and barbara arnwine, president of the lawyers committee for civil rights. thank you both for joining me. >> thank you, rev. >> thank you. >> congressman, let me go to you first. what is your reaction to the news that new york officials will begin appealing this stop and frisk ruling tomorrow? >> the stubborn resistance to the fact that stop and frisk program is unnecessary, unconscionable, and now has been declared unconstitutional is really unfortunate. the numbers, reverend sharpton, as you have consistently pointed out speak for themselves. stop and frisk have nothing to do with the dramatic decline in crime that actually began to take place 20 years ago during the last two years of the dinkins administration. >> that's correct. >> where 1207 and frisk wasn't utilized but a dramatic infusion of the number of police officers that were displayed and put on the streets, particularly in high crime areas. the stop and frisk program doesn't target criminals, it targets innocent, law-abiding individuals. and nypd's own numbers illustrate that fact. 88% of the p

congressman meeks and barbara arnwine, thank you both for your time. >> thank you. >>> ahead, the chaos behind closed doors. how house leaders don't want to shut down, but are too chicken to say it. >>> and hillary clinton speaks out on voting rights, as anthony weiner speaks out on her potential 2016 run. does hillary have a anthony weiner problem? >> do you know what her role in hillary's 2016 campaign is going to be? >> difficult. >> what will it be? >> i'm not telling you. >>> and bill o'reilly says food stamps are encouraging parasites to take as much as they want. i'm bringing out some facts on him to snack on. >>> also, what is on your mind? e-mail me. friend or foe, i want to know. "reply al" is ahead. ♪ [ crashing ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. trusted heartburn relief that goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum, tum tum tum tums! nothing works faster. cheryl burke is cha-cha-ing in depend silhouette briefs for charity, to prove that with soft fabric and waistband, the best protection looks, fits, and feels

barbara arnwine. [applause] >> good afternoon. what a pleasure it is to be here with you.heard from a number of the speakers already about the voting rights act but i'm going to bring it back. and i'm going to talk some more about what we've got to do. you see, since its founding in 1963, by president john f. kennedy in the east room of the white house to involve private lawyers in the fight for racial equality and racial justice, the lawyers' committee for civil rights under law has been a strong and proud partner of the national urban league and the urban league movement. we have worked hand in hand for a quality empowerment and justice. from the beginning the civil rights movement has depended upon its lowest. think about standing up there defending. then the lawyers of dr. martin luther king. the lawyers are often out of sight, working through the legal strategy, building the calls for assistance. knocking on the courthouse door, tracking down judges at odd hours, and unusual places to get signatures on orders that protected the rights of the protesters to guarantee in

i want to thank barbara arnwine and the lawyers committee for inviting me to participate in this veryrch on washington event. .. that include criminal justice. at the time when more african-american men are being incarcerated rather than educate, and the number of african-american females being incarcerated is growing at ab alarm -- an alarming rate, we must stand our ground to eliminate racial profiling and disparities and prosecution and sentencing. just as the national bar stood its ground to help change disparity in the criminal justice system between crack cocaine and powdered cocaine, we will continue to stand our ground to eliminate all the disparities that still exist in the application of our criminal law. the national bar association is ready, willing, and able to stand its ground for justice, and we will not be moved. thank you. [applause] at this time, it's my pleasure to introduce john greenbaum, chief counsel to the lawyer's committee. who will introduce a special guest from the department of justice. john. [applause] goodgood evening, everybody. one of the first thing t

i want to thank barbara arnwine for inviting me to participate.lthough they will be introduced later in the panel, i must acknowledge our past presidents who are here today. daryl parks and kim keenan. [applause] throughout its 88 year history, the national bar has always been able to take action to eliminate discrimination. is standingur team our ground for justice. that includes criminal justice. when more african- american men are being incarcerated rather than educated and the number of african-american females being incarcerated is growing at an alarming rate, we must stand our ground to eliminate racial profiling. just as the national bar stood to help change the disparities in the criminal justice system between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, we will continue to stand our ground to eliminate the disparities that still exist in the application of our criminal laws. the national bar association is ready, willing, and able to .tand its ground for justice we will not be moved. thank you. [applause] at this time, it is my pleasure to introduc