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Answer. >> youre not testifying here as to who started what led up to the death of trayvon mart snn. >> that is correct sir. >> and not saying who attacked who, whether it was george zimmerman who attacked trayvon martin or whether it was trayvon martin that attacked george zimmerman, you cant say that, correct? >> thats correct, sir. >> in fact, you cant testify as to who threw the first punch? >> thats correct, sir. >> and you cant say whether it was trayvon martin defending himself or george ...

Based on statements. the data coming in is questionable. that the the prosecutions evidence. if it was demonstrative exhibit, thats different. the science is good, technology is good but thats only good for iron man. its not good if the underlying data doesnt support or demonstrate accurately what happened. >> are you surprised, mark, that it got this far in terms of the judge giving so much to each side to discuss this and wait until tomorrow to rule on this? >> no, not at all. i agree or hate ...

State to have this specific law but a lot of states have gun enhancement laws on the books that bump up the maximum time you might spend in prison. the rules just dont leave room for interpretation and they argue a judge is better equipped to use his or her discretion when assigning prison time, than say a legislature is. >> you would expect the blood in the sweatshirt, correct? >> reporter: for the zimmerman case, many legal experts say the proos c prosecutors may have to include the charges li...

Stepped at this point. >> marsha, we were talking i think just last night about the idea of kind of over trying this case. do you think thats an example of over trying the case or are there other motives for bringing that person? >> its always a danger when you over play your hand and i think they really played on this 911 call so heavily already, and then piling on with this last witness, which, you know, youve already made the point and so has mark, its really obvious what they did with this w...

Trial, jurors watched defense attorneys carry out the hood yiz -- this time used by george zimmer marps defense along with a fruit drink martin had in his pocket to bolster zimmermans description of what happened. that margin on top straddling zimmerman during the last moments is supported forensically. >> the wound itself, by the gap, by the power tattooing in the face of a contact indicates that this is consistent with mr. zimmermans account that he -- that mr. martin was over him, leaning for...

Found in almost every cell of your body. therefore, it can be left behind in bodily fluids that you leave behind such as blood, semen, saliva, almost sometimes hair and skin cells as well. and forensically, i could use those bodily fluids to develop what i call a dna profile. which would be to analyze the dna at certain locations on the dna molecule, develop a dna profile that could be used for identification purposes and comparison. >> are there other uses for this technology other than a foren...

>> its hard to get your head around the fact that her sister was also a teenager when she disappeared. >> sure. and this could trigger things, memories, and i cant stress enough the forensic investigation is going on at that home. and theyre going to uncover things. but what she tells investigators on the continual basis is going to be critical to what they possibly can find forensically. >> i hope they can do this quickly. i hope they can release her from having to face these memories every day...

Not likely to come back. that could be something we dont find for some time. and number three, just simply looking at the material that was on his person will help us forensically to compare it to ied -- not just ieds but suicide vests in iraq, afghanistan and even chechnya, to be able to compare the exact way it was made, which will tell us quite a bit. >> bob, if this guy wanted to be a suicide bomber, why didnt he at least attempt to do it at the race? >> we have seen actually some other comp...

Thats what their goal is. >> there is also the issue, michael, of tracking any of this. because the materials were so commonplace. the "new york times" talks about the pressure cooker itself. one brand with 6l on the bottom is made by the spanish company fagor, which according to the -- with factories in six countries including spain, china and morocco and subsidiaries in nearly a dozen more. it sells about 50,000 of the 6-liter pots in the u.s. every year. >> its going to be hard, but this is e...

This is going to entail. >> has there been any major progress? are these guys moving forward? as you answer that, let me show you, heres an fbi photo of a bomb part. the battery and wires. then you have the fbi photo of bomb part -- the pressure cooker. and then the photo of the bomb part of the electronic component or what is known as a circuit board. how are these used in evidence and bottom line from what youve heard, do you think theyve made any significant progress today? >> yes, i think th...