this thursday in manhattan. new jersey governor chris christie ordered allstate flags to be lowered to half-staff today in his honor. an american executive is being held hostage by his own workers inside his own plant in beijing, china. he has been held captive for four days. his workers are demanding severance packages like those given to 30 other employees who were laid off. however, these workers aren't being let go, he says. local officials forced him to meet their demands. workers are expected to get wire transfers tomorrow. in a couple of hours, opening statements begin in the trial of george zimmerman. he's charged with second degree murder for the death of a 17-year-old, trayvon martin. a jury of six women will decide the case. they are already sequestered and will remain that way through the rest of the trial. it could last up to four weeks. the judge ruled two audio experts cannot testify about a 911 call in which they believe trayvon martin is heard