Americans than ever before file for unemployment benefits. And it seems that putting aside the president s mixed message, the public is cooperating. A New Washington post abc news poll shows nine in ten americans are maintaining distance from others and also staying home as much as possible. Eight in ten say theyre washing their hands more often. So on todays show we ask what will the next phase of response be . How long will it last . And how bad will it get . And our unique question, will black america be left behind as the country plans its economic recovery for after the pandemic is over . We start in the state that some call the new ground zero, new york. Joining me now is the junior senator from new york, democrat kirsten gillibrand. Let me start right there. New york is ground zero. Are you pleased with how new york is handling the crisis thus far . Yes, i think our governors and mayors have been doing an outstanding job around the state. They are trying to help our hospitals be
Supposed to be speaking. There does not seem to be an overflow crowd on the outside. Six members of Donald Trumps staff have been taken ill or tested positive for coronavirus including two members of the secret service. According to nbc reporting they have been on the ground in oklahoma for a few days not social distancing and not wearing masks. I want to go to cal perry real quickly outside the bok arena to give me a sense of what is happening there. Reporter so we moved into the street, the one we were next to. On this end you have a very small contingent of black lives matter protesters along with the Trump Supporters who chose not to go into the arena. On the other side you now have a very large crowd of Trump Supporters waiting to get into the arena. They have shut the gate because we believe the president is arriving. That is standard procedure at these rallies. When the president arrives, they shut that gate. What happened a couple hours ago . There was a small contingent of bla
Thankfully, and not surprisingly, they have been mostly peaceful. Curfews started here in new york an hour ago. That has not stopped the demonstrations, as you can see. Practically no big citys curfew has. In washington, many thousands of people spent the day marching down the newly renamed black lives matter plaza, one of the streets that leads to the white house. At times the protest was very lively. Parts of the crowd were even dancing. Meanwhile, in north carolina, they danced with the holy ghost at a Church Service for mr. Floyd. The memorial was in his hometown of raeford, north carolina. That was preceded by a public viewing. More Police Officers are coming under scrutiny for their actions during protests. In buffalo, new york, an elderly man remains in the hospital tonight after this happened. When he was pushed to the ground. Two officers are suspended as they face assault charges. Today President Trump repeated what has become a common refrain this week tweeting simply, quote
Ground. Two officers are suspended as they face assault charges. Today President Trump repeated what has become a common refrain this week tweeting simply, quote, law and order, unquote. We begin in washington. And thats where we find nbcs Garrett Haake joining us live. How is the protest going tonight . Joshua, this is a different story. Could be a different planet from a week ago. The protests here today could only barely be described as protests. Its lively. It is jubilant. Its essentially a block Party Atmosphere out here. And i have to tell you, to the degree this remains a protest focused thing, weve really seen a shift from anger and frustration and exhaustion and frankly sadness the first couple of days to, what we are going to do about this . Todays protest has had a distinctly antitrump tone. A distinct focus on voting and on voting him out of his residence behind me, and building on symbol ic successes like the painting of black lives matter on this street and the renaming o
Good morning. Im Chris Jansing here at the root cafe in lakewood, ohio. This morning, concern and criticism continues to grow following more violence at donald trump rallies. In missouri last night, this video posted on twitter shows protesters being pepper sprayed. And while that was happening outside, inside the Kansas City Campaign event, trump was repeatedly disruptive by demonstrations. Just a day after clashes between supporters and protesters after that event in chicago was canceled. Heres how trump responded to the protesters. I hope these guys get thrown into a jail. Theyll never do it again. It will destroy their record. Theyll have to explain to mom and dad why they have a Police Record and why they cant get a job. And you know what . Im going to start pressing charges against all these people. And then we wont have a problem. Trumps tough talk contradicting something he has often said, that he loves protester s at his rallies, tha they make it fun. Without a doubt, it has e