CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: CNN's Thelma Gutierrez has been having a devil of a time reporting out of the David Westerfield murder trial. He's the man charged with killing little Danielle Van Dam. Thelma sent this postcard from San Diego, where the judge is judging the media, as much as the defendant.</s>THELMA GUTIERREZ, CNN CORRESPONDENT: We've been covering the Van Dam case since the very beginning. And what you don't see is all of this. Reporters, the live trucks, the cameras, all parked in front of Broadway, in front of the hall of justice. Since the very beginning, the judge was allowed cameras in the courtroom to broadcast the trial live. But at the same time, he's imposed a gag order, which has made covering the trial a little bit difficult. He's also had a confrontational relationship with some of the local reporters. In fact, recently, he kicked a reporter out of the courtroom because he says that she leaked information out of a closed session.</s>GUTIERREZ: Now the trial is winding down. The fate of the defendant, what -- David Westerfield is now in the hands of the jury. And so, for the rest of us who have been covering the trial for the past month, at this point, just sit and wait for a verdict.</s>LIN: As we all do. Thanks, Thelma Gutierrez for your postcard. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Postcards From the Field: The van Dam Murder Trial