sylvester turner. mayor sylvester turner. thank you for joining us. >> thank for having me again. >> harris county judge, le lena heldago, said that the county, it could be approaching the precipice, and this is a quote, the precipice of a disaster. and as we reopen, resocial size with one another, if people get away from the things that worked so well for us in march and april, then we could face a more serious problem. i think, right now, what we're doing is that we are -- we are putting forth the alert. we're saying, people, look, we're moving. we're starting to move in the wrong direction. what worked for us successfully back in march and april, are the same things that need to work for us, as we move forward and start to reopen. if we don't do that, if we are reckless, and treat this virus as if it's -- it's not here. then, we could -- we could face -- we could face some danger. >> so dr. fauci was on -- >> don, we are concerned but we're -- we're sounding the alarm. let's put it that way. >> okay. i got ya. as well, you

joining me now, the city's mayor, sylvester turner. mr. mayor, thank you for being with us tonight.n tuesday we'll lay to rest george, who really lived there, grew up there. born in north carolina but raised in houston. had only the last two or three years i understand from the family gone to minneapolis looking for work. but he's really a houston person. and many of us are coming in to join pastor remus, and attorney crump and i will be speaking on the program to lay him to rest. >> yes. >> how are you and the people of houston preparing for this occasion? >> let me just say, reverend sharpton, we look forward to having his family back. and this will be his final resting place. and having you and all the others that will be here in the city of houston, when his body returns. in fact the police will escort him to the funeral home, and then eventually to the church itself. we want to pay proper tribute to him. we want to be very supportive of this family. i will tell you we're expecting thousands of people to attend the public visitation on monday. on monday night city hall will be l

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joining me now, the city's mayor, sylvester turner. mr. mayor, thank you for being with us tonight.'ll lay to rest george, who really lived there, grew up there. born in north carolina but raised in houston. had only the last two or three years i understand from the family gone to minneapolis looking for work. but he's really a houston person. and many of us are coming in to join pastor reemus. and attorney crump and i will be speaking on the program to lay him to rest. >> yes. >> how are you and the people of houston preparing for this occasion? >> let me just say, reverend sharpton, we look forward to having his family back. and this will be his final resting place. and having you and all the others that will be here in the city of houston, when his body returns in fact the police les court him to the funeral home and then eventually to the church itself. we want to pay proper tribute to him. we want to be very supportive of this family. i will tell you we're expecting thousands of people to attend the public visitation on monday. on monday night city hall will be lit up in the co

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unconscious movement —— cumbersome and sheila jackson lee and finally the mayor of this fine city sylvester everyone on this day of prayer where we try to understand gods plan in our pain. to george's family and friends, jill andi george's family and friends, jill and i know the deep hole in your hearts when you bury a piece of your soul deep in this earth. as i've sent privately, we know. we know you will never feel the same again. for most people, the numbness you feel now will slowly turn they after day season after season into purpose through the memory of the one they lost. but for you, that day has come before you can fully grieve. and unlike most, you must grieve in public. it's a burden for some a burden that is now your purpose to change the world for the better in the name of george floyd. like so many others, i've watched with as you summon the absolute courage to channel gods grace and serve the great man george was. to serve justice to long dormant to move millions to act peacefully and purposely but for all the people around the world who feel connected to this tragedy are the

among the speakers, bet cofounder robert johnson, houston mayor sylvester turner, and former president obama advisor valerie jarrett. >> hey, everyone, thank you so much for joining us, and welcome to axios. i'm coming to you from new york, new york, my home here, as most of us are sheltering in place from home, i'm doing the same. if you are watching us from facebook, twitter, one of the axios websites, thank you for being with us. we have an incredible program honoring juneteenth. i want to say thank you to our sponsor, bank of america, for this event. if you are on twitter or instagram, follow us with #axios events or on the axios twitter axios account. check news on axios.com. joining us right now, i want to get right to it, the man who i am very excited to talk to and i hope you are excited to hear from, coming to us from ofhesda, maine, founder like in a timid television, robert johnson--black entertainment television, robert johnson. how are you? robert: i'm doing well. how are you? dion: i'm also doing well. thank you so much for being with us. robert: my pleasure. dion: junete

so therefore i, sylvester turner, mayor of the city of houston here by declare june 9th, 2020 as georgearry day in the city of houston, to god be the glory for the good he has done. >> reporter: former vice president joe biden delivered this video message echoing the call for change. >> now is the time for racial justice. that's the answer we must give to our children when they ask why. because when there is justice for george floyd, we will truly be on our way to racial justice in america. >> reporter: today's funeral ended days of memorials and public viewings all over the country but this isn't the end for family who vow to keep fighting for justice. >> my brother, i miss a whole lot and -- [ applause ] i just want to say i love you and i thank god for giving me my own personal superman. god bless you all ♪ and i'll take with me the memories, be my sunshine after the rain ♪ ♪ it's so hard to say good-bye to yesterday ♪ [ applause ] >> and now do we know what is next for the floyd family. in terms of speaking out in mis memory and with the protesters? >> reporter: well part of the ene

so, therefore i, sylvester turner, mayor of the city of houston hereby proudly proclaim june 9th, 2020

david: entre los asistentes estuvo arturo acevedo, jefe de la policÍa y el alcalde sylvester turner.e que su muerte no serÁ en vano y habrá un cambio. lo mismo dijo el gobernador de texas, quien dijo que visitarÍa en privado la familia george floydpara asegurar que no permitirÍa que algo similar ocurriera en texas. >> se trabaja en la legislatura para generar cambios. nos aseguraremos de que los policÍas tengan los entrenamientos necesarios para que lo ocurrido en mineÁpolis no suceda en el estado de texas. >> estamos hartos del racismo, no importa de quÉ paÍs eres, de quÉ color o de qué cultura. tenemos que juntarnos para luchar contra el racismo. paola: un juez de mineÁpolis fijÓ una fianza de 1 millón $250,000 al expolicÍa derek chauvin, acusado de la muerte de george floyd. le ofrecieron una reducciÓn de la fianza con algunas condiciones que incluyen entregar todas sus armas y permisos para portarlas. si para la fianza, su libertad serÁ supervisada. ya comenzamos una nueva semana. cÓmo estar el tiempo en estos dÍas? le pregunto a suheily lÓpez belÉn. suheily: gracias y buenas noc

it was at the request of houston mayor sylvester turner who reached out to his counterparts across the. mayor turner joins me now. mayor, as you know, so many people wanted to be here today and monday as well to pay their respects. you are going to be speaking at the memorial service as i understand it. what's the message that you hope to convey to the family and to those who will be here to mourn the loss of george floyd? >> well, there are a few things, craig, that i want to highlight. number one, i want to thank the family for their courage, their strength at a very painful time in their lives. they were reared right here in this city. i want to thank them. number two, they want people to protest and stand up, justice for george, but they've asked people to do it peacefully. i want to thank them for that. because of what they have done and the death of their loved one, changes and reforms across the city are taking place, and i will announce some changes and reforms that will be taking place in the city of houston before this day is out. i will sign an executive order that will make

mayor sylvester turner, we hope the people of texas can get on top of this.y much for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me, john. >>> just ahead, breaking news from arizona where the governor just ordered new business closings, including bars as of tonight. stand by for details. >>> we have breaking news in arizona where the republican governor just ordered a major new round of business closings because of the surge of coronavirus cases in his state. cnn's stephanie elam is in phoenix. stephanie, tell us more about these new closings. >> reporter: jim, this is a progression for the governor. looking at how there has been a ramp up in cases, a record number of cases coming to this state, as they've reopened here at the end of may. they're saying there's a lag time of about two weeks and they're seeing these numbers really begin to skyrocket, with record numbers of hospitalizations and also use of icu beds. but 8:00 time tonight, there are going to be a series of changes. and i want you to hear governor doocy himself. take a listen to what he s

this is mayor sylvester turner addressing peaceful protesters in front of city hall after they marched across downtown. >> today it isis about lookingnp the family of george floyd. say his name. >> george floyd. >> say his name. quote george floyd. >> it is about lifting up the name of george floyd. it is about supporting 16 members of his family who have , ok, they have taken the time, walked through the streets -- just like you did -- to be here with you today. and so today, we want to love on them. george them to know that did not die in vain. that is important. [applause] i know it made a difference to them when thehe police chief inn that thats recognizedd police officer putting his knee on the neck ofof george was wro, that the other police officer standing there not doing ananything, their silence was complicit was wrong. that is imrtant. and it is important for us in georgetown, in this city, to stand up and recognize and say his name. george floyd. amy: that's houston mayor sylvester turner speaking tuesday at a massive rally organized by friends of george floyd, including hip

amy: that's houston mayor sylvester tuturner speaking tuesday at george e floyd's funeral. when we come back, we look at the last two weeks have protests in the racacist history off policicing with h the scholar kl gibran muhmad.d. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: dray y tate sings "a change is gonna come" on tuesday at the funeral for george floyd in housuston, texas. behind him, an artist paints a photo of george floyd. this is democracy now!, demomocracynowow.org, the quarae report. i'm amy goodman. it's been more than two weeks since the police killing of georgege floyd in minnnneapolis sparked a global uprising in defense of black lives. the e protesests seen in major cities and small towns across the u.s. show no sign of abatining. as calalls to defund thehe polie grow, prototesters a are beginng to see results. last weeeekend, the majority of minneapolis city council pledged to abolish the police department. in new yorork, state lawawmakers have voted to ban the use of chchokeholds a and repeal a lawt shields the disciplinary records of police ofofficers f from the

sylvester turner, mayor of houston, proclaim as george terry day in the city of houston. men. god bless you for all our dignitaries. mayor turner, i think you're a preacher. you have a job when you finish your term here in the city of houston. we thank god for his leadership, amen amen. the program calls for another video montage that's about to occur. we thank god for the young lady who has put them together, these videos. amen, come on, somebody is still celebrating. for the things he has done, oh, yes, jesus. angie hill is the video artist who has put together these montages, but i want to ask the members of the family, if you would please make your way to the stage, cath lynn mcgee, brady bob, travis cain, and mr. cyril white. as they come up, there's a tribute being sun by r&b artist neo. followed by one of the jack yates alumnae offering a poem. and then another musical selection "my soul has been anchored in the lord," mr. michael todd, god bless you. family come up as we are ready to receive you. ♪ ♪ my world needs you right now ♪ my world needs you right now ♪ i

we heard earlier, anthony, and a news conference, the mayor of houston, sylvester, encouraging peopleearing those masks. difficult to perhaps social distance and those mass numbers, but nevertheless, perhaps heating some of that advice. it is going to be very difficult, and if you look at the demonstrations that have taken place across the country, social distancing doesn't seem to be high on peoples minds, but a lot of them are wearing masks. you have to remember it's very hot in houston right now. i grew up in texas. houston is an of the most humid hot parts of the state, so it's uncomfortable to wear a mask, so it's a testament to people respecting the fact that we are still in the middle of a pandemic here in the united states, even though i'm sure it's uncomfortable. i'm sure marching in the sun like thatis i'm sure marching in the sun like that is not going to be a pleasant experience, and yet tens of thousands of people are coming out to hear from thousands of people are coming out to hearfrom george floyd's family and to show their respect for one of their native sons. we shou

i had a chance to sit down with houston's mayor sylvester turner to ask him how serious he thinks this worsening icu hospitalization rate is. >> if the number of infections continues to increase and the number of people going to the hospitals are increasing and the number of people going to your icu rooms are increasing, i think that's very difficult to say that you have it under control. >> reporter: do you think there's been unnecessary alarm when it comes to hospitalization numbers? >> no. the situation is bad. we're in the midst of a health care crisis. >> reporter: an emphatic response there. icu capacity, andrea, as of yesterday hit 100%, which means hospitals would have to convert beds from other areas to reach demand. they say they can do that, some of the biggest ceos, but the biggest infection rate for houston, andrea, 14% yesterday, well above what officials are comfortable with. andrea? >> thank you so much, sam, that is really alarming. now to columbia, south carolina, mayor steve benjamin there, mayor benjamin, thank you very much. you're requiring masks, what has led you

while i was the mayor of houston sylvester turner designating today june 9th from now on as george curry day he was also mentioning the name of the public housing complex which george floyd grew up in an area rife with poverty drugs and gangs and saying how things were going to change and that he's going to be issuing an executive order not only to ban chokeholds but that he is also pledging to invest more in communities in houston well let's now bring in our white house correspondent kimberly how he's in washington d.c. can be i want to go back to what we were hearing from joe biden earlier when we started hearing from these dignitaries as we've been saying very different responses from joe biden and president trump biden and his video message saying that he shares the family's pain and that it's time now for that pain to turn into purpose what are we hearing from the white house. yeah well to be clear the u.s. president did call the family of george floyd and he did speak at length about how george floyd would not have died in vain that was a speech that he spent about 15 minutes talki

and we're going to make the world know that he made a difference >> houston mayor sylvester turner announcinghad signed an executive order banning chokeholds >> we honor him not because he was perfect but we honor him today because when he took his last breath the rest of us will now be able to breathe. >> and calls for more changes, from reverend al sharpton. >> this is the beginning of the fight. it is not the end of the fight. >> pointing out the families of other black men who had been killed >> all of these families came to stand with this family because they know better than anyone else the pain they will suffer from the loss that they have gone through >> former vice president joe biden appearing on video after meeting the family yesterday, including floyd's 6-year-old daughter gianna >> we cannot leave this moment thinking we can once again turn away from racism that stings at our very soul when there is justice for george floyd, we will truly be on our way to racial justice in america and then as you said, gianna, your daddy will have changed the world. >> today across the stay they

. >> sylvester stallone is narrating a new 30-minute "rocky" documentary featuring never before seen curating his look of the original 1976 film calling it a golden nugget for "rocky" fans. >> i get chills every time i see him run up the steps of the philadelphia art museum. i did it like two times during my time living there. it's a tourist trap. rocky there, he promises -- he is real name is not rocky. but he promises to give fans an intimate and at times emotional experience. "rocky: the birth of a classic" streams on video, on demand, starting next tuesday, june 9th. >> it's sly to you. that's what we call sylvester stallone. >> stallone. >> oh, man. >> we love you, rocky. >> i can imagine you out of breath running up those steps. >> no, that was when i was in shape. that was before the quarantine. >>> coming up, moments of humanity and healing. >> how police and protesters are coming together in cities across this country. and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are pri

. >> mayor sylvester turner saying while the death rate remains low compared to other cities, houston must step up and clamp down to combat the rising tide. >> that's what has occurred when you're bringing people back together, when you're not following the proper procedures, people not wearing their mask, they're not engaged in social distancing, they're not exercising proper hygiene. we fell off the horse, and now we got to get back on the horse. >> yesterday mayor turner warning businesses to monitor their crowd flow. >> we're looking at creating what i would call af shame and working against the rules. >> when you ignore the social distancing and you come together, you are fueling this virus. when you are walking around and you're not putting on your, on your, on your mask, when you're not engaged in proper hygiene, you are fueling, you are fueling the virus. it never went away. it was, it was, it was never n gone in the city of houston. >> we have gone through a lull of not making many covids it seemed like, and now we're making more covids on a daily basis. >> daniel soto is a s

than our own congresswoman sheila jackson lee and then finally the mayor of this fine city mayor sylvester turn in that on godless. lower here on this prayer were you trying to understand god's plan are paid. to george's family and friends gentlemen i know the deep hole in your hearts. so. deep in the surface. as i said to you privately we know. we know you will never feel the same because. most people the numbers you feel now slowly turn day after day season after season in your purpose in the memory of the last. few. days come before you can fully grief in the light most you must grieve in public. as burden. a burden that is now your purposed cheez the world for the better named george. and so many others i have watched with offers you some of the absolute courage to channels god's grace and show the good man george was. search to stir justice to long to move millions to act peacefully the purpose of them are all the people around the world feel connected to this tragedy. the ones who lost something it can never ever be replaced. in george's children. and. those yana. said what do you wa

this chart shows 13,000 of those emergency calls were abandoned a grand jury for person jeffrey sylvester, grand jury farm approximately of the callers who call 911 in the city of oakland. so we can get through and so this leads to a lot of and an emergency calls this is a result as severe under staffing dispatchers the report states oakland's communication center fails to meet the cow oh yes standard for answering 95% of all emergency calls within 15 seconds jeopardizing public safety live in east oakland is what i'm experiencing here you're the report is absolutely right there are number of calls or not the respond to oakland city councilmember noel dial says 911 dispatchers being understaffed as a result of the city's budget woes, we know what the problem is. >>we just need the resources hire. i mean those the realities is there anything in the budget for 911 dispatchers. >>it is going to know what i've seen they're not looking at the curb us in this peace summit. and the answer is no. >>however guile says he will suggest revisions to the budget now that he has seen this report. >>we r

american novelist james baldwin, activists george choy spanish playwright federico garcia lorca senior sylvesterames poet, tennessee williams astronaut sally ride and novelist virginia woolf among many many others. >>and be sure to join us this weekend for our kron 4 news special celebrating 50 years of pride, it will air both saturday and sunday nights at 10. a developing story in san jose, a woman who is accused of intentionally coughing on a baby works for a bay area school district it happened at a yogurtland on cottle road you're looking in store. a video police say the coffin woman apparently was upset the mother was not following social distancing ball waiting for an order so police says she coughed on the woman's baby. the oak grove school district in san jose says it's aware of the alleged incident and says the unidentified employer, least they're not releasing the name is currently off work not providing services to students, the district says it is cooperating with police. one person is dead after an overnight fire at a grocery store in antioch this happened at the lucky store on cont

houston mayor sylvester turner promising a series of executive actions here today, including a ban on the use of chokeholds here in houston. there were so many here, from different back grounds, from all over the country. nfl star j.j. watt from the houston texans paying his respects. and the reverend al sharpton asking some very difficult questions, saying change will come, but that difficult days are ahead. and all of this tonight as new videos now emerge, new scrutiny on cases from oklahoma city to austin, texas, and you'll see it. but we begin tonight with what played out right here at the church behind me, and abc's marcus moore leads us off here in houston. >> reporter: a moving final farewell for george floyd in houston. ♪ i believe i believe that a change is gonna come ♪ >> reporter: hundreds of family and friends gathering to remember floyd -- the child and then the man they loved long before the movement. >> the world knows george floyd. i know perry jr. >> reporter: the star high school athlete with the big smile and sense of humor. a gentle soul. a loyal friend. a protecto

this chart shows 13,000 of those emergency calls were abandoned a grand jury for person jeffrey sylvestergrand jury farm approximately of the callers who call 911 in the city of oakland. so we can get through and so this leads to a lot of and an emergency calls this is a result as severe under staffing dispatchers the report states oakland's communication center fails to meet the cow oh yes standard for answering 95% of all emergency calls within 15 seconds jeopardizing public safety live east oakland is what i'm experiencing here you're the report is absolutely right there are number of calls or not the respond to oakland city councilmember noel dial says 911 dispatchers being understaffed as a result of the city's budget woes, we know what the problem is. >>we just need the resources hire. i mean most of the realities is there anything in the budget for 911 dispatchers. >>it is going to know what i've seen they're not looking at the curb us in this peace summit. and the answer is no. >>however guile says he will suggest revisions to the budget now that he has seen this report. >>we reco

houston mayor sylvester turner will speak. have you had any contact with his family? >> yes.are in surprisingly good spirits. quite frankly, they were inspiring to me. what they want is justice for george. and they want the protests, they want the reforms, but they want things to be done in a very respectful and peaceful fashion, an incredible family. >> reporter: floyd's family met with democratic nominee joe biden and al sharpton today. >> it's pain. i... i thank you all so much for coming out to support us. ) >> reporter: even with the heat index more than 100 degrees, few complaints about the wait. >> i spent my whole life wondering where i would be when a moment like this came. here. i have to be here. >> reporter: there is a candlelight vigil at george floyd's high school in houston. and after dark, city halls across the country will be bathed in crimson and gold. the colors of that high school in tribute to george floyd. norah. >> o'donnell: and it's incredible, janet, to take a look inside the church right now. many people who have waited outside in the heat for more

the first one was when my mayor, mayor sylvester turner, spoke to us.bout the laws that he's trying to get passed even in our city, with the police brutality, and just to make sure that shooting is the last method of apprehending anyone, so that we do not have to continue to see so many people being killed, you know, for... for it being an injustice. so that was one of the standout moments for me. just being proud to be a houstonian, because my mayor is doing what needs to be done to see the change that we need to see come. and another part that stood out to me was just at the end of the service, when they were carrying him out in his gold casket, and him being from where he came from and the song 'i shall wear a crown', was being played and just knowing that his purpose was fulfilled through his life. so those were just two of the standout moments for me today. that was nakitta foxx. thank you for watching. hello there. we'll take a look at the uk unsettled weather picture injust a moment, but first of all, one place that has seen some very high temper

green who has been very outspoken about many african-american issues as well as the mayor of houston sylvester turner now i do believe that in houston this day june 9th is now in the county harris county is now being called george floyd today let's have a listen to some of the music that's being used a celebration. of you. being . his you. know. god. here we will take care. of this is silent remember god we. take care of you. every day. a law will. our own way. when you get sad he will. leave. after her. god. her. one. of you. give me leave to the family 11 last all. maybe you. just heard. her. broke. because you know you've been listening to pounce take him around saying god will take care of you at the funeral of george floyd. when our correspondent john hendren is just outside that chance for us john there's been plenty of music already plenty more music to come it seems that this is a real celebration of george floyd's life. it is indeed this is going to be a 3 hour long ceremony that's unusual. by american standards but as you heard also in african-american church tradition there's a lot