Do support defunding the police. The presiding officer the senator from alaska. Mr. Sullivan mr. President , theres no doubt that theres a lot of anger in our country right now. Weve seen that anger been given voice all throughout our communities in small towns and big cities. Weve seen it in our households among our families, our children, our friends. The killing of george floyd has shocked us all. The video of a Police Officer so nonchalantly kneeling on georges neck as he begged to be released, and three other officers standing by as if nothing was happening, as if it werent a human beings life being taken has shocked us. By now we all know how george floyd called out, calling out for his mother who had passed years ago, a mother who loved him, whom he must have seen coming to him in his final moments. I cant breathe, he said, the last words of a man on a street in minneapolis that has rocked the nation. Three simple words, mr. President , that mean so much, have so much resonance
Protected civil rights writ large. So this is going to require a longterm bipartisan commitment. But not just from us in washington but folks in the state capitals, city halls, and Police Departments across the country. Because ultimately its the local officials that have the responsibility to hire and fire the police chief, to make sure that bad Police Officers are removed from the force. And thats where the nearterm responsibility needs to lie, because we dont have that capability here. But we do believe, i do believe there are concrete steps we can take right now to address the racial injustices that were exposed once again with the death of mr. Floyd. So i appreciate senator scott and leader mcconnell for responding to this crisis with the urgency that it deserves, and im proud to be part of this effort in the senate. Mr. President , i yield the floor. The presiding officer the clerk will call the roll. Quorum call the presiding officer the senator from. The presiding officer the s
Was expecting more of a street fair atmosphere. That is not the case. I went to both of the street and to burlingame avenue and it was very quiet still. I feel really bad for the retail establishment. Reporter how do you take care of the impulse buyer who just wants to stroll around . We tell them, sorry, you cannot come in, but we will have the to pick out whatever you want, whatever you need. Reporter back out here live along burlingame and in the Business District area. Things are not on the sidewalks. It is customer pickup only. That is the way it is going to be for a while. So coming up at 6 00, we are going to look into how businesses think they are going to structure things so they can survive during phase two. I will have the story coming up. Live in the globe burlingame, im juliette goodrich. Kpix 5. Health Officials Say there are some rules that residents will be needing to follow. We are asking everyone in our community to do these three things. One, where a Face Covering wh
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Well break it down four. I am bill spadea. This is chase newings. Another town. Another crisis. We brought you this story of lakewood. Now this is a lawsuit in as the school board dominated eight out of nine members who are Orthodox Jews where their kids go largely to private schools and they are being sued saying the atlarge system of electing these guys is disenfranchising black and latino families who make up most of the be blick school students. Ashley johnson has the full story. Ashley . Reporter the new york Civil Liberties yun has filed a lawsuit in east ramapo, new york, challenging the method for eling members of the board of education. The majority of the school board are Orthodox Jewish parents whose children attend private schools. The method to the ability to elect candidates of their choice. The new york stiff Civil Liberties union says the board favors private education versus public. In 2014, 200 teachers were utthe district. The suit says the cuts lead to a precipitous