6 00 a. M. In atlanta. This is the ferris wheel there. And over centennial park. Welcome to everyone watching from atlanta and welcome to you. Overnight, the u. S. Saw some of the largest protests yet since the death of george floyd. 12th night in a row of these demonstrations for equality and justice across the country. Tens of thousands of protesters were in the streets. Big cities, small cities all across america. A growing group of people calling to defund Law Enforcement, supporters of that movement say it might be the solution of Police Brutality. Minneapolis mayor was booed after telling a group of demonstrators, he didnt support abolishing the police department. There could be risk in the crowds but some demonstrators are willing to risk catching coronavirus in order to protest George Floyds death. Right now, the u. S. Is about to surpass 110,000 deaths. Meanwhile, cities across the country are getting ready for another day of protests. Look at what people in the gulf coast are
The crossfire. Peaceful protesters in Downtown Dallas was interrupted by this evil and suspected gunman Micah Johnson is dead. The investigation of who he was and why he did that is just beginning. Fox news Senior Correspondent Rick Leventhal is live in dallas. Rick . Greta, we are at the corner of main and griffin in Downtown Dallas which is still a significant crime scene. The red bring building behind me, the large building is a parking garage where that sniper hid and took shot at some of those officers. You may be able to see across the street well when this bus clears away white columns on the building across the street. If you saw that horrific video from last night where one of the officers was gunned down at close range by the shooter, that happened right at that location. What appears to have happened was the sniper was in the garage, took shots at officers, came down, shot more officers on the ground and then went back into that garage. As you mentioned, police have now iden
By the way. He made a recommendation, but regardless of recommend, i was paul Michael Mukasey served as the 81st attorney general of the United States. Thanks for coming in. Good to be here. Paul first point, is there any doubt in your mind that as a legal matter the president had the right, the authority to fire james comey . None. Paul none. None. The fbi director is a part of the executive, the president is the head of the executive. Regardless of whether the fbi director is appointed for a term or not for a term, the president has the authority to fire him. Paul thats despite the tenyear term he was supposed to yeah. Paul all right. In the chain of command at the Justice Department, some people seem to believe that the fbi is independent. That is not true. It is not true. The fbi director is supposed to report to the Deputy Attorney general who then reports to the attorney general. Thats the way its supposed to work. Paul okay. And the fbi is not some independent branch of governme
By the way. He made a recommendation, but regardless of recommend, i was going to fire comey. Paul Michael Mukasey served as the 81st attorney general of the United States. Thanks for coming in. Good to be here. Paul first point, is there any doubt in your mind that as a legal matter the president had the right, the authority to fire james comey . None. Paul none. None. The fbi director is a part of the executive, the president is the head of the executive. Regardless of director is appointed for a term or not for a term, the president has the authority to fire him. Paul thats despite the tenyear term he was supposed to yeah. Paul all right. In the chain of command at the Justice Department, some people seem to believe that the fbi is independent. That is not true. It is not true. The fbi director is supposed to report to the Deputy Attorney general who then reports to the attorney general. Thats the way its supposed to work. Paul okay. And the fbi is not some independent branch of gov