trayvon martin shooting. we ll learn what lies ahead. and north coia says its rocket is now ready to go. that launch could come literally any minute now. with neighboring countries on alert, we re monooring the launchpad in real time. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com out of nowhere, seemingly, a huge political controversy erupts over women, work and wealth. it began with the democratic activist s sarcastic comment here on cnn about mitt romney s wife and republicans now vote it will help romney cut into barack obama s big lead among female voters. democratic strategist and cnn contributor hilary rosen is here to explain her comment and she s standing by live. let s get background from our senior correspondent joe johns. joe, tell us how this political storm erupted. well, wolf, it is certainly a great debate overworking moms versus stay-at-home moms. no matter what side you come down on, the speed with which this cont
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i ll talk with the director and produce. and also a country legend. i might have been born plain white trash but fancy was my name reba on life and love and what s behind the twinkle in her eye. and known in america. mega millions. the stunning paycheck you have to see to believe. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. our big story tonight is one dividing the country. the trey son martin case. the man who shot trayvon martin says it was self defense. tonight aisle talk to an attorney for the martins. this is what george s brother robert told me last night. who was screaming there, robert? that s my brother. how can you be so sure? because trayvon s family are equally adamant it s their boy. you know, that s a very sensitive thing to talk about. i don t blame them for being as equally adamant. i don t blame anybody whose meam member they believe or perceive to hear on a tape for being equally adamant. i would expected nothing less actually. i know that th
told police. that terrible night now more than a month ago when george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin after pursuing him through a sanford, florida, gated community. and new angles and more video of zimmerman arriving at the sanford police headquarters that night. the time, 7:52, 25 minutes after police first got to the scene. it s about a 10 to 15 minute drive from the scene to the station. that means that george zimmerman may have only remained at the shooting site for 20 minutes or less, being treated for injuries to his nose and scalp. this is a second angle captured by police surveillance cameras. the original view, you see zimmerman hands cuffed behind his back. he does not appear to be moving like an injured or traumatized man and the police are not wearing gloves like if he had a large amount of blood on him. on the other hand, some have latched on to this motion as a patrolman wipes something off and wipes it off on his pants. was it dirt or blood? there s
hello the songs, sensational collaborations, his daughter nicole and a country singer. my visit with a music icon. plus, arguably one of the worst decisions of all time, this is piers morgan tonight. good evening, trayvon martin shot at close rank. but was it self-defense? also, lionel richie, the pop icon joins me. he s back in the spotlight with a hit country album. hello is it me you re looking for but, first, a big story, trayvon martin and the night that he was killed. joining me are trayvon martin s parents and the family attorney, benjamin crumb. thank you so much for joining me. i send you my deepest condolences on the loss of your son. i can only imagine with the whole world scrutinizing everything that happened, the pain for you must just worsen and for that i just send my sincere sympathies. thank you. i know that you ve seen this video in the last few minutes. it shows george zimmerman at the police station. what is your reaction to this vide