the first one, let's go to mark o'mara now. >> to sheriff eslinger. i just think it needs to be spoken, it's not -- it was meant as a letter to him personally but he was okay with me reading it to you. don and i want to take a minute just to can an knowledge not only the court system and what judge nelson did in making sure this trial got moved forward but i don't think anybody here realizes what effort was put into by the sheriff's office and sanford police department to make sure that everything that we had to do in this case was done properly and was done in a way that insured the safety of the community. if you would indulge me for just a minute you'll notice in my arguments i can get a bit verbose. dear sheriff eslinger, i want to express my and my team's sincere thanks and appreciation for the way your organization has handled the zimmerman matter. i want to get this letter to you before the verdict, this was july 8th last week because i did not want its message to be impacted one way or the other by the eventual outcome. i know your involvement

cominole county sheriff donald eslinger had a message today. >> we will not tolerate anyone who uses this verdict as an excuse to violate the law. .> reporter: sanford's newly appointed police chief, cecil smith, sent officers door to door to gauge the public's temperature and he planned a foow of force once the trial ends. >> my direction to city officers s bebeen this: once we get into a position where we know when nhe verdict is going to come down, you will be here working eomewhere on the streets providing service in the community. >> reporter: with the case now en the hands of the jury, the police chief says those calls for calm go out to members on noth sides of this community, on hith sides of this issue and, scott, we should note that otlice have no knowledge of any planned protest once the verdict is reached. >> pelley: michelle, thank you. we saw edward snowden today for the first time in three weeks. snowden is the former national security agency computer technician wanted in the u.s. for leaking details of top- secret surveillance programs. e's been holed up in an airport

there are so many people to thank starting with sheriff eslinger and his entire sheriff's office. they've been so good to us as has michelle kennedy and all of the people here. as you know, we traveled from our own circuit to be here. that has not been easy, but it's been made so much the better by having so many people be gracious. you have respected our privacy, you the media, because we said after the press conference that we were going to try this case in the courtroom, not in the media. we appreciate your respecting our privacy in doing that. i have an amazing team of lawyers, paralegals and investigators who put their lives on hold and with me accepted the governor's assignment to take on this difficult investigation and this difficult case, and i'm so proud to stand here with them and to be part of the historical aspect of this case to show that the american justice system can and should only be done in a court of law. i don't believe it helps anyone for us to be out espousing opinions about our cases, and i think as you see, we put this case in front of a jury, and that le

starting with sheriff eslinger and his entire sheriff's office. they've been so good to us as has michelle ken and all of the people here. as you know, we traveled from our own circuit to be here and that has not been easy. but it's been made so much the better by having so many people be gracious. you have respected our privacy, you the media. because we said after the press conference that we were going to try this case in the courtroom. not in the media. and we appreciate your respecting our privacy in doing that. i have an amazing team of lawyers, paralegals and investigators who put their lives on hold and with me, accepted the governor's assignment to take on this difficult investigation and this difficult case. and i'm so proud to stand here with them and to be part of the historical aspect of this case, to show that the american justice system can and should only be done in a court of law. i don't believe it helps anyone for us to be out espousing opinions about our cases, and i think as you see, we put this case in front of a jury. and th