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Solid evidence and testimony without emotional as we go through all the deliberations? >> well, i think it depends on what readback the jurors asked for. i mean, if they are considering all of the prosecutors witnesses and what they said, they may ask for more readback to get clarification on that. but these jurors, some of them have taken notes. some of them have not. its their recollection that will rule. and so they may ask -- this trial has been three weeks. so they may just want to remember...

>> could it have happened this way? >> yes. >> reporter: a key question for the jurors -- who was screaming on that 911 call moments before the fatal shot? witnesses on both sides said they could identify the voice. >> my son, george. >> i felt that inside of my heart, i said that is george. >> thats my son george. >> thats georgie. >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> my brother. >> my son. >> reporter: other questions the jury may end up debating -- who threw the first punch, how serious were zimmer...

George zimmerman? >> very well. >> would you consider him a best friend? >> best friend ive ever had. >> part of the language [ bleep ] punks -- >> that is ill in spite? >> it is. casey anthony, the man in court with her joins me and divides america, issues of race, class, not trayvon martin, o.j. s simpson was acquitted. have we not learned anything. star jones who said youll never get a perfect witness in any case, especially this one. i want to begin with day seven of the trial america ...

You see two of the new hosts. no debating. >> newt gingrich and stephanie. >> what is going on? well have a talk with them. two blockbusters and seen with his minions. the role of anchorman reprised. hey, look! a shooting star! make a wish! i wish we could lie here forever. i wish this test drive was over, so we could head back to the dealership. [ male announcer ] its practically yours. test drive! [ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it...

To get done. >> it has been suggested that if you lose on tuesday that it might not be all bad for you. you would have gained tremendous name recognition. this is your first race. you will have gained a lot of experience in campaigning and debating and all of that. you would be well placed to run again. question, win or lose, will you be running again for office in massachusetts? >> i am confident i will win, but as a famous general said in world war ii, i shall return. a lot of people are excit...

A breakthrough on immigration will come to the senate floor and talk about it in a public way for the first time. those are two senators, senators corker and senator hoban. the reason why this is so important is because conservatives all along have said that they just dont believe -- many of them say there shouldnt be any path to citizenship at all. some who are kind of in the middle have said if were going to talk about that at all for illegal immigrants, the border must be secure first. many p...

Thanks in part to him leaving it there. we have a weird relationship with the death penalty in this country. some states trying to speed it up, others getting rid of it, some debating which way to two. some governors going both ways at once. we have a weird relationship with choosing to kill people who are already imprisoned. we have a weird relationship with the whole idea of a dead man walking. a prisoner confined and contained, living nevertheless with a scheduled date at which the state gove...

Carry out a death sentence. he said the death penalty does not make the world a safer or better place. and in any case, he said, this prisoners death would weigh on his personal conscience. so governor hickenlooper banned that specific execution at least while he is in office. but the system, itself, is still in place. thanks in part to him leaving it there. we have a weird relationship with the death penalty in this country. some states trying to speed it up, others getting rid of it, some deba...

Some states trying to speed it up, others getting rid of it, some debating which way to two. some governors going both ways at once. we have a weird relationship with choosing to kill people who are already imprisoned. we have a weird relationship with the whole idea of a dead man walking. a prisoner confined and contained, living nevertheless with a scheduled date at which the state government will kill them. 20 years ago this year, sister helen prasean, a catholic nun from louisiana published ...

Judiciary committee. those were hours. then you have a markup that takes the full committees time. those are hours. then you go to something called the rules committee, and the rules committee spends hours indicating that were having a closed room. meaning no one can offer amendments, though ive submitted amendments involving the health of the mother. in essence those amendments were denied. you have to schedule it on the floor, then break away from committee time. maybe someone was dealing with...