2020th election, and more. A full schedule is available on our website. Now were going to go inside for the first conversation. This is live coverage on tv on cspan2. Good morning, everyone. I am michael cahill. It has been my pleasure and privilege to serve as dean here at Brooklyn Law School for just about three months now. Its going really well. [laughter] and, of course, i am happy to welcome all of you here and to welcome those of you watching at home on cspan. We are here, of course, as part of the 14th annual brooklyn book festival which will draw tens of thousands of people to downtown brooklyn over the course of the day, several thousand of those people will be passing through here at Brooklyn Law School where we have been a proud partner of the book festival since 2012. And that has been a wonderful and natural collaboration since the law school and the festival are committed to the free exploration and exchange of ideas in an effort to better understand our world and, ultima
Didnt see coming. Three jurors dismissed in one day and the likelihood of a mistrial suddenly very real. Its been stressful, you guys know that. Reporter friends and family members of those killed in the ghost ship warehouse fire frustrated outside the courthouse. Its been its been long, its been hard. Reporter after days of deliberation, Alameda County court judge Serena Thompson dropped a bombshell, dismissing jurors one, three, and four, without explanation, and inviting three alternates to take their places. Her instructions to the remaining jurors, do not interact with a news agency or anyone who tries to provide information. The judge issued a gag order against us we cannot talk. Sorry. Reporter attorneys for the defendants, accused of 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter, ordered to stay silent about the dismissals. The jurors dismissed from that misconduct is very unusual. Very uncommon. Reporter defense attorney brass tells us jurors might have access Information Online from
In that case, lets get to the news during her Opening Statement in tonights democratic debate, senator Elizabeth Warren said that President Trump disgraces the office of the president every single day which isnt fair, because hes really only in the office like twice a week [ laughter ] after the first half of tonights debate, google searches for former congressman john delaney increased by 3,400 , and still no results [ laughter ] President Trump did not tweet for the entirety of tonights debate and i think we all owe a big thank you to the bachelorette finale [ cheers and applause please give it up. This weeks Second Democratic debate is split into two parts with ten candidates taking part tonight and another ten facing off tomorrow although you cant really have a substantive debate between ten people even in a threesome, somebody ends up feeling left out even if they had the best ideas. [ laughter ] tonights half of the democratic debate marked the first appearance of montana governo
A man stranded in the bay for more than 20 hours. Tonight, the tip that led to his rescue. Californias governor signs one of the Toughest Police use of force standards, and why some say the new law is actually watered down. Good evening, im veronica de la cruz in tonight for elizabeth. Despite im ken bastida. We begin with the twist in the ghost ship trial, the jury has to start over from the very beginning, a week and a half of deliberation, what this could mean for the defendants. Reporter this is something legal experts say this to they didnt see coming. Three jurors dismissed in one day and the likelihood of a mistrial suddenly very real. Its been stressful, you guys know that. Reporter friends and family members of those killed in the ghost ship warehouse fire frustrated outside the courthouse. Its been its been long, its been hard. Reporter after days of deliberation, Alameda County court judge Serena Thompson dropped a bombshell, dismissing jurors one, three, and four, without e
The stakes are very high. Amy as the Trump Administration again tries to push through a rule that would effectively ban all Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the u. S. , we look at the latest deadly Government Policies targeting immigrants, from trumps plan to end a program that allows severely sick immigrants to stay in the u. S. For treatment to ongoing family separation. Well speak with lee gelernt, Deputy Director of the aclu immigrants rights project. Then as the second Border Patrol agent this month pleads guilty to assaulting an undocumented immigrant, we look at the devastating death of Jose Antonio Elena rodriguez. Killed on mexican soil in 2012 more than six years after the killing, but the family is stilill waiting for justice. It is so frustrating and it makes me so angry knowing that a person can stick his hand in there and kill mexican children with impunity. Lonnie happened to swartz. He is still free. He still has a job. He left my family completely destr