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He was speaking directly to them, and they were soaking it in. but more importantly, piers, when they kind of brought out that mannequin dumb diddy thing and the attorneys were straddling. do you know what happened? the jury stood up. all five members in the back row stood straight up. the four women in the front row, they leaned forward and they were taking copious notes and really paying attention, and just as you pointed out earlier, this was a turning point in the case. the state acknowledged that trayvon was on top, and it seemed like the jury had this -- they were more alive today than i...

To your lawyers. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. court will be in recess. >> george zimmerman looks a little bit bewildered. i have to say, i have not seen in many cases a judge addressing a defendant three times in one day about specific questions as to the process of the case. and the progress of his case. and the bewildered face might be because he's not exactly sure if that's the answer he's supposed to give. listen, i need a little help here. mark nejame is criminal defense attorney who practices a lot in this state. not in front of this judge, necessarily. is it just me? i felt -- ...

I am talking to the defendant. >> yeah. i've been in front of this judge. >> oh, you have? >> yeah. i just haven't had trials in front of her. i've been in front of her. she runs a very tight courtroom. as you see throughout she's very knowledgeable. she's just covering all of her bases. she's going to make sure that if he, in fact, does not testify, that he's knowingly giving up his right. >> mark, i just don't understand why a judge would ask a defendant, are there any other witnesses you'd like to bring forth at this time. doesn't he need to ask his attorney if we're done? >> it's to antici...

Trayvon martin. >> absolutely. >> that's what it all comes down to is what was in his mind. and that's for the six jurors to decide. >> and to be clear, george zimmerman has said that he got out of his car to look at a street sign. that has been his official story. that he wasn't -- and we've heard many witnesses testify that they don't believe he had ill will. what the prosecution is trying to draw out of this witness, who is for the defense, this sort of the opposite, that he had this vigilante mindset. you think that's very effective? you think jurors will say -- actually, you know what? ho...

Interrupt you. there is a new defense witness on the stand that we want to listen in on. >> t-a-l-a-n. >> and at one point back in february of actually early 2012, did you live in the retreat at twin lakes area. >> yeah. >> have you since moved out. >> yes, i have. >> are you married? >> yes, i am. >> do you have any children? >> two. >> their ages? >> 2 1/2 and 4 months. >> okay. going back, then, to when you still lived at retreat view circle, did an event happen at your residence where a crime was committed? >> yes. >> could you explain to the jury what happened with that? >> i was home on ...