he put hit to oscar pistorius. his argument for how the killing of reeva steenkamp came to be. >> you shot four shots through that door knowing who's standing behind the door. >> that's incorrect. >> you knew she was talking to you. >> that's incorrect my lady. >> she got into the bathroom and you armed yourself for the sole purpose of shooting and killing her. >>lady. >> she locked herself in the toilet. you armed yourself with the sole purpose of shooting and killing her. that's what you did. >> not true my lady. >> afterwards you overcome by what you've done, that is true. >> that is true my lady. >> only because it was your intention to kill her. you realize that? >> opposite my lady. >> thank you my lady. i have nothing further. >> reporter: that was the end of gerrie nel's prosecution. barry roux the lead defense council got to his reexamination of the defense witness. that was brief. the aim is to try to address the issues that have risen during the cross-examination and to address any doubts and any inconsi

>> making his way through the flashes of an international mood ya of gauntlets, oscar pistorius has gone from world famous to infamous since the night he shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp a year ago on valentine's day. the disabled athlete who sprinted in to the olympics is now on trial for premeditated murder. pistorius claims he mistook her for an intruder and shot her by accident. but prosecutors say he killed her in cold blood. >> how do you plead? >> not guilty, my lady. >> cnn spotlight, the oscar pistorius trial. >> i'd like to apologize and say there haven't been a moment since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about your family. >> an apology to reeva steenkamp's family. the emotional beginning to oscar pistorius's long awaited testimony. >> i can't imagine the pain and sorrow and the emptiness that i've caused you and your family. >> reeva's family sat stony faced, seemingly unmoved by pistorius' words. >> i was simply trying to protect reeva. i can promise when she went to bed that night she felt loved. >> for the first time in more than a year, the fir

ver la imagen. >> en la sala tambiÉn estaban las padres familia les y amigo de reeva steenkamp. >> oscaror eso este juicio ha despertado el interÉs mundial. >> despuÉs de juegos olÍmpicos Óscar era el sÍmbolo mismo de la superaciÓn pero lo que paso meses despuÉs el 4 de febrero 2013 le dio un giro a su historia este dÍa 3 de las 4 balas que disparÓ impactaron a su novia una la matÓ y oscar pistorius enfrenta cargos por homicidio p homicidio premeditado. >> sin lugar a duda ha roto rÉcord de audiencia el juicio de oscar pistorius porque el crimen es de novela. >> el servicio secreto de estados unidos ya tomÓ medida * a partir de ahora los agentes no podrÁn beber alcohol en dos horas previas a su incorporaciÓn al trabajo y tampoco. >> la inseguridad y frustraciÓn por falta de acciÓn a las autoridades aprovechado una ola de linchamientos en argentina. >> su afÁn por hacer justicia a veces las turbas hacen serias injusticia. >> con un sospechoso que lo dejaron desfigurado y luego descubrieron que era el hombre equivocado. >> los vecinos no pudieron contener su furia y asÍ terminÓ la vida de

a year later, oscar pistorius walked into a packed courtroom to face trial for murder. at the start of day one, the defense wrote a statement from pistorius backing his plea. >> at the time of the tragic accident that led to reeva's death, this occurrence was indeed an accident. >> defense advocate ken aldridge also laid out the defense case, not only claiming oscar was shooting an intruder instead of steencamp, but denied that there had been friction in their relationship. >> it will also be demonstrated that the scene was contaminated, disturbed and tempered with. >> coming up, the prosecution's case and a chilling text message from reeva to pistorius. >> i'm scared of you sometimes and how you snap at me and of how you act to me. >> then the prosecution goes on the attack. >> so yes, i shot and killed reeva steencamp. will get shingles in their lifetime. then a little time to kick back. earn double hilton honors points with the 2x points package and be one step closer to a weekend break. doubletree by hilton. where the little things mean everything. everything lookin

directly contradicted what oscar pistorius said. not showing him in a good light in either of those ways. then moving, as we mentioned, very quickly on to the comparison between a watermelon and a human brain. oscar pistorius saying that simply isn't fair. what's that got to do with a human brain? i wasn't talking about a human brain. i was talking about the zombie. i was looking at a watermelon. those were my words. i did say those words in that video. >> and he says, doesn't he, that he found it difficult and incomprehensible to think he said those words now. we will be back to you, karin, as soon as court resumes. for now, thank very much. indeed, apologies once again for any upset we might have caused with those pictures. >>> let's try and catch up with some of the rest of the day's news. and the team searching for the malaysia airlines flight mh370 has picked up further signals consistent with a plane's flight recorder. the australian navy ship ocean shield has recorded two more transmissions from the same area of the indian oc

it did at times seem to take its toll on oscar pistorius. at one point he said he was suffering from fatigue. to sum it up, we can go to karin to sum up outside the courtroom. over to you. >> reporter: thanks very much. we've been surprised by that adjournment for the day. 9:30 monday will be the continuation of the cross-examination of oscar pistorius. we thought possibly it had wrapped up today, nel having reached conclusion. he is not done yet. oscar pistorius has had a week of being on the witness stands. this is day three of cross-examination. obviously as you mentioned, the tiredness was taking a toll on him. early early on in the day he talked about making mistakes. this is the exchange that followed. >> the question is are you too tired to proceed? >> no, my lady. >> you can be at a disadvantage when in that box. >> i understand. >> you understand that? >> yes, my lady. >> it is not fair to this court either. >> i understand my lady. >> are you making these mistakes because you're too tired? >> i made a mistake my lady not because i'

he's in a contest with what a oscar is saying.on't think oscar put up probable defense at this stage. >> reporter: why? what should he be doing in your mind? >> when you look at witnesses normally you look at specific traits or things they do. general demeanorer. he's evading questions, not making concessions when due. he's not taking responsibility on some questions. you don't want that in a witness. >> thank you very much indeed. we'll continue to bring your continued coverage of the court when they presume after lunch. >> thank you very much. we'll look for those developments. thank you. >>> now a review of the drug tamiflu stock piled around the world has raised questions about how effective it is. it's used to treat flu. there's no good evidence to support claims made for the drug. the u.s. has spent more than $1.3 billion stock piling it. the uk spent more than $700 million. the manufacture of the drug has said it disagrees with the conclusions of research. our medical correspondent reports. >> reporter: during the flu pande

as soon as oscar pistorius arrives, we'll bring you testimony live. believe that is the attorney heading to the high court. they've been prompt this past week. they've been on schedule arriving and beginning on time. as soon as that begin we'll bring it to you. >> there are no jury trials in south africa. the judge issue the final verdict. there is a virtual jury of sorts. that's of course we're talking about the court of public opinion. >> the panel, that is made up of people from all over the world. we have a report on social media reaction to the trial. >> reporter: the oscar pistorius trial is not just taking place in the courtroom in pretoria. it's also being played out on social media where it seems a virtual jury is already deciding pistorius' fate. now take a look at this trend map. it really shows where the conversation is happening around the world. and as you can see, the heaviest is in south africa where the trial is taking place. the fascination with this trial stretches right around the world. now, instant verdicts are also being posted

it depends on what oscar pistorius the says. what they're trying to do is make him out to be a good witness instead of talking in his own defense. >> for the moment, thank you very much. the court adjourned for lunch at the moment. we expect oscar pistorius back on the stand. we don't know when the cross-examination will begin. we'll certainly hear more from oscar today. we'll have updates for you. back to london. >> thank you very much indeed. more from her later on. >>> now the world's biggest election is underway in india. more than 800 million people are eligible to cast their votes. the governing congress party is facing a strong challenge from the right wing group led by the controversial leader. the contest involving 930,000 polling stations around the country will be held over nine phases ending may 12th. bbc will give you regular updates throughout. let's go to my colleague jon in mumbai for our first day's coverage. jon? >> reporter: tim, thank you very much. welcome to mumbai. if you like your election facts and figur

the oscar pistorius trial continues.nel says pistorius is concocting his evidence. >>> twin bolls have exploded at a bus station. dozens of people have been killed. let's get more on that. with me is from the bbc service. >> how worrying is it it's come this attack so close to abuja? >> first off it's a very overcrowded area. on a normal day thousands walk from there. it's the area where most workers in abuja live. it's massive to have an attack in the area. this is close to the seat of power. it's just a few kilometers, 10 to 15 away from the central business district in abuja. it's very worrying because at the moment from the pictures we have seen, received from the hausa and other social media, you can see dead bodies, so many devastating pictures. one of my colleagues visited the hospital where some of the casualties were taken. of course the hospital was filled up. makeshift beds were made within the entrance of the hospital. they cannot contain lots of people inside the hospital. >> hamar is said to be responsible.

there we are, oscar pistorius, he just went into the courthouse.s is his second day of cross-examination. that is significant. yesterday, of course, it was grueling. we saw the prosecutor who has a reputation for being a pit bull. his title. a representation for really laying into his cross-examination. what we saw. we will have more on this as soon as he gets started there. we will go there live and bring tight you. stay with us. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. he thought it was the endn for his dof the conversation.d... she didn't tell him that her college expenses were going up. or that she maxed out her card during spring break. when the satellite provider checked his credit, he found out his daughter didn't pay her bills. but he's not worried. now he checks his credit report and score at experian.com, allowing him to keep track of his credit a

to see oscar pie .e but you're not going to see what is probably the construction of this testimony. >> he's taken his legs off to show how he was that night. he has put on trainer shorts, gym shorts, and is supposedly positioned next to the door to show his angle and his intention. let's listen in. >> and you go from there. did you wake up again, later on? >> i woke up in the early hours of the 14th of february. it was extremely warm in my room. and i sat up in bed. i noticed that the fans were still running and that the door was still open. although the lights had been switched off and reeva was -- reeva was still awake or she was obviously not sleeping. she rolled over to me and said, can't you sleep, my bubba? i said, no, i can't. i got back to my side of the bed. i walked around the bed, foot of the bed. i was holding on to the foot of the bed with my left hand. i got to the fans, where the fans were. i took those small fan and i placed it pretty much just inside the room and i took the bigger trip

that, of course, oscar pistorius. he is on the stand as we speak, being grilled by the prosecutor on cross examination. this, of course, his trial for murder. earlier, the prosecutor was attacking the blade runner for his apology to reeva steenkamp's family. >> you're sorry that you have to think of them, you're sorry for their pain and sorry, but you're not sorry that you killed their daughter -- >> i'm terribly sorry that i took the life of their daughter, my lady. >> now you say that. >> cnn legal analyst kelly phelps is live in pretoria in south africa for us. kelly, some very compelling questions, very compelling testimony this morning. the prosecution really going into oscar pistorius, asking him very specific questions, justifications for many of these text messages that went back and forth between oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp. what's he trying to establish with the nature of their relationship? >> reporter: well, i mean, absolutely. he's essentially going for the jugular with character assassination thi

you can see there it is relentless pressure trying to test oscar pistorius on what he said and oscaristorius remaining measured in all replies and even challenging the chief prosecutor. back to the coverage. >> at page 1. before i knew it, i fired shots at door. my ears were ringing. >> that's correct my lady. >> is that a reconstruction? >> it's taking count into the fact. there were four shots. i don't remember specifically firing four shots. i remember firing in quick succession. i did fire them. when describing the manner, i fired in quick succession. do i remember firing four shots? no, i don't. >> at the door? >> correct at the door my lady. >> do you remember firing at door? >> yes, i remember firing at door. >> yesterday when we ended you said you don't, you can't remember. >> that's incorrect. yesterday when put to me if i fired at door, if i remember firing at door, i said yes, i remember firing at door. at the time i fired the pistol was fired at the door. when i heard the noise, i fired the pistol. i remember firing at the door. i've never said i don't remember firing at

but it got worse for oscar pistorius. gerrie nel, the state prosecutor, introduced a video to the court. there was some objection to this from the defense. in the end it was shown. a video that was shown on media before oscar pistorius's trial began of him at a shooting range. in that video he is seen firing bullets into a watermelon. and commenting that -- there's laughter in this video. then commenting that it was softer than brains. and gerrie nel used that video in very unrelenting and uncompromising style to say, this is what you did to a watermelon. and then this is what you did thereafter to reeva steenkamp. and at that point, the court was shown a picture of reeva steenkamp with a very serious head wound. and this is what the exchange between the two sounded like. >> i've taken responsibility. but i will not look at a picture where i'm tormented but what i saw and felt that night. as i picked reeva up, my fingers touched her head. i remember. i don't have to look at a picture. i was there. >> reporter: you can hea

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i've often said either that guy deserves an oscar or, and i hate to say it, as he is oscar, or this is truth. because it's hard to lie and be that convincing for many people. >> you know, i don't know, i wasn't convinced by his crying. >> you're a prosecutor, sunny hostin. >> i wasn't convinced by his crying. in fact, i thought, much like paul, that the fact that he is so emotional on the witness stand sort of cuts against him because he is someone who can't control his emotion. that played me think, well, he is someone who is capable of flying off the handle, getting into an argument and using a gun recklessly. i will also say when you take away sort of the emotion and all of the crying and sobbing, he's been vomiting in the courtroom, very, very dramatic, and you listen to what he said, for me, a ashleigh, it just doesn't make sense. he says when he woke up, reeva was awake and she said, oh, you can't sleep, he gets up and he hears something and starts shouting towards reeva. he says, get down. then he goes into the bathroom. he shouts in the bathroom and shouts at the intruder. at n

oscar pistorius takes the stand for a second day. a crushing defeat for the main separatist party in quÉbec, and their hopes for independence. the liberals in favor of canadian unity when the legislative elections. time to take a look at what is grabbing headlines around the world. a lot of the papers are focusing on the elections in india, dubbed the biggest election ever , that started yesterday. >> that is the front page of the hindu times. approximately five hundred 43 -- the number of seats in the lower house of parliament that candidates are battling for, and you can see this epic chase begins. a lot of the international papers are focusing on this as well. it is on the front page of the independent, talking about the biggest election in the history, over 800 million people registered to vote in this election over the next five weeks. "the guardian" focuses on another -- on one group that can play a key role, and that is young people in india. more than half the population is under 24 years old, and there first-time0 million vo

oscar pistorius shot and killed her. prosecution. so the prosecution was trying to put in pistorius' own mouth the fact that he shot and killed her. and he was very reluctant to do that. he kept saying i made a mistake. ultimate he did say it. i think theatricsitheatrics. i don't know how much the judge will be influenced by it. i think it re-enforces the prosecution's theme that, look, this is about a man who shot a woman. and that is the -- that was the reason why mr. nell tried to get him to say that. >> you actually made it more impressive to me now than i thought it was when i first heard it. so much i'm worried that i undersold it. let's play the sound so people can decide for themselves. >> my mistake is that i took reeva's life, my lady. >> you killed her. you shod sht and killed her. won't you take responsibility for that? >> i did, my lady. >> say it then. say yes. i killed -- i shot and killed reeva steencamp. >> i did, my lady. >> now i see what you're saying even more clearly, jeffrey. very important for the

but we will come back to that trial, the oscar pistorius trial.ll resume in a few minutes and we'll return to south africa as soon as we can. >>> we're going to bring you a quick look at other news here on bbc world. russia has warned ukraine to stop military preparations in the south and east of the country saying they could stop a civil war. dozens have been arrested after prorussian activists fled for independence in part as of ukraine. there's been a wave of pro russian demonstrations. nato said today russia would be committing what it calls a historic mistake if it intervened. the authorities have arrested about 17 peep. the president says it's terrorists and criminals. russia has warn add ukraine to stop military activity. steve rosen berg has been monitoring events for us today. >> reporter: talks have been going on throughout the night between pro russian activists that seized the building here. there will be no attempt to reclaim the building by force as long as the activists barricaded inside agree to give up weapons they have. meanwhile

oscar pistorius began to get increasingly emotional. at one point he had to stop and wretch into a bucket. after he finished speaking, his brother and sister came over to hug him. i think everyone in the court felt they had witnessed a man going through deep, personal trauma. whatever that says about his innocence or guilt, it did not strike anyone in court today that he was somehow playacting. >> what can we expect to happen in the trial later in the week? >> the first thing is the court examination of oscar the story is which could come tomorrow. authorities have given us a glimpse of his pretty aggressive style in earlier cross-examining another defense witness. the question is whether he will choose to try and get oscar pistorius angry on the stand, or having seen the emotional response, maybe he will roll back a bit and not be so aggressive. later in the week thomas we will probably hear from some of the defense forensic experts who are prove thatry and when a neighbor heard a woman screaming comment and was in fact pistorius. neig

we're live with what oscar pistorius is saying this morning. welcome back to "early start."'m christine romans. and i'm john berman. a lot going on this morning. 30 minutes paflt the hour. we want to get right to the breaking news for the search for flight 370. overnight, word that search crews have heard two new signals, possibly from the jet's missing black boxes. now, the signals were weaker than they had been days earlier. and they only lasted for a few minutes. at this point, the search is optimistic that this could be the information they need to track down the wreckage really within a matter of days. cnn's erin mclaughlin live in perth with the latest on this search and the discovery of these new pings. erin. >> reporter: hi, john, well, news of these new detections certainly encouraging. angus houston, the man responsible for coordinating this multinational search gave a press conference earlier today in which he expressed his optimism. take a listen. >> but if you had asked me, let's say, when i arrived last sunday night, i would have been probably more pessimistic

south africans were riveted this week watching oscar pistorius trial.e has admitted to shooting his girlfriend last year but claims he miss take a look her for an intrude her h her. he is a global brand. before the trial began, t.v. stations went to court where they won the right to broadcast the bulk of the trial live. >> that's never happened before in south africa and the judge who made that ruling said the world needed to see that the country's legal system treats the rich and famous the same way it does the poor and vulnerable. the defense has argued all of that media attention has jeopardize his chance of getting a fire trial. the "listening post," nick nurhead now on the case and the coverage. south africans are used to these images outside the courts, the media trying to get a shot of the accused before they disappear into the courtroom. in the case of oscar pistorius, the world's most famous para olympic athlete, that hasn't been entirely necessary. a landmark ruling has allowed the trial to be broadcast live, apart from when the evidence is de

oscar pistorius faces a tough day in court. to prosecution pressures him take responsibility for killing his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. 20 people are stabbed at a high school near pittsburgh, pennsylvania. a teenage student is suspected of carrying out the crime. and his first official function, prince george rebels in a royal ls indate -- rebels -- reve a royal play date and is already making quite the impression. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and also around the globe. the oscar pistorius murder trial in pretoria. today, the athlete faced tough questioning about his version of the events on the night he killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. he insists he mistook her for an intruder when he fired four shots, but the prosecutor continued to press him. our correspondent, andrew harding, reports. >> for today's, he has been a remorseful, fragile and you're in court. the prosecution decided it was time to remind people who the real victim is. days, he hasr two been a remorseful, rigel -- fragile figure

producers looked at the oscar pistorius officer for and saw an opportunity.hey launched a channel that will has broadcast. >> now that the public has been exposed to that, people should understand what the criminal justice system does mean and how well it actually works and as much as we are very quick to crist size the moment someone doesn't get put away behind bars, what we forget is they have a defense case. >> i put it to you so desperately. >> that comes across to create doubt amongst the judge and within the court. >> where the one -- we are the one channel that will can carry the entire trial unedited. all of the other channels have other responsibilities to cover other stories when they occur. our single focus is this trial. so we are doing a great deal of analyst cal work with it, and i think that that brings the audience a degree of understanding, that they possibly wouldn't get in our formats. >> but only a select audience, subscriptions costs of a channel are almost 300 grand a month, which is around $30 american dollars. >> the channel that's ded

another, "outlook is not good for oscar pistorius. brutal cross-examination."me ask why pistorius keeps repeating "my lady" when being cross-examined. look at this tweet. "i don't know if oscar pistorius is guilty or not, but him calling everyone "my lady" is starting to get disturbing. we know he's calling my lady because he's not facing the prosecutor but the judge. and even the judge has not been immune to the stream of comments. many on twitter have been trying to detect a hint of which way she may be leaning. take a look at this tweet. "i think the judge secretly admires a fan of oscar pistorius. she's so caring and lenient to him." and this lady tweets, have a look, "judge is too lean yoent osc -- lenient on oscar. there are too many "i don't knows." she's giving the idea she has decided the verdict already." there are millions around the world who know what happened on that tragic night. cnn, london. >> oscar pistorius is expected to arrive at the courthouse in about an hour from now. as we've done each day this week, we'll bring you his testimony live a

where no jury, oscar pistorius must convince her. in court he told the judge he thought reeva steenkamp was a burglar. >> the gold medal paralympian known as blade runner for the hardware he wears on his legs during sprints told the court he retrieved his gun from under the bed and approached the bathrooms without his prosthetics. oscar pistorius says he bashed in a door panel to gain access to the bathroom. >> with his family looking on and crying with him, oscar pistorius told the courts he waited months before opening the valentine's day gift that reeva steenkamp wrapped for him that night. it was august, reeva steenkamp's birthday, when he said he had the courage to open it. >> william booth a criminal law expert and defense attorney joins us via skype from cape town, south africa. we appreciate you being with us. this case has drawn a great deal of attention in your country and in the united states, given his celebrity and the dynamics of this case. i wonder if you can help us understand the differences. we were surprised there

what's important to oscar. oscar shouldn't get into trouble. this shouldn't get into the media. you are very concerned about what's good for oscar. >> i was very concerned for both of our futures. >> you started your evidence off in this court with an apology. am i right? >> that's correct, my lady. >> if you were wanting to do it, why would you create this spectacle in court in the public domain, in the public eye apologize and not in private? why would you do that? >> my lady, i haven't had the opportunity to meet the steenkamps. >> pistorius is still choosing not to testify on camera and the prosecutor also grilled him about an incident in an upscale restaurant where a gun he was holding went off. >> i must then accept that your version that the gun went off by itself. they gave you a gun and it went off by itself? >> i don't recall how the firearm went off, my lady. i know my finger was not on the trigger, and i know that when i checked to see if the firearm was safe that it went off. that's -- >> mr. pistorius, you see, and i want to tell you where i'm going. you just refus

scared of oscar pistorius, according to the prosecutor. the athlete denied the claim. adjourned shortly after that until monday. dan shore is with us, a former prosecutor. never seep a -- seen a prosecutor act like this. the they can. is it effective. >> it is, he is going through every part of the story and saying it doesn't make sense. why scream for help thinking she is in the bathroom, not hear any response from her, according to him, and then say, she must be back in the bedroom, i'll just fire into the bathroom. doesn't make sense. also he apparently walked through the house screaming and got no response from her. why too you fire into the bathroom? one of the biggest questions the prosecutor asked, why? why did you think someone was inside who was an intrude center no reason for him to have thought so. >> the prosecutor just pounding and pounding. sometimes not asking questions for long periods of time, telling hem things. things you can't do in the united states. then oscar pistorius kept getting the story mixed up and would contradict himself and finally the j

can oscar pistorius convince a judge he's not a murderer? we're live with what's happening in the court this morning. really riveting, riveting testimony again this morning in that oscar pistorius trial. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is thursday, april 10th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. good to see you this morning. >>> up first, the terrifying stabbing spree at a pennsylvania high school. this morning, the knife-wielding suspect identified as 16-year-old alex hribal, is being held without bail. this sophomore at franklin regional high school is being charged as an adult. 21 people were stabbed, 20 classmates, 1 adult. four of the injured students are in critical condition this morning. police still trying to determine a motive for this rampage. let's get more now from cnn's pamela brown. >> reporter: christine and john, we have learned that the stabbing suspect, 16-year-old sophomore alex hribal, has been charged as an adult on four counts of attempted homicide and 21 counts of aggravated ass

what's important to oscar. oscar shouldn't get into trouble. shouldn't get into the media. you were very concerned about what is good for oscar. >> i was very concerned for both of our futures, my lady. >> mr. pistorius, you started your evidence off with an apology. am i right? >> that's correct, my lady. >> now that was more than a year after the event. what did you apologize for? >> apologized if i can remember for the sorrow that i -- for the sorrow that i caused the steenkamp family and their friend. i remember apologizing for the emptiness which they feel. did youbetter after the apology? >> i don't think i could feel better, my lady. but i haven't had the opportunity to apologize to them. it's something i wanted to do for a very long time. i think it is the right thing to do. >> you see, mr. pistorius, if you were wanting to you it, why would you create the spectacle in court in the public domain, in the public eye apologize and not in private. why would you do that? >> my lady i haven't had the opportunity to meet the steenkamps. i don't think they have been ready.

they're trying to say who is the real oscar pistorius. is this the individual we have seen on the witness stand the last three days crying or the last two weeks in court very emotional or is it the person that did that to reeva steenkamp. they showed the photo. they pointed out to him. they may show video of him. they want to tell the court this is a person who liked guns, he liked it use guns, he shot a gun before out of a car, in a restaurant, he's not responsible with guns. so they showed the video and want to contract who oscar pistorius presents himself to be in court and who he is in real life when he's not under the spotlight of the court and the media. >> a lot of it surprised you saying this wouldn't fly in a court in the united states. >> i was surprised because here that testimony, that tape would be deemed irrelevant. it doesn't relate directly to the case. but they showed it in order to paint him in a different light. >> all right, thank you very much, faith jenkins, for your perspective this morning. >>> time to take a look

we have heard oscar pistorius in a very emotional state since yesterday. how is it to believe possible to move forward when the key witness is vomiting and crying? >> what you can see from yesterday's evidence, there's a whole process of identifying factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder within oscar pistorius. we see that laid yesterday in evidence. he is hemedicated. you could be prepared for this evidence. there must have been hard work put in to preparing him going over the evidence over and over again. to a certain extent trying to create a familiar context at least in to expect what's coming his way and remove the uncertainty. >> this is just his defense attorney giving him an easy time, if you can call talking about the night you shot your girlfriend easy. he's not getting the tough questions he's going to get from cross-examination from the prosecution. how can you prepare for that sort of trauma? >> it really is about witness separation, about taking the witness and trying to come all angles, trying to prepare him and anticipate wh

oscar pistorius must be very relieved. five days of cross-examination, seventh day on the witness stand. now once again i've seen him sitting in the dark as other witnesses now are heard from. at times he had his eyes closed. he must be very relieved. let's hear how gerrie nel ended cross-examination hammering out points he believed happened one by one. >> johnson, berger and both heard reeva's screams not yours. >> i don't agree. >> they heard when she escaped from you. you shot four shots through the door knowing you're standing behind the door? >> that's incorrect my lady. >> you knew that she was talking to you? >> that's incorrect my lady. >> she locked herself into the toilet. you armed yourself for the sole purpose of shooting and killing her. >> that's not true. >> that's what you did. >> afterwards indeed you were overcome by what you've done. that is true. >> that is true my lady. >> only because it was your intention to kill her. you realize that? >> the opposite my lady. >> reporter: that was the end of oscar p

oscar pistorius finishes his testimony as a witness in his trial for murder.arlier today, the chief prosecutor wrapped up his cross examination by saying that the double-amputee runner was lying in the witness box about what exactly happened the night that he shot his girlfriend. what theook at newspapers have been saying around the world. here to help us -- about thef news today increasing tensions in the ukraine. >> we start by looking at the mes,"national "new york ti talking about few options for kiev after route -- revolt s preads. several state institutions passed into the hands of separatists and they compared this to falling dominoes in the east and wonder how spontaneous are these pro-russian protests? it depends on who you ask. you can see this quote here, from a 60-year-old in the area. i have lived there my whole life and never seen these men. " this article says that both sides in the ukraine conflict claim that they have the truth. there is a huge gap in perception, whether you are pro-european, or pro-russian, and when one side accepts the truth

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. >>> after an emotional breakdown on the stand, oscar pistorius prepares to resume his testimony. we're live with that. >>> also, ukraine on the brink once again with pro russian groups causing unrest in a number of eastern cities. >>> and the debate on how to deal with the crashes is causing friction in washington. >> on the issue of ukraine, my hero, teddy roosevelt, used to say "talk softly, but carry a big stick." what you're doing is talking strongly and carry a very small stick -- in fact, a twig. >>> are you watching cnn "newsroom." >> a big welcome to our viewers in the united states and, of course, around the world. there's new optimism now that malaysia airlines flight 370 may be located within a matter of days. >> crews were finally able to reacquire underwater signals first heard in the indian ocean on saturday, and that's bringing a sharper focus to the search. today, 15 aircraft and 14 ships are working a grip of about 75,000 square kilometers. >> search leader august us houston says what's needed now is debris from the plane to confirm what the underwater signal sug

. >> former olympic runner oscar pistorius prepares to take the stand in his defense. >> plus mickey rooney died after an 80 year career. >> uconn's men and women will both play for a national championship and the royals embark down under. >>> new information on malaysia flight 370 is calling it encouraging. they picked up a ping consistent with aircraft black boxes. >> clearly this is a most promising lead and probably in the search so far it's probably the best information that we have had. and, again, i would ask all of you to treat this information cautiously and responsibly until such time as we can provide an unequivocal determination. i need to be honest with you, it could take some days before the information is available to establish whether these detections can be confirmed as being from mh 370. in very deep oceanic water nothing happens fast. >> but still promising. ian williams joins me live from perth australia, what can you tell me about the latest efforts to verifying the signals in the search for the missing plane? >> reporter: good morning, francis. they're working t

nel undermines the bigger picture oscar pistorius' version maintains happened that night. he's reduced pistorius to an emotional state on a few occasions. at one point roux objected on nel keeping on asking about the actual shooting itself and what oscar pistorius had in his mind. the judge didn't see a repetition and the questioning was allowed to continue. gerrie nel saying very much it was crucial to the morning proceeding. we expect the court to reconvene after lunch for more of the same. david? >> thanks very much outside the court in pretoria. >>> let's pick up on the situation in ukraine once again. eastern ukraine in particular. we can speak now to the secretary of the committee of foreign affairs in ukraine's parliament. she joins on the line from the area close to the city of donetsk. thanks for joining us. given what they have seen now, it is clear isn't it, that the deadline for getting pro russian activists out of government buildings has passed? there's no real suggestion they want to do that. does that make military action inevitable? >> hello everyone. the

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. so i wasn't the only one in the family that was around whe

you couldn't see oscar pistorius testify but you didn't have to.murder, pistorius began sobbing as he described for the first time publicly the moment he found his girlfriend, the model, dead in his bathroom by his own hand. >> i sat there and i cried. and i, i don't know, i don't know how long. emotional testimony by inconsoleable man. could it sway the judge, that he mistook the model for an intruder. on valentine's day he fired four bullets into the bathroom in his pretoria home, killing her instantly. abruptly the judge suspending proceedings apparently to give pistorius the opportunity to compose himself. but his howls intensified. pistorius would come back into the court but wouldn't say another word. >> i cannot responsibly ask the court to carry on today. >> reporter: oscar pistorius walking out of court after crumpling on the witness stand. in court we watched as he started to sob and then wail. the question in the courtroom and around the country were the agonized howls helping or hurting his case. the man known as the blade runner, ascen

. >> this less than a half hour oscar pistorius is expected to testify at his trial. >> we have just gotten word the story has arrived at the courthouse. on monday, the defense presented its case and called him to the stand as the second witness. it falls on his team to show he shot her by accident. he began with an emotionally charged apology to steenkamp's family. listen. >> there hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about the family. >> the defense spent much of the day painting pistorius as a dedicated athlete, deeply in love with steenkamp. at one point his childhood you brought up and hiss torous described how his mother would wake up their children thinking they were being robbed. listen. >> we grew up in a family where my father wasn't around much. my mother had a pistol and she would often get scared at night and phone the police. >> where did she keep her firearm? >> she kept it on her, under they are bed, under her pillow. >> you are not seeing oscar pistorius because he chose not to be on camera while giving testimony. stay with us for t

oscar pistorius began with a tearful apology to his girlfriend's family. here is the latest. >> i would like to apologize. >> off camera, the voice quivering, he took the stand this morning professing his remorse to the family of his slain girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. >> i wake up every morning and pray. >> her mother expressionless and others in tears. >> i cannot imagine...the pain i have caused. >> oscar pistorius is on trial for shooting and killing reeva steenkamp through the bathroom door last february and said he thought she was an intruder. >> i was simply trying to protect reeva steenkamp and i can promise when she went to bed she felt loved. >> the defense is focusing on the disability. >> he laid owe the claim that oscar pistorius felt vulnerable the night he killed her. >> the defense wanted to argue a reasonable person in his position with his disability would have more fear than an ordinary person. >> court adjourned early with the defense saying he was too emotionally and physically exhausted to continue. oscar pistorius will be back on the

>> the prosecutor there grilling oscar pistorius during day one of cross-examination. but could that strategy end up backfiring? we'll preview thursday's session, set to begin in just a few hours. >> the search for malaysia flight 370 grows more intense with each passing day. two underwater pings heard tuesday have authorities optimistic that the plane missing now for 34 days, may soon be found. >> we want to show you the latest map from search headquarters in perth. take a look, it's on your screen now. the operation now covers some 58,000 square kilometers, about 22,000 square miles. >> all suspected signals came from the same general area and in line with the missing plane's estimated flight path. but the latest sounds were weaker, raising concerns that the beacon's batteries are perhaps dying out. >> in addition to the search beneath the surface, there's a visual search going on as well. 13 ships and 14 planes. officials are hoping the field can be narrow to take a closer look. >> let's get the latest now. er erin, it's just after 1:00 in the afternoon there in per

he won two oscars an emmy and other awards. his secret of success? >> you just have to have the power to express your individuality. if you stop and realize it, there's never going to be, never will be another you. >> so right about that. there will never be another mickey rooney. he leaves behind an 8th wife and family. i got to meet him on the 700 club just a delightful man. >> same as the person he appeared to be? >> definitely so. >> to another fox news alert for you this morning. it is the most promising week in the search for flight 370. >> the ocean shield is picking up two signals in the indian ocean. the ship has not been able to pick up their signals again but continues to search the area. >> before they can be positively verified. >> firstly we need to fix the position then the ocean shield can move the vehicle 50 on the same wall. >> the ocean field pickup signal about 300 miles from where the ship located the ping. it is possible for sound to travel this far and they could be from the same position. it could take days for them to find th