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Phrase. its about skittles, iced tea and a hoody. how effective were they at making the case? how will the defense do? it goes to the jury today. we are going to go through what is the law? what is the possibility of charges? >> we have a "new day exclusive. a teenager and a school shooting. hes out of jail. they say it was a joke. he never meant harm. he is now living a nightmare. we are going talk to him and his parents. he faces a long legal battle ahead and uncertain future. its raising a lo...

Reason this thing gained traction was because in any other situation without a cop who is doing the shooting and killing somebody, they arrest first and ask questions later. i think that the prosecution has been on their heels the entire time because they didnt know what to make of this case because it was foisted upon them. i also think that theres a certain prosecutorial schizophrenia. they say on one hand that the 17-year-old, they keep calling him a boy and talk about the skittles and everyt...

Interview he did to the re-enactment from police. they picked apart the account of what happened. >> why was he able to yell. the victim was on top. or is he lying about that? look at the gun. look at the size of this gun. how did the victim see that in the darkness? >> reporter: in closing, he got a reaction from george zimmer n zimmerman. >> unfortunately, the only photographs left of trayvon martin are those photographs. they have other photographs and you saw some of them in his younger days...

And i just dont think that the evidence supports that. >> reporter: the pressure now on mark ohara to close out the defenses case friday before it heads to the jury. martin savidge, cnn, sanford, florida. >> a lot to talk about tonight between the fight over the lesser charges. judge nelson once again tangling with attorneys and the prosecutor rewriting a line from martin luther kings i have a dream speech trying to redeem rachel jeantel. sunny hostin sunny hostin and jeffrey toobin join me and ...

I spoke to mark ohara last night on the program. and i just want to play some of what he talked about. i found it surprises that he pointed out that he doesnt prewrite or write out his final thoughts. lets listen. >> the most important point is to make sure this jury looks at this case and decides whether or not george acted in self-defense. theres overwhelming evidence that he did act in self-defense. if the jury listens to the instructions given by the court, looks at the evidence and compares...

Enactment. the judge said he could not submit that as evidence in this case, but could be used as a tool. thats one of the images the defense wants to leave the jury with as they leave to make their decision today. >> george howell for us in sanford, florida. thank you, george. >> to san francisco. the latest in the deadly crash of asiana flight 214. it may take a year to figure out what caused the boeing 777 to land in the runway. the ntsb says it pilots twice called for the landing to be abort...

Whatever its called. that was his crime. >> why was it so effective for you? >> it backs up marks theory if you have dont have the facts or the law you pound your fist. i said it for the skittles and the iced tea, i think we associate those with kids. theyre things that mostly kids eat for fun. if he bought something a little more innocent or something less interesting, windshield wiper fluid, we may not be talking about it at all and the prosecutor wouldnt be showing it. its an example of the p...

Take control of the courtroom. its the judges court, they should accept up and nothing drives me more insane than to be in a trial, have a judge make a ruling and it always happens with prosecutors, theyre like little kids when you take their kids away, "but your honor, your honor, your honor" and the judge will listen to them while they keep whining. i love that. i do, surprise, surprise, disagree with sunny -- >> what? wait a minute! what? you disagree with sunny? im stunned. >> stop it, stop ...

Martins mom that as a mother, shes relatable to everybody on the jury, because they are moms. isnt relatability something -- >> i didnt say someone is not relatable because she cant read cursive. i think thats code for these women -- >> its code to you, sunny. >> someone like, you know, rachel jeantel. i understood her very well. >> i just want to play this -- >> sunny, you have been bringing your own stuff to the table in this case and you know it. >> thats not true. >> lets move on. you can ta...

Was among other things child abuse. >> the felony in this case alleged is child abuse. obviously, the information alleges that the defendant shot and killed the victim, that the victim was under the age of 18, and child abuse must be according to the third degree felony murder instruction defined. >> reporter: the defense attorney don west was outraged. >> oh, my god. just when i thought this case couldnt get anymore bizarre. >> reporter: the debate brought more testy ex-changes between west and...