the phone hung up. >> reporter: in the defamation suit filed today, zimmerman claims rachel jeantel was an impostor and fake witness who provided false statements to incriminate zimmerman. and in a new film producer joe gilbert says he found who was unwilling to testify. rachel jeantel's attorney tells trayvon martin's family attorney ben crump says martinam attorney larry clayman, founder of the conservative legal foundation judicial watch, filed the lawsuit on behalf of zimmerman meantime, the film, "the trayvon hoax" was scheduled to play here tomorrow, but now the theater has canceled its screening. lester >>> there is news tonight about potential cancer risks for one in three american women who dye or straighten their hair a large new federal study suggests there could be a link to breast cancer. we get more from nbc's kristen dahlgren >> reporter: tonight new concerns over hair dyes and chemical straighteners. a study of almost 50,000 women found a 9% increased risk of cancer for those who use a permanent hair dye and an 18% increased risk for oductsore frequently as well as f

the key witness for the prosecution was rachel jeantel, trayvon martin's girlfriend.n the defamation suit filed, zimmerman claims rachel jeantel was an imposter and fake witness who provided false statements to incriminate zimmerman. and in a new film producer joel gilbert claims he found the real girlfriend who was unwilling to testify. >> i found trayvon's real girlfriend. >> reporter: rachel jeantel's attorney tells nbc news in part her testimony at trial was accurate in a statement, trayvon martin's family attorney ben crump says martin's parents called this an unfounded and reckless lawsuit attorney larry clayman, founder of the conservative legal foundation judicial watch, filed a lawsuit on behalf of zimmerman. meantime, the film, "the trayvon hoax," was scheduled to play here but now the theater has cancelled its screening. >> kerry sanders reporting for us kerry, thank you. >>> former president jimmy carter is out of the hospital. carter is recovering at his home in planes, georgia the 39th president was treated for a urinary tract infection. the carter cente

during the trial, rachel jeantel says she was on the phone before the shooting happened.it was a lie, it was her half-sister on phone with martin, but she didn't want to testify and that's why they used rachel. the lawyer for jeantel says the la unfounded and reckless. >>> there is reportedly a $13 billion deal in the works that would settle all remaining wildfire claims against pg&e, but it's not exactly a slam-dunk. while pg&e may be close to inking that deal, attorneys for wildfire victims and the governor told a federal bankruptcy judge today will is a hitch. pg&e has already promised $11 billion in cash to private insurance companies for what they've paid fire victims. the worry is that if the $11 billion deal goes through right now, the utility may not haven victims. they could be forced to accept pennies on the dollar. directors and management of pg&e is attempting to protect shareholder value at all costs rather than thinking about the number wone why this case was filed, to take care of the victims. >> a lawyer for the governor warned the insurance payout could b

conspiracy, malicious defamation it alleges the prosecution's key witness, trayvon martin's girlfriend rachel jeantel testified she was on the phone with martin right before she was caught was quote an imposter and fake witness >> suddenly the phone hang up. >> reporter: she tells nbc news her testimony at trial was accurate and her relationship with trayvon martin was however she defined it the suit alleges martin's real girlfriend, a woman named brittany diamond eugene was actually on the phone with him but was unwilling to testify, so martin's legal team found a fake replacement. zimmerman's attorney larry klayman says the new evidence was revealed to him by the director of a new documentary style film called "the trayvon hoax." >> you're not in any way dragging a family who lost a child through the court system again. >> unfortunately many members of the family dragged an innocent man through the court system and if he had been convicted he would be doing life in prison, and that's a serious offense. >> and he deserves $100 million. >> he deserves more than a hundred million dollars. >> reporter: