>>> hi, everyone. i'm tamron hall. the "news nation" is following the george zimmerman trial about to go to the jury. court is about to resume after a lunch break. then judge deborah nelson is about to charge the six-member all-women jury, which will then begin deliberations. all of this follows the conclusions we all witnessed before lunch, the closing arguments with prosecutor getting the final word. >> if that defendant had done only what he was supposed to do, see and call, none of us would be here. none of us. but that's not who he was. that's not where he was that night in his heart. after months of these people getting away, not tonight. not this one. trayvon martin may not have the defendant's blood on his hands, but george zimmerman will forever have trayvon martin's blood on his. >> the day started with defense attorney mark o'mara presenting his closing arguments. >> he is a defendant. maybe the fact the state attorney's office has decided to charge him, he's done something wrong. how many could have beens have you heard from the state? how many what ifs have you heard f

judge gives them instructions on the charges against george zimmerman. i am brianna keilar, as you heard suzanne say. any moment you will hear those instructions so i want to bring in our expert legal panel now. sunny hostin, cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor. she was in the courtroom today in sanford, florida. faith jenkins, a prosecutor. trent copeland, a criminal defense attorney. of course, don lemon also joining us from florida. you know, sunny, i want to ask you first. because you were there in the courtroom. and tell us a little bit about what we're expecting to hear from judge nelson. and if there might be any surprises. or is this pretty -- sort of what we're going to expect. the different instructions that we heard both sides arguing, sometimes very vociferously about yesterday. >> yeah. i mean, the instructions have been agreed upon by both sides. the judge has made her final determination. we even have a copy of those final jury instructions because they've been finalized. in a sense, we're not going to hear any surprises. but this is all going to be a surprise

one of only six individuals who knows what it's like to decide george zimmerman's fate. one of the six members of the jury who acquitted him, juror b-37, at her request, we're concealing her identity. for the first time anywhere, she's speaking out. she's the first juror to do so, to speak out publicly, the first to talk about how she saw the powerful testimony that all of us saw, which testimony resonated with her and the other jurors, which evidence persuaded her and the other five women on the panel. what happened inside that jury room, what does she think really happened the night george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin? there's that, whether she thinks race played a role and a lot more. here's part one of our exclusive conversation. >> when you first gathered together, what was it like? >> did you know how big this -- >> it was unreal. it was like something that -- why would they want to pick me? why would i be picked over all these hundreds of people that they interviewed. >> and when the trial started, what was the first day like? there were the opening statements. d

, george zimmerman could be a convicted murderer or a free man, or still waiting for a verdict. >> why does this defendant get out of the car if they thinks that trayvon martin is a threat? >> day 23 of the george zimmerman trial. >> why? because he has a gun. >> both sides have rested their case. >> they're now debating the instructions that will go to the jury. >> it is certainly consistent with the way the case has proceeded. >> don west is using strong language there. >> closing arguments today in the george zimmerman trial. >> closing arguments later this afternoon. >> it is coming up on decision time. >> once we get to the closing and final chapter. >> let's talk about the trial of george zimmerman. >> state versus george zimmerman. >> who was the aggressor. >> are any of those abrasions life-threatening? >> mark osterman. >> rachel jeantel. >> we should plan at least a couple of hours. >> he needs to tell her whether he is going to testify or not. >> mr. zimmerman not taking the stand. >> george zimmerman has pled not guilty and claims he fatally shot trayvon martin in self defe

them in your prayers. >> george zimmerman has been silent. but it was mark o'mara, his lawyer, that spoke out. >> we are ecstatic with tehe results, george zimmerman was never guilty. i am glad the jury saw it that way. >> and this is really not the end for george zimmerman as we have been talking about this on the panel the last hour. there could be other charges against zimmerman? >> yes, that is absolutely right. there has been a request by the naacp that there be an investigation into the possibility of civil rights violation, the breaking of civil rights, trayvon martin, due to george zimmerman's actions. the department of justice says they have been investigating and will continue to look into that. and they want people to be sure that they're looking into that, that is ongoing. meanwhile, president obama has weighed in. remember, he spoke just weeks after this incident. and the latest statement coming from the president goes like this. and he says the death of trayvon martin was a tragedy, not just for his family or for any one community but for america. and i now ask everybo

tonight. what she thinks happened the night that george zimmerman shot trayvon martin. juror b-37 is not holding back. here's part one of our "360 conversation." >>> when you first sat down on the jury, first gathered together, what was it like? >> it was unreal. it was unreal. it was like something that -- why would they want to pick me? you know? why would i be picked over all these hundreds of people that they interviewed? >> and when the trial started, what was the first day like? there were the opening statements, don west told a joke. what did you think of that? >> the joke was horrible. i just -- nobody got it. i didn't get it till later and then i thought about it and i'm like i guess that could have been funny but not in the context he told it. >> going into the trial, did you have an idea in your mind about what happened? >> no. because i hadn't followed the trial at all. i mean, i had heard bits and pieces of what had happened and the names that were involved, but not any details. >> so take me back, if you can, to that first day, the opening statements. what do you remember a

capacity as a deputy but jour here because you know george zimmerman, is that correct? >> that is exactly correct. i'm here as an uncle to george zimmerman, not as a deputy of the orange county sheriff's office. >> and then -- how long have you known george zimmerman? >> i have known george zimmerman since october the 5th, 1983, the day he was born. >> okay. were you in the -- you're still back in the army, correct? >> yes, sir. i was stationed at that time i was stationed in puerto rico. deputy assignment in atlanta, georgia. when news arrived that my sister was having labor pains i was in transit and when i was checking in the hotel i got the news that my nephew was born. >> i was going to ask you the connection but you just told us in your story, you're gladys zimmerman's brother? >> yes, i am. >> and how many other siblings do you and she have? >> she has her older son robert and my niece grace christine, christina. >> and do you and she have any siblings, you and gladys have any siblings? >> my brother mike miguel. >> you are here today because i want to ask you if you've ever had an

"20/20," the george zimmerman trial verdict. we're live inside the courthouse and outside as a small florida town erupts in the national spotlight. those six women on the jury and what they didn't get to hear, would it have changed the outcome? >> what's the most important piece of evidence you think they didn't hear. >> announcer: tonight your most complete look yet at how it all came together. >> every child's worst nightmare, to be followed on the way home in the dark. >> this is the path where the lives of trayvon martin and george zimmerman collided that night. >> announcer: the neighborhood watch dog on a collision course with a kid in a hoodie, trayvon martin. >> he said you're going to die tonight [ bleep ]. >> announcer: with today's verdict is a racial powder keg about to explode? here's david muir. >> good evening and welcome to "20/20." tonight the breaking news here, not guilty more than 15 hours after they got the case, six women just came out of that jury room and handed in their verdict. in essence delivering the future of george zimmerman. moments ago, trayvon

>> so it's your opinion that it was george zimmerman screaming for help? >> absolutely, yes. >> do you have an opinion as to whose voice that is? >> i thought it was george. >> can you identify whose voice that was yelling in the background? >> george's. >> how do you know that? >> i recognized his voice. >> msnbc's craig melvin joins us live from the courthouse. what can tell you us about the docket for the rest of today? >> the witness on the stand, leeann benjamin just testified on the stand that she and her husband at one point donated to the website also took food to he and his wife, also bought clothes for the trial and encouraged him to go back to college in general. what's been most interesting today, thomas, and you just alluded to it. every witness who's been put on the stand so far sondra and mark osterman and now leeanne benjamin, he's played that 911 tape for every witness today. he's also played that 911 tape, he played it for the two witnesses on friday as well. so far every witness that the defense has called has heard that tape and they have also testified to the f

going inside the verdict, the world now nows that george zimmerman has been found not guilty of all charges for killing trayvon martin. as you know, six jurors made that decision. this hour, my exclusive interview with one of those jurors, the first juror to speak publicly. she wants to only be known as juror b37. she reveals a lot, included what moved her, what role, if any, race played and what she would say to the parents of the young man whose killer she and five others exonerated. when you first gathered together, what was it like? did you know -- >> it was unreal, it was unreal. it was like something that -- why would they want to pick me? you know? why would i be picked over all these hundreds of people that they interviewed. >> did you have an idea in your mind about what happened? mind ant what happened? >> no, because i hadn't followed the trial at all. ahead bits and pieces of what had happened and the names involved, but not any details. >> and when the trial started, what was the first day like? there was the opening statements, don west told a joke. >> knock knock. who

>>> ran out of time for the ridiculist. self-defense murder, the george zimmerman trial at 10:00. piers morgan starts right now. >>> this is "piers morgan live." welcome to the viewers in the united states and around the world. right now the six women deciding the fate of george zimmerman are back in the hotel and we can only imagine what is going through their minds. that he deliberated for three hours and 33 minutes. the jury will return at 9:00 a.m. to begin deliberating again for the trial that is gripping america. will they find george zimmerman guilty or not guilty of murdering trayvon martin and could they return for a manslaughter conviction or acquit him of all charges? they asked for 200 exhibits and have testimony to pour over. a fierily closing argument from the defense and an equally rebuttal from the prosecution. >> do we think he might have acted in self-defense? not convinced, not a concern, that he may just have act in self-defense? if you reach that conclusion, you get to stop. you really do. why? because self-defense is a defense to everything. >> this isn't a

>>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, george zimmerman in his own words. and fallen heroes in arizona. two big stories that america's talking about this evening. in arizona, 19 brave firefighters lost their lives battling the yarnell fire. deadliest fires since 9/11. >> it's unbearable. i know for many of you. but it is unbearable also for me. >> i'll talk to jan brewer later, and one of the firefighter's best friends. george zimmerman describes what happened moments before trayvon martin's life ended. will the jury believe him? >> we go straight to martin savidge with all the information from the george zimmerman trial. we heard everything coming straight out of george zimmerman's mouth, in what was almost realtime interviews. >> it was. yeah, it was a pretty fascinating day. we got to hear from an audio expert. we got to hear from george zimmerman himself. he never took the stand. >> for the first time, jurors hear george zimmerman's version, what happened the night trayvon martin died, in a tanked police interview. >> i was walking back through t

zimmermans were coming out, so i got to see the family. george zimmerman's family. they were a bit solemn. i got to see his wife. i got to see the defense team's wife and their family as well. and so they walked away. so i went back downstairs to report on it, but we were in taped programming. so i went back into the courtroom and the court officers directed me back to the fifth floor. i go to the fifth floor, chris and kate, and there is george zimmerman as i round the corner with his family. and i just look at him and say hello. they keep walking past me and they walk over a window and they look out. and then the prosecution team walks over as well. and then -- but they don't say anything to me. they don't get on the elevator with me. and as i'm walking down, the prosecution walks over to the elevator and they invite us in, me and a couple other reporters. i say to them can we walk in? are we breaking ni kind of rule? they said no, come on. i said it's interesting you're smiling this morning, what does that say? i said that to john guy. bernie said it doesn't say anything, it just says

in the george zimmerman trail. tray vob's mother testifying that the voice here on the 911 audiotape screaming in the background belongs to her dead son. and the attorney for trayvon's family is here to go on the record. >> have you ever heard him while he was growing up, heard him cry or yelling? >> yes. >> you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> there just were gun shots. >> just heard gunshots? >> yes. >> screaming or yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> you know whose voice that was screaming in the background? >> yes, sir. >> whose voice was that? >> my son, george. >> are you certain of that? >> because he's my son. >> what was the manner of death, sir? >> the manner of death is home. he was killed by another person. he was still alive, and he was killed. he was suffering. >> objection. not a relevant issue. >> just a second. your objection is relevance? overruled. >> there's only one reason to squeeze the trigger at someone's heart and that's because you mean to kill them, there is no question

cards with him. >> this was the witness that the friend of george zimmerman's who had had military experience? >> no, this was the -- >> the defense medical examiner? >> yeah. >> what was it like day by day, just being on that jury? >> day by day was interesting. there were no interesting things than others. when they got into the evidence, it was a lot more interesting than just testimony. some of the witnesses -- some of the witnesses were good, some of them not so good. >> did you feel -- a lot of analysts watching the trial felt that the defense attorneys, mark o'mara, don west, were able to turn prosecution witnesses to their advantage, chris serino, for instance, the lead investigators. did he make an impression on you? >> chris serino did. he -- but to me he was doing his job. he was going to tell the truth regardless of who asked him the questions. >> so you found him to be credible? >> i did. very credible. >> so when he testified that he found george zimmerman to be more or less overall truthful, did that make an impression on you? >> it did. it did. it made a big impress

he knew without question and immediately to be that of his nephew george zimmerman. i think he came across very credibly. i think he came across of his oath and of his word and i will ask you to consider the testimony in that regard. mark osterman a buddy of his and talked about the weapon use and how you holster a gun. he's good at what he does. he was helping george figure out how to fire a gun. sondra osterman, friend. definitely george zimmerman screaming for help. explain away some of what the state was trying prove to you through the nonemergency call about the anger and hatred and all that, that just isn't there. same thing with geri russo. no question in her mind, george's voice. same thing with leann benjamin. heard him scream and yell and that was george zimmerman. john donnelly was interesting. i'm not sure i could, if i thought about trying to figure out who in the world talks to people they know and then hears them scream for their life. i just -- there's no profession that does that. maybe a corner man in a boxing ring but they don't scream for help there. a medic in v

versus george zimmerman, verdict. we, the jury, find george zimmerman not guilty, so say we all, foreperson. >> good morning, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. it is just 6:00 in the east. good morning. great to see you this sunday. >> i'm chris cuomo. welcome to this special sunday edition of "new day," because we're here, and obviously, the big story, george zimmerman's trial. he is a free man this morning. the long, legal nightmare over. at almost exactly 10:00 p.m. eastern last night, after some 16 hours of deliberating, the verdict was announced. the jury of six women decided zimmerman's shooting and killing of 17-year-old trayvon martin on a rainy winter night last year was justified. the parents of the victim in the case never to hold their son again heartbroken with the jury's verdict. >> mm-hmm. zimmerman stood calmly as he heard the decision, a hint of a smile only at one point. he shook hands with his lawyers but really remained pretty unemotional throughout, as he has throughout the murder trial. trayvon martin's parents, they were not in the courtroom in sanford, florida,

george zimmerman's nose and viewed by an eye witness ground and pound, pounding this guy's head into the cement. you're saying now, a agree there is a misunderstanding but i understand this is about racial profiling you didn't give me evidence about that. do you have evidence on that case? >> well, well, there is certainly evidence that i would consider had i been on the jury. >> sean: what is it? >> that racial profiling exists in this nation that there are thousands of cases of racial profiling. >> do you have evidence in this case? any evidence in this case? >> if i had been on the jury, or seen it in any other reasonable person had been on the jury then that won't have been some of the experiences that i -- boy have utilized in terms miff decision. >> let me go to congressman steve king there is no evidence of racial profiling. the attorney for trayvon martin and family says this was not about race. so, what do you make of congressional action on this? >> well, i think there has been a lot here that has been focused on race. they held a hearing focusing on race. back about a year

>>> the george zimmerman trial continues today with the second full day of defense witnesses. it's been dominated by the evidence of forensic pathologist dr. vincent di maio. the jury was not called into the court until 10:30 this morning so the defense could hear arguments about whether an animated depiction of george zimmerman describing the shooting was allowed to be seen. let's go now to msnbc's craig melvin who has been following the trial in sanford. craig, we just had via video link the testimony of elloise dilligard, who was a resident in the twin lakes area and knew george zimmerman as a member of neighborhood watch. >> reporter: yeah, and martin, what you just said is about all we've gotten so far out of elloise dilligard, again, a residents there in the same gated condo complex as george zimmerman. she is testifying via facetime because she is under the weather. again, at this point not exactly sure how her testimony is going to fit into the larger defense strategy here, but elloise dilligard, she's been on the stand now for about 5 or 10 minutes. we also found out just

in a big way. stay tuned. >>> the question today was did george zimmerman face life-threatening injury at the hands of trayvon martin. >> state versus george zimmerman. >> all eyes on the courtroom. >> the lead detective in this case continued his testimony. >> is it against the law for somebody to wear a hoodie at night? >> earlier indications that trayvon martin was committing a crime? >> he believes zimmerman was telling the truth. >> this is george zimmerman's best friend. >> recounting what zimmerman told him about the gun. >> friend said that george zimmerman was shot. >> did you notice in those pictures the cut on mr. martin's knuckle? >> are any of those abrasions life-threatening? >> they always get away. >> we have it on the short delay. in order to mute some of the foul language. >> is the word -- [ bleep ]. >> we'll take you back to the trial right now. >> we're back on the record. >> today, the prosecution called jacksonville medical examiner dr. valerie rao as an expert witness to testify about the injuries george zimmerman said he sustained on the night of februar

witnesses, george zimmerman's fate is in the hands of six female jurors. with me today for it all, jonathan capehart, steve kornacki, lisa bloom, and patrick murphy, seema ayer, and paul henderson. of course, we have kerry sanders live in florida. let's start down there. kerry, riveting stuff in the defense's final arguments and the prosecution's rebuttal. you were inside the court for it all. how did it play out in the courtroom, kerry? >> reporter: well, it was fascinating to watch it unfold. you know, it's a different view than when you see it on those cameras. perhaps the most interesting thing was to look at the jurors. i could concentrate on them. i found them to be somewhat stone faced. it's not as if you can read where they are. they're looking both at the defense attorney mark o'mara and looking at john guy, who did the rebuttal for the state with the same intensity. taking few notes. in fact, during john guy's rebuttal, i only saw one juror jot down twice for less than 25 seconds twice. so it appeared they had heard what they needed to hear. as you know, what those closi

live, continuous coverage of the george zimmerman murder trial, which has brought up issues of race and self-defense. yesterday it was all about the 911 calls and screams for help. today it seems to be all about the gunshot. we're listening to george zimmerman's neighbor, eloise dilligard. let's listen in. >> the young man that was there alone and then the other couple was talking to the policeman in terms of what they knew. >> okay. i don't want to you tell us precisely what you heard them say because law enforcement may have already testified to that but were you there when those people gave their statements to ln law enforcement? >> i wasn't there when they gave their verbal statement but i was there when they gave their written stiematements. >> you said one might have been jeremy and another one might have been jonathan. ; is that corre is that correct? >> that's what i think i remember about the names but, again, i'm just not sure. >> do you recall -- were there three people, one female and two males or any more than that who gave their verbal statements to law enforcement in

wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> okay, the george zimmerman trial is now in recess after a medical examiner testified his wounds were not serious. also george zimmerman's best friend on the stand today, but the jurors actually saw him sweating. what happened? and one deadline passes, another one looming for the egyptian president mohamed morsi to meet the demands of the people as the crisis worsens and the death toll climbs. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> let's continue the breaking news. the zimmerman murder trial has just recessed for the day, leaving even more questions about the prosecution's strategy in presenting their case. many of the witnesses called to testify today, as in days past, seem like they could be actually favorable for the defense, not the prosecution. among them, a chief medical examiner in the state of florida, george zimmerman's best friend and the lead investigator in the case. cnn's martin savidge was inside the courtroom for all of this testimony as it went down. he's joining us now. set the scene for us, another dramatic day

world now knows that george zimmerman have been found not guilty of all charges for killing trayvon martin. as you know, six jurors made that decision. this hour, my exclusive interview with one of those jurors, the first juror to speak publicly. she wants to only be known by her official designation, juror b-37. she reveals a lot, including what persuaded her, what moved her, what role if any that race played and what she would say to the parents of the young man whose killer she and five others exonerated. when you first gathered together, what was it like? did you know how big -- >> it was unreal. it was unreal. it was like something that -- why would they want to pick me? you know? why would i be picked over all these hundreds of people that they interviewed? >> did you have an idea in your mind about what happened? >> no, because i hadn't followed the trial at all. i mean, i had heard of bits and pieces of what had happened, and the names that were involved, was not any details. >> and when the trial started, what was the first day like? there were the opening statements, don w

zimmerman trained and he also trained george zimmerman for a while as well, described him as soft, said he was not athletic. first question out of the mouth of the defense porn was, are you now calling -- now advertising at your gym? this is basically where george zimmerman trained. they were asking him about using the trial as a way to advertise. the defense immediately objected. and that is when the sidebar started. that sidebar's wrapping up now. as you indicated, the major headline this afternoon, announcement from george zimmerman that he will not testify. also, judge nelson deciding not to throw the case out, not to grant an acquittal from the bench as well. so it's going to go to a jury at some point. again, we expect that the defense -- excuse me, the state will call at least two rebuttal witnesses, perhaps three. then of course the jury instructions, closing arguments as well. but again, the defense has rested its case. it looks like, looks like, we are approaching the end of this trial. >> craig, i think that the judge has just ruled a recess for 15 minutes. and that's why you're

women that found their client not guilty. >> we are ecstatic with the results. george zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself in self-defense. i'm glad the jury saw it that way and give everyone thanks, particularly those who doubteded george's reasons and doubted his background now understand the jury knew, everything they knew, was enough for them to find him not guilty. >> that reaction came moments after the prosecution team expressed their disappointment with the verdict. >> we truly believe that the mind set of george zimmerman and the words that he used and the reason that he was out doing what he was doing fit the bill for second-degree murder. >> want to go straight now to msnbc's craig melvin live for us in sanford. you've been outside this courthouse throughout this whole thing and you were there when the verdict came down. what was the reaction like for those court observers that came out to be there for the verdict? >> reporter: by the time the verdict came out last night, thomas, roughly 250 in front of the courthouse. they spent the better par

. i'm candy crowley in washington. up next, our coverage of the george zimmerman verdict continues with don lemon in sanford. >>> thank you very much. very interesting debate there. i'm don lemon live in sanford, florida. this is a special edition of the cnn newsroom. >> in the circuit court of the 18th judicial circuit, state of florida versus george zimmerman, verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. so say we all foreperson. >> and that is how it all played out. the highly anticipated end to an extremely dramatic trial, george zimmerman now a free man after being found not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. so what's next for zimmerman? and is the legal battle over, is it really over? the reaction to the verdict is pouring in from all across the country. the first people to weigh in, attorneys from both sides. they gave a news conference shortly after the verdict came down around 10:00 last night. the prosecution was visibly upset that zimmerman was cleared of both second-degree murder and manslaughter. the defense on the other hand wassed ed adamant that not g

. tensions rubbing high at the murder trial of george zimmerman. when trayvon martin's mother told the court it was her son screaming for help in a 9-1-1 call from the night of the shooting. watch our the mother sat stone-faced while prosecutes played the call. >> i i don't know what's going on. yelling help? >> yes. >> what is your -- >> is there a gunshot? >> yes. >> ma'am, that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> who do you recognize that do to be? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> a dramatic moment. also telling the court she heard her son crying or yelling before, just feet away from her. the man who killed her 17-year-old son, but george zimmerman says he pulled the trigger in self-defense. that's why the screaming on the 9-1-1 call could be a crucial piece offed and could ultimately support or refute zimmerman's claim. the defense cross examined trayvon martin's mother but rap into a little trouble at the start. >> good morning, ma'am. >> good morning. >> firstly, truly apologize for your loss -- >> improper question. >> excuse me? >> you need to ask a quest

whether or not george zimmerman is guilty in the crime of the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. in this hour, you're going to hear from one of the main voices in the case with a new candid perspective never before heard. martin savage sat down with lead defense attorney mark o'mara, and we tried to do the same with prosecutors and the martin family. however, they are choosing to speak after a verdict is reached. but o'mara offered to open up just after he finished his closing argument, knowing he has said and done all he can for his client. >> you were not the first attorney in this case? >> no, i wasn't. i was sort of second and third. >> so there's a period you were actually a spectator before you became involved. >> and a commentator. i was commenting on it a little bit. >> what were you thinking about this case at that time? >> when i commented at first, i looked at it and said, you got to be careful with the stand your ground law, because it allows people to do things they can do sort of morally. don't take advantage of a statute in doing things you do. and there's a lot about

emotion from george zimmerman in the courtroom as this week's testimony could see more family on the stand to testify on his behalf. friday, zimmerman was visibly afecked. listening to his uncle explain when he heard those highly scrutinized screams for help on a 911 audiotape. >> i said, that is george. and i stood up and looked at the tv. >> reporter: also zimmerman's mother -- >> do you know whose voice that was screaming in the background? >> yes. >> whose voice is that? >> my son george. >> how are you certain of that? >> because he is my son. >> reporter: a day of duelling testimony, after sybrina fulton told the court what she heard. >> that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize that to be, ma'am? >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> reporter: martin's older brother also testified the screams were from his brother, but in cross-examination fulton was put on the spot for once telling a reporter he wasn't positive about who was screaming only later to conclude it was trayvon martin. for most of day nine, jurors listened to the medical exa

♪ >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> george zimmerman was never guilty of anything except in self-defense. >> ultimately change something in justice system. >> we are very, very saddened the jury's verdict in this case. >> this is no surprise. >> we all had a laser beam focused on seeing george acquitted. >> it's hard to question law that senselessly expect the concept of self-defense in our neighborhoods. >> greta: this is a special edition of on the record. shoblg waves from sanford. george zimmerman a lightning rod case, when zimmerman fatally shot trayvon martin. >> breaking news tonight, one man dead, another in a jail cell after a shooting in sanford. they say they were called out to a home in the circle. >> acres in are stim still shocked. they say it's most bizarre thing for neighborhood. it's such a quiet neighborhood and they say the gunman was a member of their neighborhood watch. >> he was going to the store. >> i don't know why, i don't know. >> we understand that the local f.b.i. office has been in contact with the local authorities. >> protestors and

seminole county, florida, state of florida versus george zimmerman. verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty, so say we all. >> after some 16 hours of deliberation, a jury in sanford, florida, delivers its verdict in the trial of george zimmerman. the man now acquitted in the shooting death of trayvon martin. good morning and welcome to this special edition of "weekends. we begin with members of george zimmerman's defense team expressing gratitude to the jury of six women that found their client not guilty. >> we are ecstatic with the results. george zimmerman was never guilty of anything other than protecting himself of self-defense. i think everyone who thinks, especially who doubted george's reason and doubted his background now understand the jury knew everything they knew was enough for them to find him not guilty. >> reaction came moments after the prosecution team expressed disappointment with the verdict. we truly believe the mind set of george zimmerman and the words he used and he was out doing what he was doing fit the bill for second-degree murder. >> i'm dis

his nephew, george zimmerman. i think it came across very credibly. i think he came across a man of his oath, of his word, and i would ask you to consider the testimony in that regard. mark osterman, buddy of his, talked about the weapon used, how you holster a gun. he's good at what he does. he was helping george figure out how to fire a gun. son da osterman, friend, definitely george zimmerman screaming for help. and explained away some of what the state was trying to prove ty call about the anger and hatred and all that that just isn't there. same thing with ms. geri russo, same thing with leanne benjamin, that was george zimmerman. john donnelly was interesting because i'm not sure that i could if i had thought about trying to figure out who in the world talks to people they know and then hears them scream for their life, i just -- there's no profession that does that. maybe a cornerman in a boxing ring, but they don't scream for help there. a medic in vietnam. a person who hangs out during the day with his buddies of 6200 people, figures out who they are, what they are, who the

news alert, it has now been 12 hours since that verdict of not guilty. george zimmerman waking up this morning a freeman. cleared of all charges in the shooting death of trayvon martin. martin's family deals with that verdict that was rendered last night. good morning, everyone. welcome to "america's news headquarters" on this sunday morning. >> i'm marcella neville. a jury of six women reaching their verdict yesterday after 16 hours of deliberations. here's the verdict as it was read. >> in the circuit court of the 18th judicial district in and for seminole county florida, state of florida versus george zimmerman, verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman, not guilty. >> emotions running high outside the courthouse as people on both sides of this case consider the outcome of this historic case. jonathan sary is joining us live from sanford, florida. jonathan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there were reports overnight of protester smashing windows and setting small fires in oakland, california, but here in sanford, florida, people on both sides of this emotionally char

it's a tragedy. i will not shy away from the fact that the evidence supported that george zimmerman did nothing wrong and that he was battered and beaten by a 17-year-old who for whatever reason, and we will not know, thought that he had to lash out and attack violently and it turned out that all of the forensic evidence supports that. none of it supports that george was the acongregregressoaggress not morally, could it have been avoided? 45 seconds before the gun shot, when george was getting battered, i still believe that that decision was in trayvon martin's hands more than my clients. as i mentioned they get my greatest sympathies for their tragics loss of their son, no one should have to suffer losing a child, ever. but it happens much more than we are willing to acknowledge sometimes or that we want to admit. this is a tragedy like many other loss of children. it is just not one that george was responsible for. >> when the jury asked for clarification on the instructions regarding manslaughter was there nervousness that george would face the lesser charges? >> my understanding is

zimmerman yelling help, help continuously? >> that was absolutely george zimmerman. >> no doubt in your mind you believe it's george zimmerman? >> there's not a single doubt in my mind. >> he have yelling over and over help, help? >> yes. i heard like other screams help but the screams in particular, i could tell, i knew that was george zimmerman. >> you heard other screams too that you weren't sure of? >> there was help. those particular emotional, obviously when someone is in dire straits whether be combat or anything else your voice obviously changes. i've heard 250 pound men sound like a little girl screaming, but before you get there you know who he is. >> you had -- you believe there were george zimmerman and others you can't make out? >> the voices i heard screaming and for help are george zimmerman. there's other voices on top of that in the tape. there's 911 operator. there's other stuff which oddly enough i'm familiar with because in the den of battle you have a loot of extraneous other noises going on at the same time. >> other people yelling or other people speaking? >> other peo

hour, complete coverage of the george zimmerman murder trial. both the prosecution and the defense are still trying to use that controversial 911 call to prove their case. developing now, the accused boston marathon bomber faces a judge this hour. he's also facing survivors of the deadly terror attack. >>> and four days after that terrifying plane crash in san francisco, the faa changes the rules. all the news as it happens right now. it's "the cycle." >>> we start in sanford, florida. it's the george zimmerman trial. right now we're hearing from a new witness, a neighbor of zimmerman's whose home was broken into while she was inside with her young child. that incident is why george zimmerman told police he decided to start the neighborhood watch. let's listen. >> -- the person or persons involved had not been caught, right? >> right. >> and you discussed that it was your belief -- i say yours collectively, you and him -- that that person responsible lived in retreat twin lakes, right? >> it was confirmed by the police. >> that they lived inside. >> yes. >> and you discussed that with

versus george zimmerman. >> we find mr. zimmerman, not guilty. >> the world has found it beyond a reasonable doubt, there were plenty of reasonable doubts. >> justice for trial. >> i think the prosecution of george zimmerman is disgrateful. >> we are very, very, very saddened. we accept the jury's verdict. >> george zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself in self-defense. >> i think all america has to dig deep in their heart to try to find out how we as a society can learn from this. >> no justice. >> no justice. >> i believe there is a racial wound to be healed. i worry about the aftermath. >> we have seen events of journeys not yet complete and our work is far from over. >> i'm thrilled that this jury kept this tragedy from becoming a travesty. >> i can tell you this is long from being over and we're going to be with them every step of the way. >>> welcome to han knit a nity. the verdict was handed down in the george zimmerman trial. we'll be coming to you live with complete coverage of this controversial conclusion to one of the most talked about legal

here. definitely looking out for you. >>> tonight, preview closing arguments in the george zimmerman murder trial. >> think they are overreaching with the second degree murder? i think they are overreaching with intent. >> are trayvon martin's attorneys satisfied with the handling of the case. i'll asked his attorney. >>> if we go forward on immigration reform, we have to have serious border security. >> house republicans meet to map out their immigration game plan behind closed doors. michelle malkin with reaction. >>> treasury department announcement confirms our concerns. obama care is simply not ready. >> when obama care beginning to crumble, will the individual mandate be the next controversial division to fall? and the one and only pat buchanan, judge alex, and mark fuhrm fuhrman. >>> welcome to "hannity." the george zimmerman defense has rested its case without calling the defendant to the stand. take a look. >> have you made a decision? >> yes, sir. >> what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> okay. you understand that no matter wha

. >> they're going to be playing more of the audiotape of george zimmerman's call into the nonemergency police line. again, leeanne benjamin, swroge zimmerman's friend is on the stand. >> sanford police department. >> we have a real suspicious guy, the best address i can give you is 111 -- this guy looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something. it's raining and he's just walking around looking about. >> is he white, black or his sp span nick. >> he looks black. he's just staring. >> he's just walking around the area? >> he's looking at all the houses. now he's just staring at me. >> the -- that's the clubhouse. >> are you near the clubhouse right now? >> yes, now he's coming towards me. >> okay. >> and he's a black male? how old would you say he was? >> he's got a button on his shirt. >> there's something wrong with him. he's coming to check me out. he's got something in his hands. i don't know what his deal is. >> let me know if he does anything, okay? we have got them on the way, let me know if he does anything else. these assholes, they always get away. yep. when you come to

" -- the family speaks. for the first time since the verdict, george zimmerman's parents speak out about the agony and anguish of their son and what life has been like since the moment he was declared not guilty of murdering trayvon martin. >> is your son a racist? >> tonight, barbara walters' exclusive interview. >>> still packing? zimmerman can get his gun back now. and why his lawyers say he needs it now more than ever. and what's next? he walks free, but is he really a free man? amid calls for federal charges and possibly even a civil suit, where is george zimmerman tonight? and can he ever live in peace? >> announcer: this special and can he ever live in peace? >> awhat if there was a new way to deal with money, that focused less on fees and more on, what matters? maybe your bank account is taking too much time, and maybe it's costing too much money. meet bluebird, by american express and walmart. your alternative to checking and debit, it's loaded with features - not fees. because we think your ney should stay where it belongs- with you. the value you expect. the service you