if that defendant thought he missed trayvon martin, thought trayvon martin was still alive so much so that he had to get on his back, splip him over, spread his arms out, why would he stop yelling for help. why? if he was in fear. does that make any sense? of course not. if he was yelling that loud and that long, would he have sounded the way he sounded on the recordings. he wouldn't have had a strained voice if that he was him? really. that's why common sense is so important. it's not a complicated case. it's a common sense indication and it's not a case about self-defense. it's a case about self-denial. george zimmerman. the common sense that tells you if he was the neighborhood watch coordinator, not anyone, the coordinator who lived there for four years he'd know the name of twin trees lane. the common sense that tells you if he was so afraid of the real suspicious guy with his hands in his waistband, he'd never have got out of the car. that's not what happened. the common sense that tells you if he really was soft, didn't know how to fight, in his own words he wouldn't have been

trayvon martin's blood on his. forever. let me give you one more old saying. may be the most important one you're going to hear. that is, to the living we owe respect. but to the dead, we owe the truth. on behalf of the state of florida, i submit to you that trayvon benjamin martin is entitled to the truth and it didn't come from the defense mouth. it didn't. he told so many lies. that's why we're here. by the end of the night, that is what was in trayvon martin's heart the defense attorney said what evidence is there that the defendant followed trayvon martin after he said okay. he challenged the state. well, i've got an answer. what happened after 19:13:43 when that defendant hung up with sean noffke, and 19:15:44 when rachl jon tell rachel jeantel heard the thump and the end of trayvon martin's life. the defense attorney gave us a nice demonstration of what happens in four minutes. well, what was that defendant doing for those two minutes? watch the walk-through again. watch it. when -- because he tells you exac

but civil rights leaders call the killing of trayvon martin a hate crime. lly profiled martin, something zimmerman and his family have denied. >> you look at the jury, without a black or a man on it. it certainly was not a jury of trayvon's peers, the justice department must intervene and take this case to another level. >> in response to calls for action, the justice department released this statement, it reads in part, the justice department will continue to evaluate the evidence generated during the investigation, as well as the evidence from the state trial. federal prosecutors will then determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated and if prosecution of george zimmerman is appropriate. if zimmerman is charged with violating civil rights it will not be the first time a failed criminal case gave rights to a civil case. remember rodney king? after officers were acquitted of beating him, it moved to federal court. it was a similar story in in order after a handful of officers were acquitted on the danziger bridge, in 2005, officers opened fire on

in other words, trayvon martin is the victim. trayvon martin was going about his business.went to the liquor store to get iced tea and skittles for his nephew, and he was zoned in to watch the all-star game. he is talking to rachel jeantel, make sure the game is on. he is going about his business, certainly not engaged in any kind of behavior that would justify suspicion. you can see he is focused on getting home. it is a rainy night. he is not trying to scope out the neighborhood, that he was trying to burglarize, he is zoned in on getting home, watching the all-star game, getting skittles to his nephew is not somebody casing the joint, looking to rob somebody, who started this fight? george zimmerman. >> to the point of what happened in that fight. and we don't have george zimmerman taking the witness stand to testify or get cross examined and we obviously cannot have trayvon martin. the prosecution went to the medical evidence and blood stains, where is the blood? why is there no blood? >> you you recall one of the things we talked about. i think one of the witnesses, dr

were you aware that trayvon martin was with his father tracy martin in sanford, florida, that day? >> yes. >> did you go to sanford that weekend? >> no. >> at some point were you notified that trayvon had been killed in sanford? >> yes. >> and when were you told? >> monday. >> and who told you? >> my mother. >> since your brother's death have you had an opportunity to hear a tape that contains screaming and a gunshot? >> yes. >> can you estimate for the members of the jury approximately how many times you've heard that tape? >> anywhere between 10 to 15 times. >> and how have you heard it? have you heard it on a computer? on tv? on the internet or what? >> i've heard it from a computer and from tv. >> and do you recognize any voices on that tape? >> yes. >> whose voice do you recognize? >> my brother. >> trayvon's? >> yes. >> what parts of the recording do you recognize as your brother's voice? >> yelling and screaming. >> had you ever heard trayvon martin yell or scream as the two of you were growing up? >> i heard him yell but not like that but yes. >> your honor, that's all i hav

trayvon martin didn't kill himself. and who's responsible for the state not being able to ask trayvon martin to step forward so i could put my hand on his shoulder, wow, i would love to do that. who is responsible for that? and trayvon martin, is not, was not, will never be a piece of cardboard. to the living we owe respect but to the dead we owe the truth. it probably seems like a year ago that we were all in here, one by one, and then as a group in jury selection. one question got a smile from everybody but it's important. when the attorneys asked you, do you understand, it's not like it. v? it was an important question because it's not. and now you know. it's not like it. v. where all the witnesses are well-dressed, well-educated, actors and actresses. there are no rachel jeantel's on csi. and they don't call. they don't call people like kristin benson who found nothing and a from time to time on the gun like "law & order." it is not like that in real life. in real life, we give you everything. the good, the bad, the

>>> trayvon martin! trayvon martin! >> in california marching, chanting in support of trayvon martin. there have been marches and rallies going on all day and into the night throughout the country that does it for this edition of "360." our special report. join us tomorrow night at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern and the day's other top stories. thanks for watching. morgan spurlock's "inside man" is next. >> trayvon, fight the man, we can, we can. trayvon, fight the man, we can, we can. >>> mmm, delicious orange juice. we all drink it. but do you ever think about where it comes from? these people do. they're undocumented immigrants, and they know where it comes from, because they pick the oranges that are in it. they also pick the tomatoes in your salad, mow your lawns, clean your hotel rooms, hang your drywall. even help raise your children. right now there is an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants living in this country today. >> it was possible for 11 million illegals to come here. why is it impossible for them to le

that's how he saw trayvon martin. that's how you see trayvon martin, a horrible nasty thug that got what is coming to him. there is no evidence of that. let me give the final word to reverend walker, this is a problem reverend walker that it's such a dividing issue -- >> absolutely -- >> there is no sensible calm debate about this. it reminds me of the gun control debate, which is so extreme on all sides. >> absolutely. >> how do you see a way through? you're at the cutting edge -- >> piers -- >> no, no, reverend walker is talking now, sir. >> i'm trying to talk. thank you very much, piers. i think what we are heard today is exactly what you're talking about, people talking at each other and not really listening. we have young people in our community here in rocks bury who will take this to the next level. this is a movement. if you're upset about this, if you have a point to ever about this -- >> this is not a movement. >> yes, it is. it is a movement -- >> people are going to this next generation -- >> trayvon -- >>

vincent demayo said the bullet hole in trayvon martin's clothing and body, said it proved that martin was on top. of george zimmerman as they struggled. demayo a gunshot expert said he could tell it was martin on top of zimmerman because even though zimmerman's gun was touching the hoody, the hoody was not touching martin's skin. >> in fact, we know that the clothing was two to four inches away is consistent with somebody leaning over the person doing the shooting and that the clothing is two to four inches away from the person firing. >> reporter: he also countered the medical examiner's testimony from the prosecution who said martin could have survived and suffered up to ten minutes. after he was shot. di maio said shot in the heart, martin would have unconscious in 10 to 15 seconds. >> he's going to be dead within one to three minutes after being shot in this case. >> reporter: finally, di maio testified that zimmerman's injuries indicate his head suffered at least six impacts against a hard surface. >> is this injury consistent with mr. zimmerman's head having impacted a sidewalk?

if you don't believe that trayvon martin saw the gun, if you don't believe that trayvon martin can get to the gun, that calls into question the entire self-defense argument that they're making to the jury. and keep this in mind. the prosecution, once the defense raises self-defense, the prosecution has to prove under florida law that beyond a reasonable doubt, there was no self-defense. so the burden shifts to the prosecution once self-defense is raised by the defense. but make no mistake about it. the law is like mud. this jury is going to hear this law from this court, and they're going to be like every jury. they're going to have a hard time going through it, because lawyers can't even agree what that gobbledygook means when the judge reads that law to that jury. >> faith, having said that, and about seeing the gun or grabbing for the gun, let me show you some of what john guy laid out in terms of the inconsistencies and tell me whether that addresses some of that from the prosecution's standpoint. >> sean knoffke told me to get an address. that didn't happen. listen to the tapes. l

then hearing it more decided the it was, in fact, the voice of trayvon martin. so you do see her today getting to say publically what she said a all along. now on the record in the trial. >> in light of what george said is it likely tracy martin will be called to the stand today, too? >> i don't think so. i think they are going to belabor the point, the defense will. to talk for a second about sybrina fulton, when i was prosecuting murder cases and we talk about the closure page talked about it's true. the fact that ta criminal case is pendingss gives the family a sense their loved one is alive, still with them. this will be an impactful day for ms. fulton. in a sense this trial will be over and she will have testified on his behalf. there will be a sense of loss after the trial regardless of the verdict for her. >> most assuredly. the attorneys are in sidebar, i think. i see one of the -- okay, the sidebar is over. i saw one of the prosecuting attorneys return to the seat. let's listen. they haven't turned the audio on. it must be agonizing for her. >> she's cer

trayvon martin's parents were not present. ter on twitter, his father, tracy martin, tweeted -- the teen's mother tweeted -- civil rights groups are calling on the justice department to file civil rights charges against zimmerman. the petition launched by the naacp gathered more than 225,000 signatures in the first few hours after zimmerman was acquitted, temporarily causing the groups website to crash. the justice department responded sunday that it is continuing to evaluate evidence from an ongoing federal probe, as well as evidence from the state trial, and that -- experience federal prosecutors will determine whether the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation o." president obama said meanwhile, former presidential advisor, van jones, tweeted an image of after martin luther king wearing a hoodie like the one worn by trayvon martin. heard fromnses were the streets, as protests were held across the country. in los angeles, protester shut down the 10 freeway for 20 minutes. in new york, thousands gathered sunday in union squ

my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. i had a son he would look like trayvon. >> a dramatic day involving one of the most controversial police investigations in our nation. the neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman is now in custody. he faces a second-degree murder charge. >> today we filed an information charging george zimmerman in the second degree. >> we wanted nothing more and nothing less. we wanted an arrest. we got it. >> i think he is troubled by the fact that the state decided to charge him. he is concerned about getting a fair trial. >> we are learning new information about the night trayvon martin was killed. a medical report revealing that george zimmerman suffered several injuries in the alleged scuffle that drove him to shoot the unarmed teen. >> there is reports of fracture on his nose, two black eyes and lacerations to o the back of his head and bruises but he was not diagnosed with a concussion. >> is there anything you regret? do you get regret getting out of the car that night? >> no, sir. >> do

team desperately wanted the jury to see what it called 17-year-old trayvon martin's checkered past. r allegedly having burglary tools in his backpack. there's in video martin shot himself, the only available sample of his voice laughing as foolishness played out. then are these photos from his cell phone, him giving the finger, marijuana plant, blowing smoke. the only reason to introduce that picture would have been to smear trayvon martin. that's not what this case is about. >> what's the most important piece of evidence they didn't hear? >> i think they had the right to hear about trayvon martin's past. >> zimmerman's defense attorney mark o'mara is talking about tex messages in which martin posts he could knock a man down with a single punch. i lost the first round but won the second and third. i'm not done with this fool. he's going to have to see me again. >> george zimmerman also had skeletons in his closet. he had a domestic violence accusation. then there's a 2005 arrest for allegedly assaulting a police officer. that charge was ultimately dropped. remember that explosive 911

in miami, trayvon martin's father, tracy martin, spoke to cnn. >> it was overwhelming.st goes to show the love and the support that our family and friends have for us here in miami as well as across the country. and it sends a message to the nation that we're not going to sit back and let our children be killed and don't say anything about it. >> other news now. one year ago today, a gunman burst into an aurora, colorado, movie theater, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. people in aurora honored the victims saturday, holding vigils and rallies to remember the fallen and to promote healing. no one in aurora can ever forget the horrific massacre on july 20th of last year. >>> a woman is dead after she tumbled out of her roller-coaster car at six flags over texas. one witness told "the dallas morning news" that a woman was concerned her safety bar wasn't secured before the texas giant coaster started moving friday night. six flags over texas spokeswoman said the coaster has been closed while officials investigate the deadly accident. >>> now to a major storm that hi

to the case is that he reasonably feared for his life and establishing that he wrongably saw trayvon martinher in his words, "f"-ing punks that always get away. prosecutors have sought to show that zimmerman walls aware of florida's statute of self-defense before he shot martin, not after. today, they called a military lawyer who says florida's stand your ground was a topic of discussion in the class, something the defense tried to blunt by turning the focus to the fear they say zimmerman felt that night. >> on the issue of injuries, though, when you talk about that with the class, and your understanding of the law is that the focus is what's going on in the person's mind, not whether they have actually been injured, it's the fear of the injury, is it not? >> it's imminent injury or excuse me, imminent fear. so the fact alone that there isn't an injury doesn't necessarily mean that the person did not have a reasonable apprehension of fear. the fact that there were injuries have a tendency to show or support that that person had a reasonable apprehension of fear. but the fact that there wasn

trayvon martin was fit. the fight wasn't fair.ave a look at how he showed us what the fight was like. take a look at john guy with the demonstration. that you're going to see a lot of. >> you recognize this as being a human type figure? right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. it's actually got a belly button. >> it surely does. >> does it appear to be anatomically correct. >> for the belly button, yes, sir. >> so as the defendant described it to you, is this the way he described it in the area of the belly button. >> what's important right now, number one you've got your knees up pretty high on his waist. slide down just a little bit more. there you go. have a squat. i can't see your crotch, but in the area of his belly button. >> here's his belly button. am i in the area. >> yes, sir. >> did you have the defendant do this? >> no, sir. >> when you talked to him. >> no, sir. >> you didn't have him do that? >> no, sir. >> if this person, this mannequin were carrying a firearm on their waist, where would the gun be right now in relation to me?

>> the one -- the juror who didn't think it was george zimmerman's voice, who thought it was trayvon martin's voice in that call, do you know why they thought it was that way? >> she didn't think it was trayvons, she just said it could have been trayvons. >> so she wasn't even sure? >> no. she wanted to give everybody an absolute out of being guilty. >> but you were sure it was george zimmerman's voice? >> i was sure it was george zimmerman's voice. >> and everyone else was? >> i think they were. i don't think there was a doubt. that everybody else thought it was george's voice. >> what did you think of george zimmerman? >> i think george zimmerman is a man whose heart was in the right place, but just got displaced by the vandalism in the neighborhoods and wanting to catch these people so badly that he went above and beyond what he really should have done. but i think he was a little negligible in doing what he did -- >> negligent? >> negligent, sorry. but i think his heart was in the right place. it just went terribly wrong. >> do you think he's guilty of something? >> i think he's guilty of

but isn't that in fact when george zimmerman did that night when he pursued trayvon martin? made assumptions, and his assumptions were not correct? and trayvon had to pay for his mistake with his life. and so i think if the jury just looks at it with a common sense, all the evidence is there to hold him accountable. >> but did the prosecution put the puzzle pieces of evidence together for the jury? >> well, i think the evidence is there if they follow the evidence to hold him accountable. we have always said that, i don't think nothing has changed. it is just a question, can you get equal justice in america? and i think that is what it is coming down to. because that is why everybody is watching this case. watching this case. >> all so... [ gasps ] these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from gen

> tell me what he said to you about him first noticing who later became known to all of us as trayvon martin. >> he observed trayvon walking between two sets of town homes and looking into, i believe there was a window to one where the light was on and you could see someone was looking into the window of a town home. it was about that time that trayvon and george made eye contact with each other. both aware of the other's presence. >> okay. in that initial contact did he seem to you as though he was angry or anything like that with who this person was? >> no, no. george said he wanted to make sure he just got with non-emergency dispatch and had them send a police officer. >> he told you he did that? >> immediately. >> you know from your conversation with george that entire conversation was recorded, correct? >> yes, i do. >> from your conversation with george about this night and other nights george zimmerman knows those phone calls are recorded? >> yes. >> tell me then again he's explaining to you that trayvon martin is walking up and near his vehicle at some point? >> correct. >> came walk

trayvon martin's blood on his. forever. >> trayvon martin was killed february 26th, 2012, one year, four months and 16 days later. a jury in a court of law is deciding whether george zimmerman should be criminally responsible for his death. every second it goes by brings us closer to that verdict. with me now is my all-star legal panel, joy reid, managing editor the grio.com, former prosecutor faith jenkins, defense attorney ken padowitz, and former prosecutor marcia clark. she is author of "killer ambition." thank you all for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> great to be here. >> thank you. >> marcia, how did the defense and prosecution do today in their final arguments to the jury? >> reverend, i thought they both did a really good job, very strong. and, you know, it's interesting the different styles that they have to adopt. and wisely. so you know, the defense approaches this from a very calm, very reasoned, let's all calm down now and think rationally, you know, and try to step away from all the sympa

but in the trayvon martin case, it was a civilian. uthority, doing the same thing, profiling and shooting a young black men. >> absolutely. and the similarities with oscar and trayvon, two african-americans trying to get home. trying to return to loved ones. i think that is powerful. one of the things i took away from fruitville station is the that they portrayed o oscar grant, not necessarily as a hero, not someone as flawless but an african-american man trying to find his way in society. he had brushes with the law. he loved his family. that was important to show. he didn't have to be perfect in order for justice to be on his side. as you know, with trayvon martin, there has been a smear campaign by some on the right and also from the defense team. when they show pictures of trayvon martin, in court, a shirtless young kid with grills in his mouth. as if to say because he may have looked that way, that he could not be the victim. >> and he didn't look that way that night. that is the most outrageous thing. literally mark o'mara held u

also feel i'm very proud of the trayvon martin movement. tragedies are converted to a good and positive nature. >> what's your name and relationship to the family. >> i'm a cousin of trayvon. >> f-e-l-t-o-n. >> good morning, i'm roberta felton. actually, we're the felton family. we're very concerned and very hurt and very disappointed at this point, but we know in the end god will prevail and justice will be served. and just keep everybody in their prayers. just remember, trayvon, as sybrina also said, could have been your son, could have been my baby, could have been anybody in america's baby, just walking to the store and coming back with skittles and iced tea. things do happen in life but sometimes it's not fair. it's just not. >> have you lost your faith in the justice system? >>. >> no comment. >> can i ask a question -- [ inaudible ] >> a lot. that's why we're able to stand here and speak. we know somehow and some way god is going -- everything is going to be taken care of. >> at this point you're speaking about peace. what would you l

zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and said he fatally shot trayvon martin in self-defenseorning they called dennis root to the stand. root testified about the physical abilities of both zimmerman and martin saying that martin appeared to be in good physical health compared to zimmerman who was in the process of losing weight. root also portrayed zimmerman as poorly equipped for a fight based on discussions with a trainer at zimmerman's gym. >> what information were you able to glean concerning mr. zimmerman's physical prowess or ability? >> outside of defenses, he didn't have any. mr. zimmerman was described as being a very nice person but not the fighter. >> in the prosecution's cross examination, attorney john guy used a dummy to reenact the events that may have led to the fatal gun shot, including the positioning of the firearm during the fight. >> if this person, this mannequin, were carrying a firearm on their waist, where would the gun be right now in relation to me? >> would be at your left inner thigh. >> rig

i think a lot of people are concerned that that frustration was taken out on trayvon martin. nk really are asking is, why was he targeted? why did zimmerman identify martin as someone who was a troublemaker in the neighborhood and why did he follow him and ignore the wishes of the authorities who said don't follow him. >> there's a world of difference isn't there? the way this plays out in public opinion. if in his head he was thinking this could be a young troublemaker or he's thinking, this is a young black man he's troubled. >> i think that's the real concern is that many people have that somehow race is being equated with suspicion. somehow because trayvon martin was a black child walking through the neighborhood, zimmerman identified him as someone who needed to be followed because he was someone who could be a possible troublemaker. >> and the fact remains, if he hadn't followed him, trayvon martin wouldn't have been killed. >> there are many things in this case, if theyen the have happened there wouldn't be a tragedy. >> it's a miracle anyone survived now we're learning

for trayvon martin.n martin. >> reporter: twitter exploded with 48,000 tweets a minute immediately after the verdict. two days later 6 million tweets and counting have been sent, revealing a deeply conflicted nation. conservative pundit ann coulter came down in support of the verdict, saying "hallelujah." new york giants wide receiver victor cruz tweeted and then deleted. zimmerman doesn't last a year until the hood catches up to him. >> 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 you know in the social media. you know, death threats on him. that i'm concerned. not only for georgie but for, you know, the whole family. >> reporter: in such a charged atmosphere even george's parents, robert and gladys zimmerman, have received death threats. >> can you give me some idea of what some of the threats have been? >> everyone with george's dna should be killed. just every kind of horrible thing you can imagine. >> do you have to

what is your -- >> the 911 call from the night that george zimmerman fatally shot trayvon martin. today that call front and center in the trial with the mothers of both zimmerman and martin testifying about the screams heard on that call. cnn's martin savidge is live in sanford with us tonight with more on the riveting testimony. here is what i want to know. you're sitting in that courtroom throughout the day, you're also watching not only the mothers' testify, you're watching these six female jurors, five of the six of mothers. what was their body language like while that's mothers were testifying? >> reporter: yeah. you know, really by being in the courtroom one of the few advantages you have, there are many actually, but the strongest is that you can look the jury in the face. you can watch and try to get any sense of reaction when they listen to this powerful testimony, and today i really made it a point to focus on them, but i have to tell you, brooke, they do not emote a lot of emotion. they really don't. i will point out two interesting things. both of them involving trayvon

the church where trayvon martin's mother sybrina fulton normally attends? >> reporter: that's right. this is the miami neighborhood where trayvon grew up, lived, the park he attended not far from here. sybrina fulton and tracy martin often attended this church here today. there was some thought perhaps they might be here this morning for perhaps the 11:00 a.m. service. they did not come. the pastor, arthur jackson, did talk with sybrina today. this is part of the message that he got. >> they are very upset. they are very heart broken as you can imagine, as my parent would be, the senseless tragedy of losing a child. i applaud her. i commend her faith in god. she still trusts in god amid the trial. >> and in fact, the pastor, pastor jackson said sybrina asked him to convey that message to parishioners here this morning to continue to trust in god. while she was not here, there were some other members of the family that did attend. a cousin and aunt and uncle. as you might expect their feelings, they were hurt, sad, confused and they are devastated. >> we're j

didn't know who it was, but he knew what they were wearing. >> the juror who thought it was trayvon martin's voice, do you know why they felt that way? >> she said it could have been trayvon's. >> so she wasn't even sure? >> no. she wanted to give everybody absolute out of being guilty. >> by you were sure it was george zimmerman's voice? >> i was sure it was george zimmerman's voice. >> and everybody else on the jury was except for that one? >> i think so. i think they were. i don't think there was a doubt everybody else thought it was george's voice. >> what did you think of george zimmerman? >> i think george zimmerman is a man whose heart was in the right place, but just got displaced by the vandalism in the neighborhood and wanting to catch these people so badly that he went above and beyond what he really should have done. but i think he was a little negligible -- >> negligent? >> negligent, sorry. but i think his heart was in the right place, it just went terribly wrong. >> do you think he's guilty of something? >> i think he's guilty of not using good judgment. when he was in the car

not at all, and i think we have to remember here, in this particular case we know clearly that trayvon martinto get away from george zimmerman and when he approached george zimmerman he asked him why are you following me? trayvon's past has nothing to do with that interaction which was the initial interaction. we really know that from what happened in this case, he was following trayvon and at least three different times came close to him and had an opportunity to say who he was and failed to do so. you heard from the detectives quite possibly had he done that this situation would have never happened. so we think that his background and also you have to take into perspective that his interaction with the detectives where mark o'meara has come forth with the theory that trayvon martin -- excuse me, george zimmerman was participating with the officers. he was acting in good faith and all of the things he's done to bolster george zimmerman's testimony goes into the knowledge that he had and his experience in dealing with these type of self-defense situations and knowing that if he showed the par

there was quick reaction from trayvon martin's parents quickly. we were deeply moved that president obama took the time to speak publicly and at length about our son trayvon. what touches people is that our son could have been their son. they also applauded the president's call for dialogue and race and justice, dialogue we're continuing tonight with obama 2012 poster cornell booster, the former director, chief political correspondent cooly and michaela angela davis. cornell, let me start with you because you and i had a discussion about should the president say something, will the president say something, and the kind of dammed if you do, dammed if you don't difficulty in this. first of all, what did you ever of his comments? >> i thought it was iconic. back to the conversation we had, anderson, i thought it would be important for the president. i thought at some point he would come out and talk to the hurt. i think it was important for him to sort of explain and talk about why and put in context why african americans were so hurt about it. he doe

table, whatever george did in the background shouldn't be on the table, as well. >> what part of trayvon martin's past could come in as evidence? >> this is the variation of the goosy gander rule. if you are going to let in something for zimmerman, you should let in something for martin. obviously, the only way i can see -- and maybe you can correct me under florida law. only way i see them get in the trayvon martin stuff is if zimmerman testifies and pushes the story a little farther. i don't think based on the current take that they have introduced to this jury they are -- that this judge will let that go down. >> do you agree with that. >> yeah. mark is right. they didn't open the door. the judge was very astute the way she ruled. she said this is the theory of prosecution. they were attempting to establish -- also it is valid in my opinion as far as cross-examination and impeachment. they came the from another angle and didn't open the door to character. they had a theory of prosecution. they use it under that and did did not open the doompl i agree if zimmerman takes the stand and opens it i

trayvon martin replied. >> you do now. >> the defendant claimed that he, trayvon martin, was coming atim at that time? >> he was very close, probably within an arm or two arm's reach. george lost contact visually. >> i apologize. >> okay. go ahead. he -- as george was reaching down to get to his phone to re-establish contact with the dispatch, that's when physical contact happened. >> so the defendant told you that he has his words with trayvon martin. >> correct. >> then -- he said that he went and reached for his phone in his pocket. >> correct. looked down. >> sorry. looked down. >> he looked down to reach to get into his pocket. >> at that point is when trayvon martin hit him. >> struck him in the nose. >> okay. >> so he -- defendant claims he looked down and that's when trayvon martin hit him? >> he looked down, got his phone and said as he looked back up, he lost visual contact for maybing a second. to get his phone out of his pocket and went like this. as he looked up, the punch came square in his pace. >> the defendant say he took the phone out or left it in his pocket? >> i'm

the trayvon martin foundation went on to say that trayvon martin cannot rest in peace if there is noteace in the streets lets switch gears now and check in with janu for your good morning janu. with buster with the view from the golden gate bridge care and you can see it is eighth on a the staff this mornina are this is default oute this morniit is already foggy oe this morning >> 60s along the coastal areas appeared 7 is for the bay shore spirit >> the afternoon highs will be into the 90s in some parts appeared >> to the cheers this afternoon temperatures will cool off into the '60s and '70s. >> afternoon highs low 90s in antioch brentwood and livermore appeared >> mid '80s for danville. >> 91 degrees was caught us napping while for morgan hill. 91 degrees for morgan hill. >> 80 in fremont. >> partly cloudy conditions 64 in ocean beach pier >> 64 in half moon bay. >> plenty of sun shine for the north bay. >> the seven days we will continue to fill cooling in to the low 80s. >> '90s as we head into next week. >> back to you. >> new this morning. investigating the shooting death of a t

. >> the one, the juror who didn't think it was george zimmerman's voice, who thought it was trayvon martin's voice on that call, do you know why they felt that way? >> she didn't think it was tray vo on but said it could have been trayvon's. >> so she wasn't even sure. >> no. she wanted to give everybody absolute out of being guilty. >> but you were sure it was george zimmerman's voice? >> i was sure it was george zimmerman's. >> everybody else on the jury was except for that one person? >> i think so. i think they were. i don't think there was a doubt that everybody else thought it was george's voice. >> what did you think of george zimmerman? >> i think george zimmerman is a man whose heart was in the right place but just got displaced by the vandalism in the neighborhoods and wanting to catch these people so badly that he went above and beyond what he really should have done. but i think he was a little negligible in doing what he did. >> negligent? >> negligent. sorry. but i think his heart was in the right place. it just went terribly wrong. >> do you think he's guilty of something? >>

but civil rights leaders call the killing of trayvon martin a hate crime. merman racially profiled martin, something zimmerman and his family have denied. >> you look at a jury without a black and without a man on it, if it was a jury of trayvon's peers, the department of jus dismust intervene and take this case to another level. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> in response to the verdict and calls for action, the justice department released this statement. it reads in part that the department of justice will continue to evaluate the evidence generated during the federal investigation as well as the evidence and testimony from the state trial. federal prosecutors will then determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated and if federal prosecution of george zimmerman is appropriate. if zimmerman is charged with violating trayvon martin's civil rights, it won't be the first time a failed criminal case gave way to a federal civil rights case. remember rodney king? after the four los angeles police officers caught beating him on camer

the mother of trayvon martin. all of it live. through sunday at sleep train's 4th of july sale, save on sleep train's most popular mattress sets. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale ends sunday. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> welcome back to sanford, florida. i'm ashleigh banfield. there was a powerful moment that played out in the courtroom. if you missed it, it's worth seeing again, it's worth hearing again. it's the moment sybrina fulton was called onto the stand. she took the stand but not before coming into a courtroom where you could hear a pin drop. by the way, when she woke up this morning she did something else. she tweeted out her thoughts before she took the stand. i'm going to read for you directly from her sweet. day 19, i pray that god gives me strength to properly represent my angel trayvon. he may not be perfect but he's mine. i plead the blood of jesus for he healing. if that gives you chills the moment she walked into the courtroom was c

trayvon martin replied?> you do now. >> and the defendant claimed that he, trayvon martin, was coming at him at that time? >> he was very close, probably within an arm's or two arm's reach and george lost contact visually. >> i apologize. i interrupted you. >> that's okay. no, as george was reaching down to get to his phone to re-establish contact with the dispatch, that's when physical contact happened. >> so the defendant told you that he had these words with trayvon martin. >> correct. >> and then he said that he went and reached for his phone in his pocket. >> correct. looked down. >> i'm sorry, he looked down. >> he looked down to reach to get into his pocket. >> and at that point is when trayvon martin hit him? >> struck him in the nose. >> okay. so he -- the defendant claims he looked down and that's when trayvon martin hit him? >> well, he looked down, got his phone and he said as he looked back up, and he lost visual contact for maybe a second to get his phone out of his pocket. he went like this. a

this was after trayvon martin. his wife talked about the young lady as well in chicago who -- >> it elevates -- it elevates the status of it, you know, it reminds one of presidents that spoke about civil rights cases. >> yeah. listen, and just -- i have to play devil's advocate here because when the president talked about that, he said -- when he talked about it, he said he would be a son he would look like me, and he mostly talked about the family. any parent hates losing a child. he didn't mention black -- a black child. he didn't mention racial profiling. he talked about on the human level as a family. i think that's a talking point really for people who want to find some fault with the president. i don't think that there was -- that elevated this to some sort of racial discussion in the country. >> look, i'm not making a political -- >> for people -- for people who are looking for that. >> i'm not making a political comment whatsoever. it's an observation. i am a criminal defense attorney, a former prosecutor a

that trayvon martin is dead? do you believe this was just kind of a struggle or an argument or a discussion or a fight that just kind of got out of hand? perhaps, but who started this? who followed who? who was minding their own business? and, again, of the two who was the one that was armed? and who knew they were armed? i hope you can see that from there. and i've got it too, it's a time line. and it's going to kind of tell you a little bit about what happened there. it's a time line showing the phone call. and you'll be able to take it back there. it's in evidence. but it's a time line showing the phone call between rachel jeantel and trayvon martin. and it's color coded so you can decipher it. you know, i'm old and getting used to now the computer systems, but hopefully it makes sense. but you also have is -- you also have george zimmerman's calls, the exact time in terms of collectively call. and you have ms. jeantel talked about losing contact and you have the call. and i was able to tell you as to when the

both said tracy martin unequivocally told them it was not trayvon they heard screaming. on the stand martin testified that he hadn't said that and said he was not certain. >> what was going through your mind when you were listening to th that? >> basically i was listening to my son's last cry for help, i was listening to his life being taken and i was coming and trying to come to grips that trayvon was here no more. >> the defense had spent much of the morning hammering home a version of who was screaming for help. one after another, five friends of george zimmerman took the stand and asked the same question, gave the same answer. >> definitely it's georgeie. >> i thought it was george. >> when i heard the tape, my immediate was reaffectation that was george screaming for help. >> george zimmerman's voice. >> john donnelly, a friend of gymman's, who unlike any previous witness said he had her voices under similar stress as a medic in the vietnam war. >> when someone is in dire straits, whether it be combat or anything else, your voice obviously changes. i've heard a 250 p