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>> big gift in store. have a good friday, everybody. right now on "america this morning," quitting in protest. a high-level official in the trump administration resigning over how the president has responded to calls for racial justice. the fallout this morning. plus, a new step today in the battle over former national security adviser john bolton's bombshell book. mask mandate. the growing push to require everyone to wear a face mask in public. the six states seeing a troubling trend when it comes to covid-19 infections. and the nfl coach now infected as dr. anthony fauci raises new concern about the football season. the field narrows down. why joe biden has one less person to consider as his running mate. plus, should the military
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of confederate generals? the new poll on what america thinks. keep the change. america's new coin shortage that has the government pinching bad. why this bus had to be air-lifted out of the forest. and we do say good morning and good friday morning on this juneteenth. we do begin with the fallout from three big stories developing this morning. >> first a major ruling at the supreme court. the justices blocking president trump from ending the daca program, which protects undocumented immigrants who came to the u.s. as children. >> and just hours later a high level official in the trump administration announced she's e represidenhaonser john bolton's new book heads to court. bolton's lawyers are claiming the president is trying to delay the book until after the
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election. we have each story covered this morning beginning with that senior official quitting in protest. this morning, a shake-up at the state department is capping off what can only be described as a bad week. a senior oicial is now quitting over the president's handling of nationwide protests [ crowd chanting ] according to "the washington post," mary elizabeth taylor has resigned. she's been a member of the trump administration since day one becoming the youngest assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs ever at 30 years old and the first black woman to hold the position. in her resignation letter, taylor writes, moments of upheaval can change you, shift the trajectory of your life and mold your character. the president's comments and actions surrounding racial injustice and black americans cut sharply against my core values and convictions. and now the president is facing backlash after claiming to have popularized juneteenth, the day
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that commemorates the end of slavery rally in tulsa today coinciding with the unofficial holiday, but the campaign postponed the rally until tomorrow. the president tells "the wall street journal," i did something good. i made juneteenth very famous adding, nobody had ever heard of it, even though his own staff issued a statement each of the last three years commemorating the date. [ crowd chanting ] but perhaps the biggest setbacks for the administration this week handing down two decisions. >> honestly i'm still in disbelief. >> reporter: ruling thursday that trump illegally ended daca, the obama era program that protects law-abiding immigrants brought to the u.s. as children from being deported. carolina fung feng, a plaintiff in the case, came to the u.s. when she was 12. she says the united states is the only place she knows. >> with daca it made my life a lot easier in terms of like being able to find a job and start my life. >> reporter: in his dissent justice clarence thomas called daca unlawful from its inception
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and accused his fellow justices of ducking their duty. earlier this week the court ruled people cannot be fired for being gay or transgender. the administration had sided with employers arguing the civil rights act does not cover sexual orientation or gender identity. a majority of justices including trump appointee neil gorsuch disagreed. the president tweeting thursday, do you get the impression that the supreme court doesn't like me? meanwhile, lawyers for the trump administration will be back in court today trying to block former national security adviser john bolton's scathing new book from being released claiming it contains classified information. in the book bolton describes trump as being unfit for office. >> i don't think he's fit for office. i don't think he has the competence to carry out the job. >> reporter: president trump called bolton a wacko saying his book is full of lies. bolton brushing off the attacks. >> i think it's unbecoming of the office of president.
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i think it degrades the political civil discourse in our country, and i'm just not going to respond to it. >> and in a new statement, secretary of state mike pompeo is blasting bolton saying, quote, it's both sad and dangerous that john bolton's final public role is that of a traitor. just hours before president trump's rally in tulsa, oklahoma has reported a record high increase in the number of covid-19 cases. the arena hosting the event says it will encourage people to wear a mask. it's also setting up 400 hand sanitizing stations. tulsa's top oicia ys is not safe but oklahoma's top health official says the state is prepared. meanwhile, this map shows where fema is revealing a troubling trend in covid-19 infections including florida, texas and arizona. these states are seeing an increase in the percentage of positive tests. the cdc is warning the coronavirus death toll in the u.s. could hit 145,000 by july h califoiaever to wearask in
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public. some mayors in other states are doing the same. a colorado woman has tested positive for covid-19 twice in two months. michelle hart says she had two negative tests in between her symptoms coming and going but she never developed antibodies for the virus. >> the doctor there said that they're just starting to seeing it more and more where people aren't recovering, and they don't know why. my partner had it. he was fine in a couple of weeks. why am i sitting here having the experience that i'm having? >> doctors say she could have been reinfected or the virus could have been dormant. we turn now to the police killing of rayshard brooks. the former officer charged with his murder is due in court today as new steps are taken to boost morale within the police department. abc's megan tevrizian has the new details. >> reporter: this morning the former atlanta police officer who shot rayshard brooks is preparing to face the judge. >> the first charge is felony murder. >> reporter: the decision to
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charge garrett rolfe with 11 crimes including murder sparking outrage in the police department with a higher than usual number out sick in response. >> our job is ugly to start with and now you face the chance of at best spending the rest of your life in prison without parole. >> reporter: the district attorney now saying he will not seek the death penalty as new questions arise about whether rolfe's partner, devin brosnan, will testify against him. >> i'm looking forward to cooperating with any investigators who are interested in having a conversation about what happened that night. >> reporter: officer brosnan is accused of aggravated assault. he was released thursday on $50,000 bond. brosnan appearing on cable tv after posting bail describing the confrontation with brooks. >> i felt he was friendly. he was respectful. you know, i was respectful to him, and i felt like he seemed like someone who potentially needed my help and i was there to see what i could do for him,
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to make sure he was safe. >> reporter: the officers who both turned themselves in thursday face charges stemming from that shooting at a wendy's drive-through one week ago. brooks was drunk, but when they tried to put him in handcuffs, brooks refused then eventually wrestled away one of the officer's stun guns. when brooks pointed the taser at the officer while running away, officer rolfe opened fire. >> i just heard all the tussling and stop resisting, stop fighting. >> reporter: supporters of the officers say the shooting was justified and accused the city of buckling under political pressure. the atlanta police foundation, a private organization, is now paying a $500 bonus to every atlanta police officer to boost morale calling the bonus a thank you for the officers' long hours in recent months. georgia's governor also sending this message of support. >> while so much of our attention is on the few who have
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violated their oath, we have failed to express our deepest appreciation for the many more who uphold it every day. so today and every day we say thank you. >> reporter: those bonuses to police officers will total more than $2 million. but we're told no city funds will be used to pay them. kenneth, andrea. >> all right, megan, thank you. time now for a look at your friday morning weather. re mil a force thousands of people to evacuate. meanwhile, in the gulf of mexico some fishermen had a close encounter with this waterspout off louisiana. it passed right over their boat. thankfully no one was hurt. checking today's high temperatures, 83 in washington, d.c. with heavy rain today. plenty of humidity and rain in texas and florida as well. coming up, a daring escape from one of the most famous jails in the world. how it went wrong. but first a new
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i actually told the vice president last night when i called him that i think this is a moment to put a woman of color on that ticket. >> that, of course, is minnesota senator amy klobuchar taking herself out of consideration to be joe biden's running mate. in addition to calling for a woman of color to be chosen, she says she has lots of work to do helping her state heal after the death of george floyd. the inspector general of a u.s. air force is reportedly investigating the use of military surveillance planes to monitor the george floyd protest in washington and minneapolis.
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"the new york times" first reported that the investigation was prompted by lawmakers who raised concern with the pentagon that the surveillance may have violated the civil liberties of the protesters. we turn now to an attempted escape at one of the most infamous jails in the country. abc's alex presha shows us how it all unfolded on rikers island. >> reporter: this morning new details about an attempted escape at new york's rikers island. authorities say the inmate was in the recreational area when he climbed a fence, dove into the river trying to make a swim for it heading towards laguardia airport. two correctional officers nearby saw the attempted escape and dove in after him. >> our officers, you know, were able to prevent this inmate from escaping, so we are a very significant part of public safety. >> reporter: the inmate caught and brought back into custody and those two corrections officers seen here drying up are now being hailed as heroes. >> our officers are still, you know, subjected to assault.
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they're still subjected to having urine and feces thrown on them, but today we were able to do something to protect the public from this guy going back on the street. >> reporter: the corrections officers weren't seriously injured but did receive treatment for minor injuries to their legs. kenneth and andrea. >> that is some cold water. all right, alex, thank you. coming up, a problem with pocket change. why america has a shortage of coins. ng the of cfedete ga w what amera ts the new concerns. ding, and look, it feels like i'm just wasting time. that's why td ameritrade designed a first-of-its-kind, personalized education center. oh. their award-winning content is tailored to fit your investing goals and interests. and it learns with you, so as you become smarter, so do its recommendations. so it's like my streaming service. well except now you're binge learning. see how you can become a smarter investor with a personalized education from td ameritrade.
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confederate generals. but a new poll this morning shows most americans, 56%, oppose that effort. as the country marks juneteenth today, celebrating the end of slavery in america, there is a bipartisan push on capitol hill to make it a national holiday. senators kamala harris and cory booker are among the democrats planning to introduce legislation for a federal senator john cornyn of texas plans to do the same. banks across the country are pinching pennies thanks to a nationwide coin shortage. the federal reserve says because of the coronavirus pandemic, people aren't breaking as many the amc movie theater says it will re-open 450 theaters by the middle of next month at reduced capacity, and it will supply hand sanitizer stations but it will not require patrons to wear a mask because the company says it wants to avoid a, quote, political controversy. new york governor andrew cuomo is considering a quarantine on travelers arriving in new york from states where
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coronavirus cases are rising. earlier i spoke with dr. david eisenman about several headlines including dr. anthony fauci saying the nfl season might not happen, but we began with the threat of more travel restrictions. dr. eisenman, we're seeing troubling coronavirus numbers across much of the south including in texas and arizona. new york's governor says he might issue a quarantine order for people coming from florida due to the rising number of cases there. should states take this type of action to stop the spread of the coronavirus? >> generally these travel restrictions have not been well enforced. they're very easy to skirt and example, florida restricted travel from new york and the tri-state area back in march and now, look, you know, they're so ihink a lot of those kind of travel restrictions end up being more sort of covid theater and political than they really do -- are for public health.
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the east bay. family, friends and dignitaries come together to pay tribute to david underwood. a community comes together for a vigil for a man killed by police. his mother pleads for his death to not be forgotten. and you can finally getting manicures, massages and tattoos in more places. the bay area is taking another big step forward in reopening. good morning, thanks for joining us. let's get a check on the weather with mike nicco. miko -- wow, okay, it is friday. >> that is all right. all good.i cankcan call you zz >> she's's fantastic. let's th clouds and the winds, the winds are a little on shore today. you can see the cloud cover moving from the coast through
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say the san bruno golden gate gap and heading to the east bayhills. and here is a picture of it, you can see some of the cloud cover. and because of that, the heat will back off a lot along the coast. 64 at half moon bay, 69 at san francisco. but we still have mid-70s to mid-80s around the bay. upper 80s in the north bay and south bay and low to mid-90s, hottest temperatures will be in the east bay valleys. we'll talk about your weekend forecast coming >> reporter: and that memorial will happen at the theater here at the memorial valley high school starting at 11:00 a.m. and it is open to the public. officer underwood was a good natured man and talented athlete
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when he attended high school. the 53-year-old was shot and killed on may 29 while he was guarding the federal building in oakland during one of the demonstrations over the police killing of george floyd. two suspects have been a in cn withis case including the suspected shooter who is an active duty u.s. air force sergeant. pastor vasquez went to high school with underwood and he is helping to prepare for his friend's funeral. >> i just fell to my knees and i said god of all people, why he waso good to a lot ostineams know whatat wa to attend. they said the message is to stop the violence. reporting live, abc 7 news. urng disve und a e have
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tree. it was material stuffed in the shape of a human body with a rope around the neck. and there was an american flag next to it. the discovery came as nooses we found tied to trees at the lake. a man told abc 7 news that he had set up the reasons ropes as exercise equipment. the fbi is investigating bhoth s
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