battle. later this hour. you saw the movie, well wait until you see this. artifacts from the real titanic, we ll bring it to you live in studio. you re watching weekend early start with news doesn t take the weekend off. we give you context and analysis, that is the killing of trayvon martin as the national fury grows, vigils and marchs are spreading. demonstrators have become the trademark signal wearing hoodies and holding skittles. george zimmerman said he did it in self defense. last night his attorney broke the silence. here what is he told anderson cooper. what is your client has your client told you about the night he shot trayvon martin? that, i believe he should have made a statement to police at that time. i think he did, i don t know for a fact because i haven t seen the police reports on this case. i have not discussed the evening of what occurred that time. i think that will come out through the investigation process, done by law enforcement. you have
type of banking that uses the barter system to get you what you need. a japanese boat lost during last year s tsunami is found, you ll never believe where it washed up. from cnn s world headquarters, bringing you news and analysis from across the nation and around the globe. live from studio 7, this is cnn saturday morning. we start with the main bar, the big story we investigate from all angles to give you context and analysis. today that is the killing of trayvon martin. vigils and marchs are spreading throughout the u.s. demonstrators wearing hoodies and holding skittles are the trademark symbol for people demanding justice for trayvon martin. george zimmerman admitted shooting him, saying he acted in self defense. zimmerman has been out of sight but his attorney craig sonner broke the silence. here is what he told anderson cooper. what has your client told you about the night he shot trayvon martin? that, i believe he should have made a statement to police at
that s fantasy, by the way, is all long islanders who have contributed to the great cultural contributions of our nation. we re celebrating long island this morning, everybody. our panelists this morning, washington correspondent for the new yorker, nice to have you. where about? what town? john fugal is with us, asked the question of the day on this show yesterday. we ll talk about that straight ahead. i m representing stony brook as well. that s right by me and will cain. thank gadness i m here. helping it out. let s get to our starting point this morning. the standoff we ve been watching for days is now over. cnn affiliate in france says the terror suspect is now dead. police stormed the apartment after 30 hours. that included a shootout and several explosions. the suspect is named mohammed merah, wanted in the killing rampage that left three jewish children, a rabbi and three french paratroopers dead. fran townsend joins us live by phone. fran, there was so ma
they were protesting the shooting death of an unarmed florida teenager. demonstrators demanding an arrest and there s new trouble this morning for the police chief who was in charge of that case. living under a rock. literally. look at this. a 25-foot boulder breaking loose from a hillside in ohio, flattening cars, people were inside this home. the owner heard a sound, sow sparks, thought it was a thunderstorm. here s the good news, everyone inside is okay. miraculous given that video. holy cow. the nfl showing no mercy on the new orleans saints for paying bounties for big-time hits. the league suspending head coach shawn payton for the entire season. the general manager for eight games. and defensive coach greg williams who is now with the ram, suspended indefinitely for running that bounty program. tim tebow is taking his act to the big apple, traded to the new york jets. i know you know about this. all the fans and analysts are saying it s not exactly a match made
rising gas prices and the topic of war get president barack obama talking tough. iran s leaders should understand i do not have a policy of containment. i have a policy to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. and your personal finances, if you write off business dinners on your taxes, might it increase your chance of an audit? eight audit tips to avoid here in the cnn newsroom. a busy painful day of cleanup as survivors of a deadly storm system battle grief and immense piles of rubble. some are seeing their devastated towns for the first time. others are still being kept away. the number of people killed in this storm now stands at 38. the national guard is helping with the cleanup and providing security patrols in at least four of the hardest hit states. we ll have live coverage in just a moment. another community reeling, still, from loss right now, one of three students killed during that ohio high school shooting was laid to rest yesterday. more than a th