ms. jeantel? of course i would, because i'm human like everybody else.ut 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 when they're on cross-examination. same thing for the defense. the bottom line is if you -- if you're testifying, joy, and you're on cross, and i called you to the stand, i cannot talk to you when you are on cross. what we think happened is that ms. jeantel's lawyer, he probably said to h

ms. jeantel got the country talking. her demeanor on the stand. the use of the word cracker and the "n" word and so forth. what's your take away on that and what happened today? >> i disagree with you somewhat in terms of rachel jeantel. i get her and she seemed to me in her own rough and unpolished way to be very sincere. i thought that she was, you know, a witness who certainly on the -- you know, in terms of her recalcitrance and defiance was difficult the first day. you can't blame her forth not being able to read cursive. >> laura: she changed her story. >> she did change her story. even in the con dex of that, yes, she is sitting next to the victim's mom and she is going easy on what she said, you know, in that context. can i understand that. i can also understand how she would feel, you know, it's us against the world. i feel that she has really been pillarried in a way that perhaps is unfair. i thought don west the attorney went too far. they had her the second day. they should have let her go before they started banging her so badly that

ms. jeantel testimony. particularly during ms. ony, she was leaning forward, taking a lot of notes. particularly that one time when she asked the judge if ms. jeantel could repeat a couple of answers. we'll find out later, i'm sure. but she is definitely the most engaged, and she is seated right behind that juror -- right behind that juror, b-29, who everybody is talking about as well. >> kyle hightower, great reporting. thank you for your time this evening. >> thank you. >>> back with me now, faith jenkins, lisa bloom, and ken padowitz. lisa, let me go to you. you just heard kyle's reporting. what does the jury reaction tell you, if anything. >> you know, i think jurors should be innocent until proven. i think we should give them a chance, all right. this woman said what was he doing out so late. maybe she shute thought he was younger. maybe she thought the hour was later. i'm going to give these jurors the chance to hear all the facts. this is obviously a woman, the one who doesn't want to look at the crime scene photos and they'

ms. jeantel? of course i would, because i'm human like everybody else.t 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 when they're on cross-examination. same thing for the defense. the bottom line is if you -- if you're testifying, joy, and you're on cross, and i called you to the stand, i cannot talk to you when you are on cross. what we think happened is that ms. jeantel's lawyer, he probably said to her, ok

ms. jeantel talking about the confrontation. we have mr. zimmerman confronting him, how they got into that particular position is another matter. then it raises the question notwithstanding that position, didn't he have the right to pull his gun out and shoot him with his life in danger? it was helpful for the defense in many ways. >> let me play another exchange with mark o'mara where he acts out this straddling position described by the witness. let's play it. >> the person on top's legs were over the person's on the bottom that was playing flat on the ground. >> now the person on top is over the top like this of the person on the bottom? >> i would say that's accurate. >> the person on bottom was laying flak? >> he was on his back. >> at this point, what's the person on their back wearing? i'm sorry, the person on the top whose back you can see wearing. >> it was the same person on the top when they were t-shaped to the sidewalk. >> they did not change positions, did they? >> no. >> except the one on top in the black actually instead of

ms. jeantel. please remain seated. during the overnight recess, i'm instructing you not to discuss the case among yourselves or with anybody else. do not read oy listen to any room television or newspaper reports about the case. do not use any type of an electronic device to get on the internet to do independence research about the case, people, places, things and terminology. do not read or create any e-m l e-mail, text messages, twitter, tweets blogs or social networking case about the case. do i have your assurances you will abide by these instructions? please leave year notepads facedown on the chair, and we will see you at 9:00 a.m. >>> the second-degree murder trial of george zimmerman wrapping up on this days, lots going on, a keep witness making some very important statements. jeffrey toobin among others has been watching all of this closely. why is this witness, rachel jeantel so critical to both sides in this case? >> she was on the phone with trayvon martin as he was walking back from the candy purchase that

ms. jeantell gave the answer she denied giving. >> she said those were your notes, not hears. i don't know what transcript both sides have. i have somebody's transcript, and there is supposedly a difference in the transcripts. >> mr. de la rionda's transcript has the witnesses response, the same way that i do. >> could you show me what page it is on because i don't know whose i am looking at. >> let's let the jury hear -- >> i asked a question. could you tell me first of all whose transcript do i have? >> i gave it to you. it is ours. it does not have an answer on it because it was added in earlier. what you have as asterisks. >> can you tell me what page? >> 1,015, your honor. may i approach? >> i want to bring in our legal analyst sunny hostin watching this and i imagine this is important the transcription and the tape because they're going to the heart of fact whether or not she is credible or contradicting herself, correct? >> well, i think it is most important because her testimony is so important. she has been very consistent, suzanne, in saying that from her vantage poi

ms. jeantel let me show you the letter that is now marked as exhibit 17. let me ask you a few questions about that. >> and i don't want to speak an objection. >> okay, please approach. >> all right. the lawyers are approaching the bench to have a private conversation with the judge. testimony has been paused. let's get back to paige. so, the defense is beginning its cross-examination of this very difficult witness. and you say they can't be too combative, but it sounds like they're going to do just that. >> i think he's doing a good job at this point. he's going to make sure the jury understands what her prior statements have been and what she's saying now and how those two are different. but you do run the risk of getting the jury to side with this witness if you come on too strong. start hammering her with prior inconsistent statements. lay them out and see the jury she is inconsistent and she is bias and has chosen sides here and then back off. >> the thing that really stands out about this witness, sunny, she clearly does not want to be there. she does

ms. jeantel, i would like to direct your attention to page 209 of the deposition.o give it to you to read, and take as much time as you'd like. this is the question about what you told mr. crump at the telephone interview. where trayvon martin said why are you following me. are you oriented a bit? >> as you can see here. >> you need to read it to yourself and let us know when you're finished. >> you can start with line 14 or 15. that's when you tape itself was played. do you remember that? >> yes. >> remember in the deposition we asked about this. >> yes. >> we actually played a recording. >> yes. >> for you? >> yes. yes. >> take your time to read it. >>> we're continuing to watch the trial. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." a key witness action rachel jeantel, is reading testimony she provided earlier, going through it, according to the requirement from the zimmerman defense team, they're asking her to go back and read it. we'll have the day's other news, t

ms. jeantel and attorney don west and she always answers with a yes, sir or no, sir, and seems to hold to what she has been saying all along. it has come down to this really, this new statement she made this time here in this trial she is saying she heard trayvon martin say get off, get off, indicating that somehow he was being attacked and the words before that, i could have heard or i could hear trayvon martin saying get off, get off. you see that don west is really going over that one way after another trying to figure out exactly what she said, and it has become somewhat of an exhaustive three hours of grilling. she has been on the stand for more than three hours today, was on the stand over an hour yesterday, so how much longer this will continue is really anybody's guess. >> it is not over with yet, her testimony, even though they're on a lurj break right now. sunny, you were in the courtroom. you were watching the jurors. give us your assessment how they were reacting to her as a credible or perhaps not so credible witness. >> yeah. from my read, wolf, and i was pretty close to the

ms. jeantel. he was hopping up, objecting, asking all sorts of questions. you know, he is doing his job as a defense attorney. but you know, i have to say if i were on the jury i would be a little put off by his demeanor. >> jonathan capehart, thank you for joining us. we'll continue with faith jenkins. a riveting 911 call from another witness in the case of florida versus zimmerman today. and later, the supreme court's decision today in favor of marriage equality. because of chief justice john roberts, she joins us now where she will be able to marry her partner, that is coming up. imp? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your autho

ms. jeantel, this is a list of the time, the beginning time and end time of the calls between you and trayvonary 26th. do you see what that looks like and see what it says? >> uh-huh. >> okay. i may ask you to use that to refresh your recollection or be able to -- >> it should be more. >> this call record begins at 5:09:36. do you see that? >> i see it, but it ain't begin at 5:09. it began around 12-something. >> right, right. so what you're saying is that there were more calls during the day between you and trayvon martin tan what are shown here on this list? >> yes. >> well, the list only starts at 5:09:36 p.m. do you see that? >> yes. >> and then the end time of the call is marked by the other column. there's a start time and then an end time. >> yes. >> so, for example, the first call starts at 5:09:36 and then ends at 6:30:01. you see that? >> yes. >> the next call starts at 6:30:40 and then ended at 6:43:15. do you see that? >> yes. >> the next one starts at 6:41:05 and ends at 6:44:32. >> yes. >> and the next one starts at 6:45:01 and ends at 6:49:17. >> yes. >> the next one starts at

ms. jeantel. he was hopping up, objecting, asking all sorts of questions. you know, he is doing his job as a defense attorney. but you know, i have to say if i were on the jury i would be a little put off by his demeanor. >> jonathan capehart, thank you for joining us. we'll continue with faith jenkins. a riveting 911 call from another witness in the case of florida versus zimmerman today. and later, the supreme court's decision today in favor of marriage equality. because of chief justice john roberts, she joins us now where she will be able to marry her partner, that is coming up. falcon! (girl) we should do that. (guy) i caught a falcon. (guy) you could eat a bug. let's do that. (guy) you know you're eating a bug. (girl) because of the legs. (guy vo) we got a subaru to take us new places. (girl) yeah, it's a hot spring. (guy) we should do that. (guy vo) it did. (man) how's that feel? (guy) fine. (girl) we shouldn't have done that. (guy) no. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. "that starts with one of the world's most advancedy," distrib

ms. jeantel, this is the list of times, the beginning time and end time of the calls between you and trayvon martin on february 26th. do you see what that looks like and see what it says? >> mm-hmm. >> okay. i may ask you to use that to refresh your recollection to be able to pinpoint -- >> there should be more. >> this call record begins at 5:09:36. >> no. >> to you see that? >> i see that. but it didn't begin at 5:09. it began around 12-something. >> right. right. what you're saying is that there were more calls during the day between you and trayvon martin than what are shown here on this list? >> yes. >> well, the list only starts at 5:09:36 p.m. do you see that? >> yes. >> and then the end time of the call is marked by the other column. there's a start time, and then an end time. >> yes. >> so, for example, the first call starts at 5:09:36. and then ends at 6:30:01. do you see that? >> yes. >> the next call starts at 6:30:40 and then ended at 6:43:15. do you see that? >> yes. >> the next one starts at 6:41:05 and ends at 6:44:32. >> yes. >> and the next one starts at 6:45:01 and ends at

ms. ge jeantel,d you have an opportunity to listen to the statement, yes.the question again, is that your answer. if she gives an answer that is not what you think is appropriate, then you play it to the jury. >> may i respond briefly? >> yes, you may. >> when this witness was confronted with the -- with a transcript before the jury -- >> she wasn't presented a transcript on that. she asked for one and you said you wanted to play the tape. that's when i said we'd do that outside the presence of the jury. she was not provided a transcript on that -- on that questioning. >> your honor, i'm sorry, but i believe that she was. i handed her two transcripts, and my transcript said, you want that, too. mr. dela rianda's transcript said you want that, too, with a couple other words after that. the witness said i never said that. i want the jury to hear the witness's own words. now i have the right to confront her with her own words in front of the jury and her own words are on this recording so i want to play the recording for the jury as to what this witness denied