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Speculating. she interviewed george zimmerman within an hour and a half of what they call the event obviously, we know thats the killing of trayvon martin. but he seemed to press her a little hard there. >> well, thats right. and look, she doesnt know what was in his mind. she doesnt know if he was acting. but it was appropriate for her to answer the questions about whether there was any evidence of animosity or ill will. she didnt see it. remember, the prosecution has to prove this was a deprav...

Because shortly after the shot went out, a resident of the townhouse complex was i think there in 30 seconds and then law enforcement maybe a minute after that. they testified that george zimmerman made some statements, that he said, i was being beat up, and so i had to defend myself, and he told the officer i was yelling help, but no one came out to help me. those excited utterance statements help the defense right there, but the prosecution can use the demeanor of not really caring, sort of no...

Second-degree murder which shows ill will and hate. >> you dont think they can win on that? >> they havent shown anything. >> do they have a case at all. >> they could get a medicals conviction. the jury may not want to let him walk. well go with medicals. it is not easy to prove medicals. if they get a conviction for medicals. it is bad for zimmerman. on a child it is aggravated medicals and could face 30 years and with a gun involved it could be life. the prosecutions has a bad case, but they ...

Question is whom did they actually help? vinnie politan, how good were these for the prosecution? >> they absolutely help the prosecution because what they demonstrate is george zimmermans mindset the day and the night that he killed trayvon martin. the ill will despite the hatred that you need to prove second-degree murder is there. based upon those calls you see how frustrated george zimmerman is with whats happening in his neighborhood and who does he blame? the young black males who believes...

Murdered to respond? >> he has put himself into that situation. that is the difference here. the law is you have to ill will spite hatred in your heart that is where the profiling comes in. the in frence there is not that he profiled travon because he was carrying skittles instead of m&ms. you cant put yourself into a situation that someone is getting the best of you and oh, my god i have to use deadly force now. >> is that true? in the classic self defense case is it true that you cannot set up...

Moment from george zimmermans trial. the jury hearing calls mr. zimmerman made to police before the night trayvon martin was killed. the judge ruled that jurors could hear those calls this morning. the calls are recordings from five times mr. zimmerman contacted the police from the summer of 2011 through early 2012. mr. zimmermans defense had argued the calls were irrelevant. >> those are not acts which show ill will, hatred, second degree. what they show you -- what they would show you is he wa...

But "always get away." is that important to prove the charge? >> absolutely. a key element in a second degree murder charge is zimmerman had some kind of ill will, depraved mind. indifference, an attitude towards trayvon. he reflected on that attitude when he followed him and killed him. and the prosecutors are going to argue because of his past experiences with people getting away, he had reached a boiling point with trayvon. and this was going to be one of those times where he was not going to...

Thing. or if he considers other things to be suspicious in and of themselves. >> what are they trying to prove here, ken? >> clearly the elements of the crime. ill will, second degree murder. theyre trying to show how all these things come together with the other calls now coming in on the day in question where trayvon martin is murdered and sought after by zimmerman. i mean, i think its crucial evidence. its relevant evidence. and the fact that she defense has fought so hard to keep it out real...

>> she did, and that obviously had an impact on the jury. they were taking notes. but the defense recognized it, too, i believe. because they attacked, you know, her assertion that no, she heard movement, that george zimmerman was moving away from the vehicle and before trayvon martin in the encounter. and that goes against the theory that he was being attacked. >> faith, the judge is considering whether to allow previous 911 calls by george zimmerman to be introduced as evidence. this was alway...

To kill, but they do have to prove a depraved mind, ill will, hatred, spite on the part of george zimmerman toward trayvon martin. well, he didnt know trayvon martin, burr they want these calls to come before the jury so the jury can hear all these different phone calls the months before when george zimmerman -- when hes asked, though, he says hes black and he says he looks suspicious and he always repeats "they always get away" to show that that state of mind was building, building, building an...