robert zimmerman is once again willing to challenge the facts on the record. he told fox 35, i don't believe that happened, meaning that conversation. i don't believe she was on the phone with him and i find it very strange, with the publicity involved in this, that all of a sudden, after three weeks, someone would remember that they were on the phone. "abc news" reported trayvon's phone logs show the conversation occurred five minutes before someone arrived on the scene. here's what happened on february 26th as a we know it. at 7:12 p.m., trayvon martin was on the phone with a friend. by 7:17, police arrive on the scene of the shooting and trayvon martin was dead. at 7:51, george zimmerman arrived at the sanford police station. let's return to john butcho, homicide department with 25 years experience in miami. thanks for being with us, i appreciate your time. as a homicide detective, what inconsistencies jump out at you? >> first, it's a pleasure to be here. as far as the facts i know about the case and this is from the media, i don't have the details from th

>> well, what did robert zimmerman say in response to that? and what did you say in response to his response? i heard you -- i appreciate that are among those of us who agree that zimmerman said it on the tape. i saw you try to push him on the issue. he allowed those who want to believe he didn't say it, which is rather clear to us. you allowed him to say maybe it was a different word. you allowed him to talk about he's the most honest brother. how would that be quantified. and why is that not challenged? you allowed him to say he was going to target. it's not a neighborhood watch. what are you talking habit? >> toure, calm down. i don't wish to give you a lesson in how to be a professional journalist. >> well, you couldn't do that. >> if you let me finish. if you watch the interview back, you will see that i challenge him repeatedly about that plr joyce of words that his brother used under his breath, repeatedly, as any professional journalist will do. what is the next part where you say i didn't challenge him. >> i already said several. you

robert zimmerman lives in manassas park in virginia. he talked about george's current mental state and the injuries he is said to be still recovering from. jim handly with that story. >> reporter: jim, robert zimmerman spoke to cnn's piers morgan tonight. he said the leak of that police report detailing his brother's version of what happened a month ago in fluor allowed him to go public because the investigation had been compromised. just last night this video was released showing george after the confrontation with trayvon martin. many who watched this tape said it appeared zimmerman had no injuries. tonight robert zimmerman said his brother is still recovering from a broken nose. he said it looked to him like his brother's nose was swoemen in the video and just because there was no visible blood doesn't even he wasn't injured. robert said his brother did not take his gun out and shoot trayvon martin but that he fought to take control of his gun and prevent it from being used against him. george zimmerman later expressed frustration to

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told robert zimmerman. what he told robert zimmerman could be evidence, yet another lead. and by the way, george zimmerman is being inconsistent, we all know that inconsistencies can add up to guilt. the bottom line, they're trying to stay focus asked bring this to a proper conclusion and trying to fight off all these distractions. get to the right decision while recognizing that you have to look at every lead. under every rock, behind every blade of grass before you make a decision. because whatever happened the first time this indication was look at by the police and the state attorney, they want to get it right. they want whatever the decision is to be seen as a highly professional conclusion reached on an examination of the evidence. not in response to public outcry and certainly not in response to some of the defense orchestrations as they try to win their battle in the court of public opinion. >> and real quickly, regarding george zimmerman's attorney, the interviews, what we've heard him say about zi

robert zimmerman jr. said medical records will back up his brother's claims that george zimmerman was injured in a fight with the unarmed 17-year-old. the gunman's brother insists the shooting was at self-defense. >> when you have a a bag of skittles and an iced tea. nobody just stands there with a bag of skittles and iced tea. george was under assault. he was barely conscious. the last thing he remembers is moving his head from the concrete to the grass so if he was banged one more time, he wouldn't be wearing diapers for the rest of his life and being spoon-fed by his brother and it would be very george dead. >> a person who wants to remain anonymous told cnn he saw two people in the grass that would seem like a scuffle. after the gunshot, he saw one of the men walking towards him. he said the man did not appear hurt. >>> mitt romney picked up the endorsement from another republican. this time it's paul ryan, a favorite of conservatives. they say ryan is the best person for the job and has the best chan

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robert zimmerman sat down for an exclusive interview. this video shows a george zimmerman in police custody following the shooting. roberts says george told him martin was the aggressor. >> my brother juror back to grab his phone and retreat to call my 114. this person has now confronted me. that is what he did. he never get to make that call. he was attacked. >> in the video, it is hard to verify whether george had injuries to his head. robert zimmerman says he is confident medical records will verify his brother was indeed injured. >> paul ryan plans to endorse mitt romney today. this comes one day after george h. w. bush also endorsed the former massachusetts governor. bush said this time for republicans will unite behind romney. george w. bush remained neutral. president obama is going to do some campaigning up his own today. he will attend to fund-raisers in vermont. then you go to maine for two more evidence. turning to today's bloomberg minute. apple is in hot water over labor conditions not good china and is facing another class

robert zimmerman was not there. he is recounting what we think is what george zimmerman has told him. we can't be certain of that. he didn't explain. the other thing there is that he points ut that george zimmerman apparently made a conscious decision to shoot trayvon martin. there had been other story lines that suggested maybe a fight over the gun and the gun had gone off that way. this appears to counter that saying, no, it was a direct decision by george zimmerman to shoot trayvon martin. >> martin savidge, thank you very much. lou palumbo, former police investigator, and now a pi. talking about this new george zimmerman video, police video when he's brought into the sanford police department and what kind of details we can glean from it, from a police officer perspective. >>> the jetblue pilot is now facing federal charges for interfering with his own crew. apparent mental breakdown moments after they took off from jfk new york. clayton osbon scolded air traffic controllers for making too much noise then turned

robert zimmerman junior said martin confronted his brother, punching him in the face and knocking him to the ground. george was out of breath, his barely conscious, his last thing he remembers doing is moving his head from the concrete to the grass. he says zimmerman pulled out his pistol and shot martin in the chest. but in video taken 40 minutes after the attack zimmerman has no obvious face or head injuries. police let zimmerman go after they determined there wasn't enough evidence to charge him. the sanford community is preparing for another protest tomorrow in support of trayvon martin. there will be a march followed by a rally in front of police headquarters. the case continues to spur protests around the nation. >> i think it was an insulted -- isolated incident. it happened all the time. >> many wore hoodies, even members of the california legislature. >> a special prosecutor is now reviewing all of the evidence to decide whether zimmerman can legitimately claim that he killed to save his own life. >> here the governor has granted his first conditional commutations, making two

robert zimmerman lives in manassas park, virginia. he describes george's current mental state after shooting trayvon martin to death. aaron gilchrist is here with that story. aaron? >>> robert zimmerman spoke to piers morgan on cnn and said that the leak of a police report that details his brother's story allowed him to now go public because the investigation had been compromised. i want to show you video again. it was released wednesday showing george zimmerman after the confrontation with trayvon martin. if you look closely, it looks like zimmerman has no injuries in this video. robert zimmerman, though, told piers his brother is still recovering from a broken nose. he said it looked to him like his brother's nose was swollen in this video. he also said that just because there was no visible blood does not mean he wasn't injured. robert also said that his brother is now dealing with some serious emotional issues. >> he's been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. he was not right from the moment it happened. he didn't call

what happened that night. >> robert zimmerman tells wofl that his son was brutally attacked that night. >> trayvon martin got on top of him and just started beating him in the face. in his nose. hitting his head on the concrete after nearly a minute of being beaten, george was trying to get his head off the concrete, trying to move. with trayvon on him. into the grass. um -- in doing so, his firearm was shown. trayvon martin said something to the effect of you're gonna die now or you're gonna die tonight. >> robert zimmerman never apologized to the martin family and said portraying his son as a victim of hate. >>> yesterday, a powerful show of support by trayvon martin on the floor of the house. the illinois democrat showed his hood did i. his mike was eventually cut because of the house rule against wearing a hat. >>> with more on the jet blue story, he's jim avila. >> reporter: even before the chilling threat and berserk behavior captured on cell phone video, captain clayton osbon was acting strangely. according to a sworn document. first, he reported late to jfk, missing the pilot's

back with me now is robert zimmerman. his brother, george, killed trayvon martin. who was screaming there, robert? >> that's my brother. >> how can you be so sure? because trayvon's family are equally adamant it is their boy. >> you know, that's a very sensitive thing to talk about. i don't blame them for being as equally adamant, i don't blame anybody whose family member, they believe or perceive that they hear on the tape for as being as equally adamant. i would expect nothing less, actually. i know that that's george. i know that one of the -- the saddest thing thes for him in this whole thing is that despite those screams, no one came to his aid. those screams could have avoided, you know, what eventually george had to do to defend his life, if someone had, you know, heard them, come out, shown a line ght on the situation, said, get out of here, what are you guys doing? because of that pain he felt in particular, that he was screaming out so many times, i know that that's his voice. it sounds just like my voice. i mean, he's my brother. that's what i sound like

george zimmerman's brother robert zimmerman was on cnn defending his brother's actions when he shot and killed the 17- year-old. >> there would have been george dead had he not acted decisively and instan facuously -- instantaneously. >> reporter:

orlando's wofl sat down with robert zimmerman. the station sas he asked not to appear on camera after receiving what he says were death threats. we've decided to play an extended piece of robert zimmerman's interview because we've heard a great deal from trayvon martin's parents over the past month. so here is the other side of the story. >> trayvon martin walked up to him asking do you have [ bleep ] problem. george said, no, i don't have a problem. and started to reach for his cell phone. at that point he was punched in the nose. his nose was broken and he was knocked to the concrete. trayvon martin got on top of him and just started beating him in the face, in his nose, hitting his head on the concrete. >> and did trayvon martin say anything to your son as this was going on? >> after nearly a minute of being beaten, george was trying to get his head off of the concrete, trying to move with trayvon on him into the grass. in doing so his firearm was shown. trayvon martin said something to the effect of, you're going to die now or

. >>> george zimmerman's father is standing by his son's version of what happened that night. >> robert zimmerman tells wofl that his son was brutally attacked that night. >> trayvon martin got on top of him and just started beating him in the face. in his nose. hitting his head on the concrete after nearly a minute of being beaten, george was trying to get his head off the concrete, trying to move. with trayvon on him. into the grass. um -- in doing so, his firearm was shown. trayvon martin said something to the effect of you're gonna die now or you're gonna die tonight. >> robert zimmerman never apologized to the martin family and said portraying his son as a victim of hate in comments by black leaders since the shooting. >>> yesterday, a powerful show of support by trayvon martin on the floor of the house. illinois democrat spoke about the case and took off his suit jacket and put on a hoodie. his mike was eventually cut because of the house rule against wearing a hat. >>> and our other major story this morning. the fallout from the jetblue flight. the incident was actually more thre

robert zimmerman, the gunman's father, told wofl-tv in orlando that martin suddenly confronted his son. >> at that point, he was punched in the nose. his nose was broken, and he was knocked to the concrete. trayvon martin got on top of him and just started beating him in the face, in his nose, hitting his head on the concrete. >> reporter: police reports noted zimmerman was bleeding from the nose and the back of the head, but a closer look at zimmerman shows no obvious head or face injuries. at one point, an officer does check the back of his head. martin's family contends this video proves police never wanted to arrest zimmerman. >> yes, that's detective serino. >> reporter: and cheryl brown says a widespread perception is wrong. sanford police wanted to charge zimmerman. she identified chris serino as the lead investigator who questioned people in the neighborhood. detective serino, did you have the sense when he interviewed you that he thought it was a killing in self-defense? >> no, because he actually stated to me in my family room that "we do not believe this was self-defense, an

robert zimmerman said his brother was also suffering from emotional trauma. he said george has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder and will never be the same. the supreme court will determine the fate of president obama's a cure la today. 26 states sued over the provision that makes citizens purchase health insurance or pay a fine. they will decide whether the individual mandate its constitution andal. this court decision will be kept secret until june. mitt romney continues to rack up endorsements. paul ryan will endorse mitt romney today, one day after george h. w. bush also endorsed the former massachusetts governor. former florida governor jim bush has endorsed romney, but former president george w. bush remains neutral. 5:08 is the time on this friday, 43 degrees. donovan mcnabb's message for r.g. iii. and the capitals needed a big victory against the bruins. we have highlights. signs of progress in the fight against the wildfire in colorado. we have an update. and another check on traffic and >> hope you are having a good start to your fr

. >>> robert zimmerman came to his son's defense in an interview with fox 35 in orlando last night. zimmerman maintains that his son was attacked by martin and the teenager even threatened his son

it started when piers invited robert zimmerman jr. on his show. he is the brother of the man who says he shot martin in self-defense, george zimmerman. toure started a twitter war over it. he said allowing zimmerman to spout unchallenged lives further poisons a tense moment. he said, be professional. piers tweeted back, you're such a tedious little twerp. toure, this is what he said, if at a cultural moment in american history you allow people on your show to spread misinfo and lies, you're damaging america. then piers said with respect, i don't think i'll take professional journalistic lectures from a bulldogging rodeo clown. toure says, not sure what my hosting i'll try anything once has to do with anything when piers morgan was a pawn on donald trump's show. then piers said, stop whining. either come on and debate this with me, man to man or stick a cork in it. well, he took the challenge and he went on. we condensed that and that's what really was on twitter. it all came to a head last night when toure accepted piers' challenge on his show. it

robert zimmerman was not there the night of the shooting and did not say during the interview how he knew the details of that altercation. movie director spike lee has apologized to a florida couple driven from their home after keith tweeted a false message listing bear dressed as george zimmerman. the couple lives about 4 mi. from the zimmerman family and they say they had to leave when they started receiving hate mail and threats. the tweet went out to about a quarter million of his followers >> federal investigators will be on the scene in richmond after an undercover sting turned into a shootout. it happened near the hilltop mall 3 yesterday afternoon right near the chevy's restaurant forcing it lockdown of the restaurant. a spokesperson says that when the agent tried to seal the deal the suspect pulled a gun so the agent pulled out his gun and shot him. the suspect was critically wounded but we are told he is expected to survive. two other men with him are in custody. atf agents have been in the area for months as part of an ongoing done by operation. this morning, muni is tryin

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we heard from robert zimmerman, george zimmerman's brother, speaking on behalf of his brother, now we are hearing from javarus talking about his brother and this controversial stand your ground law here in florida. listen to what he had to say. >> i think it sends the wrong message, it tells people that you can murder one, no one sees it and you say self-defense. >> so we have been seeing many voices, new voices coming in the story today, thousands of people joining the chorus to arrest george zimmerman at this point we're waiting to see what happens with that investigation, whether zimmerman is indeed charged, randi. >> george howell, thank you very much. >>> a damangerous scene for michigan firefighters, we'll show you after the break. >> reynolds? >> looking at a whole bunch of things, possible fire weather out west, fires burning in part of colorado, let you know what to expect out there. heavy rain possible, snow for the west coast, mix of rain, sleet and snow in portions of the northeast. get all that coming up straight ahead. first, take a look at winning numbers from the mega