Authors. And then to be simply made of the intensity of an audience in a Community Like ours with the killing of george floyd it is challenging and introspective and quiet and devastating i was always aware my value is determined by my skin color first and foremost. A poet and essayist a professor of poetry at yale and we find her in her home in connecticut. I really miss talking to you in front of a Live Audience im glad we can make this work but i have to say i will miss that. So thank you and welcome. Thank you for having me. Before the pandemic that you would imagine you would be traveling and talking about this book in front of Live Audiences . I thought as close as i could come to have conversations with different people across the country and try to make that happen this is the next best thing. And to speak to a wide range of people before the election to think how we managed to get ourselves where we are. The things that i say about doing these conversations on the stage is tha
And now a new projection that we could lose another 30,000 americans to the virus by labor day. One officers view. For the first time were hearing from one of the men charged in the death of george floyd. Hear what he remembers about that day, plus see his body camera footage in the moments leading up to the deadly encounter. And wild attack. A biker gets too close to a bison and her calf while riding through a state park. Details on her injuries and why park officials had to track down the animal after the incident. First, we begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener, your world in 90 secon secon seconds. I guess harris could be bigger than you think. But in the end its not going to matters because were going to win. Reporter the democrats hit a milestone in the race for the white house. Just 80 days to go, and the Democratic National Convention Starts next week. Joe biden had the audacity to choose a black woman to be his running mate. How incredible is that . Reporter the
A comeback. And why children in sierra leone are at a greater risk from malaria during this pandemic. Im joined with sports as the rapid rise of German Football Team all the lights it continues just 11 years after being formed they reached the semifinals of the European Champions League look in more detail as to whats behind that success. Call an apology from the interior minister and the release of hundreds of protesters from prison isnt calming the anger and better race crowds are gathering again in the capital minsk of the last weekends disputed president ial election day its all the 5th night of protests there 87000 people have been rounded up during demonstrations over the past few days president Alexander Lukashenko is calling on people to get back to work he made a statement to state media just a short time ago. The foreign minister has also said belarus is ready for a constructive dialogue on its disputed election meanwhile opposition politicians from around that kind of sky is
President ial candidate Amy Klobuchar joins us live on gma. Kids and coronavirus. Georgia now at the center of the backtoschool crisis where more than a thousand students and staff are now under a twoweek quarantine after these startling new images. Dozens testing positive including one kindergartner. This as florida and georgia both hit singleday records for the number of lives lost to the virus. College football clash. Two of the top conferences calling it quits for the fall, the big ten and pac12 postponing their seasons until spring after coaches and players plead to play. This morning athletes are demanding answers, and what this all means for all College Sports right now. Packed popup party bus. Dozens of maskless people swarming a new york city bus, taking it over, dancing, jumping, smoking and hanging out of the doorway. The latest on the investigation into the dangerous incident this morning. Incredible survival. Dramatic new video released showing a car ramming into an suv an
In the world corrupted you need to descend. To join us on the death. Or a mate in the shallows. As the us economy was booming growing numbers of people were made homeless. You can work 40 hours in a week and still not have enough to get housing everybody believes america still has the lead up to the reality of the years were not financially equality and the lack of Affordable Housing for a living minimum wage give many people no choice. Thats been a problem with the city knows turn a return call the stay way out almost. Half the food that there is no answer because yes that requires resources the most vulnerable are abandoned on the streets to become. Yes. This is the one business show you cant afford to miss im french born in washington. Following dismal numbers for u. S. Economic growth europe has followed suit taking a major hit as the go to 19 outbreak continues to weigh heavy plus as we discuss the impact of the pandemic on different sectors how are sports fairing we do a deep div