good morning, america. breaking overnight, an officer facing charges after using his stun gun and his knee. authorities in virginia releasing bodycam video showing the officer tasing a man who appears to be walking away from him. the charges he's facing on the same day. [ crowd chanting "ain't no power like the power of the people" ] mostly peaceful protesters filled the streets across the country, calling for an end to or>> no ste, no ac >> emerald garner whose father eric garner died in new york city after pice t m a ba cld js morning.new legiatn inerad's name, and what she hopes to accomplish. remembering george floyd. thousands of people descending

upon a small town in north carolina near floyd's birthplace, standing in solidarity with the family. >> i feel so sad because it very well could have been my brother, my son, my uncle, any of those. >> how his family now hopes floyd's death will be a turning point. crushing the curve. new york city finally starting to re-open. business owners eager to get back to work even as more than a dozen states are reporting seeing their cases increase. plus, how it's affecting college football. and ready to make landfall. tropical storm cristobal spawning tornados in orlando, downing trees and damaging homes. our weather team in new orleans with the storm track. good morning. we are waking up to breaking news overnight. a white virginia officer charged after using his stun gun on a black man.

the man said he couldn't breathe. >> all this while it was another night of largely peaceful brutitncding wt s expected to be the largest whi tomorrow, the fired police officer who put his knee on george floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes is set for his first court appearance. derek chauvin facing a second degree murder charge. and this morning, a senior defense official tells abc news that at one point last monday, president trump wanted 10,000 troops in washington, d.c. and other cities to quell the protests. we have team coverage this morning. let's start with abc's rachel scott who is in washington. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. i want to get to that breaking news overnight. it's an image we have seen played out over and over again. a black man being detained by police, saying the words, i can't breathe. it has sparked national outrage and protests, and now another

police officer in virginia is in custody. >> no!overnight, a virginia police officer arrested and charged with assault after this violent takedown of a black man caught on police body camera. the white officer seen firing his stun gun as the man walked away. the officer seen leaning on the man's back with his knees. the man saying, i can't breathe. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> hey, we'll roll you over. >> we can all agree that the footage of this incident is unsettling. i want our community to know that we are pursuing charges that are in line with current law. >> reporter: it comes as the nas ill applwith outr ffalo police officers now charged with felony assault after shoving this 75-year-old man to the ground. incidents like that driving huge crowds like this one overnight in seattle. police firing flashbangs to disperse a crowd after they say protesters began throwing explosives, rocks and bottles at

them, injuring some officers. and in denver, thousands marching through the streets. many gathering outside police headquarters, held back by fences. earlier saturday in minneapolis, the city where george floyd died while being arrested -- [ chanting ] -- the city's mayor booed. forcing him to leave a demonstration after refusing a protester's demand to abolish the city's police department, but at the same time saturday, some of the largest demonstrations yet coast to coast. mostly peaceful marches from san francisco to new york to new orleans to philadelphia. here in washington, the largest crowd yet. a sea of protesters in this shadow of the nation's capital pressing toward the white house. >> we can actually make policy change, and make sure everybody is treated equally in this country. >> reporter: overnight, protesters painting, defund the police, on the street as a counterpart to mayor bowser's black lives matter memorial. demands for equality even sweeping across small towns.

in saddle brook, new jersey, where more than 80% of the residents are white, chants of black lives matter. [ crowd chanting "black lives matter" ] and the president kept a low profile yesterday. no public events on his schedule, and even as washington saw its largest demonstration yet, the president tweeted, the crowds were much smaller than expected. dan? >> so interesting to see those protests in small towns across america. rachel, thank you so much for your reporting this morning. we're going to move now to minneapolis where the fired police officer who held george floyd to the ground with his knee will make his first court appearance tomorrow. abc's zachary kiesch is right there. zachary, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning to you as well. protesters here in minnesota and around the country have been adamant that police accountability in the way of convictions is an important part of this healing process. now four officers have been charged in the death of floyd which happened just behind me here. former officer derek chauvin will make his first court appearance here in minneapolis on monday afternoon.

his charges have been upgraded to second degree murder and second degree manslaughter. the prosecution will need to prove use of force was unreasonable. now the original police report stated mr. floyd resisted arrest, although the video evidence we have seen doesn't seem to support that claim. two officers defending the rookie officers charged in the crime are putting blame on chauvin, the supervisor, and despite that graphic video showing former officer, chauvin on the neck of floyd for nearly nine minutes, attorney general keith ellison says, this won't be easy. whit? >> all right, zachary kiesch for us in minneapolis once again. thank you so much. we do now move to north carolina where thousands gathered for an emotional farewell to george floyd in the state where he was born. abc's victor oquendo joins us with more. victor, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. the service inside this church was private, but that did not stop the huge crowds from gathering here in the small town of raeford, north carolina,

and we heard from george floyd's friends, family and local officials, including the county sheriff, a black man who wants his fellow officers to recognize that they are part of the problem, and he does not want george floyd's death to be in vain. more than 10,000 people descended on the town of raeford, north carolina, not to mourn the loss of george floyd, whose death sparked a worldwide movement, but to celebrate their native son. >> some death ain't about dying. some death is about waking all of us up. >> reporter: near his birthplace, hundreds of floyd's friends and family gathered at saturday's emotional memorial service. >> we must all come together and come to the front lines to protect each other. >> reporter: since early saturday morning when his casket was wheeled into the douglas cape fear conference center, the line stretched for miles, filled with people who wanted to stand in solidarity with the floyd family. >> i feel so sad because it very well could have been my brother,

my son, my uncle, any of those. i saw my people. you know, he's one of us. >> reporter: the local sheriff, among those, boldly calling for change. >> we are part of the problem. saying his death is a turning point. >> i feel like god chose him for a reason, that he hand selected my brother because he had worked for him. you know, he had a job for him and he called him home and so his death is not in vain. >> reporter: there will be another public viewing tomorrow in houston where george floyd spent so much of his life followed by his funeral on tuesday. eva? >> victor oquendo for us, thank you. and just a bit earlier, we spoke with emerald garner whose father died in new york city after police put him in a banned chokehold in 2014. emerald, thank you so much for being with us this morning. we've seen some police departments in some cities ban

chokeholds. locally there's legislation that was introduced to outlaw chokeholds by federal law enforcement in your father's name, the eric garner excessive force prevention act. what do you hope that achieves? >> hello. good morning. thank you for having me. i mean, i hope it will achieve what everybody has been hoping to achieve, which is accountability. police officers need to be held accountable, and that's just -- that's just what the goal is. that's what the end game is. >> what other changes would you like to see in police forces across the nation? >> there's a whole list of things, but just to name a few, you know, cultural sensitivity for police reform as far as, you know, retaining the officers, you know, doing background checks on the officers, if the officers have complaints already, you know, they should be fired. they shouldn't still be on the force if they have, you know, so many complaints against them because when you work in retail, you know, you get a write-up, and the next step is fired.

so i think that type of sternness and that type of enforcement and accountability is exactly the change that we need to see. >> recently we've seen this discussion about systemic racism and how we end it. do you have a message to the president and congress who have yet to act on an anti-lynching bill? >> please pass the laws and, you know, just see us. the world is at a standstill right now, and the trending topic is black lives matter, and you can't go anywhere without seeing that, and it's about time that they take accountability for the black lives that didn't matter, and the black lives that are no longer here with us because of the hands of the police. >> do you think things are different this time around with the protests and the results, and if so, why? >> i do think that things are different right now, you know, as i said. we're in a national pandemic, and, you know, there's no tv shows. there's no big movie release. there's no concerts.

there's no -- there's nothing going on right now. so they have no choice but to focus on the black lives matter movement. there's nothing to -- nothing to do but to focus on the civil rights movement, and changing the laws and policy-making and voting and filling out the census. that's what -- that's what -- that's all we have to do right now. we don't have anything else to do. everybody is -- mostly everybody is home, you know, people are taking to streets, but, you know, that's what's happening right now. >> well, emerald garner, thank you so much for being with us. we really appreciate your time. >> thank you so much. all right. let's talk about the politics of all of this with abc's martha raddatz, who is in washington where she's going to be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning to you. so we're nearing nearly two straight weeks of protests here with people calling for change. how long do you think this movement can last? it's so interesting to hear emerald garner pointing out that it could last for quite awhile because people are not working or going to school right now. i guess the second part of that

question is, do you think we'll see results as a consequence of these protests? >> i do think the protests could last awhile. i don't think you will probably see the numbers like you saw yesterday here in washington, d.c. i was out yesterday covering those protests as well, and they were all peaceful. you've really seen that over the last few days, a very different tone, but there's a lot of energy and emotion that still remains. so i suspect you will see something. so many people have said they think this is different this time. we've all heard that before, dan. we've heard it before when other black men were killed by white police officers, but it does feel like there might be results from this. it is so widespread. you look at the whole country. okthl those people out of all races. they are very diverse crowds. so i think in this case, there might be some change.

>> in a polarized congress, in a polarized country, it's always difficult, but maybe we will see some change. as you know, the protests have created a lot of friction between the president and both current and former military officials. in fact, the associated press has a story this morning with the headline, white house, pentagon tensions near breaking point. you've covered the military for decades. what's your take here? >> i think really this week was stunning. when you had secretary jim mattis, general jim mattis coming out with very harsh, very strong words directed right at the president. you had the former chairman of the joint chiefs, mike mullen. so this seemed like a real inflection point as well. those men were clearly angry about what the president had done, and threatening to put active duty combat troops on the street face-to-face -- not just national guard, but bring in active duty military. i think you're, you know, you're looking at this photo opportunity right now where the

secretary of defense behind him i do not think meant to be in that photo opportunity. mark, the chairman of the joint chiefs behind him in what's called the battle dress uniform. he backed out of the photo-op, but i think both men regret being part of that walk. they want to keep politics away from the pentagon, and that -- that is very important to them. >> such a tense time in this country. martha, thank you. really glad to have your analysis on a sunday morning. and a reminder, martha has a big show this morning. she's going to talk about the trump administration's response to the protests with the acting homeland security secretary, chad wolf. plus, the mayor of washington, d.c., muriel bowser reacts to yesterday's demonstrations in her city. that's all coming up on "this week" later this morning right here on abc. whit, over to you. dan, we are also following severe weather this morning. our rob marciano is in new orleans where the gulf coast is bracing for tropical storm cristobal to make landfall today. rob, good morning to you. >> good morning, whit.

rain bands have been rotating throughout the night in the french quarter. it has been quiet throughout the night. can't say that too often. matter of fact, it's been quite for days now. you see the storefronts are boarded up. we do have some sandbags here. it's been a combination, of course, of storm preps, protests that have been close by daily, and covid-19. so a triple threat here in new orleans while cristobal has already made its mark in florida. >> wow. >> reporter: overnight, tropical storm cristobal spawning tornadoes in florida. >> we're under a tornado warning. >> reporter: watch as this twister drills through downtown orlando. >> literally there's a tornado right here. >> reporter: the powerful winds tossing this trailer onto a car and leaving homes like this one in shambles. in sarasota, cristobal's outer bands bringing gusty winds and torrential rain flooding roadways there. in louisiana, the storm already causing coastal flooding. new orleans has been preparing for the storm's impacts.

there are over 200 floodgates that protect this city, and a couple of years ago a train came through here and derailed and torehis one up. so they've got to patch it before the storm comes through. but covid-19 and the black lives matter protests are complicating the prep to protecthe ty. >> we can't be stopped on our mission, and so we'll make sure that we get the job done. >> reporter: derek's job is to keep new orleans from flooding and for a city below sea level, you've got to stop the storm surge, and they're beefing this up with sand, heavy equipment and manpower. these guys are doing hard labor with masks on. how difficult has it been to prep for this storm in the world of covid? >> it is definitely a challenge. we've had to alter our protocols. i think like the rest of the world, we have had to change how we do business. >> reporter: i mean, the last thing they can risk is that team, his men and women, getting sick preparing for this storm when another hurricane possibly stronger could be coming down the pipe in the coming weeks as we're just getting started in hurricane season.

covid-19 certainly throwing a wrench into everybody's preparation work. all right. let's go to where this storm is. it is just s d t u cstinto ftinue to weainly storm surge. a breast of new orleans later on tonight, 50, maybe 60-mile-per-hour storm. it will not get to hurricane status. it just doesn't have that sort of structure and the leftovers of it do get up across the mississippi and missouri river valleys. and with that comes heavy rain and the possibility of more tornadoes, especially the northeast quadrant with this. the northeast getting slammed tonight about 12 hours from now, and flooding not just here, but potentially all the way up into parts of the midwest. that's a check of what's happening with cristobal. ti good sunday morning. looking at san jose, where we have mostly sunny conditions, looking at breezy winds around the bay. windier at the coast, a warming trend begins tomorrow. so highs today the coolest day

of the week with the gusty winds at the shoreline, low to mid-60s here, 70 richmond and oakland, as well as palo alto. you head inland not much warmer and breezy, low to mid-70s. the accuweather seven-day forecast we begin to warm up there's been lots of severe weather. i do want to bring in other parts of the country. the northeast got it yesterday. over 300 damaging wind reports with winds over 100 miles an hour in colorado. a lot of people will get a taste of this as it comes on shore as well. we'll talk more about storm surge in the next half hour. back up to you. rob, thank you. now to the coronavirus pandemic. new york city once the epicenter due to begin its re-opening tomorrow. abc's trevor ault joins us with more. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, eva. you know, businesses across new york city are excited to finally get to start this re-opening process after months of shutdown, and governor andrew cuomo actually says the state

has far exceeded expectations for reducing the spread, but the virus is still wreaking havoc in other areas. with multiple major cities and states like south carolina and texas just recording record upticks in cases. the united states now topped 1.9 million covid-19 cases, and right now 18 states and puerto rico are seeing their cases increase, but this morning, new york is celebrating. governor andrew cuomo announcing a substantial descent from the state's peak saying, we didn't just flatten the curve. we crushed it. >> congratulations to the people of new york state because they did this. >> reporter: tomorrow, new york city finally starts the re-opening process with other parts of the state moving into phase two, and business owners are eager to get back to work. >> people can't wait to go out, socialize, get out of the house. they're tired of being confined. >> reporter: but the threat of the virus is still looming as crowds protesting the death of

george floyd converged on saturday, demonstrators like samantha law were passing out masks and hand sanitizer. does the crowd worry you at all? obviously you're being proactive. >> no, it doesn't. i think there's strength in numbers. it's important to gather during this time and do it safely. >> reporter: the pandemic also hitting college sports. mississippi, oklahoma, marshall and iowa state have reported cases. alabama's football team is reporting five, and arkansas state has seven, though university officials aren't yet sure what that means for the return of college athletics. >> our concern is the health and safety of our students, our faculty and staff and any guests who come on the campus. if that means playing with no fans in the stands, we'll do that for as long as it takes. >> reporter: and in florida, a hard fought return home for 92-year-old holocaust sur investor stefanie bird. she lost her husband to covid-19 in march and found out five days later she had it too.

after 12 weeks and a plasma donation from her daughter, her family calls her recovery a miracle. >> every single one did their best and took care of me like a baby. thank you. >> reporter: and, remember, if you are exposed to the virus, it could take as long as 14 days for you to show symptoms if symptoms show up at all. as these protests now come up on the two-week mark, we should know pretty soon if this has created a new surge around the country. guys. >> that's such a huge question. really appreciate your reporting, trevor. thank you very much. speaking of the protests, young voices of protests. how members of a new generation are making themselves heard during these george floyd protests. and remote learning. so many parents going through this. advice from an educator on how to handle long distance school if that happens again in the fall. and the son of robin williams speaks out on mental health in these troubled times. we'll be right back. "good morning america"

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[ cheers and appla [ cheers and applause ] welcome back to "gma" in philadelphia. this protest turned into a wedding celebration. how about that? as newlyweds, dr. carrieann perkins and michael gordon, celebrated their special day with thousands of demonstrators who cheered them on, the couple then marched with their newfound friends later on after that. that's quite a way to tie the knot, isn't it? >> quite the reception they had. >> exactly. >> it's worth pointing out that a lot of the focus on the protests have been on some of the more violent aspects of it, but they are largely, largely peaceful and joyous even. >> beautiful and moving moments, and that was definitely one of them. >>t's t some thstoriewee llowing this morning. happening right now, the largest demonstration yet as protesters swarm the streets of washington gathering at the capitol, the

national mall and the white house demanding equality. smaller protests also taking place across the nation. also right now, new york city is finally getting ready to enter phase 1 of re-opening after seeing positive covid-19 test rates drop from 57% to 2%. however, 18 other states and puerto rico are reporting spikes in their numbers. and indycar is back on the track. 23 drivers competed in the saturday season opener in texas which was delayed nearly three months because of the coronavirus. the grandstands which normally seat more than 100,000 fans empty this time around, but once again, a lot of people excited to see sports getting back out there. >> restarting there. we start this half hour with a look at the new faces joining the protests. they may be young, but they are playing an increasingly important role. abc's janai norman joins us with more. good morning, janai. >> reporter: hey, eva. good morning. yeah, as we've reported on how diverse the protests have been across the country, people of

all races, and as we see those demonstrations popping up in big cities, in small towns, you are sure to notice the young faces on the front lines. >> no justice, no peace. >> reporter: this morning, some of the smallest americans are lending their voices as protests swell across the country. >> it's just to show people that black lives matter. >> reporter: kids helping raise the volume on calls for racial equality. >> if i get it, you should get it. it is very -- >> take your time, baby. >> it is very wrong to kill black people. >> reporter: 9-year-old aubrey johnson getting emotional, delivering this powerful message at a protest in ohio last week. >> black lives should matter as much as white lives. this is so wrong. 7-year-old wynta-amor protesting in long island, new york. >> what's his name? [ crowd chanting "george floyd" ] >> say his name. [ chanting ] >> reporter: historically

children have always been essential in the fight for equal rights. in 1963, thousands of black kids marched to protest segregation in birmingham, alabama. part of a strategy to keep the protests nonviolent, but instead they were met with force. we've seen recent demonstrations turn violent across the country. police clashing with protesters, and kids sometimes caught in the mix. >> stop it. stop it. stop it. >> reporter: in seattle, police investigating this incident. a young girl allegedly maced by an officer at a protest. >> i'm here to protect you. we're not going to hurt you at all. >> reporter: but some officers are trying to change the narrative. this one in houston calming this frightened 5-year-old after she asks, are you going to shoot us? >> you can protest. you can party, you can do whatever you want. just don't break nothing. >> it feels like we're all united, and there's power in numbers and that we can make a difference if everyone sees how many people are protesting. ♪ oh, but when i look around and

i see what's being done to my kind ♪ >> reporter: 12-year-old keedron bryant's cry for equality going viral. his song even shared by president obama. bryant says music is in him, and it was his way of expressing his feelings during these times. >> i really have hope that we can change the world with all of our gifts if we can just come together and not be divided and we could all be equal. ♪ i just want to live ♪ i just want to live >> reporter: and when asked, we've heard parents at these protests say they've included their kids so that their kids could see how change happens, do their part and have their voices heard, and, guys, it's one thing to hear and see the protests, but when you are seeing and hearing the kids, they are so passionate, and it's really touching. >> the video of the singing is really powerful. >> i'm having these conversations with my daughters right now.

>> yeah. >> honestly just to see kids talk about wanting to live, it just, it really gets me. >> can i jump in there with whit? >> of course, janai. >> yeah, janai. go ahead. >> reporter: i wasn't sure if you guys could still hear me. whit, i feel you because i posted on social media. dan, we talked about this yesterday. it was really hard last week when my 2-year-old was watching "gma" with me, and i was, like, i don't know if i should have him watch and he's seeing the images and i'm, like, this is real life and this is happening, and he's asking about it and that's when it's, like, how do i tell this 2-year-old what's going on? so, whit, i feel you, and i know a lot of parents across the country do too. >> and i read your posts, and i appreciate your beautiful words, janai, and i'm using some of these things that you are saying in the conversations that i'm having with my children, and it's an important moment. it really is. >> indeed, it is. >> it is. >> thank you, janai. we'll come back to you later in the show. we're going to switch gears

now though and turn to rob marciano on another big story on this sunday morning. rob is in new orleans tracking tropical storm cristobal, and last time we spoke, you said you wanted to talk about the storm surge, which i know is a big concern there in new orleans. >> always, yeah, and they closed not just the floodgates around the city, but they have a new storm surge barrier that's about two miles long. they closed that as well, so they're ready for that here on canal street. they've shut down the streetcars and the bus service and, again, ntarded these storefron a combination of the storm, yes, but also the protests in case they got out of hand, which they didn't the past few nights. so that's good news there. let's talk about just over 100 miles south of the mississippi river. we showed you the drrida yesterday. this is so far away from center. five inches of rainfall across parts of south central georgia. so that's how expansive this circulation is mostly on the east side, and that's not only where you'll see the wind and

waves but the storm surge, and we have storm surge warnings and watches and we expect to see on the east side of new orleans is three to five feet, and that's significant. it piling up in this part of the gulf of mexico. storm surge certainly, and about 800 to 900 miles of coastline there affected and here's the rainfall. could see 10 to 12 inches and in that case the pumps here in new from our exploratorium camera, likely seeing white caps on the bay later on today, as thdsick u especially along the coast. upper 60s around the bay, low 70s and breezy inland. this weather report is sponsored by target. our third named storm of the season. this is the earliest we have had three named storms on record. hopefully that's not more to come. guy, back up to you. >> hope it's not this crazy busy

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countless american families face that prospect again in the new school year, and a number of new researchers are warning of the damage remote learning could do with some students falling too far behind. joining us now to dig deeper into all of this is author and educator rachel simmons. rachel, good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us on this important topic. i want to jump right to it here. some schools are already planning to potentially start the new school year with remote learning. how real is this concern that some students will fall so far behind they won't be able to catch up? >> well, we're seeing new research that's finding that the average student could lose up to a third of their expected progress in reading and up to a half of it in math. so this is very real. you know, there are some parents out there frustrated because their kids don't want to learn. other parents, their kids can't. they don't have internet connections. they don't have the right electronic device, and they don't have direct instruction from teachers, and it's not just what they're learning. it's how. learning is a muscle that we all have to sharpen with practice. so the less kids use that muscle, the more it's going to atrophy.

we will not switch right back onto learning when this is all over. it will be a slow slog back for many, many families. >> it's like the learning is only as good as the resources you have within your own home. so parents who have to do this and have no other option, what advice do you have for how they should conduct remote learning? >> well, speaking as one myself who has had many frustrated days, i would say the number one thing is we have to keep our kids calm, connected and invested in their learning. it mean, parents, if you are freaking out, you've got to take a few minutes aside because if our kids are upset, they're not going to want to learn. another piece of advice for you out there is focus on what your kids enjoy as much as possible. if they're upset, they're not going to want to focus, and the things that are hard to them, give it to them in small doses. you know, if they can't stand doing math, you don't want them doing an hour of math. start with five minutes, and go to ten minutes the next day, and don't be afraid to use some rewards along the way. >> rachel, quickly, what are some common mistakes parents off

often make as they carry out this homeschooling? >> we don't have routines. try to put -- even if you're writing it down on the back of a napkin, here's what we're going to do this morning. have some expectations and goals. every day let's accomplish two or three things. >> very good advice. rachel simmons, thank you so much. we truly appreciate it. dan, over to you. >> great advice, and this is one of the hardest challenges parents have faced in a long time. >> exactly. coming up on "gma" on a related topic, so many of us are struggling with mental health issues at a time with the pandemic, economic decline and racial tensions. we're going to hear about a new push by the son of robin williams who died after, of course, his own mental health struggles. course, his own mental health struggles. of robin williams who died after of course, after his own mental health struggles. proof i can fight psoriatic arthritis... ...with humira. proof of less joint pain... ...and clearer skin in psa. humira targets and blocks a source of inflammation that contributes to joint pain and irreversible damage.

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we have of late, quite rightly, been paying a lot of attention to a trio of crises in this country, the virus, the economic decline and racism, but experts warn there might be another quieter storm brewing, a mental health crisis. it has been now nearly six years since robin williams died by suicide after his own struggle with mental illness. now his oldest son, zak, is part of a group called inseparable which supports increased access to affordable, high quality mental health care, and recently i spoke to zak. zak, good morning. thank you for joining us. really appreciate it. >> good morning, dan. it's my pleasure to be here today. >> so we've got the health crisis, the economic crisis combining, of course, with the open wounds that we're now seeing with the racial issues having to do with police in this country. what does inseparable hope to accomplish in the face of all this? >> inseparable is an advocacy and policy organization focusing on providing enhanced, high quality access to mental health care.

we believe that all americans should have access to the best quality health care that they can get, and to take notice to mental health as a human right that people need access to on an extensive level. >> this is not, to say the least, a theoretical issue for you, but you've also experienced depression personally. can you say a little bit more about that? >> i have experienced depression and anxiety over the course of most of my life, and i had to take measures to manage that depression and anxiety, and as part of that, it became very clear that dedication to service, focus on mental health initiatives and organizations have been very healing and restorative for me personally. th what else do you do to deal of balance? >> i focus on having an optimistic mindset. that's challenging. i believe vulnerability to be

seen as a strength, not a weakness, and wanting to create elements and rituals of self-care to build resilience in my daily life has been essential. i think there's a discussion around what we're looking at post-pandemic, what we need. certainly there's the idea around supporting the collective trauma that we're going to experience through all this stuff, and i think that inseparable plays an important role in advocating for practical, pragmatic policy that helps support all americans. >> zak, thank you very much. big thanks again to zak. importe issues and to normalize them. also sometimes important to lighten things up, which is why after this quick break we're going to do "pop news" with janai. going to do "pop news" with janai. janai. going to do "pop news" with janai. still make my own insulin. use i can and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. once-weekly trulicity is for type 2 diabetes.

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little break, so janai is back with us for "pop news." hey, janai. >> hey, guys. all right. so we are starting "pop news" this morning with a star-studded tribute for the class of 2020. that's kicking off just hours from now. youtube is hosting a virtual commencement for seniors and over 70 celebrities will be joining like beyonce, lady gaga, justin timberlake, demi lovato, and it all starts with lizzo and the new york philharmonic teaming up for a performance of "pomp and circumstance." alicia keys will deliver remarks and katy perry will lead the ceremonial tassel turn. class of 2020 graduating under circumstances many could have never anticipated or imagined. you deserve it. and right now it may be more important than ever to reflect on dr. martin luther king's place in history, so paramount is offering a free rental through the month of june of his 2014 -- the 2014 film "selma" following dr. king's march from selma to

montgomery, alabama, calling for equal voting rights nnounc its drams attorney bryan stevenson is also free this month, guys. >> janai, thank you so much. everybody, please have a great and safe sunday. >> announcer: tomorrow, get ready because what "gma" is about to do for an incredible 9-year-old who raised over $30,000 for minneapolis families in need building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc 7 news. >> good morning, i'm liz kreutz. this afternoon a vigil will be held at the santa cruz county sheriff's office for 38-year-old sashlg damon gutzwiller killed in the line of duty. the sheriff says sergeant guts will and another deputy were ambushed with gunfire and multiple improvised explosives yesterday afternoon in a town 30 miles south of san jose.

sergeant gutzwiller was shot and taken to the hospital where he died. another deputy was shot or struck by shrapnel from the bomb. the suspect is a 3-year-old ben carrillo of ben lomond. he was stocked one a van full of guns and ieds and our team learned is he an active duty u.s. air force sarnl at travis air force base in fairfield. sergeant gutzwiller was married with one young child and another on the way. today's vigil starts at 2:26, the time the call came in that an officer was down. rvelts let's get a check of the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning to you. here is a look at walnut creek a few clouds floating over the hills there, and i should say mt. diablo. 54 in san jose. 55 in redwood city. 58 in san jose. just gorgeous in santa cruz, another windy day here, 57 santa rosa. in concord you are at 59, rig n anond

they'll continue to build. upper elevation winds if you're going for a hike or a bike ride, very gusty, those gusty winds along the coast today, throughout the afternoon check it out the winds get very strong, temperatures are cool, just 60s to low to mid-70s today inland. liz? >> lisa, thank you. "this week" is next. see you at 9:00. have a great day.

>> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos starts right now. >> call for change. [ chanting ] >> protests continue coast to coast, and in the nation's capital -- >> why was it important for you to come today? >> i want to make my ancestors proud. >> demonstrators facing off with police and coming face-to-face with the national guard. there's a huge crowd of demonstrators here, and a long line of natiuardsm protecting the lincoln memorial. the president fiercely criticized for his response. >> you have to dominate the streets. >> threatening to send active duty military into american cities, sparking a sharp rebuke from military leaders as the