from KQTV St. Joseph. This is KQ2 News at 10. Late last night, the not guilty verdict
for George Zimmerman charged in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
That word sparking reaction virtually coast to coast. Good evening, I'm Melinda Barrett.
ABC's Marcie Gonzalez in Sanford has followed the trial since its start and now the aftermath
that has gripped the entire country. We the jury find George Zimmerman not guilty. With
those words, George Zimmerman left the Seminole County Courthouse a free man. The nearly month
long trial over, his attorney saying he'll soon get back a central piece of evidence,
the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin. Across the country, last night's verdict sparking
protests and prayers. In this church in Miami Gardens, Florida that Martin used to attend,
his cousin shared their disappointment in the outcome. We're very concerned and very
hurt. Before the verdict is heard, that's our justice system in regard to what it's
going to be. Just be peaceful. While Martin's parents mourn, absent from last night's verdict,
their attorney says because of death threats, Zimmerman remains in hiding in fear for his
safety. He pleaded not guilty to second degree murder, always maintaining he killed Martin
in self-defense. Legal experts saying based on the case laid out by the state, the jury's
decision to acquit was no surprise. Talking about just that moment he shoots and the amount
of evidence there was that George Zimmerman had been beaten by Trayvon Martin, it was
difficult to see how the prosecution was going to win this case. And the Department of Justice
released a statement this afternoon explaining their investigation into Martin's death is
ongoing, and they'll continue working through the evidence to see if it reveals any civil
rights violations. Marcy Gonzalez, ABC News, Sanford, Florida. Both sides in the case asked
for peace after the verdict, and they mostly got it. The NAACP calling on the Justice Department
to file civil rights against Zimmerman. And we'll be starting off our next work week with
another chance of showers possibly on Monday afternoon, early afternoon between noon and
5 p.m. Only a 30% chance of showers. And then after that, starting on Tuesday, a higher
pressure system will be building into our area, bringing in a brighter sun and warmer
temperatures and we won't be seeing another chance of rain until next Saturday. And I'll
have more of that coming up and we'll take a look at our almanac real quick. Linda, back
to you. Thank you, Jennifer. Sugar Lake in Lewis and Clark Village has seen better days.
Parts of the lake are drying up from lack of water, which has also led to a fish kill.
Some area residents said the lack of water has been an issue for months and you can see
the land creeping across the lake. With the water running dry, there isn't enough oxygen
for the fish to survive. We cut down on the amount of rainfall that we've been getting
and the lake just slowly creeped down. From the end of my boat ramp down here, it's about
15 feet out now. It's way past the docks. Zimmerman said the Parks Department has some
aerators pumping air into the water, but he's afraid at this rate the only fish that will
survive are the ones closest to the aerators. CPR is an emergency procedure that is meant
to keep the blood pumping and the oxygen flowing until emergency care arrives. However, is
CPR really all that effective? The doctor says the effectiveness of CPR and the number
of people that survive it is very small. KQ2's Jennifer McDermott reports. There's a misconception
that CPR is an effective treatment for all people whose heart stops. Dr. Robert Saylor
says that's not the reality. There are certain medical conditions where we know statistically
there's no chance of survival by pounding on the chest. We shouldn't be doing it. CPR
is a procedure that maintains blood flow until you can restart the heart. But if there's
no way to restart the heart, then doing CPR is going to be ineffective. There's no way
to know if they'll survive or not if you don't do the CPR. Debbie Meads with the Red Cross
says in an emergency, the everyday person doesn't have someone's medical history. But
there's no way to tell that by looking at the person. She says all those statistics
show CPR might not be as effective as we think. It has helped in certain situations. There
have been thousands of people saved because a trained person was there immediately and
did CPR. Dr. Saylor says there is no doubt it's helpful for some patients. Doing CPR
is very, very important. It may save a life. But not for everyone. You can pound on my
chest all day long, but if I die from a stroke, it's not going to change my stroke at all.
I'm still going to die. They both agree that learning CPR is still the way to go. Even
if the person doesn't survive because of something that was outside of what you could do, you
have the satisfaction to know that you did all you could and sometimes they do survive.
About 92,000 people are saved by CPR in the U.S. each year, according to the American
Heart Association. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox will open the Chillicothe Jail to
the public tomorrow. The tour will allow the public to see problems that led to most of
the jail being closed this past December. The guided tours are from 10 o'clock until
2 30 tomorrow and again on July 19th. No registration is needed. Two cell areas are
currently used as a holding facility while the remainder of the jail is storage. Women
are known to make sacrifices for their families, jobs and communities. Some women even make
huge sacrifices for the good of our country. KQ2's Cherish Enderley catches up with military
women and wives as they get a little time for themselves. A loved one's photo can help
get through tough times, especially during military deployments. Pinups history is World
War II so that's where a lot of especially the cheesecake style pinups really thrive
because you would have this pinup and you would get this in the military and kind of
remember oh yeah I'm fighting for those women. Pinup photo shoots also give service women
a chance to show another side of themselves. I like this quote I can wear the boots but
I can also wear the heels. Let the military women actually get out of their boots like
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Perrigo misses her husband. I'm so proud and honored at what he does that knowing he's
defending our country makes it a lot easier for me to deal with him being gone and deployments
and trips and everything else. She knows what it's like for other wives and service women
who go months without seeing their families. That's why she organized a day of pampering
for the women and wives of the 180th Airlift Wing. Pinups are great because they let women
feel beautiful. They kind of celebrate every different shape, every body type, every hair
color, everybody can be included. It's not isolating. I mean it really does. It's a great
style to just cover beauty in every way. Foxy Pinups and Extreme Hair Effects Salon donated
a day of hair, makeup and photos. It's awesome. She's awesome to work with. She just makes
you feel like a woman and so pretty and loved and I love her to death. Cheri Schenderly,
KQ2 News. Laura Riddle of Riddle Photos also helped shoot the military ladies in front
of real airplanes at Rosecrans Air Force Base. You can find out more about full service pinup
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help of her midwife. Sounds good. Griffin is choosing to give birth to her fourth child
naturally at the Family Birth Center. Yes it hurts because you know you're doing the
non drug route but at the same time I've had four hour labors. Mary Walsh is her certified
professional midwife and also one of the key players in making all forms of midwifery
legal in Missouri. She worked on the legislation for six years before it finally passed in
2007. Because people were having home births and they were finding midwives but everybody
was having to be underground about it. She says the practice is more regulated and safer
for women now that it's legal. Families are getting a lot better care. And that's one
possible reason the number of women using midwives has jumped 68% since 2007. We're
seeing a lot more people who probably wouldn't have done home birth before. Women like Rebecca
Block. It's a lot calmer of an environment when you're at home. An Ozark mom who's at
home birth experience motivated her to become an advocate for the movement. We've had a
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and sometimes maybe not enough midwives to go around. Tina Griffin agrees. A lot of friends
are interested in just a lack of different places to go in the state. She has passed
her due date and could give birth any time but she's confident in her decision to have
Walsh by her side instead of a doctor. Most insurance companies still aren't covering
out of hospital births. Also hospitals are beginning to welcome women who transfer in
after an at home birth. Today we reached a low of 63 degrees and we won't be seeing these
temperatures for quite a while and I'll have more of that in my full forecast but first
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as we progressed throughout the evening we cleared up those skies so we're at a very
pleasant evening tonight. Right now we're sitting at 79 degrees, a dew point at 59,
humidity only at 50 percent and light winds out of our east-southeast at five miles an
hour. So we're not the only ones right now experiencing those upper 70s. Kansas City
down there, you're at 78 as well. 77 in Lincoln, Topeka there at 76 and then off to our east
as that sun has set. Kirksville, you've lowered your temperature down to 73 degrees. So on
our radar and satellite we do still see that low pressure system over here in the boot
hill of Missouri and is drawing in that moisture. Instead of departing and making its way out
to the Atlantic, it is actually moving southwestward so it's actually bringing in that energy
and wrapping around into our area and this is why we'll be seeing an increase of clouds
into our area later tonight into tomorrow morning actually. But starting Tuesday, a
high pressure system will be building its way into our area, clearing out those skies
and bumping up those temperatures later this week. So as you can see there's that cloud
cover we saw earlier this morning that is moving westward as that low pressure system
is retrograding and moving backwards as it moves southward as well. And we do see that
moisture picking up out of our southeast which will eventually be making its way into our
area later tonight into tomorrow morning. So at 4 a.m. on Monday, Futurecast is picking
up on that moisture coming into our area and then Monday afternoon we might be seeing a
spotty, very isolated showers throughout the area around in between noon and 5 p.m.
This will not be a downpour, it will be very brief showers so don't be expecting any sort
of rainfall whatsoever. Then after that we'll be having our high pressure system coming
into our area, clearing out those skies and bumping our temperatures back up into the
lower to mid 90s. However, Futurecast is picking up on a couple of showers Wednesday
evening but this is a very slight chance, only a 10% chance so be expecting mostly cloudy
conditions throughout the remainder of the work week. Tonight mostly clear skies, very
pleasant, a low of 67 degrees and this will be our last time seeing temperatures in the
low to or into the upper 60s as we head into our next work week we'll be seeing our lows
temperatures in the mid 70s. Tomorrow partly sunny, 30% chance of thunderstorms mainly
once again in the early to mid afternoon hours with a high of 87 degrees and then for our
5 day to 7 day extended forecast Tuesday 90 degrees and then by Wednesday bumping it up
to 92 degrees and Thursday, Friday that's when we'll be seeing those temperatures up
into the mid 90s but then starting up our next weekend we're going to be having a 30%
chance of showers and cooling down those temperatures, I don't know if you want to even say 90
degrees is cooling it down but our next chance of rain won't be until our next weekend and
Melinda I know around the studio today we were talking about heading into the pool or
possibility so I'm thinking heading into this next work week we'll be seeing beautiful
conditions for pool weather at least. We've really been lucky this summer and I've even
been out driving it's kind of wedding season so it's even been some great weather for
outside activities. Not too humid, not too hot, it's been beautiful. Alright thank you
very much Jennifer. Coming up next in our Getting Greener segment we look at a special
car that's built for more than saving energy where a group of college students is headed
with their heat powered car and a former football coach enjoys his swan song on the sidelines
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on the roads every day but Stanford University is seeing a new light. They're building a
solar car that is purely powered by the sun and never needs a plug in or a fill up. Jonathan
Bloom has more. It's not roomy or luxurious and it's got the smallest steering wheel you've
ever seen but it's not built for comfort. This little car is built to win. It's not
just any race. A group of Stanford undergrads put it together from scratch for a 2,000 mile
journey across the Australian outback powered entirely by the sun. These are essentially
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in a wind tunnel. Every curve is made to balance sun exposure with aerodynamics. Every maneuver
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the cells and there's no fact there's no cell and there's no fact about keeping the
driver safe. Six point harness and this right here this roll cage for safety. Though it
has all the trappings of a race car the solar car actually isn't much of a speed demon.
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detail counts. It's definitely endurance race and it's not just about pure efficiency it's
making sure your car is tough enough to actually get to the finish line. At about 55 miles
an hour the best teams will finish in three to four days. The end of a project that's
taken a year and a half. The students raise all the money and they're no faculty advisor
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this didn't work you're on the side of the road in Australia. In less than two weeks
they'll load the car onto a ship headed down under for the race in October. Stanford hopes
to see their Hot Wheels succeed in the Great Solar Challenge this coming October. The Royals
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