i'm fredricka whitfield fredricka whitfield.he protests growing following the death of another black man by police. a live look in atlanta right now. protesters gathered for a second straight day at the we

fredricka? >> at least in this moment, bill weier and jon batiste only you two could bring this kind of poetry in protest. thank you so much, gentlemen. appreciate it. >>> all right. demonstrators in los angeles are also demanding an end to injustice in honor of george floyd. let's go to paul vercammen in los angeles. what are you seeing? >> reporter: right now i am right next to the usc campus and village area and this has turned out to be a dynamic protest. a lot of people shouting the name of george floyd and look over here. people in their cars honking in support. this has been a college crowd. a rather intellectual protest if you will. many of them saying, we are carrying the signs for people who can't carry them anymore. and look at chris's sign right here. read your sign to us, chris. >> yes, sir. it says, my name is trayvon martin. i never got to see my 18th birthday. my killer is still free. >> with a hoodie does not mean i am a threat. say my name. i matter. i chose trayvon martin toda

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with the protests not only in the u.s. but around the world. people demanding justice for george floyd as protests enter the 12th day. moments ago in buffalo, new york, two officers are pleading not guilty to assault charges after this shocking video you see officers pushing a 75-year-old protester to the ground who ends up bleeding from his ear. the county's district attorney saying this just last hour. >> this particular assault charge in the second degree is a felony. now, again, there may be some who say that i am choosing sides here by arresting and prosecuting these police officers. and i say that's ridiculous. i'm not choosing sides. >> cnn's vanessa yurkovich joins me now. what kind of reaction comes from this? >> the two officers have been charged with second-degree assault. they pled not guilty. and that's after it was seen on video. they were pushing 75-year-old man to the ground. he lay on the ground bleeding as the two officers passed him by. but just last hour,

fredricka? >> congrats to the 2nd lieutenants on this graduation day for them. jeremy diamond, thank you so much. >>> in response to lots of criticism, people hoping to attend president trump's next campaign stop will have to wait a bit longer. the president tweeting that he will push back a planned rally in tulsa, oklahoma, which was originally scheduled on juneteeth. the day that commemorates when so many african-americans received notice of the emancipation. but still lots of questions about how social distancing will factor in. abby phillip is in tulsa. dr. anthony fauci says he has not talked to the president about the risks of holding a rally like this. let's address that first. and then, of course, address what's at the root of the controversy of the location and the date the president originally intended this rally to happen. >> yeah, fred, the campaign's position on this seems to be rally at your own risk. they are basically telling attendees who agree to come to this rally that they have to sign this waiver or agree to a waiver in the fine print essent

>> fredricka, it's huge.ers today because last weekend, there were no anti-racism protests because they were actually right wing demonstrators on the street. one of the key organizers planned this because she didn't want them to have the last word. this is truly a demonstration of defiance. it's in solidarity with what's happening in the united states. but they also want to turn the lens on what's happening here in the uk. the message from everyone is we will hold all institutions to account when it comes to sis themmic racism. this is about figuring out what to do with the momentum behind me. how do we turn the desire for change into real change. >> thank you so much, from london. >>> so much more straight ahead in the "newsroom" right after this. tristan tweeted, 'remember when any footlong was five dollars?' hit it, charlie. ♪ oh, you're five, ♪ five. ♪ five-dollar, ♪ five dollar ♪ five-dollar footlong. ♪ it's freshly made ♪ with veggies. ♪ it's back. five-dollar footlongs are back when you buy two. for a

now protests last night, fredricka, were peaceful. many people walking around the city in protest of racial discrimination and police brutality. tonight we are expecting more protests here in buffalo, but organizers are calling on those protesters to remain peaceful. of course, there is a curfew in effect here in buffalo. curfew is at 8:00 p.m. and we know that the incident with martin gugino happened after that curfew so organizers here really encouraging protesters to please be peaceful and also abide by that 8:00 p.m. curfew this evening. >> and what kind of condition is martin gugino in? >> yeah, well, the family released a statement last night saying that he was alert. he was talking. we know that he spoke to governor cuomo yesterday. he is still in serious but stable condition. they are expecting him to make a full recovery. but he is still in the hospital, fredricka, recovering from that incident where we saw him lying on the ground. his head bleeding as those officers walk past him. >> vanessa, thank you so much. >>> on to our

fredricka? >> we shall see. martin savidge, thank you so much. >>> and this breaking news in to cnn. an arrest warrant has been issued for a woman who was suspected of starting this fire at a wendy's in atlanta soon after the killing of rayshard brooks. details straight ahead. truly lw that's been through multiple market cycles for over 85 years? with capital group, i can. talk to your financial professional or consultant for investment risks and information. for spending a perfectly reasonable amount of time on the couch with tacos from grubhub? grubhub's gonna reward you for that with a $5 off perk. (doorbell rings) - [crowd] grubhub! (fireworks exploding) iredefined the wordng th'school' this year. it's why, at xfinity, we're committed to helping kids keep learning through the summer. and help college students studying at home stay connected through our university program. we're providing affordable internet access to low income families through our internet essentials program. and this summer, xfinity is cre

i'm fredricka whitfield fredricka whitfield. we begin with the protests growing following the death of another black man by police. a live look in atlanta right now. protesters gathered for a second straight day at the wendy's restaurant where rayshard brooks was shot and killed. last night protesters set that wendy's on fire, as tensions rose with police. the deadly officer involved shooting that left rayshard brooks dead happened friday night. his death coming nearly three weeks since the death of george floyd in minneapolis set off nationwide protests. new body cam video in this incident shows the officers attempting to arrest brooks before a struggle. the georgia bureau of investigation says brooks grabbed one of the officer's tasers. the officer who fired the fatal round, garrett rolfe, was terminated from his position after brooks took off running, and the officers followed. it's alleged that rolfe then fired killing the 27-year-old. officer devin brosnan is placed on administrative duty. the fulton county district attorne

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i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with an alarming newest mit from the centers for disease control according to a recent ant body survey. doctors estimate the total number of coronavirus cases may actually be six to 24 times greater than current levels. this development as florida reports that it is at a new daily record for cases, more than 9,500 were reported today. that's 600 more than tallied the previous day, breaking yet another record. this as the u.s. saw the largest total number of new cases to date on friday with over 45,000 reported in a single day. at least five states hit new peaks, and if you're in any one of these 32 states, you are seeing surging infections as the country surpasses 125,000 deaths. at least 11 states are now pausing plans to further reopen their economies. arizona, texas, florida and others delaying their next phases of reopening. for example, suspending drinking at bars and limiting capacity at restaurants and other businesses to 50 to 75%. but as states grapple with

>> reporter: he did, fredricka. he delivered, you know, he kept to the script for this speech to the west point military academy. and what we heard him talk about was especially the history of this moilts academy, the history of the u.s. army and we heard the president really talk about the importance at this time, the moments in time, for tough american patriots, which is what he called the graduates of this class of 2020. but fredricka, what was most interesting was what he did not talk about. we did not hear the president at this moment of national reckoning on racism speak in the same way that we have heard so many of the senior military leaders speak over these last couple of weeks. you know, especially this last week. we have heard from so many of these senior military officers talk either about their experiences with racism the new incoming army -- sorry, air force chief of staff spoke about in a video message or hear some of the other top military officials talk about racism in ranks or importance of the mil

i'm fredricka whitfield.egin this hour with an alarming newest mit from the centers for disease control according to a recent ant body survey. doctors estimate the total number of coronavirus cases may actually be six to 24 times greater than current levels. this development as florida reports that it is at a new daily record for cases, more than 9,500 were reported today. that's 600 more than tallied the previous day, breaking yet another record. this as the u.s. saw the largest total number of new cases to date on friday with over 45,000 reported in a single day.

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hours with top officials telling everyone to help stop the spread. in the last hour, vice president mike pence urged everyone to wear a mask during a visit to texas, a state that is seeing its case count soar. governor greg abbott echoing that statement. also today, florida governor ron desantis making a case to wearing a mask s. >> we encourage everyone to wear a mask in the affected areas. where you can't maintain social distancing, wearing a mask is just a good idea, and it would we know from experience, will slow the spread of the coronavirus. >> particularly when you can't socially distance, wearing a facial covering, we have advised that since the beginning of may, club, especially for face-to-face businesses, and i think you have seen that. >>> so far in the u.s. there's only two states seize infections dro the death toll now well over 125,000 in the u.s. cnn's sarah westwood is in washington. sarah, which is very different tone that we're getting from the white h

here's what he told fredricka whitfield. >> one good thing about video, fredricka, because in the video we actually get a chance to hear the officer's first statement after the shooting took place, and what the officer said is not that his life was saved, but his statement was, he said, i got him. >> reporter: and here's what the brooks family attorney told cnn's ana cabrera about the officer's statement. >> that was a very disturbing to myself, my partner chris and tamika, his widow. very disturbing. >> the mayor of atlanta said america will get through this, but more needs to be done. the issues go beyond biases and police training and that there is a bigger conversation the country needs to have. >> i've watched the body cam video. i watched it for 30 minutes. i watched the interaction with mr. brooks and it broke my heart. when he talked about his daughter's birthday party that he was planning for. this is not confrontational. this was a guy that you were rooting for and even knowing the end, watching it you're going, just let him go, let him go. let him call somebody to pick him up

i'm fredricka whitfield. amid racial tensions and coronavirus fears, president trump delivers the commencement address to west point graduates. more than 1,000 now graduates gathered today at the u.s. military college for a ceremony unlike any before due to concerns over the spread of covid-19. each graduate wore a mask and socially distanced. >> i want to take this opportunity to thank all members of america's armed forces in every branch, active duty, national guard and reserve who step forward to help battle the invisible enemy, the new virus that came to our shores from a distant land called china. we will vanquish the virus. we will extinguish this plague. >> the ceremony happening as the president makes an about-face on his upcoming rally in tulsa, oklahoma. he now says he will push back the event by one day. this after criticism the campaign rally was to take place on june 19th or juneteeth. that's the date many african-americans were finally notified the civil war ended and they had been freed from sl

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the u.s. approaching another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. the total number of deaths is closing in on 120,000 people, that's more americans than americans who died in all of world war i. and that number is only expected to rise, 23 states are now reporting higher new case koints than the week before. in florida alone officials reporting more than 3,000 cases in the last 24 hours. as we watch the case numbers climb president trump had this to say at his rally last night in tulsa. >> here's the bad part. when you test -- when you do testing to that extent, you oar going to find more people, more cases. so i said to my people, slow the testing down, please. they test and they test. we had tests of people don't know what's going on. we have another one over here. the young man's 10 years old. he's got the sniffles. he'll recover in 15 minutes. that's a case! >> those comments after learning that six of his own campaign staffers tested positive with the coronavirus. the campaign rall

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with the u.s. closing in on another milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. the total number of deaths of 120,000 people, more americans than americans that died in world war i. right now 23 states are reporting higher new case counts than the week before. in florida alone, officials are reporting more than 3,000 new cases in the last 24 hours. but everyone as cases climb president trump held a rally in tulsa, oklahoma, with thousands in attendance where he said this. >> when you do testing to that extent you find more cases. i said slow the testing down please. >> kristen holmes is at the white house. the white house is defending the president's statements saying he was joking. >> reporter: that's right. really brushing it off. this isn't the first time that the white house has used that defense when president trump has said something incredibly controversial. however, this time it is raising a lot of eyebrows particularly as you said we're coming on that 120,000 deaths from

here's what he told cnn's fredricka whitfield. >> one good thing about video, fredricka, because in the video we actually get a chance to hear the officers first statement after the shooting took place, and what the officer said is not that his life was saved, what his statement was, i got him. >> here's what the brooks family attorney told cnn's ana cabrera about the officer's statement. >> that was a very disturbing to myself, my partner chris and to mika, his widow, very disturbing. >> joining me now from los angeles is retired los angeles police sargeant cheryl dorsey. she is also the author of "black and blue." sergeant dorsey, thanks for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> first question for you, the district attorney said he will decide this week whether charges are filed in the death of rayshard brooks. what are the questions the da will be looking to answer. >> probable cause is a very low threshold. he's telegraphed he's there. this was an unjustified shooting. mr. brooks was compliant. he was polite in the beginning and what ultimately happened is inherent to police wor

i'm fredricka whitfield.with coronavirus cases reaching new heights in states across the country. this morning florida reported that it set a new daily record for cases, more than 9,500 were reported today. that's 600 more than tallied the previous day, breaking yet another record. this as the u.s. saw the largest total of new cases to date on friday with over 45,000 reported in a single day. at least five states hit new peaks. if you are in any one of these 32 states, you are seeing surging infections as the country surpasses 125,000 deaths. at least 11 states are now pausing plans to further reopen their economies. arizona, texas, florida and others delaying their next phases of reopening. for example, suspending drinking at bars and limiting capacity at restaurants and other businesses, 50% to 75%. but as

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we fredricka whitfield. today, more protests are happening across the country over the death of george floyd at the hands of now former minneapolis police officers. this is the 19th straight day of protests and now there is a new case being scrutinized. an investigation now under way after a black man was shot by atlanta police while on a drive-through restaurant. the george bureau of investigation says the man resisted arrest and struggled before the shooting. but before that, police made a call that he was sleeping at the drive-through. so what happened in between? with racial tensions on the rise, president trump is making a rare reversal. the president's campaign will not hold its upcoming rally in tulsa on juneteenth. june 19th is the date slaves in texas finally learned of their freedom, nearly two and a half years after the emancipation proclamation. the rally will now take place one week from today instead, but instead in tulsa, oklahoma. meanwhile, the president honored more than 1,000 graduates at

. >> one good thing about video, fredricka.e video, we actually get a chance to hear the officer's first statement after the shooting took place what the officers said is not that his life was saved. his statement was that, i got him. >> did you pick up on that comment from the officer? >> yes. yes, we did. that was a very disturbing to myself, my partner chris, and tamika, his widow. very disturbing. >> last night cry said brooks didn't receive a field sobriety test, but we soo that in the video. do you still contest that? >> you know, as the information comes out, we are getting some of it after you guys get it, so i don't know at the time whether or not chris knew if he received a field so brieity test. we'll have to do more digging to find out if it was proper. >> a witness said officers put on gloves and picked up shell casings before rendering aids. what's your response to that? >> that's the information we received from witnesses at the scene, so if they have different information, then we'd like to know where their info

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the total number of deaths closing in on 120,000 people, which is more americans that died in all of world war i. that number is only expected to rise. president trump is downplaying the climbing cases and deaths, saying in the to the crowd in tulsa last night. >> here's the bad part. when you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people, more cases. so i said to my people, slow the testing down, please. they test and they test. we have tests of people who don't know what's going o we've got another one over here. the young man is 10 years old. he's got the sniffles. he'll recover in about 15 minutes. that's the case. >> kristin, the president's team says his comment was a joke? >> reporter: that's right. just to be clear, this is not the first time they have used this as a defense, however, given the timing, as you mentioned, we are a country coming up on 120,000 deaths from coronavirus. this is obviously receiving a lot of backlash, the 5d mana

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i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with the u.s.ther grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. the total number of deaths is closing in on 120,000 people, that's more americans than americans who died in all of world war i. and that number is only expected to rise, 23 states are now reporting higher new case koints than the week before. in florida alone officials reporting more than 3,000 cases in the last 24 hours. as we watch the case numbers climb president trump had this to say at his rally last night in tulsa

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i'm fredricka whitfield. a federal judge ruling today that former national security adviser john bolton's book can hit store shelves, blocking a trump administration push to stop its release. bolton and the president now reacting to the news. this as another legal standoff is unfolding. u.s. attorney general bill barr making a late-night announcement that southern district of new york prosecutor geoffrey berman would be stepping down. but berman is disputing that saying he has no intention of leaving. berman's office has been in charge of prosecuting several of president trump's allies. let's get started at the white house. kristen holmes is there. despite john bolton's book release, president trump is claiming a court win? >> that's right, fred. essentially here's why. in the judge's ruling, while he says the justice department did not have the arguments to stop the release of the book, he also notes that partly his ruling to not block the book is that the damage was already done. that this book had leaked o

i'm fredricka whitfield. thank you for joining us this evening for this special program. unconscious bias. facing the realities of racism. so what is unconscious bias? over the next hour we'll take a closer look at that. it is something we all do. we all have judgments that may color our decisions. whether it is crossing the street at the sight of a black man walking your direction or at the airport, fearing someone who appears to be middle eastern is a terrorist. or presuming chinese people are carriers of the deadly coronavirus. bias can affect everything from housing to education, finances, health care, even life and death. and right now, thousands are still in the streets at this hour demanding change, an end to racism inequality, an end to police brutality. all the ingredients of what led to the death of george floyd, an unarmed black man pinned down by police for 8:46, suffering, dying while the officer brazenly had his hands in his pocket with a knee on floyd's neck. leading up to the death of george floyd, there have been so many others. michael brown, eric garner

. >>> hello, everyone, thank you for joining me this saturday i'm fredricka whitfield in at tlan.t amazing hour. now we want parents to know we are going to return to our normal grown up news broadcast right now in case you need to move the little ones to another room. right now people are taking to the streets to protest racial injustice and the death of george floyd, from london to sydney, australia to our nation's capitol. moments ago cnn has learned that the two buffalo, new york police officers seen in this shocking video pushing a 75-year-old protester to the ground are being charge. we're following this story from buffalo. vanessa, what are you learning? >> reporter: good morning, fredericka. those two officers seen on camera pushing him to the ground are being arraigned here this morning at city court. according to our affiliate they're being charged with second degree assault. we're also learning from our affiliate that the police union sent text messages to members asking them to

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a grim number.he coronavirus worldwide and here in the u.s. leaders are speaking out as the virus continues to surge across the country. at any moment now vice president mike pence will talk to the press in texas where cases are soaring. he arrived wearing a facemask and was greeted by texas governor greg abbott who was also wearing a mask. florida is potentially the next epicenter of the virus, governor desantis will update

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with the protests not only in the u.s. but around the world.orge floyd as protests enter the 12th day. moments ago in buffalo, new york, two officers are pleading not guilty to assault charges after this shocking video you see officers pushing a 75-year-old protester to the ground who ends up bleeding from his ear. the county's district attorney saying this just last hour. >> this particular assault charge in the second degree is a felony. now, again, there may be some who say that i

i'm fredricka whitfield.where anger and frustration is growing after yet another black man is shot and killed by police. this wendy's you're seeing right there, the scene of an officer involved shooting which left rashard brooks dead. his death coming nearly three weeks since the death of george floyd in minneapolis set off nationwide protests, and today, the public now able to view body cam video showing two atlanta police officers attempting to arrest brooks before you see the arrest taking place.

join fredricka whitfield for a special conversation, unconscious bias, facing the realities of racism. that airs live, live here on cnn tomorrow night, 10:00 p.m. eastern. >>> as we see pictures like these from across the country right now, we've seen for the past 12 days, we can't forget that we're still in the middle of a pandemic. so what effect could these massive gatherings have on the nation's fight against coronavirus? we'll take a closer look when we come back. when you have ession, it can plunge you into deep, dark lows. and, can leave you feeling extremely sad and disinterested. overwhelmed by bipolar depression? ask about vraylar. not all types of depression should be treated the same. vraylar effectively helps relieve all symptoms of bipolar depression... with just one pill, once a day. elderly patients with dementia-related psychosis have an increased risk of death or stroke. call your doctor about unusual changes in behavior or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants can increase these in children and young adults. report fever, stiff muscles or confusion, which may mean a li

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with a grim number. there are more than 10 million cases of the coronavirus worldwide and here in the u.s. leaders are speaking out as the virus continues to surge across the country. at any moment now vice president mike pence will talk to the press in texas where cases are soaring. he arrived wearing a facemask and was greeted by texas governor greg abbott who was also wearing a mask. florida is potentially the next epicenter of the virus, governor desantis will update cases. >>> so far only two states are seeing infections drop. connecticut and rhode island. as many other states are breaking new single day records. today a former director of the centers for disease control said the coronavirus is not going anywhere. >> there's no doubt that the virus has the upper hand. this virus is not going to go away on its own. we have to stop it. only we can do that by working together. we're all sick and tired of staying home but you know what? the virus is not tired of making us sick. >> we have a team of repo

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