With juju chang. Good evening. Thanks for joining us. Tonight a Record Number of covid19 cases reported in the past 24 hours. More than 66,000. And more than twothirds of u. S. States showing increasing cases. Dr. Anthony fauci today saying americans are living in the perfect storm. One industry under fire, cruise lines, looking to fix what mistakes were made when the virus surged at sea this past spring. Heres abcs gio benitez. I am angry. Im angry. We could have died. Reporter marleen and fred feel betrayed. I paid for two weeks of pleasure, not four weeks of misery. Reporter the new york couple says its time for a reckoning with the cruise ship industry. The first two weeks of our cruise was great. It really was the first vacation. And then its almost as if it was all taken away. Its like when people say what happened, and you go, march didnt exist. Reporter the cantrells are suing Celebrity Cruises, owned by Royal Caribbean, as part of a proposed class action lawsuit, just hundreds
Nightline. Juneteenth, a sblags celebrati overcoming is. Emmett tills supposed crime, whistling at a white woman. A legacy that surviving members of his family are still carrying forward, and we warn youthe js e it says something profound that in the middle of the protest for george floyd, there are People Holding signs, pointing to an injustice from 1955. The lynching of emmett till is a wound that runs deep and long. The scar of his death at the hands of white executioners changed the course of the Civil Rights Movement, and it happened in mississippi. Difficult to think of any human being, and especially my flesh and blood suffering in that manner. She was just a child and remembers the moment like that was yesterday. 14 year old emmett till was her cousin. Because he was black, he was tortured in a barn, his body dumped in the river, no justice was ever served. Last fall, she traveled here with her family to replace a plaque that marks the river bank where his body had benjamin fou
Enslaved. I dont think thats something we ought to honor in america. President trump stands firm, refusing to rename certain u. S. Military bases, as he gets set to return to the campaign trail once again. Well have the very latest. New era. Nascar bans the Confederate Flag from all events, as Bubba Wallace, the sports only black driver, debuts his black lives matter car in a race overnight. Man, our car was so good. Our black lives matter chevrolet. Thats good to say right there. Well talk to bubba live. Calling for change. He said he couldnt breathe. Nobody cared. George floyds brother urges congress to take action to Reform Police before joining a march through washington. As the chief in minneapolis speaks out to nbc news on the events that triggered a nationwide movement. Over the last two weeks, whats your biggest regret . That humanity was not there for mr. Floyd when it should have been. Just ahead, his message to the officer charged with murder in the case. Wild weather. Sever
Where do we go, on creating lasting change from a country in pain. This is not a time for patience. This is time for action. His death triggered national d demonstrations. But can george floyd rest in peace if america cant find peace and justice. Throughout history, there have been hymns to heartache. Today, much of the nation hummed along with those who loved and knew george floyd hell take care of you for nearly four hours, service steeped in the southern africanamerican church tradition, sorrow and celebration mixed. We thank you for the life of george floyd, oh, god, that at a moment when he called out for his mama, we believe that the ears of mamas across this nation reared up. Sermons. We honor him today, because when he took his last breath the rest of us will now be abe to breathe. Song. But i know videos. Video art. All this for george floyd, a man who for many became the newest martyr in americas oldest battle. God took an ordinary from the housing projects, they rejected h r
The death of george floyd. And this incident from buffalo, where Police Officers have been charged with a felony after knocking a 75yearold man to the ground and leaving him there. When and how will this end . In cities like minneapolis, they have moved to ban the use of kneehoneck holds but some americans are clamoring for more action. President trumps answer to the problem is law and order, from local Law Enforcement, the National Guard, or even the military. You have to dominate streets. You cant let whats happening happen. Brennan well talk to the president s attorney general, william barr. Plus the problems within our society. Despite a lowerthananticipated jobless rate for may, the number of unemployed African Americans increased to almost 17 . How do we level the Playing Field . Former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will join us. Finally, a look at the potential impact of the notsosociallydistanced protests, with former f. D. A. Commissioner dr. Scott gottlieb. Its all just