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Mock them anything she can. this is all about trying to frame the election as a choice not a referendum. so she wants to make it a choice between her and jeb bush not just about her. she also wants to tell democrats that shes the best one to go up against whoever the republican nominee is next year. >> msnbcs alex seitz-wald reporting for us from washington. appreciate it. >> thanks. coming up, the circus tent tragedy. new questions about the circus operator linked to this weeks deadly collaps...

Expected in court in zimbabwe today. he faces poaching charges but says he is innocent. zimbabwe officials say he and another man were paid $50,000 by palmer for hunt. for the latest on this, lets get to cnns david mckenzie. he joins us live from zimbabwe. the dentist claims his guides assured him everything was in order. what defense do we expect these men to make today? >> reporter: the lawyer of them say they also had the necessary permits, errol, and its an extraordinary scene here, the in...

Traumatic experience. and i wish it was over. absolutely. i regret shooting a lion never the intention. any other lion i dont think it would have been a problem. sincerely regret that yes. other than that i dont very any more comments. >> meanwhile a minnesota dentist who killed cecil walter palmer trusted the guides and believed all permits were in order. palmers vacation home vandalized and palmer has not been charged with a crime. turkeys foreign minister says now that the u.s. arrived with...

Usually, of course registered in logs but it could well be that this time it wasnt. so they dont want to say definitively its mh-370 based on the numbers they found on this flaperon. they will look how this plane came down and we will talk about the tests they carried out to see if dit come off in the air or did it come off when the plane apparently hit the indian ocean? these are the tests they will start carrying out today. john? >> very very careful and painstaking details. simon, thanks so m...

Will not allow certain big game trophies on aircraft. no more shipping lion, elephant rhino for bait. this is all after the slaughter of cecil the lion. it had 400,000 signatures for the petition. now changing their policies. >> never thought that would change. stunning new video. parents sues after a school resource officer accused of handcuffing mentally disabled students. well have the details next.

There is growing global backlash this morning in the wake of the illegal killing of a prized lion in zimbabwe by an american dentist. american airlines and delta banning the shipment of big animals as trophies. can poaching be stopped? joining us is dave. good to have you back on the program. sorry we have had to talk about this again. there is word there is another american this time a doctor accused of hunting in zimbabwe and it occurred months before cecil was killed. what was your reaction d...

Holmes. jurors rejected a plea for leniency on monday moving the trial into the third and final phase which will include victim and family impact statements along with the sentencing. 12 people were killed and 70 injured in the shooting three years ago. delta and american airlines are refusing to allow big game trophies on their plane. it includes the shipment of lion lem pardon elephant rhinoceros and buffalo trophies. the petition has been asking airlines to make that change. the announcemen...

The right direction, dave? >> theres a lot of steps in the right direction. this is a great positive coming out of such a tragedy. we had the same question. we started up our website animalsarenottrophies.com. go there and see what you are passionate about. you can donate money, time or voice. globally people are starting to do that. they are realizing this trophy hunting is despicable. >> we know in cecils death, his brother, jericho, part of the alpha males protecting the pride. does that mean...

The world, and particularly important witnesses, to realize they are. >> reporter: if ted heath was a child abuser then police need victims to come forward. if that happens, his reputation is tarnished more. zimbabwe has named a second american doctor accused of hunting illegally, but hes not been charged. the incident is unrelated to the killing of cecil the lion. private companies are also taking a stand. delta and american airls say they will no longer transport certain big game animal trop...

Direct impact. but that is plenty. and again, we expect that testimony to begin shortly. jose. >> scott, thank you very much. confederate flag cecil the lion and a sdradramaticrescue. in albuquerque, the confederate flag has been taken down. the mayor announced the decision on monday stating the flag will be replaced and the citys official flag put in its place. decision comes as part of a wird call to remove confederate symbols after a shooting spree at a black church in charleston last month...