Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Americas News Headquarters 20200613

Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Americas News Headquarters 20200613

Are defending Law Enforcement saying the actions of a few bad people should not broadly brush the whole Law Enforcement of our country. Matt finn is live in minneapolis right now with the latest there. Hi, matt. Reporter hey, eric. Thousands of protesters marching through downtown minneapolis. They began at the City Government center which is where the former Police Officer Derek Chauvin just appeared a few days ago on the murder charges from the george floyd case. Now, the demonstrators are heading towards a police precinct. This demonstration and march has been very peaceful. Its been very organized. There is a black lives matter protest or presence. They are chanting no justice, no police, no racist cops. A lot of the chants we hear throughout black lives matters demonstrations. In minneapolis, the City Council Unanimously passed a resolution yesterday laying the ground work to dismantle the Police Department and of move forward with what Council Members call a transformative Public Safety system. Minneapolis can and should be ground zero for addressing headon this institutional racism that has created such deep inequities in our city, in our state and nation. The winds of change have brought us to this moment. We would like to end the current policing system as we know it. Reporter now, despite Council Members passing that resolution to effectively end the Police Department, the minneapolis city charter requires a minimum number of Police Officers per pop of layings. So per pop of layings. The council is moving forward with plans to modify the citys charter. Minneapolis police tell fox news theyre so shortstaffed, over the course of the year theyre unable to immediately respond to more than 6,000 priority one 911 calls. Those are potential rapes and lifethreatening calls. Just last summer the police chief was asking for 400 more Police Officers. So this is a city where the Police Department clearly does not agree with council that any less officers is a good idea for safety in the city. Were marching in this black lives matter demonstration, heading towards the police precinct. It is peaceful. It is organized. And well keep you updated, eric. Eric peaceful but loud. Matt, thank you. Arthel. Arthel eric, thank you. Well, in seattle the police chief there says it was not her decision to abandon a precinct inside the citys socalled autonomous zone. The six block area has been declared a policefree zone with demonstrators blocking off streets and releasing a 30 point list of demands for officials but some Africanamerican Community leaders say the protesters are hijacking the message of black lives matter. Jonathan hunt is live from the capitol hill autonomous zone with more. Jonathan. Reporter arthel, were in the center of the protest zone now. Across from me is what is at the heart of this protest, that as you can plainly see is the seattle Police Departments east precinct and now declared as the sign to the left shows, this space is now property of the seattle people. Now, this was the area where police and protesters fought intense battles just about a week ago and then the police pulled out of this precinct. The police chief as you mentioned has said that she did not believe that that should have happened but right now there certainly doesnt appear to be the political will on the part of one, the mayor of the city of seattle, and two, the governor of the state of washington, to try to retake this area. So the protesters have settled in and they plan to stay for as long as they can. Earlier today, the president of the seattle Police Officers gild says it sets a very bad example. Listen here. Well, certainly this is where three levels of government come into play and weve seen failure on an ongoing basis at the local level. Actually, it isnt failure many its a surrender. Its a sort of oftheyre an accomplis of sorts. Working through that is very challenging. Reporter at this point we have probably a couple thousand people in the roughly sixblock radius of the city of seattle. Some of them probably several hundred, i would say, are overnight protesters who plan to stay here every minute of every day, but right now on a saturday afternoon, here in seattle, you also have a lot of plainly curious residents who want to come down, see what this is all about, get a feel for it themselves. And i have to say, having spoken to a lost the residents, they are generally very supportive of what is going on here. But clearly, arthel, there is going to come a point, whether that is in days or weeks or months, that the police are going to attempt, one would imagine, to move back into the east precinct here. That obviously will be a major flashpoint. We simply do not know, though, when that moment will come. And the mayor of the city of seattle has said maybe this will be, quote, as she put it, the summer of love. That would imply she has no will to move back in here in terms of the police getting back here for several months. We shall see. Arthel. Arthel perhaps there can be dialogue between the police, city officials, and the protesters there and to find out what they want and how they can come together with some answers and then maybe the streets will clear for businesses to reopen. Well see. Jonathan hunt, thank you. Eric. Eric well, arthel, organizers behind the black lives matters rally say they have no intention of letting up until cities enact several reforms within their Police Departments. Others are denying there is a, quote, systemic racism issue within the Nations Police forces, pointing out there are almost 700,000 fulltime Law Enforcement officers across the country and they say the actions of a few have tainted the whole debate. Calls for defunding the police have activists worried that the message could turn people away. Christina coleman is live in santa monica, california with more on that. Hi, christina. Reporter hi, eric. Well, la mayor Eric Garcetti is one of many city leaders who says he does not support defunding the Police Department or completely depleting it of its resources. He says he does support cutting some of the funding. Now, the black lives matter la organizers propose cutting the lapds 1. 8 billion operating budget by 90 . Mayor Eric Garcetti is suggesting cutting way less than that, he suggests cutting only 8 from the Police Department and redirecting about 150 million in funding from the Police Department and money from other city departments so that roughly 250 million could be spent in predominantly black communities to help with health and education issues. Now, this comes as many protesters are calling on city leaders across the country to reallocate funding from policing to social services, saying it would ease some of the conflicts police are often called on to handle. Thousands of people are protesting across the country today from new york and new jersey to denver and arizona. Many of them pushing for specific Police Reforms like requiring officers to intervene if they see another officer using Excessive Force and nationwide bans on choke holds and no knock warrants and legal changes to make it less difficult to of prosecute and convict officers who engage in Police Brutality. What we saw in the news clippings that happened in minneapolis for me is an abuse and its a betrayal of public trust. Think of a loved one, a sister, brother, mother, father, how would you like them to be treated . And treat the individual before you in that manner. Reporter also since these protests started, an increasing number of states and cities are moving to ban choke holds and other forms of neck restraints. Eric. Eric all right, christina, thanks so much. Arthel. Arthel eric, we have a fox news alert from atlanta where police say they will soon release video of a policeinvolved shooting. It happened last night. When police were investigating reports of a man asleep at a drivethrough restaurant, they say that man, 27yearold rachard brooks, failed a field sobriety test. Police say he resisted arrest and struggled with officers. They say one officer tasted mr. Brooks tased mr. Brooks before he allegedly grabbed the taser. Thats when police say brooks was shot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. The shooting is sparking protests throughout the city today. The juror bureau of investigation Georgia Bureau of investigation said they will look into the incident. The mayor will hold a News Conference in about one hour from now. Hello, cadets. On behalf of our entire nation, let me say congratulations to the incredible west point class of 2020. Congratulations. Everyone have a good time, enjoy yourselves, because we are here to celebrate your achievements. Arthel President Trump saluting the armys graduating cadets at west point earlier today, highlighting the diversity of the class of 2020. This comes as the president gets ready to return to the campaign trail next week for the First Time Since march. Mark meredith is live in bridgewater, new jersey where the president is spending the weekend. Hi, mark. Reporter hi, arthel. President trump certainly highlighting the efforts of so many of the west point graduating class. He certainly pointed to the history of the military academy as a point of american pride, when it comes to their loyalty and their service. Some day generations of future west point cadets will study your legacy. They will know your deeds. They will celebrate your triumphs. And they will proudly follow your example. To the 1107 cadets who today become the newest officers in the most exceptional army ever to take the field of battle. Reporter the president had a chance to praise the Service Members that are helping the country through the coronavirus pandemic as well as the national guard, theyve been helping in so Many American cities during these turbulent times. Because of the coronavirus family and friends were not able to be there along with the cay deaths to watch the ceremony but the president made it clear he knows that those people are proud of them. Take a listen. Even though you could not be here today, we know this day could never have happened without you. Your love and sacrifice have given america these phenomenal men and women. Cadets. Reporter the president continues to expand his travel schedule. Later on this week hell be holding his First Campaign rally since early march, this one is going to be happening in tulsa, oklahoma. It was originally scheduled for friday night. That has been pushed back one day until saturday. The president was facing quite a bit of criticism over the decision to hold the rally on friday night, whats known as june 19th, as a result of a historic day marking the end of slavery in the United States. The president admit. Eric admitted he wasgetting comd to change the date. The secret service is clarifying what happened on of june 1st. President trump wanted to visit st. Johns church, across from the white house. There was a small fire inside the church over the weekend when the protests were happening. There was a lot of questions about what was being done to clear protesters out of the way. Now the secret service has a new statement out today. They write, quote, after further review, the u. S. Secret service has determined that an Agency Employee used pepper spray on june 1st during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park. Now, the decision to clear the park and to clear the area so that the president could visit the church really did receive a lot of bipartisan criticism over that and secret service along with many Government Agencies are facing lawsuits over the measure. Its unclear whether or not this update may change how people feel about this. Arthel mark, ill take it back here. Eric, over to you. Eric thanks, arthel. Health officials around the country sounding the alarm about a new rise in coronavirus cases. 19 states are now showing an upward trend in the average number of daily cases, according to johns ho Hopkins University, especially to the south and west, florida, arkansas, texas and utah, some due to more testing but hospitalizations they say are also up. So far, more than 2 million of us have been infected with covid19. It has led to at least 114,000 deaths so far. Claudia cowen is live in salsalito, california which recorded a Record Number of cases in that state this week. She has more. Reporter on of average, americans are slowly flattening the curve and the number of people dying from coronavirus is going down. Things have actually really improved where you are in new york. But as you mentioned, johns hop of kins university has re Hopkins University has released new tracking data identifying two dozen states where the seven day average of new cases per capita has increased including in california. Some say its due to more states easing restrictions. But more people are getting tested and experts point out that is bound to reveal more infections. Fox news medical contributor, dr. Amish adaljia says the key indicator moving forward is the number of new hospitalization. Were seeing places where it is going up. Were seeing hospitalization numbers go up in places like arizona. We know were going to get more cases. Social interaction is going to lead to more cases. The question is, are those cases spilling into the hospitals where hospitals are under pressure and under stress. Reporter the u. S. Has more than 2 million cases of coronavirus, 114,000 people have died. The centers for Disease Control said some parts of the nation had seen relatively fewer cases, could see a jump in the weeks to come as more communities reopen for the summer. A new study is offering hope on one of the best defenses against the virus, scientists calculated that requiring people to wear face masks between midapril to midmay reduced the number of new infections by nearly 80,000 in italy and nearly 70,000 in new york city. Infection rates in new york fell about 3 per day. Experts add that in terms of knowing how this virus works and how to treat it, we are better off now than we were in march or april and of course every day brings us closer to a vaccine. Eric. Eric yes, waiting for that day to come. Claudia, thank you. Arthel. Arthel eric, thank you. Well, the rnc is heading to jacksonville with plans to hold a nominating convention in a full arena. But it comes as florida is reporting record high cases of coronavirus. 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