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You would have an impression. what in gods name is he doing with sunglasses on, and who does he think he is? stand up for a second. you may have an impression of him because hes sitting at the defense table and that maybe as we talked about, hes not just a citizen but maybe a defendant. that means something he has to defend. >> reporter: omara asked the jury not to judge by first impression but use common sense. >> if it hasnt been proven as the instruction tells you, its just not there. you can...

The prosecution, as we all know, has this burden of beyond a reasonable doubt. on this self-defense thing, many of you online keep asking as if george zimmermans defense counsel has to prove that. they dont. thats what youre hearing from avery. the prosecution also has the burden of proof with self-defense. avery, you mentioned manslaughter. many people say here and kate and i have been hearing it all morning, that seems like -- thats foreseeable, thats likely, maybe the jury could find manslaug...

More. if i were this judge, you dont want to make big changes right now in the middle of the game. shes going to be trying to stick as close as she possibly can to the instructions shes already given and to restating them. if she was wrong, she was already wrong, but she didnt want to make another mistake. >> these were jury instructions both sides agreed to. they may be vague, they may not be perfect, both sides said, okay, lets have them read to the jury. >> theres not likely to be any problem...

Again, judge debra neltsen in her no nonsense style saying, good, talk amongst yourselves, decide what it is you want to send back into that jury room in terms of -- as you know, the jurors have asked, may we please have clarification for the instruction on manslaughter. judge nelson says, great, you guys figure it out and well decide what youre going to send back to those jurors in terms of what you want to know, specifically what theyen watt to know. its all semantics and i dont know, is this ...

Example, walked in like this, justed walk the in the courtroom as a lawyer. you would have an impression. what in gods name is he doing with sunglasses on, and who does he think he is? stand up for a second. you may have an impression of him because hes sitting at the defense table and that maybe as we talked about, hes not just a citizen but maybe a defendant. that means something he has to defend. >> reporter: omara asked the jury not to judge by first impression but use common sense. >> if it...

Prosecution team has sort of the legal nerd on the team that will describe things. this prosecutor that you see to the left of your screen is that guy. >> okay. lets listen. the judge is speaking. >> thank you. >> we can have the court reporter read it back because i read it. you could come up here and -- >> i remember it to be something like can we get a clarification on the instruction of manslaughter? >> you could get it specifically if youll ask -- come up here and read what was read into th...

Answer to the question is what clarification would you like? but theyre hammering the language out. >> john, i interrupted you. i guess my nonlawyer question of whats confusing you is probably not going to make the cut. >> this is such a critical point for the judge and the lawyers because neither one of the defense wants areas for them and the prosecution for them. but each of them know -- >> i think theyre speaking again. >> i remember it to be something like can we get a clarification on the ...

Why? >> because, there is a narrative that took place immediately before and a narrative that takes place during the actual confrontation. and one of the elements of this instruction is that george zimmerman could not have been conducting -- he couldnt have been committing a crime when he actually pulled out his gun. the question is, was he attacking george -- was he attacking trayvon martin when this altercation, this confrontation turned itself on him? >> didnt the eyewitness say that -- ident...

Used, threatened to use, or attempted to use a firearm you should check the appropriate box on the verdict form. which is manslaughter. those are the words theyre looking into. that the basic instruction of manslaughter as it is explained here in the state of florida. so now we see that theyre trying to get some clarification on it. heres the other thing, don. this jury, they do not know the punishment for manslaughter. we know it could be a minimum of ten years up to 30 years. it is described a...

>> but -- >> if i could be allowed to finish. there is no evidence from which the jury could find that george zimmerman provoked through physical force or threat of physical force, trayvon martin, so that instruction should not be give tonight jury. if thats the reason it was taken out and its not in there, the jury cannot infer what was presented to them. >> but heres the issue, they have to show that trayvon martin wasnt committing a crime. >> no, they dont. >> yes, they -- thats part of self-...