New calls for action after the death of a young black man who told police, i cant breathe. I cant breathe. His death putting a new spotlight on the use of a powerful sedative on suspects. Coach k. s message. Mike krzyzewskis impassioned speech goes viral. Black lives matter. Say it. Adding his voice in the fight against racism. The other coaches who are joining the call. And breaking overnight. Raging wildfire. Evacuations ordered. Strong winds fanning the fastmoving flames. How Officials Say fireworks played a part. Good morning on a sunday when the world has now reached a grim milestone ten million confirmed cases of covid19, and with cases on the rise in texas, the white house says Vice President pence will speak as scheduled at a Dallas Church today. Florida, south carolina, georgia and nevada all reporting daily records for new coronavirus cases, and look at nevada in particular, the state had never reported more than 500 cases in a day until now. 1,100 new cases on saturday alone
National guard was being deployed to handle some of the violence. A series of tweets saying it is time to rebuild the city, the justice system, and the relationship between Law Enforcement and those they are charged to protect. George floyds death should lead to justice and systemic change, not more death and destruction. The governor goes on to say, as George Floyds family said, he would not want people to get hurt. Come together to rebuild, remember, and seek justice for george floyd. As governor, i will defend the right to protest, but it is how we express pain, process tragedy, and create change. Answering theam request to protect Peaceful Demonstrations answering our local leaders request for Minnesota National guard assistance. This was late last night before 1 00 a. M. Eastern that the president weighed in on the situation amid some of the pictures on cable news throughout the night last night about the violence in the streets of minneapolis. The president says on twitter, i can
7488000. If you live in the mountain or pacific time zones, it is 202 7488001. A special line this morning for minneapolis and st. Paul residents. That number is 202 7488002. You can also send us a text. That number is 202 7488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. You can start calling and now as we show this headline from the Minneapolis Tribune overnight. Many as Police Station set on fire, protesters marched downtown. Thousands gathered downtown yesterday to express anger with restraint at a peaceful gathering but later, the third precinct station became a target. You can see many of those pictures this morning of the violence in minnesota and protest overnight. We want to show you tweets from Governor Tim Walz of minnesota when he announced the National Guard was being deployed to handle some of the violence. A series of tweets saying it is time t
In the mountain pacific time zones, 202 7488001, and if you are a member of Law Enforcement and want to give your perspective, you can cause at 202 7488002. You can post on twitter at cspan wj. Or facebook. Com cspan. Monmouth university released a recent poll taking a look at relations between police and minority communities. Here are some of the findings from that pole. It showed 87 of those polled felt that individuals of their race are more likely than whites to experience Excessive Force. 49 of white americans say police are more likely to use Excessive Force against a black culprit, and 39 of whites say police are just as likely to use Excessive Force regardless of race. That was done by monmouth university. Atre is more to the poll their website. Several communities are reaching out to dialogue with members of minority communities on the topic of policing. I will show you a couple. This from kansas city, kansas. Saying the mayor once members of the community to share their exper
Reporter floyd joined self owitnesss to deliver powerful testimony to the house judiciary committee, one day after he and his family buried his brother, george floyd. My family, they just cry, cry every day and just ask why, why. He pleaded for his life. Reporter mass demonstrations erupted around the world calling for police changes. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle vowed to work towards solution, but the Republican Committee members also bashed calls to Defund Police departments. If you believe that we should defund the police, will you please raise your hand . This is really not about Defunding Police. It is about funding other thicks. Reporter the hearing comes days after the democrats introduce stair massive reform bill djustice in policing act. The Senate Republicans are also working on their proposals. The white house chief of staff mark meadows and Jared Kushner met with tim scott on capitol hill to discuss police reform. Well have an opportunity to compare notes in the n