level of force in this particular case and focus on the two seconds where they pull the trigger and discharge the firearm and decide whether or not the police officer was quote unquote justified. never mind these negligent terms or reckless terms. we want you to say was she sufficiently scared or startled to be justified. yeah, that comes down to is she scared of this young black man and then you never really go in the way we think it s going to go. melissa, mark, thank you both very much. happy holidays. who won the week is ahead. first, my conversation with the director of a new documentary about a show we know and adore sesame street, the actress that played maria. we ll talk about the show s ground breaking diversity then and now. don t miss it. g diversity then and now. don t miss it.