. >> after seeking asylum in astralia, he was sent to detention center in neighboring pat quinn new guinea. he spent months there, much of it alone as the only detainee. was just likeon jails you see in the movies. may, breakingrol me down physically and emotionally. >> the camp was closed shortly after he left. having been accepted as a refugee, he now lives in melbourne. as asylum seeker numbers have risen, sending those who arrive by boat to cap when new guinea is australian policy again, and as of last friday, though sent there will never get back to australia. even those confirmed as refugees have no chance of being resettled in australia. united nations refugee agency is concerned. worded statement, the unhcr says it is troubled by the absence of adequate protection standards for refugees in papua new guinea, described significant shortcomings in pat quinn new guinea's legal framework for asylum seekers, and says facilities have poor physical conditions. says there agency are serious unanswered questions. challenges of processing people transferred to the pacific island states raises

exclusives with rick perry and pat quinn. i'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union". >>> very first this morning, the not guilty verdict in the george zimmerman trial. the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed 17-year-old trayvon martin is a freeman this morning after the jury's decision late last night. we've seen some protests in major cities across the u.s. more plan today. there is anger among martin's supporters but mostly the demonstrations are peaceful. the six woman jury acquitted him after deliberations refusing to convict him of second-degree murder or manslaughter. he showed little expression at first. many say this is a vindication of his claim that he shot martin in self-defense early last year. this case raised important questions about crime and race in america. zimmerman's lawyer insists the trial wasn't about race but he says the national debate that's been going on -- that's been going on is appropriate and necessary. >> did it bring to the forefront the conversation that young black male

governor pat quinn tried to veto a bill, but legislature tried to overrode that. they now expect 300,000 concealed permit applications within the year. joining us now with the analysis of all that is jim warren, the washington bureau chief to "the new york daily news." from chicago he comes to us from d.c. tonight. thanks as always for being in the war room, jim. >> thanks, i come to you from the white house, i was at the ceremony where president obama gave out 24 medals in the humanities and the arts. there was curiosity with the likes of joan didian, george lucas, and sportswriters and dancers and singers there. and juxtaposes with this world just a mile or so away where they don't even want to read the legislation that they're pass passing. this is a wonderful inspiration to our kids. >> michael: and jim, they're so proud of it. we didn't read it. they're so happy about not having read it. i love that. he's giving out awards on the arts and letters across the way. it just speaks to much. it's so symbolic. listen over the past couple of years i want to turn your

governor pat quinn believes the best way for legislators to find a fix for the massive worker pension debt is to hit them in the wallet. >>> and in the bay area's "oakland tribune" police search father's home, shore line park after reported abduction of a 21-month-old girl. fbi agents and oakland officers are looking for daphne viola webb who witnesses say was taken from a parked suv while her father ran into a store. >>> stopping our news this morning, a plea of not guilty from dzhokhar tsarnaev. the arraignment wednesday marks his first public appearance since his capture in april. tsarnaev faces 30 federal charges. >>> fascinating details about khalid shake muhammad's time in a secret cia prison. the 9/11 mastermind was working on plans to re-engineer the vacuum. he read the harry potter series and held office hours where he lectured agency officers on various topics. i am not joking. former cia officials say this was an attempt to keep him from go quote, nuts after harsh interrogations. >>> a developing story in london. six environmental protesters are attempting to climb the shar

illinois democratic governor is inching for a fight with state gislator, pat quinn saying he is imposing tough restricts including limiting carry to just one gun at a time with just 10 rounds of ammunition, people will not be allowed to carry in bars or businesses that do not post a sign that allow it. the guns would have to be completely rather than partially concealed. the legislator has option of accepting the changes or override quinn. >> and prosecutor in george zimmerman murder trial today call a man to the stand who claims to be zimmermannar's best -riend, witness mark oster man wrote a book, he recounted f jurorses moment trayvon martin allegedly reached for zimmerman's gun. >> he said that trayvon had reached down and grabbed for the gun, whether it was on hollister or metal part, at the time i didn't see a different, i thought that the intent of the clear, that is when he had to -- he freed one of his hands, and went and got the gun. he either broke contact or knocked someone else's hand away or trayvon'sand away from him. -r grabbing the gun, he drew it. lori: so that is oster

lawmakers voted to override changes made by democratic governor pat quinn to a bill they approved more than a month ago. the court struck down the state's concealed quarry ban last december. all other states as you know have already passed laws permitting the carrying of concealed weapons. >>> you'll be shocked to find out how many of your neighbors are being fed by your tax dollars. a big number. "the grapevine" is next. ♪ (announcer) flavors this delicious are worth searching for. friskies. feed t senses. >>> and now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. eye pops numbers out tochbtd, one in three americans gets help from the government just to put food on the table. the agriculture department errs mates 101 million people get food assistance of some kind. the assistance includes food stamps and school lunchings and other programs at a total price tag of $114 billion. >>> the effort to account for tens of thousands of military missing in action is corrupt. it states the joint p.o.w./m.i.a. accounting command is so mismanaged and wasteful that it risks es descendsing frm dy

the legislature voted to override a veto by governor pat quinn who wanted to make the bill more stringentnning guns inside businesses that serve alcohol and limit owners to a single gun at a time. at a press conference the concern was expressed. >> the answer to gun violence is not more guns. it's less illegal guns, and as sure as we're standing here we're going to have tragedies. it needs to be controlled in a reasonable fashion, and i don't see that's happening right now. >> in the last year chicago police have made some strides in their fight against gun violence. homicides are down 28% compared to this time last year. while shootings are -- shooting incidents are down 24%. while that is certainly encouraging, the death toll is still at a rate of almost one death a day. neil? >> neil: amazing. thank you very, very much. >> as is more law enforcement the answer or more jobs or both? the unemployment rate in chicago is 10.7%. well above the national average. the unemployment raid for teens 30%, and with 188 murders, 849 shootings in chicago this area, the reverend jesse jackson is lookin

pat quinn rejected the bill. >> there are serious flaws in this bill that jeopardize the public safetypeople of illinois. i've used my power under the constitution of our state to make important changes common sense changes to protect the safety of our people. >> michael: the governor's proposed changes are that a person may not carry more than one concealed gun, a person may not carry more than ten rounds of ammunition, and no concealed weapons in bars. believe it or not even those no-brainers remain controversial. joining us now with more on the gun debate is john rosenthal founder and chairman of the group "stop handgun violence." thanks for being with us, john. >> thank you for having me. >> michael: this conversation seems like it goes on and on, no more guns in bars. why is this controversial? >> i think that governor quinn's suggestion that people not care more than ten rounds makes a lot of sense as well. because in most cases there is no limit on the number of magazines or the amount of ammunition in each magazine and these high-capacity ammunition magazines and high power ass

both chambers of the illinois state legislature voted to override governor pat quinn, changes that theovernor had made to the bill they approved more than a month ago. even some critics of the law argued it was better topprove something rather than risk the courts allowing unregulated concealed weapons in the state of illinois and chicago in particular, which has endured severe gun violence and murders over the past three years. our next guest has himself reversed course. he was once a member of new york city mayor's michael bloomberg's mayors against illegal guns. he's had enough. he quit the group after finding the agenda, in his judgment, seeking ways to ban legal guns and to attack the rights of legal gun owners. joining us now, rockford, illinois, mayor larry morrissey. good to have you with us, mr. mayor. >> good evening. great to be with you. >> great to have you. your reaction to the illinois legislature making a decision override governor quinn's veto. >> well, i'm very pleased with the decision of the illinois legislatuue today. for a lot of us who have been in favor of conce

the big story there, massachusetts governor deval patrick in town to settle a bet made with pat quinnn stanley cup finals by volunteering at a food bank. >>> and a wave warning issued for lake michigan, they expect waves ten feet and higher. doesn't look bad now. that's tonight's look outside the beltway from "special report." we will be right back. my mantra? always go the extra mile. to treat my low testosterone, i did my research. my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as uneected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and meditions. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sp

pat quinn was talking about how i came over the don moffatt bridge, you nknow. >> but we've got portso do that aren't ready for the new super tankers that will begin passing through the panama canal in two years time. if we don't get that done those tankers will go somewhere else. we've got 100,000 bridges that are old enough to qualify for medicare. businesses depend on our transportation systems, on our power grids, on our communications networks and rebuilding them creates good paying jobs right now that can't be outsourced. and by the way, this isn't a democratic idea. republicans built a lot of stuff. this is the land of lincoln. lincoln was all about building itself. first republican president and yet as a share of our economy we invest less in our infrastructure than we did two decades ago and that's inefficient at a time it's as cheap as it's been since the 1950s to build things. it's inexcusable at a time when so many of the work eers who bud stuff for a living are sitting at home waiting for a call. the longer we put this off the more expensive it will be the less competitiv

democratic governor pat quinn approved a 67% tax increase two years ago, but early reviews on the rescuest downgrade illinois's debt, warning the state is still on a path to fiscal distress and maybe to a lower place in our rankings. scott cohn, cnbc business news. >> and before we leave you, we want to show you once again the bridge. they are trying to clear this bridge which links one part of cairo to tahrir square, and we have seen stun grenades go off. we eve heard them and heard gunfire, ty, so obviously as yousef has pointed out, a very volatile situation right now. >> those were the morsi supporters apparently on the move towards tahrir square which had been the locust of those against morsi. crude up to 103.13. that does it today on "power lunch." thanks, everybody, for watching. >> "street signs" begins after a >> "street signs" begins after a quick br ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. but hurry, offers end july 31st.

governor pat quinn signed a big tax increase into law when he took office.to rescue the state's disastrous pension system. it hasn't really worked. illinois's bond rating was lowered by moody's. so they have a bit of an issue here and again, i keep talking about this cost issue. but illinois has that problem. at the same time, illinois is still an economic power house with lot of big companies located there. but they have that state finance issue that hurts them in our economy category which is right behind cost of doing business as the major ratings. >> on the west coast, california, very near the bottom. number 46. nevada, number 47. and then disappointingly, scott, new jersey, connecticut, west virginia, rhode island, all of these sort of northeastern states, golly. why can't we do better up here? >> well, again, i keep harping on the cost thing and that's part of the issue. you know, obviously chris christie has talked a lot about improving the business climate in the garden state. he's not there yet. he's not there yet on cost and it's not just the tax

pat and i were talking before i came backstage, pat quinn, he was talking about how i came over the don bridge. the -- [applause] but we've got to work to do all across the country. we've got ports that are not ready for the new supertankers that will begin passing through the new panama canal in two year's time. if we don't get that done, those tankers will go someplace else. we have more than 100,000 bridges that are old enough to qualify for medicare. [laughter] businesses depend on our transportation systems, on our power grids, on our communications networks and rebuilding them creates good-paying jobs right now that can't be outsourced. [applause] and by the way, this isn't a democratic idea. republicans built a lot of stuff. this is the land of lincoln. lincoln was all about building stuff. [applause] first republican president. and yet, as a share of our economy we invest less in our infrastructure than we did two decades ago. and that's inefficient at a time when it is as cheap as it's been since the 1950s to build things. it is inexcusable at a time when so many of the workers

in an attempt to veto the legislation, pat quinn suggested changes to individuals carrying one gun atlcohol. overwritten by the democratically controlled legislatu legislature. >> it is very, very important that we protect the people. i think the legislation today does not do that. it has shortcomings that will lead to tragedies. >> chicago witnessed more than 70 shootings, at least 12 of them fatal just over the july 4th holiday weekend alone. meanwhile, the political battle over congress effort the national rifle association is sending a mailier to 200,000 wv virginiaens that would have expanded background checks on gun sales. new york mayor michael bloomberg who is bank rolling a push for tougher gun laws is hosting a fund-raiser for him later this month. manchin receiving campaign costs from the billionaire. gun control advocate robin kelly defeat her opponents for an illinois congressional seat making congresswoman kelly for advocates saying they can turn gun control into a winning campaign issue. congressman, you're here. wanted to have you on for a while, a lot, but really for

. >> we also have governor rick perry and pat quinn of illinois.s career and everyone wants to know whether he'll run for president. he's also passed and will sign this week one of the strictest abortion bills in the country. you'll remember the democratic congresswoman from texas who held that filabuster but the second time around it passed. governor quinn has his own problem with the state legislature. there was also protests in chicago over the zimmerman verdict. lots to talk to them about as well. >> very busy sunday. great guests candy. great to see you. >> thank you. >> candy crowley. state of the union, 9:00 eastern, 6:00 a.m. out west. right here on cnn. >> one of the provocative questions coming out of the george zimmerman verdict. where do you stand? george zimmerman left off the hook or was the jury right in confirming his plea of self-defense. we'll find out what you had to say in a result from an exclusive cnn poll coming up next. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new 2014 lexus is. this is your move. [ male announcer ] the all-new 2014 l

you know, pat and i were talking before i came backstage, pat quinn. he was talking about how i came over the don moffitt bridge, you know, the -- [cheers and applause] -- but -- but we've got to -- work to do all across the country. we've got ports that aren't ready for the new supertankers that are going to begin passing through the new panama canal in two years' time. if we don't get that done, those tankers are going to do someplace else. we've got more than a hundred thousand bridges that are old enough to qualify for medicare. [laughter and applause] businesses depend on our transportation systems, on our power grids, on our communications networks, and rebuilding them creates good- paying jobs right now that can't be outsourced. [applause] and -- and -- and by the way, this didn't -- this isn't a democratic idea. you know, republicans built a lot of stuff. this is the land of lincoln. he -- lincoln was all about building stuff. [cheers and applause] first republican president. and yet, as a share of our economy, we invest less in our infrastruct

york women against christine quinn who had been thought to be the front-runner who was the head of the city council there. how in the world do you explain that? >> well, pat moynihan did a wonderful job of it. academically, he called it the defining deviancy dam. where you get used to the lowest politician. >> correct. i think one of the problems with this whole country is that guys like weiner and spitzer benefit from the fact that our esteem for that class of people have plummeted. we have set the bar so frigging low in this country. >> go ahead. i think mike bloomberg has been decent all the way. i think he has been a clean model. he keeps his private life private, just the way ed koch did. he has ever embarrassed the city of new york, ever. >> absolutely. >> and rudy before him. we can argue about a lot of rudy stuff, but he cleaned up that city. it's a great place to go. and people move there now. go ahead, your thoughts. >> i would not have voted for anthony weiner before today. i will not vote for him after today. but i think there is also a level of defiance among democrats. you know, we mention spitzer and weiner and we don't mention visitor and