You are not alone today. Abc7 presents from anger to action, a bay area conversation. And we thank you for joining us for this special edition of abc7 news. Im eric thomas along with kumasi aaron and jobina fortson. And for everyone, it has been a challenging and difficult week. To say the least, eric. Weve all seen the video of george floyd being killed, the marches, the protests and the calls for change. So now the question is whats next. Today, instead of our traditional 4 00 p. M. Newscast, we are talking with a panel of experts in an abc7 listens conversation from anger to action. So over the next hour are having a frank and honest conversation about race, equality and the path forward with a panel of experts and also with questions from you. Yes, exactly, kumasi. This is an important onehour conversation airing on tv, on abc7news. Com, youtube, and facebook. In minneapolis today, mourners paid their respects to george floyd, who was killed after a Minneapolis Police officer plant
Her refusal caught the attention of many including protest organizers who we spoke to early. Harvey littleman says i almost prefer it because i want to know where you stand rather than your propaganda of kneeling. I would rather us be honest about whether youre on the side of the people or whether youre on the side of police. Now the mayor took to facebook to explain because of their faith she will never kneel to anyone but god. And in the crowd right now, we did notice mei. Were hoping to connect with her as the day goes. But in preparation for the day, fremont pd said its added staffing to its patrol division. We are still expecting the citywide curfew to go into effect attic 00 tonight through 5 30 tomorrow morning. They say this is to prevent large scale looting, though there has been no credible threat. We are live here at Fremont Police headquarters. Im amanda del castillo, abc7 news. Amanda, thank you for that update. Also happening now, cars honking as the caravan for justice i
Charles has been treated for the virus. In march he suffered mild symptoms. He says the worst part of isolation is that you really want to give people a hug. The prince, just like us. Here in the u. S. , there are troubling coronavirus spikes being reported in arizona and utah. Both those states have been partially reopening. In utah, mothers day and memorial day gatherings have been one of the drivers of new cases. Overall, the number of covid19 cases is still climbing in at least 16 states and puerto rico. Officials say thats partly a consequence of expanded testing. Those spikes in infection rates are causing some concern among Many Public Health officials. I spoke earlier with dr. Shashank ravi. Were seeing spikes in Coronavirus Infections in utah and arizona being linked to reopenings and gatherings during mothers day and memorial day. Im sure this is not surprising to doctors who warned this could happen. Yes, we have continued to see pockets of Community Spread that have continu
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