martin wolfe said i think this morning that informed americans believe that the eurozone will explode, will disappear unless there is centrifugal force what are the forces that yeep the eurozone together. >> if you remember he also finishes by saying it will be a marriage t might be a bit difficult but it will be a marriage. >> he did say that yes. >> tand will stick. >> but tell me, i'm deciding whether centrifugal sources he cited or others why you believe that it will not split or divide. >> i'm a little biased on that because i have some european blood in me and some european faith as well. because i think that at the heart of the project which might be imperfect which needs to be improved and reengineered in many way whence it comes to the currency zone there is at the heart of it a very strong political germation, a desire to be together and a desire to overcome the hardship age the horrible scars of what we lived and have gone through a century ago. and i think that is sort of stronger and better than the tk came-- technicallities of it. so i think that the technicallities of i

paul quigman, "new york times," martin wolfe, "financial times," and david of the "wall street journal." you read all three and you will get a nice flavoring in easy terms of what's going on in our economy. and they're not all cut from the same political cloth. >> okay. >> i like the second answer better. >> paul amberdean. the capital trust group. as i listen to the panel -- >> can you speak up a little bit? >> i said, as i listen to the panel there was no mention of the word oil. if you go back to what happened in 2008, they increase of price of oil, undoubtedly, had a role in the meltdown that we had. and now the price of oil could impact the recovery. i think we should -- >> that's a good question. clearly already saying some impact on the economic confidence with gas prices. how big is threat is this? how big a threat is that? >> that's the issue when you're trying to do an economic forecast. the start of this year, the number one risk was europe. the number two risk was around fiscal policy, you know, and sustainability of the u.s. economic recovery. oil wasn't actually on the li

george zimmerman is of concern especially to the family of trayvon martin after that bizarre news conference by his attorneys yesterday, wolf? >> they said those former attorneys for george zimmerman, he's probably not in florida. he could be far away which immediately raised speculation in my mind. he may be right outside in washington d.c., in northern virginia where he used to live where he has family members. do we have any clue where he might be right now george zimmerman? >> reporter: no. we have no clue other than what the attorneys spoke of yesterday and they did not say that they didn't know where he was. they said that they have lost contact with him and have not spoken to him in a number of days. they implied that they did, in fact, have a general idea. maybe not the specific address, but a general idea of what community he was and that he had been in contact with law enforcement. so it's not believed that he's disappeared from the map, but it is unsettling when you have the attorneys quit, you wonder what real communication path is now in place for george to turn himself in if he has to do that. >> stand by, mar

wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues in "the situation room." >>> good evening. i'm john king. two major breaking news stories. just released court documents reveal new details about the night trayvon martin was shot and killed and why authorities decided not to go with manslaughter but instead to charge george zimmerman with second-degree murder. the launch window now open and the world is watching. north korea is about to launch a harmless satellite. critics see a stabilizing ballistic missile test in the works. >>> we begin tonight with high anxiety over north korea's threat to launch a satellite, a launch pentagon officials believe is to test a ballistic missile capable of launching a nuclear warhead capable of sitting the main land. weather is such that officials believe the launch could come at

. >> richard wolf, thank you for joining us. >>> trayvon martin's name is now at the long list of namell the story of the perils of being a black man in america. rodney change is one of the most famous names on that list. he will join me later to share his feelings about trayvon martin and what happened to him when he was nearly beaten to death by los angeles police officers. >>> and i have said here recently is the most important reason to vote is because of the supreme court. that is the reason to vote for united states senators because they confirm supreme court justices. if the democrats lose the senate in november, then the supreme court could be lost for a generation. former senator bob kerry has decided to run for his old senate seat in nebraska to help the democrats keep control of the senate. he joins me for his first national interview since declaring his candidacy. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. wha

cnn's martin savidge is following the case. >> reporter: wolf, it was another surprising day in the case that george zimmerman took the stand and apologized. this week now comes the revelation of the fact that he has raised over $200,000 online. this at about the same time his attorney had been arguing that the family was indigent, broke and had no money at all. they bonded this particular case should be raised and maybe raised significantly. the judge has three possible courses of ak he could take. one is raise the bond. two is revoke the bond or the third is don't do anything about the bond. today he decided not to render any kind of decision because he simply says he doesn't have enough information. the judge wants to know where did the money come from and who had control of the money and when? until he has that information he decided to hold off on that decision. after that decision, mark o mare a the attorney for george zimmerman tried to look at the bright side and he said the new found wealth shows one thing, he has a lot of support. >> i'm quite happy that there are enough people

wolf? >> dan simon, thanks very much. also tonight, keeping them honest. a fresh look at two key pieces of evidence in the trayvon martin killing. newly enhanced videotape and newly analyzed audio. one lending credence to george zimmerman's claim of self-defense, the other perhaps undermining a key part of his story, that he cried out for help before fatally shooting the unarmed teen. by now you're probably familiar with that grainy surveillance footage of george zimmerman being brought in for questioning. tonight we've taken a higher resolution version and enhanced it further so you can better decide how seriously injured george zimmerman was. reports say sanford police initially called for a second ambulance presumably to take him to the hospital. it was later canceled. also, remember this, zimmerman claims that trayvon martin sucker punched him, then repeatedly slammed his head into the ground or pavement. they say he was treated on the scene for injuries to his nose or head. it was hard to tell much if anything from the original videotapes about the extent of his injuries or whether they were consistent with the sto

wolf blitzer. "the situation room" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> happening now, the mother of trayvon martin speaking out about the death of the unarmed florida teenager. >>> also, the white house releasing the president's tax records. who pays a higher tax rate? the president, mitt romney on the president's secretary? we're finding out about that as well. >>> plus, the threat of deadly cargo in u.s. ports. our disturbing investigation revealing how a nuclear weapon could be smuggled in undetected. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's one of the more mundane documents americans have to deal with, but for president obama, the tax return is politically charged in this, an election year. the white house released his 2011 files today along with that of the vice president, joe biden and there are some surprises in both documents. as lisa sylvester has been carefully going after these tax returns, what do you see? >> first off, the obamas, like the romneys, gave generously to charities. the president's income, which was $1.7 million in 2010 was down significantly as sales of his book drop

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see any kind of movement there and then go back into hiding, wolf, where he was before he turned himself in. >> we've heard from trayvon martin's family attorney. have we heard directly from the parents and the family? >> reporter: we heard -- we did not hear directly from the family. the parents walked out immediately after the hearing today and they let their attorney do the talking for them. they were very stoic as they were sitting in the courtroom, sometimes speaking quietly to one another, but when this was over they left quickly and let their attorney express their outrage. >> david mattingly on the scene for us. thanks very much. let's dig deeper right now with legal analyst sunny hostin who contributes to "in session" our sister network trutv. were you surprised that he was about to be released on $150,000 bond? >> i was not surprised that he would get some sort of bond package because in florida, quite frankly, the standard -- the burden, rather, is very high on the prosecution. it's almost beyond beyond a reasonable doubt. so i suspected that he book given a bond package. i am surprised at the $150,000 bond. i think

wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we've been watching the dramatic development in the trayvon martin shooting case.e lawyers for the shooter george zimmerman revealing just moments ago that they have in fact, lost contact with george zimmerman so they're dropping his case. >> we want to announce today that as of now we are withdrawing as counsel for mr. zimmerman. we've lost contact with him up to this point. we've had contact every day. he has gone on his own. i'm not sure what he's doing or who he's talking to, but at this point we're withdrawing as council. if he wants us to come back as council he will contac us. we had contact until i believe, sunday, in the last couple of days he has not returned phone calls or text messages or e-mails leading me to believe that i can't go forward speaking to the public about george zimmerman and this case as representing him because i've lost contact with him at this point. >> let's bring in our legal analyst sunny hostin. sunny, a dramatic development indeed. we were wondering why they were doing this news conference at the courthouse. i assume they went th

martin's parents. >>> first, a quick check of the weather with reynolds wolf.parts of specific northeast and at the same time look for scattered showers even into south texas, central texas, you could get strong storms even into the afternoon notice damaging wind and large hail and maybe even an isolated tornado. in terms of temperatures, you can expect in central plains to range into the 50s, 60s, 70s and even 80s in south texas. 58 degrees in portland and 76 in san francisco and in atlanta 77 and washington, d.c., with 76 and new york with 72. that's your forecast. so much more coming up. you're watching cnn, good morning. according to the signs, ford is having some sort of big tire event. i just want to confirm a w things with fiona. how would you describe the event? it's big. no,i mean in terms of savings how would you sum it up? big in your own words, with respect to selection, what would you say? big okay, let's talk rebates mike, they're big they're big get $100 rebate, plus the low price tire guarantee during the big tire event. so, in other words, we c

. >>> in movie news, leo dicaprio and martin scorsese is teaming up for the fifth time. do make "the wolfangster. leo who plays the big, bad wolf, says it's about a stock market millionaire at 26 and turns to federal convict at 36. shooting doesn't begin until august, already talks of a sixth collaboration between the hollywood heavy weights. there's thought that leo might play old blue eyes in an upcoming frank sinatra biopic. >> a monster to take that on. to be frank. >> did you say, to be frank? >> i did. >> does it count if i didn't read it? >> no, you get two dings. >>> it's said that dogs resemble their owners. new, a new study being held at the british psych society, i'm sure that's abbreviation, among the findings, people who have utility breeds are extroverts, which explains why the queen of england is so wild. people who choose terriers, like robin roberts, are agreeable. toy talks, like chihuahuas. trying to make people at-ease. the most stable people tended to gravitate towards hound dogs such as beagles and dachshunds. isn't that interesting? >> george stephanopoulos. who has

wolf blitzer. >> hi, erin. we're keeping them honest ahead on 360. more conflicting evidence on what really happened the night trayvon martin was shot and killed. analysis of the possible slur george zimmerman may or may not have uttered on those 911 tapes. we'll play it for you and let you decide what he said. our legal panel weighs in on whether this could be a game changer if charges are filed against zimmerman. >>> also ahead, 360's ground-breaking study, kids on race, the hidden picture. a fascinating examination of children's attitudes on race. the findings for african-american kids, a lot changes between ages 6 and 13. for white kids, where they go to school makes a huge difference on racial attitudes. it's all at the top of the hour. erin. >> all right, wolf, looking forward to that. i hope that you'll look forward to that. and we have some google glasses. this is pretty scary. this is like, be careful when you go in a public bathroom kind of a thing. and france squaring off with snooki. we've got the story. guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any

wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> first, breaking news in the case of george zimmerman accused now of second-degree murder. what zimmerman may have said on the day of trayvon martin's zimmerman's new lawyer and for now david mattingly joins us from sanford, florida. tell us about the new information. >> reporter: wolf, taking a look at the court documents that prosecutors filed telling the judge why they believe that george zimmerman should be charged with second-degree murder, was there one very telling paragraph and here we'll show it to you right now. it has to do with that 911 call and what was heard from george zimmerman as he was talking to the 911 operator. they talk about how zimmerman made reference to the people in the neighborhood that he felt had committed crimes and gotten away, referring to them as, quoting him saying these blanks, they always get away and then also said these blanking punks. that's significant because they're saying zimmerman used the word punks and did not utter a racial epithet as so many people thought he did during that 911 call. so that in itself is significant, but we're also looking at today at the question about whether georg

wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn >>> good evening. i'm john king. tonight, a cnn exclusive. trayvon martin's brother takes i issue with george zimmerman's account that it was the 17-year-old trayvon that initiated the fatal encounter. >>> the rocket launch was a bismal failure. will north korea respond at testing a nuclear device? >>> president obama pays a lower tax rate than his secretary? a new look at how it impacts the campaign tax debate. >>> we started with breaking news in oklahoma where a tornado reportedly touched down in the past hour right here the university of oklahoma in norman. our chad myers tracking it all from the severe weather center. what can you tell us? >> it looks like it was in norman, oklahoma. it was about 3/4 miles north of the stadium. through downtown and out towards the east of the city and up toward the lakes that are off to the east. the storm is still moving along i-40. we don't believe there is a tornado anymore with it. the storm mass stopped rotating. right in the middle of norman, this storm was rotating enough that a funnel came down, created a tornado

wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >> good evening. i am john king. a big decision by the special prosecutor from the trayvon martin case, why no grand jury. does that make it less likely or more likely the shooter george zimmerman will face charges? north korea prepares a rocket launch and prepares a nuclear test. what are we learning about the young untested leader? and as president obama promotes the buffet rule, tonight's truth ex plorz how team obama hopes to create a romney rule. start with the big development in the trayvon martin case. one woman will now decide if the neighborhood watch than that admits to shooting and killing trayvon martin will be arrested and charged. special prosecutor angela corey has chosen not to use a grand jury to investigate the florida teenager's death. it is up to her to figure out whether to file charges against george zimmerman or drop the case altogether. ♪ >> as you can see there, peaceful protests and unrelenting protests marching to the sanford police department demanding an immediate arrest. david mattingly is live in sanford tonight. a lot of people say this was an unexp

martin's parents requesting that the justice department look into new developments, development we reported last week that i got from an anonymous source that the state attorney at the time, norman wolfsite the night pole decided to release george zimmerman but in their letter they also say that a family members as they put it in the letter of george zimmerman might have been there. this is a huge development. you have the attorneys making this request that the justice department look into not just the investigation but the sanford police. >> now, it would be pretty unusual to have the family there, to have the other officials there without any explanation or announcement of that previously. >> it would be unprecedented. just the fact alone was confirmed by the spokesman for the police that the police chief, bill lee came to the site of the shooting. he lives in the neighboring county, drove down on sunday night to be on the set of a shooting which is unusual according to sources that understand how the police department works there. then in addition if you had the state attorney who ultimately would take this case before he himself recused from the case showing up and talking with t

wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues in "the situation room." >>> good evening. i'm john king. two major breaking news stories. just released court documents reveal new details about the night trayvon martin was shot and killed and why authorities decided not to go with manslaughter but instead to charge george zimmerman with second-degree murder. the launch window now open and the world is watching. north korea is about to launch a harmless satellite. critics see a stabilizing ballistic missile test in the works. >>> we begin tonight with high anxiety over north korea's threat to launch a satellite, a launch pentagon officials believe is to test a ballistic missile capable of launching a nuclear warhead capable of sitting the main land. weather is such that officials believe the launch could come at any time. let's take a closer look at what they are worried about. this is north korea. i want to show you new satellite images from april 9th. a clear image of the launch pad. the rocket is here. you see preparations, rail mounting. that's how they brought the rocket out. the ex university deflector is right here. you see support vehicles way up here on the distant edge. now, let's look at a

wolf. appreciate it. >>> time to check the stories making news for thank you morning. a potential bombshell in the trayvon martinrge zimmerman could be going back to jail. according to his lawyer, zimmerman raised more than $200,000 in online donation force his defense, the judge didn't know that when he set bail. legal experts say when the judge is told about the cash today he could revoke zimmerman's bail. >> take a good look at a new photo being released of missing ft. bragg soldier. police in north carolina are releasing this last-known picture of kelly bordeaux. they say the outfit she was wearing in the picture is the same one she was wearing on the night she disappeared. the 23-year-old combat medic has not been seen since she left a fayetteville bar in the early morning hours of april 19th. >>> 9,000 marines are shipping out of japan. it's part of a deal the u.s. made with japanese officials. the residents of okinawa wanted them gone, angry over criminal activity including the rape of a 12-year-old by three marines. >>> look at this video. two elderly sisters thrown to the ground when a thief snatches on