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right back. and north korea at this moment getting ready to fire a long-range rocket. why that launch could set up a powder keg in one of the most dangerous corners of the world. i m wolf blitzer. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com let s begin with the breaking 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 pr
to leave those low-lying areas. right to kathy quiano. what are you hearing and seeing from regions most at risk? we heard that the very strong quake, a magnitude 8.1 according to officials just hit the area. now, it s not clear this is an aftershock. the area has been experiencing those after the first quake hit. some residents were told went back to their homes and shopped but again moving to safer ground after this very, very strong aftershock. authorities also say they re not lifting a tsunami watch or warning yet and still telling people to stay away from the coastline if possible and higher ground. there are no reports that a tsunami watch was from the first quake but still watching and monitoring and telling people not to return to areas near the coastline so maybe their homes and their shops. kathy, how long before they know? because we can remind folks about the 2004 earthquake and subsequent tsunami. that was a 9.3 magnitude earthquake, so we re talking about
as hillary clinton describes minute by minute the courageous s.e.a.l. team mission and what one moment had her holding her breath. sequel search. director of hunger games saying he won t come back. cnn new hearing from him this morning. we re catching fire via box office bust. clooney, spielberg and dog from the artist a white house correspondents dinner to remember. this morning the clock is ticking and the tension is building in the trayvon martin case. a few hours from now the parents of the unarmed teenager will hold a news conference with civil rights activist al sharpton. also this hour, we expect comments from u.s. attorney general eric holder. the feds have been investigating whether the fatal shooting could be prosecuted as a hate crime. angela corey says she ll release new information within three days all of this unfolding as the shooter, george zimmerman, remains in hiding and out of touch with his own attorneys. they say his disappearance forced hem for
it s not clear if he ll attend the hearing. one person who will is deborah. she says she hopes manson will be there. i think that he needs to look into our eyes, victim s eyes and see the pain that he s caused. i think that is something that is essential to his coming to peace, perhaps before he passes. as you said, this is probably going to be his last parole hearing. we are monitoring the hearing in california and will bring developments as they happen. in a couple hours, we are going to hear from trayvon martin s parents. they are expected to speak at a news conference. attorney general eric holder spoke about the investigation into the martin case moments ago. they will conduct a thorough and independent review of the evidence. in less than 72 hours, we could know more about the state s investigation. it s when angel corey will release new information about the case and decide whether or not george zimmerman will face charges for shooting trayvon martin. we ll go