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Opening statements begin tomorrow in the george zimmerman murder trial. he is charged with second degree murder in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. zimmerman says the shooting was self-defense. tomorrow, both sides will lay out their case to the jury. our martin savidge is in sanford, florida, where the trial will take place. what can we expect to hear in the opening statements tomorrow? >> there's a couple of things, fred. first and foremost before we get to opening statements, we will be looking to see if there are any last minute motions and that might be the time you will hear it. ...

Thanks, pete. opening statements in the second degree murder trial of george zimmerman begin at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. this after a crucial decision by the judge about screams heard on a 911 call the night trayvon martin was killed. joining me now, nbc's ron mott who has been following the case. what's the latest? >> reporter: this ruling was crucial. the judge clearly took the time in making this order. she is not going to allow them to bring audio experts into this case. now the 911 call itself can be played and ultimately the jury will decide for itself who it thinks is screaming for help. >...

Murdered him. he has to stick to his story because the tape is videotaped. he can't alter from that now. his story was he was concerned about crime in the area. that trayvon martin was behaving suspiciously. that he called a 911 -- or rather a nonemergency police number. and that he then went after trayvon martin, the sense of just going in the same direction. that there was an altercation, that trayvon martin attacked him, and that he shot him once in self-defense. that's zimmerman's story. >> yesterday the judge ruled the prosecution's audio experts will not be allowed to testify. the 911 ca...

Companies handing over records to the feds. our government is charging him fr with espionage. >> in florida, the judge in the george zimmerman murder trial made a ruling on the 911 tape. she will not allow prosecution to allow audio experts to testify. prosecutor wanted to talk about the screams heard the night trayvon martin was killed. the key fbi expert for the state said no one can say whose voice was on the call. now they can play the tape in court, but the jurorors cannot hear from the experts on either side. zimmerman said he shot the teenager in self defense. opening arguments are set ...

Immigration bill close to 70 votes. that's the target number sponsors say, will pressure the dominantly republican house to act as well. arthel, back to you. >> arthel: all right. thank you very much from washington. >> rick: big news in the george zimmerman murder trial. less than 48 hours before opening statements are set to begin, the judge ruling today that audio experts who point to trayvon martin as the screamer on a 911 call moments before he was killed will not be allowed to testify. here is that tape. it's been played and analyzed over and over. take a listen. >> 911, do you need poli...