimony, you thought the same as i did, why did the defense put this witness on the stand? >> yeah, i thought it was strange. he seemed to be corroborating the defense's story trayvon was on top, he was landing mma-style blows, which is exactly what george zimmerman wants the jury to believe. i think ultimately the consistenty with which he is speaking, the dispassionate with which he is speaking, that may build the case the other way. off the top, i didn't think it was helping the prosecution at all. >> you understand we were able to accomplish that up until today or i guess option that we couldn't do it because of the way th

mr. o'mara and he would could say, yes, we got those photographs, we wouldn't be here, if i contacted youurt, i i don't expect that i would have gotten a straight forward answer from you. so that's why i didn't contact you. >> now, you know, i get a little out of the ways their what is going on, that attorney, mr. white, has a tistory with the prosecutor. he has a history with the prosecutor's office, in part, that's what he is saying the reason you are bringing this information out is to simply make us to look bad in white says no. >> martin savidge, thank you for letting us know what's happening there. boy, we're in the 11th hour here. so we'll see what the judge decides. >>> also, i want to tell you about this man, after being shot in the head, people thought he'd never walk again. but this senior class president, he not only defied the odds, he is taking centre field. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od.

mr. mark o'mara has put out a lot of evidence that could theoretically be damaging to the reputation of trayvoneople have put a lot into this trial. there are a lot in the african-american community who see this as a civil rights case, as a case about profiling of young black men. there are a lot of people on the zimmerman side who feel the sympathy toward trayvon martin, as you were just discussing, has prejudiced the ability for zimmerman to get a fair trial. there's a lot of emotion wrapped up in this. it's national, international. it is a really important trial. >> great to see you. safe travels. thanks so much. >>> well, this morning, paris jackson, the daughter of the late pop icon michael jackson, remains in the hospital. nbc news has confirmed the lapd responded to a call at jackson's home of a possible overdose yesterday. media outlets are reporting an apparent suicide attempt led to the 15-year-old being hospitalized. through her attorney, her grandmother katherine jackson released a statement saying, quote, being a sensitive 15-year-old is difficult no matter who you are. it is espec

and she remembered how he allowed o'mara to get up and make that statement in court. >> there was some misrepresentation with mrs. zimmerman and some moneys and something. >> yes. and now mrs. zimmerman is under state prosecution because of that. this judge is aware of that. this judge is getting these things on the record so he can't come back later and say my attorney made all these decisions and i didn't agree with them. i let him go forward with the case. >> now, melissa, it got a little heated between lawyers on both sides on how the defense was asking questions about public relations to trayvon martin's death. listen to this. >> did you read anything or hear anything on tv about any demonstration -- >> objection. >> sustained. you can ask him what he has heard or read or what he knows. >> have you heard or read anything related to demonstrations or protests? do you remember hearing anything about this case in the news that suggested there may be racially -- >> your honor, objection. >> counsel, approach. >> now, zimmerman's lawyer raised the question about protest demonstrations that was objected to by the

mr. zimmerman has been totally disproved. >> come on, counsel. wait a second, counsellor. how many times does mark o'maraat picture of george zimmerman's bloody head? the grass didn't make his head bleed. i mean i can't -- i know this is a wonderful family. trayvon martin's family is a wonderful family. they deserve justice. what george zimmerman did is morally reprehensible in following this guy. but the law while it cares about morals, cares about the specifics of the statute, more importantly, and here you have a law that says if you reasonably believe that your life is being threatened or you're going to be gravely injured, you can use deadly force. and i don't know how you get away from that. and that's from a witness called by the state. is that the best the state has? because if it is, i think that most people watching right now and most people across this country now expect george zimmerman to be acquitted. there's no way six women are going to say that george zimmerman didn't have reasonable fear that his life was being threatened. isn't that the issue? >> no. you're totally wrong. mr. good's te

mr. zimmerman what is the race of this person and he says black. that's when mark o'mara objected because prior to opening statements judge nelson said the prosecution cannot use the statement "ration profiling." they say there are multiple ways somebody could be profiled. mark o'mara basically suggesting that the prosecution is going around that ruling in a back door way to get these repettive 911 phon phone calls zimmerman . showing there was a pattern of calling about black teenagers in the neighborhood. bill: the first witness is on the stand already. who did the state of florida call first? >> reporter: the first witness was the son of tracy martin's girlfriend. trayvon was staying at her place. that wraps he was walking to when he was confronted by george zimmerman. the jury will decide on that. this is a 15-year-old kid who was 14 at the time testifying to the jury they played video games and watched tv all day. also called to the stand was the manager, the cashier of the 7-eleven down the street from the gated community who sold the skittles and the arizona fruit

is mark o'mara, the lead defense attorney, questioning qg the officer who first responsibled to the escape -- scene of the shooting. >> and as you were going -- anything else that you recall mrerman saying to you at the scene before you started walking towards the car? >> not before, no, sir. >> okay, as you were walking towards the car, didn't he utter something to you sort of voluntarilily. >> yes, sir. >> what did he say? >> he said he was yelling for help and nobody would help him. >> and how long after you first saw him, did that happen? >> a minute? >> a few minutes. >> as long as it took to do what we just talked about? >> correct. >> and as soon as you had him cuffed you secured the gun, turned him around and walked him towards the car. >> correct. >> the car was 30 yards away? >> approximately. >> and it was during that walk -- actually almost immediately upon turning to walk to the car, he said that to you. >> not very long of, no, sir. >> actually said that to you twice, didn't he. >> correct. >> second time was after you got to the car? >> that's correct. >> tell me how he said that. was it -- tell me how he said that. >> it was almost a confusion. like, i kept -

mr. good, the way he described the person on top was holding the other person down, so even if he's correct, the whole mma style that mark o'mara put forth is not totally true. if you listen to the testimony he described the person on top wasn't whaling away, you may recall in opening statement, whaling away with punches. that's not what he described. i think what happened, they took this theory, tried to put it forth like it happened. yes, there was a scuffle and rolling around on the ground. let's go back to what is important here. george zimmerman got out of his truck, profiled and went after, meaning he was trailing behind trayvon martin, and so people sort of forget that part because that's the major part of this case, the fact that this would have never have happened if george zimmerman would have stayed in his truck. >> do you know if trayvon martin ever trained for mma style marshall arts himself? >> i can't -- i can't confirm that or deny that at this time, but i think what is important here is they have put forth that and i think mr. good's testimony is real important. if you look at the details of him describing the