. >> sybrina, let me ask you for your reaction to that. >> >> it just shows that there is a human sideto what we believed but there is a human side to george zimmerman. we are crying, to. it just hurts deeply to hear this. and if i had shot and killed an individual, i'm sure i would be crying also and i would feel remorse and things like that, too, because i had taken a human life, a young human life. >> i mean, from everything that you have seen, that you've read, that you've heard, what do you believe is the most likely set of circumstances that led to your son being killed? >> i believe that george zimmerman hunted my son like an animal, tried to detain my son. my son tried to get away and because he could not detain my son, an altercation ensued and my son was shot and killed. >> and, tracy, do you believe that there was a racial element to this? because joe oliver, again, a clip from the interview that i won't tell you, he basically implied that george zimmerman didn't have a racist bone in his body. there certainly wouldn't have been any motive to done what he did. >> i almost ce

and it's just painful to me as a mother. >> well, sybrina, tracy, benjamin crump, thank you for joiningning. i hope you find justice. i hope you find some peace from this. it must be an ongoing agony for you. our hearts go out to you. they really do. thank you for spending time with us this evening. >> thank you, piers. >> thank you. >> the killing of trayvon martin has sparked national dialogue. on race. and this friday a special town hall beyond trayvon, race and justice in america. >>> coming up next, lionel richie is back. ♪di s ] we're pressed for time so here it is. i'm looking for the one. kids, house, the whole domestic thing, you know? then why does your relationship status say, "never getting married"? hmm... that was the old me. it says you updated it 15 minutes ago. yes...yup... yeah that was before i met you. favorite pickup line: "nothing mattered before i met you." ha...oh...that's... why did i put that... [ male announcer ] only at&t's 4g network lets your iphone download three times faster. at&t. here's a chance to create jobs in america. oil sands projects, like kearl,

. >> sybrina, do you believe if your son had been white and george zimmerman had been black, that hee been arrested, george zimmerman? >> i absolutely believe that my son would have been arrested. it wouldn't have been an explanation that he could have given the sanford police department to ensure that he would not go to jail. they would not have listened to that. they would have arrested him and let them -- let him plead his case in a court of law. i don't believe that he could have shot someone if -- i don't believe he could have shot someone and went home that same night. >> let me turn to towards your lawyer, mr. krump. everyone is saying, look, we have to wait for the investigation to run its course before any arrest can be considered and, of course, the investigation was ee ffectively conducted on the night and we now know the lead investigator in the case recommended zimmerman be charged with manslaughter after the shooting but the state attorney's office overturned this, said there wasn't enough evidence. so the case was basically dust and dusted in a matter of hours. >> pier

joining me now are tracey martin, sybrina fulton, and they're lawyer benjamin crump. before we head into florida tomorrow heignight. let me start with you, you said all you want is justice, you want zimmerman arrested? >> yes, sir. >> how have you been handling this? i ahead that you said it's hard to sleep and eat until you see justice with the arrest of this man? >> yes, my heart is hardened right now. i'm finding it difficult to do just daily things right now. in addition to grieving, i'm just consumed with the fact that this guy has not been arrested who murdered my son. so that is very difficult for me as a mother. i cry every day. there is a hole in my heart because that was my baby. regardless of how old he gets, he was my baby. so it's difficult for me on a daily basis. but i'm just trying to take one day at a time and i know that god is in control. >> the strength that you and the mother have shown has been amazing. let me ask you, why did it take the police so long to contact you? do you know? >> actually, i contacted the police myself. >> so they never made

so what does that do for tracey martin, sybrina fulton and justice for their son? it does nothing. >> let me ask you when you sit here across the street from where this happened, a makeshift memorial, your son gone, and zimmerman is still at large, there are thousands of people already at the park, we had to move from the location, and there are already thousands of people an hour ago. people last night had hoodies, thousands, but for you, this is your son. tell us how you feel with zimmerman at large and all of the support you're getting, how you feel personally as a mother and father? >> i feel outraged they have not arrested him. at least arrested him. i don't understand why they have not. my heart hurts for my son, but that's what gives me the fuel to keep pushing further to know that justice will be served. >> as a father, as a african-american male, i personally take it has a slap in the face that george zimmerman is still walking the streets. that he has not been arrested. that no charges have been brought against him. and this is a dishonor to us as america

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and it was just -- as jonathan said a couple of times sybrina fulton had to stop talking and your heartt went out to her. >> uh-huh. >> eugene and jonathan, thank you both so very much. at the end of a week, an emotional week. we go into the weekend and this is far, far from over. >> it is. >> thanks, andrea. >> and when we come back next, the island president mohamed nasheed on his fight to save his island nation from the sea. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. who you . you can part a crowd, without saying a word. you have yet to master the quiet sneeze. you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well, muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. zyrtec®. love the air. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. [ whooping ] ♪ it was the best day ♪ it was the best day ♪ ♪ it was the best day ♪ 'cause of you we make a great pair. huh? progressive and the great outdoors! w

>> yes, we have. >> what had you told him, sybrina?and the bees but this was a different conversation. we have talked to him. trayvon has a grandfather that is a retired police officer in miami. so, he knows to respect authority. he knows about the police. he's not afraid of the police. however, he's seen this guy as a stranger, so of course he's going to try to run. he's going to try to get away. he's going to try to avoid any situation. and that's what we really believe, that he was really trying to get away. >> does it it make any sense to you that he would have confronted george zimmerman, especially if you're saying he had no idea who he was? >> no, he would not have confronted him. trayvon did not have a weapon on him. it just makes more sense, if you have a gun, to confront somebody. it's clear to us that he was trying to get away. >> it's my understanding that you've been invited to the justice department to meet with officials there. does that give you some encouragement this case is being taken very, very seriously? >> we've

. >> reporter: sybrina fulton, trayvon's mother, heard it differently. did you recognize the voice on that tape in. >> that's my baby. that's my son that was yelling. >> reporter: two parents, two sons, two very different takes on the voice on that 911 call. special prosecutor in this case has told us she plans to hire a voice recognition expert, hoping to define which voice we all really heard. >> mark, thanks. ben crump is the attorney for trayvon martin's parents. >> good morning. >> what is your reaction to this video? >> you know, we've heard the 911 tapes with our ears. now we see this video with our eyes. and the family's reaction, like all america, we know now from not anything anybody said, but from what we see and from what we hear, that that police report is a fabrication. and when mark was talking about his father, it goes deeper. zimmerman told him trayvon martin beat his head repeatedly against concrete. there is no evidence from that video that he beat his head against the concrete. there is no visible evidence that his nose is broken. how

joining me now are the parents of trayvon martin, tracy martin, sybrina fulton, and their attorney, mr. crump. let me say that the "orlando sentinel" comes out with the story that trayvon may have within the aggressor. this is, at least, by unauthorized sources in the police department. let me ask you, is is trayvon the type of person that would have attacked some stranger unprovoked? >> no, what trayvon would have done is defended himself. if he felt afraid he would have defended himself, but i don't believe that he is just going to start a fight, or just, hit or beat on someone unnecessarily. >> what is your view, tracy? >> he has a peaceful mentality. and i think he was confronted, and i think he was doing his best to try to get home. if that meant defending himself, then he had to defend himself. but as far as being the aggressor, no. >> attorney crump, when we look at mr. zimmerman who had been arrested for domestic violence, and an altercation with law enforcement, why are they asking about trayvon, even if you believe the story that he had an empty bag of marijuana which is not

sybrina fulton.words in particular from the congress woman from florida who represents the communities we were talking about. wilson said she knew trayvon's family. both of them talked about this botched investigation. said the family feels the system isn't working for them. representative wilson said she will be counting down the days until there is an arrest. thoot is the overall focus of today's forum and that is giving members of congress a chance to show the support for trayvon martin's parents and keep the pressure on to show that they want to see this case, see zimmerman arrested and see this case tried in a court of law. >> the case is a lightning rod of controversy across the country. allegations of racial profiling have motivated thousands to rally demanding the arrest of the neighborhood watchman, george zimmerman. the question some have is, is the country jumping the gun. let me start with you. you have made the comment that reverend al sharpton and rev rn jesse jackson are "exploiting th

stay strong, sybrina and tracy stay strong. >> even fox news host feeling obliged to comment on the casein some cases unfortunate leaving sean hannity scratching his head. >> is it possible it was just a horrible accident? >> and geraldo rivera with his usual eloquence. >> i think the hoodie is just as responsible for trayvon martin's death as george zimmerman was. >> and my own son just wrote to say he's ashamed of my position. perhaps rivera's son also saw this picture of his father wear wearing a hoodie along side bill o'reilly wearing a hoodie to a mets game. and fox with its own gansta wear, to use the same words that riviera used. and then coming from the miami heat basketball team in a hoodie-upped tribute for trayvon martin. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> do you agree with me on this position that in extraordinary day of comments about this nightmare that maybe the most actionable words relevant to this case were from that new special prosecutor. what are the implications of what she said and why she decided to say it? >> i think right now the political p

a lawyer for sybrina fulton has applied for a trademark on the phrases i am trayvon and justice for tray son. the family wants to stop any unauthorized use of his name. it usually takes one year for a trademark registration to be completed. >>> one police officer was hurt while pursuing two systemed carjackers over-- suspected carjackers overnight. prince george's county police say an officer spotted is carjacked vehicle in chillum around eastern avenue and rigs road. this is early this morning. they say the get away driver then rammed the officer's cruiser and then ditched crash once they got into d.c.. the officer was not seriously hurt and investigators did recover a gun nearby but they are still looking for those carjackers. >>> at 6:04 we focus on the republican presidential contest. big name support today coming for mitt romney: former president george herbert walker bush will formally endorse him. that's according to the romney campaign. now this is video of the former president from 2009. governor romney picked up the support of florida senator marco rubio. he's a popular lawmake

martin's parents, sybrina fulton and tracy martin, addressed the crowd. >> i stand before you today not knowing how i am walking right now because my heart hurts for my son. trayvon is my son. trayvon is your son. i just want to say thank you, thank you for all your support. it means a lot to me and my family. we really appreciate it. we want justice for trayvon. >> without you all, we really have no support. you are our strength. you are what keeps us going. if trayvon would have been alive, he would have been at this rally. trayvon was a people's person. he did not deserve to die. i pledge i will not let my son die in vain. >> more than a thousand people rallied. many were wearing a hooded sweatshirts like the one trayvon wore when he was killed. also speaking to the crowd was the veteran civil rights activist, the reverend al sharpton. >> trayvon could have been any one of our sons. trayvon could happen any one of us. trayvon represents a reckless disregard for our lives that we have seen too long. we come to tell you tonight, enough is enough. we are tired of going to jail for nothi

the parents of trayvon martin, tracy and sybrina, continue their journey for justice in washington d.c. tonight they were recognized at an event hosted by politic 365. >> we started off fighting for justice for trayvon. we realize now that it's a bigger picture now. >> members of congress once again showing their support for the family and pledging they will continue to fight for justice. >> this is a very tough uphill battle. our struggle continues. >> it's been more than 30 days since their 17-year-old son trayvon was shot and killed by self-appointed neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman. zimmerman claimed he shot in self-defense and that he was being attacked by the unarmed teen, but tonight reverend al sharpton says the claims of zimmerman's injuries from a fight have never been proven. >> there's no medical documenting of a broken nose or anything in the first police report, no injuries mentioned at all. >> zimmerman has not been arrested or charged in this shooting. >> i have never seen a police department that have failed on every aspect of what they're supposed to have b

and even as i was interviewing his mother sybrina fulton, this were times in the interview where she would literally, not consciously doing it, i don't think, she would latch on to her mother's arm and rest her head on her shoulder as she continued to speak to me. this happened more than one time during the interview and it spoke to the pain that she was feeling and her mother kind of was there, as her support. >> what do you make of the big reveal today that trayvon martin, as a teenager in high school in america may have tried and or possibly at one time possessed marijuana? >> i don't see how that has any relationship to the case because his body was drug tested after it was take on the the medical examiner's office. so if there were any drugs in his system then, then we would know that. if we are going to start executing kids for marijuana, the line will be pretty long. >> we'd like to know from craig sonnor how much marijuana mr. zimmerman has tried over the course of his life, too. let's listen to craig sonnor on "the today show" this morning. >> i think that's all the evidence

. >> reporter: sybrina fulton bought back tears addressing the commissioners of sanford, florida.she's seeking jus sis for her son, 17-year-old trayvon martin shot dead one month ago by neighborhood watchman george zimmerman. martin was unarmed. zimmerman was not arrested. >> i know i cannot bring my baby back but i'm sure going to make changes so that that does not happen to another family. >> reporter: sanford's government heard from a who's who of american civil right leaders who compared the town to birmingham and selma, alabama ignition points of racial protests in the 1960s. >> if a black vigilante shot a 17-year-old white child, near his father's house, he would be in jail today. >> reporter: thousands of protestors watched the hearing on large tv screens in a nearby park. they not only want the arrest of george zimmerman, they also want a repeal of the stand your ground law. the law allows citizens to use force, even deadly force in self-defense. >> this law literally is encouraging people to be vigilantes and harm and possibly kill other people. >> reporter: martin's fath

on tuesday, trayvon martin's parents, sybrina fulton and tracy martin, testified before a house panel on hate crimes and racial profiling. >> trayvon was our son, that he is your son. a lot of people can relate to our situation. it breaks their heart just like it breaks mine. thank you for everything. >> i would like to say thank you to everyone who supported our family, everyone who has helped us stand tall in this matter. everyone who is holding the legacy of trayvon and making sure that he did not die in vain. i would like to say thank you. he is sadly missed. we will continue to fight for justice for him. >> also speaking at the hearing were congressmembers cedric richmond and frederic de wilson. >> as a member of congress, i as a black man who wears a hoodie, and i as a black man who buys canyon walks down the street drinking iced tea all the time, i am trayvon martin >> this investigation is laced with racial profiling, lies, and murder. trayvon was hunted, chased, tackled, and shot. ill-conceived laws and lax gun laws all contribute to this tragedy. in closing, mr. zimmerman sh

. >> trayvon martin's parents, tracy martin and sybrina fulton, spoke at a meeting in sanford on monday >> i would like to say that even in death, and trayvon is gone, he will not be returning to us, even in death, there are still disrespecting my son. i feel that is a shame. >> the only comment i have right now is that they have killed my son and now they're trying to kill his reputation. >> at a summit in south korea, world leaders pledged today to secure all vulnerable nuclear material by 2014 and to boost security to keep the ingredients for nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists. analysts estimate there are at least 4.4 billion pounds of stockpiled weapons-grade nuclear material left over from decommissioned bombs and atomic fuel plants, enough to make a least 100,000 new nuclear weapons. the u.s. and australia are discussing plans for major increase in military ties as the pentagon continues to focus on southeast asia. the expansion could see u.s. drones taking off from a coral atoll in the indian ocean as well as increased u.s. naval access to australian ports. the talks

this is his mother sybrina fulton. >> as a parent, you want some answers to your question.parent. so i'm not asking for anything, any extra favors. i'm just asking for what you would ask for as a parent. i know i cannot bring my baby back. but i'm sure going to make changes so this does not happen to another family. >> at the backdrop of that hearing and protests in sanford and across the country anonymous law enforcement authorities have leaked to the media the shooter george zimmerman's side of the story. they leaked it to "the orlando sentinel" newspaper. according to these anonymous law enforcement sources, or specific source, mr. zimmerman said he had turned around and was walking back to his suv when trayvon martin approached him from behind. the two exchanged words and then trayvon punched him in the nose sending him to the ground and began beating him. mr. zimmerman said he shot the teenager in self defense. remember, mr. zimmerman is 28 years old, carrying a gun and he initiated the encounter with this teenager after following him around the neighborhood. trayvon m

. >> reporter: sybrina fulton, trayvon's mother, heard it differently. did you recognize the sound on that tape? >> that's my son calling. >> reporter: the special prosecutor will hire a voice recognition expert hoping to define which voice it was and establish whether george zimmerman really fired in self-defense. >> ben trump is the attorney for trayvon martin's parents. good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> what's your reaction to this video? >> we've heard on 911 tapes can our ears and now we see this video with our eyes and the family's reaction like all of america, we know now from not anything anybody said but from what we see and from what we hear that that police report is a fabrication and when mark was talking about his father, it goes deeper to say that zimmerman told him trayvon martin beat his head repeatedly against concrete and there's no evidence from that video that he beat his head against concrete. there's no visible evidence that his nose is broken. how long is it going to take for them to be arrested? this was an armed vigilant

kristah lie, editor-in-chief of politics365, benjamin crump, representing the family and sybrina fulton tracy martin, trayvon's parents thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >>> coming up the congressional forum that trayvon's parents attended. we'll talk to congressman maxine waters and congressman emanuel cleaver straight ahead. tomorrow we'll have -- a town hall, shooting it tomorrow and watch it friday night at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern time "beyond trayvon." if you'd like to register to join the audience, you can do so on our website until 9:00 a.m. we'll talk to t.d. jakes, the bishop is here because all of the questions bring up the issue of forgiveness. i don't know how, you hear the pain in every word the parents say. how do you move on? how does a community move on? is it even possible. all that is straight ahead. >>> first to headlines and christine romans has has for us. >> good morning, soledad. some terrifying moments on a jetblue plane. >> take it down! >> a pilot put in a choke hold, restrained by passengers on a trip from new york to las vegas. the pilot, af

. >> reporter: that is sybrina, the mother of trayvon martin.le, preparations for a large crowd for tonight's demonstration and town hall meeting. and that will begin -- protest gijs at 4:00, and the town hall meeting begins at 5:00 eastern time. >> and martin, we're hearing the comedian sinbad will be speaking at the community meeting, patrick ewing will be there, ray lewis will be there. who else? >> reporter: you know what, let me consult my list here. i had celebrities showing up. we've got the reverend al sharpton, jesse jackson, santonio holmes, sinbad, the comedian. and then, of course, the parents of trayvon martin, as well. they've been very outspoken and they continue to press the cause for their son. in this town. >>, and of course, you'll be at that town hall meeting. martin savage in sanford. >>> a friend of george zimmerman is also speaking out. joe oliver says he has talked with zimmerman since the shooting. our own george howell spoke with him this morning. he joins us from sanford. what did he say? >> reporter: carol, first off,