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Murder the only thing that it can be charged with? joining me live is former prosecutor gary kasemir and a criminal defense attorney. great to see both of you. i want it start with you, gary. how likely is it that zimmerman is going to be able to accomplish getting bond and be released aslely as friday? >> there's a possibility. next stage in the process is an author hearing. murder in a second-degree is not an immediately bailable defense. two factors considered. whether the evidence is evident of guilt and whether the presumption is great. it's like a mini trial. the special prosecutor will ...

That he could throw this out? >> no, i don't think it's likely that he could throw it out because of the initial confrontation, or the initial following of trayvon by mr. zimmerman. he was the aggressor, he left a position of safety, not only in his car, but he was traveling. once you leave the position of safety, i think you do not get that level of immunity after that. you can have another self defense argument at trial, but what's important to keep in mind is when you have this mini trial, this is a presumption, a lower standard, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. they get preponderance o...

outpost had been affected by the wounding of a soldier there the day before the rampage. afghanistan's president says his people have gotten "no cooperation from america" in their investigation of last sunday's killings. hamid karzai had a face-to-face meeting just yesterday with defense secretary leon panetta. but meeting today with the families of the dead, civilians, karzai questioned whether there had been more than one killer. one villager said the u.s. is offering the families money, but the families, instead, want justice. back in this country, gas prices are still on the ...

In the military system you have a hearing officer, one person. he conducts a mini trial and the decision is not, is he guilty, but the decision, is there enough evidence to make a case to bring it before a jury. in this particular case, the hearing officer was, himself, in his civilian life, is himself a federal prosecutor, a national guard on evening and weekend and was during the hearing but in the day he works at the justice department and prosecuted people. question. should a person like that be evaluating evidence or do they have sort of an inclination toward the government and against th...

incredible pictures oust philippines. entire villages may have been wipe out by flash floods caused by a tropical storm. just look at the force of that storm. more than 400 people are confirmed dead now. hundreds more are missing. an estimated 100,000 people have been displaced. you can see them walking in the water in. according to witnesses, residents were in their beds when the deluge struck and water rose so quickly, people had to scrumble on to their roofs to keep from being swept away. cnn spoke with the philippines red cross about the disaster. here it is. >> this is one quick...