want to become u.s. citizens. the united states senate voted to give 11 million undocumented immigrants a chance to realize their dream of citizenship. but this is still a lightning rod issue. the senate is just the first step. what happens next? the pressure is on. abc's white house correspondent, jim avila, who covers immigration, was there for the breakthrough vote. >> reporter: the senate hallways jammed. an electric atmosphere. as immigration reform supporters, some still here illegally, jostled for the limited seating inside the hushed chamber, where all 100 u.s. senators were asked -- >> mr. garden. >> reporter: to stand and vote one by one -- >> mr. shelby. >> reporter: for or against immigration reform. the vice president announcing overwhelming passage. >> the bill as amended is passed. [ cheers ] >> reporter: it's a process, oscar, who walked across america's southern frontier without papers, his daughter on his shoulders, longed to be part of. watching today, still undocumented, as his pathway to citizenship was approved by the u.s. senate in the country he longs to call his own. >> it's really important for us so that we're able to get out of the shadows. >> reporter: there are more than 11 million undocumented immigrants like oscar in the united states. who, under this bill, would come out of the shadows. granted immediate legal status. able to work and pay taxes. but earning citizenship only after 13 years of good behavior. pulitzer prize-winning but still undocumented journalist and filmmaker jose antonio vargas says he's one day closer to the american dream. >> what is the debate about? it's about having a driver's license. it's about having a work permit. and it's about having a u.s. passport. >> reporter: and inside the senate chambers, the atmosphere was thick with history, as supporters chanted, yes, we can. now the question, diane, is -- will that momentum continue to the gop-controlled house? where passage is much less certain. diane? >> thank you, jim. next, we take you inside the fireworks in a florida courtroom today where george zimmerman is on trial for the murder of trayvon martin. the star witness for the prosecution was back on the stand. the young woman who spoke with trayvon martin in his final moments. as you're about to see, the defense grilled her. pointing out she has trouble reading. will the strategy work with the jurors? matt gutman was there. >> reporter: george zimmerman's lawyers spent the better part of two days hacking away at the prosecution's key witness. >> didn't that make you more worried? >> i called back again, sir. >> reporter: rachel jeantel was on the phone with 17-year-old trayvon martin just seconds before neighborhood watchman george zimmerman shot him in february 2012. she testified that zimmerman followed martin, and then confronted him. but hundreds of questions from the defense challenging her account of the pivotal moment of confrontation. >> it could have been, for all you know, trayvon martin smashing george zimmerman in the face is what you actually heard. >> what? >> earlier today. >> by who? >> she has given the defense argument to say that her testimony should not be considered by the jury. >> reporter: throughout, she squirmed in her seat and sometimes seemed combative. the defense attacked her reliability and exposing her inability to read this letter. >> can you read any of the words on it? >> i don't understand, um, cursi cursive. i don't read cursive. >> reporter: it was a heart breaking moment. she stuck to her testimony that it was zimmerman that spotted and then followed martin and martin was afraid of him. diane? all right, matt, thank you so much. matt gutman in the courtroom again today. now, we turn to boston. a revelation tonight at the suspect in the boston marathon bombing. tonight, dzhokhar tsarnaev has just been formally charged with 30 counts, including murder using a weapon of mass destruction. he faces the death penalty. and abc's senior justice correspondent pierre thomas tells us what we have learned that was new today. >> reporter: as dzhokhar tsarnaev lie bleeding and near death in a boat just before his capture, authorities released for the first time what they believed amounts to a confession. his alleged motive -- anger that the u.s. is killing muslims abroad. stop killing our innocent people and we will stop. the indictment lays out that the boston marathon attack was developed online, including the bomb's design. and it says police were in hand-to-hand combat with older brother tamerlan in a confrontation. dzhokhar tried to escape in a stolen car. >> when dzhokhar tsarnaev drove over his brother, tamerlan, seriously injuring him and contributing to his death. >> reporter: the only question, authorities say, is whether dzhokhar gets life or death. >> tamerlan's accountability will be in the next world, but for dzhokhar, justice will begin right here. now a kind of all points bulletin for millions of american families about feeling the heat. the dangerous heat moving in across the west and southwest of the country. did you know that heat kills more americans than all other natural disasters combined? temperatures climbing so high that sidewalks, playgrounds, even the hood of the car can be a hazard. here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: the west is sweating out a summer strike of record-melting heat. over the next few days, the temperatures will soar to 118 degrees in las vegas. 102 in salt lake city. death valley might hit 129. in southern california, authorities are opening emergency schooling centers. >> i don't have air conditioning at home. here, it's nice and cool. >> reporter: meteorologist dallas raines is with our partner station, kabc-tv. >> we could see temperatures at least very close to the hottest temperatures ever recorded on earth. >> reporter: in las vegas, the asphalt could reach 200 degrees. little leaguers are braving the mercury to play ball. >> every five minutes, they tell us to go get some water so we don't get overheated. >> reporter: in denver, the heat is making for piping hot playgrounds. the air here in denver is pushing 100 degrees. measure the surface of this swing -- 162 degrees. >> you have to be careful. you certainly don't want to go out there barefoot. you want to keep an eye on your children and make sure they're not putting their palms on the ground. >> reporter: today in downtown l.a., the fountains were never more popular. and summer is just getting started. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >> 168 degrees. and now, we turn to a hot showdown in texas. between a firebrand woman in tennis shoes and the texas governor. we told you about that texas mom, wendy davis, who became a folk hero to her supporters after talking for 11 hours to try to keep current law from changing. today, texas governor rick perry created a sort of high noon between the two of them. david kerley tonight with round two. >> reporter: tonight, it's a true texas showdown. the state senator -- in pink tennis shoes -- versus the governor. >> what we witnessed tuesday was nothing more than the hijacking of the democratic process. >> reporter: this -- >> members, i'm rising on the floor today -- >> reporter: -- is what angered rick perry. wendy davis' 11-hour filibuster -- no food or water -- to stop a bill that would make abortion nearly impossible in texas. it worked. and davis' shoes, which she wore to endure standing all that time, are now a trending search term. today, perry made it personal. >> she was a teenage mother herself. it is just unfortunate that she hasn't learned from her own example. >> reporter: the senator, a harvard lawyer, who got that standing ovation, was having none of it. >> i thought it demeaned the office he holds. >> reporter: so monday, just a couple hours past high noon, perry has told texas lawmakers to be back to the capitol for the showdown on abortion and the senator in pink tennis shoes. david kerley, abc news, washington. and now we head to south africa tonight. word about global icon, freedom fighter nelson mandela. crowds gathered outside the hospital, creating a makeshift shrine in the spirit of celebration for the 94-year-old in critical condition. today, president obama called mandela a personal hero. saying when he was 19 and a college student and made his first real speech, it was a protest against apartheid oppression if -- in south africa. he said mr. mandela gave him a sense of what was possible in the world. michelle obama said mandela's life is a lesson to us all. >> if he could hold on to his vision for his country's future during the 27 years he spent in prison, then surely you all can hold tight to your hopes for your own future. >> and the obamas, you may know, are traveling in africa tonight. today, they visited the haunting monuments of the slave trade. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: the legacy of nelson mandela loomed large as president obama made a pilgrimage to senegal's goree island, where he and his family toured the infamous slave house. the president peered out from the door of no return -- a place that has come to symbolize the horrific journey of millions of africans shipped off from this coastline and into slavery. >> it's a very powerful moment to be able to dom here and get a sense in a very intimate way of the incredible inhumanity and hardship that people faced. >> reporter: mandela himself made this pilgrimage for han 20 years ago. when mandela came here just a year after he himself had been freed from prison, he insisted on coming into here -- one of these small cells that was used to punish slaves accused of misbehaving. he spent some time in here alone. when he emerged, he had tears in his eyes. the depth of feeling here today, also mixed with joy. >> when he come here, everybody happy. >> reporter: locals told us they have been eagerly awaiting the first african-american president. why do you want obama to come? >> because he is black. because we are proud for him to be president of the united states. it's a good country. [ applause ] >> reporter: these women, like so many others here, consider obama, in a sense, their president as well. jonathan karl, abc news, goree island, senegal. and another note in the news. while the president was in africa this morning, he addressed the case of edward snowden, the man who leaked so many of the country's top secrets. he is seeking political asylum, a fugitive of the u.s. government. today, the president said he will not get personally involved or do any wheeling and dealing to retrieve snowden. saying, i'm not going to be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. and still ahead right here on "world news" -- seasoned american sailors on this ship. big waves. and vanishing. later, you'll see daughters with their fathers shedding tears and dancing. the lessons of little girls tonight. 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