Mr. Floyd lived, not how he died. It follows memorials in minneapolis in mr. Floyds order. It also wraps up a week of mostly peaceful protests across the country and around the world with hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets to demand justice, equality and reform in the wake of mr. Floyds death. Right now, Jonathan Serrie is live in raeford, North Carolina with the scene there. Jonathan. Reporter hi, arthel. Behind me, you can see family members and Close Friends filing in to the relatively small church in raeford for what is going to be a private memorial. But earlier in the day there was a public visitation and thousands of people showed up to pay their respects. The public viewing drew people not only from North Carolina, but other states, people of different races and all ages, but they were united in this feeling that it was simply important to be here. Take a listen. This is all together different. Its almost like a paradigm shift in protesting and standing for j
"At the end of the day, we're on the hook for the cost increase," explained Mitch Weiss, interim executive director of the commission. "We're not in a strong negotiating position."
While the board and its staff celebrated some of its achievements this past year, the specter of a major statewide budget deficit and the millions the county is still owed in disaster response reimbursements pointed to a future chock full of tough decisions.
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Local leaders said the inaugural countywide day of action, held May 11, attracted more than 30 participating organizations from the Pajaro Valley to Davenport and at least 431 volunteers that managed to collect more than 1,548 pounds of litter collectively.