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Next week, with the forensics? >> i think what we have here is a story, george zimmerman is telling a story. unfortunately, trayvon martin cant tell his story so he is relying on the prosecutor. the best we can do looking at science is either try to confirm george zimmermans story or negate it. and i think that will provide the important information that should be taken in connection with the eyewitness testimony and the ear witness testimony. very notably unreliable. we know the innocence proje...

Welcome back. top of the hour. are you watching continuous coverage. george zimmerman trial out of sanford, florida. as you know, zimmerman on trial for second-degree murder. the last couple of folks weve seen take to the stand were member of the sanford police department, fire department. basically setting the scene of what happened, what they saw, the positioning, the body of trayvon martin. the demeanor, compliance or lack thereof of george zimmerman that night as they slapped cuffs on him. q...

Have said its really a he said, he said. unfortunately, one of the participants isnt here to provide his story. of course, george zimmerman doesnt have to testify himself. i think what that clip re-enforces is how forensics will be very much a part of this trial and they will be arguing and they will be disputing blood evidence, meaning position or lack thereof of the blood. the wounds that were sustained, et cetera, et cetera. there will be a lot of aspects of this case that wont be entered thr...

To this jury, and they want all of the forensics to be consistent with that. >> faith jenkins, lisa bloom and ken padowitz, we are certainly going to be sticking with this story. thanks for your time tonight. >> thank you. still ahead, how each side today talked about the gun that was used to kill trayvon martin. very different arguments about why george zimmerman was armed. plus, the days other news, including a stunning claim from justice clarence thomas in a key ruling over affirmative ac...

Acting as lookouts. a new push in an unsolved case of a possible serial bomber in new york city. the fbi is hoping surveillance video and a $65,000 reward will nab the person responsible for setting off a bomb in 2008 outside a military recruiting station in new yorks times square. authorities also believe it could be linked to similar incidents. one in 2005 at the british consulate and another in 2007 at the mexican consulate. in the times square case the device was set off in the middle of the...

New york. how powerful was that device? >> according to our forensics people and our explosive experts it was powerful. and were very concerned about a device like that going off in new york. >> reporter: the fbi says the device was built using an ammunition cam, black powder and a time fuse. a federal law enforcement source told cnn that bomb technicians say the times square bomb was stronger than the device detonated during the boston marathon, in terms of destructive capability. but up like t...

Could be linked to similar incidents, one in 2005 at the british consulate and another in 2007 at the mexican kol sul lat. in the times square case, the device was set off in the middle of this night, but no one was in injured. what is known is someone was seen riding on a bicycle before it was detonated. how powerful was that device? >> it was, according to our forensics people and our explosive experts, it was powerful and were very concerned about a device like that going off in new york. >> ...

4:00 or 5:00 today, and then theres always tomorrow. a lot of stuff to get in over the next day or so, tamron. >> thank you, ron. appreciate the live report. let me bring in criminal defense attorney john burris and the president and founder of the national center for audio and video forensics. george zimmerman has sued n nbcuniversal for defamation and the country is strongly denying those allegations. david, you heard ron say theyve not gotten into the meat of the big issue of this audio heard...

Dont know about. go back through that particular weekend. if you can remember whether or not you heard any loud voices raised. you didnt think of anything at the time. you know, thought maybe a little boyfriend or girlfriend dispute. thats what the sheriff is looking for. they want to be able to send their forensic team out to alternative areas to find out if there was any forensics that could lead to the perpetrator. you know, for me, i know that the police are doing what theyre supposed to be ...

Both parties on a position that should be as nonpolitical as you can get it. thats my concern. >> quaickly on syria before i lt you know, the french now sumging they have hard evidence that gas, poison gas, serine, was used, and if its true, that would certainly cross what the president has called that red line. do you have hard evidence that the syrian regime of president bashar al assad has used serine gas or other poisen gas against the rebels? >> listen, you and i i think have talked about t...