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Surprises -- >> and at christmas, all the more special. >> i love it. >> he got a two-week break and he's back serving the country. the families have to serve as well. >> alongside. great story. a michigan judge rejected a self-defense claim by a detroit area man who fatally shot an unarmed woman. the 19-year-old was trying to break into his home, he says. but civil rights groups say race may have played a role in the shooting. now a jury will decide if he's guilty of second degree murder. here's susan candiotti with more. >> reporter: of aa two-deer -- two-day hearing -- >> how do you load ...

In the face through his screen door in the middle of the night. what wafer didn't know, mcbride crashed her car several blocks away after a night of heavy drinking and smoking pot. the judge questioning whether the homeowner had to pick up a gun at all. >> he could have not answered the door. he could have called for help. it suggests to this court the defendant made a bad choice. >> those word have a sting coming from a judge who's heard the evidence in the case to say that clearly mr. wafer had made a bad choice in what he did. >> reporter: defense attorneys offered a new theory about why th...

Because you're so afraid of whatever it is that's out there? >> reporter: for mcbride's family, a long road ahead waiting to learn whether someone will be held responsible for their daughter's violent death. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> susan, thank you for that. coming up next on "new day," two astronauts about to embark on a critical space walk but will they be able to repair a broken cooling line that's causing chaos on the international space station? >> can you say epic split? wait until you see how chuck norris is trying to upstage juan claude van damme. can it be done?