county multiple times for cnn. and this is about the pace. the unusual part this year is that there were so many mail-in ballots that were dropped off on election day. that is where there is going to be the focus on it this evening. but the mare ra cop maricopa co supervisor did address this crowd outside and what is happening here in maricopa county in phoenix. and here s what bill gates told us. folks here in the building, they are aware of what s going on outside. there is a crowd that is peaceful out there right now. we have every reason to believe that they will continue to be peaceful. and look, the people that are here, who are counting the votes, they believe in democracy. they believe in the first amendment. and they acknowledge the right of those people to be out there. reporter: it s a little more tense here. i have to tell you, the work
the defendants family cnn has reached say the $1 million bay is ridiculous and unfair. the waco police department says it is certainly prepared that not only 170 people arrested are going to be convicted of these charges. but it says that they want to follow through, if the d.a. does indeed try to prosecute all of them on these charges, legal experts are saying this is going to take millions of dollars of this county s funds and it is going to take years to adjudicate. thank you very much. outfront, mcclendon county sheriff parnell mac that mare ra his department is helping with this investigation, good to talk to you again, sheriff. let me start asking you about these weapons. authorities telling us they have lots of weapons have been recovered. what sorts of weapons have they found? and where? we re hearing about hidden in bags of chips, hidden in the bathroom. what have you found? that s correct, erin. there were many many pistols
i ve been he was a really nice guy, he just read me my rights and took me to jail. diaz has been in the system since he was age 3 and now has two children who are american citizens. my aunt says my youngest, the 6-year-old, was saying where was i at. she was going to hang pictures all over the block to make people find me or something. my wife, i don t think she told her where i was at exactly. she didn t want to tell her i was in jail because she knows that s a no-no, that s bad. so we teach her what s right and what s wrong. i ve never had a ticket in my life or even had problems with the police. that s why it s weird to them, knowing i m locked up. i just want to see them again, man. really bad. mare ra maricopa has always been a controversial jail. but inmates like diaz who will most likely be deported have thrust it into its most heated conflict yet.
so that voters are uncertain. voters have an opportunity to go to the polls. and that they are not unfairly burdened with this with cleaning up with these lists. so absolutely. the voting rights act and the national voter registration act were designed to support this thing. if we follow the law, we can increase the number of voters turning out at the polls rather than decreasing them right before an election. ion sancho and elizabeth macnar mare ra, thank you for your time tonight. thank you. still ahead, we will expose the plot to expand stand your ground laws. a scheme that s led to concerns about protecting civil rights. my mother froze everything. i was 18 years old before i had my first fresh bun. mcnamara. steam is the key to a great hot dog. i knew it was going to be a success. the invention was so simple that i knew i needed to protect it.
who was joined by the parent of tray john martin and their lawyers. prosecutor and i think that the governor did not make a decisiofmr based on public pressure but i they they decided to review it on public pressure. i don t think they would not be responsible enough to proceed with the prosecution based on pressure but had there not been pressure, there would not have been a second look. we simply wanted an arrest. we wantedรง nothing more, nothi less. we wanted an arrest and we got it. and i say thank you, thank you lord, thank you jesus. i d like to thank everyone once again for being compassionate about this as we were. and there is a new lawyer in town. finally, george zimmerman is being represented by a professional. attorney mark owe mare ra held