Atlanta Police Department, and then the Atlanta Police chief stepped down. Were going to be speaking live with atlantas mayor, keisha lance bottoms, in just a few minutes. But i should mention things are moving quickly not just in atlanta right now but all over the country. Just this afternoon, the countrys Largest Police force, the new York City Police department, announced that it is disbanding a 600person plainclothes anticrime unit. These were plainclothes officers spread out across the city, ostensibly to root out violent crime. But out of a force of roughly 20,000 nypd officers, that one 600person unit was involved in a disproportionate number of fatal shootings. That unit will now be disbanded. Cross to the other side of the country, three big Police Unions in california in los angeles, San Francisco, and san jose took out a fullpage ad in local papers on sunday and in the Washington Post announcing their willingness to talk about some changes for american policing. The unions o
Unfold in real time. And what she asks for. The coronavirus in the u. S. And the alarming numbers emerging in several states as the country reopens. Florida reporting its highest daily totals over the weekend. Arizona and texas with a rise in cases, too. Tonight what the fda is now saying about the emergency use of hydroxychloroquine. President trump tonight responding to authorities in tulsa, who say they should in the be holding a Campaign Rally there. The Trump Campaign telling supporters they will have to agree to waive viability. The landmark decision from the Supreme Court, protecting lgbtq employees from discrimination in the workplace. The Russian Court sentencing a former u. S. Marine to 16 years in prison, holding a sign behind the glass in court. The american fighter jet going down in the north sea. News tonight about the pilot. And six former ebay employees accused of, quote, terrorizing a couple critical of ebay what theyre accused of doing to the couple. Good evening as w
Hello. The widow of Rayshard Brooks, the African American man killed by police in atlanta, georgia, on friday, has appealed for protests against his killing to be peaceful but says her family will take a long time to heal. He was shot in the back as he fled from two White Police Officers in a restaurant car park. According to his niece, he was killed as if hed been a piece of trash in the street. Our north america correspondent nick bryant has the story. Atlanta, georgia the birthplace of Martin Luther king, a cradle of the civil rights movement. And now the scene again of americas on ending racial struggle. Of americas unending racial struggle. Protests sparked by yet another Police Killing of an African American. Rayshard brooks, 27 year old father of four. His young family appeared before the cameras today. This has become an all too familiar ritual of american life. I can never tell my daughter, 0h, hes coming to take you skating, or swimming lessons. So. Its just going to be a lon
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Emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine, the drug often touted by donald trump as a potential treatment for coronavirus, despite medical warnings. Agency says they believe the dosing regimens are, quote, unlikely to produce an antiviral effect, end quote. We have our team of reporters here to cover all of this. We begin with the breaking news. This historic ruling for lgbtq rights by the Supreme Court today. Now, this was not a split decision. It was actually 63, including a vote from a recent member of the court who came from the Trump Administration, neil gorsuch. The court ruling of discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation or gender identity, that is, people who may identify as trans. If you are discriminated against just for that, that is now formally and officially, the court says, illegal, under a very old law, 1964 Civil Rights Act. Before todays ruling, members of the Lgbtq Community did have, we should note, employment protections in 21 states around the co