they didn't use the mannequin. i would had it standing up because that's one theory how the fight happened and when the shooting could have happened. i would have had george zimmerman on top as a number of witnesses had him and trayvon martin on the bottom. i would have had it moving around in a dynamic situation. i mean, to just do it the same way the defense did gives the jury the impression that everybody's now on the same page that at the time the bullet was shot george zimmerman was on the bottom, trayvon martin was on the top. >> joseph haynes davis, i have been surprised how much of george zimmerman's version has been able to come into evidence in this case. i recognize he gave police statements and re-enactment. but truly for what purpose would he have testified? his version of events is clearly put in the record as the example she just illustrated. >> i think -- i think miss bloom is correct in that it is a little bit interesting, to say the least that there was nothing being distinguished by the state's tu

that is when zimmerman's attorney assaulting the mannequin representing zimmerman. he was on the ground as trayvon martin straddled him forcing zimmerman to shoot. >> if this mannequin were carrying a firearm. where would be the gun be right now in relation to me? >> with the actual left inner thigh. >> with the jury on mr. zimmerman was that consistent with someone doing this, punching him? >> i don't think so. >> how about this? how about somebody resisting the attempt the two lacerations, somebody was resisting pushing down? >> reporter: before that expert witness was dismissed, prosecutor did get him to concede on the stand in the final moments of trayvon martin's life he could not say with certainty exactly what martin was doing. >> shep: zimmerman's defense also played up the wimp factor like he is a wimp? >> yeah, this follows up testimony earlier this week from zimmerman's former trainer saying he was obese and not athletic at all. on the stand this expert witness paid for by the defense as you can see. he testified, well, he did not have a warrior mind, set,

>> it's not clear to me why the prosecution, even when they were handling the mannequin and the dummypresuming and taking on and believing that trayvon martin was on top. there was never a moment where they were even addressing and presenting to a jury, look, there's a fight and this is all in controversy, but zimmerman was on top at some point, or there was never really a fight that occurred exactly like this version that zimmerman keeps saying again and again and again that was different each time he told the story. i would have liked to have seen that. when the defense attorneys came in with that big block of concrete to show the jury, that was really powerful. i would have loved to have seen the prosecution come back with some artificial grass and say, no, this is what it was. this is where it took place. feel this. i'm going to pass this out, publish this to the jury. i want to introduce this. i want people to know and understand we are contesting every single thing that the defense is saying because it is not true. that is not how it happened that night. you cannot believe his i

under cross-examination the defense used a foam mannequin. >> are you aware that the defense described to his best friend that when he slid down, the defense slid down, that trayvon martin was up around his armpits? were you aware of that? >> no, i have not heard that. >> reporter: curious jurors and even the defense craning their necks to see. >> where would the gun be now? >> now the gun would be behind your left leg. >> reporter: the defense using the same mannequin. >> the injuries on mr. zimmerman's back consistent with someone doing this on cement? >> i don't think so. >> how about this? how about somebody resisting the attempt, the injuries, the two lacerations, could that have come from cement if somebody was resisting me pushing down. >> i believe so. >> reporter: the judge said she wants closing arguments tomorrow. she wants the jury to get this case on friday and begin deliberating. the prosecution wants to see three charges, second degree murder, manslaughter and aggravated assault. i just spoke to zimmerman's attorneys. they say tonight their client is anxious. he faces th

that was probably his best moment. >> i like the use of the mannequin, too. i call that day criminal trial for dummies. i think it helped us visualize. you like that? >> yeah. >> rachel jeantel, we talked about her so much early in the trial and then other witnesses came and we talked about them and closing argument, but she is a very important witness for the prosecution. if her testimony was believed, trayvon martin was concerned about being followed and the last thing she heard was sound of the head set dropping and the words "get off, get off." >> she stuck to that. they rememberednerisms and saying "sir" a lot. she did not sway off her from story. she stuck to the idea that trayvon martin was being followed and to lisa's points to her were "get off." we might presume by now that the judge has sent a note into the jury and said we want a more specific question from you about the clarification, the kind of clarification that you want on this manslaughter charge. we're going to take a quick break and be back with more live here on msnbc. [ brent ] now steve'

we were talking offcamera about the scene of the mannequin where the prosecution used this mannequin try to make the point of how difficult it would be if the defense argument is right that trayvon martin was in a powerful position, above george zimmerman, how difficult it would for george zimmerman to access his firearm. >> well, you know i would call this, martin, the bloom question. lisa has been asking this question for a few days now. how is it possible or how was it possible for george zimmerman to reach his gun when he said in the video re-enactment that the gun holster was on his back, behind him, under his pants, under his shirt, under his jacket. if trayvon martin is on top of him with either over the belly button as they were going back and forth or on the chest or as george zimmerman said trayvon martin's knees were under his arms, then how was it possible, one, for trayvon martin to see or feel the gun and, two, how is it possible for george zimmerman to get the gun and to trayvon martin in the chest? >> so that point, lisa, how well did the defense do in trying to argue

next time look at the eyes of the mannequin because they are watching everything you're doing. >> i should out that nordstroms tested this and is not now employing the technology, just for the record, there. >> true, true. >> seems to be more about when you're not buying. they want to see from what point you walk away from an area and how they can change their practice. >> for 25 years we've been able to get a lot of data on who is buying and then get more information through the sales associates and their profiling. however, we don't know who is not shopping there and why, so trust me, i don't believe nordstrom would do anything to compromise any customer standards. they are all about doing what's right >> i think the issue, stacy, while people might be okay with being tracked online and for the internet to recognize them on a site and customize the experience, people may not be as ready to be tracked in this way through the stores. is there an issue there? >> that's true, and i think there's a lot of concerns around privacy. again, everybody is picking on nordstrom. nordstrom disclosed t

i like him on top of the mannequin and showing it. a picture is worth a thousand words. actually see it, you think how is that possible? the expert, though, has said, look, a fight is dynamic, it's a constantly moving situation. and i think that is true as well. so something a little bit for both sides. >> is he demonstrating that the 90-degree angle is more believe with trayvon martin disengaging from some kind of altercation and the gun being brandished? >> that is the argument that perhaps trayvon martin was pulling away and george zimmerman may have been pulling on his shirt and may explain the gap between the shirt and the bullet weaned heard about yesterday. a big blunder on this expert on cross-examination when he said he thought the incident may have happened in early june and he went around that time and the sun was not completely set so he thought the light conditions were reasonably good. number witnesses have testified it was very dark and we know this incident happened in february in the winter where it's much darker at 7:30. >> we are go back in and listen

saw the prosecution use today recordings, vehicle i don't recordings, even a demonstration with the mannequin do we expect tomorrow? >> you'll see the defense methodically go through and poke holes in a lot of what the prosecutor just presented. one of the greatest burdens right here is to make clear theself defense. as you know that's a complete defense to the manslaughter and second-degree murder. so he's just going to say, hey, there was not evidence. you can't about el firmly convinced, because there was never anyone evidence to disprove theself defense and there was no evidence to prove the deappraised mined, and he'll say that by saying a couple expletives does not mean ill will or hatred. he's going to make clear it was a fight, a tussle, semantics, and little indicators when your adrenling is going is something they should not weigh heavily outside the favor of the defendant. do you think -- george zimmerman, himself, as evidenced today before the court gave different versions, and so did mark omara. >> they resolved that by saying, listen, there was -- there was adrenaline. i can tel

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they are bringing in the props, some of those props we see before, the mannequin, as well as the hoodiepicture for us if you will. you talked to this family. you have gotten to know them very well. what do you think is going on now? >> they're a peaceful, prayerful family and i know that sabrina has probably had her bible with her and had it with her the whole time and they're listening intently. the whole thing is to see the evidence against george zimmerman and to see the evidence and really try to piece together what happened that night in their mind with the evidence. >> are they satisfied they have a real understanding of what happened that evening. >> i think they are. they know their son trayvon and the evidence he was walking home from the store and excited about and makes sense he will turn into a raging homicidal maniac which is what he is being painted as. >> we have actually seen his mother walk out several times, that there were points where she just could not take some of the things that were being said and the photos and likewise some of the materials there. how does she

zimmerman's coming up, but when you have the mannequin in that position, you weren't maintaining thatignment, so the 90 degrees that you were referring to wasn't possible from what i was seeing. i was trying to visually to show that when one hand turns, the other hand turns. at some point they were in this alignment that enabled them to have that type of entry wound. >> okay. in fairness, haven't we left something out like the wrist, hand, and arm? can't that move independent of the body? >> sure, but what you're talking about there is you're wanting to say it's this. >> i'm asking you, if i'm laying flat on my back and somebody's over me like this, can i not shoot them at 90 degrees even though i'm on my back? >> can you? yes. when you also look at it from the perspective of discharging a firearm, if you try to hold any firearm and hold it like this to shoot, it's going to become much more complex. the average person isn't sitting there trying to do this and don't do it like you see in the movies where they hold it gangster style. the idea is when they draw a firearm, it's put to wor

statement of trayvon martin going for his gun and defense attorney mark o'mara decided he would borrow the mannequinor his own demonstration. >> yes, sir. >> by the way, did you have the defendant do this? >> no, sir. >> when you talked to him, you didn't have him do this? >> no, sir. >> if this person, this mannequin, were carrying a firearm on their waist, where would the gun be right now in relation to me? >> would be at your left inner thigh. >> right here. right? >> yes. if he was right-handed it would be at your left inner thigh, yes, sir. >> right. underneath my leg? >> yes. >> what injuries on mr. zimmerman's back of his head consistent with, someone doing this on cement? >> i don't think so. >> how about this? how about somebody resisting the attempt, the injuries, the two lacerations, could that have come from cement if somebody was resisting pushing me down like? >> i believe so. >> whose theory will the jury believe, we may soon find out, second-degree murder, manslaughter or simply not guilty? don lemon, cnn, sanford, florida. there is still more ahead. we'll take a look at why this tri

. >> it literally spun the mannequin around and shredded its clothes. red. >> reporter: some of the training information is so sensitive we couldn't see it, but authorities do want to show that what happens here impacts what happens here in airport security. >> there's a reason why that exists, and, you know, a lot of the reasons were shown on the range today. >> reporter: the tsa says one of the big explosive concern that is arises this time of year is people trying to bring fireworks on the airplane. in fact, this picture shows fireworks gathered at some of the tsa checkpoints from roman candles to sparklers. these are all banned. you take a look at the power of some of the explosions on the bomb range, it's easy to see why. emily schmidt, cnn, reagan national airport. >> and our thanks to emily for that report. >>> next here, a $10,000 tip for a burger and fries. wait until you meet the guy who left it. success story," "that starts with one of the world's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with saf

about trayvon martin going for his gun, then defense attorney mark o'mara decided he would borrow the mannequin his own demonstration. >> yes, sir. >> okay. by the way, did you have the defendant do this? >> no, sir. >> when you talked to him, you didn't have him do that? >> no, sir. >> okay. if this person, this mannequin, were carrying a firearm on their waist, where would the gun be right now? in relation to me? >> would be at your left inner thigh. >> right here. right? >> yes. if he was right handed, it would be at your left inner thigh, yes, sir. >> underneath my leg. >> yes. >> were the injuries on mr. zimmerman's back of his head consistent with someone doing this on cement? >> i don't think so. >> how about this? >> how about somebody resisting the attempt, the injuries, the two lacerations? could that come from cement? if somebody was resisting me pushing down like this? >> i believe so. >> whose theory will the jury believe? we may soon find out. second-degree murder? manslaughter? or simply not guilty? >>> hello, everyone, i'm don lemon live leer in sanford, florida. it is the botto

, once again, using the mannequin to show the jury once again what it would look like. >> he is showing the arm pits, how did he get the gun out? arm pits, how does he get the gun out? >> a few months after the incident, george zimmerman told sean hannity that he had no regrets about what happened that night. but today, he must have had regrets about talking to sean hannity. >> i feel like it was all god's plan, and for me to second guess it or judge it. >> is there anything you might do differently in retrospect, after time has passed? >> no, sir. >> i don't know whether i need to comment about that. it speaks for itself. >> joining me now, msnbc legal analyst, lisa bloom, former criminal prosecutor, faith jenkins and former prosecutor marcia clark, who is also the author of the new novel, "killer ambition." they want to lodge at least one central question at least in the jury's mind that leads to the answer of guilty. what do you think the prosecution succeeded in -- in placing in front of the jury that they can't answer with anything other than a guilty ve

>> reporter: the prosecution using the same mannequin trying to prove if martin attacked zimmerman the way the defense described, zimmerman wouldn't be able to reach his gun. >> where would the gun be now? >> now, the gun would be behind your left leg. >> reporter: when court resumes, attorneys with spar over which lesser charges the jury will be allowed to consider, along with second-degree murder. and with closing arguments set to begin thursday afternoon, legal analyst sunny hostin tells abc news the pressure is on. >> closing arguments will be the key to this trial. >> reporter: the judge expects the jury to begin deliberating friday afternoon. zimmerman's attorney says he is worried about his safety and what could happen after the verdict is read. john and diana? >> thank you very much, marci. >>> police across florida bracing for possible protests after this verdict. the sheriff's department in south florida has made this public service announcement. it's called raise your voice, not your hands. and it was made with help from the miami heat's james jones. trayvon martin's parents

>> reporter: the prosecution using the same mannequin trying to prove if martin attacked zimmerman theibed, zimmerman wouldn't >> e wothe n beow?reach his gun. pyoulg the gun would be behind >> reporter: when court rs, atthi les allowedto cder second-degrurde with closing arguments set for thursday afternoon, legal analyst, sunny hostin tels a news thssur >> closing arguments will be thç key to this trial. >> reporter: the judge expects the jury to start debilitating friday afternoon. zimmerman's attorney says he is worried about his safety and what could happen after the verdict is read. john and diana. >> marci, thank you. >>> the boston marathon bombing suspect made his first court suspect rtre his first court abc's k norton whose two sons each lost. >> what struck you about his demeanor? >> he was smirking. i don't know. you know, that he just had the audacity to smirk at us is how i took it. >> tsarnaev faces 30 federal charges including using a weapon of mass destruction. he could get the death penalty if prosecutors pursue it. >>> ntsb investigators say they should be able to fr

both lawyers straddled the mannequin to try to demonstrate the fight.t happened when they were questioning a witness who is an expert on the use of force. watch and license to this. >> george zimmerman, trayvon martin. were the injuries on mr. zimmerman's head consistent with someone doing this on cement? >> i don't think so. >> how about someone -- if someone was resisting me pushing down? >> i believe so. i believe it was a culmination of downward force from pushing on are striking. i know clearly by the injuries to his face that would drive him back hard. >> in your experience, would someone resist. >> of course. someone normal instinct would try to move away from the pain stimulant. >> would that okur not the first time, but every subsequent time. >> whether it's a push or strike, every time you drive a strike or push straight downward, the body goes until it hits a body that will stop it. >> do you remember this as being a human type -- >> yes, sir. >> it's actually got a belly button. >> surely does. >> did it appear to be anatomically correct? >>

. >> reporter: in a dramatic day in court the prosecution presented a mannequin during the questioningre you aware that the defendant described to his best friend that when he slid down, the defense slid down, that trayvon martin was up around his arm pits? were you aware of that? >> no, i had not heard that, no, sir. >> reporter: curious jurors and even the defense team crane their necks to see. some even stood up. >> okay, where would the gun be now? >> now, the gun would be behind your left leg. >> okay. >> reporter: then the defense had its turn at show and tell. the defense claims zimmerman shot martin in self-defense as the 17-year-old pounded his head into the pavement. >> were the injuries on the back of zimmerman's head consistent with someone doing this on cement? >> i don't think so. >> how about this? how about somebody resisting the attempt, the injuries, the two lacerations, could that have come from cement? if somebody was resisting me pushing down? like this? >> i believe so. >> reporter: it was one of the many theatrical moments in a trial that has captivated the natio

the fight began or ended. so defense lawyers and prosecute prosecutors tried some unusual courtroom theater. they took turns using a mannequin to simulate the final minutes before the fatal shooting. >> so doing this on cement -- >> reporter: the all women jury starting this afternoon will hear up to three hours of closing arguments from each side. they'll begin deliberations some time tomorrow afternoon. i talked to defense lawyer mark o'mara yesterday. he told me that the defense closing argument will essentially tell a jury look this self-defense claim should apply not only to the charge of second degree murder but also to any lesser charges that jurors will consider. anthony, nora. >> mark strassmann thank you. legal analyst jacked for with ed forford with us. we know zimmerman will not testify. what do you make of that testy exchange? >> you have to understand it's an adversarial system inside of the courtroom. sometimes it becomes confront confrontation confrontational. not always just between lawyer and lawyer. >> why didn't they want even george zimmerman to say he will testify? >> the defense attorneys here feel the

. >> byron poe has discovered that choosing the right mannequin's head can help him complete the jail'sber's class unscathed as well. >> step one was to? >> to separate the -- the hair, right? >> sanitize your hands. okay? which you did. >> oh. i did, yeah. >> all right. next step is to? >> separate the hair. separate -- >> set up our s.m.a. >> oh, s.m.a. >> sanitary maintenance area. >> it's my hope they want to continue, you know, that they like this profession, they think this is something they'd like to do, and hopefully enroll in barber college. go on from there. >> does that hurt, keesha? just talking to her. >> mr. poe has been a student in the class now for about two months. he does very well, you know? does his work and participates, as you can see, with practical operations. he likes to barber. he's been in the salon cutting hair, so he's doing well. >> i can get into the hair-cutting business. i can do a lot of females' hair this way. get a lot of clientele. >> by the looks of it you ain't going to have no clients. >> or i might just break into the hair-cutting business. >> g

closing arguments set they begin in the george zimmerman trial in florida. ahead, how a mannequin is playing a role in the final days of the case. >> san francisco airport, our airplane just crashed upon landing and we need some paramedics. >> the 9-1-1 calls from asiana flight 214 crash victims and why it seemed to take so long for the first responders to arrive. >> we continue to follow overnight developments in the crash. this is a picture from sfo of the plane's wreckage. we will watch the progress to remove it throughout the covering daly city, dublin, los gatos, and all the bay area, this is abc7 news. abc7 news has obligated the dramatic 9-1-1 calls made directly from passengers who escaped the crashed plane and arranged -- a range of motions as they waited for help. one calm. one agitated. >> we are at san francisco international airport and we saw a plan crash and a lot of people need help. >> were you on plane? >> i was. we have been on the ground about on minutes or half an hour and people are laying on the tarmac with critical head injuries. we are almost losing one. >

remember, he was the one that was straddling the mannequin on the floor in front of the jury with many of the jurors standing up to see him. so he already has this rapport with the jury. when he got back up, i've got to tell you, a few times they looked at some of the exhibits he was referencing. but every other time, their eyes re fixed on him. they did not look away. i hadn't seen that kind of reaction with any of the other attorneys during any of the other statements or arguments. so i think that they really, really honed in on what he had to say. it was very, very impressive. yes, he did argue from an emotional standpoint in some ways. but he also, also argued the evidence as well. and so i think this jury certainly seemed to connect with him. in particular, we know that there are five mothers on this jury out of the six women that are on the jury. when he described a child's worst nightmare being followed in the dark in the rain by a stranger, i'm a mother of a boy. it resonated with me. i cannot imagine that it didn't resonate with the mothers on the jury. >> and so he -- he said

. >> also on the final day, lawyers on both sides used a life size mannequin to nonstraight what thnonva demonstrate what they say happened. craig, layout the time table for us and what will happen over the next couple of days. when could the jury get the case? >> reporter: jury could get the case as early as midday friday. could be afternoon friday. but at 1:00 this afternoon, bernie de la rionda is scheduled to make the closing states for the state. and the defense tomorrow. and after that the state will have an opportunity for rebuttal up to one hour. judge nelson has given the state and defense up to three hours to make their initial closing arguments. right now in court, we should note judge nelson going page by page over the jury instructions each side made some notes, suggested changes if you will. and they're trying to merge those to. at issue of course you indicated earlier at issue is whether the jury will be allowed to consider lesser charges. manslaughter charge, perhaps assault, as well. just a few moments ago, the first order of business, the defense indicated that it wante

doing, where exactly he was, and then in dramatic fashion, bernie de la rionda brought up the stuffed pillow mannequin that beth -- both attorneys used yesterday that rivetted the jury, the dummy representing zimmerman and trying to contradict his story or support his story as to what he claims happened, and bernie de la rionda straddling the dumby, basically revealing how is george zimmerman going to pull out his gun if trayvon martin truly has his legs and thighs around his torso. wouldn't be able to reach there. and bernly de la rionda making the jury question whether george zimmerman, number one, was truly following trayvon martin longer than he admitted to police, and also whether he actually pulled out his pistol long before he says he ultimately did. bernie dela ron darks the lead prosecutor for the state, the number one prosecutor out of the jacksonville office, who ultimately 15 months ago to this day charged george zimmerman with second degree murder. he said basically all of this starts months ago with previous crimes in the neighborhood, and previous suspicious characters, getting away, an

. >> and late in the trial john guy used a mannequin to demonstrate the state's theory of the case. > aware the defendant described to his best friend that when he slid down the defendant slid down, that trayvon martin was up around his arm pits? were you aware of that? >> no, i had not heard that, no, sir. >> where would the gun be now? >> now the gun would be behind your left leg. >> okay. >> defense attorney mark o'mara used the same mannequin to give jurors an alternate view. >> could it happen this way? >> yes. >> a key question for the jurors, who was screaming on that 911 call moments before the fatal shot? witnesses on both sides said they could identify the voice. >> my son george. >> i felt that inside of my heart that is george. >> my son george. >> it was georgy. >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> my brother. >> my son. >> who threw the first punch, how serious were the injuries? >> even if you don't do enough to injure the brain significantly, you will have a stunning effect. >> he said he felt light-headed, had a headache. >> he did complain of trauma to his head meaning he

the law. used some mannequin, jumping onf that. the skittles, a lot of th theatrics.talked past the sale. they should have focused and simplified for the jury and showed a lot of feigned outrage and anger. like he was the worst man in the world, but no evidence supported that is the problem. >> you were talking about the attitude in closing, you felt was offensive. >> i did. i agree with kimberly. the attitude was unnecessary. this aggression. >> you are right. >> fined aggression. aggression toward what? the evidence didn't support that. you are pleading with jurors to look at the facts. why were you yelling at them? what was the point of the yelling? i think it was unnecessary and very disrespectful to the six jurors sitting there the entire time sequestered for all of to us have justice too. >> and six women too. yelling, screaming in the face, not the right approach to relay information, to talk about the law. he should have given them more well-reasoned approach to it. >> but he couldn't, that was the problem. >> he didn't have the evidence to support it. >> mark

mean -- the bottom line was, you refused to use your own arms and during the shoot you used fake arms. >> yeah. >> jimmy: mannequinhat's your point? >> jimmy: the point is, you can see how uncomfortable it made me, because the director wanted to make you feel more comfortable and not me, so he made everybody use mannequin arms in the scene. [ laughter ] and i have to say, that made things pretty inconvenient. >> i don't think it was inconvenient for anybody, "a." and "b.", it doesn't matter, because the arms looked totally real. no one could even tell they were fake. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i respectfully disagree. [ laughter ] i don't think we were fooling anyone. >> i think we fooled everyone. >> jimmy: well, guess what, i have a clip. >> okay! >> jimmy: let's let the audience decide. >> great. >> jimmy: here we go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hello, welcome to the vancouver shwag hut. what can i do for you, bro? >> jimmy: well, just want to pick up some weed for my -- friend. [ laughter ] >> great, great, great. yeah, let me show what we've got, man. >> jimmy: all right. what do you got over there? >> all right

it begin when the prosecutor grabbed a mannequin to show their version of events. >> do you recognize this as being a human-type figure, right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. >> reporter: it was here the state seemed to concede trayvon martin could have been on top of george zimmerman. suggesting he was pulling away at the time he was shot. previously the prosecution argued zimmerman was on top. >> would it be consistent the 90 degrees if trayvon martin had been backing up and the defendant raised his gun. >> reporter: the demonstration brought jurors to their feet to get a better view, realizing the impact that the defense attorney seized the prop for his own demonstration. >> were the injuries on mr. zimmerman's head consistent with someone doing this on cement? >> reporter: the defense concluded by calling two emotional witnesses. the first a young mother who described a home invasion in the same neighborhood where the shooting happened. when she had to lock herself in her innant son's room. >> i was locked in my son's bedroom and he was shaking the doorknob trying to get in. i was there wi

attorneys for both sides use add mannequin in the florida courtroom to stimulate the struggle between george zimmerman and martin. the defense rested yesterday. this morning, the court will announce which charges george zimmerman the face, a difficulty process than we see here in california. closing arguments are going do begin at 10:00 our time and the case is expected to be in the jury's hands some time tomorrow. >> a lot of people drink diet soda to trim their waist but it could be a waste of time. >> and pork prices could go higher at the grocery store. >> we follow the progress of removing the wreckage of asiana flight 214 with a look at the work continuing, right now, on >> good morning, everyone, on this thursday. a picture of san francisco from embarcadero. it is pretty empty. what is traffic and the weather like? we will have updates coming up. >> today, san francisco will crown the 50th champion in the cable car ringing con contest. last year, this gentleman won. it dates back to 1949. two years ago it was canceled because of labor problems. today it is back at noon in union

and despite the lack of sleep for the attorneys, the attorneys are animated and boating up a mannequin as the jurorors stood up to get a better look. the defense will not be able to do a couple of things. they can't enter as evidence depicting the fatal struggle or pot plants and handgun and text about fighting all found in trayvon martin's cell phone. today is the day when george zimmerman's defense rests his case. and the judge alerting the defendant about the enormous decision he has to make. >> the rote to testify and that is a decision you alone have to make. i need i final decision and i want you to make sure you are having conversation with your attorneys about who you are going to testify. >> the defense's first witness of the day, a law enforcement trainer who testified about deadly force. and prosecutors call that a mannequin and as a zimmerman's stand in and claim that martin was straddling him and boating him. and not to be outdone, zimmerman's attorney straddled that same mannequin and barbed it in to the fiction will concrete that that is what happened when zimmerman acte

dueling dummies, the prosecutors and defense attorneys both got on top of the mannequin to show what t better? the jury is watching them, probably their last picture of what to make of the altercation so important. then parting shots. the defense puts on this white victim of a robbery by black men and talks about how scary that was to her. what did that mean, was that race-baiting or somehow painting a picture of zimmerman, the prosecution may have a surprise witness, we'll talk about that with the experts. is there someone they can put on to say george zimmerman attacked me before, changing his character complexion with them and where do we see the balance of who is up and down as we go into closing arguments, better minds than mine will give us the answers to this. we have danny cevallos, criminal defense attorney, sunny hostin, former prosecutor and cnn's legal eagle. first make clear to the rest of us, sunny, what was going on with the judge when she slaps defense counsel out you have the way and says i want to talk to zimmerman, i want to find out if he's testifying. why? why? >>

they were dropping mannequin down and testing, i forget exactly what they were testing, but the mannequins had three fingers only, and some people would see them briefly before they were taken away in a truck, and they're like, oh, they were like weird aliens. but anyway, so i did step into that world a little bit, but i'm hesitant to drive all the way under. and what was the -- >> host: about the exploding people at the end of -- >> guest: oh, yeah. they didn't exactly explode them, it was vibration. they were going to either shake them or vibrate them or use ultrasound to break up the frozen remains. and they would then be composted. so it was a human composting, a very mechanically complex human composting process called promession. and suzanne in sweden is still working on that and has people interested in a whole bunch of different countries. the, i'm not sure why it's taken so long. i think just the complications of the equipment. it's a very complicated process. but is she still working on it, and i have confidence that one day they will be doing human composting or promession is th

de la rionda using powerpoint, the foam mannequin and zimmerman's word to convince the jury that zimmermanutomatically assumed that trayvon martin was a criminal. >> reporter: and again, jurors shown pictures of martin's body. >> this is one of the last photos that will ever be taken of trayvon martin. and that is true because of the actions of one individual, the man before you, the defendant, george zimmerman. >> reporter: one juror turned away. another seemed to nod in agreement. as de la rionda ripped into zimmerman's credibility. do you believe there is an innocent man sitting over there right now. throughout, zimmerman stared blankly. his lawyers' chairs swiveled towards the prosecutor. his pointed straight ahead until this moment. >> the man before you, the defendant, george zimmerman, the man who is guilty of second degree murder. >> reporter: you saw zimmerman looking almost detached. his attorney tells me he is under immense pressure and he knows his life is permanently changed. if convicted he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. if he is acquitted, his attorney says he

the room at a cocktail party. he was speaking directly to him and they were soaking him in. when they brought out that mannequin dummy thing and they were -- attorneys were straddling, do you know what happened? the jury stood up. all five members in the back row stood straight up. the four women in the front row, they leaned forward and they were taking copious notes and really paying attention, and just as you pointed out earlier, this was a turning point in the case. the state acknowledged that trayvon was on top and it seemed like the jury had this -- they were more alive today than i've mannequin dummy thing and they were -- attorneys were straddling, do you know what happened? the jury stood up. all five members in the back row stood straight up. the four women in the front row, they leaned forward and they were taking copious notes and really paying attention, and just as you pointed out earlier, this was a turning point in the case. the state acknowledged that trayvon was on top and it seemed like the jury had this -- they were more alive today than i've seen them the entire trial, piers. >> there was a

the abc 7 news smart phone app. see live breaking news as it happens. and do it soon. >> a dramatic seen today in florida lawyers used a mannequin to simulate the strugglee night trayvon martin was killed. they sem demonstrated how george zimmerman was likely injured in the struggle indicating if martin attacked zimmerman, zimmerman won't be v.been able to reach his gun. zimmerman did not take the n stand. >> 9 the surviving boston marathon suspect pleaded not guilty today. the courtroom was packed. tsarnaev faces 30 federal charges in the attack that killed three people and injured 260 others. the charges include using a weapon of mass destruction. authorities say he planned attack with his brother who died in a police shootout three days later. >> well, when we come back tonight how to make international smart phone calls for next to nudging. >> yes. michael finney explains how we can do >>> many of us have unlimited calls we think cell phone plans are free. >> that is true if you're calling overseas and tonight michael finney reports there is now, yes, an app for that. >> here san app you might want to down load. it's worked well for grant calling ho

the july 20th theater attack. >>> a dramatic scene as well in a florida courtroom. lawyers for both sides used a mannequinmulate the struggle the night that trayvon martin was killed. defense demonstrated how he was likely injured in the struggle, and preparation claimed zimmerman would not have been able to reach his gun if he was attacked as described. zimmerman decided not to take the stand. jury could get indicates tomorrow. >> a federal judge in new york has ruled that apple broke antitrust laws in the conspiracy to raise the price of what you pay for electronic books. the judge found that three years ago apple created a way for publishers to raise prices artificially. before that amazon had been charged 9.99. damages of apple will be determined in a separate trial. company sought appeal saying the company will d not set pricing and we will continue to fight against these false accusations. >> the competition between apple and samsung is moving beyond smart phones and tablets. they are both building headquarters in silicon valley. david louie has the story from san jose. >> samsung is putting up what

. >> reporter: john guy used a foam dummy to determine where the gun was located when he pulled it. >> if this mannequin were carrying a firearm on their waist, where would the gun be right now in relation to me? >> would be at your left inner thigh. >> right here, right? >> yes. >> reporter: later, defense attorney mark o'mara also got physical. >> george zimmerman, trayvon martin. >> reporter: re-focusing attention on zimmerman's face and head injuries and whether they are consistent with an attack. >> how about this? how about somebody resisting the attempt, the two lacerations, could that have come from cement? if somebody was resisting me pushing down like this? >> i believe so. >> reporter: late today, the state asked the judge to consider adding the lesser charge of manslaughter. the judge will rule tomorrow on that before closing arguments get under way. >> ron mott today. thanks. >>> in boston today, the surviving suspect in the boston marathon bombing made his first appearance in front of a packed federal courtroom with dozens of survivors looking on. as dzhokhar tsarnaev pled not guilty to th

the commercial break. john guy straddling a dummy, a mannequin but very effective. you saw where the knees were, right?ou saw what he was trying to suggest. here we have attorneys standing up at defense table making sure they have a good view of this. look at those defense attorneys, mark o'mara and don west, watching what's going on in the well of this courtroom, talking amongst themselves about this, almost ready for an objection. they're transfixed by all of this. they can't miss a moment. listen in. >> as this event is transitioning and you're coming back, if this comes back, then we maintain that. >> right. >> if it's a struggle that's forward, the 90 degree reference, i want to be clear. the manner in which you're describing, i don't know how you can get a 90 degree entry if you're sitting straight back like this. >> i'm not sitting straight back. >> from my perspective, it looks like you're more vertically upright. and the two of you form a 90. if the two of you form a 90 where you're straight up and he brings a gun to bear, just based on the dynamics of his arm, there wouldn't be a way for it t

also we did see, the defense brought out a rubber mannequin to demonstrate exactly how mr. erman might have been underneath trayvon martin and trayvon martin pounded him up and down causing those injuries to the back of his head. >>brian: you know what's interesting, tactically when you bring out that mannequin and do that, you get the prosecution doing the same thing. they get to use your mannequin. >>gretchen: the prosecution started with it. the defense had to show how they saw what happened that night. the big thing is george zimmerman decided not to testify yesterday. no surprise there. the other big decision that is going to come today is for judge debra nelson. what she's going to have to decide is whether or not she is going to agree to instructing the jury on different types of charges here now. will she agree to instruct the jury on lesser charges? manslaughter and aggravated assault. right now prosecutors, when they are asking for that, it's pretty clear they don't feel confident about the second-degree murder charges they started with. will she allow that? of cou

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>> reporter: the zimmerman jury standing up in the courtroom for a better look as attorneys took turns straddling a gray stuffed mannequ mannequin. that's how zichl claims it all went down last year, with him on the bottom and trayvon martin on top ultimately forcing zimmerman to fire his weapon in self-defense. with defense expert and former cop dennis root on the stand, prosecutor cast doubt that zimmerman could everyone reach his gun if martin was straddling him. >> if this mannequin were carrying a firearm on their waist, where would the gun be in relation to me? >> would be at your left inner thigh. >> reporter: zimmerman's defense team used the witness to back up earlier testimony that zimmerman, 28 at the time he shot and killed 17-year-old martin, was by far not in fighting shape. two major rulings by the judge today for the state, the defense cannot enter as evidence a computer animation depicting the final fatal altercation. and photos of pot and a happened gun found in martin's phone and texts about fighting are also not admissible as the defense can't absolutely rule out someone other than martin took and sent those.

it began when the prosecutor grabbed a mannequin to show their version of events. >> you recognize this as being a human-type figure, right? >> yes, sir. >> reporter: it was here the state seemed to concede trayvon martin could have been on top of george zimmerman, suggesting he was pulling away at the time he was shot. previously, the prosecution argued zimmerman was on top. >> would it be consistent the 90 degrees if trayvon martin had been backing up and the defendant raised his gun. >> reporter: the demonstration brought jurors to their feet to get a better view. >> were the injuries on the back of mr. zimmerman's head consistent with someone doing this? >> reporter: the defense concluded by calling two emotional witnesses. the first, a young mother to described a home invasion in the same neighborhood where the shooting happened. >> i was locked in my son's bedroom, and he was shaking the doorknob trying to get in. i was sit thing with a pair of rusty scissors and my son in one arm. >> reporter: she was not only a character witness for the defense, but her testimony painted a pictu