yellow. >> that's news in america this morning. right now on "america this morning," protesters clashing with police on the tenth night of unrest after the death of george floyd. two officers suspended for pushing down this 75-year-old man. arrests in atlanta and new york and new details emerging about the former officers charged in floyd's death. for the first final we hear from the man with floyd just before that deadly encounter. trump fights back. how the president is taking aim at the republican senator who sided with former defense secretary james mattis and his harsh rebuke of the white house. america's job crisis. the unemployment report due out today. is this the peak of the crisis? the americans getting hurt the most and the best places to find a job right now. wild weather.

lightning strikes across the northeast. two military personnel are injured. plus, tropical depression cristobal. the state of emergency already declared. new details on this massive landslide. several homes destroyed. this morning, the dog that made it out alive. and the new normal. the six flags amusement park re-opening today. the changes being made. good friday morning, everyone. as we prepare for another weekend of protests, there's growing hope the death of george floyd will lead to substantial and meaningful change. >> a new poll out this morning finds 74% of americans view floyd's death as part of an underlying racial injustice problem as opposed to an isolated incident. >> most of the protests in recent hours have been peaceful but this moment in buffalo is drawing backlash this morning. police seen pushing down a

75-year-old man. the mayor and the governor of new york are speaking out this morning. thebacksee floyd himsf after powerful om ti necks. >> but our coverage begins with abc's megan tevrizian and the overnight developments. >> reporter: overnight, defiant protesters facing off with police. in atlanta, officers in riot gear marching toward centennial park after protesters broke the 9:00 p.m. curfew. in new york, the nypd detaining protesters at washington square park. and this video from buffalo showing what appears to be two police officers pushing a 75-year-old man to the ground. blood coming from his ear. th man hospitalized this l. morning. governor andrew cuomo reacting saying the incident is wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful. police officers must enforce, not abuse, the law. the protests from coast to coast

mostly peaceful. crowds marching in chicago including kanye west. west now setting up a college fund for george floyd's daughter and aiding black owned businesses from his hometown. it comes as we learn more about the former officers charged in floyd's death. attorneys for three of the officers are shifting the blame to 19-year veteran derek chauvin seen with his knee on floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. >> i can't breathe. >> reporter: those officers, tou thao, alexander keung and thomas lane each face two charges including aiding and abetting second degree murder. keung was only on his third shift as a full time officer. his attorney says keung told the officer, you shouldn't do this. lane's lawyer says it was only lane's fourth day on the job and says lane asked chauvin twice, should we roll him over. also this morning, new details emerging about chauvin's past. a complaint from 2007 says he was disciplined after a woman

accused him and another officer of pulling her over, frisking her and pulling her out of her car for driving ten miles per hour over the speed limit. this morning, maurice lester hall, floyd's friend and one of the people seen in that video just before floyd's deadly encounter, says floyd was not resisting police, and he says he'll always remember the fear in floyd's face. >> the officer started, first of all, by bluntly banging on the window. once he done that, then i can see mr. george putting his hands above the steering wheel of the vehicle. and once he did that, then i witnessed the officer reaching in and grabbing mr. floyd's hands. >> reporter: meanwhile, in minneapolis after days of protests, a celebration of floyd's life. the city's police chief taking a knee as the body of george floyd passed by in the hearse.

♪ tell the story >> reporter: the reverend al sharpton delivering the eulogy punctuated by a powerful moment of silence, eight minutes and 46 seconds for the time floyd had the officer's knee on his neck. >> what happened to floyd happens every day in this country in education and health services. it's time for us to stand up in george's name and say, get your knee off our necks. >> reporter: reverend al sharpton has announced there will be a march on washington august 28th led by family members of black peoplki by police marking the 57th anniversary of the original march on washington. kenneth, mona. >> megan, thank you. and we are learning disturbing new details about the final moments of ahmaud arbery's life before he was shot and killed back in february in georgia. during a hearing thursday an investigator testified that suspect travis mcmichael shot arbery then used the "n" word as

he stood over his body. he also said all three suspects, quote, chased, hunted down and executed arbery for no apparent reason. the judge ruled the case against the three suspects can go forward. we turn now to the economy and the new jobs report due out this morning. it's expected to show that the unemployment rate has reached a level we haven't seen since the great depression. here's abc's ines de la cuetara. >> reporter: this morning, the economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic coming into focus with 43 million american workers filing for unemployment benefits since march. the monthly jobs report today is expected to show figures we haven't seen since the 1930s. experts predicting a jobless rate of nearly 20% with another 8 million jobs lost in may. the big question, how many of those jobs will be lost for good? >> i went from working 70 hours to nothing. >> reporter: this woman from chattanooga lost her bar tending

job in march. her bar has since re-opened but only rehired a fraction of the staff. she gets $275 in state unemployment benefits each week, plus $600 a week in federal benefits, but they expire at the end of next month. >> if it was just 275 that i was getting a week with the stimulus which ends in july which is kind of scary for a lot of people, that made it to a livable wage. >> reporter: one recent survey found 78% of people who recently lost their jobs believe their layoffs will be temporary. that's the hope of donald franklin in aliquippa, pennsylvania. he works in manufacturing. >> i asked my boss yesterday when is the night crew going to come back in. he said the orders are still light, so i am not really sure when i'm going to go back to work. >> reporter: for many in the retail sector the job losses are permanent. jcpenney, which recently filed for bankruptcy, announced thursday that 154 store also close this summer. in hard hit las vegas where

the unemployment rate has topped 30%, new hope this morning with casinos back open. the famous bellagio fountains once again flowing, but the looming question, despe and pls barriers for social distancing, will the crowds come back? the locals are betting on it. >> we are so happy that vegas is re-opening. we had so much fun. i love this city. >> reporter: as for the industries that are hiring, experts say i.t. and health care are pretty solid right now, and there is a glimmer of hope for the travel industry. airlines are now starting to add flights for the summer, the first step in what will likely be a very long recovery. kenneth and mona. >> ines, thank you. as more areas of the country re-open we're seeing a spike in new coronavirus infections. utah was one of the first states to begin re-open last month

and has 10,000 cases, double the number reported when re-opening started. arizona reported nearly 1,000 new cases on wednesday. about two weeks after lockdowns ended there. experts say the increase in cases might be linked to recent holidays which brought people together. >> all it takes is one infected person among a large gathering without the proper precautions to see these spikes and holidays as you mentioned, mother's day, memorial day do lean toward larger groups of individuals coming together both indoors and outdoors. >> and now there's new concern that the nationwide protests will lead to even more spikes. city officials in los angeles are urging protesters to self-quarantine for 14 days. time now for a look at your friday morning weather. a light show in the skies over the nation's capital. lightning struck the washington monument and two national guardsmen were seriously injured during a lightning strike near the white house. meanwhile, louisiana's governor has declared a state of emergency ahead of tropical depression cristobal which is expected to arrive sunday.

the storm is blamed for six deaths in mexico. looking at today's high temperatures, 80s and 90s in the northeast. 90s in the rockies and cool on the west coast as we head into the weekend. coming up, a judge decides whether bernie madoff should be released from prison. but first president trump fires back overnight. his message to the republican senator who criticized his response to protests near the white house. later new information about this massive landslide and the dog that survived it. -hi, america. -hi, america. -hi, america. -hey, there, america. during this crisis... over 37 million people... don't have access... to nutritious foods. but there is a way we can all help. with feeding america. their network of 200 food banks are up and running. distributing food to people and communities they serve. across the country. please visit feedingamerica.org... to locate a food bank in your community. -together... -together... -together... -let's feed the love.

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president trump is under fire from his fellow republicans for his response to protests in the wake of george floyd's death. security has been tightened outside the white house as the president fires back against his critics. this morning, a barrier at te if after days of nearby demonstrations. outside the new fencing and concrete barriers more peaceful protests. inside the white house president trump who has been out of sight for days met with his top political aides amid sinking poll numbers as vice president mike pence held a listening session with a group of black people. the president turning to twitter to take on his critics including a fellow republican writing few people know where they'll be in two years from now. but i do. in the great state of alaska which i love campaigning against senator lisa murkowski. the attack comes hours after murkowski voiced support for former defense secretary james mattis who described the president as a threat to the constitution and blasted him for

trying to divide americans. >> i was really thankful. i thought general mattis' words were true and honest and necessary and overdue. >> reporter: now trump's former chief of staff john kelly is contradicting the president after trump said it was an honor to fire mattis back in 2018. kelly tells "the washington post" the president did not fire mattis adding the president has clearly forgotten how it actually happened or is confused. overnight trump tweeting that kelly was unaware he was going to fire mattis. senator lindsey graham is among those supporting the president. >> to general mattis, i think you're missing something here, my friend. i'm not saying he is blameless but i am saying that you're buying into a narrative that i think is, quite frankly, unfair. >> reporter: attorney general william barr who personally gave the order to remove the protesters near the white house monday is defending police using force. >> projectiles being thrown and the group was becoming

increasingly unruly and the operation -- they were asked three times if they would move back one block. they refused. >> trump is also defending the use of this low-lying helicopter maneuver in what appeared to be an attempt to disperse protesters. the national guard is investigating. the president says he's not faulting the pilots saying the problem is the arsonists, looters, criminals and anarchists wanting to destroy the city. defense secretary mark esper is now sending home some of the soldiers from ft. bragg who were on standby outside washington. meanwhile the president tweeted dozens of times thursday but made no mention of george floyd. a judge has denied a request from ponzi schemer bernie madoff for compassionate release from prison. madoff's lawyers say he is dying of kidney disease but the judge said he imposed the 100-year sentence intending for madoff to die in prison.

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then you do better. >> that speech got millions of views online. earlier i spoke with mallory about the unrest across america. >> you gave an impassioned speech during a news conference in minneapolis that many are calling a speech of a generation. your words struck a chord with people from all walks of life as did the tragic death of george floyd, ahmaud arbery and breonna taylor. i want to know, what is different now? why are not just black people finally listening? >> i think there is a lot of trauma that's been happening for the last several months. i mean, you can't isolate covid-19 and not understand that people being locked in their homes has something to do with the level of energy and frustration that folks are dealing with. i think people are really unhappy with america right now. so now you end up watching a man die, t le his dy while he was being suffocated, choked to death, calling for his

mother. i think that was the straw that broke the camel's back, that all americans and people all around the world saw it. they know it happened and many people said, enough is enough. >> tamika, there doesn't seem to be a central figure or group leading the movement. is that intentional or do you think there will come a time that a form of hierarchy will be needed? >> i think we are in a leaderful movement. i think there are many people organizing. i know for sure many of the marches, the demonstrations that have happened across the country have been led by some incredible voices and even where they've been organic movements, those entities, they wrap services around those marches. i mean i was out and i saw people helping with tear gas, they had milk. they had stations on the side of the streets where they were able to provide people with the different things that they needed to take care of themselves after rubber bullets, after being tear gassed.

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making news at 4:27, crews are fighting to get control of a series of wildfires right now deliberately set in san jose. at least one person has been detained. out rage at video showing two officers shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground in buffalo, new york. the city takes swift action. >> why do black lives matter? all lives matter. >> a pretty ugly confrontation in the north bay after a man gets angry at kids for using chalk art to show their support for black lives matter. good morning, everybody. we made it to friday. it's 4:27 and we want to take a look at what we can expect not

only for our forecast today but also the next seven days so it looks like it's going to be moderately warm today. highs of 82 inland. lows of 58 at the coast and might get a little bit cooler as we go into saturday and sunday but then monday and tuesday it's going to be hot we also want to tell you about developing news in the south bay. crews are battling six separate fires that appear to be set intentionally. they were first reported before 6:00 last night in south san jose within about 2 to 5 miles of each other. evacuation orders were lifted around 9:15 last night. now the fires total 90 acres, they're 20% contained but we do have to tell you the flames burned pretty close to people's dangerously close. sky 7 was overhead as an s2 air

tanker dropped retardant. at least one person has been arrested for suspicion of >> they were potentially purposefully set. we have someone we're interviewing and was witnessed in the act. >> late last night we also received video of another man being detained. you can see that video here. investigators say there may be one to two more suspects. in our other top story this morning the peaceful protests against racism around the bay area. hundreds of people demonstrated their solidarities over the nationwide rallies in the killing of george floyd. over 200 people gathered peacefully and in south sanpl fre took part in a rally at city hall and then marched to police headquarters. in san jose, students held a rally in their

>> you can see this, the drivers honking in support. the students chanting george floyd's name and they called on other young people to do more to fight racism and injustice. >> there's a lot of support from plate and make it better. >> students say they wanted to rally close to home so people in their neighborhood could hear their message directly. san jose's police chief is defending his police department's response he says there were a that were present that started a week ago today. police have come under fire for using tear gas and rubber foam baton rounds during the protests. yesterday eddie