1. Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of George Zimmerman. The neighborhood watch volunteer says he was defending himself when he shot and killed unarmed teenager, Trayvon Martin, in Sanford, Florida.

 

　　2. Ecuador says it’s considering an asylum request from Eric Snowden. Russian news agencies say the former US government contractor arrived in Russia Sunday.

 

　　3. Nelson Mandela was reported to be in critical condition Monday morning. The former South Africa President and Nobel Prize winner is hospitalized with a lung infection.

 

　　4. And daredevil tightrope walker, Nik Wallenda crossed the gorge near the Great Canyon Sunday. It took him about 22 minutes to walk a quarter mile on a 2-inch thick cable.