the naacp is falling into that lane. why do you let people like this guy spout on about russian interference in the 2016 election when there was none, but the minute someone talks about the 2020 election and talks about the fraud, the evidence of fraud and election improprieties that was there, you cut them off summarily. you have people like this gentleman who also talks about the filibuster is racist when it absolutely had nothing to do with race. all you have to do is get out of the revisionist history in their minds and view the real history about the filibuster. i would like just a little bit of fairness here because again, i'm a republican, i'm a conservative first. what's going on here when he talks about things like the voting rights act being good, no it has not been. it was voted on by the supreme court there were certain provisions that no longer were applicable to today. host: you have a few issues there, which one do you want him to respond to? caller: i'd like him to respond to the fact that there was no ru

the naacp takes no action because the naacp is very leery of taking on the plane case that they thinkthey can win and they think the people may have been guilty. we find out that the young black boys are absolutely not guilty. they were accused of something they were not involved in. he becomes disillusioned with the rule of the naacp on the -- and he moves to the left. as i said to you, he starred in germany so in germany, he started reading some of these works. the bible, of course. particularly for a reason. origin of the species. and karl marx. and he reads, especially the preface to the condition on political economy and there he writes about political economy and there he writes, tries to this human error cannot judge itself by that particular area, many cannot try to buy what they do at that particular time. it is not the man who determines his consciousness, it is the consciousness who determines the man reason. an instance, it is not you who determines the external conditions but the external conditions decide where you are. and the conditions of life can form your conscious

>> i wouldn't go to the civil rights establishment the black folks at the naacp. >> but black radio? >> i would go to the black colleges i would not do the traditional civil rights. >> i agree with you that my thought was at the very least sentences of your talk will be played on black radio i agree not to rely on the naacp which is a lost group i think idealistically that it doesn't matter. we agree it would be great if they showed up to donald trump show this by saying what you have to lose? >> we consider that effective. [laughter] >> and to think more effective. >> all there was truth to that. will that happen again in 2022 with a violent crime overly directed toward blacks will they still though democrats in the cities with the defendant police crowd quick. >> it depends on if the republican nominee that is what it will come down to. to go into this community and to think of how well these are going and in terms of income and wage growth. blacks were doing tremendous with the economy under donald trump so there is a fear that many policies that he supported where policies from t

lisa cylar barrett, policy director of the naacp legal defense and education fund. i hope you come back and have another conversation down the road. >> c-span's washington journal. every day we take your calls and discussed policy issues that impact you. wednesday morning, a preview of dhs secretary's budget hearing and a discussion of homeland security policy with an immigration reporter, michelle hackman. , and, the role of unemployment insurance during the pandemic and republican senators trying to cut benefits. watch c-span's washington journal at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. join with calls, facebook comments, texts, or tweets. ♪ ♪ >> on capitol hill, house speaker nancy pelosi and representative karen bass met with the family of george floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death. representative bass is the author of the george floyd justice in policing act and it is a vote in the senate. -- it is awaiting votes in the senate. speaker pelosi: good evening, everyone.

of the naacp's magazine the crisis magazine also strongly opposed the monument. when the black male leaders of the washington dc branch were contacted by the national leaders to see how they wanted to fight it. they declined to fight against the -- of the monument these out of touch men replied that they did not want to alienate poor southern black migrants in the district by as they put it seeming to mock the statue in an overly highbrow way. fundamentally misjudging the situation locally black men in the naacp feared that formerly enslaved women who had served as caretakers for white children might be upset if the civil rights group objected to this tribute. black women of all classes had no similar doubts many of their own. grandmothers and mothers had been forced to work as caretakers for other women's children. terrell's editorial began by condemning the evening star's recent endorsement of the proposed monument and then she cut right to the heart of the myth of the unproblematic love whites. imagine they had given and received from enslaved women. colored w

>> the naacp legal defense and educational fund. thank you for asking that. we are the legal civil rights organization, the oldest in our country founded by thurgood marshall and wholly separate from the naacp since 1957 so we work closely with that administration. we have been fighting for equality and continue to fight for equality using sort of all the tools in our toolbelt so to speak . we're primarily a legal organization and use the legal system to fight for equality . we do a tremendous amount of policy work at the federal state and local level. we have a public education and research arm through our thurgood marshall institute so we are constantly trying to protect and advance the civil rights of individuals and particularly black individuals in this country.. >> on police reform specifically, how involved have you been with legislators who are involved in these discussions with cory booker. have you talked to him and have you talked to senator tim scott? >> we certainly talked with folks on the hill. both on the house and senate side. sto share our v

we're critical to creating this man who becomes the lawyer for the naacp. so my college gratz colleges in philadelphia greater, philadelphia, so marshall has a connection we does well, he goes to lincoln university. which is again greater, philadelphia. hey, it's close. all right. here, right. so like university of maryland is greater, washington dc. i guess that's sort of true but the connection to philadelphia is that we said lincoln he has a group of friends and they sort of enjoy playing cards. they enjoy each other's company and they enjoyed going into philadelphia on the weekends to see the town. and to go to the churches where they thought the prettiest girls were there. and one of his ventures into philadelphia, he meets the woman who becomes his wife was a vivian and he claims he didn't meet her until several years later. she cleaned claimed it. she actually met him at an event at a and a party. he was still busy talking to everybody else. he didn't notice her, but she noticed him and she decided that he was someone she wanted to get to know better

s you have more responsibly for bands all of the district mr mr all of the naacp and all of the naacp and all 1 every day all of the empty soul so there is no you know there's no fixed accountability and i know some people are very very angry but they have not been pointing you know to someone particularly you know this person has messed up all of this because but they are saying they are saying that you know oddly the ship they were convicted exactly is in those states i'm to completely you know missed the point and it is not too late because i was joe's outflow there is no bed of 11 in the city but on sea and those who are living in villages they cannot access of bed and they are simply dying. all right a horrible situation journalists from the web site the print a very thank you so much for that. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. from monday australia will ban it anyone who has been recently in india from entering the country including its own citizens and residents rule breakers face fines or even jail time the government says th

you can go back to the busing wars of the 70s and 80s with groups like the naacp. the polls show most blacks didn't support so this is a very old phenomena. >> as i mentioned school choice, that's another good example that's huge. so okay, if this is true why do they keep voting democrat? [laughter] >> well, it's not a phenomena unique to blacks. i will give you an example in 2020 there was a referendum that would have reinstated racial preferences something california voters had rejected back in the 1990s this was an effort to put them back in place. asian americans were part of the group that helped to defeat this proposition but at the same time they voted overwhelmingly for joe biden. you look at the districts in california and see this disparity so blacks are not the only group that does this. there are other issues and i would also add part of the problem is also the lack of public outreach. there are some exceptions, but they remain largely exceptions. this is a vote republicans largely can see to the democratic party. republicans typically don't go into the

we have been separate from the naacp from -- we continue to fight for equality using all the tools in our toolbelt so to speak. we are primarily a legal organization and use it to fight for equality. we do a tremendous amount of policy work at the state, local and federal level. we have public education and research through the thurgood marshall institute. we are constantly trying to protect and advance the civil rights of individuals, particularly black individuals, in the country. host: on the police reform issue how involved have you been with legislators who are involved in discussions with cory booker? have you talked to him? have you talked to senator tim scott? guest: we certainly talked with folks on the hill both the house and senate side to share our views about what we think is critical and important. we were happy to see the bill pass the house and we think the bill that passed the house should pass the senate. it does include the accountability framework i mentioned and we think that is really critical and it is time for change. as you asked at the top what difference, th

people had started to join the naacp, membership begins to skyrocket n. 1940 the naacp had about 50,000 members, in 1946 they have about 500,000 members. that's one of the ways black workers begin to get involved. many of them begin to join civil rights organizations like the naacp. they also begin to vote. they're very active politically. they're putting pressure if on different people in places like detroit and new york and california where black people can vote. they're putting pressure onty leaders to desegregate, to do something about the south. what happens in the comes a little bit slower, but you start to see some real resolve coming out of the north. truman desegregates the military in 1948, okay? that's one of the things that happens as a result of the pressure instituted by a. phil inrandolph but also black -- a. phil lip randolph, but all sorts of different levels of she desegregation begin to occur in the 1950s. jackie robinson, there's no coincidence that happened right after the war as the black community grows and increases in not just its awareness, but pressuring local

the naacp is falling into that lane. why do you let people like this guy spout on about russian interference in the 2016 election when there was none, but the minute someone talks about the 2020 election and talks about the fraud, the evidence of fraud and election improprieties that was there, you cut them off summarily. you have people like this gentleman who also talks about the filibuster is racist when it absolutely had nothing to do with race. all you have to do is get out of the revisionist history in their minds and view the real history about the filibuster. i would like just a little bit of fairness here because again, i'm a republican, i'm a conservative first. what's going on here when he talks about things like the voting rights act being good, no it has not been. it was voted on by the supreme court there were certain provisions that no longer were applicable to today. host: you have a few issues there, which one do you want him to respond to? caller: i'd like him to respond to the fact that there was no ru

>>let bring in naacp president derrick johnson. good to see you.to this here because the indictment states chauvin deprived george floyd from his right to be free from reasonable seizure. give me your reaction to hearing about these civil rights charges. also, do you think this is going to set a precedent for future cases? >> well, it's important to have a functioning department of justice, and that is what we're witnessing now. as the department begins to staff up with the type of leadership that's necessary, i hope to see more of these type of indictments taking place across the country. any time you allow officers like derek chauvin to operate with no accountability, you have more people in the community who are put at risk, who are caused harm and unfortunately like george floyd, who are killed. >> do you think this is going to be a precedent set here now? >> it should be. the naacp, we were created around anti-lynching legislation to get the federal government the authority to go into local jurisdictions to investigate, to prosecute, and convi

headline what is it the see if you have more responsibly full bands all of the district mr mr all of the naacp and all of the naacp and all emily all the empty still so there is no you know there's no fixed accountability of i know some people are very very angry but they have not been pointing you know until someone particularly you know all of this person has messed up all of this because but they are saying they are saying that you know odd odd leadership they will convict and make that is in those states i'm to completely you know missed the point and it is now too late because i've lost joe's outflow there is no beds available in the city but i don't see and those who are living in villages they cannot access of bed and they are simply dying. all right a horrible situation journalists from the web site the printer and see thank you so much for that. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. in paris clashes have broken out between police and protesters demanding stronger labor protections thousands of demonstrators are in the streets to mark int

and include congresswoman barbara lee who joined oakland mayor libby schaaf and john bonta part of a naacp event to honor the legacy of george floyd. >> reporter: through song, dance, poetry -- >> they even killed jesus when he came. >> reporter: and eight minutes of silence, the local chapter of naacp honored the life of george floyd and the work that oakland activists created in his memory. >> his funeral reminded us, and everyone who spoke, his daughter, reminded us then that day that the world would never be the same. >> reporter: there is plenty of work left, and congresswoman barbara lee called on congress to pass the justice and policing act and ban chokeholds and call on officers accused of misconduct. >> the way to honor his life and legacy is to have a durable, and structural and systemic change that is worthy of him. >> reporter: and ron bonta seized the opportunity to have an officer decertifyication process to prevent fired police offers from getting a job at another police department. >> and i think that this moment, it was meant for me. >> reporter: and historic increases in

the naacp got a lot of letters think this happened to me what can i do about it?people also challenge it in person. rosa parks is hardly the first person who did not to give up their seat there are lots of who refused to move and had to be thrown off various conveyances. it could be a very dangerous form of challenging. see other forms of challenging. then of course people organized ways of challenging it. like the freedom rights were you had bus rides, travel and interracial groups to challenge travel segregation. you had sit ins and bus stations, restaurants, it was just almost any conceivable weight you could challenge people, people challenged up at >> am curious as a follow-up, i guess it never happens that white people would rally to the cause. wait a second, let this person sit where they want to sit was that not unheard of? >> became much more common over time it became common on the second world war era where this shift in race relations. you also have a lot of people outside their normal area like northern white soldiers traveling with black soldiers oft

or a sponsor before bands all of the district mr mr all of the naacp and all of the naacp and all every day all of the empty still so there is no you know there is no fixed accountability i know some people are very very angry but they have not been pointing you know until someone particularly you know this person has messed up all this because but they are saying what they are saying that you know odd odd leadership they were convicted in those states and they completely you know missed the point and it is now too late because i've lost joe's outflow there is no bed of 11 in the city but on sea and those who are living in the lives as they cannot access of bed and they are simply dying all right a horrible situation journalists from the web site the print over and see thank you so much for that. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. from monday australia it will ban anyone who has recently been in india from entering a country including its own citizens and residents rule breakers face fines or even jail time the government says the move

in 1909, she helped found the naacp. during world war i she picketed the white house for women's suffrage with the national women's party and created the wage earners association to encourage unionization among black women workers. she was a founding member of a group that opposed american and european imperialism that called itself the international council of women of the darker races. in the 1930's she joined the commonest parties international labor defense on behalf of poor african-americans treated unfairly by the criminal justice system, such as the scottsboro nine. in the 1940's, terrell helped organize the march on washington movement. initiated a lawsuit to integrate the american association of university women. m supported striking black cafeteria workers resisting signing anti-communist pledges. in the late 1940's and early 1950's, terrell spoke before congressional committees in favor of the equal rights amendment. she also chaired two important committees affiliated with the civil rights congress, an organi

the naacp releasing thisd resot working on it, we do have some leads. >> reporter: hundreds of workers are on site each day, and the naacp says many are brought in from out of state. >> it's kind of ironic -- from lynchburg, virginia, they were brought on the site, and a lot of individuals from florida and texas, georgia from the south have come up here to work on this particular site. >> reporter: carlos best is an ironworker at the location. >> some guys just want to get a paycheck and go home. but personally i - on this job here, i've seen a lot of racism, a lot of things, and it's sad. >> reporter: amazon saying, we continue to be deeply disturbed by the incidents happening at the construction site. amazon is offering a $100,000 reward to help catch those responsible. david? >> erielle reshef tonight. thank you. >>> news involving president biden's infrastructure and job plans to repair roads, bridges and bring high speed internet to rural america. republicans argue it cost too much. tonight the white house offering a counterproposal bringing the price tag down. let's get to mary b

led by the naacp, the national association for the advancement of colored people and their legal defense fund. they recruited people, there were plaintiffs in these cases, as you heard there -- were cases in brown, delaware, kansas, virginia, south carolina and washington d.c.. one of the cases was organized by teenagers, led by 16-year-old girl on her own who called for a strike at her segregated school, for the right to have better facilities. the rest were apparent driven cases. so my father got involved because one day, just this simply, history knocked on our door. in the form of a childhood friend who is now -- they want a great school together, they want to join a heist together, the multi school together. charles went off to world war ii and came back and became an attorney. one sunday afternoon, he knocked on our door and asked my father if he'd be willing to join this case they were organizing. to sue the school board. so the children would no longer have to be assigned based on race. the public school. nine deaths -- because but time, everybody that signed, up every parent was

rights leaders and advocacy groups who have been working on this for decades, like reverend al and the naacp and the national urban league and many others. with that, i present to you phil onus floyd. >> how y'all doing? >> how you doing? >> i'm doing great. this was just to remember what happened to my brother because this was the day that he was murdered. it was great. he is a genuine guy. they always speak from the heart. it is a pleasure just to be able to have a chance to meet with them when we have that opportunity, too, and we are just thankful for what is going on and we just want this george floyd policing act to be passed in the future. >> [indiscernible] >> no. this the thing -- if you can make a federal law to protect the bird, which is the bald eagle, you can make federal law to protect people of color. >> now we will have his brother rodney floyd. >> how you guys doing? today is about remembrance of our brother, george floyd, father, uncle, friend, cousin. mr. president and the vice president gave us their condolences, adding on to what happened last year, reiterating everythin

rights leaders and advocacy groups who have been working on this for decades, like reverend al and the naacp and the national urban league and many others. with that, i will present to you for loan is floyd -- >> how are you doing? i'm doing great. we met with the president and the vp. it was for the remembrance of what happened to my brother. this was his day that he was murdered. it was great. he's a genuine guy. they always speak from the heart. it's a pleasure to have the chance to meet with him when we had the opportunity. we are thankful for what is going on. we want this george floyd policing act to be passed in the future. no. here's the thing. if you can make federal laws to protect the birds, the bald eagle, you can make a federal law to protect people of color. >> what about the fact you have -- >> now we will have his brother rodney floyd. >> how are you guys doing? today is about the remembrance of our brother george floyd. father, uncle, friend, cousin. mr. president and vice president are touching back on what happened last year, reiterating everything. assess how we are doing

host: lisa cylar barrett serves as director of policy at the naacp legal defense and education fund joiningon the one-year anniversary of george floyd's murder. the same question we have been asking viewers throughout the past two hours of the program, in the past 365 days what has changed and what hasn't? ms. barrett: good morning, john. thank you for having me today. i want to take a moment to acknowledge the family and friends of george floyd and the immense grief they continue to experience as a result of the killing of mr. floyd. ef tco

these postmortem photos of greene released on the naacp baton rouge facebook page show the extent of the injuries greene suffered during the incident. abrasions on his skull and bruising across his cheeks. ronald greene's mother told cnn in a statement, they murdered him, that her son didn't have a chance. >> i mean, it is incredibly disturbing that tape, and that's just a fraction of it. that was leaked. what else are we learning about this case? >> well, just tonight, anderson, we're getting some new information. we now know that a state police official telling cnn, telling me colleague nick valencia, this source has knowledge of the incident, he says from the start this was a criminal investigation from that night. this source is saying. he points to the local news coverage. he says he doesn't know where this narrative came from that ronald greene died from that crash that night. he said this was a criminal investigation from day one, according to the source, and just a couple of -- a little bit of information we're also learning about the officers who were involved. two of the of

also, former president of naacp. chief ramsey, is there any justification for dragging a handcuffed suspect, face down, by the feet along concrete? i mean, what does -- does anything you saw in that video make sense to you? >> no. no, it doesn't. and -- and there's nothing, in any manual, anywhere in the united states, that allows for dragging an individual, face down, by their ankles. you know, it clearly is a case of excessive force. i mean, between the tasing, kicking, beating. having him in a prone position for that length of time. even though no one was sitting on him, like in george floyd's case. that is, still, a position that's very difficult to breathe. and part of your training tells you, as soon as you get him cuffed, roll 'em over or sit 'em up in order for them to be able to breathe. in fact, when mr. greene tries to roll over, one of the troopers actually puts his foot on his lower back, and pushes him back down. so, this is a very troubling case. at two-years old, there's no excuse for this to be held

that i expected it but following the evidence where it led me and one of the things i found was the naacp which was very cash-strapped for most of its history and had to dial it back during the great depression in particular decided to make education a priority. they were under continuous pressure to do something about transportation and one of the things they would do is be like start -- do a civil suit, we will help you a little bit so they ended up being pulled into transportation more than they planned, and then the other thing, this is true education also, direct action became necessary because even when organizations like the naacp or individual litigants won in court, the transportation didn't desegregate, you get to the point you have to have direct action and this is part of what ends up with the freedom rides very early on in 1947, and some individuals in terms of they will read in the newspaper and through irene morgan the things are desegregated and i will not obey these laws and then you get change. >> what do you think of the fact that segregated travel, oftentimes corporati

lisa cylar barrett, policy director of the naacp legal defense and education fund. hope you come back and have another conversation down the road. guest: i would love to. thank you so much. host: thank you for your time. up next, we get law enforcement perspective on police reform. we will be joined by steve casstevens, former president of the international association of chiefs of police. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ announcer: on sunday, june 6 historian and journalist max hastings will be our guest on in-depth. >> there was humiliation upon the most powerful power. the stairway of which on the evening of the 29th of april fugitives ascended to a rooftop helicopter, securing a place among the symbolic images. for me, as from a generation of war correspondents, the struggle was among the foremost experiences of our careers. i was one of those who flew out of the u.s. embassy on that tumultuous, terrifying day. announcer: his most recent book is of a good operation pedestal." -- "operation pedestal." join in the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, t

strachan event led by the naacp true community members along with city, state and congressional leaders. b we should not fear those that have taken an oath to protect and serve. >> we cannot have a system of policing were some communities feel safe and others targeted. >> the anti-police territory project held a -- to call on the city to reinvest funding in community services. >>> from the president and vice president to local leaders, athletes and act this -- activists, their remembering george floyd today. strachan update on this explosion. this happened in 2019. today, we got the official court. an investigation found improperly grounded electrical equipment spark the blast that destroyed two tanks during ethanol. no one got hurt. a worker was trapped by the flames. >> nurses went on strike today. to even try to negotiate a new contract for more than one year. >> a majority of the population only speaks chinese. if the hospital can't keep up with the competitive standards, they will lose a lot of these experienced nurses. >> if they would have met with us instead of having us waste o

assert their culture they will keep the collective sense of nationhood alive and potentially undo the naacp. the day is normally marked with demonstrations not just in the palestinian territories but all over the world. at times the events have turned into confrontations with israeli security forces. the recent unrest sparked by the potential conviction of palestinians from their farms by israeli authorities to add more fuel to the fire for those commemorating this day. and meanwhile a vigil against anti semitism has been held in girls in cash and in western germany earlier this week demonstrators shouted anti jewish slogans outside the city synagogue and on friday supporters rallied in solidarity with jewish communities police estimate around 300 people took part in the spokes person for chancellor angela merkel said germany will not tolerate anti semitic protests while peaceful protests against israel's policies were allowed some of those took place in other german cities such as but. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world in the u.s. the family of a black

assert their culture they will keep the collective sense of nationhood alive and potentially undo the naacp. the day is normally marked with demonstrations not just in the palestinian territories but all over the world. at times the events have turned into confrontations with israeli security forces. but the recent unrest sparked by the potential conviction of palestinians from their farms by israeli authorities who add more fuel to the fire for those commemorating this day. and now for some other news making headlines around the world chile is gearing up for elections this weekend to choose a special assembly that will draft a new constitution the existing chanted dates back decades to the autocratic rule of just finishing mass protests back in 29 tame spurred the initiative the constitutional conventions 155 delegates will have a year to draft a new text. heavy rains in brazil calls flooding in towns along the amazon river the city of man hour is under a state of emergency and some 20000 people have been forced to leave their homes scientists say this is flooding is far more severe than w

ganon >> what the naacp said is not ag exaggeration. proposed under the senate bill was to have poll watchers be able to record voters as they'rr casting their vote and make it a misdemeanor for poll workers to. so as stand in the line of sight. so so much of this, it goes beyond the pale. there are obstacles to voting, voters with disabilities. the fight is still on. we need that recognition that this is about democracy.anche rh the democracy we're proud of and that makes our country what it is. once something passes, it in the courts.et we've given authority to our county office, giving him what he needs to file to fight voter suppression bills.ve o even now, it really does land at the footsteps of the federal government., i feel a responsibility to continue the legacy of lyndon b. johnson who passed the voting rights act. as americans, all of us need to feel responsibility to protect the democracy that people died for. not just the time of mlk but fighting our wars abroad. that so many have come to this country and searched for. it i

several voting and civil rights organizations have followed suits to block florida's law, and the naacp calls it a blatant attack on the right to vote, and a horrifying reminder of the fragility of democracy. earlier today, david plouffe had this. >> this is a deaf con moment for democracy. it's a threat from within. democracy is hanging by the thinnest thread in our country's history. >> as others have raised, it's no coincidence that it's what appears to be a purge on those loyal to donald trump. party members in the house are on track for a vote next week to remove congresswoman liz cheney from her leadership ranks because she refuses to stay quiet about trump and the big lie. her release, her total willingness to promote the lie on a podcast hosted by trump white house strategist steve bannon. >> when you talk to any voter across the country, they are focused on election security and election integrity. it's important to stand up to the issues and these are questions that have to be answered before we head in the 2022 midterms, that the american people have faith in our election sys

this event led on by the naacp brought on together the community, city and state leaders. young people were here too. they want to keep opening othrealities of police brutality. tired of living in fear they say, zoey brown is incollege. she danced today and said she is determined to make sure her generation will be the voice and the change. >> talked to a lot of young people attending howard and they are trying to be lawyers to change the system and make it up top because we need that. we need younger voices. the fact that they are not listening to us, you know, many america is declaring that democracy i'm not seeing it. >> the people out here tell me while the guilty verdict for chauvin was a victory for the floyd family, justice really never came for other families killed by police. even the attorney general talked about the need for police responsibility laws. this event is expected to last about another hour and the people out here say it's very important for everybody of all races to come together to rebuild the system that they call broken. we are live in oakland thi

more we are joined by ben jealous, president of people for the american way, rmer president of the naacpe back to democracy now! talk about what needs to happen right now. the senate judiciary committee deadlocked, but this can still move to the senate floor, the vote on kristen clarke come to have a civil rights division, can't it? >>>> yes. that is what chuck schumer will have to do. he will have to move this to the floor for about. republicans are voting on partisan lines, apparently because they are trying to suppress voting rights across the country. if that is the case, the last thing yowould what is misting voter rights advocate leading that division of the u.s. doj. amy: talked about the hearing that took place. talk about what kristen clarke represents and why you feel it is so critical that she be confirmed. >> the attacks on her were a new low. sit it accrues accusing her of lying, pretended the words of the poet amiri baraka were her own words, which he forwarded anemia with e submission from him to student magazine just passing it on to her colleagues. he then read what the

you are meeting with the naacp tomorrow for that rally. there with, and are you planning on meeting with any city or state officials? >> yes. we are going to be there with the aclu. the new orleans aclu. we will have the naacp, baton rouge branch. and several celebrities. right now my mind is going. but it is so exciting. i am just so elated to have the opportunity. the fact that we are here at this platform to speak loud on the murder, the horrific murder of my son. >> yeah. i don't know how i would respond as a mom to the idea that these people could be tazed and torture your son and nothing has happened to any of them. i am going through the list of what happened. the officer that denied there was a body cam video when there was lied about it claiming your son was a threat to flee. no discipline. the officer that struck and stunned your son was recorded bragging about beating him. they intended to fire him but he died in a car crash. the officer dakota demoss who jolted your son with the stun gun faced termination in a separate incident

more responsibly full dads all of the district mr mr all of the naacp and all of the naacp and all 1 every day all of the n.p.c. all so there's no you know there's no fixed accountability and i know some people are very very angry but they have not been pointing you know up to someone particularly you know all of this person has messed up all of this because but they are saying what they are saying that you know odd leadership they want them to make that is in those states and to completely you know missed the point and it is not only because i was joe's outflow there is no beds available in the city but on sea and those who are living in villages they cannot access of bed and they are simply dying all right a horrible situation journalists from the web site the printer and say thank you so much for that thank you. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world from monday australia will ban anyone who has recently been in india from entering the country including its own citizens and residents rule breakers face fines or even jail time the gov

harden, i understand the naacp helped make those images available.voke change? >> similar to the case of george floyd, we're hoping that now, because the state of louisiana has already failed to do justice. it's been two years. they gave out a 50-hour suspension. the other officers were allowed to continue. we're hoping those shocking images, like the shocking images of ahmaud arbery, that people will stand up and demand accountability. we're hoping to hear from the attorney general's office in louisiana so that state charges can move parallel to the federal investigation and we're expecting a federal indictment sometime this summer. >> and ms. harden? >> the state of louisiana has no credibility. they're an organized crime ring that's been going on for hundreds and hundreds of years. you can see this time and time again. you can just see from the very beginning to end. it implicates those who were there and then some. just like mr. merritt said, they have no credibility. they continue to try to shy away and shine the light on other issues that has n

president of the naacp san mateo branch. reverend lora owens says the account from city officials is perplexing. how did officers trying to help allen with a damaged tire turned into a struggle over a fake gun and end with allen being killed so far there's been no video recovered of the shooting or what happened before it daly city police are also not equipped with body-worn camera budgets are a selection of values and any agency via public or private. this is we don't have the money. >> that's not necessarily true. you have the money. the question is what do you choose to do with it after initially refusing to release the names of the officers involved. the city revealed them thursday as lieutenant michael brennan and officers rosa breen's nicholas mccarthy and cameron newton officials did not say who fired their gun but did say it was discharged because allen pointed the fake gun at one of the officers without any video. reverend owens is skeptical of the investigation and says the city needs to be more transparent. >> we

morris once before baggs all of the district mr mr all of the naacp and all of the naacp and all m.l.a. all of the n.p.c. all so there is no you know there is no fixed accountability and i know some people are very very angry but they have not been pointing you know until someone particularly you know this person has messed up all of this because but they are actually they are saying that you know odd itoshi if they want them to make that is in those states i'm to completely you know missed the point and it is not only because i was joe's outflow there is no beds available in the city but on sea and those what living in villages they can you want access a bed and they are simply dying all right a horrible situation journalist from the website the printing forensic thank you so much for that. another country facing a massive outbreak of the corona virus that is brazil over 400000 people have died from code 19 there a death toll exceeded only by that of the united states many experts blame brazil's government and its handling of the outbreak for the millions of infections in the country

and so yeah, the family is going to march and they're being backed up by the aclu and the naacp and alld that they do their job, the job that the taxpayers pay them to do, to protect the civil rights of all citizens. >> lee merritt, appreciate you taking the time to join us today. thank you. >> thank you. >>> okay, some top republicans are finally, finally condemning the sickening comments made by congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. why did it take them five days? and will they hold her accountable? >>> and, senator rand paul is in a fight with an '80s pop singer. it sounds funny, but it's not. oh no... i thought i just ordered tacos. nope!... ramen... burgers... milk from the store, and... ...cookies? wha, me hungry! here, i'll call some friends to help us eat. yeah, that good idea. get more from your neighborhood. hey yo, grover! doordash. you could take your ulcerative colitis treatment in a different direction. talk to your doctor about xeljanz, a pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis when a certain medicine did not help enough.

. >> community leaders, naacp, and the brown family want a peaceful, yet powerful response to the injustice of his killing. we're going to apply pressure. >> reporter: after brown's family briefly spoke on a sunny afternoon. >> across the globe we're going to know, we're going to get justice for andrew. >> that's right. >> reporter: on this day hundreds walked the half mile to brown's house. >> we're rising, we're the people, the people united can never be defeated we're rising together in this community. that's what we're about. >> reporter: two weeks ago he diedunarmed a sheriff's deputies ideo has been released to the family, and more tape should released, at least within a week. not 20 seconds, but the entire tape. >> reporter: a judge ruled against revealing the video publicly for at least 30 days. the county says its deputies were firing under threat. >> the officers are very distraught. over what happened they feel for the family of andrew brown. we believe that the shooting was justified. >> reporter: now a march around the blocks of this small coastal city, part of a marathon and a