what do you believe that angela corey was looking at?medical records he know some witnesses were saying they were not spoken to by the sanford police even though they said she had versions of the story as far as what they believe they saw or what they saw and in reality here and when do you believe likely was in front of this woman she was examining? >> i think her three weeks was probably one of the most exhaustive three weeks investigation in the history of florida. what she really had to be able to focus on is can she move that george zimmerman's account is a lie? does she have forensic evidence? are there independent witnesses, 911 tapes that will in fact sufficiently contradict george zimmerman so if he is charged and if he takes the stand, which he almost assuredly would have to do in a self-defense case, would she be able to show that whether or not the voice of trayvon martin is forever silenced, you should not believe the voice of george zimmerman? >> john, let me bring you in. you took on the oakland police department and won,

you see there angela corey.urder cases, everything else, a lot of other information coming up as well. i think we've re-established our connection with the former speaker newt gingrich. mr. speaker, are you there? can you hear me? >> i can hear you fine, wolf. >> thanks very much for joining us. i want to get to some politics and substance in a moment, but the trayvon martin case, we expect fairly soon the special florida prosecutor to file a charge, maybe manslaughter and maybe second-degree murder against george zimmerman in the killing of the 17-year-old teenager, trayvon martin. what do you make of all of this? because it's caused a huge emotional uproar around the country. >> e on, i think she's got to do what she thinks is professionally right. i think we have to have faith in the criminal justice system. there will be, i presume, a trial. the jury will have to look at all of the evidence and render a decision. i think we can talk about it on cable tv forever or on talk radio forever. we don't have access

together for your future. ♪ >>> it's all in special prosecutor angela corey's hands.ot in my house. with maxwell house french roast, you let gravity do the work. [ male announcer ] maxwell house french roast. always good to the last drop. >>> welcome back to "politicsnation," joining me now is mayor of sanford, florida, jeff triplet. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> what's the reaction now that george zimmerman has been arrested? >> i think everybody took a deep breath, exhaled, and now it's in the prosecutor's hands. it's one piece of the puzzle off the city of sanford, and it's in jacksonville with a very competent attorney. >> now that competent attorney released today the affidavit of probably cause. and there was frankly nothing in that affidavit that the police did not know in sanford. are you disappointed that the chief in sanford said he didn't have evidence for probably cae e cause, and she is using what they nude as the basis for her arrest? >> i find it very interesting and had a couple meetings today. we called for a review of the proc

angela corey, the special prosecutor, is the elected state attorney in duval county in jacksonville. she was appointed by the governor about 20 plus days ago now to look into the circumstances surrounding this after the state attorney here in seminole county chose not to bring charges in the case. >> we heard trayvon martin's parents ask for calm no matter the decision or the announcement made by angela corey. i am curious after the stun ago nouns meant from the men representing george zimmerman, so far have we heard of anyone stepping forward saying they're his attorneys now or is there silence on that end? >> it was such a strange occurrence that took place there for a lot of reasons. one, just that the attorneys chose to make that announcement the way they did at a news conference and second of all, as one lawyer just point out to me a short time ago, they had lost contact with their client for about 24 hours, and this attorney was saying that is not

harry shorestein was angela corey's boss. >> no. i clearly think the decision was a travesty. >> reporter: and then there's this man, the former president of the american par association, the former president of the florida state university and a current professor in the university's law school. >> this is off the charts in terms of overcharging, in my judgment. >> reporter: christian fernandez is accused of killing his 2-year-old brother, david, by pushing him twice into a bookshelf. he also broke his leg one time before. but all acknowledge that christian had been abused for much of his life, particularly by his stepfather, who ended up committing suicide when he found out he was going to be arrested for that abuse. then there's the story of christian's mother. she gave birth to christian when she too was 12 years old. she was away when christian assaulted his brother. when she came home and saw her 2-year-old was seriously hurt, she waited eight hours before getting medical attention. for doing that, she too is implicated in this

angela corey, she is tough-- she is my girl.orge zimmerman, i would not want to have to face this woman. >> i couldn't agree more. >> can i say one more thing? >> sure. >> it is so great i can sit here in my chair and watch you and not have to listen to joe scarborough and talk over the guests every morning. >> jim, that's why we are there for you. thank you for being there with all of us. and it's great fun. sure, everybody needs an alternative. you need an option. and now you got it in the morning. tell your friends. >> in north carolina, what do you say. >> i got home and i was able to see the bill press show. >> how about it? >> wait a minute, you are not in your truck? you are not in your truck now? >> no. i would like to have some kind of satellite to see you on t.v. in my truck. >> i don't want you to turn your t.v. on your truck. it may be dangerous. >> only thing comes to my mind right now is what they say in the avatar movie: i see you. >> we talked about this case earlier. this is a good step hum? >> i mean this is th

>> i speak for angela corey.s the decision we came to based on our review of the facts and evidence. i'm not sure they were through with the entire investigation at the point where mr. wolfinger excused himself from the case. we have to have -- there are pneumonia rus affirmative defense that's can be asserted before the arrest, immediately after the arrest, during the trial. we have had them come up in the middle of trial. my fellow prosecutors that his here we have all faced this before. alibi is an affirmative defense, sometimes that's put on us in the middle of a trial. it makes a prosecution more difficult. we do everything in our power to take the facts we have and prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. >> can i get your opinion for what the debate is about race and justice. in the pursuit of justice? >> i'm going to be quite honest with you, and i have some people who live through our justice system here and are some of the finest people in jacksonville, florida. they represent aç small samplef the peo

the public has yet to see the evidence that angela corey believes will support a second-degree murderagainst her -- the complaints against her is that maybe she's overcharging in this case. there's some people who believe that. as gary tuchman found out, it's not the first time she's faced such criticism. >> reporter: this 12-year-old in the oversized inmate uniform is not a boy in the eyes of state attorney angela corey. she declared christian fernandez should be tried as an adult on a first-degree murder charge which carries the mandatory penalty of life in prison without parole. he sits with adult inmates in court, is addressed as an adult by the judge. >> mr. fernandez, you have discussed with your attorneys your right to a speedy trial? >> reporter: and for the first few weeks of his imprisonment, he sat in this adult jail in solitary confinement. the youngest person in florida to be charged as an adult for murder. a judge did ultimately rule he could be held in a juvenile facility while still being tried as an adult. this is what angela corey said last year when he was arrested.

we know that angela corey got this case about three weeks ago.is not a long time to investigate thoroughly, with the help of the federal government. >> but my point is the initial prosecutors did not come up with the charge. >> what's strange about it is, i think, we have the initial prosecutor involved in the case and he's taken off the case. we don't know why. the only decision that he made was to convene a grand jury to continue the investigation, but a second prosecutor is appointed when public uproar arises that there was not an immediate arrest. >> that's because the sanford police department, paul, issued a police statement saying that they were prohibited -- prohibited -- >> from making an arrest. >> from making an arrest. >> in new york city, adas ride cases every day. it's not uncommon at all. no conflict of interest. there's a back story we have to know. >> let's ask about some of the other evidence. they're witness statements. we have heard on tv from some witnesses, but if you look at the police report, they talked to a lot more peop

when the special prosecutor comes in, angela corey, to talk, we'll bring it to you. for now, let's go to tom fitzgerald. he's live downtown at the washington convention center and that is where trayvon martin's parents spoke today. they expected to speak again once the charges are announced. tom? >> reporter: as you know, and as we have seen over the past several weeks, trayvon martin's parents have been careful to the public statements to the media. leading up today, that didn't change even in the hours leading up to what is an announcement from the special prosecutor angela corey and we're going go live to the press conference right now. >> i'm angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago, we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents we would get answers to all of their questions, no matter where our quest for the truth led us. it's the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. and the team here with me has worked tirelessly lo

. >>> plus, we expect an announcement soon from special prosecutor angela corey. she says she's going to release new information on the teen's shooting death within three days. and this is happening amid new concerns about the whereabouts of george zimmerman, the man who says he shot the unarmed 17-year-old in self-defense. even his lawyers have lost contact with him and now have quit the case. >>> tsunami, no. emergency, yes. a massive earthquake rattled the coast of indonesia today not far from where the killer quake and tsunami hit back in 2004. the ground has not stopped shaking yet. we're hearing about aftershocks several hours since the initial quake. disaster officials are fearing a repeat of 2004. they sent out a tsunami warning to the entire indian ocean. so far no reports of serious damage or injuries. >>> syrian government says it will end fighting by tomorrow's deadline. that's according to special envoy kofi annan who says he received a letter agreeing to the cease-fire from the syrian foreign ministry. but the government says it is reserving the righ

we heard news from angela corey and her office, no to a grand jury.izarre news conference just dwred on behalf of the two attorneys from george zimmerman saying we haven't heard from our client and so we're withdrawing our representation. did that play any decision on the prosecutorial side? >> i don't think it would be make any difference. >> so you don't think that expedited any sort of news conference, you think she was plan on doing this today and that was just a koinkidink yesterday? >> she's been taking her tame considering the issues. things are just coming to a head right now at the same time. >> help us get inside the mind of a prosecutor's head. a tremendously high profile case. what has she been weighing? >> you really just want to wave the evidence. -- weigh the evidence. it shouldn't be a political decision. one of the things you strive to do as a prosecutor is make sure any consideration of the evidence is a consideration of just that, not the public sentiment, not what people want you to do, but what the evidence suggests should be done

>> and that is why angela corey must mow norman we know. haear about audo analysis -- >> or she has folded under political and public pressure. >> i doubt that. i doubt this. not this prosecutor. >> not this prosecutor? she's indicted a 12-year-old child, tried the child as an adult. >> and took a lot of heat for that. and stay the course. >> she's one of the toughest prosecutors in florida, and she's got a record for being extremely aggressive. so i want to see the evidence before we make up our mind. >> i think we'll have have to see that. a lot to talk about in this case. there will be much more as we go on. outfront ahead, the controversial law that could be at the center the george zimmerman's defense, this whole stand your ground law. more on that coming up. stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is genco services -- mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of

. >> special prosecutor angela corey who was named to the case three weeks ago declined at a well attended press conference in florida to talk about the evidence in the case. she would say that zimmerman is now in custody, though she would not say exactly where he's being held. >> i will confirm that mr. zimmerman is indeed in custody. mr. zimmerman turned himself in and by turning himself in was arrested on the habeus that had already been issued >> if convicted, george zimmerman could be sentenced 16 years to life in prison. >>> trayvon's parents and their attorney are right here in washington d.c. taking part in the national action network convention and within the last hour they spoke about the latest developments in this case and our bruce leshan is live outside the washington convention center with what they had to say. >> reporter: hey, derek, we're actually inside in the ballroom where the news conference with trayvon martin's parents wrapped up just two minutes ago literally and the organizers here said this is a night for all americans to come together in a search for the truth.

between angela corey and mark o'mara. recalled being a prosecutor and defense attorneys not starting out on the right foot with me. and that does change the dynamic of what is the adversarial process. this was a smart move by george zimmerman or george zimmerman's family to have someone so even tempered, so well respected. >> it's also important dynamic that as a legal analyst he's media savvy. that could bode well for him as they move forward in what will be a very highly publicized legal process. you did something with all the media that mark o'mara did, he's clearly very media savvy, although, frederirickafredricka we may see a gag order in the case. many don't want the case tried in the court of public opinion. this is a very new judge that's been assigned to the case. but i wonder if we'll be hearing from the attorneys as this process continues. >> all right, sonny hostin, thanks so much. always good to see you. >>> all right, adopting can be a tough road for any wanna-be parent. but it's especially hard for the gay

angela b. corey, state attorney. george zimmerman is now in the -- in custody at seminal county jail. this is his new mug shot as he appeared tonight. he arrived at the jail just an hour ago. and a half hour -- an hour and a half ago wearing a blue and plaid shirt and what appears to be a shirt over his head, covering his head. special prosecutor angela corey began her at 6:00 p.m. on the dot. >> today we filed information regarding george zimmerman of second degree. a capias has been issued for his arrest. by turning himself in he was arrested on the capias that had already been issued. i think after meeting with trayvon's parents that first monday night after getting appointed in the case, bernie óar there, john was there, our prosecution team was there. the first thing we did was pray with them. mr. crump and mr. parks were there. we did not promise them anything. >> the special prosecutor's press conference was immediately followed by a press conference led by the reverend al sharpton who was joined by the parent

the options on the table for angela corey?nd-degree murder which would include all of the manslaughter charges. >> what does that mean? >> i think that carries not a life sentence, but a fairly significant sentence. probably somewhere in the range of 10 to 20 years. manslaughter, provocation, that reduces the degree, and a lesser sentence. i think angela corey made the right decision for one very clear reason. self-defense is a defense. and defenses are jury questions. there is enough clear evidence that george zimmerman committed this crime. there is not issues about if he was provoked, the aggressor, those are jury questions. the prosecutor should bring the case, put evidence in, the defense can do it that,(aod then the jury will decide. it's an easy call and the right call. >> let me go to mayor brown. under the law in florida, the former prosecutor us, you have a preliminary hearing where you can claim stan your ground and you can just face a judge, you never face a jury. >> that's a problem, and in florida that's also iff

state prosecutor angela corey's decision today to file second-degree murder charges against george zimmerman in the shooting of trayvon martin. >> today we filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. a capias has been issued for his arrest. with the filing of that information and the issuance of a capias, he will have a right to appear in front of a magistrate in seminole county within 24 hours of his arrest and, thus, formal prosecution will begin. >> as miss corey said, george zimmerman is in custody tonight already in florida having turned himself in. she did not reveal where in florida he is nor would she talk about the details of the case, new or those already known that led her to bring these charges. she said the decision was made last week and was not driven, she says, by the national outcry trayvon martin's killing has touched off. >> let me emphasize that we do not prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case as well as the laws of the state of florida. >> the first few words out of angela corey'

angela corey's decision today to file charges against george zimmerman. this is the new mug shot taken a few herer hours ago. cameras only catching a brief look at him as he was taken from a black suv into the complex. now, the end of -- it's the end of a chain of events that began this afternoon when prosecutor corey stepped up to the mic. >> today, we filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. a capias has been issued for his arrest. with the filing of that information and the issuance of the capias he will have a right to appear in front of the magistrate in seminole county within 24 hours of his arrest and thus formal prosecution will begin. >> ms. corey would not talk about the details new or already known that led her to bring the charges. she said the decision was made last week, it was not driven she says by the national outcry. >> let me emphasize we do not prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case as well as the laws of the state of florida. >> well, the f

like angela corey, he declined to say where his client is right now or where he turned himself in. when asked what, if any, guidance he gave george zimmerman when they spoke, he said he told him to, quote, stay calm, listen to my advice. i want to start with our newest legal analyst who was first to speak with mark o'mara late this afternoon. mark, we heard from mr. o'mara, although he's not saying that much. what do you know about the surrender of george zimmerman and where it came about? >> i've been talking to mr. o'mara throughout the day. it was arranged ahead of time. like miss corey had intimated, the fdle was in contact with mr. zimmerman. when it was imminent charges would be brought, apparently his surrender, the wheels were already started. mr. o'mara ended up communicating with mr. zimmerman, knowing mr. zimmerman would be in the custody of fdle and a civilized, peaceful arrest occurred and now he's in fact going to be transported to sanford where he'll appear for a first appearance apparently tomorrow morning. >> so this was the toughest charge that the state attorney

her name is angela corey. earlier she announced that charges will be filed against george zimmerman. in fact they are the highest charges available to the special prosecutor, murder in the second dedebris. >> she confirms george zimmerman is in custody right now, that he turned himself in. he is in florida but she won't say where. she also revealed he has retained new counsel. you'll remember that just yesterday his attorneys held a news conference saying they were no longer going to represent him, that they hadn't heard from him in days, and they were concerned about his behavior because he had contacted the special prosecutor himself. >> the mother and father of trayvon martin are here in washington at the convention center right now downtown. chris gordon is down there also. chris, you heard what the prosecutor said today. surprised at all? >> no, not at all. in fact, i believe that trayvon martin's parents came here with reverend al sharpton who is the president of the national action network and an nbc ta

angela corey was appointed as special prosecutor to trayvon martin's case on march 23rd. she said there is only one objective in this case. >> he's troubled by the fact that the state decided to charge him, but i've talked to him about the process. i think anyone who would be charged with second-degree murder would be scared. >> george zimmerman is being held without bail. he has the right to seek bail in a hearing. zimmerman's new attorney, marco o'mara, says his client will plead not guilty. prosecutor angela corey spoke about navigating this case after it has played out in public. >> we have rules of criminal procedure, florida statutes and rules of ethics. so much information got released on this case that never should have been released. we have to protect this investigation and this prosecution for trayvon, for his family, and for george zimmerman and that's what we will continue to do. >> the parents of trayvon martin watched corey's news conference from washington, d.c. they spoke to the press shortly after the charges were announced. >> we simply wanted an arrest

looking at everything that might have gone into angela corey's decision. and we'll talk with george zimmerman's friend, frank taaffe. and an attorney for the martin family. i'll be tweeting on this tonight. ♪ ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste gluten free. together, the elements of science and the human element can solve anything. solutionism. the new optimism. on december 21st polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would render retirement planning unnecessary. but say the sun rises on december 22nd, and you still need to retire. td ameritrade's investment consultants can help you build a plan that fits your life. we'll even throw in up to $600 when you open a new account or roll over an old 401(k). so who's in control now, mayans? >>> tonight's breaking news, florida special prosecutor angela corey's decision to charge zimmerman with second dream in the kill -- dream in the kil

angela corey would not talk to us on camera. was that an unfortunate choice of word? >> i don't necessarily believe it was an unfortunate choice of words. >> reporter: does she have a crystal ball? >> unfortunately, some of the background and information in this case we cannot discuss. >> reporter: what about angela corey saying she is doing the tough thing? >> our role as constitutional officers is not to be tough. it's to do what's right. >> reporter: but she said here, we need to intervene now and do the right thing and the tough thing, whether people think it's the just thing to do because of his age, we have to protect the public. she's saying the opposite. >> i think you're misinterpreting it. the tough thing she's saying right there is the difficult decision that she had to make. >> reporter: angela corey says she'd like to reach a plea bargain so christian fernandez doesn't spend his entire life in prison. but if there is no plea bargain, that could happen. >> i think she wants to be our equivalent to the sheriff in phoenix who keeps the people in tents in 110

so at this point no one can really say for sure what angela corey will do. one thing is certain.he is sitting squarely in the hot seat and is taking on that role of the decision maker in this case. she will decide the future of george zimmerman. >> she will be the focus in the days ahead. what about the zimmerman's family lawyer? what do they say? >> well, he did release a brief comment today to cnn. hal uhrig did say he is not surprised. he doesn't know what her decision will be ultimately about how this case is pursued, but he did say it was a courageous move on her part getting back to the idea that she is taking full responsibility for this and not going to a grand jury to make that big decision about whether or not george zimmerman should be arrested. >> and, david, finally, she said she would tray it this way, make the decision. did she give any hint of a timetable? >> no hint of a timetable, and by taking the grand jury off of the table here, there is no schedule now. we knew that a grand jury would have to be called. we knew it would have to be seated. now the grand jury