matt, thanks. >>> i want to bring in dan abrams, dan, when you heard that they want instructions of manslaughter again, what does that tell you? >> i would be nervous if i were the defense. the defense thinks it's an easy defense. they made that very clear in their closing arguments. they were focusing on arguing actually the innocence. but when you heard that the jurors want the definition of manslaughter again, at the least it means that they're taking that charge seriously. >> i want to remind the viewers what the forewoman will fill out. >> the first issue is second-degree murder. the second one is manslaughter, which is what we're talking about, which is consider the lesser-included offense but still a very serious one. the last one would be not guilty. >> you have been telling us all along that this comes down to the crucial question, whether they believe that this was self-defense? >> that's right. if the jury is asking for the definition of manslaughter they have to hope they'll keep in mind self-defense. because the prosecution has to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that it wasn't self-

tonight we welcome "nightline's" new co-anchor dan abrams in sanford, florida with the very latest. >> thanks, juju. behind me is the courthouse where today for the first time the jurors heard from defendant george zimmerman himself as he described to police what happened the night he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin. and yet it was also a day where the prosecution's witnesses and even zimmerman's account seemed to many to help zimmerman's defense as much as anyone. >> do you know why mr. zimmerman told you he pushed the gun back? >> reporter: in court today prosecutors continued to make their case that george zimmerman is guilty of murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> you weren't able to get into his mind as to why he followed this person? >> michael: ev . >> reporter: even though he hasn't taken the stand the jury heard from zimmerman five separate times including an audio recording made by sanford police the night of his fatal encounter with martin. >> what is your name? >> george. >> reporter: and a re-enactment he did the next day. >> i tried to sit up. that's when he grabbed

i'm dan abrams, in for dan harris today.is saturday, july 6th. >>> and continuing with the musical theme, we're going to take you inside an exclusive bash in a brooklyn warehouse, celebrating jay-z's new album. his beautiful wife, beyonce, among the big names partying. that's coming up. >>> but first, a fourth of july hero, wearing a patriotic shirt, captures a violent escape con on the run. >> it happened in a flash inside a convenience store and was caught on a security camera. aditi roy is here. >> reporter: it is incredible. and the video is just riveting. the convicted felon managed to break out of an ohio prison. he landed at a nearby convenience store and never made it out of there free. he was literally caught on tape, in this dramatic surveillance video captured on thursday. prison escapee and convicted rapist, james david myers, tackled by a man in an american flag shirt comes flying out of nowhere. he pins the fugitive to the ground and keeps him there for several seconds. >> i walked over there, and threw him to

let me go first to dan abrams here at the table with me.ou were not surprised and predicted this verdict. >> yes. as a legal matter, this wasn't a tough case. based on the fact and most importantly the law with regard to self defense. once all of the evidence was in, these jurors would have had to convict, they would have had to believe beyond a reasonable doubt that it wasn't self defense, and in the momentÑi!at george zimmerman fired that weapon, did he reasonably believe that great bodily harm or death could ensue? just what was going on in his head? not what actually happened so if those jurors had reasonable doubt about that question, then it is an acquittal and based on the fact presented in this case, i don't see how the jurors could have voted any other way. >> rose: charles ogletree what do you think of this decision by this jury? >> well, i accept the decision. i think this jury thought through the evidence very carefully and reached a verdict which is only available and that is not guilty. i disagree with dan a little bit, i thin

i want to bring in abc's legal expert, dan abrams. dan, take us inside that jury room.ou believe the crucial issue for those jurors was what, the moment? >> what was going on in george zimmerman's mind at the moment that he fired that gun. was he reasonably in fear that great bodily injury was going to be inflicted on him? was he in fear that he was about to get beaten up? and if the answer to that question is yes, or even maybe, then that's a not guilty verdict. >> so many of these cases, the civil case comes next. we know that trayvon martin's family could sue. in florida, you pointed out that could become very tricky. >> under florida's controversial stand your ground law, zimmerman can now seek immunity, try to prevent them from even suing him in a civil court. and if he wins that immunity, he could even get attorney's fees from them. so there are definitely some risks here involved in even suing george zimmerman in florida. >> our chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. dan with us every step of the way. thanks to you. >>> one more question on this case tonight, wi

let's bring in "nightline" anchor dan abrams. all these weeks almost over. take us back to what you think was the turning point so far. >> the testimony of the neighbor and eye witness, john good. he had the best vantage point, the clearest testimony about exactly what happened during that alt occasion. here was the key moment. >> the person who you now know to be trayvon martin was on top, correct? >> correct. >> he was the one who was raining blows on the person on the bomb, george zimmerman, right? >> that's what it looked like. >> that was key because? >> no matter who started this incident, if george zimmerman was on the bottom and getting pummelled, he had argue self-defense and the prosecution has to disprove it beyond and reasonable doubt. you can make an argument that john good in conjunction with the injuries that george zimmerman had is right side. >> do you think it's going to go the way of the defense? it's over? >> it's almost impossible to think how these jurors could follow the letter of the law, based on the evidence that's been presented, a

let's bring in "nightline" anchor dan abrams. take us in the jury room. what do they tend to do first a murder trial? >> one of two things. either they take a vote to see where everyone stands in the outset. or they won't and they go through the evidence methodically, and review everything and then maybe have the first vote. >> and how rare is it to have a jury of all one sex, male or female? >> it's rare to have a jury of all women. very rare in a case like this. and it's rare to have a jury of six people. florida is some what unique in that regard. if it's not a capital case, you can have six people in a criminal case. most you only see that in a civil case. >> do you want to go on a limb and say how long it's going to take? >> if it's not split, i expect a verdict tomorrow afternoon. >> tomorrow, as soon as tomorrow? >> absolutely. i think this is a pretty straightforward case. it hasn't been that long of a case and you only have six jurors. >> dan abrams, weighing in tonight. thanks, dan. >>> the other big headline today. out of hiding. edward snowden

. >>> and now the anchor of "nightline," and abc's chief legal affairs correspondent, dan abrams. you have been predicting this outcome for days now. walk us through why you think the jury reached this conclusion. >> it was a finite question they were answering. and that is is there reasonable doubt that at the very moment george zimmerman fired that gun, that he reasonably believed that great bodily injury was about to be inflicted on him? meaning that he was about to get punched or pummeled again. and there was a lot of evidence in this case that trayvon martin likely was beating george zimmerman. he had injuries. there were witnesses. some would say wait a second, why can't trayvon martin defend himself? what about who initiated this? those are fair, legitimate questions, but the legal question in this case was only what happened in george zimmerman's mind in the moment before he fired that weapon? >> that's such a key point. let me ask you about something the defense said overnight. one of the defense attorneys called the prosecution of george zimmerman disgraceful. what do yo

our team in florida and our chief legal affairs anchor dan abrams right here. >>> dramatic rescue. the little boy buried in 11 feet of sand. his parents desperately using their hands, then the rescuers and the digging that followed, pulling him out. how he's doing right now. >>> the extreme weather. the massive flooding pictures coming in from florida through ohio. and the dust storm in the west. meteorologist ginger zee on the rest of the weekend. >>> and home free. the american mother and daughter trapped, not allowed to come back to america for weeks, why they couldn't get their passports back, and tonight, how they got home.

with dan abrams. >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us. of the most horrific of crimes, the ones so morally repugnant, you know, the ones that make you question humanity, it can make you think they happen somewhere else, far away. that is why this week's capture of over 150 pimps was so disturbing, the children, who are the victims? abc went under cover to find out. >> reporter: sex sells. and here in america, the business of sexual slavery is booming, happening thousands of times a day. on the streets, the internets, and those ubiquitous massage pa parlors that dot the nation's strip malls. to find out how this happens, we decided to go undercover, and unveil the secret war of pimps, the girls, and americans willing to pay for sex. it is mid-afternoon outside this massage parlor in houston. >> this is a little camera i'll wear on my body. >> reporter: darren, my producer, poses as a potential customer. >> wish me luck. when you walk into these places, the first thing you see is a big window. and these girls straight out in front of you be

dan abrams who has been following this trial with me. dan, this jury made up of entirely women jurors, five of the six were actually mothers themselves. you make it very clear the legal bar they had to look at. not george zimmerman necessarily. the person across from them, but there was a legal bar. >> that's right. we don't know right now what these jurors think about george zimmerman. we don't know if they believe george zimmerman's account of what happened that night. remember, his account is that trayvon martin attacked him. we don't know what they thought about that. here's what we do know. we know that they had reasonable doubt in this case. what does that mean? the heart of the defense was self-defense. george zimmerman basically saying that in that moment that trayvon martin was shot, he reasonably believed that great bodily injury was about to be inflicted on him. bottom line is george zimmerman argued that he was on the bottom, trayvon martin was beating him and at the moment that he shot him, it was at that very moment that he

with dan abrams. >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us. ideallic island, where residents don't go to gyms or take special pills or adhere to fad diets, and yet they live longer and have a life-style that others envy. then again, it may also be hard to believe what my "nightline" co-anchor bill weir found when he traveled to the amazing place in the agean sea. >> reporter: when you think of the good life on a greek island, you may see live bodies boasting the glory of youth, and party like there is no tomorrow. but what if i told you there is another greek island few people know about. where they party long past tomorrow and well into their 90s. a place where they eat amazing food. wash it down with homemade wine. and make love without the help of any little blue pills. two times a week? that is impressive. well, that place is real. and it is called ikaria. and it is home to many hearty souls, many who refuse to get sick, and many simply refuse to die. >> it is a largely forgotten island. >> reporter: he is an expert on so-called blue zones

why did glee actor cory >>> from new york city, this is "nightline" with dan abrams. >>> good eveningr many of us, owning a weapon is a constitutional right and one that many of us exercise proudly. but most law abiding gun owners may not think much about the ak-47s or the powerful sniper rifles, unless they're in the military. or they're criminals. so just how easy is it to get weapons? we found out. >> reporter: the u.s. is the most heavily armed nation in the world. and every day, guns fall into the wrong hands. >> he had a gun. >> reporter: we're going to try to get guns the way a criminal might, avoiding background checks and finding sellers who don't ask too much questions. >> ready to rock and roll, baby. >> reporter: we turned to private investigator and firearms expert jesse torres for news about guns. if you are a rifle owner like jesse, what you're about to do at a private gun sale can be perfectly legal. >> $200? >> reporter: but jesse is also a former police officer, well versed in how criminals might go about obtaining weapons. for our first target we aim high, an ak-47,

. >>> let's bring in abc's chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. and, dan, you have been very outspoken of fact that you don't think zimmerman will be charged on murder charges. are we talking about manslaughter? aggravated assault? >> i think the aggravated assault is absolutely crucial. i think there's almost no question that the jury will hear the possibility of manslaughter. but if they hear the possibility of aggravated assault, the reason that's going to make the defense nervous, is because it provides the jury with a compromise. and, "b," under florida law, he could actually end up serving more time for aggravated assault, with the use of a firearm, because he had a firearm with him, than would be the case with simply manslaughter. so, a lot of reasons for the defense to be very nervous about that aggravated assault lesser included offense. >> so much at stake for both sides here. and we've seen unbelievable theatrics, dramatics from the judge, from the prosecutor, from the defense attorneys, as well. what do we think we're going to see in cl

>> okay, rob, thanks. >>> let's bring dan abrams back right now.the toxicology tests will help. >> there's a definitive time line here. the fact that they know that she came back to the house, the mother sees her return 1:00 a.m. the mother then goes into the bedroom. we don't know if she sees her, whether she's alive or not at 8:00 a.m. >> doesn't check. >> right, doesn't check. and finds later at about noon that she's dead. you know she's in the house. so, if something happened in the house, you would have expected, of course, maybe there would have been noise. something would have been heard by the family, not always the case when something like this happens. and having that time line will be important. and i think that's going to focus the investigators on someone that she knew. >> well, they do seem to have some clue as to what happened. or some theory. >> well, they believe she was -- there was a ligature mark on her neck. they weren't able to find the weapon itself. that's not determine tif. you heard hints of we kind of know what happened h

dan abrams, thank you very much. we'll come back to you as the story develops. paula, over to you. >> thanks, dan. >>> now, to the dramatic rescue. a 6-year-old boy swallowed up by a sinkhole on the beach. he was trapped inside for more than 3 hours under 11 feet of sand, while rescuers tried frantically to find him. abc's rob nelson is here with the story. unfathomable, rob, that he was submerged for that long and survived. >> reporter: incredible story here. good morning, guys. that little boy is lucky to be alive after a peaceful family trip to an indiana park turned into an hours' long rescue mission. the 6-year-old nearly buried under a building's worth of sand. overnight, a race against time as crews work to rescue a 6-year-old boy who was trapped under 11 feet of crushing sand when a massive sand dune swallowed him up. >> we honestly don't know exactly what happened. this is unprecedented. we never had anything like this. >> reporter: it all took place at the mt. baldy sand dune, at indiana shore's dune lake shore park. the dune is the park's tallest, sta

matt, thank you. >>> we're going to bring in abc's chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams.asis on the 911 call. tracy martin, trayvon's father, so emotional. how is this playing to the jury? >> the defense is calls witness after witness to say it was george zimmerman. even if this jury isn't sure, that's a win for the defense. that's reasonable doubt. so, i think that's all the defense is really trying to do here. calling tracy martin was a risky move. there's two police officers testified that the first time tracy martin heard that type, he did not think it was his son, tr trayvon. we have the police officers' testimony. they wanted to call tracy martin. in conjunction with getting an effort to undermine tracy martin, you get the very emotional, powerful side of tracy martin, the dad, testifying in effect on behalf of trayvon. >> and today, we heard him answer for it. and things continue, with a forensic expert. what do you think we're going to hear today? >> i think we're going to hear about george zimmerman's injuries and the gunshot wounds. is defensive.rying to sho thi

i'm dan abrams, and thanks for joining us. it's a boy.ther. steeped in centuries-old british royal traditions. a jealously guarded secret released via a bulletin, driven from a hospital to a palace, framed and placed on a royal easel. and only then displayed for the world to see. but this time in 2013 the celebratory announcement that kate, the duchess of cambridge, had given birth to a healthy baby boy, came via e-mail. with all the pomp and formalities coming shortly thereafter. and abc's lama hasan was there. >> reporter: the waiting is over. it's a boy. a future king. eight pounds and six ounces. that's britain's 43rd sovereign. a nation rejoices. >> it's a boy. >> reporter: as soon as the announcement was made, people rushed here by the hundreds, and you can hear them cheering. and this is what we've been hearing earlier today. now, the easel has been placed on the forecourt of buckingham palace, and everywhere i turn it's either tears or people are singing "god save the queen." others are singing "happy birthday." everyone here is e

good night, i'm dan abrams from sanford, florida. >> haaking news is happening in oakland where bart and the unions are back at the bargaining table and a sign perhaps -- the only sign that is hopeful that they ordered for takeout dinner to keep working on a deal. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. we have team coverage being with abc7 news reporter john alston in oakland. that's where bart and the unions have been behind closed doors for the past four and a half hours. john? >> carolyn, they say they are willing to work through the evening if it takes that. there was a positive development. about 200 employees struck a tentative deal. however, the trains are not going to run until bople in this building can shake hands on a contract. >> we will be hoping for the best. >> union leaders were the first to arrive about 6:00 p.m. >> we want to go back to work. >> the team from bart didn't say a word when they went to the cal trans district. what brought both back to the table were two new high level mediators appointed by governor brown. >> i have heard we have new negotiators, and

and now i want to bring in abc's chief legal analyst, night light anchor dan abrams. what caught your attention about what they say. >> what does he do now? we've seen this in some of the acquittals where some of the public is angry, o.j. simpson, casey anthony. they have difficulty figuring out how to move on. the difference is george zimmerman has supporters. >> we saw today attorney general eric holder say that he's continuing his investigation into any civil rights violation. he was addressing all of the people who have been out on the streets. >> the justice department shares your concerns. i share your concerns. >> at the same time, of course he said it must be addressed with understanding and with truth. is this the next thing to watch? >> i think it's very unlikely. they would have the same hurdles they had in the state case. they would then have to show it was motivated by race. more likely it's a civil lawsuit where the family would sue george zimmerman. there george zimmerman would have to testify. the standard would be lower. the problem there is if that h

>> i want to bring in dan abrams who followed this case from the start. should george zimmerman be worried tonight? how worried? >> he should absolutely be worried. it's still an uphill battle for prosecutors. but this was a very effective closing argument, focusing on an issue we discussed last night which is the human aspect of this, the emotional aspect of this. the notion that this is a 17-year-old kid who didn't need to die. it is possible that jurors will simply look at that issue alone and say the letter of the law is one thing but the practical reality is another and this is a kid who shouldn't be dead. >> something wrong happened. >> that's right. >> so manslaughter is a possible charge now. this is new today, right? >> that's right. that is a big win for the prosecution. allows jurors to compromise the difference being that in one case, murder, you have to show the intent to kill. in another case it could be a reckless, extremely negligent killing. >> again for the juror we're talking about six people. they are all female and tomorrow what will

i want to bring in abc's chief legal analyst and "nightline" anchor dan abrams. only 12 days of testimony seems awfully short in a trial like this to me. >> many of the facts weren't in dispute here. no one challenges the notion that george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin. the question is why and how and that allows it to go quicker. >> you have been saying that the prosecution has an uphill battle here. can they ever turn it around, really turn the whole thing around in a closing argument? >> they certainly have to try and they have to focus on the human aspect of this, that it's just wrong, that this shouldn't have happened. it didn't need to happen. this is a 17-year-old walking home with skittles and an iced tea who didn't need to die. i think that that's got to be the focus and the fact that they believe george zimmerman initiated the encounter. >> they will be arguing the human emotion in this. does this mean the whole question of race which has been debated around this country might be introduced by them? >> it's certainly going to be suggested by

. >> chief legal correspondent and "nightline" anchor, dan abrams, will be live in florida tonight, a special edition of "nightline" coming up tonight. >>> now we head overseas to egypt for so long a critical american ally in the middle east and with the iconic pyramids, a tourist destination for millions of us. tonight a caldron of unrest and for the next 24 hours the clock is ticking down to a deadline. abc's alex marquardt is there. >> reporter: in cairo's tahrir square the tension is rising as the seconds tick away to the ultimatum deadline. military threatening to intervene tomorrow if the president doesn't mean the people's demand. tonight morsi admitted he has made mistakes but was elected fairly and will not step down. we met a woman who launched the protests. and brought egypt once again to the brink of revolution. in the new constitution there's no role for women she said. in the morsi era women have no place. the anger is driven by fear that the muslim brotherhood wants to control egypt as well as that decimated economy. look at egypt's famous pyramids filled with american

i want to bring in "nightline" anchor dan abrams. we were here that night and you said to me, it will be very revealing when we hear from a juror who weighs in on the man in that courtroom, versus the law. >> this is what the defense feared, the possibility that some of these jurors might decide this case based on emotion and not based on the law. even she said, she said she still thinks he did the right thing, because she followed the law, if she followed her heart, she would have hung that jury. >> she even said she would give them the hung jury, i fought to the end. so there was debate. >> there was debate. they asked for the manslaughter charge read back. if there had been one or two more maddies back there, this could have been a hung jury. >> dan, thank you. much more of robin's interview with that juror tonight on "nightline" and tomorrow morning robin on "good morning america," weighing in on that torn juror, struggling with the heart break, but standing by the verdict. the exclusive on "good morning america." >>> in the mean

. >>> we're going to turn to our chief legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. , a volatile relationship. a shirtless boyfriend running away from the scene. doesn't look good for him. >> when you find a dead body like this in the pool, blunt force trauma, the first thing you want to know, is who did she know? who were closest to her? those are the people you will look at first. then, when you also see her boyfriend running away from the scene without a shirt on. they had to capture him later, following a domestic disturbance in the house, not surprising that he's been arrested. >> we saw a bit of the reality television program they had been on. and we heard him speaking to the fact that there were fights in their recent past. how might the film we have here be used? >> you have to think of this almost like any videotaped evidence that authorities might have in connection with the case. if they can demonstrate some sort of motive. if they can demonstrate a consistency of real problems and violence, for example. again, we don't know if there was violence. the they

dan abrams, amy robach, paula faris, all doing holiday duty and happy. we have a great crowd outside. and as you just put it, the hoff is back. >> yeah. you can't lose. yeah. >> i think not. >> any day is a good day for the hoff, not just fourth of july. >>> we'll also have the latest on the high-profile trial of george zimmerman. prosecution about to wrap its case. and in court yesterday, a smile from george zimmerman. the first we've seen. we'll tell you why that happened. >>> but first, let's get right to egypt. things happening so fast after the first democratically-elected president, mohamed morsi, was pushed out, ousted by the military yesterday. abc's global affairs anchor, christiane amanpour, and abc's martha raddatz are here live. but first, let's go to abc's alex marquardt with the latest in cairo this morning. alex? >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. it's clear the military is trying to shut down morsi's power base. the long outlawed islamist group, the muslim brotherhood. they have arrested morsi, several top officials and issued arrest w

. >>> let's bring in dan abram, our chief legal affairs anchor. >> the judge is trying to get as muchunch of jurors sitting in a hotel, away from their families wanting to go home and wanting the trial to end. it's admirable that the judge is taking this late and saying we have to get this going. i think matt brings up an interesting point, about whether the jurors made up their minds. i don't think there's any question that the jurors want to get back and deliberate. they haven't been able to talk about the case with each other. they're itching to get back there and say, all right. let's start doing this. i get it. i understand what's going on. i've heard all of this evidence. and i think he's right that they have all already made up their minds. >> do you think the animation won't be all that critical? >> i don't think it's going to be a make-or-break issue. in this case. the important thing for the defense is not just to show what happened before or i think they also want to show why a key witness, a neighbor, who says that it was george zimmerman on the bottom, had the best view.

. >>> and now the anchor of nightline, dan abrams. you have been predicting this outcome for days now. why do you think they reached this conclusion? >> it was a finite question they were answering. and that is is there reasonable doubt that at the very moment george zimmerman fired that gun, that he reasonably believed that great bodily injury was to be inflicted, he was going to get punched or pummelled. there was evidence that martin was likely beating zimmerman. some would say wait a second, why can't he defend himself? et cetera? what about who initiated this? those are fair, legitimate questions, but the legal question in this case was only what happened in george zimmerman's mind in the moment before he fired that weapon? >> that's a key point. let me ask you about something the defense said. one of the attorneys called it disgraceful. what do you make of that? >> i don't think that's a useful comment. they won the significant case, knowing how sensitive it is, i don't care if you think it was disgraceful or charges shouldn't h

. >> i want to ask you about what dan abrams said as well. abrams, on abc news today, basically said this case is over with. done. they are not getting murder 2. they are not getting manslaughter. what do you think? is this done? >> based on the fact the evidence has been presented to the jury which before we had speculation. that's where everyone was making an opinion about what would happen or what went on that night. now we know. the evidence is in. prosecution rested. and i don't see how there is any way they are going to be able to arrive at a second-degree let alone a manslaughter because they have failed to prove the requisite level of intent on the part of george zimmerman. >> if this guy was -- people on marijuana are not all that aggressive. i think that's a better case as far as i'm concerned. why are you throwing in -- >> wait, bob. i sat here in -- heard you talk about the incredible power of modern marijuana. that it drives people crazy. you said that. >> but -- drives them stoned crazy. >> yes. >> now, i just don't think people

dan abram, thanks for your time this morning. elizabeth?amatic and desperate 911 call we've been playing for you. a kayaker, paddling in a remote part of the florida everglades, in an inflatable boat, attacked by an alligator. her boat sinking as she called for help. john muller has the story. >> reporter: sara boynton got the surprise of her life. >> it came out and twisted. did its death roll thing. >> reporter: one chamber of the inflatable kayak punctures here, near sara's shoulder. >> i was looking down. and going, that's a big, square head. that's not a small alligator. >> reporter: she called 911. >> there's two very large alligators out here. and i can't kayak. i'm sinking. >> reporter: she feverishly paddles into the alligator-infested water to shore. >> i pulled myself up on top of grass. but as i said, there's two really big alligators in here. and i'm just sitting here now. >> reporter: luckily, uninjured, the avid kayaker waits with fear. >> i got very anxious and was very shaken up. what if i'm out there by dusk. gators go out

. >> abc's legal affairs anchor dan abrams there. florida's stand your ground law to be completely changed. it's an incredible case. not only are we seeing how people feel about it because of the verdict, the acquittal. also, we're hearing that even trayvon martin's family has gotten death threats. there's people on both sides of this. >> it's an emotionally charged issue on both sides here. that's where we stand right now. it's interesting to think of it this way. a lot of people were pointing to the verdict as maybe the end of this. now, we're finding out this may be just the beginning of a whole new story. >> and a lot of people are commenting on this. we have civil rights activists coming out. and president obama, what he tries to construct in a careful statement because as you remember, years ago, he said, if i had a son, he would look like trayvon martin. he asked, obviously, for peace and whatever race relations were going to come away with for them to finally be resolved. even if it takes this to happen. >> we did see protest

abc's dan abrams on what life could hold for the newest heir apparent. >> reporter: growing up royal,reality show. it may not even seem real. but when you are the prince of cambridge, it is your life. and it includes some pretty spectacular perks. first, there are the homes. plural. the newest royal will have access to at least four castles. the 21-room apartment at kensington palace where he is expected to grow up. >> what is really good about kensington palace, a royal residence, they have all the space outside in the gardens. they can run around. >> reporter: then there is buckingham, the 775-room home where queen elizabeth reside and where he will eventually live when he takes over the throne. there is sandringham over 5,000 trees and wetland where the royals traditionally spend christmas with its 200-person-plus staff. and balmoral, the sprawling 50,000 acre scottish castle where royals summer. >> the queen spends her summer at balmoral. >> reporter: the prince yet to be named won't have to worry about transports, with the finest prams and carriages. >> kate has been telling peop

noah feldman of feldman of harvard law school and dan abrams, a lawyer at abc news. >> people feel something went wrong with the system, and that may be lack of sophistication with criminal trials and the burden going forward and the fact that the defense did a good job in a sense of putting trayvon martin on trial, which he should not be on trial, he is the victim in this case. >> but in reality that is what happened. and i don't criticize the defense lawyers for doing what they did, they d

. >>> and here now for more on the verdict is dan abrams, pierre thomas, the editorial page editor, paul, and tavis smiley of pbs. no surprise to you, you said this all the way, the prosecution didn't make the case. >> that's right. you look at the legal question, the question was, was there reasonable doubt about the moment that george zimmerman shot trayvon martin? and the question was, did george zimmerman reasonably believe that great bodily injury was going to be inflicted? there was a lot of evidence that trayvon martin had beaten george zimmerman. what led up to that is a separate question. but the legal question was only what was going on in george zimmerman's mind at the moment he did that. and was there reasonable doubt as to what he believed. when you picture it that way, and talking about just that moment he shoots, and the amount of evidence there was that george zimmerman had been beaten by trayvon martin, it was difficult to see how the prosecution was going to win this case. >> so that gets to the question of did they overreach? >> well, the justice department is looking

dan abrams, in sanford, as well. thank you, dan. >> he'll be there anchoring for "nightline," as well. >>> now, to the brazen heist straight out of a hollywood blockbuster. this one, armed bandits, hijacking a boat, making off with $1.5 million. nick watt has more on this made for the movies caper. >> reporter: the 1,600-year-old city of venice has never seen anything like it. apart from "the italian job." but that was a movie. this brazen heist played out on those same, beautiful canals. 7:00 a.m. monday morning, armed men on a vessel pulled up to a small boat just loaded with three boxes of money. one robber pulls out a rifle, telling a security guard that a robbery is under way. a masked accomplice who was hiding under a tarp, jumps onboard the money boat and opens all three cases. grabs the two cases of the bank notes and puts them on the speedboat. leaving behind one case full of coins. the men disappeared with $1.7 million in cash that was supposed to pay the pensions of elderly venetians. >> robbers do watch mo