the state had wanted an inquiry of george zimmerman himself to waive his rights.nquired of him, and he did, in fact, waive those rights. upon advice of counsel. what's interesting about that is, these are extraordinary rights when you consider the stand your ground law. it is a pretrial immunity hearing that says if you prevail, you don't have to stand trial for any civil matter, any criminal matter. in fact, you can't even be arrested. so for him just to waive that hearing says a lot about how strong they really felt their self-defense claim was or their stand your ground claim was. because they just waived it. >> so this was a big deal in your case. how does this affect, in your opinion, the case for trayvon martin's family who you represent? >> it affects it in a big way because now we know it's definitely going to be a trial. and it really vindicates all the protesters out there who said there should be a trial, he should be arrested for killing an unarmed child. you know, the police said they didn't arrest him because of stand your ground. and they tried to s

george zimmerman back in court. the major decision he made that could impact his trial. >>> and how will the month of may begin? stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, desire it is cloudy. 60 degrees in central maryland now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> a baltimore city police detective finds himself on the wrong side of the law. and the charges against him could impact the outcome of several cases, including the high-profile murder of phylicia barnes. wjz is live. derpec valcourt has more on the charges against detective daniel nicholson. >> reporter: the sheriff's office acknowledges those charges could jeopardize some of their pending criminal cases. >> reporter: an attorney for detective daniel nicholson maintains his innocence and said he did anything any -- something any parent would do when his daughter went missing. hubu when he went looking for her, he forced his way into an apartment, assaulted people, and later lied about what happened.

zimmerman might speak.he future of his c controversial stand your ground defense could be in play. criminal it was attorney and cnn legal analyst mark la james live in orlando. what could develop with the stand your ground events? >> well, i think we're going to find some turns that nobody expected. there isn't going to be a stand your ground hearing. we've heard a lot of talk about it, a lot of controversy throughout the country, throughout florida, for white a while now. now we'll find out in fact, mr. o'mara, representing mr. zimmerman, has canceled that. they'll try to integrate the stand your ground hearing into the actual trial, not have a separate hearing. >> that's interesting. obviously. you're a lawyer, i'm a lawyer. but to the nonlawyers, the whole point is stand your ground. to forestall any trial. if stand your ground applies there, is no trial what is the thinking of the strategy here? >> well, stand your ground hearing no chance of the defense winning that. if mr. zimmerman did not take the s

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prosecutors in the case against george zimmerman want to know if the defendant plans to seek immunity in trayvon martin's death. under florida's stand your ground defense law, zimmerman could argue that he feared for his life when he killed martin last year. 17-year-old martin was shot and killed during a scuffle with zimmerman. >>> dzhokhar tsarnaev, the suspect in the boston marathon bombings has a new attorney. the magistrate judge in the case has approved the addition of judy clark to tsarnaev's defense team. clark has a long history of working with high profile defendants. she has represented ted kaczynski, susan smith and jared loughner. tsarnaev has been charged with using a weapon of mass destruction in the april 15 blast which killed three people and injured more than 260 others. >>> federal and state inspectors say they plan to open a probe into the platinum magic carpet ride. the maryland bus company is facing more scrutiny after an accident in ohio. about a dozen new york city high school students were thrown from their seats when one of the company's charter buses overtur

of a 911 tape with george zimmerman was talking to the stanford police. they made it look like he had focus on trayvon martin because of his race in a call. so that anybody want to take bets on whether the what al sharpton didn't msnbc during the trial? of what happens, eminence in d.c. news lose a multimillion dollar judgment is there able to talk about some unfairness. this stuff can be very complicated. one chapter of the book on fox news talks with how i feel their focus of collateral damage. one group that fox news seems to like to cover is the new black panther party. i was watching election coverage in november, and on election day they seemed to keep coming back, to this voting area in philadelphia where this guy was a member of the new black party -- black panther party was launching. he was opening doors for people coming to vote the he was standing out in front of the polling place opened the door for people and standing there as a volunteer for the as far as i know they were the only news outlet that were continually cutting back to this point

. >> this is george zimmerman. >> reporter: shot by george zimmerman in the months after he shot martin. this re-enactment, he claims self-defense. saying martin was bashing his head into the pavement when he fired. whatever their intent, this latest use of the targets originally sold last may has re-ignited tensions less than two months before zimmerman's second-degree murder trial is set to begin. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> matt, thanks to you. >>> overseas tonight, into that daring prison escape in france making headlines. it was a modern-day gangster, who blew his way out of a high-security prison. right through that door, that hole, from dynamite, just hours after he had a visit from his wife. this evening, authorities say she was in on it. here's abc's lama hasan. >> reporter: a europe-wide manhunt is now under way for this man, redoine faid, one of the most feared armed robbers in france. police swarming the high-security prison, searching for clues after faid escaped using dynamite to blast his way through five heavily fortified doors in this high-security prison. he took

the letter comes two weeks after zimmerman's brother robert zimmerman jr. apologized for some controversial postings on twitter. in one he posted a picture of martin, alongside a photo of 17-year-old elkins, one of the two teenagers charged with killing a baby in georgia. >>> president obama reaching across the aisle and breaking bread with republican senators at the white house. this all happened last night. among the gop heavyweights attending, marco rubio of florida, susan collins of maine, and lamar alexander of tennessee. the menu consisted of steak and sauteed vegetables. the agenda included budget cuts, immigration reform, and gun violence. republican senator johnny isaac son of georgia helped coordinate that dinner and called the talks very productive. but will there be a second round? we will ask him when he joins us live in the next half hour of qu "starting point." >>> and dillon quick will make his first appearance today. 14 students were injured before police took the 20-year-old quick into custody. harris county sheriffs said quick told invest

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zimmerman is accused of killing unarmed teenager trayvon martin.tand your ground law which would absolve zimmerman of any criminal wrongdoing. the trial is set for early june. >>> testimony begins in los angeles today in the michael jackson wrongful death trial. attorneys for the jackson family say concert promoter aeg should be held liable for hiring dr. conrad murray. he was convicted of giving jackson a lethal dose of propofol. witnesses, jackson's children, diana ross, quincy jones, prince and his former attorney. >> i am on the plaintiff's witness list. i am here because the defense, aeg is threatening to bring in evidence that michael jackson was charged with child molestation. i was his defense lawyer in his criminal trial and he was exonerated of every single charge. >> in opening statements, aeg's attorney promised to reveal some ugly stuff about jackson. the jackson's attorneys say that e-mails show that aeg ignored red flags. to make sure the show was not canceled. >>> nba center jason collins is calling support he is receiving since com

zimmerman has pleaded "not guilty" to second degree murder. tuesday's hearing is expected to be one of the pre-trial hearings before the trial officially begins june 10th >> happening now, golden state warriors getting ready for a playoff showdown against the denver nuggets. >> debra? >> reporter: fans are beyond excited as they climb the blue carpet over there. we saw them lining up hours before the door opened. with the warriors up 2-1 in the series, huge anticipation the team will pick up where they left off friday night. >> it seemed the oracle arena could barely hold the pandemonium. warriorses held on to win by two after being down 13. tonight, fans are primed to party again. >> this is big. it's a big game for us. we don't want to go to denver, down 2-2. with the series tied like that, it's very dangerous going into denver. >> reporter: everyone is psyched, a warrior wins means they need three in a row to win the series. fans say they team has momentum. >> david lee went out, he was injured. we are proving everyone wrong, they counted u

. >>> george zimmerman will be in court for the last hearing before his trial begins in june. decembererman is charge zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin in 2012. >>> here's what's coming up on the "today" show. >>> more one on one with martha stewart, the pride, the past and her time in prison. >> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. have a great day. . . >>> a poison nus drink at wup of the most popular coffee shops. a discovery at a south bay starbucks. >>> the a's pull an all-nighter. what it took for them to finally get the victory over the angels. >> wow, that was a long ball game. a nice look over o.co. the stadium with the lights on this early tuesday morning, april 30gth. this is "today in the bay." >>> it is 4:30. good morning to one and all. i'm jon kelley. >>> i'm marla tallez

ten runs, 16 hits, including this run from ryan zimmerman, the first of the year by the way. not the only one coming through for the nationals, starting, jordan zimmerman, a nightmare for the fish. placido polanco, zimmerman tosses career game number two, improving to 3 and 0 on the season, and the nationals win big. >> obviously, it is nice to have success, jordan did a great job today, seems like we all do better when jordan pitches, last year we didn't hit for him, this year we are. amazing how things turn around. good game all the way around. take the wins with the losses, i guess. >> phillies's outfielder, with a tribute on his glove, during the game he showed the glove off. check this out. drive to deep center. revere lays out for the catch of the season. pops up, hits the cut-off man, doubles up the runner at first. what a play by ben revere. man. even the fact he plays for the phillies, you got to appreciate that. i don't care who you root for. ben revere was the catch of the year thus far. >>> the nfl set to announce the regular season schedule thursday night at 8:00

. >>> zimmerman, wearing 42 today honouring jackie robinson.had no homers going into the game against miami until this, his first of the season maybe this is sparking his at bat. jordan zimmerman hits a complete game nats win 10-3. >>> wizards playing their second to last game of the season. black wreaked havoc on his former team, 20 points, 11 rebounds, they fought hard but lost tonight 101-106. >>> time to reel this week's toyota game of the week. go to usa today high

. >>> zimmerman, wearing 42 today honouring jackie robinson. he had no homers going into the game against miami until this, his first of the season maybe this is sparking his at bat. jordan zimmerman hits a complete game nats win 10-3. >>> wizards playing their second to last game of the season. black wreaked havoc on his former team, 20 points, 11 rebounds, they fought hard but lost tonight 101-106. >>> time to reel this week's toyota game of the week. go to usa today high through all the years that have passed. the failures. the successes. the people i've touched along the way. i can look back and be proud. knowing that with the help of my suntrust advisor, i didn't just live a life. i built a legacy. something worth passing along. and protecting. suntrust private wealth management. building and protecting legacies since 1892. >>> before we leave you tonight we want to quickly recap what happened today. two bombs went off, seconds apart near the end of the boston marathon finish line. three people are dead more than 130 injured no one is in c

>> yes. >> george zimmerman's attorneys say they reserve the right to use stand your ground law duringrial, a trial set to begin in six weeks. kerry sanders, nbc news, sanford, florida. >>> now zimmerman has sued our parent company for defamation in civil court. the company has strongly denied his allegations. >>> right now at 6:00, tonight there is a final decision on whether the fourth of july fireworks will go on as planned. >>> a jewelry store robbery, a police chase and officer's cruiser smashed up. >>> plus, the security changes at the preakness, following the boston marathon attack. >>> and good evening, i'm wendy reger sitting in for doreen. >>> good evening, president obama marked a 100 days in his second term today by answering questions on a number of issues. among them, the conflict in syria. the president said he does not know how or when chemical weapons were used in syria, or who used them. he also talked about the investigation into the boston marathon bombings. the suspects, and what might have been done to prevent those attack. the president also talked about his batt

over zimmerman's gun.ttorneys from arguing for immunity before the trial, which is set to start on june 10th. >>> now to another famous defendant, amanda knox. last month the italian supreme court ruled that knox should stand trial again for the murder of room plate meredith kercher. she's already served four years after convicted in one of the most-watched trials ever. when the conviction was reverses by an italian appeals court she headed home to seattle and she's been laying low, until now. here's cnn's alina cho. >> reporter: in a glossy roll-out timed to the release of her new book, "waiting to be heard" amanda knox is breaking her silence, on the pages of "people" magazine, prime time special on abc. >> i was in the courtroom when they were calling me a devil. i mean, it's one thing to be called certain things in the media and it's another thing to be sitting in a courtroom fighting for your life while people are calling you a devil. for all intents and purposes, i was a murderer, whether i was or no

for the most dramatic will likely be whether the judge to demand an answer from zimmerman on if he ising up his right to stand your ground hearing. that is what that question. he is on trial for the february 2012 killing of 17 year-old trayvmn martin. >> announcing that he is gay, and be a better and jason collins has received an overflow of support from colleagues and former athletes alike. ed payne has the story. >> jason collins has played with six nba teams over the years. in a sports illustrated he knowledge is he is gay, saying a recent boston marathon bombings reinforce the notion i should not wait for the circumstances of my coming out to be perfect. >> former teammate of the mend this grizzly's says he is proud. at the end of the day he is a good guy, a hard worker and a good basketball player. that is what he should be judged and known for. >> former nba champion charles barkley said he is not the only gay athlete. >> if anyone thinks they ever have not played with a clear they are needed. i have played with several and it is their business and they should get to be who they

zimmerman's attorneys plan to request evidence against their client. tuesday's hearing is expected one of the final pretrial hearings before the trial officially begins on june 10. >>> we are learning tonight about the deaths of two northern california airmen. the two men identified as 30- year-old captain reed nikazuka and staff sergeant richard nixon were both based out of marysville. they died yesterday after their plane went down in afghanistan. >> they were two of beal's finest airmen. both had deployed numerous times in both iraq and afghanistan. >> according to initial reports, there was no apparent enemy activity in the area. officials hope to recover the black box off that liberty plane. two other airmen from illinois and oklahoma were also killed in that crash. >> a bump in the road. the effort kicking off tomorrow in an east bay city to repair a sometimes expensive problem. >> plus sniffling, sneezing and suffering. why those without allergies may have to shop around for relief. >> the new details, a report reveals why the bolts on the bay b

over zimmerman's gun.om arguing for immunity before the trial, which is set to start on june 10th. >>> in los angeles, the first witnesses in the michael jackson wrongful death trial are about to take the stand. the family is suing jackson's concert promoter, aeg live, for negligence in his 2009 death. they want billions of dollars for money jackson might have earned on his futures. lawyers for the promoter have prepared an aggressive defense. they warned jurors in opening statements it's going to get ugly. >>> the search for a little girl's killer is intensifying as her family tries to deal with unimaginable loss. police vow they won't stop until they find whoever killed 8-year-old leila fowler. stephanie elam has the latest. >> reporter: it's a community trying to make sense of the senseless. an 8-year-old girl brutally killed in her home, the assailant still on the loose. >> it's rough. i mean it happens right around the corner from my house. i have lived here my whole life. >> reporter: leila fowler wa

zimmerman is charged with second degree murder for killing 17-year-old travon martin last year.n's family rejects that self-defense argument claiming george zimmerman followed and stocked their son. police in northern california say they have now collected fingerprints and possibly d.n.a. from the home where somebody stabbed to death an 8-year-old girl. they say the motive for the crime is still not clear. according to investigators, the killer ran from the house when lay la fowler's 12-year-old brother confronted him. the 3rd grader later died at a hospital of multiple stab wounds. the manhunt in the rural area south and east of sacramento has so far been tough. all cops say they really have to go on is a rough description of the suspect. but the county sheriff is vowing to make an arrest. >> i spoke to the family, with the victim and citizens. as you can imagine, quite distraught about this whole incident. we will not rest until we capture responsible persons. >> shepard: geography isn't helping. it's rocky and hilly with many empty homes and places to hide. claudia cowan in o

. >> this is george zimmerman. >> shot by george zimmerman. in the re-enactment he claimed self defense, saying martin was bashing his head into the pavement when fired. whatever their intent the latest use of the targets sold last may reignited tensions less than two months before zimmerman's second degree murder trial is set to begin. matt gutman, abc news, miami. >>> deadline day for filing income taxes. in most cases you need to have them post marked or electronically sent by midnight tonight. as many as 100 million taxpayers have filed early. 90% electronically. this year's average refund is $2,755. if you are not ready to file today. make sure you send in a form. 4868, an extension. in massachusetts you have until tomorrow. because today is a state holiday. patriots day. >>> former president george w. bush is beaming over his new title for the first time he can be called grandpa. mr. bush's daughter jenna bush hager and husband henry welcomed their first child over the weekend. baby girl margaret laura mila hager born in new york city na

after that, the dedication ceremony to honor congressional aid gabe zimmerman killed in the tucson shootings in 2011. on the next "washington journal," nbc news senior political editor mark murray looks at the potential political impact of the bombings in boston and what's ahead for congressional action on guns and immigration. ill braniff, director of the anti-terrorism group talks about terrorism. and a report on torture by the united states. "washington journal," live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the f-35 is the most expensive weapons system in the history of the united states. history of mankind, quite frankly. it is an advanced warplane, a fighter jet that is to be used by the air force, the navy and the marine kerp. it's the replacement for the f-16 for the air force, for a number of other planes for the marines and navy. supposed to be our new, advanced, all-purpose fighter jet. it was a plane that was supposed to be in the skies fighting now. still in development. it's an incredibly troubled program. it's a program that has gone tens of billions of dollars over budget and i bur

en ua práctica de tiro cuando sacó los blancos con la imagen del adolescente asesinado por george zimmerman fútbol mexicano, 5 victorias de local, 2 de visitante, 2 empates, adelante con el resumen. >>> en el omnilife, las chivas ante el atlante con la imperiosa necesidad de ganar, pero al rebaño sagrado nada le funciona los potros ganaron 2 a 1, las chivas están aún paso de sumar un fracaso más. >>> duelo de fleinos, pumas ante tigres, el golazo de bravo con la tijera y la derrota de los norteños. >>> los camoteros ante jaguares de chiapas el japo rodríguez para el gol del triunfo en el minuto 86, después de culminar la jugada con una magnífica decisión. >>e> n españa, el barcelona sin lionel messi vence al zaragoza 3 a 0. >>> también en españa, el real madrid vence al athletic bilbao, cristiano ronaldo colaboró con 2 anotacines. >>> la final dramática del maste r de augusta le argentino cabrera cayó ante scott. >>> también la información deportiva está en univisiondeportes.com y también el análisis de la convocatoria del chepo de la torre para el partido ante perú. >>> continúa la ♪. >>>

. >>> george zimmerman's mother, accusing the medafter propaga propagating a lie.he charged with killing trayvon martin. gladys zimmerman calls april 11, 2012 "the day the justice system failed usz as americans, and as a consequence, an innocent man was arrested for a crime he did not commit. solely placate the masses." >>> your lunchtime burrito will get healthier. taco bell will have a more nutritious menu by 2020. they will have 20% of combo meals meet fda guidelines and this is coming at the request of younger customers who will be its older customers by the time the thing is put into place in 2020. >>> we're talking food. tough to eat healthy. arduous to read all of the food labels that every single ingredient, maybe you shouldn't by. anyway, the labels on those things, the juices, may not be accurate. accurate at all. a growing problem with food fraud. zane asher with more for you. >> this is where it all begins. ingredients that will eventually make their way onto trucks, into factories and onto our table. but how can we be sure that the ingredients you read

george zimmerman shot with shooting george zimmerman has waived his stand your ground.have to retreat if you believe you are in danger of being killed. his trial will begin in june. he has pled not guilty. holland has its first king and 120 years. queen beatrix ended her time. the sacramento kings could be saying in california. they voted unanimously to reject the bid to move the kings to seattle. all 30 nba owners will vote on the matter next month. those are your headlines. but to melissa and lori. melissa: thank you so much. president obama is addressing the media. listen to his reaction to this question on whether or not the president has enough juice to get his agenda through. >> you seem to suggest that somehow these folks over there have no responsibility and not my job is to somehow get them to behave. that is their job. they are elected, members of congress are elected, in order to do what is right for the constituencies and the american people. the only way for them to do that is to come up with a broader deal. that is exactly what i am trying to do is continu

joining me now is robert zimmerman and will cain. video in totality. please characterize is for us. >> well, he makes fun of charleston heston who is no longer around to defend himself. and said gun control opponents were heartless m-feres. does that encollapse late it for you? >> yeah. and jim carrey said it was supposed to be funny. he was surprised by the level of hatred he faced due to a difference of opinion. >> hold on. hold on. i'm going to give robert his air time but he told anyone who opposed his view a variety of names and some people pointed out that he was a canadian and an actor and he said, hey, where did this get so personal? >> will, i've got to point out, this is not about jim carrey versus conservatives. it played on the stereotypes of rural americans. his op-ed is very heartfelt and sincere and people should read that but that video was such a distraction. it's like michael moore's comment about the autopsy of the mass shootings. it's a distraction of the real issues before our country which is getting 50 votes in

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