we're further using to provide much needed funding to assist big some victims of sexual assault rick scott is tonight's tools i'm winner. ok it's time for happy hour and joining me this evening show producer jenny churchill and mike riggs associate editor at reason that asean and reason dot com lou thanks for joining me guys. there is a very scary and serious new damaging trend that's sweeping the country kids these days they just come up with the stupidest ways of trying to get drunk and trying to get high and it's always something new first will be the tampon soaked in the vodka now at this. it dangerous new trend and it could send your kid to the emergency room now offer he's not very much it's not for you right now and sometimes or it sounds odd but it's true kids who once turned a cough syrup and mouthwash for alcohol or turn to tips are now using hand sanitizer to achieve a buzz because it's cheap and accessible. so you know what a hand sanitizer is sixty two percent alcohol makes it one hundred twenty proof liquid they were looking at the link for what was it like there was five sho

unanimously in the state senate so once again overwhelming support and then it reached governor rick scott's desk and that's where it was vetoed scott said his veto was all for public safety and a message he went on to say justice to victims of crime is not served on a criminal is permitted to be released early from a sentence imposed by the courts this bill would permit criminals to be released after serving fifty percent of their sentences thus creating an unwarranted exception to the eighty five percent rule interesting because what rick scott calls an unwarranted exception to a draconian law and it seems all the other lawmakers in florida called a smart humane policy change last profit official reason was public safety which is also b.s. i'll just tell you a little something else which may have influenced his decision if all about the benjamins by which i mean private prisons and february we told you about how the state was looking for ways to fight their growing budget woes and so they thought that they found a solution and privatizing twenty percent of their prisons governor scott was

today, florida's governors rick scott, announced he's -- governor, rick scott, announced he'll be looking into the controversial law. >> we look forward to hearing from the citizens of our states about their concerns and recommendations for keeping our state safe. >> that task force will consider whether or not the law ought to be changed or abolished and to make their recommendation to the governor. >>> well now an update on the accusations over the sexual assault at a church daycare in northeast d.c. today, police arrested the 21-year-old randolph king in high -- hyattsville, accused of sexually abusing a child last week. that's out on kennel worth avenue. police charged him with attempted first-degree sex assault. the other maryland lawmaker is saying the doomsday budget wouldn't be all that bad. this time it is montgomery county executive. and he says that the other budget proposal would shift the $40 million per year cost and for the state to the county. it is all about teacher pension. and that he says could make the doomsday budget a better option. >> and believe it or not when you

now that governor rick scott has designated a task force to stand your ground, could it set the stand for repeal or revision? plus, republicans are discouraged about mitt romney's prospects and democrats plan to make them more discouraged. give up the romney is a flip-flopper argument and hold him to all of those right-wring positions he took in the primaries. and there's more fallout. three more agents are out. finally, let me finish with the number that will determine whether obama or romney gets elected this year. we begin with george zimmerman's day in court. joanne reed isç managing edito of grio.com. well, i always start these conversations by saying i am not a lawyer. i listen to those who are. let's take a look at this. here's george zimmerman speaking in court this morning and addressing the parents right there in court of trayvon martin. let's watch. >> i wanted to say that i am sorry for the loss of your son. i did not know how old he was. i thought he was a little younger than i am. and i did not know if he was armed or not. >> joanne reed, that's something that the defen

rick scott vetoed more than $1 million in aid for rape victims.ndidate has never heard of the bill. violence against women, this is the season the year of the woman? we keep saying that. i think it actually is. rick scott, sexual assault awareness month in florida, not best timing to kill $1.5 million in aid to rape crisis centers. >> the stories, it seems like a democratic strategist's dream, right. >> they were sitting in a room with a chalk board and said, what scenario can we concoct to prove that there really is a republican war against women? these would be two great items in support of that argument. >> we talk about social issues. at state level, folk are complicating for the republican party on the national level. >> rick scott favored steep cuts to computer science programs at the university of florida program. we recognize women are taxpayers, kind of a perhaps a slight majority of the electorate, and that shapes their concerns. >> so far as comparison between women and caterpillars was not the fairist, and computer is in the same bucke

allow me to take a moment to acknowledge our governor, rick scott, and his office. attorney general, pam bondy and her office along with our u.s. attorney, bill o'neil for their continuing support and their support of this investigation. we spoke with all of them briefly and informed them of the results of our investigation and our plan as we continue. i can tell you we did not come to this decision lightly. this case is like a lot of the difficult cases we have handled for years here in our circuit. we have made this decision in the same manner. let me emphasize we do not prosecute by public pressure or petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case as well as the laws of state of florida. when they appointed us to this case less than three weeks ago, i want you to know that these two fine prosecutors, despite all that is on their plate already, handling all of the homicides in the fourth judicial circuit, supervising the other young lawyers who also handle homicides, they willingly took this case on and said, we will lead this effort to seek justice f

she also thanked governor rick scott for his continuing support. she mentioned that mr.s taken into custody today. he turned himself in, but she also said that there has been detailed coordination with law enforcement and they have had access to mr. zimmerman. they know where he has been for three weeks. she also said that he is in the stateo! florida, though she would not give any further details about that. joining us now is kendall coffey, a former federal prosecutor and attorney in florida. your immediate reaction there to special prosecutor angela corey's public statement. >> the charge is very aggressive. the presentation masterful. a very good civics lesson about the process. and in part a very compelling statement about her commitment to victims. an etch sis overand over again that this was business as usual despite the huge amount of public interest. and she did a heck of a job explaining that while she redid the investigation, not a word of criticism for everyone involved. simply prays for the team working together. i give it an a plus. >> we have eugene jay do

here's another part of the country that's feeling the recession very hard but has a governor and rick scott that is pushing austerity actually turned down federal money which will help people work exactly so well you know you don't want to say well you know a black kid was shot suddenly there's going to be race riots but we could see a perfect storm of bad perfect storm here that could lead to very uncomfortable situation in the city and had the coke to pose not been operating if we didn't have the stand your ground laws and if there wasn't this this push to austerity was to trickle down austerity that the republicans are promoting and rick scott says no we're not going to take money for light rail i mean that would put a lot of people where is sanford that that light rail route was what tampa orlando tampa to orlando so it's sanford is farther east of orlando and a little bit farther north so on. wouldn't have been a name beginning in i mean it's not a it's not a long commute from sanford orlando for workers that they have been working on have a job there that's. the lawyers pulled out of

and then ultimately fired rick scott. >> yes.ut, richard, again had the courage of his convictions. i just started to bork for bob on the other side of the business and i get a call from richard i want to you come down here. we were in the same building but on different floors. he considered to me to rick scott who he met 30 minutes previously and decided the best idea is a chain of hospitals and rick scott is the guy to do it. right. here he's ready to go. he wants to know if i'm ready to join him and gives you 15 minutes to make up your mind. >> he was running his own money. don't you think it's quite different? >> richard was quite different in a whole lot of ways. but one in which he made this point often, you've seen this before, richard was in some sense a one man band. he was very instincinstinctual. he doesn't need armies of guys running numbers. he understands number. he didn't say natural gas is at six going to four. he had a theory there would be an abundance or not an abundance it and he would stay a long time. >> did

frankly to the extent that guys like scott walker and rick scott and john kasich is nationally famousthey define what it is to be a republican, they are going to affect the 2012 race even beyond their individual states which is why the democratic party is do i think this. i have to say i think because this ad using a clip of me describing a policy. the democratic national committee released to us tonight this ad that they will start running tomorrow. this isn't out anywhere else. we are the only ones who got it. this is an ad that calls on mitt romney to answer for the enthusiastic endorsement he's been touting for the controversial governor of yet another swing state. the governor of pennsylvania. >> pennsylvania governor tom corbitt catching flak for defending a controversial bill that's being discussed in the general assemble. >> a forced ultra sound bill for pennsylvania, it would mandate vaginal probe ultrasounds. it could be mandatory that it's placed in the woman's sight line. >> they would have to make sure the woman can see it. >> making them watch, does that go to far in you

bi-partisan in a way and you have worked with some of the most controversial governors like governor rick scott>> governor scott walker which are -- how can you bring these all together? how can we have a conversation and a reality that supports teachers, and supports students first? >> there absolutely is a way to do it. you know like i said i am a life-long democrat and, you know, sometimes it is tough to work with republicans. we didn't work with scott walker but we have worked and are still working with rick scott and i can't say that i agree with him on all of his economical policies necessarily. but i actually do think that education could be the one place where the republicans and democrats can come together on this issue and do exactly what romney said which is put the adults' interests aside and focus on kids. >> i think race to the top, for example, was one. most profound educational -- >> brilliant. >> it was brilliant because it got every -- just so that everybody knows, it got every governor who was hungry for money to change their standards to have national standards. so i want to

allow me to take a moment to acknowledge our governor, rick scott, and the u.s. attorney, bobby o'neill, for their continuing support of this investigation. we spoke with all of them briefly and informed them of the results of our investigation and plan as we continue. i can tell you we did not come to this decision likely -- it lightly. this case is like a lot of the difficult circumstances we have handled four years. let me emphasize we do not prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case, as well as a loss of the state of florida. when they appointed us to this case less than three weeks ago, these find that prosecutors, despite all that is on their plate already, handling all of the homicides in the fourth judicial district, supervising other young lawyers who also handled homicides, the willingly took this case on and said we will lead this effort to seek justice. we launched an intensive investigation, building on all of the work that stanford police department and the state attorney's office had already done

that statement coming in from rick scott, the florida governor.e're standing by for a news conference, angela corey, special prosecutor about to announce what she plans on doing. there you see one of her young aides. they're testing the microphones there in florida right now. we'll go to angela corey's news conference as soon as it begins. stand by for that. >>> meanwhile, before the killings that made him infamous, did cult leader charles manson father a son? the man on the right side of the screen tells cnn why he thinks the mass murderer on the left with the nazi on his forehead, the nazi sign over there, the swastika is his dad.at atters to. me? i've been paying in all these years... years washington's been talking at us, but they never really listen... listen...it's not just some line item on a budget; it's what i'll have to live on... i live on branson street, and i have something to say... [ male announcer ] aarp is bringing the conversation on medicare and social security out from behind closed doors in washington. because you've earned a

that was not proof enough for rick scott that rape crisis centers needed any funding.a, they passed a measure to repeal the provision that allow medicaid funds to be used. it was a tie vote. a tie vote to block poor women who are the victims of rape or incest, singh ling them out from having access to abortion. it's a targeted bill to go after rape victims and invest victims to make sure they don't get something they might otherwise get. this is what's going on in republican politics right now around women's rights and abortion rights and the proper role of government. not to put too fine a point on it, but you have to ask is there a problem the republicans are trying to address. have rape victims just been coddled too much. have rape victims had it too easy? have they not had enough of other people doing things to their bodies that they don't want them to do? is éh@t a pressing problem calling out for intervention? they're cracking down. they're not cracking down on rape and incest. they are cracking down on the victims of rape and incest. if you think that the victim

allow me to take a moment to acknowledge our governor rick scott and his office, attorney general pam bondi and her office along with our u.s. attorney bobby o'neil for their continuing support of our appointment to this case and their support of this investigation. we spoke with all of them briefly and informed them of the results of our investigation and our plan as we continue. i can tell you we did not come to this decision lightly. this case is like a lot of the difficult cases we have handled for years here in our circuit. we've made this decision in the same manner. let me emphasize that we do not prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case as well as the laws of the state of florida. when they appointed us to this case less than three weeks ago, i want you to know that these two fine prosecutors, despite all that is on their plate already, handling all of the homicides in the fourth judicial circuit, supervising the other young lawyers who also handle homicides, they willingly took this case on and said, we will lead this effo

. >>> yesterday alone romney wracked up endorsements from bobby jindal, florida governor rick scott, pennsylvania governor, pat toomey, lindsey graham and terry branstad. joining us by phone is msnbc and "time" magazine senior political analyst mark halpern, co-author of the book "game change." how are you? >> thank you, luke. those are timely endorsements. the train is leaving the station. >> that's right. get on board. rick santorum bows out of the race. why do that now and what does that mean going forward? >> he wasn't totally clear about why. i think family considerations and the strains on his family that have been evident for a while and he was in danger of losing pennsylvania. a lot of people believe any of the gains he had made as a national figure could have been undermined if he had been first or one of the first to lose his homestate in the primary. the timing worked for him. the math did not. he still will be a major player now if he consolidates what he does at the convention in tampa and beyond. >> let's talk about that rick santorum was able to garner enthusiasm about

allow me to take a moment to acknowledge our governor rick scott and his office, attorney general and our u.s. attorney. thank you for your continuing support for this case and investigation. we spoke with all of them briefly and informed them of our plan as we continue. we did not come to this decision lightly. this is like a lot of the difficult cases we have handled four years. we have made this decision in the same manner. let me emphasize we do not prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case as well as the laws of the state of florida. when they appointed us to this case less than three weeks ago i want you to know these two by prosecutors, despite all that is on their plate already, handling all the homicides supervising the other young lawyers who also handles, sides, they took this case on. they said, we will lead this effort to seek justice for trayvon martin. we launched an investigation building on all the work that sanford police department and the state attorney's office in seminole county had already done. unless you hav

they paid tribute to the republican governor of florida rick scott for appointing a special prosecutor in this case. they paid tribute to the special prosecutor angela corey for pursuing this, for bringing these second degree murder charges against george zimmerman. they said that this is not a night for celebration because this is a night that never should have been. they that said this is not a night for high five's. this is a night when two parents still grieving for their son. here's what they had to say just moments ago. >> first of all, i want to say thank god. [ applause ] >> we simply wanted an arrest. we wanted nothing more than, nothing less. we just wanted an arrest and we got it and i say thank you. thank you, lord. thank you, jesus. [ applause ] >> secondly, i just want to speak from my heart to your heart because a heart has no color. it's not black. it's not white. it's red and i want to say thank you from my heart to your heart. >> this is just the beginning. we are a long way to go and we have faith. the first time we marched i looked to the sky and i just told myself

announcement, moronic picked up a whole list of other key endorsements including senator pennsylvania and rick scott of florida, the governor of iowa. rick santorum is not endorsing anyone. >> tara mergener, thank you. >> the attorneys for the florida man accused of killing trayvon martin withdraw from the case. >> a hearing for charles manson . >> this is the beltway at 295. >> welcome back. 5:10. 44 degrees downtown. the skies are basically clear. we don't expect any weather trouble for the morning commute. 35 in parkton. 37 in jarrettsville. we should make it into the mid 50's this afternoon. we have a chance for a rain shower this afternoon. we could use some rain. this will not be a widespread rain event. we'll come back and check the forecast into the weekend. >> attorneys representing the florida man that killed trayvon martin with true from the case. they say he stopped responding to them. he called a fox news anchor to talk. there'll be new information from the investigation within the next several days. a serial killer is up for parole of this morning. these are the latest pictures of a ch

oh, excuse me, allow me to take a moment to acknowledge our governor rick scott and his office, attorney general pam bondi and her office, along with our u.s. attorney bobby o'neil, for their continuing support of our appointment to this case and their support of the investigation. we spoke with all of them briefly and informed them of the results of our investigation and our plan as we continue. i can tell you we did not come to this decision lightly. this case is like a lot of the difficult cases we have handled for years here in our circuit, and we have made this decision in the same manner. let me emphasize we don't prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case, as well as the laws of the state of florida. when they appointed us to this case less than three weeks ago, i want you to know that these two fine prosecutors, despite all that is on their plate already, handling all of the homicides in the fourth judicial district, supervising the other young lawyers who handle homicides, they willingly took this case on and said we will lead

. >>> florida governor rick scott has the trayvon martin case on his agenda for the day as well. he's expected to announce a stand your ground task force. george zimmerman the man who confessed to shooting trayvon martin is using that law as his defense. it sparked widespread controversy and that announce is 11:00 this morning. >>> a new judge now taking over the george zimmerman case. the defense team requested that judge jessica recksiedler recuse. her husband was originally contacted about representing zimmerman. judge kenneth lester has been assigned now to the case. >>> and speaking of george zimmerman, tomorrow he will be in court for a bond hear. it's been tentatively scheduled for 9:00 in the morning and his attorney mark o'mara confirmed the hearing with cnn. >>> there's certainly a lot of maryland connections to the domestic violence hearing that would in washington, d.c.. brown was there and his cousin was murdered by on ex-boyfriend and sharon love, the mother of native yeardley love was also at the hearing. love spoke out for the first time since her daughter yeardle

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let me acknowledge our governor rick scott and our u.s. attorney bobby o'neil for their continuing support of our appointment to this case and their support of this investigation. we spoke with all of them briefly and informed them of the results of our investigation and our plan as we continue. i can tell you we did not come to this decision lightly. this case is like a lot of the difficult cases we have handled for years here in our circuit and we made this decision in the same manner. let me emphasize that we do not prosecute by public pressure or by petition. we prosecute based on the facts of any given case as well as the laws of the state of florida. when they appointed us to this case less than three weeks ago, i want you to know that these two fine prosecutors despite all that is on their plate already handling all of the homicides in 4th judicial circuit, supervising the other young lawyers who also handle homicides, they willing are took this case on and said we will lead this effort to seek justice for trayvon. we watched an int

prosecutor in florida who is a republican appointee or a republican i guess and very tight with rick scott the republican governor that her office leaps for five hours in advance of the six pm. press release that she was going to be indicting george zimmerman tonight and it basically blew up what was the signature opening event of president obama's campaign that he had twenty patriotic millionaires today at the white house and then they went to a to a community center i guess a right not a community center a headstart center and to promote the buffett rule to talk about inequality in the united states and to talk about you know this this reading of the game by the one percent that we've been talking about and you know some people didn't think that that was it just a coincidence without getting into the conspiracy theory aspect of that the larger question is given the kind of singular focus of our media that story of the day how do we how do we break through and the and and so so very often the media not really focusing on these issues inequality isn't being that discussed that much anymore

and obviously didn't happen everywhere, can rick scott winning very very narrowly, the governorship of florida. but you know, money is hugely important but there does seem to be some limits to what it does. >> so, timothy, let's begin with you and julia, your reaction. agree or disagree with the premise behind charlie cook's comments? >> well, i do think the amount of money that is spent is important and i don't think that it's entirely inconsequent shl. it's not really the amount that is spent, i believe it is who spends it and thus who has influence in the government. >> and julia, what about you? >> i agree with his point, because if you look at rick santorum in the primary, he doesn't have as much money as romney did or gingrich but he did quite well in the primary. i don't think it's as important as people make it out to be. >> cynthia bauerly? >> well, i think -- i understood his context. he was talking about candidates that self-fund. and i think that is something that has yet to be seen in this new regime. that was in a world where we didn't have these things called candidate s

dollars to the republican party twenty four thousand five hundred to this senate president we've seen rick scott. the governor who appointed to his. ration fund a c.c.a. n.g.o.s lobbyist who raised three million dollars for it so it's no longer just direct money it is it is a coalition it is. building with all these lobbies with all of these interests with all these monies and they're really hijacking our legislators. they know that there's a lot of money to be made and i want to leave this alone and the only thing i want to thank encreasing their stock price and that's how we see corporations and banks like wells fargo bank of america general electric black rock investment c.e.o. larry fink was commission for the two thousand and eight you know economic mess by the u.s. government so it's entrenched in all levels of government and really we need to stop this we need to solve this trend because the prison industrial complex is already here it's a five billion dollar a year industry are talking and you mentioned the state legislator and legislatures and the privatization and industry how any effe