case in point sondra osterman.ntified that screamer on the 911 call is george zimmerman. under cross-examination watch what happens. >> was there anything in george's voice that gave you the impression that he was angry or acting with ill-will, spite or hatred on that phone call? >> no. >> okay. little confusing but bear with me because there's so much direct, cross, redirect, re, reand re-re. what she was saying was that when she heard those words and i'm sorry i can't say them and we can't play them. they were used to bring out what kind of person this was. what kind of intent this was that was chasing after whoever he thought was in that hoodie. the defense attorney used those specific words, hatred, ill-will, evil intent and asked that witness if that's what she heard and she said no. all right. dan danny, i want you to come in here with your expert criminal mind. this is a strategy. this defense attorney has to bring up the words and characterize them, doesn't he in. >> absolutely. here's why. it's been said b

sondra osterman and her husband co-authored a book. >> you would admit you have a stake, don't you?e. >> yes, in terms of the book. >> reporter: despite prosecutors' objections the judge reversed a ruling regarding the autopsy. ruling the toxicology report, which revealed small amounts of thc, the active chemical in marijuana found in trayvon martin's blood, will be allowed in court. and the defense indicated they will likely call their expert to testify about the thc some time today. the prosecution will be allowed to call a rebuttal witness. betty, back to you. >> thank you. >>> and some other stories making news this morning. according to "the new york times," president obama is considering a faster pullout of afghanistan than originally planned. one that would leave no american troops there after 2014. this possible change, of course, comes after recent frustrations with president hamid karzai specifically regarding stalled peace talks with taliban last month. >>> pakistani report details the life of osama bin laden after the september 11th attacks and the failure of the pakista

sondra osterman married the zimm zimmermans. i didn't think it was effectively.all of this witnesses got on the stand over and over, i think it has been effective. this last witness, mr. donnelly because he's saying he's an expert in how people would sound when under distress similar to what he saw when he was in combat medic, i think it's been a pretty effective tactic been the defense. >> he was emotional and times he was very uncomfortable with what he was listening to. i want you to tell me whether or not that plays to the jurors and secondly, the fact he bought all these clothes for george zimmerman, the suits and ties and the shopping spree for him. does that undermine his kred credibility that perhaps it does call into question his credibility. >> i think all of those are valid points. who will know his voice that is close to him but once you indicate you're close to him then they will be subject to impeachment because they are too close to him. there's going to be a trick door no matter which way you go in. i think that they have been very strong. there's

. >> reporter: during cross- examination, prosecutors pointed out that sondra osterman wrote a book about the case, with the proceeds going to george zimmerman. they spent thousands, buying zimmerman clothing for the trial and supporting his defense fund. >> since you contributed on his behalf, you want to believe it is george zimmerman, correct? >> it is george zimmerman. >> zimmerman's best friend said he helped choose the gun. he said to buy the weapon because it could be fired easily if he needed to defend himself. in sanford, florida. >> zimmerman faces life in prison if convicted. >>> baltimore county police arrest a man for murder on the 4th of july. police say 45-year-old seiko harris stabbed antoine harris thursday. they believe it centers around a woman. harris is being held without bail right now. >>> well, wjz is learning more about a motorcycle accident that killed a member of the ravens' co-ed stunt cheerleading team. 27-year-old deon bag bee died on frederick when a volkswagen made a turn in front of him. bagby's motorcycle hit the passenger's side of the car. he was select

attorney bernie de la rionda asked sondra osterman, a friend of zimmerman's, whether zimmerman seemed angry that night. >> when someone tells the police that these -- pardon my language -- [ bleep ] get away, he's not upset that in the past people have gotten away and this time they're -- this time mr. trayvon martin is going to get away? you don't take it as that? >> i don't take it as he's angry, no. >> let's go back to the court now where george zimmerman's a friend don donnelly is testifying on the stand. >> you heard another par dealing with where he uses other derogatory words? you had not heard that before? >> i may have heard snippets of it, sir. but i'm hearing everything pretty much fully today. >> okay. so you were trying to become familiar with his voice, i guess you were already familiar with his voice but you were trying to compare it to just the 911 recording on saturday? >> yes, sir. >> you didn't go back and listen to any other recordings? >> no. >> okay. that's what i was trying to get. you didn't compare it to any other voices he had made, prior calls or anything li

sondra osterman, friend. definitely george zimmerman screaming for help. explain away some of what the state was trying prove to you through the nonemergency call about the anger and hatred and all that, that just isn't there. same thing with geri russo. no question in her mind, george's voice. same thing with leann benjamin. heard him scream and yell and that was george zimmerman. john donnelly was interesting. i'm not sure i could, if i thought about trying to figure out who in the world talks to people they know and then hears them scream for their life. i just -- there's no profession that does that. maybe a corner man in a boxing ring but they don't scream for help there. a medic in vietnam a person who hangs out during the day with his buddies of 6,200 people, figures out who they are, what they are, who they left behind at home, when they want to go back and when they might go back and you know what? that they might never go back because he is the guy who grabs a medic back and a rifle i think he said and heads out towards the screams and that even

. >> sondra osterman. >> mark osterman. >> john donelee. >> jerry bruceo. >> questions about who was screaming for help. >> whose voice it was on the 911 call. >> the 911 recording from the night trayvon martin died. >> have you ever had an opportunity to listen to that phone call? >> do you hear yells for help? >> do you have an opinion as to whose voice that is? >> are they continuous yells for help? >> were you able to identify mr. zimmerman's voice? >> when is the first time you heard that tape? >> you listened to it on the radio -- >> defense attorney mark o'mara says among the witnesses he plans to call the to stand -- >> could the defense also call martin's father to the stand? >> trayvon martin's father. >> does anyone have a better argument than the other? >> only two people really know what happened on that evening. >> about whether it was george zimmerman or trayvon martin. >> this is day 20 of this trial. day 10 of testimony. >> the defense team says they plan to wrap up their presentation to the jury by mid to late week. >> court is in recess until 8:30 in the morning. >

. >> sondra osterman. >> mark osterman. >> john donley. >> jerry brusso. >> questions about who was screaminge 911 call. >> the 911 recording from the night trayvon martin died.

every witness who's been put on the stand so far sondra and mark osterman and now leeanne benjamin, he's played that 911 tape for every witness today. he's also played that 911 tape, he played it for the two witnesses on friday as well. so far every witness that the defense has called has heard that tape and they have also testified to the fact that it is george zimmerman's voice on that tape as well. so we expect the defense to continue to call witnesses today. at some points, we know, based upon conversations with mark o'mara, based on a conversation with him over the weekend, that they are going to call tracy martin as well, trayvon martin's father. >> they're going to be playing more of the audiotape of george zimmerman's call into the nonemergency police line. again, leeanne benjamin, swroge zimmerman's friend is on the stand. >> sanford police department. >> we have a real suspicious guy, the best address i can give you is 111 -- this guy looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something. it's raining and he's just walking around looking about. >> is he white, black or h

the trial began with sondra and then her husband mark osterman taking the witness stand.uple calling themselves george zimmerman's best friends. they wrote a book about the case. the defense asked them and other zimmerman friends one of the key question in this trial, whose voice was it screaming for help on that 911 tape? >> so it's your opinion that it was george zimmerman screaming for help? >> absolutely, yes. >> do you have an opinion as to whose voice that is? >> i thought it was george. >> can you identify whose voice that was yelling in the background? >> george's. >> how do you know that? >> i recognized his voice. >> msnbc's craig melvin joins us live from the courthouse. what can tell you us about the docket for the rest of today? >> the witness on the stand, leeann benjamin just testified on the stand that she and her husband at one point donated to the website also took food to he and his wife, also bought clothes for the trial and encouraged him to go back to college in general. what's been most interesting today, thomas, and you j

osterman, your honor. >> so there you see sondra ostermman and we believe her husband will be recalled as the next witness. all this is very significant because in order to convict someone of second degree murder, second degree murder, the prosecution, the state in this particular case, among other things, needs to point out that the murder, the shooting was done from ill will, hatred, spite or evil intent. here you see mark osterman being sworn in. that's why all the discussion of ill will, hatred or spite. they were trying to show on the one hand the prosecution that he did have ill will, george zimmerman. on the other hand, the defense saying he did not. let's listen in to the testimony of the husband of sondr will. >> do you want to state your name? in this case? i think you acknowledge you are still or under oath as you testified before the jury? >> yes, sir. >> i know we don't go very far into your background. i know it was talked about before, but you are a federal air marshal? >> i am. >> you lived your life within the confines of law enforcement? >> i have. >> you do know george zimmerman, obviou