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Special prosecutor to take over Trayvon Martin case

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    Protesters' key demand remains unfilled

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All right we want to move back to this story that has gotten so much national attention there are some new developments in the shooting death.

Of an unarmed black teenager in Florida.

The police chief is under fire for his handling of this investigation.

He has temporarily.

Step down a lot of folks wondering what that really means when he will be back and whether it will influence what others might do about this if it's in the temporary.

All of this happens as Florida's governor and attorney general.

Appoint a special prosecutor -- to take over this case which many believe has been.

Very mishandled from the get go Phil Keating joins me now live he's in Miami.

Still the key demand for these protesters though remains unfulfilled.

In terms of an arrest present.

Right -- -- -- buried more about a month ago and still the shooter in this case who claims self defense.

George Zimmermann a neighborhood watch activist I've been Sanford Florida.

Remains.

Not arrested not charged.

But a free man this is an outrage by many people not only in Florida but all around the country last night.

A national rally for justice.

Taking place up in Sanford that's just north of Orlando.

And Reverend Al Sharpton was on hand -- -- Martin's parents were there other civil rights leaders were all there and -- are all demanding.

That's.

-- government.

Finally we handcuffed.

Yeah.

-- -- About 5000 people estimated to be at that rally last night including hundreds who boarded -- to drive all the way down.

From Georgia.

-- the rally scheduled today in Saint Louis and on the one protesting.

The lack of an arrest in this case in Washington DC and governor Rick Scott of Florida has now appointed his -- Lieutenant.

-- -- lieutenant governor to have a special task force in light of this case to perhaps look at.

Whether there need to be some legislative remedies.

For surveillance in the future.

People about the -- said that the circumstances -- even apply day in this case because it was clear from the audio tape that mr.

Zimmerman.

Was chasing him and he was running away according to what it says on the tape so -- so many details that need to be.

Really reviewed in this case -- quickly the special prosecutor has now been assigned what -- we know about this person now.

-- governor Scott met with his attorney general -- body yesterday and at their request the state attorney who handles.

The Sanford Florida area stepped aside from this investigation and Angela Corey her office up in Jacksonville.

She's the one that's I've been leading the prosecution of that little.

Thirteen year old -- -- Fernandez.

Charged with murder she is now sent down a thirty year veteran in the -- a bit of force there to look at this as a whole.

-- thank you very much important story iris down it.

Phil -- in Miami.

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