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Good morning. Im melissa harrisperry. Brandnew news that democrats may rather not hear when it comes to their partys chances to maintain control of the senate after novembers Midterm Elections. There are 36 senate races this year and republicans just need to win six additional seats to gain control. A new nbc news marist poll out this morning underscores the challenge of facing democrats. In Arkansas Senate race, republican come cotton leads the democratic inkoum bent mark pryor by five points. ...

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Honestly, and ridiculous that we as a government dont have the data. every single conversation about law enforcement and use of force by definition is uninformed. i cannot tell you whether shootings are up, down, or flat because we dont have the data. >> joining me now from columbia, south carolina, marcus claxton, retired nypd detective and director of the black law enforcement alliance. this man works for the president. he was speaking at the presidents former employer, the university of chica...

national committee to the activists offering the dncs support for a town hall on social and racial justice. the letters were sent to the two different groups boat at the forefront of the movement. the #blacklives matter network, which shares its name with the broader movement and operates as an umbrella organization with local chaptersp cities across the country, and campaign zero, a separate group that has coalesced around a ten-point agenda to reduce and eliminate police violence. th...

Understand about the choices that they may be making that theyre facing. theres been a lot of conversation about potentially when martin omalley was governor he set activities in process of arresting every person who you see who is so and so so-called disrespectful. we know that this happened when freddie gray made eye contact. but to go to officer claxtons point, why are we arresting people for eye contact? cant we have a little more internal capacity than that? >> i cant disagree entirely beca...

comprehensive, thorough and independent investigation, coupled with the medical examiners determination that mr. grays death was a homicide which we received today, has led us to believe that we have probably cause to file criminal charges. >> that was baltimores top prosecutor marilyn mosby announcing the charges ranging from false imprisonment and misconduct in office to manslaughter. and for one officer second degree depraved heart murderer. that says that he acted with extreme disr...

Melissa. >> do you have a sense if there is -- were looking at folks behind you. it looks -- obviously, funerals are somber, but do you have a sense of tension at this point or is it really just about gathering and mourning at this point? >> mostly mourning. the mayor just arrived. the police commissioner arrived before him. just a lot of hugs a lot of emotion, a lot of tears. melissa. >> thank you to adam reiss. i want to bring in here in new york my panel. khalil mohammed director of the shaun...

american immigrant and a newlywed. liu joined the nypd seven years ago after serving for years as an auxiliary police officer. lius father said his son had dedicated himself to becoming an officer right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks which took the lives of 22 members of the nypd. he will be laid to rest today. all funerals are emotional, but police funerals are especially so. the sea of officers in dress uniform standing there in their own vulnerability expressing solidarity with so...

Law enforcement had this message for the baltimore police force. >> to the rank and file officers of the baltimore city police department, please know that these accusations of these six officers are not an indictment on the entire force. >> but will it change how the police force does its job? joining me now john seamus associate professor at john jay college of justice and a retired captain from the police department. and joining me marcus claxton who is director of the black law enforcement a...