Plus, on stage health scare. The terrifying moment a comedian collapses during a show. Blocking facebook. The new campaign to get companies to pull their ads over the sites hate speech policy. And strange sight. How this motorcycle ended up trapped in the bumper of a minivan. Good monday morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Its great to have Mona Kosar Abdi back. We do begin with that breaking news from the world of nascar after a noose was found in a drivers garage. The noose was found last night at Talladega Superspeedway in the stall of bubba wallace, the circuits top black driver. It appears justeeks a heres abcs alex presha with new reaction from wallace. Reporter overnight outrage after nascar says a noose was found in the garage of bubba wallace, the only black driver who races full time in nascars top cup series. Whomever that is, i hope that you are so ashamed of yourself. Reporter nascar saying it was found in wallaces garage stall at Talladega Superspeedway in alabam
Regional call has been set up for later this week to talk about the issue, get people together to come up with some solutions and discuss the problem. Here is video of the nightly display. No one is quite sure why this is happening, if it is just quarantine boredom or just knowing that they will likely not be caught. Another theory is that with so many official fireworks shows being canceled, maybe those fireworks have made to the market. Whatever the reason, residents are saying it seems to be getting worse and more wide spread. One Oakland City Council member says he is noticing it in his neighborhood. It is almost like at 9 00 p. M. , it is everybodys turn to let it hang loose and shoot up fireworks, firecrackers, sounds like bombs going off. And they last all throughout until 2 00 in the morning. Reporter Oakland Police admit they have so much going on withcod19, fireworks has not been aen issue thn issue to cra and catching people in the act is tough. If you would like to particip
Early today starts right now good wednesday morning. Im Frances Rivera minneapolis d who died when a white Police Officer knelt on his neck for rest his funeral attended by more than 500 people comes after weeks of global and National Protests that have called for police reform. Nbcs dan shenamen has more on the emotional good bye reporter more than two weeks after george floyd died in police custody, it was time to say goodbye. We honor him today because when he took his last breath, the rest of us will now be able to breathe reporter mourners filled the church to pay their respects my big brother, thats big floyd. Everybody know who big floyd is now. I give you praise reporter it was a celebration of life. I just want to say to him, i love you, and i thank god for giving me my own personal superman god bless you all. Reporter mixed with anger over the way that life ended those four officers were literally on him for nine minutes and let him show they have a heart or soul this is not
About the 75yearold who was shoved by buffalo police, still hospitalized. His friends speak out to gma as republicans struggle to defend the president. Governor cuomo slams the comments. You think the blood coming out of his head was staged . Is that what youre saying . This morning representative alexandria ocasiocortez who supports defunding the police joins us live. Election chaos in georgia. Investigations now under way after a primary day rife with problems fueled by coronavirus, and the concerns now about the november election. An abc news exclusive. Dr. Anthony fauci calling the coronavirus pandemic his Worst Nightmare. The big concerns about the virus spreading at those crowded nationwide protests. Cases in the u. S. Reaching nearly 2 million with infections still climbing in 20 states. Dr. Fauci joins us live this morning only on gma. Major break in the case of those missing idaho siblings. Their stepfather arrested. Idaho authorities and the fbi search his property, saying th
Concerns about what could happen in november. We talk to Stacey Abrams about why she says the coronavirus wasnt the only issue. And break in the case . Police make an arrest and announce a major discovery in the case of two Idaho Children missing for months. But first heres todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Thats big floyd. Everybody knows who big floyd is now. Everybody going to remember him around the world. Hes going to change the world. George floyd was laid to rest near his hometown of houston. It was an emotional funeral for a man whose death sparked protests around the world. Those man who stood on my brothers neck changed the world. President trump tweeting about an elderly protester knocked to the ground calling him an antifa provocateur, saying it was all a setup. You see blood on the pavement. A surge in tips connected to the case of the two missing Idaho Children. This has been a trying thing fo everybody involved. Long lines and a lot of confusion at polls place