amy: what about that, marc lamont hill? also want to ask former police officer graham weatherspoon about arresting officers. >> you know, i come out of a prison abolitionist system. my long-term vision is not tied to massacre is a ration, not tied to cajun people, but tied to things that are restorative. context, said, in this police cannot be above a system. see time after time after time that when law enforcement kills us, nothing happens. if it is on tape, nothing happens. if it is not on tape, nothing happens. at some point, when he to engage in transparency and distance. that means civilian review boards, some kind of mechanism to police ththe police to overee the police to make sure that they get brought to justice in the same way citizens do. amy: graham weatherspoon? >> yes, i have worked on cases where i have investigated police officers. i have no problem sending them to present for the crimes they have committed. officers,not police they were criminals. nobody is above the law. when a police department fails thel

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with me now is cultural critic michaela angela davis and cnn political commentator mark lamont hill. angela, do you agree with those words, should the president go to minnesota? should he go to louisiana after dallas? >> you know, look, i'm actually really encouraged that at this time we have this president who i think is not only brilliant and understands beyond intellect the complexity of the american history around structural and institutional racism. it's very difficult to talk about. it's very difficult to tackle. because america has such an investment in white supremacy. so to go to dallas i think is for me the first battlefield, right, because even beyond the white supremist conversation and institutional racism is the deep, deep fear that all of us are having. so only people in deep fear armed for battle when facing communities so the police are in deep fear.

your thoughts on this, city councilmember lamont cole? someone single t time reads that on television or i read it myself, i get a lump in my throat. he summed up the situation so eloquently. i think the passion in his words is evident. i think that officer cared about this city, cared about the was charged with working with. and i think it was extremely challenging. i understand some of what he was saying, being an african american male living in the city who does work every day with young people and tries to make sure we're doing the right types of things toto move the city forward. i have seen montrerell jackson working. i don't know h him personally. i have seen him. i recogognize that everyone h he came in contact with, from my observation, he treated with the ultimate respect. asork in a school system well. i come in n contact with law enforcement white ofoften at extracurricular activities. i have seen him at various events. he was a good man from observation. i think his words spoke to his he carriedintegrity as he wore the unifor

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to talk more about this, i'm joined by cnn law enforcement analyst, cedric alexander and mark lamont hill, author and political commenter, scottie hughes. said cedric, you heard the president, the united states not as divided as some have suggested and saying this is not the 60s, you don't have cops attacking protesters with dogs on the streets. do you agree with him? >> yes, i do. we certainly have made tremendous gains in that country but that does not mean and you did not hear the president say we still don't have challenges in front of us. i agree with him when he mentioned the fact that a few does not define the many. if you look back at this country historically as it relates to police and community, there has been strained relationships. we can go all the way back to slavery and jim crow and civil rights and even come into today, we have made tremendous progress but that does not mean by any stretch there's still work that needs to be done in the local communities and across this country -- >> that's a fair point. it is, i think we have to be conscious of that. after all, a bl

i want to get to congressman lamont cole and representative graves. i'm sorry, continue on. >> itch was just going to say, s is not our community, this is not what our community is about. we knew early on that this couldn't have been someone that was homegrown. we saw tensions escalate last week when people came in from out of town and tried to ratchet up the tension with the police, so i think we have verified this is someone from out of town and not what our community stands for. you saw people following the shooting, and take les softens learned and make sure that we present this kind of violence from happening again. >> sterling's parents are still -- what are other members of the family saying? >> well, first and foremost, my condolences to the families of the fallen officers, a tragedy in the city of the worst kind. i spoke with sondra sterling about five times today, and she and her family and the rest of the family are totally outraged about these particular events that have taken place in our city, this is not what we want in our city of bato

let's bring in our panel, art rodrick, mustafa tex amiz, joey jackson, mark lamont hill, author againcasualties of america's war on the vulnerable". i'm going to make this easy on the panel. i was thinking as we saw that memorial in dallas, as a country we're great at memorials, right? i feel like we do a memorial three times a week now, after some sort of shooting, whether it's terrorism or race or god knows what. and then we have these conversations. and then the next one happens. i guess i would just ask each of you, what is the one thing not that you want said, but that you want done now to make a difference, to address this kind of violence? i'll start with mustafa. we're just williaming you onto the panel, we'll start with you. >> we have to start sees things from other's perspectives. oftentimes you build trust through respect. i think that's what is lacking right now. >> that's -- see it from the other side. art rodrick, you've been in the law enforcement service. what do you need to see done? not said, but done. >> well, i think, jim, when you look at the incidences that occu

marshal's service as well as mark lamont hill, author of "nobody".an isha, thanks so much for joining us. it is a very basic question. i asked the panel a few minutes ago the same question because i've been in this position here or in the field covering shootings, acts of violence like this too many times. people at home watching have seen and witnessed them so many times. and they wonder what changed. and then you wait for the next one, almost. what's going to be different this time? >> what's different is people are waking up. we are seeing -- we have seen this movement grow in the past several years and we've seen people really take action, take to the streets, take to the voting booth and really fight back and bring this call for dignity and respect for black lives. >> do you -- i just want to get you to respond and i'm going to go to the panel as well, dan isha -- there have been -- i don't like to quote that because there is a lot of angry stuff on twitter. but you saw a trump supporter blame hillary clinton, even blame president obama for in e

. >> councilman lamont, thank you so much for joining me, councilman lamont cole, appreciate your timeht. >> thank you so much for having me. >> of course. >>> coming up next here, new details about the dallas gunman and his past, that includes frequent visits to online hate groups, possible plans for a larger attack, we've now learned. we'll have a report from cnn's drew griffin ahead. & in a world held back by compromise, businesses need the agility to do one thing & another. only at&t has the network, people, and partners to help companies be... local & global. open & secure. because no one knows & like at&t. the fastest food truck min brooklyn. meet mylanta® tonight. it's also fast, but unlike godawgs, it makes heartburn after dinner, history. new mylanta® tonight. faster than heartburn. ♪ ♪ ♪ premium like clockwork. month after month. year after year. then one night, you hydroplane into a ditch. yeah... surprise... your insurance company tells you to pay up again. why pay for insurance if you have to pay even more for using it? if you have liberty mutual deductible fund™, you coul

let's bring in cnn political reporter eugene scott, also with me, political come men start, mark lamontnd a half meeting at fbi headquarters. the statement coming out from hillary clinton's camp is that she voluntarily elected to be part of this. and we've also known in our reporting that she requested or said she would do this interview as far back as august. so what do you know about the timing of the rest of this investigation? how long before there might be a review? any recommendations, et cetera? >> what we do know is that the justice department was hoping they would be further along in this process before now. they originally wanted things wrapped up before both conventions and the clinton campaign has been clear in response to that meeting that they hope this step moves the whole investigation forward to a conclusion. when that conclusion will arrive is not exactly clear because they're not commenting beyond what they've released so far. >> and mark we're talking about three waeeks away from the democratic convention. and clearly her interview is crucial to this investigation. s

it was a morning filled with music and worship at the lamont ame church in wilkins park. they hope the service will help ease tengs between police and the community. cheltenham police officer jason thompson was recognized for his dedication to protecting cheltenham residents. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, one person is dead after two boats crashed on barnegat bay this afternoon. police say the crash involved a 36-foot speed boat and a 16-foot carolina skiff. a man on the skiff was killed. another man was taken to the hospital where minor injuries. no one on the speed boat was injured. >>> and taking a look at our forecast, it was a beautiful day on the beach just about everywhere in the region saw a nice weather day to wrap up this weekend. and the cool, comfortable weather will continue tonight, but we could have some changes once we get past tomorrow. you'll want to stay tuned. the full forecast after the break. >>> and a scare for a popular business. how the driver of this truck is doing after slamming into a building. >>> plus there is no stopping him. we'll tell

lamont, can you come over here for a minute? so -- we'll walk as we talk.eing now the officers on horseback trying to push the protesters this way. >> the people are on their feet in the street. officers are on horses. officers are in armored gear, officers are in helmets. you demonize the movement, you demonize black lives matter, but if you just had a mirror right now, and showed this mirror to the people, what would they see? right? just look. the horses behind us. >> and you have come here from north carolina, specifically, because of the convention. >> right. >> because of trump. because of other things. >> yes, because of trump and, yes, trump is one of the reasons why we came. but it is also bigger than trump. it is also about hillary, aka hillary clinton. it is also about the democratic and republican party, neither one have served the needs of the oppressed, of the marginalized, of the disenfranchised in this country. neither one of them. >> and -- >> certainly not black lives. >> and we were talking earlier about the tension right now in the count

the police department was invited to the lamont ame church in elkins park for their service. church leaders are hoping services like this one will help ease tensions between police and the community. >>> it is 4:34. as dallas remembers the five officers murdered, we are hearing firsthand accounts from people who survived. >> he said he has a gun, run. my kids started running. >> hear how this woman recounts how she and her children survived the gun fire. >> also ahead, stopping trump. we are now a week away from m the convention. new details are emerging about plans to reign in donald trump. >>> good morning. i'm jessica boyington. >>> no problems or delays as you can see. eastbound center city, still doing great to the vine street expressway. speeds into the 60s. no problems there. clearing of an accident squeen on norristown and franklin. cherry hill, new jersey, looks great. route 70 around kings highway. not a lot of cars. not even a car in sight through this intersection here. rhod roads are dry. we are expecting some delays. septa is putting out a new schedule starting

the police department was invited to the lamont ame church in elkins park for the service.h leaders are hoping services like this one will help tensions between police and the community. >> a group of inmates may have saved the life of one of the men keeping them behind bars. it happened just outside dallas. the inmates managed to break out of their holding cell when the corrections officer stopped breathing from a heart attack. they were able to call for help. sheriff deputy misstepped in. the inmates called for paramedics. the officer is expected to be okay. >>> a unique kidney donation program uses an old-fashioned coupon system to get people transplants. this started with 66-year-old howard broadman. his grandson, quinn, was born with one kidney that doesn't function well. he will need a new kidney someday. broadman wanted to be that donor but because of his age, he needs to donate the kidney now. >> this doesn't make any sense. why don't i give my kidney to somebody else and get a voucher and give it to quinn. >> it is amazing we didn't think of this. rodman started a

lamont ame church in elkins park hosed unity service. officer jason thompson of health end ham township police a special guest, represented the department of the service and received a standing ovation. >> sometimes when do you a job that's not appreciated, that it is hard, and we recognize that it is hard. but, we love them. and we just want them to lover us too. >> the pastor says officers and residents must not fear each other but trust each other. >> the african methodist episcopal church national convention wrapped up in philadelphia last night. "eyewitness news" at the pennsylvania convention center. the money raised will go to the clo scholarship and dis asomugha err relief funds. >> for a look at newspaper headlines across our region. >> cover of the delaware county times with no suspect and no solid leads, police need help in solving the shooting death after beloved chester educator. last monday 31 year old robert pain of chester upland school district english teacher found in the drivers seat of his running car with multiple gu

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. >> i agree with mark lamont hill, surprisingly, he's absolutely right, this started before obama. >reaming. >> this started before bush. this started when bill clinton allowed osama bin laden to get away and here we are today. >> we were doing so well, katrina. >> thanks to all of you. i appreciate it. julian, mark lamont hill, sally kohn, katrina pierson. >>> clint and her daughter, the mother/daughter hug resonating with millions. we'll talk about that next. she spent summer binge-watching. soon, she'll be binge-studying. now she writes mostly in emoji. soon, she'll type the best essays in the entire 8th grade. today, the only spanish words he knows are burrito and enchilada. soon, he'll take notes en espanol. get back to great with the right gear. from the place with the experts. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. it's here, but it's going by fast. the opportunity of the year is back: the mercedes-benz summer event. get to your dealer today for incredible once-a-season offers, and start firing up those grilles. lease the c300 for $379 a month at your l

. >>> we reached out to the owner who evicted lamont street collective, he designed to talk to us. --lined to talk to us. >>> what sparked this fire near blake high school. firefighters arrived at abandoned home on norwood around 1:30 and took 45 of them to get this under control. no one was hurt. the damage estimated at 250,000 dollars. >>> information on the father and son killed in a jet ski accident in summers point new jersey on saturday. 10 year old conner and his father, jesse, are from new york, over the weekend, we believe they were from maryland, tons out it was their vessel that was someone in maryland. the son was at the helm with dad behind him when the ski collidedd with another craft. >>> a florida family is grieving after the accidental shooting death of a teenager, the gunman was his father. it happened sunday at a shooting range in sarasotas david explained the tragic circumstances. >> my dad was firing a 22, a little semi automatic pistol b what happened was the previous shot ejected casing which is super hot bounced off the wall and ricocheted down my dad's --, bec

the police department was invited to the lamont ame m church. they are hoping services like this will help ease tensions between the police and the community. >> it is 6:06. >>> a philadelphia firt tefight is in the hospital after being hurt in this wynnefield neighborhood. crews were called to the area around 1:00 a.m. everybody got out safely. the firefighter is expected to be all right. >>> two brothers that admitted their roles in a shooting outside a funeral in trenton are headed to prison. samuel vinson received a seven-year sentence, his mother samir got five years. three people were hurt in the april 2014 shooting at galilee baptist church. they were shooting at rival gang members. >>> two children are in the hospital after being hit by a car while riding their bikes m in montgomery county in perkiomen township. you can see the crews towing away the s uchluv involved. they were riding their bikes and went to cross the railway. the boys are pektsexpected to recover. >>> a live look at cornwell heights station in bucks county as the train

. >> so, kimberly, one thing that caught my attention was mark lamont hill saying black people can'tbecause we don't have power. i know a lot of racist black people. >> right. that's just like a conversation right there. even president obama behind closed door meetings said let's compare this to the dylan rupp shooting and compare the two of them. you have to be honest and sit down and listen to both sides. that's the quarrel i have to vitriolic rhetoric, and shouting people down that has really come to symbolize black lives matter. rightly or wrongly. they might have good intentions. what i'm looking at is the conduct, the rhetoric and the actions, which i think are really problematic. >> all right. i don't have any trouble with people calling out legitimate grievance. but, boy, you guys got to get your act together. >>> directly ahead, three days away from the kickoff to our exciting road trip. yes! we're going to the convention. >> i know. >> what song will we be rocking out to in our bus? favorite music of "the five." the play list next. searching for a great used car? can you he

so we were right where the man was aiming at, which was the big group of cops on lamont treat. and we were right on the side of them. and i kind of -- a reporter, he had this big video camera with him so i figured he was just a reporter. he put his arm around my neck, and he just told me to keep my head down, because we were right there in the cross fire. he just told me to keep my head down. and this cop, he -- i guess he seen us over there, he ran in front of us and he told us to stay down. when he stopped shooting, for just like a little bit, the cop told us to run, like hurry up and go, like get out of there, so we did. >> so you saw the first officer, right, get shot? did you see the second officer as well? >> the second officer happened while we were, like, while i was on the side, like while we were all ducked down on the side of the parking garage, while i was laying on top of the other reporter, he had his article around me, while he had his arm around me, in the video, i have on there, you can hear them when they say, the second officer is down, the second officer has

nbc 10 at the lamont ame church in elkins park.ders hope this morning's unity service will help ease tensions between police and the community. a police officer was recognized for his dedication to protecting sheltonham residents. >>> a black lives matter leader is now out of jail following his arrest in baton rouge while protesting the police killing of a black man. the 31-year-old was one of more than 100 demonstrators taken into custody. mckeson says he is very disappointed in the baton rouge police department saying the protesters were peaceful and were provoked by officers. >>> meanwhile, the national bar association is offering legal assistance to people arrested during the weekend protests. lawyers say they want to know why the protesters were arrested on state charges which require a state judge to set bond before they can be released. the attorneys say police could have used identical offenses under a city ordinance with bonds set automatically without a judge. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, one person is dead after two

. >> and joining us now, cnn political commentator angela mark and lamont hill. >> if hillary clintons in the general, this was a decisive moment of change for her. i think michelle obama completely humanized hillary clinton. the rhetoric that's been used to talk about the length of her service, you know, whether as first lady of arkansas or the first lady of the united states or the senator and secretary of state, she made that theme as if hillary is a long-standing fighter and public servant for all of us. and i think she really changed the course on the narrative of hillary clinton. i think hillary clinton should also think about using her speech writer for thursday. she was fantastic. >> what does it mean to you, mark, when she says she wakes up in a day every day that was built by slaves. >> it was powerful and compelling. oftentimes we don't want to come to terms with the viciousness of slavery. but she brought it to full public view but linked her to her view of american policy. that is powerful. the only concern is that hillary clinton can match that. but also will hillary cli

we have political comment at a timer mark lamont hill, and princeton professor julian zell zer.how much of an issue to hillary clinton is this, especially as a lot of voters say she didn't do the right thing and this affects whether or not they trust her? >> certainly when you begin to have fbi probes, it does nothing to enhance voter confidence. whether she did anything or not isn't the point. it is a conversation about on theics. whether tuma aberdeen or her aide polandski i believe who was investigated a few weeks ago, whenever this comes back up it raises the same question again. this obviously is better timing than say right before the convention or right before the november election, but it's still bad in the minds of voters, particularly at a moment where other thing are happening where the lynch thing is happening, where people are questioning the judgment of bill clinton, when other things are happening regarding her past record. this is just another thing that will shake voters. >> carl, do you think -- some people have suggested that even though bernie sanders is sign

here is cnn political commentator marc lamont hill who is host at b.e.t. news.aid if tlhere wa a do over she'd take advantage. clearly donald trump is going to get some real mileage out of this. how big of an error is this? >> i don't think it's that big an error. simply because the republicans, frankly, are hitching their wagon to this idea that hillary clinton is going to be indicted. it seems like a good -- the cornerstone of their presidential campaign is that she is indicted in a criminal investigation. so i understand that republicans are going to make hay about this. the democratic response has been -- what the democrats has said -- there hasn't been a lot of outrage there. look, yes, she was appointed by president obama. she was also appointed to the eastern district in new york by bill clinton back in 1999. there is a preexisting relationship here. if the former president of the united states wants to pop over and say hello, you know, i take her at her word. >> yeah, but i know but all the more awkward. marc, we're talking about, you know, the clinton -

back with our panel now, marc lamont hill, corey lewandowski, kayleigh mcenany. you just heard in that piece a litany of things laid out by the fbi director james comey that are not as hillary clinton said they were over the last year, whether or not she sent classified e-mails, whether or not she sent e-mails that were marked classified, whether her system perhaps had been hacked. different than she had originally depicted. in your mind politically speaking, how is life different today for hillary clinton than it was yesterday? >> well, first i'm sure she's breathing a huge sigh of relief not being prosecuted most likely is an extraordinary relief. it's bad for bernie, good for her. it means the party will come together. there's not this looming threat there will be an indictment probably over the summer. that's big for a campaign that was largely hanging a bit waiting for that to happen. that said, this does not erase questions of trust. hillary clinton was not completely honest or forthcoming. i don't believe she was lying about the classified stuff. i happen

let's bring bette host marc lamont hill had, maria cardona, "new york times" presidential campaign correspondentaggie haverman and radio host margaret hoover. scotty hughes and trump surrogate john j. la val. >> maggie, congratulations on the interview with donald trump on foreign policy. yet another fascinating interview. the general election has begun now. 101 days. the battle has been joined. how confident are each of these campaigns at this point? >> it depends on what is being said publicly and privately. the clinton campaign feels increasingly confident coming out of this convention they have a strong message to drive against donald trump. you heard jeff talk about why they see the importance of extinguishing any trump support in the rust belt. the trump campaign says it feels very confident they believe they have a lot of the room to grow. when you talk to advisors privately, there is lingering frustration both with the fact the campaign has not expanded as quickly as had he hoped it would. the fact they have a candidate who they can't quite keep on message. you heard these messages in th

joining us now cnn political commentator and news mark lamont hill and basel, and jeffrey toobin andur cnn political commentators and corey lewandowski, trump supporter kerry mcmainy and the table is set for a fruitful discussion. jeffrey toobin, i want to talk about the stubstance of what donald trump said. he up plied it was rigged. the he said the investigation was rigged and bill clinton and loretta lynch on the tarmac in arizona a week ago, a meeting that that was politically half handed and morally questionable at this point, but the implication is that james comey, the fbi director was somehow influenced by that and by the political system. you know james comey. based on what you saw today, do you think he was bucking under political pressure? >> not a chance. out of all -- anyone in this whole drama. the person who has least -- there is least grounds for criticism in terms of their background, in terms of their suitability to make these decision, james comey is head and shoulders above anybody. here is a guy who serves a ten-year, non-reviewable term as head of the fbi. he ha

lamont get a big announcement, but we will get hints, and the hints are always fun.ly. 12:45 u.k. time is when we get the announcement. we are not going to get much policy action, but they will be a barrage of questions about brexit. we get this pmi data out tomorrow, but what is the ecb already saying in terms of these lowdown with the eurozone growth? we have just seen german yields creep up 20% for the first time since death yields creep up to 0% for the first time since july, guy. they can't bonds negative yields below -.15%. you mentioned that the italian bank crisis will be key on the agenda. i think it will be about hints of stimulus. what will they do in terms of quantity of easing? will it happen in september? four actually, will it happen a little bit later? let come in the december month perhaps, where the market is expecting it. guy: caroline, just in terms of what he is going to say about italy. we were hearing earlier on that maybe he was going to dodge the question on the italian banks, but i suspect many people will be asking about it. caroline: preci

with chelsea that it solidifies our commitment in from the very beginning talking how bill went to lamont's class and was lost in bill reading stories to clinton at night and there is a funny story living in the governor's mansion chelsea lead curious george and he was a leading cocoanuts she wanted a coconut so they buy one but they have no idea how to open the coconut finally they take it outside to be dead on the driveway of the governor's mansion there all these humanizing stories about bill. and that is why he signs the family medical leave act they connect personal anecdotes as a way to humanize baby she uses in the nonsense but you do get some elements to be part of the village. >> at the time she was so headed and protected that this coconut anecdote was interesting to me to see to portray chelsea as a child and how she grew up and realistically looking at him she was and at her age and never really knew her that going back to read that gives a glance at the family dynamic there's also a story about hillary's mother who had that child said she and her younger sister were sent cross-

let's bring in lamont cole and chief mitch bratton.councilman for district seven here in baton rouge. councilman, thank you. chief, to both of you, i'm sorry for your loss. i appreciate you being with us. >> thank you. >> whether it is the man who was killed by the police officers or it's the police officers themselves or it's the president or it's anybody with an open mind and heart, everybody says the same thing. it has to stop. but how? how do you believe that this society gets better? >> well, i think first and foremost my condolences to the families of the three officers. i think the first thing we have to do is begin to have some real conversations about some of the challenges we face in our communities, not just here in baton rouge but around the country. i think those are going to be some eye-opening conversations and perhaps hurtful, but i think we have to go through the hurt before we can get to the healing part. i think once we get there, we can start to have some conversations about perspectives we have, whether they're rea

analyst cedric alexander, mark lamont hill, and cnn law enforcement analyst and retired nypd detective harry hauck. cedric, we do not know who these people or persons are who carried out in the attack, but we do know they seemed very prepared. we heard sara sidner's piece shortly before that at least one of the suspects carries so much ammunition it was falling out of s pockets. clearly we heard earlier from the dallas police chief these folks knew where to be. they knew where to be in order to target police officers at the end of this protest. >> body armor, 30-round clips. this was not a standard situation. >> they came for a fight. clearly, based on what we know and in terms of the attire that they came with, the weaponry they came with, if we go back to the footage where around that brick pole that you saw there earlier, how that shooter moved in and around that pole and was able to take aim at an officer and was able to take down one or two officers. just from that piece of footage that we saw. but if you go back to the footage with the young man on the street describing how they

joining us now is professor of african-american studies marc lamont hill, matt dowd and sunny hostin.ou all for being here in this very important moment. >> the president came out early this morning talking about this vicious and despicable attack. already spoken about the shootings in minnesota and louisiana. one of the problems here, we don't really know who's behind the shootings right here in texas this morning. but it puts the president in a difficult position as he's trying to heal and lead the country. >> first, george, my thoughts and prayers to people in dallas. i think this is very crucial time in america today. i think the president understands and i think he feels all this pain that's happened across the country. i think he has to do something more than give speeches or responses in this. i think it's a time, six months left in his presidency, a time where the divisions in our country is so great he has to figure out a way to heal. i think this is an important time, he should come camp david common good summit for people in law enforcement and criminal justice and religiou

mark lamont hill is in philadelphia with us. maria cardona, a democratic strategist. i was in the arena all night long. when we first heard we thought perhaps there would be some more boos and bernie chants. but it was a moment where everyone sort of stopped and looked up. >> yes. absolutely. more so than that, brooke, i was on the floor, and people were enraptured with her. >> michelle obama. >> yes. with michelle obama. every single word that came out of her mouth people were just -- it was sinking in to everybody's consciousness. there wasn't a dry eye in the room. >> it wasn't sinking in the consciousness of the true die-hard bernie supporters? >> well, yes. because there were no boos. right? there were no chants while she was speaking. which i think speaks volumes about what i think ultimately is going to be a unified party. her message was a message of unification. her message was one that resonated with every american, not just in the arena, but every viewer, every american out there. as a mother of two latina children, that speech was giving me goosebumps. but

police officers, big questions about what leaders can do to move fo african-american studies marc lamontt dowd and sunny hostin. marc, let me start with you. when you woke up to the news what were your first thoughts. >> my first thoughts are with the officers and the families of those officers. this is an american tragedy. the next thing i thought, i put on my activist hat and thought this is entirely disconnected by the violent struggles. as somebody covering them as an activist i wanted to make sure there was no connection between the two because black lives matter has been a nonviolent movement to end police violence and i didn't want those two things to get sullied. >> matt dowd, you know, all political leaders called on to respond at moments like this beginning with the president and, of course, he came out talking about despicable attack talking about the shootings in minnesota and louisiana already and one of the problems we don't know who is behind the shootings right here in texas this morning but it puts the president in a difficult position as he's trying to heal and lead the

janet taylor and marc lamont hill is back.on the vulnerable from ferguson to flint and beyond," also the host of vh-1 live that's premiering on sunday. >> thank you both for being mere. >> marc, you also teach at morehouse, and i nknow you've been in touch with your students. what kind of emotions are they sharing with you? >> the emotions are so raw. you know, i receive phone calls and text messages and of course it's a school with all black males and some were literally in tears saying what do we do? they were devastated at the shootings on wednesday and thursday in baton rouge and in minnesota, partly because they felt like there's this inescapable violence and they say we go to a great school, we're well educated but we can't escape the possibility of violence and then on friday they were devastated about the officers being killed and were also worried that narrative would kind of erase the narrative against violence against black males around america so they're lost. they're looking for answers and want to do something to

janet taylor and marc lamont hill author of "nobo "nobody:america's casualties."ach at morehouse and i know you've been in touch with your students. what kind of emotions are they feeling? >> they're so raw and receive text messages and all black males and some were literally in tears devastated at the shootings on wednesday and thursday in baton rouge and in minnesota. partly because they felt like there's this inescapable violence and say we go to a great school, well educated but can't escape the possibility of violence and then they were devastated about the officers being killed and thought that would cancel the narrative against black americans so they're looking for answers and want to do something to help move the country forward. >> good to morehouse men have to say. janet, so many emotion, over the weekend gathered with friends and there's anger and there's fear and tell us, janet, the difference between those two emotions and how they affect us, anger and fear. >> so fear is an instinct and, you know our brains are constantly working to see if we're saf

joining me now, baton rouge city councilman, lamont cole. councilman cole is a friend of alton sterling's family. hold on before i introduce you. i want to put these officers' pictures up. these are the officers again. both are on administrative leave right now. those are the two officers involved. now let me bring in the councilman. thank you very much. you're friends with the family. how is the family doing? >> family is doing well under the circumstances. i have been in constant contact with the aunt who has served as the mother figure of alton and we talked daily since the incident occurred. actually she texted me at 5:30 a.m. the morning of the incident and told me to pray for her because her son had been killed by the baton rouge city police and i offered my condolences. since that time i've trade to stay in contact with her. under the circumstances, the family is doing well. >> i don't know if you know that i'm from baton rouge. my sister watt s at the vigil a called me this morning. she said that people are upset but they're peaceful

author of the new book "nobody: casualties of america's war on the vulnerable," you know him, mark lamont hill. we have former secret service agent and former trial attorney for civil rights division of the department of justice, laura coates. let's take up the point that the chief made last night that we are asking the police to do too much. let's replay that sound. >> we're asking cops to do too much in this country. we are. we're just asking us to do too much. every societal failure, we put it off on the cops to solve. i just ask for other parts of our democracy along with the free press to help us, to help us and not put that burden all on law enforcement to resolve. >> is this true and if so what does it means in terms of the state of policing? >> i think, chris, certainly the officers are expected to do a great number of things. but the expectation of society is that the officers when they are wearing the hat they're supposed to as a patrolman and a police officer, they do so with honor and integrity. if you give too many responsibilities to police officers, you defer a great deal o