i think we get used to that. that you wouldn t in this sort of case want the jury to have no african-american jurors. i don t think the prosecution believed in the case. i think they had their heart in it, they didn t have a story to tell. they didn t have a case to make. right. both of you, i agree with. they impeached the witness. they impeached the testimony given through videotape and otherwise testimony even with the guy not having to sit in the chair, zimmerman. i didn t get a sense they had a counter story to tell. their own story, exactly. please come back. you re the best. of course you re going to come back. you re part of us. thanks, joy. thank you eugene. expect wait to read you tomorrow. coming up, the justice department is opening a hate crime case in the trayvon martin case. let s see how the prospects look. where the feds and the federal government and the prosecution in the justice department can actually bring a case and will they. politics will play a part
and this is starting point. take me to new york i d love to see l.a. that s a good way to start your morning. good morning, everybody. that on not on my play list. our panel this morning, ron brownste brownstein s with us, he s a cnn senior political analyst, editorial director at national journal, will cain is with us, he s a columnist for the blaze.com and ben jones joins us this morning former obama white house special adviser has written a new book called rebuild the dream. how is that for promoting your book? getting it out early. happy to help. happy to help. we re going to talk not only about the book but also your resignation from the obama cabinet, i want to hear all the inside scoop on that. first, though, we got to talk about the tornadoes, that was an amazing nearly four hours, absolute devastation there. yeah, my hometown and not far from my hometown. it was pretty scary to see. i had buddies calling me saying they had to evacuate buildings in
for that. and you start following the money on this, there was no reason for this law to pass. so there was very little pushback on this law in florida because of the influence of the nra. now, moving forward, do you have any confidence that the grand jury, with the character of this part of the country, is going to be able to deliver justice? ed, people don t understand, the grand jury is going to be completely influenced by the state attorney who presents the evidence. this state attorney, obviously, has blown this case from the beginning. so to think that a grand jury is going to be able to be influenced in a positive way by this prosecutor is very far-fetched. and what about the justice department being involved? well, the justice department, if anything, at best, ed, it s going to cause the state attorney to maybe try a little bit harder. but from what the justice department can really do here, from the standpoint of a civil rights case or a hate crime case, it s going to
from the standpoint of a civil rights case or a hate crime case, it s going to be a long stretch. the positive thing is the justice department looking over the shoulder may cause these officers and the state attorney s office to do the right thing. and quickly, do you see this law being changed in florida because of this? probably not. the nra has such a strong hold in lobbying here in this state, it would be very difficult. all right. and it s in 23 states around america. mike papantonio, thanks for joining us tonight. paul ryan is trying to sell his budget to the people. it will actually harm the most. congressman steve israel tells us why the republicans are pushing such a dangerous vision for america. and scott walker is playing the victim, pretending like he s a grassroots candidate. he s hoping we ll forget all about the koch brothers money that he s taken in from out of state. not a chance. [ male announcer ] this is the network
if anything, at best, ed, it s going to cause the state attorney to maybe try a little bit harder. but from what the justice department can really do here, from the standpoint of a civil rights case or a hate crime case, it s going to be a long stretch. the positive thing is the justice department looking over the shoulder may cause these officers and the state attorney s office to do the right thing. and quickly, do you see this law being changed in florida because of this? probably not. the nra has such a strong hold in lobbying here in this state, it would be very difficult. all right. and it s in 23 states around america. mike papantonio, thanks for joining us tonight. paul ryan is trying to sell his budget to the people. it will actually harm the most. congressman steve israel tells us why the republicans are pushing such a dangerous vision for america. and scott walker is playing the victim, pretending like he s a grassroots candidate. he s hoping we ll forget all about t