In those places, power drunk politiciansig crow about science but resolutely ignore its findings and they dont care what the data says bared their decisions are driven by ambition, political calculation, and the pure animal joy of controlling other peoples amlives. Places like that are tightening their lockdowns even now. May be no place in the country represents the authoritarian approach more starkly than losap angeles does. L. A. County has more residents than new york city but while new york has had close to 200,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, l. A. Has had only about 35,000 in the whole county. The real figures are20 o certaiy much higher than that and thats what we find every time but thats the point, so few people in l. A. Have died relatively speaking that we are not certain how manyat are infected. They are not sick enough to crowd hospitals, the citys Health Care System has never come close to collapsing. In los angeles, the curve is now flat, and it has been for weeks. C
Murder. Moreover, the other three officers who stood by and watched wild chauvin pinned george floyd to the pavement with his knee were charged with aiding and abetting in the crime. Heres ellison this afternoon. To the floyd family, to our beloved community, and to everyone that is watching, i say george floyd mattered. He was loved. His family was important. His life had value. And we will seek justice for him and for you and we will find it. But what i do not believe is that one successful prosecution can rectify the hurt and loss that so many people feel. The solution to that pain will be slow and difficult work of constructing justice in fairness in our society. That announcement came shortly after members of floyds family paid an emotional viz it to the site of his death, which has become a Community Gathering place for mourners. Reacting to the charges today, the floyd family called it a bittersweet moment, saying we are deeply gratified that attorney general ellison took decisi
A mean of communication s with the kremlin. Conversations between russia ambassador to the United States and moscow. The line was meant to be used to discuss strategies in syria and policies. We have more on this latest report. Interception russian communication discussed a proposal. President trumps soninlaw Jared Kushner to Russian Ambassador to the u. S. , creating a secret channel between the Trump Administration and the kremlin. The post reported that kushner made a to use russian diplomatic facilities to shield their inauguration discussions according to u. S. Officials. The two men met creating a back channel to president vladimir putin. These revelations come as the fbi probe interference of the 2016 president ial election includes looking at kushner. The fbi is drilling down kushner on multiple roles of the Trump Campaign and post election. I heard and it is been reported that part of the miss Information Campaign that was launched was launched in three key states, wisconsin,
Sides. Did the president s words embolden White Supremacists. The. Then steve bannon out. Now the trump insider vows to go to war using a far right website as his weapon. Who is he going to war against . Hello im jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is still realing seven days after the deadly violence in charlottesville. A much calmer scene in boston. Of police estimating 40,000 protesters almost all of them pea peaceful. Antipolice agitators, but then an hour later change was made in his tweet,. I want to applaud the many protesters in boston who are speaking out against bigotry and hate. Our country will soon come together as one. It was a much different response p than the one we saw earlier in the week when he refused to place blame solely for the violence and hatred on the groups of hateful bigots who came to charlottesville. There was a group on this side. The you can call them the left. Youve just called them the left that came vie leaptly attacking the other
Korea he effect lascalating two americas top leaders lay out a plan to prevent nuclear war. Good morning. Its monday, august 14th. We begin with the very latest on this weekends violence at a White Nationalist rally in charlottesville, virginia. James alex fields faces several charges, including hit and run and Second Degree murder for the death of 32yearold heather hyer. Others were injured in the crash. Nine have been discharged and ten are in good condition. The suspect lives in ohio and traveled to charlottesville for that rally. His High School History teacher said that he idolized adolph hitler. The suspects mother said she had no idea. I just knew he was going to a rally. I mean, you know, i try to stay out of his political views. We dont, you know i dont really get too involved. I just know he did mention albreit. Its alternative right. Ultra conservative White Supremacists. I didnt know it was White Supremacists. I thought it had something to do with trump. Trump is not a supr