i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight the breaking news, the 911 call just released from the shooting in atlanta over the weekend. rayshard brooks died after he was shot twice by a police officer.

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight the breaking news, protests across the country growing at this hour for the 18th night in the row as the president of the united states is missing the moment and the opportunity, instead dismissing the protesters who have been out there night after night after night. >> you have protesting also because they just didn't know. i watch. i watch it very closely. why are you here? they really weren't able to say. >> their passion for change of course is evident and plenty of them are able to say. >> black lives matter! black lives matter! >> instead of responding to this, trump sending mixed messages about a brutal police tactic that protesters across the country have been calling to end, first saying generally speaking, choke holds should be banned. but then sort of going on and on and adding this. >> you get somebody in a choke hold and what are you going to do now? let go and say let's start over again? i'm not allowed to have you in a choke hold? it's a tough situatio

i'm erin burnett.ht, the president in dallas tonight hosting a round table on justice disparities. the topic at the heart of

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, not enough.tests growing tonight after president trump signs an executive order on police reform, crowds gathe

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> thank you, wolf.sident trump takes credit for making june teteenth very famou. a republican reportedly designs tonight over the president's actions and words about race. will house democrats subpoena john bolton after his book on trump. adam schiff joins us. and the president admits a small percentage of people might get sick at his rally. the rally is ask mr. trump for a safety plan. >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, president trump bragging about making

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, get your knee off our necks.ttable words from today's memorial service honoring george floyd in minneapolis. speaking to a

i'm erin burnett.front tonight breaking news, dividing a nation as protesters take to the streets for a 14th

i'm erin burnett.t tonight, dire warning, the nation's top infectious disease expert now warning the united states could see 100,000 coronavirus cases a day

i'm erin burnett.utfront tonight, dire warning, the nation's top infectious disease expert now warning the united states could see 100,000 coronavirus cases a day if the united states does not stop the spread of the virus now. >> the numbers speak for themselves. i'm very concerned and i'm not satisfied with what's going on because we're going in the wrong direction. i would not be surprised if we go up to 100,000 a day if this does not turn around. >> wrong direction, 100,000 cases a day. just to be clear, that is more than double the total number of new cases just yesterday, and we have been setting records already. so, that would be more than double the current numbers which are a record. it's a number that would have been unthinkable just a few weeks ago. just to show you, look at these two maps. back in memorial days, a majority of states were holding steady or trending down in new cases even with a huge surge in testing and now only two states are down. you see that map turning all red and orange

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, tone deaf as

i'm erin burnett.g news two more staffers on the president's advance team have tested positive for coronavirus. both attending trump's rally in tulsa on saturday which brings the total n

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight full speed ahead.t ditch effort to stop president trump from holding an indoor campaign

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, not enough. protests growing tonight after president trump signs an executive order on police reform, crowds gathering, calling for change now the 22nd night running. the president making his announcement in the rose garden today but veered off course focusing on his own accomplishments and the economy as he did talking about the matter at hand. i want to be clear the order has possible good exceptions like ban on choke holds. the order also creates a national database to track officer misconduct. so, that's in the order. and then the president also met today with some families who lost loves ones to police brutality and racial profiling. in a moment i'm going to speak to the brother of george floyd who was not in that meeting n. trump fashion, the president overshadowed his own message of reform. inste instead of acknowledging the deep hurt and the calls for social justice and equality, he repeatedly defended police and attacked protesters. >> i strongly oppose the radical and dangerous efforts

i'm erin burnett. front tonight the breaking news, protests across the country growing at this hour for the 18th night in the row as the president of the united states is missing the moment and the opportunity, instead dismissing the protesters who have been out there night after night after night. >>

i'm erin burnett.t the breaking news, the united states about to hit 40,000 new coronavirus cases today, the first time that we've had that many in one day. the death toll in the united states closing in on 125,000 people. but if all you did was listen to the president and vice president today, you would be absolutely stunned to hear what i just said

eliot engel's challengier is my best. >>> good evening i'm erin burnett. tonight, failure of leadership. on a day when the ub in of odeaths in the united states

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next, get ahead of it. a new model projects more than 30,000 lives could be saved if everyone wears a mask. it's the white house's own model. turning the tables, new york, connecticut, and new jersey imposing a quarantine for people coming from specific other states. the new jersey governor is out front. let's go "outfront." and good evening i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, get past it. that is dr. anthony fauci tonight, an extremely blunt message on masks. today he was asked what do you say to people, including the president who are have made wearing a mask a political discussion, a it's my body, my right kind of thing. here's dr. fauci. >> there's no secret formula for that except to say get past it. it should not be a political issue. it is purely a public health issue. forget the politics. look at the data. >> get past it, he says. well, the president will not. he absolutely categorically has not and will not do that. he did not wear a mask today when he welcomed the president of poland to the white

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news. there is a curfew now in effect at this

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news. there is a curfew now in effect at this literal moment in the nation's capital of washington, d.c., not stopping protesters as of yet. the scene, as we can see it, at various points where protesters have been gathering in washington. this is right outside, as you can see, lafayette park. protesters chanting as they face off against military police who are surrounding the white house, so you can see this face-off right there, right outside the white house. it is the fifth night of demonstrations. and of course, there in that scene, as you can see, that very large crowd, very peaceful crowd right now. this is 24 hours after police used batons, smoke canisters, and pepper balls on peaceful protesters at that very same place. so president trump could have that photo op with the bible outside st. john's episcopal church. large crowds gathering throughout the country, including los angeles and boston at this time. crowds have been praying and chanting. organizers in boston, for example, say

i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight the breaking news, the 911 call just released from the shooting in atlanta over the weekend. rayshard brooks died after he was shot twice by a police officer. it happened after two officers attempted to arrest brooks in the parking lot of a wendy's for being intoxicated. here is that initial 911 call just released. >> all right. you need police, fire, ambulance out here? >> the police. >> okay. tell me what's going on. >> i have a car, i think he is intoxicated. he's in the middle of my drive through. i tried to wake him up. but he's parked dead in the middle of the drive through so i don't know what's wrong. >> is he breathing, ma'am? do you know? >> yeah. he woke up, looked at me, and i was like you got to move out of the drive through. people are going around him. he is in the middle of the -- >> all right. what kind of car -- >> having to go around him and having to pull over, if you had too much to drink pull over and went to sleep. he went right back -- >> what

i'm erin burnett.utfront tonight the breaking news, the united states about to hit 40,000 new coronavirus cases today, the first time that we've had that many in one day. the death toll in the united states closing in on 125,000 people. but if all you did was listen to the president and vice president today, you would be absolutely stunned to hear what i just said because this is what they said. >> as we stand here today, all 50 states and territories across the country are opening up safely and responsibly. >> well, that's incorrect. it's factually incorrect. they're not. 11 states are currently on pause. some of them are actually backtracking and closing some things down on plans to reopen. texas and florida specifically, they are rolling back reopening plans. fwof knorrs of the other nine states saying they're not moving forward with reopening. that was incorrect. then the vice president went on to make this claim. >> the truth is we did slow the spread. we flattened the curve. >> so, he says we fla

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, president trump bragging about making juneteenth very famous. saying i made it famous, very few people have heard of it. very few people have heard of it. actually a young african-american secret service knew what it was. i had political people who had never heard of it before? did you ever hear of juneteenth before? here are her responds, i did from last year when the white house put out a statement. trump replied, oh really, we put out a statement, the trump white house put out a statement. she responded, yes. trump added, oh, okay. the president of the united states making a holiday about the end of slavery about himself and then there's the irony that the president himself didn't know what it was until he asked a black secret service agent. plenty of people did know about juneteenth. 47 states have recognized it as a holiday or observance. it should never be about president trump making juneteenth famous. it shouldn't be about president trump at all. as we see

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, tone deaf as protests grow for the 16th day in the country the president's top economic adviser had this to say. >> i don't believe there's systemic racism in the u.s. i'm not going to go into a long rift on it. >> [ inaudible question ] >> i do not. >> you don't believe there's any systemic racism against african-americans in the united states? >> i will say it again, i do not. >> this despite the massive protests that have been taking place across the country for more than two weeks. live pictures. this is new york you happen to be looking at here. here's what we've seen protests, people motivated to go out in every state from coast to coast, red states, blue states, cities, towns, look at these pictures. americans making it clear that systemic racism is an issue that they feel needs to be addressed. and yet trump and his team are out of touch with that. >> i think there's racism in the united states still but i don't think that the law enforcement system is syste

i'm erin burnett. the breaking news two more staffers on the president's advance team have tested positive for coronavirus. both attending trump's rally in tulsa on saturday which brings the total number of staff in trump's circle to test positive for coronavirus in just over 48 hours to ten. eight campaign staffers and two secret service agents. despite the cases, despite the warnings from one health official after another about even holding the tulsa rally. >> the president shows no signs of slowing down. tomorrow he heads to phoenix in arizona for an event at a church that can hold 3,000 people. this is a state where hospitalizations are on the rise. masks are not mandatory at trump's campaign event in the church though the city of phoenix has made them mandatory. the president flaunting the rules that apply to everyone else in the city he is visiting. it all comes as trump is under fire for saying he asked officials to slow down testing to basically have fewer cases reported. when asked about the c

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight full speed ahead. a last ditch effort to stop president trump from holding an indoor campaign rally in tulsa, oklahoma, for tens of thousands of people fails. the state supreme court just rejected an appeal to stop the rally over coronavirus concerns. as tulsa braces for tens of thousands of people to come to downtown, the president is threatening anyone who is planning to come to protest his rally tomorrow, any looters or low lives who are going to oklahoma, please understand you will not be treated like you have in new york, seattle, or minneapolis. it will be a much different scene. that is the president's message even as the country is obviously still reeling over the death of george floyd and rayshard brooks which have set off the protests that he's talking about. that is the president's message on juneteenth as people across the country marched to commemorate the end of slavery in the country. tulsa is home to one of the bloodiest massacre of black americans in history. i'm going to speak to j.c.

i'm erin burnett. this is the breaking news coverage continuing as you see. violence rocking washington, you're looking at st. johns episcopal church right now. this is live picture. the president is anticipated as part of a photo-op he wants to do walking over there in a couple of moments. moments ago police fired tear gas on protesters, rubber bullets. you could hear that. you could hear that actually in the rose garden where the president then went and gave his brief comments. military police are now on the scene surrounding parts of the white house. and this unrest is taking place

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, it's not okay.n the day when the nation said a final good-bye to george floyd, whose death has sparked a national movement on police brutality, the president chose to smear this man, 75-year-old peaceful protester in buffalo who was shoved to the ground by police last week. the president of the united states tweeting without any evidence whatsoever that that protester could be an antifa agitator, and quote, i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. could be a set up. a set up? i want to play the incident that trump is suggesting is a set up. it is difficult to watch. you see him there. he's pushed. he falls. then he has blood coming out of his ear. and i want to just note to you that this was five days ago. gugino is still in the hospital. he was in the intensive care unit. he's still in the hospital. the two officers have been charged with assault. where the president of the united states come up with an absurd conspiracy theory about that 75-year-old man being a member of antifa and purposely fal

good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, trump against the doctors and it's out in the opening. it's testing, it's masks, it's the virus itself. starti starting with testing the president said he wasn't kidding when he said officials need to slow down testing. here he is. >> [ inaudible question ] >> i don't kid. we test. we're going to have more cases. by having more cases, it sounds bad. here's what i say, testing is a double-edge sword. >> at least he admits he wasn't kidding. we told you he wasn't kidding last night even though his own team, of course, said he was just joking in multiple television interviews on every network. but he wasn't kidding. he thinks for testing is bad for him. of course more testing does save lives and will get the american economy back on track faster. tonight hours after the president said he wanted testing slowed down, his top doctor publicly completely contradicted him. >> to my knowledge, none of us have ever been told to slow down on testing. that just is a fact. in f

i'm erin burnett. this is the breaking news coverage continuing as you see. violence rocking washington, you're looking at st. johns episcopal church right now. this is live picture. the president is anticipated as part of a photo-op he wants to do walking over there in a couple of moments. moments ago police fired tear gas on protesters, rubber bullets. you could hear that. you could hear that actually in the rose garden where the president then went and gave his brief comments. military police are now on the scene surrounding parts of the white house. and this unrest is taking place even though a curfew as i speak is now 45 seconds into effect starting at 7:00 p.m. the chaos taking place at the same time as i said the president was just speaking. he said about himself i am your president of law and order, saying he will deploy the military, the united states military on domestic shores to control the protests if state governors do not activate the national guard. basically saying he is going to go out with an act back from 1807 for the first time mobilizing

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, the president in dallas tonight hosting a round table on justice disparities. the topic at the heart of froess which erupted across the nation after the death of george floyd, protests that are on their 17th straight day. what should have been an important event, the president made p a glaring emission, not inviting the top three law enforcement officials in the region. that is right, the police chief, sheriff, and district attorney. we are going to be talking to marianne brown in just a moment about that. it does come as trump describes the national guard breaking up protests as a knife through butter. >> they went in and it was like a knife cutting butter right through. there was some tear gas and probably some other things and the crowd dispersed. they went through by the end of that evening and it was a short evening. everything was fine. but if you're going to have to really do a job, if somebody's really bad, you're going to have to do it with real strength, r

i'm erin burnett. protests are under way from coast to coast. all four officers have now been charged in the death of george floyd and they are in custody, as i speak. the officer seen kneeling on floyd's neck with second-degree murder charges. he was originally charged with third-degree murder, and second degree adds intent and the other officers aiding and abetting, second-degree murder. the state's attorney general telling reporters that winning a conviction will be tough, but he believes the law is on his side. >> we gathered all of the facts that we could. we reviewed the criminal statutes. we looked at case law. we consulted with each other and we arrived at these charges. >> i strongly believe that these developments are in the interest of justice for mr. floyd, his family, our community and our state. >> and this is the scene across the country, as i said, peaceful protesters gathering from coast to coast in cities. just moments ago what we saw, just moments ago in minneapolis, we saw protests and the president defending his claim that h

i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight breaking news, dividing a nation as protesters take to the streets for a 14th straight day. there are now growing calls for action against police, calls to defund or completely disband police departments across the country. the most extreme example, minneapolis, the epicenter of the outrage of course over the death of george floyd two weeks ago today. the city council now announcing veto proof plans to dismantle, that is the word, its police force. other major cities are taking action. los angeles's mayor wants to ship $150 million from police budget to disenfranchised communities. new york is pledging to cut funds from the nypd and give them to social programs instead. tonight the president is seizing on these calls and trying to turn it into an election year issue. >> there won't be defunding. there won't be dismantling of our police. there are not going to be any disbanding of our police. >> all of this tension leading to more protests on the streets tonight. we'll

eliot engel's challengier is my best. >>> good evening i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight, failure of leadership. on a day when the ub in of odeaths in the united states tops 122,000, 31 states are seeing increase in infections. the president not leading on this. today the only tweet was this tired claim, cases go up because of great testing, in caps. of course this puts us in the position of having to explain again that that is not the reason that cases are going up. and we could show that to you many ways, but i'll stick with this one. at least 7 states are seeing record hospitalizations this week according to "the washington post." obviously that's not because of testing. take california alone, hospitalizations there up a third, 32%, in just the past two weeks because of coronavirus. that's not because of testing, right? in texas they're stopping elective surgeries because they need to have more space for people coming in the hospital because of coronavirus. what is true is from the start of the pandemic the president has not offered clear, concise lead

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, get your knee off our necks. unforgettable words from today's memorial service honoring george floyd in minneapolis. speaking to a sweanctuary full floyd's friends, family, and community leaders, you can see people here presenting about the loss of floyd and the loss for the african-american community. floyd killed ten days ago while in police custody. his death sparking outrage and calls for justice across this nation. and tonight, those protests are continuing. it is now the tenth day. right now on your screen, live pictures from washington, protesters gathered near the lincoln memorial, as well as in new york. the outpouring of support touching floyd's family. >> it's a beautiful thing, it's great love we're receiving and george floyd is receiving. because he would love it. i wish he was here in the present, in the flesh to see it, because all of this great unity would bring him to tears. >> and reverend al sharpton ending the memorial with the message that floyd's death will not be in vain. >> george floyd's

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> out front next, as george floyd is laid to rest next to mother, the president of the united states pushes a conspiracy thaer ri about a 75-year-old protester, still in the hospital after police pushed him down on the street. more deadly police incidents are caught on tape. the family of a black man shot six times by a new jersey state trouper wants answers. and congressman clyburn, out front tonight with strong advice and a warning for the former vice president. let's go out front. ♪ >>> and good

speaking to cnn's erin burnett, he criticized bolton's sheer nerve. democrats are beginning to discuss what to do next. >> we have just begun discussions with leadership about what next steps are appropriate to find out more about what john bolton experienced, saw, witnessed in terms of the president's wrongdoing. you know, i think it's worth making sure we understand just how he has exposed and undermined the country, but how we do that we're still in the process of discussing. >> some of the most significant allegations bolton makes in his book concern mr. trump and china and its president, xi jinping. ivan watson has that part of the story from hong kong. >> reporter: hong kong protests, indoctrination camps in china, the u.s.-china trade war, all flashpoints in the tense u.s.-china relationship. >> i appreciate your joining me. >> reporter: all areas where a former trump insider says the public message doesn't match his private statements. beijing is bristling, condemning a new law signed wednesday by trump. the weager human rights action shows th

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next, the breaking news, the nation's tops breaking publicly with the president on everything from testing to the severity of coronavirus itself. dr. anthony fauci calling coronavirus a, quote, forest fire. the president though in arizona tonight with a crowd of thousands even as the state reopens with record high cases and deaths today. and an e.r. doctor from phoenix tells me he's seeing a surge and big increase to young patients. also president obama with his first event with joe biden. we'll hear from someone

richard grenell who is an acting director of national intelligence for the president briefly was on erin burnett's show and said it can be because there could be a kernel of information that's classified that's part of a largely fabricated story. putting that aside that that is a logic and argument that may or may not be logical that is being spun by the president's allies right now, what you are seeing is a classic trump pattern. which is, you know, maybe there is some incompetence as jeffrey said but in this one, it's pure rage. i mean, he has been doing this since he has been a realtor and -- excuse me, a real estate developer and a businessman in new york. he doesn't like something, he goes after them with a lawsuit. and i can imagine the people at the justice department who are making these arguments, i'm sure that they're not very happy about it but they are being ordered to do so by the president of the quite becauuni because he is mad. it doesn't make allt lot of se but it's not the first time. >> usually, more often than not didn't go through with them but more the threat. jeff, sorry, go

but told our erin burnett earlier, the racism did not stop. >> i joined the detroit police department august 2nd, 1965. my first day as a detroit police officer, i walked into the squad room. and as they had roll call, i was the only person of color there, as they had roll call, and they announce might assignment with a white officer, they said i'm working with the -- and they said the "n" word. that was my indoctrination into the detroit police department. this man rode with me for eight hours and he didn't say a word and i didn't say a word. the man i worked with, his name is trey mitchell, that is the norm with me and other officers of color. >> i'm joined now by cheryl dorsey in los angeles. she's a retired los angeles police sergeant. she's also the author of "black and blue" we want to welcome you, mrs. dorsey. >> thank you for having me. >> these videos that we saw in the report, they're horrific to see, but they're there and we see them. i'd like your response from the former police chief who said we must do anything to root out brutal officers and any officer that engages in

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next, the breaking news, the former officera black man in atlanta charged with murder. campaign rally, as coronavirus cases in that state rise. republican senator tell residents to stay home. senator lankford is out front. and the john bolton book, trump's former national security adviser says trump asked the president of china to help him get reelected. that's what he said happened. more details from the reporter who read an advanced copy. >>> "out front"

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> breaking news, cases and hospitalizations spike, one state moments ago announcing it is reverting to a partial shutdown. this as the white house ignores its own advice in handling the pandemic. is it now costing lives? >>> plus, 28 members of one family test positive for coronavirus. i'm going to talk to a member of that family who was recovering after losing his father to the virus. >>> and the president tweets two videos, one of a man saying white power, another of a couple pointing a rifle at protesters. what is the real story behind these incidents? let's go "outfront." >> and good evening. i'm erin. outfront, shutting back down in arizona, governor ducey warning a partial shutdown, closing bars, gyms and theaters as infections and hospitalizations spike there and across the country tonight. the nation's most populous state of, california, if you look on the map, seeing a nearly 50% increase in cases since just last week. in fact, only four states are now reporting a decline in cases. from the president on this issue, silence, silence tha

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> breaking news, cases and hospitalizations spike, one statennouncing it is reverting to a partial shutdown. this as the white house ignores its own advice in handling the pandemic. is it now costing lives? >>> plus, 28 members of one family test positive for coronavirus. i'm going to talk to a member of that family who was recovering after losing his father to the virus. >>> and the president tweets two videos, one of a man saying white power, another of a couple pointing a rifle at protesters. what is the real story behind these incidents? let's go "outfront." >> and good evening. i'm erin. outfront, shutting back down in arizona, governor ducey warning a partial shutdown, closing bars, gyms and theaters as infections and

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next, the breaking news, the former officer who shot a black man in atlanta charged with murder. campaign rally, as coronavirus cases in that state rise. republican senator tell residents to stay home. senator lankford is out front. and the john bolton book, trump's former national security adviser says trump asked the president of china to help him get reelected. that's what he said happened. more details from the reporter who read an advanced copy. >>> "out front" tonight, breaking news, death penalty. that's what garrett wolf could be facing if convicted in the deadly shooting of rayshard b k brooks in wendy's parking lot in atlanta. this deadly confrontation was caught on multiple cameras and is disturbing. it started with a peaceful encounter. brooks was found in his car in the drive through lane asleep. he took a sobriety test. the officers talked to brooks without incident for nearly half an hour. you see this. then eyewitness video shows the incident taking a turn as brooks and the officer struggle over a taser. then su

, who was an acting director of national intelligence for the president, briefly, just was on erin burnett'sd said it can be because there can be a kernel of information that is classified that is part of a largely fabricated story. putting that aside. that, that is a logic -- that is an argument that may or may not be logical that is being spun by the president's allies right now. what you are seeing is a classic trump pattern. which is, you know, maybe there is some incompetence, as jeffrey said. but in this one, it's just pure rage. i mean, he has been doing this since he has been a realtor and -- or excuse me -- a real estate developer and a businessman in new york. when he doesn't like something, he goes after them with a lawsuit. and i can imagine the people at the justice department, who are making these arguments. i'm sure they're not very happy about it. but they are being ordered to do so by the president of the united states because he is mad. and it doesn't make a lot of sense but it's not the first time we've seen that. >> he usually, you know, more often than not, i think didn'