but first, we turn to the case of leonard peltier. is is a video from amnesty international which has been pushing for president obama to grant peltier clemency. the video is narrated by actor and activist peter coyote. >> i am everyone who ever died without a voice or a prayer. or a hope or a chance. >> leonard peltier is a native activist to is been imprisoned for 40 years, serving two consecutive life terms for a crime he maintains he did not commit. in 1977, he was convicted of killing two fbi agents, ronald williams and jack kohler, during a shootout on the kind ridge reservation in south dakota. he was a member of the american indian movement founded in 1968 during the civil rights movement to advocate for the rights of native americans. the murders occurred at a time when aim supporters and residents of behind ridge are being intimidated and killed, allegedly by paramilitaries connected to the government. the climate of fear and terror prevailed. after two members were acquitted of the killings, witnesses were coerced by the fbi

amy: that was leonard peltier in his own words.orman patrick brown, you were there that day in pine ridge. you survived the 1975 pine ridge shootout. can you describe what happened? yeah, amymy, it was a horrific day. it was a tragic day. we lost three goodman that day. -- three good men that day. my role there was the youngest fighter of a group of -- people who were in camp there, a spiritual encamampment, there to people,their traditional peopople, and aim members from the brutality of the police goon squad, which were armed andnd trained by the fbi. been a toughit has life for many of uss. i just want to state that from that day that the agents lost their lives, we have prayed for them continuously and we feel for their families. we're not happy about that day. i am not happy of that day. i was used as a fedederal witne. i was coerced. my rights were not respected. a constitutional right to a lawyer. my life was threatened post of my mother's life was threatened also. my family. i basisically said some things that were not true

then to the call for clemency for imprisoned native american activist leonard peltier. >>

on wednesday, we looked at the cases of native american activist leonard peltier and chelsea manning.orrow, we will talk about puerto rican independence activist oscar lopez rivera. today we look at another request for presidential pardon. this one from the family of marcus garvey. a pioneering figure in the black freedom struggle in the early 20th century who inspired generations of civil rights activist a around the world. in the 1920's come fbi director j edgar hoover targeted garvey for his political activity as a leader of the pan-african movement. garvey was convicted in 1923 on a charge of mail fraud and sentenced to five years in jail. his charges and conviction effectively ended garvey's political movement and eventually led to his deportation back to jamaica. this is marcus garvey's son dr. julius garvey of the justice for garvey movement, announcing thte -- speakining i in august.. >> the civil rights movement started with marcus garvey. it is acknowlededged by brother malcolm m and martinin luther kg anand historyry. the president stands on that foundation. so we rank that

political prisoners, including army whistleblower chelsea manning or native american activist leonard peltier. in north carolina, the charlotte city council voted unanimously monday to rescind the anti-lgbt ordinance that prompted north carolina's house bill 2, otherwise known as the "bathroom bill." the law denies transgender people use of the bathroom, changing room or locker room , that matches their gender identity. on monday, north carolina governor e elect docrarat roy cooperer said lawmakers will met for a special session today to repeal hb2, which he has calalld "one of f the most discrcriminay laws in the e country." chchinese and u.s. officials say china has returned a u.s. navy drone china seized in the south china sea last week. the u.s. has called the seizure of the drone illegal. china has claimed territorial control over the south china sea, one of the busiest trade routes in the world, while the u.s. has asserted the area should be considered international waters. after the drone was first seized, president-elect donald trump tweeted -- "china steals united states navy researc

joining in a cop killer's clemens campaign by installing a statue of leonard peltier on campus policyce the school would champion the cause of a convicted cop killer. and dallas cowboys rookie sensation ezekiel elliott handing out giving the best in the league these john deere atvs worth more than $16,000 each. it was a small gesture of thanks to the guys who are helping make him the nfl's rushing leader. i want one of those. and celebrating the reason for the season. fox news radio presents the annual christmas show. the two hour extravaganza includes performances by the bellevue singing christmas tree choir. grammy award winner jason crab. catch the holiday special right now. and those are some of your head lines this morning. rick is outside with the weather. rick, what's going on? it looks like it's raining pretty bad. >> it is raining. at least a raining start to the day across the east coast. take a look at the map. show you what's going on. temperatures not that bad. chilly across north dakota. probably only real area very cold out there. counselor across the south it is warm.