. >> elise, i think what alaina says is right. we are on the cusp of real change, real breakthroughs in parts of the country where there was, for a long time, a lot of public opinion in the opposite direction. you now have 76% of americans who self-identify as being aligned with the goals of the black lives matter movement. it's up 26 points from 2015, the last time some of those questions were asked. but donald trump is an outlier. i watched this video that he tweeted. it is some of his supporters in a golf cart, streaming "white power" at the top of their lungs to trump protesters. trump tweeted it and tweeted his support for his supporter s yelling "white power." >> i agree with both of y'all that we're in a moment of transformation with the country's awakening towards racial injustice. and donald trump is completely behind the curve, whereas americans are looking forward. and americans are making strides that i had been hopeful that i would see in my lifetime, but wasn't quite certain. you know, just what happened this weekend

in dissent, justices sotomayor and alaina kagan said it damaged the rule of law. so let's get into some of these cases. joining me now, nbc legal analyst danny cevallos. good morning. >> good morning. >> we have a lot of ground to cover. a lot of things popping up. >> lots. >> let's start with the attorney general here. what is the major difference in your view between the michael cohen case and the michael flynn case when it comes to the department of justice's ability to undo things, to walk back any prosecutorial measures? >> procedurally michael cohen is much farther along in the process because not only did he plead guilty a few years ago now, he was alrea technically sg his sentence even though he's on comic-con finement because of coronavirus concerns. so procedurally it's a lot different for the justice department to simply stop prosecuting someone whose prosecution is effectively already over. that doesn't mean his prosecution or conviction can't be overturned by a number of other procedural mechanisms, but he's in a different posture than michael flynn a

. >> reporter: alaina hill is the founder of elements urban collective, a preprofessional urban dances the place where i found the most acceptance. i find that developing empathy wi getting to know people who are not like you. >> reporter: her company only two years old now struggles to survive. >> you don't get as many think students. for me trying to build an audience right now is not the time. >> reporter: for mary jane mccullough her company global tranatn and services allowing everyone to have a voice. >> with the idea that we would sort of work to mix some of the systemic causes with language accessibility and provided over 7,000 hours of volunteer language services to more than 25 nonprofits in our region. >> reporter: and ka irs that litt littlejohn, founder of a company that provides luxury vacations to nurses and right now all trips canceled. providing this service for nurses, you're bringing them so much more than just a trip. >> absolutely. we're bringing them that outlet to step away from the bedside and be pampered in ways that you are typically used to pampering other p

. >> alaina beverly, thank you very much for joining us today. we appreciate all your time.huck, i'll throw it over to you. >> the licensing idea is something you don't hear a lot about. it's an intriguing one. >>> attorney general william barr is under scrutiny for clearing lafayette park for president trump's visit to the church on monday. we have new details on the time line around that decision. pete, i think a lot of folks also explain bill barr's role in directing the -- essentially the police response to these demonstrations. >> i think it's pretty clear that the president has told the attorney general that he wants to make sure that the kind of things that happened over the weekend, the attack on the church, the fire that was set in the basement, the other kinds of looting and lawlessness that have happened don't happen again. so he's given barr that task and barr has been reaching out, we're told, directly to some of the commanders of law enforcement units to try to carry out that responsibility, working from a command center not far from the white house. the explan