today kim jong un is supposed to get important post chairman of the national defense commission. there was a feeling they did not want to have the missile launch to upstage the big event in pyongyang. so, right now, not only do we have this spectacular failure on the anniversary of kim sun s birth. also the core nation of his grandson. there has got to be some very severe consequences for technicians and scientists in north korea right now. shepard: gordon stay with us right now. gordon chang at jennifer griffin at the pentagon then. this thought this brand new leader in his great big moment could have a catastrophic failure of this thing that he has brought the world s media in to see. has there been game planning on how he might react to such a thing? there has been a lot of planning and a lot of watching. with north korea it s always watch and wait. i think that one of the reasons that the launch was
brooke baldwin, sitting in for erin burnett. breaking news tonight, george zimmerman has just launched a website to plead his innocence and ask for donations in his defense. the website has been going offline all day because presumably it can t handle all the traffic. a statement from zimmerman, as a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, i ve been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family, and ultimately my entire life. he goes on, i have created a paypal account solely linked on this website, as i would like to provide an avenue to thank my supporters personally, and ensure that any funds provided are used only for living expenses and legal defense in lieu of my forced inability to maintain employment. and on this website, is signed george zimmerman, multiple sources have told cnn this is his website. in the meantime tonight, all eyes are on the special prosecutor in florida, angela corey. she made news today announcing she would not conven
george zimmerman has just launched a website to plead his innocence and ask for donations in his defense. the website has been going offline all day because presumably it can t handle all the traffic. a statement from zimmerman, as a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, i ve been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family, and ultimately my entire life. he goes on, i have created a paypal account solely linked on this website, as i would like to provide an avenue to thank my supporters personally, and ensure that any funds provided are used only for living expenses and legal defense in lieu of my forced inability to maintain employment. and on this website, is signed george zimmerman, multiple sources have told cnn this is his website. in the meantime tonight, all eyes are on the special prosecutor in florida, angela corey. she made news today announcing she would not convene a grand jury in the shooting death of the florida teenager. she s sa
for erin burnett. outfront tonight, breaking news. george zimmerman, the man who shot 17-year-old trayvon martin has just launched a website to plead his innocence and ask for donations for his defense. here it is. the website has been going offline repeatedly today because presumably it can t handle all the traffic. it includes a statement from zimmerman. i ll read part of it for you. quote, as a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, i have been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family and ultimately my entire life. he goes on, quote, i have created a paypal account solely linked on this website as i would like to provide an avenue to thank my supporters personally and ensure that any funds provided are used only for living expenses and legal defense in lieu of my forced inability to maintain employment. on this website, it is signed george zimmerman. multiple sources have told cnn this is his website. meantime, tonight all eyes are on the s
military forces from streets, to stop violence from protesters. they ve been on the ground about 48 hours. their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force s sudanese commander. not only a commander but also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, a man wanted by the international criminal court for genocide in crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria told reuters that, quote, things were calm and there were no clashes in homs, which has for months seen some of the deadliest violence. he went on to say, the situation seems reassuring so far. he also said, some places looked a bit of a mess but there was nothing frightening. nothing frightening. that is not what we have been hearing from people in and around homs for months and it s not what you will hear tonight from a reporter that snuck into that city and returned. the footage he