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They would work together because ultimately we ought to be focusing on the threats of today and not the past so theres bipartisan agreement we should move on so if you dont have the leaders of these agencies and former leaders of them saying, you know what, something should change and this stuff should be disclosed, i guess im overly cynical. >> that is why i find this so stunning. the cia, lets remember, destroyed evidence of almost -- of possible crimes. they destroyed 70-plus interrogation ta...

Welcome back. lets go around the world now. starting in venezuela where security forces raided the head quarters of a major opposition party. >> reporter: venezuela has given three american diplomats 48 hours to leave the country, amusing them of meeting with students to insight opposition protest. they called the accusations false and baseless. meanwhile, the demonstrations showed no signs of letting up. the key opposition leader said he himself will lead a new march on tuesday. and in britai...

>> reporter: so dunn could take the stand, so could a human stress expert who typically counsels police officers after shootings. >> thank you. >> this is complicated. people compare it to the george zimmer man trial. its really nothing like it. >> you dont think so? >> i dont think theres any analogy. here, also, the interrogation tapes didnt get in. all of us are operating off information that the jurors may not get in any way. of course, michael dunn does not have to testify, but he may be th...

So far, the defense has done lts to prove -- little to prove self defense. we have sunny hostin on the ground down there. shes been in the courtroom in jacksonville, understanding the situation. thank you for joining us. >> reporter: good morning. >> i have been doing my analysis this week on the basis of the interrogation tapes and the letter that dunn has written on this, what of that information is before this jury? >> reporter: absolutely none of that information is before this jury. and i t...

Crucial mistake. if michael dunn wants to take self defense, we has got to take the witness stand. and i think that is going to happen today. i stayed in the courtroom after the crowds had left yesterday when the attorneys and the judge were going over jury instruction. angela corey, the prosecutor stood up and said he doesnt get this instruction just based on his opening statement. and so everyone recognizes in the courtroom that there will be no self defense claim unless michael dunn gets on t...

Trial, laura tattoos his name on her ankle, a bewildering choice her lawyer attributes to her instability. >> i think that laura is bipolar. theres a picture of her coming into the trial, and she looks like shes miss america. coming into the trial shes smiling, all bad affect. tell me, is that relevant to the determination of whether she committed a crime. >> because she opts not to take the stand at either trial, the best barometer of her character can be found on the interrogation tapes. >> co...

Fire, the family of a former player says the effects of hard hits drove him to suicide, the first claim of its kind for that support. will there be more? the the interrogation tapes of the montana newlywed who pled guilty to pushing her husband off a cliff. what do they show about her changing story? >> your "new day" continues right now. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning and welcome back to "new day," everyone. its 8:00 in the...

And sentenced to 55 years. and sometime prior to her own trial, laura tattoos his name on her ankle, a bewildering choice her lawyer attributes to her instability. >> i think she is bipolar. theres a picture of her coming into the trial and she looks like she is interviewing for miss america. shes smiling. its all bad affect. but dear, god, tell me, is that evidence relevant to the determination of whether or not you committed a crime? >> because she occupants not to take the stand at either tri...

>> wow. all right, pete. thank you. my a popologies for stating her military position on the state in syria. i had the wrong notes. and nbc news has obtained exclusive interrogation tapes of ariel castro shortly after his arrest. just days after the convicted kidnapper and rapist hanged himself in his jail cell, the video obtained by nbc aired on the "today" show provided insight into how close he came to being caught, including a phone call he made to one of the victims mothers and personal l...

The region. these are the groups i think the u.s. are worried about. these are the ones that really appearing to be more potent on the fighting field and major security concern going forward for syria and for the region. i think they are the ones that are of the biggest concern right now. >> thank you, sir. that leads us to todays big question. has president obama made the case that a strike on syria is in americas best interest? you can head to thomass facebook page to weigh in or tweet us yo...