White house. Protestors shoot off fireworks. News that President Trump was moved to an underground bunker by secret service on friday. The president calling for overwhelming force to stop the protests. And new video this morning of what appears to show the moments before george floyd was pinned to the ground and died. An officer leaning into the police car, scuffling with floyd. Exofficer Derek Chauvin now behind bars on suicide watch. But will the other officers face charges . George floyds brother joins us live this morning as the family calls for more serious charges. An alert this morning about the danger of protests in the middle of a pandemic. New fears that covid19 could spread in those crowds among demonstrators as the number of cases tops 6 million worldwide. And signs of hope and humanity. Police standing side by side with protestors. We are with you. We are not against you. Officers in florida taking a knee. In louisville, a human chain protecting an officer separated from h
A round table discussion with industry executives so thats happening or about to happen at the white house, well bring you any comments that come from the white house this hour. The major averages are up for the second week in a row. You see the numbers the dow up well over 3 almost 4 in what was a holiday shortened week, the month the dow and the s p 500 up more than 4 a piece and look at the nasdac up nearly 7 , 6. 75 all up for the second month in a row so thats how we close out the month of may at least for trading. Lots of talk about today fox Business Team coverage we have blake burman at the white house, Jackie Deangelis at our news room in new york, Edward Lawrence reporting from washington, blake . We start with you on the north lawn. Reporter hi there, connell and melissa. President trump announcing at the white house several measures against china on the one hand, for chinas handling of covid19 , on the other hand, as well, for chinas crackdown on hong kong; however, as the
Today and always. The freeman foundation. By jy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Anchor this is bbc world news america reporting tonight from new york city. Protests in minnealis and across america is the killing of an unarmed black man. A fired Police Officer is charged over George Floyds death. New york city is on track to begin reopening. As the u. S. Mourns the 100,000 coronavirus victims, more steps are being taken to stop even more people dying. As unemployment in spain soars among the coronavirus crisis, the government approves a basic income for those hardest hit. For all of you watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. A Police Officer seen on a video with his knee on jordan floyd George Floyds neck is charged with manslaughter and murder. This comes with a curfew in minneapolis tonight at the city erupted ain on thursday as de
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Made these remarks shortly after the officer was taken into custody on third agree murder charges third degree murder charges. Vice pres. Biden i just had an opportunity to speak with the. Loyd family most of them. They are a close, decent, honorable family, loving one another. Again, we heard the words i cant breathe. Of brutality so did not denyt it one more black person in america of his civil rights, it denied him of his life. It deprived george floyd as it deprived eric garner, one of the things every human being must be able to do, brief. So simple, so basic, so brutal. The same thing happened with breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery. We have spoken their names aloud. We cried them out in pain and horror. We turned into a long, suffering chorus. It is the latest addition to the endless list, a list that dates back more than 400 years, black men, black women, black children. The original sin of this country still stains our nation today, and sometimes we manage to overlook it. We push f