and a lot of people from that school miss him dealer. so, this is going to be a hard day and a hard weekend in the twin citi. hard for our community. i will tell yo tre were top-tch prosecutors assigned to this case from not just the ramsey county attorney s office but also the u.s. attorney s office. and as the st. paul mayor has asked for this son of st. paul that was addition that died, that we have peaceful marches. we have a large history of activism and social activism in minnesota. and our hope is that we ll have peaceful marches this evening. people certainly have a right to express their views. do you have fate in local authorities and local police that they are capable of policing large, even angry large demonstrations and keeping order without things without things getting violent? we hope so. this had been planned.
castile in a st. paul suburb last year during an otherwise normal traffic stop. joining us is amy klobuchar. really nice to have you back with us tonight. thanks for being here. thank you very much, rachel. let me first get your reaction to this verdict today in the philando castile case. 32-year-old african-american man shot by police after being pulled over in his car last year. there s been a not guilty verdict for that officer. we re seeing protests in the streets. well, i met philando castile and his family. attended the funeral. i can tell you he was loved by so many students. he was a cafeteria worker for a number of years, and a lot of people from that school miss him dearly. this is going to be a hard day and a hard weekend in the twin cities. hard for a community. i will tell you, there were top-notch prosecutors assigned to this case from not just the ramsey county attorney s office but also the u.s. attorney s
office. and as the st. paul mayor has asked for the son of st. paul that was that died, that we have peaceful marchs. we have a large history of activism and social activism in minnesota. and our hope is that we ll have peaceful marches this evening. but people certainly have a right to express their views. do you have faith in local authorities and police that they are capable of policing large, even angry large demonstrations and keeping order without things getting violent? we hope so. this had been planned. we knew the verdict would come out, and the plan had long been from the community to go to the capital the day the verdict came out not knowing what the verdict would be. so far, they are peaceful protests, and we hope that will continue. it s very important that people have the right to express their views. senator, let me ask you about
also, amy klobuchar is senior senator from minnesota and proceed tesses are taking shape in minnesota. we ve been expecting that tonight in the twin cities region after a controversial verdict acquitting the police officer who killed philando castile in a st. paul suburb last year during an otherwise routine traffic stop. joining us is senator amy klobuchar who is at home in minnesota. thank you joining us. thank you very much, rachel. let me first get your reaction to this verdict today in the philando castile case. a 32-year-old african-american man shot by police after being pulled over in his car last year. there s been a not guilty verdict in that case. we re seeing protests in the streets. i can tell you, he was loved by so many students. he was a cafeteria worker for a number of years.
this is a fox news alert. we have some more information about that police shoot in minnesota. a massive manhunt is underway in the st. paul suburb of maplewood. one police officer killed and shot one suspect after he fired upon them. we ll bring you more on the story as we get it. a sad story in minnesota today. state officials in new jersey are implementing a new law, drivers under 21 years old with provisional licenses to place a red reflective decal on the license plate to let everyone know they are new drivers and laura ingle is following the story from new york, seems like a good idea, actually. now what, it s created a lot of controversy, those in favor of the shiny red stickers that will help police