Ive covered a lot of protests as a reporter, and i can tell you there was Something Different about todays march in San Francisco. Black lives matter no justice, no tus o people into the Mission District this afternoon for protest and march george floyd killed by Minneapolis Police last week. For too long the laws, these murderers, police, when they kill innocent black men and never get charged for it. We dont get these police to stop killing us now theyre going to kill our children and our childrens children. Along with free food and water, many people handed out masks and hand sanitizer. Everyone has a mask on, every person ive seen. Everyone has been peaceful and calm. This is a protest, but i dont blame any of th its real deep frustration and anger. Its not just pain of one person. George floyd is just one. Its hundreds and hundreds of young black and brown men and women. It feels really different. It feels like were being taken seriously. I made it to the top of the steps of the h
Whats going on and its not right. But the problem is that we have to do this in order for them to realize were not playing any more. I think that people are waking up. I think people are understanding more and more how unjust this system of policing we have now. But im not here for reform. Im here for abolishing the police. Now many businesses have boarded up out of fear that there could be more looting. A Large Police Presence that included officers from other cities we saw there stayed on the outskirts of the rally, but nobody reported any problems. Well, San Francisco police chief bill scott says 20 to 25 people were arrested in the Mission District at 20th and mission. Sky7 was overhead when they were being detained. Chief scott said the group dumped trash and acting belingerant and he believed the group intended to light fires. The chief did not want to take away from peaceful protests that happened earlier in the day at Mission High School where thousands of people gathered. Kate
We all need somebody to lean on that was the scene near the white house last night after days of unrest, anger, and violent confrontations. A Massive Group of protesters paused for a show of solidarity in song. These large crowds of people packed together raising new concerns among Health Professionals about the spread of the coronavirus, as well as fresh worries about tear gas. Earlier i spoke with dr. David eisenman. As always, thank you for joining us. An Oklahoma State Football Player says he tested positive for covid19 after attending a protest. He says he was asymptomatic. As protests continue in almost every part of the country, are you worried we will begin hearing more stories like this . Well certainly see more cases as people go to protests. Its also occurring at the same time as more people are socializing in general and more states open. Hi of course people can go to protests with face masks on. From what i can tell of the pictures and from firsthand reports, most people a
Rest of the country letting more businesses reopen. Why some experts are worried as cases increase in parts of america. And the world through spike lees lens. We talk to the oscar winner about his new film on the vietnam war and what it means to do the right thing in a new era of protest. Hes got lots to say. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is the most horrific tragedy ive ever personally observed. George floyd is going to change the arc of the future of the United States. Ahead of his funeral, thousands gathered to remember the man who became the symbol of a nationwide movement. Michado you support defundin police . No, i dont support defunding the police. Sparking the debate about Defunding Police departments. An issue biden and President Trump agreed on. We wont be defunding our police. We wont be dismantling our police. The World Health Organization now says its rare for asymptomatic covid19 patients to spread the virus. Kobe brinyants widow has fid a
Protest across the nation and the measured needed to Reform Police departments. Good afternoon. Im sarah cayhill. Im the executive editor at axios. And welcome to our live zoom event. Many of us are joining us live. We are Live Streaming on facebook. Were on youtube on twitter. And you can catch us on axios. Com. And if you are on twitter, you can join the conversation by using the hashtag ax yos events. And be sure to include our handle at axios. So lets get started. Im coming to you live from my home in washington, d. C. And today, we have a very big conversation. Our event is the epidemic of inequality. And today, we want to have an important conversation about systemic racism in our country. The reason were here is because of the death of of george floyd in minneapolis. But as everyone has seen in cities and states across our country over the past 11 days, theres an underlying problem that has yet to be fully addressed and with adequate reform and justice. So today, we are bringing