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Idiocy. >> i think he knew he was going to say that friday night and i think he knew the debate he was about to have, but he's made a political career out of driving a wedge through white grievances. and that's exactly what he did. there's a whole group of people in this country who are shaking their heads in agreement, they might not agree with his tactics or the fact that he calls them sons of bitches, but they're in agreement you shouldn't kneel during the national anthem, it is disrespectful to the flag. i disagree. i think the whole reason the flag exists is because we can share our opini...

Realized why i was so passionate about my work as a police officer. i wonder if you ever see a bit of yourself in me. >> was she as experienced as a human being has been brought to her work. >> reporter: washington mayor vincent gray was with lanier when she visited d.c. police officer scott williams who was injured in the navy yard shooting. >> it was not the formality of chief and officer williams. it was almost scott and cathy. >> reporter: lanier has managed to balance her personal life and professional life from an early age. she got a ged, two master's degrees, and in her early 20s follo...

>> reporter: lanier has managed to balance her personal life and professional life from an early age. she got a ged, two master's degrees, and in her early 20s followed her older brother into the police force. >> once i came out of the police academy and hit the street i just knew that there was nothing else i'd ever want to do. >> reporter: when lanier joined the police force in 199 0rks the city was known as the nation's murder capitol. no longer. she's credited with driving down crime without driving a wedge between police and the neighborhoods they work in. the head of d.c.'s fbi office, j...

All right lanier has managed to balance her personal life and professional life from an early age. she got a g.e.d., two masters degrees, and in her early tw20s followed her older brother into the police force. >> once i came out of the academy and hit the street i knew there was nothing else i'd rather do. >> reporter: when she joined the police force in 1990 the city was known as the nation's murder capital. no longer. she's credited with driving down crime without driving a wedge between police and the neighborhoods they work in. the head of d.c.'s fbi office worked with lanier every day an...

On the house floor to you know, introduce marriage into debates around don't ask, don't tell, to attack marriage in the district of columbia. so i don't think they've given up on this issue at all. but maybe kind of see where the public polling is in advance of an election. they've moth balled for the time being in fact, perhaps. >> right. >> let's talk a little bit about the base though. van, when we talk about the president's position on some of this stuff, i mean, does he lose, if you talk about black voters versus progressive voters, the idea of driving a wedge, do you think he would lose ...