mexico it s not mexico s fault. so it s a few people who, you know, did this to me and probably to other people, who knows? you know? so i probably will go back. reporter: something that she told me on wednesday, when i sat down for an interview, inside the prison, was that the reason why they were traveling by bus was because they thought it would be safer. and as it turns out, it ended up being a really bad choice, christina. could there be any blowback to the authorities who detained her? reporter: it is a possibility. first of all, the soldiers who arrested the maldonados, because her husband, gary, was also arrested originally, did not show up for testimony on wednesday. they were supposed to be the main part of the evidence, the strongest testimony for the prosecution, and they didn t
people would say you re crazy, you re this, you re that, and look what s happening to me now. i cannot say that anymore. key piece of evidence was presented today in court. a videotape which showed maldonado and her husband actually boarding the bus. rafael romo was in the courtroom, he saw the video. he joins us now tonight. so you were one of the few journalists who actually saw the security video from the checkpoint. what does it show? reporter: anderson, this was probably the most important and dramatic day for the defense. the video shows the maldonados, both gary and yanira, boarding a bus. they re only carrying two blankets, two bottles of water and a purse. and the defense is saying that it is impossible that they would have been able to hide more than 12 pounds of marijuana and go unnoticed. so from the defense perspective, this is the nail in the coffin.
and her husband gary board the bus in which you can clearly see that they only had two small blankets, two bottles of water and her purse. no drugs, no other packages and so the defense attorney was trying to show with this video that it was impossible for the maldonados to smuggle drugs onto the bus. it was a very powerful moment and it was perhaps the defining moment, carol. now was out of the prison last night. once she crossed the border, one of the first questions she got asked, what would you ever go back to mexico? she still has family there, family whom she loves very much and this is what she had to say. i love mexico. my family is still there. so mexico is not mexico. it s a few people who, you know,
rafael romo was in the courtroom, he saw the video. he joins us now tonight. so you were one of the few journalists who actually saw the security video from the checkpoint. what does it show? reporter: anderson, this was probably the most important and dramatic day for the defense. the video shows the maldonados, both gary and yanira, boarding a bus. they re only carrying two blankets, two bottles of water and a purse. and the defense is saying that it is impossible that they would have been able to hide more than 12 pounds of marijuana and go unnoticed. so from the defense perspective, this is the nail in the coffin. they say, the defense attorney, i spoke with him today and he says the prosecution s case is crumbling and he says he s 100% sure that the judge is going to rule in their favor tomorrow. and you spoke to gary, the husband, outside the courthouse,
checkpoint. what does it show? reporter: anderson, this was probably the most important and dramatic day for the defense. the video shows the maldonados, both gary and yanira, boarding a bus. they re only carrying two blankets, two bottles of water and a purse. and the defense is saying that it is impossible that they would have been able to hide more than 12 pounds of marijuana and go unnoticed. so from the defense perspective, this is the nail in the coffin. they say, the defense attorney, i spoke with him today and he says the prosecution s case is crumbling and he says he s 100% sure that the judge is going to rule in their favor tomorrow. and you spoke to gary, the husband, outside the courthouse, and you asked him i know if he regrets the last minute trip the couple made. what did he tell you?