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In schools, federal trafficking, clips, everything. but i cannot do that until i get a bill on the floor. i want something that will succeed. >> something that will succeed. the rest of the country wants that, too. in fact, a majority of americans, 57%, support an assault weapons ban. but apparently some in washington think that's not good enough. nearly 2,800 people have been shot and killed since the newtown tragedy. 2,800 reasons for our elected officials in washington to show some political courage. the time is now. americans want to move forward. lawmakers in both parties should move forw...

zimmerman's wife, shelly, lied at the bond hearing in april about their ability to make bail. here she is that day testifying by phone, first being sworn in, then not telling the truth. >> do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth so help you god? >> yes, i do. >> are you of any financial means where you could assist in those costs? >> not -- not that i'm aware of. >> because the judge believed the zimmermans to be strapped for cash, zimmerman was granted a low bail, $150,000 of which he only had to pay $15,000 out of pocket. what mrs. zimmerman did not s...

Little time, particularly the defense. they obviously need time to prepare as omar ra has said, i want things to simmer down, before i seek the bail bond hearing, before we move forward, let it get a little more dispassionate. he has been very good about saying there may be real problems with stand your ground laws, but in fact i believe my client can avail himself of the law as it stands. so it's clear he will concede. there could be problems with the statute, that's very smart. but at the same time if it applies, he should be able to assert that particular defense, a wise strategy on his par...

>> this is the first that the world has heard from george zimmerman under oath in the courtroom. i don't think it went off very well. he's thinking hard about questions that it shouldn't be that hard to think about. i wonder what they were thinking. clearly the prosecution is gunning for him in terms of using his statements. this is a trial that is -- >> i bet if omar ra wanted him off the stand, he never would have gotten on that stand. >> i don't know. >> well, did he say that he wasn't sure if trayvon martin was not armed. on what grounds would he have thought that he was armed? >> mr. bori...

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