>> all right, rachel scott with all those new developments tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> we move on now to the showdowns across america. protesters toppling statues and monuments of confederate leaders and slave owners. six people arrested after clashing with police in front of a statue of confederate general robert e. lee in richmond, virginia. here's abc's andrew dymburt. >> reporter: tonight, tensions mounting over monuments. in richmond, virginia, demonstrations taking a dangerous turn just before midnight friday, attempting to topple this statue of confederate general robert e. lee. police releasing this body camera footage, saying protesters fired paint balls and threw projectiles at officers. president trump overnight signing an executive order instructing the justice department to enforce existing law, saying anyone who tried to remove or deface a monument will be arrested. the order singles out "left-wing extremists," but recent intelligence bulletins by the fbi and department of homeland security also warn against violence from far right, w

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, firecrackers and smoke. >> what are they doing? >> reporter: the ag was there too. and the trump administration says he gave the order to increase the secure perimeter around the white house. >> he noticed that it hadn't been cleared, gave the order for it to be cleared, and that action took place. >> reporter: but now barr says it was not his call to use aggressive measures. "i'm not involved in giving tactical commands like that," he told the associated press. adding, his attitude was, "get it done," but he didn't say, "'go do it.'" that show of force prompting former members of the president's inner circle to publicly blast his leadership. now his second chief of staff speaking out. >> i think we need t

abc's rachel scott with more. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. yes, and president trump will return back to the white house today as the nation continues to grapple with racial unrest and an ongoing pandemic. social distancing was on full display as president trump made that commencement address at west point. wh t guard for ensuring safety on american streets, his response to the protests have caused tension with some of the nation's most respected military officials. some speaking out against the president's photo-op at st. john's church where peaceful protesters were forcibly removed. that show of force prompting outrage. now, we're learning more about the moments leading up to the president's visit. the secret service now revealing that one of its officers did use pepper spray to secure the area, walking back earlier denials. now this week, president trump will make his return to the mpi thcaaysha safy sati d temperare county rangea officials say that that area has already seen a spike in covid-19 cases, and they are concerned that the presid

>> rachel scott. our thanks to you tonight. >>> now to that other breaking headline -- president trump firing top u.s. attorney geoffrey berman. a federal prosecutor overseeing several cases following the president's allies, including rudy giuliani. it was the dramatic end to a standoff that began with a late-night move by attorney general william barr to oust him, but berman showed up at work this morning any way. here's abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: tonight, president trump firing perhaps the most powerful u.s. attorney in the country after his public standoff with attorney general william barr. this morning, geoffrey berman defiantly arriving at his new york office -- >> i'm just here to do my job. >> reporter: after the attorney general announced in a friday night press release that berman was stepping down. that was news to berman, who in his own statement declared, i have not resigned and have no intention of resigning my position. vowing, our investigations will move forward without delay or

rachel scott abc news washington. >> okay. voice your vote and the young vote perhaps expanding to include 17 yearlies in california's primary is something that we'll all be voting on in november. the bill carried by democratic assemblyman kevin mullin of san mateo won fooifl approval yesterday and if voted and approved on this november ballot wouldn't allow 17 yearlies to vote in california's primary election, only if they turn 18 by the general election. >>> and do you ever want to chat with alice waters or anthony mint? count me in. reserve one oit abour: by morningt isll in san francisco. the chef and his crew are making taco salads for public housing residents. it is something the restaurant has been doing since the start of the pandemic in collaboration with world central kitchen. but now chef norris is getting ready to do something else that hits closer to home. helping workers in the food industry. more than 8 million report and bar workers have lost their job because of covid-19. >> i know quite a number of people ver

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here is abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: this morning president trump bowing to pressure and changinghe date of his june 19th date in oklahoma. >> you rally is set for june 19th. was that on purpose? >> no, but i know exactly what you're going to say. it wasn't done for that reason, but it's an interesting date. >> reporter: the date commemorating the end of slavery and the location, tulsa,vetohe worst incident of racial violence in american history. in a string of tweets overnight, the president said the decision was based out of respect for this holiday and in observance of this important occasion and all it represents. protesters from coast to coast demand police reform, president trump said the use-of-force choke holds should generally come to an end. >> i think the concept of chokeholds sounds so innocent and so perfect, and you realize it's one-on-one. if it's two-on-one that's a different story, depending. with that being said, it would e i think a very good thing that generally speaking it should be ended. >> reporter: the president stopped short of presenting a ban on the pra

abc 7 news reporter rachel scott has the details. >> reporter: breaking overnight, a virginia policeested and charged with assault after this violent takedown of a black man caught on police body camera. the white officer, seen firing his stun gun as the man walked away. the officer seen leaning on the man's back with his knees. the man saying "i can't breathe." >> we can all agree the footage of this incident is unsettling. i want our community to know we are pursuing charges that are in line with current law. >> reporter: it comes as the nation is still grappling with violent videos like this one. two buffalo police officers now charged with felony assault after shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground. incidents like that driving huge crowds like this one overnight in seattle. police firing flashbangs to disperse a crowd after police say protesters through rocks and bottles at them. in denver, thousands marching through the streets, many gathering outside police headquarters, held back by fences. earlier saturday in minneapolis, the city where george floyd died while being arrested

i wore a mask on several occasions this week. >> reporter: rachel scott, abc news, washington. >> i wanto point out we did just send a push alert on our abc 7 news app of the president retweeting a video showing a supporter yelling "white power." the president has deleted the video. his press secretary said he did not hear the one statement made on the video, what he did see was tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters, she said. you can see the story on abc7news.com. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi says mandating use of masks is long overdue. >> in my understanding, the centers for disease control has recommended the use of masks but not demanded, required it, because they don't want to offend the president. it's time for this administration to take this seriously. >> in an interfere on "this week" with george stephanopoulos, she calls on the president to mandate masks across the country. the u.s. has become the worst-affected country with at least 125,000 deaths. >>> new this morning, a new study finds recent hire spending at restaurants could be linked to an increase in coronavir

rachel scott in tulsa covering it all. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. it was president trump's first time back in front of his supporters in more than 100 days. he promised there would not be a single empty seat in the arena behind me. his campaign bragged they received more than 1 million ticket requests. campaign sources tell us they oversold it. we bee ben r ident trump's - the reivedorhan a mi ticket requests. days ago the president promised it would be a packed house. >> we never had an empty seat. we certainly won't in oklahoma. >> we're resents of adamsville, alabama, and we heard our president was going to be here, and again. we're patriots. we're going to support our president. >> reporter: but inside the arena, empty seats. outside, the overflow area torn down. a last-minute decision scrapping plans for the president to also address a crowd outdoors. the campaign blamed the lower than expected turn out on protests in the area saying it interfered with supporters, even blocking access to the metal detecters which prevented people from entering

mentioned, they are eagle story show their loyalty to the president but not everyone in ap tre abc's rachel scott is also in tulsa with more. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. president trump said it will be a wild evening. 19,000 people are expected to pack the arena behind me. temperature checks and hand sanitizer will be on deck but no plans for social distancing. this morning in tulsa emotions are running high. trump supporters camping out for days to be the first one in line for the big event. >> i'm from san diego. so this is not a local trip for me. i took time off from work to come here for this rally. >> reporter: t.w. shannon, a republican who grew up in oklahoma, is working with the trump campaign to re-elect the president. >> i'm excited that the president has chosen tulsa, oklahoma to have his first rally and i think it will do nothing but highlight the really positive things. >> reporter: but in the historic greenwood district some residents and business owners told me they disagree.greenwood? >> unequivocally the president is not welcome in greenwood. >> report

my colleague rachel scott was on the ground. >> reporter: tell me about the decision you made to travel in. >> made a quick decision once i heard he had a rally i'm in. >> reporter: temperatures checked and masks offered at the door but optional to wear. >> i won't wear a mask. >> i have a mask i do not plan to wear it. i am not concerned about it at all. >> this family travelled for alabama. >> we want to continue to build our country and bring back our economy and have a future for our kids here. >> as a family do you plan to wear masks? >> no. we are just going to go in. >> the crowd far smaller than anticipated, fewer than 6,200 people showed up filling less than a third of the arena which seats 19,000. leaving the campaign to abandon plans for trump and pence to speak to an overflow area outside. but inside, the president seemingly in his element. >> five months from now we are go to defeat sleepy j >> covering a wide range of topics and downplaying the risk of covid-19 which killed more than 120,000 americans to date. >> testing is a double edged sword. when you do testing to that

abc's rachel scott has more. >> reporter: this morning, president trump bowing to pressure and changing the date of his june 19th rally in tulsa. >> your rally in oklahoma is set for june 19th. was that on purpose? >> no, but i know exactly what you're going to say. it wasn't done for that reason, but it's an interesting date. >> reporter: the date commemorating the end of slavery and location, tulsa, is the site of what is believed to be the single worst incident of racial violence in american history. in a string of tweets overnight, the president said the decision was based out of respect for this holiday and in observance of this important occasion and all it represents. protesters from coast to coast demand for police reform, president trump said the use of chokeholds should generally come to an end. >> i think the concept of chokeholds sounds so innocent, so perfect then you realize if it's a one-on-one, if it's two-on-one, it's a different story. with that being said, i think it would be a very good thing that generally speaking it should be ended. >> reporter: but the president

here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: college admission deans from across the country accounting for the massive shift in the student experience during the pandemic. >> how are you contributing to solving the needs of others during this crisis? >> reporter: releasing a new statement telling students and parents what they now value during the admissions process. >> it's a different landscape out there, it's a different terrain that admissions offices are looking at. >> reporter: through the making caring common project at harvard, more than 300 deans putting self-care at the top of the list. followed by academic work, with colleges assessing that work in light of obstacles. >> there are so many different ways that schools have managed to complete a year, that we're expecting students' transcripts will look different. >> reporter: as far as service, the focus is on contributions that are meaningful and authentic, not creating a public service olympics in response to the pandemic. >> are you helping out more at home? have your responsibilities increased there? maybe you're taking care o

rachel scott, abc news, washington. >>> all right. now to weather and the big mess being made by what is left of tropical storm cristobal making landfall in louisiana sunday dropping up to a foot of rain in areas. storm surge from the gulf and lakes near new orleans is making flooding worse and cristobal could continue to cause problems for days. accuweath accuweather's marvin gomez has more. >> this system made landfall sunday at 5:00 central time across southeast louisiana, and it will continue to track north across the central u.s. the rain will continue into the lower mississippi valley. the rest of the northeast spotty activity throughout the florida peninsula, georgia, alabama. looking at the total rainfall, the heaviest will continue into the lower mississippi river valley. kenneth? mona? >> all right. thank you. >>> we are now learning what the late prince may have said about what was happening in his hometown. >> prince who died in 2016 released a note, writing about racism and intolerance. his family posted the music video f

here's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, one of the nation's most prominent republicans saying flat-out he's voting for joe biden, encouraging other members of his party to consider their choice. >> i think he has been not an effective president. he lies all the time. >> reporter: former secretary of state colin powell hasn't endorsed the gop nominee in the last three presidential elections either. but he now joins a chorus of retired admirals and generals questioning the leadership of the commander in chief, including his own former chief of staff. >> i think we need to look harder at who we elect. >> reporter: the former brass alarmed by the president's call to deploy the military against citizens. >> you have to dominate the streets. you can't let what's happening happen. it's called dominate the streets. >> reporter: the national guard flooding the capital in the wake of protests. a senior u.s official telling abc news during a heated west wing conversation monday, the president demanded 10,000 troops on american streets. the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs, a

rachel scott is at the white house. >> reporter: tonight, the white house is trying to explain why the president of the united states used his enormous platform to amplify this racist message. >> white power! white power! >> reporter: around 7:30 this morning, the president retweeting this video to his 82 million followers. a man shouting "white power" in a golf cart displaying trump 2020 campaign signs. trump supporters clashing with counter-demonstrators two weeks ago at a florida retirement community called the villages, according to its news site. >> you'll still be crying on november 3rd. too bad. oh, too bad. too bad. you'll be crying on november 3rd. >> you're a nazi! >> reporter: the president sharing a two-minute expletive-filled excerpt of the site's video, adding, thank you to the great people of the villages. senator tim scott, the senate's only black republican, called on president trump to delete the post. >> i think it's indefensible. he should take it down. >> reporter: more than three hours after posting, he did. >> this is really not about the president taking it down

here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, a rare reversal from president trump.fter standing by his decision to hold a rally on juneteenth, a date marking the end of slavery. >> it wasn't done for that reason, but it's an interesting date, but it's a celebration. >> reporter: the president now saying he's moving the rally back one day in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents, acknowledging he received pushback from friends and supporters over the date and location. the arena in tulsa, near the te the single worst incident of racial violence in american history. white residents attacking black residents and destroying their businesses 99 years ago. democratic congressman al green tweeting, the planned rally was more than a slap in the face to african-americans. it is overt racism from the highest office in the land. local officials are concerned the virus will be in the arena, too. tulsa county seeing 82 confirmed new cases since friday, the second highest daily increase there since the pandemic began. >> what we have right now is it's n

here's abc's rachel scott. >> reporter: the white house is trying to explain why the president of thefy this racist message. >> white power! >> reporter: the president retweeting this video to his 82 million followers. a man shouting "white power" in a golf cart displaying "trump 2020" campaign signs. trump supporters clashing with counterdemonstrators two weeks ago at a florida retirement community called the villages, according to its news site. >> november 3rd, too bad, you'll be crying! >> reporter: the president sharing a two-minute expletive-filled excerpt of the site's video, adding, thank you to the great people of the villages. senator tim scott, the senate's only black republican, called on president trump to delete the post. >> i think it's indefensible, we should take it down. >> reporter: more than three hours after posting, he did. >> this is really not about the president taking it down, this is about the judgment of the president in putting it up. >> reporter: in a statement, the white house says the president did not hear the one statement made on the video, adding, w

rachel scott is in tulsa again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, allies are rushing to the president's defense after his rocky campaign relaunch, where he downplayed the risk of the coronavirus, calling it by a racist name, telling supporters he asked to scale back testing. >> when you do testing to that extent, you're gonna find more people. you're going to find more cases. so i said to my people, "slow the testing down, please." >> reporter: today, white house trade adviser peter navarro suggested the president was joking. >> you know it was tongue in cheek. come on now, come on. that was tongue in cheek. >> reporter: but the president has complained the number of cases in the country makes the u.s. look bad. >> that's probably the downside of having good testing is you find a lot of cases. >> reporter: and he was furious it became public that six members of his own advance team, including two secret service agents, tested positive for covid-19 ahead of his comeback rally. the campaign said more than 1 million people requested tickets online. waiving liability if they contracted the virus. d

we turn to rachel scott for more on that. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning.k force briefing, the vice president tried to put a positive spin on the surge in cases saying the u.s. has made progress. but the nation's leading infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci made a plea to americans asking them to wear a face mask, to continue to social distance and while the vice president did point to the rise in cases among young americans he also defended those large-scale campaign rallies and events. the president packing thousands of people into an arena in oklahoma and then thousands of young supporters inside of a church in arizona. no social distancing at either event. many of his supporters not wearing a mask and we are learning that aop white house economist, thomas philipson has tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month. he will be leaving his post soong but is now the third person here in the white house complex that has tested positive for covid-19. we know several campaign staffers have as well. dozens are in quarantine today after attendin

here is rachel scott. >> reporter: this morning in tulsah.umrtsamor ooe offkreor this rally.reporter: a republican who grew up in oklahoma is working with the trump campaign to reelect the president. >> i'm excited that the president's chosen tulsa oklahoma to have his first rally. and i think it is going to do nothing but highlight the really positive things. >> reporter: but in the historic greenwood district, some residents and business owners told me they disagree. >> is the with the welcome in greenwood? >> unequivocally, the president is not welcome in greenwood. >> reporter: for 85-year-old bobby eaten who's lived in tulsa all his life, deeply rooted in oklahoma tracing back to 1921, the year of the tulsa race massacre. white mobs laid waste to this area known as "black wall street." survivors were forced into the silence. you are still hurting, bobby. >> i'm supposed to hurt. all those people just massacred. >> reporter: adding to the discord. the president tweeting any protesters, anarchist, agitator, looter os low lives will not be treated like you have been in new

let's start with abc's rachel scott who is in washington. rachel, good morning to you. >> reporter: dan, good morning. i want to get to that breaking news overnight. it's an image we have seen played out over and over again. a black man being detained by police, saying the words, i can't breathe. it has sparked national outrage and protests, and now another police officer in virginia is in custody. >> no!overnight, a virginia police officer arrested and charged with assault after this violent takedown of a black man caught on police body camera. the white officer seen firing his stun gun as the man walked away. the officer seen leaning on the man's back with his knees. the man saying, i can't breathe. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> hey, we'll roll you over. >> we can all agree that the footage of this incident is unsettling. i want our community to know that we are pursuing charges that are in line with current law. >> reporter: it comes as the nas ill applwith outr ffalo police officers now charged with felony assault after shoving

abc's rachel scott is at the white house with more an the campaign cancels some events. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. while those campaign events are on hold, a white house official tells me the vice president will still travel to texas, arizona and florida to meet with the state's governors and their healthcare teams. today he'll head to dallas for a sunday church service where social distancing and wearing a mask is only strongly encouraged, but not required. this morning, vice president mike pence is expected to address thousands at a dallas church, hours after the county hit a record high in daily cases.onas, are we going to cancel it? and i think our people, i think america needs a shot in the arm. >> reporter: first baptist dallas will open at 70% capacity, allowing up to 2,200 people to fill this sanctuary inside. the vice president moving forward with plans to speak to the congregation. after the trump campaign postponed his events in florida and arizona, out of an abundance of caution, and though the president has downplayed the risk of t

mary bruce, and making her "this week" round table debut, our abc news multiplatform reporter rachel scott morning to you all, and rachel, because it's your first time, i want to start with you. you have been out there covering the protests in washington all week. give us the 50,000-foot view of what you have seen and heard while out in the field. i know you probably heard secretary wolf's description. >> martha, thank you so much for having me. well, the killing of george floyd was really just the boiling point. this is about centuries of systemic racism and racial inequality that has existed in this country, and i think what we are seeing right now is generational exhaustion, and generational uprising. these are young voices that are out there from all different backgrounds demanding for change, and as we see thousands of protesters out there, it's important to note that every single one of them has a story. either they have experienced racism themselves. some black americans asking themselves, am i next? they are demanding for change, and it just doesn't stop with the president. they ar

abc's rachel scott joins us with more on an adviser as well to the president who just announced he tested positive for the virus. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. that's exactly right. white house economist thomas philipson will be leaving his role soon but now revealing he tested positive for covid-19 th works iis month complex to have tested positive. we know several campaign staffers have tested positive as well. dozens are in quarantine this morning after the president's rally last week, but the vice president still defended those large-scale events. at the first coronavirus task force briefing in nearly two leading health experts making a plea to americans. >> again, to stay six feet apart from each other as much as possible, to wear face coverings when we're in public and to practice vigorous hand hygiene. >> reporter: the vice president pointing to a rise in cases among young americans. >> we're seeing more and more young people under the age of 35 who are testing positive. in many cases they have no symptoms. >> reporter: but just days ago president trump ral

let's start with something rachel scott mentioned. the unemployment rate went down overall but ticked up slightly for black americans. is there a danger that black people will be left out of the recovery? >> there is some danger of that. i mean it was a strong month, but it followed the worst month that we have ever had. and we've got to come back, but if that's going to be focused and heighten the income disparities that existed before covid ever arrived, i think there's going to potentially be an issue there. >> so this pandemic and the recovery such as it is could end up exacerbating these racial inequities. while the overall numbers in the report do look pretty good, 2.5 million new jobs, you have warned that this might actually be false hope. why? >> well, it was a very strong report and it's great that we got a positive number when everybody was expecting a negative. but the thing to remember is we lost 21 million jobs the month before. so add 2.5, that's a start. more than half the jobs were focused just in the restaurant secto

rachel scott is there. >> reporter: this is a stark contrast from what this street looked like just ao. we saw buildings light up in flames. we are still seeing many of the windows boarded up here. and of course we had those tense exchanges between police officers and protesters as president trump visited st. john's church. now as for how long these protesters planned to stay out here, as for how long they plan to march day after day, they say they are not going anywhere until they get the justice they are looking for. they want to see those three other officers involved in the killing of george floyd arrested. and they also want to see a message of unity from the president. kenneth, mona? >> rachel, thank you. >>> overnight we are learning the district of columbia national guard is opening an investigation into the use of low-flying helicopters against protesters monday. it's part of the fallout of the church as leaders from both parties express outrage. jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: as president trump rode through washington, citizens, including families with homemade signs,

. >> reporter: rachel scott, abc news. >>> beyonce is lending her voice to calls for action in the deathor. she posted an open letter to kentucky's attorney general demanding arrests in the police killing of the louisville emt during a no-knock drug raid. no drugs were found. the suspect had already been arrested. three death and s ll for swiction a.g.trate the value of a black woman's lives. >>> to the fight against the coronavirus. 22 states, mostly in the south and west, are seeing an increase florida has reported over 2,000 cases for 2-straight days. governor ron desantis says increased testing in nursing homes is one reason for the jump. arizona and texas just set new records for hospitalizations. leaders in utah and oregon are delaying the next stage of reopening because of an increase in cases. >>> tens of thousands of cruise ship workers remain stranded at sea because of virus concerns. "the miami herald" reports at least 42,000 employees are basically trapped on ships near 30 three months after the cruise industry shut down. fears crew members would cause spikes in virus cases.

abc's rachel scott has more from tulsa.e coronavirus, calling it by a racist name, telling supporters he asked to scale back testing. >> when you do testing to that extent, you're going to find more people. you're going to find more cases. so i said to my people, slow the testing down, please. >> reporter: white house trade adviser, peter navarro suggested the president was joking. >> it was tongue in cheek, come on now, tongue in cheek. >> reporter: the president has complained the number of cases in the country makes the u.s. look bad. >> that's probably the downside of having good testing is you find aot it became public that six members of his own advance team, including two secret service agents, tested positive for covid-19 ahead of his comeback rally. the campaign said more than 1 million people requested tickets online, waiving liability if they contracted the virus. >> do you plan to wear a mask inside? >> i have a mask, and i do not plan to wear it. >> reporter: but the crowd was smaller than expected. after the p

rachel scott is at american university in washington with the story. eges and universities are now racing to put safety precautions in place. here at american university, every single student will be required to wear a face mask on campus, social distancing will be inside of classrooms but some students say it is too risky to return back to campus. as universities across the country roll out their plans to welcome back students in the fall, families have begun weighing the risk of sending their children back to campus. according to the chronicle of higher education, 63% of colleges and universities are planning on having in-person classes next semester. >> this fall i'm going to be living off campus, but i will be returning to nazareth, so i think they're taking an appropriate amount of seriousness which makes me feel very safe and very comfortable to return back to >> reporter: despite states nationwide easing restrictions. the number of infection system rising. and many of those cases are in young people. according to the cdc, 17.3% of all cases in th

rachel scott joins us from washington with more on all of this. how are you doing, rachel? heart of this movement is the new generation of voices from all different backgrounds. they believe this is their moment and they are demanding to be heard and they are unwilling to back down. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: they are young, they are mobilized and they are demanding the nation take notice. >> our generation will change the world. >> reporter: from los angeles to atlanta and here in washington. >> we are one voice. we are one people. >> we have been told change is coming. that there would be laws, policies and practices put in place by our political leaders to make sure that these things didn't happen, and we were lied to. and i think that young people realize that like we deserve to live in a world much better than this. >> reporter: these are the faces fighting for change. diverse activists and allies standing together. [ crowd chanting ] >> reporter: 23-year-old ariana evans says her generation has reached a boiling point. >> nothing has changed. eric garner, sandra

rachel scott is at howard university in washington, d.c. with that story for us.sigh of relief to all the rising high school seniors out there. you know, all the traditional ways they would normally strengthen their college application, extracurriculars, standardized tests, all of that has been upended during the pandemic, and hundreds of college deens are stepping in to say the priority is caring for yourself and others. this morning, college admissions deans from across the country accounting for the massive shift in the student experience during the pandemic. >> how are you contributing to solving the needs of others during this crisis? >> reporter: releasing a new statement telling students and parents, what they now value during the admissions process. >> it's a different landscape out there. it's a different terrain that admissions offices are looking at. >> reporter: through the making caring common project at harvard, more than 300 deans putting self-care at the top of the list, followed by academic g that work in light of obstacles. >> there are so many d

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