this fight. i don t think it solves that issue. why does this case, for all the talk about who they are and how they are come down to that one moment one time and who began this brawl, vinnie. why will it come down to that? it comes down to it because george zimmerman is claiming self-defense. he s claiming he s the victim. so if you are the one who is pursuing, following and beginning the physical confrontation, how on earth can you turn around to the jury and say i had to kill him he was going to kill me if you re the one that started the whole thing. it s not going to sit will with the jury. that s why it s so important and the witness rachel jeantel is the closest the prosecution has to anyone seeing that initial confront jays. she s not seeing she s hearing. jose to button up the other side. it can still be self-defense because if the fate changes in the fight even if zimmerman
recalibrate her brand. deen has hired judy smith from washington, d.c., that s the same woman that the hit show is based on abc. step away. yes. one good piece of advise. thanks. coming up next on new day assessing the george zimmerman second-degree murder case. much more dome. nancy grace will weigh in live as trayvon martin s friend prepares to return to the stand today. and we have controversy here on new day. it involves this man. captain crunch. john berman is at the center of it. the hilarious response to john berman s investigation. is he a real captain or wait for it a cereal liar? thank you very much. i m here all week.
you very much for balancing out the points. this trial, a lot of intrigue early on. moving on to day four. as we track the kind of back and forth in this situation on day three which way did it go, where was the momentum carried? looks like that was the day for prosecution, right. the needle is moving towards them because you heard it, get off, get off, george zimmerman started that fight. very difficult. it s not about what i think, it s about what you think as we figure out who really matters the jury may come out on this. go to facebook, twitter or our website newdaycnn.com and we ll have a lot more coming up on this with nancy grace. also coming up next on new day paula deen hits the air waves with a tearful apology but will those words of remorse help her save her crumbling cook being empire? i m the next american success story. working for a company
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 same-sex marriage battle isn t over yet. key witness. trayvon martin s friend gives riveting testimony about the teen s final moments. she s back on the stand today and is she helping or hurting the case against george z zimmerman. monster problem. the energy drink being sued after the teenager died drinking
about highs and loss. we see the jet stream looking like a roller coaster. weather of extreme. out in the northeast to southeast we ll be talking about rain and yes heavy rain as we go through the weekend and out west we re talking about huge heat wave. temperatures that only happen once every ten years. temperatures soaring close to 130. i hope you still like me now. we like you despite your forecast. thank you. thank you so much. we re at the top. hour which means it s time for the top news. i feel both joy and joy. historic decision. same sex marriage gets a boost but the battle is just beginning. both sides gearing up this morning. so what happens next? raw emotion, dramatic testimony from trayvon martin s he friend, what she said that could help the gays against george zimmerman and what about