charged in this investigation are not peaceful protesters. they are domestic terrorists who came to chicago with an anarchist agenda to harm our police officers, intimidate our citizens and to attack their politically motivated targets. reporter: the charges, two acts of terrorism and they said that they were possessing explosive or incendiary device. the defense attorneys talk about a giant gulf. they say that this group was infiltrated by undercover agents who actually bought the molotov cocktail equipment for them that they had come to chicago for peaceful reasons. let s hear what the defense attorney had to say. what we ve learned now, we believe it is a setup, an entrapment to the highest degree, and it is sensationalism by the police and the state to discredit the protesters that have come here to nonviolently protest. reporter: now, before the trial, before the hearing today, you can hear defense attorney suggesting that that equipment was beer-making equipment,
international gathering and that means protesters. groups or individuals with something to say always seek out these events and the television cameras that cover them. we want to go straight now to chicago. paul, tell me about this domestic terrorist sceting that netted some potential troublemakers? reporter: what happened was authorities here in chicago have arrested three young suspects, all of them 20-somethings. they brought them into court today after arresting them wednesday and they re accusing them of a vast conspiracy. in fact, they say they were going to get molotov cocktails or fire bombs and perhaps throw them at barack obama s campaign headquarters. the mayor s home, rahm emanuel s, and also throw these fire bombs at police targets. very serious allegations. let s hear what authorities have to say. the individuals that we have charged in this investigation are not peaceful protesters. they are domestic terrorists who came to chicago with an anarchist agenda t
news in a case that has gripped the entire nation. a senior law enforcement source says george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot dead an unarmed teenager trayvon martin will, in fact, be charged. florida s special prosecutor has scheduled a news conference two hours from now. of course, we ll bring that to you live. let s go to cnn s martin savidge. he s in sanford, florida, watching all of this unfold. set the scene for us, martin. what do we know right now? reporter: we know that sanford is, of course, the epicenter and right now there is a lot of tension in this town in the leadup to that special announcement that will come from the special prosecutor at 6:00. what we do know is that she has said quite plainly and this was the press release, the wording and it is very carefully worded. the release says, quote, miss corey is prepared, rather, to release new information regarding the trayvon martin shooting death. it doesn t say anything about charges, but
fast. the whole race issue, the hate crime issue. there s a very logical theory that would say that s what it could be. i m a police officer, and i ve got to go by evidence. i m not going to make the statement at this time that that s what it is when we ve had no evidence. there s been no racial slurs, we haven t arrested anybody that may have had literature. it s not time to say that. the chief has puts together a 25-person task force, and tulsa leaders say the city is sparing no expense in tracking down the killer. we are all of one mindset to find this person, arrest him, and put him behind bars. i also want to say that the perpetrator and anybody who would attempt to aid or abets him, we re coming for you. want to talk to captain jonathan brooks of the tulsa police department. captain, thank you for joining us. do you believe that these kill regulars all linked, and if so, is that through ballistics? well, as of right now, don, we don t have the evidence to
three of them are dead. two are in the hospital. they are expected to survive. the tulsa police chief says it is the worst thing he has seen in more than 40 years on the force. a white man is targeting people in black neighborhoods. all the victims are black, so questions of race and hate crimes are being asked to the police right now. in a news conference a short time ago, the chief says not so fast. the whole race issue, the hate crime issue. there s a very logical theory that would say that s what it could be. i m a police officer, and i ve got to go by evidence. i m not going to make the statement at this time that that s what it is when we ve had no evidence. there s been no racial slurs, we haven t arrested anybody that may have had literature. it s not time to say that. the chief has puts together a 25-person task force, and tulsa leaders say the city is sparing no expense in tracking down the killer. we are all of one mindset to find this person, arrest him, a