if new york, editor of bloomberg politics mark halperin and "morning joe" analyst steve radner. and on capitol hill, msnbc contributor michael steele. mike barnacle, let's start with you, how do we put this all in perspective? >> i think, joe, the events of several days ago if brooklyn, two new york city police officers were assassinated sort of were the pinnacle of the year of real simmering unrest, racial unrest in this country and this country has to continue to try to address it and specifically in the largest city in this country and the most important police department in this country, new york city's, that has to be addressed because the underlying assertion, the city of fork, i think represents an underlying unrest throughout the country when it comes to an issue of race. >> mike, do you understand the frustration for police officers who feel like there has been a national conversation on this topic but the conversation up until these two assassinations has been decidedly one-sided and often painted police officers in the worst possible light? >> yeah, joe, i do. i come