Putting that power to help for our constituents. America tonights Christof Putzel on the gun lobby, states rights and community power. Thanks for joining us, im joie chen. Political power doesnt always play by the books. No more is that apparent outside players with a competing agenda. In pennsylvania, the power of local communities is now being tested by one of the nations most powerful lobbies, the National Rifle association, the america tonight correspondent Christof Putzel. Fighting back. Rick bunker considers himself a responsible gun owner. You keep all of your guns locked up . Yes, always, i have a 12yearold at home so i have a safe. And you would report to the police if someone stole one of your guns . I would report to the police if someone stole anything but especially a gun because i dont want a gun out there hurting someone. Reporter bunker owns half a dozen guns and enjoys hunting. Requiring his home town of jenkin town pennsylvania, of reporting whether a gun is lost or s
Him. And now theyre trying to do everything they can to not being in trouble. Disturbing allegations of excessive force. Be and comedy and traj tragedy. The daily show fighting prejudice with punch lines. And we begin with a half century of official hostility about to come to an end for the United States and cuba. President obama and cuban president raul castro will come face to face this weekend in panama. Its the first publicly planned meeting of the countrys president s since 1958. A part of the new effort to restore diplomatic ties but there are still hurdles to clear. President obama arrived in panama thursday night for seventh summit of the americas. Whats most anticipated is the president s informal meeting with cuban president raul castro, expected to happen on saturday. As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves the lives of the you cuban people. Not because its imposed by us the United States bu
Thankfully, and not surprisingly, they have been mostly peaceful. Curfews started here in new york an hour ago. That has not stopped the demonstrations, as you can see. Practically no big citys curfew has. In washington, many thousands of people spent the day marching down the newly renamed black lives matter plaza, one of the streets that leads to the white house. At times the protest was very lively. Parts of the crowd were even dancing. Meanwhile, in north carolina, they danced with the holy ghost at a Church Service for mr. Floyd. The memorial was in his hometown of raeford, north carolina. That was preceded by a public viewing. More Police Officers are coming under scrutiny for their actions during protests. In buffalo, new york, an elderly man remains in the hospital tonight after this happened. When he was pushed to the ground. Two officers are suspended as they face assault charges. Today President Trump repeated what has become a common refrain this week tweeting simply, quote
Ground. Two officers are suspended as they face assault charges. Today President Trump repeated what has become a common refrain this week tweeting simply, quote, law and order, unquote. We begin in washington. And thats where we find nbcs Garrett Haake joining us live. How is the protest going tonight . Joshua, this is a different story. Could be a different planet from a week ago. The protests here today could only barely be described as protests. Its lively. It is jubilant. Its essentially a block Party Atmosphere out here. And i have to tell you, to the degree this remains a protest focused thing, weve really seen a shift from anger and frustration and exhaustion and frankly sadness the first couple of days to, what we are going to do about this . Todays protest has had a distinctly antitrump tone. A distinct focus on voting and on voting him out of his residence behind me, and building on symbol ic successes like the painting of black lives matter on this street and the renaming o
Parts of the crowd even dancing. Meanwhile in north carolina, they danced at the holy ghost at a memorial for george floyd. It was preceded by a viewing. More Police Officers are coming under scrutiny for their actions during protests. In buffalo, new york, an elderly man remains in the hospital tonight after this happened when he was pushed to the ground. Two officers are suspended as they face assault charges. President trump tweeted simply, quote, law and order unquote. We begin tonight in washington and that is where we find nbcs Garrett Haake joining us live. How are the protests going tonight . Reporter joshua, this is a different story, could be a different planet from a week ago. It is lively and jubilant. It is essentially a block Party Atmosphere out here. I have to tell you, to the degree that it remains a protestfocused thing, weve seen a shift from anger and frustration and exhaustion and sadness the first couple of days to what are we going to do about in . Todays protest