>> always. >> it brings me joy so i can track where it is. >> it's like enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled. utrage is growing after u.s. park and secret service police fire tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators near the white house clearing the way for the president's photo-op in front of historic st. john's episcopal church. the bishop overseeing that church speaks out this morning live on "gma." overnight, after many thousands protest peacefully during the day, chaos once again after dark. in seattle, riots breaking out after hours of peaceful protests. in st. louis, a crowd storming police headquarters, four officers shot.

a terrifying scene in buffalo. two officers injured after an suv plows into them. looting up and down new york city's fifth avenue. our reporter on the scene when mayhem broke loose. and new questions this morning about whether so-called professional agitators have infiltrated the peaceful protests. a big development in the investigation of george floyd's death. the dueling details in two separate autopsies ruling it a homicide. his family calling for the arrest of the other three officers on the scene as his grief-stricken brother visits the makeshift memorial for george. >> what are y'all doing? y'all doing nothing because that's not going to bring my brother back at all. >> making a plea to end the violence and destruction. the attorney general of protesting in the pandemic.

the new study showing just how effective distancing in masks can be as health officials warn demonstrators saying the coronavirus is probably marching with them. what you can do to protect yourself right now. and good morning, america. thank you for joining us this tuesday morning after another extraordinary night across america. robin, this country is pulsing with anger, fear and cries for justice. >> it certainly is, george. and look at this. this at the empire state building going dark last night and it was to honor george floyd. it was also to recognize injustice in all its forms and urge calm in the city, amy. htse .n, i know many of the you can see roses still there out on the plaza, 10,000 of them. the red symbolizing the anger, the white roses for hope that

change will finally come. they say together the flowers represent the love that can help us to hear each other and heal each other. >> that is the hope we all share. we have so much to get to this morning. we begin at the white house where president trump spoke out for the first time from the rose garden vowing to send u.s. troops into the streets of american cities if local authorities don't control the protests. those remarks came just moments after the administration asked police to clear peaceful protesters from the park across the white house so the president could stage a photo-op. cecilia vega starts us off from the site, st. john's episcopal church. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: yeah, george, good morning to you. this was, as you said, that backdrop for that photo-op and now in the face of all of this controversy, the white house is saying that those authorities moved in on those peaceful protesters in order to enforce washington, d.c.'s 7:00 p.m. curfew. let me tell you what the reality was. those u.s. park police, those secret service police moved in on peaceful protesters a full

25 minutes before that curfew was supposed to even start and they cleared the way, and then president trump showed up right here for that photo-op. outside the white house -- [ crowd chanting ] -- protesters facing off against authorities kneeling and raising their hands in peaceful demonstration. but then almost suddenly u.s. began shoving and hitting, ice striking this australian news crew as they were on the air. >> whoa! >> reporter: as police move in, they fire tear gas on the crowd while inside the grounds of the white house, a remarkable split screen, the president claiming to be an ally of peaceful protesters. >> i am your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters. >> reporter: president trump called on governors to deploy the national guard, threatening to dispatch active duty u.s. military to american states if they don't crack down. but to do that, he would have to g riots in the 1990s.on act of a

take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. >> reporter: and in washington, d.c. where the president has jurisdiction president trump acting with force. >> as we speak, i am dispatching thousands and thousands of heavily armed soldiers, military personnel and law enforcement officers to stop the rioting, looting, vandalism, assaults and the wanton destruction of property. >> reporter: and then in a made pme time idt entourage left the white house and walked through that park where protesters had been cleared moments earlier. he went to historic st. john's episcopal church which had been burned in a fire during protests a night earlier. there the president held up a

bible for the cameras. >> is that your bible? >> it's a bible. >> reporter: standing in various poses for a full minute and a half and then summoned his top aides to join him in the photo-op. >> okay, thank you very much. we have the greatest country in the world. thank you very much, everybody. orter: in delaware presumptive democratic nominee joe biden paid a different visit to a place of worship meeting with community leaders at bethel ame church in wilmington. >> hate just hides. it doesn't go away. and when you have somebody in power who breathes oxygen through the hate, it comes out. >> reporter: it followed a remarkable conference call earlier in the day where the president berated governors of both parties. >> they're going to run over you. you're gonna look like a bunch of jerks. you have to arrest people and you have to try people. they have to go to jail for long periods of time. >> reporter: on the call

illinois democratic governor, j.b. pritzker criticizing president trump's rhetoric. >> i've been extraordinarily concerned about the rhetoric that's been used by you. people are feeling real pain out there and we've got to have national leadership in calling for calm and making it clear that we're addressing the concerns of the legitimate peaceful protesters. that will help us to bring order. >> reporter: this church carries significant history in this city, in this country. every sitting president since james madison, including president trump, has attended a church service here. but we are now being told by sources that the president was in part motivated to come here, george, for that photo-op yesterday to counter reports that he had been in the white house bunker during the protests here on friday. >> okay, cecelia, thanks very much. we are joined by the bishop of the episcopal diocese of washington, reverend mariann budde. bishop, thank you for joining us this morning. i heard you last night as the situation was unfolding and your

anger and anguish were so visceral. explain why this is so painful for you. >> well, first of all, this is an excruciating moment, a crisis moment in our country where we need healing, where we need reconciliation and justice. and the president after speaking the remarks that you summarized and clearing with tear gas and riot gear police, the park and the courtyard of our church, stood in front of st. john's and held up a bible as if -- as if it were spiritual validation ant is antithetical to the teachings of jesus and to the god of justice. and so i felt in no uncertain terms that i had to disassociate us from that symbolic gesture and to speak a word of justice

and peace to the nation. >> did you have any notice that the president was going to be doing this? >> no. no. i was sitting watching the news with my mother when i saw what everyone else saw. >> and we all know the church was damaged on sunday night, i believe. >> yeah. >> how badly? >> not -- someone broke a window of a basement and threw in a fire lighter and so one room was burned and then, thanks to the first responders, quickly extinguished. >> as cecilia said, st. john's is the church of presidents. every president since james madison has gone there. is president trump still welcome there? >> he's welcome as anyone is welcome to pray. the presidents are welcome as citizens of this country to pray alongside fellow citizens, to kneel before god in humility and

rededicate themselves to the task to which they've been elected. in that posture, any sitting president is welcome. he is not entitled to use the spiritual symbolism of our sacred spaces and our sacred texts to promote or to justify a completely entire -- an entirely different message. >> if president trump did come to that church and you had the chance to preach to him from the pulpit, what message would you give him about this crisis in america? >> i would give him the same message i would give to all of us, that we have to look deep. we have to go to the root causes of the pain that we are witnessing. we have to keep our focus on the sacredness of every human life and the outrage and anguish that we are hearing from so many of our nation's young people and people of color and we need to align ourselves, all of us, with the god of unconditional love and justice.

>> bishop budde, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you so much. >> robin? >> we really do thank the bishop for her message there. now to more of the protests that are sweeping the nation. many of them were peaceful. we have to keep that in mind. they were peaceful during the day. but chaos broke out after dark in many cities across the country and eva pilgrim joins us from minneapolis with the very latest. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. you can see the destruction here behind me. but i want to show you what was painted on this building, this mural that was here before all this. it says, stop violence and that is the call from so many this morning. overnight, protests from coast to coast, the seventh night of protests following the death of george floyd. in st. louis a night of destruction, buildings on fire, four police officers shot during a face-off with a late night crowd trying to storm police headquarters. >> some coward fired shots at

officers and now we have four in the hospital. but thankfully and thank god they're alive. >> reporter: riots breaking out in seattle after hours of peaceful protesting. the crowd trying to break through barricades pushing towards a police precinct throwing rocks and bottles at cops. an officer shot in the head overnight right on the vegas strip near circus circus, another shot downtown near the federal courthouse. in buffalo, a terrifying scene after two officers were hit by a vehicle at the scene of a protest leaving at least one in serious condition. officials saying the driver was not deliberately targeting law enforcement.[ d ti in new york city, thousands marched down the streets in a largely peaceful protest. the highest ranking uniformed member of the nypd taking a knee with those gathered in washington square park. >> let new york show the country how this is done. >> reporter: but looting

attempts began later in the night as governor cuomo's newly announced 11:00 p.m. citywide curfew approached. mayhem breaking out on fifth avenue as our stephanie ramos reported live. >> reporter: things are getting wild here at rockefeller center here in new york city. it's bad. we're feeding it live. >> reporter: overnight the mother of david mcatee, a louisville barbeque owner shot dead by law enforcement trying to enforce curfew during protests speaking out. >> when a mother loses a child, a piece of you goes along right with their child. >> reporter: an investigation into the situation revealed the officers involved did not have their body cameras activated when the shooting occurred. the city's mayor lashing out. >> this type of institutional failure will not be tolerated. >> reporter: earlier in the day across the country, thousands peacefully marching. many determined to stay focused and have their voices and messages heard. many pointing out that they are and that the fires and

destruction are taking away from their message of change. >> i don't agree with all of the foolishness that's been going on but this is years and generations and decades and centuries of compounded racism. and it's like how much can we take? >> reporter: many police and protesters trying to come together. one member of the minnesota national guard kneeling outside with protesters, even embracing with some of those gathered outside afterwards. in denver, hundreds of volunteers picking up trash and washing away graffiti from the previous day's protests. the police chief seen wiping away tears. he tells us that while the damage done to his city hurt him he made a commitment to a young black protester to march with mied t kneel. i would march with them and i would stand with them and i would do the hard work with him moving forward because this is not acceptable. >> reporter: and overnight we saw several members of a community watch.

this neighborhood has organized. they are walking through the night to make sure the fires aren't reset and more businesses aren't destroyed. amy? >> all right. preste we ac, somey ung thisiio ninge ar more about some arrests and possible coordination of attacks. t.j. holmes joins us with more on that. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: protect black life, robach. that's supposed to be the message but first got to protect target, cvs and my local grocery store. peaceful protestors are pulling double duty these days taking it upon themselves to try to cut down on some of that destruction but police now say they are up against some organized efforts. who's who? thousands on the streets, most want to be heard. others only want to wreak havoc, asdo, looting, starting fires and police say many of these aren't random, but

well-organized acts. >> the people who came to do violence in a systemic organized fashion, that is a different reality we need to grapple with. >> reporter: allegedly among them, urooj rahman and colinford mattis, the two arrested in new york, charged with tossing molotov cocktails at a police vehicle. police have dubbed them professional agitators and according to court records both defendants are licensed attorneys who have attended prestigious universities and law schools. a third defendant, samantha shader, is facing the same charge, seen here actively hurling a bottle. police say she has been arrested 11 times in 11 states for acts of violence and resisting arrest. more than 5,000 people have been arrested in the past week of protests. authorities say in some cases these small groups attack police officers while standing behind peaceful protesters using them as human shields. the destructive action seen across the country discredit the calls for justice in the wake of the killing of george floyd. peaceful protesters have taken it upon themselves to prevent

rioting. miami, protestors were honored for forming a human chain to protect a cvs when others tried to break into the store sunday night. >> this movement is made up of young people like myself who are starving for the world that our parents, grandparents and forefathers promised us. >> reporter: d.c., a group handed over a man trying to insight violence. now a reckoning as protesters hoping their message of change isn't lost amid those trying to steal it. >> this is about empowerment. this is about movement. this is about black lives. >> reporter: the woman i was talking to there was part of a group that took it upon themselves to buy bottles of water and masks to hand them out. george and robach, she says she's concerned their message is getting lost. nobody is listening. and wasn't that the problem in the first place, guys? >> that is a big danger. okay, t.j., thanks very much. we are following a lot of other stories this morning. coming up the dueling details coming from two separate autopsies that both ruled george floyd's death as a homicide.

minnesota attorney general keith ellison now in charge of the prosecution will join us live here on "gma." two crises colliding. protests and the pandemic. the growing health concerns about these large gatherings across the country, but first we'll head over to ginger. >> reporter: and a growing concern for dangerous thunderstorms tonight. south eastern minnesota, wisconsin, anyone from madison to milwaukee and rochester to be on alert. you could see 70-mile-per-hour wind gusts and large hail. even an isolated tornado. tomorrow that threat sinks south and it expands really far from delaware, maryland and new jersey back into rapid city, south dakota and even nebraska. let's get to the tuesday trivia sponsored by state farm.

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clear them so that the president could have a photo-op in front of st. john's church. take a look at this. a moment of silence in denver, colorado. protesters paused for almost nine minutes. that's how much time george floyd spent on the ground a week ago monday. and they had a moment of silence in his honor last night, robin. >> it was quite moving to see that, george. we continue with the latest on the investigation into george floyd's death. the medical examiner and an independent autopsy both concluding, both concluding, his death was a homicide, but disagreeing about the exact cause of death. alex perez is in minneapolis with that side of the story for us. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, there are some differences t aop but thebo re george floyliille and pay his last respects. overnight, new details on george floyd's tragic death. his family releasing the results

of an independent autopsy. his death a homicide, asphyxia, suffocated due to neck and back compression. the weight on him, the handcuffs and that position seen in the horrific video all contributing to his death. >> the autopsy shows that mr. floyd had no underlying medical problem that caused or contributed to his death. he was in good health. >> reporter: the hennepin county medical examiner releasing its official results monday evening also ruling it a homicide, but saying floyd died of a heart attack complicated by law enforcement restraint and neck compression. floyd's family now calling for the immediate arrest and charge of the three other officers seen in that disturbing video and demanding first degree murder charges be brought against ffic >> by continuing to mount the

pressure on his body, restricting his airway and cutting off blood to his brain, they knew that they would cause death. >> reporter: i was by george floyd's younger brother as he visited the memorial moments later wailing in agony silencing the crowd as he for the first time saw the spot where his brother took his last breaths. and choking back sobs as he spoke to his brother. >> i need you and pops to watch over me. >> reporter: the 46-year-old known to his friends as big floyd and a gentle giant who in second grade dreamed of being a judge on the supreme court. his brother passionately calling for the violence and destruction to stop. >> i understand y'all up set. but like it was already said i doubt you're half as upset as i

am. so if i'm not over here walling out, if i'm not over here blowing up stuff, what are y'all doing? y'all doing nothing because that's not going to bring my brother back at all. >> reporter: encouraging people to vote to make a change. >> let's do it some other way. let's stop thinking our voice don't matter and vote. not just vote for the president, vote for the preliminaries. vote for everybody. educate yourself. educate yourself. don't wait for somebody else to tell you who is who. >> reporter: leading the crowd with a rousing tribute to his big brother. >> what's his name? [ crowd chanting "george floyd"] >> what's his name? [ crowd chanting "george floyd"] >> reporter: as th involved will be charged, the president of the police union

saying all four officers were terminated without due process and he will fight for their jobs. amy? >> alex perez, thank you for that. joining us now is minnesota attorney general keith ellison who is now the lead prosecutor in the george floyd case. attorney general, thanks for being with us and given the results of this independent autopsy which appear to contradict the medical county examiner, obviously both of them ruling it a homicide but asphyxiation versus a heart attack, does this change anything for you? will you consider a more serious charge like first degree murder? >> we are considering all charges. they're all on the table. i got appointed sunday night. got the file yesterday. we are pouring through it as fast as we can. there are numerous videos, numerous witness statements, a lot of stuff to go through for us to do due diligence but we are not going to prolong this any longer than it's absolutely necessary to do that due diligence and we're moving expeditiously, yet we have to

move carefully. i know that's unsatisfying to people. they want what they want immediately and, of course, people have waited too long and have been too patient over the years. this case must be done methodically and we are doing that right now. but there's nothing off the table. all the facts we're mustering including any medical information including autopsy reports are factors in the work that we are doing right now. >> so many people who have watched that video have said that it speaks for itself. that this is a slam dunk case. that prosecuting this shouldn't be difficult. but you've said that prosecuting police misconduct is exactly that. it's very hard. how so? why? >> well, first of all, you know, generally jurors resolve all doubts in favor of the police. the system is such -- there are certain immunities police have. there are certain presumptions. there's relationships that police have that have

been established over the course of years. and the fact is if you look at the freddy grey case, people looked at that video and were quite certain that there needed to be a conviction. no one was. same thing in the rodney king case, they voted to acquit and the philando castile case in minnesota not too long ago and the walter scott case ended in a hung jury. the fact is these cases are not easy and anybody who says they are has never done one. so we're working quickly and we're making sure that every link in the prosecutorial chain will be tight and we are proceeding forward with the justice in mind. >> we have all seen what's happened throughout this country over the past several days and nights and the calls for justice and specifically the calls for those other three officers who were there on the scene to be arrested and face charges. what is your timetable for

making that decision and how will you decide what charges, if any, they will face? >> well, we are -- as i said, everything is back on the table. we are having a fresh review from what the county attorney has already done. we want to thank them for the work they've done, but we're looking at this case with fresh eyes. there is nobody who has culpability who will not be held accountable. and i just want to say that i can't comment on the evidence at this point. that would be unethical for a prosecutor to do, but i will say the public has an expectation that there will be -- they will render assistant when necessary. they will not add harm. that's not a comment about the evidence or the law. it's a comment about where the public's mind is these days and i think that, you know, that's just a reality that's out there. >> how soon could we see charges? >> very soon, but, again, i'm working on this case with a team

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found standing three feet away helped lower the risk from catching coronavirus. but more distance was better and found a distance of ten feet can cut the risk in half. the study also found that wearing face coverings is helpful. the risk of transmission while wearing one was 3% versus 17% when you're not wearing one. health authorities are warning protesters who are filling the streets across the country saying that the coronavirus is probably marching with them. atlanta's mayor is encouraging testing. >> if you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a covid test this week. >> reporter: doctors are saying we'll likely see more cases in a two weeks connected to the protests. >> you're expecting to see a bump? >> we are. we might have more hot spots because of large crowds, close settings. some people that are out might be carrying the disease, the

asymptomatic populations. >> reporter: in these 15 states and puerto rico the number of newly reported cases is increasing, places like tennessee, south carolina and california where protests are quite large. but the people marching for justice say it's a risk they'll take. >> is there a problem in this epidemic bigger than covid-19? covid will come and go, but our lives, once it's gone, it'll never come back. so it's important that we must stand up now and demand change. >> reporter: health officials say there are things people marching can do to fry to protect themself. >> take your mask and wear it at all times. i know it'll be difficult. but the farther away you can stay from people the better. >> reporter: some doctors are encouraging marchers to wear face shields which don't just protect the mouth and the nose but also your eyes and researchers looking into the effectiveness of masks and social distancing say more study is needed to get them even better.

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. america in crisis. president trump threatens to send u.s. troops through the streets of american cities if local authorities don't crack down on protesters, and outrage growing after u.s. park and secret service police fired d r out a crowd of peaceful demonstrators near the white house so the president could have a photo-op in front of historic st. john's episcopal church. the bishop overseeing that church speaking out this morning. overnight, chaos once again after dark. riots breaking out after hours of peaceful protests. and looting up and down new york city's fifth avenue. >> officers -- >> reporter: our reporter on the scene when the mayhem broke loose. as more protests erupt across the country those two

young college students who were pulled out of their car and tased in atlanta speaking out their powerful message only on "gma." and meet the young activists demanding justice sharing their perspective on what they've experienced at such a young age fueling their passionate calls for change. work smart. with over 40 million out of work "gma" is identifying the companies that are hiring right now and the new jobs created during the pandemic so you can get back to work. ♪ i'm gonna stand by you lifting up the next generation. meet some of 2020's brightest graduates getting a life-changing surprise. >> thank you so much. >> oh, my gosh. >> reporter: and the couple who is stepping up inspired by their own daughter helping these women get one step closer to their dreams. that's all ahead. ♪ even if we can't find heaven i'll walk through hell with you ♪ nice to see some smiles this morning. good morning, america.

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latest. good morning, cecilia. >> reporter: good morning again. of course, you said it. this was the scene right here of that huge controversy yesterday. police using tear gas on those peaceful protesters in order to clear the way for that presidential photo-op. outside the white house -- [ crowd chanting ] -- protesters facing off against authorities kneeling and raising their hands in peaceful demonstration. but then almost suddenly u.s. park and secret service police began shoving and hitting. >> whoa! >> reporter: as police move in, they fire tear gas on the crowd while inside the grounds of the white house, a remarkable split screen. the president claiming to be an ally of peaceful protesters. >> i am your president of law and order and an ally of all peaceful protesters. >> reporter: president trump called on governors to deploy the national guard, threatening to dispatch active duty u.s. military to american states if they don't crack down. >> if a city or state refuses to take the actions that are

necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then i will deploy the united states military and quickly solve the problem for them. >> reporter: and then in a made for reality tv prime time moment, the president and his entourage left the white house and walked through that park where protesters had been cleared moments earlier. he went to historic st. john's episcopal church which had been burned in a fire during protests a night earlier, standing in various poses for a full minute and a half. the bishop overseeing the church expressing her dismay this morning. >> explain why this is so painful for you. >> the president, after speaking the remarks that you summarized and clearing with tear gas and riot gear police, the park and the courtyard of our church, stood in front of st. john's and held up a bible as if it were spiritual validation and justification for a message that

is antithetical to the teachings of jesus and to the god of justice. >> reporter: yeah, the leaders here were not very happy about this stunt. now, the president visits another site today, headed to the shrine here and the first lady expected to join him. >> cecilia vega in d.c., thank you. here in new york, a day of peaceful protests was shattered monday as looters smashed windows and raided businesses ahead of that 11:00 p.m. curfew. stephanie ramos joins us now. you witnessed firsthand some of that looting. it was from a different group from the protesters? >> reporter: that's right, amy. it was intense. i'll be completely honest, downright scary. we were right here as businesses were boarding up like the saks fifth avenue across the street when all of a sudden a large group of people descended down fifth avenue, some were on bicycles, some were running. they scattered in different

directions and within seconds clashing with police. overnight, looting and unrest on the streets of new york city. the sun has gone down here in new york city and there are clearly different groups that are out here facing off with police, shattering windows here along fifth avenue. near rockefeller center glass shattered on the sidewalks, some stores boarding up their windows hoping to prevent break-ins. before nightfall thousands peacefully marching from coast to coast determined to have their voices heard. >> it seems like in america that being black is punishable by death and it seems like we constantly have to -- when we walk in our doors be aware the color of our skin is a bull's eye, it's a target. >> reporter: overnight some gatherings turning to mayhem. chaos in st. louis where four police officers were shot during

a face-off with a late night crowd trying to storm police headquarters. and in las vegas, an officer shot in the head on the famous strip and other officers involved in a shooting downtown near the federal courthouse. and back here in new york city this is what many businesses look like this morning. broken windows, shattered glass, but just to be very clear, this is not at all a representation of the protests that we witnessed yesterday here across new york city. back over to you, guys. >> what a night you had. stephanie, thanks very much. coming up we'll hear from some of the young protesters who are taking to the streets and demanding justice about some of the change they want to see. then our new series, work smart, the new job opportunitiei wegoing to tell yo findhat need a extra hand. you'll meet spelman college seniors who got an amazing graduation surprise. the gift that will help make their dreams come true. we'll be right back. ♪

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students who had a harrowing experience during protests in atlanta. police body cam footage shows officers tasing them, dragging them from their car and we have an exclusive interview with the students after this look at what happened. we caution you it is hard to watch. >> stop! stop! >> reporter: it's the kind of encounter sparking protests across the country. >> stop, stop! >> reporter: body cam video capturing atlanta police violently confronting two college students over the weekend. messiah young and taniyah pilgrim say they were getting something to eat when they got stuck in traffic during a protest. >> get out of the car. >> no! >> reporter: what happened next

made them fear for their lives. >> stop! i'm getting out! >> get out! get out! >> reporter: moments later one of the officers smashes the window before using a stun gun needed 20 stitches. but the pain felt by the community quickly turned to anger. >> use of excessive force is never acceptable. >> we are joined by messiah young and taniyah pilgrim along with their attorneys mawuli davis and chris stewart. thank you all for joining us this morning. first of all, messiah, i see that big cast on your arm. how are you feeling this morning? >> considering the circumstance, i'm doing okay. >> so walk us through what happened on saturday night. >> we were kind of in a traffic jam. it was very hard to move, very

hard to get down the street. it was bumper to bumper and i see a friend of mine on the sidewalk, so, of course, naturally i just say, hey, what's up, you know. i'm talking to him, making sure he's okay. this probably lasted about ten seconds, and all of a sudden he just is tackled, just like straight separated from the car. he was literally an inch away from where i was like from the passenger seat -- or from the driver's seat, i'm sorry, and he was just taken aback. they literally just threw him to the ground and tackled him. soon there was just so many cops swarming the car literally just out of nowhere and from then it was just utter chaos like -- >> taniyah, i know this all happened so fast and it's hard

to process. you felt right in that moment you might die in that car. >> yeah, i actually thought both me and messiah were going to die. like the way everything happened so fast, there was no telling what could happen in the next moment because from ten seconds before to the time it was going on, like who could have predicted any of this? >> do you have any sense of why the officers were so aggressive so quickly? >> basically just because when they tackled him we were there basically, like we saw what happened like we were there. we saw everything. we were so in shock so like who knew it was going to happen. we had no clue. >> the officers, two of the officers have been fired and three others put on desk duty. mr. davis, what more do you expect -- what more do you want to have happen now in the department with those officers? >> we would like for the officers to be criminally prosecuted. additionally there were other officers. what was captured on film was not the end of the torment that these two young people experienced and so there are other officers that we want the

city to hold accountable and we want them fired and prosecuted as well so that has to happen for there to be any sense of justice for these young people and their family. >> mr. stewart, will you be taking civil action as well? >> definitely. right now we're already starting to work on all the proper documents and getting the lawsuit ready, but this is going to be bigger than a lawsuit. there have to be fundamental changes with policing. i mean, just look across the country. >> and messiah, what is your message now having gone through this to everyone watching at home about what happened, about the police, about what kind of changes you want to see now in the country? >> at this point, this just needs to be cease. all of the brutality in every department throughout the country, it just needs to end. >> we are sorry for what happened to you. thank you for sharing your stories with us this morning.

>> thank you guys so much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> so hard to imagine they had to go through that. >> what a traumatic experience. >> let's go to ginger. >> so tough. and, you know, the last couple of mornings it has been incredibly cold. we're talking about records broken for june temperatures in parts of maine and the cold, well, it's stuck around with fog over a river in connecticut. that's when you know it's that cold that the river is warmer this time of year than the air. but watch what happens. the warmth is building and building big time. we could even approach records today in parts of the great lakes and midwest. chicago should go for 95 or so. these are heat indices because there will be a considerable amount of humidity built in too. by wednesday, 95 richmond, 92 raleigh. raleigh should finally see their good tuesday morning. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. are you ready? the heat arrives today under a mostly sunny sky.

it's not comfortable the next couple of nights if you don't have air conditioning. a cooler pattern is on the way for the weekend. a sloight chance of wet weather on the weekend. 90s inland to almost 100 in fairfield today. tonight, mid 50s to mid 60s. that's for about an hour tomorrow morning when it's going totototototototototototototototo and now to our new series work smart, with over 40 million americans out of work due to covid-19, we're breaking down where to find the new job opportunities created by the pandemic and which companies need more hands on deck, so rebecca jarvis is joining us with that very useful information this morning. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. that's right. it is an extremely difficult jobs market but there are more than 6 million job openings across the country as we speak. you just have to know where to look to find them. >> so there's only 21 items for this order so it's not too big.

i have a time limit of about 24 minutes so let's get it done. >> reporter: like millions of americans, when sara halad was furloughed from her job in march, she needed to find another option. >> i pay for everything myself, my apartment, and it was really scary for me just because like being furloughed. that is a huge like weight on my shoulders. >> reporter: within a few weeks sara found a job as an instacart shopper, oftentimes making gl r deliveries to people who can't leave their homes. >> my mom is a health care worker and i just felt like i should be helping people, so i thought that this would be a great way for me to help people in my community and to make some extra cash. every day i try to make between $100 and $120 and i normally get there between like two to three orders. >> reporter: instacart increased its workforce by 150% due to a rapidly increasing consumer demand and they're just one of many companies hiring thousands of new workers amid the pandemic.

>> some of the companies that are hiring, amazon, instacart, walmart, cvs, fedex is another great example, any kind of delivery jobs, those are companies and roles where we've seen large amounts of hiring. just during the crisis. >> reporter: according to linkedin job seekers can find openings in public health, health education, technology, delivery services and virtual education and there are also new jobs emerging. one standout is contact tracing. >> contact tracing involves when you identify a new case, you speak with them about anybody who they may have had contact with while they were infectious. >> when you talk about new jobs that are emerging the contact tracer is the one i think that is probably going to be a stepping stone to doing a lot of work and it will be the kind of thing people rely on to be able to pay their rent and to pay their mortgage. >> reporter: and there is an immediate need right now across the country for 100,000 contact tracers. the average pay here in new york

is roughly $57,000 a year. you do not need a four-year college degree. you can gain the skills through the employer and you should contact if you're interested your local health department. amy. >> rebecca, that's great to know. what other resources are there out there for people who are looking for work right now? >> reporter: so the department of labor website at dol.gov has a number of resource, training modules for people looking for new skills and the new jobs this this new economy. i also highly recommend the website myskillsmyfuture.org where you can go and list any job you've had whether it was your last one or one you had a few years ago and they will point you in the direction of similar jobs where there are openings and there could be a match. amy. >> that's great. alright, rebecca jarvis, thank you as always. robin, we are very much looking forward to your next story. >> because it's an inspiring story, amy, about some rising stars in the class of 2020. it is a challenging time for

this year's graduating seniors but this morning we are shining a light on someone who is stepping up in a big way for some students at spelman college, an historically black university for women. deborah roberts joins us now with how they are one step closer to seeing their dreams become a reality. good morning, deborah. >> reporter: hey there, robin. i think you would agree that in the middle of this dark time it is so important to look for light, light and hope, and we managed to find hope in the form of a successful dad of three who even in the middle of the pandemic found a way to lift up the next generation of african-american women. ♪hree srs with a minor in spanish. >> computer science. >> international studies with a double minor in economics and spanish. >> reporter: they're at the top of their class at spelman college, an historically black institution in atlanta.

>> my family has always said education is a tool for liberation. >> reporter: but liberation comes with a price. >> my family and i owed $11,000. >> $8,000. >> me and my family owed $15,000. >> reporter: for some that tuition balance can become a barrier to their diploma. enter private equity investor frank baker. >> we live in a world of have and have-nots and people of color tend to be in the have-nots and the biggest distinguishing factor is education. >> reporter: realizing that college debt can steal graduation dreams, frank and wife laura stepped number a major way committing more than a million dollars to spelman over the next three years. >> so describe for me exactly what you're doing to help. you chose 50 high achieving young ladies. >> uh-huh. so as i was brainstorming this with president campbell, i really zeroed in on rising seniors that just ran out of gas financially. >> so we took that back to frank and said, look, here are the students that are -- would graduate were it not for the

fact that their balances would clear and he said let's do it. >> your remaining spelman balance will be clear. >> oh, wow, thank you so much. >> oh, my god. >> i was so shocked and speechless, it's like i remember when i found out i was literally shaking. >> it's really meaningful that he invested in an institution he knew was cultivating and developing young black women. >> reporter: their tuition balance now zero. >> it's just like this weight has been lifted from my mom and i. >> they are allowing us to become one step closer to our dreams. >> these are women who have a clear sense of purpose in their lives and that's what the workforce is getting when they get women like these and that's what frank and laura were supporting. >> reporter: did you think of your own daughter when you made this investment in young women? >> absolutely. we're having more conversations. really talking about what it means to be a black woman and

getting her prepared for the headwinds that she will invariably face. >> reporter: expect them to uphold the spelman motto, "a choice to change the world". >> i plan on being an inventor. >> be a voice for people who don't have the opportunities i've been able to have. >> i want to change the world by educating people about different health disparities that are impacting people of color. >> what do you want to say to these young women who are beneficiaries? >> go after it, be confident. don't let anybody look down at you. don't let anybody discourage you. i expect nothing but excellence from all of them and once you get there, remember, it's your turn to give back. >> reporter: changing the world and paying it forward. frank says he was inspired to pay it forward by robert smith. remember that billionaire, the black billionaire who paid off all the debt for these morehouse men last year.

noer hbcu.h. robin, where were these folks when we were graduating from college? >> i don't know. i know you at georgia and me in louisiana, and our folks could have used it. wonderful they are both stepping up as they are and helping these young people. they're going to change. they'll change the world. >> and challenging the rest of us to do something as well. >> that's true. we will do that. all right, deb, thank you. thank you for your text that you sent overnight about nick. i appreciate that. oh, my goodness. this is a time. >> of course. coming up, you got to see this, deb. coming up we have this new generation fighting for change and we're talking to some of the young people that are out there demanding justice and how they are standing up for the future

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you can find the latest on our app and at abc7news.com. "gma" cont ♪ bring me a higher love ♪ bring me a higher love >> i was just telling amber, it's really cool, my friends are texting me because they know i'm in the basement. they're texting me because they really loved that story we just did with deb. back here on "gma," this morning we're taking a look at some of the young people that are taking to the streets. "higher love," standing up for their future. a new generation of activists and allies demanding change. rachel scott joins us from washington with more on all of this. how are you doing, rachel? good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, robin, good morning. at the heart of this movement is the new generation of voices from all different backgrounds. they believe this is their moment and they are demanding to be heard and they are unwilling to back down.

[ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: they are young, they are mobilized and they are demanding the nation take notice. >> our generation will change the world. >> reporter: from los angeles to atlanta and here in washington. >> we are one voice. we are one people. >> we have been told change is coming. that there would be laws, policies and practices put in place by our political leaders to make sure that these things didn't happen, and we were lied to. and i think that young people realize that like we deserve to live in a world much better than this. >> reporter: these are the faces fighting for change. diverse activists and allies standing together. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: 23-year-old ariana evans says her generation has reached a boiling point. >> nothing has changed. eric garner, sandra bland, why? this continual abuse of power is not going to stand with us.

[ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: this generation of hundreds of teens and young adults protesting have been rocked by unrest. an 18-year-old today would have been in the fourth grade when trayvon martin was murdered. 7th grade when tamir rice was killed in cleveland and just entering high school when philando castile was murdered by police in 2016. >> yesterday my first time protesting, but we've been tired. i've been tired. i've cried over this for years. we've been fighting this same battle. >> seven years ago when we said black lives matter people were saying, why? people were questioning. we have a black president, why do we need to say that. there was a real binary between black lives matter and all lives matter, and now people get it. people get that when black communities are suffering it means that we're all suffering. >> reporter: the images of today's protests mirroring those from the civil rights era. young americans then banding together too pushing for racial equality. ♪ we shall overcome someday

>> reporter: and now over 50 years late their fight continues. >> we want institutional change. we want this whole system torn down. we want police to have better training. we want them to actually, actually follow their guidelines for force. we want them to do their jobs, to protect and serve us. we want to be economically equal. that's all. that is all we want. >> reporter: and this new wave of activists is part of the diverse population. many are first-time protesters and believe real change will only come when everyone takes a stand together. robin. >> that's what's going to happen. rachel, what was it like for you to spend so much time out there on the streets with protestors? >> reporter: robin, you can hear the passion coming from these young protesters. they say they are tired.

they are exhausted. they want to see change and they want to send a message to this president and to the rest of the nation that they're not going to back down and they are going to continue to fight until their voices are heard. robin. >> all right. all right. you take care, rachel. thank you. and for more of this we'll bring in dr. bernice king, she is the ceo of the king center and, yes, the daughter of martin luther king jr. and tiffany dena loftin from the naacp and i just lost my earpiece but i hope that you all can hear me. dr. king, please let us know the legacy, what this means to you to see this young generation out standing up for themselves. >> well, i am so proud of them, first of all, for the tenacity, the resilience and the vigilance that they are exercising and the determination to keep the issue of black lives matter before

this nation which has caused so many people to lean in in ways that i've never seen befor i just think my father and my mother would be extremely proud. my mother said something so essential. she said struggle is a never-ending possess, freedom is never really won. you earn it and win it and every generation and these diverse group of young people are earning and winning this freedom. we may not see the total manifestation yet but it is on its way because of their determination and vigilance. >> you know, dr. king, there's a sense from so many people, yes, we've seen protests over the years. my parents, they did the sit-ins on the lunch counters but it somehow -- is it different this time? do you feel a difference this time with the protests? >> i i've been conversing with a lot of people as you can imagine and believe it or not a lot of

people who sit in seats of influence are leaning in. they are listening. they're asking what should we do? what can we do? and so i just want to say again i appreciate the tenacity of this generation and not letting up on this issue because in so many times past people would kind of resort back to business as usual and they have continued to persist and that's so important. >> it is. and tiffany, i want to bring you in on this discussion because you speak with so many young people and they're going through a lot right now, the pandemic, not being able to go back to school. the stress, what is their unique message? >> the unique message right now i think is since 2014 we've been demanding justice and it's unfortunate that during a global pandemic even after the murder of michael brown in 2014 we have to continue the same tactic,

same sacrifices, the same risk the young people in the streets are taking across the country. their message is clear, their message is we want justice and justice is defined clearly as making sure we get a fair trial and officers get convicted and the track record of this country has never given us that so right now the message of new folks in the work, the diversity as you guys have been mentioning of the protest is for to us focus on two things, making sure we get justice for the family and that we get really strong reforms so that black people in america feel safe. >> and you bring that up and we have as well about the diversity, about seeing these young white and black faces together side by side. it's so profound to see that. why do you think it is so important to this generation to be side by side in this initiative? >> i think that the work we've been doing in and out of the

year to talk about allyship and what it means to be an ally and stand in solidarity with communities of color. robin, you and i have heard nobody is free until black folks are fro so the effort of diversity taking place right now in the field, i think, is an opportunity for us to recognize that america is changing and it's starting with our young people leading a positive and good example of what it's like to demand justice for not only black lives matter but for everyone. >> yes, i think of a benjamin franklin quote, justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. and so, dr. king -- >> that's right. >> yes, it is and we're sensing -- i cannot tell you, my phone is blowing up from friends who are reaching out and letting me know that they're allies in this but, dr. king, there's still -- i don't know if you saw the video that went viral of three black men, one was 45, one interior was in his 30s and a

16-year-old and -- all black, and they had a difference -- had a difference in how they were approaching this. how do you maintain, how can we maintain hope during this time? how do you do it? >> well, i maintain hope because i know that as the message continues to stay focused on what the real issue is, we can galvanize people around those reforms that tiffany spoke about, those police reforms that are very much needed immediately. there's legislation that hakim erffries introduced in honor of with excessive force. it is time immediately for this nation to focus its attention on deconstructing and reconstructing policing in this country by addressing many of these forums and the things tiffany just spoke to as well. this time it must change because

if it does not change, then i shudder to think what will happen in this country. >> this time and, tiffany, your final words? >> i want to encourage the young folks who are out there protesting to stay strong and resilient. our ancestors taught us what it is to not only be leaders and fight for what we believe and i know that with the strength and the leadership of the young folks that are there now, it's not a one size fits all or one solution to the problem. there's multiple solutions to the problem. and our young folks are going to make sure america gets it right this time. >> all right. tiffany and dr. bernice king, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you both so very, very much. i hope that you'll be with us tonight because tonight we'll have -- thank you, both. tonight we'll have an abc news primetime special. i'll join "world news tonight" anchor david muir and "nightline" anchor byron pitts.

the three of us are teaming up and taking a closer look at the protests and get into it and how many americans are hurting right now, the pain that we are feeling. it's called "america in pain" 9:00, 8:00 central here on abc and coming up next here on "gma," two small business deals of the day. so come on back. so come

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i'm so excited "the vanishing half" is "gma's" june book club pick. i can't wait for to you meet desiree and stella, identical twin sisters who choose to live in two very different worlds. a story about identity, transformation and family secrets while ultimately a story about love so enjoy getting lost in this world as you read and i will see you on "gma" soon. >> cannot wait. excited to have have this book in their hands and i sent you some copies to the studio. >> we got them. >> okay, yes, yes, yes. we're going to be sitting down with brit to talk to her about her incredible story, "the vanishing half" is available today. it is so good. we had selected this well before what we are experiencing right now. it was already some of our young producers had read it. she is terrific. brit bennett and so you can read an excerpt of the book now at goodmorningamerica.com. we will be right back. we will be right back.

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