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Outside of the seminole county criminal justice center. zimmerman on trial is the headline. this is day six of a second-degree murder trial that has the country transfixed. it is a contentious point. who was screaming for help in the backgrounds? whose voice was it? two people were fighting, screams were heard. a neighbor jenna louder made that 911 call a. voice annan sis expert just wrapped up his testimony to what he thought about those sounds on that tape. he examined the tape. but he couldnt...

To encourage congress to get on board so that those three have to be brought in. >> let me bring jim demint into this. i want to come back to petes point. justice kennedy is using the word dignity over and over again. and he is saying you cant de demean gay and less bee an couple. in both your backgrounds, you will be you viewed as intolerant of gay right as, intolerant of gays going back to the christian coalition. how do you answer justice kennedy saying to -- possess gay marriage is to deny d...

Star witness took the stand and expressed words that were used and the u.s. supreme court made major announcements on cases involving voting rights and affirmative action so much of this is at the core of a cnn special airing tomorrow night called "the n word" hosted by don lemon. don is joining me right now from new york. so don, give us a preview of what to expect in this hour-long special. >> man, what can i tell you? you can expect lots of honesty. probably a lot of disagreement. i dont know...

Witness. >> sonny, i want to talk about rachel from yesterday. social kblemedia is blowing up this witness. she was the last person to speak to trayvon martin on the phone before she was killed. people are trying to dissect both sides of this whether or not she helped or hurt the case here and whether or not there were so many other things that went into it. her socioeconomic status, her race and how she spoke. what do you make of now shes become such a phenomenon. >> its pretty incredible. i wi...

And thanked." that sounds about right to me. joining me now is john mcwhorter, professor of linguistics at columbia university. im so glad youre here. as i was watching this, i was thinking the whole time of what john mcwhorter was making of this. youre a linguist. you and i have had conversations about the linguistic bounty that is america and what we are watching in the courtroom over the last two days are two people from very different cultures, from very different linguistic backgrounds enco...

For that she should be commended and thanked." that sounds about right to me. joining me now is john mcwarder, professor of linguistics at columbia university. im so glad youre here. as i was watching this, i was thinking the whole time of what john was making of this. youre a linguist. you and i have had conversations about the linguistic bounty that is america and what we are watching in the courtroom over the last two days are two people from very different cultures, from very different lingu...

And against the character attacks. for that she should be commended and thanked." that sounds about right to me. joining me now is john mcwhorter, professor of linguistics at columbia university. im so glad youre here. as i was watching this, i was thinking the whole time of what john mcwhorter was making of this. youre a linguist. you and i have had conversations about the linguistic bounty that is america and what we are watching in the courtroom over the last two days are two people from very...

But lets say you are a 19-year-old in 12th grade who was last year was 18 years old in 11th grade, not long ago tweeting about how much she drinks and smokes, willfully its hard to nail down willfully false, isnt fit. >> make a comment about her demeanor. you take your witnesses as you find them. this is the real world, not a movie. they come all different backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, education levels and just because she is not the best communicator or the most articulate person in the world...

Cases. you take your witnesses as you find them. people come from different backgrounds and ages. but, that doesnt mean because they cant articulate they arent the best. >> they didnt have to call her. >> they have to call her. >> they had to. she is the best witness they have to say that zimmerman started it. all that they established with her was that travon martin was on the phone and said somebody is following me. >> and two difference answers are coming out of her. i want to nknow what the ...

Actually think will help this case. a lot of people criticize her demeanor, she has a little bit of an edge, one thing you learn about your witnesses, you take them as you find them. they all come from different backgrounds, ethnic groups, i think she came across as very authentic. >> and intensely shocked, you can tell this is not anything like her element. and she didnt want to be there. i dont think there was any adult in the room who couldnt comprehend that. faith jenkins and yanice alcinder...