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Rest of the country letting more businesses reopen. Why some experts are worried as cases increase in parts of america. And the world through spike lees lens. We talk to the oscar winner about his new film on the vietnam war and what it means to do the right thing in a new era of protest. Hes got lots to say. First, heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. This is the most horrific tragedy ive ever personally observed. George floyd is going to change the arc of the future of the United States. Ahead of his funeral, thousands gathered to remember the man who became the symbol of a nationwide movement. Michado you support defundin police . No, i dont support defunding the police. Sparking the debate about Defunding Police departments. An issue biden and President Trump agreed on. We wont be defunding our police. We wont be dismantling our police. The World Health Organization now says its rare for asymptomatic covid19 patients to spread the virus. Kobe brinyants widow has fid a wrongful death lawsuit against the owner of the helicopter that crashed in january. A moment of joy at a protest. They challenge him to a danceoff. The hospital surge. Masks became the uniform. The clippers released a film. It takes a deep look into the tragedies of covid19 and racial injustice. Cause of death another more familiar virus. Centuries old. On cbs this morning. If youre still figuring out how to add your voice to the millions demanding social change, i dont want to bum you out, but a dog has just beaten you to it. Announcer this mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Welcome to cbs this morning. These are such tough times but i say, puppies always make everything better. That dog has very good handwriting, gayle. Yes, theres that, too. We begin with the family of george floyd. They will get their chance to say a final goodbye. This is a look at the church in houston where he will be remembered at a private funeral later this morning. Hell then be laid to rest beside his mother. This follows an overwhelming show of grief at a public memorial yesterday. Thousands lined up for hours to pay their respects and to mourn. Floyds death, while in Police Custody in minneapolis, just over two weeks ago, has led to worldwide protests demanding an end to racism and Police Brutality. Cbs this Morning Saturday cohost Michelle Miller is outside the church in houston. Who will be there today . Good morning. Today the floyd family will be joined by a group of people who have a unique understanding of what they are going through. The families of ahmaud arbery, botham john, Michael Brown and eric garner are all here in support. I sat down with two of them a short time after George Floyds brother paid tribute to the others who lost their lives and called for justice. Being here, just talking, theres pain. Reporter George Floyds brother philonise thanked the thousands who paid their respects to floyd on monday. The line to see him flowed into the church for more than six hours. I really believe this is a chance for everybody across the nation to see whats been going on for so many years. Reporter through the pain, floyds family managed to address the crowd surrounded by people who uniquely understand their loss. And all the families that are here with me today. Michael browns parents. It just hurts. Breonna taylor, everybody. Reporter i sat down with Ahmaud Arberys mother wanda cooperjones. And botham johns sister alissa findley, as well as their attorney. Why was it so important for you to come here . Support is everything. When youre going through something so tragic. When botham was killed, we had a lot of people reach out to us. Reporter in february, arbery, a 25yearold black man, was chased and killed by armed white residents in a south georgia neighborhood. Three suspects have been arrested in this case and charged with murder. But proclaim their innocence. 26yearold botham john was killed in 2018 when a Dallas Police officer entered his apartment thinking it was her own. She shot jean believing he was a burglar and sentenced to ten years in prison. The message here is unity. We have that bond because we understand each others pain. Im not the only mother that has gone through this and survived. Theres Something Different about this time. Do you feel that way . I do. Was that a hesitation . We cry for change so many times before and we failed to get it. I think whats different now is ahmauds case then breonna shortly after and then seeing george. So i think within the past two months, it kind of brought to light what weve been saying all along. Reporter the reverend al sharpton is expected to deliver the eulogy today as he did at a Memorial Service in minneapolis last week. Floyd will be buried next to his mother who he cried out for during those last moments. Tony . One final chance for the floyd family to say goodbye. You wonder, will it be the final time that we as a country see a Memorial Service with a back story like this one. Former Vice President joe biden met with George Floyds family in houston. The familys lawyer said the Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee met with them for more than an hour yesterday. And, quote, listened, heard their pain and shared in their woe. In an exclusive interview, cbs evening news anchor Norah Odonnell sat down with biden for a cbs news special justice for all. Biden told norah he and his wife talked to floyds family about how hard it is to grieve, especially with the whole world watching. Why do you think George Floyds death is a wakeup call for this nation . When people saw georges face being pushed against with his nose almost being broken and being held down for 8 minutes and 42 seconds, whatever it was exactly, they said, oh, my god. This is happening. And all the team coming forward. But you know what they told me . They told me how they were encouraged by the fact that the protests hear in texas and other places, telling me that, guess what, mr. Vice president , all the young white men and women marching with young black men and women, almost as many, its going to change. Theres hope. They have hope. Norah will anchor a cbs news special report from houston today on George Floyds Funeral Service. And tonight, gayle will anchor the primetime special justice for all. It explores how the activism were seeing now could change racism within the ranks of Law Enforcement forever. It will air tonight at 10 00 9. 9 00 central on cbs. The former minneapolis Police Officer charged in George Floyds death made his First Court Appearance yesterday. Derek chauvin faces multiple charges, including seconddegree murder. A judge kept his bail at 1 million with conditions. Chauvin has not yet entered a plea. Jeff pegues is following this story. Hes in minneapolis. Reporter prosecutors left court monday after Derek Chauvins first appearance by video feed. They will try to prove chauvin murdered floyd when he pressed his knee into floyds neck for nearly nine minutes. George floyd reporter chauvins appearance comes during a nationwide call for Police Reform. Peaceful protests continued across minneapolis two weeks after floyds death. Many protesters have been calling for the defunding of Police Departments, but what that means is still unclear. I have seen that reform after reform is not having the outcomes our community needs. Reporter Minneapolis City Council member alondra cano approves of defunding the police. She says the city Council Agrees on the concept of dismantling the department but the details still need to be nailed down. We do have a plan of how were going to create it. So right now, if you were to call the Minneapolis Police department, we still have 193 million going to that department, paying every single officer and inspector. The community can still lean on that source of support, if they feel comfortable doing so. It is not abolishing the police today or tomorrow or even in a couple of months. And weve been clear about that. Were beginning a path. Were beginning a journey. Reporter Minneapolis Police Department Statistics show over the last five years, there have been more than 11,000 use of force incidents. Black citizens were involved in more than 60 of those cases. Mayor jacob frey, who does not support dismantling the department, clarified the change he does want to see moving forward. We need to see a Culture Shift in the department. A big part of seeing that Culture Shift through is being able to both discipline, as well as terminate individuals who have had some form of wrongful conduct. And while the mayor here doesnt support breaking up the Police Department, those who do are moving ahead. But with few answers to important questions like how would this new model stand up to a terrorist attack or an active shooter situation. Anthony . Jeff pegues, thanks. Congressional democrats are pushing a new bill requiring big changes in Police Procedures throughout the u. S. President trump responded on twitter saying that democrats have gone crazy, quote. Ben tracy reports now on the president s continued emphasis on law and order. There wont be defunding. There wont be dismantling of our police. Reporter hosting Law Enforcement representatives at the white house monday, President Trump said the u. S. Has the finest Law Enforcement in the world. Despite nationwide protests calling for change. Sometimes youll see some horrible things like we witnessed receiptly, but 99 i say 99. 9 , but lets go with 99 of them are great, great people. Reporter the white house has not offered any policing reform plans. And is trying to focus attention on the protesters who are calling for Defunding Police departments. The Trump Campaign accused joe biden of supporting the cause. Do you support defunding the police . No, i dont support defunding the police. I support conditioning federal aid to police based on whether or not they meet certain basic standards of decency and honorableness. Reporter on capitol hill monday, democrats took a knee in honor of george floyd and then unveiled what they call the justice in policing act. The proposed legislation would make it easier to prosecute officers for brutality. Create a registry to track police misconduct. And set new standards for the use of force. It does not call for defunding the police. Were here because black americans want to stop being killed. Reporter President Trump is turning his focus back to the campaign. Cbs news has learned he plans to restart his Campaign Rallies in the next two weeks. And the campaign knows there will be some criticism of that given coronavirus but they say these large gatherings of people for protests across the country in recent weeks makes it harder for democrats to throw stones. Tony . All right. Well be looking out for those developments. Ben, thank you. We have startling new video that shows the death of another black man in an altercation with Law Enforcement. This time with sheriffs deputies in austin, texas. And we warn you, you may find this video difficult to watch. Other hand. Other hand give me your hand. Flat on your stomach. I cant breathe. Flat on your stomach. Body cam video shows deputies repeatedly tasing 40yearold Javier Ambler after a 42minute chase in march of last year. He tells them he has congestive Heart Failure and cant breathe. The texas newspaper that revealed the video reports he was tased four times before he died. None of the officers have been disciplined. The Travis County District Attorney says her investigation has been hampered by the local Sheriffs Office and the tv show live pd which she says filmed the incident. Neither has responded to her allegation. The District Attorney plans to present the case to a grand jury later this year. So there may be some movement. Youre right, tony. That video is very difficult to watch. And thats why people are still marching in the streets. Now to the coronavirus and efforts to reverse its economic impact. The National Bureau of Economic Research declared yesterday that the u. S. Is now in recession. A few hours later, the nasdaq stock index closed at an alltime high. Our lead National Correspondent David Begnaud shows how the former u. S. Epicenter of the pandemic is finally starting to reopen. Reporter across new york city monday, phase one was in full effect. Feels great to be back at work. Reporter retailers were readying those curbside orders. Construction workers back on the job. New york is back lets get to work reporter theres the governor andrew cuomo. He took the subway to work yesterday to reassure nervous new yorkers. He also had a warning. You have to stay smart after the reopening. Because if you dont, you can see a spike. That is the last thing that we want to see. Reporter every state in the country is now partially reopened. But gathering with friends in a pandemic has its risks. Thats the lesson some learned down at the jersey shore over memorial day weekend. Almost every at this party, did they get sick . Yes, most people did. Reporter thats dr. David damsker. He says about a dozen of his residents in bucks county went to a party in nearby new jersey, and they all contracted the virus. How many of them wore masks . From our experience, people were not Wearing Masks at the gathering. Reporter on monday, the World Health Organization announced recent global data suggests asymptomatic transmission of the virus is very rare. Cbs news medical contributor dr. David agus believes that announcement was irresponsible. Asymptomatic people fall into two pockets. Asymptomatic for the whole course of the virus, and the others who are we call presymptomatic. They will get symptoms in several days. In both cases, they can transmit the virus. So this announcement should not change behavior. Reporter good morning from central park. If you are going to travel this summer, heres the guidance from the health experts. Unless youve been able to quarantine with the person youre traveling with, you should stay at least six feet apart. Wash your hands regularly and commonly disinfect those surfaces. Masks work. Thats what the experts tell us. So masks continue to be encouraged but you know whats not encouraged . Hugging someone. Gayle, i dont know about you, but ive not touched the skin of a human being in the last three months and i could sure use a hug right now. You and me both, david. You dont want to hear that story coming from my house, but, listen, there is a Different Energy. I havent left the house but there was a Different Energy looking outside. You could see that people are out. But i like what Governor Cuomo said. Stay smart. Youre following all the advice. David begnaud, i cant wait to hug you once again. I mean that. Its on the way. Black Police Officers tell us how they are feeling as they try to balance doing their jobs. And advocating for the black community at the same time. Its difficult, they say. When you think of a bank, you think of people in a place. But when you have the chase mobile app, your bank can be virtually any place. So, when you get a check. You can deposit it from here. And you can see your transactions and check your balance from here. You can detect suspicious activity on your account from here. And you can pay your friends back from here. So when someone asks you, wheres your bank . You can tell them heres my bank. 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