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Straight day following the death of george floyd in minneapolis. But this time the focus remained largely on thousands of people who marched and protested, not the relative handful who were bent on destruction. After a day where protesters called for peace and the president called for more force, we saw mostly peace in places like los angeles, new york, and washington, d. C. Crowds defied citywide curfews and managed to avoid clashes with police. It was not completely without incident though. Th...

Involving a firearm. In minneapolis, chilling recordings and transcripts just released show a 911 dispatcher raise concerns about the use of force by police in the middle of kneeling on George Floyds neck. Two other eyewitnesses, one of them a First Responder himself called 911 as they witnessed it. Well take you live for the late owns that. At the white house, the president is set to sign an executive order on policing as pressure grows across the country for a complete overhaul. Well take you ...

Can say this one i get. Its not just this one. Its that the officers in it seem to be saying we know its wrong and were going to do it anyway. Thats why the minority screams, not just this video. Its the prosecutions that dont happen, the cases that arent on video that you dont see, and the prosecutions that do happen of the wrong people, the punishments that are too harsh for the crimes minorities commit. Its the laws that make it harder to vote and easier to be out of a job. You can listen to ...

Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following two breaking stories right now. The Justice Department civil rights investigation ordered after the Police Shooting of Michael Brown finds that the ferguson, Missouri Police department and knewmu nais pal court practiced in discrimination against africanamerican ss. Investigators also found out racist jokes circulated by police and court officials. Were also following a bitter war of words between allies. President obama firing back af...

Thousands of people over the years. Will the dictator kim jongun come clean . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Our breaking news more shock waves in ferguson missouri. Police chief Thomas Jackson has resigned. We are awaiting a News Conference in ferguson. We plan to bring it to you live. The move comes just a day after the city manager stepped down and follows the departure of two Police Officers and the citys top court clerk. The mayor is hanging on for now but after last weeks bl...

Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. With a shooter of two Police Officers still out there, every nightfall brings growing anxiety to the streets of ferguson, missouri. Ferguson already is in upheaval amid cries for change and the abrupt firing of officials including the chief of police. The shooting yesterday morning came as the city was still grappling with how to fully respond to that Justice Department report which found a pattern of police bias towards the citys poor and minority r...

In droves. The storm hit virtually all of the nations 83 islands located hundreds of miles off of the coast of australia. Our linda kin candidate has more. This is the sound of wind gusts of up to 200 Miles Per Hour as cyclone pam slammed into the Pacific Island of vanuatu endangering the lives of nearly 250,000 people. Its absolute devastation here. Theres uprooted trees. Roovs have been ripped off everywhere. Roads are blocked. It looks like an absolute it is devastating. Im just driving aroun...

Of Law Enforcement surrounding the event. In the back of the building a s. W. A. T. Team was on stand by in case violence erupted. The shooting took place and lasted in 15 seconds. There were two men who drove up to the civic center in garland, texas, jumped out and started shooting. They wounded a Garland Independent School district officer. That officer has been treated and released from the hospital. He will be okay. Those two suspects were quickly gunned down in the parking lot of the civic ...

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Mother Supreme Court case in just a second. And the president announced last night that american troops have been sent to build a new base there. Right now im joining by the nation magazine editor. Conservatives take aim at Voting Rights. Ryan haygood a member of the Litigation Team arguing shelby v. Holder before the Supreme Court this week. And bishop harry jones, a pastor at the Mount Mariah Baptist Church in colorado and in support of the Voting Rights act. In 1965, over a century of the ema...