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. >> round of russell is a key witness in the case against -- rhonda russell is a key witness. she denies the calls for an attempt at voter suppression. >> i would call it a political tactic counter intuitive. >> she says reverse psychology. >> the call was literally meant to simulate boaters that would not have been in support of all ballet or the democratic administration. this would stimulate the voters and say, but was going for ehrich, he is down and out. i will go vote for him. a >> he wrote the text of the call, but she is the one who picked the list of voters to call. she did not take the time to include republicans and independents. "i used a list of previous clients because i was be lazy. it was my decision to use the list. >> russell was given immunity to testify. prosecutors showed jurors the don't she wrote. -- the note she wrote. >> he told jurors he thinks the case against shurick shows he calls an abuse of power. he may testify as the defense starts its side of the case tomorrow. ehrlich will testify. >> police have caught up with a young mother behind a series

. >> on the stand all morning long has been rhonda russell, she is an employee of julia henson and is the whom whose voice you hear in that robo call. she says it was her fault the calls only went to democrats and not independents and republicans and she says those calls were intended to be her words, counter intuitive. >> the call was literally meant to simulate voters that would not have been in support of o'malley or the democratic administration, that this would stimulate the voters to say, my vote is going for urlich, i am going to vote for him after i heard this call, so this is the motivation of counter intiewtivity. >> the prosecution expected to wrap up today. >> we will have an update later today. >> detectives are investigating a shooting death in baltimore last night near wilkins avenue. our partner reports an adult male was shot in the head and later died. no arrests have been made. >>> a murder suspect missouri mistakenly released earlier was arrested again. he was held on a no bond status but an error led to his release. he is now held on half a million dollars bond. >>

rhonda russell blamed her own laziness for sending the call to democrats instead of republican and independent voters. the calls were used to try to keep african americans from voting. lawyers for theehlich aid said it was meant to inspire more republicans to vote. >> jose deportation stemmed from a deportation and frederick county. police say he shot and killed a burger king manager back in march as she opened the restaurant. frederick police plan to serve the warrant after sentencing. police confirm one of the drivers in a multi vehicle crash yesterday was killed. the accident happened tuesday morning just before 8:30. investigators tell us a chevy pickup was trying to pass and suv when the driver lost control and ran into oncoming traffic and flipped over. the other driver was not injured. speed and aggressive driving were factors in the crash. >> the occupied protest and two of the nation's biggest cities have been effectively shut down. philadelphia and los angeles police moved in over 92 event protesters. they were protesting against economic inequality and corporate influence over washi

. >> reporter: the star witness is the woman you can hear rhonda russell, she's agreed to testify in the prosecution in exchange for immunity. >> we have more at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> anthrax attack, the federal government is shelling out thousands of dollars to the family of one of the victims. robert steven's family will get $130 million. he was one of the first to die when anthrax was mailed to florida. the fbi blame it is attacks on army scientists who later committed suicide. >>> more trouble for former syracuse assistant basketball court fine. andrea fujihi has more. >> reporter: sealy told the fbi fine sexually abused him at a hotel. others have come forward accusing him with fines. fine's wife still admits she had that conversation but parts of it were edited. >>> the school's chancellor said today bayhime remains the syracuse basketball coach. >>> flames blew through a home leaving a family homeless. 80-year-old stanley cusman died in that fire. the rest of the family escaped when they heard the smoke alarm but could not save him. investigators are trying to figure out what cau

. >> reporter: that witness who was called today, her name was rhonda russell. she was a witness for