number one, fights against the idea he unholstered the weapon on the ground. that. nobody can kocorroborate that. the prosecution is saying it's virtually impossible, trayvon would have seen a gun behind his back and zimmerman unholstered the weapon and moved it to the chest and fired. that's what the prosecution was doing -- >> final question, what do you think they will do? >> i have no idea. i won't -- i just don't know these jurors and don't know how they will consider the evidence and i don't know what the instructions will be from the judge. i just can't. >> i think the prosecution has not made the case for second-degree murder. >> manslaughter or aggravated assault. >> possibly down and depends on the instructions but they have not made the case beyond a reasonable doubt. >>> the george zimmerman trial at times feeling stranger than fiction. what does a man behind burden of proof think of it all? scoot is next. i asked my husband to pay our bill, and he forgot. you have the it card and it's your first time missing a payment, so there's no late fee. real

. >> could that be unholstered? >> yes, that makes sense. in fear of my life. i unholstered my firearm in fear for my life as he had assumed -- >> could that be assured. >> you think it says what? >> i believe it's assured. >> as he -- i don't know if it's assured or assumed, he was going to kill. >> before you get to page 4, we got to pull it up. >> now i've seen the whole sentence maybe i can figure it out. my life as he assured he was going to kill me. >> okay. >> fired one shot into his torso. the suspect sat back allowing me to sit up and said you got me. at this point i slid out from underneath him and got on top of the suspect holding his hands away from his body. >> an onlooker. >> an onlooker appeared and asked me if i was okay. i said no. he said i was calling 911. i said i don't need you to call 911. i already called them. i need you to help me restrain this guy. at this point spd officer arrived and asked who shot him. i said i did and i placed my hands on top of my head and told the officer where on my person my firearm was holstered. the officer h

my gun, i didn't take my gun out but i unholstered my firearm. that will fox interview they played yesterday where george zimmerman said when asked pointedly, did you know about the stand your ground law in florida and his response was no. why is this evidence, lisa, so key, so crucial for state? >> well, you're absolutely right. he's fluent in cop speak. and so when he speaks to the police officers, he uses their language. i holstered my firearm. the suspect -- i was trying to keep a visual on the suspect at all times. that may explain why law enforcement was so lenient with him at least at the beginning. he the prosecution says he's lying about semifinal defense and he would have to have to come up the lie very quick. they say because he was so familiar with law enforcement and the law generally, he was able to come up with that story immediately, tell that story to the miss and stick to it all the way through trial. paul, the application to become aisle cop in prince william, virginia, the application for the ride along, why are those two piec

he also in that police -- the written statement he made to the police, he uses such phrases as i unholsteredm, not i pulled my gun. >> mr. zimmerman had a problem with his credit? >> yes, sir. >> and that would be a reason why you wouldn't be accepted as a police officer? >>

he also in that police -- the written statement he made to the police, he uses such phrases as i unholstered my firearm, not i pulled my gun. >> mr. zimmerman had a problem with his credit? >> yes, sir. >> and that would be a reason why you wouldn't be accepted as a police officer? >> that's the reason why we did not consider him further. >> this as well was consistent with residue from physical effect of a contact shot. >> so evidencing that the end of the gun was next to the material when it was fired? >> yes, sir. >> w looking for is anything foreign to that person. and in this case, because the dna profile matched trayvon martin, that means there was no dna foreign to him on that sample. >> from the fingernail scrapings of trayvon martin, did not find any of george zimmerman's dna there, correct? >> no, nothing foreign. >> the fact that there were injuries have a tendency to show or support that person had a reasonable apprehension of fear, but the fact that there wasn't an injury at all doesn't necessarily mean that there was no reasonable apprehension of fear. >> you don't have to wait

zimmerman has given, including in his written statement when he says, i ho unholstered my firearm. someav suggested that language sounds like an individual familiar or potentially overly familiar with some of the rules of the road for law enforcement. >> i agree. as a prosecutor, i would be pointing out all of these things. i would put them up on a big board and highlight them to show the jury, how do we know what zimmerman's state of mind was on that night? here are some of the factors. here are some of the indicators that let us know what he was doing and what he was thinking. he kept calling young trayvon martin the suspect. he was never a suspect. he had never committed a crime there that evening. he didn't know anything about him. his frame of mind was such that that's the lens he used. that's how i would use that language and that's the value of listening to these stories and to start tracking these little subtle interpretations that define what zimmerman was doing that night and what he ultimately did on that night and you frame it in a way that makes it look badly for him,

. >> and i'm [ bleep ] but that's when i reached in my glove box, unholstered my pistol. >> reporter: dunn opened fire, four quick shots into the suv and four more as it sped away. jordan davis, the only person hit was killed. for dunn, he told police he and his girlfriend spent the night at a local motel before driving home. he wouldn't be arrested until the next day. dunn's girlfriend also questioned by police, her face blurred, tells the police dunn told her he was firing in self-defense. >> i said what happened? and he said i shot at the car, and i'm like we're moving at this time. >> right. >> and i said what car? and he said the one with the music. >> reporter: other witnesses to the shooting told police they never saw the teens get out of the su vurks or approach dunn in any way. no weapon, no stick, no threatening of object of any kind was found in the teen's possession. dunn insists he was shooting to save his life and according to his attorney plans to use florida's stand your ground law as his defense. drew griffin, cnn atlanta. >> michael dunn's trial is scheduled to begin

. >> it was unholstered entirely? you shot him? >> yes, sir. >> one time?. >> when you shot him, what happened? >> he kind of sat up and said, you got me. >> okay. >> so i -- i don't remember if i pushed him or he fell, but somehow i got out from under him, and when he was hitting me, i don't know what he was hitting me with. i thought he had something in his hands. so i grabbed his hands when i was on top of him and spread his hands away from his body because he was still talking. i was on top of him. that's when somebody came and they had a flashlight too. i thought it was a police officer, so i got off of him. >> what was he saying when he was talking to you? >> i don't know. after you got me, i don't remember. >> okay. >> if you -- you're going to have anxiety over this and nightmares and everything. you're probably going to have a hard time. i'm here for that. that's all i can give you between now and until tomorrow. i can get you other kinds of help afterwards, but you got to get home and get some rest. is there anything else you want to add? in your

. >> he uses such phrases as i unholstered my firearm, not i pulled my gun. so the idea that we haven't already heard things about this to make this prior history and prior training as to why these sorts of things are out there is indeed relevant. >> zimmerman pleaded not dw eee to the charges. >> i do not think the jury should properly consider my client's past and his knowledge and what he may have known and what he may have studied for the issue i mentioned earlier that i think we're going down a very dangerous path. >> as i mentioned, the judge allowing this evidence and several people were called to the stand who had some interaction with zimmerman's education. one professor testifying about a class zimmerman took in 2010 and how taught students about self-defense and stand your ground laws and when they can use deadly force. >> as a subjective component, meaning that i feel like i'm in fear. in my mind, i feel like i'm in fear of death or serious bodily harm. but one stuff hits the fan, you're judged by jurors. and your actions have to meet a reasonable

. >> did you unholster entirely and then you shot him? >> yes, sir. >> one time?>> one time. >> [ inaudible ] >> he comes up and he said, you got me. and so i, i don't remember if i pushed him or he fell. but somehow i got out from under him. and when he was hitting me, i don't know what he was hitting me with. i thought he had something in his hand. so i grabbed his hand when i was on top of him and i spread his hand away from his body because he was still talking. and i was on top of him. and that's when somebody came and they had a flash light too. and i thought it was a police officer. so i got off of him. >> what were you saying -- >> i don't know. after you got me, i don't remember. >> you are going to have anxiety over this and nightmares and everything else. you will probably have a hard time with this. i'm here for that. in between now and tomorrow, i can get you other help afterwards. but you have to get home and get some rest. is there anything else you want to add? in your mind's eye, this person was over there up to no good. he jumped you, i a attacke

dose jump out of his car and unholster his weapon and track him down, shoot him in cold blood? no. he does what he was told to do. he calls non-emergency. not a big deal. not an emergency. but he did tell you in the statement you know because it unless those reports that at that very same house, maybe coincidence was burglarized the day before. is this inappropriate for that to become a concern to somebody who is concerned about his neighbors? i left my house last week. there was a white truck down the street. i went out of my driveway and took a right just because i wanted to see how it was. there was a pool sign on the side of it and i kept going. okay. in this case he does what -- he calls non-emergency and he said, knowing full well -- given the benefit of the evidence the state want you to use to convict him, he night was being record. they say in the beginning and he has done it before. he says on the call what he says. i'm not going to play it again. you heard it more times than most people. he called and aspoke to the dispatch and he went through it. so looking at the quest

also in that police -- the written statement he made for the police, he uses such phrases, as i unholstered my firearm, not i pulled my gun. >> reporter: but zimmerman's attorney argued what zimmerman studied before encounters trayvon martin two years before should not matter. >> if in fact what they are going to try and argue is he's a cop wannabe they have to show there is a connectivity between the two to make it relevant, and they failed to. >> reporter: inside the courtroom right now the skype interview with a former professor of george zimmerman, a man named gordan ples pleasance. he is testifying from ne is teso and the jury is in their seats. jenna: we'll rejoin the trial as it begins again. >> let's bring in judge andrew napolitano. the judge allows this professor to take the witness stand to say the defendant took this criminal justice course. judge, how is that relevant? >> well i would not have allowed it and i don't think it's relevant, unless the defense -- the defendant takes the stand and professes ignorance of the law, then you can contradict what the defendant said in orde

unholstered my pistol. >> reporter: dunn opened fire four quick shots into the suv and four more as it away. jordan davis the only person hit was killed. as for dunn, he told police he and his girlfriend spent the night at a local hotel before driving the 159 miles to his home. he wouldn't be arrested until the next day. dunn's girlfriend also questioned by police, her face blurred, tells the police dunn told her he was firing in self-defense. >> i said, what happened? and he said, i shot at the car. and i'm, like, we're moving at this time. >> right. >> and i said, what car? and he said the one with the music. >> reporter: other witnesses to the shooting told police they never saw the teens getting out of the suv or approaching dunn in any way. no weapon. no stick. no had threatening object of any kind was found in the teensation possession. dunn insists he was shooting to save his life and according to his attorney plans to use florida's stand your ground law as his defense. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. >>> well, the man who held three women captive inside his cleveland home for about