The Trayvon Martin George Zimmerman trial. And George Zimmerman was acquitted in that case. And a lot of people it raised a lot of emotions. And i think because it fell on a saturday night at 10 00 it was probably one of those that the eyes of the nation werent all focused because people on weekends tend to do what they are doing in their lives. They arent sitting by the television waiting for the most part. Lots been talked about. We dont want to talk it to death. But one of the things interesting were the celebs who were tweeting kind of when they were angry the minute they heard the verdict. And i dont think sometimes celebs dont realize when they tweet something, they arent just voicing their own opinion, which is fine, but they have 1. 8 million followers who could be on the verge of being inflamed. Who knows. They could incite violence by whatever they say. One of the tweets. New york giants victor cruz who is a great guy, by the way. Ive seen at many events and a kindhearted guy
Mates remember the troubled star today, monday, july 15th, 2013. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning everyone. Welcome to today on a monday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im willie geist with tamron hall. Look who is here . Al roker in all his glory. Well be stripping this down as we go along. There you go. Enjoy your cheerios. A sticky day. Great to have you back. Thank you. Meanwhile, the demonstrations over the George Zimmerman verdict have been mainly peaceful but some groups did throw rocks and batteries at police in los angeles overnight. For the latest, we want to get right to Kerry Sanders who has been covering the trial in sanford, florida. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning, savannah. The trial is over, the not guilty verdict is in and the protests are growing. The city of sanford is preparing for what could be a massive protest this week. Late into the night in several major cities a