bankruptcy becoming detroit s last resort. the city is $18 billion in the red right now. what this means for other cities teetering on that edge. but first, we re following the several marches that i was mentioning, organized by the national action network today. justice for trayvon vigils were held in about 100 cities across the country. founder and msnbc host al sharpton is urging the justice department to press civil rights against george zimmerman. hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside a federal building in downtown los angeles this afternoon demanding justice. in chicago, speakers drew comparisons between trayvon martin s death and the 1955 murder of chicago teen emmitt till in mississippi. in new york, trayvon martin s mother sybrina fulton, and brother jahvaris, appeared this afternoon. she had a message for the crowd gathered there. not only do i vow to you to do what i can for trayvon martin, i promise you i m going
person to take the stand. that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that? yes. who do you recognize that to be, ma am? trayvon benjamin martin. george zimmerman s lawyer was sympathetic but the state objected. apologize for your loss objection p.m. improper. trayvon martin s older brother jahvaris also testify. you recognize any voices on that tape n. yes. whose voice do you recognize? my brother. trayvon s? yes. but the defense played an interview jahvaris did with a reporter last year saying he was not sure. i m not completely positive that is him. george zimmerman looked emotional as his mother, gladys, took street stand. do you know whose voice was that screaming in the background? yes, sir. and whose voice was that? my son, george. are you certain of that? because he s my son. zimmerman s uncle also
but it s been giving the region the case of the willies. we have an exclusive report coming up later on. the other breaking news, the trayvon martin case. the first hints of what the prosecutors know about the first night that george zimmerman shot and killed the 17-year-old. the first inkling of how they ll persuade a jury that zimmerman committed murder in the second degree. the defendant appearing by video hookup today from the seminole county jail, saying very little. mr. zimmerman, you re here for a charge of murder in the second degree and you re represented by mr. o mara, is that true? yes, sir. the judge ruling there s probable cause to proceed. lawyer mark o mara not yet asking for bail. and as for his first night in jail, he was kept in observation and he was seen weeping at times. abc news also reporting that there was no sign of scarring on the back of his head. remember, trayvon martin was painted a as the aggressor in this, saying that zimmerman this i
zimmerman committed murder in the second degree. the defendant appearing by video hookup today from the seminole county jail, saying very little. mr. zimmerman, you re here in your first appearance on the charge of murder in the second degree and you re represented by mr. o mara, is that true? yes, sir. the judge ruling there s probable cause to proceed. lawyer mark o mara not yet asking for bail. as for zimmerman s first night in custody, abc news is silting an official saying he was kept in observation and he was seen weeping at times. abc news also reporting that there was no sign of scarring on the back of his head. remember, zimmerman and ahis family paint trayvon martin as the aggressor in this, saying that zimmerman was, as his brother told piers morgan last night. surprise attacked, punched so hard in the nose the nose is broken, sat on their chest, using their last available breaths to call and scream for help. now, as you might imagine, the prosecution has
the case of the willies. we have an exclusive report coming up later on. the other breaking news, the trayvon martin case. the first hints of what the prosecutors know about the first night that george zimmerman shot and killed the 17-year-old. the first inkling of how they ll persuade a jury that zimmerman committed murder in the second degree. the defendant appearing by video hookup today from the seminole county jail, saying very little. mr. zimmerman, you re here for a charge of murder in the second degree and you re represented by mr. o mara, is that true? yes, sir. the judge ruling there s probable cause to proceed. lawyer mark o mara not yet asking for bail. and as for his first night in jail, he was kept in observation and he was seen weeping at times. abc news also reporting that there was no sign of scarring on the back of his head. remember, trayvon martin was painted a as the aggressor in this, saying that zimmerman this is as his brother told piers morg