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>> bill: this in the impact segment tonight, the latest in the george zimmerman murder trial as you may know trayvon martins mother testified it was her teenage son screaming for help on the 911 call. but today the lead police investigator in the case told the jury that trayvons father said it wasnt his son on the tape. also, a variety of zimmerman supporters said it was the accused murder irer who was crying for help, a mess, right? finally the judge has ruled that the jury can hear about trace...

The stand and they both said that they had played that 911 call, the one with the screams, and that the detectives had heard tracy martin tell them when they asked, was that your son screaming, he said no. but when tracy martin was questioned on the stand, he said, in fact, what he said was that he couldnt tell. the prosecution got up quickly and began to cross-examine and sort of support tracy martin. listen. >> in terms of what was going through your mind, can you describe to your jury what wa...

Is that a normal thing that people -- or do people just react, oh, okay, no big deal? >> its extreme grief. so yes, that is typical. >> and the word "no" is like i cant believe it, like hes dead. isnt that a normal thing? >> that would be speculation. >> its based upon what his experience has been. so in that regard, ill allow it. >> right? its normal for when youre telling them about the death of a loved one, people say no, you know, like i cant believe it, that kind of stuff? >> it could be co...

The struggle. trayvon mart tans mother and zimmermans mother say it was their son screaming in the background. >> he keeps yelling help? >> screaming or yelling. do you recognize that? >> yes. >> who do you recognize that wilto be? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> whos voice was that? >> my son george. >> are you certain of that? >> because hes my son. >> a medical examiner also testified that martin was shot through the heart and may have lived up to 10 minutes after the altercation. prosecutors ...

Put on their presentation of their case. msnbc legal analyst lisa bloom and criminal defense attorney john burress are with me. lisa, i want to get your take on this out of the gate. they were very specific with serino about back to the 911 tape and the voice and the fact zimmerman said that doesnt sound like me. >> there was so much more i would like to hear from chris serino. its all about the father of trayvon martin, who initially said it didnt sound like his son screaming on the 911 call. c...

>> craig, does the prosecution, did they hang too much on the 911 calls? >> ill leave that one to -- ill leave that one to lisa, but i do think, you know, if youve got one mother saying that its her son screaming in the background, youve got another mother saying its her son, youve got an uncle saying its his nephew. at some point, yeah, i think lisas right, it becomes difficult for a jury to sift through. you probably just say we dont know and move on. the jury is back in court now. this is day...

The lauer 911 call that you looked at mr. martin and asked if that was the voice of his son screaming in the background, correct? >> it was the most graphic, yes, sir. >> all right. and it was right at that precise time because you wanted to know what he thought of the voice on that tape, didnt you? >> objection, leading question. >> what was the purpose of asking him? >> to clarify that it was, in fact -- if it was or if it wasnt his sons voice. >> right, because that was significant to your in...

I hear. this is the last time i will hear that voice because my child is dead. i dont know how this panel cant be influenced by that. and i think if you are going weigh the testimony of the two mothers that testimony was pretty powerful and is going to leave a lasting impression with him. >> there was one particular portion of sabrinas testimony that was particularly striking. lets take a listen. >> imagine it was probably one of the worst things you went through to listen to that tape, correct?...

It certainly is possible. the jurors may conclude neither is credible. it may be a wash. however, what does that tend to show? if you believe, for example, that it was trayvon martins voice, absolutely. what element of the crime ultimately does that begin to show? each of them carries a slightly different weight. however, its very possible that the jurors could conclude that both of these are mothers, both of them absolutely believe that is their child and, therefore, because of that each of the...

I dont want to go out there. i dont know whats going on. >> help! >> hes yelling help? >> yes. >> what is your -- [ inaudible ]. >> a gunshot. >> you just heard gunshots. >> yes. >> maam, that streaming or yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be, maam? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> what you just saw, the voice screaming for help, the mother said, is in fact her son. this is an exchange she had with mark omara right afterwards. >> i heard my son screaming. ...