Chair nadler the frequency of these killings, the absence of full accountability for those responsible sent a message to members of the Africanamerican Community that black lives do not matter. Let me state clearly for the record that black lives matter. Our criminal Justice System, including our Police Departments, cannot function without africanamericans knowing that their lives matter equally, that the system works to protect them just as it does every other citizen. We must also be able to put ourselves in the shoes of our Law Enforcement officers. We must be able to celebrate the services and sacrifices of our men and women in Law Enforcement who put their lives on the line ay in and day out. Serving up an inherently dangerous job. Take an advantage Law Enforcement officers and their families. It is alsoresponsible for the majority of incidents of misconduct. Todays hearing presents a unique opportunity for to us hear from some of the individuals and families affected by police mi
Republican senator from florida, and fema. And then what raised concerns about his age . Does any of this matter if biden faces a president that lies. Why are all three leading democrats 70 or older . I will ask julian castro. Joining me, former Homeland Security security chief, jeh johnson, and former nbc news senior producer, shawna thomas. Its sunday, september 1st, meet the press. This is meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning on this difficult labor day weekend. We are going to begin with two big stories. The mass shooting in midland, odessa, texas, and hurricane dorian. Lets start with the shooting, when a man fled in midland and hijacked a male truck and started shooting people. Police killed the shooter, a white man in his 30s. The gunman was killed by police. Garrett, we dont seem to know about the motive or about the shooter, what you have learned so far overnight and this morning . Chuck, this started, as you said, with an attempted traffic stop, somewhere along
Hearing into her allegations. This is 20 minutes. Perfect unblemished 28 your record. Contrary to what he said in there, he was enamored with it. And it was not of a down. Had been promoted early. He mentioned the white house fellas expense i also had a number of wonderful opportunities that the army afforded me so to sit there and say that i was an average officer that he somehow made a number when officer and wanted to make a multi star general. It was then sadly toxic, after i turned down for sexual favors. And after he sexually assaulted me. As you will grasp. Public not the court of opinion. This is a court of what is the fact that are in the actual. To say that there is nothing there is false. I can also address the other things in the roy. They say theyve gone overnight a 6000 doc missed no they did not. Most of the emailed in question were on the classified networks that the secret and topsecret levels. There was no classified to this are light. And no one has been afforded the
School safety against targeted violence. I want to welcome everybody to the hearing room. I actually want to thankour witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. And in particular i want to give a shout out to max and tom and your families and the other families of the families for attending here and for just your unbelievable dedication turning your tragedy into hopefully some positive action that can prevent tragedies for other families, its remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies which date back to about 1998 is where we had the first directed attack, numbers of 56. I know in your testimony youre talkingabout 710 shootings since columbine in 1999. Columbine, 13 people were killed, 12 students, one teacher, 21injured, sandy hook in 2012, 26 killed. Two were injured and parkland, at Marjorie Stoneman douglas school, 17 killed and 17 injured. Anthe death and casualty toll is simply unbelievable, quite honestly. I grew up in the
On the issue. Other witnesses include the sheriff of Dallas County florida was also the chair of the marjorie was actual Public Safety commission. From yesterdays, this is two hours. Morning, i want to call this hearing order. The title of this hearing is examining state and federal regulations for an against violence. I want to welcome everybody to the hearing room. I should surely want to thank our witnesses for taking the time for your testimony. And in particular i want to give a shout out to max and tom and their families and the other families of the tragedies or attending here and for just your unbelievable dedication, turning your tragedy into hopefully some positive action that temperament tragedy or other families, its just remarkable what so many of the families have done in reaction to so many of these tragedies which really back to 1998 is where we really had, so the first elected. Members of 56, i know in your testimony, if youre talking about 710 shootings at columbine i