protesting while we re trying to lay to rest two good police officers, that is not the way to effect change. that is the way to turn people against you for being very self-absorbed in your protests. making it about you and your grievance and not about the actual issue at hand that sparked protests. ignores why eric garner was killed and focuses on a host of other issues that distract from the central problem. but again, cheering on, gunning down police officers and then doing this, that is not the way to solve anything. that is a way to exacerbate a situation. leland: what is interesting, a lot of folks are saying, these are peaceful protests and don t worry about. we see something like this, originally flagged by the new york post, a quote from an editorial in a cuny newspaper. that is one of the local colleges. the it says the time for peace has passed, in support of violence is the title of editorial. editor-in-chief, gordon barnes. he continued, acts of looting,
leland: we ll see how this plays out. every day there is new saga. you ve been covering it as well. william la jeunesse in los angeles. thanks, william. your family is here. your children have no father. i m allowed to serve my country. you don t know when to quit. you did your part. we sacrificed enough. let somebody else go. let somebody else go? yeah. you find a way. leah: scene from the new movie, american sniper, a movie about chris kyle known as deadliest sniper in american history. the his widow is looking to overturn a verdict brought by jesse ventura. he was awarded a $2 million, by a federal jury that part of kyle s memoir defamed him. we have chip merlin a defense attorney. good day to both of you. good more thanking. good morning. leah: so, chip, let s start with
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uncertain. the senate expired without voting on her nomination. that the obama administration would have to resubmit her toot gop controlled senate next year. we were told we have know information whether that will happen. we ll see if the political calculation continues. james rosen in washington. thanks. thank you. leah: angry protesters tying up streets of new york city denouncing the mayor s call for temporary halt to their demonstration is. but with the latest demonstration have protesters gone too far? leland: emotional story. a spectacular surprise a lot more than just a gift for a family in desperate need. when we were on the bus we would always have to wait or hour or two. now you can just go anywhere. that will change everything. that will change everything.
solidarity strategies. i want to start with you, eric, is this civil disobedience warranted or has this crossed line and in poor taste? i think it is poor taste. protesters on video cheering on the crime scene where two police officers were gunned down. gone overboard bit people. mayor was probably right. they did need to rein it in. it shouldn t be wait until after the funeral. it should be stop. the mayor emboldened them to protest. leland: what does it say about the situations, with bill de blasio a progressive will be ral here in new york city, a lot of people out protesting conceivably are some of his constituents they re not listening to him? they re walking down fifth avenue. i talked to a police officer down there. they were worried some of these guys would try to break into stores and shut stores down on busy shopping day. there are a lot of tourists out