. >> i call my client's mother, your honor, gladys zimmerman. >> gladys zimmerman, please. >> hello. >> good morning, ma'am. would you state your -- >> as gladys zicmmerman is swor in, we'll be back in two minutes. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> hello again. you're watching live events from the sanford, florida courtroom where george zimmerman's attorney is attempting to have the judge set bond for his client. so he can remain free until his criminal trial. that's mark o'mara. on the phone testifying is glad gladys zimmerman. >> and you are george's mother? >> yes, sir. >> you know he's being charged with second gldegree murder and we're asking the court to let him out on bond? >> yes, sir. >> a couple of questions.

hall says she even wrote a note to gladys zimmerman, george zimmerman's mother, including bible verses to help her get through the fallout from the shooting incident. reporting live in manassas, i'm jane watrel, news 4. >> be sure to stay with news 4 for continuing coverage tonight at the trayvon martin case tonight. at 5:30 jackie bensen will have live reaction from students at howard. for updates any time of day head to our website nbc washington.com. >>> now to a bizarre bank robbery that occurred in prince george's county, police ended up sachi saving the suspect's life during a botched getaway attempt. news 4's pat collins has that story. >> reporter: for prince george's county police, it was a triple play. they foiled a bank robbery, arrested the getaway driver, and then saved another suspect after he tried to commit suicide. >> it was scary. i mean, the guy was hanging out the window and started twitching and all i saw was him fall. >> reporter: the robbery, 9:40 a.m. the m&t bank campus way largo. two suspects make like they have a gun. they demand money and then make off with

his father, his wife shelly of nearly five years and his mother, gladys zimmerman all testifying that he's always been one of the kind of people who turn their cheek when faced with a violent situation, however, the prosecutor arguing that, no, he has a history of violent crime. back in 2005 he was arrested for two felonies involving assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, and they also have brought up an instance where he had a restraining order error a productive order against them dealing with an ex-girlfriend who claimed he had hit her with an open hand. the family trying to argue on behalf of george zimmerman that he's not a threat to society, that he should have a low bond amount, the state suggesting that the bond amount should be very high in this case. one of the things the attorney did this morning coming into the courtroom is he addressed the judge and he surrendered george zimmerman's passport as a sign that he is not a flight risk. martha: in terms of the prosecution, phil, we were discussing this earlier, what do we expect to hear from them? and do we expect we'll