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all five victims were black. the two suspects are white. officials are not calling this a hate crime but jake england, the suspect on the left, he made a remark on his facebook page the day before the shootings that could indicate a motive here, "today is two years that my dad has been gone, shot by a, blank and blank. its hard not to go off between that and sharon, ive gone in the red, rip dad and sharon, i love and miss you. i think about both of you every second of the day. sharon w...

courageous move. while an attorney for trayvon martins family says the family is trying to have patience. north korea thumbing its nose at the world. any day now could launch this rocket which would violate a u.n. resolution. much of the world sees this as a possible test for a long-range missile that would be capable of reaching the united states. now south korea is warning that the north is trying to provoke an angry international reaction. it says that the north plans to use that ...

About two weeks after that and he was already looking for parts to get another car back together. >> the driver, tommy adams, returned to racing. he died in 2011 from an illness unrelated to the accident. drag racing is clearly a dangerous sport, but thats all part of the attraction. >> any time you stick 3,500 horsepower in a suspended door car, it will add a little more danger, a little more excitement and a little bit more fun. anything thats fun and exciting, its going to be dangerous. you c...

People start running background reports. how far did that get? >> it didnt even get off the launch pad. i never got a call. there were so many people i was being vetted and being considered. it was the best kept secret in the world to me, if it happened. i was never on the list. >> neil: you mentioned vetted and given the sarah palin experience, for or against her as a running mate, there is republicans fully vet who that person is. that means that some of these candidates might be bigger risk o...

Every child in chicago to read "to kill a mockingbird." i read that its the best selling fixal book on race in american history if thats possible, because its certainly very popular these days. and it touches these very sensitive issues that were afraid to talk about, but this could be a launch pad for it. >> its a sensational movie, its timeless, and hopefully folks will rent it and see it again. >> you can watch "to kill a mockingbird" with a special introduction this saturday on the usa netwo...

Its the best selling book on race, a fictional book on race in american history, if thats possible. because its certainly very, very popular these days. and maybe this could be a launch pad for it. >> its a sensational movie and its timeless. thank you very much, michael, eric for your time tonight. >> thank you, michael. you can watch "to kill a mockingbird" this saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. when we return, let me finish with a matter of life and death. youre watching "hardball." carfi...

the judge giving the homework assign meant, three i think is he will spaced, to the department of justice answering a question that frankly i thought he had no business asking. >> exactly right. three pages, single spaced, that was the assign meant. you call it homework. have you this judge, and to quote you, this guy has a hissee fit, down in texas, hearing the whole other case and orders the justice department to explain what the president meant on monday and from what i am hearing...

now theres a new attorney joining george zimmermans case. >> about time. >> thats kind of interesting. he did have a representative at first buchlt now the two of them will jointly represent george zimmerman. his father also really sat down to talk about his sons version of events the night that trayvon martin was shot and killed. here is what he said. >> he was walking back to his vehicle. trayvon came from his left side, asked him, did he have -- did he have a problem? george said no...

boost the economy and win re-election? do business owners, the people who support the bill, supposed to help, do they think its a good idea. jessica is at the white house. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. lets start with you, jess. er eric cantor expected to attend the jobs signing here. is this one thing congress and the white house can agree on m. >> yes, and this is being presented as a real bipartisan victory, an accomplishment that will spur job growth and help grow...

It looked. he had bruises all over him and kind of hard for him to get around for a few days, but no broken bones. amazing to walk away from something like that. matter of fact, i talked to him about two weeks after that and he was already looking for parts to get another car back together. >> the driver, tommy adams, returned to racing. he died in 2011 from an illness unrelated to the accident. drag racing is clearly a dangerous sport, but thats all part of the attraction. >> any time you stick...