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Of trayvon martin. are trayvons parents satisfied with the proceedings so far? >> theyre relieved to finally be at this point where the killeder of their son if face a jury, they have faith that they will get a fair and impartial jury that will render a verdict based on the evidence and nothing more. and they believe if that happens, then the killer will be held accountable for killing their son. >> right now the onus is finding an setting that jury pool. attorneys are specifically asking indivi...

Do is question these jurors to find out what is that persons perspective. how are they going to see this case and are they able to get through whatever their perspective is and what socially relevant topics are most important to them. and judging this case for what it is opposed to the broader social issues that are so inherent in this case. i think thats part of the reason why theyre having such a difficult time. there is not only intense media exposure about the zimmerman case in general and p...

About the case. "outfront" now, trayvon family attorney benjamin crump. good to talk to you. appreciate it, ben. its been a while. but i wanted to ask you about this, because obviously, this jury selection process is crucial, 500 people. a lot of jurors may have been exposed to information in the media that is not going to be admissible in court. because of all the coverage this case has received over the past year, for example, text messages that have come out about trayvon martins alleged mari...

Evidence and most importantly somebody who will not give in to the external pressures on this case right now. >> you need somebody brave sph. >> yes, i think i need someone who is willing to make up their mind after they hear everything and then stick to it and not be worried about any fallout that might happened. >> lets head to sanford, florida and george howell. youre covering the trial. >> the judge here seems to be ready to move forward with this case. just a few minutes ago we heard mark o...

Heart of this trial of injure juror. you know the story. he is the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed florida teenager trayvon martin. jury selection is under way right now and the court is searching for six jurors and four alternates. george zimmermans brother talked to the media just a short time ago. >> i think its important that jurors get to know that george is a real person. hes not just whatever images people flash across the screen or whatever narrative people write about. >> meanti...

100 prospective jurors here. handed out those questionnaires again. thats closed to the media. and the goal is to qualify 21 jurors and then go through the regular jury selection process. so that could happen through the day. we also understand that they could question some 200 jurors today alone. so -- you know, we are just starting to see the process happen here in core and outside of the courtroom. i want to show you what we see. it is a group of spectators. not protesters but people that are...

Of weeks. how do you feel about the jury selection process and a couple of weeks. what is your feeling about it, attorney crump? >> well, reverend sharpton, i do think that its going to take a significant amount of time. and the family is patient. they want to get a fair and impartial jury. theyre doing it where theyre trying to find out what pretrial publicity the jurors know about the case, have they formed any opinions or biases. and then once they determine that, then theyre going to impanel...

They need to get to just half a dozen with four alternates. a potential panelist had to answer a questionnaire that from our understanding focused on race and what they had heard about the case. outfront now, trayvon family attorney, benjamin crump. its been a while but i want to ask you about this because this jury selection process is crucial. 500 people. a lot of jurors may have been exposed to information in the media that is not going to be admissible in court because of all the coverage th...