part to the unpopular governor rick scott but tonight we have that's what our focus to the florida state house are lawmakers have been passing bills on religion now for starters the house got its hands on a bill that would allow parents school legislations that the only students could leave the prayer and the participation of the optional obviously the bill's been controversial however religious leaders in florida seem to be ok with it and part. muslim jewish and other religious leaders support the bill under one condition as long as it doesn't become predominantly only one religion that's offering prayer. after all lawmakers afraid of the bill as a religious freedom issue so it looks like the sunshine state is taking a cue from conservatives like rick santorum because he's not going through this whole separation thing either i don't believe in an america where the separation of church and state is absolute the idea that the church can have no influence or no involvement in the operation of the state with is absolutely an authentic call to the to the objectives and vision of our country. let m

is he only thinking about evangelicals i think we all know the answer that right and sadly the florida house seems to be on the same page because within twenty four hours the state house also passed a bill that would ban courts from using religious or foreign law in making a legal decision lawmakers voted in favor of house bill twelve o nine it was sponsored by representative larry metz who explained the bill designed for the cases throughout the country where courts have upheld islamic code and the truth comes out right business has created to battle shari'a law that not an issue that we keep seeing legislation drawn up for and lawmakers waste taxpayer money and time on biting across the country now you know after hearing about the house agreeing to incorporate prayer and public school and trying to ban sharia law i think there is a point to be made these lawmakers are picking and choosing which religions they want to protect they say that it's ok for christians to pray in school and turn around to tend to clamp down and as long being in the courts and greatly where the house took almost no

. >> actually, we are going to be at the florida house at 2:00 p.m. for media. general who are here. there's approximately 20 of us. you're welcome to come over key questions, even if you have individual questions or interview requests for specific t 2:00 p.m. >> just on the back side of the supreme court,he>> thank you. >> do you think there needs to be health care reform? >> urse. like all americans, i perceive that there are probliss unlike those who voted to pass this, i believe that theenties power to enact legislation, sweeping legislation deal with rnment. these issues are states. >> these, after all, states that and hospitals and clinics. regulate insurance companies and come up with a system of tort laws that determines how medical malpractice suits operate. regulation, f those drivers are not federal regulation. that's where the true comprehensive reformoccur is wi. [ inaudible question ] >> i tend to believe that many reform are not appropriater i did not vote, for instance, for the last tort reform proposal that came through the> generals were taking

i don't know if there are timeo at the florida house at 2:00 p.m. for media. all the attorney generals who are here, there'sus. and you're welcome to come over there at 2:00, and we'll take any indquidual questions or interview requests for specific stakes. that's where we will all be at 2: back side of the supreme court courthouse. >> thanks, allen. >> thank you all. do you have some legislation ready to go? dods tbe health care reform? >> of course. unlike those who voted to pass this, i believe that the entities that have the kind of power to enact legislation, sweepingeg with most of these shoes are states, and not the federal government. it is, after all, statesrses an hospitals and clinics. and license and regulation health insurance companies and cop lws that determines how medical malpractice suits operates. i believe that many proposals for federal court reform are not appropriate federal legislation. i did not vote for the last proposal in the senate for that reason. how do you think he was leaning based on the questions he was asking? in the wake of

the bill passed the florida house only to be killed in the florida state senate this month on a bipartisan one of six republicans who voted to kill the omnibus bill telling the miami herald saying the public is calling and screaming to concentrate on bills that put food on the table and jobs. another anti-abortion bill, one that would ban most abortions at 20 weeks, that bill is newly imperiled this week. the original bill doctors that violated the ban would face felon charges carrying up to a ten-year prison sentence. opponents argue it would force women to carry to term fetuses that would be stillborn because of medical problems. after the house passed the bill the senate saw fit to ae mends it. the georgia senate made a change that would allow women to get an abortion if the doctor determined the fetus had a fatal defect. now because of that, the whole thing may fall apart. house republicans in georgia want to be able to regulate the pregnancies of women carrying babies with fatal dekts. you don't get to decide that, the georgia legislature decides that. what was that the republicans wa

. >> reporter: today, florida house of representatives broke from it's work to take a minute of silence for trayvon martin. a major legal question for the special prosecutor in this case, can someone legitimately claim service defense after first pursuing the person who ends upshot and killed? >> shannon: we'll talk more with the panel coming up. phil, thank you. >>> a jet blue copilot forced to lock the captain out of the cockpit in midair. why the passengers needed to restrain him. plus, is the u.s. ready to handled an all out attack on its power grid? stay tuned. ♪ >> shannon: a las vegas jet blue flight landed in amarillo, texas due to a medical situation involving the captain. he begin acting erratically forcing the copilot to lock him out. flight attendant asked him to restrain the captain after he was running through the aisle. some why yelling about al-qaeda, a bomb and israel. f.b.i. is investigating the incident. >> attacks over the internet are moving from data theft to physical assault. head of cyber command testified about the obama administration's readiness for a major cy

and he issued a statement saying "as the prime sponsor of this legislation in the florida house, i would seem to be applicable to the tragedy that happened in sanford. "so he is using a self-defense law that even the prime sponsor of the law say it doesn't seem applicable to me, what is the police chief talking about? >> that's hard to fathom. under the florida law, you have a right to stand your ground and retreat in the face of force. but those principals of being able to retreat are not implicated in a situation when someone is going away from you and not toward you. >> you were a federal prosecutor and handled a case that we were involved in the movement on the outside, and as a prosecutor, if you hear this tape, the operator tells zimmerman not to follow him -- >> are you following him? >> yes. >> we don't need you to do that. >> he is following him, we don't need you to do that, okay, but he does anyway and then something happens and he kills him. wouldn't that at least bring into question of self-defense here, and you would need more than the statement of the shooter? >> yes, beca

in the florida state senate, the vote in the florida house was overwhelmingly bipartisan and althoughied to stop it, and how many of you would feel threatened if my nephew and his you were in the law that we were about to pass you would have the right to shoot any of them and done it in the name of the law. there's some question whether this law applies in this case of george zimmerman. the co-sponsor was dennis baxley and he says no. a person to pursue and confront other people, i think any individual is on very thin ice when they get outside the realm of that protection. >> nevertheless, this case has brought new scrutiny to stand your ground law. general governor jeb bush signed it into law, she was right by his side. here's how the government defended the law at the time. >> when you're in a pog where you're being threatened and there's a life threatening position to have to retreat and put yourself in a very precarious position, you know, it defies commonsense. >> by the way, that bill signing came a month after inducting into the florida hall of fame and then approached the amer

state representative that sponsored this bill, said "as a prime sponsor of this legislation in the florida house, i would like to clarify that this law does not seem to be applicable to the tragedy that happened in sanford." the sponsor is saying it doesn't fit. >> in new orleans, we have heard a lot of articles about the bounty scandal in the nfl, than those held responsible for the death of this child. >> that says a lot. melissa perry and oscar braynon, thank you tonight, tune in for melissa's show, weekends, from 10:00-12:00. ahead. we go in the crime scene where mr. zimmerman was when he was making those 911 calls. and a neighborhood watch program is supposed to protect people from crime, so how did they get this one so wrong. and protested rallies are breaking out all over the country. why is this sparking such a national movement? you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. this is lawn ranger -- eden prairie, minnesota. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, i

a made for tv brawl inside a florida rental house. the producer, the man behind the os borns. >> and the newly wednesdays. >> i know it is tuna but it says chicken. they had a verbal snack down with bill clinton. >> i have been accused of a lot of things in that department, i am here to tell you it is not true. >> not the real one, but this one. tim waters, one of the nation's most a claimed clinton copiers. he tried to get peace between the two. they squared off in the kitchen where gold allegedly stabbed fox in the stomach with a kitchen knife. was gold just trying to defend himself? his lawyer says absolutely. fox was treated and is making a recovery but if the case goes to trial, what a political pa prayed of witnesses. >> how do i look tonight ladies? >> did bill clinton start the ugly mess? >> i come here tonight as a mom. >> what about michelle obama she let the accused into the house that night. where was her husband? he was upstairs sleeping. >> i know what you thinking. a what about sarah palin? did she go rogue? >> as with

then it passed the florida house. into law by the governor of florida at the time, jeb bush. jeb bush called the so-called stand your ground law, quote, a good common sense anti-crime issue. now former florida governor jeb bush is in the news today because after months of withholding his endorsement, today he finally came out and officially endorsed mitt romney for president. jeb bush is also in the news today for another reason. he is back in the news for that controversial bill that he signed into law in 2005. what you're looking at right now are pictures from a march tonight in new york city just a few blocks south of here. a march calling for justice for florida teenager trayvon martin. three weeks ago, february 26th, the 17-year-old was walking through his father's florida neighborhood when a local neighborhood watch captain saw him, called police and told them he suspected trayvon martin was up to no good. he followed trayvon martin. he chased him despite the police dispatcher telling him not to. after a series o

. >> up in tallahassee today the florida house of representatives took a break from redistricting work to provide one minute of silence for trayvon martin, shep? >> shepard: late last night, phil, the special prosecutor met with trayvon martin's parents, right? what came of that? >> state attorney angela cord wanted to assure the parents of trayvon that full integrity is in place for her review of the case and her investigation. just moments ago a long-time family friend of trayvon martin's family and trayvon provided these photographs of him showing basically a classic florida teenager, smiling, goofing for the camera, even a classic florida moment catching a stingray. the special prosecutor tells us that the standard for the prosecutor based on the stand your ground here in florida that if somebody claims self-defense, the prosecutor must prove that self-defense claim is not accurate. >> not that they're making it up, but they have -- it's a reasonable man standard. not in his own mind but what would a reasonable person in that same situation think or do. >> critics, of course, have

so how did the law pass the florida house overwhelmingly and the senate unanimously? well, how about help from the nra? stand your ground was a top priority of the nra back in 2005. in fact, governor jeb bush signed the bill with the national rifle association's lobbyist, marianne hammer at his si "people shouldn't have to depend on law enforcement for protection in every situation." calling criticism of the measure "silly." bush, the governor then, supported that sentiment. >> it's common sense to allow people to defend themselves. and to have to, when you're in a position where you're being threatened, when there's a life-threatening situation, to have to retreat and put yourself in a very precarious position, you know, it defies common sense. >> former democratic state senator walter campbell, who supported and co-sponsored the bill in florida now says the measure was sold to lawmakers as a way to expand self-defense rights. campbell now admits the law is being abused. along those lines, state representative dennis baxley, another co-sponsor of the measure, also kn

but in florida, he didn't need to go in the house to commit a crime.legal to use a computer to attempt to solicit a child for sex. we find out later that according to perverted justice, roach had a sexual conversation with another decoy during our flagler beach investigation, and in april 2006, he chatted with three other decoys during our investigation in ft. meyers, florida, 270 miles away on florida's gulf coast. >> okay. i want you to have a seat in this chair right here. >> reporter: at the flagler beach police station, roach tells the investigator, he doesn't remember huld how old the decoy said she was. >> it says right here that you're hot for 13. she told you she was 13. >> i chat with, i mean anybody. >> do you send just anybody pictures? >> yeah, pretty much. >> of you masturbating? >> yeah, it's unfortunate. >> detective liz williams of the flagler beach pd. >> unfortunate? >> yes, which would lend you to believe he was a little more sorry that he did it for his own self as well as far as -- >> unfortunately, because it was the wrong thing

a boat slammed right into a house in florida. a neighbor says it was being towed by a truck and broke loose and headed straight for the house. fortunately, the family living there wasn't home at the time. oh, my goodness. now, nbc meteorologist with the weather channel forecast. >> you're going to have to check the fine print on the policy. run away boats. sorry. been denied. >> well, good morning, everyone. we are looking at one winter morning. and hopefully, that will be it. temperature change, compared to right now, to what we were at this time yesterday, the temperatures are about 15-25 degrees lower in many areas from the great lakes to new england to the mid atlantic. the highest 26 degrees colder this morning. so how cold is it? some of these spots are now dropping down into the teens. the big cities are in the 20s. you need the coat and the winter gloves. everything you can bundle the kids up with and yourselfment you'll have the heater on full blast when you get in the car this morning. there's a little bit of wind and th

of course, a made for tv brawl inside a florida rental house.he producer, the man behind the osbournes. and "the newlyweds." >> i know it's tuna. but it says chicken. >> reporter: had a verbal smackdown with bill clinton. >> i have been accused of a lot of things in that department, i'm here toe tell you that's not true. >> reporter: not the real potus 42. but this man. he tried to broker a peace deal between the two. but wound up facing off with but he wound up facing off with fox. according to police, gold and fox squared off in the kitchen. where gold allegedly stabbed fox in the stomach with a kitchen knife? fox was treated and is making a recovery. but, if the case goes to trial, what a political parade of witnesses? >> well, how do i look tonight, ladies? >> reporter: did bill clinton start the ugly mess? >> i come here tonight as a mom. >> reporter: what about michelle obama. she let the accused into the house that night. and where was her husband 44? he was reportedly upstairs sleeping. >> i know what you're thinking. >> reporter: and wh

house was unbearable. exterminator ripped up the florida. tion, making it the perfect safe harbor of tunnels for those skunks. exterminators say the warm weather was to blame for bringing the animals up early. >>> a cat falls and survives. sugar is a little skittish. but her owner says, because she survived a drop from the window of the 19th floor. the cat suffered no broken bones or cuts. only minor bruising on her lungs. animal experts say it's a good reminder to put screens on their windows. >>> the hungered games is the most anticipated book turned movie. bigad shaban introduces us to the movie's big stories. -- stars. >> reporter: jennifer lawrence tries to fight to the death in a televised hungered games. in the movie, she plays 16-year- old catness. a skilled hunter, caught up in the annual survival. >> i volunteer its tribute. >> reporter: but lawrence admits, offscreen, she's no tough girl. >> no. absolutely not. >> i have the street smarts and survivor skills of a poodle. i'm awful. >> reporter: lawrence's character also finds herse

a boat slammed right into a house in florida. a neighbor says it was being towed by a truck when it broke loose and headed straight for house to. fortunately the family living there wasn't home at the time. can say that again. yikes. time for a look at the national weather. we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. can you imagine coming home from that? >> can you imagine getting the phone call from your neighbor. hey, herb, what's going on? a boat just crashed into your house. >> excuse me, a what? >> good morning, everyone. winter has returned. it's brief, it won't feel nice this morning. the wind doesn't feel good. didn't feel good yesterday. this is a quick change. this morning you need the winter coats. bundle the kids up with hats and gloves. temperatures have dropped about 20 degrees compared to this time yesterday and even as much as 25 lower right now than yesterday in albany. how bad are the temperatures in the worst of it is definitely in northern new england, but everyone here is now below freezing. this white line is

florida. she said house democrats on the judiciary committee are holding a briefing tomorrow afternoon to take a good hard look at racial profiling and hate crimes. trayvon's parents are expected nobody d.c. for that briefing. -- expected to be in d.c. for that briefing. >>> more trouble for dominique strauss-kahn being investigated for ties tie french prostitution ring. laura evans everywhere -- to a french prostitution ring. laura evans everywhere at 11:00. >> women traveled as far as d.c. to have sex with the imf chief. these are french authorities saying they need more time to investigate the former head of the imf quit after a former new york hotel maid accused him of raping her and then dropped the charges. >>> pope benedict arriving in cuba tonight greeted by raul castro. benedict criticized the u.s. economic embargo on cuba and defended the socialist ideal of providing for those less fortunate. it's a historic trip, only the second ever papal stop in the island country. >>> police have now new information they hope will help them catch a suspect in a recent attack a week after a 16- ye

. >>> finally, forget about rough waters, a boat slammed right into a house in florida. a neighbor says it was being towed by a truck when it broke loose and headed straight it for the house. fortunately, the family who was living there was not home at the time. >>> it is time now for a look at your national and regional weather. here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. not something we should laugh about. >> but it's so different and strange. >> it's random. >> like a picture you would see after a had hurricane, a boat sitting in someone's front yard. >> except there was no hurricane. >> bad, bad luck. >>> good morning, everyone. if you want to talk about bad luck, coastline of oregon and even interior sections of northern california not going to be the prettiest of ends to march. usually march comes in line of like a lion out like a lamb, not the case on the west coast. jet stream is focusing moisture in one storm after another over the next five days right into northern california to oregon. and the next five days, it could be five to ten inches of rainfall total. maybe

are starting to react and starting to really recognize what we were saying back in 2005 in the florida housey. i am no lawyer, however, i have poured over parts of the statute in your state and as it appears to me, there is an exception to the stand your ground rule for the first aggressor. so it means basically for anybody listening, if i'm the first aggressor and i don't like how things turn out, i don't get the protection of the stand your ground law. so what kind of changes are you proposing? why isn't that exception good enough? >> well, because you can still be a pursuer. yesterday in miami a case that's not getting a lot of attention, a judge threw out a case in which a gentleman saw someone trying to steal his car. he ran outside. when the thief ran, he pursued that guy for a mile -- i mean for a block and then stabbed him to death. the judge cited this law because it's a nonrebut abl presumption, had to release the gentleman, even after he pursued someone for a mile. the first aggressor that you mentioned, that is not really being recognized in the florida courts. the courts have ro

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the white house yesterday weighing in on the trayvon more and controversy in florida. saying, don't expect the president to talk on this soon. any change or reason why? >> i don't know that they will change their mind but they are under growing pressure by civil rights leaders and african- american community saying why could the president speak out on sandra fluke episode with rush limbaugh but on this he cannot speak out. some people suggesting it is a racial double standard -- you see the interesting fact that the more -- first black president has more difficulty speaking out on racial issues and the presidents before him. >> it makes you think about the investigation years ago of north when there was the issue with a professor and he spoke out and he felt it was too soon. >> totally the white house found it was a big distraction that got him off message for weeks, if not months, and it is clearly prominent in their minds as they think about how to deal with the situation. >> some fairfax county students got a lesson on what politics and education did not mix. >> hav

people a number of state legislators last night said they were going to demand hearings in the florida state house, there was a congress person here last night said they were going to demand hearings in the u.s. congress next week. so there seems to be some momentum building. and then i think the challenge for the martin family and their advocates is to try and keep this on the agenda. that march last night was really impressive. it was 20 to 25,000 people. it had been billed for a small church early in the day and had to move it out to the public park because of the huge outrage, the huge anger building here, not just here but across the country. so that's write think we are now. account martins and as vo cats and advocates and supporters keep this all going because there certainly is a lot of outrage about what happened? >> the grand jury -- ron, is the grand jury -- if this new prosecutor around this idea of overseeing this investigation, are they investigate the police department or george zimmermann or both? >> well, the grand jury is a state grand jury which can bring criminal charges that r