our emmy nomination pick, carol costello. the best every day at 9:00. >> that is so sweet. made my day. thanks, have a great day. >> bye, carol. >>> happening now in the "newsroom" -- happening now in the "newsroom" -- >> it's hot! >> sweltering heat. >> it's too hot. >> in many places it feels like 100 degrees as the nation's power grid struggles to keep up. >>> also -- >> this has been a very difficult process and i'm humbled by the opportunity to play baseball. >> a-rod in his own words. >> what happens if there is a suspension. how disappointed would you be if you're not able to come back? >> baseball fans, you'll want to hear this. >>> plus, are you being tracked as soon as you get behind the wheel? >> with technology and with smart, good policing it allows us to keep our public safe. >> i have not been charged with it, i'm not suspected of committing any crimes. >>> and say good-bye to the kernel. >> i'd like to tell you a little bit about kentucky fried chicken. >> colonel sanders dumps kentucky fried chicken. >>> good morning, thank you so much for being with me. i'm

i'm carol costello. few government agencies americans love to hate more than the tsa and this morning the agency is in hot water over bad behavior. the transportation security agency was set up after 9/11 to protect us, but it is perhaps best known for those pat downs that feel more or worse when a child is involved. remember this little boy who was forced to remove his shirt in 2010? that same agency is dealing with more than that this morning. cases of misconduct by tsa agents showed 26% over the past three years. more than 9,000 cases were reported. everything from stealing to letting family and friends skip through security lines to sleeping on the job. in fact, close to 2,000 of those cases could have been security threats. next hour, the tsa will have to answer to the house homeland security committee about that report. with more on the uptick in misconduct. good morning. >> good morning, carol. you know, the reporting of misconducts and follow up needs improvement, as well as their policies. they'

. >> "cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. i think he needs a nap. >> chris, you go to sleep, happy travels, kate. michaela, you rock. have a great morning. "newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now on the newsroom, the twisted tale of the text. >> there is no question that what did i was wrong. this behavior is behind me. >> a new scandal and a mayor's run this morning threatened by his side, the good wife. >> i love him. i have forgiven him. i believe in him. >>> ahead, the politics and a resurrection in question. could anthony weiner be forgiven again? >>> also, hail storm. baseball sized hail blanketing the middle of the country. the violent storm lasting only minutes, then gone in a flash. >>> plus, inside the terror flight. >> [ bleep ]. >> this engine is on the ground. >> brand new pictures of the moment of impact. the southwest jet's nose dive at laguardia. >> take your seat. >> ahead, what the ntsb know nows about the crash. you're live in the "cnn newsroom." good morning, thank you so much for being with me. i'm carol

"cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. morning, carol. >> i don't know what you're talking about, but it sounded funny. >> it was deep, carol. very deep. >> i'm sure, i'm sure it was. thanks, guys. have a great day. >> you, too. >>> happening now in the "newsroom." >>> stifling heat and no water. >> there is sweat on just about every inch of my body. pretty gross. >>> maryland sizzle and 200,000 lose water service for days. >>> also, florida stand your ground law under fire. >> separate and apart from the case that has drawn the nation's attention, it's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods. >>> and juror b-37 takes some heat. >> i believe he played a huge role in his death. he could, he could have, when george confronted him and he could have walked away and gone home. he didn't have to do whatever he did and come back and be in a fight. >> her fellow jurors say b-37's opinions are her own. >>> plus, accused boston balm a "rolling stone" why? >

carol, costello, time for you to begin your show. good morning, my friend. >> i don't know what that was sglp every day we try to stump you, that's it. >> you have to watch the show, carol, otherwise you'll be confused. >> i'm a little busy five minutes before your show. have a great day. you always make me laugh, though, i like that. "newsroom" starts now. >>> severe weather outbreak coast to coast, millions under the gun, massive flooding, daring rescues. the storm track straight ahead. >>> also, city buys hockey team new arena. sounds like a good thing, except it's detroit and it's bankrupt and it's going to cost the city $400 million. >>> plus, million dollar jewelry heist straight out of a hitchcock movie and ultraplush beach resort for the super rich now a crime scene. has the pink panther struck again? >>> revenge. oh, sweet revenge. an oregon woman fights equifax and wins to the tune of $18 million. put that on your credit report. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning, thank you so much for joining me, i'm carol costello rep

thank you so much for being with me, i'm carol costello. a building in london now one of the most watched tourist attractions in the world. inside catherine duchess of cambridge and the baby that could some day sit on the british throne. overnight kate middleton went into labor and now waiting for news of the royal birth. cnn royal correspondent max foster is at st. mary's hospital in london and at buckingham palace we have erin mclaughlin and katie nickel. max, let's begin with you, any word? >> no, but she has been in labor now for about nine hours, at least. so, you know, we're into the process pretty much. we're told that labor is progressing normally. that's good news. a huge crowd that is really gathering here. still not as big as the media crowd, i have to say. it is building. huge level of interest. networks from the whole world have converged at this point. photographers dangling off their ladders, as well. we'll wait for that moment when a palace official comes out on to the doorstep with a notice. that is going to be the first in

i'm carol costello.t to ring on wall street, so let's head there right now. alison kosik is there. alison, good morning. housing prices are fabulous this morning. will that have any effect on the numbers this morning? >> you know what's really depressing about this as far as the market goes, those housing prices we found jumped 12% from last may, but they didn't move the needle on stock futures. seems the bulls are going to peek over the fence ever so slightly to help stocks jump again today. you know what's in focus more so than the housing numbers? it's really a busy earnings day. the pharmaceutical sector is taking center stage on wall street. here's why. merk and pfizer both handed in their report cards for the second quarter and reported declines in sales. this seems to be the ongoing problem for the pharmaceutical industry because what's happening is these pharmaceutical companies are losing patent protections on big name blockbuster drugs. pfizer lost its patent protection on lipitor and sales of

i'm carol costello. major developments in that deadly train crash in spain. we are now learning there were americans on board that train, although we don't know how many. also just into cnn, the incredible video, the entire crash caught on camera. oh, there you see it, the train leaving the track, slamming into the wall. right now police are questioning the driver of that express train after a top transit official said it was going too fast when it derailed and then split apart. so far 78 people have died. it's unclear why this train was speeding so fast, or exactly how fast it was going. rescue crews are still going through the debris. they expect to find more victims inside the wreckage. jointing me from santiago decompostela in spain is karl penhaul. >> reporter: let me just set the scene for you, carol. behind me, that's the curve where the train derailed. rescue workers going on the best part of 16, 17 hours since that crash happened, and approximately half the train, half the wagons and lock motives have now been taken away for crash investigation. agai

i'm carol costello.loaked in darkness, her identity hidden in silhouette, a juror in the george zimmerman trial talks exclusively to cnn. she reveals the secretive and impassioned conversations that led to the not guilty verdict. nearly three days later, this was the scene earlier this morning in oakland, california. police officers fired tear gas on protesters, who turned rowdy and violate. >> i feel great right now. best feeling in the world. >> also overnight in los angeles, more than a dozen people were arrested, some protesters vented their anger by breaking windows and throwing rocks. one news photographer was struck and hospitalized. hours earlier, these demonstrations remained peaceful. 2,000 people massed outside the cnn center in atlanta protesting the verdict and calling for federal charges against zimmerman. why did zimmerman walk free saturday night? one juror explains in this exclusive interview with cnn's anderson cooper. >> when you first gathered together, what was it like, did you know

i'm carol costello. court is still in recess but we expect it to resume soon. also on the stand, trayvon martin's brother, jahvaris. he thought the screaming was that of his brother and he also testified that initially he had his doubts. mark o'mara wanted to present into evidence the tv interview done at a local cbs station where trayvon martin's brother told the reporter questioning him that he wasn't really sure if it was his brother's voice on that tape. now, the judge in the end did not allow what i'm about to show you to be presented into evidence in court. but i'd like you to listen to it anyway. let's listen. >> when you first heard the n s news, what did you think about? >> i didn't believe it. and i kind of still don't believe it, which is why it's not easy for me to talk about it. i just think he's coming back. his dad, i was listening to zimmerman's father speak yesterday and he said something like, my brother was on top of his son and said, you're going to die tonight. that doesn't sound like my brother at all. yeah. because i think it sends the wr

i'm carol costello. happy fourth. what a better way to celebrate independence day than starting this hour with an amazing picture. lady liberty. she's back open this morning after being closed eight months. the huddled masses are coming back but they better come with tickets. passes to get into the crowd sold out until nid august. today's opening follows a massive restoration project that was completed one day before sandy hit and damaged liberty island. we'll have a live report for you in just a few minutes. >>> in our nation's capital, washington gets set to host a huge birthday celebration. final preparations are under way for the thousands ready to party on the national mall. the culmination of america's 237th birthday will be a gigantic 17-minute fireworks show that can be seen across washington and also in parts of virginia. >>> cries of freedom and independence also echo is at a company scarred by chaos, corruption and confrontation. look at this picture. could be any city in america. right? colum

i'm carol costello. thank you so much for being with me.cking our top stories at 27 minutes past the hour. asiana airlines says it will sue a california tv station after a report used several phony and offensive names for the pilots aboard the flight that crashed in san francisco. asiana says its reputation was damaged. ktvu has apologized. >> tonight we want to take a moment and say we're sorry. earlier today during our noon newscast we made several mistakes when we received this information. first of all, we never read the names outed all phonetically sounding them out. then to our phone call to the ntsb when the person confirmed the spelling, they never gave us their position within the agency. we heard the person verified the information without questioning who they were and then we rushed the name on to our noon newscast. >> the ntsb says a summer intern erroneously confirmed the names, the phony names of the flight crew. >>> cirque du soleil will resume the performance anceperformanc. an investigation is under way. tuesday's performan

"cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. cheerio, carol. >> yes, cheerio, and good morning to you all. have a great day. happening now in the newsroom. >>> the buzz over the baby, breaking new details this morning direct from the hospital. william and kate and the birth of a prince as the world watches and waits for a name. >>> moment of impact, amazing new pictures this morning as a plane's landing gear collapses. the fiery crash and the terrifying moments and the question, what went wrong? >>> security fiasco. the pope's visit to brazil marred by a bomb plot, a wrong turn, and barricaded by gridlocked traffic. new concerns this morning in a country notorious for crime. is the pope safe? >>> caught on camera, divers off the california coast almost devoured by two humongous hump-back whales. wow. "newsroom" starts now. >>> and good morning to you. thank you so much for joining me. i'm carol costello. this is a 41-gun salute in honor of the prince being born at st. mary's, and we'd like to welcome to our american audience and

time for "cnn newsroom" with the one and only carol costello and it begins right now. good morning, carol. >> good morning. have a happy friday. "newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in "newsroom" bloodied and bruised. >> that's the real face of terror. >>> a far cry from "rolling stones" cover boy shot but the cop has been relieved of his duties. >>> plus -- >> it's miserable. feel like i live inside a dog's mouth. >> it's hot. want some relief? a dusting of snow in the mountains of colorado. >>> and detroit is broke. >> you call the police now, you wonder if they're coming. >> as tough as this is, i really didn't want to go in this direction, but now that we are here, we have to make the best of it. >> whauonce the symbol of ameri ingenuity, motown is bankrupt. >>> she questioned tom cruise's relationship with bigwigs at the church of scientology and now she is shunned. >> you have the audacity to tell them you have to betray your own integrity and go with us or you're out, too. >> you're live in "cnn newsroom." >>> good morning. happy friday to you. i'm carol cost

i'm carol costello.h new details on what went on in the jury room in the george zimmerman trial. two weeks after zimmerman walked free in the killing of trayvon martin, one of the jurors says she's trapped in her own personal hell. juror b-29, only minority member of the panel. she says that zimmerman got away with murder and n the shooting death of trayvon martin. identified only by the first name, mady, she says a lack of evidence forced the acquittal even though she had no doubts about zimmerman's guilt. >> george zimmerman got away with murder. but you can't get away from god. and at the end of the day, he's going to have a lot of questions and answers he has to deal with. the law couldn't prove it. but, you know, you know the world goes in circle. >> what was your first vote? >> my first vote was second-degree murder. it was hard. a lot of us wanted to find something bad, something that we could connect to the law for myself, he is guilty because -- the evidence shows he's guilty. >> he's guilty of?

. >> good morning, i'm carol costello, sthaumpg so much for joining us. welcome to the newsroom. we're covering the george zimmerman murder trial. you are about to hear live testimony from dr. nakasone, an fbi voice analyst him he testified there is no way he can determine whose tape was screaming on that 911 call. he couldn't tell whether it was a younger man or an older man. he said the best way is to come from the person or person, they would best know the voice on tape. dr. nakasone is being cross-examined by don west, george zimmerman's defense attorney who is talking more of the analysis of these kind of tapes, what it means, what it can demplt let's listen. >> technology is in 69 tick studies. >> if i heard you earlier yekt correctly, there is no methodology or science that can reliably evaluate screams as the speaker identification at this time? >> that is correct. >> the niche has not addressed the extreme voice samples like that. >> the work, group that you talked about include, you said, academics, are you talking college professors and researchers that don't necessari

does it for me, i'm carol costello.ntinue live in sanford at the top of the hour. ♪ for a strong bag that grips the can... get glad forceflex. small change, big difference. ... you thought wrong. seize the summer with up to 50% off hotels at travelocity. welcome, everyone, live in sanford, florida, i'm ashleigh banfield with our live coverage of the george zimmerman second-degree murder trial. you are not missing a moment in this courtroom t. cameras are in a brief recess and any moment now they're expected to resume this live testimony. and already, just a few hours into this day, and the testimony is riveting. when it comes to the philosophy of a trial, it looks like a pingpong match, one moment you think the prosecution's got it in the bag. the next moment the defense does the old hijack. seems to be the case this morning. it looked real good for the prosecution off the bat. they won key rulings and motion before trial testimony began. ten came the witnesses, laying out one by one, guess what, this defendant knows a

today two "wall street journal" reporters who have covered armstrong talked with my colleague, carol costello, about this lawsuit. >> i mean, it basically says you can't sue us for, you can't sue me for defrauding you because basically my fraud was all over the news, and there were rumors of it. >> it's interesting that his lawyers are arguing essentially the u.s. postal service renewed its sponsorship at a time when there were allegations about lance's doping. most of the allegations though were covered in europe but didn't make their way to the united states and the postal service in fact did renew the sponsorship in november 2000 around the time when there were some allegations covered in europe. >> we want to talk more about armstrong's claims, dominique romano is a sports and entertainment lawyer. it sounds outrageous when you think about the claims he says you guys should have known. didn't you know? >> in audacity it's unmatched. he's saying i lied and you should have known that i lied and i was guilty until proven innocent. i haven't been proven innocent. actually i admit lying but i

my colleague, cnn's carol costello, had the opportunity to speak with her attorney, rod vereen.ppened this morning, and he's very upset about the back lash rachel jeantel has been getting. so much of it online and out in the open, and he gave us insight to rachel. have a look. >> there has been so much said about rachel jeantel, much of it not very kind. people are calling her all kinds of names. have you talked with her recently, how is she handling this? >> i speak with rachel two or three times a day. we never discuss her testimony, of course. she is aware of what's being said about her in the media. she reads the blogs and her twitter and facebook, but she does not comment with regard to what they are saying about her. she takes it all in stride. she's a 19-year-old kid, raised, essentially, in urban america. >> but people are calling her illiterate and worse than that, and it's not all coming from the white community. it's also coming from the african-american community. >> and that's what i find the most depressing about what is being said about her. you know, sometimes yo

i'm carol costello. "cnn newsroom" continues right now. >>> hello, everyone. nice to have you along with us on this thursday monk. i'm pamela brown in for ashleigh banfield. we start this morning with the deadliest train accident in spain in years. this new incredible video right here shows a terrifying moment when a high-speed train jumped the tracks and just before arriving at station in northwestern spain. at least 80 people were killed. 178 were injured. drug at least five americans. cnn's karl penhaul joins us now from spain where the incident happened. karl, tell us. just looking at that video sin credible. we see that first car making it around the tight curve there and the rest of the train just topples over. al goodman is joining us now. al, tell us what happened with the crash. what are we learning? >> pamela, well, that video that you are just referring to from the railway video, no sound on that video. we see the moment of impact with the lead smoke motive coming past this area behind me and basically going off the track as well as the first passen

i'm carol costello. happy fourth.starting this hour with an amazing picture. lady liberty. she's back open this morning after being closed eight months. the huddled masses are coming back but they better come with tickets. passes to get into the crowd sold out until nid august. today's opening follows a massive restoration project that was completed one day before sandy hit and damaged liberty island. we'll have a live report for you in just a few minutes. >>> in our nation's capital, washington gets set to host a

i'm carol costello.prosecution could wrap up its case today. among those set to take the stand, we'll get into that in a minute. those who took the stand yesterday zimmerman's best friend and 20-year veteran. mark visited hours after he shot the unarmed teenager. he described his pal's appearance and first visit by zimmerman's wife, sh had ellie. >> what was his appearance? >> stunned. he attempted to immediately reassure shellie who broke down once she saw him. once they got out of the elevator. she went into hysterics. break down. a sobbing breakdown and immediately tried to reassure her he was okay. he was more occupied with her than anything else. but he had a stunned look on his face. >> when you say stunned, tell us -- >> wide eyed. just kind of, kind of a little bit detached. perhaps from maybe not realizing he had just gone through a traumatic event. >> live to the courtroom when things begin to heat up, again. a team of reporters and analysts to break down all of today's testimony. but let's beg

i'm wolf blitzer in for carol costello. this is a special edition of "newsroom." we're going to return to the courtroom as soon as the defense attorney resumes his closing argument. the challenge he's phasing, convincing the jury that zimmerman was merely trying to defend himself. let's get some perspective on what the jurors have heard so far today over the course of the first hour, 20 mens or so of mark o'meara's closing argument. also joining us, page pate, philip snyder, and cnn's senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jeff, i'll start with you, how did o'meara do? >> first of all what an extraordinary contrast between the styles of the prosecutor and the defense lawyer. yesterday we had a very rhetorical, formal, loud presentation. today, very conversational, very relaxed, almost chatty, and, you know, i get it depends on how you respond to that kind of speaking. i think, frankly marks om'mara s easier to listen to. where reasonable doubt is the very top. you just show how difficult it is to get to beyond a reasonable doubt. when i was a prosecutor, when i saw

i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining us.s you can see, george zimmerman's attorney is now questioning detective serino after a spirited series of questions by the prosecuting attorney to this witness. jason, you've been observing this and it's like a prize fight today. >> i think somehow the state woke up. maybe they saw they didn't appear to be doing much the last couple of days. i think they did a good job of demonstrating contradictions between -- basically it seemed like serino was more questioning zimmerman last year than this year so i think both sides have stepped up. this is going to be the day that the jurors are really going to start leaning one way or another. >> i'm not going to read off some things that came out of the prosecution's questions to the detective. during the time detective serino was questioning george zimmerman, he felt that zimmerman exaggerated the extent of his injuries. zimmerman said he got out of his truck that night and looked for an address and could not find one anywhere. he wasn't really

"cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. buzz over the baby, breaking new details this morning direct from the hospital. william and kate and the birth of a prince as the world watches and waits for a name. >>> moment of impact, amazing new pictures this morning as a plane's landing gear collapses. the fiery crash and the terrifying moments and the question, what went wrong? >>> security fiasco. the pope's visit to brazil marred by a bomb plot, a wrong turn, and barricaded by gridlocked traffic. new concerns this morning in a country notorious for crime.

i'm wolf blitzer in for carol costello. this is a special edition of "newsroom." lots of news happening right now. stakes huge. tempers are hot in the george zimmerman murder trial. attorneys argued until late last night over what could be key pieces of evidence. listen to this rather testy exchange between prosecutors and zimmerman's defense lawyers. >> it's simply unfair for mr. zimmerman not to put on his defense because of the state's tactics. it was a strategy, obviously, because they had it in january and kept it from us. spent 10, 20, 30, 100 hours digging it out. playing games with us and lying to this court and now it's our fault. it's our fault. deny mr. zimmerman the right violates both the florida and united states constitution. thank you. >> the state able to respond? >> because mr. west said i would offer him the opportunity right now to apologize for suggesting that i stood by silently with information that i did not have. >> i'm not getting into this. court is in recess. i will give my ruling in the morning. i'll see you at 8:00 in the morning. cou

i'm wolf blitzer in for carol costello this morning.e want to welcome you to this special edition of newsroom. you're looking, by the way, at leiv pictu live pictures right the now from the george zimmerman second-degree murder trial as attorneys argue over the use of animated reenactment of the shooting. they're showing the judge, right now, judge debra nelson, the reenactme reenactment. there you see in the middle of the screen, daniel schumacher, he put it all together. they wanted to show it up on the big screen, they couldn't figure out how to do that. they've got some major technical glitches there. so you see the lawyers, they're making the arguments, the prosecution resisting this animation. they don't want it to be released as evidence. the defense, on the other hand, they do. the jurors are not in the courtroom. the judge, judge debra nelson, she is clearly frustrated, angry that it's taking so long, more than an hour and a half right now. they started at around 8:30 a.m. this morning eastern time. it's now after 10:00 a.m. ea

"cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. p, carol. very deep. >> i'm sure, i'm sure it was. thanks, guys. have a great day. >> you, too. >>> happening now in the "newsroom." >>> stifling heat and no water. >> there is sweat on just about every inch of my body. pretty gross. >>> maryland sizzle and 200,000 lose water service for days. >>> also, florida stand your ground law under fire. >> separate and apart from the case that has drawn the nation's attention, it's time to question laws that senselessly expand the concept of self-defense and dangerous conflict in our neighborhoods. >>> and juror b-37 takes some heat. >> i b

time for "cnn newsroom" with the one and only carol costello and it begins right now. . >>> happening now in "newsroom" bloodied and bruised. >> that's the real face of terror. >>> a far cry from "rolling stones" cover boy shot but the cop has been relieved of his

our emmy nomination pick, carol costello. the best every day at 9:00. >> that is so sweet. he "newsroom" -- happening now in the "newsroom" -- >> it's hot! >> sweltering heat. >> it's too hot. >> in many places it feels like 100 degrees as the nation's

. >> carol costello, take it away. i'm not even going to tell you. >> i already am feeling weird. hank you so much. >> thanks, carol. >>> "newsroom" starts now. >>> happening now in "newsroom" fighting forgery and the f-word. oh, the tsa and their bad behavior from stealing out of your bags to sleeping on the job. >> why are there so many cases and then what is tsa doing

. >>> on that note, let's go to carol costello. >> i guess we have answered the boxer or brief commentsright now. >>> happening now in the newsroom. the time did not line of the texts. >> she officially contacted him through twitter. >>> brand-new details emerging on the anthony weiner sex scandal. what happens, how it happened and how money could be behind it all. >> this is an opportunity action you should make money from it. >> sydney leathers confidant breaking his silence, speaking only to cnn. >>> also, crushing injury. >> braves pitcher tim hudson trying

carol, costello, time for you to begin your show. sglp every day we try to stump you, that's it. >> you have to watch the show, carol, otherwise you'll be confused. >> i'm a little busy five minutes before your show. have a great day. you always make me laugh, though, i like that. "newsroom" starts now. >>> severe weather outbreak coast to coast, millions under the gun, massive flooding, daring rescues. the storm track straight ahead. >>> also, city buys hockey team new arena. sounds like a good thing, except it's detroit and it's bankrupt

captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> now to our viewers, good morning, i'm wolf blither in for carol costello testimony from key witnesses coming in this day 11 of the murder trial. it comes after a day of emotions and powerful defense arguments in the fatal shooting of the unarmed teenager, trayvon martin. among those testifying yesterday, trayvon martin's father, it was the defense, though, not the prosecution, who called the grieving parent to the stand. cnn's george howell is in sanford, florida. he's outside the courtroom. i know they are going through this whole issue of whether to release an animation diagram, pictures, if you will, recreation of what happened on that fateful evening, but it comes a day after some really dramatic testimony, george. >> reporter: wolf, absolutely, and it seems we're being set up for another day of dramatic testimony. right now in the courtroom, daniel schumaker, to what we understand, he does corporate presentations, creates these crime reconstruction animations. basically puts all the information from police reports, ballistic reports, puts it all into

now for the one person who makes grumpy cat smile, carol costello, "cnn newsroom." >> thank you.sroom" starts now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," breaking overnight, fire ball. explosions at a florida propane plant. >> they are just shooting off like missiles right now. >> tanks, yes, tanks flying off into the night. >>> also, busted. >> i can confirm late this afternoon an arrest was made. >> the lincoln memorial, the national

. >>> and to our viewers, good morning, i'm wolf blitzeri in fr carol costello.tes early to bring you live testimony from key witnesses in day ten. yes, day ten of the george zimmerman murder trial. today the defense gets its first full day to present its case. among those that could testify, zimmerman's friends, law enforcement officers and expert witnesses. let's set the stage, cnn george howell is in sanford, florida, outside the courthouse and watching it every single day. set the scene for us. this could be a very, very powerful day in this trial. >> wolf, good morning. so, we are waiting for court to start here in just a few minutes. supposed to start at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. the jury has had the weekend to sit back and think about the testimony of two mothers. these two mothers talking about who was screaming on that 911 audiotape and the issue of the medical examiner who told the court he doesn't remember anything. >> i have had -- >> reporter: a rare moment of emotion from george zimmerman in the courtroom as this week's testimony could see more family

"cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. >> good morning, chris. rest of you, have a great day. >> take care. >>> good morning, everyone. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> happening now in "newsroom" -- >> we want you to disperse. >> outrage, furry. protesters take to the streets overnight. poli

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i'm wolf blitzer in for carol costello. this special edition of "newsroom.". prosecutors want jurors to consider the option of manslaughter for george zimmerman's killing of an unarmed teen. you see him live there in the courtroom. he has just come in and the argument as are about to begin before the judge, debra nelson. you can see he's already wiping a little sweat off his brow. the defense team rejecting the idea of what is being called a compromised verdict, saying the jury should have only two options. a second degree murder conviction or total freedom for george zimmerman. the judge's decision will begin a critical day as closing arguments are set to begin at 1:00 p.m. eastern later today. cnn's george howell is in sanford, florida, outside the courthouse. george, the judge is now going to hear arguments and the prosecution, they want the opportunity to go forward and let the jury consider lesser charges. manslaughter, aggravated assault in addition to the second degree murder. the defense says that should not happen. they should consider only second de

"cnn newsroom" with carol costello starts now. "newsroom" starts now.a man whose heart was in the right place. i think both of them could have walked away. it just didn't happen. it's just hard. thinking that somebody lost their life and there's nothing else could be done about it. >>> this is pro trayvon martin rallies in oakland turned violent. >>> also, the prosecution star witness that wasn't. >> don west gave you a very hard time, the defense attorney. >> don west. >> what is your -- what is your view of him? >> lucky i'm a