our fourth story out front, pressuring the president to act. today the parents of trayvon martin spoke. it s the first time they ve done so since saturday s not guilty verdict. they said they re shocked george zimmerman was acquitted, and they pressed the president to personally get involved. at least investigate what happened. at least go through it with a fine tooth comb and just make sure all the ts were crossed and all the is were dotted because this is sending a terrible message it s sending out a terrible message to young teenagers. five days after the verdict, the president has yet to make a public statement. even though he had the chance, of course, when he went before the cameras this morning. so why is the president reluctant to wade into what has become a national debate on race? out front tonight, kelly goff, political correspondent from the root.com and melinda hatchet.
trayvon martin s mother says she wants president obama to go through the case with a fine tooth comb and the parents didn t say whether they plan to file a civil wrongful death lawsuit against george zimmerman. let s bring in the former federal prosecutor sunny hostin watching this trial from the very beginning as has the criminal defense attorney mark nejame. both are cnn legal analysts. sunny, i understand you will be speaking with trayvon martin s parents later tonight as well after their interview with anderson cooper. what is the main thing you are hoping to get from them? you know, i think that what has been lost in all of this is the victim, trayvon martin. i think that we have heard a lot about george zimmerman. i think that we have heard this picture or have seen this picture emerge of trayvon martin as a thug, as an aggressive person, and i want trayvon s parents to describe to the world their son in their eyes.
going to sit well. remember, mitch mcconnell and john mccain have been on opposite sides. i don t think they re buddies. mccain had 90 minutes with the president talking about foreign policy last night. chris, always great to see you. thanks, andrea. that does it for this edition of andrea mitchell reports. my colleague tam ran hall has what s next on news nation. the parents of trayvon martin urge president obama to go through his son s case with, quote, a fine tooth comb. this as the congressional black caucus is reportedly working on a flurry of bills in response to george zimmerman s acquittal. can they expect bipartisan support. we ll talk with james clay burn. plus, a witness who was set to testify in the whitey bulger case this week turns up dead. we ll tell you what police are telling the victim s family about the possible cause of death. plus, mcdonalcdonald s taki
rest of the federal government programs get the same kind of oversight this one did, we wouldn t have any deficit if we did that. that s one way of looking at it. this stuff gone over with a fine tooth comb. we have staff people that are out there all the time. and it i think it s a very necessary and constitutional program that congress did know about. all of the senators who expressed shock and awe, expressed shock and awe to their own detriment because they all were informed of it. because they didn t go to the briefings. mike barnicle has a question. senator, let s go back a bit to the original point that mika raised with you. three weeks ago the president of the united states, who is a friend of yours, met with the president of china in palm springs. it seemed to be a friendly meeting. last week, the president of the united states met with vladimir putin, the head of russia. it seemed to be a that was not a friendly meeting. it did not look like a
governor? is this the wrong move when we look at it in that sort of prism, if you will? you know, this is a big issue, so it probably needs a big bill. let s hope they read it with a fine tooth comb. in the past we haven t had a lot of good reason to believe that they read those great big bills. someone better be going through it with a fine tooth comb and do it right this time. they need to do it right. jenna: we look forward to checking back in with you as we see what happens to the amendment this evening and also the bill overall when it comes to the house. that is a big question. governor brewer always nation to have you on the program. thank you so much. thank you, jenna. jon: fox news alert and as jenna was telling you earlier the dow is off its lows for the day but still down about 200 points and it is down more than 800 points from its high reached back on may 28th. 800 points on the dow that is a lot. we are continuing to keep an eye on it .