Police in baton rouge, louisiana, where a black suspect was shot and killed by police last week, today are expecting more unrest after a weekend in which activists shut down roadways and marched on both the State Capitol and the police department. In st. Paul, where another black man was shot and killed by police last week, Authorities Say protesters attacked police with rocks, bricks, bottles, and chunks of concrete, one of which reportedly fractured a Police Officers spine. So what happens next . In moments well put that question to a powerful panel of activists from all sides of this debate. And with protests in atlanta flaring up just moments ago, complete with arrests and police being pelted with projectiles, this debate is clearly far from over. Were watching that breaking news for you tonight. In the meantime, Trace Gallagher is live at our breaking news desk in the west coast newsroom with the latest on protests tonight. In tlnt, anywhere from 300 to 500 protesters marching thr
Nightclub killer omar mateen under arrest and officials suggesting the evidence shows she knew of his murderous plans in advance. Welcome to the lead. I am jim sciutto in for jake tapper. We begin today with the politics lead. On this Martin Luther king jr. Day with just four days legal donald trump becomes the 45th president of the United States, we are talking about him putting the finishing touches on his inaugural address or rounding owes hit cabinet. Todays story is the president elects public feud with a civil rights hero. It starts when congressman john lewis told nbc news he does not consider trump a legitimate president and he will not attend the inauguration. Today on Martin Luther king jr. Day lewis spoke, presumably, with trump in mind. Never give up. Never give in. Stand up. Speak up. When you see something that is not right and not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something, to say something, and not be quiet. And as has been his pattern, donald trump cou
Trump upping the ante making this provocative remark. What about the idea that in a tweet you said there might be tape recordings. That, i cant talk about. I wont talk about that. Well, the thing is hes the one who started this whole thing. I mean, he started it with a tweet, frankly, a threatening tweet from this morning in which he wrote james comey better hope theres no tapes before he start leaking to the press. The white house refuses to release the issue. Watch the exchange yourself. Did President Trump record his kwvrgss with former fbi director comey . I assume youre referring to his the tweet. The tweet. Ive talked to the president and he has nothing further to add on to that. Why did he say that . Why did he tweet that . As i said, the president has nothing further to add on that. Are there recording dwieszs in the oval office or in the white house. As i said for the third time theres no more remark on that. From republicans, a very loud silence. Lets begin with sarah murray.
Decision. Before the trip next week possibly . Even that is possible. Those comments on air force one a moment before the president gave the commencement address at Liberty University this morning. Did he weigh in on this fbi firestorm . You decide. In my short time in washington, ive seen firsthand how the system is broken. A small group of failed voices who think they know everything and understand everyone want to tell everybody else how to live and what to do and how to think. But you arent going to let other people tell you what you believe especially when you know that you are right. We have Team Coverage tracking this story. Lets bring in ryan nobles live for us at Liberty University where now the crowd has cleared out. So ryan, have the President Trumps comments evolved any further on his decision to fire comey and this private dinner that happened just seven days after inauguration . Reporter a really hasnt and the president didnt offer any insight into his Decision Making pro
Have you been following the drama . Three days now since the u. S. President fired his fbi director and, still, its not clear why he did it. Instead of settling this matter, donald trump tweeted a threat warning comey against going public. Heres cnns jeff zelany to explain. Reporter President Trump adding new fuel to the fire in his escalating fight with the fbi. Making a threat on twitter to james comey. The president saying the fired fbi director better hope there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. Stunning words from the commander in chief directed at the nations former top Law Enforcement official. The man who was leading an investigation into potential collusion between the Trump Campaign and russian operatives before being fired tuesday. The president refused to answer the question he raised himself in an interview with fox news. What about the idea in a tweet that you said there might be tape recordings. That i cant talk about. I wont talk a