DEFENSE Secretary Mark Esper does not support invoking a law that would give President Donald Trump the ability to deploy US military to stop the George Floyd protests, he has said.
"The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire of situations," Esper said on Wednesday.
"We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act."
Speaking to reporters at the Pentagon, he added: "I say this not only as secretary of defense, but also as a former soldier and a former member of the National Guard.
"I've always believed and continue to believe that the National Guard is best suited for performing domestic support to civil authorities in these situations in support of local law enforcement," he said.
More than 17,000 National Guard troops have been deployed across 23 states to patrol the cities that have erupted in protests and looting.
Use of the Insurrection Act has been discussed as Trump has talked about using the military to quell violent protests in cities.
However Esper's description of America as a "battle space" to be cleared drew the ire of retired senior military leaders.
Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a post to Twitter: “America is not a battleground. Our fellow citizens are not the enemy.”
Gen. Tony Thomas, the former head of the Special Operations Command, added: “The ‘battle space’ of America??? Not what America needs to hear … ever, unless we are invaded by an adversary or experience a constitutional failure … ie a Civil War.”
The 1807 “Insurrection Act” was last used in 1992’s Los Angeles race riots.
On Wednesday, Trump took credit for a massive deployment of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers to the nation's capital, saying it offered a model to states on how to stop protests nationwide.
Trump argued that the massive show of force was responsible for protests in Washington and other cities turning more calm in recent days and repeated his criticism of governors who have not deployed their National Guard to the fullest.
"You have to have a dominant force," Trump told Fox New Radio on Wednesday. "We need law and order.
"You notice that all of these places that have problems, they're not run by Republicans. They're run by liberal Democrats."
The Defense Department has drafted contingency plans for deploying active-duty military if needed.
Pentagon documents reviewed by The Associated Press showed plans for soldiers from an Army division to protect the White House and other federal buildings if the security situation in the nation's capital were to deteriorate and the National Guard could not secure the facilities.
The death of George Floyd after he was kneeled on by Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, 44, who arrested him for using a fake $20 note, sparked the protests.
He was filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds as he gasped for breath and begged for his mother.
Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter and he and three other officers were sacked.
Esper, alongside General Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, accompanied Trump on his photo op in front of St John’s Church on Monday.
Peaceful protesters were tear gassed in Lafayette Square in order to clear the area for Trump to walk through.
Esper has since said he wasn't aware of law enforcement plans regarding clearing Lafayette Square on Monday evening prior to his appearance with Trump, Washington Post journalist Missy Ryan reported.
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He said he thought he was going to take a look at a vandalized bathroom - rather than pose for a picture.
"I thought I was going to do two things: to see some damage and to talk to the troops,” Esper told NBC News, referencing the bathroom in the park that had been vandalized on Sunday.
“I didn’t know where I was going. I wanted to see how much damage actually happened."
Esper also claimed that the National Guard did not fire tear gas or rubber bullets into the crowd on Monday night outside the White House.


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London & Partners has this week launched Grow London Global, a brand new international scale-up programme for London’s high-growth tech companies.
It builds on the success of the Mayor’s International Business Programme, which over seven years helped more than 1300 London businesses to scale, raised more than £6.5bn in investment and created over 5000 jobs.
The launch of Grow London Global is a response to the need to scale support to London businesses in the context of the dramatic change in the economic and geopolitical climate in the past seven years.
The programme, backed by the Mayor of London and the UKSPF and free for eligible businesses in London’s high-growth sectors, includes workshops, events, trade missions, exclusive connections to corporates and investors, a dedicated account manager and live leads as part of the offer.
Want to get to know the first cohort?
Made up of high-growth London companies in fintech and enterprise, creative industries, life sciences and sustainability, the programme’s first cohort consists of 107 emerging and established innovative scaleups which you need to know.
Here’s some of the businesses about to go global:
The sustainable packaging company making packaging disappear, literally. Creating packaging made from seaweed and plants which vanish naturally, Notpla (a play on Not Plastic) are on a mission to provide alternatives to single-use packaging. Sachets you can eat? Takeaway boxes which will biodegrade within a month? Notpla are providing it.
Where have you heard of them? Notpla won Prince William’s ‘Build a Waste-Free World’ Earthshot Prize in December.
Built out of a passion to ensure students make the most of their time at university, Native’s platform connects students with unforgettable experiences both IRL and virtually. Powering campus culture, the platform is home to events and content from global brands, providing student unions with total control over engagement, and giving students a simple way to manage their uni experiences – from freshers to graduation.
Where have you heard of them? Native are used by 80+ student unions across the UK.
A game-changing healthcare scaleup, Planet Nourish use AI nutrition tech to formulate culturally tailored diet and lifestyle programmes for people of colour. Designed for the management and prevention of conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and obesity, the company’s behaviour change programme sees most of its users lose 5% weight in 12 weeks.
Where have you heard of them? Planet Nourish’s Type 2 diabetes management programme is used by leading healthcare providers across the UK.
Ultraleap’s world-leading hand tracking tech and haptics say goodbye to hardware and hello to human technology. Allowing users to engage with the digital world in a natural way, Ultraleap’s technology does away with touchscreens, controllers and keypads to create truly immersive experiences and remove the boundaries between physical and digital worlds.
Where have you heard of them? Ultraleap is the result of the two field leaders Leap Motion and Ultrahapics joining forces back in 2019.
With a simple mission to create truly indulgent plant-based snacks, Misfits’ snacks are for chocolate fans who want to increase their protein intake, cut out dairy and reduce sugar consumption – without a compromise on taste. Completely carbon neutral, in just 3 years since launch the company have sold 16 million bars globally.
Where have you heard of them? Misfits sell the best-selling vegan protein bar in the UK
After finding out that the average adult spends a total of 5 years and 5 months of their life doing admin, LifeTidy was created to save the world from disorganisation. The company’s app provides a personal, paperless dashboard to stay on top of affairs – from your insurance policy documents to your Netflix subscription.
Where have you heard of them? Despite being a brand-new app, LifeTidy already has thousands of users.
Nine out of 10 women are affected by menstrual health conditions, yet cycle-driven anxiety, low mood and pain are still treated the same as 50 years ago despite technological advancement. Samphire Neuroscience are building medical devices for neglected women’s needs, with their first product being a wearable device which relieves PMS and menstrual pain.
Where have you heard of them? Samphire Neuroscience work with leading scientists and organisations including the NHS and Harvard University.
A music-tech platform using AI to turn music and data into campaigns for artists and labels in one uncomplicated space. In just 2 years, Unhurd has worked with some of the biggest artists and labels in the world on data-driven marketing campaigns – as well as partnering with 25,000 emerging artists to develop their audiences as they use tech to create a level playing field for independent artists.
Where have you heard of them? Unhurd appeared on Dragon’s Den and have worked with global artists such as Headie One, Frankie Wah and SAINt JHN.
Built on a vision of a world in which flight-free holidays are the norm, Byway is a travel company creating planet-friendly holidays personalised by sustainable travel experts. Encouraging slow travel using trains, bikes, buses and ferries, the company coordinates entire trips for those that believe travelling through the world is better than flying over it.
Where have you heard of them? In just a few months, Byway have won Champions of Sustainability at the Travolution Awards, Small Business Green Hero at the Green Heart Hero Awards and the Eco-Travel Award at Marie Claire Sustainability Awards.
The company offering a safe Metaverse for children to learn, grow and explore. Harnessing the power of technology to enhance the curriculum, Kabuni offers thousands of immersive lessons with daily classrooms facilitated by experienced educators. Utilising VR, AR and Web3, the London scaleup aims to transform traditional education.
Where have you heard of them? Kabuni have worked with the World Economic Forum this year to develop the Global Principles on Online Safety.
The Grow London Global programme is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and is also supported by five lead delivery partners, who are on hand to help companies achieve global success: GrantTree, Microsoft, Oury Clark, Taylor Wessing and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Sara French, Director – Trade & Growth, London & Partners, said: “We’re delighted to welcome these fantastic high-growth companies to Grow London Global, a cohort of 107 London companies featuring London’s brightest scaleups in the fintech & cyber, life sciences, sustainability & creative sectors.
“I am delighted they will be representing the strength of London’s tech sector and UK business internationally. Over the next 12 months, they will be offered new opportunities to grow their business by exploring new markets and accessing support and advice from some of the UK’s most successful leaders and our unrivalled global network.”
Want to know more about the programme, the cohort and how you can get involved? Visit Grow.London
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Sabah Ports Sdn Bhd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suria Capital Holdings Berhad, announced the successful handling of special cargo shipments in recent weeks at Sapangar Bay Container Port.
The container port which through a special arrangement has efficiently managed a series of notable cargo consignments, underscoring its capabilities to handle diverse and sizable volumes of goods.
This time around clearing cargoes of more than 60 metric tons each in weight and transported out using special equipment called Self Propelled Modular Transporter (SPMT).
The successful handling of these shipments speaks to the container port’s versatility and capability in managing various cargo types.
The port is anticipating a larger shipment in the near future and this is a testament to the port’s reliability and capacity to meet the demands of a dynamic and growing industry.

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A southbound lane of Interstate 5 at the San Ysidro Port of Entry will be shut down for three days next week during off-peak hours as part of construction at the border.
The right lane of I-5 South will be shut down just after the Camino De La Plaza overpass from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 10-12, according to the U.S. General Services Administration.
The closure will allow for construction work to continue as part of the border station expansion project.
Three of the six northbound lanes on the 5 Freeway will continue to be closed at the port from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. as part of the work. Those nightly closures are scheduled to end on Feb. 1.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Thursday to bring the Tal Law to the Knesset plenum instead of Sunday's cabinet session, in a bid to avoid a confrontation with his senior coalition partners. The decision comes amid a growing social protest against extending the law, which allows full-time yeshiva students to defer military service.
Last week Netanyahu said the cabinet would vote on extending the Tal Law on Sunday by five years. But following strong objections from Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the prime minister reneged on Thursday and said he would let the Knesset plenum determine the issue.
Barak said his ministry was preparing an alternative to the Tal Law, which is due to expire in six months.
The chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Shaul Mofaz, who also objects to extending the law, said the committee would advance a proposal to replace it.
The Tal Law itself says the Knesset must begin discussing whether to extend it at least six months before it expires in August 2012, so discussion must begin no later than February 1 if the legislators want to preserve the option of extending it.
Meanwhile, dozens of IDF reserve soldiers on Thursday put up what they called "the suckers' camp" near the Tel Aviv Savidor Central Railway Station, to protest the possible extension of the Tal Law. Several politicians, public figures, disabled IDF veterans and high school and university students visited the protest encampment.
Boaz Nol, who organized the protest, said "in Israel everyone has to serve, whether in the IDF or in national service. The Tal Law is contradictory to everything we are and to who we are. It is contrary to the values of service, equality and sharing the burden."
Idan Miller, one of the leaders the political movement formed after last summer's social protest, said the activists are now organizing public campaigns over economic, consumer and social-political issues.
"The state needs the Arabs and ultra-Orthodox to serve [in the army] and the debate on the law is far from over," said Miller. "The prime minister folded following the protest, but putting off the debate is only a tactic."
The protest against extending the Tal Law is one step on the way, the protesters said, collecting hundreds of signatures from passersby in support of their cause.
Opposition head MK Tzipi Livni, who met with the protesters, said "social justice begins with sharing the burden and military, national or civic service."
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Hello! I recently planted my young fig tree two months ago. It had been having a bit of transplant and watering issues that caused a sort of root rot when I first planted it. I applied fresh wood mulch and didn't water it because it had been raining afterward. Everything began to clear up well and the tree was growing healthy new leaves! However, recently, I noticed a lot of its leaves look severely chewed or eaten. One leaf was even almost completely gone with just the stem! I check often and can't seem to locate the insect doing this. Could it be a Darkling Beetle? Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you so much!
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The Library will be open on Mondays and Tuesdays! Reference Chat is also available.
View our schedule to see our hours of operation.
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Checkout or drop off iPad, Samsung, or Chromebooks for the semester at the Library on Mondays and Tuesdays, at the circulation desk. All devices can be renewed online up to one time. You must be currently enrolled in order to checkout these items.
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Three Women and the Lord
By Adrienne von Speyr
Ignatius Press, 2020
$14.95 124 pp.
I often wonder about my purpose on this planet. What is God calling me to do? Have I done it already? How will I know? While I pray for God’s direction in my life and step obediently into the work he sets before me daily, at times I reflect on the biblical accounts of those people who encountered Christ and, as a result, were never the same.
Adrienne von Speyr’s classic book, Three Women and the Lord, recently reissued by Ignatius Press in a new edition with a foreword by radio host Kris McGregor, invites readers to explore a few of these stories. The cover of the book notes that von Speyr (1902–1967) was a “Swiss medical doctor, a convert to Catholicism, a mystic, and an author of more than 60 books on spirituality and theology.” She was also a great inspiration to the 20th-century theologian Hans Urs Von Balthasar, with whom she founded the secular institute the Community of St. John.
In this contemplative work, von Speyr focuses on the deeper implications of the stories of three women who encounter Jesus in unique ways in the Gospel passages. In detailing the interactions of Jesus with Mary Magdalene, the unnamed woman who washed Jesus’s feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair, and Mary of Bethany (the sister of Martha), the author shows how each fulfilled a specific calling of the Lord. Through their stories, these women illustrate the virtues of faith, hope, and love, respectively.
It seems that everyone, regardless of their religious background, has heard of Mary Magdalene. She encountered Jesus three times. On the first, he freed her of the seven demons which possessed her. After this, her life was in service to him. She joined Jesus’s mother Mary at the cross. When we see her again at the entombment of Christ, she witnesses the fulfillment of the Lord’s mission. As von Speyr points out, in beholding the empty tomb and then being visited by the risen Lord, the process of her faith plays out.
With some biblical personalities, it’s not the name we recognize but the story. Sometimes we are not even given a name. Von Speyr shows how the unnamed woman who was a sinner in the house of the Pharisee poured costly ointment on Jesus’s feet and wiped them with her tears. It is just as well she remains anonymous: she could be any one of us. She stands for each one of us as a sinner and offers us the hope conveyed in her story of God’s redemptive work in her life.
Lastly, in the story of Mary of Bethany, von Speyr shows us an example of such devoted love that it sets aside worldly concerns for that which is the “better portion.” This Mary, too, anoints Jesus’s feet with costly nard. Judas Iscariot criticizes her for this seemingly prodigal demonstration of devotion. Jesus’s response is to “let her be,” to let her show her extravagant love for him.
Von Speyr speaks to the fact that even before these women fulfilled their calling, and whether or not they were even vaguely aware that they were to be used by the Lord for his holy purposes, they were being carried by him. Who does God choose to serve him in bringing his kingdom to earth? Could it be one of us? Only he knows. “Between every person and the Lord there is a mystery,” von Speyr writes, “and everyone is entitled to privacy and silence.”
Through the author’s careful contemplation of each of these women’s accounts, we see that nothing is arbitrary with God. Everything is deliberate, a part of his plan, his story of redemption. In this way, she draws us into her meditation with her. The whole volume is, in its way, a meditation, drawing us into the scene and illuminating facets of the Father’s love for us through examples of faith, hope, and love.
As we meditate on the poignant stories of these three women, we may even be challenged to consider where we fit into the Gospel story, what God is calling us to do for him. “He not only redeems believers, he incorporates them into his work as collaborators,” von Speyr states; and elsewhere, “Every person who meets him has been chosen to enter into this kingdom and receive a particular, personal mission.”
What themes has he revealed to us in our lives? Might we be an example of a Christian virtue in another person’s life? Whether we have realized our calling or not, I believe, along with von Speyr, that God does, indeed, carry us. And that in itself is a reason to rejoice.
Amy Nicholson hopes to encourage and inspire others through her writing. She has been published in Country Woman, the Old Schoolhouse, the Lookout, and other publications. In addition to writing and discovering grace in ordinary places, Amy substitute teaches. Visit her at amynicholson14.wordpress.com.


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Master’s Birthday is coming up and dievca is gathering her supplies, the plan is:
Classic Apple Crisp recipe with fresh sliced apples, topped with crisp and buttery cinnamon oats.
Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 50 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Author: Natasha Kravchuk
Skill Level: Easy
Servings: 10 people
For the Apple Crisp Filling:
4 lbs firm-crisp apples, 11-12 medium apples*
2 Tbsp lemon juice
3/4 cup granulated sugar, or to taste**
3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
For the Crumb Topping:
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt1 cup unsalted butter, (room temperature), plus more to butter pan
1 cup rolled oats, or old fashioned oats
Prep: Generously Butter a 9×13 casserole dish with 1/2 Tbsp butter. Preheat the oven to 375F.
Peel core and thinly slice apples to 1/4’ thickness. You should have 12 cups of sliced apples. Squeeze 2 Tbsp lemon juice over the apples and toss to coat.
In a separate bowl, stir together 3/4 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp flour, and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon then sprinkle mixture over apples and toss to combine. Transfer apples into the buttered casserole dish.
Make the topping – in a large bowl, use your hands to stir together flour, oats, brown and granulated sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Add the diced butter and work it into the mixture with your hands until pea-sized crumbs form throughout. Spread topping over apples.
Bake at 375˚F for 45-50 minutes or until the topping is golden and crisp and apples are bubbling at the edges. The center should register above 175˚F.
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How do you make an Orange Whip?
That photo prompted the thought that a Pineapple Whip might be a better choice sexually – why?
Yes, ladies — and men too, for that matter — drinking a good-sized glass of pineapple juice a couple of hours before the deed can help make your bodily fluids taste and even smell better. Fruits, in general, are good because they contain acids and sugars. May 31, 2005 NBC News
Does pineapple make your VAG sweeter?
Pineapple and citrus fruits are associated with a sweeter taste, Schmit said. … The result: Participants whose partners ate 200 grams of pineapple a day reported that the pineapple eaters did, in fact, taste sweeter. According to Schmit, vegan and vegetarian diets could also lead to a sweeter taste. Jul 12, 2016
How long after eating pineapple will you taste better?
“It doesn’t seem to matter whether the pineapple is fresh, canned or juiced,” Helmenstine explains. “The effect is not noticeable immediately after eating a few bites of pineapple. Most respondents saw a definite effect after eating pineapple for several days. Jul 10, 2018
Hmmm~so a Pineapple Whip rather than an Orange Whip
Disney’s Dole Whip was introduced to the Walt Disney World and Disneyland resorts in 1986, the pineapple soft serve has achieved a beloved status.
Disney Dole Whip Recipe
Dole Whip Ingredients:
- 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
- 4 ounces of pineapple juice
- 2 cups of frozen pineapple
How to Make a Dole Whip:
Add all 3 ingredients to a blender, and blend it until it’s smooth. You can serve it as-is, but Disney suggests putting the blended mixture into a piping bag and piping a swirl into your bowl for the soft-serve look. Top with a cocktail umbrella for an extra tropical touch.
Something of use – a dose of Pineapple for you and your partner – a lovely treat!

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ANDERSON COOPER 360 DEGREES
Self-Defense or Murder?: The George Zimmerman Trial
Aired June 27, 2013 - 22:00 ET
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ANDERSON COOPER, CNN ANCHOR: Hey, good evening. And welcome to this A.C. 360 special report, "Self-Defense or Murder?: The George Zimmerman trial."
Every night at 10:00 this week, the best place to go, we hope, for all the key moments from court, none of them dull.
Today, the prosecution's star witness facing another day of withering cross-examination, the defense seeking to turn her words and demeanor to their advantage, trying at one point to turn the prosecution's racial narrative that Trayvon Martin was profiled on its head.
Martin Savidge was in the courtroom today, joins us now with the latest on that and the other key developments today.
So, this captivating testimony from Rachel Jeantel today, talk to me about it. What really stood out to you?
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, there were a number of things.
First and foremost here, this is a young lady who is going up -- a very season defense cross-examiner, Don West. And at times, they were really going toe to toe. We should point out that Don West was able to question the credibility of the some of the statements that she has made, implying that she said certain things in previous testimony, maybe in deposition, and she was saying something different when she got up there on the witness stand. Sometimes, it was the words she attributed to George Zimmerman. Sometimes, she left out the racially derogatory remarks that Trayvon Martin allegedly made of Zimmerman.
And it went back and forth like that. But, at other times, it seemed like it became less about the testimony and more about a test of wills. Take a listen.
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DON WEST, ATTORNEY FOR GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: So the last thing you heard was some kind of noise like something hitting somebody?
RACHEL JEANTEL, FRIEND OF TRAYVON MARTIN: And Trayvon got hit. Trayvon got hit.
WEST: You don't know that, do you? JEANTEL: No, sir.
WEST: You don't know that Trayvon got hit.
JEANTEL: He could...
WEST: You don't know that Trayvon didn't at that moment take his fist and drive it into George Zimmerman's face.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Please lower your voice.
WEST: Do you?
JEANTEL: No, sir.
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SAVIDGE: The "No, sir" could be interpreted as not that she didn't know that. She is actually denying what Don West is saying. It really went back and forth.
COOPER: And in her testimony today, there were a lot of questions and clarifying about race. How did that play out?
SAVIDGE: Well, you know, race, of course, has been a key factor in this story ever since the beginning.
In fact, many say that's what took it from a local tragedy and propelled it to a national debate. But today what Don West was trying to say was that, look, it's been George Zimmerman that's been portrayed as the racist here, but it sounded like he was trying to say the shoe is on the other foot and he was pointing in the direction of Trayvon Martin. Listen.
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WEST: What did he tell you that made you think it was a racial event?
JEANTEL: A person that was watching and following him, and that was kind of strange, and a person keep watching you and following you.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm sorry?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Like he was being stalked from that person.
WEST: What's one thing about what Trayvon Martin told you that made you think this was racial?
JEANTEL: Describing the person.
WEST: Pardon me? JEANTEL: Describing the person.
WEST: I just didn't...
JEANTEL: Describing the person that was watching him and following him, sir.
WEST: I see. And that's because he described him as a creepy- ass cracker?
WEST: So it was racial, but it was because Trayvon Martin put race in this?
WEST: You don't think that's a racial comment?
WEST: You don't think that "creepy ass cracker" is a racial comment?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SAVIDGE: And I have got to say, Anderson, that was a jaw- dropping moment, because, to just about everyone, certainly me, that is a very strong comment. She did not see it that way.
COOPER: All right, Marty, thanks.
Let's dig deeper now with our panel of professionals, legal analysts, and former federal prosecutors, Sunny Hostin, Jeffrey Toobin, at the defense table, attorneys Danny Cevallos and Mark Geragos, co-author of "Mistrial: An Inside Look at How the Criminal Justice System Works, and Sometimes Doesn't."
Sunny, let's start with you.
Her on the stand today, especially the defense spending a lot of time on the subject of race, how do you think that played out?
SUNNY HOSTIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: You know, it was hard to tell from the courtroom. But I have got to tell you, it didn't seem to advance the ball to me very much for the defense.
They made much ado about this comment that Trayvon Martin apparently said to Rachel. But what was also interesting was that he also described George Zimmerman with the N-word. And so certainly he described him in two ways. He described him with a derogatory white term and he described him with a derogatory black term.
And so the defense in this case took such pains to make sure that the prosecution didn't talk about race in its opening statement, didn't say the words racial profiling, yet they took what was the elephant in the room, painted it bright pink and then threw it back out there. And I just don't think it stuck.
COOPER: Mark Geragos, what do you think?
MARK GERAGOS, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: I will tell you, Sunny, you put on a spin on this that is mind-boggling.
This sounds like a very sweet girl. I'm sure her parents love her. And, by the way, Sunny, everybody keeps texting me. They want to know where you got your necklace.
GERAGOS: The thing that remains is, this was a disaster. And the family realizes -- Trayvon's family realizes it's a disaster. Crump was quoted today as saying that they're prepared for any verdict. They know where this is headed.
This was the star witness, the star witness. The wheels came off and it was a train wreck. And there's no other -- there's no way to soft-pedal it. This was a complete, unmitigated disaster.
COOPER: Do you guys agree?
JEFFREY TOOBIN, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: No, I don't think it was that bad.
TOOBIN: I think it was a problem. She is a problematic witness, there's no doubt about it. But I don't think...
GERAGOS: You think?
TOOBIN: ... she is as -- I don't think she's as critical to the government's case as Mark is making him out to be. And we're calling him the star witness -- her the star witness over and over again. The prosecution isn't calling her the star witness.
She establishes one thing I think convincingly, which is that Zimmerman was following Trayvon Martin and he was nervous about that. I think later in her testimony, when she talks about Trayvon saying get off me, that's much more questionable testimony. I'm not sure the jury is going to believe that.
But she's not the whole case. She's part of the case. I don't think this was a train wreck. I do think she's a problematic witness.
COOPER: ... the jury will pick and choose what they believe from her, Danny? (CROSSTALK)
DANNY CEVALLOS, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Number one, the jury will instructed to pick and choose. In essence, the jury will be told you can choose to believe part of her testimony, you can choose to believe none of it. And that is their power. They're empowered to do that.
And more than that, when they get into that jury room, they're going to ask themselves, as I have said before, do I even relate to this person? Because we find people credible that we can relate to. And is this person someone they can relate to? And I don't think that they will. Ultimately, what do you have?
Let's take racism and all this race talk and throw it out and look at what this witness -- because, first of all, those are not elements of any of the crimes or any of the self-defense here. Look at what this witness tells us. She gives us a glimpse into Trayvon Martin's mind, if she is to be believed. And those words are derogatory.
They're spoken in anger. They're spoken -- they're words of -- they give us an idea of what Trayvon Martin is thinking at the time. Contrast that with the 911 call, the dispassionate 911 call of George Zimmerman, and then you look at that against what Trayvon Martin -- again, beyond that, if you believe this witness, she says that Trayvon Martin says, why are you following me? And George Zimmerman says, what are you talking about?
Does that sound like the language of somebody who is hunting someone down?
COOPER: I want to play another part of the testimony where the defense specifically asked her about racially charged language that Trayvon Martin allegedly used that night when describing George Zimmerman to her on the phone. Let's listen.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
WEST: Do people that you live around and with call white people "creepy ass crackers"?
JEANTEL: Not creepy, but cracker, yes.
WEST: So the creepy is the pervert part that you were talking about?
WEST: So forget that for a second. You're saying that in the culture that you live in, in your community, people call -- people there call white people crackers?
JEANTEL: Yes, sir.
WEST: And do they use the N-word regularly? JEANTEL: Yes, sir.
WEST: And you're saying so did Trayvon Martin? Trayvon Martin referred to white people as crackers, correct?
JEANTEL: I don't recall, sir.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: So, Mark, to you, what is the defense trying to do here and did they succeed?
GERAGOS: Of course they succeeded.
I really am at a loss as to how anybody is going to say this was a good day for the prosecution. Understand what happens here. You have only got an audience. Your audience is not the people watching TV, your audience is not us here on TV. It's the six people in that jury box. The six people in that jury box are not going to relate to this young lady.
HOSTIN: And I completely disagree with that, because I was in the courtroom.
GERAGOS: Sunny, I will just explain it to you. They are not going to relate to her. They're not going to relate to this woman saying that cracker is not derogatory. They're not going to relate to the mumbling, the stumbling and the other things that are culturally different.
HOSTIN: That's wrong.
GERAGOS: OK. It's wrong.
GERAGOS: As I said yesterday, save the tape, Sunny, because you're going to see when this verdict comes out that this has been an absolute train wreck.
HOSTIN: I'm already four for four on this, Mark. So, the bottom line is, I was in the courtroom.
COOPER: OK, Sunny, you're saying because she's authentic, you're saying she's relatable? HOSTIN: Absolutely. I took a look at the jury. I sat in there. They were engaged, they were taking notes, they were leaning in. They didn't seem to have any trouble understanding her. And I have got to tell you, I think today was an even better day for her on the witness stand than yesterday.
Yesterday, yes, she was combative. Yes, she seemed fidgety, today, much more comfortable in the chair, answering the questions. And one thing for sure, she never strayed from the fact that she said that George Zimmerman was pursuing Trayvon Martin, was pursuing him and approached him. And I think that is so significant.
TOOBIN: Yes, I would like to take a little bit of a middle road between Mark and Sunny here.
But I do think she's a problematic witness and I think the jury is going to have a lot of problems with at least some of what she says. But, remember, this case is about Trayvon Martin being shot, and there's a 911 call where George Zimmerman is told, don't approach him. That's the key evidence in the case.
I don't think it matters whether he says cracker or uses the N- word. I just think that's just a sideshow, it's an attempt to get the jury focused on something else. This is a case about a kid who got shot, and that's what the jury is going to have to ask their question -- have to answer, who is responsible for that?
CEVALLOS: It's not exactly about -- this case is not exactly about Trayvon Martin being shot. It's more than that.
First, Jeff said they told him to stop following him. What he didn't tell you was the next word that you hear, which is OK. Now, do we know what he did when he said OK? We don't know. And any time you hear those words, we don't know, that translates to reasonable doubt.
COOPER: But he did end up following him.
CEVALLOS: Secondly, it's not about shooting. We know that -- we know George Zimmerman shot.
This case is not about a shooting. We already know that. That's stipulated. This case is what about what was in George Zimmerman's mind at the time of the shooting, what he reasonably perceived. And if the prosecution cannot disprove self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt, that is a D-verdict.
COOPER: Mark, I want to play a clip from an interview I did with the Martin family attorney, Daryl Parks, about an hour ago where he said race is not an issue in this trial. I just want to play that.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DARYL PARKS, ATTORNEY FOR TRAYVON MARTIN'S FAMILY: I think you have to distinguish that when you have a situation where we see that George Zimmerman is talking in the 911 tape and describing what he was seeing in Trayvon Martin and calling him suspicious, we don't believe the focus was really race.
Additionally, the charge that he is facing has nothing to do with race. Bringing race into this situation does nothing but make people pick sides and invoke some prejudice into the proceedings. We don't want that. We want Mr. Zimmerman to have a nice, fair and just trial.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: So, we're going to have more of that interview coming up tonight, Mark.
But that's a completely different position from what he said at a House Democratic forum just last year. Let's listen to that.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
PARKS: He was another unarmed black boy whose life was lost because of unfounded stereotypes, suspicions and fears.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: What do you make of that contrast, Mark?
GERAGOS: I know -- I think I know exactly what is happening here.
Look, the reason this case was galvanizing to begin with is because if anybody else other than a police officer had shot somebody dead, you get arrested first, they ask questions later. And anybody in the African-American community and frankly in any minority community understands that.
So there's obviously a -- kind of a bubbling up of emotion, because he didn't get arrested and they figure that it's because he's white and the kid is black. Now, once he does get arrested, the idea that they now have a jury, which has, you know -- is woefully deficient, in terms of having a minority presence, the last thing that anybody wants to do if you're looking for a guilty verdict is to inject race into it, because if you inject race into it, which, by the way, is injected all the way through this case, and that is precisely why you see the way people react today to this young lady's testimony.
Those of us who have some familiarity with the culture understand and get her and can relate. Those of us who don't thinks she's a disaster. So race is the great underbelly, if you will, of the criminal justice system. To say it has nothing to do with it, you have never sat in a criminal courtroom. Race has everything to do with the criminal justice system. COOPER: Sunny, you agree with that?
HOSTIN: Yes, I mean, I do think again it's sort of been woven through this trial. And while they didn't use racial profiling, profiling in a sense is code for racial profiling.
And we have got these 911 calls -- or 311 calls that came in from George Zimmerman and he describes every single person that he's watching as young, black and suspicious. Apparently, white kids walking around his neighborhood, they aren't suspicious. Latinos walking around his neighborhood are not suspicious, just young black men.
And so to say race may not have been a part of this at all, I just -- I don't buy that.
COOPER: All right, we have got to take a break. Stick around.
Next, we're going to have more on Rachel Jeantel, who she is, what she thinks of all the attention she's been getting, why she's been less than truthful about a number of things in the past.
And later, a 360 exclusive, as I mentioned, inside perspective tonight from Mark O'Mara, George Zimmerman's co-counsel, and more from the attorney for Trayvon Martin's family.
COOPER: Well, cross-examination has been described as a kind of jujitsu, the art of turning your courtroom opponent's strength into a weakness.
Tonight, we want to give you a look at how it's done and how a witness can either help or hurt the effort in that regard. The defense cross-examination of Rachel Jeantel has been a textbook example. And so is her demeanor compared to yesterday.
I want to show you two clips, one showing her tone on the witness stand yesterday, then something from today.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JEANTEL: Do you watch "First 48"?
WEST: I couldn't hear you.
JEANTEL: Do you watch "First 48"? They call the first number that the victim talked to.
WEST: I'm sorry, "The First 48"?
JEANTEL: A show.
WEST: Had you seen any press conferences or news or whatever where his attorney spoke?
JEANTEL: I had told you, I do not watch news. I do not watch news.
WEST: And then we met again the next month?
JEANTEL: No, we met again that Friday, when you did not want to interview me that Friday?
Are you finished?
WEST: I'm sorry?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How much more time do you think that you need to finish your cross?
WEST: Well, I certainly wouldn't -- I don't know for sure. I would think we should plan on at least a couple of hours.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: Clearly, she was not happy about that. That was yesterday.
Now here is a moment from today.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
WEST: Are you OK this morning?
WEST: You seem so different than yesterday. I'm just checking.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is that a question?
Did someone talk with you last night about your demeanor in court yesterday?
JEANTEL: No. I went to sleep.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: Rachel Jeantel today, her second day in the spotlight, her performance on the stand more polished than yesterday's, but still raising eyebrows. She said she got sleep last night.
That was the difference, according to her.
360's Randi Kaye reports none of that attention is especially welcome for this young woman.
RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Rachel Jeantel never wanted any of this, no media glare, no attention, and no tough questions about her phone call with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot. That may be why she lied about her age.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Did you say that you were 16 so that you could try to maintain more privacy?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: So you wanted to make yourself seem like a minor so that maybe there wouldn't be as much public disclosure, as if you said your true age of 18?
KAYE: Today, Rachel Jeantel is 19 and her life story from what we can piece together is more exposed than she had ever dreamed.
She attended Miami Norland Senior High School and according to her Facebook page, took classes in criminal justice at Miami University, though the school tells us they have no record of her. She's from North Miami, where she says she and Trayvon Martin met in elementary school.
(on camera): Why do we care so much about who this woman is? Because her testimony about what Trayvon told her the night he died could make or break the case. If what she says is true, Trayvon Martin was scared and trying to get away from a man pursuing him, a man who later turned out to be George Zimmerman.
(voice-over): But Jeantel may have some credibility issues. She's already been caught lying about her age and about her reason for not attending Trayvon's funeral. And then there's her vanishing postings on her Twitter page.
According to The Smoking Gun, tweets referring to Trayvon and the case were removed just hours before her testimony, like this one from June 21, "Sixteen months later, wow, I need a drink." Jeantel had also tweeted about having -- quote -- "jackass lawyers on my ass."
It's unclear which lawyers she may have been referring to, but she's certainly has held her own with Zimmerman's attorneys in court. She took some heat from the defense for this audio interview she gave the Martin family attorney early on in the investigation.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And what could you hear?
JEANTEL: Like a little, get off, some stuff.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You heard get off?
JEANTEL: Like a little, get off.
KAYE: But watch how she puts Don West on his heels in court about delaying his interview with her.
JEANTEL: When you did not want to interview me that Friday?
I didn't want to interview you? We didn't have an interview, did we?
JEANTEL: No. But we agreed to that Friday.
WEST: I'm sorry that you were inconvenienced, but we did not have the interview on Friday because of scheduling issues. Would you agree with that?
JEANTEL: You should have picked me up on Thursday.
KAYE: Rachel Jeantel was hoping to put this behind her with this simple handwritten letter to Trayvon's mother. A friend helped her write it. She sent it about a month after his death, and in it explains what she remembers from that night.
"The man started getting closer. Then Trayvon turned around and said, 'Why are you following me?' Then I heard him fall. Then the phone hung up."
When the defense asked her to read the letter in court, she said she couldn't read cursive handwriting. She later explained she's of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Spanish and Creole.
On her Facebook Monday, two days before her testimony began, she posted "I know I have a lot explain to do."
Randi Kaye, CNN, Atlanta.
COOPER: Well, it never really fails. There's always one witness, sometimes more, who no matter which you take is very fascinating.
Back with our panel, Sunny Hostin, Jeffrey Toobin, Danny Cevallos, and Mark Geragos.
So, Sunny, we saw Rachel Jeantel's demeanor change obviously from yesterday to today. Some say she was less combative. She said, yes, sir. You saw a -- you were in the courtroom. You actually saw the jury smiling at her at times?
HOSTIN: Yes, they were certainly engaged. She looked directly at them at one point, which I don't believe she had done the day before. And it just seemed more relaxed. She seemed more relaxed.
She was a different witness today, quite frankly. And that happens sometimes. I have had witnesses that I have put on the witness stand, first day a disaster. They're uncomfortable, they're combative. The second day, they're used to it, they know they can do it and it's much better. And I think that's what happened today.
COOPER: Mark, when you're doing cross-examination of a witness like her, any witness, you want to I guess undermine her credibility, but at the same time, you don't want to come off too harsh, right? How do you go about it?
GERAGOS: Right. And I'll tell you, Sunny, the reason -- and I think I said it last night -- the prosecution took her to the woodshed last night, and that's why she was different today.
HOSTIN: I don't think to.
GERAGOS: She got schooled.
HOSTIN: That would be improper, Mark.
TOOBIN: Come on, Mark.
TOOBIN: You don't have any evidence of that.
GERAGOS: You mean, a prosecutor in this case acting improper? That's shocking to me. But one of the things that I will say...
HOSTIN: That did not happen.
GERAGOS: Were you there in the prosecutor's office yesterday?
HOSTIN: Were you there? Were you there?
GERAGOS: No, but I predicted it, and I would bet you that they schooled her.
I will also tell you that Don West went probably an hour too long, because at a certain point, you get in, you get out. The jury had had enough of her would be my guess. And at a certain point, the worm turns and you're going to have a feeling of maybe starting to feel sorry for her. So at a certain point, you don't need to beat the living daylights out of her.
She had shown that she really didn't have a great handle on it. She's not going to appeal to this jury, unless you put her in a position where she will. So, I will agree with that.
(CROSSTALK) COOPER: There's another exchange between her and Don West I just want to play.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
JEANTEL: He told me the dude was close to him.
WEST: Right. At that point, he decided to approach this man and say, why are you following me?
JEANTEL: Yes, sir.
WEST: And he could have just run home if he wasn't there.
JEANTEL: He was already by his house. He told me.
WEST: Of course, you don't know if he was telling you the truth or not.
JEANTEL: Why he need to lie about that, sir?
WEST: Maybe if he decided to assault George Zimmerman, he didn't want you to know about it.
JEANTEL: That's a little retarded, sir.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm sorry
JEANTEL: That's very retarded to do that, sir. If you don't know the person, why risk it? Trayvon did not know him.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: The defense also tried to trip her up by suggesting or implying that Trayvon Martin started the fight that night. Let's play that.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
WEST: But the reason you didn't do anything about it, tell anybody what you had heard, come forward to the police, is because in your mind it was just a fight, correct?
JEANTEL: Yes, sir.
WEST: And, in fact, it was just a fight that Trayvon Martin started. That's why you weren't worried. That's why you didn't do anything. It was because Trayvon Martin started the fight and you knew that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Objection, compound question, badgering the witness.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You may answer. JEANTEL: No, sir.
WEST: But you thought it was just a fight, because it was one you knew that Trayvon Martin was planning to start.
JEANTEL: No, sir. If he was going to confront the man, he would have told me, I'm about to confront the man and see what he wants. He did not tell me that, sir.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: What do you make of that, Danny?
COOPER: They tried to get her to say...
TOOBIN: I think that's good cross-examination. Here, he's putting the defense theory in front of the jury in a very explicit way. Her answers, she looks like she's kind of making stuff up as she goes along, the idea that, well, he would have called me -- he would have said he was going to call he later if he was going to start a fight.
COOPER: Well, she said repeatedly, no, sir, he did not start this fight.
TOOBIN: That's right. But the jury is now going to understand the defense theory of the case in a very direct way.
CEVALLOS: More than that, and style points to attorney West. I mean, look at the subtleties here. First he asks her, was he -- would he have followed him? Would he have fought him? And she says, you don't know the kind of guy Trayvon Martin was.
And almost a second later, she says, oh, well, if he was going to start a fight, that's the kind of thing he would have told me, which implies that she knows that this is the kind of thing he would have done before. I think those are very subtle points and I think it demonstrates to a jury that she's improving this as she goes along.
She's writing this as she goes and giving the answer that she thinks best helps the case. Again, she's already been caught fabricating to make a better story for the person present. And we look at that first interview when Trayvon's mom was present, and she admits to fabricating, leaving out words.
Now, is it the end of the world for her? Probably not, those minor details. But I think you have to give the attorney credit. This is some masterful cross-examination, and he's advancing the defense theory of the case by using the techniques of cross- examination.
COOPER: We have got to leave it there. We're going to have more with our panel coming up with Sunny, Jeff, Danny, and Mark. Stick around.
Coming up, a 360 exclusive -- I'm speaking with Zimmerman's defense attorney Mark O'Mara about how he thinks Rachel Jeantel's testimony played with jurors today and about how his client, George Zimmerman, is feeling in the early days of the trial. We will also hear from Daryl Parks, who is handling legal issues for the Trayvon Martin's family and sitting with them in court every day -- what he told me about how Martin's parents are doing next.
COOPER: Attorney Darrell Parks and his partner, Ben Crump, have been handling legal matters for Trayvon Martin's family. Darrell Parks has been sitting with the family in court. I already played a bit of my interview with him tonight. Here's more of that conversation.
COOPER: Appreciate you being with us, Mr. Parks. As the Martin family attorney, how do you think Rachel's testimony went today?
DARRELL PARKS, ATTORNEY FOR TRAYVON MARTIN'S FAMILY: I think Rachel's testimony was great, Anderson. She stood fast. Her testimony was consistent and as you see, she, through various attempts to impeach her, held her own.
COOPER: She seemed less combative in her testimony today than yesterday. Did you or any of your colleagues prepare her for today's testimony or give her advice on what to do differently?
PARKS: Now she has her own counsel in this case. However, remember yesterday she came in the latter part of the court day. So she was tired and most people sitting in the courtroom were tired. We went fairly late. So I believe that she was just tired. Obviously, once she was given a chance to rest overnight, came back and she was a great witness. She was very respectful to the court and gave very concise answers.
COOPER: So you're just saying that neither you nor Mr. Crump gave her advice about what to do differently today on the stand?
PARKS: No, as a matter of fact, I believe that she was in the custody of the agents. We had no access to her whatsoever.
Did you feel that the defense attorney Don West was too harsh with her today?
PARKS: Well, I think Mr. West's presentation spoke for itself. I try to make sure that I don't criticize lawyers and their styles. But I think that, you know, I don't believe Mr. West is really connecting with that jury. But we'll see from the verdict. COOPER: You gave a press conference after court today where you say that the Martin family wanted to make it clear that, quote, "race was not a part of the process." But a lot of the prosecution's opening statement was about George Zimmerman profiling Trayvon Martin.
PARKS: Anderson, I think you have to distinguish that. When you have a situation where we see that George Zimmerman is talking in the 911 tape and describing what he was seeing in Trayvon Martin and calling him suspicious, we don't believe the focus is really race. Additionally, the charge that he is facing has nothing to do with race.
COOPER: So you don't believe that George Zimmerman felt Trayvon Martin was suspicious because he was African-American?
PARKS: No, I think he saw a person who had a hoody on, who was walking. He didn't know who he was. It was a rainy night, it was dark. So he thought that maybe he was seeing some of the previous conduct that he had seen in his neighborhood. So he decided at that particular point that these people always are getting away with it and on that night he was not going to let it happen.
COOPER: And when he was referring to, you know, "these people" or "blanking punks" as he said, you don't think that was in all a reference to African-American youth?
PARKS: Well, I think he saw someone that he thought was highly suspicious. Someone he thought was up to something bad, that he wanted to do something about it.
I think it's important, though, for purposes of where we are now, we're in a court case, bringing race into this situation does nothing but make people take sides and invoke some prejudice into the proceedings. We don't want that. We want Mr. Zimmerman to have a nice, fair and just trial.
COOPER: You're sitting with Trayvon Martin's parents. How are they holding up? We've seen them get up a number of times at various points when some the testimony is very graphic. How are they holding up?
PARKS: It's very tough. So they're taking it piece by piece. I think the state is making sure they try to give them some advance notice about some of the sensitive parts. You've had examples, for example, where Trayvon's face was shown. It was tough for Tracy, because that was one of the pictures he used to identify Trayvon's body and showing that picture in court invoked that. So that was a sensitive moment.
And mom has had some issues, just hearing some of the 911 tapes and hearing the gunshot that killed your child is very tough. So they're maintaining. They are here to see it through. They are very encouraged about what they see and hear in court and the job the state of Florida is doing to present this case.
COOPER: Mr. Parks, I appreciate your time. Thanks for being on. PARKS: Thank you for having me.
COOPER: On the other side, attorney Mark O'Mara is defending George Zimmerman. I spoke with him. A 360 exclusive.
COOPER: Mr. Mara, it's good to have you on again. Rachel Jeantel has been on stand for two days do you she her testimony went well for the defense? She was billed as the prosecution's star witness.
MARK O'MARA, ZIMMERMAN'S DEFENSE ATTORNEY: I think she was a reticent witness, I don't think she wanted to be involved. She waited so long and was found out almost by happenstance. I was most concerned with her testimony but the way she started with it, with Mr. Crump's interview, sort of off record without law enforcement there.
And even more problematic, I think, was Mr. Delriana's interview of her when she was sitting right next to Trayvon Martin's mother, when she was supposed to be giving her first law enforcement statement. And then we hear even in that statement, she didn't tell the truth on a number of issues.
O'MARA: But I think she didn't want to be there. She was reluctant and that sort of showed up in her testimony today and yesterday.
COOPER: Stressing in the court today about the presence of Trayvon Martin's mother during that interview with law enforcement, to you that says what? That there's potential that either she was changing her statements to the police based on the family being present?
O'MARA: Well, she testified that she did. She testified that, when she was talking to Ben Crump and the bomb was there, and when she was talking to Mr. Delriana (ph) and Trayvon's mother was right next to her on the couch, tearing up and crying, that she lightened up on her testimony.
You have to wonder why any law enforcement officer, particularly a prosecutor with 30 years of experience, would risk taking a statement from a witness in front of the deceased's mother. You have to know that there's going to be some impact.
And as she testified yesterday and today, there was some impact, because she didn't say what she heard on the -- on the telephone. She actually went light. She sort of modified it herself. And we don't know to what extent she modified it with curse words and also who she wanted to blame while talking in front of her mother.
COOPER: Have you ever heard of police interviewing a witness or a potential witness in front of the parent of the victim?
O'MARA: Let me think for a moment? Absolutely not. It is Cop 101, and it's Prosecutor 101. You have to maintain the individual nature of a witness's testimony, make sure that they are absolutely not impacted or biased by the situation that they're in. We know you can't do it, you know, with bright lights and a rubber hose. You also can't do it with a sympathy in parents, taking a statement in front of the decedent's mother.
COOPER: You held a press conference after court today and you stated you may have to ask her additional questions. Why?
O'MARA: Well, there are certain issues that may still become relevant, and that's talking about Trayvon Martin's history and his background. My hope, as I said from the beginning, is that we don't go there and that we try this case simply on the seven or eight minutes that happened around his passing or just before his passing.
However, if in fact the state tries to present something that needs to be rebutted by a sort of looking into Trayvon Martin's past, then this witness, who knows pretty well and actually gave some fairly colorful statements as to what Trayvon Martin said as far as some race and some fighting, may well become relevant. I hope not, but we may have to get that on the record.
COOPER: How is your client, George Zimmerman, feeling about how the trial is going. Can you say?
O'MARA: Well, he's very afraid. He's frightened, because he felt that he did something he had to do to protect his own life, and now other people are trying to put him in prison for the rest of his life because of it. So he's been stressed for a year and a half, trying to get to this point. And now he's dealing with the reality that he's got the state of Florida trying to say that what he did to save his own life was a crime. And that's a frightening position to be in.
COOPER: Mark O'Mara, it's good to have you on the program again. Thank you.
Coming up, another witness on the stand today, someone who made a 911 call after hearing the screams the night that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin. Now, the key issue, was it Zimmerman or Martin who was heard screaming? We'll tell you what they said on the stand. We're back in a moment.
COOPER: What's made this case such an ink blob test is that so much of the evidence is open to interpretation. Do George Zimmerman's injuries suggest a life and death struggle or not? Who was on top of whom in the fight? Whose scream was heard on the 911 tape? What did the neighbors see and hear? So much can be seen either way.
Today, jurors heard the 911 call made by neighbor Jenna Laur and heard from Ms. Laur as well on the stand. Here is that recording.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: 911, do you need, place, fire or medical? JENNA LAUR, NEIGHBOR: Maybe both. I'm not sure. There's someone screaming outside.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: What's the address that they're near? And is it a male or female?
LAUR: It sounds like a male.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And you don't know why?
LAUR: I don't know why. I think they're yelling help, but I don't know. It sounds like shots.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Does he look hurt to you?
LAURA: I can't see him and I want to go out there, and I don't know what's going on.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Do you think he's yelling "help"?
LAUR: Yes. There's gunshots.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You just heard gunshots?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How many?
LAUR: Just one.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: She testified she muted her TV after hearing voices take part in what she described as a three-part exchange. She said she cannot identify what exactly was being said.
Then she said she heard scuffling, which sounded to her like sneakers on pavement and grass. The scuffling turned to yells, she said, which then turned into cries for help. Now the question is what can be gleaned from the testimony and the tape? Back with our panel: Sunny Hostin, Jeffrey Toobin, Danny Cevallos and Mark Geragos.
So Sunny, you were in the courtroom. Do you think either side made progress in identifying or convincing the jurors whose voice was on that tape?
SUNNY HOSTIN, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: No, I don't. I think that both sides sort of left it out there. We know that there are screams on the tape. But no one really definitively identified who the screams were coming from. And I think that really laid the groundwork again for really a showdown in court between Trayvon Martin's family members and George Zimmerman's family members. I know that they will have to get on the witness stand and identify those voices.
And we'll see who the jury believes. And perhaps the jury will just come to a conclusion on its own.
But I want to say something, Anderson. Everybody ridiculed Rachel for saying that she heard wet grass. This same witness discussed hearing wet grass -- sneakers on wet grass, yet no one is talking about that, and I wonder why.
COOPER: Mark, what about that? And also the defense attorney, Mark O'Mara, eventually got the witness to admit that it could be George Zimmerman calling for help. I just want to play that from the court today and then have you comment.
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O'MARA: You said that it was difficult for you to identify that screaming voice as that of George Zimmerman, correct?
LAUR: Yes, I couldn't tell whose voice that was.
O'MARA: Have you ever heard George Zimmerman scream like the person was screaming that night?
O'MARA: Would you consider those screams to be life-threatening screams?
O'MARA: Did it seem that it was the screams of somebody who was getting beat up?
LAUR: They were being hurt somehow, yes.
O'MARA: Maybe somebody who was having this done to them?
LAUR: It's possible.
O'MARA: Have you ever seen this picture before?
O'MARA: Could those screams have come from somebody who was having this done to them?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Objection, speculation.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COOPER: Mark, what do you make of that?
MARK GERAGOS, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY: I was wondering how long it was going to take the prosecutor to object to speculation. I'll go back to Sunny's point. I agree with Sunny about the wet grass, and it's precisely the point I've been trying to make. The prism through which you look is going to inform how you look at this case. So you hear one witness or see one witness say something, and if you're white, you view it one way. If you're black, you view it another way.
When you hear these screams, it's going to be the same thing. The prism through which you look or hear those screams, if you believe that George Zimmerman was the attacker, you're going to believe it was Trayvon Martin. If you believe that Trayvon was, you're going to say that it was Zimmerman. It's one of the fascinating things about this case. It's like a racial Rorschach test, when you're watching...
TOOBIN: Wait a second, Mark. I'm not sure that's true. Who's to say that black people and white people see these things differently? Do you have evidence of that?
GERAGOS: Yes, I...
GERAGOS: ... racially.
TOOBIN: You do?
GERAGOS: And it is my hypothesis, and I think -- I think that this case does break down not strictly along racial lines but along racial and political affiliations. I think it's like every other case.
When I say this, it's informed based upon what I see going on in criminal courtrooms throughout this country every day. You know, one of the great -- as I said earlier in the show, one of the great untold stories, maybe not told enough, is that racism informs the criminal courts. It just does.
COOPER: Do you argue with that?
HOSTIN: I reject that notion. I reject that. I think that a black juror can find a white person guilty and a white jury can certainly find -- find that George Zimmerman is guilty.
GERAGOS: It happens every day. Right. I agree -- I agree with both of those, but I think that, Sunny, one of the reasons that the Supreme Court came up with Baxon (ph) challenges, one of the reason they came up with challenges based on race is because prosecutors have, for almost a century, exercised their pre-emptory challenges, their challenges on jurors, based upon race, which the Supreme Court has said you cannot do.
Now, if racism was not informing the criminal justice system, why would the U.S. Supreme Court have to go to all that extent? Why did cases get reversed because prosecutors are exercising pre-emptory challenges against blacks, when there's a black accused of a crime.
Sunny, I -- it's mind-boggling that anyone is even discussing the fact or having a problem with the idea that racism is alive and well in the criminal court system. TOOBIN: Mark, I don't think anyone is disagreeing with the fact that there is racism in the family. The issue is can white jurors decide this case? And that I think is very different from the larger issue of racism. I think your conclusions about how people react to this evidence solely on racial grounds, I just don't think it's supported.
COOPER: We're out of time. It's a good discussion. We'll have it again. Danny Cevallos, appreciate it. Sunny Hostin, Mark Geragos, Jeff Toobin. Thanks.
Just ahead, former NFL star Aaron Hernandez charged with first- degree murder. Now he's also being investigated in connection with another case, a double homicide. We'll be right back.
COOPER: Let's get caught up on some of the other stories. Susan Hendricks has a "360 Bulletin" -- Susan.
SUSAN HENDRICKS, HLN ANCHOR: Anderson, the former vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, retired Marine General James Cartwright, is the subject of a Justice Department investigation involving material in a book by "New York Times" correspondent David Sanger. That's according to a source familiar with the probe.
NBC news is reporting that Cartwright was told he's under investigation for allegedly leaking classified information about a U.S. cyber-attack on Iran's nuclear program. Now CNN has not confirmed that detail. In his book, Sanger wrote about the computer virus that affected Iranian computers.
Officials from the Justice Department and the U.S. attorney's office have not commented. Nor have Cartwright and his attorney.
Late word tonight that Massachusetts police are seeking an additional man in the murder of Odin Lloyd. His name is Earnest Wallace. He is considered armed and dangerous.
Aaron Hernandez is already charged with murder in that case. And there is potential new trouble for him. A source says the former NFL tight end is also being investigated in connection with a double homicide in Boston a year ago.
And a Massachusetts grand jury returned a 30-count indictment against Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, charging him with using weapons of mass destruction and killing four people. Seventeen of those charges carry the possibility of the death penalty -- Anderson.
COOPER: All right. Susan, thanks very much.
That's it for us. Join us again tomorrow night at 10 Eastern for a special 360 coverage of the George Zimmerman trial. Another edition of 360 is coming up in about three minutes from now just after this break. Stick around.


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Phoenix Collective - Concert #3 'Heart & Soul' feat. Dr Garcia [QLD] on Guitar
Accomplished national and international performers, Dan Russell (violin) and Anthony Garcia (guitar) come together to perform rearranged and semi-improvised works, especially for this event. Dr Garcia (PhD in improvisation, UTas) brings understanding of music as a universal language and works as Artistic Director of Sounds Across Oceans. The audience will be mesmerized by virtuosic hybrids and tonal colour that combine to produce rhythmically driven soundscapes and dance-like passages. It also features works by BACH, PIAZZOLLA, BERGMÜLLER and PAGANINI.
For Phoenix Collective Director-Violinist, Dan Russell, “You can’t get more intimate than sharing a musician’s thoughts and expressions as they improvise. You react in the moment: no chance to go back and edit or rehearse again. It’s all your cards out on the table.”
Garcia highlights the importance of audience in the Heart and Soul program where “traditional arrangements, improvised vignettes and audience response will combine to generate a special kind of synergy”.
This third concert goes beyond recognized music norms to blur genre, cross culture, notate, semi-notate and un-notate music: Latin, Irish, Italian, Australian and German fusions are extended and, at one point, include an electric guitar and loop station. Experience the full colour palette and range of emotions the violin and guitar have to offer.
“...Russell achieves an exquisite translucence in his violin’s upper register...” - John Shand, Limelight Magazine.
“Anthony’s performance was full of surprises! Innovative patterns constantly challenging the listener, and the audience loved the dreamy nature of his music. His presence on stage oozes confidence” - Zoli Mauritz, AD, Music By The Sea Festival.
The 2018 recital series by Phoenix Collective offers a range of exciting music genres and ensembles: the charm of Mozart’s classical genius; the passion of Argentine tango legend Astor Piazzolla; the intense emotions of the late romantic; and the meditative calm of minimalist music.
Limited seating. Book early! Concert #1 ‘Charm & Tradition’ and Concert #2 ‘Excitement & Flair’ were sell-outs!
The concert is supported by the NSW Government.
Phoenix Collective - Concert #3 'Heart & Soul'
Sunday 23 September 2018
2.30pm - 4.30pm
Greenway Chapel, 460 Avoca Dr, Green Point
Adults $35 | Concession $28 | Students $15 | Family $86
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Reforms to the Gender Recognition Act have been halted by the Scottish government as priority is given to tackling the coronavirus crisis.
MSPs are focusing on emergency measures to deal with the pandemic and Holyrood meetings have been cut back.
Government business manager Graeme Dey said this "regrettably" meant that work on many others bills has to be stopped.
This includes work on a tourist tax, Gender Recognition Act reforms and Holyrood's own Brexit legislation.
A Holyrood election is due to be held in 2021 and "no consideration" has been given to delaying it, meaning bills which are put on hold are highly unlikely to become law before the end of the parliamentary term.
The transfer of control over some benefits from the Department of Work and Pensions to Social Security Scotland has also been delayed, as has the latest update to the government's climate change plan.
Ministers had already put the brakes on plans to make it easier for people to change their legally recognised gender, with a fresh consultation on proposals concluding earlier in March.
However the government said it was still "committed" to updating the law so that trans people could get a gender recognition certificate without "unnecessary stress".
The reforms had faced criticism from some quarters, including prominent SNP politicians and some government ministers, over how they could affect women-only services.
The government had been seeking to "build maximum consensus" around the plans.
With the UK in lockdown, MSPs are currently only holding infrequent meetings and are focused on agreeing emergency powers for dealing with the pandemic.
Mr Dey said this means the government would need to "deprioritise" bills which are not "essential in the immediate term".
He said that "some bills are in all probability not going to be restarted" this term, and others will now not be introduced.
Work on legislation to introduce a "tourist tax" has been halted, as have the GRA reforms. Mr Dey said this was an "unavoidable consequence of the focus on efforts to halt the virus".
The government's "continuity" bill - which would seek to keep Scotland in line with various EU rules and regulations post-Brexit - has also been put on hold, although the minister said it may be reactivated should there be no extension to the current transition period.
Plans for the transfer of benefits to Social Security Scotland has also been put on hold, with the introduction of alternative Personal Independence Payments and child disability allowances put off.
The administration of these benefits will remain with the Department of Work and Pensions in the immediacy, with Social Security Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville calling the pause "deeply depressing".


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A new season of dynamic and exciting exhibitions and events will take place in Doha this fall, Qatar Museums (QM) has announced.
QM, under the patronage of its chairperson, HE Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, worked with leading artists and institutions from around the world to bring a series of evocative and inspiring shows to audiences in Qatar.
Triumphant Scale, the largest ever survey mounted of the work of the acclaimed artist El Anatsui (born 1994, Ghana), perhaps Africa’s most prominent living artist, will go on view at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art from October 1, 2019 to January 31, 2020.
As the exhibition title suggests, the survey, curated by the late Okwui Enwezor, former director of Haus der Kunst and Chika Okeke-Agulu, professor of Art History at the Department of Art and Archeology, Princeton University, will focus on the triumphant and monumental quality of Anatsui’s sculptures.
The exhibition will encompass every medium in the artist’s prodigious fifty-year career, including the signature bottle-cap series developed over the last two decades; wood sculptures and wall reliefs spanning the mid-1970s to the late 1990s; ceramic sculptures of the late 1970s; as well as drawings, prints and books.
The exhibition is organised by Haus der Kunst, Munich in co-operation with Mathaf, the Kunstmuseum Bern and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Following its showing at Mathaf, the exhibition will tour to the Kunstmuseum Bern (March 13 to June 21, 2020); and then to Guggenheim Bilbao (July 17 to November 1, 2020).
He eats alone, on view at the Garage Gallery at Doha’s Fire Station: Artist in Residence from October 25, 2019 to January 18, 2020, will trace the influence of KAWS on the international contemporary art field.
Curated by Germano Celant, the exhibition will explore the artist’s vast oeuvre, including paintings, sculptures, toys, and products. Much of the exhibition will focus on the impact of KAWS’ public sculptures and installations, both in Qatar and abroad.
The National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) will present an exhibition from October 15, 2019 to January 15, 2020, surveying the work of Jean Schlumberger (1907–1987), who transformed 20th century fashion with his creative designs for highly sculptural, vibrant, and imaginative jewelry and accessories inspired by natural forms.
KAWS: He eats alone exhibition will explore the artist’s vast oeuvre, including paintings, sculptures, toys, and products
The exhibition, titled Magnificent Jewels of Jean Schlumberger: From the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) Collection, includes more than 100 pieces of jewellery and accessories. It debuted in 2017 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (USA) and has since travelled to The Museum of Fine Art in St Petersburg, Florida and The National Museum of China in Beijing.
After emerging as a popular costume jeweller in Parisian high society in the late 1930s, Schlumberger opened an independent shop in New York City.
Within a decade, he had earned a devoted clientele and his own salon at Tiffany & Co’s iconic Fifth Avenue headquarters.
Magnificent Jewels of Jean Schlumberger: From the VMFA Collection, includes more than 100 pieces of jewellery and accessories.
As a signature designer for the American luxury jewellery firm for more than 30 years, Schlumberger became well known for his interpretations of animal and botanical subjects, particularly marine life and flowers, which are among the highlights of the Rachel Lambert Mellon Collection at VMFA, the largest and most comprehensive public collection of jewellery and art objects by Schlumberger.
Dr Michael R Taylor, chief curator and deputy director for Art and Education, VMFA, and Kristie Couser, curatorial assistant for Works on Paper, The Clark Art Institute, have organised this exhibition.
In celebration of the 2019 Qatar – India Year of Culture, the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) will present an exhibition on magnificent gems and jewellery from India.
Set in Stone:
Gems and Jewels from Royal Indian Courts, scheduled from October 23, 2019 to January 18, 2020, will showcase more than 100 spectacular pieces from across QM’s collection, including many masterpieces that have never been displayed before.
Drawing from MIA’s permanent collection, the NMoQ and QM’s Orientalist Collection, this exhibition will bring together a splendid array of jewellery, jewelled objects, works on paper, and photography, including highlights such as MIA’s famous gold and gem-set falcon and the brilliant diamond necklace from Varanasi.
An array of jewellery, jewelled objects, works on paper, and photography will be showcased at the 'Set in Stone: Gems and Jewels from Royal Indian Courts' exhibition at MIA
Whether left in their natural state, carved, or set within gold, precious stones adorned a variety of objects that came to be associated with the wealthy elite, Emperors and Maharajas.
Spectacularly opulent, these objects defined Indian luxury. The exhibition’s journey begins with ancient mines and ends with contemporary Qatari jewellery.
Starting with “Precious Stones”, the visitor discovers the cultural and economic significance of stones in India before then experiencing the rich role gems play within the “Court and Ceremony” of the Mughal Empire.
The third section, “Beyond the Court” shows the personal, private and devotional function of jewellery, highlighting the amazing diversity of craftsmanship across India. Lastly, “Qatar Connection: Pearls for Gold” illustrates the longstanding cultural and commercial ties between Qatar and India, as seen through jewellery.
Set in Stone is curated by Dr Tara Desjardins, with the support of Nicoletta Fazio, Reem Aboughazala, Tamadur Tariq al-Shamlan.

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Nissan was founded in Japan, and its current headquarters are in Nishi-ku, Yokohama. Datsun, Infiniti, Nissan, and Nismo are Nissan’s four divisions. Nissan Motor Company, which sold 320,000 all-electric vehicles worldwide as of April 2018, is the largest EV producer in the world.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational vehicle manufacturer with its headquarters in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. Its Japanese name is Ri Chan Zi Dong Che Zhu Shi Hui She and its Hepburn name is Nissan Jidosha kabushiki gaisha. Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun are the brands under which the firm distributes its cars. Nismo is the name given to its own line of performance tuning goods, which also includes automobiles. The Nissan zaibatsu, today known as Nissan Group, is the organization’s first predecessor.
Since 1999, Nissan has collaborated with Mitsubishi Motors of Japan and Renault of France as a member of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance (Mitsubishi joined in 2016). Nissan has a 15% non-voting share in Renault as of 2013, while Renault has a voting interest of 43.4% in Nissan. Nissan has owned a 34% controlling interest in Mitsubishi Motors since October 2016.
Nissan ranked after Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Hyundai Motor Group, and Ford as the world’s sixth-largest carmaker in 2013. The Renault-Nissan Alliance was the fourth-largest automaker in the world when taken as a whole. [Reference needed] The most popular Japanese brand in China, Russia, and Mexico was Nissan.
Nissan sold more than 320,000 all-electric vehicles globally as of April 2018, making it the top EV manufacturer in the world. The Nissan LEAF, which ranks as the second-best-selling electric car globally, just behind the Tesla Model 3, is the most popular model in the automaker’s entirely electric lineup.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF NISSAN?
Kaishinsha Motor Car Works, founded in 1911 by Masijuro Hashimoto in Tokyo, Japan, is where Nissan’s history begins. When the name Nissan was derived from the first two letters and the first three letters of the holding company’s name in 1928, Nihon Sangyo teamed with Kaishinsha Motor Car Works.
But Nissan automobiles were initially offered as Datsuns in 1914. This moniker was formed from the Kaishinsha Motor Car Works’ investors’ initials, which read “DAT.” Although it was originally spelled “Datson,” it was later changed to the name we know today to relate to the “Son of DAT.” The Nissan global headquarters is located in the Yokohama facility, which started producing cars in 1935. The factory welcomes visitors who want to see the engine assembly hall and learn more about the illustrious brand’s past.
Where are Nissan cars produced?
Nissan is a multinational company with its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan, that sells premium automobiles under the Nissan, Infiniti, and Datsun brands all over the world. Their vehicles, including cars, trucks, and SUVs, are made with the newest safety and convenience features in mind and are intended for the modern individual or family.
Where, though, do Nissans actually get made? You might be astonished to find that more than half of the brand-new Nissan cars bought in the US are produced in this country. Our favorite Nissan cars are produced in US assembly factories, which also boost regional economies. Let’s find out more about Nissan and its production sites.
Nissan vehicles are made somewhere, right?
Six factories located in Mexico, the United States, and Japan together produce the vast majority of Nissan vehicles: Plant in Tochigi (Japan) Plant Oppama (Japan) Kentucky Plant (Japan)
Do Nissan vehicles come from America?
Nissan was founded in Japan, but it also has factories there, in North America, and all around the world. Nissan produces a lot of its vehicles here. Nissan’s most notable production facilities include the following: Builds high-performance vehicles like the GTR and 370Z at its facility in Tochigi.
Nissan uses what kind of engine?
Nissan MR engine, 1.6/1.8/2.0 L, MR16DDT, MR18DE, MR20DE, MR20DD, 2004 until the present. Nissan HR engine, 1.2/1.5/1.6 L, HR12DDT, HR15DE, HR16DE, 2010-present (See Straight-3 above for other HR engines) Nissan KR engine, 2.0 L, KR20DDET, 2017–present. Nissan PR engine, 2.5 L, PR25DD, 2019-present
Nissan, a German automaker?
Nissan was founded in Japan, and its current headquarters are in Nishi-ku, Yokohama. Datsun, Infiniti, Nissan, and Nismo are Nissan’s four divisions. Nissan Motor Company is the largest EV manufacturer in the world as of April 2018, with 320,000 all-electric vehicles sold worldwide.
What distinguishes Nissan and Toyota from one another?
It’s crucial to observe how closely these two manufacturers compare because it can be challenging to choose a winner. Even though Toyota is our top choice and the winner in terms of categories, the differences between the two brands are actually quite slight.
In spite of this, Nissan tends to do better as a more specialized manufacturer for individuals searching for sportier cars or cutting-edge SUVs, while Toyota does come out as a superior all-around brand.
Is Nissan superior than Kia?
In terms of quality, Kia clearly outperforms Nissan. Kia came in third place, only behind Lexus and Porsche, in the 2021 J.D. Power U.S. Vehicle Dependability study. Kia is in fairly excellent company, in our opinion. Nissan, on the other hand, came in below the sector average of 121 issues per 100 brand-new cars, with an average of 128. In contrast, Kia claims to have just 97 issues for every 100 vehicles. That places Kia ahead of luxury manufacturers like Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz as well as Nissan. The Kia Sportage was named the best small SUV in the survey, and the Kia Sorento was named the best midsize SUV. In fact, Kia came out on top in two distinct sectors.
Nissans’ durability compared to Toyotas’
Dependability and Excellence Toyota is known for producing some of the most dependable vehicles on the market. The business was rated as the second most dependable brand overall by Consumer Reports for 2021. Nissan ranked in sixteenth place, substantially further down the list.
Who manufactures Hyundai motors?
What Business Produces Hyundai Engines? For their vehicles, Hyundai and Kia produce the engines. But there is some overlap between the two businesses. For instance, both Hyundai and Kia vehicle models use the Kappa G3LA/G3LC and Kappa G4LD engines.
What country makes Subaru?
The largest single shareholder and owner of 20% of the business is Toyota. As part of this agreement, Subaru has access to steel and other raw materials produced by the Toyota supplier network.
Subaru produces fewer vehicles than other of the major players because it only has two manufacturing facilities, compared to Toyota’s several facilities around the globe. Both the original plant and the second plant are in Lafayette, Indiana. The first facility is in Gunma, Japan.
In 2017, Subaru underwent a $400 million expansion of the factory after announcing plans to do so. When the Indiana factory manufactured its four millionth vehicle in 2019, it marked a significant accomplishment.
The headquarters of Subaru North American production is Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. (SIA), a division of Subaru Corporation. In addition to the $400 million expansion indicated above, SIA invested $140.2 million in new machinery and equipment and made upgrades to boost its production capacity by roughly 100,000 units yearly to meet the rising demand for Subaru automobiles in North America.
How far do Nissan cars last?
Nissan vehicles can travel roughly 250,000 kilometers on average. The majority of Nissan owners report that their cars last for about 250,000 miles. Naturally, driving history and maintenance practices might raise or lower this figure. Your Nissan might potentially last well beyond 300,000 miles with good maintenance.
What is the world’s oldest automobile manufacturer?
Established in 1883, Mercedes-Benz The oldest automaker in the world is Mercedes-Benz. The company is most recognized today for its extensive line of luxury vehicles, its high-performance vehicle branch, AMG, and its involvement in Formula 1, where it won the Constructors Championship each year from 2014 to 2020.
What is the oldest automaker in the United States?
Cadillac is the nation’s oldest continuously operational automaker, having been founded in 1902. Henry Leland, who began producing machining equipment in Detroit in 1890, is credited with creating the Cadillac.


Apple is said to upgrade its iPhone 15 lineup with a periscope zoom lens next year, making it the first time the company will introduce such a change. To make this possible, the technology giant will need to partner with a valid supplier, and according to a new report, it has done exactly that.
Apple’s Latest Supply Chain Entrant Jahwa Electronics Is Said to Invest a Mammoth Amount Building Plants for the New Components
South Korean manufacturer Jahwa Electronics will reportedly join Apple’s supply chain, according to The Elec, as it aims to invest around $155 million in setting up new plants. These plants will be used to mass produce optical image actuators. Apple was said to have visited Jahwa Electronics’ production lines in South Korea during the first half of 2021 and would likely have wanted actuators specific to its specifications, requiring the supplier to make dedicated plants to commence operation.
It is also possible that Apple did not want its competitors to know what new hardware the iPhone 15 lineup would have in terms of periscope zoom lens upgrades, so it wants a new facility to produce components for it solely. Jahwa Electronics currently provides Samsung with OIS actuators for its Galaxy S22 family, so it is no surprise that Apple wants a different plant all to itself.
These actuators will likely be supplied to Apple during the second quarter of next year for the iPhone 15 series. While the following is not confirmed, it is possible that only the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max exclusively ship with periscope zoom lens upgrades to help differentiate themselves better from the less expensive versions. This massive change may also compel customers to upgrade to the premium models, resulting in higher margins for the Cupertino tech behemoth.
Apple has been rumored to bring a periscope camera lens to the iPhone 15 models for quite a while, and unfortunately, those who wish to upgrade to the forthcoming iPhone 14 range might need to wait an entire year if they were expecting enhanced optical zoom features to arrive in late 2022. With a periscope zoom lens in place, an iPhone 15 could zoom into objects with a 5x or 10x magnification with little impact on image quality.
Several of Apple’s competitors have been using periscope zoom in high-end smartphones for quite a while, so the company will have to bring immense improvements in this category to set itself apart.
News Source: The Elec


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