that yesterday was not the first time his girlfriend feared for her life. take a listen at what they said. the victim had indicated that theres with a prior it domestic violence incident that occurred approximately a week and a half ago that involved a choking, that she d not reported to the police. she didn t fear for her safety on the day of this incident. she said they discussed breaking up. he s also mentioned suicide in the recent past. due to those factors and the defendant threa to commit suicide, he had nothing to lose. rorter: now prosecutors also claimed zimmerman is suicidal, a claim his attorneys say is simply false. now as a condition of his release on nd, zimmerman has enrded thi cot wit his giieon. electronically, and he is expected to be back in court in he will be monitored january. and nancy grace is joining us
over the place here. this town had the highest death toll of any down in this whole cell of storms. three dead here. for many of those who survived, there s almost nothing to build on. chastity taber is trying to salvage anything that s left but also trying to absorb it all. when she gets a moment to describe what happened to her unreal. just terrifying. you just don t think that things like this will happen. you just don t think all day i said it s just going to rain, you know. it s going to be fine. and it s not. it hits. i don t know. rorter: tabor got out of her mobile home in brookport, illinois, along with her fiance and daughter moments before the tornado hit and took shelter in a gas station. reporter: is there anything?
station. the names of the firefighter who s died are still on the lockers. there are two new donated fire trucks and west firefighters just resumed handling calls again this past week. got to be hard for guys to come in here. may want to get back on the horse, but they have to get back on the horse. when the whistle blows, we re in charge of this place, we have to get on the trucks and go. rorter: the hard work is just beginning. this is foundation from the building that just blew up. there are pieces all over the place. reporter: the mayor needs $4 million to fix sewer and water lines and several hundred homes need to be rebuilt. he says one building won t be welcomed back. the fertilizer plant. we don t have the ability to say you can t you can t build here. reporter: what would the town reaction be? the town reaction would probably be to the point where they don t want to rebuild anyway. reporter: we heard from a spokesman of the owner of that
fully considering the impact of the policies that will be set in motion. you know the independent accounting firm ernst & young ace going over part of the fiscal cliff and raising taxes on the top two rates would cost the economy more than 700,000 jobs. rorter: so republicans are hoping for new revenues but not from increased tax rates. remember, jenna, back in 2010, when the economy was growing at 2.3%, president obama extended all the bush tax cuts saying the economy was too weak to digest a tax increase. now it is growing at 2% but mr. obama is forging ahead anyway. jenna. jenna: it will be interesting to watch. jim, thank you. reporter: yes, ma am. jon:. mr. president, this is your moment. we re ready to be led not as democrats or republicans but as americans. we want you to lead, not as a liberal or a conservative, but as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let s challenge ourselves to
in this special hour, we re taking a close look at the man mitt romney s asked to join him on the republican presidential ticket, congressman paul ryan of wisconsin. fittingly, romney made the big announcement in front of the battle ship, the uss wisconsin. ryan is chairman of the house budget committee, made a name for himself here in washington, by battling deficits and fighting for cuts in government spending. listen to how mitt romney broke the news. it s an honor to announce my running mate and the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan! [ cheers and applause ] his leadership his leadership begins with character and values. paul is a man of tremendous character, shaped in large part by his early life. paul s father died when he was in high school. that forced him to grow up earlier than any young man should, but paul did, with the help of his devoted mother, his brothers and sister, and a supportive community. and as he did, he internalized the virtues