[ applause ] i never imagined that id be standing here, the roles should completely be reversed. My son should be burying me. Daunte wright is survived by a young son. It is haunting to think that, one day, someone may have to give him the same advice his father got about surviving encounters with police. According to polling from pew research, 84 of blackadults said in dealing with police, black people are generally treated less fairly than whites. A substantial majority of white adults, 63 , agreed. The polling was down in 2019, before the killings of George Floyd, breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, and, of course, daupt wright. But the perception was there in 2019 and its been there for generations. And so has the reality. Quoting now from a study published by the national academy of sciences, quote, black men are about 2. 5 times more likely to be killed by police over the Life Course than are white men. Spanning more than a decade, through 2019, officers not only stopped black drivers
Live, from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. United states is a nation rocked by Gun Violence. With many grieving over anotherMass Shooting. And outrage, growing, over police shootings. Brooklyn center, minnesota, has seen a seventh night of demonstrations over the death of 20yearold daunte wright. Congre congresswoman waters had this message for the crowd. We have been fighting for is many years for reform, reform, reform. And so, yes, i would like to see the bill in Congress Pass on police reform. But i know, that the right wing, the racists, are opposed to it and i dont know what is going to happen to it but i know this. We have got to stay in the street. And then, in indianapolis, mourners came together to remember the eight lives lost in one of americas latest Mass Shootings. A vigil was held In The Park near the Fedex Ground Facility where these killings took place. The victims included a retired engineer anticipating his wedding anniversary. Young woman, barely
During a Traffic Stop in Brooklyn Center, minnesota. Family and friends remembered wright as a caring man with a contagious laugh. His mother said her son had a smile that was worth A Million dollars that would be missed by so many. Growing Questions Tonight about the deadly police shootings of two other africanamericans this week. Authorities in columbus, ohio, have jusT Released additional Body Camera Footage of the shooting that killed a black teenage girl who appeared to be holding a knife during a fight with another young female. There are also growing calls for transparency for authorities in North Carolina, where police shot and killed a Black Man while serving a warrant. The Development Ths this week a clearly raising questions about Race And Policing in the United States. Lets begin our coverage with Miguel Marquez in Brooklyn Center, minnesota. Daunte Wrights Funeral was both a celebration of his life, but also a call to action. Reporter it really was. This is a young man who
all is quiet here in times square after people gathered to ring in the new year 2022. yes, it was a quieter celebration than normal, but here and across the globe, people happily looked forward. plenty. i was 8 years old. the crowds in some places, there were none at all. in others, they were sparse. cancelling over covid concerns and las vegas moving mostly online as covid-19 cases continue to rise. atlanta scrapping them all together. omicron infections spell trouble for this brand-new year. nearly 600,000 covid cases nationwide in just 24 hours. a new record for the second day in a row. testing centers are overwhelmed. it s getting super annoying. reporter: those trying to get back home facing daunting travel theys. i just want to get them. reporter: on friday alone, more than 3,000 flights cancelled and more than 11,000 delayed. jessie writes, family was supposed to be on one of those planes, forced to change airports after a last-minute cancellation. pressi
inflation in this country? o donnell: surprise trip: ukraine s president zelenskyy visits a newly liberated city, and our own debora patta is there with the latest on the lightning offensive. we are coming back, and we are on the way to the end. o donnell: and boston bomb scare. the f.b.i. investigates after a reported explosion on a college campus. cbs jeff pegues has new details. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this historic wednesday night. tonight, the general public began saying its final good-byes to queen elizabeth ii in london. the late monarch will lie in state until her funeral on monday. you can see mourners inside westminster hall tonight, the queen s coffin surrounded by royal body guards. hundreds of thousands are expected to pay their respects over the next four days. at one point, the line stretched nearly three