Federal prosecutor laura coates. And president of the former president , i should say, of the National Organization of black law executives, cedric alexander. I clearly have the a team with me and im very excited about that. So thank you for joining. John, lets start with you because you were told the president s events in dallas today, event, i should say, was to discuss justice disparities. But he didnt really do that. No, he didnt. And what he did was show us that the sentiments that most americans are expressing now, growing numbers of americans are expressing, that we need to take real action to address the inequities that have been made plain. Weve held up a mirror, as Mitch Landrieu said in the last hour, held up a mirror to america, want to act on it. Those are feelings the president of the United States simply does not share. He is stuck in a mental space of racial conflict. That is what he has known throughout his life, as a businessman, as a politician. And so he was celebra
You would probably end up at this restaurant. Its the one there with the lights around all three sides over the door and both sides. See that. I am a lot of different ethnicities, polish is not one of mine. Nobody in my family speaks polish. We called one of our producers cousins, and asked if she would leave us a voice mail telling us how to pronounce the name of this expensive restaurant in warsaw. Here is how cousin donna sells you say the name of this restaurant. So one polish person who grew up in elizabeth, new jersey says it that way. Thats as close as we can get. Probably right. Its possible that she might be pulling our leg. She might have swore to all of you but i couldnt know. I think thats the name of this restaurant which is very important. Can we play it one more time. In any case somebody we dont know who placed a hidden microphone inside the dining room. And through that microphon conversations that took place between various high level polish government officials while
Her president ial campaign. Yes, its true. She did announce her campaign some time back. Shes held some events since then. Shes also made some speeches. But the scale has been small until now. If that was the soft launch before now then today starts the hard launch. Hours from now well be hearing from the candidate herself as she makes a direct and personal case for why she should be the 45th president of the United States. Well spend the next two hours right here looking ahead to that speech looking ahead to the campaign, to the challenges and to the obstacles that hillary faces and to the opportunities maybe that her opponents have both republicans and her fellow democrats. We are also though this morning keeping an eye on the world outside of Roosevelt Island where there is a lot going on. There is as we speak, an active standoff in dallas texas, right now between a police s. W. A. T. Team and a group of suspects who opened fire on Police Headquarters in dallas. Those suspects are n
Suspects in the black van struck the Police Squad Car and opened fire on officers. That crash and shootout happened outside Police Headquarters in dallas texas. The officers then chased the van into the town of hutchins where there was another shoot outin a parking lot. Overnight it was said that no officers were injured but bags had been found with pipebombs. Joining me now is nbc news correspondent Charles Hadlock. What do we know about the man inside the van . We know he might be dead. They he was shot by Dallas Police Sharp Shooters perhaps with a. 50 caliber weapon something Strong Enough to penetrate the armored steel and heavy bulletproof glass that surrounded the van. They still dont have a positive i. D. On who the man is. He did call 911 and identified himself, if it is that man, they say he has three prior Family Violence incidents on his record. He has a case of mental history apparently. He choked his mother choked his uncle, lost custody of a child. He was very angry abou
Police in baton rouge, louisiana, where a black suspect was shot and killed by police last week, today are expecting more unrest after a weekend in which activists shut down roadways and marched on both the State Capitol and the police department. In st. Paul, where another black man was shot and killed by police last week, Authorities Say protesters attacked police with rocks, bricks, bottles, and chunks of concrete, one of which reportedly fractured a Police Officers spine. So what happens next . In moments well put that question to a powerful panel of activists from all sides of this debate. And with protests in atlanta flaring up just moments ago, complete with arrests and police being pelted with projectiles, this debate is clearly far from over. Were watching that breaking news for you tonight. In the meantime, Trace Gallagher is live at our breaking news desk in the west coast newsroom with the latest on protests tonight. In tlnt, anywhere from 300 to 500 protesters marching thr