Ali, who died from respiratory disease. Much to the surprise of people who thought he would come home from the hospital. People from kentucky are getting their first chance to remember him. Louisville mayor greg fisher is expected to speak shortly there in louisville, kentucky. This obviously hits them very hard. They consider him to be obviously their Hometown Hero of sorts. He has done so much outside the boxing ring when youre talking about civil rights and about humanitarian causes. And people are certainly recognizing that. I think even more than theyre looking at his success in the boxing ring today. Thats very true. A long history of battles. It has been said that his greatest battle perhaps was the battle against the United States government on the issue of his draft evasion charge that went all the way to the Supreme Court but at the end of the day, his greatest battle most will say was again parkinsons, which he fought for 30 years. Youre looking at a small memorial. We under
Than any other u. S. Leader at this point in their presidency. This is one of the first polls taken since mr. Trump fired his National Security adviser, mike flynn and right now the president is scrambling to replace him. So far at least one person has turned him down and were told one of the reasons why, perceived chaos at the white house. Cnn White House Correspondent athena jones is following the president. Whats the vibe in the room . Do people there seem more or less enthused compared to preelection . Its very difficult to hear you. Can you hear the warmup act going on right now. Behind me. As far as enthusiasm it doesnt appear to be any less than it was on the campaign trail. People began lining up outside of this event many hours ago. Our photo journalists arrived at 10 00 a. M. There were already 100 people in line. Some had been in line since 4 30 a. M. When we arrived, the line was several football fields long. This is what the president wants to see. The kind of thing that h
Good evening. Im erin burnett. We begin with breaking news. A hate crime. President obama speaking out for the first time about the shocking video of four young africanamerican adults accused of torturing and terrorizing a mentally disabled teen in chicago, all streaming live on facebook. The president saying moments ago, what we have seen surfacing i think are a lot of problems that have been there a long time. Whether its tensions between police and communities, hate crimes of the despicable sort that has just now recently surfaced on facebook calling it a hate crime. Tonight two men and two women are facing multiple charges including kidnapping and a hate crime. Want to warn you the video youre about to see is extremely disturbing. The individuals in it are making racist comments. [ bleep ] donald trump. The four, three teenagers and a 24yearold, appear to beat and taunt the captive teen. His mouth covered with tape, slicing his scalp with a knife, forcing him to drink toilet water.
Interference in our election and how Donald Trumps pick for attorney general could affect brutality cases, including the case of eric garner. Good morning, im tamron hall. Four days until donald trump is sworn into as president. 26 democratic members of congress say theyll join john lewis in boycotting the inauguration. Congressman lewis told chuck todd he doesnt see the president elect as a legitimate president because of the interference from russia in the election. Heres what Incoming White House press Secretary Sean Spicer told me on the today show this morning. Congressman lewis started this with your own chuck todd by saying that the election was illegitima illegitimate. Now they are saying john lewis started it and that is their justification for some of the comments coming from the leader of the free world. Now well bring congressman lewis live to you in this hour. Lets get to kristen welker. She joins us live from trump tower here in new york. A lot to cover. You heard the int
Merry christmas to you. You are listening to the Spelman College glee club here in atlanta. Youre going to love what they have for you. Their voices. We also have the very latest news for you, of course, and a look at some of the biggest stories of 2016. Want to start with alison kosik with todays top stories. Good morning, christi and victor. Developing news overnight. Debris from a crashed Russian Military plane has been found in the black sea. The plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from sochi. Russias Defense Ministry says 92 people including 8 crew members were aboard. Its unclear what caused the crash but one russian official is ruling out terrorism. Lets go to Matthew Chance whos joining us live from moscow. Good morning. Reporter alison, this aircraft is a 154 model aircraft, old airliner, used to be the workhorse of the soviet fleet, but its used by the russian Defense Ministry for v. I. P. Flights. It stopped in sochi on the black sea for refueling but it wa