Protesters and lawmakers to address policing practices. What hes saying in a new interview this morning. Were also seeing the power of those protests in action right now. Louisville, kentucky, passing a law named after Breonna Taylor, the woman killed by police in her home. That new law would ban the use of noknock warrants. Now a republican senator is calling for a similar law nationwide. Were also following spikes in coronavirus cases in states across the country. Right now there are more than 2 million cases in the united states. How states are dealing with this challenge as those numbers continue to climb. But first, the president , as we noted, is in new jersey right now after a trip to dallas where he discussed possible Police Reforms. Nbcs kelly odonnell, my colleague, is in bridgewater, new jersey, outside the president s bedminster property. What are we learning from the president who is trying to balance the calls hes hearing loudly for Police Reform and his instinct to drill
Shot. For the audiences sake weve stopped the video before the fatal shot was fired. This morning the remains of that Wendys Restaurants were still smoldering after its interior was burned to the ground by protesters saturday night. One of the officers involved now fired. A second placed on administrative duty. And the citys police chief now resigned amid the controversy. As Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as cast the shooting as an unjustified use of deadly force. This latest firestorm comes as cities, states, and congressional leaders begin their legislative attempts to curtail Police Violence after the death of george floyd and nearly three weeks of sustained protest. I was with new York Governor Andrew Cuomo here in new york friday as he signed major legislation to athat tack the problem of Police Accountability or rather the lack thereof. Governor cuomo joins me in just a few moments. But first joining me now is human rights activist and atlanta resident Martin Luther king iii.
Coronavirus pandemic. Theres a lot to get to. Lets start with cnns john harwood who joins me now from the white house. John, what are you hearing about how the president is responding to this pressure . Reporter well, we can see how hes responding, kate. Saw it in dallas at the roundtable yesterday, and what hes doing is seeing this wave for change that is sweeping across Public Opinion and the country, black and white, and hes pushing back against it. The president is stuck in the world view that has characterized his life. Racial conflict has been a big part of his life when he was in private business and as a political strategy, and now he leads a Political Party that relies almost exclusively on white votes and base he leads within that party is the most racially conservative whites, the kind of people who think that discrimination against whites or excessive concern for equal rights is as much a problem as racism is, so you saw him in that roundtable saying that were not going to
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