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Neighborhood watch volunteer, george zimmerman, last february. now the "orlando sentinel" is reporting that martins parents have settled their wrongful death claim against the homeowners association that zimmerman volunteered for. the "sentinel" says an agreement has been reached but the dollar amount of that settlement will stay confidential. im craig melvin, good saturday. here is a quick look at other top stories making news now. militants killed six americans and an afghan doctor in a pair...

Tests of battery fix for 787. the article says federal regulators could approve the fix of the dreamliner batteries as early as the middle of this month. the worldwide fleet has been grounded 11 weeks and may not be carrying passengers though until june. splashed across the front page of "the dispatch" in arizona, unusual k-12 charter school set to open. its about how a school district south of scottsdale is opening a move on when ready performance-based school in july. the initiative allows h...

Utilityized, the daily activities of all law enforcement agencies involved in this investigation continue. law enforcement action will occur within the community and may have no bearing on the case. kaufman county sheriffs office would like the citizens to be aware security is being stepped up. sheriffs burns asked citizens to be aware of surroundings, and never hesitate to call 911. anyone with information on the murders are to call 877477 -- correct that. 877-787-7522 or kaufman county crimest...

>> i mean, the bridges are in disrepair, the airports look like youre flying to a third world city. hes right about that. whats confusing a little to people, some thought thats what surplus spending was supposed to be two years ago, three years ago, 787 three years ago, 787 for projects that were supposed to be shovel ready. >> clayton: keep in mind a lot of the presidents men and women said all along he didnt ask for enough for the stimulus package. nows working a new public works spending plan...

Yahoo! also gave him a job. johnson & johnson is recalling 2 million blood glucose meters. its includes the verio iq meters. they do not provide a warning when a diabetics blood sugar level is dangerously high. instead, they just turn off. boeing says everything went according to plan during mondays test flight of the 787 dreamliner. the aircraft had been grounded after two battery failures. in federal charges have been filed against a french man accused of impersonating a pilot. the tickete...

Hamid karzai followed weeks of verbal sparring between the u.s. and afghanistan over control of afghan prisoners, and accusations that the united states had been working with the taliban. the u.s. has now turned over control of the prison at bagram military base to the afghans. and kerry says president karzai understands the united states is only interested in the taliban if they are ready to come to the table to make peace. boeing clears a big hurdle. it says its 787 dreamliners first test fl...

Do that. also happening in a matter of moments, you see this? boeing launching a test flight of its 787 jet after a series of recent battery problems. this flight will take off and land at everett, washington. were told it is a check of the systems. and everything, of course, will be analyzed after the flight. well let you know how that one goes. developing today now, out of brunswick, georgia, brunswick, georgia, for those of you not familiar, a coastal southern georgia, north of jacksonville...

Boeing is announcing major layoffs in its seattle factories. they are eliminating 800 employees from its 787 and 747 programs by the end of the year. boeing says that these reductions have been expected and come as production is streamlined. it adds that an additional 500 jobs will be reassigned within the company. before spending cuts are spending in forcing the faa to close corral towers at 149 towers. thats 40 fewer than initially shut. the shutdowns will save the faa $637 million. many con...

Because hes not using this year to legislate, hes using it to campaign. jon: obviously, much depends on what kinds of candidates get nominated for all of these races, but republicans have hope. ab stoddard, thank you. >> thanks. jenna: well, the troubled boeing dreamliner may be just days away from takeoff. what the company is doing about the 787s battery problems ahead of a pair of crucial test flights. and returning from combat is a struggle for many of our troops. were going to catch up wit...

Martha: well the boeing 787 dreamliner which has been much in the news could start flying again in a few weeks were told. it had battery problems t was grounded by the faa and the battery fire that happened there even left a dreamliner parked in boston at one point. there was also an overheated battery on another plane in japan that led to an emergency landing there and were told it will be weeks before they --. bill: in about-face now the administration is stepping up our missile defense system...