Without a doubt this is what happened in ferguson right it was a full nearly a military response you know local Police Forces around the country have been rewarded with military grade equipment the kinds of equipment you would normally see only in an International War context and there was extreme levels of containment and violence as if people exercising their civil rights to freedom of expression and to gather in public to protest were a threat to the nation rather than the very rights that the nation is designed to protect but thats the logic of what it means to face a state violence when youre a black Community Even if whites and others are participating its when its understood as a racial crime that you begin to see this kind of extreme violent response that said it is my understanding that there are also many instigators involved in minneapolis and perhaps in. Other cities around the country as well and more data on that may come up as the weeks bear out but what that means is th
Reading out aloud is helping children across russia come together during the coronavirus and. Across the United States protesters are backing down in their demand for Police Reforms thousands of Peaceful Protesters are marching in los angeles as National Guard troops pull out of the city on the weekend the mayor Eric Garcetti said he would seek millions of dollars in cuts to the citys Police Department theyve been growing calls for Police Departments across the country to be reduced or eliminated but runnels joins us live now from Los Angeles Rob so lets talk 1st about the protests thousands are still turning out on the streets but they seem pretty peaceful. Thats right there in this crowd in hollywood that you see is estimated at over 20000. 00 people probably one of the largest protests anywhere during this period of time all entirely peaceful so far as we know we have no reports of any arrests or any confrontations with police and as you mentioned the National Guard is being withdra
Falling apart. Over the course of just the last several decades, california has gone from one of the richest places in the world to the poorest state in our country, more than a third of californias population now hovers around the poverty line. Even before covid, over 4 million californians were collecting food stamps, more than 150,000 people in california are homeless, they are everywhere. Living on the streets, in parks, under overpasses, intents on the sidewalk. The home of crisis los angeles is getting worse with some campus getting so big, they are driving away businesses many of which are already struggling financially because of the pandemic. 32 increase in shooting since last year, while police say Financial Stress from the pandemic is largely to blame, some criticize city leaders were once again being unable to control the issue. Tucker california didnt always look this way even recently. This is a human tragedy. It wasnt caused by god or nature, it was caused by the selfish
Over the course of just the last several decades, california has gone from one of the richest places in the world to the poorest state in our country. More than a third of californias population now hovers around the poverty line. Even before covid, over 4 million californians were collecting food stamps. Moreca than 150,000 people in california are homeless. They arere everywhere. Theyre living on the streets, in parks, under overpasses, intense on the sidewalk. Heres los angeles just last month. The homeless crisis in los angeles is getting worse, locals say with some encampments so big residents call them mcmansion tense. Ca theyre are driving away businesses too, many of which are already struggling financially because of the pandemic. This comes as the city sees the spike in violence with a 32 increase in shootings since last year. While police say Financial Stress from the pandemic is largely to blame, some criticize civil leaders from once again being unable to control the issue
He is in the process of being exonerated. You look at those notes from yesterday, that was total exoneration. These were dirty filthy cops at the top of the fbi, and you know their names better than i do and they were dishonest people. Now we have to see whats going to happen. But general flynn was treated like a nobody should and im not talking about generals, but no one in this country should be treated. Bill also today, the former Vice President facing a new pressure to respond to an accusation of sexual assault. Bidens campaign has denied it, but he has not yet made comment about it. All this coming as biden announces a team to help take his running mate. We have team fox coverage analysis with bret baier in a moment on all of this but first, peter doocy reporting live in arlington, virginia. Lets begin there with joe biden. Good afternoon. Good afternoon, bill. Right this minute, joe biden and his wife are on an Instagram Live q a with the world cup soccer star megan wrap and no,