death penalty, it s a decision they must reach unanimously. it s something the prosecutors here are pushing for. family members as well. something that hasan, through documents he s leaked to media outlets like fox news, that he even wants it. today will look like a mini trial, so to speak. we ll hear from 20 witnesses, some of them lost loved ones the day of the shooting. we ll also hear from three soldiers who survived the shooting. they are not allowed to talk about their feelings toward hasan or even what they think deserves as far as a sentence. hasan is expected to take the stand tomorrow if he chooses to talk. he s got a little more freedom about what he could talk about. the military executions are rare. but if he s given the death penalty, he ll be the sixth soldier on death row at fort leavenworth, kansas. steve: all right. ann reporting live from fort hood, texas. thank you very much. over to you and brian. anna: quarter til the hour.
o mara, had sought to keep that under wraps. also, as you mentioned, this second statement from a woman being called witness number nine. in her previous statement which was released she made comments that george zimmerman may be racially biased, prejudicial views. mark o mara sought to seal this second statement. on friday the judge said, no, it had to be released. that came out this morning. we re still sifting through all that material, but it s believed these statements and the context of the phone calls could shed some light not only on george zimmerman s thinking but could damage him in the court of public opinion as this case progresses through the ranks. we re taking a look at it now and we ll be back to you with more when we have it. janet shamly ann reporting live for us. i want to bring now in kendall coffee in our conversation. he s a former federal prosecutor, msnbc and nbc news legal analyst. kendall, it s good to have you here with us as always. as we re waiting to g