talking about what the reaction in that community looks like. well, kaitlan, we are both southerners, from neighboring states, we are rivals when it comes to colleges, but there is a familiarity with southern families. you and i talk about cooking, i told you my mom was in town and i was gaining weight because she was cooking red beans and rice. it became relatable to me when she said i will no longer be able to cook for my son. these are human beings, they re families, they re just like you, just like me and just like the folks who are watching. so i hope that our viewers take away the humanity in all of this and realize that there are no one is perfect as the mother has been saying. the officers obviously aren t perfect and the people who come in contact with police officers. and we need to figure out how we can bridge the gap between the two so that a routine traffic stop does not lead to death. yeah, a horrific death. don, i m really glad you are on
appeal to the state that has $100 billion surplus to extend the contract so people can stay in the hotels and motels for several more months. i want to get to crime in a second, but i read a really good comment by ezra klein in the new york times. the column is called, the way los angeles is trying to solve homelessness is totally insane. that s the title of oit, not me. let s stop making perfect the enemy of good and not good enough. his argument is when you re trying to get people off the streets, you need to make sure the focus is putting a roof over their head as quickly as possible with micro units, shared units, interhousing. he says these aren t perfect approaches, but with so many people dying every day, there has to be a sense of urgency. the problems seems to be that communities and activists for the homeless don t want those solutions. can you explain why? yes, well, first of all, i
kneel for the national anthem when the league restarted in 2020 in the midst of nationwide black lives matter protests. let s bring in jonathan isaac now. jonathan, great to see you. thank you so much for having me, shannon. i want to read an excerpt on the book. congratulations on this. it says my love for america or lack love to didn t influence lack thereof didn t influence my decision. like any country filled with people who aren t perfect, america isn t perfect, so there was pressure to do what everyone else was doing but you said i m going to stand for the national anthem and do something different. how hard was that? what did you feel in carrying that out? it was extremely difficult, and i ve got the book right here, shannon, called why i stand. really it is my journey and how i got to the point of standing in the first place, but what happened to george floyd was obviously tragic but what i tried my best to do is take a step back and figure out what was the best decis
and good morning, this is your a.m. wake-up call for monday, november 28th from the time warner center in new york city, i m christine romanss, here are the morning s top stories. the syracuse child sex abuse. the university fired bernie fine. fired him after a new phone conversation surfaced between allegedly the accuser and fine s wife. that conversation revealing that mrs. fine was worried about the sex abuse allegations and also that she had a sexual relationship with the accuser, as well. keeping our eye on occupy wall street, protesters in los angeles facing a deadline to clear out of camp. just two hours ago but many refusing to budge. wreck the malls. black friday was a blockbuster. early numbers are in. this holiday shopping season could be a huge boost for the retailers. according to the national retail federation, total spending hit a record $52 billion. that s up 16% from last year. besides the door busters, wow, online sales exploded too. where are people g