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Correspondents, guests, we'll give you all the analysis you need. starting with martin savage. we have sunny hostin there as well. holly hughes and on the phone with us is mark o'mara. sunny hostin was in the courtroom and said it was very tense in there. it was a packed courtroom. you saw the davis family and they looked distraught. take us inside the courtroom and also explain to us the instructions the judge gave the jury and the possible outcome for all of this. >> reporter: injury. i mean, the jury made it clear they have reached a verdict on four counts, but they were really dead locke...

Physical force into the vehicle as to the other three individuals? and the judge is saying, you know, you have to consider each count individually. now, it's a close question as to whether that's an accurate thing to say to the jury because, less say hypothetically he's justified in firing at jordan davis and one of those shots hits another person in the car. is that attempted murder on the other person or is that justifiable because he was trying to hit the first person. so you see how complicated this stuff gets to be and so i think what the judge is saying, listen, there's an at teftempte m...

The first degree murder count, may be in fact one where they find self-defense applies and that would mean they're considering a not guilty verdict on count one. >> you know, phil, i would find -- i think many of us would find it shocking, just given what we know of the case. this case has been particularly high profile, obviously in the wake of the zimmerman verdict and this issue that while stand your ground was mentioned, it not quite the center of this case. but the issue of sort of i think the gun culture and this idea -- potentially also this idea that race and bias played in this case. ...

Her own and dismiss the count. normally what they will do is let the jury decide, or, after the state has put or government has put on their evidence, then it's appropriate for some sort of a motion for judgment of acquittal. i think it is premature at this point for the judge to dismiss the first-degree murder count. arthel: then, doug, something else the jury will have to decide is whether the defense claim that jordan graham was coerced to confess that her actions were motivated by anger. that she chose to push her husband off a cliff. if you're the prosecutor, how do you convince the judge...

>> no, sir, not at this point. >> is there any relationship between the suspect and these three people? >> at this time, we don't think there is but hadn't tied that loose end up yet. >> so sickening. gary tuchman joins me now. i understand the alleged murderer was in court today. what happened? >> reporter: burns had his initial appearance in court. he was escorted by police wearing a bullet proof vest and shackles. he got inside the small courtroom and the judge informed him of the murder charges against him and burns said no, i don't have a job. no, i don't have a lawyer. and the judge said...