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
The violence in the streets leading to hundreds of arrests, leaving the despair in the wake of destruction. These people are tearing up our livelihood. Our Abc News Team on the ground in minneapolis. And across the country, with the latest developments. Good morning on a wrenching sunday in america. Whit and i are right here in new york city. Evas on the scene in minneapolis. Overnight, the protests escalating across the country over george floyd who died after nearly nine minutes with his neck under the knee of a Minneapolis Police officer. This, as more than a dozen cities declare curfew. And call in the National Guard. And its happening against the backdrop of a pandemic. With large crowds and some people not wearing masks. Lets get right to eva where it all started in minneapolis, and eva, whats the situation there on the ground right now . Whit, this is the scene that people in cities all across america are waking up to this morning. There were protests here again last night. The
We have to do something. My brother did not have to die that night. The outrage and heartbreak from his family this morning. Trump tackles the quarterback. The president saying it was a mistake for the new Orleans Saints drew brees to apologize for saying he would oppose players kneeling in protest to Police Brutality. The back and forth this morning on social media. Stunning statement from nfl commissioner Roger Goodell. We the National Football league admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier. How he says hes helping in the push for change and his message to all the players in the league. And bracing for cristobal. The Tropical Storm headed for the gulf coast with torrential rain and sto were tracking the path. Where and when its expected to make landfall. Anngki be e te ansuch as orlo, turned 27 yesterday, and ahmaud arbery. Floyd, of course, was seen in that infamous video where a Minneapolis Police officer put a knee on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Today in
You are not alone today. Abc7 presents from anger to action, a bay area conversation. And we thank you for joining us for this special edition of abc7 news. Im eric thomas along with kumasi aaron and jobina fortson. And for everyone, it has been a challenging and difficult week. To say the least, eric. Weve all seen the video of george floyd being killed, the marches, the protests and the calls for change. So now the question is whats next. Today, instead of our traditional 4 00 p. M. Newscast, we are talking with a panel of experts in an abc7 listens conversation from anger to action. So over the next hour are having a frank and honest conversation about race, equality and the path forward with a panel of experts and also with questions from you. Yes, exactly, kumasi. This is an important onehour conversation airing on tv, on abc7news. Com, youtube, and facebook. In minneapolis today, mourners paid their respects to george floyd, who was killed after a Minneapolis Police officer plant
Dance moms Abby Lee Miller apologizing after an alum of the show accused her of racism. Camerons First Encounter of racism was on the show. What miller is saying now. Its our gma cover story. Bring it on home bring it on home heard of a little thing called laundry stripping. A deep cleaning phenomenon and were showing you how its done. Steps to give your things the wash of a lifetime. Were breaking it all down. Who let the dogs out as National Pet Adoption month kicks off and people everywhere bring home Furry Friends to quarantine with, how my family found puppy love via zoom and how you can too. All that and more as we say good ur ning, america. Were very proud this morning that the little puppy copper is going to make his debut. Copper is going to make his big debut. Well talk about that coming up later in the show. Also this morning, weve got the latest on the coronavirus pandemic and a lot of news still ahead. But first this will be a 12th straight day of protests across the count