michael, you are a part of trayvon martin foundation. you have your trayvon martin shirt on. u know the family very well. talk about how they will get to the structures. what are the practical things that foundation, the family, the parents want to do and want the people who care about them to do. >> sure. i think if we look at the past 24 hours and pain and sadness that so many of us feel and so much anger that many of us feel as well. we look at the past 17 months. for the past 17 months we mobilized millions of people around this country to stand up against the laws and say no more. for the first time in eight years, in 2012, not one new law of stand your ground type of law was passed in any state in this nation. that is because the great leadership of is a bresabrina a. if i could just touch on the humanity of trayvon martin and the legacy they want it to leave for their son. before, black men and women were killed and we didn't know their names. now trayvon martin's name is on t-shirts, billboards, twitter feeds. jordan davis was killed. we know his killed. then hadea pen

not guilty" the trayvon martin family has taken to twitter to request their supporters remain non-violent. the trayvon martin foundationent on to say that trayvon martin cannot rest in peace if there is not peace in the streets lets switch gears now and check in with janu for your good morning janu. with buster with the view from the golden gate bridge care and you can see it is eighth on a the staff this mornina are this is default oute this morniit is already foggy oe this morning >> 60s along the coastal areas appeared 7 is for the bay shore spirit >> the afternoon highs will be into the 90s in some parts appeared >> to the cheers this afternoon temperatures will cool off into the '60s and '70s. >> afternoon highs low 90s in antioch brentwood and livermore appeared >> mid '80s for danville. >> 91 degrees was caught us napping while for morgan hill. 91 degrees for morgan hill. >> 80 in fremont. >> partly cloudy conditions 64 in ocean beach pier >> 64 in half moon bay. >> plenty of sun shine for the north bay. >> the seven days we will continue to fill cooling in to the low 80s. >> '90s as we head into next week. >> b

the trayvon martin foundation is founded by the parents of trayvon martin in 2012. tion a 501 c-3 not for profit foundation. the work is significant because the parents want to make sure a trayvon martin never happens again. working on family advocacy. we're going to repeal the stand your ground laws in 25 states across the country and building an education program that teaches about conflict mediation. >> do you know how much money has been made so far? >> so money has not been made. money has been raised. this is a not for profit foundation. the money we have raised is a little less than $100,000. prior to that about $150,000. just to put this into perspective, george zimmerman and he was allowed to do this and has his right to do this. raised about $450,000 for his legal defense fund. no questions asked. the trayvon martin foundation has raised just less by $250,000. all of the work that we do i am proud to be a part of this organization because these parents are important to the conversation we are having about race in this country, the conversation we are having

tracy martin, the father of trayvon martin and founder of the trayvon martin foundation, agreed to come to today's event to give opening remarks. the loss of 17-year-old trayvon has focused attention on black males as nothing else has in decades. overlaying the disappointment of african-americans in the verdict in the zimmerman trial are many issues that trayvon's death brings into sharp focus. with the loss of trayvon, attention is focused on a civil rights or hate crime cause of action by the u.s. department of justice. what ever they decide, we hope that today's event focuses us as well on a lasting legacy for trayvon martin. today, trayvon helps the caucus bring black men and boys to center stage. we begin our mission to take on the challenges facing our men and boys and we ask our fellow americans and african americans to do the same. congresswoman frederica wilson, a vice chair of the caucus to offer remarks. >> i am congresswoman wilson. i represent miami-dade county. the same county that trayvon martin representated. i am happy to have here his father and also the attorney. i wa

however trayvon's legacy -- they have a foundation they started. the trayvon martin move forward. certainly his life stands for the fact maybe they'll place more value on young, african-american child. >> we invited the defense to join us. we're still awaiting a response. they have an open invitation. >>> up next is "your business." we'll have much more after that show. ♪ [ male announcer ] you wait all year for summer. ♪ this summer was definitely worth the wait. ♪ summer's best event from cadillac. let summer try and pass you by. lease this cadillac srx for around $369 per month or purchase for 0% apr for 60 months. come in now for the best offers of the model year. still doesn't feel real. our time together was... so short. well, since you had progressive's total loss coverage, we were able to replace your totaled bike with a brand-new one. the tank, the exhaust... well, she looks just like roxy! you know, i'll bet she's in a better place now. i'm sure she is. [ ethereal music plays ] [ motorcycle revving ] getting you back on a brand-new bike. now, that's progres

martin if he would say a few words to us. you started a foundation in the name of his son. the trayvon martin foundation. >> good evening. first of all, i would like to thank the members of congress for having me here today. it is an honor and a leisure, not only to me but to my family. this means a lot. first of all, i would like to take this time to let everyone know some of the things that they didn't know about trayvon. all, when we talk about one of the greatest gifts a man can receive from a woman, i think that greatest gift would be a son. just to have your son's life taken away from you, when you to becomed him, upstanding citizen of the country, is heart wrenching. that is something that you can never get over. i always say that trayvon was my hero. he saved my life. not to be there in his time of need, it is troublesome. not to be will save my son's life. slandered andme demonized, as a father, i think it is really important that my message to the world is that we will not let this verdict some up who trayvon was. i got to do everything in my power not to give up the fight for him. not only the fight for trayvo

they set up a trayvon martin foundation, one word, trayvon martin foundation.org.ight at 10:00 eastern we'll continue the conversation with a 360 special town hall at 10:00 eastern time. that's it for us. thanks for watching. >>> trayvon martin could have been me. >> president obama breaks his silence, what he says about trayvon martin and his thoughts on stand your ground. >> that's the real face of terror. >> the rolling stone cover featuring tsarnaev infuriated a lot of people and prompted a national dialogue. now a police officer has risked his career. so here's the question, is it harmless or is it irresponsible? >>> and now, a week after the royal due date, the wait is still on. the world is on edge for

tracy martin, the father of trayvon martin and founder of the trayvon martin foundation agreed to comet to give opening remarks. the loss of 17-year-old trayvon has focused attention on black males as nothing else has in decades. overlaying the disappointment of african-americans in the verdict in the zimmerman trial are many issues that trayvon martin's death brings in to sharm focus. with the loss of trayvon, attention is understandably focused on a civil rights or hate crime cause of action by the u.s. justice department. whatever the justice department decides, we hope that today's event focuses us as well on a lasting legacy for trayvon martin. today trayvon helps the caucus bring black men and boys to center stage. we begin our mission to take on the challenges facing our men and boys and ask our fellow americans and african-americans to do the same. i ask congresswoman frederica wellson -- wilson, a vice chair of the caucus to offer remarks. >> congresswoman wilson, i represent miami decade county. the same county that trayvon martin represented. i'm happy to have here today his

martin foundation. are you there? >> i am here. how are you? good morning. >> first of all, tell people briefly what the martin foundation is. >> sure. i'm on the board of directors of the trayvonon. it was started by his parents sybrina and tracy. >> you know trayvon martin's parents well. >> yes. >> as you watch the proceedings what's going through your mind? >> it's a tough day. i spoke to sybrina, tracy and jahvaris last night. this is a day the family never wanted to have in their lives to testify at the murder trial of their child and brother. i think sybrina was remarkable this morning. a woman of grace. an amazing parent. i think jahvaris's testimony shows these young men had incredible parents who were always present. he's a college student. trayvon martin was on his way to college when he turned 18. she was incredible. the questions from mr. o'mara about whether you hoped the voice was your son no mother in the world would hope to hear their child's voice being beaten, a gun to him, ultimately killed. so no mother ever wants to have this day in their lives. sybrina certainly today was remarkable on the stand. i know she is about to take the stand again. our prayers ar

tracy martin the father of trayvon martin and founder of the trayvon martin foundation agreed to come to today's event to give opening remarks. the loss of 17-year-old trayvon has focused attention on black males as nothing else has in decades. overlaying the disappointment of african-americans and the verdict in the zimmerman trial are many issues that trayvon's death brings into sharp focus. with the loss of trayvon attention is understandably focused. with the loss of trayvon attention is understandably focused on a civil rights cause of action by the u.s. justice department. whatever the justice department decides we hope that today's event focuses us as well on a lasting legacy for trayvon martin. today, trayvon helps the caucus brings black man and a ways to take on the challenges facing our men and boys and we ask our fellow americans and african-americans to do the same congresswoman frederica wilson vice chair of the caucus to offer remarks. >> congresswoman wilson i represent miami-dade county, the same county that trayvon martin represents. i am happy to have today his fath

they set up a trayvon martin foundation, one word, trayvon martin foundation.org. conversation with a 360 special town hall at 10:00 eastern time. that's it for us. that's it for us. thanks for watching. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> tonight the interview everyone is still talking about, my one on one with the star witness of the george zimmerman trial, rachel jeantel. >> racial, let's be honest, racial. >> a combatted teenager. >> are you listening? i had told you are you listening? >> you got to see this. what is your view of george zimmerman? >> weak. scary. >> rachel jeantel answers every question i put to her. she even answers questions from the studio audience. >> do you feel that your testimony strongly impacted the case at all? >> yes. >> in a negative way? >>

they are really focusing on this foundation now, the trayvon martin foundation. this foundation is going to focus on supporting parents going through what they've gone through. it will include more legislation that will either repeal stand your ground laws or at least adds an amendment that makes it less difficult for someone to use that in a defense case if they're the aggressor. >> is this similar to twhat newtown families did, and that is since they went to congress, they went to capitol hill and they turned into lobbyists. >> exactly. >> they became lobbyist representatives for their children. is that what trayvon martin's parents are doing? >> that's where their focus is and they're taking their grief and fueling a movement to prevent this from happening again. they want to empower young people so that if they're not in a situation trayvon was in, they won't be in any kind of gun violence. >> tre main, let me say what sabrina said about her son's point of view and whether the jury looked at that. let's take a listen. >> do you understand jurors, do you unders

because what people are saying including the trayvon martin foundation is they want a trayvon martin amendment to stand the ground saying you can't be the aggressor, shoot somebody, and not be held accountable. >> i want to go to something else that trayvon martin's father told al sharpton today, the fact that half the jury voted for guilt in the first vote. two guilties on manslaughter, one guilty on second degree murder. and that fascinated trayvon martin's father. he couldn't fathom how they went from those guilties to a complete not guilty. let's listen to this. >> i just couldn't understand how can you come from three people feeling that he was guilty to manslaughter to all six people feeling that he was innocent. that is the part that i am having trouble grasping. because that shows me that there was -- there was thought in their mind that he was guilty. and how you go from second degree to not guilty at all, that troubles me, baffles me. >> reverend al, we heard a lot of legal analysis about that initial vote and how it changed. but to hear it from the parents' perspective, ho

. >> we founded the trayvon martin foundation and we're trying to create an atmosphere where we can giveips, we can mentor children, we can advocate for senseless crimes, we can get out and try to make amendments on some of the laws. we are trying to implement the trayvon martin bill. it's a lot of things that we're -- we have out there in place that we're working on. it's not just for the black communities. it's for people with just dec t decency in themselves. we want to make sure that trayvon's legacy says stays here and not just after this trial. we want to make sure this is an ongoing thing. >> i want to talk about that. from the president to stevie wonder to bruce springsteen. the power of the trayvon martin story, that's next. to benefit cancer research i rode across the atlantic. crossing an ocean with your body as the motor, it hurts. so my answer was advil. [ male announcer ] paul ridley chose advil. because nothing is stronger on tough pain. real people. real pain. real relief. advil. relief in action. see, i knew testosterone could affect sex drive, but not energy or even my

who followed the trial step by step, editor in chief and founding board meeting member of trayvon martin foundationthe family and msnbc.com reporter adam sur. lisa, i want to turn to you because i want to talk about this notion that trayvon martin was armed with concrete, armed with the sidewalk. i want to show you the closing argument where this claim was made. >> now, i'll be held in contempt if i drop this, so i'm not going to do some drama and drop it on the floor and watch it roll around, but that's cement. >> that's the claim. he said i'm not going to bring drama as though that's what trayvon martin was walking around with. >> i'd be okay if that's what it ended on. sure, if your head was banged on the concrete, that would damage, maybe kill you, but leave more than two cuts. that's what george zimmerman had, two band-aids. that's another problem the prosecution had. where trayvon martin's body was found, obviously where it ended was 25 to 30 feet from the a grass. george zimmerman's story trayvon was on top of him and he said he shimmied 25 or 30 feet across the grass while still getting his

. >>> before the break, tracy martin and sybrina fulton mentioned a foundation, trayvon martin foundationress. trayvon martin foundation.org. i'll tweet it and put it on our website, as well. i want to get reaction from our panel. just mark, your thoughts on the conversation? >> i watch these things from others cases. i never understand how people, you know, having a son about the same age, i don't understand how anybody ever deals with this, so it's just tough to follow and comment on. as a parent, to me, it's just unimaginable and i'm happy, i guess, if happy is the right word that they are channelling it into a foundation and i think that's a great thing. i just don't know how else you cope with things like this. the trial aside, the loss of a kid, of your kid, i just think i don't know how a parent ever gets over that. >> sunny? >> yeah, i mean, what i think is remarkable is we see what a remarkable family is this is. this is a family of grace and dignity and a faith and that was apparent throughout the trial and now. i think what was interesting is that they still believe in the just

. >> we founded the trayvon martin foundation.rying to create an atmosphere where we can give scholarships, we can mentor children, we can advocate for senseless crimes, we can get out and try to make amendments on some of the laws. we're trying to implement the trayvon martin bill. it's a lot of things that we have out there in place that we're working on. and it's not just for the black communities, it's for people with just decency in themselves. and we want to -- we want to make sure that trayvon's legacy stays here and not just after this trial. we want to make sure this is ongoing thing. >> i want to talk about that. from the president to stevie wonder to bruce springsteen, the power of the trayvon martin story. that's next. [ brent ] now steve's looking pretty good so far. [ herbie ] eh, hold on brent, what's this? mmmm, nice car. there's no doubt, that's definitely gonna throw him off. she's seen it too. oh this could be trouble. [ sentra lock noise ] oh man. gotta think fast, herbie. back pedal, back pedal. [ crowd cheeri

. >>> before the break, tracy martin and sybrina fulton mentioned a foundation, trayvon martin foundationtrayvon martin foundation.org. i'll tweet it and put it on our website, as well. i want to get reaction from our panel. just mark, your thoughts on the conversation? >> i watch these things from others cases. i never understand how people, you know, having a son about the same age, i don't understand how anybody ever deals with this, so it's just tough to follow and comment on. as a parent, to me, it's just unimaginable and i'm happy, i guess, if happy is the right word that they are channelling it into a foundation and i think that's a great thing. i just don't know how else you cope with things like this. the trial aside, the loss of a kid, of your kid, i just think i don't know how a parent ever gets over that. >> sunny? >> yeah, i mean, what i think is remarkable is we see what a remarkable family is this is. this is a family of grace and dignity and a faith and that was apparent throughout the trial and now. i think what was interesting is that they still believe in the justice sy

i know you started the trayvon martin foundation. what change do you hope to effect?t to make sure any teenager that's walking down the street can feel safe. that they won't be killed, and that they will make it home safely. another thing we hope to accomplish through the foundation is to connect families that are victims of senseless gun violence. so we, through our foundation, will be reaching out to other families that are hurting just like we are hurting. we want to connect with them, we want to empower them. we want to help them motivate themselves and encourage themselves so that they can move on and have productive lives, because this takes a lot of out of. >> you must feel connected to so many others who have lost their children. >> yes, we do, we do. and through the foundation also, changing the laws, we want to have a mentoring program. we're going to have different pastors come on the line, on a conference call, and pray for these families just to strengthen them, because these times are very difficult, and you're hurting and you have no idea what to do. we

trayvon martin, how do you think his life and name will be remembered? >> i think what's really poignant, one of the most poignant aspects of the aftermath, there's also a trayvon martin foundationis parents to honor his legacy, but to help other families who may find themselves in a situation like they find themselves, to make sure nothing like this happens again. many people believe we're at a state in our country that will likely happen again, that someone who shouldn't be killed, who is innocent, will be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and because of profiling, whether it's racial or any other kind, might end up losing someone they love. they'll need the support and legal help and encouragement to survive that. i think in the future, this horrible incident will make people think about a number of issues, and also the strength that it takes for people to come together as a community to help people survive a tragedy. this is what has happened with the trayvon martin movement. as one of his relatives called it. a movement that is showing people can come together and overcome adversity, and this foundation in his name will carry that forward. >> alexis, and traymaine lee,

our family is committed to this dialogue through the work of the trayvon martin foundation. we seek a future that someone like our son can walk down the street without worrying about the color on his skin or the clothes on his back. let's bring in our panel to talk about all this, to have that difficult conversation that the martin family so eloquently called for just now. kevin madden, anita dunn, and clinton yates, "washington post" columnist. so, wow, that was an intense 16 minute speech by president obama. i want to ask you all what you think the purpose of that speech was. what he wanted to achieve and whether he achieved it. anita? >> i think you saw the president refer to context several times in the course of this speech. the need to give context to this discussion and i think this is something that he does as president and that he did as a candidate is to address these issues and to try to give context to both sides to try to reduce the polarization and the divide around them. and i think that as he watched the conversation unfold this week, that he felt this was an

as you may know, we had already started the trayvon martin foundation and they want to advocate against any youth and gun violence and that is their message to america. >> i want to thank you so much, daryl, the martin family attorney, for being presence. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> judith is joining us as well. let me start with you, judith, just to ask you what do you hope as you've now had some time to digest what has happened the past 48 hours. what are your thoughts about what might come out of this that might be good? >> thanks for having me. i can't say that i've gotten over my anger and disappointment but it's time to move to the next level. there is a lot of energy and that energy out there on the streets is really about the anger that is about knowing that that is the experience that so many young people live with every day. it's an anger that is lived and experienced and it's an anger about people saying, you know, that was me, that could have been me. so now we have got to move to action because we know that we have to honor trayvon by ending racial profiling. i'm hopin

what the trayvon martin foundation is looking at and other civil rights leaders that know florida better are looking at adding a sort of amendment to that law, at least putting back into the florida self-defense statutes the notion you can't be the addressor and then claim self-defense under stand your ground. that's what people who more realistically looking at the law are doing. >> part of that might be the data behind what's happening white on black and black on white victims. when we look at the data there are some conservative websites claiming stand your ground law benefits african-americans. 78% of killings in florida where the victim is african-american are found justified by stand your ground while just 57% of killings of whites are found justified. where the killer is white and the victim is black, 86% are found justified while when the killer is black and the victim is white 67%. that's the likelihood right there. it's very clear in those bars that the likelihood clearly goes up by 200% or 300%. >> underlying the conservative presumtions about violence are really sort of racis

. >> yes, they have the -- trayvon martin foundation which is a foundation. we're going to continue to advocate against gun violence against youth. >> thank you very much. bob, clearly this verdict is a topic that many kitchen tables are having breakfast in america this morning. >> schieffer: thank you so much the verdict brought demonstrators to the streets in several cities across the country, hundreds marched peacefully in washington, protesters also turned out in tallahassee, florida's capital city and in several cities across california where demonstrations remain largely peaceful despite concern that widespread violence. joining us now to talk about this and the reaction, the head of the naacp he is in orlando this morning and michael from georgetown university he is in philadelphia this morning. first, obviously, you are not happy about what happened in the courtroom. but what happens next? what do you do now? >> now we focus on ensuring that our justice system continues its course. there may be a civil action brought by the family but there should def

he and his wife have established the trayvon martin foundation to address issues facing young african-americann. stocks were mixed on wall street today after several disappointing corporate earnings reports. the dow jones industrial average lost 25 points to close at 15,542. the nasdaq rose a fraction of a point to close at 3,579. the duke and duchess of cambridge revealed the name of their son today: george alexander louis. he was born on monday, weighing eight pounds, six ounces. kensington palace officials said the prince, who is third in line to the british throne, will be known as "his royal highness prince george of cambridge." those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and to our newsmaker interview with senate majority leader harry reid. i sat down with him earlier today in the lyndon baines johnson room at the u.s. capitol. senate majority leader harry reid, thank you very much for talking to us. >> it's really my pleasure. i try to watch almost every night when i'm home in time. >> woodruff: that's great to hear. president obama is out on the road toda

they have a trayvon martin foundation that they have been working tirelessly on because they know they had no power in the court system. they had to depend completely on the justice system and pray that it would work for them as it worked for everybody else. and so the one thing they can control is this foundation. tracy and sabrina have been trying to do that work so they can make sure there are no other children who get killed as a result of senseless violence. >> will they file a lawsuit? >> they are going to certainly look at that as an option. they deeply want a sense of justice. they deeply don't want their son's death to be in vain. i mean, they are still in disbelief about his death, and now they're in disbelief about this verdict. it's just one of the things they have to deal with. they're in church this morning, praying and trying to turn to god, a higher authority, to make sense of it all. >> are you satisfied with how the prosecutors handled the case? any concern they should have pursued lesser charges as well? >> well, george, i think that the prosecutors are very seasoned

. >> and to learn more about the trayvon martin foundation, go to our website, goodmorningamerica.comyahoo! elizabeth? >> all right, george, thank you so much. >>> and turning, now, to the espys. an incredible and special night it was, robin getting that huge standing ovation from the superstars of the sports world, as she accepted the arthur ashe courage award. and josh was there, in los angeles, for it all. hey, josh, tell us all about it. >> oh, it was such an honor, elizabeth. it was wonderful to be with her to see this wonderful moment. ever since learning of the award, robin has gone to great lengths to say there are many more deserving than her. but last night, here in los angeles, it was completely evident that they made the perfect choice. >> i'm honored to present the arthur ashe award for courage to the most beautiful, strong woman i've ever been around, miss robin roberts. >> reporter: it was a victory lap i couldn't have been happier or more humble to share. robin accepting the espy's prestigious arthur ashe award for courage, for her unwavering strength. >> thank you. th

they're preparing to move forward with the trayvon martin foundation, preparing to move forward in their advocacy work around the country. they're going to continue to argue against violence against youths. this issue is bigger than george zimmerman. george zimmerman just happened to be the person that took trayvon martin's life. but what we have is trayvon martin's legacy, it's causing this country to have a conversation it normally doesn't have. that's a plus for all of the country. >> will they file a wrongful death civil lawsuit against george zimmerman? >> obviously they have that right but right now, wolf, the big issue is the jury verdict that came down. so it's too fresh to make a decision trying to profit off this death. that is not the time of people they are. these are very good, hard working people who live down in the south florida/miami area. right now they believe their son's legacy has been dealt an ininjuries and they are happy and encouraged by the fact that so many other people feel that this is an injustice and that our government should answer in some way. >> you thi

we're trying to work with the trayvon martin foundation, and if people want to know more about the foundation they can go on trayvonmartinfoundation.org. they can find out what the foundation is all about. our message is simple, to educate, mentorship, advocate against senseless violence and scholarships to the kids. >> reporter: so much can be said about this and about the shooting but at the end of the day a 17-year-old is dead no matter where your opinion lands on the issue or the case. tracy martin, thank you for joining us. fred, you heard it from tracy martin himself, very personal words. this crowd is very supportive of him. they all showed up here to see him and also to make sure that there is attention brought to the stand your ground law in florida. fred, we'll throw it back to you. >> nick valencia, thanks so much for bringing what was an unexpected private conversation there with tracy martin. appreciate that. in miami. >>> alina cho now is in new york where trayvon martin's mother will be appearing at the rally with the reverend al sharpton among others. i understand sybrina full

trayvon martin. at the table, michael skolnick, editor in chief of globalgrind.com. michael is also a founding board member of the trayvon martin foundation and an adviser to the martin family. maya wiley, founder and president of the center for social inclusion. ora begotto, news editor at color lines. and toure, co-host of msnbc's "the cycle." thank you for all joining us. michael, i brought up the history of race riots, not because my goal was to say, oh, i think it will be white folks that will take to the streets and riot against black folks, but rather that the asymmetry of who is violence and who appears to be dangerous feels like it's at the very core of the entire george zimmerman trial. >> that was a powerful opening and thank you for that. it's been a remarkable 16 months and a tragic 16 months, to stand with this family who has been nothing but graceful and dignified in their fight for justice for their child has been an honor and a privilege. the only person that has been violent in 16 months is george zimmerman, when you put a bullet through the heart of an unarmed 17-year-old. we have marched, we have rallied, we have petit

he's the editor in chief of globalgrind.com and a board member of the trayvon martin foundation.rk. and in orlando mark nejame, a criminal defense attorney and cnn legal analyst. welcome to both of you. >> thank you. >> good morning. >> good morning. michael, i'd like to start with you because you know the martins, trayvon martin's parents. what do they think of rachel jeantel? >> the family's incredibly proud of rachel jeantel, incredibly proud of her courage, incredibly proud that she got on that stand, and for two days she took just absolutely bombardment of questioning from don west. and held her ground and stuck to her same story over and over and over again. you know, after last night's interview with piers i think that rachel certainly reminded america that trayvon martin's a human being. he's not a symbol and he's certainly not a thug. >> yeah, but the juror that anderson cooper spoke to said she did not find rachel jeantel to be credible, she felt sorry for her. it wasn't effective testimony. >> because the juror has never met anyone like rachel jeantel. and that's a pro

and also editor in chief of global grind.com and humbly sit on board of directors of the trayvon martin foundation, which was founded by his parents. thank you. [applause] >> this evening and this day is about you, and the incredible folks were on this stage call to action for us to come together, and the city of chicago have this conversation, this emergency summit if you will. so the next two hours of this evening we want to engage in a conversation, have a dialogue amongst those were sitting in the audience and those of us sitting on stage. so i was because little as possible and just allow for a conversation to occur. there are some members of the congressional staff who have index cards and will pass run to right questions on those index cards that will be taking throughout the evening. if i can for a moment, as i sat in my home in new york last night, reflecting on coming to the city of chicago, i remembered a piece i had written four years ago, and if i could just read you a small portion of that piece, i would appreciate it. the line absolutely come to a halt -- the line had slowly come to

the trayvon martin foundation. they also want us to review the laws.tand your ground laws in our country. and so, you know, i think the one thing, brooke, that may have come out of this tragedy, the one good thing, is that we were -- are all discussing this. and that perhaps there will be real change at the end of the day. >> i think to your point about the president in saying that everyone's bringing their own perspectives, this is what the president said in case you missed it. in the african-american community there's a lot of pain. it's important to recognize the african-american community is looking at this issue through a different set of experiences and history that doesn't go away. i want to come back to you, sunny. i'm curious with regard to the parents, jessica yellin, let me bring you back in. our chief white house correspondent. jessica, my question to you is, do we know -- the president said his thoughts and prayers, you know, of course, go to ms. fulton and mr. martin. has he at all reached out to talk to them? communicate? >> reporter: th

. >> more than the trayvon martin family's foundation. >> maya wiley and jelani cobb.rge zimmerman trial continues next. >>> the jury in the george zimmerman trial began deliberations tonight after a day of closing arguments. i'm lisa bloom. >> i'm craig melvin live in sanford, florida. tonight, the final arguments by the prosecution and the defense. and what the jury must decide. >> assumptions presume a lack of evidence. if you have to presume something, you don't know it. >> a final plea to the jury. >> the defense in the george zimmerman trial just finished their closing statements. >> george zimmerman is not guilty. if you have just a reasonable doubt. >> mark o'mara was very strong in closing argument about reasonable doubt. >> do you have a doubt? beyond a reasonable doubt. just a reasonable doubt. beyond a reasonable doubt. >> attorney mark o'maraas

they set up a trayvon martin foundation, one word, trayvon martin foundation.org. tonight at 10:00 eastern we'll continue the conversation with a 360 special town hall at 10:00 eastern time. that's it for us. thanks for watching. >>> trayvon martin could have been me. >> president obama breaks his silence, what he says about trayvon martin and his thoughts on stand your ground. >> that's the real face of terror. >> the rolling stone cover featuring tsarnaev infuriated a lot of people and prompted a national dialogue. now a police officer has risked his career. so here's the question, is it harmless or is it irresponsible? >>> and now, a week after the royal due date, the wait is still on. the world is on edge for kate's baby. we're still on royal baby watch. >>> good morning, everyone. so glad you're with us. >>> 6:00 here on the east coast. welcome to "your new day." >> protesters gearing up for a day filled with rallies across the nation. it is being called justice for trayvon. we'll have more on that in just a moment. we begin this new day with 17 really extraor

and, you know, what sybrina and tracy are concentrating on is the trayvon martin foundation, becauses what they can control. they can't control the court system. they're putting their faith in a higher authority, and they're putting their faith in god to get them through this. >> and no one can put a limit on the grieving of parents who have lost a son, that's for sure. one thing that is happening right now that we know is that the justice department is investigating. do you think that the justice department should be pursuing federal, civil rights violations, charges against george zimmerman? >> well, i know based on what came out in the trial, and the defense's strategy was that george zimmerman profiled trayvon martin, because there had been a black teenager, on a previous occasion, to burglarize one of the townhomes. so it was almost to suggest, because you had the action of one person in an ethnic group, that you can now indict the whole race, and you can stop any black teenager who was walking through that neighborhood. that's proving. and there's a big question, if that is all

and probably most importantly in helping them define trayvon's legacy through the trayvon martin foundation believe, when all this goes down. >> obviously, as you know, the family's been put in two terrible positions, having to lose a loved one, go through this trial, and be part of this larger discussion now about what this trial's about on a social cultural level, and hopefully, everybody's going to be keying off them when this happens and, hopefully, the tone will be set that we have to accept justice for what it is and move on. they've handled themselves so well thus far. thank you for being with us, mr. parks, appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> kate? >> chris, thank you. >>> coming up next on "new day," we focus on important new airline safety measures that may have saved lives in the asiana airlines crash. >> plus, why some contestants in "the big brother" house are coming under fire. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on you

we're working diligently with the trayvon martin foundation, a foundation that we've co-founded, ands of our organization is to mentor, to do scholarships, to educate communities on the la laws, and to advocate for senseless violence, trying to make sure that, even though we can't -- nothing we can say or do to get trayvon back, maybe we can help someone else not lose their child. >> thank you all for being here this morning. i really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> we're going to get a check of the weather now from mr. roker. >> matt, thanks so much. >>> as we look and see what's going on for today, we've got wet weather making its way through the gulf on into florida, where we've got an upper level low spinning there. that's bringing moisture. we've also got a risk of strong storms as more cooler air tries to make its way down from canada into the upper mississippi river valley. the heat will continue in the pacific northwest. portland today, a high of 87. seattle sees a high of 81. los angeles a high of 84 degrees. we look for the heat to continue. the >>> 7:40 on the nose. good m

i have listed on the board of directors of the trayvon martin foundation. thank you.his evening, this day is about you. and the incredible folks who are on this stage who gave a call to action for the city of chicago to have this conversation, this emergency summit, if you will. the next two hours to want to engage in a conversation and have a dialogue with those sitting in the audience and on stage. i will speak as little as possible and just allow for the conversation to incur. there are some members of the congressional staff who have index cards that will be passed around to right questions on. we will be taking those index cards throughout the evening. if i can for a moment, as i sat in my home in new york last night reflecting on coming to the city of chicago, i remembered a piece i wrote four years ago. if i could just reach to small portion of it, i would appreciate that. the line has slowly come to a halt. stretching around the inside of a church, hundreds of people who had come to this holy place of worship to pay their respects to the life of this 16 year o

that is why we're putting our energy into the trayvon martin foundation. it is here for advocating against senseless crime, senseless gun violence. we're are going to have mentoring programs. we want to try to educate our communities on the flawed -- florida laws that we need to understand how they apply to ourselves. many positive things that will come out of this incident. that is why we are here. we want congress, the members of congress to hear we are the voice for trayvon. do --is nothing we can't can do to bring trayvon back. if there's something we can do as a foundation to help other families from going through this, then we are here. >> thank you. i offer this evening clarifies and confirms the scope of two programs that mr. snowden illegally exposed while sitting in a hotel room in communist china. 702, no u.s. citizen in the u.s. can be targeted. i say again, no u.s. person to be targeted in any way by the united states government. while their other authorities, the u.s. person may be subject to an investigation, the u.s. government may not do s

trayvon martin case. the american muslim voice foundation and naacp gathered in santa clara today and say standing together with make a difference. >> you remain somber because it reminds us there is a lot of work to be done. >> they need our support. it's crucial for every community to stand with each other. >> coming up at 6:30 we'll bring you president obama's first public comments on the verdict as well as his remark owes on why this case has hit an emotional nerve in the community. >> a distraught father led police on a bizarre and frightening chase today with a gun in one hand pushing his infant in a stroller with another and threatening to shoot himself and the baby. it began near summit hospital. he took the 3-month-old from his girlfriend, the baby's mother. the marriage ran for help. several followed the father until police cornered him at telegraph and 36th. >> it's a boyfriend girlfriend dispute. he threatened to shoot himself and the child if she reported domestic abuse. >> it's craze dwree keep your child in danger, endangering a child's life as well as yourself. >> the mother and baby are fi