night in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> a devastated community demands answers from police and justice for his death. a loving dad, a dedicated soldier, to save a child's life in afghanistan, he gave his. the portrait of an american hero. from linsanity to linger, jeremy lin, the knicks point guard sidelined. ahead this hour, we'll tell you why. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com another community is also searching for answers after an unarmed african-american teen was fatally shot by police. here's what we know so far about what happened just over a week ago in pasadena, california. it started when a 911 caller said two armed men had stolen his computer and backpack. when the police got to the scene, they said they saw a young man running, and then chased him. that young man was 19-year-old kendrick mcdade. police said it appeared to them that mcdade was reaching for something near his waist. officers feared it was a gun, fired multiple shots and killed him. police now admit the young college student had no weapon him. we'll talk about this case in a few minutes with former prosecutor holly hughes. pope benedict xvi presents a message of unity during palm sunday mass. tens of thousands of faithful packed st. peters square holding palm branches. it marks the start of holy week and leads up to easter sunday, considered the most important date on the church calendar. nobel peace laureate aung san su kyi wins a seat on myanmar's porlment. she spent years under house arrest and her party was banned for struggles of democracy in myanmar, formerly called burma. the country has been under military rule for 50 years. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton said sanctions against syria are working. clinton is in turkey today, talking to world leaders about increasing pressure on syria to end the conflict. she tells cnn the so-called friends of syria group formed a committee to coordinate sanctions, and cut off their leadership's ability, quote, to wage war on its own people. >> and the united states will be working with the arab countries, the european countries, north african and others to have them understand the most effective way to implement sanctions, because as one of them said to me, the americans have a lot of experience in doing sanctions. we don't. so we're making progress. also, the individual sanctions, you know, the travel bans, the visa bans, the kinds of direct personal sanctions are beginning to really wake people up. they're looking around thinking, for the rest of my life, i'm only going to maybe go to iran? 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tweet me at fwhitfield. now, for a story we've been following. a rally in support of trayvon martin is happening right now in miami. take a look at these live pictures right now downtown miami. in attendance, civil rights leaders al sharpton and jesse jackson. and you see what appear to be thousands of people. members of congress as well. celebrities, including singer chaka khan and the slain teen's parents are there. the rally is in support of the martin family, and to call for the arrest of the man who admits to shooting martin. he says in self-defense. let's bring in cnn's martin savidge who is in the town where the shooting took place, in sanford, florida. so martin, today the rally in miami, but tomorrow the parents are taking a big legal step as well by seeking a federal review in what way? >> reporter: well, fredricka, what they want is a specific review of a specific night. that was the night that 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot. this all goes back to the reported information that came out last week, that the lead investigator for the city of sanford on the night that trayvon was shot, wanted to take george zimmerman into custody. actually, wanted to charge him either with negligent homicide and manslaughter. we obtained the initial police report and you see the offenses ristd there. however, as we all know now, george zimmerman was never charged. apparently that officer was overruled by the state attorney's office. and this is what the family is questioning, why did that happen? why was there this difference of opinion? why did the investigator doubt george zimmerman's story but the state attorney apparently believed all of it? that's what they want investigated and that's why they're putting a specific request to the department of justice to look at that with an independent investigation. >> and martin, let's talk a little bit about, i know you're in a different location geographically than that rally in miami, south of you. this is not far from where trayvon martin went to school. he went to school at a high school in miami gardens. why is there this feeling that these continued growing rallies just might indeed put the kind of pressure that family members want on sanford police, to do more about their investigation, to release more information? >> well, what the family wants, of course, is they would like to see george zimmerman arrested. they believe that is the first step that must be taken in seeking justice for trayvon martin. so what they hope is by continuing these kind of public demonstrations, as well as other efforts behind the scenes, there's been calls for some sort of financial boycotts for, let's say, the city of sanford, against the city government, that is against the county government, not against the businesses, though. a combination of those public and private actions they hope will bring justice. >> martin savidge, thank you so much, from sanford, florida. california police fatological ashoot a teen suspected of robbery. they thought he had a gun. turns out, he didn't. now the community is demanding answers. plus, from linsanity to linjured. we'll talk lin and march madness later on this hour. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would be hard to install. but it's really easy. the better i drive, the more i save. i wish our company had something this cool. yeah. you're not... filming this, are you? aw! camera shy. snapshot from progressive. plug into the savings you deserve with snapshot from progressive. in california, pasadena residents want to know why a teen was fatally shot by police. this is what we know so far. the incident began when a 911 caller said two armed men had stolen his computer and backpack. when the police arrived on the scene, they said they saw a young man running, and they chased him. that young man was 19-year-old kendrick mcdade. police said it appeared to them that mcdade was reaching for something near his waist. the officers fearing it was a gun, fired multiple shots and killed him. police now admit the young college student had no weapon him. as for the man who called 911, well, he confessed that he lied to police about the youngman having a gun, and then he was arrested. >> pasadena police officers responded to that scene, believing that an armed robbery had just occurred. the shooting of mr. mcdade is absolutely tragic. >> the shooting has left many in the community outraged. at a town hall meeting yesterday, the police chief tried to answer questions. and there are still so many questions unanswered. let's talk more about this now with criminal defense attorney and former prosecutors, holly hughes. all right. so as a former prosecutor, think about how this investigation will play out. will it be the police department who are going to ask the questions, exactly how was this played out. interm affairs, will it be the d.a. who says, how -- what are the sequence of events? was there a calling out of, freeze, you know, show me your hands, something before those weapons were fired? >> right. well, there doesn't have to be, okay? what happens is, typically when the police holler out, police, freeze, something along those lines, it's to identify themselves. you might see that with an undercover officer, an officer in plain clothes, detective, who is not necessarily identifiable. the fact that they didn't holler out, police, freeze, is not really the issue here. the issue is, they have been told, the police have been told these guys have guns. they robbed me. so they're already amped up. they're responding to a call where they believe there are weapons involved. >> it still would be the police's responsibility to double-check or know that for sure. because a caller can tell you anything. they know that. >> that's exactly right. but here's the thing, that's a split-second decision. i'm not saying it's right. i'm not saying it's justified to shoot. that's something that will be determined after all the facts and the evidence. and there are some things about it that give me pause. >> like what? >> okay. what happens is, they get a call that there's two armed robber suspects with guns going down orange boulevard, i believe it was. so it's not a robbery in progress. so it's not like you're going to have to sneak up on them. why weren't the lights and sirens activated. if the lights and sirens activated, the camera in the car automatically would have been on. >> and the videotape on the dash cam -- >> that didn't happen. there's also -- >> is there a reason why that wouldn't be activated? >> that's a question we need answered. it's one of those unanswered questions we just talked about. i'll say this for the police chief, at least he got up there and gave a press conference. he's not hiding. he's trying to answer the questions. he said, we are going to investigate. again, the young man is unarmed. the officers responding don't know that. their adrenaline's rushing. when they reach for a waistband, the police don't have to wait until they see a gun, because by the time they see it, it could be too late. so it's going to come down to those split seconds, did they have another way to avoid it. >> but something else might give them pause if they were looking for two men, and they see one. >> right. >> one running, who fits the description. >> that's a good reason to follow. i totally understand your concern. that's an absolutely good reason for them to follow. because they might have split up for all we know. so what they know is, you know, let's place the blame where it fully lies, with the person who called in, and filed the false report, who has now admitted i made it up. he's been charged with involuntary manslaughter. i think the charges should be higher than that. i think it should be voluntary manslaughter. you send armed police officers after what you're saying are armed suspects? >> it's a split decision. >> that's right, it's a split second. >> that bodes well for the police officers who will be asked for what happened. but because there was that split decision, you know, that they had to make, that really does offer a level of protection. >> some level. but again, everything will factor into, why did you not activate your lights and sirens. is that the only course of action you could have taken. because this young man based on what we're hearing was in an alley. was there a way for him to escape the other end of the alley or do you know for a fact he was trapped? the shooting occurred while the officer was still inside the vehicle. that does not bode well. technically they're allowed to do it, but there's got to be a really good reason. if you're still in your reason, back up three feet if you think there's a gun pointed at you. at least at that point in time say stop or i'll shoot. give some type of warning. but again, everything will be taken into consideration. because on its face, we're all sitting here horrified that, oh, my gosh, but let's place the blame squarely where it lies, somebody sat there and said, this man has a gun and he robbed me and he's dangerous. and you've got the police officers out there, and you don't want a widow sitting home at night. >> a tough decision. >> it absolutely was. >> holly hughes, thank you so much. we'll be talking about this case much more. three mega winners, one huge fortune. but when will we find out who won this jackpot? 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