quickly escalated as the crowd spills out into traffic clashing with police. officers recovering a firebomb at the scene presenting a clear danger to the public. molotov cocktail was in a group of protestors. we don t have an arrest attached to that. it was there on the scene in a crowd of protestors. again, something very dangerous that we just really asking our communities, our people who want to come out and elevate their voices, not to engage in that kind of behavior. they can hurt themselves and members of this department and their co-protestors for innocent people. dana: laura engel live in the newsroom. hi. well, these protestors are vowing they will be back every day until charges are filed against former marine daniel penny. penny has said through his lawyers he never intended to harm neely and could not have foreseen his untimely death. take a look at this. 11 people were arrested during last night s protest. most accused of disorderly conduct. police say one
city subway. witnesses say the man was threatening fellow passengers. donors raised $2 million to defend daniel penny charged with manslaughter putting neely in a fatal choke hold. i m dana perino. bill: laura stack was a very impressive woman. our best to her and her cause. i m bill hemmer. good morning. 41,000 people from all walks of life contributing to daniel penny s legal defense fund donors praising him as a hero and denouncing alvin] for bringing the charges against the decorated marine who stepped in to protect others. penny s lawyer thanking the public for their generosity and defending penny s action. he didn t go to the subway seeking to harm anyway or attack anyone. he was putting himself in harm s way for the benefit of others. dana: laura engel is live in the newsroom today. hi, laura. supporters of daniel penny showed up over the weekend helping to raise $2 million for his defense fund. it happened in the last few minutes. as the 24-year-old continues
a man identified as a marine veteran tackled him to the ground and put him in a choke hold. the marine reportedly held him like that for several minutes. dana: kneely was later pronounced dead. the man seen tackling him was taken into custody and released and not charged yet. that is igniting outrage on the left. protestors taking to the streets. look at your screen there calling for the marine to face murder charges. some democrats are echoing that sentiment and pressuring the d.a. alvin bragg to prosecute him dana: kneely was 30 years old. homeless. made a living as a subway performer and michael jackson impersonator. he had a history of mental illness and arrested dozens of times and told police he was schizophrenic. the city failed him. dana: this case is reigniting the debate on law enforcement. many arguing his death could have been prevented if police had been allowed to do their jobs. this horrible tragedy was completely avoidable but it has come about bec
address this issue? i think we have to consid pe truth about what happened with clarence thomas and neil gorsuch. aishah: critics say democrats are towing a very dangerous line focusing on justices they don t like, and putting our judicial independence at risk. shannon bream joins us later this hour to explain the controversy at the nation s highest court. plus this. john: we have all seen the videos of parents out of control at the little league field. well now, t-ball fights back. little leagues across the country telling parents prove you can do better than the umpire. who better than brian kilmeade to call the call to call the balls and strikes on this one coming up. i would make a lousy umpire. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. john roberts in washington. aishah, you would make a great umpire. aishah: i was a referee back in the day. i m in for sandra smith. everyone is talking about in washington today, coming from the white house.
police and inside that police station as we speak. good morning. it s friday. i m bill hemmer. dana: a lot of news on friday. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. moments ago danny penny surrendered to police in manhattan expected to appear in court in a few hours. prosecutors will charge him with second degree manslaughter and it could put him in jail for up to 15 years. bill: penny is the marine who put jordan neely in a choke hold on a new york subway on the first of may. witnesses say neely was acting aggressively toward passengers repeatedly. his death was ruled a homicide. penny says he was trying to protect the passengers and did not mean to kill him. dana: the case putting tremendous pressure on manhattan district attorney alvin bragg opting to charge penny without convening a grand jury. the decision is all about politics critics say. this marine was trying to save those individuals on that subway. i guarantee you every one of those individuals w