Myself and the Leadership Team on the republican side had a very open conversation with the press about the fact that voting for this motion to proceed is voting for an open process. He said and i agree that this process must be open. Ive asked that we have amendments and speaker the leader said yes. So, to my friends on the other side who believe that somehow, some way that this process does not include an actual open process where you have a chance over several days in the sight of the public to talk about and offer your amendments, that is wrong. If you want a process where you have an opportunity to persuade those in this body and the American People about the value of your amendments, this motion to proceed is the position you should vote for, but more important than persuading the American People that this is a motion to proceed that you should vote for if you really want to get into Police Reform, we need a vehicle to get there. The justice act is that vehicle. Speaker pelosi he
Hi im Steve Clements and i have a question is there a way to root out the racism in Americas Police and courts and what would that look like lets get to the bottom line. When george floyd was killed last month it unleashed demands that went far beyond justice for one man some are calling it a battle for americas soul as demands for reform moved from the streets to City Councils to congress and even the white house were fortunate to be speaking with a man at the front of the battle lines our guest today is Keith Ellison the attorney general of minnesota is a man of many firsts the 1st muslim to be elected to congress in 2006 and the 1st black american to be elected to a statewide position in the state of Minnesota Attorney general allison great to be with you today i wanted to ask you your wrist about the court case in which you are now the person responsible for prosecuting those 4 officers that were involved in the case and murdering george floyd what can the public expect by way of t
Practices nationwide. The president s order comes as lawmakers in both parties pursue reform bills in the wake of George Floyds death at the hands of police in minneapolis and following the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks at an atlanta fastfood drive through last weekend. Those events and others sparking nationwide protests and calls by some to defund the police, ray kelly, he joins me now, welcome commissioner kelly. Good to be with you, paul. Paul you have seen the now attempts to bring some reform as they say from washington, but policing is a local function, so what do you make of these National Reforms . Well, obviously they feel that they have to do something and the senate and the house agree on a few things which i think theyll go forward on but they disagree on a lot of other areas. They agree on body cameras, although they approach it differently. They agree on eliminating chokehold, they agree on having 19member commission on the status of black boys and men, but after tha
Toward the exit. Reporter we looked at the Police Department incident report which stated lane was told about trespassing laws. The officer told me to go ahead and leave the area, dont come back, this is private property, i had to leave the parking lot at that point. Reporter when he and his wife contacted walmart claiming racial profiling the company emailed them saying they were unable to substantiate the allegation. I set a family man and im trying to teach my son and daughter, they have to grow up in the city so im trying to show them by example. Reporter we obtained an email from walmart saying its investigation involves a former employee but it did not provide further details, when we reach out to the company today. Its very real. Its everywhere and it needs to be talked about. The more silent we are, the more it will continue to happen. Reporter he ended up going back to that walmart location with two members of the naacp a week and a half after the incident, shes told he is wel
Leaders of Law Enforcement organizations, including the Police Chiefs from around the nation. Good afternoon. So, this is the order today, if its ok with everybody. I will give an Opening Statement and i have got a short video. With a few minutes to add to it. Senators feinstein, booker harris, if you would like to make Opening Statements. Is that ok . And we have some people that will do introducing to the panels. We will get to that later. So thank you for coming. We are here for a reason. Without the death of mr. Floyd we would not be here. A lot has happened in the last couple of weeks. My goal is trying to define the problem, offer solutions, and talk to each other, not past each other. And i have a short video that is tough to watch. I talked to senator booker about it, the first couple of minutes, but it ends up on a very positive note. We will see if it will go from really hard to watch to something thats a little more acceptable for the country. If you could roll the video. Is