i want to bring in kimberly priest and richard gabriel, and mark o'mara. kimberly this text said we failed three veterans tonight, because of the veteran system here and how we treat veterans and the treatment they get once they return from war. do you believe that? >> i do. you know, the prosecution specifically said in the closing statement, the v.a. system is not on trial here eddie ray routh is. they knew that they had to say that, because there was clearly an issue with the hospital releasing eddie ray routh before he was ready to be released. it is important also that in chris kyle and chad littlefield's deaths if something good can come out of the deaths it could be raising the awareness and that we need more assistance for the people coming back from war. we need more assistance for the familys. we need better medical treatment, and, you know, i think that the "american sniper u "moviesniper" movie is doing that and that is something positive that could come out of something so tragic. >> richard, i wish that i could get you in there, but we are at

testimony was displayed before this jury and it is all over tonight in stephenville, texas. >> and richard gabriels a trial consultant, and you say, richard, that jurors have their own yardstick in terms of the mental illness and in coming to a verdict when koimts to mental illness. can you explain that to us? >> well what happens is that all of the experts in the world can get up on the witness stand and talk about the tests prove but the truth is that it is what they feel that insanity means for them. the people they have known, and the veterans they have known that have come home, and they have to ultimately compare one of the yardsticks they have is that, well, if anybody is entitled to ptsd chris kyle is but this guy never saw combat. and so they take the pieces, to say, what is insanity? jibbering insane and obviously, the mental health officials can tell you that they are lucid and insane but everybody has a personal definition on the jury as to what they think is insane or not. >> and i want to alert the viewers that they are alerting the press as to what will be happening. he said that mr

kimmer bli priest johnson and richard gabriel, and that is it for us tonight. and the cnn report, "no laughing matter" inside of the cosby allegations start right here on cnnb n and remember right after that, we will have more live that, we will have more live coverage from atlanta. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com ♪ >>> last fall, the legendary bill cosby was restaking his claim as an a-list super star at the age of 77. >> cosby was really looking at a career rejuvenation. >> 30 years after his nbc blockbuster, the network was cooking up another cosby sitcom. netflix had plans to stream a comedy special and a 500 page biography was in new york times best seller. >> and then it hits. >> bill cosby, under fire. >> fallout. one project after another getting pulled from embattled comedian bill cosby now accused of multiple sexual assaults. >> once it hits, boy, does it ever hit. >> he offered me a large, white pill. >> the last thing i remember is i blacked out and cosby mounting me. >> he drugged and raped me. you are such a perverted creep. >> bill cosby ha

richard thank you very much in the u.s. and something is a bit more fun fashion designers across the world showcasing the latest collections at new york fashion week and gabrielle on how this event has become an important platform for new designers. >> reporter: the glitz, the glammar, the week of the high fashion cat walk in the big apple when the world top fashion designers show up wrapping the collection around the young and beautiful, the by annual fashion week for young designers to get noticed it's the biggest week of the year. >> big deal and epicenter where fashion happens and where it all starts so the buzz in the air during fashion week and it's a really huge energetic event. >> reporter: fueled not just by energy but by economics. new york fashion week actually happens twice every year and combined it generates more than $900 million in economic activity. that's more than the new york city marathon last year's superbowl or even the u.s. open. more than 230,000 people flock to the city during the fashion week some to watch the runway shows, others to be seen and of course there is always shopping in a city long known for some of the world's most rekno

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