Police chiefs, but there are some i would call the very exclusive group of the finest people who have had an impact on the Police Profession through an entrepreneurial spirit and with a good deal of imagination and innovation in improving policing in the United States. It goes back almost a century ago. The chief of police in berkeley, california, interesting that that is where improved policing started in view of what is going on today. He was chief of police for a brief time in los angeles. In the middle of the last century, bill parker in los a chief in cincinnati, and they were followed by wilson in chicago and pat murphy in new york, detroit, and washington, d. C. There is no question that these leaders in Police Excellence formed a distinguished group in which todays keynote speaker, as an innovator, as an imaginative leader, and as a person has done very much uniquely, has had a unique ince, in policing excellent this country and has in many ways had a unique career that is toy
Good morning. Welcome to the Heritage Foundation. We welcome those who are joining us on our website as well as those joining us on the cspan network. We would ask everyone inhouse to be so kind to check that our mobile the vices have been checked and turned off as a cortices. Those watching online you are welcome to ask questions any time by emailing speaker at heritage. Org. Leading our program today and welcoming and introducing our special guest is Ronald Reagan emeritus aschairman well as the 75th of attorney general of the United States edwin meese. [applause] mr. Meese thank you, john. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I joined john and welcome you. Heritage has done a great deal in the policing and Public Safety areas and we are pleased to have our keynote speaker today. It is a pleasure for me to introduce him since we have known each other a number of years. Believe it or not i think we first met when we were first at harvard, for the executive session in policing they had
Hey, jeff. Reporter i come to you from las vegas strip, neil, that is now open, perhaps you see traffic running back and forth behind me in front of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Indeed Marilou Danley is the focus. 62 years old, philippine descent and someone who met Stephen Paddock in the highroller room in the casino. They became friends and lived together for some time. Her sisters say she did not know anything about this. She is cooperating with authorities. She is someone who although is described as a person of interest is someone, she doesnt have an attorney for example and expected to answer whatever questions they have. Her sisters talked to an Australian Television network, they live in australia. She has an australian passport. Here is what they told interviewers there. I know that she didnt know anything as well, like us. She was sent away. She was sent away so that she will be not there to interfere. Reporter but so many questions to be answered, neil, specifically did she know
Ninan good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im reena ninan. Vladimir putin had a surprise for the u. S. Today. Not long after his foreign minister recommended that russia expel dozens of u. S. Diplomats, putin went a different way. There will be no immediate retaliation for american sanctions over the hacking scandal. Putin said hell wait to see what happens when donald trump becomes president. Mr. Trump tweeted his approval, and yet again, praised the russian leader. Jan crawford begins our coverage. Reporter within hours of Vladimir Putins announcement that u. S. Diplomats would not be expelled, a convoy of russians from one of the compounds closed by the administration arrived at the Russian Embassy in washington. As part of sanctions, the administration closedly the compound in maryland and another in new york, and ordered 35 officials from the embassy and the russian consulate in San Francisco to leave the country. The only thing i can say is that i think its quite scandalous that t