imagine creating enormous murals like that and getting it all in perspective and the like just using colored race plants. that's what happened. >> it is rice patty, one and a half times bigger than a football field, so you can look at this and you see the design and there is an american movie icon, marilyn monroe and huge crowds are showing up to see what they have actually created, these pictures. >> you have to be up high to see it. >> byo helicopter to get the full effect. amazing stuff. that will do it from us. thanks for being with us today. >> appreciate you watching "around the world." newsroom continues after this. trayvon martin's parents now speaking out. they say they're stunned by the verdict. they also say it sends a terrible message to black kids

across the country. >> it is hot. >> the heat reaching a boiling point and relief is still days away. plus this. >> that is our house right there. we have kind of had to say our goodbyes just in case we don't come back. >> a massive wildfire in california burning out of control right now forcing thousand from their homes. this is "cnn newsroom." i am wolf blitzer reporting from washington. shock, disgust and disbelief. that's how trayvon martin's mother says she reacted to the verdict in the gross margin trial. the parents are speaking out today for the first time since a jury acquitted zimmerman in their son's death. martin's mother sybrina fulton says the verdict puts other children at risk of being profiled. >> is this the intent for the justice system to have a victim's -- i mean, it is

sending a terrible message to our little black and brown boys that you can't walk fast, you can't walk slow, so what do they do? how do you get home without people knowing or either assuming that are you doing something wrong? trayvon wasn't doing anything wrong. >> in another interview martin's mother was asked about comments a juror made to cnn. >> did you hear that juror who spoke out with anderson cooper and what did you think when you heard her say that she believes that trayvon played a huge role in his own death? >> i don't think she knows trayvon. trayvon is not a confrontational person. so instead of placing the blame on the teenager, we need to place the blame on the responsible adult. there were two people involved. we had an adult that was chasing a kid and we had the kid who i feel was afraid.

>> trayvon martin's mother says she wants president obama to go through the case with a fine tooth comb and the parents didn't say whether they plan to file a civil wrongful death lawsuit against george zimmerman. let's bring in the former federal prosecutor sunny hostin watching this trial from the very beginning as has the criminal defense attorney mark nejame. both are cnn legal analysts. sunny, i understand you will be speaking with trayvon martin's parents later tonight as well after their interview with anderson cooper. what is the main thing you are hoping to get from them? >> you know, i think that what has been lost in all of this is the victim, trayvon martin. i think that we have heard a lot about george zimmerman. i think that we have heard this picture or have seen this picture emerge of trayvon martin as a thug, as an aggressive person, and i want trayvon's parents to describe to the world their son in their eyes.

who trayvon martin was to them. that's what i want to explore tonight. >> was there any reason, mark, why the prosecution, the state attorneys who were going after george zimmerman with the second degree murder charge, why they didn't speak more about who trayvon, this young 17-year-old kid was? >> i have put a lot of blame on the prosecutors theory and their approach to this case. i think they gave everybody a lot of false hope. i think they attempted to twist the second degree murder to make it work into facts that did not exist and accordingly i think that they're going to come back and claim they couldn't get character evidence and matters like that in there. if they handled the case in a different way, they could have given the world a much different picture and according to the parents and others, a much better picture. we didn't hear from one friend. we didn't hear from one teacher. we didn't hear from anybody who would have known trayvon other

than his parents and his brother who i thought his brother was spectacular. with that said, i think that people are allowing the state attorney's office and their approach to this case, the false hope they gave, their failed strategy, i think that they have to be looked at as far as why the whole story didn't get told or at least a better picture was not painted according to this. >> i want to play first, sunny, and then i will bring you in and ask you if the prosecution missed that opportunity, but listen to sybrina fulton, the mother describe her initial reaction to that not guilty verdict. >> i was in a bit of shock. i thought surely that he would be found guilty of second degree murder, manslaughter at the least, but i just knew that they would see that this was a teenager just trying to get home. this was no burglar. this was somebody's son that was trying to get home.

>> you were stunned by the verdict. >> i was stunned. absolutely. i couldn't believe it. >> sunny, did the prosecutors, bernie de la rionda and john guy, did they miss an opportunity to speak more about who trayvon was? >> they may have. i mean, when we listened to juror b-37 when she spoke to anderson cooper, she said i didn't know a lot about trayvon. i knew he was from miami. that's about it. when you are a prosecutor, you do want to humanize the victim. you want that victim in the courtroom. i don't want monday night quarterback the prosecutors i think did the best they could with the evidence that they had. they did bring the case when others were reluctant to do so, and i think you have to commend them for that. certainly there was that thing missing in this case in this courtroom. who is trayvon? >> i just want to make sure i am

not missing something. maybe, mark, you know the answer. was there some legal reason they couldn't introduce more about the victim in this case or rules of evidence or whatever? is there any explanation from a legal perspective why we didn't learn more about trayvon during the course of this trial? >> yeah. i think one of it is just bringing on the right witnesses. you could have gotten a better picture of any video either side that wasn't done. also, none of us are perfect. me, you, trayvon martin, george zimmerman, sunny, any of us, and when you in fact open up character evidence, then you open the door to everything. i think they made a strategy that they did not want to have certain things come out rather than letting everything come out. that was a strategy that apparently was a failed strategy. they were very skilled lawyers. i think their strategy, their approach and their twisting of the facts as it related to the second degree murder was what in fact turned out to be their doom, and if they did not have the family and others better

prepared for the great prolt this was going to be a not guilty verdict, many of us dealing the facts, they're not deeg philosophically or spiritu spiritually, we're dealing with legality and they did not prove their case. that was anticipated by many. >> and maybe they were nervous that if you put all of the positive stuff out there about trayvon there may have been negative stuff that would have been introduced as well that could have undermined the prosecution's case. we'll continue this conversation. we'll have more on this story coming up, sunny, mark, thanks for joining us. trayvon martin's parents by the way, sybrina fulton and tracy martin, they will sit down with anderson cooper to talk about how their family is moving forward, this interview tonight, 8 p.m. eastern, you will want to see it. tens of millions of americans sweating it out under heat advisories throughout the northeast and midwest. temperatures in the 90 degree range feel like the hundreds because of a high amount of

humidity. in the west fire fighters are battling hundreds of blazes. we have reporters from east to west reporting on all of this. emily schmidt is in washington on the national mall and casey is in idyllwild california and chad myers is at the cnn weather center in atlanta. how are people handling this heat as they get around the nation's capital? >> they have been doing this every day this week. you look behind me at the guys playing soccer, they make it look easy. that is deceptive. there is a heat advisory and it feels like the triple digits. you have to drink a lot of water. some people are i am proceed miezing. one woman said it is a three popsicle day but the business of the day as to go on. we met one woman from pennsylvania planning to meet with lawmakers on capitol hill to lobby for a cause and will attend a rally and she says the heat cannot get in the way of

those plans. >> yes. >> is the weather going to get in the way. >> never. never. we're actually going to go on a march so we're going to walk in the heat at like i think from 2 to 3. right in the hottest part of it there will be a few thousand of us walking. >> now, so far there have not been any major heat related problems here in washington. we have not seen major injuries. we have not seen major power outages. we do see in small ways how this heat is impacting people. there was a cab pulled over on constitution avenue because it had over heated. on metro they're allowing water and we learned amtrak is putting in speeds restrictions on the northeast corridor between washington and boston because of the excessive heat. wolf. >> hot here at least for another day or two. let's go to casey wian right now. other problems in california. what, about 6,000 residents there under evacuation orders because of a massive mountain fire. what's going on?

>> reporter: that's right. as emily was talking about, heat is a big factor here. we're not seeing a lot of wind driving this fire and winds very calm between 2 and 5 miles an hour, maybe a just up to eight. the temperatures, 99 degrees and the humidity level very, very low between 5 and 10%. just providing a lot of fuel for that fire that is causing a lot of concern for this community here. idyll wild under a mandatory evacuation. 4,000 homes and 6,000 residents supposed to be out of here and most people are abiding by that. one of the issues that fire fighters, 3,000 fire fighters battling this blaze is the inversion layer, the visibility. we're expecting they'll get aircraft in the air any moment to start fighting that fire which has spread to 23,000 acres, wolf. >> we'll stay in close touch. let's go to chad right now. when can residents in the

northeast, the midwest begin to feel some serious relief? >> it is going to come to the midwest first, and then to the northeast second. it will be hot probably for another 36 hours in wisconsin, 48 hours in michigan, and still 72 hours before the real cool air finally gets all the way to philadelphia and new york. it is going to be awhile just because it is so hot everywhere. in fact, earlier today i looked at the heat index. this is near detroit. we're talking about heat index of 102 at 11:00 in the morning. it has just been day after day of this now. i know it is summer and i know it is supposed to be hot. when you see temperatures and heat indexes like this and days in a row, new york, philly, d.c., you are going to see people that get in trouble because they just don't drink enough water. this is the issue. i was in new york city last week and it was 102. heat index was 102. i tried to walk outside. i tried to walk just to get exercise. i would go into the fair way market, the west side market, probably every six blocks i would go in and get a bottle of water and cool off inside with

air conditioning. that's what you have to do. you have to find air conditioning if you are outside at all, especially if you have to go outside and work. at least get a little comfort on your work, on your break, on your lunch break. >> drink a lot of water if you're going to work outside. chad, thanks very much. casey, thanks to you, emily, we'll continue to watch the weather and the fires out west. this story just coming into cnn. very, very interesting development connected to one of the biggest organized crime trials in the country right now, the massachusetts police, they have a body they have identified as steven rakes. rakes was a potential prosecution witness in the murder trial of james whitey bulger who used to run the irish rob in boston. i say potential because prosecutors just this week dropped rakes from the witness list. rakes' body was found yesterday in lincoln, massachusetts, about 20 miles from boston. we're in the courtroom live

gathering more details, susan candiotti is inside and as soon as we get more information on what's going on we'll share it of course with you. here is what else we're working on this hour. just awhile ago president obama spoke out about his health care law. missing from his remarks once again today, reactions by the way to the zimmerman verdict. also, alex rodriguez says he will be back on a major league field next week for his first game of the season and a dark cloud certainly hangs over his legacy. we have a rare interview with a yankee player coming up. and you're being tracked by more than just your smartphone. that's right. when you get into your car and pull out of your driveway, police potentially could be snapping pictures of your license plate.

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president obama says his signature health care reform law is bringing down premiums and saving people money. at a white house event earlier today the president pushed back against republican critics of the affordable care act. he was joined by middle class families who support obama care. the president says the law is forcing the insurers to spend

more on patients. >> today because of the affordable care act, insurance companies have to spend at least 80% of every dollar that you pay in premiums on your health care. not on over head. not on profits. on you. many insurance companies are already exceeding that target. they're bringing down premiums and providing better value to their customers. >> uninsured americans can begin purchasing health insurance under the new exchanges. that begins october 1st. despite the president's education blitz on health care, the plan still has lots of critics. a poll paback in may found 43% support it and 54% oppose and 60% of those who say they oppose the law actually feel it doesn't go far enough. many of them would want it to go further, for example, with a single payer option if you will.

let's bring in candy crowley, the host of state of the un. the president coming out, touting obama care and a lot of uncertainty, though. how much potentially could this still hurt him even though this is the law of the land? >> well, a couple of ways. first of all, this is the signature piece of legislation. he will be known for this. if it fails, it will be big fail. if it is a success, that will be on him for pushing it through. so he has a lot of sort of legacy riding on this. more importantly, at least for a lot of members of congress, it is clear that republicans believe that health care still remains a potent issue, certainly to their folk that is come out at mid-terms. the mid-terms next year and will decide who controls the how us and the senate and republicans are pushing various parts of obama care saying this is bad and this is bad and it is not going to work and so coming up

what happens is if, let's say, republicans can take over the senate, if democrats somehow could take over the house, the mix is very important. for this president who is fast getting into lame duck territory, for this president to do anything big over the next couple of years, he is going to need a congress that is a little more looking at things through his prism, so should he be able to take over the house in terms of deck krats taking over the house, a lot think it is a long shot, but should he do that he could get more done. there is a policy thing going on and a legacy thing going on for him. >> there certainly is. these are obviously critically important issues. i was watching the president at his event earlier today, and once again he didn't talk about any reactions to the zimmerman verdict. he issued a written statement on sunday after the not guilty verdict. he could have -- as a lot of presidents do they come out and

speak about one subject and say i will get to that in a minute and i want to make a statement about something that a lot of folks in the country are talking about. does he really need to talk to the american people, though, about the not guilty verdict? >> i think there are a lot of people that expect the first african-american president in a case that so many see through the prism of race would be a natural to say something about it. even as he is being pushed there is the other side of people saying the president should not get granular into a case that's been decided by a jury. on top of that you have the justice department still sort of looking into whether there are any civil rights violations that they could bring charges against zimmerman, so there is a lot going on. this is not an easy choice for the president, whether to speak or not to speak. having said that, i suspect he will. he has the simple answer so far. he has not been asked about it. we're told that he was ready with an answer when he did

interviews with spanish speaking outlets. he wasn't asked. i suspect he will at some point say something, and i think he will probably disappoint a lot of people. this is a very cautious man. he has been cautious certainly when it comes to racial issues. i know you remember with his pastor during the campaign that just took a very long time for the president to come out and indeed did deliver a speech on race. he takes a long time, i think, to ponder these things. i don't expect that you will see him do this off the cuff. >> a person on the staff that doesn't have any choice has to talk about is, the press secretary jay carney asked about it every day including just a few moments ago. listen to this. >> jay, today trayvon martin's parents spoke out publicly and they said they felt the verdict in the george zimmerman case gave an awful message, a terrible message to young teenagers, and they don't think teenagers as a whole know what to do now. in light of these comments, does the president have any message

to you, to the teenagers of america watching this case? >> i would say a couple of things. first of all, as you know, the department of justice has said that it is investigating this matter, and will continue to investigate it, and we're not going to comment on the specifics of that process. the president as he said in his statement on sunday understands the passions that are surrounding the verdict. he shares the view that trayvon martin's parents have expressed, the response to the verdict should be peaceful and calm, but beyond that, as you heard him say after trayvon martin was killed, in very personal terms, he understands how parents feel

and in particular said that if trayvon, if he had had a son, his son would look like trayvon martin, and this goes to the broader issues that we have as a community in this country, that we need to address. >> there you are. you saw the white house press secretary jay carney making points, i assume the president would make the same points if in fact he were asked about it, but apparently he doesn't want to volunteer comments along those lines. >> no, or get into the justice system and whether the verdict was right or it wasn't right or whether it had to do with race. it sounds to me as though when the president does speak, if he is not asked, and just gives sort of an answer in a press conference way, that maybe somewhere down the line he addresses the issue of race again, but this is certainly not something they're eager to embrace. it is pretty clear i think by what jay said and by the fact that they say by the way there is an investigation going on at

the justice department. >> certainly is. we'll see what happens with that investigation. thanks very much. candy hosts state of the union sunday mornings 9 a.m. eastern. he hasn't played a single day in his yankee uniform this year, but alex rodriguez is still making $100 million. up next, an exclusive interview with the superstar who could be facing a career ending suspension. members of the american postal worker's union handle more than 165 billion letters and packages a year. that's about 34 million pounds of mail every day.

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the yankees getting close to getting a-rod back. he is playing in the minors to test out his second hip surgery he had in january. he hasn't played in the majors all season. the website says the star slugger could be in the lineup on monday just in time for the latest baseball scandal, though. a-rod almost never gives interviews, but he did stop to speak to our jason carroll. >> every day is a new day and obviously in this process there is a lot of challenges. >> alex rodriguez knows a lot about challenges. he recovered from hip surgery, the second of his career.

the new york yankee third base man is back on the field for now with a double a team, the trenton thunder and getting back in the game, the real game, may be his greatest challenge. one he hopes to overcome with help from fans. >> the support has been overwhelming. it fueled me. this has been a very difficult process. i am just humbled by the opportunity to play baseball. i love this game so much. i hate all the noise. hopefully that goes away soon and we can get back to playing baseball. >> part of the so-called nice, the investigation into allegations linking rodriguez and other players to this florida clinic, shut down for distributing performance-enhancing drugs. rodriguez denies being treated by the clinic, a possible suspension from the team, a $114 million contract, and his legacy hang in the balance. >> a lot of pressures, a lot of allegations out there. how are you managing to deal with that while also trying to

manage the physical part of trying to come back? >> it is a good question. it is never easy. it is not fun. >> what's harder, the mental or the physical. >> i think in this case it is both. >> what happens if there is a suspension? how disappointed would you be if you're not able to come back? >> i am going to focus on the positive. obviously that situation i can't comment on at the moment, but i am really looking forward to coming back to new york. i feel like i owe the yankee fan base my a game. i don't think they had that last year. >> no negotiations going on, no sort of plea deals, nothing like that, no deals being made? >> i don't think there is anything going on right now, and that's as far as i am going to take it. i think it is important we have a process. i think we have a good system with major league baseball, and let's let the process play out. >> if something is not ruled in your favor, would you want to continue to fight? >> i just would rather not get into any of that right now. it is premature, and we'll let the process play out. that's my responsibility right now. >> jason is joining us now.

he is playing in the minors right now. hopes to be back in a yankee uniform next week. how is he doing in the minor leagues? >> so far he has been doing well. i mean, he hit a homer when he was out there, and physically, wolf, he says he is feeling much better. a lot of this he knows there is a lot of scrutiny on him, not just physically but because of the allegations that he is facing as well. he does not like doing a lot of these one-on-one interviews. he told me, he said, i really like the game to do the talking. rodriguez would readily admit he is off his game so i think he decided to finally come out and speak a little. he said he felt as though he owed it to his fans and those supporting him all along to come out and say something about where his head is at and more importantly where his heart is. >> jason carroll is an excellent journalist, hard to say no to jason. good works, jason. thanks very much. >> protesters are standing their ground over the florida state

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the people that put it many it. >> there may be good reason. the tampa bay times newspaper took an exhaustive look at stand your ground, a law that says if you are in fear for your life have you no did yduty to retrean meet force with force. between 2005 when the law was enacted and 2012, the newspaper found nearly 200 cases. some of the findings bring into question whether justice was dolled out evenly. chris davis is the paper's investigative editor. >> the race of the victims seem to be a difference maker. >> is it stand your ground cases regardless of the race of the person claiming stand your ground, the paper found 73% of those who killed a black person faced no penalty. 59% of those who killed a white person faced no penalty. >> there was a clear statistical difference between when a victim was white or a victim was black and it was -- you were much more

likely to go free if you killed a black victim than a white victim. >> one of the bill's original sponsors agrees. >> i think we do want to empower law abiding citizens. >> civil rights leaders believe it is a travesty. >> stand your ground that is the worst violation of civil rights of state law in this country. >> for now in florida stand your ground is a standoff. >> we're learning more about how the jurors of the george zimmerman trial spent their down time. they occasionally left the hotel under court supervision, so what did they do? among other things they went bowling, they went shopping at the mall, and they got manicures and pedicures and went to court approved movies including world war z and the lone ranger and they took a trip to ripley's believe it or not. county officials say it cost about $33,000 to keep the your

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on wall street now the dow jones, up about 80 points. set another record at the opening bell and that's a good sign as the fed chairman ben bernanke is back for a second day of testimony. more good news potentially for investors. several leading companies including ibm, american express, and morgan stanley beat their quarterly earnings expectations. those numbers released today. while we're talking about it, stocks are climbing to new highs and are you in the market? are you missing out on what's going on? should you being in the market in christine romans has more on what's going on. it is today's how to speak money report. >> what would you do if you had an million dollars to spare. >> buy an apartment with no mortgage. >> donate it. >> pay off all of my bills. >> travel around the world.

>> start a business. >> set up a savings account for future kid which is not in the works yet. >> all right. no mention of stocks there. so what if you had a million dollars to invest? >> oh. >> um. >> um. >> you know. >> um, probably stocks. >> yeah, probably make me consider to invest more aggressively. >> i would put all of it into one stock. >> if it was up 20%, almost guaranteed return, yeah. >> i would. it would go up, why not? more money is better. >> that's a little closer. stocks are up almost 20% this year. that is a huge run in the stock market for just six months and a ge return on your money. think about it like this. how would you like a 20% razor 20% weight loss? they're big changes just to show you how dramatic this move has been in the stock market. you can't benefit from that rally if you're not invested and if you're not invested properly

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news cameras from around the world are camped out right now in front of st. mary's hospital in london, all of them waiting for some sort of sign that the duchess of cambridge and prince william's baby is on the way,

but they could potentially be waiting in vain because it is possible all of those journalists could be at the wrong hospital. max foster is over at st. mary's watching and waiting and, max, as you know, there is a report in the telegraph, one of the main newspapers in britain that says the duchess may actually buck tradition and give birth at a hospital outside of london. i know you have checked into this. what are you hearing? >> well, imagine, let's just show you what is here outside the hospital. it is a huge operation, and they have been here all week. it is a very expensive operation. there was concern this morning. i have to say that the duchess would be going to a different hospital, just to explain the situation, she isn't in london at the moment. she is at her mother's house in barksheer and it was also a contingency she would end up

there if there was an emergency. it has always been the plan. the telegraph is pointing out as we get overdue with this baby, the likelihood of going to the hospital increases. the palace insists the plan is still to come here. it will take about an hour under police escort to get here. so we're hoping that she will come here. we're sticking here for now. it has caused a few interruptions because the media organizations have invested quite a lot in being here. >> i hope that there is backups of cnn and other news organizations, at least cnn has a backup at the other hospital if they need to use it, at least we'll be covered for that event. once she does go into labor, i take it the palace goes into over drive with pomp and circumstance kicking in. walk us through what happens. >> well, it is interesting. we'll get an e-mail once she is in the hospital. it will not first announcement and then we won't get anything until you see someone coming out of that door with a piece of paper and that's the first

indication a baby has been born. that piece of paper will be handed to a messenger who under police escort will drive it to buckingham palace and the notice placed on an easel, an artist he's he will and that will be the formal announcement and when we first find out whether or not it is a boy or girl. the palace admits they added theater to this because apart from that there is not a great deal of picture really involved. >> max foster, we're watching and waiting together with you. thanks very much. this important programming note, later tonight tune into cnn's special, "will and kate plus one." you will hear from the couple's family members and friends. a license to snoop, the nsa scandal got us thinking about how many sets of eyes are on us at any one time? turns out police cameras can track every place you drive by simply scanning your license plate.

you're probably seeing them on police cruisers and you're wondering, what are they? they're cameras. three mounted on the roof. critics say they see too much, violating your privacy. here's cnn's dan simon. >> reporter: with cameras mounted on a police cruiser -- >> what we're looking at is a license plate directly across the street. 1919161. >> reporter: cops in san leandro, california, with capture and record license

plates as they drive down any street. an efficient method to catch car thieves or pull over vehicles that show up in a criminal data base. >> with technology and with smart, good policing, you know, it allows us to keep our public safe. >> reporter: when a local activist petitioned the police department and got ahold of the records on his car, he says he was stunned by what he saw. >> i do think big brother has gone too far. because here i have not been charged with, i'm not suspected of committing any crime. >> reporter: he found what he says is an egregious violation of privacy. 112 instances over two years where police just happened to get images of his car and more. >> this picture shows my car parked in the driveway of my house. and very clearly shows my daughters and myself getting out of the car. >> reporter: any time a police officer drives the car, it's recording. police say the data can later be accessed to solve crimes. everything from following leads on amber alerts to collecting unpaid tickets. >> innocent people should not have their records being stored

by law enforcement. >> reporter: there are three cameras on the roof. one on the left. one on the right. one on the side. they capture plates instantaneo instantaneously. if a car comes across as being stolen the officer will be instantly alerted. in this new era of digital rights and privacy some say there needs to be more transparency and limits to what information can be gathered and stored on citizens. doing nothing more than driving their cars. dan simon, cnn, san leandro, california. code for america. it's a peace corps for geeks. it's coming to the next list. our own dr. sanjay gupta explains. >> i'm dr. sanjay gupta. meet jennifer, founder of code for america. it's kind of a peace corps for geeks. >> most people have seen that geeks have changed the world so much in the past 10 or 20 years. but they haven't changed

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today people around the world are celebrating nelson mandela's 9 5th birthday. is civil rights icon, former south african president marked it in a pretoria hospital. he's been there since june with a serious lung infection. both south africa's president and mandela's daughter say he is getting better. birthday celebrations were held across south africa today. ♪ >> one of the highlights of my journalistic career, interviewing him in capetown in 1998. a new scientific report reports that parents and kids have better relationships after they become friends online. brigham young university surveyed 500 families and found that kids who interact with their parents on social networking sites feel closer to

their moms and dads and are generally more helpful and generous in real life as well. about half of the parents in the study say they belong to some of the same websites as their kids. thags that's it for me. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in the situation room. brooke baldwin picks it up from here. new today, trayvon martin's parents ask president obama to review the case against george zimmerman. but will it make a difference? i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. as the extreme heat blankets america, thousands forced to leave things behind. a guy man adopts his partner all to avoid a steep inheritance tax. wait until you hear the story. plus, today is the day. whitey bulger's hitman takes the stand and faces the reputed mom boss. wow! >> and a mom and her 4-year-old dauger