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I dont know how long i was there for. she wasnt breathing. >> well take an adjournment. >> as you can tell, he seemed to lose his composure there. court has adjourned for the day to allow pistorius to regain his composure. hes expected to take the stand for a third day tomorrow. meanwhile, in the indian ocean the search for sounds for flight 370 turned up nothing new overnight. theres still no sign of the wreckage of the jet that was carrying 239 souls on board. chinese and australian ships pi...

Exhausted, he sounds exhausted. with that oscar pistoriuss much anticipated appearance on the stand came to an end. after nearly two hours of testimony the judge agreeing with the defense that his day of unreserved emotion deserved and early adjournment. >> i would like to take this opportunity to apologize to mrs. and mr. steenkamp, to reevas family, to those of you who knew her here today, family and friends . >> i can hardly hear you. >> reporter: even before beginning his testimony a teary e...

I found the door open, i threw it open, and i sat over reeva and i cried. and i dont know how long. i dont know how long i was there for. she was -- [ inaudible ] >> well take an adjournment. court will adjourn. >> its just unbelievable moment in that courtroom. oscar pistorius just simply breaking down in sobs, unable to continue, and court decided to adjourn for the day as well. the reason youre not seeing oscar pistorius as hes testifying is he has the right to do that. all of witnesses canno...

>> reporter: no, its not uncommon here. and its same treatment she would have afforded to any other witness on the stand who was struggling so badly with their emotions that they were exceptionally breaking down. if you consider all of the emphasis that is placed on the judge alone when you dont have a jury, all she has to base her eventual decision off is the evidence entered threw testimony. and if a witness is so broken down that they are no longer able to give a coherent account of their evi...

I dont know, i dont know how long. i dont know how long. [sobbing] i was there for. [sobbing] she wasnt breathing. >> can we take an adjournment? [sobbing] >> pistorius will be back on the witness stand tomorrow. and straight ahead, our chicago democrats turning on president obama? some staunch democratic supporters now turning to the g.o.p. you will hear from one of them next. plus, we have political fights in washington. but nothing like this. a bench clearing brawl in the seat of government. ...

Robyn kurnow reports. >> reporter: with that, oscar pistorius much anticipate appearance on the stand came to an end. after nearly two hours of testimony, the judge agreeing with the defense that a day of unreserved emotion deserved an early adjournment. >> i would like to take this opportunity to apologize to -- to mrs. and mr. steenkamp, to reevas family, to those of you who knew her -- >> mr. pistorius -- [ inaudible ] >> i dont like doing this to you, but i can hardly hear you.

Well have more on the developments regarding the missing malaysian airliner in a moment. first a check of other stories were following. the trial of oscar pistorius is set to return monday after a pause. the defense hopes to prove the olympian shot reeva stein camp by accident. >> after 15, 21 witnesses, week long adjournment, we expected oscar pistorius to be witness number 22. we now understand thats unlikely to be the case. his defense will not call him first but instead a pathologist. this i...

Mr. dickens also thought slavery in particular made us a pretty brutal country. and he wrote in "american notes" you could see the brutalizing effect of slavery in this country in the ways we conducted ourselves even when slaves werent directly involved. for example, charles dickens included in his book, request "american notes" an account he read in a newspaper while he was here. it was an account about wisconsin politicians shooting each other. february 11, 1842, and wisconsin legislators were...

But the price that the europeans would have to pay, given that russia is the third largest trading partner for the european union, that while the rhetoric is strong and the commitment so far has been ramping up, the hope from the united states that it could match the level the united states is willing to go to, you know, were going to have to see just what kind of commitments the european leaders take. again, the language is strong, but the actual sanctions stand to hurt europe, potentially, mor...

But he certainly entertained some people today. >> i think i heard him say he had seven standing ovations. >> he was very proud. >> i think he counted. anyway, panel now to the irs targeting scandal. >>s explosive house oversight committee hearing. tempers flaring. chairman darrell issa adjourned the hearing even cutting off the microphones as ranking democrat elijah cummings tried to speak. last night chairman issa went "on the record" about the fireworks. >> if the ranking member wanted to mak...