i could hit the rewind sbunt talk about the rodney king situation with george h.w. bush or the o.j. simpson with bill w. clintden. many presidents have to confront the nation or talk to the nation about race often times in a reactive mode because of something awful, awful happening. i go back to being presidential, about rising above this first of all let me hope that nothing like this happens during any presidency. if i had a magic wand, we wouldn't be talking about race. of course, i know that this is america. we probably will be talking about it. i just can hope and pray that if, in fact, god forbid acres president has to talk to america about this topic, that he appears to be presidential, that he brings us together, rises above the moment and tries to forge something forward. i sound idealistic but i'm an american and love this country and i hope that all americans can have a little bit of hope in this president, that he can rise to the occasion, god forbid, if he has to do so. >> robert brought up rodney king, sahil. that's one of the first stories ever reported on as we look

someone who grew up in southern california and i guess a defining moment for you was probably the rodney king la? i don't know if it was a defining moment, these things happen and it was one of those things where it was... that was when the match finely ignites, it was that last straw. it was on tape and there was this thing... let me say what i was going to say. obama was in the new smithsonian museum of african—american history, standing in this room. he is flanked in the background by all this iconic stuff of the civil rights movement, photos. there is a black woman asking him, she has a weird passion in her voice, wanted him to respond to these shootings. she asked him about a specific shooting where a guy has his hands up and it is all on tape and the police officerjust shoots the guy in the back. i think it is that equivocation that doesn't read as optimism. it also reads... there is a sense of people wanting to hear an opinion, a passion, something beyond diplomacy in these things. they want to know what you really think and it is hard to read and it is one of those things where i reme

said the 70% of the people who responded said race relations plummeted to lose not seen since the rodney king case in 1992. how can obama say race relations are better? >> well, the thing is he can't. he can definitely, he can definitely do it already. he's done it and i'm sure people are going to believe him, sadly. but the facts are the facts and you know, between -- within african-americans, you know, in 2008, they said that 61% of them thought that racial relationship between whites and blacks was favorable butthen now in 2016 and 2017 it's plummeted to 49%, and so obviously there's a disconnect between what president obama is saying, saying that racial relations are better, and then we're seeing on tv continuously that proves the opposite. >> antonia, do you regret voting for president obama? >> i regret definitely voting for someone based on the person and not the policies. i definitely regret the fact they didn't look further into the future and to see that the policy he implemented, that he championed were not only detrimental to my generation as a millennial and young person but espe

. >> race riots in los angeles after the rodney king case. happened during president obama's time in office. bringing in mil milwaukee county sheriff, david clark, he too i believe is in disbelief. it looked like george stephanopolous was taken aback, your thoughts? >>s g george stephanopolous was faking the funk, he knows that obama lives in fantasy land, obama meant to say erase relations have -- race relations have never been worse since i became president of united state, this guy has dealt are. best thing about obama presidency that there is 11 days lift, and donald trump the election of donald trump, we have a chance to put this aside and rebuild the nation again in terms of relations, not just on race, but between genders and economic ethnicity, i suggested one of first thing that president-elect trump should do in his first 100 days deliver a getty's berg time -- gettysburg type address this is an ugly chapter in terms of race relations in the history of u.s. of. liz: prob president obama probe saying that u.s. is still colonialist in

i think you remember -- what happened in los angeles after rodney king.nk you remember what the divisions that happened after the o.j. trial. i think you -- the notion that somehow any of that is new is not the case. what is true, though, is now we have a bunch of videos that -- whatever side of the issue you're on, raises the temperature on these issues. and makes people really focused and trying to figure out what exactly is this? and, i think that is a healthy thing. i also, i'm not so out of touch that i don't see how young people and -- >> that horrific facebook live video yesterday. >> it was horrific. it's not as if that's the first time hate crime has taken place in this country. hate crimes have been taking place for hundreds of years in this country. but it's there on video. seeing cruelty and callousness of that sort from young people is heartbreaking. so naturally, if you see a video like that, you're going to say to yourself, my god, this is horrible. and rightfully so. but that allows us then to talk about how do we break free from those kin

now, what happened here is a consequence of occurred back in 1991 in los angeles, the beating of rodney kingso outrage the nation, congress passed a law that gave authority to the department of justice to go into a city and community to investigate police practices. and if they find a pattern of excessive force and poured police supervision, the department of justice has the authority under court order to institute reforms, changes, better supervision, often times the doj will do it themselves. and if the city doesn't comply, the city can be sued, they can lose federal funds, all kinds of things it can happen. >> jenna: so that is the consequence eventually of the findings. >> gregg: chicago will comply with this because it is in their own interest to do so, the institute reform. it is happening all over the nation in big cities, baltimore is another example, they now have to capitulate the oversight of the federal government and make sure that police are not engaging in patterns of excessive force. >> jenna: so that is in the news this hour, we will continue to watch the press conference, a

for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney kingre acquitted. for me, it was a, "holy shit, i never saw that coming," moment. for african americans, it was a somewhat ruder surprise. to say people were angry would be an understatement. >> protestor: they don't represent the people no more. >> roy choi: south central is that way. so, you could almost -- >> anthony: right. >> roy choi: -- feel it like a tidal wave coming. >> anthony: the l.a.p.d. were completely unprepared for what happened next. >> roy choi: everything you see right here, all this, was being looted. chairs and rocks and everything being thrown through walls. if you go straight down western, on venice, the whole plaza burned on fire. we were calling 911 and there was no response. >> anthony: did cops come at all? >> roy choi: i was here all three days. i didn't see any cops. >> anthony: well, where did they set up their front line? >> roy choi: rodeo drive. >> anthony: where did the forces of law and order set up their perimeter? not here. koreatown was left to its ow

. >> it is true the advocacies on this issue largely comes from the reminder since rodney king about the injustices that are visited on primarily african-american communities but also other people of color communities and on the groups it is true comes from that observation and me being passionate about the human right and civil rights every interaction equip stopping for speeding i've been the victim of home robberies they don't solve the crime but come to any house and always been good conversations and helpful so i don't have a parental vendetta against the police in that sense no, but represent clients that have problems with the police i represented so-called immigrants and gang members in the latino and the asian community and they i've seen some ugly things and nice things but in that sense sure but not on a personal if that's what you're asking. >> thank you supervisor mar. >> your 1:30 students are waiting for you. >> no, no i don't have to be there. >> sue gave great testimony with lots of people speaking for her what she'll bring and criminal justice have made a great case

. >> it is true the advocacies on this issue largely comes from the reminder since rodney king abouthe injustices that are visited on primarily african-american communities but also other people of color communities and on the groups it is true comes from that observation and me being passionate about the human right and civil rights every interaction equip stopping for speeding i've been the victim of home robberies they don't solve the crime but come to any house and always been good conversations and helpful so i don't have a parental vendetta against the police in that sense no, but represent clients that have problems with the police i represented so-called immigrants and gang members in the latino and the asian community and they i've seen some ugly things and nice things but in that sense sure but not on a personal if that's what you're asking. >> thank you supervisor mar. >> your 1:30 students are waiting for you. >> no, no i don't have to be there. >> sue gave great testimony with lots of people speaking for her what she'll bring and criminal justice have made a great case f

the highest level since the rodney king riots in 1992. >> relations between blacks and whites were atn a generation. >> you want a black man to die, you send a police to kill him. >> if they don't do something, they're the bad guys. >> if they try to do something, they're a bad guy, what are they supposed to do. >> these sort of suppressed racial feelings, and the suppressed racial resentments, rather than being quelled by obama's rised were unleashed by obama's rise. >> but no single moment in the obama presidency was at once so ugly and unifying as the charleston church shooting. >> the killings being investigated as a hate crime now. >> you are raping our women, you are taking over our country. i have to do what i have to do. >> nine people murdered. the gunman said he wanted to start a race war. ♪ >> when president obama came to the emmanuel a.m.e. church, his hez tans to speak frankly on race was gone. >> for too long we've been blind to the way past injustices continue to shape the president. we now realize the way racial bias can affect us even when we don't realize it. oh, but

i prosecuted an lapd officer prior rodney king. i had hair and no replacement parts and i saw a toxic culture in that department. when i had the privilege of coming back to the department of justice, we ended up negotiating more consent degrees more than my three and a half years there than the previous 15 years that law existed. in seattle and portland. new orleans,ing ing albuquerque cleveland, so many other cities and i learned a few things from those experiences, folks. the first thing i've learned is we live in a world of false choices. you either have respect for the constitution, or we have law and order. that, my friends, is a false choice. we ask the wrong questions. in the aftermath of the unrest we saw earlier this year, you'd see donald trump and jeff sessions saying, you know, what side are you on? are you on the polices' side or community side. that's the wrong question. i've spoken to millions of law enforcement officers. if you don't have life as a police officer officer you don't have nothing. those decrees were ha

the highest level, since the rodney king riots in 1992. >> relations between blacks and whites were atst point in a generation. >> if you want a black man to die, you send the police to kill him. >> the whole country was wrestling with race. >> if they don't do something, they're the bad guys. if they do some, they're the bad guys. >> what are they supposeds to do. >> these suppressed racial feelings and resentments, actually, rather than being quelled by obama's rise were unleashed by obama's rise. >>> no single moment in the obama presidency was at once so ugly and unifying as the charleonhurch shooting. >> the killings are being investigated as a hate crime now. >> you are raining our women, you are taking over our country. i have to do what i have to do. >> nine people murdered. the gunman wanted to start a race war. >> when president obama came to the emmanuel a.m.e. church, his heistance to speak frankly on race was gone. >> for too long we've been blind to the way past injustices continue to shape the president. we now realize the way racial bias can infect us even when we don't

. >> reporter: twenty-six years later, after the rodney king verdict and the explosive reaction, i offered senseless deaths. it is a sickening reminder of how wee with racism -- black and white racism. how we have failed to deal with violence on both sides of the law. >> can we, can we all get along? can we, can we get along? >> when it comes to all the stories you've covered on america's racial divide, which one in particular has saddened you the most? >> i did a story in a place called matteson, illinois. it was a white, middle class community. and then what happened is a developer came down and built some nice homes. and the new african american economic class from chicago, civil servants with good jobs, physicians and other people, came down and bought those homes. >> reporter: there was an earnest attempt to make integration work, despite white fears, the crime rate did not go up. school standards remained high. >> when it comes to understanding how color divides us -- >> reporter: then, as i reported in 1997, white flight took hold. >> it is kind of hard and bitter, when you think ya

. >> violence erupted after the acquittal of four white policemen in the beating trial of rodney kingat serious divides existed. and there was nothing i was going to be able to say to bridge those divides. >> huge, bright ball of fire. >> almost a new meaning to the word tragedy. >> more reports of possible legal action against o.j. simpson. >> when there is a big event, in the world or in the united states, people do turn to the "today" show to try to understand it. to make sense of it. >> there has been a massive explosion at a federal building. in oklahoma city, oklahoma. >> at columbine high school. >> this is an active crime scene. the bodies of the dead are still here, behind the yellow tape. >> thursday morning, finds this country at war with iraq. >> one of the perfect, crisp, autumn days. >> we want to show you a picture of the world trade center. >> then, all hell broke loose. a plane has just crashed into the world trade center. >> this is the most serious attack on the united states since pearl harbor. >> i never felt my job was more important than i did that day. >> the o

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