july holiday. it's 11:00 a.m. on the east coast. great to have you here. we start with the new beginning in egypt with the new acting head of state. was this a victory for democracy or mob rule? there are new questions about dna and the george zimmerman trial. does that help or hurt his self-defense claim? and they are a staple of any fourth of july celebration. before you head out to the fireworks we have to tell you about something first. major policy questions for the white house in . after meeting with his national security team in the situation room president obama issued a statement last night saying the u.s. doesn't support particular parties but rather the democratic process. joining me now is peter alexand alexander. how is the white house interpreting this? they don't want to send the wrong message that this was a military coup, especially since democracy is in the.

>> reporter: the white house says it is not explicitly supporting the removal of morsi from power but trying to use the statement it put out to put pressure on the egyptian military. the president said he was deeply concerned, to use his language, by the egyptian military's removal of mor see and the suspension of the constitution in that country right now. what's significant is we focus on the fact that the word coup they can't use. it would have legal ramifications that would force the u.s. to cut off aid to egypt. more than $1.5 billion worth. now the u.s. is hoping to contain the situation that exists in that country. at the same time it's trying to put pressure on the military leaders and the acting leader to keep with the pledge that there would be parliamentary and

presidential elections soon. so it could be a short transition period. they are using the same language they used basically to morsi a couple days ago urging restraint during the protests to say that to the members of the military that they use restraint as well in their treatment of the muslim brotherhood that's now out of power. >> what do we know about the communication, if any, between this new interim government and the white house? >> it's a good question. we don't know if there is new conversation between the acting leader right now in egypt and the leadership here of the u.s. a number of -- the president spoke to former president morsi a few days ago. as things evolved over the last several days it was the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey having conversations with his counterpart in egypt as well as secretary of defense chuck hagel who spoke more than once with his counterpart in egypt as

well. the relationships between the u.s. have been much closer to the military leadership in egypt than to the civilian government for years. >> peter alexander reporting at the white house. thank you very much. the crowds returned to tahrir square following a celebration to mark the removal of president morsi. we have the latest from cairo on that. the people have been heard. the reaction has been sent in and of itself. there is a pivot point between knowing what they got rid of and knowing what they get next. >> absolutely. that will be an important question in the coming hours. one of the things people are looking at now and especially since the ouster of president morsi, how the government is reacting. we are talking mostly about the security services and the law enforcement services. right now in the last couple of hours there have been quick developments. that includes a travel ban that

has been imposed on former president morsi and other officials as a result of an on going investigation that's been opened by a cairo prosecutor. at the same time two senior memberses including the leader of the muslim brotherhood and his deputy have an arrest war rent out for them as a result of an investigation being launched into the killing of protesters outside the headquarters of the muslim brotherhood on oh sunday. these are rapid developments happening in cairo that will give human rights activists and dm si activists and people in the opposition a moment of pause and concern. some called it a crack down on the muslim brotherhood or islamists. that will set the tone as to what kind of government is taking place. will this be a return to authoritarian rule. will there be revenge or is it a matter of law and order that will be resolved in the coming days? because of the tension, the political uncertainty the

supporters of the former president, supporterses of the muslim brotherhood feel they are being targeted by the police, by the judiciary and other law enforcement officials making the situation here tense. >> what do we know, if anything, about whether or not morsi will go the way of life of leisure, sheikh style or end up like mubarak, behind bars? >> reporter: there are those in the opposition -- and i mean the protesters and those organization who called on the judiciary to try president morsi. to try the former president. they have accused him of insightment, of killing protesters. they certainly want him brought to justice. that's the demand of the protesters. no indication yet from the officials, the military which at this point is responsible for the whereabouts and the condition and safety of the former president. there is no indication yet from the military that there are legal proceedings against him.

we do know a cairo prosecutor within his jurisdiction, of course, has now begun an investigation into the former president, other senior members of the muslim brotherhood. there could be charges not only against the former president but other senior leaders. the question is whether the charges are going to be politicized or is it a matter of law and order. it's too early to tell what will happen to the formerer president. the military itself has not made public comments about the whereabouts of the president and whether he'll be released soon. >> thank you, sir. i appreciate it. joining the conversation is ambassador dennis ross, former special assistant to president obama, counselor with the washington institute for near east policy and nbc news mideast glenmore si. as we get meta on this and pull back is this a victory for democracy in egypt or a victory for mob rule?

i do think vast segments of the public feel not only were they trying to control everything but they were inseptember in terms of addressing israel's problems. >> was this a bait and switch, sir? the muslim brotherhood is well known throughout egypt. well known for what it stands for. yet this is to the egyptian

people elected. did morsi bait and switch the egyptian people or did they get exactly what they voted for? >> you know, i think again go back. the people who are celebrating last night, many were the same people celebrated when he was elected last year. >> mm-hmm. >> there is an expectation that the muslim brotherhood, having declared themselves to join with others in governing and to be inclusive, there was a sense they were taking it back. the real question is there going to be a political transition? is it going to be shaped by the writing of a new constitution. is there going to be an approach to governance that will be inclusive and the sharing of power. if the those thingses emerge and

it needs to include the muslim brotherhood they are a social force that can't be excluded. if things emerge that way the answer to your first question would be this could be a favorable move for the development of democracy over time. we shouldn't kid ourselves. you had 40 years of authoritarian rule. when it disappears it createses a vacuum. in this case the muslim brotherhood which was the most organized force within egypt came to fill the gap. can it be filled by new political forces. >> because they were ruling under president morsi and the way they are talking about redrafting the constitution, throwing everyone out of parliaments what is the second tier style party or third tier style party they aring looking to emerge through the center. >> that's an excellent question.

part of the problem with what we have seen in the opposition is there is no coherence, identity, agenda, common agenda. there isn't, in fact, any clear political party that at this point is able to organize itself and capture the imagination. we have seen the ability to throw people out of power. we haven't seen the ability to govern in a way that will be inclusive. the question is can an interim administration that is made of up technocrats shape a more technical approach to governance. can the drafting of a new constitution help to create a rule of law. can there be a date established now for elections so everyone understands the time frame in which they are operating. if the military is in the background helping to ensure that, this will be a course correction. if that's not the case we'll see instability go on for a long time. the one big question at this point is does the muslim brotherhood resort tole violence

in response to what's happened to them? i think that's a big question and i think it is way too soon to answer that one. >> what do you think it sends the message outside the borders of egypt, the ripple effect to other countries seeking to emerge out of authoritarian rule into a democracy. is this a blow to their hope and spirits of effecting that style of change? >> it certainly is a cautionary note at a minimum. two points to keep in mind. first it is a blow to the muslim brotherhood and islamists. they proved to be ineffective terms of oh governance. for those who thought the muslim brotherhood was the wave of the future in the middle east that's not the case. the question is whether or not one can establish new governments that don't have to be so responsive to the mood of the street that they lose the ability to govern. that's a big question mark right now. >> ambassador ross, thank you

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immigrants are set to become new citizens at the home of thomas jefferson in virginia. here's some of them. >> reporter: for some of them from four corners of the globe. >> i'm jasmine, i'm an american. >> i'm tim. i'm an american. >> i'm hiromi, and i am american. >> reporter: at her studio in virginia, hiromi teaches tai chi, a tradition from her far away home. >> i was raised in fukushima. >> reporter: the city was erased from the map when a wave of water tore through it two years ago. america is now her only home. >> i felt like i lost my ancestral place because fukushima erased me. >> reporter: jasmine was born in iran. her family ripped from their home when she was just five. starting anew in california, but

always mindful of their iranian past. >> every year we hoped we could go back. we left of course because of the revolution. >> reporter: three decades later a new generation of revolutionses in the middle east inspired jasmine to be a u.s. citizen. >> i have a keen sense of the struggles people around the world endured to acquire human rights, social justice. it seemed to me important to acquire a public voice in america. >> reporter: this film maker from argentina wanted the right to vote in her down oh tri. >> elections were like, okay, i need to be a part of this. >> that's impressive. >> reporter: to cancer researcher jim bolick of britain citizenship offers something else. >> my children asked why i'm not an american. i can't answer that anymore. >> reporter: they came to the home of thomas jefferson. for soledad the perfect choice.

>> i think it was the same feeling of a little girl having her dream of having a big wedding. >> reporter: their diverse history now united this fourth of july. new americans made up in whatever form that may take. >> that was peter alexander. a great story about monticello. live pictureses in cincinnati, ohio. this is an event you can see in the background former congresswoman gabrielle giffords there speaking with her husband mark kelly as part of their anti-guns violence tour. this is just one of the stops they are taking part in. coming up next, what to expect as the prosecution gets ready to wrap up the case in the george zimmerman trial. we'll break it down for you. ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker every day. ♪

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zimmerman trial in florida where the state may be close to wrapping up the case. court is in session for the fourth of july holiday. on wednesday jurors heard testimony from zimmerman's former college professors about classeses he took on florida's self-defense and stand your ground laws as well as evidence about his application to the prince william county virginia police department. joining us now from miami is former u.s. attorney kendall coffee and former prosecutor kenda kendall paul henderson. do you think the state did a good job proving the case so far? >> i think they have done a good job. putting in as much evidence as they can to get the jury to understand what zimmerman was saying about the night in question. we have seen a lot of witnesses with different variationses of the story. talk about pressure.

they tied it all together to show the inconsistencies and make sure the jury understands his story is not true. because it isn't true this is what it means. that's where they are going with this. it ises a lot of pressure and we are not done yet. i would like to see a big bow where they put on the family and you hear his mother or father saying, i recognize that voice. that's my son. he's screaming for help. they need it before they finish. so far i think they have done all they can. >> most seasoned watchers agree to say the parents will be there to testify and put a bow, as you say, on the prosecution's side of things. kendall, we heard from george zimmerman's former professor yesterday. also other teachers as well. the certain professor that contradicts what george zimmerman had previously said in a tv interview when it came to florida's stand your ground

laws, take a listen. >> prior to this night, this incident, had you ever heard of stand your ground? >> no, sir. >> you never heard of it before? >> no. >> did you discuss self-defense and stand your ground laws in connection with the violent crimes such as murder? >> yes. it's not one of those things you're going to just whisk through in a day or oh after you teach it you're going to neglect from bringing it back into the classroom. it was something i constantly it rated. >> this is the what captured my attention. we had testimony where he said george zimmerman was a well thought of student in his class. got an "a" in the class. meanwhile the coursework was from 2010. it wasn't that long ago george zimmerman was in the class. does that provide the jury a lot of holes for what george

zimmerman's knowledge was about self-defense and his rights with stand your ground? >>s it is very helpful for the prug in a couple respects. certainly the wannabe cop theme establishes perhaps a mindset on the part of george zimmerman as somebody who might even only a private citizen wanted to take the law into his own hands. perhaps more importantly for the prosecution he took a course and studied the ins and outs of df. he got an a in the koucourse. doesn't that suggest he'll get an a-plus if he gets away with fabricating a story using the language, insights he learned in the police study comeses up with the claim. the prosecution put it forward and it is something they will talk about in closing arguments. >> i want to play this, too. we heard from a dna expert about the case. take a look. >> did you then also examine fingers nail scrapings from

trayvon martin taken at the medical examiner's office? >> i did. there were no dna foreign to him on the sample. >> in other words from the finger nail scrapings of trayvon martin you didn't find any of george zimmerman's dna there. is that correct? ? >> no. there was nothing foreign to trayvon martin. >> so, paul, is it a possibility that a boy who is, according to george zimmerman, ground and pound style mma abusing him would end up with nothing on his hands or under his finger nails, dna-wise, to link the fight story to trayvon martin? >> well, certainly i guess it's possible. the real question is it believable given the context of the story that we have a 17-year-old kid here perform in actions being pursued with zimmerman. now that we are hearing the dna

evidence and hearing that his dna wasn't on the gun and the hollist holster and we have the injuries from zimmerman that were not life threatening and were not egregious. it starts casting his story into doubt. i'm happy at this point in the trial we are starting to go against zimmerman's version of the story. you see the defense working hard and challenging the accreditation and academics and procedures to collect the dna oh. they just want to throw as much stuff in as possible to cast doubt as to the scientific proof that this was not the version of events zimmerman is trying to sell to the jury. that's also important because we just don't know if zimmerman will take the stand.

so is the version we have been presented with all we are going to have and all that the prosecution is going to be able to use to try to find him guilty? >> that's the last question i wanted to ask. do you expect at this stage of the trial that zimmerman would take the stand? >> i think the defense thinkses they are a hehead unless the ju is significantly moved as the defense studies their reactions, i think the defense's inclination to keep george zimmerman off the stand. he could get himself in trouble credibility wise if he walks in front of the jury. >> we have to leave it there. happy fourth to you both. stick around on oh msnbc. we have much more ahead planned for this fourth of july edition. ♪ i'm in my work van, having lunch, next minute i'm in the back of an ambulance having a heart attack. the emts gave me bayer aspirin. it helped save my life.

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in egypt former president mor soo is under house arrest and the search is on for leaders of the muslim brotherhood. they celebrate the second political revolution in less than three years. joining me patrick murphy, an iraq war vet and an msnbc contributor. happy 4th to you. good that we dragged you in to join me. >> i have flip-flops on with this jacket and tie. >> we want a picture of that later. >> all right. >> this is a huge foreign policy issue for president obama and the administration and certainly something leaders on the hill will pay attention to as we talk about funding and what we send overseas to egypt. he was in office for just over a year after the democratic election. what does it say if people demonstrate buysererbuyers' rems

quickly. how do we expect the democracy to get out of its infancy if it is now proven to work? >> i have concern. as you mention and you're right the fact is even though president morsi was part of the muslim brotherhood, as you know the brotherhood has a strong dislike for israel. but the fact is this. to depose him with the military coup is disturbing to democracy. you do look at thomas. there were only 33% of the egyptian people did vote in that last election. i think they said, listen, we've got to getter forward.

over 2 million protested and that's why the military responded. it is a clear set--back. the question now, what do we do now as a country. we give egypt about 1.5 billion dollars a year. a lot of that is for the military. i'm not trying to filibuster here. you look at the military. egypt has a strong military. about half a million folks in the military. they have warships, tank, anti-aircraft vessels. it's something to be concerned about but a lot of military leaders trained here at things like the army war college. >> it has been our ally under mubarak and the money we have sent them for a long time kept them friendly with us as an important geographic ally as well as other reasons.

specifically as we talk about the egyptian military we have had the opportunity to basically work with the military in the interim between mubarak's ouster and the election of oh morsi. now we see the fact that the militaryes back into power. what did we learn and is that a way to see how quickly they can shore up and encourage them to shore up free elections once more. >> you see leaders like senator patrick leahy who say there was a coup but if you want the support of the united states you have to have free, fair, prompt elections. that's something that as a country we have to be cautious of and shouldn't adhere to.

we don't support military coups and we must be consistent. we have a close relationship with the egyptian military but the people need to stepper forward and speak on who they want to be the leader, not the military. >> i want to get you on the record. we got the information that republican senators mccain and grand graham went to meet with president karzai. a lot of suspicious around karzai, the leader we can trust if at all to keep afghanistan under control after the bulk of the forces. what do you say to this with mccain and graham next to karzai? >> i applaud the fact that mccain and graham are there on this holiday to support the troops. i did a piece for msnbc.com saying we have 60,000 troops still in afghanistan. it's less than 1% of america

that serveses in the military. but the 60,000 troops there now, i think they feel forgotten. they feel like people are just onto different things. we have lost 70 troops just this year in afghanistan. i disagree with mccain. a lot of times his views on syria and china get a no-fly zone. the fact he's in afghanistan is critically important. >> we'll let you get out of there so you can enjoy the shorts you claim you have on. >> i do. >> great to see you. thank you, sir. >> thank you, thomas. >> we want to turn the conversation back to policy and what's taking place off celebrating the holiday. it's been a sleepy week in politics with the obama

administration saying they will delay a major component of the health care law and the fierce battle over texas's abortion bill. joining me now republican strategist susan del percio and the former chief of staff to senate joe manchin. susan, republicans have pounced on the health care news about president obama and the employer mandate being pushed back. is there middle ground to be found? >> it's amazing they come up with the statement when a couple of months ago they went to congress to say, yes, everything is on track. we are going to put this into effect. 2014. we are good to go. so either the wheels came off quickly in the last two months and something went wrong or they just weren't prepared and mislead congress here. this is a problem politically for the white house. the fact is the republicans will jump on this for 2014.

the way this health care proposal was presented was it relied on a stool. you had to have the government's input, private people buy into it and business into it. now that you are delaying the business portion what's going to happen to the other components? it will be tricky and hard to look like they are pushing a successful program and will put democrats on their heels again. >> you're talking about the coming up next tif tissue to make it work. this comes as a holiday week. the white house has been accused of failing to sell obama care completely. is this an indication there are obvious achilles heels that will come up as this wide-ranging piece of legislation, social reform program that's enormous gets up and running? >> here is the reality of passing any big legislation like

the affordable care act. it will be difficult to implement. there will be bumps in the road. that was true for social security, medicare, medicaid. you can choose the program. there will be difficulties. at the end of the day the republicans were going to make this a political issue. there were no problems in termses of it being implemented or not. in 2010 they had an effect. they tried in 2012. it didn't work. i don't buy the argument that you can rehash the same stories and have the same kind of political benefit they saw four plus years ago. i think the republicans are barking up the wrong tree. that said, the administration, i think, faces a real challenge. they've got to be much more focused not only the implementation side but making it clear what the benefits are. i think that's the big challenge.

how do you sell this thing and make sure it will take time. >> that's the other problem. right now we know the federal government is spending tens of millions of dollars. they are spending taxpayer money. it's probably the second tier the republicans will jump on. >> let's shift gears. i want you to talk about what we have been watching after committee approval that an abortion bill is headed for a full house vote next week. this is wendy davis's filibuster the first time around. they were called back into a second special session. what does davis accomplish. >> there are two ways to look at it. the odds were against her.

>> the governor could call another session and get it passed. in terms of national dynamics, setting, if you will, a tone. it reinforces a belief that a lot of americans have. we saw it play out in the last election. the republicans have a serious demographic problem. they have a serious problem with women on key issues whether it's health care, a problem with immigration. the opposite is true. you're seeing this extreme agenda play out in texas, north carolina, other states. they don't learn from past mistakes as to why they lose elections. as a democrat i think it's straight. >> what do you make of it? >> there are issues in the party. we can look at the main ones that are national. they seem to bring up what's

happening within the borders of texas immigration. the fact of reproductive health rights for women. how do you look at it and say the republicans are trying to learn but it is the business of 2013? >> i find it amazing that putting aside the actual issue that was discussed they knew they were going to call in a special session. why they would go with the strikes out is insane. you can't just do it when it's good for you. why would he attack her personally makes no sense. this is all bad images for the republican party. it's not even on the issue. it's unforced errors. they knew they had the issue on

their side. >> thank you. happy 4th to you both. >> thank you. >> up next, staying safe. what you should know before you put on your own fireworks show. i might have sparklers under the desk. i'm not committing to it, but i might. maybe. [ whispering ] uh! i had a nightmare!

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let's talk about the things that are obvious and the dos and don'ts of fireworks safety, the reminders we all need. >> everyone wants a great party in their backyard. one thing that can make the party special is designate a shooter. have someone that's in charge of the fireworks show. there are three parts. the preparation which is pick your area to shoot. make sure there are no flammable materials in the area, get your garden hose ready, put a nozzle on it to charge it with water. get a bucket of water ready. set the chairs up so the audience knows where to sit far enough back. read the warnings and labels on the fireworks. that way they know which fire to shoot first, second, b third and they know what to do before they shoot them. during the show -- i'm sorry. >> go ahead. you were saying during the show. go ahead. >> during the show, designate a shooter to put on safety

glasses, shoot one firework at a time. if a firework doesn't go off or only partly goes off, leave it there. don't try to re-light it. when you're finished with the show, after the grand finale, collect your fireworks. don't put them in the trash can yet. douse them with water. spray them with the hose. put them in the bucket of water. if you have one that has not fully gone off put it in the bucket of water and let it soak for a while. after everything has been doused put it in the trash can but leave it in the yard. don't put it against a building or against flammable materials. >> one other thing i want to talk about, my dogs go crazy. we live near the hudson river. dogs go crazy. what are your suggestions for people with animals that are sensitive to this? what can we do to make them have a good fourth of july as well?

>> you can keep them inside. put them in their most comfortable place. a lot of dogs are comfortable in their kennels. put them in a comfortable situation. even a lot of dogs are very comfortable in their kennels. put them in a very comfortable situation. so even though they hear the noises, they don't get stressed out. >> ralph, thanks so much. happy fourth to you and yours. stay safe. coming up -- countdown to the essence festival in new orleans. beyonce is going. we're going to be there, too, in a round-about kind of way. a preview when we get back. citracal. [ female announcer ] you trust your doctor. doctors trust citracal.

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ma ra, when does the party get started? >> beyonce's best friend in my head. so i am here for that and i am super excited about her performance. she's the headline performer, the last one on the last day. everything gets started tomorrow. as you can see, things are still getting set up. we are broadcasting from here for the rest of the week. you can see behind me here. final tweaks, final touches getting added. a number of msnbc anchors will be hosting their shows from here. so our viewers should keep an eye out for that. what they like to call this is a party with a purpose. so during the day, they have what's known as the empowerment experience. there are a number of panels which include topics, things that are really important to the black community, like gun violence, health, jobs, and then things that are a little lighter. there's one on channeled your inner naughty girl. i might check that out -- just

for research purposes only. then at night, you have the party. a number of performances by musicians, from ll cool j, to jill scott, the queen of them all, miss beyonce. this event has been going on for about 20 years. "essence" started to commemorate their 25th anniversary in 1995. it is estimated 90,000 people will come here, black women, black men, families, and they spend a lot of money. this is traditionally the slow season for new orleans. in 2009 it was estimated that the festival generated $90 million for the city. this is great for them. the weather in july dissuades a lot of people from coming here, but fortunately, not "essence" attendees. msnbc is also giving back. yesterday they co-sponsored a free health clinic all day. that's important because louisiana is a state with with 23% uninsured adults compared to 18% nationally. a party with a purpose, thomas.

and a tough assignment to be here for the fourth of july, i got to tell you. >> with the weather, we know that mrs. carter comes with fans because her hair's always going. hopefully that will help with the atmosphere down there. >> what is a diva without her fan, thomas? >> mara, i'm excited you get to be there for all of this. it is a party with a purpose, for sure. thanks. msnbc has special coverage of the essence festival tomorrow and throughout the weekend. make sure to stick with us for that. still to come -- right here on this independence day, the egyptian military starts rounding up its most wanted members of the muslim brotherhood. it is a new chapter in the arab spring. we'll investigate. plus, the latest from prescott, arizona where fire crews are starting to get the upper hand finally on the deadly 13-square-mile wildfire. then later, it is an american tradition. our preview of tonight's macy's fourth of july fireworks display. stick around. [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] always rich, never bitter. gevalia.

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great to have you with me. we'll spend a little bit of time together on this fourth of july. it is noon on the east coast, i'm thomas roberts. we start with our lead story today, talking about egypt. it is celebrating a new leader, the country swearing in an interim president, hours after the military ousts embattled islamist mohamed morsi. well, no country for edward snowden after rumors that he may have tried to be on board a bolivian president's plane. the focus now shifting back to moscow where he remains and snowden's current search for asylum. the prosecution may be close to resting its case in the george zimmerman trial. will it call one of the case's most anticipated witnesses, trayvon martin's mother to the stand? but first, two years after the fall of egyptian hosni mubarak and one year after the nation's first democratic elections, egyptians are once again demanding change. yesterday they got it. crowds in tahrir square erupted into fireworks and celebration last night as the