years since the massacre of black wall street. the question is what new action is he prepared to take to narrow the racial wealth gap. president appears to call out two senate democrats. a sky pool that sits more than 100 feet off the ground. the question is are you in? or are you out? or are you kidding me? it s way too early for that. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that is afraid of both heights and water. perhaps swimsuit season. i m in for kasie hunt on this wednesday, june 2nd. we will start with the news. president biden paid tribute to the victims of the deadly tulsa race massacre and addressed the nation s continuing struggle with racial justice to mark 100 years since the brutal attack that killed hundreds of black americans and destroyed their thriving neighborhood. biden toured the greenwood community center and met with survivors. he also recommitted his administration s promise to write the wrongs of the past through new program
there were parts in russia that people lived to be 120 years old, eat yogurt and you ll live longer. i ate it until i was 11 and heard that wasn t the case. then i heard in japan, japanese live a long time so i started to eat sushi and then the french drink wine. what do they do in tulsa, oklahoma? like the president met with somebody who is like, 102? 106? 107? there were three over 100. three over 100 and the male survivor grabbed my hand, he said, i watch you all the time. and started lecturing me about what was going on. i think what drove them in talking to them in all sincerity was they wanted the story out. sometimes purpose can extend your life. keep you going. i think that the purpose of them talking about what they saw, this viciousness, this murder, their loved ones being assaulted and killed because of the color of their skin, i think it drove them to keep living until they finally watched the president of the united states telling their story. valid
turmoil we see now giving us the roadmap to all that s happening. from the continued attacks on our voting rights to the consistent lynchings, from the mass shootings plaguing the country to the snatching of our liberty. from the beauty of the culture to the hatred of the people cultivating it. just yesterday the senate voted down an investigation. you shouldn t be surprised they re attempting to rewrite history and convince us january 6th department happen. there s long been an effort to erase the ugly parts of our storied past. today we thread the needle pinning the past to the present in hopes that the future will offer more equal footing to us all and over the next two hours you ll hear from survivors and descendents of tragedies and though some of these conversations may be a bit uneasy, get comfortable in that discomfort because this is the necessary exchange to make this country into the america that so many of you already believe her to be. joining me now is jalani co
showed what happened before the shooting took place. you see a nissan path finder arrived about, or three individuals who come out armed and then run right back over to the car. what you don t see is how young the crowd was at that concert venue. a lot of the victims in their 20s. those who had been hurt. one person as young as 17. police saying today that they believe this was all stemming from an ongoing rival between two groups. even said that there was some sort of back and forth on social media that was also playing a role in this. a lot of city leaders spoke out saying this is despicable, that it was senseless and even at that press conference we heard from the father of clayton diller. he actually interrupted the press conference, clearly very distraught. a lot of anger, pain that he was showing there. we are at the hospital where those who are injured are tonight. there are still family members coming and going hoping the get news that their loved ones will be okay.
good morning. i m poppy harlow. i m jim sciutto. hours from now, president biden will leave the white house for oklahoma to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tulsa race massacre. it is just a horrific and sadly, a long ignored chapter in this nation s history. on may 31st, 1921, a white mob descended on what was a thriving black neighborhood, greenwood, in tulsa. angry crowds went block to block. they looted. they killed. eyewitnesses reported planes, a relatively new invention at the time, took part in the attacks. attacks from the air. the destruction and devastation lasted until the next day. and the scenes afterwards just horrendous. not just homes and businesses, but schools and churches also destroyed. the very heart of that community burned to the ground. thousands were left homeless as many as 300 black americans were killed. reflecting on that horror today, the president will meet with three survivors of the massacre, the oldest 107 years old. he is also e