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Mart know Martin Omalley are in town at 6 00 at drake university. Complete coverage on air and online at kcci. Com and our chief political reporter will be there. Steve Hillary Clinton is picking up new endorsements in the democratic race for president. Placidoplanned parenthood gave clinton its backing. Gabby give giffords also giving support to clinton and Tracy Trayvon martins mother is endorsing clinton for the same reason. Stacey the republican race is getting tighter. The latest quinnipiac poll head but ted cruz not far behind. Marco rubio with 15 report. Steve today is day one of the 2016 iowa legislative session. Kccis Marcus Mcintosh is live at the state house with more on the festivities. Marcus you can see the state house behind me. This morning, when le ....
Inaction in the aftermath of the killing of Trayvon Martin, the goal was to ensure that the system worked through the proper process. That the killing of an unarmed 17yearold black child did not go uninvestigated and unprosecuted. So now the first part of that system has played out. The jury has returned a verdict of not guilty, a verdict we must respect. Now we must grapple what that verdict means. We must grieve the reality that no one has been held responsible for the violent lost of someones child. We must confront as generations have done before us the stark realities of race, violence and justice. In just a few moments were going to speak with benjamin crump, the attorney for Trayvon Martins family. As we get started in our coverage this morning the verdict, trial of George Zimmerman i want to bring in craig mel ....
Is the police chief and torn no longer in those positions make correct call in not filing charges . Does the special prosecuteor appointed by the governor file charges because of political pressure . I have sid this before, the process overwhelming, the consequences dire. This is a decision to engage and put into motion the criminal justice system. The decision to charge someone of the crime the decision to put everything about the accused at risk, his reputation, his livelihood, his family and his civil liberties. The one who makes this decision, the one who carries the ultimate power the district attorney, the chief prosecutor, and tonight George Zimmerman a free man acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin. In the aftermath of this verdict the nation grapples with the difficult issues played out in that small courtroom in sanford, florida. Self defense, profiling, self ....