. >> reporter: some like serena gupta taking a day off work to attend the trial with her mother. >> there's not that many female ceos, not that many female entrepreneurs. >> reporter: as for the testimony itself, holmes the jury small victories in the early days, including constructive talks with the department of defense and several large pharmaceutical companies. >> this is going to get super, super complicated very soon. >> reporter: partly because those are the very tactics the prosecution used. but. >> if she sincerely and honestly believed that her technology could one day be what it needed to be, then it's going to be very difficult for the prosecution to prove fraud. >> reporter: which leads to tomorrow and another big day of crowds and the defense team leading its witness through the tale of a scrappy startup, that the jury can keep in their minds through the holidays. in san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> in wisconsin, authorities say five people have now died from the crash at a holiday parade. nearly 50 injured, some critically, including some children. the waukesha