A sobriety test on racial brooks and said that he failed the test then you can see the video there is a struggle between racial brooks and these 2 Police Officers punches are thrown by mr brooks he then reportedly grabs one of the officers taser weapons and runs away with it and its alleged that he then turned on one of the officers who opened fire ive watched up video now were all seeing it ive heard at least 3 shots and racial brocks later died in hospital now the question here is what would the police have done it for a shot brooks was not an africanamerican what would they have done if it was any other situation in which they did not have to use deadly force now the chief of police of Atlanta Erica shields has offered her resignation the mayor of atlanta accepted protests are continuing theyre not abating and i think this latest incident in which you hear the mare of a major city in this country saying that was an excessive use of deadly force will just fuel what is a long burning
Cases since april and parts of beijing out and locked out again. Chiles president replaces his Health Minister as coronavirus cases spiral they are even though parts of the capital remain closed. Protests have broken out in the u. S. City of atlanta following the Police Killing of another black man on friday demonstrators are angry author a shot brooks was shot by officers after a struggle at a Fast Food Restaurant they say brooks had fallen asleep in his car in the drive through had failed a sobriety test and resisted arrest and he gallacher reports on this latest incident. Weeks protesters have been out on the streets of atlanta calling for change following the death of george floyd in Police Custody family that right now theyre chanting another name rae short brooks who died on friday after police were called to this Fast Food Restaurant to say mr brooks was drunk and asleep in his car following a violent struggle with mr brooks its alleged the 27 year old took a pill and turned on
The country listening to demonstrates. We dont have to retaliate with anger we retaliate with love. Signs of hope. Take the helmet off, laid the batons down. I want to make this a parade, no the a protest. The efforts to find peace and the worries about what mass protests means in the fight against the pandemic today june against the pandemic today june 1st, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, 1st, 2020. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, america in crisis, with Savannah Guthrie from new york city and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody welcome to today. Its nice to have you with us on a monday morning were glad youre with us. Hoda back in the studio. Im here in new york city just a few miles south of where you are in union square, hoda. Normally at this time of the morning, this would be a busy, crowded place. Its quiet now because of the pandemic and a lot more quiet than it was even as recently as a few hours ago. This ha
Whose 14 month offensive to capture the libyan capital tripoli collapsed this week and im saying it is time for a ceasefire and all foreign fighters to leave come out ahead of him about a lot of money the Initiative Aims to guarantee a fair representation of libyas 3 provinces and a president ial council elected by the people under the supervision of the United Nations to manage libyas leadership for the 1st time in the countrys history. But in tripoli the un recognized government commanders said they dont recognize the cease fire and theyll continue to in their words liberate our land the context of what has just been reported about military advancements in the last week the cities of defeats that have suffered the over the last 2 months and its practical exit right now. From the west of libya suggests that in fact the Cairo Initiative or because i dont like liberation is what it was called is more about trying to salvage what remains of Office Project trying to protect what remains o
In central beirut as the political power struggle and economic crisis worsens. Fellow protesters are pouring into americas capital as the city gears up for its largest demonstration yet against racism and Police Brutality take a look at the life scene in washington d. C. Right now 12 days after george for it a black man was killed while and by a white Police Officer his death has triggered waves of anger and protest across the nation with a message black lives matter gaining renewed support around the world floyds family has held a Memorial Service for him in North Carolina where he was born. I think for my floor. Everybodys been talking about everything in there these family is a can love and they love everybody a man. And im not the one to preach but ive come to tell you today that god. Was son in law that you out there. God. Is on our cell. Going to get a witness here and ill tell you some way to bring him back in the universe when not. Good god im not yet going to come over here i