Adjacent apartment during the fatal no knock raid. According to kentucky law, the use of force by mattingly and cosgrove was justified to protect themselves. This justification mars has from pursuing criminal charges in his Breonna Taylors debt. Amy we will go to louisville for the latest. Then we speak to jacob blake, sr. His son was paralyzed last month after police in kenosha, wisconsin, shot him in the back seven times in front of three of his children. They shotsons my son seven times. Seven times. Like he did not matter. But my son matters. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now, democracynow. O. Org, the quarante report. Im amy y goodman. In louisville, kentucky, a grand jury has declined to charge any of the three white police offificers who killed breonnnna taylor with her death, more than six months after they shot the 26yearold black emergency room technician in her own home. The grand jurys only indictments were three counts of wanton endangerment agains
Amy this is dememocracy n now , democracynow. Org, the e quarante report. Im amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. As oututrage mounts over the grd jury ruling in the Police Killing of breonna taylor, we turn to wisconsin n where the investigation into the Police Shooting of jacob blake is in its final stages. Jake blakes case became a flash point for National Protest after the africanamerican father was shot in the back by Kenosha Police seven times in august, paralyzing him. Wife Police Officer rusten at pointired the shots blank range into jacob blakes back as blake leaned into his car. Inside the car were his three boys a age 3, 5, and eight. Prosecutors in wisconsin have tapped former Madison Police chief noble wray to serve as an independent t voice during the final stages of the investigation into the shooting. Wray will review the state department of justices findings before a report is sent to Kenosha County District Attorney michael graveley, who will ultimately decide whether cha
john berman here in for anderson. answer for that will depend on the answers for a string of other questions. can the committee in the coming weeks make the ambitious case it laid out last night. what will the justice department that already brought hundreds of charges in capital assault do with the information the select committee uncovered and will the hearings generate the kind of political census that might be needed before the attorney general decides to aim as high as the select committee is already suggesting might be necessary. president trump summoned the mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack. you will also hear about plots to commit seditious conspiracy on january 6th, a crime defined in our law as conspiring to overthrow, put down, or destroy by force, the government of the united states. or, to oppose by force, the authority there of. committee vice chair liz cheney said those words, plot to commit seditious conspiracy while putting the forme
About the Mask Mandates in place at the moment and Karine Jeanpierre said yes, the way this process is supposed to work. Its a different message out of the white house which is tightly controlling some of the mandates through cdc recommendations throughout the pandemic. Trace indeed. Gillian take a look at this, any moment now, Mitch Mcconnell will face reporters, it is expected to be mcconnells health, obviously, after two freezeups over the last few weeks. Welcome back, im Gillian Turner in washington. Good to be with you, trace. Trace gillian, good to be with you. Im Trace Gallagher in los angeles. Sandra and john have the day off. Breaking news in the hunter biden probe, david weiss and hunters attorneys have until the end of the day to provide an update on the battle over a Diversion Agreement that was aimed to keep hunter out of prison. Special council weiss says the agreement fell through when the plea deal collapsed in july. Hunter bidens team is arguing the opposite. David spu
The presiding officer the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal god, who shall abide in your tabernacle . Who shall dwell in your holy hills . Youve given us the answers. Those who walk upright and work righteousness, who speak the truth in their hearts will abide in your presence. Today, prepare the men and woman of this body to dwell with you. Lord, give them the integrity to be true to their duties, always striving to please you. Fix their hearts on you, o god, that everything they think, say, and do will be under your lordship. Send your light and truth into this chamber as you guide our senators in these challenging times. We pray in your wonderful name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty