he insists it was just a horrible accident 2that left hi model girlfriend reeva steenkamp dead in hisome. the trial under way in a south african courtroom. and we welcome abc's hamish mcdonald to "nightline" with the latest. >> reporter: he was there to face justice, but first oscar pistorius faced the cameras. >> open up. >> reporter: the man known as the bladerunner, an international sporting superstar, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp, in the early hours of valentine's day last year. >> the photograph is admitted but not as a true reflection without being tampered with. >> reporter: in court he's escorted past the family of the woman he killed. ree reeva's mother says she wants to look him in the eye and see the truth. >> the first count against the accused, count 1, i is one of murder. >> reporter: four charges are read to the court, including murder. >> the accused unlawfully and intentionally did kill a person, to wit reeva steenkamp. >> how do you plead? >> not guilty, my lady. >> reporter: he claims it was a tragic accident, that he mistook h

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the trial has included graphic details about reeva steenkamp's injuries. oscar pistorius has cried, covered his ears, even vomited during some testimony. in a key demonstration, an expert witness shows how oscar pistorius used a cricket bat to break down his bathroom door to get to his girlfriend. prosecutors and defense disagree about whether oscar pistorius was wearing his prosthetic legs. a police captain read text messages from steenkamp where she stated she was afraid of oscar pistorius and accused him of being jealous and possessive. >>> and now the latest out of ukraine. right wing demonstrators mob it had outside of ukraine's parliament demanding the country's interior minister resign. take a look at that video in to cnn. you can hear the protestors there in the background. they blame the interior minister for the killing of one of their leaders by security forces. a u.s. intelligence has concluded there is a greater chance russia will invade eastern ukraine than previously thought. we're going to pull up a map here and show you where russian force

zero heartburn. >> reporter: reeva steenkamp was known as one of south africa's most sexiest women. shows reeva posing for the cover of a monthly magazine. this man was the editor of the south african edition. >> she had beauty and int intelligence, and that is the double whammy. >> we are shooting the descembe cover, and lovely. i remember. so have a good christmas. >> she got the magazine cover, and that is going to get you noticed and a little bit more commercial work, and probably leads to better tv work. >> reporter: she was becoming the next big thing, but to family and friends, she was the same old reeva. cnn's drew griffin talked to mike steenkamp and mike martin. >> when you were with her, you felt like a teenager, because bouncing and joking and fun and the media side of her career, we never really saw that. we knew that she was a model and doing things with the media, but she never brought that into the family. >> and so she does not sound like she was enamored with the gl glamour life? >> no, no, no. >> not at all. >> reporter: and the life was becoming more and more gla

reeva steenkamp's family is there. june steenkamp hoped to look oscar in the eye.ty because when he walked in he walked straight ahead. there were 80 journalists inside the court following the proceedings. and he was asked when the charges were read to him if he pleads guilty or not. he said i do understand the charges and he said not guilty, my lord. and he said not guilty, my lady, to the judge. some charges happened a long time ago when he fired a shot in a restaurant, for example. so that's what has happened this morning. then the prosecution called its first witness, a neighbor from oscar pistorius's other estate, neighboring estate who said she was 177 meters away from the house. michel berger said she had heard it. >> reporter: there is huge interest in the trial. for example, south africans have seen a new television channel dedicated to the trial. people are following the trial across south africa and across the racial divide. he was a hero across the racial divide. and the trial is expected to last for three weeks. but perhaps with delays here and there i

out of due respect to reeva steenkamp and her family. >>> much more to come.on is right here with all the business news. very big news you've got for us today. >> yeah. absolutely. you just mentioned the word vomit. not very nice. i went to the zoo yesterday and watched a big gorilla vomit. >> aaron? >> i'm telling you the truth. that's what happened at the zoo yesterday. big bananas. hello, even. chiquita is combining with fyffes to create the world's biggest banana company. it is expected to sell 160 million boxes of bananas more than any other rival. it would bring $4.6 billion in annual reserves. they don't just do bananas, no. pineapple, melons, fresh salads. it will be listed on the new york stock exchange but domiciled in ireland. we will have more on "gmt". washing bananas. look at that. taking a united stance on immigration reform. we have a special report coming up on the "world business report". >>> also, the british government has pledged an extra 45 million pounds. that's $75 million on developing the so-called internet of things technology. it do

here on the surveillance camera, you can see a smiling reeva steenkamp driving her silver mini past security guards standing watch over oscar's walled and debated subdivision. reeva was followed ten minutes later by oscar, driving a white bmw. by 10:00 p.m., oscar will claim, he had removed his prosthetic legs and was in bed watching tv while she practiced yoga on the floor nearby. this crime scene photo, not intended for public consumption but leaked to the media reveals a never to be opened valentine's gift from reeva to oscar, ossie as she liked to call him. it wasn't much later, according to oscar, they were both fast asleep. and then 3:00 a.m., this. more leaked photos show where four bullets blew through the bathroom door, two bullet holes marked by police appear to be about waist high. one of the bullets ended up in the base. after firing the pistol oscar bashed an opening in the door with a cricket bat. and then oscar carried reeva's body down these stairs and into the living room. >> mr. pistorius himself used his firearm to kill reeva steenkamp and that's a fact that cannot be disp

charged with the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. understandably huge amount of attention focusing on pretoria now. and karen is there for us. over to you. >> reporter: hello, david. yes, the interest is absolutely huge despite the pouring rain which really hasn't stopped for hour upon hour. thousands of people who have been outside the court, hundreds of journalists. rain not a deterrent at all the. since last night certainly the media teams have been out in force setting up their installments along this road in front of the high court and getting all their broadcast equipment ready for this morning. oscar pistorius walked in through the front of the court, followed by a torrent of journalists trying to get a picture from him, trying to get a comment from him. he remains silent. he was in a black suit and remained expressionless. we have seen the the legal teams coming in. we have seen the families of oscar pistorius and reeva steenkamp. her mother was also there. she is watching the first day of proceedings. right now we are hearin

pistorius murdered reeva steenkamp in a fit of jealous rage. he said he shot her thinking she was an intruder in his bathroom. if convicted, he could face a life sentence. >>> just before we go, let's remind you of our top story. pope francis has welcomed president obama to the vatican as the two leaders met for the very first time. that meeting will continue as we are seeing pictures of it now. he has the most common kind... ...it's not caused by a heart valve problem. dad, it says your afib puts you at 5 times greater risk of a stroke. that's why i take my warfarin every day. but it looks like maybe we should ask your doctor about pradaxa. in a clinical trial, pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)... ...was proven superior to warfarin at reducing the risk of stroke. and unlike warfarin, with no regular blood tests or dietary restrictions. hey thanks for calling my doctor. sure. pradaxa is not for people with artificial heart valves. don't stop taking pradaxa without talking to your doctor. stopping increases your risk of stroke. ask your d

very quickly, reeva steenkamp started spending more and more time at his home. en valentine's day 2013, that shooting, steenkamp was dead and pistorius was charged with murder. and for the past eight days in court, the blade runner has sat there on the front bench. the prosecution describing him as an egomaniac, obsessed with fast cars, guns, and perhaps his girlfriend. but from the start, he insisted he was innocent. >> not guilty, my lady. >> he's been solitary but never still. so often anguished. and on friday and monday, a visceral reactiono o the pathologist's testimony. >> i tried to open the airway and found no signs of life. >> first came the heaving, then the wretching. this bucket slid over to him. then that handkerchief covering the clammy face. early we heard the ear witness accounts of the screams heard from the pistorius home late last night. >> petrifying screams. i heard that female screaming fearfully. >> the frequent swings at the bullet-ridden door. but under cross-examination. but then, it wasn't the door that seemed to be dismantled but the p

ayman, this incident that happened before reeva steenkamp was killed, what are attorneys or prosecutorsing to do with this witness or present with this witness? >> reporter: well, they are certainly trying to use the incident to highlight two very important developments. keep in mind that oscar pistorius, along with being charged for murder, is also being charged for an unlawful possession of a weapon, unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful use of ammunition. now their theory, according to at least some, is he was an individual who was around guns, had guns, used guns, so they are using this incident to show just a matter of weeks before he killed reeva steenkamp, he was involved in another shooting incident, this one also in a public place with a lot of people around, a lot of civilians. the intent from the prosecution is to interpret what happened that day as an example of how oscar pistorius involved in these shooting incidents could have been someone with a gun the night of killing reeva steenkamp. the defense is certainly trying to cast doubt on that, trying to cast doubt on the in

>> not guilty. >> reeva steenkamp's mother came to court to look pistorius in the eyes. mary, it's been many months now since this news broke, and i think while the trial is in its first day, people are still trying to balance this perception or this guy we thought we knew in london to some of the testimony we're likely to hear. >> tamron, that's exactly right. the oscar i met a couple of years ago before he did so well in the london games, that oscar parties would have been at parties last night, it's hard to believe it's the same guy. >> it is. i want to read a quote from the prosecutor today regarding some of the evidence and what they allege happened in that home the night reeva steenkamp was killed. let's play it. >> the only inference from the circumstantial evidence would be that the accused shot and killed the deceased with direct intent to kill. >> that is key here. >> that's what the prosecution has to prove, intent, and, you know, here's oscar saying, i was in love with this woman, i killed her, but i would never have murdered her. >> we will hear key parts of

the trial of blade runner olympian oscar pistorius accused of murdering his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp. nbc's chapman bell is in pretoria, south africa, covering the trial. what is the latest you can bring us? >> reporter: good morning, frances. oscar pistorius arrives in court today under an umbrella, rushing through the rain and clouds of awaiting journalists to get a glimpse of him as he entered court for the second day of his trial in pretoria. the second day and we're on the second witness. this morning we heard from yesterday's witness who had said she heard a blood curdling scream and then gunshots on the night that reeva steenkamp was killed. the second witness today, she also went as far as to say she heard a scream on that evening, followed by gunshots, but went even further saying for an hour before that, she did hear an argument, she heard a woman arguing. now we're taking a break now in court, but testimony will continue all today where oscar's defense team will continue to try to pick apart these prosecution witness that this was in fact not an argument that led to a murd

her name, reeva steenkamp. their romance started supposedly as he was cheating on another girlfriend. well, that girlfriend ended up on the stand in his murder trial today. and that can't be good. especially when she broke down on the stand when it testifying about their relationship, and then about a previous shooting incident in 2010. ouch. robin kerr joins me live from south africa. what did she say on the stand that really meant something to this case, and these facts? >> well, i think what was key was just how relevant her testimony was. because she alleged he had cheated on her with reeva steenkamp, but the defense came back under cross-examination saying hey, we have e-mails proving that the relationship was over by the time pistorius was dating steenkamp, and that they alleged she was cheating on pistorius. so just how valuable was her testimony, how honest was it? well, that all came into account. but i think from the state's point of view, they put her up there, because they wanted to paint some sort

he's just a very good example of a human being. >> reporter: but with memories of reeva steenkamp still fresh, how the rest of the world sees oscar pistorius will now be shaped in court. ayman mohyeldin nbc news, pretoria, south africa. >>> and still ahead for us tonight, the price you pay. the skyrocketing cost of having a baby in this country, already the highest in the world. tonight why the cost is so unpredictable, and who's paying the most. >>> and later, the amazing scene on the side of the road. a 95-year-old veteran of world war ii, an emotional salute caught on camera. >>> we are back with more of our ongoing series of reports. the price you pay. the financial burden of sao many things right now. and tonight, new numbers have come to light, confirming what millions of american parents and families already know. the cost of having a baby in this country is the highest in the world. there's really no telling how much you'll have to pay until you get there. our report tonight from nbc's rehema ellis. >> look, he looks like you. >> reporter: there's a baby born in the united state

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she wept as she told the court why she and pistorius broke up. >> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: while witnesses are forming a picture of pistorius as an angry, perhaps reckless man, friends say that is not the person they know. ebba gundy has been a friend for almost a decade. her son was born with a similar disability to oscar. when you have had a moment with oscar, what do you see in him now? >> well, you see oscar still, that's a good thing. >> reporter: do you see regret? do you see sorrow? >> yes, yes, oh yes. more than you can imagine. >> reporter: pistorius is pleading not guilty to all charges. the trial resumes on monday. hamish macdonald, abc news, pretoria, south africa. >> our thanks to hamish. >>> and up next here tonight -- secrets revealed. some surprising things that happen at some nail salons. what really goes on inside. and what our hidden cameras saw. we're back in two minutes. tes. i have flat feet. i learned where the stress was at the dr.scholl's foot mapping center. then i got my number, which matched the custom fit orthotic inserts with the

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>> because oscar pistorius, his own version shot reeva steenkamp. he admits that. >> reporter: yet, the main drama produced by the man writhing in the front bench. heaving and retching as crime scene photos were shown in court. pistorius sitting in a dock like this every day in count. just inches from his face is a monitor, bombarding him with images so visceral, he asked that it be turned off. pistorius, who is expected to testify, has covered his eyes with his hands, even with a sheaf of papers. but on friday, striding out of court, he seemed much more confident. and expect the defense again this week to cut into police conduct. now, legal experts i've spoken to here say police misconduct is common, but not on this scale. and again, remember, this is all nationally televised. david? >> all right, matt gutman there in south africa for us. matt, thank you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news" this sunday night. are millions of cell phone customers getting overcharged, getting billed for calls that are longer than the ones you're actual

pistorius murdered reeva steenkamp in a fit of jealous rage.he shot her thinking she was an intruder in his bathroom. if convict he could face a life sentence. >>> before we go, let's remind you of our top story this hour. president obama has met pope francis for the first time only a year since the pope took office. they are two of the world's most powerful and influential men. they shook hands in the vatican's apostolic poll lass before heading into a meeting which lasted almost an hour. they do disagree, on many issues including abortion and gay marriage but they do have common ground when it comes to the fight against global poverty. that's it from me here on "bbc world news". still plenty more to come. you can catch up with me on twitter. hope dow. thanks a lot. m. dad, it says your afib puts you at 5 times greater risk of a stroke. that's why i take my warfarin every day. but it looks like maybe we should ask your doctor about pradaxa. in a clinical trial, pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)... ...was proven superior to warfarin at r

and what the doctor heard before arriving where he found pistorius trying to keep reeva steenkamp's airway open. the doctor's testimony yesterday caused a strong emotional reaction from pistorius. at one point he appeared to be physically ill. >> four suspects have been arrested of a shooting at a memphis mall that sent shoppers running for cover. it was the result of a dispute between suspects and victim all who knew each other. >>> at the sea pac under way outside washington presidential hopefuls are jockeying for position. among those trying to rehab his battered image is chris christie. he urged republicans to focus on their own good ideas rather than tear down democratic proposals. >> when we say that we want to make a difference in our society we need to make a difference through free market reforms that have always worked in our country and we don't need to, mr. president, your opinion on what income equality is. we don't have an income equality problem. we have an opportunity inequality problem in perhaps the most enduring image from cpac comes from mitch mcconnell who took the sta

reeva steenkamp was staying at the time of the death. there will be some support for those who loved and knew reeva. of course also oscarstein's family has been incredibly supportive. they've been here throughout the last month. so i think there will be a pretty pacted courtroom today. >> a pivotal day indeed in the oscar pistorius trial. as we've mentioned if oscar pistorius does testify in court, we'll bring it to you live. we've got extend analysis, videos and including kelly phelps with a great breakdown so far. >>> from the moment we cross to japan in the case of a man convicted of a quadruple homicide nearly a half century ago. >> new evidence suggests he may not have been the murderer. now the man who has spend most of his life on death row could be innocent. >>> and the retrial may ignite more criticism of a justice system that has come under attack before. >> reporter: the start of retrial, this banner reads. words he's been waiting for for 48 years. the former professional boxer has spend almost five decades behind bars in toky

details over the murder of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp said she was sometimes afraid of him. >> reporter: pictures that show a young couple in love. reeva's own words appeared to tell a different story. >> i'm scared of you sometimes and how you snap at me. >> reporter: a cell phone expert read several private messages. as her mother listened. on monday one of the prosecution's last witnesses was one of the most damming for the defense. the police investigator who down loaded messages from her iphone. >> right outside for dating you and via text by you. the one person i deserve protection from. >> reporter: the couple arguing on just weeks before the olympian killed her. he's said all along it was a tragic accident. mistaking her for an intruder. >> between accuse and the deceased was 1,709 text messages. >> on the 19th of january 2013. >> reporter: message after message vealing her frustration in her new relationship. several accused the track star of being jealous and possesspos. >> you have picked on me since you got back. i understand you are sick. >> reporter: he's responding. >> i'

meantime, reeva steenkamp's mother speaks out about what it was like to face her daughter's killer for the first time. june steenkamp was in court yesterday because she said she needed oscar pistorius to see her. instead, she says he never looked her way in an exclusive interview on the "today" show. she also said she can forgive pistorius. >> it's actually important to forgive him for me, because i don't want to live with bitterness in my life. it's not going to matter anything to me whatever happens to him, because she's not coming back, and it's not going to change anything as far as that goes, and that's the most important thing in my life, is trying to live without her now. it's not going to help me. i don't wish him any harm. i just want the truth. >> joining me now live from p pretoria is aman mohyeldin. she said it was clear it was a male voice after attorneys representatives said this high pitch could have been oscar pistorius. what's the very latest there today? >> reporter: tamron, it was a day of both drama and emotion. first that drama, this individual witness, michelle be

>>> also ahead, the shooting of reeva steenkamp. it wasn't the first time that oscar pistorius fired shots. it wasn't even the second time what is today's troubling testimony reveal about the blade runner and his propensity to fire a weapon? >>> and hitting heroin dealers with homicide charges. the new push to prosecute pushers as fatal heroin overdoses hit new highs in this country. >>> hello, everyone, i'm ashleigh banfield, it's tuesday march the 11th and welcome to "legal view." four long days -- >> this is cnn breaking news. >> those are what you call agonizing. four days into the mystery of malaysian airlines flight 370. the director of the cia is now weighing in, and is not ruling anything out. here's john brennan, speaking just minutes ago, in washington. >> i think there's a lot of speculation right now. some claims of responsibility, not confirmed. we are looking at it very carefully. we, cia, are working with fbi and tsa and others, our malaysia january counterparts doing everything they can to put together the pieces her

oscar pistorius in the hour or so after he had killed reeva steenkamp, blood on his shorts, exhaustion on his face. he had already carried his girlfriend's body downstairs. now, he stands in his garage on prostatic legs, no longer the global icon. in court today, the first policeman on the scene described finding pistorius. >> it was very emotional. i would say unstable, but emotional. pistorius was quietly taking notes. some of reeva steenkamp's friends were also in court. >> it has been an uncomfortable weekend for oscar pistorius. his defense team has made it seem as if it is the south african police that are on trial. >> today, investigators were accused of stealing, lying, and contaminating vital evidence. and so, the end of another bruising but inconclusive day. bbc news, pretoria. public number of cities, transit was free. paris has been the worst affected. a lack of wind combined with unusually warm temperatures. the hope is that keeping cars off the road will freshen the air. millions will take advantage of the free ride. at least 1500 people have already been killed in iraq t

we take a look at what happened. >> reporter: the matter of reeva steenkamp back in court for the first time since the start of the oscar pistorius murder trial. greeting by the olympian's sister resumed for week three but she didn't stay long. steenkamp left the courtroom as a police photographer walked through hundreds of photos from the crime scene. the one too difficult for the mother to hand? a picture of a bloody pistorius just hours after he shot and killed steenkamp's daughter. earlier in the day, a certified gun dealer took to the stand saying he had given pistorius a safety questionnaire before selling him several firearms. the prosecution used pistorius's own answers against him as they aimed to show the olympian had a thorough understanding of gun laws. to fire legally, pistorius answered correctly. >> the attack must be against you, it must be unlawful and it must be against a person. >> reporter: the gun dealer also revealing the order was cancelled just a month after that fatal valentine's day. cnn, pretoria, south africa. >> just ahead here on cnn newsroom, a castaway ke

pistorius is accused of killing reeva steenkamp as she cowered in a bathroom. as "america tonight"'s lori jane gliha reports, brought forward serious questions about women's rights in that country. >> make way, make way. >> reporter: giant mobs pushing and shouting paid it difficult for olympic star oscar pistorius to make his way in and out of the court for his first week of trial. clad in a business suit and tie, the double olympian is best known for what he can do on his carbon fiber blades. becoming the first amputee runner at a paralympic game just weeks before. but his athletics abilities mean little. in a south african court, when he killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp, through a locked bathroom door he thought he was aiming at an intruder. >> how do you plead? >> not guilty, my lady. >> the prosecutors read graphic descriptions of his girlfriend's death. it wasn't just in court that he showed his emotions. a neighbor testified he saw the distraught athlete immediately after the shooting. >> oscar is crying tall time. he prayed to god to please let her

it should be out of the respect of reeva steenkamp and that of her family. it was supported by the prosecution team and the defense. >> and what else are we expecting to hear through the trial today and through the week? >> well, there are still some details that need to be refined in terms of the specific order that the judge has just gone to. the media lawyers were actually saying this should be recorded and played not in real-time but should be summarized and as part of reports from the media. so that is still going to be sold. we are told that the judge will make that final ruling known tomorrow. but we are expecting still. the pathologist will take the stand today. the details of his evidence will not be judged yet. there is a ruling whether or not they need to paraphrase what he said in court and broadcast it later. so those details are still to come. >> nomsa, thank you so much indeed. follow more on the website with that yon going pistorius trial coming out of south africa. >>> bananas and aaron. see the link? >> bananas in pajamas. i wish i were in

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>> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> do you say that when he took reeva steenkamp out for the first time in the relationship with you? >> yes, we were. >> now, live from pretoria, is ayman mow tell dean. and lisa bloom, the author of a new book, "suspicion nation", the inside stortry of the tr trayvon martin trial. >> what was it like when she testified about the relationship. >> reporter: it was very quiet until she made the revelation that in fact oscar pistorius had cheated on her with reeva steenkamp and it was then you koo hear a slight mur muring. the judge has been trying very much to make sure the gallery, media gallery and public figures there do not disrupt the proceedings as has happened on a few occasions. oscar pistorius remained very stoic, not really looking in the direction of his former ex-girlfriend too much but writing down notes and passing them to his legal defense team. >> what is does the gun use say about the defendant? >> i think that's much more important than the cheating issue which i'm sure the judge will overlook. that's something interesting to t

and as he walked into the house, reeva steenkamp he said was lying on her back, oscar had one hand over a wound in her thigh. his other hand two fingers in her mouth trying to clear her airways, but she had clinched down on him. he was obviously sobbing, crying. during all of this quite graphic detail descriptions of the head wound, about how brain tissue and blood has intermingled with her hair. oscar pistorius literally started gagging, dry wrenching essentially so much so that the court sketch artist told us afterwards that he was so worried oscar pistorius was going to vomit that he actually cleared all the pencils out of his bag and handed his satchel, actually vomit into.s to - so this was the kind of deep visceral emotion that pistorius experienced. and i think for anybody watching it on television, any of us inside the court, it was sad, it was powerful. it was just gut wrenching, wasn't it? >> so, robin, what about what was said on the stand? apart from the drama that was playing out, you know, from defendant's table, what about the actual testimony? what was said from this wit

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he said he used laser to track the bullets that were used to kill reeva steenkamp. a senior u.s. official has told cnn a change of course appears to have been programmed at least 12 minutes before the co-pilot signed off for the last time. it's a move likely made inside the cockpit, and thailand has released new information supporting the belief that the plane did make an abrupt turn to the west. for now, an unprecedented search is under way. it involves more than two dozen countries and covers nearly 3 million square miles. the relatives of those onboard flight 370 have now endured 12 days of conflicting reports, false starts and conspiracy theorys. for many, sadness and anger -- anguish is turning to anger and disbelief. most of the passengers were chinese nationals. ever since the plane disappeared, many of their family members have spent their days waiting for news at a beijing hotel. we're live from outside the hotel. and pauline, it seems tensions there have been growing. many people, it appears are now at a breaking point. >> yeah, and now they're taking things into their

he suggests he fired a gun in anger before the night he shot dead his new girlfriend, reeva steenkampand she says he got angry at a lot of pime. >> my city, my best friend, and another friend of ours. >> name? >> and his best friend, alex. >> alex? >> yeah. >> samantha taylor portrayed pistorious as a man with a violent temper, smk who kept a pistol with him at all times. she was also asked more specifically about the night reeva steenkamp was killed, about where pistorious slept in bed and what he sounded like when he screamed. >> if -- did he scream very anxious and sound like a woman? >> that is not true. he sounds like a man. >> again there is important because pistorious' defense argues that he sounded like a woman when he screamed that night, thrat neighbors were mistaken when they thought it was reeva screaming. >> so when you heard him screaming, it was out of anger but not in situations where he perceived his life to be threatened? >> no, my lady. >> pistorious appeared to show no emotion. his former girlfriend stepped down and left the courtroom. >> andrew harding report --

oscar pistorius broke down as witnesses described what they heard and saw the night that reeva steenkamp to death inside his home. one witness a doctor took the stand today and he described the scene as he went into the home and found reeva steenkamp's body. >> well, i was trying to ascertain if she survivable. oscar was crying all the time. he prayed to god that she live, she must not die. he will -- he said he will dedicate his life and her life god if she would only live and not die. >> oscar pistorius is charged with pre-meditated murder for shooting reeva steenkamp three times on valentine's day. oscar pistorius claims he thought he was shooting a burglar. >>> happening now, a documentary that tells the story of one of the heroes on united flight 93 in san jose. mark bingham stormed the cockpit on september 11 and the plane crashed into a field in pennsylvania. the movie is called the rugby player and mark bingham's mother is attending tonight. ktvu's christien kafton is live in san jose with the to adoptry 12 years a-- documentary 12 years in the making. >> reporter: in 45 minutes,

right now is trying to blunt the powerful impact of the latest witness who was none other than reeva steenkamp the girl he shot to death, prosecution says intentionally. this is prosecution now in the digital age. steenkamp in text messages to pistorius that were read in court said sometimes i'm scared of you and the way you snap at me. she complained about her in-says santa criticism and suggested that the relationship might be nearing its he said. she said we're living a double standard life where you can snap and get mad and i can't, et cetera. so pistorius defense attorney saying those are only four text exchanges out of 1700, it doesn't tell the whole story. but at one point her mother craned her neck in court to see how oscar was reacting to it. he was crying. >> powerful indeed. thank you. >>> now to a genuine environmental disaster that is playing out in texas. the houston ship channel is at a stand still has crews clean up 168,000 gallons of oil that spilled during a barge collision. that fuel is lapping at the shore line of galveston beaches, 13 miles of contaminant boom is in the wa

today in the trial of oscar pistorius, who from the beginning has claimed he shot his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp, after mistaking her for an intruder. but the prosecution is building a case that there is another side to the olympic athlete, one capable of deliberate murder. nbc's ayman mohyeldin was in the courtroom again today in pretoria. >> reporter: oscar pistorius on trial for murder and on public display, at times this week overcome with emotion, even gagging when forced to relive the night he shot and killed girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >> he always finishes well. >> reporter: his days as an olympic hero now a fading memory. as the prosecution paints a darker picture today with the testimony of former girlfriend samantha taylor. >> did you know the accused owned a gun? during your relationship? >> yes, my lady. >> how did you know? >> he kept it on him all the time, my lady. >> reporter: a picture of pistorius as trigger-happy, temperamental, prone to anger. >> oscar screamed at you? >> yes. >> one occasion or more? >> on more occasions, my lady. >> reporter: this is where oscar pistorius

patrick's day/ >>> now to oscar pistorius as he stands charged for murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. an impossible ending for a couple that once dazzled on the red carpet, even as their story was counting down to that deadly night, and abc's matt gutman with new pictures from the courtroom today. >> reporter: this is what oscar pistorius looked like the minutes after he shot reeva steenkamp in the bathroom. shocking courtroom, admitting police lost key evidence. starting with the gun pistorius used to shoot his lover on valentine's day last year, when the investigators climbed these stairs to the room. >> he put the magazine back. >> reporter: but not before he wiped the pistol, the alleged murder weapon, that same night pistorius' two $5,000 watches disappeared. it was an opening pistorius turned into a gaping hole. >> from experience, you would know not to interfere. >> reporter: even suggesting that most of the evidence was contaminated. a defendant can't be convicted on false testimony or false evidence. for the past ten days, oscar pistorius has been sitting in that dock, now i

that's where reeva steenkamp was shot dead in the early morning hours on valentine's day. let's go to bbc joined outside of the courtroom. latest developments please. >> reporter: well, we are hearing from the courtroom now that the defense attorney is now cross examining the state forensic expert who testified saying that it appears that oscar pistorius may have been on his stomach when he tried to break down the door with a correct bat. that contradicts the statement that oscar pistorius made to the court when he was applying for bail in february of last year when he told the court that he accidentally shot reeva steenkamp through the door and then went back to his bedroom to put on his prosthetic leg and then tried to kick the door open. when that wouldn't work he said he went back to his bedroom to fetch a cricket bat and then tried to open this door. that's a clear contradiction there. so cross examination has now started in court and from what we are hearing is that based on media reports last year that the police may have taken the door and may have removed the actu

. >>> fascinating testimony, oscar pistorius' murder trial, including reeva steenkamp's texting, i'm scared of you. >>> these guys admitting to parachuting off the world trade center. it is tuesday, march 25th. "early today" starts right now. >>> and good morning. i'm richard lui. it has been another day of heart break for families of those on missing flight 370. malaysian officials say they assume none of those on board survived. but some families are asking where is the physical evidence? today, weather hampered the search forcing the hunt to stop on this 18th day. nbc's ian williams is live in perth, australia, for us. good morning to you. this search has been described as looking for a needle in a haystack. but officials say they haven't even found the haystack as of yet. what's next? >> reporter: that's right. they said they haven't even found that haystack, that quote coming from a senior defense official at a briefing this morning out of the pierce air force base, which is the hub of this operation. he also said everything is speculation until they do actually find something,

pistorius' neighbor, told judge she heard a woman screaming and four gun shots the morning that reeva steenkamp was killed last year. pistorius said he thought steenkamp was an intruder. he shot her through a bathroom door. people in pretoria not sure. >> i don't think they were not fighting or something. there was something and then he shot her. >> well, coming up on the "today" show an exclusive sight down with reeva steenkamp's mother. you'll hear what she has to say about her daughter's accused killer. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," it's not only tuesday, oh, yeah, it's fat tuesday. coming up we'll take to you the big easy for a look at all of the festivities going down on bourbon street. >> i got to say looking at my slim waistline, every day is fat tuesday. a smooth drive across the bay. you can see the flat section on the right. talk about crossing the bay as well as new incident for the peninsula coming up. >>> welcome back. it is 4:54 as we see some light traffic this morning. you can see a sheen on the road. we'll check with mike and christina this morning. >>> well, it's fat t

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