mr. martin. >> in the sound bite we played earlier in this program, mr. oliver said he knows that word is a term of endearment. goon is a term of endearment in high schools. i thought the shooter was 28 years old. how would he know what george zimmerman was saying and what it would mean? how credible is joe oliver out there drawing conclusions. it just really plays into some kind of coordinated offensive that's being put out by zimmerman's camp to discredit the victim. >> that's all it is. i think this is just a rehearsal from mr. oliver to make mr. zimmerman look good. he's also making him look bad because there's nothing that mr. oliver can say in order to try to change what was on the 911 tapes or the evidence that should have been collected by the police department that night. >> give us the mood of the community there. a lot of intense media pressure, meetings, demonstrations, advocates speaking out. what's the mood of the community and tonight's meeting? >> well, the mood is they are very unhappy at the moment. there's a lot of unrest in the communi

mr. martin. and, colleagues, he should have received circulated copies of the amendment as a whole that mr. marden and mr. bentsen will be speaking about. >> get afternoon, supervisors. i am mike martin with the office of work force development. i am very excited to be here today. it has been a tumultuous i guess four weeks since this item was on your agenda that we continue on today's agenda. we really built up a lot of thinking that went into the original proposal on the america's cup events that was before you before, and we had some really robust committee hearings on what all of that meant to the city in terms of brain the events here and also for the long term development. as we know, the long term development piece has fallen away, and we are really focusing on the event plan, and i think we have got some good thinking before you today than i will run for at a high level and also talk about some of the pieces of the resolution that will be before you, but in the meantime, i wanted to commen

mr. martin is there on the street also. he doesn't know what his authority is to stop him and there's a confrontation. that confrontation, i'm understanding that mr. zimmerman received a bloody nose and possibly some injuries to the back of his head. now, in any type of fight, high school fight, you're going to have that type of injury, that's not great bodily harm. at this stage, he's a civilian, confronting mr. martin and mr. martin has the right to protect himself from this person confronting him. that's what happened and mr. zimmerman happened to have a firearm on him and used it unjustly. >> you think he used it unjustly. >> for the fact there wasn't great bodily harm done to him. >> i know he gives his story his head was hit against the sidewalk and he had to use force. just from what i know of the investigation and saw on the videotape, i don't see that type of injury. i see a struggle and fight and the police are on their way at the time. it didn't appear there should have been deadly force used in that situation. >>

mr. martin or mr. bemsen. supervisor campos? supervisor campos: i want to know if you can tell us why we are moving so quickly through this, and through the chair. >> mike martin, project director. really what we are looking at is the timeline that is continuing to shrink between now and when the events, . by putting forward these construction projects, we know that the pier 27 project has already begun, so we have got that step forward, but we have to get permits, amend them, and then move ahead as mr. bentsen mentioned in time for the 2012 event. that is really the impetus. we appreciate the board being willing to take this up, and we are hopeful that you will support it. supervisor campos: thank you. president chiu: supervisor mar? supervisor mar: i appreciate all of the work to come up with the amended proposal, but can you talk about the work force development and the percentage of local hiring? can you go into more detail on the work force developed part? >> sure. there is a revised work force development plan that is in th

mr. martin. mr. martin was allegedly close to his home.had found himself so far from the front door, i guess unable to find his way home, if he were really being pursued, i don't know how he couldn't make it home. >> what did george tell you trayvon martin allegedly did to him? >> what has come out that i can talk about today is that trayvon martin somehow snuck up on him, and according to mr. crump, an attorney, we don't know if this is verifiable information, but he was on the phone with his girlfriend. i don't know if that's a police source, but i know his attorney holds up the girlfriend as a source and says trayvon told him, no, i'm not running. i'm going to walk real slow. well, trayvon went up to george and said the first thing to george. and there's some discussion about, do you have a problem, are you following me? >> what did george say? >> one of those things. you know, do you have a problem with me following me? why are you following me, something like that. well, now this person that i lost sight of and was not pursuing has no

mr. martin.hen the true details of the event become public everyone should be outraged by the treatment of george zimmerman in the media. he's saying he did not follow your son. but clearly in the 911 calls, the police say are you following him and he says yes. and the police say we don't need you to do that. >> exactly. george zimmerman's father is -- i guess he's being a father trying to protect his son. obviously, he hasn't heard the 911 tapes. and if he did, he must have heard a different version than what the world has heard. >> mr. crump, in your dealings with the police, with the local police, do you think they have investigated this fully? do you think they have taken this seriously? >> i don't. i don't, anderson. i think from day one they didn't. and those 911 tapes tell a big part of the story. but it doesn't tell the whole story. for instance, they get to the scene, trayvon is dead on the ground. and they don't even run a background check on the person who killed him. but number one, i

mr. martin of his civil rights. his right to travel in that area, because of his race.. it is the equivalent of proving an intentional homicide. if they were to act professionally and responsiblely, they would have a far broader array of charges. they would have manslaughter, intentional homicide -- >> this is the state -- >> the state or the city. under state laws generally speaking, you have a full array of possible charges, and none of them would require anyone to prove that race was a motive. and you may remember that james farmer, who was famously quoted for saying that in america, we tend to live in the 51st state for issues of race, the state of denial. you can imagine what the challenges for a prosecutor to prove that zimmerman acted on a racial bias. >> we're going to stay on this and we'll have you back to help us with this. congresswoman, corrine brown, i'm on my way to your district. i have a question for the state attorney. my question is can the family just go down to the police office and bring charges against this man and ask to him him arrested? >> in m

mr. martin. >> thank you, president chiu. mike martin, of the office of economic and workforce development. as was announced as today, our partners at the event authority have informed us that are no longer interested in pursuing the use of piers 30 and 32 for the team-based activities. this--- this includes unwillingness to move forward on the long term peace that involves those particular piers. that changes the framework of bringing the events forward. i want to emphasize there is still a commitment on all sides to bring the america's cup event to san francisco in 2012 and 2013. as noted, we would like to come back to this body on march 20 with a revised set of agreements. what we are doing now is looking at what was in effect a subset of what was before you already, the same framework established in the house to the new agreement, where if improvements are made by the event authority they would be reimbursed through either payments or assets. we are looking at what their space needs are in relation to moving the team bases

mr. martin, the kid, and they did not drug test or alcohol test mr. zimmerman. so he's still free.o compound the injury with this attitude. yes. >> you said earlier the central issue in this case was racial profiling. >> no doubt about it. >> but zimmerman's defenders say he's latino. he has friends of all races. he's not a racist himself. is that relevant or just muddying-- >> it is irrelevant. we're convinced if this had been a white person, a black person shooting a white person, you are clear this would not be the outcome. this department has a reputation. an african-american homeless man was beaten half to death. the beater walked away. he was the son of a police officer or official. and he's right now part of the investigation. to have the whole level of corruption here that is unbelievable. i think that particular to this case and also the law itself, in this kind of hooliganism that we see. >> that was my last question. the importance of this case in racial terms is undeniable, and i any it's acknowledged as such even by the people who are putting up a defense for george zi

mr. martin. >> it was during that attack he said he was left with a broken nose and a bloodied head. in surveillance video of him arriving hours after the shooting the injuries are hard to see. >> we are confident the medical records will explain all of george's medical history. >> i really do not think it helps his cause. i think he is trying to find an excuse. >> he should have -- he could have been injured or could not have been. >> his brother says he was injured and still is. >> he has changed. he would never be the same. >> robert also address the 911 call and said he was used to call a racial slur. he said that part of the tape is barely audible and authorities did not hear it the first time around. those words are not in his vocabulary. >> these developments come as an elderly couple have reached a settlement with spike lee. the entertainer tweeted out the couple's address saying it was zimmerman's. terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. a small child in montgomery county is fighting for his life after being struck by a golf cart. this happened in potomac. the child

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mr. martin, mr. bensen. let me ask if there are any members of the public wish to speak on the matters before the board. if you could, line up, and each member of the public will have up to two minutes, and we have our first speaker. but thank you very much, board of supervisors. just so you know, i am english but and a u.s. citizen. i, like all citizens who follow this, i am incredibly excited. the america's cup is the oldest trophy in sport. i am very much looking forward to san francisco hosting it. one of the important elements of this is the legacy it will have on san francisco and the citizens of san francisco and the bay area. the america's cup used to be exclusive. now, it is inclusive. san francisco will enable the next generation of sailors and youngsters to enter when this is a constructive support for all. as an international citizen, i can tell you personally that the groundswell around the world about the america's cup finally being hosted in the best place for sailing, the san francisco bay, i

mr. martin. this kid grows up in the city. pproach him and he doesn't know what his intentions are. mr. zimmerman did not have a shield or an i.d. card as we're provided in law enforcement he could walk up and identify himself. i just want to ask you a couple questions and give the kid an explanation. we've had break ins in vehicles and burglaries, something that would give you some type of cause to confront him. >> even neighborhood watch smock or something. >> he didn't have authority to confront. i have a question. in new york state in an individual had been arrested for assaulting a police officer, would that individual ever be allowed to carry a concealed loaded .9 millimeter? >> it's a felony in the state of new york. you can't own a weapon after you're a convicted felon. the answer to that question is straightforward. you lose your right to vote and other privileges. >> all of these issues are raised as conversation continues. i was surprised to see you can kill someone and not be arrested even if that arrest led to not

mr. martin, and if mr. martin thought he was being pursued, and this individual was armed, the logical thing he might do is try to defend himself and i think that is one of the things we are talking about mr. zimmerman, using or being able to avail himself of a self- defense strategy when in fact the self-defense strategy belongs to trayvon martin. >> we were just seeing a picture, if you wouldn't mind pulling up that picture we have all become familiar with the last one you showed with him standing there in that t-shirt basically looking like just a regular 17-year-old kid if we find it please put it back up because there it is this is the image we are used to now other images have started to circulate, on the web, and some are saying they have been put out by forces that want to portray this young man in a different light, a little more sinister look if you will, what is your reaction to that? and should that matter what this child looked like. >> it shouldn't matter, again we are talking about an individu

mrs. martingoing through. >> lits listen to the 911 since you mentioned that crying and screaming. >> is he yelling help? >> yes. >> what is your -- >> there is gunshots. >> you heard gunshots? >> yes. pa. >> how many? >> just one. >> george zimmerman said it was his voice on the 911 tape screaming. i'm a mother. i know the sound of my sons's cries. mrs. martin said it was her son begging for his life. >> the question is why hasn't george zimmerman been arrested? why are police and whoever it was in the hands of the state attorney now. why he hasn't been arrested. the investigation has to play out. it appears there is no movement and on social media, people are going crazy about this story. justice for him. >> i would say if not for what happened in social media specifically among twitter and some of the leading journalists and key influencers there, this would have ended. >> a disturbing question about what happened to martin means this story is far from over. you can better believe we are going

mrs. martintrevon screaming and begging for his life. >> why hasn't george zimmerman been arrested? why are police, and whoever -- why hasn't he been arrested in the investigation -- it has to play out. it appears there's no movement on this. on social media, people are going crazy about the story. >> i would say if not for what has happened in social media, specifically among twitter and some of the leading journalists and key influencers there, that this would have ended because this police chief said it was self-defense and had closed the case. so the idea that the state's attorney now has this, the just department is looking into this case on civil rights charges. i think that came because of the public backlash. >> according to the family. the family believes that the police department and those investigating it are trying not to talk about it, this is according to the family. >> the police chief specifically is blaming trevon. >> they're saying they're not commenting on it because they're e

mr. martin's law. commissioner mccarty, the young man was killed right behind us, given all of the circumstances, and as you said we may disagree on some legislation, but given all of the circumstances, do you see how this police chief could ever come back? they talk about temporary, but how can he regain the trust? >> you have to understand chief lee is a good man, he did not, i believe, have the experience -- he had not been in the position very long. could he come back? i think it would be very difficult. i think he did the right thing by stepping down. i'm proud of him, i asked last night that he do that that it doesn't go any further, and it's a good first step changing the whole climate of what's going on here in sanford. >> let me say this. it's a first step, but the healing process will not begin in this city until police chief -- the chief of police, chief lee, is no longer there. >> you have it right there, thanks for being here tonight. coming up, people all over america wondering how a law

mr. martin and mr. benson and the many colleagues throughout city staff who worked hard on this. i want to thank the event authority, mr. barkley, and your colleagues. i'd like to thank the organizing committee. i think i saw mr. beal here and many folks have been working with you and this truly has been a joint partnership and one we'll continue to work with together as we prepare in the coming months and in the coming years so with that at this point, i'd like to make a motion to amend and hope we move this forward. >> we have motion to amend item 4 outlining the amendment of a whole. can we have a second to that motion so we have a second by supervisor kim? supervisor kim? supervisor kim: thank you, supervisor campos. i also want to reiterate my support for the resolution before us today. i know within the public there's a lot of confusion between the development and the event itself and i think that this board fairly unanimously supports america's cup being staged in the city and county of san francisco and we're excited to see this event come to us and i'm also appreciative

mr. martin that he doubted parts of the story.o see from a lot of angles that george zimmerman's story is crumbling before our very eyes. >> melissa harris-perry, george zimmerman's father says trayvon filled him for a minute. which the blank moment between the last moment trayvon spoke to his girlfriend on the phone and the shot was fired. melissa, we need you here because we need someone who has never been in one of these physical fights to give aus fresh eye and ear about what all this sounds like to you. >> i'm sorry. what makes you think i've never been in a fight. >> i think i'm the one wo has never been in a fight. >> we'll pause and come back to that conversation at a later point. what i will say is this, i unfortunately disagree with jonathan that this makes no sense, because it feels like it makes far too much sense. it doesn't make sense if we assume trayvon martin is innocent. if you assume that the body of an unarm ed 17-year-old minor i presumed guilty, potentially by zimmerman and apparently by various stages of the

mr. martin, again i'm so sorry for your loss. the words seem hollow. 'll continue to focus on this. i appreciate you talking tonight. and mr. crump as well. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> let's dig deeper now. sonni hostin and jeffrey toobin. >> this is a guy that went to buy skittles and came back dead. that's what this is about. however, florida law is so peculiar and so protective of people who shoot people that i am not surprised that zimmerman has not been arrested and i'm not sure he's going to be arrested. because i think the law is basically an invitation to use deadly force under basically any circumstance. it allows disproportionate use of force. it says if you feel reasonably threatened even without a gun, you can use deadly force as response. >> even if you've gotten out of your vehicle? >> even though it's a robust law and probably the broadest law out there, bottom line is there's always that exception. if you are the first aggressor and pursuing, you can't use this self-defense claim. this is so clear. had this been in any other ju