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The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Ros hello and welcome to outsi source from bbc news. Memorial for george floyd is being held in his hometown of houston. I th the scene right now as thousand qof peopleueue to pay their respects. B we wille live in houston shortly. U. K. Government says the antiracism protests over the weekend were subverted byry thug i simply say this your behavior is shamefulnd you will face justice. Ros we will have coronavus updates from brazil, the u. S. , ireland, and new zealand, which having declared itself covidfree has lifted almost all its restrictions. Indialso easing restrictions despite theumber of infections continuing to climb. Welcome to the program. We are going to begin in houston, where a Public Memorial Service is being held for george floyd. This is the fountain of praise church, where people h
Area. Strong onshore flows kick in for us today, and tomorrow. A beautiful live look with the Treasure Island camera, with the sunshine. We start off with mainly clear skies and midto upper 50s to low 60s. The clouds will be moving back in as we had through the afternoon. 60s and San Francisco. Mid70s and oakland. Mid80s for concord, as well as fairfield. I will show you future cast winds taking you through the day. The windiest locations coming up in a few minutes. Reporter i am at a live news test, breaking, this morning, 24 hour fitness just filed for bankruptcy. This is because of the covid19 pandemic forcing the gyms to close for several months. The business could not withstand it. The company is based in san ramon, they announced that 10 of their bay area clubs are closed permanently, foreign San Francisco, as well as san jose, berkeley, fremont, and walnut creek. Dale closer, a quarter of the Locations Nationwide because of the bankruptcy. In a statement the ceo said that the re
[silence]. 2020, we never ever saw again, but we thought you weeks ago. The tragedy for our country nation, but it really was an advertisement of our nation in front of the entire world. Good afternoon and welcome to Washington Post life. Opinion right writer for the Washington Post. Congresswoman karen is the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and in that role, the charge for unprecedented Police Reforms to curb the Police Brutality and eliminate qualified immunity as part of the justice and policing act. Or bill. Maria name text we, the george floyd reform act pretty getting these changes fast. Congress woman, karen bass, thank you so much for being here. Speech of thank you fo. Karen bass thank you for having me. Host how does this fit in with george floyd and breonna taylor, ahmaud arbery. Karen bass it is such a tragedy. One of the big differences is that he clearly engaged in a fight. And then he ran, and he turned around. It looks as though he turned around. But the questio
Serve in the white house when the time comes, one way is to serve as a u. S. Senator. Of course, several have gone that route. President coolidges predecessor, Warren Harding, of course, being one of those. This service certainly has its advantages as a senator. One has to develop relationships with. Congress know how to effectively advance legislation, learn how to comport oneself on the National Stage and certainly have an awareness of foreign policy. A second preparation for the presidency to serve as a chief executive. Whether that be as a mayor or as a governor. From jimmy carter to ronald reagan, two very different president s and many. Weve certainly had plenty of governor president s as well. Calvin coolidge, as weve heard throughout our sessions, was perhaps the most prepared president in u. S. History. Indeed, he was elected to more offices than any other president. He once was asked if he had any hobbies. He said, well sure. Running for office. Grace must have been thrilled.