>> we start with a fox news alert on the unsettling violence between protesters that appears to have led to another death. last night there was another night of protests in portland oregon as two opposing groups fought on the streets, raising fears that the violence we've seen in the past few weeks could escalate even further, but the number of protesters that have been shot dead during the demonstrations increases. hello, welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm eric shawn. hi, arthel. arthel: hello, everyone. i'm arthel neville. one person gunned down in portland as fights reportedly broke out between black lives

matters protesters and trump supporters. at this point it's not clear if the deadly shooting was related to that. here's chad wolf, acting homeland security secretary. >> we're waiting obviously for that investigation to unfold. i do understand that there were a number of counter-protests and counter groups in portland overnight. i think this points to a larger issue that we've seen in portland for the last three months and that is local and state officials not allowing law enforcement to do their job and to bring this violent activity night after night after night to a close. arthel: we have live team fox news coverage, david spunt has the white house reaction. aishah hasnie reports on police shootings in the line of duty. garrett tenney on the wisconsin protests. but first to christina coleman and the deadly shooting in portland. christina. >> reporter: arthel, a caravan of trump supporters was making its way through downtown portland when protesters you

attempted to stop them by standing in the street. this is the third consecutive weekend of tensions escalating in portland. last night trump supporters fired paint ball pellets and bear spray at counter protester as they threw things as the trump supporting caravan. the shooting happened after most left the downtown area around 8:38:308:30 last night. police haven't revealed details on the victim. an associated press freelance photographer said the victim appeared to be a white man bearing the insignia of a white wing group that has drawn counter protests. this morning president trump has been retweeting comments slamming portland's mayor, some calling for him to resign. he declined trump's recurrent offers to send federal enforcement to the city.

he said he doesn't need his politics of division, however the nights of dangerous unrest in portland have been going on for three months now. there were protests, sporadic fighting and vandalism in downtown portland after the shooting last night. at least 10 people were arrested, mostly for disorderly conduct. arthel. arthel: christina coleman reporting from los angeles. thank you, christina. eric. eric: nearly 1,000 people reported at a peaceful rally that happened in kenosha, wisconsin last night. that's days after the shooting there during a protest that turned deadly. marchers heard an emotional heart felt speech from the father of jacob blake who was shot last sunday during a domestic disturbance call. he said we speak together asking for an end to police violence in the country. garrett tenney is live for us in kenosha with the latest t street. hi, garrett. >> reporter: the blake family continues to push back on the

narrative coming out of the police union that blake was holding a knife when he was confronted by police a week ago today. as you mentioned, close to 1,000 people attended this rally yesterday, marching with family members of jacob blake and the speakers included his father, jacob blake senior, who got emotional when talking about a conversation he had with his son who remained hospitalized, paralyzed from the waste down, saying to his son that, they shouldn't have shot you at all. of last night, though, was the fourth straight night that things have been relatively calm and peaceful here. just this past hour, we saw more national guard troops arriving here in kenosha. there are now more than 1,000 here and senator john -- senator ron johnson this morning praised the impact that deploying the guard has had here in kenosha. >> what we need to do is we need to get control of the situation. until we do, we're going to have more violence and we're going to have unfortunately potentially

more loss of life. we need to get control of the situation. we need to encourage calm. >> reporter: while things have been peaceful, there is some concern that that could change when president trump visits the area on tuesday to survey the damage and to meet with law enforcement. as of right now, the blake family's attorney says there has been no contact from the white house about a potential meeting with the blake family. you can see here behind us a back the blue rally taking place right now, 100 or so folks there. this afternoon, more marches, protests scheduled after the shooting of jacob blake. eric: garrett, thanks so much. arthel: meantime, in st. louis, missouri, a gunman accused of shooting two police officers during a 12 hour standoff taken into custody overnight. aishah hasnie is live in new york city with that. aishah. >> reporter: hi, arthel. those two police officers in st. louis thankfully are still alive

and one is in critical condition, critically hurt after he was shot in the head. this all happened about 6:00 p.m. saturday evening. police responded to shots fired in the south grand neighborhood when a suspect opened fire on them. one officer again shot in the head, the other shot in the leg after a 12 hour standoff, police finally arrested that gunman. this makes eight st. louis police officers now shot since june. two chicago police officers were shot overnight as well during a traffic stop in the near west side of that city. the officers spotted a gun inside the vehicle and during a struggle the suspect shot one officer in the shoulder, the other in the side. here's mayor lori lightfoot. >> this was another instance where our brave officers took someone off the street who had very dangerous weapons and could have been wreaking havoc in a neighborhood. so that neighborhood, our

neighborhood is safer tonight because of the heroic work of these two officers. >> reporter: in the nation's capital, five police officers were injured during clashes at the black lives matter plaza overnight, according to local reports on the ground protesters were throwing bricks and fireworks at those officers. five protesters were arrested. police in northwest kentucky say five people were shot at a block party this morning, two people were air-lifted to a nearby hospital and, arthel, back here in new york, a police officer in the hudson valley was shot saturday night while responding to a domestic dispute. we don't have an update on his condition just yet. a violent weekend, arthel. arthel: thank you, aishah. eric. eric: president trump has been renewing his attacks on democrats, tweeted the words law and order this morning. he's been blaming the unrest on his opponents.

they reject that. all this ahead of his expected visit to kenosha. david spunt is live at the white house on the north lawn with the very latest from there. >> reporter: typically, campaigns are just about a difference in policy issues. if you ask anybody at the donald trump white house, they will tell you that it is about good versus evil. the president has repeatedly said for months that he is the president of law and order. we saw those troubling images coming in from portland, oregon last night where a person was shot and killed after a clash between those pro-trump supporters and the group black lives matter. portland will soon cross 100 days, eric, of unrest. the mayor, ted wheeler, has said to the president and federal troops, get out of my city, i don't want your help. president trump once again on twitter this morning of, tweeting all the national guard is ready, willing and able. all the governor has to do is call. exactly four years ago, then candidate trump tied illegal

immigration to hillary clinton, arguing the country was at risk from immigrants flooding the border. that turned out to be a winning strategy. now the campaign replicating that strategy, this time it's about violence in cities. the president frequently points to images from violence across the country and says this is what it would look like if former vice president joe biden took over the white house, but biden's team this morning quickly snapped back. >> he is trying to make this argument, he is trying to make an argument about joe biden's america, pointing to things that are happening in donald trump's america. >> reporter: white house chief of staff mark meadows said the administration is not playing politics by any stretch of the imagination and is ready to send federal help. >> republicans or democrats, any particular area can request the help of the federal government. we're willing to come in, we're willing to provide additional assets as we did in kenosha. >> reporter: the president on the ground in kenosha, wisconsin

in a few days, on tuesday he has praised kenosha officials and other wisconsin officials for accepting that federal help. he wants portland to do the same. eric. eric: all right, david. thanks so much. speaking of the campaign, later in the newscast we will preview the upcoming presidential debates, you don't want to miss that. arthel. arthel: eric, thank you. well john ratcliffe defending his decision to cut back on in-personnel executer briefings for members of congress over concerns about leaks. lauren blanchard is live in washington with more on those allegations. lauren. >> reporter: hi, arthel. lawmakers on capitol hill are going to want to get their reading glasses ready. john ratcliffe said briefings are going to come in writing rather than in person to prevent leaks. listen to what he had to say this morning on sunday morning futures. >> i'm going to continue to keep the promises that i made,

i'm going to continue to follow the law, i'm going to continue to keep congress informed. but we've had a pandemic of information being leaked out of the intelligence community and i'm going to take the measures to make sure that that stops. >> reporter: dni ratcliffe said last month details from a congressional briefing he gave were selectively leaked within minutes and in a way to paint a narrative that russia is trying to influence the election in favor of president trump. the acting secretary of homeland security, chad wolf says russia, iran and china have all tried to sow discord in the election. >> this is nothing new that we're looking at, the department's on top of this, working with our interallot. howie:interagencypartners, the e community and the like. >> reporter: democrats on capitol hill say this is a move by the trump administration to downplay and cover up threats to the u.s. election. >> they're trying to influence

our elections with disinformation and this is not where you cut off congress from getting the information. i think the house is going to have to subpoena. >> reporter: and dni ratcliffe says gone are the days of all member briefings in congress. he says now only entitled members will receive a finished written report. and it's worth noting, arthel. president trump says he supports this decision. arthel: lauren blanchard. thank you. eric. eric: arthel, president trump getting an upclose look at hurricane laura's devastation. he was in louisiana and texas yesterday. you know, for many of the folks there, it could take months before they recover. up next, we'll have the latest from louisiana, plus we'll hear from a business owner on the challenges people face. age is just a number.

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with peacock premium included at no additional cost. no strings attached. eric: cleanup and recovery efforts are underway in louisiana after hurricane laura devastated parts of that state. residents today beginning to filter back into lake charles, you know, that was one of the hardest hit area. the damage, some of the worst the city has ever seen. rebuilding there may take

months. the storm stronger they said than katrina. casey siegel live in lake charles with the latest from there. >> reporter: going on four days since the storm hit, some places like the cell phone store still look abandoned as if no one has been here to assess or clean up any of the damage, whereas the neighboring supermarket already has restoration teams in place and we watched them work this morning. they're carrying out spoiled foods, throwing it away, trying to salvage what they can. the scale of the damage is staggering, hundreds of miles in each direction, almost blown off the map. numerous school districts are saying that class will be indefinitely canceled because of so much damage to campuses. transportation is a challenge. many roadways still impassable and look at this video, trains thrown off their tracks.

boats submerged, airports closed. at this hour, more than 6500 evacuees remain in about 30 different hotels across the state, many unable to still reach their homes. >> it's a bombshell. there's maybe three hourses on my -- houses on my block from what we've seen and my neighbors have video to show us there's not much there. i am a basket case because i know there's nothing there. >> reporter: as we covered, president trump visiting the region yesterday, meeting with first responders and touring some of the destruction. he has pledged federal support and relief funds to help communities in both louisiana and in texas to recover. 16 people have lost their lives with this storm. about half of those from carbon monoxide poisoning due to portable generators because about a half million people still no power.

eric. eric: you have to exhaust those generators outside and keep the generators outside. casey, and that train looks like a toy train. thank you. arthel. arthel: well, the one-two punch of tropical storm marco and hurricane laura wiping out many businesses, casey just showed you those pictures in louisiana, especially where casey is, in lake charles. our next guest knows that heart break as the owner of a bridal store there that is now destroyed. she built the business from the ground up, 15 years ago. we're bringing in now victoria huber, the owner of vows by victoria in lake charles. thank you so much for being here with us. i'm very sorry to see what is behind you, because i believe what is behind you used to be your business. >> it used to be my business, yes. arthel: so tell me, was your place the go-to spot for wedding

gowns and prom dresses. >> we've been in business for over 20 years. we had brides by victoria -- arthel: i think we lost victoria's shot there. what we'll do -- oh, you're back, victoria? >> do you see me. arthel: i can hear you now. tell me more about your business. >> okay. did you get us back. we've been in business for 120 years. my -- 20 years. my husband is a retired police officer. he was injured in the line of duty and we put everything into our store. to come back to this was just the most heart-breaking thing i've ever seen but our community is in dire need right now. it's not just our stores. it's our friends. it's our families that have nothing. arthel: yeah. and it is a sense of community. i know. and that feeling just really gets stronger when you see that

you've lost your business and you think about other business have lost their livelihoods and their homes. i feel like i can't hear you. i'm not sure if you can hear me. there you are. so tell me what did you lose, victoria, in the storm? i see the pictures of these beautiful gowns and stuff there in ruins. have you been able to go inside? i'm not sure if the building is unstable but you know your inventory. >> we tried. but it's rained. we had over 7,000 dresses. it's rained every day since the storm. so that was a two-story building. it's not just our roof gone. it's a whole floor gone. so we're missing half of the store. our dresses aren't even here. the ones underneath from our prom shop are -- it's like raining every time we walk into the building. we lost this building completely. we had an event center as well. our event center is destroyed and will take a very long time to rebuild as well. arthel: you know, i mean, listen, yours was the american dream.

you started with $600. you used your life savings along the way when -- as needed. you were looking to retire soon. you're a young woman but you work hard for a long enough time, you can retire when you want to. you set it up that way. now what happens? >> we had a five year plan. we had a five year plan. but i'm a hard worker. i believe -- i'm just going to put one step forward and try do the best to get the store back up and going. but my concern rights now is not my store. it's my community. it's the people around us. the devastation here, i've lived through two hurricanes. actually, three. i was here for rita. we stayed. we rode it out. what we see now is the worst -- the worst disaster that i think louisiana has ever seen. they're telling us it could be up to four weeks without water. we have no water. we have no electricity. there's no n95 masks for people

to get into their homes to try to save anything that's left. people are scared to evacuate because of corona. they don't have money because of corona. they don't have the funds to be able to get out of here. we found out that our employees, some of our employees are sleeping in vehicles. i had an elderly woman that worked for us threatening to sleep in a tent last night. it's really bad here. i'm horrified to think that some our help has been sent away. i just -- i really need to plead with our community and with our nation, people don't realize how bad it is here. one out of every five people i know have nothing. they have nothing. arthel: victoria, quickly, i want to make sure. are you in contact -- is there a fema office or tent or trailer set up where you can go and get -- >> from what i've seen, it's hard for people -- i mean, people are broke around here,

because of corona. it really took a hard hit on our community. they stayed in their house, in their homes during this when they shouldn't have because they didn't have the money to evacuate and now they're applying with fema and being denied. what happens to these people who don't have a dollar in their checking account? arthel: what did you tell me, victoria? what did you say is being denied. >> i don't know one person that's been approved by fema. not one person. they said -- they're saying if we have insurance, they're denying us. arthel: first of all, insurance doesn't -- first of all, you know this, insurance doesn't make you whole. i guarantee you, we can let the people know that your insurance coverage, however great it is, is not going to cover what it as to rebuild your business and put these people back in their homes. >> it's not about making them whole. there are elderly people sleeping in mold and wet conditions. they can't even get out of their homes. i have been feeding the homeless people walking around without

water, without food, they are setting up food tents but the food's gone before -- you know, within the first 30 minutes that they set up. we need more help here. i mean, we heard that they said it's not as bad as they expected. my god, i mean, i know -- i don't know a business that survived this. i'm one of hundreds. i lived here all of my life. you know, i had someone comment, well, we choose this because we live on our coastline. arthel: we don't want to hear that. we don't want to hear that. i don't want to hear that either. you know, you live there because that's your home. you love your home. you love louisiana and so do i. so i don't want to hear anybody tell anybody we need to move from there because that's our home. >> you know, i raised my children here. they got married here. my church is here. the churches can't even begin to help people because they're destroyed. they don't even know where to start. it infuriates me that people were turned away. the electric companies are telling us this is the worst they've ever seen.

it's not just wires down. the big transformers are in half. arthel: victoria, let me do this. i'm tight on time but i want to give you this opportunity. if you were able to right now, victoria, speak to president trump, tell him what you want him to hear, please. >> are you there? arthel: i'm here. i want you to tell president trump directly right now. >> i want help for my community. i want help for my community. i don't want people turned away. i want people here helping these people get out of this area. there's no hotel vouchers left. you have people, single moms, sleeping in cars with kids. our governor made a statement that it wasn't as catastrophic as he thought. well, you tell southwest louisiana and the people who came home to nothing that statement. you know, it's not just lake charles. it's everyone around us. this thing wep went up far nort. there was a child killed in leesville when a tree fell on her home. there was an elderly couple

murdered in their home yesterday because of looters. this is going to get horrific. there's no water. people can't bathe. i mean, they're drinking out of swimming pools. it is horrific. it is horrific. and to not see what is going on here, i mean, my facebook page, i cried for my business the first day. the first day. we set up a gofundme account to help rebuild our business. that account is going to go to help build my community. because this is ridiculous. when elderly people cannot get out of their homes, this is ridiculous. arthel: victoria, i feel you. i hope and pray you get the immediate help you need there. victoria huber, thank you very much. i'm very sorry for everything that's happening down there. god bless you. >> thank you. arthel: we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ugh! bye, babe. i gotta go.

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today's top stories for you. one person was shot and killed last night in portland, oregon. black lives matter protesters reportedly fought with trump supporters but right now there is no confirmation from authorities that the shooting was related to that. in st. louis, a gunman is in custody after a 12 hour standoff with police overnight. two officers were shot during the standoff. one is in critical condition. director of national intelligence john ratcliffe defending his decision to cut back on in-person election security briefings for members of congress, he will submit written materials instead. the democrats said the administration is trying to down play foreign election threats. arthel: the biden campaign looking to travel to key battle ground states as the race for the white house kicks into high gear. the team is making clear this campaign will follow the public

health guidelines. jacqui heinrich is live in wilmington, delaware with more on this story. hey, jacqui. >> reporter: hi, arthel. former vice president joe biden is set to resume travel to swing states after labor day. but there's speculation he may make a visit to protest-torn kenosha, wisconsin even sooner, as republicans paint president trump as the law and order resident, biden is facing calls from within his own part to not just address police brutal at this and racial -- brutality and racial disparities but to also recognize the role of police, keeping citizens safe. debbie dingell said she has seen blue lives matter signs cropping up over detroit. she has urged the biden campaign to not let president trump control the law enforcement narrative. they have not said whether biden will visit kenosha. the town is in at tha tatters ar

protests escalated to widespread looting, arson and violence. biden and harris already smoke with the blake family. >> he's going to do what he's been doing across the course of this summer, which is calling together people, uniting the country, leading, encouraging people to take on this moment with a sense of purpose. he's been doing that. he's been leading. it's the opposite of what we've been seeing from trump who has been trying to incite silence. >> reporter: biden accused president trump of abusing the power of the u.s. military, biden vowing as president he would not use the military as a prop or private militia. president trump has criticized states like oregon, resisting federal intervention amid ongoing violent protests as he makes urban violence a centerpiece of his re-election bid. wisconsin's democratic governor called in the national guard to

come to kenosha in a state active duty basis, not a federal capacity there. eric and arthel. arthel: jacqui reporting from wilmington, delaware. thanks. >> i don't think there should be any debate. i do not think that the president of the united states has com ported himself in a way that anybody -- that has any association with the truth, evidence, data and facts. eric: former vice president joe biden is quickly dismissing that idea. he makes it clear that he intends to debate the president. the schedule calls for three face-to-face standing with the first less than one month from now. this as the president has been wrapping up his attacks against the former vice president. >> to defeat an extremely poor candidate. look, i believe i have the honor of running against the worst

candidate ever put up by the democratic party. [ cheering and applause ]. >> how do you get -- i believe he's the worst candidate, the slowest candidate and i mean in prime time he was the slowest candidate. which was a long time ago. eric: what can we expect? joining us now is jeff mason, reuters white house correspondent, i tell you, jeff, it's going to be rumble in the jungle, the clash of the titans, whatever metaphor you want to use, what do you think it will be like? >> eric, i agree. it was amazing to hear you say that the first debate is a month away. the campaign is ramping up, you saw that with president trump's remarks in new hampshire on friday. i was at that rally and, boy, did he seem like he had his mojo back after the rnc week and some people saying that his speech at the white house on thursday night was not as energetic.

that energy was there on friday night. you will see a deliberate and high energy, high attack level coming from the republican incumbent as he faces vice president biden in the coming months of. i think that democrats will be hitting back hard as well and we'll just see how they do it in terms of travel. i mean, the president is scheduled to go to whic wisconsn this week. sounds like vice president biden will do so as well. that's not only a state that's in the news because of the violence in kenosha. it's also a critical swing state. so it's particularly important for both the democratic and the republican candidate to win over supporters there. eric: we talk about a debate and you see them both on the stage remember with hillary clinton. what do you think each will do? for example, you were in new hampshire, one of the striking parts of that appearance was the president talking about his record, going into specifics. do you think the president will stick with that directly while

biden will try to go after tone, character and all the rest? >> well, i think both men will talk about president trump's record. i think the president will talk about his record before the pandemic and i think vice president biden will talk about his record since the pandemic. those are two very different pictures. president trump and his campaign are saying that he is the person to bring the country back economically from the recession that has resulted from the coronavirus pandemic. vice president biden and a his allies will say, look, this happened under president trump's watch. the economic fallout in addition to the horrific health fallout. i think both will be focusing on that. in addition to that, of course the law and order theme that you've been talk about on your program already, that is becoming a key flash point in this election. president trump will highlight himself as a law and order president. vice president biden will say he has sowed chaos that led to a lot of violence in the street.

eric: here is the former vice president talking about what he will do during the debate. >> as long as the commission continues down the straight and narrow as they have, i'm going to be a fact checker on the floor while i'm debating him. eric: fact checker on the floor. i mean, when the president says something, do you expect mr. biden to say no, no, no, that's not true? i mean, he's going to have anen sigh slow pea dick member -- encyclopedic memory and mind. >> it's difficult to fact check in real-time. reporters have been engaging in that on both sides, certainly with the president in the last three and-a-half years and so, yeah, i think the debates are going to be fascinating. i'm sure democrats are hoping that vice president biden is practicing a lot right now. i'm not sure how much preparation president trump has done. i know that he sees the sparring with reporters honestly as preparation enough, at least for now. but man, those debates are going

to be crucial and you know, there's discussion every cycle about how important the debates are. sometimes i think they're more important than others. this year it seems especially important, those debates, because of the fact that the pandemic has led to a much reduced campaign trail presence for both candidates. eric: yeah, finally, jeff, talk about the importance of the debate. are they stressed too much? sure, they can be informative and entertaining. then they have sound bites, whether it's something from kennedy and nixon or i paid for this microphone, president reagan or you're no jack kennedy, that's the vice presidential debate. do we make too much of that or is it really fair, it comes down to one thing? >> listen, they certainly create memorable moments. it's hard to say sometimes what the impact is. i do remember in 2012 that the first debate between president obama and then candidate mitt romney led to a bump in the polls for romney because people

believed that president obama's performance was not great. so we definitely see an impact on the polls. i think if you look at 2016, in terms of those of general election debates, i think that they probably didn't have a really big impact in the end on the vote. so it's hard to say. but i do think as i was saying earlier, the fact that both candidates have been out on the trail less, although that's going to change in the coming weeks and months, but the fact that until now there's been less of a physical presence on the campaign trail means these television debates and these moments where the whole country can and no doubt will tune in definitely goes up in importance. eric: absolutely. the nation will be watching, that's for sure. jeff, always good to see you, jeff mason, reuters white house correspondent. arthel: nba players returning to the court yesterday after a three day shutdown to protest police violence. up next i'll speak with an agent about how players are using their power to promote change.

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arthel: the nba playoffs resuming yesterday after a boycott to protest police violence. players and owners agreeing to form a coalition using their unique platform to push for social justice and racial equality and turn arenas into polling places in november. anthony toll is an nba certified sports agent and sports attorney. he's also ceo of the aspire sports group. joining us now. so anthony, make the case as to why professional athletes should use their platform to promote and call for social justice and racial equality. >> well, there's always been -- there's been a long history of this, going all the way back to the 1968 olympics, before then, muhammad ali and before that you had jack johnson who made certain stands when he was the first black heavy weight champion in the early 1900s.

i think what we need to realize is that because athletes are such role models and they have such a presence in our culture, whatever they decide to do, we seem to follow it. maybe everyone doesn't agree with it but the media follows it. a lot of little kids see what they do and look up to them and follow those ideas and those concepts. so in this situation, where you have a league like the nba that is basically on parody with regard to their collective bargaining agreement, unlike the nfl which is the owner's league, when you have a league like the nba that's on parady and that's like 35 years now and they want to demand something, there are ceos that work with them. by the players knowing that, they're able to understand that. and this is a league that, remember, is about 80, 85% african-american. they come from these areas where they see black men being shot.

with that, they have to do something. they feel like they were compelled to make some type of difference. arthel: do you think the at least are politicizing pro sports? >> i don't think they're politicizing. i think spot sports are politicd the athletes are political and where we are right now in history, it's political in general. so i don't know if they are politicizing it themselves but it's a political issue and they're political by their very nature. arthel: if i have time i'll come back to that let's listen to seattle seahawks coach, pete carol. >> they just want to be respected. they just want to be accepted, just like all of our white children and families want to be. it's no different. because we're all the same. arthel: so it's one thing, anthony, to preach to the choir. how can the professional athletes get their message to

resonate beyond the bubble, to those who don't get the reason for the walkouts, et cetera, in the first place? >> well, i think one of the things that's going to appeal to a larger audience is the fact that you have these athletes, a lot of people in our country we think that capitalism and money makes you happy. but these athletes are saying they're experiencing the same thing that george floyd experienced or they experienced the same thing that breonna taylor experienced and they come from that background, maybe people would sympathize with them more. there's things i deal with. i've been a lawyer and sports agent for years. i still deal with things that the average black man on the street deals with all the way up to what president obama's dealt with. that being the case, i think if they can let people into that window, then people will be willing to say, okay, this is something serious. and we did see the beginning of that when the george floyd incident happened.

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arthel: u.s. marshals in georgia say they have successfully rescued more than three dozen missing children

they say were at risk of child sex trafficking or abuse. authorities say some of of those children were as young as three years old. the oldest, 17. it's all part of a two-week mission called operation not forgotten. investigators say they arrested nine people on charges including parental kidnapping. eric: president trump's son-in-law and senior advisor jared kushner is leading a u.s. zeal gas station to israel -- delegation to israel after they signed a deal to normalize relations. high level talks will continue tomorrow as more gulf nations may follow the uae and establish diplomatic relations with the jewish state. trey yingst is live in tel aviv with more. >> reporter: good afternoon. jared kushner and israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, met today in jerusalem to discuss that uae, israel peace

deal that was announced earlier this month. kushner was joined by robert o'brien. they will travel tomorrow on the first ever official public flight from tel aviv to abu dhabi. they will be joined by a delegation of business and tech leaders on a plane that's been painted with the word peace in english and arabic. both kushner and netanyahu appear optimistic that other countries such as owe ma oman ad bahrain may normalize ties in the future with the jewish state. netanyahu is facing an ongoing corruption trial. this deal has given him an opportunity to shift the international focus to the prospects of peace. >> i've expressed my willingness to negotiate peace on the basis of the trump plan and as more arab and muslim

countries join the circle of peace, the palestinians will eventually understand that they will be hard-pressed to remain outside the community of peace. >> reporter: well, there are currently plans with the israelis and palestinians to continue this period of tension that we're seeing right now, negotiators are trying to diffuse some of the tension inside the gaza strip, trying to avoid a new round of violence. eric: all right, trey, live in tel aviv. thank you. the trump plan seen as a major step forward in the middle east. arthel: we will be back at 3:00 p.m. eastern. hope you can join us at that time. thanks ford watching. r what yo. what do you think? i don't see it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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so you ready to hit the road? i don't know. just get on your bike... and ride! no! gillian: another weekend of protests and violence across america. shootings taking place in portland, st. louis, some deadly, protestors turned out seventh consecutive day night of protests in kenosha overnight. that remains peaceful for the most part. welcome to america's news headquarters, leland great to be with you as well. i'm gillian turner. leland: gillian, nice to be with you. we will check with garrett tenney. we will take a look at portland where one person was shot and killed near