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Didnt want to talk to ms. fulton about that? >> what? why didnt i go to the viewing? i didnt want to see the body. i did agree with my friend to go. you got to understand -- youve got to understand. youre the last person to talk to the person and he died on the phone after being talk to him. youve got to understand what im trying to tell you. im the last person. you dont know how i felt. you think i really want to go see the body after i just talked to him? >> i understand what youre saying, but...

Out. i dont watch the news, i heard it was on the local news. i did not know about that. >> i know it was emotionally difficult for you to decide whether or not to go to the memorial service. >> yes. >> and you decided not to. rmts. >> i decided not to go. >> sure. then what you did in order to explain that to ms. fulton, and then to mr. de la rionda under oath is that you created a lie and said you had gone to the hospital? >> yes. >> so when you told ms. fulton what was happening on this march...

Zimmerman was in fact following tray von martin. theres knowledge really knew about that. >> i think that her credibility is questionable. when she said that she heard wet grass, im baffled by that, how anybody on a call outside -- >> mark, im going to cut you off right there. the trial has resumed. were going to continue to watch. >> ms. fulton, id like to move to the actual recorded interview. that was done over the telephone. >> yes. >> was that the same day? >> march 19th.

Whos a teenager. they use a particular kind of jargon and it doesnt mean a whole lot. the essence of her testimony is trayvon martin saying he was being followed by george zimmerman, that he was concerned about it and she was concerned too and thought he was close to the place where trayvons father was staying and so ultimately he would be okay. >> the attorneys have finished their brief discussion with the judge. were expecting the defense attorney to continue with his cross-examination. don we...

>> you knew then, when you had the meeting, it would be a tough one for her. >> yeah, i was the last one to even talk to her son. >> of course. you knew she would be very interested to know. >> and emotional. >> -- and emotional, because there were a lot more questions than answers at that point in the case. right? >> yes. >> so you wound up doing that, am i correct? that you met with ms. fulton? was that on march 19th? >> yes. >> did you tell her generally what you knew about the event? >> i to...

>> yes. >> did you get that down? >> she wanted to speak to my mother before she talked to me. >> did you say -- she didnt know my age. >> thank you. >> miss fulton wanted to talk with your mother. >> before she talked to me. >> and is that because you lied about your age? >> she didnt know my age. she thought i was a minor just like trayvon. >> but you werent well? you were 18. >> yes. >> so you could make the decision yourself? >> yes. >> and is that what happened? >> kind of. i had called her...

I already told my mother what to say and i left the phone for like two minutes and next thing i hear, hear her agree for me to meet sybrina. >> all right. so your mother agreed? >> to the interview. >> for you. >> to meet sybrina. >> to meet with the miss fulton. >> yes. >> and did you -- and you thought that if you did, that would be the end of it? >> what? >> i thought you said you could meet with her or you could give her a letter and that would be the end of it. >> well, tell her a little bi...

That you had lied -- no, im sorry, you told mr. crump that you had gone to the hospital instead of the wake, which was a lie? >> yes. >> and you also lied and said that you were 16? >> of i dont remember saying that. but i did tell them i did not want my age out. >> did you -- did you say that you were 16 so that you could try to maintain more privacy? >> yes. >> so you wanted to make yourself seem like a minor so that maybe there wouldnt be as much public dischosh as if you said your true age o...

Get to areas that are cooler and they need the cars to get there and they need the fuel to get there. elizabeth thank you very much. appreciate your report. >> getting the story through our viewers eyes makes us better journalists especially breaking news that touches so many lives like the latest round of vicious storms. appreciate all of the videos and images you shared with us. we want to share them now. from our viewer shane in st. marys ohio a picture of his cabin. shane tweeted this one to...

Run out of gasoline and oil so quickly, theyre trying to get areas to get someplace cooler and need their cars and fuel to get there. thank you for your report. getting the story through our viewers eyes makes us better journalists, especially with the breaking news, we appreciate the pictures and videos we send us, and we want to share some of the images with you now. from our viewer shane in st. marys ohio a picture of this cabin. shane tweeted this one to me. and from our fox news, you report...