blacks in the north especially james horton who was a revolutionary veteran and the ministers robert allen. and this was -- to fight this saying no, we will not be sent out of this country. we will stay in this country because part of our job to stay in this country is to help free the people in the south. >> one of the other things about the free black population is that they were frequently, certainly those in the north were frequently run aways. not even a generation removed from slavery. they are run aways who are now exercising some degree of freedom in northern urban areas and they in a very real sense become a kind of advance guard for the struggle of freedom representing the interest of the enslaved african populations in abolitionist societies other kinds of things like that. let's take these two questions and then we'll take one back to back and use that to close out our program. >> as you outlined the underestimated impacts of -- that blacks had on this hemisphere, preparation came to mind. and i've had a number of conversations over the last few months about reparations. and it

. >>> the convicted texas financier robert allen stanford have filed for a retrial here.id reporters were allowed to tweet from inside the courtroom. the concern that the tweets may have reached members of the jury and preventing them from making an unbiased judgment. well, stanford was convicted of running a $7 billion investment fraud scheme on march 6th and found guilty of 13 out of 14 criminal counts. now, stanford is expected to see scheduling pencilled in for june 14th. he could face, andrew, up to 20 years in prison or, indeed, life. >> only one chinese border town, business is booming as trade with russia flourishes. we'll take you to a silk road just ahead here on cnn. and re? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement p

will be busy trying to fix their 5- 11 team and find enough players to fit around robert griffin iii. yesterday bruce allen told us the team had fallen in love with two players and it's why they traded up to get the second pick of the draft. appears griffin will be their man, because the colts are likely to take andrew luck. peyton manning is in arizona today after visiting the broncos yesterday. both teams are considered front- runners to sign him. bruce allen wants to build through the draft. >> he's a great player. our focus really was if we could accomplish something at this point, then we'd be okay. and coach and i have talked about for a couple of years of building our redskin organization around the draft, getting players that are born in the burgandy and gold. and that's what we've done. >>> tiger woods on number 10, and after he hits the shot, not only disappointed, but you can clearly see him limping. he withdrew after the next hole citing a left leg injury. rory mcelroy on 12, lasts out of the busker. shoots a 3 under 67 to finish in third place. justin rose, tied for second. three shots back. o

allen, thanks. >>> now we turn to the case of u.s. army staff sergeant robert bales, charged last week with murdering 17 civilians in afghanistan. the top u.s. commander there, general john allen said today he's reviewing the command structure of the unit that bales belonged to, looking for what he called potential contributing factors that might have allowed this shooting rampage to take place. this as bales' wife karolyn sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc's matt lauer and told him she diz not believe her husband did what he's accused of doing. >> tell me what you believe. >> i just -- it seems to me like -- i just don't think he was involved. >> so you think this is all mistaken identity? is he being made a fallguy for someone else? >> i don't know. >> 17 people were killed. >> right. i don't know enough information. this is not him. it's not him. >> this is the guy you describe as your best friend. >> right. >> and he's being charged with first degree murder. in other words, premeditated. that he planned this. >> it's very unbelievable. i just -- a

robert griffin iii. heisman trophy winner. tonight, during a charity event downtown, allen and other former redskins chiming in on the move.id they do it? did they give up too much? all of those subjects were on the table. >> i want to remind everyone we have the second pick of the draft and clearly we fell in love with two players and we believe one of those players will be a great risk. we understand it was a heavy price. when you bought your home, you want to pay less, too, but you like your home once you live in it. so we're very comfortable. >> the redskins did not wait and just decide what they are going to do later. they made a commitment. they made a bold move and i think at the end of the day, rg2, 3, 4, 5, whoever he is. no, rg3 is the guy. >> it's been tough. i feel for our fans and in many ways, that we haven't been successful. and we are trying to get it right and i think we made a big step. >> strong words by general manager, bruce allen. we are just getting started. coming up in sports, i'm joined by grant paulson. we're going to discuss, was the price tag too steep in and is peyton manning still an option h

when robert griffin iii won the heisman, he described it as unbelievably believable. general manager bruce allen confirmed today that the redskins will trade up for the second pick in this year's nfl draft. to get that pick, the redskins will reportedly trade their first round pick and a second rounder this year and two future first round picks. the man they're likely going after, robert griffin iii. highs a game changer certainly. during his junior season at baylor he threw for 237 yards. he also rushed for ten tds. here is reaction from lorenzo alexander. >> it's exciting. it wasn't surprising or anything. because rg-3 is a great talent. i knew they were going to try to make a move especially hearing he wanted to play in the nfc. a great move for our team. and hopefully we'll pick him and it will be a great season as he develops into a franchise quarterback. >> and the trade cannot be finalized until the league year begins on tuesday. but this is huge for the redskins, getting a guy like rg-3. that, of course, is if the colts take andrew luck with number one pick, which it's safe to say they'l

allen. >>> with the top u.s. commander in afghanistan testifying on capitol hill, the attorney for accused shooter, robert bales, will put the war on trial in the defense of the staff sergeant. the question is, can you blame one man's alleged mass murder on a war. >>> and the denver broncos make it official -- introducing peyton manning as their new quarterback and saying thanks

allen. by the end of 2014, the us and control to the afghans uity entirely..coogresssan hhnk johnson, a democcat from georgia suggested staff sergeent robertthey slept, may have been a product offcombaa stress and &pwanted assurances he wwuld e would not quote "throw this - soldiir under the bus."allenn says, "the iivestigation will froo a presumption of innocencc. it is the nattre of who we are." meanwhile at fort leevenworth, the ivilian lawyer for staff sergeant &pbales told cbs his client could not remember what happened on he niggt of the shooting spreee (on cam ttg)he said hii cliint said he was not drunk that night, he only puote "had a couple oo sips of something." now we are found liable in the defrauding of an ohio investor of nearly a mmllion dollars prior to joining the rmy, a few months months after nine-elevenn in washington, jennifer griffin, fox news. won't matterrif afghanistan's government decides to kick our troops out ahead oo schedule. the afghan president has plready stated he believes thh us is coverinn up what actually happened with the massacre. 3 3 "what's jury duty?'" he can't shave but he's old enough for jury d

some lawmakers suggested today that staff sergeant robert bales may have simply succumb to combat stress. they wanted assurances from general allenhat the army would not, quote, throw this soldier under the bus. >> the investigation will be thorough, and we do operate from a presumption of innocence. it is the nature of who we are. >> and now we are getting more details about who staff sergeant bales is. according to a financial regulatory board, bales was found libel for bicing a retired ohio investor for millions of dollars before he signed up for the army a few months after 9/11, shep. >> shepard: jennifer griffin live in washington. thank you. a huge earthquake rattled mexico today. especially central part of mexico 7.4. sent people running to the streets in the capital city. many folks saying they have never felt a quake as strong as the one that shook them today. we're told people as far away as florida could feel the tremors. so far no reports of any deaths or very serious injuries. the epicenter in this one, southern mexico, a few hours east of the popular resort city of al can a pock co. the quake shook the ceiling and h

general allen was also asked about the blood money that was paid to the family members of the victims of staff sergeant robertreports are that each victim, the families of each victim received $50,000 per victim. here's general allen. >> it is a natural and a cultural norm that we would pursue. we've done that in the past, and in this case it was appropriate, we believed, given the circumstances of this particular tragedy. >> reporter: one man had 11 family members killed, that means he was given an estimated $500,000, a princely sum in afghanistan f the reports of the amount are correct. and nobody has pushed back on those amounts. there is great concern that that money may somehow fall into enemy hands and fuel ther urgency, jon. jon: jennifer griffin live at the pentagon, thank you. jenna: south korea warning the north it will shoot down a market set to launch next month if it enters the country's air space. as the president and the chinese president announced they will coordinate their response if north korea goes ahead with the planned launch of a long-range missile. they say it's a satellite but, obviou

allen reporting. a grand jury is not scheduled to consider evidence in the shooting of trayvon martin until april 10th. >>> in other news today, the u.s. military is expected to charge army staff sergeant robert bales for the massacre of afghan villagers two weeks ago. the 38-year-old will face 17 counts of murder, six counts of attempted murder, six counts of aggravated assault and dereliction of duty. originally, military authorities said 16 civilians were killed in the shooting spree. but now an additional victim has been added to the total. bales, who is being held at fort leavenworth, kansas, has been meeting with list attorney, who says the suspect has very little memory of the time when the military says he went on the deadly rampage. >>> turning to politics, the next big test for the republican candidates takes place saturday in louisiana's presidential primary. after mitt romney's strong showing in illinois on tuesday, rick santorum and newt gingrich are again relying on southern voters to try to slow the front-runner's momentum. santorum spent parts of yesterday hammering romney over a comment by one of his senior aides, who indicated romney's positions could be shaken up in a race

allen with me here in washington. >> it is good to be with you. >> rose: army sergeant robert bales has been accused of 17 counts of premeditated murder and could possibly face the death penalty. i know you can't speak to the merits of that case, and he will be accorded full due process as he goes through the process. but we can ask you how you see this incident and the ilications it hasor t w and for the men and women in afghanistan. >> well, clearly, we offer our condolences to the families in afghanistan that were affected in this tragic case, this tragic situation. we also offer our condolences to the bales family and what they will have to go through as this trial unfolds. i think the relationship with afghanistan is a very strong relationship. it's a resilient relationship. and while i'll never minimize the tragedy of this crisis, we ll get through this. we will hold a full and complete and thorough investigation and the trial will ultimately unfold itself, will reveal and complete the charges and from that, we will continue to move the relationship forward. >> rose: there are many people who are now looking

[applause] thanks to the peterson foundation, microsoft, peter roberts, a prospect fun, and booze allenamilton, for sponsoring this and making this meeting possible. they could not be held without its sponsors. and finally, i want to thank all of you who came and participated, who committed. i am grateful that you came from as close as your own campus to as far away as nepal and turkey, and china and elsewhere. you are very welcome here. we are very grateful to you. [applause] before i ever appeared on the jon stewart show, my daughter told me years ago when she was just a little older than you that more people in her generation got their news from jon stewart that from the network news. [applause] at first, i thought it sounded a little weird. but i can tell you now, i have been on jon stewart's show to talk about two of the three books i have written since i left the white house. he clearly had read them. he knew what the facts were. he had been well briefed. and every other time i've been on there, he really seemed to me to have put in more time and more preparation and ask more seri

allen. by the end of 2014, the u.s. and nato plan to hand security control to the afghan, entirely. congressman hank johnson, a democrat from georgia, suggested that robertes, the soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians may have been a product of combat stress and wanted assurances that the army would not, quote, throw the sold your under the bus. >> the investigation will be thorough. we operate from a presumption of innocence. it is the nature of who we are. >> reporter: meanwhile, the civilian lawyer for the staff sergeant bailz said his client could not remember what happened on the night of the shooting spree. >> he has no memory. he has an early memory and a later memory of this evening. but he doesn't have memory of in between. >> reporter: he said his client was not drunk that night. he only, quote, had a couple of sips of something. now, we are learning that staff sergeant bales was found liable in the defrauding of an ohio investor of nearly $1 million, a few months after joining the army after 9/11. >> a joint appeal to the iranian people, saying they should not be divided from americans. the iranian government is trying to communicate

robert muchachi is one example. he was shot execution style with a bullet to the back of the head. seated at his desk in the interior ministry shortly after the quran burnings. general allen's security measures raise some eyebrows. >> i think it's all very unfortunate. i think that it obviously is a division of manpower and woman power from other responsibilities. >> there are 9,000 of us. 140,000 coalition forces. we couldn't stay there one week if we were not appreciated by most people. overwhelming majority. because there are 35 million of us. >> general john allen authorized u.s. troops serving as advisors to carry weapons in to the government ministries where the afghan need to require that they be disarmed. at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, fox news. >> shannon: striking spanish workers are upset about the labor reforms as they see as too pro-business. the 24-hour work stoppage, however, did not bring the country to a stand still. the conservative government implemented the measure to calm the e.u. overseaers and jittery investors about the spain growing debt. there were demonstrations about the austerity measures in greece. 500 walked off the job slanting slogans li

robert bales remembers him or nothing. mean type the top u.s. commander is telephoning before the house armed services committee about what's happening in the country. general john allennowledged the koran burnings and the civilian burnings but said progress is being made. >> each of these events is heart-wrenching my thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by this violence. coalition and afghan alike. but i assure you, the relationship between coalition and our afghan security forces remain strong. >> joining me now, nbc pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. allen talked about an investigation into the chain of command. those who were around sergeant bales leading up to his alleged crime. >> that's right. everybody suspected this would eventually happen. but it's the first time today that in his testimony, general john allen revealed there is in fact an investigation underway into the command climate. just what was the level of discipline at that forward operating base where those special operations forces were could not village stability operations. they want to know why since he was that a special operator was he assigned to that unit. and what was the

allen said the u.s. must keep a significant combat presence there next year, despite growing public concerns about the impact of multiple redeployments. case in point -- army staff sergeant robert bales, the military is expected to file charges against him at any time now, charges including 17 counts of murder, since another victim has now died. local afghans in the village where the massacre took place say those 17 civilians were killed in retaliation for an ied attack. the pentagon denies any evidence of either the ied or any kind of retaliation motive. in the wake of the killings we're hearing a lot of discussion about traumatic brain injuries, the so-called signature wounds of the iraq and afghan wars. sergeant bales suffered tbi in iraq, while serving a fourth tour of duty, destination afghanistan. 80% of our troops with blast injuries might suffer tbi, 80%, commonly associated with post traumatic stress disorder impacting 20% of all returning iraq and afghan veterans. those numbers only go up with repeat deployments, which leads us to ask again, what are we doing to our troops? we start with dr. harry croft, a trauma psychiatrist and former army doctor, he's also author o

robert griffin, ii with tools to win here -- griffin, iii with tools to win here. this is a definite black eye for the redskins. >> tonight the redskins release a statement through general manager bruce allenng in part, "the washington redskins have received no written documentation from the nfl concerning adjustments to the team's salary cap in 2012 as reported in various media outlets. every contract entered by the club during the applicable periods compiled with the 2010 and 2011 collective bargaining agreements." so the redskins are saying they did nothing wrong, multiple reports, not just espn.com and the post, everyone saying this is a big deal, as jason said, going to affect who they can surround robert griffin, iii with, but it was interesting what jason said which was anyone that disagrees with this move doesn't know what they're talking about because most everyone thinks they needed to do something. and as he said if maybe shanahan needed to do something because if he had another 5-11, 6-10 season, wouldn't look good even though he'd have another year on his contract. >> thank you, feldy. >>> to politics now and the battle for the republican presidential nomination, it is now dee

allen, thanks so much for all your reporting down there. pete, for your wisdom. >> you bet. >>> coming up, we'll be talk together sanford mayor, jeff triplett. plus the case against staff sergeant robert bales facing formal charges today. and up next, rick santorum's scorched earth policy. that's the charge. this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. in here, the landscaping business grows with snow. to keep big winter jobs on track, at&t provided a mobile solution that lets everyone from field workers to accounting, initiate, bill, and track work in real time. you can't live under a dome in minnesota, that's why there's guys like me. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ i worked at the colorado springs mail processing plant for 22 years. we processed on a given day about a million pieces of mail. checks, newspapers, bills. a lot of people get their medications only through the mail. small businesses depend on this processing plant. they want to shut down 3000 post offices, cut 100,000 jobs. they're gonna be putting people out of work everywhere. the american people depend on the postal service. >>> if we're going to

nbc's ron allen is in sanford with the latest. good morning, ron. >> reporter: robertrman had a lot to say about the police surveillance tapes that have added a new, emotional edge to this case. trayvon martin's family insists there's now visual proof that george zimmerman did not act in self-defense that night. but zimmerman's family is pushing back hard, claiming that he was in a battle for his life. this is how george zimmerman appeared on police surveillance tape 34 minutes after he fired the gun that killed trayvon martin as officers brought him in for questioning. six minutes of tape have now been released from various angles. the martin family's attorney says he sees no evidence of the injuries zimmerman's attorney says zimmerman sustained, justifying his shooting of martin in self-defense. >> there's no evidence of a broken nose anywhere in that video. and if his head was knocked against concrete over and over again, wouldn't we see blood? >> reporter: zimmerman's brother, robert, appeared publicly for the first time on cnn thursday night, discussing the video.

allen, the u.s. commander in afghanistan, talking to reporters on military operations there. he gives a report on the investigation into the killing of 17 afghanis. sgt. robert bales has been accused of the killings. this is 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, good morning. some of you may have seen my testimony from last week, and i have seen a good bit of the coverage, so i expect you are familiar with the points i made on the progress we're making. i will not repeat it, but i would like to make a few points before we take your questions. in the case of staff sergeant bales, i extend my sincere condolences to the loved ones of those who were killed and injured in that senseless act of violence. i extend my sympathies to the bales family. they deserve our support as they come to grips with the drastic changes that will cause a change in their lives. charges have been preferred against staff sergeant bales. compensation payments to the families of the victims have been paid, and criminal and administrative investigations continue. because these investigations are ongoing and jurisdiction has been passed to officials at base mccord, i will not be able to go