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Defense wounds on moxley. this as skakel's defense attorney the day he was arraigned in march 2000. >> there is no scientific evidence or anything that links michael skak toll this crime. this reveals prosecutors relied mainly on the word of witnesses, a challenge because of the more than 20 year gap between the murder and the trial. one witness tells police skakel brought up the murder, telling her he had been drunk at the time and might have committed the murder during a blackout. another witness reports he broke down in tears crying -- i don't know if i did or didn't. i don't know. and fi...

Club broke. then he took the shaft and stabbed her with it six or seven times. >> reporter: if michael skakel murdered martha moxley where is the brutal evidence linking him to the crime? there isn't any, no finger print, no footprints, no blood at the scene. this is skakel's defense attorney the day he was arraigned in march 2000. >> scientific evidence or anything that links michael skakel to the crime. >> reporter: the affidavit reveals prosecutors relied mainly on the word of witnesses, because a challenge of a 20-year gap between murder and trial. one witness says skakel brought up the mu...

Futures. yesterday, stocks took a breath. dow and s&p pulling back a bit from the rally. nasdaq closed lower, but it is above 5,000. getting close to the march 2000 high. we will watch the nasdaq. >> i know a bit of a breather yesterday. the report about the best places to retire. i was surprised that florida is not on the list. >> it is on the list but not the top state. the top state for retirement according to bank rate is wyoming. it has the lowest tax rate in the country. the fifth lowest crime rate. next is colorado thanks to the access to the mountains and great health care. in third pl...

Graduates. 2014 was the best year for job growth. ted cruz wants to abovelish the irs. we heard about that flat tax before and it is like unconcerns. ted cruz's economy means no more obamacare. that would make health care affordable for everyone. for more on your money. alison kosik is here with more. tell me what is going on with futures. >> futures are up a bit now. yesterday, stocks took a breather. pulling back from the recent rally. nasdaq closed lower, but above 5,000 and getting close to the march 2000 high. we will watch the nasdaq today. >> the study of the best places to retire. you ...

Afghanistan. the question is how much flexibility is there in the drawdown between where we stand today and that end point in 2017. >> reporter: the white house has high hopes for afghanistan's president. ghani is well known in washington. he once worked for the world bank and lived in the d.c. suburbs. christine. >> thanks jim. let's get an early start on your money. alison kosik joining me now. good morning, alison. we have several hours before the markets are open. >> quiet right now. stock futures are up slightly. stocks taking a breather after the run up last week. the dow and s&p pulle...