Survive, President Biden issues a Memorial Day warning, his words, democracy itself is in peril. Listen here, one of former President Trumps cronies gives a green light for a military coup. I want to know why what happened in Myanmar Cant happen here . No reason. It should happen, no reason, thats right. That was the former trump national Security Adviser Michael Flynn, a retired Three Star General offering words that border on sedition. General flynn now says he didnt mean it, or he sometimes says he didnt even say it. You just heard him right there, you heard him say, sure, to copying the myanmar model, basic claims of fraud followed by the military forcibly seizing power from the democratically elected government. And joining us from the New York Times Julie Brittany Shepherd of Yahoo News and jackie kucinich. First day of three people at the table. Many people would roll their eyes and say, so what, that is why on memorial Day President biden said this. Democracy itself is in peril
Union general rode into Gal Va T texas, rode in and told africanamericans they were indeed free. Moments ago President Biden tweeted juneteenth marks both the long, hard night of slavery and the promise of the brighter morning to come. It is the day of profound weight and power. Lets get straight to Nadia Romero who joins us from tulsa, oklahoma, an important cllocati, especially on juneteenth. This comes less than a month of events commemorating the race massacre. Walk us through what is happening today. How is tulsa marking juneteenth . Reporter good morning, boris and amara. This has been such an important time for Tulsa Residents to have national spotlight and people talking about them and whats happening here. Ive been here all week and there have been multiple moments where ive gotten chills thinking about the massacre, but also thinking about the resiliency of this community to come back and rebuild time and time again. You know, it was freed Enslaved Africans who were enslaved
Children nearly getting hit in the process, trying to protect one another, diving for cover there, as the gunman continues firing. Polo, that Shooting Video is difficult to watch with those kids in Harms Way trying to help each other. It is a terrifying video to watch. Were sharing not only because nypd released it hoping to generate tips, but you can see the bravery of a 10yearold girl. Let me walk you through this video. You see a masked gunman on Thursday Evening charge towards an individual in red, and police believe this was a gangrelated shooting, and then opening fire. Just within inches of that muzzle flash, you see the 10yearold little Girl Pullet her 5yearold brother down towards the grounds and uses her bod i dont to shed her Little Brother from those bullets. Incredible to say they were not injured, at least not physically. Obviously that will certainly take an emotional toll on the children. As for the shooting victim, were told he is in Table Condition as investigators do
Armed men suspected in that Mass Shooting at a Banquet Hall. More than 100 Shell Casings found at the scene. Two killed, 20 injured. The anguished father of one of the victims interrupting a news conference, demanding justice. Texas vote drama. The democrats Latenight Walkout to block one of the most restrictive Voting Measures in the country. One Lawmaker Texting members, take your key and leave the building. The desperate search for an 11yearold boy, last seen near his home Thursday Morning. Some 500 people scouring a onemile radius around his home. Tennis bombshell. Naomi osaka withdrawing from the French Open, locked in a heated battle with officials over her media boycott. The Tennis Phenom revealing she has suffered long bouts of depression for years. And day of remembrance in tulsa, oklahoma, on the 100th Anniversary of the massacre. Honoring the survivors and praying for the up to 300 Black Americans believed killed on that horrific day. Good evening and thank you for being wit
Administration. The president indeed marked this national holiday with a deeply personal remembrance and passionate defense of democracy. And thats because this Memorial Day 2021 comes at such an uneasy time in our nations modern history. Biden began the day at Arlington Cemetery with Vice President kamala harris, Secretary Of Defense Lloyd Austin, Honoring Americans who died on battlefields. After laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown, biden spoke of his Son Beau and veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our democracy. Each and every Day Democracy itself is in peril, here at home and around the world. What we do now, what we do now, how we honor the memory of The Fallen will determine whether or not democracy will long endure. Democracy thrives when the infrastructure of democracy is strong. When people have the right to vote, freely and fairly and conveniently, when a free and independent press pursues the truth founded on facts, not propaganda. Now to why its such