We begin with calls and comments on this moment. What are we seeing across the country . What are we seeing in your community and why . Were dividing our phone lines regionally. If youre in the eastern half of the country, 2027488000. In the mountain or pacific, 2027488001. And also, we are taking your Text Messages at 2027488003. On twitter, were on cpacwj. And on facebook, on facebook. Com cspan. A lot to get to. Thank you very much for being with us. This is the front page of this mornings Washington Post, a wave of rage and anguish sweeping across u. S. Cities. The president trying to tamp down some of that anger and frustration. He did so yesterday in florida. President trump the death of george floyd on the streets of minneapolis was a grave tragedy. It should never have happened. It has filled americans all over the country with horror, anger, and grief. Yesterday i spoke to georges family and expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss. I stand before you as a frie
Good morning, and welcome to this week. As we come on the air this morning, america is emerging from a night unlike any in decades. Demonstrations in at least 75 cities the National Guard activated in 16 states. The anger sparked by this horrific scene. George floyd dying with a knee in his neck. I cant breathe. Has now exploded across the country. Here in manhattan, demonstrators set fire to a police vehicle. Another patrol car plowed into protesters in brooklyn. Stores were destroyed in los angeles, echoes of the rodney king riots in 1992. In philadelphia, at least 13 officers injured. One person killed in indianapolis. There were flames inside nashville city hall. And across from the white house gates. Inside, President Trump sent a latenight tweet laying blame. Quote, the National Guard has been released in minneapolis to do the job that the democratic mayor could not do. Then joe biden weighed in. Were in a nation in pain, but we must not allow this pain to destroy us. Were a nati
Today and always. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Reporting from new york city, i am laura freud laura trevelyan. A man whose death in Police Custody has launched a global movement. This is the time of building accountability in the criminal justice system. Laura the tributes come as President Trump is under pressure for his handling of the crisis. His former defense secretary accuses him of trying to divide the nation and a republican senator struggles to support her leader. June should be boom time for new york florists. As the city prepares to reopen, they are reeling from coronavirus and now the protest protests. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. It is time to stand up in georges name and say, get your knees off of our necks. The civil rights activist said the protest signals a
Today and always. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Welcome to bbc world news america. I am katty kay in washington. Pushing back against beijing. Western allies come together to condemn chinas plan for a new security law for hong kong, calling the territory a bastion of freedom. The chief of police apologizes for the death george floyd, an unarmed black man, and says Hs Department has contributed to a deficit of hope in the city. Taking on twitter President Trump signs an executive order and that socialmedia companies. He accuses them of political activism. Life has changed in cities around the world the past two months, but will it ever be the same in our great urban centers . Katty welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. Beijing is working to clamp down on Political Freedom in hong kong, making it a crime to un
Outstanding studies on access to what we are going to talk about today. Please, if you have questions no onto the link for this. And you can ask questions and we will talk as a group for about 20 25 minutes and then we will go to your questions. Is a component on the link where you can ask questions. So please do that. I am the chair and director of the Trans National press project. So lets get into first, the Current Situation with information and disinformation and then were going to get into a little bit of history critically playing off of thomases recent book active measures and then will of the future hiring so will start with the present and move too fast and then get into the future. Thomas, when we start with you. As we look at her as you look at russian and chinese in the u. S. Activities today, how would you characterize what is going on around covid19. Thomas is a tough question. Because what we see certainly, is politicians and top officials from china and frankly also fro