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Question of irregularities. the former police chief talking about the pressure brought to bear on him. the president, my son would look like trayvon. now we learned this week the department of justice was helping organize some of these rallies at the time. you picked up on a couple of other irregularities. explain. >> first of all, in any homicide investigation, do you not do what you did in this case. go pick up rachel jeantel, a critical witness in the case, swoop down, pick her up with trayvo...

Sabrina told. >> the screaming and yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be, maam? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> reporter: his older brother also testified the screams were his brother. in cross-examination, fulton was put on the spot for once telling a reporter he wasnt sure. later concluded it was trayvon martin. >> for most of day nine, they listened to the medical examiner who did the autopsy on martin. >> i believe he was alive for one to ten minutes a...

>> maam, that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be, maam? is >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> reporter: martins older brother, jahvaris fulton, also testified the screams were from his brother, but in cross-examination, fulton was put on the spot for once telling a reporter he wasnt positive about who was screaming, only later to conclude it was trayvon martin. for most of day nine, jurors listened to the medical examiner who did the autopsy o...

Help on a 911 audiotape. >> i said, that is george. and i stood up and looked at the tv. >> reporter: also, zimmermans mother. >> do you know whose voice that was screaming in the background? >> yes, sir. >> and whose voice was that? >> reporter: my son george. >> and are you certain of that? >> because hes my son. >> reporter: it was a day of duelling testimonies between mothers. gladys zimmerman testified after s sybriana fulton testified what she heard after that fatal shot. >> man, that scre...

>> right. and i think that makes a lot of sense. i think thats good strategy by the defense to call both officer serino and officer singleton. what did not make sense in my view, wolf, is calling the victims father. and this defense has made a lot of bolden and risky moves. we know that they decided to cross-examination sybrina fulton and that is usually ill advised. you dont cross-examine the victims mother the way they did. now you have them actually calling the victims father. i was in the co...

I think, neutralized. ms. fultons testimony and having mr. zimmermans family come in. we recognize that voice as george zimmerman. as long as they dont push it too far, theyre doing okay. >> you see the attorneys standing with judge debra nelson. before the official part, the jury part of this trial resumes, sunny, what do you expect well see from the defense today? >> well, i think theyre going to have to put on their self-defense claims, right? thats what they need to do. we have heard some pi...

In terms of your mind, what was going through your mind, can you describe to the jury what was going through your mind when you were listening to that. >> basically what i was listening to, i was listening to my sons last cry for help. i was listening to his life being taken. and i was coming, trying to come to grips that trayvon was here no more. it was just tough. >> and as mr. omara pointed out, the subsequent time, you were present when that recording was played again at the mayors office, i...

For the entire family, correct? >> correct. >> and you were there as well, listening to the tape? >> yes. >> did you ever take an opportunity to tell miss fulton or any of the other family members, before the tape was played, what they were going to hear? >> no, i didnt. >> is there any reason why you didnt advise them of that? >> im sure they were aware of what we were doing at the mayors office, so there was no reason for me to confirm the fact that we were there to listen to the tape. >> and ...

His self-defense and in doing that they will probably find him guilty of manslaughter which will be almost as bad as second degree murder for george zimmerman. >> as we evaluate interpretation, not necessarily forensic evidence, when you talk about the mothers who testified, the prosecution may have felt like it had a feather in its cap when sybrina fulton took to the stand and said it was her son, trayvon martin calling for help only to be outstrat guides by the defense who called as one of its...

Grieving mother. i cant imagine having to sit there and speak about a dead 17-year-old child of hers. she tweeted this morning, quote, day 19. i pray that god gives me strength to properly represent my angel, trayvon. he may not be perfect, but hes mine. i plead the blood of jesus for healing. i dont know how much, mr. parks, you have been in touch with miss fulton, but how is she and how is tracy martin? how are they holding up? >> its been tough. i have been with them every day this week. its ...