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you will tell us more about your conversation with robert zimmerman jr. i talked about this, whether or not it would be different if the media narrative would be different if george zimmerman had been perceived as hispanic, right? >> as a minority group. first impression is very important on any occasion. in this case it took a few days, even weeks to find out george zimmerman's mother is peruvian. people kept going with the narrative he was a white man who killed a black young man. that is the story the whole world heard for several weeks. it took a while. even after we found out he had this hispanic heritage, i don't think people got that impression during the trial. it was certainly not mentioned in court. i don't think a lot of the media, including ourselves, brought that up. i asked him this morning if he thinks that if their last name would have been different the reaction from the media and other people would have been different. let's listen to what he said. >> translator: many in our family are considered by many to be racist primarily for associa

. >> robert zimmerman says his brother is slowly adjusting to freedom and said he was never quite the same after that deadly shooting. >> i tell you that when this happened, george was not the same. he was completely a somber person that was not himself. >> reporter: robert zimmerman praised the martin family for asking that the jury's decision be respected and says there were no winners in the verdict. zimmerman has defended his brother from the shooting through the trial. >>> the justice department responded to calls from city rights leaders toáerd and said it will restart a federal investigation into the shooting with possible separate hate crime charges. >>> and our coverage continues throughout this newscast. we will be monitoring those bay area protests and bring you coverage throughout the hour. >>> a little later at 10:30, we will have another live update from the scene of the trial from sanford florida. >>> a group of survivors from the crash of asiana crash 214 returned home to china. 21 students and teachers who survived the accident were reunited with their families. they

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robert zimmerman sr. >> about him testifying, not a chance. george zimmerman will not testify. >> there is no way he is going to zimmerman. judge will get one more chance to berate. >> shep: courtrooms are like hurricanes. they may supplies you. let's listen. >> thank you. >> state your name please? >> robert zimmerman. >> and you live here in central, florida, correct? >> yes. >> how long have you lived in central florida? >> almost seven years. >> do you know george zimmerman as your son i imagine? >> yes, sir. >> understand he is here on second-degree murder charge? >> yes. >> i'm going limit my questions to you to where you had an opportunity to hear what we have been calling a 911 tape or a 911 call. do you know what i mean when i ask but that? >> yes, i do. >> the tape in it and screams and a gunshot. have you heard that tape? >> yes, i have. >> we have it available. the jury has heard it dozens of times now. i would only play if you need to hear it again. do you have a memory of it you remember listening to it and forming an opinion as t

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robert zimmerman jr., george zimmerman's brother is here. last night i was in sanford, florida where a few hundred people gathered after the verdict. in cities across this country thousands as you can see on the screen right there are rallying in support of trayvon martin. how does that make you feel? >> judge, thank you for having me. i think that is one of our fundamental rights is to assemble and express ourselves as long as it's peaceful. it's peaceful assembly that's the operative word. i think that people who are directing themselves toward the emotion that is tied up or consumed people with this case are not paying attention to the verdict and paying attention to the filter that the court system kind of puts on what is admitted and what is not admitted. i wish that these people not just paid attention to the verdict but paid attention to the process and to the job that was done on both sides in actually presenting a fair case and having george exonerated. you heard my opening statement. i feel based upon what i thought and heard the c

robert zimmerman jr., george zimmerman's brother is here. last night i was in sanford, florida where a few hundred people gathered after the verdict. in cities across this country thousands as you can see on the screen right there are rallying in support of trayvon martin. how does that make you feel? >> judge, thank you for having me. i think that is one of our fundamental rights is to assemble and express ourselves as long as it's peaceful. it's peaceful assembly that's the operative word. i think that people who are directing themselves toward the emotion that is tied up or consumed people with this case are not paying attention to the verdict and paying attention to the filter that the court system kind of puts on what is admitted and what is not admitted. i wish that these people not just paid attention to the verdict but paid attention to the process and to the job that was done on both sides in actually presenting a fair case and having george exonerated. you heard my opening statement. i feel based upon what i thought and heard the c

here comes robert zimmerman.emnly swear or affirm your testimony will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? >> yes, ma'am. >> thank you. >> you may inquire. >> thank you, your honor. good afternoon, sir. state your name, please. >> robert zimmerman. >> and you live here in central florida, correct? >> yes, sir. >> how long have you lived in central florida? >> almost seven years. >> okay. you know -- you know george zimmerman as your son, i imagine? >> yes, sir. >> understand, of course, that he's here on a second-degree murder charge? >> yes, sir. >> i'm going to limit my questions to you to an event where you had an opportunity to hear a -- what we have been calling a 911 tape or ms. lower's 911 call. do you know what i mean when i ask you about that? >> yes, i do. >> it is a tape that includes in it some screams and a gunshot. have you heard that tape? >> yes, i have. >> we have it available. the jury has heard it dozens of times now. i'll only play it for you if you need to

. >>> and right now, george zimmerman's brother, robert zimmerman jr., is here to go on the record. the past 48 hours, a total whirlwind. >>> verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> are you kidding me? how the hell can they say not guilty for anything? >> the justice department shares your concern. i share your concern. as we first acknowledged last spring, we have opened an investigation into this matter. >> i think the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. as happy as i am for george zimmerman, i'm thrilled that this jury kept this tragedy from becoming a travesty. >> if you commit a crime, then you supposed to be held accountable for that crime. that's not what happened in this case. >> as the justice department said yesterday, they first acknowledged yesterday that they have an open investigation into trayvon martin's death and they are continuing to evaluate that evidence. >> george zimmerman was never guilty of anything. >> it boils down to you had a 17-year-old kid minding his own business wearing a hoodie and gets accosted, gets followed by an ind

. >>> robert zimmerman que dijo que la voz que su escucha pidiendo ayuda es la de su hijo, la fiscalÍalegar a sus Últimos dÍas, el jurado ha escuchado a mÁs de 50 testigos y ha visto pruebas como el arma que disparÓ, la ropa que el joven vestÍa y las foto de zimmerman tomadas por la policÍa despuÉs de su enfrentamiento con martÍn. >>> lo prÓximo serÁn los argumentos de clausura y luego de ser instruido el jurado va a comenzar a de liberar el veredicto pudiera llegar a final de esta semana. >>> george zimmerman demandÓ a nbc universal y la comÑÍa niega las acusaciones. >>> bombero que intentaba destapar alcantarilla fue la primera vÍctima de chantal en repÚblica dominicana, se debilitÓ durante la noche y se mueve al oeste del caribe a 28 millas por hora. se espera que deje fuertes lluvias en toda la zona de las tillass mayores y las bahamass. >>> al regresar reacciones encontradas se viven en boston por la presencia en corte por primera vez del acusado del atentado terrorista en el maratÓn de esa ciudad. >>> reina de belleza acusado de hacer el atentado terrorista en el maratÓn de bosto

speaking to cnn this morning, zimmerman's older brother, robert zimmerman, jr., said the entire ordeal has been deeply emotional for the family but hope george can move on. >> freedom is a new concept him. he is really free to move about the country and do whatever he pleases for the first time in a long time. >> robert says despite his younger brother being a free man, george zimmerman will need to learn to move with a very low profile, and keep to himself. >> if you want to follow the department of justice investigation, or the protests, you can find updates on our twitter feet, abc7 news bay area. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6:00, where authorities in alameda county searched for a 21-month-old last seen wednesday morning. >> a million dollar powerball winner in the bay area. >> the author of the harry potter series, j.k. rowling, reveals she has been moonlighting as a most writer. >> leigh: i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. some locations today, temperatures came down thanks to the low clouds and fog racing over the bay. how does that affec >> a fifth straight day of searching ha

speaking to cnn this morning, zimmerman's older brother, robert zimmerman, jr., said the entire ordeal has been deeply emotional for the family but hope george can move on. >> freedom is a new concept him. he is really free to move about the country and do whatever he pleases for the first time in a long time. >> robert says despite his younger brother being a free man, george zimmerman will need to learn to move with a very low profile, and keep to himself. >> if you want to follow the department of justice investigation, or the protests, you can find updates on our twitter feet, abc7 news bay area. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6:00, where authorities in alameda county searched for a 21-month-old last seen wednesday morning. >> a million dollar powerball winner in the bay area. >> the author of the harry potter series, j.k. rowling, reveals she has been moonlighting as a most writer. >> leigh: i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. some locations today, temperatures came down thanks to the low clouds and fog racing over the bay. how does that affect your >> a fifth straight day of search

robert zimmerman sr. the tenth person for the defense to testify it was his son's voice and that's going to be one of the central points that they make to the jury when they address them tomorrow in closing arguments. >> craig, great report as always. thanks so much for it. >> thank you. >> for more on today's testimony, i'm joined by msnbc legal analyst lisa bloom, alex ferrer, and joseph haynes davis. look at that exchange earlier in which judge nelson questioned george zimmerman whether he wanted to testify and the back and forth between defense attorney don west and the judge. >> mr. zimmerman, have you made a decision as to whether or not you want to testify in this case? >> no, not at this time. >> okay. when is it that -- how long do you think you need before you make that decision? >> your honor, may we have an opportunity to speak? the case isn't concluded yet. >> i understand that. and i've asked mr. zimmerman if he needed more time to talk to his attorneys and if he does, i will afford it to hi

. >> robert zimmerman also says his brother must learn to move around in a low profile way and keep to himself, as well. zimmerman's defense team scored a huge virkt ri late last night and didn't stop the defense attorney don west from ripping the prosecution. listen to this. >> i think the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. i am gratified by the jury's verdict. as happy as i am for george zimmerman, i'm thrilled that this jury kept this tragedy from becoming a travesty. we needed facts unlike what miss quarry said, they brought the facts? they didn't. the defense put on the case. >> i want to bring in -- we have not been here all night. but seems like we have been. legal analyst and defense attorney mark nijima and martin savage here in sanford, florida. i'll start with mark first. is it considered classic for defense attorneys to hammer the prosecution? i mean, basically, what did he say, was martin, disgusting? >> yeah. >> is that considered classy to do that? does that normally happen? >> it doesn't normally happen. what you see is a true not a spur of the moment, not

, not to be confused with the robert zimmerman who changed rock-n-roll, spoken. when asked if he would work to heal the racial divide this robert zimmerman went from magnanimous to malicious. >> my life's work is bringing people together and not driving people apart. i know for the better part of a year and a half we've been on the receiving end of a lot of attacks, and i think that now that the jury has spoken, like piers said in an american justice system, we have to grow from this. i want to know what makes people angry enough to attack someone the way that trayvon martin did. i want to know if it was true, and i don't know if it's true, that trayvon martin was looking to procure firearms, was growing marijuana plants, or was making lean or whatever he was doing, i want to know that every minor high schooler that would be reaching out in some way for help, and they may feel it's by procuring firearms or whatever they may be doing that they have some kind of help. >> john: okay, i don't want to get too technical with legal eastese,but the term of what with yo

. >> the defense would call robert zimmerman sr., your honor. >> after four days of testimony, attorneys for george zimmerman who pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder wrapped up their case with zimmerman's father. one last witness testifying the screams on the 911 call. >> i told them absolutely it's my son, george. >> i am asking your client questions. please, mr. west. >> reporter: it was a day sprinkled with heated exchanges between the defense and judge deborah nelson, specifically when the judge asked zimmerman if he would be taking the stand. >> i object to the court inquiring to mr. zimmerman about his decision whether to testify -- >> your objection is overruled. >> zimmerman told the judge he had not yet decided, but would do so by the end of the day. >> and what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> the jury has heard zimmerman's version of events through recorded interviews and re-enactments in which he says he acted in self-defense. still, his attorney says he struggled with his decision not the testify. >> i think that

. >> the defense will call robert zimmerman sr., your honor. >> reporter: after four days of testimony, attorneys for george zimmerman wrapped up their case with zimmerman's father. one last witness, testifying about screams on the 911 call. >> i told you absolutely it's my son, george. >> i'm asking your client's questions. please mr. west. >> reporter: it was a day sprinkled with heated exchanges between the defense and the judge nelson. specifically when the judge asked zimmerman he if he was going to be taking the stand. >> as to his decision to whether or not testify. >> your objection is overruled. >> reporter: zimmerman told the judge that he had not yet decided. later on. >> and what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel not to testify your honor. >> reporter: the jury has heard zimmerman's terms of events. still, his attorneys say that he struggled with his decision not to testify. >> i they that he really wanted to be interact with his jury and say this is what i did. >> reporter: after excusing the jury for the day the judge laid out her schedule. closing a

in a book he wrote about the case, robert zimmerman senior wrote, many of george's closest and most trustedmerican, adding there is a tremendous amount of evidence that george is absolutely not a racist in any sense of the word. in an effort to prove that zimmerman has african-american roots, the family released this photo exclusively to a cnn legal analyst showing zimmerman's grandmother who is half black and his grandfather. that little girl is george zimmerman's mother. still, noenl of that squares with what zimmerman's cousin told police in that audio recording. >> i was afraid that he was going to -- [ inaudible ] because he was black. because growing up, they've always -- him and his family have always made statements that they don't like black people if they don't act like white people. >> reporter: but his immediate family has always stayed on message. >> when this is all over, they hope people will conclude that george zimmerman is a nice guy. his father likes to point out george grew up in a close family with one brother and one sister raised in a religious catholic home. he was a

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robert zimmerman he went on cnn, his brother robert zimmerman who said, i heard trayvon was going to a gun. you know who had a gun your brother who shot trayvon dead. if it means that when you get a gun you're an evil bad guy that means your brother is an evillist man on the planet. all loyalists, shut up. you won celebrate in private. don't rub it in the face of the martin family whose 17-year-old son is dead. >> a real difficult part of the story to swallow is that george zimmerman will be getting his gun back and the prosecution did comment on that. let's watch. >> you got to be careful. it gert be the right sixths. >> the law allows an awful lot of people to carry guns. that doesn't mean that they all should. >> so i'm surprised he's getting his gun back. but if he's found not guilty then that's the way things go. >> again, i don't agree with it, either but i also agree he should is been convicted. if he wouldn't have gotten his gun back i would have seen that as curious. he's innocent but doesn't get his gun back? >> cenk: this is what the naacp vincent tells us, he's good enoug

just three minutes from now, we hope to have robert zimmerman, george zimmerman's brother joining ust did he think of the president's remarks? stay tuned. hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch. unless you're scared. i'm not scared, it's... you know we can still see you. no, you can't. pretty sure we can... try snapshot today -- no pressure. i know a lot of people were expecting sooner or later to hear from the president and i'm glad he spoke out today. >> why? there are so many trials in this country, so many murder cases, why would you expect the american people to want to hear from the president with everything else going on in the world on this case? >> caller: you know, i think this case, we are where we are today. no matter what your opinion of the verdict is, there have to be things that bring us together. there have to be teachable moments that we l

state your name, please. >> robert zimmerman. >> and you live here in central florida, correct? >> yes, sir. >> how long have you lived in central florida? >> almost seven years. >> okay. you know george zimmerman as your son, i imagine? >> yes, sir. >> okay. understand, of course, he's here on a second-degree murder charge, right? >> yes, sir. i want to limit my questions to you to an event where you had an opportunity to hear what we have been calling a 911 tape or ms. lauer's 911 call. do you know what i mean when i ask you about that? >> yes, i do. >> it is a tape that includes in it some screams and a gunshot. have you heard that tape? >> yes, i have. >> we have it available. the jury has heard it dozens of times now. i'll only play it for you if you need to hear it again. do you have a memory of it such that you remember listening to it and forming an opinion as to who you heard? >> yes, sir, i do. >> if you would just tell me the setting or the circumstances around the first time that you heard it. >> i believe the first time i heard it, it was on the third floor of this b

great lease on a 2013 chevy malibu ls for around $169 a month. >> we are live, i'm here with robert zimmerman. you have just heard the verdict, i have interviewed you six or seven times over the last year, and always in tense circumstances, i now am interviewing you when you know your brother is a free man, how does that feel? >> i cannot put in words how relieved we are as a family, that was the first thing my father said. at the same time, it's not the time for high fiving, we all acknowledge that mr. trayvon martin lost his life. it was not an act of murder or manslaughter. the jury has spoken. the judicial system has spoken, but that does not diminish the tragedy, death is tragic in any circumstance of a someone, a young person losing their life for whatever circumstances exist. you have just spoken literally in the last moments to your sister, gracie who has spoken directly to george after the verdict, how did she describe his mood? >> he is still processing the reality or notion of being a free man, and as the judge described, no further business with the court. he has had a gps monitor

cnn's piers morgan, and here is part of that conversation can. >> we are live, i'm here with robert zimmermanve just heard the verdict, i have interviewed you six or seven times over the last year, and always in tense circumstances, i now am interviewing you when you know your brother is a free man, how does that feel? >> i cannot put in words how relieved we are as a family, that was the first thing my father said. at the same time, it's not the time for high fiving, we all acknowledge that mr. trayvon martin lost his life. it was not an act of murder or manslaughter. the jury has spoken. the judicial system has spoken, but that does not diminish the tragedy, death is tragic in any circumstance of a someone, a young person losing their life for whatever circumstances exist. you have just spoken literally in the last moments to your sister, gracie who has spoken directly to george after the verdict, how did she describe his mood? >> he is still processing the reality or notion of being a free man, and as the judge described, no further business with the court. he has had a gps monitoring his

robert zimmerman sr. was the next one to take the stand. that was george zimmerman's dad. the first time he called the 911 call with the screams, by himself in the room. the attorney's office played it for him. without a doubt it was his son screaming. and the last witness the defense called today was a woman by the name of olivia bertalan. they were telling her story throughout this trial that she was home alone with her infant child when some young men tried to break into her house, did break into her house. she called 911, was hiding in her infant's room with a rusty pair of scissors in one hand and a baby in the other. she says that night george zimmerman came to her house, introduced himself as the neighborhood watch captain, offered his help and even brought her a new lock for the back door that those guys are broken into, greta. >> the prosecution, has it finished his rebuttal case. are we to the jury discussion tomorrow and the closing arguments tomorrow afternoon? >> that's exactly what's going to happen. the attorneys are going to go in and hash out the jury inst

in a book he wrote about the case robert zimmerman senior wrote many of george's closest and most trustedican-american, adding there is a tremendous amount evidence that george is absolutely not a racist in any sense of the word. in an effort to prove that zimmerman himself has african-american root, the family released this photo exclusively to a cnn legal analyst, showing zimmerman's grandmother who is half black and his grandfather. that little girl on his lap is george zimmerman's mother, still, none of that squares with what zimmerman's cousin told police in this audio recording. >> i was afraid that he had done something because the kid was black because growing up, they've always made -- him and his family have always made statements that they don't like black people if they don't act like white people. >> his immediate family has always stayed on message. when this is all over they hope people will conclude that george zimmerman is a nice guy. his father likes to point out george grew up in a close family with one brother and one sister raised in a religious catholic home. he was

both the zimmerman and martin families are speaking out, including george zimmerman's brother robert, who joined us here at fox news headquarters earlier. he told me about his brother's reaction when that verdict was read. >> and your brother, what has he said about the last few seconds right before and then right after the verdict was read? >> he hasn't said. >> really? >> no, he's resting, recovering. i think people should understand that george has been under in essence house arrest for a long time, the whole notion of freedom, of being a free man, is something new to him all over again. >> trayvon martin's family also reacting, asking for calm in the wake of the verdict. trayvon martin's heartbroken mother, sybrina fulton taking to twitter, saying lord during my darkest hour i lean on you, you are all that i have. at the end of the day, god is still in control. thank you for all your prayers and support, i will love you forever, trayvon, in the name of jesus. end quote. phil keating was covering the trial since day one, he is live outside the courthouse in sanford, florida. still

originally they had to leave, because they were witnesses in the case and today robert zimmerman did not look happy when prosecutors talked down about his son. >> i was watching closing arguments. george zimmerman didn't know the dre address or the street. the sprinkler box could have caused his injuries. was he scared? is that effective? >> the prosecution in my opinion, and i listened to the other guests on earlier. the prosecution did a pretty fo good job with closing arguments. sean, you and i have been talking about this daily. every day i've said this case will end as a manslaughter charge. i've been saying that for three weeks. listen to what prosecutors said today in the closing arguments, they hammered on murder two, all of the elements for murder two. why did they do that? the way that it actually works, the jury will come back with a manslaughter verdict. that's the way -- that's the argument and i think that's the strategy that the prosecution has pursued. >> all right. but did he have the standard for self-defense? back to mark fuhrman on that? >> you know, at the beginni

one of those will be george zimmerman's robert.time before his brother's life returns to normal, if it ever does. he also says while trayvon martin was the victim in the case, he caused his own death. kate and i spoke with him about the trial and the impact on his brother. when's the last time you had a chance to speak with your brother and get a sense of where his head is now? >> we heard from george last night. he is adjusting. that is the best way i can put it. i think he's been kind of caged in. he's had these constraints with gps, and having to show up to court every day and having this weighing on him. freedom is kind of a new concept to him, all over again. as bizarre as it sounds, he really is free to move about this country and do whatever he pleases, for the first time in a long time. >> any idea of plan for him now? >> no. i, as his brother, would like to see him heal, recenter himself, take some time to rest, to relax. the stress has been incredible on him, on our family. i think it's important that he take some time fo

that's actually robert zimmerman, george zimmerman's brother talking about how his brother is a freemana sanford, florida courtroom. >> yeah but he still does face really the court of public opinion, if you will, who in that court of public opinion might not feel the same way as the criminal court that we learned their verdict. we'll take a look at the wide scope of opinion online from twitter to facebook and everything in between and victor blackwell has been keeping an eye on all of it for us. what are you seeing this morning? >> you speak about the court of public opinion. since the start of the case it seems the verdict has been in on that. so many people supporting trayvon martin but not everyone supporting martin. let's look at people that are not a celebrity. ted nugent, ultimate zimmerman lesson tell your kids not to attack people for no damn reason. lindsey says everybody is acting like it wasn't fairly because it wasn't what they wanted. >> sanford, florida never wanted zimmerman arrested. now he's free to kill another child. >> i'm not going to say i lost faith in america, i

. >> the reason i ask is that robert zimmerman, george's father, has said publicly that he thinks you're a great lawyer and he's very glad that you represented his son. but he has also said at times that he didn't feel you were adamant enough about george's innocence, and i mean declaring that publicly to the media. >> right. >> what would you say? >> i accept the criticism. this is the way i live my life and the way i practice law. and i think i know how to handle my cases better than anybody else in the world. certainly not to demean him, but including a client's father. i understand his loyalty and concern that his son was being assailed and attacked in the media. the two lawyers involved in the case before me took a much more agressive tact than i did, and i think they caused more harm than good in the way they handled the case. because while i could have gone to the top of the stairs and screamed his innocence at the top of my lungs, i would have only incensed those very people who i really wanted to do some reaching out to, who i really wanted to convince, let's talk. let's wait an

how did george zimmerman prepare for the verdict? we asked his brother, robert zi zimmerman? >> how is your brother tonight? >> his whole life changed, his life changed when those words were uttered, not guilty. it changed for all of us. we were waiting for that exoneration for a really long time. >> was your brother expecting something different than not guilty to manslaughter? and how did he prepare himself? >> i can't speak to what he was thinking because it changes. he was the only person who had to be there every single there. he encountered every juror, every bit of testimony, and we did not because we were excluded from the courtroom. george is a spiritual person, i know that he feels that he is innocent and he felt well represented. >> we often times as lawyers, we work hard during the day and we say good buy to our client and work and prepare for the next day. the client goes home. and we never really have time to find out how the client's doing. are there moments of great sorrow and nervousness, did george cry during this time? >> my parents were in the courtroom, a

in a few minutes we will hear from robert zimmerman the brother of george zimmerman with his reaction to his brother's not guilty varied. tonight in the wake of this verdict many are having should charges even have been brought in this case in the

in the courtroom listening were his parents, gladys and robert zimmerman, who are speaking out tonight one on one with our own barbara walters. an abc news exclusive. barbara, great to have you here to tell us about it. >> we just left a short time ago. diane, since the verdict this is the first time that they had done on on camera interview, holding hands talking about their son who they feel has been terribly misunderstood. >> when you finally got a chance to talk to your son in the courtroom after the verdict, what did he say to you? >> i hug him. i kiss him. and he said thank you, mom, i want to go home. >> are you concerned for george's safety? >> yes, i do. >> yes? why? what do you think could happen? >> it's a lot of death threats in the social media. >> are you concerned about death threats? have you had death threats? >> we have had an enormous amount of death threats. george's legal counsel has had death threats. the police chief of sanford, many people have had death threats. >> the protests have been mostly framed by the issue of race as you both know. what do you say to pe

>> harris: of course we heard from robert zimmerman, george zimmerman's brother and wendell we'll go on now. thank you very much. george zimmerman's lawyers have also reacting to the president's comments now. the attorneys note quote: it takes courage to talk about race and they say it took courage for our president to address the zimmerman case. white people -- why they are upset about the verdict, rather. the zimmerman lawyers went on to say quote while we acknowledge and understand the racial context of this case, we challenge people to look closely and dispassionately at the facts. we believe those who look at the facts of the case without prejudice will see that this is a clear case of self-defense and we are certain that those who take a closer look at the kind of person george zimmerman is will find a young man with a diverse ethnic and racial background who is not a racist. a man who is, in fact, sensitive to complex racial history of our country, end quote. now we will move on to boston. the police sergeant who leaked those never-before-seen images of the boston marathon bom