carruthers, we thank you both. t nk you. >> woodruff: while "defund the police" has become a rallying cry for black lives matter activists and some of the thousands of protesters across the country, democrats congress are considering a different set of proposals. amna nawaz has more on that. and just today, the new jersey state attorney general released video of the fatal srmoting of an u black man, maurice gordon, by a white state trooper last month. it happened just twokiays before thing of george floyd in minneapolis. in congrs, more than 200 house and senate democrats have signed onto the "justice in policing act." as wlaid out earlier in the program, it would, among other things: ban chokeholds. end no-knock warrants in drug cases. mandate police training on racial bias. and collect data at the federal level on the use of force. one of the bill's sponsors is senator cory booker of new jersey, and he joins me now. welcome back to the newshour, let's talk about this legislation now because there are some element

so ts not really much which i disagree with miss carruthers. except for the fact that at the very moment that we have a spotlight on police, that is the at how take a hard look they do their job. but we need the police, weed smart police, so i don't disagree with mis carthers said about the need to help prevent crime. we need community peopl i've worked in chicago. i know the crisis of people that work, and they prevent gang violence those people in chicago are gang interrupters that precevent viol we need them. but here is where we are today. we had a huge incidenin minneapolis it is a de fining chment for this country. but we have someces. do we walk away from the police or do we say hey, you know what, we tried to change the police. but we, this was an eye opener. what happened in minnwaeapoli a total police failure. but there are some good cops out there. and when you are in crisis we need a good cop. we can't just walk away from police. now is the time to t into policing, to do problem solving, to work with the community, tor be bett what

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