00:00Today, the jury hearing from Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in her own words, fighting back against fraud and conspiracy charges by telling jurors she thought her blood testing device was a really big idea and describing clinical results as excellent.
00:15Holmes has pleaded not guilty to charges she defrauded investors by lying about Theranos technology, saying it could run a range of tests on just a few drops of blood.
00:24We'd like to see a world in which every person gets access to this type of basic testing.
00:31The company, once valued at $9 billion, put Holmes on the cover of magazines, backed by big names like the Walton family and Rupert Murdoch.
00:40But the prosecution has tried to paint a picture of a con woman who knew the device didn't work.
00:46Defense documents indicate they'll argue Holmes' former partner and boyfriend, Sonny Bilwani, was pulling the strings.
00:52In spite of Holmes once saying, the buck stopped with her.
00:57Anything that happens in this company is my responsibility at the end of the day.
01:00Bilwani's lawyers say he adamantly denies wrongdoing.
01:03Elizabeth Holmes has a long history of charming, knowledgeable, influential people.
01:09So it stands to reason that her attorneys think she can also charm 12 jurors sitting in front of her.
01:15Holmes' testimony is expected to continue tomorrow, when the prosecution may get a chance to question the woman who hopes she is her own best witness.
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