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Verdict? obviously these jurors sat in that courtroom for three weeks, heard all the evidence from the prosecution, all the evidence from the defense, how do you explain the jurys verdict? >> well, its hard to explain. you know, in the course of a trial that lasts a couple weeks, so many different things and aspects came out, but also, too, these are six people, six people with various backgrounds, who brought their life experience here, and they have to judge whether or not they found georges a...

Upper middle class and upper class. >> today the sex business is booming in unassuming areas like this one. >> you know, thats the thing. a lot of people dont even realize this is going on right under their noses. >> police say here traffickers can earn up to a quarter million dollars a year for each woman they control. >> you know, heres the hotels here. so ill turn the light off for a minute. >> as the undercover gets near, he must wait for the seller of sex to confirm her exact location. >> t...

Responsible for starting this confrontation. >> right. >> when theyre not looking at the entire picture, who started the event. and thats why i think you see so many people that are uncomfortable with the verdict. i think, actually, this verdict is going to go down in history as one of those infamous verdicts, like casey anthony, like o.j. simpson. but i think bottom line is we do need to respect the verdict, because you know, the system that we have is the best system in the world. >> right. i ...

Calling the civil rights continuation march, which is 50 years after the historic 1963 effort. now, steve, with the supreme court decision in the voting rights case, now with the trayvon martin case, this civil rights continuation effort has a renewed vigor and purpose. so, were asking people of all backgrounds to join us in washington, d.c. on august 24th when theres going to be an historic effort. we do need to express ourselves through social media, through appropriate means, but we have to r...

Are, how their backgrounds may factor into their decision. and mark oharas claim that a racially loaded publicity smear campaign is why his client was arrested and tried and the martin family attorney is here to answer that charge. well be right back. [ dog barks ] i want to treat more dogs. ♪ our business needs more cases. [ male announcer ] where do you want to take your business? i need help selling art. [ male announcer ] from broadband to web hosting to mobile apps, small business solutio...

Our country. we used to call it the castle doctrine. a mans home is his castle. you have every right to defend yours and what is yours. and your life. so, then, we see this evolution agen if you are out in public do you still have a duty to retreat but all the debates have been lost. >> ask the group to all stand by. the zimmerman jury is an all-female panel, in the tenth hour of deliberations while we dont know their identities, we know a lot about their backgrounds and what has caught their at...

The death chamber. >> mark made that point yesterday and its an interesting point. the prosecution is calling him a boy, playing down his age, whereas if the roles were reversed, they would be trying him as an adult in some other case. >> yes, they would have. he was killed here. he is the victim and he was unarmed. so, you know, i think its not -- its not surprising that they -- that they have treated him this way. i still dont understand -- i mean, sunny, maybe you can help me. what did he lie...

17-year-old boys now, who they normally think nothing of sending them to the prison or the death chamber. >> mark made that point yesterday and its an interesting point. the prosecution is calling him a boy, playing down his age, whereas if the roles were reversed, they would be trying him as an adult in some other case. >> yes, they would have. he was killed here. he is the victim and he was unarmed. so, you know, i think its not -- its not surprising that they -- that they have treated him thi...

Afoot and stereotypes? and there is just an echo chambers, one fact, oh, theyre all mothers, a theme that just gets repeated and repeated. im glad youre there to say you know what? women are full human beings. being a mother is just one role in their lives. dont identify them as only that. that is important, but not all about who they are. >> and one thing that got me, somebody saying it is a monolythic jury, theyre different ages, occupations, different perspectives and backgrou backgrounds. go...

Doing these public service announcements and the units going out and interacting with members of gangs and trying to obtain information, think that is all very pro-active on law enforcement and got to be effective. >> heather: we appreciate your insight. lets hope that any protests or opinions people have they voice it peacefully. thank you. >> thank you. >> gregg: as we await a verdict in the george zimmerman murder trial. well take a closer look at the six women jurors deciding his fate, their...