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First time. >> she has any right to sit down any moment at any time with any of us. she is speaker of the house. she can ask for a meeting to sit down for clarification. acknowledge the fact we are women of color so when you do single out be aware of that especially since some of us are getting death threats and some of us are being singled out in many ways because of our background and experiences and so forth. >> are you interested in having a conversation face-to-face with house speaker nancy...

Here. will you vote for this resolution today? >> absolutely i will. the president is a racist. if you havent figured that out yet, i dont know what to tell you. i started saying that a long time ago and got heat when i first came out and said that against the president. it is abundantly clear now. republicans are jumping through hoops to say he is not. he said this is about politics. thats what they said about martin luther king in the 1960s. this isnt playing politics. this is calling out a pr...

We want full fingerprint asks palm prints. >> is he saying, slow down, i need to talk to a lawyer. >> absolute ly not. never said anything about an attorney, his rights, just find my girlfriend. whatever you need, find my girlfriend. >> then came the awful day they sdovrd the body. now were hammering him, were peppering him. if not you, who. i want more information. give me something to go on. >> to detectives brad was a puzzle. a angry and abrasive on one hand and yet cooperative and seemingly ...

They took her in for questioning. >> reporter: what sort of state was she in? >> you know, she was upset. she was crying. but it was -- it -- it wasnt anything -- i dont know. i dont think that i would have had the same reaction had my roommate met that kind of death. >> reporter: it was a little less of a reaction than you might expect -- >> i -- more -- more of like -- maybe her puppy got run over than her roommate got killed. >> reporter: detective ellzey, highly tuned to the subtle reactions...

Have a right to file a motion to reopen and have their cases properly heard before an immigration court so they can present their case. so they have due process and also theyre human beings. they should be treated humanely, with dignity and respect and not like animals. >> this has implications not only for immigrants but also for american citizens who may be supporting who may be providing shelter or assistance. what are you hearing from people in the communities who at this point are uncertain...

Apples to oranges. the mississippi river was not this high for a lot of those other storms, you have to take that in mind and factor that in. >> absolutely, alison, thank you very much. >> in washington members of congress have been listening to tough conditions at the border. well talk with one woman whos been there holding children and talking to families. well talk about whats behind that delay, well be right back.

Im here to make sure you dont. >> shepard: luis alvarez to house lawmakers weeks before he died. apparently they listened. the house today passed the bill to extend funding for the 9-11 victim compensation fund through the year 2090. to help first responders and survivors that are sick or will become sick with cancer and other illnesses linked to the attacks. the vote was a landslide. the fight is not over because the bill now has to go to the senate. last month the late luis alvarez testified o...

Omar, it is a group of our fellow americans. our cultural gatekeepers who stoke the resentment of new arrivals and turn them into grievance mongers like ilhan omar. the left did that to her, and to us. blame them first. a physician and also the president of the american islam forum for democracy and author of the book "battle for the soul of islam." doctor, thank you for coming on. just to boil it right down, does a country, any country have a right and an interest in bringing in immigrants who ...

Killed in the line of duty. 24 police officers killed so far this year. you think about how a police officer puts on informant doesnt know if he is going to -- if you are she is going to come home with the end of the shift. then they also have to say something like this? its so infuriating. im surprised this isnt a bigger story that is right now. that there isnt even more outraged of this. >> jessica: it is part of the national conversation were having right now about black lives matter and -- >...

Tragedy. >> aaron lee carter -- carr, forgive me. i watched this thing now twice through and it is such a pleasure to have you here. and you directed this whole thing. it took you three years to throw all of you into this. it is an extraordinary narrative and how you involve just the emotions on both sides. first explain how you set this up, because it is almost as though you make the viewer the juror with your two different parts. >> absolutely, brooke. so the first part is the prosecution side...