what can you tell me more about ahmaud? - ahmaud was loved. ahmaud was kind.hmaud was -- he was my baby. ahmaud cared. ahmaud was a good boy. - wanda, president obama mentioned ahmaud during his commencement address to hbcus.

>> ahmaud arbery! ahmaud arbery! ahmaud arbery! ahmaud arbery!rayvon martin? trayvon martin! >> trayvon martin! >> trayvon martin! >> trayvon martin! >> please welcome trayvon martin's mother. o, sabrinaour sher , as she comes -- trayvon martin! >> trayvon martin! >> trayvon martin! >> trayvon martin! >> trayvon martin. sabrina fulton. >> love you! >> thank you. thank you. i just want to say, even though we are going through a crisis, even though it looks dark, i want to tell you to be encouraged. i want to tell you, in spite of what we go through, be strong. stand tall. be encouraged. don't stop saying black lives matter. don't stop protesting. don't stop praying. don't stop uniting. stand together. this is what this is about, we were billed for this -- built for this! last but not least, i want to leave with you my favorite bible verse, proverb 3:6. it says trust in the lord with , all your heart. lean not on your own understanding. all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your path. regardless of what you're going through folks, trust

say his name. >> ahmaud arbery. >> say his name. >> ahmaud arbery. >> thank you oma and i love you. >orney. >> black power. black power. say like be afraid to power. you cannot say that black lives matter if you do not believe black power. ts from happening is when we begin to exercise our moral power. i have been live from the national convention -- republican national convention all week, and they keep telling me that this man freed the slaves. let me tell you something, lincoln did not free no slaves we freed the slaves. we free ourselves when we fight for ourselves. and say with me black power. >> black power. >> say their names. tatyana jefferson, jamal robinson. botham jean. sylville smith, deandre arbor. somebody names we cannot say the mall. >> say mack power. >> let us hear from the father of ahmaud arbery. >> i just want to thank god for all support for my son and his mother. i just want to say it has been a it had been a hard road for me and my family. sometimes, i found myself saying i can't believe it. but it's real. i'm visa my boy calling me everyday telling me he loves

this summer after george floyd, breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, and so many more were taken from us, millions of people are taking to the streets to join us to say black lives matter. we have been called radicals. terrorists. we have been dismissed as impossible. an impossible fringe movement, that is what they called us. now we are multi-racial, multi ethnic, multi generational. united in demanding change. demanding accountability. demanding our police, our government, our country recognize that black lives do indeed matter. and that these are not just words or symbolic gestures. but with concrete action, we will measure those outcomes. let me just say it is historic that this year of all years we are sending a black working-class single mother all the way to the halls of congress. [applause] from ferguson all the way to the halls of congress. [laughter] -- [applause] today, the people of st. louis made a decision. from all corners of missouri, our communities have embraced a bold, fearless vision of change that is regular, where regular everyday people like us can feel it. today, the people

this summer after george floyd, breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, and so many more were taken from us. millions of people are taking to the streets around the world to join us. to say for years, black lives matter. we have been called radicals. terrorist. we have been dismissed as impossible. now we are multi-racial, multi generational. united in demanding change. demanding accountability. demanding our government and our country recognize that black lives do indeed matter. these are not just words or gestures. concrete action leading to measurable outcomes. let me just say it is historic that this year of all years, we are sending a black working-class single mother -- [applause] all the way to the halls of congress. [cheers] from all corners of missouri, communities have embraced a bold, fearless vision of change where regular everyday people like us can feel it. power to the people. this was never about me. i could never have done it alone. i acknowledge our team and everybody else. let me also acknowledge every single volunteer who has volunteered not only in the st. louis area and

after the murder of ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor and george floyd, young people by and large led these protests and did so in the best traditions of this country. the tradition of john lewis. my optimism and my faith in this country is reflected in those young people. and, -- joe and kamala are listening to that. this from aeing point of privilege that a lot of people don't have. there are people that live on the margins. maybe it is not a life or death issue for you. >> this is clearly the most important election in the modern history of this country. joe biden, you have a acumen --ng who is empathetic man beinging -- a hu who is empathetic. that is something this country needs. all of us, whether you are progressive, moderate, conservative, we have to come together to defeat this president. >> i want to thank you all for joining for this segment. it was an honor to run against you. it was an evennd support -- in support of joe biden and kamala harris. of --ad never been much much more politician -- much more partisan politics. i have actually been a

after the murder of ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor and george floyd, young people by and large led these protests and did so in the best traditions of this country. the tradition of john lewis. my optimism and my faith in this country is reflected in those young people. and, -- joe and kamala are listening to that. this from aeing point of privilege that a lot of people don't have. there are people that live on the margins. maybe it is not a life or death issue for you. >> this is clearly the most important election in the modern history of this country. joe biden, you have a acumen --ng who is empathetic man beinging -- a hu who is empathetic. that is something this country needs. all of us, whether you are progressive, moderate, conservative, we have to come together to defeat this president. >> i want to thank you all for joining for this segment. it was an honor to run against you. it was an even >> c-span's washington journal. we are taking your calls live on the air and discussing policy. the republican national convention with the hills national reporter, al weaver. also afr

. >> i stand before you as the proud mother of ahmaud arbery. i'm carrying a very broken heart but also a grateful heart that god chose my son, ahmaud arbery, to be a part of this most huge movement. i want to share three words with you that i know ahmaud would want me to share with you as well, and that is "i love you." i love you all for standing with us. >> what america has to know about the tenacity of black people is that even when you render us paralyzed, we still know how to crawl. and on november 3rd, no matter what you do, we gonna crawl to the polls. if you take away the mailbox, we still gonna crawl. you take away the polling stations away from our community, we still gonna crawl. >> be poll watchers to protect our vote. i want you that will be signing up. early voting starts in two weeks. we're on a nonpartisan wave. they want to suppress our vote. we've got to have foot soldiers that will protect the vote and that will be out there. >> make it plain. we are in unprecedented, uncertain times. we are challenged by the state of the nat

after the murder of ahmaud arbery and brown taylor and george floyd young people by and large lead these protests and they did so in the absolute best traditions of this country thens traditions of john lewis. my optimism and faith in this country is reflected in those young people and the way that joe and kamala are incorporating their ideas and their urgency to the campaign they are running and the administration they are going to lead. some people say they don't know if they are going to vote or not from a pointer through which a lot of americans don't have. there so many things for lots of folks who live life on the margin that this election will decide maybe it's not a life or death issue for you but we are all in this together. >> corey what i would say this is clear if the most important election in the modern history of this country and joe biden you have a human being who is sympathetic who is honest who is decent and at this particular moment in american history my god that is something that this country absolutely needs. all of us whether your progressive moderate or conservat

i want to share three words with you that i know ahmaud would want me to share with you as well, and "i love you." i love you all for standing with us. >> when we come back, zerlina maxwell and yamiche alcindor will join us to discuss the significance of today's march on washington and this moment in history happening just 67 days out from the november election. that's next. most powerful 5g experience for america. it's 5g ultra wideband, and it's already available in parts of select cities. like los angeles and in new york city. and it's rolling out in cities around the country. with massive capacity, it's like an eight lane highway compared to a two lane dirt road. 25x faster than today's 4g networks. in fact, it's the fastest 5g in the world. from the network more people rely on. this is 5g built right. only on verizon. find your get-up-and-go. find pants that aren't sweats. find your friends. find your sense of wander. find the world is new, again. at chevy we'd like to take you there. now during the chevy open road sales event, get up to 15% of msrp cash back on select 2020 mode

it has now been almost six months since ahmaud arbery was murdered while jogging in his own neighborhoode brutality has been put front and center, arbery's murder was particularly troubling, because the men who killed him weren't police officers, but used a 150-year-old law to justify their crime. roy wood jr. has more, in his new segment, "how is this still a law?" >> in the criminal justice system, there are laws and then there are laws that are dumb and make no sense. these are their stories. we're now learning more about why glenn county police never arrested either of the two men involved in the shooting death of 25-year-old ahmaud arbery. district attorney barnhill states in his letter that both men are protected under georgia's citizens arrest law. >> citizens arrest? i thought that was just some bullshit people said on tv. >> citizens arrest! >> but in real life, a citizens arrest ain't no barney feif shit. >> you are an individual 25 years of age, and individuals are running after you, blocking you in with cars. that's called hunting. upon that's the wild, wild west we talked ab

place that has been convened in the aftermath of the killing of george floyd, breonna taylor, and ahmaudy. and i know reverend al sharpton and martin luther king iii was questioned over and over again about having this march at this time during the covid pandemic. and they said to me, attorney crump, we can't lose this moment. we can't lose this moment to confront this other pandemic of racism and discrimination, especially with policing in america. and so it's so profound that the week leading up to the march on washington, the commitment march talking about policing in america that we offered two more exhibits within 48 hours of each other in vivid detail on video. when you look at the video in lafayette, louisiana, we have trayford pellerin and how ten officers followed him and shot him 11 times and killed him. that was exhibit 1. right here attorney salvi in kenosha, wisconsin, we give you exhibit 2. blake sr. and julia's son, shot at least seven times because of brutal excessive force. a lack of humanity just like the lack of humanity we saw with george floyd. brutal excessive force

after the murders of breonna, george, ahmaud and so many others, it's no wonder people are taking to the streets. i support them. we must always defend peaceful protests and peaceful pro protesters. we should not confuse those with them looting and committing acts of violence including the shooter who was arrested for murder. make no mistake, we will not let these vigilantes and extremists derail the path to justice. here's my promise to those mothers and fathers and all who stand with them, in a biden/harris administration you will have a seat at the table, in the halls of congress and in the white house. we all grew up reciting the pledge of allegiance, but now we must give real meaning to its words. one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. justice. let's talk about that. the reality is that the life of a black person in america has never been treated as fully human. we have yet to fulfill that promise of equal justice under law. we will only achieve that when we finally come together to pass meaningful police reform and broader criminal justice reform an

ahmaud arbery. the video out of colorado that you just showed.ichelle obama is speaking to is giving voice to a way that a lot of black women i know are feeling. and it's why it's kind of hard to celebrate things like the 55th anniversary of the voting rights act, which is today, knowing these things are still happening in america, despite the progress that has been hard fought in this country by black americans. >> makes a lot of sense, what you say. and again, it's a time for continued, vigorous reporting and scrutiny on this, which you're doing. and then, a lot of us listening and making sure that what started this year is not just something that gets pushed along or forgotten. and i thought, you know, michelle obama's a powerful person. she is sharing with us, almost in a potentially vulnerable pot what this feels like so we hear it. i look forward to having you back. >> thank you so much. look forward to coming back any time. check out 19th news.org if you haven't already, everybody. thanks. >> look at that. ready even amidst sad staff like

ahmaud arbery was murdered in the street of glenn county, brunswick just outside of savannah. that young man, his body was shot down. there was no conversation about justice for them for 74 days. his murderers were sent home to celebrate. that happened because of laws on the books that said they could perform what are called citizens arrest which lost put in place to dehumanize blacks. we had to think about the fact there is this direct connection between the original sin of our nation, it's humanization and its denial of citizenship despite what the papers said. and the structures were looking at today because the system is working exactly the way it was designed. but our time is now is the title because one of what -- was not a litany of all the terrible things that happen but a prescription for how we can make it better. the first few chapters yes, we lay out, i lay out all of the challenges of voter suppression, at the back half of the book is about how we take our power, how we did it because this is a power conversation. we deserve power because we are here, we did it be

black lives matter movement return this summer with the deaths of george floyd, breonna taylor and ahmaud arbery, but yet a climate that's racialized and a president that has already kind of returned to a racial playbook heading into november, we said in, you know, during this past year that racism is on the ballot for a lot of americans and joe biden said this is the battle for the soul of america, what does that mean to you and how concerned are you about, you know, this national reckoning and how it may play out in our election for voters? >> yeah, i mean, like you said, joe says and has been saying, this is a battle for the soul of our country. and when we look at someone like the current occupant of the white house, again, he has not been lifting folks up. joe and what we are about, we're about lifting people up, understanding the strength of a leader is based on not who you beat down but you lift up and these are the things that are at stake right now and when we talk about the election in november, this is probably one of the most important elections of our lifetime, literally this

both thejustice, george lloyd, breanna taylor taylor and ahmaud arbery, because lives matter. saw last night's rollcall, and don't forget, joe and kamala can win by3 forget, joe and kamala can win by 3 million votes and still lose, take it from me. so we need numbers overwhelming so trump can't sneak or steal his way to victory. text vote 30330 to get started. 100 years ago today, the 19th amendment to the constitution was ratified. it took seven decades of suffragettes picketing and going to jail to push a small closer to a perfect union. if the five years ago, john lewis marched and bled in selma because that work was unfinished. tonight i am thinking of the girls and boys who see themselves in america's future because of kmaala harris, a black woman, the daughter of jamaican and indian immigrants and our nominee for vice president. this is our country's story, breaking down barriers and expanding the circle of possibility and to the young people washing —— watching, don't give up on america. despite ourfloors watching, don't give up on america. despite our floors and proble

i'm marching for george, for breonna, for ahmaud, forjacob. ..umbers — the pandemic has thinned the crowds — but everyone here can recite the grim roll call of names of those killed and injured by police violence. their family members were the headline speakers, calling this generation to action. how will the history books remember you? what will be your legacy? will your future generations remember you for your complacency, your inaction? or will they remember you for your empathy, your leadership, your passion? as in 1963, the march is pushing for national legislation to reform how america is policed, and to protect their voting rights — building on hard—won victories of the past. we are going to be the generation that dismantles systemic racism once and for all, now and forever! we are going to be the generation that calls a halt to police brutality and gun violence once and for all, now and forever! that this is happening in an election year added urgency to the agenda. again and again, speakers called on protesters to get out and vote. there

how is this applicable to george floyd or teran martin or breonna taylor or ahmaud arbery? it goes on and on. when police officers used excessive force and take someone's life, the legal process calls for an indictment before they can go to trial. in the grand jury, prosecutors, with this protection, provided by the u.s. supreme court and by congress in the claims act, they know they can violate someone's constitutional rights for human rights, they can legally frame someone and there's nothing you can do about it. george floyd, breonna taylor, a montgomery and all the others whose lives have been taken by law enforcement through the use of excessive force should have the right to have counsel, to have a lawyer in the grand jury as they check on truth. if i had a lawyer when they had indictment against me, they would have not been an indictment because prosecutors took evidence which was not true. transcribed in the grand jury and it's clear for anyone to read. that was 2004 and the judge said it was the most unfounded case over which he presided in his 29 years and seven m

after the murder of ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor and george floyd, young people by and large ledditions in this country, the tradition ofjohn lewis. my optimism and my faith in this country is reflected in those young people and the way thatjoe and those young people and the way that joe and kamala those young people and the way thatjoe and kamala are listening to them and incorporating their ideas and urgency in the campaign now running in the administration they are going to leave. some people saying they don't know if they are going to vote or not a thing that from a point of privilege, there are so many things for folks that live life on the margins that this election is going to decide and maybe it's not a life or death issue for you, but we are all in this together. corey, what i would say is, this is clearly the most important election in the most important election in the modern history of this country and joe biden, you have a human being who is empathetic, who is honest, who is decent, and at this particular moment in american history, my god, that is something that thi

fitting legacy for our brother, that georgia be alive today, breonna taylor should be alive today ahmaud arbery to be alive today, eric garner should be alive today, stephan clark, a touch on the jefferson, sandra bland, should all be alive today. so it is up to us to carry on the fight for justice. [end of video clip] host: the brother of george floyd. but has this become a wedge issue between democrats and republicans will be some marches and the impacts that is had on police forces around the country? guest: when you look at polling and i know we are focused on pulling in different ways, especially as we get close to the election. when you look at polling you see one of the vice president biden's biggest margins of victory against president trump comes when voters are ranking them on how they would handle race relations. biden has a 24 point lead on trump on how he would handle race relations, compared to the incumbent president. that i think explains a little bit of the national boost you're seeing biden have against president trump in a had had matchup, leading by 10 points national

think about those lines of people voting and the content or the people in south carolina protesting ahmaud abery and the risk it takes to gather, it's devastating for the kind of organizing that youwant to see so let's talk about amazon organizing . because i know your ex-husband had been involved with organizing amazon and we talked about it in the interview but i think early on the amazon workers in new york i think were one of the earliest people to strike because somehow someone contracted coronavirus and then amazon retaliated. you seen this always accompanies retaliating against like nurses who have spoken out about the condition and i thought of your optimism book. there was nyu langone without this internal committee case and that waslike , please only rinse positive statements about the hospitals. but you know, and amazon it's been one of the most prominent. it has really tried to tamp down on this local organizing as it has for a long time but it's gotten called out for it and the attorney general said they will probably investigate. what, talk to me about just what's going on at

>> reporter: ahmaud arbery, breonna taylor, and most recently -- >> jacob blake! i ask everyone to stand up! >> reporter: they are calling for everyone to show up and vote in november. >> we must march to the mallet -- ballot box or the mailbox and demand the leadership we deserve. >> reporter: there was a march from the lincoln memorial to the mlk memorial. there were concerns of packed crowds during a pandemic. everyone was temperature checked. event organizers asked people from high risk areas to stay home. the chief of staff stood by the president's assertion that his administration has done more for minority communities than any president in recent history. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news. >>> for more on the march in washington and significance of its timing, we are joined by tracy webb, a management consultant. tracy, it is good to have you on. we appreciate it. as you step back and look at this, so much has changed in the 57 years since dr. king gave that speech during the march on washington. how much closer do you think we are, now, as a countr

taylor,loyd, breonna ahmaud arbery, eric garner, blake, and others.ng, shinzo abe is it quits. the longest-serving prime minister in japan's history is resigning to undergo treatment for chronic illness. sinces been in office 2012. his liberal democratic party will pick the next minister. abe is best known for the program known as abenomics, designed to revive the japanese economy. sure itsants to make citizens can get a coronavirus vaccine as quickly as possible. the u.k. is changing its laws to allow the emergency use of any safe and effective vaccine before it is fully licensed. the approval process typically takes months. britain says this is a per cautionary measure and would only be used as a last resort. thanountry has had more 41,000 covid-19 deaths, the highest toll in europe. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. david: thank you so much. coming up, we have been paying a lot of attention to politics the

we're marching for george, for breonna, for ahmaud, for jacob. for pamela turner. michael brown. trayvon. and anybody else who lost their lives. [applause] >> george floyd! george floyd! george floyd! [crowd chanting] >> it's never been more clear. the change is happening right now, because we demand it. >> no justice! >> no peace! [crowd chanting] >> everyone here has made a commitment, because they wouldn't be here for no other reason right now. it's hot, and i know it's hot, but we are here, because we are being fried right now, man. i'm trying. i'm good, i'm good. i got it. [crowd chanting] i got it, i got it. >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe! i can't breathe! i can't breathe! [crowd chanting] >> everybody out here right now, our leaders, they need to follow us while we are marching, to enact laws to protect us. men come it's hard, man. it's really hard. i'm so sorry, man. >> we got your back, man. >> we got you. >> my brother, george, he's looking down right now. he is thankful for everything that everybody is doing right now. y'all showing a lot of empathy

george floyd has the opportunity to breathe, breonna taylor has the opportunity to sleep in peace, ahmaudthe opportunity to run free. and now jacob blake has the opportunity to celebrate his son's birthday party like any father should without being shot by the police. >> and do you know what was going on before the video actually captured him walking around the car, going to the car door and then being shot in the back seven times? what was going on that led up to that? >> well, as i said before, we are still waiting for the intricate facts to be confirmed. however, we know it was a birthday party for his 8-year-old son. in that car where she was shot, wolf, was his 8-year-old son, his 5-year-old son, and his 3-year-old son. it was supposed to be a festive, joyous occasion. but can you imagine every birthday for the rest of his life now will always bring back these horrific and devastating -- >> i was going to say tomorrow marks three months since george floyd's murder. ben, what do you think it will take so you're not back here on this program representing another grieving family down th

crisis that this country is facing in the wake of the killing of george floyd and breonna taylor and ahmaud arb y arbery, and then he talked about climate change and his proposals with that. in bringing about those crises and talking about his plans to address this, he also said he was calling for unity, that this is a time where both sides need to come together wrrks he wants to lead this country through this. and that phrase that you continue to hear from this former vice president, that we're in a battle for the soul of the nation. listen to a little bit of what he said in terms of bringing people together and helping to lead america out of these crises. >> while i'll be a democratic candidate, i'll be an american president. i'll work hard for those who didn't support me, as hard for them as i did for those who did vote for me. that's the job of a president, to represent all of us, not just our base or our party. this is not a partisan moment. this must be an american moment. >> reporter: and we've been watching the entire con verngs all four days, and what really stuck out is how the fi

ahmaud arbery. tattiana jefferson, sandra bland, they should all be alive today so it's up to us to carry on the fight for justice. our actions will be their legacies. we must always find what our senator john lewis called, good trouble. the names we do not know, the faces we will never see, those who can't mourn because their murders didn't go viral. >> and in the wake of george floyd's death, people of all backgrounds came onto the streets to present a unified front against police brutality and inequality. one such protest in the u.s. capitol was met with opposing force backed by the u.s. president. the mayor of washington, d.c., spoke to the group about that day. >> it was here that just weeks ago americans donned facemasks and safely and peacefully protested the death of george floyd. while we were protest, donald trump was plotting. he stood in front of a treasured house he sent troops into our street. he sent tear gas into the air and federal helicopters too. >> well, the democratic party is u

there's breonna taylor and ahmaud arbery and there's jacob blake. what i'm saying is that we have to condemn this epidemic of big proportions of people with color. >> how did the president support peaceful protests? he used tear gas and rubber bullets or batons on them outside of lafayette park. how has he supported peaceful protesting? >> remember, they were asked to leave, they violated the orders to leave the area. >> they were still within curfew. >> within a couple of minutes within curfew. but the reality was they were not leaving. >> they weren't given much time, rick. they were legally protesting and they came in and beat them and gassed them. >> look, there is excess and abuses unfortunately when it comes to managing crowds, things get out of control. things get out of control because people don't follow instructions. >> there's not true, rick. it's not true. >> can i say -- >> go ahead. >> can i say one thing? i get the point that we want to harp on the protesting. i get the point that, you know, republicans want to talk about chaos from t

and ahmaud arbery has the opportunity to run free and now jacob blake jr. to enjoy his 8-year-old son's birthday party without being shot in the back seven times. >> understandable. let me ask about the conditions around this. police are releasing new details. they say and claim that there was a weapon inside the vehicle and that make may have been reaching for it. at least they claim one was there. statements and comments from one of your colleagues on the legal team yesterday said there was no weapon. what do you know? was there a weapon there? >> what we know is this, jim. based on our investigation on behalf of the blake family that witnesses reported that jacob had no knife in his hand and that the police tried to suggest to justify this unjustifiable use of excessive force and the fact that you literally see him in the video pulling up his pants. all jacob blake was trying to do was get in his car and get his three little boys away from a volatile situation. he did not pose a threat to law enforcement as he was walking away from them. he did not verba

with ahmaud arbery's family. he sees them, and they need to be seen. they need to be heard.hink that's the important thing about these conversations. >> as a former prosecutor and someone who worked closely with police for years, based on what you've seen and what you know about the case, is there a scenario in which that officer would have been justified, was justified in firing his weapon? >> craig, i don't see it, but i don't have all the evidence. from what i saw, which is what the public is seeing -- i'm not the prosecutor in the case. i don't have all the evidence. the man was going to his car. he didn't appear to be armed, and if he was not armed, if he was not armed, the use of force that was seven bullets coming out of a gun at close range in the back of the man, i don't see how anybody could reason that that was justifiable. >> you think the officer should be charged? >> i think there should be a thorough investigation. based on what i've seen, it seems the officer should be charged. >> a lot of folks were saying here is a man who wouldn't follow police commands. l

and after the murders of breonna and george and ahmaud and so many others, it's no wonder people are taking to the streets. and i support them. we must always defend peaceful protests and peaceful protesters. we should not confuse them with those looting and committing acts of violence, including the shooter who was arrested for murder. and make no mistake, we will not let these vigilantes and extremists derail the path to justice. here's my promise to those mothers and fathers and all who stand with them. in a biden/harris administration, you will have a seat at the table. in the halls of congress, and in the white house. we all grew up reciting the pledge of allegiance, but now we must give real meaning to its words. "one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all." justice. let's talk about that. because the reality is that the life of a black person in america has never been treated as fully human, and we have yet to fulfill that promise of equal justice under law. we will only achieve that when we finally come together to pass meaningful police reform and bro

where ahmaud arbery has an opportunity to run free and jacob blake jr. has an opportunity to celebrate his little boy's birthday parties without being shot seven times in the back. that is is our hope for america that our children too get to have life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. >> yeah. >> amen. >> mr. blake, thank you for talking. we're praying for your son and i can't imagine him being in better hands than in your family's hands. you all have been role models in terms of how you speak about this and what you're calling for and we just really appreciate your time and obviously we'll be following jacob's progress along with you. so thank you for talking and mr. crump, thank you very much. >> thank you, alisyn. >> thank you. >> thank you, alisyn. >> that was really moving to hear a father say of a son he's a human being, he's not an animal. he's a human but he son has not been afforded the rights of a human being. you can hear the pain in a father's voice right there and a grandfather's voice who says his grandchildren are asking him, papa, wh

health or mental health issues, and seeing george floyd's death and hearing about breonna taylor, ahmaudery over the past few managements has taken a tell on the black community. was kind of shocked and still happy to hear that former first lady michelle obama kind of expressed her own frustration and mild depression over it hoochlt're whaes she said it. here's what she said on her podcast. >> the fact that we have prisons full of black men, the fact that a kid with a small possession of drugs can be sent to prison for most of his life, we see it in the continues economic disparity. we saw it in the fight for the affordable c.a.r.e.s. act. we saw just howed ament mitch mcconnell was and how he treated the first black president, you know, the reaction to it on all sides, the vast discomfort with the notion that black man could be sitting in the highest level of office, we saw that. >> she went on to talk about how all the criminal justice reform or all of the protests she's seen as far as george floyd's death and such has added to the low-grade depression that she's had. brittany. >> i th

i'm marching for george, for breonna, for ahmaud, for jacob, for pamela turner, for michael brown, trayvon and anybody else who lost their lives. >> the rally also marked the 57th anniversary of the march on washington, one of the most important civil rights demonstrations in our history. it was august 28, 1963 that dr. martin luther king jr. delivered his iconic i have a dream speech. this jeyear's march took place amid the coronavirus pandemic. the rise of the black lives matter movement and the shooting of jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin. reverend sharpton spoke to the family and blake's father gave an update on his son's condition. >> he's heavily, heavily sedated but the first time i got to see him was two days ago. and just to be able to touch my son -- >> it's all right. take your time. >> that was enough for me. >> friday also marked 65 years to the day that 14-year-old emmett till was brutally murdered by two white men in mississippi after being falsely accused of flirting with a white woman. his killers were later acquitted by an all-white jury. joining me now the organizer of

the radar, even in the midst of the pandemic, around the death of george floyd, breonna taylor and ahmaud arbery. there lootings and destruction of property? yes, there was some of that. overwhelmingly, in cities across this country, we have seen the largest peaceful protest in the history of america and sustained over this summer, as people are withy just kind of dealing the open scar that has been new in the midst of this pandemic. that is the first thing i would say. thinkly, you know, i um, folks folks who, who are wondering why a black woman on the vice presidential , certainly the people i've talked to on the democratic party have been for quite some time. what they say to me is that they have long been the architects of progress in this country, using their vote to move the country forward, not just for themselves or their community or their race but for everyone. and that they often don't get the same return on their investment, if you will. so, really, joe biden choosing a black woman as his running mate would be a signal that he recognizes the contribution of black women and tha

if you look at the last, just in the last couple months going back to ahmaud arbery, mr. floyd, the young lady screaming at the black guy in new york, now you've got mr. blake who just got shot, it is something all the time. i admire these guys for standing up, but, wolf, it is exhausting being black because there is a double standard when you are black because i have to comment on everything that happens in the black community, and it just gives -- the same thing with lebron who is our most prominent player but, man, you get tired of something all the time. >> you certainly do. i don't know if you saw the clip. i'll play it for you, charles. doc rivers the coach of the los angeles clippers got very emotional when he spoke about what happened in kenosha, wisconsin. listen to this. >> all you hear is donald trump and all of them talking about fear. we're the ones getting killed. we're the ones getting shot. we're the ones that were denied to live in certain communities. we've been hung, we've been shot, and all you do is keep hearing about fear. it's amazing to me. why we

i'm marching for george, for breonna taylor, for ahmaud arbery, for jacob, for pamela turner, for michael brown, trayvon and anybody else who lost their lives. it's never been more clear than change right now. it's happening right now because we demand it. >> jacob blake is the latest victim of police brutality that this nation has witnessed. the 29-year-old was shot seven times in the back by a kenosha, wisconsin police officer and remains hospitalized. jacob blake's father implored those at the march to use their voices to stand up and make change. >> there are two systems of justice in the united states. there is a white system and there is a black system. the black system ain't doing so well. but we're going to stand up. of black person in the united states is going to stand up. we're tired! i'm tired! of looking at cameras and seeing these young black and brown people suffer. >> breonna taylor was 26 years old when she was shot by louisville, kentucky, police officers in march. no arrests were made in her death. her mother was making sure her daughter's name was still heard in washin

>> reporter: breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, and most recently -- >> jacob blake! >> reporter: have sparked protests across the nation. >> there are two systems of justice in the united states. there's a white system, and there's a black system. the black system ain't doing so well. but we're going to stand up! every black person in the united states is gonna stand up! we're tired, i'm tired, of looking at cameras, and seeing these young black and brown people suffer! >> reporter: there were also calls for people to show up and vote this november. >> we must march do the ballot box, or the mailbox, to demand the leadership we deserve! >> reporter: the rally ending with a march from the lincoln memorial to the mlk memorial. obviously there were concerns of parked crowds during a pandemic. everyone was temperature checked and event organizers asked people from high-rivel areas to stay home. >> reporter: white house chief of staff stood by the president's assertion that his administration has done more more minority communities than any president in recent history. >>

after the murder of ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor and george floyd. young people by and large led these protests and they did so in the absolute best traditions of this country. the tradition of john lewis. my optimism and my faith in this country is reflected in those young peopleway that joe and, let are listening to them and incorporating their ideas and their urgency in the campaign that they are running in the administration they are going to lead. >> and some people are saying that they are not going to vote. there are so many things for lots of folks who live life on the margins that this life is going to decide. maybe it's not a life or death issue for you, absolutely. >> corey, what i would say is that this important election in the modern history of this country and joe biden, you have a human being who is empathetic. who is honest, who is decent. and at this particular moment, in american history, my god, that is something that this country absolutely needs. and all of us, whether you are progressives or moderates or conservatives have got

and then, hillary clinton who comes in and says breonna taylor and ahmaud arbery and george floyd. and also, says black lives matter. do you remember, during the campaign, in 2016, where black lives matter had to force their way into the mouths of bernie sanders and hillary clinton? now, it rolled off her tongue. i love this hillary. like, love her. it was amazing. and they all set up this very, very nicely done speech by kamala harris. i just cannot be more impressed by what happened tonight. i really couldn't. i feel like they touched climate change and healthcare and the economy. i mean, it just -- it was good. >> okay. can i -- can i talk to you guys about something? yeah. go. quickly. go ahead, paul. >> important point. you have to get to the real lives of real people. not theory. and so, when hillary said this, remember back in 2016, when trump asked what do you have to lose? well, now, we know. our healthcare. our jobs. our loved ones. our leadership in the world. and even our post office. okay. that's real life, for real people. that's not an abstraction. that is the cost o