>> high alert after yesterday's deadly shooting in dallas that left five officers dead and several wounded. reports increased security and advise blunt horsemen to but troll in pairs as a step up of precaution. when the deadly skin and else occurred, president obama was overseas with members of his cabinet for a nato summit in poland. he addressed the shooting in the ongoing investigation while holding a youth conference with leaders of the european council and commission. this is 25 minutes.

>> good morning, everybody. how to begin by thanking tusk for the -- opportunity to meet today. i would begin with a few words about the situation back in the united states. specifically the situation in dallas, texas. my team has been keeping me updated throughout the morning and evening. i spoke this morning with mayor rawlings dallas to convey the deepest condolences of the american people. i told him that the federal government will provide whatever assistance dallas may need as it deals with this tremendous tragedy. we still don't know all the

know ist what we do that there has been a vicious, is that there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attacks along for officer. they were doing their jobs. to keep people safe during peaceful protest. these long for the officers were targeted in nearly a dozen officers were shot. five were killed. and at least one civilian were wounded. some are in serious condition and we are praying for the recovery. and iold mayor rawlings believe i speak for every single american when i say that we are horrified over these events and that we stand united with people in the police department. according to police, there are multiple suspects.

we learn more about it we about the twisted motivations but let's be clear, there is no possible justification for these kinds of attacks. or any violence against law enforcement. the fbi is already in touch with the dallas police and anyone involved in the senseless murders will be hopefully accountable. justice will be done. i will have more to say about this has events become more clear. for now, let me say that even as yesterday i spoke about our need to be concerned as all americans about racial disparities in the criminal justice system. as i said yesterday that our police have asked for nearly difficult job in the vessel job tof them do their down fashion -- an outstanding

fashion. and the integrated the degree to which we need to be supportive of those officers who do the job each and every day. protecting us and protecting our communities. ofay is a wrenching reminder the sacrifices that they make for us. we also know that when people are armed with powerful weapons, unfortunately it makes attacks like these more deadly and a more tragic. in the days ahead, we will have to consider those realities as well. in the meantime, today, our focus is on the victims and their families. they are heartbroken. the entire city of dallas is grieving. please across -- police across america are feeling the loss to the core. we are grieving with them. all americans to say prayers

for the officers and their families. and them in your thoughts definition, lesser member to express our profound gratitude. profound gratitude for the men and woman and blue. i would do think the president here for their work today here in warsaw. i have worked with donald and previous capacity of premature poland and i've appreciated the chance to work with john claude. army comes as a bonus where as a critical moment in the european union. the vote of the united kingdom to leave the eu has created uncertainty about the future of european immigration. this has led some to suggest that the entire edifice is crumbling. there are those who have been questioning what this means for the transatlantic relationship. let me just say that in often cases of moments of change, this

hyperbole is misplaced. i want to take the opportunity to reaffirm some basic points that they repeated. first, based on my recent discussions with prime minister cameron and angela merkel, i'm confident we will work together to work in a pragmatic and competent fashion to ensure the transition is orderly and smooth. inone has an interest adversarial negotiations. ruby has an interest in asimizing any disruptions the u.k. anti-eu forging a relationship. they face thes difficulties of this moment, we cannot lose sight of veterinary treatment that european integration -- continues to be. more than 500 million people

speaking 24 different official linkages in more than two dozen countries. every member of the eu as a democracy. no eu country has ever raised arms against another. an integrated europe it's one of the greatest political and economic achievements of modern times. this is an achievement that has to be preserved. third, probably because i just the united states has a strong and enduring interest in the united europe. we are brought together by positive history, family and our common values. our commitment to democracy, pluralism, human dignity. our economies are deeply woven together with the largest trade and investment relationship in the world. the security of america and is indivisible.

that is why for nearly 70 years, we have been a staunch cap and of european integration and we will remain so. interests, europe will remain a cornerstone for america's engagement with the world. european countries are and will remain among our closest allies and friends in europe is an indispensable partner around the globe. we managedn as applications of brexit, artwork today shows we will be continued in focusing on addressing global challenges. we agreed the united states and eu can do more for the better security of each other. divide information, stem the flow of foreign terrorist fighters, then terrorist attacks and we will do so in a way that continues to protect privacy and civil liberties as the global coalition pushes iphone back --

isis act, we are pledged financial assistance to help ensure the iraqi economy. as nato nations a firm commitment to afghanistan to could i want to commend the eu for taking the lead and globalizing international assistance in afghanistan. here in europe, we will continue to support ukraine as it undertakes important political and economic reforms. the u.s. and eu are united in our commitment to maintaining sanctions on russia until they obligationsent its and with the president's set to attend the north atlantic council meeting, we've an opportunity to deepen ticker to cooperation between the nato and eu. we also agreed that on both sides of the atlantic come we have to address economic frustrations and anxieties of many of our people. joint that undoubtedly are

treated did to the brexit vote. ands they are leaving -- being left behind by globalization and economic integration. our governments, including the eu, cannot be remote institutions. it have to be responsive and move more quickly so that minimal bureaucracy to deliver real economic progress in the lives of warner people. we discussed the importance of public investment like infrastructure and education and innovation and security to stimulate growth and job training to help reduce inequality and unemployment. especially for young people here in europe. it has been the right thing to do for years for both the long-term and short-term. at a time with-uncertainty in the global economy is able find the heavens we all face, the face, -- headwinds we all the policy is insensitivity.

while we are mindful of the challenges, we will continue to pursue a transatlantic trade investment partnership to help sustain jobs and growth in all of our countries to help reinforce the larger trend atlantic relationship. finally, we are stepping up to cooperate on global challenges. i would to take this opportunity to commend the eu for the generosity and compassion that some eu countries have shown to desperate migrants. men women and children who roughly to europe. we believe nato can do more to support the eu operations in the mediterranean and aegean seas to prevent the exportation of migrants. i expect the eu to play a major role where he and to secure more contributions to address the global refugee crisis and with respect to the threat of climate change, look

for to all you eu countries ratifying the paris agreement. one of our starters partners in reducing emissions. an investing in clean energy. to think you for your work together and despite the challenge of this moment, i'm pleased to see that the united states and the eu deepen the partnership. andworld needs a strong prosperous democratic and united europe and in that cause you will always have a strong and committed partner in the united states of america. thank you very much. >> i want to say that i'm deeply sorry about that has happened in dallas. this as wellou in the families and victims.

sorry again. and lasty first meeting in oslo with barack obama as president of the united states of america. i believe we'll see each other again. perhaps in less official roles. we have worked together to strengthen relations between .urope and united states today, the need for such effort is even more visible. 27 years ago in my

a group, members of welcomed george bush senior outside the famous gate and we chanting there is no freedom without [indiscernible] we knew then that our newly gained freedom was required of defense and guaranty which in the global dimension, implied the closest possible cooperation between europe and the united states. today we can repeat that phrase with a small change. there is no freedom in europe without solidarity. the unity of the whole political

community of the west's key. where we are discussing the referendum in the united kingdom, the federation in ukraine or the future trade deals. effort andhow much how many new arguments we need to prevent political disintegration. the geopolitical soccer france's -- consequences of brexit may be very severe. maintaining the relationship between the eu and the u.k. is an european and american interests. to sendually important a strong message to the whole is just anbrexit

incident and is not the and allg of a process our opponents, on the inside and out, hoping for a sequel to brexit, i want to say loud and clear, you will not see the words to be continued. there is no good alternative to transatlantic cooperation. those who argue are from the mental principles of freedom, the rule of law, democracy, civil rights, must act in favor of operation. -- cooperation. however that the old world and new world, they were a world apart. with different values and

[indiscernible] poland, and public debate in washington, london, hear democratic slogans more and more. europeepticism -- skepticism. it would be good if we clearly states today that whoever turns against america has europe. it protects the european union has america. and whoever undermines the anddations of liberalism democracy has one and the other. building with the democratic patient on both sides of the atlantic. lessons, weowed the

have been inspired by the same political philosophies. we must protect his heritage. -- this heritage. what comes to my mind on this occasion, is a quote by thomas the first president of the united states of america, and questions of power, that no more be heard of confidence in men but biking down from mischief by the change of the constitution. >> the people of the united states and people of this great nation, we are sorry for the tragic events.

that weents like others are living in a world which is developing increasingly to more complexity and more uncertainty. [indiscernible] duty is toour first hold unity and reaffirm human rights, democracy, and the keystones of the rule of law. they make us who we are. guarantee our way of life. the united states, nato and the european union are central pillars of the mobile order. the compliment each other and provide peace and stability in

europe and beyond. our combined strength remains authoritative. we can work more closely together and that is why we are here today. we were discussing in the cause , theese morning meetings vote of the british to leave the european union. i would like to repeat here what we have said in brussels, we cannot start negotiations into the british authorities have of theirthe new regime intention to leave. then we have to engage. during this helping to stay off the woods. the referendum you , we share interest.

all relevant sectors. if a country once you have an exit, this country have to respect the basic freedoms including the ones of freedom of movement. we will have these negotiations with our british friends and i do think it is an whole interest to keep britain as a strong ally and a strong part in her relations. out, --is running discussing this issue and we want to include legislation

before the end of the year. after leaders to answer yes or negotiateopean union and come together the mandate. .hanks's so much -- thanks so much. >> we should mention that the white house announced they today that the president will cut short his trip overseas and be back in the united states on sunday. he's expected to travel to dallas shortly after his return. however, no specifics have been released. orlando, live look in

florida for the democratic national committee is meeting to finish work on a party platform. we are expecting things to get underway within the hour. until then, we will show you some of today's washington journal where we have your reactive and -- reaction to yesterday shooting in dallas. 11 officer shot. five dead. a sniper part on a downtown protest. following the shooting. is the officer on the front page. the picture has been posted all

night. if the officer being comforted at the emergency room at baylor medical center in dallas. this is in the midst of a mass shooting. at the hands of a sniper appeared been called the deadliest day for lunch -- law enforcement since 9/11. we want to get your reaction. dallas and the issues that have and ining on this week recent weeks and months around the country. .emocrats call 202-748-8000 republicans, your number 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. if not by phone this morning, we welcome your comments on social media. this started about 9:00 last

night in dallas. the morning news has equipped to that has -- morning news has a quick synopsis. six officers and one civilian wounded. one suspect was dead in a garage after antro college shootout with police. four dallas police officers and t officer killed. six other officers wounded. they are calling it a .oordinated attack a man who exchanged gunfire with police in the el centro garage was reported that just before 3:00 a.m. the deadliest day for law enforcement since 9/11 when 72 officers died.

saidallas police chief snipers with rifles shot 11 bystanders from elevated positions. president obama reacted to the situation in dallas from poland. [video clip] >> i spoke with the mayor of dallas. i told him that the federal government will provide whatever as itance dallas may need deals with this tremendous threat. we still don't know the facts. what we do know is there has been a vicious, calculated attack on law enforcement. police in dallas were on duty

doing their jobs, keeping people safe during a peaceful protest. these law enforcement officers and nearly a dozen officers were shot. five were killed. others were wounded. we are praying for the recovery. rawlings, i tell every american that we are horrified by these events and we stand united with the people in the police department in dallas. according to police, there are multiple suspects. monday on themore come about their twisted motivations. there is no possible justification for any violence against law enforcement.

the fbi is already in touch with the dallas police and anyone se senselessthe murders will be held accountable. justice will be done. i will have more to say about this as the facts become more clear. for now, let me just say that even yesterday, i spoke about concerned as all americans about racial disparities in the canal justice system. ourso said yesterday that police avenue store nearly difficult job. -- in the criminal justice system. i also said yesterday that our do an extraordinarily difficult job. protecting us and protecting our communities.

today is a wrenching reminder of the sacrifices they make for us. people know that when are armed with powerful weapons, unfortunately, it makes attacks like these more deadly and more tragic. ahead, we will have to consider those realities as well. isthe meantime, today focus on the victims and their families. they are heartbroken. the entire city of dallas is grieving. feel thisoss america loss to their core. i would ask all americans to say a prayer for these officers and their families, keep them in and as a nation, ours remember to express profound gratitude to our men and women in blue every day.

one more tweet from "the dallas morning news." tyrone in north carolina. democratic line. caller: it is a shame what happened. for this to go on is wrong. fox news is already playing politics with it. it is just bad. we need to stop laying politics with people's lives. said it was a terrorist attack and they're are blaming president obama for what he said this morning. we need to pull together as people regardless.

we need to stop this mess. we are human beings, we are people and we need to pull together and put politics aside. host: you are watching video of the moments when this first started in dallas, texas. it was around 9:00 last night. n in moran, ohio. independent. good morning. i'm here. i don't know why everyone is surprised. we just saw video on facebook of a four-year-old comforting her mother because she saw her boyfriend get shot by the cops. this is insane. the system needs to be torn down and rebuilt. we have a system of white supremacy in this country and it shows every single day. people need to stop talking around the issue and get for real. when you talk about

rebuilding the system, what do you mean, exactly? caller: tear it down, take these police departments apart. we cannot have this anymore. you cannot be policing areas where you don't know who the people are. you don't know who tyrone is. you cannot go up to tyrone and arrest him and think he is selling drugs because he doesn't look like you. we live in a racist society and it shows every single day. i'm sorry for those police officers who got killed. what can we do when we live in a gotem where black people can writing around and get shot -- riding around and get shot? we have to start telling the truth and being honest. why supremacy rules the day in the united states. tim in tuscaloosa, alabama on the democrat line.

caller: good morning. night andned last what happened the previous days with the killing of two black men by police officers. i understand the anger some people feel toward the police. but, i don't agree with going out, shooting and attacking and killing police. police now are going to be more peopleive towards black because of that. thing, i would like to say that a lot of police, i feel -- some of them are kkk members.

killcan go and harass and and do things to buy people. host: how do you know that? caller: i don't know that. i said that is the way i feel. host: i see. caller: one more thing about what's going on -- since obamas been president, i can't think of any time that there's been more black people shot and killed by police officers. i would like all young viewers watching this program to pull up the name natasha mckenna. she died in fairfax, virginia. she was a black woman in the jail and six white police officers pulled her out of that naked todcuffed her the concrete floor and taste her until she died. i would like all your viewers to

pull that up and look at that and then you know why people feel the way they do. host: we will do this for the entire two hour "washington journal" today. your reactions to the shootings in dallas. we will talk with an activist in baltimore with the black lives matter organization. plenty of time for this this morning. "dallas morning news" has this editorial. "dallas must wait from this wakemare united -- must ."om this nightmare united

we have jeff on the line from pennsylvania. publican. -- republican. caller: hello. to be about what people feel and not statistics. the tally in 2015, 1001 people were killed by the police in america. 215 where black.

when hundred 63 were hispanic. ere black.r 163 were hispanic. were white. once again, it is what you feel, not the statistics. the media is culpable in this. they helped create this hate because they get off on it. violenceterracial every year is black on white. whites do not go into the streets in protest. white lights don't matter. don't matter. untold white people understand they are the victims, they will be in serious trouble. respond to how you

say the media created this. how so? joe.": i watch "morning every day, they sit on their high horse and health and pop about racism in america. spend days talking about an egregious hate crime committed against whites by blacks. they will not talk about that , the woman killed by an illegal alien -- until you start caring about your own people and a sense ofning to brotherhood, we will continue to be the victims. we are the victims. there are more white people in this country, so of course, that is the reason. host: candy on the line from ke in iowa.in

idiot.jeff is an media is inciting racism. i'm afraid to say hello to my black neighbor. i don't know what he or she is going to do. i been told since i was small that they are dangerous. the third problem is men. you ever noticed that men want to take away our guns -- why is the first reaction to hit or heard something? i see color. i love our differences. it is hard to engage you when i don't know how to say hello from fear of offending you because white,ia says, ok, i am

i cannot change that, i'm also a woman, i can't and won't change that in the media is telling me i'm wrong. i'm not allowed to engage you on a human level for fear that you might hit or hurt me. or, i might say the wrong thing. -- i'm comes to killing using a flyswatter, not a hammer or gun. host: chris writes on twitter -- front page of "the new york post" this friday morning. five killed in anti-police protest. says the people who did

this are not only in human, but also very stupid. unless their intent is to incite , no goodwill,e will come ofod this. we will read more facebook postings and tweets later. mark has been waiting on the line patiently in california. thank you for getting up early. up to find out what had happened last night. , it has beens coming. have beensides dividing us for 4.5 decades. vet. vietnam

i never got paid for my time in service. awayhad the aclu turned me -- if i try and go through the they are soce, programmed and conditioned to work through policy and procedures that i can't get justice because of bigotry. the only real problem i see today is a lack of integrity in because bothp sides have sold out to the corporate entities that are the basis of our economy and the military-industrial complex. host: what is the role of our leaders now? caller: this has created so much distrust, especially from veterans. last year or early this year, $50 million tove

honor us veterans. shouldn't they do that out of arer own pocket if they truly honored to have us? i have one more point. 40% of our homeless population are veterans. how does that honor any of them? people wholl the appreciate what's going on, but into leadership begins to spin that host: mark, thanks for calling.

thomas from atlanta, good morning. your reaction to all this? caller: first of all, i feel like the ku klux klan infiltrated the police departments. because the way they are just slaughtering these black guys is just ridiculous. most of the guys who get slaughtered don't even have the weapons on them. white supremacy has been going on for 400 years. they have been slaughtering black people for 400 years. and every time a terrorist comes out in a white person gets killed, the first thing they say is terrorist, terrorist, terrorist. what about all the black people who get slaughtered by white supremacist? that is terrorism, too. and donald trump does not say anything about what is going to do to stop the violence. it's not right the way they are

just killing these black people. it's counterproductive. first, all the focus was on the black guys getting killed. that's counterproductive. now the focus is going towards the cops. it's just going back-and-forth, back and forth. i don't know what's going to happen. like the lady said in the last call, what they need to do, they need to break down these police departments, and then they need to get the cops out of the cars. all they do is ride around. they don't know none of the people. they see somebody with a beef, get out in these neighborhood come running around the cars is doing no good. the need to break down police department, find out what's going on, get to know their neighborhood, find out what type of neighborhood they are dealing with, and get out of the police cars. host: you think that would work, thomas? caller: all you see in the

i live in an area that is some part poor, some parts middle-class, most of the black neighborhoods, all you see is two white cops riding around in black neighborhoods. they do it like they are mad and angry at these black eyes, but all they have to do is get out of the cars. they need to change the protocol. host: got the point, thomas from atlanta. john from west virginia. independent line. your thoughts? caller: first, my thoughts and ,rayers to everybody in dallas and also around the country with all the other episodes going on. yes,e need to realize, was in theers that shootings with these black males

, people need to take the uniform off, ok. yes, these is police officers, but they are human beings. ok. men,are white men, black black, white, women in these uniforms. they are human. do away with the uniform. you need to focus on the people in these uniforms. and i think that the police to step upneeds deal with their police officers. you know, they have a lot of stress issues. , angryt a lot of anger conflicts and things like that, and i don't think they have the right system to deal with this. system,t don't have the

you know, if they get into a shooting, yes, they have somebody there to calm them down and talk to them, but everyday situations, you know, it could be something looking at them wrong or somebody says something wrong to them, you know, that would trigger a little bit of anger, and then they take that anger and you have these incidents with these other men that wasn't doing anything wrong. and if they look at them wrong or something, ok, that is triggering what happened the other day. the police department needs to set up a system to interview these guys to make sure they are on the right page for all the citizens in their cities and states, around the world. problem. this is a big they are white, black,

hispanic, it don't matter. every one of them have an issue that needs to be addressed. officersnk that police are getting the wrong image because of a person. and on the dallas thing, you know, i'm a veteran, and i've talked to other friends of mine that are vets. you know, i'm an active hunter, and i have rifles, but i don't understand why we have to sell assault rifles. host: all right, john, thank you for calling. we will watch for the president again, if he has any further statements. house of representatives comes in at about 9:00. they have a legislative agenda of about half a day, one of them in opioid drug bill, but we will bet during the one-minute period

that we will hear members talk about this and gun issues in general. they've been doing that all we, at least on the democratic side. we will also watch to see what the presidential candidates have to say today. covering hillary clinton with vice president joe biden, in scranton, pennsylvania, today for a campaign event live at noon eastern, over on c-span2. here is more from "the dallas this is our city, and we don't let terrorism win. this is terrorism, this is what terrorists do. a war, black against blue or us against them. when i reported that two gunmen open fire thursday night on police officers, are police officers, they attacked us all. in the days ahead, some apologist, not many but a few, will take the line these murdered officers are casualties

of war. they will say this was the culmination of countless provocations and frustrations. they will try to frame the chaos. they will say it's terrible, but -- no, it's just terrible, sickening, cowardly. it furthers no cause, it accomplishes nothing but misery and gray. it is violence disguised beneath a political veneer. john from liverpool, new york, is up now on the democratic nine. good morning, john. comes: this is what it down to -- blue lives matter more than white lives, black lives, brown lives. you start killing police, you have problems with me and a lot of other people. so as far as i'm concerned, that's the bottom line. lives are more important than white lies, black lives. they protect us all. i'm discussed it with these black people calling up, saying the police are all kkk. there are no more racist people

on this earth than black people. -st: let's hair from -let's hear from kj from florida. caller: good morning. i agree with a lady who called earlier. i agree 100% with what she said. then the other caller talking about statistics about people who were killed by the police, naming a bunch of black people. well, that is an incomplete because how many of those people were armed when they were shot by the police? and second of all, i just have two more points -- host: sure. upler: when darin roof shot the black church, did the media come out and show their support for black people? no, they didn't. did they call it a terrorist act? no, they didn't. but in california when they shot up the handicapped place, did

they say it was an attack on the disabled people and the people that provide service to people that are handicap? no, they didn't. they said it was a terrorist attack, so on and so forth. my point of mentioning these differences is it only seems when it fits a particular agenda , whether white or gay, then it becomes a terrorist group, a terrorist attack. when the victims are black, it is never a terrorist. it is always something else. is are these people who shot at the police in dallas , you know, are they going to get the same treatment when cops shoot black people? are we going to look into the backgrounds of the cops to see how many tickets they wrote, how many false reports, false arrests, excessive use of force? are we going to know all of that? just like when a black man is unarmed, shot on camera, we look at their background? well, let's look at the backgrounds of the officers. just like these officers are able to say, i fear for my life,

the black i was reaching, he was reaching, so i shot him a but, well, ok, can a black person say i feared for my life? are shootings mostly black people who are unarmed, so can a black person say i shot first because i'm getting pulled over for a taillight and the officer is acting aggravated? host: that was kj from florida. we have eric on the independent line. what is your reaction? caller: well, there clearly are a lot of people saying that it has built to a head. we are in all manner of justification, explanations for the behavior, people drawing lines to the clear obvious stuff -- good guys and bad guys, the criminal record, religious solutions, and then the obvious lines and boundaries of race. i'm more interested in the thing

we are actually being pragmatic results to solve the problem. host: interesting that you brought that up, eric. let me read a tweet -- the anti-police forces felt there was no political solution available to all of this. he's not sure if that's right or not. what you think him is there a political solution? caller: there isn't. well, i would not say political, there is a procedural solution. number one, there are two things that could be immediately brought to bear on the merck and police. i grew up with a cop for a father. there was a time when cops were people like your father. they were beer bellied guys with big mustaches. they were not these weight room marine corps rejects who are hopped up on steroid rage, hoping to kick somebody's but. it was not that talented. but we have in the united states in some jurisdictions review boards wherein impaneled group of entrusted, qualified people who are not blue people can

review conduct and be the ultimate deciders on things like job loss or whether or not police are prosecuted. that is one thing we can immediately do. it can be as it to did across each jurisdiction. secondarily, we see it a lot of european nations, australia also, the police, law enforcement officials are just that -- they are professionals. they are licensed and they have to carry things like liability insurance for themselves individually and they are individually accountable to where they are directly and individually will feel the consequences of their own choice and actions. so if that comes down to where they have to consider their own conduct possibly coming back on them personally, affecting their the steroid rage aspect will go away and cooler, more thoughtful, less emotional heads will prevail. cop in the case in minnesota yesterday, you can hear it in his voice. beating 240 beats

per minute. he is totally amped up, and there is no way he is not going to overreact to anything. host: eric, thank you for calling. i want to get some other voices, including austin from frederick, maryland. before waiting. your reaction to dallas and this week in general? caller: yeah, i will try to make mine quick. thank you for c-span, and my condolences to all the victims. i don't know, my response is mainly to the caller a few minutes ago regarding statistics based off the guardian poll, something like that for just want to say a lot of people i feel like think this is a new problem or that it is reverse racism, all that sort of thing, or whatever. like feel like it seems so, like, prevalent now because

technology, really. i mean, think about all the undocumented, unlawful arrests in shootings that have happened in the past. up until now, they have never really been documented. but now someone he has an iphone or any kind of cell phone eally and live streams it for the masses to see. i guess that's my thought on that. as far as how to address this, i don't really know how you fix that, but, i mean, you know, what bernie sanders is saying another people, you really need to bring the police officers into the community. it sounds like a lot of police officers are coming from who knows where, they don't know the community, they have no idea what they are working with, and they are just afraid of the people in the community. immediately, the first reaction they have to any situation is to pull out their gun. i don't know, shoot someone, i guess. host: that was austin, in

frederick, maryland. a tweet from ted cruz, from texas -- >> use of deadly force by police or open, the number of fatal shootings by officers increased from 465 the first six months to 491 at the same time this year. according to an ongoing to your study by the washington post. shothas seen more officers and killed the line of duty and more officers prosecuted for questionable shooting.

two years after my police ly shot, they're gruesomely been captured on video and stoking outrage as the last color mentioned. >> i've seen the hiring practices and experience them firsthand in indiana. i do think they need to, and it is hard to recruit officers. how come? they need to up their standards on hiring. they lowered them a number of years back and they need to offer training because it will be forced reform due to this

snake eating its own tail. as more and more of this mentality and understand, it would be hard. it would be hard to do with society in general. it seems to me, i may law-abiding grandmother and i've actually been treated very badly in the last five years. that cannot happen back in the 70's. >> why do you think it is hard to recruit police officers and how do you reconcile that with your idea of raising standards? communitylved in my and when the police chief comes up and it speaks at the council meetings he talks about the hard and ahey have recruiting lower iq standards are order to get in

more recruits, because the pool was not very big, that is not just to come that is everywhere, they lowered the standards a few years back. it is like, when they did that, to,one might not have been but they got a bunch of people that follow the leader instead of thinking on their own. thinkf a group parallelization if you will. of course, the problem with drugs and the problems with violence. young man that everyone witnessed, on social media, i think everybody is in a state of these events going occurring, a state of i would not call it terrorism, i would call it tearing general, here. terror in general.

that, and i cannot believe it, i was with my grandsons who small involved in a fight and they were attacked by the police officers patted them down. these were little guys. all of them. they patted down my grandson and told me to step back. i'm not used to that sort of policing. it seemed to me the mentality was not what it used to be. talking myu for grace on facebook, while officers are being murdered by coward snipers, protesters are running to the police officers for protection. what did the police do, their job. they put their life between the protesters and snipers. mary kay rights, for the more is blaming president obama, if you are actually penitentiary, racist groups skyrocketed. it was not a reaction to his policies, it happened because he is black.

a couple minutes video posted on the dallas news. it is from someone with a camera. there is a sort of narration of what is going on at the time the shootings. it will take a look at that now and then get back to your calls. [sirens] [expletive] [gunshots] holy [expletive]

they are seeking out. there's an officer down. coming from the right over there. i don't know where from, we are on main street and lamarr. there's an officer down. they are moving in on somebody. i think they might have got somebody.

worry, i am behind something said. i think another officer is down around the corner of her here. they have swept over here. i can't get any closer. i'm safe, don't worry. >> some of the dramatic video out there. a democratic color. -- caller. >> my heart goes out to the family of the two older -- murdered men. he was following police instructions to show his license and registration. we have got to start reviewing police across the nation. havennot continue to

counted back and stay back murder. the police protocols and policies have to be exposed. they need to be reviewed and when necessary, revamped. if the police policy and protocol to kill individual when they follow your instructions, then what policy and protocol is to change? protocol,policy or and the police officers who violate that should be fired, not get attention and help her manslaughter. when the police union circles and try to circle and thanks that a police officer, that please union ought to be disposed and examined. andre all taxpayers residents in the united states of america. >> greatest calling from florida. republican. are just about bottom emperors of the police officers. prayers to the

police officer. i would to say have immediate sways opinion. not sure if it were black, white or it latino. the other thing about the media, the guide louisiana, i felt that from getting shot. but nobody keeps bringing up the fact that the officers were called there because the man supposedly pulled a gun on a homeless man begging for change. they werecame out, already on a call that the man had a gun and pulled it on somebody. that will get them hyped up. there's a lot of background on the things that don't get put in. you see the things on social media and people showing what they want to show. nobody's getting the whole picture on things sometimes. >> all right. monica in nashville. they tell me you are retired police officer. >> guesser. -- yes sir.

>> what is your reaction? i understand both sides. you have to be trained, have to follow procedure, they have to do what you think you have to do if they ask you. you can't just take it upon yourself. once i get they have to shoot somebody. take the thing, investigate the thing, if the officer is wrong, prosecute them. if he is not, let's go. that is what you do in america. >> monica, let me ask you. there are some tweets and colors who suggest things like please feel they are above the law that the kkk has infiltrated the

police. what do you make? >> no. i can tell you they are investigated relentlessly, at least in nashville they are. i can pay this. -- tell you this. there's a bad apple here and there. it is just that this gets brought to the forefront. they are prosecuted, under extreme looking glass all the time. remember that they have children, too. they have homes. they don't want to be shot. they don't want to be killed. they're just trying to protect everybody and themselves as well. >> thank you for calling. from alabama. callers, i found

their comments ignorant. this come sawut the guy killed. the mang to talk about who was lynched in atlanta last night by atlanta or how louisiana just passed a bill that protects police from killing people. called there talking about nashville, but you are not going to talk about the whole system itself that is corrupt. system, should select a prosecutor i would like to see where the supreme court carries to get leeway for the police armed around this country. stop and frisk people without question. i would like to meet them. blame black lives matter. none of this stuff.

it is not just a few bad apples. the whole police system and whole system for that matter is corrupt. every last one of them. all of them. every last one of them. pregnantk about the one who just got beaten by the police. call her a back really. -- called her a fat gorilla. black and brown lives must be valued. we are in a state of emergency. we are in a state of emergency and i don't sit down here and talk about police officers when they dehumanized. >> and american city was a war zone like falluja. , prayersump saying

told families devastated. washington post has this photo published before all this happened. a protest outside the white house. journal has at photo from dallas here. please responding after the shots were fired. responding after the shot fired. responding after the shots fired. a rapid transit officer quite shaken up and comforted their at the emergency room. colleagues were shot. the new york times this morning, a little bit graphic.

it is a series of photos from what happened the other night in minnesota. she narrated the events. this is the front page of the new york times. getting to the point of social media like a couple of art college budget. racent elements, a tale of and police and death. it begins with, stay with me. the first words she's be stored died for a friend -- she speaks to her dying friend. -- boyfriend. the four-year-old daughter in the backseat. sadly, used to seeing it as a police violence against blacks citizens. chaotic. images of a deadly moment. this one showing a killing aftermath is different. the narrative is personal and

terrifyingly intimate. listen as the woman takes us through her nightmare and try to talk herself and her daughter out of it alive. about 10 minutes, the story of race and one portion in america lays out in a life-debt interaction between a black woman and an armed police. it shows us a little gross heartbreaking education. -- girl's heartbreaking education. i'm calling regarding not just the police you can, but what has been happening in this country since inception. during the colonial days, police officers during post reconstruction have been used to hunt black people. fromer they are people brazil or jamaica, still african-americans. when it comes to the politician,

you just read it tweets from donald trump, he's running for resident of the united states when adjustment from louisiana got killed and the gentleman from minnesota, there was no statement. terrible they let politicians. when african americans are killed, you don't hear anything from them. but when police officers are killed, the voices are heard. obama,rds to president the honorable president obama, , not having antly backup plan for libya was his worst mistake, i believe his because iake was think that gay police officers, wait a minute, this president, we back him down, we can

continue making the culture. we are able to back and down to continue the onslaught because, i think it has been, over 100 african-americans have been choked is here. this has been going on for centers. -- centuries. i will return to colonial times when the colonists rose up against the british. not being treated properly. the british called them terrorists and they thought back. i don't know what transpired last night in dallas, but african-americans are tired of being killed and if you hit someone, they will hit you back. 2013, 2014, the summer when the have the war in palestinians, the

by 35 members of congress stood and support ofy israel. when it comes to the shootings of african-americans come there number that solidarity. -- there is never that solidarity. even your channel, you talked about having guests that will commit african-americans this portion number of crimes but americans commit 83% and community. people commit crimes in the community. isis rare that the crime pointed out in the european, american trinity. many feel they have lives better grade. that is not so. faultught c-span -- c-span and other networks and politicians. this is a war going on.

you cannot have american citizens being cut by the police when we go around telling other countries have their system is messed up. this should be taken to international criminal court where there is no white person. trial. needs to stand >> donovan, you still there? >> i want to ask you a question. do you have kids? >> why do you ask? >> whether you have kids, nieces if you are pulled over by a police officer, do you keep your hand on the steering wheel, do you fear for your life been in danger? >> because that is how i feel. i have enough friends who say the same thing. you are in a country that your ancestors are.

that is not good that you through the police officer. not all officers are better most are probably good. it is a culture. to hunt down african-americans. the media continues to force that black people are the scourge of this nation. >> donovan, thank you for calling. i give you a lot of time. we will be doing this for another full hour. here's an update from twitter. the dallas mayor. >> i have been watching the news

here with the police officers being shot. it is sad. it is sad what is really going on in the nation with this stuff. the shootings in louisiana and the other place, really make you ponder and wonder what happened. facts,ll we get all the but i know police officers made mistakes and some do stupid here andut 1.i see everyone of these situations, the individuals getting shot are committing crimes before they are getting shot. to want toseems focus on that. everybody shares a personal responsibility for your behavior. you put yourself in a position to get a confrontation with the police. mentioned thated they got a come call from somebody at the convenience store that said a man pulled a gun on a homeless man. i heard that too. it makes you wonder. there isuntry today,

general lawlessness. disrespect towards law. the president shows that in the way he treats the constitution. it is not. one of the things that bothers more than anything is the fact that the ad states of america was founded on christian principles. since 1962, when they took got out of schools, it seems to be a major problem. there is no belief in god. it is all these ideas at all these gods are the same. true if anybody would take the time to study and find out these things. we don't have the 10 commandments in our schools. one of them is without shall not murder. murder.shalt not

the further we get away from god, the more this will happen. the black lives matter and is disturbinghat i find in one sense. in 1961, margaret the king made a comment say that 10% of the populace but we are committing 58% of the crimes. how bad is it today? there are some eight variables. black lives matter only when it seems a white cop kills a black man. they seemed to not care about what is happening around the country. i live right next to l.a. county for the have thousands of black and hispanic street gangs killing each other left and right. in chicago, the presidents hometown had record killings last month or this year and not a thing said about that. it just seems when it white cop kills a black kid everybody is up in arms with all the other killings of each other in their own communities, they stay

silent. >> thank you for calling. we have maverick at twitter who says lowering the standards for police harrington militarizing police hiring's is a recipe for disaster. we also have mattie who writes that every community should have its own citizens review board filled by kennedy leaders to hold -- community leaders to hold cops to account. charles. >> good morning. about 20 minutes south of houston. >> what else are you hearing down there? at ahave been looking couple things on television. i basically been on facebook. a couple things about what is going on in dallas. bothers me. real quick, i want to address the last caller. black lives matter is about

black labs, that is what they are focused on. he is talking about how we never talk about black people killing each other. they're plenty of individuals out here who are working tirelessly and, whether they talk about it on television or on youtube, they are explaining how they're try to influence individuals to walk away from that kind of lifestyle. like people doing this to black people. doing this toe black people. what bothers me dallas, a story about snipers. i was born, i was wearing. i was in the navy. i know little about snipers. snipers don't normally reveal their position. if they are sniping from a top, they were not jump down and attack people in the crowd. they are saying he's not like 50

shots and only one civilian got hit. that is funny to me. thisbothers me about all is that when we talk about racism, what bothers me is this. not all the caucasians are racist. every brother and a brother too. too.nt a brother it is all about our mentality. it is about spirit. and what is going on around here , what i'm saying, individuals who don't want to take accountability. that irritates me personally. i don't have a biological son, but i've been helping take care and just to think that anything like that could happen to him, that was a drive-by. that is unfair. unpaired for people to get on

television and then have the nerve to tell black people that you don't know what you are talking about. you should just support all police. how can all caps matter if it ended -- all lives matter if an individual is out not acting like a cop shoots young kids. the guy in california says these people are committing crimes. the guy in minnesota was doing exactly what the cop told him. id, showedm for some he did have a concealed weapon and that he started to reach, he got shot in front of his child. from.s where the anger is you expect us to do what you ask us to do it here's the thing about white supremacy, oxymoron. it is not white supremacy. there arefact that other races that for some reason

we are allowing some of this to happen to it is not about us looking at it as caucasian people as a whole saying they are all doubles. that is impossible. it is not about that. what is about is when you try to insult my intelligence. ien you try to tell me that don't recognize a murder when i see one. trayvon got murdered. that was unfortunate. that was something that even to this day, george zimmerman is walking around free. and he shouldn't. this is what is inviting us. the unfairness. in try to treat us like we don't understand what is going on as black people. >> we get the point. letter from diane from new york city. democratic column. -- caller. exactly theot reaction to dallas, and it is a concern about young children having access to guns.

to see pilgrims where middle school, high school have seminars where the community was invited, parents invited, faculty invited and students required to attend where policeman come in and talk to the students about this is what you do when you go to your friends house and they say, my dad has a gun and you want to see it? we need to give these kids some tools. , it is notwe find hard to find stellar policeman who can go and talk to these kids. who really care. if we invite them to the schools,. the kids need tools. i want to mention a program operation respect. that is all. >> thank you. john cornyn put out this statement. my condolences are with the families of the officers who lost their lives in last night's

horrific attacks them about continued to be with the injured and those affected by the unspeakable tragedy. senator cornyn goes on to say that law-enforcement officers put themselves in harms way every day. it is shocking. reprehensible. david from crab orchard, west virginia. independent. >> good morning. this is tragic what happened in texas. everybody is going to talk about it as being a race issue and the gun issue. i'm hearing, back in west virginia, a population of 18,000. a couple days ago we had a police officer assaulted by an all-terrain vehicle. he was attempting to pull it over because it was in violation of running the streets. it happened it was a black

he drove the atv and directly at that police officer. broke some bones. the cost him and he is under charges per attempt at murder. it is the atmosphere that our leaders, congress, both parties, of white house, a culture tearing down our laws and not enforcing our laws that are creating this mentality for all these people regardless of race to commit these laws and the fairness of our laws. >> who is responsible for the culture? >> the culture is our congress. attorneys who enforce these laws. the white house that is not enforced these laws. they pick and choose.

general, even, when the atmosphere of a culture that if you are pulled over at a traffic violation and you are ugly and you are insulting to the cop, you will get a ticket. pretty and polite to in cop, it will probably be different outcome. -- a different outcome. >> good morning. we are experiencing a common is got an out of hand. the only thing that will be solved is common sense. we all need to get on common ground. from the presidential office down to the congress to the entities in certain counties and parishes and departments.

even news channels. commonld start promoting sense everywhere. >> had the do that to get people on common ground? >> getting people on common about is a unique thing setting up the right message. i'm anot about -- african-american. it is not about black lives matter. it is not about corrupting police officer. it is not about republicans going against barack obama because he is black. conspiracy throughout the world. we're the greatest country ever. we have immigrants coming into our country living better and excelling in life more than

certain cultures. this is, all these things are happening and we are constantly declining in areas that we need to be improving. police officers. >> i hear the child in the background, what do you tell those around you, children, younger folks about all this? >> i tell them that they really education.us on that everything we need begins with education. understanding things in school. understanding that -- at home. your life begins there. we begin our lives as human beings to be productive in a productive society through education. deterred by kids.

you may see one strain off. it just may not be that he could help the people strain, but if you see that person straying off, you should step away because there will be people who stray off. we will have crime. crime is prevalent. it is something that goes on. it goes with human beings. >> thank you. republican caller. your reaction. is absoluteon sorrow. i'm sorry for our country. i was listen to the difference between forming. remarkable. alm.very c it is our children we need to think think about. i was raised in the south. it was a small community. race. mixed the general population is

normally black or white. it was a different experience in this area. i don't think most people understand that we have been at war and i'm a veteran. we have been at war for years. we have a tremendous amount of military veterans who come home who are used to a structured environment. they come home, they are trained, a lot of them going to law-enforcement. law-enforcement across our country being trained even as part of equalizing the training so they know how to work with each other. that it's her home and security. these officers are trained to respond militarily. it is the militarization of the police force because we are at war and the situations that our homeland and we are seeing it. we need to teach our children

how to respond to police officer. they have family and children and are trained to respond instantly. their lives and the support of their children were spent on them -- depend on them responded children be trained in schools. this is how you respond to police officer. i don't think there's anybody who believes what happened in minnesota, that that police officer is not going to be prosecuted. that is a tragedy. attacking police officers in the street is a tragedy. by the judgment to before me, we need to come together, teach our toldren in our country needs pray for to a veteran

our countries. >> republican caller. good morning. >> good morning. i'm saddened. louisiana, the country is obviously at four. i don't think there's one thing we can do to solve the problem. i do think we need to look at how we are we are training people to become police officers. i also think we need to get better nonlegal things. just because someone is committing a crime to something they should die. officers have a split second to make a decision on whether or not to pull the trigger. we will never know what happened in those situations. now the family don't have the loved ones. i hope we can do something to make it right.

violence will lead to more violence. >> thank you for calling. washington times wrote before all this. accusations, directed this way. ferguson, baltimore, minneapolis, baton rouge. but the city separated by thousands of miles have in common, they have become shorthand for police brutality persuading many americans that the nation's police are out of control. black lives matter, like lives of other cutter and no, et al.. the first narrative of what happened in ferguson and postwar to not hold up once everything, down in the public could look at what happened. the jury in court of a public opinion is still out in baton rouge and though the video evidence is remarkable. the death of a suspect of any color at the end of a police officer is a tragedy. it may well be a crime. if so it should be punished severely. making a policeman of any color

escape goat is a tragedy and a crime to. everyone suffers. jody from houston, texas. >> good morning. i'm humbled. i'm praying and i believe that america feels our pain. we have been crying out for years about the police brutality blacks and now we have cops, america listens. everyone is saddened by what is happening. don't get me wrong, all lives matter. black lives times matter is when we are at nba games or nfl football games. when we are winning for your city and your state and when we are entertaining your people are mindless -- our lives matter.

when we come off the state or livesurt where the field, don't matter. i'm a mother of two young black men. what do i tell my son's? i've taught them that if they did stop by a police, be respectful. yes sir. yes ma'am. lift your hands so they can see you have no cruel intent. in even in doing that, even doing everything that your mom tidy to do, your life can still be in danger. guess what, america? wake up. this is real. we are mad. black lives matter is not just a movement we are saying just to have something to say, our lives matter. just like a police officer lives matters. just like the families of those police officers are grieving. just less than three days ago,

this was not a big media frenzy when it was orlando. let's get it together. but come together like the man and when we took prayer out of the school, we created this monster. when we had open carry, we created this matter. instead of voting against obama just to be voting against obama, let's come together and clean up america. if we put trump in there, we will have more crime in america. >> thank you for taking part. finish your comment please. office, itrump in will have more of this. because he is the orchestrator of trouble. he is a terrorist free in america. now he wants to get to the white house to do what?

all he has to say is i will make america great again. what are you going to do? >> thank you for calling. i sit here listening to all the hate. what happened to the values? time to put the heat behind us. it is time for ronald now. first of all, the hate was always here. they just brought a more out after this president got elected. if you have a police department that has never fired a policeman, something is wrong. if you have a district attorney that has never charged a policeman, you have something wrong. you can't have a police department for years and never have not one bad cop. you don't have policeman testifying against policeman. something is wrong. the other lady in buffalo, new partner stopped her from choking a man while he was in handcuffs. no news about that.

she's getting fired. she got punished. lose her penchant and the guy she stopped, he got another case got indicted but not convicted. he gets a pension. have to look at your police department and uta and your mayor. something has to be done. i have family in the police department. i had a younger brother was a policeman in washington dc. he comes out the academy and says he will save the world. then he knows he has to a save his own button the police department. you have to look at the whole police department. all them and great -- aint great. any group of people, you have a problem. cops testified against the bad apples. >> one last call. christina from connecticut. >> high.

. i'm outraged, disgusted. i'm worried for the future of our kids. we have such a separation. we are supposedly moving forward. we're supposed to be coming together as a society. and a strengthening our country. instead we are tearing it apart. all lives matter. likewise, white lights, blue lives. instead, we are separated. racism has been alive. is alive and well. right now, it is in full force. everyone is bringing light to these issues. before we cannot publicize them. now it is here. we need to deal with it. i worked -- look at the situation that happened in dallas. it saddens me. i can't help but wonder what this have happened if they had done more about the police officers who are killing our men and women out on the street for

no reason. some of them, some were convicted. some of these people did not do a thing like a man who was shot in front of a four-year-old. what are we teaching our children? do what you are told. follow the law. respect the officer. but at the end of the day, he might still be killed just because the officer felt some type of play. we need to come together and fix our system. this is unreal. >> thank you for all of your calls. >> still waiting for the democratic national committee to reconvene in orlando, florida. things were supposed to get started at the bottom of the hour. waiting for a few more people to take their steeds. -- seats. we expect this to get underway shortly. this is live coverage. >> it was a moving experience for all who attended.

toore we get started, i have single out the staff of this hotel. who put together a meal for us unannounced in short order. they are unionized and are with us. [applause] i'm going to call it back into order. staff that werom have roughly 38 amendments on the docket for this evening. that may change and go down. we have at least that many. we haverecess, the preamble and the intent to get these three sections. as a reminder, i want to review the code calls. -- protocols. if you have submitted a proposed amendment, when it is called, please approach the microphone as quickly as possible and

present your amendment. the clerk will read your amendment. please keep in mind that in order for a proposed amendment to be considered, it must be seconded by 15 committee members. if there are not 50 members, the amendment will not be considered. you will be recognized for presenting your amendment before the terror quests. you have one minute which is not part of the 10 minutes to present the amendment. if you go over the one minute, it will be counted into the five-minutes allocated for the proponents point of view should your amendment have the appropriate approval. please state your name before beginning. is important for all speakers to provide name before speaking. this is due to the fact that we have a court reporter reported. speakersto alternate for and against, i'm requesting that doesn't favor of the amendment lineup to my right and oppose to the left.

roles have set 10 minutes t 10 minutes of debate divided for and against five minutes each. when you have exhausted your time, know this because will be recognized. upon exhaustion of the time called the chair will call for the vote. let again. -- let's begin. there is a terse amendment. it is the party. it comes from the managers. an amendment prepared with the competition and approval of both campaigns. the first tournament meant the following sections. restore economic security for the middle class, create good paying jobs, and fight for economic fairness and against inequality. the amendment is offered and second. any discussion?

no discussion, all those in favor signify by saying i. it passes unanimously. cochair will be back in just a minute. i think she's getting some final instructions. we are not going away. the first session we will cover is raising economic security for the middle class. we were now introduce the section. this will be done from the table. ladies and gentlemen, i refer to

the section raised incomes and restore economic security for the middle class. as a democrat, i believe those who work hard and play by the rules should be able to care for themselves, their families and private communities. restoring economic security for the class can happen when americans earn at least $15 an hour and have the right to form or join a union. it can happen by securing equal housing, andve, supporting families as they care for children and their elders. platformion of our reinforces our commitment to programs like social security, ensure retirement security and champions the continued support of the postal service. thank you. >> thank you mr. vice chair.

we will proceed with the consideration of the proposed amendment. clerk forognize the the first minute. >> thank you. amendment number 57. sponsored by nina turner. line 33.page three the proposed amendment should the, democrats believe current minimum wage is the starvation wage and must be increased to a living wage. no one who works full-time

should have to raise a family in poverty. we believe that americans should earn at least $50 an hour -- $15 an hour and have the right to form or join a union. we applaud the approaches taken by the state of new york and california. we should raise the federal minimum wage to $50 an hour and index it. give all americans the ability to join a union regardless of where they work and create new ways for workers to have power in the economy. we also support creating one fair wage for all workers by ending the moon wage for tip workers and workers with disabilities. >> daycare would like to thank to therk and now return sponsor for one minute explanation of the amendment. >> thank you so much. my fellow democrats,.

me?everyone hear good evening, i'm nina turner. democrats, raising the federal minimum wage has the moral standard in this country. affirm over and over again that insurance that we don't leave a sister or a brother behind is how we roll. of congresswoman barbara jordan, what the people want to simple. they want an america as good as promised and raising the federal minimum wage is the beginning to creating an america as good as promised. thank you. [applause] thank you. second? a >> second.

>> were back. -- we're back. we have 15. recognize mary kay henry. [applause] >> i rise to submit a second-degree amendment on the vitally important value to all democrats in this room. you have contributed to the most movement thaters this country has ever seen. each and every person in this room has helped expand the fight for 15. we believe that an amendment that incorporates what my sister nina turner just offered it also

expands to incorporate been able to win $50 and the union and city council through the ballot initiative by insisting that every employer raises wages to $15 but not just that, the democratic party is putting at the center of its economic revival ability of workers to join together and independent organizations called unions. wages, but these fix everything that is wrong in america. this amendment will help make possible the power we need in this country to win every aspect of the democratic platform. pity. -- thank you. [applause] >> second? those who wish to second.

15. >> i thought the amendment would be on the screen. do you need me to read the amendment to the record? >> yes. >> democrats believe that current minimum wage for the starting wage and must increase a living wage. no one who work full-time should have to raise a family in poverty. we believe that americans should earn at least $15 an hour and have the right to form and join a union and work in every way we can in congress and the federal and states and the private sector to reach this goal.

we should raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour overtime and index it. give all americans the ability to join a union regardless of for their work and create new ways for workers to have power in the economy. every worker can earn at least .15 an hour we applaud the approaches taken by states like new york and california. we also support creating one fair wage for all workers by ending the sub minimum wage for tip workers and workers with disabilities. >> you read something different. >> this is what you gave me. this is a secondary amendment. >> the second-degree amendment has in capital letters the additional point.

ok. you agree to what i read is what you were presenting? >> correct. >> i've gotten the second. turner, you would like to recognize annette turner. -- nina turner. >> i accept this amendment to my amendment and an vitally proud that the democratic party is affirming that the federal minimum wage should be $15 an hour. [applause]

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