jacqueline marjah moss and 60 years behind bars for her role in the shooting death of her husband lee martin. please say she enlisted the help of her brother and two other acquaintances to carry out the murder. president barack obama returns from his trip to colombia to face a scandal involving her the a dozen secret service members. they're accused of cavorted with prostitutes. lawmakers on capitol hill are asking questions about the allegations. president obama >> addressed the scandal while still in colombia. he says he has full confidence in the secret service but will be angry if the allegations are true. >> an embarrassing shadow over president obama strip to an international summit in colombia. 11 special agents and uniformed officers arrived at of the president and are accused of misconduct involving prostitution. >> what happened in colombia is being investigated by the director of the secret service. i expect that investigation to be thorough and i expected to be rigorous. >> the alleged incident involves several women, some believe to be prostitutes, who were brought to this hotel

woman pleading guilty to first-degree murder for her role in the shooting death of her husband, lee martin. she enlisted the help of some others. topresident obama's trip colombia is over. there is a scam but what the secret service agents -- there is a scandal. tara mergener has more. >> president obama addressed the scandal while still in colombia. he says he has full confidence in the secret service. an embarrassing shatter over the trip to international summit in colombia. 11 agents are accused of misconduct involving prostitution. >> what happened here in colombia is being investigated by the director of the secret service. i expect that investigation to be thorough and i expect it to be rigorous. >> the alleged incident involves several women, some allege to be prostitutes. a formal report revealed the scandal. >> one of the agents refused to pay. she complained to the police. >> the agents were sent back to washington and placed on administrative leave. prostitution is legal in some parts of colombia. this is a breach of agency contract appeart. >> this kind of a breach is a breach

. >> reporter: lee and jacqueline martin were married for nine years, before she planned to have herow, she'll spend 60 years in prison. >> sure didn't deserve what happened. >> the 43-year-old's body was found in may 2010, outside his dundalk bar, hops in. he was shot eight times in what was made to look like a robbery. in january, 31-year-old jacqueline martin entered an alfred plea, essentially no contest to first-degree murder. prosecutors say she asked her brother, robert garner to kill martin. the motive? money. >> frankly, i don't care if she could admit it to herself or not. we got the ultimate sentence that we thought was appropriate. >> reporter: garner pled guilty and admitted his sister planned the whole thing. defense attorneys claim jacqueline was the victim of domestic violence. but the judge and prosecutor sas i that is no justication to kill. >> there are so many ways to go, where you don't have to resort to violence and certainly don't have to resort to murder. >> lee martin's two sons were in court. they expressed gratitude to the prosecutor, saying it has been a l

and certainly don't have to resort to murder. >> reporter: lee martin's family was in the courtroom, including his two sons from a previous marriage. they didn't want to speak on camera, but expressed gratitude to the prosecutor as they say it has been a long two years. reporting live, andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> two other men pleaded guilty for their involvement in the murder. one was charged with assault. the other, with armed robbery. >>> the search is under way for the driver who injured police officer in annapolis. missay an acture -- police say an acura slammed into a toyota, proteling the car into an officer. the officer is in serious condition at shock trauma. police are looking for the driver of the acura who caused the crash. >>> a year ago, maryland lost a beloved public servant. in april last year, william donald schaefer passed away. today, his legacy is remembered with a new reward for those who dedicate their lives to public service. >> reporter: the little sisters of the poor are being recognized for a century of loving care area seniors in need. they provid

lee had submitted his resignation. he stepped aside last month at the height of the investigation into the trayvon martin shooting. lee had been under pressure to resign after his department let george zimmerman go after that shooting. now, zimmerman is facing second- degree murder charges. there is no word from the county commission yet about the basis for its decision. >>> the trial of michael gardner. the husband of the former mayor is charged with sexually abusing three girls who were attending a sleep over with his own daughter. peggy fox joins us live from the arlington county courthouse. peggy. >> that's right, jury selection has been going on all day and it is still going on. they brought in 80 people from arlington county and falls church. three women jurors have already been dismissed. they are mothers who have children or grandchildren the same ages as the alleged victims. they said they didn't know if they could be impartial towards michael gardner. facing disturbing child molestation charges, michael gardner continues to have the support of his wife, falls church city councilwoman, and former mayor, ro

lee offered his resignation. he had been on leave after trayvon martin was shot and killed. lee's resignation proposal was rejected by the commission. >> the city commission said they want to have more information. particular, they want to have the results of an independent investigation that would determine what took place and how the sanford police department acted. >> the vote not to accept lee's resignation came down to 3-2. an attorney representing trayvon martin's family has criticized that decision. >>> jennifer hudson was back in court after the trial of the man murdering three have her family members. prosecutors say she hung her head down and shed her eyes as the sorlgt described finding her mother's body. >>> private first class bradley manning was in court trying to get the charges against him dropped. he is accused of leaking documents. manning is charged with aiding the enemy and transmitting national defense information and he faces life in prison if convicted. the judge will rule tomorrow. well, in democracy 2012 tonight it is a big day for mitt romney. people

florida, are not accepting the police chief's resignation over his handling in the trayvon martin shooting case. bill lee and his department had been widely criticized for not arresting george zimmerman right away. the neighborhood watch captain is accused of shooting unarmed teenager trayvon martin in february. lee temporarily stepped down as police chief on may 22, saying he wanted to let tensions cool. meanwhile, zimmerman was released from jail yesterday after posting a $150,000 bail. he is now in hiegd until his trial which -- in hiding until his trial which couldn't happen for a couple of years. >>> a lead witness in the john edwards corruption trial will take the stand today. he's accused of using campaign finance moneys to cover up an affair. former aide andrew young even claimed to be the couple's daughter. the defense team says money never went to edwards or the campaign. the trial is expected to last more than a month. the former presidential candidate is facing 30 years in federal prison. >>> former congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be in the district to accept an award. she will receive

hour national airport, 33 baltimore, 29 dulles look where they were stronger quantico, 32, 35 lees burg and martinsmile per hour wind gusts today winds are still strong in some of our neighbourhoods as i said, they will improve later but still breezy, temperature wise, wow did we ever get up there today unbelievable i was talking about 70 degrees yesterday, we far exceeded that look at fredericksburg, 75 degrees right now quantico at 77, we have 71 at dc 58 baltimore, 59 dulles, 52 hagerstown 62 degrees cumberland mother nature only gave us wonderful temperatures today but an issue with the red flag warning we had that starting today at noon and expires 8:00 p.m. tonight we have very low humidity dry conditions out there, winds not helps at all with this and this is just meaning enhanced fire threat we are in need of a lot of rainfall, 74 national, 72 dulles, 74 bwi. 10 to 12 degrees above the seasonal average right now, clouds across the area, slide its way out, as it does it will be with the approach of a frontal system, as the next frontal system moves through monday, looking at a chance of isol

reporter: the rejection comes a month after the commissioners gave lee a vote of no confidence for his handling of the trayvon martin shooting. the next day lee said he would temporarily step aside. >> i do this in the hopes of restoring some semblance of calm to the city, which has been in turmoil for several weeks. >> reporter: lee will remain on administrative leave during an investigation. early monday morning, the man charged with second degree murder for killing martin was released from jail. george zimmerman is free on $150,000 bail. he is wearing a gps monitoring device, but his location possibly outside of florida is not being disclosed for his safety. >> now that he's out, he's out and exposed. but i'm just hopeful we can keep him safe and truly hopeful people will let it work and let's find out what actually happened. >> reporter: an attorney for martin's family say trayvon's parents respect the law but are disappointed at zimmerman's release. >> they're trying to hope that his freedom is temporary, because of the damage that he's caused to them is permanent. >> reporter: if convicted, zimmerman faces a p

florida, are not accepting the police chief's resignation over his handling of the trayvon martin shooting case. bill lee and his department have been widely criticized for failing to immediately arrest neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. he's accused of shooting unarmed teenager trayvon martin in february. lee temporarily stepped down as police chief on march 22 saying he wanted to let tensions cool. zimmerman was released from jail yesterday after posting a $150,000 bail. he is now hiding until his trial. that date has not yet been set. it could be a year or two away. >>> the government's star witness in the john edwards corruption trial will take the stand again today. edwards is accused of violating campaign finance laws to cover up an affair with his pregnant mistress during thetuate presidential election. -- the 2008 presidential election. former aide andrew young managed the cover-up. the judge disclosed that young had recently contacted three other witnesses trying to find out how they would testify. expert say that could erode his credibility. the trial is expected to last more than a m

the city commission refused to accept bill lee's resignation despite they botched the investigation into the trayvon martin >> chief lee is paying for the sins of past police officers. he's police chief. he has been here -- he has been in office ten months. how do you steer a boat that big, mr. mayor. how do you steer a boat in ten months to a complete turn around? you don't. >> martin savidge is in florida with the latest. how is the larger public's reaction to the chief staying on? >> reporter: depends on who you talk to. there's a lot of frustration in the community. you saw that the way it was delivered. the community has gotten bad treatment in the media. people have come from outside the community and stirred up emotions and passions and that sanford came off looking bad. the police chief suffered from that. of course, many people perceived the investigation of trayvon martin's death was mishandled. it was the chief's fault. he got a vote of no confidence and he stepped down temporarily. the board rejected that last night. there were those who say he's been improperly blamed. another side says he has

there were widespread calls for chief bill lee to resign when the trayvon martin case first broke. but city commissioners say they want more details about how the police department handled the case and why george disciple are man was not arrested. lee temporarily stepped down in march and remains on paid leave. >>> a one-time aide to former senator and presidential candidate john edwards will be back on the stand today in edwards' cal trial. andrew young has claimed he helped edwards use nearly $1 million in secret campaign contributions to hide edwards pregnant mistress. edwards' defense lawyers charge young used much of that money to build a large dream house. young could be in legal trouble. the judge in the case claims he recently spoke with three other witnesses about what to say in court. >>> the senate is set to vote today on several drastic cost- cutting moves for the post office. that includes an end to saturday delivery and closing several post office branches. lawmakers have said if changes are not made, post office is on track to lose $18 billion a year by 2015. that is

lee was criticized for not guilty initially charging george zimmerman in the trayvon martin shooting. lee stepped down temporarily but issued his resignation today. it's unclear if lee will keep his position, zimmerman was released in bail today. >>> the charles family is being kept away from their home. >> reporter: isabel celis put their daughter to bed. suspicious circumstances were seen around an entry point. the parents of little isabel say they last saw her when they put her to bed on friday. the parents have been cooperating. back to you. >> police say they originally thought the child may have wandered off but that theory no longer holds. >>> the renewed search for clues in a 33-year-old missing child case in new york city comes up empty. police say the excavation of a manhattan basement yields it no obvious human remains and little forensic evidence. they were hoping for a case in the 1989 disappearance of a 6- year-old boy. the work space was once the work space for a man who was friendly with the child. >>> investigators say a 12th member of the military is now implicated.

police sajaklin martin asked her brother to kill her husband, lee, in may of 2010. tin's bullet riddled body was found in front of the hops inn. the wife faces up to 60 years in prison, her brother and two teenagers pleaded guilty to involvement in the plot. >>> police say they are making progress in finding those responsible for an attack outside of a city courthouse. parson surrendered to police. he and several others beat up and robbed a tourist outside of courthouse east. the video went viral and police say that helped them. >> in the onset, we didn't have a lot to go on. it's like trying to find a need until the haystack. the video we were able to get community intelligence. >> detectives are looking for several more attackers including two others seen here. >>> if you are thinking of making a salad for lunch, check the bag, dole is recalling bagged salads because they maybe tapetd with salmonella. -- tainted with salmonella. it's the 7 lettuces salad mix. they were sold in 15 states including maryland, pennsylvania and virginia. no illness has been reported. >>

martin luther king and his memory. mr. lee said -- he became the mayor because of the memory of dr. martin luther king. i think dr. martin luther king with think that many of these things are deplorable. in 2012 -- he would look down upon us and try to fight for people -- and human rights. i know many of you would agree with me that the things people see in the shelters are deplorable. a lot of people who are under age -- or who are younger, they are going through the same things as the older people, and so -- is great that there was a great presentation, how this really goes down. people are not having their needs met. and it is about time in 2012, dr. martin luther king passed away in 1968 and this is 2012. this should be a little bit better. we are the united states. this is not a third-world country. if we were to go to war, what everyone meet everyone in the united states? people would not say, he is homeless and should not be drafted. everyone should work together and make the united states a better place to live for everybody. >> thank you, an angel. >> thank you, and god bles

florida, are not accepting the police chief's resignation over his handing of the trayvon martin shooting case. bill lee and his department have been criticized for failing to immediately arrest neighborhood watch captain, george zimmerman. he's accused in the shooting death of unarmed teenager trayvon martin in february. lee stepped down on march 22nd, saying he wanted to let tensions cool. zimmerman was released from jail yesterday after posting a $150,000 bond. he's now in hiding until his trial. >>> the government's star witness in the john edwards corruption trial is back on the stand again today. edwards is accused of violating campaign finance laws to cover up an affair with his pregnant mistress during the 2008 presidential election. former aide andrew young managed the cover-up. yesterday the judge disclosed that young had recently contacted three other witnesses, trying to find out how they would testify. experts say that could erode his credibility now. the trial is expected to last more than a month. the former presidential candidate is facing 30 years in a federal prison. >>> and right now,

martin luther king and his memory. mr. lee said -- he became the mayor because of the memory of dr. martin luther king. i think dr. martin luther king with think that many of these things are deplorable. in 2012 -- he would look down upon us and try to fight for people -- and human rights. i know many of you would agree with me that the things people see

martin: here. commissioner lee and levitan are on their way. ok? ever so quickly, reminding everyone to please turn off any electronic sounding devices that may go off during the proceedings. and we would ask that you please take any secondary conversations outside in order for the meeting to proceed as efficiently as possible. commissioner, how many minutes a day on public comment? commissioner buell: let's get a raise of hands of how many people think there will testify. not too many. three minutes is fine. how many will say nice things? [laughter] never mind. >> that is not fair. >> ok, three minutes. each person will have three today. please address your comments to the item that is being heard. if you want to speak on general public comment, that is item four and continued down on item 13. last, please address your comments during public comment to the commission in order to allow equal time, neither the commission nor staff will respond to any questions during public comment. the commission may ask questions of staff after public comment is c

lee will resign effective midnight tonight. the chief's resignation comes a month after he temporarily stemmed down as the chief of police in wake of the trayvon martinestigation. again, bill lee out as the chief of police in sanford. the other news story we're following is out of chicago where oscar winner singer and actress jennifer hudson has taken the stand in the trial of the man accused of killing her family, prosecutors showed jennifer hudson a photograph of her mother as she fought back the tears, describing the last time she saw her family alive before they were murdered. we'll have a live report on both these breaking news stories after a quick break. ummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief recommended by pediatricians and used by moms decade after decade. ♪ [ lauer ] this is our team. and unlike other countries, it's built by your dona

reporter: the rejection comes a month after the commissioners gave lee a vote of no confidence for his handling of the trayvon martin shooting. the next day lee said he would temporarily step aside. >> i do this in the hopes of restoring some semblance of calm to the city which has been in turmoil for several weeks. >> reporter: lee will remain on administration give leave during an veg. the man charged with second degree murder for killing martin was released from jail. george zimmerman is free on $150,000 bail. he is wearing a gps monitoring device but his location possibly outside of florida is not being disclosed for his safety. >> now that he's out, he's out and exposed. but i'm just hoping we can keep him safe and truly hopeful that people will just let it work and let's find out what actually happened. >> reporter: an attorney for martin's family says trayvon's parents respect the law but are disappointed at zimmerman's release. >> they're just praying and trying to hope that his freedom is temporary because the damage that he's caused to them is permanent. >> reporter: if convicted, zimmerman faces a possibi

chief bill lee had been on the job only about ten months when the trayvon martin case erupted in sanford it was about a month ago that the city commissioners voted no confidence in him and he stepped down temporarily because of the way it was thought he handled the trayvon martin investigation. and yesterday he decided, well, maybe i should make that temporary resignation a more permanent thing. and that's when the city commissioners, the same ones that had voted no confidence, came back and said we're not going to accept your resignation. it was a heated and spirited thing. so what does it mean? it means chief lee stays on as the chief of police, but he's not really the chief of police because he has stepped down. he is still getting paid, so the city will find a temporary chief of police, paying two chiefs of police, only one of them is going to be on the job. in the meantime, though, you have trayvon martin's family and attorneys speaking out saying the city missed an opportunity to move on. listen. >> i feel that if chief lee recognized the need to turn in his resignation so this cit

martin shooting case. but today after a con contentious meeting, the commission decided to keep him on the job. they voted 3-2 to reject the chief's resignation. bill lee temporarily stepped down earlier, amid criticism of the department's handling of the martin case back in february, but not everyone felt that lee was totally to blame. >> chief lee is paying for the sins of past police officers. police chiefs. he has been here -- he has been in office ten months. how do you steer a boat that big, mr. mayor? how do you steer a boat in ten months to a complete turn-around? you don't. >> yeah, heated meeting. it came on the same day that the shooter, george zimmerman, was released from jail on bail. there he goes. today zimmerman's lawyer entered a not guilty plea in the shooting on his behalf. zimmerman says he shot martin in self defense. david mattingly was at that commission meeting today in sanford. what made them decide to block this resignation, david? >> reporter: well, the deciding vote came down to mayor jeff triplett and he decided that he wants to see how the investigations that are going on into the police department and how this department

morning, a surprising vote of confidence for the police chief at the center of the trayvon martin case. >> bill leeized for not initially charging neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. he was prepared to step down as chief but the city commission rejected the resignation. >> somebody's got to stand up for our city. somebody's got to say we are not a racist city. we are a great city, and we have a great police department. >> i'm here to say you're wrong. this is not the end. this is the beginning. >> i got a hunch that's true. most of the commissioners said they wanted to wait until the results of an independent investigation before deciding lee's fate. >> most of the country has already passed judgment on that police department but the commission not jumping in line with that one. so interesting call. as for george zimmerman himself, his whereabouts, of course, are still unknown and defense attorneys for understandable reasons plan to keep it that way. >> they say he'll move to several different locations as a way to remain safe and under ground. matt gutman has more from sanford. >> reporte

. >> another key figure in the trayvon martin case is also on the move. sanford police chief bill lee, who had temporarily stepped away from his post today announced his permanent resignation. so vocal and public before zimmerman's arrest, trayvon martin's parents have been silent since last week's bond hearing. >> the family is emotional. it's one of the things they would rather the killer of their child still be in jail but they accept the rule of law. >> reporter: zimmerman left the jail with a brown paper bag and according to sheriff's deputies a gps monitoring bracelet that provides immediate, realtime information on where he is. something his legal team will continue to keep a secret as they deal with questions about his safety. >> i think there's still a lot of emotion around the case and we're worried some of those emotions are negative and that may play out against george. >> reporter: as zimmerman walks out of jail but back into hiding. conditions of zimmerman's release include that gps monitoring bracelet. he will have a curfew and be required to talk with a probation offic

overturned their own demand for the resignation of police chief, bill lee, who has been reprimanded for his dealings in the shooting of trayvon martinhe. >> his family is devastated. no human being should be treated like this. >> reporter: earlier in that stormy meeting, lee saying in a statement, he had done nothing wrong. but would step down permanently from the post for the good of the city. now, worries there's been so many death threats against their clients, since his bail hearing friday, they're now considering asking the state and taxpayers to help pay to protect him 24 hours a day. >> we hope to have some assistance of security in place, just to help protect him. >> reporter: and what for? >> somebody who can help protect him. you know, one picture on a cell phone could destroy the security we're trying to set up. >> reporter: and security experts that we spoke to last night, josh, said that it could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to provide that type of security. or this may just be a smokescreen to make people think that zimmerman has security. josh? >> with the latest from sanford, florida, matt gutman. >>> new wa

chief who originally let zimmerman go free after he shot and killed trayvon martin offered his resignation. police chief bill lee had temporarily stepped aside last month when the state investigators took over the case. today, he decided to make it permanent, although as we said, the commissioner said not yet, at least. that decision came less than a day after zimmerman was released from jail after posting bail. his lawyers are keeping his location secret. they are concerned about safety. >> but the concern is that there is such a ground swelling of opposition, or what they believe his position to be. >> zimmerman has yet to officially plead in court, but newly released documents show his attorney filed a written plea of not guilty days ago. his formal arraignment is set for may 6. >> new at 6:00, baltimore police make another arrest in the brutal beating of a tourist in the early morning hours after st. patrick's day. 20-year-old davis is expected to appear in court today for a bail hearing. investigators say she was part of a crowd of people who beat and robbed the 31-year-old man from arlington. the whole inc

florida, are not accepting the police chief's resignation over his handling of the trayvon martin shooting case. bill lee and his department have been widely criticized for failing to immediately arrest neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. he's accused of shooting unarmed teenager trayvon martin in february. he stepped down as police chief on march 22, saying he wanted to let tensions cool. meanwhile, zimmerman was released from jail yesterday after posting a $150,000 bail. he is now in hiding until his trielt trial begin. >>> two brothers accused of beating a black teenager while patrolling a jewish neighborhood want their trial postponed because of publicity comparing the case to the george zimmerman case. they're claiming self-defense, accused of beating a 15-year-old in 2010. they face 15 years in prison if convicted. >>> baltimore police arrested a second person for the videotaped beating of a virginia man on st. patrick's day. a baltimore woman is in custody facing several charges. police say tips helped them identify four people in the video. the victim is robbed, beaten, and stripped nake

lee. his department became a flashpoint, heavily criticized when it investigated trayvon martin's killing, but never arrested his admitted killer. >> the whole idea is for the community to come together. what i propose today is one of the ways i think would move the city forward. >> reporter: but the chief's supporters pressured them not to scapegoat the chief. and they voted 3-2 to avoid resignation. >> approve to deny the memorandum at this time. [ applause ] >> reporter: george zimmerman, released on bond, has gone into hiding. out of jail, police won't protect him. he's responsible for his own safety. his lawyer says zimmerman can't afford private security. so they'll accept offers of donations from various supporters. >> he's out and exposed. so i'm just hopeful we can keep him safe. and truly hopeful that people will let is work and find out exactly what happened. i think when we do, then the emotions may resolve themselves a bit. >> reporter: across the country, the case has struck a nerve. just recently, there were two separate beatings. one in chicago. another in mobile, alabama.

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martin case in florida. stanford police chief bill lee announced today he's permanently resigning from his post. he temporarily stepped aside on march 22nd after strong criticism over his department's handling of the case. also today, suspect george zimmerman is free once again. he posted bond late last night and walked out of jail ated midnight. claudia cowen has the latest. >> reporter: george zimmerman is out of jail, wearing a brown jacket and blue james, he left the correctional facility with several paper bags containing his belongings. and he walked to a white suv, gets in the back and paid no attention to the photographers paying vigil outside. the car leaves the parking lot. the seminole county sheriff's vehicle blocked access to the area during the relief and his ultimate destination is kept secret for his safety and that could be outside of florida. >> we have several options to where he's going to be. one is out of state. wherever we place him, he's secure and like we talked about many times, there is a lot ofwelled up emotions in this case and you don't want them flowing on to georg

the lack of confidence of the city commission in chief lee to move forward we need to keep going. >> reporter: boos followed that. the trayvon martina statement. saying if chief bill lee recognized his resignation will start the healing process city leadership should have accepted it to move the city forward. george zimmerman is in hiding. he is not getting police protection but he's accepting donations of private security. the trial could be several months down the road. megyn: trace, thank you. megyn: it is tuesday and it is primary day in the northeast. republican voters head together polls in rhode island, new york, pennsylvania, connecticut and delaware. mitt romney hoping for a clean sweep and hoping to move closer to locking up the nomination officially. voters in pennsylvania are looking at today's vote as a dry run focusing on the issues motivating voters in the general election. we thought it would be a big contest between rick santorum and mitt romney. >> reporter: rick santorum pulled out of this race. and now the front runner mitt romney is facing off against the former speaker newt gingrich and ron paul. both of whom

lee stepped aside last month at the height of the call for charges in the trayvon martin shooting, but at least two commissioners say they did not want lee to lose his job until a special investigation to this case is completed. >>> investigators in alabama want to know if a man was beaten within an inch of his life as a result of the martin case. this happened saturday night. investigators say matthew owens was attacked by a mob of people after complaining about some children playing basketball in front of his house. police are still trying to sort out all the details. >> the victim had approached some kids that were playing basketball on the street and fussed at them about playing basketball. after they left, what is believed to be a number of adults came back and assaulted our victim with pipes, paint cans, and chairs. >> the victim's sister says she heard one of the attackers say the beating was justice for trayvon martin. >>> home prices dip to a new low in february. according to the index, home values in 20 cities declined 3.5% from a year ago. atlanta, charlotte, and new york we

. >> the racial overtones in the trayvon martin case and a drum beat may also have contributed to the decision to prosecute. amber lee is live with thoughts on where the case goes from here. >> reporter: we're at the ella hutch community center. we found people relieved there's been an arrest in the trayvon martin case. tempered by the question, what happens next? playing basketball after school for these teenage boys is common practice. so is wearing a black hoody. these boys, ages 12 to 16 told me what happened to trayvon martin has affected them. >> i was terrified. >> what terrified? >> there was no weapon on him. >> reporter: they told us they're relieved the man accused of killing trayvon has been charged with a crime. but said the case has made them aware others may perceive a black teenager as a threat. >> my hands to my sidewalking, so i won't be assumed for anything wrong. >> reporter: teen program coordinators told us, even though the gunman has been charged, they don't expect a slam dunk case. >> i know justice will be served. >> reporter: former san francisco prosecutor says it boils down to who was the