ted nugent. >> trayvon martin! we are! >> we are! >> trayvon martin! >> tonight, justice for trayvon martin, the tragedy brings out a lot of emotions. ted nugent, everyone knows he never holds back, and i thank him for joining me tonight. last time we were having a jockular debate about all this. but this is too serious for all that. you've heard the attorneys on both sides there. what do you make of this case in its entirety? >> well, first of all, thanks for going after this very tragic situation, piers, and thank you for having me on, but let me clarify one thing. very important that you alluded to earlier in your program that you believe that the vast majority of americans want zimmerman arrested. let me tell you what the vast majority of americans want. we're saying prayers for the martin family and all the other black youths that are slaughtered every week, those are the people we cry out for. so be careful what you assume. those of us that love life and respect life, we don't see any color. but we wonder where the outcry is when every week these

if zimmerman confronted trayvon martin and said, hey, just as the woman who trayvon martin was on the phone with says happened and zimmerman was the one that confronted trayvon martin, that's going to be a real tough defense. it's going to be a really, really hard -- >> effectively he will have started an aggressive move. how significant -- let me go to gloria on this. how significant do you think if it comes to a trial, and it's likely to, will be the fact that george zimmerman makes the 911 call and is told are you following, he says yes. we don't need you to do that. okay. and then he clearly continues to follow trayvon martin. >> well, i think that's going to be important. there may also be an argument by the defense that he didn't continue to follow him, that he was retreating, that trayvon martin then followed him. i don't know because we'll have to wait to see what the facts are. but i think the defense will try to diffuse that "i was following him" type of argument. >> thank you both for now. let me go now to eric deckers. he's a tv and media critic for the "tampa bay times."

trayvon was very friendly. trayvon was very loveable. he was very respectful, and he loved little kids. >> and yet, tracy, a lot was made before the evidence of the video showing zimmerman had no serious injuries, and the 911 tape analysis, a lot was made earlier in the week that your son was thrown out of school multiple times. was he a violent or aggressive person? had he ever been arrested? >> never been arrested. anything he was suspended for most certainly wasn't violence. in fact, he was a total opposite of what they tried to portray him as. >> tell me what he was in real life. >> in real life he was my hero. at the age of 9 years old trayvon pulled me out of a burning fire. he saved my life. and for me not to be there for him in his time of need is really troubling to me. >> and sabrina, adding insult to injury, the fact that he stayed a john doe in the morgue for 36 hours, was it, that must be kind of -- as a mother, a horrible thing for you to ponder? >> yes. it bothered us a great deal because we wanted the body bag home. we di

they knew trayvon as a loving individual. it's very hard for them to start dealing with the loss of him, but at the same time, they realized that we're going to keep the movement going and keep his name going on and on, and they're starting to cope with it a little bit better now. >> attorney crump, the legal steps from here, what happens. we're told that mr. zimmerman is in custody in florida, what happens next? >> there's going to be a bond hearing to determine what he is going to be bonded out of jail. then there will be further appearance at an arraignment hearing and he will plead guilty or not guilty, and then the big crucial thing coming around to second base, reverend sharpton, is the stan your ground hearing which is the law now here in thç florida. and the judge has a decision to make based on his defense, if he accepts the defense, the judge can dismiss the case. if the judge rejects that defense of stand your ground then you get to third base and it's whatever evidence can come in and so forth, and the home stret

trayvon was very friendly. trayvon was very loveable. he was very respectful, and he loved little kids. >> and yet, tracy, a lot was made before the evidence of the video showing zimmerman had no serious injuries, and the 911 tape analysis, a lot was made earlier in the week that your son was thrown out of school multiple times. was he a violent or aggressive person? had he ever been arrested? >> never been arrested. anything he was suspended for most certainly wasn't violence. in fact, he was a total opposite of what they tried to portray him as. >> tell me what he was in real life. >> in real life he was my hero. at the age of 9 years old trayvon pulled me out of a burning fire. he saved my life. and for me not to be there for him in his time of need is really troubling to me. >> and sabrina, adding insult to injury, the fact that he stayed a john doe in the morgue for 36 hours, was it, that must be kind of -- as a mother, a horrible thing for you to ponder? >> yes. it bothered us a great deal because we wanted the body bag home. we di

>> trayvon martin! we are! >> we are! >> trayvon martin! >> tonight, justice for trayvon martin, the tragedy brings out a lot of emotions. everyone has an opinion on the shooting. my next guest, ted nugent. everyone knows he never holds back. anticipate i thank him for joining me tonight. last time we were having a jockular debate about all this. but this is too serious for all that. you've heard the attorneys on both sides there. what do you make of this case in its entirety? >> well, first of all, thanks for going after this very tragic situation, piers, and thank you for having me on, but let me clarify one thing. very important that you alluded to earlier in your program that you believe that the vast majority of americans want zimmerman arrested. let me tell you what the vast majority of americans want. we're saying prayers for the martin family and all the other black youths that are slaughtered every week, those are the people we cry out for. so be careful what you assume. those of us that love l

they knew trayvon as a loving individual. it's very hard for them to start dealing with the loss of him, but at the same time, they realized that we're going to keep the movement going and keep his name going on and on, and they're starting to cope with it a little bit better now. >> attorney crump, the legal steps from here, what happens. we're told that mr. zimmerman is in custody in florida, what happens next? >> there's going to be a bond hearing to determine what he is going to be bonded out of jail. then there will be further appearance at an arraignment hearing and he will plead guilty or not guilty, and then the big crucial thing coming around to second base, reverend sharpton, is the stan your ground hearing which is the law now here in the florida. and the judge has a decision to make based on his defense, if he accepts the defense, the judge can dismiss the case. if the judge rejects that defense of stand your ground then you get to third base and it's whatever evidence can come in and so forth, and the home stretc

>> on trayvon's body. >> judge jeanine: on trayvon. >> first of all, a bull let hole that would tell the person doing the autopsy how far away the weapon was at the time of discharge and the position of the two people at the time of discharge which is very important. we don't know anything about that yet because they haven't released that report. usually in a severe struggle there may be injuries to the happens or face if they were struck. >> judge jeanine: let's take a look at this sound on tape. >> george was out of breath. he was barely conscious. his last thing he remembers doing was moving his head from the concrete to the grass so that if he was banged one more time he wouldn't be wearing diapers for the rest of his life and being spoonfed by his brother and there would have been george dead had he not act decisively and instantaneously in that moment when was weeing disarmed. >> judge jeanine: dr. salvatore you were an emergency room physician in many hospitals in new york. what would you expect to see on the person who was beat ton the point where george zimmerman's brother d

if zimmerman confronted trayvon martin and said, hey, just as the woman who trayvon martin was on the phone with says happened and zimmerman was the one that confronted trayvon martin, that's going to be a real tough defense. it's going to be a really, really hard -- >> effectively he will have started an aggressive move. how significant -- let me go to gloria on this. how significant do you think if it comes to a trial, and it's likely to, will be the fact that george zimmerman makes the 911 call and is told are you following, he says yes. we don't need you to do that. okay. and then he clearly continues to follow trayvon martin. >> well, i think that's going to be important. there may also be an argument by the defense that he didn't continue to follow him, that he was retreating, that trayvon martin then followed him. i don't know because we'll have to wait to see what the facts are. but i think the defense will try to diffuse that "i was following him" type of argument. >> thank you both for now. let me go now to eric deckers. following the case very closely. he's a tv and media c

in life, as it was a place where trayvon martin used to run and play. a place where he was among friends and learned about team work. long before a bullet ended it all. tonight, a candle light vigil at the team where he played youth football. teammates, coaches, friends and people who never knew martin joined his family in remembering the 17-year-old at the center of a national firestorm. martin's parents thanked everyone for their wishes and prayers. >> he never had any qualms with anybody. trayvon did love this park. this park is definitely an intricate part of our family. we will always love you. we thank you for everything that you've done for us. >> the vigil followed a massive rally in sanford, florida where martin was shot. protesters marched, furious how the investigation has been handled. police did not charge or arrest george zimmerman. zimmerman got suspicious when he spotted martin walking in his neighborhood on february 26 and followed him. what happened between them isn't clear, but zimmerman claims he shot martin in self-defense. martin w

even if trayvon martin punch mr. zimmerman in the face, the law does not allow you to use deadly force unless you're in the fear of a deadly physical force being used against you. >> the funeral director that handled trayvon's body, he has prepared his body. he said he did not see any physical signs that trayvon fought or attacked zimmerman. >> we could see no physical signs of a scuffle or a fight. you know, the hands, i didn't see any knuckles, bruises or what have you. the story does not make sense that he informs this type of scuffle or fight and there was nothing that we could see. >> as a prosecutor, would you feel that that testimony of the person that handled trayvon, would that be a serious piece of evidence? >> absolutely. that he gets to speak for the victim in this situation. because he will be a independent person who saw trayvon's body subsequent to the time the police handled him. if he did not have blood on his knuckles, or scratches, i have never seen a homicide case where there was a death of someon

trayvon martin's parents will join me. >> i'm doing this for god and trayvon. >> the family of slain teen trayvon martin is renewing calls for federal involvement to investigate the police department and the state attorney's office. >> the fbi goes to the scene. >> fbi agents are now on the location where the shooting took place. they are conducting what's being called a parallel investigation. >> they are investigating a possible civil rights violation. >> the feds can certainly step in and file charges here. >> experts saying the boy's heard calling for help on those 911 tapes. >> they believe it's not zimmerman. >> demands for justice are only growing louder. >> we need to judge this, judge the evidence in a court of law. >> is in the week the 2012 general election begins? >> it is now game on in terms of the general election. >> mitt romney tries to close the deal. >> will he finally seal the deal? >> i think governor romney is a little out of touch. >> in swing states, barack obama is leading. among women, president obama is crushing romney. >> the president taped a video for pl

was he walking around looking for trayvon or was trayvon heading out of there? >> in those two minutes, you don't know what exactly happened. >> 7:19, two minutes after smith,a second officer arrives, riccardo e riccardo aei. will la, who observes zimmerman in officers custody. aiella says he tries to get a response from the subject on the ground. a sergeant arrives, checks the pulse. there is none. both officers begin cpr. another sergeant arrives and takes over chest compressions from officer aiella the fire department arrives and attempts to revive the subject. at 7 c:30, a paramedic pronounc the subject dead. then, the police report says zimmerman is placed in the back of officer smith's patrol car and given first aid. when that happened is a matter of dispute. criminal defense attorney, holly hughes. >> we don't know what time it took the emts to arrive. if it took them five minutes, you are down to five minutes for them to perform a complete medical examination. if he is in that bad of shape, they are not going to do something that takes five minutes. they

trayvon's life is so important. maybe they didn't see his life as important and that was the problem from the beginning. the problem with the sanford police department and the problem with mr. zimmerman. >> this charge, second-degree murder, is this the charge you, his legal team, had hoped for? i know there was some concern about a lesser charge. there was concern about this being sent to a grand jury. is this what you had hoped for? >> well, there was possible three charges. this charge came in the middle of all of those charges. and we are very encouraged by the charge, so we're very happy with the job that miss corey and her team have done. obviously we have seen them working very diligently on the situation as they have talked to witnesses throughout the state. and as they continue to gather information and evidence in this case. so we're very encouraged by what she's done and the charges she has filed today. >> where do trayvon martin's parents go from here? obviously the legal process will take quite a long t

i am angela cory the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents that we would get answers to all of their questions no matter where our quest for the truth led us. and it is the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. the team here with me has worked tirelessly looking for answers in trayvon martin's death. i want to introduce to you bernie delarianda one of my top homicide prosecutors and john guy my other top homicide prosecutor who will lead this investigation. with us also is jim madden from the florida department of law enforcement, dominic pate also one of our special agents in charge, our sheriff john rutherford and our undersheriff dwayne centerfit. we appreciate so much all of their cooperation in this. i especially want to thank my two state attorney investigators who have spent countless hours doing what they do best, investigating homicides. allow me to take a moment to ac

i am angela corey, the special prosecutor for the trayvon martin case. just moments ago, we spoke by phone with sabrina fulton and tracy martin. it was less than three weeks ago that we told those sweet parents we would get answers to all of their questions no matter where our quest for the truth led us. it is the search for justice for trayvon that has brought us to this moment. the team here with me has worked tirelessly. i want to introduce bernie delirionda and john guy, my top homicide prosecutors that will lead this investigation. with us also is jim madon from the florida department of law enforcement, dominic pate, one of our special agents in charge, our share riff, john rutherford and our undersheriff, duane centerfit. we appreciate so much all of their cooperation in this. i especially want to thank my two state attorney investigators t.c. olstein and dale gilbreath investigating homicides. allow me to take a moment to acknowledge our governor, rick scott, and his office. attorney general, pam bondy and her office along with our u.s. attorney,

press conference ened just then by benjamin crump within the lawyers of trayvon martin, and trayvon's mom said she thanked god. all she wanted was an arrest, she said thank you lord, thank you jesus. this is a matter of heart to heart,ç nothing to do with bla or white, hearts are red. trayvon's father said he wanted to thank everyone for their compassion. that it's a long way to go. we have faith, he said, but we walk by faith. a remarkable press conference that ends. al sharpton will have an exclusive interview with the parents of trayvon martin in a few minutes ago. i'm martin bashir, a live edition of "hardball" starts now. >> next stop, the

he didn't know trayvon at the time that trayvon was shot. >> so it's irrelevant. >> it's irrelevant. >> there are no crimes charged there anyway. >> yeah. >> we'll talk about that next. thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ahea some in the right wing media are using this tragedy to attack. i'll tell you why they are distorting the effort and have it all wrong on this one. next. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! the chevcruze eco also offers 42 mpg on the highway. actually, it's cruze e-co, not ec-o. just like e-ither. or ei-ther. or e-conomical. [ chuckling ] or ec-onomical. pa-tato, po-tato, huh? actually, it's to-mato, ta-mato. oh, that's right. [ laughs ] [ car door shuts ] [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. now very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 chevy cruze ls for around $159 per month. e.p.a. estimated 36 miles per gallon highway. >>> the right wing trying to distor

was he talk walking around looking for trayvon or was trayvon heading out of there? in those two minutes you don't really know what happened. >> 7:19, two minutes after smith, a second officer arrives. who observes zimmerman already in officer smith's custody. sometime between 7:19 and 7 :30, ayella says he tries to get a response from the suspect on the gro understood. a sergeant arrive, checks for a pulse. there is none and both officers begin cpr. another sergeant arrives and takes over chest compression. the fire department arrive attempts to revooi the subject. and at 7:30, a paramedic pronounces the subject, trayvon martin, dead. then the police report says zimmerman is placed in the back of the police patrol car and given first aid. but when that happened is a matter of dispute. criminal defense attorney holly hughes. >> we don't know what time the emts took to arrive. you're now down to five minutes for them to perform a complete medical examination on him. if he's in that bad of shape, they' ear not going to do anything that takes five minutes. >> reporter:

press conference ened just then by benjamin crump within the lawyers of trayvon martin, and trayvon's mom said she thanked god. all she wanted was an arrest, she said thank you lord, thank you jesus. this is a matter of heart to heart,ç nothing to do with bla or white, hearts are red. trayvon's father said he wanted to thank everyone for their compassion. that it's a long way to go. we have faith, he said, but we walk by faith. a remarkable press conference that ends. al sharpton will have an exclusive interview with the parents of trayvon martin in a few minutes ago. i'm martin bashir, a live edition of "hardball" starts now. >> next stop, the courtroom. and let's play "hardball." >>> good

he didn't know trayvon at the time that trayvon was shot. >> so it's irrelevant. >> it's irrelevant. >> there are no crimes charged there anyway. >> yeah. >> we'll talk about that next. thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> ahead, some in the right wing media are using this tragedy to attack. i'll tell you why they are distorting the effort and have it all wrong on this one. next. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy. instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. it kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! the chevcruze eco also offers 42 mpg on the highway. actually, it's cruze e-co, not ec-o. just like e-ither. or ei-ther. or e-conomical. [ chuckling ] or ec-onomical. pa-tato, po-tato, huh? actually, it's to-mato, ta-mato. oh, that's right. [ laughs ] [ car door shuts ] [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. now very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 chevy cruze ls for around $159 per month. e.p.a. estimated 36 miles per gallon highway. >>> the right wing trying to dist

that he killed trayvon martin in self-defense. if he was able, for example, to argue that the screaming heard on the tape was himself it would lend credibility to the argument that he was acting in self-defense. however, if the screaming in the background is, in fact, trayvon martin and a jury hears that, the jury is more likely to believe that trayvon martin was murdered by george zimmerman. it's a critical piece of information. >> what i think you are saying is it's really -- the significance is twofold. one, to the extent the reports are accurate that zimmerman told law enforcement that's me on the tape, a, it would make his version of events untruthful and, b, common sense-ically you would expect the person under attack to be doing the screaming. it would be a blow to him. >> a twofold blow to him and if he put together the tape, the audio tape and testimony we get about who's screaming on the tape and put it together with the tapes we have seen of george zimmerman when he's with the police in custody, handcuffed. he alleges h

trayvon hoodwinged. tragedy hijacked by race hustlers. i'm not shocked, i have been in this all my life, you're going to be attacked, but what i think the public needs to know is in the case of many of us, we were called in by the family. i never heard of this case until they called and asked for us to be involved. so at least the public ought to know facts. it's fun any for me, joan, the article, why didn't i get involved in the case at imf, the rick case, now they're asking why i am involved. what i think you wrote was striking, is, and i'm quoting your article where you say i've been impressed by the fact that the movement to defend martin mostly stayed away from demand for vengeance and punishment. people were demanding information about that apparently shody police procedures, and i think that's really the point here. there was no demands, there was no -- there was no violence. not one rock was thrown. >> none. >> so there is no irresponsible behavior here at all. >> no, and i have been attacked today on twitter by conservatives sayi

and so trayvon became our own child. and so in defending him and standing up for him, we've done something for all of our children. we've reclaimed in many ways, especially those with african-american parents who have to have these talks with our children, we've reclaimed our adulthood, our parenthood and for many of us as black men, our manhood. >> charles, as a journalist you've worked this case very hard and as a father of a teenage son, i just want to get your personal reaction, your gut. what hit you when you saw that news today, the charge is murder in the second degree. >> two teenage sons. ifç i had hair, it would all b gray. what struck me most was the second-degree murder charge. i just didn't think it would be that strong of a charge. i thought it would be more like manslaughter, number one. that's the first thing. but the second thing is, that, you know, in my gut i believe that killers should be in custody until you figure the thing out. the fact that a person is allowed to basically, you know, shoot and k

the cries for justice in the trayvon martin killing. now a flashpoint. >> i've been covering it for a week now. >> whole week? wow. >> the color divide, playing out in your living room. check your bank account. right now crooks could be using your credit or debit card. >>> loud mouth. lewis black, love him or hate him, when it comes to politics, he's in your face. >> they have four years to find a leader. they can't find someone. >> that and more, right here, right now, on cnn. >>> hello, i'm don lemon. thank you for joining us tonight. in life, as it was a place where trayvon martin used to run and play. a place where he was among friends and learned about team work. long before a bullet ended it all. tonight, a candle light vigil at the team where he played youth football. teammates, coaches, friends and people who never knew martin joined his family in remembering the 17-year-old at the center of a national firestorm. martin's parents thanked everyone for their wishes and prayers. >> he never had any qualms with anybody. trayvon did