Roger mason junior is the first Vice President. However, in a preview of his comments tonight, mason said the idea is not so much his, rather, he says that his former miami heat teammate and nba icon, lebron james. I was just in the locker room three, four days ago, lebron and i talked about it. He aint playing if sterling is still an owner. The possibility of a shutdown comes as another nba legend, Magic Johnson, spoke out about Donald Sterlings comments during an interview monday in which sterling demeaned magic, his charitable work, black people and also referred to the lakers legend having those aids. Magic was the on the infamous taped a pic of him with v. Stiviano. The lakers legend said its not just lebron but practically all nba players demanding sterlings ouster. And that despite what sterling might think, his billions wont save him this time. He clearly believes theres a route for him to remain as owner of the l. A. Clippers. Cant buy his way out of this one. He bought his wa
Outbreak in western africa. Three weeks ago on this program when we last covered the spreading Ebola Outbreak we already knew it was the worst ever since we learned about the virus in 1976. Now, the cases are spreading and the death tolls are mounting. Heres where we standed. As of friday, the centers for Disease Control report 1,093 medical cases 786 confirmed as o ebola infections. We learned this morning that a senior liberian doctor has also died. The first in that country. The eebola virus, according to the cdc spreads mainly through direct contact with blood and other bodily fluid and indirect contact with objects such as needles. It includes headaches, fever, joint and muscle aches, weakness, vomiting and profuse bleeding. There is no cure. There is no vaccine. Ebola kills up to 90 of its victims and quickly. And in western africa, the current outbreak is spreading. We learned this week that the virus reached nigeria, the african conttinents most populous nation. The World Healt
News of surveillance flights over syria and the comments of some key u. S. Officials. Even though those officials gave no definitive indication president obama was about to approve Additional Air strikes. We it continue to explore all options regarding isil and how best we can assist our partners in that area. Can they be defeated without addressing that part of the organization which resides in syria . The answer is no. So were actively considering what will be necessary to deal with that threat and were not going to be restricted by borders. So weve heard all of that. Object thursday president obama basically told everyone, take a breath. He clearly state d that the responsibility for what happens in syria will not fall on the shoulders of the United States. The issue with respect to syria is not simply a military issue, its also a political issue. This cancer that has developed is one that they have to be just as invested in defeating as we are. The president was also quick to put a
Floor later today to speak out about the issues raised by the shooting death of mike brown, by now former soontobe former Police Officer Darren Wilson. In washington, d. C. , protesters blocked traffic. In ferguson right now, the 16member Commission Set up to find solutions after the shooting is meeting today for the firlgs time since the grand jury decision. Joining me now, nbc news correspondent, kristin welker. White house leaders are meeting with old and new. Reporter in addition to meeting with civil rights leaders, president obama is going to meet with his cabinet officials as well as Law Enforcement officials. The theme today, joy, is to try to bridge the gap to enhance understanding and cooperation between Law Enforcement officials and local communities. And the big headline here out of the white house today is that president obama is asking for a 263 Million Investment package, 75 million of which would go toward bodyworn cameras that Law Enforcement officials could wear. The
Harr harrisperry. Pain, agony, suffering hurt. Our nation is full of pain, pain thats been giving voice most recently in ferguson, missouri. The specific pain of parents who have lost a child, and now know that the Police Officer who killed him will not face criminal charges, the pain of communities who feel helpless in the face of a system that brings so little justice, a system that seems to supply fresh trama weekly adding names to the list of unarmed boys and men whose death is justified by whom to have been afreud of them, oscar, trayvon, john, michael, tamier. This is where i want to pause for a minute, this issue of black mens pain because americans long have had difficulty in understanding, acknowledging and having empathy for the pain of black men. For much of our history, black men have been represented as mergeless brutes, brett tors that can strike without warning at any moment. At the turn of the 20th century, george t. Winston the president of North Carolina college offin