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I know you wanted the zimmerman parents -- george zimmermans parents to be able to be in the courtroom. they wont be until they have testified. >> this is a tragedy for both families. i said that since the first day you and i talked. and if they need to leave the courtroom im fine. what i dont want is any type of maneuver or show boating or something that would suggest to try to impact on that jury. as long as they stay away from negative impact on the jury, both the martin side and the zimmerma...

Does that concern you? i know you wanted the zimmerman parents -- george zimmermans parents to be able to be in the courtroom. they wont be until they have testified. >> this is a tragedy for both families. ive said that since literally the first day you and i talked. and if they need to leave the courtroom im fine. what i dont want is any type of maneuver or show boating or something that would suggest to try to impact on that jury. as long as they stay away from negative impact on the jury, bo...

Martins family has a right to be in the courtroom, and as long as they act appropriately, that they should stay there. obviously, there are things that we do that are somewhat insensitive to a family that has lost a loved one, and if they need to leave the courtroom because of that, im fine. what i dont want is any type of maneuver or show boating or something that would suggest to try to impact on that jury. as long as they stay away from negative impact on the jury, both the martin side and th...

>> because of what the fear and the panic and the life-threatening situation does to you, it changes everything. theres nothing predictable. a 50-year-old man can sound like a 14-year-old girl. there are family and friends of george zimmerman, co-workers, who listened to the recording, either on -- when it was played in the media or elsewhere, who said thats george zimmerman screaming for help. >> thats one of the big things thats going to come down to. who do you think that is on the tape? >> y...

Senators who want to be candidates for the higher office whod like to get something through like marco rubio, obviously, that is tough enough but allows them to look basically progressive on immigration. >> the ted cruz side, the republicans, jeff sessions, those guys who are standing in the way, they know its just going to run right over them. right? >> i think they know that. and i think people -- like we can look to history and go back to 07 because its instructive. you had senator cornyn mak...

Battling this battle of perception, that george zimmerman doesnt automatically look guilty. they are fighting to push back the trial to get more time. see how we have these two public perceptions constantly battling. by the way, to reshape trayvon martin. theres been a side on the omara side to say, you need to take a look at who this young man was, he was not just an innocent kid. and thats caused a lot of tension from the martin side as well. >> is there a lot of tension? >> not just in sanfor...

five people are dead from injuries related to a suspected tornado in woodward, oklahoma. and the kansas governor has declared a state of emergency. lets go to susan candiotti in wichita. im wondering whether the early warnings in the region that you are in right now might have helped the situation. >> reporter: i cant imagine that they didnt, howie. they had to have played a huge role in that. after all, this is the first time i think since 2006 that they were able to give people who l...