We start tonights broadcast with breaking news, sad news. One of the giants in americas long battle for civil rights has tied. Congre congressman john lewis has passed away. He was 80 years old. Months ago he announced he was battling stage four pancreatic cancer. This was a man who participated in the civil rights era. He was on the front lines of so many vital moments of our nations history. He was as kind as he was tough. A rare fixture in washington. This was a man who many people may have disliked his politics, but it will be hard to find a Single Person who did not like the man. Again, congressman john lewis of georgia has died. We now turn to our original report to begin this broadcast tonight. It is the story of race, justice delayed but justice finally received georgia. Here now, deborah roberts. Hi, welcome. Reporter its a hot sunday afternoon at the restaurant in griffin, georgia. Todays special, heather coggens famous egg rolls. Chili cheese egg roll, taco egg roll. Reporte
We cannot continue to do what we have done for the last number of weeks. There is counties continue to reopen, the governor pleaded with californians to take covid 19 seriously. There is a surgeon hospitalizations and icu patients. The state performed a record 96,000 tests with the positivity road rose to 5. 1 . We have seen increased numbers and a lot of those numbers reflected in the bay area. That is part of the state that has moved into this new phase. Reporter the governor appointed to memorial day and statewide protest. The state remains confident in its preparation. We crushed the curve. We made it Crystal Clear when we did that. We never experienced the big spike where we were not prepared for an increase. Reporter the governor threatened to withhold relief funding for counties that would not comply with the reopening criteria including a new face mask order. We are going to attach consequences to that. It simply will not flow to those counties. Reporter the message is not sitt
We begin with calls and comments on this moment. What are we seeing across the country . What are we seeing in your community and why . Were dividing our phone lines regionally. If youre in the eastern half of the country, 2027488000. In the mountain or pacific, 2027488001. And also, we are taking your Text Messages at 2027488003. On twitter, were on cpacwj. And on facebook, on facebook. Com cspan. A lot to get to. Thank you very much for being with us. This is the front page of this mornings Washington Post, a wave of rage and anguish sweeping across u. S. Cities. The president trying to tamp down some of that anger and frustration. He did so yesterday in florida. President trump the death of george floyd on the streets of minneapolis was a grave tragedy. It should never have happened. It has filled americans all over the country with horror, anger, and grief. Yesterday i spoke to georges family and expressed the sorrow of our entire nation for their loss. I stand before you as a frie
Good morning thanks for joining us this is r. T. International. So lets start by bring you right up to speed on the latest global coronavirus figures the total number of infections that is now just above 4400000 293000 lives have been lost but more than 1400000 people have recovered. And you. France is taking its 1st tentative steps back to normality this morning is locked down is being eased back although some restrictions do remain in place for instance masks are mandatory on public transport but while some see the overall move as being a positive sign theres a fearful of a possible 2nd spike in infections lets go live now to our correspondent. Who is. Among the 1st few countries trying to make steps back towards something that resembled normality how theyre going to go about. Yes thats right parisians waking up here hoping to see that easing of the richard starting now the weather not playing ball though with the forecast gloomy for the next week to 2 weeks so that may keep some peo
Good afternoon welcome this is r. T. International. Lets 1st of all bring you up to speed on the latest global coronavirus figures the total number of infections that is now above 4100000 294000 lives have been lost more than 1500000 people have recovered. You know. France is taking its 1st tentative steps back to normality today its a down is being eased back although some restrictions will remain in place for instance masks are mandatory on public transport while some see the overall move as being positive this fear it could lead to a 2nd spike of infections explains. From today thats monday many shops will be able to reopen schools will start to reopen public transport will be running more efficiently than it has over the last 8 weeks people hoping to get the taste of freedom for the last 8 weeks every time theyve left the house of had to have a personal permission slip and act to say exactly why they are leaving the house for a select narrow set of reasons that has now been disband