Showing solidarity. Nascar drivers walk with the sports only fulltime black driver Bubba Wallace after a noose is found in his garage. Why his mom says wallaces story is bigger than racing. And coronavirus checks. The new Technology One major airport is doing to make it safer to fly. And why some experts say its not enough. Oh, boy. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Some people feel that wearing a mask is inconvenient. But wearing a mask will help us to keep texas open. As america pushes forward with reopening, half of all states are now averaging more new cases each day. We were doing a better job as a state collectively. Adhering to the mitigation measures wed not be seeing the case growth were seeing today. The tellall book from inside the white house from john bolton hits store shelves today. Frankly, the information hes released puts criminal liability squarely on him. Confrontations in washington, d. C. Demonstrators try to pull down a statue. Police just
To the chorus demanding the Police Officers responsible for his death face justice. I keep finding myself taking that mr. Floyds death wasnt just a tragedy and it wasnt just a crime, it was a failure. It was our failure. Systemic racism is built into every level of our society and for 400 years black brown and Indigenous People of paid the price. Racism isnt just evil though it is, its dangerous and racism isnt just a moral issue, though it is, its a Public Health issue and the deathlo of mr. Fld like the death of so many black and brown people before him is an indictment of our failure of policymakers to fulfill our first and most important duty which is to protect the lives of the people that we serve. Black lives matter. We need to say it loud and often with strength and with purpose. If we truly mean it that we need to be very clear about why it is that so many whack an bromides are being c stolen and that meas we cant just point to systemic racism writ large. We have to talk about
Today his Family Friends and those who were inspired by him remembering his life. And a church in minneapolis today, moments of prayer and reflection at the first Memorial Service for george floyd reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy. Minneapolis mayor jacob frey sobbed in front of floyds casket and minnesota are minnesota governor tim waltz was also in attendance, there as for his family prepares to say a final farewell to the man they loved so much people in 2 other cities will pay their respects in the coming days on saturday, a public viewing and a private Memorial Service will be held in raiford north carolina. The state where he was born then on monday floyds body will return to houston for a public memorial and private service. And all for Minneapolis Police officers involved to George Floyds death are now in custody. Officer Derek Chauvin who held his knee on floyds neck for nearly 9 minutes is facing charges of seconddegree murder and seconddegree manslaughter. Former off
At the hands of police back in the bay area, a number of curfews have now been lifted take a look San Franciscos curfew ended this morning at 5 oclock. Alameda and contra costa counties have also list of their curfew orders. However, some cities such as walnut creek remain under curfew orders even though the county order has been lifted. We have a complete list on all of the curfews in the bay area you can find it at kron 4 dot com Peaceful Protesters continue to take a stand in oakland, several groups gathering outside of city hall and eventually making their way onto city streets for a march kron fours dan thorn was at that protest joins us now live in the studio with more dan. Ok, the Peaceful Protesters want to show solidarity by coming together and letting it be known that Police Brutality and racism will not be accepted they want to spread a message of diversity and positivity not anger and violence. Protesters march down telegraph avenue in oakland. The group is rallying for jus
Weather. We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. This is awful. This is the worst ever. Torrential rain, flash floods prove deadly in the deep south. We have the potential for catastrophic flooding. We have a lot more rain to fall. The system is just kind of stuck here. Ive never flooded before. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency in the southeastern section of his state. People hurt in a park. Smoke coming off one of the guys. The only way we could lose, in my opinion, i really mean this, pennsylvania, is if cheating goes on. Major candidate is saying that the election in the United States is rigged. That is dangerous he is saying im so confident, i will win, that the only way i could lose is if Hillary Clinton cheats. 60 people are dead after a small plane turned into a fireball as it crashed into several trees in northern virginia. A federal court overhurns the conviction of Brendan Dassey in featured in the