interesting since race is a big factor in a trial that is much more than a case of self-defense or murder. thousands of people hit the streets to protest when sanford, florida, police did not initially charge george zimmerman with any crime. protesters argued that was because trayvon martin was black and wearing a hoody. liberals, even president obama, voicing support for trayvon martin. so, let s talk about those larger implications surrounding this trial with hln contributor jason johnson, he s in sanford, florida. professor of political science and chief political correspondent for politic365.com. and reverend eugene rivers. welcome to you both. good morning, carol. good morning. good morning. thanks for being here. jason, i want to start with you. a lot of racial tension there in
police say the 27-year-old man was an al qaeda sympathizer who planned to target u.s. soldiers returning home from the wars abroad. wnbc s investigator reporter is here with the latest. jonathan, the suspect was inspired by al qaeda propaganda but he didn t have any direct links to the group. correct? that s what authorities are saying. they are saying he was literally reading al qaeda s inspire magazine to learn about bomb formulas, how to build a bomb at home. he was in contact with an nypd informant and apparently traveled to home depot and some other stores picking up supplies that he thought could be used to build pipe bombs. authorities are saying, look, this is not a major terror plot targeting the city. he was only trying to build three or four pipe bombs, if you will. but nonetheless, they were concerned because he had a radical website that he created of his own calling for attacks on u.s. soldiers, voicing support for al qaeda, and they say he then went and took overt