cunningham, frank figliuzzi, tim alexander. that is tonight s reidout. i m going to turn things over to my pal and colleague. chris hayes. hey, chris. a, joy and at this hour, the country is grappling with the release of some video, with, i guess you would call it an encounter, that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old black man. it s on january 7th. that evening, around 8:30, memphis police officers stopped tyre nichols because, they say an emphasis on they say we still don t know, when where the other. they suspected him of reckless driving. today, the memphis chief of police told nbc news that the department is still unable to find evidence as to why the officers stopped tyre nichols that evening. in an initial statement when this happened, memphis police claim that, quote, a confrontation occurred notice the passive language between officers and nichols and nichols ran away on foot. they said that there was, quote, another confrontation when officers a
Three of them are among the wealthiest counties in the United States. When i started in washington only 6 of the members in Congress Went on to become lobbyists because there wasnt that much money in being a lobbyist. Now 50 of retiring members of congress become lobbyists. For the caregiving needs of the families that would allow us to be more affordable and also improve the quality of caregiving jobs. [applause] we will make it possible for 40 million africanamericans to even have a shot. I just have to say this, i present the pros population means one out of every four people on the planet are one out of four with the hand behind bars are locked up in the United States family of 5 of the worlds population and those are disproportionately africanamerican and latino native american and almost all poor. Its no better to be rich and innocent and poor and guilty in this country. Thats where we are and so those numbers do not tell the full story. One out of every four africanamerican men
Looking at your 56yearold i mean, liberia had one of the worst civil wars, and they told me over and over that oevbola is worse than war because it is the silent killer. He is at the point that sebastian was at 10 years ago saying, i would have made a different decision at 30. I feel like it is part of my dna. Of the discussion about the dangers of reporting in the middle east. This was held recently by the council on foreign relations. You can watch it in its entirety tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan. Tonight, on the communicators we will take a look at how the Music Industry works. Professor of music business at the Berklee College of music discusses the way that music platforms impact the way that musicians are paid and how congress can make the payment structure more transparent. He is joined by jim phillips. Certainly the narrative of songwriters say they dont understand where their money comes from is not new. Everything in the world is chocolate. Then as they can know where its
After having helped to elect over 100 somebody knocked on my door and at a week moment i yes. Ed and i decided at that point my kids were moment and i had an opportunity to give back to host how long back. Host how long has it been since you were a working electrician . Mr. Norcross [indiscernible] i was an industrial electrician. Some of them refer to us as narrow backs. So just a way that we work throughout the years. So, this past weekend, my wife had me replacing some receptacles. You could say that i was an electrician this weekend. But it has been about 15 years. Host what were some of the top issues that your constituents in the First District ask you about and seek help on . Mr. Norcross this is one that was easy for me because each and every day, i heard it as part of my job as a business agent. It is about jobs. It is about the economy. There is nothing worse than not being able to provide for your family if you dont have a job. So, certainly that has been the focus and what
Learn more about landmark cases online at cspan. Org landmark cases. Bookan order cspans featuring background, highlights and the legal impact of each case. Landmark cases is available for eight dollars 95 plus shipping. As 2015 wraps up, cspan presents Congress Year in review , the newsmaking issues, debates. The resignation of john boehner, and the election of paul ryan. The debate over the nuclear deal with iran and reaction from congress on mass shootings. Coming up next. A look at race and efforts to improve the criminal justice st. Louish a former Police Officer. And Police Officers from washington dc and new jersey share thoughts on policing and creating trust within communities they serve. A former st. Louis Police Officer who left the force in 1999 to address what he considered problems in the criminal Justice System. He spoke about the topic to students at the university of delaware. The semester there have been a number of incidents that suggest a real need to have an open d