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In our crime and punishment report tonight, it is day five for oscar pistorius on the witness stand. it is a dramatic day, most of us have not seen the testimony because oscar pistorius decided not to appear on camera. somebody gave him a hug as he left. the prosecutor has tried to pick apart the olympic runner's testimony, about the night he killed reeva steencamp. oscar pistorius clenching his jaw, visibly tense as he tried to explain his actions before killing reeva steencamp. >> i'm getting emotional, because it is a difficult time for me to remember.

>> that lead to an interest in acting. leto headed to los angeles in 1992. his good looks and ability to pull off the perfect teen slacker landed him in the classic "my so called life." do you miss that character at all? >> it was such a short period of my life. it really found an audience because it was replayed so long on mtv. >> leto was an instant heartthrob but worked hard to get more challenging parts. it didn't take long. he secured his first leading role in "prefontaine," based on steve prefontaine, olympic runner. leto immersed himself into the part, training for weeks, becoming the a...

Bashar al assad's ruling party and the russian embassy. so far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attacks. rebel forces have made increasing efforts to break assad's stronghold in damascus, which beforehand has been pretty much unscathed by the ongoing civil war. also overseas, in just about two hours, we should find out whether olympic runner oscar pistorius will be let out of jail on bail as he awaits his trial for allegedly murdering his girlfriend. the prosecution has argued that pistorius killed reeva steenkamp in cold blood, saying his narrative of self-defense does not pass mu...

Pretoria, south africa. it was inside a short time ago that a judge granted bail to olympic runner oscar pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day, so we will let you know when we see oscar pistorius. in the meantime, i think everybody's got a story about an expensive doctor's visit or hospital bill, but "time" magazine's new cover story "bitter pill, why amedical bill are killing us" breaks down the numbers. what they found is truly shocking. let me just give you one example. a patient was charged $199.50 for a troponin test. she is a year away from medicare. ...

Reporters. we had been watching the outside of the courthouse after a judge in pretoria, south africa granted bail to the olympic runner who is charged with killing his girlfriend. >> we know oscar's version of what happened that tragic night, and we know that it is the truth. >> again, the headline, olympic runner oscar pistorius granted bail. seven days and counting until massive and painful across-the-board budget cuts occur if no deal is reached. joining me republican congressman tom cole of oklahoma. good to have you back on the program. good morning. >> chris, great to be with you. >> a ...