Reacted angrily, so has the United States government. What happens next in this high stakes showdown . This is a tragedy for the people of hong kong, the people of china, and indeed the people of the world. Ill talk to the last british governor of hong kong, chris batten, as well as the citys legendary campaigner for democracy, martin leech. Also, its graduation season, at least on the internet. I will give graduates my thoughts and share some of the smartest that i have seen. First, heres my take. Like most of you, im still taking in the events of the last few days, the gruesome death of george floyd, the riots on so Many American cities. I just want to make a few brief observations. Some people are asking why is this happening now, havent things gotten better for africanamericans . Many are titans of business, hold Political Office or are leaders in their communities. So let me say the events of the past week are happening against four backdrops. The first is our criminal Justice Sys
Done hill. Oh im in the front office. He went outside to start shooting. [gunfire] can i run . Can you get somewhere safe . Yeah. I got to go. And hes coming back. Put the phone down. Okay. She said she is Getting Police to tell him to back off for you, okay . Tell them to stop all movement. Okay. Okay. Stop all movement now on the ground. Stop all movement on the ground. He said dont care if he die. He have nothing to live for. He says he is not mentally stable. Stay on the line with me. Okay . Put the phone down if you have to but dont put it on hold so i cant hear. Martha she not only calms him down but then she speaks to the police and becomes a intermediary in this situation. She convinces him to give himself up before hurting anybody. Listen to this part. Let me talk to them and lets see if we can work it out so you dont have to go away with them for a long time. No, it does matter. I can let them know you have not tried to harm me or do anything with me if you want to. But that
New details and grim new discoveries in the crash of that airasia jet. The first bodies recovered have arrived on land. Seven have now been pulled from the java sea where the plane crashed with 162 people onboard and while Recovery Efforts are going full force on the water the air search has been held up by bad weather. Now theres conflicting information about whether the plane itself has been found. One search official tells cnn sonar has defected debris from the airbus a320, but the head of asia denies that. We are covering all angles with our correspondents including reporters in the region and our guests including captain sully sullenberger, the pilot behind the socalled miracle on the hudson but first, here is the latest that were learning. Two bodies from airasia flight 8501 arriving in indonesia and rushed to a hospital. This is their first stop before being sent on to surabaya where two victims arrived earlier. Their caskets marked 001 and 002. 100 military personnel there to p
York, los angeles, philadelphia, washington, and seattle as demonstrators marged in protest. This was the scene in new york where demonstrators briefly blocked one of the major bridges in the city. The citys Police Commissioner was splattered in fake blood thrown bay y a protester in tim square. One of the attorneys for Michael Browns family benjamin crunk described how browns mother took the news. She was shocked. She believed he would be charged with something. She had really faith that the system would work for her child. She was just profoundly disappointed as only a mother could be. In just a minute Pete Williams will join us with more on the evidence the grand jury weighed for over three months including 70 hours of testimony. But first, i want to get to nbcs ron allen on the ground in ferguson. We see the burned out building behind you, ron. Are protesters planning to reassemble any time soon there . As i mentioned 12 00 eastern time well hear from Michael Browns parents. There
Borderline bar and grill. This all took place in the middle of the night in thousand oaks. That is just northwest of los angeles. 10 to 15 other people wounded at this hour, being treated in the hospital, badly hurt from the melee as investigators are scrambling to identify the gunman and figure out a motive. It was college night. The place was packed. Students were line dancing, enjoying their favorite country songs. The Police Response was immediate and the first officer through the door, there he is. Sergeant ron helus. He was shot himself. He died of his wounds at a hospital shortly after. Hes being called a hero this morning. Ron was a hardworking, dedicated sheriffs sergeant. He was totally committed. He gave his all. And tonight, as i told his wife, he died a hero because he went he went in to save lives, to save other people. He took an enormous risk and gave the ultimate sacrifice. The scene inside that club is horrific. And the gunman also dead. Nick, i know you have been tal