a radio ad from harry reid's super pack tries to try the candidate for trayvon martin. >> he led theass the type of stand your ground laws that caused the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> democrats say that republicans are playing the race card. the national congressional committee released this ad. >> jenkins was released from prison early after serving only half his sentence. the head of the omaha police union said jenkins is the poster child for why the good time law is a farce. brad ashford defends the law blowing criminals like jenkins to be released early. >> that's a nice touch. that side by side. one thing is certain. we must be close to election day because that makes me feel like i need to take a shower. here to chew it over with us is former obama press secretary jay carney and bill crystal. let's start with you, bill. that ad against the democrat in nebraska is compared with the willie horton ad. the facts of the ad are correct. he did support this good time law which had early release of prisoners but that context of it makes it a little less than reputable. >> if fa

trayvon martin's family and others. including the family of michael brown. something he said that was very interesting was the verdict meant a lot to them because of the makeup of the jury he got justice. but the makeup of the jury is really critical. this jury had one african-american man on it. and i think that's really important. the previous jury that deadlocked had one black man on it. the other jury had two black women. i think that made the deliberations a lot more succinct, that much quicker. >> i want to thank the circle of fathers, the trayvon martin foundation, gathering fathers together. teaching us even if we're disappointed in the court decisions that we don't go out and we don't riot. we don't go out and tear other people's property up. what we do is stand as soldiers, stand as great men and be a shining light to let people know that we can handle adversity and there's different ways to handle it without making an embarrassment of yourself. and i stand here as a soldier for jordan. >> a soldier for his son. the dignity of these parents are tru

to invoke the stand and fight your ground law in florida in the case of trayvon martin, that doesn't seem to be over line at all. you have to parse these out a little bit. >> it does make it harder for democrats to cry foul when republicans invoke race for one reason or another. >> it doesn't make it any harder for either side. >> it is case-by-case. it has not been over the line in a lot of ways, but this may be the exception. >> and we will look at other stuff like this. this is all kind of sub rosa. this is the stuff that has slipped by in the last few days of the race. >> every now and then, when a great person passes, it can make people feel like they have lost their friend. today is one of those days. the former mayor of boston, who shook more hands, gave more quotes, and more chapter than any other mayor, died today of -- at the age of 71. he wore the crown during an incredible time in boston's history. the economy bloomed, and a lot of the lingering racial divisions that had been there for years melted away. and many now -- menino presided over a quartet of things that all we

no, the law did not kill trayvon martin, but for that law, george zimmerman may very well be in jail today and we have to pay attention to those kind of things. >> your organization has not been shy either about going to the well on issues like mike brown, trayvon martin about getting interested going to the polls. >> we've also tried to get these republicans on the record. and when we have, we saw the democratic candidate talk clearly when he was asked the question, do african-american men have a harder time with the criminal justice system? he said, yes, the republican candidate said no. after all of the data points we've seen over the last several years of time and time again. so it was an organization like ours, we do need to utilize that moment. these points, the things that the candidates are saying and doing and putting them before voters and saying november 4th is right around the corner. if we don't speak for ourselves at the election, other people will. >> and, i mean, one of the other things to say with you -- you're trying to use big data, a tech-driven strategy to get yo

most people know that the stand your ground law was used as a defense, to some degree, in the trayvon martinhat used in his legal defense, that new law? or did he -- i thought he used self defense? >> they claimed it wasn't used, but there was still that overtone. it was still stand your ground. but that is something that the african american community is concerned about. rallying against. and they have known this. reid wouldn't have to run a single ad. it an issue. and, quite candidly, the new york times is about a year behind the news. >> okay. is this inbounds or out of bounds? >> ill think pretty much everything in politics is inbounds. however, i will also say this. that may be what the discussion is, but if that were being reflected in the polling, that ad would not be running. there's obviously a motivation issue. and, at the end of the day, democrats wouldn't be going here if they weren't getting their booties kicked all over town when it comes to these southern races. north carolina, they may pull it out. but in some of the other ones, they're going to get spanked. >> is there reaso

sean, you and i will have lots of comments about the shooting of trayvon martin. is lots of anxiety in the black community about quick to point poor black shatters. i understand that. but to play on it. outrageo outrageous. you can have arguments. but then to use it in this context, it just make it so obviously. z. the reason you usually find a paul ryan. it probably baupz. >> it may help incite some people to come out and vote. think how uninspiring the democratic ticket is. it's purely insulting and offensive and exploitive. i just wish more people would catch on to this. i saw an internet video where some black men are talking about, hey, the democrats are talking about minimum wage. what about jobs? what good does minimum wage do to us without jobs? we must talk about inferior schools. i think the republicans need to have a pro-growth message, an inspiring message that will appeal to blacks and counter some of this stuff, some of this hatred that republicans are generating toward blacks. it's a shame because it's dividing the whole country. >> here it is five

i want to thank trayvon martin's parents.ome of the issues they had in missouri we did not have because of the parents. my heart goes out to them and i cannot imagine losing a child. i want to thank the parents because they did a great job making sure we did not have the problems that they had in missouri. >> oven or crist? >> -- governor crist? >> it is hard to say. none of us were on the jury. we do not know the the facts. i used to be the attorney general and i know that judging from afar is not good. stand your ground needs to be fixed. have the right to defend ourselves. -- believes in the premise. it is the right thing to be able to defend yourself on the property. when you have a statute that allows the initiator of an instigation to end up killing another human being after they started the incident, there is something fundamentally flawed with the law. we can protect the right to defend yourself and make sure that we do not have laws on the books that end up with the tragic death of trayvon martin. >> would you change

you may remember her as the prosecutor in the trayvon martin case. michael dunn would evade a murder conviction because of corey's mishandling of the trial. it could be seen as a vindication this morning. >> coming up, aljazeera's legal contributor will break down the verdict in this case. >> foul is upon us. let's get a check of your forecast this morning. >> meteorologist nicole mitchell is here. >> a potent storm system, look at heavy rain in places like missouri dealing with it yesterday, more of that today, leading to flooding situations and flash flooding that we'll have to be concerned about. it's on the move and developing along with that cold front today. this is the next 24 hours really into tomorrow morning. you can see heavy rain spreads into the great lakes, all the way down southward. it's not just a flood concern, although this especially from missouri into illinois, that should be the core. if you get under when the heavier bands and pond, that's a concern and little enhancement on the tail end of the front when it taps into that gulf

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the hearing came just a few miles away from where trayvon martin was shot and killed back in 2012.perts testified, these laws benefit whites more than blacks. and cause minority men to live in fear. the lawyers for trayvon martin testified that stand your ground was a solution, looking for a problem. i think that ben crump is right. i remember touring that state with bishop victor curry and others, saying this law is wrong. i saw young activists, like the dream keepers and others, stand up and raise this issue. and we must keep fighting this issue. because this is not about partisan. this is not about posturing. this is about the jordan davises, and the trayvon martins of the world should not be open to people feeling they can do whatever they want and not have to be held accountable. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton, have a great weekend. "hardball" starts right now. >>> a czar is born. let's play "hardball." ♪ ♪ >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. what a week it was. ebola goes to the white house. president obama puts a czar in charge. he takes the story from

i think that bringing up trayvon martin and stand your ground laws is appropriate.re going to bring them up, we want to see change happen if you're going to do that. >> it becomes crass if voters are participating and elected officials do nothing about preventing the next ferguson. thank you guys for your time. >> thank you. >>> a reminder, all this week, msnbc hosts are answering your questions about the midterm elections on a little thing called twitter. tomorrow, my friend and colleague melissa harris pif perry hosts a twitter chat at 10:00 a.m. eastern, and thursday, i will be taking your questions. please be kind or don't. i don't know. at 11:00 a.m., please tweet at me. >>> coming up, 30 years after releasing this ad in his first senate campaign, look at those dogs, mitch mcconnell is once again hoping a pack of blood hounds can find the scent of victory. i'll explain what that means next. introducing dance-all-you-want bladder leak protection from the experts in feminine protection. new always discreet underwear for sensitive bladders. only always discreet un

i would like to talk about the 2012 shooting of trayvon martin.ues we have seen time and again perhaps most recently and notably in ferguson missouri. this is a larger issue that i see coming up in these issues governor scott and it's a simple yes or no question. do you believe african-americans especially young african-american men, do you think that they get a fair shake in the criminal justice system? scott: i can tell you about the trayvon martin case. >> moderator: you said your goal is but do they and what you doing to get there if you want to be there? scott: first of all and trayvon martin case i sat down with sabrina the mom and tracy the dead. i introduced them directly to the individuals at the florida department of law enforcement that would do the investigation and i told them in person i was going to bring in a special prosecutor to make sure justice was heard. so i'm going to do everything i can to make sure in every case like that the right thing happens. here's what we have done. we have completely changed how we do criminal justi

i can tell you about the trayvon martin case. >> what is your goal to get them there if you want them to be there. >> here is what we've done. in the trayvon martin case i sat down with the family, sabrina the mom and tracy the dad and i introduced to the florida department law enforcement that would do the investigation and i told them if person i would bring in a special prosecutor to make sure that justice was served. so i'm going to do everything i can to make sure in any case like that the right thing happens. now here is what we've done. we've completely changed how we do juvenile justice. we have had a dramatic drop in the number of arrests since i got elected. we have the lowest recidivism out of our prison system because we put in reentry programs and you get out of prison you get a job and can you get a job today unlike under charlie when you couldn't get a job. so are we making progress? yes. is there more work to do? absolutely. >> we'll take a quick break. and one issue the next governor of florida must deal with before it's too late. that is coming up. ♪ [ male announcer

. >>> george zimmerman is not expected to face civil rights charges for the shooting death of trayvon martinere is insufficient evidence to charge zimmerman who was acquitted in the martin shooting. an attorney for martin's parents have not heard a final decision from the justice department. >>> details emerging about michael phelps and his dui arrest. phelps had a blood alcohol level of .14. nearly double the legal limit in maryland. police say phelps was driving 84 in a 45-mile-an-hour zone. he struggled to keep his balance during several field tests. when asked to stand on one legal, phelps told the officer, that's not happening. >> is he trying to make a comeback? >> he is trying to make a comeback. >> he has been swimming well. his second dui arrest. >> dui is incredibly serious. >>> take a look at our weather. chad myers has that. >> good morning. absolutely spectacular day for you up there in new york. not so in the plains. a big area of severe weather from almost chicago to texas. the big orange area here could see hail, wind and maybe a couple of tornadoes. the east coast mainly cle

tillis running for senate in north carolina, in it, reed's pac blames tillis for the death of trayvon martin. >> tillis won't fight for us, instead he made it harder for communities of color to vote. by restricting early voting and voter registration, tillis even led the effort to pass the type of laws that killed trayvon marvin. >> it's a password. >> i agree. racism, we're in it and where you guys are pure and don't ever get yourselves into trouble. >> all right, let's bring it around the table. dana? >> i think this morning the "new york times" had an article saying that actually early voting is going well for democrats, actually even better than they expected. that's what the "new york times" said, bob, i'm just quoting the "new york times." also just recently in the last hour, a new poll in north carolina shows that tom tillis is up with independents double digits. that race is extremely close, i think it's too close to call. but if you'rerying to win over independence. i think tom tillis is doing a lot better than this, than this is what bob is saying, that basically anything you can d

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that was the day the verdict came down in the trayvon martin/george zimmerman trial. t's wrong. i said the verdict came down. what are you saying to young people about how to vav gait life when you see innocent children like trayvon or ferguson, missouri. what do you say to the young people? >> to-and-a-half gave, i think i would peek to the warrants, first. ses leshlly parents of young, black boys. as corny as it may sound, it's important for them to know that they have to do unto others as they would have done them do unto you. let that be your mantr, okay? that will allow you to carry yourself in such a way that perhaps you will not feel threat ing to someone of another color of someone who has the power or the right to carry an ammunition that can take your life away. so, it will not allow you to spew any anger. that would encourage them to do that. you first have to know who you are, what you are and why you are on the face of this earth. if you know that about yourself, i have a friend here in california, three sons. i said that to her. she's working with me on t

he was ahead of the game on trayvon martin. >> i think he will get more involved. you have to be careful. as president you speak for all the people, not the black, the brown. i think he's trying to do that. but, you have to realize, eric holder comes with an incredible amount of experience. president obama is lucky to have an attorney general who has all the work i talked about, all the experience i talked about that paul butler knows about as well. that's going to make the difference. ferguson is not over. people are angry. they want the police chief fired. they want the person who killed michael brown fired. they want them out of their hair and they want to move forward. protests will continue in ferguson until we see what reverend sharp and others call justice in the community. >> hopefully, it doesn't end with resignation. professors, thank you both for your time and thoughts. >> my flesh. >> great to be here. >>> we are minutes away from a mess conference where nurse kaci hickox has been quarantined. she's given until tomorrow to lift the quarantine. she's thr

tillis -- stand your ground laws that caused the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> senior nationalcarolina tonight. john. >> reporter: megyn, good evening to you. the gloves are all in this race because it's one of several highly competitive seats the republicans hope will lead them to control of the senate next year. tillis even with th incumbent senator which is why those attacks are increasing. hagan has been hammering tillis for being too conservative for a purple state. tillis firing back that hagan's senate career has been less than distinguish. >> what do you think her biggest liability is? >> the fact she hasn't gotten anything done. and the promises she's made are broken. broke her promise on obamacare. broke her promise on fixing the v.a. broke her promise on fixing the debt. >> reporter: even supporters of hagan share that view, _ r(t&háhp &hc% hagan has been hurt by her association wihi barack obama, she's managed to keep her head above water by tying tillis, the state house speaker, to a very unpopular legislature. >> it is very much tom tillis as the candidate of the

. >> led the effort to fight the stand your ground laws that caused the shooting death of trayvon martin >> also tonight, racial politics at its worse with the election just a few days away. we will talk about it with tavis smiley. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. ♪ ♪ i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. vicious racial politics that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. in north carolina the senate race between the democrat incumbent kay hagan and tom his very close and very dirty. a group organized by senate majority leader harry reid running this radio ad. >> tillis won't fight for us. instead he made it harder for communities to come to vote by restricting early voting and voter registration. he even led the effort to fight to fight stand your ground laws that caused the shooting death of trayvon martin. >> in addition, leaflets have been printed saying that senator hagan loses president obama will be impeached. in georgia sir late a flier warning if republicans win there will be more fergusons. the flier show

. >> pass the stand your ground law that caused the death of trayvon martin. >> less than a week to go"hannity" continues. it's a fresh approach on education-- superintendent of public instruction tom torlakson's blueprint for great schools. torlakson's blueprint outlines how investing in our schools will reduce class sizes, bring back music and art, and provide a well-rounded education. and torlakson's plan calls for more parental involvement. spending decisions about our education dollars should be made by parents and teachers, not by politicians. tell tom torlakson to keep fighting for a plan that invests in our public schools. >>> welcome back to "hannity." liberalss full-out panic mode. in north carolina democrats are pulling out all the stops.bk now they're using despicable race-baiting tactics. 9 to t >> !gvtillis wxd) instead, he made it harder for communities to come to vote by restricting early voting and voter registration. and failed to pass efforts like stand your ground laws that caused the death of trayvon martin. >> things have gotten uglier in  davis and her support

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davises, and the trayvon martins of the world should not be open to people feeling they can do whatever they want and not have to be held accountable. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton, have a great weekend. "hardball" starts right now. >>> a czar is born. let's play "hardball." ♪ ♪ >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. what a week it was. ebola goes to the white house. president obama puts a czar in charge. he takes the story from dallas, to washington, d.c. from the cdc to 1600 pennsylvania avenue. razzle-dazzle. who gives a damn if charlie likes his fan? you stop the debate for this? >>> plus, who did you vote for? don't ask, don't tell. >>> and hooray for gays. pope francis opens his arms to same-sex couples. and guess who will emcee next year's oscars? neil patrick harris, that's who. >>> and a push for african americans to vote republican. let's see what the week looked like. >> yes, we have confirmation, ron klain will be the new ebola czar. >> why are you reluctant to give an answer on whether or not you voted for president obama? >> bill, there's no reluctancey

what do you make of these ads that invoke the legacy of the death of trayvon martin and the shootingael brown. >> two things, first, they're effective ads in the one sense because they're talking about the role of public policy and in this case, life and death public policies that affect the african-american community and it makes it an issue for voters. on the other hand it's really frustrating because southern democrats in particular run from race, they run from president obama and when they're in trouble all of a sudden they're trying to motivate the african-american community to come out and vote. it's not like the ads are from the naacp. they're from the democratic party itself and they're not hiding where the mono so coming from these ads and we don't want to deal with the race issues until we're in trouble and we need you at the ballot box. >> until we use it as a motivator for voting. >> nia, you've written about this in the strange and difficult position that southern democrats find themselves in, at once courting conservative democratic voter distancing themselves from the

i want to thank trayvon martin's parents. some of the issues they had in missouri we did not have because of the parents. my heart goes out to them and i cannot imagine losing a child. i want to thank the parents because they did a great job making sure we did not have the problems that they had in missouri. >> governor crist? >> it is hard to say. none of us were on the jury. we do not knowhe the facts. i used to be the attorney general and i know that judging from afar is not good. stand your ground needs to be fixed. [applause] i know that we have the right to defend ourselves. everybody believes in the premise. it is the right thing to be able to defend yourself and your property. when you have a statute that allows the initiator of an instigation to end up killing another human being after they started the incident, there is something fundamentally flawed with the law. we can protect the right to defend yourself and make sure that we do not have laws on the books that end up with the tragic death of trayvon martin. >> wo

you spoke out on the sterling issue and you were also outspoken on trayvon martin.your willingness to take leadership role on those things changed as you have gotten older? >> for me, if i feel passionate about it and i feel like something need to be said or something need to be done. i will voice my opinion. i will speak with knowledge. educate myself first before i dive into a situation. >> incidents in ferguson, missouri, in the last few months. talking specifics of the situation it did spark the national conversation on the way america sees young black men. what do you think about where we are right now? >> me having two young boys of my own. just one day, my kids left home to go anywhere. you expect your kids to return. you expect your kids to return home. unless they're off to college. >> right. >> i couldn't imagine them not returning home because of some one else's, i don't know, just not thinking, or, or, cowardice act or whatever the case might be. we know racism is still alive. and you know, the only thing that i can do, as a role model, i feel look i am

it centered on marriage equality, and trayvon martin. it was delayed because of a fan brought on stage. >> the two candidates invited to take part in the debate are not stepping up on the stage. ladies and gentlemen, we have an extremely peculiar situation right now. we have governor charlie crist. we have been told governor scott will not be participating in this debate. governor crist has asked to have a fan, a small fan placed under his podium. the rules of the debate that i was shown by the scott campaign say that there should be no fan. somehow there is a fan there and for that reason, ladies and gentlemen, i am being told that governor scott will not join us for this debate. >> wait. what's wrong with having a fan? you can't have a fan? i mean you gotta have a fan. that's my fan right there. my number one fan. other than my mother. you have to have a fan. seven minutes in, governor scott did take the stage. they disputed the rules on having a fan on stage. a breeze is good. i am all for a breeze. according to the "huffington post,"

watching everything that evolved around the shooting death of trayvon martin and the trial of george martin do you think justice was served in that case? did and ere's what i i first sat down with tray von's parents. i wanted to make sure they felt comfortable that law enforcement was going to do the proper investigation. then i sat down with them when i brought in the special prosecutor to try to make sure they were comfortable that justice would be served. it went through the system. i respect the system we have in our state. i want to really thank trayvon martin's parents because some of the issues that they've had in missouri we didn't have here and a lot of it was because of his parents. my heart goes out to them. i can't imagine losing a child, a grandchild. but i thank his parents because they did a great job making sure we didn't have the problems we had in missouri. >> governor crist, was justice served in that case? >> it's hard to say. neither of us were on the jury. so we don't know the facts as well as the jury in the case know the facts. i used to be the attorney general

certainly didn't do it for trayvon martin. the mike brown case, a prosecutor refuses to bring charges against the officer himself and who is doing this ridiculous system of putting all of the evidence out there, implying to the grand jury this is complicated, those is difficult, he can't figure it out, maybe they can figure it out than suggests reasonable doubt to this grand jury. i think we're going to have the same, unsatisfying outcome. >> lisa bloom in los angeles, thank you for getting up early to join us. >>> up next, i'll ask mark steiner what happens when things are done to good pumpkins. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. like smart pick ups. they'll only show up when you print a label and it's automatic. we save time and money. time? money? time and money. awesome. awesome! awesome! awesome! awesome! (all) awesome! i love logistics. an unprecedented program arting busithat partners bus

i want to talk about trayvon martin. it put a spotlight on issues on race and justice. issues we've seen time and time again, most notably in ferguson, missouri, recently. here is the larger issue that i see coming up, governor scott, a simple yes or no. do you believe that african, -- african-americans, especially young african-american men, do you think they get a fair shake? >> my goal is that they do. you but the trayvon martin case. >> i would have you focus -- you is they do what , are you doing to get them there? >> here the things we have done. i sat down with the family, the mom and dad. i introduced them directly to the individuals at the department of law and forstmann -- florida department of law enforcement that would do the investigation. i told them in person that i was going to bring in a federal prosecutor to make sure that justice was served. i want to do everything i can to make sure the right thing happens. here's what we have done. we have completely changed how we do justice. we have had a dramatic drop in the number of arrests since i got elected.

dire consequence if you want to see caafrican-american voters across the past they tie it to trayvon martin and the idea that if senate control is lost that could lead to impeachment for barack obama for the president. they're taking it that far trying to make this as important critically mentally for black voters as a presidential year election. >> what are we looking at the wild cards into the final week? you're going back out to doll kohl, a state where that to me is a metaphor state if the democrats lose that one it tells me they're going to lose because you have an obama coalition, a good organization. if the democrats lose a close one, we usually wait, we have so many close races, eight or nine in the margin of error. history says when most break late most of them tend to break for one party. >> they break in the same direction. the fact that we are talking right now about colorado, iowa, and new hampshire, tells you how bad things are for democrats because those are all states obama won. new hampshire especially did not think was going to be a real race and now it's close although sh

i want to really thank trayvon martin's parents because some of the issues that they have had in missouriave here, a lot of it was because of his parents. my heart goes out to them. i can't imagine losing a child, a grandchild but i want, i thank trayvon's parents, sabrina and tracy making sure we didn't have the props that we had in missouri. >> moderator: governor crist, was justice served in that case? crist: it is hard to say. neither of us were on the jury, so we don't know the facts as well as the jury in that case know the facts. i used to be the attorney general, i understand judging from afar is not a very good idea but what i do know is this "stand your ground" law needs to be fixed. it's a problem. [applause] i know that we have the right to defend ourselves. i think everybody believes in that american premise and it is the right thing to do to be able to defend yourself and your property but when it gets to the point and you've got a statute on the books that allows initiate tore of an to end up killing a another human being after they started the incident, there is something

i would like to talk about the 2012 shooting of trayvon martin.ues we have seen time and again perhaps most recently and notably in ferguson missouri. this is a larger issue that i see coming up in these issues governor scott and it's a simple yes or no question. do you believe african-americans especially young african-american men, do you think that they get a fair shake in the criminal justice system? scott: i can tell you about the trayvon martin case. >> moderator: you said your goal is but do they and what you doing to get there if you want to be there? scott: first of all and trayvon martin case i sat down with sabrina the mom and tracy the dead. i introduced them directly to the individuals at the florida department of law enforcement that would do the investigation and i told them in person i was going to bring in a special prosecutor to make sure justice was heard. so i'm going to do everything i can to make sure in every case like that the right thing happens. here's what we have done. we have completely changed how we do criminal justi

and a black victim the trial generated national attention because of the completelies with the trayvon martin case-d. martin, was shot and killed by george zimmerman, who was white, during a dispute in sanford, florida. zimmerman was acquitsed. like dunn, no rming weapon was weapon was found in davis's vehicle. >>> for parents of jordan davis the verdict goes beyond justice for their son. >> we are very grateful that justice has been served. justice not only for jordan. but justice for tray von, for the nameless people and children who will never have a voice. >> with this most recent verdict, dunn will spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> with these trials what was the difference? >> the second trial they were really going after michael dunn shooting. if you recall, he left the scene. prosecutors say, guilty people leave the scene. not guilty people wait and help law enforcement. >> this was also a matter of choice. there was a conviction in the first trial, not for murder 1 but in this case, why did the prosecutor and in indeed the family want to continue for second trial, when they c

. >> and you saw a similar reaction with the trayvon martin situation in florida. you had one side of the story, then they release it, whatever was in the kid's system. it was a terrible circumstance, right? and everybody acknowledges that and the investigation should play out as it is. both people are getting information coloring that investigate from the press. >> it's true that the media can only report what they had confirmed, but looking back, it may be that we rushed to judgment in this case? >> it's obviously the case that the bulk of the media rushed to judgment. they very much wanted one story line to be true. they very much wanted to protesters in ferguson to be champions of racial justice versus a racist law enforcement system. >> why, because they don't like cops? >> i think they like narrative civil rights. a lot of people go into journalism because they see themselves as pure vaers of truth and justice on the civil rights agenda and -- >> but there were parts of that story that were true. it's a city that's overwhelmingly african-american and there ar

this radio ad connects to harry reid, ties the death of teenager trayvon martin two years ago, to senate candidate tom tillis of north carolina. >> the democrats from a strategic point of view know they need the african-american vote to come out. and without that they will lose badly. >> democrat incumbents in states like louisiana are vulnerable. each side, of course, is accusing the other of fear mongering. >> you started it, you are doing. >> we aren't doing it, you are with have some breaking news for you now, the man suspected of killing a police officer has been caught, police have been looking for him since september 12th. that's when he alleged ambushed a police barracks killing one state trooper and wounding another. local news reporters say he was captured in a hanger after law enforcement closed in on him. the mvp aword was handed out last night, but it came with a big gaffe, kind of funny from the guy presents the big story that's next, and then it is real money. >> coming up, everything in new york is expensive, including the air. building owners are being paid a porch for t

legislative conference of the congressional black conference, the attorney for michael brown and trayvon martin, along with civil rights activists, discussed police practices and abuses of police power. this is one hour and 20 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, everyone. good afternoon. my name is joshua harris and i work on behalf of alpha phi alpha come i would like to thank you for attending this afternoon. we are going to get things started and it's going to be a great conversation. and so i am excited. are you as excited? good, good. the first person i'm going to introduce to you here was elected to the u.s. house of representatives from the fourth congressional district in 2012. he is the first african-american and persons of color to service part of the federal delegation. he represents one of the most diverse districts in the country, which is approximately 52,000 square miles. congressman steven horsford served in 2008 and became the youngest and first african-american senate majority leader are you representing the force that served in the financial services committ

. >> if if it becomes a black whitish ue or trayvon martin now m noel you have a whole different set of issues. >> back to your point on terrorism in the white house not really calling terrorism terrorism. you have to realize obama's background from the beginning this is someone who palled around with bill ayers. this is someone who went to a church that basically preached hate. you have got to realize -- >> your point? >> she is making the point. >> oh my goodness. the point of it is, this obama is someone that is anti war, anti-terrorism. cameron stop. >> he doesn't want to call terrorism what is terrorism. that's what it is about. >> let me bring you in here. >> i would like to find out from the former secret service why was the front door not locked? isn't there a security advice? i think congressman asked that. >> the point here is of course he didn't have to be shot if things were working right he would have been detained before he got to the door. >> the question here is -- >> i have been in the security business. the detective that could have observed him going over the wall

harry reid even tried to link tillis to the shooting of trayvon martin. >> republicans scolded the ad as race hustling. till tillis told us it's at just noise to obscure the real issue. >> kay hagan, you've been a senator for eight years, tell us what you've accomplished. >> in a state that's as i'd logically divided as north carolina, guessing the outcome of this race is about as certain as a coin toss. brett? >> john roberts live in charlotte tonight, john, thank you, joining us now to talk more about the balance of power in the u.s. senate and what could happen in the mitt terms is kansas republican senate. senator, welcome. >> brett, thanks. >> pittsburgh of all, the race that you look at now, that has changed dramatically in recent weeks, as you look at the map, that you think you are poised to do better than perhaps you thought originally. >> brett, there really aren't a lot of surprises here because we started with such good candidates. and you watch these candidates ability to communicate with their voters to bring their integrity to the forefront and explain why voting for th

i think we're going to see ferguson, like we saw what happened with trayvon martin, like we saw what happened with rodney king, like we saw with the people arrested in the '50s and '60s. all of that will happen again. i have no idea if, when or ever this event will stop. they're really upset and really angry. black, young, female, old, children, senior citizens, everybody is involved in this. you'll see more and more people coming to ferguson. >> jamal you have a piece talking about the very sharp racial divide over what happened in ferguson, specifically michael brown. i wonder, how do we begin to make progress when the numbers, the recommending ton research group re, should he be charged? 28% of whites, those numbers cut across basically every question, depending on who you're talking about. what is the sort of what are the prospects giving the steep and stark racial divide. >> it's not a hard question -- i'm sorry. go ahead. >> jamal, go ahead. professor i'll be back to you in a second. >> something that's optimistic, if you look at the polls, since ferguson, more americans than e