Protesters urged shoppers to boycott black friday in response to the grand jurys decision not to indict a Ferguson Police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed teenager. One of the most popular shopping malls in st. Louis, demonstrators actually lay down on the floor. More rallies were held outside Big Box Stores in st. Louis county. In san francisco, meanwhile, on the west coast a group of about 300 protesters marched through the downtown shopping district breaking windows in union square. Across the bay, about 20 people chained themselves together through the doors of a b. A. R. T. Subway system, one heavily used by shoppers. Meanwhile back in missouri on the streets of ferguson, police made 15 more arrests in front of the Ferguson Police department. Richard lui joins us now from ferguson. Richard, thanks for taking the time this morning. Looks calm behind you. I was on the air the night before thanksgiving and it seemed calm then. Whats the expectation for today and for this w
Democrats haven’t won a federal race in Hawaii since 2008, when businessman Walt Minnick defeated unpopular GOP Rep. Bill Sali in the 1st District. Minnick was soundly defeated in 2010, and Idaho has since gone back to being a one-party state. Idaho’s bipartisan redistricting commission made only minor changes to the lines in 2022, and both seats remain prohibitively Republican. Things could get modestly more interesting if fast-growing Idaho gains a third seat in the 2030 Census and the commission creates a single Boise-centric seat.