supreme court that made same sex marriage legal in the united states paul it's good to see you i just want to ask you could you compare if you would how you felt today when you heard about the supreme court decision compared to how you feel felt 5 years ago when same sex marriage was made legal. well i thank you so much for having me it is a historic day for l g b t q i plus americans and the that will ripple around the world as well i think a lot of people felt that they didn't really understand that we could be fired in the majority of our states until today and that is how historic this ruling is and it feels similar but different yet to 5 years ago and then a few years prior to that in 2013 when our lawsuit that would ban proposition 8 and restored marriage equality in california and then the case 5 years ago just was one of those stepping stones as one of the things we talk about progress in a way and to day to actually inform people in a way it's revel its way with like i didn't know that you could be fired for being gay in so many states and to reiterate that in a way to say we

for the oppressed from my community in the black community whether here in france or in the united states paul successful as it does. us embassies were a magnet for marches as here in london. black their sin custody has happened in the u.k. to the largely peaceful gatherings ended with some protesters throwing objects at offices and mounted police clearing crowds i in australia there's renewed outrage at the deaths of hundreds of aboriginal people in jails and police stations over decades with no officer ever prosecuted i tens of thousands rallied in sydney after a court overturned a protest ban i. think . germany too has on result cases of deaths of black and brown people in prisons crowds in berlin carried local and global messages. my need to show all those people in power who have the ice closed that we had here and very against racism. was racism knows no boundaries but neither does resistance i. now to some other stories making news around the world. facebook boss mark zuckerberg has pledged to review the company's content policies he was reacting to a heated debate over how social media

the u.s., how is it possible for it to be legal so long in the united states for someone to be fired b because he or she is gay or lesbian? paulit's shocking, actually. it's etched on the supreme court of the united s states, equal justice ununder law. inin this case, we talk about oppression, w we talk about beig prohibited the same rights as other people,e, and some people are shocked a at these laws actually exist. therere is a burden u upon us as well to make sure that we are informing people, that we are fighting for our equal rights. unfortunate, some the plaintiffs are no longer with us, but in their memory, we understandhat we standnd on the shouldersrs of giants who came before us,s, tht papaved thee way for us to conte to educate and live our truth, authentically fighting for what we believe in. now we have another day to say we have prevailed in n the sense of quality. not only equalitity, but the l w is lack-and-white. we understand there is public consumptption of information tht is sometimes disinformation information about our community. this is a surprising victory. we didid not necessarily expectt is court, es

of law and order donald trump very much sees himself as a law and order president but in the united states paul after paul is no suggesting that that is a problem with policing and that the president may well lead this blueprint but policing is dealt with on the state level on the city level on the county level even in some cases on the tone level and when he says that there will be more funding available it's really up to the house of representatives and the senate to decide exactly how much money is available when he says that police departments will no be able to access that funding if he gets the best training possible that are many police departments across the united states that will say all done a 2nd we already reached the highest in professional standards and when he says that your calls will be barred he adds the proviso that if a police officer's life is at risk and therefore there will be police officers are saying well my life was at risk he also added that many of the police want to see the bad apples as he described them got rid of the police service but they'll be plenty that wi

been infected with the coronavirus making brazil the 2nd worst hit country after the united states president dr paul sinatra has repeatedly downplayed the disease saying the fallout from economic shutdown would be worse than the virus itself but as the death toll rises many presented by what they see as his failed response. thank you both so narrow out there rallying cry at this pro-democracy protests in brazil the capital brasilia tensions have been rising in recent months as the coronavirus pandemic has worsened and right wing presidential your boss has repeatedly downplayed the health crisis here they're calling for his impeachment. but that we are here in defense of democracy and asking for a ball so now it's only this president will use up the people's power and is committing atrocities he does not deserve to govern our country. by over 50000 deaths more than a 1000000 confirmed cases brazil is currently the number 2 hot spot in the world health crisis some experts say the real number of cases is higher because many are missed through a lack of testing and in addition to the government's poor r

baptist church in new york city, this is the call on the road to the damascus moment for the united states, where paul was a soldier, was doing bad. he had this epiphany and he het, he this prop becomes some willing to die for his beliefs on behalf of humanity. there have already been announcements at the local level of different municipalities who to redistributing funds used incarcerate, demonize, and punish black and brown communities to invest. we have seen nfl players come out with a video that made me cry. during the past days, i have cried several times, including seeing the george floyd video. i cried when i saw the nfl players say i am breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, george floyd. men, women,t children who have been dying over the past few decades. we know it needs to happen and i am heartened so many people have come out to promote racial justice and equality. host: you speak of pushback. one of our social media followers was to push back on you right now. i will let you answer this. says "can you point to actual evidence that proves mr. floyd's death was an issue of racism, as opposed to a p

. >> he's been held without evidence, without due process the way we expect it in the united states. >> paulhelan's family now saying they plan to pressure the u.s. government to secure his release. >> we will continue to fight for paul's freedom until he's home. >> and already, ari, the russian foreign office referring to possible prisoner exchanges. meanwhile, paul whelan in the courtroom, that sign he held up also called on president trump to, as he wrote, take decisive action to help him. ari. >> keir simmons, thank you very much. obviously, a significant story. >>> this does wrap up the hour for me. i want to tell everyone, if you're watching msnbc this evening, i'll be back at 6:00 p.m. eastern for the beat. we have a lot planned. right now, my colleague katy tur picks up our coverage. come on, no no n-n-n-no-no only discover has no annual fee on any card. i don't have to worry about that, do i?are irritated. n-n-n-no-no harmful bacteria lurk just below the gum line. crest gum detoxify, voted product of the year. it works below the gum line to neutralize harmful plaque bacteria and hel

kind of police behavior the police killings and murders that we've recently seen in the united states president paul obama talked about reform we've tried reform we tried to reform the police department we've tried to rein in the police department to hold the police accountable and those measures thus far have not worked we need a true transition in the united states we need a true pivot a true correction. a true movement to a different reality for all of us to the symptoms particularly for those of us who are african-american and that require very very deep fundamental change not just reform. and buffalo new york a car was driven at a high speed towards a group of police officers on monday video was posted online you can see the officers scatter as the car cons toward them gunshots can also be heard and those officers have been taken to the hospital with their condition is described as stable a local politician tweeted that the driver and passengers of the vehicle are believed to be and custody. and more protests have been held in new york city where some turning violent many shop windows were smas

of police behavior in the police killings and murders that we've recently seen in the united states president paul obama talked about reform we've tried reform we've tried to reform the police department we've tried to rein in the police department to hold the police accountable and those measures plus for have not worked we need a true transition in the united states we need a true pivot a true correction. a true movement to a different reality for all u.s. citizens and particularly for those of us who are african-american and that requires a very very deep fundamental change not just reform but when you talk about that change is that a cultural change or do you think that there should be laws i mean you mentioned that the police is still not being held accountable in the way that it should be so are we talking cultural change legal change perhaps trying to rein in the police or a bit of both. well cultural you know coke culture follows the law as much as law is connected to culture but this is beyond culture this is about an economic and political systems that has is the bankruptcy of which is l

yeah the united states sending out a statement the secretary of state might come peo saying that the us is outraged by this decision by the russian court that paul whalen was subjected to what the united states calling a secret trial with secret evidence and no appropriate allowances for defense witnesses he essentially was deprived of a fair trial in the eyes of the united states which would be required under international and human rights obligations according to the united states they are also concerned about the treatment of this u.s. citizen well he was detained and well he is detained in russia calling it a polling and that the detention has so far ignored longstanding medical conditions he also has been islip by his family and friends and that's something that's underscored by his brother david whalen who's issued a statement saying that not only has his brother been convicted to 16 years with hard labor but that the russian legal system has also been found guilty of injustice they say that this case was built on entrapment and that russian judges are political not legal and that is what has resulted in this sentence they also have very l

i'm paul gigot, the united states reporting all-time high for new coronavirus cases this week as infectionsinue to rise, the flare-ups leaving governors to announce 14-day quarantine from visitors of the hardest-hit states and causing texas, arizona and south carolina announcing pause of reopening plans. former new york times reporter alex has been looking at the data and he's the author of unrt

united states. we made that decisioncriticized. this is different. paul whelan is not a spy.t consider him a spy. to swap with him somehow makes him sound like he is guilty. second, andrea, the two people in particular that the russians want to swap are criminals. they're not spies. constantine yar scheshenko is o them. they're people we've been talking about for years. that is another problem here. it is complicated by a third factor. that the russian press has picked up on it, you may remember that we did do some swaps with the iranians recently. nobody said whether they were guilty or not. we quietly did the swaps. we got americans out. we sent iranians back to tehran. so russians are saying, if you can do it with iran, your enemy iran, why can't you do that with us? >> very complicated indeed. of course, the president keeps talking to putin and not raising these issues as far as we know. thank you so much. good to see you again, ambassador. that does it for us for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online, facebook, and twitter. @mitchell reports.

united states. >> reporter: paul whealen's family now saying they plan to pressure the u.s. government to get his release. >> we will continue to fight until he's home. >> reporter: and whealen's legal team will consider an appeal within the next two weeks. his family do now believe, hoda, that a diplomatic approach is needed the russian foreign office saying this morning that it has suggested a prisoner swap to the u.s. many times. hoda >> all right, keir simmons for> us >>> it is now 7:19 good time to get a check of the weather. and looky, looky who's here. >> yeah. >> hi, dylan good to see you. >> dylan >> good morning. al doesn't take off anymore since he's working from home so i haven't seen you guys in awhile >> good to see you this morning, honey. >> what's up >> you too and let's take a look at what's going on in the southeast where the weather is going to be miserable over the next several days there's a stalled front, a cutoff low it's going to keep bringing the rain into the carolinas up into virginia as well and this morning rainfall rates could be as high as 2 i

michaels he's a research associate in communications officer for the linus pauling institute at oregon state university in the united states good to have you with us 1st of all your research i believe focuses on micro nutrients that's the timmons and minerals such as ion and so forth what do these substances have to do with the immune system well the immune system is a elaborate network of different biological systems that are helping to keep us free from germs from viruses and bacteria and whether it's to keep them out of our bodies or or attack them with a when they invade our bodies and so the vitamins and minerals that we eat. basically bolster that network and help us fight off things more effectively and efficiently without doing undue harm to our own bodies can we overdo it when you say the vitamins and minerals and everything that we eat can we overdo it there. yes not not if you're taking food you know if you're just getting your vitamins and minerals from the food that you eat. your little harm over it however you're probably at risk of not getting enough. so if you're taking supplements. unless you're tak

united states senate. because i'll say one last thing, while we were watching this wonderful service, we had rand paul lecturingtheir lynching legislation. there's a lot of hard heartedness in this country and isn't going to change because of this funeral. and it isn't going to change at all. so it has to be removed from power. that's when the people need to turn to now. remove from power those who do not value all of these lives being wasted. you don't value black life, you should not be legislating black people. period. >> george floyd's body about to be carried away from the auditorium. miles to go before his final rest, at least two more public events. i want to thank the members of our family who have been with us for our coverage. we could not and would not have wanted to have this conversation without joy reid, without professor eddy, without maya wily, without jelani cobb, and i agree with joy. i hope people pay as much attention to the personal part, the family part of today as they do to the words of our coworker reverend al sharpton. an emotional day already. as we say, the death of george floyd has

baptist church in new york city, this is the call on the road to the damascus moment for the united states, where paul a soldier, was doing bad. he had this epiphany and he het, he this prop becomes some willing to die for his beliefs on behalf of humanity. there have already been announcements at the local level of different municipalities who to redistributing funds used incarcerate, demonize, and punish black and brown communities to invest. we have seen nfl players come out with a video that made me cry. during the past days, i have cried several times, including seeing the george floyd video. i cried when i saw the nfl players say i am breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery, george floyd. men, women,t children who have been dying over the past few decades. we know it needs to happen and i am heartened so many people have come out to promote racial justice and equality. host: you speak of pushback. one of our social media followers was to push back on you right now. i will let you answer this. says "can you point to actual evidence that proves mr. floyd's death was an issue of racism, as opposed to a power

jason: paul, this is a miss for tim kaine, the democratic senator from virginia, who announced this week that, quote, the united stateserit slavery from anybody, we created it. now, paul, i think that would come as a surprise to africans who sold the slaves to the colonists who came to america. in fact, the africans kept more slaves for themselves than they sent to the west. we all know slavery existed for thousands of years before the colonists came to america and i know people like tim kaine are desperate to show their wokeness, but the idea that the u.s. is somehow in some peculiar way responsible for slavery in the world really shows his ignorance. paul: kyle. kyle: i'll give a hit to face time doctor visits. when the pandemic hit the administration looked to reaction rules aroundte telehealth. before, about 13,000 medicare patients a week were using telehealth and now we're at about 1.4 million and 30 senators have sent a letter to leadership calling for changes to be permanent. digital doctors may be here to stay. paul: all right, kim. kim: amid some supreme court decisions, a hit for the clear 7-2 decision allo

i'm paul gigot, the united states reporting all-time high for new coronavirus cases this week as infectionsnd west continue to rise, the flare-ups leaving governors to announce 14-day quarantine from visitors of the hardest-hit states and causing texas, arizona and south carolina announcing pause of reopening plans. former new york times reporter alex has been looking at the data and he's the author of unreported truths about covid-19

a m kevart wri who is very clos to the president of the unions united states and mark meadows he said he is banng chokeholds. and rand paul who is his own island, but this is an interestingo thing note he is in favor of no-knock warrants. put those two things together and republicans at this point e not dumping all over the democrats' bill. i asked kevin mccarthy and i asked him wt are you opposed? ar he didn't want to talk about it. that's all noteal. they are trying to give a president who shifts a lot, leeway toake up his own mind and jared kushnere and h does president have any law lot of moving pieces. ed and a in the next four to sixeeks, we will see some action. one interesting questn i have, will democts settle for something a bit more modest. there are reasons to and the house and will come back next week and will be discussion about that. robert: president trump and how he is going toitse his pal capital. why is he going to tsa, oklahoma and the coversa it has caused and among republicans >> the white house is aware of the controversy andishery now. my reporting is thathen the campaign chose thisweate, they unun

susan swain: paul finkelman, at the same time we're learning about sarah polk and her sort of modern approach to being a political partner, what's happening to women at large in the united states1848 is the seneca falls convention. paul finkelman: right. susan swain: so what's going on with women overall? are they beginning to ask for more presence, power in society? paul finkelman: well, the 20 or 30 people at seneca falls are. and it's important to have some perspective on what is happening to women at this time. for most american women, not much is changing and not much is being asked. the most important changes for women, the cutting edge of women in politics, is actually coming out of the antislavery movement. so that in the north, you have thousands and thousands of women who are politically active really for the first time in american history. in the -- starting in the 1830s, there's -- which is known as the "great petition campaign." and literally hundreds of thousands of petitions show up in washington asking congress to do things like not annex texas because it was seen as a great slave conspiracy, which it was, to repeal the fugitive slave law, to end slavery in the

i'm paul gigot, the united states reporting all-time high for new coronavirus cases this week as infectionse south and west continue to rise, the flare-ups leaving governors to announce 14-day quarantine from visitors of the hardest-hit states and causing texas, arizona and south carolina announcing pause of reopening plans. former new york times reporter alex has been looking at the data and he's the author of unreported truths about covid-19 and lockdowns. welcome, good to have you with us. you see this outbreak again across the south and the west. i guess the question is did these states reopen too soon? >> if they reopened too soon it's really odd because they opened in the beginning of may and throughout may very little changed and all of a sudden starting early june and accelerated in june there's a huge spike of positive tests in the states. if anything the lockdowns caused this what happened, why didn't it happen in may and not june and that's a very good question which i don't think we have the answer to right now but it's also a question that the media is not really asking. paul:

european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom and united states so of course the german leadership is something we we welcome but that's paul all the nato family and that's that's that's been part of a multilateral institution like nato and in uncertain times we need strong institutions like for instance neighboring and germany. is playing. an important role in in a. good style to back now for a look at some other stories making news around the world a powerful earthquake has struck southern mexico triggering a tsunami alert and knocking out power in some areas a magnitude 7.4 event centered on the pacific coast in the state of what local media sadly one person has been killed. russian president vladimir putin has proposed an income tax increase to help cover the costs of the coronavirus pandemic from january wealthy russians will see their tax rate increase from 13 to 15 percent if approved it would be russia's 1st move away from the flat tax rate introduced in 2001. now to hong kong where the chief executive kerry lab has tried to reassure the island's residents about a controversial new security law to be passed next wee

monuments to racist c colonizers, confederate that are continuing to fall across the united states and around the world. in st. paulm minnesota wednesday, activists with the american indian movement tied a rope around a statue of christopher columbusus and pulud its from its pedestal on the state capitol grounds. the aim members then held a ceremony over the e llen monument. in massachusetts, officials said they'll remove a columbus statue from a park in boston's north end after it was beheaded by protesters early wednesday morning. in richmond, virginia, protesters toppled a statue of confederate president jefferson davis from monument avenue on wednesday night. in the nearby city of portsmouth, protesesters used sledgehammmmers to destroy a monument to confederate soldiers. one person sustained a serious injury and was hospitalized after a statue fell on his head. in washington, d.c., house speaker nancy pelosi on -- joined other lawmakerss demandining the removal l of 11 confederate statatues from the national statuary hall in the capitol. meanwhile, president trump said he will not even consider renaming u.s. a

. >> the united states is outraged by the decision of a russian court to convict paul whelan after a secret trial with secret evidence and without appropriate allowances for defense witnesses. in december 2018, state security officers burst into his room at a hotel. they seized him as well as a computer flash drive allegedly containing classified information. whelan's lawyer says his client was given the device while in russia for a wedding. he thought the device contained holiday photos and says he has been framed. >> since i arrived here in january -- i have described these proceedings as a mockery of justice and today confirmed it. an american citizen has been sentenced to a term of 16 years for a crime for which we have not seen evidence. >> even though i've got a medical condition that prohibits -- reporter: there has been speculation about a prisoner swap ever since his arrest. according to his legal team, moscow wants to do a deal with washington involving an arms dealer and another russian jail for conspiracy to smuggle cocaine. >> it is likely the focus on the similarll end

suggested that the family believes that paul may ultimately be offered up as a trade for one of several high russians currently incarcerated in the united states, or even russian diplomatic property that's been seized by u.s. officials in recent years. but on that count, it's important to note neither the russian government or the united states government has given any kind of signaling on this count, and the kremlin itself has shown no interest in intervening in paul whelan's fate at all. >> matthew, thank you. >>> america is seeing a troubling rise in coronavirus cases. the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the u.s. has surpassed 2 million. it comes as nearly two dozen states among the first to reopen are reporting spikes in new cases. in florida, cases are up 40% and arizona is recording its highest number of infections so far. the governor is blaming the surge on increased testing, but hospitalizations are up, as well some experts fear the recent protests, reopenings, and the president's upcoming rally could spark more outbreak. >>> from the u.s. to china, a new outbreak at its biggest wholesale food market. 11 neighborhoods in the

united states senate. it passed again by unanimous consent in 2019. senator paul is now trying to weaken a bill that was already past. there is no reason for this. there is no reason for this. senator paul's amendment would place a greater burden on the victims of lynching that is currently required under the federal hate crime law. there is no reason for this. there is no reason other than cruel and deliberate on this day of mourning. at this very hour there is a memorial service to honor the life of george floyd, who was murdered on a sidewalk by a police officer with his knee on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds george floyd pleaded for his life, called for his late mother and said he couldn't breathe. the pain experienced not only by that of man, that human being and his family and his children, but the pain of the people of america witnessing what we have witnessed since the founding of this country which is that black lives have not been taken seriously as being fully human and deserving of dignity, and it shouldn't require a torture in order for us

of live from berlin the united states sees a massive rise in corona virus infections several large states are reporting record numbers of new cases forcing some of them to paul's plans to reopen their economies also on the program india's capital launches a mass coronavirus containment campaign with a number of infections racing higher daily plans to record the health details of nearly 13000000 residents and test every one showing symptoms and lufthansa shareholders.

the european union the 3rd in nato after not the kingdom and united states so of course germany to sleep is something we welcome but that's paul all of the nato family and not being part of a multilateral institution like nato and in uncertain times we need strong multilateral institutions like for instance neighboring and germany. is playing. an important role in the us mrs dalton but as of course you would know is making good on its threats to pull troops from germany today members of congress have actually appealed to the present of the united states to reconsider that decision they say that moving troops out of germany would play into the hads off russia and china do you agree with that. i spoke with president trump before he made the announcement of his intention of reducing the number of u.s. troops in germany by 9500 troops. what i stoled the president is that you as a presence in europe is important for nato it's important for europe but it's also important for the united states peace and stability in europe adds to the security of north america and rules out remember the u.s. presence in germany and europe it's not on

united states, does this change your outlook? i know you consider it a u-shaped recovery in the u.s.. paul: i think it is a two-legged aspect.ick toave been very take into account the unprecedentedly heavy degree of stimulus we have seen, and it has been a very different stimulus from the one we have seen in the great financial crisis because it is fiscal and monetary. if there is some kind of a reflationary impulse, that would generally favor equity markets a little bit more. situatione overall for markets off this bounce, there is a fork in the road. near-term, will there be a value rotation which we've already started to see the beginnings of? that could be relatively short and sharp. -- moreorally the likely to have a period of reflection and markets retrace some steps. maybe oner-term basis, a one to two-year basis, we could see something more if the weaker dollar inflationary environment comes to pass. the idea that from here it is one direction out of the debasing of the market is probably unlikely. the fact you say we expect a u-shaped recovery with maybe the right side of the u a little lower than the left is the mo

united states. let's get reaction and analysis from the st. paul police chief, todd axtell. thank you for joining us. as you know george floyd died under the knee of a minneapolis police officer. tell us what you are seeing in your city and what are you preparing for tonight. >> wolf, thank you very much. we are very concerned. our heart breaks, breaks for the floyd family. our community is hurting, our police officers are hurting. it is a strange, unusual, historic time of policing in america. this is a pivotal moment. all of the police leaders throughout the country and leaders throughout the country in general need to open our eyes, ears and most importantly, our hearts to what is going on throughout the country. >> what is your reaction to this report from the hennepin county medical examiner. it says the death was a homicide resulting from being restrained. >> well, it doesn't surprise me. i haven't spoke to one police officer on the st. paul police department that can really believe what they saw on that video. it's disgusting and shouldn't be a surprise to anybody tha

united states. moments ago a protest in laejs unfortunately turned violent. paul buchanan is with the protesters.ce deployed rubber bullets. what's the latest, paul? >> reporter: well, i'm here in compton, california. you can see behind me another standoff between demonstrators and these are l.a. county sheriffs deputies. this is compton, california. the courthouse and the sheriffs substation and city hall are all-in-one complex. the demonstrators came out today to protest the officer-involved killing and shoot of ann day yes, sir guardado. they are chanting justice now. as they were leaving, another part of this complex there was a very tense moment with a standoff. that's when sheriffs deputies started firing rubber bullets. we heard at least one or two flash bangs. some sort of a substance that was like a pepper spray was also shot in the air. some of the demonstrators were hit. and when we also saw we can't say they were arrested, but at least five or six people were detained behind 24 line of deputies here. all of this coming to a boiling point over the death of 18-year-old andres guardado.

to racists, colonizersrs, and confederates continue to fall across the united states and around the world. [cheers] that was st. paulesota, last when activists with the wednesday american indian movement tied a rope around a statue of 15th century colonizer christopher columbus and pulled it from its pedestal on the state capitol grounds. the aim members then held a ceremony over the fallen monument. this comes as workers in frankfort, kentucky, removed a statue of confederate president jefferson davis from the state capitol building. house e speaker r nancy pelosi s joined otherer lawmakers demandi the removal of 11 confedederee statues from the natioional statuary h hall in the capitol.. president trump said he will not even consider renaming u.s. army bases named after confederate military officers. there are 10 such bases, all of them in southern states. trump tweeted -- "these monumental and very powerful bases have become part of a great american heritage, and a history of winning, victory, and freedom." trump's tweet contradicted defense secretary mark esper and joint chiefs of staff chairman mark milley who