also, it s the 100th anniversary of one of the biggest maritime disasters in history. while the titanic remains silent in her watery grave, fascination with the ship still very much alive. weekend early start begins now. good morning once again. now to the severe weather in the midwest where deadly tornadoes laid waste to parts of at least three states. this is what storms left behind in oklahoma city. take a look. homes and businesses severely damaged. it was a similar scene northwest of the city in woodward, oklahoma. at least five people were killed by the tornado there in woodward. this is a tornado chewing through salina, kansas. it was reported at midcontinent airport and at mcconnell air force base south of the city. the mayor of thurmond, says most of his town is damaged by the storms. no serious injuries. about 100 people had to find another place to sleep last night. one family had just rebuilt their home after a fire. we heard the sirens probably a good may
i have also asked top lawyers how this case is likely to unfold. it is about justice, justice, justice and only justice. plus what is the shooter s state of mind? this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. breaking news in the trayvon martin case and dramatic news it is too. george zimmerman back in florida, arriving at the seminole county criminal justice center under cover of darkness moments ago. this is his booking photo just released. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder 45 days after the shooting death of trayvon martin. tonight i ll talk exclusively to george zimmerman s brother, robert. but listen to what special prosecutor angela corey said about why it took so long to make an arrest. there is a reason cases are tried in a court of law, not in the court of the public and not by the media. because details have to come out in excruciating and minute fashion. detail by detail, bit of evidence by bit of evidence. and it s only then when the trier of
romney built a major lead among republicans and the gop infighting has been nasty and brutal. is he ready to take on president barack obama? and already focussing in on a november matchup and his campaign is depicting mitt romney as an out of touch millionaire. will that strategy pay off. i m wolf blitzer? i m wolf blitzer? you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com we re also learning that george zimmerman, the shooter of trayvon martin, will be speaking publicly within the hour, maybe within the half hour, we are told, he s going to be speaking. we ll have live coverage of that and his first public comments on television. george zimmerman will be making a statement. we ll see what he has to say. that s coming up this hour as well, but let s get to the other breaking news we re following. rick santorum bows to reality and says the presidential race, as far as he s concern side over. with with the suspension of his campaign he leaves mitt romney the
carney wilson, wendy wilson and chynna phillips on life, love and getting the band back together. we never dreamed it could be this good the second time around. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. i ll get to my interview with wilson phillips in a moment. but first, we ll hear from actor and lawman steven seagal on this woke s big story. the outspoken actor takes on the trayvon martin tragedy and he s not holding back. later i ll talk to hollywood star and ceo jessica alba about the choices she s making to keep america great. you can invest in health care and you can invest in education, which at the end of the day how can any society thrive if they re not healthy and if they re not educated? they won t be able to compete in the world. steven seagal isn t just an action movie star. he s also been in law enforcement working as a reserve deputy chief. he s with us tonight talking hollywood, life, keeping america great, and trayvon martin. and other issues. l
to the three stooges? i was thinking ron paul is sort of a shemp. this is piers morgan tonight. ricky gervais is here. he has offended pretty much every big star in hollywood at the golden globes last year. by coincidence, he s back again after offending just about every major star at the golden globes. welcome back. they took you back? the first time they said, why did he say all these awful things? the second time they were oh, we get it, they re jokes. did you want them to take it badly? no. and i don t think i said anything that bad the first time. they are jokes. i would entertain than people gasp. i cherish the gasps. they re just as good. not everybody seemed to enjoy your jokes as much as others. sir elton didn t seem enthusiastic. he had a grumpy look on his face, i don t know. at least he can still show expressions. most have too much botox and you can t tell whether they re smiling or not. but i made the decision, you don t pander to people in the