Wednesday, and closing arguments again this afternoon, but what charges the jury will consider, well, that remains up in the air. Susan mcginnis has more. Reporter George Zimmerman spoke up in court wednesday, but only to tell a judge he would not be saying anything from the witness stand. And what is your decision, sir . After consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. Reporter the decision ended a verbal battle between judge Deborah Nelson and zimmermans attorney don west. And have you made a decision, sir, as to whether or not you want to testify in this case . Your honor, i object to that question. Okay. Overruled. Have you made a decision whether or not you want to testify in the case . I object to that question. Overruled. The court is inquiring as to mr. Zimmermans determination whether or not he wants to testify. Reporter the defense wrapped up its case by using a mannequin to demonstrate its version of zimmermans struggle with Trayvon Martin. Prosecutors then offered
Prescriptions filled and i was counting on getting my flu shot, and theyre out of flu shots. Of the 135 million doses manufactured this year, at least 112 million have already been ministered. Health experts say if you can get the shot, it will take two weeks for protection to kick in. Its still not too late to get your flu shot. What it does is makes the illness milder. The declaration allows pharmacists to vaccinate children between the ages of 6 months and 18 years. New york is one of 30 states to report flurelated deaths this season. At least 20 children have died. The flu is easy to spread. The germ can be anywhere, on gas pumps, atms, and, of course, door handles. And the obvious way to avoid getting the flu, steering clear of those who are exhibiting symptoms. Coughing, sneezing, being in close proximity of someone with those symptoms, you can contract the flu. The flu is also turning out to be costly. Employers estimate they will lose 10 billion in productivity this year. For t
Expect they would win over the representatives yesterday but the powerful lobbying group left that meeting determined to stand in the way of any new gun control measures. The meeting lasted more than an hour and a half, and afterward the nra released a statement saying it was disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had do with an agenda to attack the Second Amendment. Nra president david keene was not in the meeting but called the proceeding onesided. Prior to the meeting they made a number of statements from the white house that they hadnt made up their mind, but after the meeting the Vice President made it clear in terms of firearms they had made up their minds. Reporter the nra fought every item on the agenda and proposed to oppose every one. At a separate meeting with hunting and wild lyre groups the Vice President said there is still room to find common ground. Even if what we do is only save one life, it makes sense, and
Good morning. Good to be with you. Im terrell brown. Hurricane sandy is lashing islands and the storm is threatening the east coast. Sandy made landfall in southeastern cuba overnight. Its now a category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. Sandy is moving northeast at about 15 miles per hour. While forecasters dont really know where sandy will end up, they are already saying it could develop into a major weather event. As sandy pushes towards the United States its expected to take one of two tracks. It can swirl off the Midatlantic States posing no serious danger but bringing strong wind and waves or could merge with a cold front creating a monster storm that slams into the northeast by the beginning of next week. That forms a new low which can be a major noreaster, which means extremely heavy snows across the appalachians and western pennsylvania, very heavy rains along the coast and of course some very strong winds. Cuba was the latest island to get in sandys
Whitey bulger is to be sentenced november 13th after being convicted for 11 murders and dozens of other crimes many of them while he was an fbi informant. The verdict came nearly two years after bulger was captured living in california, after spending 16 years on the run. Jericka duncan reports. Reporter a Police Escort whivnged away James Whitey Bulger after a jurisdiction found him guilty of 11 counts of murder and a slew of racketeering charges. The verdict came as no surprise to the 83yearold. Mr. Bulger knew, as soon as he was rested, that he was going to die behind the walls of a prison. Reporter the jury deliberated five days. Scott was juror number 5. If you can believe the testimony, you know, and believe what you heard, i dont know how you couldnt find the person guilty. Reporter but not all of the jurors didnt believe the testimony they heard, especially that of John Martorano a former hit man who got a plea deal from the government to testify against bulger. There was one j