Good morning and thanks for joining us, lets give you the very latest now on the ambush a man was fatally shot overnight in an officer involved shooting in oakland actually were starting in oakland that santa cruz. There was a woman was also shot shes in the hospital right now being treated. Oakland police say this happened around 11 oclock last night. The chp was investigating an incident in the 9600 block of cherry street. When a chp officer shot a man who was driving a car. The female was a passenger in the vehicle. No officers were injured in that shooting the Oakland Police department and the Alameda County theyre both investigating that. Now lets get on to the other big stories this morning. James, a lot of headlines to get through absolutely we do want to get to that story in santa cruz that sheriffs deputy shot dead, another. Injured after a shooting in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Lets take a look at the officer, the deputy who died yesterday afternoon 38 yearold Sergeant Damon g
Dance moms Abby Lee Miller apologizing after an alum of the show accused her of racism. Camerons First Encounter of racism was on the show. What miller is saying now. Its our gma cover story. Bring it on home bring it on home heard of a little thing called laundry stripping. A deep cleaning phenomenon and were showing you how its done. Steps to give your things the wash of a lifetime. Were breaking it all down. Who let the dogs out as National Pet Adoption month kicks off and people everywhere bring home Furry Friends to quarantine with, how my family found puppy love via zoom and how you can too. All that and more as we say good ur ning, america. Were very proud this morning that the little puppy copper is going to make his debut. Copper is going to make his big debut. Well talk about that coming up later in the show. Also this morning, weve got the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and a lot of news still ahead. But first this will be a 12th straight day of protests across the count
Two weeks after his death in Police Custody sparked a movement against racial injustice, calls for changes in policing and protests worldwide, george lloyd was laid to rest. This will be a homegoing celebration. Floyds funeral at the fountain of praise church in his hometown of houston cap six days of mourning after services in minneapolis and north carolina. Religious leaders remembered the 46yearold father and said his death would not be in vain. I leave with you one word, his final word which was breathe. Attendance was limited to 500 people and included family members of other africanamericans killed by Police Including breonna taylor, michael brown, and eric garner. There will be no more 8 minutes and 46 seconds of injustice. What that order will say is in this city we will band choke holds and stranglehold. Is the floyd family thanked all those that came to support them they reiterated all their calls for justice. I want justice for my brother, everybody is going to remember him
The knee of a Minneapolis Police officer. Family and mourners gathered at the fountain of praise church to remember his life while calling on this nation to seize this moment as the starting point for change. We are not fighting some disconnected incidents. We are fighting an institutional, systemic problem. No more eight minutes and 46 seconds of injustice and the mistreatment of africanamerican men at the hands of the laws of this nation and anyone else. There will be no more eight minutes and 46 seconds that you will be in pain without getting justice. To change not only this country, not only the united states, he changed the world. George floyd changed the world. Presumptive democratic president ial nominee joe biden also honored george floyd in a video message that linked his murder to the broader struggle for civil rights. We cannot leave this moment thinking we can once again turn away from racism. It stings at our very soul. As Thurgood Marshal once implored, quote, america mu
Protest by senator tom cotton only to have salsburger denounce the decision. The philadelphia inquirers editor was pushed out after apologizing for one admittedly bad column headline, buildings matter too. I understand the anger and frustration of black journalists sparked by the brutal killing of of george floyd and decades of Police Brutality. Theres a growing pattern of imbalance and intolerance at some of the top news organizations. For many journalists, thats fine, they dont want contrary opinions published. There are many points of view on this Network Every day. The new approach is being touted as a Business Model. Most readers at the times are viewers of cnn or msnbc, are liberal. Theres a sense of mission as they slam trump, embrace black lives matter and demand resignations if their bosses announce owe posin opposing vie. Fairness and balance are our highest values. These latest developments at the New York Times and elsewhere suggest we are losing to the social justice warri