just before the court adjourned for lunch there was fascinating new evidence from samantha taylor.n questioned a lot about their arrangements together, how often she spent the night, whether he carried a gun at all times. and she described one incident one night where she was woken by oscar pistorius in the night asking if she had heard a suspicious sound. that was right at the end of her evidence in which she had broken down several times. the prosecution will seize on that to say if oscar pistorius hears strange noises in the night, in this case he woke his girlfriend and asked what was going on. did they hear the sound too. if she does that, why did he not do it in the case of reeva steenkamp? >> thank you for the update from pretoria on the fifth day of the trial. stay with us here on "bbc world news". i'm nik gowing. the murder of a black teenager 21 years ago in london continues to cause controversy in examining the record of the police here in britain. rn the page on your cup of joe? gevalia, or a cup of johan, is like losing yourself in a great book. may i read something? y

oscar allegedly accused quinton of having an affair with samantha taylor, during the olympics, that isth samantha. >> oscar walked up to him and started going off at him. dude [ bleep ] my girlfriend while i'm running for my country. >> soccer star marc batchelor will testify for the prosecution at oscar's trial. he told us in an exclusive interview that his friend, quinton van der burgh, who, by the way, denied dating oscar's girlfriend, was so upset about oscar's outburst he asked batchelor to speak to oscar, get things sorted out. >> he was still shaken up and asked me to find out what was going on. >> when they spoke on the phone, said batchelor, oscar was com t combati combative. >> he said what's the problem. you've got a problem with me? i'm not scared of you. i said you're a bit out of your league but he said i'll [ bleep ] you and break your legs. i didn't think anything of it. >> until two days later when the pretoria police invited batchelor in for a face-to-face meeting with oscar. oscar was wearing a pistol that day, said batchelor. the very pistol he had by his side at al

samantha taylor is meant to be a character witness. she was not involved at all in the night of the shooting, she did not know reeva steenkamp or oscar pistorius at that time, but why she's so important to the prosecution's case, they believe, is because she establishes that pattern of behavior that they are trying to get the judge to see, that the golden boy image of oscar pistorius is not the real image that he and -- she and her friends and others that got to know him describe. they describe him as a temperamental, gun toting, and as we just heard, a cheater. she also had this to say. >> he had a distant, according to him, if he screams and he's really anxious, he sounds like a woman. >> that is not true. he sounds like a man. i've seen him be very anxious. >> and he would shout? >> at myself. >> reporter: now why that is so important is because the defense has been trying to rattle holes in the accounts of some of the witnesses in which they say they hear clear screaming, distinct yelling between a man and a woman. the defense has

an ex-girlfriend samantha taylor is testifying.rried a gun with him all of the time even when they visited friends. he is accused of killing his model girlfriend. he said he shot her mistaking her for an intruder. they run for cover trying to dodge bullets. a man was shot inside the mall while they were arguing with four other men. the gun fire setting off a mass chaos of shoppers. >> people were running ever are where. didn't know what to do, whether to run or stand still. everybody was just running. i didn't know what to do. >> the sus spec ran off but they were caught a few minutes later about a mile away. >> new charges could be coming for aaron hernandez. seeking a criminal complaint for aaron hernandez for a jail house fight last month. he faces saab charg salt /* ass and battery charges. the inmate was in handcuffs but hearn does was not. despite the scuffle the jail guards did nothing wrong. he is being held without bail on murder and weapons charges in the death of owe den lloyd. >>> new this morning the u.s. talks tough a

. >> samantha taylor, his ex-girlfriend, they dated between 2011 and 2012, and she really opened up onhe stand talking about oscar pistorius' love of guns and that he brought it with him everywhere. >> have you seen him be anxious? >> she talked about his temper. that when he screams, he screams like a man, not a woman. she said that's not true, and she also says that he cheated on her with reeva steenkamp, the girlfriend that he ultimately shot and killed. she has been on the stand, very emotional. she cried several times and they had to stop court her testimony was so powerful. when she took first the stand, oscar was stoic. he was writing a lot of notes, passing them to his defense team. and once again, a bombshell day of testimony to complete this first week in the oscar pistorius murder trial. >>> and new at 11:00 south bay lawmakers unveiling new legislation after a bay area bullying case that led to a teenager's suicide. bob redell now has details on audr audrey's law. >>> the three boys accused of suffering audrey todd and bullying her received what some say was an extremely li

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 sits. yesterday, he broke down. he was visibly emotional. but today a different story. he sat very stoically, listening to an ex-girlfriend level some serious accusations against him. taylor said that pistorius once fired a gun through the sun roof of a car, angry after being stopped for speeding. and he accidentally fired a gun in a restaurant, another friend testified this week. >> i remember, he said please take the blame for me there is too much media around me. just take the blame for me. >> all this paints a picture with a flawed character. a person who is perhaps a bit arrogant. >> reporter: and unfaithful. taylor wa

. >> samantha taylor portrayed pistorious as a man with a violent temper, smk who kept a pistol withim 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 -- reporteding from south africa. still to come on tonight's program, a massive drought threatens those in northern kenya. but below the surface lies an abundance of water. so why can't the country tap it in he was just 24 years old when he planned the horrifi

. >> pistorius' ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor, later testified to the contrary. >> that is not true.sounds like a man. >> she also said that night wasn't the first pistorius had feared an intruder had entered his home. >> there was one occasion where something hit the bottom window, and oscar woke me up and asked me if i had heard it. and so he got up with his gun and he walked out of the room. >> that night with reeva would be different. oscar fired his gun and neighbor michelle burg es said she heard the gunshots. >> can you give us a demonstration? >> bang. bang, bang, bang. >> the first bullet hit the deceased in the right side. the second bullet hit the wall marked f. it missed. the third bullet hit the deceased as she was still seated on the magazine stand and that was a bullet in the shoulder. the fourth hit her in the head and the then died. >> on day four, the next door neighbor took the stand. stipp was the first to arrive at the pistorius home that night. >> i remember the first thing he said when i got there was that i shot her. i thought she was a burglar, and i shot her

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." >> reporter: on friday, pistorius' ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor, told the court he once laughingly fired a gun through the rooftop of his car and never went anywhere without his gun. the prosecution is building up a case that pistorius is a gun- obsessed man who killed his girlfriend in a murderous fit of rage. next week they intend calling specialist witnesses, including blood-spatter and forensic experts, to add weight to the case. deborah patta, cbs news, pretoria, south africa. >> axelrod: an 89-year-old world war ii veteran by the name of richard faulkner got a purple heart today in upstate new york in a ceremony 70 years in the making. staff sergeant faulkner was the sole survivor of a combat crash in france in 1944 that left him stranded behind enemy lines. he originally declined a purple heart but decide year ago he wanted something for his grandchildren to remember him by. that should do the trick. the commissary cuts that could hit military family budgets hard. and the final journey of a native diver, saving the remains of a champion race horse but not track he ran on whe

. >> reporter: samantha taylor testified that pistorius kept a gun with him at all times, even in bed. 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.sc

samantha taylor, oscar pistorius' ex-girlfriend. testifying just moments ago about his temper, his guns and his cheating. in fact, she was so emotional on the stand, they actually had to stop the trial twice this morning just so she could calm down. oscar pistorius face-to-face with his ex this morning fighting through tears, samantha taylor didn't hold back. >> did you notice he had a gun during your relationship? >> yes, my lady. he kept it on him all the time, my lady. >> she testified she even saw oscar shoot a gun through a car sunroof, angry that police had pulled him over. >> and he had -- according to him, if he screams and he's really anxious, he sounds like a woman. >> that is not true. he sounds like a man. >> and he shot at whom? >> at myself. >> she dated oscar in 2011 and 2012. they even appeared together in a south african reality show. >> she's just really laid back and she understands some of the demands that i have. and it makes my life a lot easier spending time with someone very caring and -- >> you're both blush

just a short time ago, his ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor, took the stand and talked about what she saidmad after a traffic stop that he shot his gun through the sunroof of his car. taylor told the court that her relationship with him ended when he cheated on her with reeva steenkamp. pistorius shot and killed her last year at his home. he claims he thought she was an intruder. >>> new details emerging this hour about that hour long phone call between president obama and putin. president obama demanding that russian forces withdraw from crimea and go back to their bases. but putin refusing to budge, saying his moves are consistent with international law. this was the second phone call between the two leaders in less than a week. >>> new video coming in this morning and it shows chaotic scene in crimea. a female protester was dragged away by her hair during a protest. >>> and listen to this one, thou shall not steal, right? don't tell that one to pope francis. he confessed he stole a small cross from the coffin of his favorite priest in argentina just so he could remember him. he keeps hi

. >> reporter: ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor also back in the courtroom today, testified friday howheir relationship ended. >> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: pistorius said he shot her in self-defense thinking she was an intruder. it's interesting to know that the judge presiding over the trial has ruled much of the today's testimony regarding the autopsy was too graphic. and deemed inappropriate. he's forbidden any live tweets from the courtroom. it's been that emotional. >>> let's get more from dan abrams and nancy grace. dan, let me begin with you. this testimony so graphic. it can't be broadcast. it made oscar pistorius retch in the courtroom. will that affect the case at all? >> let's remember that this is a judge trial, not a jury trial. so, as a result, i don't think it's going to have much of an impact. you can believe that pistorius is guilty of murder and that he's also getting physically ill because he's seeing and hearing the details of what he did. >> do you agree with that, nancy? >> well, the law is very clear on this. in fact, judges actually ins

today's testimony included dramatic details from pistorius' ex-girlfriend can, samantha taylor. prosecutor questioned her about pistorius carrying a gun. >> now, did you know that the accused owned a gun during your relationship? >> yes, my lady. >> how did you know that? >> he kept it on him all the time, my lady. >> did you say he kept it on hum all the time? what do you mean? >> he carried it around with him. jenna: we'll see how that's relevant. paul is in the courtroom in pretoria, and he reports to us now on the phone. >> yes. screams, tears, the prosecution today continued to try to build up a case against the blade runner. the blond was pistorius' old girlfriend with, samantha taylor, who you just heard, who took the witness stand off camera to say pistorius always had a gun with him, fired through a car's sunroof when angry and then laughed about it and on another occasion threatened a motorist with his gun. the prosecution's lead lawyer is building up a picture of pistorius not only as trigger happy, but reckless and prone to frequent fits of anger. >> i've seen him be

we have been hearing from samantha taylor related to this charge.s a way of bringing in character witnesses even though they are not allowed in south africa. she has been talking about their relationship. quite interestingly she was questioned about whether she heard oscar pistorius scream. if he does scream, what did he sound like? did he sound like a woman or a man. she said emphatically he sounds like a man. we heard a lot of discussion around the nature of the screams that neighbors heard and whether those as defense suggests could be attributed not to reeva steenkamp screaming for help but or car pistorius screaming too. some very interesting evidence from ms. taylor. ur job to find . the answers. the solutions. the innovations. all waiting to help us build something better. something more amazing. a safer, cleaner, brighter future. at boeing, that's what building something better is all about. ♪ still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of

samantha taylor, a marketing student and part-time model was 18 when she dated the olympian.he testified during their relationship he often carried a gun with him. >> he carried it around with him. he placed it next to him on the bedside table. >> reporter: she recalled pistorius firing his gun out of the car's sunroof after a policeman stopped them for speeding. >> he shouted at the policeman because he said that he was not allowed to touch his gun. >> reporter: the court had to briefly adjourn this morning when taylor became emotional, recalling their breakup. >> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: the defense claims they will produce e-mails between taylor and pistorius to show them he did not cheat. >> we had not officially broken up at that time. >> what does it mean that you have not officially broken up? >> there was a lot of commotion in our relationship. >> reporter: she refutes the defense claim that pistorius sounds like a woman when he screams. it's a crucial fact because so many neighbors say they heard a woman screaming the night reeva steenkamp

another important witness, samantha taylor, the former girlfriend of os score pistorius who set the stagebout oscar pistorius and guns. he not only faces a murder charge but three gun charges that could land him in prison for the rest of his life. >> thanks, jean. >>> now we want to look at two key things in this case, the evidence and the unknowns. let's start with the evidence. frankly, i think, it's inextrickably linked with the unknowns. first is there is no jury. so you've got a judge trial. and what's always the case when people talk about these kinds of sensational cases is how did the defendant act? you have one of the most visceral reactions you can have. you have someone vomiting in the courtroom when he is hearing this gruesome pathologist testimony. i think that is significant even to a judge. >> i don't think so. people are dramatic in court. he has been very dramatic throughout. we are talking about a judge who was a journalist and also a social worker. i suspect that that is not necessarily going to help oscar pistorius. but i think when you talk about the evidence in this

the old girlfriend samantha taylor off camera through her testimony. >> did you know he owned a gun duringship? >> yes, my lady. >> how did you know that? >> he kept it on him all the time. >> you say he kept it all time. what do you mean? >> he carried it around with him. >> proceedings had to be stopped twice because taylor kept breaking down when talking about pistorius. she said the blade runner had frequent fits of anger, one time fired his gun through a car sunroof and then laughed about it. on another occasion threatened a motorist with his gun. how about this, the security leader of the complex where pistorius lived told the court through an interpreter after shots were heard on valentines night last year coming from the blade runner's house, he fond pistorius and the athlete said everything was fine, okay. >> everything is fine. >> said security, everything is fine. >> went on to say he was shocked when he went to pistorius's house to see the blade runner carrying her limp body down the stairs of the guard said he had last seen her alive and well when she had arrived at pistorius'

what you mentioned, one of the more critical and damning testimonies, that of samantha taylor. the so-called character witnesses, they are trying to paint a picture of oscar pistorius as an individual who was a gun toter, a man with a temperament and individual who cheated on her and one who called on his friends to take the fall for him when something went wrong like an incident where oscar accidentally discharged a weapon at the restaurant. all of this they say is to build that picture that he was not the golden boy that south africa and the boy has come to know and he did not shoot reeva steenkamp as accident. all of this is going to shift gears next week. we expect more character witnesses but the bulk of the prosecution's argument will rely heavily on the forensics and evidence of that fateful night. >> fascinating case, thank you so much, ayman, in south africa. coming up next, putin's end game. what is he trying to do? i'll talk to someone who knows something about the former kgb man's mindset, the great granddaughter. jon stewart had a few choice words after that so-cal

. >> reporter: emotions ran high with his ex-girlfriend samantha taylor describing him as unfaithful. >> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: she recalled an incident when pistorius fired his gun out of a sunroof after being pulled over for speeding. >> he shouted at the policeman because he said that he was not allowed to touch his gun. >> reporter: his friend and professional boxer kevin lerena told police how he asked him to cover for him. >> there was complete silence. i was no shock. >> reporter: the world famous olympic athlete denies all the charges. >> not guilty, my lady. >> reporter: the attorneys who argue he was shooting an intruder spent much of the week questioning whether neighbors really heard a woman screaming. they say pistorius would have sounded like a woman when he screamed that night. this whole trial seems to rest on the sequence of events in the early hours of valentine's day last year. neighbors say they heard a woman screaming followed by gunshots but could it have been gunshots followed by the screams of a man who realized he just made a tragi

samantha taylor says their relationship ended when he cheated on her with reeva steenkamp.us carried a gun with him at all times when they were dating. >>> number five, fresh off president obama's warning, russia and crimea are taking steps to solidify ties as pro russian parties in crimea are planning for a referendum split from ukraine. the kremlin says putin told obama that russia is unable to ignore requests for protection from russia's leaning. >>> i have some warm weather on the way. your accuweather seven day forecast with a chance of rain in between. i'll tell you when it gets here. >>> and number seven, you're looking at a live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza. we're following your friday morning commute. so far no major hot spots. we will keep you informed. >>> all right. thank you, sue. oakland city council member rebecca kaplan has sent an open tweet to filmmaker george lucas inviting him to build his "star wars" museum in oakland. he's planned to build it in presidio. it was rejected. kaplan said he would be more than welcome to put the museum in the henry j.

samantha taylor talked about his guns, his temper, and twice she got so emotional, the trial had to take this relationship, how did it end finally? >> he cheated on me with reeva steenkamp. >> take your time, please. we'll just pause for a moment. >> reeva steenkamp, of course, the woman he is accused of killing. taylor said he kept his gun on him all the time, even saw him shoot a gun through a car's sunroof when he got angry police pulled him over. >>> 23 athletes from ukraine compete in sochi, russia, but ukrainian officials say those athletes will leave if there's any escalation in the conflict. the games kick off today with the opening ceremony and several countries, including the u.s., have decided not to send official government delegations. >>> just a reminder as you head off into your weekend, daylight saving's time starts on sunday at 2:00 a.m. kind of good news, bad news. of course, we gain more sunlight, spring is near, but we also lose an hour of sleep and stats show having a car or workplace accident goes up, while productivity goes down. i don't know. but here's something

samantha taylor took to the stand. she spent nearly two years with him.is relationship with guns essentially saying that he kept his 9 millimeter pistol with him all the time, carrying it on his person, that he slept with it next to his bed. she related an incident where she said that they had been driving in a car and that he shot his weapon through the open sun roof while driving on a highway. must be said, though, under cross-examination the defense said that pistorius would be denying that ever happened when he testified. and of course he said in his affidavit that he carried a gun, that he felt he needed his gun because he was scared and that it was there for self-defense. so a lot of information coming out in the last week. but a lot more obviously expected in the next few weeks, probably more forensic, ballistic type of evidence. expert witnesses. rather than these character witnesses we've been seeing over the past few days. >> all right, robyn curnow, thanks very much. joining me now live anchors of our new cnn program making the case, sunny host

. >> when describing the relationship, that ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor, broke down. >> the first time our relationship ended, was when he cheat cheated on me with -- i'm sorry, my lady. >> just take your time, she ta relationship ended. >> this relationship, how did it end now finally end? >> 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 direct

the judge has been very specific -- samantha taylor, rather, excuse me.ry specific, saying no photographs of her can be taken whatsoever. she was just 17 when she started dating oscar pistorius in 2011. under cross examination, when barry rue, the defense attorney, starts questioning some of her testimony, she says that she broke up with oscar pistorius when he started dating reeva steenkamp, but then she breaks down into tears. listen to this. >> the first time our relationship ended was when he cheated on me with -- >> just take your time, please. we'll just pause for a moment. >> reporter: but what this witness has also said is oscar pistorius used to carry a gun with him wherever he went, used to keep it by his bedside, that they used to argue, that their relationship was tempestuous at times, very importantly saying that when oscar pistorius started screaming at her, he sounded like a man, and not a woman, which is something the defense has been trying to put across in this case so far. also, we don't know why this is important yet, but the prosecuti

. >> reporter: just to go back to that testimony by samantha taylor, pistorius' ex-girlfriend.se said they had e-mails that proved not only was their relationship over when pistorius started dating steenkamp, but that taylor had in fact cheated on pistorius. so lots more i think coming up in the nextfy weeks. back to you kate and chris. >> thank you very much for that. >>> let's take another break. the merger of two super market giants, albertson's and safe way. >>> plus a suburban family accused of stealing over ten years. how did they pull it off and how did the feds finally catch them. ...return on investment wall isn't a street... isn't the only return i'm looking forward to... for some, every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former military members and their families is without equal. but one is so clever that your skin looks better even after you take it off. neutrogena healthy skin liquid makeup. 98% saw impro

has put up witnesses ranging from the pathologist who performed the autopsy, to ex-girlfriend samantha tayloristorius kept a gun by his bed and went to investigate a sound in the night, weapon in hand, at least once while she was dating him. the senior police officer on the scene the night of the killing testified friday, but it's not clear he did much for the prosecution case. the police investigation sounded in court like a catalog of bumbling, bad judgment, poor memory and petty theft. former police col. g.s. van rensburg described how he found a police ballistics expert handling pistorius' gun without wearing gloves and reprimanded the officer, who apologized and put a pair on. and he said he was "furious" when at least one of the olympic athlete's valuable wristwatches disappeared from his bedroom as police investigated the crime scene. he "body searched" his fellow officers, their bags and their vehicles but was unable to find the watch, which was worth several thousand dollars. he also said he had ordered the bathroom door through which pistorius shot steenkamp removed from the house,

the court has just heard evidence that samantha taylor was only 17 when she met oscar pistorius. the couple dated for 18 months and she said the relationship ended because he was cheating on her with steenkamp. taylor whose face was not allowed to be shown, was tearful during her testimony. she told the court pistorius always carried a gun and would sleep with it next to his bed at night. on one occasion the couple were driving with a friend and they were pulled over by police. the officers noticed a loaded gun on the car seat and demanded that he empty the gun. pistorius, according to taylor, was furious, i do not like anyone touching my gun. he then drove off and fired the weapon through the open sunroof of the car, laughing with his friend as he did. court had to be adjourned on two occasions, because taylor brook broke down sobbing. charlie and norah? >> all right, deborah patta, thank you. >>> this morning, former executives of what wuss a high-powered law firm face dpozs dozens of charges. it's being compared to enron. the indictment comes after the largest law firm bankrup

samantha taylor, oscar pistorius' former girlfriend, testified.the johnny cochran of defense lawyers there, talked about oscar having the voice of a girl, a woman. like a mouse or something. what she testified to about was that he has a male scream. whatever the heck that is, but more importantly, what taylor testified to and i think it's been a powerful part of the first week, is that tra toria is fraught with crime. there have been break ins there. he's had to pull a gun to chase intruders in the past and that's a very powerful part of the defense. what the defense lawyer has been doing is carefully advancing that argument that was understandable what happened that night, that valentine's night and that's where they're going. i think that the forensics coming up will be important to show the possibility of what the defense is trying to show here. remember, the burden is on the prosecution and there's no jury. it's judge, assess sors and that's it. no jury. >> the prosecution will also try to establish that a light was on and if the light was on,

on friday, his ex-girlfriend, samantha taylor, was in court. >> did you know that he owned a gun duringelationship? >> yes, my lady. he kept it on him all the time, my lady. >> reporter: a picture of pistorius as trigger-happy, temperamental, prone to anger. >> you said that oscar screamed at you. >> yes. >> was it one occasion or more? >> on more occasions, my lady. >> reporter: an emotional pistorius was seen gagging at one point during testimony from neighbor, dr. johan stiff, who said he saw reeva had been mortally wounded, shot in the leg, arm and head. >> she had no pulse in her neck. she had no peripheral pulse. she had no breathing movements that she made. >> reporter: stitt also saw pistorius hunched over her body, screaming. >> he said, "i shot her. i thought she was a burglar and i shot her." >> reporter: from an ex-girlfriend to a training partner -- >> i saw them in the restaurant -- >> reporter: witnesses the prosecution say establish a pattern of lies and deception. >> i remember, he said, please, take the blame for me. there's too much media hype around me. >> reporter:

>> if you notice the girlfriend who testified on friday, samantha taylor, it was character witness.not be allowed, as you said, in a u.s. court. so, let's take a listen to the leeway that south african courts have. >> the first time our relationship ended was when he cheated on me with -- >> just take your time, please. just pause for a moment. >> in a u.s. court, that would be seen as character witness. it would be seen as nonpermissible evidence. but here you have someone crying, talking about his character. later on she talks about the fact that oscar cheated on her with reeva steenkamp. that kind of leeway american lawyers are allowed in south african corporate. to be concerned that that kind of emotional testimony would sway a jury, where this belief and understanding that the judge is much more objective about it all. >> and, you know, if this was happening in the u.s., you would probably hear objection a lot more. you didn't hear that there, nadia. also interesting to note, i think people were listening to it. she kept saying my lady. >> she had boeen coached to referred to t