dozens of officers walk by as blood pours from gugino's head. on tuesday morning, as gugino lay in a hospital recovering from head trauma, president trump amplified a conspiracy theory pushed by right-wing news outlet one america news, tweeting -- "buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur. 75-year-old martin gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a set up?" we will speak with one of martin gugino's clolose friends and fellow a activist later in the brbroadcast. in russia, moscow's mayor has eased coronavirus restrictions even as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the russian capital. the easing of the lockdown comes ahead of a nationwide vote that could extend president vladimir putin's rule. moscow continues to report over 1000 new covid-19 cases daily, while russia as a whole is nearing a half-millionon infections. russia has reported over 6300 coronavirus deaths. in brazil, a s

i think it's who he is. >> the buffalo police department originally claimed gugino tripped and fell. officers were charged with assault after the video was posted online. >>> republicans and democrats in georgia are blaming each other for the chaos at the polls during yesterday's primary election. voters waited up to five hours in line to cast their ballots because of broken machines and coronavirus precautions. some polling locations stayed opened late into the night. many of the worst problems were in urban areas. democrats claim the gop was trying to keep african-americans from voting, but republicans say, the polling places are run by the county government, not the state. >> once i got inside i think the most frustrating part was several of the machines were broken. it seemed like maybe half the machines were down. >> the majority of folks i heard had applied for an absentee ballot, and it was never processed. i don't really have an answer for why that happened. it's very disappointing. >> officials say another problem was inexperienced election workers and a larger than expected

. >> that is martin gugino with his blood pooling around his head.e officers have been charged with felony assault. the video like that of george floyd is disturbing, disgusting. the conduct of it indefensible. yet today president trump tried without any evidence at all to defend it by smearing the victim. quoting his tweet, buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur. he pushed away after trying to scan police communications in order to blackout the equipment. i watched he fell harder than was pushed, was aiming scanner, could be a setup. in a moment a long time friend of mr. gugino whethill join us give an account of the man he has known for years. for now so you get the flavor, i want to show you a small portion of the report on oann which i had to look up that the president was referring to. >> new lie released videos show gugino trying to scan police communications during the protest. the tactic known as skimming is an old trick used by antifa to plan violent activities. in addition the 75-year-old who is referred to as an

gugino is a member of antifa.e's a well-known peace activist, protests for environmental justice and social justice. and to smear his name like the president did without any basis in fact is reprehensible. >> i mean, you know -- and i know you mentioned it there, that he's well-known and obviously was peacefully protesting. but just to be clear here, have you seen any indication that he did anything wrong or he had any intentions of doing anything other than peacefully protesting? >> we have no indications of that. as you could see from the video, he approaches the line by himself. there was a line of police officers. while it may have been past curfew, he did not pose any threat to the officers. we're all very sorry about the incident that happened. charged have been alleged against two officers and the judicial process will go through now. the problem is we had that incident and we had an incident last month in which a police officer following a protester was run over by a state trouper who is also in the hospit

the man who fell is martin gugino, he remains in hospital in a critical condition.e subsequently charged with assault. those officers have pleaded not guilty and they were applauded by fellow officers as they left court. well, president trump has now got involved. today he's tweeted: "buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur." "...martin gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @0ann i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a set up?" note there he references oann — the one america news network. it's unfailingly loyal to the president. and it ran a segment focused on a range of flimsy accusations about martin gugino, it has to be said. those accusations had been posted on a right wing website called conservative treehouse. here's part of that report that was broadcast. a new report find the latest tensions could be the results ofa tensions could be the results of a false flag provocative case and by antifa. 75—year—old protester martin gugino, sho

i want to go back to that protester, 75-year-old martin gugino shoved to the ground in buffalo. i understand tonight, zackary, you have an update? >> reporter: that's right, tom. gugino's lawyer describes him as a human rights advocate, his client has a concussion and wanting all further protests to remain peaceful. tom? >> zachary kiesch with that new reporting for us tonight, thank you. >>> now to president trump keeping largely quiet during this major day of protest. the president harshly criticized for this week's use of force on protesters outside of the white house for that photo op in front of a church. attorney general bill barr now denying he gave the order to disperse the crowd. abc's rachel scott is in washington. >> reporter: tonight, the top law enforcement officer in the william barr, distancing himself from this moment. police forcibly removing demonstrators monday to clear a path for president trump to walk to st john's church, damaged by arson, for a photo op that sparked outrage. we were there as the crowd went running. officers setting off flash bangs, firecra

the man involved, martin gugino, is in serious but stable condition.nd we all hope for his speedy and complete recovery. but trump isn't buying the "kind, fragile old man" act, no, because he tweeted, "the buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur. 75-year-old martin gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a set up?" let me get this straight. this 75-year-old man is an antifascist, which you somehow consider suspicious. he was somehow able to fall harder than he was pushed, fake a fractured skull, and spontaneously bleed from his ears, all the while operating a secret scanning device in order to black out all police communications equipment. man, those jitterbug phones are ( as old man ) "this big button is 911. and that one with the smiley face calls my grandson. and the one with the hammer and sickle on it is 'start populist revolution. later, okay?" trump has to demonize the man because he

gugino fell to the ground, blood flowed from his ears.nt trump is claiming it may have been an act. this morning, the president pushed a conspiracy theory without evidence, suggesting gugino could be an antifa provocateur, who appeared to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. the president added, "i watched. he fell harder than was pushed. could be a setup?" >> it's all made up, it's all fabricated. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo said there's no reason to doubt gugino, who is a peace activist and has been praised for his work with the poor. cuomo slammed the president. >> at this moment of anguish and anger, what does he do? pours gasoline on the fire. >> reporter: do you have any response to the president's tweet this morning? on capitol hill, several republicans tried to avoid commenting on mr. trump's claims. utah's mitt romney, a frequent critic of president trump, did say this: >> it was a shocking thing to say, and i won't dignify it with any further comment. >> reporter: president trump has no

gugino is alert, critical condition at the hospital. buffalo's mayor has not called for the firing of the defendants. he also said this about gugino. >> he was asked to leave numerous times last night. he was in that area after the curfew. one of the things that happened before that incident is there were conflicts between protesters. there was a danger of fights breaking out between protesters, and the police felt it was very important to clear that scene for the safety of protesters. >> let's go to my colleague vanessa yurkevich who joins me from buffalo tonight. good evening. i want to make it clear for everyone, the officers quit that unit but the 57 officers did not completely quit the police force. what is the mayor saying about that move by those fellow officers? >> reporter: hi there, poppy. well, tonight, we are in downtown buffalo in niagara square just across the street from where that gentleman martin gugino was pushed by the officers. there's still a couple of stragglers and protesters here out after curfew but this came on

gugino is known as a long time peace protester and said in a statement today, quote, no comment otherack lives matter just out of the icu. should recover eventually thanks his friends have described him publicly as a gentle person and his lawyer tells nbc news today he is also a typical western new yorker who loves his family new york's democratic governor andrew cuomo with a scathing response >> if he ever feels a moment of decency, he should apologize for that tweet show some decency. show some humanity show some fairness >> reporter: on capitol hill, many of the president's republican allies refused to comment but his gop detractors didn't hold back >> i saw the tweet it was a shocking thing to say i won't dignify it with any further comment. >> reporter: tonight the white house chief of staff pressed >> i learned a long time ago not to comment on tweets. and i'm not going to break that >> reporter: the two officers involved in the buffalo incident have been charged with assault. as for gugino, his lawyer says he is out of icu but still in the hospital lester >> all right kristen w

gugino's friends tell us he is known as a peace activist.ised for his work in climate change and racial equality. >> when you saw the video of him being shoved to the ground, what went through your mind? >> shock. immediately i thought, oh, my god, i think that's our member, martin gugino. >> reporter: president trump now pushing a conspiracy theory about gugino on twitter saying he could be an antifa provocateur, adding, i watched. he fell harder than was pushed. republicans were already mostly silent about trump's handling of protests, but this latest tweet stumping them even more. >> what do you make of the president's tweet this morning? >> it makes no sense that they are fanning the flames. >> reporter: new york governor andrew cuomo calling the antifa allegation fabricated. >> you think the blood coming out of his head was staged? is that what you're saying? how reckless, how irresponsible, how mean, how crude. >> reporter: gugino remains in the hospital recovering from his head wound. his friends tell us he is not an agitator. >> he i

you see the man, martin gugino, lying there, bleeding, he's been in the hospital for five days and two officers have been charged with assault. a setup. let's discuss now. white house correspondent john harwood is here the former advisor to president george w. bush and peter wehner is here as well. thank you, gentlemen. i appreciate your time in advance. by the way, peter is the author of a book. let's get his book back. it's called "the death of politics how to heal our frayed republic after trump." i wanted to make sure i get that in. good evening. john, we have been hearing there

and it ran a segment focused on a range of flimsy accusations about martin gugino.n posted on a right wing website called conservative tree house. here's part of that report that was broadcast. a new report finds the tensions could be a result of a false revocation by antifa. according to the conservative tree saturday, 75—year—old protester isa saturday, 75—year—old protester is a well—known activist ragging on social media about far left views. well, president trump's decision to tweet this conspiracy theory has been widely condemned. the former republican senator jeff flake tweeted: and this is what new york governor andrew cuomo has said. what you think, it was stage? do you think the blood coming out of his head was stage? is that what you're saying? you saw his head hit the pavement, you see blood on the pavement! maybe he fell harder than he was pushed. how reckless, how irresponsible, how mean, how cruel? i mean, if there was ever a reprehensible, cruel? i mean, if there was evera reprehensible, dumb comment from the president of the united states, at this m

friends of martin gugino are speaking out.ce is a friend of martin gugino and joining us now to talk about this. and there is a picture of your friend, right? can you first give us a sense, just tell us how, how he's doing. can you give us an update on his condition? >> well, it's actually hard for us to get the information directly from the hospitals. they don't want to give any information, so we fortunately his friend who is kelly, who is acting as his legal representation is able to regularly visit him. she visited him on sunday and it was very sad but we appreciated hearing. he found lights very painful. he couldn't move his head without being in excruciating pain. when she wanted to read -- she wanted to read some of the emails of support that had been coming in and he was too tired to, to listen for these things. you know. so he's having a hard time. but -- >> having a hard time. okay. that's good news. but clearly he's in a lot of pain. he's been in a lot of pain. he's been in very serious condition. and when you first

but this morning, the president tweeted gugino "could be an antifa provocateur," charging the seniorizen appeared "to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment," adding, "i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a set up?" the president was citing a bizarre report by fringe right-wing television network oan. new york governor andrew cuomo fired back at the president. >> what do you think? it was staged? you think the blood coming out of his head was staged? is that what you are saying? you saw his head hit the pavement, you see blood on the pavement. maybe he fell harder than he was pushed. how reckless, how irresponsible, how mean, how crude. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, most republican senators ducked questions. >> what do you make of the president's tweet this morning, does the president need to be more cautious about what he tweets? >> i didn't see it. so, i'd have to -- i mean, you know, i'm sure my office will be able to get me a copy of it, but i didn't see it. >> reporter: the only republicans willing to comment say and

she's a close friend of martin gugino and executive director of the new york peace center.now you're reading it sounds like a generic sort of hospital update on how he's doing. how is he doing? >> well, he has been in a lot of pain, and we've been very worried, but the fact he's now out of the icu we're feeling very encouraged, but it's going to be slow. that's what they say, it's going to take a while. >> well, we wish him well and thank you for joining us. >> i'm grateful to be here. >> oh, thank you. so the president is smearing your friend. what did you think when you read that today, vicki? >> well, of course i have to say not at all surprised because we have seen such lying and misinformation regularly, just ridiculous statement out of the white house. so this is baseless, ridiculous. this man, martin, truly his signature characteristic is nonviolence. his interest at the western new york peace center where i'm the director or his devotion to the catholic worker principles and people, to the kings bay -- et cetera just show how much he's dedicated to true nonviolence

his name is martin gugino. we saw him shoved to the ground by buffalo, new york, police officers last thursday during a peaceful protest against floyd's killing. here is what trump posted to social media, and we quote. "buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur. 75-year-old martin gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. one american news network i watched, he fell harder than he was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a setup." two officers have now been charged with assault. gugino remains hospitalized. trump there cites one america news network, the conservative cable outlet, and the report he mentions was done by a man who has reported for a russian propaganda outlet that u.s. intelligence says tried to interfere in our 2016 election. in a brief texas message, martin gugino issued this statement today. quote, no comment other than black lives matter. just out of icu. should recover eventually. thanks. new york's govern

gugino said. got out of the icu, thankfully, but he is still in the hospital. the president, he was only asking -- only asking questions. just asking. calling on us to do the same. all right. here's a question. what kind of person is so impulse-driven, so lacking in empathy, that he attacks an elderly man in a hospital bed, who was simply protesting peacefully? what kind of person does that? i'm just asking. here's another one. what kind of person is too vain and cowardly to ever admit a mistake? just asking. what kind of person hires someone, who promises never to lie to us, as kayleigh mcenany did on her first day on the job, and then breaks that promise repeatedly. just asking. and what kind of person is so in need of making a name for themselves in the public arena that they betray the convictions they once expressed openly on television when they called donald trump's statement on mexican immigrants racist. but now, lie about why they said that in order to keep their job as the president's apologist and lie teller. approximate i have the power to lower my

martin gugino, who has advocated for peace and justice, had to spend nearly a week in the icu. the president today suggested the protester could be an antifa provocate provocateur. by the way, he fell harder than was pushed. could it be a setup? in response to that insane, disgusting conspeary theory, martin gugino said he he has no comment other than black lives matter. just out of the icu, should recover eventually. thanks. there's always been this caniness to the way trump plays politics is this man a master manipulator or just the dark talk fantasies that make up his media diet? right now it sure seems like the latter, doesn't it? the president is slipping in the polls, but he will stop at nothing to hang on to power, which is why he's been trying to whip up the base. having making it harder for people to vote, either by mail, despite the pandemic or in person. which brings us to election day. five states held primaries today, including -- this was the scene in georgia earlier today. voters having to wait in hours long line, hours. many turned away from the polls amid probl

the president tweeted martin gugino "could be an antifa provocateur" and said, "i watched. he fell harder than was pushed. could be a set up." gugino remains in serious but stable condition at the hospital. >> reporter: this is one of the more alarming tweets we have ever seen from president trump. it appears to be based on a news clip from the "one america news network," which is a network for conspiracy theory kooks. >> reporter: gugino is a longtime peace activist and volunteer for catholic worker, which is a movement dedicated to justice and peace. >> trevor: yeah, trump is so desperate to defend the police that instead of admitting that maybe they used excessive force and that none of them helped a person who was bleeding out on the ground, he turns around and blames the old man from that video for being an antifa provocateur who busted his head open on purpose. i can't believe i have to say it-- but that is some bat shit crazy theory. if someone came up to me with a plan that involved busting my head open on the sidewalk, i would ask them to come up with a better plan

. >> 2wre7bds of the 75-year-old are expressing outrage gugino is seen falling to the ground. and the president shared a conspiracy theory saying that he, quote, could be and tifa proceed stro and i watched he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a setup? the president was citing a report by the right wing tv network one america news. gugino's friends say that he is a devout catholic and peace activist. >> he is a very gentle, funny, soft spoken man. and for us i think it was a really big shock. >> lawyers for gugino called the tweet dark, dangerous and untrue. he remains in the hospital in serious condition. and the white house has not yet xhentsed on t e commented on the backlash. >>> and the search continues for a hit and run driver w.h.o. ran ov who withdrawn over a 24-year-old protestor. and her mom is demanding justice for her daughter.withdrawn over protestor. and her mom is demanding justice for her daughter. >> the people need to be found. they are completely aware what have they did. >> this morning lucy 234ri7b oig lucy 234ri7b oig is flynn oig

elizabeth harrington, posted a completely nutty conspiracy theory that claimed the old man, martin guginog "prop blood attached to an elaborate device." i guess he used magnets to get the police to shove him too. and our president -- who is never one to pass on a crackpot story like this wrote, "buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur. 75 year old martin gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @oann i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a set up?" or could be complete nonsense. just to recap the theory here is that a 75-year-old man was using his cellphone to scan police communication equipment in order to black it out! i feel like anyone who has tried to zoom with their grandparents knows there's no way that's true. but our president. well, it takes a special kind of monster to see a peaceful 75-year-old man shoved to the ground by police so hard he bleeds from the ears and take the side of the concrete. but he does, our unfounding father. but he tells it like it

gugino an agitator. a protester is told to clear an area and doesn't and walks off police, what are they trained to do? >> one of the things that they're trained to do is use common sense. >> common sense wasn't used here. >> i don't believe common sense was used. i don't believe the push was necessary. officers, though, that were involved in that incident do deserve their day in court like every american who is charged with anything deserves their day in court. >> what do you think should happen to them? >> well, i think what the police commissioner did was appropriate. >> after the incident, both officers were suspended without pay and charged with second-degree assault. in response, all 57 members of the special response unit at buffalo pd resigned from their group, though not from the larger force. [ shouting ] >> we lost that unit because of a threat from the buffalo police benevolent association. they got a bulletin from their union saying that if you perform these duties as a member of that unit,

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 nation's capital where demonstrators are gathering this hour on the now 12th day of protests across the country. and we have a team of correspondents covering this for us. boris sanchez is at the durksen senate building. suzanne malveaux, it looks like you're on the move now actually. >> we're on the move. a lot of people don't know where we're headed to, where they are going. the general consensus is that it could be the white house. of course, lafayette park. but it's just a really kind of organic protest that is happening here at the linc

the man who fell, martin gugino, is still in hospital in critical condition.harged with assault, prompting a walkout by fellow officers. they were applauded today by fellow officers as they left court, after pleading not guilty. well, president trump has now got involved. today he's tweeted: "buffalo protester shoved by police could be an antifa provocateur. martin gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment. @0ann i watched, he fell harder than was pushed. was aiming scanner. could be a set up?" well, president trump's decision to tweet this conspiracy theory has been widely condemned. the former republican senator jeff flake tweeted: "trafficking in conspiracy theories like these is beneath your office, mr president." and this is what new york governor andrew cuomo has said. what do you think it was, it was staged? you think the blood coming out of his head was staged?! is that what you're saying? you saw his head hit the pavement! you see blood on the pavement. maybe he fell harder than he was pus

just to all our viewers, we just got a statement from martin gugino's attorney.e's what -- let me just read you the full statement, okay. responding directly to the president, quote, no one from law enforcement has ever even suggested anything otherwise so we're at a loss to understand why the president of the united states would make such a dark, dangerous and untrue accusation against him. martin has always been a peaceful protester because he cares about today's society. an update that he's out of the icu, jim, but still hospitalized. >> well notable there, too, as the lawyers says, no one from law enforcement has even made this outrageous claim and the president does so. we'll stay on top of that story. up next this hour, remembering george floyd, a houston pastor who will be at today's funeral will speak to us about the man he knows and used to work with. as a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchumal- cut. liberty biberty- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. on

not pushing to the ground martin gugino that responded saying he's always been a peaceful protester and no one from law enforcement even suggested anything otherwise so we are at a loss to understand why the president would make such dark dangerous and untrue accusations against him. >>joe biden chimed in tweeting my dad used to say there's no greater sine than the abuse of power whether it's an officer bloodying a peaceful protest or or a president defending him in a conspiracy theory he saw on tv. i'm a catholic just like martin our faith says that we can't accept either first and foremost i hope that martin recovers a 100%. >>so that he's able to get back out on the streets, charlie bowman has demonstrated with g know for years and thinks it's more likely he was attempting to show officers the first amendment on his phone common among his. >>case workers to do that kind of thing. that was george riker reporting good gino's condition has been upgraded from serious to fair he is now out of the icu still in the hospital though. >>as attorneys says the 75 year-old did not suffer any

>>i think most people being approached by martin gugino with with would put an arm out and shake their hand i'm not pushing to the ground martin gugino that to respond and saying he's always been a peaceful protester and no one from law enforcement even suggested anything otherwise so we are at a loss to understand why the president would make such dark dangerous and untrue accusations against him. >>joe biden chimed in tweeting my dad used to say there's no greater sine than the abuse of power. whether it's an officer bloodying a peaceful protest or or a president defending him in a conspiracy theory he saw on tv. i'm a catholic just like martin our fate says that we can't accept either first and foremost i hope that martin recovers a 100%. >>so that he's able to get back out on the streets, charlie bowman has demonstrated with g know for years and thinks it's more likely he was attempting to show officers the first amendment on his phone common among his. >>case workers to do that kind of thing. it was george reichert reporting for us tonight could gino's condition has been upgraded

mr gugino then fell backwards and began bleeding from the head.n of their colleagues, all 57 members of the two officer's unit — the buffalo emergency response team — resigned in protest. kyle mackie is a reporterfor wbfo, the local nation public radio station which first captured the footage. shejoins me now. thank you so much forjoining me first of all, are there any protests a nd me first of all, are there any protests and demonstrations where you are in buffalo? . yes there are. i had to come to the other side and on the other side of the building, this may be the largest cloud three have had in the streets here yet and there is a massive cloud and i would say in the thousands and their standing would say in the thousands and theirstanding in would say in the thousands and their standing in front of the hoarding center right now and there here to defund the police. those two officers have been charged. what is the response of people in buffalo? they are happy to see those charges but we have also heard some calls from activists saying that thi

gugino. i appreciate you joining me and all your hard work. time to celebrate peace. >>> still ahead -- the markets reacting to concerns about a second wave of the coronavirus. futures are down almost 1,000 points. i'll be speaking to tom steyer about his new role to get california back on track as states try to manage this very complicated situation. hey allergy muddlers... achoo! ...do your sneezes turn heads? try zyrtec... ...it starts working hard at hour one... and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. zyrtec muddle no more. there are so many toothpastes out there, which one should i use? try crest pro/active defense. it neutralizes bacteria for a healthier mouth than even the leading multi-benefit toothpaste. crest. people don't want to so i share it. song by song. the dark and the light. the struggle and the joy with my mental health. what's your mission? use godaddy to help make it happen. you turn 40 and everything goes. tell me about it. you know, it's made me think, i'm closer to my retirement days than i am my co

the man is 75 years old, martin gugino. stunning, isn't it?s happened yesterday at a protest against police brutality and you can see the police there continuing to move past that man as he, after he falls, even police who seemed like they wanted to stop and help, being moved along by other officers. there was one officer who was yanked back, even after the man started bleeding from his ear and laying there motionless on the ground. initially, police issued a statement saying gugino tripped and fell. clearly, that is not what happened as you can see in the video. they didn't know at first, there was a video. new york governor andrew cuomo spoke with the man recovering in the hospital. the incident made him sick to his stuck. >> disturbs your basic sense of decency and humanity. why? why was that necessary? where was the threat? >> governor cuomo also said the city should look into firing the officers and pursuing criminal charges. the official said gugino alert and disoriented, still though in serious condition. senior associate dean and globa

i mean, if he wanted to know the history of martin gugino, he could find that out easily.gino, my job as i see it as his friend is just to make sure that people understand what kind of -- what he was doing and what black lives matter is to him. and what he's going to continue to do to the best of his ability when he's right. you know, he'll live as a thoughtful, consistent person two will speak out and who will not have a -- he doesn't wan to have a spotlight on him. he just wants to stand with him. >> terrence, i really appreciate you taking the time. obviously, we're all really sorry to hear this development. but hopefully this is something -- it will take time, but he'll be able to have that full recovery. and i thank you, terrence. >> yeah, thank you. >>> and next, president trump now up against members of his own party as the debate over removing confederate symbols intensifies. a lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher doesn't get everything clean. i tell them, it may be your detergent... that's why more dishwasher brands recommend cascade platinum... ...with the so

gugino had quote tripped and fell. which you have now seen enough to know is a lie. directly and blatantly contradicted by video evidence. and it's not just from that one angle. here is a second angle of the incident shot across the street making it just as clear as the first. once again you see him walking up to the officers and then pushed, which leads him to fall to the ground, he hits his head on the pavement. this is obviously not someone who tripped and fell, and none of the officers who all saw that happened and none of the bystanders who saw that happen, and none of the video account would lend any credence to anybody who claimed that is what happened there. the mayor of buffalo said earlier today that that inaccurate statement about him tripping and falling was an error, and that the record was later corrected. mr. gugino has been identified as a long-time activist, within the buffalo area, after sustaining that injury yesterday he was taken to a nearby hospital. he's been described as stable but serious condition. a hospital spokesperson said today he was a

tweets from this week promoting this false conspiracy theory involving that buffalo protester martin gugino and he tweeted about keeping the military bases after confederate leaders it runs counter to all of the efforts, so madam speaker do you have faith that the white house is taking police reform seriously? >> well i hoped that they will. because i think it is very important for us to work in bipartisan way to the extent possible. certainly i'm hopeful that that is possible in the congress of the united states. and i hope that if that happens that the president will be receptive to it. i wouldn't be distracted by any of the president's tweets or other comments. we should focus on the merit of the legislation. the difference that it will make, the hope that it gives people that things can and will change. and, again, we must strive for as much bipartisanship and i'm hopeful that could be the case. we, again, as you mentioned earlier, are right now in the process of having the hearing of many authorities on the subject of justice in policing in the capitol of the united states. that record