Stocks started out the week, well, on a down note. Nicole it was pretty unbelievable we have had a lot of volatility recently. Today the index is up about 2 . That is a loss of one third of 1 . The s p a loss of eight quarter of 1 . The tech heavy nasdaq has an up arrow. Fractionally higher. We are keeping an eye on so many names. We will hear our first, formally known as Humphrey Hawkins on the dow having an upgrade. Connell president obama is hosting the french president. This comes as some economists are saying that the United States is in danger of becoming more like france when it comes to our economy. Dagen peter barnes is at the white house to explain. The organization of economic collects all of the data. It looks that social expenditures. In 2013, it found that france spent an estimated 33 of its gdp on these kinds of programs. The u. S. About 20 . The oecd average about 22 . The u. S. Has been moving up. That 20 in 2013 ranked it 23rd among developed nations in this kind of s
Selfdefense has argued that george sblirm mans wife and wounds. The defense may be winding down its case. How important was todays testimony in establishing reasonable doubt. Craig mel man. Craig . Reporter michael, good evening to you. Thats the distance that dr. Di maio was from martin. That was one of his highlights from the testimony today. He went on to say that the gun was against their clothing, not pregt against the skin. He ultimately said the medical evidence that he was presented is consistent with George Zimmermans story. Injuries from his head, according to dr. Di maio, came from some serious blows. Perhaps concrete. There were at least six injuries to George Zimmermans. Some of his most animated that he could not testify as to who started the fight, couldnt testify as to who threw the first punch and also couldnt testify whether Trayvon Martin at any point has actually grabbed the gun as have been said. They also wonder how the medical. Also, as you indicated, mark, one o
Good evening. Im mi in for chris matthews. Leading off tonight, it was a big day for the defense in the George Zimmerman trial with a key medical expert backing up zimmermans account of the shooting. Vincent di maio is a forensic pathologist hired by the defense. Today he testified that the physical evidence was consistent with zimmermans account that martin was leaning over him when the shot was fired. Thats important, since zimmerman said he shot the unarmed teenager in selfdefense, and the selfdefense has argued that zimmermans wounds mean he could have sustained head trauma. The defense may be winding down its case. How important was todays testimony in establishing reasonable doubt. Msnbcs craig melvin has been keeping an eye on all of todays proceedings and he joins us live from the florida courthouse. Craig . Michael, good evening to you. Two to four inches, two to four inches. Thats the dast distance that di maio was from martin. That was one of his highlights from the testimon
The clothing. This is the kind of hard Scientific Evidence that jurors tend to like. Most of the morning, however, was consumed with a hearing without the jury. The court is hearing several motions. The animation of zimmermans events. The 11th day of testimony in the George Zimmerman trial. It is day three of the defense testimony. The case is just now days away from wrapping up. Both sides are making their closing arguments shortly thereafter. George zimmermans defense team today literally called on the man who wrote the book on forensic pathology, dr. Vincent demayo, testified the testimony is consistent. The marks and the size of the pattern, it is my opinion that the muzzle of the gun in the case was two to four inches away from the skin. So the barrel of the gun was against the clothing, the muzzle of the gun was against the clothing. But the clothing itself had to be two to four inches away from the body at the time mr. Martin was shot. So the wound itself, by the gap, by the pow
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