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Could have been trying to move away just before the shot was fired. >> at that point you dont know if trayvon martin was backing up, backing away in terms of providing an angle or whether he was going forward, you cant say? >> all i said is its consistent with his account, mr. zimmermans account, thats all. >> its also consistent with trayvon martin pulling back in terms of providing the same angle. >> i told you that, too, yes, sir. >> reporter: the last testimony of the day was from zimmermans...

Youre saying when the gun is out already, is that correct? >> thats correct, sir. >> i want to make sure the jury understands that. youre saying by the time he had the gun out already and was pointing it at the person he ended up shooting, correct? >> yes, sir. >> and at that point, you dont know if trayvon martin was backing up, backing away in terms of providing an angle or whether he was going forward. you cant say. >> all that i said was its consistent with his account, mr. zimmermans accoun...

Somebody leaning over the person doing the shooting. >> that testimony contradicted what two prosecution eyewitnesses said, that it was mr. zimmerman who was on top of martin. the pathologist also said today under a tough cross-examination, he was forced to admit that mr. zimmerman might have been pulling away. which could undercut a claim of self-defense. >> you dont know if trayvon martin was backing up, backing away in terms of providing an angle, or going forward. you cant say. >> all i said...

The scenarios you discussed with him, you are confronting a person, in other words, theyre saying, theyre giving up, theyre backing up, you dont shoot them, correct? >> correct. >> im assuming, or do you? do the police chief teach you to shoot them? >> no. >> you mentioned about left-hand, right-handed, did you say he had shot the gun left-handed? did i understand correctly? >> he had shot both. >> he was proficient at boerkts he was right handed? . >> pro sufficient a relative word. >> could he...

>> this is the one prior? >> no, thats the one i thought was suspicious. >> what was suspicious? >> he was looking at the house intently. the same house that, yeah, i had called about before. he stopped and there was a car like backing up, so i closed down. and then i drove around him. and he kept looking at me and when i passed, it was raining and i said hes not walking briskly to get out of the rain. he wasnt -- didnt look like a marathon runner that was train willing in the rain. just walking...

George howell joining me live now. this is a significant ruling particularly for the prosecution. they wanted this analysis to be entered, wanted the jury to hear this. why did the judge say no? >> backing up, the prosecution wanted to show george zimmerman as the aggressor in this case. this hurts their case very significantly. when you look at the situation, back on february 26th, several people called 911. there was one phone call thats been highly scrutinized where you hear someone screaming...

>> even without the note they find plenty of evidence in the suspects car. >> on the passenger floorboard we came across a bag full of money and a loaded handgun on the floorboards which had been right at his feet. >> the suspect is convicted of this robbery and two others in the akron area. surveillance seals the case against him. the note the bank robber used is never found. coincidence? >> were not aware of exactly what the note was. we know it meant something to him, enough to eat it. i woul...

>> thank you. lets go to kfor, listen to their coverage for a minute. >> getting a shot of their little one next to the blown out back windshield. >> explain, were they being sucked in? is that why she was working hard? >> the tornado will inhale and exhale. what it did, it got bigger fast, and made a violent turn really fast. you know, if you watch that, you saw that actually happening. it looked like it was a little ways down the road, little ways down the road, backing up, everything is okay,...

Highway, dont feel comfortable, get off, go the other way. >> what are you looking at? >> looking due north. >> and as that vortex began to widen out, i was getting concerned, you could feel it suck the truck back. reed had the hood taken off, emily and kevin ran into that today as well. >> you can see it getting closer to you, even though youre backing away, it is getting closer. >> we had people behind us backing up, trying to turn around in the middle of the road. it was a white knuckle ride ...

>> lay the satchel right there. >> when mecham asks him to put the satchel down, it sets smith off. >> well, you might have a warrant. >> when he started backing up, i immediately knew then, thats a telltale sign of when someone is not compliant that theyre the guy youre looking for. >> corporal mecham pleads with him to stop. dont do this. dont do this. >> i really thought he was going to run, and then a foot chase would ensue and possibly him be tasered, different things like that. thats what ...