racial justice protests. brittney cooper, you have the last word. whatever thought you have. go. the thing is, i ve been reflecting on the history of this moment. let s not forget the black panther party s name was the black panther party for protest. that tells us something about the way black people have been thinking for many, many decades, about what it means to have to protect ourselves. why do we live in a country that does not see any duty to black folks to protect us? we relied on black voters to turn this country to the left so we could survive a pan przemek, put a liberal government in the white house. but we re still back to the 1920s discussions of taking a jog in the neighborhood, going out to peacefully protest. and let us also not forget that we are just about ten years out from the murder of trayvon martin who was on the other side of a defense about wherein his
zimmerman not guilty of murder of trayvon martin. it was a verdict that trickered pro tests across the country. many americans watched this glued to their television set for four weeks of testimony including a witness who captivated almost everyone. trayvon martin s friend, rachel gent el. rachel was on the phone with trayvon martin. a year ago we watched as she made no secret of her feelings during a combative cross-examination by the defense in zimmerman s murder trial. today i find her working hard to put the past behind her and deal with lingering regret. were you blaming yourself when george zimmerman went free? a little bit. do you think you should have
george zimmerman was acquitted for the murder of trayvon martin. first there were snakes on planes, now worms in the water. red worms ranging from a half inch to inch long showing up in the water supply in colcord, oklahoma. it was found in the filtering system, which was cleaned. residents are warned not to use the water. there s no health threat here. how the worms got there remains a mystery. i kind of don t want water right now. another story i want to tell you about in new jersey. an appeals court ruling could have an impact on future cases involving texting and driving. the court ruled someone who sends a text to a driver is not liable if they get into an accident. that changes if the person sending the text knows the recipient is driving and is likely to read the message. that s the interesting change. in that situation, the person sending the text could be held
which is basically a plaque. they say it will likely take up to 18 months or more before they even break ground. kind of sad to see that go. our fifth story outfront, george zimmerman, he s asking for hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money. well, today, zimmerman s legal team said they plan to ask the state of florida for a reimbursement of between $200,000 and $300,000 in legal fees that would cover the cost of his defense team s expert witnesses, transcripts and other expenses which he rang up before he was acquitted for the murder of trayvon martin last month. david mattingly is outfront with the story. reporter: there is nothing free when it comes to george zimmerman s freedom. his defense team estimates zimmerman s acquittal cost millions and now florida taxpayers could be paying part of the bill. i just think it s absurd that he had to spend it. we had to spend it. the donors had to spend it. and that somebody shouldn t pay
the garage said they are demolishing it to build office buildings, but they say they ll incorporate a historical marker, which is basically a plaque. they say it will likely take up to 18 months or more before they even break ground. kind of sad to see that go. our fifth story outfront, george zimmerman, he s asking for hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money. well, today, zimmerman s legal team said they plan to ask the state of florida for a reimbursement of between $200,000 and $300,000 in legal fees that would cover the cost of his defense team s expert witnesses, transcripts and other expenses which he rang up before he was acquitted for the murder of trayvon martin last month. david mattingly is outfront with the story. reporter: there is nothing free when it comes to george zimmerman s freedom. his defense team estimates zimmerman s acquittal cost millions and now florida taxpayers could be paying part of the bill.