self-defense. you saw pictures there of the reverend al sharpton and a number of the protests, that one in new york. there are others across the country. holly, what s taking place there in sanford? well, basically, fredricka, the latest we heard is from former governor jeb bush. he was governor in 2005 when this stand your ground bill was written into law. that s the law that allows somebody, a civilian to use deadly force if they feel their life is threatened. now, in this case where george zimmerman has been claiming stand your ground, he says this is not exactly the case. this was not the intent. take a listen. it appears to me this law does not apply to this circumstance. stand your ground means stand your ground. it doesn t mean chase after somebody who has turned their back. now, in response police chief bill lee who has temporarily stepped down released a written statement on the city s website. he gave the reason they were using stand your ground in this situat
korea plans to launch a long-range rocket. why tensions are soaring ahead of a world nuclear summit. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com on this, the eve of a key gop primary in louisiana, rick santorum is charging hard. polls show him as a double digit favorite there, but santorum is also on the defensive today. he s taking a lot of heat from his rivals for hinting that reelecting barack obama might might be preferable to electing mitt romney. listen to this. you win by giving people a choice. you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. if they re going to be a little different we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be an etch a sketch candidate for the future. strong words. let s go live to our senior correspondent joe johns. he s in louisiana. joe, i take it s
killing seven people over the past ten days are facing off. the suspect has confessed to the killings of three french paratroopers, a jewish rabbi and three jewish children over the past ten days. dan rivers is at the scene in the city of toulouse with the latest. reporter: well, erin, it s been a pretty dramatic day of developments here in toulouse, france. first of all, the news that mohammed merah who has been surrounded, a siege has ensued after an initial shoot-out with police who then tried to engage him in negotiation. that negotiation we re told broke down at several points. they described him as being stubborn, difficult to deal with. then later on this evening in the early hours of the morning, here three loud explosions lit up the sky behind me. we re told by the interior ministry it was designed to put pressure on him to try to get him to re-engage with those negotiators. a lot of police activity on the road that we re broadcasting on here. a lot of police cars
france. police in a self-described al qaeda militant accused of killing seven people over the past ten days are facing off. the suspect has confessed to the killings of three french paratroopers, a jewish rabbi and three jewish children over the past ten days. dan rivers is at the scene in the city of toulouse with the latest. reporter: well, erin, it s been a pretty dramatic day of developments here in toulouse, france. first of all, the news that mohammed merah who has been surrounded, a siege has ensued after an initial shoot-out with police who then tried to engage him in negotiation. that negotiation we re told broke down at several points. they described him as being stubborn, difficult to deal with. then later on this evening in the early hours of the morning, here three loud explosions lit up the sky behind me. we re told by the interior ministry it was designed to put pressure on him to try to get him to re-engage with those negotiators. a lot of police activity on
we re very happy you re with us this morning. it s 5:00 in the east. breaking news in france. police have a home surrounded. they say an al qaeda suspect wanted for committing that jewish school massacre is inside. france also says two officers were wounded in a shootout there overnight. we ll take you live to that scene? just a few moments now. and a big night for mitt romney after a decisive 1 -point win, he s setting his sights on louisiana. romney has near ri half the delegates that he needs to secure the nomination. and shocking new ref layings in the shooting death of a florida teenager. the girlfriend of 17-year-old trayvon martin says she was on the phone with him just minutes before he was killed. an now lawmakers are calling his death a murder and a hate crime. in assessing the damage in mexico after a strong earthquake rattled the massive capital all the way to the resort city of acapulco. hundreds of homes were damaged. at least 11 people are injured. luck