all opposed the ban saying it would lead to an enlisted market and/or deadly encounters like eric garner was killed for allegedly selling loose cigarettes. >> it's becoming a political issue because black leader's trying to make it such. you have black leaders taking the stand of tobacco companies rather than saving black lives. >> a ban would allow the fda to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes. that means they would focus on retailer, manufacturers and distributors, not individuals. in an election cycle, conservative groups have seized the opportunity to capitalize zeroing in on a potential political liability for biden. their strategy includes more ads like this one. republican senator tom cotton tweeting joe biden wants to ban menthol cigarettes which are favored by black smokers, meanwhile, he wants to legalize weed for white college kids. public health groups say the biden administration is putting politics over people. >> there's just no reason for this delay and only one can conclude that the industry has had an influence on the adminis administration's decision. >> all other flav

. - eric garner being taken down by mostly plainclothes police officers while being placed under arresti love you. - if not for being videoed, we would never have known. there was no mistake about what we saw with the murder of george floyd. i think we have to be willing to go a little further and delve a little deeper and just not accepting it. - motions over the patrick dorismond shooting boiled over in violence. - this arrogant mayor has shown such disregard for the concerns of a large percentage of new york city residents as it relates to police brutality. - what is happening in our society is the displacement of responsibility, from the places where it belongs to the police. - there was a general ethos that he didn't care, and that this was acceptable or permissible. if stop and frisk was problematic because of the way it was being carried out, these brutality cases were that on steroids times 100. how you handle law enforcement so that it is both effective and you have a safe city, but also respect to the due process and the rule of law for everybody is an equally important task.

we were outraged as well that the person who killed eric garner was not prosecuted, but like everyone else, went there to lift up the names of other black people who were killed by the police. we had a banner that had the names of many black women who were killed by the police. some people were supportive and gave us the thumbs up and some people were shocked because they didn't know any of these names. they didn't know it was a problem that impacted black women. there were a few who were upset that we were enter loping, i guess would be the thought, that this is not a black women's problem as well, it's black men and only black men. that is what made us know that we needed to say these names. for the most part, if you don't have stories to broaden your conceptualization of what a problem is, then you would see those coming in to say we have to say to misha anderson, india kaga. people wonder why we say them but if you don't know the story, you really aren't able to advocate for the kind of inclusions that we need. host: one chapter in your book that viewers will know the name is breo

meanwhile, eric garner was choked to death on the streets for selling loose cigarettes and literally lost his life and the right talked about how that was okay. so the two-tier system of justice is not donald trump. it's all the countless black men who have been extrajudicially shot by police while being unarmed on the streets. so that's the type of language -- that's the type of parallels that should be drawn as it relates to this two-tiered justice system. trump has had a great life, made a lot of money and has done all these things while also committing these acts that we've seen with our own eyes and not faced accountability. >> doug, talking about where this colorado decision leaves us in terms of the elections in 2024, colorado's primary is on super tuesday, but we're now learning the colorado republican party is actually considering switching its presidential contest to a caucus if trump is not on the primary ballot. what do you make of that? >> i don't think it's surprising at all. look, the colorado republican party clearly supports donald trump as is the case in most state

we were outraged as well that the person who killed eric garner was not prosecuted, but like everyonee to lift up the names of other black people who were killed by the police. we had a banner that had the names of many black women who were killed by the police. some people were supportive and gave us the thumbs up and some people were shocked because they didn't know any of these names. they didn't know it was a problem that impacted black women. there were a few who were upset that we were enter loping, i guess would be the thought, that this is not a black women's problem as well, it's black men and only black men. that is what made us know that we needed to say these names. for the most part, if you don't have stories to broaden your conceptualization of what a problem is, then you would see those coming in to say we have to say to misha anderson, india kaga. people wonder why we say them but if you don't know the story, you really aren't able to advocate for the kind of inclusions that we need. host: one chapter in your book that viewers will know the name is breonna taylor. why

we were outraged as well that the person who killed eric garner was not prosecuted, but like everyone went there to lift up the names of other black people who were killed by the police. we had a banner that had the names of many black women who were killed by the police. some people were supportive and gave us the thumbs up and some people were shocked because they didn't know any of these names. they didn't know it was a problem that impacted black women. there were a few who were upset that we were enter loping, i guess would be the thought, that this is not a black women's problem as well, it's black men and only black men. that is what made us know that we needed to say these names. for the most part, if you don't have stories to broaden your conceptualization of what a problem is, then you would see those coming in to say we have to say to misha anderson, india kaga. people wonder why we say them but if you don't know the story, you really aren't able to advocate for the kind of inclusions that we need. host: one chapter in your book that viewers will know the name is breonna ta

eric adams very clear in condemning violence against all faiths. but it's the lack of condemnation from the heads of those universities that continue to garner criticism and mounting calls for them to step town. the heads of harvard, m.i.t. and up upenn, with the head of harvard university issuing an apology amid calls for them to step aside. >>> atlanta today is thanking some out-of-town tourists for saving a civil rights landmark when they leapt into action to stop a woman from burning down the birthplace of dr. martin luther king, jr. a utah man stopped the woman from lighting the gasoline she had just poured around the home. two other heros turned out to be retired nypd officers. rafael romo is outside the mlk home right now. what has the activity been like since you've been there? >> reporter: well, the good news is that there was no permanent damage to the home and tourists can visit as they always do, especially on the weekends. people have been coming here, so that's the good news. the other part of good news that i can share with you today is that two brothers, retired police officers from new york, were luckily here on thursday when this hap