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>> thats mark o mara the new attorney for george zimmerman. i a a former state attorney, the mayor of san francisco is with us, and a former u.s. attorney. david, lets go to this thought. what did you make of that performance there by the new defense attorney. >> i think he was fantastic. he covered the bases he needed to. he felt confident about himself and the client, and making sure the case was tried in the court of law and not in the press. >> mr. coffey? >> i think he set the right tone, a...

His lead is eroding. he is leading by an average of about six points in most recent polls. so the other side of this is that he would kind up, if he starts to see his support fall apart, he should pull out. the flip side of a great ego stroking victory is even a close loss, that would be devastating. >> its interesting you say that, because on "morning joe" this morning he said the strategy he would take if he were mitt romney. >> if i were mitt romney today, i would go up with millions of dolla...

this would be the case an chairman paynes press conference and so it would prove, suzanne. >> how much outrage is there over this, the fanct that nothig is going to change here? >> reporter: we sampled a few opinions earlier in the week and we have to say most people out on the course are here basically to take in the spectacular surroundings and follow the top names in world golf, tiger woods and rory mcilroy. this is not an agenda on the top of every patrons lips but theres been a lo...

starting from sweet 16 to the final four and now the national college basketball championship. two teams are in it to win it. news doesnt take the weekend off, and neither do we. cnn weekend early start begins right now. lets get to that developing story off the coast of san francisco. the u.s. coast guard trying to reach injured crew members aboard a crippled racing yacht. it is the geraldton western australia. the boat was hit by a massive wave that took away most of their steering...

Democrats. mark halperin, and nina henderson are here. thank you, i was just talking to you earlier today, youre all over this romney campaign. let me start with you on this. romney, did he suffer so much damage in the problem that never seemed to end there with these two guys, newt and rick santorum, did that hurt him vis-a-vis the press? >> it seemed like it hurt him, but lets remember what they said. they would be able to pivot, using that unfortunate metaphor of an etch-a-sketch, but i think...

♪ and its primary day in puerto rico. 20 delegates up for grabs, but most eyes are already focused on tuesdays contest in illinois. well tell you why. starting monday flying gets a whole lot easier. especially if you are over 75. well explain. we now go to joint base louis mcchord in washington state where u.s. army sergeant robert bales served most of his military career when he was not deployed. thats why we find our casey, and he has more on bales defense team. casey, good mor...

illinois. well tell you why. take a look at this, would you? now, all right. i cant snowboard, but apparently this pos sum can. well have more of the best video of the morning later on this hour. >> level-headed and experienced. words that an attorney for staff sergeantent robert bales say accurately describe the soldier, and now those closest to bales are sharing their thoughts about the rampage that killed 16 afghan civilians and the man accused of committing the act. a statement rea...

When i came into office, there was drift in the afghan strategy in part because we had spent a lot of time focussing on iraq instead. over the last three years we have refocused attention on getting afghanistan right. would my preference have been that we started some of that earlier? absolutely. that is not the cards that we are dealt. we are now in a position where given our starting point, we are making progress, and i believe that we will be able to make our -- achieve our objectives in 2014...

taking him on and many advertisers bailing on his radio program, is rush in as much trouble as the drumbeat of coverage would suggest? are journal is rougher on conservatives who talk their way into trouble? the hot political movie "game change" had its premier last night portraiting sarah palin as stubborn, ignorant, and a bit of a head case. >> i was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and to understand -- >> ...

and a helicopter crashes captured on camera. the amazing story of a pilot that walked away. we start with the aftermath of those deadly tornadoes. president obama is offering federal assistance in the areas battered by the storms. the tornadoes left a wide swath of debris from indiana to georgia. at least 37 people are dead. now the focus has changed and survivors, scores of jurtd people are waking up in hospitals this morning. their homes and the homes of their neighbors are gone. p...