mrs. steenkamp that after the adjournment yesterday, she informed me through her advocate that mr. pistorius did in fact request a meeting with the steenkamp family prior to the trial, but they were not ready for such a meeting. i'm putting that in the record. >> thank you very much. so it's confirmation of what mr. pistorius -- >> said that yesterday, and mrs. steenkamp felt that it was important that it be put in the record. i didn't know about that before yesterday. >> thank you for letting us know. >> you've also heard that, i'm sure, mr. pistorius. >> i have, my lady. >> mr. pistorius, because i went back there, there's one other aspect that i have to deal with. and in your evidence in chief, you indicated how important your religion is to you, an important -- how important that your christianity is to you. can i confirm that? >> that's correct, my lady. >> also said that you've always wanted to have a partner that was a christian. is that correct? >> that's correct. my lady. >> my lady, page 1396 of the record. now was reeva then your first christian partner? >> no, she wasn't

mr. steenkamp, to reeva's family, to those of you who knew her -- >> mr. naudible ] >> i don't like doing this to you, but i can hardly hear you. >> reporter: he turned away from the judge and toward the mother of steenkamp. >> i wake up every morning and you're the first people i think of, the first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and the sorrow and the emptiness i've caused you and your family. >> reporter: the olympian telling the court he still replays the night he shot and killed steenkamp. >> i wake up and i smell -- i can smell the blood and i wake up to being terrified. >> reporter: clearly laying a foundation for sim many ymptoms posttraumatic stress disorder. the events of that night in question have profoundly affected him. >> reporter: hess sca's scared sleep and has terrible nightmares. the defense building an image of him as a young boy growing up afraid. his mother often alone with her children, acutely aware of south africa's high crime rate. he remembers her calling police in the middle of the night when she heard noises. >> she

mrs. steenkamp. to reeva's family. to those of who knew her here today. >> mr. storius, i don't like doing this to you, but i can hardly hear you. >> even before beginning his testimony, a teary-eyed pistorius turned away from the judge toward the mother of reeva steenkamp. >> i wake up in the morning and you are the first people i think of and pray for. i can't mention the pain and sorrow and the emptiness that i've caused you and your family. >> the olympian telling court he still replays the night he shot and killed steenkamp. >> i wake up at night and i smell -- the smell the blood and i wake up to being terrified. >> they are clearly laying a foundation for symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. this speaks to the manner of the the events of the night in question have profounded affected him. >> pris torous said he is on anti-di press sants and sleep aids because he is scared to sleep and has terrible nightmares. the defense is painting an image of a young boy growing up afraid. hi mother alone with children, acutely aware of south africa's high crime r

mr. steenkamp, to reeva's family. for those of you here today. >> mr.storius -- i don't like doing this to you, but i can hardly hear you. >> i beg your pardon, my lady. i'll speak up. i'd like to apologize and say at these moments, and there hasn't been a moment since this tragedy that i haven't thought of the family. i wake up every morning. there's people i think of, there's people i pray for. i can't imagine what i've caused you and your family. >> reporter: okay. i was in court during that. it was difficult for me to see mrs. steenkamp's reaction. and oscar pistorius obviously as you can hear was very emotional. you can't see him because he's chosen not to have the visual images of his testimony broadcast. just the audio. so that's why you didn't see his face. i think what was also crucial as i was sitting in that courtroom, listening to the beginning of his testimony. it was very important that he acknowledged that his mother when he was a young child was very fearful. his father often traveled for work. he described how his mother would often go

mr. steenkamp, to reeva's family, to those of you who knew her here today, family and friends . >> i canear you. >> reporter: even before beginning his testimony a teary eyed pistorius turned away from the judge and towards the mother of reeva steenkamp. >> i wake up every morning and you're the first people i think of, you're the first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and sorrow and the emptiness that i've caused you and your family. >> reporter: he told the court he still replays the night he shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i wake up and i smell, i smell, i can smell the blood and i wake up to being terrified. >> reporter: clearly laying a foundation for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. this speaks to the manner in which the extent to which the fence of that night in question profoundly affected him. pistorius says he's on anti-depressants and sleep aids because he's scared to sleep and has terrible nightmares. the defense also building an image of pistorius as a young boy growing up afraid. his mother often alone with her children, acutely aware of south afri

mr. steenkamp, to reeva's family, to those of you who knew her here today, family and friends . >> i can. >> reporter: even before beginning his testimony a teary eyed pistorius turned away from the judge and towards the mother of reeva steenkamp. >> i wake up every morning and you're the first people i think of, you're the first people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain and sorrow and the emptiness that i've caused you and your family. >> reporter: he told the court he still replays the night he shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i wake up and i smell, i smell, i can smell the blood and i wake up to being terrified. >> reporter: clearly laying a foundation for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. this speaks to the manner in which the extent to which the fence of that night in question profoundly affected him. pistorius says he's on anti-depressants and sleep aids because he's scared to sleep and has terrible nightmares. the defense also building an image of pistorius as a young boy growing up afraid. his mother often alone with her children, acutely aware of south africa's hi

mrs. steenkamp. it was a very powerful piece of -- it was very difficult to watch actually.t very intimate, very personal. >> another emotional moment in court is when pistorius talked about how he has trouble sleeping because of nightmares following steenkamp's death. let's listen. >> i have terrible nightmares about, about things that happened that night where i wake up and smell, can smell, i can smell the blood, and i wake up to being terrified. if i hear a noise, i wake up just in a complete state of terror, to a point that i'd rather not sleep than fall asleep and wake up like that. >> why did he share that story? >> reporter: sorry. repeat that question. >> why did he share that story? >> reporter: you know, it's a good point. i think what is so key about his testimony is that he comes across as authentic, as somebody, of course, who is remorseful and somebody who has a clear understanding of the implications of what he did. i think that was clear, he's very much struggling with the consequences of his actions. of course, that's important in terms of trying to assess

mrs. steenkamp, it felt so personal, so intimate. it felt like all of us in the gallery were intruding. there were times, particularly in some of these crime scene photos, when they're flashed up, that really this should be a personal thing. either between oscar pistorius and the family of the woman he killed, or between the police and the legal experts. you know, i think at times it does, you know -- it does feel quite disconcerting having to be there. >> kelly, the judge will decide the verdict in this case. there is no jury. so she's going to listen to the rest of oscar pistorius' testimony tomorrow. his emotions seem real to me. i mean, if they're not real, he's the best actor ever. >> reporter: absolutely. i think anyone who's been in the court, whatever side of the argument you stand on is that at this stage not in doubt of the sincerity of his emotional response. i expect the judge is equally not in doubt. of that you could see today by the request of postponement, she essentially unilaterally called, but that won't weigh in her decision-making process. it might lend credibility

ordering a graphic photo of a dead reeva steenkamp on every courtroom screen. >> i'm going to show you, mr. pistorius, it had the exact same effect, the bullet that went into her head. >> forcing pistorius to look, to compare the water melon to steenkamp. >> my lady, i was there that night. >> have a look, i know you don't want to but it's time you take responsibility for what you've done. >> and in doing so, may have overstepped. >> it's a valid strategy to unsettle the defendants so they get tripped up on the stand. >> earlier pistorius was on the stand for the defense. >> i had her head on my left shoulder and i could feel the blood was running down on me. >> pistorius detailing the moments after he shot and killed his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >> i was shouting and screaming to help me to get her to the hospital. >> he said he desperately tried to save her life. >> i had my fingers in her mouth to help her to try to breathe. >> the defense making oscar pistorius meticulously recap, minute by minute. >> reeva already died whilst i was holding her before the ambulance arrived, so

steenkamp. let's listen to some. >> mr. pistorius, we did a search on all the websites. the phrase "i love you" appeared twice in reeva's -- both times she wrote that to her mother, never to you, and you never to her. am i right? >> that is correct, my lady. i never got the opportunity to tell reeva that i loved her. >> cnn legal analyst kelly phelps is live in pretoria, south africa. some really, really compelling testimony again here this morning, and this time, i mean, this prosecutor is really hammering oscar pistorius, kelly. >> reporter: he absolutely is. i mean, he's going for the jugular in terms of character evidence. but from a legal perspective, i think it's important to place that into context, because this is all character evidence. and we have to remember that had pistorius, in terms of the rules of evidence in south africa, had pistorius not raised evidence of his good character, gerrie nel would never have been allowed to raise any evidence of his bad character. so, while it is very compelling, it's also somewhat surprising that quite so much time and so

steenkamp. the the prosecution has been trying to paint a picture of mr. obsessed man that bullied steenkamp and had enthusiasm for firearms. >>> voting is reported as bisque on the third day of polling in india's staggering elections. tens of millions indians can vote in 11 states including delhi and pradesh. >>> 20 years from the start of the genocide in rwanda, repercussions are still felt in congo. many that fled rwanda ended up there. some refugees, others accused of taking part in the killings as members of fdlr, democratic forces for rwanda. now the forces are preparing to move against fdlr bases inside congo. we have travelled to meet the fdlr president in the remote village there. >> reporter: these refugees have been living in the forest the last 20 years. we want help from the international community, they sang. our children are sick and don't go to school. they may be desperate for better living conditions, but they are trapped, unable to go home, they say. >> translator: we're afraid to go home because in rwanda there's no security for us. >> t

steenkamp had the same effect. >> take responsibility for what you've done, mr. pistorius. >> reporter: -- demanding pistorius look at forensic photos of reeva. >> i don't have to look at a picture. i was there. >> reporter: the gallery gasping, steenkamp's family unable to look. it was clear, his big line of attack today, the inconsistencies in pistorius's account of what happened. >> listen to the questions and give us the truth. >> reporter: pistorius, who once said killing reeva was the accident -- now calling his gun going off the accident. >> let's just get one thing out of the way. did your gun go off accidentally? yes or no? >> reporter: now, pistorius, was grilled mercilessly today on this witness stand, but what the prosecution did not get to was this door. why did pistorius shoot four bullets into it, if he says he did not intend to kill anyone? why did he wait five full minutes before battering down this door, to find reeva steenkamp inside. and why didn't he make sure she was safe before he started shooting? the answers to those questions could spell

mr. pistorious, that reeva did not scream after the first shot? >> reeva steenkamp's mother never took her eyes off him. andrew harding, bbc news, preat oria. -- pretoria. >> $1 trillion. larger than the g.d.p. of some countries but here in the united states it's simply the combined debt of college students. a college degree in america is more expensive than anywhere else in the world and the price tag on leabs people paying back loans for decades after the years are over. and many p find you can't buy an education and also a home. new toys for boiboly. his parents were hoping they'd also have a new home in time for his arrival. but one main financial obstacle stands in their way. >> i'm looking at probably paying my loans until my son is in college and he was born in november. >> michael is a high school science teacher and spends half his monthly take-home pay on his loans which total $60,000. they can't buy a house. >> the mortgage broker told me in no uncertain teams -- terms he couldn't do anything for me as long as i had any -- my student loan debt, which was a

ordering a graphic photo of a dead reeva steenkamp on every courtroom screen. >> i'm going to show you mrct that went into her head. >> pushing pistorius to look, to compare the water melon to steenkamp. >> my lady, i was there that night. >> have a look, i know you don't want to because you don't want to take responsibility but it is time that you look at it. take responsibility for what you have done, mr. pistorius. >> and in doing so may have over stepped. >> it is a valid strategy to try and set all the defendants so that they essentially get tripped up on the stand. but there are reasonable limits within which that can be done. >> earlier pistorius was on the stand for the defense. >> i had her head on my left shoulder. and i could feel the blood was running down on me. >> oscar pistorius finally detailing the moments after he shot and killed his model girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. >> all the shouting, screaming for him to help me get her to the hospital. >> he says he desperately tried to save her life. >> i had my fingers in her mouth, to help her try to breathe. i had my hand on he

mr. pistorius, okay, angel, sweetness of dreams i will message you, cross cross cross. >> and showed a video of the happy couple in a store ten days before steenkampd. after 15 days and 21 witnesses the prosecution rested. immediately anticipation began to build because one of the defense's first witnesses would be oscar pistorius. >> thank you, my lady. i call mr. pistorius. >> pistorius gave his account of events, testifying he shot his girlfriend after mistaking her for a burglar. >> i checked to see if she was breathing and she wasn't. i put my arms underneath her shoulders, and i pulled her away on to me and i sat there crying for some time. i had her head on my left shoulder and i could -- i could feel the blood was running down on me. >> pistorius said he picked up steenkamp, carried her down the stairs and then sat with her. >> i felt hopeless. i wanted to take her to the hospital. i had my fingers in her mouth to help her to try to breathe. i had my hand on her hip, i was trying to stop the bleeding. >> paramedics were on the way, but there would be nothing they could do for steenkamp. >> reeva had already died as i was holding her. befor

steenkamp's bloodied head. >> take take responsibility for what you have done, mr.torius. >> milady i have taken responsibility. not waiting tell my story for respect for reva and for myself. i have taken responsibility. but i will not look at a picture where i'm tormented by what i saw. as i picked reva up my fingers touched her head. i don't have to look at a picture i was there. >> showed a video of pistorius shooting at a watermelon at gun range. prosecutor staying steenkamp exploded like that watermelon. defense calling the prosecutor's actions uncalled for. the trial is expected to it last for several more weeks. straight ahead, uh-oh. the plot thickens, a new lois lerner email surfaces. is this going to blow the irs scandal rite wide open? is lois lerner in deeper trouble? representative trey gowdy is here to talk about that i'm going to talk to you off-the-record. congress, president obama, and the irs. do we really need them? i will tell what you i mean off-the-record coming up. don't miss the fox news reporting special tomorrow at 10:00 p.m. eastern. terro

the prosecutor asking pistorius about steenkamp's jeans and why they seemed out of place in his room. listen. >> mr. pistorius, isn't the reason that she wanted to leave and wanted to get dressed? that's why the denim is -- the jeans are out of place? she wanted to leave and get dressed. >> my lady, the jeans are inside-out, so it makes sense that that's when she took them off, that she just left them on the floor. >> but why would she leave them on the floor, if everything else that she had on, everything else, is in the overnight bag? why would she leave that particular jeans outside? >> i don't know, my lady. >> cnn legal analyst kelly phelps is live at the courthouse? pretoria. kelly, obviously, the goal here of the prosecutor is to poke holes in pistorius's story, that this is all an accident. has it been effective? >> reporter: well, we'll only know how effective it's been at the end of pistorius's time on the stand. after all, after cross examination, his defense lawyer, barry roux, still has the opportunity to re-examine the witness in order to assert key points in their version of events,

mr. nell put this to oscar pistorius, really who should take the blame for the killing of reeva steenkamppistorious says he could be blamed for taking her life, never using the word killing, but he said he could not be blamed for the pulling of the trigger, which seems a rather bizarre claim to make. and everyone is rather be welded by it. with a -- nell responded sarcastic way, we have seen a bit of sarcasm over the last few days. he said, who should we blame, should we blame reeva for not telling you she was going to the bathroom. maybe we should blame the government, or black talon bullets, these are very appalling, expanding bullets that are banned in many countries of the world that he used that night. he did not seem to understand the question, he said, i used them in my gun. he wrapped it up saying that he killed her because they had an argument and there were bloodcurdling screams, and he said you shot her, and you shot to kill her. >> reporting on the oscar pistorius murder trial. the government has announced 50 measures to make doing business cheaper and easier, part of francois

steenkamp through the broken door. >> i was broken. i was overcome by a bunch of sadness. >> mr. pistorius i would have expected you to scream at reva, talk to her. >> i was talking to her. i was crying. jesus, please, oh, please. >> the prosecutor saying he will wrap up cross examination of pistorius later today. >> here's a question. is this a display of good sense by the irs? the agency backtracks on the new rule governing 501 c's a classification of tax exempt groups at the center of the scandal. they will rewrite proposals that groups were engaged in partisan warfare. critics say the agency has a history of over stepping. >> the lois lerner and the top brass at the irs came to see its role as somehow the enforcement arm of the democratic party and democratic members of congress and the white house. they began to carry out these activities to pursue con serve tiff groups becau-- conservativ groups because they were demanding it. >> edits to the rule will take until the end of the year. >> the u.s. army refusing to reduce the 35 year sentence of the soldier formerly known as b

steenkamp was safe before he reached for his gun. >> did she scream at all while you shot her four times? >> are you sure, mr. pistorius, that reeva did not scream after the first shot? >> reporter: there was a long pause as pistorius was unable to go on, and he struggled to find answers under nel's fierce questioning. >> after you fired the first shot, did she scream? >> no, my lady. >> would you have heard her? >> i don't think i would have heard her after a gunshot that went off, my lady, my ears were ringing. >> reporter: the strain showed on pistorius' face. he contradicted himself and then apologized for the mistakes, saying he was tired. as he left court, the usual crowd was waiting. one woman gave him flowers, a reminder of what life used to be like when he was celebrated as a national hero. for cbs news, i'm debora patta, in johannes burg. >> pelley: armed protesters have rushed to support a ranch who is battling the federal government. and a yankee pitcher in a sticky situation when the "cbs evening news" continues. kther one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you be

is exactly what you did to steenkamp, nel said, as he forced pistorius to look at a photo of his girlfriend's shattered skull. take responsibility for what you have done, mr. pistorius. >> i have taken responsibility but i will not look at a picture about what i saw and felt that night. as my fingers touched her head, i remember. i don't have to look at a picture. i was there. >> reporter: pistorius repeated he broke down and wept under his questions, but nel was unmoved, accusing the star athlete of lying. >> my life is on the line. of course i think of every single word i say when i'm sitting here. >> reeva does not have a life anymore. reeva is not alive any more because of what you have done so please, listen to the questions and give us the truth. >> reporter: reeva's mother june steenkamp sat stoically throughout forewarned by the prosecution that they intended showing gristley photos of her daughter. she bowed her head. pistorius can expect an even tougher day tomorrow. prosecution sources tell us they will continue to confront him with photos of a body of his girlfriend. this strategy to get him to crack on the witness stand. >> pelley: deborah pa

steenkamp's head wound was shown, pistorius reacted emotionally. >> i don't have to look at the picture. i was there. >> take responsibility for what you've done, mr. pistorius. >> yesterday, nel also showed a video showing pistorius firing a gun at watermelons, on which you can hear him saying, quote, it's softer than brains. pistorius' attorney objected to that, calling it a legal ambush. >>> there's word that russia withheld vital intelligence on one of the boston marathon bombers. russian officials did tell the fbi that tamerlan tsaranev was following radical islam, according to "the new york times." the inspector general's review found that russia declined to share other details, such as a conversation between tsaranev and his mother on islamic jihad. the review found the fbi did all it could, based on the available intelligence. >>> a missing north carolina man has been rescued from his kidnappers. investigators say frank jansen was taken over the weekend from his home in wake forest, to an apartment in atlanta. the fbi refused to provide details or motive for the kidnapping until a news conference later today. >>> a rare gathering of americ

steenkamp. >> take responsibility for what you've done, mr. pistorius. >> i've taken responsibility. responsibility. but i will not look at a picture where i'm terminated. as i picked reeva up, my fingers touched her head. i remember. i don't have to look at a picture. i was there. >> he said, i'm human. i have sinned. >>> forget the bingo and bring out strippers. in one nursing home, it was slapped with a lawsuit after this photo came to light. folks at the nursing home hiring male strippers to put on a show for senior citizens at that nursing home. the son of an 85-year-old resident realized what happened when he showed up for a visit and found this shocking picture. listen to some of these folks. >> i felt terrible. i was shaking and going on. >> mom is here and to have somebody in charge, allow something like that is no morals to that. there is no integrity. >> a lawyer for the nursing home says the seniors wanted the strippers and that they loved every minute of it. some of these family members are so offended, some folks suffer from dementia and other illnesses as well. they sa

steenkamp's movements as she was shot. the bbc is in pretoria. i asked about developments so far in court today. >> reporter: well, mr.xon is still continuing with that testimony, talking specifically about those bullet holes and the trajectories. and also the marks that were made on the door by that cricket bat. that continues. also, more importantly, the judge has also started today's proceedings by giving the performance asked by the state for a -- until the 5th of may to the 17th. but she has also urged the council to take with them the court records with them when they go on holiday to go through them. she says that time cannot be wasted. in terms of how far it has been going. she says the court's time cannot be wasted any longer. >> what about the evidence from the forensic expert? >> reporter: well, the forensic expert is trying to basically undo the damage that has been done by the -- the state, the state's case. so what we've heard is also what he's basically challenging the information that we've heard from the state ballistic expert about the number of shots that hit reeva steenkamp and how they may have do

insists that he did indeed shout those very word but at reeva steenkamp, not any any burglar and they continued to wear him down. >> you see, mr. pistorius, you now have to give a lot of answers. you you know why, mr. pistorius? it's because you know exactly. you fired at reeva. the other versions of your cannot work -- it's not true my lady. >> you fired at her. you did. why are you getting emotional now? >> i did not fire at reeva. >> reporter: in what's become a daily occurrence court adjourned several times to allow oscar pistorius time to compose himself. the witness box is a lonely place to be according to south african law, he cannot consult with legal counsel throughout his entire testimony. >> thank you. >> a southwest airlines floutight was diverted. a passenger apparently tried to open a door during the flight. passengers say he acted strangely after coming out of the bathroom. >> some gentleman just decided that he wanted to us visit the lord today and decided to open up the back hatch of southwest airlines flight while we were already up in the air and gave as you big scare today. >> other passengers helped tackle

steenkamp's head. >> on the courtroom big screen the prosecutor displayed a bloody picture of her head. we blurred the image. it's time that you look at it. take responsibility for what you've done, mr oscar pistorius. >> oscar pistorius, who does not appear on camera refused to look. >> oscar pistorius's tearful testimony continued. his emotions were called into question as oscar pistorius described how he fired the shots that killed his girlfriend, out of fear. >> the prosecutor told oscar pistorius he and his tough questions are not going away, the trial could last until the middle of next month. >> looking ahead on our program. who failed ralisha rudd. we follow up on the search for the missing 8-year-old, uncovering new information revealing inappropriate information between staff and d.c. families, the same before preceding ralisha's disappearance. lori jane gliha reveals the documents and talks to ralisha's family about what happened the day she disappeared. >> when you found ralisha disappeared, did you call the police. >> didn't i just say i couldn't think? >> why didn't you call the police? >> if my mind went blank and i, like, went into shock, i'm not thinking straight. s

steenkamp, pistorius testified he thought he was shooting an intruder. this morning the prosecution accused pistorius of contradi contradicting himself. that led to this exchange with the judge -- >> mren in the witness box. you understand that? >> i do, my lady. >> so if you are tired and the reason you are making all these mistakes is because you're tired, you must say so. >> pistorius is due back on the witness stand monday. >>> surprisingly strong message from pope francis today on the issue of child sex abuse in the catholic church. this morning during a meeting with a catholic children's organization the pope said, quote, i feel compelled to personally ask for forgiveness for the damage some priests have done for having sexually abused children. the church is aware of this damage. it is personal. moral damage carried out by men of the church and we will not take one step backward with regards to how we will deal with this problem and the sanctions that must be imposed. in the past year the pope has strengthened vatican laws against sex abuse in order to organize help for victims. >>> before a quick break, our tdr 50 soup of the day. from the restaurant inside what was the home

steenkamp. >> we shouldn't blame you for the fact that you shot her. am i right? >> i agree with mr.. >> you're not to blame? >> my lady, i believe someone was coming out to attack me. >> reporter: the so-called bull terrier wrapping up his cross-examination, saying the model was killed after an argument with the blade runner. >> you shot four shots through that door. whilst knowing that she was standing behind the door. >> that's incorrect, my lady. >> reporter: combative. >> say yes, i shot and killed reeva steenkamp. >> i did, my lady. >> reporter: and relentless. prosecutor gerrie nel, picking apart every detail. >> what did you shout? >> i screamed. i said, get the [ bleep ] out of my house. get the [ bleep ] out of my house. >> reporter: every statement given by pistorius, who often broke down on the stand. >> i did not fire at reeva. >> reporter: the final argument for the judge and assessors, who will decide the paralympian's fate. >> you armed yourself for the sole purpose of shooting and killing -- >> not true, my lady. >> reporter: his attorneys, countering. asking pistori

you did to reeva steenkamp while he forced pistorius to look at a photograph of his girlfriend's shattered skull. >> it's time to look at it. take responsibility for what you've done mr. pistorius. >> i take responsibility. waiting on my time on the stand to tell my story for the respect of reeva. i've taken responsibility i will not look at a picture where i'm tormented. i remember. i don't have to look at a picture. i was there. >> reporter: court then had to adjourn to allow pistorius time to compose himself and all this in the opening round of the cross-examination. >> debra, thank. ukrainian officials are moving this morning to end russia upridings in ukraine. most of the demonstrators are refusing to leave. >> good morning. ukraine's interior minister has issued an ultimatum to those protesters saying that the stand-off will be resolved in the next 48 hours either through negotiations or by force. >> in the city of donetsk, pro russian demsers seem to be digging in. ukrainian security forces yesterday managed to retake control of a government building. detaping some 70 people in the operation. dem demonstrators have beefed up barricades where they remain holed

steenkamp. i know you don't want to because you don't want to take responsibility but it's time you look at it. take responsibility for what you've done, mrthe live my life. waiting to tell my story for the respect of riva. i've taken responsibility. i'm not looking at a picture where i'm tormented. as my fingers picked her up, i remember. i don't have to look at a picture. >> tights same thing as a watermelon. you had it -- >> i think that is extremely unfair to say that is the same thing as a watermelon. >> now, this was harsh. what's going on here right now. you have the prosecutor who is pushing the blade runner, oscar pistorius, to take responsibility. why? it gets confusing. there's no jury here. there's the judge, however. how persuaded will the judge be by this? so much more sober-minded than a jury. the prosecutor wants to prove that oscar pistorius is not taking responsibility. they had to adjourn the first time the prosecutor showed this image of reeva steenkamp's injuries. pistorius couldn't take it. now what is the prosecutor trying to do? he's trying to say you're not affected by this. this isn't about remorse. this is about