u.s. justice department is investigating this case as a possible hate crime. a grand jury will convene april 10th and determine if there will be any charges against zimmerman. >> one of george zimmerman's best child hood friends spoke exclusively with fox 5. he says he fears for his safety because this issue has become so explosive. but he wants to set the record straight in his opinion about his friend. >> george would give his life to anyone, black, white, pink, yellow. color has nothing to do with what is happening and it is disgusting that myself, as a black man, who sits here, who sits back and sees that the african-american community is allowing ourselves to drop our standard of integrity for the moment because we feel or we think that it was about race. >> that interview conducted at fox 5. woodson by the way is from arlington, virginia. you can see the entire investigate with anthony woodson on myfoxdc.com. stay with fox 5 for complete coverage of this case. it is all on myfoxdc.com. look for the link in the hot topics bar on our home page. >>> police

u.s. justice department is trying to have him extradited to stand trial here in the u.s. and they say that he made nearly two hundred million dollars illegally off copyrighted materials uploaded by users of his website now i know all this happened in new zealand but much of the case was in coordination with the u.s. justice department and right now there are a few questions being raised about the way the business is conducted at the department of justice a major complaint right now of the constitutionality of the patriot act and how it's been interpreted since it was signed into law more than ten years ago it's gone to the point where two u.s. senators organ senator ron wyden and colorado senator mark udall have written a letter to attorney general eric holder asking him to reconsider some of the ways the patriot act has been used throughout the years and how it will be used in the future they say there's a significant gap between what most americans think the law allows and with the government secretly claims the law allows them to talk more about this with david seaman

u.s. justice department their owned investigations. the martin family attorney wants him to be arrested.6-year-old beforeend just moments the shooting. reports toy also zimmerman's on call to 911 the confrontation. father said that n was racially profiled he only stepped out to buy at a locall s convenience store. >> when somebody is arrested and convicted for the murder of martin, i will sleep better. >> in florida on the state -- a convenery is going to next month. 11:00, the d.c. on a newuts the brakes parking meter program for the disabled. they approved of legislation to stop the redtop program. they can currently park that for free for double the posted time. . the emergency legislation calls a public hearing and requires the mayor to submit a the council. >> 7 is on your side with new ipad.ns about the have complained that the tablet d is warmer than versions. apple denies that there is a operates within design range of 32 and 95 degrees fahrenheit. some say that they had measured temperature and it is over 100 degrees. >> it will keep your starbucks warm. >> and has been a hot wi

u.s. department of justice and right now there are quite a few questions being raised about the way business is conducted at the department of justice a major complaint right now the constitutionality of the patriot act and how it's been interpreted since it was signed into law more than ten years ago back in two thousand and one it's gone to the point where two u.s. senators oregon senator ron wyden and colorado senator mark udall have written a letter to attorney general eric holder asking him to reconsider some of the ways the patriot act has been used and interpreted throughout the years and how it is in the future as well they say there is a significant gap between what most americans think the law allows and what the government secretly claims the law allows so i want to talk more about this with trevor tim an activist for electronic frontier for. hey there tim excuse me. i know has been very active fighting to gain a better understanding about all this with court orders with freedom of information request to the department of justice what is it specifically that you are hoping to obta

u.s. justice department has launched an independent review of the evidence. martens that leads the zimmerman has not been arrested so far because his son was black. >> it would have been totally different. there would have been a thorough investigation. all of the proper procedures would have been followed. arrests would have been made. definitely. >> authorities say even if there is enough evidence, then maybe hamstrung by state law that allows people to defend themselves with deadly force. >> we have breaking sports news, peyton manning is officially a denver bronco. sources said the negotiations are complete. yesterday, the former super bowl champ and announced his plan to go to denver. it is believed manning is cutting a five-year deal worth about $95 million. the question becomes what happens to tim tebow? it will soon be easier for some travelers to get through airport security the reagan national airport. the tsa unveiled the new pre check lane south checkpoint in terminal b. expedites the screening process for passengers who volunteer information abou

u.s. justice department opened up the investigation.now looking into whether or not searchman calls for help. you can hear someone screaming for help behind one of the 911 calls, was it zimmerman or trayvon martin? still lots of questions. >> an free yay? >>> the hoodie has become a symbol used in the trayvon martin case. the youngster was wearing one when he was killed and symbol was taken up yesterday by congressman bobby rush, a democrat from illinois. >> just because someone wears a hoodie does not make them a hoodlum. >> congressman rush called this an act of civil disobedience. he was quickly reprimanded for violating the house rules and was escorted from the chamber. >>> director spike lee is apologizing to florida couple. he was one of many people to tweet out the address of elaine and david mclane. he did it because he thought the home was where george zimmerman lived. but it wasn't. the sanford, florida police are keeping an eye on the mclane's home to ensure their safety. lee didn't send out the original message with the addr

u.s. justice department may be close to bringing a lawsuit against apple and some book publishers over alleged (e) books. the justice department accuses the companies to clued to keep prices high a resolution or settlement could potentially leep lead to cheaper e books for consumers. >>> reports within the past hour say a mother whale and her calf are now between fort mason and alcatraz island in san francisco bay. news chopper 2 caught sight of the gray whales yesterday. authorities remind boaters and swimmers to stay away from the whales because the marine mammal act protects them and you can be cited for getting within 300 feet of the whales. >>> the u.s. coast guard is set to hold its first public meeting on the america's cup. the big yatch race is still more than a month away but the coast guard wants everybody to note safety rules. the meeting begins at 6:00 at jack london square. >>> parents want a principal removed from a hercules elementary school where a student was sexually assaulted. a union representative says that 15 of the schools' 22 teachers voted no confidence in principal cy

u.s. justice department has opened investigation into the shooting of a teenager, trayvon martin. he was shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer who has not been arrested. jonathan blake reports. >> a 17-year-old with a promising future. he was shot dead as he walked home. this is the man who killed him, but he has not been arrested or charged. he says he acted in self- defense. on the night of the killing, and he saw that teenager, who was on arms, and call the police. >> this guy who looks like he is up to no good or is on drugs. >> are you following him? >> yes. >> we do not need to do that. >> a fight broke out in a gunshot was fired. in florida, it is legal for someone to use deadly force if they believe their life is endangered. police say they have no evidence that was not the case. >> i do not understand why this man has not been arrested. at least to charged and let a judge and jury decide if he is guilty. >> students have staged protest rallies calling for justice. they and many others, including trayvon martin's parents say race is a factor. >> if he pulled the trigger a

u.s. justice department in washington where he led the criminal division. in 1998, bob returned to san francisco as united states attorney. please join me in welcoming my good friend and one of america's most distinguished public servants, robert muller. [applause] >> let me start off by thanking mason for that kind introduction. i will say -- you often wonder when a former professor is going to introduce you. you do not know what is going to come out. but, thank you. you were there to kick start my career when it needed kick starting. let me thank the commonwealth club for having me back. it is great to be back in san francisco but also to be back with you this afternoon. two months ago, we marked the 10th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. the horrific events of that day were the prelude to a decade of political, economic, and cultural transformation, and globalization and technology have accelerated these changes. consider now how different our world was in the summer of 2001. leaders of egypt, iraq, and libya were entrenched in power. barack obama

u.s. justice department has started a civil rights investigation into the trayvon martin shooting. this is the young florida teenager who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch captain. police have not charged george zimmerman with the boy's death because of florida's self- defense law. and that case is gaining national attention. a rally has been planned at freedom plaza in the washington area at 2:00 on saturday. the event is the latest in a series of movements across the country to bring attention to this teenager's death. >>> tomorrow is the best time to see the cherry blossoms because that's when experts say they will be at their best. what about the weather, though? will the weather be ideal to check out these beautiful blossoms? let's go to howard and get details from his forecast. howard? >> yc, either today or tomorrow afternoon -- jc, either today or tomorrow get out there because they're in that peak period. the weekend, it's going to get rather ugly around here with rain. we had all that fog this morning. annapolis still a mile but everyone else has done much bette

u.s. justice department civil rights division is investigating whether a hate crime has occurred in sanford >> conducting a thorough independent investigation of the facts and rrounding the dea martin. >> question, is there any evidence to substantiate zimmerman's claim that he acted in self-defense? admonish snell. >> no. at least from everything that i've read so far there's no evidence to either contradict it or to substantiate what he has said. >> what about -- martin putting his hand in here to apparently leave the impression -- simulate he's got a gun? >> we don't know he was doing that. what we do know is trayvon martin was a young child, he was armed with a bag of skittles candy and a can every ice tea. that the fellow saw an african- american kid in a neighborhood and for whatever reason decided he was going to follow him and the only thing we know is trayvon is dead. this is a huge travesty of justice and many feel this is our generation's emmit tell. >> is hard to determine who is the aggressor? >> there is some evidence and we don't know how substantive it is that the police cla

u.s. justice department is investigating this case as a possible hate crime. grand jury will convene april 10 and determine if there will be any charges against zimmerman. brian. >> fox 5's laura evans spoke with george zimmerman's childhood friends that lives in virginia. anthony woodson asked us not to show his face and he wants to set the record straight about his friend. >> george is hurt. because you know, it's almost like a veteran. going through something where you had to do it, not that you wanted to do it. and then the backlash of people labeling him as a racist, labeling him as someone who is a individual individual vigilanty who wants to run the streets, that's not george. >> posted our entire interview on myfoxdc.com. >>> day two of the supreme court over the healthcare law. the focus whether the president and congress rleally allowed to require everyone to purchase something, like health insurance or face a penalty. the court's liberal wing says the law follows a long line of federal requirements like social security. the law exceeds constitutiona

u.s. justice department is involved in the investigation. this saturday a justice rally is planned in honor of trayvon martin at freedom plaza. the rally is scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. participants are asked to wear black or a hoodty. >>> president obama wraps up his tour to defend his energy agenda today. he'll make stops in cushing, oklahoma and columbus, ohio. the president is taking heat from republicans who say he's not doing enough to lower rising gas prices. president obama is expected to announce plans to accelerate work as part of the keystone pipeline. approved section would go from oklahoma to texas. >>> taking a look at some of the other things on the campaign trail, mitt romney picked up a key endorsement in his quest to become the republican presidential nominee. former governor jeb bush backed romney. a top romney advisor was asked if the g.o.p. primary race was pushed romney so far to the right, he'd risk alienating middle of the road voters in a possible fall campaign. the advisor likened romney's campaign to an etch sk

u.s. justice department to investigate whether requesting social media credentials from someone is a violation of federal law. >> there's a coercive nature here. you want the job so badly if your employer asks, you may be afraid to say no. >> last week facebook issued a warning to employers to not ask job applicants for their password. facebook opposes the practice saying it's a violation of the website's policy and, quote, not the right thing to do. i would agree with that, too. >> absolutely. ashley morrison here in new york. thank you so much. >>> hollywood film maker james cameron completed his voyage to the bottom of the sea. he was about 200 miles off guam when he descended seven miles into the mariana trench. he spent more than three hours under water to explore and film and even tweeted, just arrived at the ocean's deepest point. can't wait to share what i'm seeing. pretty cool stuff. >>> coming up on your monday morning, weather forecast. in sports, is the old tiger woods back? why he's all smiles next. [ male announcer ] new starbucks blonde roast is another way to look at the bean.

u.s. justice department as a possible hate crime a former federal prosecutor and law professor joins us in studio to weigh in. fox 5 morning news will be right back 8:11 a.m.  >>> it is time for tucker to give us a check on weather. >> and the cuteness factor to have the day don't need a warm up. >> absolutely allison let's get right down to business you know what times the, time for my first five photo of the day. >> what is going on >> i like it. >> cute as can be. beautiful smile this is tyler he is 4 years old and i probably don't need to tell you but he loves the water. playing or in this case bubbly. >> how cute is that. >> in addition to that, his parents say tyler has twin brothers who are 2 years old who mimic everything he does. >> wow big brother at 4. what are responsibility. >> that is cute they mimic everything he does. >> he is the man in the house >> cutie pie. >> to send your child's picture go to myfoxdc.com and click on mornings tyler thanks for the picture have a great day beautiful warm springtime afternoon for us temperatures expected to be in the 70s. all

u.s. justice department investigation over allegations of discrimination against hispanics. he insists he began his inquiry before that investigation began and says his claims are not politically motivated. >>> a virginia bill that would eliminate tenure-style protections for teachers remains in limbo this morning. the state senate put off voting on the legislation for a fourth day yesterday. governor bob mcdonnell support the bill, and it appears he may not have secured the votes needed to pass it. the senate rejected a similar measure last month. but mcdonnell says the bill will keep ineffective teachers out of the classroom. >>> a virginia legislative bill named in honor of bronx quarterback tim tebow did not make it out of committee. the bill would have allowed home-schooled kids to play in public school sports programs. tebow was home schooled in florida but played for public school teams. opponents say that home schooled students don't face the same academic criteria as public school athletes and would take spots away from them. >>> a controversial bag tax is making mo

u.s. justice department has told apple and five of the nation's largest publishers that it will sue them for their alleged price fixing of ebooks. they allege apple allowed book publishers to charge higher prices and split the proceeds. publishers were unhappy with amazon's strategy of pricing ebooks around $10, a discount from the cost of many hard back books. according to a person familiar with the case, apple and the publishers are in ongoing settlement talks with justice officials. >>> a viral video aimed at taking down a ugandan militia leader is getting international attention thanks to social media. the kony 2012 video made by the group invisible children has had more than 40 million views on youtube. the producers are hoping for the capture of international war criminal joseph kony. celebrities like rihanna and oprah have tweeted support for the cause and the phrase stop kony is going on twitter. invisible children has been accused of ignoring the abuse in the past. the group's spending and overhead costs have also come under fire. >>> coke and pepsi are changing the way they make so

u.s. justice department has now opened a civil rights investigation and the local prosecutor has convened a grand jury to consider criminal charges. justice correspondent bob orr has the latest. >> reporter: in the three weeks since trayvon martin was killed inside gated florida community, neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman has maintained he shot martin in self-defense. but attorney benjamin crump, who represents martin's family, says the unarmed teenager was targeted because of his race. >> arrest george zimmerman for the killing of trayvon martin in cold blood today. >> reporter: crump said on the night of the shooting martin was heading home from the store and on the phone with his girlfriend. in a telephone interview, the young woman told crump she listened as martin was suddenly confronted by a stranger. the girlfriend said she urged martin to run away and he responded that he would walk fast. at around the same time, zimmerman made a call to the sanford, florida, police to report a suspicious person in his neighborhood. >> reporter: what happened next is the critical ques

u.s. justice department has opened appear investigation into the deadly shooting after an unarmed african-american teenager by this neighborhood watch captain. george zimmerman claims he shot the young man last month in a confrontation in a gait geated community in florida. zimmerman called 911 about a suspicious young black man. turn out martin was just walking home from the store with a bag of skittles in his pocket. >>> 23-year-old dakota meyer is working to clean i'm small kentucky community devastated by a recent tornado. the kentucky marine says he arrived in the town over the weekend bringing heavy equipment to remove debris and repair some damage. meyer, you will remember, received the medal of honor last year. he is credited with saving more than a dozen lives in afghanistan. >>> did you see it? the first lady on letterman last night. michelle made her first appearance. he asked her if the president tellser if he had a good day or bad day at the office. >> hypothetically speaking, at the end of the day, has your husband ever come home and said to you, oh, that john boehner, what an idiot.

u.s. justice department had more apple and through the book publishers and it planned to sue them for antitrustiolations. apple publishers work and work together in 2010 to force amazon to raise its discount and e-book prices. basically the justice department claims that apple and others formulated a business model that would force amazon to raise their standard e-book price from $9--from $999. now volvo is looking to have air bags on the outside that will protect pedestrians. it will have these outside air bags and if it works well the to add this to all cars, interesting this may be something that all cars have a future. >>reporter: coming up later in the broadcasting of the e-mails time. and as jimmy have people that basically calmy an angry white man. >> of a say that you're very disrespectful academy of >> joined them and pain and we will have a good time later in this broadcast. >>reporter: 8 flight attendant having a major meltdown like for take off coming up we will tell you have passengers stepped into action. >>reporter: can winds and sharks living together, details coming up. >>repor

u.s. justice department and the home office in england. let's one little victory or at least a potential victory for british citizens who don't exactly feel like getting extra into a different country to stand trial for crimes they committed and weren't guilty of in their home country and feel like we'd probably feel similarly about the whole thing but british is and still have a long way to go when it comes for surveillance and secrecy was a big brother on steroids i mean how would you feel if all of your phone calls internet activity and all the stuff online was monitored twenty four seven that's probably actually the case in fact it is the case in the u.k. i've heard bennett reports. soon you could be watched everywhere you go in the u.k. even where the cameras can't see you all your emails texts and phone calls will be monitored under a new anti terrorist spy plan a government will know which websites you visit it will even snoop on your private facebook messages no matter who you are all your personal data will be stored for a year in

u.s. justice department and f.b.i. are searching for those answers. florida's governor has appointed a new prosecutor and task force in the case. >> and sanford police continue their investigation, but without chief bill lee who yesterday under mounting pressure temporarily resigned. >> the trust that may have existed is gone. so we have to start from ground zero. that's a sanford police department issue. >> an issue that reached a new peak overnight when as many as 25,000 gathered in sanford demanding an arrest. >> zimmerman should have been arrested that night. >> he has not been seen since the shooting. neighbors at the community college he attended have asked zimmerman to stay away because of community safety concerns. so many with so much concern now in florida and across the country. gray gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> on the two-year anniversary of president obama signing health care reform into law, all eyes are on u.s. supreme court. the high court will decide that congress enact a mandate that all americans get health insurance. the individual ma

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u.s. justice department is now investigating whether the teen's death was a hate crime. >>> and here in the bay area, martin's death was the focus of an emotional discussion tonight. pat ti lee is live now in oakland with what concerned residents are saying here in oakland. >> reporter: the story of trayvon martin is in every newspaper including the latest oakland post. the teenagers's death has raised the discussion of race in america and here in the bay area. as a young black man wearing a hoodie. eric murphy is aware he might be received with suspicion. and he says there's a reason for it. >> a lot of times crimes are associated with people wearing hoodies. >> reporter: the hoodie worn by trayvon martin the night he was killed has become a symbol for racial profiling and the focus of a racial discussion today. >> if you watch a barrage of images, you become afraid. >> reporter: local activists spoke out about local experiences. >> every time i leave the house i have to contend with the fears of other people. >> reporter: some fear the media for perpetuating negative images. >> each time

u.s. justice department launches its own investigation. florida governor rick scott names a special prosecutor. >> you can't imagine losing a 17-year-old son. >> after claims of racial bias rocked the sanford pd, angry demands for zimmerman's arrest remain mixed with appeals for patience and calm. as one tragic encounter stirs millions into action. >> joining me now the lawyer for trayvon martin's parents, benjamin crump. the latest today seems to be an eyewitness, a neighbor who we have modified the voice because this particular person is worried about being identified. but they described what was seen, starting with a scuffle. listen. >> after the larger man got off, then there was a boy, obviously now dead, on the ground. facing down. there was a hispanic man and he was, um, you know, he didn't appear hurt or anything else. he kind of seemed very, you know, very worried. >> the scuffle took place on the grass. this witness seems to be saying, and also that george zimmerman did not look hurt after the scuffle. what to you make of this? >

u.s. justice department is now investigating whether the teen's death was a hate crime. >>> and here in the bay area, martin's death was the focus of an emotional discussion tonight. pat ti lee is live now in oakland with what concerned residents are saying here in oakland. >> reporter: the story of trayvon martin is in every newspaper including the latest oakland post. the teenagers's death has raised the discussion of race in america and here in the bay area. as a young black man wearing a hoodie. eric murphy is aware he might be received with suspicion. and he says there's a reason for it. >> a lot of times crimes are associated with people wearing hoodies. >> reporter: the hoodie worn by trayvon martin the night he was killed has become a symbol for racial profiling and the focus of a racial discussion today. >> if you watch a barrage of images, you become afraid. >> reporter: local activists spoke out about local experiences. >> every time i leave the house i have to contend with the fears of other people. >> reporter: some fear the media for perpetuating negative images. >> each time

u.s. justice department and the fbi investigate the killing of trevan martin.y will also be empanelled to examine that case on april the 10th. all this a day after protesters called for the arrest of a self-appointed neighborhood watch leader who allegedly shot the teen as he walked home from a convenience store after ignoring police requests to leave him alone. the teen's father calls this an insult. >> my son was being attacked. he wasn't the aggressor in this instance, and the police department is trying to make george zimmerman out to be the victim, and the victim is clear trevan martin, who is dead in the grave. >> not a lot of answers. maria joins me now to talk more about this. mara, i understand there's this new controversy surrounding something we hear from the elongated 911 tape with the watchman. >> yeah. thomas, by now most of us have heard portions of the 911 call george zimmerman made describing trevan martin as suspicious. did he go farther than that? after listening to the tapes more closely, some believe they can hear zimmerman referring to the

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u.s. justice department opened appear investigation into the deadly shooting after an unarmed african-americaneighborhood watch captain. george zimmerman claims he shot travon martin in self-defense. zimmerman called 911 about a suspicious young black man. turned out, martin was walking home from ate convenience store. >>> france still in shock and the big of the manhunt in decades is under way in the southern part of that country. police are looking for the man or men who are behind yesterday's shooting at a jewish school in toulouse. they are poring over surveillance vid yost killings. a man on the motorcycle shot and killed a rabbi and then his 3-year-old and 6-year-old sons before chasing down another little girl and killing her. -- poring over surveillance video of the killings. >>> there could be major flooding in parts of oklahoma, missouri, kansas, arkansas and texas. a tornado touched down justout side of the san antonio. reports of overturned big rigs and downed power lines are coming out of medina county. >> that story from france, doesn't it just turn your stomach. it is so horribl

u.s. justice department is investigating this case as a possible hate crime. a grand jury will convene april 10th and determine if there will be any charges against zimmerman. >>> one of george zimmerman's best childhood friends spoke exclusively with fox 5's laura evans. anthony woodson asked us not to show his face. he says it is important to point out that the story about zimmerman isn't completely out there. it is important for us to point out that woodson is african- american. here is his perspective. >> had i shot trayvon, would this be on the news? would it be such, oh, let's march. let's start this rally. no, it wouldn't be. it is the fact that it was made out to be about race and now that it has gone to the point to where you have politicians that are labeling george as a murderer, you know, and you have the black panther organization who wants to put a $10,000 bounty on his head, what has america come to? >> woodson is from arlington, virginia. >>> day three of legal arguments over the president's health care law. justices heard arguments about the c

u.s. justice department officials. it included robert o'neil and the official from the civil rights division. the effects of florida's stand your ground law are coming to light like never before and under scrutiny. reports of homicide have tripled in florida after the law went into effect in 2005. the law has been invoked in 93 cases with 65 deaths. the law has been used as an excuse to shoot in deadly arguments between neighbors, in bar fights, in road rage incidents and gang shootings. u.s. congressman hastings has called for the repeal of florida's stand your ground law. self-defense is being twisted into a license to kill. it's worse when race iches is added to the mix. opponents of florida's stand your ground law predicted it would lead to racially motivated killings. today, congressman john lewis said this. >> it reminded me of that awful day, august 28th, 1955, when emmitt teal was lynched in mississippi. there should be a sense of righteous indignation in america, the same way we had during the days of lynching

u.s. justice department has gotten involved and is going to be looking at this investigation, a look at howit's been conducted and how the conclusions have been reached. people here feeling like that their voice has been heard. and their agenda is pretty simple right now. they want to see justice for treyvon martin. they want to see george zimmerman arrested and they want to see the police chief fired for his handling of this investigation. >> what did he have to stay about the justice department? >> i talked to him right after this rally. now, if they have some purpose in moving forward here, he says he has a lot of confidence in the justice department of this administration to look into this and to take their concerns into account as they go through how this case has been investigated. >> we've seen them do the right thing. >> so if the justice department looks into this and they find that the stanford p.d. acted appropriately, will you standby their decision? >> that's a bridge that we're going to have to cross. right now, we have faith in our justice system. we have faith that he will b

u.s. justice department is investigating this case as a possible hate crime. >> some have come out in supportge zimmerman saying the crime he is accused of is out of character. zimmerman grew up in northern virginia, a childhood friend talked with fox 5's laura evans saying he wants to set the record straight. >> i know george very well. i know george's heart. i know him as a person. that man loves people. george would give his life to anyone, black, white, pink, yellow. color has nothing to do with what is happening and it is disgusting that myself as a black man who sits here who sits back and sees that the african-american community is allowing ourselves to drop our standard of integrity for the moment because we feel or we think that it was about race, because, had i shot trayvon, would this be on the news? would it be such, oh, let's march, let's start this rally? no, it wouldn't be. it is the fact that it was made out to be about race and now that it has gone to the point to where you have politicians that are labeling george as a murderer, you know, and you have the black panther organ

u.s. justice department civil rights division is sending representatives to address the mounting tensions in that community. george zimmerman says he shots trayvon martin in self-defense and that he thought martin was a suspicious person. turns out the teenager had a soft drink and candy skittles in his pocket. >>> a controversial abortion bill passed in idaho's senate. the bill requires a prosecute abortion ultrasound quote using whatever method the physician and patient agree is best. supporters of the bill say their goal is to protect life but opponents believe the bill requires information that can only be acquired through an invasive transvaginal ultrasound. >> senators, with this bill work treat a woman like a criminal before she takes any action. >> this legislation does not take away a woman's right to choose an abortion. >> after passing the senate, the bill now goes to the house for debate. >>> we are continuing to follow developments out of mexico this morning following yesterday's 7.4 earthquake. >> also ahead, we are going to check in with tucker for your full forecast. almos

u.s. justice department and fbi are investigating the case. >> certainly not over yet. thanks for the update. >> 20 states besides florida have a version of the stand your ground law. in 30 minutes former state's attorney glenn ivey joins us with some insight. >>> another big story tonight, the baby of a pregnant woman who was stabbed in southeast overnight has died. the eight month pregnant woman was stabbed in her own apartment on ninth street. fox 5's beth parker has more on this disturbing story. >> shattered glass, neighbors say a family member smashed out this window in anger minutes after an ugly incident. >> it was bad, real bad. >> around 2:30 a.m. police were called to an apartment building in the 4200 block of ninth street southeast. neighbors called 911 after waking to cries for help from a woman who was eight months pregnant. >> last night i was going to the store. that's about all. >> but other neighbors saw her later bleeding crying out for help. police say she had been stabbed in the stomach. her son kuron rashad hunt was to be delivered in a few weeks.

u.s. justice department is now investigating the deadly shooting of an unarmed black teen by a neighbourhood watch cap pain in florida, george zimmerman claims he shout martin last month in -- shot martin last month in self- defense in a gated community zimmerman called 911 about a suspicious young black man and followed martin turns out he was just walking home from a con venn yens store with a bag of skittles in his pocket, a state law may prevent them from charging zimmerman allowing people to defend themselves with deadly force if they feel their life is threatened. >> france held a moment of silence for the victims of yesterday's horrific shooting at a jewish school right now a massive man hunt is under way to find the killer the gunman may have recorded the shooting spree with a device used to post videos online a man on a motorcycle killed a rabbi and his two young sons before chasing down another little girl and killing her. >>> authorities investigating a dangerous discovery at charles county middle school principal, sent a letter home yesterday, to say a 12-year-old student brought

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u.s. justice department moved separately this week to derail two new state voter identification laws. since last year, eight state sloortlegislatures have tight is by requiring voters to show photo id before they cast a ballot. oaferl 16 states have passed or activated a variety of poll access laws. the justice dent tells the texas law passed last year could disenfranchise hispanic voters and the judge declared that state's newer law amounted to voter suppression. coast to coast the debarrett is just beginning to heat up. for an update on the ongoing dispute we turn to the director of the democracy program at the center for justice at new york university law school, and manager of the civil justice report initiative at the heritage foundation. he served in the justice department during the george w. bush administration. welcome to you both. hans, i would like to ask you whether this change we're watching, this shift we're watching in this debate is part of a converted effort we should be following. >> well, i think there's a converted effort on the part of the justice department to tr

u.s. justice department rejected a new texas law. the department cited data showing that hispanic voters in texas are twice as likely as others to lack a driver's license or state-issued i.d. and a county judge in wisconsin permanently blocked a similar law there. the justice department had earlier rejected a photo i.d. law in south carolina. wall street searched for a way forward today, but major indexes ended up going in opposite directions. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 37 points to close at 12,959. the nasdaq fell 4 points to close at 2983. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. the enormous challenges of trying to clean up radiation from the nuclear accident in fukushima japan. sunday marked the first anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and subsequent meltdowns at the nuclear plants there. newshour science correspondent miles o'brien has returned to the region for a series of stories. here's his second report. >> reporter: it was a lonely, sad ride home for timeo and yoko. i joined t

u.s. justice department launches its own investigation. florida governor rick scott names a special prosecutor. >> you can't imagine losing a 17-year-old son. >> reporter: after claims of racial bias rock the sanford p.d., angry bemands for zimmerman's arrest remain with fashs and calm as one tragic encounter stirs millions into action. >> joining me now, the lawyer for trayvon martin's parents, benjamin crump. nice to see you. thanks for talking with us. >> thank you, soledad. >> the latest, an eyewitness neighbor, we've modified the voice because this particular person is worried about being identified, but they describe what was seen, starting with a scuffle. listen. >> -- then there was a boy, obviously now dead, on the ground, facing down. it was a hispanic man and he didn't appear hurt or anything else. he just appeared very worried. >> the scuffle took place on the grass. this witness seems to be saying, and also that george zimmerman did not look hurt after the scuffle. what do you make of this? >> it certainly is consistent with w