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the father of edward snowden makes an appeal to the white house. what does he want for his son? starr jones, her legal take on the george zimmerman trial and her personal reaction to the verdict. are they one in the same? hello. it's high noon here. welcome to weekends with alex witt. president obama is wrapping up the push for his economic agenda today. he's making a call to congress to support job growth with the goal of strengthening the middle class. >> repealing obama care, gutting critical investments in our future, threatening to default on the bills this country has wracked up or shutting down the government just because i'm for keeping it open. none of those things add up to an economic plan. none of that will take this country where it needs to go. >> let's go to the white house. kristen welker. what is the president doing to turn the talk of all this economic agenda into a reality?

>> reporter: well, i think his strategy at this point and of course it's not clear that it's going to work but the strategy at this point is that president obama is getting out of the white house. out of washington, d.c., taking his message on the economy on the road. we saw him do that this past week. he unveiled his vision for moving forward in illinois. he made a stop in missouri and another stop in florida. he talk eed about the importanc of investing in instfrastructur building up the middle class. these are not new themes. we heard him talk about this before. he's trying to frame some of the budget battles that will be coming up this fall, the debt ceiling. that seems to be the tactic he's taking opinion we've seen him take this in the past during the payroll tax cut. we'll have to see if it works this time.

he gave a preview of what we might hear him discuss in the coming days and weeks. take a listen to a bit more. >> if we don't make the investments necessary to make america a magnet for good jobs and our transportation and information networks, we might as well hit the pause button while the rest of the word fold forges ahead. that's not going to fix the middle class. >> reporter: we expect the president to make six stops. he will likely unveil some new policies. he's headed to tennessee on tuesday where he will talk about the importance of investing in manufacturing. these stops have been slammed by republicans. john boehner saying they are all sizzle no steak. arguing the president is good at going out and campaigning and

not good at legislating. the debt ceiling fight, we remember that fight back in 2011. it's gearing up to be another showdown. republicans say they won't increase the debt ceiling unless it's offset with cuts. the white house saying they're not going to negotiate over the debt ceiling. they would like to resolve the sequester. both of those will likely be tough fights. >> debt ceiling and sequester coming back around again. okay. thank you so much. let's go to politics. calling are growing for anthony weiner tomayoral race. that does not include elliot spitzer. >> i think it's going to be for the voters to decide. i'm in a unique position on this.

i think the voters are -- there are some vote who are say he's contributed. i have a enough going on in my race to not weigh in on that. the editorial pages have spoken but i think the voters will make that decision. >> you heard it there. he's attempting his own political comeback after resigning in 2008 amid a prostitution scandal. meantime, a woman named sydney leathers has come forward saying she had an online x rated relationship with anthony weiner and she spoke with "inside edition." >> he was making these campaign promises and he change and he was a better man and learned from his polimistakes. i'm proof that's not true. >> do you think he was trying to pull one over on the voters of new york? >> absolutely. he wouldn't have went on the whole i'm changed man. i've learned my lesson. he wouldn't have said those things. >> said it before, her parents must be proud.

the latest poll show weiner falling to second place trailing by nine points. u.s. attorney general eric holder is assuring the russian government the u.s. has no plans to seek the death penalty for edward snowden if convicted. he's been living in the moscow airport for the past month. he could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted. paul ryan says a vote on the immigration reform bill and it may not happen until october. he made that announcement in his home state of wisconsin. to egypt where dozens are dead and hundreds are injured after overnight clashes between morsi supporters and the military. a number involved in the sit in attempted to move to a different part of the city. another set off clashes resulting in the death of five. this is the latest round of violence throughout the country.

we'll bring you a live report from cairo later on in the show. meantime in brazil pope francis celebrating earlier today to mark the sixth day of his historic trip. since he arrived monday he's been getting the rock star treatment especially from young people gathered in rio from countries across the world to mark world youth day. he's scheduled to leave for rome tomorrow. the driver behind the train crash in spain is in police custody on charges of wreckless homicide. duncan, just extraordinary video. we see it over and over again. it's so frightening to watch. the police held a news conference a short time ago. what did you hear there? >> that's right. spain's interior minister said at a press conference he has rational evidence that leads them to think the driver will be

held responsible for wednesday's crash in santiago. the driver has moved from the hospital to a police station and is being held on charges of alleged reckless homicide. he's expected to appear before a judge by sunday evening. it's part of the search for answers to find out why the train appear to be going so much faster when it took the bend and slam into that concrete wall. officials are trying to work out if it was a problem of human error or a problem of the track or a failure of safety systems. it's something families of the 78 killed and many more injured are desperate to know. >> duncan, i'm curious because we're told on his facebook page there is a photograph of, i guess this speedometer and it's showing how fast it was going previously. this just from earlier this year. he's familiar with speed.

>> yes. this has been leased by the spanish media raising questions whether he was going much faster than shohe should. he has 30 years with the company and operating on that train line for more than a year. officials also say it's the responsibility of the driver to apply the brakes two and a half mimes before going into what is a high risk curve. there are signs warning the driver when they need to do that. plenty in advance. the question is did he apply the brakes? were they working or was he going just too fast in the first place? so far he's not said anything. we should find out more when he makes his first appearance before a judge. that has to happen by 7:40 local time tomorrow evening. >> okay.

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some headlines making news on the west coast for you. the san francisco chronical has a story about how chemicals used on crops have been detected in the bodies of frog. the compounds have been blownest ward. the register guard has the headline whooping cough on the rise. it's about how 15 children in one county have been treated for the disease since once month. this week president obama spoke with crowds in illinois, missouri and florida. on tuesday he is heading to tennessee. joining me now political reporter lauren fox. with a good afternoon to the

both of you. james i'll begin with you. it feels like this president is in a campaign mode on the economy this week but what do you think his goal is with the latest push talking about the middle class? >> i think his goal is trying to get his groove back. that's what one white house official said. it really seemed that way when he gave the first speech. 66 minutes, state of the union length. he's trying to expression frustration that a lot of these things he's proposed haven't gone anywhere and to try to run against washington again. i think on the personal side obama is trying to overcome a couple of rough months and on the political side he's looking at 2014, attacking republican obstructionism. trying to galvanize his own liberal voters to make sure they show up next year. >> you mention the rough months. here is evidence of that.

this latest wall street journal poll shows his approval rating has slipped a bit. how much does the white house pay attention and do you think this focus on the economy will help turn things around. is that where the president arrives? >> i think the white house paying very close attention's to the poll numbers. i think where he thrives is on the campaign trail. he has this emotional connection to an audience. his liberal base is rallying for him. i think the president needs to get on his toes and needs to be put in front of a crowd to find his groove. i think that's part of the this messaging. it's not an economic message but when he's in front of large crowd he has a way with a large audience. >> james, overall the economy has rebounded during this president's time in office.

has he solved the puzzle of the haves and have notes? are there two americas? >> there is. it's something that's troubling. inequality has gotten worse. president obama was able to change some of the bush tax cuts with the end of the year fiscal deal. obama said inequality has gotten work. this is a 30-year trend he lamented. he said it's only gotten worse. he wants to push economic policies that try to elevate the lower class and middle class who have a lower income adjusted for inflation than in 1999. there are these big, troubling long term trends that washington has utterly failed to reverse. >> does the white house see the gop has obstructed him every step of the way and how weary is the white house of having to

fight the gop? >> certainly the white house sees the gop as the main obstacle. the president's economic plans, things like increasing the minimum wage will never get through the house of representatives that's controlled by the republicans. i think the president is weary. we have three huge fights that will be looming in the fall. the president still hasn't gotten a conference on the budget. they will be dealing with the debt ceiling. there's a group of conservatives who said we will do a government shutdown if we don't see the affordable care act not funded through these programs. a fight is definitely brewing on capital hill. >> we're going to change topics. it's been a pretty tough week for anthony weiner but he's rejecting the calls to quit this race. one of the women he exchanged messages and pictures with went public. he's lost significant ground. where do you see this being headed? >> i think tough week is an understatement for weiner.

he's very defiant. this race is going to go to a run off. i think his team thinks they the still get to second place. they hope in a head to head battle they might be able to make him look like the lesser of two evils. i think he sees some kind of path. he doesn't want to quit like he did when he left the house. momentum is not on his side. people have turned on him. i think we're willing to give him a second chance. aren't willing to give him a third. >> lauren, when anthony weiner, here is what he said. he was asked about how many women he had inappropriate online relationships this week and here is the answer. >> it's not dozen like i told the post and they made a big headline out of it. it's not dozens and dozens opinion it's six to ten, i suppose. i can't tell you what someone

will consider inappropriate or not. >> how many conversations did you have with woman after you resigned that were sexual in nature? >> i don't believe i had anymore than three. >> nancy pelosi was criticizing this week also. do you think he will stay in this race until the end and if not where is the breaking point. >> i think he will stay in the race unless we see too many more revelations. he's been saying more are expected to come out and there was probably three after i resigned. he seems to want to continue in this race. like we've been seeing voters aren't necessarily going to give him a third try. can you try to be a second comeback kid. i don't know in anthony weiner has that in him. >> i guess we'll all see. thank you so much for your time. appreciate it. >> thank you. does this prince's arrival have more significance than we think? ♪

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he's barely a week old but there's no stopping the speculation about how prince george is spending his first few days. while royal baby mania is far from dying down, the royals see him differently. listen to how his uncle prince harry described him. >> he's about that long and that wide. when i saw him he was crying his eyes out. it's fantastic to have another addition to the family. >> joinening us is our royal expert. you've got to love harry. >> he said he's going to charge william for baby sitting and saying he was going to be a fun uncle. i think we knew that. i think we labeled you as uncle harry the fun one. >> he puts his finger on the pulse of things. there are those that are saying we're too fascinated and yet

it's baby. it's good news. >> we all need good news story. the queen is still figure head to two billion people. that's now third of the world. i know who will be monarch when i die. he will take us into the 21st century most likely. it will be the 43rd monarch since the norman conquest. fundamentally there's a lot of history here. there's political significance and it's baby. we all need some good news. you cover every day all this bad news. this is just a fun story. >> you bring up a good point. when was the last time you had three future kings under the same roof being at the hospital there. they were all there together. >> it was an extraordinary moment. >> it was over a hundred years ago. the queen broke with tradition. she went to visit the baby.

normally babies are brought to her but she's tremendously excited about it. i hear she's invited the new royals, the newest members of the royal family in scotland where she now is. >> speaking of breaking tradition. this is baby that's gone to his maternal grandparents home. it shows the significance of kate's influence here and the middleton family. >> exactly that. william loves the middleton's. he loves their stability. kate says she feels safety at home. there's another logistical reason. the builders are still building their home. they're going to move into this beautiful four-story house which is where princess margaret used to live. they are living in a tiny

cottage. it made since to go to kate's parents house. >> much has been made about william and the relationship he had with his late mother and you see people putting the side by side photos of diana in her green polka dot dress. this time kate has her blue dress. how much do you think she thinks about diana more as a tribute to her husband? >> i'm sure she does on some levels. i think on another level we compare too much. it is interesting. diana was about making the monarchy more approachable. she's doing that be being more normal. that's just wonderful to see. william is so protective of her. they kept that baby a secret for four hours. for four hours they had that private time before telling the world. don't expect to see as much of the baby perhaps as the media wants. media will keep that baby behind

closed doors. >> it's probably a good thing. he will be put out there at some point. >> absolutely. >> it's good to see you. thank you. spending power fuels today's number one. in hawaii get your wallet. it's going to get a hawaiian punch. it's the most expensive state where the average home price is close to three quarters of a million dollars. that's three times more than the cost of a home in oklahoma. tis the season of fresh fruit and vegetables. in what part of the country do they take the biggest bite out i don't have your wallet? it's the west. 20% is eating at home. the south spends the smallest percentage of their food budget. it's too late. >> no. can't have it. >> jean. >> that's hugh jackman in the

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shots rang out in south florida as a swat team entered an apartment building near miami where a gunman was holding to people hostage. the gunman shot and killed six people before the stand off began. police killed the suspect and two hostages were freed. in indiana police are still trying the speak to the pilot who crashed. today is the final day of the national urban league's annual conference in philadelphia where trayvon martin's mother spoke yesterday. it comes on a week when race and violence come to the forefront of the national dialogue following the acquittal of george zimmerman. earlier this week congressman charlie rangel addressed the caucus on the house floor. >> i don't know why people shoot each other but i don't know one thing, who doesn't shoot each other who are inspired.

they can walk anywhere, talk anywhere and nobody's going to be following them talk about you love look someone that may hurt somebody. >> joining me now is democratic congressman from illinois danny davis. representative davis i'm so glad you're hear. i love hearing those words. how do they make that a reality for all young people? >> i think i certainly agree with charlie that if we can develop young people as they're growing up for, provide the opportunities they need in order to feel that they are going to achieve and accomplish something meaningful out of life then those young people will not be looking for a gun. they will be looking for a book for opportunity.

we have to make certain those individuals who live in undesirable communities that we rebuild and redevelop and replace fear with positive attitudes. if we can teach young people and resolve conflict without resorting to anger or going after a weapon or a gun. we do have excellent chances to change the thinking of young people but we have to be serious about it. >> one must be practical going about it. we should be inspired by the

conversations that have to be held and this convention to get people talking about it from all walks. out of this conference that this can be applied and make a difference. >> one of the things is we must try as much as we can to put more focus on early childhood education and the development of our children. we know that there are parents, for example, who don't have the best practices when it comes to parenting. we talked a great deal about developing parenting programs so that young parents, especially, can be assisted and helped. lots of people talked about the way that they grew up and what their parents taught them.

no, they didn't have a lot of money and everything they needed, but they had values that became very important. we discussed during the week the whole idea of struggle to try and change those things that are necessary outside of our world but also to look internally and look at the things that we can do individually and collectively to change the mind set of not only the individuals growing up but the larger society. >> it sounds to me like you're talking about educational programs. how frustrating is it for you and your fellow members of the cbc when you talk about the economy and programs that will be cut because there's not the funding to put into them. how do you encourage people to

reprioritize and say we've got to start early and stick with education no matter what? >> we keep pressing the issue. we keep pressing the point. we keep trying to show our colleagues how individuals who have had certain kinds of opportunities. it didn't matter so much where they came from because it was impressed upon them that what really matters is where you're going. it's tough. it's difficult when you look at sequestering. when you look at curting and some people have nothing on their minds seemingly other than cutting and cutting and cutting. we also know that you have to invest, invest. if there's no investment then there's no return. we have to have those things that actually work.

i've never believed in wasting public money. never in my entire life have i believed in doing that. i do believe that as a government and as a nation, as a country, we have some responsibility to make sure that children grow up with the idea that things are going to be better for them as opposed to getting worse. >> i hope so. a l thank you for your time. >> thank you. in egypt dozens are head, hundreds injured after overnight clashes. these clashes took place in cairo as well as the city of alexandria marking the latest round of violence since morsi was ousted nearly a month ago. we spoke with you earlier today. there were some discrepancies about the number of those killed

and hurt. are you getting any clarity? >> reporter: we know some of the bodies at the field hospital, some of them have moved over to the official hospitals belonging to the ministry of health. as a result the ministry of health has revised its own numbers. right now they say their numbers are 38 people killed in the confrontation between police and supporters. they insist the number is much higher. they have put that figure closer to 120. what we know both narratives depending on who you ask very different accounts. police say they were breaking up a block on a major road. they came under attack with guns and weapons. that forced them to shoot back. at the same time the anti-coup coalition say they were engaged in peaceful protests.

one they came to one area of the city the police used overwhelming force including live ammunition and tear gas. that really gives you a sense of the two different stories that have unfolded that have led to casualties over the past 12 to 16 hours. >> with regard to that sit in and the morsi supporters, reports are they were just trying to relocate. they get up to move and that's when they were attacked. >> reporter: there's part of the sit in that's always been stationary. a group of those protesters moved to various parts and try to disrupt and maintain a presence in other squares. what we have seen over the past several times is as they have done that they have come into confrontation with opponents of the ousted president or police. some are calling on them to stay in the sit in. they feel it's their right to take their protest to various parts of city and that's where

the violence tends to happen approximate there's a lot of questions why the police hasn't been using this kind of force with the pro-military protesters that came out and disrupted traffic in the country. there are those double standards that are emerging. >> thanks. from there now to the weather. we're keeping a close eye on two tropical storms. there's dorian and flossy. we have more on that. good afternoon to you. >> good afternoon. we are keeping an eye on these two storms. they are not really all that intense. the one we're watching, tropical storm dorian out in the atlantic, this storm really doesn't have much to it. you can see the cloud just falls apart because it's running into some cooler water and very dry air is getting wrapped into this storm. it actually looks like it's going to degenerate into an area of low pressure bringing more or

less clouds and showers to parts of the caribbean. still worth watching as it makes it way into the bahamas. we're also keeping an eye that should say flosy wesie. this will remain as a tropical storm as it approaches the big island of hawaii monday and tuesday. it's unusual for them to hold together as a tropical storm as it moves over hawaii. that's why we will keep an eye out for that. not a powerful tomorrow but it will bring some rough surf and just the wind that comes with the tropical storm. elsewhere across the country. look at how chilly it is. 64 in minneapolis. the cold front triggering showers and storms. louisiana over the next 48 hours could end up with three to four im inches of rain. that's the bull eyes where rain

will fall. 67 degrees for a lie in chicahi chicago. late day showers and storms. temperatures in boston will only be 77 degrees. in northern michigan it's actually only going to be in the 50s today. that's about 20 degrees below average. after a very warm spell it has cooled off quite a bit up that way. >> pretty fast too. thank you so much. in office politics today starr jones answers this question. are we at the start of a second civil rights movement? nissan. there's no doubt, that's definitely gonna throw him off. she's seen it too. oh this could be trouble. [ sentra lock noise ] oh man. gotta think fast, herbie. back pedal, back pedal. [ crowd cheering ] oh, he's down in flames and now the ice-cold shoulder. one last play... no, game over! gps take him to the dog house. [ male announcer ] make a powerful first impression. the all-new nissan sentra. ♪

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the evidence and discern the facts based on the law. that's not fair to them. they worked really hard. i don't think that the prosecution presented a very strong case. i think that if this jury found reasonable doubt there was room for them to find reasonable doubt. my feelings on the case, this was a young, unarmed boy. he was killed in the middle of the street for doing nothing. those are my personal feelings. i'm encouraged that the federal government will be looking at possible civil rights violations. a lot of people don't realize that the hate crimes statues have really some foundation to them. the matthew shepherd crime, that will give them the opportunity to look at the case with fresh eyes. i trust the system of justice. i love the law.

i wrap myself in the cloak of justice. in doing that i have to support what this jury did. i don't have to like it. i have to support it. >> how about the stand your ground law? >> i think it's detrimental to the criminal justice system. i don't think it's necessary. traditional self-defense is what is the standard of justice and it should be across this nation. the thought that you don't have to remove yourself from a violent situation if you can. you can just escalate that violence is unheard of for me. the numbers have increased tremendously since stand your ground has been in place in florida. >> what about the african-american reaction to the verdict? is there justifiable outrage there?

>> i think there's justifiable outrage because the case was sort of botched from day one. let me say it similar to what the president said. if there's anyone in this country that believes that trayvon martin, if he had been of age could have walked around the neighborhood with a gun, legal, stalking george zimmerman or anyone who was a white person escalate a confrontation, shoot and kill that person and not be arrested that's outrageous. that's absolutely ludicrous. if you just flip the script you know how silly that sounds. an 18-year-old black kid walking around in a hoodie with a legal

weapon, he can't follow somebody. the police can't follow you without probable cause. why was george zimmerman able to do that? that's where the african-american communities down. >> your reaction when you heard the verdict? >> sadness. >> there are those that suggested this may be the beginning of a second zifrl rights movement? do kryou think that's the case? >> people are not just talking. they're looking for solutions. if solutions come out of these conversations then i feel encouraged. that's when it's a new civil rights movement. if you think about the original civil rights movement there was conflict. there was conversation and then there was action. that's important. the action has to come from the conversation. >> tomorrow at this time starr

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credit rating agency moody's says detroit's bankruptcy filing other cities may follow suit. this week's cover story in "time" has a more optimistic take. i'm glad to have you here. how pervasive is this. are we about to see a domino effect. >> thank you for having me. i think it's very unlikely that we'll see a domino effect here.. >> thank you for having me. i think it's very unlikely that we'll see a domino effect here.. i think it's very unlikely that we'll see a domino effect here. the challenges that exist now and at the root of this problem

going back 30, 40 years exist in a bunch of other cities and towns. this is a pervasive problem. it's not neearly as bad. i don't think it's a death sentence for other cities. there's a lot of lessons they have to follow and take this lesson to heart. >> before we get to some of those lessons maybe not a domino effect but is there another large city you may fear coming down the pike? >> there's not a specific one that i have off the top of my head. i hadn't studied the finances of these cities. there's a model here that have lost their major industry and really in detroit that didn't recover in the sense it didn't learn from mistakes. it saw they had the problem and

lost the industry and recentered their economy. it's hard to say what will be next because detroit is a unique case. there are cities that are detroit 15 years ago that could follow down that path. >> what are the big lessons to take away from detroit? >> acknowledge you have a problem as soon as possible. that really was what plagued detroit for so many years. everybody on the outside knew there was a problem but there was a lack of political leadership and local willingness to engage and sort of engage with that problem over 30 plus years. the sooner you realize you have a problem that you're losing industry and losing people that your tax base is going away you have to track these people back to the downtown and revitalize the city. that's the first step is

acknowledging you have a problem and taking the steps to fix it. the cost goes up the longer you wait. >> a lot of people are pointing to the city's issues with pensions and unions. how does all of this in detroit change the way we should look at public sector jobs? >> part of the issue around pensions in general is the people who paid into the system are now retiring or will be retiring they did everything right. they were told to pay money in. it would be there for the retirement. the failure came in on the leadership level on both sides of the city and the unions that weren't talking to each other and that's something these systems are funded on the decade century scale. they are designed to last in perpetuity. when there's a problem 30 years ago that's the root of where we

are right now. they should be asking questions whether it be their union leadership or city governments. what do we have to do to make sure this doesn't become us next? if you're on solid finances right now, that doesn't mean you'll be on solid ground 20, 30 years in now and you have to take those steps. >> thank you so much. >> thank you very having me. a wedding tragedy, the bride to be and best man missing after a boat accident. also new pressure to solve the situation concerning edward snowden. we'll be right back. [ brent ] now steve's looking pretty good so far.

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a press conference any minute now. we'll be monitoring that. four others were injured in the crash including the groom to be. the wedding was planned for two weeks from today. a bride to be and a best man after their boast crashed. as soon as this news conference begins we'll bring that to you live. in president is stepping up pressure on lawmakers to embrace his newly launched economic platform focusing on the middle class. after taking his message to three states last week he will continue his blitz with a stop in tennessee on today. he's calling out congress. >> over the past couple of years in familiar washington has taken its eye off the ball. an endless display of phony scandals. as they prepare to enter another debate the stakes cannot be higher. the choices will determine whether or not every american

has a fighting chance in the 21st century. >> the president plans to make a series of speeches over the next couple of months. how do he make them convincing than the summer. what's different? >> nothing is different. that does lead us to the question of how can he accomplish the economic plans he's talking about this week, next week and the two other campaigns that he talked about. the answer is i don't see anywhere out there he can get the house republicans to go in his time. he's been consistent. i think what they're trying to do is own the messaging as we come into august summer recess with some big budget ball

battles coming up. what they don't want is a political void. we saw what happened in the summer of 2010. that's when the tea party started that whole movement. that's what is going on now too. >> owning the message is one thing. getting something accomplished is an entirely different thing. scott wilson writes there's is a lot obama wants from congress little of what will be achieved. preserving the status quo might be a victory in itself. do you think that's the most the president can hope for? >> there are certain things that can be done. it's almost as if the moment the president proposes something specific and that's why he's talking about more broad strokes now. the moment he has specific proposals republicans oppose it. there's been very little willingness to work across party

lines and a lot of it is because the republican party base is demanding that. if you look at polling it shows republican voters want their members to stick to their principles rather than compromise. the house republicans are just responding to what the people who elected them are asking for. i think that's going to continue especially when talking about an issue like the economy where there's such a big difference about which way we go from here. >> lynn, is there any way for the president to get republicans to work with him on his economic agenda? >> there could be if they take a few things in bite size chunks. the biggest obstacle obama has is the decision by house speaker john boehner to not to want to move legislation unless it's first supported by republicans.

that remains the big problem for obama is just getting votes but i think some bite size chunks, something that probably will not be doable is call for obama to raise the minimum wage at this time. i think it's one of the more difficult things. >> do you see 30, 40 republicans willing to work with the president on this? >> i think that's a number he can go to but in the house that doesn't get you anywhere. in order for something to come to a vote it needs to have a support of the mama majority of the house republican caucus. it's a very big obstacle to get over.ama majority of the house republican caucus. it's a very big obstacle to get

over.ma majority of the house republican caucus. it's a very big obstacle to get over.a majority of the house republican caucus. it's a very big obstacle to get over. majority of the house republican caucus. it's a very big obstacle to get over.majority of the house republican caucus. it's a very big obstacle to get over. more than half of the republican congress is very -- they've been resistant to the bill and things like that. >> lynn, i'd like to talk to you about the latest gop in-fighting between chris christie and rand paul. does this civil war define the republican party? >> i don't think so because i don't think rand paul has much of the active base that the establishment base that he's eroded into. he's not built on that. he's inheriting his father's supporters. while this may seem at a national level i don't know if this will translate state by state. the answer is i don't think so.

where do you see this headed? >> i was out in aspen and christie made these remarks of his own volition. he wasn't baited into it by anybody. the topic was libertarians but he decided to go after this growing movement more broadly. he made the decision to go after them by himself. he did so in some pretty stark terms mentioning september 11 an the widows and orphans that resulted from that day. it was very clear that he wanted to pick this fight. he's concerned about the direction this foreign policy debate is going in. it's also hard not to put this in the context of a 2016 presidential campaign. if we have rand paul and chris christie running we could see different views. >> lynn, how much of the democrats sit back and look at any sort of in-fighting in the

republican party and say have at it? >> one of the first rules of politics is always when your enemies are doing themselves in you leave them alone. the democratics will be delighted for any kind of schism within the ranks of republicans be it conservative against moderate. we know the moderate republicans have been eaten up by their own through each election cycle. the only thing democrats have to do is see if they can get some others in these congressional districts. usually the issue is having to do with fielding strong candidates statewide and that's where the democrats have to be more mindful. more than at the national lel whe level where it's a different conversation going on. >> good to see you. we've been asking you should

anthony weiner drop out of the race? here are some of your tweets. he hasn't broken any laws. he's becoming a distraction. kendall says yes. we tell our kids this is bad to do. what do we say if he continues on. plus he can't stop. bill says he has every right to continue. those majority was reflecting he should go. do keep talking to me. i'll be reading more tweets later on. two weeks after george zimmerman was found not guilty the national debate over that verdict continues from all six jurors. the most explosive from b-29 who spoke to abc news this week. >> i don't understand why she

chose and i say chose to interpret the law she's been doing. right now this interview that she is giving is just too assuage the public and the parents and justify this contradictary verdict. >> mark potter is in miami on how the jurors broke their silence. >> sybrina fulton. >> reporter: after the second juror spoke publicly trayvon martin's mother appeared friday before the national urban league and said she hopes her son's death will lead to positive change. >> please use my broken heart to say to yourself, we cannot let this happen to anybody else's child. >> reporter: the juror interviewed by abc news was b-29. she says she stills stand by the verdict even though she feels

different emotionally. >> george zimmerman gotaway with murder but you can't get away from god. >> reporter: although she said she first wanted to find george zimmerman guilty of second-degree she and the other jurors finally agreed there wasn't enough proof to find him guilty under the law. in a written statement george zimmerman's attorney mark o'mara praised her saying she accepted a tremendous burden, set her feelings aside and cast a vesht based on the evidence presented in court and on the law she was provided. another juror, b-37 interviewed on cnn said she felt george zimmerman's killing was not a crime. >> because of the heat in the moment and stand your ground. he had a right to defend himself. >> reporter: former nbc attorney said this was a consciousientios jury. >> the fact they believe he's guilty but votes to acquit

that's not a confused juror. that's our system of justice. >> reporter: the four other jurors have not spoken publicly but did say it was emotionally and physically draining. mark potter, nbc news, miami. the little school that could. a new ranking is out on america's top colleges. we'll tell you about the small school that came in second, but who was first? the president of the national urban league joins me live at the bottom of the hour. o the gulf, bp had two big goals: help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger.

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60 years after troops ended the korean war two very different ceremonies to commemorate the anniversary.

in seoul south korea some opponents celebrated by burning pictures of the dynasty. ann is there with the latest. >> reporter: today 60 years since the end of the korean war north korea staged a massive commemoration and invited the world's press to witness it. there were some surprises especially for the u.s. north korea staged one of its biggest military parades ever today. in a show of defiant precision soldiers by the thousand with such intensity the ground seemed to shake. the mobile missile, the u.s. worries would with enhancements reach alaska and hawaii with nuclear weapons. also notable soldiers strapped with vests baring a radio active

symbol. it's unclear what they were or if all the weapons were even real. there was a people's expression offagelati offagelati offagelation. he didn't speak but his top military office delivered the message. the surprise, the tone was moderate, not war-like and no mention of the u.s. >> reporter: this celebration is being held on what north korea calls victory day because people have been led to believe they won the korean war. 60 years today day the men and women were given seats of hon n honor. their generation knows the real cost of war. what we didn't see was any evidence of long range missiles at the parade. that and today's mixed signals will be of interest to u.s. intelligence analysts who are trying to determine which way this nation is heading.

alex back to you. >> thank you so much. earlier this morning in washington, d.c. a somber scene at the korean war veterans memorial. president obama participated in the traditional wreath ceremony. he thanked american soldiers who fought in the korean ckoconflic and said this is about the real winners of the war. >> today we can see with confidence that war was no tie. korea was a victory. when 50 million south koreans live in freedom of vibrant democracy, one of the world's most dynamic economies in stark contrast to their oppression and poverty of the north that's your legacy. the just released rankings of america's top colleges, the small school that came in second to stanford. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business?

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where we're keeping an eye or two on the tropical storm. there's dorian and flossie that's expected to hit hawaii. >> watching a lot. we're keeping an eye on tropical storm dorian. i don't think it will be a tropical storm for that much longer. it's running into a very poor environment. the water is a bit cooler and wrapping in a lot of dry air. you can see on the satellite it almost just disappears. i would expect this to evaporate. out in the pacific we're watching flossie. this is also weakening. it's not going to be a powerful storm. what makes it interesting is it looks like it will be a tropical

storm between monday morning and tuesday morning. it's going to make for some very rough surf. we'll see some downpours out of this system and wind gusts too. those are the systems we're keeping an eye on. it's not huge systems. they will cause a little bit of a nuisance to those areas. we're keeping an eye on the cold front. it's chilly. 57 degrees right now in minneapolis. we're also seeing heavier rain from ohio into louisiana where in louisiana we could end up to three to four inches of rain in the next 48 hours. we'll see cool temperatures about 20 degrees below average. the below average air moves into areas of eastern great lakes tomorrow. up and down the east coast will only be in the mid-70s to low 80s. extreme southern texas will be below average this weekend. it is still very nice. these are very pleasant temperatures. >> okay. if you say so.

we'll agree. >> i say so. if more their college experience ranks as the best years of their lives but given the competition to get into a good college it's a pretty tough road getting there. the august 12th issue of forbes magazine has the to colleges. joining me now forbes executive michael knorr. a lot of people will have big opinions. >> these four ivey league colleges but pamona. >> we don't take into account rememberation. liberal arts colleges typically regional power houses like panoma tend to do well on our list. >> we talked about the competitive nature of getting

in. you report that some have taken to lying about their accreditation for this. what happened there? >> they're not lying about their accreditation. they're lying about the quality of their incoming student body in terms of inflating s.a.t. scores. they're doing that to move up the rankings. a small move in the rankings can mean a lot in the quality and quantity of alumni giving. we took emory university off. we're taking them off for two dwree years. they lied to the federal government and in many cases for many years. >> for those who argue, college is so expensive is it worth it to get a college education these days when you figure are there the jobs out through to helplessen the debt they have incured from student loans?

what are your thoughts? >> i think if you're going to go to one of the top 100 schools it's worth it. >> you'll get your money back? >> you'll get your money back. we tend to like to think these things is about more than getting a good job and getting an education and being well rounded. we did a poll on whether it's worth to go to college. they said overwhelmingly 90% plus yes. >> how about your chance of getting into an ivey league school. how tough is that? >> it's extremely competitive. >> can you give a percentage? >> i don't have those numbers in front of me. it's less than 6 perce% yield. it's hard to get it. the brand name schools has gone up incredibly because we're a brand name society.

people should look at places like panoma who is offering better educations. not in that case but cheaper. it's not cheap but there are a lot of surprises in the top 100 and top 150. people would be wise to broaden. you don't have to go to harvard or yale. you can get an amazing education for less. >> there's a tool they can logon and find way to look at these schools. thank you so much. a frantic search in the hudson river. we have a report on the missing bride to be and best man.

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welcome back. :31 past the hour now. a bride to be and her fiance's best man have been missing since a speedboat they were in crashed into a barge.

it all went down last night. a search has been concluded for one of the potential victims. authorities are holding a press conference right now and we're listening and paying attention to that in our control booth for you. there are two people that have been missing. the bride and the best man of her fiance. four others have been injured. the couple has been waiting for their wedding two weeks from today. we know the groom has been injured. i'm just getting word from my producer. we're trying to confirm that the sheriff believes the female body has been found. that would belong to that of the bride which is surely going to coming pou compound this tragedy. it happened last night. we want to make note that all lighting that was necessary to

allow barge traffic to go through was properly in place last night. we're not sure what happened here whether that boat was speeding or whether it just took a wrong turn and ran into a barge that was passing. four people were injured. two people have been missing. we believe the sheriff has confirmed the body of the dried to be who was scheduled to get married two weeks from today has been found. they are searching waters for any signs of the best man of this wedding party. we'll give you more information as we get it here. we go to with washington and the obama administration stepping up efforts to apprehend edward snowden. he's been living in the transit area of the moscow airport for the past month. let's get details from kristen welker. what is the obama administration doing about this? >> reporter: good afternoon. the obama administration has been pressuring russian officials to send snowden back to the united states publicly and private lyprivately.

for weeks russia has been trying to determine whether to grant him asiylum and now the attorne general is weighing in. the white house is not throwing in the town when it comes to bringing accused nsa leaker edward snowden back to the yiet. eric holder is offering assurances to russia that if she he's return eed united states wl not seek the death penlty. snowden's lawyer says the letter from holder is inappropriate saying u.s. courts not the attorney general should determine the case against snowden should he return to the u.s. >> she shared the truth with the american people. >> reporter: during an exclusive interview snowden's father said he is standing by his son. >> i have confidence in my son. at this point i'm absolutely certain that she is speaking th

truth. >> reporter: there's tense negotiations behind the scene with the white house dangling the possibility of cancelling an upcoming meeting between president obama and russian president putin said to take place in moscow on the sidelines of the g-20 economic summit. >> they want to send russia a clear message that they are unhappy. they want to make sure there's a price to pay the longer the snowden affair goes on. >> reporter: still there's no guarantee that putin will cooperate. >> releasing snowden would be very bad. he would be seen as weak and yielding to president obama. that's not something he's likely to do. >> reporter: holder said despite the fact the united states has revoked snowden's passport they would grant him a temporary one to travel back to the united states. all of this unfolding while tensions between the u.s. and russia continue to mount. thank you. the national urban league will

wrap up their conference. it's an annual one. it's happening in philadelphia. it was supposed to focus on getting african-americans back to work but the landmark decision on voting rights and the george zimmerman not guilty verdict forced some changes there. trayvon martin's mother addressed the convention yesterday. >> my message to you, my message to you is please use my story. please use my tragedy. please use my broken heart to say to yourself we cannot let this happen to anybody else's child. >> joining me now president and ceo of the national urban league. i'm glad to see you.

i'm curious your reaction. >> that was hard one to listen to. >> we had call for people in philadelphia to wake up. no more sleeping in bed. no more time for back ward thinking. time for thinking ahead and sybrina fulton's dignity, class, grace, the way she addressed the crowd impressed the entire audience. you could have heard a pin drop in that room. i think what's important is she talked about her son but in a broader context. the idea that no more children should be the victims of gun violence like this senseless gun violence was heard. as were the words of the attorney general on wednesday when he announced he would work to bring texas back in under pre-clearance coverage because of their history of intentional discrimination. this conference was moving. it was motivated. i think people are prepared for the events of august 23rd and 24

president. the civil rights continuation march on washington. i believe people are prepared to go back to their communities and fight in what i'd like to call a new civil rights movement for economic empowerment. >> you saw about the new voting rights pushed in texas. that said, trayvon martin's parents, the tenor of how they conducted themselves, you mentioned this. how do you think that's influenced the race relations facing this country? they have been absolutely admirable. >> they've been positive. you could feel and sense their pain but in that pain they've not expressed anger out bursts, if you will. they've carried themselves with a great deal of dignity. you have seen those that have criticized them, criticized their son engage in the usual

high volume shrill shenanigans. also, i believe that all of us who have expressed outrage of the verdict and believes the verdict lays bare a number of underlying problems, we ask people to continue to express themselves and do it all over the nation and do it in a dignified way and a disciplined way. in 1963 when dr. king led the march on washington along with my predecessor whitney young and the other civil rights leaders they comported themselves with dignity. today civil rights movement will be consistent and true to that tradition. we focus on the educational disparities that exist. we focus on voting rights and the reforms that are desperately

needed in the criminal justice system. >> let's pick up with the voting rights now. attorney general eric holder really fired up the convention when he addressed the issue. >> today i'm announcing that the justice department will ask a federal court in texas to subject the state of texas to a pre-clearance regime similar to the one required by section 5 of the voting rights act. >> what are your thoughts on this and what steps might the league take to help ramp up the pressure on this issue? >> i think the attorney general demonstrated an we were pleased with it that he would continue to enforce the voting rights act. he could continue to utilize those provisions that are still constitutional and valid and he would do it swiftly and immediately. texas leadership indicated the ink wasn't even dry on the decision before they indicated that they wanted to put into

effect a redistricting plan that had been found to be illegal by a federal district court and that they were going to move immediately to implement this voter i.d. plan which keeps students from using their student i.d.s while allowing concealed gun permits to be used as appropriate i.d. in order to vote. we were pleased by that. the second thing is the work we must do to build this bipartisan effort for a new section 4 or a new coverage formula for the voting rights act. we have to operate on two tracks. we've got to protect voting and democracy. too many states even after the 2012 election have introduced and i believe i saw something today where north carolina has passed a restrict iiive voter i bill. all of it is anti-democratic. i'm here in philadelphia.

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juror b-29, will he quit and best week, worst week. let me bring in my panelist. it's good to see all three of you. thanks for joini ining me. i'll start with you morris. let's go to juror b-29. the reaction continues to flood in. she went public with her story.

let's listen to part of what she said. >> for myself he's guilty. the evidence shows he's guilty. >> he's guilty of? >> killing trayvon martin. we couldn't prove that intentionally he killed him. that's the way the law was read to me. i know i went the right way because the way the law was and the way it was followed, that's the way it went. if it would have used my heart i probably would have went a hung jury. >> what's your reaction? >> if you go by the letter of the lay the way this attorney handled it, i think the jurors did the best they could based on the law. clearly there's a problem because this is man who stalked an individual who didn't have a gun, unarmed, attacked him and killed him. there's obviously a problem with the system but i think this woman has the same mixed emotion that everyone on the jury had

that they were going by the letter of the law which is their job as jurors. >> how about you. what did you make of what she said? >> i think morris is right. even the presence we have to respect the jury's decision on this. this was a difficult case to go through. when you're giving this is the law and this is what you have to follow they came to their conclusion and they have to stand by it. it's important to also recognize that that woman said she does stand behind her decision and she doesn't regret it and her heart goes out to the family but she did what she had to do. >> why do you think she decided to speak out? >> well, if you listen to that interview she said she decided to speak out because of what a previous juror had come out and said. the previous juror giving her interview on cnn said she felt that both trayvon martin and george zimmerman could have prevented it. this jury said she didn't this trayvon martin did anything

wrong. he played no fault here. there was no reason to change what he was doing. i think she wanted to come forward and say the juror who spoke first didn't speak to all of us. she said she's having a hard time sleeping. she can't eat. she feels like she let the family down. she followed the law and it leads many people to say the law is flawed. that's what his parents are asking to be changed now. >> topic number two. moving onto will he quit? this is funny because we're talking about anthony weiner. poll numbers are plummeting. calls are growing from every part of the room to drop out. will he listen to the calls or in this till the end? >> i think he will continue to do what he's been doing and be very selfish. this is race about himself. this has nothing to do about the citizens of new york. clearly he has a problem. he's dragging his wife into this mess. i don't understand what they're doing or what the direction they're going but he's not using

best judgment. i think he'll stay in the race. this is really all about him and not about the citizens of new york city. >> susan. in the essence of full disclosure you're a consultant for a candidate. the breaking point will be what? >> if he slips into fourth or fifth place. kit be a fight for number two. his name will be appearing on the ballot. there's nothing that will change that going forward. his name will appear there. i agree with morris again. this is a selfish campaign. the thing to remember about new yorkers is we love to forgive but we don't like to be duped. this second thing that came out and the way he made his life look, new yorkers won't tolerate that. i think he'll be slipping down further. >> in picking up with the wife angle here. what do you make of all this of her standing by her man despite

all of malfeasance. >> i could not take my eyes off. she was very well known in washington before she ever even met anthony weiner. she was respected. she obviously very close with the clintons. was a woman who has been in "vogue" magazine. she's sort of beloved across the political spectrum. to see her next to her husband, i really thought that was going to be the domain of the wendy vitters, the women of the past generation of political wives. i could not believe that a woman of whom her reputation and, frankly, of her age and of her own abilities would stand next to this man and it made me think even less of anthony weiner for letting her be next to him. i think that he brought this upon himself and he never should have shamed her into being there. she may have wanted to be there but i think that it didn't do anthony weiner's campaigns any favors. >> can you guys each give me a

yes or no. can he be elected? patricia, you first. >> i don't think so but he's not going to drop out. >> morris? >> absolutely not. >> susan? >> can he, yes? it's new york. anything can happen. >> no, new yorkers are smart. >> it can. i'm sorry. it's just the way it goes. >> there are better candidates than this clown. >> wait. we've got to break. taking a commercial right here because we don't want to miss the best week, worst week. come on. i think i know the answer to that one, in terms of worst week. what do you think? [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to discover a hybrid from the luxury car company that understands that one type of hybrid isn't right for everyone. come to the lexus golden opportunity sales event and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection.

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let's get back to the big three with their best and worst for the week. what's yours? >> my worst week goes to abadene for reasons i stated earlier. i hated seeing her stand by her husband like that. the next is christine quinn, speaker of the city council running against anthony weiner. >> how about you, susan? >> best week goes to senator john mccain because, again, he stood up to the party and says

it's nonsense, you don't threat an government shutdown over a policy you don't like. and i think that that really gives hope that more republicans can step forward and do the right thing. and the worst week goes to anthony weiner because of everything we just said. rryest week goes to the pope. it looks like we've got another rock star in the vatican. i think the catholic church needs a real leader like him if worst goes to larry summers who is going to have a bit of a fight if he thinks he's going to be the head of the fed. it will be interesting to see what happens when him and yellen but he's had a bad week already. >> that's really breaking down genderwise, right? to see who ends up get that job? >> it's interesting. old baggage coming out. some people had frustrations with him, piling on. we'll see what happens. he's certainly qualified but i'm not sure he's going to get the job. >> can i go back to one thing because i'm sitting here still in shock. susan, do you really think anthony weiner could be elected?

mayor of new york city, given all of this, really? >> being in new york politics for over 20 years, i've seen a lot of things. if you had told me would he be running again, come back from this when he stepped down? i would say no. if you asked me could eliot spitzer be seeking office again, i would say no. guess what -- >> it's different though. >> it may be different. all i'm saying is anything could happen. >> new yorkers don't elect jokers to be the head of new york city, the most important city in the world. >> i agree with you. >> this guy is a clown. people know this. they will not tolerate him as the mayor of new york city. >> as a new yorker, i don't want like to be lied to. i don't think they like to be lied to. >> i don't want him to be a mayor. it was a question of could he be. >> i'll grant you that. >> do you think he will stay in it until the end? patricia, you first, does he stay until the end? >> yes. >> susan? >> yes. >> morris, yes, for sure. >> wow. okay, you guys. thank you. >> he's a selfish guy. he's a selfish guy. of course he's going to stay in.

he likes the attention. >> so says morris reid and susan and patricia murphy. thanks, guys. that's a wrap. we'll see you right back here tomorrow at noon eastern. up next, craig melvin with more of today's headlines. we'll see you.

good saturday afternoon. i'm craig melvin. you're watching msnbc. here's what's happening right now. standoff and shootout. florida police take down a gunman who held two people captive and killed six others. we are live with the investigation. also ahead. >> i will be entering a behavior counseling clinic to undergo two weeks of intensive therapy to begin the process of addressing my behavior. >> it's not dozen and dozens. it is -- it is six to ten, i suppose. >> men behaving badly. two high-profile politicians are fighting for their political