Leid Stories - 07/03/13

In New York, Mayor Bloomberg Gets A Comeuppance; The NSA/Edward Snowden Asylum Debacle Gets More Complicated; George Zimmerman Gets Great Help-- From Prosecutors New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams discusses Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s promised veto of legislation to curb controversial stop-and-frisk practices by the NYPD that targeted African American and Latino men and will create a special watchdog office to monitor such harassment claims. The rapidly unfolding story on U.S. national security issues gets four significant updates. The George Zimmerman trial shows even more telling signs of a compromised prosecution.