mr. garner, the so-called chokehold death.rought a lot of ministers and community leaders from staten island and also the reverend al sharpton into that meeting. the placement of the seating, the photograph the very famous photograph of the mayor and mr. sharpton -- >> what did that say to people? >> particularly to the cops they went crazy, as well as particularly the tablets in new york, the "daily news," about both of those -- both of those papers hate sharpton. seemingly on even footing with the police mission or, it became a cause celebre. the police unions began to have difficulties with the mayor -- and it gave them another nail to drive into the coffin. even for myself it caused -- it caused me no end of problems, in the sense of friends professional acquaintances. as much as mr. sharpton has become a spokesperson, probably the most well-known spokesperson for the african-american community, the african-american civil rights community on the one hand on the other hand he is anathema to police in particular. >> because

mr. garner and the tragic death of those two police officers who posthumously were raise today detective. >> that's right. rose: in your mind are they connected? >> well there is certainly a connectivity in that mr. mr. garner's death, the death of the young man in ferguson were part of the catalyst for the demonstrations that began to roll across the country. and the -- if you will, putting on to the front burner, once again, the racial issues that have been so devicesive in our history we thought we had begun to resolve in the '70s and '80s, the 21st cents tree, they are back on the front burner again. i have stated quite clearly that the actions that the individual who murdered my two police officers were clearly the results of his being influenced by that turmoil in the previous month and a half starting with november 23rd i think the ferguson decision. rose reports right. and the garner? >> we have the garner decision. >> grand jury decisions >> the grand jury decisions on the garner case. so my opinion, that his actions were, in fact influenced by his dissatisfaction with those deci

mr. garner should have gotten a salomons. if anything at all, a commons would have been the appropriate thing. so the citizens are the ones in charge. you know doctor king said in the south -- the south was having a monolog and not a dialogue. it's true today. you have to have a dialogue. i think the mayor is trying to open it up. a few officers turned their backs, but thousands did not and looked big when he did it. this is going to go forward the right way with the voices like the doctor and the police together thinking like leaders, acting for the best interests of all of us and it will be better. >> jim calf non-and michael eric dyson, thank you both on this interesting news day. >>> after the break, jury selection is under way for the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev. can he even get a fair trial in boston? >>> and starting tomorrow the gop will control both chambers of congress. we'll tell you why some republicans may make it an unpleasant day nonetheless for one of their most power 68 leaders. >>> first, a huge portion of th

mr. garner's death began when the police confronted him about the fact that he was selling individual cigarettes instead of packs of cigarettes. that's a crime in new york. i think the most profound thing i read about the eric garner case came from a law progressor at yale -- he's liberal -- i think he was spot on. he said that with all of his first year law students, he asks them on day one, not to support laws that you would not kill to enforce because -- i should quote him directly here. professor carter said the police go armed to enforce the will of the state. and if you resist they might kill you. those are the things that happen. i think professor's advice shouldn't just be directed at people but policy makers. a friend of mine in texas who's a district attorney. i was talking to him once bay reform bill i was working on in texas. it some something to do with low level marijuana offenses. he thought that i thought i was going to impose him. he said you need to understand that i'm not going to instinctively be opposed to everything you argue because i'm a prosecutor. what you should unders

mr. garner's death began when the police confronted him about the fact that he was selling individual cigarettes rather than packs of cigarettes. that's a crime in new york and i think the most provocative thing, the most profound thing i read about the eric garner case came from a law professor at yale named stephen carter. he is liberal and views it differently than i do but i think he was spot on third he said with all of his first first-year law students ps the monday one not to support laws that you would not kill to enforce. and i should guotemack him directly here. professor carter said the police are armed to enforce the will of the state and if you resist they might kill you. i think professor carter's advice shouldn't just be directed at law students by that policymakers but i'm going to close by telling a quick story that i think would be instructive here. a friend of mine in texas who is a district attorney was talking to them once about a reform bill is working on in texas. i don't remember the exact issue. had something do with low-level marijuana offenses and he thought that i tho

mr. garner, senator gardner. >> thank you mr. chairman, and secretary lincoln i don't want to mischaracterize anything that you've said in your response to determine corker. so i want to clarify perhaps a comment that i heard wrong. you mentioned that in the discussion the possibility of the legislation, the chairman has sent over to you the possibility of that legislation undermining the credibility of our negotiators. could you expound on that comment? and is that what you, indeed said? >> the -- in the context of these negotiations, if we get to an understanding, part of this our commitment, should the iranians make the commitments necessary to convince us and our partners that their program would be for peaceful purposes in return, their expectation is that something would be done about the sanctions. they, of course, would like us to end the sanctions immediately. that is something we will not do. and undersecretary cohen can address that. we believe that the best way to proceed is based on the not only the commitments they

mr. garner. it is fair i think to say that he has been given a lot of credibility by democratic leaders. he is a major talk show host, i guess. he claims to be a big leader of civil rights, but people in that movement, but i think it is fair for people to say that sharpton has been legitimized and some of his past bad behavior overlooked by some democratic leaders. host: our last call for bill kristol is a steward on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. when john boehner was ushered in, i remember him crying and telling his story about how he worked at his father's tavern and relates to the joe american, and i am a disenfranchise republican. i do not have a reason to vote for your party. i want to do it again and i did it for years and years, but there is a major problem with optics. there is so much internal strife and the party. i do not know what they stand for anymore. if you look back in the summer, we are confronted with isis, which i heard described as a threat to wo

mr. garner to begin with implied that he was perhaps seeing an adversarial relationship where there is not one. >> well i think what blake says about the history feeds the news so much. there's so many built-in sensitivities on both sides of this. everybody certainly i think on the police side is listening to the mayor very carefully when he says these things and maybe he thinks he says things that he doesn't intend and they say things they don't intend and anything is costly in a spillover like this. we'll see how it plays out this weekend and hopefully there's progress from where we were last weekend. we'll see the panel later on this show. >>> lots more ahead this hour including the next move from the very outspoken and maybe even controversial pope francis. we'll have all the details on that. >>> later 2014 was a very good year for stephen colbert with an even promising very different 12 months ahead. we'll head over to the big board to see if we can find out what 2015 holds for them and other potential newsmakers. these ally bank ira cds really do sound like a sure thing but i'm a bit

mr. garner's death again when the police confronted him about the fact that you selling individual cigarettes instead of packs of cigarettes. that is a crime in new york. i think the most profound thing i've read about the eric garnered case from a law professor at yell. he is liberal and use the world differently than i do. i think you are spot on with what he said. he said that with all his first-year law students, he asked them on day one, not to support laws that you would not kill two of force because and i should quote him directly here. professor carter said, "the police go on to enforce the will of the state. if you resist, they might kill you. " i think that professor carter as his vice should not be directed at law students. it should be directed at lawmakers. i want to do this by tying a quick story. a friend of mine in texas who is a district attorney. i was talking to him once about a reform buildout was working on in texas. i do not remember the exact issue. he thought that i thought that he was want to oppose me. you need to understand that i'm not going to argue everything bec

mr. garner, senator gardner. >> thank you mr.hairman, and secretary lincoln i don't want to mischaracterize anything that you've said in your response to determine corker. so i want to clarify perhaps a comment that i heard wrong. you mentioned that in the discussion the possibility of the legislation, the chairman has sent over to you the possibility of that legislation undermining the credibility of our negotiators. could you expound on that comment? and is that what you, indeed said? >> the -- in the context of these negotiations, if we get to an understanding, part of this our commitment, should the iranians make the commitments necessary to convince us and our partners that their program would be for peaceful purposes in return, their expectation is that something would be done about the sanctions. they, of course, would like us to end the sanctions immediately. that is something we will not do. and undersecretary cohen can address that. we believe that the best way to proceed is based on the not only the commitments they ma

mr. zimmerman but is yet to announce that decision. the decisions about whether to file civil rights charges in the deaths of brown and garner are unlikelyo be announced before mr. holder leaves. some of the issues for the next attorney general if u.s. attorney lorettaridge is confirmed by the senate mark, an independent in california. good morning. caller: good morning. the first thing to address and this will help all of us. let's look at the separate individual departments of our government and get corruption out of it. the two parties have had such control. everybody is playing so many favorites our forefathers didn't want pirates in on everything when we started country because inaftertabley, a certain amount of piracy is in our system. i come from a city where we have had some bad officials. i worked for a count each department and i got fired for asking them to take a look at some issues that had rachel overtones but because it makes the guy in charge look bad thing just dismissed me over ethical differences. when there are ethical differences, how do you fire somebody without discussing it. they took my report, didn't like what i

garner death. >> there isn't a shred of evidence. >> yes, but the mayor made it a racial thing. how did the police respond mr. kerik? you you saw this week it was reported in the bedford stuyvesant part of brooklyn where these took place police officers have arrested i think one person in the last week. clearly cops have decided we're not going to enforce the law, at least in the way we did before these killings. is that legitimate? >> no, i honestly don't think that's legitimate. and here's why. you know how many cops are in that precinct right now? have been in that precinct over the last week, week and a half two weeks? since the assassination of these cops? that that area, that precinct has been flooded with law enforcement. the bad guys they could have gone elsewhere. taken that stat, that one stat and saying the entire police department is going to slow down or work stoppage i think it's a bit premature. >> do you think that's going on? we have heard some -- not by name but on background cops saying we're going to stop enforcing the law because we're upset with the leader. >> i don't believe it. i agree with c

garner the presidential nomination withdashboard by richard m. mixon. these defeats did little to defer nelson rock ferrer over time. a man mr. smith describes as someone who never saw a problem he didn't not want to resolve or a vacant lot he did not want to build on. until just recently there was the equivalent of vacant lot within the political biography shelves covering mid 20th 20th century u.s. history. richard norton smith has now filled if with a bang that is as magnificent as the life it describes, akin to a stunning, a czech tyler mast e arerpiece candid and captivating like nelson rockefeller. please join in the welcoming to the kennedy library richard norton smith. [applause] >> we can all go home now. >> tonight we have a great biographer, a great statesman and a rockefeller. that a pretty good combination. let's start with a key moment for those of you who have not yet read richard's terrific biography of nelson rockefeller. it bins with a prolog, and it's a risky thing to do sometimes indicates a lack of confidence in your material. but in this case it actually shows that richard has a big argument to make, and

mr. pallone: thank you madam speaker. today is a sad day for this institution. late last night when republicans failed to garner the votes for one extreme antiwoman bill, they pulled the switch and turned to another extreme antiwoman bill. in this attempt to restrict women's access to abortion care is an unprecedented radical assault on women's health care. tens of thousands of women and their families will be harmed by this policy. the bill's sponsors claim that this bill simply codifies the hyde amendment. and that is inaccurate. this bill takes unprecedented steps far beyond the hyde amendment. this bill places restrictions on how women with private insurance can spend private dollars in purchasing health insurance. but the bill doesn't stop there. it also prohibits washington, d.c., from using its own medicaid funds to make health care coverage decisions. and the goal behind this bill is to effectively get rid of all comprehensive health care coverage in this country. antichoice republicans want to turn back the clock on women's rights. it's critical that we protect the right of every woman to make her own

mr. pallone: thank you madam speaker. today is a sad day for this institution. late last night when republicans failed to garner the votes for one extreme antiwoman bill, they pulled the switch and turned to another extreme antiwoman bill. in this attempt to restrict women's access to abortion care is an unprecedented radical assault on women's health care. tens of thousands of women and their families will be harmed by this policy. the bill's sponsors claim that this bill simply codifies the hyde amendment. and that is inaccurate. this bill takes unprecedented steps far beyond the hyde amendment. this bill places restrictions on how women with private insurance can spend private dollars in purchasing health insurance. but the bill doesn't stop there. it also prohibits washington, d.c., from using its own medicaid funds to make health care coverage decisions. and the goal behind this bill is to effectively get rid of all comprehensive health care coverage in this country. antichoice republicans want to turn back the clock on women's rights. it's critical that we protect the right of every woman to make her own