darren seals was born in 1987 in ferguson, missouri, and grew up just a few blocks from where michael brown was killed in 2014. he had known the brown family all of his life and when a police officer shot and killed michael seals became a defacto spokesman, not just for the family, but for many of the protesters, tired of police violence against their community and against the political and cultural structure that takes african americans for granted and offers them no hope of improving their lots in life. the ferguson riots thrust darren seals into the spotlight with his commentary, appearing on news networks around the world, covering the violence. he quickly became one of the most important and notable activists for regional justice and against gun violence and police brutality in the country. he co founded an anti police violence organization called hans up united and became involved in politics describing himself on social media as a businessman, revolutionary activist, unapologetically black, african in america, fighter and leader. he also became a vocal critic of the black lives matte

darren seals was born in 1987 in ferguson, missouri, and grew up just a few blocks from where michael brown was killed in 2014. he had known the brown family all of his life and when a police officer shot and killed michael seals became a defacto spokesman, not just for the family, but for many of the protesters, tired of police violence against their community and against the political and cultural structure that takes african americans for granted and offers them no hope of improving their lots in life. the ferguson riots thrust darren seals into the spotlight with his commentary, appearing on news networks around the world, covering the violence. he quickly became one of the most important and notable activists for racial justice and against gun violence and police brutality in the country. he co founded an anti police violence organization called hands up united and became involved in politics describing himself on social media as a business man, revolutionary activist, unapologetically black, african in america, fighter and leader. he also became a vocal critic of the black lives matte

darren seals was born in 1987 in ferguson, missouri, and grew up just a few blocks from where michael brown was killed in 2014. he had known the brown family all of his life and when a police officer shot and killed michael seals became defacto spokesman. not just for the family, but for many of the protestors tired of police violence against their community and against a political and cultural structure that takes african americans for granted and offers them no hope of improving their lots in life. the ferguson riots thrust darren seals into the spotlight with his commentary, appearing on news networks around the world, covering the violence. he quickly became one of the most important and notable activists for regional justice and against gun violence and police brutality in the country. it co founded an anti police violence organization called hans up united and became involved in politics describing himself on social media as a businessman, revolutionary activist, unapologetically black, african in america, fighter and leader. he also became a vocal critic of the black lives matter mov

i'm a president, robert, and i'm delighted to be here today with a senior fellow emeritus, michael brown to discuss his new book released today, the mental maps of the founders how geographic imagination guided america's revolutionary leaders. now, michael is an old and dear friend of aei, and we're really honored to have you with us today, michael. and i want to, before i say a little bit more about you, tell you how grateful i am to you for all that you've done for the american enterprise institute over the years and for america. i grew up reading the almanac of american politics, and i loved it from the first time i started reading it. your voice i could hear. then i still hear now. whenever you open your mouth. but don't open it yet. oh, well, today's event is part of the edward and helen handbook forms at aei. these forums provide a platform to host prominent authors for discussion of their books on issues of national significance. and we are very grateful to edward and helen hanse for their tremendous support of aei and deep commitment to our mission, which make conversations like

>> let's go back further to that, michael brown, incidents between michael brown up to ms.ey and all those that occurred in the past. it is surely an indicator in our environment and society, particular in the culture policing, something is wrong and broken and we keep talking about the same thing over and over. we keep putting these panels and programs together but nothing changes. i think we have to look deeper, we have to look at other policing, the services, more importantly, who is that we are hiring and how they are supervised, how they are being trained. there has to be total accountability, not excuses for any agency, all agencies, trust me, out of the 17,000 police agencies out there around the country, many of them are working hard every day to counter what we just saw here. we have these type of events that do take place, we really have to look harder and wholly at our culture and policing and society and why this particular group of people, african americans, people of color, are continually harmed by police, even when they call the police for help themselves. i

i'm joined now by former conservative mp michael brown, as well as my panel labour activist susie stridely telegraph columnist madeline grant . michael, thank you for grant. michael, thank you for coming in. do you think that this poll is useful or that it's too backward looking? >> no, i think it's a waste of time. the first candidate you mentioned, nigel farage, is not going to be standing in this leadership election or any time soon. i don't think he will ever join the conservative party. he regards it as i'm afraid i do as a complete freak show, the next conservative prime minister, if there ever is one. on the basis of 1997, is not yet even in the house of commons, just as when i entered the house of commons in 1979, the next labour prime minister 18 years later was not in the house of commons when i got elected, and on the basis of 1997, we've got four leaders to go through before we ever get to a contender for the tory premiership. so you discount him . premiership. so you discount him. bofisis premiership. so you discount him. boris is not a member of parliament, so he can't stand

michael brown is his attorney. >> he still wants his day in court, he wants his trial. >> byron: hisolk correctional facility while awaiting trial. >> this is an individual who is a professional. he has no prior criminal history. he was used to getting on a train in the morning, going to work, supporting his family, coming home at night. now you took this individual, and he's in a cell by himself. >> byron: today's conference comes less than two months after heuermann was charged with two additional murders, bringing the total to six. at the time prosecutors also releasing a chilling document they say are sickening instructions heuermann wrote to himself. "hit harder." "use heavy rope." "get sleep before hunt." "remove marks from torture." also included, what prosecutors are calling a blueprint for murder. >> meticulous planning and clear intent is obvious. his intent was nothing short but to murder these victims. >> byron: investigators revealing more chilling details about the alleged serial killer. >> heuermann had a significant collection of violent bondage and torture pornograph

louis, shot and killed an 18 year old young man by the name of michael brown. that shooting which has been repeated far too often in american society. set off a series of protests that have become known as the ferguson writes fergus.

louis shot and killed an 18 year old young man by the name of michael brown. that shooting which has been repeated far too often in the american society, set off a series of protests that have become known as the ferguson writes. ferguson laid bare the national problem of police violence against young black men. and in many ways it was the precursor to the black lives matter movement, which began formerly when police in saint paul.

the michael brown chapter was really, really hard. think it was also because it was near the end of journey. i wrote it second to last. and so was just like it was like it's a lot it's a lot to not to try not to absorb. right. right. so the struggle is to figure out how to stay deeply connected but not overwhelmed. it was it was very difficult. it's not the first time i've chosen to do something ridiculously difficult that is painful. i don't know why is but i think this is the last. okay. well, you're not averse yourself. no, no, i need to work on that for my family. but for me, it was just really it was very painful because i had to remind myself that the point of doing this was worth the pain and. the point was doing it was a to give people another way to think about how discrimination is impacting black people in particular. and this very specific and there's a methodological intention around that, not just as a research focus. and so it was just to remember, hey, if this helps people in way and can actually see another way of doi

black lives matter movement has centered the deaths of black youth and adults from martin and michael brown to tyree nichols and breonna taylor. to tell as many of the dominant narratives that circulate why these people were killed just as till mobley wanted us to see her son as a human being first not a victim, a martyr or a racial stereotype. we see similar acts from black mothers today seeking to protect their children's legacies via the complete and truthful stories that they share about them and the ways that they keep their children's memories alive via political, ethical, educational, and community activism and. for the remainder of my time today, i like to share with you snippets of tell mobley as an orchestrator, orator and educator. when we think of the details of the emmett till case, what perspectives our vantage points get amplified the most. in other words, what do we choose to circulate about this? public knowledge. the case usually unfolds in this way on august 28th, 1955, about a week into his summer of visit to the mississippi delta, emmett till, a 14 year old black teenag

. >>> michael brown, tamir rice, philander casteel, botham jean, elijah mcclain, atatiana jefferson,e small fraction of black people killed by brutal and senseless police violence in our country and now sonya massey, the 36-year-old mother of two called the police on july 6th. she called them concerned about a potential intruder outside her home. she needed help. in theory, police officers are supposed to help people, that is the heart of their job, the body camera footage released on monday of officer interactions with sonya shows a completely different story, it shows us a scene we know all too well, i think that we have seen repeatedly time and time again. here's how it went, the police officers entered sonya's home and asked for her i.d., officers quickly skated tensions after they asked her to check on a pot of boiling water. as sonya goes to do this, the officers appear to move away prompting her to ask them where they are going. we are going to play the next few scenes, as a warning, it is hard to watch. >> hot steaming water. >> wait [ bleep ] >> three shots are fired, not on

exchange with you in these emails you shared with us, sophia, he was reacting to the killing of michael brown, the 18-year-old black man who was shot by a white police officer in ferguson, missouri. so this is an email all the way back from 2014, october vance rights. you quote, i hate the police given the number of negative experiences, i've had in the past few years again, imagine what a black guy goes through. and we just heard a moment ago, vance call police are protectors and we back the blue in this country but, but, but, but, but sophia for you, how passionate was he on the issue of police bias and brutality? >> i mean, at the time i believe jd was genuine in the email that you just quoted, and it certainly reflects my experience as a public defender here in detroit. i watched body-worn cameras every day and represent people who the police treat with callous disregard and excessive force and i think it's a huge problem in this country and we see it regularly young woman was just murdered in her own home. there has been rallies around that recently i knew jd to be a genuine, thoughtful

quote itself and this is around the black lives matter movement in the wake of the 2014 shooting michael brown, and this is what vance said to sophia nelson, quote, i hate the police given the number of negative experiences i've had in the past few years, i can't imagine what a black guy goes through. i wonder how republican voters, independent voters, see comments like that when they are looking at what he's saying now versus what he said previously when you were talking about this earlier? this is a nominee for the vice presidency who has a difficult historical record to deal with, and he's tried to blame a lot of that on the media and how he was framed by the media. he was somebody who was writing of his own accord for the times and the atlantic and putting a lot of these thoughts onto paper himself. so i don't know what republicans would make of that, but he's laid a lot of that out there in the contradiction is laid the bear, i think as you listen to him talk now versus what you've seen him right? and say in the past sure. we can say that he's evolved as well, but there's kind of a differ

itself and this is around the black lives matter movement in the wake of the 2014 shooting of michael brown. and this is what vance said to sophia nelson, quote, i hate the police given the number of negative experiences i've had in the past few years, i can't imagine what a black guy goes through. i wonder how republican voters, independent voters, see comments like that when they are looking at what he's saying now versus what he said previously when you were talking about this earlier, but this is a nominee for the vice presidency who has a difficult historical record to deal with, and he's tried to blame a lot of that on the media and how he was framed by the media he was somebody who was writing of his own accord for the times and the atlantic and putting a lot of these thoughts onto paper himself. so i don't know what republicans would make of that, but he's laid a lot of that out there in the contradiction is laid pretty bare, i think as you listen to him talk now versus what you've seen him right in saying the past sure. we can say that he's evolved as well, but there's kind of a di

i'm a president, robert, and i'm delighted to be here today with a senior fellow emeritus, michael browno discuss his new book released today, the mental maps of the founders how geogic

prior elections, you can't just kick someone off the ticket but dana bash is reporting michael bennet sherrod brown, john tester, three senators, all saying they just don't think biden can win and patty murray today wrote, we need to see a much more forceful and energetic candidate on the campaign trail. so do you think that president biden has done enough to assuage these concerns to make people in your party believe he can win well, here's what i know versus what i think i know that president biden has a track record to run on. so when you go out and you campaign people want to know what you're doing for them. we can talk about what he's done in health care, which is a huge issue. $35 for insulin a month, putting a $2,000 cap on medical expenses. we could look at that. he puts $16 billion into hbcus. we could talk about housing, we could talk about climate control, a 1.2 trillion dollar infrastructure bill a chip act that created jobs and research this touches all of the individuals out there for what they want at not heard one person say, here's a candidate, we don't want joe biden, but here's a

and we're learning tonight that during the meeting of senate democrats, senators michael bennet sherrod brown, and jon tester. all three senior, very respected senators, warned their colleagues that they don't believe biden can beat trump, who right now is campaigning in florida, trying to take advantage of the revolt, chaos inside biden's party just listen to how one democrat described their position on biden staying in the race now even in. the same book talk about being blind. well, tonight the cook political report, which has been a very reliable predictor of election outcomes, just moved five states toward trump and away from biden. now, i just want to show you those states because several of them are crucial swing states must win you've got arizona, georgia, minnesota, new hampshire, and nevada on that list shifting in that direction. kayla tausche is outfront live outside the white house, and kayla, we talk about those. the cook political report. you talk about the senators to talk about mikey cherelle, but the nato summit coming at a very high-stakes moment for biden. he gave a very b

i was told that yesterday that was expressed by not only michael bennet, but also sherrod brown and jon tester, two of the most vulnerable senate democrats expressed in private lunch to their colleagues, michael bennett went on with kaitlan collins last night and went public with his concerns about democrats across the board donald trump is on track, i think to win the selection in maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house. >> so for me, this isn't a question that polling, it's not a question about politics it's a moral question about the future of our country senator bennet, there is saying what some of his endangered colleagues cannot. i'm thinking bob casey in pennsylvania, the open race in michigan, tammy baldwin from wisconsin. he is calling out saying, think about the rest of the ticket here. it would be very, very difficult. for a senator who is up for reelection this time to say what he said. but that doesn't mean that they don't think what he thought in dana as you first reported from that luncheon yesterday, that was a worry that ran through the co

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in the army national guard, curtis michael brown from wortham high school, in the navy, james rismiller. these are just a few examples of some outstanding people living in a place i'm blessed to call home. you need not worry about the future of our country. 114 young men and women believe in our country so much they're willing to put their lives on the line. so when you are told that there's no hope for our country by the media, people in this body, that we can't do something, we can do anything we set our minds to. because we're the united states of america. we are the lighthouse of the world. we are the bright shining city on a hill. last lot of good people working in washington. they get a bad rap. a lot of elected folks up here, a lot of folks sitting up here, do their jobs as clerks here in the house. folks that are working hard, very hard, every day to make our lives better. they're working hard on your behalf. and we have the best system in the world. so we have great people in our district. it's a real privilege to serve them as their congressman. it's my privilege to honor them

during the meeting of senate democrats, senators michael bennet, sherrod brown, and jon tester, all threeected senators, warned their colleagues that they don't believe biden can beat trump. >> donald trump is on track, i think, to win this election. and maybe win it by a landslide. >> they are glum. they're basically holding a wake over on capitol hill. funeral vibes was how the mood was described at an all-hands meeting. >> one member described it to me as being like a funeral. >> seth: oh my god, democrats, get your [ bleep ] together. there's still four months left to go and you're already admitting defeat and holding a funeral? and this is like a football coach giving a half time speech that ends with, "clear eyes, full hearts, we're going to get [ bleep ] crushed!" [ laughter ] don't just mope around, you know, do something. you think biden some step aside, then tell him to get out and start the process of replacing him. if you think he should stay in, then get to work and right the ship now. but this melancholy hand-wringing woe-was-me bull [ bleep ] is so exhausting. no one cares

there are definitely new warning lights flashing dot a source telling cnn that senators michael bennet, sherrod brown, john tester, behind closed doors. >> they all said that they do not think biden can win. and then senator bennet decided to say that at very publicly on cnn the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan to win. >> it's critically important that they address the concerns of the american people not ignore them cnn's arlette saenz is at the white house for us. >> arlette, what is the campaign and what is the white house saying about this? now? >> well, kate, president biden and his team are simply pushing forward with this campaign, essentially telling those democrats with doubts about the president's future, a political capabilities that it's time to move on. aides here at the white house. i haven't campaign really believe that the debate about the debate and president biden's path forward in this campaign has been fully aired out and is over. even though there are still serious doubts among some corners o

refusing to say so publicly, there are two other democrats who voiced similar concerns as michael bennet, sherrod brown of ohio, jon tester of montana. two of them in difficult reelection races, we caught up with sherrod brown earlier today, as well as other senators. and as brown directly about those comments do you, think he's going to speak to the legitimate concerns of all iowa voters my job is to fight for them on everything, to fight for lower drug prices. concerned, are you about his chances in november? >> i'm very concerned. it's going to be a close race and we already knew that but i mean, you have to be concerned about his viability aren't you? >> i am deeply concerned about joe biden winning this november because it is an x existential threat to the country if donald trump wins. so i think that we have to reach a conclusion as soon as possible. >> as the biden team wants a shut down, any speculation that he may leave the race nancy pelosi's comments today suggesting that biden hadn't made a decision has to have the actual opposite effect. and many other democrats are echoing that line, sayi

whether it is jon tester or brown or michael bennet saying president biden is going to lose. >> i have been speaking three or four days to members of congress and governors that are trying to figure it out. it is deep anger at the family and folks in the white house. it is an untenable position. the president does not want to withdraw. democrats were he is going to lose by a considerable margin. here is part of it, if you are a democrat and you put out a statement saying biden should not lead, and biden refuses, guess what, this fall the republican party is going to throw that back and say you don't even want him in the race. how can you defend him now. i think the strategy is to try and replay the 2020 primary. the liberal elite don't like me but i got the voters on my side. that is working in some corners. he's obviously got strong support on capitol hill. he is trying to ride this out by reprising that strategy. here is the complication. what happens the next time? what happens when the next wave comes out showing him losing and losing considerably. that is what i'm curious about. >

democratic senators whether it's john tester or sherrod brown or michael bennett saying president biden's going to lose. >> i just have been speaking, you know, most of the last, i don't know, three or four days to members of congress and governors who interest trying to figure this out. and the common thread is deep anger, alex, at the president, his family, and folks in the white house. the democratic party is in an untenable position right now. obviously the president does not want to withdraw from the race. he wants to stay in, but democrats worry he's going to lose and lose by a considerable margin, and it's going to damage the rest of the party on the ticket. so here's part of the conundrum is that if you're a democrat in office right now and you put out a statement saying biden should not leave the ticket and he ought to step down, and biden refuses to do that, well guess what? this fall the republican party is going to throw that statement back at you and say you don't even want the guy in the race. you called for him out three months ago, how can you defend him now? it's a really

democratic senators in it is, you know, john tester or brown or michael bennett saying, president bidene. >> i just, i have just been speaking for most of the last three to four days to members of congress and governors to figure it out. it is deep anger at the president, his family and folks in the white house. democratic party is in a position right now. obviously he does not want to withdrawal, he wants to stay in. democrats are worried he will lose and by a big marg and i know damage the party on the ticket. if you are a democrat in office right now and saying that biden should leave the ticket and biden refuses to do that, this fall, the republican party is going to throw that statement back at you and say you don't even want the guy in the race. you called for his oyster three months ago. it is a really, really tough spot. the biden strategy, i wrote about it in my column yesterday to replay the 2020 primary that the liberal white elite don't like me but i got the voters, the rank and file working people, black and hispanic folks on my side. you know, i think that is working in so

and according to sources, senators jon tester and sherrod brown and michael bennett told their colleagues that they doubt the biden can win. as senator bennet. well, he expanded on that tonight on cnn donald trump is on track. i think to win the selection. and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house, the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate they have a plan to win the selection now, let's be clear, bennett did not call for president biden to step down at the top of his ticket. and in fact no senator has done that. and those public calls so far i've only come from the house. you've got congresswoman making cheryl today became the seventh house democrats say that biden needs to exit the race now, just to put all this into perspective, there are 200 and 213 democrats in the house, 213 the number seven doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of a majority or really even make you think it's statistically significant? at that congresswoman, she cited hearing from voters who said that they want a lea

source familiar with yesterday's closed door meetings tells nbc news that senators michael bennett, john tester, sherrod brown all voiced concerns about biden winning the election. tester later did not deny the report but referred nbc news to this statement in which he says the president's debate performance raises serious questions. a spokesperson for senator brown, meanwhile, declined to comment. however, senator bennett confirmed his remarks in an interview on cnn last night, but he stopped short of saying the president should drop out of the race. >> well, it's true that i said that, and i did say that behind closed doors, and you guys and others asked whether i'd said it, and that is what i said so i figure i should come here and say it publicly. >> why do you think he can't win in november? >> i just think this race is on a trajectory that is very worrisome if you care about the future of this country. joe biden was 9 points up at this time the last time he was running. hillary clinton was 5 points up. this is the first time in more than 20 years that a republican president has been up in this part of t

>>late today, charlie, sherrod brown from the whale michael bennet from ohio all quoted coming out that winning.what they think this will be trump's election. what of that? >> suddenly, these people areu n playing with other people's money. jon tester and looked around ang sees the polling and sees what it will do to him, it is one thing for the president to losea the white house, but you are talking about the senate. democrats losing the senate.g you are talking about themto losing seats in the house. a huge majority to republicans. so when donald trump takes office, has major, major, nature strong majorities in both. this can be absolutelythan devastating for democrats and nobody deserves more blame than barack obama. if barack obama had ned never pd and had never dragged joe biden out of the dustbin of forgetting him forever and made him his vice president, we would not be going through this nightmare now are co. >> laura: a lot of people to blame. >> it may be about all this stuff but it's all his fault. and>> laura: he graded the newc reenergized joe biden. mullah e and charlie, th

you heard the talk today about tester and brown and then michael, like guys who are on the front lines of these races, you're going to start hearing more. i think from the the swing districts in the house. and just to kind of respond to that, trump hasn't spent any money in the swing states, like nothing like he's he's winning in blue states. wisconsin, michigan, and minnesota is in play up a little bit in michigan, pennsylvania. he hasn't spent a nickel yet. he's going to take these debate clips. he's going to take the stuff stephanopoulos clip of iowa. i'm not in control. like actual rod set and sear that into the minds of those double-haters. and what guys like me are saying is that we have a great candidate as a vice president. we can have a generational change for all those double-haters who hate them all why? i think the president has to do the responsible thing here. there is no recovering i'm sorry i know people don't like for me to say that. but in the countryside, i left columbus, ohio today. i got stopped in the airport five times. i landed in dc. i got stopped in the airpor

. >> laura: late today tester from montana sherrod brown from ohio, and michael bennett from coloradoly coming out that they don't see biden winning. this is going to be trump's election. what of that? >> yeah, suddenly, you know, these people are playing with other people's money. you know, when jon tester looks around and sees this polling and see what's what it's going to do to him. it's one thing for the president to lose the white house. but, you know, you are talking about the senate? democrats losing the senate. you are talking about losing enough seats in the house to give a huge majority to republicans. so that when donald trump takes office, he has major, major, major. >> laura: finally. >> strong majorities in both chambers. this could be absolutely devastating for democrats. and nobody deserves more blame than barack obama. if barack obama had never picked -- had never dragged joe biden out of the dust bin of forgetting him forever and made him his vice president, we wouldn't be going through this nightmare now. so i love it that -- >> laura: a lot of people to blame. >> b

senate democrats told cnn that three members of that chamber, jon tester of montana, sherrod brown of ohio, and michaelnet of colorado told her colleagues, they simply don't think biden can win in november, here was bennett on cnn donald trump is on track. i think to win the election. and maybe win it by a landslide and take with him the senate and the house and the white house in the time since that disastrous debate, i think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan and to win this election, it's a moral question about the future of our country. and i think it's critically important for us to come to grips with what we face if together, we put this country on the path of electing donald trump again all right, our panel's here. jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters, former federal prosecutor, cnn legal analyst elliot williams, former state department official hillary clinton, adviser fully brightness, and matt gorman, former senior adviser to tim scott's presidential campaign. welcome to all of you at felipe. i just want to put this question to you as someone who's insid