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good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with revealing new surveillance video obtained only by abc news. >> that's right. it appears to show that george zimmerman was not injured in the hours after trayvon martin's death. he claimed he shot martin after being attacked by the unarmed teen. we begin with tahman bradley. >> reporter: this exclusive video obtained by abc news shows george zimmerman walking handcuffed into the sanford police department for questioning the fight of the shooting. zimmerman who claims self-defense says that martin punched him and slammed his head on the ground. his lawyer says his nose was broken. a closer look at the video shows him with no visible blood on his head, nose, or clothing. speaking for the first time, trayvon martin's girlfriend, who was on the phone with him until moments of being shot, told her zimmerman was following him. >> trayson come and say, this
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man was still behind him. and then i come and say, run. >> reporter: the 16-year-old says police never interviewed her. across the country, the outrage over the shooting continues. >> it's really hard for me to believe in 2012 that a young black man, or really any young man can be shot just because somebody is afraid of him. >> reporter: martin's parents in washington receiving a special award in honor of their son addressed the national attention surrounding trayvon's death. >> we started off fighting for justice for trayvon. we realize now that it's a bigger picture now. >> reporter: the exclusive video shows an officer looking at the back of zimmerman's head. there are no abrasions or blood that can be seen in the video. keep in mind that zimmerman didn't check himself into a hospital emergency room after talking to police. >> tahman, that raised so many interesting questions about this case. thanks for that report. george zimmerman's father is standing by his son's version of
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what happened that night. >> robert zimmerman tells wofl that his son was brutally attacked that night. >> trayvon martin got on top of him and just started beating him in the face. in his nose. hitting his head on the concrete after nearly a minute of being beaten, george was trying to get his head off the concrete, trying to move. with trayvon on him. into the grass. um -- in doing so, his firearm was shown. trayvon martin said something to the effect of you're gonna die now or you're gonna die tonight. >> robert zimmerman never apologized to the martin family and said portraying his son as a victim of hate in comments by black leaders since the shooting.
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yesterday, a powerful show of support by trayvon martin on the floor of the house. illinois democrat spoke about the case and took off his suit jacket and put on a hoodie. his mike was eventually cut because of the house rule against wearing a hat. and our other major story this morning. the fallout from the jetblue flight. the incident was actually more threatening than originally thought. with more on that, here's jim avila. >> reporter: even before the chilling threat and berserk behavior captured on cell phone video, captain clayton osbon was acting strangely. according to an fbi agent in this sworn document charges the pilot with interveering with the crew. according to a sworn document. first, he reported late to jfk, missing the pilot's briefing. and once in the air, turned over controls to the first officer saying things just don't matter. at one point, yelling over the radio to the air traffic control
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and instructing them to be quiet. then turning off the radios and dimming his monitors. the copilot telling the fbi that the captain was ranting about religion and the need to take a leap of faith.ng we' saying we're not going to vegas. it was then that osbon abruptly left the cabin, heading to the bathroom. flight attendants became more worried when the captain tried to reenter the cockpit and he banged on the door hard enough that the first officer thought he was coming through the door. >> he almost got in there. that's when i seen the door buckle a little bit. >> reporter: and this is what really frightened passengers. on this video spreading across the internet. that's the wildly flailing and shouting captain up there, by the exit doors. >> oh, my god! i'm so distraught! >> reporter: how bad was it? at one point, the pilot yelled to the copilot, full throttle,
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boy. that would have been disastrous. jim avila, abc news, new york. to politics now. mitt romney is picking up the backing of some key republicans. party patriarch george h.w. bush will formally endorse romney in houston. last night, marco rubio announced his support for romney. joe biden sharpened his attacks on romney. he says romney is consistently wrong. the vice president who is known for his verbal gaffes created a stir later when he mistakenly thanked dr. pepper instead of a college president named dr. paper. maybe he was thirsty. dr pepper is good. it will be a sunny day in vegas for the obamas. snow in the see area nevada, cascades cascades, and northern rockies. pouring rain from northern california up to seattle. hail and gusty winds around omaha, kansas city, and topeka.
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showers in minnesota, the dakotas. scattered thunderstorms from san antonio to new orleans. flurries in northern new england. >> 51 in boston. 59 here in new york. 80 side from atlanta to dallas. 55 in chicago. 60 in minneapolis. phoenix, 84. sacramento, 68. a rosy outlook for job seekers. why hiring could soon pick up. and a question looming over the famed augusta national golf club. will it be forced to welcome its first ever female member? and later in "the pulse" ron burgundy's return.
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rket this morning. more and more ceos say they feel good about the economy and plan to hire more folks. it comes from the business round table after the best three months of job growth in two years. the outlook the much better than at the end of last year. inmany of the same ceos got paid better last year. still, ceos at major companies now average $9.6 million. poor guys. turf life. well, ceos get plenty of perks, as if they need them. a perk for a chief executive whose company sponsors the national tournament is
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membership at augusta. the ceo is a woman. and augusta has never admitted a woman to the club. could this be the year? stay tuned. it's 2012. >> it is 2012 right? come on, guys. facebook is getting ready for the initial public sale of its stock. they've asked far halt to the private trading of shares and plans to hold the initial public offering come may. overseas markets are mostly lower this morning. tokyo's nikkei average slid 68 points today. hong kong's hang seng fell 315. and in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow lost 72 points. the nasdaq was off by about 15. and if a coworker calls in sick, the chances are that he or she is telling the truth. i guess honesty is the best policy. 84% of people that call in sick
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are legitimately sick or caring for a sick child. the top reasons for faking it are taking a mental health day, suffering a hangover or look for another job. >> i'm not going to make it tomorrow. >> not for the latter reason, though, right? >> not at all. just a little bug i caught here. see you monday. all right, coming up next on this thursday morning, some incredible lines for you know what? the megamillions tickets. and the fire danger in colorado picks up today. and also this morning, on the loose, a circus elephant escapes. [ female announcer ] it all begin with our powder. then we introduced liquid detergent with stainlifters. followed by the number-one super-concentrated liquid detergent. and now the most concentrated all ever! introducing new all mighty pacs™. packed with all's active stainlifters... each
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well, as cow can imagine, megamillions mania is rages across the country this morning, include this long line of
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lotteryhopefuls. las vegas doesn't take part in the lotto so people trek to other places to buy a chance of the record jackpot. later in this half hour find out your odds of actually winning. >> won't be so terrible if they win, though. now for a look at morning road conditions. drempling rain on i-5 from northern california to seattle. snow on i-84 and 90 in the cascades. wet on i-80 from omaha to o, and chicago, and i-10 and 20 in texas and louisiana. icy on i-95 in northern maine. air travelers, a smooth ride out there. delays expected only in kansas city. winds are picking up yet again today as cruise struggle with the deadly wild fire near denver. >> the governor of colorado suspended controlled burns as the fire spread now the more
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than 4,000 acres. the blaze has killed at least two people and burned down more than two dozen homes. one frightened family barely made it out. capturing the escape on camera. >> where's mom? what's she stopping for? daddy. >> we're going the make it. we're going to be fine. there it is, right here right here. >> oh, my gosh. >> look at that the family of five made it to safety by following a neighbor out of the fire. the fire is just about 15% contained. a have the is the couple is under arrest accused of strangled a single mom, dousing her with bleach and tossing her body into the river. police say allen and patricia prue lured jenkins from her home by saying they need help. they found her suv idling on a road. the son unfortunately witnessed the attack.
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we'll have more on the story later on "good morning america." well, the wait is on now that the supreme court has wrapped up oral arguments on the health care low. some strong reservations have been expressed about the insurance requirement in the law. opponents believe the entire law will be struck down if that provision is found to be unconstitutional. some encouraging news on the health front, the country's 'caneser rate continues to fall. the rate of new cases among americans has been inches down after a percent each year since 1999. experts credit a cut in smoking and other damages behavior and better screenings. it's one of the most distinctive sounds in american country music. ♪ love hearing earl scruggs on the
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banjo. word fromhat is that he died at the age of 88. time to get sports news this morning. tlatest highlights from our friends over at espn news. good morning, i'm jorge andres, this is your espn news update. in the nba, ken love and the t-wolfs taking on the bobcats. love, he would have a night. first, the three from the top of the key. later, how about a stepback three? 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. love now in transition. t.-wolves up by nine. walter keeping it close. he has 20 points on the night. bobcats down seven. under 4:00 luke ridnour's shot no good. he had 40 points 19 boards did
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kevin love. timberwolves win. other espn news headlines. the nfl rule changes, the nfl agrees to adopt post season overtime rules for the regular season. all turnovers will be reviewed. all right, we don't have the official stats. but a runner ireland has completed a note worthy sprint. >> it's a 2 1/2 ton circus elephant. her trainers were quick on their feet and managed to get her back before anybody was hurt. she wanted to tour the city for a little bit. >> nobody puts baby in the corner. >> they didn't. coming up next, all about "the pulse." the stories you'll be talking about today, including the bassett hound who saved his own life by calling 911. and the texas grandma fuming over the twitter prank by the
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ladies and gentlemen, could i please have your attention? i've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. i need all of you to stop what you're doing and listen. cannonball! paula's a happy girt today. >> i'm so happy. breaking news from my news fan
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hero, ron burgundy. he appeared on "conan" last night. he came out playing the jazz flute to announce there would be a sequel to the movie "anchorman." >> paul rudd and steve carrell will be back. the original movie grossed more than $90 million. >> it's nothing without veronica corning stone. we need christina applegate. >> she'll be back. the money will get right, i'm sure. now back to the texas state grandma fighting mad at justin bieber. >> she's demanding an apology because he tweeted a fake phone number similar to hers and that left her flooded with call after call from his ecstatic young fans. >> i think it's papathetic.
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>> hi i'm looking for justin bieber. >> i said you don't realize he has no interest in you whatsoever. >> she calls bieber a fly by night kid. she has no plans of changing her number. she's had it since 1966. >> don't mess with great grandma's peace of mind or her phone lines. here's a shoutout to the heroic service dogs who save their owner's lifs. >> here's a new twist. george dialed for held top save his own life. somehow, he got his neck tangled up in the phone cord and hit the number 9 over and over again to try to free himself. >> the dispatcher sent a crew who got there in enough time to untangle george.
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for some of you, your local news is next. and for everyone else, lottery success before tormenter tomorrow's jackpot.
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irmed reports he was killed while helping his dad handle an altercation. why the public defender might not be able to represent the man accused of murdering five people. >> meteorologist lisa argen is in with the forecast. plenty of clouds we'll see spring-like temperatures today. updating today's top stories, new video appears to show that george zimmerman was not badly hurt the night he shot
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trayvon martin. an attorney for the martin family says this video reinforces the demand that zimmerman be arrested. the jetblue pilot is now been charged with interfering with a flight crew. the situation was more serious than previously thought. firefighters are fighting a fire near denver. it's only 15% contained. some rain and mountain snow in the northwest. severe storms from nebraska to missouri. scattered showers from texas to the carolinas. millions of people in 42 states are scrambling to buy what they hope are chances to win the record half billion megamillions jackpot tomorrow. >> i'm in. is it possible to beat the odds? or sit all dumb luck? here's john donvan. >> reporter: they're buying in los angeles, in manhattan
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island philly cleveland, tulsa tulsa. some on a whim some with a plan. when the balls popped out for the midweek drawing and nobody had all the numbers for the megamillions jackpot, it changed the game sizesize-wise. not only was the jackpot still out there, but i grew hugely from this to this. wow, is that the a record. that's why they're lining up everywhere to play game that is so very stacked against inany one individual that tps a joke. your average to win is worse than any american male's chances of being tom cruise. and yet, that statistically near impossible thing does happen. [ creaming ] >> reporter: often enough that tlc could make a series about the winners called "lottery
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changed my life." this is dream come true stuff, like sipt ya stafford. she was take ig care of five kids and won 112 million in 2007. five years later, she's still wealthy on the winnings, living well, not insanely well. big house, not a huge house. making investments and movies too. >> i have a few films. i did parlay some of my money into a production company. >> buying the ticket is buying a ticket of hope. >> reporter: that's just it. that's not rational at all. that's magic backed up by the fact that somebody in the end does get that golden ticket. i'm john donvan in washington. please, please, we all can dream. >> thanks for amwa closed captioning by clos

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