whitfield: at this time i'd reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: madam chair, at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york, a very important member of our full committee, for -- i said three minutes, yes. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized for three minutes. >> thank you, madam chair. i rise in strong opposition to this bill. as far as i'm concerned, this is just another attack on the e.p.a.. some of my colleagues have spent hundreds of hours this session attacking the e.p.a. may i remind them that congress set up the e.p.a. to regulate dangerous and toxic substances in order to keep our air and water clean. we must continue to support the e.p.a. in this task. who would not want clean air and clean water? i think the e.p.a. does a fine job in protecting us. mr. engel: my district is one of the highest -- has one of the highest asthma rates in the country. it's one of the reasons that i've championed clean ener

. >> reporter: then the powerful english preacher, george whitfield, brought his ser sermons to america. crowds from 10,000 to as many as 30,000 showed up. >> entire towns repenting and turning to god. >> reporter: whitfield stayed at ben franklin's home, and fran franklin wrote about the impact. >> it seemed as if all of the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk through the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street. >> reporter: whitfield listed up the field of special colonies that would make a difference in their future together. >> they would not live as 13 scattered colonies, but as one nation under god. >> reporter: and, indeed, the great awakening became the first great event the colonies experienced as one. it unified them just in time to face the mighty empire in war. the revival also shaped the founding fathers' core vision for america, that god sets men free, it is their natural right to have liberty, and each is made to rule with christ. its influence is all over their declaration of independence, u.s. constitutio

whitfield of kentucky. insert the followinne mr. whitfield: i move the reading be dispensed with. the chair: the gentleman has two versions at the desk. could he identify which version -- mr. whitfield: the one in handwriting. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. whitfield of kentucky at the end of the bill before the short title insert the following new section, section, none of the funds -- mr. whitfield: i move that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. the chair: is there objection? >> could he continue to read. the clerk: none of the funds made available by this act under the heading renewable, energy reliability and efficiency may be used by the department of energy for wind energy programs. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. whitfield: i would like to explain number one why i'm offering this amendment and then number two specifically what this amendment does. the reason it is in handwriting is that after we submitted the written, the printed amendment at a conversation with the parliamentarian and a suggestion was made to change it so it w

again, let's go back to fredricka whitfield, who is in atlanta. fredricka covered this story right when it broke on the air, and tom sader is there as well in the cnn severe weather center. tom, we heard there from jim tillmon who is also a meteorologist, he said the conditions were perfect. >> yeah. >> the conditions were fine. so, what gives here? >> you know, we're going to put this to rest as fredricka and i talked about earlier, don, obviously they're going to put this in the reports. there will be full detail of every hourly weather observations, even the conditions at flight level upon its approach. these were ideal flight conditions. we're just going to put it to rest right now. take a look behind me, these are conditions on landing. visibility is ten miles. that's the top of the scale. it was probably better than that. so, it doesn't get any better. ceiling is unlimited which means with partly cloudy skies, obviously we didn't have the thunderstorm activity because the lack of cloud cover. wind speed, 8 miles per hour. now, the fastest wi

newsroom with frederica whitfield starts right now. >>> thanks so much. hello, everyone. a look at our top stories. investigators are on the scene in san francisco trying to figure out why a plane crash landed less than 24 hours ago. they already have a couple of big clues. flight recorders from the wreckage. >>> and at least five people are dead and police say many more deaths are expected after an unmanned train explodes and levels part of a canadian town near the u.s. border. we'll have a live report straight ahead. >>> the george zimmerman murder trial is set to resume tomorrow in sanford, florida. coming up, judge alex ferrer exams the direction he thinks the trial is going. let's start right now in san francisco. investigators are trying to piece together what happened just before noon yesterday west coast time when a plane crashed on the runway. the flight recorders have been recovered. the ntsb tweeted out these photos of the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recovereder. investigators hope that will give the critical clue or two to explain what happened

>>> hello, i'm fredericka whitfield. a look at our top stories. investigators are on the scene in san francisco trying to figure out why a plane crashed less than 24 hours ago. they have a few big clues. the flight recorders. next. >>> stunning moments after the crash. how they crawled out of the plane to safety thinking everyone made it out only to learn later, otherwise. we start in san francisco. investigators there are trying to piece together what happened just before noon. the flight recorders have been recovered and the ntsb tweeted out this and investigators hope what is the critical clue just before the plane hit. here's what we know about the victims. two 16-year-old girls were killed in that crash. they're chinese nationals. asiana airlines identifies them as ye mengyuan and wang linjia. officials say their bodies were found on the runway. all the other people survived but some in critical condition. some flights destined for san francisco could be delayed up to nine hours. dan simon joins us live from the airport. give this is latest.

i'm fredericka whitfield. a look at the top stories this hour. a suspected serial killer is in custody in east cleveland. police believe he may have murdered three women and there may be more victims. details straight ahead. >>> investigators in texas try to determine what caused a woman to fall to her death from a roler coaster. we'll tell you why she was scared before the ride actually started and what you can do to stay safe on those rides. >>> and lefty, takes the british open. see mickelson's huge comeback and tiger woods' big fall. >>> our top story today. a gruesome discovery near cleveland. police find the bodies of three women in plastic bags and decomposing. it started friday with a foul odor. the first body was in a garage and then two more. one in the basement of an abandon house and another in a field. the officers are searching today to see if they can find more clues. they do have a man in custody but they have not charged that person. alino cho is following the story from new york. you spoke to the mayor of east cleveland. what di

been a pleasure filling in for fredericka whitfield. the next hour begins with don lemon in new york. take it away. >>> hi, pamela. thank you very much. nice show today. you're in the cnn "newsroom." i'm don lemon. we have the biggest stories of the week, weekend and week ahead. let's talk about this. the driver in the deadly indianapolis bus crash tells witnesses the brakes went out. millions upon millions greet the new pope in brazil. live to rio as the pontiff says good-bye. >>> i'll make it -- >> that's quite all right. >> as a former new york city -- >> she made headlines dressing down anthony weiner. why did she do it? she is coming up. i'll ask her live. >>> and this -- >> don, i think your comments of a conservative preacher on a sunday. >> a lot of people got riled up about my no-talking points on black america. why all the fuss? you can judge for yourself. we have got it in its entirety. plus more coming up. >>> we'll begin this hour in indianapolis with new

i'm fredericka whitfield. a look at top stories this hour. the bodies of three women are found in east cleveland, the victims of a possible serial killer and how the women were discovered and suspect now in custody. >>> two terrifying accidents on an amusement park on the same day, one a deadly fall from a roller coaster in texas and how to keep your next trip to the park a safe one. >>> phil mickelson, golf's comeback kid. his unbelievable performance at the british open straight ahead. >>> but, first, our top story, a gruesome discovery near cleveland. police find the bodies of three women wrapped in plastic bags and decomposing. it started friday with a foul odor that led east cleveland police to the first body in a garage. yesterday, police found two more, one in the basement of an abandoned house and the other in a field. officers are searching today to see if they can find more clues. they do have a man in custody but have not charged him yet. alina cho is following this story. you just speak to the mayor of cleveland. what was said? >>

i'm fredericka whitfield. these stories are topping the "newsroom." investigators in san francisco trying to figure out why a plane crash landed 24 hours ago. we have a couple big clues, the flight recorders from the wreckage. we're live from san francisco next. >>> the george zimmerman murder trial is set to resume tomorrow in sanford, florida. zimmerman's defense team will pick off where it left friday. we have our legal team ahead to talk about what can be expected. >>> at least five people are dead and police say many more deaths are expected after an unmanned train explodes and levels part of the canadian town near the u.s. border. we'll have a live report straight ahead. let's start in san francisco. investigators are trying to piece together what happened just before noon yesterday when a plane crashed on the runway. the flight recorders had been recovers. the ntsb tweeted out these photos of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder. investigators hope that will give some critical clues. here

i'm pamela brown in for fredricka whitfield. and here are the top stories we're following in the "cnn newsroom" -- >>> a bride is missing after what was supposed to be a fun night of boating ended violently in new york. her wedding is just two weeks away and her family, as you can imagine, is devastated. we are live from the scene up next. >>> and in russia edward snowden sits and waits still stuck inside an airport terminal. but outside the politics heat up as the country considers his asylum request. so, what could this mean for the u.s. and russia? >>> and a mayor accused of sexual harassment, a mayoral hopeful admits to sexting, we ask a sex therapist what's really going on here and do these guys really think they can get away with it. >>> a prewedding joyride on a boat ends in a horrifying accident in new york. two people including the bride-to-we are missing. four others are injured. and as you can just imagine, the bride's mother is devastated by this news. take a listen to what she has to say -- >> what we understand fro

i'm fredricka whitfield. a look at our top stories we're following for you in the newsroom. crowds rally in the streets today demanding civil rights charges against george zimmerman. we'll take you there. >>> a tragic accident at a six flags amusement park in texas. a woman riding a roller coaster plummets to her death. we'll tell you what happened and how the park is now responding. >>> and in houston, texas a garage becomes a prison for several elderly people who say they've been held captive. the disturbing allegations, next. >>> but first, those rallies going on right now all over the country. thousands of people in more than

i'm fredricka whitfield, a look at the top stories we're following this hour. >>> flames shot up in the air after a train carrying oil went off the tracks in a small canadian stoun. officials are trying to figure out how bad it could be. >>> a third country extended an offer of asylum to the nsa leaker. we'll tell you which countries are willing to take in edward snowden. >>> a 911 call took center stage in the george zimmerman trial, two mothers taking the stand with different interpretations. which woman will the jor

i'm fredricka whitfield. christine romans up next with "your money." >>> another week, another record high for stocks. but are you missing out? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." did you miss your chance to run with the bulls? not those bulls. i'm talking about the bull run in your investments. 20%. that's how much u.s. stocks have climbed this year. a 20% gain in any other aspect of your life would certainly get your attention, your weight, your paycheck, your gas prices. your stock portfolio, perhaps the only way to build wealth in america right now, is on fire. that's only if you're vested. the problem is, half the country is not invested in the stock market. maybe you're still scared the bulls are going to gore you. that's what the last recession felt like. plus, good-paying jobs are scarce, wages are stagnant, so good investments are hard to find, i know. but what if you had a million dollars? >> i would put it all in one stock. that would make me invest more aggressive aggressively. >> i don't

the only radio station that fulfilled matthew 24:14 and it's the only radio station that reads george whitfield's sermons who is the best evangelist. most importantly family radio is the best radio station because it's the only radio station that reads the word of god hours on end. now, i'd like to laugh at and embarrass the national security agency's head michael akino and the reason why i want to embarrass michael akino the head of the national security agency, the nsa, is because general akino admitted to renting the german building where the ss reformed and he admitted this. he lives here. maybe we can get the psychiatric help the [speaker not understood], maybe we can get akino psychiatric help. i don't know. he admited in full nazi regalia reenacting the secret ceremony. what type of sick twisted individual is this? why was he the head of the nsa? okay, i mentioned when i started that satan and jesus are directly opposed, directly opposed. jesus is the great law keeper, satan is the great law breaker. jesus christ said all of the truth hear my voice. my father will [inaudible]. >> thank you

i'm pamela brown in for fredricka whitfield. and here are the top stories we're following in the "cnn newsroom" -- >>> a bride is missing after what was supposed to be a fun night of boating ended violently in new york. her wedding is just two weeks away and her family, as you can imagine, is devastated. we are live from the scene up next. >>> and in russia edward snowden sits and waits still

i'm pamela brown in for fredricka whitfield. here are some of the top stories we're following today. a bride-to-be is dead after what was supposed to be a night of fun on a boat. her wedding was two weeks away. her groom is still missing at this hour. >>> instead of stepping down, he seeks treatment. we asked a psychologist if staying in power gets him away from recovery. >>> there is a bug going around and it is a nasty

whitfield: i'd be happy to yield. mr. frelinghuysen: i look forward to working with my colleague, as i have over the years, my friend from kentucky, mr. whitfield, who is a strong advocate on behalf of kentucky, jobs for kentucky, and the plant. nd we do appreciate the work that the department is doing to reindustrialize the site. we also recognize that the cleanup on the site must get done in a timely fashion and we hope to work with the various stakeholders and with congressman whitfield to ensure that that happens. thank you for yielding. mr. whitfield: mr. chairman, thank you and with that i'd yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk, mr. chairman. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 26 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. barrow of georgia. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized

i'm fredricka whitfield. i'll see you in about an hour. >>> more now on the desperate work still being done in the jobs recovery. mitt romney's former economic adviser offers surprising government solution. "your money" with christine romans starts right now. >>> makers versus takers, hard work versus government handouts but what if it's not a lack of ambition holding america back? what if it's a lack of opportunity? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." the job market is looking brighter if you've been out of work a very short time but if you've been jobless for six months or longer it's a different story. more than 4 million americans are considered long-term unemployed, that accounts for more than a third of the joblessness in this country, the longer you're out of work, the harder it is to get a job. fragile recovery is threatening to leave these americans behind. it's a crisis that's not going away but what can we do about it? on the left you hear calls for more government stimulus, on the right yo

whitfield. thank you. news being reported today that attorney general eric holder has announced the opening of a new front in the battle for voting rights, at least so he says, his brand, which is rather ironic because this administration and particularly the attorney general, the department of justice had talked about in essence how the supreme court had eviscerated the voting rights act and just rendered basically nothing by its terrible decision. and yet if you look at the words of the supreme court in that decision, the supreme ourt points out that the factual data does not bear out the attacks by this administration continuing on the states who had done wrong, years will, send back 50 ago. there was racial discrimination in this country at the time of the voting rights act, and there is racial discrimination today but it has moved. the voting rights act has accomplished a great deal in our efforts to move toward equality of -- opportunity around the country, and so it has accomplished something that i

i'm pamela brown in for fredricka whitfield. here are some of the top stories we are following. the search for a member of a bridal party after a horrifying boat crash is now over. >>> an intense surge is underway in north carolina. a man disappeared in the same spot where a young child got swept away by a current. >> in germany, a final push to hundred down dozens of nazis who may still be free 68 years after the holocaust. >>> we begin with breaking news in new york. officials just announced they found the body of the best man after a pre-wedding party boat crash. >> a jet skier did observe what he thought was a body in the water today one mile south of pier month pier. our communications sections of the sheriff's department was connected. our marine department was dispatched and we did recover the body. that body has been turned over to our medical examiner for positive identification. we do believe that that is our second victim in this tragic incident, mark lennon. >> the friend, jo-jo john who was driving the boat was charged with vehicular manslaughter. >> reporter: linds

i'm pamela brown in for fredricka whitfield. here are some of the top stories we are following. the search for a member of a bridal party after a horrifying boat crash is now over. >>> an intense surge is underway in north carolina. a man disappeared in the same spot where a young child got swept away by a current. >> in germany, a final push to hundred down dozens

i'm fredericka whitfield. much more with my colleague don lemon. >> fred, don't go. come on. >> i'll hang out. >> it is your friday. enjoy. have a great weekend. okay? >> you, too. >> always a pleasure. hello, everyone. i'm don lemon. thanks for joining us. here's what's coming up this hour. police in ohio have discovered the bodies of three women they believe may be victims of a serial killer. we'll tell you why. >>> we're continuing the conversation on race relations taking place this week in the streets, in the white house and now on capitol hill. >> we have made significant progress but i think that recent events have obviously highlighted the differences that remain. >> trayvon! >> what's the status of race relations in our country and what needs to be done to move the conversation forward? >>> plus -- >> talk about a close call, we'll show you how this all plays out. we'll begin in east cleveland, ohio, where police made a disturbing discovery. the bodies of three young women found wrapped in layers of plastic so badly decomposed police are unable to identify t

i'm fredricka whitfield. i'll see you in about an hour. >>> more now on the desperate work still being done in the jobs recovery. mitt romney's former economic adviser offers surprising government solution. "your money" with christine romans starts right now. >>> makers versus takers, hard work versus government handouts but what if it's not a lack of ambition holding america back? what if it's a lack of opportunity? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." the job market is looking brighter if you've been out of work a very short time but if you've been jobless for six months or longer it's a different story. more than 4 million americans are considered long-term unemployed, that accounts for more than a third of the joblessness in this country, the longer you're out of work, the harder it is to get a job. fragile recovery is threatening to leave these americans behind. it's

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome back. resumption of the george zimmerman trial. you're looking at live pictures of the te fence attorney don west ands the defendant there, george zimmerman. the jurors are being brought back into the room. there was a technicality that had to be argued while the jurors were out of the room. then they'll resume testimony. cross-examination of the medical examiner, shiping bao. let's listen in now as don west approaching the microphone. >> we've had an opportunity now to take a look at your notes, and you have them back. >> yes. >> if you would please, if any of your answers in my questioning or mr. de-- would y please tell us? >> what do you mean? refresh my notes? >> what i'm saying is this. if at any point in the questioning you use your notes to refresh your memory or that you are relying on your notes instead of having a memory, would you please let us know? >> okay. >> okay. i think before lunch we were talking about the basic protocol used in conducting an autopsy. >> yes. >> at the medical examiner's office. and you were say

i'm pamela brown in for fredericka whitfield. these stories are topping this hour. swift water rescues save live in north carolina. not everyone is able to escape. we have an update on the victims. >>> fears realized in new york. the body of a man involved a deadly wedding party boating accident is found. we'll bring you the latest developments. >>> and a remarkable scene in brazil. millions of people crowd the beach. all of them there to celebrate mass with the pope. >>> in new york, this afternoon,

i am pamela brown in today for fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for being here with us on this saturday. here's some of the top stories we are following and seeing in the newsroom. party on the hudson river ends violently. the boat crashed and now the bride is missing. just two weeks before the wedding. we have all of the details up next. >>> san diego mayor says he's not going anywhere. despite serious allegations of sexual harassment. we are hearing from bun of his accusers. bloody rampage in a florida apartment building ends with six people and the gunmen dead. we will take you lou exactly what happened there last night. >>> our top story this saturday morning. pre-wedding party goes terribly wrong in new york. the boat crashed in the hudson river. would people are missing and four injured at this hour. you have been polling the story. give tuesday latest on who was missing and about the rescue operations. >> reporter: program, let me set the scene for you. we just arrived here at the marina. the investigation is under way. wo

i'm fredericka whitfield. a look at the top stories this hour. a suspected serial killer is in custody in east cleveland. police believe he may have murdered three women and there may be more victims. details straight ahead. >>> investigators in texas try to determine what caused a woman to fall to her death from a roler coaster. we'll tell you why she was scared before the ride actually started and what you can do to stay safe on those rides. >>> and lefty, takes the british open. see mickelson's huge comeback and tiger woods' big fall.

i'm fredricka whitfield. it's exactly one week since george zimmerman's acquittal, and reaction to the verdict has not waned. in living rooms and on streets, americans are joyvoicing their opinions loud and clear. even the president breaking his silence on the case. he gave a sprays statement at the white house yesterday. president obama didn't take sides on the verdict, but he called the decision a painful one for many african-americans who deal with racial profiling all their lives, including him he says and it got personal. >> when trayvon martin was first shot, i said that this could have been my son. another way of saying that is trayvon martin could have been me. >> and we'll have more on the president's personal and unscripted comments later on this hour, but first the reaction to the zimmerman case on the streets now. our correspondents are covering major rallies happening today across the country. you see right on the map there. let's turn to nick valencia in miami. trayvon martin's father is at that

. >> hello, everyone, i am fredricka whitfield. >> and we would like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. political uncertainty gripping egypt after the kpreert series of events yesterday. the question in cairo, a day after the military koup, now what. >> the head of the country's supreme constitutional court was sworn in as the interim president today after the military deposed president mohamed morsi. according to morsi's muslim brotherhood he is under house arrest now. >> ian lee is in cairo at the moment. let's start off with what's happening. the crowds dwindled away to pretty much nothing compared to yesterday. a lot happening. a crackdown of sorts, all kinds of the muslim brotherhood being rounded up. bring us up to date. >> reporter: a lot has happened today. like you just said, we have seen a roundup of the muslim brotherhood members and we're hearing from state news agency 300 people have been rounded up. also former president mohamed morsi is under house arrest and one of the arrests includes the supreme guide of the muslim brotherhood, their top pe

i'm fredricka whitfield. christine romans up next with "your money." >>> another week, another record high for stocks. but are you missing out? i'm christine romans. this is "your money." did you miss your chance to run with the bulls? not those bulls. i'm talking about the bull run in your investments. 20%. that's how much u.s. stocks have climbed this year. a 20% gain in any other aspect of your life would certainly get your atio

i'm fredericka whitfield. a look at top stories this hour. the bodies of three women are found in east cleveland, the victims of a possible serial killer and how the women were discovered and suspect now in custody. >>> two terrifying accidents on an amusement park on the same day, one a deadly fall from a roller coaster in texas and how to keep your next trip to the park a safe one. >>> phil mickelson, golf's comeback kid. his unbelievable peran

i am fredricka whitfield. while the u.s. celebrates independence day, a key u.s. ally struggles on the road to democracy. political uncertainty grips egypt rather today after an extraordinary series of events. the head of the country's supreme constitutional court was sworn in as the interim president after the military deposed president mohamed morsi. according to morsi's muslim brotherhood, he and under house arrest. carr penhaul is joining us live from cairo. morsi is being detained, and we're hearing reports of muslim brotherhood members being rounded up and arrested. update us on what's happening overall. >> there certainly seem to be some signs emerging that a little bit of witch hunt is under way against the muslim brotherhood because we heard in a statement from egypt prosecutor general's office he issued arrest warrants for 250 members of the muslim brotherhood. we're not sure as yet exactly how many of those have although we have heard a spokesman that some of the top leaders have been taken and we also hear from a reuters report that possibly the suprem

whitfield of kentucky. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is risen. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] rks he chair: the yeas are 94, the nays are 329 and the amendment is not adopted. unfinished business is request on the recorded vote on the gentleman from from louisiana on which further proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. fleming of louisiana. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic devi

i'm pamela brown in for fredricka whitfield. here are some of the top stories we're following today. a bride-to-be is dead after what was supposed to be a night of fun on a boat. her wedding was two weeks away. her groom is still missing at this hour. >>> instead of stepping down, he seeks treatment. we asked a psychologist if staying in power gets him away from recovery. >>> there is a bug going around and it is a nasty one. our senior correspondent takes a close-up look at the nasty bug that could land you in the hospital. >>> but first, i want to get to this breaking news. major flooding is sweeping through towns north of charlotte, north carolina at this hour. a state of emergency has been declared there in catawba county. i hope i pronounced that one right. we're going to look at this video on youtube of flooding in hickory, north carolina. unbelievable images coming out of north carolina this hour. that's about an hour away from charlotte. this looks like somebody's backyard just completely flooded, completely submerged in

i'm fredricka whitfield. a look at our top stories we're following for you in the newsroom. crowds rally in the streets today demanding civil rights charges against george zimmerman. we'll take you there. >>> a tragic accident at a six flags amusement park in texas. a woman riding a roller coaster plummets to her death. we'll tell you what happened and how the park is now responding. >>> and in houston, texas a garage becomes a prison for several elderly people who say they've been held captive. the disturbing allegations, next. >>> but first, those rallies going on right now all over the country. thousands of people in more than 100 cities all demanding the same thing: a civil rights case against george zimmerman. we have reporters in cities from coast to coast. let's get started in trayvon martin's home state of florida. nick valencia is there. so nick, a lot of people turned out earlier today in miami for the rally, and among them, trayvon martin's father. and you spoke with him. >> reporter: good afternoon, freddie. hundreds and hundreds of people showed up here today. t

i'm fredricka whitfield. brooke baldwin takes it from here. >> thanks so much. happy fourth to you. happy fourth to everyone watching here. as you spend this holiday with your loved ones, keep in mind there are 19 families missing their men, their husbands, their brothers, their sons, their heroes on this holiday. coming up, we will take you live to prescott, arizona, to see how this community is paying tribute to the granite mountain hot shot crew. and you will hear from their friends and their family on this fourth of july. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. also today, the final witnesses. the state wrapping up its case against this man, george zimmerman. with a powerful witness in its back pocket. trayvon martin's mother. what she could say on the stand and the impact it'll all have on the all female juror. >>> also, look at this. a remarkable rescue. a car swallowed by a sink hole. one woman trapped inside. people frantically dialing 911 to help her. >> my car just fell through the street. it is in a hole. it sunk in. >> amazingly, the driver isn't seriously hurt. she is talk