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so, they've whittled this down to the point where there's very little left. >> and, again, this is presumablythe interests of trying to make it more palatable, more tasty and in the process have taken away the nutritious value. >> that's right. it's looked as a good economic move, which it is. >> yeah. >> but now we're learning that it's taking away the medicine. >> it's a great book. i think people will change the way they buy their food. i know that i will. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> and still ahead, chasing life with an underappreciated superfood, kale. [ kitt ] you know what's impressive? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ >>> i'm not going to pretend that cooking is my area of expertise, although i'd love for it to be. it is something i love to do also with my daughters and i want to share something that's
so, they've whittled this down to the point where there's very little left. >> and, again, this is presumablythe interests of trying to make it more palatable, more tasty and in the process have taken away the nutritious value. >> that's right. it's looked as a good economic move, which it is. >> yeah. >> but now we're learning that it's taking away the medicine. >> it's a great book. i think people will change the way they buy their food. i know that i will. thank...
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how hard is it going to be to whittle this -- to whittle these folks down with strong opinions?s the questions before the questioning. so you have this preliminary questioning, and it's not hard to whittle. usually most jurors i've found are pretty honest and they'll tell you right out of the hop whether they have strong opinions. of course, those who are feigning strong opinions get off the case. but in this case many want to sit on the jury. so you have to be careful about that as well. >> i want to listen to this and talk about it on the other side. >> the opinion that you formed, what was it? >> that george zimmerman should go home. >> in other words, you believe he's innocent? >> i do. >> you have not formed an opinion this time whether he's -- in terms of the guilt or innocence of mr. zimmerman, is that correct? >> um -- for my belief? >> yes, sir. >> nobody can take nobody's life. >> so how unusual are statements like those? >> not unusual at all. especially in a case with a lot of publicity, people read the paper, they watch television and have opinions. they've accepted
how hard is it going to be to whittle this -- to whittle these folks down with strong opinions?s the questions before the questioning. so you have this preliminary questioning, and it's not hard to whittle. usually most jurors i've found are pretty honest and they'll tell you right out of the hop whether they have strong opinions. of course, those who are feigning strong opinions get off the case. but in this case many want to sit on the jury. so you have to be careful about that as well....
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: to be clear it was a 2.6 million number inclusive of the million dollar housing authority, now whittled down to 1.8 million, inclusive of the housing authority. >> mr. rose: actually really unencumbered closeouts it's a -0 if you would subtract it would be about 800,000 left. similarly in 14-15 we're talking about 1,016, 195, but of that amount -- excuse me, that would be entirely agreed-upon, the 14-15 amount, nothing there about the housing authority. >> supervisor farrell: so we're talking about purely fiscal year 13-14 this agreement at this point in time and nothing to do with 14-15. >> except that they zeroed out 14-15 and we want it to remain for both years. >> mr. rose: we are undertook the occasion that ms. howard has clarified that the unencumbered expenditures have been taken so withdraw the recommendation. page 27 of the report. >> supervisor farrell: there seems to be a discrepancy between you commented there is not agreement regarding the second fiscal year we are talking about here and i think the chief is articulate in something different. i want to be clear. >> mr. rose
: to be clear it was a 2.6 million number inclusive of the million dollar housing authority, now whittled down to 1.8 million, inclusive of the housing authority. >> mr. rose: actually really unencumbered closeouts it's a -0 if you would subtract it would be about 800,000 left. similarly in 14-15 we're talking about 1,016, 195, but of that amount -- excuse me, that would be entirely agreed-upon, the 14-15 amount, nothing there about the housing authority. >> supervisor farrell: so...
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oh, bone whittling. i used to love that. patricide. well, let's work up to that one.kull arranging? that is for grrrl scouts! men bring the skulls home, women arrange them. i'm gonna help you earn a manly badge. planetary invasion! (groans): ah. but that's really hard. hard shmard. i'll let you invade the easiest planet in the whole galaxy. professor: good news, everyone! i'm in terrible pain. how is that good news? it's not. i've run out of good news brand herbal supplement. if you don't get me more good news, everyone, my arthritis will make me seize up like a dried monkey carcass.
oh, bone whittling. i used to love that. patricide. well, let's work up to that one.kull arranging? that is for grrrl scouts! men bring the skulls home, women arrange them. i'm gonna help you earn a manly badge. planetary invasion! (groans): ah. but that's really hard. hard shmard. i'll let you invade the easiest planet in the whole galaxy. professor: good news, everyone! i'm in terrible pain. how is that good news? it's not. i've run out of good news brand herbal supplement. if you don't get...
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the guardian council whittled down from almost 700 to eight. >> they are all hand-picked candidates who are very part of the islamist republic establishment. they are well connected within of the clerics. none of the candidates have a strong power base in parliament. that is how the ayatollah wants it. he wanted president he can keep on a tight leash. >> the televised debates offered a new controversy. the difference between the all- male candidates were hard to discern. they shared the same basic views. among the best-known are the former foreign minister and the chief nuclear negotiator. what are the chances of a new president bringing a shift in foreign-policy? >> not much will change. the iranians will insist on their right to enrich uranium and they won't accept western demands to halt enrichment above five percent. he just to see what the west might offer them. those conditions are not acceptable for a ron so there's no doubt the nuclear disputes will continue. >> as it drags on, so to do the sanctions. long forgotten are the protests dubbed the green revolution following the last
the guardian council whittled down from almost 700 to eight. >> they are all hand-picked candidates who are very part of the islamist republic establishment. they are well connected within of the clerics. none of the candidates have a strong power base in parliament. that is how the ayatollah wants it. he wanted president he can keep on a tight leash. >> the televised debates offered a new controversy. the difference between the all- male candidates were hard to discern. they shared...
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sr >>> another bombshell from the whittle blower.whtle he now says that the u.s.e government is not the only one e spying. >>> and spurs on the verge of of their championship, but it's its their new x factor that everyonh is talking about this morning. that is coming up. what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most delicious. >>> welcome back. as the controversy of thee collection of data. >>> at the same time the britist government is being accused of f doing some spying of their own. fox marianne rafferty explains. >> reporter: white chief of staff is defending the white house surveillance program. he saysce that the reliance of f data collection is constitutional and reliant. reli >>> from someoninspector's genes overseeing how we do the programs. >> reporter: the program infringes on civil liberties and acts it's illegal.gal. >> it's legal i think it company ports with the constitution andn it does protect and save save am
sr >>> another bombshell from the whittle blower.whtle he now says that the u.s.e government is not the only one e spying. >>> and spurs on the verge of of their championship, but it's its their new x factor that everyonh is talking about this morning. that is coming up. what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley... delicious granola bars made with the best ingredients in nature. nature valley. nature at its most...
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it has been slowly whittled down and now there is little ability to say no. it reviews the program. it basically reviews how much they can keep and for how long. it does not say, no, you cannot get the materials. >> are we giving up essential liberties, colby? >> we are giving up privacy, no question about that. in this case, the program that "the washington post" reported on, we also have congressional oversight. intelligence committees of both houses were very much aware of the scope of this operation, and proved it. you have someone like dianne feinstein of california saying there is nothing new here. you also had the ranking republican say the same thing. >> didn't candidate obama promise transparency in government? >> he had addressed exactly what we are discussing now. in his first inaugural address, january 20, 2009, he had a very important sentence. he said we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. 2013,forward to june 6, aboard air force one, his chief deputy secretary who said, the president welcomes a discussion of the trade-offs between security an
it has been slowly whittled down and now there is little ability to say no. it reviews the program. it basically reviews how much they can keep and for how long. it does not say, no, you cannot get the materials. >> are we giving up essential liberties, colby? >> we are giving up privacy, no question about that. in this case, the program that "the washington post" reported on, we also have congressional oversight. intelligence committees of both houses were very much aware...
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attorneys have to whittle down the pool to six people who will ultimately decide zimmerman's fate forshooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. of the prospective jury members, 27 are white, 7 are block, 3 are hispanic and 3 are biracial. >>> fbi agents looking for jimmy hoffa's remains are returning to detroit for a third day of digging. the refuted mafia captain says that hoffa is buried under a concrete slap. the agents searched with the help of backhoes and cadaver dogs but found nothing. >>> johnny depp recovering from a horse stunt gone very wrong. this is dramatic video. it shows the star falling off the saddle and on to the ground, getting trampled by the horse. depp lifted his shirt to show off a hoof print. he appears to be fine. >>> a nail-biting back and forth game in the nba finals. a winner-take-all game seven tomorrow night. and the guys at "sportscenter" will show us how it went down. >> we're the "sportscenter" los angeles team. he's stan. i'm neil. and right now, we're on your team. >> what a game six between the miami heat and the san antonio spurs. spurs up 3-2
attorneys have to whittle down the pool to six people who will ultimately decide zimmerman's fate forshooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. of the prospective jury members, 27 are white, 7 are block, 3 are hispanic and 3 are biracial. >>> fbi agents looking for jimmy hoffa's remains are returning to detroit for a third day of digging. the refuted mafia captain says that hoffa is buried under a concrete slap. the agents searched with the help of backhoes and cadaver dogs but...
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. >> reporter: those 500 jurors may be whittled down to six and they won't be sequestered and whatevery end up coming up with they will have to live with here in this community. the pressure on them, david, will be unimaginable. >> matt is there for the trial. thanks. >>> there is much more ahead on world news this sunday night. the two renowned doctors at the center of a scandal. the coffee one served the other. was there a deadly chemical mix in. >> watch this woman. a baseball set to catch a ball at the game and not so fast. it's payback time from a little guy half her side. "abc world news with david muir" brought to you by franklin templeton investments. if you're living with moderate to severe crohn's disease, and it feels like your life revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief, and many achieved remission.
. >> reporter: those 500 jurors may be whittled down to six and they won't be sequestered and whatevery end up coming up with they will have to live with here in this community. the pressure on them, david, will be unimaginable. >> matt is there for the trial. thanks. >>> there is much more ahead on world news this sunday night. the two renowned doctors at the center of a scandal. the coffee one served the other. was there a deadly chemical mix in. >> watch this...
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the federal government ~ whittles away with the models we've created here. i ask you to consider backfilling whatever you can, as much as you can. the services we at shante provide and the other programs here today really do save lives and really make life worthwhile living for those who don't have good lives. i please urge you to backfill as much as you can. thank you. >> next speaker. >>> ladies and gentlemen of the audience and supervisors, for the record my name is emil lawrence. been a resident in the city and county 44 years. i'm a taxi driver in this city without any medical benefits either. we talk about budget cuts, but i don't see any cuts in your salaries and pensions. we've got 44 unions that run this town. not one of them have retracted their pensions, medical payments, or salaries. but we have a room full of people here that need medical attention and you're calling and talking about budget cuts. cut them down. throw them out, but leave my salary and pension alone. it seems like some of these programs are managed the way the department of publi
the federal government ~ whittles away with the models we've created here. i ask you to consider backfilling whatever you can, as much as you can. the services we at shante provide and the other programs here today really do save lives and really make life worthwhile living for those who don't have good lives. i please urge you to backfill as much as you can. thank you. >> next speaker. >>> ladies and gentlemen of the audience and supervisors, for the record my name is emil...
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candidates that would indicate a diverse and pluralistic political field of candidates have been whittled down to a hand few, many of them selected by the regime there. >> there is going to be a handpicked leader like what goes on in russia? >> not necessarily handpicked but filtered enough to favor a certain ideology within the political structure and that's what raises questions about the integrity of the process. >> appreciate it. going to be busy today. >>> to domestic news. wildfires continue to keep 38,000 people evacuated from their homes in the colorado springs area. it's turned into a deadly situation. authorities say two bodies were found in the garage of a home in a heavily wooded area. the fire which is called the black forest fire measures more than 15,000 acres, is only 5% contained. as of yesterday afternoon, it had already destroyed 360 homes with 13,000 other properties in jeopardy. officials say more than 700 firefighters are battling the flames. reinforced by active duty military and national guard troops. this is a factor i did not know before researching this, this is
candidates that would indicate a diverse and pluralistic political field of candidates have been whittled down to a hand few, many of them selected by the regime there. >> there is going to be a handpicked leader like what goes on in russia? >> not necessarily handpicked but filtered enough to favor a certain ideology within the political structure and that's what raises questions about the integrity of the process. >> appreciate it. going to be busy today. >>> to...
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completely encroaching on the prime the public space the common domain so everything is being really whittled down into this one safety calls presumption a. yard so we're really living in an open air prison and you see that in some countries where it is quite literally without any shadow of a doubt an open air prison you know you see this in palestine for example but now you see other areas like here in northern ireland and this gathering is really in open air prison to a lot to a large degree so the social contract is completely breaking down and that's what people need to take a look at of course john locke famously said when the social contract breaks the people must revolt now is this through bolted out of mind will say i think there's going to be some kind of revolt taking some kind of shape and we'll see where that goes but we're at the point where the social contract is gone so there's the now open it's open season because these two sides are completely out of balance i remember overhearing a comment you were talking about the winning side that there is some kind of sides can you expla
completely encroaching on the prime the public space the common domain so everything is being really whittled down into this one safety calls presumption a. yard so we're really living in an open air prison and you see that in some countries where it is quite literally without any shadow of a doubt an open air prison you know you see this in palestine for example but now you see other areas like here in northern ireland and this gathering is really in open air prison to a lot to a large degree...
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moving on, whittling away the stories. fou a genius idea. >> i am surprised thath lithuanians. especially when cash-strappe era. they have 15 billion euros and they are losing into tax invaders. dennis: what you think about privacy problems? >> i think first of all it is an invasi of privacy. i'm sure until su the divorce rate wl probably go because their cars parked in driveways that shouldn't be. [laughter] different cases they brought up of the first two cases. dennis: coming up next, four republican senators who are released from an ultraliberal senate. >> i have seen us. part of the storyline isn't john goodman is a north colina tor. >> i love housef cards. apparently we aregetting at liberals and conservates. so i think that the more that w have sire humor, the better it is. dennis: they are already bashing republicans like crazy. >> you have that problem with democrats and republicans both at this point in time. i was at an event last night, a comedian made joke. a democrat is ike the happy terviewers that says, i'm
moving on, whittling away the stories. fou a genius idea. >> i am surprised thath lithuanians. especially when cash-strappe era. they have 15 billion euros and they are losing into tax invaders. dennis: what you think about privacy problems? >> i think first of all it is an invasi of privacy. i'm sure until su the divorce rate wl probably go because their cars parked in driveways that shouldn't be. [laughter] different cases they brought up of the first two cases. dennis: coming up...
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openly in the military, they're allowed to marry in 12 states and now at long last they're allowed to whittle[ laughter ] pope francis made an extremely controversial statement. the pope said he believes that anyone can get into heaven if they do good deeds, even atheists. i like this new pope. he's like a very chill college r.a. who is cool with you drinking in the dorm. during his wednesday mass, the pope said the lord has redeemed all of us, not just catholics, even the atheists, everyone. and some catholics were upset by his comments because it means we wasted a lot of sundays going to church. [ laughter ] i agree with him. if you're a good person, it shouldn't matter what your label is. plus it would be fun to let atheists into heaven if for no other reason than to see the look on their faces when they get there. [ laughter ] meanwhile -- [ cheers and applause ] oh, thank you. in saudi arabia, the head of the religious police, a man named be a bule atif be a bule atiil. you know he's a big shot because he's got two abduls in his name. he's a dual abdul. whatever his name is, he said he b
openly in the military, they're allowed to marry in 12 states and now at long last they're allowed to whittle[ laughter ] pope francis made an extremely controversial statement. the pope said he believes that anyone can get into heaven if they do good deeds, even atheists. i like this new pope. he's like a very chill college r.a. who is cool with you drinking in the dorm. during his wednesday mass, the pope said the lord has redeemed all of us, not just catholics, even the atheists, everyone....
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your phone has all kinds of apps but can it whittle a stick? no. now it can because you get this little case. it has all kinds of, 22 different tools, everything you want. >> amazing! not just for a guy. i would love this. i need this. the sports guy? >> these are really cool game used items. this is a pen made from actual wood from yankee stadium. you have wallets made from game jerseys. this is p.c.p. saw graph poles. it could have been hit by tiger woods. >> i love these. great. okay. and this? >> if your dad is out there doing the golfing, this is the r-1 driver. this is the number-one driver on the tour. what's cool about it is instead of spending lots of money getting his golf game corrected, you use a little wrench and adjust this to fit his swing. >> they don't have to buy new clubs? >> exactly. not only that, you don't have to pay someone to show you how to adjust your swing. >> we've got 45 seconds. >> we have the grill-talking meat thermometer. stick this into the meat. you can walk away from your grill and not have to watch your steak.
your phone has all kinds of apps but can it whittle a stick? no. now it can because you get this little case. it has all kinds of, 22 different tools, everything you want. >> amazing! not just for a guy. i would love this. i need this. the sports guy? >> these are really cool game used items. this is a pen made from actual wood from yankee stadium. you have wallets made from game jerseys. this is p.c.p. saw graph poles. it could have been hit by tiger woods. >> i love these....
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. >> they will whittle down that pool to six jurors and four alternates. >>> new warnings tonight ofublic safety crisis in the form of new dashboard technology that lets drivers text and e-mail with voice commands. the so called info-taimment systems are more distracting than your cell phone. they can develop inattention blindness. they can be looking straight ahead, but not see pedestrians or red lights. aaa reports there are ten million cars and trucks on the road now with info-tainment systems. at least seven students are hurt as an explosion rocks a high school campus and it tops our news across america. >>> california, surveillance video captured the moment a boiler blue up near the school's g gymnasium. officials say nobody was in the gym or locker rooms at the time, but several people outside went to the hospital for minor injuries. >>> florida, a road collapsed and trapped several cars in a three-foot deep pit in orlando. officials say that rain softened the ground. all of the cars were reportedly empty. some were so filled with water and mud they are a total loss. >>> offici
. >> they will whittle down that pool to six jurors and four alternates. >>> new warnings tonight ofublic safety crisis in the form of new dashboard technology that lets drivers text and e-mail with voice commands. the so called info-taimment systems are more distracting than your cell phone. they can develop inattention blindness. they can be looking straight ahead, but not see pedestrians or red lights. aaa reports there are ten million cars and trucks on the road now with...
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george zimmerman's trial will get underway and there's controversy over jury selection. 500 will be whittledto only 6 they will not be sequestored. zimmerman says he shot martin in self defense. also creating controversy whether the judge will allow audio experts testify about this 911 call. >> 911 do you need police, fire or medical. >> maybe both i am not sure. there's someone screaming outside. >> experts are at odds over whether the person screaming outside is zimmerman or martin. >> another fox news alert for you a young girl waiting for a life saving lung transplant is under heavy sedation this morning. sara is having serious breathing problems. her family says they hope she will get the lung transplant. >> now that we have a much better opportunity i think she can do anything. she is proven it. how long, how strong she has been through this entire process. she continually surprises us on how strong she is. >> later today
george zimmerman's trial will get underway and there's controversy over jury selection. 500 will be whittledto only 6 they will not be sequestored. zimmerman says he shot martin in self defense. also creating controversy whether the judge will allow audio experts testify about this 911 call. >> 911 do you need police, fire or medical. >> maybe both i am not sure. there's someone screaming outside. >> experts are at odds over whether the person screaming outside is zimmerman or...
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prosecutors and defense lawyers whittling down a pool of 40 potential jurors to the six jurors plus fouruld decide zimmerman's fate. zimmerman is a former neighborhood watchman facing a possible life sentence if convicted in the shooting death of teenager trayvon martin. phil keating is live from miami with more. phil? >> reporter: jon, the attorneys are now probing deeper and further into the backgrounds and beliefs of this group of 40 potential jurors all in the aim of getting a fair and impartial jury to eventually decide whether george zimmerman is guilty of second-degree murder or, as he claims, only acted in self-defense. this is a live look north of orlando in sanford, florida, inside the courtroom at state prosecutor bernie delaly onda questioning this group of 0 or 40 questions like how long they've lived in seminole county, whether they watch tv shows such as csi and law and order and how their family life is. the parents of trayvon martin are again there in the courtroom for the eighth straight day, and for the very first time george zimmerman's sister, mother and father are a
prosecutors and defense lawyers whittling down a pool of 40 potential jurors to the six jurors plus fouruld decide zimmerman's fate. zimmerman is a former neighborhood watchman facing a possible life sentence if convicted in the shooting death of teenager trayvon martin. phil keating is live from miami with more. phil? >> reporter: jon, the attorneys are now probing deeper and further into the backgrounds and beliefs of this group of 40 potential jurors all in the aim of getting a fair...
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however, in the group of 40 that the attorneys had whittled the jury pool down to for the past coupledays of questioning, 24 women, a majority of them are white so we expected a number of women but nobody expected a 100% female panel. in the area where this went down last february, 2012, the demographic breakup on race in that area is 68% white, 18% hispanic, and 12% black. so, it was pretty much understood there would not be a full even split or divided by three as far as race on this panel, but i'm certain that the defense team and the family, sib breanna fulton, and tracy martin, his father, would at least be somebody of color, african-american, on the panel, but that was not to be the case. judge nelson now dismissing the other 30 out of the group of 40. all free to go home now and they can look at the internet. this now impaneled jury will tell think to pack up everything they will need for four week office sequestration. >> any saturday or sunday stuff? >> no word yet on that. judge perry two summers ago in the casey anthony trial, another sequestered jury, that judge to a great
however, in the group of 40 that the attorneys had whittled the jury pool down to for the past coupledays of questioning, 24 women, a majority of them are white so we expected a number of women but nobody expected a 100% female panel. in the area where this went down last february, 2012, the demographic breakup on race in that area is 68% white, 18% hispanic, and 12% black. so, it was pretty much understood there would not be a full even split or divided by three as far as race on this panel,...
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they're trying to get a pool of 40 potential jurors so they can whittle that group down to six actualternates. >> let's talk about the screening process. so far how tough has it been to avoid bringing in potential jurors with already formed opinions? >> that really is the problem because of the high profile nature of this case with george zimmerman who admits he shot and killed trayvon martin was claims it was self-defense. he has been charged with second-degree murder here. there were 500 jury summons sent out. 200 told to report to the courthouse. they stag erred that. they had to fill out a multipage questionnaire. when they answered the question, some of them, after they went through them, automatically disqualified them based on their answers. there were those not automatically disqualified brought into the courtroom here one at a time and asked questions. now, those questions primarily focused on what do you know and what opinion have you formed. and could you set aside that opinion based on earning the facts in the courtroom versus what you think are the facts you may have hear
they're trying to get a pool of 40 potential jurors so they can whittle that group down to six actualternates. >> let's talk about the screening process. so far how tough has it been to avoid bringing in potential jurors with already formed opinions? >> that really is the problem because of the high profile nature of this case with george zimmerman who admits he shot and killed trayvon martin was claims it was self-defense. he has been charged with second-degree murder here. there...
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in the george zimmerman murder trial. 40 jurors began round two of questioning as lawyers try to whittlehe field down to six jurors that will determine zimmerman's fate. he faces 25 years to life in prison for the shooting death of trayvon martin. mr. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and claims he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. for today's questioning, the courtroom has been dramatically rearranged. the deference and prosecution tables now face the jury box. this puts george zimmerman very close to where trayvon martin's parents are sitting. we also saw george zimmerman's family seated in the gallery for the first time watching the prosecutor grill jurors on many topics. >> what i want to know now is in the front row if anybody's ever been arrested. do you feel you were treating fairly? anyone feel people have the right to take the law into their own hands? anybody live in negated community? because of the way a person is dressed, that should matter? everyone believe in the second amendment? who here has a firearm? >> have you ever been arrested? how do you feel about a neighborhoo
in the george zimmerman murder trial. 40 jurors began round two of questioning as lawyers try to whittlehe field down to six jurors that will determine zimmerman's fate. he faces 25 years to life in prison for the shooting death of trayvon martin. mr. zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and claims he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. for today's questioning, the courtroom has been dramatically rearranged. the deference and prosecution tables now face the jury box. this puts george zimmerman...
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. >> reporter: experts tell abc news, whittling a 500-person jury pool to a 6-person jury could be the most important part of the trial and take weeks. the trial comes 16 months after that single bullet launched these protests. high school walkouts even grabbed the attention of the president. >> but my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin, you know, if i had a son, he would look like trayvoeporter: for "g america," matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> this is going to be a major trial in america. and it really kicks off tomorrow. >>> moving on now, let's check the national forecast. ginger zee is here. some dangerous heat out there, ginger. >> right. not even just dangerous but deadly. at least one person is dead. dozens treated for exhaustion. look at some of these records. las vegas made it to 112, breaking a rord. redding, 111, sacramento, 108 and i want to show you video from just one graduation where we had 17 people drop. this is in brentwood. unfortunately, no one was seriously injured. 11 people did get taken to the hospital there. there was another high school and anot
. >> reporter: experts tell abc news, whittling a 500-person jury pool to a 6-person jury could be the most important part of the trial and take weeks. the trial comes 16 months after that single bullet launched these protests. high school walkouts even grabbed the attention of the president. >> but my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin, you know, if i had a son, he would look like trayvoeporter: for "g america," matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> this is...
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. >> reporter: those 500 jurors will be whittled down to 6. be sequestered. and whatever verdict they ultimately come up with, those jurors have to live with it here in this community. the pressure on them is going to be unimaginable. matt gutman, abc news, sanford, florida. >> this is drawing worldwide attention. they say that jury selection can take a couple days to three weeks. and they expect testimony to go for about a month. >> a lot of security involved around george zimmerman's family. expected to be in the courtroom. they're going to have security. the jury, as well. and there's about 24 seats in that courtroom, for the public. there will be a daily lottery to get them in. >> 24 seats. by the way, they've allowed pool cameras in there. we'll get to hear and see this testimony. should be interesting. >> absolutely. >>> in iowa, an autopsy has been completed on the body of a 15-year-old girl that's believed to be of kathlynn shepard. she was abducted three weeks ago, along with a 12-year-old girl who escaped. the body was found in a riv
. >> reporter: those 500 jurors will be whittled down to 6. be sequestered. and whatever verdict they ultimately come up with, those jurors have to live with it here in this community. the pressure on them is going to be unimaginable. matt gutman, abc news, sanford, florida. >> this is drawing worldwide attention. they say that jury selection can take a couple days to three weeks. and they expect testimony to go for about a month. >> a lot of security involved around george...
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but black lawmakers, well, they just had their districts whittled out from under them. so the federal court said no to that redistricting plan as well. just as the federal justice department said no to the law that would make hispanic voters twice as unlikely to be able to cast a ballot. but then this week the law that allowed the feds to block those moves in texas, that law was gutted by the conservative majority of the supreme court. in gutting the voting rights act this week the supreme court also threw out both of those rulings about texas. so now texas is good to go with its voter i.d. law that was blocked for being too racist, and with its new election maps that were blocked for being too racist. what the republicans were doing to elections in texas before, what they were trying to do was too obviously racist to be legal. until this week. but now it's legal. now they can just get away with it so they're going for it. we have played this little bit of tape from election night 2008 before, but yesterday, with yesterday's court rulings it was kind of like deja vu all
but black lawmakers, well, they just had their districts whittled out from under them. so the federal court said no to that redistricting plan as well. just as the federal justice department said no to the law that would make hispanic voters twice as unlikely to be able to cast a ballot. but then this week the law that allowed the feds to block those moves in texas, that law was gutted by the conservative majority of the supreme court. in gutting the voting rights act this week the supreme...
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>> well, look, the reality is that there has been a process that's been pursued that has whittled away excesses, but president obama and just like speaker boehner knows that we're spending too much money and that we can't keep on spending massively more than we take in, that we're on a very dangerous road, that ultimately we have to cut book on some spending and hopefully in places where there is waste and abecause, but we got to cut back on spending. the sequester was not the ideal way of doing that. you pay recall during the debates in the campaign, i said, look this sequester is a real problem. the defense department is responsible for 20% of federal spending but 50% of the cuts are coming there in a world which is still a dangerous place. so the sequester is not the right way to go about it. gosh, we had hoped to see a gland bargain with the president leading on a real effort to put in place the kind of long-term spending restraint that would get us back to balance. >> i want to ask one question about the campaign. i want to look forward, not backward. during the campaign, you were
>> well, look, the reality is that there has been a process that's been pursued that has whittled away excesses, but president obama and just like speaker boehner knows that we're spending too much money and that we can't keep on spending massively more than we take in, that we're on a very dangerous road, that ultimately we have to cut book on some spending and hopefully in places where there is waste and abecause, but we got to cut back on spending. the sequester was not the ideal way...
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how hard is it to whittle down these people, some who demonstrated strong opinions.s is why there's a wide net of 500 people pulled. >> as you heard from these individuals, a lot of people can't put aside what they've heard and decide this case based on the evidence. that woman yesterday said you can try to convince me, but i pretty much already made up my mind, and you can't have jurors on the jury like that. it is not that people haven't heard anything about this case and that's what they're looking for, they're looking for people that heard things but can put those things aside and just base their decision based on the evidence. that's going to be the challenge here, and why jury selection will take a couple weeks. >> we heard from one about why she thought he was innocent. want to play that for everyone. take a listen. >> i knew that he was learning how to be a street fighter. >> who was learning. >> trayvon was. >> where did you come to that conclusion? >> just from the news. >> what news did you hear trayvon was learning to be a street fighter. >> nobody direct
how hard is it to whittle down these people, some who demonstrated strong opinions.s is why there's a wide net of 500 people pulled. >> as you heard from these individuals, a lot of people can't put aside what they've heard and decide this case based on the evidence. that woman yesterday said you can try to convince me, but i pretty much already made up my mind, and you can't have jurors on the jury like that. it is not that people haven't heard anything about this case and that's what...
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how do they whittle that down, kennels? >> they are going to be all kinds of factors that can eliminate people from jury service. sometimes just ranging from other personal plans, commitments or hardships that individual jurors have. the big issue is pretrial publicity and everyone is going to have heard something about the case. the issue isn't whether or not they follow the news but simply whether they still have an open mind and that is going to be a real challenge for the judge and the lawyers to work thu. other big questions going to be attitudes about gun ownership. obviously defense would love to have a jury filled with gun owners. and we all have to recognize could very well be an issue of the racial composition of the jury. in the final analysis, like it or not, there has been racial divide in terms of attitude and feelings about this case. >> what kind of questions would you expect to be asked by both sides? i think one of the focus is going to be just to give you an example, have you ever been a victim of crime b
how do they whittle that down, kennels? >> they are going to be all kinds of factors that can eliminate people from jury service. sometimes just ranging from other personal plans, commitments or hardships that individual jurors have. the big issue is pretrial publicity and everyone is going to have heard something about the case. the issue isn't whether or not they follow the news but simply whether they still have an open mind and that is going to be a real challenge for the judge and...
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next week, they will, around tuesday or wednesday, they will begin interviewing those 40 to whistle whittle>>> joining me legal analyst, kendall coffey. we should mention, george zimmerman, has sued nbc university, the parent company of this network for defamation. is it a surprise the jury will be sequestered once they are seated? >> i didn't think it was likely. sequestering juries is rare unless you get into the deliberations. as this judge was hearing from the jurors, she made a conclusion with the extent of media exposure, she wisely decided in view of everything that's happened in the past four days, that there should be an order of sequestering the juries. it is a big, personal hardship for the jurors. it is a public expense. it is one thing that can be done to increase the likelihood of a fair trial. >> to your point, some of the questioning today, one woman, a jury identified as g-29, discussing how she heard about the case itself, which happened to be on an opinion nated talk show. she referred to it. let's listen. >> did that individual ever express an opinion about the case. did
next week, they will, around tuesday or wednesday, they will begin interviewing those 40 to whistle whittle>>> joining me legal analyst, kendall coffey. we should mention, george zimmerman, has sued nbc university, the parent company of this network for defamation. is it a surprise the jury will be sequestered once they are seated? >> i didn't think it was likely. sequestering juries is rare unless you get into the deliberations. as this judge was hearing from the jurors, she...
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extremely large number, but it's also reflect ive of th high-profile nature. 500 called and alternately whittlehoose six jurors for this case. >> so your first name is george. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: during the videotaped police interview, 29-year-old george zimmerman admits he shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> i grabbed my gun and i -- aimed it at him and fired one shot. >> reporter: but he has pled not guilty to second-degree murder. >> he says, yo, you got a problem? i turned around and i said, no, i don't have a problem, man. >> reporter: as george zimmerman walked detectives through the events of that february night last year, he acknowledgealed he shot trayvon martin. >> and i just grabbed my firearm and i shot him. one time. >> reporter: he admits he followed the 17-year-old that rainy night. >> the real suspicious kind. >> reporter: but in its probable cause affidavit, state prosecutors say trayvon martin was profiled by george zimmerman. >> the state has a very weak case, trying to building a case of guilt upon my client when he obviously acted in self-defense. >> report
extremely large number, but it's also reflect ive of th high-profile nature. 500 called and alternately whittlehoose six jurors for this case. >> so your first name is george. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: during the videotaped police interview, 29-year-old george zimmerman admits he shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> i grabbed my gun and i -- aimed it at him and fired one shot. >> reporter: but he has pled not guilty to second-degree murder. >> he...
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jurors here and at the top of the hour, the defense team and prosecutors will begin the process to whittlet number down to six who will actually hear the high profile case. >> reporter: the pool of potential jurors comes from a community that understands it's now back in the spotlight. >> the main thing is to have a fair trial and to select the people that are going to be fair and they're going to give the right choosing of the verdict. >> reporter: that might be a difficult task in a case that for more than a year now has been wrapped in considerable media coverage and at times -- >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> reporter: controversy. >> the end of the day the need is not to find a jury with an empty mind, but a jury with an open mind. they may know something about the case, but the key is whether they can make a fair and impartial decision based upon the evidence allowed in the courtroom. >> zimmerman had pled not guilty to a second degree murder charge telling police he fired the fatal shot that killed trayvon martin in self-defense during a fight he sa
jurors here and at the top of the hour, the defense team and prosecutors will begin the process to whittlet number down to six who will actually hear the high profile case. >> reporter: the pool of potential jurors comes from a community that understands it's now back in the spotlight. >> the main thing is to have a fair trial and to select the people that are going to be fair and they're going to give the right choosing of the verdict. >> reporter: that might be a difficult...
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and our staff whittled this down to i think it was 40 or 50. we are just publishing our first anthology on our espresso book machine. it's called district lines. we're really excited. some of the stuff in it is phenomenal, by the way. it will be on sale in the store. and i just want to say this, but, you know, this is like, this is just sort of kids' stuff compared to what mitchell does with publishing. so he doesn't even need an espresso book machine because he's doing really amazing things. but we really believe in the community partnerships like this festival. we're always looking for more of these kinds of associations, and that's really what we hope will cement our foundation for the future. so thank you all for being here. [applause] >> well, now i feel like i don't really have to introduce mitchell. but for the record -- [laughter] one or two things you left out. i think he's done just about everything a person can do in the book industry except maybe write a book. maybe something's in the works. [laughter] as lissa said, he's the owner
and our staff whittled this down to i think it was 40 or 50. we are just publishing our first anthology on our espresso book machine. it's called district lines. we're really excited. some of the stuff in it is phenomenal, by the way. it will be on sale in the store. and i just want to say this, but, you know, this is like, this is just sort of kids' stuff compared to what mitchell does with publishing. so he doesn't even need an espresso book machine because he's doing really amazing things....
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then they would bit l it down -- whittle it down to 90, have an interview, and 35 were selected. and in the book i write i was first -- my wife was first. a pediatrician and brilliant. out of 10,000 people. but i was also first. i was first on the waiting list. [laughter] but, yeah, think about it, that's 36th out of all of india. so we had, deepak had already been in the states for two years, and we'd heard stories, and occasionally we would call him and talk on the long distance call. and we decided to come to boston first before also going to new jersey, the same hospital where deepak had done his internship. so we stayed with deepak and his wife, rita, for several days. so we had sort of less culture shock. but for me one of the most interest withing things that happened on -- interesting things that happened on day one of the internship, i had already decided i wanted to be a gas to endologist and specialist in liver disease. and the person giving a lecture at noontime was a world famous professor located in new jersey. so he's about to give the talk on peptic ulcer disease,
then they would bit l it down -- whittle it down to 90, have an interview, and 35 were selected. and in the book i write i was first -- my wife was first. a pediatrician and brilliant. out of 10,000 people. but i was also first. i was first on the waiting list. [laughter] but, yeah, think about it, that's 36th out of all of india. so we had, deepak had already been in the states for two years, and we'd heard stories, and occasionally we would call him and talk on the long distance call. and we...
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bill: the court announced last night the goal here is to whittle these jurors down to a group of 30 andr probe them with even more questioning and if we can get to a jury of six people with four alternates out of that first group of 30 then we begin, otherwise we start from scratch, do all this over again, a hundred people show up and try to get to a second group of 30, et cetera, bill. bill: i know you've noticed we are seeing a whole new george zimmerman in theourtroom it would appear. >> for the past 15 months, bill, he's basically said not a word, didn't really interact with his attorneys, but yesterday we took some clips of george zimmerman there. for the first time i've ever seen in 15 months of covering this he had a huge smile on his face, granted it's been a trying 15 months for mr. zimmerman, not much to smile about. he was writing down notes, passing those to his attorney. at times you could see how exhausting the repetitive questioning nature of jury selection is trying to keep awake in there, certainly a much more and and a phaeulted animated george stkeupl. he does admit k
bill: the court announced last night the goal here is to whittle these jurors down to a group of 30 andr probe them with even more questioning and if we can get to a jury of six people with four alternates out of that first group of 30 then we begin, otherwise we start from scratch, do all this over again, a hundred people show up and try to get to a second group of 30, et cetera, bill. bill: i know you've noticed we are seeing a whole new george zimmerman in theourtroom it would appear....
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like this one. 100 potential jurors scheduled to show up today were told not to as the court is whittling george zimmerman faces life in prison but claims self defense. sending 30 feet away from the parents of the teenager he shot and killed. the day began with the judge making sure zimmerman is satisfied. >> your attorneys made some decisions about some potential jurors. did they discuss those with you? >> yes, your honor. >> are you satisfied with the decision? >> yes, your honor. >> here's where we are. 200 people summoned to the court, 113 dismissed and 21 have been questioned directly by the attorneys in voir dire. the victim, trayvon martin, unarmed was shot and killed wearing a hoodie last year, a fact that hoodie, many potential jurors remember. martin's parents intend to be in court every day. >> trayvon's parents are sitting there watching jury selection because it's important to them that they're there for their son to fight that his death is not in vain and that justice is delivered. >> reporter: the goal of the court is to take this first round of questioning by the attorneys
like this one. 100 potential jurors scheduled to show up today were told not to as the court is whittling george zimmerman faces life in prison but claims self defense. sending 30 feet away from the parents of the teenager he shot and killed. the day began with the judge making sure zimmerman is satisfied. >> your attorneys made some decisions about some potential jurors. did they discuss those with you? >> yes, your honor. >> are you satisfied with the decision? >> yes,...
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bureaucrats get their hands on that framework, you tend to see it even then in parts of it getting whittled down and narrowized into a certain number of industry segments as opposed to being market wide measures and that's because the bureaucrats get their power and authority from key industries that they regulate. >> what he's talking about, potentially, tax reforms. the finance minister is in a great fiscal bind. but there are plenty of people still on the other side of the fence who say this is part of a correction that started on may 23rd including jpmorgan. you can't negate the importance of the yen, dollar/yen below 95 is entering a critical zone. most of the major corporations in japan are fact torring an exchange rate between 90 and 95. this acceleration of the yen strength has been very fast. so if this is a medium term trend that hedging strategy may become more apparent that's what's fueling the down side risk. another volatile day here in tokyo. >> the flip side is we know a lot of people were investing in emerging markets and borrowing in yen and that caused to spin that out as
bureaucrats get their hands on that framework, you tend to see it even then in parts of it getting whittled down and narrowized into a certain number of industry segments as opposed to being market wide measures and that's because the bureaucrats get their power and authority from key industries that they regulate. >> what he's talking about, potentially, tax reforms. the finance minister is in a great fiscal bind. but there are plenty of people still on the other side of the fence who...