together, i am excited about the cool down. i am inland, so it has been hot. ours. thanks guys. thanks for watching kpix 5 news this morning. don't forg the news ♪ the news good morning to you, our viewers in the west, and welcome to "cbs this morning." it's friday, june 5th, 2020. i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. outpouring of grief. george floyd is honored in a series of memorials as protesters cry out in his name for justice and change. how they're channeling their pain and how the police are responding. unemployment shocker. newly released figures show a rebound in u.s. employment followi ining historic job loss. >> monumental shift. why a giant statue of a confederate war hero is finally coming down in richmond,

virginia, after standing for well over a century. and race for justice. our special hour devoted to issues of racism and inequality in america. at this historic moment, we'll take a hard look at a painful truth and how to change things for the better. >> we all want that. first, here's today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> the reason why we are marching all over the world is we were like george. we couldn't breathe. >> it's been a day of raw emotion here in minneapolis as this city and the country mourned a man whose death has inspired a movement. >> my brother is gone, but the floyd name still lives on. >> two buffalo police officers suspended without pay after they're caught on camera appearing to push an older protester. >> the family in tacoma is demanding justice for the death of manuel ellis who also died in

police custody. >> why does it always take a video for the public to believe when a black person's life is taken unjustly? >> the number of well-known nfl players released this powerful video. >> this is what we, the players would like to hear you state. >> we are the national football league. >> we condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. >> all that -- >> in the midst of all the protests, children are joining in, including a long island first grader whose little voice is echoing around the world. >> say it louder! >> no justice, no peace. >> and all that matters. >> good to see. it's so good to see americans, black, white, the whole rainbow, so good to see their anger. so good to see people who for too long have been too comfortable in this country. >> it was george floyd's good-bye to minneapolis. nearly two-hour service celebrated who he was. >> he would stand up for his family and friends. and he's great.

and i would stand up for any injustice anywhere. can you all please say his name. >> george floyd. >> thank you all. >> george floyd. everybody is saying his name and knows his name. welcome to "cbs this morning." as you wake up in the west, we have a lot to talk about these days. it's been a very long week. after ten days of nationwide grief and anger over the killing of george floyd. this morning we'll devote our 8:00 hour to a special we're calling "race for justice." reporting on inequality between black and white americans. so you will hear perspective from protesters of different backgrounds and we'll take a look at how lessons from history are inspiring the action today. we begin right now with a day of mourning and a celebration of a life in minneapolis as the community honors a man whose death ignited

a movement toward racial equality. anthony? >> hundreds of people, gayle, including civil rights icons and city and state leaders joined george floyd's family and friends to remember him. it began a series of celebrations that will culminate with floyd's funeral in his hometown of houston next tuesday. jeff pegues has been covering the story from minneapolis. jeff, good morning. >> good morning. it is remarkable how this story has transformed this city. take a look behind me and you can see the massive makeshift memorial here. but this is just part of it. it stretches around the corner as well. this is why many here believe that this story, this case will have a lasting impact here and that's why you heard a lot of discussion about that yesterday during that memorial service. ♪

standing in front of the golden casket, george floyd's family paid their respects to the man whose death has now sparked a movement. >> when you spoke to george, they felt like they was the president because that's how he made you feel. he was powerful, man. he had a way with words. >> he would stand up for any injustice everywhere. can you all please say his name. >> george floyd. >> thank you all. >> reporter: one by one they spoke adoringly about the man they call perry. >> the thing i would miss about him most is his hugs. he was this great big giant and when he would wrap his arms around you, you would feel like everything could go away. >> reporter: there were hundreds of people here from politicians and celebrities to civil rights icons. in his eulogy, reverend al sharpton called for an end to the systemic racism across america. >> it's time for us to stand up in george's name and say, get

your knee off our necks. >> reporter: toward the end of the service, everyone stood in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time former officer derek chauvin had his knee on floyd's neck. on thursday, the three officers accuse of aiding in floyd's death appeared before a judge for the first time. wearing orange jump suits, fired officers thomas lane, alexander kueng and tou thao listened as the charges were read. maurice hall was in the car with floyd when he died. he said his friend did not resist arrest and had his hands over the steering wheel when he was pulled from the car. >> you can see the cop on my side of the vehicle leave to go help his partner. and that's when all the altercations took place. but i can hear floyd saying, now why are you guys doing this? i showed you my hands. i'm not resisting. >> reporter: hall says the friend he's known for 20 years brought people together, and

that's how he should be remembered. >> floyd was definitely, if you met him, he was an adder to your life, a multiplier. never a subtracter or a divider. >> reporter: yesterday george floyd's body was flown to north carolina for services there tomorrow. he was born there, and there will be funeral services monday and tuesday in houston. tony? >> all right, jeff, thank you very much. as george floyd is honored with multiple ceremonies, protesters are preparing for a new wave of peaceful demonstrations this weekend. in new york, the way police are enforcing an 8:00 p.m. curfew is leading to new allegations of abuse. our lead national correspondent jericka duncan has more from brooklyn. >> we are george floyd! >> i'm proud of the protests, but i'm not proud of the destruction. >> reporter: emotional words from george floyd's brother terrence as thousands gathered for a prayer service in brooklyn thursday. >> we will not be silent.

>> reporter: that memorial turned into a march against the brooklyn bridge in lower manhattan where thousands turned out demanding for justice and change. one of them was new york congressman hakeem jeffries. >> we've seen too much violence, too much brutality, too much abuse at the hands of the police. and people have taken to the streets to say this time will be different. >> reporter: peaceful protests were seen across the country from boston to chicago where demonstrations lasted into the night. in seattle, protesters observed a nearly nine-minute moment of silence, the same amount of time floyd was pinned to the ground. but the scene in new york city was not as peaceful as the nypd's push to enforce curfew ended in more arrests. and you can see police barricades behind me from yesterday's tribute to george floyd. as for police actions, the

governor of new york state, andrew cuomo, says he has the state attorney general's office investigating them and plans to have a report on that completed in the next 30 days. anthony? >> jericka, thank you. other incidents around the country captured on video show police provoking violence during protests. two officers in buffalo, new york, have been suspended for one of them. for one of them, you may find this tough to watch. this video shows officers pushing a 75-year-old man who falls to the ground, hits his head and then starts bleeding. none of the officers in the video appear to help him. a police statement released before the footage was posted online said only that a man tripped and fell. he is in serious condition at a local hospital but is expected to recover. governor cuomo called the incident wholly unjustified and utterly disgraceful.

and tweeted that police should enforce not abuse the law. once again, thank you for videotape because you see he clearly did not trip and fall. and what's so disturbing as you said, tough to watch, the police officers kept walking by. when one officer tried to help, he was discouraged not to do so. very, very disturbing and tough. the protester drawing new attention to the death of a black man in tacoma, washington, also caught on comamera. his name was manuel ellis. he died from oxygen deprivation after officers physically restrained him. he was heard on a police scanner saying, i can't breathe. the medical examiner ruled his death was a homicide. ellis' family wants the officers in this case to be arrested. police say he threw an officer to the ground. carter evans reports on that investigation and the video showing the confrontation. >> reporter: a frightening scene

as witness video captures manuel ellis' fatal encounter with police. >> just arrest him. oh, my god, that looks so scary. >> reporter: two white officers wrestled ellis to the ground and held him there. >> hands behind your back. >> reporter: he was later declared dead at the scene. >> as i watched that video, i became even more enraged. >> reporter: overnight, the tacoma mayor called for all the officers involved to be fired. >> while i am mayor, i am still black. i am still treated as an african-american woman. i am still looked at as an african-american woman and my life could be taken. and today it stops in tacoma. >> he was so sweet and loving and he would always give me the biggest hugs. >> reporter: cbs news spoke to ellis' sister alongside sarah mcdowell who filmed the incident. >> they're tearing in at him, for what? he wasn't even doing anything.

>> reporter: officers say they got into a struggle with ellis after he repeatedly struck their patrol car and assaulted one of them. but mcdowell disputes that saying ellis was just walking down the street when the officers got out of their car and body slammed him. >> looked like he had full pressure on his body. just looks like he can't breathe. >> no heads on knees. no cutting off of circulation. none of that. >> reporter: pierce county detective says the officers involved were placed on leave after the incident but defended their actions. >> throughout the process, he had trouble breathing and he told people, i can't breathe. they put him on the side and called for aid. >> reporter: james bible is now calling for an sundindependent investigation by the state of washington. >> the laumts agencies that have been investigating this have utterly failed this family and this community. >> reporter: i'm carter evans for "cbs this morning." an update on another story we're following. the man who shot ahmaud arbery back in february is accused of

using a racial slur. he did so as arbery lay on the ground dying. this allegation came from a georgia state investigator during a hearing for the three men charged in arbery's death. a judge ruled there is enough evidence to proceed with a trial. omar villafranca is at the glynn county courthouse. good morning. arbery's mother was there yesterday. this was already going to be an incredibly difficult day for her. now add this insult to it all. how did she react? >> some of the details were too graphic for arbery's mother so she had to leave the courtroom. the state investigator told the court the suspects felt justified in killing the 25-year-old. on the stand thursday, georgia bureau of investigation's special agent richard dial said he believes racial bias played a role in the shooting death of 25-year-old ahmaud arbery. defendant william roddie bryan, allegedly told investigators he heard travis mcmichael say a racial slur as he stood over arbery's body.

>> while mr. arbery was on the ground, that he heard travis mcmichael make the statement [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. >> reporter: lee merritt is one of the attorneys for the arbery family. >> i was surprised about how upset i became. and i think it was because of my proximity to ahmad's mom. she was crushed by it. >> reporter: prosecutors say arbery was killed february 23rd while out jogging. father and son gregory and travis mcmichael with help from bryan are accused of repeatedly trying to box in arbery with trucks. then shooting him as he tried to escape. >> ahmaud arbery was chased, hunted down and ultimately executed at the hands of these men. >> reporter: last month, bryan, who recorded the video of the shooting, was charged with felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. the mcmichaels were charged with murder and aggravated assault. the father and son claim they thought arbery was a burglar and were trying to make a citizens

arrest. >> mr. travis mcmichael used self-defense when he was attacked by mr. arbery. >> reporter: in court, the state investigators said mcmichael had a history of racism, using the "n" word on social media as much as a month before arbery was killed. >> it would only be better if they would have blown that "n" word's head off. >> reporter: protesters chanted a cry being heard across the country. before this hearing, we believe that racism may have played a role in the murder of ahmaud arbery. after this hearing, they removed all doubt. >> reporter: bryan's attorney maintains his client is innocent. we also reached out to the mcmichaels' attorney but did not hear back. the judge ruled the three men will go to trial, but for now, they will remain in jail. gayle? >> omar, i keep thinking about ahmaud's mother who had to hear

those words. it's painful for her. but i think it's painful for all of us to hear what was happening the last seconds and the words that were spoken. >> no one should have to hear those words. it comes back to this question, why does this keep happening to black men in this country? it's something we're exploring in our 8:00 hour. we want to turn to some breaking news from wall street where stocks are climbing this morning after a totally unexpected blast of good news on the jobs front. the may unemployment report shows the u.s. added 2.5 million jobs last month. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us. all the experts predicted more losses. in a bloomberg survey of economists, not a single economist predicted a rebound. what is going on, and what does it tell us? >> it tells us that april was the worst month for the labor market this year. and so this move is certainly very well received. now there's a little bit of an asterisk here. i don't want to drive everyone crazy, but 2.5 million jobs

added. we were expecting 8 million lost. 1.4 million of those came from eating and drinking establishments. so more than half. that's a good sign. but i should be very clear that the unemployment rate could be higher than what's being reported. the labor department in this report said because of the way that we ask americans whether or not they're looking for a job or why they're sidelined that, in fact, this 13.3% unemployment rate that they reported in may, it could be three full percentage points higher. so more than 16%. that is simply a classification error. the labor department is going to work to try to rectify this, but, really, this is a glimmer of good news in a pretty bleak situation, tony. >> yeah, we'll take it. a glimmer of good news. still a lot of suffering but some possibility the rebound has begun. still ahead -- casinos in

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for justice." your local news is next. this is a kpix 5 news morning update. good morning everyone, it is 7:26. i am michelle griego. firefighters are on the scene of a 90 acre brush fire in the santa teresa hills. they believe it was set by an arsonist in at least six different spots that got started just before 6:00 last night. a wind driven fire that destroyed several homes in the city is also being called arson. investigators say they know who the suspects are and now they are trying to track them down. a fatal hit and run suspect is on the loose. police say this man collided with two

other bicyclists yesterday on the guadalupe river trail beneath tasman drive. taking a look at the roadways right now, not bad at all, we are back in the green for most of our major freeways. looking good, 25 minutes from 205 with no delays as you head out the livermore valley area. the freeway is clear, bay bridge lightly travel this morning easy commute into san francisco and this weekend, there will be track closures for maintenance in the area. highway 24 will be affected as well. mary? >> all right, much cooler for today, about 10 to 20 degrees cooler. it's a breezy start in spots while also catching those clouds right around the coast into the bay and a lot more comfortable as we had through the afternoon. mid-70s in san jose, upper 60s in oakland and mid 60s

♪ mid 60s welcome back to "cbs this morning." we begin with encouraging news on the coronavirus. for the first time since mid-march, new york city is reporting no new coronavirus deaths. i'll say that again. the city's health department says there were no, zero, additional

th riptt apart. i called the governoer and the national guard went in and one night it was over. you don't see the problem in minnesota now at all. not even a little bit. you take a look at a great city. great, great city. minneapolis. and it was -- it was under siege like nobody has ever seen where people are running from a police department. the great police. and they were told to. they didn't want to run. they were told to. it's bad governing. i'm not blaming the governor. i'm blaming the mayor. but we want to get all of this finished. this is a great tribute. what we're announcing today is a tremendous tribute to equality. we're bringing our jobs back. when we had our tremendous numbers and when we had just prior to the china plague that floated in, we had numbers, the best in history for

african-american, for hispanic american, and for asian american and for everybody. best for women. best for people without a diploma. young people without a diploma. so many different categories. numbers were the best in almost every category. we had the most people working in the history of our country. almost 160 million people. we were never even close to that. so we had things that were -- we were doing so well. and then it came in. but we're going to be back there. i think we're going to be back higher next year than ever before. and the only thing that can stop susbad policy. frankly, left wing bad policy of raising. that will stop it like you wouldn't believe. if there were no possibility that can happen, and i like to be an optimistic person. we're looking good. even before today, the polls that i've seen and the polls we

do were looking very good. if we didn't have the possibility of having massively higher taxes like the democrats want to do and green new deals which are totally ridiculous, and i'm a big environmentalist. i believe in taking care of our environment. we have the cleanest air we've ever had over the modern era. let's say you go back 30 years. the cleanest air, the cleanest water we've ever had. we're setting all sorts of really good environmental records. we're very proud of that. but the green new deal would kill our country. the green new deal would have a devastating effect on the world. and it's not going to happen anyway because it's impossible for them to do it. if you ever look at what they want to do under the green new deal. it's like baby talk. but we are doing something that -- this was an important day because this shows what we've been doing is right. and the reason it's been and is so good is because the body was strong. our body was so powerful that we

could actually close our country, save millions of lives, stop people very early on from china from coming in because we stopped early at the end of january. very early. people coming from china. almost nobody wanted me to make it. i would almost say nobody wanted me to make it. but we made that decision, and even my enemies said that was an extremely important -- we saved tens of thousands of lives with that decision. so we did a lot of things and then we ended up with empty cabinets. we went into a ventilator period, the likes of which nobody saw since world war. nobody has ever seen anything like it. and then we did tests. we're over 20 million or very close. we're over 20 million tests, more than anybody in the world. germany is at about 4.

and south korea is at 3.5. we're at over 20. by the way, when you do more testing, you have more cases. we have more cases than anybody because we do more testing than anybody. it's pretty simple. but this is outstanding what's happened today. now they thought the number would be a loss of 9 million and it was a gain of almost 3 million. nobody has ever seen anything. i think it was incredible in a couple of ways. number one, the numbers are great. and this leads us on to a long period of growth. we'll have the greatest -- we'll go back to having the greatest economy anywhere in the world. nothing close. i think we're going to have a very good upcoming few months. i think you're going to have a very good august. very good july. but a spectacular, maybe spectacular september. but a spectacular october, november, december and next year is going to be one of the best years we've ever had economically. and if you look at the numbers, they bear it out.

but we were strong. >> donald trump celebrating the release -- you've been listening to president donald trump marking the release of the labor department's shocker of a job report this morning, adding 2.5 million jobs. clearly a surprise to his administration as well. these remarks were unprepared and that appearance was unscheduled but he called it a really big deal and a tremendous tribute to equality. that despite the fact that the unemployment rate for african-americans increased in that report. our coverage will, of course, continue on our 24-hour streaming network. watch it at cbsnews.com. more to come on your local news on this cbs station and tonight on the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell. many of you will return to "cbs this morning." this has been a cbs news special report. i'm tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. confederacy for 130 years. the statue of germ robert e. lee

in richmond, virginia, has been a potent symbol of the civil war, the confederacy, and for many, racism and oppression. yesterday governor ralph northam, who had his own controversy over a black face photo, announced that the statue will be taken down. the war heroes of the confederacy have long lined richmond's monument avenue. the biggest of all, six stories high, the statue of general robert e. lee, has stood since 1890. >> yes, that statue has been there for a long time. but it was wrong then, and it is wrong now. >> reporter: governor ralph northam said virginia could no longer honor a system that support slavery. >> so i am directing the department of general services to remove the statue of robert e. lee as soon as possible. [ applause ]

[ clanhants ] >> reporter: the monuments have become a focal point of protests in the aftermath of george floyd's death. wednesday night, an image of floyd was projected on the base of the lee statue. >> glad like they're taking action and taking what we're seeing seriously. so we're glad to hear that our voices are being heard finally. >> i hope that it's not just performative. i hope that real change actually comes. >> reporter: the former capital of the confederacy raised the ploumt to general lee -- monument to general lee 25 years after the south lost the civil war. a crowd of 150,000 came out in 1890. >> from the beginning there was no secret about what the statue meant. almost every one of those 150,000 people waved confederate flags that day. >> reporter: even general lee's descendant, the reverend robert w. lee iv backed the decision.

>> the statue is a symbol of oppression. and if it is a symbol it becomes an idol. if it becomes an idol, i am convinced as a christian that idols must be torn down. >> supporters of the monuments immediately protested. state senator amanda chase, a republican candidate for governor, reacted on facebook. >> it's all about shoving this down people's throats and erasing the history of the white people. and i think that's wrong. >> reporter: but richmond's i should bebe found in t richmo museums and cemeteries and battlefields. >> reporter: the artist kehinde wiley came face to face with him for the first time a few years ago. wat did you see? >> i saw a spectacle that felt dreadful. to be in a black body walking through the streets of richmond

and to see something that signifies the enslavement of your people, that's a little about more heavy duty. >> reporter: wiley, best known for painting president obama's portrait, answered with a monument of his own. a 27-foot-high bronze sculpture of a young black man on horseback, unveiled in december at virginia's museum of fine arts in front of thousands. who is this man? >> well, he's anyone and no one. i think it meant a lot to me to be able to say that in the 21st century, we as a society can say yes to a monument to a young black man in a hoodie. >> you want your statue to be speaking back to those statues? >> i want my statue to be speaking back to the people looking at those statues. it makes sense to have something exist on a monumental level because this is a monumental conversation that this country needs to have.

>> the state of virginia owns the land the statue of general lee stands on, but the other confederate statues are all on city property. next month when a new law allowing cities to decide the fate of monuments goes into effect, mayor stoney will move to have them all taken down. gayle? >> yeah. you can never erase history, anthony. but i think people who support this decision are saying it's never too late to do the right thing. thank you very much. ahead, vlad duthiers looks at the stories -- go ahead. go ahead. >> no, i was just going to say, i wanted to mention the statue of general lee will be put into storage, gayle, for the time being while they decide where it's going to end up. >> yeah. i think -- a museum would be a nice place. ahead, vlad duthiers looks at the stories you'll be talking about later today. he's got in

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happened monday at the capital crescent trail in bethesda outside washington. you can see the suspect ripping the throughiers and roll of tape -- the flyers and roll of tape from one of the victims. the man appears to threaten the person recording the video and rams him with his bike before shouting at him to take down the signs. really disturbing. >> very disturbing and upsetting. several people sent me that video yesterday. i'm glad you're showing it. somebody's going to recognize his hats, his little bike shorts, his glasses. very frightening for those young people. i hope that -- i hope somebody gives him a call. what elms do you have? >> -- what else do you have? >> police are the lookouts. >> uh-huh. >> all right. more than a dozen nfl stars addressed the right to peacefully protest in a powerful new video. guys, take a look at this. >> how many times do we need to ask you to listen to your players? >> what will it take for one of us to be murdered by police

brutality? >> what if i was george floyd? >> if i was george floyd -- >> what if i was george floyd -- >> you can see new orleans saints players michael thomas, marshon lattimore there calling for the league to take action. the nfl says in parts it supports various programs to address systemic racism. meanwhile, thomas and lattimore's teammate drew brees has made a second apology for criticizing kneeling during the national anthem. in a video the saints quarterback said he never meant to hurt members of the black community or his team and said, quote, i am your ally in this fight. tony, let me remind our viewers that colin kaepernick remains unsigned in the nfl. >> remains unsigned, and there remains to be confusion and misinterpretation around what he was trying to do by taking a knee. it's always been per politicsing to me. taking a -- perplexing to me. taking a knee can be a sign of respect. we take a knee before god sometimes. people see it as an attack on the flag or the country or the military. and that's not at all what he's trying to say. and drew brees seems to have

come around to that point. it's interesting that you point out the nfl is taking on systemic racism. in the statement they refer to systemic issues, but the "r" word is not a word i've seen them use. a lot of the people have pointed that out. i know you've got one more. what is it? >> all right. a first grader's passionate a protest in new york is capturing hearts around the world. take a look at this. >> no justice, no peace! >> say it louder! >> no justice, no peace! >> say it louder! >> no justice, no peace! >> no justice, no peace. that is wynta-amor rogers. she's taking part in peaceful demonstrations in the state and is gaining tons of attention on social media. the 7-year-old's mom said her daughter chose to march. >> she wanted to come out. she wanted to make a difference and be heard. i think that we all should encourage our kids to know

what's going on with the current events. you want to make a difference like who? >> dr. martin luther king jr. >> anthony, a lot of parents say that they support this child and other kids going to these protests it shows that they have a voice and a stake in this. others say it's a lot for a young child to bear. >> yeah. i know some parents were critical, but i also believe it's good to expose kids to this and know they can make a difference early on. thanks a lot. ahead, we'll talk to former nfl player nate boyer about current players' efforts to get the league to do more. customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? i should get a quote. do it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair®. we've got the retinol that gives you results in one week. not just any retinol. accelerated retinol sa.

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this is a kpix 5 news morning update. >> it is 7:56. i am michelle griego. the citywide curfew in fremont is now over. protesters took a knee for a peaceful demonstration in the parking lot. in oakland protests continued into its eighth day as large crowds held a sit in outside city hall. the crowds started leaving around 8:00 even though the curfew is over. and a night of protests ended peacefully with no law enforcement insight.

protesters plan to be out later today at 4:00 p.m. with the naacp. and there is a crash at the freeway as we take a look the roadways right now. all of the activity is over to the right shoulder, not too far from an earlier trouble spot we had with a broken down vehicle, the middle lane blocked for the stall. a little slow and to hayward, not bad at the bay bridge. lights were never turned on this morning. mary? >> all right, a cooler day across the bay area, i am looking at daytime highs about 10 to 20 degrees cooler. breezy as well. we will see the southwesterly winds about 30 miles per hour and we will check out daytime highs. and mid 60s for san francisco, even cooler for the weekend. below average for this time of ar

say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. >> george floyd. >> we have been listening to the chants and hearing voices all week. welcome back. it has been nearly 11 days since george floyd was killed by police on the memorial day evening. there have been ten days of protests in his name. it's a movement with deep roots in america's past. we are asking today this question. is the country finally ready to change? sure hope so.

our special hour of cbs this morning called race for justice begins now. >> you can see the growing memorial. it is right next to the bus stop where the cell phone camera captured the last moments of his life. >> the rising anger over at ledged violence over george floyd has erupted in all 50 states. >> open here. close your mouths and open your ears. >> raising a black child, i would very much like to pass on to my 11-year-old daughter something other than generational trauma. >> i believe we will get a conviction in this case. >> you do? >> i do. this video is horrific. >> all four officers have now been charged. >> we got all four. >> i don't think it is enough. >> the day of mourning and celebration of life in minneapolis as a community honors the man's death and movement and movement is the word in racial equality. >> say his name. >> george floyd.

>> thank you. >> he needs to carry on his back all the time. >> is that fun? >> super fun. >> someone asked what does your daddy do? she's 6 years old. >> i have a vision of the sign in minneapolis that said can you hear us now? i think that's what it's about. >> it is not healing we're after. it's change. >> we all live in the same house. >> we are one people. so good to see congress member lewis yesterday. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king with anthony mason and tony dokoupil. we are covering the protests and movement surrounding the death of george floyd. speak his name. this morning, our coverage continues with an hour-long

special we're calling it race for justice. we will take a deeper look at racism and discrimination and justice in america. our goal is to draw attention to the systemic problems in the country and focus on the larger conversation of how to create lasting change. anthony, it is what everybody is talking about these days. >> it is, gayle. the service held for george floyd. people packed through north central minneapolis. a flag was draped above the golden casket with the message i can breathe now. a moment of silence was held for 8:46. that is how long former officer derek chauvin's knee was on floyd's neck. jeff pegues has been covering

the story. jeff, good morning. what's to come? >> reporter: good morning. people packed in the auditorium to honor the life of george floyd. the man's life sparked a civil rights movement. a life we have not seen in decades. take a look another the moment george floyd's body arrived in a golden casket. on its way in, you see the minneapolis police chief kneeling as the hearse drove by. family and friends and politicians and celebrities sang as the reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy. ♪ amazing grace >> big brother. great guy. great gentleman. great man. as a child without a father figure. >> he was a giant. and when he would wrap his arms around you, you feel like you

are everything could go away. all the problems you had. >> can you please say his name? >> george floyd. >> thank you. >> think about what george was going through. laying there for those eight minutes. begging for his life. heard someone say narrating his own death. we can't let this go. >> reporter: there was another 1,000 people or so listening to the memorial service. the body was flown to north carolina and there will be more funeral services next week in houston. tony. jeff, thank you very much. ahead, we will examine the concept of white privilege with authors to show us how we can work toward honest conversations about racism. they may not be easy. this is not an easy status quo. now you can make any morning of the week

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certainly the people who attend it will go back to their communities and work with bold and grim determination to get their congressman to support strong, meaningful civil voting rights legislation, and i'm sure as a result of the things -- >> the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. described his goals for the march on washington in 1963. and 57 years later, there is still discrimination and injustice in this country. all you have to do is look at the outcomes. in this hour-long special, "race for justice," we are taking a deeper look at racism and inequality in america as it exists today. and again, all you have to do is take a look at the numbers. african-americans make up 38% of federal prisoners but only 13% of the u.s. population. african-americans have a median household income of about

$41,000, and that is $22,000 less than the national median. and 16.7% of african-americans were unemployed in april. 2% points above that month's national jobless rate. there are big discrepancies here, anthony. >> there are. our elected leaders are also not representative of the population, tony. just 153 african-americans have served in the house of representatives since 1789. only ten in the u.s. senate. of course, we've only had one black president. >> the numbers tell quite a story there, gentlemen. outrage and protests over the death of george floyd in police custody are the latest chapter of a long struggle by black americans. the fight for racial justice and equality embodied by the civil rights movement spans the entire history of our country. we spoke with a number of civil rights activists from different generations to get their perspectives on what we're all witnessing today. ♪ >> we are seeing the same case

over and over. we're marching for george floyd today, but who are we marching for tomorrow? [ chants ] >> right now in 2020, we're still existing in a world, in a space, especially here in america, where racism and anti-blackness is deeply rooted in our everyday system. >> i'm really sad for the family of george floyd. they killed him like a dog in the street. i'm frustrated we can't get justice. i'm emotional because i don't know what i will tell my little black children that i'm raising about how to go out and operate in this world. >> the issues we face today are present but not permanent. the violence of the police, present but not permanent. there are more people that realize the system as it's designed is designed. people made this up. because people made it up, we can make something better. >> at present we are in the midst of a protest. >> when i was a freshman in

school in atlanta and dr. king was assassinated, i did take to the streets violently, very violently. i was seeking to do damage. i was seeking to hurt. but i realized that that was not really going to change anything. so when i see the young black men and women out there, i know a little bit about how they feel. [ chants ] >> i myself was 11-years-old when trayvon martin was murdered. after that, i also lived through watching ferguson. i am excited and hopeful because i see people in the streets -- >> i can't breathe! >> they are the grandchildren of the civil rights movement, and i cannot tell you how proud i am of them because for far too long their voices were not heard. it brought it back to the days that i was beat bad by police officers. our civil rights leaders encouraged me to go into law enforcement. i turned my pain into purpose.

>> for every movement, there's always been young people who are leading the way. what i hope will be different is that they actually listen to young people. i think generation z has had enough. >> i'm a child of the civil rights movement. my father was shot february 8th, 1968, in the orangeburg massacre. this is like 1918 meets 1968. you have a great pandemic, and you have a country that is teetering on the edge. but we have to work together to overcome. i'm hopeful we can have a sense of understanding. >> i know what carried me when i was in the street in st. louis in 2014. i know that we are fighting for a world that we believe in but have not yet seen. i'm always telling the story about a world that i know is true, but i've not been to. >> we took dr. king's dream as a blueprint and began to build. if you really want to see a revolution start, you don't have to take a gun. you stay on the moral high ground, and the violence won't be yours, it will be from the other side. that's the way it was in civil rights. that's the way it was before. and i think if we hold that moral high ground we will win.

>> boy, i get -- i get goosebumps looking at the images. martin luther king had just turned 39 when he was assassinated. congressman lewis who was with us yesterday was 23. i marvel at the ages of these kids -- these young adults who are getting younger and younger. congressman lewis and both barack obama have said what gives them hope is looking at young faces who are marching peacefully in the streets. >> you're reminded of the phrase "the more things change, the more they stay the same." racism has taken a different form today. we refer to the system and what people mean is that the outcomes, we are in a society where white people are flourishing and black people are not. the question you have to ask is why. it's a question we'll be asking throughout this hour. ahead, former nfl player colin kaepernick started a nationwide movement when he

knelt during the national anthem four years ago. we're hear from the former green beret who didn't help him come up with the idea of protesting but did help him come up with the idea of taking a knee. you're watching "cbs this morning." morning."

we condemn racism and the oppression of black people. >> we, the national football league -- >> silencing our players from protesting. >> we the national football league -- >> believe black lives matter -- >> as we've reported, that video posted by nfl players is part of an effort to pressure the league into doing more to address racism and inequality. as our "race for justice" coverage continues, we're taking a deeper look at those issues. nate boyer is a former nfl player who spoke to colin kaepernick before his decision to kneel during the national anthem four years ago. he has also served as a green

beret in the army and joins us from grant's pass, oregon. good morning to you. we just saw nfl players calling on the league to explicitly call ou to explicitly call out racism -- >> i understood you. i was hoping nobody heard it. we'll move on. >> my apologies. to explicitly call out racism. so far they have hesitated to use the "r" word. how do you think they're going to respond now? >> i mean, that's a great question. i don't know how they're going to respond. but i've got a lot of con any dense in those guys -- confidence in those guys. since this started almost four years ago, there's been a lot of players in the league that are still in the league that have really sort of taken up the banner and have continued to speak out and continued to sort

of break it down for a lot of people, you know, and make sure that the narrative stays on point. that people understand, you know, whether it was colin first, then others that came later, that it was never about protesting the anthem. it's not against -- we're not protesting against the national anthem. they're protesting during the national anthem, and they're protesting racial inequality and police brutality, and our system is not holding, you know, police department the, police officers accountable when things like this happen. that was why it started, and that's got to continue as far as like that being the narrative as to why the anthem was being -- why people were protesting during the anthem. it's an important distinction. not protesting the anthem. >> it is an important distinction. a very important distinction. and you're great on the subject because you have a foot in both worlds. the world of football and the world of the military. it's been interesting to watch the nfl trying to thread the needle here.

on the one hand they are saddened by the death of george floyd and support the protests. on the other hand you think, well, police brutality is what colin kaepernick was trying to raise awareness of. and yet he's not in the league anymore and some point to the protests as the reason why. ava duvernay called the league's disingenuous statement, is it val valid? >> she has every right to that. and it's -- they're not in such a simple spot, though, as far as, you know, when you look at the way a business is run and all the sponsors involved and stuff like that, right. doesn't make it okay. i'm explaining i think where a lot of them are coming from. also you look at the intricacies within an organization, you know, from ownership down to management down to coaching, down to the players. there's a lot of different opinions, lot of different

filings about things. i think a lot of the fears and worries from the league, from the organization is like i don't want to divide my team, i don't want to ostracize a fan base, i don't want to divide. and you know, i think more and more they're seeing -- especially over the last week -- that it doesn't have to be like that. just because you're making a choice to stand by certain players, decision to speak out, even if not everybody agrees with their method, i think more and more people are finally understanding -- well hopefully -- if it's done peacefully and if everything's articulated well, you know, and if it's led with love, you know, that there's no reason they can't stand behind that. we've seen players stand behind one another. we've seen coaches stand behind that. i think part of the reality is we've got to get to a place where we've got people of color that are owning these teams, as well. and we have more diversity across the board from the

rookies in the league, all the way to the top. it's got to be more diverse. >> that's an important point to end on. mr. nate boyer, thank you so much for your perspective. i appreciate it. your local news coming next. you're wat this is a kpix 5 news morning update. good morning, i am len kiese. we move into an expanded phase 2 of reopening today, outdoor dining, in-store shopping and outdoor religious services can resume. the easing of restrictions brings the county in line with state guidelines. san mateo county is easing its shelter in place restriction starting tomorrow. outdoor dining and services will be allowed with social distancing modifications. and, funeral services with a limited number of people. retailer gap has posted its worst loss in 50 years. the san francisco-based company took a $900 million hit in the last quarter.

sales went down 43% despite strong online transactions. taking a look at the roadways right now, we have a couple of trouble spots if you're headed toward sfo this morning, there is an accident near the airport, that exit there. we are seeing a backup as a result. in that area, self 101 we have a crash there as well. brake lights headed into redwood city and again for the crash on the northbound side of 101 and as we jump across the bay 880 into hayward, but earlier crash now clear to the shoulder. mary? >> okay, are you ready for a cooldown? it is here. the onshore flow is back and temperatures will be much cooler about 10 to 20 degrees as we had through our day. and breezy along the coast with those westerly to southwesterly winds, cooling us down for sure. mid-70s in concord and san jose, mid-60s

welcome back to "cbs this morning." the federal government's monthly unemployment report just out this morning is a huge surprise after the damage of the coronavirus pandemic. the labor department says the u.s. economy added 2.5 million jobs in the month of may and the unemployment rate actually fell to 13.3%. this is a massive turn around from the historic job losses recorded back in april. cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us. jill, what happened? >> well, it is just a stunner, as you said, and what we know is that as parts of the economy opened up, some folks went back to work. now, what's interesting about

this is food and drinking establishments, 1.4 million jobs added, so more than half of this total. there is some worry that the report itself is not capturing the true picture of the labor market. in fact, in the bureau of labor statistic notes at the bottom of the report it says that part of that unemployment rate being down a 13% or so could be understating the issue. that's because we're relying on people to tell us whether they are out of work for other reasons or temporarily so. so the labor department actually says the unemployment rate it could be as much as 3 percentage points higher which would actually be up over 16% obviously. what we know about 20 million americans have lost jobs as a result of the virus, it looks like april will be the peak month for job losses. >> that certainly would be good news. we hope that the peak losses are receding. yesterday you and i were

together and we talked about initial jobless claims that were, i think, 1.9 million in one week alone. how big is the lag between this official report for the month of may and these weekly reports we've been covering every thursday? >> so the weekly month is last week, this monthly report takes place in the second week of may. so it's a survey week that occurs during the week when the 12th day of the month occurs. that's why some economists are quite dubious about the actual reporting numbers. now, that said, i will take a little bit of positive news here. if we are seeing the market kind of bottom out, that would be much better for all of us, but we really need to see the subsequent revisions to these monthly reports, the labor department is trying to work hard to figure out what the true up numbers are. >> yeah. yeah. another question which i think is top of people's minds these days is if there is a rebound,

will the benefits of that rebound be shared broadly? i know you just got the report and are only going through it as we speak, but from what you can tell are different populations, white, black, old, young, sharing in this turn around? >> this has been a devastating labor market for people of color. black, hispanic-americans suffering much more broadly. if we look at the overall unemployment rate, again, maybe these numbers are going to be refined, but for black workers, the unemployment rate last month for all workers was 16.8%. for all white workers that unemployment rate 12.4%. the gap is stark, tony. >> all right. jo. the turn around in terms of joblessness also stark. this is from the looks of it on the surface at least, and we will dig deeper, a positive turn of events on the jobs front. jill, thank you very much. ahead as we continue our special coverage on race -- the race for justice, our special hour in the 8:00 hour, we will explore what white p

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you're wrong. >> all humans should be treated equally. >> i want my son to grow up in a world where he knows what equality feels like. >> all lives can't matter until black lives matter. >> and there are times in history when change must be demanded. >> my life matters. black lives matter. let's end systemic racism. let's unify as one people and let's make changes now. >> our special coverage of race for justice continues with a new cbs news poll showing how americans' view on racial discrimination are shifting. more than half of americans believe that white people have a better chance of getting ahead in today's society. that's compared with black people. now, that's up 13 points from 2015. nationwide protests against inequality are encouraging more people to have discussions not only about race but also white privilege. robin d'angelo is a sociologist and author of this book "white fragility: why it's so hard for white people to talk about

racism." i love this title. she joins us with cbs news contributor ibram-x-kendi. both join us this morning. robin, i'm going to start with you. in your book you write this, unless white people have ongoing and intentional study their opinions will be uninformed and ignorant. i read that and i thought, whoa, very blunt language. i would like you to explain what white privilege is exactly and why white people have such a hard time seeing it because it's so clear to most black people i know. >> certainly. and thank you for having me. white privilege is the automatic taken for granted advantage bestowed upon white people as a result of living in a society based on the premise of white as the human ideal and that from its founding established white advantage as a matter of law and today as a matter of policy and practice.

it doesn't matter if you agree with it, if you want it, if you even are aware of it, it's 24/7, 365. one of the reasons why it's so hard for white people to see it, well, there are many reasons, but one is that it serves us not to see it. we come to feel entitled to that advantage. we're told that we deserve it and that we earned it. and we take great umbrage when that is challenged. >> you write, too, robin, in the book that kids from age between three and four are intuitively taught that being white is better, that you are superior. i thought that that was an interesting thing. but i find many white americans today say, listen, i struggle, too. i don't have white privilege. what are you talking about? >> and i'm really clear that i'm not saying that white people don't struggle or face barriers or work hard, but there's a

major barrier in this society, racism, that we don't struggle with and not struggling against that barrier actually helps us navigate the barriers that we do struggle with. you grew up in poverty, how has being white shaped how you experience poverty and how you get out of poverty if you do get out of poverty? again, it's not saying that white americans don't work hard, but it's a bit like big a fish in a current that impacts the outcome of that work. there's a kind of moving along that amplifies that work and for people of color, for black people, you're swimming against a current and we're both working, we're both swimming, but there's such a different impact on the outcome of that effort. >> ibram, what are the questions that you think white americans should be asking these days? i don't know any black friend of mine that hasn't gotten calls from white people all around

saying, i don't know what to do, i want to help, i want to be supportive. a black male friend of mine in texas said for the first time he was invited on the company retreat and he's been there ten years with his co-workers seeking him out. what are the questions white americans should be asking? >> i think many white americans claim they believe in racial equality and so the way you put that to the test is by asking questions, questions about racial disparities. so why is it that unarmed black people are killed by police too many times and armed white people are simply arrested? why is it in minneapolis that black people are 20% of the population but 60% of the victims of police shootings? why is it that the black unemployment rate is twice as high as the white unemployment rate? and there's only two answers, either there's something wrong with black people, there's something superior about white people, or racism. >> ibram, you've said to end white privilege you have to deal

with racism first, right? >> yes. i mean, as robin, you know, talked about, it is critical for white people, for people in general to stop denying their racist ideas. to stop denying the ways in which policies have benefited them. to stop denying their racism. and to realize that actually the heartbeat of racism itself is denial and the sound of that heartbeat is i'm not racist. >> robin, do you believe that white folks actually care about racial injustice? >> it doesn't appear that we do. if you look at what it takes to wake us up, when you look at the explosion of umbrage white people take from the simple claim that black lives matter, from somebody respectfully going down on their knee, all of the outrage about that, and then it takes us literally seeing a man being murdered in front of our

eyes to wake us up, you know, that's a really high price to pay for our enlightenment i wonder what will happen when all the cameras go away and there is another issue in front of us. if we don't put something in place to deep our attention and our focus here, i mean, the status quo of our society is racism and it's comfortable for white people. so we are not going to get there from a place of white comfort. we're going to have to get mighty uncomfortable and inconvenienced and it appears to me that 20 years of working with white people that if it requires anything of us, like discomfort or inconvenience, we don't seem to be particularly motivated to do anything. >> robin d'angelo, ibram-x-kendi, thank you both for being with us. ahead, michelle miller reflects on where she was during monumental protests in the past and why she believes this moment has the power to change history. we will be right back.

has the power to change history. we will be right back.

instead of it being called the civil rights in the future, we're going to have to label it a human rights struggle or the struggle for human rights. >> that's black nationalist leader malcolm x in 1964. the year before he was assassinated. during the past hour, we've taken a deeper look at racism and inequality in our special "race for justice." our goal is to start a larger conversation about how to create lasting change. "cbs this morning saturday" co-host michelle miller offers her reflections on why she believes this could be the moment that changes everything. >> reporter: ferguson, missouri, sanford, florida, charleston, south carolina. cities that are scarred. what they've come to represent,

say protesters, is police misconduct or inherent bias or outright hatred. demonstrators say they want change in how black people are perceived. in charleston, shame it seems moved south carolinians to bring down a flag that flew high above the cradle of confederacy, and later other monuments of white supremacy across the south. shame moved in weeks what years and decades could not. the systems that allowed police brutality, high rate of incarceration and rates, greater disparities in health care, housing, and employment for blacks, are much harder to dismantle. but to do that, say protesters, is to acknowledge the systematic discrimination. born into the unrest of the late 1960s, i was raised in south central los angeles, the product of an interracial union that my

father celebrated and my mother, to this day, does not acknowledge. an early lesson for me came from my grandmother. right or wrong, she warned me to steer clear of police officers. my father, a doctor at age 22, had placed his hopes in the senator running for president, campaigned with him, only to rush to his side when an assassin's bullet felled him moments after he won the california primary. when bussing came to california to right the wrongs of unequal education, that little girl was me. often i didn't feel as though i fit in in those white suburbs. my first job out of college was at the "los angeles times," and shortly after came the videotaped beating of rodney king. we all became eyewitnesses then. here was evidence to decades of claims. but the acquittal of four lapd officers proved society sees

something different. and yet in that despair was hope, too, in a pickup game of basketball between some neighborhood kids and four white police officers on break from patrol. i saw hope again in new orleans a few years later. a city with the highest murder rate watching first as a journalist and then as first lady. the city found a way to root out bad cops, bad policing, and cut the overall violent crime rate by more than half. as hurricane katrina so ardently proved, the disparities still existed. through reporting, i found the voices seeking to be agents of change. and in this instance, a movement recognizing the rooting out racism takes a lifelong commitment, an acknowledgement that its cloak of invisibility makes it far harder to recognize by those it does not impact.

everyone must see in america who she was and who she is in order to decide what she wants to be. we are living with the remnants of her original sin. we must face that and bear witness to the change that won't allow a next time. >> boy, michelle, thank you for such a personal piece. i'm stuck on the earlier line in your story where you said an interracial relationship that your mother doesn't acknowledge. does she not acknowledge the relationship or acknowledge you? both were painful to hear to me. >> no one on that side of my family knows who i am. knows i exist. and that's really i guess at the core of who i am as a journalist. acknowledgment is power. and racism impacts me to this day in that way. probably why i married a civil rights leader, a guy who's out

there fighting every day to ensure intolerance is overcome. >> another -- this warrants another conversation. thank you,

this is a kpix 5 news morning update. good morning it is 8:55. i am len kiese. firefighters are still on the scene of a 90 acre brush fire in the santa teresa hills. they believe it was set by an arsonist in at least six different spots. the fire started before 6:00 last night. the citywide curfew is now over after a day of rallies in the city. protesters marched two miles in the june heat through downtown streets to fremont police headquarters. when they got there they took a knee for a peaceful demonstration in the parking lot. santa clara county moves into an expanded phase 2 of reopening today outdoor dining, in-store shopping and outdoor

religious services. the easing of restrictions brings the county in line with state guidelines. taking a look at the roadways, chp canceling a traffic alert on 101. if you're headed out the door this morning, all lanes are now open, traffic is still a little south into redwood city. the traffic was right around where there were a couple of cars tangled up. but everything has now been moved over to the right shoulder. a little bit better there, no delays on the northbound side and snow delays at the plaza pretty quite outed east bay as you head into san francisco. let's check your forecast. mary? >> okay, the pacific ocean breeze, we know and love is back and that means cooler temperatures. so a refreshing change, looking at temperatures about 10 to 20 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. mid-70s at san jose in oakland and mid 60s for san francisco and it gets even cooler still.

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