Im chris hayes. This afternoon, president obama met with civil rights leaders, Law Enforcement and other officials to discuss how to repair the relationship between police and communities of color. Following the announcement by st. Louis county prosecutor Bob Mcculloch one week ago that a grand jury would not indict Police Officer Darren Ferguson in the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown on august 9th setting off a wave of protests across the country. Ferguson lay bare, a problem that is not unique to st. Louis or that area and is not unique to our times. And that is a simmering distrust that exists between too Many Police Departments and too many communities of color. The sense that in a country where one of our basic principles, perhaps the most important principle is equality under the law that too many individuals, particularly young people of color, do not feel as if they are being treated fairly. The president is proposing to spend 260 million on resources and training for
To handle any contingency that may come forward. Im very proud of the way all of these agencies have worked together. I thank the governor for his leadership because hes been a big part in bringing us all to the table and allowing us to do our jobs. There we have it. Authorities speaking live in sunday evening in louisiana in the wake of the protests there last night. Dozens of arrests. Well continue to monitor this press conference as it goes on. We have a lot to get to. Im poppy harlow in new york. So glad to be back with all of you. What a week it has been, what a week for the country. Lets get to that live in the cnn newsroom. Terrifying new details emerge on the sniper who killed five Police Officers and wounded seven others. The killer wrote messages in blood, taunted Police Officers all throughout this standoff, also he demanded to speak to a black negotiator. Dallas police chief david brown tells cnn in an exclusive interview with our jake tapper today that the killer was plann
Democrats hope mrs. Obamas call for unity, as sanders called on them to accept defeat and rally by hiehind clinton. Based on her ideas and leadership, Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the united states. Day two, now just hours away on tap, the former president bill clinton, delivering the headline speech, after they officially make his wife the nominee of a major party. Can he feel the momentum of a boisterous Opening Night. Were covering all the angles and our experts. Lets begin with political reporter, manu raju. Good morning, manu. Reporter good morning, carol. Party officials were very concerned about the convention yesterday, and sanders supporters could disrupt the meetings. They had private meetings between the sanders and Clinton Campaign to reign in the supporters. On the floor yesterday, it didnt quite work. We heard outbursts, and interruptions of speaker. One was not interrupted, and thats Michelle Obama. Dont let anyone ever tell you that this country isn
Lemon in las vegas. Cnn tonight starts right now. Anderson, thank you very much. Our breaking news, of course, this worst massacre in modern american history. Were going to take you now to the press conference happening. Lets listen in. I want to emphasize we believe paddock is solely responsible for this heinous act. We are aware of the rumors outside of the media and also on social media that there was more than one assailant. We have no information or evidence to support that theory or that rumor. We believe it was only one shooter and that was Stephen Paddock. We are doing a thorough investigation and only want to provide what is accurate to you. We will only give information that we have vetted and know to be true. I will not be speaking and answering questions on issues that we do not have the facts yet. The latest estimate on the number of injured still stands at 527, which the sheriff put out earlier this afternoon. We have 59 that are deceased. Our homicide detectives are work
We have reaction from iran. Here in washington, msnbc analyst evelyn, former secretary of defense in the obama admin administration. Kelly, to you first. A lot of activity at the white house late last night. He was there well into the night. So were top officials. Now we know why. Reporter absolutely. And the kind of detail for a bob woodward tellall book, the president is simply putting on twitter talking about his deliberations, the preparations here at the white house for a response to iran shooting down of an unmanned drone over international waters. On monday they shot an unmanned drone. We were coced and loaded to retaliate last night. I asked, how many will die . 150 people, sir, was the answer from a general. Ten minutes before the strike, i stopped it. Not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone. I am in no hurry. Our military rebuilt and ready to go. By far the best in the world. Sanctions are biting and more added last night. Iran can never have nuclear weapons, not