Dismantle, and dissolve our Police Departments. Americans want law and order. They demand law and order. They may not say it. They may not be talking about it, but thats what they want. Some of them dont even know thats what they want, but thats what they want. Whats needed now is not more stoking of fear and division. We need to bring Law Enforcement and communities closer together, not to drive them apart. Nobody is more opposed to the small number of bad Police Officers and you have them. Theyre a very tiny i use the word tiny. Its a very small percentage, but you have them. The order he signed today sets up a database to track misconduct. It promotes wider use of Mental Health resources among forces and provides funding as an incentive to raise the standards for use of force. It also addresses one of the more controversial issues, and thats police use of choke holds. As part of this new credentialing process, choke holds will be banned except if an officers life is at risk. That ca
Thats what they want, but thats what they want. Whats needed now is not more stoking of fear and division. We need to bring Law Enforcement and communities closer together, not to drive them apart. Nobody is more opposed to the small number of bad Police Officers and you have them. Theyre a very tiny i use the word tiny. Its a very small percentage, but you have them. The order he signed today sets up a database to track misconduct. It promotes wider use of Mental Health resources among forces and provides funding as an incentive to raise the standards for use of force. It also addresses one of the more controversial issues, and thats police use of choke holds. As part of this new credentialing process, choke holds will be banned except if an officers life is at risk. That caveat there, if an officers life is at risk, is key because oftentime its the word of the officer and because the order stops short of any kind of outright ban on choke holds, which many say needs to be part of any
To Donald Trumps darker themes. Ronald reagan called america a shining city on a hill. Donald trump calls it a divided crime scene that only he can fix. He is just offering slogans. And he is offering fear. Lets begin this hour with michelle s michelle kusinski. Good morning. Reporter there was a lot in there. His challenge was, since we heard sop ma many of these conc, how do you make that new and sound different. How do you make it resonate. How do you top your own speech that was delivered 12 years to the day before this one. President obama just may have done it. This was a speech full of emotion, at a time when america is so full of emotion. This may be the first time were really hearing the goodbye from president obama. Almost him saying yes, im really leaving. Now here is what i need you to do for me. And here is why. You could almost see the weight of this moment and of americas choice on president obamas face. As he tried to connect presents with past with future. While this n
District. Lewis had a chance to take a swipe this morning at a prescheduled breakfast speech for mlk day, but instead he kept his message positive. Never give up never give in stand up, speak up. When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to Say Something and not be quiet. My colleague Hallie Jackson covering the latest at trump tower in new york this afternoon. I want to ask you about that feud, but first, Martin Luther kings song was at trump tower a couple hours ago. Why was he there . What did he sna what do we know about that meeting . Reporter ill tell you what, spoiler, by the way, im just two miles from where you are, not even here on capitol hill, but we were keeping an eye on what was happening at trump tower, given the president elect visiting with Martin Luther king ii. The topic of discussion, this feud youre talking about with congressman john lewis, did come up when he went down to speak with reporters after
Residents in puerto rico, a u. S. Territory, are scrambling to gather vital resources. Saturday after the president tweeted a barrage of complaints about san juan mayor cruz, cruz reminded viewers that some puerto rico residents, are american citizens, have resorted to drinking from a creek while they wait for clean water. As of now at least 18 people have died in puerto rico as a result of the hurricane, that may still rise because of all the Power Outages at hospitals and more. And this morning, mr. Trump again weighed in on relief efforts and the pleas for additional help. He tweeted we have done a great job with the almost impossible situation in puerto rico. Outside of the fake news or plimgly motivated ingreats, people are now starting to recognize the amazing work that has been done by fema and our great military, all buildings now inspected for safety. Thank you to the governor of pr and to all of those working so closely with our first sfo responders. Joining me now is tammy l