scrapped earlier this year. right now the situation is out of control. sons of a fallen firefighter are honoring their heroic father s sacrifice. it means so much to be able follow exactly in that foot step and be able to work under the same roof that he worked. brian: great. i love the ferris wheel. a lot of bulbs on there light it up now. later it will not be lit up. monday to tuesday after labor day, how many people are still on it. ainsley: still going. look at this 6:00 in the morning. brian: i don t know how long the lines are. staff steve i don t think very long at all. i don t think it opens until 9:00 o. 10:00 this morning. they might have turned on the lights for us. ainsley: maybe. we appreciate it. steve: welcome, it s fall. just like that, boom. ainsley: i know. no more white, right? we can t wear white after labor day. my grandmother said that the fashion police. brian: you can t go to a restaurant wearing white or vaccine card. two new things. ainsley
farm workers, activism. that s what we all witnessed in 2020, activism. people rising up to declare black lives matter day after day. that s saying a lot. 2020 was the longest year in civil civilization. oregon. descended on the city in 2020. it turned into the battle for a soul of our nation. democracy fundamental civil rights as americans. portland, oregon. we have been here before. remember? gentrification. when you were a kid, they weren t telling kumbucha on tap? that seems very portland. embarrassingly portland, yeah. whacky bike riding. simpler times. the question is how did a city that s 70% white become the epicenter of 2020 black lives matter activism. honestly, where else but portland? portland is a bright blue dot in a state surrounded by red. activists have been fighting here for years. since way before it was cool. add to that the killing of george floyd and a president set on making an example of liberal cities. we could take care of portland in 45
that s what we all witnessed in 2020, activism. people rising up to declare black lives matter day after day. that s saying a lot since 2020 was the longest year in the history of civilization. but in portland, oregon, the fight for racial justice morphed into something bigger when donald trump s army of militarized federal nincompoops descended on the city in the summer of 2020. a demand for local police reform turned into a battle for the soul of our nation. so i guess i m going back to portland. portland, oregon. we ve been here before. remember? gentrification. you re trying to tell me when you were a kid, they weren t selling kombucha on tap. jokes about hipsters. that seems very portland. with the beard and the hat. producers making me do some wacky bike riding. simpler times. the question is how did a city that s 70% white become the epicenter of 2020 s black lives matter activism? honestly, where else but portland? portland is a bright blue dot in a state
the centre of the memorial signifying the invasion by land, sea and air here at gold beach on the north coast of france. and i m naga munchetty in the studio. also in the news this morning. the first minister of wales, vaughan gething, faces an uncertain future after losing a vote of no confidence he insists he ll carry on. premier league clubs will vote on whether to scrap the use of the video assistant referee, after a season of notable errors and mounting scrutiny. good morning from hms belfast, one of the first warships to arrive at the normandy beaches. it is a cold start to the day, across the board, sunshine and blustery showers, most of which will be in the north. all the details later. it s thursday the 6th ofjune welcome to normandy where 80 years ago today, more than 156,000 allied troops launched an attack on german forces which would change the course of the second world war. it would forever be known as d day. it was just before 6.30 in the morning onjune 6t