, so we are going to have to try to be practical about this, this andiscriminatory capricious. Host yesterday we had there is no other Public Service servant that has to appear before a even with freddie gray, the police didnt have to give a statement for 10 days. With the understanding that we what i think will come forth from the obama thenistration, will come on democratic platform is a call for a national use of four standard that both explicitly force ar makes deadly use of last resort. Host what is your reaction to that . Stop when we need to getting to our want to be, and the fact is in America Today we of themajor issue, police being risk averse and not engaging. Dois harder to get police to recruiting, because people dont want to take this job. Then there are people who would never ever do the job, dont think the job is necessary, think that all policing is jim crow. Thats an absurd conversation. Host guest one person asked me what the real issues are in the city of philadelph
The investigation into an officer who dragged a teen from her desk. And plus, prevent an underground fire from reaching Nuclear Waste. We begin with president obamas calls for criminal Justice Reform and tougher gun laws. The president spoke today at the international of Police Convention in chicago. And he also defended Police Officers who have come under intense scrutiny amid accusations of pors and racial bias after deaths in missouri, florida and elsewhere. Mike viqueira joins us from washington, and mike, the president covered a lot of ground. And he spoke for almost an hour. Lets start with gun control. Reporter recurring gun violence, and controversial tactics by the police, all going viral, all serve as backdrops before president obamas long speech before a group that says it all, the International Association of police chiefs. President obama walked a fine line. Praising the gathering of Law Enforcement chiefs from around the country. While keeping with his call for police to
California thinking about, you know, gingrich, pence. Reporter former House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicting trumps choice for Vice President is between him and indiana governor mike pence. Do you really want a twopirate ticket or a solid guy . Reporter trump himself says hes whittled down the field. Im at three, potentially four. In my own mind, im probably thinking about two. Reporter sources tell cnn that new Jersey Governor Chris Christie remains a finalist with trump looking for a fighter, even though hes now hinting at quite the opposite. Im not looking for an attack dog. Frankly, im looking for somebody that really understands what were talking about because id rather have the whole thing be on policy. Reporter trumps search for a vp entering a frenzied phase in the final round, and its playing out like a reality show in indiana. First meeting privately with pence and the trump children at the governors mansion. Nothing was offered, nothing was accepted. Reporter then with gingr
Rouge, no active scenario that involv involves shooter in the city of baton rouge. We believe that the person that shot and killed our officers, that he is a person that was shot and killed at the scene. Thats what we know right now. But we do not believe, or do we have any other shooter held up in any other area in the baton rouge area, but understand this investigation has a lot of moving parts and pieces. Well be moving and going on each with every one of those, but right now, there is no active shooter scenario situation going on in baton rouge. Today at approximately 8 40 a. M. , several louisiana Law Enforcement officers were shot. A call came in to central dispatch the Baton Rouge City Police department indicating there was a guy carrying a rifle, walking in that particular area. That was the information that came into us. Multiple officers were transported for treatment. Three officers have died from injuries. Two from the baton rouge Police Department, and one from east baton
Battle in the Hawkeye State at a dinner where democrats are made. The candidates flock to the biggest moment in their campaigns, and thats to speak at the liberty for justice celebration, which is the same dinner that helped launch the president s winning bid in 2008 and the pressure is certainly on. Candidates are scrambling to make their mark in the first state to pick a candidate after a new poll there shows the race in iowa is tightening and theres still no clear leader. Right now Elizabeth Warren is holding a narrow lead among likely Democratic Caucus goers. Shes at 22 . Bernie sanders, Pete Buttigieg and joe biden are tightly clustered right behind her. And biden is trying to sell his middle class message both on tv and indigenous ads like this one. I see the backbone of the nation as we rebuild this little class which has been clobbered. This time everyone comes along, everyone. Todays event will also be a lastditch effort for struggling candidates like senator Kamala Harris who