george thomas is on vacation. u.s.resident obama is reaching out to africans this week, tige touring senegal and south africa, where he is meeting with the country's business leaders. the christians are hoping obama will speak out against increased acts of persecution against them. gary lane brings us this look at some recent incidents. >> reporter: the allure of beautiful beaches and tranquil ocean waters draw 100,000 tourists to the i'll of zanzabar each year. but this east african island, influenced by islamist extremism has a troubling past. several hundred years ago, when arab traders first came to this island, they were quick to enslave the local population. fast forward to 2013, there are no longer slaves here, but today christians are suffering. churches have been attacked, and christian leaders threatened. last february, a catholic priest was killed outside this church. >> i heard a crowd of people chanting "allah." they destroyed the church. >> reporter: in may 2012, this bishop helped church members his satu

hello everyone, i am george thomas nuch. >> and i am wendy griffith. christians have suffered even more since ousted president morsi. young women targeted and forced conversion to islam. gary lane has more. >> reporter: this time it is the funeral of a beloved coptic priest july 6th as he drove his car after an afternoon of shopping in northern sinai town. father's murder is no surprise to the christians. christians have struggled for years not only to protect their churches, homes and businesses, but also their daughters. >> reporter: one of the challenges facing christian families particularly in upper egypt is the kidnapping of young christian girls. it happens when they enter their early teen years. some relocate to christian villages. >> manil wanted to protect herself from forced conversion. she noticed muslim girl and boys attempting to lure mariam away from family and faith. >> the girls said come with us, you will give you money. you are having a hard life. young boys sending young girls to do this. i feared they would kidnap her and demand a

george thomas and wendy griffith are on vacation.begin their holy month of ramadan this week. it is an intense time of prayer and fasting. it lasts about 30 days. observers abstain from food, drink, and other pleasures, from sunrise to sunset, with the goal of purifying the body and focusing the mind on spiritual pursuits. observing ramadan is one of the five pillars of islam. it is also a time when christians pray for the islamic world, asking god to reveal to them the truth about jesus christ. joining us now is tom doyle, the middle east director for e-3 partners ministry, and author of the book "dreams and visions, is jesus awakening the muslim world?" tom, it is great to have you back. there is war in syria, and major powers like the u.s. and russia and europe are trying to manage that outcome, and some would say it is naive, even a fantasy to think that prayer can make a difference in the world events, but what do you say? >> there is the physical war we're seeing on the ground, but the bigger war is the spiritual war raging ove

i'm george thomas. >> wendy: and i'm wendy griffith. rhaps no group is thrilled at the fall of the morsi government than egypt's christians. >> george: indeed, attacks against christians have increased since the 2011 revolution, and today christian leaders are calling morsi's downfall nothing less than a miracle. chris mitchell brings us the story from cairo. >> reporter: this is tahrir square, the epicentre of the huge demonstrations that have taken place. here egyptians have gathered by the millions and changed the course of egypt's history. >> change the atmosphere as if you are breathing a new air, a fresh air. freedom. >> reporter: pastor sumi talfik of the evangelical church outside of tahrir square describes the events of the past few weeks as nothing short of miraculous. >> for me, it is a miracle. it is a miracle. it is god's hands. nobody can do that. we could see god's hands in the first revolution in the 1st of january, but this time we see it more clearly. >> reporter: in another part of cairo, father antoni gresh also says

hello, everyone, i'm george thomas. >> wendy: and i'm wendy griffith. litical protests and rallies are now almost daily occurrences in egypt. protestors continue to die in scirmishes with security forces and weren't another. >> george: ibrahim is one of the coptic christians who has written by egypt and its christian community. he shared his insights with gary lane, but first gary brings us this update on the situation in egypt. >> reporter: supporters of mohammed morsi refuse to give up. they want the muslim brotherhood leader reinstated to the egyptian presidency. >> i'm saying to major-general sissi, you betrayed us and carried out the coup, but god will punish you if you are not implementing his rules. >> reporter: even larger numbers of anti-muslim brotherhood members held rallies. >> i'm proving it is a revolution, and stability is doing what we ought to do. >> reporter: newly ap pointed president ali mansour says all egyptians must work together. >> we will thoroughly punish those who kill innocents. >> reporter: many wonder if reliable factions a

." ♪ celebrate celebrate ♪ it is washington ♪ john adams ♪ thomas jefferson >> and they have everybody from georgeferson to george bush. i have to say that the likeness is uncanny. this woman, her name is jasmina and competed to become the usa gal. the producer patrice wilson put together a contest. he looked for a new singer of the usa gal and more than 200 women tried to become the star of this video. and patrice makes a little rap appearance, and he raps about the presidents as well. ♪ fourth of july ♪ put your hands in the sky ♪ and you can be fresh ♪ with the surprise ♪ in the sky >> and one of the reasons that patrice wrote this song is because patrice just became a u.s. citizen, and he decided to write the lyrics based on the information that he learned s studying for the naturalization contest. >> "friday" and "thanksgiving" and this one all huge viral hit s hits. and to see the entire video go to our website on right this minute.com and click on rtm or go see it on our mobile app. >> that is our show, everybody. get out there and have a good time until next time. get out there and have a

of virginia in 1776 now if we go out there to wilkes-barre now, do you think we can find george washington, thomas jefferson, james madison, george mason, john marshall and patrick henry? we are not going to find them. now on some theoretical level, they, are there. that is human beings with the capacity for leadership, are there, but the situation doesn't permit the group to rise to the surface. and so the question is why did the situation accessed in 1776? now there is an answer to this after arnold, which is that great leadership only emerges during times of great crisis and this makes sense the pressure the crisis creates. yet we can all think of examples where there is a great crisis and there is no leadership like now. [laughter] in the coming of world war i and europe. so, was a special you can't say there was something special in the water back there then. you can't say god look down upon the american colonies and bless them. i mean, supernatural explanations are not admitted even if he wore an angel local you are not allowed to use those in a historical conversation. i don't know whether

now i am here to tell you, george washington, thomas jefferson, abraham lincoln, and teddy roosevelt. my book, "all the great prizes: the life of john hay, from is onn to roosevelt," who the cover? two of the mount rushmore people. truly the denizens of the book, probably goes back to my research into those presidents. to write about mount rushmore, i had to know the understanding of what this president was. >> what have you done between then and now? also said one book, in the late 19th century. it is a book called "in a far country peer " it is about a couple, man and woman, who broke up to the bering strait of alaska to essentially bring civilization to the eskimos who live up there, kind of an adventure story with a lot of fun to research. i got to spend a lot of time in the wild country, go out into the ice. >> where are you from originally? >> native of baltimore, married to a texan, move to texas. i have a summer house as well when it gets too hot in texas. >> what else have you done before getting into the book- writing business? >> i am a recovering journalist. i work for sev

you look at george washington, thomas jefferson, dwight eisenhower.here were a the love men who were adulterers or worse and still managed to be good leaders. >> i think that's true. we have this strange simultaneously permissive and prudish culture. to see a picture like weiner's picture, it is hard not to freak out about that. and at the same time we're so set with the redemption narrative will it is sort of backwards. sometimes i think the initial scandal gave them name recognition and put a lot of people ended up supporting him without necessarily knowing a ton about his politics but they like this redemption narrative. i think that's something we're obsessed with. we're seeing with san diego mayor filner right now. i'm going to go to this magic box of rehab. >> we asked what do you care about. we mentioned racial profiling which is a huge issue here. 90% of people stopped. are found to be innocent. the vast majority are minorities. it is a complete and systemic degradation of the population and you see 41% of the entire electorate is saying that

it was his decision. >> that is the late helen thomas questioning george bush in 2007. rivera that year, i interviewed thomas in memphis and asked her about her take on the consolidation of media control by a small number of the corporations. the profits and help the country. the media should be a public service. you cannot have a democracy without and informed people, and that should be their role. they can make their money everywhere else. thomas ins helen 2007. she died on saturday at the age of 92. you can go to democracynow.org to see our interviews with her over the years. democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. on saturday, thousand of demonstrators gathered in cities nationwide to continue protesting the acquittal of george zimmerman and the shooting death of on our african-american teenager trayvon martin. saturday, hundreds gathered in new york city in front of one police plaza, the headquarters of the new york police department, to demand justice. some waived signs reading boycott florida, and others wore t-shirts showing t

. >> final question in this preview of the book, what was the relationship between thomas jefferson and george washington like? >> very cold because jefferson was considered a radical, and he believed that the people should be free, that all the people should have the vote, they should be free to vote as nay wanted to he thought the population was capable of governing itself. washington believed in only land owners voting and believed in law and order, and jefferson said that the tree of liberty is watered with the blood of tie rants and rebels believing in upheaval and thought that a little blood was a small price to pay, but he, unlike washington, he was the hypocrite. here's the guy that writes the words all men are created equal with 2 00 slaves at home. what jefferson believed was not of great interest to us historically because he was such a hypocrite in so many, many ways. washington is really the principles of washington are the basic principles of the country today. >> that is a preview of the newest book coming out in october of 2013, "mr. president: george washington and the making

the fbi arrested 62-year-old thomas george pakalis.statements he said deen made unless he gave him $250,000. the extortion comes after deen was dropped by a dozen companies. her business deals began falling apart because she admitted to using racial slurs in the past. >> what's holding up legislation that could save children's lives. >> you cannot stop the flash backs. >> hear from a father who killed his daughter by accident and why technologies that could have helped save her is still being debated. >>> it's been months. a controversial quote on the martin luther king memorial still hasn't been fixed. the new promise from the parkssy. >>> a big dropoff in temps for today. where the fog will be first thing tomorrow and a warmest day of the weekend. >>> federal regulators have put off acting on new car rules designed to stop runover accidents. >> reporter: 2-year-old autumn, one of the more than 100 people killed after being accidentally backed over by a car or truck. her father recently told me. >> i live that moment and you cannot st

the government of the united states that was created by thomas jefferson and george washington and for which generations of americans who fought and died to preserve if on employment is too high blame america if inequality is too high blame america if anything else goes wrong it must be america's fault it's all the government's fault and while republicans are busy blaming america for everything that goes wrong they're spending just as much time praising their great leader their messiah ronald reagan even though reaganomics was a complete failure it seems that reagan can do no wrong in the eyes of republicans the republican obsession with reagan is more than just admiration for a past leader it's cult worship and then there are the ideas that republicans believe in large numbers of republicans still think the climate change is phony even though study after study and report after report says otherwise the same republicans believe that abstinence is the only solution to preventing unwanted teenage pregnancies and that america's justice system is color blind you know it comes to access to

no use the fourth president as george washington john adams thomas jefferson james madison and during the george washington administration washington passed legislation that gave money to poor houses for the poor in d.c. and during the during the the madison presidency congress changed that to give the money to the churches in d.c. to give to the poor people and that was his first veto that was madison's for his veto he was of it so they were both afraid of it for very different reasons our third question comes from mike in massachusetts the video question on decriminalizing. mike from massachusetts state where we decriminalize possession of under an ounce of marijuana. in my opinion decriminalization of the worst of both worlds what's needed is full blown legalization taxation. without a legal supply chain the criminal element is there and with the cruel zation it gets stronger because the police. have essentially disregarded the substance as something to worry about in most areas and the c.d.o. image has gotten stronger rather than going away and i'd like you to refine that big band

. ♪ washington john adams thomas jefferson ♪ >> everybody from george washington to fdr to george w. i have to say, the likeness is not uncanny. ♪ >> this woman, her name is jasmina. she competed to become the usa gal. the producer patrice wilson put together a contest. he looked for a new singer. the usa gal. more than 100 women tried to become the star of this video. patrice makes a rap appearance and he raps about the presidents as well. ♪ the fourth of july hands up in the sky ♪ >> one of the reasons patrice wrote this song, patrice just became a u.s. citizen. and he decided to write these lyrics based on the information he learned studying for his naturalization test. >> friday, it's thanksgiving all huge viral hits. this one is no different except for me do see a lot of booty in this. >> to see this entire music video head to rightthisminute.com and click on best of rtm or check it out on our mobile app. >>> that's our this week, we're all about inspirational athletes... from a determined basketball player in georgia... to a dedicated family from new york... the athletes in thi

thomas jefferson, george washington, grew hemp, used for clothes, shirts, all kinds of things.ght. good to know, john. >> yeah. makes me laugh. >>> moving on to something called wi-vi that's very interesting. it is a low-power wi-fi signal that can actually be used to track humans behind balls. behind walls. they use two different types of waves. you can tell the wave thingies. and they're able to detect people moving around. it has to have movement. the applications are fantastic. it can be used to search for survivors trapped in rubble in an earthquake, police entering a building, if they want to see who's moving around inside. the person they're tracking doesn't have to be wearing anything special. >> commandos, rescue teams, it's really quite phenomenal. >>> all right. next up. listen to this. scientists discover that fish feel no pain. am i the only one in the world who went fishing as a little boy and thought, this is mean to the fish? hooking them in the mouth. >> absolutely. >> new study, you have a fish, it's wriggling, it is impervious to pain. and in the journal of f

i'm thomas roberts. >>> will george zimmerman face a new trial?next big question in this case in a verdict that rah riveted the nation the past two weeks. trayvon martin's family considering a civil suit in the department of justice says it will determine whether the african-american teen's rights were violated. >> i have three sons. not one of those sons that i have to tell, listen, don't run when you see a cop. >> if you were in this country, that means if

i'm thomas roberts. >>> will george zimmerman face a new trial?next big question in this case in a verdict that rah riveted the nation the past two weeks. trayvon martin's family considering a civil suit in the department of justice says it will determine whether the african-american teen's rights were violated. >> i have three sons. not one of those sons that i have to tell, listen, don't run when you see a cop. >> if you were in this country, that means if you are an lgbt or hispanic or black or a woman we are fighting to prove why other is not bad. >> trayvon martin had the civil right to go home and in a hundred cities this saturday, there will be demonstrations in front of federal buildings led by ministers pressing the fergus federal government to protect our right. >> two days now since george zimmerman found not guilty in the death of trayvon martin. hundreds of protesters and most peaceful. one hour from now, a prayer service held in sanford, florida, morerallies planned across the country. george zimmerman's legal team are dismissing any

. >> reporter: in a crowd of hundreds protesting the george zimmerman verdict, 25-year-old andre thomas was among those energized by president obama's remarks about trayvon martin. >> i feel like the president is really saying something that really meant a lot to people, and it gave an extra kick in the pants to this movement. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: thomas feels there's a double standard for justice when it comes to race. >> if trayvon martin had a gun and he stalked zimmerman, he'd be in jail. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: martin's manager spoke to the lower manhattan crowd. >> he was murdered. >> reporter: protesters turned out today in philadelphia and dozens of other cities across the country and in front of the white house. >> trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. >> reporter: following the president's comments on the divisive trials, demonstrator hilda clark said she was surprised he had been subjected to racial profiling. >> it is unfair. it is insulting. it is deadly, obviously. >> reporter: like mr. obama, clark said she viewed martin's death

george to tell you jefferson, thomas teddy lincoln, and roosevelt. who's on the cover of all of the great prizes? two of the mt. rushmore people? lincoln and roosevelt. the genesis of this book goes back to some of my research into those presidents because i had rushmore, i ut mt. had to understand what the american understanding of those presidents was. >> what have you done between then and now? wrote one book between now and then. th o set in the late 19 century. a book called in a far country a man s about a couple, nd woman who go up to the bering strait of alaska to bring civilization to the eskimos who there. it's quite an adventure story to researcht of fun because i got to sfend a lot of time in the wild country and go ice.to the >> where are you from originally? native of baltimore. married a texan, moved to austin 30 plus years ago. have a summer house in montana where i go when it gets too hot in texas. >> what else have you done efore you got in the book writing business? >> a recovering journalist. orked for several different magazines.

. >>> thomas george paculis was arrested earlier this month.e fbi he e-mailed dean's lawyer threatening to reveal true and daming information if deen didn't pay him $250,000. >>> what a moment last night at the major league all-star game in new york. bottom of the eighth inning, the american league up 3-0, and then this. oh, an emotional moment. future hall of famer mariano rivera got a standing "o" from both teams. he's retiring this season. he called the moment priceless. and in typical form he got a 1, 2, 3 inning. thank you, jim leyland. >>> want to download a song to your tablet? watch a commercial first. people can pay for data use in exchange for watching ads, taking surveys or devoting time to advertisers. they can used the earned data credited immediately or store them when they earn usage limits. that's it for me. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me on "c nnn newsroom" today. it continue s after a quick break. this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go

. >> from those incredible bloodlines, thomas jefferson, and george washington, and john smith, and allreat americans, martin luther king jr., these great americans that built this country, you came from them. and the unique thing from being from that part of the world, when you learn about it, you can't breed secretariat to a donkey and expect to win the kentucky derby. you guys have incredible dna, and don't forget it. >> see, america, we can't have immigration reform because donkey dna can't inter-breed with us. john boehner has a choice, the side that includes rand paul voting against immigration reform holding on to his southern avenger staffer, holding on to his mask, saying americans are not wrong, because we really have to protect our white majority. that guy and the donkey dna guy, right, john boehner can choose that side. or he can listen to the leading latino voices in the country who say that if house republicans kill this bill it is essentially over for republican politics. tough decision, isn't it, john boehner? >>> good wednesday morning. right now on first look, dangerou

george zimmerman trial. craig joins me with more from sanford, florida. craig. >> thomase nelson has just resumed the trial here. george zimmerman's murder trial in sanford, florida. judge nelson just gavelled things back to order. let's take a look at the courtroom. let's listen in as well. >> scheduling doesn't have to be now. >> we can do it now while they're getting settled in. >> okay. >> they're not here. we don't have to be -- what is it that you needed help with? >> we're trying to coordinate an opportunity to take benjamin krumm's deposition, and the only time that's been offered to us was -- >> okay. as we wait for the state to go ahead and call its 35th witness here, i want to bring in msnbc legal analyst, lisa bloom and javani cobb and remeisha sinder. you are one of the few reporters that's been inside that courtroom from the beginning of the trial. talk to me a little bit about what you saw in terms of the jury's response to the witness just before lun. , amy seward, that firearms specialist. how was the jury reacting? >> i think they were really interested

. >> from those incredible bloodlines of thomas jefferson and george washington and john smith, and all these great americans, martin luther king. these great americans that built this country. you came from them. and the unique thing about being from that part of the world, when you learn about breeding is you learn you an not breed secretariat to a donkey and expect to win the kentucky derby. you guys have incredible dna, and don't forget it. >> donkey dna crossing with american good dna, that's why we can't have immigration reform. senator jeff sessions, senator ted cruz, congressman "immigrants are like dogs" steve king, all were built as part of that rally on capitol hill. the reporter for "the nation" who captured that audio said jeff sessions was standing right next to him, while the donkey dna thing resonated. senator rand paul of kentucky, news today about senator rand paul that was maybe overshadowed by all the royal babiness. rand paul today lost his southern avenger. senator rand paul had hired as a senior senate staffer this man who goes by the name the southern avenger as

george ii in their dining rooms. and sew this remarkable development between 176 when the conflict with british first begins in 1776 by which ultimately thomas jefferson is calling george iii a devil and a tyrant is really an audacious move forward. >> you so vividly show how these americans who were so devoted to king george changed their mind. i love this detail. you talk about benjamin rush, great philadelphia physician. goes to the london and house of lords and sees king george's thrown. he wants to sit on that. i felt as if i were walking on sacred ground. in act of uncommon boldness he asked his guide to sit on the thrown the guide initially told him was out of the question. such was intensity of rush's appeal the guide reluctantly agreed to allow him to do so. take that, tsa security. [laughter] when rush first sat down on the thrown he is overwhelmed with feeling, a crowd of ideas. this is a golden period of the worldly man's wishes. his passions conceive. his hopes aspire nothing beyond the thrown and goes to the house of commons and feels only anger this is the body that passed the detested stamp act. that vividly shows how people

reverend al sharpton to press for civil rights charges against george zimmerman who was acquitted one week ago in martin's death. helen thomasas died. she was the first woman to serve as the white house bureau chief. starting in 1943 with upi wire services. she covered ten presidents to john k.kennedy to barack obama. she died after a long illness. he was 92. i'm arthel nevil. get you back to "on the record." for all the headlines log on to foxnews.com. >> greta: what is social engineering? our a lawyer for trayvon martin's family, social jeering is part of her job description. since talking about the trial i took her to task for what she said. >> to weigh the facts, we draft them and sit there. they don't want to be there. we present the evidence and the judge then says here is the evidence and here the law and it is your duty. it's not mine, it's not yours but the jury's duty to weigh and all of a sudden after them, they can't do their job? >> to be a social engineer. when the law doesn't get it right. we have right to object to the statement of the jury. doesn't mean that we believe overturned or it will or respect the de

>> reporter: in a crowd of hundreds protesting the george zimmerman perfect, 25-year-old andre thomasng those energized by president obama's remarks about trayvon martin. >> what the president said means a lot to people. it gives an extra kick in the pants to the movement. >> no justice! >> reporter: thomas feels there is a double standard for justice in the case. >> if trayvon martin had a gun and he stalked zimmerman, he would be in jail! >> reporter: martin's mother sybrina fulton spoke to the lower manhattan crowd while he father appeared in miami. protesters turned out today in philadelphia and dozens of other cities across the country and in front of the white house. >> trayvon martin could have been me. 35 years ago. >> reporter: following the president's comments on the trial, hilda clark said she was surprised. >> it is insulting and deadly. >> reporter: she viewed his death through a personal lens. >> trayvon died needlessly. he was an innocent child. could have been my grandchild. >> reporter: critics want to re- examine the stand your ground law. that's the aim of a precis

how would he advise george zimmerman to lead life in the wake of a trial like this? >> and it may not be over yet. pierre thomas where it goes from here if anywhere at all. >>> and other news, as england awaits the birth of the royal baby, what would princess diana have been like as a grandmother? keep it here. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i need all the help i can get. i tell them, "come straight to the table." i say, "it's breakfast time, not playtime." "there's fruit, milk and i'm putting a little nutella on your whole-wheat toast." funny, that last part gets through. [ male announcer ] serving nutella is quick and easy. its great taste comes from a unique combination of simple ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa. okay, plates in the sink, grab your backpacks -- [ male announcer ] nutella. breakfast never tasted this good. ♪ [ male announcer ] bring your personal style to life, get 20% off all hunter ceiling fans at lowe's. ♪ just to tell you our products get the job done. instead, we give you a free red robin kids meal or appetizer, like towering onion rings, wh

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pierre thomas, abc news, boston. >>> jurors in the george zimmerman trial could get the case tomorrowrnoon. attorneys present their closing arguments today, and the judge will give the jury instructions. the defense rested its case yesterday without calling zimmerman to the stand. we spoke to the former colleague sunny hostin covering the trial in sanford. >> the jury has already heard him give his version of events, right? they heard him on audio tape. they have even see a re-enactment of the night he did with another -- with law enforcement. it doesn't make a lot of sense for him to get on the witness stand. the jury is not going to hold it against him if he doesn't. >> the prosecution asking the jury consider three charges against zimmerman -- second degree murder, manslaughter and aggravated assault. >> jury watchers and experts, the entire length of this trial have said, it is unlikely that he will take the stand. we heard him already say what happened that night over and over and over again. >> right. he can only lose.ç he really can't come out any better. >> essentially what y

the real function of the united states senate, and it really comes from a story between thomas jefferson and georgewashington. of course, washington had presided over the constitutional convention, and jefferson was in paris, and when he returned, he asked washington why he allowed the senate to be formed, because jefferson considered it unnecessary. one body based on proportional representation, jefferson thought, should be enough. washington then asked jefferson if he cools his tea by first pouring it in the saucer, which was the custom of the day. sure, responded jefferson. and so washington said so it is that the senate must cool tempers and prevent hasty legislation by making sure that it is well thought out and fully debated. i mention that story and that little bit of history to remind us that the united states senate was created not to be like another house of representatives but for another purpose altogether. that's the other reason why the senate -- senators are elected for six-year terms from a whole state as opposed to just a congressional district that our colleagues across the capito

john adams, thomas jefferson, george washington, senator reid himself, others have said that this body is different. it's a place where you have to come to a consensus. we're coming to one, for example, on student loans today. the president made a good recommendation to solve the student loan problem on a permanent basis. the house of representatives passed something much like the president's, and hopefully we can do that later today. so, mr. president, i believe the president deserves an up-or-down vote on his nominee for the secretary of labor and his nominee for any other cabinet member. but in this case, for the reasons i stated, i'm voting "no" on confirmation. i see the senator from georgia is here. i ask consent that the remainder of my remarks be included in the record, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. isakson: mr. president, before tennessee leaves the floor, i want to commend him on his activities over the last eight days. we came from the brink in a second time in a decade in making a bad mistake in the united states senate. senator alexan

thomas roberts. >>> how has the verdict in the george zimmerman trial really impacted race relations in this country t.d. jakes is here in the studio and i'll talk to him next. we will talk about race and politics and we will also talk his new show that is coming up next month. >>> almost on deck this hour. congress, believe it or not has hit a new low. a look at the number of people who say we should just vote them all out. >>> first, though, here is today's producer's pick. it was a team decision. we present bill clinton singing robin thick's summer hit "blurred lines." sort of. ♪ if you can't hear what i'm trying to say ♪ if you can't read from the same page ♪ ♪ baby i'm going deaf. maybe i'm going blind ♪ ♪ maybe i'm out of my mind >> the show almost didn't get on the air today because we watched this on the loop. that video courtesy of -- you can check more of it out online. head to thomas roberts' facebook page for that. sassoon experts would never settle for smooth that just flies away. with the vidal sassoon smooth collection now sleek meets chic. extreme smooth combing crème defies frizz an

thomas. >> nationwide protesters after the verdict in the george zimmerman trial and seen them from coast-to-coast but what has the reaction been from president obama's statement in response to that ruling? we will discuss that and much more coming up with our agenda panel and our question on the day is on the zimmerman trial verdict. will it lead to a deeper discussion about race in america today? [clicks mouse] there's doughnuts in the conference room. there's doughnuts in the conference room. automatic discounts the moment you sign up. >>> it's unacceptable. if we don't speak up, nobody is going to listen. >> i had to write my sister an e-mail to tell her that she is not safe in florida. >> so emotional reaction to the verdict in the george zimmerman trial has been exploding all over social media and we have seen people taking to the streets and expressing themselves in protests and marching in the country and this image of civil rights leader dr. martin luther king jr. wearing a hoodie and only god knows what was on zimmerman's mind was tweeted and the gun laws and stand your ground laws must