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Didn't hear anything from reeva, though he didn't confirm her location in the apartment, when he turned the corner and faced that locked bathroom door, he fired the shots, and he said before i knew it, i had fired off four shots. only later discovering his tragic mistake. he says at that point he put on his prosthetic legs and went to the balcony, and he began shouting to god and reeva and to any of his neighbors for help, shouting repeatedly in a way he had never shouted before, presumably awaiting the testimony of those four prosecution witness who's said they heard a woman screaming and hea...

And your family. i was simply trying to protect reeva. >> nbc's mike taibi filed this report just a short time ago. >> it was high drama and raw emotion in the courtroom this morning when oscar pistorius took the stand and for the first time in his own words began to till his story. the story of his life and ultimately later this week the story about what happened on the morning of valentine's day last year. 2013. he surprised the court, though, by starting out with an apology. he turned to the steenkamp family and said that they were the first people that he thought of and that he prayed for ...

Thought was gunshots could have been oscar pistorius hitting the door with a cricket bat. >> here we have a cricket bad, and we want to see what kind of noise we can make by striking this against the door. i'm recording here, but also down there, which is about 180 meters from here with a recording device. >> well, mike taibi, he compares it to the sound of a 9 millimeter, and it is a remarkably similar town. >> right. there are questions about that, questions which the defense attorney is certain the judge

Until april 4th, but it's hard to say that will be a reliability number, they're only on witness number 17 of 107 on the prosecution list, and the defense has their list, of course starring oscar pistorius, who they have said will testify. >> mike, greatly appreciate it. right now in idaho, a professor's satirical letter asked this provocative question -- when may i shoot a student? that's the student that professor asked. the shocking question is sparking major debate over a new law allowing concealed guns on college campuses. and if a couple is not married, should the mother be able to ban...

People were panicking at that point. it's close quarters with scores of people, if not hundreds in the very crowded terminal, in this crowded airport -- >> on a friday morning. >> on a friday morning with delays because of the weather situation on the east coast and midwest. people were jammed into that terminal at that point. we'll get clear -- >> we have a witness on the phone with us, mike, joining me now by phone is nick pugh. what did you see? >> caller: i was standing on the upper mez nine and the guy started to shoot down below us. i escaped out an emergency exit. he probably shot, five...