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Issues in new york city and similar issues in our events. there are so many ways to do that. first off you have to brace that there's a need to change. there's an opportunity to change and the events in ferguson this week that really we still don't know yet as we're talking and who did it or for what purpose. we can only speculate and it's better to wait until we have the facts. clearly in the country at this time there's a lack of trust between people and police. lack of police that they have the backing of the leadership of the community, and we need to deal with that issue also. you have tw...

Upsidedown. we used to refer to them as peace officers, increasingly, they're wearing these camouflage uniforms, they're getting their hands on m-16s and they're adopting this warrior mentality, which increases the chances of violent confrontations instead of deescalating and avoiding the use of force. that's what we want our police to do. you know, sometimes they have to use force, but they should first try to avoid the use of force and then use the minimum that may be necessary in some cases to bring suspects into a court of law. >> and it is striking a lot of calls for change, including fro...

People that are very pro police and people who say police need to update their procedures. i think holder wants to bring the point that there is room for police to improve their training, which is actually a big part of what happened in ferguson. improved training and they are not just thinking in a warrior mentality but frankly have a better relationship. that's what he's trying to do down there in atlanta. >> absolutely. a lot of the situation is built on trust building. evan perez, thank you very much. appreciate that. what kind of action is necessary to enact change? i'm joined by sedric...

Saying the jury has what they need to quit. we'll talk with one of the martin family attorneys and our legal panel. let's get you up to date with martin save edge. >> reporter: it's been the question dominate thing entire trial, would george zimmerman take the stand? and today judge debra nelson asked him directly. >> have you made a decision? >> yes, sir. >> what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> is it your decision to not testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> are you making that decision freely and voluntarily? >> yes, your honor. ...

Let's get you up to date on what happened in court today. martin savidge begins our coverage. >> reporter: it's been the question dominate thing entire trial. would george zimmerman take the stand? and today judge nelson asked him directly. >> have you made a decision? >> yes, your honor. >> what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> is it your decision not to testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> are you making that decision freely and voluntarily? >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: and with that, the defense rested. >> with all that in m...