To politicsnation. Tonights story, pouring gasoline on a fire. President trump and his republicans allies are trying to roll back Health Care Coverage and toss Peaceful Protesters in jail to protect symbols of the past. The nation has set records for newly reported coronavirus cases three days in a row, the biggest spikes coming in Southern States that supported the president in 2016 with parts of texas and florida reversing their reopening plans. The president s response has been to go after former president obama. Asking the Supreme Court to dismantle the Affordable Care act signed into law by his predecessor, even if it means americans could face medical or financial ruin should they catch the coronavirus. On policing, the president is vowing to veto a Sweeping Police Reform board named for george floyd that passed the Democratic House on thursday. The bill would ban choke holds and noknock warrants and limit qualified immunity, which protects Public Officials when they break the la
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