Streets of minneapolis and across the country. A collective sigh of relief, albeit potentially momentary. For millions of americans there is newfound optimism this morning that change is coming to the countrys criminal Justice System. Another sign of that just this morning. The attorney general of the United States, Merrick Garland, announced last hour the Department Of Justice is launching a sweeping investigation into the Policing Practices of the Minneapolis Police department. Listen the investigation i am announcing today will assess whether the Minneapolis Police department engages in a pattern or practice of using Excessive Force including during protests. The investigation will also assess whether the mpd engages in discriminatory conduct and whether its treatment of those with Behavioral Health disabilities is unlawful. It will include a comprehensive review of the Minneapolis Police departments policies, training, supervision and use of force investigations. Well see what come
Vaccines are widely available now for children. Booster shots approved for all adults. These are new developments that can curb covid in this ninth inning. But experts are warning about a winter surge and how that correlates with higher risk in areas that have lagging Vaccination Rates. Dr. Fauci says everyones got to do their part. This is what will happen when you get to a winter season, when the weather gets cold and people go indoors. Its not rocket science. Its highly predictable. And thats the reason why weve got to get people vaccinated who are not vaccinated, boost the people who are already vaccinated. Americas doctor saying you dont need to be a doctor, let alone a rocket scientist, to understand that there are other associated risks with gatherings, especially with people indoors in the cold weather. Covid will become what it has been all last year, a flashpoint, as long as this pandemic is in our politics and the news. Its also having an interesting impact on a president wh
to look at the evidence. look at where this is headed in our special report for you. we start with one reason this looms large. mike pence is not just another witness. he s not just a high-ranking official in the attempted coup conspiracy. this is very important. we touched on it last night briefly. the coup plotters viewed pence as their desired mvp, their needed collaborator, they attempted co-conspirator. the remedy was for vice president pence to remand those votes back to the states. the vice president s got a lot of power, and that s very important to recognize. vz we to assume that this is going to be a climatic bat that will s going to take place this week about the very question of the constitutionally of the electoral count act of 1877? that depends on the courage of those involved. vice president mike pence? yes. if mike pence does the right thing, we win the election. this is from one of the top constitutional lawyers in our country. he has the absolut
what are top cops saying about the disturbing scene. and decision time. will president biden fulfill a campaign promise and cancel student loan debt for millions of americans, and if he does that, might that make inflation worse? an announcement could be days away. good afternoon, welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we re going to start with our world lead and the mystery of who murdered russian propagandist darya dugina, the daughter of russian writer alexander dugin. an imperialist who things russia should occupy all of europe, not just ukraine, extending from ireland to serbia. dugin watched from a different car as his 29-year-old daughter was exploded look with her toyota that burst into flames 20 miles west of moscow on saturday. fsb claims a ukrainian did it. ukraine insists that s false. russia says a woman who was a member of ukraine s far right azov regimen plotted the attack. they allege this assassin brought her 12-year-old daughter with her into russia and