From the Justice Department regarding what has transpired in terms of their examination of what the appropriate measures are to be taken by Police Officers and whether Civil Liberties are being properly protected and that would certainly provide the committee doing further work on this. In the meantime we can study this and i personally continue to believe and i think most members believe our Police Officers do very important work to protect our citizens from crime, keeping this safety as well but they must do it with respect liberties of all americans that are provided for in our bill of rights. We are watching this closely and there may, in opportunity based upon some specific report or other ideas or recommendations that could be the subject of a hearing but mild no decisions on that. On the marketplace discussion floating around this week what changes compared to the Senate Version last year do you feel will help convince leadership to bring this to the floor . First of all we held
Together i am proud to look back and all the b have achieved with new jobs in the response of the balanced budget and smart reform to testing with a stronger mentalhealth system a greater equality of opportunity all across the commonwealth weve made great progress together but serious challenges remain i have every confidence we can beat them but only if we Work Together and though the if we start today division i have shared with you tonight it does not originate from confrontation or partisanship but job creation and originates from the place that i know all live you share to put virginia on the path of sustained longterm growth so all of our children and your child in every child can have the same opportunity to succeed that we have had. So as the Committee Meetings and hearings begin in the bills start to fly a want to thank each and every member of the General Assembly for your leadership your service to virginia and the genuine kindness and respect that you have extended to my fa
A live look at the Martin Luther at the Martin Luther king junior memorial on in washington, d. C. The holiday was signed into law by Ronald Reagan and was celebrated by all states inure to thousand. Crowds gathered her early this morning for a reef laying ceremony and remarks from jeh johnson. We will show you battle ceremony this evening at 7 00 p. M. Eastern. Today at 12 30 p. M. , coverage of the annual National Action network rockfest honoring Martin Luther king jr. Which will feature the reverend al sharpton and others. Coming up today, president obama will take part in an mlk Service Project at the boys and girls club of Greater Washington d. C. We will show you that as well later in our program. Ming. We are hearing from members of congress commenting on the holiday today from twitter [no audio] [no audio] tuesday night, president obama delivers his state of the Union Address would live coverage at 8 00 p. M. Eastern including the president speech the gop response delivered by
Police made just six arrests compared to 47 the night before. Sign that even though tensions remain high, calm is returning to the community, at least for now. Overnight, supporters of officer Darren Wilson took to the streets, but as you can see from this video, cops were quick to whisk them away. Were also hearing from a new witness. Hes debunking the theory that brown bumrushed the officer who shot him. About time i gets outside, hes already turned around, facing the officer. Hes balled, he have his arms under his stomach and he was halfway down like he was going down and the officer lets out about three or four shots at him. And on the same day attorney general eric holder visited ferguson, promising a fair and independent investigation, browns mother viewed her sons body at a local morgue for the first time. Lets get the latest from ferguson from cnns chris cuomo. Good morning, chris. Reporter good morning, carol. She had to wait 12 days, no matter what you think about the situati
Lingers. If this were not a Police Person we would expect the indictment to be a forthcoming. A lot of eyes on that local community. This community has no confidence in that individual. Calls for it to be handed to a special prosecutor. Someone disconnected from the facts of the case. Governor nixon saying he is not going to do that. He has experience, he has office that the people heave have elected them. Its the wrong person at the wrong time. Justice for Michael Brown jr. The parents and relatives of Michael Brown laid their 18yearold to rest. Michael was a bigwig guy. But he was a kind, gentle soul. This is not just about grieving. His death is not in vain. Were about to turn this moment into a movement. Its time to deal with policing. We cant stop fighting, we cant stop seeking justice. We have had enough of the senseless killing. We have had enough of it. It has been 17 days now since 18yearold Michael Brown was shot and killed by ferguson, missouri, Police Officer Darren Wilson.