since george zirmman shot the unarmed 17-year-old, the case has been widely scrutinized. there have been protests, calls for justice, and accusations of racism. but prosecutors claim it has taken time to establish the facts. >> 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. >> george zimmerman claims trayvon martin attacked him and that he killed in self-defense, legal under florida law. police said there was no evidence to prove that wasn't the case. from the outset, trayvon martin's family said all they wanted was an arrest. >> we wanted nothing more, nothing less. we just wanted an arrest, and we got it. and i say thank you. thank you, lord. thank you, jesus. >> george zimmerman is charged with second degree murder. lawyers must prove in shooting trayvon martin he intended to kill, but not that he planned to murder in advance. the 28-year-old's lawyer says he will plead not guilty. >> he's concerned about getting a fair trial and a fair presenta

she did clarify no charges have been brought against george zirmman yesterday. you know the story, george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed this 17-year-old as trayvon martin was walking along with skittles and sweet tea. the issue in florida, this is a skand your ground law. how could they defend this particular case and individual and potentially what charges could george zimmerman face. potentially manslaughter. manslaughter could be it. i want to bring in martin savidge. let's just reset this whole thing. there's obviously been no reaction yet, but whoo i today with regard to this news conference. why four hours from now and what should we expect? >> it appears that something could have happened. it was just yesterday, last evening when we got the official announcement that there would be some sort of update, some sort of information she would deliver within 72 hours. well, this is within 72 hours but actually much sooner than the 72-hour window than most people anticipated. what as this transfired for her to come out and hold th

the man who shot him, george zirmman, said he did so in self defense but tonight george zimmerman is in custody. the prosecutor at the top of the hour announcing these charges. >> today we filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree, a capias has been issued for that arrest. with the filing of that information 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. >> moments ago sybrina fulton stepped forward before the cameras here in washington. her reaction. >> first of all, i want to say thank god. we simply wanted an arrest. we wanted nothing more, nothing less, we just wanted an arrest and we got it. and i say thank you. thank you, lord. thank you, jesus. >> sybrina fulton, trayvon martin's mother moments ago quite emotional. jeffrey toobin, sunny hostin, congressman sheila jackson lee. jeffrey, a legal action. the justice department has a civil rights investigation on going to determine if this is a state crime. if the state files charges, does the ju

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george zimmerman. he's charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of the florida teen. zirmman has been in a central florida jail for a week now. he says he shot martin in self-defense back in february. martin was not armed. new york city police officers and f.b.i. agents are tearing up the basement of a building in connection with a decades-old missing child case. etan patz disappeared back in may of 1979 when he was 6 years old. the case was widely publicized, and his face was the very first to appear on a milk carton advertising missing children. investigators are looking for blood, clothing, or human remains. the search is expected to take up to five days. >> today marks the second anniversary of the deep water horizon oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico, which led to the worst environmental disaster in u.s. history. on april 20, 2010, an oil rig operated by british petroleum exploded, killing 11 employees and spilling nearly five million barrels of crude oil into the gulf of mexico. the spill was eventually capped in july, 87 days, after more than 200 million gallons o

george zimmerman's defense attorney is visiting him in jail as he awaits to be released on bond. zirmman murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin. >>> the u.n. security council voted to increase the number of cease-fire observers in syria today. the council is demanding an immediate end to the violence that has escalated since the cease-fire began last week. back to "the squeezed." >>> thanks. >> our confidential source has been feeding authorities realtime intel about a drug ring on chicago's west side. he's on the block while undercover officers make buys from two of their targets. >> this could go on two or three months, build cases on these guys. eventually shut down the whole block. >> it's part of a sheriff police operation called "game over." >> today was huge. we know we can get buys out of there easily. we'll get the guys we need to be transactional and on tape, and then the whole thing will come down. >> he was out there. >> yeah. >> he? >> investigators find their informant roosevelt already slipping back into bad habits and getting high. >> you get any sleep last night? >> a litt