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any time soon. right now on "america this morning," new violence erupting on the streets overnight. protesters clashing with officers outside police headquarters and in another city a man shot. the announcement expected by the white house later today and what we're learning about the officer involved in the killing of rayshard brooks in atlanta. the new prediction about the coronavirus and the death toll now expected by fall as at least one major city delays its re-opening plan, hospital beds filling up and now the virus hitting the nfl. is the 2020 football season in jeopardy? live cockroaches in the mail. the shocking act of revenge. how former executives at ebay allegedly got even with journalists writing negative reviews. what we're learning about the other packages sent.
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breaking overnight, a new fire burning in the west with nine states on alert today because of extreme conditions. a prescription for fun. what's behind the fda's decision to approve the first prescription video game for kids. and from the return of the all you can eat buffet in las vegas to the search for gold left on a train to the bear chasing a coyote on the golf course, all the trending stories for your tuesday morning. good tuesday morning, everyone. we're now entering the fourth week of protests across the country demanding racial justice now. >> police shooting of rayshard brooks in atlanta is the latest to spark outrage. but overnight violence erupting in at least two major cities. in richm whreto btear defunding of police. in albuquerque, new mexico, police fired chemical irritants
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and flashbangs to control the crowd after one person was shot. it came during a protest calling for the removal of a statue of a colonial governor. police say vigilante groups may be responsible for the shooting. and amid the push for police reform, seattle city council is the latest to ban police chokeholds. but we begin our coverage with a case in atlanta and new action at the white house. here's abc's alex presha. >> reporter: this morning, we're hearing the 911 call that led up to the fatal shooting of rayshard brooks in a wendy's parking lot. >> he's in the middle of my drive-through. >> ma'am, does he appear to have any weapons from where you can see? >> no, no, i think he's intoxicated. >> reporter: the rest of that night caught on surveillance in police body camera footage. >> you're going to get tased. >> stop. >> reporter: but this is the moment that's going to be scrutinized. as brooks is running away, you see him reach back and point that stun gun that he wrestled away from officers at game rolfe. that's when investigators say rolfe fires three shots. brooks later died at the hospital.
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protests in atlanta over the shooting raged again overnight. >> the only way to heal some of these wounds is through a conviction and a drastic change with the police department. >> reporter: the city fired officer rolfe on saturday. this morning we're learning this wasn't his first incident with a gun. his personnel file shows he was reprimanded in 2017 for use of a firearm. atlanta mayor keisha lance bottoms announcing atlanta officers will now be required to use de-escalation methods before turning to deadly force. they'll also be required to intervene if they see a colleague using beyond reasonable force. president trump responded to the brooks shooting yesterday. >> i thought it was a terrible situation. orter: he's now expected to sign an executive order focused on police reforms later today. that order will include incentivizing police agencies across the country to adopt best practices on use of force, share information about officers' misconduct and respond to nonviolent calls with the help of social workers.
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>> it is about law and order, but it's about justice also, and it's about safety. >> reporter: this executive order will not push for outright bans on certain behavior like chokeholds or no knock warrants, and it also will not roll back any protections for officers under qualified immunity. kenneth and erielle. police in new york are investigating the poisoning of three officers. the officers said that they got sick after drinking milk shakes from a shake shack. they were all taken to the hospital in stable condition. the chief says an investigation found no crime was committed by the restaurant employees. investigators are looking into whether the workers failed to clean the shake machine properly. the fbi is looking into the hanging deaths of two black men in southern california. in the first case robert fuller's body was found early on the morning of june 10th across from city hall in palmdale. officials initially considered the case a suicide, but his family said that didn't make sense, and detectives say nothing else was found at the scene other than a rope, the
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backpack fuller was wearing and items in his pockets. officials are now searching for more clues. >> this is a death investigation, and we're going to wait for the coroner to make the official pronouncement of what it is, but we don't have any lead taking us any other direction, but we're going to let the investigation take its course. >> in the second hanging case, marvin harsh was found may 31st in victorville about 60 miles away. his case was also initially ruled a suicide. fire crews in central california say they have a stubborn brush fire only 10% contained. it's burned several hundred acres. it forced residents to evacuate and a section of highway 101 was briefly shut down. a bigger wildfire in southwestern colorado has burned 2,000 acres. take a look at those flames. some evacuation orders remain in place. a new forecast model is predicting 200,000 people in the u.s. will die from the coronavirus by october, and as states enter new phases of
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re-opening, president trump is accusing critics of trying to covid shame his upcoming rally. abc's megan tevrizian has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, coronavirus infections rising in 21 states. in florida where beaches are now open, hospital beds are filling up prompting miami's mayor to postpone phase 3 of re-opening. >> we are seeing an uptick particularly in the age demographic 18 to 35 and particularly after memorial day weekend. >> reporter: 11 states are seeing an increase in hospitalizations including texas which is setting records almost daily for covid-19 patients admitted to hospitals. >> the key message is that we may be tired of this virus, but this virus is not tired of us. >> reporter: a new projection from the university of washington forecasting more than 200,000 deaths from the virus by october mainly due to re-opening measures. and a new cdc study finds people with common underlying health
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conditions are 12 times more likely to die from the virus. >> we've never had an empty seat, and we certainly won't in oklahoma. >> reporter: this morning, president trump refusing to cancel his rally in tulsa this weekend even as city officials urge him to postpone it. thousands are expected to attend. all must agree not to sue if they get sick. safety precautions will include temperature checks and passing out hand sanitizer and masks, but the campaign won't require people to wear them. and now united airlines cracking down on passengers not wearing masks. the airline saying anyone not complying with its mask policy will be placed on an internal travel restriction list and will lose their travel privileges until the incident is reviewed. >> i'm sure that there are going to be some people who push against this as we see with people pushing against wearing a mask in any other business. but united airlines is almost putting this in the same standard as a seat belt or a helmet or not smoking. >> reporter: in north carolina nascar is moving next
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month's all-star race from charlotte to bristol, tennessee, due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the charlotte area. and in the nfl, espn reports a small number of players on the dallas cowboys and houston texans have tested the virus. among them, cowboys running back ezekiel elliott who was criticized during the off-season for not following social distancing guidelines. >> i talked to two head coaches in the league, and both of them really seem to be reluctant to start the season on time. one coach telling me, how in the hell are you going to bring 90 guys to training camp in a month? >> reporter: elliott's agent says he's feeling good. a source tells espn some of the infected players were asymptomatic. kenneth, erielle. president trump is looking to prevent a new book by former national security adviser john bolton from being sold. the president has suggested the white house would sue or file charges to stop the book claiming it's full of classified information.
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but bolton's attorney says they spent months reviewing the book with the white house. the memoir depicts a chaotic west wing with a president focused only on getting re-elected. abc's martha raddatz has the first interview with bolton. you can see that sunday night at 9:00 eastern. breaking news from the korean peninsula, south korea says north korea blew up a building just across the border that's called a liaison office where cross-border business is conducted. tensions between north and south have been escalating. the north recently demanded activists stop flying propaganda leaflets across the border. time now for a look at your tuesday morning weather here at home. a slow-moving storm system in the carolinas is bringing more heavy rain to the area along with a few thunderstorms. up to five inches of rain are possible. the other big weather story today is the heat and dry conditions across much of the country. temperatures will reach into the 90s in the midwest and nine
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states from california to kansas are under fire warnings and watches due to gusty winds and dry vegetation but chilly and wet in the pacific northwest. another beautiful day for the northeast. coming up, the all you can eat buffet returns to las vegas but with changes. also ahead, the fallout after two conservative supreme court justices join a decision that expands gay rights. and the search for someone who left nearly $200,000 worth of gold bars on a train.
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technology along with servers who will bring you unlimited plates. reservations will be required. new overnight service has been restored for t-mobile customers. phone service and data was knocked out for tens of thousands of people on monday. the outage also affected users of other carriers who were trying to call t-mobile phones. the company blames a routing issue. the fcc is investigating. it comes just weeks after t-mobile's merger with sprint. we turn now to reaction this morning after what's being called and held as the most consequential supreme court decision since same-sex marriage was legalized five years ago. overnight celebration on the streets of new york city after the historic victory for lgbtq americans. the supreme court ruling they are covered by the same protect their heterosexual colleagues in the workplace meaning they can't be fired or discriminated against simply because of their sexual
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orientation or gender identity which was legal i than half the states until this ruling. >> to see it 6-3 was like can somebody check that and read it again? >> reporter: in the 6-3 decision the court's four liberal justices were joined by conservative chief justice john roberts and another conservative, neil gorsuch who was appointed by president trump. >> i read the decision, and some people were surprised, but they've ruled, and we live with their decision. >> reporter: gorsuch citing the civil rights act of 1964 which was meant to address the problems of race and gender discrimination writing only the written word is the law and all persons are entitled to its benefit. >> people don't put their desk lest somebody figure out who they love and who they marry. >> reporter: in a 100-page dissent, justice samuel alito warned of dire consequences from the ruling from bathrooms at workplaces to sports teams to pronouns. the position the court now adopts will threaten freedom of religion, freedom of speech and
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personal privacy and safety. the case involved amy stevens, a transgender woman fired by a funeral home after she says she wanted to be recognized as a female. this morning that funeral home saying in a statement, redefining sex to mean gender identity will create chaos and enormous unfairness for women and girls in athletics, women's shelters and many other gerald bostock, another plaintiff in the case says he was fired from his job as a welfare services coordinator after he joined a gay softball league. >> i'm overwhelmed with joy, and my heart is filled with gratitude. >> a big win during pride month and we're expecting several other big decisions at the supreme court in the next few weeks including a ruling on undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. coming up, surprising news about the ford bronco. but first new details about how six former employees at ebay allegedly terrorized a couple all because of bad reviews. and a new message from the nfl commissioner about colin kaepernick.
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we're ba we're back with a pricey item in a swiss lost and found. someone left $191,000 worth of gold bars on a train in switzerland. the bag has gone unclaimed since october. a few inquiries are being checked. whoever owns the gold has five years to claim it. some former employees at ebay are charged with harassing two journalists who posted negative reviews about the company. the former ebay workers are accused of sending the couple live cockroaches and other disturbing packages. abc's reena roy has details. >> reporter: this bloody pig mask is just one of multiple disturbing items that several former ebay employees allegedly sent to a middle-aged couple in boston according to federal prosecutors. >> these deliveries included fly larvae and live spiders, a box of live cockroaches, a sympathy wreath on the occasion of the
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death of a loved one, a book of advice on how to survive the death of a spouse. >> reporter: u.s. attorney andrew lelling says ebay's former senior director of safety and security and former director of global resiliency plus four others, quote, cyberstalked the husband and wife for publishing an online e-commerce newsletter that was at times critical of ebay. >> ebay executives were not merely unhappy with their coverage, they were enraged. one of those executives texted that he wanted to, quote, crush this lady. >> reporter: the fbi calls it an elaborate and relentless campaign to stifle the couple using terrorist-like tactics fueled by resources of the fortune 500 company. they're accused of creating fake twitter accounts to send threatening messages posting the victims' address, encouraging others to visit them and traveling to the couple's home themselves to surveil them. >> their goal was to cause this couple so much distress, it would stop them from publishing their newsletter. >> reporter: ebay says when the
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company was notified by authorities last year, it launched its own investigation firing all six employees releasing a statement saying in part, the company cooperated fully and extensively with law enforcement authorities throughout the process. ebay does not tolerate this kind of behavior. they're all charged with conspiracy to commit cyberstalking and conspiracy to tamper with witnesses. the company's independent investigation also found the ceo at the time, devin wenig, had inappropriate communications, but there was no evidence of criminal activity. he did leave the company last year citing differences with the board. reena roy, abc news, new york. nfl commissioner roger goodell says he welcomes the idea of colin kaepernick resuming his career. the quarterback hasn't played since 2016 when he took a knee during the national anthem to protest police brutality. goodell told espn that he encourages a team to sign kaepernick. new doubts about the major league baseball season. the commissioner says he's no
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are about 17,000 light-years away making communication practically impossible. some say timing is everything as ford resurrects an infamous suv. >> the company is bringing back the bronco after 24 years, and the date of the big reveal is july 9th, which is also o.j. simpson's birthday. >> simpson and ford broncos, as you know, are forever linked thanks to the 1994 chase. ford says the date is just a coincidence. >> think i heard about that. next the first video game that can be prescribed as medicine by doctors. >> it's meant for kids with adhd. after seven years of clinical trials, the fda says playing this game called endeavor rx could be prescribed for children between ages 8 to 12. >> one study found one-third of kids saw their condition improve if they played the game 25 minutes a day for a month. >> finally have you heard the one about the coyote and the bear? >> though put on a show at this golf course in canada. to the amazement of everyone, the bear was chasing the coyote around the tree. >> this went on for five whole minutes. the bear finally gave up.
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building a better bay area for a safe and securefu i news. making news right now at 4:27, wreckenireckoning pg&e. expected to own up in court for the deaths of 84 people in the devastating camp fire. president trump is set to sign an executive order on police reform, butti a >coin teople at an east bay farmers market. the pride flags they were handing out. good morning, everybody. tuesday june 16th and we'll get to those two stories in just a few minutes but first a check with mike nicco. >> good morning, kumasi. how are you? >> i'm doing well. we'll see if the weather is agreeable. live doppler 7 and show you a
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few clouds along the peninsula coast and a few clouds down the south bay. the winds backed off considerably. let's see what is going to happen this afternoon. the breezes come back and temperatures will hang out in the mid to upper 60s. half moon bay, san francisco and san mateo. low to mid 70s for most of the bay and some mid and upper 70s in the south bay, north bay and even 80s as you get deep inland and the best chance of 80s around concord, antioch and fairfield. a big warming trend coming after today. and we'll talking about that in the accuweather forecast. pg&e is expected to plead guilty to 84 felony counts of involuntary manslaughter for its role in the camp fire. killed 85 people and the most deadly and destructive fire in state history. abc7 news reporter julian glover is live with the details on this. good morning, julian. >> good morning, kumasi. we expect some emotional
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testimony inside of the courtroom this morning as pg&e is finally set to plead guilty taking responsibility for the 85 people who died in the 2018 camp fire. it is expected to plead guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter connected to the wildfire e photos of the the courtroom.y. at least 20 surviving family members are also expected to speak before the court, which could make for really gut wrenching testimony. no one will go to jail for the mass killings. pay $13.5 billion to those wildfire victims as a part of a deal to emerge from bankruptcy. there is some concern, however, when it comes to how much the settlement is worth. half of that $13 billion going to families will be paid out in
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pg&e stock which is known to fluctuate as the utility company tries to dig itself out of this really nasty bankruptcy settling right now. and who knows where that stock could be after it deals with another what could be another rough wildfire season. reporting live this morning, julian glover, abc7 news. >> thank you, julian. this morning, firefighters are fighting to surround a wildfire that is burning out of control in san uisobispo. forced cal trans to close highway 101 for a few hours. people in that area were warned to be ready to evacuate but that order was canceled last night. president trump and the city of atlanta expected to announce sweeping changes to police policy after the police killing of
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