Were on the ground surveying the damage from the strongest hurricane winds in louisiana in over 160 years. Coronavirus reinfection. The troubling report. Nevada researchers confirming the first such case in the u. S. There wont be such thing as invulnerability. What it could mean for the fight for a vaccine. And march on washington. Tens of thousands of people fighting against social injustice. Families of those killed or injured by police speaking out. Dr. Martin luther kings granddaughter at center stage. We will fulfill my grandfathers dream. Plus human rights activist Martin Luther king iii joins us live right here this morning. Hey, good morning, america. Happy saturday. Whit is taking some well deserved time off today. The good news is that janai is with us on this saturday morning. The bad news is that we do have some shocking news out of hollywood. Actor Chadwick Boseman passing away after a very private battle with colon cancer. He was just 43 years old. The black panther star who also portrayed a roster of black american icons being remembered by fans, friends and fellow actors for his talents, his spirit and his heart. Abcs Chris Connelly joins us from los angeles with more. Chris, good morning. This is a huge loss. Yes, good morning, janai. You know, at this moment in our history it is hard to think of an actor more indispensable, more absolutely necessary right now than Chadwick Boseman. His passing leaves moviegoers in mourning. Wakanda forever reporter he could play a marvel superhero and give him a human dimension while commanding the screen as only a true movie star can. Playing the title role in black panther, Chadwick Boseman was a singular force. I bought this building and that building and that one over there. Reporter in a defining film for our time and our culture. His king tchalla a figure of wisdom and gravity in three dimensions, capable of action and deep emotion. What happens now determines what happens to the rest of the world. Reporter embodying the Wakanda Forever spirit, the beating heart of a movie whose impact was transformative for millions of moviegoers. Why is it important to you that theres a movie like this that represents black heros . Its important because i didnt have this growing up. I just know what its going to mean to you when you see it that it can give you a certain type of confidence when you walk through the world. Reporter most recently boseman appearing in spike lees da 5 bloods on netflix, and as an actor, Chadwick Boseman could do it all. He could play revered legends and bring them to fresh, daring, unexpected life. Give me a hand with these, would you . What you got in here, cement . Guns. Books. Reporter as a determined Young Thurgood marshall fighting for justice in marshall. Everybody going to know your name. James brown. Reporter in get on up as james brown, the uncompromising godfather of soul, musical task master and trail blazer of funk. Reporter and as Jackie Robinson in 42 humanizing an icon and giving viewers every bit of his courage, intellect and fire in the face of savage racism. His impact further by how he represented the characters he played on screen in the real world. There are two little kids, ian and taylor, who recently passed from cancer, and throughout our filming i was communicating with them, and their parents said theyre trying to hold on till this movie comes, and when i found out that they yeah, it means a lot. Reporter Chadwick Bosemans achievements made even more remarkable with the revelation that hed undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2016. Making movies during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy according to a statement posted on instagram. The stunning news of his passing evoking an outpouring of grief. His costar chris evans, this is beyond heartbreaking. Chadwick was special. Rest in power, king. Viola davis, no words to express my devastation. And Walt Disney Company executive chairman ob iger, he brought enormous strength, dignity and depth to his groundbreaking role of black panther shattering myths and stereotypes, adding, his absence from the screen is only eclipsed by his absence from our lives. Chadwick boseman died on friday at the age of 43. Mourned by his loved ones and by so many who will never forget his powerful, pioneering work. It is a monumental loss, janai. Absolutely. And he was going through so much but still gave us so many incredible pieces of work. Chris, thank you so much this morning. Well now to the latest developments in kenosha, wisconsin, new video of 17yearold Kyle Rittenhouse on the night he allegedly fired on demonstrators. That as President Trump weighs in on the Police Shooting of jacob blake for the first time. Abcs zohreen shah is in kenosha with the latest there. Zohreen, good morning. Reporter good morning, janai. It was quiet here last night. It wont be that way very long. Jacob blakes family and hundreds of others expected to be marching here this afternoon to demand justice for jacob. This morning, newly obtained video appears to show 17yearold Kyle Rittenhouse being chased by at least one man after the teen allegedly fired on demonstrators killing two and injuring another. Rittenhouses attorney saying his client feared for his life and had no choice but to fire multiple rounds towards his immediate attackers. According to a criminal complaint, rittenhouse faces charges of homicide and possession of a dangerous weapon by a minor. In this video a man appearing to be joseph rosenbaum, allegedly rittenhouses first victim, is seen prior to the shooting confronting armed men out of frame. Richie mcginnis, the daily ca call callers chief rittenhouse shortly before his alleged confrontation with rosenbaum. They were extremely close at the time that kyle fired three or four shots and that is when rosenbaum fell to the ground and i immediately saw kyle run. Reporter video shows rittenhouse still armed, walking with his hands up but is never taken into custody. Kenoshas sheriff defending those officers to abcs alex perez. A person walking or running down the street with their hands up, thats not a risk to me. Reporter this as investigators identify the three officers involved in the shooting of jacob blake, Rusten Sheskey who shot blake in the back as well as officers vincent arenas and rookie officer brittany marenek all on administrative leave. Blake recovering from seven gunshot wounds and now paralyzed from the waist down. Blake had been handcuffed to his bed under armed guard up until friday due to an unrelated warrant. Abc news learning that warrant has been vacated, though the charges are still filed, his cuffs now removed. Blakes father meanwhile making an impassioned speech in washington friday. Im tired of looking at cameras and seeing these young black and brown people suffer. Reporter rittenhouse lives a few miles away in illinois. That is where hes in custody. His extradition hearing is september 25th. Eva. Zohreen, thank you. President trump overnight speaking at a packed rally in New Hampshire where many attendees were not wearing masks, referring to protesters as thugs, anarchists and looters. Abcs rachel scott is in washington with this story. Good morning to you, rachel. Reporter eva, good morning. President trump is fresh off accepting the republican nomination making his return to the campaign trail, railing against protesters on the same day that thousands marched on washington demanding for racial equality. Overnight President Trump publicly weighing in over the shooting of jacob blake for the first time. It was not a good sight. I didnt like the sight of it, certainly, and i think most people would agree with that. Reporter earlier the president packing in another largely unmasked crowd of supporters for the second night in a row. [ crowd chanting ] reporter in New Hampshire promising to restore law and order, his campaign passing out peaceful protester signs to supporters. We are all that stand between the American People and the left wing mob. Reporter back in washington, thousands marched on the Nations Capital calling for racial equality. Democratic Vice President ial candidate Kamala Harris honoring civil rights leaders of the past. Today we have an opportunity to make history right here and right now. Lets march on in the name of our ancestors and in the name of our children and grandchildren. Reporter and while demonstrators chanted the names of black lives taken at the hands of police [ crowd chanting george floyd ] reporter the president insists protesters around the country were just looking for trouble. Has nothing to do with george floyd. They dont even know who george floyd is. Reporter rushing to the defense of republican senator rand paul, 24 hours after Police Escorted him through a rowdy crowd of demonstrators outside the white house. He is a u. S. Senator walking outside and those four policemen should be brought over to the white house and we ought to give them a medal of some kind. Reporter and the president returned back to the white house late last night. Today he will head to louisiana and texas to survey the damage in the aftermath of hurricane laura. Dan. Rachel, thank you. As weve mentioned a few times on the show this morning thousands of people marched on washington on friday on the anniversary of dr. Martin luther king jr. s i have a dream speech. The march comes at a fraught time in American History of course with so much anger over Police Violence against people like jacob blake, Breonna Taylor and george floyd. And abcs alex perez has more from the Martin Luther king jr. Memorial this morning. Alex, good morning to you. Reporter dan, good morning to you as well. This memorial first opened to the public in 2011. You think about it, since then weve covered stories like eric garner, tamir rice, this year, george floyd, Breonna Taylor and others. Marchers saying those names represent what mlk spoke out on steps from here 57 years ago. [ crowd chanting ] reporter they came from all over, thousands braving high heat, covid temperature checks, and wearing masks. Retracing steps around the Lincoln Memorial where dr. Martin luther king jr. Once shared his dream with the country. Criminal Justice Reform at the heart of fridays movement. Demonstration without legislation will not lead to change. Reporter and then this. I just want to thank everybody whos been in support of getting justice for Breonna Taylor. I wish george were here to see this right now. Reporter family members of Breonna Taylor and george floyd emotional, taking the stage. Jacob blakes father speaking too. This Group Walking all the way from milwaukee to washington, 800 miles over 24 days. Weve been called every name you can possibly think, every racial epithet you can think. If people are willing to come out here in masks, this is an indication only a small fraction of all the polls will be. Reporter Sheila Brewington grew up in the era of Martin Luther king jr. I hear emotion in your voice. Yes. This hits home for you. You know, those things dont leave you when youre a black child. Reporter friday she had her little ones with her, also this man with a sign that said, my grandma marched on washington in the 60s. Im marching so that my grandkids wont have to. While the names of specific candidates rarely got mentioned yesterday, Vice President ial nominee Kamala Harris did deliver a video address. The head of the dnc telling me the takeaway is for people to vote. Janai . Thank you so much. Joining us now is Global Human Rights activist Martin Luther king iii. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Thank you. So yesterday it was remarkable seeing you speak to that massive crowd in the same spot where your father gave his famous i have a dream speech 57 years ago. What did that mean to you . You know, what i thought about more than anything else was while there were eight or ten families that we knew the names because they were high profile, i thought more than anything else about how many new cases i learned about that weve never heard about and so how tragic these incidents are around Police Brutality and misconduct. That was not the first time, however, that ive done an anniversary march, so ive been there before and every time i stand in that spot, i almost feel like my father is speaking through me. And youve called on people to pursue your fathers vision of equality. How do you feel that we can best do that . Well, i think, number one, there are three or four things that we are in a sense demanding around two pieces of legislation. Theres a george floyd legislation that has been passed in the house. Theres a john lewis Voter Registration restoration act that has passed in the house. The senate, it has not even been taken up and so people are demanding, were demanding that Mitch Mcconnell at least have a vote on these issues. And the other thing is that were encouraging people all over the nation to register to strategize to organize and to vote. Theres nothing more important than this election. Usually in anniversary years we havent had an election but because of the anniversary of the election this year, it makes it a little unique. And all summer long we have seen people taking to the streets, thousands of protestors out there yesterday. Theres so much emotion, so much anger and anguish. What is your message to those protesters this morning . Theres nothing wrong with anger. Its how you channel it. Not one incident occurred yesterday. There are times when people are rioting and looting. That wasnt happening so im not really sure. I think when you talk about the anger its how you choose to channel your anger. People have a legitimate right to be angry and obviously should be angry but its channeling that anger into a positive energy and using it to vote because if we vote in large numbers, we will change the conduct of this nation. Unfortunately the president chooses to create division. We need unity and we need candidates that personify that. I want to ask you about that. The president calling protesters thugs and anarchists saying they dont even know who george floyd is. How do you respond to that . The president says things every day that just arent true. There could be some individuals like that, but the overwhelming large majority of demonstrators generally are protesting peacefully. But my father used to say a riot is the language of the unheard and so he never condoned violence, but he understood why people were pushed to that position and i look at it in this way, you know, in kenosha, wisconsin, people were not rioting before mr. Blake was shot. So no one says anything about the conduct that created the action. Every action creates a reaction and, yes, no one wants to see violence, but at some point we have to say, okay, were not going to blame people. Were going to address the conduct. When we treat people with dignity and respect people respond differently. You are continuing the calls your father started so long ago. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Eva, over to you. Turning now to a dire situation in parts of louisiana where hurricane laura tore a path of destruction. At least 14 deaths are now blamed on the storm. Rob is in lake charles where the struggle to restore basic utilities could take weeks or even longer. Good morning, rob. Hey, good morning, eva. To give you an idea of how dire the situation is here, officials arent even giving a timeline as to when power and water will come back online here. Theyre saying if youre a resident you can come in and look but then you got to leave, a look and leave. If youre going to stay, youre going to have to deal without those basic necessities until further notice. One of the hospitals yesterday evacuated all their patients because of just that. The National Guard now starting to come in along with heavy equipment because cleanup is unimaginable. Rebuilding will take years. This morning, new video showing destruction from one of the hardest hit areas of hurricane laura. 14 people dead. At least seven dying of Carbon Monoxide poisoning while using generators after the storm. The strongest hurricane winds to hit this part of louisiana in over 160 years leaving behind a trail of destruction. Here inside the basketball arena at Mcneese State university, they have new windows compliments of hurricane laura. So much damage across this campus including the telephone poles that slammed down onto the street that runs through it. Homes and businesses left in shambles. The storm ripping through vicki hubers newly renovated bridal shop. 7,000 gowns left exposed to the elements. Weve worked our whole life to get to this point. This is whats left of it. How are you holding up . I have strong faith. Thats whats going to get me through this. Reporter outside we discovered joseph darjan walking gingerly home from the hospital. How long is the walk from the hospital to your house . Ooh. Thats a walk. Reporter it was over two miles so we drove him home. He had ridden out the storm to care for his ailing wife but had a medical emergency himself. Take a look at these chilling before and after images showing the scope of the devastation, entire ne