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You can compare a tape with an scamp more. we dont have that. a very important factin this case but i dont know which way its going to go. >> a lot of moving parts here. in this next week what is key to watch? >> key to watch is the judge making a ruling on the 911 tape, whether theyll allow experts in or not. if the prosecution has experts the defense has experts. one of the other big factors here, if there are no experts, they want to trayvon martins brothers, sister, on the stand. that may op...

Being almost a racial type, a racially charged crime. i think both sides are going to be sensitive to that simply because this is a big case. this is a murder case. someone is sded. however, that sensitively will occur. >> who does it favor? >> more the defendant. in this case more favors the defendant. >> possible limitations? >> i dont think the judge will agree with all. the word vigilante, perhaps not. in an opening statement and especially closing statement, summation, the sides are given g...

0 the talking points that she did when speaking about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. former cia director general michael hayyden said it appeare they observerly crafted in her words. >> most unusual, cia was writing the talking points. on a good sunday morning on the talk shows you get policy talk. on most sunday mornings you get political talk. neither of those are intelligence talk. so why is the intelligence organization writing when the page is blank? >> the firestorm continue...

In an especially cruel manner, which could mean the death penalty. joining me now, legal analyst lisa green and former criminal prosecutor and defense attorney jay fahey. good morning to you. this continues. this is a particularly interesting phase of things. putting arias on the stand, lisa, good move? >> shes taken the stand before in this case, before these jurors, they didnt buy her story. i think it all boils down to will they find her credible should she beg for mercy? they may have also h...

That, but theres no real way of knowing if theyve heard it or not. >> what about what theyre hearing for the first time, which is words from the victims family? that was pretty powerful. lets take a listen a little bit more what was said from the brother and sister of travis alexander. >> how much did he suffer? how much did he scream? what was he saying? what was the last thing he saw before his eyes closed? what was his final thought in his head? >> we lost our father on travis 20th birthday a...

0 book seller? it isnt often the dictionary folks come asking us regular people for help. when they do, i feel like we should help if we can. obviously, we really need the help. if you know anything about this, if you have anything to offer, let us know. well pass it on. thats your weekend assignment. were going to see you again monday. "weekends with alex witt" starts now. the outgoing irs commissioner in the hot seat before congress. this morning new reaction. two commuter trains going opp...

targeted tea party groups seeking tax exempt status. >> as acting commissioner, i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided. i think that what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload. the listing, as described in the report, while intolerable, was a mistake and not an act of partisanship. good morning. thanks for joining me. bombshells. did ...

the run-up to the iraq war. far too often, the press simply accepted these sweeping assertions by the highest officials in the government. without looking for the hard evidence to support it. >> more concern about the politics of my decision rather than what is right and what is wrong. >> i have prayed to god many times that he would forgive me for sending his children to die in a war that never had to happen. >> was there ever any consideration of apologizing to the american people? >...

verdict came down last night. what are things like this morning? >> reporter: well, alex, it was quite a night last night. a lot of drama and electricity in the air. taken the jury the better part of two days and they deliberated well into the night and there was some question as to whether this would continue on into the weekend. you have no idea when a jury is going to announce a decision. outside the courtroom, crowds gathered and people from the community came because they wanted t...

To perhaps continue as we go through closing arguments and into the deliberations beginning this afternoon. thomas? >> nbcs ron allen in bellefonte, pennsylvania. ron, thanks so much. joining me here in studio is criminal defense attorney, former federal prosecutor, jay fahey. great to have you here. as ron was pointing out and we were talking about in break this seems like it has gone by at a lightning pace they have been able to get this far and the fact the jury could be handed this case by l...