Outrage. Tonight, hundreds of marchers streamed onto the campus. They do not believe that saturdays night verdict brought justice. Whats George Zimmerman got out of his car and traced chased trayvon. Trayvon martin. Small but equally passionate crowd protested the verdict. They said that the verdict be accepted. But it is high time that we except that the system that we have in this country is one that we should respect will stop George Zimmermans brother, his head wasthat pummeled into the ground. Those were the circumstances that surrounded george. Those are the laws in this country. Following the law. An unjust law is no law. Man who everyone is out to protest, George Zimmerman, grew up in manassas. Live on the campus of howard university, abc 7 news. We are keeping on the story. Stay with abc seven. We are following breaking news. A nineyearold boy is in critical condition. He was hit by a suv. This happened at the 800 block of that boulevard. The driver did not see the boy as he w
Zimmermans du jour is far from certain. Future is far from certain. There will be a rally later on today outside of the Justice Department. The federal investigation could take place. People are still waiting what could to see what could happen there. We have more on the national reaction. Jummy, right here in sandberg and across the supportingups Trayvon Martins family are holding prayer services. Others have responded to George Zimmermans acquittal with anger. We demand justice frustration boiling over. , protesterso coast taking to the streets demonstrating against the not guilty verdict in the georgia zimmermann murder trial. Justice was not done. It was outrageous. In new york city, hundreds marched from times square to harlem, some clashing with police. In los angeles, protesters forced the shutdown of an interstate. In oakland, flag burning. People are angry. Trayvon martins parents are asking for peace despite the heartbreak. A really want to be killer of their unarmed son to b
Boycott florida. Boycott florida. A total boycott for the next five years. No products from florida. No orange juice from florida. No disney. We are going to shut them down. They have some 34,000 Church Members on their roster. The reverend says they will put together a boycott plan just in case they need it. We should note that the Justice Department has no time limit on this case. D. C. , abc 7rthwest news. Andnd stay with wjla. Com abc 7 news for continuing coverage on the acquittal of George Zimmerman. And now, we move to the weather. Stifling heat that is affecting us in our area. We are getting our share. How long will this last . They hope the answer is very short. Is live in the weather center. Not short. In fact, this will last the better part of the week. Our third heat wave of the year, and it will be the longest one, at that. Right now, we are at the midpoint of the summer. Meteorological summer starts june 1 and continues through august 31. We have got six more weeks to go
In northwest washington, two vendors were selling water today, doing better later. Touristsational mall, are trying to stay hydrated. We came prepared with our bottled water, because we know what it is like Walking Around in south carolina, and it is humid, it is hot. Driver,ng as a pedicab they have to know about it. You have to take care of yourself. When we got out here about 20 minutes ago, there was a Second Quarter of players playing volleyball. They had intended to stay past 5 00, but they packed it in a minute or so ago. These temperatures can become a so we havea alert, to stay safe. Suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. And to check that your anytime of the day, download our abc 7 app on your smartphone. Verdict forilty George Zimmerman, protests still around the country. Protests in some 100 cities are being planned for saturday, and there are calls for even felony charges to be brought against the Neighborhood Watch volunteer. We have the latest on this emotional case with steve. Pr
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