across the country stand your ground laws under fire after george martin was acquitted -- george zimmerman was acquitted. >> one wants a stand your law ground adopted. find out who next. >> you're watching the station that works for you. now, abc 2news at six. >> somebody out on their bike exercising, enjoying leisure time. assistant coach is struck and killed on her bike. we will have the latest on that crash. >> and sharks, swimming up the bay into a maryland river. where two watermen found them. on the news at six which starts right now. >> the shark -- who ate a shark. crazy. >> we start with new developments. driver error appears to be the cause in the crash that claimed the life of an assistant coach. >> the 50-year-old patricia cub cunningham was riding her bike when she was hit. >> reporter: you can see where people have left flowers in memory of cunningham. if you stop along the road to view them you do so at your own risk. the accident happened at the peak of this blind hill on the narrow two lane road with no shoulder. it's bordered by a 12 football bank. >> appears the she was

>> yeah, this happens on the heels of her repeatedly calling the verdict of george martin in the trayvontin murder to emma till. 1998 she was sued by texas cattle ranchers about, you know, saying that madcow was a problem. and she said i believe i'm being muzzled. i come from a people who struggled and achieved and then she moved her show to amarillo, texas, for a month to promote this. same thing in 2005 she was ejected from her fed quotes to the "new york daily news" that if this was celine dion, it was a precedent here. >> it's a convenient time. she's a great entertainer and show person. and you've got to love "time" magazine which picked up the bag and ran with it. they went to switzerland and talked about how racist switzerland was. they pointed out 50 asylum seekers were not being permitted to use the pool or sports facilities. they also pointed out that the handbag was made of crocodile and that a group called four paws was protesting oprah winfrey's even looking at it. >> rick, the media just kind of took her story and ran with it. and it took days before anybody heard from the

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the fight was started by trayvon martin and george zimmerman ended up in a position in the ground withrayvon martin on top of him. one of the prosecutors straddled the dummy and showed how zimmerman was beat on before he managed to shoot the young man. if you assault someone you have a right to fight back not only stand your ground. self defense is that way in every group in america. and the group wants to have you unarmed. stand your ground law is not used in the zimmerman case. did it do disservice if we are starting from a place that is not factually accurate. >> the stand your ground was in the jury instruction. >> no, it wasn't. >> trayvon walked home. if george zimmerman never left the vehicle he would be alive. we all agree with self defense and i support the castle doctrine. if you walk in my castle you have a right to shoot. but if you are threatened in the middle of the street that is absurd. >> they had gotten into a physical alteroccasion and they both took actions that led them to that moment. at that point. joefrnl zimmerman, witnesses say he was on the bottom. and he bel

martin luther king. it also depicts george zimmerman firing a handgun of trayvon martin. jury acquitted george zimmerman of any wrong doing after he shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin in february 2012. >>> hoping to get enough signatures to recall filner. christian has the details. >> reporter: joining came pain this week says she was compel to join the cause of accusations of sexual harassment against the san diego city mayor. >> our challenge in this is not to convince people to sign the petition. >> instead she says it is money who help run the problem campaign for pension reform says she's been surprised with the out pouring of community's support for the recall with thousands of donations already coming in. she says this campaign will need a lot more money, half a million dollars at least to be a success. >> we are going to need people with big money and we need people with money to deliver and we need people with donations to deliver. >> money just have to battle and the other is getting the 101, 000 signatures to take the recall to a vote. >> it will take a

martin luther king, junior. the artwork references the george zimmerman-trayvon martin murder case in sanford, florida. l also depicts george zimmerman firing a handgun at a faceless travon martn. critics say the mural is an innacurate depiction of the murder. last month a jury acquitted george zimmerman of any wrongdoing after he shot and killed 17 year-old travon martin in february 2012. >> volunteers in san diego expected to hit the streets of hoping to get enough signatures to recall mayor bob filner. the campaign is in response to the sexual harassment allegations facing the embattled mayor. christian de la rosa has the story. mayor bob filner ended intensive therapy yesterday.one week earlier than expected. his attorney said he will continue counseling on an outpatient basis. nearly a thousand people attended the funeral for two young brothers killed by a python. services were held in canada today for four-year- old noah barthe and his six- year-old brother connor. authorities say the python escaped from an exotic pet store located below the apartment where the boys were visiting last weekend. >>

trusted everywhere. >>> next tonight an abc news exclusive, the wife of george zimmerman talking about the shooting of trayvon martine event that divided america. abc's gio benitez takes us behind those headlines. >> reporter: george zimmerman's wife shellie remembers enduring one of the most explosive trials ever. >> we lived in a 20-foot trailer in the woods, scared every night that someone was going to find us and that it would be horrific. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with investigative reporter christie o'connor who is writing a book on the trial, she says she wasn't home the night george shot 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> i was staying at my father's house. we had gotten into an argument the night before and i left. >> reporter: then in july when zimmerman was acquitted -- >> not guilty. >> the deputies were so afraid of people shooting into the windows of the courthouse that they were pushing us up against the wall so we couldn't be seen by the people outside, thinking that at any second my life could be over. >> reporter: earlier this week shellie was back in that same courtroom where she stood by

george zimmerman shot trayvon martin during a scuffle in 2012.eople can use deadly force to defend themselves. >> i am not calling on the state of florida to completely abolish stand your ground. a 17-year-old was unarmed and was walking home and was murdered and no one has the accountability or the ownership of that today. >> the rallies and marches are big. we do a from an economic perspective, it sends a different message. >> no analysis was done to find how much business baltimore does with florida. >> it is really critical. andre in a binding contract expertise we get from the florida. i am not saying for the city to pull away from that. >> that was kim dacey reporting. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the baltimore city council should consider a resolution to minimize business dealings with florida as a result of the george zimmerman not-guilty verdict? you can share your response on our facebook page, on twitter, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> after bringing a boost to the local econo

let's say george zimmerman in the trayvon martin case, let's say george zimmerman had tweeted a messageng he hates black people and then went on to kill trayvon martin, that would be proof all the proof you need that is he a racist and the media rightly would have been all over that yet, one of the thugs in oklahoma, allegedly, supposedly, i'm sure it's true, tweeted that he hates white people, okay? have the media made a big deal out of that? no, because they are uncomfortable with that kind of bigotry. >> also an age difference though. the thugs involved in oklahoma and in spokane are teenagers and zimmerman was an adult. but that's not an excuse for not covering the story. see, look, i think what people don't stand is that the three network newscasts are still the flag ship newscast and set the tone for the whole organization. >> right. >> they only have 22 minutes. they have to procedure advertise what's important and what isn't. now, in the morning they have two hours and nbc has four hours. they are going to cover everything because they have to fill the time. sunday shows are the

george zimmerman shot trayvon martin during a scuffle in 2012. mosby said the application of its stand your ground law is too vague.the law allows people to use deadly force to defend themselves. >> i am not calling on the state of florida to completely abolish stand your ground. a 17-year-old was unarmed and was walking home and was murdered and no one has the accountability or the ownership of that today. >> the rallies and marches are great. we do it from an economic perspective, it sends a different message. >> no analysis was done to find how much business baltimore does with florida. >> it is really critical. we are not in a binding contract. i am not saying for the city to pull away from that. >> another resolution proclaims zimmermant of george if those charges are warranted. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the baltimore city council should consider a resolution to minimize business dealings with florida as a result of the george zimmerman not-guilty verdict? you can share your response o

the attorneys who successfully argued self-defense in george zimmerman's killing of trayvon martin arered to ask for at least $200,000. florida state law says that if you are acquitted you can ask for some of the money that you spent to defend yourself. want to bring in a legal analyst, criminal defense attorney, mark james. some people might find this quite surprising that he could get some of this money and florida taxpayers will be paying to foot his legal bills. is this the standard? is this usual? >> there's a lot of confusion. the statute 939.06 under florida statutes only covers certain very limited expenses. there was a supreme court case that came out in 1937. if you won a case you could get all of your expenses. the supreme court of florida came back in '97 and said, you're only limited to certain few expenses, witness fees, sheriff's expense, clerk fees, those types of things, that's it. this attempt to get the 2 or $300,000 will fall flat and they'll get but a very small pittance. >> they're still working on the numbers, right? tabulating the actual numbers. how high could

but trayvon martin was on trial for being such a threat to george zimmerman that he was worthy of being shot and the standard of justice that was explicit in the trial and explicit in the media and i couldn't figure out why nobody was they had their head exploding around this was that george zimmerman was held to the standard of oh if he was afraid he should have shot but the standard of justice that was being held for trayvon martin was a oh if he was afraid he should iran. what the hell is going on. this is what i meant was he criminalize the people. and it's not just dehumanizing but it means those who are in power are subject to do what they will in order to preserve themselves or their man could have done nearly anything in order to preserve himself once he's perceived as dealing with a criminalized person minnes villain a gangster as it were and you keep in mind i mean the criminal justice system in america historically has been itself criminal when it comes to black people and people of color i mentioned before two hundred forty four years slavery was

christie o'connor who is writing a book on the trial she says she wasn't home the night george shot 17-year-old trayvon martin. >> reporter: then in july when zimmerman was acquitted. >> george zimmerman, not guilty. >> the deputies were so afraid of people shooting into the windows of the courthouse that they were pushing up, us up against the wall, so that we couldn't be seen by the people outside. thinking at any second my life could be over. >> reporter: earlier this week, shellie was back in the same courtroom where she stood by her husband pleading guilty to perjury. noticeably absent, george zimmerman. >> reporter: what is your future with george? >> i don't know. of course i want to have children and stay married. >> with george? >> that's -- something i'm going to have to think about. >> reporter: is he a very changed man? from the guy you fell in love with and married? >> yes. >> reporter: in what ways? >> i'm not going to answer that right now. gio benitez, abc news, new york. >> san diego's disgraced mayor officially leaving office today. bob filner steps down amid embarrassing sexual harassment a

look at the way right wing media and commentators handled the last year with regard to trayvon martin and georgek that maybe leaders should come out and say hey listen. this is behavior you should not be doing? you're saying they are not condoning it. >> that is obvious. they were arrested. no one condoned it. i don't think any time a crime happens anyone needs to stand up and say that is terrible. it goes without saying. the difference is when trayvon martin was killed there were folks suggesting there was no crime no foul. he had done nothing wrong. no one in the civil rights community has said that about this beating. these individuals were wrong to do what they did. they've been arrested. by the way. the cops in that town will tell you it was not apparently racially motivated. it was because this kid informed on them for selling weed. it wasn't even a racially motivated crime and has no parallel to the killing of trayvon martin although it was a horrible event. >> yeah. i was on a conservative talk show radio show yesterday and echoed what you said. until you sort of figure out whether it is

lawyers turning their back on him. >> it underscores what the issue is with trayvon martin and that tragedy and georgeerman. a part of it is absolutely stand your ground but stand your ground is a mentality and trayvon martin would still be alive if george zimmerman didn't have a gun that night and he was able to buy that gun with a history of violence, with an arrest record, and, you know, this is the vision of the corporate gun lobby. they want to put guns in the hands of everybody, indiscriminately, regardless of any kind of violent history or anything like that, and that's the reason why the trayvon martin tragedy happened. we have to look at stand your ground but we also have to look at, you know, the things that we can do to keep guns out of the hands of people we know are dangerous like george zimmerman and the whole trayvon martin tragedy could have been avoided. >> dan gross, thanks for being with us. >> thanks, andrea. >>> president obama is going to be awarding the nation's highest military honor the medal of honor to army staff sergeant ty carter for his courage during a 2009p fire fight i

>>> plus, trayvon martin's killer, george zimmerman, reportedly visits a gun manufacturer. >>> katy perry does something she's never done before. >>> and jimmy buffett caught himself a new friend. good morning, everybody. i'm betty nguyen. while many of us are preparing for the weekend, firefighters in northern california are battling a rapidly growing wildfire near yosemite national park. it is called the rim fire, and it grew overnight covering about 64,000 acres up from 16,000 just 24 hours earlier. the park remains open and mostly smoke-free. on thursday, governor jerry brown issued a state of emergency. the declaration frees up money and resources for the 1800 firefighters on the ground. so far, nine structures have been damaged, 2,500 remain threatened. >>> let's take to you syria where more horrific images are servicing from what syrian rebels are calling a mass chemical attack but the claims are still not verified. >> if these reports are true, it would be an outrageous and flag grant escalation of use of chemical weapons by the regime, so our source is on nailing down the facts.

george maryland. >> so does governor martin o'malley here to applaud the changes in prince george schools. >> we are counting on you, okay. work hard. >> o'malley says improving the quality of public education starts in your home and in your neighborhood. >> prince george's county has been doing a tremendous job in reducing violent crime and improving public safety and i believe they are poised to make their school system one of the great stories of improved achievement over the next several years >> reporter: starting with a full day of lessons for 360, four-year-olds in the county. >> barn bee manner is one of eight prince george elementary schools offering all day pre-k part of the county's transforming neighborhood's plan. >> making sure they have school supplies and getting the message to participaents. >> we are going to make all the changes necessary to get their children the best education and improve their children's lives. >> that transforming neighborhood's initiative started as a policing effort targeting high crime neighborhoods, includes before and after school programs in the areas an

. >> do you think george is capable of having profiled trayvon martin and killed him on purpose?t is just not his way. >> reporter: on february 26th, 2012, trayvon martin was walking back to a house in a gated community in sanford, florida, where he and his father were staying. trayvon caught the attention of the neighborhood watchman, who called police. >> this guy looks like he is up to no good, or is on drugs or something. >> reporter: a fight broke out. >> that is when he tried to slam me down. >> reporter: zimmerman fired one gunsh gunshot, and trayvon martin was killed. zimmerman claimed he shot in self defense and was acquitted of manslaughter. after his acquittal, his attorney says he is now an outcast. >> unfortunately, even though he did nothing but protect himself that night, the way the things were visited on him, by the way the case was handled, made him a pariah. >> reporter: but shelly stood by him, even as death threats came. >> there had been so many scary ones, like if george gets acquitted, you will find him hanging in a tree. >> reporter: the couple was forced

federal prosecutors will then determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated and if federal prosecution of george zimmerman is appropriate. if zimmerman is charged with violating trayvon martin's civil rights, it wouldn't be the first time a failed criminal case gave way to a federal civil rights case. remember rodney king? after the four los angeles police officers caught beating him on camera were acquitted, the case moved to federal court, where two of the four officers were found guilty of violating king's civil rights. they were each sent tensed to 30 months in prison. it was a similar story in new orleans after a handful of officers were cleared of a shooting. in the aftermath of katrina in 2005, the officers opened fire on a family, killing a 17-year-old. when local prosecutors couldn't deliver a conviction, the civil rights division of the u.s. department of justice and fbi began an investigation. in 2011, a jury in new orleans federal court convicted five police officers on charges related to covering up the investigation and deprivation of civil rights. still, regardless of the outcome

since his acquittal he can once again carry a gun but it is not the same gun that killed trayvon martin. george zimmerman still faces a civil rights case. the officer didn't give him a ticket. >>> college students and parents could be getting a break when it comes to intrust rates on loans. legislation is headed to president obama for his signature. payments would be less expensive under the bill. >>> this fall california state university students will be able to take online classes from any campus. the plan offers 30 courses. they will be limited to one course per term that is offered by another campus. >>> our weather now. our chief meteorologist bill martin is here. more of the same today. >> more of the same. on the cool side. fog everywhere. change comes tomorrow and it gets cooler. tomorrow, thursday should be the coolest day of the week. there is something going on here. fog cleared away. plenty of clouds and now we are getting a break. the fog has been mixed out. the inversion gets deep the fog just goes away. you are seeing sunshine at the beaches right now which is nice but the fog co

>> reporter: mark martin, cbn news. >> george: and on egypt's southern border sits the nation of sudanchristians there are facing increased persecution, and that's why an international aid ministry is flying them to safety. the barnabus fund has already delivered more than 5,000 christians from sudan. fox news reports it maims t aims to fly another number out in the next few days. president bashir has vowed to create, quote,"100% islamic constitution." and those are seeking freedom from the arab islamic regime. >> wendy: torrential rains brought massive flooding to the manila phillipians. it closed banks and shops and businesses throughout the city. >> george: tens of thousands of people took shelter in more than 200 shelters. our correspondent reports from lagoona. >> reporter: torrential rains induced by typhoon trami. forcing both governments and private businesses to close. more than 300,000 people were affected by the disaster. but there were those who chose to remain in their floodedede flooded homes. >> reporter: the residents here, which number about 1,000 families, opteded to

martin when a woman jumped on stage and attacked him. he had bruised ribs and a hip injury. this happened on july 13th in hayward. the same day george zimmerman was acquitted in martin's death. chambers say the attack left him badly shaken. >> the last time i had any type of assault, i was 15 years old. in middle school. chambers brothers never, ever, in the entire career ever encountered any type of violence. >> chambers now stands and walks with the help of a cane expressed disappointment his attacker was not charged with a hate crime. he's suing the city of hayward which sponsored the festival. the music promoter he's suing and managers of the security team. >>> five team from the south bay are under arrest for kidnapping a woman to force her into prostitution. the alleged victim is an 18-year-old woman who escaped on friday and called for help in riverside county. she told deputies she had been kidnapped in the compton area the day before by a woman and four men with a gun. she said she was sexually assaulted by two of her kidnappers. h e moreno valley hotel room.nxy]u2s >>> olympic star oscar pistorius attended a brief9ud7ááqur

president obama first spoke about trayvon martin 26 days between the encounter between trayvon martin and george zimmerman. does he have a few days so we shouldn't ask him now where are you? >> i think the president's got several days. the reason he didn't speak out for 26 days is that whole thing didn't percolate and grow for a couple of weeks, what happened down there in florida. >> this is bad on day one. that makes it even worse to me in the sense of if we have to wait for people to get really upset and before our leader should speak, this is what's upsetting from the get-go trayvon martin was upsetting and george zimmerman and this one from the get go. >> why is it upsetting? people are killed every day. >> it's violence -- >> greta, how many young people were killed the same day chris lane was? several dozen i would guess. however many. but the reason this has captured the imagination is the anilism of it. the thrill kill or boredom of it. the fact that it is interracial. the fact that this is a nice kid. he's playing ball. he's at the peak of his life and he's shot down like that. and the

federal prosecutors will then determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated and if federal prosecution of george zimmerman is appropriate. if zimmerman is charged with violating trayvon martin's civil rights, it wouldn't be the first time a failed criminal case gave way to a federal civil rights case. remember rodney king? after the four los angeles police officers caught beating him on camera were acquitted, the case moved to federal court, where two of the four officers were found guilty of violating king's civil rights. they were each sent tensed to 30 months in prison. it was a similar story in new orleans after a handful of officers were cleared of a shooting. in the aftermath of katrina in 2005, the officers opened fire on a family, killing a 17-year-old. when local prosecutors couldn't deliver a conviction, the civil rights division of the u.s. department of justice and fbi began an investigation. in 2011, a jury in new orleans federal court convicted five police officers on charges related to covering up the investigation and deprivation of civil rights. still, regardless of the outcome

george zimmerman trial. a mural dedicated to trayvon martin in tallahassee. it depicts a person firing a gun at a person wearing a hoodie. the words "we are all trayvon martin" is written in several languages on the mural. is dedicated group to creating awareness of pain and suffering through our. cleanup continues in colorado. at least one person was killed when the slide damaged 30 houses. >> it was amazing to watch people walking up and down all day long with their shovels, ready to help. three people reported missing have been found safe. authorities are still trying to --ermine what happens when 21 a night in a foreign woman who was seen clinging to a tree on friday. >> it is awful out there. , wait and so you see the seven-day. you will be like, what is going on? some clear spots out there. look around at midnight tonight to the north and east. you may find a meteor shower. do not expecting nothing crazy. it will not look like fireworks, but you may see a few shooting stars. 77 degrees at reagan national airport. in the mid 60's. that is why it is feeli

. >> oprah winfrey hasn't weighed in on the trayvon martin george zimmerman case so far until today. what she said. >> it is so easy during this time, trayvon martin, trayvon martin parallel, in my mind, same thing, but you can get stuck in that and not allow yourself to move forward and to see how far we've come. >> here's the deal for those of you that don't know, 14-year-old black kid in mississippi, 1955, flirted with a white woman. a few days later, two white racists attacked him, shot him to death. this is who she is comparing trayvon martin. i feel like oprah diminished her brand. it was a missed opportunity. i was expecting her to take the high road and elevate the conversation and bring the country forward and add a little unity here. but instead she made this atrocious analogy and i am a little disappointed in her. >> i will say that was an awesome chandelier. >>> banned phrase. decimate. we discussed it in a block. i must have got 150 tweets telling me exactly what decimate means and that the president was using it incorrectly. i disagree, he was using it correctly. to dec

. >> this summer, the trayvon martin martin case, the george zimmerman why verdict, that was a big moment for the organization. >> it was. a big moment for the country. what it showed is we do live in the day where the death of a young child whether he be black, white, brown, can be condoned, covered up. what we see is that our laws don't really protect anybody anymore, i think the death of trayvon martin was an alarm clock for a lot of young people because he was just like us. he dressed like us, he talked is like us, he went to the store and bought the same things we would. so it was an opportunity for us to engage in a real discussion about where our country is and then bring young people to the table about where we want to go. >> you take your inspiration from martin luther king in an i have a dream speech but there are clear differences in approaches and tactics from 50 years ago. explain. >> nonviolence is the only way we believe to show a violent system. >> just like martin luther king espoused but that's where the differences end. >> yes, right now we live in an age where dr. mart

federal prosecutors will then determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated and the federal prosecution of georgeimmerman is appropriate. if zimmerman is charged with violating trayvon martin's civil rights, it wouldn't be the first time a failed criminal case gave way to a federal sieve rights case. remember, rodney king? after the four los angeles police officers caught beating him on camera were acquitted, the case moved to federal court where two of the four officers were found guilty of violating king's civil rights. they were each sentenced to 30 months in prison. it was a similar story in new orleans after a hand full of officers were cleared in a shooting on the bridge. in the aftermath of katrina in 2005, the officers opened fire on a family, killing a 17-year-old. when local prosecutors couldn't deliver a conviction, the civil rights division of the u.s. department of justice and the fbi began an investigation. in 2011 a jury in new orleans federal court convicted five police officers on charges related to covering up the investigation and deprivation of civil rights. still, regardless

martin. it was interesting to hear her speak, so what did she have to say about her relationship with georgeimmerman? >> yeah, hello, jessica. a number of interesting things, i mean, just that bite there that you heard was insightful as to what their life has been like when they were hiding including the life in that trailer. but their relationship is quite clear is in trouble. and maybe that's not a surprise given the incredible hardship that they have been through as a result of this tragic shooting of trayvon martin by george zimmerman. but i think also we realized that they were in trouble before that tragedy. and i should point out, this interview was conducted by christie o'connor, she's an independent investigative journalist and she is writing a book about this case. but what you realize now as she questioned shellie is that their relationship right now is in some very serious trouble. listen -- >> are you together? >> i'm not going to answer that. of course, i want to have children and stay married. >> with george? >> that's something i'm going to have to think about. >> yeah, that

. >>> the hooded sweatshirt that trayvon martin wore the night george zimmerman killed him could end onian museum. they have now expressed an interest. it became a powerful symbol of the case after zimmerman described martin wearing one the night he shot the unarmed teenager. protesters wore hoodies in support of martin. zimmerman was arrested and a florida jury acquitted him last month finding too little evidence too convict of his manslaughter. there's strong opinions about the trayvon martin case as well as the verdict, including from former secretary of state madeline albright. >> i'm a very proud americans and i do believer we're going to figure this one out. it's a mortifying and horrible thing that happened. >> up next, our conversation with madeline albright. she talks trayvon martin and has frank words on the immigration debate. i need to run off to the bathroom. ♪ i'm fed up with always having to put my bladder's needs ahead of my daughter. ♪ so today, i'm finally talking to my doctor about overactive bladder symptoms. [ female announcer ] know that gotta go feeling? ask you

. >> rallies in support of slain teen trayvon martin happening in dozens of american cities one week after a jury acquitted george zimmerman of murder. zimmerman shooting and killing martin in 2012, saying it was in self-defense. yet some critics saying it was racially motivated. thousands across the country showing up in support of martin, including musicians jay z and beyoncé. in new york city, martin's mother speaking out. >> not only do i vow to you to do what i can for trayvon martin -- i promise you i'm gonna work hard for your children, as well. >> america's motor city working to start up for recovery. detroit becomes the largest city in the country to file for bankruptcy in u.s. history. this after a steady drop in population and decline in tax base for the past several decades. now the city is sitting on $18.5 billion in debt. >> one of the things that i want to say to our citizens is that as tough as this is, i really didn't want to go in this direction, but now that we are here, we have to make the best of it. >> detroit's murder rate is also at a 40-year high, and the population is at a low of 700,000

but trayvon martin was on trial for being such a threat to george zimmerman that he was worthy of being shot and the standard of justice that was explicit in the trial and explicit in the media and i couldn't figure out why nobody was had their head exploding around this was that george zimmerman was held to the standard of oh if he was afraid he should have shot but the standard of justice that was being held for trayvon martin was a poet he was afraid he should iran. what the hell is going to. this is what i meant was he criminalize the people then it's not just dehumanizing but it means those who are in power to do what they will in order to preserve themselves or their will and could have done nearly anything in order to busy. himself once he's perceived as dealing with a criminalized person minnes villain a gangster as it were and you keep in mind i mean the criminal justice system in america historically has been itself criminal when it comes to black people and people of color i mentioned before two hundred forty four years slavery was a lot of land fo

martin. felt connected to george zimmerman in a way but not trayvon martin. i wonder if she felt race was not a part of this at all. >> people feel it's race because they don't call it race. they don't say -- what i found too is a lot of people if they think they're not using the n word themselves and do not have, harbor ill-will towards black people that it's not racist. to me, it's ridiculous to look at that case and not to think race was involved. >> you talk about the n word. in the film it's used very early on. it's not just used by the guys on the plantation, it's used by lbj and in those recordings you hear him. people in the kitchen are saying, negro and somebody says when did he start to use that word. he always uses the n word. was that hard for you? i know you've spoken publicly about the importance of not using that word. >> i think it depends on the context of the time in which you were raised. i was raised in the '60s. not only am i a student of history, it's not part of who i am to use that word. i understand why other people do. it's impossibl

martin king really had about how to turn this country around. >> there is an effort to sanitize any historical icons, whether it be george washington chopping down a cherry tree or martin luther king. but i think there is even more in the case of king, because people do not want to take him as the real problem of democracy for his time, he said democracy is about votes, votes are about little pieces -- tackling all of humanity's scourges, what he called violence of the flesh and violence of the spirit. that is a very, very prophetic message. it was not easy. we were never comfortable with that. he was never an up close and personal figure in the united states. you see is psychologically for people to say, "that is wonderful. he said "i have a dream," and we have reached the dream." things that do not apply any more. but, really, martin luther king was a leader. that is one of the great things about lyndon johnson's speech. everybody remembers that he said, "we shall overcome" during the selma march. he said there are times when destiny and freedom come together in a single moment, and that was as it was in appomattox during the civil war, and so

like trayvon martin and george zimmerman, that was turned into white versus black or white hispan hispanicsier to talk about man versus woman, mr. obama this is your chance to show you're in a woman's corner. forget qualifications and past policy decisions. it's about let's apoint her so we can satisfy a quota. let's play nancy pelosi. >> i think it would be great to have a first woman of the chairmen fed. yellen would be talented, not just that she's a woman. >> she's a woman. but even so, why? why not just that she's a woman? >> well, what i want to know is why is the president talking about and going after it. the president for a guy that won two terms and seemingly confident as thin skinned as alec baldwin? why is he attacking the media? >> it's extraordinary -- >> i think -- >> final word, michael. >> erin, i think janet yellen -- >> ladies first. >> it may be nancy pelosi are doing shots after hours going really? not another man. i can't take one more internet picture. let's be safe with someone that's qualified this time. >> i'm just going to go out on a limb and say i bet larry sum

martin." the artist says the work is to promote awareness of human is suffering. four weeks ago tonight neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman was acquitted in martin's death. a federal investigation into the shooting continues. >>> they tried to get the word out how important it is to look before you dig. the utility says about 60 ps of recent digging accidents happened after people failed to call a free number to locate underground utility lines. well, that number is 811. and free service that will contact utilities to find out if things, such as poi or gas lines are in a digging location. >> either the contractors or homeowners start a digging project without calling us to have the lines checked. it's important to call11 to avoid damage to property and potential injury or even death. >> pg&e says on average an underground utility line is damaged every three minute during a digging project in the u.s. >> bicyclists will have more choices soon for traveling up and down the peninsula. a new bike share program will launch on august 28th. it will offer 70 rent yam stations along the cal train corridor from san franci

trayvon martin case who clearly did not understand or did not feel linked to trayvon martin, felt connected to george zimmerman in a way but not to trayvon martin. and i wonder if she felt that race was not a part of this case at all. >> people believe it's not race because they don't call it race. that's not what they call it. you know what i found too? a lot of people if they think they're not using the n-word themselves, they actually physically are not using the n-word themselves and do not harbor ill will towards black people, it's not racist. but to me it's difficult to look at that case and not think that race was involved. >>> when you see pictures like these of prince and paris and the little boy called blanket jackson, do you ever wonder what kind of family routines they had? what about family pictures that sort of thing? you might be shocked by the revelations that came out in the courtroom yesterday. you might be surprised to hear how much like you they are. hear that story next. investing p our country in the lead. ♪ load! we keep moving to deliver what you need. and that means growth, l

his remarks when he made in the white house press briefing room at the end of the trayvon martin trial, or the george zimmerman trial, about the killing of trayvon martin, he said his daughters, sasha and malia don't talk this way. we learn from previous experiences. what i think is concerning is how exacerbated the administration makes these. partly because we pay attention to what they say, we're looking for any signal, we want the president to bring us together and it actually hasn't happened. maybe that's the fault of those who would oppose him on his policies. somehow i don't -- i actually can't get myself to that point, i don't think that's true. >> i'm sorry, just -- go ahead. >> i was thinking i kept thinking how hilarious it would be if there were black teenagers saying it is a racist country while living in the white house with your dad as president, it is a pretty great time. >> but barack obama is forced into commenting on these isolated incidences like this. i am not sure this is something we should expect him -- >> no, no, no, no, no. he is the president. he chose to comment on trayvon

somebody, anybody is angry about fill in the blank, whether it's the president, whether it's trayvon martin, george go down the list. i can't take any of these eruptions on the right seriously when they're talk -- when they're talking about race. i mean, i would love for them to talk about -- to talk about issues of race seriously. it seems like the serious conversations that happen on issues of race come from the center and certainly come from the left, and yet on the right crickets. >> josh, you've got the constant harping about the birth certificate, which we've seen at some of these town hall meetings by house republicans. there was that protest in arizona recently where people are saying bye-bye black sheep and hoisted signs saying impeach the half-white muslim. are we supposed to ignore our eyes and ears? is that what some of these republicans are saying we should do? >> no, but i think the reason this fight is at the nature it is is that a lot of the things that get said not bye-bye black sheep but other things that rr subtextual and so it can be a matter of opinion whether the speaker was g