we're back with democratic congressman hakeem jeffries. congressman, you represent parts of brooklyn. you have confidence in this new grand jury investigation? >> i do think that the brooklyn district attorney has a history during his short time in office as a local prosecutor but also in his prior time as a federal prosecutor, being willing to allow the law and the facts to lead him to a conclusion that is most appropriate. that's why i'm pleased that he's agreed to pursue bringing the case to the grand jury and hopeful that we will see an aggressive presentation of information and possibly an indictment so that we can have a trial. this was a tragic case, wolf. it occurred in my district. akai gurley, 28-year-old young man, who was leaving an apartment, going downstairs. there were two rookie police officers who were together on patrol, unsupervised. it was late at night. the stairwell in the public housing development was dark. it appears there may have been an accidental discharge, that's what the officers have indicated. but it result

our guest on the way to the "washington journal," hakim -- hakeem- newhauser jeffries. and later in the program, sean duffy, republican of wisconsin, also on the budget committee. we will talk to him as well. more of your calls coming up as "washington journal" continues. ♪ >> the c-span cities tour takes tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to cities to learn about their city and literary life. this time, we travel to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive the vinyl to be digitized, to be saved, we began turning over the b side of the 45s we received. first of all, gospel music was not widely heard in the white community, and what was would only be the hits, if that. but the b side would be heard even less. what we discovered was how many of the b sides were directly related to the civil rights movement. there are very few databases, and none of them complete on gospel music. we did not know the sheer number of songs that had songs like "there ain't no segregation in heaven" type songs. possessing one of those songs, much less singing it, would have been a

host: our guest is representative hakeem jeffries. we invite you to join the conversation. and you can join us on twitter. you were an instigator behind the effort monday night for these so-called special order speeches. reacting to the ferguson grand jury decision. how did that come about? guest: the cbc felt it was important to address the issue head-on in terms of in the criminal justice system and the need to really tackle the issue of how police officers interact with communities of color all across america. we have seen problems in ferguson and problems in staten island. recently in the brooklyn district that i represent, we had an unarmed 28-year-old african-american male who was shot dead by a police officer allegedly by accident, but the bullet went right through this man's chest into his heart. this happens over and over again. it happened in the cleveland case with tamir rice. we wanted to make sure that we took this issue seriously and that we focus on the problem in a manner that would be beyond words and move toward action. host: what is your relationship like

that drew outrage from several of new york's members of congress, including representative hakeem jeffries woodruff: garner's father condemned the grand jury decision, calling it, "a license to kill a black man". but he also called for calm, as did new york city mayor bill de blasio, who urged non-violent protest. >> it is never my intention to harm anyone and i feel very bad about the death of mr. garner. >> woodruff: and in washington, president obama said the case underscores again, "the larger issues" that minorities have with police in america. >> we are not going to let up until we see a strengthening of the trust, and a strengthening of the accountability that exists between our communities and our law enforcement. >> woodruff: a funeral was held for a 12-year-old boy killed by police when he pulled a pellet gun last month. the child was black, the officer white. the "cleveland plain dealer" today reported the officer's handling of firearms was rated as "dismal" in a previous police job. >> ifill: world allies gathered in brussels today to plot strategy against islamic state extremi

joining me now is congressman hakeem jeffries, democrat from new york. he'll lead the congressional black caucus tonight in speeches from the house floor on ferguson. and msnbc analyst and retired atf analyst jim cavanaugh. thank you both for being here. >> good evening, rev. >> thanks, reverend. >> congressman, civil rights leaders meeting with the president and vice president. i was in ferguson over the weekend talking to faith leaders. have we reached a tipping point? >> well, we have an epidemic of police violence in this country. we have a clear, national problem. that's why it requires national intervention, which is why many of us were pleased that the president brought together civil rights community, young activists, law enforcement officials today. that's why the congressional black caucus is going to speak from the house floor on being black in america. what does ferguson say about where we are and where we need to go. we have three issues to confront. it's unacceptable that young, innocent, unarmed african american men continue to be gunned d

last night on this show, i asked new york congressman hakeem jeffries what kind of outcome he was expecting. >> i can't really imagine a circumstance, chris, where we at least don't get a manslaughter indictment coming out of this grand jury. and certainly for the sake of justice, for the sake of the garner family, i hope that's going to be the case. >> after the verdict today, the congressman echoed the widespread shock and outrage that greeted the grand jury's decision. >> the decision by a grand jury not to indict in the death of eric garner is a miscarriage of justice. it's an outrage. it's a disgrace. it's a blow to our democracy. and it should shock the conscience of every single american who cares about justice and fair play. >> today president obama addressed the decision and sense of distrust in law enforcement that's been flinged by this case and that of michael brown and countless others over the years. >> we are not going to let up until we see a strengthening of the trust and a strengthening the accountability that exists between our communities and our law enforcement. and i s

representative hakeem jeffries, thank you for being on "new day." >>> joining us next hour, we'll haveence and what they think should happen next. a lot of news, michaela is next. >>> breaking overnight, newly obtained video shows an al qaeda affiliate in yemen threatening to kill a british-born american hostage if the u.s. does not meet demands this week. luke somers pleads for his life on this recording. reports say u.s. special forces narrowly missed freeing somers in a rescue operation recently. our barbara starr has the latest. good morning, barbara. >> good morning, michaela. the tape from al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, al qaeda in yemen, one of the most dangerous al qaeda affiliates, luke somers was kidnapped by them late last year. he was working as a photographer inside yemen. let's listen to a little bit of what he had to say on the tape. >> my name is luke somors, i'm 33 years old. i was born in england, but i carry american citizenship and have lived in america for most of my life. >> now, late last month u.s. special forces landed deep inside yemen and attempted a resc

congressman and congressional black caucus member hakeem jeffries joins us to discuss that case and lawenforcement relations with minority communities. wisconsin republican sean duffy on immigration policy. washington journal live every morning on c-span. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. a new york grand jury decided not to bring criminal charges against the death of eric garner. members of the new york congressional delegation reacted to the grand jury decision at a news conference. this is 45 minutes. >> good afternoon. i'm congressman hakim jeffries. the decision by a grand jury not to indict in the death of eric garner is a miscarriage of justice, and outrage, a disgrace , a blow to our democracy, and --should shock the conscious conscience of every single american who cares about justice and fair play. what more does america need to see to understand that we've got a problem in this country as it relates to the relationship between the police and communities of color which far too often result in the death of unarmed, innocent african-americans such as eric ga

am proud that congressman hakeem jeffries joined a panel with other scholars like sharon davies and curtis austin as we talked about moving forward, as we talked about moving forward from the trayvon martins, from the michael browns, from mr. garner and the list goes on across this nation. we must come together for our children, for our families and, yes, we must also stand up for justice that meets the standards of the value of this nation. and today i join my colleagues of the congressional black caucus to thank another woman, our rosa parks, our sojourner truth in congresswoman marcia fudge for being the seventh woman to be the president and the leader of the congressional black caucus. to you, congresswoman fudge, to you, mr. speaker, i say thank you for the congressional black caucus through her leadership being more than the conscience of the congress, before being -- for being scholarly, for standing up for justice, for daring to be different and also for understanding agriculture, the judiciary system. you see, she's not only a member of congress, she has served as a mayor. she has

congressman and congressional black caucus member hakeem jeffries will join us to talk about that case and law enforcement relations with minority communities in general. later, wisconsin republican shawn duffy will talk about federal funding and immigration policy. the program goes live tomorrow and every day starting at 8:00 a.m. peern eastern on our compa network, c-span. >> "the wall street journal" is hosting the ceo council annual meeting. yesterday attendees heard from incoming senate majority leader mitch mcconnell about his plans for the senate in the next congress. his remarks run just under 20 minutes. >> thank you very much, senator mcconnell, for being here. he had to work harder than you know to get here because it's washington and it rained. and, you know, washington doesn't cope with many things well, including rain and so, thank you for percent veering. and you won the senate. congratulations. >> one of my better months. >> exactly. >> you know, let me start with the 10,000 foot level if washington. i think the words dysfunction and congress have gone together a lot in

new york democrat hakeem jeffries on the house floor last night talking about race in america. we are getting your thoughts on how to rebuild trust between police and communities. david is in new york. a republican. caller: just a quick comment. there was one report, police --ations, traffic citations it shows you how different the economy is in ferguson. the economy drives all of these other issues. ,ntil you start to realize that more police are not the answer. they are crawling all over the city i live in. .here is an overreaction we need to figure out a way to get america back to work. until then, this thing will never change. host: you think it is more of an economic issue. caller: if you want peace, you have to have prosperity. they go hand in hand. , it isvernment spending not going to fix this, it is going to make it worse. that is my comment. brian in pittsburg, kansas, independent. caller: good morning. old.1 years unit in a military police in the late 1960's, early 1970's. often, the officer involved is not properly trained. the officer admitted he was scared. body,