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reverend al sharpton. why he was here and and his fight for injustice. ,,,,,,,,,,,, city apartment. he was 46- years-old. "he's ' >>> oscar-winning actor philip seymour half man was found dead this morning in miss new york city apartment. he was 46 years old. >> he's god cop. bad cop >> mow every roles. he was found with a syringe in his arm and an apparent drug overdoze. heroin was found near his body. he admitted to batting drug addiction in a 60 minutes interview. >> "hello my name is capote. i did everything i could, okay." >> it was that portrayal that won him the best actor oscar back in 2006. he leaves behind a partner and three children. >>> an oakland church had a special guest speak they are orphan re rand al sharpton. the civil rights activist was at cathedral part of a celebration to open oaklands active chapter. to deliver message insisting people must get involved. >> here you are in 204, facebook, twitter, cell phones in your pockets. blackberries, a black president. [ applause ] >> the network is a non- forprofit group fighting inequality. >>> still ahead, that i thi

reverend al sharpton.e event was part of a celebration to open oakland's national action network chapter. he used humor at times to deliver a message that insisting people must get involved. >> here you are in 2014, facebook, twitter, cell phones in your pocket. blackberries,. >> the national action network is a non-forprofit civil rights group fighting for equality. >>> two boats collided in the middle of the ocean and it's caught on tape. releasing this video that shows its ship being hit by a japanese whaling boat in the southern ocean. the ship was rammed as part of an attack it says by japan on two sea shepherd ships. you can see the interior was all soaked heavily damaged. jah span apparently upset with australian and new zeal land. >>> and a spectacular explosion of ash and rock spewing in ecuador. a value cano erupted three times yesterday. experts calling the explosion moderate but the mayor opened five shelters incase anyone felt they needed to leet area. despite the eruptions activities wen on a

and finally, al sharpton. now, al sharpton, is he a gangster, isn't he? >> no. he is friendly.illy type questions when he comes to the white house. let's admit that. >> what is he doing at the dinner? he doesn't even know how to speak french. >> well, but sharpton is also a very skinny guy right now if you have seen him. >> that's true. he wouldn't eat much. all right. let's go it rosen now. rosen, serious stuff, okay? now, there are charges the obama administration is giving ambassadorships to people who raise money for the president. are those charges true u rosen? >> well, first, we have to skip past the fact that you just called ed henry fat. >> i did not. i'm looking out for his health. >> there is a record his or her. look, if for some reason we had right now a special prosecutor roaming about with the usual unlimited mandate and grand jury powers president obama's conduct in the naming of ambassadors would likely become an area of focus. i say that because the alleged sale of ambassadorships was indeed one of the areas of focus for the watergate special prosecution force

al sharpton for having us.nt to also thank the north carolina naacp and the georgia state naacp as well for their fight along with my late wife, anita mcneil. you're looking at a miracle here. and i believe that if it hadn't been for these guys fighting and believing in me and my family and what was done unjustly to me and my family, i wouldn't be sitting before you right now, speaking with you. >> well, reverend william barber from north carolina has certainly been on me about this case. let me ask you first of all. we're certainly sorry about your loss. it's exactly one year since your release. how you doing? how are you coming back? >> it's still hard. i can sit here before you right now and say going into a difficult situation such as being incarcerated and coming out and acting as if you can jump right back into society, it's hard. i'm sitting here before you telling it's hard. and it's still hard even to this day. >> now, do you think you got equal treatment under the law in this case? did self-defense cl

and finally, al sharpton. now, al sharpton, is he a gangster, isn't he? >> no. he is friendly.ype questions when he comes to the white house. let's admit that. >> what is he doing at the dinner? he doesn't even know how to speak french. >> well, but sharpton is also a very skinny guy right now if you have seen him. >> that's true. he wouldn't eatone of the areass for the watergate special prosecution force. >> give me the facts, rosen. >> we find that 53% of president obama's ambassador appointees in second half have been political as opposed to career foreign service. markedly higher than two predecessors what is the effect of this? you get a bundler like noah bryson. responsible for 2012 campaign contributions and has to admit he has never been to the country where he was nominated to serve. ditto for someone like. >> never been to argentina. so the bottom line is i have got to get to nagin is that president obama is appointing ambassadors at a rate higher than bush and clinton and a lot of them are people who give him money. okay, that's good to know. >> yes. >> nation began

. >> the president made a point of noting our own rev al sharpton was in the audience alongside bill o'reilly. he said if i can get these two guys in a room to talk about something, and there is the reverend as we speak, or there he was, you know -- there's bill o'reilly, not to be confused with the reverend al sharpton. but that there is bipartisan agreement on this. and yet the issue of race and how to talk about the predicament young minority men find themselves in is a did i feel conversation. you and i were talking, be honest, during the president's speech about some of the things he was saying. and one of the sort of bedrocks that he was -- kept going back to is this idea black men should not get caught up in the fact they are young black men and effectively that they must accede the soft bigotry of low expectations and almost sort of make a mental note or have the mental discipline to put race aside as an issue and focus on schoolwork, on partnership, on fatherhood and sort of not worry about what the rest of society thinks. talk to me about why that is a controversial thing.

let's bring in al sharpton. thank you for being here, reverend al. what is your reaction to this? >> i think it's a disappointing verdict. >> you know what, reverend al, i'm sorry, we have to listen to the judge once more. >> you are remanded to the custody of the sheriff as you already have been, pending sentencing in the case. i assume he's entitled to a presentence investigation report. >> yes, your honor. >> we will order a presentence investigation report. for those of you that do not know, that takes generally about a month to prepare. my intention is to set this case for sentencing, and additional consideration on march the 24th, unless somebody tells me they've got an objection. it would be set on that monday to pick a day later in the week for actual sentencing. other than that, i'm not sure what else there is to do this evening. >> judge, counts two, three, four and five? >> i hope i said that. it is counts two, three, four and five, yes, ma'am. so the sentencing would be during the course of that week. >> yes, sir. >> and then i would assume at that point in time, or sh

al sharpton has gotten wealthy after yia kuzing people of racism.erent jesse jackson, i want to give you an example so you don't misrepresent. texaco as both of you remember was sued several years back over a decade. they were sued and the case never went to trial for the black jelly beans and the comment by some employees. the reason why the case never went to trial, texaco was so afraid of their name being drawn through the media constantly and they settled out of court for nearly $200 million. we don't know what the accusations were. >> the only thing settled was because they didn't want their name dragged through the mud. >> let her finish. go ahead. i got this. i will referee. go ahead. >> i know, but she is talking over me. >> go ahead. >> when my parents and my father was the only black on his dental school and he was downgraded and helped the white kids study and the white kids got better greats, he didn't let that hold him back, but he was not using his race. the reason why is because there is no way post 1964 that anybody could do that sin

. >>> "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts now. >> thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from harrisburg, pennsylvania. tonight's lead, the jury has the case. right now 12 jurors in the loud music murder trial are shut away in the jury room deliberating the fate of 47-year-old michael dunn charged with first degree murder, seven months after george zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of unarmed trayvon martin the dunn trial has re-ignited the debate over florida's controversial stand your ground law. this case began at this jacksonville, florida gas station in a night in november 2012. michael dunn got into an argument over loud music with four teenagers. sitting inside a parked suv. dunn fired ten shots at the vehicle. 17-year-old jordan davis was killed. dunn says the killing was in self-defense and that the teen threatened him with a gun. this case centers on one question, will the jury believe mr. dunn was really in fear? today during the closing arguments the state repeatedly focus td on the fact that no gun was ever found. >> on november 23, 2012

politics nation with reverend al sharpton starts now. >> thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, breaking her silence. juror four in the michael dunn murder trial speaks out in an interview last night on abc's "night line". valerie takes us inside the jury room during more than 30 hours of deliberations that led to a hung jury on the first degree murder charge. in a confession she said she felt michael dunn got away with murder. >> do you think michael dunn got away with murder? >> at this point, i do, myself, personally, yes. >> when you went to the deliberating room you thought michael dunn was guilty? >> yes, sir. >> of killing a 17-year-old boy. >> what convinced you? >> to me it was unnecessary. >> not everyone on the jury agreed with her. and she revealed why. >> you all first took your first poll on guilt or innocence on the murder of jordan davis. what was your vote? >> 10-2. >> so two said self defense. so as we expected it came down to self-defense. the controversial stand your ground law that says you have no duty to retreat if you feel threatened and y

. >> reverend al sharpton served in oakland.he civil rights activist used humor at times to encourage people to get involved. it's a nonprofit civil rights group. starting today, commuters have to pay to park at the fairy terminal in marine county. it's now $2 between 5:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. tuesdays. parking remains free after 3:00 wednesday afternoons and all day on weekends. the money goes towards maintenance of the parking lot. >> hollywood stunned by the sudden death of seymore. what police found in his apartment. >> when you photoshop you get this double tech. why one is using naked bodies on the campaign trail. ,, winning actor philip seymour hoffma >>> new york investigators are looking into the death of oscar winning actor phillip seymore on what appears to be an overdose. >> after he was found dead sunday in new york city, police responded after one of his associates called 911 after one of his village apartments. police arrived to find the actor unconscious on his bathroom floor with a syringe in his arm. heroine may

lock them up. >> that was al sharpton convicting george zimmerman of murder back in 2012.exploiting the killing of travon martin. we have details. >> ask not what your country can do for you but. >> what your country can do for you. >> that's what i said. >> jesse watters on presidents' day and new survey by "newsweek" saying most americans know very little about their coury

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, al. >> good evening, rev. thanks to you for tuning. in i'm live tonight from atlanta, georgia. tonight's lead, dick cheney and the gop war on the poor. right after the obama administration announced historic military cuts, dick cheney, of all people, had the nerve to say this in an interview with fox news. >> i think the whole thing is not driven by any change in world circumstances. it's driven by budget considerations. much rather spend the money on food stamps than he would on a strong military or support for our troops. >> there is so much to say about that comment. former vice president dick cheney, who used the u.s. military as a political pawn, who relied on bogus claims to sell two wars with disastrous results is lecturing president obama? and, again, listen to the words he chose, focusing on food stamps. >> he'd much rather spend the money on food stamps than he would on a strong military or support for our troops. >> president obama cares more about food stamps

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >>> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from jackson, mississippi. tonight's lead, breaking news in the chris christie bridge scandal. it's been the biggest mystery in this whole story. why did the christie administration shut down access lanes to the world's busiest bridge, causing massive traffic delays for emergency vehicles and children on school buses? tonight the democratic mayor at the center of it all, the mayor whose town was overrun by traffic during those four days in september, and who begged for help from the state while it was going on. tonight that mayor says it was all because of political retribution. in an interview with "the bergen record" newspaper, mayor mark sokolich links the bridge closure to his refusal to endorse governor christie for reelection. the report says, quote, governor christie's administration orchestrated an extensive campaign over two years that involved gifts to ft. lee, including port authority

the race hustlers of the world, and jesse jackson, al sharpton.u're told you're a victim, you start to act like it >> exactly. you act like a victim. you become a victim. and it becomes an us versus them type of mentality which i know you talked about earlier. john: to raise people's consciousness about affirmative action, i once ran a racist bake sale. john: cupcakes for sale. my priceless said agents had to pay $1.50, white's $1.00, latinos and blacks just $.50. >> that is not right. >> you have to be out of your mind. >> that is stereotyping. john: it is. >> that is not right. john: it is the same principle. >> you got their attention. let me give you a quick -- john: we had a conversation people were saying, i had not thought of it that way. >> frederick douglass was born a slave, escape slavery, self educated, involved in politics, an adviser to presidents, he disdained affirmative action and special treatment. so if he was someone that could do it and be successful, anyone can with our work. >> the bake sales highlight the hypocrisy. you can

he spoke with reverend al sharpton on "politics nation." >> it seems like it's an epidemic where the value of african-american kids' lives really don't mean anything. we've got to stand up as fathers, we've got to stand up as leaders and let this country know, you know, it's not okay to kill our kids. >> and, i mean, trymanine. tell me where you feel the state of that conversation is now? >> i think the question now is we've seen through the sparking of different movements throughout our history, you take these very emotional, palpable moments and turn them into political action. early on when you saw all of that energy swirling around not just the case but the stand your ground laws and even the president and attorney general eric holder said we have to look at these. but a committee in the state legislature said we're not going to change one damn comma in the law. now they're looking to expand the law. not only do you not have any fear, you may possibly shoot into a crowd, a movie theater. even though we had the dream defenders and young

now "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. hi, al. >> thank you, ari, and hi to you. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from houston, texas. tonight's lead, growing calls to end stand your ground. the top prosecutor in the michael dunn case now says the law needs to go. the top police officer in the dunn investigation now says the law should be fixed. and americans all across the country are demanding an end to this unjust law. it's been nearly a week since the dunn jury revealed that it was unable to reach a verdict in the shooting death of 17-year-old jordan davis. the mistrial shocked millions of americans and put a new focus on issues of stand your ground and self-defense. through it all, the parents of jordan davis have impressed with their composure, dignity, and grace in the midst of tragedy. and at the heart of this trial is the 17-year-old son they lost. he is no longer with us. but jordan davis has become the symbol of the rallying cry for all those fighting against this injustice. joining me now is jor

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right thought. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, new documents in the chris christie bridge scandal revealed. we're learning more about the actions of key christie aides and allies before, during, and after the lane closings. the information comes from david wildstein. the former bridge official who carried out the lane closings. he's the one who replied "got it" to that now infamous e-mail, "time for some traffic problems in ft. lee." that exchange came to light as part of subpoenaed documents. but a big question has been why did wildstein cross out some material? today the big news. many of those redactions have been revealed, exposing christie aides joking about abusing power. and we have names to go with statements that had been anonymous. a notorious example was the response by an unnamed person to complaints from the ft. lee mayor about children who couldn't get to school. quote, is it wrong that i'm

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now.ood evening, rev. >>> good evening, ed, and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, caught on tape. the bridge scandal. nearly six months after the dangerous traffic jam ordered by people working for chris christie, we're hearing for the first time the police and emergency calls from the chaos of those gridlocked streets. these calls were released by the city of ft. lee. and in them, we hear people who need paramedics and police complaining about delays. we hear first responders blocked from doing their job who don't understand why they're there is such a mess created around the george washington bridge. >> do you know if anything happened on the bridge? >> i'll give them a call. i think it's sun glare. >> 10-4. >> okay, 4-5-3, they have a new pattern. they're testing new pattern traffic from off the washington. it's down to one lane now. it's a test. >> at traffic is a nightmare. >> 10-4. we're getting calls from irate motorists. >> you're aware the town is a total gridlock, righ

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, if you're out of work, you're out of luck. that's the message senate republicans sent again today when they blocked a bill to extend jobless benefits for long-term unemployed. that means they said no to helping 1.7 million americans who have lost jobs. people who need help while they're trying to get back on their feet. but why? why would they block this? senate republicans had an idea. >> it's a very basic and simple decision by the republicans not to reward those they think are lazy, the unemployed in this country. >> somewhat offensive to have these americans or this process labeled as somewhat immoral. >> the republican mythology that people are lazy and unemployment insurance encourages them not to work just doesn't fit in 2014 america. >> now, of course, that was the senate republicans responded by democratic senator chuck schumer. so republicans think the unemployed are lazy, that somehow e

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"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >>> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the injustice of the stand your ground law. we have now sent a signal that you can be killed and your life will not be acknowledged. over the weekend, a florida jury could not agree on the first-degree murder charge against michael dunn for the shooting death of 17-year-old jordan davis. the jury did find dunn guilty on three counts of second degree attempted murder of the three other teens inside that car. and one count of firing into the vehicle carrying jordan davis and the three friends. but they could not agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder. the judge declared a mistrial on that charge and prosecutors intend to try it again. now, many will say dunn may be going to jail for life anyway, but that's not the point. the point is the message it sends to both potential shooters and to our kids. this is about the value of jordan's life, a teenager who would have been celebrating

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >>> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning. in tonight's lead, verdict watch. right now, right now 12 jurors are behind closed doors in jacksonville, florida, in a courthouse, deliberating the fate of 47-year-old michael dunn, charged with first-degree murder for the killing of 17 jordan davis. the jury resumed deliberations today at 9:00 a.m. they have now been deliberating for a total of 21 hours. and eight hours into today's deliberations, they had their first question of the day for the judge. first, could they take a 30-minute break, and this. >> is it possible to not reach a verdict on one count and reach a verdict on other counts? the answer to that is yes. >> the answer could be a huge turning point for the jury in their deliberations. and it looks like they're ready to work late into the night. the jury ordered dinner and is staying at the courthouse. if no verdict is reached tonight, they will continue deliberations tomorrow. back with us tonight,

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> bridge jam to last a month? chris matthews up in new york. let me start tonight with the big new developments in the chris christie bridge scandal. number one, according to logs at the ft. lee police department, there is reason to believe that the scheme was to have the bridge block-up last a full month. not four day, four weeks. these guys nuts?

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the subpoenas. just one hour ago, the deadline hit for thousands of documents subpoenaed which new jersey state lawmakers investigating the george washington bridge lane closings. 18 people, many of them close aids and allies of governor chris christie were required to turn over e-mail, text, and notes dating back to september 2012. some have gotten an extension, but the clock is ticking. this weekend, we saw another christie aide resign, christina renna, who is among the 18 people subpoenaed. and who once reported to bridget kelly. the fired official who requested the lane closings. for governor christie, the continuing questions are having an affect. here is what happened at a super bowl event in times square. >> good afternoon, everybody. you've already heard enough speeches -- >> but perhaps the biggest news tonight is the governor's battle with former port authority official david wildstein.

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >>> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, getting the story straight. one of the key questions in the scandal swirling around governor chris christie is when did he first learn about the closings of access lanes to the george washington bridge. the shutdown of those lanes last fall caused massive traffic, backing up emergency vehicles and kids on school buses for hours. so did the governor know before the shutdown during the closures, or only weeks later when it became public? that's what he said up until now in a radio interview last night. and in that interview, the governor dismissed questions about when he knew about the lane closings. >> what is going on now with all this other stuff, it's just a game of gotcha. you know, when did i first learn about this or that. well, the fact of the matter is i've been very clear about this. before these lanes were closed, i knew nothing about it. i didn't plan it. i didn't authorize it. i knew n

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. good evening, rev. >>> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from washington, d.c. tonight's lead, an amazing day in the so-called loud music murder trial that has re-ignited the debate about stand your ground. seven months after george zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of trayvon martin, saying he was in fear of his life, florida's controversial stand your ground law, a law that you can use deadly force if you feel threatened, is back in the national spotlight. this case began one evening in november 2012 at a gas station in jacksonville, florida. michael dunn got into an argument about loud music with four teenagers sitting inside a parked suv. dunn fired ten shots at the vehicle. one of the teens, 17-year-old jordan davis, died at the scene. michael dunn is charged with first-degree murder. he says the killing was in self-defense and that the teen threatened him with a gun. but so far no gun has been found. what this all comes down to is will the

. >> al sharpton was at a church over the weekend in oakland to discuss the response of good works.oke at a memorial cathedral yesterday saying it is hard to eulogize people who only do things for themselves. [ inaudible ] all they did was for them 689 if all you do in life is for you, when you... >> in the afternoon he celebrated the opening of the oakland branch of his national action network. >> forgot to bring my outdoor furniture in, so they got drenched. will they dryoff today? >> yes but there is more chance of rain in the forecast. you can only is so many months of record dry before something falls from the sky. that is what happened over the weekend. done stop shows clouds along the coast and they spilling over the peninsula and headed to the east bay and we have fog forming and a little bit of wetness on the roads. it could be an interesting commute with temperatures freezing cold in napa so we could get thick fog developing there and in santa rosa and 36 in novato and other places in the 30's including concord at 39 and los gatos at 38, and everyone else in the low-to-mid

. >> so the reverend al sharpton will be here to weigh in on his thoughts about this program. the president mentioned where heed in an interesting way. we'll look forward to hearing the rev's reaction to that. >>> business with our commerce department will release its fresh estimate of fourth quarter gdp, but yesterday the s&p reached a new high. cnbc's jeff cutmore is live in london for us. jeff, this was a great day all based on sarah yellin's words. >> yeah, absolutely. we've got the second fresh high here for the year, and there are those who are starting to wonder if the s&p is running out of steam, but janet yellin managed to reinvigorate the bulls by talking about the weather. go figure. the new fed chair said she thought, well, the weather may have been an influence in some of the slower data we've seen on the u.s. economy, and that was enough to encourage the bulls to go out and buy again. i think we need to keep a very close eye on these data points. next week we're going to get another look at a jobs number here. i think it has to show that there is some real econom

the reverend al sharpton and ms. asia schott. >> i have been practicing my french.dible conversations] the honorable jennifer palmieri and james flatts. [inaudible conversations] mr. and mrs. arnie sorensen. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] most of the guests have arrived in you are looking at the scene from an area known as the bookseller if you are on tour at the white house. it's one of the first locations before you had upstairs. this is a burst the area where the guests arrive before going to the state florida. we said earlier the president and mrs. obama hosting french president hollande and one of the rooms therein is the blue room which we should point out was decorated during the monroe administration with furniture from paris in 1817. a number of french-american connections on display tonight. and later in the program a chance for you to have a conversation with joanna smoot who served in the obama administration is white house social secretary. we will also get your calls and comments as well. some background on this one is the seventh

joining me now here in the studio with more, the reverend al sharpton, president of the national action network. we're bringing you in really as the latter here, because i know that you have commented on this. tell them what you thought about this. >> i think that it is a very disappointing verdict. yes, he may do the rest of his life in jail depending on the sentencing, but the issue here is a young man was killed, and the verdict doesn't address that at all. and the verdict does not in any way affirm the value of that young man's life. what is so inconsistent, alex, is how are you guilty of attempted murder? not guilty of murder or manslaughter, so if you're not sure about self-defense on murder and manslaughter, how are you sure it wasn't self-defense with attempted murder? the 800-pound gorilla in the room for us is the stand your ground law. what i think really trips up this jury is a law that says you have the right to use deadly force if you feel threatened. if that law was not on the books, same law that hovered over the zimmerman trial, i think that this jury would have had at

now "politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. you, ari, and hi to you. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from houston, texas. tonight's lead, growing calls to end stand your ground. the top prosecutor in the michael dunn case now says the law needs to go. the top police officer in the dunn investigation now says the law should be fixed. and americans all across the country are demanding an end to this unjust law. it's been nearly a week since the dunn jury revealed that it was unable to reach a verdict in the shooting death of 17-year-old jordan davis. the mistrial shocked millions of americans and put a new

. >> ality that came conference where you were not allowed to speech al sharpton knocked the people ofricans tax races. >> those who said that never have been profiled in an apartment store. thoerz that were saying that was never pulled over on a highway. >> the black man is more likely to be pulled over on a highway>> ryes raism isn't out there. look at individuals, polytheists sues he, sports, entertainment. if you believe in liberty and you want to advance our country forward, i implore all americans to speak out. >> let's talk about the killing of trayvon martin. the president said this could have been my son. it could have been his son. >> he injected himself into this around made it about a racial issue when in fact it had nothing to do about race. >> we don't know it had nothing to do about race? >> the fbi investigation concluded that and zimmerman was not convicted. clearly it wasn't about race but early on people promoted it about race. that's what dom neared the headlines. >> a producer of nbc clearly had black victim hood in mind when he edited zimmerman's call to 911. here

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now.ood evening, rev. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. the retrial of michael dunn. as both sides get ready for what could be a second murder trial, we're learning more about what dunn was thinking and saying while he was in jail. newly released phone calls and letters reveal some disturbing comments dunn made after he shot and killed jordan davis. dunn repeatedly says he fired in self-defense, and insisted he was the victim. here is part of o

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now.ing, rev. >>> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, a new fight against stand your ground. lawmakers in florida are now threatening to expand the law. just days after millions of americans were stunned by the michael dunn verdict. we've heard dunn himself talk about the self-defense laws in jailhouse recordings made after he was arrested for the death of jordan davis. listen. >> between adrenaline, fear, and muscle memory, i wasn't doing a whole lot of thinking. it was a me or him situation. i wish i had a time machine i would have parked there. >> it was me or him, says michael dunn. in that conversation, dunn seemed convinced that the self-defense laws were on his side. >> i have high confidence that it will work out. even if

i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> policing the bridge. let's play "hardball". >>> good evening. let me start with this. they had a name for their pain. how did uniform police get involved in carrying out a political operation? one that has the looks of being a vendetta, a hard ball punishment campaign against the mayor, someone who refused to play ball with the governor's office? why would the head of the police union be out there backing the alibi for the entire mess on the george washington bridge? not only backing alibi but saying this whole traffic study bs was his personal idea. tonight we have the reasons why. police officers and union boss playing footsie with the governor's office, why not only carrying out the mayhem on the bridge themselves but coming up with a big fat excuse. it has to do with the reach of the new jersey governor and his willingness to play especially nice with the police attending the george washington bridge, how he promised to give them a huge new piece of pie, jurisdiction over the rebuild. tonight, why the

. >>> "politics nation" with reverend al sharpton starts now. >> thanks to you for tuning in.e tonight from harrisburg, pennsylvania. tonight's lead, the jury has the case. right now 12 jurors in the loud music murder trial are shut away in the jury room deliberating the fate of 47-year-old michael dunn charged with first degree murder, seven months after george zimmerman was acquitted in the killing of unarmed trayvon martin the dunn trial has re-ignited the debate over florida's controversial stand your ground law.

president obama was asked about it and television says cable news in particular really drove this, al sharpton was singled out because he was a spokesman and crusader for the martin family and heraldo rivera who made that remark about the hoodie was as responsible for his death as zimmerman. so my question is, what is it about these rationally charged case that's become so addictive for cable news? >> well, i think because we're a country that has an african-american president i assume that would end some of the bickering over race. and i think because we have a black president, a lot of people thought it would heal certain wounds, that people find themselves sort of at a loss to define race and racism in ways we thought used to be clear cut. that's why we end up having this conversation. >> but some of this predates obama. it feels like maybe you're letting cable news off the hick. it is playing an inflammatory role here, is there not? >> i think there's 24 hours of content that needs to be pushed out over cable. so you're looking for a lot more conte content. but i think it has nothing to do

. >>> the reverend al sharpton talked about doing good work at a church. the civil rights leader spoke at the church and said it is hard to eulogize people who only do things for themselves. >> some go from the mall to the cemetery. and there is nothing we can talk about. all they did was for them. if all you do in life is for you, when you go, there is nobody there but you. >> in the afternoon sharpton celebrated the opening of the oakland branch of action network. >>> a new parking fee goes into effect at the larkspur ferry terminal. a mobile application system will be used to collect the $2 fee. customers can play on-line x by the phone or downloading a mobile app. violators could face a $45 fine. >>> leigh glaser is off and spencer christian is in and looking at our forecast. will we get anymore rain? >> we are looking forward to more. we got a nice dose of rainfall and it is all gone as you can see. the skies are clearing and we have little trek -- trickles offshore. a live view from our camera in downtown san francisco and looking along the the bay b

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. evening, rev. >>> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the injustice of the stand your ground law. we have now sent a signal that you can be killed and your life will not be acknowledged. over the weekend, a florida jury could not agree on the first-degree murder charge against michael dunn for the shooting death of 17-year-old jordan davis. the jury did find dunn guilty on three counts of second degree attempted murder of the three other teens inside that car. and one count of firing into the vehicle carrying jordan davis and the three friends. but they could not agree on the

politics nation with reverend al sharpton starts now. >> thanks to you for tuning in.ight's lead, breaking her silence. juror four in the michael dunn murder trial speaks out in an interview last night on abc's "night line". valerie takes us inside the jury room during more than 30 hours of deliberations that led to a hung jury on the first degree murder charge. in a confession she said she felt michael dunn got away with murder. >> do you think michael dunn got away with murder? >> at this point, i do, myself, personally, yes. >> when yout

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now. vening, al. >> good evening, rev. thanks to you for tuning. in i'm live tonight from atlanta, georgia. tonight's lead, dick cheney and the gop war on the poor. right after the obama administration announced historic military cuts, dick cheney, of all people, had the nerve to say this in an interview with fox news. >> i think the whole thing is not driven by any change in world circumstances. it's driven by budget considerations. much rather spend the money on food stamps than he would on a strong military or support for our troops. >> there is so much to say about that comment.

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reverend al sharpton. and a.o.cott will preview the academy awards. >>> first, here is bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> bill, we are heading out to l.a. for the weekend. how hard is it going to be to get into l.a. this afternoon? >> it will be difficult. it will be a bumpy ride. the rain will probably be ending this afternoon but you'll be bouncing around. >> it's going to be really rough getting out? so that is fine. but when we come back on monday in new york, that will be cool, right? >> that will be easy. probably only be 8, 12 inches of snow and no big de. >> great. >> put a plow on the front of the plane. >> i think i'm going to move to santa fe. >> who places i wouldn't want to fly sunday and monday. i wouldn't want to fly to l.a. today and i wouldn't want to fly back to new york monday. >> bingo! >> yes! >> i'm a winner! >> big winner. >>> talk about the big tropical storm going across the country. right off the west coast now. heavy rain at this hour. in the middle of the night over in californ

speaking to a pack room that included the parents of trayvon martin, al sharpton to bill o'reilly, heescribed his my brother's keeper initiative. he will be pushing associations to help young help of color overcome the profound effects of racism to meet their potential. he made his case in terms of how it would benefit not just the boys in question but the nation as a whole. >> the fact too many of them are falling by the wayside. dropping out. unemployed. involved in negative behavior, going to jail. cycles of homelessness breeds violence and mistrust. and our country is a little less than what we know it can be. so we need to change the statistics. not just for the sake -- and boys but for the sake of america's future. >> for most of his five plus years in office the president has strenuously and stood justly avoided framing any of his policies that specifically targeted black america and people of color. for that reason today felt like a real break-through. here it was first black president with black boys behind him talking about the brute fact life for them in america is more dif

. >>> the reverend al sharpton talked about doing good work at a church. the civil rights leader spoke at the church and said it is hard to eulogize people who only do things for themselves. >> some go from the mall to the cemetery. and there is nothing we can talk about. all they did was for them. if all you do in life is for you, when you go, there is nobody there but you. >> in the afternoon sharpton celebrated the opening of the oakland branch of action network. >>> a new parking fee goes into effect at the larkspur ferry terminal. a mobile application system will be used to collect the $2 fee. customers can play on-line x by the phone or downloading a mobile app. violators could face a $45 fine. >>> leigh glaser is off and spencer christian is in and looking at our forecast. will we get anymore rain? >> we are looking forward to more. we got a nice dose of rainfall and it is all gone as you can see. the skies are clearing and we have little trek -- trickles offshore. a live view from our camera in downtown san francisco and looking along the the bay b

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now.good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. i'm live tonight from jackson, mississippi. tonight's lead, breaking news in the chris christie bridge scandal. it's been the biggest mystery in this whole story. why did the christie administration shut down access lanes to the world's busiest bridge, causing massive traffic delays for emergency vehicles and children on school buses? tonight the democratic mayor at the center of it all, the mayor whose town was overrun by traffic during those four days in september, and who begged for help from the state while it was going on. tonight that

"politicsnation" with reverend al sharpton starts right now.. >> good evening, ed. and thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the subpoenas. just one hour ago, the deadline hit for thousands of documents subpoenaed which new jersey state lawmakers investigating the george washington bridge lane closings. 18 people, many of them close aids and allies of governor chris christie were required to turn over e-mail, text, and notes dating back to september 2012. some have gotten an extension, but the clock is ck