Its not a policy book. It does not tell you the ten things wrong with america and how to fix them. Its more like a novel in nonfiction form and it has some poetry to it. Do you remember the day or the moment . It was in baghdad with my friend who was in with the new york times. We were looking at a couple of contractors out of a green zone, cafe after eating cheese burgers. He turned to me and said, you know, were just not that good anymore. And it really struck me, with full force. I knew exactly what he meant. I didnt know how or why our institutions kept failing there. Every Domestic Institution that we counted on were domestic banks, the auto manufacturers, seemed to be in a state of collapse. Then theres a big story of generationlong process of the corrosion of our institutions, the institutions that used to support the aspirations of ordinary people like dean price. It no longer works. People feel more and more alone. A big subject. It doesnt come all at once. It really began for
To get to the heart of this tri, we must examine the racial soul. The Fatal Police Shooting of John Crawford iii. Another grand jury in new york city is expected to convene to hear evidence in the eric garner case. My name is tom jackson and im chief of police for the city of ferguson. The police chief released a video statement. Im truly sorry for the loss of your son. Apologizing to the brown family and the ferguson community. To get to the heart of this country, one must examine its racial soul. Justice is not just an abtract stheerry. Breaking news, eric holder will step down as the nations attorney general. I come to this decision with mixed emotions. Hes been defiant. Ehes been relentless on the voting right acts. Crime and incarceration is down 10 . One of the three original obama cabinet officers. Hes the nations first africanamerican attorney general. Hes certainly been an unforgettable attorney general. I will leave the department justice, but i will never, i will never leave
To get to the heart of this tri, we must examine the racial soul. The Fatal Police Shooting of John Crawford iii. Another grand jury in new york city is expected to convene to hear evidence in the eric garner case. My name is tom jackson and im chief of police for the city of ferguson. The police chief released a video statement. Im truly sorry for the loss of your son. Apologizing to the brown family and the ferguson community. To get to the heart of this country, one must examine its racial soul. Justice is not just an abtract stheerry. Breaking news, eric holder will step down as the nations attorney general. I come to this decision with mixed emotions. Hes been defiant. Ehes been relentless on the voting right acts. Crime and incarceration is down 10 . One of the three original obama cabinet officers. Hes the nations first africanamerican attorney general. Hes certainly been an unforgettable attorney general. I will leave the department justice, but i will never, i will never leave
Coaches going at it on the field. The wrestling and punches, all on camera, and right in front of the kids. Good evening. Im tom llamas in for david. And we begin tonight with those criminal charges in flint, michigan. Three government officials accused of betraying the people they were supposed to be protecting. Triggering one of the worst Public Health crisis in recent years. The trouble stemming from the decision to switch the source of the citys Drinking Water to save money. And this is what that water looked like, here in these bottles. And if that image bothers you, imagine what it did to the children who were drinking and bathing in it. Doctors testing them and finding dangerously high levels of lead in their blood. Tonight, those three officials are facing felonies, and prison time, and the prosecutor says, hes just getting started. Abcs alex perez is there in flint. Reporter the first criminal charges filed in flint tonight in the wake of the crisis that found toxic levels of
Good morning, everyone, im sandra smith. And im jon scott, and for bill hemmer. He claims that he killed him in selfdefense while on vacation. He insisted he would do it all over again to protect his family. Here he is speaking out for the first time on the ordeal. This is my First Experience with any kind of legal matters. So im nervous because i just dont have experience, but i know that i was a victim. My family was a victim here. I think that the truth will come out. Sandra new report saying that he is worried he will not get a fair trial there. David lee miller is following it all for us. Freed on 74,000 bill. Accused of manslaughter on the caribbean island of anguilla. He says that Hotel Maintenance worker Kenny Mitchell showed up to his room, armed with a knife, demanded money. The two men fought, and when it was over, he was dead. Returning for a procedural hearing today. Giving them more time to prepare. He told the New York Post he was surprised by his arrest, telling the new