Good afternoon. You may be seated. My name is robin wilkerson, and i amrs the cochancellor of norh central university. To all the friends and the family of george floyd, and all of augustine guests here today, i want to welcome you on behalf of the university, on behalf of dr. Scott hagan, president , on behalf of the board of regents, on behalf of the faculty. We are so grateful that you were here with us today. And we are honored that youve come to mourn the loss and celebrate the life of mr. George floyd. On behalf of everyone here, i want to personally express our deepest condolences for this tragic loss. Now, to open this service, the celebration of his life, will have aeb scripture reading from reverend jerry mcafee, pastor of new salem missionary baptist church, followed by an opening prayer from dr. Scott hagen, president of North Central university, and a solo by mrs. Porter. On behalf of the pastors and preachers from minneapolis and st. Paul, the bloods on the south side, th
Online if you are under the age of 30. Those of you between the ages of 30 and 50. And if you are 50 or over. You can also send us a text. Please include your name and where you are texting from. On twitter, we are cspanwj. Ourcouncil post on facebook page. We will start the program with a look at usa today, which says a day of grief, a call to action. The memorial featured a moment of silence aston lasted eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time a policeman laid his knee on the neck of george floyd. Police officers linked to floyds arrest and killing were dismissed from the force and charged with crimes, the most serious being seconddegree murder. Your comments on our social media pages, some of those right here on twitter. This one says every burning city in america has something in common, democrat mayors, democrat city councils, democrat sheriffs and Police Chiefs, Democrat Senate and house. Democrats need to stop blaming the right for the culture they created in the last 5
Other universities we have been following. Amy hollyfield live at uc berkeley this morning. Good morning, amy. Good morning. The words are will be open and offering instruction and janet napalatano did leave online instruction and she is envisioning a mix. The question will be how much will be in person versus how much will be done remotely. According to the mercury news, uc system has lost 1. 2 billion because of this pandemic. A lot of money and you can see thats why they are looking to fall in their plans. The California State University system already announced all classes will be remote. This is a big departure from what that system is planning. It soundslike not only uc system but across the country are considering a mix at this point. Now, ucs president janet napatano says they will have to meet standards to help prevent the spread of coronavirus and they will have to get in place and get approved before they are allowed to reopen and she is saying that those decisions would be
The streets. All of this following a day of demonstrations largely peaceful but some disruptive. Protesters blocking free ways in walnut creek and palo alto, calling for justice after the death of george floyd in minneapolis a week ago. We begin tonight with nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney in oakland, the city with the areas largest protest today. And, terry, really the largest number of arrests. Reporter yeah. 40 people arrested here in oakland tonight. The vast majority because of that curfew. A couple thing you really notice different in oakland tonight. The number of police officers, they seem to be everywhere and from a number of jurisdictions. Also you notice how few people are in the streets. Several dozen arrests on broadway near 14th tonight. All were in violation of the citys new 8 00 p. M. Curfew. Some were in violation of much more. After 8 00 p. M. , officers were having rocks and bottles thrown at them, assaults against officers. We announced multiple times an unlawful asse
My Blood Pressure is borderline. Garlique healthy Blood Pressure formula helps maintain healthy Blood Pressure with a custom blend of ingredients. Im taking charge, with garlique. President biden meeting in the oval Office Tonight with a group of republican senators, attempting to find Common Ground on a covid19 relief bill. The meeting lasted two hours. The president s plan was 1. 9 t trillion, and the republicans want to spend less than that, 600 billion. And Mitch Mcconnell taking a swipe at Marjorie Taylor greene, calling her views a cancer to the Republican Party. And requests that no charges be brought against a Capitol Police officer who shot and killed a protester during the insurrection. Good evening, guys, hope you are hunkering down. John, President Biden met with republican senators for two hours tonight on covid relief. Senator collins called the meeting excellent, but their plans are incredibly far apart. Where do these negotiations stand now . I think were going to wait