Im sara kelly welcome to the program we begin in the United States where u. S. President donald trump is slamming the state leaders as the country is gripped by some of the worst unrest in half a century in a Conference Call with governors trump reportedly called them quote weak for not taking a tougher line against people protesting the death of george floyd an unarmed africanamerican man who died last week in minneapolis after a Police Officer knelt on his neck his death set off days of mass protests in cities across the United States many of which have turned violent. America is burning for 6 night in a row anger flooded streets. Cross the deeply divided country. This scale of civil unrest has not been seen here in decades. In georgia floyds home state protesters marched against systemic racism and Police Brutality. All these voices are here because the same thing keeps happening over and over again its the new lynching you know and its new coded language in a way that our president
Revive its battered economy. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program protests across of United States have entered their 7th day with demonstrations in scores of cities after the brutal death of george floyd an unarmed africanamerican man in Police Custody one week ago a memorial gathering for him took place in minneapolis on sunday as the National Guard was deployed in minnesota and other states curfews were extended but broken in major cities as Police Struggle to contain the situation the coronavirus pandemic has not stopped hundreds of thousands from taking to the streets several people have died have made the rest of the u. S. President donald trump has slammed state governors as quote weak shes demanding tougher. On the protesters. America is burning for 6 nights in a row anger flooded streets across the deeply divided country. This scale of civil unrest has not been seen here in decades. In George Floyds home state protesters marched against systemic racism and Police Brutality. A
Storyteller john flashal who leads walking tours at the site where the statues are located. So you are now currently on the property of mr. Howard hankins, a Business Owner of Hamilton Road materials. Its an Industrial Recycling area. Mr. Hankins owned as much as 600 acres here and partitioned off a couple Hundred Acres to the nearby golf course. And this is a small sliver of whats remaining of the 400 acres. The significance of that he was involved, partially involved in the creation of the original president s park, a tourist site 12 miles from here that was open from 2004 until 2010. That was the home of all 42 of these sculptures. He was actually also instrumental and commissioned in 2010 to come take these sculptures when that park went bankrupt and put them in his stone crusher. So he did not have the heart to do that, thank god. And spent a considerable amount of his own money to transport every one of these one by one from that bankrupt, nonfunctional park 12 miles from here to
Last night on the 50th anniversary of the tour but did not want to make of you have to choose between sharing valentines day with loved ones or with your friends here at the kennedy library. So were so pleased to have so many of you with us this evening. 50 years ago Jacqueline Kennedy introduced herself to the nation. In a way they knew her through the role as the president s wife and mother of two children and charmed world leaders. But on february 14th, 1962, it was a more substantive Jacqueline Kennedy who guided viewers on a televised tour of the white house and the nation was transfixed. 46 million americans watched that night and an additional 10 million tuned in days later. The reviews described her as virtuoso performer with subtlety and standard. My note relates to the day she spent taping the tour. After dinner she and president kennedy watched some outtakes with friends. Seeing how his wife had clearly outshined him in her portion compared to the clip there which he appeare
Night of unrest well get a live update from minneapolis also coming up with the coronavirus for forcing millions of young people to stay at home children to tell us what they miss about wife before the panda. Going to school and play. On this International Childrens day we ask young people how they are adjusting to life in a changed world and the artist known simply as krista has died at the age of 84 he became famous for wrapping buildings and landmarks to take a look at his life and his work. Im bringing off to our viewers watching on p. B. S. In the united. States and all around the world welcome in the United States the brother of george floyd has appealed to protesters to remain peaceful saying that his brother would have wanted peace and unity not violence Terence Floyd spoke today in minneapolis at the spot where his brother died one week ago today when a white Police Officer derek jovan held his knee on george fords neck for nearly 9 minutes and independent autopsy has found th