nicky jones from the university of california, and john, chief council and senior director. let me start with you - at some points during the speech the director spoke from the vantage points of the police, and from some, the vantage point of the streets. did he walk that line and tell things to all americans that was worth saying? >> i think he walked that line well. this may be the first step in this conversation on race and policing that we had. for months there's a sense that the opposing side, the police on one, and some in the community on the other have been shouting at each other from opposite sides of the street. not talking to each other. i think this director chooses his words and his intent very carefully, he struck a cord. >> professor jones, have you heard a speech like this from a senior public official. what did you make of it? >> i was heartened by the director's speech. it's powerful coming from the director of the f.b.i. i was impressed by where he started, starting with a reference to savoury, a reference to racial inequality, and paints a picture of how