bill griffin head of nbc we don't do breaking news, this is what they do instead, a long soap opera.would love to see the trayvon martin as o.j. simpson. i don't think the facts will sustain that. >> jon: we don't know the facts. we really don't know what happened that night? >> that is truly the amazing aspects of this extraordinary story is that despite all of the media attention, basic facts of this case remain unclear and this case, lawyers and what i've been reading about it will hinge on whether it was self-defense or whether or not was an actual murder. the question being raised here is media profiling. in other words, have we already -- do we have i am preghdz that it will be hard even to pick a jury that doesn't know about it. >> it happens over and over again. media run up to the case and wonders if there is going to be a fair trial and good lawyers and a confident judge will assure there is one. i think that is what is going to happen here. >> jon: we'll watch it and see if it happens. next on news watch, so many scandals and for the media, so little time. >> new scandals

. >>> good evening everybody i'm bill griffin in for tyler mathisen this evening. american consumers are feeling more confident these days, surprising given the turmoil and uncertainty in the stock market. for the third straight month a closely watched index rose sharply hitting a five-year high. the survey shows people are feeling better about their jobs and financial situations, and that confidence is also showing up in the housing market. sales of new homes rose more than 2% in may to the highest level wean seen since 2008 and home prices jumped a record 12% in april on an index of 20 cities. the dow rose more than 100 points and the nasdaq 27 and the s and p up 15 today. >>> with that enthusiasm in the housing market, there is concerns. there is shrinking supply of homes on the market and mortgage rates are easing up, too. how all those changes are impacting home buyers. a few months ago this family sold their home in california, and it could not have gone better. >> we listed our home for one weekend and had 20 offers and they ended up offering 20 over asking,

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senate passed a bill that creates a new crime aggravated harassment of a police officer the spill makes it a felony to harass annoy or threaten a cop while on duty state senator joe griffin who had this to say about his bill we need to make it very clear that when a police officer is performing his duties every citizen needs to comply and that refusal to comply carries a penalty the slippery slope of defining harassment may lead to major issues concerning police power and how this affects our basic civil rights with me to discuss this now i'm joined by our two story harf a nest hi there laurie so they're defining harassment how are they defining or let's just get right to it. i have the ag actual verbiage of the bill here and it states that one is guilty of aggravated harassment of an officer when with the intent to harass annoy threaten or alarm he or she strikes shabbes or otherwise subject such a person to physical contact so basically any physical contact is the definition of annoying ok we were discussing this earlier and with it i wanted to toss the police have had some issues with people recording them their actions photographing them and what does that constitute

we got a tweet in from don griffin, who is somebody who is on the bill press show. it seems every time we help other countries with weapons, somehow, they are used on us and we cannot start. why can't we start with a no-fly zone. i think we should. i think the no-fly zone has to be part of this policy. i think we have to do a no-fly zone and i think we should arm the rebels with something. we have -- i mean we have been training rebels already. you know the u.s. cia official operatives have been training them on how to use anti-aircraft weaponry and so on and so forth. so i think this is the beginning of, hopefully, we won't be totally engaged. but i think this is a chance for us to go to the international commune did i and have a conversation about how we work on helping these individuals. there is a couple of pieces they're that i think is amiss that we need to sort of figure out what's going on. i think we need to find out where the russians are on this. we also need to find out where, you know, where turkey is and a lot of other pieces that have sort of help --

introduced a bill that would take away some authority from commanders to de which cases should go to trial. most of the military top brasssaid they are not on board with that plan. jennifer griffinthe pentagon for us tonight. who is else is behind this push to hold the military chiefs accountable? >> the toughest questions today came from the women on the senate armed services committee. all seven of them. unprecedentedber on the typically all-male comee. >> you havet the trust of the men and women who rely on you that you will actually bring justice in these cases. they are afraid to report. >> this isn't about sex. this is about assaultive, dominatand violence. and as long as those two get mushed together, you are all not going to be as cessful you you need to be in getting after the most insaidous part of this when is the predators in your ranks. >> 60% of those who say they have been sexually assaulted face retaliation if they report that crime according to gillibrand and other rights groups, shep. >> shepard: 60%. wow. how did the military chiefs respond to all of this? >> they pushed back pretty hard. >> if i believe that removing commanders to their role of responsibility

bill: i think he said yes. [ cheering ] >> bill: and the female couple, if you will, kris perry and sandy steir, they were giving their comments when chad griffin said of the human rights campaign, standing nearby, gets a call on his cell phone from the president who's on air force i. he walks over to the couple and says hey the president wants to say hello and they had this conversation with the president. chad's got a cell phone on speaker. and the president starts having a conversation with him carried live on msnbc. >> griffin from the nrc talking on the telephone which i believe is with president obama. chat is right there. >> the president's on the line from air force i. go ahead. >> hello mr. president, this is kris perry. >> this is sandy steir we thank you so much for your support. >> we're prowferred you guys and we're so glad for california. >> bill: you can barely hear the president there. but the president is saying we're proud of you guys and very happy for california. that was a rare moment. >> you don't see that every day. >> bill: my cell phone goes off, it is the president of the united states. >> how you doin'? >> bill: great

griffin is joining us now. pretty eye-opening report, drew. have there been attempts to regulate the sale of ammo online? >> you know, shortly after the colorado shooting, wolf, two billsonline ammunition sales. reproduc reintroduced again this year. one senator calls am knew -- ammunition sales the black hole. the mere and false report earlier this year about the government trying to buy up ammunition, wolf, it's been great for the online ammo business. website wes searched were selling out of certain types of bullets, limiting quantities to buyers and trying to fill lots and lots of back orders. wolf? >> excellent investigation. good report, drew. thanks very, very much. >>> up next, a marine reservist apparently has been kidnapped in mexico. we're investigating the potential danger for americans who travel south of the border. >>> and later, a 7-year-old girl killed in a police raid. the disturbing video played in court today. vo: traveling you definitely end up meeting a lot more people but a friend under water is something completely different. i met a turtle friend today. avo: whatever you're looking for, expedia has more ways to help you find yours. just like a