At least 2000 new infections every day sense. Some of that is tied to Nursing Homes and prisons. But also linked to people socializing. Mi happier . Do i feel better . Many are cautious, enjoying new freedom freedom. We are definitely seeing more cases per day than we have ever seen since the beginning. Colleagues and other counties are concerned. A war memorial day weekend sent people flocking to beaches, parks, backyard artists, no infections, hospitalizations and deaths are surging, new case numbers tripled in two weeks. One of our cases went to a Graduation Party with 40 people in it. While no contact graduations were the norm, it wasnt enough for some. We heard about it after the fact and yes i am quite dismayed. Thats 40 more people that we have to do Contact Tracy for. She worries billy asked the relaxation of orders is having unintended effects. As we open sectors of the economy, there is a perception that we are back to normal. The governor is comforted that positives tests fo
Early today starts right now good wednesday morning. Im Frances Rivera minneapolis d who died when a white Police Officer knelt on his neck for rest his funeral attended by more than 500 people comes after weeks of global and National Protests that have called for police reform. Nbcs dan shenamen has more on the emotional good bye reporter more than two weeks after george floyd died in police custody, it was time to say goodbye. We honor him today because when he took his last breath, the rest of us will now be able to breathe reporter mourners filled the church to pay their respects my big brother, thats big floyd. Everybody know who big floyd is now. I give you praise reporter it was a celebration of life. I just want to say to him, i love you, and i thank god for giving me my own personal superman god bless you all. Reporter mixed with anger over the way that life ended those four officers were literally on him for nine minutes and let him show they have a heart or soul this is not
Senator cory Booker Joining fellow democrats today in announcing support of new Police Reform. Supporters say the Police Reform legislation is overdue and unprecedented, democrats hope to push the bill through the house and hope to have a vote in the senate by july 4. This bill is in response to the nationwide protests. It is and it was drafted by the Judiciary Committee and the black caucus, or than 150 democrats have signed on as co authors. For those who wish we will now kneel for our moment of silence. Reporter on capitol hill house and Senate Democrats took any for nearly 9 minutes in emancipation hall before announcing the new justice and policing act. A profession where you have the power to kill should be a profession that requires highly trained officers who are accountable to the public. We cannot settle for anything less than transformative structural change. The bill includes federal mandates the police funny and dashboard cameras, limit transfer of military weapons and a b
Here is a look at our recent visit to chapel hill, North Carolina. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story. As we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With the support of our cable partners, we traveled to chapel hill, North Carolina. Over the next hour, we will go to notable locations, speak with experts about the citys history and talk with some history makers themselves. In a moment, the story of the university of North Carolinas planetarium and the role it played in early nasa missions. Following that, in ten minutes, a conversation with howard lee, chapel hills first africanamerican mayor and the first africanamerican mayor elected in a majority white southern city. Then in 30 minlutes, the histor of uncs basketball tour as we tour the Basketball Museum. We will speak with an author on the academic scandal that involved the universitys athletic department. We will end our special with local lawyer rufus edmonston talking about delivering a subpoena to pr
After time here were going on the ground on the 80th anniversary of the dunkirk disaster as Boris Johnson arguably seeks to harness the dunkirk spirit desperately clinging on to a top advisor credited with putting him in power and winning britains brecks it vote against neo liberalism coming up on the show the chief advisor Dominic Cummings may not be a member of the tory party but one former Tory Health Minister did resign over a health care scandal we asked margaret thatchers Health Minister if we dont carry why britain has the worst but capita coronavirus death toll in the world and should coronavirus survivor Boris Johnson be in trouble because of an infected advisor visiting a console to test out his eyesight but his role in sanctioning weapon sales to the worlds worst humanitarian crisis we speak to the un in yemen the cemeteries are overflowing the country bombed with u. K. Weapons from u. K. Warplanes trained by the u. K. s royal air force. All the more coming up in todays goin