Getting President Trump on board and it looks like he may go it alone. Officials say the white house is just starting to draft some kind of executive order and its still unclear what might be in it. We do believe that we will have proactive policy descriptions, whether that means legislation or an executive order. Sources say one option will be to roll out the reform measures during the president s visit to dallas and the roundtable with faith leaders, Small Business owners and Law Enforcement. What this all may entail is very unclear putting a human face on the urgency, George Floyds brother gave gripping testimony. Manu raju is on capitol hill. Reporter good morning, christine and laura. An emotional day on capitol hill when the brother of george floyd testified before the House Judiciary Committee detailing the harrowing experience in watching his brother killed at the hands of Minneapolis Police when he was in custody. He said that watching that video that has been seen around the world where the officer was kneeling on George Floyds neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds it felt like watching it for eight hours and 46 minutes and he asked for justice to be served. Honor george and make the necessary changes that make Law Enforcement the solution and not the problem. Hold them accountable when they do something wrong. Teach them that deadly force should be used rarely and only when life is at risk. George wasnt hurting anyone that day. He didnt deserve to die over 20. Im asking you is that what a black mans worth, 20 . This is 2020. He said he couldnt breathe. Nobody cared. Nobody. People pleaded for him. They still didnt care. Justice has to be served. His life mattered. All our lives matter. Black lives matter. One thing that felonis floyd did ask for is for congress to make sure that corrupt Police Officers will no longer be hired. Now the question is exactly how to do just that. Democrats have their own plan that they plan to advance through the house before the end of the month. That plan would set up a National Registry to track Police Misconduct to ensure that one Police Officer who acted inappropriately in one jurisdiction cannot move to another. Republicans have their own proposal to do that that mostly relies on states to take such actions. That is generally the disagreement between republicans and democrats. They want a number of National Standards to take place. Democrats, republicans believe they want to incentive advise states to take such actions. The two sides need to negotiate. No question about it in the aftermath of George Floyds death, the terrain has shifted dramatically. This was not on congresss agenda. It is now, republicans did not think there needed to be legislation. Now they are moving forward with their own proposal. The question is can they get a deal and will the president sign it into law. Back to you. Manu, thank you for that. Growing calls to remove monuments glorifying the confederacy. The statue of Jefferson Davis was torn down in richmond, virginia. President trump not on board with removing tributes to americas racist past. Kaitlyn collins is at the white house. Reporter laura, christine, when the president tweeted this this is the secretary time that he has broken with his pent gone chief about renaming those military bases that are named after confederate leaders who fought to uphold slavery. The president says he is not going to consider renaming them after you saw a pentagon official say earlier this week that actually the Army Secretary and the defense secretary mark esper were open to having a bipartisan discussion about renaming them and what they could do moving forward. As youre seeing this broader reckoning happening across the nation in the wake of George Floyds death. The president says hes not on board with that. The press secretary invoked what he said in 2017 about taking down statues. The question is when does it end . That is what their defense is. The question is, is that a position that the president can maintain . Because hes pushed back on stuff like this before, but we are seeing a moment where Public Opinion does seem to be changing in the wake of floyds death. We should note all of this comes as you are still seeing coronavirus happen here in the United States, yet the president has announced that he is holding his first rally since he suspended them initially because of the pandemic next friday in tulsa, oklahoma. Though details about what kind of measures are going to be put in place as far as social distancing still have not been offered by the white house or by the campaign. All right. Kaitlyn collins, thank you so much for that. The president wont take action on confederate symbols but nascar will. Fans are largely Trump Supporters but confederate flags are now banned at all events. Nascar says the flags run contrary to the commitment to provide a welcome and inclusive environment. The decision comes two days after the only fulltime africanamerican driver bubba ballanc wallace called for the ban. Sorry. Bravo. Props to nascar and everybody involved. Last night Bubba Wallace drove in a black lives matter themed car and finished 11th at the Martinsville Speedway in virginia. Lebron james forming a group to protect africanamerican voting rights. This is a daze day after the disastrous voting in georgia. Former nba star jaylen rose echoed lebron james. This is what we have to understand. The system isnt broken, it was built this way. And when we understand thats the reality, now we must navigate and figure out how we can systematically implement change. And you seen over the last 16 days that people can mobilize like its the 60s when theyre truly fed up. Separate initiative, more than 1,000 current and former athletes signing a letter to Congress Calling for the end of qualified immunity. That shields prosecution in many cases. Saints quarterback drew brees signed on who had to apologize after initially being critical for players who appeal. The Soccer Administration is repealing a policy to require players to stand during the national anthem. The president tweeting in response to protests in seattle calling the mayor and washington states governor radical left democrats and washing them, take back your city. If you dont do it, i will. Its not clear what he meant but its not the first time he has made that kind of threat. The response from seattle mayor jenny durkin, make us all safe, go back to your bunker, with blacklivesmatter. The embattled Minneapolis Police chief says he will take on the police union. They have long opposed change. He says all lives need to be flexible for true reform to happen. Cnns sara sidner spoke with the police chief. She has more from minneapolis. Reporter christine and laura, the Minneapolis Police chief coming out strongly promising reform. They say hes going to do something immediately. The immediate withdrawal of contract negotiations with the police union saying that until a thorough review of how the contract can be restricted to provide more Community Transparency and flexibility for reform, he is not going to negotiate. The union pushing back strongly saying he must negotiate in good faith. Secondly, the chief saying that hes going to implement the use of an Early Warning system that promises to identify misconduct on the part of his Police Officers. He also talked about what happened when he finally met some members of the floyd family in person after talking to them through us on television. It was heart wrenching, truly. I was honored to meet them. I clearly did not wish to meet them under those circumstances. I looked them in the eye and i said, im sorry, and i will see to it that their brothers death is not in vain. Did they respond to you . How did they receive your apology . The grace and the love that they showed, they hugged me and we hugged. And so that that will also lead my reform work, my transformational culture change work. The floyd family will lead me forward in the days ahead, in the weeks ahead. Reporter the police chief saying he is going to need the communitys help and look for the communitys help in reforming this department that Something Like this should never happen again. Laura . Christine . Sara, thank you for that. Amazon is Banning Police use of facial recognition software. Its calling for Tech Companies to respond to the killing of george floyd. Governments must have stronger regulations for the ethical use of facial recognition. Ibm said it was getting out of the facial recognition business. 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The subtexts for protestors here, dont react to british cops as if they would. By contrast with many of their u. S. Counterparts, British Police mingle with peaceful protestors. Officers armed with little more than handcuffs gauging the crowds mood. Out of sight down side streets. The results is completely different. Theres more consensus. Theres more Peaceful Demonstrations so i think i think, you know, that theres two quick apps, a reaction to go to war and dealing with people in their situations. Reporter but getting to this point hasnt been easy. Just a decade as a Police Killing sparked riots heard around the world where the toughest policing lessons were learned was northern ireland. Confrontation and perceptions of police bias exacerbate and prolonged the three decade long conflict there. Today police are still firebombed and shot at but are more likely to draw a line, sit in their armored wagons and then respond in kind. Even so, todays protests in london still offer a very real glimpse of how quickly tensions can escalate. At the heart of it still, anger, protestors are being ignored. A police problem, yes, but at its root a political one, too. Nic robertson, cnn, london. Nic, thank you so much for that report. Early start continues right now. Jefferson davis dragged away. America is crying out for change. Will the president take executive action on Police Reform before Congress Even has a chance to try . And nascar makes a big move on the confederate flag, but the president says confederate names on military bases are staying put. Good morning, this is early start this thursday morning. Im christine romans. Im laura jarrett. 29 minutes past the hour here on the east coast. Lawmakers are under increasing pressure across the country to move on Police Reform but the challenge is getting President Trump on board and it looks like he may try to go it alone. Officials say the white house is starting to draft some kind of executive order but what all it might entail is very unclear. We do believe that we will have proactive policy prescriptions. Whether that means an executive order. Some aides are looking to have information from lawmakers here. George floyds brother gave gripping testimony and implored lawmakers to act. Honor george and make the necessary changes that make Law Enforcement the solution and not the problem. Hold them accountable when they do something wrong. Teach them that deadly force should be used rarely and only when life is at risk. George wasnt hurting anyone that day. He didnt deserve to die over 20. I am asking you, is that what a blackmans worth, 20 . This is 2020. He said he couldnt breathe. Nobody cared. Nobody. People pleaded for him. They still didnt care. Justice has to be served. His life mattered. All our lives matter. Black lives matter. On capitol hill senator tim scott is leading the republican reform effort. He says the plan is on track for release as early as tomorrow. The biggest release between the democratic and republican proposals is who actually makes the rules. Democrats want National Policies and more. Republicans want to create incentives for the state to take action. Growing calls to remove monuments glorifying the confederacy. Overnight the statue of Jefferson Davis was torn down in richmond, virginia. President trump not on board with removing tributes to americas painful racist past. Kaitlyn collins is at the white house. Reporter well, laura, christine, when the president tweeted this, this is the second time in just over a week now that he has broken with his pentagon chief. Its about renaming those military bases that are named after confederate leaders who fought to uphold slavery. The president said he is not going to consider renaming them after you saw a pentagon official to rename them that the Army Secretary and defense secretary mark esper were open to having a bipartisan discussion about renaming them and what they can do moving forward as youre seeing this broader reckoning happening across the nation in the wake of George Floyds death. The president said hes not on board with that. They invoked a defense in 2017 when they pushed down on taking down any confederate statues. The question is, when does it end. Thats what their defense is. The question is, is that a position the president can maintain because hes pushed back on stuff like this before, but we are seeing a moment where Public Opinion does seem to be changing in the wake of floyds death. 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Melissa bradley spent several decades funding and mentoring black or minority businesses. She said this is about much more than just investor prejudice. According to 2014 data from the federal reserve, 47 of blackowned businesses who applied for credit were fully funded compared to 75 of white owned. The input for the Credit Scores require a set of assets that oftentimes are declined to black americans and so you obviously get different ratings if you rent versus you own. You obviously get different ratings if you have Student Loan Debt versus no Student Loan Debt. Those are inputs through no fault of our own. Literally because of lack of access, scholarship, bias and applications but yet we are penalized for the rest of our lives. Reporter do you think this might be a moment where things change . Im optimistic that things will change but i dont want it to be a onetime Marketing Campaign with these companies. Were not looking for a handout. Were not looking for a charity. 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Almost 113,000 people have now died and a top harvard doctor projects that number will almost double by september. Overnight a new model often referenced by the white house projects a second wave in september. Since memorial day covid19 hospitalizations are up in at least a dozen states. Hospitalizations are actually a more reliable indicator of Coronavirus Spread than confirmed cases. On tuesday hospitalizations in texas hit a new high. More than a month after the states stay at home order ended. Sharp increases in hospitalizations are also being seen in arkansas, south carolina, utah and in arizona where hospitals are being told to activate their emergency plans. And the iowa state fair has been canceled for the First Time Since world war ii. That gives you an indication of just how serious this is. The e. U. Has some questions for china about coronavirus and did quick action prevent a surge of cases in africa . Cnn has reporters covering all of the pandemic stories around the world. Im matt rivers in mexico city. Latin america and the caribbean have passed a grim new milestone of this outbreak with the region reporting more than 70,000 deaths combined for the First Time Since this outbreak began. We continue to see large numbers of newly confirmed cases and deaths in the hardest hit countries like brazil, mexico, chile and just as concerning is the who is seeing spikes in new cases in countries like costa rica and panama, place that is have been lauded for their covid19 responses. Perhaps that is the reason why the director of the Pan American Health organization now says, quote, the covid19 pandemic has pushed our region to the limit. Im melissa bell in paris. European union has said they are spreading misinformation about covid19. China has responded denying the accusation and far from being an initiator of fake news, it is a victim of it. The European Union also calling on facebook, twitter, social media platform to produce a monthly report about what theyre doing to combat disinformation about covid19. Im Scott Mcclain in london where they say the u. K. s coronavirus death toll which stands at 50,000 could have been cut in half if the country had of gone into lockdown just one week sooner. The u. K. Implemented a nationwide stay at home order in march after similar measures were taken in spain and italy. The british Prime Minister was asked if he regrets not going into lockdown sooner . He said it was too soon to decide. Im David Mckenzie in johannesburg. Public Health Advisers said it would have a problem. They said because of the relative youth of the continent, other factors and also the lack of comorbidities like hypertension, diabetes and obesity could mean that africa might be spared the worst of this outbreak. They suggest there will be a smoldering outbreak over a longer period of time with fewer deaths but they do warn that there could be hot spots. One is developing right here in south africa and that we are still in the very early stage of the pandemic on the continent. Thanks to all of our reporters on those updates. Personal Care Products marketed to black shoppers will no longer be locked up in cases. It was to deter shoplifters but it resulted in years of criticism and discrimination lawsuit. Walmart says a dozen of 4700 stores in the u. S. Still place multicultural hair and Beauty Products under lock and key but that will end immediately. Lets get a check on cnn business. A look at markets around the world. You can see everything leaning lower here on wall street. Futures this morning leaning down almost 2 for the dow futures. The nasdaq finished above 10,000 for the First Time Ever wednesday logging its Third Straight record high. The dow fell 282 points. 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