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obama again speaks out, calling for change, along with a civil rights icon >>> as the country reopens, new warnings about covid-19 continuing to spread. >>> and that tropical storm taking direct aim at the gulf coast. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the unblinking camera once again tonight is framing some of the very issues involving police that have sent tens of thousands onto the streets in protest. the video of a 75-year-old man forcefully shoved to the ground by a buffalo police officer, the latest jarring image, rocking the consciousness of a country in turmoil and tonight even good news, a surprise indictment of inequality as the black workforce was left behind >>> we begin our night with gadi schwartz. >> reporter: we begin tonight new calls for police reform, not only for george floyd and brianna taylor, who would have celebrated her birthday today. >> i don't think they should still be on payroll. >> reporter: now mounting outrages and calls for accountability for those hospitalized, beaten back on the protest lines. in buffalo, new york, video from a public radio station, capturing a man being pushed back his head hitting the concrete and

upon this opportunity, president obama, initially, said, "look, mayors, we provided you with a report when i was in office. this is a guideline of how to bridge this gulfbetween police and communities of color. commit that you will look at your use of force policies and work with the community over the next 60, 90 days, and figure out what you can do differently." the good news, willie, is that there are examples of cities around the country who have been implementing those important -- that important task force report. so we know what needs to be done. the only question is, is there the political will? when we have this much pressure coming from peaceful demonstrations, and so many activists who are committed to the long haul, this is a marathon, not a sprint, that's what gives me reason to be hopeful. i am old enough to remember the civil rights movement, and this does feel different. >> rashad, your group, color of change, organized that town hall with president obama. also, we saw attorney general eric holder there, as well. on the policy level, what'd you hear from president obama yesterday that lines up with where you are, and real practical chan