pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend continues in 2021 and 2022. the city tried to combat growing crime by refunding the police in late 2021. but the force is struggling to bring back officers. portland has become a prime example of how quickly a city can fall into anarchy when there is a break down in the rule of law. burning down buildings, squatters. violence in the streets. last year there was k at the pry crime, it s not much better. they hapull up and break into the front door and try to drag off the atm machine. some 2,500 s
pushing a radical program. the floodgates opened in 2020 when they came up with a bright idea to defund the police. they wanted us to believe take resources away from hot police would make us safer. major cities that embraced the idea found themselves in crime. and no city saw so much of a change in life than portland, oregon. portland jumped to the defunds the police movement in 2020. the council cut its budget by $15 million. in 2020 homicides increased 83% in portland. that trend continues in 2021 and 2022. the city tried to combat growing crime by refunding the police in late 2021. but the force is struggling to bring back officers. portland has become a prime example of how quickly a city can fall into anarchy when there is a break down in the rule of law. burning down buildings, squatters. violence in the streets. last year there was a 17% increase in burglaries. if you look at the property crime, it s not much better. they had a truck pull up and break into the front
and she is furious right now because that i m on camera, but my mother was amongst a group of black student protesters fighting for equality in the 60s at delta state university. and that was a dangerous time. but those types of incidents that were covered by local reporters and some of the shame that came from the national embarrassment of treating people inhumanely this part of the pressure that helped to create that type of change. but what would become of my mother knows that they weren t telling their story. [applause] and now, it s no different. but thankfully, my mother story was told. she got it completed degree of delta state, continued on the florida, and then got another degree. and then for the last 45 years, has worked at an historically black college as an educator and administrator. [applause] and those are many black colleges, you ve got a you wanted a black college. to my mom, i say thank you for everything you ve done for me. and for everything, the countl
greetings, everyone. you are watching simone. we re following breaking news out of michigan. we re learning new details shot down by u.s. forces in just over a week. this happened just a fort short while ago. we ll have a very live update for you this hour. also, the death toll from that devastating earthquake in turkey and syria, it is hard to even imagine rescue efforts are still underway in the ruins as thousands forced from their homes are in desperate need of aid. we are live on the ground with the latest. and are living black history series. we are talking to civil rights history author and president i am symone sanders-townsend and i have something to say. greetings, everyone. we begin with breaking news on a developing story out of lake here on michigan. nbc news has learned that the united states military has shot down a fourth aerial object today. the sheer spoke we will have more news on that in a moment. this is something we are following and watching qu
everyone you are watching symone, we are following breaking news out of michigan. new details about a fourth object shot down by u.s. forces in just over a week. this happened a short while ago. we want to have a very live update for you this hour. also the death toll from that devastating earthquake in turkey and syria. now more than 30,000 people. it s hard to even imagine rescue efforts are still underway in the ruins, as thousands forced from their home are in desperate need of aid. we are live on the ground with the latest. and are living black history series. we are talking to civil rights leader, author, and president of the national newspaper publisher association. i am symone sanders-townsend, it s a busy sunday and i have something to say. greetings, everyone. we begin with breaking news a native elephant story out of lake heron, michigan. a nbc news has learned the united states military has shut down a fourth aerial object today. the sheer scope. we will hav