Positive. Now the urgent warning about covid parties. A 30yearold man in texas allegedly dying after attending one. Doctors saying he told them he mistakenly thought coronavirus was a hoax. Warship explosion. Dozens of navy sailors and firefighters in the hospital this morning after a major blast on a navy ship in san diego igniting a fire with massive plumes of smoke. The investigation under way. Breaking overnight, actress Kelly Preston dying of Breast Cancer at 57 years old. Her private twoyear health battle. Now her husband John Travoltas loving tribute this morning saying his wife fought a courageous fight. Also breaking overnight, washingtons nfl team set to make a major announcement about changing their controversial name after growing pressure from fans and sponsors. And the Empire Strikes back. I am your father. How this star wars classic is landing back at the top of the box office decades after its original release. And good morning, america. It is a very busy monday morning
But entrepreneur chanel fields, ceo of startup md ally in philadelphia, says the timing couldnt be better. You know, i think that this is a pretty good time to start a business. Reporter fields new company lets Emergency Responders and 911 dispatchers reroute nonemergency calls to virtual doctors. Youre talking about a business that both makes sense now and will continue to grow in importance in the future . Yeah. I have a lot of people who call 911 for things that are sore throat pain. When youre in the middle of a pandemic its important that you are using those resources as efficiently as possible. Reporter with Interest Rates low, the cost of rent and equipment falling, many talented people looking for work, some traditional barriers to starting a business are less of a burden. But fields says its even bigger than that. Theres more of a sense of purpose. I cant think of a better reason to create value and see if you can do more, do something thats outside of your norm. Reporter she
Also its first event since coronavirus restrictions were lifted. Those are some of your top stories on this monday, june 15th. We do begin this half hour with the autopsy report stemming from the Police Shooting that sparked new protests in atlanta. The medical examiner has labeled the death of Rayshard Brooks a homicide, saying the 27yearold died from two gunshot wounds in his back. The altercation happened after brooks was found sleeping in his car. One Police Officer has been fired and the District Attorney expects to reach a decision on charges in a couple of days. Abcs reena roy has more. Reporter rally cries echoing loud throughout the city of atlanta. Protesters shutting down a highway saturday night. Officers deploying tear gas. This wendys where 27yearold Rayshard Brooks was shot and killed by police later burned down. His family trying to cope with their sudden loss. I couldnt believe it. I didnt know that i was going to wake up to my husband never coming home. Its sad. It ha
Cashierless. E meo get back to work. Y wts jearto be the first show back on the air. And the artist making buzzworthy masterpieces out of hair clippings. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Great to have Erielle Reshef in. We do begin with the new protests after the Police Killing of a black man in atlanta. Rayshard brooks was shot in the back after an altercation in a wendys parking lot. The Atlanta Police chief resigned and theyll decide within the next few da whether. The autopsy has been released and the police union is speaking out. Andrea fujii begins our coverage. Reporter overnight demonstrations from coast to coast after another Deadly Police shooting of a black man. Protesters shutting down the bay bridge in San Francisco and this interstate in washington, d. C. Protesters also gathering at the wendys restaurant in atlanta where a Police Officer shot Rayshard Brooks friday night. The incident all captured on police body and dash cam video which began afte
Brutality surface across the defund the police intensify. What they could mean for Law Enforcement as we know it. President trump slams calls to defund police. There wont be defunding. There wont be dismantling of our police. Joe biden against it too as democrats unveil new proposals for police reform. One of the lawmakers behind the bill, senator Kamala Harris, joins us live. Coronavirus crisis. The frightening surging caserld high while cases spike in at least 20 states. Hospitals buckling in arizona. The new concerns as the country reopens. Slams him saying he is not cooperating in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Will the royal be forced to testify . Two storms combine on a collision course for the midwest after wreaking havoc in the south. The remains of cristobal on the move north to merge with a new storm system bringing threats for tornadoes to the midwest. Moinang the tributes pouring in for the grammy winner and one of the founding members of the pointer sisters. We remembe