Continuing the conversation and taking action.
State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are coming together to figure out how to implement changes after two weeks of protests.
Jeremy Chen reports.
STATE LAWMAKERS FROM BOTH SIDESOF THE AISLE ARE COMINGTOGETHER.... TO FIGURE OUT....HOW TO IMPLEMENT CHANGES....AFTER - 2- WEEKS OF PROTESTS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN IS LIVE ..EXPLAINING HOW LEADERS ARELOOKING AT REFORMING LAWENFORCEMENT IN NEVADA.WE'VE SEEN DEMOCRATS ANDREPUBLICANS TALKING ABOUTPOLICE REFORM ANDACCOUNTABILITY-AND ATTORNEYGENERAL FORD SAYS HE'S TAKINGSOME ACTION.((NATS)) AS PROTESTSCONTINUE--- THE PROTESTERS'DEMANDS FOR POLICE REFORMCONTINUE.STATE LAWMAKERS SAY THEY ARELISTENING."THE TIME FOR CONVERSING ISOVER AND IT'S TIME TO IMPLEMENTACTUAL PLANS." NEVADA ATTORNEYGENERAL AARON FORD SAYS HE'STAKING ACTION ON POLICEACCOUNTABILITY IN LIGHT OFGEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH.FORD SIGNED A LETTER ASKINGCONGRESS FOR THE AUTHORITY TOINVESTIGATE POSSIBLE MISCONDUCTBY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTSALONG WITH 17 OTHER ATTORNEYSGENERAL."THE PATTERN OR PRACTICEINVESTIGATION CAN NOT ONLYUNCOVER BAD PRACTICES THAT AREDISCRIMINATORY, BUT IT CAN ALSOEXONERATE A DEPARTMENT." HEHELD A PANEL DISCUSSION WITHSTATE LAWMAKERS- INCLUDINGREPUBLICAN ASSEMBLYMAN TOMROBERTS, A FORMER METROASSISTANT SHERIFF.ROBERTS CALLED FOR A SPECIALLEGISLATIVE SESSION ON POLICEREFORM- THAT GOT BIPARTISANAGREEMENT.HE SAYS MORE COMMUNITYINVOLVEMENT IS NEEDED TOENHANCE RELATIONSHIPS WITHPOLICE."POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE ONLY ASLEGITIMATE AS THE CITIZENS THATTHE POLICE ALLOW THEM TO BE.SO, IN ORDER FOR CITIZENS TOHAVE BUY-IN, THEY HAVE TOWEIGH-IN." ROBERTS SAYSDEPARTMENTS LIKE METRO POLICEHAVE IMPLEMENTED BESTPRACTICES-THROUGH BODYCAMS ANDCOMMUNITY POLICING."LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THIS STATEARE ALREADY DOING WHAT ARECONSIDERED BEST PRACTICES INTHE COUNTRY." ATTORNEY GENERALFORD SAYS HE FEELS ARESPONSIBILITY AS A BLACK MANIN POWER-TO TAKE ACTION."AND I WANT ALL SONS OF BLACKPARENTS TO SEE SOME JUSTICE ANDSOME PROGRESS ON THIS ISSUE."ASSEMBLYMAN ROBERTS SAYS HEANTICIPATES A SPECIALLEGISLATIVE SESSIONTO ADDRESS THE STATE'S BUDGETISSUE CAUSED BY THE EFFECTS OFCOVID-19-AND WANTS TO SEE POLICE REFORMBE A PART OF IT.COMING UP AT SIX WE'LL TAKE ACLOSER LOOK AT METRO POLICE'SUPDATED USE OF FORCE-AND IT'SEMPHASIS ON DE- ESCALATION.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.WE'RE GETTING A FIRST LOOK AT
Good morning, North State. Here's what you need to know to start your day on June 16.
