A very good friday morning to you, im jim sciutto. And im poppy harlow. Breaking news this morning on the economy. New jobs numbers show there were 2. 5 million jobs in may added. The percentage still fell a devastating 13. 3 . This is better than any economist was predicting. The Minneapolis City Council is holding an emergency meeting to announce some additional changes to the Police Department. This follows the protests of the death of george floyd. Were learning more about the four former officers charged in George Floyds death, and at least how two of them are possibly trying to defend themselves. Well be on the ground live and were following stories across the country of clashes between police and protestors. Some of them stunning videos, although the protests have been largely peaceful in recent days. Were following this story from every angle. Lets begin with Josh Campbell in minneapolis. What more do we know about the Council Meeting today . They are trying to act very quickly
Far from savannah georgia. And this is the gulf of mexico. South padre island in texas. Largest groups. Tight groups of people. Very few if any of them Wearing Masks. The other side of the emergency today not so festive. Two states releasing alarming numbers about the number of new coronavirus cases. The governor of arkansas said his state heidi hit a second peak of new infections this weekend. North carolina more ethan 100 hundred people confirmed in one day. Also this weekend, Public Health experts are concerned that very large crowds of people will attend Worship Services tomorrow. That is after President Trump declared churches and houses of worship essential, adding sharp warning to state governors to not keep churches closed. Cnn is live right now on beaches and in california br despite the warks and precautions people are venturing out in large numbers. Natasha chen, you have been outs there all afternoon watch the crowds. Talking to people who are enjoying the sunshine. Even ca
in fact, it was only ten weeks later after protests when the video of the killing taken by one of the men went viral that travis mcmichael and his father, greg, and ronnie bryan, were even arrested. they were eventually charged and now go to trial. you can intentionally and deliberately kill another person in self defence and not have committed murder. you would be not guilty. and it is still self defence if they chased him? that is because they were attempting to execute a citizen s arrest. ahmaud s case has already led to the scrapping of a civil war era citizens arrest law in georgia. his mother told me she hoped somehow good would come out of this tragedy and the attention it has got. i hope that in losing ahmaud, that people that look like ahmaud will be able to jog, they will be able to run, they will be able to do whatever and be free.
he didn t die at the hands of the police, but at the hands of people who believed they could act as an extension of law enforcement and do what they like. and that, after his death, appears to be precisely how the police treated them. there is body cam footage that is too distressing to show, where we see ahmaud arbery writhing on the ground, dying, not being given attention. throughout the encounter, police provide comfort in fact, it was only ten weeks later after protests when the video of the killing taken by one of the men went viral that travis mcmichael and his father, greg, and ronnie bryan, were even arrested. they were eventually charged and now go to trial. you can intentionally and deliberately kill another person in self defence and not have committed murder. you would be not guilty. and it is still self