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Intensify, to learn the truth about what happened to trayvon martin. today, hundreds of students walked out of more than a dozen schools in trayvon martins home town of miami. his initials emblazoned on a football field. more of the unrelenting demand for justice that brought some 25,000 people, the largest gathering yet, to a park in sanford last night. >> i am! >> a national uproar over the police conclusion that george zimmerman acted in self defense when he shot and killed the unarmed teen. ...

It had raised just $58,000 in january. there are major developments tonight in the case of a neighborhood watch captain in florida who shot and killed an unarmed 17-year-old. the u.s. justice department has now opened a civil rights investigation and the local prosecutor has convened a grand jury to consider criminal charges. justice correspondent bob orr has the latest. >> reporter: in the three weeks since trayvon martin was killed inside this gated florida community, neighborhood watch volunt...

>> weve got a second chance here. a million jobs are saved. the industrial infrastructure and the manufacturing base of america in large measure is still intact. in fact, its prospering. all three of the big auto makers are now profitable for the first time since maybe the 60s or 70s. >> reporter: the 63-year-old akerson is a naval academy graduate whos run several telecommunication companies but never an auto maker. when you took over did you look at the place and go, "gee whiz? how screwed up ...

Television news lost one of its very best today when richard threlkeld died. he was killed in a car accident on long island, new york. among television correspondents, his distinctive recognizable name was one of the best known of the modern era and that was because of his work. he was at cbs news over 25 years, later jumped to abc news, later did a second tour at cbs. he covered the vietnam war, fall of saigon, goldwater, johnson and clinton, the rfk assassination and the persian gulf war.

Create jobs, but yesterday a pcomrpac supporting gingrich released clips from an upcoming movie portraying him as a corporate raider motivated by him as >> for tens of thousands of americans, the suffering began when mitt romney came to town. orteeporter: the challengers edso pounded on romney for saying over the weekend he understood what it was like to lirry about losing your job. >> there were a couple times i wondered whether i was going to get a pink slip. >> reporter: rick perry made a jok...

I remember there may have been women in there. may have been children in there. >> pelley: and you recognized that? >> i did. >> pelley: as the squad leader, is it your responsibility at that point to say "cease-fire. lets not take another step. we just killed some women and children here"? >> my responsibility as a squad leader is to make sure that none of the rest of my guys died or got killed. and at that point we were... we were still on the assault.

>> mitchell: iraqs prime minister nuri al-maliki celebrated new years eve by declaring today a new national holiday marking the departure of all foreign troops. al-maliki says its a new dawn for his country. there was no mention of the united states overthrowing saddam hussein. iraq, like egypt and other countries undergoing dramatic changes, faces immense challenges in the years ahead. we met an iraqi american who spent much of her life in war zones who firmly believes the key to lasting peace ...

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They pushed so hard they ripped a door off. thisof this to buy the latest pair of nike air jordan shoes, which go for $180. the hype around the shoes and their scarcity triggered mob scenes across the country. one man was stabbed in new jersey. police used pepper spray on ppoppers outside seattle. lenight, nike says it is "extremely concerned." the latest feature on some new cars? autobrakes that stop before its soo late. thats next.

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