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Hasan will get the floor. we expect that to happen tomorrow. it is anyone's guess at this point just what he will say. i can tell you there are less restrictions on him in this phase of the court-martial so he is not limited as much on what he is allowed to talk about and many people think that this is going to be his chance to talk about wanting to be a martyr and why he committed this heinous crime, arthel. arthel: no one wants to hear it. casey stiegel, thank you very much. >> reporter: no. >> bring you now for more on this, jeff king, former marine prosecutor and brian silver, former defen...

Become the next one. he did a cold-blooded murder and should pay for that crime. i think that will weigh on the minds of these soldiers as they make this decision. arthel: brian, jeff, we leave it there. thank you very much to both of you. >> thank you. >> thank you. jon: not sure you will add this one to the list of facebook likes,. your facebook friends could actually determine whether or not you are eligible for a loan. jo ling kent from the fox business network has details on that. >> turns out you might be judged by the company you keep. for young people or other first time borrowers they...

>> it doug, you're a defense attorney. >> yes, i am. alisyn: if you have a client who says i insist on testifying, don't you let him? >> well, no, the, brian's right the decision is the client's decision. by the way the judge will jam this down his throat by saying, you know, is this a voluntary decision? he can kick and scream all day long. as brian says, it is really just to create an appellate issue but at the end of the day they put the person on the spot, excuse me, you now have to decide whether or not you're going to testify. is it going to be yea or nay? that's the end of it. but he is...

Well explain to us what does that mean, it is not voluntary? the decision is the client's. there is no way, you could be fred astaire but you can't tap dance out of it. the judge will look him right in the face, you have the right to testify, if you would like to get up there go right ahead. he will jam it down his threat. alisyn: brian in the mobster trials as you know whitey is accused playing some part or authorizing the murder of 19 people but he may not have been the triggerman. is it hard to prove that? >> this goes down to the typical conspiracy rico case where the government brings for...

Everything. so the fact that they come up with a new theory and new suspect doesn't necessarily rule out the other. >> lisa, one of the striking things about this case to me is we have sound or interviews of this man eric williams that took place after at least one of the murders. that sound on tape, those pictures, could that come back to haunt him in court? >> absolutely. we saw that in the scott peterson case. we've seen that in many high-profile cases. sometimes defendants come forward, they're very braiszen , they speak to the press, absolutely that can be exhibit a in a trial against the...