i want to thank the congressional black caucus and representative adams in particular for dedicating this time to discuss an issue affecting so many communities across the country. particularly representative adams for her leadership in the congressional support for historically black colleges and universities. since their inception, hbcu's and other minority-serving institutions have played a vital role in expanding access to higher education for low-income students and students of color. many present leaders, physicians and dentists, lawyers and judges, and other professionals and many elected officials would not be where they are today but for the opportunity provide billion -- provided by hbcu's, especially the two in the third district of virginia, hampson university and norfolk state university. that's why earlier this year the house unanimously passed the futures act, a proposal to preserve funding for these institutions that expired on september 30. the future act is fully paid for. it would provide an immediate two-year extension of fund, averting financial crisis that could

she's a member of the judiciary committee and the chairperson of the congressional black caucus. congresswoman bass, you sat on the committee. you heard the entire impeachment inquiry. do you predict the house will vote to impeach and vote to affirm the two articles of impeachment? and if so, why? >> well, i'm confident that the votes will be there. i know that there will be some of my colleagues who feel that they can't vote, but the majority will. i think amongst those of us on the judiciary committee, we all had a sense of urgency. the fact that the president was abusing his office by essentially conducting a shakedown of a president of another country who is at war, and he was going to withhold the military aid or did withhold it for a couple of months because he wanted him to conduct an investigation or announce an investigation against the person that the president perceives as his chief rival, former vice president biden. so our concern is, is that if he is that bold to violate the law like that, to abuse his office, then we don't know if he's going to stop. i mean just th

congressional black caucus reflect on the. nature it's cruel history and legacies they visited the united nations headquarters in new york on the un's ockelford 10. as a place to contemplate the slave trade and racism today they were joined by the academy award nominated actor moore who sue from been in a nation film with thousands of africans were taking into slavery. this year 20. 400 years and the 1st week of this for. all of return on. haitian american. history. it makes us reflect in finish their history to remember what was sticky from. given back. on the. african-american couple who are now given back to the land of the us this they both moved to god feeling like they didn't belong in the land of the u.s. building a new life i'm learning about the history has given them a whole new sense of identity and belonging. elmina on the gun they in khost was called the mine by the portuguese because of the abundance of gold found here but wealth was ultimately made with a different precious good humans. elmina consul was one of

she is the chair of the congressional black caucus at the national level. she is also chair of the africa subcommittee of the foreign affairs committee. let me mention some of the members of the for bone marrow fort monroe authority. they have been wonderful. state secretary brian vall, matt strickler, senator meme lark. doesn't she look resplendent today? mary bunting is on the authority. she is the city manager of hampton. dr. wreck zealous, who had a major role in the establishment of the national exam of african-american history. every single one of you need to go through that museum if you have not. we are every day making a closer connection with that museum. dr. hairs. i don't know if any of you have watched the public broadcasting series on reconstruction, but he is continually interviewed, and he does such a terrific job. i have listened to him two or three times and i have thought i know that guy. he has done a great job. thank you. dr. marine is a professor at hampton university. j joseph is currently serving as vice chair of the authority. colin

congressional black caucus reflected on the transatlantic slave trade cruel history . they visited the united nations headquarters in new york on the u.s. . as a place to contemplate the slave trade and racism today. they were joined by academy award nominated actor jean mourinho soufan been in a nation film where thousands of africans were taking into slavery. this year 2019 watts to 400 years and the 1st week of this phrase at least 6 later all of return on by h. the haitian american wrote the play on. the streets to despise it makes us reflect on this infamous era of our history to remember what was taking from africa walking given back. and marcus taylor an african-american couple who are now given back to the land of the ancestors they both moved to guyana after feeling like they didn't belong in the land of the beth the u.s. building a new i think i'm learning about the ancestors history has given them a whole new sense of identity and belonging. elmina on the gun they in khost was called the mine by the portuguese because of the abundance of gold found here but

she is the chair of the congressional black caucus at the national level. she's also chair of the africa subcommittee of the foreign affairs committee. awfully good to have you here, karen, and let me mention some of the members of the fort monroe authority because those previous governors appointed them and they've been wonderful. our finance -- state secretary brian ball, resources secretary ma matt strickler, of course senator mamie locke who everybody knows. doesn't she look resplendent today? holy smokes. mary bunting is on the authority. she's the city manager of hampton. dr. rex ellis, who had a major role in the establishment of the national museum of african-american history, every single one of you need to go through that museum if you have not and we are every day making a closer connection with that museum. dr. ed ares. i don't know if any of you have watched the public broadcasting series on reconstruction, but ed is continually interviewed and he does such a terrific job. i listened to him two or three times, trying to write down notes and i t

let me acknowledge another member of the congressional black caucus who was in the audience with us today, representative lacy clays from the great state of missouri. [ applause ] so today we commemorate the anniversary of the arrival here of africans, but early in this month, a delegation of members of the congressional black caucus led by speaker nancy pelosi traveled to ghana, west affect, to pay ohomage to our ancestors and to visit where they were held captive before they ban the their journey. before they were captured, they lived in villages with sophisticated levels of organization. many were skilled craftsmen, farmers, healers, leaders. they were first taken from villages and forced to walk hundreds of miles to dungeons. our delegation visited these dungeons that looked like the old european forts common in many parts of the world the two dungeons we visited are called elena and cape coast. ironically, they are in a beautiful part of the country right on the beach. it was a solemn and emotional experience to enter the dungeon, to close our eyes and imagine what our ancestors expe

elected leaders here's for your invitation to participate on behalf of the 55 members strong congressional black caucus. this is the largest number of african-americans ever elected to congress and in congress, cbc members hold major positions of leadership and have accomplished significant change through legislative victories. one of the most significant legislative victories of the year was accomplished by your own representative. representative bobby scott. who, by the way, i know you are aware is the chair of one of the most important committees in congress. the committee governing the nation's education system. he led and is leading the effort to raise the nation's national minimum wage. let me acknowledge another member of the congress am black caucus, who was in the audience with us today. representative lacy clay from the great state of missouri. so today we commemorate the anniversary of the arrival here of africans, but earlier this month, a delegation of members of the congressional black caucus led by speaker nancy pelosi traveled to ghana, west africa to pay homage to our ancestors and to

presidential politics, cbs news will co-host the tenth democratic debate alongside the congressional black caucus institute. candidates will take the stage one week before the super tuesday primaries. that's on tuesday february 25 right here on cbs. mark your calendars. twitter will also be partner for the debate. tonight the f.b.i. is investigating that deadly shootout in new jersey as domestic terrorism. cbs news has learned a manifesto-style document was found in the shooter's van. it contained a list of grievances and the groups that the killers hated. four people were murdered in tuesday's rampage, including a police detective. don dahler tonight is in jersey city. (gunfire) >> reporter: new surveillance video shows the moment david anderson opened fire on a jewish-owned grocery store. investigators believe anderson was firing an ar-15. the other suspect, francine graham, followed him inside carrying a mossberg shotgun. three other weapons and hundreds of shell casings were recovered at the scene. >> you see those bullet holes? >> reporter: new jersey attorney general gurbir grewal says the

. >> i see the anger to people in the congressional black caucus and leaders of color.don't understand how we got to the point there are more billionaires in the 2020 race than black people. >> laura: it gets crazier. last night a white black lives matter activist threw a fit during a pete buttigieg campaign event. >> [shouting]. >> [muffled audio]. >> why are we talking about pete buttigieg? this is a farce! >> [shouting]. >> laura: joining me now is candace owens with leo terrell. have they brought this on themselves. if you live by identity politics you die by identity politics? >> that's right the left is eating its own. i enjoy it because i called this in 2016. i said there would be a black exit. more and more black people are waking up to the politics of the left and realizing they don't have our best interest at heart. they use us every 4 years and say black people be afraid because they need our vote. really we have so much authority right now. so much control right now. people are saying look at what trump has done in the last 3.5 years. it's better for black a

i appreciate all three caucuses, the asian pacific american caucus, the congressional hispanic caution and congressional black caucus represented today by representative judy chu, gill scisneros and judy. >>> coming up, the white house with an all-star panel coming up later again with all the developments that came out just today on the impeachment inquiry. we're also following breaking news out of pensacola, florida. there are new details into the investigation into the deadly shooting at a naval air station committed by a military trainee from saudi arabia. om saudi arab. i am all about living joyfully. ♪ hello. the united explorer card hooks me up. getting more for getting away. rewarded! going new places and tasting new flavors. rewarded! traveling lighter. rewarded. haha, boom! getting settled. rewarded. learn more at the explorer card dot com. and get... rewarded! (man and woman) [burst of t♪lking to animals] (vo) it feels good to give back. (attendant) thank you so much. (woman) oh, you are so welcome. (vo) you can choose the aspca to get two hundred and fifty dollars from subaru when you get a new sub

it is my honor to welcome members of congress, including members of the congressional black caucus, members of the rosa parks family who have come to washington for this special celebration. can we give them a hand? [laughter] -- [applause] we would also like to welcome the rosa and raymond parks institute for self-development, led by miss elaine steel. that is another round of applause. [applause] carla: and photographer donna, whose photo of miss parks is prominently displayed in a vital part of the exhibition. of all the leaders and staff the different cultural institutions across washington including secretary of the smithsonian dr. lonnie bunch -- [applause] and the archivist of the united states, mr. david. library guests and staff, and our viewers online, this is being livestreamed right now, and i have to tell you, we are radiating with joy and pride tonight because it is our pleasure to open this beautiful and compelling new exhibition about one of our country's most icons, rosal rights parks. the collection resonates strongly with me. after i was sworn in as the 14th librarian of

she has pulled out, and now i believe she had the majority of the congressional black caucus membershad endorsed her. where do they go and what will be the criteria? we see willie brown from her state, who was one of her mentors endorse michael bloomberg today. we see others leaning toward joe biden. where do caucus members -- where does marcia fudge, if anywhere, go. you can make news right now and endorse. are you going with another candidate? >> i probably will because i do want to be involved in making sure that donald trump is not re-elected. but let me say something. it should have been telling that kamala had the majority of the black caucus. that in itself should have been telling. i certainly could not support bloomberg. i'll say that. how do you go on television and say, my bad, i shouldn't have treated black men like that, harassed for walking down the street in new york city or put surveillance on muslim. i can't support that. i can't support pete buttigieg, who i believe has real black issues. but there are other candidates, and certainly i will look at them. >> what abo

. >> congressman karen bass, also the chairwoman of the congressional black caucus. thanks for joining the program. >> thanks for having me on. >> and mitch mcconnell is welcome on any time. >> open invitation, senator. >>> moments from now from what could be a very -- excuse me -- intense meeting between presidents trump and macron, the president launching attacks on the french president just a few hours ago. >> trump called macron's comments about nato nasty. trump has called the military alliance obsolete and leveled his own insults at the alliance. welcome to our busy world. where we all want more energy. but with less carbon footprint. can we have both? at bp, we're working every day to make energy that's cleaner and better. and we see possibilities everywhere. to make energy that's cleaner and better. seaonly abreva cany to help sget rid of it in... ...as little as 2 1/2 days when used at the first sign. abreva starts to work immediately to block the virus and protect healthy cells. abreva acts on it. so you can too. for the diamond in your life there's only on

nation," reverend al sharpton sits down with judiciary committee member and chair of the congressional black caucustic breast cancer, which is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer, as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole, and shrank tumors in over half of patients. patients taking ibrance can develop low white blood cell counts which may cause serious infections that can lead to death. ibrance may cause severe inflammation of the lungs that can lead to death. tell your doctor right away if you have new or worsening symptoms, including trouble breathing, shortness of breath, cough, or chest pain. before taking ibrance, tell your doctor if you have fever, chills, or other signs of infection, liver or kidney problems, are pregnant, breastfeeding, or plan to become pregnant. common side effects include low red blood cell and low platelet counts, i

karen bass of california is the chair of the congressional black caucus and she is a member of the house judiciary committee. >>> coming up, new polling in the race for the democratic nomination shows senator elizabeth warren losing some ground ahead of tonight's debate. >>> plus, 2020 democratic candidate mike bloomberg defends some of his most controversial moves as mayor of new york in an exclusive interview with our own stephanie ruhle. that is what is next. you are watching msnbc. as a struggling actor,ng mc i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchumal- cut. liberty biberty- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz xr, a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis or active psoriatic arthritis for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. it can reduce pain, swelling, and signi

. >>> joining us now, member of of the house judiciary committee and the chair of the congressional black caucusren bass of california. good to have you on this morning. >> thank you. >> what do you believe is eminent in the impeachment proceedings that actually will not end up in the white house blocking someone talking? >> well, we begin our process tomorrow and, you know, we're going to begin by scholars talking about what are the groupds f grounds for impeachment? what is the impeachment process. i'm particularly interested in high crimes and misdemeanors and abuse of power, what is it and how would that lead to impeachment? >> so hearing from several key experts might help back up the facts that have been put forward so far by the democrats. facts that are being disputed. i mean, you even have president trump on the world stage talking and mischaracterizing what the leader of ukraine has said to him. is it a fight for the truth? >> well, i mean, i think that the president has been consistent over these last three years. he has no understanding of what the truth is or no concern for what it

in this race right now, i tell you, if anything, i got calls from civil rights leaders, congressional black caucusecause we know that the debate stage, the rules that they are using when i'm number three in net favor and in iowa, when i lead in local endorsements, when we have the "des moines register" and to hahave official neeartif needs to keep people out of the race, no way. i think that i have the best chance of resurrecting that coalition. >> and so talk about your frustration. and by the way, we've mentioned it already, it is a frustration that barack and michelle obama felt in early fall of 2007, that you were talking about right now no black leaders on the stage for the next debate. of course that is decided in part by polls. and polls that are showing that right now for whatever reason, black voters especially older black voters are gravitating to joe biden predominantly. kamala was never able to break through that support. of course president obama did later in 2007. what do you have to do? how frustrating is it for you first of all, but secondly, what do you have to do to break through

we've seen even the congressional caucus of blacks and jews come together and make an important statement condemning this act. we have all types of people coming out and speaking out and that's important but it's not enough. it needs to be consistent. when we see other who s who engn anti-semitic rhetoric, we need to make sure leaders and others feel empowered to say no. >> new york's governor did condemn that stabbing attack and vowed to prosecute the suspect to the fullest extent of the law. >> i consider this an act of domestic terrorism. let's call it what it is. these people are domestic terrorists and the law should reflect that and they should be punished as if it was an act of terrorism. >> with me now former federal prosecutors elise wheel and jennifer rogers. what legally changes when an attack happens during a religious ceremony or is committed against people specifically because of their religion? are there additional charges? >> yes. there can be charges of hate crime if you can prove that an individual went out and specifically targeted a group or a specific individual becau