they have four years to find a leader. they can t find someone. that and more, right here, right now, on cnn. hello, i m don lemon. thank you for joining us tonight. in life, as it was a place where trayvon martin used to run and play. a place where he was among friends and learned about team work. long before a bullet ended it all. tonight, a candle light vigil at the team where he played youth football. teammates, coaches, friends and people who never knew martin joined his family in remembering the 17-year-old at the center of a national firestorm. martin s parents thanked everyone for their wishes and prayers. he never had any qualms with anybody. trayvon did love this park. this park is definitely an intricate part of our family. we will always love you. we thank you for everything that you ve done for us. the vigil followed a massive rally in sanford, florida where martin was shot. protesters marched, furious how the investigation has been handled. police did
sergeant. his children were so glad to see him just a few months ago. hello, everyone. it s the top of the hour. i m don lemon. thank you for joining us. we re going to begin tonight with the rescue of an international yacht racing team hundreds of miles off the california coast. the crew is competing in the clipper around the world race. it s like the tv show survivor except on the high seas. everyday people, cab drivers, teachers, bankers, compete against other teams circling the globe. and they chronicle their journey, as this video shows. now in the final leg of the 4500-mile race, they hit a monster wave and took out the communications equipment and injured three of its group, including these two members. now the coast guard has a cutter close enough to launch a helicopter. they re about 40 miles off the coast of sapphire but tn franci weather is getting in the way here. joining me on the phone is petty officer caleb critchfield. thank you for joining me. has the cut
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and also a country legend. i might have been born plain white trash but fancy was my name reba on life and love and what s behind the twinkle in her eye. and known in america. mega millions. the stunning paycheck you have to see to believe. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. our big story tonight is one dividing the country. the trey son martin case. the man who shot trayvon martin says it was self defense. tonight aisle talk to an attorney for the martins. this is what george s brother robert told me last night. who was screaming there, robert? that s my brother. how can you be so sure? because trayvon s family are equally adamant it s their boy. you know, that s a very sensitive thing to talk about. i don t blame them for being as equally adamant. i don t blame anybody whose meam member they believe or perceive to hear on a tape for being equally adamant. i would expected nothing less actually. i know that that s george. joining me now is one of the
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