in the death of trayvon martin. jurors deliberated for 16 1/2 hours before clearing zimmerman of all wrongdoing, rejecting both the second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. zimmerman s reaction to last night s verdict was muted, as you saw. barely showing anything, betraying anything when he heard the words not guilty. he then shook his attorneys hands, smiled only after court was adjourned. defense attorneys and prosecutors reacted to the verdict during a news conference last night. take a look. george zimmerman was never guilty of anything except protecting himself in self-defense. i m glad that the jury saw it that way, and i hope that everyone who thinks, particularly those who doubted george s reasons and doubted his background, now understand that the jury knew everything that they knew was enough for them to find him not guilty. i am disappointed, as we are, with the verdict. but we accept it. we live in a great country that has a great criminal justice sy
0 the nation, people vowed to fight to honor the fallen teen. others rallied to show support for george zimmerman. trayvon martin s family tried to heal going to church. the pastors mentioned the martins in sermons. meanwhile, george zimmerman is enjoying a first full day of freedom out of the spotlight. we have not seen him since he walked out of court last night. his lawyer said he is afraid for his life. when s next for george zimmerman? that s yet to be seen. president obama is weighing in on the zimmerman trial verdict the white house issued a statement just a few hours ago. here s what it says. the president says that the death of trayvon martin was a tragedy. not just for his family or for any one community but for america. i know this case has elicited strong passions and in the wake of the verdict i know those passions may be running even higher but we are a nation of laws and a jury has spoken. i now ask every american to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents
0 hello, i m jake tapper in washington, d.c. welcome to this special edition of cnn newsroom. the not guilty verdict definitely does not mean zimmerman is in the clear. martin savidge is live in sanford, florida. martin. jake, there are a lot of things that still need to be resolved in this particular case, even though we ve had a rendering of not guilty. for instance, civil suits are likely. not likely, you can guarantee they will be coming. mark o mara, the defense attorney understands that. they will be ready and prepared. on top of that the perjury charge placed against shellie zimmerman for apparently lying under oath, that needs to be resolved. then there s the question whether the prosecution make how acted improperly during the trial and did not hand over all the discovery. the defense is asking for sanctions there. then on top of that, of course, is the issue of civil rights and whether the dealt of justice will pursue charges that way. there s still a lot to be worked out
0 ford was born 100 years ago today as leslie lynch king jr. three years later the future president s mother married gerald rudolph ford and began calling her son gerald r. ford jr. his name wasn t officially changed until he was 22 years old. thanks to awful you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. stay tuned for reliable stay tuned for reliable sources. captions by vitac www.vitac.com in the circuit court of the 18th judicial circuit, seminole county, florida, state of florida versus george zimmerman, verdict, we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. so say we all, foreperson? good morning, everyone. i m kate bolduan. it is 11:00 in the east. thank you for joining us this sunday. and i m chris cuomo. welcome to this special edition of cnn newsroom. from potential life imprisonment to free man, george zimmerman found not guilty. you just heard it. in the death of trayvon martin. jurors deliberated for 16 1/2 hours before clearing zimmer
vietnam wants to come before people that break down with it, but i think that his testimony was quite credible when he believed it was mr. zimmerman. doris singleton and, by the way, chris serino both say the same thing. unfortunately, when mr. martin did first hear the tape, he said what he believed to be true then, it would seem, from the officers. and that is that s not my son s voice. it just wasn t his voice to him. and his mind has changed now. but it is interesting for you to consider when you re trying to figure out that issue of who said what and what witnesses said what. because you re going to give them credibility, you re going to weigh them, you re going to decide to dismiss their testimony or to accept their testimony and figure out remember always awz we ll talk about in a moment, where the