through our tragedies. and while the nation mourns the seven people dead after monday s mass shootings of dozens of parade goers in the highland park illinois, the shooter in that case, though in custody and looking at life in prison, because otherwise unharmed. even after an intense police man hunt following the massacre. two states over, in akron ohio, protesters has stretched into the second week spread by the fatal police shooting of jayland walker last month and driven by the grim body cam footage showing the moment akron police wounded walker. more than 60 times after karen fauci s last month. two tragedies of gun violence. to glaringly different outcomes. and i will talk to akron s congresswoman, in just a moment. about what her constituents have to say about that difference. what they want from the states investigations into walker s death. and two weeks after the reversal of roe v. wade, how is the escalating abortion rights battle impacting her district and others l
shooting, why do you feel the justice department s involvement is necessary here, and what can you tell us about its response thus far. well, first of all thank you for having the reverend sharpton. i would say that i joined the family of jalen walker and the african american community in mourning this tragic loss. i wrote a letter to the doj don t see the investigation because the family should be assured that a full and fair investigation will be conducted that accurately portrays the fact that makes the findings consistent with those facts, reverend al, i think you can agree with me that for two weeks for too long, black communities have been punished by investigations that leave us with more unanswered questions of fact. so i was pleased with the u.s. attorney s office stated that they responded to our letter, and advisers that the justice department s civil rights division, and the fbi field office in akron, are closely monitoring interviewing the circumstances around mr. walker
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i ll be back here too soon for the january 6th hearings begin at 6 am eastern. you can watch the full live hearing at 10 am eastern, but right now it is time for politics nation with reverend al sharpton. it is time for thank you michael, good evening and welcome to politicsnation. tonight s lead to a different set of rules. right now the inequity of american life, and death continues to reveal itself even