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"your money" joins me now. i wasnt kidding when i said earlier i am so afraid of whats going to happen to me in ten years with a six and 7-year-old child facing the cost of college and more afraid of this than i am of housing >> tuition cant keep going up the way it is going up. one of the big points here is schools have to be accountable for rising tuition and for the product that they are selling, and that the kids are investing in this product and they have to be able to get jobs on the other...

The runway. this is in east haven, connecticut. >>peter: weve been following the controversy surrounding a high school textbook that has a 36-page chapter on islam but no specific chapters on christianity or judaism. the history book is part of the curriculum for some florida high schoolers. however there is a new development that could make the course work less one-sided. a brevard county school counselor joins us along with a parent who has a son in the school district. good morning. lets look...

With. so he continued his course work there. he did very well. he began student teaching at millikin in 1986. >> let me jump in. read millikins statement. millikin university has only recently been made aware of dr. st. james past. given the traumatic experiences of his childhood dr. st. james efforts to rebuild his life and obtain a successful career have been remarkable. the university expects dr. st. james to teach at millikin in fall. in 30 seconds tell me what the mayor of the town is sayin...

Same was said for the county. so again, so far so good here. the lights have gone down behind me, as you can see. the jurors have gone home. the courtroom, we are told, empty. >> thank you very much. craig melvin who has been tireless in reporting this from the very beginning. thank you. we have a panel here tonight to analyze what this means going forward. as well as reaction to this verdict. melissa harris perry is with us along with joy ann reid. both of them, frequent visitors to msnbc. of c...

Left behind. >> thats correct. >> sometimes if there might even be blood, it could be wiped off. >> yes, thats correct as well. items can be washed and cleaned, wiped, washed, and that could affect my ability to get any dna from touch evidence or blood evidence on an item. arthel: bring in our legal panel now, esther is a criminal defense attorney, doug burns, a former federal prosecutor. good to see both of you. >> thank you. >> good to be here. arthel: also wednesday an army jag, captain carte...

Cross-examination has gone, with what the police, particularly the lead investigator have told you? >> were very happy about most of the witnesses we have talked about told the truth. if they told the truth and its favorable to the defense, so be it. as long as theyre telling the truth, well find justice at the end of the trial. im surprised that the martin family attorneys would think that chris serinos testimony was somewhat favorable to the prosecution, because it truly seemed as though most ...

Needs to hire bodyguards to make sure he doesnt fall on his head before the closing argument, because this case is over. >> jeff toobin, you dont see this going into next week? >> mark was saying its over and hes going to be acquitted. im saying its almost over in the sense that it will go to the jury. the defense doesnt really need to put on evidence here. this whole business of his course work, why is that relevant under any theory? i just think -- just talk about stretching, putting in irrele...

The table, whatever george has done in the past shouldnt be on the table, as well. and to suggest george heard something about stand your ground in course work, and he didnt get a great grade in the course, either. it was some textbook that has nothing to do with florida law. >> there have been some inconsistencies with the statements that george zimmerman has given. to you, are those not consequential? >> certainly whether or not he came out of bushes or came out of the darkness, i dont think t...

Acts that we know about and fighting he was involved in. if thats not going to get on the table, then i think whatever george did in the background shouldnt be on the table as well. the suggestion that george heard something about stand your ground in course work where they have no idea whether george was present in the class and didnt get a good grade, either. textbook information doesnt have anything to do with florida law. >> there are inconsistencies in the statements zimmerman has given, tr...

Never seen a police officer testifying so favorably for a defense witness. are you pleased with how the cross-examination has gone, of what the police, particularly the lead investigator have told you? >> im very happy about is i think most of the witnesses we talked to have told the truth. if they are telling the truth and its favorable to the defense, so be it. if they are telling the truth, well find justice at the end of the trial. im surprise the the martins family thinks chris serin os tes...