making news in america this morning. staying silent. george zimmerman will not take the stand in his murder trial. and the dummy that was the most compelling witness of the day. and the drama following the deadly plane crash in san francisco. >> we're trying to keep her alive. >> this morning, we're hearing the 911 calls from the runway. survivors return to the scene. we're live with the latest. and the heroic rescue. the alarming moment caught on camera. a man on a wheelchair rolls on to the subway tracks. wait until you see what happens next. and mr. mayor. the 4-year-old boy in charge of an entire town, with his sights now set on re-election.

good thursday morning. it is now officially down to the wire. lawyers in the george zimmerman trial will have one last chance today to persuade jurors as they deliver the closing arguments. >> the defense rested its case without calling zimmerman to the stand. but we did hear him speak. abc's marci gonzalez reports from florida. >> and what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> reporter: george zimmerman deciding not to take the stand in his own defense. as his second-degree murder trial winds down, it's a choice his attorney says wasn't easy. >> a big part of him wanted to get in front of the jury and talk to them and say, this is my story. >> reporter: the defense called zimmerman's father as their last witness. and then, rested their case. >> the defense would rest. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: on this 12th day of testimony, they tried to show the jury how they believe martin may have left zimmerman bloodied. >> are the injuries on mr. zimmerman's -- the back of his head, consistent with

someone doing this? >> reporter: the prosecution using the same mannequin trying to prove if martin attacked zimmerman the way the defense described, zimmerman wouldn't be able to reach his gun. >> where would the gun be now? >> now, the gun would be behind your left leg. >> reporter: when court resumes, attorneys with spar over which lesser charges the jury will be allowed to consider, along with second-degree murder. and with closing arguments set to begin thursday afternoon, legal analyst sunny hostin tells abc news the pressure is on. >> closing arguments will be the key to this trial. >> reporter: the judge expects the jury to begin deliberating friday afternoon. zimmerman's attorney says he is worried about his safety and what could happen after the verdict is read. john and diana? >> thank you very much, marci. police across florida bracing for possible protests after this verdict. the sheriff's department in south florida has made this public service announcement. it's called raise your voice, not your hands. and it was made with help from the miami heat's james jones. trayvon martin's parents have appealed for calm, no matter the jury's decision. this morning, for the first

time, we're hearing some of the 911 calls placed moments after asiana flight 214 crashed and burned at san francisco international. also this morning, investigators are hoping that they'll soon be able to free up that damaged runway so that repairs can be made and planes can begin landing there once again. abc's preeti arla has the latest. >> reporter: the wreckage from the crash of the asiana airlines flight is slowly being removed this morning as the investigation continues. several flight attendants talked with investigators and provided new details about the moments following the crash. the head of the ntsb said flight attendants knocked on the cockpit door, asking if they should evacuate passengers. >> the flight crew told the flight attendants not to initiate an evacuation. they were communicating with the tower about the emergency. >> reporter: the flight attendants who saw the plane was on fire overruled the pilots and decided to go ahead with the evacuation anyway, likely saving many lives. one even carried out a passenger

more than twice her weight. six flight attendants remain in the hospital. but the others made an emotional appearance. >> translator: i hope for all the families who have suffered losses from this accident to recover as quickly as possible. and they are all in my prayers. >> reporter: this morning, newly-released audio from some of the 911 calls that came in moments after impact. >> we have people over here who are -- weren't found. and they're burned, really badly. >> where are you at? >> we're out on the outskirts. >> reporter: a passenger describes the scene. >> we have been on the ground, i don't know, 20 minutes, a half hour. there's people laying on the tarmac with critical injuries. head injuries. we're almost losing a woman here. we're trying to keep her alive. >> reporter: survivors and their families were bussed out to the crash site yesterday for a brief memorial service. and investigators hope to talk to the remaining flight attendants as they try to figure out exactly what caused the crash. diana?

>> preeti, you know, we're hearing so much about what happened. and the latest we're hearing is the pilot at the controls said he saw something strange as he approached the airport. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: well, the pilot said he saw a flash of light that temporarily blinded him. now, the ntsb isn't speculating on what might have caused this. but they did pass along that information to investigators. diana? >> preeti arla, live in washington for us. thank you. more grim news this morning five days of the runaway train crash in canada. a total of 20 bodies have been pulled from the charred scene there near maine. officials told families that 30 other people still missing are presumed dead. the head of the rail company involved says the engineer failed to set the brakes properly. and the other major development in another high-profile case. for the first time, lawyers for accused theater shooter james holmes says he killed 12 people and wounded dozens more in the shooting last summer. but they say that he was in the throes of a psychotic episode at the time he did it. the information became public as the lawyers argued that holmes should remain unrestrained during his trial.

a restrictive abortion bill is heading back to the texas state senate after getting swift approval from house lawmakers. abortion rights advocates who tried to shout down the passage of the measure were quickly dragged from the chamber. the legislation blocked by filibuster in the senate last month, calls for new requirements that would shut down all but just a handful of abortion clinics in texas. president obama has invited key senate leaders to the white house today to huddle on how they can get a more comprehensive immigration reform bill through the house. as hundreds young immigrants rallied in front of the capitol, house republicans argued how to proceed. house speaker john boehner has said he will not bring the billup for a vote. and republicans are adamantly against creating a path to citizenship. a dramatic scene playing out in london this morning. six activists from greenpeace are scaling the shard, it's europe's tallest skyscraper. greenpeace u.k. has been tweeting pictures of the climb and wishing the women luck. all six climbers are women. one wearing a live helmet cam.

they're attempting to reach the top of that 87-story building. it's a protest against drilling in the arctic. police say they will not remove them because of safety concerns. wow. time, now, for the weather across the nation. it will be another long, damp day along the entire east coast, from northern maine, south to florida and west into texas. also expect some monsoon-style showers in parts of the west, mostly over higher elevations. >> a relatively mild day in much of the midsection. less humid with cooler temperatures in the 80s. check out the south. scorching numbers across the board, especially texas, which is hitting triple-digits. reducing the risk for newborns. new this morning, a recommendation from doctors could change standard practice in the delivery room. plus, a flash flood washing away a car. incredible new video showing the power of mother nature. and is it the end of dry cleaning as we know it? the waterproofing product that almost doesn't look real.

welcome back. it's shaping up to be a blockbuster day on wall street. stock futures soared overnight on news that the federal reserve will keep pumping money into the economy. the federal reserve chair ben bernanke said last night the popular policies will continue for the foreseeable future. markets were rocked late last month when he said the fed would reduce its stimulus. and a state has failed again to restore lower interest rates on student loans. the rates doubled last week, even though both parties agree that the current rates are too high. tough news for the housing market. mortgage applications continue to plummet. falling for four-straight weeks.

the highest interest rates in two years are to blame. t-mobile making it easier for customers to upgrade their phones. the wireless carrier unveiled its jump program, which allows customers to get a new phone twice a year. the program starts on sunday. imagine a world without. a product launching this week is makes it possible. it's called never wet. a shirt coated in it, repelling chocolate sauce. mustard. even gravy. the company coated an iphone and dunked it in water. it sells for about 20 bucks. i can't wait to get my hands on it. >> if i buy a pair of sneakers and don't feel like getting them crapped out in new york city. i spray the never wet stuff. it would have to be moist. >> here's my question, though. the iphone, there are all these

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check this out. face-to-face with a wall of mud. flash flooding is creating a dangerous mess in the waldo canyon burn area. this photographer captured this video from inside of his car. and it was swept away. and then -- buried in mud. seems to be okay, as he filmed the entire ordeal. don't try this at home. >> another driver captured the whole thing from another angle. you can see his car is pushed down the road. my goodness. a wall of mud. >> i wonder if he purposely got in there. that's the question. if he didn't -- >> i want to see what he looked like when he got out. was he crystal clean? or was he all muddy? >> i don't know. if the car was buried in mud, it probably got in somehow. there's likely to be more of the same in that area once again today. sorry, guys. lots of wet roads in the mountains. be on the lookout for slowdowns

in the east and southeast. >> possible airport delays if you're flying today, boston, new york city, philadelphia, washington, d.c., charlotte, atlanta, new orleans and phoenix. now, to the boston bombing suspect who appeared in court for the first time yesterday. >> he came face-to-face with some of the victims and their families. abc's pierre thomas was there. >> reporter: tsaranev walked into the courtroom in shackles. the left side of his face was swollen. and his left forearm was bandaged. he answered not guilty to all charges. and blew a kiss to his sister sitting in the court. for his victims and their families -- >> he looked at us. he never turned. >> reporter: look at this picture taken minutes before the bombing. police say this man is tsaranev. this little boy, martin richard, killed in the blast. and there, two brothers, paul

and j.p. norden, each lost a leg. if you had an opportunity to talk to him, what would you say? >> i wouldn't do too much talking to him. >> reporter: but j.p.'s uncle and mother, liz, came to court. >> i want to see who changed their lives forever. after she saw tsaranev in court, she was disgusted. >> he had no -- i don't know. just you know -- that's how i took it. >> reporter: outside the court, 20 m.i.t. officers stood at attention. tsaranev is accused of killing one of their own, as he tried to outrun authorities. >> i didn't see the remorse. i didn't see the nervousness, the fear. i didn't see any of that. >> reporter: tsaranev's sisters cried as they were led out of court. if convicted, he faces the death penalty. pierre thomas, abc news, boston. there's a study that finds a

delay in clamping and cutting the umbilical cord can have health benefits for the newborn. researchers have found babies who had their cords cut later on were less likely to be iron-deficient because they got more of their mother's blood. caught on camera this morning. good samaritans saving the day after a terrifying incident on a washington, d.c. subway platform. you can see the man in a wheelchair, trying to get a closer look at the sign. he rolls right off the platform, on to the tracks of the metro. that's when army specialist michael mancaka, jumped in after him. another man sprang into action. they both lifted him to safety. >> i saw him go over on the tracks. i went to go see. and i looked down there, and this guy is laying there. >> do you think those actions were heroics? >> not really. i was doing the right thing. >> got that right. he may not consider himself a hero. but he is being considered for the soldier's medal. it's the highest peacetime

award. turning to sports now. good news for the yankees fans. one of their star players will be back in pinstripes today. >> here's our friends at espn. >> welcome to our "sportscenter" studios in los angeles. stuart scott along with stan verrett. >> derek jeter will make his season debut this afternoon against the royals. jeter has not played since breaking his ankle in the alcs last year. he's been rehabbing in the minor leagues. dodgers and diamondbacks. top nine. dodgers down 9-4. a.j. ellis. getting a single to left field. jerry hairston jr. ties it. and top of the 14, hanley ramirez, up at the plate. and hanley, boo-yah. his eighth home run in 35 games played this year. a.j. ellis would go back-to-back. dodgers win it, 7-5.

ramirez, this guy's hitting .464, last 22 games. puig's going to find out today if he made the all-star team. maybe hanley ramirez should make it. >> the dodgers have been waiting for this surge. probably wish the all-star break was a few weeks later. that's all we have from here. thanks for watching. now, for an athletic move from another species. this is our "play of the day." >> this is from south africa. check this out. a frightened pod of antelope, separated from its herd, running for its life from 200 cheetahs. there it is. it leaps to safety inside of a packed car full of tourists. there it is. you have to check it out quickly. slow it down just for you. in the car it goes. >> holy mackerel. the impala startling everyone inside the car. it jumped out. and then, the cheetahs gave up. >> those are flying antelopes. >> that would be so scary, i might jump out of the car into

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> the first step at sfo in recovering from the crash of asiana flight 214 is underway right now. this is a picture of crews removing the wreckage from the boeing 777. >> good morning, we will have the latest on the crash of the asiana flight 214 and the investigation in a moment. we start with developing news in the east bay. an amber alert is still in affect for missing toddler. police went door-to-door searching the girl's neighborhood. 21-month-old daphne viola webb was report the missing by her father shortly after 11:00 yesterday morning. he told police that he left his daughter in the s.u.v. when he went in the store on international boulevard. when he came out she was not

there. his 87-year-old mother was in the vehicle but she suffers from dementia and could not help. a woman was seen walking with a baby who fits the description of the investigators are checking to see if if the father actually took the baby to the store. the f.b.i. proposed off the participate and police have been searching an area along martin luther king shoreline park. abc7 news reporter katie marzullo will have more in a report in the next half hour. >> at 4:29 a time for a check on the weather. >> live doppler 7 hd shows no organized areas of rain but there is drizzle. watch out for that. with all the low clouds, we will have flight arrival delays because of the weather. downtown you can see the low clouds hanging around. temperatures today are going to be cooler. we will get sunshine by the afternoon. the best chance inland is 75 to 89 with significantly cooler there. around the bay we will be around

63 in san francisco to 70 headed over to oakland and 78 in san jose and the clouds will be thickest and sticky not leaving the coast today at 58 to 60 degrees. how about the first commute or first look at traffic? leyla gulen? >> thanks, mike. all is quiet. we do not see any accidents. looking at the bay bridge toll plaza we have clear conditions and not many making their drive from emeryville to san francisco. in the san mateo bridge it is looking similar, and clear from hayward. it is a hazy picture so you might see maybe a slight visibility hampered but all in all a good drive as you make it in the westbound direction. >> it is 4:30, an update on of thes to on the 4th runway