that is the message from ukraine s president. as a new war crimes investigation is launched. the incredibly disturbing video now being shared these stories and more on cnn news, central. happening now . the air over richmond, indiana , is being called toxic as a recycling plant. fire continues to smolder. officials say it could be days before the flames are completely out roughly 2000 people in order to evacuate their homes with the thick black smoke billowing schools in the area are closed and a shelter in place order is in effect. sarah spoke to the epa administrator just moments ago. our goal is to ensure that this community stays safe. and so we ve been on site since the beginning, and we re going to stay there until we can assure that this community is not seeing any threats from the air quality implications here. cnn s omar jimenez is live on the scene, omar, we can see you worry a mask. i heard you at a news conference a short time ago . what are they telling you about
Group of protesters on fifth avenue. Officers just started moving in and making arrests. Thats amazing to me that he touched so many peoples hearts. Its time for us to stand up in georges name and say get your knee off our next. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. This is new day. Its friday, june 5th. 6 00 in new york and breaking overnight. A shocking incident of police pushing an elderly protester in buffalo, all caught on video. The official reaction and especially the speed of that reaction is notable and may be a sign of the new times. Well lay this out for you in moments. Meanwhile, thousands of americans on city streets in city after city overnight. Hours after a memorial for george floyd in minneapolis. The protests largely peaceful have largely ended in los angeles and washington. Theres new evidence the president feels cornered this morning. Hes promising to actively campaign against a republican senator who has been critical of him and despite
Reporter thats right, john. Today is a series of goodbye for george floyd of the next few days. A few moment ago we saw the casket arrived here at North Central university in Downtown Minneapolis and over the course of the service, we are expecting to hear from family members and attorney for the family, ben crump and it will be eulogized. The family is waking up with all four officers charges and four officers facing charges, part of what they wish for this entire process. We heard from the familys attorney, it is not just about arresting these officers but trying to go to the next step of convictions as well. What we heard from Keith Ellison that this whole process will take months, processing this main for the family is going to take so much longer and this day of memorial bringing all these people together is part of that healing process. We spoke to friends of the family and george floyd and stephen jackson, one of the things he said was George Floyds name is going to be a name of
Exploding in latin america, and Scientists Say a second spike of hospitalizations and deaths is not off the table. The president meet this hour with the new york governor. An droe cuomo is here in washington because he wants a promise to rejuice the opening and the jobs market with billions in new spending on road and rail and airport projects. The Big Questions many of you are asking, will i get my job back, when will schools reopen, how can i protect myself and my family, may all seem far from the president s mind today. He shares his priorities with us every morning, and today, his are once again very disconnected from fact and reality. A Smear Campaign against a Morning Television host, a convoluted Conspiracy Theory about spying, more baseless conjecture that mailin ballots, in the president s words, would be a freeforall on cheating in the next eleshz. The president is absolute in his reopening push. He said so far so good and he wants restrictions lifted faster, no matter what t
Moment. A National Moment of pain, anger, and frustration. Protests happening around the country right now. This is a live look at the scene in minneapolis. It comes less than 24 hours after a series of demonstrations in at least 30 cities. Some were peaceful. Other protests did start that way but then turned violent, officers attacked, hundreds arrested. At one point, the cnn World Headquarters building in atlanta was damaged by protesters as our crews in the building continued to broadcast what was happening there and around the country. There are more demonstrations scheduled for today, a response to the story that has dominated the news for days now. I cant breathe. Please. I cant breathe. Get up and get in the car, man. I will. I cant move. Ive been waiting. The death of george floyd, the unarmed black man who lost his life after a Minneapolis Police officer held his knee on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. The criminal complaint says floyd was unresponsive for 2 minutes and