someone who's died of this. i know people who have died of this disease, some very close to me. others patients being cared for in our own hospitals. all dying alone because of the brutal contagiousness of this disease. some of their families are watching tonight suffering and wonder if it had to happen, if it was inevitable. there's no more painful conversation than this one because the truth is many of these sad deaths could have been prevented. yes, the virus is awful but this was not inevitable. in countries around the world, countries afflicted with the disease at the same time we were measured their death count in the hundreds, certainly not the thousands. and definitely not the hundreds of thousands. as i said earlier those countries didn't have a magic therapeutic or a vaccine. they had the same things we had. they just took it seriously, acted quickly and had exponentially more success than we did. it's a tough comparison i know

but it's a fair one. i think that's more important now than ever. this is a once in a century illness and we don't know exactly why the world was stricken with this illness at this time in our collective history, but that doesn't mean we can't act. we must act. it's the best way to honor the memory of the more than 100,000 lives lost. you can also head to our website to see where families all over the world are sharing memories now of their loved ones they've lost. and if you have you'd like to honor submit their story at cnn.com/covidvictims. >> i want to remind everyone about cnn's other town hall. saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern the sesame street crew teaming up with cnn for the abc's of covid-19, saturday morning 8:00 a.m. eastern here on cnn. before we go i want to thank everybody who joined us. taraji p. henson -- also want to thank you all of you who wrote in with your questions. if you didn't get your question

answered tonight the discussion continues. the news continues with chris cuomo. okay, i'm chris cuomo. welcome to prime time. we have breaking news on our watch. minneapolis streets are filled with screams for justice upon word that no charges have yet been filed in the death of geor geor george lloyd. the mayor declared a local emergency after two nights of what you're looking at right now. escalation. it is a rebellion or a riot depending on whom you ask. either way don't miss the symptoms for the sickness. what you're seeing in minneapolis started for a reason. the video of floyd's death, and it is disturbing. i'm supposed to tell you to look away if it's too much for you, but i say too many are too quick

to dismiss the reaction on these streets because you don't absorb the reality. so maybe we all need to look at a video like this and let it sink in. what you see is what it is. a black man, monday handcuffed, a white cop kneeling on his neck. another cop, another cop doing nothing for minutes. what is floyd doing? some of it is there. pleading, i can't breathe, begging that he would comply, begging for his mother, and then he died. floyd's family has called for murder charges against the four officers involved in his arrest. the officers were fired quickly. the question now is were their actions too much to keep them as police but not enough to be crimes? here's the u.s. attorney for minnesota tonight. >> i cannot emphasize enough how

important it is that all your ducks are in a row before you make that charging decision. you can't undo what you've done if you rush. but if you take that time you're going to do it right the first time and you're going to get it done the first time. >> the hannapin county prosecutor is also asking the public to be patient. >> that video is graphic and horrific and terrible and no person should do that, but my job in the end is to prove he violated a criminal statute, and there is other evidence that does not support a criminal charge. we need to wade through all of that evidence to come to a meaningful determination, and we are doing that to the best of our ability. >> there is other evidence that the officers did not break the law. that's what he said.

what evidence? i know it's an ongoing investigation. of course there has to be some integrity in terms of what information is released. but when your streets are on fire don't you think if there is evidence that suggests something other than what is obvious on this videotape should be discussed at least, released, in some way offered up to maybe change peoples' determination from what they believe to be obvious? we have the brother of george floyd tonight along with the family attorney, but first let's check in with it reality on the ground. we have sarah snyder there. sarah, how are you doing? >> reporter: we're doing well. this night has changed from last night. i want to give you a look at the scene but i do want to mention the county attorney had to make some clarifications to his statement that he says other evidence does not support a

criminal charge, which by the way when people in these streets heard that the reaction was i can't even say it on television. it really ginned up how they were feeling because to them they were like what else do you need to see. these guys were fired. clearly they did not follow policy, and as a result it appears a man died. and so there was a reaction to that. let me let you see the scene now. this is outside the target which is very close right across the street from the police -- you're seeing there a car on fire. he said basically, look, this is critical to review all statements and evidence to clarify as he said. he's saying he misspoke at the presser today, and he was trying to say according to him that he wants to be able to understand the full picture of what actually happened and he has to review all evidence. >> so he was clarifying -- just so the audience gets it right, sarah, and i appreciate you

doing this. so he wasn't intending to say that he has evidence that suggests this was not a crime. he was trying to say and misspoke basically, and what he really wants to say is he just wants to look at all the evidence before determining that there is a crime? >> reporter: yes. and we just got that from county attorney mike freeman, and he started to clarify what he called misspeaking during the press conference. and as you said it's we will need to review all evidence in this particular case. but listen, these kinds of things like misspeaking after people have seen this video over and over and over again, there's a lot of people that aren't going to believe that, and i'm going to tell you that right now. when they hear these sorts of things it's important to be clear with your words. so there's a lot of folks out here that aren't going to get that statement from him and hear the restatement if you will.

i'll give you on idea what's happening now. unlike yesterday, what we have seen, chris, is a change in tenor and tone out here. you hear music. you do see the shell of buildings that were burned. come down with me to the main part of the protest has been all day, right outside the third precinct here in minneapolis and give you a view of the scene right now. and what you are seeing are still hundreds of people who are out here. but we were able to talk to three female community activists who were then in this neighborhood trying to make a difference. and they really had with their allies a real impact on how people were acting today comparing it to yesterday. they tried to put what they called a human shield of their folks between the police and protesters encouraging protesters to be peaceful and giving them a different way to get their anger out without being destructive, without

looting. and we really did see a change. i want to let you listen to one of those activists who's been working on the streets here, who was from here who talks about what it did do her as a mother when she saw this video. she's a mother of black children. >> it broke my heart. it was devastating, and there are no words in the english language that will convey the despair that i felt watching that man's life leave his body and him scream out for his mother. i heard my son saying, mama, save me. >> that's 11 and 5. >> my kids are little boys and my son asked me am i going to live to be a grown up. he's sweet, he's harmless. i've got to ruin his innocence and tell him how to exist as a young black boy in this country. >> reporter: you can hear the emotion in her voice. and all of those black women you saw standing there have been trying to make a difference in

their community. they have brought in water, brought in food. they have tried to get medicines to people here. because one thing really important we should share with you that hadn't been shared enough these communities here rely on these stores. all of those places have been str destroyed. they cannot be used. so getting groceries, getting supplies for coronavirus, that's not available in this neighborhood anymore. so the elderly folks that used to walk here that's going to be devastating. that's what these activists are trying to figure out a way to help this community. this is really striking at the heart of so many things going wrong, and ultimately this is about the reaction to pain, to absolute and pure main and devastation, seeing this happen to yet another black man in america. cuomo? >> sarah, do me a favor.

if there's anything that comes up you know how to get me. i'll come right back to you, all right? you and the team stay safe. you know how to do the job as well as anybody. thank you for being with me. next door to minneapolis you've got st. paul, the capital city. fires are breaking out there as well. store are also taking tbrunt of it there as well. people are throwing rocks, they are throwing bottles at police while breaking into buildings. the police have used tear gas. we have seen this many times, and we are watching it again. miguel marquez is there. miguel, the current status? >> reporter: it's also the state capital where about 2 miles from there they've also locked down that area as well. i'm going to show you what's happening right now. this is st. paul tonight. police in riot gear with their masks on. that is at least one business that is burning off in that

location. what's been happening all afternoon is there's several protesters on this side of the street that have come up toward the police and are taunting them. they are throwing rocks, throwing bottles. police are firing back with either pepper bowls, pepper spray and they're using flash bang grenades as well. they are doing this because they're trying to protect firefighters who are trying to fight the fires that have been setup the road here. down the road toward the capitol there are also other shops that are being broken into. right across the street here that's a goodwill. most of the windows there have been broken into and people have gotten into there and taken stuff as well. it is absolute rage over what happened on that video, and people here -- this did not happen in this area last night. it is happening tonight, and it

seems the concern is when that sun goes down it is not clear how much longer police are going to be just holding their positions here or if they have the numbers to start moving in and start making arrests. we did see buses over by the soccer stadium here with dozens and dozens and dozens of police officers getting onto buses in full riot gear going to certain parts of the city, but it is pandemonium tonight here in st. paul, and it's not clear that given that press conference today, it certainly didn't help bring the temperature down. chris? >> all right, miguel. also as i said to sarah we all know how to do the job, we've all been in these situations but be safe and let us know when you have information we need to get out. get to me and i'll come to you right away i promise you that. fine, you misspoke. this is not a time to mistake, we have evidence that shows there is no crime with, i want to look at all the evidence so i can prove there is a crime.

those are worlds apart, and messaging matters. transparency matters. information matters. i'm telling you i respect due process. i am an officer of the court. i am a lawyer. i get it. but in these situations the body camera footage, i know there's a law in this particular state that puts guidelines and barriers on when they can use it. why? why not get the information out? oh, because they'll get even more angry. no, they won't. they'll know what's happening. they'll know what's happening and the unknown is devastating to people in a situation where they think it should all be crystal clear. the county commissioner where george floyd got taken down is among those demanding the arrest of the officers. now, that's an interesting position. you heard two different prosecutors talk about charging, but what about arresting? guess what happens to a lot of people in the communities that are on the streets right now?

they get arrested before they've been charged. not here. why? she's also watching parts of her own neighborhood burn. what is her message? next.

dr. deborah birx: we know that we're asking americans to do a lot right now. so we're asking everyone to be selfless for others so that we can protect those who are most susceptible to this virus. dr. jerome adams: a question i often get asked is, "why should young people care about the spread of coronavirus?" well we know that people with underlying medical conditions over the age of 60 are at highest risk,

but they've got to get it from somebody. dr. anthony fauci: social distancing is really physical separation of people. dr. deborah birx: it's what we refer to when we ask people to stay at least six feet apart. dr. anthony fauci: not going to bars, not going to restaurants, not going to theaters where there are a lot of people... it all just means physical separation so you have a space between you and others who might actually be infected or infect you. dr. jerome adams: we all have a role to play in preventing person-to-person spread of this disease which can be deadly for vulnerable groups. for more information on how you can social distance please go to coronavirus.gov okay. you're looking at video of relative calm in the twin cities tonight. this is live picture of what's going on. you've got to see what happens when it gets darker at night. this press conference today where the county prosecutor said

there's also evidence proving that there was no crime, then he said he misspoke. it's going to cause trouble, okay? and it takes time for people to learn especially when they're standing out on the street that they got things wrong. hope fail they have their devices and we can all get up to speed on the same page that they're just trying to put their ducks in a row as the u.s. prosecutor for minnesota said. so here we are in the twin cities, and once again we are experiencing a tale of two cities. one group desperate for justice, and another group seeing the reaction by the first group as the problem. tonight the fbi is asking for anymore video that could be out there beyond pictures of the floyd arrest you've seen here. now, of course, they should have the body cam video, right? that should be the best evidence of what happened, right? right here mounted from the

perspective of the officer, supposed to be turned on as soon as there is any type of confrontation. do they have that? we're told it exists. we have not seen it. this arrest happened five blocks from angela conway's home. she's the hannapin county commissioner for that area. it's good to have you on prime time. i'm sorry it is right now, but i am not sorry we are talking about what must be discussed. >> thank you so much for having me. this is a very important discussion. >> now, help me understand how somebody who means i got to look at all the evidence and now i'm going to put together my case can misstate that by saying, you know, there is evidence that shows there was not a crime committed. >> first of all, it's irresponsible to do that. we have been calling out county attorney mike freeman, and my role as a county commissioner,

this is my fellow elected who works down the hall from me who is responsible -- now, the world is watching him and the decision he makes. and for many, many years now communities, especially communities in onorth side and south side of minneapolis where i represent have not trusted his decision making. so he's got to show us he is serious about this, and misspeaking like that gives people doubt. we can't settle right now for anything other than a charge, an arrest and conviction. and quite frankly it's taking too long. we have a video showing the murder of george floyd, which to me is probable cause. >> couple of questions, commissioner. i want to kind of get an understanding of the head and heart at play in your community. one, do you trust he did misspeak, or do you think it was

corrected after the fact he said what he wanted to say? >> you know, that's difficult for me to answer. what we've seen in the past, we've had philando castille, jamar clark and we have seen how these can be misstated or clarified later. when you're in that moment you are the lead prosecutor, you are the da, it is your responsibility to speak correctly. you have to have your words correctly. you cannot instill doubt into a community that is already hurting. that is already grieving in the ways that they see fit by saying something as irresponsible as we may have evidence to the contrary. the evidence lies in that video and we all watched 8 minutes of it and it is murder. >> i understand prosecutors jump

into charging. that's their job. but you raise an interesting question. there are many members of your community that get arrested before they get charged. they don't get to wait at home until -- even if they get fired for doing something at their place of work they don't get to wait at home usually waiting to be charged. how is that playing in the a community there has not beenaan arrest meaning a find of probable cause or a standard than anything else? >> this really speaks to ther e history of overpolicing, racial discrimination and anti-blackness that comes within the police response to historically black communities, communities who are living in poverty. these are black and brown communities where officers come in and immediately -- you know, immediately are profiled and harassed and probable cause is instant. probable cause is instant, and

all the facts aren't always there. but this is how we are treated, and we have been treated this way for so long, which is why you see so many different expressions of grief. so what we saw with george floyd is what we saw in the cases of eric garner, in the cases of the multitude of black men and women who have been killed at the hands of police for not -- you know, unarmed, for doing the least and were killed for that. so see officers who were let off and being put on paid administrative leave of course they should be fired. >> the officers have been fired but the question is why hasn't the criminal justice step been taken yet. the chief of police can speak to it certainly. i know this is a tough time,

angela, but if our interest is in trying to avoid the repeat of a cycle that i have lived through and i know you have lived through way too many but let's have real talk for a second where you engage a lot of people in this audience in the majority. we've got a minority and we've got a majority in this country. and it is like two different worlds in situations like this. and here's what they're being told, okay? man, these african-american people, man, this happens every time. they overreact, they don't let the system do its job, the guy didn't comply with police and now they're burning down their own neighborhoods and they're creating crimes and they're saying they're upset about crime. what is going on? that is a perspective i deal with all the time, when i'm on

the ground at places. very unusual for me to be sitting here in this closet that is studio now and not be in minneapolis. obviously it's because of covid and we have good people on the ground right now better than i, but when do you say to this spective? >> i don't think people understand mass incarceration, i don't think people understand the history of policing in our country and what it was designed to do. i don't think people are ready to say things like white supremacist institutional racist behavior. people aren't ready for tat. >> they see one case, one case, okay, it's bad. i saw it on video. this is bad one. these cops are right to be fired. i understand this is bad. it's one case, though, what is all this 400-year talk? why do we have to have this talk? >> now in the day of social mead you where things are seen on video we've seen in with the

black lives movement now things are becoming more in the public eye we used to be killed, you know, without video, and we would have to rely on statements from the police department and, you know, the bca who typically investigate, you know, internally. so we don't have -- we never had this sort of social media cry out, this immediate videos that show us in our face what's really happening. so it's not so much always the past 400 years. we know what police were designed to do initially, and i want to say something else. people have different ways of grieving. they're tearing up their own neighborhoods, they're doing that -- there's a psychology to grieving. people have a fight or flight response when we feel as though we're under attack. and the black community has felt as though we're under attack for many, many years now. we do not have a lot of trust in

our justice system. we do not have a lot of trust in our police department. right now we need the city leadership, state leadership. we need leadership like mine who represents a very large and diverse district in minneapolis. like you said it happened five blocks from my door, to be on the ground hearing from community and hearing what they want. and what i have heard after being on the ground for three days is that community does not have the trust that our justice system and our police departments should be earning from them. >> commissioner, literally as you're sitting here your window is filling up with smoke from what's happening outside. you understand why i want to put why what's going on out there. i don't want to hide from it anymore. we dance around these situations a little bit, we try to make everybody happy. can't make everybody happy because nobody's happy. i want to put it out there and allow you to respond to what a lot of people think even if they don't want to say it. we're never going to change anything otherwise unless we deal with the realities a people

experience them, and as you said, you know, some people see rioting. you see a manifestation of pain and hurt. and this is what people do when they're hurt and don't see any better day coming. and we see it again and again and again. will we change the cycle? we'll see. i appreciate you doing it and thank you for taking on what you're up against directly. thank you. >> thank you so much for having me. >> and you know i'm a phone call away. as information comes up that people have to hear about about what's happening, what isn't, what's being covered you know how to get me. >> be well. thank you. >> can't dance anymore. you know a lot of people out there watching this story, you know you've heard that or believe it. look how they respond, what do they expect, what do they think we're going to think of them? do you understand why it's happening? do you understand from the perspective of the minority?

now, why am i not there? because of coronavirus. that's why. because these are really tough times and thank god we have people on the ground who are really good and can do the job. we can't lose focus of coronavirus either. you know, you don't ignore one crisis because you have another one. i talked to you last night about something we needed to talk about a lot more, this new paper by top researchers. 6 feet may not be enough. turns out distance isn't really enough to think about and that this virus can like hang in the air. what else have we learned? or what else do we not know? so let's bring in one of the experts with her view of what you need to know because it actually matters most. hype aside let's get some real facts next.

the president is continuing

his war on masks. today he retweeted a conspiracy theory of an anti-mask op-ed with the caption "so many different viewpoints." yeah, good science and sense and b.s. never mind that the cdc has made clear its judgment. what's more new analysis from public health experts say that masks may be one of the most important tools in preventing the spread. why? because covid they now believe definitively is most dangerous when passed in part through aerosols. now, what does that mean? it means it's in the air. what does that mean? it means that 6 feet was always kind of arbitrary and now may even be more so in terms of preventing transmission. let's bring in one of the authors of the analysis, kimberl kimberley prathers. it's great to have you so thank

you. we knew 6 feet was a guide, but what is the latest understanding of the importance of distance? >> the latest understanding is that, you know, the 6 feet was setup back when we sort of believed most of the transmission occurred through these really and shootout when you cough and sneeze. that's pretty much the typical mode. when you start to think about aerosols, the little tiny things that come out sometimes a thousand times more especially when you talk you -- basically they will especially indoors they can just sort of build up and fill up a room. if there's somebody in that room that's infected those aerosols can contain infectious virus. >> all right, so 6 feet not enough because it's contextual.

if someone is snarfing on it 6 feet is a general distance. but there might be microbials hanging in the air which is why you came back on masks. now masks because of this aerosolized effect. explain. >> yeah, i mean i've always felt we should have masks, but we -- this country had a shortage of masks, and we were told not to wear them. not because we were sort of told they didn't work but it was more about saving them for the health care workers. other countries managed their mask supply just fine, and they fared much better in that regard. so, you know, the masks are here. the reason the masks are so important with this particular virus in addition to it being airborne, it is being emitted by people who don't have symptoms. so they can walk around very

infectious for, you know, five days. and when they talk they can release, you know, thousands of aerosols into a room. and so we have no way to really identify these people because they don't have symptoms yet. and so without more testing masks are sort of, you know, where we are if we want to reopen and get back to, you know, an open society. we have to do this. >> and another reason that a mask can be helpful is that if it's aerosolized as you guys believe they're smaller and they can go deeper into the body so it's even more important you do whatever you can to filter them out. explain that to me. >> yeah, that's a really good point. so the way that you get infected actually can affect the severity of the disease. if you do it through normal contact, the big drop and they go in through your mouth or nose that has one effect. but the aerosols as you said are tiny and they go deep into the

lungs. they actually can bypass your immune response. so they get deep in the lungs and start to replicate very fast, and your body doesn't know it's under attack, and so by the time it does there's already quite a bit of infection. and so, yeah, the aerosol route will actually trigger a very different response and perhaps a more severe level of illness. >> kim, thank you very much for taking us through this. we are all so desperate for clarity. what to do, whatnot to do, the masks, you've got the president, you know, saying there are a lot of viewpoints on masks which is completely b.s. masks matter. thank you for helping us understand they do. i say b.s. all the time. don't be too shocked. take care, be healthy and be well. these days it's like i don't know why there's anything i'd say more often than say b.s. i don't know. george floyd's family is calling for peace, but his brother is also demanding these officers pay the ultimate price

for what you see on that video. he's here to share his pain, his hurt, and what he believes justice is. his message to prosecutors and to those on the streets. next. [spoken]

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peace, that is what the family of george floyd is calling for as we watch the streets of minneapolis and other places where there's emerging violence, you know, not right now. this is live picture. tonight it is basically calm. there have been moments, there have been sprees but there's no reason to hype it. this is what you see right now. we have been hearing very typical calls once again that no justice, no peace. so let's bring in floyd and the

brother of the victim. and i'm very sorry that this is what makes our introduction, but i know it matters a lot to you and the family that you speak on behalf of your brother and you speak to the people who are they say acting in his name as well. how do you see what's happening in minneapolis? >> like it was before. my story will never change. everybody's reacting off of pain. black men dying every day. they're tired of seeing the same thing every day. everyone wants justice. justice for black people, black lives matter. >> how do you help somebody to understand the hurt that comes

with hearing about your brother on top of what you believe is a reality that's almost as likely for you as it is for any other african-american? >> i just tell them just look back and look at everything that's going on. eric garner had to die. he couldn't breathe. that hurt me more than anything. trayvon martin, everybody. and get to 20 my brother all he did was go in the store, come out, they handcuff him, put him in different angles, people record them left and right and all of a sudden they just put him on the ground and one of them put they knee in his neck to execute him. what more can i say about anything? everybody has the footage. >> what was the hardest thing emotionally finding out this time it was your brother?

>> just waking up to this. it's not right. i woke up irritated. i had to get up and go to work, and then i wake up to this, crying, my wife calling me over and over telling me what's going on. i couldn't shake it because she kept telling me my brother has passed, my brother has passed. i was like, what? no. but to find out he was killed by people who are supposed to serve and protect? no, i couldn't stand for that. i want justice, and i'm not going to stop until i get the death penalty for those officers. >> that's what you're calling for is the ultimate punishment. what do you think the chance is that happens? >> i don't know, but i'm calling for it because i know firing them that was the first step,

but they can go in another county and get a job. but what i'm seeking is that because they executed my brother. i want justice. you know, i want an arrest for all four of those officers tonight. a murder conviction for all four of those officers. i want the death penalty. i have not slept in four days, and those officers they're at home sleeping. nah, i can't stand for that. they need to be locked up tonight. i want justice. arrest those officers so my family and the world can have closure. >> counsel, let me bring you in here. you and i have dup this many times, sir, many times all over the country. all kinds of different fact patterns, very often the same outcome. what have you learned over all these years as you bring that now to bear in the floyd case

about what needs to happen that hasn't been happening or at least not enough? >> well, chris, obviously what we've learned is that we need to put pressure on the prosecutor to zealously prosecute these murderers of unarmed young men, mostly black men in these high profile cases. chris, when you think about what the d.a. said today, it disgusted the family. it disgusted the community. it disgusted everybody in black america. and i hope it disgusted everybody in america because he said there wasn't enough probable cause to arrest based on this video? i mean, i want everybody to go back as painful as it is and watch that video. there was a layperson, a witness

and she purported to be an emt. she asked 16 times can i just take his pulse, and these officers who are supposedthey w to be able to give him the opportunity to breathe by letting the emt just check his pulse. he was restrained, chris. he was face down. he had handcuffs on. my god. how much more restrained can you get? and it's just open season whether you look at ahmaud arbery, brianna taylor, and now you look at george floyd. and people are refusing to let this go the way of eric garner where they try to delay, delay, delay -- you remember chris -- and then they come back and say oh there's not enough probable cause. but we witnessed the truth with our own eyes. and that truth is going to get

us justice. and i'm cautiously optimistic that if this d.a. isn't going to do his job -- i'm speaking directly to him on behalf of my clients -- then we need the attorney general of minnesota, keith ellison, to take over this case because we lost a lot of faith in him today with those comments talking about there may be evidence that a crime did not occur. >> he says he misspoke. the office came out and said he misspoke, but i hear you. it is an egregious error in communication at a time when people need the best out of their public servants. counselor, thank you for joining us tonight. p.j., i'm so sorry for your loss. and i understand what your calls are for justice and your calls to your community. and i just hope you extend my condolences to the family. i just wish there was more i could say or do. >> thank you.

>> god bless and be well. let's take a break. we'll be right back.

my argument is this: we're really just battling one problem. america say tale of two cities. one, the majority, one, the minority. the last three months exposed these parallel americas. don't you see the flames in minneapolis. for too many in the minority, they illuminate an act of rebellion and catharsis, a show of force when for too long there's only been helplessness, a fight or flight reaction, as you heard, that comes after flying in fear and insecurity they say they feel too often and in too many ways. now, too many in the majority see lawless actions that off set any underlying act. i speak to the majority here,

and i beg you to stop ignoring the pain and profound hurt that lies beneath what you see. of course these actions are against the law. of course they're not what we want to see. but we in the majority cannot allow ourselves to be corrupted by toxic talk about the correct way to express that pain. you can't simplify it to the point of a false equivalence that puts them in sured buildings on equal footing with an apparently never ending number of dead young black men at the hands of those that were supposed to protect them. tonight we see a wrong after a wrong, and yes, two wrongs don't make a right. but if we don't address why we keep ending up here, we will never make things right. it isn't the rebels lighting fires. it isn't the media exposing the

reality. the problem is the reality. just look at the last three months. forget about policing. look at the toll of the pandemic. more people of color are getting sick and dying. why? less access to care. more minorsties are losing their jobs at a faster rate yet they make up the higher percentage of those at work right now in jobs deemed essential. imagine how that feels, helping more and being helped less. they stand a greater chance, minorities, of getting stopped for wearing and not wearing masks. those government small business loans, they didn't go evenly to the majority and minority. most went to the mar majority. in one america people are raging to get a haircut and tattoo.

the other is raging to be seen and heard. one america says they won't wear a mask because when they jog it's uncomfortable, not necessary, it's an affront to their liberty. one has renewed fear that going for a jog could get you killed. one american insists their need for football is so sack kro sangt there could be no kneeling protests on the sidelines. but is not outrage by a cop kneeling on this man's neck. doesn't make it okay so riot say it is majority. cities burned across the continent in 1968, again at stonewall. in each of those cases it was the minority manifesting a desperate plea to be heard and for change just like now. a friend of mine celebrated american and african-american asked me in a broken voice why doesn't america love us?

why do they do this to us? he wasn't just talking about this latest case. he was talking about all of them. and by america he meant me. he meant you. the white majority. and you can listen to those who put it on the minorities, violent, outrageous, lazy, hate the majority, they don't comply with the police. they are the tyrants. look what they're doing in the streets. you're judging symptoms and missing the illness and you know it. it was nelson mandela who said when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. and you know this is true. more poverty means more crimes, means more interactions with police, means having power to change for hope and respect for the law and for optimism that drives ambition to live the american dream. please don't just see the death of george floyd. see all of it. yes, this one is on video,