and that s the kind of thing that raises an awful lot of questions about the racial dynamics that may or may not have played out here. i think we i think we ought to be responsible about that. absolutely. i think that s right. and why we don t know if race was involved, what we do know is in places where you have racial segregation and racial tension, stand your ground laws can be the igniter fuel that sets off these kinds of incidents. absolutely. we can t necessarily connect this to the trayvon martin case. but what we can say is if there was no gun in the trayvon martin case, and if there was no gun in this case, then both parties in both incidents would still be alive. absolutely true. julian epstein and goldie taylor, thank you both so much. and remember, you can read goldy s column, breaking black at the grio.com. confidence and contrition from the president at the white house. we ll go there in a moment. we all have our tricks. mom swaps my snack for a piña colada
his locked home when a young woman knocked at his door, at his outer door, after being involved in a road traffic accident. nor does it change the fact there was no sign of forced entry. and it does not change the fact that a 5 4 teenager was shot in the face while apparently seeking help. for more, i m joined now by columnist and msnbc contributor, goldie taylor, whose new column breaking black can be found at the grio.com, and democratic strategist julien epstein. goldie, the prosecutor made sure to emphasize that in order to claim self defense, the shooter would need to have had an honest and reasonable fear of death or great bodily harm. given that he has now been charged with second degree murder and manslaughter, does this suggest to you that the prosecutor does not believe that he was justified in firing at this young woman s face? well, you know, this prosecutor, kym worthy, has a very long and storied track
0 offering plans that would be considered substandard under the law. a trojan horse coming in to undermine the affordable care act. we have got to get away from these junk insurance programs. do you think the president saved obama care yesterday? was a great first step. the americans whose plans have been cancelled can choose to reenroll. this is the most the president could do. the president cannot go around waving a magic wand. red solo cup. what starts twisted stays twisted. do not underestimate the presidential directive. she is one of a crop of endangered democrats. our failure put a burden on democrats. they need to feel loved. they need to hug. members feel very good about what the president did. the white house doesn t have much credibility. it s legitimate to expect me to have to win back some credibility. why are we here? i want democrats to get back on offense. i m the president of the united states. what i m going to do is make sure we
welcome back to the lead. i m jake tapper. now it s time for our politics lead. don t call it a coup, momentarily. the white house released a statement just this hour saying the president continues to meet with members of his national security team to monitor the latest developments, but before morsi was deposed, texas republican senator ted cruz took out his sharpest tipped pen writing on foreign policy.com the united states is entrenched as the partner of a repressive, islamist regime. let s bring in julien epstein
0 prescott, those heros and of course our hero firefighters across the country and those who fight for our freedoms around the world. thank you so much. i m brooke baldwin. happy 4th of july to you. now we go to washington. the lead with jake tapper is now. cheer up, england. we eventually game friends again. and in egypt, what comes next now that the president has been overthrown and members of the form are rule be party are being rounded up? the money lead, what s the 4th of july without the rocket s red glare? no fireworks for many of our families on bases across the country because our leaders in washington could not get their act to the. and in national news, limits on high capacity magazines. would any of that have stopped newtown, aurora or tucson, where gabby giffords of shot? i ll ask the couple as they begin the push for what they call gun responsibility. happy independence day for all of you. thanks for spending part of your holiday with us. we ll begin with our worl