Today to mark the tragic events from 12 years ago. We will bring you coverage on our network and cspan. Org. Lets begin with the president s speech in your reaction. Send us a tweet by going to http twitter. Com cspanwj or post your comments on facebook. You can also email us. The front page of the newspapers this morning, courtesy of the new cm, the Chicago Tribune and their headline about the president speech, Obama Presses case, syria vote will wait. We will hear from the Orange County register in california, i believe we should act, that is what makes america different. From boston globe, the president says he will pursue the diplomatic yield. Is from detroit free press, u. S. Must keep the pressure on. Give up chemical weapons, but not lifting threat of military strike. Outhe countries try to work some sort of diplomatic solution, we are joined on the phone by Diplomatic Correspondent for bloomberg news, joining us from new york. Lets begin with what has been happening since the p
Floyd is making his First Court Appearance this afternoon. So lets begin with matt finn. Hes reporting live from minneapolis. Matt . Dana, former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is scheduled to make his First Court Appearance behind me via video right now. Charged with Second Degree murder and being held on a Million Dollars bond. Our understanding is his attorneys are present while he communicates via video. We dont have information from inside the courthouse. As soon as we do, well bring that to you. It was two weeks ago today that george floyd was killed here in this city. Shortly after his death, several City Council Members banded together and promised that they would dismantle the Minneapolis Police department. Now at least nine out of 13 minneapolis Council Members say they have a vetoproof majority and moving forward with policy and budget decisions to end the Minneapolis Police department as they know it. City Council Members say they dont have the answer about what t
National guard to begin withdrawing from washington, but warned they could return quickly, if needed. Senator mitt romney marching in washington to support the black lives matter movement. Hes believed to be the first republican senator to do so. And the protests arent just in the u. S. Black lives matter. Black lives matter. Black lives matter. Tens of thousands of people jamming the streets of london on sunday and there were protests elsewhere around the globe as well, including rome, madrid, sydney, hong kong. In cities across the u. S. , protests stayed orderly and organized with unified calls to end racism and to hold Police Officers accountable. Well take you to los angeles. But first to an energetic crowd in new york city. Greetings from williamsburg, brooklyn, where a massive protest of about 4,000 to 5,000 people is just breaking up in a community known for the strong Hasidic Jewish population here. A very diverse, again, very peaceful crowd, but listen to Police Scanners all
Nationwide protests over racism and police brutality. I think theres racism in the United States still, but i dont think that the Law Enforcement system is systemically racist. The attorney general there. Despite his words, members of the Trump Administration continue to defend the actions of Law Enforcement, denying the presence of deeprooted racism. Tell that to people out on the streets because calls for change from coast to coast and many places in between continue as protestors across the u. S. Turned out for a 13th day to speak out against racism and police brutality. In los angeles protestors peacefully packed the streets as demonstrators again demanded justice for the death of george floyd. A similar call on the other side of the country. This is new jersey where hundreds of protestors took a knee in his memory. And in billings, montana, crowds werent deterred by heavy rain and continued to march and let their voices be heard chanting i cant breathe. These just some of the many
James Bennet, the former County Manager for Martin County, has filed a lawsuit against the county.Bennett is accusing the county of violating the NC Wage and H