george zimmerman's father, robert, has come forward to make a case for his son's defense in the arena of public opinion. part of his strategy is pushing anti-president obama right wing rhetoric. zimmerman has gone so far as to characterize the president of the united states as a hate merchant. >> i never foresaw so much hate coming from the president, congressional black caucus, the naacp, every organization imaginable is trying to get notoriety or profit from this in some way. but there's so much hate? >> any sane person knows it's absolutely outrageous for robert zimmerman to accuse president obama of anything other than compassion. the president's statement about trayvon martin could not have been any more clear. >> i think all of us have to do some soul searching to figure out how does something like this happen. that means we examine the law and context of what happened as well as the specifics of the incident. my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. if i had a son, he'd look like trayvon. i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take

>> well, what did robert zimmerman say in response to that? id you say in response to his response? i heard you -- i appreciate that are among those of us who agree that zimmerman said it on the tape. i saw you try to push him on the issue. he allowed those who want to believe he didn't say it, which is rather clear to us. you allowed him to say maybe it was a different word. you allowed him to talk about he's the most honest brother. how would that be quantified. and why is that not challenged? you allowed him to say he was going to target. it's not a neighborhood watch. what are you talking habit? >> toure, calm down. i don't wish to give you a lesson in how to be a professional journalist. >> well, you couldn't do that. >> if you let me finish. if you watch the interview back, you will see that i challenge him repeatedly about that plr joyce of words that his brother used under his breath, repeatedly, as any professional journalist will do. what is the next part where you say i didn't challenge him. >> i already said several. you allow him t

robert zimmerman lives in manassas park in virginia.lked about george's current mental state and the injuries he is said to be still recovering from. jim handly with that story. >> reporter: jim, robert zimmerman spoke to cnn's piers morgan tonight. he said the leak of that police report detailing his brother's version of what happened a month ago in fluor allowed him to go public because the investigation had been compromised. just last night this video was released showing george after the confrontation with trayvon martin. many who watched this tape said it appeared zimmerman had no injuries. tonight robert zimmerman said his brother is still recovering from a broken nose. he said it looked to him like his brother's nose was swoemen in the video and just because there was no visible blood doesn't even he wasn't injured. robert said his brother did not take his gun out and shoot trayvon martin but that he fought to take control of his gun and prevent it from being used against him. george zimmerman later expressed frustration to his f

robert zimmerman said that is confident medical records will verify his brother was injured.hree-point 5 trillion dollar budget drafted by republicans has won passage in the house, but it is almost certain to die in the democrat-controlled senate. the bill passed on a nearly party-line vote last night. the gop package would revamp medicare and would make cuts to on everything from food stamps to transportation. a freeze on federal salaries would continue through 2015. house budget committee chairman paul ryan is endorsing mitt romney for president today. yesterday former president george h. w. bush endorsed the former massachusetts governor. mr. bush said it's time for republicans to unite behind romney. jeb bush also endorsed romney, but george w. bush is remaining neutral on the matter. we are looking at 43 degrees. much more to come. it is a new take on. the disney on a first look at "mirror mirror." we have newly released video of captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> 6:39. we have good stories to tell about travis dairy nothing complicated

robert zimmerman is the brother of george zimmerman. he gave this interview saying he claims his brother told him. however, following the interview, the attorney for george zimmerman says the two have not spoken in years and that he was just trying to get on television. >> so there is that. that they haven't spoken in years. even if the story might be true, even if he got it from george. he is repeating george zimmerman's story. >> we think. again, the attorney representing george zimmerman said they have not spoken. and that is guy who is in contact with the china every day. >> if george zimmerman himself is trying to say, we were in a fight. the person who walks into the sanford police department in that video clearly was not in a fight. he clearly did not get his nose broken. he did not have his head bashed against the concrete. we're spreading this as misinformation as people who want to believe george zimmerman for some reason or want to believe against trayvon for some reason are believing. and we're seeing more and more of them f

in a cnn exclusive interview robert zimmerman jr. her's claims that george zimmerman was injured in a fight with the unarmed 17-year-old. the gunman's brother insists the shooting was at self-defense. >> when you have a a bag of skittles and an iced tea. nobody just stands there with a bag of skittles and iced tea. george was under assault. he was barely conscious. the last thing he remembers is moving his head from the concrete to the grass so if he was banged one more time, he wouldn't be wearing diapers for the rest of his life and being spoon-fed by his brother and it would be very george dead. >> a person who wants to remain anonymous told cnn he saw two people in the grass that would seem like a scuffle. after the gunshot, he saw one of the men walking towards him. he said the man did not appear hurt. >>> mitt romney picked up the endorsement from another republican. this time it's paul ryan, a favorite of conservatives. they say ryan is the best person for the job and has the best chance of beating president obama. he also call

robert zimmerman jr. piers morgan tonight last night and gave us more insight into the fight between george zimmerman and trayvon martin. >> the gun i believe was tucked inside his pant waist. >> so he has pulled it out and he has fired it. >> he has taken control of his firearm, prevented his firearm from being taken from him and used against him and that's called saving your life. trayvon said either to the effect of, i believe, "this is going to be easy you die tonight" or "you have a piece you die tonight" and attempted to disarm him. when you say have a bag of skittles and iced tea. if you return force with force when somebody assaults you. >> reporter: keep in mind of course george zimmerman is simply recounting the story that george zimmerman told him. he was not a witness to the events but what robert zimmerman is witness to is the change in his brother, george is not the same person he knew prior to the shooting of trayvon martin. >> he has very severe emotional injuries. he's been diagnosed with

robert zimmerman sat down for an exclusive interview. this video shows a george zimmerman in police custody following the shooting. roberts says george told him martin was the aggressor. >> my brother juror back to grab his phone and retreat to call my 114. this person has now confronted me. that is what he did. he never get to make that call. he was attacked. >> in the video, it is hard to verify whether george had injuries to his head. robert zimmerman says he is confident medical records will verify his brother was indeed injured. >> paul ryan plans to endorse mitt romney today. this comes one day after george h. w. bush also endorsed the former massachusetts governor. bush said this time for republicans will unite behind romney. george w. bush remained neutral. president obama is going to do some campaigning up his own today. he will attend to fund-raisers in vermont. then you go to maine for two more evidence. turning to today's bloomberg minute. apple is in hot water over labor conditions not good china and is facing another class a

robert zimmerman was not there.is what george zimmerman has told him. we can't be certain of that. he didn't explain. the other thing there is that he points ut that george zimmerman apparently made a conscious decision to shoot trayvon martin. there had been other story lines that suggested maybe a fight over the gun and the gun had gone off that way. this appears to counter that saying, no, it was a direct decision by george zimmerman to shoot trayvon martin. >> martin savidge, thank you very much. lou palumbo, former police investigator, and now a pi. talking about this new george zimmerman video, police video when he's brought into the sanford police department and what kind of details we can glean from it, from a police officer perspective. >>> the jetblue pilot is now facing federal charges for interfering with his own crew. apparent mental breakdown moments after they took off from jfk new york. clayton osbon scolded air traffic controllers for making too much noise then turned off all the radios, started pre

. >> reporter: robert zimmerman , jr., says his younger brother acted in self-defense when trayvon martin atacted him. he said george zimmerman stopped someone from disarming him and shooting him. you return force with force when someone assaults you. he thought he looked suspicious and followed him. robert zimmerman junior said martin confronted his brother, punching him in the face and knocking him to the ground. george was out of breath, his barely conscious, his last thing he remembers doing is moving his head from the concrete to the grass. he says zimmerman pulled out his pistol and shot martin in the chest. but in video taken 40 minutes after the attack zimmerman has no obvious face or head injuries. police let zimmerman go after they determined there wasn't enough evidence to charge him. the sanford community is preparing for another protest tomorrow in support of trayvon martin. there will be a march followed by a rally in front of police headquarters. the case continues to spur protests around the nation. >> i think it was an insulted -- isolated incident. it happened all the ti

zimmerman hasn't been arrested or charged with any crime has really impacted the rest of zimmerman's family. robert says that there have been credible death threats against him and george zimmerman's mother and father, as well. his family is trying to deal with that. there were some -- there were groups that actually put out bounties of sorts on george zimmerman. the whole's shaken up. >> the problem is information. i think we all need more information about exactly what happened that night. >> you know, this -- again, the grand jury is supposed to meet and discuss this on april 10. that couldn't come soon enough. >> exactly. aaron gilchrist, thank you very much. >>> director spike lee is literally now paying for a tweet that he thought contained the address of george zimmerman. he re-tweeted an address that was actually that was a couple in their 70s. that couple was forced to leave their home out of fear that someone would target them. spike lee reached a settlement with the family. however, the details have not been disclosed. lee also tweeted an apology and personally called the couple. >>> fiv

. >> robert zimmerman tells wofl that his son was brutally attacked that night. >> trayvon martin got on top of him and just started beating him in the face. in his nose. hitting his head on the concrete after nearly a minute of being beaten, george was trying to get his head off the concrete, trying to move. with trayvon on him. into the grass. um -- in doing so, his firearm was shown. trayvon martin said something to the effect of you're gonna die now or you're gonna die tonight. >> robert zimmerman never apologized to the martin family and said portraying his son as a victim of hate. >>> yesterday, a powerful show of support by trayvon martin on the floor of the house. the illinois democrat showed his hood did i. his mike was eventually cut because of the house rule against wearing a hat. >>> with more on the jet blue story, he's jim avila. >> reporter: even before the chilling threat and berserk behavior captured on cell phone video, captain clayton osbon was acting strangely. according to a sworn document. first, he reported late to jfk, missing the pilot's briefing. once in the

continued to beat george, and at some point george pulled his pistol and did what he did. >> robert zimmermante that has erupted over the killing. tonight at 9:00 eastern, george zimmerman's brother, robert zigeerman, joins piers morgan. he speaks out on the trayvon martin martin, the treatment his brother is receiving . >>> grocery prices are going down at one big chain in hopes that you'll buy other stuff while you're shopping. we'll tell you where. >>> is the way to a shoppers heart through the stomach? that's what walmart thinks. they're slashing grocery prices in an effort to get you to buy more stuff. alison kosik joins me from the new york stock exchange. alison, hello. give us the details. i'm sure walmart decided to do this because they want to sell more things and -- >> but, of course. >> when will it take effect? >> that's a good question. walmart is actually already cutting prices. what it's essentially doing, it's going there all of those aisles in its grocery area and looking to cut up to $1 billion in grocery prices. but, of course, as you said, this is a business strategy. the

back with me now is robert zimmerman. his brother, george, killed trayvon martin. o was screaming there, robert? >> that's my brother. >> how can you be so sure? because trayvon's family are equally adamant it is their boy. >> you know, that's a very sensitive thing to talk about. i don't blame them for being as equally adamant, i don't blame anybody whose family member, they believe or perceive that they hear on the tape for as being as equally adamant. i would expect nothing less, actually. i know that that's george. i know that one of the -- the saddest thing thes for him in this whole thing is that despite those screams, no one came to his aid. those screams could have avoided, you know, what eventually george had to do to defend his life, if someone had, you know, heard them, come out, shown a light on the situation, said, get out of here, what are you guys doing? because of that pain he felt in particular, that he was screaming out so many times, i know that that's his voice. it sounds just like my voice. i mean, he's my brother. that's what i sound like if i

former judge robert zimmerman told fox 35 in orlando his son's life was threatened. he said martin, quote, continued to beat george and at some point george pulled his pistol and did what he did. police let zimmerman go after it was determined there wasn't enough evidence to charge him, but it appears some officers considered making an arrest. sheryl brown lives in the neighborhood where trayvon martin was killed. her son was interviewed after the shooting by this detective. >> he stated to me in my family room that we don't believe this was self-defense and we need to prove it. >> reporter: a special state prosecutor is now looking at all the evidence. investigators say it could take weeks to finish their review. randall pinkston, cbs news, sanford, florida. >>> the senate voted against a democratic bill to end tax breaks for oil companies. yesterday's vote was 51-47 against the democratic bill. oil companies receive $4 billion in you becydyes. shortly before the vote, president obama made his case for ending the tax break. >> the biggest oil companies are raking in

robert zimmerman, the gunman's father, told wofl-tv in orlando that martin suddenly confronted his son. >> at that point, he was punched in the nose. his nose was broken, and he was knocked to the concrete. trayvon martin got on top of him and just started beating him in the face, in his nose, hitting his head on the concrete. >> reporter: police reports noted zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and the back of the head, but a closer look at zimmerman shows no obvious head or face injuries. at one point, an officer does check the back of his head. martin's family contends this video proves police never wanted to arrest zimmerman. >> yes, that's detective serino. >> reporter: and cheryl brown says a widespread perception is wrong. sanford police wanted to charge zimmerman. she identified chris serino as the lead investigator who questioned people in the neighborhood. detective serino, did you have the sense when he interviewed you that he thought it was a killing in self-defense? >> no, because he actually stated to me in my family room that "we do not believe this was self-defense, an

robert zimmerman said his brother was also suffering from emotional trauma. he said george has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and will never be the same. the supreme court will determine the fate of president obama's a cure la today. 26 states sued over the provision that makes citizens purchase health insurance or pay a fine. they will decide whether the individual mandate its constitution andal. this court decision will be kept secret until june. mitt romney continues to rack up endorsements. paul ryan will endorse mitt romney today, one day after george h. w. bush also endorsed the former massachusetts governor. former florida governor jim bush has endorsed romney, but former president george w. bush remains neutral. 5:08 is the time on this friday, 43 degrees. donovan mcnabb's message for r.g. iii. and the capitals needed a big victory against the bruins. we have highlights. signs of progress in the fight against the wildfire in colorado. we have an update. and another check on traffic and >> hope you are having a good start to your fr

. >>> robert zimmerman came to his son's defense in an interview with fox 35 in orlando last night. zimmerman maintains that his son was attacked by martin and the teenager even threatened his son

it started when piers invited robert zimmerman jr. on his show. er of the man who says he shot martin in self-defense, george zimmerman. toure started a twitter war over it. he said allowing zimmerman to spout unchallenged lives further poisons a tense moment. he said, be professional. piers tweeted back, you're such a tedious little twerp. toure, this is what he said, if at a cultural moment in american history you allow people on your show to spread misinfo and lies, you're damaging america. then piers said with respect, i don't think i'll take professional journalistic lectures from a bulldogging rodeo clown. toure says, not sure what my hosting i'll try anything once has to do with anything when piers morgan was a pawn on donald trump's show. then piers said, stop whining. either come on and debate this with me, man to man or stick a cork in it. well, he took the challenge and he went on. we condensed that and that's what really was on twitter. it all came to a head last night when toure accepted piers' challenge on his show. it's combative. so

robert zimmerman was not there the night of the shooting and did not say during the interview how heknew the details of that altercation. movie director spike lee has apologized to a florida couple driven from their home after keith tweeted a false message listing bear dressed as george zimmerman. the couple lives about 4 mi. from the zimmerman family and they say they had to leave when they started receiving hate mail and threats. the tweet went out to about a quarter million of his followers >> federal investigators will be on the scene in richmond after an undercover sting turned into a shootout. it happened near the hilltop mall 3 yesterday afternoon right near the chevy's restaurant forcing it lockdown of the restaurant. a spokesperson says that when the agent tried to seal the deal the suspect pulled a gun so the agent pulled out his gun and shot him. the suspect was critically wounded but we are told he is expected to survive. two other men with him are in custody. atf agents have been in the area for months as part of an ongoing done by operation. this morning, muni is trying

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robert zinerm zimmerman was not. it's a one-sided tell. >> the father expressing surprise at the country's reaction to this killing. i think in full transparency, martin, it's also important to point out not where you are, but the dad is a former judge as well. >> reporter: right. and he is angry. he's really surprised by the amount of hatred he says that his family has received coming from very surprising places. listen. >> i never foresaw so much hate coming from the president, the congressional black caucus, the naacp, every organization imaginable is trying to get notoriety or profit from this in some way, but there's so much hate that i have never been involved in hate, and george hasn't, and it's really unbelievable. >> reporter: taking it back to where we started, this new video, probably not going to defuse or ease the emotions. if anything, it may stoke them more. >> and i think it's interesting, martin, that he said another comment that he was getting hate mail or hate inquiries. i'm not sure how he phrased

we heard from robert zimmerman, george zimmerman's brother, speaking on behalf of his brother, now we are hearing from javarus talking about his brother and this controversial stand your ground law here in florida. listen to what he had to say. >> i think it sends the wrong message, it tells people that you can murder one, no one sees it and you say self-defense. >> so we have been seeing many voices, new voices coming in the story today, thousands of people joining the chorus to arrest george zimmerman at this point we're waiting to see what happens with that investigation, whether zimmerman is indeed charged, randi. >> george howell, thank you very much. >>> a damangerous scene for michigan firefighters, we'll show you after the break. >> reynolds? >> looking at a whole bunch of things, possible fire weather out west, fires burning in part of colorado, let you know what to expect out there. heavy rain possible, snow for the west coast, mix of rain, sleet and snow in portions of the northeast. get all that coming up straight ahead. first, take a look at winning numbers from the mega