in sanford, florida, manuel gallegos, wjz eyewitness news. >> the federal justice department is also investigating that case. zimmerman could face hate crime charges if investigators determine race played a role in that shooting. >>> this morning members of a church are wondering why someone would set fire to their place of worship. >> -- run in your mind to do something like that? ain't you got nothing else better to do? >> investigators have determined the fire at the church is a case of arson. the fire spread to the entire structure and caused the roof to collapse. damages are estimated at up to half a million dollars. the congregation says it is going to rebuild. >>> traffic should be back to normal on the new jersey turnpike this morning after a brush fire that threatened a well-known sports complex, the fire was in the meadowlands near the met live stadium where the giants and jets play. there is also an arena and race track on campus. the flames were difficult to contain because of high wind and the dry conditions. it is just one of many brush fires popping up along the east c

manuel gallegos, wjz eyewitness news. >> the two are held in lieu of $9 million bond apiece. >>> the navy says it is now providic compensation to those affected by military jet crash in virginia. it was on friday a fighter jet crashed into and apartment building in virginia beach. dozens of apartments are destroyed no-no one is seriously injured. the initial payments will be $2300 for each of the residents. a mechanical mal function is blamed for the crash but a full investigation is underway. >>> cardinal edwin obriep is on his way back to rome today after his last easter celebration in the archdiocese. parishioners said good-bye to him. the pope elevated him to cardinal. next month william laurie will take his place here. >>> in sports bubba watson has put on his first green jacket after he wins the 76th masters tournament. he won on the second hole of a playoff yesterday. he two putted from 12 feet out after hitting his second shot almost 90 degrees out of the trees and off pine straw from 155 yards away. watson, a 33-year-old from the florida panhandle got really emotional after

i'm manuel gallegos.back to you. >> a very rough spring in the midwest. >>> a national weather service official says a month worth of tornadoes were spotted just in kansas alone this weekend. >> no tornadoes in our neighborhood, though, nothing but sunshine. >> nice little breeze. it feels like summertime is here already. >> it's a good and a bad thing because we have a pretty brutal summer sometimes. you don't want it too early. we'll get your mind off the heat. >> listen, there's no complaints here. this is great. >> we'll take you out to colorado. >> you would do that, wouldn't you? >> of course, we will, summit, colorado, had 6 to 10 inches, snow level down to about 5,000 feet and it's going to snow tonight and tomorrow in the mountains of idaho, so still some winter going on in the rockies. let's talk about our temperatures because it's hot. it really. is saturday 75, not too bad, 83 yesterday, 88 today. temps fall as the front goes through tonight, back to 75 tomorrow and only 63 wednesday. that's g

it is manuel gallegos covering the story for wjz. >> reporter: george zimmerman may soon ask a judge to let him out of jail. his lawyers says a bail hearing will probably be held a week from today. >> mr. zimmerman -- >> yes, sir -- >> he made his first court court appearance on thursday. he is held in a 67 square foot cell. he can't watch television but does have access to the jail economiesary. this receipt shows he spent nearly 80 dollars. his attorney says his client is scared. >> now to know that he is facing charges that could put him in prison for life, you know, how could you not be frightened. >> zimmerman is being held in any isolated cell here at the seminole county correctional facility. officials say he is being kept away from the general population because of the high profile nature of the case. >> his lawyer says his client will plead not guilty when he is ariped may 29th. the neighborhood watch volunteer says he fired in self- defense after the teenager attacked him. but prosecutors say zimmerman followed and confronted the unarmed teen after a police dispatcher told

manuel gallegos is in oklahoma. >>> and it was after midnight when the tornado told through the homes and businesses in this part of oklahoma where struck by the power of a tornado. this delivery truck was picked up and slammed into the building, this is a corrupt business this concrete wall, a foot that is crushed on its side. and lightweight foam padding is sitting there. not moved at all. another element that made it dangerous, the siren warning system for the town was knocked out the main tower had been struck by lightning and no one knew it, so there was no warning. the massive twister's tore through several states from oklahoma to iowa. there are reports of more than 120 tornadic across the midwest storm chasers caught this rare sight. several people were killed including a father and his two young daughters inside this would work, okla. mobile home park. the strong growth through in the middle of the night with no warning. >>> no one had time to react >>> there's not much left of this song, she was asleep in her bed when the tornado was bearing down. her daughter will corrupt a

the alleged trigger men were in court this morning, manuel gallegos has more. >> reporter: the two men accused of killing three african-americans and wounding two others in tulsa faced a judge this morning. they are charged with first degree murder. 19-year-old jake england and his 32-year-old roommate alvin watts were arrested early yesterday. police say they are responsible for the shooting spree friday that may be racially motivated. but investigators say it is too early to call the murders a hate crime. >> it is preliminary to determine what the motivation was behind this. if the evidence supports that, and we believe that we can prove those elements of a hate crime, that will certainly be considered at the appropriate time. >> reporter: england's father was shot and killed two years ago. person nell jefferson, who is black, was arrested as a person of interest. the day before the shooting, england used a racial slur on his facebook page to describe his father's killer. it says today is two years that my dad has been gone shot. it's hard not to go off. i'm gone in the head. >> ever

manuel gallegos was there for the momentous event. >> reporter: the recovery in lower manhattan reached new heights with the placement of this steel beam, the first column of the 100th floor of 1 world trade center now stands at 1,271 feet high, 21 feet taller than the empire state building. >> it's inspirational and it's going to make a lot of people happy. >> reporter: it took a while after september 11th for construction to get started, but eventually at a rate of a new floor every week the tower started to alter manhattan's skyline. locals and tourists marveled at the structure. the milestone comes close to the one year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. >> you're not going to stop america. we're going to rebuild and keep going. >> it sends chills up and down your spine when you think about what happened. >> reporter: from here on the 71st floor of the building you get a real sense just how massive this structure is and how tall it is. take a look at this panoramic view of all of new york. something that's noticeably different from the original twin towers is that the buil

manuel gallegos is in the big apple where today one world trade center surpassed the empire state building. >> reporter: we're down here in lower manhattan at the base of one world trade center and the building is coming along nicely. take a look. 37,000 tons of steel, 200,000 cubic yards of concrete and a million square feet of windows. one world trade center is an engineering marvel and it's getting taller every day. the recovery in lower manhattan reached new heights with the placement of this steel beam. the first column of the 100th floor of 1 world trade center now stands at 1,271 feet high, 21 feet taller than the empire state building. >> it's inspirational and it's going to make a lot of people happy. >> reporter: it took a while after september 11th for construction to get started, but eventually at a rate of a new floor every week the tower started to alter manhattan's skyline. locals and tourists marveled at the structure. the milestone comes close to the one year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden. >> you're not going to stop america. we're going to rebuild and keep o