i think the #blacklivesmatter movement -- first of all, that's a very insulting hashtag. then when you say "all lives matter," they get very upset. if you're going to run for the democrats and say, elect us for president, we think all cops are murderers -- that's not going to play. the evidencet coming from the michael brown , you don't look at the fact that he reached inside the car for the gun. again, this kind of truth is a racist narrative, then we are going to ignore it. then you don't get news. host: dave, a democrat in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. tim, obviously, you have a point of view. may i point out first that your comparison of what happened to bush in 2007 to 2008 is just off skew. back then, we had record home foreclosures, record job loss, a six-year war that was supposed to last six months. you wonder why bush wasn't taking heat? the stock market was falling. my last point is, with bernie sanders, why isn't the so-called liberal media just covering bernie sanders? the media seems to not be covering him at all. host: we will take both of t

. >> reporter: before there was #blacklivesmatter, nwa started their own movement with a song that even today has the power to shock called "f the police." >> it was our only weapon. >> reporter: they were prohibited from performing the song in some cities. >> i don't want the mother [ bleep ]ing police trying to tell us backstage, try to tell us what the [ bleep ] we can't play. >> reporter: that didn't stop them, seen here in a rare performance in new orleans. [ bleep ] the police coming straight from the underground >> reporter: frederick staves, former gang leader of the santana block crips, remembers when nwa came out with the song. >> they basically were saying what every black male in america felt. when they said it, we felt it. we had been through the [ bleep ]. >> reporter: along with the controversial lyrics against police, in harsh language aimed at others -- >> those accusations about being anti-semitic, homophobic, how does that hit you? >> a little unfair, know what i mean? because that's not who i'm about. being a black man -- you can't discriminate on anybody and you sho

i think the #blacklivesmatter movement -- first of all, that's a very insulting hashtag. then when you say "all lives matter," they get very upset. if you're going to run for the democrats and say, elect us for president, we think all caps are murderers --are that's not going to play. again, this kind of truth is a racist narrative, then we are going to ignore it. then you don't get news. host: dave, a democrat in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. tim, obviously, you have appointive -- a point of view. may ioint out first-- point out first that your comparison of what happened to bush in 2007 to 2008 is just off skew. back then, we had record home foreclosures, record job loss, a six-year war that was supposed to last weeks months. you wonder why bush wasn't taking heat? the stock market was falling. my last point is, with bernie sanders, why isn't the so-called liberal media just covering bernie sanders? the media seems to not be covering him at all. host: we will take both of those points. bernie sanders is getting covered. they are trying to figure out whet

sanders, the biggest grassroots movement in this country right now is the blacklivesmatter movement. amy: following the interruption, sanders published a statement saying he was "disappointed" by the interruption. the following day, he published a racial justice platform on his campaign website. it includes demilitarizing the police, addressing voter disenfranchisement, banning private prisons, and ending the war on drugs. meanwhile, in texas, the fbi is investigating the death of 19-year-old christian taylor, an unarmed african american college football player who was fatally shot by a white police officer in the dallas suburb of arlington on friday. authorities say that police shot taylor after he did not comply with initial calls to surrender during what authorities are describing as a potential burglary at a car dealership. the officer has been placed on administrative leave. taylor had spoken out against police brutality on social media. in a now much-circulated tweet from late july, he wrote -- "i don't want to die too young." in turkey, at least eight people have died in attac

the hashtag #blacklivesmatter which began after trayvon martin's death and picked up steam again wasd nearly six million times. the deaths of several other unarmed black men at the hands of police officers also gained attention. azell ford in los angeles on august 11. 12-year-old tamir rice in cleveland on november 22. tony robinson on march 6. eric harris if tulsa, oklahoma, april 22. walter scott on april 4 in north charleston, south carolina. freddie gray in baltimore on april 19. and samuel dubose on july 19 in cincinnati. but the nationwide focus began in ferguson and dragged on for months. on november 24, a grand jury decides not to indict darren wilson, the officer who killed mike brown. the decision isn't read until after nightfall. rioters take to the streets in ferguson. #ferguson explodes on twitter. the next day, there were protest, mostly peaceful, in more than 170 american cities. in the year after his death, #mikebrown was used in more than three and a half million tweets. #ferguson was used in nearly 43 million. then on december 3, a new york grand jury chooses not to

so let's start with one of the things the hashtag #blacklivesmatter.to ask the first question. we will start with jenee -- we are still fighting some of the injustices that we fought during the civil rights movement, but do you think that it was easier to galvanize around one person or leader because it seemed like there were less people leaving that fight as opposed to now when there are many? and how do you think that new dynamic of so many people trying to get their hands on and help is affecting or hurting our cause. ms. ingram: i think that is a great question. morning, national urban league, i'm so excited to be here this morning. i think that is a great question in terms of leadership, that i would challenge that there were as many people leaving them as there are no. -- are now. in a lot of ways, we are in this moment where we look back and think -- there are probably three leaders. but there were just as many leaders then as there are no. -- are now. you had so many people leading different efforts and movements, and you have people who were n

and a lot of -- really interesting to see so many people supporting #blacklivesmatter on twitter.ether of people, which could be a good thing. cedric alexander, appreciate you being here, as always. >> thank you for having me. >> thank you so much. victor? >>> a jury chooses life in prison over the death penalty for james holmes, the man who shot and killed 12 people in a colorado movie theater. new this morning, we hear from one of those jurors who had to make the emotional decision. so, stay with us for that. >>> and breaking this hour, donald trump responds on social media to the fallout over his attack on fox's megyn kelly. in just the last ten minutes. we've got it for you in just a moment. [music] do you like cougars? terry will you shut up! you are adorable. thank you. ladies your belts all snugged up? why do we have to buckle up? the pick up stinks with diesel. [ding] you've got to be kidding! oh please! ah! this is the end! oh my god! [brakes screech] we need resuscitation. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. hurry up! [laughing] when you're living with diabetes, steady is exci

so let's start with one of the things the hashtag #blacklivesmatter.to ask the first question. we will start with jenee -- we are still fighting some of the injustices that we fought during the civil rights movement, but do you think that it was easier to galvanize around one person or leader because it seemed like there were less people leaving that fight as opposed to now when there are many? and how do you think that new dynamic of so many people trying to get their hands on and help is affecting or hurting our cause. ms. ingram: i think that is a great question. morning, national urban league, i'm so excited to be here this morning. i think that is a great question in terms of leadership, that i would challenge that there were as many people leaving them as there are no. -- are now. in a lot of ways, we are in this moment where we look back and think -- there are probably three leaders. but there were just as many leaders then as there are no. -- are now. you had so many people leading different efforts and movements, and you have people who were n