avipa shivaram in richmond, virginia. cal, let's start with you on this where the march there is in the name of breonna taylor on this saturday. what are you saying? >> reporter: that's right. it would have been her 27th birthday yesterday. so yesterday we saw for the first time in a week a celebration here. was very violent last week but yesterday i think the tide really turned. it was peaceful. we saw people making a massive birthday card for her. and then today we saw thousands of balloons going into the air to remember her. it was a nice moment here, especially in a city that has seen so much violence last week. it was of course sunday into monday when we saw david mcatee shot and killed, 53 years old, well known in the community, in some kind of shooting between police and protesters. the details of that are still very unclear. as you said, breonna taylor being remembered. she was killed in mid march. and so much of the discussion about how she died is how police arrived at her apartment to begin with, how did they g

avipa shivaram in richmond, virginia. cal, let's start with you on this where the march there is in the name of breonna taylor on this saturday. what are you saying? >> reporter: that's right. it would have been her 27th birthday yesterday. so yesterday we saw for the first time in a week a celebration here. was very violent last week but yesterday i think the tide really turned. it was peaceful. we saw people making a massive birthday card for her. and then today we saw thousands of balloons going into the air to remember her. it was a nice moment here, especially in a city that has seen so much violence last week. it was of course sunday into monday when we saw david mcatee shot and killed, 53 years old, well known in the community, in some kind of shooting between police and protesters. the details of that are still very unclear. as you said, breonna taylor being remembered. she was killed in mid march. and so much of the discussion about how she died is how police arrived at her apartment to begin with, how did they g

. >> reporter: late last night, richmond, virginia protesters brought down a statue of jefferson davisuesday in richmond, one the of christopher columbus was toppled and dragged into a lake. another columbus statue met a similar fate in minnesota. jefferson davis, just down the street, the president of the confederacy, that's down. could robert e. lee be next? >> he's on borrowed time. >> reporter: julian hayter say professor at the university of richmond >> whenever there are moments of social unrest and racial upheaval, the monuments are in the proverbial crosshairs. >> reporter: it's part of a nation movement of what many see as symbols of white supremacy. house speaker nancy pelosi is urging congress to "lead by example" and remove 11 confederate statues from the capitol. >> this is a perfect time for us to move those statues. >> reporter: and nascar has sparked coronavirus banning the confederate flag at events. bubba wallace, nascar's only full-time african american driver, said it was long overdue. >> it's not that we're saying no other lives matter. it's more we're trying to sa

louis, one in vegas, two in richmond, virginia. a retired cop shot in the head in st. louis. he is now dead. other cops hit with cars. now nine people, nine protesters and others dead in riots not seen in nearly 50 years, including the protests that broke out after the 1968 assassination of martin luther king, jr. we've got the footage on the ground and the sound from african-american leaders including the family of martin luther king and the widow of muhammad ali now condemning the violence, demanding peace, saying to the country and to the media, wake up. the looting, rioting, must stop. it is slamming the poor and minority communities the hardest and is now killing people. with us tonight, david webb, he is host of the david webb show on leaders he thinks are showing the way and those that are not. the outrage over the use of tear gas to clear protesters before the president visited st. john's church in d.c. we'll take on that controversy as well. also with us tonight acting customs and border patrol commissioner mark morgan in a fox business exclusive. hundreds of border

richmond, virginia where that statue is standing. the governor there who is a democrat plans to take it down. that's been part of a movement that has quietly been taking place since george floyd's death about 11 days ago. we're going to move on, though to the nfl. another controversy. the commissioner, roger goodell is speaking out about how the league responded to players who previously protested police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem saying the nfl was wrong for not listening. >> we at the national football league condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. we the national football league admit we were wrong for not listening to nfl players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. we the national football league believe -- >> now continues on. joining us now former nfl player daniel wilcox. he played in the nfl from 2001 to 2008. he's now a scout for the baltimore ravens. thank you for being with us this morning. we want to hear your reaction to those words from roger goodell

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, white supremacists and anarchist groups. today, the president tweeted 15 ti time times, the park police searching for those accused of defacing statues. the president making it clear memorial memorials here in the nation's capital is, quote, not going to happen. >> they're looking

in richmond, virginia, police pepper spraying and shooting rubber bullets into the crowd. and the standoff in seattle presses on. demonstrators not backing down inside the capitol hill occupy protest zone. >>> also this morning, authorities releasing the 911 call that started it all. >> does he appear to have any weapons from where you can see it? >> no, no, i think he's intoxicated. >> the final moments leading up to the deadly police shooting of rayshard brooks. his family now calling for the police officers to be arrested. police reforms and protests raging in the city overnight. [ crowd chanting ] >>> under review. the fbi and the doj investigating the mysterious deaths by hanging. two black men, 50 miles apart, what their families are saying this morning. >>> the coronavirus in america. hospitalizations on the rise in at least 11 states. texas at a record high. new reports of houston, texans and dallas cowboys players testing positive including star running back, ezekiel elliott. nashville and miami hit the brakes on re-opening. >>> wildfires burning in the west. evac

overnight, a statue of confederacy president jefferson davis was torn down by protesters in richmond, virginia, and that's just the latest monument to come down in cities across the south. nascar, with a fan base that's largely loyal to president trump, banned confederate symbols from all of its races and event yupvenues. the sport's only black competitor circling the track in a black lives matter car. president trump, john, is going in the opposite direction. >> it does seem so. sources tell cnn that they are preparing an executive order for the president on policing, but it's not clear what's exactly in it. we do know what he is against. he is against the idea that there is systemic racism in u.s. law enforcement. and he's against even discussing renaming military bases named after confederate commanders, including one who spewed absolutely vile, racist screeds, including decrying the very notion of black legislators and black juries. >>> also this morning, the u.s. just passed 2 million cases of new coronavirus cases can. one expert predicts 100,000 more deaths by september. we'll have much

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always been a source of tension and there once again a flashpoint especially in the city of richmond virginia the capital of the confederacy last week protesters there set fire to the daughters of the confederacy building there dedicated to stopping the removal of statues of confederate lita's on saturday a small group pulled down the statue of confederate general william wake him his own descendants and called for its removal years earlier and on thursday virginia's governance plans to remove the statue of the confederate general robert a lady might remember in 2017 opposition to the proposed removal of another one of his statues led to a white supremacist rally in charlottesville which of course ended in these extraordinary scenes of violence a lot to unpack there we're going to do with maurice jackson an associate professor of african-american studies at georgetown university nice to have you with us is it as simple as saying these statues need to come down while other people would say they need to be there to remind people of the past i mean is there an answer here. thank you very much yo

jillian: police fire rubber bullets to disperse protesters in richmond, virginia. police say protesters marched from the robert ely the monument and vandalize the starbucks storefront. officers say demonstrators threw a brick and head through the window shattering glass and causing explosion. no injuries are reported. >> hundreds of protesters in new york city camping outside city hall demanding a $1 billion police budget cut. organizers say they want money from the department at $6 billion budget to go to housing, healthcare and other services, they plan to camp out into the city's budget deadline on july 1st. on the west coast the open california school board voted unanimously to eliminate their school police department. the money saved will go to student services. >> the general judge overseeing michael flynn's case delays all proceedings the probe after an appeals court orders it to be thrown out. >> griff jenkins live in washington is former national security adviser speaks out. >> reporter: a major victory for flynn, the 3-judge panel ruling the fleet -- the

. >>> protesters in richmond, virginia, hit with a tear gas. richmond police tweeted an apology to peaceful marchers saying they had to deploy tear gas to get them to safety. >>> former boxing champ floyd mayweather is paying for george floyd's funeral. the ceo tells espn the boxer does not want to talk publicly about what he's doing but he confirms the former five division world champion has been in touch with the floyd family and the family has sthaepd offer. floyd's funeral is scheduled for next tuesday in houston, a day after the first kwourt appearance for the officer who has been charged with killing him, christine. >>> 14 minutes past the hour. body cameras have been critical holding police accountable for misconduct. now a chief is out of a job after a deadly shooting in kentucky went unreported. your world is changing. it's ok to just stay quiet. it's ok to feel like you just wanna become someone else. it's ok to weep for hours in the middle of the day. it's ok to talk to your cats like they understand what you're saying. it's ok. it's

up next, 2006, richmond virginia need to share his . in his travels throughout the south. is going to be back in special honor and to introduce tom wolfe. how does one introduce him. the economist of course, two weeks ago there was a wonderful article in the economist on literary realism. and i will approach you with this and paragraphs of that. for years, had been america's establishment. their own country the mystery around. american positively fantastic stories and has writers in the manhattan residence can't be bothered to look further than the end of their noses. in this quote, and impale to this moment in history of american literature, mr. tom wolfe wrote, we need a battalion to head out into the smile look bizarre and predictable august stomping country of ours. and reclaim it is literary property. yet the trouble of turning yourself into an american is that you immediately expose yourself to being trumped by reality. and better sort of critics are from going over the top pretty using cartoon characters to exaggerate the eagles modern society. but the truth is the

the mayor of richmond, virginia, tells us about the impact next. effortless is the lincoln way. so as you head back out on the road, we'll be doing what we do best. providing some calm amidst the chaos. with virtual, real-time tours of our vehicles as well as remote purchasing. for a little help, on and off the road. now when you buy or lease a new lincoln, we'll make up to 3 payments on your behalf. >>> an important moment to mark in history. a statue of robert e. lee will be removed. >> we can no longer honor a system that was based on the buying and selling of enslaved people. yes, that statue has been there for a long time. but it was wrong then, and it is wrong now. so we're taking it down. >> it is time to heal, ladies and gentlemen. richmond is no longer the capital of the confederacy. >> joining us now, the man you saw at the end, the mayor of richmond, virginia, levar stoney. thank you for being with us. everything that you just said and the governor just said has been true for over 100 years. since the statue went up in 1890. so what is it about this moment, this momen

this, in richmond, virginia. to some american, symymbols of e slaveholding southern states invoke a racist past. nancy pelosi has called for confederate statues to be removed from the u.s. capitol and top military officials are apparently open to renaming some military bases. the response from donald trump, no way. line.drawing the the u.s. president is rejecting calls to rename american military bases currently named for confederate army leaders. his press secretary quoting him any wednesday briefing. "my administration will not even consider the renaming of these magnificent military installations. our history at the greatest nation in the world will not be tempered with. respect our military." >> it is a break with his own military brass. recent days have brought reports that top pentagon officials are open to the idea. the u.s. has 10 bases named for military leaders of soututhern states to prototect thee institution n of black slavery, sparking the u.s. civil war. with the country now once again in social tu

the statue of jefferson davis was torn down in richmond, virginia. president trump not on board with removing tributes to america's racist past. kaitlyn collins is at the white house. >> reporter: laura, christine, when the president tweeted this this is the secretary time that he has broken with his pent gone chief about renaming those military bases that are named after confederate leaders who fought to uphold slavery. the president says he is not going to consider renaming them after you saw a pentagon official say earlier this week that actually the army secretary and the defense secretary mark esper were open to having a bipartisan discussion about renaming them and what they could do moving forward. as you're seeing this broader reckoning happening across the nation in the wake of george floyd's death. the president says he's not on board with that. the press secretary invoked what he said in 2017 about taking down statues. the question is when does it end? that is what their defense is. the question is, is that a position that the president ca

. >> it's a watershed moment, not just for the city of richmond, the commonwealth of virginia, but also our country. this is akin to the berlin wall coming down. >> reporter: the winds of change blowing through richmond, the former capital of the confidence, has met resistance. >> no statue is causing instances of police brutality. >> reporter: republican state senator amanda chase took her frustration to facebook. >> it's all about shoving this down people's throats and erasing the history of the white people, and i think that's wrong. >> reporter: mobile, alabama, removed a confederate statue this morning, and indianapolis announced this one is coming down. according to the southern poverty law center, 776 monuments exist across the country. only 61 have been removed. rifd mon's councilman, michael jones authorized the removal of the remaining monuments. >> this isn't just about richmond, virginia. this isn't just about monuments. this is really about george floyd. >> reporter: that proposal will be taken up by the city council nextonth. if tho statu down, would atoand richmond native

overnight, a statue of confederate president jefferson davis was torn down by protesters in richmond, virginia. nascar has banned confederate flags from all of its races and venues. but the president says he won't even think about, won't even discuss renaming army bases that are named after confederate commanders, some of them horrible racists. sources tell cnn the white house is working on an executive order for the president that will address the crisis in policing in this country. >>> also this morning, the u.s. just passed 2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus. and one prominent expert predicts there will be 100,000 more deaths in this country this summer. a different key model forecasts nearly 170,000 deaths in the u.s. by october, but the potential range of that on the high end goes up to 300,000. and they say we could see a bigger than expected second wave of the coronavirus in the fall, when the daily death count could be as high as 4,000 people. so we'll get some information on all of that for you. but first, america at an inflection point with racism. joining us now is marc morikm

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now a roadblock in the removal of this richmond, virginia, statue of robert e. lee. cheers erupted after the governor announced it would come down after 130 years. >> yes, the statue has been me, ong thenand is wrong w. >> repter: supporrs of the monument protested including senator amanda chase a t shoving this down people's throats and erasing the history of the white people, and i think that's wrong. >> reporter: now a lawsuit has been filed against governor northam and the director of virginia's general services. a judge issued a ten-day temporary injunction to stop the state from removing the statue. laura podesta, cbs news. >> the governor said he remains committed to removing the statute politico reports the army is open to renaming ten bases named after confederate leaders. >>> in the bay area, gyms and major brands are cutting ties with fofirst ans made a joke on twitter comparing floyd to the pandemic tweeting out floyd-19 and doubled down in a zoom call with cross fit affiliates saying he doesn't stand with him. after outrage, they lost sponsor reebok and

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the driver was later arrested to cheers in richmond, virginia, a confederate statue pulled from its pedestal yet today near the white house, prayers amidst protests. saint john's episcopal church, signs of now infamous presidential photo-op, people gathered for sunday service. protesters stood in solidarity capping off the weekend, symbolism for a nation perhaps ever changed. >> erin joins us from a protest in l.a erin what kind of police presence are you seeing there today? >> reporter: kate, we've seen a minimal police presence. in fact, national guard expected to leave los angeles tonight. so far this protest has been peaceful. kate. >> erin mclaughlin in l.a. for us tonight. thank you, erin. >>> protesters are more clearly defining their goals for police reform tonight demanding departments be defunded or done away with all together now there's an action on those front in several major cities the latest. steve patterson has the latest [ chanting ] >> reporter: tonight with mounting chorus decrying police brutality against black americans, there's a new call for deep structural reform of

demonstrates in richmond, virginia, targeted a statue of jefferson davis. and in minnesota, a ten foot tall columbus statue. in washington, house speaker nancy pelosi renewed the call to remove 11 confederate statues from capitol hill. >>> the smithsonian is leading an effort to collect objects and signs from lafayette square in washington where thousands gathered to protest the death of george floyd. it wants future generations to understand the role race ame's . >>> and president trump is discussing disparities in the justice system this afternoon. the administration is trying to navigate the response to calls for police reform. skylar henry has more. >> reporter: president trump is expected to discuss police reform with fact leaders and law enforcement officers in dallas this afternoon. >> today, we are working on approaching stake holders and making sureapate bala ensurin police can do their job and ensuring there is needed reform in the aftermath of the killing of george floyd. >> reporter: joe biden said, for weeks, we've seen president trump run away

. >> reporter: overnight protesters in richmond, virginia, toppled this statue of confederate leader jefferson davis. >> it was a huge moment for a lot of people here but it needed to come down. >> reporter: one of several incidents of confederate monuments destroyed or vandalized over the last few days. >> it's time for us to remove it. it's time for us to move the city beyond this. >> meantime president trump is ruling out renaming any u.s. military bases named after confederate generals including north carolina's ft. bragg and georgia's ft. benning. the president tweeting these monumental and very powerful bases have been a great american heritage. our history as the greatest nation in the world will not be tampered with. just days early top pentagon officials said they were open that too that discussion. while over at the capital house speaker nancy pelosi calling for at least a dozen confederate statues to be removed from that building saying they pay homage to hate. >> do we have a great time at a trump rally. >> all as the president is getting back on the campaign trail. >> ho

. >>> we are in richmond, virginia, where the clock is ticking on robert echlt lee's statue. americans continue marching across america. it is a sign momentum remains. where does the global movement go next. >>> hovering over it all. coronavirus. cases are spiking buy the tens of thousands. what is the rapid rise telling us? >>> we begin at west point military academy. the united states promere military institution where president trump arrived this morning and gave the commence men speech for the 2020 graduating class in a socially distanced outdoor ceremony. >> for four long years you have honed your skills, trained your mind and body, overcome over obstacle and earned your place of pride in the long gray line. >> i would like to welcome senator tammy duckworth of illinois. she earned a purple heart in the iraq war while serving in the u.s. army. she is also a member of the armed services committee and a is your about for joe biden's presidential campaign. i want to get your reaction to the president's message today to graduates. >> i think he missed the opportunity to help

>>> a dream come true for bay area baseball stars, meeting the future acs maerprotesters in richmond, virginiae of the former confederate president on monument avenue, reports that one protester was critically injured after the statue fell on him on the way down, police were on the scene as it was towed away, richmond was the capital of the confederacy during the civil war, the second consecutive night a statue of a divisive historical figure has been pulled down in the city. >>> some oil rigs pumping crude right next to homes, that might be the norm in kern county but not the bay area. >> not yet anyway, alan martin shows how that might change in a original report. >> we are used to see oil refineries, the bay area is home to three of the largest in california, but it came as a shock when east bay residents found out about a proposal to drill for oil right behind their housing development.>> reporter: it looks like a streetlamp but it isn't, it is a methane vent, the only giveaway to a secret below the blacktop, this print would suburb sits on top of a huge oil field that was prolific in the

particularly brutal by the standards of the time, and here in the u.s., there is a legal fight in richmond, virginiaer confederate statue robert e. lee.the governor would like o remove it, but a judge is blocking him also las night, a statue of christopher columbus was torn awn and then thrown into lake.i am joint now to talk abot this and where the protests are ing by the mayor of richmonor thank youoining us. i know you have call for all of the confederate statues in richmond to be removed. mr. stoney: it is important to remove the statues because it is a symbol of racism that still sexists hundr of years later. hundreds of these monuments and statues were erected right after the civil war, not during the vil war, and it was to put black and brown people in their places, to leteople know who was in charge, and i think we, 02in today is the time to actually remove these monuments, but also, we canno just remo monuments. we have to remove systemic racism. katty: ye have watched protests over the net -- last two weeks.do you think this time is different, that we are at a time where america is ready f

in richmond, virginia david waller saw the jewelry store that he runs, that his grandfather founded in the year 1900, ransacked by rioters over the weekend. it's one of the oldest black-owned businesses in richmond. how is that justice? in washington d.c., not only was the historic st. john's church burned where every president we've had has worshipped, but the lincoln memorial was vandalized. as well as the world war ii memorial was vandalized. the victims of communism memorial was vandalized. that's not standing up for justice. the lincoln memorial, abraham lincoln led this nation during the bloodiest war we've ever encountered, the civil war, 600,000 americans died in the civil war and abraham lincoln's vision, restoring this country and ending the abomination of slavery. that vision, as i said, the lincoln memorial is my favorite place in washingtons. to read the words etched in stone, to read the gettysburg address, the inaugural. the president who signed the emancipation proclamation. the president whose leadership through that civil war, the leadership to end slavery cost him hi

>>reporter: protesters in richmond, virginia cheered as the statue of jefferson davis, the president of the confederacy is loaded onto a truck and hauled away. earlier the crowd had toppled the. in minnesota down came the statue of christopher columbus on the grounds of the state capital. protesters spat on her and danced as police just watched. >> are you surprised they did not offer any resistance? >> you know what? i was. >>reporter: in seattle activists have taken over several blocks of the city installing barricades and calling it the capitol hill autonomous zone and that on a rebuke who told state and city leaders to take back your city now and if you don't do it i will. this is not a game. the president is heading for dallas for a roundtable on policing and racial tensions and economic recovery as congress tries to plot its own course. >> i'm here to make you ask you to make it stop. >>reporter: the house judiciary heard from the brother of george floyd and whose death touched off waves of protests. congress remains deeply divided on what to do about it and a lengthy debate ma

been brought into particular focus in minneapolis, and we have seen the protest here in virginia, not only at richmond but in other cities and towns across virginia. the pain is real. i recognize that. i made the decision as far as timewise, this is something we have been working on the legalities of for over a year with might lead counsel. i made the decision tuesday afternoon because of what i see. it is time for virginia, this country to heal. when there are symbols of divisiveness such as these statues are, in order to heal that divisiveness, the statues need to come down. >> do you believe that they should be following what is going to happen here in richmond? governor northam: i would encourage folks across this great country of ours that we have 400 years of history behind us, and as our lieutenant governor eloquently said, it is time to chart a new course of history, not only for virginia, for this country. if one really wants to understand that history, we need to go back and really look at the evolution of black oppression that started with slavery in this country. a lot of people say, slave

but in the former capital of the confederacy in richmond, virginia, this 12 ton statue of general robert e lee is proving harder to move when it's the biggest thing around it sends a clear message. >>this is what we value the most. but that's just not true. anymore a judge has blocked the governor's request for removal at least temporarily. >>that was omar jimenez reporting in the wake of the death of george floyd san francisco's police chief says that he is open to the idea of defunding his department kron four's maureen kelly has that story. >>we're at a time and policing in this country where the >>to hear was being said was being said we we have to change we believe in this and the. >>i'm open to that chief bill scott made the comments during a monday night virtual panel and also featured the city's da public defender and sheriff scott was asked by the moderator about his position on the concept of defunding the police a rallying cry at many of the protests that have erupted around the world over the death of george floyd some supporters say it's not an elimination of law enforcement

statue of the former president of the confederacy, everson davis -- jefferson davis, knocked in richmond, virginia wen away by police. this is a statute of confederate general robert he leave being cleaned after -- statue of confederate general robert e lee being cleaned after he was spray-painted by protesters. a descendent of general robert e lee two years ago made a documentary about his vecontial family legacy and the division of america. he joins me now on the program. thank you very much for joining us. as we were saying, your currently -- your country currently gripped about the debates over confederate monuments, like thaof your ancestor, who stands in monument avenue. how do you feel about this? how do you feel about it now? >> welcome of the important thing is that that history was never really straightforward to begin with. the statues, whether they were in the civil war or a decorator or a century later, like many of e, if you look at th speeches given at themmnveiling and ta at the time, it is clear that while they may have been some innocent intent to honor history, but there was a v

lee in richmond virginia now this is the virginia governor ralph northam a few days ago announcing that the statue of the statue would come down take a listen to what he said yes that statue has been there for a long time but it was wrong then and it is wrong now. so we're taking a damn i know some will protest some will say lee was an honorable man i know many people will be angry but my friends i believe in a virginia that studies its past in an honest way i believe that when we learn more we can do more and i believe that when we learn more when we take that honest look at our past we must do more than just talk about the future we must take action professor horn you know he said we have to learn about our history these confederate statues this iconography it did not arise beginning in 865 after the civil war. does the us public does it know the history here that these these statues for example they arose in the 20th century are people aware of that. well that's a complicated question although it sounds simple on the surface on the one hand the premise of your question to suggest tha

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incididents the latest source statue of the confedererate president jeffersn davis pulled down in richmond virginia the rock over the statue of the confederate general robert e. lee. in the same continue we lost choose a colonialist explorer christopher columbus have been vandalized in st paul minnesota both miami and virginia presesident donald trump mill hs rejected the possibility of renaming the true basis the name currently off to. confederate leaders. well president trump issued an executive order authorizing us sanctions against international criminal court employees. involved in an investigation into whether american forces committed war crimes in afghanistan. an ounce in the action trump administration officials said the hague based tribunal threatens to infringe upon us national sovereignty. and it accused russia of manipulating it to serve moscow sense. after unesco the u. n. human rights council in the world health organization the international criminal court i s the latest internatitional organization to fall into donald trump's line of fire. on thursday the trump administration autho

demonstrators converging outside police headquarters in richmond, virginia, clashed with officers in who fired rubber bullets, tear gas, and flashbang grenades. you can see it looks like a chaotic scene as you see pepper spray being sprayed there. people with their phones in the air. we are continuing to monitor that scene in richmond, virginia. > albuquerque, a man shot and wounded as protesters faced off with armed men trying to keep them from tearing down a statue of a colonial governor. police moved in to try to break up the crowd. all of this as tensions are rising in atlanta where a black man was shot and killed by police. abc's trevor ault is there. >> reporter: outrage in atlanta. demonstrators marching in the wake of the death of rayshard brooks, a black man shot and killed friday night by a white police officer. police body and dash cam footage captured the incident. brooks struggling as officers tried to arrest him for suspicion of drunk driving, running away and appearing to point a stun gun at police when officer garret rolfe opens fire. killing him with two shots to the

but in the former capital of the confederacy in richmond, virginia, this 12 ton statue of general robert e lee is proving harder to move when it's the biggest thing around it sends a clear message. >>this is what we value the most. but that's just not true. anymore a judge has blocked the governor's request for removal at least temporarily. >>that was omar jimenez reporting in the wake of the death of george floyd san francisco's police chief says he is open to the idea of defunding his department kron four's maureen kelly explains. >>we're at a time and policing in this country where the whole world. he can for us and we need to hear was being said was being said we we have to change we believe in this stuff and i think. >>for me. >>i'm open to that chief bill scott made the comments during a monday night virtual panel and also featured the city's da public defender and sheriff scott was asked by the moderator about his position on the concept of defunding the police a rallying cry at many of the protests that have erupted around the world over the death of george floyd some supporters

the driver was later aersed to cheers richmond, virginia, a statue pulled from its pedestal yet near the white house, sights of a presidential photo opt, people gathered for sunday service. protesters stood in solidarity capping off a weekend full of symbolism for a nation perhaps forever changed. so far, we have seen minimal security presence at this protest. in fact, the national guard is expected to leave los angeles overnight. so far, things here looking peaceful >> all right, erin, thank you. >>> utah senator mitt romney joined the chorus calling for racial equality marching in d.c. with protesters this weekend >> we need a voice against racism we need many voices against racism and brutality we need to stand up and say that black lives matter >> he joined a large group that included hundreds of evangelicals breaking from other republican law mmakers who back president trump's stance against the protests >> the new fence surround iing h white house is now a memorial wall protesters plastered it with artwork and signs supporting the black lives matter movement. crowds have contin

and in richmond, virginia, a confederate statue pulled from its pedestal and at st. john's church, sights of a now infamous presidential photo-op, people gathered for sunday's service protesters stood in solidarity capping off a weekend of symbolism. a nation perhaps forever changed. we've seen minimal security presence at this protest in fact, the national guard is expected to leave los angeles overnight. so farthings here are looking peaceful francis? >> erin, thank you >>> as protests continue growing, so do the calls for police reform. with many protesters demanding police departments be defunded here's steve patterson >> reporter: with this national movement shifting, there are more calls to action to defund police departments across the country. already, we're seeing majors join on board with that and pressure mounting here in minneapolis. but we wanted to ask what it all means and why so many are passionate about it. with a mounting national chorus decrying police brutality against black americans, there's a new call of policing across the country. many are de

but in the former capital of the confederacy in richmond, virginia, this 12 ton statue of general robert e lee is proving harder to move when it's the biggest thing around it sends a clear message. >>this is what we value the most. but that's just not true. anymore a judge has blocked the governor's request for removal at least temporarily. >>that was omar jimenez reporting for us this morning after the 4 hour memorial service floyd was taken to his final resting place by horse and carriage he's now buried next to his mother. parents and students in the mount diablo school district will need to change their portal passwords because of a data breach someone hacked into the system last november and the district was made aware in april now it's unclear why the district waited until yesterday to let families know, but the person believed to be responsible has been arrested the district says there's no evidence that any personal information was misused. california movie theaters can begin opening later this week if a limit theater capacity to 25% are no more than 100 people. the state recomme

enter a new story in social professional leadership that is the united states the university of richmond virginia. good to have you and i step and tell us. i'm stephanie calling williams i'm the spokesperson for both network public lives and i'm also a social worker anthropologist and i'm calling in from brussels welcome to the stream and i should say there's more than one femi this conversation so when i say how i femi how i you tell us who you are i'm not talking to myself. hi i'm other than me i mean although i am from birmingham so we all in the u.k. . so that's very much. you know we are not also regular on the pledge and. good to have you julian when you see that confederate general albert pike in washington d.c. coming down as a nice story and what was your head saying what was your heart saying. well i think they want to really understand the gravity of the moment you have to recognize that those statues recognize or actually symbolize a story or a narrative of one in which the america tour itself apart elate in the twilight of the 19th century in the south we have lost the civil war but