he looked like he was on drugs and maybe the thc had some effect. that is what dr. bao, the medical examiner, now says it might have some effect. for the prosecution marijuana is a downer and it mellows people out and it's a depressant. trayvon martin was less likely to have thrown the first punch and to have been on top of george zimmerman pounding and grounding as the defense argues. i think it gives each of them something to work with. >> we heard yesterday interestingly enough, from somebody who was teaching george zimmerman some sort of self-defense and said he was kind of a softy so that all plays into it. i want to ask you about the other side of this which is that george zimmerman and his prescription drug use, will that be entered into evidence in this trial? >> so if those who have been following the case closely may have heard the physician's si assistant testified for the prosecution that there were prescription medications that george zimmerman was taking and the judge has not ruled that and the jury has not heard that. for the prosecution if we hear wh

you could argue the thc is irrelevant. tomorrow she is weighing the computer simulation of how this attack could have taken place. i think most people wouldn't allow the jury within ten feet of that. it's ridiculous. here's a cartoon that shows how my client is innocent. i don't see how you can allow that. >> you can't allow that in. and part of the problem is you get these cases that become high profile and there's a tendency. i've been in the middle of it. you get into this psychosis almost of overtrying the case. both sides are guilty of it. i think this case has been terribly overtried at this point. it's enough. they've established what each of them need to establish. the fact that as commentators people are getting polarized shows it. this needs to get to the jury. everybody's made their point. >> i think you are getting polarized. >> we have 20 minutes. we have to take a quick break. i want to move on to what do jurors see when a mom or dad, close friend of the victim takes the stand. i also wanted to take you insid

this afternoon allowing attorneys for george zimmerman to introduce evidence that trayvon martin had thc in his system, the active ingredient in marijuana when he died. how significant that is remains to be seen. prosecutors fought hard to keep the evidence out, calling it a back doorway of tarnishing trayvon martin's character in the eyes of the jury. zimmerman's drug use has always come up showing that he was on anxiety and sleep medications on the night of the shooting. and also powerful testimony as well. a lot to get to in the hour ahead. martin savidge reports. >> reporter: it was another remarkable moment. the father of trayvon martin taking the stand, questioned by the taken defending the killer of his son. earlier two police investigators testified that just days after the shooting, they played tracy martin the 911 call containing screams and a gunshot from that night. both said tracy martin unequivocally told them it was not trayvon they heard screaming. on the stand martin testified that he hadn't said that and said he was not certain. >> what was going through your mind when

kobilinsky, the level of thc is very, very low. >> that's true. in fact, in a regular smoker of cab cannabis, you would expect a background level of 1.5. if you do not have a regular smoker, it could indicate somebody smoked earlier in the day, perhaps six to eight hours earlier and that level would come down due to metabolism of the thc, you'd end up with 1.5. >> what introduction do you think the introduction of the to toxicology will have? thc -- marijuana doesn't make people violent, unless it's laced with pcp. >> exactly. it doesn't make you violent. we have no evidence of that in trayvon martin. this evidence might have a very small, incremental effect in favor of the prosecution to show he's not in an greaaggressive s of mind. >> the flip side is it can make you a little paranoid. it makes him look suspicious. >> i'm with marcia in that generally most people's experience with marijuana is it mellows you out. although your argument is what you're going to hear in the closing, marijuana produces -- people will know common sense wise that you

and the defense indicated that they will call their expert to testify about the thc, likely some time today. the prosecution will be allowed to call a rebuttal witness. richard, back to you. >>> sarah dallof for us in sanford, thank you. >>> 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 u.s. troops after 2014. this possible change, of course, comes after recent frustrations with president hamid karzai and the stalled peace talks with the taliban last month. >>> a leaked pakistan report details the life of osama bin laden after the september 11th attacks. it mentioned an account of bin laden being pulled over for speeding in pakistan but was let go by authorities. >>> the death toll of the runaway train disaster in quebec has now reached 13. dozens are still unaccounted for. the transportation and safety board now says -- now saying the tankers involved in the derailment have a history of puncturing during accidents. >>> a judge in wisconsin blocked enf

. >> the other thing is the toxicology report showing thc in trayvon martin's system. what does that mean? it doesn't mean he smoked that day? >> right, i love this issue, it finds its analogy in dui law. marijuana is a unique substance. when you test positive for thc, it doesn't necessarily mean you're intoxicated at that moment in time. to that extent, other drugs, for example, if you have alcohol in your system you shouldn't be driving. i understand the prosecution's argument, that the presence of thc is not like the presence of pcp, however, i've always said i think this evidence should come in because it goes to a state of mind at the time this happened. that being said, i do see the prosecution's position on this particular point. >> and the level of thc we're talking about was very, very low. >> that's true. in fact, in a regular smoker of canibus, you would expect a background level of 1.5 nano grams per milliliter. on the other hand, if you do not have a regular smoker, it may indicate somebody smoked earlier in the day, perhaps six to eight hours earlier, and

and the defense indicated they will likely call their expert to testify about the thc some time todayecution 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 pakistani failure community. and it even has reports of him being pulled over for speeding and let go. >>> the death toll of the train disaster in quebec has reached 14 with dozens still unaccounted for. more information is coming to light how that accident happened. the ntsb says the tankers involved have a history of puncturing after accidents. >>> a federal judge in wisconsin blocked enforcement of a

one, about the thc found in trayvon martin's system.tially he said it would have had no effect on him. the amount was too small. now his opinion is that it may have had an effect ohim. the judge has said none of that is going to come into evidence anyway, so irrelevant. the other point that he changed his testimony about -- i'm just checking my notes really quickly. oh, about how long trayvon martin would have lived after the gunshot. he said in his testimony one to ten minutes. now he's changed his position from previous statements where he said one to three minutes. the defense is arguing the state knew about that change. they had an obligation to disclose that to the defense. they didn't do that. so it's a discovery violation. the judge said no, ruled against the defense. i want to emphasize the extraordinary testimony we just heard was outside the presence of the jury. they did not hear anything about the thc in trayvon martin's system. according to this judge, they're not going to hear about that. chris? >> why would the judge make

. >> they could introduce evidence that trace amounts of thc was found in trayvon martin's system at his death. it was not part of the testimony today, but could the before the end of the trial. jay gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> as jay gray just reported the evidence the trayvon martin had thc in his system was not brought up in court today. it is unknown whether the defense will or will not use that evidence. lowell melser folk with attorneys and drug experts to find out why. >> legal experts tell us here at 11 news well this is a big victory for the defense, it does not mean the state's case is done by any means. substance abuse experts feel that the case has the potential to take a rather interesting turn now. >> i think it is the most important evidence because in minds, it creates a doubt of who trayvon martin was. evidences that if the against trayvon martin is presented in court, a jury could look at him differently. >> if it comes out he had drugs in his system, the jury will begin saying, if he was smoking pot, maybe he was doing something out. >> peter mcdowell agrees to appoin

and now the question about the thc. >> i have been biting the inside of my mouth, so i can't talk. i have had clients that they were shot somebody. they were positive for marijuana, i went out to keep that out. why show this disrespect. the kid was on marijuana. it had no factor on whether the kid got shot. otherwise, i'm just smearing the kid's character. with his family in the front row. it's an abomination. i'm only telling my experience about marijuana based on what ted told me, it makes you docile, quiet, want to go to sleep, listen to music. you don't want to get into a confrontatio confrontation. >> i'm curious about your thought on the thc ruling? >> a huge win for the defense. it takes a dead kid and putting him on trial. it's more prejudicial than probative. you take the kid with a dark hood in the dark with marijuana. and that's so prejudicial coming in to a jury. the judge should not have let that in. >> all evidence, theoretically is prejudicial, or you don't seek to introduce it. ith -- two questions, whether it's legally admissible. >> the probative value, that's wha

that report showed he had thc in his system when he died. thc, brian, is the active chemical in marijuana. >> ron mott in seasoned for, florida tonight. ron, thanks. we should point out george zimmerman has sued nbcuniversal for defamation, and the company has strongly denied his allegations. another break. we're back in a moment with the end of the drought on the grass a lot of folks thought they would never see. >>> if you are a new york-based politician who has been involved in a sex scandal, time is running out to get on the november ballot. entering a local race that features anthony weiner running for new york city mayor after his meltdown. now former new york governor and call girl client eliot spitzer is running for new york city comptroller. he made the announcement just last night. >>> easily the image of the day, this photo from china that is rushing water full of sediment, part of a project in china where they open gaps in an almost mile-wide dam in the yellow river to move silt downstream, to the town of 30 million tons of it a

when did you change your mind about the significance of the thc levels of trayvon martin's blood?er exactly the time. could be in last 60 days. when we decide to have this trial i tried to prepare for this testimony. not every case will go to trial. >> you're saying that sometime in the last 60 days is when you changed your opinion on the effects of the marijuana? >> yes. >> did you mention that to mr. de la rionda when you met with him for about 40 minutes? >> no. i did not mention i changed my opinion. i said marijuana tox report is part of the ouautopsy report. i said i should report the jury the toxicology report. i did that every time in the prooef previous case. he said we may not talk about it because of some issue or some hearing. >> did you tell him that your opinion had changed? >> i did not tell him. >> did you tell him your opinion changed about the significance of the thc level. >> i did not. >> why not? >> the issue is not why. the issue is did he tell him. i'd like to stay focused on that issue at this time. >> yes, of course. was there any conversation with mr. de

this will be the framework to suspend the thc-laden goodness in the next step. chocolate is added along with plenty of honey to bind together all the ingredients. then mix. last, you roll the entirety of the mixture into a ball and either refrigerate or dig right in. of course, network standards and practices prohibit me from even tasting this delicious and reportedly mind-altering treat. i'm guessing, anyway. so until i see chris, john and wolf doing bong riffs in "the situation room," i will, of course, abide by these rules because that's the kind of guy i am. there's one particular cafe in the heart of the kasbah that's drawn in foreign dignitaries, rock stars, aristocrats and artists since it opened its doors in 1943. cafe baba. sweet mint tea in a thick slow-moving haze of smoke. it smells like my dorm room 1972. good evening, hello. this is george bajalia and zeneb, and i should say right now that i have no direct knowledge or awareness of george or zaneb smoking any illegal substances or do i have any recollection of me doing anything untoward in their pr

r" and >> the judge has recently ruled the defense can present testimony about a small amount of thc, the active ingredient in marijuana, found in the autopsy after trayvon martin's death. testimony has centered around screams heard in the background of a 911 call. said hemartin's father was not sure who they belonged to. after listening 20 times, he is certain it is his son. >> basically, i was listening to my sons last call for help, his life being taken and i was trying to come to grips with that. >> there is no doubt in my mind that is george zimmerman. >> the defense presented five witnesses that all test my -- testified the screams are zimmerman's. he has pleaded not guilty to ,econd-degree murder -- murder saying he acted in self-defense. the arguments about 3-d animation went so long the judge tabled the matter saying they would revisit after court. >> rain showers continue to move through the state. it is about to rain right now in ocean city. it is light right now. possible thunderstorms could develop this afternoon. there is a look at the beach. 80 degrees in ocean city. 79

an expert is supposed to tell the jurors a small amount of thc was found in martin's system, enough toreate some kind of impairment. your assessment of the level of importance here. >> well, for the defense, this is a small but good piece of evidence because, remember, george zimmerman when he called the police initially he said this guy looks suspicious, he looks like he he's on drugs. and the prosecution says, no, he was just simply racially profiled. well, if indeed he was under the influence of some kind of drugs, like thc, marijuana, that would help the defense, probably a little bit. but we're really talking about trace amounts and i think most people's common experience with marijuana is that it mellows them out, it makes them less aggressive, a very small number of people in the population become more aggressive from marijuana but there is no evidence that that happened here. overall, because the amounts are trace amounts, very, very small, probably not going to be a significant piece of evidence in this trial. >> okay. the court has just taken a recess and will return at 1:30

are inconclusive but the jury will learn that the toxicology report shows that there was marijuana thc in his system, and that they will hear then from an expert called by the defense, either this afternoon or most likely tomorrow, that perhaps martin, the 17-year-old, was impaired or even agitated when he encountered george zimmerman. in fact defense attorneys say in the 7-eleven surveillance videotape, which shows martin an hour before he died, buying the skittles and the soft drink, you can see him swaying at the counter because of the effects of marijuana. we're back in court right now and the city manager for the city of sanford, mr. bonaparte, the man who actually fired the former police chief bill lee after the uproar that nobody, specifically zimmerman, had been arrested in the days and weeks after trayvon martin died. >> phil keating outside the courthouse. and let's going to arthur aidala and mercedes coal hen. this pot ruling, explaining george zimmerman is a good guy, five different people talking about one thing but actually they said he was a good friend, this, that. and

do you think the prosecution will fight for it now that the thc has been ruled admissible?s point the prosecution if it had been deemed relevant, i think it could have come in due to the physician's assistant. she did testify, though, that he was seeing a psychologist. >> lend a, you've been in the hot seat before in some very high profile cases. if you were the defense, what would you do to wrap up this case? we're hearing now that they might rest as early as tomorrow. >> i would call george zimmerman's father, who was a judge, who was a veteran and i would have him again reiterate that he thought the voice on the tape was his son and i would leave it at that. i would not leave george zimmerman to the stand. >> and, jean, what do you think we can expect tomorrow? >> i would think a psychologist and they are having a hearing as we speak to see if a defense animation can come before the jury as to what actually happened outside at the t area and the expert who is testifying right now has state of the art software like what is used in the movies, ofavitar. he's applied it now

if you look at each one of these windows -- cocaine, amphetamines, thc, barbiturates.there lines in each window means he's a negative. both cases were. >> how was your test? >> quick. studied all night. >> both men pass their tests, but it was drugs that brought houck to prison. he's serving two years for possession of a controlled substance and grand theft. >> hey, let me use your pen. >> now with his release date rapidly approaching, houck's biggest worry is that he just might miss the place. >> you know what i mean, there's no responsibility in here, no bills, no worries or anything. the only thing i worry about is getting toilet paper, waiting to get toilet paper. and that's not any big deal. i have a bunch of friends in here. it's like not even being in prison. >> check this out. when i was a kid, i got adhd. adhd, or a.d.d.? i've got one of them. i might even have them both. >> he has the best time in prison anybody i've ever seen. i don't know why he's happy all the time. >> if i need to be serious, i will. i mean, what? if i don't need to, be cool with me, i te

we saw that with the thc. that was admitted, they didn't even use it. but mark o'mara said we want to be the ones to decide whether or not to introduce evidence. he fought for it to get it and he made a decision we're not going to use it. >> let's remember something, though, about the cartoon. the prosecution did not object to the defense using it in closing arguments as a demonstrative aid. that tells me they think that aid is good for them, as well. so i'm convinced that in rebuttal, when john mcdreamy guy gets in front of that jury, he's going to use that cartoon to the state's advantage. let's save the tape, mark, because that's what's going to happen. >> we don't use tape name, do we? >> i don't know. aren't we digitized. >> it's on my ipod. >> sunny, how do you think -- how do you think the state will use that to their benefit? >> one example that was glaring to me when we saw little snippets of it in the courtroom, the cartoon basically has trayvon martin approaching george zimmerman and slugging at him, with his left hand. all the testimony is t

can hear about a toxicology report that shows trayvon martin had marijuana in his system or at least thc the active ingredient therein when he died. it's a development that could effect the outcome of this case. phil keating with the news live at the courthouse in central florida. that's just one piece of several key rulings today. >> the jury had already gone to their sequestered hotel. the jury will decide on one issue first thing tomorrow morning at 8:30. continuing with the marijuana ruling, this is a key victory for the defense. the defense argues that trayvon martin smoking pot that night would have effected his physical agitation or mental perception and that the 7/11 video shows a stoned teenager swaying at the counter. the judge also ruled against prosecutors who wanted to toss out john donley's voice id of zimmerman's screams since he heard the recording after the deposition but before today's testimony and still to come, whether this jury will be allowed to see, perhaps tomorrow or wednesday, a defense made computer am nation depicting the final minutes between zimmerman and m

because growers can breed the plants with low levels of thc, they're getting just the medicinal benefitsot the high. still, some critics say marijuana used therapeutically could also be a gateway to other drugs. it's not been clinically tested nor approved by the fda. >> using marijuana as a medication is jumping the gun, we really don't know what the side effects or long term consequences of marijuana are on children. . >>> this was just at nightfall ÷ on the mall in washington last night. it's going to look this way as long as the scaffolding is covering up the washington monument. it remains closed. it's undergoing repairs following the east coast earthquake of 2011. and the thinking here is its( beauty shouldn't suffer just because it's under repair. it will stay this way until the spring of 2014 when it's unveiled. >>> much of the city of toronto was up to their hubcaps in water today and then some. as a month's worth of rain fell in a matter of hours yesterday. there were water rescues, lots of power outages and subway closures as the storm parked itself over the city. >>> the whit

are toxicologists out there who could testify to support the defense theory that whatever level of thc that was in trayvon martin's system -- >> but that's surely not the dominant understanding of how marijuana works in america. >> your experience with marijuana may be different from everybody else's. i don't know if you're trying to testify here. >> let me break things up. here it's a case of six in one, half dozen in another. one side clearly helps the defense show it's a depressant, that he wouldn't be aggressive towards george zimmerman. on the other side, you have six jurors, all middle-aged women, who might say, if this guy has traces it of drugs in his system, he does do drugs and shades what might have happened. >> i know five of the jurors are moms. i heard one of them has eight children. surely within their breadth of experience, there's some personal experience with somebody who smokes marijuana and knows it to be a depressant. do we have lisa bloom on this point? >> yes, you do. >> what do you think about this? the judge allows in the toxicology report and the defense says,

he had trace amounts of thc in his system.t scientists we have spoken to said this would have no effect on him. he could have smoked pot a week, two weeks earlier. so really it would have just been a distraction. >> the statement we just heard, one of the defense lawyers saying he was under the effect at the time. >> the only person who i heard say that was dr. bao who changed his mind. initially said no effect and then changed his testimony because he gets to change his mind all the time according to him. it's just an opinion. so he changed his mind and that's what led to all this. i don't think it would have been significant. >> what do you think, faith? one of the callers in my radio show today said that maybe they figured out, and he is a marijuana user. i wouldn't know. that marijuana really calms you down rather than makes you more aggressive. do you think maybe a pot smoker expert down there told him you better not use this? >> that's exactly what i think happened. i think they took into consideration if the state put o

been recovered but about 50 350e78 ever -- 50 people are still missing. [ stand by for captions ] >> thc is a chemical found in marijuana. the prosecution argued that the amount was too small to know what effect it had on martin but the defense argued the amount found in his system would have affected his judgment. >>> a politically explosive criminal case is taking shape in richmond that may threaten the reputation of republican governor bob mcdonnell and one of the men who wants to take over that job. the embezzlement trial of the governor's former chef is scheduled to take place coming up in october, just three weeks before virginians elect a new governor. peggy fox was there. she has the story. >> reporter: todd, the tall one on the left has got to be the most famous governor's ex-chef. he's charged with four felony counts of taking food and supplies from the governor's kitchen. >> all i can say at this point is that the court heard our motion to dismiss the indictment today. she has taken the motion under advisement and is expected to rule by the end of the week. >> reporter: he arg

most recently, ruling the testimony from experts about a small amount of thc, the active ingreeted inna, found during the autopsy after trayvon martin's death. the past few days, testimony has centered around screams heard in the background of a 911 call. yesterday, trayvon martin's father, tracy martin, testified he told investigators he wasn't sure who they belonged to the first time he heard the tape. after listening to it at least 20 times, he is certain it was his son. >> basically what i was listening to, i was listening to my son ast last cry for help. i was listening to his life being taken. i was coming to grapes in trayvon is here no more. >> there's absolutely no doubt in my mind that is george zimmerman. >> reporter: however, the defense presented five witnesses yesterday, all of whom testified the screams areiá# zimmerman's. >> yes, definitely, it's georgie. >> reporter: zimmerman has second-degree murder, contending he acted in self-defense, a digs dee six the jury could begin making by the end of the week. in sanford, florida, sarah daloff, nbc news. >>> now to a previ

showing martin had thc in his blood when he died, the active chemical in marijuana. >> george zimmerman has sued nbc universal for defamation, and the company has strongly denied his allegations. >>> and when we come back, an end to the drought on the grass a lot of people thought they would never see. come back, an end to the drought on the grass a lot of people thought they would never see. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that helps open my obstructed airways for a full 24 hours. you know, spiriva helps me breathe easier. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medicines you take, even eye drops. stop taking spiriva and seek immediate medical help if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, vision changes or eye pain, or problems passing urine. other side effec

because growersan breed the plants with low levels of thc, they're getting just the medicinal benefitsot the high. still, some critics say marijuana used therapeutically could be a gateway to other drugs. it's not been clinically tested nor approved by the fda. >> using marijuana as a medication is jumping the gun, we really don't know what the side effects or long term consequences of marijuana are on children. >> we spoke to a mom whose child suffered from seizures and she tried everything, marijuana works. >> a couple generations ago, people were recommending tobacco physicians were recommending tobacco as relaxation. >> it's saving his life, and it's giving him a better quality of life. >> regardless of where you stand, no one is arguing that marijuana or cannabis should be a first line drug of choice. after all efforts have been exhausted and parents are frustrated and have nowhere else to turn, increase lg i, the medical community and parents are looking at this as a last ditch effort. >> you can tell this debate is just getting started. dr. nancy snyderman, thanks as always. >>>

the defense will likely call their expert to testify about thc some time today. reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> three woman held captive inside a home in cleveland are speaking out for the first time since escaping last may. amanda berry, gina dejusus, and michelle knight posted statements to youtube last night. >> thank you for your prayers. >> thank you. >> the man accused of kidnapping the women face is more than 300 charges. 6:10. 73 degrees at the airport. >> fans trade in their errant hernandes jerseys -- aaron hernandez jersey. surveyresults of a new that could have you thinking about popcorn the next time you fly. >> overall the major roads are looking good. >> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:14. there is a live look outdoors from skycam. temperatures in the upper 70's. we may see a sprinkle pop up in the western part of the state. we have a lower humidity. watch out for the light sprinkles coming in from the west. we have cloud cover in new windsor. some of the sprinkles could break out in frederick county and carroll county. light rain from hagerstow

. >> darren after a hard-fought battle introduced evidence that there was very small levels of thc inled, and nothing, nothing. >> and as mark pointed out earlier, if it's in the subpoenaed records, we may still hear that in argument, but i see that as a double-edged sword. in my experience, people that consume thc are far more likely to be passive it, perhaps going for a little munchy time, some skittled and a fruit drink, not likely to be violent. so it doesn't -- it doesn't really get the defense where they want to go. and frankly i think it may end up backfiring on them if they choose to go there. >> yeah, you can't beat up a 17-year-old kid constantly, i get it. that's what the strategy is so often for a defense attorney, you've got to beat up a victim to save your client. about you ryan smith, i want you to come in on this, had they brought that up, there could have been a lot of people saying really, trace amounts, barely any thc, and you're telling me that could make a guy violent? that could make the defense attorneys looking like they're kicking a while while he's not just d

the defense tried to convince the judge to allow evidence in front of the jury that there were high thcijuana usage in the blood of trayvon martin. before the trial, the defense argued it may have affected his behavior that night. the judge is not allowing it. what do you think of that ruling? >> once again, she's coming down on the wrong side of the argument, greg, which she seems to be pretty consistently doing throughout this trial. the hearing you're reference going is called a richardson hearing and whether the prosecution essentially bahadoor health evidence from the defense. from the argument i heard and i listened to the whole thing, i would have ruled exactly the opposite what this judge ruled and outside the presence of the jury, this medical examiner said large amount of of thc would have affected trayvon martin. so why isn't that coming in? it absolutely should. >> keith, what do you think of this? if somebody is intoxicated on some level during a fight and somebody dies, it -- doesn't that strike you as relevant? >> greg, it's such small minimal trace elements that's why it

yesterday as we talked about, the judge ruled the defense could introduce evidence that trace amounts of thc the active ingredient in marijuana were found in trayvon martin's system at the time of his death. that was not part of the doctor's testimony today. could it be a part of testimony though before the end of this trial. live outside the courthouse, i'm jay gray. back to you. >>> jay, thank you. zimmerman has sudden nbc universal. the parent company of this station for defamation. the company has strongly denied the allegations. >>> meanwhile neighbors today tell us they are on edge after a heartbreaking discovery in northeast washington. >> a missing 7-year-old boy with autism found dead inside a car yesterday just a couple of doors from his parents' home. people who live in the area tell us they are not sure why it took so long to find the little boy despite a massive effort by neighbors and police and they tell us until the medical examiner and police determine what really happened they are concerned for their own children. >> you know until they close the investigation in order to f

it has very low concentrations of thc in it, but it somehow got caught up with marijuana, and it wasngressman tries to get hemp reinstated for research anyway. it gets shot down. the amendment to have it celebrated on july 4th if it passed was preapproved. so hemp is still not legal to cultivate here in the united states, but they approved the flag flying over the capitol on this july 4th as if it were going to pass. did you get all that? the hemp flag, flying over the capitol. hemp could not be more american, thomas jefferson, george washington, grew hemp, used for clothes, shirts, all kinds of things. 90% of our hemp from canada. the hemp flag is flying this fourth of july. >> all right. good to know, john. >> yeah. makes me laugh. >>> moving on to something called wi-vv, it is a a low power wi-fi signal that can be used to track humans behind walls. they use two different types of waves. you can tell the wave thingies. and they're able to detect people moving around. it has to have movement. the applications are fantastic. it can be used to search for survivors trapped in rubble f

. >> mark: if a toxicology report came in on trayvon martin and showed thc in his system, that would imply aggression. >> you know how those pot smokers. they go out there and they get violent. that's what they do. >> if i was prosecution, i would let that in right away. ito think that george zimmerman was in fear of his life. >> mark: do you think this is an investigation botched and now a prosecution, i don't want to say botched but mishandled. >> we're hearing people finally saying that the prosecution case sucks. that's unfortunate. >> mark: is that because they didn't do the--they didn't have the investigation. they let this guy just-- >> that's exactly right. the prosecutor's job was and is to clean up the mess of poor investigation. and it took public outcry for proper investigation. that didn't mean that they did a proper investigation after the shoddy investigation, they're dealing moment and moment, time and time again with that shoddy investigation. >> mark: they let zimmerman go, and it was just essentially--now to see the failings of the prosecution, it's tough to get a