. >> even though i am broken hearted, my faith is unshattered, i will always love mis baby tray and his mother, she tweeted, lord, during my darkest hour, i lean on you, you are all that i have at the end of the day, god is still in control. >> she went on to say, i will love you forever, trayvon. >> the family's been urging calm, but they've long been doing that. >> thank you, shannon reporting live out of sanford florida tonight where it's very early in the morning. >>> and right now you're looking at a live shot from our partnership with abc 7 news. >> this is over protestors marching down what we believe to be mission street, or maybe that's 24th street. >> protestors? san francisco reacting to the zimmerman acquittal. >> we'll be back after the break . look at 'em. living on cloud nine with that u-verse wireless receiver. you see in my day, when my mom was repainting the house, you couldn't just set up a tv in the basement. i mean, come on! nope. we could only watch tv in the rooms that had a tv outlet. yeah if we wanted to watch tv someplace else, we'd have to go to my aunt sally'

tracy martin, also taking to social media writing "even though i am brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby tray." today martin family attorney benjamin crump addressed the naacp contention in nearby orlando saying his clients are considering options in a civil lawsuit but now are reflecting on their son. >> they are at this moment focused on defining the legacy of their child so they're taking all of that into consideration. >> reporter: the justice department reaffirmed its open investigation into the death of trayvon martin to see if if any federal rights violations occurred. george zimmerman can have his gun back upon request. lester? >> ron mott, thank you. >>> other news tonight, texas governor rick perry says the abortion bill awaiting his signature is constitutional and will withstand court challenges by those who oppose it. the contentious legislation, one of the strictest anti-abortion measures in the country, bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. perry, who is expected to sign it into law this week, said 20 weeks is a reasonable period of time fo

martin's father tracy martin tweeted this, quote, even though i am broken hearted, my faith is unshatteredi will always love my baby tray. george zimmerman's brother talked about what the verdict meant to his family. >> george is just now getting around to processing, just as most of our family is, processing the reality that we're not on the other end of this mountain of misinformation. the jury has spoken and we're now exonerated as a family. more importantly, george is exonerated as a defendant. >> george zimmerman's brother sent out this tweet on behalf of his brother. our whole family is relieved. today i'm proud to be an american. god bless america. thank you for your prayers. let's get you to craig melvin. good morning. you have covered this trial from start to finish. i have to ask you, what was react like outside that courthouse when that verdict came in? >> it was was very interesting, veronica. we had about 150 folks gathered outside the courthouse, they were singing, chanting at one point. when word came that a verdict was coming down, there was a hush that fell over the crowd

even though i am broken hearded, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby tray. before the shooting, zimmerman was studying for a career in law enforcement. that dream is over. his lawyer said he will spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder. >> he has to be very cautious and protective of his safety because there is still a fringe element who have said, at least in tweets and everything else, that they want revenge. >> reporter: after more than a year of restricted movement, zimmerman has had his gps monitor removed from his ankle. he can come and go as hee pleases again, but jeff, he will never have his whole life back. >> jeff: mark strassman, thank you very much. some who on jkted to the jury's decision say a legal battle is far from over. with that, here's michelle miller. >> reporter: in the heat of the florida night, there was celebration, confusion and disbelief. >> they found him not guilty? >> no, no! >> reporter: of the 100 or so gathered outside the seminole county courthouse, most were disappointed by the not guilty verdict. anthony and b

tweeting this, "even though i am broken hearted my faith is unshattered, i will always love my baby travyhat tweet generated 50,000 retweets. this morning, trayvon martin's parents went to church. they said they are broken hearted by the verdict but they accept it. their attorney says that he is now considering legal action, civil action against george zimmerman, who was acquitted of second degree murder but may not have seen the last of a courtroom. david? >> matt, as you know in the moments after that verdict was read, an outpouring of emotion inside the courtroom from zimmerman's family. outside the court from supporters of trayvon martin's family. abc's gio benitez. good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, david. trayvon martin's sporters have been calling from nationwide protests. that's exactly what happened. >>> reporter: from coast to coast, major cities saw anger over the zimmerman verdict spilling into the streets. in oakland, california, police say up to 100 demonstrators caused minor damage but protests, by in large, were peaceful everywhere. in san francisco, 200 peopl

quote, even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. zimmerman could face federal criminal charges and a possible civil suit, as well. >>> tensions in the u.s. senate are spilling over into this week, as well. frustrated by not being able to approve presidential nominees, harry reid to fundamentally change the rules of the senate with what is being called the nuclear option. that could come as early as tomorrow. last week, reid and minority leader mitch mcconnell exchanged pointed attacks on the floor. mcconnell tweeted a picture of a headstone saying reid killed the senate. they continued their power struggle on "meet the press." >> the changes we're making are minimal. what we're doing is saying, look, american people. shouldn't president obama have somebody working for him that he wants? >> i hope we'll come to our senses and not change the core of the senate. we have never changed the rules of the senate by breaking the rules of the senate, in order to diminish the voices of individual senators. we've never done it that. we sure stu

his father tweeted, even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered.ily attorney benjamin crunch had this to say last night. >> the whole world was looking at this case for a reason, and what people wanted to see as we all said how far we have come in america in matters of equal

. >> tracy martin tweeted even though i'm broken hearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby. the brother of george zimmerman also tweeted our whole family is -- i don't have the rest of that. >> our whole family is relieved. today i'm proud to be an american. god bless america. thank you for your prayers. of course it depends on which side you were on. but the thing is, we can never know what that jury was going through. you know, these are six women, which -- florida is an unusual state in many ways. six people and people get mad at a jury but the truth is juries are chosen by both sets of attorneys. when they do the selection. so you can't, after the fact, be upset about it because everybody -- both sides agreed these were the six people they were going to have on the jury. >> most were saying the prosecution didn't do a good job proving its case and the two charges they had against george zimmerman, they didn't have the -- they didn't have the impact to convict him on either of those two charges. most people were saying from what the jury saw an

martin's father said even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. they are leaning on their faith. >> we will be hearing from their attorney. matt guttman is in florida, good morning to you. >> good morning. this case didn't start as front page news, it was a routine homicide that triggered a national debate about race. as they filed back into the courtroom, exhausted after 16 hours of deliberations, it wasn't about race, it was about the law, the state didn't provide enough evidence to convict him of second degree murder. a moment 17 months in the making. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> a flicker of a smile from zimmerman, handshakes with his attorneys, and the embrace of his family. moments later, a free man. unfettered from the gps ankle bracelet and the million dollar bond. >> no further business with the court. >> reporter: played out for the 24 days. minutes after the verdict, the defense attorney lashing out at prosecution. >> i think the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. >> reporter: and defending his first

he says, "even though i am brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered.l always love my baby tray." and a statement from the white house. i want to read this as well. "we should ask ourselves as individuals and as a society how we can prevent future tragedies like this. as citizens, it's a job for all of us. that's the way to honor trayvon martin." and we also hear from zimmerman supporters who also call this a tragedy, but they say when you look at the case, when you look at the facts, there was so much reasonable doubt, that they were not surprised that the verdict was what it was. but we're hearing reaction from all over the country, including sunday, in many churches, they talked about this verdict and protests where people on either side voiced their opinions. >> all right, george, i'll take it. thanks so much. one thing, as george pointed out, and i think is also worthy of pointing out again, what you hear from the grieving family of trayvon martin, as well as you heard it from president obama, is calling for calm. it's an important conversation and

even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby tray. thanks to everyone who are with us and who will be with us, together we can make sure this doesn't happen again. god bless me an sabrina with tray. even in death, i know my baby is proud of the fight we, along with all of you, put up for him. joining me benjamin crump, attorney for trayvon martin's family. mr. crump, what is the latest you can tell us about the family. >> obviously last night, melissa, they were heart broken as any parent would be. i just talked to them moments before i got on air with you. they have renewed my energy. sabrina said something so profound. even though we got the verdict last night, we've come a long way but yet we've got a long way to go. a lot of people said that was the worst thing that could have happened to us with this verdict. she said, no, the worst thing happened february 26th, 2012. last night was a decision made by six people on a jury but that does not define their son trayvon martin. they are going to define the legacy of their child. i thou

his father tweeted, even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. the family attorney benjamin crunch had this to say last night. >> the whole world was looking at this case for a reason, and what people wanted to see as we all said how far we have come in america in matters of equal justice. and certainly as we have said, we'll be intellectually disho s dishonest if we didn't acknowledge the racial undertones. so we have to have very responsible conversations about how we get better as a country and move forward from the tragedy and learn from it. >> joining me as partner to mr. crunch, mr. parks, thank you for being here this morning. i want to talk to you first about the family. they were not in the courtroom as we just said. we have heard tweets from them. have you talked to them and if so can you give us a sense of where they are right now? not physically locateds but where they are emotionally. >> well, they're devastated. and when i gave the mother the message as soon as it happened, her response was, wow. this morning they have advanced a li

not in the courtroom although tracy martin did tweet, even though i am brokenhearted my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby tray. sybrina fulton tweeted lord, during my darkest hour i lean on you. are all that i have. at the end of the day, god is still in control. thank you for your prayers and supports and i will love you forever, trayvon, in the name of jesus. yesterday, some of martin's cousins talked about the verdict. >> keep everybody in your prayers. just remember trayvon and as sybrina said could have been your son and could have been my baby and could have been anyone in america's baby. >> there is no reason for this to happen to any other families. no one should ever have to go through this. >> george zimmerman's brother robert says his brother is still proving reality. >> he is a free man in the eyes of the court but he is going to be looking around his shoulder for the rest of his life. >> joining me now is daryl parks, one of the attorneys for the martin family. good morning and thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> the first most obviously question, what c

his father posting, quote, even though i am broken hearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love by baby tray. the family said to be going to church this morning, really leaning on their faith. >> and we begin with matt gutman in florida. >> reporter: good morning, dan. this case didn't start as front page news, it was a routine homicide that triggered a national debate about race. but last night, as those six jurors filed back into the courtroom exhausted after 16 hours of deliberations, it wasn't about race. it was about the law. those jurors saying the state didn't provide enough evidence for them to convict zimmerman of second-degree murder. a moment 17 months in the making. >> we, the jury, find george zimmerman not guilty. >> reporter: a flicker of a smile from george zimmerman. handshakes with his attorneys and the embrace of his family. moments later, a free man. unfettered from the gps ankle bracelet and his million-dollar bond. >> you have no further business with the court. >> reporter: where the trial played out for 24 -- >> judge, this was a trick.

even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby, tray.t tweet generated 50,000 retweets. trayvon martin's parents went to church on sunday. saying they're brokenhearted but accept that verdict. their attorney, however, says insermastorney, however, says courtroom. matt gutman, abc news, jacksonville, florida. >>> dozens of protesters were arrested here in new york last night. as they rallied against the zimmerman verdict. demonstrators o upp1 o the arrests were mainly for raf e wa peo c owere mainly for raf >>> from trayvon martin's home state all the way to the pacific northwest, demonstrators adding side howices to this opposition. parent abc's gio benitez is following the nation's reaction. >> reporter: from coast-to-coast, major cities saw anger over the zimmerman verdict, spilling into the streets. in oakland, california, police say up to 100 demonstrators caused minor damage. but protests, by and large, were peaceful everywhere. in san francisco, 200 people on the march. in chicago, signs reading, we are all trayvon. >> i thank you

martin's father, tracy, tweeted this -- "even though i am brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby tray." now martin's mother, sybrina fulton, she tweeted this -- "lord, during my darkest hours i lean on you. you are all that i have at the end of the day. god is still in control. thank you all for your prayers," she went on to say, "and support. i will love you forever, trayvon. in the name of jesus." the martin family attorney called the verdict heartbreaking. saying it was intellectually dishonest if race in this case was not acknowledged. listen here. >> trayvon martin will forever remain in the annals of history next to medger evers and emmett till as symbols for the fight for equal justice for all. >> benjamin crump right there continued saying "it's time for the country to move forward from this tragedy and learn from it." >> the verdict has sparked emotional protests across the country. it started outside the courthouse in sanford, florida last night. take a look and listen to what was there. >> nationwide protest! nationwide protest! >> people dem

twitter from trayvon martin's father, tracy martin, "even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby tray. his mother said, quote, lord, during my darkest hour i lean on you. you're all i have. at the end of the day god is still in control. thank you for your prayers and support. i will love you forever, trayvon. in the name of jesus. i'm joined by an attorney, jasmine. i see you're wearing a hoodie. i suspect that fashion choice is conscious as a measure of solidarity for trayvon. what is the family's reaction to this verdict? it must have been heartbreaking? >> the family is certainly heart broken, but i think the legal team, tracy and sybrina woke up stronger this morning in light of the not guilty verdict. despite the pain and heartbreak we may be feeling, we have a greater obligation to society to try to continue to fight for change and fight for the injustices that face young children in this country, particularly young african-american males. we will continue to stand until we do believe that this -- that our society is in a more equal state. thorou

even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby, tray.nerated 50,000 retweets. trayvon martin's parents went to church on sunday. saying they're brokenhearted but accept that verdict. his attorney says they're considering civil action against george zimmerman who was acquitted of murder but may not have seen the last of the courtroom. matt gutman, abc news, jacksonville, florida. >>> dozens of protesters were arrested here in new york last night. demonstrators on the upper east side of manhattan and in times square. the arrests were mainly for blocking traffic. earlier, there was a peaceful sitdown demonstration in brooklyn. >>> from trayvon martin's home state all the way to the pacific northwest, demonstrators adding their voices to this opposition. president obama, however, called for prayers for martin's parents. abc's gio benitez is following the nation's reaction. >> reporter: from coast-to-coast, major cities saw anger over the zimmerman verdict, spilling into the streets. in oakland, california, police say up to 100 demonstrators

and he also said even though i am brokenhearted my faith is unshattered.ill always love my baby abtray thanks to everyone who will be with us, we together can make sure that their doesn't happen again. i want to go to benjamin crump, the martin family attorney. he is speaking. >> the prosecution, miss angela corey, mr. bernie day la rye on da, and mr. rich manti, and everybody from the prosecutor's office, to everybody that put their hoodies up and top everybody who said i am trayvon, his family express their heartfelt gratitude for helping them these past 17 months. to tracy andcy brin na, trayvon's parents, your tireless work in the name of your son has made sanford and many other cities just a little safer for all our children. i know trayvon is up there proud at the changes that you as his parents have inspireding in his name. this morning, martin luther king's daughter dr. berniece king, tweeted me a message that read today is a defining moment for the status of my father's dream. whatever the zimmerman verdict is, she tweeted, in the words of my fath

mom tweeted this was her darkest hour, and his father, even though i'm brokenhearted, my faith is unshattered. i will love my baby tray. the senate judiciary committee and the congressional black caucus. matt gutman has covered this all the way. good morning, take us inside that courtroom last night. >> reporter: good morning, george. that courtroom was intense. so many eyeballs on it. but it wasn't always this way. it wasn't always headline news. it began as a routine homicide that ignited the national debate about race. the six female jurors filed in, you could see the tension on the prosecutor's face with the defenses face, everybody looked tired. they made a decision not based on race, but about the law. they decided the state didn't have enough evidence to convict them he should be convicted on second degree murder other manslaughter. and just after that, you saw george zimmerman with a muted response. once he started hugging his family and attorneys, you saw him break a smile there. now noticeably absent from the courtroom, trayvon martin's parents, george. >> and the security situation

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trayvon martin's dad tweeting even though i'm broken hearted my faith is unshattered.we will pursue civil rights charges with the department of justice and we will continue to fight for the removal of stand your ground laws in every state and we will not rest until racial profiling in all it's forms is out lawed. >> the defense says this is not a case about race. this was a case about self-defense. they say they have evidence that proves george zimmerman is objectively not a racist based on the way he lived his life. >> how do you prove that? >> i think in the courtroom the prosecution had the same argument that many people. that is talking about race. this is clearly a case about race. that's why it got this ground swell of public support before and afterwards and the prosecution fought hard to get evidence in that george zimmerman called on five previous occasions about suspicious people in the neighborhood. 100% of whom were african american. once it came in they failed to use it. in closing argument they said explicitly this is not about race. then the prosecutor t

even though i am broken hearted, my faith is unshattered. i will always love my baby tray.talk more about what happened in this, legal contributor seema and former new york city prosecutor gary kazmir. great to have you both here. seema, we've had an opportunity to talk about this before. did you think that we were going to get the verdict that we received based on how the prosecution laid out its case? did they connect the dots for this jury? >> no, they did not connect the dots. unfortunately, i wasn't as surprised about the verdict. saddened, but not surprised. that is because of -- not about the lawyering, not about who's flashier than the other. it is about the presentation and the order of the presentation of the evidence. i have said repeatedly the prosecution shut never have put mr. zimmerman's statements into their case in chief, prosecution. prosecutors usually don't put statements where a defendant says, i'm not guilty, in their case in chief. if they didn't do that, that would have forced george zimmerman's hand to testify if he had wanted to get the self-defens