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The president proposed 263 million in funding for Community Policing initiatives including 50,000 police body cameras. The president acknowledged concerns echoed by so many people whether the meetings will result in action. There have been commissions before and task forces and conversations, and nothing happens. What i tried to do describe to people is by this time will be different and part of the reason this time will be different is because the president of the United States is deeply invested in making sure. In the two years i have remaining as president , im going to make sure that we follow through. And joining me now two activists from ferguson who attended the white house meeting. Philip ag new and brittany executive director for teach for america st. Louis. Thank you for joining me today. Appreciate it. Thank you. Brittany, i know that some of the interviews ive heard you done already regarding the meeting initially you said in the past the president had kind of criminalized the movement clumping in peaceful protests like yourself and philip in with people who were not peaceful. In this meeting you explained that to him that most of the violence was coming from the Police Department and something needed to be done and it wasnt about the protesters. So im not exactly sure what interviews youre prepped with. Ive never said that about the president. What i have said that what we have seen over the last 116 days is a largely peaceful protests. A lot of young people, the elderly, children, people of all ages getting out there and making their voices heard. What i told the president is exactly what im telling you. That in a lot of instances we have been met with assault. I have not placed that blame on him. But what i have done is decided to speak that truth to power because as all of us in the meeting the first time i was tear gassed in ferguson, i was standing with an eighth grader. Making sure that we preserve peoples Constitutional Rights and the privileges and rights are available to every american. The quote i have from you it says, kwoetd, in previous remarks the president has used language that criminalizes our movement lumping in the vast majority of Peaceful Protesters with violence and bad actors in our meeting we explained that most violence in our community is coming from the Police Department and something needs to be done about that. Thats the quote that was quoted to you that i was referring to. Oh, i see. Well, i those arent my words. Okay. Im not sure why that quote was attributed to me. Thats cool. Philip, let me go to you. What do you feel was coming from the meeting in the president s intentions he said, listen, this will not be the same thing. This will not be another meeting that evaporates in the wind that hes committed to taking action. Did you feel that energy and that sen sirty, and most importantly what he laid out specifically . I think the most important thing. I want to say one thing. Im part of dream defenders. We supported for ferguson but im not a member of the Ferguson Committee or community but were helping as much as we can from florida. The energy yesterday was there. I think a lot of energy came from the people. And its Important Note that a meeting of that magnitude doesnt happen without over 100 days of protesting peacefully in the street. Like i said, the energy was there. Well see what really happens. The big take away from me and many of the people at the meeting was theres still a lot of work to be done. This is a product of years and years and years and years of movement from the people standing up against police repression. Standing up against state violence. This was an opportunity for the president say to get the real. To hear from people on the ground about what was going on. Absolutely beyond the National Scope to the local level, do you believe, for example, the cameras placed these body cameras will that make the significant defense, i think that Michael Browns family is hoping for and many of the Peaceful Protesters. Do you believe its the key there . No. Dash board cameras caught draft mere rice being murdered. I dont think the cameras will change everything. In fact, i think the cameras could be a little bit iffy in the application. People could turn them on and off. Small offenses may be getting into a dragnet now everything is cutting on camera. No, i dont think its going to solve everything. What is going to solve everything is a cultural shift in how our Police Officers are trained, where they live, how they police, how they interact with their community and what we see on television of the image put forth of young, black, brown latino folks. If that combats what theyre taught now. Thats going to change it. The camera is going to catch what is happening. Brittany, correct me if its not right. Youre on the Ferguson Commission you were appointed by governor nixon. Yes, that is correct. Its an independent commission from diverse individuals from the community. The governor is a controversial player in all of this as well from the decision not to remove the prosecutor and a laundry of list of others. Do you believe hes listening or will listen to the independent commission of people that includes yourself . Well, i do believe that he will listen but ultimately were accountable to our community. So my real hope they will listen. Ill be honest with you, i was hesitant to join the commission as were a number of us who are on the commission who have been active in protests and continue to be active in the protests. That really is where so much of the work is being done as philip discussed. And maintaining credibility with those people who are really throughout doing the important work and getting out there and doing the important work with them is what i and several others on the commission have continued to do. And so i think this is an important step. I joined the commission to make that Community Voice heard. Also, to elevate the choice of 24,000 students that teach for america serve heres in st. Louis. All children of color, firstgeneration american, and all lowincome. So i think that just like the meeting at the white house yesterday, just like that this is a step. Right. This can be a positive step in the right direction if we treat it that way. I think the community is proud of both of you. It to be great to attend that. Fergusonaction. Com, that is who is quoting you in that article with the words i just read. You might want to tell them to take it down, if you did not say that. Thank you. Also, developing right now Homeland Security secretary jay johnson is vigorously defending the president s actions that allow some 5 million undocumented immigrants to remain in the country and work without fear of deportation. Hes under fire at the house hearing from republicans. Theyre angry, of course, over the president s actions two weeks ago. The secretary is the highest Ranking Administration Official to face gop questions. The hearing began with Committee Chairman Michael Mccall of texas challenging the legality of the action the president has taken. Who should we believe . The president before the election who said he didnt have Legal Authority to take this action or the president after the election who says he does have the authority . Im satisfied as a lawyer, myself, and the person who has to come here and defend these actions that what we have done is well within our existing Legal Authority. Republican congressman mike rogers of alabama also challenged how those applying for the program will be to be prove theyve been living here for the required five years. How do you determine how theyre presenting themselves is accurate. For example, if they say ive been here seven years. How do you get them to prove it . Good question. The o on yus will be on the applicant. This is going to be an area wrought with fraud. Joining me live now congressman Sheila Jackson lee of texas. Questioned the Homeland Security secretary herself. Thank you for joining. Thank you very much for having me. If i might, just thank the young Peaceful Protesters dealing with this ferguson crisis and debacle thank them for what theyre doing and congress is listening and the president is listening. And certainly youre right. I appreciate you offering those thoughts there. You have supported the president s decision for executive actions here. This is our first hearing. This go on for awhile. Its just the beginning of the debate. Did you hear any legitimate concerns you see as legitimate i should say, from republicans questioning sk tear johnson today . First of all, tamron, i think it is important for democrats and republicans to be fact finders. So i dont oppose the hearing. I oppose the underlying premise open borders, which is absolutely incorrect. We know this president and this administration, to some dismay, many of our dismay deported more persons than any other administration. Many are innocent mothers and fathers and people here working. In listening extensively to this hearing and the questions and answers starting at 9 00 a. M. This morning. No, i didnt hear any penetrating legitimate questions that would undermine the extensive work that was done by secretary johnson. Be reminded the president asked for the review before the election, and it was done to ensure a thorough vetting by the department of justice, constitutional vetting, vetting juxtaposition to the article the Constitutional Authority of the president meaning the executive order. All that was being said was that the president violated the law. That the president created rights that he could not do under the executive order. Let me finish by saying one pointed question i asked secretary johnson is whether or not we created a pathway to citizenship or any Legal Immigration status under this executive order and the answer was a resounding no. What more do the republicans want . You know, and i think that at least some of the back and forth we had or heard here to your point what do they want they did not and do not want the president to take the action. Its simple, it seems. There is concern regarding Border Security. That is something you focussed on as well. Will that be an area, perhaps, that republicans and democrats can find some agreement on if, again, there is a legitimate issue you see there. Well, i also want to make note of the fact that i put into the record the words of Speaker Boehner to the president in 2012 where he thought comprehensive Immigration Reform or fixing the immigration system was of paramount importance. Do tate hes done nothing and put nothing on the floor includes hr 1714 that i helped pass. Its a Border Security bill. I believe what the president has done in the executive order only responds to people in place here in the United States. It is not an invitation to people to come. As guidelines, certain years you can come under executive order having been in the United States and definitive ways you can prove it. Maybe you worked for an employer for a period of time. This is not an open door invitation for come one come all. It is not the unaccompanied children. Those people fleeing violence and murder. They were fleeing because parents said i dont care what happens in the United States im putting these children on a bus, a boat, train in order get them to refuge and safety. So, no, this is not a i think its a scare tactic for the american people. In fact, in the executive order is a Border Security strategy creating a task force for the southern and western border and enhanced working with the Border Patrol agents to ensure what it does is gives status to people who have been working. Gives status to parents of citizens children and legal permanent resident children. I asked the republicans if this is not in your line of thinking, all you have to do is get moving on the senate bill or the house bill hr 15 which has our Border Security bill and the senate component dealing with immigration services. I asked the question, tamron, why havent we voted on the bill in the house . Thats the question well see what republicans have to say. Thank you for joining us. So let me bring in our newsnation panel today attorney usa today columnist and nbcnews. Com ruaul riaz. We were talking about in in the commercial break. Separate from the hearing you have the complexity of the president s action meaning for those who are eligible for those who can apply how are they to get the appropriate information. I had a conversation with someone yesterday who seems the person who can apply can stay in the country as a result of children who is an american stgts. Already hearing from lawyers and people who seem less than screw up louse who may attempt to take advantage of hard working people who can stay in this country. Very good point to make, tamron. First of all, im a proud member of the American Immigration lawyers association. I know, ayla has taken efforts to inform the public through the members themselves and encouraging members to go out and speak and programs such as this both in spanish and english and another languages. And inform the people of the right way to do this and not trust go to a local Community Agency staffed with lawyers or qualified paralegals to help them with these forms and give them the correct and true information. Do you believe now weve watched this hearing and the republicans still vowing to fight the president on immigration is there a hesita e hesitanc hesitance. Unfortunately i do the rumors and the rumblings in the community ive heard is some people are hesitant because they think it might be a temporary action or they know its a temporary action. And there may be a permanent Immigration Reform provided congress and senate come together next year beginning of next year. That would incur spending fees and costs. But also, something more on peoples behimind this will idey them or take them out of the shadows and put them into the main stream and identify them to the u. S. Government. Theres a bit of mistrust among a lot of the especially the Latin American Community in these issues. Its a good point you made. You point out that all though republicans are unified in they cannot decide what to do next. And that hearing is clear the peppering of questions from all over the place from how do you implement it to Border Security to the comments made by Speaker Boehner. Theres not a unified what to do next. Right. They only have three options going forward. They could file a lawsuit, which is unlikely to succeed and even if it did we wouldnt know the results of that and probably obama was out of office. They could try to legislate something on their own. And so far all the years had the time that doesnt seem likely either. Or try to control something through the power of the pursestrings. Speaker boehner and senator mcconnell said they dont want anything like last year where we shut down the government. What seems to be emerging i believe through september along with a continuing residence tlugs goes into early next year to cover funding for department of Homeland Security. They believe that will give them some leverage over the department of Homeland Security once new congress is in. But the weakness about that they threaten to defund dhs in january or february dhs controls immigration enforcement. If they shut down well have open borders. And the other part they will be charged with implementing the president s program. Its selffunded. Its funded by fees. They dont have any way of controlling the financial component of that program. The president has three actions. And then start signing people up. Right. And the defending part in one of the big pillar of that is showing the country its not just for latinos. Today hes in chicago meeting with people at a polishamerican community center. Hes being introduced by a successful irish immigrant who owns restaurants. And then the third part will be encouraging people to come forward. Theres a risk in the temporary program and coming forward to show the expenditure of Political Capital was worth it and the program can be a successf success. Thank you. Up next calling it quits. Bill cosby resigned from the board of Temple University after 32 years. Why some call it a Pivotal Moment in the scandal. I took full responsibility for everything i did. The only thing i can hope for is a Second Chance. Ray rice said he wants his life back in an exclusive interview. One of the stories were following around the newsnation. And a powerful storm is moving look at the radar on california. Expected to bring heavy rain to the droughtstricken state and certainly it will cause new problems including potential landslides. We have the forecast and join our conversation online you can find the team newsnation. You can find me on facebook, twitter, and instay gram. vo nourished. Rescued. Protected. Given new hope. 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A little bit of the activity going on well keep an eye on the developing news out of detroit. Comedian bill cosby resigned as a trustee of his alma mater Temple University. Cosby served on the board of trustees since 1982 and his relationship with the University Goes back to his student days in the 60s. With alumni pressure mounting in the wake of the string of Sexual Assault allegations the University Said cosby decided to step down. Kate snow has more on the story. Think about your power. Think about it. For years now Temple University has put dr. Cosby on the podium. You did this. And you came and now you have it. Now do something with it this was his beloved temple. I associate temple with you and college. The place bill cosby reminisced about. The name he wore on sweat shirts. On monday he called the chairman of the board of trustees he served on and resigned. Ive been proud much my association with Temple University cosby said in a statement. I have always wanted to do what would be in the best interest of the university and its students. As a result, i have tendered my resignation from the Temple University board of trustees. Students and alumni from temple have been calling on the university to cut ties with cosby. The board said only that it accepts his resignation. The founder of a group that works to prevent Sexual Assault called that a Pivotal Moment. I think its a big deal because his image has been tied to temples for decades now. And also, because the first big allegation against him many years ago was by an employee of Temple University. In 2005, the director of operations for the Womens Basketball program at temple accused cosby of drugging and assaulting her. That civil suit was settled but 20 more women have publicly accused cosby. Cosby has never been charged with any crime and his attorney called the accusations unsubstantiated fantastical story. 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A number of businesses, government offices, as well as as we just reported, schools closing after a half day in session. More on the fallout from ferguson. President obamas series of meetings with protest leaders, activists, and Law Enforcement officials. The president unveiled a new plan for helping Police Department buy more body cameras. He promised programs to bring police and communities together. The president stopped short of criticize i criticizing ferguson. One called the plan a band aid on a larger problem. Then theres this headline from the los angeles times. Avoids addressing ferguson head on. Joining me now mark murray. Im curious with your analysis and looking at this. Is this a situation where youll have someone who is unhappy or did the president not take a Strong Enough stance here in. Tamron, im not surprised people are disappointed particularly the activists. The people who are upset about the grand jury not indicting officer Darren Wilson here. In a lot of republic people st the indictment. I think that is one of the reasons why there is a lot of disappointment. Theres also the disappointment in the fact that the people who saw barack obama and his 2008 race when he was talking about race about being an africanamerican, about some of the inequities when it comes to being an africanamerican in this country and why he cant do the same thing now. Noted that president obama ended up to become president had to sacrifice being almost sometimes that truth teller when it comes to conversation about race. Hes not president of just africanamericans and democrats when he was running for the democratic nomination in 2008. Hes president of United States and everyone. Politico has the headline. To your point within hes the president of the United States of america but he does bring to the white house the perspective of being an africanamerican man in this country. Stories hes written also including not being able to get a taxi cab in new york before his political career took off. He brings a perspective and a point of view that george bush and other president s could not who were not africanamerican. And, tamron, thats a great point. You mentioned the political debate should he go to ferguson now or sometime in the future. And the white house is really just saying that would be a disruptive thing. Not only with the security and the Police Detail but also disruptive in any kind of investigation. The federal government ends up making regarding officer wilson and what transpired in ferguson in august of 2014. So thats why you saw the president yesterday trying to talk about reforms, additional money, things he can do. Perhaps he goes to ferguson in the longterm. But right now they want to focus on substantiative matters. Things they can do as opposed to heading down there. We should keep in mind it was the family of mike brown who said they wanted to see body cameras on plif. That was a part they felt would give them some piece in all of this and they dont have their son but they can impact change in that arena. Well see what happens next. Thank you very much, mark. Up next ray rice speaks about the Domestic Abuse scandal that derailed his nfl career. I want my wife, my daughter, and my family to we want our lives back. Hear more of the exclusive interview. Its one of the stories were following around the newsnation. Mary landrieu and her challenger b er bill cassidy ge testy in their debate. It is one of the things we thought you should know. Meet the owner of the new clothing line giving students at historically black universities their own campus apparel. How the idea filled a void that existed. It is todays born in the usa. Let me get this straight. Yes . Lactaid® is 100 real milk . Right. Real milk. But it wont cause me discomfort. 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Ray rice is hoping for a Second Chance in an exclusive interview with matt lauer he said he takes full responsibility for what happened inside an atlanta city elevator. And his First Priority is making things right with his family. Im sorry about everything i put my family through. I have to live it every day. Take my daughter to school within shes going to grow up and shes going to goog the name and the first thing that comes up is, you know, who knows what is going to come up. Thats the reality of it. And thats what im worried about fixing. I want my wife, my daughter, my family to we want to our lives back. And, you know, i realize i realize that the amount of people weve affected, the amount of families weve affected Domestic Violence is a real issue in society. We can take our one bad night that happens to be on video. Were truly sorry to the people that are going through that. He and his wife are going to attempt to join the fight against Domestic Violence going forward. 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When youre going ton an interview and presenting yourself. And at moorehouse being a moore house man is a part of the doctrine at that university. Exactly. We want to highlight that and, you know, bring it back to a tradition where you dressed for success and you felt proud. So right now as i pointed out. Its for males. Its an allmale university. You have a list, a wish list of other universities you want to get your gear out. What is your list. The short list is spellman college, howard university, hampton university, and famu, as a matter of fact. We want to cross over as well. We want to include university of florida, alabama, even your alma mater. I would love to see that youre a designer. Did you design it on your own . I designed everything on my own. The cardigans and rugbies are basic pieces but i added Everything Else to it. Anthony knows me. Hes so kind to bring a handsome model in for us. Come on over let me see what youre wearing. Tell me about this one. This is the rugby, actually. Its going to be available in grey and in black. Its very simple. Very inspired by ralph lauren, if i might say. Its one of my favorite pieces. What is the price range . The price range on average about 110, 120 which is what a quality sweatshirt or something would cost. It has a beautiful story behind. It congratulations on this. Youve made my production assistants theyre blushing as soon as the man walked this man walked out. Ryan, dont let them exploit you. We dont approve of that. Im super proud of you. Check out their website. Go on to news nation and we will give you a link to their website and support these youthful universities and born in the usa. Today msnbc is celebrating giving tuesday a global day dedicated to giving back. Find a way for the company or organization to coming to and give something more. Join us by writing down what you are giving and take a selfie and use the hash tag giving tuesday you can go to gives tuesday. Msnbc. Com. 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