Also, memorial day weekend, a lot of people people are going to honor Military Members who gave their lives in service, going to see how group of volunteers is going to honor the sacrifice of black veterans who service was nearly forgotten im looking forward to have a great show. Thank you very much. Lets do it right now. Lets start the show well first of all, it is may 25th, four years ago today george floyd was murdered in minneapolis. He was 46 years old. And if i now youve seen the video, then Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his back and neck for more than nine minutes is fluid repeated . I cant breathe well, that video touched off something in this country. And the big cities across the us and Around The World Tens Of Thousands of people at a time demanded an end to Police Violence against black people even in small towns where there really arent many black people, people marched with signs that a firm black lives matter before i go any further, this narrative th
Them the next leaders in civilian and military life. But without naming donald trump are really making a direct Election Year appeal President Biden also under scored the values that he has previously said are at risk if his republican rival were to take a second term, for example, protecting democracy and also the nature alliance. Now on that front, the president talked about us leadership on the global stage, including, for example, again, that nato lyon saying, for example, that russian president Vladimir Putin are testing his assumption that nato would not be able to unify and support ukraine from his invasion. Saying quote, putin was certain that nato would fraction of course there speaking directly to the invasion of ukraine and instead, the president said, it is the greatest Defense Alliance in the history of the world. Now of course, President Biden has been a defender of nato, especially earlier this year when former President Donald Trump said hed encourage russia to invade t
but i think the future of black television is bright. (upbeat music) japanese prime minister fumio kishida and south korean president yoon suk yeol he three nations have not held this kind of summit. and more than four years cnn s michael area is following diplomatic developments and joins us live from hong kong. good to see you again, mike. what all came out of this summit and why is it so important well, rosemary, at this hour the summit is in the books. it just ended, and we have new language from the premier of china, li chong saying that this marks a new to beginning for all three countries involve the government of japan is calling the summit very constructive and why this matters. rosemary, this is about the three countries trying to avoid any kind of miscommunication, any sort of misunderstanding or undo escalation because tensions in the region are so high hey, we have china moving closer to russia. we have the united states pulling south korea and japan
all happy he thought his career was over welcome. we begin with relentless severe storms that continue to threaten millions across the us. this memorial day weekend especially hot heat overnight, texas and oklahoma. well, this is what s left of a gas station in valley view, texas, north of dallas and it s just one of several reports of major damage following overnight storms in the area. officials in denton county say they are responding to reports of multiple victims and people trapped it s unclear how many people are injured. there are also reports of overturned 18-wheelers, damaged homes, and downed power lines. residents of celina, a city within denton county, are being urged to stay in their homes and off the roads following a parent tornado activity in oklahoma, police say the town of clear moist shut down to avoid the area there to reports of extensive damage to homes, as well as down trees and power lines. the state emergency operations center has been activated
house. and this is cnn you re in the cnn newsroom. hi everyone. i m jessica dean in washington and we have breaking news this memorial day weekend as powerful and dangerous storms are threatening millions of americans. it s as many communities in texas this arkansas, oklahoma, and kentucky have spent the weekend digging out from under debris, at least 15 people have been confirmed dead as a result of these storms as rescues continue in valley view, texas, at least seven people have died. here s texas governor greg abbott. the same, time, that we are going through the heart wrenching loss of life including the heartbreak of a family losing a two-year-old and a five-year-old child we have cnn s ed lavandera, valley view. we re going to go to him in just a moment. but first let s check in with cnn meteorologist lisa rafah, who is tracking the threats that will continue through tonight. elisa yeah it s really sad when you hear that about the losses of life and unfortunate