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A forensics expert says the suspect shot the teens a total of nine times, including one shot that the gunman called a good, clean, finishing shot. well get the latest from the courtroom, break down the case with a trial attorney, top of the hour. >> thanks, shep. tiger woods on a double date of sorts. why the golfer and his girlfriend and his ex-wife are all hanging out together. plus, a marine veteran in desperate need of urgent medical care hoping he doesnt end up like other veteran who is...

And this, they say, is murder in the first degree. they say the man parked his truck away from his house so it looked like nobody was home. they say he waited in his base up. with an audio recorder rolling, just waiting for the teens to break in. one of them reportedly had broken in several times before and, sure enough, it happened. prosecutors say he shot the first teen the moment he stepped into the basement. they say the man then shot him again. this time in the head. at close range. more th...

High stakes and diplomatic talks regarding ukraine. secretary of state in geneva where he will meet with counter parts from russia, ukraine and the union. president obama warns if russia violates u.s. sovereignty, there will be consequences. u.s. intelligence experts are studying a new video from yemen showing what appears to be a defiant display from al qaeda. a large gathering from armed men are seen parading around in broad daylight. along with the terror networks second in command. some are ...

High stakes and diplomatic talks regarding ukraine. secretary of state in geneva where he will meet with counter parts from russia, ukraine and the european union. president obama warns if russia violates u.s. sovereignty, there will be consequences. u.s. intelligence experts are studying a new video from yemen showing what appears to be a defiant display from al qaeda. a large gathering from armed men are seen parading around in broad daylight. along with the terror networks second in command. ...

That solves a problem. we had people with the air force rescue coordination center in florida working on controlling aircraft. we had a forensics expert in ohio working on cell forensics. we had a number of agencies around the state of nevada, including the nevada national guard, aviation units, nas fallen, naval air station helicopter. we had a number of resources working on this, all professional, all well trained. >> how unusual is this? i know you said you were shocked. youre involved in the...

Voice. it wasnt that fireworks that they were hoping for. it was still a strong case, a strong defense case and i think they did as much as they could hope for. >> obviously that 3-d animation. yesterday the defense had the forensics expert. today their first witness was dennis. the cross examination on this one was really intense and the state brought a dummy into the courtroom to ask about the medical examiners determination that martin was shot and the angle and the crucial questions to deter...

Were pretty much the forensics expert that the defense called up there, and that the forensics expert testified that george zimmermans account of what happened matches up with the forensics, he said it makes sense there was no bruises on trayvon martins hands even though he delivered that kind of -- you know, beatdown to george zimmerman, the reason why? well, he was dead. once your blood stops flowing, you stop bruising. another good point, the defense believes trayvon martin was only alive for...

Theyre going to talk to could have their testimony taken but not necessarily be called to the stand. lisa, you can probably speak a little more to proffering witnesses. even if this animation isnt admitted, it will be presented to the jury. >> lisa, can you answer to that. >> so a proffer is when they put a witness on to testify outside the presence of a jury simply to preserve a record. so lets say the defense is not able to testify because of an expert they wanted to put on, the jury would not...

I think they have closing arguments where they will tie the loose ends and they have rebuttal. the trial isnt over and i think we havent seen them tie up loose ends. i have seen loose ends i know will be tied up in closing. >> in talking to martin savidge, though we in the media and you on the legal side have had great knowledge of the case, it was probably the first time to date the jury actually heard evidence directly from an expert, forensics expert that there was no trayvon dna on that gun....

Forensics expert. want to get your take on the numerous extraordinary crime stories engulfing america right now. lets start immediately with this adam lanza case. it is an ongoing problem. i have three sons who all love these video games and you do immediately think could my son potentially be prone to any kind of violent act because of the violent imagery in these games. what do you think? >> i think with this young man, you had an unbelievable recipe for disaster on so many different fronts an...