behind bars. after weeks of outrage, george zimmerman has been charged with the murder of trayvon martin. >> those of us in law enforcement are committed to justice for every race, every gender, every person. dodging disaster. no devastating tsunami after two massive earthquakes rock indonesia. and trading shots. president obama and mitt romney take aim at each other in the race for the white house. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, april 12, 2012. good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm michelle miller. after 45 days and countless protests, george zimmerman is behind bars this morning.

the neighborhood watch captain turned himself in last night after being charged with second degree murder in the killing of trayvon martin. he's expected to make his first court appearance today. manuel gallegus is in sanford, florida, with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this morning in sanford george zimmerman is being held in the jail complex behind us. the special prosecutor in the case is not elaborating on why she decided to charge him with second-degree murder. george zimmerman ducked into the seminole county jail with a jacket over his head for his first night behind bars. his lawyer says he'll likely enter a not guilty plea today during his arraignment. >> filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. >> reporter: zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder more than six weeks after trayvon martin was killed. >> wanted an arrest and we got it. and i say thank you. thank you, lord. thank you, jesus. >> reporter: the neighborhood

watchman says he shot the unarmed 17-year-old in self-defense. his lawyer says part of their strategy will be to argue zimmerman acted under florida stand your ground law, which allows for deadly force to protect yourself. zimmerman's first court appearance is expected to take place here at the seminole county jail complex. his lawyer says he's worried it will be tough for his client to get a fair trial. >> i ask not to prejudge george zimmerman and please don't prejudge the criminal justice system. it's going to work. >> reporter: zimmerman was questioned the night martin was shot but never arrested. that decision sparked protest and calls for justice from around the country. angela corey is the special prosecutor in the case and says none of that influenced her decision. >> we don't prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case. >> reporter: george zimmerman faces life in prison if he's convicted.

zimmerman's lawyer is asking the public not to jump to any conclusions about his client's guilt and is also planning to ask for bail. michelle, back to you. >> manuel gallegus in sanford, florida, thank you. the man charged in last week's deadly shooting rampage at a christian college in oakland, california, is speaking out. one goh said in a jailhouse interview, quote, i am sorry. he admitted, that word doesn't helped. when asked what happened, he said, i only remember parts of that day and it is too hard to talk about. he also said, i want to see my family. but i think they don't want to see me. police say goh is a former student at the university and was targeting a school official. he's been charged with killing seven people but has not yet entered a plea. it must be an earthquake season because two more hits this morning. a 5.8 magnitude followed by a 6.9 rattled off in the gulf of

california. yesterday afternoon a 5.9 magnitude hit about 160 miles off the coast of oregon. there are no reports of damage. a strong 6.5 quake also rattled mexico wednesday, centered in the western part of the country. it caused buildings to sway 200 miles away in mexico city. there were no reports of injuries or damage. those quakes followed the ones that shook indonesia which triggered tsunami fears. at least five people died after two massive temblors hit the area yesterday. barry petersen explains why they got lucky this time. >> reporter: there was panic as people ran into the streets or fled on whatever had vehicles. hospitals were quickly evacuated, but in the end almost no serious damage. call it a miracle after an 8.6 magnitude earthquake followed by an 8.2 aftershock. it did trigger rapid tsunami

warnings that stretched as far away as south africa but no major waves developed. the warnings came fast because of a new system born of an earlier, deadlier quake. that one hit on december 26th, 2004, generating a tsunami that in some areas was almost 100 feet high and killed 230,000 people across the same indian ocean region. this time was different due to the nature of undersea earthquakes. in 2004 two techtonic plates rammed into each other, causing a massive upthrust generating the shock waves that triggered the tsunami. this time was different. the plates slid over one another, dramatically reducing shock waves and the risk of tsunami. so, people escaped with little more than badly rattled nerves but in an area so prone to earthquakes, the next time they may not be as lucky. barry petersen, cbs news, beijing. a u.n.-brokered cease-fire

in syria appears to be holding for now. it began this morning and so far there are no reports of violence. but activists in major cities say syrian troops and tanks have not begun pulling out, which is part of the peace plan agreement. all eyes are on north korea which could defy international warnings and launch a long-range rocket as early as today. japan is on high alert, ready to shoot down the rocket with p patriot missile if it veers off course. secretary of state hillary clinton once again warned north korea that the launch would violate several u.n. security council resolutions. north korea has said the launch will happen between today and monday. jury selection begins in greensboro, north carolina, in the trial of former senator and vice presidential candidate john edwards. he's charged with federal campaign finance violations that could send him to prison for 30 years. edwards is accused of sending

nearly $1 million to hide his mistress during his bid for the democratic nomination in 2008. with rick santorum's campaign a memory and mitt romney in the driver's seat for the gop nomination, wednesday marked the unofficial start of the general election campaign. romney and president obama opened up the nearly seven-month-long race by trading attacks with one another. >> and if i'm the next president of the united states, i'll go to work to get american women good jobs, rising incomes and growing businesses. >> mitt romney spent a second straight day campaigning with women who owned businesses, trying to gain the support of women voters. polls show his standings was hurt with them during the primaries. >> i was disappointed in listening to the president as he's saying, oh, republicans are waging the war on women. the real war on women is being waged by the president's failed economic policy. >> meanwhile, the president's re-election team wasted little time in taking a direct shot at

romney, producing a web video reminding voters of some of romney's statements during the primary campaign. >> i was a severe conservative republican governor. >> good morning, everybody -- >> president obama also spent wednesday surrounded by a group of business owners, millionaires and billionaires. the president is trying to build support for the so-called buffett rule which would ensure the wealthiest americans pay at least 30% in income taxes. >> also about being able to make investments we need to succeed and it's about we as a country being willing to pay for those investments and closing our deficits. >> congress takes up the buffett rule next week. as for rick santorum, he did not endorse mitt romney after dropping out of the race, but a santorum campaign official says the two rivals will meet to discuss their differences. coming up on the morning news -- assigning blame. a review of a pepper spray incident at uc-davis sharply

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that was the scene last year in the kindergarten class in mexico as a deadly gang shootout raged in the street outside. today that teacher flies to colombia to receive an award for her courage and protecting her young charges and singing to prevent panic in the classroom. a report on last fall's pepper spray incident at the university of california-davis faults campus police for what it calls unreasonable action. students protesting tuition hikes took blasts of pepper spray in the face. uc-davis investigators say use of the spray was unauthorized and called for new guidelines for handling protests.

on the "cbs moneywatch," foreclosure rates surged and apple is accused of rotten ebook practices. drew levinson in new york with more on that. good morning, drew. >> good morning to you, michelle. overseas markets bounced back. tokyo's nikkei gained nearly 1%, snapping a seven-day losing streak. hong kong's hang seng was also added nearly 1%. on wall street stocks finished on the positive side for the first time this week, the dow added 89 points, the nasdaq gained 25. a government program aimed to help troubled homeowners appears to have missed the mark. a report by special inspector general shows 3% of the treasury department's hardest hit had made it to the homeowners it intended to help. meanwhile foreclosure listing service reality track says the number of homes receiving first-time foreclosure notices rose 7% last month. the disappointing march jobs report may be a bump in the road to recovery.

a federal reserve survey of business conditions suggest the slowdown in hiring may only be temporary. the survey, the beige book, foupd each of the fed's 12 bank district from mid-february to this month. it's worth noting the beige book relies on anecdotal evidence. the justice department made good on its promise to sue apple and a group of major book publishers. the suit alleges apple and publishers conspired to raise the price of ebooks, the justice department says the scheme cost ebook buyers more than $100 billion. michelle? >> a lot of money. >> a lot of money. >> drew levinson here in new york. thanks, drew. straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. and in sports, former nba rivals and long-time friends, magic johnson and larry bird, bring laughs to "the late show." [ barks ] [ announcer ] all work and no play... will make allie miss her favorite part of the day.

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in oregon and northern california. in sports news now we begin with the start of the nhl stanley cup playoffs. flyers at penguins and tied 3-3 in overtime, philadelphia's jakub voracek took a pass and slipped the puck past the pittsburgh goalie fort winning score. flyers won 4-3 and lead the best of seven series 1-0. in nashville, the predators bourque somehow flipped the puck over the detroit goalie's shoulder for the first of his two goals on the night. game one final, predators, 3, red wings, 2. now to baseball. pirates and dodgers in los angeles. clint barmes got things going for pittsburgh in the third with with a solo homer to left but rbi singles by ethier in the sixth and tony gwynn in the seventh helped propel the dodgers to a 4-1 victory.

in minneapolis, l.a. ang center fielder peter borges smashed a fly off the left field wall as twins outfielder scrambled for the ball. the peedy borges was waved home. the throw was offline and borges solid in. a three run inside the park homer giving the angels a 4-3 lead but angels went on to win 6-5. now to the nba. new york at milwaukee. in the second quarter the bucks ellis sank a wild over-the-shoulder shout en route to his 35 points for the night. the knicks fought back behind carmelo anthony, who had 32. new york won it, 111-107. nba greats larry bird and magic johnson were david letterman's guests last night on "the late show." they're close friends these days. dave asks if that's always been true. . >> from the beginning, i wanted to be friends but larry didn't want none of that.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. washington, d.c., 60. atlanta, mostly sunny, 66. st. louis, partly cloudy, 63. denver partly sunny, 62. and seattle, showers, 57.

here's another look at this morning's top stories. george zimmerman will be in a florida court today. he turned himself in yesterday after being charged with murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin. he's expected to plead not guilty. a defiant north korea could launch their long-range rocket as early as today. the u.s. says the launch would violate several u.n. resolutions. during his now ended presidential campaign, rick santorum called attention to trisomy 18, a rare and genetic flaw. santorum's 3-year-old daughter bella was born with it. reporter dick brennan has more on this heartbreaking disorder. >> reporter: livia plays with her mom who treasures every smile, every moment. she just celebrated her first birthday but doctors didn't think she would come this far. >> they said even if she makes it to birth, don't expect her to make it through birth. >> reporter: when she was pregnant tests revealed something was seriously wrong.

livia has trisomy 18. >> i had doctor after doctor telling me to plan a funeral for my daughter. even before i met her >> reporter: children have three copies of chromosome 18 instead of two. >> extra copies of those genes lead to very significant abnormalities of brain development and, in particular, abnormalities of heart development. >> reporter: those babies struggle with heart, lung and immune issues that constantly threaten their lives. >> children with these conditions have a very high risk of just stopping breathing during episodes of viral illn s illness illnesses, colds or flus. >> reporter: doctors told her family, she might not survive even a single day. >> we can't imagine not having her. >> we have days where all you want to do is cry. i think for us, having her, brings so much joy that it kind of erases that. >> reporter: they hope their daughter can keep defying the odds. dick brennan for cbs news, new york.

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four minutes before 5:00 on a thursday morning. marty is over in the first warning weather center. >> it is a nice sky and you look to the west and big difference. right there, a great looking morning. let's take a look at the day part. we will be around 40 degrees right now. 56 at lunch on its way to a high of around 60. 55 degrees this thursday evening. don, take it away. >> thank you. here is what we have got our eye on for you today. jury selection beginning in the trial of john edwards. a premier screening of the film bully in annapolis and a new project to turn an old coal mine into a greenhouse to grow food for university students. already making news this morning george zimmerman to appear in a florida courtroom one day after being charged with second-degree murder in

the death of trayvon martin. twin brothers here accused of setting a pit bull on fire are acquitted on all charges. this morning the fall out from that much publicized case. and also what is happening in the general assembly. more news, first warning weather and your first traffic report of the morning, in a couple of minutes. ,,,,,,

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