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Its incredibly fast in part because the president demand that speed. he makes split decisions based on impulse and how hes feeling andpects everyone who works for him -- he thinks people at the justice department work for him. he expects them to respond in due time. >> i just have this feeling as you watch this -- we have seen for the last year we talk about how fast things now move and the pace of the news cycle. ive been doing this 30 years now and ive never seen anything like it. just last we...

Recklessness in this context is acting, defying a known, unjustifiable substantial risk. its much more than negligence. and the level to get to second-degree murder means you disregarded a risk that placed someone in imminent parol peril. >> what happens to the officers to make these split-decisions in the life-or-death moments if there are more swatters out there? >> they need a policy in place, the commanders for s.w.a.t., to verify and reverify. in other words, dont just try to call back the ...

Decision. >> you had to make split decisions and your life was on the line. and on top of that you are trying to help other people. >> everybody just started yelling get down. so i put the baby on the ground and got on top of her. and when we heard a little break, we ran. >> heard a couple of rounds, like that, and everybody started running like a stampede. >> the vantage point he must have had to get some of the shots, and on this side i took cover here, and there was still bodies people laying...

Hands of civilians here in london. there isnt much in the way of gun violence in the united kingdom. so potentially those shovts lvb fired most likely taking place. that is unchlorobut certainly more likely that it would have been the authorities that fired those shots. again it seems to have been a lot of shots that were fired. also pointing to the fact that this was a pretty big incident and one that unfolded quickly with the police having to react and make split decisions. >> thank you. clari...

To calmness and letting people -- when theyre getting their say, that means they have to hear the other side. they have to hear it. and the police officers -- we can actually see and go oh wow, thats true they do have -- that was a tough -- i can see if i was in a position what would you do when the adrenaline is flowing and you have to make split decisions? you go on your gut, on how you are raised. >> courtney b. vance in los angeles, i so appreciate because at the core of that show was this q...

Whatever. so that was an interesting, interesting dynamic. i dont think you see all the time. whoopi has an important point there. i think. it is important to distinguish, acts of racism. racism. the power over people. believing you are interior, superior, versus ignorance. a lot of ignorant people. >> degrees, right. not overt. you cant, you know, you are not made to sit in the back of the bus. implicit bias. >> right. >> understand legitimate cases. >> figure a we to work in a liberal into the...

It will continue on. but jackie, i want to bring you back in here on something with the court. we had some split decisions, and the most controversial case is probably the split 5-4 decisions. a lot of people right now, a lot of liberals, theyre loving ruth ginsburg right now, but one of the things they would love for her to do is step down. there are some people who are saying right now, the best thing you can do is retire before 2016. will we hear more of that, and is that a good push and a go...

Non-religions. the christian-only memorial sends a message that the government only cares about the deaths of christian soldiers, not jewish, other non-christian and non-religious soldiers. coos bay says this. >> we passed it on to our city attorney to review that and relevant case law. and obviously these cases are happening around the nation. >> trace: again, it becomes a legal fight and the legal fights have been kind of split decisions. remember the cross of mount soledad? that had to be tak...

They turned out, organized, put people on the ground. they made a huge difference. >> you know, your point about ohio goes back to some of what you were saying earlier, laura. theres a kind of symbiotic relationship between the parties who are trying to put candidates in office and sort of the ballot initiatives that are trying to pass. ohio is the perfect example because it is the battleground state, right? it becomes the focus. you end up with tons of advertising and focus. so they can work to...

the story? why did they rush to judgment? and what about the pundits who have been saying for months that the health care mandate was toast? it was an extraordinary, an extraordinarily uncomfortable television moment. ann curry bidding farewell to the "today" show couch. >> i love all of our brilliant, brilliant producers. and for all of you who saw me as a groundbreaker, im sorry i couldnt carry the ball over the finish line. but man, i did try. >> was the veteran correspondent humi...