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Country. lets talk more with host of "huff post live" marc lamont hill and also joined by boyce watkins founder of yourblackworld.com. good morning to both of you. marc, based on what we know so far, did the officer react the way he was supposed to, given the circumstances? >> again, with limited information that can be confirmed, its hard to say. if there was a weapon that, changes the conversation. i think the concern for many is that there are peoplesay there was no weapon and the body camera...

Today we are not going to let up until we see a strengthening of the trust and a strengthening of the accountability that exists between our communities and our law enforcement. >> of course that was president obama pushing for trust between the police and the communities they protect. many will argue new york city is about to take a big step in that direction. starting tomorrow the new york city police department will launch a pilot program putting cameras on its officers to record their encoun...

conclusions so you can decide for yourself, based on the evidence, what happened that night. today a leading forensic audio expert listened to george zimmermans 911 call and weighed in on whether zimmerman uttered a racial slur when he got out of his suv to follow martin. its only 1.6 seconds of audio, but its important because the federal government is investigating this as a possible hate crime, and the audio in question could be a major piece of evidence. the fbi is certainly treati...

continuing to pivot of the current tax code will not lose this economy. 9% corporate business flat tax, 9% personal flat tax and an 9% national sales tax, and it will pass because the american people wanted to pass. >> one thing i would say is when you take the 9-9-9 plan and you turn upside down, i think the devil is in the details. >> unlike his plan which does not pass because how many people here are for a sales tax in new hampshire, brazier hands. that is how many boats youll get ...

People point out all this could have been avoided. there are ten so-called open enrollment districts in akron where she could have applied. eight were rated excellent or excellent with distinction ratings from the states department of education. excellent with distinction is the highest rating. the same rating that the school district where she ended up sending her schools and ended up in jail. unfortunately the one she sent the kids to does not have open enrollment. is this a clear case of brea...

Department of education. excellent with distinction is the highest rating. the same rating that the school district where she ended up sending her schools and ended up in jail. unfortunately the one she sent the kids to does not have open enrollment. is this a clear case of breaking the law and suffering the consequences or is this something unjust going on? joining us live from syracuse, new york, is dr. watkins, professor at syracuse university and founder of yourblackworld.com. nice to see yo...

If they highlight issues of black people, the country would perceive it as something negative. i know they probably have to struggle with that, but i think theyre wrong. >> joining us now from baltimore, sherillyn ifill, a law professor at the university of maryland and a civil rights lawyer. welcome. >> thanks for having me. >> from louisville, kentucky, boyce watkins, founder of yourblackworld.com and a professor at syracuse, university. you say the president has to do more on race. you hear a...