Tonight at 7 00, we continue q ancore presentations of with columnist gregg easterbrook. He discusses his book the king of sports. Here is a preview. Areoday most politicians oleaginous hacks what brought all that on . Congratulations knowing how to pronounce oleaginous. You are in a small minority. Football has become a cult and you see some evidence of this trade i present it in the book. Coaches have become revered figures in American Life and in some cases justifiably. If all men were like tony dungy the world would be a better place. But coaches have become substitute father figures in american society. We dont believe in politicians anymore, businessmen, clergy. Coaches still seem like people who practice tough love, like a good father would be, and it has a lot to do with their high standing in society. See our discussion with Greg Easterbrook today at 7 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Clock, highlights from our original history series first ladies. Tonight come a 20th century first
Our problem is going to be solved with, when youre making gun arrests, if 40 of the people arrested with a gun, a loaded firearm, are being released on their own recognizance, even though a gun charge was not covered by the bail reform law that you couldnt remand people or require bail there, when 80 of them are being released on their own recognizance in brooklyn where we have to most shootings, when you have hundreds of cases that havent been indicted because the grand jurys arent sitting and thats because of covid. When you have a system, even the people convicted of those cases, which is only 17 of our disposed of cases, meaning it went to trial, there was a guilty plea, it ended, only 17 of our cases are getting disposed of and in those cases where theres a mandatory minimum of one to three years, people are doing an average of nine months, thats really sending a message to the people on the street, a, the likelihood is im not going to get stopped. Im not going to be arrested. If
Its is 11 00 ot west, 2 00 p. M. East we have two breaking stories the first, in moments Breonna Taylors family and their attorneys will hold a News Conference, following news that a multimillion Dollar Settlement has been reached in her death. Its been more than six months since 26yearold taylor was killed during a noknock raid at her home no criminal charges have been pressed against the officers involved were going to bring you that press Conference Live once it begin. Were also watching the gulf coast where Hurricane Sally is sneaking through the alley the storm is moving slower than most people walk, which has forecasters concerns, and warning that some people would experience as much as 30 inches of lane. A 6 to 9foot storm surge could be likely. Were already getting the preview of the storm rain is pummeling mississippi, florida and alabama right now. A state of emergency has been declared because of that, and mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the regions lo lowlying ar
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