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Police, just backfired big time. youre right, joe biden took a lot of heat from even people like me about the crime bill but not about that portion saying we need proper police in the streets and we particularly need them now as we see crime, gun violence going up in chicago, new york and other places. >> weve talked about this a million times. i want to say it one more time. ask you this question one more time about cops on the street. obviously it is communities of color who are most dispropor...

People would expect to be here is the entirety of his life, here is brown versus board. this is actually a courtroom drama. did that intrigue you about the film? >> when i read the skriptcript, main thing about it is that i knew didnt have to know who thurgood mar sham was in order to watch this movie. and i think that is a great thing for an audience member to know that like i can come into this without any prior idea of who this man is. and enjoy the movie and later to have a greater appreciat...

Up about 8% or 9%. the deal didnt seem to scare them much. >> no, it didnt. there really is a disconnect between the market and the economy. i think, if you look at the market over the last, say, five years, this market has been one of the best bull markets of all time. i dont think you would say the same thing about the economy right now. that this is one of greatest economies of all time there is a massive disconnect because of the fed and the easy money out there that there arent cops to put ...

I certainly dont believe that we are. i havent been introduced to anything. i would suggest in new york city this could just been a anomaly. it needs to be further researched. but i think were in pretty good shape. >> one of the theories is that police officers are holding themselves back. ive spoken to cops because i cover law enforcement on my beat, they tell me that were fearful if we do something, a split-second decision is going to backfire and end up going viral on the internet. how much o...

A softer, less aggressive police department. and weve given them that. and now theyre realizing that their way of thinking does not work. >> reporter: you dont buy this theory that cops are backing off because of a public backlash? >> no, i dont. >> reporter: cedric alexander is a member of president obamas task force in 21st century policing. >> in terms of a work slowdown or not taking calls or only responding to 911 calls, thats not whats happening across this country. >> reporter: he points ...

Appalled and should be appalled. i think the people who called demonstrations across the country have to take responsibility even if you have some people in the back doing and saying despicable things, you have to come forward and say thats not representative of the whole movement. at the same time, those kinds of things were not aired publicly before the shootings cannot be blamed. i dont care what somebody says at a rally or protest. nobody has the right to pick up a gun and shoot anybody else...

You want a race war, youre going to get one. there is incitement and culture out there where cops are now open game, and we have to somehow mitigate that and trust our police officers. >> you know, i cover law enforcement on my beat. i talked to officers, van, who say i feel like i have a bulls eye on my back. im more nervous about my job. i work in an anti police culture. do you think officers have a right to feel this way? >> you know, i understand those sentiments. at the same time, what is a...

Empowered to go after their own and to be whistle-blowers. i dont think that its the words of the protesters. its the deeds of a small number of police officers who have been caught on camera again and again and by the way, none of these officers are in prison. youve watched now for a year and a half, officer after officer, video after video, not one officer is in prison -- >> officer wilson is guilty, van in ferguson? >> im not talking about officer wilson. >> because the hands up movement was ...

Than ever to unravel. the headlines the last few days are dizzying. a manhunt for the killers of a veteran officer in illinois. >> the chopper is overhead. >> reporter: a houston sheriffs deputy ambushed and gunned down at a gas station. >> cops lives matter, too. >> reporter: a san antonio man with his hands up gunned down by officers, and empty police chants in minnesota. houstons harris county sheriff still mourning the loss of one of his deputies where the debate is taking a toll. >> certain...

The situation is only getting worse. who is to blame here? >> well, i think there are a small minority groups of folks that are painting cops really bad. they are saying if youre blue, youre guilty and that is a certain form of prejudice. cops are there to do their job overwhelmingly. they are good people doing gods work and going out with a target on their back. this shouldnt have to happen. >> you dont think cops are to blame at all? >> not at all. >> van? >> well, first of all, the first thin...