ella jones reflected on her historic win last night. >> so being the first african american woman, what does that mean? that means i've got work to do. because when you're an african american woman, they require more of you than they require of my counterpart. and i know that the people in ferguson are ready to stabilize their community, and we're going to work together to get it done. >> woodruff: to look at some of yesterday's election results and what it means ahead of november, i'm joined now by someone familiar to newshour viewers-- it's amy walter of the cook political report, and host of public radio's "politics with amy walter."

in missouri, ferguson city council member ella jones will become the first african american mayor in her city's history after winning 54% of the vote on tuesday. she'll succeed james knowles iii, the former chair of the missouri young republicans, who was ferguson's mayor throughout the militarized crackdown on protests that followed the fatal shooting of michael brown by a white police officer in 2014. the officer, darren wilson, was never charged. in his first major address since

earlier tonight, i had the chance to speak to the newly-elected mayor of ferguson, missouri, ella jones. she's first black mayor of ferguson, a city attorney apart after michael brown, a 18-year-old black man was shot and kill bade whied bay white p officer nearly six years ago. ms. jones, thank you for joining us. you've seen all this of about. what's your reaction to the former police officers' arrests in minneapolis? >> he should be charged. floyd telling him he can't breathe. he continued to put pressure on his neck, and he seemed like he didn't care, because he had his hands in the pocket, so the new charge should fit him very well. and the other officers, they were just standing around, and they should be charged too, because they had an opportunity to stop it. and they did not stop what the officer was doing. >> now mayor, certainly, the details of michael brown's death in ferguson and george floyd's death in minneapolis are different. but many of the issues are the same. so with that said, has ferguson healed? and when do you think america might begin healing? >> well, ferguson

we call ella jones and ameri-can. represents positive change for a community who wants destiny in their own she understands pain. she understands the pain and how to put purpose to it. that is leadership. is it easier for her by identifying by race with the community? yeah, in some ways, but you can do it otherwise. but what about presidents who completely and intentionally are tone deaf to it. do we have a president who literally wants to divide us? that's what his former defense secretary just said, former general is handpicked former general. what have we learned here? and what do we now know has to change? i have an argument next. i don't know mama. umph! with t-mobile, taxes and fees are included. and when you switch your family, get 4 lines of unlimited for just $35 a line. are made with farm grownal apples as the first ingredient. and key nutrients you want. so you can have a daily multivitamin free of stuff you don't want. one a day natural fruit bites. a new way to multivitamin. i'm going to start the bidding

so many people working from home that sometimes it doesn't all work out perfectly, but ella jones, theferguson. thanks so much, both of you, for joining us. mayor-elect, we will be hanging on every word since we can't see you particularly. but what is the relationship like in your view in ferguson between police and the community right now? i know you are new to the job, but what are you saying? >> right now the ferguson police department, they are working diligently to communicate with the youth and the people of ferguson. at this time, they have started different functions with the youth. they are communicating with the people, so the relationship is getting better. >> captain johnson, people became very familiar with you and your approach. you literally were putting your arms around people trying to bridge that divide between the community and ferguson and police. but not all police departments have the capacity to approach situations like that. or in your view, should they all have the capacity to do that? >> they should all have the capacity. and i believe they all do. it is tough

in the meantime let's discuss what's going on with the mayor-elect of ferguson, missouri, ella jones.ct, thank you so much for joining us. in the aftermath of michael brown's 2014 killing by a white police officer, ferguson was federally mandated to make changes to its policing. how far have you come on serious police reforms? >> we have come a long ways on police reform. we have reformed our court system, our police department. we are constitutional policing. we have community policing. the police are working with the community and the youth. so the consent decree helps us to achieve those goals thus far. we are not finished by no means. however, we are still working to become a better police department. >> has george floyd's death led you to consider more reforms? >> well, we have a lot of reforms already in place. so, working with those reforms and getting them into policy is the most important thing we can do right at this time. >> you've just been elected ferguson's first black female. you're going to be sworn in, in a week or so. how significant do you believe it is, especially

how is it thought that the election of this woman, ella jones, could change things?yeah, judy, it is quite remarkable, again, to have a first african-american elected in this week in a city like ferguson that has so much symbolism. but what's also remarkable, judy, is how much the amecan public has moved on this issue, this issue of excessive force used by police, especially against black folks, and what we saw in 2014 was only a third of americans thought that the police used executive force with african-americans versus whites. in 2016, it was still about a third. today a new poll came out, monmouth university poll shows that almost 60% of americans now believe that excessive force is being used against african-americans more so than it's being used against whites. and i think that's an incredible movement in such a short amount of time. i think a lot of that is driven, of course, by the horrific video that most americans, if they haven't seen it themselves, have hed about. and i also thinkit's reflective of the fact that a lot has happened since 2014, even in ferg

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ella jones is also the first woman elected to the office. ferguson erupted in protests six years ago after michael brown was killed by a white police officer. >>> and controversial iowa congressman steve king will not be returning to congress after losing his primary election. he was stripped of his committee assignments two years ago after making remarks that seemed to support white supremacists. >>> coming up, doctors and nurses, the heroes of the coronavirus pandemic deliver a powerful message during a street protest in new york. >>> also ahead, president trump responds to criticism over this moment when he held up the bible outside a church after peaceful protesters were cleared from the street. why he says his critics are getting it all wrong. -hi, america. -hi, america. -hi, america. -hey, there, america. during this crisis... over 37 million people... don't have access... to nutritious foods. but there is a way we can all help. with feeding america. their network of 200 food banks are up and running. distributing food to people and co

. >> reporter: and perhaps that dialogue building to this last night ella jones became the city's firstck and first female mayor >> what do you think you represent as a black woman who is now in charge of this city? >> inclusion people have been feeling like they've been left out the government, and now they feel like they have elected a person who is for the people. >> reporter: the people calling her a symbol of transformation >> yes history. history's being made, yeah. >> it may not be in my lifetime, but it may be in these young people's lifetime that racism and injustice will be wiped out. >> reporter: proof that through strife and hard work hope has room to grow steve patterson, nbc news, ferguson >>> and we're back in a moment with the tropical storm taking aim at the u.s >>> right now we continue to monitor the path of get in its way. hpv can affect males and females... and there's no way to predict who will or won't clear the virus. but you can help protect your child by taking a first step. the cdc recommends hpv vaccination at age 11 or 12 to help protect against certain canc

lives matter movement for the 2014 shooting of michael brown just elected its first black mayor, ella jones. >>> and then in iowa last night, steve king known far history of racist remarks and comments lost his primary last night in pursuit of a tenth term. over 60% of republicans in that district rejected steve king. >>> elsewhere on the hill, house speaker nancy pelosi asked the black caucus to take the lead on police reform. >>> defense secretary mark esper is facing backlash inside the west wing for distancing himself from the use of force against peaceful protesters on day nine. joining me now, my coanchor for the next two hours, katy tur. katy, it is interesting. it's like some things in the donald trump orbit don't change. if you somehow you look like you're criticizing him within the inside, as the defense secretary is doing, be prepared for the wrath of the boss. >> listen, he has an aide that he hired back, mcatee who was charged with going through the administration and rooting out people who were perceived to be anti-trump or not in full support of the president's agenda. and i'

i want to let you discuss that and ella jones, the first back mayor of ferguson, where you used to behe police chief so please feel free to comment on that. >> yeah, i spoke with ella on a number of occasions and after the numbers came in. going back to the first part of your question, with regard to -- actually i forgot the first part of your question. >> whether or not police will -- police unions and police leadership will accept more oversight, because it is a life and -- it's a good job with a pension. shouldn't they accept more oversight or a smaller budget and more responsibility being moved out of their hands? >> well, with regard to oversight, we police at the pleasure of the people. so the people pay our salaries. the people demand what their priorities are and they demand what they do and they have every right to very -- very sufficient oversight. in fact, in ferguson one of the things we put together was the civilian oversight panel that actually looks into my findings as a police chief. and so oversight is going to come. cutting budgets, i think every community has to mak

ella jones is ferguson's first female mayor. she won with 54% of the vote.orked as a chemist, a pastor and the first black city council member. she becomes mayor nearly six years after a white officer shot and killed a black teenager, michael brown. the protests that followed there solidified the black lives matter movement. also developing, republican national committee is looking for a new state to host their convention. officials tell cnn that president trump will not accept the 2020 nomination in charlotte because of that city's coronavirus restrictions. cnn's jeremy diamond is live with more that president trump has threatened. how is this going to sfwhork. >> reporter: he's threatened it and we've said there's been contentious conversations between republican national committee officials and officials in the governor's office of north carolina. last night, alisyn, president trump taking to twitter to say that he is going to be forced to take the republican national convention for 2020 to a different city, to a different state. this after the north caro

in missouri, ferguson city council member ella jones will become the first african american mayor in her city's history after winning 54% of the vote on tuesday. she'll succeed james knowles iii, the former chair of the missouri young republicans, who was ferguson's mayor throughout the militarized crackdown on protests that followed the fatal shooting of michael brown by a white police officer in 2014. the officer, darren wilson, was never charged. in his first major address since the e protests began, demomocrac presidential candidate joe biden spoke in philadelphia tuesday and criticized president trump for supporting the use of tear gas and flash grenades to disperse peaceful protesters ououtside the white house. mr. wyden: but i promise you this, i won't traffic in fear and division. i won't fan the flames of hate. i will seek to heal the racial wounds that have long plagued our country, not use them for political gain. amy: meanwhile biden has faced , criticism for remarks he made about police training during a meeting with african-american community leaders at bethel a.m.e. ch

. >>> voters in ferguson, missouri, has elected ella jones as the first black mayor. she will also be the first woman to lead the st. louis subbrb. historic victory comes six years after the deadly police shooting of michael brown. the shooting thrust ferguson into the spotlight over race of policing. they, of course, remain the focus of the protests following the death of george floyd in minneapolis last week. >>> a controversial republican lawmaker is out of office. congressman steve king of iowa has lost his primary race. now, this is a really huge upset for king who served nine terms. he has a history of controversy. his own party stripped him after comments he made to the "new york times" about white supr supremacy. rhonda mcdaniel tweeted early this morning saying king's white supremacist rhetoric is totally inconsuistent with the republicn party. she said she's glad iowa republicans rejected him at the ballot. >>> companies are reaching out to their employees during this difficult time. this morning on "gma" we're hearing from a ceo of tapestry that owns design

. >>> and voters in ferguson, missouri, have elected ella jones as the city's first black mayor. jones is a city council member and also the first woman to lead the st. louis suburb. this historic victory comes nearly six years after the fatal police shooting of 18-year-old michael brown. the shooting thrust ferguson into the national spotlight of race and policing and, of course, remain the focus of protests following the death of george floyd in minneapolis last week. >>> a lot is happening, friend. >> it certainly is. and it's interesting to see what is happening at the ballot box right now, too. >>> well, we are coming back with another full 90 minutes of news, including positive news out of one bay area city after days of demonstrations. >>> boarded up businesses, curfews. it's just one blow after another for businesses. we'll have that story, coming up. >>> but first a live look tsngy come up and i going to be a hot one out there. mike nicco with that when we come back. >>> i'd like to thank everyone who has put themselves and their families on the front lines, especially h

her name is ella jones. she becomes the first african-american woman to be the mayor of that town, a town that was majority african-american for years and had essentially, when we were back there in 2014, an all-white power structure more or less in terms of the city council and the mayor himself and the police force. it's an interesting thing to happen on this night as people are in the streets and there's a question about what progress looks like and how the problems get solved. >> sure. and, you know, you and i have been in ferguson together, you know, in those really fraught, hectic, crazy nights, you know, broadcasting and reporting on what was going on out there. and there was a hope that people were saying that if there could be some sort of push for organization, people could gain more political power within the local system there and maybe change the way things are, and hopefully this is a sign that that was able to happen. you know, i will say that, you know, ferguson was a community that was disem

lives matter movement for the 2014 shooting of michael brown just elected its first black mayor, ella jones. >>> and then in

just like ella jones did this week in ferguson, missouri, becoming the first woman, first african-americanhe mayor of ferguson, missouri. now they have a majority african-american city council. that's what we have to but, i'll tell you, we have three crises right now. a crisis of our democracy, a crisis in our economy, a public health crisis, and we need leadership that can do crisis management. you are about to hear from the next president of the united states because he is that steady hand at the tiller that we need. >> well, the chairman of the democratic national committee, as a former president said, you're fired up and ready to go. i can hear it now. we will see what the former vice president has to say. thank you so much. >> we're going to get people out there to vote, that's what we're going to do. thank you, andrea. >>> thanks for joining us today. coming up, america's history of overcoming adversity during the darkest days. we have at least some hope to offer. stay with us. h us >>> finally, as we close this emotional -- in fact, wrenching week across our nation, as we witness th

the election of ella jones. she is the fist black and first female all at once mayor of ferguson.to her today. you know, i asked her what that means to the community, what she thinks maybe it means to the nation because it's getting so much attention. and she said it's all about inclusion. specifically, to the citizens here of ferguson. for years they have dealt with this deep division in this community. i was a local reporter in st. louis years ago before ferguson really popped off after the killing of mike brown. and you could see that division. you could see it in city of st. louis. you could see it especially here in ferguson, where a large percentage of the population here is black, and a lot of the people that controlled it, a large percentage of that was white. and then when everything happened, obviously that exposed some of the deep divisions that were inherent here. she lived through all of that. she has been here for 40 years, saw the cooks, saw the protests, decide -- she was spurred to action by that. and became the first black city council member in 2015. so she is u

her name is ella jones.he becomes the first african-american woman to be the mayor of that town, a town that was majority african-american for years and had essentially, when we were back there in 2014, an all-white power structure more or less in terms of the city council and the mayor himself and the police force. it's an interesting thing to happen on this night as people are in the streets and there's a question about what progress looks like and how the problems get solved. >> sure. and, you know, you and i have been in ferguson together, you know, in those really fraught, hectic, crazy nights, you know, broadcasting and reporting on what was going on out there. and there was a hope that people were saying that if there could be some sort of push for organization, people could gain more political power within the local system there and maybe change the way things are, and hopefully this is a sign that that was able to happen. you know, i will say that, you know, ferguson was a community that was disempo

he's had a history of making racial remarks of white supremacists and ella jones was elected the firstmayor in ferguson. >>> in ferguson, that is saying a lot. thank you so much, george. >>> we continue overnight with what happened. george floyd's 6-year-old daughter talking about her dad for the first time. eva pilgrim spoke with the little girl and her mother and this as a new investigation into the minneapolis police department is launched. good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, robin. yeah, gianna and her mother want the world to know that george floyd that they knew, the man who spoiled his daughter and moved here to minnesota so he could better provide for his family. what do you want people to know? >> that i miss him. >> reporter: overnight george floyd's 6-year-old daughter gianna talking about her dad. >> what was your dad like? >> he played with me. >> she didn't have to play with nobody else because daddy was going to play with her all day long. >> reporter: gianna's mother roxie washington saying george loved his daughter. he was always a great dad. >> i mean, that

." >> overnight a historic win in ferguson, missouri, council woman ella jones becoming the first africanected as mayor and also the first woman to win the office. the result comes nearly six years after protest rocked the city over the deadly police shooting of unarmed black teenager michael brown. those are a look at your headlines i'll send it back to you. steve: jillian, thank you very much. meanwhile, something we've been talking about this morning, the national guard deploying thousands of members to help control riots across the country congressman michael waltz is a national guard colonel and he says they are fully prepared for this. he's up, next. pets are family and we know it. so rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the exact same medications as the vet, but up to 30 percent less with fast, free shipping. visit us at petmeds.com today. at mercedes-benz, nothing service will do.-class that's why we're expanding your range of choices. many dealers now offer optional pick-up & delivery and at-home maintenance, as well as online shopping with home delivery and special finance arr