what does any kind of justice, any kind of accountability for the baldwin family for johnny baldwin lookre you seeking in this position? >> you alluded to it earlier, ayman. the first thing we want to do is get answers. we don't know what happened before this video starts and we don't know what happened after this video starts. what we do know is the sickening sense of inaction that was pervasive on the part of these police officers. maybe the greatest tragedy is there was at least one officer who had the presence of mind, you saw him on the video, taking off his gun belt, getting ready to go in. he was prepared to act and he got waved off by a police sergeant supervising the scene. at that point there was no attempt to rescue. there was no extend this guy a branch. even after he went under. i think back to chief lewis's words, somehow this is about officer safety. after a guy goes under and he's not moving, are you still afraid of him? is that really what you're worried about? >> from our perspective, ayman, we're looking to get answers. we want to see what happened that led to this int

baldwin sen.rnst: are as relevant today as they were -- words are as relevant today as they were in the 1960's until his death. our guest sen. booker:, james baldwin's america and its urgent lessons for our own. the eastern time zone, 202-748-8000, mountain and central time zones, 202-748-8001 . this is a time where statues are part of the conversation. even at the princeton university, not statues but the name of the building, the name of the international school, woodrow wilson being removed by the school there. what is your take on that instance particularly at princeton. guest: i thought the president made a great decision. he said that the history of the country is a history of disregarding the reality of racism and its effect on our fellow citizens, on people like me and my dad and my family. princeton's celebration of woodrow wilson is an uncritical reflection of woodrow wilson. the first chapter of "begin again" is a chapter entitled "the lie," that we have told ourselves a lie about what

our special coverage continues now with brooke baldwin. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin, you're watching cnn. thank you for being with me. as a the country deals with covid-19 and ongoing protests, cnn has learned that president trump is digging in on division in his bid to remain in the white house. sources familiar with his thinking tell us that trump remains convinced that his path to victory this november runs through the racially tinged culture wars that he stoked as both a candidate and as president, despite requests from advisers and others that he change his tone. this is happening as the white house grapples with a potential resurgence in coronavirus cases. the cdc warns there could be more infections as reopening expand across the country. i'll show you a map. 19 states have reported a 10% increase in new cases over the course of the last two weeks. while new data shows the number of hospitalizations just since memorial day has climbed in at least a dozen states. at least one infectious disease expert now said it is not the time to be complacent. >> covid is not taking a summer

baldwin says both officers then punched him. mother, catherine wade, came outside when she heard the commotion. >> he was on the ground unconscious with two officers on him bleeding from the face. >> wade says her son wasn't moving. >> i said please wake up, please wake up, the officers have not gotten off my son's neck. >> in court, papers at said baldwin was drunk yelling at people, they said police used force because he violently fought with officers. a source closer to the source, they do see similarities. >> seeing him on the ground being murdered, grown men is calling out to his mother! >> calling for his mom, the only thing i could do is try to turn to look at my mom. >> wade says they are both scarred. >> my son had dreams and aspirations, this is the way i remember my son being. >> the case settled after two years of dedication. neither officer was penalized. reporting for ktvu is. >> three white men will now strand title trial for the shooting of ahmaud arbery, who was shot back in february. a judge found there is evid

ground can i just ask you right at the beginning there's a lot of quoting of the great writer james baldwin at the moment he actually wrote an open letter to you what did he mean when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridor to the gas chamber well of course james baldwin was. not only percent greater but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. argue that if they did not protect my life the same would be next if they come for you and the morning he said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. that is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against the signage and any against climate injustice etc of course the words reverberate starkly today because of the use of the word gas chamber in the state of california. still has a gas chamber it's ok it's that quick prison and the site of many demonstrations over the last few years precisely because of the fact that prisons and and courage the spread of covert 19 to oakland where your spea

cnn special coverage will continue now with brooke baldwin. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. you're watching cnn. here we are five months after the very first case of covid-19 confirmed in the u.s., several officials key to the u.s. response to the pandemic including dr. fauci and the head of the cdc are testifying before congress today and they're contradicting president trump on where things stand and what needs to happen next. >>> one week ago the president said that the coronavirus was, in his words, dying out. but let me show you the numbers. because the united states now has posted at least 30,000 new cases, that is per day, three times since friday. and those are numbers we have not seen since early may. and now half of the 50 states are reporting a double-digit increase in new cases. that is compared to the previous week. eight of those states seeing a spike of 50% or more and dr. fauci today calling the latest developments, his words, very trouble some. >> in other areas of the country, we're now seeing a disturbing surge of infections th

was drunk acting erratically and violently resisted officers, baldwin says an officer yanked him from car and slammed him face first into the ground, he said a second officer then put his knee on the back of his neck forcing his head to scrape the pavement. both officers and punished him. dalton's mother came outside when she heard the commotion. wade said her son was not moving.>> i said wake up, please wake up the officer never got off my sons neck.>> reporter: they filed a lawsuit, it settled. papers said baldwin was drunk and had been wandering the street yelling at people, they said police used force because he violently fought with the officers. a source close to the incident rejected any comparison to the floyd case, but mother and son say they do see similarities. >> for me to witness george floyd on that floor on that ground being murdered, a grown man calling out to his mother. >> the only thing i can do is try to turn my head to look at my mom.>> reporter: wayne says they're both scarred. >> my son had dreams and aspirations that's what i remember my son being. >> reporter:

i wanted baldwin to give me resources to think about the current moment.lines he wrote i'll never forget. one, he says he wants us to do something unprecedented and that is to create a self without the need for enemies, i love that line. in the second, even in the midst of his despair, his disallusionment that the nation has turned its back once again on the promise he says, hope is invented every day. so we have a chance as long as we step up, as long as we're present. over the years i worked with him and i have that hope even as i'm struggling with my own despair and disillusion. >> eddie's book, "begin again," and we will continue this important conversation tomorrow. eddie, thank you so much and still ahead, just as major league baseball is about to get under way, some players are opting out of the season. those details are next on "morning joe." those details are next on "morning joe." some companies still have hr stuck between employees and their data. entering data. changing data. more and more sensitive, personal data. and it doesn't just drag hr d

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. get right to it. at this very minute president trump meeting talking about opening more small businesses across the country. the president is not just denying but outright denying the coronavirus pandemic in the country. despite spikes in oklahoma and states across the country. in fact, oklahoma's governor is in that meety at the white house with president trump. we'll watch to see what comes of that, but the president's denials coming as a dangerous time. 23 states seeing upward trend in cases. 10 states, record highs in the last few weeks and yet president trump says in his words, "minuscule." >> if you look, the numbers are very minuscule compared to what it was. it's dieing out. >> he also just told the "wall street journal" testing is overrated and he believes some people are wearing masks as political statement just to spite him. the president's the united states is literally denying the facts, ignoring science, which dr. anthony fauci says is proble

tammy baldwin was the first openly gay woman to congress. this is the red suit she wore when elected for the wisconsin legislature, and barney frank had served before he came out as a gay person. the citizens of massachusetts elected him several more times, and after he left office he married his long-term partner. around the corner it's the story for the right to serve in the military. he had served three tours of duty, in fact he had the bronze star. he decided to challenge the military's ban on gays serving. and working with frank kameny, he decides to push back against the air force. they offered him a settlement realty than changing policy, but you see his brave stance saying, i am a homosexual, the first gay person to appear on the cover of "time" magazine. these stories started to chip away from attitude that prevented people from serving. you can see the repeal of don't ask/don't tell. it allowed gay people to serve in the military as long as they were quiet about who they were and their sexual orientation. this is the gavel that nan

i cannot recommend highly enough that james baldwin documentary, "i am not your negro."ne line in particular? >> if there's -- in the documentary? the whole thing. so much of what this conversation about today he was saying in the early 1960s so eloquently. it's -- it's very moving. >> i know i'm embarrassed to say i haven't seen it. now i will watch it, anthony. special shout out, mommy hug to you for editing that piece. those are difficult to do. say this all the time when you see a piece with no track. that takes a lot of work. you go. tony? >> takes a lot of work. well done. yeah, well done, and well done playon. bringing those words to life again in a new generation. >>> you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. >>> i have to do this again because i blew it. maytai amorbeta, did i say it right? she said that was good. all i know is she's very good, and i don't want to blow her name because her people are watching. thank you again. tony, ant volkswagen today. you'll get 2 years or 20,000 miles of scheduled carefree maintenance. 3 years or 36,000 miles

baldwin says both officers punched him.aldwin's mother came outside when she heard the commotion. >> he was on the ground unconscious with two officers on him. bleeding from the face. >> wade said her son wasn't moving. >> i'm saying wake up, please wake up. the officer on his neck never got off my son. >> mother and son filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. attorneys for the city said baldwin was drunk and had been wandering the street yelling at people. they said police used force because he violently fought with the officers. a source close to the incident rejected any comparison to the floyd case. the mother and son say they do see similarities. >> for me to witness george floyd on that floor, on background being murdered, what grown men is calling out to his mother? >> the only words he had to say was he called for his mom. the only thing i could do was turn my head to look at my mom. >> wade says they are both discard. >> my son had dreams and aspirations. that is what i remember my son being. of allegation -- ed afte

and then talked about james baldwin's language.ldwin deployed the term and there was some up set at a student enunciating the term. well, it seems to me that people should be able to understand the difference between the racist use of this epithet in a pedagogical deployment of the epithet in order to really reveal the problem of american racism. >> so, let's define then the context in which professional randall kennedy thinks it is appropriate. is it narrowly confined to the classroom setting? >> no, it's not necessarily. i mean, a lot of learning takes place in classrooms. but, you know, just suppose you're at dinner. education takes place in lots of domains of american life. it seems to me the important point here is, the use of the word to demean people, insult people, terrorize people, that's terrible. that should be condemned. on the other hand, if you are in a discussion and you are talking about the way in which -- until relatively recently there were politicians who routinely used the infamous n-word to refer to black peop

i'm brooke baldwin, thanks for being with me. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin today with a ton of breaking news in our national lead. just moments ago the floyd family attorney and medical experts presenting the findings of their independent autopsy, an autopsy that concluded that police were the reason for george floyd's death. floyd was asphyxiated. this comes after the medical examiner found there was no physical finding to support strangulation or asphyxiation. also a short time ago, a remarkable and emotional s

and our special coverage will continue now with brooke baldwin. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn on this mond. thank you for being here. we begin with pay story line all too familiar in this country. a family is in mourning and a sit is on edge after another police-involved shooting leaves a black man dead. let me show you the scene today in atlanta during this massive march and rally there at the capitol building after 27-year-old rayshard brooks was shot and killed by police on friday. the shooting unfolded in the parking lot of a wendy's fast food restaurant where brooks was awakened by police who found him sleeping in his parked car in the drive-thru lane. and before we show you this video here, i want to warn you what you are about to see may be disturbing to you. brooks and the officers ended up in this physical confrontation shown here in this eyewitness video. and that eyewitness tells cnn that a fight broke out when the officers tried to arrest brooks who, according to the gbi, failed a field sobriety test. now during the struggle, brooks actually too

baldwin lived to see dr. king assassinated. see the country turn its back on the civil rights movement. he understood what reagan's election meant for all the sacrifices that he engaged in, but yet he still held the faith that america could be better, that we could, in fact, be a new jerusalem. i wanted to figure out how he held those two in balance because my despair, at times, seems to overwhelm. that's why i wrote the book. >> i'll tell you, thank you for getting me a copy of it several months ago. it's an extraordinarily moving book. and a really important book for most americans, all americans to read, especially right now. my goodness, it's become timely. here's a passage from the book about your visit to the remains of baldwin's home. >> the ruins were a fitting description for what baldwin saw in the latter part of his life in the united states. he saw decay and wreckage alongside greed and selfishness. he saw and felt deeply the effects of america's betrayal of the black freedom struggle of the mid-20th century. the co

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. we've been covering the various peaceful protests across the country. we've taken you to washington and los angeles. now let's go to new york city where this group has been there, i see that beautiful washington square park so your greenwich village, shimon prokupecz, you're downtown heading north and first talk about the protests and then we'll talk about what has been going on the last couple of nights. >> reporter: i think this is march really. people are just together walking through the streets together, chanting. you're hearing black lives matter now. we've heard george floyd's name and other names of people who died at the hands of police. we are just leaving washington square park. there was a moment of silence there and everybody is just together. it is a peaceful demonstration. it really is a march. people holding signs, which really is interesting also to watch, the neighborhood and how they've come out to support what is happening here. a lot of people have been cooped up

. >>> and our special coverage will continue with brooke baldwin. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me on this monday afternoon. you're watching cnn. let's g let's begin with this. the u.s. is unflattening the curve. more than 120,000 people have now died from coronavirus and significant spikes of new cases are emerging across the country. check out this map with me. 23 states, almost half, are now reporting this rise in new infections compared to the previous week. 11 states are up, 50% or more. and not only that, ten states are seeing the highest seven-day average of new daily cases since the start of this whole thing. but in the face of the staggering numbers, president trump has said that he has told aides to slow down testing. in case you missed it, here is the president first on saturday night. >> here is the bad part. when you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people, you're going to find more cases. so i said to my people, slow the testing down, please. >> and while the president and advisers were quick to say that he was only kidd

i'm brooke baldwin. here is the deal. we have just learned that regarding the death of george floyd, all four officers now have been charged, three of whom charged with aiding abetting and second-degree murder and that thirst officer derek chauvin who was the first to be arrested and forgive me, i should say former officers, they have long been fired, the derek chauvin's charge has been upgraded from third-degree to second-degree. in the wings van jones and derek johnson, president of the naacp, before we heard from mr. crump and mr. floyd's son was you were reacting to the news of the charges and there was a word that you said, you said essentially and correct me, that it will probably lead to justice or probable justice and i wanted to focus in on what you mean by that and the words of benjamin crump, all of the world is watching, change is going to come. this moment is a tipping point. how do you feel about that? >> that is a true statement. the problem with our justice system is when you have a local district attorney

you're watching cnn i'm brooke baldwin.resident trump's approval rating is the lowest since january of last year according to a new cnn poll showing him slipping. only 38% approve of the job he's doing. that is down 7 points since last month and of course it comes as race relations have become front and center in the wake of george floyd's death two weeks ago today. and according to the new poll, a clear majority of people disapprove of how the president has handled it all. something white house advisers are taking note of. cnn commentator abby phillip joins me now from washington. and abby, we're hearing and we've been hearing that the president's team is pushing for him to make a nationwide speech on race and unity. a., do you think that will happen and, b., how do you think that will go? >> well, you know, i think this is something that has been under consideration for some time. and what i've heard from people close to the white house is that there is a constant debate happening about how and if he should approach this

tammy baldwin in 199 #8 was the first openly gay woman elected to congress. this was the red suit she wore when elected to the wisconsin legislature and here we have a "newsweek" magazine featuring barney frank. he served three terms as congressman in massachusetts before he came out as being a gay person. the citizens of massachusetts re-elected him several more times and after he left office, he married his long-time partner and this is a button they handed out at their wedding. we'll walk around the corner and explore the story of lgbtq activists fighting to serve in the military. he was a sergeant in the war force, a decorated vietnam war veteran, served three tours of duty and had the bronze star. he decided to challenge the military ban on gay people serving and working with the father of the lbgtq movement he decides to push back against the air force. the air force discharged him and offered a settlement instead of changing its policy but you see this person's brave stance going on the cover of "time" magazine in 1975 saying, i am a homosexual. the fi

tammy baldwin in 1998 was the first openly gay woman elected to congress. this is the red suit she wore when elected to the wisconsin legislature and we have a newsweek magazine featuring barney frank. he served in massachusetts before being a gay person. the citizens of massachusetts elected him several more time and he married his long time partner jim ready. we're going to walk around the corner and explore the story of lbgtq activists fighting for the right to serve in the military. in 1974 leonard was a sergeant in the air force. he was a deck car rated vietnam war veteran, served three tours of duty and had the bronze star. he decided to challenge the military's ban on gay people serving. working with frank, the father of the lbgtq rights movement, he decides to push back against the air force. the air force discharged him and offered him a settlement instead of deciding to change its policy, but you see this person's brave stance going on the cover of "time" magazine in 1975 saying i am a homosexual the first gay person to appear on the cover of "tim

>>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being with me on this friday, june 19th, juneteenth, the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the united states of america. marches are happening across the country. live pictures here. look at this. folks taking over this one major highway in oakland, california. we have all kind of material for you on juneteenth, so stay tuned for that. >>> first, we want to start with the coronavirus pandemic and new concerns that some areas throughout the country have just reopened too quickly. nearly half of all u.s. states show cases on the rise. eight seeing an increase of at least 50%, and one of the states seeing an uptick is florida which just reported nearly 4,000 new infections yesterday. that is the highest that state has seen since the beginning of the pandemic. just hours ago, the world health organization announced more than 150 new -- excuse me, 150,000 new cases were reported yesterday, marking the most in a single day thus far. in terms of companies taki

i'm brook baldwin in new york.ead" with jake tapper starts now. >> this is cnn, breaking news. >> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news. the dow jones about to close, plummeting more than 1800 points. let's get to cnn's alison kosik. stocks rallying in recent weeks. what's responsible today? >> investors -- [ inaudible ] the fears of the virus impacting the economy again just as states are reopening and as new cases are rising in many states. i think reality is really hitting home with investors, because if there's a second wave of the pandemic, there's concern it can put the brakes on the economy again even when the economy is trying to pick itself up off the ground. huge losses, really undermine the extreme optimism we've been seeing in the market lately that pushed stocks to a new record. just a few days ago hit a new record. s&p 500 -- the federal reserve chair's comments yesterday, his

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. killer mike is standing by. we'll pick up on our conversation in a moment. but first new details about the killing of ahmaud arbery during a preliminary hearing in which an investigator testified that his killer used a racial slur after shooting the unarmed black man in a georgia neighborhood. cnn's martin savidge is in brunswick, georgia. what have you learned? >> reporter: brooke, many in the community and in this case are still reeling from the testimony of yesterday where the prosecution seemed to deliberately interject the suggestion that it was overt racism, at least on part of one of the suspects that played into potentially the death of 25-year-old ahmaud arbery, a young black man running through the neighborhood back in february. the prosecutors outlined that day as three men, that is travis and gregory mcmichael, the son and father and one william roddy bryan used a pickup truck to chase him through the neighborhood aggressively and used their vehicles to stop him and cut him off as it appeared he was

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. florida.lorida has a serious problem on its hands as it just reached astonishing new numbers of coronavirus cases today. nearly 9,000 new infections, the state's highest single day jump since the pandemic began. bringing florida total number of cases to more than 120,000 people. in recent weeks florida has emerged as a major hot spot as coronavirus cases continue to skyrocket since the state reopened last month. so now florida is suspending all alcohol consumption at bars statewide. and with me now, the mayor of miami-dade county carlos himminez, thank you for being on with me. welcome. >> how are you doing today? >> i'm doing all right. but let's talk about you. dr. birx specifically called out your county as the area in florida with one of the highest spikes. so mayor, what are you doing to stop the spread? >> we're stopping education and we're focusing on enforcement. what we've seen is a huge spike in young people, 18 to 34. it is almost skyrocketing. and that is somewhat concerning to us.

when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridor to the gas chamber well of course james baldwin was. not only percent greater but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. argue that if they did not protect my life the same would be next if they come for you and the morning he said every do not prevent them from taking you we will be next so that is actually. that is actually very seem of the mass movements have developed against racism against the signage and any against climate injustice etc .

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when he said our bodies must render impossible the corridor to the gas chamber well of course james baldwin was. no only mr cent writer but also he was involved in a whole range of social justice issues and he took up my case wrote an open letter to me and. argued that if they did not protect my life the same.

the great writer james baldwin said history is not the past, it is the present. we carry our history with us. we are our history. this is our chance to write a new chapter in our history, our present history and to carry the story of a diverse and loving city and commonwealth forward with us. with that, i would like to introduce the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, governor ralph northam. [applause] gov. northam: thank you so much for your powerful words. thank you for your leadership during these times. pam and i are proud to live in the city of richmond. thank you and good morning to everyone. i want to thank everyone watching from around virginia and around our great country. i want to thank the many guests who have joined us as we chart a new course in virginia's history. honestwe are here to be about our past and talk about our future. i am no historian, but i strongly believe that we have to confront where we have been in order to shape where we are going. than 400inia, for more years, we have set high ideals about freedom and equality. we have fal

. >>> hi there, i'm brook baldwin. thank you for being with me. i welcome the viewers. the pandemic quote is not even close to being over. that is the warning today from the director of the world health organization. as 31 states report an increase in new coronavirus cases. reporting record numbers of new infections. only four states seeing a drop in new cases and at least 12 governors are pausing or scaling back the reopening plans. health secretary azar gave a warning here on cnn and appeared to contradict what vice president mike pence said last week of remarkable progress in the fight against covid-19. >> things are very different from two months ago. we have three therapeutics, hospital capacity, reserves of personal protection equipment. we're speeding our way towards having vaccines. so it's a very different situation but a very, very serious situation and the window is closing for us to take action and get this under control. >> here's how serious it is. the city of jacksonville, florida, the site of the republican national convention in august just required fac

baldwin says an officer yanked him from his mother's car and slammed him face first into the ground.e said a second officer put his knee on the back of his neck forcing his had to scrape the pavement. both officers then punched him. baldwin's mother catherine came outside when she heard the commotion. >> he was on the ground unconscious with two officers on him bleeding from the face. >> she said her son wasn't moving. >> i was saying wake up please. the officer on his neck never got off my son. >> mother and son filed a lawsuit. in court, attorney for the city said baldwin was drunk and had been wandering the street yelling at people. they said police used force because he finally fought with the officers. a source rejected any comparison to the floyd grace -- case. mother and son said they do see similarities. >> for me to witness george floyd on the ground being murdered, what grown men calls out to his mother? >> only words to say is he called out for his mom. >> while her son is alive, wade says they are both scarred. >> my son had dreams and aspirations. that is what i remember

now we go back to senator baldwin. >> thank you, mr.chairman and i apologize for the interruption in internet sfervice but i'm gld to be back to the panel. my first we was urging osha to issue a emergency temporary standard that would be enforceable and mandatory as workplaced reopen. and i think especially before schools that are preparing to start in-person classes again, k through 12 and higher education and their needs. but i want to move to the companion issue of these shortages that we have been seeing in the very things that would likely be contained in an emergency temporary standard that osha should promulgate. and just as the administration has failedw=ó to issue these enforceable standards to protect workers, they've also failed to provide the leadership needed to take!!!!!!!!!!!!!! production of testing and testing supplies, other needed equipment, ppe here in the united states. have some touched on this already. but it is why i introduced with senator murphy the medical supply transparent and delivery act. what

you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. here is a quote. insulting to our constitutional right to vote. that is how one woman described her nearly four-hour wait to cast a ballot in georgia's primary yesterday. she said that to the atlanta journal constitution and she wasn't alone. >> how long? >> four hours, four and a half hours. >> i'll be here as long as it takes and i have to work today but they understand. >> at multiple polling sites including the atlanta metro area voters faced long lines from untrained workers and broken voting machines and now investigations have been launched as a result that key races are still unknown. jon ossoff in the lead but could face a runoff in his bid against david purdue calling yesterday an embarrassment. with me now the mayor, keisha lance bottoms. a pleasure as always. >> nice to talk to you. >> let me throw out the cover of the ajc today and you see two words, complete meltdown. as a mayor, do you think it was a complete meltdown. >> that is accurate. and it was not just a complete meltdown on yest

what james baldwin, what lorain handsbury, what martin luther king, jr., what they all understood is that e plubis unum means out of many one. if you have segregated some, you cannot have the full help of american society. look at the pandemic of covid-19. and look at the pandemic of covid-1619. white supremacy, social injustice, economic inequality, joined together to the body. in both instances, we can't breathe. we can't breathe because of police brutality. we can't breathe because of a pandemic of covid-19. this is where the convergence of the natural order and the convergence of our man-made laws can really worked de eed to the disadvantage of black people in this country. only when we can emt brabrace e other and tell the truth about the way the death of black people is a fetish. america is addicted to black death, and this is part of the problem in american society. >> professor dyson, you lay out so much there that i want to go through. stay with me. i want to tell viewers here who are joining us, and we're approaching around 6:40 eastern, in washington, d.c., what we're seei

>>> you are watching cnn on this wednesday, i'm brooke baldwin, thank you for being with me. health officials are warning that the coronavirus is, quote, spiraling out of control. as more states report record cases and the u.s. becomes home to one fourth of all global infections and deaths. tuesday marking the third biggest day of new reported cases since the start of the outbreak and for the first time more than half of u.s. states are currently seeing increase in new infections ahospitalizations. california a record of more than 7,000 cases on tuesday. that eclipsed the previous record. texas hitting a new record. nearly 5,500 cases there yesterday, the previous record set on saturday. and moments from now trump who is handling of the crisis has definitely come under sharp criticism will face reporters as he holds a news conference with the president of poland, the first foreign leader to visit the white house since the pandemic began and we'll bring that to you live as soon as that begins. now in early stages of this u.s. outbreak, new york had a distinction that no state

, like i don't freaking know -- >> jimmy: we can quote alec baldwin. you're so right. >> yes, and it just feels so performative in a way. i think on a day-to-day level we need to have conversations with each other, we need to listen to black people, we need to amplify black female authors who are also writing on this, black trans authors who are also contribute become police brutality, and sort of just remembering that we are full people who are happy, and yes, we deal with a lot of adversity in terms of racism, but that's not my entire life that's not any black person's entire life. even if you are an activist. so i think not seeing us as human allows these videos to constantly just stay on loop every few years. and i think that's really harmful. so i really want the takeaway to be outside of however long these protests last, that is you see black people for all that they are. >> jimmy: yeah, is that one of the reasons why you started your own production company >> yeah. i mean, i think with "two dope queens," jessica and i were really sort of like --

senator baldwin joins us remotely now. sen. baldwin:. mr. chairman. i appreciate all of our witnesses today. while this is focused on the infrastructure dedicated to providing critical services during the pandemic, i want to make sure we are attempting all .merica's from line workers my legislation requires osha to issue an emergency temporary standard that covers all workers and requires all workplaces to implement infectious diseases exposure control plans to keep workers safe. --llwell s, you noted that thatillis, you noted legislation and your opening remarks. can you describe why it is necessary to have enforceable, mandatory emergency temporary standards during this pandemic to protect the workers you represent? if you have any anecdotal information to provide about why the failure to have such mandatory enforceable standards is a problem -- and thank: thank you you again for your leadership on this issue. the fact that this legislation is even needed is a disgrace. we have been calling on osha to do this very early on even before covid-19 hit f

chairman. >> thank you, senator baldwin. i'm sorry that we lost you there for a while but thank you for sticking with us. senator romney. oh, excuse me, senator kaine. >> thanks, mr. chair. thanks especially to secretary levitt. when i was governor we were dealing with h1n1 and the then secretary was a great partner of the administration. i associate myself with my colleagues that we've got a college current challenge and just the number of new covid-19 cases increased over 25% from the previous week and that shows that the current challenge is getting worse not better. but we do have to plan for the future and one of the things i wanted to do is take advantage of this to talk about the future. the first topic to the witnesses. every pandemic would likely be a little bit different, but it seems like there's a template that the successful nations have used to deal with covid-19 and it's aggressive early testing and contact tracing to find those who are ill. the isolation of people who have covid-19 and immediate treatment of

i'm brook baldwin.ling 5-4 against a louisiana law that aimed to limit the number of abortions performed in that state. and it marks the third time that chief justice john roberts sided with the liberal events. and sided with discrim nations for lgbtq workers. and jessica snider is following the details. tell us about the ruling and how the white house is responding. >> the supreme court saying this big win at the hands of chief justice john roberts for this 5-4 decision. it's interesting and important because the chief justice has actually never voted to strike down an abortion restriction until this morning. he's always voted to uphold these restrictions. so, why exactly did he feel he needed to change the way he voted? he said it was about precedent. in 2016 this supreme court struck down a nearly identical texas law much like this louisiana law. so the chief justice really said he had no choice but to abide by the supreme court's precedence. this is a louisiana law that would have restricted abortio

and our special coverage will continue now with brooke baldwin. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. this mond. thank you for being here. we begin with pay story line all too familiar in this country. a family is in mourning and a sit is on edge after another police-involved shooting leaves a black man dead. let me show you the scene today in atlanta during this massive march and rally there at the capitol building after 27-year-old rayshard brooks was shot and killed by police on friday. the shooting unfolded in the parking lot of a wendy's fast food restaurant where brooks was awakened by police who found him sleeping in his parked car in the drive-thru lane. and before we show you this video here, i wan

in philadelphia they spray-painted a statue of mattias baldwin writing colonial lies are in murder, baldwins was well-known during the time of slavery and an argument abolitionist who argued for black suffrage and subsidized the education of african-american children. renaming bases and taking down statues are relatively easy but things could get more complicated. washington and jefferson were both slaveholders. if the left goes farther and demands the removal of homages to their memories like renaming cities it could prove more difficult. >> we are in that moment now, thank you. amid the destruction and removal of confederate statues and monuments the battle lines have been drawn in the dispute over renaming military bases after those named by confederate leaders. let's go to former commander of fort bragg north carolina general jack keane, good to have you with us. >> delighted to be here. shannon: a big debate whether these bases will be renamed, the weather that will be part of the national defense authorization, whether the president will veto it. you commanded one of these basis, they'

. >>> senator baldwin. >> thank you, mr. chairman.you, so i wanted to start by just reflecting that every member of this committee would love to be able to turn the page on the current pandemic and start planning for the next one, but the cases of covid-19 and hospitalizations continue to rise. we can't divert or attention from the ongoing crisis. i think it's very clear that the administration has not yet learned a critical lesson, particularly about worker safety. without safety standards, workers and their family are needlessly put at greatest risk when they go back to work. guidelines from the cdc are not good enough, yes the occupational safety and health administration has failed to move forward with meaningful rules for employers. in response to disturbing, widespread reports of safety concerns leading to inevitable illnesses and death, i introduced the covid-19 every worker protection act. this bill would require osha to, frankly, do its job and issue a emergency standard that establishing implementation service exposure contr

hi there, i'm brooke baldwin.or being with me. we wanted to take it a few minutes early because any moment we'll learn if there are any charged for the shooting of rayshard brooks in atlantach the district attorney will make the announcement any minute and we'll take you there live when it begins. the d.a. decision is expected to address both of those officers involved, former atlanta police officer garrett rolfe, who shot and killed brooks, was fired one day after the fatal shooting and the second police officer on the scene has been placed on administrative duty. his name is devin bronsan and it was caught on multiple cameras and before we roll the tape, i want to warn you that both videos may be disturbing. >> hey, stop fighting. stop fighting. >> so in the police body cam video, brooks is seen resisting arrest after failing a sobriety test and scuffling with one of the officers as he got ahold of a taser. this is the second angle. this is from an eyewitness. it begins with the struggle brooks had with the offi

baldwin lived a long time ago and the statue of him was old so they wrecked it.zero, nothing that came before can remain. for that reason, dozens of other monuments have suffered the samm fate, often with the encouragement of our professionals, they are cheering it on. erin thompson is the professor of art crime at new york's john jay college of criminal justice. she says her expertise as "the damage done to humanity's shared heritage f from looting, theft, and the deliberate destruction of art. professor thompson is herself an enthusiastic supporter of destroying our shared heritage. "use chain instead of rope and it will go faster" then she shared even more tips for effectively destroying our monuments. nowhere does anyone in authority seem interested in protecting our history in protecting our public spaces from nihilists like professor thompson and the mobs she commands. the police memorial in richmond, virginia, commemorates the sacrifice of officers killed in a line of duty, nothingcr to do with the confederacy. you'd think our leaders were defended but no,

cnn special coverage will continue now with brooke baldwin. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin.h me. you're watching cnn. here we are five months after the very first case of covid-19 confirmed in the u.s., several officials key to the u.s. response to the pandemic including dr. fauci and the head of the cdc are testifying before congress today and they're contradicting president trump on where things stand and what needs to happen next. >>> one week ago the president said that the coronavirus was, in his words, dying out. but let me show you the numbers. because the united states now has posted at least 30,000 new cases, that is per day, three times since friday. and a