morgan radford explains. >> reporter: tonight, a rallying cry to defund police departments across theountry. the movement calls for cutting down police budgets and reinvesting that money into services for marginalized communities. >> if you defund police, what does it actually look like >> 911 calls will do what they already do, but probably better. what if it could bring social workers, publish health workers, child protective workers instead of just police, fire and ambulance. >> reporter: it's a push several cities across the country are now discussing among them, new york city, with a police budget of nearly $6 billion. this weekend, the mayor saying he'd like to move some of that funding to youth and social services. in los angeles, the lapd was expecting its largest ever annual budget increase. but instead the mayor says he now wants to slash up to $150 million from police funding. but many who have answered the call of duty say less money for the department could also mean less public safety. >> is there a risk >> absolutely, there's a risk you are risking officers requesting f

morgan radford tonight on the mental and physical impact. >> reporter: a country emerging from protestspain. after the killing of george floyd >> i cannot breathe. >> reporter: viral moments of racial violence caught on tape >> i will tell them there is an african-american man threatening my life. >> reporter: and the deadly shooting of ahmaud arbery, incidents that are not just emotionally devastating but also physically damaging to black people. >> every police shooting of an unarmed black person leads to worse mental health for the entire black population in the state in which it occurred for the next three months >> reporter: several studies show a possible association between perceived discrimination and mental and physical health one study found that black people stopped several times by police were three times more likely to exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and high levels of anxiety and stress we had a candid discussion about the toll those experiences can take. >> reporter: do you >> here we are seeing black men especially being killed in public >> reporter: d

of new spikes in covid-19 amid these massive protests we're seeing in the midst of a pandemic morgan radford has more from philadelphia >> reporter: thousands of people taking to the streets and taking a chance amidst a virus that's now killed more than 106,000 americans. >> i'm willing to risk my life for my people, people of color, people who have had injustices and i'm willing to risk my health for that. >> reporter: you're both medical students, correct? so you all understand better than anyone the health risk right now of being in large crowds does that make you feel uncomfortable when it comes to protesting >> i wear my mask. i try not to be around people who aren't wearing their mask and try to make it as safe as possible. >> yeah, i think the benefits of being out here definitely outweigh the risks >> reporter: but health officials warn the protests could accelerate a second wave of the virus. a new report out this week found that social distancing is the most effective way to keep coronavirus from spreading. even more than face coverings and eye protection in minnesota state health

shaped major divides when it comes to the economy, health care and even how long people live morgan radford reports. >> reporter: here in tulsa, a tale of two cities. >> the north side has been left behind while the south side has grown economically. >> reporter: two neighborhoods just miles apart but the inequality between them is massive. is this common buildings like this that are dilapidated, broken down here in north tulsa? >> absolutely. >> reporter: nehemiah frank is editor in chief of the times. >> this plaza used to be a grocery store. >> reporter: half the city's black population lives in north tulsa, an area where 33% of the population lives below the poverty line but just miles down the road, south tulsa is more than 70% white, and has twice the median household income. >> reporter: are there things that south tulsa has that north tulsa does not >> south tulsa has better schools our schools are essentially school to prison pipelines. >> reporter: it's a divide that dates back centuries. perhaps most vividly culminating in the 1921 tulsa race massacre when a group of white reside

haven't gotten a whole bunch of, right. >> reporter: a joy rooted in history, and fellowship morgan radford, nbc news, new york. >>> up next, the end of an era. >>> jean kennedy smith, the last surviving sibling of jfk has died andrea mitchell reports on her life and legacy and the end of an era. >> reporter: she was the youngest daughter of rose and joseph kennedy, the eighth of nine children. and in a rowdy athletic famil raised to be tough. >> you should be thinking all the time about what you can do for this country, no whining in this house. that was very strict >> a match maker she introduced her brothers to her friends. jackie to jack, ethel to bobby, joan his first wife to teddy. she married steven smith in 1956 and had four children. hitting the campaign trail for jack in 1960 she was a surprising but popular choice to be president clinton's ambassador to ireland, ruffling diplomatic feathers by traveling to northern ireland and persuading clinton to let jerry adams, the head of the i.r.a.'s political arm, come to the u.s laying the groundwork for the historic peace with northern i

morgan radford reports sfwlr the latest jobless numbers, good news for the country adding 2.5 million the month of may. but for black americans, unemployment rose to 16.8% its highest rate in a decade for human resources executive victor patterson, his six-month job search has brought uncertainty. >> what needs to change? >> we have to give back to the point where we are identifying talent wto a broad spectrum. >> reporter: this woman left her job in april because she couldn't risk exposing her three children to covid-19 her eldest daughter diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and says her youngest has breathing problems >> i feel sad because i can't provide for my kids like i normally would >> reporter: she says she filed for unemployment first check -- >> it's been really stressful. it's been plenty of nights i cried. >> reporter: some small business owners hit first by the virus and then by looters. >> to be honest, that was a long night. >> reporter: in tampa, florida, this co-owner says his shoe store lost over $100,000 in damages and stolen merchandise security footage showing n

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a global reckoning on race, policing and even the symbols of our past nbc's morgan radford takes a look just how much has changed since then >> i can't breathe, officer. >> reporter: it's the moment that launched a movement >> i can't breathe >> reporter: nearly 8 minutes of video that shocked the nation showing a white police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man named george floyd protests in hundreds of cities across all 50 states more than 17,000 national guard troops deployed. over 9,000 civilians arrested. a national reckoning that has brought both chaos and -- >> breaking news, an arrest has been made in the death of george floyd. >> reporter: all four officers now charged in george floyd's death. in atlanta, one officer fired and two facing charges after the shooting death of rayshard brooks after months, one of the three police officers involved in the killing of breonna taylor now fired. the country also grappling with its past already more than 67 statues have been removed from coast to coast. either by choice or by force >> we all need to be in solidarity together. >>

morgan radford also in oklahoma. this is going to be in a city with a bloody past when it comes to race. what are the folks in greenwood saying about the timing of president trump's visit? >> reporter: the timing is certainly controversial here, craig. we're standing here ahead of their juneteenth celebration. it's special here because it comes on the heels of honoring what's called the greenwood mass care. this is a historically black district. back in 1921 a group of white rioters and looters came and looted this area, killed 300 black people, wounded 800 black people and left thousands homeless. that was a big hit. this was the center of black life. they called it black wall street. you had more than 30 blocks where i'm standing filled with movie theaters and banks and grocery stores. this is where the community came to congregate. what's fascinating is the effects of those two bloody days still affect the city today. take a listen to what one black business owner right here in greenwood told me. >> we're not real

of course, kristen welker and yamiche alcindor, and morgan radford.e're privileged to be joined on juneteenth by levar burton, grammy and daytime emmy award-winning actor who was also a producer. he was introduced to the nation at kunta kinte in the transformative television series "roots" in 1997. >> kunta never forget you. kunta be free. >> levar burton has also helped educate millions and millions of american schoolchildren across the country as the producer and star of "reading rainbow" through decades. thank you so much for joining us, and especially on juneteenth. i want to begin by asking your reaction to everything that we've seen in the past three weeks, the renewed calls for social justice, for police reform, the marches, the protests, the american awakening across diverse groups with white america taking notice in a different way of the suffering of black americans at the hands of law enforcement and of juneteenth. >> andrea, it's been an incredibly potent three weeks with the pandemic and with the renewal of the intensity of the struggle f

morgan radford in tulsa, oklahoma. i want to tell you about the green wood area you heard morgan refer to. it was 1921, march of 1921 -- sorry, may. when a mob of white tulsa residents, many deputized attacked the black neighborhood in tulsa known as green wood. they destroyed homes. they killed over 300 residents. they left nearly 10,000 african-americans homeless. 35 blocks of the area were did he vdestroyed. survivors say they rekoupcountee bodies of those killed thrown into mass graves. there's a stark contrast between the white and black sections of tulsa, oklahoma. life expectancy being lowered. unemployment higher on the black side of town. oklahoma law makers are speaking out. >> we got here through systemic racism. i'm glad the conversation is not just on law enforcement reform, but how do we close the achievement gap in schools, how do we create home owners in the black communities. here in green wood we burned down businesses and homes. what has to happen next is we consider how do we dismantle systemic racis

morgan radford is there. >> reporter: >> morgan, good morning to you. several people have been lining up for several days and people are concerned about a spike in cases there around the state. what's the latest? >> reporter: that's right, kendis. you can already see people here not just lining up, but camping out. they've been here for days. ahead of the president's rally, 7:00 p.m., standing just in front of the bok center here in tulsa. police have started closing off certain nearby streets as early as thursday. originally, there was also a curfew planned beginning thursday, but the president tweeted he called the mayor of tulsa personally and intervened and shortly thereafter, that curfew was reversed and lifted. meanwhile, you see people like this who are here, supporting. it holds about 19,000 people. there were people in the overflow section. the reality is that not everyone in tulsa is supportive of the president's visit. we spent time in greenwood yesterday, a historically black district of town, also the site of the 1920 race massacre. a lot o

nbc news correspondent morgan radford joins us from philadelphia, where vice president biden just spokebout the protests sweeping the country and accused the president of fanning the flames. morgan, how is the situation right now? i see you're outside city hall. >> that's right, andrea. frankly, the city is on edge after a third consecutive night of protests. you can see the police presence here behind me at city hall but i want to show you if you just look to my left here, this is the largest national guard presence the city has seen thus far. the night before last, this was covered with uniformed police officers. the night before that, there were protesters feeling this area. so now you've seen sort of the police presence and police force ratcheted up. as we've seen more than 700 arrests since those protests began yesterday. andrea, you probably saw striking images between the encounter of protesters and police officers yesterday in the city. our crew was there as fprotestes were reaching ben franklin bridge and that's when you saw the striking image of protesters looking as if they w

nationwide protests continue over the use of force by police against black communities, nbc's morgan radfordation with seven women whose siblings have died from police violence. some of them met with president trump this week but refused to take part in a white house public event. now for the first time they've come together, all pushing for change. >> reporter: a moment of joy. >> it's nice to meet you finally. >> reporter: brought about by unimaginable pain. >> doing okay? >> yeah. >> this is a sisterhood that unfortunately no one wants to have to be a part of. >> no. >> and we wouldn't wish it on anyone at all. >> reporter: they call themselves the sisters of the movement. seven women, all who have lost siblings who died by police or in police custody, all unarmed. >> my sister is sandra bland. she died in police custody. >> my brother is botham jean and he died by a police officer. >> my brother terrence crutcher died leaving school with his hands in the air. >> my sister is shantelle davis, murdered by nypd in brooklyn. >> i'm the sister of daron small. my brother was killed by an nypd

morgan radford is there. morgan, i know people have been camping out. they have been there for days and braved the weather. what about the expectations for tonight's event? what are they? >> reporter: the expectation among the crowd are high. this is the president's first rally in nearly three months. we are at the front of the line. these are among the first people to go inside the bok center in tulsa. it holds about 19,000 people. that is why these people are here. they have been camping out for days. there is an overflow area for people waiting outside. that is why police have closed down a lot of the streets surrounding the area. initially there was set to be a curfew. the president tweeted he spoke personally with the mayor of actual so who later reversed the decision to have a curfew between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. the people p here are excited to see the president. the people said the inequality exists and it needs more attention than the president. take a listen to what one black business owner told me. >> he is not standing up to support black

morgan radford is in tulsa, oklahoma for us in the greenwood district, the site of that 1921 massacre. and morgan, it's my understanding there is calls for a curfew tonight? >> you know, chuck, there is a lot happening. because there's a lot happening at once with the president's visit as you just mentioned. and right now we're standing here in greenwood, which is a historically black district of tulsa, oklahoma. and today juneteenth it's about joy, it's about celebration, it's about fellowship, and you can see the people behind me to support this area and to support black businesses. but of course this joy is tempered for many people by the president's visit. a lot of black residents, a lost black business owners feel like the president's timing couldn't be worse. some of them essentially describing it as a slap in the face, especially given the history of that tulsa race massacre that happened back in 1920 around this time, chuck. so i want to introduce you right now to mr. cleo harris jr. he is a business owner here in the greenwood district. mr. harris, explain to us how do you fe

morgan radford in philadelphia with more on that part of the story. : you, too, savannah. craig and savannah, demonstrators were protesting late into the night in philadelphia you can see the national guard here this morning. even though here and across the country there were tense moment there were also moments of between police and protesters, there were also moments of profound unity." with protesters taking to the streets nationwide, some of them are finding support from a surprising place police officers frustrated that george floyd's death reflects badly on them. >> don't think for a second that he represents those cops are from all over the county and around the state we're there to help people, not do that nonsense. >> sheriff swanson joining them as they march. >> i took the helmet off, laid the batons down. i want to make this a parade, not a protest. >> walk with us! >> in new jersey camden police chief asked an organizer if he could walk with them, too. >> i was welcomed with open arms. >> reporter: marching front and center holding a banne

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. >>> down to morgan radford for more on the aftermath of the president's rally with a good morning to you, morgan. talk about the mood. what was it like after the rally? >> reporter: yeah, the reality of it, alex, this is the scene where a lot of those intense moments you saw play out overnight happened this is where those trump supporters who had been waiting in line all day to get into the arena were met face-to-face with those protesters who felt like his visit was a disgrace to the city. take a look at what some told us. >> i think we needed to come out and protest against the hate and racism that is around by trump and his supporters and the best way to hear our voices heard is to be right here in the middle of it. >> looks like they have plenty of security guards to handle people running around like idiots. i think they're just tearing everything up. no point in tearing everything up. i don't think it will happen around here. >> reporter: both groups essentially said that they felt like it was important to just show up. that's what they felt was the first step. as you heard eddi

morgan radford has more on the scene outside the arena. good morning. >> reporter: willie, good morning. this is the scene where a lot of those intense moments played out. trump supporters coming face to face with trump protesters, many of whom said the visit from the president was a disgrace to this city. we spoke to people from both groups who said that in the end, they felt like it was most important to just show up. overnight, mostly peaceful protests on the streets of tulsa. rallygoers supporting the president, facing off with protesters. a rare tense moment when pepper balls were fired into the crowd. with oklahoma state troopers and the national guard standing by. earlier, saturday, trump supporters lined up for hours to enter tulsa's arena. outside, protesters showed their opposition to the president's visit. >> no justice. >> no peace. >> reporter: a woman dragged away by police for alleged obstruction. >> they are arresting me. i have done nothing. i have ticket. >> reporter: many say the president's visit and its timing is a sig

morgan radford joins us from philadelphia with the latest. now you've got the national guard there. what's going on? >> that's right, stephanie. this was also the site of a lot of those peaceful protests throughout the weekend. you can see the national guard has been activated here. you can also see them behind me. this entire place was covered with police officers as we approached midnight. the national guard came in about 3:00 a.m. for context, about 345 arrests throughout the entire weekend. and the reality of this, you have about three active groups at play here in philadelphia. one, you have the fortified police presence and the national guard which you see behind me. two, you have the group of peaceful protesters that move throughout the city and they really asked people to keep their attention on getting justice for george floyd. they also talked about the injustice that african-americans have faced systemically. that's what they were asking people to focus on. and then this third and separate group that's been responsible for a lot of the violence and unrest and looting that

nbc's morgan radford takes a look at the progress that's been made and the massive work that's left to't breathe, officer. >> reporter: it's the moment -- >> i can't breathe! >> reporter: -- that launched a movement. nearly eight minutes of video that showed a white police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man named george floyd. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> reporter: protests in hundreds of cities across all 50 states. more than 17,000 national guard troops deployed. over 9,000 civilians arrested. a national reckoning that has brought chaos and change. >> breaking news an arrest has been made in the death of george floyd. >> reporter: all four officers now charged in george floyd's death. in atlanta, one officer fired and two facing charges after the shooting death of rashard brooks. and after months of protests in louisville, one of the three police officers involved in the killing of breonna taylor now fired. the country also grappling with its past, already more than 67 statues have been removed from coast to coast, either by choice or by force. >> we all need to be in soli

nbc correspondent morgan radford has a look at just how much has changed. >> i can't breathe, officercan't breathe! >> -- that launched a movement. nearly eight minutes of video that shocked the nation, showing a white police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man named george floyd. protests in hundreds of cities across all 50 states. more than 17,000 national guard troops deployed. over 9,000 civilians arrested. a national reckoning that has brought both chaos and change. >> breaking news, an arrest has been made in the death of george floyd. >> all four officers now charged in george floyd's death. in atlanta, one officer fired and two facing charges after the shooting death of rayshard brooks. and after months of protests in louisville, one of the three police officers involved in the killing of breonna taylor now fired. the country also grappling with its past. already more than 67 statues have been removed from coast to coast. either by choice or by force. >> we all need to be in solidarity together. >> the calls for justice echoing in unexpected ways too. in the corporate

nbc's morgan radford has that story for us hi, morgan, good morning. >> savannah, good morning.or the way he handled protests in his community without police brutality and his inspiring response started with a willingness to listen, an open heart, and hello it's a moment of solidarity so desperately needed a majority minority city with a deep history of tension with police 1,000 miles from minneapolis, camden, new jersey, police chief marching side by side with his anguished community, days after the killing of george floyd. >> it was horrific i couldn't believe it was occur. >> turning his duty into action seen around the world. >> all the people there and we were one some called it a symbol of peace. >> camden is an unlikely symbol of peace once named the poorest and most dangerous community in the city now a model for community policing, a way for police to partner with the community and build trust and find issues to public safety issues since camden reformed its police department back in 2013, crime has dropped significantly. >> camden has been called one of the most danger

morgan radford is in times square with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. it's been a hundred days since that first confirmed case of coronavirus in new york city. and since then all the dramatic steps we've taken have worked. but the reality is with protests now leading to possible concerns about a resurgence, these are also tentative. this morning for the first time in three months, new york city is cautiously opening back up. >> we bent the curve. >> reporter: the city hit hardest by the pandemic is entering the first phase of reopening today. retail stores open for pickups, construction and manufacturing can resume, and subways return to regular weekday service. >> you did the hard work to fight back the coronavirus so we could get to phase one. >> reporter: just weeks ago, the city was at a breaking point. with hospitals overwhelmed and more than 16,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths in new york city alone. but after a strict shutdown, widely available free testing, and increased contact tracing. the city has met the criteria needed for reopening. phase

people to express their anger forcefully but peacefully and to hold onto hope for change nbc's morgan radfordrning addressing the nationwide protests after the death of george floyd morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda, president obama back in the spotlight this morning addressing the nationwide protests after the death of george floyd he had a message especially for young people of color, saying he understands their pain and in his words it's still time to hold people in power accountable but to also choose to focus on lasting police reform. d these past few weeks have been, as difficult and scary and uncertain as they've been, with historic protests sweeping the nation former president barack obama addressing young people. >> in some ways, as tragic as these past few weeks have been, as difficult and scary and uncertain as they've been, they've also been an incredible opportunity for people to be awakened. >> reporter: in a virtual town hall mr. obama encouraging demonstrators to channel their anger about police brutality and discrimination into lasting policy changes. >> y

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