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She was just joking. the more she got into detail about how she wanted it done, where she wanted it done, then i went to the authorities and said this is whats going on. >> reporter: in the video, she said she planned to pay the hit man thousands of dollars, money that would come from her husbands life insurance policy. >> all set? >> thank you. >> good luck. >> thank you, good luck to you, too. >> julia merfeld pleaded guilty last month to solicitation to murder. shes scheduled to be sentenced ...

Animation or who created the stills testifying about the different points that he measured to make sure that it was all accurate and consistent with the evidence thats in the record so far, and thats the challenge for the judge. she has to determine that this evidence will, number one, be helpful for the jury, and, number two, be consistent with the evidence that we know is already in the record. shes not going to let them create some story or put on some show, it has to be based on fact and it ...

Doesnt want it released. soon well find out, we assume, from judge nelson, whether or not she will admit this animation as evidence. and then after that, the jurors will come into the courtroom, were told, and the defense will resume calling witnesses. well have live coverage of all of this under way. you remember last night at the very end after the jurors were dismissed, judge debra nelson did allow the toxicology report, which showed that trayvon martin had some marijuana earlier in the day t...

That to become evidence. and they are pushing to keep this animation out of the case. just yesterday, wolf, we heard from a long list of witnesses who really all seemed to be character witnesses, vouching for george zimmermans voice on that 911 audio tape. and we saw the defense team put tracy martin on the stand, to explain what he told investigators, that that was not the voice of his son. listen. >> reporter: one after another after another, defense witnesses hammered home the same answer whe...

Computerized animation released as evidence. the jurors are not in the courtroom. the judge will make a decision, we assume, soon. theres mark omara, the criminal defense attorney, who wants this animation released. the prosecution doesnt. well monitor that. well take a quick break, well be right back. hmm...fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know some owls arent that wise? dont forget im having brunch with meghan tom...

Then my brother and sister both went out an exit on my right, and i realized that i was limping, so i -- and their exit did not have a slide, so a flight attendant brought me to another exit, which had a slide, which was on the opposite side of the plane. >> reporter: the entire jang family eventually made it out alive. >> when we all reunited, like, my family and i, i was really glad, so i started crying. >> reporter: the jangs set out for a memorable trip, the first time the children were goin...

Weight it brings to it, but the law allows for it to be presented because it was present in his system. >> so, were set up for day 11, where we will hear, we could hear, about this evidence of marijuana in trayvon martins system. wolf, this comes a day after we heard from a long list of witnesses who had good things to say, favorable things to say, about george zimmerman, as the defense lays out its case. >> and explain, george, why -- whats happening in the courtroom right now, this debate, thi...

Province of the jury and have someone tell them what happened. they need to determine what happened. but if the defense gets this, ive got to tell you, this would be extremely, extremely powerful, because you would see a recreation, a reenactment in, you know, realtime, almost. in a computerized fashion. and i think it could be a complete game changer for the defense, which is why theyre argumenting so rigorously to get it in. >> and a lot of the information that he used in this reenactment, pag...

Happened that evening, whether or not trayvon martin had smoked marijuana at some time in the past, but nonetheless, its going to come in. i think it was the right ruling under the law, and the question is, how much will the defense be able to use it, will their expert actually be able to say that this amount of thc led to some type of behavior that justified the shooting? thats a totally different question. >> page, hold on for a moment, george howell, hold on, as well. once again, they are dis...

Going on. the jurors are not in the courtroom. mark omara representing the defense, thats daniel schumaker, hes a computer animator. theyve come up with a computerized animation, mostly still photos, according to mark omara, of what happened during those fateful moments when this man, george zimmerman, whos in the courtroom right now, shot and killed trayvon martin. zimmerman says in self defense. the state says second-degree murder. they are trying to figure out what to do. the judge is hearing...