>> this jury gave the correct verdict, as far as i'm concerned. there was just not enough evidence to convict him >> reporter: a sentiment issued by his attorney. >> george zimmerman never did anything except for protect himself. >> reporter: the u.s. department of justice continues its assessment into trayvon martin's death and an attorney for the parents say they're considering a civil lawsuit. for the time being focused on remembering their son. federal prosecutors plan to take a close look at the trial. including a review of testimony and evidence before deciding if they'll proceed with their case. veronica, back to you. >> sarah dallof live for us in sanford, thank you. in the wake of george zimmerman's acquittal, protests are popping up nationwide and they grew in size and intensity sunday night. from new york, to washington to chicago to l.a., where protesters marched on interstate

10 shutting down the freeway for nearly an hour. at least one person was arrested. demonstrates marched and carrying signs calling the verdict an injustices to trayvon martin the most vocal showing since the verdict of the 17-year-old, others have shown support for the acquittal, namely on social media. facebook pages his support has thousands of likes. a new report out this morning says edward snowden has highly sensitive documents on now the national security agency could would work. telling that the documents are basically an instruction manual for how the nsa is built. >> in order to take documents that proved that say it was true, he had to take onces that included very sensitive blueprints of how the nsa does what they do and so he's in possession of literally thousands of documents that contain very specific blueprints whoo allow somebody who read

them to know exactly now the nsa does what it does. which would in turn allow them to either replicate that evidence. >> greenwald said he has specific documents. the few tough has been stuck at moscow's airport since june 23rd without a passport. on friday's notice that he was willing to meet vladimir putin condition that he stop the leaks in exchange for asylum. as of this morning, the russian authorities say they have not received any requests. this morning, a 6-year-old remains in critical condition after being pulled from a sand dune hole. officials say that nathan woessner was buried for about 4 1/2 hours. name and his father began hand digging him out before rescuers and equipment arrived.

>> my friend's son, he got stuck in a sand dune and he's under the sand and we can't get him out, he's up on the dune. >> can anybody see him or is he completely covered by sand? >> colin, is he completely covered by sandy yes, my husband and his dad are trying to dig him out. >> officials say an air pocket saved the boy's life. reports say nathan's injuries are not life threatening and that his outlook is good. well, canadian authorities plan to perform an autopsy on monday to determine actor cory montei monteith's cause of death. the "glee" actor was found saturday night with no indication of foul play. monteith had a history of drug addiction and even checked himself in rehab in april. he struggled with addiction taking any type of drug he could get his hands on. from an interview in 2010

monteith's quote was he was lucky to be alive. a volcano spewed ash more than three miles into the air on sunday and could be felt hundred us of miles away. it is only 84 miles away from the capital of ecuador in quito. unbelievable pictures. now for a look at the weather, here is bill karins. >> good morning. >> crazies right? happy monday. >> it is. >> how was your weekend? >> it was all right. i'm getting ready for this big heat wave coming. this is the third week of july. it's supposed to be hot and it will be coast to coast. yesterday was one of those days. wasn't many chilly spots on the map. dallas was one of the cooler spots. i'll explain that in a second. here's what we call a water vapor, it catches your attention in the swirl in the middle of your tv screen. that's what we call a cuddle-up low. it's a storm that issues low over the weekend. it's kind of trapped over texas. it's bringing much needed rain

to areas that haven't seen rain for a long time. we're talking much of new mexico and west texas. all the green on the map is areas of rain. it kind of looks like a march western pattern, very unusual to see a cutoff pattern this low. and it's a break from the hot summer heat in texas, oklahoma and new mexico. but for the rest of the country it's going to be a very warm, if not hot seat with dangerous heat levels in new york city. that's a look at the national forecast, how here's a look outside your window. because the temperature is in the 90s with high relative humidity, we are watching heat indexes that will approach 100, maybe 105 pretty much from d.c. to philly to southern new england as we go to many days in this week. we're kind of getting used to the heat. this is going to be a heat wave but not record-breaking heat wave. >> i say bring it on. i'm ready. >> you're ready.

your ac works i take it? >> yeah, i'm ready for the beach. you lick twinkies? >> ahh -- >> you like twinkies, i like twinkies. apple is bringing up 3d printers in your home. book makers. and the media is on high alert for the arrival of the royal heir. we'll have details in two. >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now.

very good morning. welcome back. here's some stories making news on this monday. well, asiana airlines prepares for a litany of lawsuits from passengers on flight 214. the company is getting ready to do some suing of its own. on friday san francisco tv station ktvu aired what it thought were the names of the pilots of flight 214 but clearly fake and owe offensive names were originally confirmed with the ntsb but now the organization says a summer

intern erroneously confirmed the names. asiana airlines could bring a lawsuit. pennsylvania's strict voter i.d. law is being taken to court on monday to decide if it should be enforced or if the law is unconstitutional. the 2012 legislation could require pennsylvania voters to show a valid i.d. at the polls. state officials say it will cut down on the fraud and opponents say it will discourage people from voting. the 5-month-old hunger strike at guantanamo bay has reportedly shrank by 26. going from 186 to 81 over the past five days. the royal baby hype is bigger than ever. any day now, william and kate are expecting the birth of their first child. even souvenir shops are getting in on the excitement, stocking up on royal baby merchandise. >> we've photo thissed a connection, a very world connection. we've had huge response. in fact, a couple of the lines

sold this past weekend that we put them in the stores. bookmakers say people are betting on monday or tuesday as the big day. well, a new week on wall street and main street begins with twinkies and other hostess products returning to the store shelves nationwide after a company forced out of business. 3d printing has been around for 20 years and has been pretty expensive to run, now, a device call the kube retails for 300 bucks. and puts the power into consumers hands. 3d printers work by depositing a thin layer of plastic or other material in a pattern determined by a computer program and then layering it over and over again. "the financial times" reporting that apple is on a hiring spree for people to work on the iwatch project. timing if it happens could arrive late this year at the earliest. the owners of the new york twin towers are scheduled to go

to court today. a judge will decide if they're entitled to the $3.5 billion on top of the $5 billion they've received. defendants include united airlines, united airlines, us airways, boeing, the massachusetts port authority. check you this out. warren buffett is offering a free online course how to give money away. yes, give it away, i kid you not. buffett is teaming up with his sister doris, cal ripken jr. and ben & jerry's ice cream, among others offering courses. they're going to give away $100,000 of not warren's but doris' money. straight ahead, a big weekend in sports for philly and all your highlights coming up with betty nguyen next.

and now let's get the latest in sports from my colleague betty nguyen. betty, good morning to you. good morning, happy monday, venezuela. all right, top sprinters they actually failed drug tests including tyson gay who is pulling out of the championships next month in moscow. jamaican sprinter mustafa powell and sherone simpson also tested positive for banned substances. yankees a-rod moves up and the

may be talking a deal with major league baseball. the new york daily news that a-rod could be given a 150-game suspension for connection to the investigation. and chris davis hit his 37th home run to the reggie jackson record actually beat that. davis will be on the american league team tonight for the home run derby. maybe he'll do it again. in cleveland, one fan had a very lucky day, catching foul balls for each of the three kids he was sitting with. then another foul ball. he got that one, too. he tossed it to another fan. very generous. and on the 5th hole of the pga john deere classic 19-year-old jordan spieth made it for the win. the first teenager on the tour since 1931. and a playoff at the scottish open. phil mickelson made a fantastic wedge shot that put him close to the hole. and then he just tapped it in for the victory.

it's lefty's first win in europe since 1993. and a confidence-builder go into next week's british open championship. we do have sad news. one of the world's top high-speed motorcycle riders he actually died in a crash in maine on sunday trying to race at more than 300 miles per hour. right before the attempt, bill warner talked about the dangers of riding at such high speeds. >> i just turn it up a little bit at a time. and we've gotten a 296. so we got just a little bit more to go. but hopefully, we can keep it on the ground. >> tragically, warner lost control while traveling at 287 miles per hour. and was killed. he was just 44 years old. and american david colturi won the dangerous and exciting diving event high above lake garda in italy. it makes me nervous watching it. he completed an amazing combination of twists and turns in the air before a perfect landing. good for him. i would have belly-flopped on that one. >> seriously, i'm scared.

terrified going off like that. thanks, betty. fergie, madonna, pele, prince, and "despicable me" knocks off the "the grown ups" and the robots. you're watching "early today."

well, become back. hope you had a wonderful weekend. temperatures are going to soar, as advertised a very hot week across the country. to be eected this the peak of

the heated season. texas and new mexico. it's not hard to top new york city in many spots. mid-90s in high humidity levels. the thing about being in the city the overnight lows don't go as low as you'd like. there's beneficial rain in the dallas area. we need it in texas. the drought spots getting relief. >> thanks, bill. a wide range of reaction in the world of entertainment following george zimmerman's not guilty verdict. beyonce held a moment of silence for trayvon martin. at her concert in tennessee. and while most celebs expressed disappointments like miley cyrus, "i feel sick." there were some like larry king who showed support for the judicial system tweeting, we have a system that i believe in, the jury system. i wasn't at the scene and only one man knows. and "despicable me 2" bringing in $44 million. and "grown ups 2."

"pacific rim" the heat and "the lone ranger" and bill karins have seen all of them? none of them. >> no. kim kardashian and kanye west may have been victims of a breach. cedars-sinai fired six employees, bill, for inappropriately accessing documents of their daughter north west. they're probably looking for pictures. black eyed peas lead singer fergie no longer has an identity crisis because he's filed documents to legally change they are name from stacy ann ferguson to fergie duhamel. >> did you know her real name was stacy ann? >> you didn't know that? >> i did not. new beginnings in breakups halle berry and jimmy kimmel said "i do" to their longtime companions.

jane lynch filed for divorce from her wife. i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," we hope this is just your first stop of the day today on nbc.

>> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. good morning. let's take a look at the current conditions. low 70's with the dew points in the low 70's. 71 in parkton. high temperatures will be in the low to mid 90's with the heat index up around 100.

it will be a dry day. >> 4:57. 73 degrees at the airport. >> reaction following the george zimmerman verdict. people are speaking out about the acquittal. >> people are protesting that verdict in the george zimmerman case. to be a busying up week on capitol hill. delaying part of the health-care overhaul. the roadblocks in congress. whis back-checking the roads? >> already one accident of note on the j.f.x.

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constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. tragedy.as been a coming from the tragedy has been the movement. now is not just a few people in stamford --sanford that know about it. >> how the nation is reacting. >> as a mother, i was disheartened that this guy would walk. display emotion to the case. kim dacey is live with more. >> i just wish the person would turn themselves in. it just makes it harder every day not knowing. >> family members of a teenager

are looking for answers. good morning. i'm stan stovall. >> i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. >> 5:01. time for traffic and weather together on the 1's. >> most of the summer we have been pretty lucky. this will be our first heat wave with temperatures in the 90's. it is in the low 70's at the airport. 70.dew point is also high temperature near 94. the heat index will be up around 100 this afternoon. we will talk about the extended

forecast in just a few minutes. sarah caldwell is back from vacation. >> good to be back. we have a problem southbound on the j.f.x. near northern parkway. we will let you know if we hear about any lanes closed. this is the j.f.x. near pimlico road. 12 minutes on the west side. this is harford road on the north side. no real delays other than possible delays on the j.f.x. 295, 55 miles per hour. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> reaction continues to pour in more than 24 hours after the