wednesday, and closing arguments again this afternoon, but what charges the jury will consider, well, that remains up in the air. susan mcginnis has more. reporter: george zimmerman spoke up in court wednesday, but only to tell a judge he would not be saying anything from the witness stand. and what is your decision, sir? after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. reporter: the decision ended a verbal battle between judge deborah nelson and zimmerman s attorney don west. and have you made a decision, sir, as to whether or not you want to testify in this case? your honor, i object to that question. okay. overruled. have you made a decision whether or not you want to testify in the case? i object to that question. overruled. the court is inquiring as to mr. zimmerman s determination whether or not he wants to testify. reporter: the defense wrapped up its case by using a mannequin to demonstrate its version of zimmerman s struggle with trayvon
storm-spewing sharks blows up into a nationwide phenomenon overnight. is sharknado the best worst movie of all-time? did you really say the best bad movie of all-time? i didn t sleep all night. did you see that thing? great to have david muir by my side. and look at the crowd we already have out at the park, lined up all night for one republic. great friday. sam, already there. he could not wait to get out there to central park. it s going to be a good live event this friday morning. on / we re going to get to those dramatic developments unfolding at this hour. the american spy fugitive, edward snowden, at the center of that case, emerging for the first time in weeks. let s get to abc s chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, who s been tracking this story from the start. we know he s been holed up in that moscow airport. now, we know exactly where in that airport. reporter: there s this new foe of snowden taken at the airport. looking much the same he did
marl marlie hall is in sanford. good morning, marlie. six jurors will decide if george zimmerman is guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter, or not guilty at all. george zimmerman s fate will be handed over to the jury today. the jurors, all women, will have to decide whether or not the neighborhood watch volunteer committed a crime the night he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin. this is outrageous. reporter: despite defense objection, judge deborah nelson ruled the jury could consider manslaughter charges instead of just second-degree murder. they have to prove ill will, malice, hatred, something along that line to get to that level. so the manslaughter is a killing without justification. reporter: prosecutors say zimmerman did have malice and hatred for martin. pardon my language. he was one of those [ bleep ] that get away. pardon milan garage. he was one of those [ bleep ] punks. reporter: but in closing arguments this morning the defense is expected to c
closing arguments in the trial of george zimmerman. the six woman jury will hear from the defense this morning. the judge agreed the jury can consider a lesser charge manslaughter. prosecution had its chance yesterday to convince the jurors once and for all zimmerman is guilty. the man is guilty second degree murder. edward snowden emerging from the shadows after weeks in hiding. meeting with human rights groups in the moscow airport. the fed announced it s keeping the stimulus plan in place. wall street moves into record territory. new all-time highs yesterday. the mystery of the boston strangler could finally be put to receipt to rest. investigates have found new dna evidence. it s taken 49 years for police to legitimately say they got their man. the pilots are now the focus of the probe into the crash of asiana flight say the wreckage should be gone by tomorrow. you re a machine, you re a machine. how do you stop this? oh i m sorry. a 5-year
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