mr. zimmerman waived his right to an immunity hearing on the stand your ground law that could have clearedthe former neighborhood watch volunteer admits he shot martin, but says it was in self-defense. but today's news means that there will not be a hearing on stand your ground. but there will be a jury trial expected to start on june 10th. joining me now, benjamin crump, attorney for the trayvon martin's family. attorney crump, thank you for your time. >> thank you, rev, for having me, reverend al. >> let me ask you, what do you make of today's hearing and -- and the move by mr. o'mara and mr. zimmerman, o'mara being his attorney, to wave their right to a trial -- a pretrial hearing for immunity on the grounds of stand your ground law? >> it was quite interesting, reverend sharpton. the state had wanted an inquiry of george zimmerman himself to waive his rights. and the court inquired of him, and he did, in fact, waive those rights. upon advice of counsel. what's interesting about that is, these are extraordinary rights when you consider the stand your ground law. it is a pretrial immunit

mr. zimmerman, has canceled that.l try to integrate the stand your ground hearing into the actual trial, not have a separate hearing. >> that's interesting. obviously. you're a lawyer, i'm a lawyer. but to the nonlawyers, the whole point is stand your ground. to forestall any trial. if stand your ground applies there, is no trial what is the thinking of the strategy here? >> well, stand your ground hearing no chance of the defense winning that. if mr. zimmerman did not take the stand. and i think they simply opined it was better to not have him take the stand a short time before trial and then have those statements available for cross-examination whether he goes to trial. i think they are proceeding on a good old fashioned self-defense case. the facts seem more like a defense, will go with self-defense rather than a stand your ground, which is a burden the state -- the defense would have a hard time overcoming. >> really? that was a speculation early on, when he gave that interview, mr. zimmerman, right after the even

mr. zimmerman was one of six people killed in the tucson, arizona, shooting.s and her husband, mark kelly, attended this one out a thin. we hear from house speaker john boehner, nancy pelosi, and arizona senator jeff flake. good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the united states capitol. before we begin our program, all of you know about the tragedy in boston that took the lives of innocent americans and left many others in serious condition. so if you at all rise and join together in a moment of silence for the victims of this attack. thank you all. pursuant to house resolution 364, the house visitor center room 215 of the capitol visitor center has been designated to gabriel zimmerman meeting were. they are placing commemorative plaque that you all season. this meeting and is dedicated in memory of gabe zimmerman who was shot and killed serving the people of arizona, while carrying out his duties as an aide to representative gabby giffords. his dedication to community and to the democratic process inspires all of us to help each other as fellow human beings a

mr. zimmerman. joining me now is mercedes columcolwin and faith jenkins.k o'mara said i object, i don't want you asking mr. zimmerman directly whether he is waiving anything, waiving the right to an immunity trial, waiving anything. we're preserving all rights. when we get to trial, we may or may not claim immunity and we'll see. the judge said overruled and she specifically asked him, zimmerman, whether he was waiving his right to this immunity hearing and he said yes. >> that's right. >> megyn: what does that mean, faith? >> not only that, megyn, she specifically asked him is it your decision? are you making this decision after consulting with your attorney on your own, and he said yes. today was only about the pretrial immunity hearing. he wasn't waiving an immunity hearing all together and saying he's never going to try to raise this issue again in a later motion. it's just that now he has made the decision, it's on the record that he will not seek immunity before trial in this case. it was more of a strategic move than anything else. >> megyn: mercede

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mr. barnes and zimmerman with our call for diversity and openness in our society. >> yes.d mind state when it comes to the bushes. in a very open mind when it comes to immigration. pending a thoughtful piece on the importance of moving ahead with the revolution to immigration, border security, your thoughts? is it going to be the gang of eight or the regular order, the judiciary committee and others doing yeoman-like works with e- graphite, with just 4 grams? >> well, both of those are in the gang of eight build. i think it will be a better idea has broken up and as separate bills and see ho things work rather than one big comprehensive bill. unfortunately we are stuck with this comprehensive building will be the one that will be brought marked up. in the senate. i think it has an excellent chance of passing. the polls look great. hispanic groups are accepting it. it is not all that they would want. many more republicans will vote for it than did it for immigration reform in 2007. so it looks pretty good if you're a fan of comprehensive rerm of the immigration laws. lou: -

. >> we should note that george zimmerman sued nbc universal for defamation. the company denies those allegations. mr. crump, thank you for taking time to speak to me. the trial date is set to begin in june. we'll keep an eye on that. this the day that many thought north korea might test fire a missile to mark the 101st birthday of north korea ya's founder, kim il-sung. >> i think there's been so much rhetoric and intensity to the missiles and to the confrontation that sometimes the message gets lost. i think it never hurts to reinforce that a nation is prepared under the right circumstances when conditions are met to have an appropriate negotiation. >> joining me now live is former undersecretary of state nicholas burns. sir, it's great to have you with me. north korea doesn't typically respond to diplomatic overtures. is it really feasible to think that we could get them to the talks for diplomatic reasons? >> i think that talks are a long way off. the united states twice negotiated with north korea back in 1994 and again in 2006, 2007 and 2008. north korea made commitments it didn't honor. it woul

dedication of the gabe zimmerman meeting room, those memories will officially have a place of respect in admiration and united states capital. there's a reason why this is the first room, right, mr speaker? because it was ruled an unspoken rule that they would be no rooms named for an individual in the visitors center. that until the thought of naming one for gabe zimmerman. so separate was this an issue that 400 cosponsors. by dedicating this room we are of the highest ideals of service because that's what gabe zimmerman's life was about. is values and service, a real tribute to his family. as his mother, emily, has said, it's not his death but his work and his ideals that should be recognized here. gabe had gone to work that day for the same reason he went to work every day, to help the people of tucson, to reach out to congresswoman giffords constituents, to serve the public and strengthen the community. it was part of the ongoing daily effort to make a difference, whether the veteran seeking the benefits they were on, the families facing foreclosure, or seniors who have lost their security checks. he was a welcomed sight. it's the same thing had done as a social worker assis

zimmerman meeting room. he was fatally shot as he rushed the gunman who wounded his boss, gabrielle giffords. and sunday at 9 p.m. eastern and pacific from london, portions of former british prime mr. margaret thatcher's funeral service. on c-span2 this weekend, booktv heads to los angeles for the "l.a. times" festival of books live coverage both days with book panels and your questions for authors at the festival andn sericantooka revolutionary era printing from the american antiquarian society in massachusetts. that's sunday at 7 p.m. eastern. >> next, a look at global threats to the u.s. with the director of national intelligence, james clapper, and defense intelligence agency director lieutenant general james flynn. they testified before the senate armed services committee. this is about two hours. >> good morning, everybody. the committee meets this morning to hear from director of national intelligence james clapper coming from lieutenant general michael flynn, director of the defense intelligence agency on current and future worldwide threats to our national security. the dia, along with the national security agency, the national geospatial intelligence agency, the national