it shows police escorting george zimmerman into the sanford police station the night of the shooting.now zimmerman told police he shot trayvon martin in self- defense after the 17-year-old allegedly slammed his head into the ground and broke his nose. randall pinkston picks up the story from there. >> reporter: the police surveillance video shows the first moving images the public has seen of george zimmerman. obtained by abc news the video shows a handcuffed zimmerman being led through the sanford, florida police station shortly after trayvon martin was shot dead. what you don't see is any obvious blood on his face or on the back of his shaved head. zimmerman told police he killed martin in self-defense after the teen allegedly attacked him from behind, slams his head against the sidewalk and broke his nose. zimmerman remains free but now we're learning sanford police nearly arrested him. lead investigator chris serino on the right here wanted to file manslaughter charges but was told there wasn't enough evidence. the case is now in the hands of a special prosecutor. investigators ar

you can see him getting out of the police car and getting his pockets searched at the sanford police station. he said he was attacked by trayvon martin and acted in self-defense. in the video he looks fine but he said he was attacked by trayvon. martin's family says the video is seg can't. >> we know that police report is a fabrication. >> was there a cover-up ma? >> absolutely. there was absolutely some misleading the public. there was a broken nose, blood on the back of his head. there's no blood on his clothes. >> some remarked on the casual nature of the police officers. they're conducting an extensive review of the case. >>> 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

he did not go to the emergency room after leaving the sanford police station. >> very interesting video. >>> there are new horrifying details in the murder of a single mother in vermont. police say a married couple strangled the popular teacher, doused her with bleach and dumped her body in a river. they say the shocking crime took place in front of her 2-year-old son. wmur's melinda davenport reports. >> reporter: sharon tinder says her brother and sister-in-law, 30-year-old alan and patricia prew are innocent. >> i think they are ridiculous. my brother would never do anything like this. my sister-in-law wouldn't either. they don't have a mean bone in their body. >> reporter: vermont state police say they murdered melissa jenkins. they entered the courtroom shackled and charged with second-degree murder. >> they knew miss jenkins and had snowplowed her driveway a couple of years ago. investigation has determined that this was an isolated incident. >> reporter: the 33-year-old disappeared sunday night. her car left running with her 2-year-old son inside. jenkins' body was found monday d

well, that video showing zimmerman at the sanford police station reveals a lot.man's father on top of that. he is defending his son in all this and insists that george was the one who was attacked. we get the latest chapter of this still unfolding story. lots of questions raised by this video and really by the dad's interview last night here. >> we heard about his condition after that altercation. he appeared to be okay in that video. >> that's one of the big questions. >>> also this morning, the jetblue captain now facing charges after his in-flight meltdown. with more and more flight crew members showing unusual behavior, the question remains, is anyone monitoring the mental health of airline personnel? >> i'll be on a plane friday afternoon heading down to chapel hill. i'm like, you always have to wonder about what's going on in the cockpit. is everybody, are they awake, are they sober, are they on the verge of a meltdown? we've seen some of these scary pilot stories. everyone should be a little on edge about what's going on. stuff you can't see on that flight

zimmerman is seen being led through the sanford police station after martin was shot dead. there does not appear to be any blood on zimmerman's face or on the back of his shaved head. the lead investigator in the case wanted to arrest zimmerman but was told there was not enough evidence. zimmerman remains free but he is in hiding. >>> in the race for the republican presidential nomination, mitt romney has had a hard time shaking off his rival rick santorum. where romney hasn't struggled is in gaining the endorsements of key republicans, including new jersey governor chris christie, senator john mccain and former florida governor jeb bush. today romney will be in texas to pick up the support of president george h.w. bush. last night romney added the endorsement of one of the gop's rising stars. florida senator marco rubio threw his support behind mitt romney on fox news wednesday night. >> not only because he's going to be the republican nominee but he offers at this point such a stark contrast to the president's record. >> rubio, who is in his first term in the senate, has

that showing that zimmerman who was at the sanford police station at the night of the shooting here is it's on screen doesn't seem to be all that injured it's like you know vanishing evidence there's no grass stains there's no blood there's no very much nothing meanwhile fox so-called news continues to paint martin as the aggressor in the attack they continue to repeat all these oh he was viciously attacked things are conservatives or why is the conservative media defending zimmerman why is the liberal media jumping to conclusions how do we know that his nose wasn't broken how do we know that because he's in the video we know that his head was in bashed against the ground see in the video you can't see any of that in the video you can hear anybody whose nose is broken or not. i don't think i seen a couple of broken noses and they were always i don't want to i want to you know law i watch that video you can tell it was yours you would see the blood on someone sure but what but what we do know is that somebody shot and killed somebody else and there's virtually no evidence other than wha

video was obtained by abc news showing the suspect being escorted to the sanford police station in floridathe night of the shooting last month. there are no visible signs of injuries on the man. an attorney for the the family says the video cast doubt on simmons' claim that martin attacked him but zimmermann father who does not want his face shone out of fear for his safety says otherwise. robert zimmerman was not there the night of the shooting and did not say during the interview how he knew 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 lock

footage obtained by "abc news" shows zimmerman being brought into the sanford police station in handcuffs. according to the report, zimmerman told police trayvon martin punched him in the nose, knocking him to the ground and his father says his nose was broken and slammed into a sidewalk. reports show him bleeding from his nose and back of his head with what appeared to be wet grass, however skrks none of these jury's peer to be visible. ron is reporting and sara horowitz is an investigator from the "washington post." >> the surveillance camera does pack a lot of apparent information showing no damage to this man who claimed ha tof been brutally beaten by the man he killed. >> a couple things, chris, first, the tape, what you're seeing is 40 minutes or so after the gunshot was fired. it's pretty soon. zimmerman's defenders emphasized he was treated by paramedics, at the scene in the back of a police car and he was, as you say, cleaned up. that's why you don't see blood, they say. also, we were able to zoom into the back of his head and there is some sort of abrasion. on the back of his he

can see a handcuffed george zimmerman, look at the bottom left of your screen taken in to a sanford police station. this tape shows no sign of injury on george zimmerman including any sign of blood. george zimmerman shot trayvon martin in self-defense after the 17-year-old jumped on him and slammed his head to the ground. now yesterday, the shooting death of trayvon martin took center stage at the glide memorial church. they invited the community in to talk about the shooting and all of the uproar it has created. some say they need to find a way to keep children safe. >>> vegetarians are upset by a change in starbucks. they recently stopped using die and now they are used crushed beatles as a natural coloring additives but they are asking them to use beats or carrots for a natural die. the fda approved the use of beatles. >> you know there are supposedly bugs in chocolate. >> i understanden, sal understands too and he is still watching 880 and the rest of your commute for you. >> yes we are and we are looking at a commute that is not all that bad, but so far so good, if you are driving on 880, you

police car. at the sanford, florida police station. hours after the shooting of trayvon martin. zimmerman in handcuffs. you see his pockets get searched. zimmerman reportedly told police he was attacked by martin and acted in self-defense when he shot the unarmed teenager. if you look closely, zimmerman seems to be walking fine and has no visible blood or wounds on his face or head. several people close to trayvon martin's family remarked about the casual nature of the police officers. and this looks like unusual treatment in the case of a man suspected of shooting and killing a teenager. as most of us know by now, this case has led to nationwide rallies calling for george zirmmzir zimmerman's arrest. federal authorities are in florida now. >> reaction to the video has been fast and furious tonight. the martin family attorney on capitol hill, he continues our team coverage tonight. shamari? >> the martin family attorney says this video blows george zimmerman's self defense claim out of the water. take a look again, martin family attorney told me this video is significant because

george zimmerman, obtained by abc news the video shows a handcuffed zimmerman led threw the sanford, police station shortly after trayvon martin was shot dead. what you don't see is any obvious blood on his face or on the back of his shaved head. zimmerman had told police he killed martin in self-defense after the teen had allegedly attacked him from behind. , slammed his head against a sidewalk and broke his nose. zimmerman has gone into hiding since the shooting. he remains free but now we are learning sanford police nearly arrested him. lead investigator seen here on the right wanted to file manslaughter charges but was told there was not enough evidence. the case is now in the hands of a special prosecutor. investigators are reinterviewing witnesses and examining 911 calls. >> -- so you think he is yelling help. >> yes. >> authorities want to know who was yelling for help before the gunshot. >> all right what is your -- >> one of the latest protests over martin's death came wednesday on the house floor in washington. illinois congressman bobby rush wore a hooded sweatshirt similar to what marti

police surveillance footage obtained by abc news shows zimmerman being brought into the sanford police stationccording to a report, zimmerman told police trayvon martin punched him in the nose knocking him to the ground. zimmerman's lawyer says zimmerman's nose was broken and zimmerman says martin repeatedly slammed his head into a sidewalk. reports describe him as bleeding from his nose and back of his head. however, up in of these injuries or stains are clearly visible on this tape.in of these injuries or stains are clearly visible on this tape. ron allen has been reporting on this story. ron, thank you so much being here. bring us up-to-date on the surveillance camera. it does pack a lot of apparent information showing no damage to this man who claimed to have been brutally beaten by the man he killed. >> well, a couple things. first, the tape. what you're seeing is 40 minutes or so after the gunshot was fired. so it's pretty soon. and zimmerman's defenders are emphasizing that he was treated by paramedics, given first aid at the scene in the back of a police car, so he was as they say clea

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you can see him getting out of a police car and getting his pockets searched at the sanford police station martin and acted in self-defense, but in the video he seems to be walking fine and has no visit blood or woulds on his face or head. zimmerman's father is coming to his defense. he spoke to fox 35 in orlando and backed up claims that zimmerman was injured. he says he wishes things ended differently for martin and his son. >> the whole martin family, i'm sure wish they had done things differently. i'm 64. i've done a lot in my life. i wish trayvon martin would have been able do a lot more with his life. i hope my son can go on and do something with his life. but it's just very, very sad. >> zimmerman told the fox affiliate that his son who remains in hiding is not doing very well. >> the member will -- >> these words, he has shown. >> there's a clause 5 of rule 17. >> that sparked a shouting match on capitol hill over a hoodie. congressman bobby rush wore the hoodie while giving a speech. he said he felt it was important that he let people know he identified with them but the speaker p

at 7:51, george zimmerman arrived at the sanford police station. let's return to john bucho, homicide department with 25 years experience in miami. thanks for being with us, i appreciate your time. as a homicide detective, what inconsistencies jump out at you? >> first, it's a pleasure to be here. as far as the facts i know about the case and this is from the media, i don't have the details from the sanford police department and the investigation. the things that jump out to me, in order to use deadly force, it has to be -- you have to believe there's imminent death or great bodily harm is going to occur to you or is occurring to you. in this case, i saw the video of mr. zimmerman coming into the police station. i don't see that on him. i don't see great bodily harm. at this point, you have to remember, he's a civilian, he's on the street, he's armed. mr. martin is there on the street also. he doesn't know what his authority is to stop him and there's a confrontation. that confrontation, i'm understanding that mr. zimmerman received a bloody nose a

. >>> this is gorge zimmerman being taken into a sanford, florida police station. the martin's lawyer says there's no signs of injury on him. martin said he slammed his head in the ground. there is outrage across the nation because zimmerman has not been arrested for that shooting. >>> police have a description of a man they say assaulted a woman in her home. the attacker is described as middle eastern in his 40s, around 5'9" with a heavy build, black hair and brown eyes. >>> the wife of suspended san francisco sheriff mirkarimi is in swen vary law -- venezuela caring for her father. lopez has found it very comforting to be with her friends and family. lopez gave up a very successful career as an actress to live with her husband. >>> tara moriarty has exclusive video of the sit-ins that landed protesters behind bars in this school board meeting. >> reporter: around midnight, oakland school police swooped in. >> no more closeth! >> reporter: they arrested ten protesters, including two teachers and a -- >> this is not legitimate! we do not acknowledge or recognize th

brother's claim of self-defense, even though surveillance video shows zimmerman walking into the sanford police station with the visible signs of blood minutes after he shot and killed trayvon martin. >> what i think i see is a swollen nose. i am not a physician and you're not a physician. a lot of these take time to show the bruising. sometimes the bone breaks and the blood is swallowed, like in the case, for example, if your hand would be on someone's nose and mouth preventing -- >> does he have any injuries now? >> his nose is still broken. >> a month later? >> his nose. i don't know about the black of his -- back of his head. he is still healing. he has very severe emotional injuries. he has been diagnosed with post- traumatic stress disorder. >> what you could see robert zimmerman jr.'s face on piers morgan, when his father went on fox tv, he was in silhouette. for more, we go to orlando, florida were reared joined by natalie jackson, the attorney for trayvon martin's family, and founder of the women's trial group. welcome to "democracy now!" ticket for joining us, natalie jackson. can you respond

this footage shows a handcuffed zimmerman getting out of a patrol car, walking into the sanford police station four hours after the death of a 17-year-old. now, it does not appear to show any of the injuries that zimmerman's defenders claim he received in this life and death struggle. look closely there at the top of his head, because the defenders would say he had a broken nose or deep cuts to the back of his head needing stitches. the video doesn't capture visible blood or grass stains on the back of his shirt as alleged as well. attorneys for both sides weighing in on what this video does or does not prove. take a listen. >> there absolutely was some misleading the public when they said his nose was broke and there was blood on the back of his head. there is no blood on his clothes. >> the video is very grainy. i am not sure it has, as far as being able to see the injuries that were recently sustained and later cleaned up. clearly, if the report shows he was cleaned up before he was taken in the squad car. >> now, for the very first time, we are hearing from a member of zimmerman's family,

new angles, never seen before, showing george zimmerman handcuffed, being brought into the sanford police stationour hours after what he claims was a life and death struggle that ended in trayvon martin's death. yet the tape seems to show no signs of the injuries that zimmerman's father and lawyer claim that he sustained. alleging that trayvon martin attacked him, his nose and slamming the back of his head against the sidewalk. attorneys for both sides are weighing in on the release of that video. >> there absolutely was some misleading the public when they said his nose was broken, there was blood on the back of his head. there is no blood on his clothes. >> the video is very grainy and i'm not sure as far as being able to see the injuries that were recently sustain and later clean up. clearly if the report shows that he was clean up before he was taken in the squad car. >> we are also hearing for the first time from the family of george zimmerman. zimmerman's father, his silence in a local fox interview, saying trayvon threatened his son. >> in doing so, his firearm was shown. trayvon martin sa

surveillance tapes showing george zimmerman being led in handcuffs into the sanford police station.cuss those developments with marcia clark and jose baez. the question is do you see or is any blood visible on the back of his head or on his nose, as was earlier reported? it's hard to see. we'll try to take a closer look. >>> also a small religious school in montana facing very serious allegations of abuse tonight. it's religious status exempts it from licensing requirements and critics say that puts students in danger. that's part two of our 360 investigation, ungodly discipline. those stories and tonight's ridiculist at the top of the hour. >> looking forward to that. this is hard to see but it certainly doesn't look like he was injured at this point or having trouble walking so that could be really crucial video. >>> well, we do this at the same time every night, our outer circle. tonight we go to cuba where pope benedict condemned the u.s. trade embargo after a 30-minute meeting with former leader fidel castro. the pope is wrapping up a three-day visit to the country. castro aske

confrontation, plus, police security video from the night in question beginning to help shape what happened that evening. zimmerman was brought to the sanford, florida, police stations than 40 minutes after shooting the 17-year-old in what he claims was self-defense. i zimmerman's defenders say his injuries are not fully visible in the police video because he was given first aid before reaching the station. the gunman's brother insists zimmerman used his weapon as a last resort after he was attacked by trayvon martin. >> george was out of breath, he was barely conscious. his last thing he remembers doing was moving his head from the concrete to the grass so that if he was banged one more time, he wouldn't be, you know, wearing diapers for the rest of his life and being spoon-fed by his brother, and there would have been george dead. >> that account right there stands in stark contrast to some eyewitness accounts. one of them who saw the shooting has come forward, detailing what he saw the night martin was killed. his voice has been altered here by cnn to help protect his identity. >> well, two men on the ground, one on top of each other, obviously thinking, okay, s

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a mass of protesters marching on the sanford, florida, police station. furious about the way investigators handled the case. police did not charge or even arrest george zimmerman, the man who admits shooting martin. the reverend al sharpton said the anger won't relent until he's booked and fingerprinted. >> it hits us in harlem, hits us in chicago, hits us in l.a. we will stand together. >> george zimmerman got suspicious when he spotted trayvon martin walking in his neighborhood on february 26th and followed him. what happened between them isn't clear, but zimmerman claims he shot martin inself defense. martin was not armed. >> say it loud, i am. >> i am. >> you are? >> you are. >> we are. >> we are. >> trayvon. >> trayvon. >> the reach of this case has gone far beyond sanford, florida. this is a rally in washington, d.c. that we're looking at. protesters stoond in a large sickle demanding justice for the 17-year-old. and in just about an hour, we're expecting to see another show of support for trayvon martin and the family he left behind. it's happenin

zimmerman was brought to the sanford police station less than 40 minutes after the shooting of the 17-year-old in what he claims was self defense. zimmerman's defenders say his injuries weren't clear in the video because he was given first aid before reaching the station. the gunman's brother insists zimmerman used his weapon as a last resort after being attacked by martin. >> george was out of breath. he was barely conscious. the last thing he remembers doing was moving his head from the concrete to the grass so that if he was banged one more time, he wouldn't be, you know, wearing diapers for the rest of his life and being spoon fed by his brother. and there would have been george dead. >> well, what we don't understand -- i think i agree with -- i think some of us don't understand this. like why is it that some on the right are actually taking this up as a cause when as a national review said almost immediately after it happened, this has nothing to do with gun rights. this has nothing to do with the second amendment. this has nothing to do withstand your ground laws. this has noth

police station because we have the video. >> i don't know what that video shows, i want to get to that. the police in sanfordeleased that video this week, we'll play it here in a second and it shows george zimmerman, but here was the reaction from many in the media. >> welcome to politics nation, i'm al sharpton, tonight, dramatic new video that could turn the trayvon martin case upside down. and bring us one step closer to justice. this new sanford police video shows trayvon's killer, george zimmerman arriving at the police station just minutes after the shooting. >> well, it was roughly 45 minutes after the shooting, according to the time stamp on the tape, but does it show us anything? >> maybe, maybe not. maybe there was a medic called to the scene who cleaned up blood had there been blood. we don't know. and remarkable two things. the shooting take place on february 23rd. weeks went by before anybody heard about this case. what happens in the interim. that's something that should be investigated and reported. the other point just like with the obamacare coverage on the supreme court this week, we've had

station. he insist the sanford, florida police report that his son was bleeding was the back of his head and nose was a fact. >> trayvon martin walked up to him and asked him if he had a problem. >> reporter: trayvon martin supporters point to this police video as exhibit a that the teen never attacked the neighborhood watch captain. george zimmerman doesn't appear to have the head injuries he claims he suffered. his parents spoke with cnn. >> we have concluded just by watching this video that there may not have been any injuries at all. >> reporter: abc news also spoke with martin's 16-year-old girlfriend who was on the phone with martin. >> he said he was behind him. i said run. >> reporter: martin's death has sparked protest across the country. a debate over race and gun control. these issues were addressed last night in an abc news radio town hall. >> pay attention, don't look suspicious. take your hood off your head. make sure people can see your face. walk a straight line because you never know when something can occur. >> reporter: since the shooting, george zimmerman has gone into hiding.

this police video obtained by abc news shows zimmerman arriving at the police station in sanford, florida, in handcuffs, after shooting and killing trayvon martin. and in an exclusive report by nbc news, a source with knowledge of the investigation says it was then sanford police chief bill lee along with captain robert o'conner, the investigation supervisor who made the decision to release george zimmerman from those handcuffs on the night of february 26th after consulting with state attorney norman wofinger in person. the state attorney was there. it's not known whether that in-person meeting took place at the scene of the shooting or inside this police station that you're seeing right now where george zimmerman was questioned by police. we are joined now by abc news matt gutman, a reporter who obtaind this video of zimmerman on the night of the shooting. it first aired on abc world news tonight. matt, what do you see as the significance of this video in terms of helping us with the evidence of what happened here? >> it's the first time we see anything of zimmerman, lawrence, and it's q