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Happened. >> i think its an odd response for ambassadors, whether shapiro or indic to say another ambassador doesnt have a full picture but they do. of course ambassadors dont have the full picture. we have our insights our perceptions. and thats what this book is about. the book does not claim to know the entire picture. the book is about what the -- the situation looked the unfolding events how they seem from the perspective of the israeli embassy in washington d.c. there is no claim to omnipo...

Happened. >> i think its an odd response for ambassadors to say that another ambassador doesnt have a full picture but they do. of course ambassadors dont have the full picture. we have our insights our perceptions and thats what this book is about. the book does not claim even to know the entire picture. the book is about what the -- the situation look the unfolding events, how they seemed from the perspective of the israeli embassy in washington d.c. theres no claim to omnipotence here. but, t...

African-american player in major league baseball. how do you feel about your legacy compared to that legacy and knowing what youre doing for so many young people and perceptions? >> well, i dont really know -- understand why im being compared to jackie robinson since what he did being the first standout but for myself im not first gay athlete out there. i dont really dont see -- understand why im being compared to jackie robinson to be honest with you. i understand im the first gay athlete in fo...

Serious bodily harm to him and the other officers not to mention the public. i therefore find that his initial decision to use force was constitutionally reasonable. it was reasonable despite knowing now that there was no gun in the car. and he was mistaken about the origin of the gunshots. it is brelos perception of a threat that matters. excessive force claims like most other fourth amendment issues are evaluated for objective reasonableness based upon the information an officer had when the c...

Certainly out there. some people have made a case a lot of overtime was used during the unrest that there were a lot of but there were a lot of police out yesterday and they werent stopping crimes. they were guarding the fraternal order of police. >> what do you think there all means for the city of baltimore in terms of the perceptions in there and outside the city in the wake of freddie grays death and now the word today about the grand jury returning documentss? >> well people seem to be very...

Happenstance? >> it seems really astounding to me. some people are saying the weather has changed. i think the weather cant have anything to do with this. yesterday, there was a march that began right where freddie gray marched over to the fops office, and there were 48 police officers that i counted guarding the fraternal order of police clubhouse and other cars around that and so there theyre certainly out there. some people have made a case a lot of overtime was used during the unrest that th...

>> what do you think there all means for the city of baltimore in terms of the perceptions in there and outside the city in the wake of freddie grays death and now the word today about the grand jury returning documents? >> well, people seem to be very happy with mar len mosby. part of the conflict that people bring up is that her husband, nick mosby, does represent city council the western district area, but the lack of leadership from the mayor is something you keep hearing over and over. rapp...

How many people do we know that have been in car crashes, for example that say, i dont remember the accident. thats not uncommon. weve been through a traumatic event, the brain wants to protect us by filtering out those bad memories. so thats not uncommon, and i hope that when we do interview him some of that memory will have come back. >> when do you expect to hear from him? to speak with him? today, tomorrow? >> were not expecting it today, but sooner than later. by the time i meet with the in...

Recorded at the same time the number of people unaffiliated secular or ignostic is shooting up sharply. in the sense of trends well, it looks like christianity is on the decline in the u.s. particularly something called the religious middle. joining me now to discuss this reverend dr. jackie lewis here in new york city michael hout professor of sociology at new york university who studies the changing perceptions of religion in this country. great to have you both here. so fascinating stuff here...

And the executive director at black alliance for just immigration and co-creator of the black lives matter. opal, let me turn directly to you. you heard from the grandmother there which was especially affecting because you dont know the young man i knew. you hear what has been presented to you from the media and from the people whose interest it is to protect the police but you dont know this man, and part of the war we wage here is a war of perception. talk to us about the ways in which the per...