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well, a controversial question is being asked in some social media sites, particularly being used by marathon swimmers. the question is, did diana nyad cheat? it is a strong question but is being asked in the world of marathon swimmers. as i said, you know nyad completed a grueling swim from cuba, crossed it in 53 hours, inspiring people around the world. nyad and her team said the currents could not have been more favorable for her swim. but as social media reports, some are wondering if she got some other help along the way. john zarrella reports. reporter: diana nyad walked out on the beach in key west, she thought it was over. her fifth attempt, she finally made it. swimming from cuba to key west, 110 miles, no shark cage, no flippers, 53 hours, it had never been done before. i ll get awards, i ll be gracious about it.
a family of six was killed during a police chase near the mexican border. john zarrella reports. reporter: six dead, all from one family, four of them children. state troopers were pursuing a stolen pickup truck monday in hidalgo county, texas. it blew through an intersection hitting several cars. just in shock, knowing that it could have been anybody. a whole family that just died. reporter: last month outside atlanta, another stolen vehicle, another high-speed chase, capture on the dash cam. police say in excess of 100 miles per hour before the driver crashed. he s dead. he was creating the danger, and we were trying to get him stopped. reporter: it seems we hear about high-speed chases all the
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john martin, shot by a neighborhood watch captain in a central florida gated community. tonight the outrage has come full circle. it has come home. you re looking at a rally tonight in sanford, florida. people gathering from all around the country, not far from where on the 26th of february trayvon martin was returning to his future stepmother s home with a bag of candy and iced tea. that evening george zimmerman, armed with a 9 millimeter automatic, pursued him, allegedly confronted him and shot him dead. today after weeks of withering criticism about his department s handling of the case and a vote of no confidence by sanford s city commission the police chief temporarily stepped aside. he did not step down. nor did sanford s city manager fire him even though he has the power to do so. in a moment we ll ask him why. first john zarrella who is at tonight s rally. reporter: anderson, some of the late developments today is that governor rick scott, florida s governor, has ap