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Its impossible for us to know. only hasan knows how long he is going to take in giving a closing final argument. he may take minutes or an hour or two. its going to be up to the judge to decide just how long he and both the prosecutors have. by this afternoon, it looks like the jury will finally get the case. well have to deliberate -- theyll have to deliberate all of these counts of murder and attempted murder and then the penalty phase will begin if not late tomorrow, probably early monday. st...

Defense against charges of murdering 13 people and wounding more than 30. correspondent case estigel has more. >> reporter: the deliberations follow a surprising morning in the courtroom after the accused gunman declined to give a closing argument. when the judge gave major hasan the floor, he said the defense chooses not to make a closing statement. but the prosecution spent hours summarizing the evidence they introduced throughout the court martial, including testimony from nearly 90 witnesses...

Because thats when the unit he was assigned to go off to afghanistan with was showing up at a medical processing center for processing to be prepared for the trip and thats when and where the shooting took place. the big question has always been would hassan give a closing statement? we know the answer to that now. he has said he was the shooter. he has described that he switched sides in this case. what happens next is, if he is convicted of just two of the premeditated murder charges and there...

Asked if he had a closing argument he wanted to make? he said, quote, the defense chooses not to make a closing statement. so the case has moved on and it will be in the hands of the jury shortly. the pros cuse spent about an hour and a half talking about how this was a premeditated event, the prosecutor described this as, quote, a premeditated murderous plan to quill akill an said he had a jihad duty in his mind to do so. much of the time was being described as a planned event, not just somethi...

>> on the other hand, prosecutors had argued this damaged diplomatic relations put lives at risk. this sentence need to do send a message to potential whistle blowers that this is illegal and not the way to go about it. brianna? >> chris lawrence, live for us from ft. mead, thank you for the report. the army psychiatrist defending himself if -- and in recent weeks, has leaked documents to news organizations that appear to offer his justification for the attack. "new york times" reports on e-ma...

Water. it has been 746 days since america lost its top credit ratings. average rates for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage 4.68% this year. the low this year in january. that is one incredible surge higher. the reason for the rise the feds soon to cutback of easy money. death wish. nidal hasan, the fort hood shooter admits he killed 13 people. he didnt call a single witness in his own defense which rested today. if hasan is convicted he faces the death penalty. that may be exactly what he wants....

Interview with lance armstrong. that was a big number. over to you. >> anna: the prosecution has rested its case against major nidal hasan and today the accused shooter in the fort hood massacre may take the stand when court begins in about three hours. kriv reporter ford atkinson is live in fort hood, texas with more. good morning. >> good morning to you. this may be a day of historic proportions if we hear from nidal hasan. on the other hand, this could turn out to be essentially a nonevent. h...

The answers. of course, those answers would be subject to cross-examination by the prosecutors. so it is really unclear what, if any, defense nidal hasan is going to put up today, assuming he is convicted, i dont think there is anybody on earth who doesnt think he wont be convicted. then during the sentencing phase, that is when the judge has offered him and the prosecution some leeway into talking about motive, in which case he might go into his philosophy. but right now it appears his defense ...

Changes his mind yet again. also this morning we heard that there were exterior photos taken of the attack in progress. there was a graduation that afternoon at a nearby theater and the photographer that was hired started snapping photos when he heard the gunshots. stephen bennett testified he saw the gunman casing the building and even saw the weapon. he told the court how the suspect told him, it was a paint ball gun and that he didnt need to worry about it. he was involved in a training exerc...

Perhaps not the best course of action. im putting it mildly. jeffrey toobin is here to talk about this whole notion of this case but also hasan and what hes doing in the courtroom. dont know if ive seen a better example of ineffective assistance of counsel but to say i did it is an unusual circumstance but could someone step in and say its a disaster in the making? >> hes been warned enough times. hasan knows what hes doing. he wants to be a martyr. he wants to be executed. i have very little do...