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A lot of drama over what will be a life-and-death decision. >> thanks so much. with me is laura coats, cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor. good morning, laura. >> good morning, carol. >> martin explained it well, but i want you to explain it from a federal prosecutor's standpoint. there have already been competency hearings. why another one? >> every time you have a different phase of a trial, there's the inkling by the judge to decide whether or not the person should do what most people know is a kiss of death, no pun intended in this case. representing yourself is a very difficu...

Walking them through what was in the apartment. those are the things that the jury can look at this is a long period of time. if he was a delusional it was a parallel universe and he certainly know the police was going to show up and he was going to do everything he could. >> gregg: we may learn today, we learned today that his answering machine had this weird creepy batman like message to it. it sort of makes you wonder whether or not he again was living in in alternative universe. before they even get to offering a plea in earnest you have to get three competency hearings. does he, for examp...

Won't comment on the tapes but says his client is unstable and the tapes may be used at competency hearings. >> it would be a baseline as to what his mental competency was at that point in time compared to what it might be at the time of the hearing. that would be extremely relevant. >> contacted by cnn on the skro discovery of the tapes, the cia said the agency's past detention program has been subject to multiple reviews by multiple government organization under two administrations. some of those examinations continue to this day a year half after the program itself went out of operation. th...