all-out war between gabe and tina's family. tina's father fought to have watson charged with murder in australia. gabe watson did plead guilty to negligent manslaughter. >> the manslaughter standard he pled guilty to is an obscure australian law. which says if you undertake a dangerous activity with someone, you have a significant responsibility to make sure that they're safe. not that he killed her. but he didn't do enough to save her. >> reporter: after spending 18 months behind bars in australia, watson returned home. only to face murder charges again. >> shows that the defendant caused her death by drowning. the defendant acted intentionally in causing that death. >> reporter: australian journalist and seasoned diver, peter patrick, has been following the case for years. he says there is evidence gabe's story of what happened could be true. that tina could have panicked on this deep and difficult dive. >> she shouldn't have been diving in that depth of water for her first dive. this is her very first time she'd been diving

we were like three days off. >> tina's depression is so deep, her husband had asked tina's mother toelp look after her. >> apparently i was talking about jumping. i don't remember talking about jumping. apparently they were trying to keep the car keys away from me. >> according to tina, on that july morning, her mother lost patience with her for not being able to get over her depression. it was too much for tina to handle. >> i snapped, and i lost all hope and i saw the car keys laying over by the refrigerator on the counter. i grabbed them, i ran out the door. >> but before tina drives away, her 6-year-old daughter pleads with her. >> she came out of the house and she saw me in the car and she's banging on my window, and she's banging on there saying, mommy, mommy, take me with you, take me with you. and i backed out. i just took the car and i just went as fast as i could. >> her mother alerts tina's husband his distraught wife has taken off in the car. tina's determined to drive to the bridge, get out and jump. she says she can't recall much of that harrowing journey. >> the next m

he either came down to save tina and did which we know he didn't or he came down on top of tina to finish what he started which is what we believe what the police believe what the courts believe up until we saw the case. >> tommy says the judge's decision was a flash back to a june 2009 decision by an australian prosecutor who accepted a plea deal with watson's foreman slaughter. he was in jail for just 18 months. >> i look at his conduct once he came back to the states after her death. i look at the way he conducted himself at the funeral looked at the way he tried to collect insurance proceed. i listened to what the parents had to say about the relationship. all of it rises to the level that i believe the jury should have heard the evidence and sifted it out. >> the attorney general is angry. for years troy cane fought to have watson extradited to face a jury of his peers reluctantly agreeing not to seek the death penalty so authorities down under would release him. >> when the australian prosecutors politicians stepped in and thwarted to get justice i never dreamed the thomases would c

and tina -- tina started to panic. she swatted at his face. and knocked the mask off of his face. >> reporter: watson claimed by the time he replaced the mask, his wife has sunk too deep for him to rescue her. one of the prosecution experts called to prove their claim that watson took his time swimming to the surface ended up helding the defense. >> we have a fairly rapped ascent to the surface by the wearer of the transwatch. correct? >> yes. >> reporter: one of tina's friends had blunt words. >> may god have mercy on your soul. >> reporter: watson left court with his second wife. larry jacobs, abc news. >> gabe's father will join us in a live exclusive on "gma" this morning. >>> a developing situation in afghanistan. americans are on lockdown. angry protests have grown every day since the accidental burning of korans by u.s. troops. yesterday, two u.s. servicemen were killed inside a u.s. base by a protester. the president sent a personal apology. it has not cooled that >>> >>> meantime, the world community is organizing against syria's pres

keep in mind tina's father is someone who claims that gabe watson once came to tina asking tina to changehe insurance policy into game's name. we'll see if the jury gets to hear that claim. >> you'll be following this case. thank you so much, mark greenblatt. great to have you on board. >> great to be here. >>> time now for the weather and ginger zee. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, bianna. i have some houston headlines for you. others in the southeast dealing with severe weather potential. showing up in houston. just north of it. where will it be? houston to new orleans, a slight risk for severe storms stretching into the western panhandle of florida. this means isolated tornadoes. the potential for damaging winds throughout your saturday evening, and into the early morning hours of tomorrow. first, let's go and check out what happened earlier in houston. we have a shot here that shows you lightning, some rain, and the heavy rains already putting a strain on all of that drought. it's helping the drought, putting a strain on the roads. meaning flood warnings. and that's going to be

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the defense said it was an accident but tina's best friend said she doesn't believe it. >> tina and i best friends. she was my absolute best friend in the world. >> an emotional amanda phillips took the stand. testifying for the prosecution she painfully remembered the phone call about her best friend tina watson. >> i couldn't believe what she was telling me. she said that tina died. >> reporter: prosecutors say gabe watson drowned his 26-year-old bride during their 2003 australian honeymoon, accusing him of turning off her air supply while scuba diving near the great barrier reef. this photo taken by another tourist shows tina at the bottom of the sea. the defense says tina panicked in strong currents and gabe tried to help but tina knocked off his scuba mask forcing him to the top. >> you see someone on the bottom of the seabed. all the equipment appeared to be in place. she had a regulator in, a mask on. >> was she interacting with you? >> no. >> were her iceyes open? >> they were open. >> reporter: prosecutors say the motive was to collect on tina's life insurance policy. shortly

taking the stand, tina watson's maid of honor. >> she was my absolute best friend in the world.anda phillips said gabe watson said wildly inappropriate things to her while viewing tina watson's body at the funeral. >> i said, she looks very pretty in that outfit. >> he said, at least her breasts are perky. >> she praur phrased something he said to her about tina and insurance. >> for $10 more she could have that a $10 million life insurance policy. it's a good thing we didn't do that otherwise i would be in an australia jail right now on involuntary manslaughter charges. >> reporter: as it turns out, gabe watson did go to jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter in australia, serving 18 months after originally being charged with murder. he's always claimed it was an accident but acknowledged he didn't do enough to save her. but when he came back to the u.s. and a whole different legal system, he faces a murder charge that could put him in prison for life. tommie thomas is tina's father. >> the one thing we're focused on is justice by her and for her. until that day comes, unti

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, tina, tina. >> he keeps changing his story. he's lying. more problems. >> blow the camera a kissy. >> reporter: prosecutors say he killed her to collect on her life insurance. they allege he tried to take her engagement ring from the funeral home. >> he gained by taking. the engagement ring was the last act of contact with her. >> reporter: then defense lawyers had their turn. they argued tina's death was not a scheme to make money. her beneficiary was her father, not her husband. >> you'll hear a horrible story of a terrible and tragic accident. >> reporter: defense lawyers argued the death was a result of a novice diver who panicked on her first dive in the ocean. >> it's about did he intentionally kill her? and you're not going to get that evidence. >> reporter: the honeymoon dive was 100 feet underwater, exploring a century-old ship wreck. this australian journalist and experienced diver said this. >> she should not have been in that deep of water if diving for the first time. >> reporter: they ignored their own policy. def

tina's best friend talked today about her funeral 8 years ago.g as she described seeing tina in the casket for the very first time and gave unexpected reaction something that may shock you. >> i said oh she looks very pretty in that outfit. he he said -- he said well at least her breasts are perky. >> she was inexperienced diver. conditions like strong current and her equipment was too heavy. she simply panicked and when she went to reach for help, she actually removed his mask, she said by the time he got his bearings, he was unable to save her which is why he went about 30 feet up to the ocean surface for help. shep? >> shepard: elizabeth prann live tonight in atlanta. we got crazy worth out of france today. french are questioning dominique strauss-khan in connection with a prosecution investigation. this one is rich. you will remember new york prosecutors dropped sexual assault charges against the one-time presidential hopeful. even frontrunner after they questioned his accuser's credibility. the scandal cost him his job heading up the interna

it's a pretty uncanny resemblance, on the left the late tina watson his first wife and on the first,urrent wife kim. married in 2008 and she has been by his side the entire trial and the prosecution starts, their hearing, tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. and we anticipate seeing her there and the prosecution should rest later in the week and the trial could last another two weeks, harris. >> harris: all right. elizabeth, a lot of interesting details there, thank you very much. and right now, the shock, no doubt, setting in at that ski resort outside of seattle washington, three people dead at this hour and where we started fox report tonight. more video from the scene. authorities reporting that people died in an avalanche while they were skiing in an out of bounds area. many of them said to be very experienced. the other skiers, eight of them missing and manage today dig themselves out of the show and we have been able to learn there were avalanche warnings in that area posted all day long, we don't know whether those skiers were aware of that or what the situation was with regard to that

. >> reporter: that was tina's father.rosecutor said in his 41 years of trying cases, he's never had one dismissed before. it's extremely rare for a judge to do this. after watching the trial for several days, i have never seen a judge be so dismissive in a courtroom. the prosecution's case seemed to be based on little more than criticism of gabe's character. many of us were not surprised. >> the judge was so definitive. >>> let's turn to gabe watson's father, dave. sir, i can only imagine how relieved you are today. >> we are all relieved. >> we could see it on gabe's face yesterday. what is the first thing he said to you? >> first thing he said to me? oh, my goodness, just a long, tearful hug. i don't remember what words were exchanged. just a long hug and a sigh of relief, i think. >> i know this was the outcome you hoepd for for so long. were you surprised that the judge was so clear, so definitive dismissing all the charges? >> well -- that's what we hoped for. i had no idea what to expect. but this was the fifth judg

this picture, which you probably have seen before, is tina's body on the ocean floor. life insurance policy. now, a dive master testified that tina did not get proper instruction before getting into the water. her father walked out of the court in tears after being shown autopsy photos. and following the trial closely is sunny hostin and paul cowan. great to have both of you with us. and let me ask you this, sunny, the dive master said that tina did not have appropriate instruction, and does that hurt the prosecution's case? >> well, i think that it could, because it shows that perhaps someone else is really responsible for her death. right? this is an accident and had she been properly instructed she could still be alive. i think that certainly could help the defense a bit. but it could also help the prosecution a bit because he was supposed to be the trained, experienced diver, and he apparently waived the right to have that course. and so the prosecution is going to shift the focus once again onto gabe watson because they think they have their guy. >> this is an int

tina's father walked out of the court after being shown photos of her body. the trial closely is sunny hostin and paul cowan. and let me ask you this, sunny, the dive master said that tina did not have appropriate instruction, and does that hurt the prosecution's case? >> well, i think that it could, because it shows that perhaps someone else is really responsible for her death. right? this is an accident and had she been properly instructed she could still be alive. that is certainly could, you know, help the defense a bit, but it could also help the prosecution a little bit, because he was supposed to be the trained experienced diver, and he apparently wavived the right to have that course, so the prosecution is going to shift the fault on to their gga because they believe they have their guy. >> gabe was trained, and i want to play the sound bite, but he said years and years before, so he went through a course ten years before, and how many of us would waive that saying that we don't want anybody to go down with us, making the case that he is not the guy h

she learned that the 26-year-old newlywed was dead. >> they said something happened and tina -- tinaic. she swatted at his face. and knocked the mask off of his face. >> reporter: watson told amanda by the time he replaced his mask, his wife had sunk too far down into the water to reach her. he said, thought i could do more help, more good for her to go up to the surface. he said, i had to leave her. >> reporter: amanda testified she was surprised tina learned to dive for her new husband. >> she wasn't the type to get her hair wet. to go swimg at all. >> reporter: melinda was a bridesma bridesmaid. were you surprised to find out she was going try scuba diving? >> i wasn't surprised spp she said it freaked her out. she wasn't one -- >> reporter: she did tell you that? >> yes. >> reporter: what did she say? >> it made her uneasy. >> reporter: this man was called to the stand. he analyzed the dive computer. hoping to say gabe watson ascend at an easy pace. >> in this snapshot, we have fairly rapid ascent to the surface. correct? >> yes. >> reporter: the dive organizer took the stand. de

i believe we honored tina's memory. i believe we pursued justice and i'm sad this morning that judge nail decided his opinion mattered more than the jurors' opinion sp opinions. >> mr. troy king, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank uyou. >> now here's carl. >> hollywood is gearing up for the biggest night of the year. the academy awards is sunday. miguel almaguer is in los angeles with a preview. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. some years the oscars are all about the big block buster movie like "titanic" or "avatar." that won't stop the red carpet from being one of the hottest places to be in a little over 48 hours. the biggest stars, the brightest stage, the movies' most glamorous night. it's oscar weekend which for actors and actresses can mean hours of hair and makeup, designer jewels, looking for the perfect red carpet look. at the ceremony the spotlight will be on "the artist" to see whether the homage to hollywood's silent era can pull off the improbable run to glory. ♪ >> the academy -- movie ma

tupac joins me now she is a syndicated op-ed columnist for the managing editor of crooks and liars tina welcome. thanks tom thanks for having me thanks for joining us and i hope i said your last name right to point it was close thank you very much i understand you've been to eight occupies in two countries you've written about it extensively for the atlantic you've been following the movements of the day one and used to live in oakland how big of a problem are these minority factions who push a quote diversity of tactics and quote which is code for ok if for some people to smash windows. it's a problem because really this these tactics taint the entire movement when i woke up in the morning and i saw the now iconic very recognizable picture of the occupiers burning the american flag on the steps of city hall after it had been broken into my first reaction was that is what their enemies should have photo shopped in order to discredit them and here they are doing it to themselves. and you have five thousand people who shut down the ports of oakland and you have two people breaking windows

what's not getting across to people who believe in these diversity of tactics very very well said tina thanks so much for being with us tonight thanks to the group thank you so much for having this discussion i really appreciate it thank you tom thank you. crude workers in arizona last week the number one priority for governor jan brewer was boosting her own book sales that's why she met president obama on the tarmac at the phoenix airport last wednesday start a fight with and wag your finger in his face for the perfect photo op to publicize her book and by the way it worked the book shot from number three hundred forty three thousand on amazon that meant there's three hundred forty two thousand above it. to number seven mission accomplished now this week governor brewer and a republican soldiers in the state legislature have a new priority going after public worker unions republicans in the arizona state senate introduced legislation this week that puts wisconsin governor scott walker's war on unions on steroids the bills would ban collective bargaining for public employee unions forb

tina krause has more now, from london. >> senior un inspectors a they hope this trip to tehran will bring some answers. >> reporter: their visit last month did little to calm world tensioned over iran's nuclear program. this time monitors are pressing iranian officials to give them more access. they want to speak to iranian nuclear cine scientists and visit a key facility to find out whether iran is trying to build an atomic bomb. iran's national guard started war games over the weekend to show the world iran is prepared to defend itself, if needed. tensions are high with israeli officials threatening a possible strike on iran's nuclear facilities. both the u.s. and britain are urging israel not to launch an attack saying there is no proof iran is developing a nuclear weapon. >>> they think a strike by israel would be large, complicated and probably counter productive. >> reporter: a conflict could push already spiking oil prices through the roof and speed up iran's nuclear ambitions, instead of stopping them. on sunday iran stopped selling oil to british and french companies, head of eur

. >> tina and i were best friends.absolute best friend in the world. >> reporter: an emotional amanda phillips took the stand monday, testifying for the prosecution that she painfully remembered the phone call about her best friend, tina watson. >> and i couldn't believe what she was telling me. she said that tina died. >> reporter: prosecutors say ay gabe watson drowned his 26-year-old bride during their 2003 australian honeymoon, accusing him of turning off her air supply while scuba diving near the great barrier reef. this photo taken by another tourist actually shows tina at the bottom of the sea. the defense says tina panicked in the strong currents and gabe tried to help, but tina knocked off his scuba mask, forcing him up as she sunk to the bottom. >> if saw someone lying on the bottom of the sea bed. >> reporter: he brought tina to the system.em. >> full equipment appeared to be in place. she did have a regulator in, a mask on.. >> was she interacting with you? >> no. she wasn't. >> were her eyes open? >> her e

and tina -- tina started to panic. she swatted at his face.y the time he replaced the mask his wife had sunk too deep for him to rescue her. prosecutors struggled to prove it was murder. one of their own experts called to prove their claim that watson took his time swimming to the surface when he should have been helping his dying wife ended up helping the defense. >> so in the snapshot we have a fairly rapid ascent to the surface by the wearer of the data transplus, correct? >> yes. >> one of tina's friends had blunt words for gabe watson. >> may god have mercy on your soul. >> reporter: watson left court with his second wife. larry jacobs, abc news. >> complicated case. >> and he faced life in prison if he was convicted of murdering his former wife. but the only eyewitness in this case testified that he thought watson was actually trying to save his wife at the time. >> and the judge said, look, you didn't prove that there was a financial motive in all this because the dad was the one slated to get the insurance money, not the husband. so th

: she told jurors that gabe never contacted tina's family. mother that he stayed with her the 40 long minutes they tried to save her. >> he promised us all he was with her the whole time. >> reporter: in fact, fwab was on a different boat, far from the frantic efforts. while prosecutors were able to raise troubling questions about his character and judgment, they have struggled to present any evidence that he actually killed her for money, as they claimed. and when prosecutors tried to show that his request at the funeral home was suspicious, the judge angrily dismissed them. >> he did all of that and planned it all here so he could go over there? so he could get the engagement ring? >> reporter: the judge seemed to be tough on you today. >> i wish we had gotten in the stuff he ruled out. i can't do anything but move on. >> reporter: prosecutors have one more day to make the case. the judge made it clear hrks does not think much of the evidence presented thus far. the victim's father is in court every day, as i said, seated with the prosecuto