the road riving dn with ♪ >> -- housen the white have it in the lobby sway before my culture dies ♪ onhear here democracy now, democracy.org the war in peace for her. a federal jury acquitted antigovernment militia leaders with conspiracy and weapons charges related to their armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge this year. the stunning verdict shocked prosecutors who called the occupation of the wildlife refuge a lawless scheme to seize federal property by force. this is the bundy attorney, followed by one of the defendants. >> this was a powerful thing to have individuals who have relying on nothing and basically having to keep on trucking here. building on the tremendous victory here today. for rural rights and rural america. >> it cost the federal government over $4 million and angered the tribe. militia members must handle tribal artifacts for those sacred sites. joining us now to discuss the bundy verdict, in light of the ongoing protests in north dakota, the two of them were handled so differently. we have the director of biological life diversity from tucson. and we have a ret