And the starstudded celebrity sendoff to the class of 2020, words of inspiration from beyonce, lady gaga and condoleezza rice. Those of some of our top stories on this monday, june 8th. And we begin this halfhour with todays reopening of new york city which has been the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. Comes as the u. S. Hits more than 110,000 americans that died in the pandemic, more than the next three nations combined and more than 1. 9 million infections were reported. Abcs trevor at has more from new york. Reporter 100 days since new yorks first confirmed case of coronavirus, new york city prepares to take their first steps towards reopening. Many of us made significant sacrifices, but now it is time to try and see what we can recapture of our city. Reporter as many as 400,000 people will be back on the job ilers li limrb and mafag rnnd e or oso media and instagram and people are able to pick them up at the shop. We will do a contact list, pick up as we can. Reporter the mta
The protests. How the Lafayette Square crackdown is putting new scrutiny on attorney general william barr. And risky business. Hardhit new york finally starts to reopen from coronavirus lockdowns. How the u. S. Pandemic plans to keep people safe. Want to keep people safe but first, your world in 90 seconds. Completely dismantle the minneapolis police. Im not for abolishing the entire Police Department. A vetoproof majority say they plan to defund and dismantle the citys Police Department following the deaths of george floyd. Its an absurd assertion and i dont understand it. Its a very political statement to make. New york city, once the epicenter of coronavirus, is preparing for phase one of reopening. This is a moment that every new yorker can celebrate as our achievement. Tropical storm cristobal made landfall in louisiana. We do have a whole lot of flooding here. A whole lot of storm surge. Prosecutors in new york have formally requested to speak to britains Prince Andrew. The feder
Building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. This is abc 7 news. Who do you have medic 100 . Medic 100 who are you transporting . Deputy, i dont know his name. A santa cruz sheriffs deputy has been killed after being shot in what investigators say was an ambush attack. Two other officers are hurt. This morning we have brandnew details on the suspects. Good morning, everyone, its sunday, june 7th. Im liz kreutz. A vigil will be held at the Santa Cruz County Sheriffs Office for 38yearold deputy damon gutzwiller. He was married, had one child, and another one on the way. The last time the santa cruz Sheriffs Office last one of their own was the early 1980s. The first reports came in at 1 30 yesterday in the town of ben lomond, 30 miles south of san jose. Police say this man, Steven Carrillo, is the suspect involved. He is an active duty u. S. Air force sergeant at Travis Air Force base in fairfield. This morning abc 7 News Reporter Lauren Martinez has more. Today we have last
Upon a small town in North Carolina near floyds birthplace, standing in solidarity with the family. I feel so sad because it very well could have been my brother, my son, my uncle, any of those. How his family now hopes floyds death will be a turning point. Crushing the curve. New york city finally starting to reopen. Business owners eager to get back to work even as more than a dozen states are reporting seeing their cases increase. Plus, how its affecting college football. And ready to make landfall. Tropical storm cristobal spawning tornados in orlando, downing trees and damaging homes. Our weather team in new orleans with the storm track. Good morning. We are waking up to breaking news overnight. A white virginia officer charged after using his stun gun on a black man. The man said he couldnt breathe. All this while it was another night of largely peaceful brutitncding wt s expected to be the largest whi tomorrow, the fired Police Officer who put his knee on George Floyds neck for
Little bit after glitch. All moved out of the way. Only one accident out there. But we could have construction to talk about. Quiet weather. Sun glare is going to be a problem once that does come up here, but very, very tranquil. Quiet today, clear, because of the clear sky, weve not only from the eyewitness weather watcher have reports of some frost developing, but, it is starting get cold outside. Any heat you mentioned, under the clear sky, you dont have a blanket to trap it in, so it will just cool down, very efficiently through the overnight in the scenario. As a result, temperatures tell the story here in the teens, mid 20s at best. And up in the poconos, very cold start, at just 8 degrees. And as i look off camera here, they are making snow, no shocker, up at jock frost big bowel err, one. Resorts ive got in my line of site right now, im sure other resorts are doing the same. Ride looks breitbart for the kids, through the rest of the day, not bad at all. Nice day for you, and fo