Zimmerman and how hes doing from his attorneys here in times square live but first lets bring in abcs matt gutman in sanford, florida, covering the trial from the start. You sat down with the prosecutors. Their only interview since the verdict. Reporter thats right, george, it was their first time talking one on one in 16 months since they got the case and despite aquital they still believe George Zimmerman profiled, shot and murdered Trayvon Martin in cold blood and this morning, George Zimmerman is again a mystery man. Hes in hiding with his family, were told possibly out of the state of florida. We the jury find George Zimmerman not guilty. Reporter abc news learned shortly after George Zimmerman was acquitted of Second Degree murder you have no further visits with court. Reporter they removed the tracking device from his ankle allowing him to quietly slip out the door into hiding. Zimmerman will get his pistol back and say he feels he needs it more than ever to protect himself. Ove
90s there, as well. D. C. Heating up in more ways than one. This is the hottest time of the year. But this is unusual. And sam champion is starting us off with the heat warnings and advisories for so much of the country right now. Its not just how high the temperatures are. But how many days the temperatures have been so high. Thats the important part, elizabeth. How long the heat will last. I dont think people realize what you just said. Its not august thats statistically the hottest time of the year. Its right now. The fact that were going to threaten records in hartford, and providence, just one or two degrees off the record today. But this stretch of heat will last for five, six, seven and in some cases longer days. Thats going to be the real issue for a lot of folks trying to keep cool. From maine to minnesota, blistering heat affecting almost half the country. You ever been close to death . Its about two steps closer. Reporter after the hottest day of the year in new york city ye
Yesterday a military judge convicted the army private on 20 counts of giving secret government items to the website wikileaks, but manning was not found guilty of the most serious charge. He released hundreds of thousands of documents including this video of a 2007 attack by an american Apache Helicopter in iraq that kills a dozen people. Jericka duncan reports. Reporter Army Private Bradley manning did not react as the military judge at ft. Meade read the verdict. She found him not guilty of aiding the enemy. But the judge did find the 25yearold guilty of lesser charges including espionage, theft, and computer fraud. Manning faced a courtmartial for leaking more than 700,000 classified documents to the website wikileaks. Prosecutors say he was a low ranking Intelligence Analyst who handed over state department cables, battle reports, and videos. Retired army major mike lions, cbs news consultant, says this case sets a new precedent. I think the message here is the government is going
The choice makes headlines worldwide, as he gets set to go up against superman. And a major announcement this morning about these two adorable cubs. Gmas exclusive access to the nursery of the only panda twins in america, as they wave good morning, america. They were waving on the inside, lara. Im sure. Hello, america. Good morning to you. And what a morning ahead for you here on gma. A crowd numbering in the thousands and thousands. All lined up and welcoming the wanted. So many sleeping all night long there at central park, as they get ready for one of the biggest boy bands on the planet. Oh, my goodness. I always say this, but this could be the biggest crowd ever. And so many people are glad they came. Ding. A big ding, everybody. We will hear that hit, at our huge party in the park. Plus, the song that you, our viewers, chose. And the wanted is listening. Were going to start right now with that bizarre and dangerous weather in the west. Massive pieces of hail actually shutting down
Beyond today for a live concert, friday, august 23rd, 2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1d in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a friday morning. Im matt lauer. Im sorry, did you Say Something . I cant hear you over all the squealing fans that are here for one direction. Guys i have a little present for you. Ear plugs, because it can get rather loud. I gave you three. This crowd is massive. If you dont live in new york its hard to put in perspective but it goes from 48 street two city blocks to 50th street and down the side streets. If youre still thinking about coming in to see one direction head in the other direction. You wont get close. Stay where you are. You have the best seat right now. The biggest concert ever. We have a chopper flying above. We have ed hughes in that chopper looking down for us. Kind of give us a sense of the crowd. Ill tell you matt. Were about 2,000 feet