i'll have reaction from attorney catherine crier. stay tuned. we're right back. >>> welcome back to "the ed show." the stand your ground law has been a hot topic across the country. vice president joe biden talked about it today. >> what's your position on stand your ground? is that a good law in is it necessary? >> well, look, think it just leads to nothing but ambiguity. there has been from english common law all the way through the history of the laws in this country is that you can stand your ground if you're being attacked but what you can't do is pursue when you're no longer in danger, pursue and use lethal force against an individual who is fleeing. and so one of the reasons why i thought it was so necessary and the president called for it, the attorney general, even the governor of florida called for it, to set up a special prosecutor, to go take a look at facts, that had to be determined. >> i am joined tonight by catherine crier. great to have you with us tonight. what is your response to vice president biden's comments on stand your g

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>> catherine crier, i take this to you first, my friend. what is the vision for the republican party these days? >> oh, my lord, don't ask me. because and i think hunts han's right on the money. what we've heard thus far is we are against, we oppose. nothing positive, nothing affirming about how we actually move forward. now, that may change once we move into the general. but we need to hear much more about the particulars of their policies rather than what they object to on the part of the obama administration. >> are we going to hear any kind of specifics from mitt romney? i will call your attention to the presumed nominee speaking earlier this morning in south park township, pennsylvania. let's hear what he had to say. >> i represent a very different direction than this president. and i do in part because i've lived in the real economy. for 25 years, i spent my life in business. i only spent four years as a governor and i joke that i didn't inhale. i'm still a business guy, all right? >> i'm a business guy. i'm a governor, and i didn't i

. >> i am joined tonight by catherine crier. great to have you with us tonight.our response to vice president biden's comments on stand your ground? >> i think he made an important point but didn't go far enough. the biggest problem i have with stand your ground, it is so broad as a statute that it doesn't clarify that not only do you not pursue someone when you're no longer fearing imminent bodily harm, but you don't incity gate the fight. someone might then begin to defend themselves and then you have a legitimate reason to shoot. so if in fact there was an altercation provoked by george zimmerman, his pursuit of trayvon martin, and if in fact evidence shows that trayvon may have at some point turned to defend himself or confront the man following him, that that doesn't in and of itself allow you to stand your ground and use deadly force because someone has turned on you and you now fear for your life. so there's a lot more to the statute than the vice president reiterated. >> and the stand your ground laws, obviously getting a great deal of scrutiny around the

>> catherine crier, i take this

i wonder what you made of that, catherine crier? if you could tell me your thoughts. what your first reaction when you heard about it. >> i'm a grown woman. there's nothing new under the sun. it's a news scandal. shock, surprise, give me a break. yeah, it's bad when it comes out of the secret service. has anything like this ever happened before? maybe. we don't know. but let's give them a break. which doesn't mean maybe some heads should roll, guys should get fired but shock, surprise, a sex scandal. >> i thought the shock ended when bill left the white house. >> we spent this whole time talking about immigration reform and not the prostitute scandal. coming up, mitt romney faces new scrutiny on his stance on stay at home moms. we'll discuss it with tony perkins when he joins us next on "now." [ male announcer ] away... [ laughing ] ...is the crackle of the campfire. it can be a million years old... cool. ...or a few weeks young. ♪ [ laughs ] away beckons from orion's belt. away...is a place that's closer than you think. find your away. for a dealer and the rv that's

with me here in new york is catherin crier and eugene o'donnell, professor at john j. college and former new york city police officer and prosecutor. and from san francisco,ç crimil defense attorney john burrows. the day began with zimmerman walking into court shackled wearing a suit and tie. the a.p. reports that he appeared to have a bullet-proof vest on beneath his clothes. he sat quiet for most of the hearing until the defense suddenly called him to the stand and he apologized directly to trayvon's parents. >> my client wants to make a statement to the court, your honor. >> raise your right hand. do you solemn me promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, so help you god? >> i wanted to say i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little bit younger than i am and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> i'm sorry, sir, you are not really addressing that to the court. you're doing it here to the victim's family, is that correct? >> they are here in the court, yes. >> i understand. i thought you were going to address y

catherine crier and john burris, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you so much. >> we're back with more on the breaking news today. zimmerman's lawyers quit. so where is george zimmer plan? stay with us. is this what we're doing now? i don't want a plunger anywhere near my coffee. not in my house. with maxwell house french roast, you let gravity do the work. [ male announcer ] maxwell house french roast. always good to the last drop. free streaming quotes, all your investments, positions, and even your trade ticket are all on one customizable page. see the all-new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. >>> bomb shell news today in the trayvon martin case. george zimmerman lawyers lost contact with their client and the attorney for trayvon's family is worried he is a flight risk. we will have more on all of this next. get two miracles in one product. new tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. covers spots, lines... and wrinkles. and helps improve skin tone over time. new tone rehab from easy... breezy... beautiful... covergirl! covergirl! that is better than today. since 1894, ameriprise f

. >> catherine crier. >> yes, what about the somewhat voiceless victims?ing about about the elogical and environmental impact when you're talking about entire fish populations that are beginning to show very disturbing mutations as well as diminution in population, long-term sort of chemical organic activity in the waters or in the beaches or in the watersheds. where are the funds, is that an ongoing compensation pool, as well? >> yes. it the $20 billion that was set aside by bp was not simply for individual and business claims. it also includes funds available to monitor the gulf, clean up the oil where it may still remain, et cetera. and i think that there's a fine line here between the local gulf states, louisiana, alabama, mississippi, florida, saying the food is safe. come on down to our restaurants. visit our hotels. we are back to normal. we are looking forward to the best in gulf seafood. and other allegations coming in about we're uncertain, we're not sure about the fish, the oysters, the shrimp, and i think, again, monitoring that fine line where

pacific when i'm joined by bill burton, sam tine, catherine crier, richard wolffe and tony perkins.d us at facebook.com/now with alex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. >> have a great weekend. thanks so much, alex. coming up next, the white house deals with the north korea showdown after yesterday's failed rocket launch. dnc chair debbie wasserman-schultz joins me as democrats try to distance themselves from the controversial comments about ann romney by a prominent democratic strategist. >>> and allison williams will be here tols break through the hit tv series "girls." and andrea mitchell reports" is next right here. join us. if you're one of those folks who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... well, shoot, that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours. zero heartburn. on december 21st polar shifts will reverse the earth's gravitational pull and hurtle us all into space. which would

andersen, msnbc contributor ari melber of the nation, michelle goldberg of the daily beast and catherine crierand author of patriot acts". former presidential candidate jon huntsman is issuing more harsh criticism about the state of the republican party today after saying

joining me today bloomberg business week editor josh terangle, catherine crier, author of "the patriot the always

terangle, catherine crier, author of "the patriot acts," the esteemed martin bashir of msnbc and the always buzzy buzzfeed editor in chief ben smith. the white house is putting a positive spin on a disappointing jobs report this morning. mitt romney sees on the jobs numbers -- mitt romney seized on the job numbers which were roughly 0,000 below both estimates. this is a week and troubling report that shows the employment market remains stagnant he said. million of americans are paying a high price for president obama's economic policies. martin, ezra klein, the esteemed ezra klein said the october jobs report, he tweeted the october jobs report comes out four days before the 2012 election. an unexpected result would be an earthquake. we've talked a lot about the what the economic picture does for the president's re-election chances. there was a lot in the recent weeks, if not months, we've been thinking the economic picture has been getting rosier if not decidedly rosy. something like this would seem to be a problem for the white house. >> ezra klein has been saying all along he thou

we will come back with catherin crier. >> this is the bill press show. ♪ >> it is thursday, april 12thelcome to the full-court press the your new morning show on current tv. good to be with you today as every day. i am bill press. liberal and proud of it. we are talking the big stores of the day here in our nation's capitol, around the country and around the globe and clearly, the number 1 story today george zimmerman arrested and charged with second-degree murder. he spent last night in jail, justice looks like will finally, be done in this case. >> that's good news. just what we've been waiting for but remember, that's only step 1. now, we have to move on to step 2, very, very important, step 2 to reform or repeal the stand your ground law in florida and all of those other states where they have such a kill at will law. we will dive right into that and a lot of other issues, but first, let's get all of the latest. this current tv news update from jackie schechner. good morning to you. >> a big good morning to you, too, bill. good morning, everyone. the obama re-election campaign is s