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Nbc 10 Jersey Shore Bureau reporter Ted Greenberg is live in upper township. Members of the community are giving back to members of the coast guard. Merry christmas, ted. Reporter these are coast guard recruits and getting ready to sit down for christmas dinner at the home of john and patsysu ratigan. Other local families have done the same thing today by opening their homes and their hearts. Merry christmas. Thanks so much for doing this. Reporter they are far away from their own loved ones, but on this christmas oh, my gosh. Reporter a small taste of home for more than 300 coast guard recruits thanks to scores of generous families at the jersey shore. Hosting them for the holiday. It means a lot. My mom didnt put up the tree this year because she said i wasnt there. It really hurt my feelings. To have people we dont even know come and take us in means the absolute world ....
Protesters and lawmakers to address policing practices. What hes saying in a new interview this morning. Were also seeing the power of those protests in action right now. Louisville, kentucky, passing a law named after Breonna Taylor, the woman killed by police in her home. That new law would ban the use of noknock warrants. Now a republican senator is calling for a similar law nationwide. Were also following spikes in coronavirus cases in states across the country. Right now there are more than 2 million cases in the united states. How states are dealing with this challenge as those numbers continue to climb. But first, the president , as we noted, is in new jersey right now after a trip to dallas where he discussed possible Police Reforms. Nbcs kelly odonnell, my colleague, is in bridgewater, new jersey, outside the president s bedminster property. What are we learning from ....
Coronavirus pandemic. Theres a lot to get to. Lets start with cnns john harwood who joins me now from the white house. John, what are you hearing about how the president is responding to this pressure . Reporter well, we can see how hes responding, kate. Saw it in dallas at the roundtable yesterday, and what hes doing is seeing this wave for change that is sweeping across Public Opinion and the country, black and white, and hes pushing back against it. The president is stuck in the world view that has characterized his life. Racial conflict has been a big part of his life when he was in private business and as a political strategy, and now he leads a Political Party that relies almost exclusively on white votes and base he leads within that party is the most racially conservative whites, the kind of people who think that discrimination against whites or excessive concern for ....
Then we got more violence. But this time in denver. People took to the streets in downtown. You can see them there with police in tow. Here about 11 arrests. Some of those charges including resisting arrest and assault on Police Officers. Now, weve got to say as the cities on this map grows, we know one thing. And thats that a lot of these protests are organized on social media and thousands upon thousands of people are showing up for these protests chris. All right, rosa. We see its coming up a lot of the issues are the same but the outcome is different everywhere. Here in baltimore thousands of police and National Guard added to the mix. And we have just as many outraged citizens. The tension between the two would come down to when the clock struck 10 00. And heres what happened. Go home. Curfew once again the moment of truth in baltimore. You now have about 300 people her ....
Race and justice in america. Tonight, we look at hidden biases that exist based on race, which studies show even exist among people who dont believe they have any racial biases. Were also going to look at juries in this country and how the racial makeup of a jury can impact what decisions the jury comes to. Is this a discussion worth having . How you answer that question may depend on your race. Theres new polling out from the pew research sent they are finds 8 in 10 africanamericans say that the killing of Trayvon Martin raises important issues about race. But 6 in 10 white americans say the issue of race is getting more attention than it deserves. This town hall is about challenging assumptions. Raising questions, contributing to a discussion we hope in a positive and helpful way. George zimmermans attorney stated if his client was black the case would have never gone to trial. Many of the africanamerican guests we had in our la ....