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Evidence during the bail hearing is that it was contaminated up to a point and therell be further investigation as far as forensics are concerned. and all of these issues will be dealt with at the trial. oubl, the crime scene has been contaminated, that can affect the evidence, in fact, to such an extent that evidence obtained, forensically in the beginning, can be eventually exchewlude excluded. and that remains to be seen. my thought they appointed an investigating officer that should never ha...

In a murder case like this making so many mistakes and its something that the judge mentioned a lot in that bail hearing yesterday, was i was completely trance fibsed. i was on the edge of my seat for that full two hours watching the entire thing and i was fascinated. >> you know how many trials all of us have been handling or viewing and to hear this judge so meticulously go through this. and the forensics will play a huge role and questions, if she was in the bathroom and thought she was an in...

Proceedings in south africa. there is the presumption of innocence so far. >> there is a great difference. thats a great question, thomas. very few people are really addressing it properly. the main difference is in morn we have trial by jury. in south africa jury trials were eliminated in 1930 because of apartheid, and because of the lack of ability of anybody to get a fair trial there because of race relations. so here this case is going to be determined by one judge, and that judge is going t...

Military is behind this. is this a good time for the united states to be talk about so many drastic cuts to our military? >> well, regardless of the chinese involvement in cyber space and how assertive they are, what theyre doing to our military is literally devastating it, the sequestration takes place. we literally have economic problems in this country and thats well understood. but even our adversaries are looking at it, questioning the fact that the united states military is actual lea goin...

Shouting before the police were called. all of this case shocked south africa who views this man as one of the golden boys of south african sports. theyre now wondering whether he has a darker side. for now oscar pistorius is being held at the local police station. he is going to remain there while an application for bail is lodged. the hearing is due on tuesday. prosecutors say they will oppose that application. they believe he should stay in custody. heather, back to you. heather: thank you so...

>> bob: does tear gas ignite in that? >> kimberly: in an old cabin. big bear, if you have been in those cabins they can go up in flames quickly. the cops did. thats why we were talking yesterday. >> eric: is anybody in the back of their mind wondering whether or not that was chris dorner in there? hard to leave a d.l. -- >> brian: the wallet was found on the body. >> eric: and? >> brian: he is a distinctive guy. >> kimberly: they found a drivers license with his name on it, if it was his own or ...

In park. raised my hand and he said i dont want to hurt you. just get out and start walking up the road an take your dog. he was dressed all in camouflage. he had on a vest, like a ballistic vest. he was dressed for action. >> kimberly: well, this is a harrowing day yesterday as the events unfolded. you saw the amount of fire power with the police moving in on the lapd fugitive. of course, the chilling end to it with the cabin engulfed in flames. now they are going to have to have someone from f...

They probably already know that, but theyre actually doing some forensics to corroborate it. the department of defense has dental records and they can get a copy of that. the forensic dentist can look at it in a matter of moments and x-rays and compare fillings and its done. but lets just move on with the tactic. it couldnt have gone better for the s.w.a.t. team as they had a lot of pressure to get this done before dark, darkness would have given the suspect an advantage and it would have been a...

He was able to wrap our cans and legs pretty easily with those-- >> and methodical, he was trained as we know, but did he appear in your opinion that he was carrying out a larger plan or more that you had stumbled into his. >> it appeared that we stumbled into him. >> or that-- >> didnt seem to have a plan as much as-- >> yeah. >> and straight ahead. what are the chances of the charred body in that cabin is not christopher dorner? now, thats part of a twist, that would be a twisted plot. could i...

>> yes. i practice in three states and its called similar transactions. what that is using a similar pattern of conduct. prior domestics in anger involved, maybe alcohol. now were hearing about yelling and alcohol perhaps involved. both equal similar conduct. it may come in in south africa. >> the forensics of this is important. if the distance was close, and you can determine that from residue and stip ling on the body. thats not good for pistorius. >> thats correct. if this goes to trial youll...