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With the screams inhe back fwrou ground, he thought that he said no, i don't think that's my son. and he mumbled it, wasn't exactly sure exactly what he said. the defense called tracy martin up to the stand today, and on the stand today, he said, no, that's not what i said at all and said under his breath once the state on cross-examination got a hold of him, what was going through your mind as you were hearing this awful 911 call with somebody screaming for help? he said what was going through my mind, this was my son's last call for help and it sounded like a man's life was being taken from ...

Zimmerman is pleading not guilty to second-degree murder charges, citing self-defense. well, today the defense team called witness after witness, including trayvon's father, tracy martin, in an attempt to counter last week's dramatic testimony from trayvon's mother, sybrina fulton. she told the court it was absolutely her son's voice yelling for help in the background of a neighbor's 911 call, but mr. martin previously said that it wasn't his son's voice. it was key testimony. at the heart of the issue whether or not zimmerman acted, as he claims, in self-defense. since the prosecution rested ...

That being locked up, sitting here does something. i believe it has for morris. i would suggest that we move in increments. we move in increments from where he was was no real restrictions just you need to do what we're telling you to do to now we're going to put a bracelet around your ankle before we jump to the most severe conclusion, the recommendation he be shipped away from his family and brothers and sisters. i would just ask that the court give some credence to what he said on stand today. >> judge, we've heard that morris has done some soul searching while detained for the last three w...

The program, george zimmerman's best friend took the stand today, testifying as a prosecution witness. mark osterman. he's worked in law enforcement for two decades and convinced zimmerman to purchase a gun. here's part of his testimony. >> it was actually you who assisted him when he decided that he needed a firearm, correct? >> that is correct. >> and did he tell you the reason why he wanted to get a firearm? >> he -- he asked what would -- whether he should or shouldn't to start with. i recommended that he should. anybody that's not a convicted felon should carry a firearm. >> that's sort o...

Warm rain and means heavy rain, unfortunately, as we go through the weekend. but a lot better than what we're dealing with in the west. look at temperatures soaring. this is an a extreme heat. heat above 115 for several days. that is a dangerous weather pattern. unfortunately, it means one of the deadliest weather pattern there is. >> okay. indra, thank you. now, near the top of the hour which, of course, means it's time for the top news. >> i'm honored and humbled and overjoyed. a monumental victory for gay rights as the supreme court hands down landmark decisions. we'll tell you why the ...