Simone Washelbaum News Today

>> wow, thats substantial. do we know whether other states are looking to do the same thing? >> i spoke to lawmakers at washington state who are following virginia very closely, have already pitched a bill to do the same thing, and banning the use of the low-level traffic stop. we found district attorneys very interestingly in places like san francisco, minnesota, are saying, you know what, you want to make arrests using traffic stops, were not going to prosecute those people even if we find dru...

In march, virginia banned low-level traffic stops that disproportionately affects people of color. and now other states might do it, too. im joined now by nbc news national investigative reporter, simone washelbaum. so walk us through what virginia did and what kind of impact its having. >> a couple of months ago youb had a group of public defenders and said, its time to roll back the use of traffic stops. not all traffic stops. sto police in virginia can still pull you over for something like s...