On cspan2. Joining us this morning is ben, the former naacp president and now the current president of people for the american way. You just took over as president for this group. Remind our viewers what is the group . How are they funded and what are you priorities for it . Thank you. So, we were started 40 years ago by norman leer and congresswoman barbara jordan, as a Multiracial Group to really make sure your country stays on a course towards freedom and justice and equality and opportunity for all of us. We organized across the country. In this moment, we have folks who are deeply involved in their cities and their counties on the issue of Public Safety. On the response to covid and who are fighting to make sure that our Supreme Court quite frankly hears back to the values we hold dear. It doesnt keep lurnching towars being the institution that could end health care as we know it since obama passed the aca. Were funded primarily by people. Some support from foundations on the c3 s
Chair nadler the frequency of these killings, the absence of full accountability for those responsible sent a message to members of the Africanamerican Community that black lives do not matter. Let me state clearly for the record that black lives matter. Our criminal Justice System, including our Police Departments, cannot function without africanamericans knowing that their lives matter equally, that the system works to protect them just as it does every other citizen. We must also be able to put ourselves in the shoes of our Law Enforcement officers. We must be able to celebrate the services and sacrifices of our men and women in Law Enforcement who put their lives on the line ay in and day out. Serving up an inherently dangerous job. Take an advantage Law Enforcement officers and their families. It is alsoresponsible for the majority of incidents of misconduct. Todays hearing presents a unique opportunity for to us hear from some of the individuals and families affected by police mi
He then grabbed the officers taser then ran away and then pointed the taser toward the officers and the officer opened fire. Atlantas mayor had this to say while announcing the chief of police was stepping down. While there may be debate as to whether this was appropriate years of deadly force, i firmly believe that there is a clear distinction between what you can do and what you should do. I do not believe this was a justified use of deadly force and have called for the immediate termination of the officer. Georgia bureau of investigation is investigating the incident as the Fulton County District Attorneys Office. Joining me now a retired detective for the nypd currently the director of the black Law Enforcement alliance and we have the cofounder and president of center for policing equity. Thanks to both of you for being here. We have been studying this video and the information from the Atlanta Police department and watching developments in atlanta. There is a lot we dont know her
Year so far. But even with the heat, this is what houston looked like today. Tons of people waiting in line in the hot sun to pay their respects to george floyd. Today was George Floyds public visitation at a church in houston, which is where mr. Floyd grew up. The line to get in the visitation, got so long, it snaked around the building and in to the parking lot. There were 200 people in line before the doors opened. Those red tents there. That is the red cross. It was so hot, they were handing out water to people waiting in line. Because they were worried about peoples health. They were worried about heat stroke. Mourners turned up to pay their respects today. This had their temperatures checked at the door. They only let small handfuls of people in to the church at a time to encourage social distancing. Everybody was required to wear masks. But, even with the heat, even with the inconvenience of the pandemic. Members of the public waited patiently in line. Dawned their mask and ente
But today its also important, very important to remember and honor the victims. Including the slain officer who got married just about two weeks ago. Truly a sad day for our nation, the latest chapter in an absolutely horrifying series of events. This week like so many times in recent history the nation watching videos of black men being shot by police on back to back days. A woman claiming to be johnsons aunt telling nbc news none of this should have happened. She responded, quote, i think you know the answer. Its due to how america is face ed with blood being spilled. I think a person can only take so much. Last night started as a peaceful demonstration as a reaction cooperating together. Then it turned to shear chaos. Assist, shots fired. Code 3. Stay off the radio, officer down. All s. W. A. T. Officers on channel 2. Code 3. Market lamar, shots fired. We have got to get them out of here now. Right now. Get them here. We believe hes in el centro building. I think they have up on the