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Says shes amazing. >> i should tell you that lydia said she spent quite a bit of time with gina and the dejesus family today and much of what she talked about she couldnt entirely share as a family friend, but she sort of laughed and said, well, i did bring gina a lot of "people" magazines to get her caught up with the world after nine years in captivity. coming up here live in boston, as i promise, were working on clearing these photographs of the backyard where we have seen fbi agents here i...

Factor. if they agree with the prosecution, the trial dose to a mini trial -- goes to a mini trial penalty phase. the same witnesses will hear arguments for and against execution. were told that could take a week, perhaps two. the three options are 25 years to life, mandatory life sentence or death by lethal injection. if she is sentenced to death, she will join three other women on arizonas death row. jon? jon: wow. dan springer live from phoenix. dan, thank you. and we want to play for you now...

Brooke, i have never seen a defendant just having been convicted of this type of heinous, cruel, depraved crime give an interview. again, this is the very beginning of the most important part of this case for her, and lets make it clear to our viewers, i mean, an aggravated phase, death penalty phase, it is like a mini trial. there is evidence thats going to be put forward, and if she wants to save her life, it would be a good idea for her to get on the witness stand and not, not, to have this i...

Forward, and then at least we get to see their cards first before we raise our defenses. >> megyn: but weve done segments on this show, faith, showing zimmerman on camera, on video walking the police through the crime scene, giving his account. i mean, how much more could he have given up than he had just done an immunity hearing that could have prevented it from ever going in front of a jury? >> he has talked a lot. in some circumstances, im not sure how much control omara has over his intervie...

City last night along with about 200 others. the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old set off a national outcry over race issues and stand your ground laws. >> in case youre wondering where this stands legally, zimmerman will be back in court april 22 for a hearing related to that stand your ground law. theyre calling it a mini trial, but that is the next step legally in all this. but obviously this was a huge story a year ago when it first broke. a lot of questions about police and the law, poss...

Martins parents took part in a candle light vigil in new york city last night along with about 200 others. the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old set off a national outcry over race issues and stand your ground laws. >> in case youre wondering where this stands legally, zimmerman will be back in court april 22 for a hearing related to that stand your ground law. theyre calling it a mini trial, but that is the next step legally in all this. but obviously this was a huge story a year ago when it ...

Mini trial he goes to the real trial on june 10th on second degree murder. how do you see at this point, a year into it now, judge, how do you see it playing out? >> in some cases the state, no matter how you slice it. second degree in florida isnt premeditated, an act thats imminently dangerous to other stemming from ill will, spite, hatred and zimmerman muttered under his breath the a-word and that wouldnt do it. they have a tough call on murder. and the stand your ground law is trying to-- >>...

Nelson decisively ruled no on his trial request delay. >> four months away from a trial date. i dont see any of your issues to be insurmountable. the court has no reason to continue the case. therefore the motion to continue is denied. >> reporter: that means on june 10th, that is the date set for the second-degree murder trial of george zimmerman to begin. however, the defense team for him is going to motion for an immunity hearing, the stand your ground hearing, which is basically the defense ...

Calls. chaos and screams playing over gunshots blasting in the background. police say they counted 30 shots in the 27-second call. not 27 in 30 but its 30 shots in 27 seconds. think of it. they arent releasing the tape to the public. ongoing testimony part of a preliminary hearing, kind of like a mini trial to decide if the case can go to trial. the suspect james holmes charged killing 12 people and wounded 58 others. some paralyzed for life. one still in a coma, a gunshot wound to the brain. ye...

Take place for several months. >> you know, this is really significant because this case i think has national attention. so many people have staked their positions in the ground. i am a lawyer. i covered so many cases as a journalist. and i havent seen this kind of commitment from people following the case. other than perhaps, you know, casey anthony. this will be televised. this sort of mini trial. our viewers should know this is really like a mini trial. >> is it conceivable he could in your o...