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White house. Protestors shoot off fireworks. News that President Trump was moved to an underground bunker by secret service on friday. The president calling for overwhelming force to stop the protests. And new video this morning of what appears to show the moments before george floyd was pinned to the ground and died. An officer leaning into the police car, scuffling with floyd. Exofficer Derek Chauvin now behind bars on suicide watch. But will the other officers face charges . George floyds brother joins us live this morning as the family calls for more serious charges. An alert this morning about the danger of protests in the middle of a pandemic. New fears that covid19 could spread in those crowds among demonstrators as the number of cases tops 6 million worldwide. And signs of hope and humanity. Police standing side by side with protestors. We are with you. We are not against you. Officers in florida taking a knee. In louisville, a human chain protecting an officer separated from his unit. And a michigan sheriff removing his riot gear and joining a march. I took the helmet off and laid the batons down. The signs of solidarity and the powerful moments sweeping the nation during this troubling time. Good morning, america. We hope you are safe and well this monday morning after a weekend unlike any america has seen in decades. Demonstrations, riots and violence from coast to coast, police and protestors packing the streets of our country with scenes like this in grand rapids, michigan. A row of cars in flames, fires burning near the white house even in the church of president s. At least 44 cities established curfews overnight. And, robin, we have not seen numbers like that since the assassination of Martin Luther king. Thats true, george. The death of george floyd may have sparked these nationwide protests, but it is by no means the only reason for them. George floyd, the latest victim. Eric garner, the 43yearold father who also pleaded with officers in new york, i cant breathe. And freddie gray, a 25yearold who was killed in Police Custody in baltimore. To oscar grant, the 22yearold who was fatally shot on new years day on a train platform in oakland. That anger, that exhaustion from these incidents fueling another night of unrest all across the country, amy. Robin, the National Guard activated in 21 states and the District Of Columbia to help keep the peace. Protests breaking out in at least 140 cities across the country over the weekend, robin. Eva pilgrim is going to start us off, amy, in minneapolis where this all began. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, robin. This is the scene that we are waking up to in so many cities across america. You can see these buildings behind me just completely destroyed and police here are asking people to be on the lookout for fire accelerants hidden in bushes. A weekend of unrest amid calls for change and the plea for peace. Overnight, curfews went into effect across the country and had little effect in some major cities. Tragedy narrowly averted in downtown minneapolis, screams as this tanker truck plows straight toward a crowd of peaceful protestors on interstate 35. The crowd quickly descending upon the truck. Police identifying the driver as Bogdan Vechirko who is now in custody this morning. No protestors appeared to be seriously injured. A similar scene playing out in boston. Watch as our boston station wcdbs live camera captures this suv ramming straight into a group of protestors. Several people just got run over by a car. The front windshield was shattered. Reporter Officials Say no one was badly hurt in this incident, but say at least seven officers were hospitalized after protests there. Meanwhile, this was the scene that played out in city after city this weekend, crowds turning riotous. Chaos outside the white house where protestors converged for a third night. Some shooting off fireworks and setting cars and buildings on fire, including the historic st. Johns church. In philadelphia, smashed up storefronts, protestors throwing rocks and molotov cocktails at police. Police arresting at least 4,100 people across 22 cities in just three days. In new york, 345 protestors were arrested saturday night including chiara de blasio, daughter of new york citys mayor bill de blasio. National guard troops now activated in 21 states and washington d. C. To control crowds and looting. The crowds gathering in support of george floyd who was killed last monday under the crush of now former Police Officer Derek Chauvins knee, who has now been arrested and charged with third degree murder and Second Degree manslaughter. In seattle, a Police Officer seen with his knee on a protester decrying this exact behavior before another officer pushes his knee away but continues to restrain him. In atlanta two officers fired for excessive use of force. Police releasing this graphic body cam video overnight showing officers approaching a car, breaking the glass, and flattening tires, using stun guns on the two College Students inside and violently dragging them out. It is unclear what led up to the arrests, but officers were beginning to enforce a 9 00 p. M. Curfew at the time. The violence and looting overshadowing the many peaceful protests in places like new york where many took a moment of silence in respect. In bellevue, washington the police chief speaking in support of protestors. We are with you. We are not against you. Reporter all this in the midst of a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 103,000 americans and climbing. Marchers wanting their voices heard regardless. And i just want to reiterate, most of the protests that we saw this weekend were peaceful. One woman told me she couldnt help but notice how beautiful it all was, but she, like many, says she was worried about what would happen when the sun went down. Amy . All right, eva pilgrim, thanks for that. Now to the massive protests out west. Our chief National Correspondent matt gutman was in santa monica california overnight where hundreds were arrested. Matt, good morning. Reporter hey. Good morning, amy. Its almost hard to describe how much destruction, how much looting there has been in santa monica. I dont know if you can see, just the frenzy of looting here. This was not the main body of protesters. This was done away from them. What was clear is that police were completely unable to control it. This started as a typical protest. There were rounds of tear gas. Just now they threw some tear gas. They want everybody to get out of here. That tear gas sending hundreds of protesters scattering. Hundreds facing off against Police Officers chanting for justice. [ chanting ] on the periphery opportunity. Weve been seeing for the past couple hours this stand off and skirmish between police and protesters. What youre seeing is police squeezing the protesters. Theyve surrounded us. Theyre coming in from all an e angles trying to put this out. With demonstrators and riot police facing off in the center of town rooters struck this Auto Parts Center. People going in and coming out with arms full of goods and police nowhere in sight. Looters scampering down the street. A day time curfew ignored. As darkness fell police arriving. Lining up curfew breakers by the dozens. Massive clean up under way this morning. There have been well over 1,000 arrests over the past 48 hours. A few minutes ago we saw the National Guard pull in to santa monica. Weve seen a lot of Business Owners wonder where police were overnight and what happens tonight. George . Thanks matt. We are joined by the mayor of st. Paul, melvin carter. Thank you for joining us this morning. Weve just seen these reports from across the country overnight. What was the situation in your city . The situation in our city continues to be enormous amounts of rage and frustration. Thankfully weve been able to work directly with many of our Community Members as weve called for peace, but not for patience. Were asking our folks, you know what, be angry, be frustrated, be upset. In many ways as we see the gruesome video that shows the killing of george floyd, as we see all the videos that that goes into, that those connect with throughout history that have shown us the taking of black and brown lives, anger is really the only human compassionate response. But we also know that those of us who are disgusted by injustices against black and brown people in our community cannot exercise that disgust by furthering those injustices. What more do we know about whos behind the violence . You clarified over the weekend that most of the arrests have been minnesota residents. Weve seen this drum beat from President Trump over the weekend blaming the far left and antifa. There are clearly people coming in from outside of our community, but heres the thing. I think the more important thing that we have to focus on is that all of this activity, all of this action, all of this unrest, all of this destruction is taking our focus away from where it should rightfully be. We should be having a conversation in america centered on the fact that george floyd ought to still be alive, that all four of those officers need to be held accountable. As you saw the police chief in minneapolis say, he doesnt see any difference between what those other three officers did and what officer chauvin did, that all four of those officers are complicit in his death. We ought to be having a conversation about the fact that we have deep soulsearching work to do in our country to make sure that this pattern stops. President trump has not yet made a formal address to the nation on this crisis. Whats your message to him, and what would you want to hear from the president . I dont know what i would want to hear from the president that might be likely to actually come from the president , and i dont know what i would want to hear from Derek Chauvin. I think a public apology is in order, but like i said, more so i think we need to continue to hear from all of these people who are in our communities, in our neighborhoods, in our streets. Our call is for all of these young folks, all the folks who are angry about this, all the folks who just cannot rest while these types of injustices are committed against our community to channel that energy, and you know what, if we channel this energy in the voting, if we channel this energy in the running for office, if we channel this energy into dismantling the legal, the judicial, all of the, you know, covenants written into police Union Contracts that make it so difficult to hold people accountable for the taking of black lives, we really can change the course of our country forever. Mr. Mayor, thank you for your time this morning. Thank you for having me on. Lets get more on the white house now from cecilia vega. Cecilia, the president out of sight sunday, active on twitter, and he is under more pressure to make that formal address from the oval office. Reporter george, good morning, he is. There is now growing division among his aides about whether he should do this or not with one camp saying he doesnt have much to gain from it, another side saying he could appear to be a healer during this divided time when so far his primary message to the people in the streets has not been one of unity. Overnight, abc news learning that as the protests raged outside the white house, President Trump on friday was taken to an underground bunker for his protection, a move that only happens when the white house reaches its highest Security Threat level. And now as those protests reached a third day, the president remains inside the white house fuming. In one retweet warning, this isnt going to stop until the good guys are willing to use overwhelming force against the bad guys. It comes after a weekend of President Trump fanning the flames. At one point he evoked images of Civil Rights Era police sicking dogs on protestors when he warned they could be met with the most vicious dogs and most ominous weapons. But through it all, President Trump denied he was stoking racial division. They love africanamerican people. They love black people. Maga loves black people. Reporter from the senates only black republican those are not constructive tweets, without question. Reporter while outside of the white house protest er ariaa evans had this message for the president. Every time you get on twitter, every time you say anything, sir, youre saying it out of violence, out of hate, and we are tired of being hated. Reporter now, the president is blaming these protests on the leftist group antifa, promising to designate them a terror organization, but these laws usually apply to foreign groups and its also unclear how this would even work, how would authorities be able to identify someone affiliated with antifa versus another protester exercising his or her First Amendment rights. Antifa doesnt have a leader. They dont have a mailing address. This is more of a catchall phrase for a broad group of people. Very unclear how they would enforce that. All right, cecilia, thank you. Although many of the protests have been peaceful, we cant emphasize that enough, this morning authorities are investigating whos behind the more violent ones that have broken out as weve seen in major cities. Multiple Officials Saying outside groups are responsible. Our chief justice correspondent Pierre Thomas has the latest on that side of the story. Good morning, pierre. Reporter robin, good morning. Theres no doubt some undisciplined locals have been involved in throwing debris, vandalism and looting but Law Enforcement officials also believe outside agitators may be the most violent. In new York City Police Officials Say anarchists have been involved. In parts of minnesota 14 of those arrested have been outsiders. The president has been pointing the finger at antifa but marco rubio, chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee says, antigovernment extremists from the left and the right are playing a role. Amy . Pierre, thank you. All of this is happening with our country still in the grips of the coronavirus emergency. In the past 24 hours there have been more than 19,000 new cases reported here in the United States and 600 new deaths. Stephanie ramos has the latest. Reporter this weekend, covid crossing yet another alarming milestone. 6 million cases reported worldwide, and with more than 100,000 deaths in the u. S. So far, a warning from the cdc predicting that the u. S. Could pass 115,000 deaths in less than three weeks. An urgent alert as demonstrations nationwide are organized to End Police Brutality in the aftermath of George Floyds death. Many people walking close together, not wearing masks. Atlantas mayor concerned infections may spread in the crowds. If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a covid test this week. Because theres still a pandemic in america thats killing black and brown people at higher numbers. Reporter in missouri, a warning from authorities after a person who visited the ozarks during last weekends memorial day holiday tested positive for covid19. The local Health Department releasing a timeline of the persons whereabouts to inform people who may have been at the same locations. The person visiting various bars last saturday and sunday, including this packed pool at back water jacks. The bar releasing a statement saying they will continue to take additional precautions throughout the summer to reduce risk. The mayor speaking out on the incident. This is not the kind of image that i think we want to be projecting. Reporter in florida, miami beaches were supposed to open today, but that has been pushed back. The cdc wants to remind americans ahead of summer that if they travel or for instance go camping, they may expose themselves to the virus. We are not in the clear yet, george. It has not passed. Stephanie, thanks very much. Were following a lot of other headlines this morning including new details about the fired Police Officer charged with the murder of george floyd, and George Floyds brother is going to join robin in an abc news exclusive. First lets go to ginger. Reporter george, thank you. Weve got at least seven dead in el salvador. That was Tropical Storm amanda. But now what is left of that is going to try to reform in the gulf of mexico this week. Its over the yucatan peninsula. It has a shot for development. If named it would be called cristobal and it would move up to the north again. These are kind of the preliminary looks at the computer modeling up toward the gulf coast. You know weve got our eye on it, but lets get to the select cities sponsored by geico. Good morning. Its june 1st. If youre joining us for the first time in months, thanks, its good to see you. Lets talk about whats going on weatherwise. Partly cloudy and seasonal today. Our warmest tomorrow through thursday, a little mini heat wave before a chance of wet weather over the weekend. Lets talk about whats going on today. Mid to upper 60s, coast and San Francisco. Low to mid70s in the bay. Mid to upper 70s in the south bay and some 80s in the north bay and east bay. Most of us fall back into the 50s again tonight. T. T. T. T. T. T. T. And coming up next here on gma, that historic space mission. We will be right back. Stay with us. 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The National Guard activated in 21 states and the District Of Columbia to help keep the peace. At least 44 cities established curfews overnight. Also right now an alert about the protests coming in the middle of this pandemic and new fears that covid19 could spread in the crowds among demonstrators as the number of cases tops 6 million worldwide. We have a brand new abc News Washington post poll that says 6 in 10 americans are not ready to go back to prepandemic activities like going to stores and restaurants the way they used to, robin. Interesting, george. We continue with the investigation into the death of george floyd and the new details about the former minneapolis Police Officer now facing third degree murder charges. Were going to speak with georges younger brother Terrance Floyd in just a few moments, but first, alex perez is there in minneapolis with the latest. Good morning again, alex. Reporter hey, good morning, robin. Take a look behind me here, the scene now a massive memorial for george floyd. This morning were seeing new images of the officer accused of killing floyd as it all unfolded. This morning, investigators looking at new video of what appears to show the moments before george floyd was pinned to the ground and died. Floyd cant be seen in the video but you do see an officer leaning into the police car, scuffling with floyd. Minutes later, fired officer Derek Chauvin seen in that horrific video jamming his knee into floyds neck while he was handcuffed on the ground. Chauvin now behind bars and on suicide watch as he faces charges for third degree murder and manslaughter. Chauvins wife kellie has filed for divorce. We cant have two justice systems in america, one for black america and one for white america. We have to have equal justice for the United States of america. Reporter floyds family and their attorney, ben crump, calling for more serious charges against chauvin, saying his actions were premeditated. According to the criminal complaint, chauvin had his knee on mr. Floyds neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in total. 2 minutes and 53 seconds of this was after mr. Floyd was nonresponsive. Almost three minutes after he was unconscious, they still kept the knee on his neck and still kept their knees on his back. We think that these other three officers should be arrested too. Reporter overnight, Minneapolis Police chief Medaria Arradondo addressing floyds family directly on live tv calling those officers complicit. Being silent or not intervening, to me, youre complicit. So i dont see a level of distinction any different. Mr. Floyd died in our hands, and so i see that as being complicit. Reporter Police Records show chauvin also had 18 complaints filed against him over 19 years. He was disciplined twice. Meanwhile those closest to floyd speaking out. His nephew who grew up in the same household with floyd describing him as a father figure. If it was just advice about sports, life, school, anything, he was there. I mean, i cant really remember a time that i needed him and he wasnt. Reporter and Minnesota Attorney general Keith Ellison has now joined the prosecution of this case. Chauvins court date has been pushed back. Hes now due in court june 8th, next week. Robin . All right, alex, thank you so much. Now to an abc news exclusive. We are joined live by George Floyds younger brother Terrance Floyd, along with his minister, the reverend kevin mccall. Gentlemen, thank you so much for your time this morning. First and foremost, terrance, our condolences continue to go out to you and your family. Can only imagine what this past week has been like. I know that you travelled from new york to be there in minneapolis because you want to visit the site where your brother died. Can you just let us know your thoughts going into what we know will be an emotional visit for you, terrance. Yes, thats correct. I came here from brooklyn, new york and i just wanted to when i found out the news, like i said, its been just devastating. Im still a little numb about it, but i got people you know, people in my corner just just being there for me. So going there tomorrow i just want to feel my brothers spirit. I just want to i dont know, for lack of a better term, just connect with him again. Thats basically what i want when i go to that site. Oh, im sure that that will be quite an experience for you, and i hope that you will feel his spirit and be able to connect with him like you want. Let people know what your brother was like. What do you want people to know about him . Weve heard that he was referred to as a gentle giant. Yes, maam. Yes, maam. He was a gentle giant. He was about peace, unity. When you spoke to him, he always wanted to motivate you no matter what you was going through. He always saw the lighter, the brighter side of things. And he made you feel like you could just do anything, like you could rule the world even if youre going through something. Thats just how he spoke to you. I just remember times when i did speak to him, whether it was in person or over the phone, you know, he just really, really helped me, really yeah, he was a motivator. Im just going to thats how i could just sum it up. He was a motivator, peaceful motivator. And he would appreciate he would appreciate that the majority of the protests have been peaceful. But as you know, terrance, its being overshadowed by those who are exploiting the protests. Are you and the family concerned that that will take away from the message, the call for justice in this for your family and in this country . Yes. Yes, i do feel like its overshadowing whats going on because, like i said, he was about peace. He was about unity. The things thats transpiring now, yeah, they may call it unity, but its destructive unity. Its not what he was about. Thats not what my brother was about. You know, he would motivate you to channel if youre angry, its okay to be angry, but channel your anger to do something positive or make a change another way because weve been down this road already. Weve been down this road already. He would want he would want us to seek justice the way were trying to do, but channel it another way. Channel it another way. The anger thank you for that, terrance. Damaging your hometown is not the way he wants. Let me ask your reverend, reverend mccall, theres so much anger and exhaustion and frustration. How would you encourage people to channel their emotions . Well, we have been through this in brooklyn, new york, in new york when dealing with Staten Island when dealing with eric garner. We decided when we were contacted by Terrance Floyd, we decided to bring a delegation, myself along with attorney Sanford Rubenstein and activists because we know what the people are experiencing in minneapolis. So we said that were going to come down here and call for peace and unity. We can be able to call for justice, but we need peace as well and we need the peace of god and understanding. The bible says be angry but sin not. Its good to protest and we want to continue to keep the protest while we continue to call for justice, but we need peace. We dont need looters. We need peace. The way that youre able to get peace is on your knees, praying, asking god to hear our cry. Weve been dealing with the virus, the covid19 with our left hand and fighting that pandemic, but weve also been dealing with this pandemic of Police Brutality across this country with our right hand. So we need to continue. So today at the site were going to call continue to do the call for peace and for justice as the family goes through this process. Nobody is more angry than the family. So you should be able to understand that you have to respect the family wishes of george floyd to understand that this is what they want. Its not about you looting. Its not about violence. Its about the family and the justice they want to be able to see whats going to happen. That is well put, reverend mccall. Thank you for those words. Thank you for being there for the family and with terrance right now, and we appreciate you joining us this morning. Please know that we are continuing to pray for you and that we are continuing to send out our sincere condolences to you and your entire family. Thank you, reverend mccall. Thank you so much, terrance. Please take care. Thank you. Thank you. 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Welcome to june 1st. Supposed to be the beginning of meteorological summer and its going to feel much warmer as we get deeper into the forecast. Everything outside today is going to be pretty good. Watch out for that strong sunshine, because there will be more of it today. Mid to upper 60s coast into San Francisco. Low to mid70s around the bay. And mid to upper 70s in the south bay and a few 80s popping up in the north bay and the east bay. I mean, check out the heat tuesday, wednesday, to a lesser extent, thursday. And cooler than average this weekend with a chance of some wet weather both days. Reggie . Mike, thank you. Coming up on gma, with the anger over the death of george floyd and the protests nationwide, many parents are asking how to talk to their kids about these incidents. Well have some more information good morning, america. Its 8 00 a. M. America in crisis. Protests rage in at least 140 cities coast to coast after the death of george floyd in Police Custody. The National Guard activated in more than 20 states, curfews imposed, thousands arrested. A tanker plows into a packed highway in downtown minneapolis, an suv rams straight into a group of protestors in boston, and flames seen from the historic st. Johns church in washington d. C. Massive looting breaking out in los angeles. New questions this morning about whos really behind the most violent protests. Also this morning, how to talk to your children right now, the tough conversations all families are having with their kids on dealing with fear, race and hope. Were going to hear from parents and experts with advice for your conversations with your kids. Coming together. As protests rage across the country, the signs of humanity and hope as communities come together, from the sheriff who took off his helmet and joined the march to Police Kneeling alongside protestors, and the human chain of women putting themselves between the protestors and police. American Small Businesses coast to coast trying to get back on their feet. How gma viewers have been helping them. 200 companies and counting, and the company in business 70 years that well introduce you to this morning. And were teaming up with josh gad to surprise a front line worker and her daughter, all ahead as we say good morning, america. Good morning, america. Thank you for joining us this monday morning. We hope youre safe and well in this extraordinary time. As weve seen over the weekend, thousands took to the streets across america demanding justice for the death of george floyd amid this coronavirus pandemic, robin. And george, so many are feeling the heartbreak, the exhaustion, the confusion, the fear. Families are struggling with how to talk to their children about what theyre seeing on tv, what theyre seeing in their neighborhoods, in their cities. Coming up were going to share tips on how to navigate those tough but oh so necessary conversations with your kids, amy. Conversations were having in my home as well. Lets get right to those protests breaking out in at least 140 cities across this country. The National Guard activated in 21 states and the District Of Columbia, and at least 44 cities establishing a curfew overnight. Lets go back to eva pilgrim whos in minneapolis with all the latest for us. Good morning, eva. Reporter good morning, amy. I just want to show you some of the damage here. You can see this is actually two Small Businesses, a cell phone store, and this was a Beauty Supply store. They are completely destroyed. This was a weekend of unrest amid calls for change and now we are hearing pleas for peace. Overnight curfews went into effect across the country and had little effect in some major cities. Tragedy narrowly averted in downtown minneapolis, screams as this tanker truck plows straight toward a crowd of peaceful protestors on interstate 35. Watch out reporter a similar scene playing out in boston. Watch as our boston stations live camera captures this suv ramming straight into a group of protestors. Several people just got run over by a car. The front windshield was shattered. Reporter meanwhile, this was the scene that played out in city after city this weekend, crowds turning riotous. Chaos outside the white house where protestors converged for a third night. The president has yet to make a National Address on the rioting, this morning george asking the st. Paul, minnesota mayor about that. Whats your message to him, and what would you want to hear from the president . I dont know what i would want to hear from the president that might be likely to actually come from the president , and i dont know what i would want to hear from Derek Chauvin. I think a public apology is in in order, but like i said, more so i think we need to continue to hear from all of these people who are in our communities, in our neighborhoods, in our streets. Our call is for all of these young folks, all the folks who are angry about this, all the folks who just cannot rest while these types of injustices are committed against our community to channel that energy, and you know what, if we channel this energy in the voting, if we channel this energy in the running for office, if we channel this energy into dismantling the legal, the judicial, all of the covenants written into police Union Contracts that make it so difficult to hold people accountable for the taking of black lives, we really can change the course of our country forever. Reporter and authorities here are still worried about safety. Police asking people to be on the lookout for fire accelerants hidden in bushes. Theyre telling people if you find that to please call 911. George. Still such a dangerous situation. Okay, eva, thanks very much. Some of the biggest protests have broken out in california. Looters ransacked stores, hundreds were arrested. We want to go back to our chief National Correspondent matt gutman who was there in santa monica overnight. Good morning, matt. Reporter good morning, george. The majority of the looting that we saw took place away from the main body of protests but those looters did ransack stores. In the hours that we were out here last night we saw dozens of businesses that looked like this and police unable to control it. Overnight, another frenzy of looting in los angeles, this time in the upscale city of santa monica. It started as a typical protest. There were rounds of tear gas and chants for change. [ chanting hands up, dont shoot ] reporter on the periphery, opportunism, with demonstrators and riot police facing off in the center of town. Looters struck. This Auto Parts Center nearly picked clean. Another store looted. People coming in, coming out with arms full of goods and police nowhere in sight. Looters scampering down the street with arms full. A countywide daytime curfew seemingly ignored. Police arriving, lining up and zip tying curfew breakers by the dozens. Well over 1,000 protestors arrested overnight, george, just over the past 48 hours actually, and we just saw the National Guard pull in here. We saw a lot of angry Business Owners asking where the police are, and wondering what happens tonight, george. Well, i bet you did. Matt, thank you very much. Coming up, how to talk to your kids about all the unrest and fear being felt by so many across the country. And then those remarkable signs of hope, how communities are still finding ways to come together even during these heartbreaking times. And we teamed up with josh gad to give this brave Health Care Workers daughter an incredible surprise. She has a great reaction. Cant wait to show you that. Well be right back. Were pretty different. Somos muy diferentes. Muy diferentes. vo verizon knows everyone in your family is different. 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It almost feels emotional just talking about it. So many of us just grappling, trying to figure out how to talk to our kids about whats unfolding in front of them, particularly those of us with black sons. I spoke with one mom who says shes never felt more powerless in trying to assure her sons that theyre safe at this moment. And as you say, first the pandemic and now racial strife is leaving us feeling more vulnerable than ever before. Like many parents im talking with my 17yearold son nick about the sickening events around the country and what it means for him as a black teenager. Are you worried, are you scared, what are your thoughts . Oh, im a little worried. Yeah . Because if i go to the city the cops might, like, take me down and try to, you know, hurt me. Reporter those words rip at my heart, my son fearful for his safety. Yet not surprising with images like this of George Floyds agonizing death, angry protests and hostile riots. Sarah smith, a mom of three black children in a predominantly white community, worries for her sons. Im scared for my son every single day that he leaves our house because i dont know what could happen to him. They want to be visible with this protest. Reporter a protest unfolding outside her window leaving 10yearold dalatia with questions and emotions. I think it was very important for her to not only just read about things and not only just hear things in theory but to really be able to visualize and see and understand. Reporter parents everywhere searching for words, and not just parents of color. The conversations that were having in our home honestly have been a little bit strained. We are sort of grappling with how much to really tell them about and talk to them about. Reporter author and psychologist Beverley Tatum who writes about race says open and honest conversations are necessary. It is important to say conversation doesnt solve it by itself, but conversation certainly with children helps them make sense of the world. Reporter sociologist Margaret Hagerman offering ideas for nonblack parents to open up. In order to understand the present, we have to understand the past, and it might mean that you dont know all the answers and you dont feel confident even talking about this with your children, but that means that you can do some work to learn the answers to these questions. You can take the time to read up on this, and this could even be something that you do with your children. Reporter the Zimmerman Family making a decision to live in a community that prioritizes racial equality. I think we have to start realizing that this isnt about us. Its actually about getting rid of this huge blind spot within our society, that there is still systemic racism. Reporter conversations that are not new in my home or others like the smiths. We have to have these conversations every single day because they are africanamerican living in america right now. Youre my guy and i want you to be safe and i love you and i dont want anything to happen to you. Reporter robin, i think for so long parents of children of color have felt that weve been mandated to have these discussions, but the truth is we have all got to talk if were going to be allies in this as parents, and the experts say, the conversations may not be easy. You may stumble. You may be inelegant. Learn, read, get some instruction on how to talk to your children because silence, the experts say, is corrosive. You cant be silent on this issue. No, you cannot. And you cant be color blind either. I know people mean well when they say i dont see color. Its like, no, its okay, and to talk to your kids about that. Dont you agree . I totally agree. In fact, the experts say the idea of raising color blind children does not work, robin. It does not work. We want them to see race and to process it and to be loving about the way they deal with it. Thats right. As loving as nick was with that big hug for his mom right there. That was sweet to see. All right, deb, thank you. You take care. You take care. Psychiatrist, mental health, pert and mother of father, dr. Janet taylor is joining us now. Good morning. Good morning. I dont have to tell you all that is going on in the world right now for parents to have to deal with this, so how do they handle it with their children right now, janet . Well, its recognizing, as you showed, that our children may not be on the front lines but theyre still feeling the same pain, the pandemic, the disruption, feeling the anxiety that we feel, seeing people who have died and the protests. Theyre afraid of the police which we dont want our children to be, and also, unfortunately, probably hearing some comments in our home. So, its really important that, as you mentioned, communication is key. Now is the time to talk up and explain, talk to our children about anxiety that we are feeling which they are feeling as well, and teach them how to resolve that, how to soothe themselves because what we dont want is our children to associate their anxiety with the images that theyre seeing on the tv. And how do you explain the protests though to your children, janet . You tell the truth. You say their names, george floyd, ahmaud arbery, breonna taylor, all black people, one was being arrested. One was jogging. The other one was killed by the police, and we use those words and say that the protests are happening because people want justice. They want change, and there are peaceful ways to do that, and its an opportunity to teach when you have conflict, how to speak up and do the right thing instead of inflicting more pain. Does it help when you see its kind of like oh gosh, what am i trying to say . An array of different colors that were seeing in these protests, that its not just black and brown faces. Does that help you as a parent to be able to explain to your children the injustice and how it is affecting all people in this country . Absolutely. The human genome project has taught us that 98. 9 of our dna is all the same and what we need to do is celebrate the differences so you can point out the differences in skin color, hair texture, things that our kids know anyway, but as you mentioned so many people dont even know how to say the words black, africanamerican, and will say were all the same. We need to celebrate differences and we need to point to the fact that we can come together and make a difference. It has to be that way. Black people cannot be the only ones teaching americans about racism. Its a combined effort. Youre a mother of four. Whats the age to Start Talking to your kids about race . So, the age is now. Its birth. Look at mommy and me gettogethers. Look at play dates. People need to look around and see how diverse are those play dates. As important as it is to talk about racism, our children is not born racist. That is something that develops based on what they hear, what they see, and so its really important that we teach our children as early as possible to be allies, to stand side by side with their classmates, stand side by side by your playmates. Speak up when you see someone whos not invited to a Birthday Party and to support. We can teach that at birth by examples as parents. Never too early to start, i would imagine. All right, janet. Hope that you and your family are doing well down in florida. You take care. Thank you. Thank you, as always. George . Important message there, robin. Now as anger and heartbreak wash across the country, we want to show you some striking images of solidarity and hope. Police and protesters coming together for justice, and t. J. Holmes is going to join us with that story, and t. J. , this is real compassion in action. Reporter we both know the fact is every newscast today is going to start with an image of something on fire, of smoke in the street, of a window being smashed, somebody running out of a store with a stack of tennis shoeboxes, but theres Something Else i want you to see right now, images that may not be as dramatic as that but more powerful because they show us accurately who we are and who we can be. Louisville, a group of black men locking arms, forming a human barrier to protect a Police Officer separated from his unit. There are images of humanity and hope among the hurt and horror on the streets of american cities. And while fire and fury might lead newscasts and make front pages, people are also taking note of quieter, yet powerful moments like this one in atlanta, a Police Officer siding with protestors. Express your grievances because you have a right to be pissed off. They dont feel that way. Thats why i told them to shut the [ bleep ]. Reporter Chris Swanson removed his riot gear and marched with protestors. Lets walk. I knew that the benefits far outweighed the risks and when you show action of im going to make myself vulnerable in order to come into your circle and show you that i want to be that solution, that was the changemaker right there. It was beautiful. Not a single arrest, not a single injury, not a single fire. Reporter these demonstrators erupting in applause as new york city cops took a knee while protestors called out the names of black men and women killed by police. Officers also kneeling in solidarity in florida and california. Stronger together Reporter Police chiefs in new jersey and wisconsin side by side with demonstrators, and this viral photo, a line of mostly white women putting themselves between police and protestors. Another moment getting attention, though it didnt come with an image, this tweet from Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver zay jones talking about being approached by an elderly white woman while out shopping. He writes, she looked at me with tears in her eyes and then said im from minneapolis and i just want you to know you matter to me. I asked if i could give her a hug because i just felt like that was just the right thing to do and in an instant, she kind of fell into my arms and she just started crying. She just kept telling me how sorry she was and how important it was to spread love. For a moment there was peace and there was love, and thats what i want to spread, just peace and love. Thats what she gave me. Reporter zay wants to hear from that woman. She was wearing a mask so he couldnt identify her, didnt get her name, but wants her to know what impact she had on him. George, its important the point out those images were showing. We shouldnt treat them like theyre the anomaly or the exception to the rule. Theyre just not the ones coming through but there are thousands of people on the streets around this country, most of whats happening peaceful. Anger is there but people are good folks. That is a critical point but we want to see those moments put multiply. T. J. , thanks very much. Lets g o to ginger. George, we just got an update from the National Hurricane center. Looks like we could have cristobal earlier this week. If this gets named before friday, it would be the first time in recorded history weve had three storms named this early. So the point is that this could move toward the gulf of mexico by the end of the week, start of the weekend. Which well be all over, but we have to bring you these images from arizona. 1,200 acres burning, a wildfire there surging because of heat, and that big ridge thats been in place. Now that ridge starts to slide a little bit east, eroding the trough that has many of us so chilly this morning. What that ends up meaning is minneapolis could see its first 90 and above, tuesday 93. Thats well before raleigh, North Carolina whos been very wet. They havent seen 90 yet. They could get theirs on wednesday. That also will fuel storms though so tomorrow afternoon and evening, tornado threats start in southern minnesota, extends into western wisconsin and even Northern Iowa should look for damaging winds too. Good morning. Its june 1st. If youre joining us for the first time in months, thanks, its good to see you. Lets talk about whats going on weatherwise. Partly cloudy and seasonal today. Our warmest tomorrow through thursday, a little mini heat wave before a chance of wet weather over the weekend. Lets talk about whats going on today. Mid to upper 60s, coast and San Francisco. Low to mid70s in the bay. Mid to upper 70s in the south bay and some 80s in the north bay and east bay. Most of us fall back into the 50s again tonigh and coming up, a fun and touching moment from josh gad. He surprised an incredibly hard working Health Care Worker and her daughter. Well be right back with that. Ight back with that. Good morning, everybody. Im kamasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. At least 80 people were arrested last night after the curfew went into effect in San Francisco. Police chief phil scott says protests were mostly peaceful, but shortly after 8 00, officers tried to disperse crowds near a civic center. He says protesters threw bottles at officers and started fires. The 8 00 p. M. Curfew remains in effect until further notice. Hi, weather wise, were already seeing faster sunshine than yesterday, and temperatures are responding. A lot of 60s out there. Lets see whats going on with your kprcommute. Looks pretty quiet at the bay bridge toll plaza, and the weather is pretty quiet as far as the commute goes. There may be a little more fog tomorrow. Check out temperatures today. We rebound back to average, but a little mini heat wave for tuesday, wednesday, to a lesser extent, thursday. Back to average friday. Chance of wet weather this weekend and our coolest weather. And well have another abc 7 news update in about 30 minutes. In the meantime, gma continues right now. Im gonna stand by you we can find a way to break through even if i cant find heaven ill walk through hell with you love, youre not alone cause im gonna stand you they have been standing by us for so many months right now, those Health Care Heros all across america working so hard and risking so much to take care of our country. Robin. They absolutely are, george. There are so many, so many amazing people that are stepping up on the front lines during these challenging times, and its not just those workers who are making sacrifices. Their families are as well. So t. J. Is back. He has a special surprise for one Health Care Worker with a heart of gold and a surprise for her daughter as well. Is that right, t. J. . Tell, t. J. Reporter robin, youre right about that as we honor these Health Care Workers and their sacrifice and what theyre going through, their families are sacrificing and going through it with them. This woman this morning in particular, well, her 7yearold daughter this woman has not had a day off since this started back in february. Thats a lot of sacrifice for her 7yearold so we wanted to give them a pickmeup and cheer her up. It helps that we know olaf. When the pandemic first hit, ashley ayres was given a crucial task, turn this once inoperative Emergency Department into pittsburghs first covid19 testing center. Managing of Infection Prevention during a pandemic, okay. It hit like a ton of bricks and it came super fast and the world wasnt ready, and all you worried about the first three to four weeks was how are we screening patients, how are we making sure we have the ppe. And patients were coming left and right. People were coming in positive, positive, positive, positive. Reporter in just 24 hours, she helped rally a team of more than 160 staff volunteers. Within a week, they began accepting patients. I was shaking in the car. I was like patients are showing up today. Nothings going to work. I left and cried the whole way home because i was so proud that we did that in a week. I will never forget how good it felt to know that through all the exhaustion i made people feel better. I made patients know they can come get tested. I made staff walk in there with the option to leave. They all felt safe and they all wanted to stay, and theyre still working there today. Reporter ashley even volunteers to work extra so her coworkers can have a day off, including on mothers day, allowing amy to stay home with her two boys. A lot of times in everything that we do its hard for them to have my undivided attention, and that day they were able to be with me and spend the day together and truly focus on what it means to be a family. How often are you getting a day off these days . I have not had a day off . Are we talking about the past couple of months . I think february. Was the last time. So, are you planning to take one any time soon . Well see. Reporter but the grueling schedule comes with sacrifice at home. Ashley is a mom as well to 7yearold paige. Whats usually the first thing you do when mommy walks through the door when she comes home . Give her a big hug and kiss and cuddle her. When shes leaving and going for work, what is the last thing you do on the way out . I like get sad because i miss her and its hard. Reporter so what could we do to cheer her up a bit . Turns out paige absolutely loves olaf, and it turns out, we know a guy in arendelle. We did call him. We did call olaf. So, well, i guess we called olaf, or i called a guy who knows olaf at least. So this is the guy. Please meet paige. Thats little paige there. I know you, paige. Are you 7 years old . Im going to do something for you now but i cant show you my face while i do it, okay . So, im going to turn the camera around. Ready . Hi. Im olaf, and i like warm hugs, and i love you so much, paige. You want to know something . Your mommy is my hero, and everybody like your mommy is my hero right now, and you are amazing and one day i hope youll come visit me in arendelle. I cant believe my friend olaf just said all of that to you. He never talks like that to me. Paige, your mom is doing some great things and youre missing out on time with your mom. We thought this was a good treat and he was on board with doing it. Heck yeah, i was on board. You and your mommy are incredible, and we are so grateful that youre sharing your mommy with all of us right now, and so grateful to your mommy because ill tell you a secret, your mom is a real life superhero, which is pretty cool, even cooler than being a snowman, i got to tell ya. I love you. I love you too, baby. Reporter the call was over, and paige finally let it out. [ screaming ] page, what happened . I got to talk to olaf thats some of the best reaction weve gotten there for sure, robin. Now, i have been talking to ashley about whats happening at the university of Pittsburgh Medical Center where she works. She says things havent slowed down much but they are going the right direction and she told me that she got some hours in at the pool, so i thought, hey, you finally took a day off . She said, no, i actually worked during the day and was at the pool for a few hours at night, so she still has not taken a day off through this all but it was incredible and fun talking to them. Oh my goodness, and paige, that squeal. You didnt tell paige that you played olaf on halloween on gma back in the day . Robin, i worked here for two months and you made me be your olaf to your princess elsa and i cant thank you enough for the opportunity, robin. It stays with me all the time. Stays with me. All right, you da man, t. J. Thank you. Take care. Thank you so, so much for that piece and the piece that you brought us earlier this morning too. Thank you, t. J. Coming up, tory johnson back with another Small Business deal of the day. We saw the earthquake grace in bold was offering a grant program. I signed up and i was actually selected it leaves the house in tack. You now know that in the next earthquake your house will be standing and we also got a discount on our earthquake insurance. If there is an earthquake. Our house has a better chance of surviving in. Thanks for sharing your savage moves, and especially your awkward ones. Thanks for sharing your cute kids. And your adorable pets. Now its our turn to share. With the geico giveback. A 15 credit on car and motorcycle policies for both current and new customers. And because were committed for the long haul, the credit lasts your full policy term. So thanks again. One good share deserves another. So thanks again. This virus is testing all of us. And its testing the people on the front lines of this fight most of all. So abbott is getting new tests into their hands, delivering the critical results they need. And until this fight is over, we. Will. Never. Quit. Because they never quit. And were back now with deals steals and how you, our gma viewers, are helping Small Businesses across this country even though so many are struggling, so many people are stepping up to lend a hand. We have two great deals this morning, robin. I know tory johnson has been hard at work. Reporter with many facing an uncertain future, day after day gma viewers have been stepping up to support Small Businesses and their employees. You actually saved the business for us. Thank you. Thank you, thank you. For putting my staff back to work, thank you. You saved us from this unexpected crisis. Lets start with relish. Three women in georgia developed this beautiful line of melamine. Theyve been in business for 40 years. Its called Steven Joseph gifts. Reporter from skin care and cosmetics to food and fashion, deals steals has showcased amazing entrepreneurs across the country. Its a kitchen ware brand created by annest tigs. The greatest gift is that gma viewers helped save my daughters business. Thank you to all the viewers. Your support is keeping brands like ours in business and we are so grateful. Tremendous opportunity for us as it gave an emerging brand like ourselves a fighting chance to survive this tough time. Reporter and were far from finished with gma viewers helping over 170 Small Businesses and counting. Join us this month as we look to double that number. Thank you, gma viewers. Thanks, gma. Helping Small Businesses grow and keep jobs, thank you for spreading sweetness. Yes, a big thank you to our viewers and now tory johnson joins us with a chance to help another Small Business. Hey, tory. Hi. Good morning, amy. This one is called breyer horses. It is a 70yearold business based in new jersey, and that 70th anniversary for them is coming right at the time when all of its retail partners, gift stores, toy, specialty stores, have had to cut or cancel orders of its hand crafted horse models. They are beautiful little horses. So theyve brought a big assortment of singles and sets of their meticulously crafted artful detailed horses directly to us. Whats great about this is that if you have a child in your life who has ever dreamed of owning a horse, this is your chance to buy that horse or to load up the stable because its all 50 off which means that all of the prices range from 7. 50 to 20. And i want to add something, all the details are on our website but i want to add something. As i watch that piece and tears are in my eyes thinking about those Small Businesses, behind every one of those businesses are people, workers, American Families that rely on those jobs. So when you purchase something as little as a horse or whatever it is that youve purchased over the last few months, its not just about that one thing and that great deal but its really about supporting the families that rely on those jobs at those companies so we have not only enabled you, our viewers, to support those jobs but also to preserve hours for a lot of people whose hours have been cut. Really, really appreciate the support. I know, it is a win win win in every way, tory. Thank you so much for highlighting all of these Small Businesses. We have partnered with breyer on this great deal and you can get it on our website. Ginger, over to you. Amy, it is time for our gma moment sponsored by verizon, and weve actually got two today so lets do it. Little isabella, 2 years old, obsessed with michael jordan. Watch. Yeah . Michael jordans ball, shoes, this, um, this. Okay. We love that. Hes got his space jam outfit on and she is just, you know, brushing his head. Not the hair so much. We also have that second moment. This one comes to us from huntersville, North Carolina. Its little noah whos 8. Caught his first fish. This is how i would react too by the way. So many people feel you, noah. I swear. If you guys could take a moment and send me your favorite smile, something that makes your family laugh, giggle, your pet, your child, yourself, doesnt matter. We would love to show it and share it good monday morning. Welcome to june. Meteorological summer starts today and its going to be warmer than it was over the weekend. Temperatures back to average today under a partly cloudy sky. Now weve got some heat in your coming up, weve got Country Music star Ashley Mcbryde joining us life. Dont go anywhere. But a slice is just right. Thats why fidelity offers dollarbased trading. Buy what you want based upon how much you want to spend, even if its just a slice of a share. Welcome back. We have the reining cma new artist of the year joining us now, Ashley Mcbryde. She released her sophomore album never will two months ago to rave reviews and shes going to perform for us in just a moment. First, lets talk, ashley. I know it was six weeks ago you performed Amazing Grace in the height of this pandemic all alone a cappella on the famed rhymen auditorium. You became emotional. Walk us through that moment. What were you feeling . We wanted to do something for easter and we knew that we werent going to be able to be with our loved ones and our friends so we wanted to find a way to honor everyone we had lost so far in the pandemic. This is right after weve lost several Country Music stars too so it was a really emotional time. I can sing through almost anything normally but when i got on that stage and started really thinking about what i was singing, this is what happens. You start to well up. It became really, really real that day. We posted it anyway because i think honesty is probably the best way to go there, especially a song like Amazing Grace. My mom always told me never apologize for your tears because they are powerful and yours certainly were in that moment. The song were about to hear from you singing, hang in there, girl, theres a story behind what inspired it. Tell us about it. Yeah, its actually a true story verbatim. I did see a young girl about 15 years old on the side of the road when i was driving through watertown. She looked pretty frustrated and she reminded me a lot of myself when i was growing up. I grew up in a really rural area on a cattle farm and im proud of how i was raised but there were times when i was in my teens that i was frustrated and just couldnt wait to get out of there and i really wished i could stop and tell her hang in there, youre going to look back on this fondly. The record came out in the height of the pandemic so this song has a whole new meaning for me now, especially with everything thats happened this week. Hang in there is something were having to tell ourselves and each other. Thats true. Those are very poignant words now given these times. So how about we hear the song. This is Ashley Mcbryde performing hang in there, girl from her new album never will. About 15, in the mailbox, barely hanging on heading out the other side of the low water bridge and the Property Line two old mutts in a single wide, thats home end of that drive hang in there, girl hang in there, girl hang in there, girl, when we all rise take a look at the small town weeds, bringing up the daisies and all the places you want to be, i know a set of wheels, a set of keys, you can almost feel that Summer Breeze its gentler than any when that moment comes, buckle up and hold on tight yeah ive been right there at the end of that drive hang in there, girl hang in there, girl hang in there, girl youll be all right trust me when i say youre doing fine you know, growing up takes a little time hang in there, girl hang in there, girl hang in there, girl youre going to be all right be all right all right before we go, we have some heartbreaking news concerning a member of our gma family, a longtime member of our Security Team in times square, tony suarez, he passed away last week. He was a remarkable man. He was a marine, a retired detective lieutenant with the Sullivan County sheriffs department, a great, great family man, an eternal optimist. You know, he would just greet you with a warm smile and he had a story to tell. Were thinking of tonys wife lily and were thinking of their two daughters, nicole and toni. Were thinking of the many grand and great grandchildren. I heard they enjoyed seeing their poppop. Thats what they call him. Enjoyed seeing him occasionally on tv. Our prayers are with him and with our Security Team family, elvis and richie and annie and paul and big al and hector. Im going to miss that sweet kiss from tony when i head down to the studio. But what a remarkable man. He will be missed. He kept us safe and he kept us smiling. He certainly did. Have i agreat day, everyone. Good morning, everyone. Im kamasi aaron from abc 7 mornings. Actor jamie foxx will join San Francisco religious leader for a kneelin protest today. Theyre demanding an end to the killing of black people, changes in policing people of color and removing racist officers from police departments. The protest is scheduled to start at 11 00 this morning outside San Francisco city hall. Now heres mike with our forecast. Thank you, kamasi. Hi, everybody. June 1st beginning of the meteorological summer. And you can see, already sunshine outside in san jose and about 63 degrees. A good day to be outside, because its going to get really hot starting tomorrow and also into wednesday and to a lesser extent thursday. Today, we have temperatures pretty close to average to 67 in San Francisco, to 84 in antioch. But you can see that heat building tomorrow and wednesday. Cooler this weekend with a slight chance of some light showers. Kamasi . All right, thanks, mike. Now its time for live with kelly ryan. Announcer its live with kelly and ryan today, star of dirty john the Betty Broderick story, amanda peet. Plus, lives summer safety week kicks off with dr. Jennifer ashton steps. Then a School Bus Driver from ohio as our good news story of the day. All next on live and now, here are kelly ripa and Ryan Seacrest ryan and good morning on this monday. It is june 1st. A very difficult day and our nation. The difficulty for us to frankly, on the air and do what we do. What happened to george floyd was so wrong, and you are seeing our country respond with sadness, with hard. People want t