letter rally supporting trayvon martin at the georgia state capitol. he has received an honary doctorate degree of divinity from st. thomas christian college. he has received an official commendation from the state of georgia. he is a baptist preacher, a former pastor for the african methodist episcopal church, and serves as chairman and ceo of martell hutchins ministries. our second professor -- our second panelist isrofessor erica j. hashimoto. she served on the georgetown journal of legal ethics. she went on to serve as the assistant public defender in the office of the federal public defender in washington, d.c.. she is an associate professor of law at the university of georgia school of law, where she teaches an appellate litigation clinic and class is in criminal law and sentencing. our final catalyst is john monroe. -- panelist is john monroe. he received his jd from the university of wisconsin school of law. he is a practitioner in roswell and vice president for george carey. george carey is a grassroots guns rights organization dedicated to pr

okay the day with got on the slave ship to trayvon martin post trayvon martin to latest. we've had several since trayvon martin. there's an effort to raise the issue as human rights vims malcom toddle us years ago we need to take it before the world court. that's an effort to make it a reality. will you join in on that. and i would like to get insight from both much you on the second question. >> the first question about the cry intimated connection to that way of suffering. >>, you know, i'm all too familiar with this. it was a same screaming and hole hollering that i did twenty years ago. it's no doubt in any mind that i knew i was supposed to have been dead and that i was screaming for my life, the same scream that this david boy was hollering and screaming. it doesn't take me but second to know the scream as a death scream just before you're about to die. the same scream, there's no difference. >> and to the question of the future of activism, building on malcolm x's own organizing around bringing america's racial injustices before the world community and the u.n. shi

trayvon martin was a child. trayvon martin was 17 years old. tea and was on his way home. trayvon martin should have been allowed to go home. whether trayvon martin was black, white, green, red, brown, he is our child. >> and right is right and wrong is wrong. >> and i feel like that sometimes a big story will be -- it's a good story for awhile then we lose it. i just wanted to keep it on people's minds that trayvon martin is our child. because i think what's happening is we're starting to -- the fabric of our country is tearing loose. then they took the trayvon martin story and made it political and black and white issues. it's not. it's about -- it is what the situation is. he is an african-american kid and of course he was targeted because of that, but at the end of the day, let's not make it political. let's think about our children. >> i remember like it was just yesterday when i first got a call from his parents and attorney ben crump. i had not heard of the case. when i sat with them and found that it had been decided in the police stati

the girl friend recalled george zimmerman asking trayvon martin what he was doing. there was an altercation, during which martin's phone went dead. george zimmerman told police that martin approached him, they exchanged words, and when he reached for his cellphone, martin punched him in the nose and began slamming his head and the sidewalk. the precise nature of the altercation is still not clear, i 7:25, martin was shot and killed. he was carrying a small amount of cash, a bag of skittles, a can of ice-t. 15 minutes after the shooting, george zimmerman clancy shot martin in self-defense. the chief of police for the police decrement stated that george zimmerman had not been charged because there was no evidence to dispute the account. two days later, at the file was turned over to the state attorney's office. on april levin, george zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder by the florida special prosecutor. he is currently out of jail on bond awaiting trial. in the aftermath of the trayvon martin shooting, reverend filed a lawsuit challenging certain sections o

george zimmerman said he was trailing trayvon martin. cement lost sight of martin -- zimmerman lost sight of martin. martin was on the phone with his girlfriend. the girlfriend recalled hearing zimmermann asked martin what he was doing and martin asking zimmerman why he was following him. cement later told police -- zimmerman later told police martin points and in the nose and began slamming his head into the sidewalk. the precise nature of that confrontation is still unclear. martin was shot and killed by zimmermann. martin was carrying a small amount of cash and was unarmed. zimmerman claimed he shot martin in self-defense. the chief of police stated that zimmerman had not been charged and was no evidence to dispute his account of the events surrounding the shooting. the file was turned over to the state attorney's office two days later. zimmerman was finally charged with shooting. he is thrown out of jail on bond awaiting trial. on april 9, a reverent filed a lawsuit challenging certain sections of sb 396. the named defendants in the

. >> on to trayvon martin. >> yes, i'm angry, but i have more love for that family in my heart.ppens today is a reflection on trayvon martin's life. you better keep that in life. we have national voices, reverend reverend sharpton is on tv. we're getting things done. >> what's the process of getting your listeners involved? they come to hear some music and relationships and you're talking about serious stuff. >> our ratings are the highest when things like that happen. >> really? >> yeah. we can be talk about the sexiest thing in the world, but when you have mothers and their children and real men and their sons and daughters, dude, you're going to tap into something that gets the emotions rising out of everyone when you talk about the children. >> now, another one of the projects right now is concerning missing children. >> yeah. >> talk to me about that. >> what can be more devastating than that? i think of my own daughter and the young men that i'm mentoring. imagine your child missing. it's hard to imagine. until it happens to you, and we have had the parents talk about it.

they mistakenly released a trophy of confidential documents and photos including a picture of trayvon martin's body and george zimmerman's grades. is clicking "like" on facebook free speech? could it cost you your job? that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." >> but first from fox at 3:00, three more american soldiers are dead today after a man they believed to be an ally turned his weapon against them. that according to the military. the associated press now reporting that the number of attacks which someone dressed in an afghan security forces uniform kills their u.s. or nato partners is up by more than double. afghan officials say the killer was a commander who invited the americans to dinner to discuss security. when he and his colleagues ambushed them next. no confirmation from the pentagon but sources say the victims much marine special ops forces and this is the third time just this week a member of afghan security or someone dressed as one has attacked nato or united u.s. troops. it is happening in record numbers. now, from kabul. >>reporter: trace

to that cause several since trayvon martin. they told us years ago we need to take it before the court. there is an effort to try to make that a reality. would you join in that effort? i would like to get insight from you all on the second question and some direction are around that peace. thanking. >> the first question is about the crime and the intimate connection to that. >> there was the same screaming and hollering that i did 20 years ago. there's no doubt in my mind i was screaming for my life the same that baby boy was hollering and screaming. it didn't take me long to know the screen there is no difference. >> to the question of the future of activism building on bringing america's racial injustices before the community shifting the focus from human-rights. >> i think that we've heard a lot. if you have a final thought about how that is today for organizing around the international context and to draw on many resources and communities and the political players is possible. >> it's to have all those different organizati

the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the death of trayvon martin...ayy they'll seek a ástand your groundá hearing that could lead to criminal charges being dismissed.a statement posted thursday on the website for george zimmerman's legal team says evidence released by prosecutors shows "clear support for a strong claim of self-defense."zimmerman says he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin in february in self- defense under florida's so- called ástand your groundá law, which allows people to use deadly force, instead of retreating, if they believe we're now hearing from a florida man who survived an attack from a cannibal.ronald poppo told police last month abouu the events leading to the miami onslaught. onslaught.police say poppo was attacked by rudy eugene in florida.but it wasn't just an assault... eugene chewed poppo's face off.poppo told detectives that he blamed poppo for stealing his bible. at the time police though eugene was on a street drug called bath salts... "he attacked me. he just ripped me to ribboos. he chewed up my face. he plucked out m

i george zimmerman's grades, now, public, and the picture of trayvon martin's body is posted on severalonline. the question now, will this mistake him or hurt the state's case? we will take it to the legal panel for you. julia, do you think it is plausible that the world now, knowing that george zimmerman was a lousy criminal justice student, the prosecution's idea is to payment this guy as a dummy so you think it is, well, just a mistake? >>guest: well, first of all, i was a criminal justice major, but, no, i'm just kidding. i was, though. first of all, he is not a rocket scientist. is anyone surprised by that? no matter what either side is saying in this case, it is clear that george zimmerman probably overreacting when he killed that young man in some respect. you know, i actually think the fact that, if they did do this on purpose, it would hurt the prosecution case because they are lending to support to the fact he did note do this out of ill will but because he is dimwitted and didn't know what tells do. trace randy, do you buy this thing, that the prosecution slipped and pushed t

zimmerman is charged with murder in the death of trayvon martin. pleaded not guilty and the teenager in self-defense. prosecutors in the drew peterson could rest today after a crucial hearsay testimony. pastor testified that his told him about the death ofrrounding the your husband's third wife kathleen savio. the pastor, stacy peterson said her husband also asked her to lie to investigators. suspect repeaters killed stacy peterson to mucho, butew not been charged in her disappearance. >> the death of rodney king has been ruled accidental. n drinking and was on when it plunged into swimming pool and accidentally drowned. the case is now closed. there were frightening moments area subway station caught on tape. a woman carrying her four-year- son falls onto the tracks. she tells transit officers she for train that was the opposite platform. rushing, thinking that the train i am boarding, not on this platform. i just stepped onto the tracks. >> a bystander helped the mom and child to safety. hurt seriously. the woman says she no longer take the subwa

law.it's a move that could clear martin of murder in the death of trayvon martin. e law allows the use of deadly force if necessary... to prevent death or bodily harm. and zimmerman claims he shot the unarmed 17-year-old in self-defense... because martin aatacked him. no date has been announced yet for the hearing. a warning this morning... about a hair loss prevention drug.researchers say use of "propecia"... could lead to thoughts of suicide.a study was conducted at george washington university school &pof medicine and health sciences... and will appear in the "journal of clinical psychiatry."researchers say more studies are needed beforr change can be made. today... theeconsumer product safety commission is recalling more than a million "g-e" and "hotpoint" brand dishwashers... aater a series of reported fires.the recall involves machines sold from march 2006 to august 2009. they range in price from 350 to 850-dollars. the c-p-s-c says no one was injured in the fires... but 3 of them caused extensive property damage. owners of the impacted dishwashers are advised

passing dangerous program legislation like standard ground laws was blown wide open after the trayvon martin tragedy earlier this year in florida and here is tom explaining what's really going on here. alec brings together mostly republican state lawmakers and corporate lobbyists giving each side an equal vote on model legislation that is approved semiannual alec conferences and then sent off to state legislatures to be passed in other words corporations and lobbying groups meet with elected lawmakers to write and pass laws the more money a corporation or lobbyist gives alec the more power they have to write was in two thousand and five alec passed what was called the castle doctrine act and as one allegan member michael ho said in a radio interview back in two thousand and eight the castle doctrine was passed by alec with the help of the national rifle association the lobbying arm of the american gun manufacturing industry. we are a very pro second amendment organization in fact last session some of the i'll get off topic here real quick but some of the things that we were pushing in states

zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin.e's pleaded nnt guilty... saying he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense. penn state university will soon ave to give back á14 yearsá worth of football n-c-double-a's punishment against the university for the jerry sandusky child abuse scandal. the school says it'll return all football trophies won from 19-98 to 20-11... to the groups that awarded them. the n-c-double-a has already issued a few other sanctions against the school... including a 60-million-dollar fine and a ban on bowl games for four years. sandusky... a former penn stateeassistant football coach... was found guilty in june of sexually abusing 10 young boys over several years. some customers of "chipotle mexican grill" are outraged today... after learning the restaurant chain is cheatinn them out of pennies. jersey star-ledger"... some busy chipotle chains in new york and new jersey are rounding customers''totals to the nearest nickel.the chain says the move was intended to keep lines moving faster... by limiting the am

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. >> the man charged in the shooting of trayvon martin will get a new judge to preside over the trial. they argued that lester had made negative comments about zimmermann's character during a july bond hearing. >> a terrifying scene wednesday across from an elementary school in los angeles after a 100-year-old driver backed his car on to a sidewalk and into a crowd of people, including nine children, pinning some children under the car. the driver said his bras failed and said he has sympathy and love for the people who were injured. police are now investigating. >> a 25-year study on the impact of extremely low calorie diets on monkeys found the thin ones did not live any longer than those kept at more normal weight. lab tests did show lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels but only in male monkeys whose calories were cut by one third once they reached old age. >> an uninvited guest swooped into a canadian tv studio earlier this week, bringing the news staff to a frenzy as they tried to scare a bat away. eventually the bat was encouraged to go outside and leave the humans alone. g

. >> reporter: like earlier this year george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin. >> the watch that used to be the neighborhood watch was inappropriate after the headlines. >> reporter: in july when a gunman opened fire on a midnight screening of "the dark knight" rices. that audience was among the first to see a preview, of another film, showed mobsters shooting theater patrons. >> in this case they moved quickly. moving the trailer for gangster quad and shifting the release date. >> reporter: not only do studios want treact to an unexpected disaster. they have a bottom line to consider. >> spend mountains of money, obsce amounts of money so they have to take great care when the issue comes up. >> reporter: heath ledger died while filming dr. parnassus. sometimes sensitive footage has to be removed like the world trade center scenes in spiderman following 9/11. or pulling a movie from an entire country, which happened with the tsunami thriller here after following the japanese disaster. real life catastrophe is something hollywood never expects. with more movies coming out every ye

the neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the death of trayvon martin...ay they'll seek a ástand your lead to criminal charges being dismissed.a statement posted today on the website for george zimmerman's legal team says evidence released by prosecutors shows "clear support for a strong claim of self-defense."zimmerman says he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin in february in self- defense.florida's ástand your groundá law allows people to use deadly force, instead of retreating, if they believe their lives are in danger. a delaware pediatrician is accused of punishing his kids.... with what he called "waterboarding."doctor melvin morse and his wife, pauline face felony charges of recklessly endangering their five and 11- year- old daughttrs.the investigation began last month...when police say dr. morse grabbed the 11-year-old by the ankle and dragged her across their gravel driveway.the girl also told police that on several occasions her father would hold her face under a running faucet as a form f punishment he called "waterboarding." authorities say the g

." >>> the latest in the george zimmerman, he is charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. he has plead not guilty. >>> there's an update to the breaking news we brought you involving state delegate don dwyer. police are trying to firing -- figure out who caused the boat crash. dwyer admitted he was at helm of one of the boats. officials said investigating a crash on water is more difficult than land. poli said this investigation will likely take more than a woke and a half but a lot can be learned from just looking at the boats. >> you can certainly tell the direction of travel, what part of the boat hit the other one. looks like the bow hit the port side of one boat. >> they tested dpel dwyer's blood alcohol level but it could take more than 33 days before the results come in. >>> it's been two years since contra costa -- since cockeysville native yeardley love was killed by her boyfriend. the yeardley love field will be dedicated with a fled on september 9th. >>> tropical storm isaac is making its way through the caribbean. what florida is doing to brace itself. >>> and

he is accused of shooting and killing trayvon martin.mistakenly e- mailed to the media and included a picture of trayvon martin's body and george zimmerman's college transcript. there is no word how this could possibly effect the case. >>> there is a split over the punishment for five contra costa county high schoolers accused of hazing classmates. four seniors and a soft mother at libber -- sophomore at liberty county have been expelled from football. >> we do not tolerate hazing or bullying. there is no place for it. >> i think they took it too seriously and that the players should be allowed to play football. >> the school provided counselors for the three victims and the accused can potentially face misdemeanor battery charges and receive probation. >>> time now 6:49. sal, how is 880 doing now? >> we are doing okay, dave. we are looking at 880 as one of the busiest freeways in the bay area. right now you don't know that. traffic does look pretty good as you drive past the oakland coliseum. should be nice for you. bay bridge toll plaz

from the trayvon martin murder case....//circuit... court judge ...kenneth lester... called the defense's request... he step aside.... "insufficient."...// zimmerman's... team... says... he can't get a fair trial from lester..../ his ... attorneys say ...lester used -quote- ... "disparaging"... language... when ... ordering bail... for... zimmerman last month...//.zimmerman... faces ...second-degree murder charges... for killing... martin.../ in february ...in florida .../ but... says it was in self-defense. penn state... is facing... yet another repercussion... from the jerry sandusky... child sex abuse scandal..../the... university... could lose its accreditation...//.the... middle states... commission on higher education... put the school ...on... group... made the move... after reading...a report... about... penn state's mishandling... of... sex-abuse ...//.that... means ...the university's... state and federal funding ... could be in jeopardy. authorities... say... police are responsible... for the death... of a gunman.. / who... started ...a... deadly shootout w

now to the trayvon martin shooting, his mother is asking for $75,000 from the homeowners' associationsked for an undisclosed amount of money from the state crime victims fund. george zimmerman pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, he shot the teenager in self- defense. he's free on $1 million a bond while awaiting trial. >> coming up, heated moment at the olympics between the u.s. men's basketball team and argentina. [ female announcer ] with swiffer duers, a great clean ddoesn't have to take longer. i'm done... i'm going to read one of these. i'm going to read one of these! [ female announcer ] unlike sprays and dust rags swiffer 360 dusters extender gets into hard to reach places so you can get unbelievable dust pick up in less time. i love that book! can you believe the twin did it? ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer. great clean in less time. oryour money back. ♪ ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> adam caskey has the forecast. >> warm and muggy outside today but there's a break in the humidity northwest of town, in the potomac highlands, nor

law.it's a move that could clear zimmerman of murder in the death of trayvon martin. w allows the use of deadly force if necessary... to prevent death or bodily harm. and zimmerman claims he shot the unarmed 17-year-old in self-defense... because martin attacked him. no date has been announcce yet for the hearing. thousands of people are expected to attend today's wake... honoring victims of last weekend's shooting in wisconsin.6 people were killed and others wounded... when a white supremacist opeeed fire at their wisconsin temple.the suspect... 40-year-old wade michael page... then turned the gun on himself. dignitaries scheduled to attend today's service include u-s attorney general eric holder... wisconsin governor scott walker... and u-s rep. paul ryan. today... the consumer product safety commission is recalling more than a million "g-e" and "hotpoint" brand dishwashers... after a series of reported ffres.the recall involves machines sold from march 2006 to august 2009. they range in price from 350 to 850-dollars. the c-p-s-c says no one was injured in the fires.

i was just -- since the trayvon martin horror there's, i don't know if you heard about it, there was a poll that was recently conducted. i just heard the results today. 85% of african-americans believe that trayvon was targeted for race, but only 41% of white americans believe that. 80% of black americans believe that trayvon's death was racially-motivated whereas only 35% of white americans believe it. and for me the most telling one is 60% of black people believe that racism is a big problem in this country, but only 19% of white people do. and i believe this all of us -- that all of us, you know, the man who pulled the trigger on trayvon, obviously, is the one who killed him and who should have a trial related to it. but all of us who do not have that conversation with each other and with our children, we have to take a part of it. because trayvon was all of our child, was a child of all of us. and we're not putting ourselves in enough situations to defend and prepare, prepare our kids. as i said, i have one, and for a number of reasons i am, you know, i'm concerned about her. i ha

as you know, he's charged with murdering 17-year-old trayvon martin last february in sanford, floridahe says did he it out of self-defense. yesterday special prosecutor angela cory's office inadvertently released confidential case materials to the media. including a photo of trayvon's body. joining me to react from this -- this is stunning -- geraldo rivera. you can catch his show on fnc this saturday at 10 p.m when i read the facts here, i mean, as a former defense attorney, i almost fell over. wait a second. the prosecution inadvertently released his academic records and a photo of the 17-year-old's body? it's kind of grainy, but none the less. it's wild. >> you know, first of all, i thought of you when i saw the women boxers in the olympics yesterday. >> laura: i'm good at that. i have three older brothers. >> if the photo of the deceased, trayvon martin, was going to inflame the public and taint the jury pool, i guess that would be if you were going to have a conspiracy theory, you say sure, they released the photo of the dead youngster by accident, but really it was intentional b

what i felt was you had a guy who if he hadn't been armed, trayvon martin would still be alive.the gun hadn't been there, there would have been no shooting. >> i agree with you. had the gun not be in the equation, we would have been talking about a whole other situation. and that situation might be assault, battery, a lot of other things. and a young man alive and another young man not facing a life behind bars the way he might be. i'm glad that we can have a discussion about this and not doing the at a point where i've got to scream to tell you that you're so wrong. and maybe this is the way we should hold some of these other discussions right now. bring them down a little bit. >> in the end, this is what washington should be doing about all issues. there's got to be dialogue and debate. it can't be hysterical. and if you don't agree with me, we're done. it's going to be what's the compromise? where do we meet in the middle? where do we meet to make america a better place? >> unfortunately, the main people who are in charge of thf whole pr this whole process of the country have

. >>> the associated press is reporting that trayvon martin's mother has applied for victim compensation benefits in connection with her son's death. if her application is granted, is a brin na fulton would get the money from a florida state fund. george zimmerman is charged with martin's death and has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge and maintains he shot the teenager in self-defense. >>> closer to home, as state lawmakers prepare for a special session to add a sixth slot, the state's first casino wants to cut back on some of its games. jeff hager joins us with the proposed reductions. >> reporter: for almost two years, slot parlors hit the jack poment now the general manager is calling on the lottery commission to let them cut as many as 500 of the 1500 machines. the perryville facility knew this would eventually compete with those in anne arundel county and baltimore. revenues have dropped as much as 40%. he said the move is not a foreboding sign of things to come. >> this is not a death penalty. this is just us doing the physically responsible thing to make our pro

zimmerman has pleaded not guilty in the second-degree murder of black teenager trayvon martin. >>> 11re injured when a car backed into a sidewalk. he said he was sorry and was not arrested. >>> the worst drivers in the u.s. are in washington, d.c. according to an annual survey by ail allstate insurance which say s drivers only go 4.7 years without accidents. meanwhile the safest drivers are in sioux falls, north dakota, where the average driver has an accident every 10.8 years. >>> in canada bat made a guest appearance flying through a studio during a newscast in ottawa. a young woman, a brave young woman who works in the newsroom eventually helped escort the bat out the side door. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street's going to kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,1507 after adding 4 points yesterday. the s&p was up a point. the nasdaq gained 4. taking a look at overseas trading this morning in tokyo the nikkei skidded 86 points while kong the hang seng tumbled 235. >>> well, better economic grows and housing sales rose thanks to exports. the economy grew at a 1.7% a

zimmerman is facing murder charges in the death of trayvon martin. no trial date has been set. >>> attorneys are expected to talk more about a national endowment today which has been set up by penn state and the ncaa. this is to help with the sex abuse victims. >>> president obama start as two-day campaign tour. today he's going to be in denver and grand junction, colorado. tomorrow he travels to colorado springs. >>> members of a group called the concerned women for america, they are on a four-state bus tour to encourage more women to vote. they're making dozens of stops in north carolina, virginia, montana and north dakota. >> and happy 31st birthday to the national aquarium in baltimore. you can join in by taking part in a scavenger hunt in an arts and craft store today. >> and some pretty incredible photos to show you this morning. take a look, a volcano that reawakened after more than a century of being quiet. >>> and secretary of state hillary republicanton knows how to party in south africa. we'll show you some of her moves and why she was get

prosecutors claim he profiled trayvon martin and followed him.trial is on hold until a three-judge panel rules on a defense request for a new judge in the case. zimmerman's attorney claims the current judge is biased against his client. >> billions of our tax collars went to bailout the auto industry. the government has already warned we may never see some of that money again. but now the feds say they expect to lose even more on the deal. the details on that coming up. plus, a couple of race car drivers say they're just a little beaten up. which can be very hard to believe when you see the rest of this incredible crash on a mountain race course. that's coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news as fox reports live tonight. endless shrimp at red lobster. with a wide variety, you can mix and match all day. scampi, grilled, the fried -- there's nothing better. [ male announcer ] at last, red lobster's endlesshrimp is back, but only for a limid time, for just $1. try as much as you like, any way youike, like new parmesan

zimmerman is charged with second degree murder for shooting 17-year-old trayvon martin in february. >>> race for the white house is getting nasty. the first lady will join president obama to wrap up his iowa bus tour today. mitt romney campaigns in ohio, alabama and north carolina. as tahman bradley reports if yesterday's sparring is any indication we can expect more testy exchanges before voters head to the polls in november. >> reporter: the presidential race has taken a nasty turn. mitt romney lashed out at president obama. >>> this is what an angry and desperate presidency looks like. mr. president, take your campaign of division, anger, and hate, back to chicago and let us get about rebuilding and reuniting america. >> reporter: the obama campaign shot back saying romney seemed unhinged. it was this remark by vice president biden to a heavily black audience in virginia that set romney off. >> he's going to let the big banks once again write their own rules, unchain wall street. [ booing ] >> they gonna put y'all back in chains. >> reporter: although "back in chains" was inartfull

zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second degree murder in the death of black teenager trayvon martin>>> in los angeles, 11 people were injured including 9 children when a car backed on to a sidewalk. the 100-year-old driver said he was sorry blaming brake failure. he was not arrested. >>> well, the worst drivers in the u.s. are in washington, d.c. this according to an annual survey by allstate insurance which says drivers there go only 4.7 years between accidents. meanwhile, the safest drivers are in sioux falls, south dakota, where the average driver has a crash only once every 13.8 years. >>> and glad this didn't happen to us. it happened in canada. there was a bat that made a guest appearance flying through a studio during a tv newscast in ottawa. a young woman who works in the newsroom helped escort the bat out the side door. >>> here's your first look at this morning's dish of scrambled politics. on facebook, sarah palin, the republican vice presidential nominee in 2008 wrote that fox news canceled her appearances last night when mitt romney's running mate, paul ryan, was speaki

neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering an unarmed teenager, tray john martin -- trayvon martin during an incident last february. the judge is the one that concluded zimmerman lied about his fanses to october out of jail on a lower bond. >>> investigators tonight trying to figure out how a man was able to breeze past a multimillion security system at new york's j.f.k. airport. according to the new york post, he got stranded on his personal jet ski craft in jamaica bay, so he swam three miles, scaled an 8 foot barbed wire fence and walked across the runway past security cameras and motion detectors. he was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. >>> gorgeous out there today, but tomorrow, yellow alert. topper is joining us now from the terrace. what about that morning commute, topp? >> we made changes to the forecast. temperatures, we hit 90 today by the way. that's the 43rd time we've done that since june 1st. it's still pretty nice out. still pretty toasty downtown, 80. everybody else in the 70s. some cases low 70s. gaithersburg 72. looking at 68 in fredericks. 73 in manas

he's going to explain why. >>> the latest in the trayvon martin shooting case.doing everything they can to get the judge tossed off this case. they've already asked seminole judge lester to step down and he refused and they filed an appeal to have him removed. >>> in the wake of jerry sandusky child sex abuse cover-up. penn state university has been warned that its acreditation is in jeopardy. they ak credit schools in the mid-atlantic and asked penn state to submit a report by the end of this month detailing the steps it is taking to comply with standards on leadership and governance as well as integrity. >>> the man of a mother suspected in a deadly shootout says her son was ill. police shot him after he allegedly killed two people just blocks from the campus. a law enforcement officer serving an eviction notice was killed along with an innocent bystanding. >>> a alabama woman is expected to make a full recovery escaping injury after losing control of her car and plunging 40 feet off a bridge. rescue workers got to 39-year-old melissa morris sunday afternoon,

zimmerman is facing second degree el murder charges in the death of trayvon martin. a trial date has not been set. >>> the effects of sum ir drought could affect your christmas holiday. it is wiping out some of the country's christmas tree harvest so it takes 10 to 7 years to grow a christmas tree and farmers will have to make up for lost time. >>> governor o'malley is making a statement about the infant mortality rate. one of his goal social security to reduce the infant deaths in maryland by 10% this year. >> we'll learn more about a national endow ment that has been set up for victims of child sexual abuse. >> a new list by consumer reports has come out. what the five most popular cars that you should avoid. it includes the honda civic, toyota prius and the jeep liberty and the dodge caravan. >>> when it comes to naming towns it feels people can get very creative in our country. today suck arkansas comes in at number one. the town used to be a popular drinking location for boaters on the arkansas river and the neighbors said people would actually stay there suckin