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Police chief jon belmar says police officers in an unmarked car began tracking someone they believed to be a suspect. he he then struck the vehicle several times. the officers got out of that vehicle and chased the suspect who again fired on them. the officers shot back, striking the suspect several times. that man is in critical condition and the police chief spoke out early this morning in the midst of all the chaos. >> this is something different and we cant sustain this as a community as we ...

We wanted to restore our lighting system in the city. you can have the greatest dreams in the world, but unless you can finance those dreams, it doesnt happen. at the time that the bankruptcy filing was done, the public lighting authority had a hard time of finding a bank. citi did not run away from the table like some other bankers did. citi had the strength to help us go to the credit markets and raise the money. its a brighter day in detroit. people can see better when theyre out doing their ...

There. what -- hillary clinton and we dont like lines that define things but the progressive majority. >> im still trying to get over the image of an orgy of deficit reduction. so lets try to -- i think if we had had this conversation maybe six months ago prior to the supreme court cases that were settled in the last couple of months. you would have had more disaffected progressives. i think at this juncture the progressive community is getting very comfortable with the legacy president obama wi...

The fight over the vote. then you dont deal with the underlying question. so by avoiding the fight over the vote you have obama with international coalition, doesnt have with british parliament vote and realizes he not only has trouble with usual republican obstructionist but a lot of work to do the left with very vocal and mobilized progressive community who is not happy with this doeevelopment. >> richard mentioned this a minute ago what we have in keeping with president obama before. this is ...

We have two different philosophies on how to create jobs in this country. republicans think the government doesnt have a role. president obama, the democrats, the progressive community believe that you have to be a partner. there has to be that public partner privateship agreement if we are going to move forward. senator john kerry is going to play a big role in this next nomination. >> nominee for secretary of state. and you can see the marines making way for the president himself. this is actu...

They probably woke up a sleeping giant, so im glad in that sense they understand that. chairman frank, thank you so much for your time tonight. >> my pleasure, al. tonight president obama today met with labor leaders and other progressives at the white house, chatting away forward for his second term. "the huffington post" reports the president told them he was, quote, not going to budge when it comes to the bush tax cuts for the rich. joining me now is michelle carter, washington corresponden...

On the ground. that why thousands of people went to our website, in the last nine days, and shipped in over $100,000 to ensure that wisconsin democrats have the resources that they need to get out and to vote. it really all comes down to this. >> this is a neck and neck race, comes down to what people do on election day. can we reach people at their door, remind them it is election day and pull them to the polls if we need to. >> so you raised it on-line. >> thousands and thousands of people, le...

Man, that was quick. king & spaulding has dropped the case. clement resigned from the firm over the decision and will continue to work on it, about you when boehner found out about the firm backing out his press secretary released a statement saying, quote, the speaker is disappointed in the decision. >> king & spalding has no constitutional obligation to defend the law, theyre a private firm and can do what they like. as we told you on friday, the progressive community has a lot to learn from t...

Congress. i dont think they 1ukded this time. >> you think planned parenthood too strong this trick too transparent, this time not going to work. >> planned parenthood was smart the way they handled it the progressive community was smart. they learned from a.c.o.r.n. >> eric, thank you for your time. some of the suspected groups lie tea party patriots were scam by washington insiders. some now back that claim up. some of the details are shocking. we have that story for you, next. well, v8 v-fu...

>> from an idea logical standpoint, people are drawn to wood because of her strong positions on issues that progressives like. kagan is a bit of a mystery because shes not written that much, for instance, on labor law and other issues. but has a good reputation. and garland is considered probably the most moderate of the choice, but seems to work well with other people. but that can be a plus or minus. if you work well with other people and bring them to the center, the progressive community is ...