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summer. we'll have a live report from madrid. we're live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm natalie allen. this is cnn newsroom. s thank you for joining us. our top story, the u.s. president is on the campaign trail, attacking protesters and joking about a disease that's killed nearly 120,000 people in the united states. but donald trump did all this in front of a much smaller-than-expected crowd saturday. team trump boasted almost 1 million people requesting tickets for his tulsa, oklahoma, rally. that large turnout never materialized amid fears of the

coronavirus. he took aims at the familiar targets including the media. he said he wanted to slow down covid testing so fewer cases would be reported. the administration official says the president was just kidding. but the u.s. remains the worst-hit country on the planet. here was the president taking credit for what he says is a job well done. despite the fact that i have done a phenomenal job with it, i shut down the united states, to heavily infected, but all people from china, in late january, which is months earlier than other people would have done it, if they would have done it at all. i said, hundreds of thousands of lives. we don't ever get even a mention. >> martin savage was covering

events outside of the rally. but here's ryan nobles inside the arena. >> president trump kicked off his campaign for re-election in tulsa, oklahoma. the first campaign rally since early march. and the president hoping for a big crowd. leading up to the event, he was promising as many as 20,000 people inside the arena where we're standing. and up to 40,000, 50,000, 100,000 outside. they were unable to fill this particular venue and there was not any program outside. the president blaming the slow attendance on protesters outside. saying they were denying people from getting into the venue. xwlami i blaming the news media, saying the news people scared off people. there were some entrances were

that blocked for a short period of time. but almost all of them were opened back up. it did not prevent some 50,000 people have getting inside this venue. the president, a long speech, talked about a number of topics, including former vice president joe biden. he spent a lot of time talking about the awkward walk he had down a ramp at west point. he was trying to convince the voters here, he deserves four more years in office, and they should vote for him for re-election. i'm ryan nobles, cnn, tulsa, oklahoma. these are the large ust numr of protesters. for much of the day, as the rally was being organized and people starting to make their way in, only about 200 protesters.

then, you began to see the streets fill up with protesters. they are running into many inside for the president's rally. so far, it has been peaceful, boistero boisterous. and there's a lot of face-to-face confrontations. the protesters walk through the streets, blocking traffic. nothing more so far. martin savage, cnn, tulsa. natasha lindstaedt is a frequent guest on our program. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> the president met a smaller crowd than promised. let's talk about his performance and what you thought of the speech. at some point, he called himself

the champion of minorities and pointed the finger at joe biden, for what he said, was biden's record of supporting black americans. that was one aspect. >> right. i don't think he can say he supports minorities. this would be a good time to talk about june teent and what it represents. instead, he rambled on about how he went down or was walking down a ramp. he did nothing to really reach out to all americans. does he not realize that he is the president of the united states and not just the president of his shrinking group of adoring fans? he called the coronavirus as kung flu. and he just mostly spends the

time spewing out lies or falsehoods or inaccurate accounts. what would appeal to the independent voter? and the other thing i want to point out, the way he refers to the democrats as an unhinge ed mob. that's not trying to unite people. >> his poll numbers are dropping. he would have a strategy for why he deserves a second term. >> there was no strategy. it was his greatest hits of trying to attack the left and the protesters. he focused on the monument. that plays well to the crowd.

it's like a standup comedy routine. he says things are aren't true. he didn't offer much. i think it's interesting that he was going to a state he won by 35 points and wouldn't fill up the stadium. there were reports by t"the new york times", that it was two-thirds full. it's not about a campaign stralt strategy. it's going to a place to get outreach. his ego feeds off of this. >> do you think congressmen will with disappointed, with what they have to hear from him, beyond what you just shared? >> they are probably hoping he will actually talk about policy. instead of being distracted by, you know, trying to get the base to support him.

we look back to 2016, he didn't win the majority of the vote. he has to rooeeach across the middle a little bit. they have to be concerned this is going to affect their tickets, as well. they are going to be affected by the fact that he represents the republican party. he is the republican party. they made this deal with him. he is unable to connect with other republican voters, that aren't in his base. >> let's talk about the issue that so many are involved in. he bashed protesters. will this hurt him or help him with supporters, as he continues to ignore an issue that is

galvanizing americans, trying to bring attention to this issue. >> on the polls, all of the polls show he has a 55% disapproval rate. that's incredibly high. he is only speaking to this base that isn't that large. and it's not large enough for him to win the election with that. in the past, people didn't want to vote. on the left side, the progressive side, people are active. more likely than ever to vote. he is doing nothing to help people. >> natasha lindstaedt, thank you for joining us. after a power struggle with trump officials, the top

administrator in new york, who has investigated some of trump's associates says he is stepping down immediately. jeffrey berman will leave his position, one day after he said he would not resign. the president asked william barr to fire him. >> president trump fired jeffrey berman, the attorney that refused to assign, after bill barr tried to oust him on friday. quote, unfortunately with your statement of last night, you have chosen public spectacle over public service. because you have delaired you have no intention of resigning, i asked the president to remove you and he has done so.

berman says he is making way for his deputy, andre strauss. he says will be able to protect all of the sensitive investigations that are ongoing in the u.s. attorney's office. >> jeffrey toobin says the firing was inappropriate. >> it is a certainty that the u.s. attorney's office has been investigating the rudy giuliani and his associates. two of the associates who were intimately involved in the impeachment of the president of the united states, the two associates to go to ukraine, to get burden under biden, are

wanted in the southern district of new york. now, also, in john bolton's new book, bolton says the president was putting pressure on the justice department, to go easy on a case involving turkey. that's something that the president is trying to influence in the southern district of new york. what is unclear is why geoffrey berman was fired. those examples of the political influence that the president is trying to put on the southern district of new york, certainly raised the possibility, if not the likelihood, that the president and the attorney

general, fired geoffrey berman, for political reasons, to help the president's re-election. that would be a desperately inappropriate reason to fire a u.s. attorney. at the moment, no one has said anything about why geoffrey berman has been fired. >> jeffrey toobin for us there. president trump's rally is smaller than expected. but health officials were worried. why experts fear it could become a superspreader. also ahead, we take you to spain, where the country is opening up borders and lifting the state of emergency. a live report. achoo! ...do your sneezes turn heads? try zyrtec... ...it starts working hard at hour one... and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. zyrtec muddle no more.

president trump's rally in tulsa saturday, has many officials worried it could be a superspreader event. that's when a lot of people get infected all at once in the same place. the stage was tightly packed. cnn's dr. sanjay gupta warned about the danger that could pose.

>> this is the worst-case scenario. you're inside, a lot of people not physically distancing. if people are around you, you don't know if they have been diligent quarantining themselves. people can put it into the air themselves. you're indoors and a lot of people are putting that virus in the air. if you're in the situations, one of the things you can do to reduce your risk, one of the best things, to not be in this situation. we're in the middle of a worldwide pandemic. we look back and say this is the situation we want to avoid. separating out, this will be tough. a lot of folks will have to quarantine themselves not to spread the virus further.

>> hours before the rally, six staffers tested positive for the coronavirus. there's 8.7 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus globally. now, brazil is the only country with more than 1 million cases. the south american country has reported 217,000 new infections and as the death toll nears 50,000. in germany, more than 100 employees at a meat processing plant has tested positive for covid. sunday could be the hot spot for tourism. one notable exception, portugal. this coincides with the country lifting its state of emergency.

i'm joined by al goodman. he is in madrid for us. this will be a big day of change for the country, al, considering all they have been through. i'm at the madrid airport in terminal 4. there are four terminals, only one is open. the other three are all closed. let me give you an idea what new normal looks like, empty. all of the flights are coming out. a flight from milan and paris have landed. maybe this is passengers from the paris light. we've seen some emotional scenes here. a couple of sisters rushing up to greet each other. and they didn't do social distancing. they went right around to hug, the first time in three months. a young couple, they didn't look

like brother and sister hugging. all of this after the state of emergency has been lifted. this day, you have people from madrid, heading off to the mediterranean coast. 12% of gdp and 2 1/2 million jobs. the health crisis and the economic crisis, the lost number of jobs. all of the countries, except for portugal, which has been reticent with spain. >> also, there's a flight from london that has to arrival.

they will let them in, as well. the foreign minister said that is out of respect for the 4us s 400,000 britains. there's millions of people that come for tourism, journalism. they've they're trying to jump-start and salvage some of the tourism business. this comes after the coronavirus has taken 28,000 lives. and spain, 238 official cases. they're not out of the woods yet. they are testing rigorously. the passengers coming through with temperature control, telling where they have to be staying. if they are showing signs of symptoms. >> small as propulses as possible, as they open up to

travelers. al goodman for us at the madrid airport. thanks, al. we look at one of the worst acts of racial violence in american history. and black lives matter says they will be back in london, marching for anti-racist reform. >> businesses are starting to bounce back.

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president trump's campaign rally in more than 100 days drew controversy and a smaller-than-expected crowd. the top crowds were largely empty, something that trump complains on protesters. but the real reason may be the coronavirus. he sought to link his republican party to civil war-era president abraham lincoln. this, while slamming efforts to tear down monuments to lincoln's pro slavery enemies. >> the left wing mob is trying to desecrate our monuments. our beautiful monuments. tear down the statues. and persecute anyone who doesn't

conform to their demands. >> abby phillips monitored the crowd inside the rally. here's our report. >> reporter: plans for a blockbuster campaign rally, a campaign kickoff for president trump, did not go the way he planned. the campaign had been saying for days that they expected tens of thousands of people to be here at the b.o.k. center in tulsa, oklahoma. not just inside that arena but also outside. they planned for about 40,000 people in the overflow section. they planned to have an entire agenda for them, including for president trump and the vice president to prepare remarks at a stage they had set up, but as the evening wore on, there were so few people here that eventually they canceled those plans. there were just a few dozen people standing outside.

most of them being urged to go inside by campaign advisers. now inside that arena it was mostly full and a large rally by any standard, but the 19,000 seat arena was not completely full as president trump had hoped for. instead, it seemed like many people decided to stay home or perhaps even stay outside. now the campaign said that they blamed protestors saying protesters scared away some of their rally attendees. they also blamed the media saying the media has been talking so much about the risks of attending an indoor campaign rally during the coronavirus pandemic that some people, including families, chose not to come to this event. we should note that we had reporters all around this arena, including where we are here, and we saw many people coming into this event freely. there have been protesters throughout the city, but none of a significant size that they would have stopped tens of thousands of people from coming into this rally. abby phillip, cnn, tulsa,

oklahoma. the rally was near a place that was home to wealthy african-americans. black wall street, as it was called, was the scene of one of the most horrific acts of racial slaughter in usa history. randi kaye has the story. it may be hard to watch, but we believe it is important to bring you history as it really happened. >> reporter: in 1921 the greenwood area of tulsa, oklahoma, was thriving. it was a home to 300 black-owned businesses that became known as black wall street. >> it was an amazing time for blacks in tulsa. >> reporter: despite all the success, african-americans were still dealing with segregation and deep racial tension. it came to a head beginning on

may 30th, 1921, when a 19-year-old african-american man was accused of assaulting a white woman in an elevator in downtown tulsa. >> the elevator doors closed, a few moments later there's a scream, dick roland runs. >> reporter: the woman never pressed charges but he was still arrested. >> by the end of the day they claimed she had been raped in the drexel building. >> reporter: a white mob had gathered outside the courthouse where roland had been held promising a lynching. a group of african-american men went to confront the white mob. there was a struggle between the black and white armed mobs and shots were fired. the african-americans retreated to greenwood, hoping to protect their property and families but the white mob followed killing african-americans and burning down everything in sight. >> they called in the national guard who was told that there was a negro uprising and negros

were killing innocent unarmed whites. they sided with the predominantly white police force. >> reporter: nearly 6,000 african-americans were detained. while they were held the white mob stole their valuables and burned their homes to the ground. george monroe was just 5 years old when the massacre happened. >> the thing that i remember more than any other thing is when my mother looked out the front door and saw four men with torches coming down our sidewalk into our house. >> reporter: this woman's grandmother lived through it too. >> it was really murder. it was a massacre. my grandmother was awakened at night and just told, run. just get up and run, and they ran. she was only 9. they ran for days. >> reporter: by the time it was over at least 300 african-americans were dead,

many were buried in mass graves or piled on dump trucks and dumped in the arkansas river according to the greenwood cultural center. 35 square blocks of property were destroyed, too, leaving most families with the clothes on their back. >> this was about racism. this was about envy. they saw that blacks were -- many of them were very wealthy and they were simply envious. they would make comments such as how dare those peoples have a grand piano in their home and i don't have one in mine 678 we will not forget the history of black wall street or the 1921 tulsa massacre. atlanta, georgia, is reassuring residents that police are responding to emergency calls. the force has been stretched because of demonstrations and unrest.

he spoke about why there's been an uptick in police not going to work. >> the explanation for calling out sick vary, and include officers questioning their training, officers being challenged and attacked and unease about officers seeing their colleagues criminally charged so quickly. atlanta fire investigators have issued an arrest warrant in the case of a wendy's fire yesterday. they say this woman, natalie white, the wanted for first-degree arson. brooks is heard telling officers that white is his girlfriend. investigators say more people may be involved. protesters across if u.s. are demanding immediate and

far-reaching changes in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. some calling for police departments to be defunded, meaning the funding redirected to social programs. others are going further, calling for police forces to be disbanded. now, police officers around the country are pushing back. jason carol has our story. he's in new york. >> reporter: a former police officer, charged with felony murder. he could face the death penalty. the possibility sending shock waves across police departments nationwide. garrett is a retired city police lieutenant. he says many officers now feel as though they are on trial. >> they feel like they're not wanted or needed. >> that's why officers are

joining together, to speak out. in louisville, kentucky, police demonstrated over what they say is little support from city leaders and a lack of respect 23r t for the community. >> it was vandalized due to the standdown order. that's a slap in the face to every current, former and fallen officer and their families. >> reporter: in south florida, ten officers resigned from the s.w.a.t. unit, for safety concerns. officers unhappy during a demonstration. officers saying they had been minimally quipped and restraped by the politicization of our tactics. in minneapolis, the epicenter calls for change.

seven officers resigned in wake of protests over george floyd's death. in buffalo, officers standing over their position to respond to the emergency response team. this is in the week of two officers appearing to shove someone. >> this is a time between community leaders, elected officials and city executives. >> reporter: the nation's largest police force is disbanding its anti-crime unit. the unit is credited with getting illegal guns under the street. but has also come under scrutiny. the officers will be designed in the department. the chief supports the decision but says good officers need the public support. >> they're police officers. they are human beings. they have the same stressors

that we all have. >> other than a national standards how police should operate going forward. those that we spoke to, said for the police departments and the communities they serve, to get together and talk about what is the best way to go forward. those we spoke to say that's not happening right now. the push for reform goes on in the united kingdom. we go live in london and what we can expect today. good morning to you. >> good morning. that's right. there has been weeks of protests in the u.k., and london. also, other cities. in order for britain to face off, the colonial protesters

will gather again. second day in a row. this momentum is growing. this is amid the coronavirus pandemic. on saturday, many people wore face coverings. and they followed social distancing guidelines. protest leaders they say will deep going. one of the protest leaders has asked for a meeting with boris johnson. this is what she wants. >> to be treated fairly. to be treated fairly and given justice. we all have the right to be equal. and there was a huge disparity when it comes to equality and ethnic people. that's why it's imperative show

that we level things up. show that black people are treated just as others are in society. there's been a lot of conversation in the u.k. over the last few weeks. how does it feel with its own history of racism. most people in the u.k. may not be aware of what a large role that liverpool played in the transatlantic trade. that will go into education and the curriculum. there's been highlights to call for his resignation. if they are going to be over, they need to be overwhelmingly peaceful. another one later on today. >> we'll wait to see. thank you so much.

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police are investigating a stabbing attack in reading, england. a man with a knife killed three people and wounded three others. they arrested a 25-year-old local man at the scene. they are not looking for more suspects. mark police also raided apartments nearby, as they search for a motive. she has more on the investigation. >> police have now launched a murder investigation into that horrible attack that happened here yesterday.

they say the incident is not terror-related at this time. they remind open-minded. the 25-year-old suspect that was arrested, his identity has not been revealed by the authorities. we did speak to an eyewitness where the scene played out. people were enjoying the sun and he heard a man shouting unintelibly. he began to stab them in the neck and in the arms. he said he saw several people stabbed in this manner. the police, that is suspect was arrested at the scene. >> truly terrible scenes playing

out there. afterwards, we saw counterterrorism police for hours. combing through the scene. some people were evacuated from their homes. we saw them there for hours. we have heard from boris johnson this hour. his statement, my thoughts are with all of those at the appalling incident in reading. this small town will be waking up to terror news today. three people lost their lives. others are recovering in hospital. and the police are still trying to find answers. >> why did that happen? next here, restaurants are starting to reopen. france, the country that put it on the map, and my colleague

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a heavenly sight to behold. sky watchers in asia and southern europe, are being treated to an annual eclipse. what makes it special is a ring of fire. since it's not a total eclipse, the edges of the sun can be seen around the moon, forming the ring. it began just before midnight and peaked about an hour ago. and it will go on for a couple more hours. get out there and look up. with the worst of the pandemic, seemingly behind it, one of france's hallmark activities is resuming, fine dining. restaurants across the country are opening. while strict safety measures are the norm, the french cuisine is timeless. >> reporter: for the first time in three months and four days,

the mater d and the grand view is expecting customers. making sure all of the waiters has their face masks on. and the tables are just so. like all paris restaurants, was scrambling to reopen. france can return to its plans. french for enjoying the pleasures of life. so, the revered chef and one of the faces of french gastronomy, is back in the kitchen, doing what he has missed. tweaking and perfecting his dishes.

here, pan-fried poulet, and there's some nervousness. but the team is as good as ever. the kitchen brigade of more than 20 people. that's one cook of patron. >> it's not possible to fully respect social distancing in a kitchen. but restaurants are more suited than most. before the coronavirus, they were held to the highest professional standard. surfaces are cleaned repeatedly. each spoon is washed immediately after use. by all accounts, the reopening is a success, and i learned an important lesson. never ask a michelin chef if he is happy with his work. >> yes, but --

i'm not satisfied. >> the very best, eat seems, never are. >> he gets all of the best assignments. some of the world's most famous sights are also welcoming back visitors. the eiffel tower will be reopening for the land skid mark to follow social distancing rules. and match picchu in peru opens. more than 5,000 abandoned by the inca people. now, the number of customers will be about 700 a day. finally, follow me on instagram or twitter. and stay with me for another hour.

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you saw these thugs that came along. >> empty seats, president trump blames nonexistent violent protesters and the media for lower than expected turnout in tulsa. during the rally, the president said something about the coronavirus that should make all americans pause. the white house now doing damage control over it. also, you're fired. trump resorting to his apprentice days to remove a

powerful u.s. prosecutor investigating mr. trump's inner circle. we're live in cnn world headquarters in atlanta, welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world, i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. thank you for joining us. u.s. president donald trump's return to the campaign trail wasn't as dramatic as he had hoped. the much smaller than expected crowd at his much hyped rally in tulsa on saturday didn't discourage him from attacking proteste protesters, joe biden, the media and coronavirus testing. the trump campaign said almost 1 million people requested tickets for the rally, but an outdoor event was canceled when only dozens of people showed up. and