we can do better than this, it is time for a new and better america. >> that was reverend rafael warnockt the ebenezer baptist church. >>> there have been big items and intriguing dynamics today. >> lame duck lawmakers returned to washington facing a large agenda. the to do list includes keeping the government running into the new year. the current funding resolution expires in ten days, decembe december 11th. they will try to settle on the details this week, but several conservatives, including house republicans steve king, want to shut down the government over the president's executive action on immigration reform. john boehner is trying to convince them that it would an huge mistake. some of the other items on the congressional agenda, including renewing tax breaks for businesses, and the annual defense authorization bill, negotiators remain at odds with two weeks to go with the pentagon's cost-saving proposals to trim military benefits. >>> there are six days to the louisiana senate race. conservative groups supporting cassidy produced a new television ad hammering president obama ov

debi rose, krccedric alexander, rafael warnock, thank you for joining us.this just coming for its reporting on a sexual assault at the university of virginia. the story about one woman's struggle on campus after a brutal attack at a frat house gained national attention as so many viewers know and called the fraternity system at uva into question. the school promised a full scale investigation but now "rolling stone" magazine says the woman's account of the alleged incident may not be accurate. cnn here in the united states will continue to have much more on this story coming up on "newsroom" with brooke baldwin at the top of the hour. you heard the apology to the readers of "rolling stone" magazine. much more on this story coming up. up next, we'll have a rare look at civilians under siege from isis inside syria. what it's like to live in the rebel of kobani, siyria. we have a special report. and that takes a lot of energy. we use natural gas throughout the airport - for heating the entire terminal, generating electricity on-site, and fueling hundreds of ve

drf rafael warnock is author of "the divided mind of the black church" the senior pastor of the ebenezer church and chief richard barry, the president of the international association of chiefs of police. thank you for joining us. dr. war knock, i want to start with you, where protesters or participants in the church stood up, they were vocal and they had a message for eric holder. let me play one little portion of this. [ chanting ] >> dr. warnock, they had their hands in the air and they had signs, it was hard for to us hear them. what was their message to eric hold centre. >> when you think about the whole movement or this chapter of the movement beginning with the shooting of michael brown, it's really the passion and commitment of students just like those we saw last night, that have kept this discussion going. and so it was a very spirited meeting. we were at ebenezer baptist church, the home church of martin luther king jr. so we're no strangers to this kind of engagement. >> but what specifically were they trying to impart to the attorney general? >> well, i think that they were