A public viewing and private service for george floyd. This one is in North Carolina. You know his death is what sparked the renewed focus on racial injustice. Overnight there are calls for change that could be heard across the nation. Much of the focus obviously on Police Brutality here in america, but these are also protests going on around the world. Some parts of the Law Enforcement culture are in question. Over the last several days youve seen the videos likely on social media, here on air of course, of Police Firing tear gas and rubber bullets at nonviolent protesters. And there is an investigation right now after a 75yearold man was shoved to the ground. Our reporters, correspondents are standing by covering all of the angles of the story. We want to begin this morning in new york, looking at the latest and breaking it all down for us. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning to you. Many more protests are scheduled today including large ones in certain parts of the country here. What we have heard from activists they are certainly calling into question some of the heavy handed tactics we have seen, many caught on camera, these activists believing it is a reaction to this ongoing call for Police Reform. Oh, praise god reporter the end to an emotional and difficult week across the country marked by an 11th consecutive night of demonstrations in cities large and small. The call for justice expanded on friday to include incidents of suspected Police Brutality from buffalo, new york to Washington State where video emerged of a march incident. Manuel ellis died after being physically restrained by Tacoma Police. His Attorney Says ellis can be heard yelling, i cant breathe on the Tacoma Police dispatcher audio from his night of death on march 3rd. From the governor, today i committed to tacoma mayor victoria woodards that the state of washington will conduct an independent review of the investigation and any charging decisions related to the death of manuel ellis. Elliss family calling for the firing of the officers involved the same call being made in atlanta where video shot on may 29th appears to show an officer body slam a young woman, breaking her collar bone. I removed the barricade and i get back in the car and all of a sudden i just see hands out my window trying to snatch me out, snatches me out and pretty much slams me down. We werent a part of any of the looting or anything. We were peacefully protesting. And once that didnt, you know, wasnt there, we pretty much were headed home. The officer involved in the incident has been placed on administrative assignment while atlanta p. D. Conducts an investigation. The Minneapolis City Council on friday pending the final okay from a judge approved an agreement barring police from using neck restraints and chokeholds. Four former Police Officers charged in George Floyds killing are in jail. A large crowd of protesters headed for Lafayette Park in washington, d. C. Last night. The words, black lives matter, now emblazoned in yellow paint, this message on a street leading straight to the white house. Curfews were lifted or allowed to expire in many cities but in new york that restriction remains in place through the weekend. The curfews are designed to let the police be in a position where they can stop the looting. And that has been a serious problem in many cities. Reporter with demonstrations likely to carry on through the weekend manhattans District Attorney is vowing to not prosecute protesters arrested for socalled lesser offenses including Unlawful Assembly or disorderly conduct. The policy wont apply to suspected vandals or looters. Already we have seen Police Departments across the country, a handful taking action against Police Officers for their actions they took against protesters. In fact, here in new york city two officers already on unpaid leave at this hour because of their alleged behavior here. These are cases that have been caught on camera. I think as we see the next wave of protests today youre likely to hear from many in the crowd trying to call attention to those cases that perhaps were not caught on camera. Polo sandoval in new york for us, polo, thank you. Today is the second day of memorials for george floyd. This one is happening in North Carolina at a state where he was born. Cnns Dan Gallagher is there live in reford, North Carolina. Thank you so much. Tell us what is expected there today. So, george floyd was actually born about 20 minutes from here in raeford in fayetteville, North Carolina. This is where a lot of his family still lives today. That is the point of the Memorial Service today. They want it to be about family. They want it to be about george, not about what his death has meant to the rest of the country. Its going to happen in this building right here behind me. Looking through those windows theyll have George Floyds body and they are going to have a twohour public viewing period where anybody can come and pay their respects to george floyd. Again, he still has quite a bit of family in the North Carolina area. His sister lives here in raeford. She had described george as almost a father figure to her. The point of the private family memorial that is going to take place at 3 00 this afternoon is to celebrate his life but also his faith. His family has described george as a man of god, a man who cherished his religious values, and so while in minnesota, we saw celebrities, we saw this large Memorial Service that was carried live on television around the world, this is going to be a lot smaller. This is strictly meant for family and close friends. Youre not going to see any celebrities here. This is going to be family pastors, Family Church members who can talk about george and how they knew him intimately. That is the word the sheriff, who has tried to set this up for the family here look, raeford is a town of fewer than 5,000 people. They are expecting a lot of visitors for that public viewing but the sheriff keeps using the word intimate. He says this is meant to be about george and when the rest of the world can watch and Pay Attention to it but this is for the family. This is for them to have their personal moment saying goodbye to george floyd. Its hard enough but to do it on this stage those additional variables make it even harder. Dianne gallagher for us there in raeford, thank you so much. Then in minneapolis where george floyd was killed, City Council Members voted to ban the use of chokeholds by police. The order still needs to be approved by a judge before it is enacted. Lets go to cnns Josh Campbell in minneapolis with the latest. Josh . Tell us about the reforms. Reporter we know that there are at least three investigations under way right now into minneapolis Police Officers related to that incident that encounter with george floyd that resulted in his death. There is the state criminal investigation, there is an fbi civil rights investigation, and there is a department of human rights investigation. But the city of minneapolis wants to see reform immediately. They dont want to wait for the results of these investigations. Yesterday the minneapolis mayor called an emergency meeting of the city council and in that meeting they voted on a new series of reforms, temporary restraining order against the police department. Let me tell you about some of the reforms. First of all were talking about a ban on chokeholds by Police Officers. Obviously in that video we saw, the dramatic footage where an officer had his knee on George Floyds neck, that caused widespread cries for that type of technique to be banned. That will be part of the order. It is banned in any situation. They also included a provision that requires the duty to report, regardless of rank, any Police Officer if they see another officer using a banned technique they have to report it. Third, and this is so important, a duty to intervene, regardless of rank, according to this order, if a Police Officer sees someone on the force using a neck restraint they have to intervene both physically and verbally. They cant just call out to someone. They have to go physically try to stop that from taking place. And if they dont, they will be disciplined just as severely as the person using the technique. There is also a new provision on crowd control techniques, the use of rubber bullets, tear gas, things like that. Those have to be approved by the chief of police. They are not going to be pushed down that authority into the department. Then, finally, the department of civil rights will be randomly auditing body camera footage for Police Officers to ensure that there is cooperation and adherence to the new order. As mentioned, it still has to be approved by a judge. Josh campbell, thank you so much for the breakdown. Appreciate it. Lets go to the white house now. Cnns Sarah Westwood is there. Talk to us about the president , the declaration he made of victory. Obviously for the jobs report that came out, but also i think confusing a lot of people when he talks about victory over the unrest in this country right now. Reporter thats right. President trump yesterday taking a victory lap on the economy but also on coronavirus and to a certain extent on the protests themselves. He was touting the jobs numbers, the encouraging jobs numbers we did see yesterday, saying that those were a sign that the u. S. Is currently in the greatest recovery in american history. Those are his words. Of course in doing so, he risks creating something of a Mission Accomplished moment for himself, declaring victory over economic hardships that continue to affect millions of people and over a pandemic that continues to ravage this country as it starts to reopen. The president is also facing scrutiny of his decision to invoke George Floyds name while talking about a response to the protests and about these jobs numbers. I want you to take a listen to that moment from yesterday. Hopefully george is looking down right now and saying there is a great thing happening for our country. There is a great day for him. A great day for everybody. Reporter those comments drew criticism widely. Also from his likely rival in 2020, joe biden, who said it was despicable of the president to invoke George Floyds name during that appearance in the rose garden. Biden also expressed concerns far more grave than President Trump about the jobs numbers we saw yesterday. Of course President Trump did little yesterday in his rose garden appearance to address systemic racism. In fact, he dodged questions about what his administrations plan was to address the concerns about Police Brutality, about systemic racism that are animating the protests that weve seen across the country. We are expecting an even perhaps larger protest than weve seen so far in the Nations Capital today. The president plans to spend the weekend here at the white house behind the fortified and expanded security perimeter weve seen secret service put up around the white house. The president was originally scheduled to go to bedminster his Golf Property in new jersey this weekend but sources tell cnn aides advised the president against taking that trip amid the unrest. That the optics just wouldnt look good right now. The last golf trip didnt go over very well. Sarah westwood, thank you so much. You brought up joe biden. And Big Development in the 2020 president ial race. The former Vice President now has enough delegates to secure the Democratic National democratic president ial nomination i should say. Results from recent primaries alourd him to secure the necessary delegates to claim the nomination at the Party Convention happening in august. The former Vice President released a statement. Ill read part of it to you here. It says, it was an honor to compete alongside one of the most talented groups of candidates the Democratic Party has ever fielded, and im proud to say we are going into this general election a united party. Im going to spend every day between now and november 3rd fighting to earn the votes of americans all across the country. This great country. So that together we can win the battle for the soul of this nation and make sure that as we rebuild our economy everyone comes along. The nfl is changing its stance on taking a knee. The league is apologizing to players and says it wants to be part of the solution. Some say, however, they still missed the mark on one element in particular. Plus, racism, Police Brutality. There are protests going on around the world as this conversation is expanding. Well take you live to this demonstration in london for a look at some of the protests there and around the world. Woman when our friends told us about abcmouse. Com, we were sceptical, we were like, sure, okay, whatever, its another app that says its going to teach my child to be a genius. Well, about a month in we really did realize, this is making a big difference in his life. mouse click man when he started, he could barely recognize the alphabet, and now hes learning to read. Woman thats just leaps and bounds more than we thought. He would be able to learn so fast. Abcmouse really lights that fire for learning. And thats more than we couldve asked for. No uh uh, no way come on, no no nnnnono only discover has no annual fee on any card. What if i was george floyd . What if i was george floyd. If i was george floyd. If i was george floyd. Thats just some of more than a dozen football stars who called out the nfl via this powerful video that was released thursday. They say they wanted the league to stand with them starting with the words, black lives matter. So yesterday about 24 hours after the message nfl commissioner Roger Goodell had a message of his own. Lets bring in carolyn mano. Four years since Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the anthem ahead of a game. No mention of kaeper neck in this response though from goodell. Reporter that is an important point. Good morning to you both. This is the most direct apology from the league to this point. He promises to act and to listen, which is what the nfl players are calling for in that video that went viral but he admitted as well it has taken him entirely too long to get to this point. We, the National Football league, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. We the National Football league admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and paetzfully protest. We the National Football league believe black lives matter. Victor, you hit the nail on the head. Colin kaepernicks name not mentioned in that video. He started the movement to kneel during the anthem in 2016 and has not played in the league since that time. Former wide receiver Dante Stallworth telling don lemon this conversation must include his name. Roger goodell should have mentioned Colin Kaepernicks name, by name. And they havent done that. I think that is the thing that a lot of people still dont trust the nfls words because their actions have shown and proven otherwise. A decent first step but the first steps now need to be followed through with action, with concrete action. Goodells statement running counter to the latest tweets from President Trump on this. Trump sent a tweet aimed at saints quarterback drew brees who apologized for his widely criticized comments about disrespecting the American Flag brees then issuing a second apology directed at the president saying in part we must stop talking about the flag and shift our attention to the real issues of systemic, racial injustice, economic oppression, Police Brutality, and judicial and prison reform. To that end Michael Jordan and his iconic jordan sneaker brand are committing 100 million over the next ten years to organizations dedicating to ensuring racial equality. Falcons quarterback matt ryan is pledging 500,000 to a fundraising effort aimed at improving lives in atlantas black community. The Jacksonville Jaguars also led a unified march on friday from the top of the organization on down of peaceful protests and were hearing the Denver Broncos are planning to do the same thing this afternoon. These are unprecedented steps we did not see four years ago. However, there are many players and those within the league that feel until Colin Kaepernick is part of this conversation there will be no resolution. Carolyn, we appreciate it so much. Thank you. Live pictures for you. This is london, protests there as well today. Well take a look at what is happening here and well take a tour of the protests around the world. Stay with us for that. And right now, is a time for action. So, for a second time were giving members a credit on their auto insurance. Because its the right thing to do. 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In many cases despite rules that are in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. Today protesters in sydney cheered when they found out a ban on their protest was overturned. The rallies there and in other australian cities are in support of black lives Matter Movement and to demand an end to deaths of Aboriginal People in custody. There is outrage over a 2016 Police Killing in france with parallels to what happened with george floyd. We know protests are already starting up in london right now. Percussian, you hear that, giving a sound track to the crowd thats rallying Near Parliament this morning. Check out these aerial shots of the protesters as well. It gives you a good scope of how packed Parliament Square is at the moment. Gosh, thousands of people there. A lot more people than we spoke when we spoke last hour. What are you hearing there from the speakers, from the organizers . Reporter absolutely a lot more people than earlier. I think we were talking about how social distanced the crowd was. It has gone completely the opposite direction. Parliament square now, from the shots we can give you here right on the camera above the crowd or if you have helicopter shots you can look at Parliament Square completely full. The police have closed down roads around here. The roads around Parliament Square are full. What were hearing from people here is that they are energized by the protests theyve seen around the world be it in australia, stockholm, france, new zealand, the philippines, kenya, where there have been protests. They are feeling energized, young black men ive talked to here are saying, telling me that they are coming out no you to add their voice because they havent felt theyve been able to in the past. They really feel that this is a moment of opportunity, a moment to be heard. I talked to other people here, come to support, come to say they feel racism is such an issue here in the uk. It isnt just the United States. It is around the world and you really get the sense that this is a growing movement and body of people, mass body of people who feel the same thing. Racism is an issue. George floyd has been, his murder has been a catalyst. Black lives matter. We saw people here earlier taking a knee. There is a very peaceful protest. It is very crowded i have to say that. And there has been sort of a carnival atmosphere earlier as well where there was a band playing and people enjoying that music. The message, though, very, very clear. Black lives matter. Nic robertson there in london. Thank you, nic. House democrats have introduced a Police Reform bill that would among other things set National Policing standards. The measure is named for george floyd. Representative Sheila Jackson lee of texas is with us now. Congresswoman, thank you so much for taking time to be with us this morning. Im sure youve been watching all of these protests. I wanted to ask you as i understand it, it is the george floyd Law Enforcement trust and integrity act of 2020. This is a resurrection of sorts from a 2015 bill that is similar that you had tried to pass earlier in 2015 with representative john conyers. What do you think has changed at this point that might give you some hope about this bill . Well, it is an inspiration. Its not a resurrection. It is an inspiration for a moment as you have indicated such as this. If it had been passed at the time it was first introduced, with the complete reorienting of policing, we would have saved lives. This legislation very firmly indicates that police should not be warriors when theyre dealing with the civilian population. They should actually be guardians. Weve been at the brunt of their warrior mentality versus their guardian mentality and has been evidenced with africanamericans being over 13 of the population in the United States the killing of black men have been more than 50 by Law Enforcement across the nation and, of course, people of color have been impacted as well. I think what we have now is the fear, the outrage, the pain, the wonderment as to why we have gotten to this point. We want to find a solution. There are going to be many solutions. This is a front end solution. There have to be many responses to those who already have participated who have to be judged, tried, punished. But we cannot continue in society when we have no restraints on Police Misconduct and that is what this bill does do and intends to do. We talked with a former Police Officer who is also africanamerican earlier this morning and i asked him why some of these Questionable Police Tactics we have seen that are not supported are still used. Here is what he had to say to me about that. We have policy that says we dont choke. We have the training, that approach is inaccurate. No accountability for any of these officers but the taxpayers will pay because theyre not following policy. Theyre not following procedures, not following protocol. Who is to blame for that then . If theyre doing it out on the field surely somebody higher up is allowing it. Oh, yes. How do we change it . We change it with accountability. Congresswoman, went on to say Police Administrators are very much aware of the, quote, excessive officers. Who they are, how they operate, and that nothing is done. How will this bill change that . Well, policies are not enough. This will be a federal law that requires all Police Departments be accredit. Most people will be stunned. You are mostly certified to do many things from health care to practicing law to teaching but as an officer you dont necessarily have to be certified. There are 18,000 Police Departments that are not accredit. Therefore, they dont focus in on training that indicates traffic stops or pedestrian stops or how do you not do lethal force or not deescalate the circumstances. So this has an accreditation formula and format that all of these particular Police Departments need to be accredit and it ties to their money. That is the lifeblood of policing is funding. In addition, it has a civilian review board scheme if you will and Data Collection scheme that everyone, every Department Must submit all of the violations for their Police Officers and theyll be penalized if they do not do that. We look forward to this being an anchor bill if we move forward for different legislation that deals with what i am very strong on, every Single Police Department Must have body cams and you must use it. That has been besides the video that a 17yearold, young, innocent girl had for the life of george floyd, as his life was draining out on the streets of minneapolis, we would not have known of the cruelty and brutality of that death. His family would have been wondering and the report would have said he resisted arrest. Or the tragedy of students pulled out of the cars one with a broken arm in atlanta and of course all the other deaths weve had. Some that have been able to go to court have been those with video. So body cams. The legislation that will be moving forward on preventing choke holds. This will be the anchor and while youre doing this insisting Police Chiefs and cities require their Police Departments to hire individuals with some level of educational training. Some have to have none. Some age limit in the front and the back. What i think will happen is a wakeup call. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson lee we appreciate you taking time for us this morning. Thank you so much. Thank you for having me. A new survey from the cdc that shows that millions of americans are taking unsafe actions to prevent coronavirus. Apparently it includes using bleach on food. Some people even garg ld with it. So you only pay for what you need [squawks] only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. The u. S. Economy added 2. 5 million jobs in may. The biggest gain on record. Some analysts were surprised. Most were surprised. On friday President Trump touted those numbers invoking the memory of george floyd as he did so. What the president did not mention is that unemployment continues to be pretty dismal among minority communities specifically or that a misclassification error made the Unemployment Rate look even better than it was. The wage gap between black and white americans could actually be getting worse. Trump glossed over the Racial Disparity in the jobs number but make no mistake about it. Economic disparities persist in this country between white and black americans. This is something dr. Martin luther king talked about extensively and the problem has only gotten worse. Take for example the wealth gap in this country between nonhispanic black households and the typical Nonhispanic White household. That divide is whiter today than it was at the beginning of the century and just to give you more context on that, the typical black household has only been able to accumulate 0. 1 of t the typical white household. Part of that has to do with the income gap. With a typical black family or household only being able to generate a little less than 60 than their white counterparts. The administration will point to the fact that the Unemployment Rate between the two groups, that difference has narrowed over the years. But that doesnt help much if the jobs arent paying people enough to keep them out of poverty. If you look at the poverty rates, youll see that it is almost 21 for blacks while it is 8 for whites. Another big issue right now in terms of economic disparities is the fact black workers are 60 less likely to have Health Insurance according to the leftleaning Economic Policy institute and the coronavirus, once again experts are saying, that all of these injustices and inequities are contributing to a higher death rate for black americans versus that for white americans. We cant separate any of this data from whats happening in the streets every day. Of course the undercurrent of Racial Disparities and Economic Issues really driving a lot of the anger and frustration that were seeing and hearing every day. Thanks. New concerns this morning about a spike in coronavirus cases. The death toll in the country is 109,000. 109,000 people have died. Nearly 1. 9 Million People have been infected. So look at this graphic. It shows 22 states reporting an increase in new cases over the past week. Florida, where theme park universal orlando opened to the public yesterday for the first time in almost three months. In california, cases are on the rise. New guidelines may allow schools, gyms, bars to reopen next friday. And then on the other side of the country new york city is about to hit a major milestone. The former epicenter of the pandemic in this country will begin reopening in two days, on monday. Officials say the citys subways will be safe with extensive cleaning and all passengers are required to wear face masks. Theres also this new survey that shows onethird of respondents, onethird of americans have engaged in some risky behaviors in an effort to prevent covid19. That includes gargling with bleach. The cdc conducted this survey last month after President Trumps widely panned briefing in which he pondered the use of disinfectants to treat the virus. Listen to this. Then i see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute, one minute, and is there a way we can do Something Like that . By injection, inside, or as you see, it gets in the lungs and it does a tremendous number on the lungs so it would be interesting to check that. Yeah. Dont do any of that. The survey also found that some people have put bleach on their food, inhaled it, even washed their body with it. Other cleaning products, too, and some disinfectants. Again, dont do any of that. As the race to develop an effective vaccine accelerates the World Health Organization says that it is intimately involved in that effort. That according to a top federal government vaccine official. It comes despite President Trump announcing last month that he was terminating the u. S. Relationship with the w. H. O. Cnns Elizabeth Cohen takes a look at where we stand with vaccine development. Reporter there is a race on to get a vaccine for covid19. And scientists are working faster than they ever have before. Its really quite unprecedented. Lets take a look at some of the progress thus far. There are 133 teams worldwide that are developing a vaccine. Ten are in human Clinical Trials meaning they are actually trying them out in humans. 123 are at preclinical stages meaning theyre working with animals or working in the lab. Lets take a look at where the ten teams are that are in Clinical Trials. There are three in the u. S. A. Moderna, inovio, nova vaccine, one in the u. S. And germany, one in the united kingdom, teaming up with the university of oxford, and five in china. It is unclear which of these is going to finish first. More importantly it is unclear which will work. We know some of them wont work. That is why we have so many shots on goal so to speak. Lets take a listen to what dr. Anthony fauci of the u. S. National institutes of health had to say about this. It means at risk for the investment. So were going to start manufacturing doses of the vaccines way before we even know that the vaccine works. We may know whether it is effective, efficacious or not by maybe november december, which means that by that time we hopefully would have close to 100 million doses. Reporter by manufacturing while doing research it means that if a vaccine works then there should be a supply of doses ready to go immediately. It also means if some vaccines dont work, that they will have been produced basically for nothing. Its been decided it is worth it to try to have enough vaccine for the entire world as soon as possible. This progress is being made not just on vaccines but also in treatments of various kinds. There is some news out this week about fomododine in some places sold untd brand name pepcid a common heartburn remedy. There is some thought it might help against coronavirus. What researchers found and published this week is that ten patients who took it when they were home sick with covid did find some relief. Now, that doesnt mean that the drug did it. It may have been they just naturally were going to get better anyway which of course most Covid Patients do especially at home but it could be that the drug played a role. Now they are going to plan a large Clinical Trial where half of the patients will get this and half will get a placebo and theyll see who does better. Back to you. All right. Elizabeth, thank you so much. I know, we all know here it is hard to talk about some of the things that are happening in our world with kids. Hard to explain. Well, there is a special cnn sesame street town hall coming up about fighting racism, about the recent protests weve been seeing. The host, erica hill, is with us next. Hi. Uh, can you tell me how to get to i70, please . Ookay, are you ah, yes. Thank you. Switch to progressive and you can save hundreds. You know, like the sign says. In an unprecedented crisis. A more than 10 billion cut to Public Education couldnt be worse for our schools and kids. Laying off 57,000 educators, making class sizes bigger . Cmon. Schools must reopen safely with resources for protective equipment, sanitizing classrooms, and ensuring social distancing. Tell lawmakers and Governor Newsom dont cut our students future. Pass a state budget that protects our public schools. Cnn and sesame street are refocusing the second town hall now. Todays show will talk to kids about racism and the recent protests happening across the country. To explain how kids can embrace diversity, be more understanding. This is a special hosted by cnns erica hill and dan jones and airs in about an hour at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. Erica is with us now, so, erica, i mean, i know anybody who is either a parent or care giver, it is hard to have these conversations with kids because you dont always know exactly what they can absorb and what they cant. What kind of questions were you hearing from kids . What we found and sanjay and i noticed this in the first town hall and definitely with this one as well, kids ask the best questions, sometimes the simplest questions but also the most difficult to answer, the ones that require the most thought. But kids want and need answers and they need information. We know as parents sometimes you give kids a little bit and then you wait to see where they want to take that and you follow their lead. What is great is, i mean, the questions that we received, they run the gamut and they came from all over the country. They came from all over the world from parents, from children, and i think what this reminds us is, yes. This is a tough conversation to have but sometimes in fact almost every time the most important conversations are the ones that are the most difficult. I think it is a conversation that, you know, maybe a lot of white parents to be honest have avoided for a long time where we thought we were doing it well. I thought i was doing it pretty well talking to my kids about our responsibility in the community and recognizing and celebrating diversity and differences and these are the things that make us as a Community Stronger and i talked to them about White Privilege but ive realized ive missed the mark in a lot of areas, too. We have so much learning and growing to do. I think this is a Perfect Place to start especially if you dont know how to start that conversation. Listen, the muppets and the monsters and our friends on sesame street, which is such a special place and holds a special place in so many of our hearts, they do this so well. And they are such great guides as we start these conversations. Theyve introduced some difficult topics over decades now to children and its, after watching the first one, this is going to be a great opportunity for families to watch it together and start those conversations and answer some questions. Erica hill, thanks so much. Thanks. We know these are hard times for all of us, including as we said these children who just may not know how to process all of it. If you have kids or you care for them, what are you telling them as these events unfold . Do you find these conversations are uncomfortable . We want to hear from you. Tweet me or find me on instagram. Well share some of your questions on tomorrows show. Thank you so much for being with us. We always appreciate the fact that we get up at 1 00 in the morning and we get to see you through the screen. Yes. A little earlier than 1 00 today because the show started at 5 00. Well be back here tomorrow at 5 00 a. M. Smerconish is next. Just for healthcare workers fighting covid19. Learn more at massmutual. Com healthbridge in an unprecedented crisis. A more than 10 billion cut to Public Education couldnt be worse for our schools and kids. Laying off 57,000 educators, making class sizes bigger . Cmon. Schools must reopen safely with resources for protective equipment, sanitizing classrooms, and ensuring social distancing. Tell lawmakers and Governor Newsom dont cut our students future. Pass a state budget that protects our public schools. Free speech under fire. Im michael spemerconish in philadelphia. America is having trouble speaking just when we most need to have a National Conversation and what is proving difficult is establishing new boundaries that dont completely shut down dialogue. In sacramento the nba kings play by play tv announcer was fired from his radio job and resigned from his tv role. Grant pappier caused a fire storm when responding to a tweet from nba player da marcus cousins who asked what is your take on black lives matter . Napier replied all lives matter. Every single one exclamation point. Many cried foul including chris webber who said demarcus we know and have known who grant is. The team knows as well. Ive told them many times. Theyve seen it. They know who he is. There is a history here. Five years ago napier defended then l. A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling when he made racist comments. Napier said sterling couldnt be racist because he had hired doc rivers and elgin baylor
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