0 the nation, people vowed to fight to honor the fallen teen. others rallied to show support for george zimmerman. trayvon martin's family tried to heal going to church. the pastors mentioned the martins in sermons. meanwhile, george zimmerman is enjoying a first full day of freedom out of the spotlight. we have not seen him since he walked out of court last night. his lawyer said he is afraid for his life. when's next for george zimmerman? that's yet to be seen. president obama is weighing in on the zimmerman trial verdict the white house issued a statement just a few hours ago. here's what it says. the president says that the death of trayvon martin was a tragedy. not just for his family or for any one community but for america. i know this case has elicited strong passions and in the wake of the verdict i know those passions may be running even higher but we are a nation of laws and a jury has spoken. i now ask every american to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son. and as we do, we should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can to widen the circle of compassion and understanding in our own communities. we should ask ourselves if we're doing all we can do to stem the tide of gun violence that claims too many lives across this country on a daily basis. we should ask ourselves as individuals and as a society how we can prevent future tragedies like this. as citizens, that's a job for all of us. that's the way to honor trayvon martin. so despite the not guilty verdict, the nas's oldest civil rights association wants to keep the fight going against george zimmerman. ben jealous, head of the naacp is calling on the justice department to launch a civil rights investigation and they got a response that brought down the website briefly. this morning, on cnn's "state of the union," ben jealous spoke of patience. >> it's important. just as we all put our faith in this justice system here in florida and in the jury, that we let the justice system run its course and the reality is in these type of cases with serious questions, we know there will be a state phase. there will be a civil phase. almost assuredly and then there will be a federal civil rights phase and we are putting our faith in that system. >> the department of justice says it is still looking at the evidence in this case. >> so let's head to washington now and check in with renee marsh. president obama is urging very measured words today using i should say very measured words today and actually commended -- commented on the trayvon martin case before, hasn't he? >> yeah, absolutely, don. at first, the administration told cnn that the president would not comment on the zimmerman case but a change of heart and received that statement today. but the last time the president spoke about this case, he received quite a bit of pushback from people saying that the comments created a bit of a divide. here's the statement that we are talking about. >> if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. a and, you know, i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness that it deserves and we'll get to the bottom to exactly what happened. >> all right. well, the president's approach different this time in that he is not speaking to the cameras about this case. and we likely will only get this statement that you read at the top there, don. during the trial, the president did not weigh in and when the administration was asked to respond to those calls for federal charges to be filed against zimmerman, all questions were directed to the department of justice so we can see that the administration seems to be distancing themselves a bit and focusing more on the larger conversation. within his statement there, you saw that the president said that we should ask ourselves, are we doing all that we can do to widen the circle of passion and compassion in our own community and see the approach slightly different coming here from the president. >> renee, a question about the justice department getting involved. we heard from ben jealous. any indication which way they might go on this? >> well, we do know that the justice department is responding today and they say that right now what they're doing is looking at all of the evidence. the evidence that they've collected, also the fbi, also the evidence that came out in the state trial, as well. so, they haven't made any determination but we do know that they know that this call for filing a federal charges is out there. they do know that they have had an open case as far as the zimmerman trial. they had it open looking at possible charges for quite sometime now. now, we just wait and see which way the justice department will go. don? >> all right. renee marsh, thank you very much. we appreciate that. we have been talking about protests happening in florida and -- not just in florida. acquittal of george zimmerman sparked rallies and protests all across the country. >> not one more. not one more. not one more. >> that was the scene in chicago. demonstrators taking the street shouting. many held pictures of tray skron martin as they marched and a dozen people gathered in downtown dallas following the verdict saying no justice, no peace. not all the protests were peaceful. this one took place in oakland, california. protesters smashed in the windows of a transit police car in the street. well, church leaders across the country pushing for peace. many of them changed their sunday smons after this zimmerman verdict and john zarrella went to antioch missionary baptist church in miami gardens earlier today and a church that trayvon martin's mother usually attends. how was service there this morning? >> reporter: don, in fact, this whole area of miami gardens where trayvon grew up, his family, tracy martin, sabrina fulton, they live in the miami gardens area and perhaps some thought they might be there today. they were not. but pastor arthur jackson did say that he spoke with sabrina this morning and her message to the congregation was to trust in god because she is continuing to trust in god. now, while the parents were not there, an aunt and uncle and a cousin were there and their message was that they hoped this would never happen again. >> this has definitely been a tragedy but coming from the tragedy has been the movement which we are and we would love it to be more awareness and now it's not just a few people in sanford that know about it but it's everyone. you know? so we're proud of that. and we just keep our faith. that's what's going to keep us strong and keep us peaceful. so we have peace in our spirit, peace in our mind. so that we can just continue on but we don't want this to happen to anyone else again. from's no reason for this to happen to any other families. no one should have to go through this. >> you know, pastor jackson told me that he was very, very proud of how the community stayed composed, how the community reacted in the aftermath of the verdict. you know, and in fact, members of the congregation said if you thought there was going to be violence in this community after the verdict, then that in and of itself was stereotyping. >> i believe so. i believe, again, you know, they were talking about racial profiling of mr. martin. racial profiling of our community. that i realized that the leaders in our community, we have talked about it, dealt with it. you didn't see it. i don't think you're going to see it. i think you need to stop putting people in boxes and start dealing with the system. i understand that members who aren't african-american angry about the verdict. don't expect it from our community. >> you know, the overriding message of all of this came out today was a message of faith. and everyone that we spoke with said that it was faith that got them through this far and it is faith that is continuing to get them through. don? >> all right. john zarrella, thank you very much. sunday worshippers stopped to reflect on the zimmerman verdict today. in atlanta, ebeneezer baptist church, dr. martin luther king's home church called for all parishioners to step forward in a tribute to trayvon martin. >> he is dead because he, another black men and boys, are seen not as a person but as a problem. isn't that what we heard on the 911 call? i see a problem. do you know him, sir? no. but i know he's a problem. not doing much. but he's a problem. what does he have? skittles and iced tea but he's a problem. >> well, this is sanford, florida, today. not far from where trayvon martin was killed last year and the trial was held. worshippers held a special prayer day and gathered for rally this afternoon at the courthouse. george zimmerman walked out of the courthouse a free man. but his legal troubles could be far from over. the reason he may face new criminal charges and florida state attorney angela corey and her performance last night following the verdict. was she talking about the case her team lost or accepting an award? 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>> i wouldn't call that a smile. i would call that something that was painted on a face. to look like a smile. to me, it was insincere and if you -- if anybody does investigation in to the state's attorney's office, they see in my opinion deplorable prosecution of those who don't need to be prosecuted the way that she does. so this is such an anomaly to see -- to listen to her and to see her. she should have never, ever brought a second-degree murder charge. >> is there a personal agenda or career? >> with her? >> here? >> i think we'll follow the bread crumbs. how she came to be appointed to this case. norma finger in that building never, ever to my knowledge had claims as a state attorney and then mysteriously he signs a recusal letter and no reason given and then all of a sudden we have ankara corey there, the governor's chief of staff as i understand it came from jacksonville, the place where she comes and so it looks like a special point was made and it was brought for whatever political pressure might have come to bear. to me, that's scary. now, there's legitimate issues about the manslaughter. no ifs, ands or buts. we have a discussion from there. but second-degree murder in my opinion by bringing that overcharge helped the defense get an acquittal. if there's any faces to look at for blame, it's the face and the office of ankara corey and the governor's office to allow it to be so extreme and get people's hopes up when almost everybody that looks at the case and knows that second-degree murder was such a stretch that it really, really compromised their case. >> we're looking at each other and probably thinking the same thing. you said a lot here. invite angela corey and anyone involved in the courtroom to come here and give a response to that. >> i'd be happy to. dms this is my opinion of being a criminal defense lawyer in this area for a long time. >> mark o'mara, he says, look, how much did politics play in the case? you could tell he just about said it had everything to do with this case. >> right. >> what's interesting about the prosecutor team is normally they within an area know one another running across one another in previous cases and instances. these two had not crossed paths before that i'm aware of. that's one of the reasons you had a very different and at times what seemed to be affronting kind of relationship. between the prosecution and between the defense team. angela corey, remember this was, i believe, the news conference when she announced the charges. many people thought that was hugely dramatic and shows up, well dressed, she presents and delivers this kind of a speech before she gets to what she's there for, the charges against -- >> but is this three guys out here and being sexist? other people said -- i don't want it to come off as that but a kind of beauty pageant kind of answer. how will you cure the -- you know, the world? >> i think the point to be made is there's a lot of pressure brought to bear on this team of prosecutors. already pointed out that they were appointed specifically she was named by the governor of the state of florida so right then and there and you know she's placed up front and in the spotlight. her team had a difficult challenge. i think anyone would say based upon the evidence at the scene they worked very hard. they tried their best and did not work. whether we get in to the issue of ethics and violations here to still have to be -- >> don, let me say, we still never got an answer as to why did mr. wolfinger the state attorney of this circuit step down? there is no reason given. why does a prosecutor who's been handling cases for ten, 20 years, no question about bigotry or prejudice or anything, not a suggestion raised, step done. >> you practice law here. this is your community. >> i've been against this -- thank you. why? why? i leave it out there for the question to be asked. we never got an answer from anybody. why to the people that came in, why don't they tell us? we fought them tooth and nail for years. if this is truly as it's represented to the public a fair and unbiassed investigation to determine which charges could be brought, when did we ever, ever hear of a prosecutor saying before they're making that investigation they meet with the family and they prayed with them holding hands the night before? >> yeah. >> that's a nice thing to do but if you're truly here as an unbiassed prosecutor, and you're not here with some sort of agenda, why are you doing that? you do that after you've made an unbiassed decision and then the next day or so, charges were announced. i'm concerned. i think that a manslaughter investigation, i totally get that. i totally understand it. i think that was totally appropriate. but to get the public's hopes up for something unattainable and then the backlash, no. consequences of actions and these are consequences of an overcharge. >> and got to run. >> to get to your point and love to talk to the prosecution team to share this and to bring out both sides. >> you read my mind. that's how i was going to end it. >> may i be there, too? 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