Future policing. And calls to defund the police. Here is what the City Councils Vice President told ali velshi earlier. We transferred 1 million to violence prevention to develop a Mental Health response, Crime Prevention so were not always sending officers with guns out to situations that dont necessarily require that. Lets go to nbcs Shaquille Brewster outside that courthouse. Shaq, what do you know . Reporter in terms of the pledge and promise to dismantle and defund the Minneapolis Police department, the status of that depends on who you ask. It started with a promise and a park. To end policing as we know it. City council two weeks after the Police Killing of gorge floyd. Majority of City Council Members on stage supporting that idea. Headline grabbing commitment. Defund the police sxwlr still unfulfilled today. Whats happened since that day . Weve allocated it toward other programming. Reporter there has been progress. The police chief announced reforms including a ban on neck re
Charged in the killing of george floyd. But we start with the battle over Voting Rights and the backlash facing georgias republican governor after he signed into law a bill that limits Voting Access. Nbcs Vaughn Hillyard is on capitol hill and joins me now. Vaughn, its good to see you. Whats the latest . Whats the latest reaction from lawmakers and from democrats . What are they prepared to do about this . Reporter its clear that Voting Rights will come to a head up here on capitol hill. The House Of Representatives already passed hr1 which would be the largest expansion of Voting Rights and Voting Access dating to the 1960s. That bill has already passed the House Of Representatives. Its a matter of the Senate Taking up the bill. But theres also the john lewis Voting Rights advancement act which would essentially over a great number of states require states like georgia, that attempt to make Voting Changes to their laws, get prior approval from either the federal courts or from the Dep
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