Name is Eric Casebolt and he has been placed on administrative leave. Our initial reaction was to place the officer on administrative leave so that we can conduct a complete and thorough investigation of the incident. So heres on angle of the incident cap chufrdtured on the cellphone. Police say three officers initially responded to a disturbance call at a party at a Community Pool. Cameras didnt catch what led up to the fistfight or anything else before Police Arrived but the controversial incident is the subject of our being questioned today. Do you agree with groups who claim race was a factor many mckinney . I want to bring in Msnbc National Correspondent Joy Reid who has been getting the latest detail on the back and forth here. Joy, what do we understand about the incident that led up to the video . Thomas i spoke with the father of one of the young when who did have that Service Weapon drawn on him and subsequently arrested the only person arrested. I also spoke with the leader
Helped break out of prison. Plus, was this trio plotting to murder mitchells current husband . And the donald ups the ante. The people thousands, for president of the United States and we are going to make our country great again. Does the entrance of the 9 billion man officially make the 2016 president ial race a circus. Welcome to msnbc live. Great to have you with me. Im Thomas Roberts reporting today from washington. We start with Rachel Dolezal breaking her silence for the First Time Since the scandal surfaced surrounding her claims that she is black. The interview coming less than 24 hours after spokanes con controversycon tro verse shul naacp leader resigned her post. Dolezal has been under fire since her estranged parents said she is white by birth. Just hours ago the 37yearold sat down with msnbcs Melissa Harrisperry. Ive heard a lot of people ask you the question are you africanamerican or caucasian. Im not going to ask it that way. All right. Are you black . Yes. What do you
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
To update what i said a moment ago, i should have said the Vice President and mrs. Biden were away. Do we know if there were any bullets that struck the residence . Reporter at this point, joy, we dont know that. But this was outside of the driveway that goes to his home. You cant see the home from the foot of the driveway. So there were secret Service Agents stationed at the end of the drive when this happened an they and other witnesses reported that four to seven shots were fired from a car moving quickly past the home and leave immediately. And they set a check point and an hour afterward they arrested a person that was fleeing. That person has not been linked to the shots that point. But we have the local police fbi and secret service continuing to investigate and the Vice President didnt mention this in his remarks today on mlk day. Thank you very much. Thanks joy. New details on the sony hack attack and u. S. Officials know that north korea was behind it. It turns out the nsa wa
Today, if you want to beat donald trump, cruz is the only campaign that can do it. Mitt let us down. He let us down. He let us down. He choked like a dog. Governor romney exsplit italy observed a vote for john kasich only helps donald trump. Look, its, mitts fine, its his view. You know, hes entitled to it. Hes out campaigning with kasich and then he endorses cruz. You know, people are saying, are you sure you know what you are doing . It is aen interesting experience to run for office against donald j. Trump. Lying ted, lying ted. Fighting words, trump is not the only one, a News Organization says he has a sick obsession, more details on that right here on msnbc, the place for politics. Lets begin with the latest fight, for votes ahead of tuesdays cone tests. Republicans and democrats will hold a primary in arizona and a caucus in utah. Its winner take all for republicans in arizona, where vathd delegates are at stake. 85 for democrats and democrats will caucus in idaho. This was the