it s not something they have been looking for, necessarily, but you have to remember and understand the context, the emotional roller coaster that this family has been on for the past few weeks. last night when they were standing on that stage, addressing a crowd of some 20 to 25,000 people who were there to support them, you could see how sa rena fulton in particular, trey vonn s mom, was just overcome by the moment. she could barely speak to the crowd. so i have to believe they re going to beel really they re going to feel very, very glad to hear from the president. and we re trying to get more reaction from them. as to the investigation, you re right. there have been some perhaps significant developments. there is a new prosecutor who has been named who will handle the grand jury criminal aspect of this matter. the current state attorney was asked to remove himself from the case by the governor. the governor has also appointed a task force based in the state capital that i underst
what happened. as well as the specifics of the incident. but my main message is to the parents of trayvon martin. you know, if i had a son, he would look like trayvon. and, you know, i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves, and that we re going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. and, again, that was president obama speaking within the hour, just a short time ago. first time on the trayvon martin case. for reaction, i m joined now by msnbc contributor in washington, post opinion writer, jonathan capeha capehart. this happened over the last hour, probably the most personal line from the president, saying if i had a son he would look just like trayvon. i was watching it live, listening to mike mike vick viqereis, listening to the officials down in sanford, florida, quite frankly, was lacking. the president, you know, did not wade into the legal complexities, the nuances, or even the sp
would look like trayvon. and, you know, i think they are right to expect that all of us as americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves, and that we re going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened. and, again, that was president obama speaking within the hour, just a short time ago. first time on the trayvon martin case. for reaction, i m joined now by msnbc contributor in washington, post opinion writer, jonathan capeha capehart. this happened over the last hour, probably the most personal line from the president, saying if i had a son he would look just like trayvon. i was watching it live, listening to mike mike vick viqereis, listening to the officials down in sanford, florida, quite frankly, was lacking. the president, you know, did not wade into the legal complexities, the nuances, or even the specifics of the stand your ground law or any of the legal questions down there, because, as he said, the leader of the executive branch and the
their lives. all of the preplanned showbiz aspects of the convention where you re trying to drive a message, trying to connect with the american people, it will be totally out the window. it will be total chaos. and it s anyone s guess what will happen. there is just absolutely no modern precedent for it. chucked to, steve schmitt and rachel madow. thank you for joining me tonight. you bet. coming up, ryan 2.0. the ryan plan is back doing just as much damage to medicare as the first ryan plan and cutting taxes even more crazily for the rich. and, of course, all the while adding to the budget deficit and giving a political gift to the obama relection campaign. we ll do a quick review of that before digging deeper into the killing of trey vonn martin. we ll bring you the new developments of the day. you ll hear a new portion of the 911 tape that may be more