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See. this nation needs to deal with the concerns they have raised. >> well, the original fight for voting rights and to make the nation better, as the attorney general just said, is now the source for a gripping new film called "selma" set for release on christmas day. it depicts the voting rights marches of 1965 and is getting oscar buds for its leads as well as the woman behind the camera who recently sat down with joy reid. >> ava is the director of the movie "selma." thank you for being here. first of all, congratulations on the film. it's really -- not only is it a breathtaking film and t...

That's condoning it. who would condone killing police officers or calling for the death of police officers? but again, wolf, people do have the right, the first amendment right to protest, to peacefully protest, to assemble. and these are real issues. these aren't made-up issues. yes, there are problems of police brutality. yes, there is racism in the police ranks. and those are issues that need to be addressed. >> can i weigh in on this? >> yeah, weigh in but i also want you to weigh in on what the mayor said. he wants a hiatus in the protests now until after the funerals. but go ahead. >> i ...

Encounter he has with the police officers who are there to protect him. >> reporter: but perhaps what angered police here most, protesters given free reign of the city for several nights, and in one incident, several protesters on the brooklyn bridge physically assaulted a nypd officer. so upset over the mayor's handling of the protests on december 12rks well before these current killings, the police ben ever length associate asked officers to sign a letter to the mayor asking him not to attend funerals of officers if they were killed in the line of duty. >> it puts the citizens in a very dang...

Liu, who were brutally assassinated saturday while in their patrol car, gunned down over the weekend. awful, awful situation. as we mentioned at the top of the program, new york's mayor is calling for unity and quiet reflection. >> i'm asking everyone -- and this is across the spectrum -- to put aside protests, put aside demonstrations until these funerals are passed, let's focus just on these families and what they have lost. >> the mayor says the families of the two slain officers are in tremendous pain. tonight we remember each officer. each dreamed of making a difference. randi kaye report...

Mayor is absolutely right. right now is the time for the city to heal. you heard what the gentleman before me said. cities are one neighborhood. it is one community. one thing we can all agree on in the city no matter where you're from in the world is that all lives matter. and that we need to go back and say look no death of any individual is acceptable. and the city of new york will not accept it. that's part of what we do and part of our open discussion and i think that's the great thing about the city. >> since the garage are grand jury come back with no indictment that's mayor made any mi...