cory booker was the first sitting senator to ever testify against one of his colleagues, and now coryr is back with a bill that jeff sessions is bound to hate. senator booker proposed legislation today to legalize marijuana at the federal level and to punish individual state who's do not pass their own laws to make it legal. it's a shot across the bow to an administration that has ramped up the war on drugs and specifically the war on marijuana right out of the gate. your move, jeff sessions. joining us now is senator cory booker of new jersey, who proposed this racial justice bill to, among other things, end the federal prohibition on marijuana. senator booker, great to have you with us. >> thank you. it's great to be on. i want to say to everybody who is watching right now, you have one of the best twitter feeds in all of america. i have been a fan of your tweets and the information you put out, inspiration and the knowledge. >> thank you. you're a good tweeter yourself, sir. thank you very much. let's talk about this bill because of course legalizing marijuana has become more and m

taking place in the nation, to have confederate and controversial statues and monuments removed, cory booker proposed to remove all confederate statues from capital. but with christopher columbus stat sstatue, those i spoke to e mixed reaction. >> the while european community who colonized this land has done a great disservice to native americans. slaughters, maybe that ises wronthewrong word, killing millf native americans, not okay. >> it is a piece of our history, and in history. >> mayor bill de blasio commissions a task force. and make for a recommendation on what should be done with them in manhattan, ashley johnson with chasing news. >> thank you. >> all right bring in our panel to break it down, welcome back, happy to have you here, jenette hoffman, and jim mcqueeny, start with you, columbus circle, an iconic part of manhattan, history it happened, columbus discovered america. >> historical, hypocrisy, it is ridiculous the way that is going on. where does it end. >> it is getting out of control, we need to take a stip back and look at it is before we you know, get rid of spha stats -

new jersey senator cory booker plans to introduce legislation to remove all confederate statues from ing. booker made the announcement on twitter but did not say when he plans to do so. the capitol building's national statuary hall collection includes at least a dozen monuments which honor confederate soldiers and politicians. a state panel in maryland voted to remove the statue of robert taney from outside the statehouse in annapolis. taney wrote the dred scott decision which said african-americans could not be citizens. >> last night the president tweeted rather than putting pressure on the business people of the manufacturing council and strategy and policy forum i am ending both. both were the president on economic policies and focus on creating new jobs. several members of the business council began resigning after his comments about the events in charlottesville. >> and no one won the powerball drawing last night. the jackpot now climbs to $510 million. that is the eighth largest lottery jackpot ever in u.s. history. it's the fifth largest for powerball. there hasn't been a winn

>> it's part of the cory booker story.e also has the mayor of newark story and all those sorts of things, and this is pieces of it. he's got an incredible social-media presence, as you probably know, but this is a nonstarter, but this is definitely -- and, also, you can get down to one layer. shouldn't utah be able to decide how they want to handle marijuana versus the state of california and company? >> why is it a nonstarter, brian? i mean, last year alone 537,000 arrests related to marijuana. that's more than all violent crimes, including murder and rape. colorado had half a billion dollars in revenue from marijuana. you have a whole class and population of african-americans from '80s on, mostly entrepreneurial, who've been arrested. now there are certain states that it's legal. families, communities have been destroyed -- >> but medical is different than recreational. >> well, we can go back to opioid. the opioid is community compassion, but if it's marijuana, lock them up. where is the standard? if you have uneven sta

no time line on when senator cory booker plans to release this legislation.congressional black caucus. meanwhile the president and critics say removal of these live at the capitol building, anjali hemphill fox5 local news. >> 5:33 is the time. in the meantime president trump's long time aide hope hicks has been named the interim communications director. she's filling the vacancy left by anthony scaramucci. he was fired after 10 tumultuous days on the job. >> the trump administration shut down another obamae era immigration program. the program provided temporary humanitarian par troll minors from el salvador guatemala and honduras who were denied refugee status. it allowed those minors fleeing violence to join their parents in the united states. >> also new this morning at 5:34 a search under way for a missing 17-year-old boy in fairfax county. his name system christian perry. his picture is there on your screen. he was least seen last night around 8:30 as he drove from his home it was a 2003 honda odyssey s the van has several magnets on the back including o

yes, according to new jersey senator cory booker, who introduced a new bill today. it is sure to spark opposition from the white house and perhaps heated conversation at the dinner table. >> three different people, with very different opinions. >> i think it is not fair that it is not legal. >> he sees no problems. >> i would hate for marijuana to be legalized. >> linda is anti-drug. she lost three family members to abuse, while tamera. >> it is awesome. it changed my life. >> she tried dozens of medications for epilepsy before turning to medical marijuana. >> last summer i was so sick and had seizures and i broke down and said i will try this. >> your tax dollars are being drained by the war on marijuana. >> reporter: cory bookers listed even more reasons in the marijuana justice act. he said the current laws unfairly target the poor and minorities and waste resources to fight violent crime. >> a lot of loss and devastated communities, devastated cities and devastated families. and devastated too many lives. >> the new legislation would be retroactive and ex pung r

now, there's another effort mounted by senator lindsey graham and senator cory booker, republican and democrat, to block this off at t president from dismissing a special counsel. now, not everybody is so sure this would be constitutional. there are presidential powers at work here and over at the heritage foundation some of their legal scholars tonight are saying if congress moves in this direction, doesn't matter if it's a republican or a democratic president, going forward this could wind up in the supreme court. >> i understand the impetus think there's any question that establishing a special counsel who is not accountable to the president and can't be fired by the president is an erosion of presidential power. >> reporter: so there you have it. not enough time left in the congressional senate calendar right now before this recess jim and shawn, so they probably won't be able to move these bills at least until september with this news about the grand jury today, it's a little bit like trying to change the rules of a baseball game when they've already thrown out the firs pitch. so

meanwhile-- new jersey senator cory booker says he will introduce a bill to remove confedera u-s capitol building. he says quote - "this is just one step. we have much work to do." right now - there are ten statues included in the national statuary hall. we will keep you posted. you can watch more of wednesday's memorial at wjla.com - where you'll also find comprehensive coverage of the events in charlottesville- and the fallout from president trump's comments. developing now.. a charles county school is making some changes, after the arrest of a school employee on sex assault charges. a meeting was held last night at benjamin stoddert middle school for concerned parents. former teacher's aide and coach carlos bell is accused of sexualy assaulting at least 24 students, and producing child porn. he's admitted he's h-i-v positive. we spoke with one man who says his godson is one of bell's victims. school officials now plan to install more cameras in hallways. they'll add an administrator, and two teachers to reduce class size. more psychologists will be there at the school year. we are lea

rand paul has been good on this and so has cory booker. napolitano: is there a problem with it being illegal on the federal level, legal on the state level and expecting the feds to look the other way? the problem is somebody like jeff sessions comes along and refuses to look the other way. >> under prohibition they realized they needed to amended the constitution. judge napolitano: hillary clinton's pastor is in hot water after being accused of plagiarizing parts of his new book. don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moments. flonase outperforms the #1 non-drowsy allergy pill. it helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause symptoms. pills block one and 6 is greater than 1. flonase changes everything. track your pack. set a curfew, or two. make dinner-time device free. [ music stops ] [ music plays again ] a smarter way to wifi is awesome. introducing xfinity xfi. amazing speed, coverage and control. change the way you wifi. xfinity. the future of awesome. you're searching for something. whoooo. like th

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of course, people want to work for cory booker for free. he's basically free. of course people want to work for chuck schumer for free. he's hilarious. i am someone who loves having interns at reason. your work is great it's appropriate to give them the work they are worth. if we are worried about only rich kids getting internships. set up scholarships. there are other ways to remedy that. kennedy: you said it costs $6,000 just to outfit an intern for the summer. >> it includes an apartment with a pool in it. kennedy: thank you so as much. katherine, charles and bre. great to see all of you. coming up. progressive princess elizabeth warren says the democrat party is moving further to the left while marginalizing moderates while marginalizing moderates and pushing pro-lifers away. today, we're out here while marginalizing moderates and pushing pro-lifers away. with some big news about type 2 diabetes. you have type 2 diabetes, right? yes. so let me ask you this... how does diabetes affect your heart? it doesn't, does it? actually, it does. type 2 diabetes can ma

it will not do what cory booker thinks it will do.. >> in two states where they already legalized it, we have data now. this was done back in 2012 in both washington state and colorado. not only has racial inequality grown in terms of arrests, but more black and hispanic youths have been arrested. it is not happening in these test states. no reason it will happen nationwide. the reason it is not happening drug offenses do not drive incarceration rate in this country. violent offenses drive incarceration rate. blacks commit more violent offenses. if you sent everyone home in prison who is there for a drug offense the racial balance in our prison system would barely budge at all. it is not drug use or drug offenses that are driving this racial disparity. steve: talk a little bit about why senator cory booker of new jersey would be proposing this right now. it is not going to go anywhere in the u.s. senate. so he is simply getting ready to run for president. >> i think he is posturing himself for the progressives. this is aimed at those

. >> new jersey senator cory booker announcing on facebook he wants to introduce a bill to allow federal government to legalize marijuana. >> you see the marijuana arrests happening, so much in our country. targeting 7 communities -- certain communities, targeting people with illness, our veterans. >> 8 states and district of columbia have moved to legalize marijuana, but senator booker wants it on a national level. >> president trump thrown his support to massive overhaul on america's immigration system. >> give american workers a pay raise by reducing unskilled immigration. >> bill coauthors by senatorrer 'perdue and cotton. create a skill-based point system for visas, instead of focusing on business and family connection, open op argue that would manager the economy, trays likesspecially industries like. >> filled with carbon min oxide was 10 sensed to 15 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter. >> she was mindful of the actions is when she now stands convicted. >> carter faced up to 20 years in prison for her role in 2014 death of 18-year-old conrad roy, carter was 17 at the time

nancy: nancy: new jersey senator cory booker announcing he will introduce a bill to remove confederaterom the capitol building. he said this is just one step and we have much work to do. right now there are 10 statues come including in the national sanctuary hall. kayaker rescued in alaska. .his was this man's first trip he was thrown out of the kayak, trapped under a log. >> he's pinned! realizationto the that i wasn't going to get out of this by himself. this is probably the end. threw mallow kayakers wrote but he was too weak to hang on, and that is when a stranger jumped in and freed him. >> i said to him, nobody dies on my birthday. hasy: the stranded kayaker a broken rib but is otherwise ok. alison: wow, unbelievable. about anopments incident that happened on a jetblue flight. two crewmembers hospitalized after a flight from boston had to make an emergency landing in south carolina. jetblue said the inspected and the strange owner turned out to be nail polish remover. in the past few months, three were jetblue flights landed because somebody on board got sick. nancy: and a high-s

democrat cory booker saying he would introduce a bill to remove several of the statues, adding this ist one step. his move comes as work accelerates across the country to take action. crews in baltimore took down four confederate markers, avoiding violent protests like those in charlottesville. >> on monday morning, i spoke with the president's city council. i said the climate of this nation, that it's important we move quickly and quietly. >> workers in birmingham, alabama, boarded up the confederate tower there. the mayor of richmoar richmond,, says he wants to see the removal of his city's monuments. the governor of virginia also called for the removal across his state. >>> in charlottesville, a thousand people attended the memorial for heather heyer, the woman fatally hit on saturday. many honored her by wearing purple, her favorite color. and heather's father praised her as a loving, passionate person. >> she loved people. she wanted equality. she wanted to put down hate. and for my part, we just need to stop all this stuff and forgive each other. >> heather's mother also spoke op

. >>> cory booker introduce as bill to make marijuana legal across the country. the senator says current marijuana laws unfairly target the poor and minorities and waste resources to fight violent crime. >>> marijuana laws have definite communities, cities, devastated families, have deaf stated too many lives. >> only medical marijuana is legal in new jersey, pennsylvania, and delaware. pennsylvania's program won't be up and running until next year. delaware is the only state in our area considering legalizing recreational use. people have different views. >> you know, to smoke marijuana to go ahead and lead to greater drugs. only leads to death. >> not really fair that weed is legal because it's just a plant. >> booker's bill has little chance of apreviously by the republican controlled congress or the white house. >>> bill cosby's lead lawyer wants out. she's asking to withdraw from defense team ahead of comedian's second assault trial. filed a petition yesterday to remove himself from the case. cosby will need to look for a new attorney and have that person ap

. >>> new jersey senator cory booker introduced a new bill to make marijuana legal across the country. >> also be retroactive expunging marijuana convictions. says it unfairly targets the poor and minority and waists resources to fight violent crime. >> people walkway talked to offered differing views on weather marijuana should be legalized nationwide. >> you know, go ahead and lead to greater drugs because it only leads to death. >> it's not really fair that weed is not legal. it's just a plant. >> booker's bill has chance of approval by republican controlled congress for white house. in our area, only medical marijuana is legal. pennsylvania's program won't be up and running until next year. delaware is the only state in our area currently considering legalizing recreational use. >>> baseball fan who new jersey governor chris christie got in a confrontation with is telling his side of the story today. willing to fight the governor. joseph is his name. posted lengthy statement on monday. said amateur mixed marshal or thes group has agreed to put on the event between him and christie

meanwhile - new jersey senator cory booker announcing he will introduce a bill to remove confederate statues from the u-s capitol building. he says quote - this is just one step. we have much work to do. right now - there are ten confederate monuments in the nat hall.. including one of robert e. lee - contributed by the commonwealth of virginia. coming up - seven on your side fighting back. thieves targeting your debit card information in virginia stores. but you can protect yorself. the four things to watch out for before you swipe - still ahead/ z2gv6z zi0z y2gv6y yi0y (vo) there's a freedom about asheville. an unspoken invitation to discover who you really are. here, the world is a big, beautiful place filled with adventure. take it in. visit lonely planet's best destination for 2017. and let the magic find you. asheville. discovery inside and out. - hot and humid to round tomorrow - nice, august weekend ahead - still dry for the solar eclipse monday today: partly sunny. scattered afternoon and evening storms. highs: 87-89 winds: s 5-10 mph tonight: mostly cloudy. mild and very mu

cory booker, senator, also plans to introduce legislation to have confederate memorials removed from the halls of congress. the last attempt to have them removed by the black caucus in the wake of the charleston church massacre ended without any success. meanwhile, there's a battle brewing in alabama. the state's attorney general is now suing the city of birmingham for covering a downtown confederate monument with plywood. it was covered temporarily after the violence in charlottesville, but according to the attorney general, the move violates a state law aimed at preserving historic structures. >>> two of president trump's predecessors are speaking out about the violence in charlottesville. former presidents george h.w. bush and george w. bush released a joint statement yesterday stopping short of calling out president trump directly. the duo says, "america must always reject racial bigotry, anti-semitism, and hatred in all forms, as we pray for charlottesville, we are reminded of the fundamental truths recorded by that city's most prominent citizen in a declaration of independence.

new jersey democratic senator cory booker unveiled the bill in a facebook live video, warning of thesh long-term penalties faced by people convicted on marijuana possession charges. senator booker: it is so hard to find a job -- you cannot get business licenses, pell grants, public housing, even food stamps. so many things are cut off to you. imagine if those arrests are overwhelmingly concentrated in certain communities. we would have been turning and of the poor people in those communities, or minority folks, we're disproportionately large numbers of the black men in that community have been arresteded r doing things, or if you went to a college campus and did the police work, you would find a large number of those folks are doing those drugs. amy: senenator cory booker's bil would void federal convictions for mamarijuanana possession and would grant new sentencing hearings to those convicted on other marijuana charges. top officers at the u.s. coast guard have come to the defense of transgender service members, following president trump's announcement last week that he would be ba

cory booker and chris coops said that will support bills that protect his job. said the president is not considering firing mueller. >> if you're concerned about lime disease, you have good reason. pennsylvania health officials confirmed the tick that causes the disease is now in every county in the state. pennsylvania leads the nation in the number of lime disease cases. urge you to take precaution against ticks as well as mosquitos which can also transmit the disease. >> thanking his hero. >> doing a lot better. a lot better. thanks to you. >> a man meets the officer who saved his life. why his daughter says it's a miracle he's still alive. >>> towering inferno. one of the tallest residential buildings goes up in flames. not the first time it's caught fire. >>> good friday morning. about 20 minutes before 5:00 a.m. few things to tell you about. starting off with the schuylkill. there is a crash on the eastbound side right at montgomery drive. from the camera you see at least one of the vehicles involved is stopped in the middle of the lane. been checking drive

one bill from senator lindsey graham, republican from south carolina and cory booker, democrat from new jersey, said the justice department officials would be -- says the justice department officials who would be tasked with firing mueller would have to make their case before a judicial panel before doing so. and from thom till us of north carolina and chris koonce from the senate judiciary committee would allow mueller to challenge his firing before a panel of three federal judges but does not necessarily stop trump from axing him. yesterday the president responded to some of this news at a rally in west virginia. here's a little bit of what the president had to say. president trump: the russian story is a total fabrication and just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of american politics. hat's all it is. it just makes them feel better when they have nothing else to talk about. what the prosecutors should be looking at are hillary linton's 33,000 deleted emails . cheers and applause] president trump: and they should be looking at the paid russian speeches and the owned russ

. >>> cory booker is proposing a bill that would legalize marijuana at the federal level and encourage states to legalize it locally through incentury tifrs. analysts say the bill has virtually no chance of passage in the republican controlled congress. >>> the marin county board of sup supervisors recommendsed places a flood control tax on the november 7th ballot. the measure will generate 19 preponderate 8 million dollars over 18 years for flood infrastructure improvements. if i proved the tax could cost each single family home about $47 a year. >>> newly collected data shows humpb back whales are swimming deep enough to keep them safe from harmful ship strikes. two federally permitted scientists tagged three hump backs with suction recorders to track their movements for up to six hours. they are only diving 100 feet to chase anchovies. not the full depth. >>> you have to see the calf that loo >>> coming up, car burglars deal a major blow to a young woman. >> six suitcases and gone immediately. >> thieves got away with a prized possession that will be useless to them but its disappea

. >> outraged and disgusted, that is one reaction from cory booker who also tweeted, quote, there is no question who he is, the critical question is who are we. we cannot surrender america to trump. we must fight. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have take issue with the president's remarks at trump tower yesterday. the president of the united states said there were two sides to the charlottesville story, that it was unfair to suggest that all the torch wielding marchers at the rally were neo-nazis. he said there was blame on both sides. senator tom carter added that those of us elected to serve have a great responsibility to show leadership in trying times. potus failure to do so is beyond shamef shameful. paul ryan tweeted we must be clear, white supremacy is repull son and there can be no moral m ambigui ambiguity. and marco rubio went after the president in a series of tweets saying the organizers of the events are 100% to blame for the deadly violence that broke out. i'll have more on that at 6:30. pamela osborne, nbc 10 news. >>> the business world is having mixed reactio

new jersey senator, cory booker, says he will introduce legislation to remove confederate statues from the capitol building he did not lay out a timeline for the proposal and the collection features a dozen monuments that honor confederate soldiers and politicians. >>> turning to accuweather if you need a reason to play hooky today is the day to do it. looking live at the conditions in cape may, new jersey, a lot of blue umbrellas on the beach. sunshine is radiating across the lehigh valley and delaware valleys, and enjoy for now the humidity will soon be returning and so does the chance for precipitation. lets head outside to david murphy with a look at the accuweather forecast. >> nice and sunny now in philadelphia. a few clouds here or there. speaking of the beach i want to start with the rip current issue we had yesterday. yesterday we had red highlighted up and down the coastline of delaware and south jersey and a high risk of rip currents, it isn't as bad. and a moderate risk repeatedly comes up this summer. there is still a day down the beach you need to swim near the lifeguards

. >> new jersey senator cory booker is introducing legislation to legalize marijuana nationwide.s part of his new racial justice bill. booker announced his measure in a facebook live video. he says the legislation is needed because the federal marijuana prohibition unfairly affects poor and minority citizens. >> republicans in congress saying the fight to repeal and replace the affordable care act is not over. they're now planning to reach out to democrats to make it happen even if it means going up against the president. abc's maggie rulli is in washington with the latest. >> reporter: days after the republican effort to repeal and replace obamacare crumbled in the senate, now a new hope. >> i think we can solve those problems but it's going to take more bipartisan work. >> we have a lot of bipartisan discussions going on right now more than we've had in months. >> reporter: both sides are calling for a solution with republican senator lamar alexander and patty murray teaming up saying they want to see federal payments to insurance that help millions of low and moderate american

. >>> new jersey senator cory booker trough diving legislation to legalize marijuana nationwide partal justice bill. booker announced his message on facebook live. he says the federal marijuana prohibition unfairly affects minorities and the poor. >>> next and new at 6:00 a.m. a consumer alert about a fashion forward iphone case. turns out it can leave you with some chemical burns. >> new in our next half hour why a small town food fair halfway across the country wants to force a pennsylvania festival to change its name. >> ♪ ♪ it's go time at dunkin' with two egg and cheese wake-up wraps for $2. enjoy two freshly made oven-toasted wraps and keep on running all day long. america runs on dunkin'. because we've got fun for everyone in the family. adventure-seekers -- check. magi-questers -- yep. never-grow-olders -- double check. the only we're missing is you. great wolf lodge. everybody in. >> ♪ >> good morning. it's 6:00 a.m. on this wednesday august 2nd. matt is off. alicia vitarelli is joining us. >> and we are following breaking news this morning. a trip to the gas station ends wi

. >> reporter: we first met the two mothers in june outside the office of senator cory booker. marianne and lois had an appointment with one of the senator's aides, but the senator's staff didn't have anywhere to put them. so they took the meeting down the hall literally. is that frustrating sometimes when they don't even have a room to put you in? >> oh, yeah. we've had several meetings in the hall. >> it happened a few time. >> we've sat in the lobby and had meetings asl. are talking about one of the most personal things you can imagine, the death of their children. lois' 26-year-old daughter roya sadigh's car she was riding in slid underneath the side of a tractor trailer when she died. >> it's exceedingly painful. it's a heartache. i know what heartache is. >> reporter: marianne lost two her kids, 17-year-old annaleah and 13-year-old mary when her car was hit from behind, then fun underneath the rear of a tractor trailer -- spun underneath the rear of a tractor trailer. marianne was behind the wheel. >> and it was like i wish it would have been me instead of them that they

cory booker and deval patrick. color, three black democrats ca malharris is black and asian-american and saying they are the problem which set off a whole thing. you had a lot of people get involved tweeted a tweet storm. got attacked by several people and britney said wait a minute, i was in a meeting with busy and he had issues talking about race. now you have the two sides back fighting again. what is happening here? >> the ideological purity that some busy want to implement in the democratic party is a manifestation of privilege. people of color and women running for office can't abide by purity tests because of the difficulties in running for office. the bottom line is you need money to win an election. if harris needs to talk to some big money donors in order to win an election so that we can overturn citizens united, you can't do that unless you win an election, i'm not opposed. we need to give her an opportunity to shine or not shine. we shouldn't undercut her before she begins. >> a lot of people prelitiga

harris cory booker and deval patrick for possible candidates in two thousand and twenty and these are all extreme examples of the old not the new harris has gotten donations from steve menuchin who she refused to prosecute magically when she was attorney general in california so then i said there bugger has ridiculous ties to wall street and actually has defended mitt romney's bain capital on the record and patrick actually works for bain capital how are any of these people supposed to represent what the democratic party is supposed to represent they don't that's the end there and these are the people they're lobbying up to run against donald trump who took down a clinton so yeah that when he got it right about the dems being a mess for the sake of a fair fight i hope they reach a little deeper all way from the deep state for their twenty twenty candidate and i hope they do it soon because like it or not the clock is already taken. people have got to know whether or not fair present or support american people deserve to know at this point does it mean a guard against the military indu

senator cory booker and state senate president steve sweeney were among those touring the facility. the paulsboro marine terminal is the first new marine terminal on the delaware river in 50 years. the terminal opened in may. already it employs about 100 people. it is hoped that in the coming years the facility will create at least a thousand new jobs. >>> 210 medical students just took the next step on their path to becoming doctors. this is tradition. the lewis katz school of medicine at temple university presented its newest medical students with their white coats. today at the performing arts center. the ceremony is the official welcome to the class of 2021. >>> coming up on "action news" tonight, the 10 day musikfest is just tuning up. we'll take you to bethlehem as the big acts get set to take center stage. >>> the start of the new nfl season is coming closer. ahead we will look at how eagles quarterback carson wentz is making strides for season number two. cecily. >> a front will bring us refreshing air for your weekend. it will also bring us storms overnight. i'll have detai

this morning, developing, new jersey senator cory booker introducing a bill to remove confederate statuesrom the u.s. capitol building. right now there are 10 statues included in the statuary hall. we will let you know what happens. larry: a viewing today in richmond for one of the two virginia state troopers killed in saturday's helicopter crash. and aj: robin monitor the rights winner chopper went down. the funeral for bates will be 11:00 tomorrow morning in richmond. funeral is saturday in chesterfield, virginia. we have continuing coverage of the violent we can. stay up to speed at wjla.com. isria: this coming monday the fit reopening as the duke ellington school of the arts. the school in georgetown has undergone a three-year renovation project. the school now has state-of-the-art dance and music studios, a rooftop seatce, and 850 auditorium. it is about $100 million over budget. we want to see all of your back-to-school photos. send them to us at burst.com/wjla and you just might see them here on "good morning washington." a huge celebration in prince george's county. kevin durant d

thousand and twenty democratic candidate covered by the poll including joe biden elizabeth warren cory booker if democrats don't embrace our style new deal progressivism are they do not and doesn't bernie's continued popularity show that america is fundamentally a progressive nation this is another one of those easy set ups. yes yes if the democratic party doesn't get the message loud and clear that the only path forward is with true populist economics that that's what people care about they do not want to live in a country where washington d.c. is run by wall street and a handful of billionaires who call all the shots why we while we pay all the bills and there it could not be clearer so yes bernie sanders is very popular but it was bernie sanders ideas that ignited that right bernie sanders has been saying the same thing for a long time it and he is an amazing politician but it was his ideas that ignited what we're seeing right now young people embracing what we can do as a nation and that is the only path forward for the democratic party so they better get that message i know a bunch of re

(jr stone) in washington, senator cory booker plans to introduce a bill that would remove confederate statues from the u.s. capitol. california congresswoman, barbara lee is an in favor of the bill and plans to play a key role in the legislation. barbara lee/(d) california: "we're going to ask everyone to come together to finally once and for all to say that these individuals should not be in public spaces where children and where african americans and where people who feel this pain each and every day have to really feel it every time they walk through the capital and see it. it's despicable and they need to go." descendants of robert e. lee say it would be fine if officials choose to take down his statues. in the past few days, some confederate monuments have been vandalized or pulled down by protesters, who have since been arrested. others, like arizona's governor, say they have no plans to remove any confederate monuments. (justine) two police officers in florida died after what the police chief called an ambush. (right) officer matthew baxter, died friday night after the attack.

and democrat cory booker. also not much need to discuss who they are or what they have become.est has called on mueller to resign. he says mueller is in clear violation of federal law on conflict of interest. and congressman trent frank it's great to have you with us. let me go straight to the point. is it possible politically -- i know legally it is. politically, is it still possible for the president to fire bob mueller? >> i think it's possible. i guess i think that that might be -- not be in his best interest. but i believe this counsel should never have been appointed. even though mueller cultivated a pretty good reputation. most of of these special counsels go off the rails and certainly this one has. i think mr. mueller is hurting his reputation. the partisan way he has gone forward with this, he's not been an arbitrary justice. just fact that he is looking at the statutes that require him to disqualify himself and ignores it under mines his credibility as someone ostensibly upholding the law. i feel that i hope he has an epiphany because even if he gets away with it, it

and democrat cory booker. also not much need to discuss who they are or what they have become.guest has called on mueller to resign. he says mueller is in clear violation of federal law on conflict of interest. and congressman trent frank it's great to have you with us. let me go straight to the point. is it possible politically -- i know legally it is. politically, is it still possible for the president to fire bob mueller? >> i think it's possible. i guess i think that that might be -- not be in his best interest. but i believe this counsel should never have been appointed. even though mueller cultivated a pretty good reputation. most of of these special counsels go off the rails and certainly this one has. i think mr. mueller is hurting his reputation. the partisan way he has gone forward with this, he's not been an arbitrary justice. just fact that he is looking at the statutes that require him to disqualify himself and ignores it under mines his credibility as someone ostensibly upholding the law. i feel that i hope he has an epiphany because even if he gets away with it,

new jersey democratic senator cory booker announced he introduced a bill to legalize weed nationwide.disturbs me right now that attorney general jeff sessions is not moving as the states are, moving as public opinion is but actually saying we should be doubling down enforcing federal marijuana laws. kennedy: the bill has virtually no chance of passing but he's pushing for federal legalization regardless. he feels minorities are arrests in distortion that levels for pot possession which he says ruins lives and community. will this be a turning point in the war on drugs? let me bring back the party panel. let's take our head out of the pot clouds and talk about the reality of something like this. to nor booker's credit, states are -- to senator booker's credit, states are moving a different directions specially with jeff sessions in charge. >> part of it is revenue. there is taxing to be done. in the war on drugs, one thing we learned is people are going to keep buying it and people are going to keep selling it. now how do you regulate it is the bigger question. the politics behind it a

cory booker said he's going to introduce a bill to remove that are statues from the u.s. cap about. removing the statue is just one step. we much work to do. they are calling for house speaker paul ryan to join democrats supporting legislation. meanwhile president trump tweeted support tonight on c-span two book tv in prime time looks at manufacturing and labor. they talk about his experiences working in the u.s. service sector. how may help you. the former fast food executive on his book job creation. the journalist. amy goldstein with the closing of the gm plant in janesville wisconsin. book tv in prime time all this week on c-span two. at 8:00 p.m. eastern. an in-depth look at the opioid pandemic what is different about this drug problem that we have is how pervasive it is. it is absolutely everywhere. it's in the smallest communities in the cities. it's in our most affluent suburbs. a profile interview with secretary of health and human services. i think my passion for trying to help people. in my passion for a healthy society this just feels like a culmination of a life's work.

then we also have a tweet from cory booker, many people think that he is gearing up for a presidentialo do. so, leslie, where do we draw the line when it comes to hiding history? >> well, first of all, if we just look at our own history, when we invaded iraq, and we claimed victory, one of the things that are military did was help with the iraqi military to tear down a statue of saddam hussein, and this is just one example, statues of lenin after the fall of the former ussr, and communism there, these are examples of when you have an enemy that has attacked your country, you win that battle, you tear that set you down, and by the way, most of the confederate statues throughout the south of that are put up for many years after they lost the war. they are historically perceived as an enemy, of the united states, and what we stand for, i do feel that history needs to be taught, not only in a classroom but in a museum, and maybe there is even a park not memorializing or commemorating what these people did, but making history known, and to make it part of government offices is offensive to

new jersey senator cory booker introduced a bill. people are already in prison serving time for marijuana related offenses could be resentenced under new legislation. they could also have convictions tossed out. federal money would be used to encourage states to loosen the marijuana laws. the legislation has widespread support from the public but faces uphill battle in the republican controlled congress. >>> an unusual rabies case leading to new warning for people and pets. a bulldog seen at a vetary clinic was euthanized after getting rabies. the dog did receive a rabies vaccine, it is possible that vaccine failed or the immune system didn't respond to the virus. it was boarded between july 14 and july 17. if you boarded your pet there, your pet can get a free rabies booster shot today from 11:00 this morning to 3:00 this afternoon. rabies is spread through direct contact with saliva, is treatable if caught early. >>> kids will be sent home from school if shots are not up to date. vaccinations can be expensive. coming up, we're goin

now democrat new jersey senator cory booker is pushing for nationwide legalization today with a new billattorney general jeff sessions is not moving as the states are, as public opinion is but saying we should be doubling down and enforcing federal marijuana laws. liz: over last 12 months marijuana stocks have quadrupled on average, with me now, dallas fallen officer foundation president, sergeant penny. good to see you. you say legalization will put police officer lives in danger, make your case. >> i want to send my prayers to those officers out. this shows the disconnect between our politicians and what is happening in community. if you think about it the -- if you legalize or decriminalize, you will create quality of life issues. same thing you saw this with alcohol. and yeah, people support drinking but then you get dwi's, you get same thing with legalized marijuana. it may be an excellent business opportunity for those who invest in marijuana, but it will create other problem with social issues in local communities with fights and other things that come with it. it shows that, poli

we need a little bit less of nancy pelosi, less of chuck schumer, more of kamala harris, cory booker, molten -- seth moulton. they don't showcase their young politicians as much as they should. i think those optics matter. i hope they develop a candidate who can connect to people the way the successful ones have done in the past. the optics are critical. part of the optical problem the democrats have -- if you listen to people when you are walking around is that the democratic party, the party that belong to and voted for barack obama maybe twice, their parents party and their party for years, they now feel that a lot of the national democrats a more attention to the silicon valley than they do to the monongahela valley. they feel a lot of republicans, especially donald trump, in his fraudulent way that he did, are fully -- artfully but fraudulently, he managed to without really saying it, identify with a huge percentage of people who suffered revis losses in 2008 -- grievous losses in 2008 and 2009. a lost jobs, income, retirement savings, their home, many of them. a lot of them put

. >>> new jersey senator cory booker talking with nbc 10 about his decision to back a bipartisan bill intended to protect special counsel robert mueller's job. >> new piece of legislation would put rules in place requiring a judicial review of any move to push mueller out of his job. mueller is leading the investigation into possible collusion between his 2016 campaign and russia. booker explains why he believers it's important to back this bipartisan push. >> don't want a president to indiscriminately remove the federal prosecutor. the president has been insulting him. attacking him. undermining his legitimacy. >>> there are signs that the investigation into possible collusion is intensifying. we learned mull certificate working with a grand jury to look into russian meddling. >> i spoke with chuck todd moderator of "meet the press" about what this grand jury could mean for the trump administration. what is this bipartisan push to protect mueller signal? >> i think it signals that you have the united states senate in particular as an institution where you have more and more particula