u.s. justice department say attorney general eric holder sent the letter to his russia counterpart alexander konovalov on tuesday. holder wrote that snowden is charged with leaking classified information. but he mentioned that snowden would not be tortured or face capital punishment even if he returns to the united states. the attorney general said the charges snowden faces do not carry that penalty. the letter is an apparent reaction to concern expressed by snowden in his application for asylum that he may be sentenced to death if he returns to the u.s. >>> prosecutors in egypt say they'll question ousted president mohamed morsi over allegations he worked with an islamic group to orchestrate jail breaks. whether he helped hamas with jail uprisings two years ago. militants launched attacks on prisons and police stations in 2011 allowing morsi and other muslim brotherhood leaders to escape. morsi was taken to an army facility earlier this month after the military deposed him. the reasons for his arrest haven't been confirmed. members of morsi's support base, the muslim brotherhood, and leader

u.s. justice department secretly confiscated two months worth of telephone records from multiple bureaus days later a fox news reporter found out that his personal e-mails had been targeted in a leak investigation dealing with north korea now this type of monitoring of the press has caused outrage and demands for an official investigation president obama responded by ordering attorney general eric holder to come up with these this and reports to look at these cases in particular in a broader context now we finally have a response that d.o.j. issued a new set of media guidelines friday that restricts the agency from labeling a journalist as a criminal coconspirator while seeking a search warrant in order to obtain reporting materials but not all are happy with the outcome of this investigation tell me to get to some of these new guidelines just one raid acas the national security and human rights director of the government accountability project and she joins me now jesselyn is this a new start for the department of justice i hope so i mean definitely it's a make nice gesture with reporters i

u.s. justice department says it will review the verdict that sent former neighborhood watch captain georgezimmerman free after a jury found him not guilty of murdering black teenager trayvon martin meanwhile protests over what demonstrators consider racial injustice are unfolding in several cities across the u.s. authorities marina porton i was at the rally in new york when thousands of people walking through the streets of twenty third street you know right in the center of manhattan thousands this crowd was freaked out and the cars could not get through they could not make it down fifth avenue and broadway the because there were you know protesters that were taking part and in the entire crowd actually blocking the streets to make sure that the procession could continue its high every other person was carrying a sign that either said i am trayvon martin or justice for trayvon martin i clearly the sentiment among all those that turned out not only new york but also in boston and san francisco and other protest planned for the united states is that they feel these people feel that justice

u.s. justice department says it will review the controversial verdict that could that set free george zimmerman who shot dead an african-american teenager with racial anger growing across the u.s. . two am in moscow i met treasure being you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news syrian state t.v. says the army has found a chemical laboratory where rebel forces were making poisonous materials military sources claim the substances were meant to be packed into mortars and used to attack government forces in damascus our middle east correspondent paula sleeper has the details. the syrian army has found chemical materials in the town of jobar which is on the outskirts of the capital city of damascus initial reports said that the syrian army seized a factory that was occupied by a group of foreign backed militants and that chemical materials were found inside their factory now we do see canisters we do see white packages that they have uncovered and it does seem as if they were producing chemicals in the laboratory it says poison chemical substances made in saudi arabia so we do see t

u.s. justice department would take action against the new voter i.d. law in texas. >>> and george h.w.ush sat down with granddaughter jenna to talk about that striking photograph of him with that little boy with leukemia. >> you wanted to see that little boy smile? >> that's right. and all of the agents had done it. wanted to show solidarity with them. >> you can see the full interview this morning on the "today" show. >>> now for your first look at business, we turn to marry thomas. >>> good morning to you. futures are flat this morning. the nasdaq actually had its best day in two weeks thanks to facebook's strong earnings report. they'll get news on consumer sentiment. toyota holds on to his global sales crown. they outpaced general motors and vo volkswagen. >>> just a day after announcing a promotion giving three free months of netflix, google is pulling the plug on the offer due to overwhelming demand. the chromecast sells for $35. back to you. >> thanks so much, marry. >>> spirit airlines is poking fun at new york mayoral candidate anthony weiner and his pseudonym carlos danger. t

u.s. justice department has said it will be looking at whether a civil case can be brought against zimmerman. we have this report from miami. >> at the local church, parishioners came out for the regular service. this is the neighborhood trayvon martin grew up in. the jury's decision to fine george zimmerman not guilty of his murder has left them reeling. the sense of anger and disappointment is palpable here at this church. most people will tell you this was a simple case of racial profiling by george zimmerman and the sanford police. many will tell you there is a trayvon martin in every north american city. because ary upset young man walking home from the store is killed and nothing is done about it. >> i think it is a hurt on the nation. we are at a point where things need to change. >> it is corrupted. if it had been the other way around, it would not have been all of this. black man would be in jail. simple as that. >> the verdict was read late on saturday night. trayvon martin's supporters reacted in disbelief. >> not guilty. >> nationwide protests! >> people took to the streets to vo

u.s. justice department to file civil rights charges against george zimmerman.y the most fundamental of trayvon martin's civil rights were violated the night he was killed. as devastated as his parents are by the verdict, the spokesman's family told me their one hope is by drawing attention to the inequalities facing many african-americans, trayvon's death may serve as a catalyst for change, david willis, abc news, stanford, florida. >> for more on the case and the outrage it provoked i spoke with dr. eric dyson, a professor at georgetown university who joined us from new york. michael, the attorney general now called for an honest discussion about the issues raised by this case. where in your view does that conversation go? >> well, first of all, i want to congratulate the attorney general for that courageous move. the conversation has to be about the stand your ground laws which have had a disproportionate and disparity racial effect and had an effect on african-american women and women and people of color tend to be the victims and perceived as the predators

u.s. justice department says it will review the controversial verdict that could set george zimmerman who shot dead an african-american teenager with racial anger growing across the u.s. .

u.s. justice department to file civil rights charges against george zimmerman.y the most fundamental of trayvon martin's civil rights were violated the night he was killed. as devastated as his parents are by the verdict, the spokesman's family told me their one hope is by drawing attention to the inequalities facing many african-americans, trayvon's death may serve as a catalyst for change, david willis, abc news, stanford, florida. >> for more on the case and the outrage it provoked i spoke with dr. eric dyson, a professor at georgetown university who joined us from new york. michael, the attorney general now called for an honest discussion about the issues raised by this case. where in your view does that conversation go? >> well, first of all, i want to congratulate the attorney general for that courageous move. the conversation has to be about the stand your ground laws which have had a disproportionate and disparity racial effect and had an effect on african-american women and women and people of color tend to be the victims and perceived as the predators

u.s. justice department will take action against a new texas voter id law. holder blamed the influx of new voter id legislation on the supreme court's decision to strike down part of the voting rights act. >>> seven women have now come forward accusing san diego mayor bob filner of sexual harassment. the democratic party is calling for filner's resignation. house minority leader nancy pelosi calling his behavior reprehensible. >>> george h.w. bush sat down with granddaughter jenna. they talk about that striking photograph of him and a little boy with leukemia. >> one of the reasons you shaved your head because you wanted to see that little boy smile? >> that's right. and all the agents had done it and i wanted to show solidarity with them. >> it's a great conversation. make sure you don't miss it. tune into the "today" show this morning to see the full interview. >>> turning now to business, cnbc's mary thompson. good morning, mary. >> richard, stocks posted small gains on thursday. the nasdaq had its best day in two weeks, thanks to facebook's strong earnin

u.s. justice department to open it up prosecution against george zimmerman on civil rights charges. as as we see the anger and the outrage is still boiling up from coast to coast seems like now that the that this verdict has been rendered it feels like it's open season like we all have a target on our back not just from the police so we don't just worry about the police now have to worry about some crazy races person killing us and claiming self-defense you know what i think it strikes on because here in new york even though it's such a diverse city we still you know see that kind of racism and discrimination on a day to day basis there's a heavy police presence right now so. the reality is. so far the demonstrators have spilled out of the union square park and are walking through. manhattan below the park and of course they are surrounded by police officers on the street let's pan over there to show us a police officers on motorcycles and police officers on foot clearly the crowd is very aggravated an incredible injustice to only you can laugh at everyone around us like a black man

u.s. justice department can indict george zimmerman for criminal civil rights violations in theory and, in fact, we have seen press releases where the justice department is reminding the public that it has an open investigation. i've been around for a long time unfortunately and i have seen, for example, the rodney king case where the police were acquitted by a local jury in los angeles. that was followed by a federal criminal indictment, and that case kind of ended in the ground. it didn't really get anywhere. my guess is we will not see a federal criminal indictment of george zimmerman. among other things, he is not a public official. he may be a wannabe cop, but he's not a cop. >> right. so even though a lot of -- a lot of controversy surrounding this case and a politically charged case, you're saying it's unlikely we'll see anything from the feds. >> i'm thinking like a lawyer. i know how a prosecutor evaluates a case. it will not bring a case it thinks it will lose. >> but you imagine there'll be a civil case that follows. >> that's different species. that's by the family. we saw the

u.s. justice department has announced that it will be investigating and looking into whether or not a civil rights prosecution should be raised against george zimmerman. and here and bring you the latest updates on the zimmerman verdict protests in america you can always head over to the web site. to get much more on the story including dramatic images from the scenes of these ongoing demonstrations . all right still ahead for you here on the program on. as edward snowden remains holed up in moscow's sheremetyevo airport to take a closer look at the scope of his revelations in just a couple of minutes. to egypt which is forming a new government but a freeze on islamists continuing protests demanding the reinstatement of the ousted president. first trip. and i think. reporters. instrument. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you. i'm sorry is a big. thank you for joining us on this monday here. in moscow edward snowden's fate could finally see some clari

u.s. justice department has announced that it will be investigating and looking into whether or not a civil rights prosecution should be raised against george zimmerman. and of course we're bringing you the latest updates on those in the mound verdict process in america you can always had to website on to dot com to get more on this story including dramatic images from the scenes of the demonstrations and the we have more news for you online including russia stagers its largest military drills in soviet times about one hundred sixty thousand servicemen and one thousand times and one hundred thirty planes all taking part in the war games we have the full story on our web site. and taking to sky is a canadian engineer has created the world's first human powered helicopter had to also have called to watch the video of the revolutionary machine a fueled only by the pilots peddling. edward snowden's fate could finally see some clarity as the whistleblower was reportedly a reapplying for refuge from moscow meanwhile glenn greenwald the guardian journalist who is sad to to hold all of snowden's fu

u.s. justice department have told florida police not to give back the gun to george zimmerman was acquitted last week after shooting the unarmed black teenager trayvon martin and the court ruled zimmerman acted in self defense or the department of justice is holding on to his gun and other evidence and with the prospect of a federal civil rights investigation zimmerman's acquittal sponsor full days of outrage across the u.s. and with thousands declaring it was racial discrimination we cannot discuss this without bunnies king a daughter of one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of the twentieth century martin luther king jr thank you very much for coming on r.t. a pleasure to see you today how do you feel about george zimmerman now walking free from court thank you well of course i was extremely disappointed heartbroken that. i was thinking that maybe. there would have been a manslaughter conviction at least. and so this evidence is that we still have a lot of work to do in terms of our laws in the united states of america i mean the jury i believe the best that they could do with wh

u.s. justice department to open it up prosecution against george zimmerman on civil rights charges. as as we see the the anger and the outrage is still boiling from coast to coast because the issue of racial profiling does strike a chord with americans throughout the country particularly here in new york city the stop and frisk program that the n.y.p.d. has been forcing over exacting scene was predominantly african-americans and let's you know it's be targeted when it comes to us stopping and searching people that just look suspicious it seems like now that the that this verdict has been rendered it feels like it's open season like we all have a target on our back not just from the police so we're not just worried about the police now have to worry about some crazy races person killing us and claiming self-defense we have the race to stop and frisk policy which targets young men of color disproportionately and trayvon. you know fits fits that demographic and you know i think it strikes on because here in new york even though it's such a diverse city we still you know see that kind o

u.s. justice department has announced that it will be investigating and looking into whether or not a civil rights prosecution should be raised against george zimmerman. we'll bring you the very latest updates on those protests in america and you can always have to our website to get much more on the story including the dramatic images from the scenes of the demonstration. also ahead through the program. as edward snowden remains holed up in moscow. we take a closer look at the scope of his revelations in just a couple of minutes. on the program we turn to egypt which is forming a new government made a freeze on. protests demanding the reinstatement of the ousted president. all the middle classes from the traditional rich to emerging economies feel the pain of the global financial crisis and governments to be more accountable and have strategies to meet rising expectations the failure to do so has led to protest and political people is the world prepared for a globalized middle. east speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here. from the will talks about six of th

u.s. justice department of told florida police not to give back the gun to george zimmerman he was acquitted last week after shooting unarmed black teenager trayvon martin and the court ruled zimmerman did act in self-defense but the department of justice is holding on to his gun and other evidence and with the prospect of a federal civil rights investigation as humans acquittal spot several days of outrage all across america where thousands are clearing it was racial discrimination just a bit earlier in the program i spoke to king daughter of one of the most prominent civil rights activists of the twentieth century martin luther king jr all about the role the racial debate in this case. when you think about. the fact that had this been a white american a white young man i doubt very seriously george zimmerman would have reacted so so swiftly in this situation i think he probably would have thought about it twice because the fact of the matter is in america. you know i mean it's almost like a secret that there are certain people that you have to be careful with and there are other people the

u.s. justice department is looking into the prosecution of george zimmerman on criminal civil rights grounds federal prosecutors would have to show that mr zimmerman attacked martin because of his race and that the attack was on justify even if this federal prosecution doesn't come to bear similar men may still face a civil lawsuit from trayvon martin's family but clearly as we see from the pictures and the photographs that have been put on line and from what i witnessed myself in new york city there is a lot of aggravation and anger surrounding the ruling in this case because he's killed the fatal shooting of seventeen year old trayvon martin. for that well for more on the story i'm joined by professor at least she's from the university of minnesota who plans to join the protests now what's your personal motivation for joining the demonstrations. well first of all i ask you for having me what's really important right now given. the racial polarization in the united states is that white people speak up not just people of color about this kind of unjust we know that our justice system on has

u.s. justice department is looking into the prosecution of george zimmerman on criminal civil rights grounds federal prosecutors would have to show that mr zimmerman attacked martin because of his race and that the attack was unjustified even if this federal prosecution doesn't come to bear similar men may still face a civil lawsuit from trayvon martin's family but clearly as we see from the pictures and the photographs that have been put on line and from what i witnessed myself in new york city there is a lot of aggravation and anger surrounding the ruling in this case the killing of people shooting seventeen year old trayvon martin. and there be more calls for protests across the country we talked to professor lisa from the university of minnesota who will be attending a rally in the states she believes zimmerman's acquittal is in line with the racial bias of the u.s. legal system. all the data shows just system in this country is racial from the moment of impact police arrest more people. are convicted in greater numbers they serve sentences that are longer and there are greater numbers o

u.s. justice department has announced that it will be investigating and looking into whether or not a civil rights prosecution should be raised against george zimmerman. and you can stay up to date on everything that's happening with these pows devoted demonstrations across the u.s. by going to a website where bringing you all the latest pictures videos and reaction as well si dot com and also plenty more to come here on our c two this saga after the break we'll look at what other secret documents american whistleblower edward snowden could have up his sleeve just a day without. privacy has a better chance nail then it has had for the past decade or so because now we have a lot of people who knows if there's a problem and how big it is. least be cool language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks about six of the r.p. interviews intriguing story to tell you. in troy arabic to find out more visit our big. dog called. eve. eat. this is coming to life or must go on now let's get back to our top story reports all do see were in on. discov

u.s. justice department of told florida police not to give back the gun to george zimmerman he was acquitted last week after a shooting dead the unarmed black teenager trayvon martin and the court ruled zimmerman acted in self defense department of justice is holding on to his weapon and other evidence some of the prospect of a federal civil rights investigation cinnamon's acquittal sparked outrage across america thousands declaring it was racial discrimination i spoke to bernie's king the daughter of martin luther king jr. a lot of groups in america feel oppressed i think for those of us in the african-american community because we've had such a long history of oppression since we've been in this country it makes it a little bit more intense i'm going to look at the statistics in a lot of different categories in america whether we're talking about the criminal justice system education health care wealth there are great disparity still as it relates to the african-american community and so you know this particular case i think to me is a sign and a wake up call that we have to finish or cont

u.s. justice department has announced that it will be investigating and looking into whether or not a civil rights prosecution should be raised against george zimmerman. we'll be bringing you the latest updates on the zimmerman verdict protests in america you can always or head over to our website dot com to get more on the story including a dramatic images of from from the scenes that is all of the demonstrations. or this could have you with us here on out c let's get back to our breaking news story here now that we have from sources in the region that israel has been using turkish military bases to attack syria if indeed this is confirmed it could possibly be the fourth is ready strike against syria in six months let's discuss these developments now with a journalist and writer who's extensively covered the syrian conflict i thank you so much for coming on here on our t. today we are seeing such a sharp change of rhetoric from turkey after accusations that a photo attack back in twenty ten was a massacre how did it all change so quickly because only four months ago i'm sure it was still p

u.s. justice department is looking into the prosecution of george zimmerman on criminal civil rights grounds federal prosecutors would have to show that mr zimmerman attacked martin because of his race and that the attack was unjustified even if this federal prosecution doesn't come to bear zimmerman may still face a civil lawsuit from trayvon martin's family but clearly as we see from the pictures and the photographs that have been put on line and from what i witnessed myself in new york city there is a lot of aggravation and anger surrounding the ruling in this case the keys to kill the people shooting seventeen year old trayvon martin. from new york with the latest marina thank you very much indeed. and michael is see a web page as a former office and they know sanjay is pleased about meant and let's get his thoughts on this particular a shape at the center but thank you very much indeed for joining us right now so it's in the her a very complicated case to say the least well the problem with the validate now if the jury thought there wasn't enough to prove that is a man committed a secon

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u.s. justice department is looking into the prosecution of george zimmerman on criminal civil rights grounds federal prosecutors would have to show that mr zimmerman attacked martin because of his race and that the attack was justified even if this federal prosecution doesn't come to bear similar men may still face a civil lawsuit from trayvon martin's family but clearly as we see from the pictures and the photographs that have been put on line and from what i witnessed myself in new york city there is a lot of aggravation and anger surrounding the ruling in this case the keys to the fatal shooting of seventeen year old trayvon martin. and you can stay up to date on everything that's happening with demonstrations across the u.s. by going to all the web sites we bring you the latest pictures and videos and reaction at all to. the syrian state television has announce the all me has discovered a rebel operating chemical laboratory packed with toxic substances the military claims they were destined to be packed into mortars and used to attack government forces in damascus comes a week after the

u.s. justice department charge george zimmerman with violating trayvon martin's civil rights. dan sawyer who was at the chourt courthouse rally believes there are no winners in this case. >> it's like a monumental decision. and you know, and i felt like both parties are at a loss. you know, that both this happened. >> reporter: in a statement this afternoon the department of justice said this, jeff. an investigation remains open as it reviews evidence from the state trial to determine if any civil rights laws were broken. >> jeff: mitchell miller, thank you. >> for more now we joined by cbs legal analyst jack ford. from an emotional perspective a lot of people were surprised from this. from a legal perspective, you were not. >> shouldn't be, jeff. you know, this was a hard case for the prosecution from the beginning. ordinarily prosecutors in murder cases will have some combination of eye witnesses or confessions, compelling dna evidence or forensic evidence. the prosecution here had none of that. they did what they could with what they had. but it was an uphill battle. not im

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u.s. justice department says it will review the verdict which set former neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman free after the jury found him not guilty of murdering black teenager trayvon martin the court decision has caused fury across the u.s. he said it will have a place called united states of america audio always graham arising out of place because not by african-americans because we've. got to put every says we. never get sisters will always kill and we don't know the color kewl. demonstrators outside the florida courthouse chanted justice for trayvon and called for a nationwide protest over what they considered to be racial injustice similar ronnie's took place in other u.s. cities including new york chicago and los angeles zimmerman faced life in prison for shooting seventeen year old martin in february last year and she kind was done in self-defense and even though it turned out the teenager was unarmed zimmerman was still not charged for over two months the case is led to face debate across the country on the issues of racism and we have as a kiwi he's a negative for the pa

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u.s. justice department may partially declassify more surveillance programs. the department says it has agreed to a review that could reveal how it orders technology firms to become part of national security agency surveillance. this stems from a case involving sunnyvale-based yahoo which has been fighting for increased transparency regarding mass surveillance orders. >>> president obama will be on capitol hill today with private meetings for house and senate democrats to be morale boosters for democratic congress members before they leave for their month long summer recess. in september they face a series of challenging issues including the debt ceiling, a looming government shutdown and immigration reform. also the senate will vote on a bill to end u.s. aid to egypt sponsored by kentucky republican rand paul. turmoil in egypt has been on the rise since the military coup against president mohammed mothercy . the white house opposes cutting off the aid saying the money is needed to help secure the border with israel. republican senators lindsey graham and john

u.s. justice department says it will review the verdict that set former neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman free after a jury found him not guilty of murdering black teenager trayvon martin the controversial court decision has divided the united states take a listen. this verdict makes a very clear and gives a green light to anyone that wants to shoot and kill a youth of color you know and you can get off in iraq and go on and live your life and it's ok i do have a daughter and it's terrifying that i now have to go and have this conversation with her about being profiled and keeping her safe and helping her understand what she has to do to keep herself safe against other people and the police department. people in new york on high alert as thousands are apparently gathering in the streets as part of a nationwide protest over what demonstrators consider racial injustice rallies also being held in other u.s. cities including san francisco and boston overnight riots turned violent in oakland california where protesters burn flags and smashed police car windows zimmerman face life beh

u.s. justice department says it will review the verdict that set former neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman free after a jury found him not guilty of murdering black teenager trayvon martin controversial court decision has divided the u.s. take a listen. this verdict makes it very clear and gives a green light to anyone that wants to shoot and kill a youth of color you know and you can get off in iraq and go on and live your life and it's ok for all your. hard work to. do have a daughter and it's terrifying that i now have to go and have this conversation with her about being profiled and keeping her safe and helping her understand what she has to do to keep ourselves safe against other people and the police department . hundreds of people took to the streets of new york as part of nationwide protests over what demonstrators consider racial injustice overnight riots turned violent in oakland california where protesters burn flags and smashed police car windows rallies were also held in other cities including chicago and los angeles zimmerman face life in prison for shooting sevent

u.s. justice department says it will review the verdict that set a former neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman free after a jury found him not guilty of murdering black teenager trayvon martin meanwhile protests over what demonstrators call racial injustice are unfolding in several cities across the u.s. let's go live now to our teams were important who is in new york for us you were at one of the protests tell us what's going on on the streets that's right i was one of the protests and a lot bigger than i initially anticipated i didn't want thousands of people walking through the streets of twenty third street you know right in the center of manhattan thousands this crowd was freaked out and the cars could not get through they could not make it down fifth avenue and broadway eighty because there were many you know protesters that were taking part and in the entire crowd actually blocking the streets to make sure that the procession could continue. high every other person who was carrying a sign that either said i am trayvon martin or justice for trayvon martin i clearly the sentimen