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Zimmerman pleaded not guilty claiming self-defense. a key witness, trayvon martins mother took the stand today along with trayvons -- and testimony disrupted on several occasions as the court grappled with issues related to its own evidence lock perp for the latest, live at the courthouse, give you the sequence of the events today? >> reporter: you just mentioned the evidence. that held up court for an hour. whoever had the key to that evidence locker couldnt find them. we had to call a lock smi...

As well as sabrina fulton, trying to ascertain which voice that may have been heard on that 911 call. >> fred, one thing. miss zimmermans testimony though was corroborated by the neighbor, mr. good. that gives her a slight edge over miss fulton. im sure it was devastating for both of them and i wish -- >> thats the only thing i agree with. i wish miss fulton would have had some tears coming down to show some emotion, which she didnt. i think miss zimmerman gets it for the mother. quiet dignity. ...

Where mark omera was trying to go with that is in her mind no matter what she heard, it was going to be trayvon because she wanted it to be trayvon and that comes through preparation. is it about what sybrina fulton said or her emotion on the stand in front of those jurors? >> i think its a little of both. i dont think these jurors are going to hold anything against either of these mothers for what they said. both support their sons in their own way. both believe theyre telling the truth. i dont...

Attempted to do so, but a lot of the times, and everyone has acknowledged this, the prosecution witnesses have done well for the defense. for instance, when professor carter, i want to call him that, the young man who taught george zimmerman at the university, at the college, and so forth about things, about stand your ground and self-defense and so forth. i mean, he greeted him way smile. he personalized george zimmerman and so forth. i mean, he humanized george zimmerman in front of the jury. ...

Trial of george zimmerman, who has pleaded not guilty to the charge of second-degree murder in the february 2012 shooting death of her son, trayvon martin. citing self-defense. so sabrina fulton listened again to her sons final moments, identifying the voice screaming for help on a 911 call as that of her son, before a gunshot rang out. >> maam, that screaming or yelling, you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be, maam? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> later, george zimmer...

Were talking about demeanor in the courtroom. omara is like gregory peck in to kill a mockingbird. hes the nice polite guy. his cross-examination is very probing and revealing. west is the tough guy. this is the good good, bad guy routine. west has to take the flak from the judge because hes going in on the harder areas of the case. the two of them together are getting their points across to the jury. >> paul, exactly to that point, can i ask you something that i saw. i dont know ive ever seen t...

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 been a very, very hard struggle. they have been very prayerful. obviously s...

Jurors were shown graphic pictures of her sons lifeless body. the main focus of fultons testimony will no doubt be her account of whose faint cries for help she believes are on that tape. judge nelson ruled out forensic testimony from voice recording experts but left the door open for someone more familiar with the persons voice to identify it. someone like a mother. >> do you believe that is your sons voice? >> yes, i do. i believe thats trayvon martin. thats my babys voice. every mother knows ...

>> thank you, your honor. good morning, sir. if you please tell the members of the jury your name. >> fulton. >> in what city do you currently live? >> miami. >> can i ask you to scoot up a little bit so we can get you into that microphone. how long have you lived in the miami area? >> all my life. >> are you in school? >> yes. >> where is it you attend school? >> florida international university. >> what year would you be at fiu? >> this is my final year. >> do you have a major? >> whyes. >> wh...

The fact that ta criminal case is pendingss gives the family a sense their loved one is alive, still with them. this will be an impactful day for ms. fulton. in a sense this trial will be over and she will have testified on his behalf. there will be a sense of loss after the trial regardless of the verdict for her. >> most assuredly. the attorneys are in sidebar, i think. i see one of the -- okay, the sidebar is over. i saw one of the prosecuting attorneys return to the seat. lets listen. they h...