concerns. and this is salive look at st. louis. the big story there tonight, the execution of serial killer joseph paul franklin. the 63-year-old white supremacist targeted blacks and jews in a cross country killing spree from 1977 to 9080. he s the first person to be put to death in that state in nearly three years. that s a live look outside the beltway from special report. we ll be right back. [ male announcer ] campbell s homestyle. mmm! this is delicious katie. it s not bad for canned soup, right? pfft!
let s start with the fire on the right. brian levin, director for study of hate and extremism at california state university at san bernardino. mark podock with the southern poverty law center. mark, i want you to start. there have been things happen. here s what s happened in the past couple of days. nine members of the michigan-based militia were charged with plotting to kill a police officer and then to kill dozens more by setting off improvised explosive devices at the funeral. all in the hopes of igniting an uprising against the federal government. a philadelphia man was charged with threatening the life of house republican whip eric cantor and his family in a youtube rant that has since been taken down. this video is from an earlier message. fbi agents arrested the man saturday and he s currently held without bail pending a psychiatric evaluation. perhaps most troubling, just yesterday a white supremacist from tennessee pleaded guilty to plotting to kill them presidential can
the cross country killing spree aimed at african-americans. his co-defendant pled guilty in january. well, there you have it. what is going on right now, mark, in this country? because it s not all right wing. much of it is. i mean, i think we are seeing out there a real explosion of rage, of fear, of frustration, is being stoked not only by groups and ideas of the radical right, but by many people on the mainstream who are kind of feeding the flames. who? you know, it s good to see people like john boehner coming out and criticizing some of the talk. it is very much a day late and dollar short at this point. you know, there are many things going on out there that have people extremely upset. do you think republican members of congress who waved the don t tread on me flag, which is a symbol of fighting tyranny, is good or bad in terms