About the 75yearold who was shoved by buffalo police, still hospitalized. His friends speak out to gma as republicans struggle to defend the president. Governor cuomo slams the comments. You think the blood coming out of his head was staged . Is that what youre saying . This morning representative alexandria ocasiocortez who supports defunding the police joins us live. Election chaos in georgia. Investigations now under way after a primary day rife with problems fueled by coronavirus, and the concerns now about the november election. An abc news exclusive. Dr. Anthony fauci calling the coronavirus pandemic his Worst Nightmare. The big concerns about the virus spreading at those crowded nationwide protests. Cases in the u. S. Reaching nearly 2 million with infections still climbing in 20 states. Dr. Fauci joins us live this morning only on gma. Major break in the case of those missing idaho siblings. Their stepfather arrested. Idaho authorities and the fbi search his property, saying th
Than their white counterparts. When you see the higher numbers in terms of contacts between police and minority communities, that also increases the likelihood that youre going to have forceful interaction. We have to deal with the overpolicing of lowincome africanamerican communities in our country. It is a pervasive problem. Reporter in places like minneapolis, where mr. Floyd died, africanamericans make up just over 19 of the total population. But account for a whopping 63 of arrests. I feel like being a black sixfoot man in america, im a threat. Reporter akiel carter was on his way home from church with his white grandmother when police pulled him over. He says the next thing he knew, guns were drawn and he was ordered out of the car. In the suburb of milwaukee where akiel was detained, blacks are only 5 of the population. But accounted for 62 of arrests made in 2018. A rate 20 times higher than white arrests. I was so terrified for my life, because i dont know whats going to happe
Brutality surface across the defund the police intensify. What they could mean for Law Enforcement as we know it. President trump slams calls to defund police. There wont be defunding. There wont be dismantling of our police. Joe biden against it too as democrats unveil new proposals for police reform. One of the lawmakers behind the bill, senator Kamala Harris, joins us live. Coronavirus crisis. The frightening surging caserld high while cases spike in at least 20 states. Hospitals buckling in arizona. The new concerns as the country reopens. Slams him saying he is not cooperating in its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Will the royal be forced to testify . Two storms combine on a collision course for the midwest after wreaking havoc in the south. The remains of cristobal on the move north to merge with a new storm system bringing threats for tornadoes to the midwest. Moinang the tributes pouring in for the grammy winner and one of the founding members of the pointer sisters. We remembe
Passage canceled. Prom, senior trips, graduation. But as my nightline coanchor byron pitts discovered, they are determined to rise. When i envisioned going to college, i knew that it would create a better life for me. Reporter growing up in foster care in los angeles, dreaming about the future sometimes seemed like an indulgence for 17yearold jenny soto. But she found a passion and a sense of belonging playing lacrosse. The coachs high gpa requirement kept her focused on her goal of going to ucla. Yeah reporter this spring the senior at Downey High School found out she had been accepted. Im the first generation. Just by me going to college it just flips my life around for not just me but everybody after me. Reporter the sense of achievement she and so many in the class of 2020 feel dampened by the loss of so many important moments this year. Canceled proms, graduation ceremonies moved online, goodbye hugs postponed indefinitely. Those rites of passage impossible in the midst of a pande
Said how. A pro wrestler is the focus of a desperate search in the waters off Southern California. Former wwe star shad gaspard vanished while swimming along a just reopened Marina Del Rey beach. Several swimmers were caught in strong rip currents sunday. Reports say gasperts 10yearold son was among those rescued. Another report of a missing person thats turned into a murder case involving a prominent surgeon in massachusetts. Bostonarea doctor ingolf tuerk has been arraigned in the killing of his estrangedif Kathleen Mclean whom he had reported missing. Prosecutors say he confessed to putting her body in a nearby pond, weighing it down with rocks, after a heated fight between them at their home. He said that the victim struck him on the head with an object. He wasnt certain what that object was but thought it might be a glass. He said that he reacted to that aggressive situation and that he had choked the victim. He said he was fighting at first. He said he continued to choke her and