Principle of the united states of america. On the very day he was inaugurated Joe Biden signed Executive Order 1395. That makes equity mandatory across the federal government in all the agencies. And yet strangely neither Joe Biden nor anyone else in the administration has ever defined the word. So what is equity . Tonight we finally know what it is. Equity it turns out is racism. Its as simple as that. Equity is racism. And to be clear we dont mean racism in the sense that Ice Cream and Shakespeare And Math are all now supposedly racist or that dr. Seuss is now considered an exalted Sigh Clocks in the Ku Klux klan. No. We mean racism in the literal sense, in The Way that Martin Luther King defined the term which is the act of hurting some people and hurting others purely on the basis of their respective race. Bigotry, prejudice, hatred. Thats what equity is. We know this thanks to Lori Lightfoot, the mayor of chicago. Earlier today she released a twopage memorandum. She gets specific
David spunt at the White House. Lets begin with Jonathan Hunt there in Los Angeles. Good morning, jonathan. The deadly battle in the Middle East between Israel And Hamas is now leading to tensions and violence right here on american streets. Take a look at this. Tuesday night beverly hills and West Hollywood propalestinian protestors drove around in a caravan of vehicles and as they passed a Sushi Restaurant according to witnesses began shouting antiisraeli slogans and either Throwing Bottles or glasses toward some of those dining outside. A group of the protestors then appears to attack the diners. One man picks up a Metal Pole and swings it at those attacking the group. That man as you can see then pushed against a car, punched and kicked. Eric garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles said on twitter we as a city condemn last nights organized antisemitic attack. Jewish people should always feel safe in our city. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating this assault as a Hate Crim
Right now. Good evening from New York. Im chris has. Good to have you here on the holiday weekend. I hope you are getting to where you need go and you are tucked in with us here. Today, they have done the deed. S have done the deed. Some dont have the Respect Or Courage to stick around, to show their face. Republicans have Success Bli filibustered the creation for an in, and attempted to overthrow a free and fair election while we all watched on television. And republicans did it with the health of a key accomplice. The senate rules. Here is the vote cally. Lets see if we can figure it out. 54 yeas, in the sus its, you need 60 votes. Not even 60 of the senators bother to stick around, and hence the absences, two democrats were absence. Nine republicans were absent, including senator Pat Toomey who missed the Vote Due to a family commitment. I get it, you are hours away from the memorial day weekend. You have commitments. Right now, frankly, i would love to be with my family, and the pr
Gaza, the WhIte House, tokyo, and rome as only cnn can. This is early start. Its monday. Well begin wIth encouraging news on the Pandemic Front. The sevenday average of covid cases and deaths dropping to the lowest levels since early last summer. The number of americans hospItalized cut in half since february. That Number Hasnt been this low since september and Its trending down. Thats good news. The nation looks forward to The End of pandemic, there are new questions about the oorigins of the virus. A u. S. Intelligence report found several researchers at a lab in china had to be hospItalized in November Of 2019 right around the time covid began to circulate. Stephen is live in beijing for us. Good morning to you. We knew these workers were sick but we didnt know exactly how sick. Reporter thats right. Thats the most important new detail. In this report they were so sick they had to be hospItal lied. The China Government has responded to the latest report rejecting It wIth a foreign M
Parents outraged on both sides of this. Amid the growing attacks on asianamericans in this country, President Biden Today signing the Hate Crime Bill into law to fight discrimination against asianamericans. And tonight, that horrific case in new York City, Yjuju Chang with the asianamerican woman assaulted in broad daylight. Dangerous storms slamming several states tonight. The alerts as we come On The Air. And Noaa Tonight with the new Hurricane Forecast for this year, saying it will be another above average Hurricane Season. And tonight, the system already brewing. And the stunning report just out tonight. The inquiry involving Princess Diana and that bombshell 1995 interview. What the inquiry has now found. Authorities say dian that was deceived to get her to sit down for that interview. Wat she was told beforehand. Then talking about her marriage and the Royal Family. Tonight, Princes William and harry now responding. Some of their most powerful words yet on the treatment of their