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national and international attention. >> it started when the pit bull was brought to the shelter back in may of 2009. they called her phoenix and she had been burned over 80 percent of her body. she was euthanized five days later. police say that two teens poured gasoline on her and set her on fire in the same town -- town of west baltimore. it ended at the courthouse with a not guilty verdict for the two teens charged. they were twin brothers named travers and tremayne johnson. everyone rallied to help this dog and seek justice. >> we have to accept the verdict. >> she believes the ...

news in a case that has gripped the entire nation. a senior law enforcement source says george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot dead an unarmed teenager trayvon martin will, in fact, be charged. florida's special prosecutor has scheduled a news conference two hours from now. of course, we'll bring that to you live. let's go to cnn's martin savidge. he's in sanford, florida, watching all of this unfold. set the scene for us, martin. what do we know right now? >> reporter: we know that sanford is, of course, the epicenter and right now there is a lot of tension in thi...

right back. and north korea at this moment getting ready to fire a long-range rocket. why that launch could set up a powder keg in one of the most dangerous corners of the world. i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> let's begin with the breaking news in a case that has gripped the entire nation. a senior law enforcement source says george zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who shot dead an unarmed teenager trayvon martin will, in fact, be charged. florida's special prosecutor has scheduled a news confere...