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Than 5,000 humvees, tens of thousands of small arms to these local departments over the last five years, what they found was a startling lack of consistency, a lack of training in some cases and a lack of community input. so they want to look at this as a whole and then streamline it, make it more efficient. what we didnt hear today, though, john, was that there could be cases where they take some of this equipment away from departments that may not have the training and resources to use it prop...

>> reporter: amy carters first day of school was a media spectacle. and when george w. bushs then 19-year-old daughters were charged with violating liquor laws in texas, it made headlines, but even that was before social media where anyone with an opinion can express it. an occupational hazard in politics that elizabeth lauten learned the hard way with her mean girl facebook post lashing out at the obama daughters. former gop leadership aide doug heye says its an important lesson. so what was yo...

We have already learned he will be announcing new guidelines aimed at preventing racial profiling. well bring you more of that when he makes his remarks. its really part of an all-out administration push today with meetings in washington at the white house. a big executive order from president obama and a call for congress to take action as well. this time the president says it will be different. this is all unfolding on a day and after a weekend of protests around the country with students walk...

So the way they framed their answer today is that this is a national issue, the president wants a national dialogue, not just in one area, one community, but across the board. john. >> michelle kosinski at the white house. thank you so much. this is really a two-pronged discussion today at the white house, in atlanta also, where the attorney general eric holder will speak any minute. lets talk about a lot of the issues that are coming up all day today. joining us legal analysts sunny hostin and ...

>> why our military? theyre our heroes. >> reporter: similar warnings have been sent to military members and law enforcement personnel out of a growing concern over lone wolf attacks in the u.s. but sources say this latest bulletin is based on renewed efforts by isis to attack u.s. troops. adding to concern, recent attacks in canada against members of the canadian military, including the shooting last month where a gunman killed a soldier and then opened fire in parliament. >> pamela brown joins...

Whats the focus been? >> hes assured them that their sons tragic death will be thoroughly investigated, the circumstances surrounding it. also that the ferguson police department will be investigating to see if theres a pattern and practice for these type of scenarios to happen as well as getting the proper training and supervision. but at the end of the day, he talked to them as parents, john, having children, children of color, and talking about the difficult task that parents of children of c...

Think michael browns family would appreciate. i understand from reverend sharpton and others in the meeting that issue came up and there is some consideration to him making a trip to ferguson. however, we think him doing the things that need to be done with the proposed legislation for the michael brown law of having police officers wear video body cameras all over america is a step forward because a big part of what happened in ferguson, john, is about a lack of transparency, a lack of trust, a...

Again by federal law enforcem t enforcement. that is something that many civil rights advocates are have been pushing for for quite some time. so its anticipated the attorney general is going to announce those first steps coming up. just a short while ago he had a meeting with a number of community leaders. this was behind closed doors. and he said that one of the reasons atlanta was chosen for the first of what are expected to be a number of these meetings around the country is it is said to ha...

Associated with this university. as you said, he got an undergraduate degree, he got an honorary degree. he attends their games. he raises money for them. well, we want to show everybody the statement that came out late today. first of all, the statement from william h. cosby jr., and it reads, "i have always been proud of my association with temple university. i have always wanted to do what would be in the best interests of the university and its students. as a result, i have tendered my resig...