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Imagine again, an all black juror. that would be accepted by the media. by the prosecutor. >> president obama talked about personal experiences. how important is that? do you think the country can consume that as a positive? and i dont know the experiences of a black man. i can try to relate to them. but at the end of the day, in fact, i had a gentleman call me on my talk show this weekend. irwin from chicago. he said ed, im a decorated combat veteran. a graduate of yale. i have three young blac...

0 we can contribute and in our heart want to make changes to make this country better. if we dont have that conversation, we will go backwards. stand your ground is going backwards. president obama ignited, i guess, what some say was a firestorm on friday with surprise remarks about the trayvon martin verdict. in doing so, the president did something you have to admit he typically, as the nations first black president, pretty much stays away from. thats race. he talked about race and he made it ...

He doesnt know anything about the private sector or helping businesses out. the key here is that there has been no help, no coordination, no cooperation with republicans in any of this economic run to bring us out of what we were involved in. now, republicans have been busy. what are they doing? theyre wasting americas time and money and focus by going after anti-abortion legislation and repealing obama care, which simply is not going to happen. but its a hell of a headline if youre writing. the...

Northern california area. meanwhile, more than about four dozen passengers are still in the hospital with injuries to varying degrees. we know at least five of them are in critical condition, one of them an infant. ed? >> john yang reporting from san francisco here on "the ed show." thanks so much. stick around. well have more from the essence festival after this. youre watching "the ed show" on msnbc. introducing olay fresh effects unstoppable skincare! when every day is a new adventure there...

City, which is fantastic, and well talk some more with the folks here in just a moment, but first we are going to get the latest details on the deadly plane crash in san francisco last night. nbcs john yang joins us live with the latest. john, what do we know? >> reporter: ed, we know that the ntsb go team has been working all night working through the night continuing to work today looking at that burned out fuselage thats broken apart thats whats left of asiana flight 214. theyve got the black...

Asean might have done it. but that was hot. you have to admit. >> right, right? >> it was hot. it was hot. >> and yours wasnt bad either. i got to tell you, ed, im impressed with your dance moves. >> i got to drop 20 and then ill be right. >> amen but it was all good. it was good with the 20. >> do some aerobics, youll be all right. >> were wrapping up "the ed show." joy, this has been a great event down at the essence festival. whats it mean to you and our team? >> first of all i have to say th...

Two exhibits, that would just take a second. 193 i think it is. >> paper? the motion for acquittal in the george zimmerman trial has been denied by the judge deborah nelson. good afternoon. this is ed schultz live in new orleans here on msnbc for reaction to what has unfolded in the last hour and a half, lets go to lisa bloom, legal analyst. lisa, your response to what youve seen here unfold here in

The judges almost always deny a directed motion for a verdict. but in this case the judge says theres sufficient evidence. this is not for me to decide at this case. lets let the jury decide. now the defense has to call its first witness, ed. >> he will with, this is going to be interesting. the state has rested its case. lets turn now to msnbc the grios joy reid. what jumped out at you today as this unfolded? mark omara did about as good of a job as he possibly could do. >> yeah, i thought mark...

May not see yourself in the courtroom. ed? >> all right. the trial, were told now, has been adjourned until monday. the defense has begun its portion of the case of defending george zimmerman. the state has rested its case. im joined by joy reid, lisa bloom, and john burris. well have more continuing coverage and analysis of the george zimmerman trial from sanford, florida, here on msnbc right after this. i love to eat. i love hanging out with my friends. i have a great fit with my dentures. i l...

Increasingly disliking george zimmerman, as anyone is, who is following this trial, as we learn more and more, not only about his untruths and his inconsistencies, but some of the really callous statements he made after the shooting. ed? >> okay. thank you, lisa bloom, joy reid, and john burris. i find it very interesting that the defense is saying that zimmerman is very stressed. it seems to me that he is showing the consistent demeanor of no expression. >> no expression. >> throughout all of t...