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Without walking all over your budget. he didn't tell us it would do this. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. right now, get whole-home installation for just 37 bucks. . hi, everybody, good morning, i'm thomas roberts, topping our agenda, it is the first full day of zimmerman's attorneys presenting their case. the trial began with sondra and then her husband mark osterman taking the witness stand. this couple calling themselves george zimmerman's best friends. they wrote a book about the case. the defense asked them and other zimmerman friends one of the key question...

The defense is claiming this was -- in the words they used in opening -- a vicious beating. not a bit of dna in trayvon martin's fingernails. as you also know, another part of the defense story is that trayvon martin was reaching for zimmerman's gun. according to what osterman said about what zimmerman said, trayvon martin had grabbed the gun and zimmerman had to break the grip. not a bit of dna fingerprints of trayvon martin on the gun. that's another helpful factor for the prosecution. >> seema -- >> it is helpful. but let's put this in perspective. that touch dna, meaning me just touching y...

Story that is a pretty good story. that's one of the things the prosecution needs to demonstrate, to penetrate, break up zimmerman's account by showing that it is something that was essentially scripted and conceived so that george zimmerman could literally get away with murder. >> here's the other thing. his friend mark osterman, his best friend talked about the fact that george was going out to get his week's worth of sandwiches or lunches or something like that and he was going to the local costco or some local grocery. who packs their gun to go to the grocery store? >> that's what i though...

Happened the night he shot and killed trayvon martin, enough detail for osterman to write a book. >> you quoted him as saying he took my hand and covered my nose. what words did he other? >> he said, you're going to die. he used the mf term, again. i'm sorry, i don't like to curse in front of ladies. >> he used the word you're going to die -- >> that is correct. >> prosecutors say there is no proof that martin reached for the gun. the state's fingerprint analyst examined it. >> did you find any prints? >> no. >> reporter: in cross-examination, kristen benson told the court rain could have had ...

May have only received as little as three -- did you call -- what term did you use, smashings or slammings into cement. >> i didn't use the word slamming. i got that from the re-enactment. >> what word would you use? >> impact. >> so it's your position there are at least three impacts between that head and cement? >> yes. concrete. >> reporter: earlier, zimmerman's best friend took the stand, it was mark osterman convinced zimmerman to buy the gun. and he wrote a book about the case. >> you wrote a book where you quoted what the defendant, george zimmerman, told you, correct? >> correct. >> an...