mr. strickland wrote that letter?w that suspicion would eventually boomerang right back on him. >> that's what most people would think. >> it's a foolish thing to do. >> it's a very foolish thing to do. >> before prosecutor smith rested, he called kristene to the stand, putting her face to face with david strickland. >> i want him to see me and see what he had done, but he would not look at me. >> defense attorneys john gillmore and jimmy grandberry don't dispute that kristene was a sympathetic witness, but in court they argued she was also unreliable. >> she didn't know who shot her. she has no recollection. she wasn't able to pick our client out of a photo lineup. >> she wasn't able to point at him in court and say, that's the guy that did it. >> what's more, kristene initially told police that the shooter's gun was silver. >> david's gun is a glock, which is black. >> they also went after investigators, saying they'd bungled the lengthy two-year investigation, saying evidence was mishandled. >> we had evidence that

mr. strickland? i apologize senator, can you repeat the question. i asked a with of devices which include here today is as we look for some principal compromise on what is important . i think i would just add insight to continue answering your previous question on the economics of species recovery. as we look at protecting the habitat and ecosystems that were threatened, we are also protecting and conserving land that has multiple uses. the outdoor recreational economy is a huge business, we as the, will have a land conservation strategy that focuses on diversity conservation and multiple uses, and when you have this kind of synergy, you can protect a threatened species and also economic benefits. the last point i would make, is if the committee will just keep in mind the significant interest that states like virginia, unfortunately have lost a lot of our iconic wildlife species decades and centuries ago. don't take for granted what you have when you have as far as iconic wildlife. our folks have to travel across the country to see bryson or elk or