Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100709:13:34:00
Overnight in oakland, california. after a jury convicted a white former transit officer of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man. the defendant claimed he mistakenly used the gun instead of the taser when he shot the victim in the back. a district judge in massachusetts ruled that the defense of marriage act is unconstitutional. according to the ruling, the federal law banning gay marriage interferes with states' rights and denies married gay couples federal benefits. a flash flooding warning for much of south texas this morning. heavy rain expected to push the rio gra...